Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 23, Plymouth, Marshall County, 9 March 1905 — Page 3

Bradstreet's weekly re view of trade says: With the exception of a Ken York. few lake and seaboard ports, which show effect of past bad wither, distributive trae at most leading markets assumes a more favorable aspect This is due to the spread of milder weather conditions and the increase in the number of country buyers. Especially active lines are dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, rubber goods, hats, hardware and groceries. Jobbers' stocks are generaly reported light and the feeling grows that spring trade will be heavy as soon as seasonable weather definitely sets in. Relatively the best reports as to trade come from the central valleys and the South. The general tendency of reports as to the winter wheat crop is that the heavy snow covering has helped the crop. Heavy rains on the Pacific coast have made for good crop prospects, especially in California. Among the industries iron and steel still show relatively the most active demand and the largest turn-over. Pig iron has sold better at all markets, rails also have been bought more freely, and locomotives, cam and track supplies have taken more largely. The market seems to be turning more In sellers favor, and second and third quarters requirements are being anticipated. Milder weather has helped coal shipments, and bituminous grades have softened oa better supply. Business failures in the United States for the week ending Feb. 23 number 220, against 243 last week, 200 in the like week in 1004. 1S5 in 1903, 204 in 1902 and 177 in 1001. In Canada failures for the week number 27, which compares with 17 last week, 15 In the same week last year, and 27 In 1903. Dun's Review, published by R. G. Dun & Co., the mercantile agency, says: Traffic does not yet exhibit a full recovery from the recent setback caused by an unusually severe winter, but the improved weather conditions this week have made operations easier in both transportation and production, resulting in larger dealings In staple merchandise and less complaint of low deliveries. Railroad earnings again disclose slight shrinkage, yet there Is satisfactory comparison with the corresponding period a year ago, freight offerings being on the increase in both manufacturing and farm products. Dealings at leading retail points Indicate that consumption is equal to normal volume, and stocks undergoing seasonable depletion, re-orders being frequently placed for ordinär;- necessities and wearing apparel. Trade in the jobbing division shows more activity, there being mor visiting buyers in the market and a freer selection of spring goods. Country merchants from many different points report a favorable outlook for the coming season, and In their buying show little hesitancy In acquiring regular lines. Advanced bookings make a good aggregate in general dry goods, millinery and. clothing. Building Improvements for the coming season have accumulated and the woodworking industries find steady employment. Leading foodstuffs have shown only moderate activity, due mainly to restricted export trade. Live stock anc provisions were in more liberal supply, but the movement of grain fell short of expectations, the total receipts being only 2,500,593 bushels, against 4.104,432 bushels a year ago, and the shipments 531,070 bushels, against 1,958,351 bushels. Corn made a slight gain In value over the closing a week ago, and sheep held steady, but other farm products and provisions declined; wheat pork and cattle being weakest Bank clearings, $167,918,21G, are 8.8 per cent over those of corresponding week last year. The general demand for money was a little better, but the discount rate remained at '4 to 5 per cent for choice commercial paper. Failures reported in Chicago district numbered 30, against 30 last week and no a year ago. Chicago Cattle, common to prime, (4.00 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to 5.10; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $0.00; wheat No. 2, $1.12 to $1.16j corn, No. 2, 43c to 45c; oats, standard, 80c to 31c; rye, No. 2, 76c to 78c; hay. timothy, $8.50 to $13.50; prairie, $8.00 to $10.50; butter, choice creamery, 27c to 80c; eggs, fresh, 24c to 26c; potatoes, 28c to 34c. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 to $315; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat No. 2, $1.16 to $1.17; corn. No. 2 white, 44c to 46c; cits, No. 2 white, 81c to 32c St Louis Cattle, $4.50 to $3X0; ho-a, $4.00 to $5.10: sheep.. $4.00 to $025; wheat No. 2, $1.10 to $1.11; corn. No. 2, 44c to 40c; oats. No. 2, iUc to 2c; rye, Nt. 2, 70c to 72c. Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $3.00; hogs, $4.00 to $5.25; sheep, $2.00 to $5.50; wheat No. 2, $1.18 to $L23; corn, No. 3 mixed, 47c to 48c; oats, N. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; rye. No. 2, 84c to 87c. Detroit Cattle, $3.50 to $4X5; hogs, $4.00 to $4.90; sheep, $2.50 to tlCO; wheat No. 2, $1.17 to $1.21; corn, ITo. 8 yellow, 47c to 48c; oats. No. 3 whits, 32c to 33c; rye. No. 2, 84c to SCc Tol Mo Wheat No. 2 mixed, $U3 to $1.18; corn, No. 2 mixed, 41c to di oats. No. 2 mixed, SO to Sic; rye, No. 2, Blc to fc3c; clover seed, prime, $73. Milwaukee Wheat No. 2 northern. $1.C0 to $1.12; corn. No. 3, 43c to Cc; cata, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c; ry VxU E2c to Clc; barley, No. 2, 50c to Cle? perk, mess, $12.50. Buüalo -Cattle, choice shippinj sirtrs. C1C0 to $3X0; hogs, fair to chclca, f LCO h ZJZ3; cheep, fair to chclca, to

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With only ten members voting against it the Guirl bill to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies, more commonly called the Quirl anti-trust bill, was passed In the House Saturday, after a comparatively mild discussion lasting little more than a quarter of an hour. It passed as amended on second reading last week, the vote being 03 to 10. The House bill providing for track elevation in Indianapolis was taken up and paseJ by a unanimous vote under suspension of the rules, notwithstanding the fact that it had already passed the Senate bill on the same subject. This was by way of precaution against any questions arising regarding the validity of such a bill originating in the Senate. The House also passed unanimously the Senajte Fort Wayne track elevation bill, which was taken up at the same time as the Indianapolis bill. The Senate passed the House criminal code bill, not, however, without amendments, and the bill will go back to the House for concurrence. As a special order of business, Senator Purviance's bill to establish an Indiana Village of Epileptics was handed down in the Indiana House on Monday. It was the signal for a long discussion. When the question came to a vote the minority report to kill the bill was rejected by a vote of 53 to 27. The majority report was concurred in by a vote of C2 to 22. After the general appropriation bill had been introduced the House got down to work on the Senate amendments to the criminal code. With few exceptions the amendments were concurred in by the nouse upon the motion of Mr. Sayre. Mr. Agar's bill to repeal the law creating the codification commission passed by a vote of 06 to 8. The effect of this bill, if it becomes a law, would be to end the work of the commission with this session of the Legislature. The House cn Tuesday took up the general appropriation bill in committee of the whole and adopted an amendment appropriating S5.000 to catch O. A. Ba ker and any others that are accused of attempting to bribe members of the Gen eral Assembly. In the Senate a bill to regulate private banks was passed by a vote of 27 to 22. The substitute tax ferret bill was passed by a vote of 27 to '15. The Moore (of Putnam and Mont gomery) bill to place Gen. Lew Wallace statue in National Statuary Hall was passed. A resolution to appoint a com mission to investigate tuberculosis and report to next General Assembly was passed. The codification commission bill on private corporations was killed beyond all possibility of revival by the Senate Wed nesday after a discussion that consumed nearly all the forenoon session. The roll call on final passage of the 'bill showed eighteen voting for the bill, thirty against it. Senator Hendee, who fathered thi bill in the Senate, changed his vote from aye to no when he saw that the bill had been killed, with the evident purpose of moving to reconsider the vote. He wa prevented from doing this by Senator Moore of Putnam, who immediately upon the announcement of the vote made thi motion himself. Senator Milburn at onc moved to lay the Moore motion on th .v.l. r u t r:u u . and "noes" were demanded and th "clinching" motion, thus put to the test was carried by a vote of 24 to 22. Thii effectually stops all further consideration of the bill by the Senate. The Senat concurred ' in a favorable report of tin public morals committee on Senate bil No. 281. a "high license bill," providing for a county license fee of $1,000 for sa loons and that an additional fee of be tween $500 and $1.000 may be charged! by town or city authorities. The prese.it county license fee is $100, while citie and towns inry charge not more than 250. - By a viva voce vote which appear ed to be ovei whelming, the House de feated the Senate's provision in the codification bill on cities and towns makiuf q general extension of the terms of presen city officers. In its stead the Housi adopted an amendment of its own, pro viding for a uniform time of election in all cities and towns, in the coming fall and every four years thereafter. Offl cers elected next fall are not to takf office until the terms of present city officers have expired and are to serve til' 1910. Bills Signed by the Governor. H. B. 125. Ruick. Exempting thf property of Greek-letter fraternities fron taxation. H. B. 15C Sayre. Authorizing coun ties to lease lands to hospital associa tions. H. B. 199. Branch. To add one wees to the term of court In the Fifteenth judicial circuit. H. B. 221. Cravens. Renewing th act of 1S90, protecting pheasants for six years more. - H. B. 198. Roinson. Providing foi the issuance of bonds by the townshlj) trustee for the payment of townshij indebtedness. Emergency. II. B. 100. Rock. To legalize the in. corporation of Shirley, in Hancock and Hendricks counties. ; II. B. 191. Wade, To legalize the Incorporation of Griffln. Posey coraty. H. B. 218. McGonagle. Te legal! the incorporation of Riverside City, Del; aware county. S. B. 87. v Murray. Providing that action in replevin for recovery of per sonal property may be maintained befori a justice of the peace or mayor without filing a replevin bond. S. B. 115. Hugg. To exempt thf bonds issued by the State Board of Agri culture from taxation. S. B. 7. Coats. Empowering Common Councils to transfer deeds to cams teries to private corporations on the pe tition of the majority of the lot owners, S. B. 124. Ganiard. Allowing county commissioners to pay the expenses oj making school fund loans. - Emergency, S. B. 147. Newhouse. Providing foi a new hospital for tbe insane, to be erecb ed in a city to be chosen by the commission. S. B. 209. Stridor. To change th time of holding court in the Twentyeighth judicial circuit, composed oj Blackford and Wells counties. H. B. 3. Keau. To levy three-fifthj of a cent on each $100, the proceeds t go to those poorer townships in the Statq which, with a local levy of 40 cents oa the $100, cannot maintain a school cl 120 days. Bill on Third Reading-Senate. IL B. 170. Beckman. To legalise th conveyances acknowledged before jo tlces of the peace and defectively ccrti? tied. Passed, SO to 0. S. B. 297. Moore of Fayette. In creasing the number of State publication! nt to the educational institutions anl CUta libraries of other States from - 00 copies a year. Passed. 34 to 0.

CHAPTER II. (Continued.) "And now," said I, "can you tell me If you have any such enemy as this white-halrM man, with the limping gait?" "I know one man," he began; "hut no -'tis impossible." As I stood, waiting to hear more, he clapp'd his hand in mine, very quick and friendly: "Jack," he cried "I'll call thee Jack 'twas an honest good turn thou hadst In thy heart to do me, and 1 a surly rogue to. think of fighting I that could make mincemeat of thee." "I ean fence a bit" answer'd I. "Now, say no more. Jack; I love thee." "I think," said I, "you had better be considering what to do." He laugh'd outright this time; and resting with his legs cross'd, against the trunk of an elm, twirl'd an end of his long lovelocks, and looked at me comically. Said he: "Tell me, Jack, is there aught in me that offends thee? "Why, no," I answered. "I think you're a very proper young man ach as I should loathe to see spod d by Master Settle'!, knife." "Art not quick at friendship. Jack, but better at advising; only in this case fortune has prevented thy good offices. Hark ye, if these twain intend my hurt, they lose their labor, for this very night I ride from Oxford." "And why is that?" "I'll tell thee, Jack, though I deserve to be shot I am bound with a letter from His Majesty to the Army of the West, where I have friends, for my father's sake Sir Deakin KIMgrew of Gleys, In Cornwall Tis a sweet country, they say, though I have never seen It" "Not seen thy father's country?" "Why, no for he married a French woman. Jack, heaven rest her dear soul!" he Ufted his hat "and settled In that country, near Morlaix, In Brittany, among my mother's kin; my grandfather refusing to see or speak with him for wedding a poor woman without his concent. And in France was I born and bred, and came to England two years agoue; and this last July the old curmudgeon died. So that my father, who was an only son, is even now In England returning to his estates; and with him my only sister Delia. I shall meet them on the way. To think of It!" (and I declare the tears sprang to his eyes) "Delia will be a woman grown, and ah! to see dear Cornwall together!" " Tis a ticklish business," said I after a minute, "to carry the King's letter. Not one in four of his messengers comes through, they say. But since it keeps you from the dice " "That's true. To-night I make an end. To-night I go for my revenge, and ride straight from the inn door." "Then I go with you to the 'Crown,' " I cried, very positive. Ke dropped playing with his curl, and looked me in the face, his mouth twitching with a queer smile. "And so thou shalt, Jack. Be at the corner of All Hallows' Church In Turl 6treet at seven to-night I lodge over Master Simon's, the glover. Jack" he came near and took my hand "am sure thou iovest me." He nodded, with another cordial smile, and went his way up the grove, his amber cloak flaunting like a belated butterfly under the leafless tree; and so passed out of my sight. CHAPTER III. It wanted, maybe, a quarter to 7, that evening when, passing out at the col'ege gate on my way to All Hallows' Church, I saw under the lantern there a man loitering and talking with the porter. Twas Master Anthony's lackey; and as I came up, he held out a note for me. Dear Jack Wee goe to the "Crowne" at VI. o'clock, I having mett with Captain Settle, who is on dewty with the horse to-nite, and must to Abendonn by IX. I looke for you Your unfayned loving A. K. The bearer has left by servise, and his helth concerns me nott Soe kik him if he tarrie. . . . This last advice I had no time to carry out but being put In a great dread by this change of hour, pelted off toward the Corn Market as fast as legs could carry me. The windows of the "Crown" were cheerfully lit behind their red blinds. A few straddling grooms and troopers talked la the brightness of the entrance, and outside in the street was a servant leading up and down a beautiful sorrel mare, ready saddled, that wis marked on the near hind leg with a high white stocking. In the passage I met the host of the "Crusvn," Master John Davenant "Top of the stiirs," says he, indicating my way, "and opn the door ahead of you, if y'are the young gentleman Master Killirew spoke of." I had my foot or. the bottom step, when from the room above comes the crash of a table upsetting, with a noise of broken glass, chairs thrust back, and a racket of outcries. Next moment the door Is burst open, letting out a flood of light; and down flies a drawer, three steps at a time, with a red stain trickling down his white face. "Murder!" he gasped out; and sitting down on a stair, fell to mopping his face, all sick and trembling. I was dashing past him, with the landlord at my heels, when three men came tumbling out at the door, and downstairs. I squeezed myself against the wall to let them pass, but Master Davenant was pitched to the very foot of the stairs. And then he picked himself up and ran out Into the Corn Market, the drawer after him, and both shouting, "Watch! Watch!" at the top of their lungs, and so left the three fellows to push by the women already gathered in the passage, and gain the street at their ease.-! A'l this happened while a man could - couM twenty; aid in half a minute I heard the ring of steel and was standing in the doorway. There was now no light within but what was shed by the fire and two tallow candles that guttered on the mantel shelf. The remaining candlesticks lay in a pool on the floor, amid broken glasses, bottles, scattered coins, dice boxes ard pewter pots. In the corner to my right cowered a potboy, with tankard dangling in his hands, and the contents spilling into his shoes. His wide, terrified eye were fixed on the far end of the room, where Anthony and the brute Settle stood, with a shattered chair between them. Their swords were crossed in tierce, aud grating together as each sought occasion for a lunge; which might have been fair enough but for a dogfaced trooper in a frowsy, black periwig, who, as I entered, was gathering a handful of corns from under the fallen table, and cow ran across, sword in kind, to thj ca ptain's aid. ' Twas Anthony that facM me, with his heel rlcrt the wainscoting, and, catchIs my cry of alarm, he call'd out cheerfully orer the captain's shoulder, but without lifting his eyes: "Jurt la time, Jackl Take off the scod cur, that's a sweet bey I" Now I cir:!ci no sword; but seizin.:,C t 3 Crcn da c:ticy's fcaad, 1

hurl'd it at the dog-fae'd trooper. It struck him -fair between the shoulder blades; and with a yell of pain he spun round and came toward me, his point glittering in a way that turn'd me cold. I gave back a pace, snatch'd up a chair and w ith my back against the door, waited his charge. 'Twas in this posture that, flinging a glance across the room, I saw the Captain's sword describe a small circle of light and . next moment with a sharp cry, Anthony caught at the blade, and staggere'd against the wall, pinn'd through the chest to the wainscoting. "Out with the lights, Dick!" bawl'd Settle, tugging out his point "Quick, fool the window!" Dick, with a back sweep of his hand, sent the candles flying off the shelf, and, save for the flicker of the hearth, we were In darkness. I felt rather than saw, his rush toward me; leap'd aside: and brought down my chair with a crash on his skull. He went down like a ninepin, but scrambled up in a trice, and was running for the window. There was a shout below as the Captain thrust the lattice open; another, and the two dark forms had clambered through the purple square of the casement and dropp'd into the bowling green below. By this, I had made my way across the room, and found Anthony sunk against the wall, with his feet outstretched. There was something he held out toward me, groping for my hand and at the same time whispering In a thick, choking voice: "Here, Jack, here; pocket it quick!" Twas a letter, and as my fingers closed on it they met a damp smear, the meaning of which was but too plain. "Button it sharp in thy b-.east; now feel for my sword. A cheat to die like tliis could have laugh'd for years yet. The dice were cogg'd hast found it?" I groped beside him, found the hilt, and held It up. "So 'tis thine. Jack, and my mare Molly, and the letter to take. Say to Delia Hark! they are on the stairs. Say to " With a shout the door was flung wide, and on the threshold stood the Watch, their lanterns held high and shining in Anthony's white face, and on the black stain where his doublet was thrown opeu. In numbers they were six or eight, led by a small, wrynkled man that held a long staff, and wore a gilt chain over his furr'd collar. Behind, In the doorway, were huddled half a dozen women, peering, and Master Davenant his great face looming over their shoulders like a moon. "Now, speak up. Master Short!" "Aye, that I will that I will; but my head I considering of affairs," answer'd Master Short he of the wryneck. "One. two, three " He look'd round the room, and finding but one capable of resisting (for the potboy wa by this time in a fit), clear'd his throat, and spoke up: "In the king's name, I arrest you all! Now, what's the matter?" "Murder," said I, looking up from my work of staunching Anthony's wound. "Then forbear, and don't do it" "Sirs," said I, laying poor Anthony's head softly back, "you are too late; whilst ye were camkling my friend is dead." "Then, young man, thou must come along." "Come along?" "The charge is homocidlum, or manslaying, with or without malice pre

pense "But " I looked around. The potboy was insensible, and my eyes fell on Master Davenant who slowly shook his head. "I'll say not a word," said he, stolidly; "lost twenty pound, one time, by a lawsuit" ... "Pack of fools!" I cried, driven beyond endurance. "The guilty ones have escap'd these ten minutes. Now stop me who dares!" And dashing my It ft fist on the nose of a watchman who would have seized me, I clear'd a space with Anthony's sword, made a run for the casement, and dropp'd out upon the bowling green. A pretty shout went up as I pick'd myself off the turf and rush'd for the back door. 'Twas unbarr'd, and In a moment I found myself tearing down the passage and out into the Corn Market, with a score or so tumbling downstairs at my heels, and yelling to stop me. I knew there was no possibility to get past the city gates, which were well guarded at night My hope reach'd no further than the chance of outwitting the pursuit for a while longer. In the end I was sure the potboy's evidence crould clear me. Even my certain expulsion from college on the morrow seem'd of a piece with the rest of event. For the struggle at the "Crown" had unhinged my wits, as I must suppose and you must believe, if yor. would understand my behavior in the next half hour. f A bright thought had struck me; and taking a fresh wind, I set off again round the corner of Oriel College, and down Merton street toward Master Timothy Carter's house, my mother's cousin. This gentleman who was town clerk to the Mayor and Corporation of Oxfordwas also in a sense my guardian, holding In trust about 200 and spending the came jealously on my education. He was a very small, precise lawyer, about sixty years old, shaped like a pear, with a prodigious self-important manner that came of associating with great men; and all the knowledge I had of him was pick'd up on the rare occasions that I din'd at his table. JJe had early married and lost &n aged threw, whose money had been the making of him; and had more respect for laY and authority than any three men in Oxford. So that I reflected, with a kind of desperate hilarity, on the greeting he was like to gire me. This kinsman of mine had a fine house at the east end of Merton street as you tern into Logic Lane; and I was ten yards from the front door, and running my fastest when suddenly I tripp'd and fell headlong. Before I could rise, a hand was on my shoulder, and a voice speakisg in my ear: "Pardon, comrade. .We are two of a trade, I see." Twas a fellow that had ben larking at the corner of the lane, and had thrust out a leg as I pass'd. ne was pricking up his ears now to the crief of "Thief thief!" that had already reach'd the head of the street "I am no thief," said I. "Quick T He dragged me ha to - the shadow of the lane. "Hast a crown In thy pocket?" "Why?" "Why? For a good turn. I'll fog these gentry for thee. Many thanks, comrade," as I pull'd out the last few shillings of my pocket money. "Now pitch thy sword over the wall here, and set thy foot on my hand. . 'Tis a rich man's garden, t'other side, Äat I was meaning to explore myself; but another night will t ?erve. " 'Tis Maxter CarUrs," tail I; "and e's my lizz-iz."

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mark a pretty piece of play. 'Tis pity thou shouldst be across the wall and un able to see." He gave a great hoist; catching at the coping of the wall, I pull'd myself up and sat astride of it "Good turf below ta-ta, comrade!" By now the crowd was almost at the corner. Dropping about eight feet on to good turf, as the fellow had said, I pick'd myself up and listen'd. "Which way went he?" calld one, as they came near. "Down the street!" "No; up the lane!" Hush!" "Up the lane, I'll be sworn." 'TT V. 1 U 1 t iicic, uauu Lue luuieiui While they debated, my friend stood close on the other side of the wall; but now I heard him dash suddenly out, and up the lane for his life. "There he goes!" "Stop him!" the cries broke out afresh. "Stop him, i' the king's name!" The whole pack went pelting by, shouting. For two minutes or more the strag glers continued to hurry past by ones and twos. As soon as their shouts died away I drew freer breath and look'd arornd. I was In a small, turfed garden, well stock'd with evergreen shrubs, at the back of a tall house that I knew for Master Carter's. I remembered that the Princes Rupert and Maurice lodged with my kinsman, and, breaking in upon them, I so gained their favor that they obliged Master Carter to pay me my inheritance on the spot and escorted me themselves to the city gates, whence I set out on my travels. (To be continued.) HOW TO KEEP YOUNG. Moderation In All Things Important Care in Diet. "Old age, as I have before remarked, is not such a bad thing If we do not permit it to alip up on us," said a nan In the New Orleans Times-Democrat "though it is often difficult to say just what method should be pursued in order to preserve our youth. It is largely an individual question, each man's and woman's case differing somewhat from every other. Von Moltke at tue age of 00 was still possessed of fine intellectual power and remarkable vitality. When asked how he managed to live so long and in such excellent health he replied: 'By great moderation in all things and by regular out-of-door exercise. Crispl, the famous Italian statesman, said: 'Regularity and abstinence are the secrets of long life.' Neal Dow, the American apostle of temperance reform, replied when asked the question: 'Refrain from fretting. Cornaro replied: 'Extreme temperance In eating and drinking.' These words from the . lips of eminent men who lived to a wonderful old age are of Intense Interest, but they are not the cold and Judicial advice of the scientist. Recently an eminent scientist worked out a plan the rules of which If followed carefully will result in the increasing longevity of one's life, according to the approval of many other scientists. "Those who would live long, as deduced from this plan, should avoid disease, especially such as one is dis posed to contract through Inherited weakness. This Is to be done by knowing one's predisposition to disease and exercising the necessary care In occupation, general habits and diet that will Indefinitely postpone the attack to which one is predisposed from birth. Such care should be used in diet and general habits of life as will defer as long as possible the hardening of the coats of the blood vessels, that generally comes on before its natural time, and other deteriorations of bodily vigor that are the concomitants or equivalents of the physical conditions of old a'ge. In old age the tissues dry up and the Joints stiffen. The tissues should be kept moist and the joints well oiled. There should be moderation of eating and drinking, especially in regard to meat foods. The rule of moderation applies to the whole life, but the necessity for it is increased in old age, when the organs and tissues are able to take up only a much smaller amount of nourishing material than in youth. Few people have an Idea of the small amount of food required in old age, and the fear of many persons that by eating little they may lose strength is entirely unfounded." Queen Bees Worth $200. Tnflf oa thp?o a rr vnlnnhl Rtrflina in Ftorses, cattle and other stock, so there are varieties of queen bees which are worth many hundred times their weight In gold. The most valuable strain is the Italian, and many Italian bee farmers demand and receive without question prices ranging from $r0 to $200 for a single queen bee of a certain kind. Such bees are sent all over the world. The owner of a bee farm near Ottawa, Canada, goe3 to Kurope annually and brings back with him bees of an aggregate value of thousands of dollars. He is enabled through the agency of an Italian firm to effect an Insurance upon the most valuable of his queens. This bee farmer has many strange experiences In connection with the aseistants he is obliged to engage. Of course all beekeepers must submit to u certain amount of stinging. But in some cases the poison in the sting acts directly upon the assistants and makes them alarmingly ill. Others are immune, though stung hundreds of times. Bee farmers are often applied to by persons suffering from rheumatism who wish to place themselves in the way of being stung. And, strange as It may seem, the virus of the bee sting does often act as a cure to persons suffering from serious attacks of rheumatism. Kansas City Star. Joys of Matrimony. Slns-ieton I say, Wederiy, why is it that jour wife always dresses in the latest style, and your clothes are always seedy? Wederiy Oh, she dresses according to a fashion book, and I dress according to my bank book. That's the answer. The Queen Can Do No Wrong. She A perfect lady will not make rude remarks. He They couldn't be rude, you know. If she made them. Illinois State Journal. Modern collegians would advise Lord Bacon that Intoxicants make a "full" man and a week's continuous study a "crammed" one. He who Is lord of himself and exists upon his own resources is a cchls Id

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A CURE FOR THK liLUES. This is my infirmity; but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. Psalms 77:10. That was an honest confession, and one that proved to be good for the soul of the man who made it Asaph, the singer of this song, had had a bad spell of the blues. He was nervous, sleepless, fretful, full pf vague regrets and querulous complainings. He had reviewed the whole troop of his imaginary miseries, and wound up by wondering wlOJier God really cared anything about him. One might well believe that he had been taking In altogether too many social functions. Whatever the cause, he had come to an exceedingly disagreeable condition. Despite the fact that many suppose that saintliness is never fully achieved unless the whole nature be soured, it still remains true that of all the blights upon this earth, few are more contrary to the will of a God of love and sunshine than the disposition that abides In the chronic blues. It lives on regrets for the good things that might have been and dreadings of the evil things that yet may be. It is either complaining or criticising. Their gall enters the hearts of such people. They look within and see nothing but bitterness; they look without and the film over their eyes colors their whole world, until they lose faith in God and hope for man. Then they lay the blame on their circumstances, or, worse yet, on what they call an "All Wise Providence," whom they Imagine to be as bitter against them as they are against the world. This attitude soon becomes fixed. Unconsciously it is cultivated. Then friends and members of the family turn with loathing from the atmosphere of chronic pessimism; the habitue has become a cuttlefish among his fellows, only emanating floods of Inky misery. He wonders why things do not come his way; why business associates desert him and troubles assail him more and more. The truth is that imaginary troubles tend to become real, and fortune never smiles on a man who turns a sour face toward her. But there is a remedy. Asaph began to cure himself when, Instead of saying, "All things are against me," he 6aid, "This is my infirmity," my fault; I am enough to turn a beehive sour. His cure was almost perfect when he said, "I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High." The cure for the blues is simple, then. First, own up to it that the largest part of your miseries comes out of your own mind, out of your distorted views of things. Then begin to thank God for his goodness,. call to mind the many things for which youshould be grateful. To remember our mercies is to bury our miseries. There Is a lot of good In this old world and they get it who go for it. There is something good in every man; the best people find the best in people. After all, our lives are determined not by the things about us, but by the things we invite into us. It is impossible to keep that man blue who persistently looks for the bright side of things, or to keep him poor or sad who is affording a welcome to every good thing, every happy, cheering thought. Soon the man wjio lives like that gets so busy keeping track of his own and other people's happiness that he forgets to think whether he is happy or not, Just as a healthy men forgets to count his pulse or his respirations. So, if you are tempted to feel blue, remember it is a sin to curse your sadness; it Is a duty to cultivate happiness. DENIES SPIRITS CAN AID. By Rev. H". A. Bmrtlett The revelations of God are made through the Bible, and in not a single Instance has there been revealed anything of value to the world through Spiritualistic mediums. It has been written that 'If any man lack wisdom let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.' There is no doubt of a spirit world. The best of all authorities tell us so. There are strange and unaccountable phenomena which suggest vast possibilities. There are psychic forces beyond the understanding and penetration of mortal mrnds. But it is to be noticed that with all the claims made by those who are impostors or who are sincere the world has never been given one fact of importance in all the multitude of invention and discovery. Not one additional word has come with reference to the mighty problems with which humanity is wrestling with reference to the future life. God made his revelation In the light These are made in the dark. God has told once for all that which is essential for man to know concerning heaven and hell, how to gain one and escape the other. He has revealed sublime truths about sin, death and the resurrection through his accredited agents. Is it to be thought for one moment that he would vouchsafe to reveal the majestic truths concerning himself to some individual who advertises to give points on the horse races, who guarantees safe tips in speculation and may" turn from holding an Interview with somebody's mamma in heaven to give a masher points about where and how he can meet and subdue his victim? Who is this God? Is he ons to trifle with? Will he patientiy deal with the soothsayers forever? Hear the story of Saul the desperate, Saul deserted of his God, and learn what comes to those who attempt to drag the dead back as a last resort Who can credit the story that a great preacher who has gone to glory chould make one communication about a miserable lost coin? Would he Lars

no word for wife? Would he have no message about the lost life over which he grieved when he was here? Christ told of one man who died and was in torment who wanted to send to 'lis careless brothers to warn them to

live better lives, and that man was told that his brothers had evidence enough then and that they would not repent if one went to them from the grave. LESSON OF THE EARTHQUAKE. Br Rer. F. C. Bruner. "Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it for it shaketh." Psalms COS. Such Is a word picture of the pres ent condition of our planet. How earth 8 dull inhabitants were startled a year ago or more in the eruption of Mount Pelee, located in one of the West India islands, the appalling catastrophe putting the number of dead at 40,000. The history of these tragedies of nature are found to be closely allied to earthquakes. Perhaps in the annals of time the first earthquake occurred at the time of the confederacy against Jehovah when Korah, in Hebrew times, rebelled against Cod. The earthquake opened Its nuossal mouth and swallowed the wicked crowd. Next of any distinction came 1,471 years before the angels sang the advent song of Christ the Lord. Then in the year 16 A. I)., after the new kingdom of God came, while the wicked hearted Tiberius reigned, in a single day 120,000 were caught in the grip of the torn-up crust and hurled into eternity. Then, recently, the destruction of the town of St Pierre, where it is reported nearly 50,000 perished In half a minute. This scrap of earthquake history starts the scholar to philosophizing on the cause of It There is a moral lesson in these disturbances of which we have but a dim conception. The Creator is renovating man's temporal abode. The end of the world may not be more than 100 years aw;iy. The rocking of the earth has a salutary effect upon mankind religiously. I do not believe In scaring men into the kingdom of God, but such appalling lessons as come to us from the Island of the sea ought to turn out feet Into the path that leads into the secure shelter of the Rock of Ages. WORKING FOR HUMANITY. Br Dr. B. A. brnne. Many a pastor has been compelled to say to his dear people, "If you were half as good to the Lord as you are to me, oh, how the work would prosper." This is the danger of modern times. We are kind to each other in afflictions, generous to each other in our charity, interested in each other's welfare, but when the circle widens out beyond personal friendship, takes in the larger brotherhood and the humanity beyond, we need to think of the apostle's exhortation: "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others." To be a Christian we must think of the other man, offer our sociability and make the world a happier place to live in, be open-eyed to see the needs of men and be a reformer in their bt?half; think for others, do for othors vwn when it costs sweat and blood. That is what Washington and Lincoln, Garrison and Wendell Phillips did. STANDARD OF 31EASUREME.NT. By Her. A. ft. Stephens, D. D Our estimate of life is determined largely by our standard of measurement Measured by the commercial standard man is a machine to run its three score years and ten and then to be laid aside and cast into the rubbish heap. He Is part of life's treadmill. - Round and round goes the wheel, propelled' by human hearts and hands, grinding out the grim grist of stern necessities, knowing little of the deeper joys that lighten the burdens and sweeten the spirit of human toil. By the social standard be is polished or polite, or boorish and rude; by the literary standard he is learned or unlearned, wise or unwise. The divine measurement brings man out as an immortal Foul, capable of almost infinite possibilities, when rightly harnessed to life's labors. Short Meter Sermons. A full head seldom swells. Happiness is wholly of iue heart. Meekness is the mark of a master. A crooked walk snows a crippled will. Love covers sins, but it does not conceal them. Nothing lifts one higher than love for the lowly. Croakers always advertise their own swamps. Every sorrow may be the seed of some great Joy. Love that can be measured Is never worth measuring. A . little 6mlle will break up some mighty big clouds. Innocence that Is advertised usually hides some Iniquity. Worship with the heart results In work with the hand. Lies abide forever, though they are believed but for a moment It Is the gold of love that makes the quartz of life worth while. He who withholds his love from men shuts oft the love of God. There Is no service without a sense of the sicredness of things. Nothing but art on the menu is an aggravation to the appetite. Some men think they are taints because they have heavy laundry bills. The man who buys a bargain lot of religion never has any to give away. The principal thing a bigot believes is that all new ideas are born of the devil. s-. No man is meaner than he who tried to keep "the golden mean" between riht td wronj.