HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-09-08, Page 3..44-4-+-m4-•-•-•-•-.-44-40-*-444-e-•++++*+.4-.444-44-1,-.+++++++++.-+++ It Was Brayton wit° began the con.
venation.
:single Handed in ordered a round. of driuks for the cont.
neighborly," lie observed, after he -had.
".Pectre like you 'um ain't altogether
pany, but lie dhl iiot say it in a fault -
who is sliJslitly
night this week," Bale Joe Ilassett, send- there came Um knock cat the melt door. him, give lain a home and Make 111in
inding war -rather with the air of one
Arkansas it
THE Boy
TRAMP
mow
I was a litle herd on hint._ But then I
guess 1 called the turn on biro, all right.
He svas a runaway boy."
"And if he bad. a decent, pleasant
home," spoke Up the tender-hearted one,
"be wouldn't have run away." She rose
and loked out the window at the black,
threatening tilcss "I wish sve had not let
"We was reek'nire on cab)? over some They had just Bladed, suprr when hint go. Poor boy I should like to take
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The Training of the Child.
IMPORTANCE 01 MANNERS.
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4 -•44.4-44+44-1-1-.÷.4-4414-#4-144+4++1-.44-.44-4-144-40+++++++ "Dunno but what -that'll be too late," 1ng into the kitchen, opened the door. "Yon gave lurn Ins suppert"snorted the
said liaytion, "Me san' my pal was think- We beard a murmur of voices, then the unbeliev('r. "I should think that was (By Mrs. Rebecca Hampden.) ,
"Right here an' now," said old mar, - the real home o' draw poker, There Ise ,o• lightin 'out some time to -morrow tender-hearted one came into the dining- enough." One a the Accomplishments not Usual-
Greenhalt, with an air of ereat deter- ain't none o' these beim crossroads gam- if there was a boat goin' down." room and. began to heap a plate with Then the unbeliever turned upon the ly recognized as suck is the art of please.
Initiation, "is where I reckon there's biers been able to go away f'm Imre brag- "What's the trouble" asked Greenhut food. worldly ane. "You gave him money," he lug. Many children poseescrthis by nee
goin' to be some right smart rough. gin' t they've did up the local Went. "Halal ,ye fonne business good" '"What are you golug to de?" ale- ejaculated, "Well, I did not know you tire, and, their naive simplicity is most
110115111'did," And he picked up his An' some' the slickest players on the "fair,' said Brayton, alapping hie nuansen the nommen one, i•Not teed were such a fool." charming. But there are still other lit.
bungstarter And eame around the end boats when they've stopped. off here has pocket boastfully, "but I reekon we've tramps, f hope.,, "I may be several kinds of a fool," re. tle amenities of life which the child
of the bar, come to me for a loan when they want- tol'able nigh cleaned up the town. 'fears "That's just what 1 am going to (hse turned the other, "but a boy who deee Must be taught, for 11e Must know how
It will be admitted by even the most like there ain't no reel sportire blood in was the calm reply. ( - not wish to have a comfortable bed be. to bear himself, bow to dress in Ude,
ed to go dawn the river.
strenuous opponent of the doctrine of “Now, there ain't no call to get rat- Arkansas City, tioway• Nothire but pik- . "Now that is very /mush," returned hind bars is a boy Over whom I am per. how to converse, haw to restrain hie
physical force that there was provoett- tied, 'count o' Jim Brayton coedit' here ers, so fur's I e'n make out. Still, we the unbeliever. "You will have a string iMpulses, and how to act with dignity -
fectly willingAo be a driveling imbecile."
days Billee the Man from whom much town, even iflin does bring a pal, an' go them, only t reckon we've caught 'em An ominous glitter came in the eyes "Well," he haid, after a pause, "I yield A Child may be well equipped in body
and. self-possession,
The unbeliever stared. incredulously.
tion, It had not been more than ten to clean up the floatin' capital o' the done tol'able. There's right smart 0' of them bothering the lifa out of you.
Arkansas City, and already there was free o "is of course, Meatuses City were a hot sort of a tled about her mouth. "This is only a to no one. in sympathy for the unfortun- and mind to face life, and. yet -when he
t s" grows to manhood snake a dismal fail- ,
had been expected had arrived in for to introduce n. device o' the deo, als Queer, too. pd aletys hew tell't of the tender-hearted and rigid lines set. to
But you two beat me. I can'
dissension and some woe in the coin- 4 t , ' like t• Place boy," she sv.id. "I shall give him some- how you are so easily gulled."
But the tender-hearted and. the world. out of ten the reason for this is an un-
ure of all bis undertakings, Nine thud
i the shape o' .
mimity, to say nothing of a well defined. 1:17you uns 'goes ,up ?mins Ntira e ea • , ,
this was certainly hard. For a man to thing to eat."
ly one looked at each other. They un- fortunate manner.
fear lest all that had been expected of tie to the slaugntei iouse, an' drinks the
t go away with sucker money was hard The worldly one understood. Years '
his coming should prove to be even- stuff he'll give you free that you won'
enough, but to have lam jeer at the rep- ago there was a boy who was all in all On the other hand, his brother, who
derstood. The dead boy in his grave had
escent &cam. ' never get in this house without the
utation of the place was. rubbing it. in. reached. out and touched tliem.-L . . .
clith has had fewer advantages, and perhaps
' tends to reason you'll get skin- to the tender-hearted. The gram grows
The first word that had come of the Mee, 8 ."Maybe you didn't look in the right on his grave now, but for the sake of Sessious Tupper. has been handicapped in various -ways,
stranger's intentions had been brought nsd• ere serve Yen rIg -, )OU place," suggested Greenhut with a wink that boy she is good to all boys, Hence , " often makea a success of everything he
ht. But if u
by Ham Pearsall on his return from stand .together like you has done an te at some of hie eronies. "Some o 'the the heaped-up plate of savory food she .---- attempts, simply because he has a fa -
one of his occasional trips around the past, It's mor'n likely you c'n add that .
ova plays a tol'able stiff game same.
A LUCKY WOMAN. eulty of ingratiating himself M. the
now carried to the boy tramp. 'hearts of people. This' trait is, of
country. These trips were not ahvays eight thousand to the available assets ,thuos, but they ain't alesays run•nite The unbeliever arose and followed her. inborn rather than cultivated,
Nince there were times when Sam would This ilissertation, delivered with the alights to find It." tramps know there is a man about the BrOW Good Henit-h came to lsirs. Des- course,
as fruitful as lie planned them to be, of Arkansas City." I:hell:selves out -o' breath an' ,settin' up It is, perhap just 11 t 1 t these s, as we o e tests
°besot: Alter Much Suffering. but it can be develo.ped. The ethical
training of the child is, therefore, quite
stack up against people who were at old man's customary decision.and firm- "I s u
en Idn't mind lookin 'in on such a 'house. This tramp was not very for- Mrs. Abraluun Deschense, wife of a
least as well Acquainted as he with Lae uess, had greatly impressed his hearers, game if I was to find it," said Brayton, midable in appearance. He was a boy well known farmer at St. Leon le
basis principles of the game of draw and although it was clear that Bray- carelessly, and then Pearsall proposed a of 16, possibly, with a nice face, dark, •Grand, Que., considers herself a lucky
poker and who would hold cards which ton's expected offer of gratuitous liba,- 'session, penetrating eyes and a pleasant smile. woman. And she has good cause as the
lie simply could not overcome. It Was tion to the patrons of his game was very "What limit do you play" they asked The unbeliever began: "Well, what are following interview will show : "I was
seldom, however, that he would return attractive to Jake Winterbottom, even Britytdn, after they had put the cards you driving at now? What kind of game badly run down and very nervous. Each
svithoet some piece of intelligence that lie saw that a share of his eight thou- and ohips in eomsnuision.
se is this?" day brought its share of household du -
aroused interest among old man Green- 'sand, Which was to be divided if the "Limit!" he eakl, as if disappointed. The boy told his story straightfor- ties, but J. was too weak to perform them
--but's cronies. plan could be nutde to work, was ot "Olt! Do you play <I limit game? I wardly, He had come from Chicago. Yes, Afy nerves were in a terrible condition.
greater value than a free run of the thought you said something about stiff
poker." he had' beaten his way east on a tmin. I could not sleep and the least sound.
This time be said, quite in an offhand
way, as if it were an ordinary happen- Brayton. sideboard. Had been to Buffalo looking for work. would startle me. I tried. several medi.
lug; After some discussion, therefore, it "Good!" exelaimed Winterbottom, eitg- Couldn't find any. Was now trying to eines and tonic wines, but none of them
"Jim Brayton is reck'nin' on comin' was determined to meet Brayton, on his eagerly. "There won't be no linitt here, get bank to Chicago, helped me, In fact I was continually
here in a week or so to start a card , arrivel, with a FaiOW of Imarty welcome, ithouten you want it," ,So they began "That's a prettr good story," jeered growing worse, and began to despair of
an . red stud to draw poker, they played
encouragement required in his new en
hid have run away. Why don't you tell the called to see me and strongly advised
truth?" . me to try Dr. Wiliams' Pink Pills I de-
terprise. It was even resolved that 6 •
It was a short game. On the first 60'
some little helps should be extended in The boy stuck to his story as he ate cided to do so, and it was not longbe-
round Brayton caught a seven spot, hay- fore they began to help me. 1 gained
the way of disposing of some of the
mos as afterwards appeared, a seven bur- his supper like a ravenous dog.
Meantime the worldly one surveyed the in 'strength from day to day; my nerves
liquor he was going to dispense; but a
iecci. Bassett had a king showing, Win- •
Juvenile tramp I.:trough a window. What • became strong and quiet, and after using
thorough understanding was reached,
terbotton.i a jack, Pearsall a ten, and she saw made her go to her room and about a half dozen boxes of the pills 1
that none of the firstrelass players of
young Ihndsey, who showed talent as look up her pocket -book. The dead boy was fully restored to my old time health
the town -in other words, none of the
a dealer and. had recently joined the under the swaying grasses reached out and. cheerfulness. I now think Dr. Wil -
group flea tidally met in Greenhut's group, held an ace.
Hams' Pink Pills an ideal medicine for
He bet five dollars and Brayton trail- and touched her heart -strings too.
place -should play in the Brayton games
for at least a week or ten days after he ed. The others stayed, and on the next 1Vlien she joined the others the unbe- weak women,"
Dr. Wiliams' Pink Pills feed the nerves
should start it. round Brayton caught an ace, Bassett a Bever was still catechising the boy,
"There's dif ferent Advantages about nine spot, Winterbottom a cideen, Pear- "You are pretty well dressed for a with new, rich recl blood, thus strength -
tramp," he said; "pretty gay necktie ening and. soothing them, and miring
that." said old man Greenhut, as he as- sail a. six and Lindsey a deuce. That such nerve troubles as neuralgia, St.
made it Brayton's .bet, and he put up 'you've got on; pretty high collar-"
sisted in the development of this plan.
The worldly one interfered. "His col- Vitus dance,. partial paralysis am3. loco -
"In the first place, there's quite a lot
ed, but the others dropped. Then Brays lar is only celluloid and his shirt is nailrotirouabtlaexstad.
ue UthheepeooPrilitieedeals.evatmelreye
fifty dollars. Bassett and Pearsall stay -
o' pikers an' shoestring players, right ,
ton got a seven spot, Bassett a king anu ragged. He is very poor."
here in Arkansas City, that ain't got the -
"Why don't you go to work?" de- wbloomode,n.ineGluedtintghetlgieenatpuenceiaNlviatihlintretsfuolfl
nerve to come in here an' tackle the Pearsall another six.
game. This'll clean up a lot o' small With three pairs showing, Bassett bet mended the unbeliever.
"How is he going to get a job?" in- name, "Dr. Wiliams' Pia* Pills for Pale
money that's lyin"round where the a hundred on his kings and Pearsall
terrupted the worldly one. "Will you Psoelodplbe'y'-omnetdhiceinweradnePeal smournbd,yearnelatibi oaxt.
local talent can't read it, an' put it in dropped. Brayton stayed, and for his
recommend him?" Teta-
Brayton's pocket, where there's some last card got a queen.
"Why, no" hesitated the -unbeliever, 50 cents, a box, or six boxes for $2.50,
chance o' divertin' it into the channels ' Bassett °aught a four spot, and, being
"how can f? I don't know anything from the Dr. Wiliams' Medicine C
Brockville, Ont.
still high in night, bet five hundred. . o,
o' usefulness. An' then, Braynton'll get
hanker& for a decent sized game in
more, said , • 0 e-wh e k 1 -
"Well, I'll Just about go you five about him."
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about a week or so, an' that'll be the " 'd Brayton and•Bassett havine "Just so," returned the worldling.
LAST THOUGHT.
good swift kick, hip an' thigh, as the 'see showed Ins three sevens. to give an unknown ad a job?"
.."Ile might get some work on the road She thought of 1ier trousseau first,
im? And who is going
time to get in an' give the heathen a ,
kings =and nines, called, whereupon Brass- ,
o does -now 1, 1
Scripture says." said, scooping en the pot, "I jnst want -
"An' 1 reckon that'll be about all," he
to -morrow," suggested the unbeliever, Of her dress, her gloves, her veil;
Of the stately way she coule tread. the
certain point, all had gone well. Bray- ed ix, find out if this was really a sporty dubiously. 0
So it was determined; and tip to a
would, and had rented a small house you have things your own way. I ain't brought a big dish of apple sauce and p, OfACdhe
aisle,
ton had arrived, as Pearsall said he town, and Pm willin' to 'low 'tis when the tender-hearted one
A osinV bridesmaids, ualsilarefi haenrdtlAiel'st a,
near Greenhut's saloon, into svhich be anxious, though to stack up against this piece of cake.
crowd sin lehanded. 'Pears like rd. bet- "Where will he sleep to -night?" erawl- itstteenr-sotrnhelllige, slide. guess.:
61:1:elefoirirghol
room."
"What dim Brayton is that ?" demand-
ed old maniGreenhut.
"Him that was pals with Pete Pratt
afore Pratt was shot on the boat last
year," said Pearsall,
"Well, what do you Inertia by here?"
persisted Greenhut. Do you mean here
in Arkansas City? And is it a saloon,
or just a card room he's talkin' about?"
"No, 'tain't no saloon. 'Pears like he
alett no hand for the saloon business.
Says he's got conscientious scruples agin
that, so he's -lust goin' to start a place
for a sociable game 0' cards, no limit,
with a sideboard and a nigger in the
room, free. Said soinepin about not bein'
willin' to peddle whiskey for the wages
o' sin, so he'd just give it away to them
that couldn't play comfortable without
it. 'Pears he were a preacher afore he
discovered what talent he had for short
card playite."
• If there was any malice in Pearsall's
heart as be delivered the disquieting in-
telligence to Greenhut he gave no sign in
his tone of expression but reeled off his
yarn in a matter-01.feet way that was
almost enough to disarm suspicion. •
The old man pondered it awhile, and
the others in the room waited. Finally
be said:
"Tain't altogether clear but what this
may be a tol'able good thing for .Arkan-
sas City. The Good Book says that bles-
sin's come disguised quite frequent, an'
there mought be away to turn this bue-
canneer into a blessin' without him
and as Bmyton said he prefer- the unbeliever, 'Now you know you ever bone well again. One day a friend
-d 1 • 11 the asistance and PlaYing•
knowin' nothin' about it. 'Pears lake ter run a oug while I'm ahead. ed e s o y .
had moved certain furniture and a stock
you uns was goin' to enjoy a period o' It was just at this moment that old 'clic might sleep in the lockup," said. Now, let me see -O, yes!"
of liquor which he had purchased from
luxurious plenty in the way o' red liquor man Greenhat seized his bungstarter and the unbeliever. 'Twas the man she was going to wed.
Greenhut himself, much to that gentle -
while it lasts, an' there's one way you -Philadelphia Buleltin.
c'n make it last quite a spell. 0' course stalling a colored man as waiter and made the remark that he did about a The boy's face became terrorized. "1
rough house. never was locked up,' he gasped.
man's surprise and profit. And after in -
it'll be disastrous to th' community in ai I Brayton, however, was as quick as e "Well, you would have a good 'comfort-
factotuni, Brayton had sat down, with a
• svay, but it'll knock blazes out o my
called Perkins, to wait for patrons for jammed his money an his able bed," said the unbelie es:.
consumptive looking person whom he flash, sfo
business while ittsts, but you c'n make pocket, pulled out two nuns and. backed "But I'd be behine bars," a....d the boy.
it last." , his game. up against the wall, allc'in what seemed After that he was in a hurry to be off.
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"How?" said Jake Winterbottom, He had not long to wait. As a lump to be a single motion. And alongside of The worldly oee, waiting until the un -
whose growing fondness in his old age of sugar in the midst of a swarm of flies. him stood Perknis, also with two guns. believer's back was turned, slipped some
for the Joys a the bottle was beginning so is an open game of poker in the "If you tvant a rough house," said money in his hand. He thanked. her
tt arouse comment. State of Arkansas., There were, as Brayton, coolly, "there ain't no reason and started off.
"How?" snarled Greenhut, with aud- Greenhut has anticipated, numerous eiti- why you shouldn't have it. Orey it- won't "Here," called the unbeliever, "where
den fury'. "Why, by playin' draw poker zens who rather dreaded the possibili- be two men that'll be knocked out. will you sleep- to -night ?"
with this pirate, an lettin' him win your ties of the Greenhut game, but who were There'll be more'n that." "May be I can find. an empty car," he
money 0' course, he won't charge you entirely willing to experiment in Bray- Greenhut passed the look around at, said, and was gone.
-that itt the Later on all three talked over the boy
nothin' for the liquor. He won't have
to."
"Well," said Joe Bassett, slowly, "what
are you goin' to do? Just naturally, if
there's a game of poker opened there'll
be them to play into it. You can't go
lig'in natur'."
"No, you can't go agin meter," admit-
ted Greenhut. "An' I reckon there's suck -
ton's place; and they came, drank, Ins friends, u
played and departed, leaving Brayton appearance of the four muzzles and of tramp.
well satisfied in regard to the expense the four gleaming eyes behind them, "I ought to have asked him more ques-
of bis sideboard. tliat gave the angry men pause. No one tions," said the unbelieving one. "I am
It did not escape his notice that none stirred.' convinced. he was lying."
of the local talent of the first order had Prseently Greenhut dropped his bung- "Yes,' said the worldling, "you show -
called on him, for he had taken great starter on the floor and went back be- ed your convictions very plainly. You
pains to inform himself concerning the hind the bar. Thereupon the two Aran- went at him hammer and tongs from the
people of Arkansas City, and in this he gers lacked out of the roam and went' start. If the bey was not a liar your
maner would have made bini one in Just
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instruct heir young eons who is taking
dancing ion, not to 1* in a Intrey
to his partner from among bia
favorite little girl Mende, bet to walt
and Boinetimes choose 0110 who is over.
looked, de would impress a leeson of
chivalry upon Mtn. Selfishness le usually
at the
Root to Impolite Acts.
and when meanness overrules the ini.
pulses of the heart there is a ready-made
suob only wanting OnSaiiiall La manifeet
the strong bias of his character. This
proves tbat it is the opirit of the child
which needs watching.
When the demeanor of many grown
people at a game of cards Is considered,
11 28 not to bo wondered at that chil-
dren are self-a.rrertive, rude and ill-
behaved at their playtime. Children
should. be taught by example as well as
by precept to play their games together
harmoniously, and to yield to others if
necessary. They should, be told. re-
peatedly that right conduct consist o in
recognizing and deferring to the righte
of othess.
as necessary as his mental or physical - These minor grade are their pass -
training, ports into society. The doing of a
Too much stress is usually placed on thing in a coarse, rude mannsr should
NOvIliti721. a Ifionrerar s; atir t hleitstyl finial t illn Is fag! be shown as a sure way of hurting
whoever may witness it, and, except
more important to train the heart of a in rare macs, a child will refrain from
child to be kind than it is to train hie doing anything 'which will annoy those
at the proper time. The great social
, he loves. Children usually have so
large bump of approbation that they
To Remove His Hat,
principle is to make everybody "If 1
cessions to the usages of polite society, 'eve nIP.'"
happy, can easily be led by the thought, .
Superficial manners, that are mere con- am polite and pleasant, everyone will.
Hospitality ehould be encouraged in
will come as he grows older and acquiree
self-control. children as much as 'possible. Let them
and, without ceremony, proceed to ask
house, when the another has a 'caller, i; ptemanalto.veLa--
For instance, a child may dash in the ahrayve parties.
little wItea:3e'l
for the privilege of taking little Johnny velop this trait, and will give them an
Smith, who is lame, for a ride on his opportunity to put into practice alum -
sled. The mother meets tbe child cold- pected to observe
ities of social life which they are ex.
ly, because he interrupted the conver-
sation and walked in front of her caller In Later Life.
without asking to be excused. The
child is repulsed and told to run away. '' There is nothing inore excellent to be-
hold than a child with easy, gracious
Perha:ps later on he receives a scolding boldness.
manners, free frtim shyness, yet, without
made to the good impulse. The child
for Itis indeseretionl and no allusion is Children are literal creatures. Their
does not like to be scolded, so be is care- trainers have to be careful in giving
, instructions; as was illustrated by Mar -
Johnny Smith aniskes his sleigh ride;
ful not to repeat the ..offense, nee jorie not long ago. Unexpected corn -
so keen as that of the child in whose
but Johnny's disapointment , is not half
- there was a scanty supply cif pudding
pany for lunch developed the fact that
heart the kind thought originated.
If children were always addressed. for dessert, so Marjorie and her older
sister Edith were instructed, when dos-
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irritably; never slimmed,
courteously and smilingly, never ad- .sleaso.,,
sett was served, to says "I'll take fruit,
Edith carried out the pro-
snubed, or sneered at, they would 4 -gramme its her mother wished, -but
Marjorie, not to be outdone by her ids -
probably be more amiable themselves.
It therefore behooves grown-ups to ter, said sweetly: " ru. take fruit,
%itch their own mamma, too, 'cause there is not enough
pudding'!"
Way a and Manners. Children are too seldom taught how
constantly. Chilaren are such imita- to enter and leave a room properly.
tors that they unconsciously antrror Especially in the matter of shutting
their surrounding& Many a tale of do- doors they are often woefully deficient,
emetic, discord and unhappiness has been either leaving them open altogether or
told by children too young to know or .., slamming them in a way extremely un -
realize that their bad manners were only pleasant to hear.
a reflection of what was of daily and It may be in absolute fashion to in
-
hourly occurrence in the.. homes. struct children
Somehow it is taken fcr granted by To Be Respectful.
raany people that in the home circle it
Is allowable and even advisable to dis- to their elders, but when a boy is met
pense with the small adornments of who raises his hat or bows politely to
everyday courtesy. Such a daily code a grown person, instead of .greeting with
is disastrous, for no one can have two a familiar "Hello!" it is refreshing.
sets of manners and be anything but This is particularly true in these days
Itching, Burning, Creeping,
self-conscious and affected. when it 18 no unusual thing for quite
Crawling Skin -diseases relieved in Wh the child reaches the age of young children to contradict and to
a few minutes by Agnew's Ointment. ".. en - 0
three or four years he Is old enough to enter into an argument with their par -
Dr. Agnew's Ointment relieves instant -
be taken in hand and trained in habits ents and their friends.
IY, and cures Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald ,
Head, Eczema, Ulcers, Blotches, and all Er- cia politeness. If the mother begins If boys are early taught to be polite
uptions of the Skin. It is soothing and quiet- early to teach her ehlid to say "good to their sisters, and little girls are in -
Irritation of the Scalp or Rashes during morning," "please" and "thank you" ' strueted in little attentions 'toward
lug and acts like magic in all Baby Humors,
teething time. 35 cents a box. --'7. her task will not be difficult, provided • their brothers. there will be no need
she remembers to be as polite to him for "company manners." It is not at
Bound to Win. as she requires him to be to her and : all necessary to suppress and curtail
others. , the liberty or happiness of children
An experienced advertiser asserts that If the child's father is in such a. hurry I in order th teach them etiquette. There
to get through his dinner that he bolts will be sufficient counteracting influ-
"the advertising which is continuous;
his food, it is not surprising if' the baby ences at work which will prevent them
which pegs away in season and out of half cbokes himself in his endeavors from becoming "prigs."
season, which never lets up at any time, to emulate his father. Or if his mother
but keeps on hammering away with in- reaches half way acsoss the table for
something she should have passed to
sistence, must win out, no matter what
her, it is not to be wondered at if John -
it may have to contend with, if the ob- ny stands up in his high chair and
jeet so advertised have but ordinary grabs at everything within his reach.
It children have a separte table,
John-
.ers enoght here, same as there as any- had received some valuable aid from away.
their manners should not be overlooked,
where else, to keep Jim Brayton pin! Perkins, whose name was something en- And after a long pause, Greenhut said, about two minutes. That's no way to merit."
for quite a spell, an' maybe make him tirely different, and who was well ac- "Tears like there min nothin'. left for talk to such a person.-"
A Pleasant Duty.-' Children should be trained to be as
rich. But there's more ways 'n one o' quamted with the place though, he had me to do but t� sell my business alf "Oh, you are so easily taken in---" 'When I know
punctilious toward one another, or to-
aneetin' this her emergency. Has he got not been recognized. start a Sunday school. You 'ims c'n all "Ah I Am 1? Let me tell you one
ward I con-
the person waiting upon them,
d ?" The two sat talking one afternoon, come in on the infant class."
, thing. I have had a great deal more anything worthy of recommendation,
e erience with people from the slums skier it my duty to tell it," says Rev. Jas. as they would if seated at the table
with grown-ups. It is
"Reckon be said Sam. "He's been before business hours, and Brayton obig cities than you have. My work Murdock, ot Hamburg, Pa. "Dr. AgneVes
doin' zrxiddlin' -well on the river for over I said: f
has oftesent me among them. And I Catarrhal Powder has cured me ot Catarrh
has,"
a year, an' they say he cleaned up $8,- "I reckon it's nigh time to jump this THE CANNIBALS SPARED HIS LIFE. n I
know it is no way to approach them if et five years standing. It is certainly magi -
000 in Carter's faro bank in Vicksburg a place. We've cleaned up four thousand, A aniseionary of a very adventurous 1
iet s I ne t ff feve et . mTihneutefisr,stwapeepalitcsa.t92 bone -
SO far, and it don't look like there was disposition was given an exceedingly dif- 1 rhueyeaornesiidinerineadntaliseimnuleilatrass,ayloidu.114.-ndaovne,st.
couple of weeks ago." ctiatle ai am
n t appear to H
fieult post on one of he Fiji Islanes.1
believe that boy was lying.'
A WONDERFUL BIBLE.
"Is he bringin' a pal with him?" any more sports here except that crowd
ways he's likely comin' io a place like hanker after my money. I ain't ban- e was instructed to limit himself to 'Well,' said the unbeliever, "perhaps
"That I couldn't learn but t'aint no next door, and they do '
this to run a game all alone." kerin' after them, neither, so it's a stand. one island, and not attempt to extend
"The most wonderful volume among
"No, 'tain't," said the old man. "TIM' off, I reckon there ain't no livin' man his supremacy,the half million in the Congressional as he would probably be- ;IF
there's better men than Jim Brayton has that e'n play poker with three o' that come the star feature of a cam -libel pate Library at Washineton is a Bible if
came to Kansas City afore now with a crowd together, an' get asvaY with hwhich was transcribed by a monk inis de foie gras or something worse. The 1'
., the sixteenth century,' said a gentle.
notion o' doin' up the local talent an' wad. But 1111 tell you what I'm goin' missionary obeyed instructions for a f
man connected with a leading book
has gone away did up." to do. I'm goin' to take a thossand, dol. while, but his zeal fer conquest overcame
. "Now, the way I size this thing up is lam over to Greenhut's to -night, an' set his prudence. He started off in a little binding establishment in this city. "It
't there ain't no use tryin' to block the in at his.gaine. If I lose it I quit. An' boat and went to another island on a could not be matched to -day in the
,dispensations o' Providence. If the Writ if I happen to make a play- right quick tour of inspection. He reached the is-
best printing dice in the world. The
moves this here Brayton to move into in the game, an' double it, I'll quit. An' land, but before he know what he was parchment is in perfect preservation.
Every one of its thousand pages is a
with irreligious notions of carryin' on fun o' sayin' things."
WI= I do quit I'm goin' to have the about be was in lie hands of the canni-
study. The general letter is in German
Arkansas City with a wad an' likewise
'der. More'n that, 'tain't altogether clear bals.
text, each letter perfect, without a
• business, there ain't no use tryin' to 1)13- Perkins didn't altogether approve of Luckily, he had just recovered from
scratch or blot from lid to lid. At the
the idea, and he was quite positive that an attack of fever, and was thin and
beginning of each chapter the first
btit what it's goin' to be a good thing for be liad no desire to pin in the game emaciated. The shrewd cannibals do'
the
is very large, usually two or
nor a card room, if tne citizens of a quite willing to go halves an the sped -
himself, but, being a true !port, he was °lined to kill him immediately, but
gave him the best they had to eat to bree inches long, and is bVghtl, il-
the community. There's worse things
lilacs realize the moral resPonsihilitY lation and said lie -would cheerfully go fatten him up for the festive occasion.
bat lays onto 'em touehin' the proprie- obead and look on. Datrs passed by until lie reached the
Easy to Teach Children.
proper behavior at meals, and, as in most
households, there is an opportuity for
this instruction three times a day, it
becomes an important factor in general
etiquette.. 'When a child is onee impress-
ed with the -fact that it is impolite to
masticate his food noisily, to eat too
rapidly, or to try to speak when his
mouth is full, a long stride is made
toward pleasant table manners. A child
with good table manners becomes an
adept pupil when instructed in other
lines of pilteness.
As the fundamental principle of good
manners is kindness and consideration
for the feelings of others, this fact
should be explained and impressed.
upon the child. If the mother would
lentniate in re and blue in . Within - OFF'
each of these capitals is drawn the
duty. ' evening began to thieken, the two ------ hahe must prepare Ithnself. figure of some saint, some incident of
tor o' the place are rises up an' does their Thereupon, as the shadows of the stage of perfection, and the chief an -
"I've been a citizen o' this town for stepped over to Greenlitit's place, where Now thmissionary was a rare diplo-
mat and he started to argue the ques-
‘t‘itolin'tne
ttI do not believe you will like me
you know," he said to the chief,
after you •have killed me. I propose
that you taste me, and try me, and
if you like me, then kill me. If you don't
likci me it will be a great waste to kill
ine."
The chief acquiesced, and the minion.
ary rolled up his trousers leg to prepare
for the knife. The chief carved off a
generous slice ati(1 immediately put it
into his mouth. Ile made a wry face
and passed the remainder of the morsel
, along to his head man. This centinued
on down the Tine, end all made gestures
of disgust when they tasted the food.
The chief then nodded sorrowfully to
the young inissionary and tola hint that
his life was saved, as he was too poor
to eat.
The missionary had a cork leg. -Bos-
ton Record.
• quite a spell now, an' I've saw the repu- they found the usual crowd, each man
tation of it grow till it's respected now busy with his tobacco as usual, none
fm ono end o the river to the other as seeming eager for speed.
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ear. In front of him atood a little wo-
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• ester were flashing at him, but she con-
strained herself to eilenee.
after lie had endured it for
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said t
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foot."
"Oh, am I?" she savagely retorted;
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CIAL RECORDS
OF HOLSTEINS.
.16,AJLAAJWIA.<14,A17,4•46.4"6"16164"446,
The following additional seven-day
tests of Holstein -Friesian cows and heif-
ers have been accepted bor entry in the
Canadian Record of Merit. The most re-
markable of these is that of Faforit 51h,
cOW sold by R. F. Hicks, of Newton
Brook, Ont., to II..e. Moyer, of Syracuse,
X. Y. In an official test, under the su-
pervision of Prof. Wing, of Cornell
versity Experintent Station, this eow
produced. 550.2 lbs. of milk and 20.84 lbs.
of fat, equivalent to 24.31 lbs. of hot-
ter, containing 85.7 per cent. of fat.
.All the other test in this list were made
under the supervision of Prof. Dean, of
the Ontario Agricaltural College.
1. Faforit 5th (eas), age, 8 years 0
days; milk. 550.2 lbs.; fat, 20.84 lbs.;
equivalent butter, 24.31 lbs.; owner, II.
A. Moyer, Syracuse, N. Y.
2. Pietertje Hartog DeKol (e,216), age
8 years 23 days; milk, 408.5 lbs.; fat,
14.70 lbs.; equiveleut butter, 17.16 lbs.;
owner, .1. A. Cask(,', Madoe, On.
3. Edo DeKol (2,276). age 5
yeivm 5 months 17 lays; llliik, 303.9 lbs.;
fat, 14.29 lbs.; equivalent butter, 16.01
lbs.; owner, A. Caskey.
.4. Gentle am (on), ago, 5 years
months 8 days; inlik, 303.5 lbs.; fat,
13.32 lbs.; .equivalent butter, 15.55 lbs.;
owner, W. S. Schill, Woodstock, Ont.
5. Nirrop Xetherland's Clam (OM.
age, 5 years 10 months 13 clays; *Wilk,
450.7 lbs.; fat, 13.06 lbs.; -equivalent but-
ter, ins lbs.; owner, P. D. Ede, Ot-
roiA Centre,. out.
6. Lassie Pearl (2,330), age, 4 years 6
AAAAJWILAAALA+416,646
months 2 days; milk, 451.2 lbs.; fat,
13.0e lbs.; equivalent butter, 15.20 lbs.;
owner, W. S. Schell,
7. Aggie's Mechlin (3,561), age, 4
years 4 months 2 days; milk, 462.1 lbs.;
fat, 13.13 lbs.; equivalent butter, 15.31
lbs.; owner, P. D. Ede.
8. .Aaltio Pesch:. Duchess (3,145), age,
4 years 1 month 26 days; milk, 406.8
lbs.: fat, 12.18 lbs.; equivalent butter,
14.21 lbs.; owner, W. 8. Schell.
9. Bessie Covert ard's Fano" 2nd
age, 4 years. 3 months, 20 days; milk,
413.0 lbs.; fat, 1207,lbs.% equivalent but.
ter, 14.08 lbs.; owner, W. S. Schell.
10. 13essie Talmana (-). este, 4 years
10 months 30 days; milk. 378.8 lbs.;
fat, 11.82 lbs.; equivalent butter, 13.70
lbs.; owner, W. S. Schell.
11. Gerster's Calamity (3,503), -age, 3
years 1 month 4 days; milkl300.7 lbs.;
fat, 13.25 lbs.; -equivalent butter, 15,40
lbs.Soond week -milk, 411.3 lbs.• fat,
13.26 lbs.; equivalent butter, 15.46! lbs.;
owner. W. S. Schell,
12. Cora DeKol Pietertje (3,472), age,
n yeare 10 months 21 dap; milk, 359.3
lbs.•, fat, 11.18 lbs.; equivalent butter,
13.05 lbs.•, owner, J. A. Saskey.
13. Dolly Tnka DeNol (3,473), age,
years-13 months 15 days; milk, 299.0 lbs.;
fat, 9.47 lbs.; equivalent butter, 11.0g
lbs.; owner, A. Caskey,
14. Netherland Crony's Cornelia (4,.
095), age, a years 23 days; milk, 202.8
lbs.; -equivalent butter, 9.53 lbs.; tomer,
W. 8.'Schell.
Yours truly,
U. W. -CleMenitii