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r fetuses.,
:ead from the land
the lives 'Ivbaxid
lead,
on.
fay
peel'
Into
1 t
Dtt
'g thJr mettle,
once
•gooe that somethink
p
of the measured mile
and conundrums, '
dngster's first command
the dark.some crannies
•-.1.rits are crammed—
the an t ralued stokers -
Fedi lets pass from his lips.
u. worde, whit he thenies
the craft
Tint are 1:10:thee boats nor ships.
Cellteer a polished brasswerk
AdtiS net a stngle turn
To tle4ecreews of the straining Iattea
. Stewly dropping astern.
Water alert in our boilers—
Feed- pumps grean!ner, le vain
The lest, env: stoker weeting te
Ile was I-ail:king, eco.vs at;tin.
&tolling eureelves tagether,
Pushing ahead again;
At thirty knots you. must trust
4 eteee
That tbe works will eland th<
straia.
hen we atter course by the Long.sbips,
eremite as an average rule,
tegan eel eiteeing threugh tbe
tboak. ITA'r
hCarine,ii cool.
1,11;•; Teanks hoodwinked
crew- hladrs left on a rock,
Heave,.
We drag rovee Into deck.
▪ run up to town for the eltiplerr,
To foekat le eitib in rat/ Mall;
Vhilte tie*, Che £ hat les engine Pulte,
te tete,
u
aftez $
rill.;• 4,01e
.
evidence favored.
Ta eta 'May they work se well -
What is their place on the proving.
day
When a Natietes points are scored)
Raele but a eawn. to bp earrificed
,For5 bger piles *ea the beard.
• —A Vagrant.
HE 'TIME RVET DIDN'T
to Enter Cepa Colony
oiled
London. Z. Further &tittle
'ere to band et the frustration of riN,
held attempt to penetrate into
py Celore, in which he lost three
LflS, about le) killed and 100 pH's.,
ere, le -metes a great amount of em-
itter/.
rneri. Charles Knox dogged Dewetee
eitie tsteps with magnificvent 1ersi4t.
•drni-0. end :the etery of the march of
atriorOzit c.eutuns ifter tin
oer Ineee deserves to rank. among
.elte finest perferm inces nI eitr a, my
In epee of rain, cold wails, and tin.
'rid lent the tans pushe 1 f. reeeti
on the spoor t the. Boer nith ea a
Wattle day's relexetion.
Viten Dewar f -unit the Orange Riv-
er rieen. ani gar:isons at the differ-
ent drifts waiting to gine him a warm
aheespelon, lie abandoned all idea It
entering the c Inny. ameforw int
his only thought MIS that of effecting
ells escape.
General lirox with Barker's and
tWitliams'c1im s, marched in pur..
atilt, while Oe. Pilcber, who .had been
ogderect to march from Bethune and
Aliwal North, on the eouth side of
thee river, followed cleee behind.
leeanwhile Gen. Planter hal despatch -
a Col. White with a strong column
.foin iu the ehooe, and Gol. Parsens,
;svith some mounted and unraminted
Men, was held ready for eventualities.
Gen. Enox's teen was to push Dewet
into the corner fermee ley the ilasuiti
frontier and the long line o fortified
posts stretching from Th tbe rchu to
readyorand, where Col. Thorneyor•-lft,
was posted with a movable colamn.
Following cloee. on the heels of De -
' Gen. Isenox surprised the Boer
ore guard at Helvetia, half way be -
- 171,•...a Smithfield and Dewetsdorp,
and edatteren it, retaking four Bett-
ie:et officers, who were prisoners, and
some wagons. As the Boers appear -
4 to be breaking to the -west, Gen.
made a wide detour, driving
ehem back on to the Thaba 'niche
'road. This was on the llth inst.
DEWET TRIES TO TREK.
On the 12t1i the main •British
column reached Daspoort, at the
south end of Dewetsclorp, three mei es
out from the Boers, who hal take
op a strong position at Gc;u1:. wi11
;they had strengthened svith sr:agars,
'News having evidently reached Dowet
*that Ca. 'White had appeared ,ite the
deetvetsdorp-Thaba 'Nehu road, he de.
ceded to trek immediately, the inevil•-
aigle In�x following close up0.ohis
heels-
Dawet., however, had several hours.,
seert, of which be took the greatest
advantage, as could be seen from the
innumerable abandoned horses which
were scattered • aloog his line of
march. Darreig the day- he was jean
ecI by Flonsbroek's commando, and the
combined force made straight far
Snringhaa nek, about fifteen miles
east of rehalia
Knox was now but an hour behead,
and apparently Deevat had at Ia.st
been cornered. But the desperate na-
ture et'. hie position necessitated des- •ft
pante n)eastaresfee despetched H las- "
broek to the west, to make a feint an ‘n
Vickr5la nek, to the south Thaba
•eNcee while he tifeaself did, perbips,
eleset thing of Lha whole. war,
ringlian nea le a pees, about art
mike broad, fiat, and unbeoken.
ie entrance are two fort ified. '
Q n in epee meter tareuge the
ere a lie Piet leourie led the cheree.
ar guns and ret imenedeitely open,
ed fire, and the, daeharge ame mces,
sam. The Boere firet mounted the
pa t< the east, Ina encounteeed the
ifiorvesdotaiToningientellYeerrofXioarrtailietyli gaottle
the western side, eyelets the fire ot
oely one post was effeetive.
IL was a piece of magnificent iar-
1 1eesuercess wee eompfete,no
evithistanding the toes of. a 15- poen
er gee, ow= of tnoete which had bee
ceptured from Me Britesh at :Oewet
dome, a pone- porn, and atone twe
tea 'five prisoners. Detvet brought
the rear ot the column-
te m,eantirete Coronet White lied
been detached to follow up Ilaaebroek,
'who wee raeklug a feint against the
Victoria pass. Unfortunately night
arrived east at the moment where te
two forcee came in contaenbut the r
eult was the effectual scatteriog
Iletasbroele's coatreanclo, which die
pereedin nfusfon immediate!
White: force was percefved. There
wes, however, still a little light, and
' in the gatlafring darkness our men
boldly pushed home tbe attaek. the
Welsh Yeomanry actually galloping
among the retreating Boers, using
their revolvers and the butt- ends of
their rifles with great effect.
When the liglat failed the men of
Haasbroele's commando, scattered and
diepersedeaade tneir way under shel-
ter ort the etiget north of Thaba
N'clut in twos and threes. One ineideat
of the fight was the gallop a one of
O1 r ammunition wagons right through
the scattered Boers, the guuners U-
ig their xeivolvers freely. .
Tet another body of the -enemy was
left iu the neighborhood. Deast had
evidently expeceed some difficulty in
crossing our fortifeed iine,and he had
ordered Prins:op, brother of the gene
veal who was captured at Rundle, to
bring from Pieklerturg all Itis available
teen, cool to poet himself a let 1, to the
north of Thaba ee-chu, with the view
of co- operating with hen in the
event ee his being strongly opposed.
In Order to prevent Priusloo from
treeing any part in the operations,
• Thorneycroft detached a sriaall
body of the Ooutb nfriean Pollee to
farma sereen to the north. 'While
scouting the police found a Boer out,
post of about thirty raen fast asleep.
Weep called upou to surrender the
Boers seized their 'trete and tried -b.
eseape, Cousegaently, the pollee open-
ed fire, killing about ten men. The
main commando hearing he firing
came to the reseueond the police were
obliged to retire.
.t gallant a.or was performed by
Captain Saundere. Seeing a wound-
ed Boer lying between the fire a the
two force% he too! a whle flag and
wen' to give him seme brindy and
fetid. The Boers, however, ired
eeven volleys, emelt Itieklly hid no el -
feet.
C-oi. Pitcher's part fn the cp•rattene
had been an ;trdnoue oner, or it wag
las etsk. to preveot any it. the en-
emy from breaking bark. ens ob-
liged to trek hard to Ivee len pro,.
per distance. Teough he had no fight-
ing he captured ale to IAM.7.4, tee if
whom carried explekeve bullet t.
00101.10 eehienn eapinree :
Boer dreseed e,•rrying
all the arcoutremente of a British
soldier. Owing to ibis dieguise be
was able to do consideraill*. damage
althea being suspected, but was ul.
imately captured.
The various prisoners st ate that
many of Dewet's followers are aux-
inuis to surrender, but are prevented
from doing so oe the admirable sys-
tem of police which has been arrang-
ed by Dewet. These police consist
chiefly of foreigners and colonial reli-
es. SOZn ! or ibeir number are al -
in the firing line during th
fight, and on the march they ride, in
teem!, !n rear, and on the flanks.
They la eve orders to shoot any Boers
tryin,- eseasse.
TIP -v. "is no doubt that the vigorous
purse i; Deevet and his failure to
fetter Cape Colony nas diminished the
confidexe e feet in him by his force. Ali -
cording to atcounts of the prisonere
the state of both men and animate is
deplorable, tine they n11 think that
he will sant be tint ged la halt and
give bat tee, since the continuance of
its flight Le impessible.
WEST FOiNT 'TORK,S•
an4cOotcs 01 roar 11ches-4,she, John an*
N emusbag aeeedete is told of
a raw country lad who report
ed: at West Point a eew year
ago conceraing the use of the
word "sir" Says the Array and
N T th
t- .
d, cadets report at the academy they first
• visit the adjutant'e (ace, Where they
e.„ deposit their credentials and give in.
ne Comm -lion coecereing their parents or
ie guardians an their former eareers.
Next they visit the treasurer's °face
and deposit what money they have
with them, and then they go to the
barraoks, where they report te the
e cadet officer in charge of their struce
tion. It is here that they receive
4 their first taste of military jUscipline,
-
Well, this young man passthrough
y the preliminaries, finally aelaing the
;barracks, and after several atternpte,
to enter the office of the austere lieu-
tenant in charge he was asked bY
ehat functionary what his name was. 1.
"Joliet Smith," anewered the lad.
"Suppose you put `eir' on that!" i
:cried the cadet officer, forgetting for ;
4Ite moment in his assnmed wrath
the/equally heinous omission of the ,
etIldre'
"Sir John Smith," Innocent1S replied
the plebe and .uDpQsed h obeyed
to the letter his superior's injunction.
For the next few minutes that poor •
plebe's life was a burden to hien. for
nil the Cadets about the TOOMat-once
began "crawline" him for his sup
posed attempt at facetiousness. The
name "Sir. John" etuck to him
*throughout les entire career at the
nearlereY, aud even followed him in-
to the army.
Here is another anecdote: A. year -
Zing wrapped la a sheet, appeared an,
tbe post of a plebe Sentinel at night.
"Halt?" shouted the plebe, "'Wee
gees there?"
"Moses and the Ten Coral:04nd.
tments," mile the restate:lee.
C U RJOys FACTS.
*• The British empire is fort). tette
, larger Una tbe Oermaa empire and
sixteen times 'mh
'meteor than. all te
Prench dorninioes
Ostriches are 4t011 11/1 11Y., ard
'whoa they are shipped cant of then
has a lady's stocking drawn. over the
bead and neck, and in Ur-, condition
they Can be led like lambs.
To,:the Aeadexny of Sciences (Fri-)
Batelli reports that whe the heart
o aetiraals has ceased to beat for a
quarter of an leour, it has beea resale
larated abanninal Massage.
There are a number of deep places
ie the Iludson, as every one is Aware,
but feet, know teat spots ranging from
a depth of twenty t� twenty-fotir
fathoins ate frequently met with soute
o tbe highlands.
Religion Oneida be to ever e •enahe
* not merely a creed, bet ma expert,
en,ce; not an insurance for tee next
'world, but a programme for the pies
ent world.—James Stalker.
5
OilcA. we have toyed we never lose,
That ts not lora witte caa forget,
Throegle loss and toile 'flees and grie,
Tele gem is as le cortm
That true love never can target,
That is not faith welch drops its hold,
Once we have trusted, in our clasp
Forever lies li e changeless gold,
Nor withers iu our loo-ened grasp,
True faith throiegh all time keeps ite
olasp.
-Margaret E. Saugster, in Harper'?
IM M ^RTAL
'Ile poor plebe thought there was
comething irregular, but he roam- /
ered bis iustructious about never al -
lowing More than one to advance at
a time at night, so he pronaptiy
ehouted:
LINIMENTS MADE AT HOM
They Are Frequently of Great Va,to
for the Cure ee Disease
It is difficult to find a linirneni
that will be or more general useful.
ness than simple camphorated oil or
camphor liniment, as it is often call-
ed. It is valu.able or rubb:ng on
a
1
cl
a
he outside OE the throat or on the
b• eet as a gentle stimulant, or e
may be used in m
case of chronic rheu
tiem, where it must be appled wi,b
rietton to g.ve any reie f. It may it*
purchased o: the druggist or it mat.
e prepared at nome by dissolving one
Imes* of gum camphor in four fluid
=nee ef olive al In ease of a se.
vere cold a piece of flannel dipped in
amrhor *liniment and heated and
aid over the chest under a layert 05
otton batting will seldom. fail to
ring renter ton Little ehild or even
o an older person. Ammonia 1 Dement
s a more powerful st:melant to the
k• in. It Is . ae by mixing half an
mace of °lea o.i and shaking it he a
b tie until taey are nexed. Apply
1 with the palm of the hand, teeing
tbundant friction.
A compound liaiment which is re
onarnended for rheumatism and
etnimbness" is made of two and a
b.
alf ounces of gum camphor and one
ream of oli of Lavender dissolved in
eventeen fluid ounces of alcohol. At-
er this add three fluid ounces of
trang solution at ammonia and shake
he ii.gredi,..nts •thorough:y together
n a bottle. Keep it closely corked
•hen not in use. A good beiment far
raises and strains is made of two
Told ounces of ,a.Icohof, two fluid oun•
es of ammonia and two tablespoon-
u,:s of salt., Put tnence ingredients in
quart bottle. Every time tins leni-
ent is used. appte It with friction,
sing the palm of the hand, , as the
assage . The effieacy af,
Imost any of the ilnimexitS depends
onsiderab'n* on the care and zeal
ILh which it is apptfed.. In ell cases
ie skin ishoutd be covered with flan -
el and ofitee with cotton batting af-
,r the liniment has been applied, as
is denirable to keep in the heat of
le rubbing. n good healing liniment
✓ chafed skins, berns pr amide is
ade o three oences of epermaceti
nd one ounce 'of white wax melted
a
50
1fltts, evidie colonel' Therneecroft,
fn artillery, had taken up a p,osf- '
1 aye ea a hill to tbe. east of the, nek, "
earefully Neatening the Boers. '1
•eiuddettly a magnificent spectacle N'
1'1
,l'F.(rg Zee?). • The W.u0 Baer • army, r
eamberieg about 2400 men, began to-
cn a pint of ?nee ail by • setting
Rim in a battle ancerked 'in a pan
warm water and repeatedly eliek- •
.g the bottle; returning it to the
arm water antet tar; ingredients aro
I recited. together, -- New 'York
ethane. ,
"Advance, en-ei commandment to be
cecognized."
•
* ;
* # * * * *
.orr.
* ,Tbere mas a little cat
• With coat of bince and white,
* A.nd wben atm saw a rat
SO great was lier delight A
• ;She'd leave her cozy mat
• Where fire wa.s warm ancl bright, *
To chase the silly rat
And give him snoh a fright.
Now little 'boys and girls
Don't you be naughty rats,
And wander of alone, •
For cops are bad as cats, ell
e
rt.••
* * * * *
Xelscrese Mug name. '
The small rubber rings that are
'Used in every nousehold with which to
seal preserve jars may be made the
means of much amusement when a
+lively game is desired for the amuse-
ment of friends. First obtain e
smooth bead of a flour or sugar bar-
rel, and see that the pieces are all fas-
tened together, forming a circulav
board, or any smooth board about
square foot in size will serve the pme
pose,
Procure ten teat hooks of medium
size and secure them into the board,
and. mark above each hook its num-
ber, ranging from No. 1. to No. 10. A
hale may be made itt the upper end.
of the board, or a screw eye inserted
My which to hang it upon a nail in the
avail.
No. 10 is sort of a "bulLeeye," and
each player having three of the rub-
ber rings, takes turns in throwing
them from a position about ten feet
away, endeavoring to "hook" as many
on the board as possible. A score le
kept of the paints gained by each play-
er, the one first getting 100 points be-
ing the winner. However, exactly 100
points must be made. For instance,
if a player has 99 he has to work for
"Hook No. 1," as any other hook
..evould carry him over tbe mark. This
difficulty adds to the interest of the
game.
An advantage of the game in that
no noise is made nor damage done by
tthe rings, and it may be improvised
by any boy or girl.
Drives a Team of rage.
• Arthur Lane, a boy of fifteen years,
who lives in Auburn Park, 111., has two
pug dogs which he hes broken to
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ilrive double to a small sulky cart.
The cart and the hie:mess are all
homennade, and the breaking of the
dog vas all of the boy's own doing
A 'Dainty 1,tincheon
' leash, crisp rolls may be prepared
clo otily for iun.cheon by cutting them
in ter° lengthwise, taking dent the soft
interim. and filling them with mietures,
of various kinds. Rard-boiled eggs,
.chopped and seasoned with 'just
eliough eeeneh . dressing to soften
item, are geed for ,the Miroose. An-
other suggesucin calls for chopped
appiea and nuts, with a little Dir.,
ree, ee. James and preserves May be
fleece eimila.rly. A combination of in*
1 h
eo cream eese is liked byl
Bach of You possesses a special ate
nese for your own. special work, aud
no one in the universe can take your
Place or do the work allotted to you,
Rugh Maemillate
ISteasuremeets by au American me-
croecopist to test the theory that tile
red blooe corpuscles vary in ene itt
different races have failed te
any A:narked differreaces.
The Pacific Submarine Telegraelt
SurveY, aboard the steamship N,ro„
bas takeit teen deepest casts and reg-
iistered the two deepest tempera ures
ever recerded. The depths are S,160
and 5,269 fathoms,, awl the tempe•a.
tures are 36.9 degrees at 6,07,0 whet ne
and thirty.six degrees at 5,101 feta-,
Mee.
There are 6,750,000 volutilee in the
libraries of the American colleges and
universities. lia.rvard bus 500,000 Vele
times, Chicago uaiversity 3.50 000, Coe
dutiable 275,000 Med Cornell e25,th1e,
'The air or furnace-lieeted rooms hes
been shown by Mr, R. Dee. Ward to
be drier than that of many de"tert re•
gioas. The ineaa relative hemidety ot
the room tested was thirty per cc .te
for three weeks in November, and tae
mean, relative humidity in the open
air for the same time was seveuty-
one per eent, Tbe lowest open air en-
nual mean knowa in the United Race
is 42.9 per cent. for Yuma, Arizona.
that for Santa Fe, New Mexico, bete g
44,8 per Out, & mean set torn` '-
three per vent was found for live
summer months in Drath V4ley. (hat.
In order to facilitate traffic along
the shores of the Dead Sea it .as b en
deelded t eetablish regular ante: -
course by means of small s earners,
and tbe lirst steamer leis beea pee
cbased. It will certainly be a Isheel;
to many to hear of a steamer on this
bistorio body or water.
SUNBEAMS
•
•
.& true friend stands by you when
you are under a cloud. Swaenes of al -
sects surround you wben the sum
shines.
e
A. good many people apparently beve
toot diseovered theS it is eas:er to do
their *ark well than it is to make
excuses.
Keep your troubles to Yourself;
when you tell them you are taking up
the time of the niaii who is waiting to
tell Eis.
Patience is a much-needed thing in
many people. It will cure more pains
than physic.
Some tales aro just honest enoug1r
to put the little apples on top of tho
basket, and then turn the basket up.
side down.
Time and silence occasionally sec.
ceed when all other agencies fail.
Shallow -brained people bow to tho
clothes rather than to the wearer.
About the only cheap thing that
gives satisfaction is a compliment:
.Ay man maye deceive other men,
but it takes a mite to fool a -woman.
Next to having wisdom yourself, it ,
is well to profit, be the 'wisdom of oth-
ers.
Tour living speaks louder tban all
your logic.
He who loves folly- may well listen
to flattery.
1
A lost opportunity never finds Its
tway back. 4
1
"I never could believe that prove
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TO CARE FOR WATCH
A. watch should be wound up every
/ day at the same hour.
Avoid putting it on a marble slab or
• .A sudden change of temperature,
contracting the metal" may sometimee
cause the mainspring to break:
The cold also coagulates the oil, and,
the pivots and wheels work less freely
• and affect the regularity of the time -
smear anything exceseively cold.
Free
(1,e)430o<> 000 oeceeee,
°Please Mr. Ray, may I recite la th,
fleet °lase in arithmetic?
• The request was made by a. rather
plain little girl, with a single braid o
flax= hair hanging down her hack
She was dressed in a, serupulouslY
,clean, but somewhat faded, cotton
giTtvli.
vas recess, and Master Ray was
correcting sons writiag exereiees. HO
looked up from the paper spread be-
fore him and glanced somewhat
ever his epectaclee at the peta
tt°u"Velter.y do you ask to reeite in the
arst class?" be asked,
"Because my mother can't send me
to school long. and I want to learn ae
Cast. I can,"
"That is eommendeble. very eetne
mendable," eaki Idazter Rey, kindle,
"but Josepbine, you have not learned
long division yet, and mit isnowing
tong division YOU calmed do examples
In tile greateet comuma divisor."
'Tea, please, Master Ray, I can de
them. I heard you explain them tele
amples intoand.reIebrrW
a:e'ailirTeee. Oattl'i;u'DO;e.v"
"
"Alt!" said Meeter Ray, eeeoratag
freerested. "Se YOU understand long
'sion Let me see how well you c
do tbewoe- fo t 1
ou may 4,44 greetest co.amen
til-
'isr of these two numbers," and,
turning to the hiaelcboard, he wrote
196 and 1728 oa it.
30sephine took the chalk and set to
work. Slowly, carefully, evitleaut best.
fatten, and without erasure, she set
4011111 figure atter figure,. and in a eboet
time the =Senile Was correctly An-
iehed•
"Very well done! AdmirablY demel"
tecialmed Muster Ray, whet had eritt-
:ally watched the progrees of the
work, "You may reeite vieth the tet
-class for a week, hegening to -morrow,
tied we will see bow web you cau gee
411." The Dr
The Stony school was a small
muntry school and the boys and giele
eed their recces together. When
fosephine made ter request, no one
was in the room but herselt and the
teacher. But Esther Baker, one of the
large girls, came in to get something
(rime her desk, just In time to hear
ItrastergRa'1
last
h
tlv4)er(le-4.
"Ob, iris,
cried, as she
. tan out into the school yard. "What
ao yOU think: Master Ray is going to
let that Peen Thayer into our class in
Arithmetic."
"The idea! That little midget:"
:lied Dora Paine indignantly.
"We don't want her, in our class,
And we 'won't have her," said Semite
G t.
"Why don't she stay with the little
girls, where ehe belongs?" asked Let -
tie Garr. '
tell you what we'll do," said
Esther Baker. "We 'Will spread out
and take up the whole of our bencle
end then cbe will have to sit by Will
Rogers on the high seat. Won't she
look cOnileal then?" and Esther gig-
gled as she spoke.
"Why don't you say something,
Sophie?" said Jennie Grant. "Don't
you think it Is provoking?"
Sophie Ralston was little stouter and
L little slower than her classmates.
"Well, really," she drawled, "I don't
Move. If she can get the lessons"—
eut just then Master Ray appeared at
the door and rang the bell. Recess
Ives over.
When the first class In arithmetie
was called next day, Josephine Thayer
tame tiraidly down the aisle, •with her
sook and slate.
On the low bench the girls arranged.
themselves as Esther had suggested,
to that there was appareutly no room
tor another. Josephine paused hesi-
tatingly at the end of the bench, and
good-naured Sophie would lee.ve moved
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THE, FIRST CLASS,
•e
Philie, with ecightimed noier, walicer
plewly etvy,
e
The boys by the hroolt, were working
a weter-erbeel. Will Was the leaflet
and the other boys were fallowing his
; direct:nee. The brook was net so far
off but what Will saw and heard what
transpired among tbe girls and he felt
sorry for the forlorn. little figuae aperl
erom the rest.
"Say, Feeney," be called out pleas-
antly, "evil) you please go into the
seboollause and aelc Master Ray if
he will come out and tell us why tlais
'Wheel will not work?"
1 That was Will Roger'e way, and
a
Josephine turned with lighter heert
to de the bidding, She felt from his
toue that she had one friend. 1
Will, like jee.ephiae was the only
,
child it a yrblewed mother. But .ro,se-,
1 phinee motiter lived in a little Cottage
on the outskirts of the 'village. and
earnee a. seenty lining, by doing wee -h-
inge scrublting and plain miring, for
se leer more fortunate ueledibers. Wiirs
mother, on the other hand. lived itt a
a big house on the hill. She led the, vi1.
lage sooiety, and bee son would go to
college in a few years.
f The days wy
eat b. It Was a long
. week for Josephine, who went and
came ley herself, the other girl's keep-
ing aloof from her. Stealth) enalled at
her, but Sophiee. dimpled One was so
benignant that it was hard for her not
tQ smile. Josephine eoneded all her
troubles to Iter mother, whet encour-
• aged her to pereaverance in trying to
get the lessees be the first class.
"Keep on. ()eerie.- she said; "it will
come ant all right by and by. It must,
for Son have doee nothing weemg, you
know?" .
Will Rogers alwaya bad a cheery
Morniag greeting for her, artti some-
times a. little chat about the aritilMatla
le$4014. Master Ray 14Oked en. OPP.'
rently taking AO notice as day after
day Joeephiue was foece•I to pereh
herself on the bigh bench.
It was the last day of her week 05
. ,probatton. Tile leeson was a review of
the weelteti work, and examples were
giveu to be worked at onee by the
clue.
"Yon May toa,- eald Master Pee',
"the greatest common divisor of lerta
and 4049." InetentlY SIX nuneile were
eliciting on six slates. But Jeeepbinee
having drawn the Curved -lines to be-
gin division, thoagbtfully coneideree
the numbers. She opened ter arith-
metic and booked at. Ai, certain page if
"One," site called in a. eel, ietV
tone, scarcely lovtier then the music
of the burrying peneils. Teo pencils
all stopped, Tben was absolute
elleuce. All eyes were exei on her.
"Are you sure Yon leave the tozrect,
;newer?" as1;ed tile teacher.
"Yes sir."
4'Very well," eted Master Ray. "let
us see who will have the answer
&tlittle, but Esther, who sat next,
y resisted the effort on Sophie's
ail
part. Josephine, wlth a deep
took a seat on. the higher bench beside
Will Rogers, the only boy In the lass.
At Me sight of her feet dangling down
and not quite touching the floor, the
girls smiled, and an irrepressible gig-
gle escaped from Esther, but it was in,
&tautly checked by a stern glance
from Master Ray, and the recitation
commeneed.
First canon the examples given out
She day before all the classes had them'
correctly clone. Then, Master Ray ex-
plained carefully the use of the table
of prime numbers, an explanation to
which the different members of the
lime gave -varying degrees of attexa
ion. Next followed an example to be
worked at cum that the teacher
might see how promptly and correct -
3, the membein of the class could de
he work. Th.e first pupil who finisb.ed
c
To keep your watch clean, take care
that the case fits closely and see that
the watch pocket is kept free from
fluff, which is so often given ofE by 1
linings.
Avoid sudden jars and falls, for even.
, if it does not seem to affet it at tile
moment, a watch will resent rough
lasetclIing, by becoming gradually "out
of order" without apparent cause.
: GOOD THINGS TO LEARN
Learn to laugh. Al good laugh is
.better than medicine.
Learnhow to tell a story. A web
, -
told etory is as welcome as a sunbeam'
in a sick -loom.
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under a pleasant aMile. No one cares
wilether' you have the earache, head-
.
ache ,or rheumatism.
Learn to attend to your own bus!'
A very imPortatit point.
Learn to 'greet your friends wih
smile. They Carry too many frowns
In their own hearts to be both
eee
with any. of your. •
the exaMple out "one.' The next who
finesbed the example called out "two,"
and SD on. Dora and Will usually
called "one" and "two," and it was so
in this case. The other girls called in
order, varying from time; Sophie gen.
rally being the -last. To -day Lettio
called "three" and immediately after
Joeephine said "fonr." Esther and
Jennie looked up in indignant sur-
prise, but Sophie patiently kept on
*with her work When the exami)le
had been clidshed by all, the went to
twhoes 131.di°srina°17sed7a'sangdi'vreences°Slittheela,
immediate-
ly followed. • .
An dipleasaet experience awaited
Josepliine. The "girls with whom she
usually played, felt aggrieved at her
Flealyect,ion. "Of
4,1
Itwas two minutee, perhaps, before
Will Rogens called out "two," pres-
ently, followed by a ratber dejereed
"three" from Dora. A few minutes
later and all bad completed the work.
"How y gu s y ;
doing the example,. Dora?"
Dere Counted. eFifty-five, sir."
"And how roomy figures did yo
tnake, Tosephine?"
"Eight, sir," Was the ausever.
Josepbine eves the only one in the
class who remembered the explanation,
ot the use of the table od prime Mlle
hers and applied it.
Master Ray leaned back in his Omit,
Be rested his elbows on his arms mei
brought the tips of Ms fingers and
thumbs together, as he thoughtfully
surveyed the class.
"I have a question to put te Y010
lie said, "Who is the best eeliolar itt
the class? Your judgment is usually
good, DOM who do you say?"
Poor Dora! It Was hard ter her,
She had held the first piece co lout;
her seat being the seat that in tratli-
tons of Stonybroolt School belonged
to the best scholar in the class. She
bad often thought that it belomeed,
perhaps, to Will, if he hail chosen to
claim it. And Dora was bright enough
to see instantly the end at whieh Alio
teacher was aiming. But elle 'WaS
equal to the occasion, A smile bright-
ened her pretty face as she answered
pleasantly:
"Why, Peony Thayer, of wane,"
and as she spoke she moved along the
seat to make roora for Josephine to alt
above her.
"I, knew I could depend on you,
Dora," mid Master Ray with kindly
appreciation. "Josephine, this may be
your place now," as he pointed to the
vacant place.
But Icesephine was appalled at tite
suggestion. Usurp Dora's place? It
was not to be thought of.
"Oh, no, Master Rayl" she said, ar..
" t -it ."
"But you will And the low bomb
' much more comfortable."
Soseulin.e glanced toward the girrs
so steadfastly regarding her. There
was a measuring smile on Soplee'e
face. A happy thought struck her.
"Then please, let me sit at the other
end of Sophie?"
Dora was not a girl to (la thitige by
halves. At recess that day she kiedlY
Wok Josephine by the hand and raid:
•
"(mole, Feeny, and play with us,
know a game that all girls ean take
part in, and well try it today.
cut whether you can or not,.
And. little Nan, perceiving at men
the change in the atmosphere, ten to
take josephineS disengaged hand and
smilingly said:
"Oh, yes, Is dein' to play with len,
sty too." --Exchange.
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