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A VERY TEMPTING TURKEY.
Iy Harriet Present Spofforll.
\C \ i > iiriuM , 1W ! . ]
It was very hard to go without n turkey
on Thanksgiving day. But there seemed
nothing ese ! to do. They had always had a
turkey nnd cranborry-sauco and a mince
pie bcforo ; but now that the fnthor was dis
abled and there was only May's ' little earn
ings to go and como upon they must bo con
tent with a diunor of corned beof. They did
not have us good as that every day , by any
menus. But what was cornoil beef , Tom
Powers asked , bosldo a tnrkoy stuffed with
buttered and nepporoU and uinshod potatoes ;
a great crisp , brown turkey , such as belongs
to Thanksgiving day of right.
"Nod Twombly's going to have turkey nnd
ducks , too , and a ohtckoa pie. " Tom sold to
his mothor. "Ilo's going to have two tur-
koys. I saw thorn going In. "
"Well , dear , wo must make believe our
Ulnnor tastes like turkey , " she ropliod.
"And if father is able to como to the table
I'msuro ' that will make it Thanksgiving
enough , turnoy or no turkoy. "
"Corned boot for n man who's boon kept
allvo on gruel I" groaned Tom.
"Oh , wo shall have some graham for
him. "
"It's real good , grnnum Is , " said little Sue.
"It Isn't turUoy , " said Tom.
"No , it isn't turkey , " said 3uo wistfully.
"Well , dear , I wouldn't talk about It any
more , " said the mother , going on with her
work. "It would make your father fool so if
ho know you missed It this way. And ho
fools bad enough nt the ucst. "
"Ho wouldn't fuel so bad if ho saw a tur-
lioy on the table just ns always , " said Tom.
"There , that will do , " said his mothor.
"It isn't the turkey , just for the sake of
eating it , " said Tom , coulldentinllyas ho and
Sue went out picking up chips that after
noon , "It's because it's part of Thanksgiv
ing ; It's because It doesn't sooin Thanksgiv
ing without it ; it's because ovorvbody else
has ono. Though the drumstick is awful
nlco-
nlco"I
"I Ilka the wlshbono host , " piped Suo.
"Turkeys don'thava a wishbone bko chick
ens. "
"But you can make hnppors out of thorn
that hop nil across the room , " said Suo.
"And thu gUinrd chopped up in the gravy
with hot potatoes O. 1 s.iy , it's a shumo to
bnvo corned beef on Thanksgiving day. "
"Yes. " bald Sho. "But corned beef Is
good with cabbage , loo. "
That was too mucu for Tom Sue not
iwnko to her wrongs. "Tho Ido.i , " said he ,
"of your having to eat corned beat and go
without turkoy. You , almost a baby. "
"I'm not almost a baby , " cried Sue Indig
nantly , "I'm n great help to mother , she
inyi 10. I'm only u little smaller than you.
And I guc.ss I cau oat what ttio rest can , any
way. Sol"
" 1 moan , " snul Tom. "that mothers and
girls should have nlco things ; " nad his
mind rovoitod to the turkey going Into Nod
1'wouibly's , to thu ducks thcro , to
the two turlioys , \ \ hat did they
pvaiit of two lurkoysj There were onlv
tour or Ilvo In the family. Wcro they
rolng tn kill themselves eating ? Anil
If thcro was to bo company , ono lur-
toy aud the ducks and a chicken plo ought
lo bo a plenty. U only showed how un
fair everything was Ned Twombly and
Us great , healthy fnthor and mother and
lane with the two turkeys , and ho with his
lick father and his delicate sUtor Suo. and
His tired mother , and poor May , with no
lurkoy at all , with nothing but that hard
lalt beer , which bo hated , at leant which ho
dated for Thanksgiving Day I How much
bolter was Ned Twombly than ho wa '
that Proviclcnco should bo so good to him
Ho wasn't any better I He whipped a boy
bait his sUe last week , aud uo told the
teacher a lie about it afterward.Yll
then , Tom's ' thoughts ran on , perhaps ,
Ned's father was smarter. But Uo wasn't
nay smarter ; ho h.iu novcr done a day's
work In bis life , while Tom's father
had always worked. Aud then Tom loft the
task of trying to adjust the workings of
ttio universe to his sense of justice only it
atill seemed very hard , verv cruel , very un
just , indeed , timt Ned Twombly should
have two turkeys and ho should have none
at all I llow could tnero bo jollity about
Thanksgiving Day with just a picco of salt
beef on the table , with the sense of poverty
brought homo to you la such a way ns that
nnd what was there to bo thankful forl IIo
was sure ho wasn't going to bo thankful for
salt bcof although to say truth , ho would
have liked it very well for supper tonight ,
having had only crackernud water for din
ner. Oh , if ho were onlv a man nnd could
go down to tao provision shop and aider
homo n whole bill of faro I Ho had tried
hard to get some errands to do , or any little
job of work , but to no purpose ; ho hadn't
been nblo to pick up a penny. Aim how delightful -
lightful it would hnvo boon if ho could have
earned n con plo of dollars , nnd could have
comu in this morning lunging a bird almost
ns bit ; us himself and have lifted it to the
kitchen table nnd said : There's your tur
koy. dearest mother. Please God , you'll
uovor bo without a turkey on Thanksgiving
day while I'm at tno fore ! "
Tom was very low in hi- , mind that nftor-
noon , It was a dreary afternoon , the trees
all bnro , the leaves blowing along the
ground , the skies le.ulan with Impending
rain , and n wind beginning to plpo ill ) out of
thu dark east that piomlscil storm aud made
him think of shipwrecked.cr.ift , mid drown
ing sailors , ilu was never quito so certain
that ho was some day going to bo n sou cap
tain , when thu wind blow from the cast as
ho was at other times. IIo sat nt twilight
listening to the wind , on Ills stool by the tire ,
which was a poor ilro of cinders , the coal
wns so low , wlta his head in his hands ,
feeling very badly used ar.d very melancholy.
It wns n gloomy world , and ho wns on the
wrong sidoot it ; ho didn't see how it was
over going to get nuv cotter. Little Sue was
ur.utling to her mother in an engaging way ,
and his mother smiled to hoar her -how
could his mother smile. Ills father
lay on Ills pillows In the ndjoinlng bedroom -
room , looking nt them tniough the open
door with nn expression on his face almost
as bud as Tom's not quite , for Tom saw no
way nut of thu cell , but ihu good man among
his pillows know that , heaven willing , his
family would bo all right when ho shoulu bo
upon Ills fuct again' But as Tom now nnd
then lifted his head ami looked round , It did
seem very dopiessing to think of that bick
man , that tired May , that dear mother , that
gentle little Sue , without nuv Thnnksilvin g
dinner to speak of nnd that , Ned Twombly
IIo to'jk ' up Ills hat and Mole out ot the hou-o
presently , not meaning to go nuywhoro In
particular , but Just to bo moving. It was all
unconsciously to hiiiiaolt that his foot fol
lowed thu path down lull that led past the
Twomblvs' house.
It wns the foot-nath of the pasture , and the
bars being down for the last brlnuliig in of
the harvest across the Holds , the path took
him straight by the Twombly kltchan and
thu pntitry whoso window was wldo open.
Thu light from Iho window in the wing of
the house ahonu full upon the wintry , anil
thereon the window shelf was plainly vlsl-
bio a big turkey sot to cool , just roasted , n
shining golden brown , shoddtnu its .savory
aroma upon thu frosty air ; and near It stood
a glass bowl of quailing cranberry sauce ,
nnd as ho paused n moment and looked In ,
there wns surely a dish of cracked walnuts
with some great bunches of raisins and a ptu ;
of Juicy snow apples , nndyes 1 huge
mince pie , ona of thu kind , Tom know with ,
out tasting It , full of raisins nnd citron and
elder and all good spice It made his mouth
water to think of It.
And this goodly array was Just the bo-
clunlng of the Twombly's Tluuiksnivuig.
This turkey they were to havocolrt evidently :
the other would bo hot. Two turkeys for
Ned Twombly and ho and Sue with nonol
Aud than and thcro a hungry Imp of evil
whispered In Tom's oar , why not take that
turkey and curry It homo I
It would be stealing , to bo luro. But
the Twomblys woulil uovor foe ! the loss
of it. They didn't ncod , nobody needed two
turkeys. It would not Uo hurting unv one.
I And ho could tell his mother it had been
given to him. itould bo easv enough to get
up a story that would convince her. And
that would bo lying. Ono sin always tum
bles on the heels of another.
But could ho not sustain the ourden of
the two sins for thobako of giving his mother
nnd the girls such n dinner as that turkey
would makoi 1'iiuro was no trouolo a nil
nhoutit ; he could reach the shelf on tiptoe
Ho had only to put up his hand nnd take it
by the ends ol the two drumsticks ; ho could
lift It upso gently no ono would hoar ; and ho
conui make elf with it into the darkness entirely -
tiroly unseen and unknown. But it not or
could bo traced for were not turuos nil
much alio ! : , mid did not everyone hnvo tur
keys on the day bcforo Thanksgiving )
And Sue could have her wishbone ; and
his father perhaps just one bit of tin sido-
bouo ; nnd his mother should have that lus
cious morsel of the brown outside wing ; ho
could sco them all nnjoving it ; and ho him
self Ii3 was hungry lor that turkey down to
his very toes , Oh , how tempting it was I
How delicious it would bo ! lie would carve
It iiim > elf and to bo able to glvo Sue that
wishbone 1
buddouly Tom turned nnd took to
his heels , and ran as if that whispering imp
of evil were after him. Up" the path
through the gate ho wont , ncro the nas-
turo , through the fallen bars , over the
Hold , Into his own yard , through thu shed
till ho coulu burst in at thu kitchen door.
The gloom seemed to ho full of Ilvo things
of uarkness , seemed to bo swarming with
evil essences of which ho had been about
to become QUO ; thuy weru close upon him ,
nil about him , ho thought ho felt them ;
he know there wns no such thing and yet
if ho did not gain his father's doorstop ,
his mother's stdo they would Imvo him ,
ho would bo one of them , Ho had almost
been a thief. Ilu had almost been a liar.
He , Tom Powers ! Ho wo.ild never ho
nbl'j to lonk his father la thu face , to hold up
his head uuuer the blue sky , to sny his pray
ers itvr.un I
Ho tumbled In at thu door , but his
mother only thought ho had tripped his foot ,
and held un her bund wariiincly , for
his father bad fallen asleep. And ho
sat down again on his stool bv the
Ilro nnd looked auout him awhile , nnd won
dered presently if he hail not been asleep
himself , nnd if that terrible moment had not
been n dream. May had como home , nnd
little Sue , sitting buMdc her , was repenting
her Sunday school lesson : "Tho Lord ! > my
Shepherd ; I slmll not want , " nnd
Tom's blue o\i > h wcro taking it it in nnd
and Sue nnd Muy. and that ills father wits
getting well , wiien there was n rap on the
door and Mrs. Twombly opened It. "Now ,
Mrs. Pouors.my near , " she aaul.whlloTom's
heart beat in his throat , as she felt sure she
hud como to donouir'o him us n ttiief , "now ,
my dear , you're not in ba offended. But 1
know what a house is wlioro there's sickness ,
and there's no time nor strength to spare for
blurting and roasting fowl. And I've cooked
this turkey und brouuht it up to you myself ,
that you needn't bo hothnrlng. I hope you'll
like the dressing ; I always put raisins nnd
brcadstufllntf in the crop , and mashed pota
toes with n dust of puppor aud sago in tbu
body. And here's the cranberry banco , nnd
hero's the mince pio. I d.ircsnv it Isn't ns
good ns yours ; but 1 want you to taste mine.
Oh ! anil hero nro some nuts for thu children.
I thought the noise of cracking them might
bo bad fur their father. You cnmo as near
losing it all , thoughns four ponce to a great ;
for Juno wns sure she heard a stealthy stop
outside the pantry window as she opened the
door. But if any ono had really taken It I
bhould just have brought you mlnol" And
then she stopped for bwutn.
Brought thorn hers ! Tom felt as If ho
coulu grovel in the dust. , tlo said to himself
Unit the others ailzht cat that turkey , but a
morsel of It would choke him. He would do
penance for his sins ; ho would not touch It.
Ho went homo with Mrs. Twombly ; und at
her door she stooped and kissed him. "I'd
Just die for hpr , 1 would 1" cried Tom , ns ho
ran up the hill , buffeting the wind In liU
face , and without a thought of an evil spiut
abroad iu the night. ' 'Shu's a good Saman ,
tun , " his mother was saving us lie re-entered-
jusistAftini ; to put the biir b.uki't awnv.
"But I would Jo as much for her. if things
\\ero the 01 nor wav , and she unows it. And
it's a very tumpMng turkey. "
And n very tempting turkey Tom found it.
next ( lav at dinner , and ho found , too , ample
reason for a silent Umiikspiving in bib own
little heart that it had not been tempting
enough to make a thief and a liar out of his
father's and his mother's onlv son.
llo\v ITiiys ( nn .11 nice . ! ] ( > ] i.in Harp- .
Tbero Is not a boy nnywboro , if ho has
p.iticnco and n liltlo skill , who cannot make
his own ajoliati tiarps. Let him cut tnis
article out , follow carefully the instructions
given , and ho will not fail.
Before proceeding to description I may say
Hint this harp is a contrivance named after
, Knluswlio was uelicvod by the undents to
preside over tne winds , nnd whoso abode was
supposed to OH in the islands lying between
Italy and Sicily. In those oldoa davs there
was a general uolief that the god of the
wlnus and his ministrauta were ttiu authors
of many musicnl sounds , so when Athannsltis
Kirctior in the seventeenth century invented
the musicnl box ho named it , in deference to
tlio ancient , bollof , tlio a.'oliau harp , or tlio
harp of . . 'Eotus , because it was played by the
wind.
All needed to malto an ajohan harp are a
few dry boards of some light seasoned wood ,
such ns white pine or white cedar , nnd it
should not DO moro than na oightn of nn
inch thick. As the hnrn should be placed in
tlio window so that tlio wind , or oven the
draughts , passim ; into tlio house or out of It
may move tlio strings , ttio box should bo
made the width of thu sill , and the window
ought to rest upon it when down ,
Tlio board should DO of even grain , per
fectly sound nnd seasoned and without
knots. Cnro should bo taken to piano it
openly , making all ttio surfaces as smooth
ns possible , for tlio smoother tlio surface Is
made the hotter will bo the sound , as Is the
case with violins , A square , nnd a line tootli
saw nro nlso necessary.
When the boards nro pinned , cut the
longer onus of n length equal to ttio
width of thu window , then proccoa to make
the box. It ouiht to be about ilvo inches
thick , and ilvo or six inches deep ; the
sides nnd ends should lit as closely as pos
sible together , for siovonly work In this ro-
spuct will retard ttio sound. It is
best to use woo.iqn | pegs to put the
box tuKOthor , though I have soon many good
instruments which have boon fastened with
mills.
The hole should bo , carefully bored witli
a small brad-awl fur if any of the boards
are split the sounding capacity of the box
will bo injured. Most of the boxes , how-
o.'or , are lasUwed together witli glue , nnd
nlso with pegs and -1 am pretty sure that
thnso give n hotter sound thun those having
nails or pegs onlyt but putting thorn to-
gettior requires graccnro. All the parts
should bo fastened carefully and Jlriuly to
gether till tlio glue is'dry , and n good plan
would bo to lh\st > connect the side's ,
ends and the bottontj nnd when they uro llrm
to put on the top or chief sounding board.
Ttio .Kollau inm ) , is constructed on
the same principle as the violin , and
tills Is why the top of tbo box Is called the
sounding board.
Tlio box completed , made solid and close In
the Joints , thu next stop U lo put on bridges
on which the strings must rest , Theso&hould
coiibUt of beech , oak , boxwood or some other
description of hard wood about half an Inch
high and n quarter of nn inch thickttio strips
long enough to extend across the box , a short
distauco from tlio ends. Ttiesa two strips
serve the sumo purpose as the bridge of a vie
liu , the strings being drawn over them from
end to und of the box. In the center of thu
top or sounding board draw with a pair of
compasses u circle , stty an inch und u half in
diameter ; und perforate this circle with a
number of small and carefully made holes a
short distance apart. Holes may be made
within tbo cliclo.
It is necessary also to put on two other
strips ono across each end of ttiu box , on the
outside , and on u level with the top of the
sounding board , aud Into ono of those uro
placed ns manv smnll brass pins ns there ore
to bo strincs on tnu instrument.
In the other strip loic a corresponding
number of holes which should bo largo , nud
innko hnrd wocd pegs to lit into these. The
pegs bhoulu bj arranged like these in n
guitar or violin and made to lit tight so that
when tlio pc ? is turned to tun o the instru
ment it will rc.nuin 11 rin
It nni t bo berne in mind , howeverthat the
string .should not be made too tight , for if
they are I hey will not sound. Thu host way
to determine this is to first make the box , set
it tn a breezy window and note the amount of
'
tension th'u'cive.s tlio host sound.
Ttio llnest catgut strings nro generally
used , and they can bo obtained t the store
ot nearly any music dealer. Four is ttio
smallest number used , but six , cicrht or oven
moro may bo stiotched along the box and
'
should be'so arrangfd ns to form a harmony
of sounds. Tliu music dealer can explain
this , but when the strings are put in you
wih have to trust your own c.ir to tune tlio
harp. Tlio strings should bo pitched all in
the name key , though high , low nud middle
notes may bo used.
Ttio box is now nearly tinishcd , but ono
thing moro remains to bo done , and this is to
put n thin cover made of sound , dry , resonant
board about three Indies abovj tlio top of the
box bo that the wind may bo nblo to course
over the strings. Four stout woo Ion pegs
should bo glued on to tlio corners of the box ,
iiud to these the boatd must bo fastened
lirmlv. Some fasten on the upper or covering
board with glue , but otneri attach it witii
nogs , which are made tight on top by driving
in small wedges.
The a-ollan harp is now completed nnd
ready to plnco in tlio window. When the
frame closes down it should lit ovunly along
the surface of the covnr board so that thu air
passing In nnd out may blo.v throuuh over
tlio strings aud nut them ill motion. The box
should bo placed uowhoro except where there
is u draught.
If catgut strings cannot bo obtained , nn
. /Kolinn harp mny bo made by following the
instructions given and using silk threads.
Heavy threads are sometimes used for tlio
bass strings or low keys , und fine thread for
tlio high notes. I once , after great care ,
succeeded in linlshing an Instrument for
which I could not obtain catgut , and it gnvo
furtli a continuous strain of sweet musical
sounds.
Sometimes silk threads ns well as catgut
nro stretched from sounding bor.rds running
pirpondlculurly up nnd down tlio sides of a
window , bui thu notes sound nil at once and
tlio effect is not nearly so harmonious ns
when one string after nnolher is sot vibrat
ing , running tlio gmnut in ro ular order.
Largo Instruments resembling violins nro
r.oinotlnioplaced in a case and put close by
the window , but take tno strong n current
of wind to move the strings. Tlio Simula
sounding box made as 1 have described It is
the host oi nil.
Tlio harps should not bo loft ou the window
durlni. rain or snow storms for tlio strings
shrink with tlio wet nnd the wood becomes
soggy. A good plan is to take it in every
night , loosen the strings and tunu it ngain
by turning the pegs before putting it in the
window. I have seen as many ns u half
do/en harps in ono hou.su , some being placed
in uadroom windows , ono in the diningroom ,
nnd ono in tlio drawingmom , thu latter being
varnished und moro ornamental than the
others.
Sometimes whoa the nlr Is not moving out
side the harp strings nro sot vibiating by the
draught passing out orcomlnc In the window.
Should the air of the room bo much heated It
moves the strings in regular order as it rushes
out , nnd tlio cooler air from outside ( lowing
in makes them vibrato In the opposite way.
The result Is a swelling and falling of low ,
soft musicsl Boundswhich die : w i.v as gently
ns n broiith. Many persons leave ttinlr harps
out all night for they like to hoar through tno
darkness tliusobblng nnd siublng muslo of ttio
instrument. Placed at some distance from
tlio room whoio onoisloop * , the mnsio SOPHIS
to bo in the air and every where through tlio
house.
When the wind blows hard the striatrs are
shaken with great force nud swiftness , and
the wnlliug of the hurp sounds ns loud as the
crvlng of the storm. I know manv potions
who can not bear to listen to this crying
muslo In ttio Htorm , but to ttio majority the
sounds nre soothing and full of beauty.
Whoa tlio traveler visits Strasburgho wants
first of all lo see the cathedrU with Us won
derful clock , but whca ho stopq below one of
the towers If the wind Is blowing hard ho
hears overhead u mild tempest ot lovely
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Fine Steel spectacles from 75c to $2 $ 50.
NOTICKWo do not sell common spectacles.
HIGHEST GRADE of Optical Goods a Specialty.
Is the largest in the west Wo carry only the finest main s
and sell them on IOASY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY p U -
MENTS.
Pianos for Rent , and Rent Allowed
When You Purchase.
All kinds of Musical Instruments rooairod , Piano
moved by experienced men.
Now Scale Mo/art Pianos 8225 , on easy payments.
Unrivalled Voso Pianos $ . " 50 , on easy payments.
The well-known Knabu Pianos , and the poor of all
pianos , the matchless Steinway , all at , factory prices. The
larfjcbt stock in the wost. Call and boo them.
music , nnd Ills guldo informs him tnat tnero
are ieollnu harps sot in the great windows.
The instruments arc Inrgo ana nro loft ex
posed in bad wenthor , but the wood is pro
tected from the wet by varnish , anil docs not
become soaked nnd lese its sounding quality.
At Baden-Baden there is , m old cnstlo , in
the windows of which nro several a'olian
harps , nnd the whole air about the iilaco is
filled with musical sounds during B storm.
With a little patience and r.\ro any boy can
construct nn leolinn hnrp , nnd have musiic , ns
the wind wills it , the whole year round.
Two Gymnasts.
nig newspaper space 'u dally tnkon up
with nccounts of accurnto throwiiiB and
cutehluc-nml hittiner of balls , the aim of the
huniua oyc , the speed of the human foot ,
the accuracy and dexterity of the
human bund , nnd the younir pcoplo who
plav bnsoball ana tennis enjoy this reading
uinttor.
But a short time ape I saw two creature ?
only n year old cutdo in nim nad accuracy
nnv human bointrs I over know.
Tlioy wcro n pair of barn swallows. A very
Rontlo little house cut was In the babit o'f
taking her dally imp in the hay loft directly
under tlio nest uiaonpr the raftbrs. All wont
wuli until the mother bird beunii to sit on
her ORITS. Thou , presumably , the cnt
lit tud her oycs to contomp'nto ' the
pretty sitjht , for about I o'clock of the lirst
day the bird stnjcit on the nest the cat
cnmo rushing out of the barn , the two swal
lows after her. ( jiving her in turn a vicious
peck , thuy rose in the air , swooped down ,
and pecked her again s-quarolv oa the back ,
one after the other , though she was running
in nil directions.
Twanty-tlirpo times I wntched thorn rise In
in the air so high as to bo out of Mtrlit , then
coino sailing down , ono behind the other , and
c.ich time giving the poor cat u peck nploeo
on the baclc , although she was .spet-dlng
hither nnd thither , bowildorcd , sopuing to
h'.do ' under dirts , nndor trees , here and there ;
they never missed nor one" , though they
novur slowed their swift ( light to do it ,
never pausoa for the pock , but swiftly gnvo
it ns they skimmed down over her , rising on
the snmo point of curve , to 'Icbcond nguin
prosenllv ,
FOJ % about two weeks they were scon to ( ly
out , and repeat this punishment whenever
the cut appeared on the green near the burn.
SPKAIC DIHTlNOl'IjV.
How n Child Crltiel/.ttl Kr. Philips
You think you do ( Try it and seo. Head
aloud a do/en lines without nnv unusual
cllort. Bo honest With yourself ; got nt the
truth. Did you sound vcmr "nu't.1" Didn't
you say "chu" for " .vouJ" Didn't jou join
"you" to tnu piocoillng word wtionovcr you
could i Didn't you swallow some syllable of
n word when It'was possible instead of utter
ing III
Now , from what I Imvo seen of school
rooms , I do not think it probable Unit you
will bo trained &ulllcleutly nt school on dis
tinct utturnnco , either in rending or speak
ing. Hul you can master n neat , clean enun
ciation iiulto by yourself If you will rend
aloud daily , watching and correcting your
self ami practicing. You will lluu this
self-dim of advantage in aficr llfo.
that U , If von wish to bo understood
and oburoa us a busmobs man , as the mistress
of your house , as a tonchor , if you wish to bo
a convincing Uvvvor orclor ym .in , if you
wish to oucunv any governing position with
ouso and power Speak clearly nnd you will
bo listened to clearly , nnd tins' drill will help
you to think clearly.
The onlv criticism that is mndo noon Phil
ips Brooks , the most powerful man in the
American nulplt , is that ho sponks so ranidly
that It is dlfllciilt for innnv people to follow
him and take nil his ine.inlng. A litllo baby
girl in tils nudlonco ono Sunday expressed
her oninion of his delivery She was stand
ing on the seat by her mother's side , watch
ing the great orator in his pulpil-robos , her
bluooycs fastened on his countenance ; suit
denly her fnco wroatnod Itself with smiles
that rapid How of consonants was a fout for
her ontortainnu'iit , and she was not to bo
outdone by Philips Brooks. Ulappintr her
little hands nud Klriking out her littlo" chin
toward him , she shouted forth in her tiny
voice , "Poter Popper picked n peck of prick
ly pears , " when her mother caught her down
and hushed her , nnd the great rector of Ti'in-
ity preached on , unconscious of the stricture
passed upon his style by his small parish-
loner.
Lost If you have lost your health nnd nro
suffering with catnrrh , bronchitis , nsthma or
any kindred diseases , Specific Oxygen will
"
rest era vim. It Is nature's own"romodv. .
Call ornddiess the agent , 510 Shceioy build
ing. Manual sent frco.
'I lie A la i in Clock.
This is from Kate Field's
An alarm flock IH fjonorally used for
Ifoltinir people up , not for betiding them
to bed , but I know of at least ono
authenticcnso in wliieh the latter nnd
was attained bv it. A nervous , active
woman , who refused to take an aftc r-
noon nap because she could "never
think of it until it was too late , " wm
iu-tonishod by the fjifl of nn alarm iloi-lc
with the dial bet exactly at ; i. It
bounded a regular summons to a daily
rest. Its imperative call could not bo
disregarded , and in a short tlnuho
.found her health and spirits much
unproved by this fantastic use of a
familiar convenience.
Hcltcr Ijito Than
Over sixteen voarsapo ; Nieholas Tyson
of Manibtee , Mich. , litst a jmelcotboolc
containing $7. A few days later thu
onity | ) ] ) iic ! otbiiok was tossnd into bis
Wilson with a note baying that the I
miiney would be loturncd as soon as the
Under could allnrd it. The other d iy
Mr. Tyson received an anonymous note ,
reading : " ( lore isyour $7 , I hpont thu
money and never was able to trlvo it
back until now. Much obliged for the
Uboofit , "
Dr. llirnoy euros catarrh. Hoe bldg.
Another ANtor.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John
ilni'ob Astor , November 11. lie is of the
llflli generation and Ishoir to $150000-
000.
PLEASE READ THIS.
Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S
COCOA ( "Best & Goes Farthest" ) seems to bo
high. Let us compare it with the price of Coffee :
1 lb. of good toffee costs at least 80c. , makes 31 hall-pint cups
3 " therefore 90c. , ' < 03 " " "
1 "V. II. COCOA " a'so ' OOc. , " 150 " " "
is tlw Cheaper Drink ? * $ k
Ill'.TAH. . I'HK P. JUC J 93 cupo of CofTuo ,
DO ouiil. per iwuiitl i " "
Alt | BO "VH , Cocoa !
in Solil by every Grocer. 1:1