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The grand Old Year In dying, HI* hour haw come at last; His brilliant reign Is ended, It* golden days are past. He shakes the wreath that, withered, 1/len cold upon his brow; Ills breath is quick and labored, Ills eyes are closing now. The grand old year Is dying, He bids the world good night; A starry veil Ik lifted That parts him from our Might. A High of deepest feeling, A (car, and then a untile, For Scenes of rarest pleasure Our lonely hearts beguile. Behold, the New Year cometh! His fare Ik young and fair; The merry bells are ringing. There’* music everywhere. Oh, happy, happy greeting! Oh, happy, happy (lay Thai lights our path before us And laugh* cur cured away. MR. BENJAMIN DOTTEN I T T L E POLLY went over to her grandmother's to pee Aunt Vlny.who had Just tome from Wisconsin. "Your Aunt VI ny’s up-stalrs un pa c k 1 n g,” said grandma, "and It's cold there. Stay here till she comes are some peppermints for you." Grandma handed Polly a little paper bag of peppermints. They were good and strong. Polly liked them. Ten minutes later In came Polly's mother. "Where's Vlny?” she asked, and then she smelt peppermint. "Polly, Polly!” she said, "come right here. Was that bag full? You'll be sick If you eat auother one. Give them to me!" "Put them here," said grandma, pointing to an old china tea-caddy on the closet shelf. “That's where I drop notions." Polly did as grandma said, for some how she trusted the caddy more than her mother's pocket. Then her moth er carried her off to find Aunt Vilty, aud after that they went home. The caddy was a good place for no tions. It already held some shoe bllt toiw>, a bad quarter and a recipe for mangoes; also u tittle pocket hook con taining ten cents That was Hen's. He hoi Is lhava n hon ho lo uts oiilttir . hssul - muting. becanae the clnap wu* broken. Now I’olly'a peppermint* went In, and presently grandma, who had been buy ing nutmeg* put them all Into the caddy Iterative Vlny wav talking, and It r.itifttaed her. “Now, mother," *ald Vlny. "I've tome home till* winter to help you. I'tu going to regulate the duvet »u we altall know wnere everything ta.'* "I know where everything I* now. ' •aid the old Ud> Hut Vlny wav already dealing the ahrl.ev and puttiug ou limit paper* 'lb*'* *he »et thing* bark methodical ly “Thl* old tatldv of util meg* ' *he iWid. "I'll put m Ike other duvet where I I ha gg«* ate handy tor notion* *ai>t giand 1 m a %d». well, Iht* tra.'kol *ugar boa I w>U an*w*r for not'on* I II »i | I •rtMtrw the raddy *«•, and drop thlv low* of alum In It Ho the attgar bowl took the plate t f tba faddy. nnd when l»*u bv.ke,| fut Ilia pot hvtbook It Wa» not there au be thought he did hot rv member r ght It , «o dlaeppotnUng. lor he wanted t«p ten la I* buy a halt HtMI. that did a u matter, fur neat day It w*« that# atrapa he wanted and the n*»l he ha t a rktar* tu buy another bo> • hud • Hut he tuuldn t dnd the pe?ba«bu»h Per ha pe Hotly tuuh void the day the wept When Aunt Vtny waa unpacking •he h*d a aur* throw*, aad wore ha a nel around hpr neck for two weeks. The next time she went to her grand mother's It was Christmas. There was roast goose for dinner and all kinds of pie. Hen was there. He had never found his icn cents. If lie had, ho would perhaps have bought a sugar dove for Polly. While the folks sat around the flro talking, Polly, perched In a tall chair with nothing to do, had a sudden mem ory. She got. down, ran to the kitchen < lo.set, and Haw the sugar ImjwI. It had buttons and alum and a broken spoo l in It, but Polly was not to be Imposed upon. "Caddy! caddy! caddy!" she cried, running up and down. "It's the old tea-caddy that she wants,” said grnndma. "That’s In the other closet. We keep nutmegs In It,” said Aunt Viny. “Pep'mlnts! mine pep'mlnts!" clam ored Polly. The caddy was brought, and sure enough when she thrust her little hand under the nutmegs she found her pep permints and pulled out the recipe for mangoes. “There, Mrs. Cray wanted that!" ex claimed grandma. And now Hen was putting his own hand In. Yes, there It was! his pock etbook and his ten cents! "Well, I declare!" said Aunt Vlny. lien sat down to consider. It was now too late for Christmas, but he might do somethin? fur Vdiv V*.ai**u He had heard Aunt Vlny talk about calls and cards. Only the day before a hoy who had a printing press had off? red to print cards, twenty-five for ten cents, and every card was to have a picture of a (lower or a bird upon it. • I'll buy cards," thought Btn, and lie went at once to find the hoy. On New Year’s Day Ben. clean and shining, called Polly Into the par lor. "I’m mailing calls,” he said. "This Is your call. Choose the card you like best.” Polly was delighted. She picked out the prettiest card, with "Mr. Benja min Dotten" and a pulr of doves upon It. Then Ben went forth from neighbor to neighbor Impartially. He was very successful. He met with smiles every where, and In some places he met with apples and New Year's cakes. Every body seemed glad to receive a card with “Mr. Benjamin Dotten” upon tt, together with a picture. When It came to the last he hesi tated. He was tired and wanted to go home. It seemed to him he would lather see his good, kind grandmamma than anybody else in the world. The last card had roses upon it. "I’ll call on grandma,” he said, and running home he made his best bow to tile dear old lady, and handed her his card. You never saw any one so pleased For more than a week she showed the card of "Mr. Benjamin Dotten" to MIC MAlJlfi Ills BUST HOW TO TH* IMS AM OUl U\liY. mry iirtghbur that rani* In, ana wh< n Ihn mitiui.nl «aa antlrrly utrgf, aha gm li away f«*r aaf« barging In iha in aa.U> M ANY I. It UHANCII *.»» Mart f>«S* %**a»*ag linwalkwa Thara baa Iran a amain* .••mglalui in hirii that futaign 4 a. oral tuna an worn b> utaa> grraua# abu ara nut an Ultra in *or ibam »u4 tba CrmrH mlnlatrr 4 JtMlka baa tnbrn ataga lu aiiig tba gia.IU* Ha baa laannU g •imng r4t**t againai iba illbit van tn« >4 furatnn ur4ata ani 4ri or*ltuna Tba «Uatualtor at lb* lat'MI ul llugur ta.anily ilt*.a»*n4 ib«t iba naMbat at garauaa ** hi bn lag mat inatgnm aaa In ag.aan ul Ibu uaual augibar ul m* iburtaatluna gra*i«M fratn bta 4»g*r<< want. -»a>* tba mmintartni atrculnt. IS MORALLY A THIEF. ‘ THE ATTORNEY GENERA’S AR RAIGNMt'IT OF BARTLEY. The Kfc'fHftte TresiMurer Morally a Thief* if lie In Not One %l»o In the Kjro of the Htatote l.»n — A Cmee of Paramoont litiportikme to the l'ei>|»le of the *tat«i —l et No (lallty One fC«eape. A Severe Arralirniiienr. The brief of Attorney General Smyth In the case of ex-State Treasurer Hartley, closes with the following: "The question then of the man's moral guilt Is not before your honors, ills guilt Is established beyond the possibility of a doubt. In the presence of the moral law, he Is a thief, If he Is not one also In the eye of the statute law, It Is because some technicality lias Interfered, but we do not believe such Interference has taken place. On the contrary, we confidently as sert that no prejudicial error has been committed against the defendant. His every right, has been safeguarded; no opportunity was denied him to make all the defense the law gave him; every piece of testimony which he claimed would aid In proving Inno cence was received; Ills trial was an Impartial, dignified proceeding, and notwithstanding the unjust and un warranted attempt of counsel to re flect on the fairness of the trial judge; that officer can most assur redly appeal to those of the bar who witnessed the trial, or to the records In the ease for vindication. Ills con duct throughout, was marked with an unfallnig Inslstance upon decrum at the bar. with a clearness of percep tion and h fairness and firmness of decision that places him easily among the first trial Judges of the stale, "This ease is of paramount Im portance to the people of the state, as upon Its decision depends the question whether or not the law Is adequate and capable of punishing those who while holdng a (position of public trust become false to their oaths, un true to l heir duties, ami dishonest in their acts. Hot the sentence which now rests upon Hartley's head be re moved because some technicality was disregarded, and village, county, city ami state officers will learn therefrom that they may trample upon the laws which they have sworn to uphold, and when called before the bar of Jus tice laugh at he Impotent efforts to punish them for their crimes. When that time comes, men who love our form of government, but who some times doubt the abi*‘ty of our courts to punish the influential criminal will And new reaso for their doubts, and their respect for the law will fast disappear. In prompt, vigorous and adequate punishment of dishone** public officials. whether in city, state or nation, rests the assurance that our Institutions will remain, and the law continue regnant, Mtt«o» I niv«T«lfy Note*. / There have been good gains In en rollment in nearly every department, the largest gains being in literature and history, Kegent-eleet Kenowev was a vis itor last week. He and Kegent Wes ton were In school together at Illinois state university and part of the time In the same classes. The total number of students enroll ed to date Is l,8i>2, which includes the summer school and nusic students, numbering about SOU. The entire en rollment for the year 1897-98 will without doubt exceed 2,000. The blank forms for state certifi cates granted under the new law of 1897 to graduates of the university who take the course in pedagogy are out. These state certificates are good for three years, and the possessor may after three years’ successful teaching have them renewed for life. Sfo«*k IVt'tliiiK in N«>l>rtiHkH. Tim number of cattle, says the Co lumbus Journal, tliat are being fed tills winter aloii" the line of the Union Pacific road and its branches in Nebraska is estimated at 140,613, against 66,637 a year ago. being 73, 976 increase over last season. The number of sheen this year is 706.667. while a year ago there were hut 399. 667. If is a safe estimate that along tho H. X- M end thp Klkhorn Valley road there ure at least as many more. This is not counting the cattle and sheep raise d by farmers and which are being fattened for market. These are figures on thoHp which have been shipped into the state this fall and under various forms of contract are helns fed Nebraska corn, oats and hay. I hiireli IIohp foiillrmeil. Washington dispatch: The ap ptointment of Church Howe us consul I tt I'almero. Sicily, was sent to the M-nate today Tor confirmation. hIoiik others that ltave been lying upon the with »hot of John Jenkins of Omaha for San Salvador, and a batch of president's desk iiwultln* his return from Canton The appointment of Roble.v It Harris of Sidney for re j reiver of the public moneys, was also sent in. Congressman Maxwell today Intro duced a Mil to appropriate Ili.iHsi for : the pur|H>»e of retaining aud Inneaa | ! ing the helsltt of the riprap work on ] I Hie right hank of the Missouri river I . at n point Inilliedtulelv atsive South i j Sum* City, in Wakota county, Neb. Two t ar loads of fast horses were j traaapoiieil over the i'ntoi 1‘seifli j the other day. hilled from dan h'ran* I ! elseo to New York City Near ti|iHitof)< id an Klkhurn train | strip k a lavktalilut and the little isviit faint! I»'d againat the to ad light, b: I it lag the sis • ** >•»* I uMhl dMtlua I Thv rlvtki* tm«! vNh t|| t*# t ||t ***'» t|»»H ,** I’olillt. I>t j|» kill pot »n tnl II,• I, p.tt yet an) Ih. t l» h i immediate (kiwi* ct tha the• will t here 1* a I lash U •.,<« It** i|lf 4*«| 14U|tll I lv« (< * Hkl t* 11*1*1* f‘»# I In> M>f t li* **# f ***v| f •*«t. .*!•»• I*r 1*4 U* t*4Vi» luvii itlvfirv ) * 4 I* f*M til *l|*||# itMtoM* M ||« I Np f % I * 4 4tk* ;r > lull It fait} Hat* ^ | i** <mn(i i if«h« (« In ***** tl* vltwff* ttn*l t*i*t» III Irfufif i *y|«4 j **<•« A FUNDING SCHEME. 4 ('ouiMM'tl.'iit Mrti»*i* l'l»n to Cut Frn»l«in Kip^ndltarni. NEW YORK Dec. 24.—The Press «nys: W. F. Rockwell, a prominent manufacturer of Meriden, Conn., has in view the presentation of a bill in congress through the pension commit tee 'ooking toward funding the pen sion appropriation This bill, accord ing to Rockwell, promises to be a great benefit not only to the govern ment In saving many million.} of dol lars, but to the vast army of pension ers, Rockwell talked about his plan to President McKinley, Secretary Itllss and members of the ways and means gommltiee and pension officials, all of whom, he says, think well of it, hilt they are not decided as yet how It will bn received by the country. Pensioners who have been approach ed by Rockwell on thn subject .'.Iso think well of the Idea and are in clined to view it in a favorable light. He consulted also numerous bankers, commercial men and life Insurance actuaries, who approve of the scheme and admit Its feasibility, believing It to lie entirely practical. “It lias long been the idea of con gress." said Mr. Rockwell, In speaking of his plan, “that the pensioner?! are dependent, whereas, as a matter of fact, they are Independent. Thou sands of them are owners of farms in the west which are mortgaged, the mortgagee hearing Interest anywhere from k to 12 per cent. My idea is to Issue negotiable bonds to pensioners or pay them at their option to cover the amount they would receive from the government based on life Insur ance expectancy. This would enable them to pay off these mortgages, thus saving to them the difference be tween (he lowest rate of Interest In any stale, 6 per rent, and the Inter est on the bonds of 2V2 per cent. This would relieve them from their present entanglements. There are, in round numbers, about 1)50,000 persons on the pension rolls, and to those who are not owners of farms the payment of the entire amount, which, according __ *..1.1.1.1 I.,. t I • <> rrt tsr/ili I <1 enable many of t.iOin to start In busi ness, and tills In Itself would put Into circulation a large amount of money that would Inure to the benefit not only of the community In which they reside, but to the country. It would also he a great saving to the govern ment In the matter of salaries and ex penses, since it would do away with the pension office machinery, while the only expense the government would Incur would he In issuing the bonds. It would also do away with the pension attorneys, who receive from pensioners a good share of the money paid out for them." While viewing the plans In a fa vorable light. Rockwell admits it is open for discussion and invites criti cism. _ Ai»|»r»i>rlitlIon floiiiitilttee* Announced# WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Senator Allison, as chairman of the senate committee on appropriations, lias an nounced the sub-committees on *L‘il regular appropriation hills for the present session as follows: Agriculture—Cullom, Quay, Perkins, Pettigrew and Berry. Army—Quay, Hale, Sewell, Faulk ner and Berry. Deficiency—Hale, Allison, Quay, Cockrell and Teller. Diplomatic and consular—Hale, Perkins, Cullom, Faulkner and Mur phy. „ . District of Columbia—Allison, Cul lcm, Sewell, Cockrell and Gorman. Indian—Allison, Perkins, Sewell, Cockrell and Pettigrew. Legislative—Cullom, Sewell, Alli son, Teller and Cockrell. Military Academy—Sewell, Perkins, Q lay, Teller and Murphy. Navy—Hale, Quay, Perkins, Gor man and Teller. Pensions—Perkins, Cullom, Sewell, Berry and Faulkner. PostofJUe—Quay, Allison, Cullom. Pettigrew and Faulkner. Sundry civil—Allison, Hale, Quay. Gorman and Cockrell. River and harbor bills will go to Keporl of flic Cattle Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—W. P. Ander son. statistical agent lor the I’nion Stock Yards company, said today: •‘The shifting of feeding localities and unusual advance. In stock cattle prices have during the last season brought more oatle in sight than usual. This li-:,i led to erroneous impression < con cerning the probable number on feed for future use. Figures from the very best sources show that there are not ]0 per eent more cattle on feed now than at the corresponding period last year, while there is sufficient data at band to sav that they will average three months younger and 10 per cent lighter in weight when marketed for slaughter. For nearly the same rea son. when change* caused by tariff legislation, the number of mutton sheep on feed for market has been overestimated.” \ 4 on I 4 oiuMnnl Ion. NKW YORK. Ib*c 1M !l ha* been developed that llm big coal helling combination of the anthracite rail road*. whereby that product l* to l»e doled out hv a mipreme head. I* only part of a va*t project for the control of the entire coal induatry In the ea*t J IMerpont Morgan * plan Involve* the *elc« tion of a welling agency to cover ea« h of the great bltuinlnou* (nkiI output* of Ohio, Indiana. W**t \ irglnia .ind lllinoi*. and a uniform working arrangement let ween them that whall put a atop t » rate rutting and demoralisation of the trade The eofwuant** are to agree upon the pro portion e.M It i* to mine and h oil. and the having ettmpanv t *u # 'I ujmib them Aoenllttietv «v fit*t a* It need* goal for the tii.itk*t. gutlMf viwttufn f**» tU«V i NKW * tilth I a*c 31 4* I* ling ti&rtou ha* *old the 3.54*1 ton t u* tie »***•► ip Morgan 4Tty now hefty* i mi p will wall with freight aad imv i« hfwM ia the tiMtne of tt i or th**# Week * ft f thttUltf Bill MMI h kl4** *<4 yn-«T* The pot * haiawf I* Jiatta I a aad the prle# i* a hoot f ■>** »* tl i d l't* ha* gt *» air oed* h*f * I1 . * * %*W» r* M th* |r« o p itwUvw h»eou< w t giib **«rrt«tg *h‘p *| pt* l of N«» \ -h*‘Wf with ityyikM M f it % THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON », JAN. 2. MATTHEW 3: 7-17. (iolilon ThI: Thin I» My P.elovocl Son. In Whom 1 Am Well Pleaeocl Mutt, .1. 17 -Jeiui nod Jolin Some Note. and Explanation*. The section Include* th* whole of Christ’* life* up to the Temptation. Matt., chap*. 1-3; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 1-3; John 1: 1-1M. Light From Other Scriptures.— Propheele* of Christ. Ihh. 7:14:; i*:«r 11: 1; Gen. 49:10; 2 Ham. 7:12-17; Mlcah f»: 2 John the Baptist. — Isa. 40:1-5. Head full text, verse* 7 to 17. Time.—John the Bap tist began to preach In the summer of A. D. 20. The baptism of Jesus was about January, A. D. 27. Place —The preaching of John the Baptist was In the wilderness of Judea a wild, hilly, thinly Inhabited region (not a desert) lying west of the Dead Hea and the lower Jordan. John's ministry extended a* far north as Enon, near Halim, two-thirds of the way up the Jordan from the Dead H> a. The baptism of Jesus was doubt leg* at the ford* of the Jordan, culled Bcthabara, live miles northeust of Jericho. Hubject: Preparations for the Life Work of Jesus. By Ills Early Life and Train ing First. Ill* Divine Nature John 1: 1-4; llch. 1:2, 3. The Word, who b* came Jesus on earth, was the Eeternal Hon of Ood. By him the worlds were created. From his glorious home he came to this world to reveal to us our Father in heav en, to express his Infinite love, to bring us messages of forgiveness and hope, to give his Ilf#* In atonement for our sins, to redeem the world from sin to holiness and heaven. His Human Nature. Jesus was born, probably In December. B. C. 5, four years (and * few days) before the era marked hy his name, A. D. (Anno Domini), In Bethlehem of Judea. Ills motner was the Virgin Mary, but his father was Ood himself, through the Holy Ghost. His reputed father was Joseph, who became the husband of Mary. Both Joseph and Mary were direct descend ants of David, of whose line the M* sslah was to he. The genealogy in Matthew is that of Mary; so that, both legally and really, Jesus was the son of David, of the royal line according to the promise t2 Ham. 7: 12-1G). Note, too. that In his line of descent were a great variety of people of different races, of different characters, very hod and very good, and different talents and conditions In life, so that by inheritance Jesus was the son of i man. He was "the heir of all the ages." Note, that only such a being, both hu man and divine, could he the Saviour the world needs -Divine, so that he has all power, all wisdom and knowledge, the ex pression of God's love, forgiving sin, ever lending us upward, and love to him is love to God; Human, so that he touche* • >r human sympathies; he makes our I ve to him real and strong; he Is our ex i pie, our Ideal; we know that he has f t our needs, our sorrows, our temrta t ns, our longings, and has triumphed in i :ard to all. Here belong The Song of t' * Angels, and the Visit of the Wise >'• n. ills Schools and Schoolmasters. J sus lived at Nazareth, after he was 2 years old, through his youth and young manhood till he was about 30 years old. He w'as at home with Joseph and Mary. During this time It Is probable that Jos eph died, as no mention Is made of him with Mary during the ministry of Jesus arul she was committed to John's care at the crucifixion. Ho that Jesus probably cared for his mother during his early manhood. Jesus lived In a village, not a large city, but bad the training which comes from both. "It Is quite noteworthy how many of the strongest greatest and most prominent men Iri the cities wen brought up In the country. Yet this Is not i the complete picture. Jesus came In con tact with busy life, with had men. with j unjust dealers in his trade. For Nazareth was a notoriously wicked town." And ; rumors of the scandal and sin of the em pire entered Palestine close to Nazareth Illustrations can be seen In the progress of civilization. Each advance depends on what went before. Electric wires and lamps are of no use till men have learned how to produce and control electricity. The art of printing could not prevail till men had learned how to produce cheap and abundant paper, instead of costly parchments. There ,1s a preparation In childhood for the work of life. It is often —-perhaps usually—unconscious of the fu ture, but faithful In dally tasks and In usirg present opportunities. Illustrations can be seen In the early lives of most people who have done great good in the world. Illustration: "I have read of a king who, having no issue to succeed him. espying one day a well-behaved youth, took him to court, and committed him to ftifrtra tr» Inutrurt him ftrnvlrlln.<r hv hl>i will that If he proved fit for government he should be crowned king; If not. he should be bound in chains and made a galley-slave. Now when he grew to years, the king's executors perceiving that he had sadly neglected those means and op portunities whereby he might have been flt for state government, called him be fore them, and declared the king's will and pleasure concerning him. which was accordingly performed; for they causec him to be fettered and committed to the galleys . . . Thus he Is a slave who might have been a king."- ltev. Thom.is lirooks. Apples of Gold for Young Men and Women. Illustration; Fear, not ter ror, or acute fright. Is essential to every soul, and Is universal. It may be In Its subtle forms, as fear of Ood, Mar of fail ure, of dishonor, but every one does fear, and should fear. "We fear Ood better because we have feared thunder." "Aris totle's conception of education us learning to fear In due proportion those things worthy of being feured. would not serv« badly as a definition also of courage." "Fear U the rudimentary organ on the full development and subsequent reduc tion of which many of the Itest things in the soul are dependent." "A childhood too happy and careless and fearless Is a calamity so great that prayer against It might stand In the old Fngll»h service 1 book tirsble the petition that our children ; t*e not poltroons " "Itsd, ami even dm- j g« tons as lie grosser forms are. Diets is i iu possible way of developing tha high* r , without them " l*fes d v Mai) A Htudy of Fears H? -It Mspti«m A public confession of C*hft*t xml the re ligious life is essential to alt t est work f <r D«mI 'The true follower of t'hrtst must I follow him In the puMic rettum is* ton t*f i sin and profession «»f r« ligh»n It le n#t true, as Is meltitles *abt that I'hrtst f professed religion only hv hi* life ' Vi* ; ts»»t Kvery w Ho would l«e an e> ft .<% nt worker for and Men *hmt 4 publicly pi*.#«*.** his faith In hi g«yp» »f, , submit to «t' fY «.f't*ox»H?e of r*ltgwn M IK k. II PAMAQKAPN*. Tb iMtle d *g usual v harks <he bind •H kdt tk ■ Utg Ittf g'ways get# t|# V lit tig pie * «ea A w -nt in m »fw> *hm I* h#r kW’ uind itf ivtuih g trip gad «dt| I I ImmI « »Kmg it j to eat #tn * I Uf UrHtp n lltF-e the kPiefig rrlttii Jtaprpk has m IksfUnt th# l »/ ii(» 4x | I# **n UN m of Houn x* * j • he degrwv xl dosftif g* pki ! i—if iy The late Andrew M. Spangler, of the Philadelphia board of education, was an authority on fishing, and among his published works on thie subject are “A Paradise for Gunners and Ang lers” and "Nearby Fresh and Salt Water Fishing." which latter states "when to go. where to go anti how to go,” to find some good fishing within a radius of one hundred miles of Philadelphia. He was the founder and , publisher of the Farm Journal, and several other agricultural patters, and for a time was editor of the Philadel phia Evening Herald, the Star, the Globe, the Evening Journal and the Age. When the civil war began he helped to organize the Philadelphia home guards and was active In rais ing funds to e?.re for the wounded during the war. Old Gentleman (dictating indignant letter): "Sir: My stenographer being a lady, cannot take down what 1 think of you. I, being a gentleman, cannot think it; hut you, being neither, can easily guess my thoughts.”—Drooklyn Life. William Shaw, Jr., of Pittsburg has built and equipped a bath house at* that place where the poor may enjoy tlie luxury of a bath upon the payment of 5 cents. It was opened on Thanks giving day. Mr. Candle—Hello, l,amn, seems to nte you’re getting quite stout.” Mr. Lamp ”H'm, may be. but 1 dare say I’m lighter than you.—Harper’s Lazar. Mrs. Martha Littlefield Phillips con tributes to the January Century a chapter of "Kecolectlons of Washing ton and His Friends,” as preserved in the family of General Nathaniel Greene. Mrs. Phillips was the adop ted child, and for many /ears the con stant companion, of her grandmother Cornelia, next to the y< ungest daugh ter of General Greene. From Hr* lips of her grandmother, who died during the civil war, the author heard many narratives of the revolutionary times. x Cornelia Greene visited the Washing- "• tons at. Mount Vernon, when she was a little girl, and later she spent two winters witli the president and his wife at Phiboli'Inliifi rlfnnroinic Inventor*. The day# of buncoing Inventors aro aleiut at an end. Under the new law which goes Into effect January 1st, no solicitor or lawyer will be allowed to call hi# place of business a "Patpnt Office," as such a claim or advertisement Is calculated to mis lead and deceive Inexperienced Inven tors Into the belief that such an of fice wpre in some way connected with the United States Patent Office. With the new year, the so-called “Iowa Pat ent. Office,” “Nebraska Patent Office,” "Northwestern Patent Office,” and, in fact, all private patent offices will dis appear and each solicitor, attorney or firm of attorneys will be dependent upon his or their qualifications and standing In order to get business. This Is as It should he. Parties de siring free information as to the law and practice of patents may obtain the same in addressing Sues & Co., regis tered patent lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. The feature that will attract all lov ers of modern dramatic Action to Ihe January Atlantic is the first install ment. of Gilbert Parker’s new story, , “The Battle of the Strong,” which , promises to be one of his best and strongest works. It transports the reader to the historic shores of the iHle of Jersey In the year 17$!, on tile eve of the French attack upon the island. The movement of tin atory begins with an energy and quickness that engages immediate attention and arouses strong interest in wtiat is to follow. I own l*nt«'iit K«‘|>ort. In view’ of the fact that the rules of practiee 7 and 8 are violated in the United States Patent office by sending misleading communications direct to applicants for patents who have not paid the filing fees, a public explanation seems necessary. In said communications occurs the fol lowing: "Your attorney has been ad vised of tlie non-payment of this fee, but has made no response. Until the fee is paid the application iB incom plete and no action whatever can be taken.” In personal conversation with Ac ting Commissioner Greeley last Sep tember 1 made complaint of such of ficial action and he replied he was not aware that they were doing so. Evi dently some subordinate is doing this and the chief in command allows it to go on even after my complaint. Valuable information about securing, valuing and selling patents sent free. THOMAS !. Oil WIG. Solicitor of Patents lies Moines, la.. December .’If, !»7. 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