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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« (<
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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
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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
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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*.
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gad «dt| I I ImmI « »Kmg it j
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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. T
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