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More Lunrage Needed,
A cowardly Christian is a contradie- Lion in terms. Show your colors. 1 often think that courage is our most ninled virtue. We need newspapers which dare to lose subscriptions and alvertisers rather than lose their prin- ciples. We need courage in politics that will lead a man to look further thau a second term. We need miuls- ters who don't ask the past or the powers that be at present what they :ball say. I don't asperse the Ameri- can people. We have courage In the pulpit, in politics aud in journalism. but we need more of it .- Rev. Dr. Ly- man Abbott. Congregationalist. Brook- lyn.
Crisis of Religions Experience, Improvement of a crisis in life con- sists largely in taking up in a new way powers and talents that we have used before. A man has personal magurt Ism. Let him lay it down before the Lord. take :; to himself again and use It for God's glory, If a woman ran slaz. let her lay that before the Lord. take It to herself again and sing for the Lord. This is the principle. When the crisis of a call to service arrives. put the principle into operation. God Deeds men and women who are willlug to surrender to bim what hitherto they have used In the service of the world .- Rev. William J. Harsha, Presbyterian, New York.
Sineerity of Prayer.
True prayer Is not, theu, a substitute for true effort. but an accompaniment of It. It has been defined as "the soul's sincere desire, uttered er unexpressed." Sincerity In prayer Involves effort. It
There is no tree which requires less inwann a life purpose In accord with the Master's, Sincerity In prayer to the lanl Jesus christ means att absence of selfishness- "not as I will, but as that wilt." It is not an expression of super- tirial or passing emotion. It must cume fruin the enhin depths of a sont waiting on the Lord. There Is I'ttle or nothing efficaclous ur worthy In any prayer of werde unless It putbodies this Hvite feature of sincerity or graninenese. It elther means the accompaniment of the prayer of true life or else :+ is the flest movement of the soul to fiud and fa- low homerforth the path of true Uhr after having Ilved a wrong or disorder- ly life. It meaus the determination r to the bg. from that time fort', 'o co-operate with the Lord by obw-Jieare to his laws and rs were In. sburun thon 'sn plentiful newspapers by seeking bis strength and luspl:t. tion. Bey John Guldard, Church of New Jerusalem. Clorindatl
The Varlety Ceased,
"Mrs. Hasher," said the cross-eye boarder to the land ady, "I hope you will not consider me hupertinent It I say that there is not very much variety In your fare."
"Sir." replied Mrs. Hasher, "I used to serve hash frequently, but the young gentlemen objected so strongly that I stopped it." - Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph.
None a Total Fallnre.
"of course." he said, oracularly. "some marringes are fuihires " ller youth had been left somewhat In the past, but she was still able to blush. which she did, and then hastened to sav:
"Not failures, Some may be less suc- cessful than others, but you cannot convince me that any marriage is @ total failure."-Chicago Post.
A l'axe of Good Iltddance.
"He married you and deserted you." said the lawyer, "and yet you are un. willing to prosecute him, though he has married again."
"Well," said the tired looking wom an, "I used to hold a grudge against him fer marryl' me, but his leavin' wijundl thet ont. Let the other woman furoseente him. She has the wust of it." -X. Y. Journal.
Good Men Not Needed. Stranger-1 should think such an en- terprising, publie-spirited citizen as Mr. Coudmian would be nominated for some
Politician-Ile'd run well, but we
"Don't need him ?"
"No. We're always sure of a big ma- jority, anyhow."-N. Y. Weekly.
"Wull," was the answer. "jndgin' be all the primaries Oi wor iver to, Oi should say they wor black an' blue."- Washington Star.
A Snageation. Bobbie had been studying his dear old grandfather's wrinkled face for a long Eme.
"Well, Bob," said the old gentleman. "do you like my face ?"
"Yes, grandpa," said Robbie; "it's an awfully nice face. But why don't you bave it ironed?"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Stow of Comprehension.
The Spanlards comprehend the truth. And heavily It gets. The Yankees didn't go to war To pay somebody's debts.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT.
"Dy Jove, I'm awfully glad to see you here. Miss Drown. When I first came in I felt quite nervous-everybody looked so awfully clever."-Punch.
Man.
Man was sentenced to earn His bread In the sweat of his brow. But the man who does It Is looked upon As small potatoes now.
Chicago Daily News.
The Sequence of Events. "The doctors had a consultation yes- erday."
"What was the result ?"
"I understand that the family law- vers are now in secret session."- I:rooklyn Life.
A Sad Awakening
"You shall be rich and famous," said the fortune teller,
"\Ins!" cried the sitter. "Then I am undone. For my dream was to devote my life to art."-Philadelphia North American.
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"You may say what you please, hut Mr .linksun is no gentleman," re- marked Mrs. Portly Pompous to ber husband.
"Why. what did he do?"
"When he came to open the door he wus in his shirt sleeves, and he st! around that way in the parlor all the time 1 was there."
"Didn't you have on & shirt waist ?"
"Well, he had on as much as you had. le might just as well say you are no lady. What is sauce for the goose Is sauce for the gander."-N. Y. World.
She Chose Slavery.
Ethel-1 have the choice of being an old man's darling or a young man's alnve, and I've decided to li a young man's shave.
Clara-My dear, I think you are fool- ish. but I wish you happiness,
Cinra (a few years later)-What he- came of that meerschaum pipe brother John gave your husband Christmas? Ethel-I burned it up .- N. Y. Weekly.
The Word and the Deed.
Mrs. Uptown-This is strange. Here's a letter from the hired girl I dis-
charged the other day for refusing to do things the way I wanted them done, asking me to send her trunk.
Mr. Uptown-There's nothing strange In that.
Mrs. Uptown-Yes; hut she signs It "Your obedient servant."-N. Y. Even- ing Journal.
And Then Stort Again.
Saloon Keeper-I can't charge any- thing more up to you, Mr. Souk. You'll have to pay cash hereafter. I've used & whole leadpencil up charging the stuft you've had.
Mr. Sonk-Don't let a little think like a five-cent leadpencil worry you. I'll bring you a new one to-morrow .- N. Y. World.
Not Apprehensive.
First Boarder-The landlady has gone to a food exposition, but I don't think it can possibly affect us.
Second Boarder-Why should it af- fect us?
First Boarder -- Well, of course. If she finds any cheaper kinds of food than we are getting now, we'll have to eat them; but I don't think it's possible/ Puck,
Roling Passion.
Mrs. Shopleigh- This war tax is not so bad, after all.
Mrs. Trotleigh-How do you make that out?
Mrs. Shopleigh-Why, don't you see' If you write a check for one dollar and put a two-cent stamp on it, that re- duces it to 98 cents .- N. Y. Journal.
A Night of Terror.
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Snappish Individual (sneeringly)-1 suppose you consider yourself a gen- tleman ?
Waiter-No, sir. I don't consider 1 ain anywhere near a gentleman .- N. Y. Truth.
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D. THAYER, JR., President. GEO. W. WIGGIN. CHAS. J. MCKENZIE, Vice-Presidents.
CHAS. W. STEWART, Clerk and Treasurer. Dividends declared the first Monday in January and July, payable on and after the 15th of said months.
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Bank open daily from 9 a. m. 10 12 m., and from 1 10 4 p. m. BOARD OF INVESTMENT. D. Thayer, Jr., E. H. Sherman, A. D. Thayer, Chas. J. Mckenzie. E. P. Chapman, Charles Stewart, George W. Wiggin. STATEMENT MAY 31. 1900- LIABILITIES.
Due Depositors $559.045 21
Guarantee Fund 27,752 79
Profit and Loss Accou 6,268 89
Interest Acconut. 8,831 98
Real Estate Income Account 184 23
Tax account 32 2
$602,315 35
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Towu and City Bond $1.41 25
Bank Stock .. 21,119 32
Railroad Bonds 156.202 50
Real Estate by Foreclosur 20,744 00
Loaned on Bauk Stock 6,350 00
" Mortgages .. 166,310 0
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Frankilt National Bank. . $10,010 16 Nat. Bark of Redemption 9.018 65
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Judge Sutberlaud of lorbester, in giv Ing judgment for a defendant. the pro- prietor uf an automobile, against an ac- tion which had been brought for fright- eniug a borse. said. "If que should fud It desirable to go back to primitive methods and trek along a rity street with a four ox team and wag u of the prairie schooner variety. It would pos- slbly cause solue uneasiness In borses unused to such sights. Yet It could not be actionable. in uis opiniiou, it a run- away should result, provhled due care were shown not unnecessarily to Inter fere with the use of the highway Horses may take fright nt convey- ances that have become obsolete as well as at those which are uovel, but this Is one of the dangers incldental to the driving of horses, and the fact cannot be luterposed as a barrier to retrogresslou or progress lu the method of locomotion. Bicycles used to fright en horses, hut no right of action ac- crued. Electric street cars have caused wany ribaways, Automobiles operat ed without steam by storage batteries or by pasolite explosion cuplnes, run nug at a moderate speed. may caux friglit to horses uuused to theus, yet the horse must get used to them ot the driver take his chauc"," If the borse is to keep up with the procession. he must get accustomed to the automo- bile aud uot "sby" when It appears on the public highway.
Now that a projectile has been din- covered that will plerce the heaviest armor we may confidently expect that some one will find a way to make the armor resist It. That has been the ex. perience of the past.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1900.
Pugilism and Statesmanship. The announcement Is wunde, appar- ently In all seriousness, that James J. Corbett will be a candidate for con- gress In the Twelfth New York dis- triet. Speaking of his candidacy, the distinguished pngillst said: "I don't see why I should not run for congress as well as the next man. I have uever given the great toples of the day mure than possing thought, but I am willlug to train for them just ns earnestly as I have tralned for any other contest."
Mr. Corbett at least is frank, and hls willingness to "train" for congression- al duties Is commendable. That Is more than a good mauy congressmen are willlug to do.
While the prize ring bas not beeu the school from @bich statesmen have been graduated. "Gentlemau Jim" has precedent for hls politlent auibition. New York was once before represented n congress by a professional pugillst in the person of John Morrissey, who a tl.Ird of a century ago serveil two terms. and there are those who say that there have been worse men lu the house of representatives than the ex- prizefighter. England also furnishes a precedent in the person of Thomas Gully, graudfather of the present speaker of the house of comiuous, who was elected to porlinment shortly after retiring from the prize ring.
If elerted, Corbett might ilistinguish himself In more ways than one. He might be useful In settling promptly and effectively election contests and committee room disputes, and occa- sloually the science of which be is a master might well be employed on the Coor of the house. He would have been an especially hondy wan to have around in adjusting the squabbles dur- iug the present sessi n.
Mr. Corbett possesses in an eminent degree the qualifications of some con- gressnien. One of these is "sparring" ofer troublesome questions, aud cer- tainly no one can deny that he is an adept at sparring. Then there Is the matter if "dodging" perplexing .ssnes. llis aldility as a dodger was amply demonstrated in his recent encounter with Mr. Jeffries.
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Has any one else, I wonder; being tin- bued with an unselfish desire to benefit hls fellow men, ever bad the same lam- entable experience which I, Zimrl Mum- ford, bave bad?
From my youth up to the time of my attaining the age of 45 I was possessed of an unwearying zeal to he of some good to humanity In general, Tbe great stumbling block, I found, was that hn- manity in general and particular could never be brought to appreciate one thing-my disinterestedness.
Many a rebuff and many a humillat- ing experience met me in my laudable
to imagine quat i sold liquor surrepti- tiously, and in the course of my brief career in the water store I was accused of nearly everything from illleit dis- tilling to selling policy slips. The po- lice used to look in with nucomfortable frequency, and small hoys often con- gregated before my door. The human- itarian Iden In connection with my scheme was absolutely rejected.
I have a qulek temper, aud there were one or two rows in my store. One man wbo insulted me I knocked down. He had me arrested for assault, and the next day I closed my water store for good.
That ended my attempts to benefit mankind in a public way, but I did not relax my private efforts.
One afternoon I was surprised by baving a young and handsome woman come up to me in an excited manner on the street, which was crowded at the under my protection for a little wbile. I consented, and immediately she took my arm and burried me along, talking volubly and rather incoherently, thought. .
She said some one was following ber. f did not see any one near wbo seemed to be notielng ber but one of my old enemies, a policeman. 1 accompanied ber for several blocks. She did not seem to want to leave the avenue, but kept in the thick of the crowd. Sud- denly she dropped my arm with a "Thank you" and disappeared into a shop.
I walked on alone for several blocks, wondering who sbe could be and if she were not a little distraught, wben i re- inemhered that i was going out of my way and took a horse car going back In the direction whence I had come.
A little later, to my surprise, tue young woman who had so recently asked my assistance boarded the car. She did not appear to see me; but, tak- ing a sent opposite me. she dropped her eyes to the floor and seemed to be lost In thought.
Now, during the short time the young woman's band had rested on my arm I had noticed (it being ungloved) that it was wbite and slender, with long, taper fingers. I think there is a great deal of character expressed In the human hanıl, so 1 thought to interest myself by studying the hands of my pretty
They were now gloved and crossed on her lap, ant. to my surprise, instead of the slender, pliant bands I had no. tleed, these were as characterless as those of a stuffed doll. They seemed to be fairly crowded Into her gloves, and while I was wondering how she could so disfigure such naturally pretty members something very singular hap pened.
My eye was nttracted by a move- ment on the right side of the lady .. and while i watched two long white lingers. and a thumb stole out trute under her cloak and busted themselves In the pocket of the woman sitting next her. 1 l'reseutly they slipped back under the protecting garment holding a purse. looked closely at the other side and de- "I've seen you before," he satd. "Weren't yon up here onee for vloln- tion of the exelse law?" treted a movement there also. All this time the two gloved hands Iny In her lap and ber eyes were · "I was not." 1 answered Indignantly. I
This double surprise caused me two | separate shocks. The lady bad four arms and was a plekpocket. Immedl- ately she arose and started to leave the car. On the Instant I decided how I would act. 1 hurrled after the mls- guided young woman, pausing an In- stant only to say to the lady whose purse she had taken:
"Madam, if you have lost any of your property, report to police headquarters. Perhaps I can recover it for you."
The luly looked up in surprise, int 1 did not wait. 1 sprang from the ear and took after the four armed lady. She had left the avenue and was walking rapidly down a side street when I overtook ber.
"l'in affald you are a bad young wo- mint," I said.
She looked around In astonishment. "What, my elderly protector again?" she sald, aud began to laugh. but did not pause lu her rapid walk. 1 bad difficulty In keeping up with her. "I saw you take that purse," 1 sald sternly, "and I want you to give It to
"What purse? What are you talking about?" she sald angrily.
"The purse of that lady who sat be- side you. There is no need for you to dissemble." I replied. "If you don't do as 1 bid you, I whi have you arrested." She shot a wicked look at me from under her black brows, but made no reply. "It is a shame that you should turn your affliction to such base advantage," I said.
"What affliction?" she asked.
i did not wish to wound ber unnec- essarlly and besitated before replying. "The fact that you have two arms more than other people."
She turned away ber bead, and her shoulders shook. I thought I heard a sound of laughter, but when she turned around she seemed to be crying.
"You don't know what I suffer on ac- count of It." she sald, ber voice broken by sobs. "People avoid me as a mon- strosity. I am very poor, too, and tbls Is the first time I have ever stolen." I could not help feeling sorry for her. "Give me the purse," I said, "and perhaps I can belp you."
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