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GOOD BY TO STEPS NO MORE CLIMBING AFTER ELEVATOR IS CONSTRUCTED. Judge Ryan Asks City Council For Fran chise to Operate Elevator! and Electric Railways He Has Been Working on tb: Project 13 Years. . At List night's meeting of tlio city council County Jndge Thomas F. Ryan asked for a 15-yeur franchise to con struct elevutors, to cany freight and passengers, on any street or streets in the city, to ran from the lower p:irt of towu to the top of tlio bluff. Ho also linked for a franchise to construct an electrio railway on Fifth s'rojt to the city limits and on Center street south to Caucmah. The railway is intended to connect with the elevutors and if the construction is pushed the company which Judge Ryan will form will ex tend the railway out to Molalla and other portions of the county. The ordinance was read and will come up at I he February meeting of the council. Ever since 1889 Judge Ryan has been figuring on the project of building elevators to carry passengers and' freight from down towu to the bluff and to connect the elevator with an electrio railway on the bill. With Tom P. Randall he trk'd for over two years to secure nn ordinance from the council and was successful in 1SU1. After that franchise was granted Judge Ryan applied to the county court for a right of way for his railway line on the Mollala road but it was refused, the court taking the position that the road was too narrow, although but two of the property owners living along the road had signed the petition to the court praying that the right of way be granted. The promoters of the project had subsidy subscribed to construct the electric railway six miles out on the Molalla road and to build and place in operation two elevators, but after they were turned down by the court the matter was dropped. SEATIN3 CAPACITY OF 1000. Oregon City's New Opera House Will Accom date a Lot of People. The announcement that tlio Oregon Water Power & Railway Commpany will construct an opera house in the upper story of its new freight house with a seating capacity of 1000 is gladly received here. It is certain that more people would attend the aters wero the building situated more centrally and tlio new play house will probably bo the means of bring ing l etter shows here than the average has been. The interior will bo ar ranged so that tho floor may bo used for a ball room or for any public pur pose The galleries will bo perma nent, seating (iOO people, but the re served tiers on tho lower floor will be a takedown arrangement, so that the floor may be entirely cleared. The new structure will bo commenced in a short time and will bo on the corn cr of Main and Third streets. CHURCH SERVICES. At St. Paul's Church the services next Sunday will be as follows : Cele bration of the holy Communion at 8 A. M. Sunday school at 11. Morn ing prayer and sermon at 5 p. m. Tho sermon at tho morning service will be on "The Star of tho Epiph any," and at tho 5 o'clock services on "Sons of January." At this service Miss Mary Conycrs will sing a new effertory solo. Annual Epiphany Party. The annual Epiphany party and parisli reunion of St. Paul's Episcopal Church was held in Willamette hall last evening. The hall was crowded with the guests of tho church. A short program was rendered. There were songs by the Maccabee quatette and C. A. Miller, and rercitatious by Francis Galloway and Miss Bessie Warner. Brief talks were made by Revs. Simp son and Chambers, of Portland. Re freshments were served and dancing was indulged in untill a late hour. Annual Meeting of Ladies Aid Society. Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of tho ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church was held in the church parlor. The society was entertained by Mrs. E. S. Bollinger nnd about forty members were pres ent. Twelve new members were re ceived. -Tho afternoon was passed in conversi.tion mid refreshments were served. All of the officers tf the so ciety were re-elected for the current year. Pernio Installation Next Monday. Crystal Council, No. 101, Order of Pendo, met last Monday evening to install officers but the pressure of oth er business was so great that a iost ponement wrs made until next Mon day evening v hen the fo'lowiug officers will be installed: Alice Cosrer, Councilor; L D. Taylor, Pi.st Cocn cilor; Maggie Bruner, Vice-Counoih r ; May Taylor, Secretary ; Jennie Boylcs, Treasurer; Emma Ecntly, Chaplain. ; Eiumn Thomas, Guide. JOINT INSTALLATION. Meade Post, 0. A. H, and Meade Corps, W. R. C, Install Officers Monday Evening. Over 100 membes of Meade Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and Meade Corps, Women's Relief Corps, sat down to a tempting repast in Wil lamette Hall last Monday evening. Tho tables were ladeu with delicacies, served by the ladies of the corps. The occasion was the joint installation of the post uud corps and was the biggest event in Grand Army circles that has occurred in some time. The installa tion of the corps by Past Depart ment President Mrs. Emma Galloway was especially interesting. The cere monies werre conducted with music and flags. S. P. P. C. Dauchy in stalled the officers of Meade Post and after the conclusion of the installation the comrades indulged in remin in censes of the days of 1801 05. Fol lowing are the ollicers of Meade Post: Jacob Martin, commander; L. W. In gram, S. V. Commander ; Faxon Hay ford, J. V. Commander; C. A. Wil liams, Adjutant ; G. A. Harding, Quartermmaster; A. B. Moore, Sur geon ; J. Doremus, Chaplaiu ; C. F. Horn, Officer Day ; C. W. Midlam, Q. M. Sargeant ; F. H. Eoach, Sargeant Major. Thy new officers of Meade Corps are : Mrs. Martha Beach, Presi dent ; Mrs. Margaret Williams, S. V. President ; Mrs. Julia Tingle, J. V. President ; Mrs. Mary A. Ingram, Treasurer ; Mrs. May Bradley, Secre tary; Mrs. Laura Williams, Chaplain; Mrs. Paulino Schwatz, Conductor; Mrs. Clara Mooe, Guard; Mrs. May Chase, Asst. Condnctorr ; Mrs. Malind Stewart, Asst. Guard; Mrs. Jennie 1$. Harding, Musician; Mrs. Rosina Fouts, Patriotic Instuctor ; Mrs. Hen riett Doroums, 1st Color Bjarer; Mrs. Annie DrajxT, 2nd Color Bearer ; Mrs. Amelia Martin, 3d Color Bearer; Mrs. Louis Freemn, 4th Color Bearer. Installation of Encampment Officers. Falls Encampment, No. 4, Indepen dent Order of Odd Fellows, held its installation of officers in L O. O. F. hall Tuesday evening. Installation was conducted by Deputy Grand Pat riarch E. A. Leigliton, who installed the following officers: E.H. Cooper, chief patriarch; J. F. Clark, senior warden ; C. Midlam, high priest ; A. H. Finnegau, junior warden ; E. J. Noble, insiao sentry; C. O. T. Wil liams, secretary; T. F. Ryan, treas urer. Next Tuesday the members of Falls Encampment, together with their families, will go to Portland as the invited guests of Golden Rule and Ellison Encampments, and assist in a joint public installation. After the installation is held, a banquet will be given to tho visitors. Ancient Foresters Have a Spread. Court Mount. Hood, No. 81)80, Anci ent Foresters, initiated a , candidate at its regular meeting last Monday night. It was intended to hold instal lation of officers but owing to high water in Washington Installating Officer Johnson did not arrive and the installation will bo held Monday, January 11). At the close of Monday night's meeting refreshments were ser ved and a social time was indulged in. A lodge of Companions of the Forest is in tho process of organiza tion. A charter list has been secured and as soon as tho necessary formali ties are through with, the organiza tion will bo effected. The Compan ions of tho Forest is the women's aux iliary of the Foresters and like all of such auxiliaries is a great help and benefit to the order. The ancient For resters are growing steadily and now have about 50 members. Foresters Installation. Court Robin Hood No. I), Foresters of America, will install officers to morrow evening, January 9, at Red Men's Hall. Visitors will attend the installation from Portland, after which refreshments will bo served. The following officers will be installed. J. P. C. R., G. S. Freeman; C. R. M. P. Chapman; S. C. R., M. Sugar man; treasurer, J. A. Moore ;F..S. , F. W. Humphrys; R. S., W. E. Mar shall; S. W., C. Rothe; J. W., G.'W. Martin ; S. B., Fred Terry ; J. B. , J. Shobe ; trustee, G. S. Freeman. Royal Arcanum Install. The (Ulcers-elect and several of the members of Clackamas Council No. 2007, Royal Arcanum, went to Port laud Tuesday night to join Oregon and Willamette Councils in the instal lation of officers for tho ensuing year. The joint meeting was held in Aud itorium Hall. After the council and installation ceremonies, a spread was tendered the visiting brothers by the Oregon Council. Maccabee Installation Tonight. Tualatin Tent, No. 74, K. O. T. M., will install its officers tonight. State Commander Sherwood will conduct the installation and the officers are : Commander, F.Gilligau; Lieut. Com., Lake May ; Record Keeper, E. E. Taylor; Finance Keeper, M. Hyatt; Chaplain, R. Vaughn ; Physician, E. A. Sonimer; Sargent, R. D. Miller; Master at Arms, J. R. Tun.er; 1st Master Guard, C. Ross; 2nd Mister Guard, F. Daliug; Sentinel, J. A. Thornton; Picket, A. N. Fusoil HITCHCOCK'S BIG AX SECRETARY IS DOLNG THINGS TO ORE GON OFFICE HOLDERS. Surveyor-General Henry Meldruni Is Accused of Neglect ol Duty and His Office Is Said to Be Dilapidated He May Be Sus pended Temporarily. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, following his breach with Commis sioner Binger Hermann, is seeking the scalps of his subordinates in Oregon, and Surveyor-General Henry Moldruin, well known as a Clackamas county politician, is the man selected to sat isfy the devouring appetite of the secretary. A Washington dispatch in this morning's Oregouian says: Secretary Hitchcock now has before him charges that have been preferred against Surveyor-General Meldruni, of OrepoM, which promises to result in tho suspension, if not in the dismissal of that official. Some time ago the de partment became dissatisfied with the manner in which the office was being conducted, and a thorough investiga tion made by its special agents. It is their report that is now under con sideration. One of the most serious charges against Meldruin is that he is addicted to the use of liquor, and in consequence it is said neglects his duties, being frequently away from the office during ofllco hours, leaving its control to subordinates. The Secre tary does not wish to act hastily in tho case, but will probably temporar ily suspend Meldruni, placing the office in the hands of one of his own men for reorganization, as it is now reported to be thoroughly dilapidated. COURT HOUSE NOTES. Daniel Keller has brought suit in the Circuit Court for a divorce against Annie Keller, on tlio grounds of cruel audinhuman treatment. Katherine Ilolzman has brought divorce proceedings against Frederick Holzman, charging him with cruel and inhuman treatment. Annie L. Clowser has brought suit for a divorce in the Circuit Court against John Clowser, of Barlow, on grounds of cruel and inhuman treat ment and non-support. The plaintiff asks for tho custody of the. two minor children. Decrees of divorce have been handed down in the Circuit Court in tho fol owing cases : Fannie . Kingsbury vs. Jesse Kingsbury; Agnes Leland vs. Joseph Leland; Sarah Terwadow vs. Herman Terwadow ; Fred Kiseer vs. Bertha A. Kiseer; Annie Clifton vs. Samuel Clifton; Clara Dunn vs. Thomas Dunn ; W. H. Hall vb. Laura 0. Hall; Nellie Fields vs. Arthur Fields. Justice of the Peace Stipp has com pleted the jury list for District No. 4. From this list will be dawn the jurors who will serve during the year 1908. .Tlio, district embraces the pro ciirets of Oregon City, Willamette, Aberuathy. Maple Lane, West Oregon City and Cnnemah. The jury list follows: Charles Swallow, John Gaffuey, James Shelly, M. McGee han, Joseph Beaulieu, E. L. Johnson, Pat Harris, Samuel Jones, Elmer Dix on, W. H. Smith, A. D. Hill, A. F. Jones, William Rauch, W. Lawson, J. H. Darling, H. J. Harding, Charles Moran, Sam Ronke, J. A. Randolph, W. W . Marrs, John Everhart, Luther Mooro, F. M. Darling, Duano Ely, Tom P. Randall, J. C. Warnock, A. F. Parker, Solomon Garde, John Morris, Fred Baker, C. Hettman, Tom Hankins.Evan Williams.Eli Maddock, C. G. Miller, C. C. Babcock, William Partlow, Ward Lawton, W. H. H. Samson, William J. W. McCord, John Hickman, August Mautz, J. A. Jones, Ernest Matthies.Richard Prier.George T. Howard, Weldou Shank, Rol ert Wilson, Allan Frost, Frank Forsburg. Tho Fellows will case has at last been settled and nn order was made by the county court yesterday for tho distribution of tho estate, which iB worth about 17000. The will was contested and newspaper readers will remember that somo very interesting testimony was produced at tho hearing of the case. The contestants have put in a claim of $2.)0 for costs, and this amount is reserved from the dis tibution until February 7, when the hearing will be held. John Kizer was yesterrday appoint ed deputy road supervisor of district No. 1, at New Era, Ho lives across the river from New Era and there are about 15 people, whoso work cannot be handled to an advantage by the supervisor, who lives in New Era. Pode Jones has been appointed con stable of Justice district No. 8, in which Marquam precinct is situated. The vacancy waB caused by tho re moval of the former constable from the precinct. Born. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guyton, January 1, at Grass Valley, Or., a daughter. Mrs. Guyton was formerly Miss Cora Mocre, of this city. THE QUEEN OF SPICES CINNAMON, DELICIOUS AND SUGARY, AROMATIC AND PUNGENT. Tho DineoTerjr of II. Valuable Prop erties Antedate Recorded Hiaforr. Something; of It Car and the War la Which It I Produced. Cinnamon Is In Itself unquestionably the most delicious of all spices, being sugary as well as aromatic and pun gent Many thousands of pounds are consumed annually In every civilized country, and It Is also highly appreci ated by even semiclvlllzed and bar barous nations where cullnury art aud medicine have as yet made little prog ress. Its uses In sweet cookery are Innu merable, There are very few fruits which are not Improved in preserves, pickles and pastries by the addition of more or less of this delicate bark. It is an essential flavoring in all spice cakes and ill many varieties of pies and pud dings. In chocolate, confectionery, candles, cordials and liqueurs cinnamon contributes un Incomparable flavor. Its medicinal value is well known as nn antispasmodic and carminative nnd tonic. Its use is recommended as a preventive and remedy for cholera, and in seasons when stomach troubles prevail cinnamon drops are recom mended as the most wholesome form of candy for children. The discovery of the valuable prop erties of cinnamon antedates recorded history, as It Is mentioned in the Bible, in the book of Exodus, as one of the Ingredients of the sacred oil with which the priests were anointed. So highly was the sweet bark esteemed hy the ancients that even a small piece was considered a tit gift for a king. It Is always mentioned as an especially choice substance hy Greek writers pre vious to the Christian era. It Is said that the Aral) traders, who first brought It to Egypt and western Asia, surrounded It history and production with special tales of mystery aud magic. The clnnnnraon tree Is a member of the laurel family, which-In the tropics Is represented by n large number of aromatic and medicinal trees and shrubs. There are several closely allied cin namon trees, but the finest bark Is pro cured from a species native to the Is land of Cevlou, distinguished by bota nists as Clnniimouluui zeylanlcum. lu a state of nature this grows to be a tree from twenty to thirty feet In height, with rather large, oval, entire margined leaves and yellowish flowers succeeded by small, brown drupes re sembling acorns In shape. The grayish brown bark is Internally of un orange color, which changes upon drying to the characteristic brown which Is the recognized name of a particular shade. Almost every part of the tree yields some choice substance and Is especial ly rich In oil. The roots yield camphor nnd the leaves itn oil resembling the oil of cloves and often substituted fur It, while from the fruit a substance called cinnamon suet Is manufactured, which Is highly fragrant and from which In former times caudles for the exclusive use of the king were made. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, while England was for a time in possession of the spice Islands, cin namon plants were among the choice products that were Imported Into vari ous other tropical regions, including the West Indies, where in Cuba and several other Islands It has become a considerable article of commerce. Un der cultivation It is not allowed to grow into a tree, as the richest bark is taken from shoots of from two to four years' growth. The young tree Is, therefore, cut and shoots from the root are encouraged to grow. The majority of these are cut when about ten feet in height and the bark Is detached In ten or twelve inch lengths. After lying In bundles for n few days the bark Is scraped by hand, both outside and n, until reduced to a thin sheet These sheets are then made up Into compos ite "quills" by placing the narrower and shorter pieces inside nnd rolling tightly, forming llrmrods, which after further drying are made into bundles weighing about eighty pounds and wrapped for shipping. Grocers divide, assort and very neatly combine por tions of these quills into small packets for the convenience of their customers. The oil of cinnamon Is made" by grinding the coarser pieces of the bark and soaking them for two or three days lu sea water, followed by the process of distilling. Two oils, one heavier and the other lighter than wa ter, are the product, both possessing similar properties. The color varies from cherry red to pale yellow, the latter being preferred by most pur chasers. '' The work of distilling is light, and an oil equal to the best Ceylouese is now produced In Trinidad and various other localities in Cuba and other West India Islands. As cinnamon commands a good price and Its uses are coutluuully multiply ing, there Is every inducement for ex tending the area of Its cultivation, both In the eastern and western - hemi spheres. St Louis Republic. A CrUla Met Half War There were strict orders In the Phil ippines regarding looting, and one day a lieutenant's suspicious were aroused by a private whom he saw peering ea gerly under the piazza of a bouse on the outskirts of Manila, writes Dixit Wolcott In Harper's Magazine. "What are you doing there?" he de manded In his gruffest tones. "Why. sir." said the soldier, saluting, "I'm only trying to catch a chicken which I've Just bought" Lieutenant K. stooped and caught sight of a One pair of fowls. "There are two chickens under tliere." he exclaimed excftedly. "I bought the other one. Catch 'em both," . OURWATERSUPPLY ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS. Six Hundred Consumers Are ' Supplied sod Good Fire Protection Is FurnUbcd Fil ter Plant Is ulvlaf Qood Satisfaction Total Indebtedness Is $85,225 JJ. The eleventh annual report of the board of water commissioners was presented to the city council last night. It says in brief that an eight, inch centrifugal pump, the duplicate of one suppling the settling tanks, the same to be used exclusively for washing filters, has beeu installed- during the summer. It is so arranged that it can. pnmp into tho settling tanks in case of emergency. The receipt from collec tions from July. 1 to December 81,. were 14470.60, and the total receipt were $.5272.05. The disbursements were 15293.11. The approximate value of the city water works is $85,220 33. Tho operating expeusos and fixed charges for 11(02 were $4070 05. The gross receipts for 1903 were $1)084 48 and for 1001 they were $8288, a net increase of $71X1 43. The indebtedness is as follows: Bonds bearing -6 per cent, interest and having; one year to run, $10,000. Floating debt at 0 per cent, interest as outstanding warrauts, . $11)4,31 49; total indebtedness, $29, 431 41). Six hundred consumers are supplied through 6 miles of mains, and fire protection is furnished from sixty improved hydrants. The filter plant lias now beeu iu constant opera tion for nearly a year and in all that time the water delivered into the mains has been clear and sparkling and the plant, which has cost $21,160 C4, lias given the best of satisfaction. Textile Workers Install. Local Union No. 837, United Tex tile Workers of America, held a moot ing Tuesday evening iu their hall. Twelve new members were taken in. The following officers were installed for the yoar : G. H. Marley, pesident ; Maxwell Telford, president ; M. J. Gleasou, recording and corespoudiug secretnry ; E. E. Howell, treasurer ; J. G. Beucke, financial secretary ; Win. Wickham, guardian. Union Trouble Ended. The troublo between . the painters union and Johnson . & Andews, who were declared unfair for subletting a painting contract to 8. 8. Mohler, a non-union painter, was adjusted at a meeting of the federal labor union last Monday night. All sides of the ques tion were presented and the contend ing parties have agreed to drop the matter. Tho difficulty will probably result in the establishmen tof a central labor body in this city. PERSONAL MENTION. Samuel Wolfor, of Needy, one of tho prominent citizens of that part of the county, was doing business iu Ore. gon City Tuesday. Floyd Warren, of Portland, visited friends iu this city Sunday. ' Miss Anna Samuels, of . Portland, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Jones last Sunday. Hon. Frank Williams, of Ashland, visited W. S. U'Ron yesterday. Mr. Williams was a member of the direct legislation and helped the referendum to victory last Juno. John Luolling, from' Contra Costa, Cal., is visiting his brother A. Luel ling in this city. Miss Harrio Versteig, who has beeu stenographer for the Oregon City Mail' ufacturing Company for the past six years, has resigned her position to enter the employ of Neustadter Bros., of Portland. Mrs. W. H. Samson, who has been viry ill for several days, is rei prted much improved. Tualatin Tent Knights Oregon City Aggombly, United Artisans,, will hold its monhtly members social in Wood men Hall tonight. Care In (hooalna; Glasses,- A dealer In optical instruments de clared that It gave him real pain to note tho careless manner In which half the persons In New York wear glasses. "It is a wonder to mo," he said, "that they don't bring on blindness. Id tho first plnce, tho frames should always bo fitted to Individual faces Instead of being picked up Indiscriminately with out regard for fuclal peculiarities. The size of the lenses Is another important consideration. Most of the glasses I see on the street are too small. They j should bo aH large as the face of the wearer will permit for a lena of good size not only affords better protection j to the eye, but is more becoming than a smaller one. Another tribulation of the weak eyod Is duo to the reflection from the edges of unframed glasses. The eyelashes should be attended to lu order to get tb best results from a pair, of spectacles. Many lashes aro worn so long tiut they brush, against the glass. This U decidedly Injurious New York Times. """"nervous energy. . Daat Overoraw Year Aeeeant la taa BaaJc .( latere. Too have a deposit of nervous energy placed to your account In the bank of your body. It may be large, lu which happy case you are a millionaire In strength and accomplishing power., or It may be so microscopio as to- need, careful husbanding and little expendi ture to keep It from dwindling out al together. But mauy millionaires become pau pers, and some "dime savings" swell Into millions. It depends upon the way the capital is managed. You may think you have so much, that there la no need to be economical. You get up in the morning and feel , the blood ' bounding through your veins like moun tain cataracts, aud yon think you can turn tho mill wheels of the world. You work day and night or you play day and night, which is sometimes more exhausting, and go at the limit of your speed all the time. You are over drawing your bank account of euergy, and that needlessly, for you probably have enough to last a long aud useful lifetime. It pays to sit down aud sharp. . en your tools, and It adds cent per cent to your body bank deposit.. Another with not half your brains or bustle will get ahead of you In the end, for he makes every act. every thought, go straight to the murk. He wastes no effort Everything- he does means something. It helps toward some given end. You spend a great deal of ammunition on your quarry because . yon are overanxious. Ue keeps cool, takes steady aim and wings his bird. You get wrinkles and frost tipped temples and become a bankrupt lu vi tality when you should 'be In your prima Yeu have overdrawn the best and most valuable bank account the Lord ever placed on the books of life the ability "to love and to work and to play aud to look up at the stars." A MONTE CARLO LEGEND. Taa Starr taa Croupier Tall of taa Wandering- Jew. All gninblcrs are superstitious, and some of their pet superstitions are now o old us to have acquired the respec tability of venerable tradltious. Tbe croupiers of Moute Curio have an In teresting set of traditional superstitions-of their own, most .of which aro entirely unknown to the many thou sands of visitors who toy with the "tiger" In that gilded court of chance. The most striking of these Is the tory of tbe WUuderlng .Jew, which the croupiers believe-as fervently as they do -that the bank .will dowu any "sys tem" that ever was invented. There la one day. and one day only. In the year on which the rooms of the casino at Monte Carlo are closed that Is on Good Friday. When the rooms are opened on the following day, they say, the. first person to enter the "Grand: Nouvelle Suite de Jeur" Is an old man ; of venerable appearance. lie wastes no time; but, walking straight to one of tbe tables, he places .with the trem bling fingers of extreme old age a piece of money upon a certain number. The wheel Is turned,, the croupier's ua sal cry falls upon the ear, announcing that the number' selected by the old man has won. With a bitterly savage exclamation the aged man seizes his winnings, throws them about him and hurries from the room to disappear, no one knows where. He la the Wandering Jew,1 and until bo can lose a bet at Monte Carlo ho ' must continue his wanderings. .Get on . tho "blind.Blde" of any of the old crou piers of Monte Carlo, and they will tell . you this legend. Have they seen him? Of course they have and are fully per suaded that the aged and mysterious stranger is none other than the man condemned to perpetual earthly wan derings nearly 2,000 years ago. An Obstacle to Piety. A story told by a western congress man Is about two brothers, Ed and Jim, who dealt In wool at their homo In Iowa. Jim went to a revival meet lug (unthinkingly, ' the congressman says) and "got religion." In his first' burst of enthusiasm he told his brother of how much better he felt since his conversion and urged Ed to come into the fold.. The latter pondered gravely for a time and then said: "Ain't any doubt but what religion's a good thing, and I'm glad you've got It, Jim, but I guess you better let me alone just now' he continued reflectively "You soe, Jim, one of us has got to weigh the wool." ' Chase That Prong, Learn to laugh. A good laugh Is bet ter thun medicine. Learn how to tell a ' story. A well told story Is as welcome aa a sunbeam lu a sickroom. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself. . The world is too busy to care for your. Ills and sorrows. Learn to stop croaking.. If you can not see any good In the world, keep tho bud to yourself. Learn to hide your pains and aches under pleasant smiles. No one cares to hear whether you have the earache, headache or rheumatism. Thoach'fnl Nature. "How wondrous Is nature!" sighed the dreamy eyed person.- "You betl" answered ' the practical man. "Why, you know how little love is. lost between tbe Hibernians and the Africans, and Just look how nature has arranged things ao as to prevent the Irish potato from coming In contact Witt . tbe blackberry." Baltimore American. Merely a Bastreatlaa, "Man proposes and woman disposes,'' remarked tbe young man who gets quo tatious twisted. "Well," replied the beautiful blond on tbe other end of tbe sofa, "I'm disposed to do my part If some man will do bis." Three minutes later . she . bad hla Isnded-Chlcago News.