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I WHEN JIM DIED! When Jim died, all neighbors came m " 9 I . irom iur an near. - I PnnrS hko to me they held him just as As mother did an' ac;. fer they all came m to gaze Jim was. a curious chap not like other ooys; t .. He had his own way o' takin' life, with itar joys sell out, Tripp," Oliphant -rcas paying.' "I thought your heart was so set on this business " ; "An' so 'twas," growled Tripp. "I thought Hanner never made no mis- RAM'S HORN BLASTS.; o . m - . Once moro on his calm, pale iace, an a so .rie neer much as .trod on s, timid violet o' haze . , That peeped shyly. thro' the. grass. Like Seemed to settle on their eyes, fer I seen music of a flute ' nir3 The; birds sans to him. riu'fc their voVpr A-tricklin' down their cheeks-maybe th fust fer years .. When Jim died. When Jim died th? birds stopped inin' in th' trees, . Fer ihev missed mm, you know; an th solden-belted bees Flittia o'er th meadows whispered to th clover It would kiss his; bare, brown feet no more; an' th' plover , An' the kildee in th' rushes an th fen Seemed ever to bs callin that he d never come again When Jiin died. now are mute Since Jim died. Since Jim died, 'pears like to mo mother ain't so spry As she used to bs; there's a sadness in her eye ' An' voice that sort o' cut3 me to th' heart; for Jim ' Had alius been her pet sence he was born; she loved him L Better than the rest, he was her boy; she don't complain, Mother don't, but then she's never been th same Since Jim died. -3-loche3tcr Tcst-rxrcss. An' son'ows; he loved birds an' flowers, an takes an' I left the buyin' all to her. rr . . . . ' . - I Toot- lrrL- li o1"n 1 nnf . The old fellow got off his stool and led the way back. Into the musty ware rcom, where he stood in melancholy solemnity pointing to" piles and rows of dust-covered wooden ware, china ware, hardware, druggists sundries, paint and putty. "There's SoOOO wuth o' them durncd things," said Tripp "Lord knows what made Hanner buy 'em. But she did, an' what's more she paid for 'em, nn' stood off the Ural s which was sellln' us live goods." Oliphant's eyes were bulging as he strolled amongst the mountains of "dead stcck." It was all hi3 goods, Hannah had not'- enly bought from him, but had paid his house" and let others wait for 'their pay. "That there's the reason why In agoin' to sell out," said Tripp, "but it's Hanner's goin' to taown that worrits mc most. She cried like a baby when wc went over them invoices an looked over what wc owe. Why, tho best price I can git fer the store won't incre'n pay what we owe, an' I'll pay it if I've got to die in the poorhousc." Oliphant heard no mere, said no more till the old chap asked: "What are yen scllin' this time?'' "Nothing, Tripp, nothing. Fact is, I just Tripp, did you know that Axel- ctcin was selling out?" "Yes, I knowed it. , He's sellin' out becuz he's too rich for Hermcsa an' I'm sellin' cut becuz I'm too pore." "He's sold out, Tripp. Sold cut this a i- r, , r lv xj 1 1 1 i xj i r I I F 7 Oil ten, years tester uiipnant. in the far West. It tUdn't he always got ' the., trade cud held it until some cnterpi'ishig manufacturer offered him a higher salary and sent him forth to new V-'mniphs with a dif fereiu di?pla"y c saiiiples. That was in ill'.' o:d days, of course before near ly every specialty fell into the hand? of sc:ir.o trust in the good old palmy days when a ccnimercial traveler had to "no tone thing nor j than a "sanC- For nearly ten years she had been one of his best customers. From his first visit he had never failed to get from Hannah an order for hardware, vyjooden ware, china ware, druggists sundries, paint and putty, or whatever happened to bo "his line." Old man Tripp, her father, left all the buying to her, and so far as Oliphant knew she was as shrewd as she was pretty, and as good a financier as she was a good housekeeper. The rival store of Hermosa was kept by Ike Aselstein, a weazen huckster of forbidding mien, who had not bought $1C0 worth from Oliphant in as many months. The good natured Oliphant, who loved Hannah's filial loyalty best of all her gocd qualities, had wcoed her in tho most unromantic and most ra-. tional way, and,' old man Tripp having been kept cut of the secret for reasons which Hannah kept to herself, she had premised to name the wedding day, when, by a fortuitous combina tion, her lover had made up his mind him? Alt I I li J I I 11 III I J i I I I till i i h i it i 1 1 i. in i i m its - i r . ill I 1 1 IXfel! I IJ : I 1 . Ill I I m m M .' i t I m a I I I I w - II r EXTEil OLIPHANT. v.ich man," or a distributer of circu lars to succeed. Oliphant vrcn vrith every branch of the tirade, r.nd as he rambled over the incomparable "land of the after nocu" made for himself plans" of the 'future, vrhich contemplated settling down in his favorite town with his favorite girl to spend the afternoon :md evening of his life in the calm avoidance of hotels, time tables, price lists and route schedules. Perhaps it was a natural sequence, but anyway it was Oliphant's luck to find that the .best girl he knew lived in the very to quit the road and her father had made up his mind to quit business. At last one day, after an absence of six months, Oliphant walked into the store of Tripp & Co.. and for the first time found the old man enthroned on the high stool behind the cashier's desk. "Where's Miss Hannah?" chirped the rosy.-traveling man, after they had exchanged salutations. "Left for Denver this morning," said Tripp, sliding his spectacles down to the end of , his nose, "but we don't want nothin' nohow. Fact is, I niad v.p my mind t' sell out. I- " t morning." "So? TYonder who bought Some other skin-flint, I reckon." Just then Hannah, pale, tired and lugging a big telescope valise, icame in, stared a second at Oliphant, gave him her hand and sat down on a soap box. "I missed my train, papa," was all she said. "Glad of it, Hanner," said Tripp. "Here's Oliphant been telling that pld Axelstein has done sold his store. Wonder who bought it." "AVhy, ho bought it, papa. Mr.' Oli phant bought it himself not two hours ago.v It's all over tcTrn." Hannah's blue eyes regarded her !ver a it re proachfully as sl:e said 'this. Perhaps she;was thinking of the dead stock in the wareroom; perhaps she was won dering why In didn't at least make' a bid on her father's store. Tho big fel low, with his back to the door, was doing a little thinking, too. Gradually a smile spread' over his face as lie bej gan to divine the reason why Hannah missed her train, but this is what he said: , v "Fact is, Hannah, I just dropped over to look over your stock. ' Axelstein was telling me you're long on some lines, and as he's short cn the samo sort of goods, so I thought-r " "What lines?" she asked, hope and shame rising together in her heart. "Wooden ware, hardware, china ware, druggisis' sundries, paint and put " "Papa," she snapped, turning on the old man. "you've been t'lling tales about m-m-mee-ee-e." And she sat down again and cried. Tripp & Oliphant is the sign over the only general store in IJcroosa now. The old man does most of tho buying himself, and Dexter Oliphant has al ready "worked off'' all of tho dead stock. i Hannah "never did catch that train to Denver. John H. Kaftcry, in the Chicago Record-Herald. . O consecrate -your j money act as God's steward. ' . j It takes a rc.nt dan to lead small army. -Poison is not ariti doted by a goluenj cup. : j The greatest reg alities are the un-. realities. f Men want hands more than hd-' : outs.. j The American character is mere than the Constitution. It is hard to find a truth without an error in its shadow. The .word needs kindnes of heart more than keenness of head. - When men give God their manhood as well as their names the church wih not" lack for means. The worst cowardice is that of the man who does wrong for fear of being called a coward. ; ; A man's religion must be bankrupt when he can only pay the Lord forty days on the year. ?i ; j It is not enough to make good prom- J ises ip uoa, we must mase our promis es gbd.1 . . the divine in the Christian the best demonstration of the divinity of Christ. ) : . 5L ( A man is not thirsting for knowledge ust because he asks curious questions. Look out for the honesly, of the man who talks a great deal about his honor. , Even an awkward deed is better than the most eloquent dream. . !: .The attempt to be a good fellow lias spoiled many a good man. . God has no interest in the church that has no interest in the poor. The supreme things are seen with the soul insteadof with the senses. . r l -Men who are all for the outside are frequently not at all for the inside, f The value of a man's opinion on a subject denends'on what it costs him to live up to them. Ke w"ho i quick to promise is often slow to perform. j ' " When Christ is the alphabet life; be comes God's literature. H It takes a life-time to dearn to rad God's book of Providence. ! -The possessions of great means often produces great meanness. j ' A truly great name was never bought at the price of a good one, " Usually the little thinsrs are tho last we are willing to leave tP God. ; It is never safe to waste the day of life since the night falls without warn ing. x . ; ' ii .-' A man's businesses a curse when he is too busy to stop to do good. . TORTOISE IS A MOUSER. , ; Novel Pet or a Philadelphia Woman. . 1 i Catches Mice. ' j a. Philadelpnia woman who dislikes both cats and mice has discovered a noveP substitute for one as an exterj -minator of the other. r This substitute is nothing. more nor less than an ordi- . narv land .tortoise'."'1 " w ' f Ever since last summer when ; the tortoise was added to the family, circle by the woman's youngest son, aged 9, the has noticed that the mice, with which the house had-previously . been" 1 overrun, were gradually disappearing. It was not until the other day'how- -ever, that she discovered the cause. She was sitting very' quietly with some fancy work, and. the tortoise, which has the liberty of the house, was ap parently asleep in a corner. , Presently a I ittle mouse made its appearance and the tortoise opened its beady eyes. nuuuu iiuu rouuu lau iuu muuo, s. ' ting nearer and nearer, the tortoise as though fascinated. Finally it was with in striking ! distance. The tortoise darted out its head, there was a snap of the- jaws, a tiny little squeak, and the mouse was dead. , ' - Then the tortoise calmly and delib erately set to workdays, the Philadel phia Record, to eat its victim, a A. PlfyJOOSaEY. Tonsorial Artist, next door to Port Office. Razor boning to perfection, f .alao repair shoes and can gaaranto my worki ; Jast' try me;' f :f f CFFER AGENTS or FIRMS Xn Exclusive Territory. Our Fire and Burglar proof Safes sell at fight, v City or (Country. ) J rT L OUTFIT FREE. NO needed. 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I -'THERE'S FlVn THOUSAND DOLLARS' WORTH OF THEM THINGS "town upon -which ho had set his heart. The town was Hermcsa, a picture vil lage nestling in the mountains' . lap. The girl was Hannah Tripp, buyer, bookkeeper, partner and general mana .ger cf one of the two general stores cX-the town. -f Sell out!" gasped Oliphant Why, 1 din't know why didn't ycu tell me- ?f , "Yep; sell out, that's what. And Hanner's gone to Denver for to be a Tlioxislitful Only of Quality. Williams College, at Williamstown, Mass., situated among the romantic Berkshire hills, and attracting present attention by reason of its election of a Kansas City minister as its president, is exceptional among 'American col leges. It has come nearer than any other institution of the higher learning to exemplifying tho idea; of President Garfield, cue of its caduates, that the best education was to sit at cue end of a bench with Mark Hopkins at the other end. 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