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MAN WHO HELPS HIS BROTHEP
His "Boys" Call Him Ihe "General Ad
vlser Without Pay" He la
Partial to None.
\
When a man loves to.live he usual
ly can go among men who care little
whether they live or not and do good
Such n man Is Augustus E. Vmighan
immaculuto of dress and of heart venerable
erablo In years and usefulness , whom
one may sco almost any day cither on
Boston Common or at the Younj
Men's Christian Union.
His specialty Is helping his fallet
and discouraged brother , whether he
bo a cigarette smoking boy or a rum
sodden and disheartened derelict of t
man. His creed Is cheerfulness and
his passion Is books.
Often ono may sec him , tall and
straight , faultlessly attired In a frock
coat , with his flowing whlto board and
his long and carefully trimmed whl'.o
lock ; , standing with or sitting bcsldti
some ragged and unkempt victim ol
circumstances who has sought thoonly
place whore the police will not tell
him to move on , the Common , and
then ono Is sure to bo struck by the
contrast Many a man ho has mot
there has later b&como as clean of
body and heart as hlmsolf , and all
t through his infectious good nature and
brotherly comraderle.
Among the younger men with whom
this old young man of 75 unceasingly
labors ho Is known as "tho general
adviser without pay , " and ho Is as In-
tcrestcd In their ambitions an they
can bo , and so youthful Is ho in their
presence that ho is always ono oi
them.
Mr. Vaughan Is not engaged In ac
tive business this summer , but hq
comes to Boston every day , rain or
shine , to talk with his "boys , " as h <
calls them. Some of these have novel
before known a real friend. Ho is
highly educated , and counts among hii
( friends many college presidents ana
professors.
Ho was born In MIddloboro , nearlj
seventy-five years ago , and traces hi ]
Fineaco back to Peregrine White ol
Mayflower fame.
I "I love to live , " said he to me. "and
J want to help 'tho boys' to enjoy liv
ing , too. "
Why Do They.
Why women like the baldheaded
man it is somewhat difficult to define.
It may bo because ho appears to be :
Thoughtful and kind.
Trustworthy and confiding. "Whim
sical. Past the follies and frivolities
of youth.
Usually successful.
A man of property
Opinions why women like the bald-
headed man obtained by the Dally
Mirror are as follows :
Ho Is not silly llko young men.
IIo accepts refusals of marriage so
nicely that one is sorry ono did not
accept him.
The bald patch looks so clean and
nice. Ono would like to kiss it.
A doctor welcomes baldness when 11
comes to him , as it is a sign of so-
( lateness and dignified learning , which
invariably increases his practise.
Russia's Growing Population.
This year's census of the Russian
empire adds another flvo millions to
the population as enumerated in 1908.
The czar's subjects now number 160-
000,000 and Increase every year by
2.GOO.OOO despite wars , epidemics and
internal disturbances. As there is no
lack of cultivated soil in Russia there
seems no-reason why this big annual
increase should not continue.
A Long Chance.
"I took a long chance when I asked
her to marry me. "
"She rejected you , eh ? "
"No , that was the long chance I
took. She accepted me. "
To Oblige Him.
Mr. Dorkins You're always bounc
to have the last word , anyway.
Mrs. Dorklns Yes ; that's because
you always wait to hear mo say it.
Experience is a safer and more use
ful guido than any principle , however
accurate and scientific it may be.
Buckle.
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Regained by Right Food.
The average healthy man or woman
Is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But lot dyspepsia or indigestion get
hold of one , and all endeavor becomes
a burden.
"A year ago , after recovering from
an operation , " writes a Michigan lady
"my stomach and nerves began to give
mo much trouble.
"At times my appctlto was vorr.
.clous , but when indulged , indigestion
followed. Other times I had no appe
tite whatever. The food I took did not
nourish mo and I grew weaker than
ever.
"I lost Interest In everything an.1
wanted to bo alouo. I had always had
ixood nerves , but now the merest trifle
would upset mo and bring on a violent
headache. Walking across the room
was an effort and prescribed exorcloQ
was out of the question.
"I had seen Grape-Nuts advertised ,
but did not believe what I read at the
time. 'At ' last when it seemed as if 1
was literally starving , 1 began to eat
Grape-Nuts.
"I had not been able to work for a
year , but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts I am eager to bo at work
again. My stomach glv'os mo no trou
bio now , my nerves are steady as ever ,
and Interest in Hfo and ambition have
como back with the return to health. '
Road "Tho Road to Wcllvllle , " in
pkgs. "Thcro'a a Reason. "
Uvcr rentl tlio nliove letterf A new
one iiarn from time to time. Tlir ;
nre Bcnuluc , true , untl lull at huuiui
Intercut.
I GIVE
SHOP-GIRL
N an excellent short
atory published not
long ago , O. Henry
gave to his shop-girl
heroine a colossal char
acter , emphasized that
In her were combined
the notable attributes
of Hercules , Joan ot
Arc , Una , Job and Lit
tle Red Riding Hood.
And at this season ot
the year "glad Christ
mas days" It cosily
might flocm to a loss
s y m p a t u otic person
than the regretted O. Henry that the
Bhop-glrl most stands in need of the
strength of Hercules , the heroism of
Joan of Arc , the truthfulness and oth
er singular excellencies of Una , the
patience of Job. Think what it must
mean , from eight to six , or eight to
ten , as the case may be , to face and
servo the rattled throngs that are now
surging through the shops , think of
the strain on endurance and nerve , on
temper and manners. The wonder Is
not that Bho often comes up to the de
mands on her , but that she over docs.
Some of the veterans , survivors of
many hard-fought Christmas battle
fields , are marvels ; may bo seen at
fag-end of day still alert , though droop
ingly so ; still clear-headed , though
with conscious effort ; still with cour
teous attitude in their serving , though
those they servo have Jest the last
shred of any politeness with which
they may have started out.
Compare the manners of some
spoiled darling , some indulged , arrogant -
gant child of wealth , with the dignity
and patience and sweetness often
shown by the girl behind the counter.
The ono aelf-centered , of most restrict
ed vision , captious , petty ; the other
self-effacing , far-seeing , charitable
big. Caleb in search of a wife might
well pursue his quest along theialsles
of the big stores , find womanly Ideal
standing there behind the counter.
They are not all caricatures of fashIon -
Ion , with hair tortured Into latest ex
aggeration , frocks cheap copies of
showy splendors ; not all more given
to powder and rouge than to soap and
water. And In the attainment of the
BO highly-desirable neatness and trim *
ness heroism again has to como to the
fore , It Is no easy matter after long
hours of labor to labor more , take
pains for personal cleanliness , sew and
darn when eyes are heavy , back Is
aching. Heroines every ono ot them
that make a good show.
I know a girl in a fashionable candy
shop that every other night washes
and Irons that she may bo presentable
the next day. Her moderate wage < a
the chief part of the family support ,
there is not enough money for enough
blouses to last the week , and so the
midnight laundrylng Is done as a mat
ter of course. But how pretty and
sweet and fresh the girl does manage
to look In her snowy white and well
brushed black ; much better dressed ,
she seems to me , than the woman of
fuss and feathers.
What little mothers they are , a lot
of them , simple affectionate , domestic
creatures though so often character
ized as vain , shallow , foolishly am
bitious , thinking only of dress and
"dates. " I know one girl that worked
In ono of the department stores which
keep open evenings at Christmas time ,
who the night before Christmas did
not leave the store until midnight ,
then after traveling an hour on the
street cars to her homo stayed up
hours to trim a wonderful Christmas
tree for the children of the family , the
bunch of little ones the poor seem al
ways to have with them. I know an
other girl that at this season goes
down unusually early mornings to ar
range "stock , " comes homo unusually
late evenings : but after dinner cheer
fully dons kitchen apron and helps
with giant plum pudding and other
Christmas preparation that yearly Is
repeated In honor of old England and
the homo left behind when there was
mode search for fortune in the rich
land of America. These are Just two
Instances , the one quite commonplace ,
unhcrolc , but you may pick up a few
for yourself by eavesdropping a bit In
your shopping ; observing among the
buyers the many shop-girls purchasing
toys and silver " " '
"pusher , children's
THE IDEAL WORKSHOP.
And the Jollicst and bust old work
man In the world.
Irifitn ) ) $ Day
To rule And reign with gentle
sway.
The King of Love was born
today.
No palace 'walls enclosed Mm
round ,
cBut ( n A manger WAS he found ;
Thai so the boastful tuor/ < /
might see
The greatness of humility.
He came , A child. In Icvely
grace ,
Tfiat so A child might seek his
face ;
So poor was ht , the humblest
born
Might come , without a fear of
scorn.
To all mankind he showed the
way ,
And ushered { n the dAwn of
day. ,
And so , iaith grateful /ewe
And praise ,
We hail.this blessed day of
days.
The children's joy , the poor
man's feast ,
The star of hope to great and
least ;
Wen holy angels come to
earth ,
And sing anew A Savior's
birth !
gloves and sweater , or Bray dress for
mammy , muffler for daddy. i
Of course there is any number of
pert , Incompetent girls that wait on
hapless customers , rather keep hap
less customers waiting , but they have
been pictured with enough frequency ,
this sort repeatedly held up as typical ,
thereby obscuring the virtues of , the
many worthy ones following the pro
fession of "waiting on. " For some tlmo
past I have been gathering data , ma
king experiment ; and have found It
the rule rather than exception that
courtesy moots with courtesy. "Soft
and fair go far In a day , " not only on
highway but in the miles of space in
a huge department storo.
A man said to mo recently : "How
little of church is brought into the
Christmas of today. " And how sadly
true this is "church" in this connec
tion standing for whatsoever things are
lovely , whatsoever things are good , of
full Import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
"lovely and good" as ono may wander.
Put yourself : In her place , remember
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily weariness snapped
strained nerves , broke down poise.
Ye gods and little fishes , in what
condition is the shop-girl to "enjoy"
Christmas ! I am sure if I wore she
Sew and Darn When Eyea Are Heavy.
all I would ask of good Saint Nicholas
would be u dark , airy room far , far
away from people ( from man , and es
pecially woman ) ; a great , soft bed
where I could stretch out long and I
wide ; silence and sleep forever and \
forever. No dreams to disturb that
sleep ; no vision of past haggling , no
vision of wearisome "exchanges" to
come.
But the reality is a long way from
this that I would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wage earner as she
would bo content to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
power ? No , every dependent in the
household must partake of her bounty ,
every pensioner be given good proof
of what it means to have her dross up
and go down town every day. Noth
ing of niggard is the shop-girl at
Christmas , she is as much a Lady
Bountiful as any millionairess of them
all.
What a creature ! A "Hercules , a
Joan of Arc , a Una , n Job" and a
Lady Bountiful on eight dollars and
less a week !
( CopyrlRht. 1910. )
Agnes' Prayer.
Our little flve-ycar-old Agnes , hav
ing been reprimanded by her mamma
for Bomo slight misdeed , went and
linelt by n chair and prayed as fol
lows :
"Oh , Lord , mnko me a good little
girl. I want to be a good Httlo girl ,
but I don't know how. But , If I am
naughty , please aetid Santa Glaus Just
the same. ' "
Christmas Time.
I have often thought of Christmas
time , when It has como round , apart
from the veneration due to Us sacred
name and origin , If anything belong
ing to It can bo apart from that as a
good time , a kind , forgiving , charit
able , pleasant time. Charles Dickens.
A TRAIN LOAD OF TOBACCO.
Twenty-four Carloads Purchased for
Lewis' Slnglo Binder Cigar
Factory.
What la probably the biggest lot ot
all fancy grade tobacco holil by nny
factory in the United States has Just
hccn purchased by Frank 1' . Lewis , ot
Peorlu , for the manufacture of Lewis'
Rlnglo Hinder Cigars. The lot will
mnko twenty-four carloads , and la se
lected from whttt Is considered by experts -
perts to bo the finest crop raised In
many years. The purchase of tobacco
Is sufficient to lant the factory more
than two years. An extra prlco was
halt ! for the selection. Smokers of
Lewis' Slnglo Hinder Cigars will appre
ciate this tobacco.
Pcoria Star , January 1G , 1000.
Progress In Railroading.
"Yes , " says the lady whoso dress
raso Is covered with atrnngo foreign
labels , "tho way railroads are run
nowadays Is n great improvement
over what they were CO years ago. "
"But surely you had no experience
as a traveler CO years ago , " says her
friend.
"I don't mean that. But nowadays ,
don't you notice , when there is n
wreck it is always had at some point
convenient to a cluster of farm houses
where the victims can go for coffee
and to eotiwarm ? "
Why Kick ?
Louis Wlsna , the Newark artist ,
utoro a gloomy look on his usually
cheerful face.
"It ban Just struck me , " ho said to
Charles Stasse , "that my shoes don't
cost mo as much as my youngster's. "
"Then what ate you complaining
about ? " asked Stasso.
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