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e-M - FOK PRESIDENT Hon. W. J. TiBYAH. BROTHERHOOD. any little word of mine May make a life the brighter, II any little sun; of mine May make a lieurt the lighter, Cod help me speak the little word And take my hit of tinging! And drop it in a lonely vale To net the echoes rinrinr. 'lf any little love of mini' May make a life the sweeter, II any little care of mine. Make a friend h the fleeter. If any lift of mini; may ease The burden of another, C!od (five me loveand care and strength To help a toiling brother." GRANDMOTHER'S SAMPLER. "A Btory? Well, let me see" Kan's head nodded approval; lor. when grandma began with, 'Det me see," 'twas a "sure sign" that she was recalling an experience of her own girlhood a true story of long ago. Af ter a tew moments, the bright knitting needles stopped click ing. and fell uncomplainingly perhaps glad of a short breath ing spell, who knows:" into grandma's ample lap. "Let me see; 'twas fifty-six years ago it seems but a day to look back upon that the prize was offered. I had just reached my thirteenth birthday, and my sister Patience was two years younger. "There was living at that time in the old Squire Hilton mansion, not far from my fath er's, the squire's only daughter, Madam Hilton Ware. The peo pie always called her 'Madam' because of her grave, dignified bearing and old time stateli ness. Madam Ware had always taken a great interest in needle work, and her home abounded in rich embroideries and choice bits of tapestrj ; while one of lier most intimate friends told of her having a bit of rare old lace that was once owned by Marie Antoinette. This she was Very proud of, and she kept it safely locked in an ebony box that her grandfather had brought from over the sea." "Did you ever see it, grand ma?" interrupted Nan. "No, dear! I was little more than a child when Madam Ware died: and at her death all her belongings went to a distant relative, who lived far away In the South. As 1 was saying, when I was thirteen, Madam Ware's car riage stopped before our door; and, seeing mother in the gar den, Madam beckoned her to the gate. In a few moments mother came into the kitchen, where Patience and rj I were scouring the tins, and told us Madam Ware desired to see us. "We hurriedly dried our liauds and with a considerable degree of awe followed our mother out to the carriage. After greeting us with a stately bow, she explained to us the object of her visit. To arouse an interest in needle work, she intended to offer a prize to the giri in our neigh borhood who, under fifteen, worked the best sampler, which must be completed within four weeks. The prize was to be a dress pattern of beautiful OA ental silk. My heart almost bounded in my mouth at the thought that possibly I might be the successful one, and get what I had always wanted a real silk frock." "Did you get it, grandma?" asked Nan, eagerly. "Wait, child; I haven't finished my story," remarked her grand mother, quietly. Then, resum ing: "Before Madam Ware drove away that morning, she left J Patience and I enough material for our samplers even to the needles to work them with. She gave us our direc tions, and told us that four weeks from that day all the girls were to assemble, with their mothers, at her home, where the samplers were to be exam ined and the prize award ed. "Every spare moment we could get after this we spent on our samplers, and I suspect we often let our mother do more than lier share of the work dur ing those four busy weeks. At the end of the second week I had the entire border of my sampler done, and about one half of the letters; while Pa tience was steadily working on the third side of her border "I'm afraid you're hurrying too much,' cautioned mother, as she examined my work one afternoon. -Twas all she said; for our mothers were charged to make no suggestions and to offer no aid. I saw mother looked troubled when she ex amined the underside of my work; for I had left a number of loose silk ends and a good many unsightly knots. Mother bad always trained us to do our work well; but I was in a hurry to see my sampler completed, and so was careless about the little things, tbat seemed to me of no acconnt. "At last the eventful day ar rived; and, dressed in our Sun day frocks and well starched sunbonnets, we started on foot (father had to use the horse to go to mill that day) to Madam Ware's. Patience and I had our samplers carefully folded up in clean white linen; and I can now see Madam's look ot approval, as, with childish courtesy, we handed them to her. "All the little girls in the neighborhood were there, and one could plainly see by their restlessness and furtive glances toward Madam Ware how anx ious each one was. And no wonder! For a silk dress in those days was something al most beyond a young girl's dreams even. "The excitement was greatly increased when Madam Ware and two lady friends, who were visiting her, went into the back parlor, where our needlework had been arrauged for inspec tion. Many a little girl's neck was strained that just a tiny peep might be taken through the partly cl osed door. "After waiting in suspense it seemed hours, but in reality it was a very short time Mad am Ware came into the room and placed on the mahogany table the silk pattern the much-longed for prize. "Oh!" we exclaimed together and forgot for the moment the suspense we were in, so carried away were we with the beauty and richness of that delicate fabric. "Presently Madam again came into the room, with two samplers in her hands. My heart gave a bound; for I imme diately recognized one of them as my own, while the other one was my sister's. What could it an? Surely there was but one prize offered ! "In an instant a hush settled 0 ver us you could have heard a pin drop as Madam Ware c ame forward. ' 'After careful considera tion,' she said, we have settled on Iwo samplers that deserve special mention; but, as you know, only one can receive a prize.' "She stopped and looked over to the sofa where Patience and I were seated. My breath almost left me. so excited I felt. Mother quietly reached over and took my hand. " 'This one," continued Mad am and she held mine up to v iew 'presents, as you all see a most excellent appearance on the outside; and the prize' 'is mine!' I ventured to whisper, as she hesitated a second, and I involuntarily moved forward, as though to receive it 'would have been given to the one who worked it, Miss Rachel Winship had sufficient care been taken with the under side.' And. as she spoke, she turned the sam pler over, plainly showing the knots and loose silk ends. 'As it is, the prize has been award ed to her sister, Miss Patience, whose work shows uniform care in what wasn't expected to show. It is very gratifying to me to be able to reward such meritorious worlc. ' " "And you wanted it so much!" sympathized Nan. "Didn't you feel dreadfully?" "Yes, dear; and although I was glad for Patience," con tinued grandma, gravely, "I was a long time in getting over my bUter disappointment all the more bitter because it was the result of my own careless ness. But the lesson it taught me has lasted longer and has helped me tar than the dainty silk frock could possibly have done. "As mother was about to leave my room that night, after 1 had gone to bed she whispered gently: 'Remember, dear as in thecasi of the sampler, that whatever we make of ourselves in life is sure to depend, in great measure, upon the care we pay to our little thoughtless h abits.' And, Nan, I've always remembered it." Adelbert F. Caldwell, in Zion's Herald. A BACHELOR'S REFLECTIONS. No man can appreciate a joke right after he has stuck his mu cilage brush in the ink bottle. The only reason Eve didn't try to get money out of Adam 't,--, l,ni-!iiicp if hnrin't hppn I tl . vented yet. f a woman doesn't like a minister she will believe that he is insincere just because he would rather have a big salary than a little one. When a woman finds a lot of love letters that her husband got before he married her he al ways insinuates that they were from a girl who was chasing him so hard that she disgusted him. A woman never likes to dis cuss Providence when the min ister comes to supper the night she has found that the moths have got in the fur on her win ter coat that she thought was put away so nice. New York Press. HOW TO MAKE AN UNPRO DUCTIVE TREE BEAR. The plan which I have follow ed with success and without permanent injury is girdling in early summer time. This should be done in June, A single cut may be made with a knife through the bark, entirely around, the trunk at any con venient place; or, two or more such cuts may be made. If a ring of bark several inches wide is peeled off entirely around the trunk of an apple or pear tree at this time of year, no harm will follow, for a new bark will soon form over the wound. Another very good plan is to re move long strips of bark about two inches wide, pointed at both ends, and leaving spaces of bark of about the same width. Any of these will cause a checking of the flow of sap and an unusual formaticn of fruit buds instead of an excess of wood buds. The trees of the stone fruits are much more sen sative to injury and will not safely endure such treatment as has been described; nor do the y usually need anything to force them into bearing. Prof. Vao Deman, in Vick's Magazine for June. Senator Hale is not an ad mirer of imperialism, although he has not said much in public against the McKinley imperial policy. He made the following remarks in the senate: "The his tory of colonial posessions from the days of the Romans to the present time, is a history of robbery, speculation, extrava gance, wrong doing in high quarters. and!corruption broad and large. I do not thinkthe ex amples of today are going to show that the American people are to be exempt from the mon strous evils which always have attended a colonial policy. The jaunty way in which the Ameri can people have embarked in the enterprise of , colouial pos sessions has certainly received a rebuke in what has been seen to happen during the last few months." HON. WM. SULZER. Extracts from "What a differ ence between now and then." by Hon. Wm. Sulzer, of New York. He called the attention of the House of Repsesenta tives to the words spoken by Wm. McKinley, on the floor of the House February 29, 1888. Because of theie being $o9, 000,000 desposited with the na tional banks at that time he ut tered these words: "That sur plus money ought to be in the treasury today. It is now out among the banks held by them they giving to the government, bonds as security lor the depos it and are getting the money without interest. I charge the president of the United States and his administration with be ing responsible for this con dition of affairs and for what ever congested condition we have in the treasury and what ever alarm prevails about the finances of the country. Every dollar of this money should be paid to redeem the Gov ernment debt." Hon. Wm. Sulzer says: What a difference between now and then? What a spectacle the records presents between Wm . McKinley the fearless repren tative from Ohio in 3888 and Wm. McKinley president of the United States in 1900, the mere agent of the Standard Oil trust the most dangerous monopoly in the land and the greatest menace today to tire stability of our finances and our free in stitutions. To-day there are over $100,000,000 of the .peo ple's money deposited by the secretary of the Treasury with pet national banks and not drawing a penny interest so far as the people are concerned. 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