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COST LITTLE TO BE CHEERFUL
What is there in human nature
that makes us grumble at little
clouds Instead of rejoicing In the
sunlight?
All are iucliued to reoort incivili
ties, to iguore courtesies. Whea a
policeman leaves his post to direct
us, do we thank him? Rarely. "That
is \vha» he is paid for," we say.
Tha> is not what he is paid for.
He has gone out of his line of
duty to be of assistance, and the
leas' he should receive would be
a cheerful "Thank you!"
Put yourself in the policeman's
place, or in the street car conduct
or's, or in the elevator man's, or
the lettt-r carrier's—any one of the
many with whom wq have daily
contact. Cousider the thousand an
noying things that hapoen, think of
the unpleasant duties many are
called upon to perform.
And consider how little it costs
to be cheerful, to smile, to give a
little nod of appreciation, or to
call cut a pleasant "Thank you."
Try it and see the result. See the
tired mouth relax into a smile, the
weary eyes tw3-hten. Notice how
the man—or the woman—watches
for you next day, how pitifully eage
he or she is for the unaccustomed
greeting.
Try it just for a weak, and every
man, woman and child with whom
you co;ue into daily association will
be your devote-d frienl. You will
be hat'pv too, for happir.ess and
cheerfulness are contagious.
Forget to be a grouch for a
week, and you will wooider how you
could ever have boen disagreeable.
—Ex.
PAN-AMERICAN ISM
P.tu-Americanism, 'he encourage
went of a neighborly and co-opera
tive 3eutiment between the people of
Nor'h and South America, has gou<
forward very rapidly in recent
montbs. Under the leadership of
John Barrett, the Pan-American
bureau, formed for the encourage
ment of friendly relations, has car
ried on its work for many yearrs,
with headquarters at Washington
and branches In various South Am
erican s'ates. It began its work
at a time when the United States had
little though of its neighbors, and
the latter were suspicious of our
motives and altogether resentful of
our assumptions of superiority
through the declarations of the
Monroe doctrine.
Our pr.sent relations with South
American nations are a pleasant
contrast to the old conditions, Our
relations with Cuba, Mexico and
Haiti have shown our southern
neighbors that we have no ami
blticns of empire or dreams of
territorial aggradizement. The peo
ple of the two continents have
been made better acquaineU through
the activities t,f the Pan-American
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with I.OCAI. APPLICATION'S, as they
cannot reach the seat o* the disease. Ca
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease,
and In order o cur. It you must take in
ternal r«ra* ! -> H:i!!'s Catarrh Cure Is
taken internal:;-, and acts directly upon
the bloo 1 ami raucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is rjt a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the best phy
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. It is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, actios directly on the
raucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two inrredients Is what pro
duces such wor.derTul results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY &- CO.. Props.. Toledo, O.
Soli by Druggists. pr|r.» 75c.
Taka Hall's Family Fills (or constipation.
bureau, and in recwnt days the
European war ha3 brought them
closer together In the new bonds of
trade and of commercial life.
War In Europe has driven the
people of North and South America
; Into the close relationship of a
common protective Interest. There
are many reasons why the peoples
of both Americas should be 0113 In
defending their continental interests,
and there are indications that this
will bo the ultimate attitude. The
president voiced this necessity In a
tvcent message, and there will be
found widespread sentiment for It.
There will ultimately bo an assump
tion of the obligations of the Mon
1 roe doctrine by all of the nations
1 of the continent. In these mutual
j bonds, commerce and a closer ac
, 'luaintance will follow as a mat
i ter of course. The seed of friend
j ship planted so many years ago Is
ripeniDg, and Its fruition will bring
I great advantages and great oppor
^ tunities for good to all Americas.—
j Seattle P.-I.
BETTER LATE THAN' NEVER
An old saying and true. But wliy
I bo late when it to to your advan
tage to do your Xmas shopping now
I au- HERE.
We are proving to ourselves,
1 daily, that our stock is what we
want, it to be, namely, UP-TO-DATE
IX QUALITY, DOWX-TO-DATE IN
PRICE.
We make no idle boast when
we s.'ty that we have lots of SAT
ISFIED customers leave our store
datlv and we attribute the satisfac
tion to our having an assortment
from which you may pick quickly
and be reassumi you are getting
tile best price we caa poesiWi* give
you
WHY DON'T YOU COME IN
AND SATISFY YOURSELF?
f Keller Bros. Drug Col 12-17-2.
ADVANTAGES
There are advantages in being a
girl. Parents of a Georgia boy
of It who is 6 feet 5 inches
high and still growing, complain
that " e outgrows a suit of clothes
«n a week- Now, a girl growing
at that rate could Just keep in
touch w'th the progress of fashion
without altering her clothess at all.
—Exchange.
Only One "Bromo Quinine"
Whenever you feel a cold coming on,
think of the full name LAXATIVE
■BROMO QUININE. Cures a Cold in one
day. Cures Grip in two days. Look for
signature of E. W. Grove on the bo«. 25c
EVERY OWNER OF
A DWELLING
Should Have
FIRE INSURANCE
Now is the Time to Act
Reliable Companies are
Represented by
PHIL ABRAHAMS
Afrent
4th Avenue
A Mistaken
Identity
By DWIGHT NORWOOD
Friends were arriving for tlie funeral
and on entering tlio house turned Into
the room where the coffin rested on
supports. It hail been left open, and
any one who wished to have a look at
the deceased was permitted to do so.
Mrs. MacElroy looked down upon the
corpse with melancholy visage, then
went to her seat and whispered to
Mrs. Martin beside her:
"He looks very natural."
"Do you think so? I wouldn't know
him."
Mrs. Gonlgle leaned forward and
remarked In a subdued voice that she
had been asked to go to the hospital
whero he had died and Identify him.
She was In doubt at first, but as she
looked the features seemed to throw off
the death look and tuke on a lifelike
appearance. She would stake her life
on his being Parker.
Nathan Parker had left homo sev
eral days before to go to work at his
trade—he was a plasterer—and had not
returned. He had complained of diz
ziness and was seen to stagger as he
walked down the street Night came
and he did not return. Ills wife was
worried about hliu and fearful that he
had collapsed. She would have gone
to Inquire of his employer, but her
husband had told her that he was go
ing to do a Job on his own account
that day and unfortunately did not in
form her where It was.
That night was one or great anxiety
to Mrs. Parker. She went to the
grocery and called tip every hospital In
town, asking If a man of the namo of
Parker was there. Thoy all replied
that they had no such person among
their patients. The nest day passed
without bringing the missing man's
return. Mrs. Parker sent out a police
alarm, but nothing came of It
Then one day (he missing man's son
concluded to go the rounds of the hos
pitals In search of his father. At one
of theui he found that a man had died
who hud been taken In uucousclous
and no name obtained. lie had fallen
on a sidewalk, been picked up by n po
liceman and brought to the hospital In
an ambulance. He had died the day
before.
John Parker went in to see the
corpse, dreading to find his father. lie
no sooner looked upon it than he cov
ered his eyes with his hands. There
lay the man he had feared to see. Then
he went home anil iuformed Ills moth
er of what he had found. After she
had given way to the first outbursts
of grief she asked John If he was sure
that the body ho had seen was that
of his father. John said he was. but
there would be no harm in sending
some one else to identify it Stephen
Parker, the deceased's brother, went
to the hospital and expressed a doubt
that the corpse was that of Nathan.
Then Mrs. Gonigle, nn intimate friend
of the family, went to the hospital
and confirmed John's report.
At the hour appointed for the fu
neral the family and relatives came
into the room where (he burial rites
were to take place nnd took seats be
side the coffin. A minister appeared,
who conducted the services and dwelt
at length on the virtues of the de
ceased. When all was over the under
taker put the lid on the coffin and
screwed it down. While he was do
ing so a man. very pale, staggered In
at the door.
"What's all this?*' he exclaimed.
"Good gracious!" cried Mrs. Parker.
"Who are you?" asked the minister,
starting forward to head off the Inter
loper.
"Who am I? I'm Nathan Parker.
Who's that In the coffin?"
"Oh, Nathan," cried the wife, "Is it
really you?"
"Really me? Who else should I be?"
"Have you come back from the
dead ?"
"I haven't been with the dead."
"It looks use you, but I eatft be
Wire."
Johnny went np to the Intruder, look*
ed him close In the /ace, then threw
his ai-n-i around him, crying: "I made
a mist; vo! I made a mistake!" Then
Mrs. Parker took her husband away
from Johnny and hugged blm.
Meanwhile Parker, who had Jnst got
out of bed after several days, being
either unconscious or delirious, suc
cumbed to the shock of arriving Just
In time for his own funeral and would
have fallen to the floor had his wife
and son not supported him to a sofa.
Johnny run for a stimulant, and Mrs.
Parker chafed his hands.
"Take that thing awayP' he cried
faintly.
Parker was put to bed and the
corpse removed. As soon as he be
came sufficiently composed to give an
account of his absence he said that
while going to work the sidewalk and
his head seemed to come together—he
knew not how—end he was uncon
scious till he found himself In bed In
a strange house. He called; a woman
came Into the room and told him that
she had seen him fall, had gone out
and had instructed several persons who
gathered about him to carry him into
her house. She had not the heart to
send him to a hospital, but had sent
for a doctor to attend him.
Parker asked how long he had been
there, and when she told him It was a
week be Jumped out of bed, declaring
that he must go to hts family, who
would be worried about him. On ap
proaching his home and seeing e
hearse at the door he feared his wife
had died of fright on his account.
8nubb«d.
"Yes; we pay spot casb for every
thing."
"Ah, I often speak to my husband
about the time when we had tot"—
Puck.
A Long Sldowalk. ,i
The annual product of bricks in the
United States la 25,000,000,000. This
Is enough to lay a five foot sidewalk
eight times around the world.
For Dandruff, we recommend
"93"HalrTonic
Wm. BrIfU
m m. A *
Whilo Pa» Lodg*
r. Jk A. M. No. 11>
meet* 2d an<2 4th
Frf. Br'gB. of each
tnoniii. VI*iUa» brother* are wel
come Hhli Abraham*. Secretary.
Elmer L. WbaelT, W. M.
Bkagvray Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
EL meeta werj
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting bro ti
ers cordially welcome
HOWARD ASHLEY, B. R.
F. J. VANDBWALiL, Secretary.
FmtenuU Order
&«!•—
Skag^vaj A«rl«
Na SB, Frater
nal Order of
iMoeitxi rnaeui tne nrat ana uura
> Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth &T«nu«. Visiting
brothers cordially layltet to attand.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Mc
Alistir. Secretary.
f
Arctic Brotherhood-—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p.
m. sharp. Visiting brother^ cordial
ly -welcome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc
tic Chief, W. K. HUlery, ArcUc
Recorder.
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