r-r-*- -- conldn’t it close get when she full he back in together), the fall, Tottie, very just Dottie and Meanwhile came so as all marched before and they Thanksgiving, in. their “stingy though called them, over old a everybody like soldiers, keeping Barker” step and told body, her and she might Josephine bring Sarah aunt real were names of the Thompson Sallie front stopped in to stay with her until her straight down to uncle walked Amelia Ann, back. twins. primary playground, and all the came the in front had stop of both “ ’Tain’t likely (You to she’ll they and eat enough followed them, to scholars they always bankrupt because fo'" them, me,” of kindergarten he muttered. “Anyhow, big girls and were all the found -ft together they could I close ain’t goin’ just shade to let in the as passel of them waiting for as tots no I Slllh. get.) children git possibly ahead of me.” ' big elm. ' the under the morn- in IIE rose and—and— Dottie Thompson In spite “Miss good Dame of the absence biggest of fireworks, say?” cried the Jj y ing. did she “What - Cjt/w JvJ;-, Tommy ladies,” began lemonade, Trott, and ice and all the girl. young cream, • the '<' looked at "• And x" 5 bashful and defiant yet glance children—boys anxiously with bit?” and girls too —agreed it all “Is true a W < T smile —every with clock a — slandered Davis. “You have Aggie that they’d at had jolly Fourth sigh, littlest asked ■'■' the and never one. so a very a .IWi _ .*', ,' her in » stood l boys by sayiing she insulted July of before, As and Dottie and but they solemnly changed nodded we their twins us The ’• spotless gown. and self-sacrificing, < couldn’t be minds the next generous cried: year. said, she late," be to •‘He known never was boys want to know What and happened? lovely Miss Oh, know that you I most “And us- you can guess, bed. his of he out time surely is “It was Fourth of there’s all July can’t you? Well, her that I’ll help give dear. going our out the Swinton is to well, up vacation and you a he is hearty I hope had! A year bunch —and boys money—in want little. has I’ll just he for that whisper beautiful the three spend us two Such and a nap a money or hat M Hark! s him. for long Is too where’s —and know none words in uncle—• didn’t ought to ear—“ Sallie’s Sallie—and she sick yours you can your poor that?” And all and welcome. it have Klondike!” —Ladies’ World, New Y’ork. she’s all down ’cos my as to, anyway,my pat, run hasty ribbons She her a gave ‘Now up!’ put shut father knows down. and first thing she up or smoothed her mother says: And apron says, THE “GLORIOUS FOURTH.” wish it And —and Dottie herself,” and she’ll sick was more we be we above. the floor A thump, bang, on a die anybody don’t want to and ’round her of love. mournfully look now looked with cried, companions up!” she on “He’s a The One Distinctively American then thump—and s—Swinton Miss her pathetic little and A bang and go a —s can on gave a bound he re with the stairs a Needt/ Down Holiday, over —'and —that’s all.” And But One That vacation—and Reforming sniff. cl came, Tommy Along; Certain red face turned Lincs. in with do if Miss should whatever “And dame very old a dear we hugged the shouted, and And breath bolt. was tried and her mourned and fell off d-i-e-d,” dolefully to Till her Swinton cap adult The American who thinks Davis quick Aggie too for gone. But Tottie. was called for and he his drum called for He r it would make in what the the of She caught- him by front him. a gap thisftimeall the Kindergarten tots memories By his horn, which he treasures to wipe out and hand, with jacket with and laughed Primaries his of the and half whistled and than and one He danced more all those relating the Fourth of to 1 and her full of tears pretty snif- her sung, in and the rest tears, eyes were were the flags that such breeze raised jvnd a July will object scarcely noise to the flung he of that fearsome festival, though even again. flapped w'indows the From is freely admits that it longer he no July, Dame Fourth!” good only ’•it’s my music it him. the that to once was hurried that To neighbors wondering the distinctively The Fourth of July is the one by. explained; pride motherly American holiday. Scientists With wild, and bit noisy ••He is just little a dig down in the records cannot child! dearest but the I confess; must discover that Chinese knew and the mild, gentle and them all of My others are always about it thousands of It differ—it’s children But so— years ago. of will be boys, you Ar.d boys course, belongs solely and if foreigner to us, any know!” does like the celebrate not way we she went. knees motherly her And down on it he would do well keep his content, his to off him tire And helped to gun, her though burned and Angers her were objections himself. to rent. apron At the time the dreary lists of same stained. and ail spotted ribbons And her killed, maimed grievously stricken, and sft his fun began; dawn when early was of feeble folk, the tortured nerves romped and he From cellar to ran garret burning and all other the houses the house. little Through the little, sweet neat of results of slambang patriotism tangle with toys. strewed the parlor He sorry and noise; reechoed with The walls riot “glorious Fourth” the is show that us hair, rumpled her her and He broke china in inglorious day respects some an bare; carpets And all her pretty wore new which needs reforming along lines the and stars down, And the went sun out shall eliminate from it mayhem, that came all about; i what the racket To was see child and and shall slaughter arson final with o’ the clock -And twelve at a happiness those elements of real restore shout midnight the and pleasing celebration which He frightened mouse. broadsides have been frightened by away July, “The child!” said Dame dearest pistols howling from the horse of with heartfelt the clock Ar.d she looked at a ■INK sigh, idiots ceaseless cannonading and her with righted As she cap care. deadly loaded with of tubes paper good the dear, he has had time, “I hope a i dynamite. year! And—will asleep for least stay at a sometimes. I find, The children sweetest unquestionably The Fourth of July is mind. and Are trifle wearing the body to a good thing, however—if you a rather glad For will be boys, and I’m boys Record. Daily survive it.—Chicago My the—only—boy—l—had!” Fourth was head, And sleepily nodding her dear old bed— “I had be going I better to guess COUNTRY THE TRUE LOVE OF I’m tired—myself!” she said, little bit a And sleep in her chair! went to BUNCH.” MONEY-IN A FOURTH OF JULY ‘THERE’S ALL OUR —Margaret Johnson, Woman’s Home Foremost in First Pats and Always Companion. Ideals of Loyalty Highest to looked all flushed with surprise and joy, girls redeyed face fling, and the big even Character and Conduct. him, the other hand she held to mournful. out and Complete External and y F crying: Fourth Tf said that f 5^ “And my mamma J which belong Viy The nation has to we ‘ day after of July would be here tomorrow, Tommy. I’ll take “Shake hands, it become different nation in important very a I’d have and all back. Boys be and some money generous can within respects recent years. if asked her own—and I then —all self-sacrificing and Tommy.” smart too, my >FRESH different and It has assumed new responsibilities. ‘Yes.’ ” I might and she said: little and Then laughed FUNDI she Internal Treatment a AIR Its relation other to “Might what?” Tommy wisted and with shout t away, a altered materially and nations has her?” “What did ask of: fellers!” down “Come to you ran on, Josephine Tmel#- Van By \ differences that finally. It is not strange ?” have “How much will fence jumped it—three the and money you over questions of opinion about many say?” “What did she times—standing jump, and it Z 1 & jnrn was arisen. But thing remains have HERE two one were own?” “Is it all Tommy’s head, (yticura high too. most your as as of patriotism, certain. The nature schoolhouses in -'l with the Dottie looked around approving play the . Nobody stopped to way on -LLAX Jjl love is, of country, that the true Fifth ward. the never that self-conscious smile just home that Everybody ran noon. patriot faces and he alters, the true One for the Kin- as [m and Tottie superior virtue, from fast their legs could them comes carry as as conditions not expect the must and the dergarten new sister: answered for her Thompson is—everybody but the —that revealed principles be to ’Primary that and the lowest classes are two new and it’s all “Of walked slowly our own twins. They course very old familiar principles him, but that the to in the Grammar. The other for the might give it to said by the weighed down yes—we indeed, mamma responsibility opportunities, find to higher classes. Miss Swinton are new seven going Manson—and I said I Sallie of all that was of taking care perhaps methods, of illustration and the principal of the lower new school was everybody give theirs ask too, to to money. service. As the national celebration and and Mr. Sutphen the principal of the wouldn’t Miss Swinton and then maybe Miss Swinton, when she went to the SET THE independence it of returns, higher. Two such popular teachers d-i-e.” and home have to- stay at five minutes 12, window past at wondering vitally beneficial bring with it had more been can no known in Abington, looked nodded solemnly and never Dottie silence, opened unusual the at suggestion this —that than true strict and firm gentle kind, yet and eagerly around. astonishment. Not boy in her a eyes is and the of always love country the cleanse one popular CUTICURA SOAP with of to and universally Consisting money,” everyone July she “It’s Fourth of Thompson the in sight the girl except or was and and that it first foremost puts same, respected. Miss Swinton always we’d explanatorily. “The slowly and said, twins, and they money were of loyalty highest ideals the to thickened the and soften had and adoring circle scales, of girls, and skin of crusts an and torpedoes yes, firecrackers spend for carefully turning the corner. God which has character and conduct boys, around her too, recess-time. at Boston and lemonade and going to to school opened afternoon when That revealed —Boston Congregationalism to instantly OINTMENT man. CUTICURA to cuticle, To-day there than the balloon—” was more the Miss Tottie walked to Dottie and see up usual crowd—but they stood little a in Tottie. it “And soldiers,” chimed carefully laid the Swinton’s desk and on and inflammation, and irritation, itching, allay back, and only the Thompson way fireworks,” finished Dottie. full One nearly “And the boxes. two was open twins leaned her chair, on one on it’s half dimes, always bits, “Mamma five-cent of pennies, a quarters says RESOLVENT CUTICURA and and heal, soothe side each of her, and fingered her big always and silver dollar apiece, and most halves, and more, one ebain and rings and lookea adoringly up that, and reposed she’ll give the other and “cart-wheel.” In anyway, a us and expel humour blood, cool the and cleanse to into the kind brown too.” he’ll chip in, whose eyes. maybe pouch from leathern open papa says ‘Tear Miss Swinton, that story of was perfect stream issued you’re going give mouth “Do to a you mean sufficient is often to SET A SINGLE cure told yesterday all true, you germs. us every coins. varied firecrackers and torpedoes up your bit of it?’” asked Dottie. big boy, Dottie, in Fourth?” asked for the “Yes-sum,” said to answer a and skin, scalp, disfiguring torturing, the most ‘‘And is the little girl going die to be would her teacher. incredulously. “Huh, glance from inquiring you a an if she can’t by the get salt away —it’s the for fool! ” “They’re from money US' irritations, and itchings, blood humours, rashes, water?” cried Tottie. Jiim. —” Dottie turned firecrackers on our “And did her father die down in cream,” put snapped. “Guess ice “Yes, I am,” she and lemonade “And physicians, best the when with loss of hair, Cuba?” I’d firecracker rather Tottie. in never, never see a “And did her mother out to me? go bring it dear Miss to again than have do to “And why my you fail. and all remedies other her father and catch the fever ntirse blazing them for d-i-e-e,” blue buy Swinton and the Do want to you me you die, -and too?” school?” filled with the here at celebrate tears at mere eyes you can so CUTICURA SOAP USE MILLIONS “And is her auntie sick lame and Dottie; cried “give please! ” thought. no! ” “Oh, she can’t work for but so then—” Sallie Manson, and little money, “Or Sallie Manson it to poor only home and clothes get for working Tottie. away.” a either,” snapped “And then go you can purifying, for preserving, Ointment, by Cuticura Assisted for stingy that old Barker?” —” vacation “And have dear,” cried Aggie “Don’t mind him, a of for the scalp the skin, cleansing and beautifying “Sh! Sh! Dottie mustn’t”—began well —” —you Sallie’ll get “And Davis, prettiest of the big girls. the Miss Swinton, of falling but Dottie hurried dandruff, and the stopping scales, and crusts, tired and won’t get out things They “And “Boys you anyway. are mean her out question quickly she had twins together, the so finished rough,, d-i-e-e,” hair, softening, and red, if for whitening, soothing couldn’t be self-sacrificing they time to round no say chubby any more. throwing four tried. We girls will all help Dottie. arms you, and hands, itchings, and chafings, for baby rashes, sore “And is her uncle ’way in the bursting neck and into up Swinton’s that Miss We give things we up can and and for all the of bath, the toilet, nursery. .Klondike, purposes and —and—” hugged her till they while they firecrackers, like better like than boys tears, of form Millions of Women Cuticura Soap in the Then both chimed in together: death. to use choked her going and I’m ask to almost to mamma “And is ’ excoriations, he all the relation baths and she’s for lons, annoying irritations, inflammc breath, Miss her backthat lovely blue sunshade she could get take When she got, and don’t they know where he is all in Mr. such simple, in form yesterday—l them the bought thanked for too free offensive perspiration, Swinton me guess or —and will she die—certain sure—before will give that the littlest Black her back the words earnest even money and for of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, many sanative, they could possibly find him?” understood and for.” how good when he knows what I it want child themselves readily suggest which antiseptic purposes Miss Swinton had been bobbing her thought they “Oh, how lovely of you!” kind she and brave were. persuasion of and No amount to mothers. -head in all to these questions can Hurrah for the boys! answer girls shook Hurrah for the girls! women all the and kissed her?” she “Isn’t that beautiful of the Then the Hurrah for Fourth! the fast that Hurrah for she looked purifiers used skin good deal induce who have these great those so boys—and prouder, a the with all chorused admiringly, and Tommy hands girls once a noise! .like Chinese mandarin—and a children of Soap lot Cuticura now happier and Trott red in face and beautifiers to others. the never got —Christian Work. combines any use when the twins stopped take to in the town made and off the danced walked to other merry derived from Cuticura, over delicate properties corner emollient breath she answered: of July than the Fourth winking hall yard, boys DISOBEDIENCE. of the to the to any on of cleansing ingredients the great skin the purest with “Yes, cure, dears, it is all true, their classmates. yes, my and twins follow him—and they did, though Thompson even odours. flower No and the refreshing of other most bit of it. Dear little Sallie Manson e' weren’t ery fireworks there wasn’t bit of shade there and To be there any sure, a is compared weak that medicated is with it for preserving, the to be so very, But the very happy refreshments. big thermometer degrees. the stood 98 soap at or doctor she well get thanked says she can Sallie’s aunt, never of purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair and hands. face as . unless she for get month of life can away chance they whispered the a Tommy all for to his cronies, them foreign toilet No other domestic however soap, or expensive, the least to at seashore and have niece, better little given her and they grinned and chuckled and had was be compared with it for all is to the of the purposes nourishing, good, wholesome food, in the world; fireworks nudged each other, andihunted in their all the than bath, and it toilet, Thus combines in One Soap and her is aunt almost distracted, made poor Sutphen them nursery. Mr. pockets, and Tommy lugged big when and out a a for though the hospital people will One Price, the best skin and complexion and how proud he at told them leather pouch, and Jim Brastow speech and got soap, find her home for week girls of Ward Five, a and a or perhaps pencil and the boys and down of out wrote toilet and baby in the world. the paper a was best soap there would be full to two, that hearts of boy in their no one the who it filled nobody put so every names External and Internal Treatment for Every Complete Humour. of her, take and two weeks care refreshments. in of something column, the thought and one Consisting of Cuticura Soap, cleanse skin to the of crusts ana would be long enough.” not big boys and girls boy big, of who promised the And did scales, and soften thickened Cuticura cnticle; Ointment, every the to names IBS Bi *B B Byl ■ allay and and twins Instantly Itching, inflammation, irritation, soothe Then the straightened and school do something in another Sutphen’s up column—that Mr. in anything own BUBIVUIU and cool heal; and Cuticura Resolvent, and cleanse the to • without walked stopping away even ' short pretty column because help? blood. sufficient the to A Single Set is often to most tortur- cure was a and scalp, and blood disfiguring, scaly skin, SET > bui.dng, fora kiss, and Itching, to beg qr|j E n g> of did! You didn’t they every boy had his Fourth one of July Why, of every course money, w ’ ■ loss hair, humours, and Irritations, with of when rashes, itchings, admirers Swinton’s Miss followed little the let for Fourth would the only days they Depot: F. Nkwbert & Sons, throughoutthe British 27 Charterhouse two ones world. Sold was suppose falls. all else Boston, Sole Props., U. A. Corp., S. Swinton E. Drug Chem. and Miss Potter sat there C. them, London, and in generosity, did 8q„ off, and they’d been saving them since ahead of get ever with them little looking after Christmas. After a queer awhile Jim Brastow you? h.ilf-puzzled smile. schools MffcAHAKESISffiS all the they got written the two down, then And between ■til names bee those wonder what children Mi CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. El “I ill ■ I he his So pencil in put his pocjcet S2OO. M and raised little W see lief and POSITIVE- you over a EB % | M Best Syrup. Cough Use Tastes Good. th* in EYHRESPII.ES. Jimmie stay “And I told to in their bonnets now,” she have got Tommy pulled let MisS Manson the strings of his pouch enough to there M B O B ; t|n Sold was by druggists. For free sample address »a H saw G IGiBIV yard!” “AN AK.FHIS.” herself. Trib- said and to tight of her, he possibly could! take (it with Sallie to up as as care was [ go ■ York. tullding, New ane