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FASCINATION OF FOIGLES. Little Frailties Kiay Make the Possessor | of Them lore i “No man Is &1! except by those wh know h s, aays Sir Arthur Heips. Riusseau qualifles | his recognition of faults in his old friend | Gavffrecourt by the surmise that without |

them he would probably have been less amiabie. In no works is this better exem.- plified than in those of Charles Dickens. “When i know all the foibles a man has with little trouble in the discovery, I b gin to think he is worth liking.” And: Dickens’ father, and his notable Micaw-

berisms of speeeh and demeanor, he de- clares that no one could know him with- eut liking him the better for them. No one likes Micawber Jess for his follies, and Dickens liked his father better the more he recalled his whimsical qualities.

One of the notabie examples of the fact

that fuibles may rather endear than es

trange isin Oliver Goldsmith. The epi- thet so often hear’ and ever in kindly tones of “Poor Goldsmith” speaks vol- umes. Writing of him, Washington Irving says that when eminent talent is united to épotiess virtue we are awed and dazzled into admiration, but our admiration is apt to be cold, while there is something in the harmless infirmities of a good and great but erring nature that pleads touchingly with ours. Irving is persuaded that few whe consider the res! compound of admi- rable and whimsical qualities which form- ed Goldsmith's character would wish to prune away its eccentricities, trim its gro- tesque luxuriance and clip it down to the decent formalities of rigid virtue.

“Let not his frailties be remembered,” said Johnson. “He was a very great man.” Washington Irving would rather say, ‘‘ Let them be remembered, since their chief end was to endear.”’

Oliver Wendell Holmes asserts that we must have a weak spot in any character before we can love it much. ‘People that do not laugh or cry or take more of any- thing than is altogether good for them or use uny but dictionary words may be ad- mirab._ subjects for biographies. But wo don’t always care most for those flat pat- tern flowers that press best in the herba- rium.”

The most nonexacting and most indul- gent cannot perhaps fail to find some faults in the nearest and best friends. But in not a few cases foibles are even the etrengtheners of regard.— Exchange.

RAISED THE COOK’S WAGES.

For He Had to Preserve His Wife's Con- fidence In His Capableness.

There is nothing in all the world that I admire so much asa really capable man. A friend of mine has married one, and I am quite sure he can do all that does be- come a man and a few other things that are not entirely becoming. He and his wife—somehow one always thinks of them in thas order—moved into a new house. The upper feor was to be left uncarpeted and wasto beoiled. The wife suggested having a man from the furniture store to do it, but the capable man scoffed at the idea; oiling a floor was just as easy as rolling off a log. He'd attend to it him- self. The wife went out of town for a few days, and one afternoon the capable man came home early with a can of prepared oil finish and a brush. He went up stairs and whistled gayly. When the cook went up later, the hall was a neatly oiled desert, with a narrowing unoiled oasis in the middle. The capable man was in the oasis. There were sundry spots on the new wall paper, hut the capable man said they'd dry off. The cook went down stairs, and presently there was a loud noise, a sliding noise and a falling noise from up stairs, together with a savage yell and some remarks that even cooks don’t care to repeat. The wife came home a few days afterward. The husband met her at the station. Ho was wearing brand new trousers. The wife ascended te the upper hall It was neatly carpeted with « new carpet and the walis had a new paper dado.

“Why !"’ she exclaimed. **I thought you were going to oil it.’’

“I decided that a bare flcer would be noisy,’’ answered the capable man. ‘‘It always Jooks cheap.”’

‘And tho dado?"’ answered the wife.

“Wasn't it a good idea?’ answered the enpable man. “It gives tae hall such an air, you know.”

The cook has had her wages raised, but then o man must preserve his wife’s confi dence at any price, you know.—Washing - D.-e

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Men’s High Grade Ulsters

A lot of fine black beaver Overcoats, made in the finest possible mauner; silk velvet collar, best of erimmings and eewn with silk; a gentlemen’s coat in every respect; a cheap coat at our former price, $16 for $11.

30 dark blue beaver Uvercoats, s. b and d. b, velvet or cloth collar, former prices from $8 to $13.50, selling now from $5 to $9.

9 light drab melton Overcoats, s. b. fly front; the latest stvles, selling price $12 now $7,50.

18 English nap Overcoate, barrel buttous, tweed lining, and storm collar; the Impress of style, price $14.25, now $7.75

14 dark brown Canadian tweed Overcoats, ¢. b.; fly front velvet collar, a good coat with a good appearance, furmer price $8.25, now $5.60.

6 blue cloth Oversoats, extrr value at $5 25, now £3.60.

6 diagonal blnck worsted Overcoats, astrakun collars and cuffs, former price $14, now $8.50.

10 black Paton Serge Overcoats, a good weight, suitable for spring or fall or under a fur coat, price $10.60, now. $7.35

Men's High Grade Ulsters..

Klondike—this is the name of our extra heavy black frieze Ulster, rubber lined, rendering it windproof, waterproof and frostproof, price $16 24. how $8.50.

Extra fine blue and dark brown Ulster, silk lined, with dust vents; a tailor made coat, a snap at $12.50, now $7.75.

A inixture of colored friezes of superior quality, will be sold at 1-3 less than price.

Light grey frieze Ulsters, heavy, ail weol, nice: leather oxters, a perfect garment, price $9.75, now $6.25.

A lot of very stylish tweed Ulsturs, worth $12.56, now $6.35,

A mixed lot of good al wool Ulsters, worth $6.50 and $7, nuw $4.50.

MEN'S REEFERS

We have not very many men’s Reefers left, extra fin® goods. We promise startling values on these garments,

A lot ot blue pi'ot Reefers, all wool, fast dye, worth $3.50 now $6.

Lot of blue Pilot Reefers, worth $8,25 for $5,

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Children’s, Boys’ and Youttis’ Ciothing.

The impulse of giving the best Uergains and broades values ever known, has swept through’ our elegant lines o Ready to wear Clotming for the juveniles, In this depart- ment we have shattered the prices and upset all prececénis. in values.

Youts’ Ulsters, worth $10 for $6.30;

Youths’ Ulstets, worth 10.50, for: $6:

Youths’ Ulsters, worth $6.75 for $425.

Youths’ Overoosts, worth $5.25, for $3.55,

Youtes’ Overcoats, worth $8.25, fér $5.50.

Youths’ Overcoats, worth $7 25, for $4.85.

Youths’ Overeoats, worth $11. for $7.60.

Youths’ Overeoats, worth $8-25, now $5.75.

Youths’ Overcoats, worth $9, for: $3.50

Youths’ Overeoats, worth $6, for $365

Youths’ Reesérs, worth $2.60, ter $3.85.

Youths’ Reefers, worth $4.25, for $2.85.

Youths’ Keefers, worth $4.50, for $3.15.

Job lot of Reefers for $2.60.

Children’s ‘Jisters, worth $4.56; Sor $3-

Cittron’s " Isters, worth $4.50, for $2.60.

Children’s listers, worth $5, for $3.66. —

Boys’ Ulsters, worth $6.35, for $4 75

Boys’ Ulsters, $6,50, for $4.75

25 assorted Overcoata, Children’s, with cars and heeds, | mixed qualitiesand prices, at half'frice

Caildren’s and boys Reeters; im. naps aud serges, at away below the marked price Remember the above arecail good goods; no cheap stuff palmed off, but tha genuine artivie at less

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Prairie Wolf Coat, worth Gus, for $12.25.

Walabee Coat, worth $18; for $12 25.

Wombat Coat, worth $16 amd $18, ter $12 and $15.50:

Womiat Coat, worth $23) for $15.25.

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LOVE’S EPIPHANY: »

Tius-much the implacable fuce of life defies, Thus much defies death's absolute decree, One hour that claims of fate immunity

By right divine of birth; notsuppliantwise

But calm, triumphal, in compeient guise. This-one@ redress, this salvags,. falls to me, This one hour spared of al) #ternity,

Saved. of the sacrificial flames-that rise,

We two, within the cinctured silence there, Looking on God’s fair workiswith quickenea

sight

In thas awed hush when sewla eet face to

face,

Through the heart’s deep dissegmment were

aware

Of .ushing wings and suddem blinding light,

As ef love’s visible presence in the place.

~—Rlizabeth C. Cardoze in Century. EXAMINED UNAWARES.

A. Timorovs Barnard Student. Never Knew Rt Till She Had “Passed.”

One of the brightest and, incidentally the prettiest girls in Barnard college was also the most nervous at least at examina- tion. Her affliction, not. apparent ordi- narily, rendered her miserably hopeless then. She was bound towtamble and fail over the simplest questions, and she knew it. She despised herself ‘for it. As the fatal time approached she held berself in increasing contempt untidebe felt she was not worthy to live.

At Barnard she was preparing herself for a professorship in minenalogy and geol- ogy. She had done brilliant work through the year, both in laboratery and in recita- tions, so that those of her classmates who did mot know of her weakness predicted certaim honors for her. But the hideous finals were upon her aad. she was in de- spair.

The examination was: do be, oral and public, and to complete her agony they

‘ would be conducted by a. Harvard profess-

er, whe was coming on. fer that especial purpose. A friend of, hers in Barnard knew this professor and: met him on his arrival. She told himof the trepidation of her briliiant friend.

On the morning of the fatal day. some

. three hours before the finals were to begin,

the professor was waking through the Museum of Natural History and met there quite by chance his acquaintance and her nervous friend. He was. introduced and begired the ladies tc show him over the halt of mineralogy and: geology.

Tho older of the youmg women excused herself, having an engagement, but the younger said she woud be only too happy. The honor was more than grateful, she said, for it would allow ber to forget the terture in store for her. She took the pro-

fessor wll over the beilding, which wank,

perfeetly familiar toker. He asked her many questions, which she answered with wonderful accuracy, growing enthusiastic as she proceeded and:tu.king brilliancy on her hobby.

Both the professey and his fair guida..

forgot the time until a messenger warned him. The girl looked like one suddenly awakened from sweet dreams to find here self on the edge of precipice.

“Why should you. fear now,’’ said the professor as he tock a pen from his pocket. and hastily filled ovu§ a blank. ‘This is ta eertify that you have passed with honop,’* —New York Press.

Not a Git Like a Man.

I must tell yowef somthing which hap- pened less than a month ago. Several young women had been invited to aftend a@ young companion en the occasion of her marriage, and a few days before, om, per-

haps only one day before, the ceremony a .

married kinswoman of the bride elect gave them alla breakfast. The married, kins-~ woman is a woman of ideas, and as.an en~ tertaining fea tere ef the affair she arrang-

ed 4 list of toay’ +. A girl from Naw York. |

acted as toastmaaster. She was elunost an

utter stranger to the other guests, but she-.

made an exeeedingly witty sppech. la closing it she said:

“T shall ask Miss Blank to respond to, the first septiment, a sentiment which fF

am sure she wili deal with earnestly and.

with feelimg. Miss Blank, 72 give you,. ‘Why I Prefer Single Blossedness.’ ’ Everybedy turned pale. Miss Blank flushed painfuily, half rose from her chair, tried to speak, and then, to the New York girl’s utger astonishment, s’e burst inte tears and Fan out of the room. The New York gil found out later that Miss Blank had onee been betrethed to a western gen- tlemamwho had eloped with one of her friends almost on the eve of her wedding day. The New York girlwas so angzy at the hostess for putting her in the way of making such a false step.that she teek the next train home, and hetplace in the bridal pragession was empty.~- Washington, Poss,

A Parisian, Puzzle. '

Durgng the last few weeks the Paris postal officials have. been trowbied. with many letters which they find it impossible to deliver. ‘They age all in one handwrit- ing and are addressed for the most part to celebrated personages who have long since passed beyond the reach of earthly corre< spondence. One envelope bears the in- scription, ‘‘M. le Marect+' de Saxe, a Paris,’’ and there is added the direction, “In case of absence forward immediately to the seat of war.’’ Another letter is ad- dressed to ‘‘M. Corneille, to the good care of his majesty, in Paris.”’ The most ex- traordinary thing abcut the letters is their contents. All ask the question, ** Whas in- fluence do you think the employment of automobile cabs will exercise on contem- porary journalism?’ ‘The writer signe himeelf, “Emile de Girardan, the Pan- thean.”’

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