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Show V T T V THE COUNTRY BOY'S CREED I believe that the country which Cod mndo Is more beautiful than the city which man made; that life out ot doors and In touch with the earth Ib tho natural life of man. I bellovo that work is work wherovcr I lind It, but that work with nature Is moro Inspiring than work with tho most intricate machinery. I belieVo tiint the dignity of labor depends de-pends not on what you do, but on how you do It; that opportunity comes to n boy on tho farm as often ns to a boy in the city; that life is larger and freer and happier on tho farm than In tho town; that my success depends not upon my location but upon myself not upon my dreams, but upon what I actually do; not upon luck, but upon pluck. I believe in working wucn you work, nnd In playing when you play, and In giving nnd demanding a square deal In overy net of life. Kdwln Osgood Orover. 'r v r 1 havo no special regard for Satan, but I can at least claim that I havo no prejudlco against h'm It may oven bo that I have been a little in his fa vor, on account of his not having a fair show. All religions issuo lllblcs against him, but we never hear his sido. Wo have nono but tbo evidenco for tho prosecution, and yet we have rendered the verdict. To my mind this Is Irregular. It Is un-English, un-English, It Is un-American. Of course, Satun hns somo kind ot n case. It goes without saying. It may bo a poor ono,' tJl thnt Is nothing; thnt can bo said about any ot us. As soon as I can get at the facts I will undertake his rehabilitation myself, It I can find an Impolite publisher. It Is n thing which wo ought to bo willing will-ing to do for anybody who Is under a cloud. Wo may not pay him roverence, for thnt would bo Indiscreet, but wo can nt least respect his talents. tal-ents. A person who lias for untold centuries main tnlned tho imposing position of spiritual bead of fotir-flftliB of tho human race, and political head of tho wholo of It, must bo granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order. In his largo presence tho other popes and politicians shrink to midgets for tho microscope. I would Ilka to bco him. I would rather seo him and shnke him by tho tall than any other member of tho European Euro-pean Concert. Mark Twain. 7 ? ? S |