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fore they must put down a large pump, suited to lift water to a high 

 level. Such a. plant will cost perhaps $3,000, and must be put into a 

 pit 200 feet deep, costing not less than $800. If the water is not 

 there, the net loss will not be less than $2,000 and all their time. 

 If the water is there the lift of 400 and 50 feet will be found to be too 

 high for profit. And so under the best conditions the end is disap- 

 pointment and loss. The way to think is to think through to the end. 

 Had this been done the first step would not have been taken. 



Think! Think thoroughly! The whole series of steps must be 

 considered. Almost all failure comes from failure to foresee a single 

 fact which proves to be the fatally important one. 



THE GHOST. 



BY FRANCES M. MILLIGAN. 



A haunting sin sent I over the sea, 

 A treacherous wave brought it back 



to me. 



I tossed it up towards the arching sky ; 

 Lo, it fell down whizzing, from high, 



so high. 



And then I buried it deep, so deep, 

 But still it haunted me in my sleep. 

 I gave it away, weighted down with 



gold, 

 But my heart knew its clammy touch 



of cold. 



Then at last I chained it to my side, 

 And took the pale grim ghost for my 



bride. 

 It is strangling my soul, as it strangled 



my will ; 

 Oh, Sin ! My Sin ! It is with me still ! 



