The of llofit on. The crooked str els of Boston are said to follow tl»' old patlis.along which the early settler of (lie place drove their COWH to and from their pasture on the eomnion. llowevt r true this may lie, it is certain Hint many of the inniii string* of til ' old <'lty proper mark geographic features, formerly of importance, but now almost entirely forgotten. AUsu tie avenue follows closely tin- original shore line; Washington street prt'serves ifflts curves the old road along the nar row neck of land which was the only connection for a long time between the mainland and Boston peninsula, with its three hills, which gave the name Tremont; Causeway street represents the dam to the earliest tidal mill pond, and Beacon street, the "mill dam," was built later to hold back tlie waters of Back bay at high tide to be used for power at low tide; the curve of Parte square gives the shore line of this Buck bay, where the fathers and grandfa thers of the present generation used to put on their skates to glide over the area now occupied by Trinity church and the Public library.—F.' I'. Gulliver in Journal of Geography. Mvlng, Yet Dead. In a German law journal may be found a curious account of a woman who, though actually living, is legally dead. Some years ago she disappeared from her home, and after three years had elapsed the court formally pro nounced her dead and turned over her property to her next of kin. Soon after ward she returned to her native place, and as there was no question as to her identity she naturally thought that sho would have no difficulty in recovering her property. The.court, however, flat ly refused to comply with her request. "You have been declared dead," it vir tually said, "and it is impossible for us to regard you as living." Thereupon the woman appealed to a higher court, but her labor was in vain, for the verdict of the lower court was upheld, and. moreover, an official no tice was issued to the effect that the plaintiff, having formally been de clared dead, could not now be restored to life, as the law understands that word, and must remain dead until doomsday. The Ra.nnliin Bride, A Russian bride has a very much more trying time on her wedding day than has her American sister, for she must fast until after the ceremony is over and that after enduring the trials of a "farewell party" the day before. As the wedding, to bo fashionable, must not take place till the evening, It is easy to imagine in what an exhaust ed state the bride often enters 011 her new life. Besides bridesmaids there are also bridesmen, who have to provide the bridesmaids with sweetmeats. The number of bridesmaids is unlimited, and they are not dressed alike. Follow ing the bridal procession is carried a picture in gold and silver of Christ, which is stationed against the altar. The bride's old nurse is intrusted with the removal of the bride's dowry from her father's house to that of her future husband. A Million For Adrloe. Sometimes repressing a client pays a lawyer well. There is a persistent sto ry, which protmbly will never be print ed as to names and details, tluit a fa mous trust magnate paid a luwyer a million dollars in cash for simply say ing to him: "Don't fight. If you insist on fighting I will take your case. But if you fight remember all your books will be opvtied and all your methods disclosed." The bewildering munifi cence of that instant fee of a million was a record for wise philanthropy which showed the genius of the phi lanthropist. Never was a fee better earned if the tale is true.—Everybody's Magazine. A Caution* AmwM. A writer on New England and New England people some years ago said that the caution of the New Englander in giving an answer to a direct ques tion was illustrated to him one day when he asked an eastern friend whose family were not noted for very active habits, "Was not your father's death very sudden?" Slowly drawing one hand from his pocket and pulling down his beard the interrogated cautiously replied, "Waal, rather sudden for him." Ilerole MfßHurm. "I'm after a servant girl," said Tlaus keep; "one with a good, big appetite preferred." "That's rather an unusual request," began the employment agent. "Well, I've got to put a stop to this business of having things warmed over the next day."—Philadelphia Press. Tin* I.nmp of n Man's Life. Dr. Holmes said the lamp of a man's life has three wicks—brain, blood and breath—and to turn down any one of them makes the other two go out. The wounds a man will survive and even disregard so long as his head, heart and lungs are unhurt have long been one of the wonders of war history. IlenrtNtrliiK* I'nrtJeulnrly, Whatever music there may be In the instrument called man cannot be brought out fully and entirely until n woman takes it in charge and plays upon the strings of It.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. fnfortanntel> the Only Wily. "Of course you wouldn't marry a title?" "Not if there was any other way of getting one," answered the severely practical girl. -Chicago Post. Modern \ crulon. Bleb IleinvM Are you sure you love lue? Ili'.rd Fp-—Love you? Why, I wor ship the very ground you inherit. Delhi, the c«.ia 'tirkp*. Delhi remains u ■ ( nler of all In dinll art industries. The mo't skillful | Ji v. ler< and gem cutters, painters, •arvers, i inbroidercr:- and craftsmen ' whose ct i lons could tempt the ijurse j sr minister lo the luxury.of*th« grkft !>r and* lesser Moguls have gathered there for centuries, and trade habits are but slowly broken. Along tHiandni Chauk plump merchants in snow white clothes and tiny Jewelers' turbuns in vite one to their whitewashed, felt floored Inner rooms, and there, trea'd- Ing catlike In stockinged feet, they un |oll gold and silver embroideries, Kash mir shawls and "camel's hair" stuffs and cover the last inches of floor space with Jewels. Necklaces, girdles and a queen's or naments are drawn from battered box ;-s, scraps of paper, cotton cloth or old flannel. Nothing seems quite as incon gruous in this land of the misfit and the Incongruous as the way in which the Jewels of a rajah are produced from old biscuit tins, pickle bottles and marmalade Jars. One buys the gems of a temple goddess, and they are laid in irrimy cotton wool and packed in rusty little tin boxes of a crudity Inconceiva ble.—From Eliza Ruhamnh ScMmore's "Winter India." Snporstitlon of tho Inlack)' Thirteen When King Arthur founded the fu motts round table he requested Merlin, the enchanter, to arrange the seats. Merlin arranged one set of seats toTep resent the apostles. Twelve were for the faithful adherents of Jesus Christ ind the thirteenth for the traitor Judas. The first were never oecnpted I»F mights distinguished for their achieve- J ments, and when a death occurred j among them the seat remained vacant i ttitil a knight surpassing him in heroic and warlike attainments should be con sidered worthy to fill the place. If an j unworthy knight sought the chair he Was repelled by some magic power. The thirteenth seat was never occu pied but once. The story goes that a haughty and insolent Saracen knlpht sat down upon It and was immediately swallowed up by the earth. Ever after it was known as the "perilous seat." and, brave as the celebrated knights of the round table are said to have beer, not one ever had the courage to sit on the thirteenth chair, and the supers'U- i tion against it still survives. VVatcli n llorNu'n ICarw When Dricir-u Whether you drive a single horse or a team the principles are the same, but | in driving a pair see to it that each j horse does his share of the work and j no more. A pair of horses, moreover, j unless well driven are sure to get in the habit of wandering over the rood. To drive well you must keep your eye ; and your mind on the horse. Watch his ears. They will be pricked forward when he is about to shy, droop when he is tired, fly back just before he "breaks" (into a gallop) and before be kicks. Before kicking, too. a horse usually tucks in his tail and hunches his back a little. When you observe any of these indications, speak to him fharply and pull up his bead. f.yi>«lew null Dentil. The custom of placing the property of the dead in their graves has always been followed by the true Romany gypsies. It is due to some old tradition uf ill luck attending the possession of an article whose former owner is gone, and much valuable property is buried in tills belief. There is also a senti ment among gypsies against the pos session of anything that has belonged to a dead person, because it serves to remind the living of the departed and Inspire in them a dread of death. The custom of burying their property with gypsy dead dates from the earliest his tory of the Romany tribes. Flr*t Tent of the Air Pump. The first public test of the air pump was In 10T>4 by its inventor. Otto von Uuerlcke, In the presence of Emperor Ferdinand of Germany. Guericke ap plied the carefully ground edges of metallic hemispheres, two feet in di ameter, to each other. After exhaust ing the air by his apparatus he at tached fifteen horses to each hem isphere. In vain did they attempt to separate them because of the enor mous pressure of the atmosphere. The experiment was a great success. An ICxuKKeritted lteport. The family doctor had been BUlU moned hastily, and he climbed the ten ement stairs with a grave face. A wo man was awaiting him in the doorway uf a fiat. "I understand little Tommy lias swal lowed a quarter," he said. "Where is he ?" "Oh, doctor, I'm glad to tell you we've made a mistake," she said blithe ly. "It wasn't a quarter after all. It was only a nickel."—New York Press. Hoy Soldiers 111 South America. In Venezuela, Colombia and other South American countries it is 110 un common thing to see boys of ten or twelve years of age or even younger carrying rifles and marching to battle With the armies which fight in the civil Wars of those lands. These boy sol diers are usually of Indian blood, and they fight quite as well as the oldest veteran. An 11 Xntural llennlt. Mrs. Kecondtlme (peevishly)—My first husband used to let me have my own way In everything. Mr. S.—And what were the conse | quences? Mrs. S. He died. No loafer respects a man who works, | but a hard working man rather looks up to a man who is smart enough to 1 live in idleness. Atchison tilolie. I Some people are like a rlv.ee. The I only way they can attract attention is I by going on a rampage. CAMERON COUNTY I'KKSS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, icjo.V Tilt' l'lr»l Pout lliinini, The first posts are said to liavo origi nate! in the regular couriers estab lished by Cyrus about ."."Iti It. <j„ who erected post houses throughout the kingdom of Persia. Augustus was the lirst to introduce this institution auionfc the Romans, .'{l li. ('.. and lie was imi tated by Charlemagne about sou A. D. Louis XI. was the first sovereign to es tablish | m >st houses in France owing to bis eagerness for news, and they were also the first institution of this nature in Europe. This was in 1470, or about 2,000 years after they were started in Persia. In England in the reign of Edward IV. (1481) riders on post horses went stages of the distance of twenty miles from each other in order to procure the king the earliest intelligence of the events that passed In the course of the war that had arisen with the Scots. A proclamation was issued by Charles I. in 1631' that, "whereas to this time there hath been no certain intercourse between the kingdoms of.England and Scotland, the king now conmiaads his postmaster of England for foreign parts to settle a running post or two between Edinburgh and I»ndon togo thither and come back again in six days." Ilelter Hkelter. "OeHer skelter" has been suggestive ly defined as a Jingling expression, vaguely imitating the hurried clatter of feet:rapidly and irregularly moved. Most dictionaries, however, led astray probably by the ordinary orthography, have missed the true etymology of this phrase. It should be "belter kelter." "Ilelter" is an old word for "hang," probably connected with halter, and "kelter" is used by old writers in the sense of "order" or the proper state. Thus Barrow, the divine, says, "If the organs of prayer be out of kelter how can we pray?" "Ilelter skelter," therefore, is literal ly "hang order" and means, "Oh, hang order; let us do it, or let it take its chance." Isen Jonson In "Every Man In His Ilumor" writes, "Ilelter skelter, hang sorrow, care'll kill a cat," and Shakespeare, usiug it to express rush anil hurry, says, "Ilelter skelter have I rode to thee." l'ntler*toocl Mis Art. Baron von Steuben was the drillmas ter of the Continental army at Valley Forge. At first the men in the ranks did not know the manual exercise; many of the officers knew little or noth ing of maneuvering. One of the letter turned out for inspection in a dressing gown. "Ilimmel und erde!" cried the baron. "What kind of creature is this?" Baron von Steuben was choleric and profane, but he understood his art. lie swore at the ragged Continentals in both German and French, but lie taught them the value of drill and discipline. When he had exhausted all the French and German oaths he knew ho would roar to bis aid, "Come here, Herr Ilaupt mann, and help me curse these block heads." But he turned the undisci plined militia into well drilled troops. Never again was the enemy able to laugh at "Mr. Washington's rotten leg lments of ragamuflius." Horlal t»y Decrees. The few old ex-slaves now left in the West Indies have many curious cus toms, but the most curious is that of burying themselves on the installment plan. When they coiub their hair they are careful not to pull more hairs from the head than they can help. Those which come away they roll Into a ball and put into a bag of white muslin. They do the same with the parings of their nails and any other portions of their anatomy which become detached. When the bag is full they bury it. If asked why they do this they reply: "When me dead, massa, you bury me body. Me hair am part of me body, so me bury it now when it dead." A Xtcknamo For Ilarrett. Lawrence Rarrett, the tragedian, was subject to dyspepsia, and when he suffering from that disorder he was cold and distant toward his company. One Irreverent fellow always refused, however, to be suppressed. He said one day: "Just look at Casslus. He looks as solemn and righteous as if he'd swal lowed the sword of justice. Let's call him the Scabbard." And the Scabbard he was—ont of his hearing—for the rest of that season. An Innlnnatlon. "What I want," said the coy maid of more or- less uncertain years, "is a hat that will suit my complexion." "Oh," exclaimed the milliner, with sudden inspiration. "I have a hand painted hat in the window that I'm sure will be Just what yew want."— Chattanooga News. Disappointed. lie—l hear that your engagement is broken. Femina—Yes; lie acted horribly. He—But I thought that you broke It? Femina—So I did, hut he made abso lutely no fuss about it.—Yale Record. A Tent. "He has been mentioned as si candi date for office very frequently." "Yes," answered Farmer Corntossel. "The only trouble is that every time anybody mentions him the other-fel lers laugh."—Washington Star. Ill* Opinion. -Yc*, lie's a confirmed bachelor. lie thinks there is safety in numbers." "Safety In numbers?" "Yes. He says two run a good deal of risk when they become one."—New York Tiuies A Tflkr On. Harry (looking at his whitened coat sleeve)—' That Isn't much of a compli ment to Carrie's complexion. Esther I should •■ y not. It's a reg ular take oil. ltoston Transcript. 111* M<ni*lil Ml«tnk«. A well known Londoner unn plan nine tin entertahitnci:! on an Hnlximte scale )o be given In various friends in tin* neighborhood of his countrj Mtil. Unfortunately Ills nearest neighbor, 11 close relative, is liUflil.v uncongenial to himself iind his Intimates, and lie racked his brains to devise u scheme by which lie might avoid the necessity of Inviting I lie undesirable cousin to be among bis guests. "I have it!" he announced to his wife at breakfast on the morning of the event. "I'll send liiin sonic tickets for the play tonight In town. Of course he'll be delighted, as he seldom has an opportunity of going to the theater." The tickets were accordingly sent, and the host with an easy conscience proceeded to enjoy the company of his friends. But bis satisfaction was of short duration. At the height of the festivities in walked the objectionable neighbor. "Such a stupid mistake you made!" he announced as he approached his cousin. As soon as I heard:about.your party I knew that you must'have sent me the tickets for Ihe wrong night; so I got them changed for tomornw even ing and came right overl»ere as soon ns I could."—Harper's Weekly. When Vau«Ua« Wanbed Windows. Sir Francis Burnand was at one time with the Oblates of St. Charles at Bayswater- when Manning was supe rior and Vaughau was novice master. For a jest which had made hisifellow novices laugh at a -solemn'moment Fa ther Vaughan, as he then was, con demned Sir Francis to clean a case ment window and volunteered to show him how to do it. Thereupon lie step ped out to the liberal window sill, his cassock fluttering in the friendly wind, which, moreover, shut the window. The hasp was then turned, and, the dinner bell ringing, the refractory novice went down to the refectory. In mid meal the superior became aware of a little crowd in the roadway Razing upward. What was the vision? A brief investi gation resulted in the release of Father Vaughan and also of the novice. "You a priest!" exclaimed the superior. "Go and make boots." "You still commit to me the care of soles," was the parting sally of tin- future editor of Punch.— London Chronicle. llou IY.kI a llorae'M Feet Move. Di<l you ever think, says a horseman, how fast a horse in a 2:20 gait mores his feet? "When a horse is trotting a 2:20 gait his feet move a little faster than a mile in 1:10. As his body is moving at 2:20 and as each of his feet when in contact with the ground is stationary and then is picked up and moved forward to take the. next step the foot must move as much faster than the body as to make the step, which is over twice as fast. Now, the action is: The foot is at rest upon the ground and is raised some one or two feet high, then forced forward nearly the full length of the leg, then lowered to the ground and is at rest for nearly two-thirds of the time that the next step is being taken. The time, nearly two-thirds, I think, is too long, but it is from one-half to two-thirds of the next step. Difference* In Wood*. Timber is classed as hard or soft, and the main point of difference between the trees that produce these classes is that the soft wooded tree has "needle leaves," slim, narrow and almost uni form in breadth, while the hard wood trees have broad leaves of various shapes. Again, some soft wood trees carry cones, such trees being termed conifers. llesin, too, is more character istic of soft than of hard wood. To the class of soft woods belong the pines, spruces and tirs, and the most common examples of these are yellow pine, white tir, pitch pine and spruce or red lir. In the commoner bard woods are oak, beech, mahogany, ash, walnut, plane, elm, birch and ebony. Color* That I.n.Ht I.onffont, As twilight approaches a garden filled with brilliant flowers the red flowers will first lose their gorgeous color as the light diminishes, and then the grass and leaves will appear grayish. The last flowers to part with their distinc tive color—white flowers being left out of the account—will be the blue or vio let ones. This fact is useful to such in sects as, in order to avoid their enemies, visit wild flowers In the twilight. The I'Hunl ThlnK. "I would like to know," asked the parent who had a son in need of some further education, "what is the course at your college?" "The usual half mile course of cin ders and all that sort of thing, you know," absent mindedly replied the president of the great institution.—Ex change. The t.ncky Party. A gentleman was complimenting a pretty young lady in the presence of his wife. "It's lucky I did not meet Miss Hop kins before I married you, my dear." "Well, yes: it is extremely—for her," was the rejoinder. Tile IltiliiiK I'HHMIOII. Son—Fa, every now and then I see something in the papers about the "rul ing passion." What is it. anyway? Pa (after a cautious glance around the apartment)—lt's a disease your ma is badly afflicted with, my son. \ot to The Elderly Lady—They say his wife has money. The Younger—Well, that isn't his fault. They've only been married a short time. Every time a man comes across a lot of old clothes In the house he searches the pockets, though lie never finds auytMng. THIS SPACE IS RESERVED BY Cheney s Collecting Agency of Towfliida, l*a. ' I We fihall from time to time offer for sale un- I paid claims against delinquent debtors. Watoli tli in Bpace* THK KMPORIIM BottlingW i! 1£ | HENRY KRAFT, Prop. Is prepared to make your summer season one of good cheer. Finest Domestic Wines and Beers, Embracing all the pop ular brands. Fine line of light wines, guaran teed absolutely pure. Celebrated Erie Beer AI.WAVS READY. Send your orders by letter or 'phone early. 44-ly 1 | Balcom & Lloyd, jj It ' ] Iprepared l !■ F°r 8 1 the Se&soft 1 I We have opened and are displaying a fl H choice line of . . | FANCY | : | DRY GOODS 1 jj specially selected for the . . | '®' Season. | [IJ * m in We have gathered such articles as I J ri i| Jl combine elegance with fj and utility at | Very Reasonable | jj Prices ~ 1 | I i! Balcom & Lloyd. jji THE CHAMPION MIXED PAINT Hold by 1.. TA(;i;ART m j superior. Fourteen years ago I painted my 1 house with these paints and am now, I for the first time since, repainting it. H. L. Smith, the painter, says lie never ! knew of a house in better condition for painting after having stood so long. A gentleman, whose name I will not mention, living in our town, painted his house thirteen years ago, with these paints and he has engaged some paints to repaint, saying that he wonld have no other. Dr. Heilman will also testify as to the merits of these paints. County jail painted four years ago. John Lind's two houses painted two years ago and many others, all speak for the virtue and staying qualities of these paints, and is better evidence than any man's | word. Look at them; then buy the j Champion paints and paint your house | and be happy. j Also paper your house with the ele j gant wall paper at Taggart's and be j doubly happy. CENTRAL State Normal School, LOCK HAVEN, PA. J. R. FLICKINQER, Principal. , The Fall Term Opens September 7, 1903. Free Tuition to Prospective Teachers V_ ___ . -V r / • * . j This high grade training school for teachers I was never in better condition than now. The I enrollment last year exceeded six hundred, j Biological and Chemical laboratories have re cently been added. Fine gymnasium and athletic field. Sanitary conditions are unexcelled. A large faculty of trained specialists. The school also contains a college preparatory department, business department and departments of elocu tion and music. The expenses are lower than those of any other institution of equal rank. Ad ' dress for catalogue the Principal. 21-2 m.
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