8
THAT TERRIBLE ECLIPSE.
Shadow of Distrust Began With the Election of Cleveland.
Democratic Darkness Dispelled by
McKinley.
I 1890 1892 | 1893 i 1894 90?^
Ho* Commerce, Sun of Prosperity Unotocured Shitfow of Distrat Distrust Deepens. Prosperity Nearly ECLIPSE Light Appear* Darknoen Half Gona. Preo Trade Shadow Bon of Prosperity Again Onotacuredl
T . . Bepublran Administration Appears Free Trade Congress. Otacurei Son of Prosperity. MoXinley Elected. Protection Congress. of Euin Hearly Dingley Law and Protection Vindicated,
iraoe BHO A ProtectiveTarifl Cleveland Elected Advcrao Balance of Idle Men. Protection Sore Dingloy Law Goes ® #Qe , Unprecedented Foreign and Domestio
i » , Favorable Balance of Trade Valsec Declina Trada Low Wagoa Valneo Rise. Into Effect Wages heresm T^c .
industry were Affected Government RexipU Eioxid Eipea- " Bank Clearances Preparations Begin NewladustriosStart Receipts Again Exceed
by That Teniae roarFrwTrada Rev.nue Falls Off. 061 * £J|iStaSST oJLt Iscmm of Wag*
ri- Fjn&, P ,cya9nt-ooodWag»-Fa i r A Bright Year Endj Bank Clearance. D» Costoms Receipts cZmTrl Rejoicing and Hopa Deficit Decrees ™ Employment Full Dinner Pail
tCIipSS. , n . _ l4 in Glooia. oreasa Lowest in 16 Years Panic and Rain. Change for Bottcr New Rocord in Iron Immense Strides in Increased Railroad and Ship Construction.
Large Redaction in Public Debt Nations! Dobi Low- Enomiom r&ilurec. Slump in Iron Poverty & Distress, in Commerco and uid Other Indus- Trado in Bpite of Immense Bant Clearances.
A Busy, Contented, Happy Peoplo (fit sinco Rebellion. Mat! Debtlncreaoei Production. SOUP HOUSES. Trade tries. Bptniah War. A Busy, Contented, Happy Peopla
Foreign Commerco, . . $1,647,139,093 $1,729,397,000 $1,857,880,610 $1,714,060,116 $1,547,135,194 $1,539,508,130 $1,662,331,612 $1,815,723,968 $1,847,531,984 $1,924,171,791 $2^44,193,543
Total
Bakncaof Trade, .... 68,518,275 39,564,014 202,875,880 -18,735,728 237,143,050 75,568,200 102,882,264 286,263,144 G15,452,G7% 523,874,813 544,704885
Eiports-Manufact'jm, . 151, 108,927,315 159,510,937 158,023,118 183,728,808 183,595,743 228.571,178 277,265,391 290,097,354 338,675,558 432,284,386
Eeceipte-Total, 403,080,983 392,612,447 354,937,784 385,819,028 297,722,019 313,390,075 820,970,200 347,721,805 405,321,335 515,900,020 ' 568,988,948
Eipoadituree,
Treasury Balance,.... +85,040,272 +20,838*42 +9,914,454 +2,341,074 -69,803,260 -42,805,223 -25,203,246 - 89,111,560 +81,229,776
iank Clearances, .... 58,845,279,505 60,883,572,433 58,880,682,455 45,028,496,740 50,975,155,046 51,935,651,733 54,179,545,030 85,924,820,769 a 105,000,000000
FaUum-UaMlitiee, 77 189,856,964 189,868.638 114,044,187 346,779,889 172,992.850 173,196,000 228,090,834 154,332,071 130,002,880 90,879888 Nodata -
Deposits in Savings
Eailroad Gross Receipt 7 1,078,835,339 1,125,534,815 1,109,038,840 T1.207,106,023 1,000,943,358 1,092,395,437 1,125,032,025 1,132,806,626 1,249,558,724 1,313,010,118 No data"
Interestßoaring Debt, 77 " 725,313,110 610,529,120 585,029,330 585,037,100 635,041,890 716,202,060 847,363,890 847,365,130 847,307,470 1,040,048,750 1,023,478,880
Sheep-Value, 108,397,447 110,121,290 125,908,264 80,186,110 00,085,707 05,107,735 07,020,842 92,721,133 107,097,530 o 240,175,335
Ehoep-Number, 777777 43,421,130 44,938,365 47,273,553
Pig Iron Production-Tons, 8,202703 8278,870 8,157,000 7424,502 0,857383 9,446,308 8,623,127 8,652,680 11,773,834 137620,703 No data"
Eaflroads-Miles Built,. . 5,378 4,075 4441 2,346 1.889 1,050 1,704 1,822
Vessels Built-Tons, 77 7 294123 309,302 199,633 211,039 131,195 111,602 227,097 232,232 180,458 300,038 a 350,000
• E*OTMU* from itxn month* b LiUmtlld from rttno monlM. c-Anwrtcin Protocttvo Tariff LM«u* C«TW«. 4 £«tlm«Ud toy Infr CwwimrM n. -f- ln4*cat«o lm. lnAcmtt OtOcK.
Proceedings of Teachers' Institute.
The thirty-fourth annual Teachers' Institute of
Cameron county was held at the Emporium
Court House, October 15-19, 1900. The first ses
sion was called to order by the county Superin
dent. Miss Collins, at 1:40 Monday afternoon.
After prayer by Rev. Mr. Metzler and singing,
under the leadership of Hon. I. K. Hockley, Dr.
Lincoln Hully, of Bucknell University, spoke on
"The Vocal Interpretations of Literature, "(using
Robert Burns.) "Bobby" Burns has written
the love songs of the world. Never outside of
Scotland, born and raised on a farm, he had be
fore the age of thirty stirred the world with the
music of his verse.
Dr. Lightner Witmer, of the University of
Pennsylvania, was then introduced. His subject,
"The Beginning of Memory." The aim of teach
ing not to cultivate memory alone but to mould
character. There cannot be mind without mem
ory. Before placing the memory stimuli before
the child certain conditionsshouldbeascertained
among some of which are (1) hygiene of the child
(it a due regard for the physical ability of the
child, (3) the rate of impressions, (4) repetition
of impressions, (5) fatigue, (6) association of im
ages. Dr. Witmer dwelt on each of these condi
tions as only one can who thoroughly under
stands his subject, showing the effect of the
stimuli as given by the teachers on the life of the
child.
After a short intermission and a song. Dr. S. C.
Schmucker, of West Chester, was introduced,
who addressed the teachers on"The Aim of Na
ture Work." In the study of nature the teacher
must have a definite purpose in mind, or time
and effort will be lost. An important purpose of
nature study is to bridge over the life of the
school room with that of the freedom of the outer
life and make the strange transition an easy one;
and if during the period of adolescence you can
keep the child roaming over the hills and mead
ows you havo done that which may save him
from a life of sin and degredation for a life of
purity and nobility.
The Institute adjourned at 4 o'clock. Monday
evening Lincoln Hulley gave a lecture recital on
"Eugene Field" to a large and enthusiastic au
dience.
The session on Tuesday morning opened with a
song by the teachers, followed with prayer by
the Rev. Mr. McCaslin. Dr. Witmer discussed
"Children's Lies." Children's lies are often due
to the lack of reproductive memory, also to ex
cessive imagination. The absolute standard of
truth as set up for children departed from every
day by adults in the "lie of sympathy" or polite
lie. We should not admit compromises for our
selves that we cannot admit the child.
Dr. Schmucker on "Needless Fears" explained
the harmlessness of certain creatlves we teach
the child to be afraid 01, and the necessity of not
letting the child get afraid or of getting over the
fear of these creatives.
After intermission Dr. Hulley spoke on"The
Study of Literature." Visualize everything in
literature and your reading will be vastly more
interesting. In the recitation of several poems.
Dr. Hulley brought to mind the vividness of the
poets pictures. Thecnltivation of good literature
is not only a pleasure but the means of a broader
culture to those who will be led to the apprecia
tion of its beauty.
Institute was adjourned at 12 o'clock.
Prof. C. P. Bastian opened the afternoon ses
sion on"The Teacher as a Disciplinarian." Ed
ucation is the development in man of all the per
fection of which his nature will permit. The
successful teacher must thoroughly understand,
(1) the subject matter, (2) the principles of mind
training, (3) how to take proper care of children.
The teacher as a disciplinarian must take into
consideration that children, as well as adults,
have rights to be respected, that the character of
the teacher is an important factor in child train
ing, that nothing works such transformation in
the life of a child as kindness.
Dr. Witmer spoke on the "Development of
Memory," after which Dr. Schmucker discussed
"The Meaning of a Flower," describing the re
productive process and showing that the purpose
of the flower was not for the use of man, but waH
the home of the seeds and the honey, food for the
insects that depended on it for sustenance.
The Institute adjourned
The Rogert-Grilley Recital Tuesday evening
was one of the rarest treats ever given to an Em
porium audience. '
The Rev. Mr. Robertson opened the Institute
Wednesday morning with devotional exercises.
After singing, Dr. Witmer spoke on "Spelling
Errors." Errors in spelling are due to defective
eyesight, also sometimes due to macculate hear
ing and imperfect breathing. Spelling errors are
many but the most common, (1) transposition of
letters, (2) errors of attraction, (3) omission, (4)
addition, 15) wrong doubling, (6) non-doubling,(7)
phonetic, (8) confusional, (9) error of complica
tion, (10) unclassified. Employment of such
methods as will arouse the interest should be
used in the teaching of spelling.
Dr. Schmucker discussed the advantages and
non-advantages of "Leaving the Home Farm."
Supt. Becht, of Lycoming county, was then in
troduced. He spoke on "Live Teaching, Live
Teachers." The live teacher is looking forward
not backward, upward not downward, in not out.
An important essential to live teaching is the
consecration to a high ideal, for as we strive to
ascend we ascend in the striving.
Institute adjourned at 12 o'clock.
The afternoon session was opened with singing I
by the Institute.
Dr. Witmer continued his series of psychologi
cal lectures discussing the "Intellect and Art."
Dr. Witmer was followed by Supt. IJecht who
spoke on "Thaddeus Stevens." Pennsylvania
has produced some of the greatest men, but
strange to say she has allowed their biographies
to be written by men of other States. Among
the most noted I'ennsylvanians were Benjamin
Franklin, Robert Maurice and Bayard Taylor.
But there is one man almost unknown to Penn
sylvanians whose biography has been written by
a man in New England. This man is Thaddeus
Stevens the founder and preserver of the com
mon school system, to whose zeal and untiring
perseverence we owe the advantages of the com
mon school system as enjoyed to-day.
After intermission Dr. Schmucker spoke on
"Little Brothers of the Air." That we now
study the active, living bird instead of the dead
speciman is due to one woman. Dr. Schmucker
described the birds, their uses and habits. He
closed his remarks with an earnest appeal to the
ladies to assist in breaking up the fashion of
adorning hats with the bodies of dead birds.
The Institute adjourned at 4:15 o'clock.
Wednesday evening was taken up by the "Ken
tucky Colonels," male quartette.
The devotional exercises Thursday morning
were conducted by Rev. McC'aslin.
Dr. Witmer then discussed a "Lesson in Lan
guage" by describing a feeble minded child who
was taken to Philadelphia for treatment, and in i
this case, as well as in a normal child, imitation I
and play were most serviceable in teaching lan- (
guage.
Dr. Schmucker on the "Study of the Grass
hopper" gave many interesting ideas that the
ordinary observer would fail to obtain.
Supt. Becht then proceeded on a "Geograph
ical Ramble," by which lie showed the import
ance and significance of names in the study of
geography.
Adjournment 12 o'clock in.
Before the regular afternoon program the In
stitute, through the kindness of Mr. Howard,
enjoyed a graphaphonic entertainment, consist
ing of reproductions from musical selections and
extracts from speeches of some of our most noted
men in public life.
Dr. Witmer, on "Attention," gave several illus
trations of hypnotism, showing the relation be
tween hypnotism and attention ; also the use of
this power, in a greater or less degree, in the
school room.
Supt. Becht then gave an address to the pa
trons and teachers on "Education," dealing not
only with the broadening and transforming in
fluences of education but also with the practical
side. He closed his series of lectures by setting
forth the advantages of unity among teachers,
directors and parents.
Dr. Schmucker delivered the Annual Address
to the Directors, giving them many useful and
valuable hints on the management of schools
under their supervision.
After intermission Miss Frankic Huntly. of
Driftwood, sang "The Holy City," which was re
ceived with a round of applause.
The evening lecture—"We, the People"—by
CAMIiRON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER i, 1900.
Hawley Smith, was highly instructive as well as
intensely interesting.
Hawley Smith was the tirst speaker after itevo- I
tional exercises Friday morning. He spoke to I
the teachers of the necessity of studying but not |
depending on the great masters, as Pestalozzi !
and Froebel.
After intermission Dr. Witmer gave the last of
his Psychological lectures on "Adolescence and
Individual Will."
Dr. Witmer was followed by Dr. Schmueker
who, in his closing on "Insect Changes." urged
the study of nature in the schools, not as a
separate subject, but in connection with draw
ing, language and composition work.
The report of the committee on resolutions,
read by Mr. Woodward, was approved and ac
cepted, as was also the report of the commit
tee on educational reunions, read by Prof. C. P.
Bastiau.
The Institute was then adjourned.
Miss Collins showed the ablest judgment in the
selection of instructors.
The Institute was largely attended and greatly
enjoyed.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The schools of Cameron county are
in such condition that we can,, with pardonable
pride, call the attention of teachers, directors,
and patrons ill general, to their present degree
of excellency. Recognizing that the Annual In
stitute, under the direction of our able Superin
tendent, is a most potent factor iti the accom
plishment of these enviable results; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we, the teachers of Cameron
county here assembled in annual session of our
County Institute, thus pay our tribute of honor
and respect to Miss Collins, who has so ably dis
charged her duty. He it further
Resolved. That wo recommend that each teach
er carefully pursue the reading course adopted.
And furthermore, that each teacher attend edu
cational meetings and in every way make the
most of the educational advantages offered. Fur
thermore, be it
Resolved. That we extend our thanks (lstl to
the able corps of instructors who have so ear
nestly labored in our behalf. (2di To Miss Maude
Wycotf and Miss Myrtle Olmsted for their valued
services. (3d) To Miss Frankie Huntly and Miss
Oracie Walker for music rendered for our en
joyment. (4th) To Mr. O. 11. Hummel for use of
piano. (stli) To Mr. I. K. Hockley for services
rendered. (6th) To Mr. Josiah Howard for the
pleasure afforded by the graphaphonic entertain
ment. (7th) To the County Commissioners for
the use of the Court House and for all assistance
so kindly rendered. (Bth 1 To the citizens of Em
porium for their kind hospitality, and to all who
have in any way contributed to the success of the
Institute.
H. G. WOODWARD,
XIMKNA G. BROOKS,
BLANCHE LUDLAM,
Committee.
Letter to J. C. Johnson.
Emporium, Pa.
Dear Sir: You own several houses.
Your reason for painting Devoe lead
and zinc should be several times as
strong as the man who owns but one.
Lead and oil was good enough paint
till the merits of zinc were found out.
It was profitable to paint lead and oil
—it was then—but not now.
The addition of zinc to lead makes
Devoe lead and zinc last twice as long
and cost 110 more; costs less—a trifle
less, not much. Lead and oil is mixed
by hand; Devoe lead and zinc by ma
chinery. Might as well make one's
shirts by hand as mix paints. Say it
costs SIOO a house to paint lead and oil;
and it lasts three years.
Say iteoststhe same for Devoe; which
lasts six years—it will hist ten years, in
favorable conditions, unless you want
to repaint to change the color.
It costs; lead and oil about §3O a year;
Devoe $13 —probably less.
Yours truly,
9 F. W. DEVOE & C!o.
Alaskan travelers say that the tnosqui
tos there have driven men to suicide.
In Europe Speer's Port Qrapc Wine
Is ordered by families in Dresden, Lon
don and Paris for its superior medical
virtues, and its blood-making quality. It
is made from a rare grape vines procured
from Portugal. 34-eow
FIRST FORK NEWS.
j Jacob Y. Smith Killed by the Cars at
Driftwood.
! Editor Cameron County Press:
The funeral of Jacob Y. Smith took
place from his residence on Saturday,
and interment was made in the grave
i yard on the Smith property. He was
instantly killed at Castle Garden, on
Thursday last, on the A. V. R. R. In
order to avoid a train approaching
him Mr. Smith stepped from the track
onto another and was run down by a
train, which he had not noticed, com
ing from the opposite direction. He
leaves a wife and large family of sons
and daughters, all of whom are mar
ried and reside (excepting one) in this
immediate vicinity. Mr. Smith had
been up to Emporion 011 Wednesday
evening in attendance at the Republi
can rally, and was on his way to visit
his daughter on the old Dent place,
before coming home, when the acci
dent happened. His age was about 76
years.
R. M. Williams and family are about
leaving for New York state, to keep
camp for A. J. Bailey on his lumbering
operations near Portage Falls. He is
repairing and shingling hisTarm build
ings—putting them in good shape to
rent or sell.
Ed. Smith has moved into the house
below Haynes Bros., lately vacated by
Alvin Smith, who has purchased the
1 Alex. Miller place of Barclay Bros.
The farmer that does not get his work
done this fall cannot blame it on the
weather.
People who have never seen the
| woods in all their glory of fall colors
i should see them now. * # *
First Fork, Oct. 28, 1900.
Dr. W. 11. Lewis, Lawrcnceville, Ya.,
I writes: "I am using Kodol Dyspepsia
i cure in my practice among severe cases
| of indigestion and tind il an admirable
i remedy." Many hundreds of physicians
| depend upon the use of Kodol Dyspepsia
] Cure in stomach troubles. It digests
; what you eat, and allows you to eat all
| the good lood you need, providing you do
not overload your stomach. (Jives in
i slant relict and a permanent cure. It. C.
I Dodson. Sly
The first member of the royal family
I to ride a cycle was the Duchess of Al
- buny.
SSOO Reward.
We will pay the above reward lor any
case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Constipation or
. Costivencss we cannot cure with Liverita,
the up-to-date Little Liver Pill, when the
directions are strictly complied with.
| They are purely Vegetable, and never
! fail to give satisfaction. 25c boxes con
-1 tain 100 Pills, 10c boxes contain 40 Pills,
isc boxes containes 15 Pills. Beware of
! substitutions and imitations. Sent, by
1 mail; stamps taken. NEUVITA SIKD
, ICAL CO., Cor. Clinton and Jackson
Sts., Chicago, 111. Sold by It. C. Dod
son, Druggist Emporium, Pa. 34-491y
L2OGAL JNOTICES.
Having secured the services of a first
• class tailoress, I am now prepared to
do all kinds of dress-making. Tailor
! made suits a specialty.
MRS. IDA HAMILTON,
4th St., one door east of Lecliner's.
36 4t
Spend two hours "Above the Clouds,"
Friday evening, Nov. 2, at the opera
house
j A barrier against disease and better
than drugs is SHAW'S PURE MALT.
Sold by F. X. Blumle, Emporium,
Pa. _ n2-yl
FOR SALE. —A new Featherstone
lady's bicycle, cost $35 and never used
an hour, will be sold cheap for cash.
Enquire at PRESS office. 34-3t
WANTED.—GirI for general house
work, plain cooking and laundry. Be
gin Nov. 20th.
35-2t REV. J. M. ROBERTSON.
The finest line of the best furniture,
at I.aßar's, for the very lowest price;
will not be undersold by any one.
Competition can't get down to our
price. _ _
We pay $24 per week toman with
rig to introduce our Poultry Compound
in country. Send stamp for terms.
ROYAL MFO. CO., Dept. 47.
Franklin, Pa.
Don't pay any attention to what oth
[ ers say about prices at Laßar's, but go
j and see for yourself. Here are some of
| his prices: Hard-wood beds $2.00,
I good cotton top mattresses $2.00, not
1 cheap, dirty straw, but good ones; bed
springs $2.00. Come and see us.
Finest line of Baby Wagons and Go
; Carts at Laßar's, going at your own
1 price. Don't take my word, don't take
j any one else's word, but when you see
I for yourself you will know that others
can't sell as low.
NEW CITY DRAY.— Jas. Haviland has
established a new City Dray, built after
1 the style of most popular city drays.
Anyone in need of any service in this
line can be accommodated by leaving
orders at the Warner House. All ord
ers will receive prompt attention. 35tf
YOUNG MEN WANTED, with fair edu
cation and good character, to learn
telegraphy, railroad accounting, and
typewriting. This is endorsed by all
leading railway companies as the only
perfect and reliable institution of its
kind. All our graduates are assisted to
positions Ladies also admitted. Write
for free catalogue.
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE,
16-26t Lexington, Ky.
Zinc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
tf
It is a noteworthy fact that iti the
1 State of I tah there is not one Irish
! Mormon.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
! The Kind You Have Always Bought
! s r/;rr„ f
Failure,
"Failure,'' says Ki jits. "is, in a sense,
the highway to success, inasmuch as
every discovery of what Is false leads
us to seek earnestly after what is true,
and every fresh experience points out
some form of error which we shall
afterward carefully avoid."
Defeats and failures have played a
great part in the history of success.
It is not pleasant to think that more
or less of defeat Is absolutely neces
sary to great success. But that it Is
true every student of history knows.
Defeats and failures are great devel
opers of character. They are the gym
nasia which have strengthened the
muscles of manhood, the stamina, the
backbone which have won victories.
They have made the giants of the race
by giving titanic muscles, brawny
sinews, far reaching intellects.
How true it is that poverty often
hides her charms under ugly masks!
Thousands have been forced into great
ness by their very struggle to keep
the wolf from the door. She is often
the only agent nature can employ to
call a man out of himself and push
him on toward the goal which she had
fitted him to reach. Nature cares little
for his caso and pleasure. It is the
man she is after, and she will pay any
price or resort to any expedient to
lure him on. She masks her own ends
in man's wants and urges him onward,
oftentimes through difficulties and ob
stacles which are well nigh disheart
ening, but ever onward and upward
toward the goal.—Register.
The Boy Who Learned the Way,
He was very young—about 13—this
boy who spent most of his time in the
studios watching the artists draw and
paint and wishing he could do the
same.
"What kind of pencils do you use?"
he said one day, and they gave him
one of the kind. That night he tried to
make a figure he had seen one of the
artists draw, it seemed so easy. But
he could not do the same kind of work.
"Perhaps I haven't the right kind of
paper," he reasoned. "I will get a
piece tomorrow." Even the right kind
of paper did not help him any.
"I need a studio and an easel," was
his next conclusion. "I have the de
sire; surely all I need now are the
necessary surroundings."
A few years of impatient waiting
passed before he secured the "neces
sary surroundings," and when he had
them all and still found it impossible
to draw the truth dawned upon him.
"I know what is wrong," he cried,
throwing down his pencil. "I know
nothing of the principles of art. 1
must learn them first."
He was still young when his name as
a great painter was known ou two con
tinents. He had learned the "princi
ple." A bit of brown paper and a
burned match would then enable him
to draw as easily as all the art essen
tials.—Ann Partlan in Success.
Holding Hl* Jol> For Him.
"Of all the excuses I have ever heard
from people for not paying their bills,"
said a collector for a prominent firm
the other day, "I-got the neatest today
from a very wealthy man who always
owes the house a bill. No matter
whether the bill is for $lO or SIOO, he
always pays $5. I have gone back the
next week and got $5 more, and once I
went back twice in one week, and he
paid me $5 each time and seemed glad
to see me. I got to know him pretty
well, and the other day I asked him
why he did not pay it all, as I knew he
had the money."
" 'Well,' said the old fellow, 'if I pay
you everything I owe you at one time
you will collect so fast that pretty soon
you will be out of a job for the want of
something to collect.'
"I don't know whether that was his
reason or not, but I let the subject drop
and am just going around there now
for another .ss."—Memphis Scimitar.
Goanod'N Opinions.
Music is the most beautiful art, but
it is the most detestable profession.
But is not that right? That which be
longs most to heaven should fare worst
on earth.
The public moves much faster than
the individual, and therefore the indi
vidual must place himself before his
age if he desires not to be behind It.
Wagner lias some idea of this sort. It
is a necessity which every true artist
must realize. Great men may be said
to be for every age save their own.
Small men are for their own and none
other.—"Keminisceuces," in Macmil
lan's.
The runicrPKatlon Suiiled.
A certain clergyman when preaching
extemporaneously touched ou the sub
ject of miracles. Some people, he said,
had difficulty in accepting the
lous stori* of the Bible, as, for
ample, the story of the speech that
Balaam's ass made to his master.
Looking solemnly at the congrega
tion the preacher hammered In his con
tention with the remark, "Why should
not God make an ass to speak—he
made me to speak."—New York Trib
une.
Tripped Up,
Mrs. Newrich—That Mrs. Hyart is a
stuck up thing. 1 know just as much
about music as she does. She needn't
get funny.
Mrs. Browne—Why, what has she
done?
Mrs. Newrich—Oh. she tried to trip
me up today—asked me if I'd ever
heard somebody's "Songs Without
Words."—Philadelphia Press.
His Ambition Realized.
Blobbs—When he was a little boy, he
was always singing "I Want to Bhe an
Angel."
Slobbs—And he died young, I sup
pose.
Blobbs —No; but he's had his wish
gratified. He's backing Barnstormer's
Colossal Aggregation of Internationa'
Stars.— ltiiladelphia Iteeord.