Mary Here's a pumphin, fluted, golden, Written o'er with customs olden » Out of bygone days. Cinderella’s ancient glory, Sung in song and told in story, Suits its ycllow blaze Tables at the first Thanksgiving, When colonial dames were living, * Shewed its golden cheer. Still it smiles a friendly greeting At the happy family mecting \ On the feast-day dear. Christmas rooms are gay with holly, Christmas sees the merry folly Of the misticioe, Easter lilies, pure and stately In the springtime bloom sedately, When soft breezes blow. Autumn dressed the woods in splendon But their colors, rich and tender, All have passed away. Now the pumpkin, ripe and mellow , Hleeps a tint of Autumn's yellow For Thanksgiving Day. these just alike, too. saw such “Oh, Bob, just look pumpkins! Aren't they eters? They are just be: they're twins. [ never big ones; did you?” “My eyes, Roy, but pers! for lanterns. “Mother! the back yard, “can we have two pumpkins for lanterns?” “Oh, what large ones Yes, you may have them They are big for ples,” answered Mrs. Phillips from the doorway. The boys gathering was found size “We'll have a at they We'll mother.” ask boys {00 continued their pampkins, and to match "the only twins” in lantern till Thanksgiving eve. Then have some fun,” said Roy. “1 say, Roy, let's go and those people down in the hollow. run. The boy who lives there hit me with a smowball and nearly knocked out my front tooth and I've never had a chance to pay him back.” “all right, Bob, we'll do it." Barly in the evening the boys work- ed Industriously at their lantern, eut- ting eyes, nose and mouth, Then little pleces of candle were placed tnside, and it was truly a hideous- tooking thing. Mrs. Phillips, who was busy for that glad day, did not notice the boys stealthily leave the house, She despised a mean action, and Bob and Roy knew she would not approve of their unkind sport. They quickly crossed the flelds and walked down a hill into a lonery, damp hollow. Right before them stood a small, tumble-down house 4th a feeble light shining from one dny window. The boys crept to this #ide and crouched beneath it. Just fs Bob was about to raise the lan- tern after he had lighted the can- dies, a child's volce asked anxious- “Mother, aren't we going to have Jay pumpkin pies or turkeys or any- thing nice on ‘Thanksgiving? We fad suc. a lovely dinner last time. Is it because we aren't thankful that we can't have any Thanksgiving din. per?” There was a pane of glass broken put of the window, and the boys could pear every word Bob softly low. pred the lantern and put out the pandles, and both waited to hear the saswer, “No, darling; the reason is that we javen’t any money to buy such things. Pince father died, deary, it has been sery hard for mother to even buy wead for us.” Then a boyish voice with a brave aote in its spoke; “Never mind, mother, we'll get along. I don’t like pumpkin ples very well, aysell, because they're so spley. Put I'm going to buy Hess a bag of suzar cookies with that ten cents i ® earned. Won't that be Roy pinched Bob and crept up the hill and kin field. Seeing gleaming in the down on them “l say, Roy.” hard to have dinner, and that you hear him him my front all about though to nice, Bess?” they moonlight both Ly ing Did no. any Thanksglv- boy's a comforting like even If he nearly knock Let's tell mother makes me squirm, out it it. “Motaer! mother: we've gor some thing to tell you,” called Rob, breath lessly. Mrs. Phillips #8 down and listened while the boys shamefacedly about their Intention of scaring th people in the hollow, at which sly looked very grave. Then they ex citedly told her their plane, “ake all our chicken money, meth er. and give us ples and good things,’ sald Roy. “And if there isn’. enough mone} you can have some of our chickent to pay for the stuff,” added Bob Mrs. Phillips entered gladly Inte the scheme and promised to have ev ery thing ready by Thanksgiving eve She allowed the boys to pay pari of the feast, as she thought be a good lesson for them. The boys much excited early on the appointed nigh* brpaghi in the twin pumpking, nlcely inside, and each with off top. It was ant of fou 1% were ant cleaned it of the part should : from the field : fully filled them with cakes, ©« and ples, a great pat a yery the plan that the look if jus Phillips tart ins kins ery 2 with great LP DI igo turkey Lhe a thinss urhtet 11nd filled { honot before \ ml le DIeASs king and on urkey Bob and Be CALES ther If they pumping Tomorre a’ forgive Bob home kissed { went ‘oo bed | was “That boy's not beg my ! be friends after this” Then he sank into a | happy sleep.—Detrolt their tight and He need And forgiveness wao'll sound Press an Free FLIRTATIOUS TO THE LAST. 5 i ple. I'm glad we didn’t way.” But Roy did not Suddenly jumped in the air and sald: “Hurrah, Bob, hurrah! | now!" “What do ft, answer He he have it have you, Roy? Tell me The boy resumed pumpkin and unfolded his plan i i bad enough have sobbed Mrs what head to Gobbler he did a was cuted.” yOu see after cut his wr W SAY] pd “We'll tell mother all about it,” he began, “and ask her to sell us a lot of pies, cakes, jelly, tarts and a tur key, and we can pay for them with our chicken money. Then we'll scoop out all the insides of these twin pumpkins and fill ‘em with the nice things, and the night before Thanks giving we'll carry them down to that oid house and kick the door and rus, Won't that be fun! A hundred times better than making a lantern.” Bob heartily agreed to the plan, and both boys Rurried home, “No,” replied Miss Turk, thetically. “What” “He winked his eye at that hussy, Miss Guinea Hen!"-—Puck. ab Cause of Revolution, In Russian it is unlawful to give kisses in public. A kiss in the street ia penalized by a fine of $5. Dec on a tramcar by a fine of $6. Deo laration of love on a posteard renders the sender lable to a fine of $2.30. Indianapolis Newa. sympa STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA Latest News Gleaned From Various Parts. Anthony McAndrew, aged Z¥ years, was caught under a fall of coal at the Midvalley Colliery, near Mt, Car- mel and was instantly killed, Mr. McAndrews was a member of the Conyngham Township School Board and was one of the most popular men that ever participated in politics in that township A trolley car of the Chester Trac- tion Company's Media division was derailed opposite Chester Park Thurs- day morning. Six passengers were on the car and they were all thrown with considerable force against the sides of the car. One of the passen- morden, was seriously injured was removed to the Crozer Hospital Spreaded . rails caused the car to ieave the tracks, of the late William Wood, of Consho- was probated in Norristown Fhursday, The estate is estimated at $100,000 and over. She gives mansion in Conshohocken to her daughter, Mrs. Annie W. Perot Of iduary she give one-half ab- wiutely to her daughter, and the half in trust of her grand- hildren of a deceased daug hocken, thi the Tre threatened with a epidemic. Eight cases d. The ‘ouncil empowered 1 t S111 1 LO eH renortt the do dis- and stop the Health Oy nurses thing possible from spreading. + LO i i avric) ¢ {s reported In Harrisburg rious State hospitals are lack Oy va ously hampered by maintenance, caused high of food and materials, It is claimed that the per diem allowance for each indigent patient is entirely under present conditions there is a as attendants, the wages paid in other of and 1333383223322 232222RRRLAl2lillllll ily present Under the asylums at present tem insane by the Commonwe mum of $2 a week and $1.75 from the county the care and treatment of each indigent patient. Out of this fund the patients are fed, clothed and furnished treat ment and the of super: intendent and nary expenses paid At t 8 no longer £3.75 a week, will be appropriation ment of the indigent insa bring the 1 $4.25 a H. C Bi the from for salaries the attaches the | ' the present rate stitution living of Are of possible and the asked the Legisla thi next increas and treat ture to for care fie SO as 1 allowance up to at leas week f Seranton, attempt being for swallowing a quarter 88 8 Sheedy, 0 for arrested ed ide aft irunkenness by following it by a fifty-cenl piece chaser. He still lives to regret his ex travagance Poor Director Jacob made a formal dem Commissioners and ingood for $1875 salary, of $1500 a year, for the last mouths of 19056 and the first ten months of 1906. This is thought t« a preliminary to a test suit be instituted in behalf the directors, whole salaries have held up for over a year by the Coun- ty Controller on the ground that they are not $1500 a year, but $120. Renner, aged 63 yan nobility, died at the rity Liv: rate Controller the at be of three Charles scion of Ger Blair County He had lived in A vears and neve did he his past tured, scholarly and teaching music until him to strait ened His friends was a affair from native in pove twenty s closest friends He was cul and polished poorhouse ona five r to hi reveal refined, earned a GXCORSOE living reduced circumstances believed that it which drove him country However, never able to penetrate which he kept continually past life Poverty conld not obscure the gentile breeling he was moved to the county home thre years ago he was made a clerk to the steward Friends saved the love they the mask After { - wing —— 455.3454. 53.04440044400.4.4.0.044 Jno. 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Discounts Notes . . « from Salmon Arm, heard something in his orchard night and wegt down to investigate He saw a big munching his fruit and four rifle shots at the brute. The bear made off and the farmer lost sight of him Laltenin went in the animal had taken. in the dark the man fell across a log right on top of the bear. which immediately seized him. The bear had been wounded, how- at as it would have been otherwise. was Interred in Fairview Cemetery, Altoona. fel Becker, who had been days, came home and drove out wife at pistol’'s point hen amused hemself by shooting up the house, blowing ail panes The shots set one of room afire When found by officers Becker was taking a walk in a mill dam. He was committed to jail. Work on the construction of the trolley line between Altoona and Bed- ford kas been started by the Altoona, Hollidaysburg & Bedford Springs Electric Railway Company, Presi dent Frank G. Patterson stated that the contractor for furnishing poles jg distributing them along the line, and that the erection of the poles has commenced. The Federal Construc- tion Company, of Pittsburg, has the contract for grading and tick laying. A strange disease has broken out antong a stable of twenty-five head of horsce belonging to a Darby liv- ervman, and in the two weeks’ time since the disease made its appear- ance, seven of the afflicted animals have died. The remaining eighteen head of horses are suffering from the disease. Tne disease centers It- gelf in the horse's throats, and so rapi? fs {ts malignancy that they choke and die within a few days after being stricken, Finishing his night's work at the Wharton Switch Works, at Jenkin. town, early Wednesday morning, Francis E. 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