FIGHT with CATAMOUNT. untingdon (Special) .—The ox- treme cold and deep snows have caused the more ferocious of the wild animals in this section to become exceedingly dangerous. Bears, wild- cats and catamounts, driven down from the mountains, are devastating the farmers’ stock, and in several in- stances have attacked pedestrians on the publie roads. Sergeant Russell R. Henry, a veteran of the Civil War, who resides about five miles from this city, left here for his home, his | route being along the base of Ter- race Mountain, Within a mile of his destination he w attacked by a large cata- mount, which sprang upon him from as an over-hanging ruck, after dogging his footsteps for more than a mile i Mr Henry was borne to the ground | by the shock, and momentarily rend- | ered inseunsible. A fox hound which accompanied him gs battie to the catamount until Mr. Henry recov- erc:l, when he succeeded in drawing hig pocket knife. A furious stru between the man and dog and sis ing beast followed, in which the dog | was killed, and Mr. Henry rived serious wounds on his face and | hands. A neighbor scon after the encouiter found Mr. Ilenry uncol scious from loss of blood, and vey him to his home, where receiving medical attention. The body of the catamount was | found about 200 vards from the] scene of the fight, It measured four feet inches in length, and had died logs of blood. x vy I'¥~- recs COn- | he three {rom HIS SUIC IDE DELIBERATE. Norristown (Speci al). Seated on a chalr in his home, at Lansdale, William Webb blew off the top of his héad. Webb's method of suicide was most deliberate and very odd in execution, He held the stock of the gun firm- ly between his feet, steadying the barrel with his knees. He attached a string to the trigger and then threw When John a neighbor, found his body he had been dead for hours. Illness Is supposed to have caused him to commit the deed. Coroner King is investigating the case, BOMB IN M. AIL FROM ITALY. Easton (Special). - Newton R. Turner, Easton's City Solicitor, re- ceived a package by mail from Italy, on opening it found a stick of It was capped and ready One end of the stick showing that the con- been on fire at one time being wrapped up . It could not be learned from what place in Italy the package came. It is supposed it was sent by some one whom Mr. Turner at some suit for a client. explode. burned, was iG POWDER CONTRACT. *ibbstown (Spee ial). -It is ra- mored here that the United States Government has just issued tenders for the largest contract for high ex- plosives ever made, to be used on the ETATE'S FISH PRO? WO TION. Harrishurg (8p cial). There are! some changes In the method of com- piling annual reports in that "to the by Figh Commissioner Meehan to the Governor.- Tables have been stri out wherever possible rod the very allest dimens other places the Commis had the supeérinte erie 8 ¢ hel as to ture and portion hate! i The amount sioht ela or Si were dis fish, of food fi fish, Iz perch, game the which e game fish, | pickerel Eggs take from the State jes this year produced 6.0! young fish. The stock was so creased that the yield next Autu should be over 8,000,000 and following year 10,000,000 A contract amounting to $5587 awarded a firm for the construe of a 70<foot steam tug for ering and patroling purposes in L Erie ite iis min the was ting gath- nke egg ELECTION PL EMMA. of | the 3. Which nie ed by John Moser, | Norristown (Epe seial } the two persons represze names, George VW. Wie Mceser., John Moser and 3 8 1 were elected judge of elections in the borough of Red Hill is a question that is causing a great deal of dispute in legal and political circles, and upon which an informal decision has been given in or of Welker over his! chief opponent, John Moser All ti Moszers nained are the same person. Vhen it was too late to have candidates’ names printed on the b allot a Citizens’ Party was Lastily organized in the town and nomipated a ticket on which one John 8. Mcser was a candidate for) judge of elections. In marking their ballots his supporters gave him vari ous styles of appellations, with the result that when the votes were] counted there were found sixty-three | for John Moser, two for John 8.1 Moser, and one for J. 8. Moser, against sixty-four for Welker, the! Democratic nominee, there being no other candidates for the office. The combined Moser vote beat Welker! three, while the highest of any Moser | was two short of victory. Welker | consulted his attorney here who told | him that he was elected. DRIGHT TRADE OUTLOOK. Pittsburg (Speeial). — Prospects for March in the mills of the Pitts burg and adjoining districts are brighter, according to information given out by the heads of nearly all the large industrial establishments. In the rail market the principal feature was the Great Northern Rail- way ordering 45.000 tons of steel rails. The United States Steel Cor poration mills will sapply £20,000 tons, the Lackawanna Steel Company, 15000 tons and the Pennsylvania Eteel Company; 10,000 tons. The Isthmian Canal Commission is in the market for 2,500 tonsa of 70- und rails, bids for which will close arch 16. It is expected that the Carnegie Steel Company will land this contract. The Carnegie Company has just been let a contract for 500 tons of standard sections by the Cum- berland & Pennsylvania Railroad. Leading rall experts state that the new rall tonnage this year lg likely to exceed 1,500,000 tons. REAPPOI NTED © OHAPIA IN. Hanover {Special} Rev. Pr. Dan- fel Eberly, of this place, who is the senior ranking chaplain in the Nation-| al Guard of Pennsylvania, his serv ice covering a continuous period of thirty-two years, has just been resom- missioned chaplain of the WHighth “Regimént for five years, with the . rank of captain, by Sovernor Stuart, Dr. Eberly Is a voteran of the Civil fe an one and Te i The DuPont people in anticipation being the successful bidders are making great preparations at their Gibbstown works to fill this order and it is expected the plant will start up with a full working force this WeeK. we DS ON ST RE TC NE in Kennett t Square { Special). ing down a flight of stairs o'clock which reswited in her leg in two places, a de at 6 and the wedding journe Ton a hospital is the unigue Mr. James Thompson, Plung- at three breaking br i at Xperience of [ thiz place. Mrs Thompson, Mary Gunning, tripped while prepari but she would not hear of a postponement, and Rev. Father John O'Donnell, of St. Patrick's Catho- lie Church, performed the ceremony oO fermeriy Nrs. and fell in her her nup- for tials TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDED, Scranton (Speeial). — After the nna Rallroad came to the rescue and sent the School Board of Minooka a fat check, the strike of the teachers was deciared off No eon- Was necessary. The chil- Minooka are gad. ral:road has taken an appeal the assessor's report and the was tied wp until the com- yielded to a truce. dren of The from money GOLD « ITIZENSHIP LEAGU ES. Chester (Special). Mrs. Cochrane wife of General Henry Clay Coch has received permission from Board of Education to form com panies among the publie school chil dren to be known as “The League of Good Citizenship.” The object o1 | the soclety ia to interest the childres | in good Citizenship. SPARK FE LL 1 N POW DER KEG Ashland (Spec ial). —-David Wol fang, aged 40 years, residing at Mow- rey, met with a terrible death while at work in the Locust Spring Mine. He was employed as a miner and | was standing near a keg of powder, when a spark ignited the powder and blowing off his head. STATE A. B. Harnish, a Mechanicsburg | grain dealer, against whom six charges had been made by the Pure calling info ques ition a pouitry food, plead guilty to two charges and was fined one hun- jdred dollars by Magistrate Hughes, | of Carlisle, Dr. Jaseph Kalbfus, of Harrisburg, secretary of the Pennsylvania State Game Commission, in an address in the? Monroe County court house touched upon the subject of the much-discussed sportsman’s dollar tax bill. He believed that $100,000 could bd raised yearly if the State would impose a tax of a dollar on each sportsman, Mrs. Harriet Livingston, of New- berry died on the platform of the Pennsylvania station, in Willlams- port, while waiting %o take a train to #0 on a visit to relatives in the West, who had not seen her for many years. Emory MeQuaite, aged 6, of Six ' Mile Run, was playing with dyanmite rallroad caps and exploded one, shat. tering his left hand. Frightened he bit down on the ¢ap in his mouth, shattering his face. His condition is eritical., The sixty-third anniversary of the chartering of the Symmetry Lodge, No. 103, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Hamburg, attracted a large outpouring of the members and their wives and friends to Armory Hall. Grand Master Hart, of Har- risburg, was the guest of honor. Edward Bloss, a youth under twen- ty, plead guilty at Stroudsburg to the theft of twenty dollars and was sentenced to two years in the East. ern % Penjiontiars. T. M.. Senderting. the oldest demnint in Scranton, died after operation, at NEWS IN BRIEF, . War and a retired cl nited i ———— THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY DR. DWIGHT E. MARVIN, Subject: True Greatnesr Brooklyn, N. Y.—Preaching Sun- day morning in the Flatbush Presby- terian Church on “True Greatness,” the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Dwight 12. Marvin, took for his text John 10:41: “John, indeed, did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spoke of this man were true.” In the course of his sermon Dr. Marvin said: John did no miracles, great, the greatest of the prophets. Human nature loves the marvelous. Men turn and look in wonder at the feats of the performer on the : raptze, whether it be in theology business, polities or science Dazzling feats of mind and body give a false view of life. John did not Ineasur his great- ness by that of othe he was too | much absorbed in his ant nm to think | of the work of his fellow men. Like Moses, who “wist not that his face | shone’ when he came down from the Mount of Communion. John the river bank to ress of his own su To himself he so breath, or a slay Messiah's sandals bitious: he aspired faithfulness that won make him worthy of his calline. Ambition natural to men; indeed there is little hope. for advancement in life without it. Young people are sometimes ad- vised to be satisfied with the condi tions in which they are placed and crush all desire fc ter themselves Ambition is right and praisewbrthy when it is founded on humility and obedience; it is wrong when ground- ed in pride and selfishness Daniel was ambitious to known the power of Jehovah in the land of his captivity. Joshua was ambitions be a worthy succes of Moses. Paul was ambitious to plant the standard of the cross In every town of Asia Minor. John the Apostle was am- bitious to répeat the vision came to him on Patmos, and was ambitious to save the world In studying the life of John the Baptist we discover four things that made him great: He was faithful to his call; he was humbis his vice; he had a vivid 1 ; the presence of the Mess was devout én that He was i was a ed but a voice, unworthy to loose tO Aa id position Dey make EROT Jesus Rey all not he rar gave h had exter directions; Rome inany Roman classes of g netted 4 and the g sturdy out: two place. the and lux brick imperi ism and supers worshipe d th T! become rest man to ar There wa the kine was at hand, that the about to appear and 1 ul co bat azainst Suddenly John the aptist | made his appearance on the banks of Jordan His strange garb, his his bold message. | and crowd: came | to. hear his ser | to his baptism. Jt! John was a great the district submit for from every We sometimes hear it said that many ministers Va- employed clergymen the prevalent unwillingness of to pay living salaries to religions leaders are all men- in evidences of the faci iti may be true that there are too many ministers, but there too many prophets, and thes can ore The trouble is. we cant pulpits, are not never have a The work of | cannot he profession morning, S| ming, #0 many readings, so many | $0 many calls during the be. | the Gospel Herald o'clock the in the Eleven in oY Angelico preached when he wrought pictures, Savonarc! hurled his ana- prevailing cor Bunyan preached when he penned his mar- velous dream of the ilgrims’ Pro- Carey preached when he missionary sarvice while working at a cobbler’'s bench: Gor- don preached when he set an ox ample of righteousness and led his soldiers on lo sacrifice and service: Livingston preached as he pushed his way on through the dark continent! Agassiz preached in his scientific investigations; Miller preached when he saw the footprints of the Creator in the stanes, and Frances Ridley Havergal preached when she wrote her poems and her songs. Every Christian is called to be a preacher Just as truly as was John the Bap- ist. Our stores, shops, offices, homes nd schools are our pulpits, and our contracts, bargains, services and the expositions. The preparation of one- self for preaching is always harder than the preparation of a sermon. Every man wrought in® Jesus Christ ufito good works is a preacher, and he is blessed of God in his ministry according to his faithfulness. There are no special promises for the found, the learned and the brill —*"John did no miracle’ — but hiamt are innumerable promises for the faithful, John stood for truth. He sald that Christ would thoroughly purge His floor, that He would baptize with the Holy Spirit and that He could take away the sin of the world, and it all eame to pass as he said. The herofe prophet on the river bank Te Loma Hood in Satins ot pri ¢ same miniater in Herod's palace as before crowds; he was the same devout a in th oe Tower of An- ohas anid : i i | i i i i enough to stand for truth and right. eousness, John's reatness was geen not merely in his faithfulness but also in his humility. Humility is not what most men think it is. It is a com- mon opinion that it consists in think. ing meanly of oneself, of disparaging oneself before others. How can a man think meanly of himself when he realizes that he is made In the image of God, that he possesses a di- vine nature, that he is of sufficient value to call forth the sacrifice of the Son of God? No; man was not made to erawl but to climb. Hu- mility consists” in a willingness in our greatness to stoop to the low- Hest children of earth and lift up the fallen, comfort the sorrowing, strengthen the weak, to yield our- selves, as 1 Christ, willing gaeri- fices for our fellow men. John knew the Importance of his com- mission; he felt himself honored in being selected to proclaim the come ing Meesiah, vet he reckoned him- gelf a mere volee erying in or an bond-servant, worthy to minister to his God. { have read that an order haing to adorn the walls of the | Commons with pictures, H: a petition to Parlament, asiking ths he might have the privil ing one of them, and same time that, if his denied, he he right to paint a single if that should be re he should be allowed to put touches, Fearing, lest even be granted, given House avdon might titioned the the government him coors for the artists, than be excluded participation, nermit So d was the work to be d true -artistie longing. honoret gervice Herein we find of “rne humility, the willing- ness to minister in the Jowliest i places and to the most degr of fellow men, while possessing a sense of our greatness as children of the Highest, if only e asad in advancing the vorid > Still farther gee John's great- ness revealed in his realization of the presence Christ To him the Mes. sinh had ceased to be a coming de- rer. He was a pre leader, a IRLPWPOrary Moved by this pro- found conviction he felt as did the Panl, tha i¢ had but one ion in life, to herald the $i bis Lor entirely him to and ec one that, he felt in the low the from great aded our we can His purpos we of Hive gent 3 noetle ADOstic nis regenc statistics ' Would not to him a mockery? What desires is a plank : ope. & helping hand % needy world want more than all ¢lse? A sermon on the art of spiri- tual notation? A book on lifting power of human nature atement regarding religious in- No: to an immortal being by sin these are a mere The world to-day is call- real Saviour, one who is to lift and strength- This is an age of ne, an age in which efe é onement ile of at What does £s the - nets? mockery ing for a fic tndlly ld present, tithe the is erying need of men, as of the preaching of Christ a By faith Him, hy by faith we are nailed with Him to the cross, Him in new- identified with life, Yine power by Yes, woe need a real But we find John's great He was He cared little azain not a word repeater forms. Creed making was not tin his line of work He had outs grown the rudiments of iife and had to know the secret of power. The set rules of the schoolroom are important in their place, but in after life ¢ forget them, having adopted the principles that they expressed. they have done thelr work and fixed their meaning in our lives John was possessed with a realization that he was commissioned by the Almighty to proclaim a great fact. His whole soul was thrilled with the thought He was on fire with a divine en- thusiasm. He had no inclination to con over the old form of hie call, but rather to do his work under the ime pulse of a new soul ambition. Who ever heard of any man being per- manently baffled who was on fire with a great truth? We say that circum stances are against us. Not so. It is our faithlessness that hinders our devotion. The world always believes in the man who himself believes. The crowd always makes way for the man of faith. The trouble is we keep conning over our old formulas instead of allowing ourselves to be swept on by great convictions. We repeat our creed and say, “I believe in God Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,” bnt the state- ment does not take hold of us and ins ire us to action. you want to be great? It js a laudable ambition. ut you will never become so If you measure greatness by show. John did no miracle. True greatness comes by faithivipess, humility, a sense of reality devotion. Emotions pass, but an, abide. It's the man at the lever and not the man on the trapeze that is exalted, Sipersonnl Religion. Christianity is individualistic. man cannot hold this religion in hk wife's name. If he does not it in hie own hast, as far as he concerned, It {8 non-ecistent.— Rev, A. Gillis, ‘Methodist, New York City. dont. he apivitual i “fom. the niahiy n— i — oe eres #} TO CLEAN To restore lace, white, when soiled, for 12 or 18 hours acid; the lace washed in {it LACE, either black or place it in milk The milk becomes should then be gently and afterwards well rinsed in clean lukewarm water and laid out smooth upon a pillow Ir the sun.~—~—Hoston Post, MUD FROM SKIRTS. Wet and rub good bar soap well on the stains. Place it on wash- board, pour turpentine on it and rab well before dipping into the water, It it does not all come t once, use more turpentine and h well, soap and boil.-—Boston Post REMOVE the out a was TO PROTECT BABIES To protect from the Sraughta winter nights is on market, made bables of the in ran West, hat it lest, sof t elderdow Hwn a those far daint- The should the the n flannel Hap maj aboul the ers, in which the ed aside by smal] occupant thus pre viding a Warm nest coveriid cannot be 1088 of the itor the restlessness American Cuilly NEEDLEWORK instance, a decorated with corner NOTES For pincushion ticed including terflies The different colored A mingling fancy ching fancy whic! useful NE rooms The f the flowers came hi New Haven Reg i sit work articles bot A * a GOOD COOl. nus r about 1 iding lard ER large : hole in some cov ~ne cup and bake in Hermits molasses, 1.2 1-2 cup buller Cup raisins, 2 Kinds of Custard and whiteg powdered thin Molasses cup of Cup waler teaspoons flour Baleratus spice; to : Cake beaten sep sugar, 11 i tartar ustar 1 cug Cornstarch Bake in ‘2 tard Cake —Beat 2 « cup sugar, 1 cup mi butter, 1 1t yon flour, into 1 of the ing teaspoon of in a moderate English Cream milk less half a cup of milk with half a cup of tour and stir into the scalded milk. Con tinue stirring until mixture thick then let coot minates-—gtir ring occasionally leat I oggs or 4 yolks: add 34 cup sugar and 1-4 feaspooniul salt and again then stir inty the mixthire over the fire untij it is evenly d and the egg is cooked flavor with a teaspoonful and as above Fruit tablespoonfuls lemon a cus SeRRS, Oo or flour; flavor round Fi with tins wil lightly: add 1 kK. 34 cup melted vanilla - a heap Bake ERs © 181 cups put baking powder oven 1-2 hour ot mix hal? x 2.3 1 wud - SCaid 1 pint cup {he ens, of beat blende hen lel cool! of vanill: use Cake «One “4 cup brown sugar lasses, 1-3 cup milk, 2 flour, 2 level powder, 1-2 {easpoonfui spoonful cinnamon, 1.2 grated nut meg, 1 cup raisins cut fine, 1 cup currants, 3 slices of citron cut fine Bake in a moderate oven 1 hour Breaking the News, Capt. Pritchard of the Maurctania was talking about sailors “We are a bluff lot.” he said “Did you ever hear about the sallor and the parrot? “Well, once upon a time an old lady was returning from abroad with a parrot of which she was very fond. She intrusted the bird, with many admonitions, to a sailor for the voy age. “Seasickness, or something, killed the parrot the third day out. The sailor, knowing how upset the old lady would be, could not bring him. self to 1611 her the sad tidings, but asked a companion, famous for his skill in such matters, to break the bad news to her very, very gently. The man assented. “And approaching the old lady with a tragioal face the famous news breaker louched his cap and said: “I'm afraid that "ere bird o' youn ain't goin’ to live long, ma'am’ “Oh, dear!’ exclaimed the old lady in alarm, ‘Why? “ “Cause he's dead,” was the reply.” — Washington Star. nom sd Paper Wunutacturey trom the fiber trees third enp butter 12 cup mo eggs, 2 1:2 cups teaspooniuls baking salt, 1-2 tea. - 1 : The Japanese government has de- glided to establish a tobacco monopoly in Korea, The plan is to be entered into as soon as the Korean police are sufliciently well organized to carry out the matter, but in the meantime thére Is to be an increase in price to prepare the people for what is to follow. AAS IS AA HAAS HH What Causes Headache, From October to May. Colds are the most frequent cause of Headache, Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause, EW, Grove on box, 25 It is estimated that about $6,000, 000 was saved to manufactures and others last year as a result of the law providing for denatured aleohol. You ought to be satisfied with noth loss than Naoture's laxative, Garfield Tes Mads of Herbs, it overcomes constipation, regulates liver and kidneys, and ngs Good Health, Flint Island, from which the re cent eclipse of the sun was observed, is a mere dot on the Pacific 400 miles Rorth of Tabi. CURED HER THREE CHILDREN. Girls Suffered with Itching Fez 11 the Baby Had a Tender Skin, Too— Relied on Cuaticura Remedies, § “8 hires egine J eats #EO m RR yery Win ol ¢ little gals had crema. Itehing erupe ions forped on the backs of thew heads which were simply covered. 1 {ried almost everything, but failed. Then my mother recommended the Cutic Bemedies. 1 washed my children’s heads with Cuticura Soap and then applied the wonderful oint- ment, Caticurs. [ did this four or five times and I can si that have been entirely cured. have another baby whe is #0 plump that the folds of skin on his neck were broken and even bled. 1 used Cuticura $ and Cuticura Ointment and the next morning the trouble had disap Mme, Montreal, Qui v1 bad f§ wa they boap 2. May 21, "1907 » Mexico is to spend $5,876,000 gold to Improve the harbor at Topolobam- po, —-— Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens thegums, reducesinflamman tiof), allaye pain, cures wind colic, Zica bottle The earth’s atmosphere varies from 120 to 200 miles in dept. in 30 minutes by Woslford's Never fails. At druggists, teh cured Benitary Lotion. The Direct Examination. Youb Ves vou to tell sir. It the whole ave been sworn, Shae truth, it the truth » has seated him. Did you pre. ant for pay- Lawyer i what did the defendans say? Client—He to Lawyer—Th Client—1 went d me to go to the devil what did vou do? to youl—Judge a | Strong Language By Proxy. Vicar—-John, do y« ever strong language? John {guardediv) be a little bit Keorless al times Viear . I's YET Just now ber's 3-£r use Well ike sir, II ma in my speec John, But we bat some other it you to go to the i settle that bill of £4 108, for thawing a water pipe. And yom might just talk to the man in a careless sort of way, as if it were your own bili} Punch. n sorry, about tt 1 wa we will © time fein num A Razorless Race. The only known race of hairy human beings reside on the Island of Yezzo, adjoining Japan. They are about 100,000 in number, aod are known to the Japan- esc 48 the “‘Mosinog” or “all hairy peo- ple.” " They bave the entire body covered with a profus: sud remarkable growth f hair, the only exception being that the faces of the women are bare, but ually stained with 3 kina of juice so as to resemble the beards of the males. ~Brookiyn Eagle OLD SURGEON Found Coffee Caused Hands to Trem. bile, The surgeon's duties require clear judgment and a steady hand. A slip or an unnecessary incision may do ir reparable damage to the patient. When he found that coffee drink- ing caused his hands to tremble, an Ills. surgeon conscientiously gave it up and this is his story: “For years | was a coffee drinker until my nervous system was nearly broken down, my hands trembled so 1 could hardly write, and insomnia tor- tured me at night, “Besides, how could I safely per- form operations with unsteady hands, using knives and instruments of pre- cision? When I saw plainly the bad effects of coffee, 1 decided to stop it, and three years ago 1 prepared some Postum, of which I had received a sample, “The first cupful surprised me. It was mild, soothing, delicious. At this time 1 gave some Postum to a friend who was in a similar condition to mine, from the use of coffee. “A few days after, | met him, and he was full of praise for Postum, de- claring he would never return to cof- fee, but stick to Postum. We then ordered a full supply, and within a short time my nervousness and cons sequent trembling, as well as insom- nia disappeared, blood circulation be came normal, no dizziness nor head flashes, 1 “My friend became a Postum thusiast, his whole family using it clusively. "It would be the fault of the -
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