wr The Romantic Woman. A wise man has pronounced palm- istry to be an “absolute absurdity beneath contempt.” He has reduced our "Hnes' of life and heart and head | to muscular flexures, The action of the four fingers and the thumb re- MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN, Dartain Cand 15 Fev oss i ‘ons ton, k mach” roubtes, hing ¥ A Whistler Story. A KENTUCKY CASE. Artist William M. Chase telld really new one on Jimmy Whistler. ! It was at a dinner party, after all the guests had been seated, when Chase gently drew Whistler's atten- sStRRRRRRRR nTRRNRN RY: { NEWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 3 Yeas aura eesesvBBY aad’ i Interest All Women. Mrs. Della Meanes, 828 E. Front Bt., Maysville, Ky., says: “Beven That Will Suffering Fup Ca tion to the fact that he had forgotten his tie. “Forgotten?” shrieked Whistler. “Nothing of the kind. Why should 1 spoil the effect of a | good linen collar with excellent lines | by sticking on a foolish little piece of flimsy lawn?’ And the dinner eee rr vston Herald. yrup of ios xiv Senna ac ts gently yel prompt lv onthe bowels, cleanses e system effectually assists one (in over coming habitual constipation evmanently. o get its eneficial effects bu ny the enuine. anufact ured by the ORNIA Fic Sxrup Co. SOLD BY LEADING DRUCGISTS - 504 pa-BOTTLE The population of Buenos Ayres numbers 1,200,000, of which about 80 per cent. is forei gn, consisting of | Italians, Spanish, French, English German, Swiss, etc., in the order named, the Italians forming about 6¢ per cent. of the foreign population although in the jast vear Spanish im migration has far excéeded all oth: ers, o> Hicks’ Capudine Cures Women's Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness, and Headache. It’s Liquid. Effects imme- diately. Prescribed by physicians with best | at drug stores. results. 10c., 25¢., and 50c., Additional Features, Marco Bozzaris band: “Strike, pires! Strike, for your fires! —"' “Strike tuh!’ the other “Strike for the sires—"' “Out!” yelled A few minutes later, lished score attests, Marco after making a hit that cleared the bages and won the game, died glori- ously at the home plate. —Chicago Tribune, was cheering his till the armed foe ex- last altars and your | jeered the rotters for side, green graves of your | the rooters. pub- himself, as the Curiosity. The boy havin cap immediately “I'll see what this is, The 1 little suffe ror of operation well, and when of the chloroform had passed off sig: naled his mother to approach She stooped over him tenderly. “Mamma,” he said faintly, "what was it?"-—Philadelphia Ledger. Anxious For Microbes, The Man-—1'd giv would kiss me. ‘he Maid—But the scientists # that kisses breed disease, fhe Man-—Oh, never mind that Go ahead and make me an invalid for Hie-=Philadelphia Inquirer, anything if you ay THE F IRST TASTE Learned to Drink Coffee When a Baby | If parents realized the fact that coffee contains a drug-—caffeine— which is especially harmful to chil- drem, they would doubtless hesitate ] before giving the bables coffee to | drink. “When I was a child in my moth | er's arms and first began to nibble | things at the table, mother used to give me sips of coffee. As my parents | used coffee exclusively at meals I nev. | er knew there was anything to drink but coffee and water, “And so 1 contracted the coffes habit early. I remember when quite young, the continual use of coffee go affected my parents that they tried roasting wheat and barley, then ground it In the coffee-mill, as a sub- stitute for coffee, “But it did not taste right and then went back to coffee again. That was long. before Postum was ever heard of. I continued to use coffee until I was 27, and when 1 got into office work, I began to have nervous spells. Especially after breakfast 1 Was s0 nervous I could scarcely at- tend to my correspondence, “At night, after having coffee for supper, I could hardly sleep, and on rising in the morning would feel weak and nervous, “A friend persuaded me to try Pos- tum. My wife and I did not like it at first, but later when boiled good and strong it vas fine. Now we would not give up Postum for the best coffee we ever tasted, "I can now get good sleep, am froe from nervousness and headaches. 1 recommend Postum toall coffee drink- ors, “There's a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Waeliville,” in pkgs. Ever read theabove letter? A new SE ee I iT are ne, true, full of human Interest. I “DRYS" } FAVOR POSTAL BANK. Sayre (Special). The platform wdopted the Pennsylvania Stale Prohibition convention, reaffirms al- iegiance the National Prohibition arty. It affirms 8 not a ivstem is ‘allure, in that fit »f taxation on the which exceeds its revenues, rlares for the enactement of State ind national laws prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, impor- ‘ation and exportation of intoxicat ing liquors as a beverage. The platform also favors the elec- tion of the President and Vice Presi- dent of the United States by a direct vote of the people No specific local incorporated in the platform, but favors all movements that have for their object the overthrow of the lig- uor traffic. It demands further the immediate prohibition of the liquor traffic in the District of Columbia under Federal by to trafic license that business; a crime the liquor that the and a financial places a burden Commonwealth and de- option plank is jurisdiction. The establishment of postal sav- ing banks is favored, as it is also the enforcement of the law requiring in- in the public schools of and hygiene with refer- liquors the human sys- and narcotics upon It defects in the protests against the primary election law and con- an arraignment of the present system of distributing State of of a reward disguise State charities party favor under public charity. Daniel Sturgeon, of was nominated for Judge as the Uniontown, of the Su to the national ted as follows: Delegates-at-large convention were e Michael J. Fanning, of Philadel phia; George Hoffman, Ardmore; Burton L. Rockwood, Philadelphia; D. Willlams, Sayre; James W. Houston, Allegheny: Godfrey String- Philadelphia; T. Routledge, H. L tem, Union City; 8. Irwin, Butler; Frank L. Mor- ton, Philadelphia, David B. McCalmont, of Franklin, was re-elected State chairman 104 E. R. NURSES GRADUATE. { Special). Eight completed Reading young the Reading for Nurs»a y are: Mi=s ortage, Pa.. Plymouth, Johnson, Poin who have three years’ course in the Hospital Traini audated H R ng School The Iusch P Hammond, Barbara Miss Mary Pa.; Miss Eva R Pleasant, Pa.; Miss Lillian T. John- son, New Wilmington, Pa.: Miss An- Sausser, Reading: Miss Nellie Towner, Ulster, Pa.: Miss Nellie Warner venver, Col., and Miss sarah A. Wike, Vineland, Pa It was the eighteenth commence nent of the Among the ipeakers was Dr M. Boyd, wofessor of clinical obstetrics, at the Medico-Chirurgical Colleges Philadel shia. The wing 1s probationers: Miss Lottie Jrwingsburg, Pa.; Miss Ella M. Het- rich, Bernvil Pa Miss Kathryn M. Francis, Shamokin, Pa: Miss 3adie M. Schoneer, Womelsdorf, Pa.; Miss Margaret F. Bevler and Miss Florence E. Newcombe, Reading. tution (:earee i0BL follo t enrolled Patten, have heen le CARRIE NATION IN TROUBLE. Pittsburg Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Kansas, who was arresi- *d here charged with disorderly con- juct scolding and embarassing ‘our men in public, fined $25 ind costs or thirty days to the work- iouse by Magistrate Brady. She ‘efused to pay her fine. As she was eing led back to the cell department she cried out in the courtroom: “1 would rather go to jail than to to hell!" Detective Kelly, who arrested Mrs. Nation, testified that he thought she yught to be held until a commission ould be appointed to examine into er sanity. ‘his testimony { Special) for was LO £0 angaivd the sa- oon smasher that Magistrate Brady ought the proceedings io an ab- nupt close by imposing the fine. Scveral membois of thr &, CT i!, who were resent, passid 4 hat ¢ defray her ans. They were suc- egaful and Mrs. Nation was releas- «1 a few moments before she would nave been taken to the workhouse. FAVOR ANTI-S, 11008 LEAGUE, York (Special). The York Coun- ty Lutherans, who have been in ses- sion here for the past few days, put themselves on record as favoring the Anti-S8aloon League. The movement was led by Rev. Dr. Adam Stump. who presented a series of resolutions indorsing the Anti-Saloon League and its effort to elect legislative can. didates, All Lutherans were urged to take a prominent part in the campaign in York County. Nearly all of the Lutheran ministers of the town gave some expression favormg the Anti Saloon League. other" “ Death Kills Son, Reading (Special). When the news that Mrs. Daniel Rapp had died of heart trouble and dropsy reached Charles D. Rapp, a son, living at Kepner, who was fll with the same disease, he collapsed from shock and died thirty hours after his mother, Tight Shoes Cause Death, Reading (Special) .—On the day after his wedding to Miss Helen Reinert, on May 9, Edwin F. Pauley, of Topton, injured his left foot by wearing a pair of tight shoes, Gan: grene resulted and he died, BANKERS’ PUBLIC BEQUESTS. Easton (S8pecial).—The will of the late Thomas Rinek, president of | the Northampton National Bank, has become operative, through the recent death of his wife, Mrs. Mary | Rinek. The following bequests are made: First Reformed Church, $2,600, which is to be invested and the in- terest used for the poor of the con gregation; Easton Hospital, $5,000 to endow a bed to be known as thé Thomas and Mary J. Rinek bed; Easton Home for Aged and Infirm Women, $2,000; Easton Home for Friendless Children, $1,000. ROBBED AND MURDERED, Ridgway (Special). —Three out rowing in the Clarion River dis covered the remains of a man near the northern boundary of this bor ough, The body was later identified as that of a Greek, George Pondele- vegas, who disapepared about tw weeks ago from Johnsonburg, a bor ough nine miles up the river, i The man’s throat was cut from ' ear to ear, and a large sum of money was gone which it was known he had when last heard of. His disap- pearance dates from the time he vis. boys | in Company with a couple of Italians “DEVIL, CHASER" INSANE? Easton (Special). —- appointed Dr. A. R. Kirkbride's, Philadelphia; Richardson, superintendent of State Hospital at Norristown, and Hugh B. Eastburn, an attorney at law, of Doylestown, Pa., a commis gion to inquire into the mental con- dition of Robert Bachman, of Naza- reth, charged with the slaying of his little niece, Irene May in a religious frenzy. IS Juage Moulton, of CAPTURES A BURGLAR. (Special). —QGeorge John, a resident of thie place, was awakened early by a burg- lar down stairs. John armed himself with lifter and after a brief knocked the Intruder which he surrendered Shamokin prominent a stove struggle down, after John dress police, who locked the man gave his name as James Peck Railroad Ofc ial In Wreck. Oil Clty hauling the ray, of Youngstown, the He up -A locomotive of D. T. Mur. 0., division su Lake the (Special). private ca; perintendent of the Shore road, crashed into rear of a freight train at Renova, three miles west of here, Engineer Malone, of Ashtabula, had his collar bone bro ken The occupants of the private car, including several women, were badly shaken up, but not injured Sent To Jail For Dynamiting. West Charged dynamiting fish Brandy wine, near this place, Vincenzo Or. lando, of West Chester, was commit ted to jail for six months and had a fine of $100 Imposed on him here by Magistrate 8S. M. Paxson Wit nesses detected Orlando in the act, and chased him a mile before they caught him Chester (Special) with in the Dates Fixed For Marder Trials, Reading (Special). District torney Schaeffer has set June 10 as the date of the trial of Abraham Rosenthal, charged with the murder of his brother-in-law, Lewis B. Claw. son. On the following day Rowland T. Stokes, charged with the murder of his father-in-law, former City Treasurer Hoffman, will be placed on trial, Feli Dead Returning From Charch. Reading (Special). While turning from church, Michael J. Coller, state chaplain of the Order of Knights of Friendship, on the street, and his body found until morning He years old, was 04 STATE ITEMS. William Showers, of West Milton a P. & R. brakeman, fell the cars of his train at Tamaqua and was killed. James Conway was killed by an ex. plosion of gas in the Otto Colliery, near Pottsville. The man’s naked lamp fired a pocket of gas. Mrs. William MeDonald, at Selin's of an approaching saved the child's life. Postmaster Addison Eppehimer made the announcement of the fol- lowing mall carriers for Royersford: Isaac Shelly, Alfred 8B. Ayres, Wil. bert Buzby and Edgar L. Strang, substitute. Rev, uated from the Nashota, Wis, io Rev. William H. Burbank, rector | of 8t. Peter's Parish, Phoenixville, and will also have charge of St. Andrew's Mission, at West Vincent, | Pa. LA THIS AND THAT. The average woman carries 50 miles of halr on her head. The wife in Abyssinia always owns the house and contents, A man’s hair turns gray about five years earlier than a woman's, i An international congress on polar, exploration will be held at Brussells May 29. It is proposed to establish an international polar bureau to cen. tralize all available Information on the polar regions. i —- wo years ago 1 began to notice sharp pain in the Kidneys and a bearing down sensa- tion through the hips, dull headache and dizzy spells. Dropsy appeared and my feet and ankles swelled so I could not get my shoes on. 1 was in One box helped Sold by all dealers. 650 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buyfalo, NX. Declined Ww ith Regrets. The bibulous citizen was holding | high carnival on the street, when an “Come with the house." The disturber of the peace pulled | officer and began: minute, m’ friend.” “No, 1 won't hold on a minute. You come with me.” "Hold on just half minute. Jus’ one word with you.” “All right,” replied the officer, im- "Be quick about it, is it you want to say?” “All I want t’ say Is jus’ ‘preciate your invitation, but 1 just we Ls ippincott’ 5 me to “Hold on I want More Than Quinine, Clinchona Bark, and the drug which is used tains more of the active principles of Bark than ordinary uinine, Graham Flour contain more nutriment than ordinary white flour, as as part of the properties of the wheat are lost in render ing the flour white. This sume thing is true of Quinine, and the drug used in this prep aration ix a special prodae t which contains Quinine, The Standard for 80 years, Hc Her Pointed View, Chapple society {biase) is an empty thing? of set, empty things in society.—Smart FITS, 8¢ Vitus’ Dance : Nervous Diseases manently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve | torer. #2 trial bottle and treatise free, | Dr. HR. Kline, Ld. 981 Arch St, Phila, Pa. Deputy Consul General W. Rod- erick Dorsey reports that it is pro- posed to hold an exhibition in Shane- hai during under the auspices of the China Association, provided suflicient suport can be obtained 1506 Hicky' Capudine Cures Headache, Whether from MW, Heat, Stomach, or Mental Strain Neo ‘Acetanilid or d jangerons | rugs. It's Liquid Effects immeduately. ie. 28c., and S0c., at drug stores The Brows ru HAD BAD ITCHING HUMOR. tongue of a gos sty ip never Feet Swollen—8leep Broke mie Cured in 2 Days by Caticurs. “Some two months ago I had a humor break out on my limbs below my knees They came to look like raw beefsteak, all red, and no one knows how they itched and burned hey were so swollen that 1 could nét get my shoes on for a week or more. I used five or six different remedies and got no help, only when applying them the burning was worse and the itching less, For two or three weeks the suffering was sleep an hour at a time. Then one morn ing I tried a bit of Cuticura. From the moment it touched me the itching was gone and I have not felt a bit of it since. The swelling went down and in two days 1 Geots®. B. Farley, cord, N. H,, 50 South State St May 14, 1007." 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