oe m——— WIND'S MESSAGE, In summer the wind comes whispering So quiet and soft and low: *T'll shake the trees with breeze, And cool the warm day so." THE a little In winter the wind comes howling, And hurrying on he goes: “A coverlet white 1 will spread night, Made out of the drifting snows.” to- In autuinn the wind comes moaning And erving about the eaves: “Old Earth, you'll be gray strip away Your red and yellow leaves." when I In springtime the wind comes laugh- ing When the days are long and bright: "Oh, the earth is new and the sky is biue, Ang iv iw » ing is pure delight!” And I love the four winds blowing, As over the world they roam. ¥or, noisy or mild, they sing to the child Who listens and dreams at home —Annie W. McCullough. 00-000 D P9090 The True Story of Trapsy, a Massachusetts Fox oe @ + 8 * RY MRS, ANNIE A. PRESTON 00-090 00-00 9-Boiy (By Mrs. ‘Well he came in Preston. j Uncle Zeke breakfast, “that don’t fancy marketing chickens to Mother Fox up at Foxboro on the side hill I never shall rich raising poultry at this rate, some- thirz will have to ie™ “Set a trap,” suggested Aunt Sarah as she poured the coffee “And catch a cat? If [ was a boy wotilld dig the varmint out.” “S'pose you'd find the hole first,” grinned John Henry with his mouth full of griddle cake. “Dick and 1 haven't been smart enough, but if you say so we'll spend two or three more days up in the wood lot” “1 don’t say so, young feller” grinned Uncle Zeke in turn. “You may g0 trap borrowing instead. And sure to tell all the neighbors to shut in all their cats and dogs until after sunrise to-morrow morning.” The neighborhood lads were all in- terested sufficiently to accept the in- vitation to bring their tra ps “about sundown,” and in the baiting and setting and they were still chat ting in the wellhouse as to whose trap was most likely to catch and hold the thief when a succession of eharp barks over behing the poultry Annie A » 1 must say,” said to “as my set be done about I be an + assist marauder was already caught “Xow, what shall be done? cried Uncle Zeke. “Leave him and let him bark all night as a melancholy ex- ample to his neighbors, or shall ws made an end of him with a gun? It always did seem blamed mean to me to catch a critter in a trip an then kill it” It's that little light trap of Eu gene's,” shouted John Henry, who had darted away at the first yelp of the prisoner and was now returning with the information. “He's caught by one foot and he's running away with the trap. Come on, boys!” What a race that was by the bright. white light of the full June moc n. The fleet, cunning wild creature had the start but her infrequent barks of pain gave her pursuers the clue, and, impe- ded by the painful burden of the trap clinging |! angry thing to her poor maimed foot, she was soon over taken. “let her go home,” sald John Henry. “Give her time enough, we're in no hurry” Ike an “There, the trap is caught in the brush!” some one shouted, and the pa- thetic whining cry that rang out through the woodland made Unele Zeke who, very much out of breadth, had come up, declare that he wished he had never complained but had let the poor mother go into the chicken yard and help herself, unmolested “I'm sorry for her, blamed if | ain't, What can we do to end this racket, kill her, set her free, or what?” “Please be quiet a minute,” whis " pered Dick. “There comes her young ones through the shadows. Can't you wee them?” “To be sure,” cried John Henry, making a sudden dive, "and [I've got wane of them.” Boy-like they all rmsheq to see the bright eyes and pointed nose protrud- ing from the breast of John Henry's thin jacket. “He's a lively one to hold, and don’t you forget it,” cried the lad. “1 don’t want to lose him and I'm going home.” “We might all as well go,” said Uncle Zeke. “Here's the trap and here's that blamed thief's foot, poor ‘thing. Guess she must think she's paying a pretty high price for chicken meat.” “She will whem she counts her ba bles,” chuckled John Henry. “We'll tether this fellow with a tracechain under the old butternut tree back of + i for nelllher a fox nor a hawk will come near’ The baby fox, named by the boys Trapsy, soon became a neighborhood attraction, and helped to keep things lively, He get the example, keeping continually busy and seeming hardly to realize that he was a prisoner at the end of a long, light-weight chain, With John Henry's fox terrior pup- py Junket he would frolic for hours until the puppy, growing the faster and being the heavier, would tire his playfellow out, At such times Trapsy would retire into the hole he had dug for himself near the trunk of the big butternut more poultry was missed and the quiet of the country-side was never again or barking on the hillside. In the next town, a later, a hunter out with dogs and gun Zeke sald: Gritty little varmint. Too bad!” “1 wish it had been Trapsy,” said John Henry, “but probably the mark he is caught. me alone I will let them alone, 1 tree, but if John Henry strolled along and whistled to Junket he would peer out with a peculiar expression in his shrewd little eves that the observant lad attributed to envy for the dog that had his liberty. “Trapsy must be prettr nearly full grown now,” sald John Henry one would not shoot one nor trap one nor advocate a bounty but if I could out wit one | should think it worth my while. It scems like murder to me to kill any of God's little wild creatures that know so much."—Hartford Cour ant. day along toward autumn. “He knows me just as well as Junket does. appreciates that I have brought him up. He knows this his home and if let loose would stay about with the dogs and kittens [ have no doubt.” “Stay around? Not much he would: n't,” sald Uncle Zeke emphatically. “Should he slip that chain you'd find he'd make pretty shost business of A fox If is No, not much he ain't he was free he would show you | quick what a fox would do.” “He's showing us now, right along what can laughed Aunt Sarah, “Hiding everything he can get hold of in that hole he has dug. He has a fox do, car- Io ie is always doing some- in a at no idea. 1} thing, barking, running the end his chain until it fairly me dizzy to watch him until he has worn a path in that thick turf like a circus ring. down in the sun and pretends to go he listening with both cocked up ears ready {o spring upon any unsus- pecting cat or fow! that comes near, and he is doing his best to make us belleve that he is fond of us and that would stay with us if he was from that clinking chain. If I belleved that he would go away and stay away I would give him his liberty for I am tired of his noise. 1 would be glad to give myself a rest and him a run.” A few days later as the family were at dinner what was their astonish- ment to have Junket and Trapsy come trotting in to the room together through the open outside door “Collar's broke,” said Uncle Zeke. “1 thought about putting on a larger and stronger one yesterday. Who can catch him?” “Any of us,” replied John Henry. “Give him something that Ke likes t eat and then grab him,” but that was a mistake. He didn't run away, he kept just out of reach. That night there were fowls miss ing from the neighbors’ roosts, as well as from their own and every night for some time the same thing happened circle of maxes If he lies is he but o end to his un deed, and there seemed n mischievous pranks Burrowing the chicken house doors, climbing over enclosures, frightening the pigs nearly out of their few wits, he do next? was the question, The traps were set repeatedly, but the active little creature was not to be caught that way, nor was there any artifice successful in beguiling him Day after day he came to the farm yard for his with having regained the use of his legs now, and being free, the dog could not weary him out, For hours the two would race about the pasture side and orch oft frolic dared not for fear of wounding Junket Every day he would seem to enties Junket away to the woodlang but trotting back home. him Junket™ shout but it was of no use, they had been playfellows too long. “Rite would ote John Henry over a plece of liver that had been thrown to Junket and then it was dog and fox; the playmate business was ended. Junket's blood waa up and away he ran after the delectable mor. sel that Trapsy carried in his mouth The volce of his master was unhesden as he followed the wily fox around the broad meadow and through the or chard, the fox keeping easily well in advance, From his position on a high ston: fence John Henry could watch them and every time they came near--for Trapsy never got over his early habit of running in a circle—the boy would shout the dog's name, but without avail. At length as the express passenger train hove In sight, the fox took to the railroad track that dividegq the meadow from the pastureland, run. ning directly to meet the train thoy excited dog following. There was no use in calling now, and John Henry held his breath. Down the straight track they raced the fox only a little in advance of the doz as if to encourage him to follow, until within a rod of the train he bounded to one side and escaped while the huge locomotive hit poor Junket, knocked him down and ground him to powder, ‘Cunning as a fox!” choked John Henry. “Doubtless he thinks he has gotten the better of us all for keeping him wo long a prisoner.” CUSTOM HOUSE DOPED. Smuggled Opium, clerks and fanitors em. Brownsville hou few days been suffer ing and the accen Officers, ploy € d have for the last custom ge ay ing from a strange attack resembl the dreaded sleeping sickness, 83 were becoming so tuated that the matter wag getting to serious, until this morninz a eack of cocoanuts addressed toa Chinaman at San Antonlo, Tex was hauled out into the corral of the custom ho for more convenient keeping The { cocoanuts arrived \ sack of express from Tampico mptosns 18¢ Hy by way of Mon iys8 ago and had not tereye several been ealled The expre master and pos a i: for. het RRTINE wore fast asleen occupy Lhe same car, were {ast asleep { when the train pulled into the station ssenger was lying with the | The express me hiz head mid upon the sack and ieult of the three to it was found that they were not drunk ex yn of the contents of the sack Was that merely the shell, WUas vat awaken When wa and o found one of the coconanuts was the gpace within con was seized Texas side The sack on the er and was thro { taining opium by the authorities | of the ri into a i will from now on, however, be stored in yard until through the usual Herald areleasly wn « * 1 : * ve 1s corner of the office OO disposed of Mexican the it is methods. - DIDN'T HAVE TO SEE HER. When Peary Waved His Hat He Knew Mrs. Peary Was Watching for Him. Mrs. Peary has occupied the same rooms on each occasion that she has been in Sydney to await her hushand’s return. They command a fine view of the bay and from them she is able to veasels entering the harbor long before she will get the news in any other way. When she was there await ing his arrival from the last trip she awoke early in the morning and saw | the Roosevelt poking her nose around | the head of the harbor entrance. She { was so fascinated by the sight that {| she did not dress but sat at the win- | dow watching the steamer’'s progress About fifteen minutes later a heavy | rap came at the door and she was in formed that the was in sight. She replied: "1 know iL” From that time on people continued to send words of information concerning TOR ress Hoe Roosevelt her the vessel's | Some time later Mr | ashore. There was no one on the | dock when he landed but he looked to { ward the hotel and waved his hat three times around his, head and then hurried to the hotel as rapidly as pos «ible and up to his wife's room. Mrs | Peary asked him who he waveg at ‘Why, at you” Peary was astonished that he see her, as the lace curtains drawn. “I could not see you, Mrs sid © watch my landing LUXURIOUS SLEEPING CARS. in India to Mave Bathrooms and Other Conveniences. The latest sleeping cars in India are Like most foreign cara they are divided into compart ments, to end of the car. Each compartment containg two berths is of peculiarly Ingenious design, so compactly constructed that a casual observer would fail to see how it can The compartments are large enough tn accommodate the luggage that any two persons can require, and are fitted up with all kinds of conveniences, Every compartment has an electric fan under the control of the passen gers, and of the three electric lampn one is a small night lamp that ean be kept burning all night without incon. venience, If a party is too large for a single compartment, says the Railroad Man's Magazine, a sliding door connecting with the adjoining compartment can be thrown open. On the other hand, hit the passenger desires he can lock his door, pull down his Venetian bligds and be secure from intrusion. At each end of the codch 1s a roomy bathrbom, with a large bath half sank in the floor, the walls lined with mir rors, and equipped with every imagin. able sanitary device, There ix also a servant's compartment. It is sald this coach has been approved by the rallway board as the standard type for Indian rolling stock. Has the French birth rates a turn DVN Jost! For the Sim for very many years th in Trapey was never captured ave removed his quarters as os | da PENNSYLVANIA Teach, Not Boss, Pupils, Norristown. — Prof. George P. Twitmyer, superintendent of schools at Wilmington, Del., addressed the teachers at the fifty-fifth annual ia- “Do not punish your pupils by keeping them in after school for un- prepared lessons,” he said, “Lot it be a part of their education to be prepared. Let it be understood that the child has an the teacher at a certain hour, ence they become accustomed to it will become a habit of inestimable benefit life.” all and Prof. C. A. Kirkpatrick, Fitchburg State Normal School, spoke. By a vote of 300 to 130 the te ers decided to discontinue the pi cation of institute proceedings, which they were taxed 25 cents e ack. for ach. Drill Sergeants, Adjutant General Thomas J art announced the musignment nine sergeants detailed regular army to assist in instruction of the non-commissioned officers and private aoldiers of the National Guard of Pennsylvania under War Department orders The men will be assigned lows: One each to Fi Third and Sixth Regimen adelphia; one each to and Eighteenth, Pittsburg: Twelfth, one teenth, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre The Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth and Sixteenth Regiments, which have companies scattered over large territory, will have any the sergeants assigned to them Should detailed they will be Stow. of the from the as fol- Second, 3, at Phil. Fourteenth to Thir- one to to and one not of any more be cared for Forgives All Officials, New Castle Without expressing his forgiveness the officials, Rocco Raceo, a known Italian, all leader Black Hand organization, and victed of the mu a State was hanged here. On the gallows ‘Gentlemen, | Honk kills I did: kill him I have any person 1 pardon everybody and expect £0 to Jesus right now, Good-by.’ fear and for all wells of a CON~ Houk, Ar ARO, jail yard A egod rder of Selee game warden, a ve in the county see Selea one of any and no suspicion to Engaifed In Mine, Wilkes-Barre subsidences old ing doing Ore the ne workings much damage at near here, engulfed 10- Hugh Hughes, while several children had a narrow escape. While playing on Center Street the young- sters felt the ground giving away be. neath their feet and ran Young Hughes was swalloped up, however, only the heel of his shoe being seen. Some miners risked their lives hy Jumping the hole ard effected a remarkable rescue, getting the boy out alive, but 18 Az he was injured internally by the of the earth which covered him, he is In a eritical condition The sub- sidences at Courtdale and of the over many surface the which have been Edwardsville, vear-old other of mi into unconscio weight Edwards. ville extended still further ard much damage is expected, Walks From Window. Shamokin A daughter of Shaffer, the latter being 82 rears siding at Manadata, went out into yard early in the morning and foun his body lying on the boardwalk di- rectly under his bedroom window. He had frequently walked in his Josiah re. 8&1 | ddI 3333003000030 82202 to get out of a window, C. E. Blocher Ends Life. Gettysburg. Clarence E. Blocher, one of the best krown residents of Adams County, committed g:icide in Littlestown by hanging His wife found his body before life was ex- tinet, but efforts at reviving him fruitless Attacks Blind Wife, York.—Lewis Swemly is in jal] kill his blind wife, children and his The prosecution is brought by the Humane Society Swoemly, It is alleged, had trouble with his sister-in-law, when his wife interfered. He is said to have struck ocarthen cuspidor. Williamsport. —George Kohn, a ‘was nearly killed by a John Yarri- out, found Kohn unconscious, his head in a pool of blood. The blow had nearly sealped him. Yoses Life Ta Save Cap, Pottsville.—When Harry Shadle, aged 18 years, stooped to pick up his falling cap, while riding on some cars at Lincoln colliery, his leg wes caught between the bumpers. The member was pinched off. He died shortly after the aceident, Reading Veteran Dies, Reading.—John A. Grenier, a well known Civil War veteran, who par- ticipated in the battles of Winches. ter, both battles of Bull Run and Gettysburg, besides many skirmishes, died of a complication of diseases, aged 70 years. Berks County Man Dies, Reading.—-Willlam Schaeffer, the oldest resident of Jefferson. died of apoplexy, aged 82 years. He was a veterinary surgeon and was the own. er of several of the finest farms in Berks County. sn Altoona. Dancing classes, carry. ing the rame of the Altoona High Hchool, have been tabocad by Prof. G. D. Robb, 4 informed the 3 Jno. F.Gray& Son (Cuccissors f0,., COURANT HOOVER Control Sixteen of the Largest Fire and Life Insurance Companies ia the World, . ... THE BEST IS CHEAPEST . No Mutuah No Amcumests Before {pewring r life see the contract of E HOMB wi in case of death between the tenth and twentieth years re. tarne all premrdums paid {on ed. dition to the face of the policy. to Loan on Fires Mortgage Office tn Crider’s Stove BELLEFONTE. 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New York Branch Or Lh 3 Mews Washiirosun, 1 Bonds For National _ Improvements. 80000000 0OCP0CO0O00C0C00RES Richard Bartholdt, in the North Americar Review, econ- tributes an Important upon "Bond Issues For Permanent Nation. al Improvements.” Bartholdt Congressman article Congressman matter of water- WAYS much at heart, and he shows in his article how feasible it would be for the United States Gov- ernment to a wonderful sys- tem, He remarks “Is the cause of a system of water. ways worthy? Outside of those in- terested may not be thoroughly comprehended; but it is a fact that the great rivers the West are doomed to complete abandonment, and that fn the near future as means of commercial unless a national their improvement makes it the ual were generally nothing short of a bond satisfy the The has the very ner fect veri it of intercourse, loan fo their redemj pion possible, act siluation Ernoawn Fa Anown, isso na- great would the tion chances for all the projects of permanent betterment of the ¢« now so alive in the hearts of the people, are hopeless and will BO as long as we must content ourselves with the crumbs which fall from the Government In fact, it becomes better and better apparent that there will be no crumbg at all. Our expeditures are exceeding our revenues by ny millions of dollars, and the pub- economy which is promised by Congress for the future simply means the cutting off of what little has been received heretofore for the perma- nent Lenefit and progress sought along these lines.” Pe ople of untry, remain tui le ianle + » already Fy THROUGH HEART AND BRAIN. A woman's first experience of kill- 3 ening thing of which to read. Yet it is somewhat consolatory to know that Let us moved to engage in similar “sport.” This is how Mrs. Grace Seton-Thomp- son shot her first elk: He was drinking from the lake. Now was the time. 1 crawled a few feet nearer, and raised the gun. The air, The elk raised his antlered head and gazed In my direction, Another shot, and the animal dropped where he stood. beside him. I sat on the ground, and One instant, a magnificent breathing thing; the next, nothing, 1 had no regret, no triumph, only a sort of wonder at what I had done. I felt surprise that the breath of life could be taken away so easily, Meanwhile, Nimrod had become alarmed at the long silence, and fole lowed me down the mountain, He had nearly reached me, when he heard the two shots and came rushing up. “I have done it,” I said, In a dull tone, pointing to the dark, still thing on the bank, “You surely have.” As we went up to the elk, Nimrod paced the distance, a hundred and thirty-five yards. How beautiful the ireature’s coat was, glossy and shaded in browns! And those great horns, with eleven ints! They did not look so big now. Nimrod examined the carcass, : “You are an apt pupil,” he said. “Yon put a bullet through his heart and another through his brain.” { i i { : ATTORNEYS, / D. F. PORTUERY ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLEFONTR, PA ATTORNEYBAT-LAW EsoLz Broom BELLEFONTE, P. Buccessors 10 Orvis, Bowes 4 Opviy hy Consultation in Englah and German a CEI CLEMENT DALR ATTORY EY AT-LAW BELLEVORTR, PA. Office N. 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