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Golf In High Altitudes.
ta strange how many golfers there |
ere who fall to appreciate the great
elect the density of atmosphere has
«2 the flight of a golf ball, On a still,
misty day the ball filles about five
Yards to ten yards less than it does
«na frosty day, when the alr is keener
rad more rarefled, and it is always
stated—whether truly or not is wun-
1.
wind blows from the
more acceptable
opposite and
6.000 feet ahove sea level,
is wonderfully rarefied. The ball con-
tance,
a driving competition i" a ball a
carry of 228 yards, the d player
returning the modest dizi:nce of 223
ards. Yet neither of these two play-
er< could approach the driving eapa-
bilities of good amateur golfers.-
Country Life.
The Yorkshireman,
Yorkshire “downrightness” in the pub-
lished reminiscences of an English
clergyman:
At my Institution to Upham a re-
tired colonia! bishop, about to take an
English bervefice, said: “Well, you and
I have worked both in north and
| shop.”
“Indeed!” said the tourist.
strange. You sell tobacco and cigars
and still don’t permit smoking in your
shop. It is really rather funny.”
“Ou, man" was the reply. “there's
naething funny aboot it,
ie, but I dinna alloo ye to commit sui-
cide in my sop?”
Barbers and Surgeons.
i John le
| rer of the Honorable Company of Bar-
bers six centuries ago
the barbers and the surgeons preyed
and settled thelr family quarrels un-
der the roof of one hnll
able arrang ment the community was
to be “bled”
or shave and required the barber to
ing than the extraction of teeth and
“eupping.” Put as the surgeons grew
{in the social scale they sighed for re-
built a1 hall 2nd formed a guild of thelr
barbers. — London Standard,
Walking Under a Ladder.
A correspondent of the Boston
Globe gives this explanation of the
a ladder: “In former days, when hang-
ing was done after a more primitive
and simple fashion than it Is today,
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"A GREAT RUNNER.
One of His Feats of Which He Had to
Be Reminded.
“I'm the real thing as a runner,”
seated himself at the first home din-
ner since his return from college. His
mother and sister looked at him in |
“Yes, mother, I wish you could have
been at the university to see me run.
from every one on the team, They |
In the
classes | took the lead, leaving them in
I always stood highest in
my lectures. And then when it came
to selecting a president for the class 1
made the race. When the voting start.
ed I ran second, but at the last, well,
I ran ahead of all of the other cand.
dates. There's no doubt fhout it, I'm
Of course, when the base-
ball season opened the crowd wanted
me to get on the team. At first I hes-
tated because I realized my superi-
ority, but persuasion succeeded. |
went on the team, and the way I ran
Then 1
I ran ten
the world’s record. Yes; I am a run-
ner. Then"
“Then you mn into debt,” interrupt-
ed Old Man Jumes, with a distinctive
grunt, “and | have to pay you out.”—
8t. Paul Pioneer Press
_DECE) 16, 1909
CAND
the victim had generally to pass under
south. In what points do you consider R i Bhd |
that tl differ?’ “Ob. my lord.” 1 the ladder which stood against the gal-
Al r py i ' Ff 10 ’
at { aay : er iy nv a that lows for the congenlence of the execu-
a ¥ S oll we :
4 bi fan Suh ke you . ] tion, and he passed under that ladder
; ae (8 V ot
If a Yorkshire won thnks you a "| with the fal, certainty of being Imme-
»: » . ® 4 ace, . .
he Somes and tells you 80 Eo your Ea diately hanged What the unhappy
. y Ww , sme
Down he re they go and te some WY | riminal could not avold the average
else.” “You have exactly hit it,” said
4 pedestrian - volds today, even at the
the hishop. “The difference could not expense of his polished boots, by turn- | “1 don’t want to hear anything abou
he better described.”
ing Into the ~oadway.” It.” she would say pleasantly, but firm.
Yorkshire regard for the pocket the I¥, “and I'd just ae soon tell you why
s#foresaid clergyman illustrates In this Tea Made of White Mair. It's becnuse there's got to be a con.
anecdote: “This Is white halr you are drink- | ©ealment and mystery about voting |
A groom being asked how long he Ing.” said the Chinese undersecretary and I like things open and aboveboard |
lived in the south replied, "Twenty “White hair! Nonsense! It is dell- [t's the way | was brought up and the
rears.” “What! Have you, a York- clous tes way 1 shall always feel If | live to be i
shireman, lived twenty years down The a hundred i
here and not made your fortune? lize broende sleave “I've had one er~erience. and that's |
“Eh.” answered the man, “but meas- , . 1 cicted all 1 want. A friend of mine talked
ther were Yarkshire too” my language. for pekoe means and ta"ed to me about voting on the |
eduecat! ‘nal question till at last | sald |
— Sa hair. This tea iz called pekoe because . i
Nothing Funny About It. its leaves were gathered so young that 1 Would, because I was brought up to |
think a great deal of education, and 1 |
Scene—-A druggist's shop in a small
Aa.ways shall. So | gave up an engage
*eoteh villase, which, as usual with
aruggists’ shops similarly situated, is cL ment to go to the polis and register
the general emporium for ali sorts of Quite Clean. (and the dress was nimog spofled on {
» Bccount of my missing that trying on,
merchandise. Cyeling tourist enters is a play of .
and purchases a cigar, after lighting Author 170. because she didn't walt to see
which he attempts to draw the pro- It couldn’. be cleaner. The hero is Whether it fitted or not. but stit hed
prietor into conversation, but the lat- » white wings and fhe heroine Is a the seams right up. and then | took
ter stems reticent . rwomian.L Baltimore. Atherican the greatest rains to go and vote just
The tourist. nfter pass d told me to, and what do you
sunpose Henry Pratt told me after.
ward? My vote was thrown out be-
enuse | had the frankness to write my
full name and address on it!
“1 told Henry that nothing would
surprise me after that-—nothing™
DARK DOINGS.
The Reason One Woman is Disgusted
With the Voting Proposition.
When any one asked little Mrs. Pratt
her opinion on the question of equal |
suffrage she had her answer ready
An exceptional fine line—Goods and prices are right
Linens, Gloves of all kinds (gol! and kid), for Men, Women & Children
Sweaters for Boys and Girls
Handkerchiels in the greatest profusion
Neckties--the handsomest and latest designs
Clothing lor working men--Coats, Pants, Stockings, Boots and Shoes,
Rubber Goods, Gloves and Mittens
laughed In his
“No, white hair,”
“SVWhite halr—that is, In
white
undersecretary
These are just a few hints.
Call to see the goods.
Quality counts.
KREAMER & SON
CENTRE HALL, PA.
white downy hairs still grew on
them." Exchange
Manager- You say thi
he slums,
Iz It a clean play?
# hot
ng some re fix thes
marks on the weather, asked. “Don’t Full of Mystery.
you feel trade dull at times In this it Doctor—And what did rou eat for
tle village, chemist?” dinner? Patient can’t tell vou. x
“Oh, well." replied the druggist, “I ter-Yon Patlent-- No
tanna complain. But, excuse me, mais. | ordered chicken croquettes and mince
ter. I dinna alloo smokin' In mr ple'-Toun Toples,
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(Goods are Here
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| You Should See Them.
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tain lines,
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CANDIES, Sugar-coated POPCORN
and all good things to eat,
AEA EYENERENTY EEN EAEREEN
they get for cer-
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the Handsome Gifts.
Suits for Men and Boys
-at Sacrifice Prices.
We
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Butter, Eggs, Potatoes,
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