Hn 2, “ 0 Circulation, Ov # 500 | CENTRE COUNT... PHILADELPH)V 1S Hold a Delightful Picnic in Fair- mount Park. IT WAS LARGELY ATTENDED They Had an “Old Fashioned Lay-Out” —Several Addresses—Permanent Organization—Present from that City and Other Points. (Through the kindness of Ira D. Gar- man, the jeweler, we are able to furnish our readers with an interesting account of the Centre County Picuic in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. We also give a list of all who registered, as attending the picnic:—ED.) PHILADELPHIA, June 6, 1903. A more successful meeting of former Centre county people could mot have taken place than the one held at Belmont Mansion, Fairmount Park, this afternoon and evening, about three hundred were present from Philadelphia and vicinity. It was proposed to bave nothing more than an old-fashioned Centre county pic- nic. It was a treat to pass your eyes over the long tables prepared for the lunch—*‘jast as at home in old Centre’ plenty of chicken, salads, pickled eggs, cakes and fruits and io fact everything good with enough left for a regiment, just the same as at home. It was not proposed to have any speech making, so that time was taken | up by a few short talks by Gen. Fisher, Rev, Mr. R. Harkinson, Prof. George Bible and Dr. Roland G Curtin, our emi. The day was every. thing we could ask for, as to weather, | enent chairman. the location was delightful, bring one of the mos. beautiful spots in Fairmount Park. There was nothing to mar the pleasures of the day, every one present being most cordial and happy to meet | old schoolmates and neighbors after be- One thing | worthy of mention being the many Cen- | ing apart for many years. tre county people now residing in Phila. delphia who are a prosperous people, in | their different vocations. They are prominent as doctors, lawyers, ters, business men, and heads of the dif ferent lizes in which they are connected. | Every one preseat was asked to sign his or her name in a register for future refer. | The success of the picnic depend- | ence, ed largely upon the efforts of the several men of the committee, among whom were Dr. Roland G. Curtin, Dr. 8. Gray Mattern, R. M. Magee, Ira D. Garman, | A permanent organiza. L. Olin Meek. tion was formed officers : President—Dr. R. G. Curtin, Vice Pres.—R. M. Magee. Sec.—Dr. 8. Gray Mattern. Treas. —L. Olin Meck. Ex-committee—Gen. B. F, Fisher, Ira with the following D. Garman, Dr. Geo. P. Rishell, J. E. | Hoy, Frank Shaffer, Rev. Robt. Haskin. son, Prof. Geo. Bible, Wm. T. Meyer, | Thos. Loughrey, Dr. Runkle, Thos R Foster, Chas. McCafferty. Adams, Sarah J. 9i6 N, 11th street, Anderson, Mr.and Mrs. H., 1667 Linderwood. Ammerman, A. H_, 4502 Merion Ave Ardell, G. W_ 1015 Belmont Ave, Bowes, Chas, H., 2000 Cedar Ave. Bell, Mr.and Mrs. J. M., 407 N. 33rd street. * Miss Bdith . “ Broanel, Minnie A. 1227 Arch street Bowes, W. M.. 60J7 Upland 5t., W. Phila. Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. C. C., 3214 Fountain St, | Butler, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jr, 200 N. 10th 8¢. Brockerhoff, Jane Dare 4615 Cedar Ave Blair, H. A, U. of Peana. Brown, F. C., #38 N. 10th street. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Frank @5 N. 10th street, Bowman, Mrs. L. M,, 319 N, Perey St. Bowes, Mrs. Nellie 25% Cedar St Bradley, John W., 1120 N. 41st street, Beale, Jennie Ritner 1613 Arch street. Beezer, Miss Mollie 1111 Arch street Blackburn, Mr. & Mrs. A. E., 372% Baring St Bordens, F. L. 1814 N. 55th street, Curtin, Dr. Roland G, 15th & Chestnm® St. Crowley, Mrs. T. W_, 123 Snyder ave Cooke, Ella BH. 1740 N. 15th street, “ Elizabeth * " " Custer, Mr. and Mrs. W. 875 Belmon) Ave Cox, Bobers—{I. 8 N, Clifton, Albert 132 Juckson street. Dobbins, Miss Mary 3772 Reno street, Dawson, Mrs. Laura 935 N., 10th street, - H.W, Davidson, Clara 648 N, 11th street, - Alles * bos, Dora Dorn, Miss Ada N., 2208, 11th street, Dawson, Joo. 0, 90% N, 10th street Essington, Harry G , 2214 Fountain St, " Milleg =~ NM Ruth 498 Market street, “ " “ " “ “" “ “" “ " " “ “ Frame, Miss Helen 4211 Otter St. Fouse, Miss Clara 838 41th St, Fairiamb, Mrs, F. N., 3148 Diamond St. Glasgow, Miss L., 108 N, sth #t, Guggenheimer, Mr, & Mrs. 1, 10 Girard Ave. Graw, Mr. & Mrs. T, 1.3253 Page St. Gowland, Naomi! Philipsburg St, Greuninger, Mrs, 5253 Jefferson St. “" Minnie “ “ Bessle Griere, Allee A, 710 N, 44 8t, “ John hs “ " Joseph B., Garman, Mr. & Mrs, Ira D., 146 N, 85 8¢. Gilmore, Mrs, RB. W., 4314 Sansom 8¢, “ Elizabeth * hid Hambly, Mr. & Mrs. O, 5. 168 N_5th St. Helverson, Sallie M., xan - “ Hoy, Mr. & Mrs. J, E., 5010 Florence Ave, Hahn, Miss Minnie 1740 N. 15th St. Huff, Emma Mahn J. Brant Hoshour, Ed. E,, 174 N. 25th St. “ Harvey, © " “ Mrs. KE. E. - Hill, Mrs. Constance R., 5017 Hazel Ave. “ Fred Herlinger, Wm., 1604 Wallace St. Haupt Mr. & Mrs, H., Normandie % Chestn't Helchel, Jas, B., 2600 Cedar St. Harkinson, Rev. Robt, 5706 N. Broad, Ingram, Marguerite 875 Belmont Ave. Kinsloe, Mr. & Mrs. R, A, 902 N. 48 St. a Miss Bell Klepper. Mr. & Mrs J. W , 2128 Page Bt. Harry 873% Lancaster Ave. Mrs. D. Mrs. Lililan Tisdall « " Harold *» Klepper, Emanuel, Wissinonoming, Kephart, J. M,, (38 Market St. Klein, M., 2451 N. 19th 8t, Liveright, Max 1418 Girard Ave. Leopold, Mrs. N. R,, Wayne. Loughrey, J., 2431 N. 16th St. lohr, J. N.and family 1716 Bally St. Loughrey, P.J. and wite, 332 torer St, Loughrey, Miss Gertie 2431 N. 16th St. " T.h. ha “ J.J. Meyer, Wm. T., 1927 Poplar St Magee, RB. wife & family, 7619 Powelton Ave. Mattern, Dr. 8, GG. and family, 531 N. 53 St. Mann, Mr. and Mrs, E., 2nd & Viola St. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Thos, 1606 Green St Mattern, Nellie A. 1015 Belmont Ave, “ Faul G., . - MeCaflerty, Chas. C. B. Musser, C.D. 321 N. 6th St. O'Connor, John 2019 Marston Bt. Otis, Mr. snd Mrs. A.C, “Tracy” 3 Chestnut O'Conoor, Catherine 319 Marston St. “" “ " " “ “ “ “ .“" “" “ “ Dooner's Hotel. minis | Peters, Anna & Tessie 251 N. 17th St Rieh, Mrs. Anna © Eva J. Brooks, EllaM , Rankin, Jno. 1, IT3 N. 21st St. Reid, Robert, #52 N. 11th St, Rumberger, Laura, 1331 8. Broad Reber, Miriam, 444 Market St W. F. & Malcolm Runkle, Stuart C. 1905 Christian St. Emmas. h + 515 Spruce St “ John C., Rothrock, Julia, 2148 Diamond St Rothermel, Silas, 31% Salmon st Rishel, Mr. & Mrs. G. & family, 200 Diamond Heber, Mrs. G. B40 Market St Shanvon, Mr. and Mrs, Norwood Schivws. Mr. & Mrs. W W,, 1834 W. York St Schm'dt, Henry, 3 13 Arliagton, Sternberg, A. 1512 Toney St. Sanderson. Miss 8. 49% Wain Ave. Gertw n Mrs. A. 1861 Linderwood Ave, . T60 N, 15th St I.. ITth and Carpenter. Stephenson Schaeffer, I Snyder, Paul A. Snyder, E. | G = Ingersol] St Somerville, Jessie K 2° N19 St. Sehafter Mr. and Mrs. 88. F., 1123 N. 42nd St Snow, Bertha F. 106 N. 25th St. Schaffer, Mr. & Mrs. W. B.. 152] Hunter Stevens, Margaret A Belmont Ave iroyer, Miss Minnie Toner, W, T. @ Ave Se 2 & Powelton Ave 1 Springfield Ave Mr. & Mrs, J. W y Underwood, Ida J. Ogonta Whiteman, Miss Sallie, 37/2 Reno 8t Warner, Clara H., 170 N. 15th st BP. " Wm. G., , Watkin, Mrs, Wm, 212 N. 1th St Wessels, Birdie Kealsch, (515 Florence Ave Wright, Mrs. W. 0, £22 Otter St Miss H., o Mrs, May Webb, Beulah MH. 232 8. Chad wick St Wright, Myra FV. 1% Montgomery Ave. Yeriek, P. Gross, 2004 N. 12th St Yearger, John EB, MN, 9th St. Evelyn B | The following visitors were also pres: ent and registered Benner, H. H., Atlantic City, N.J Butts, Mra. M. GG, Belistonte, Pa Evans, L. Kryder, Pottstown. a Feastel, Mrs. A. R, Phi ipsburg, Pa. Garman, Mrs. Allen 8. Tyrone, Miller, Mr. and Mrs 8.0. Norwood, Fa Twitmire, Eleanore, Rellefonts. Pa Underwood, Warner, Woodbury, N.J Woll, Mr. and Mrs. J. W., Ardmore, Pa, Weaver, Jean C., Olearfield. Pa. Bush, Mrs. D. G.. Bellefonte. Tome, Miss Amanda, * Centre Co. Reunion. Former Centre countains pow resi. { dents of Blair county, met at the Gar. | man house Tyrone on Saturday evening {10 arrange for a reunion picnic. As or | Ranization was effected by electing the | following officers: President, Adam | Bucher, of Altoona; vice president, A. B. | Strable, of Tyrone; treasurer. Samuel | Feity, of Altoona; secretary, James W. Smith, of Altoona, Saturday, August | 22 mext, was fixed as the day and Glas. | gow's grove as the place for holding the | reunion. i — p—— — Was Highly Colored. | The bair-raisiog report sent out last week from Lewisburg regarding the sup. posed death of Mrs, James Waters was A canard manufactured almost out of the whole cloth, The reports sent out were that the lady was declared dead, and that while the undertaker was about to embalm ber body, she showed signs of life, and by the heroic efforts of the physician and nurses, she was resuscitat. ¢d. Not the least semblance of truth in the same. She is yet critically 11, i ———— ————— Flag Day June, 15. As flag day this year falls on Sunday, the day will be observed on Monday, June 15th. Owing to the large number of legal holidays, tuis one is passed by and not observed. Hetter ent it out; there is 100 much “flag” nonsense tay. bow. The thing is overdone, NEAR OSCEOLA and Freight Trains Crash Together Tuesday. THREE MEN WERE KILLED Coal Four Others Badly Injured—Most of Them Were from Tyrone—Six Horses Also Killed—It was a Frightful Scene, A fatal wreck occurred on the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad Tuesday noon at Slate Run, two miles from Osceola. Three men were killed and four were in- jured. Thedead : Jacob Boger, engineer; married and lived in Tyrone. Robert Wilson, fireman, married and made his home in Curwensville. Andrew Friday, brakeman, resided in Tyrone. The in- jured : Ogle Burley, engineer,of Tyrone. Earl Waite, fireman, of Tyrone. Harry Lane, Tyrone. Jobn B. Attig, Tyrone. The dead and injured were all taken to Philipsburg. There the former were prepared for burial and the latter bad their wounds dressed. Later in the evening the bodies of Engineer Boger and Brakeman Friday, were taken Tyrone was sent to Curwensvilie. The wound. ed men were also taken to Tyrone, It was learned by Associated Press to | The coal train was being pushed up the | mountain between Osceola and Tyrone and when near the top the train was cut and the Jocometive and fourteen cars | were pushed back on freight. Bit was a terrible affair and casts a gloom over the entire line, David Wierman was shipping a car load of the advancing them met death io the wreck. | All trains | were delayed by the casualty. DESPERATE LEAP. Chief of Police Lannen had a singular experience the other night while on the | Bald Eagle Valley train enroute from { Altoona to Lock Haven, says the Bx. [press. While the train was rusniog | from Bellefoate to Milesburg the man in { custody requested permission to enter | |the toilet room of the car. The chief granted his request and stood outside of the door of the room waiting for bis man to come out He did not come, however, i and on investigation the chief that the man had made learned his escape | through the window of the toilet room. | | The train was stopped and the office: | went back along the tracks some distance | when be saw some persons who saw the | man jump from the train. He evidently | had not been injured, for the people | | who had witnessed the escape stated that he leaped the fence around the resi. dence were they were and ran like a deer 10 the woods. Chief Lasnen search- ed for the escaped prisoner until 1 o'clock that morning, but finding no traces of him gaye up the hunt and went home. — A New lodustry. Patents were issued to I. C. Bullock, Jr., Milesburg, in May for "Solid Com- fort” combination porch swings and covers the whole ground for the purposes intended. The porch swing, in a minute, can be changed by a child to a ham. mock, crib, push cart, rolling and in. valid’s chair. A lawn swing for two or forr persous. The new firm is prepar- ing to meet a rush of orders. Letters of from Pittsburg, Buffalo, Wilkesbarre, New Vork and Phila. The home trade, taken as a criterion, shows that Mr. Bal. locks inventions fill the bill for a neces. sity, as well as a Juxury—65 having al | ready been sold in Bellefonte and the manufacturers have glowing testimoni. als from bankers, lawyers, ministers, and business men, fame having purchased a half interest in the business, will look after the financial end of the striog. Office in his China Store, 7 Crider's Exchange. A Baok of Snow. It is seldom that fire and snow will be found in the same culm bank, and that in close proximity, but such is the condi. tion of affairs io the Sionx bank, near Shamokin, says the Dispatch, of that place, During the winter of 189g there was no market for rice and buckwheat sizes of coal and this was dumped on the bank. Recently it was being removed for steam purposes at the colliery, and while at work last week the men came upon the extraordinary find, A large bask of sow as preity as the day it fell, was found covered over with about jo feet of coal, which snow was banked there dar. ing the blizzard of 18g, and then cover. ed over with the coal. The body of Fireman Wilson | that the accident was the result of a col- lison between a coal train and a freight, | horses and mules to Broad Top and 6 of | roller chairs, a wonderfal invention that | inquiry, requests for agencies, orders for | Swings, etc, came in yesterday's mail G. R. Spigelmyer, of “Racket Store” | LUTHERAN SYNOD. General Synod Elects Rev. Dr. E. J. Wolf President. The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church, which is holding its slon, in Baltimore, elected the following officers for the ensuing biennium : President—Rev. Dr. E. J. Wolf. Secretary—Rev. Dr. H, K. Fenner, Treasurer—Mr, Louis Manss (re-elect- ed.) Dr. Wolf received 130 votes out of 206 cast. Rev. Dr. F. D. Altman received 75. For secretary Dr. Fenner received 148 of the 204 votes cast. Mr. Manss was re-elected treasurer by 189 votes out of 203 cast. Edmund J. Wolf, D. D., LL. D,, is pro- fessor of the New Testament exegesis and church history at the Lutheran The. ological seminary, Gettysburg. born at Rebersburg, Pa., Dec. 8, 1840. | He was educated at Pennsylvania col | lege aod the Theological seminary, | Gettysburg. He subsequently pursued { his studies at Tubingen and Erlanger, | Germany. He was ordained to the min- istry in 1865. For six years he was pas- | tor of Second church, Baltimore, and was | then called to a professorship at the | seminary at Gettysburg. He is the au. {thor of “Lutherans in America,” and | “Lectures on the Gospels of the Church | Year,” COLONEL OR JUDGE ? The following dispatch appeared in the Suvday North American, sent from | this place ' Coloue! Edward R. Chambers has ad vised his political friends over Centre county that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed {Judge Jove, at the primaries next spring. "Chambers has long been one of Sena. tor Quay’s most active local supporters, | and his opponents admit that if he goes into the fight in earnest be will make | Love hustle to win, | “Colonel Wilbur FPF. Reeder, who | would probably have been a casdidate | { against Love if Governor Hastings, the | leader of the anti. Love faction, had lived, {1s now supposed to favor the Judge's renomination, in etarn for the support | which he expects to receive from love's | friends in his attempt to secure the Re. publicap nomination for Congress mpext { spring. “Chambers holds a job in the Auditor General's office at Harrisburg and be {sides he is an aide on the staff of his cousin Governor Peraypacker. It may be that Love may have sufficlent in fluence with the State machine man. agers to force the Colonel into supporting him or give up these places We know the above is not a joke, as nation, AN EXCTING CHASE, Antonie Pintch was captured at Jersey Shore last Thursday by Chief Norton of that place who received a reward of fas for so doing. He was taken to Snow Shoe. After the commitment had heen secured Pinich was left alone in a vacant room in the hotel, securely handcuffed. The wily foreigner, however, mavaged to leap through the window, reached the | ground and made his escape. They im. mediately gave chase and for two days | and two nights it continued. Barly Mos. day evening the constable and his men came upon Pintch, still securely hand- | cuffed and balf dead for water and food. | He wes arrested and brought to the | Bellefonte jail without delay. | Piotch is a Polander who bas lived m | this country only a short time, be i# in. dicted for burglary. ————————— n—— The largest lumber company in the state bas just been organized at Wil. lamsport with C. 8. Horton as president. {Itis the Central Pennsylvania Lumber | Co, which bas acquired by purchase all | timber land of the Penn, Blk and Union companies, representing several hundred thousand acres in central and north western Penn'a. The capital of the con. cern is $10,000,000. There is timber | enough to furnish sawing for 15 years. | The purchase covers 6 mills located at Jameson City, Laquin, Gray's Run, Tiadaghton, Leetonia and Loleta, and this number will probably be increased by operations at other points. The com. pany has control of 200 miles of rail: road. Died From a Scald. The two boys, Harold and Veris, sons of Charles Stover, near Woodward, were seated on the floor at the stove, when a member of the family in removing a kettle containing boiling water accl dentally spilled the contents over the children. The youngest boy, Veris died Mouday, 1st, and was buried Wednes- day. His age was About, lout Jean. Harold, is in a very critical Brust Varta Srives the infant sessions in First church of the denomina.- | He was | Chambers would like to have the nomi- | OUR POSTOFFICE | | Will be Moved to Corner Room of Temple Court. NEW APPLIANCES ORDERED Room Will be Occupied July 1st, 1903 Leased for a Term of Ten Years An Advantage 10 Allegheny Street, ten years. structions were received from the post Montgomery, the postmaster at place, that he should prepare to move the post office from its present location in the Bush Arcade street, to the corner room Court, on Allegheny street, on July 1st, the coming month, hoff received a similar department notifying the letter from the | upon a lease of ten years, | should be prepared for occupancy by | the end of this month, | One of the conditions o! the that an entirely new and lease modern outfit Che Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1903 om—. VOL. 25. NO. 24 FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select- ed and Original. BECAREFUL WHAT YOU BAY. In speaking of another's faults Pray don't forget your own Remember, those with Should never 1} If we have noth! se todo But talk of * who sin Tis better ¢ al home homes of glass row a stone WE Commend And from that point begin, MEe a man Another disputed question has been | settled for Bellefonters and that is the | location of the postoffice for the next | On Wednesday morning in- | office department at Washington to Mr. | this | buildlug on High | in Temple | Dr Joseph Brocker. | Brockerhoff | To tt estate that the room would be accepted | and that t | We have no right to | Until he's fairly tried Bhould we not like his cor pany, We know the world 14 wide Bome may have fau ts—and who not— The old as well as young Perhaps we may for Have fifty to aught we know Lhelr one I'l tell And find 1t works To try ny own defects to cure you of a better plan juite well Belore of others And though | No worse tha My own shor The 1a ell sometimes hope to be some 1 know pits of « Then let us al) w) Toslander { Think of the har: me ne Remember Our chicke: 0'l speak of of We haven is! be installed so as to better facilitate the | easy and rapid handling of the mails, { and the same bas already been ordered, Upon the recep! of the notice workmen were started at tearing out and cleariog the room for the new cases and desks | The basement will be used for storing for the made from supplies and as a resort carriers, Au the alley to the rear of the room so that mail entrance will | ww sacks, elc., will not need to be taken in | at the front door. | The change will be a great convenien. i | lence to the business people up street, | {and correspondingly | those living down street inconvenient to The depart | ment beard the arguments of both sides of the controversy, and evidently con | cluded from the same that a change Was necessary No More Rural Routes. Several months ago representatives of the Post Office Department visited this | section and recommended rural delivery mail At that ti that they would several! free routes from Belle fonte. we it was promised be put in operation by about June 1st. Practically all arrange. ments for carriers, mail boxes, etc., were made but up to this time nothing further bas been accomplished, and postmaster | Montgomery can give no information This | undergoing a | Wholesale corru department at Washingion is revovation at present pion has been upearth. | ed in the Rural Delivery department and | searching investigations are being made | These things 50 doubt will call a halt | the extension of a : til the cleaning process ] i pew mail routes 1s completed | that will take some time The Academy Reception The annual reception of the Bellefonte Academy wili be given on Friday even ing of this week from 8 to 10:30. A cor | dial invitation is extended to all friends | of the Academy. No cards of iavitation will be issued. The Board of Directors, the teachers and the graduating class of the public schools will be gl=2ly wel: comed, | Music will be furnished during the evening by Christy Smith's orchestra. These receptions have been delightfully successful in the past and the approach. | pleasure. Strike Brewing. There is a strike brewing in the Cen tral Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields as the result of an alleged violation of the Altoona scale. is charged by President Patrick Gilday and other miners officials with violating at least three important clauses of the Altoona wage scale which the company signed, Bucknell Commencement. The 53rd asnual commencement ex. ercises of Bucknell University, Lewis. burg, will take place Juve toth to the 24th. The graduatiog of the senior class, takes place Wednesday morning, June 24th. The week is filled with a series of interesting events, Music will be furnished by the famous Allentown, Pa., band, Newton Hamilton camp me. ting will commence Thursday, Augast 13, 1903, and will close August 24, 1803. The services will be in charge of Rev. M. C. Piper, of Walnut Avenue M. B. ing reception is anticipated with great The Webster Coal | and Coke Co, the largest operaiors in the district and emploging 10.000 men, | Hosiery covereth a multitude of shins. A kiss through a veil is a strained af. fair, It’s easier 10 miss a kiss than to kiss a miss Don’t the aitar Some pe let your courtship days ead at pie will take everything ex- cept a hint Doa’texpect the boy to be happy in a cheeriess bome A woman without | ike a flower without perfume lots of satisfaction to Itis wrong, but hate some people. a fool because he Don't think a man’s doesn’t think as you do If you would be popular, don’t tell ae truth uniess it is necessary There is always room at the top of the box for the big strawberries When a man is generous toa fault it is very apt to be one of his own There is a heap more satisfaction in giving movey thao in lending it. Some men sbould employ night watch. | men to guard their reputations. own horn un. less you are sure you can raise the wind. girls to set- ry rich ones to Don’t try to blow your Some fellows marry poor tie dowa and oth Mar settle up coffee blamed if she makes it ‘hen 2 wan kicks aboat cold bis wife can’t be hot for him If an umbrella were made of only one rib, like a womau, you would sever be able to shut it up You can’t blame doctors for pot taking their own medicine. How many of us woald be willing to take our own ad- vice 7 Itis estimated that there are $30 in circulation for every man, womans and child in the United States. The trouble is that the money distributed is that | some have $30,000 while others more numerous have only about thirty cents, A man went into a grocery store and | pausing before a basket of “hen fruit,” |ioguired: ‘Are these eggs strictly fresh 7’ “Ves, sir,” replied the clerk. "You haven't found anything wrong | with the eggs you've been getting here | for the last month, have you?’ “No.” part of the same lot.” An exchange remarks that many a | woman parades up the church aisle in a | new and stylish bat and gown followed | by ber husband wm a threadbare coat and last year's bat. Yes, and many a man parades down the street with his tank fall of beer and a cigar between his teeth, headed for a saloon or billiard hall, whose wife hasn't had a hat or coat for steen years and who daily works over the washtub to gain a livell. hood for herself and children, One day a couple of girls went to Banms' stable and asked for a gentle horse, as they wanted to drive out in the country for a few miles. The man gave them one and told them ibe horse would be all right if they kept the rein from his tail. When they returned in the evening he asked them if they had any trouble. Oh po, sald one; there was one little shower, but we had an umbrella and we took turns at holding it over the | “Well, these are a
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