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SUSODEHANNA
Largest and Most Impor
tant Dainage Basin in
North Atlantic States.
A valuable addition to our knowi
ertgo of the SDsqaehauua drainage bar
in wiil bo lonud in two publications
recently issued by the U. S. Geoleg
ical Survey, which ooutaiu the lesult*
of extended investigations on tins
stream aud its tributaries-.
Commercially tho Susquehanna bas
in ID the LARGEST aud most important
dralnago area in the north Allan ic
stare.-'. TLIO headwaters of this river
system nro ou tho elevated plateau
which uppaiates the wateis flowing
sooth ward aud eastward into the At
lantic streams from thoFe flowing
northward aud westward into the St.
Lawrence, the Great Lakes aud the
Mississippi. Geographically this wat
ershed li. S in three physiographic di
visions; the Allegheny, tho Appala
chian Valley, and the Piedmont Pla
teau. The total area of the basin is
27,400 SQU:I2'J miles, comprising 21,0(50
square miles in Pennsylvania,or about
47 per cent, of tho area of tie state;
(50,080 square milts in New York or 13
per cent, of tho area of the state, and
200 square miles, or about 2 por ceut.
of the Mato of Maryland.
Quo of the papeis mentioned is en
titbd "Hydrography of Susquehanna
River Drainage System," an L has been
so prepared as to bo of use to the lay
m<n AS wcl! as the engineer, provid
ing for tho former oompreheusivo view
of the conditions in the area,aud hup
plyiui! the engineer with data for
making os. mates in hydraulic in
vestigation-. Iu view of the fact that
the power RI.-ources of this bisin ar»'
so little dt v loped, tho discussion of
water POWERS aud the tables of eleva
tion and develop «L horse power are
most; interesting and valuable. THIS
report is tho joint work of Messrs.
John O. LLOYT aud Robert 11. An ler
son, of tl.c HJ'diogvaphic lirauch of
the Survcv. *
The seoou L paper is entitl.nl "The
Quality ot tho Water in tho Susque
hanna Rivr Basin," and contain*
numerous analyses of the wa'er in the
main stre:l u ami many of its tribu
taries. TI.o poitions devoted to the
pollution ot streams by mine wastes
are especially iuterosting. It is doubt
ful if a stream polluted with in in
wastes con Id bo satisfactorily employ
ed as a source of domestic water sup
ply, bet the Su=qoehanna is so befoul
ed with sewage thar it coul L net le
used in its raw state for lious -hold pai
poses, even if no mine drain i?es were
turned into it Mr. M. O. Loight.on,
the author of the report, SIIOAS by a
series of chemical analysis that the
water is actually more free from or
ganic matter at the lower end of Wy
oming Valley than at tho upper, and
this condition is traceable to a large
amouut of acid mine refuse which is
turned into tho stream. He finds also
that the I reoipitation of immense
quantities of sewage matter and coal
dust into tho river eventually will fill
up the chauutl along certain reaches.
It is probable that the Susqueliaui.a,
especially that portion below the Wes'
Branch, is chiefly valuable as an agent
of sewago disposal. It woul Ibo im
possible with tho preseut large popu
lation upon the drainage area to ren
der tho stream fit for domestic use,
aud therefore it may as w«-LL receive
city sewago up to a certain limit.
These which are knosvn as
Water Supply and Irrigation papers
NO*. 108 aud 109, may be obtained free
of chargo upon application to tho Di
rector of tlm U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington; D. C.
The President a Cad.
(From Bellefonte Watchman.)
If there ever was a doubt that Presi
dent ROOSEVELT is a cad, bis letteiMo
Ml\ 11. M. WHITNKY, of Boston, re
moves it. Mr. WHITNKY INN written
ASKING for a hearing in a matter of
vital importance in which the Prcsi
dent had condemned him The:
President in intemperate language
refused the request and practically
declared Mr. WHITNKY GUILTY of less
majestic. The German Emperor or
the Czar of Russia couldn't have as
set tod the accusation more clearly
and it may be assumed that neither
of them would have been ns-inino en
ough to utter it at all under the cir
cumstance-1.
The truth of the mat ler is that the
President has been at fault iu every
respect in his controversy with Mr.
WHITNKY an I that lie ha< helitilcd
the great » llice he occupies by HI.-
fatuity. Mr. WHITNKY did nothing
unbecoming either in quoting the
President or a-king for an opportunity
to prove the accuracy of his state
ment. Justice and decency alike de
manded that his properly expressed
request he acceded to. But instead
oT such a course the President in a
petulant letter which would have
been unworthy an intelligent and
well-bred school boy refused
Mr. \\ IIITNKY can well nlTord to let
the matter drop at. its present stage.
Public opinion will lie with him and
time will prove that he has spoken
truly and the President has falsified
A-* he did during the receipt campaign
when he vehemently assailed Judge
l'SJtKKtt forstiting a fact that has
since been abundantly confirmed. I
After Fifteen
Yeaurs
By VIRGINIA LEILA WENTZ
Copy right, 1905, by I. D. Marshall
For almost a twelvemonth now Mr. |
Faweett had bought his daily morning
paper of a certain little newsgirl be- |
heath tho steps of his L station. "Little (
Timber Toes" was the nickname tho :
boys bad given her. She was a cripple I
and carried a crutcli.
"I've missed you, sir. Indeed, you ;
stayed away so long I began to think
you weren't coining back at all." "Lit
tle Timber Toes" laughed at her own :
falsehood, showing all her line, infan- ]
iile teeth at once. Mr. Faweett hail j
spent Sunday with some of his New
Jersey relatives, and this was the greet- '
ing he received from under the L stairs
on Tuesday morning.
"So you missed me, did you?" It was
good to bo missed, and it warmed the
cockles of this old bachelor's dry heart.
"Well, I had a nice time iu the country,
little one," said he.
"Ah," said the child, leaning slightly
forward on her crutch, "it must be like
fairyland in the country. Mother used i
to li\x» in the country, and she's told
me all about it. And did you go iu the j
woods—the deep woods? They must j
smell so fresh and cool and delicious.
And then the shade!" She had a long
vista of thoughts in her eyes—an entire I
forest. She was to all appearances a ,
pretty child of twelve, with delicate
features and a mass of brown hair. 1
Just now some rays of sunlight slant- I
ing upon her head from the platform '
above made it sparkle like gold.
"Do you know," she went on, seeing ,
that her customer was in no especial
hurry to catch his train, "I often pic- )
ture the woods to myself—trees grow
ing up by themselves without being
planted, squirrels running over the
boughs, birds singing iu the branches.
Oh, it must be wonderful!"
"llow would you like togo with me
some Sunday to see the woods?" asked
the man. "They are all around the city
here, to be seen for the mere riding to
thein in the cars." |
"Oh, I should love it!" The big dark
eyes looked disproportionately large
in the pale, tiny face. "Aud I think
mother will be sure to let me," added
she gravely. "You see, I've told her
about you so many times."
Somehow the whole of July slipped
by and "Little Timber Toes" did not
get to see her dear woods nor the
squirrels nor the birds. To be sure,
there was no immediate hurry about
it. There was always the facile ex
cuse, "Next week, perhaps—or week
after next."
However, there came a moruiug
when as Mr. Faweett stopped to hand j
over his coin and take back a paper
he found "Little Timber Toes'" place
was vacant. Evidently she was late
today. On his way home he would stop
again. The place was still unoccupied
in the evening; also the following
morning. A policeman on the corner,
being consulted, thought the child
might be ill and gave Mr. Faweett the
address where, she was supposed to
live.
"Of course she's ill," mused the man
as lie set out to find her late thai aft
ernoon. "Iler little face has been un
commonly white of late and her eyes
uncommonly big."
On his way up the narrow stairs in
the miserable tenement in which the
child lived a buxom woman passed
him. It: turned out to bo the janltress.
"Yes, she's up there all alono, poor
little kid. I've just been a-takin' her
some gruel, lloly saints, but it's hot
up in that attic!" She mopped her
brow in confirmation of the statement.
The door of the little attic room was
open, but to the man standing there
quietly in the hallway it all seemed
quite dark. The shutters were bowed
tight, but the August sun threw tiny
shafts of light through the slats. As
his eyes became used to the half light
he saw "Little Timber Toes" sitting
close against the wall, where she had
been driven by the advancing heat
from the window. For ooolness she
had piled her hair on top of her head.
It gave a certain air of distinction.
Iler exquisite, small face, her shapely
Utile head resting against the dingy
wall here in this poverty reduced room,
had the antique perfection and grace
of an old cameo in a defaced and
scratched setting.
He waited for her to move, to look
up. He imagined she would hear him
breathe, the room was so still, but he
had to knock twice before she seemed
able to disconnect herself from her list
less reverie. Then—
"Oh, oli! I—l was wishing you might
come!" She reached out her hand for
his and held it tight. "Do you know,"
stroking the hand she clasped with her
free one as if to make sure her words
would not hurt him, "I kind of thought
you'd come, even if you did forget
your promise about the dear woods."
She smiled, one of her gay, volatile,
capricious smiles. And by that he saw
that she was better.
II is conscience smote lilni somewhat.
He changed tho subject abruptly.
"How's mother?" he asked.
"Pretty well, thanks. She's in the
tailor trade now."
"The tailor trade, is she? Then
shirts d'dn't pay?"
"Not so well as troupers. It's the
buttonholes, you see." The child was
profound In her practical wisdom.
Fifteen minutes later, as Mr. Faw
eett was opening the shutters to let In
the evening air, a slightly built woman
came slowly up the attic stairs. She
was very tired, bufr for the sake of the
child she bravely summoned a gay
smile, putting.her face on dress pa
rade, as it were. For a second, seeing
that there was a stranger In the room,
she stood uncertainly in the doorway;
then she went toward him.
"l think, sir," she said, with a certain
quiet dignity—"l think you must lie
the gentleman who's been so kind to"—
' Kitty!" cried the man, taking an un
conscious step toward her. Then they
stood and stared into each other's won
dering eyes.
She, worn with work and worry, was
the first to lose control. She dropped
Into a chair presently and began to cry
softly. He, for his part, paced the
room In dazed fashion. He recalled
"Little Timber Toes* " innocent disclo
sures. Father was dead. She thought
she was glad. He wasn't fond of chil
dren, and he sometimes used to strike
dear mother.
Why, he had figuratively shrugged
careless shoulders at the commonplace
skeleton laid bare by the child. But
now? He turned hot eyes and looked
at the pretty, fragile, sobbing creature
—Kitty, his Kitty, as he had been used
to coll her, the beautiful, dainty girl
who had Hushed undo? his first kiss!
Something in his throat swelled big.
He stood still before the attic window,
iloii g battle with it, In the place of i
chimneys and lightning rods, tiles and '
slates, came green fields and woods, '
There was a little vine covered cottage,
too, and out of the cottage came a girl
as fresh and sweet its the morning. A
youth leaned over the gate saying good
by, for he was going off to win fortune
for them both. Then he departed, with
her moist kiss upon his lips, while the
golden morning shone hopefully on the
woods and meadows. And, oh, the
long misery of that subsequent misun
derstanding! Later news had reached
him that she was married to an old ri
i val; after that, no news at all.
I James Faweett went near to tho
weeping little woman and laid his
, hand upon her arm. "Kitty," he said
| again, "it's years since we saw each
j other."
I "Fifteen," said she struggling to b3
I calm and smiling through her tears,
j "That's a long time, James, and time
; brings many changes."
"Does it? I don't see them, dear. To
me you're just the same."
' At his words the woman flushed—as
! pretty a wild rose flush as any maiden
! might claim. He drew up a chair for
' himself and placed it hear her. Then
1 he set about bringing up old tales that
I made her cheerful and gave the dim
ples play. What a dance those same
dimples used to lead the boys, Billy
and Ben and the rest—did she remem
ber? And did she recall the wooden
schoolhouse? There was a brand new
brick one now. The old farmhouse
was down, too, and on its site was a
| gorgeous brick villa.
Thus, though all the while hunger
was gnawing'at his heart, he talked
i cheerily on and on. Presently he
j arose. He eould bear it no longer.
I She was such a sorrow laden, pale,
| fragile, dear little thing to fight all
' alone against the world. He opened
I his arms wide.
• "Will you come now, Kitty? It's not
| too late." /
I When she laid her hands on his broad
; shoulders ami said tremulously, "I'm
so tired, dear—so tired!" he put his
strong arms about her and fondled her
I caressingly, just as he might have
i fondled the child by the wall or any
other helpless thing. "Little Timber
Toes" all the while looked on and smil
ed.
"And when we goto the woods," she
asked presently, "we'll take dear moth
er along too?"
"Well, rather!" answered the man in
a queer, hoarse tone as he drew the
[ woman in his arms still closer.
Fidelity IIIKI Affection of a Home.
In the "Memoirs of General Count
de Scgtir," an aid-decamp of Napo
leon, the following affecting incident is
related:
"During the nocturnal attack of the
Ultra, on Dee. 23, I was unhorsed. My
animal had been wounded by a bullet
Iu his chest, from which the blood was
streaming, and as he could no longer
carry me I had been forced to leave
him, loading his equipment on my
shoulders. When I had reached our
first outpost, about 300 paces off, I sat
| down to rest before the fire, in some
grief at the loss of my mount, when
a plaintive sound and an unexpected
contact caused me to turn my head.
It was the poor beast, which liad re
vived and had dragged itself in the
wake of my footsteps. In spite of the
distance mid the darkness, it had suc
ceeded iu finding me aud, recognizing
me by the light of the campfire, had
come up groaning to lay its head on
my shoulder. My eyes filled with tears
at this last proof of nttqphmcnt, and
I was geutly stroking it when, ex
; hausted from the blood it had lost and
its efforts to follow me. In the midst
of the men, who were as surprised
and touched as myself, It fell down,
struggled for a moment and expired."
An Arctic Doff.
It Is said of Dr. John Brown, the gen
ial and much'loved author of "Rab and
His Friends," that he was personally
acquainted with every dog iu Edin
burgh. Once while out driving he stop
ped in tlie middle of a sentence aud
looked out eagerly at the back of tho
carriage.
"Is it some one you know?' asked
the friend who was with him.
"No," lie replied. "It's a dog 1 don't
know."
An old resident of Edinburgh tells
tills story: A dog had recently been
brought to the city from Iceland and
for a long time apparently suffered
from all the pangs of homesickness.
Dr. Brown became much interested
111 the animal and tried frequently to
comfort it. At last one day he came
to the house of his friend, Dr. Peddle,
with a smiling face and said:
"That dog Is all right now. He went
out last nlglit and saw the pole star,
and that has made him feel quite at
aome here."
A Story of Waalilnfftou.
George Washington's head gardener
was from some European kingdom,
where he had worked In the royal
grounds. But coming to America ho
left his wife behind. Homesickness
for his "gude" woman's face soon be
gan to prey ou him, and Washington
noticed the anxious eye and drooping
spirits of his servant. Finally the man
went down to the liver aud declared
his intention of shipping to the old
country, when who should come up
and lean over the side of a newly ar
rived vessel but his wife. The kind
hearted general bad secretly sent for
the woman, and she fortunately sur
prised her loving husband in one oMils
fits of despoudency.
A Startlcil CiuPNt.
Mine. Patti took elaborate precau
tions against burglars at Craig y-Nos,
her castle In Wales. A guest there
who was spending a sleepless night
rose before dawn to open his bedroom
window. Immediately there was a
violent ringing of bells in different
purts of the castle. The visitor made
his way downstairs, only to find him
self in Imminent danger of being lac
erated by a whole troop of snapping
and snarling dugs. It turned out that
he had unwittingly set the diva's
patent burglar traps going, tho dogs
being released from their chains by an
electric connection with tho window.
Cat*' Kfca.
What is the correct color for cats'
eyes as related to the color of the cats?
Is the questiou which has been answer
ed as follows: A black cat or one
known as a "blue" cat should have
amber or orange eyes. White cats must
have blue eyes, chinchillas gree:a, though
orange are permissible; orange, cream
or fawn cats must have orange or hazel
eyes; smokes, orange eyes.
Hair Ilaiainff.
Husband—l feel In the mood for
reading somethiug sensational and
startling—something that will fairly
make my hair stand on end. Wife-
Well, here Is my last dressmaker's bill.
—Washington Life.
Many Mennlnffn.
Traveler—Some expressions In the
Chinese language have as mauy us
forty different meanings.
, Little Mips—Same way in English,
I "You amaze me. Meution one." 1
' "Not at home."
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Miranda's
Whims
By A. M. DAVIES OGDEN
Copyright, 1906, by A. M. D. Ogden
ffiC ■
It was afternoon on one of the last
few hot days of summer. Through tlio ;
open windows came glimpses of green
wood bespeaking a delicious coolness
and the ripple of brooks, but In the 1
schoolroom the air was undeniably
close. The scratch of a pencil, the
shuffling of Impatient little feet, the
drone of a lazy bee, all seemed to in
tensify tho impression of heat, and the
young schoolmaster stirred restlessly.
It had meant a great deal to Peter
Ittiymond, securing the village school
at Wimberly, but he had not found his
task an easy one. His eyes, wandering
over the rows of bent heads before liim,
encountered the glance of a girl seated
near the door. The girl, one of the old
ei scholars, with a toss of her curls,
returned to her book, and the trouble
In the schoolmaster's face deepened.
Here was the crux of the situation. If
he could win Miranda Hemming to his
side the remainder of the pupils would
follow easily enough. But it was Mi
randa herself, with her great blue eyes,
fetching dimples and coquettish ways,
who openly led the revolt against him.
The teacher sighed again. Perhaps ho
was too young.
From the very beginning of his work,
however, Raymond had recognized the
primitive instinct of hostility to the un
known in the questioning eyes uplifted
to his own. Now, after five weeks, he
scorned no nearer the solution of his
problem; indeed, matters under Miran
da's spirited guidance were becoming
even worse, despite his pointed iguoi
lng of her mutiny. He touched the bell.
"First class in grammar," he said.
Miranda, with several other girls, rang
ing from sixteen to eighteen, came
slowly forward. It WHS rather a try
ing recitation. Most of the girls stum
bled. Miranda failed utterly, nor did
she care. To all his questions she an
swered with provoking nonchalance,
evidently Indifferent as to whether he
were pleased or not. Her rebellion had
never before been quite so openly man
ifest. A sudden line of resolution
tightened the young man's mouth.
"You may return to seats," ho
said. "Miss Miranda, I shall expect
you to remain after school until that
le son is recited perfectly."
"What!" cried the girl. Involunta
rily she fell back a step, hardly believ
ing her own ears. That any one should
dare address her, Miranda Hemming,
in such fashion! Raymond's expression
d;d not change.
"You heard what I said;" he returned
quietly. "It should not take long."
For a moment Miranda, stupefied,
hesitated, then she flounced indignant
ly back to her seat. The whole school,
which had dropped all work to listen
to the passage at arms between Mi
randa and the teacher, fairly shivered,
and Tom Carruthers, a big, loutish
chap of nineteen, shot a sullen look at
ltaymond. To scold Miranda! To tho
quivering excitement of the school, the
time until 4 o'clock appeared fairly, to
fly. Would teacher really keep in Mi
randa?
When the others arose, Miranda also
sprang to her feet. Then something In
the teacher's expression caused her to
sink back in her seat, tingling and
abashed. It took an unusually long
time for the pupils to disperse that
day, but at last they were all gone.
"You need not think I shall
study that lesson," she aeclared with
sharp emphasis. Raymond nodded.
"As you please," he answered. "Only
here we both stay until you do."
"And I'm not to have any supper?"
incredulously.
"Not until you learn that lesson."
"But"— burst out Miranda furious
ly. Then she closed her lips with a
snap and leaned back, her hands teuv
pestuoußly folded before her. Ray
mond picked up a book.
"Take your own time," he said pleas
antly.
But somehow the book did not provo
very enthralling. Between his eros nisi
the printed pages persisted the vision
of a willful little face set in Its tangle
of wavy hair. Yet he must not be
beaten now. Ills who'.e future hung
on this is ue, he thought. The shad
ows lengthened, the sun dropped be
hind the hill i. Miranda, who for saino
time had been stealing i'urt!ve glances
at tho quiet figure behind the big desk
smiled prettily.
"I'm-I'm hungry," tihe wheedled.
For an inataut Raymond wavered.
This new sweetness was strange and
alluring. But before ho could speak
the door was flung open and Tom Car
ruthers appeared on the threshold.
"Beu't ye comln' to supper,
MirandyV" he demanded. Ycr ma sent
| me fer ye," darting a suspicious took
at her Jal!e.\ "Ala't ye comln'? I'll
look out fer ye."
"Why," began Miranda feebly. Ray
mond, a suddeu, unaccountable resent
ment surging into his heart, frowned.
"Miss Miranda Is In no need of a !
champion," he declared stiffly. "She
can leave when she chooses. You ma>
go." And Tom, after an Instant's
scowling hesitation, went out, banging
the door. Miranda bit her lip.
"I will never learn that lesson," she
repeated stubbornly.
Thero was another long silence while
the shadow i darkened. At last the
young man roite and lit the lamp.
"It Is nearly 9 o'clock," he said brief
ly. Miranda, now close upon tears,
looked back still defiant. (
"And If 1 say It you'll let me go?" |
"Certainly." 1
With rapid, choked utterances she
flr.ng the text at him, not pausing for
question or comment. And ♦hen—
"l—l hate you," she cried vehement
ly; "hate you, hate you! And I'll nev
er, never come Into th's horrid school- j
room again!" The bright drops slioue
In her ejres like dew on forfeetmenots,
I her cheeks were flushed to a wild rose
pink; the girl was shaken, puzzled,
hurt. The .village boys she had teased
w»d_ruiesi at JEIU. Far yip jiret time
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lUe had found a man Impervious alike
to her anger or smiles. From the day
that he, a stranger, had met her eyes
In calm unconcern she had uncon
sciously resented the fact. Now the re
pressed wrath of weeks found vent
"I hate you," she reiterated stormlly.
Tho next moment she bad flashed
through the door and was gone. Ray
mond, oddly depressed In spite of his
victory, followed slowly.
The world was flooded with the tran
quil glory of the moonlight as he went
ouV. A narrow path led to tho rond
wfeere a row of maples lifted their
leafy branches to the starry skies, and
Raymond, fancying that he caught the
gleam of a white dress there under the
trees, felt his heartbeats quicken.
Somehow he had been looking forward
to walking home with the girl. Then
as he turned from locking the door a
uark figure rushed by the corner of the
schoolhouse, there was a woman's shrill
Bcream, something heavy struck his
forehead, and Raymond fell.
It must have been nearly an hour
later when Raymond and Miranda
stopped at the gate of the girl's home.
Hearing footsteps, Mrs. Hemming
came out to meet them.
"Well," she said. "So I hear you've
been having trouble with Mlrandy.
Tom was here in quite u state and
wanted me to Interfere. But I judged
you knew how to run your own game,"
comfortably. "I)Id ye meet him?" Ray
mond, feeling the bump left by the
stone on his forehead, laughed.
"Yes, we met him," he said whim
sically. "And he left us lu no doubt as
to his opinion of me. Indeed, I might
say that he left a decided Impression.
If it had not been that Miranda, BUS
pectlng there might be trouble, wait
ed— But, after all, I do not know that
I blame him much," he went on. "lie
could not appreciate that I was acting
in Miranda's best interests," with mis
chievous emphasis. Miranda, very shy
and conscious, flushed. Mrs. Hemming
lifted her hands.
"What ever am I going to do with
that girl?" she ejaculated. "Really,
growing fairly unmanageable. If
she only had a father I" The young
man became suddenly quite grave.
"Will you Intrust the task to me,
Mrs. Hemming?" he asked. "I think I
understand her better now."
"Trust you," cried Mrs. Hemming. I
"Why, ye're nothing but a boy your I
self. How could you be a father to I
her?" regarding him In perplexed as
tonishment. Raymond bent and pos
sessed himself of the girl's slender
hand.
"No, I suspect that I couldn't be a
father to her," he agreed, "but she has
Just promised to marry me."
Mexxofantl'a Memory.
Cardinal Mezzo fa ntl had a memory
little short of miraculous. Dr. Russell,
his biographer, says that t!|I: cardinal
spoke with the greatest ease thirty lan
guages, that he spoke fairly well nine,
that he used occasionally, but not with
fluency, eleven more; that he spoke Im
perfectly eight and that he could read
eleven more. Taking, in addition, the
number of dialects he used, some so dl
verso frcin the mother tongue as to
constltutO a different language. Dr.
Hussell aays that the cardinal was
master of no less than 111 different
languages and dialects. His (Jerman
was so excellent that he was taken for
a native of Germany, while his French
and English were equally pure. Dr.
Tholuek heard him converse In Ger
man, Arabic, Spanish, Flemish, Eng
llfth, Latin, Greek, Swedish and Por
tuguese at one of the pope's receptions,
ar/1 afterward Mezzofantl gave him an
original poem In Persian and left him
to take a lessou In Cornish. He kuew
several of the American Indian lan
guages and nearly all the dialects of
India.
Washington never made a speech.
In the zenith of his fame he once at
tempted it, failed and gave It up, con
fused and abashed. In framing the
constitution of the United States tho
labor was almost wholly performed In
committee of the whole, of which
George Washington was day after day
chairman, and he made but speech
es during the convention, of a very
few words each. The convention, lioww
ever, acknowledged the master spirit,
and historians atflrni that had it not
been for his personal popularity and
the thirty words of his speech, pro
nouncing it the best that could be unit
ed upon, the constitution would have
been rejected by the people.
Thomas Jefferson never made a
speech. lie couldn't do it.
Napoleon, whose executive ability is I
almost without a parallel, said that |
his difficulty was in finding men of
deeds rather than words. When asked
how he maintained his influence over
his superiors in age and experience
when commander in chief of an army
in Italy he said, "By reserve." The !
greatness of a man Is not measured by I
t the length of Ills speeches and their J
I number.
Trouble Aheml.
Mr. Joax—Saw n uiau today who bail |
trouble abead of blm. Mrs. Joax—How i
did you know? Mr. Joax—Hp was .
pushing a baby carriage containing j
twins.—Washington Star.
!
Juat tlie llevorne.
Mrs. Naggs—l understand your hus- |
band Is un: hie to meet his creditors.
Mrs. Waggi—Don't you believe It. He
dan and does meet them much oftener
than he cares to.
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DON'T BOLT YOUR FOOD.
There In I'lenwure n* Well a* Health
In Deliberate Knttnor.
Fast eating is sure to be Injurious,
because to properly prepare the food
for digestion it must be thoroughly
masticated.
Rapid eating is still worse when It Is
caused by the hurry of business or by
anxiety or nervous Irritability or by
the common habit of "bolting" the food.
Buch eating Is sure to produce Indiges
tion or dj'spepsia.
The teeth, as well as the stomach,
are made for labor, rfnd neither can
have their proper work to do if only
paps and broths and puddings and
hashes and other soft and artificially
prepared foods are crowded Into the
stomach as though tho cook In the
kitchen could masticate and digest the
food better than the natural grinders
and the chemical action and assimilat
ing power of the stomach.
Those people who shovel great vulgar
moutlifuls of food into their mouths
and bolt It down as though they had
but ten minutes for a meal are gor
mandizers instead of polite people.
They know little of the pleasure of
deliberate eating or the luxury of sat
isfying hunger, and certainly they are
laying the foundation of disease.
Dry, hard food, vigorously chewed,
stimulates the flow of saliva, strength
ens the teeth and keeps them healthy
and invigorates the digestion.
A Humble Archblnhup.
Willegis, a famous archbishop of
Mentz, rose to that elevated position
from the very lowest ranks. lie was
the son of a poor carter, but was never
ashamed of his parentage. lie not only
caused the following inscription to be
placed conspicuously in his palace,
"Willegis, remember thy parentage,"
but had the wheels of a cart hung up
in the Cathedral of Mentz. From that
time to this the arms of the see have
borne the figure of a cart wheel.
The Word "Covey."
Long custom has practically limited
the word "covey" to association with
the partridge, although it has always
been used with grouse and ptarmigan.
Beaumont and Fletcher, however,
spoke of "covey of tiddlers" and Thack
eray of a "covey of trumps." Tho word
means properly a brood, hatching, com
ing through the French "couver," to sit
(of a hen bird), from the Latin "cu
bare," to recline, whence "Incubate"
also sprung.
Joy.
Joy is a prize unbought and Is freest,
purest In its flow when It comes un
sought. Xo getting Into heaven, as a
place, will compass It. You must car
ry it with you, else It Is not there.
You must have It In you, ns the music
of a well ordered soul, the fire of a
holy purpose, the welling up out of the
central depths of eternal springs that
hide the waters there.—Horace Bush
nell.
Look Aliout You.
It Is wonderful how much one can
learn by cultivating the habit of obser
vation. As you walk In the street or
ride in the car you pick up a surprising
amount of information. Our fellow be
ings nre Intensely Interesting, and
they nre constantly teaching us some
thing or other. D& not let your knowl
edge stagnate. I'ut it to some practical
use.
She Wum Willing.
"Kind lady," remarked the weary
wayfarer, "can you oblige me with
■ something to eat?"
"Go to the wojdshed and take a few
chops," replied the kind lady.—Phila
delphia Ilecord.
One Daiinrer Avoided.
| "I may run chances of a breach of
: promise suit," said the foxy old bache
, lor, "but there is some satisfaction in
i knowing that the divorce court can't ,
touch ine."— Detroi : Press.
I The Intelligencer has a class of cii
' culation that makes advertising in its
i columns rich with results. It has,
• ton, a quantity of circulation at rates
j that mean great profit to the person
j u»ing the paper.
We still continue to give The Great
American Farm Journal to all of oursuh
scribers who pay in advance. Think of
it- Two papers for the price of one, and .
only SI.OO, too. i
Stationery for Formers.
! Farmers and othero, particularly those
i* living 011 the Rural Delivery route ,
should have printed stationery as well as
'» business men. It is not only more busi
* ness like to send a letter with name and
address printed on the notehead and en
-9 velope, but it insures the return of the
Y letter in ca-e it is not delivered. We
r are especially well equipped to do this
. class of printing and can do it promptly
- and neatly. We will supply &>0 note
heads and 250 envelopes, extra quality,
• for $1.50, or 75c for either one lot. This
1 is cheaper than you can buy the paper
I and envelopes regularly at retail stores.
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wortliiuess and somewhat fnmiliar
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A UDITOH'S NOTICE.
- Estate of Margaret V. Grove, Lair of Danville,
r Montour Conntf/, Deceased.
The undern'gned auditor, appointed by tlu*
Orphan's Court of Montour founty, to make
distrihution of tin- balance In the hands of
the accountant to and among the parties en
• titled thereto, will sit to perform the duties nf
z his appointment, at his office. 110 Mill Street,
I Danville, Pa., on Monday the 11th., day of
. December, A. I>. 1 lltl.'i, at 10 o'clock A. M.
1 when and where all parties interested are n>-
qnested to attend, or be forever debarred
. from any share of said fund.
UAL' II KISNKK,
> Danville, Pa., Nov. », 1905. Auditor.
' The Goods for Fall
•
Arc beginning to arrive,
and each day sees new and
choice styles added to our
stock.
-(It
T The Dress Goods
Department includes the liest val
ues and choicest styles the
market affords.
If You are looking for Flannelettes
■:*: We have dozens ot styles
that cannot be told from
the Wool Flannels
Good selections of Blankets and Coin
forts tbat are so much needed these cold
nights.
Prices are right in all departments,and
you will make a big mistake if you do
all your buying before coming to see us.
W. M. SEIDEL,
344 Mill Street.
John Roach's Skilled Workman
Found Assistance Outside of His Craft.
t*'l was In charge of the Cop
persmith's Department of John
Roach A Sons'shipyard, where I
was employed for nearly twenty
years. I had enjoyed robust
health all my life until I was ta
ken with disease of the kidneys.
I used many remedies, hut, get
ting no relief, 1 consulted a phy
sician, who told me that I
Had Kidney Trouble.
weeks I noticed with some concern that instead of
there being any Improvement, I was actually getting
worse. Plainly something more effective must be
done. At this time I saw the advertisement of Dr.
: David Kennedy's Favorite Itemedy. I bought a
bottle of the medicine, and when I had taken itl
was decidedly better. I continued its use and am
NOW PERMANENTLY WELL,
for this was many years ago, and I have never had
a single symptom of the disease since. Dr. Kennedy
is froe to tell anyone, far and wide, that I was cured
of kidney disease by Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite ,
Remedy. And I recommend its use to everyone j
afflicted. GEO. NBSSENTIIALER, Chester, Pa. J
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I'HOTF.CTED TIIHOL'UHuLT li i JIIK
IlltorWillgSffitCll&BW ;U'i3i Mill
' Schedule In Effect Nov. 26, ISKS
Xldß'/JJ'SMiid
STATIONS A.M. A.M. P.M. P.!W.
t Sunbury ... . Leave § «»<~> |. ».v> § j»Mi » . •»*,
Kline's Uruw fiJ.»l i mm i
\\ »i vert on I •• 68 fl()(XI 7
Uipp'sßuti f7oof JO 11 i h
South Danville ) ... ~ . „ _*
Danville } 'll lUI7 2 l'J 550
V,"- Vll , I ' 18 no 21 i f,.M
lliinrliiK ( r.'i k 1 7 j:i , )0 , 2
lutawlssa .Arrive 7 ;i2 lo:lo 7 ., lt <
("hiul-5u....... Luavp i T.jjioii i 21- j
Lust nioomshurg . )
Ittoonishurg / ' lO 10,1 15
Kspy Kerry , , Ifl
, Htonytown Kerry I 752 1 ■ - j
Creasy ........ 751 10 50 " 2 li • ;io
Nescopeck.... Arrive) uni ~ .
Berwick 112 8(>l lift) 3t¥. r4O
Nescopcca .Leave § 801 all tt"» §.5 U"> 5•« 10
\V apwallopeu SlO II Jll Bl> 1 >
Pond Hill I K25 fll 2.1 it,s«
1 Mocanauiia 1 u ... ~ ...
1 Hhtcksliiuuy / 11*1- Hi-1 701
Ret real 813 1112 !l 82 710
Nantlroke s;,i 11.1 :n 1 710
Jluttonwoml .. .IHOO 112 00 1 725
| Plymouth Kern 112 002 1 7.8
South Wllkes-lJarre.. <1 m; o«l 7 .SO
| WI Ikes-11a ire. Arrive ll 10 12 10 855 786
1 "il J J*/ iJ J A ii D
! STATIONS A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M.
Wilkes-Rarre. .Leave § 7 15 S 10 85 | 2 f> § 000
Houth VN ilkes-llarre.. 720 2/1 005
Plymouth Kerry r. 112 7 22 til ifl*
guttonwiMMl .17 21 112 2 54 I 0 OH
Nantlcoke 731 10 50 302 017
He! real 7SO 10 58 811 026
ShickKhinnv 1
Moeananiia 112 1107 3CI 087
Pond 11 ill f7 51 112 3 21 I 042
Wapwallopen 7 :.s 11 m 831 i«47
Nescopeck ... Arrive KOO 1120 312 700
Hvrwlck 1
Nescopeck . ...Leave/ 5 1,1 5H 20 12 J7 00
Creasy hlk 1185 3£B 700
stony town Kerry 1 8 21 17 12
Kspy Kerry »20 1 OS
Bloomsburg 1 ..... n ... ....
East Rloomshurg j ' '* l« IW •-i
Catawissa Arrive 810 11 53 113 782
Catawissa Leave 810 11.Vt 4IS 732
Roaring Creek 112 848 112 1200 11 10 112 7 I'M
Hoyd 112 8 55 fl2 11 1 4 20 112 7 111
Son Ml' ha 1 > vliie'!!" co 12 ,0 481 751
Kipp's linn 112 0 05 112 4 35 112 756
\s olverlon 1n u nl2 1 08
K lines I»rove .... a f0 15 f415 112 n ii>
Sun bury Arrive $ 025 $ 12 ;10 | 4 i r » | 8 10
i Dally. $ Daily, cxeepl Sunday. 1 Stops
only on notice to C'oiuluei«>r or Agent, or on
signal.
Trains leave South Danvill as follows:
l«or rittston and Scranton, 10 17 a in and 2 21
and 550 pin week-days; 10 17 a 111 daily.
For l'ottsville, Head lug and Philadelphia
1 11 a in and 2 21 p m week-days.
Kor lHzleton, 7 11 a m and 221 and 550 p m
week-days.
Kor Lewlsburg, Alllton, Wllliamsport, Lock
Haven, Itenovo and Kane, U 15 p 1:1 week
days; Loek Haven only, 0 11 a in and 4SI pin
week-days; lor Williamsport and interniedl
8 ale stations, 014 a 111 and 751 pin week-days.
For llellefonte, Tyrone, I'hillipsburg and
Clearlleld, 011 a 111 and 12 15 pin week-days.
Kor Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
011 a in, 12 15 pin and 751 p 111 week-daws;
431 pin daily.
1 Kor Philadelphia (via HarrUburg) Balti
more and Washington, 0 I I a in and and 12 15
and 751 p m week-days; I3lp in daily.
Kor Pittsburg (via llarrisburg) 0 11 a 111 and
7 .'>l p 111 week-days; 431 p 111 dally ; (via L» w
' istowu Juiietioii IMII ain and 12 15 pin we«*k
days; (via Ixx-k Haven 1 0 It a in and 12 15 i»
1 m week-days. 1
Pullman Parlor am] Sleeping Cars rim on
through trains between Suiihtiry, Williams
• port and Krie. In-twee 1 Sunluiry and Phila
delphia and Washington and between Harris
burg, Pittsburg and the W st.
; Kor further information apply to tleket
agents.
W. W. ATTERBUHY, J. H. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traflie Mirr
CJKO. \v. ISo VI). Ueneral Pass'r Act.
AUCTIONEER - '
Real Estate or Personal Prop
erly Disposed of ot
Public Outcry.
'Best ''Jicsiii/s Quaranteea
Address,
Michael Breckbill,
Rurol Route 4, Danville, Tu
FOR SALK-A SMALL KARM OK KOR
tv-six aei\ s t known as the Mauger farm
located mil s north-east < i l'«>itsgro\«-.
Kair buildings, good fruit, watt rjfri house and
barn. All cleared and under state <>f
cultivation. This iariii Is if. red at private
sale and is a de«. ratde property. Will leave
1 hay, simw and fodder on i!;«• place. I'ossun.
slon given this fall. A(Miv..s,
L. (►. i:\ i:iilTT,
It. K. IX 1. Pottsgrove, Pa.
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, H. D. McGILL, Frost, Ohio.
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