SCHOOL YEAS
HEM A CLOSE
But oue week remains of the present
Bchool year. When the school hoard
adjourueil Monday it was with the
purpose of reconvening next Monday
night, when after the usual routine of
business incidental to winding up af
fairs for the .year the new members
will be sworn in. Terms this spring
expire as follows : First ward, Robert
Adams; second ward, J. N. Pursel;
Third ward, Sum'l Werkheiser ; Fourth
ward, Jacob Vonßlohu. Mr. Adams
will be succeeded by J. SV. Swartz;
Mr. Werkheiser by Jacob Fish; Mr.
Vonßlohu by D. Aust Lutz. Mr. Pur
sel was reelected aud therefore suc
ceds himself.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was
ordered that the officers of the board
sigu the application of J. W. Taylor,
principal of tho high school, for a
State normal diploma, certifying, as
required, that ho has taught oue year
successfully and is a persou of good
moral character.
On motion the school board granted
a leave of absence to Borough Super
intendent Gordy for next week to en
able him to act as a member of the
board of examiners at the West Chest
er normal school, a position to which
he has been appointed by the State
superintendent.
Borough Superintendent Gordy on
behalf of the corps of teachers present
ed a petition to tho board askiug that
the school term next fall commence on
Tuesday, September 4th, immediately
after Labor day, instead of 011 August
27th. On motion tho matter was laid
over until after the organization of
the new school board.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was de
cided to tender a vote of thanks to
Rev. L. D. Ulricli for preaching the
baccalaureate sermon and to Hon. Fred
Ikeler for his ablo address to the
graduating class on commencement.
Borough Superintendent Gordy pre
sented his report of the last mouth of
school, which showed an attendance
of 1297, during the term to date. The
number of boys registered during the
last month was 547; of girls, 591.
Total, 1188. Number of pupils not ab
sent during term to date, 163 ; number
of pupils uot tardy, 627. Number of
pupils absent during month,4o9: num
ber of pupils tardy during mouth, 159.
Cases of tardiness by pupils, 250.
Number of pupils who have not at
tended 75 per cent, of time belonged,
44 ; number of pupils reported bv tru
ant officer, 24; cases of corporal pun
ishment, 5.
Tho borough superintendent roport-
that the three members of the senior
Vlass conditioned had passed the ex
amination with the following result:
Mr. Kosteubauder, 81 ; Miss Paytou,
84; Miss Jenkins. 83. Fifteen stud
ents,or ten per cent, of the whole num
ber atteudiug the high school wero ob
liged to take examinations. Of this
number seveu failed.
The following members were pres
ent: Adams, Ortli, Bums, Pursel,
Haring, Werkheiser, Fischer, Trum
bower and Heiss.
Crowds Going to the Circus.
Intense interest has beeu aroused in
this community by the announcement
that Ringliug Brothers' immense cir
cus is to exhibit iu Suubury 011 Fri
day. Juue Ist. Several big excursions
will go from this vicinity and local
people will be well respreseuted at tho
big show. Thoso who go from here
should make every effort to arrive in
time to see the magnificent new free
street parade, which is giveu in the
morning preceding tlie opening perfor
mance. Three miles of parade glories
are divided into thirty sections aud
each section is a show in itself—a
parade such as tho world has uever
seen before. Iu this wonderful display
are shown 100 beautiful dens, lairs and
eages of rare wild animals, a herd of
forty big and little elephants, 650
horses, aud 1280 poople. One section
of the procession is devoted to mag
nificent and costly floats, representing
Germany, Russia, England, France,
India, Persia, Scotland, the United
States, and otiier countries. The per
formance tiiat follows, and which in
cludes the superb spectacular produc
tiou of The Field of the Cloth of
Gold, is the most magnificent display
of arenic wonders ever presented by
any amusement enterprise in America.
The menagerie is filled to overflowing
with rare beasts aud birds, including
the only baby elephant bred aud suc
cessfully raised in the United States,
the ouly rhinoceros in captivity and
the last living pair of giraffes.
Through Coaches on Pennsy.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
is transferring a through passenger
coach to Wilkos-Barre off of the news
express which arrives iu Sunbury from
Philadelphia at 9:40 a. 111. Also from
the passenger train which passes
through Soutli Dauvillo at 4:31 to the
train leaving Sunbury for Philadel
phia at 5:10 p. 111. This is a groat con
venience for through passengers, elim
inating the change at Suubury.
Boy Building Automobile.
Jerry Myers, a fifteen year old boy 1
of North Berwick is building an auto
mobile of his own, and when complet
ed it will have cost him all told only
$l2O.
The car is constructed from a S6O
gas engine, the parts of several old
bicycles, which were purchased for the
purpose at slight cost,and a few other
incidental parts which wero after the
youthful manufacturer's directions.
Enjoyed Turkey Supper.
The employes of tho Philadelphia
aud Reading station in this city en
joyed a turkey supper at D. B. Hed
deus' restaurant last evening as the
guests of Walter Russell. Those pres
ent were: P. H. Foust, C. G. Cloud,
J. T. Fisher, R. M. Farley, B. F.
Smith aud Morris Sndyer. Also Ben
jamin B. Brandt aud A. E. Geiger, of
Catawissa.
All Alumni Invited.
011 account of not being able to pro
cure a complete list, invitations to
Thursday evening's dance wero not
sent to all the alumni. The committee
desires that all alumni of the high
school take this notice as an invita
tion to attend the assembly.
IPEISY'S REPLY IN
$lO REBATE CASE
The Peuuslyvauia Railroad company
Ims filed its separate auswer to the
suit instituted by the State at the in
stance of tho Homeless 20 aud other
Organizations of traveling lueu to com
pel it to show cause why it retains $lO
on a thousand mile rebate book for
which tho purchaser pays f!JO, getting
back the $lO whou he returus tho cov
er of the book.
Tho auswer admits that the company
is a common carrier aud accepted the
constitution of 1874, and that it sells
such 1,000 mile books, but denies that
it limits the sale of such tickets to any
class of persons. It avors that when
such ticket was not endorsed by the
purchaser it was discovered that, not
withstanding tho laws against ticket
scalping, these mileage tickets were
purchased aud sold in large numbers
by ticket scalpers, and iu many inst
ances were rented by their owners at
so much per trip to ordinary travelers.
The railroad company reached the con
clusion that proper consideration for
its interests and that of the traveling
public required it to abolish the use of
mileage tickets of that, character.
In compliance with the requests of
business and traveling men the pre
sent ticket was issued, at the ordinary
rate of three cent per mile, with tho
#lO refund provision, which would
make tho rate two cents a mile. The
requirement for tho signature of fho
contract of the identification slips was
not a discrimination, but merely a pro
tection in return for concessions grant
ed. A general denial is made that tho
terms on which tho ticket is sold is
unreasonable, unfair, unjust or il
legal. The purchaso of theso tickets
is not made cumpulsory 011 the travel
ing public,and apurclmser is not forc
ed to give hail for his conduct as is
alleged by the complainant. Tho fact
that it can be used by ouly one person
is not an unreasonable and aunoying
restriction,but is to protect the travel
ing public.
Iu brief tho answer is a general
donial that the company is unfair iu
its restrictions and an averment that
what it has done in the matter of issu
ing milcago books was for the protec
tion of itself and tlie general traveling
public.
Birthday Party.
A birthday party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kliug
er, Ash street, 011 Saturday in honor
of Miss Effio Stettler's 6th. birthday.
Refreshments were served.
Those present wero Catherine Hughes,
Jessie Roderick, Marion Lunger, Pau
line Lunger, Clcmie Mowery, Mary
Dovine, Meriam Alderman, Margaret
English, Martha Moody, Margaret
Kapp, Louise Miller, Mrs. Stettler,
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Moody.
Fishing Party.
The following enjoyed Friday at
Fishing Creek : Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan
Baylor, Mrs. Phoebe Baylor and
daughter Anna ; Hnrold Doughorty and
Cleveland Ernest of Grovauia; Mrs.
Hannah Wertman.sou Richard, daugh
ters Anna and Hattie, of Riverside;
Miss Stella Cook and Miss Ada Cook,
Dauville.
Approaching Harriage.
Invitations have beeu received iu this
city to the marriage of Miss Sarah
Ellis Nesbit,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph C. Nesbit, of Lewisburg, to
Roy Brown Mulkie, on Tuesday even
ing, Juno 12th. The ceremony will
take place at 8 o'clock in tho First
Presbyterian church, of Lewisburg.
Does Seem Strange.
An exchange says it is strange that
many of the rural districts are provid
ed with free delivery aud that so many
small towns are not. An incident is
cited of a little town whose people
must walk a mile aud a quarter for
their mail,while in the rural districts
nearby the mail is delivered free every
day.
Will Goon Special Car.
At a meeting of the Friendship fire
company held Saturday evening it was
decided that, lie company should goto
Bloomsburg to attend the 4-countv con
vention on Juue 13th in a special trol
ley car. The company will leave Dan
ville at 9 :10 a. m. accompanied by the
Medianicsvillo baud, and return at
10 ::{(> iii the evening.
Riley After Them.
Rev. Riley, who is tho head of the ,
Anti-Saloon League, has secured evi
dence from his detectives aud in a few
days' time intends arresting a num
ber of saloou keepers of Berwick on
tho charge of selling liquor ou SuudayJ
There is reason to believe that elec
tric transportation is simply in its in
fancy. Perhaps if we could rovisit this
locality a century hence wo would be
quite as much surprised as our great
grandfathers would bo if they could
rot urn aud look about them.
There is a probability that the $5
greenbacks will soon be reinforced by
goldbacks of tho same denomination.
When these are supplemented by cleau
backs for'all paper currency there will
be cause for general congratulation.
A telegram from Mahanoy City de
clares that Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel
Swartman, who live near that bor
ough, are the parents of twenty-seven
children, of whom twenty-five are
living. Twenty of the number are
sons.
The announcement is made that the
protracted drought and the pulluted
condition of the streams have produc
ed au epidemic among tho game fish
of Montgomery county, which are dy
ing iu largo numbers.
The Spanisli war lasted but a short
time and the deaths in active service
were very few, yet there are about
eighteen thousand pensioners already
from that war and about thirty-one
thousand more who have made ap
plications for pensions
The pamphlet of 1906 passed at the
extra session of tho legislature and ap
proved by the governor, together witli
his vetoes on certain resolutions, have
just been issued iu bound form from
the Stato nrintiug office.
The coroner's jury investigating the
recent boiler explosion on the Peuusy
line near Herndou, fouud that the
engineer had filled the boiler too
rapidly with cold water and was there
fore responsible for the accident.
Rev. ThomasJKerr of Muncy, whose
wife before marriage was Miss Sara
Cunningham of this city, lias accept
ed a unanimous call to the Upper
torora church, Chester county. The
charge, which is a flourishiug one, is
situated in the country near the Lan
caster county line. The congregation
numbers some three hundred.
BRIGADIER GENERAL
JOHN_W. RORB
Danville, it seems, is soou to have a
distinguished visitor ill tho person of
Brigaclier General John W. Bubb, of
the United States army and while
here, it is safe to say, that he will
visit the Reading Iron works, where
with George W. Tillson aud others he
used to "drag out" iron in tho days
of his boyhood or early manhood, be
fore the civil war.
Brigadier General Bubb spent his
early life in Danville enlisting hero in
1861. It will be recalled that at tho
time of his promotion last winter this
paper contained several articles relat
ing to General Bubb's early life, his
long military record and well-earned
promotion. These articles all reflected
a keen interest and a pride felt by
citizens in the career and the success
of oue who is still looked upou here as
a Danville boy.
Our townsman, George S. Tillson,
has received a letter from General
Bubb, which reveals that he has uot
forgotten Danville and the old friends
of his boyhood. General Bubb's let
ter states iu part:
"I had beou away from Danville for
so many years that I almost thought
that I was forgotten. 1 have been busy
all these years atteudiug to my duties,
determined to win aud to get as high
as. my poor efforts might carry me. I
have tried ever siuce the day I enlist
ed iu Dauvillo to give my best service
and to bo deserving of any promotion
that might come to me.
,4 I have somewhere among my pap
ers a complete list of all my Danvillo
comrades aud of thoso wiio were my
schoolmates and associates. I have not
been in Dauville since President Lin
coln was assassinated. My family left
there during tho war. I still have some
relatives about Dauvillo whom I shall
look up. I contemplate a visit to Dan
ville at an early date to renew my
acquaintance with you and all my old
friouds and comrades.
"I presume I would hardly know
Danville uow, but all the same I am
going to look up some of my old trails
at the first opportunity. I wonder if
the small boys would try to frighten
an old warrior as we used to do 111 the
mill when visitors and sightseers wero
doing the great iron works."
Brigadier General Bubb is very
pleasantly located at the headquart
ers of the department of Dakota, St.
Paul, Minn. He has quite a family—
four sous and three daughters. llis
youngest son graduated from the mil
itary academy last year and is now a
lieutenant in the army at Manilla.
LAPLANDER STYLES.
They Haven't Changed Any In thm
lilt H t TliouhuuU Veum.
There is one corner in the world
where the fashions of the people have
remulned the same for the last thou
sand years. The Lapp lady is not con
cerned about the latest toque from
Paris nor is • subject to that soul
harrowing experience, the bargain
counter crush. However, she may
properly lay claim to having been the
original bloomer girl, for the nether
garment worn by her today is of tho
same design as that worn by her an
cestors of a thousand years ago.
The summer garment of the Lapland
er is usually of coarse woolen goods
and has something the cut of a shirt
with a high collar. Among the sea
Lapps it is for the most part undyed.
Among the other Lapps usually blue,
sometimes green or brown and even
bind: smock frocks have been seen.
Round the waistbands, along the
seam in the back and 011 the edges this
snook is ornamented with strips of
:id ,\ el low cloth. Under this gar
• * is a similar one, either plain or
• :v 1, worn next to the body, for the
L:.p;> never wears linen underclothing.
The trousers are of white woolen
goods, rather narrow and reaching to
the ankles, where they are tied Inside
tlie slices with long slender shoestrings.
Over these drawers are usually worn
leggings of thin, tanned skins, reach
ing from t!!;* ankles to the knees.
Stockings the Lapp never wears. He
fills the upper curving tip of his shoes
with a sort of grass, which is gathered
in summer and beaten to make It soft
and pliable. The winter costume only
differs from that worn 111 summer in
that every piece Is made of reindeer
skin with the hair on.
The dress of the women differs very
slightly from that worn by the men.
The smock is somewhat longer and is
made without the big standing collar,
Instead of which a kerchief or cap is
worn about the neck. To the woven
and often silver ornamented girdle
hang a knife, scissors, key, needle and
thread. The head covering Is not ouly
different In tho two sexes, but also
differs according to the locality.
The Firm I lirUf iiiiim Obiicrvnnee.
Christinas gets its name from the
mass celebrated in the early days of
the Christian 'church in honor of the
birth of Christ, lis first solemnization
having been ordered by Pope Teles
pliorus. This was In or before the
year 138, for in that year Pope Teles
phorus died. At first Christinas was
what is known as a movable feast, just
as Easter Is now, and, owing to mis
understandings, was celebrated as late
us April or May. In the fourth century
an ecclesiastical investigation was or
dered, and, upon the authority of the
tables of the censors in the Roman ar
chives, Dec. 25 was agreed upon as the
date of the Saviour's Nativity. Tradi
tion fixed the hour of birth at about
midnight, and this led to the celebra
tion of a midnight mass in all the
churches, a second at dawn and a third
In the later morning.
Tho Man Who HUM Failed.
Even tho man who has failed is en
titled to consideration. He serves a
noble purpose as 1111 object lesson.—
Chicago liecord-llerald.
The I'npnl Tiara.
According to Brewer, the tiara of the
pope is a composite emblem. The pri
mary meaning is purity and chastity,
the foundation and lining of the crown
being of the finest linen. The gold
band denotes supremacy. The first
cap of dlguity was adopted by Pope
Damascus 11. In 1048. The cap was
surmounted with a high coronet in
1295 by Boniface VIII. The second
coronet was added in 1335 by Benedict
XII. to indicate the prerogatives of
spiritual and temporal power combined
in the papacy. The third coronet is in
dicative of the Trinity, but it Is not
known who first adopted It. Some say
Urban V., others John XXII., John
XXIII. or Benedict XII.
Gullelaiua ami the Devlla.
Gullelmus Parislensls. the author of
one of the most famous works 011
demonology. figures on what 110 t THIS
"a basis of exact computation" to prove
that "the regions of the air. the cav
erns and dark places of the earth" are
Inhabited by 44,435,530 devils. Where
ou earth this visionary writer obtained
the material upou which to base such
an "exact computation" has been an
enlguiu to nil of the later writers on
demouology, wltchcruft aud kindred
subjects.
FUNERAL OF
WILLIAM ATEN
The funeral of William Ateu, who
(lied oil Thursday, took place from the
Uuiteil Evangelical hurch Sunday
afternoon, and was very largely at
tended. The services were conducted
by Rev. Harry Minsker, pastor, at 2
o'clock.
The funeral was held under the au
spices of Mahoning tribo, No. 77, Im
proved Order of Red Men, of which
tho deceased was an old and disting
uished member. Some forty members
ot the tribo attended the funeral in a
body. The pall bearers, chosen from
among the members of the tribe, were
as follows: Cornelius Herr, Robert
Williams, Robert Farley, Warren
Smith, Harry Hess and Cyrus Rudy.
The deceased was a charier and an
honorary momber of the Washington
fire company, which was represented
at the funeral by somo twouty-fivo
members in uniform.
The flowers were very numerous and
beautiful, comprising tho emblem of
the Red Men, a harp with a broken
string. There were many other offer
ings from the childron and the grand
children.
At the grave the burial rites of the
Order of Red Men were performed, a
beautiful t'oature of which was tho re
leasing of a dove over tho grave. It is
not often in the course of events here
that a funoral occurs in which tho
burial rites of the Red Men are per
formed ; hence it was that an unusual
degree of interest attached to the ccro
motiy at the grave Sunday.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Ateu, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Ateu, George F. Ateu,. Joseph
K. Ateu, aud Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Ateu,of Baltimore; Mrs. Cecil.Stiflirt,
of Philadelphia ; Mrs. Fulmer Freas,
of Llewellyn ; Erastus Freas, of Potts
ville; William Lormor and wife, of
Suubury ; George Confer, of Watsou
town ; Mr. aud Mrs. William Rausch,
of Berwick,
Trolley Conductor's Odd Injury.
J. S. Raver, conductor on the Dau
villo & Bloomsburg street railway,met
with a most unusual accident Satur
day afternoon. Ho had charge 'of the
car, that leaves Danville at 1:20 and
was collecting fare when he happened
to slip on tho step outside tho car aud
struck his left leg against the iron
edge in such a way as to sever au
artery.
The injury was painful, but Mr.
Haver did not think it was serious un
til IIH became aware that lie was blood
ing most profusely. Fortunately Gen
oral Manager VV. It. Miller was 011
board the car, and lie having a knowl
edge of quick relief methods, made a
bandage of a handkerchief and bound
the conductor's leg in such a manner
as to stop the How of blood. The gen
eral manager then took the motorman's
place, the latter acting as conductor
during the rest of the trip.
Mr. Raver was hurried to Blooms
burg where he was taken to the office
of Dr. John, who found it necessary
to insert several stitches to enclose the
wound. Although suffering somewhat
from the effeots of the injury Mr. Rav
er was able to resume his place as con
ductor Sunday.
Letter From Honolulu.
Miss Clara Smith has received a
very interesting letter from her sister,
Mrs. Bruce Hartman, at Honolulu.
One of the items of news which will
interest the Danville public is that
Mrs. Elizabeth Briutou.ouroute to the
Philippine islands, on the steamship
China, on Friday, May 11th., arrived
at Honolulu and spent the day there
as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman
by whom she was driven about the
beautiful city and entertained very
pleasantly. Mrs. Brinton was in ex
cellent spirits and after |her day's rest
and recreation resumed her long jour
ney much refreshed.
The letter states that following the
earthquake at San Francisco, duo to
damage wrought to the cable, Honolu
lu was completely cut off from the
world and the people wore in a dread
ful state of suspense. All vessels re
turning from the Orient were detained
, at Honolulu until news was received
1 explaining the condition of affairs.
Washies to Attend Convention.
The Washington fire company at a
mooting hold Saturday evening voted
to attend the 4-couuty convention at
Bloomsburg on Juno 13th. The com
pany will bo accompanied by the Wash
ington drum corps and will participate
in the parade.
Fourth Ward Program.
The following is the program of the
Fourth ward grammar school rendered
at commencement exercises on Friday
afternoon :
Class Song—"We'll Row ami Drift.'' I
Salutatory and Recitation— 44 Asloop
at the Switch, Bertha Kessler.
Class History, Mary Paugh.
Recitation— 4 4 Mary, Queen of Scots''
Margaret Crossley.
Essay— 44 Lincoln,," Paul Knoch.
Song— 44 Sing. Swoetßird," Class.
Recitation l4 Angels of Buoua
Vista," Kathoriue Fry.
Recitation— 44 Which Shall it Be?"
Song—"ln Woods is Poaco," Class.
Recitation— 44 How Salvator Won,"
Bessie Garner.
Story and Recitation 44 Curfew
Shall not Ring," Mary Paugh.
Song— 44 Whore the Rippling Waters
Flow.''
Recitation 44 Launching of the
Ship," Dorothy Thomas.
Essay—' 4 Patriotism,'' George Beyer.
Class Prophecy and Recitation—
4'How Jennie McNoal Saved the Col
onel," Florence Heurie.
Song— 44 The Future," Class.
Presentation of Diplomas, Prof.
Gordy.
Valedictory, Bessie Garner.
Closing Song— 44 America. "
CASTOR 1A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
sSuTtureof
DROUGHT IS BKOKKN.
The spring drought, which threat
ened to affect the yield of several of
the crops lias heen effectually broken.
The copious rainfall, Saturday night,
has been followed with showors during
Sunday and Monday, and theso have
kept vegetation refreshed aud soaked
the parched oarth to a considerable
depth. The largo turnout of farmers
t court Monday greeted the cur' mu -
ed rain with smiles of satisfaction and
pleasure. Tho corn, oats, early pota
toes aud garden truck, which Wore at
a standstill, will bo hurried over the
first stage of their growth, while it is
generally conceded that the lain is not
too late to help the crop of clover as
woll as timothy. Til? dust, which in
some of the roads was several inches
deep before tho rain, is no louger a
factor. The good results are so many
and so marked that people do not hesi
tate to forgive the weather man for
tho drop in temporaturc with the i
damp aud chilly atmosphere which has
accompanied the rain.
GBADUATEB RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS
Diplomas Friday eve were present
ed to the twenty-seven graduates of
the high school composing the class of
100|l Commencement; this year was
unique. Instead of holding the ex
ercises in the opera bouse,as had been
done for many years, the court bouse
was used. Class day, which resulted
iu cutting tho long program in half
that formerly occupied several hours
in tho evening, was also something
new. It is gratifying that each de
parture was a success and that com
mencement passod off without a hitch
of any sort or tho occurrence of a
single circumstance to mar the plea
sure of the ovont.
The court room wasrouderod attrac
tive by appropriate decorations. The
bar was draped with heavy folds of
pink and green, tho class colors, while
the class penuaut was spread upon the
wall above the main entrance. A pro
fusion of palms, ferns aud roses group
ed about the bar added much to the
appearance.
The address to the graduates by
Hon. Fred "Ikeler was a masterpiece.
No groater display of eloqueuco has
been heard iu Danville for somo time.
The address revealed remarkable pen
etration, keen moral ]>erceptiou aud
sound logic, while the conclusions
reached could not but appeal to overy
persou present.
Iu his address Mr. Ikeler dwelt on
the principles that govern and mould
the life of young people. The time
was, be said, when ouly the poor
and tho iguoraut worked. Today great
burdons rest 011 all men ; today from
the poor mechanic to the bead of great
corporations, to tho millionaire him
self, it is work, work, work.
The quostiou with the .graduate is
not, shall I work, but what shall I
work at. We are best fitted for that
calling which we most love. If we
lovo our work for the work's sake we
have cbosou wisely. We must be sure,
though, that we are uot in love with
the reward of any line of work but
with tho duties of that calling.
Tho second thought is : How shall
wo work? Wcrk conscientiously ami
thoroughly,adopting as a fundamental
principle always to do inoro and al
ways a little better than is required
of us. We should never be satisfied
until wo have given the world the
very best that God has given us.
Nover work with the mere hopo of
receiving reward, but with the
thought: How much can I putin tho
work? Take care of that end of the
proposition and the world will take
care of the other cud. Do your work
well and tho reward will come.
Mr. Ikeler with all the force and the
eloquouco at his command illustrated
overy point-, citing example after ex
ample to prove that only those succeed
iu life who have wisely chosen their
calling, who are conscientious and
thorough aud whose soul is iu their
work.
3ALT METHODS.
'll tlx* 1-tn ; «>t thv Uoiiffo and at
t , i.real |,uke.
One <!' the !ii of the (ireat Salt '
of I't.ih, il.*. eloped by the prog
ress of scientific industry, is the sys
tem of immense salt making ponds on
the shore of the lake. At Saltalr the
lake water is pumped into a great set
tling Imsin, where the impurities fall
to the bottom and, containing much
Iron, form a reddish deposit. From
this basin the water is drawn off into
"harvesting ponds" averaging 90,000
fcquare yards iu area and six Inches in
depth. The ponds are kept supplied
with water, as the evaporation goes on
from May to September, wheu the salt
harvest begins. The water liavfeig dis
appeared, a dazzling layer of salt two
ur three inches thick is found covering
the bottom of the ponds, which is bro
ken up with plows before being con
veyed to the mills, where the final
crushing and winnowing are done.
111 general the salt marshes of the
Kongo region represent a kind of pock
et or rift in the soil. They are to be
found in considerable numbers in the
district of Sambalt, and there are also
many of these marshes on the left
bank of the river Lufubu. The walls
of the rift show first a layer of black-
I: h clay mixed with sand and contain
ing numerous quartz and sllex peb
bles or more exceptionally black and
white shells, fragments of oyster and
mussel. Tlien comes a layer of strati
lied and gray blue schist. The soil of
the depression also contains schist as
the greater constituent and Is covered
by a layer of sandy clay. In order to
Collect tli * salt the natives dig a fun
nel shaped la.le from six to ten feet
d« ». The cs.vlty soon fills up with a
w;: i'i and clear water, which Is
sfru igl.v charged with salt. It comes
up \.'it!i eon dilcrhhlc pressure, and the
liquid re.Mns to boil. The salt. Is partly
prec pitated at the bottom of the cav
ity and mix v. with the soli to form a
blackish mud. The latter is washed
out with hot water to extract the salt,
which is then crystallized from the so
lution. The product which Is thus ob
tained is of a salty gray color, and Its
taste is more alkaline than that of Eu
ropean salt.
Oris;ln of City Flans.
Ali cities, with few exceptions, trace
the origin of their plan to the inclosed
camp, and many still show marked
features of primitive fortifications. In
all early scheme for defense the In
closed square was considered the best
From the time when wagons wero
merely parked 011 the plain to the time
when buildings were constructed with
blank walls to the enemy, and their
facades to the open square, this plan
has been universally adopted, and
many of the great squares or market
places of great cities still show unde
niable evidences of these precautions
for defense. In the old city of Brus
sels the square upon which faces its
wonderful city hall Is approached by
streets so narrow that they must sure
ly have been constructed with the idea
of defense in mind.—Architects and
Builders' Magazine.
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Pellham nervously paced the plat
form. In twenty minutes the train
would eome and take him away from
llotan and bis brief dream of paradise.
It would take bim bark to town, and
I be would try to forget that be bad ever
j been engaged to Alice Carver.
It was funny, he thought, that they
never should have had disputes until
they bad become engaged, but since
Christmas eve, when he had slipped the
ring upon her tiuger and bad assured
her that It bound her to him for life,
there had been nothing but misunder
standings, culminating in the dispute
of last night, when she had given back
the ring and had left him with head
erect—to break down when she reach
ed her own room.
The Carver house party bad lasted
well into the new year, and there
were still half a dozen guests at the
big house. He wondered latterly if Al
ice would be engaged to Jordan before
the party broke up. Jordan bad kissed
her under the mistletoe Christmas eve,
and Jordan had been the bone of con
tention ever since. He was so occupied
over Jordan's shortcomings that he
never noticed Fay liressit's approach
until she tapped him lightly upon the
arm.
"I'm iu the most awful tlx," she
laughed. "I came to the station and
never realized that 1 was a pauper.
Can you let me have S2O? There is 110
time to send back to Carver castle."
I'ellham performed a lightning calcu
lation. His ticket had cost him $8.40.
That from S2O left $ll.OO. It would
never do to confess that he did not
have it. Fay woiWd gloat over the fact
that she had caught Bob I'ellham pen
niless. He raised his hat.
"Certainly," he said. "Wait here and
1 will purchase your ticket and look
after your trunk."
He stepped into the waiting room
and stayed there long enough to pur
flE CltlED "comb in!" and confronted
Fit AN K JORDAN.
chase a ticket. He remembered It had
taken him about three minutes, aud at
the end of a similar period he stepped
011 the platform again with the paste
board and change in his baud, as if he
had just come from the window.
"It will be real nice to have your
company to town." she said. Hob col
ored.
"I've changed my mind," he explain
ed. "I'm not going to town this morn
ing. May wait until the last train."
"I will have father send a check to
your club," she smiled as the train
came in aud he saw her settled in the
chair car. "I suppose I shall see you
at Collins' Monday?"
"Surely," he smiled as he raised his
hat aud made for the platform, but as
the train grew smaller In the distance
he became less confident. It was Sat
urday afternoon. He could not wire to
his office for money. They closed at
noon, and It was 11 now. He might
try the boys, but most of them went
out of town over Sunday. 111 any
event, he should hate to explain that
he had left the Carvers in such a hurry
that he had not even had time to send
for funds. He made his way to the lit
tle hotel, where the hmdlord's curious
glances made him realize that the
transfer to the hotel would excite cu
riosity.
He began to feel that be had acted
very foolishly. If he had confessed to
Pay that he only had slo—-that would
have taken her to town—or told her to
send up to Carver's and have taken the
next train! Now It looked as if he
should have to stay In the town over
Sunday.
The landlovd could not cash him a
check, so he took a room and made his
way to it. After the comfort of Carver
castle tlie dingy room, with its sheet
iron stove and florid wall paper, seem
ed Intolerable, but it was better than
wandering around town and perhaps
running into Frank Jordan.
Bonn how. Os the afternoon passed,
Jordan appeared less formidable than
he had. and Pellham began to feel un
comfortably like a fool. It had been
such a trifle t > quarrel over. He had
found them 111 the music room and Jor
dan had bee-, disentangling a strand
of Alice's hair from his coat button.
lie had refu c 1 to believe her prompt
exi>lnr«Mtlon that in turuk.g lh»? inus.'c
ho had caugut ner hair. lie had as
sumed a flirtation, aiul his cutting re
marks had ended In the return of his
ring and misery for them both. In his
hot anger he had not liked to ask his
host to cash a check and had gone
away without a thought of emergen
cies.
There is no time to consider the com
monplace tilings of life when one has
just lost the girl he loves, and all would
have been well enough had he not
feared Fay Ciressit's ridicule.
He made a pretense of reading a
book he found in his hand hag, but he
could not interest himself in the story
and long before the dusk began to close
iu lie was thoroughly miserable.
lie welcomed a knock at the door. It
could only be the porter with coal or
the chambermaid with towels, but
somehow he felt as if he had been
stranded on a desert island, and he
welcomed the advent of any one. He
sprang to his feet as he cried "Come
in!" and confronted Frank Jordan.
••You will pardon my breaking In up
on your solitude," began Jordan, "but
Miss Carver sent me for you."
I "How did you know I was here?" he
demanded suspiciously.
| "Miss Gressit sent a telegram waru-
Were ln town and
[ -nave you the telegram?" asked Bob.
Jordan shook Ids head.
"Miss Carver has that. She just asked
me to look you up. I say, old chap, I
feel awfully eut up over last night.
There really was nothing to it. Of
eourso I know how you feel. When a
fellow Is first engaged he Is jealous of
the rest of mankind. Good Lord, wheu
I was first engaged to Fay I used to be
jealous even of her riding master."
"Tou engaged to Fay Gressit?" shout
ed Bob. "1 thought you were—well, In
terested in Aliee."
"Sure I'm Interested," agreed Jordan.
"She's l>eeu a sort of fairy godmother
to Fay and me. You know, Mrs. Gres
slt does not approve of me; thinks I'm
not a good match for Fay, and if it
weren't for Alice I don't know what
we would have done."
"I suppose everybody is laughing at
my staying l>ehlnd," said Fellham
weakly.
"Don't know anything about It," de
clared Jordan. "I can let you have
what you need and you can go right on
to town or you can come back with me
and simply expfain that you changed
your mind. If I were you I'd go back.
Alice says you have a ring that belongs
to her."
"I'll go," said Bob. "Help me get
these things together."
Some hours later Bob and Alice sat
in the music room while Jordan was
doing his best to hold the rest of the
crowd in the library with parlor magic.
"I'm awfully glad you came back,"
whispered Alice as she slipped her hand
—the one with the ring on It—into his.
"I think Fay is the smartest girl I
know."
"But what made her think 1 was go
ing to stay over?" he asked. "I told her
I was going down on the next train."
"She saw you buy your ticket and
that there was only the one bill in your
purse. She knew that if you stayed
over there would be a chance for an
explanation, so she borrowed every
cent you had and telegraphed us from
the next stop just what she had done."
"I think," said Pellham slowly, "that
I owe Fay a great deal more than she
owes me."
"I should hope," said Alice, "that you
value me at more than $20."
"Dear," he whispered, "you are with
out price."
"Without money and without price,"
she quoted. "You without the money
and I without the price."
Foreign llodles Iu tlic Flesh.
i It is not an uncommon thing for peo
-1 pie to carry needles, pins, bullets anil
bits of steel around with them for half
a lifetime, but 110 one can bo found
who would be willing voluntarily to
undertake such a burden. And yet
there are instances where articles
which might seem to be of a most dan
gerous character have been carried iu
the body for years. A man, in repair
ing a building, fell through a window,
breaking the glass and severely cutting
one of his arms. The wound was care
fully and antiseptlcally dressed, and
the man went about his business.
Three years later he called upon the
doctor who had attended him and com
plained of a boil on his wrist. The
physician casually mentioned the in
jury which he had sustained and asked
him if he suffered any Inconvenience
from it. He answered, "No, not much,"
1 but said that at times there was a pe
culiar sensation between the elbow
and shoulder. Upon examination the
doctor found a long splinter of glass
just ready to prick through the skin at
j a point several inches above the place
' where it had originally entered. The
! glass was drawn out, the wound prop
i erly dressed, and the man recovered,
thereafter being entirely free from the
annoying sharp pains to which he had
fur years been subject.
Well llnlnneed Cut*.
"Did you know that if you cut a cat's
tail off she can't catch mice any
more?" asked a young woman of an
other.
"I don't see why," replied the other,
"and, further, I can't imagine what
occasion you have had for cutting off
cats' tails to see."
"I haven't cut off any cats' tails, but
an accident deprived our cat of its
caudal appendage. The feline became
as helpless as a ship without a rudder.
When it tried to spring upon an ob
ject it would alight far to one side.
The look of pained surprise 011 the
cat's features was pathetic. After
awhile It learned to jump straight
again, but it was a long and painful
experience for the poor cat. The bal
ance of power and the power to bal
ance seem to lie in the tall of the cat."
—Kansas City Times.
A CURIOUS PROBLEM.
The Trenibllittf Pillar nt Reims M
Pussle to Arehitectn.
The famous trembling pillar at Reims
presents a curious problem to archi
tects. The Church of St. Nicaise Is sur
rounded with pillars constructed to
prevent the walls from straining. At
the entrance of the church Is a bell
tower. On one of the bells in this tow
er the phenomenon of the trembling
pillar depends. When this bell is rung
or even touched the top of this pillar
sways.
It goes and returns about seven
inches on each side, although the base
of the pillar is immovable, and the
stones are so firmly cemented that it
seems like a solid piece of stone.
An authority who states that no
satisfactory solution of this peculiarity
has been gives writes: "What Is very
singular is that, although the four bells
are about the same distance from the
trembling pillar, only one of them has
any effect on it. The others may be
rang singly or all together without
moving it."
In 1775 a little window was made In
the roof of the church opposite the pil
lar. A board was placed on top of the
pillar, and on it were put two glasses
of water. Then the bell was rung. Im
mediately the pillar began to sway, and
at the fifth stroke of the bell the two
glass"s were thrown off.
The ringing of this bell has no effect
oil the pillars between the phenomenal
one and the tower nor 011 any of the
others, but formerly it was the first pil
lar which swayed, then it became Im
movable, and same years ago the one
next to it became the eccentric one.
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Some idea of the saltness of the wa
ters of the Dead sea may be gained
from the comparison made below. The
Dead u; j; situated in Palestine, 20
miles ea.-t of .Jerusalem. It is 35 miles
long and from 10 to 15 miles wide, with
an average depth of 20 fathoms (120
feet). Common ocean water contains
but-30 parts of salt to the 1,000. Those
of the Dead sea contain 250 parts to tho
1,000, which makes the briny solution
exactly one-fourth salt.
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he columns of tho Altoona "Tri
bune". "Danville is likewise troubl
ed with tho profanity habit among
men and boys who make little or no
effort to restrain themselves on the
streets or in the presence of ladies or
children. 0110 of tho outraged citi
zens, talking to a News reporter, said
the action of the authorities in hunt
ing down those who have been in the
habit of discharging firearms on the
public streets is all right., but. he
thinks those who pollute the air with
blasphemous and licentious talk should
be gathered up. It is not often that a
borough or a city has as strenuous and
resolute a Tioad as the burgess of
Stroudsburg, who confines blasphemers
in the borough prison 011 bread and
water and threatens to quadruple the
dose it tho offense is repeated.
Passenger Takes the Risk.
Judgo Swartz, of Norristowu, has
ruled as follows: "A passenger who
stands upon tho platform of an electric
car when there are vacant seats inside
the car, assumes not only tiie ordinary
risk of the road,but all the risk incid
ent to that position. The proper and
assigned place for a passenger is inside
the car, unless he shows some valid
reason to excuse him."