flaiuillr ||utclligenrer Established In 1828. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, i»s they cannot reach the neat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direct ly the bio .d and mucous surfaces. ll' Catarrh Cure is not a quack medi c* . ' It was prescribed by one of the befit physicians in this country for years aud is a regular prescript! n. It is com posed of the l>est tonics known, combin ed with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredi ents is what produces such wonderful re sults in curing Catarrh. Send for testi monials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo,, O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pilis for constipa tion. Brief News Items. Compiled for Hasty Read ers of the Intelligencer, the Acknowledged Offi cial Organ of Hontour County. House cleaning time is coming. Balmy Spring is fast approaching. Yesterday made inroads in the snow. Are you glad to see winter on the wane? The merchant who advertises leaves it to the non-advertiser to worry over the dull season. Snow drifts make the life of the farmer anything but simple. The back bone of winter is still in tact. What do you think of the new hos pital? As a result of his interest in the Thaw case, a Cincinnati man has est ablished a fund of $150,000 for the protection of young girls. Down in Mississippi two Jail birds married two old maids in order to get bail, and then ran away from their brides. The legislature of Nebraska has pas sed a two cent passenger fare bill aud it now goes to the governor. The pop ular branch of the Minnesota legisla ture has passed a similar bill. Reading business men are organiz ing to fight a now license ordinance pending iu the city councils. They de clare it is uniust aud would be op pressive. Anyone who doubts old"groundy's" prognostications must surely be obliv ious to the continued cool atmospheric couditious that are prevailing. Eloquouco that comes from the heart stirs the heart, but sham elo quence is no better than sounding brass. It is noted as a remarkable fact that few modern babiosspeak the Eng lish language. The government is about to let a Contract for 900,000 pounds of dyua jnite for use at the Panama canal. Secretary Taft announces that he frill visit Cuba again in April. He dt •Clares that the situation throughout the island is pacific and the outlook for the future entirely satisfactory. The inhabitants of the villages alou). %ho railroad tracks in Venango an- Crawford counties intend to make u •concerted effort to compel trains t move through said villages at a mod «rnie rate of speed. All eyes are turned toward the State legislature—will it make good? The new and simplified spell-lug i slumberiug by the side of the grouu'i hog. Overwork is almost as hard on the system as chronic idleness. The traveller by land or sea these 4ays takes his life in his hands. A thin coating of snow on an ice clad <*idewalk makes a traacherous combination. He who permits himself to be de ceived by flattery is not wiso. Each day there are 910,685 fares paid to the surface, elevated aud subway railroads of Now York city. Wage-earning women iu America are young women; more than half of them, according to the United States census of 1900, are less thau twenty - flvo years of age. The retirement of Rear Admiral Sigsbee leaves in active service only Dewey and Evans of all the high naval officers who took part in the war with \ Spain. James Bryce, the newly appointed ! British ambassador to the "United States.is very much interested aud has keen one of the prime movers for the creation of a National University for Ireland. Many modern investigations utterly fail to iuvestiga.o. It is a very difficult matter for most of us to detect our own faults. The immense ice nouses in the Pocono region, iu Monroe county, are nearly all filled with the finest quality of ice. The Mountain Ice company has about 800,000 tons stored. A monument will be erected by the Patriotic Order Sons of America to the memory of a number of Revolu tionary soldiers buried iu Ellis woods, near Pottstown. At Steeltou it is proposed to abolish saloons aud establish iustead a vast beer garden on the European plan for the benefit, of the 3,500 foreigners em ployed there. The suggestion that every post office, whether owned by the government or not, "fly the flag" is eminently pro per. People ought to see the flag more frequently in the smaller communi ties. The bishop of London is authority for the statement that married men iu England are much looser in their ■orals than single men. A New Jersey prisoner was defend ed by five lawyers and got five years in prison. He was lucky he did not ■have moro lawyers to look after his ■jf- The New Spring Suits fe And Jackets. % t 1 : 000 : S* The new things arc ready—our ready-to-wear garment de- *J| part went is rapidly filling tip. with the new spring crea- J/* Ift t ions. The stock is a sight to delight every woman who jr/ admires pretty clothes—and what woman doesn't ? r !ft To those who haven't fully decided what they will wear | this spring we extend an invitation to come and see these early arrivals. '"4 jj* Come, look over the styles, sec how carefully these gar- 5* ments have been made and how reasonably we have pric- JW K cil them. jj^ A Few Styles of Suits. Every one tailored in lm. -t up-to-date fashion; materials, the now checks or p.ain panama-, workmanship will endure and the kind that insures a (it. 13.50 Light (irey Mixed Suits, pony jackets trimmed with stitched bands and lined with grey s-atin. Full pleated skirt. 15.00 (irey Panama Suits, tight fitting hip length jacket trimmed with grey , soutache braid, collar aud cuffs of taffeta, side box pleats. 15.00 Stripe effects, eton jacket, short sleeves, vest effect persian silk braid and buttons, with pip «I strappings as trimmings has loose g rdlo. Skirt box pleated 1 15.00 Blue Panama Suits, eton jacl et short -1 ves, trimmed with fancy black , s }•; braid, gird Ik In It, lining of black silk. Skirt box pleated. Itf.soSmall checks suits, eton jacket with trimmings of grcm silk braid and • stitched bands of n a erial, lined with li_-ht bite 1 1;. Skirt full box nleated. 20.00 Invisil 1 • checks in light grey eton st \ !•■. with vest and collar made of 11 id silk, bands of material piped as trimming lining of grey silk. Pleated Skirt. Separate Jackets for Spting. Styles to please all qualities that a e better for the price than you will expect -to find with everything going up Misses and Children's Coats sizes 14 to .'ld. Plaids in loose fitting and pony styles, velvet collar, turn back enffs. some edged with velvet at :-».OS up lo 7.75. Covert. Coat in loose fitting and pony styles from 11.98 to (i.50. Ladies' Spring Coats hip length tight fitting coverts and black at 5.00 up to 10.00. Ladies Three quarter spring coats, light weight, loose back at 5.50. 'Dainty gibbons—lnspect Them. Ribbons will be used more than ever this spring and our stock surpasses any j display ever shown here Fashions "Best"—all the new plaids, fancies as well as the plain. Almost every color combination to be thought of is here, embracing 112 widths from the narrow trimmings to the widest brocaded styles at 1.75 yard. Belting ribbons and neck ribbons in social designs for each in bayadere and plain effects—kinds of more than ordinary weight at HO, 50 and 80c yard. White Goods for Spzing Wear. It won't be lonjr now till you want to wear them —ves time to think about getting waists or a dress made up ready. Spring lines are now on display form- Fro ßtr»ets Elm Schreyer Store Co. Mi p t a . on THEATRICAL TEMPESTS. | The Way a IlaitiHtorm IN Produced I on the Stage. Probably not in ore than one person In a hundred stops to consider how a j rainstorm is produced on the stage, j Few perhaps have ever given the sub- j jeet any serious thought. During the coming up of the storm there is seen vast clouds of dust, the wind blows a gale, and suddenly the rain comes down in torrents. It is 1111 effect so natural that one almost im agines the elements" are genuinely 011 the warpath. Vet, though the rain is real water, not a person is actually drenched, because the water yomea down at the very front of the stage, while the players are well back and not at all exposed to its moisture. It might be thought that to produce a storm many intricate bits of machinery would be necessary, yet such is not the case, for the simplest devices produce the effect desired. These are some gas pipes punctured by myriads of holes, through which the water runs from ■mall barrels, each about half full, at either end. The sound of the wind is made by n revolving barrel which touches a heavy piece of canvas in its rounds. The thunder effect Is caused by the artistic manner in which a man bents a bass drum, and the gusts of dust are blown across the stage by an electric fan. The flashes of lightning come from an electric battery connect ed by wires which when placed in con tact throw out the dazzling flashes. A metal plate, which had been specially prepared by first being heated to white heat and theu scratched by a knife, ii plaeed in a calcium light machine and gives the effect of lightning in the dis tance. —New York Mail. POETICAL DEATHS. Wcloaiiiliik: the Grim Reaper With a Greeting In Verne. Tfcere have been numerous instance® of poetical deaths. The Emperor Adri an made a poetical address to his own ■oul as death was casting the seal of final Mlence over his lips, and Marga ret of \ustria while almost within th« grasp c' death In a terrific storm at sea calmly sat down and composed her epitaph in verse. The ship weathered the gale, however, and the epitaph »-*** not needed. riiilip Strozzl when Imprisoned and awaiting death 011 the gallows resolved to commit suicide. Before he killed himself he carved with the sword upon which a few minutes~)ater he Impalod* himself the following verse from Vir gil on the wall: "Rise some avenger from my blood." The Marquis of Montrose when he was condemned to have his limbs nail ed to the gates of four cities said that he was sorry that he did not have enough limbs to nail to all the cities 1 In Europe, and this he put into beauti ful verse as he was walking to his ex ecution. Patrls, a poet of Caen, finding him self at the door of death, composed a poem, and De Rarreaux. it is said, wrote while on his deathbed a well known sonnet which was soon after ward translated into English. New , York Tribune. The Crnv* nlnn; Blow. "Mothers and nurses have devised and invented many ways of procuring obedience and correct behavior from » their little charges," said a park police , man."The familiar 'bogy man' is still employed, but the times change and the people with them. The last fine 1 driy, when the park was filled with mothers and nurses, 1 heard a new 1 way of appealing to the love or fear of a child. A stylishly dressed young wo r man leading an irrepressible youngster, after making all sorts of threats and promises without effect, said. 'Child, child, you give me wrinkles under my" eyes!' "—New York Press. r Here Is a Georgia youngster's de'Jni ■ tlon of thunder and lightning: j "The thunder Is maw readin' a lee - ture to paw, an' the llghtnin* is paw— j rumiln' to git away from it. But I doubt If Hghtnln' kin beat him when ' he jumps the garden fence an' hits the J grit!"— Atlanta Constitution. All In the Point of View. 1"It seems a terrible thing to lead a dog's life," panted the cur wijli the s tin can attachment, crawling into a cor r nt\ to rest himself. s "Oh, I don't know!" contentedly an -1 swered the lap dog.—Chicago Tribune. ORIENTAL JUGGLERS, FeatH Performed hy Chinese and C.iMt Indian Mticli'ianK. ' "During a trip through the far east I was much impressed with the won- ' derful feats performed by some of the Chinese and Indian jugglers and pleight of hand artists," said a Chi cago man the other day."ln Ameri can theaters we see some skillful work along these lines, but the per former is usually at a considerable distance from the spectators and could employ many aids that the ori entals do not use. ! "I have seen Chinese and Indian magicians come 011 board a ship and In the center of a circle of passengers perform tricks that are little short of marvelous. For instance, one of the Chinese would ask a spectator to place a coin 111 the latter's hand. The Chinaman would close the fingers one after another over the piece* of money and then, by passing his hauls over , the closed fist of his "subject," would In some mysterious manner extract the coin. 1 have had this trick work ed 011 me a number of times, and I am 110 nearer to knowing how it is done than I was the first time. "Then 1 lTnve seen an Indian magi clan come out on deck, place a small seed on the planks, pour a little water over it, cover with a small cloth for a moment and then remove the cloth to disclose a living plant a foot or more high. These fellows do not wear long, baggy sleeves In which a piano might almost be concealed, but have bare ; arms. There is said to be a clan of Jugglers, among whom the secrets of the craft are jealously preserved and handed down from father to sun."— Detroit Free Press. DRESSED SEALSKIN. Tlie Way Thin KeaatU*! I'«v Ik RrwuKht to Perfection. If a lady's sealskin jacket he com pared with the coarse, hard or dry salted seal -kin as imported, or. still better, with the coat of the living fur seals, one Is struck with the vast dif ference b »t u them. Passing our I . gers among the hairs •of the cat or d g > may notice fine Abort hairs the roots of the longer, oarser gil cov ring of the animal, /his is so ea ie I un ler fur. But lu the greater 12111 of these animals the ihort hair • o fe van I often so fine ■ s to be, c'Uip.irr.ti-. y speakiug, lost .sight of am mg what to our eyes con stitutes lis co t. The • pen lon whi< !i the 1 kin under to bri : out. so to say, the fur, may b • b: i t.y describe 1! as follows: The skin, a t r being wa died to rid it of grease and > 1 Ift is laid flat on the sir- th, tie h aide up. A flat knife is 111 s•: 1 l ed ucro s the flesh sub stance, thinning it to a very consider able extent In djii g this, the blade severs the roots of the long strong hairs, which penetrate the skin deeper than do the soi't, delicate ones under the fur. The rough hairs are then got rid of white the fur retains its hold. A variety of subsidiary manipula tions, in which the pelt is softened and preserved, are next gone through, and then the fur undergoes a process of dyeing which produces that deep uni form tint so well known and admired. 1 Noted tl»e Symptom. A little girl went for the first time to I church with her mother. All went well I during the s. rvice, but the child grew '■ uneasy during the sermon, which was 1 a long one. The mother tried in every way to keep the little girl quiet, but in j 112 vain. Finally the child observed that * the preacher had a pompous way of In , Hating his chest and lungs at a new 1 paragraph or head. Just as the mother , was assuring the child that the preach r er would soon stop, he did—for anoth er start—and the tired child burst out on her mother's assurauce, "No, he won't; he's swelling up again."—Wom an's National Daily. ""The Ideal Life. t To live content with small means, to 1 geek elegance rather than luxury and * refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quickly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to 1 stars, babes and sages with open 5 heart: to bear all cheerfully, do all * bravely, await occasions, hurry never —in a word, to let the spiritual, un ' bidden and unconscious grow up through the common.—William lienry iQimmiinjK* ... spection and purchase. Lingerie X'lotbs, fashion pays is t lio newest—its sheer soft and fine and comes in dainty plaids stripe and figures at 15, 35, 39c and 50c yard. India Linens are always wanted—prices will be higher later on than fur years, for a while we have enough on hand to give you old prices, 10, 12\, 15, 2i, 25 and 30c yard.. Persian Lawns 32 and 45 inches wide, Mercerized Batiste, •!"> inches wide and Handkerchief Linen .'Hi inches wide are most desireable fabrice for f*ncy waists or full dresses at 20, 39, 50, 75c, 1.00 and 1.25. KXTIiA SPECIAL: 15 and 25c White Swiss and Madras in small quantity about 75 yards in 3 or 4 patterns will be closed out at 5c yard. Trimmings For The Spring Costume. A notable displav in our display—many styles suggestions may bp obtained by a visit to our 'i\ imming dep irtment. There are jany widths weaves and textur es for you to decide on. Our key note—quality for a small amount of money Insertions of Net and Baby Irish, cream, white or black at 15, 25, 35 and 50c yard. Appliques in white or ecru at 50, 75c and 1.00. Medallions white, cream ecru, black at 10, 15, 25 and up to 2.00 each. Allovers in white, eerii, cream and black, varying from the line nets to the heavier Babv Irish from 75c to 4.75 yard. Allivers 1{ to 2 yards wide for waists at 1.00 and 1.25 yard. Fillet Lace—a new one this season with square mesh, we have it in all desire able widths with edges and insertion to match at 5. 10 and l ; >e yard. German Yal Lace a round mesh of new style patterns, edges and insertion to match at 5, in and 15c yard. Underwear Specials—Close Out. Onlv a few pieces on hand at low prices no more to be had when these are all. 35c Misses Vests 19c. vests only in sizes from 8 to 12 years. 1.00 Ladies Wool Underwear 50c, a fine quality all wool in both' vests and drawers. Large Size 'Tuzkish Towels. A popular demand has risen for large sizes in Turkish Bath Towels we have them now in cream and white, fringed and plain at 25, 50 75c and 1.00 pair. Special Shoe Bargains—Exlta Values. Children's 75c shoes s"c in kid, lace, wedge heel, sizes 7. 7\ and 8. Misses 1.25 Shoes 1.00 Pair, line kid, in lace or button 11 to 2. Ladies 2.00 Shoes 1.25 pair, line kid in lace and button. Men's 3.50 Shoes 2.50 pair, box calf, heavy sole, lace extra good value. Ladie j Bobbers 50 and 00c, Lows Gum Boots sizes 11 to I;>£ at 1.49 pair. One lot Men's Buckle artics large sizes, regularly 1.50 for 1.00 pair. Free Coffee Demonstration. Saturday and Monday. March 9 and 11 a free demonstration of Sabo coffee the new 20c Coffee. Arrange to come, its free to all. China Plates Reduced. All in genuine china with flower decorations and gold lined, some with ; heavy g Id brand. 10c bread and butter plates sc. 15c Fancy Plates 4 for 2oc. . 15c Pinner I Mates 10c. 2oc Fancy P ate-* He. | 35c Fancy Plates 15c. 1.75 doz. Plates at 1.00. 1.05 doz. Plates at 75c doz. Sat. and Mon. sMorch 2 and 4- Fresh Oy ter Crackers, He lb. Fresh (linger Snaps, 5c lb. 10c Canned Corn good and tender 4 cans for 25c. Boneless Codfish 2 lbs. 10c. Figs 1 lb. Packsßc pack. 15c Fres i Roasted Coffe 13c or 2 lbs. for 25c. Extra large sweet Oranges 35c doz. Small sweet Oranges 19c doz. Mooresburg Items. Mrs. Annie Adams, of tlio State of Minn., is visiting her sister of this place, Mrs. Geo. Mensch. | Miss Jennie Messersniith returned home, after spending some lime with friends in Milton. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stump spent Sunday with relatives in Williams port. Miss Ella Sheerwood, of Muucy, is visiting her sister, Mis. John I)e- Wald. Miss Jennie DeWald has returned home, after a visit with friends in Mune.y. Quite a number of folks gathered at the home of Ephriam Bower foi tea Wednesday evening. O JZ. a *T> <CS> S3. X .A.. Boars tho llawi Always Bought : .Pleasant Party Near Ltmcstonevitlc. A very enjoyable evening was spent jeceufly at the home of Mr. and .Mrs. j Hurley Stanms, near Limes ionevtlle, ! when a number of their friends eol- | lected to make merry and have a gen- j (■rally good time. Refreshments were I served. Those present were. Mr. | and Mrs. Harvey Feaater, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chirk, Mr. and Mrs. j -u .van Curry, Mr. and .Mrs. Samuel ! Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shade, ! Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stump, Mr. and i Mrs. Daniel Stump, Mr. and Mrs. | Ceo. Springer, Mr. and Mrs. James | Boudeman, Mr. and Mrs. Amnion j Goltshall, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Stanm, Mrs. Henry Wholleter, Mrs. Cyrus Bower, Mrs. Win. Ford, Mrs. Annie Adams; Missers. Jean Curry, Margaret and Eloise Curry, Nellie ■Stalll, Alice Bower; lies-ie and Grace Shade, Bebeca Rit.er, Elizabeth Rob bing, Miss lCronior, Bessie Wagner, Hazel and Hilda Clark, Helen Stamn and Edna Crossley; Messrs. Win. Curry, Dclinor, Fraucis and Roy Feaster, Frank Crossley, William and Oakley Simington, lie.-4, .Joseph and David James, Fred Wholieter, •le.sStahl, Jesse, Charley and Ralph Baylor, Roy and Burgess Bower, Jesse Bovcr, Samuel Shade, Francis Millheim, John Curry, John Spring er, James Curry, Frank Stahl, Wil liam Stahl, John Crossley. It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry. Ask toitiiy lor Allrn's l-'oot-Kusi', a pmvitcr. Ucures Su >iu-n, swi-a':l1-_r, Smv. A ■ 11 : 11«r, Dump feet. At all Druggists ami ■Shoe rstoies, jfK\ Fortunate bother and Son. I am as certain as I uow live, says Mr. O. E. Bartholomew, Kalkaska, Mich., that Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Hemedy, of Ilondout, X. V., saved my life when I was a victim of that terrible disorder—Bright's dis ease. My son had a fever sore on his leg; he too used Favorite liemtdy and is now well. All druggists 81.00; ♦j bottles 5.00. To Mothers in This Town. (<&ildrcn who are delicate, feverish ami • toss will get immediate relief Imm Mother <i ray's Sweet Powders for t'hildren. They cleanse the stomach, a ton the liver, making a sickly chil strong and he tlthy. A certain cure for worms, -0.-l by nil druggi ts, sample Fine. Address, Allen s. Olmsad, I I.eltoV, N. V. The Moving Pictures are drawing crowded audiences nightly in the Lyon Building, on Mill street, at the small admittance fee of live cents. Tho Italian parliament has been de bating the question of woman Buffer- and the prime minister has pro mised to consider the matter. The president writes interestingly on his favorite topic to the New York State mothers' assembly and wo again learn from him t hat while man's work is from sun to son, women's work should be from daughter to son Biari ih© /} Ito Kind You Have Always Bought Pottsgrove Items. Mrs. J. O. MelTi'tiry, of Benton, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. i and Mrs. E Wolf, of this place. Dr. John, of Bloonisburg, made a professional eali 011 Tuesday to this . place. Mrs. Carrie Sattison spent Tuesday with friends in Milton. There will be services at the Pres byterian church every night this week. Where is the band of late? Does the bass drum freeze blowing it this cold weather, (let together, boys, and make the town liv. ly these cold e veuings. William Montgomery made a busi ness trip to Montamlon on Tuesday. ('has. Meyers, of Lewisburg, called on friends last Friday and Saturday I at this place. Mrs. Edward Dyer, of Danville, spent Monday with friends in this place. Mrs. Jennie Erb and son, Frank | spent Wednesday with friends at Ex* | change. W. 8. Troxcll worked on Wediu,- | day night at this place a - lviiif j operator. | Treating The Loz Child Scientifically. I , 7" KIA HE NEW IDEA WOMAN'S MAGAZINE | has taken up the subject ot elnld training in a new way. It has sent an interviewer to an expert j jer lo find our how it i» that children • ; Whose parents "can do nothing witn j i tlfein?' do not give the least trouble in | School. ' The first interview i- printed in j tire March number of Tin: NEW IDEA and ; deals with '"The Laz\ Child ami tin In- ' witling Child." Some of tne points made j will surprise and perhaps not convince j the average parent. For instance: "Do you. then, not recogniz • such quality as l.iziness in children?" asked the reporter, feeling the infec tion of Miss FarreH's optimism. "No. Those v. ho know child na ture best tell is t:• •• t th principle of childhood js activit. If we do not give a chikl something to do that is suited to him, or if the thing is not piest-nted to him in a way that will appeal to him. then he will refuse it Mid develop his activity in some other way." ''But surely, to some extent, a chihl mil t do tin? thii gthat does not appeal to him." This new doc trine of taking the child's nature in to account WHS decidedly upsetting. "But why? Even thing in »y be made to appal to a child. Frankly, 1 do not believe in a child doing a thing simply because it is good for it." I bis is a fair sample of the treatment of the subject, which w 11 be found at least suggestive to those aggrieved indi viduals, active parents afflicted with lazy children. OASTOniA- Bears the _/) Tto Kind Vui Have Always Bought Mrs. Wilhelmina Saueberry.of Tam aqna, celebrated her 103 d birthday an niversary on Monday. Cnutfon. "Sister Henderson," said Deacon Hy pers. "you should avoid even the ap pearance of evil." "Why, deacon, what do yon mean?" asked Sister Henderson. ••I observe tlint on your sideboard you have several cut glass decanters and that each of them Is half filled with what appears to be ardent spirits." "Well. now. deacon. It Isn't anything of the kind. The bottles look so pretty on the sideboard that I Just filled them halfway with some floor stain and fur niture polish Just for appearances." "That's why I'm cautioning you, sls i ter," replied the deacon. "Feeling a trifle weak anil faint, 1 helped myself to a dose from the big bottle In tbe middle. "—Life. Dlrtn't Vouch For Thejn fTlmnelf. "Have you got anything that will cure rheumatism?" inquired the cur tomer. "Why—er" said the druggist, llrop* lng along behind the counter toward the medicine shelves, "we have sev eral —er—remedies that are highly—er —recommended for rheumatism."-CM ** ' ■» UWhnnft A GALLOWS MYSTERY John Lee's Remarkable Experi ence on the Scaffold. FACED DEATH THREE TIMES. And Three Times the Trap, Which Had Previously Been Tested and Found In Good Working Order, Refused to Open When the Bolt Wac Drawn. One of the most remarkable scenes ever witnessed on the gallows took place in England in the last century. Early on the morning of Feb. 23, 1885, a considerable crowd of people gathered before the grim front of Ex eter prison. It was a silent crowd, shivering in the keen wind that blew around those frowning walls on thaf dull, misty morning, and its eyes were all ben.ton a llagstalT which stood bare. They were waiting fo" a flag to be hoisted—the terrible black Hag which should announce that justice had been done on a murderer. Inside the prison a warder stood ready, holding in his hand the cord which should hoist the hideous black drapery lying on the ground at his feet, but the signal did not come. Instead of it there arrived an excited prison officer. "The flag will not be hoisted. Lei will not be hanged today," ho said. John Lee, the prisoner whose death slgual that crowd had awaited, had had one of the most remarkable es capes from capital punishment record ed In our prison history. To tills day IT remains somewhat of a mystery how John Lee lived so many years after the events of that terrible morn ing. "I had a dream," tfie wretched man wrote to his sister the day after lib Tearful experience on the scaffold—"l had a dr.eam on Sunday night (the j ntght before the day fixed for the exc*, eutlon) that the scaffold was not ready and that they had to make another. I told the officers that were on watch , over me at 0 o'clock In the morning, I but I did not think It was coming true. | But it did. It was the Lord's will thai I should not die yesterday at the time, appointed by man. I believe what oc curred was a miracle. I was on thi brink of death three times. It is my wish to die. I am tired of this world, and I am waiting for the time to come, and I hope it will not be long. I have, been dead to this world three times." John Lee did not exaggerate his aw ful experience. At 8 in the morning of that Febru i ary day he had been led from his cell j j to die. In what had been the coach ■ | house of tiie prison the gallows had ! been erected. Beneath was a deep pit j covered by the closed doors, which, i | when the condemned man was placed ! In proper position, should, at a signal from the executioner, fly open, a bolt j being withdrawn by an assistant pull-1 lug a lever. The whole arrangement had been tested several times aud had worked satisfactorily. But now, with John Lee stand ng there with the cap drawn over his face aud the hangman's rope around his neck, the flap doors beneath his feet would not give way I Berry nun c the fatal signal, the assist ant pulled the lever, the boit flew back, but the doors kept their place. Then warders rushed, forward and stamped with their feet upon the doors. They j remained firm. Lee was led aside, and carpenters were called into saw some of the woodwork away. Again all was ready. The < lergyman once more came to the words; "In the midst of life we are in death." Again the sigual was given, the bar was pulled, but the doors refused to part. John Lee stood there before thenf alive! Three times did that happen. For no fewer than eighteen minutes Lee stood there tasting the a ,r my of momenta rily expected death. Then the white cap was taken from his face aud tin- rope from around his neck, and in* was led back to prison, while the Jail author.ties ha lily con ferred as to what i > ild be done. A 1 tel 'am was dlspatc hod to the hoi ■ 1 secretary, l.iv forming him of the extraordinary oc currence and requesting instructions. Later 'the uudersberilt' proceeded to London to interview the secretary. "I fell," ! aid Kir William Hareourt ! later in Hie liouse of commons, "that it would shock the feelings of every one ; If this man were called upon to again undergo the pangs of Imminent-death, and I consequently signed a respite during her majesty's pleasure."—Lon don Tit-Bits. How lie Remembered. Professor Huxley had a funny way of remembering certain anatomical de tails of the human heart. On the left side of the heart there Is a valve with two tlaps resembling a bishop's miter and known as the mitral valve. The corresponding valve on the right side has three flaps. The only means by which he could remember their re spective positions, said Iluxley, with his skeptic's humor, was by the re flection that a bishop could never be in the right. Prom Frying; Pan to Fire. "Life is full of contrariness and non payment of alimony," complained the woman as she took her seat reluctantly at her desk on the morning after the dance. "When I was married and had more leisure than anything else the days were long and deadly, but now that I am free and life might be one endless dream of gayety 1 have to work."—New York Press. Whipped Cream. "Look here," shouted the Irate neigh bor over the fence, "your youngest son has been stoning my cats and pilfering my apple trees! He is a scamp!" "Don't talk that way about my son," blurted the fond parent. "Why, he Is considered the cream of our family." "The cream, eh 7 Well, I'd like to see him whipped."—Chicago News. MAN WANTED! somewhere near Danville, to assi t us in show n" and selling properties No experience neces sary. if wil ing to let us teach you the real estate lm iness. Salary SOO.OO a month, to h nest man. willing to devote part of his time to this business. 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It will be demonstrated by facts and figures roin the official reports and es timates of the expenses of the state government for the next two years that the payments for the Capitol Park extension can be made without in the slightest degree infringing upon the money necessary for the mainte nance of state charitable institutions, the semi-private institutions which are accustomed to receive state aid, tho public schools and a large additional appropriation for the construction of good roads and still leave always a comfortable surplus in the state treas , ury. The sentiment among legislators appears to be much more favorable to the proposed enlargment of the capitol grounds thatf it was at the beginning of the session The members have ■ looked over the ground, have seen the absolute necessity for this great imf and they realize that It ' can never be made at any other time for so lit tie money as it can now They realize that the growth of the com monwealth and the increase in the public business will make necessary within the next few years the erection of additional buildings for the accom modation of some departments of the state government for which there will soon not be room enough in our new capitol* just as new buildings are be ing erected in Waslhngton for the executive department of the national i government. j To accommodate those new buildings ! In Washington the government is pay ! lng $10,000,000 for property which im mediately after the close of the civil war could have been got for $500,000. i It is absolutely impossible to erect any additional buildings on the pres ent capitol grounds without destroying the effect of our splendid new capi tol The proposed extension would provide sites for the additional build ings which are sure to be necessary and at the same time give a proper Retting to the capitol and permit a fine view of it from the railroad over which 12,000,000 passengers go every year, and from which it is now hidden by buildings mostly poor, mean and unsightly Senator Fox's bill carries an appro priation as it stands now of $1,600,000. no more than $500,000 of which can be expended in one year. This, it is esti mated, is sufficient to pay for all the ground needed, which will be taken by ; a commission to be appointed by Gov | ernor Stuart, and the valuation to be j assessed by a jury of view to be com posed of entirely disinterested per sons Property in Harrisburg Is enhancing in value very rapidly. Unless the sec tion which is needed for the enlarge ment of Capitol Park is taken now its value will multiply every few years. The state cannot possibly make a bet ter investment, simply as a business proposition than to take this land be ; fore it is built up by fine large build ings, as it inevitably will be if the states does not take it. PANTS AND VESTS, The Piflerence Detneon Them and Trousers ami Walntcouta. WV.y ilo the trade journals ignore the word "pants," and what is tho differ ence between "trowsers" aud "trou sers" and between "vest" and "waist coat?" asks a correspondent of the Clothier and Furnisher. "Pants" is an abbreviation of "pan taloons," a word foisted upon us by the French, though possibly derived from the Italian "pantaleon," which, according to the poet llyron, has an ill defined connection with the Hon of St. Mark's, in Venice. "Trowsers" is old English modernized into "trousers," which is the proper spelling. "Vest" j Is au abbreviation of "vestisent." An- 1 other poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, i traces it to Londoners in his line which j says: Vhe dangerous waistcoat, called by cock neys "vest." Genteel usage declares "pants" to be 1 vulgar, though it and "pantaloons" and "vest" have their place in trade and so ( receive reeognition. We end the matter with another quotation from Holmes: The thins named "pants" in certain docu t 4 word not made for gentlemen, but . "Ktata." Calendars for 1907. i The Intelligencer office has received ' . a full and complete line of samples of line art calendars, and we are ready t | to take your orders for 1907. 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