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    SUBURBAN
DAUPHIN
William Wise, 78, Dies From Grip at
the Almshouse
Special Correspondence.
Dauphin, March 29. —William Wise,
aged 78 years, who lived near Speeee
ville was taken to the Dauphin coun
ty almshouse at Harrisburg Saturday
noon by Constable .lohn Gruber. Wise
lived alone and had been ill with grip.
He died Saturday night shortly after
entering the institution. His relatives
at Mt. Holly were notified.
The members of Miss Margaret
Brooks' and Miss Bertha Sellers' Sun
day school classes of the Presbyterian
church will hold a fair at the home of
Miss Brooks, Eric street, on Saturday
afternoon, April 3.
The week of prayer service which
has been in progress the past week in
the chapel at Speecevillc closed on Fri
day evening. Eight conversions were
made. At the regular preaching serv
ice on Sunday afternoon the following
converts came before the session and
were baptized by the pastor, the Rev.
Dr. George Johnston, of the Presby
terian church, Duncannon: Miss Eliza
beth Manning, Henry Bowman, Dorothy
gpeece and Harold Bogner.
HUMMELSTOWN
Derry Council No. 40, Jr. O. U. A. M„
Will Initiate Class of Candidates
Special Correspondence.
Hummelstown, March 29.—Mrs. .1.
F. Mover and daughters, Ruth and
Helen, of Reading, are guests oIS Mrs.
Mover's father, John J. Nissley.
Charles E. Leidig, of High spire,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
Jacob Gaus, who reeides in the Jr.
O. U. A. M. property, on East High
street, will dispose of his personal
property at public sale next Friday
and will make his home with his son,
Brinton Gaus, at Harrisburg.
An infant baptismal service will be
held in Zion Lutheran church next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Ward Hummel hae moved into the
property of George T. Rieker on West
Main street.
A class of twelve candidates will be
initiated at the regular meeting of
Derry Council, No. 4-0, Jr. O. IT. A, M.
on Monday evening, April 5.
The annual luncheon of the Men's
Bible class of Zion Lutheran Sunday
school will be held in the parish house
on Thursday evening. April 15. The
Communion will be observed in
Zion Lutheran and the Reformed
churches next Sunday. Preparatory
services will be held orn Thursday
evening and confirmation services on
Friday evening.
Alonzo Corrander is erecting a gar
age and automobile repair shop on the
property on West Main street he re
cently purchased from John Leidig.
Rev. A. E. Wagner, D. D., Ph. D., pas
tor of the college church at Gettys
burg, will deliver an address during
the evening.
Mrs. Guy Krause and children, of
Enola, were guests of her mother, Mrs.
Emma Brinser,' yesterday.
The Sunday school of Zion Luther
an church will render the service,
"Captivity Led Captive," on the
evening of Easter Sunday.
Lerov Fellenbaum has returned
from the Fountain Spring hospital at
Ashland, where he had gone for treat
ment several weeks ago. Mr. Fellen
baum had his foot injured while at
work in the Rutherford yards.
MILLERSBURG
"Old Oaken Bucket" Dramatized by
the High School Alumni Association
M : l!ersburg, March 29.—The play,
entitled "The Old Oaken Bucket,"
which was given 'bv members of the
11; _h School Alumni Association Fri
i; ;> and Saturday evenings, was a de
cided success. The cast of characters
was as follows: Reuben Hardacre,
James I). B 'vvman; Tom. Harry A. Orn-
Arthur Ames. Merle Johnson:
Mat . H::; : rd. Paul M. High: Jake
i' nip lis, Norman Leaker; Air. G.
Wii.iklns. George Wingard; Kzry Baibb.
Uiurbcr* Kranke; the Rev. William Ma
■"'h. Sr. n B. Jury: Martha Hard
: re. .Mrs. Ross Miller; Lizzie Ijaurence.
Fan Lou;:; EmHy Lawrence, Marie
Holfiiwr.: sa : iiira S.-riggins, Fay E.
Mrs. G. Willikins, Florence Gil
•■rt: Mvra Jones, Mrs R. G. Xeagloy.
Mu. ii credit is due each of the players
as every iart was rendered exception
ally well- The music by the Millers
burg orchestra was highly appreciated.
HERSHEY
Force of Men Engaged Installing Un
derground Telephone System
Special Correspondence.
Hershev, March 29.—For over a
week a force of men, in charge of
Electrician Hull, has been engaged in
putting in the wires for the new un
derground telephone system. Trenches
have been dug on Chocolate and Co
coa avenues and the ducts have been
installed. The new telephone exchange
will be located in the building form
erly occupied by the Are company.
The trenches are about three feet deep
and sufficient wire® are being placed
for 200 telephones.
A force of men in charge of Harry
Haverstick, the gardener, and A. W.
Deckert, the forester, are engaged in
planting large red cedar trees around
the building of the Hershey Trust
Company. The treen are from" twelve
to twenty feet in height, Straight and
almost perfect in their symnetrv. They
are of the Cenrirs Juniperus species
and have been brought with the
utmost care from Conewago. They
are being placed in groups at each
corner of the handsome marble struc
ture and present a fine appearance.
LINGLESTOWN
Necktie Social Held for Benefit of
Paxton M. E. Church
Cori cspoiitleiice.
Liuglestowa, March 29.—A necktie
'oeial was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe HMtzman on Saturday even
ing for the benefit of Paxton M. E.
churi-h.
Mr. and Mrs. William Doibler an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Miss Anna J. Bernhardt, of Harris
burg, on Saturday was the guest of
C. B. Care and family.
John Koons and family, of Harris
burg, are spending several days of this
week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Reuben Koons.
The many friends of John Crum
will lie glad to learn that he is slowly
convalescing.
Word was received here on Sunday
ECZEMA DISFIGURED
BABTS FACE
Could Not Get Any Rest Night or
Day. Itched and Burned. Very
Fretful and Cross. Used Four Cakes
Cuticura Soap and Three Boxes
Ointment and He Was Healed.
Genesee, Pa.—"My baby had ecxemo
on his face when he was about eight weeks
old. We could not get any rest night or.
day with him. The eczema
appeared as pimples and it
Itched and burned so he
i\ scratched and Irritated it.
-5* rj He was very fretful and
'• J cross. The breaking out
- disfigured the child.
\ "I got some Skin
/ I \ Medicine and that made It
J J worse. Then I saw in the
paper an a3verti.sement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and I bought some. 'I used
four cakes of Cuticura Soap and three
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and he was
healed." (Signed) Mrs. Edd Keech, Octo
ber 30. 1914.
You will find in every household a hun
dred uses for these fragrant super-creamy
emollients and prophylactics. You may
try them before buying.
Sample Each Free by Mall
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad
dress post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos
ton." SoM throughout the world.
of the death of Mrs. Samuel Swartz,
who resided near Crum's Church.
Mrs. Reuben Koons was stricken
with paralysis at her home on Satur
day morning.
.T. A. Keller and family moved ou
Thursday from the Harry Hain farm
to the farm of 8. J. Ranch in West
Hanover township.
Mr. and Mrs. John Earlev and son,
John, of Hainton, spent Sunday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Fee
ser.
The funeral of the ten-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shutt.
Jr., was held on Sunday afternoon. In
terment was made in Shoop's church
cemetery.
Mrs. Shultz, of Henrietta on Sunday
visited friends here. t
Robert Baithaser and Miss Elizabeth
Balthaser, of Harrisburg, were week
end guests of their grandmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Balthaser.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson and
daughter Ruth, of Steelton, spent Sat
urday and Sunday as the guests of
Mrs. Mary Farling.
Miss Elizabeth Hepner returned to
her home at Harrisburg on Friday aft
er spending the week with friends here.
ELIZABETHTOWN
Johs« S. Kapp. 79, Civil War Veteran,
Buried This Morning
Special Correspondence.
Elizabethtown, March 29.—The
'body of John S. Kapp, of Harrisburg,
was brought to this place this morn
ing and interred in the family plot iu
Mt. Terimal cemetery. He was 79
years old and a native and one of the
oldest citizens of this borough. He is
survived by two married daughters
and one son, the Rev. Jacob Kapp,
presiding elder of the Methodist
church of Woodstock, W. Va. He was
a member of the local U. B. church
and a veteran of the Civil war, hav
ing served as a private in Company
F. Fifteenth regiment Pennsylvania
volunteers. He was one of the original
members of John M. Good Post. Short
ly after his return home from the
army he met with an accident while
engaged in digging a well which re
sulted in total blindness. Although
blind he made a livelihood by can
vassing the town with his basket sell
ing his wares and by the aid of his
cane he could tell every street and
crossing in the town. His touch was
very acute and he could tell a coin
soon as he touched it. Even paper
nionev he could detect and tell wheth
er it was a one or five dollar note.
The members of the Men's Bible
class of the Church of God left here
yesterday noon for Lancaster to at
tend services at the Stouigh tabernacle.
Two special trolley cars were charter
ed for the trip and left here with
about one hundred passengers.
H. R. Schneitman, the new post
master, will take eh irge of the office
on Thursday morning, April 1.
MIDDLETOWN
M. E. and Riverside Chapel Sunday
Schools Observe Rally Day
•Special Correspondence.
Mi.ldle-town, March 29. —Yesterday
was a red letter day for Methodism in
town when the !M. E. Sunday a.'oool
and the Riverside chapel Su iday school
rendered fine programs. In the morn
ing at 10.30 special exercises were
observed. Twelve persons were baptised
and twenty-eight taken into the church.
A reception for the pastor, the Rev W.
R. Ridington, followed. Each society
of the church was represented. H. J.
Wiokey represented the N. C.
\Fuhrman the Sunday school, C. B. Ens
man. Riverside chapel; George W. Core,
stewards; Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger,
Ladies' Aid Society; Miss Clara Bees,
Pastor's Aid; Mrs. Ed Beck, Junior
League; Mrs. L. Coble, Riverside Jr.
League; Harvey Boyer, Bpworth
League. They presented Mrs. Ridington
with a handsome bouquet. In the aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock the Riverside
chapel Sunday school marched In a
Irtxly from their Sunday school with
SI'S in line to the (M. E. Sunday school,
with 420 in attendance, making a total
of 735. When tibe pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Ridington. was introduced, he was
greeted with the rhautauquan salute.
MT. and Mrs. Harvey iHergleroth
were called to Millersburg on Friday on
account of the death of the former's
father.
William Bietfyower and family, of
Reading, are visiting relatives in town.
\ Miss Agnes Marklev is able to be out
again after being ill at her home on
iMain street for the past several days.
H. C*. Hoffman received the contract
to do the carpenter work for the new
addition to the shoe factory and David
Hatz the masonry work.
Dewitt Shorter was taken to Harris
burg yesterday morning by Officer T.
K. Stipe, charged with stealing a pack
age in the Doutrieh store on Saturday
which contained a pair of silk hose, silk
shirt. He will 'be given a hearing be
fore Squire W. J. Kinnard to-morrow
evening.
The Junior League of the M. E.
church will meet on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock to entertain "the parents
of the members.
Charles Schmidt and George SpaSur,
of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 29. 1915.
Sunday in town as the guests of friends.
A colored dance will be held in tt>e
Farmers' market house this evening.
Music will be furnished by the mom
hers of the Rescue Hose Company Baud.
The supper held in the Farmers' mar
ket house on Saturday evening by the
U. B. church of Royalton was a financial
success. The Indian Runners furnished
music for the occasion.
David Zorger and son, George, ait
tended the funeral of a relative at
Goklsboro yesterday.
George Carr and daughter. Elizabeth,
spent Sunday ami Monday at Chantfbers
'burg as the guests of the former's
mother.
The anniversary of the Free Mission,
announced to be held next Sunday, has
been postponed uatil the second Sunday
in April, owing to the illness of Sam
uel lrely.
Following are the services for the
week at St. Peter's Lutheran church:
'Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, the pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Bergstresser, will preach special ser
mons, with preparatory services Wed
nesday eveuing; Thursday evening,
Holy Communion; Good Friday, "The
Answer of Jerusalem."'
The Rev. M. P. Hocker, tutor at
Emails Orpaan -Home, preached at the
morning and eveniug services in the
Church of God yesterday
Mrs. H. R. Bauder and two sons havt
returned home from a several days'
visit to relatives at Mt. Joy.
Hie Indian Runners attended di
vine services in the M. E. church last
evening.
The children's services held in the
l<. B. church last evening were
attended.
NEW CUMBERLAND
Bishop Darlington to Preach at New
Market Thursday Evening
Special Correspondence.
Xew Cumberland. March 29.—Com
mencing w'th Wednesday evening spe
cial services will be held in the Mel
odist church Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings at 7.30, the last even
ing the children's choir will sing. Ou
Sunday evening an Easter cantata will
be rendered by th_> choir of this ciiurcli.
Bishop Darliugton, of Harrisoni-g,
will preach the last sermon of t'he Leu
ten season at St. Chrvsostom church
in New Market Thursday evening,
April 1.
The New Cumberland knitting mill
shipped eight cases or hosiery to France
the past week.
Mrs. Emma Hoerner and daughter.
Miss Claire, attended the funeral ot
Mrs. Lizzie Ketzer at Meohanicsburg
on Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Eichinger is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. George L'obeau, at Get
tysburg.
.The Susquehanna woolen mill re
ceived some large orders the past wee.;.
Mrs. Charlie Bailetts and daughter,
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mrs. J.
A. Sprenkel ami Mrs. Mary Bailetts on
Saturday.
Harry Bixler and daughter. Mary,
spent Sunday with friends at Altoona:
Mrs. Rvntz, of liuuunelstowu, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George
Walkins, on Saturday.
The members of M. A. HtTff's Sunday
school class held a carpet rag party at
the home of Mrs. William McCreary,
Third street, Friday night, for the ben
efit of the new Church of God.
Mrs. Hauuah Getz is still very ill at
her home on Bridge street.
•Miss Margaret Reigle, a student ot
Sinwnons College, Boston, Mass., is
spending a week at her home in this
place.
Mrs. 'Frank Beekley, of Washington,
D. C.. is visiting relatives hero.
Miss Adeline Paul, who attends
school at California, Pa., is home for
the Ea.-ter holidays.
Miss Roberta Hoi ft', of Dickinson
College, is home for her spring vaca.
tion.
MECHANICoBURG
Ralph CritcfcTey Dies After Long Illness
With Tuberculosis
Special Correspondence
Mechanics burg. March 29.—After a
long illness v.ith tuberculosis, Ralph
Critehlev died ou Saturday at the home
of his father, 11. A. Critehlev, East Kel
ler street. He was a ,t I 2"> years. Tae
j funeral yvili bo held to-morrow from
I his late home where services will be
held, conducted by tile Rev. E. C. B.
Castle. The "body will be taken to Car
lisle for interment.
The puii .t of the Methodist church
was filled vester.lay by Dr. Loomis, of
Carlisle;
Palm Sunday was observed iu Trin
| ity Lutheran church by appropriate
services and by the reception of many
new members.
St. Mark's Lutheran church observed
Palm Sunday and an unusual large num
ber were added to the church roil,
among them a number who confessed
Christ at the recent evangelistic nieet-
I ings in the tabernacle.
Special services appropriate to Palm
Sunday were held in St., Paul's Re
-1 formed ehureh, both morning and even
ing. In the evening the choir, assisted
by outside talent and under the direc
tion of \V. A. Sigier, rendered the Eas
ter cantata, "A Morning in the
Orient." The choir was accompanied
by an orchestra.
The >Men's Union Bible class held
another interesting session yesterday
afternoon. An address was given by
Dr. Hutchinson, of Carlisle.
Yesterday was "Every member pres
ent day" at the First U. B. Suniiay
school. There were 493 present. The
collection for the day was $765.04. The
address of the day was given by Harry
Carl, of Harrisburg.
Curtis Fry, of Harrisburg, was a
business visitor here on aStunhiv.
Mrs. J. A. McAllister and 'baby
daughter, iMary Elizabeth, bf Harris
burg, spent yesterday here guests ot
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Omega Oil; then soak a piece of flan
nel with the Oil and put it around the
neck or throat, and cover with a piece
of dry flannel. This simple treatment
usually gives relief. Trial bottle ioc.
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'Mrs. McAllister s sister. Mrs. Thomas
Hinydcr, South Washington street.
'Mrs. E. R. Houstou ha 9 returned
from a visit ot' several months to New
port, where t'he was the guest of her
daughter, 'Mrs. J.. S. Leiby, auil lier
family.
Prof. Ralph Jaeoby attended the
meeting of educators in Ilarrisburg to
discuss the pnvosed Teachers' pension
bill and increase in school appropriation
bill.
Mrs. Ida Peters has returned from
a visit of several months to friends in
Southern Marylan i.
Prof. A. A. Arnold spent Saturday In
Carlisle.
G. S. Hartman, of Harrisburg, for
merly of this place, visited friends hero
on Saturday.
F. .1. Marzolf, of Harrisburg, was
here on a business trip on Saturday.
Register of Wilis IXiua'hertv was here
on Saturday on official business.
W. Myers is seriously ill at his
'homo 011 West Simpson street. His
daughter. 'Mrs. Sylvia Frick, of Leb
anpn. and hi* sisters. Misses Ellie and
Lizzie Myers, of Lancaster, are here
on account of his illness.
K. A. Burnett is confined to his home
on South Market street by illness.
After spending the winter in Florida
Misses Magdalene anil Sarah dally re
turned home on Saturday.
SHIREMANSTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wallace Give Party
in Honor of San
SpTi-t! for: osiiomlence.
Shiremanstown. March 29.—A. K.
Breckenmaker and son, George, of Har
risburg, were entertained at the home
ol' Mr. an 1 Mrs. John Utz, recently.
Miss Cecil Reynolds, of Ohurcbtown,
spent the week-end with her aunt in
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wallace gave a
party at their home on East IM'ain
street on Thursday evening in ho not
of their son, Frank, it being his 20i.ii
birthday. The evening was spent play
ing games. Refreshments were served
to the following: Misses Ethel Parks,
Fannie Slothour, Frances and Pearl
Laverty, Alice Wallace, Lottie Kauff
man, Lottie Brinton, Gertrude
baugh, 'Mae 'Brinton, Anna sSheaffer,
Mary Sheets, Vivian, Anna and Clara
Wallace, of this place, and Mildren
Ross, of New Cumberland; Messrs. Earl
Humer, Harvey Laverty, Frank W'al
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song, Scott Brinton, Merle Wallace,
Mr. ami (Mrs. F. E. Wallace and Mrs.
Sheets.
George 'H. Rupp gave a very inter
esting talk on "Home Missions" In
the U. B. church Sunday school. Every
one present enjoyed the talk greatly.
The Rev. Simpson Daugherty, ot
Baltimore, Md>, this week will assist
the Rev. B: F. Emenheiser, pastor of
the IT. B. church, in the revival serv
ices now being held. Mr. Daugherty
spent his his boyhood in this place and
is warmly welcomed by all.
Gertrude Sites, of Harrisburg, visited
Miss Nell Morley on Sunday.
STAR-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
ATLANTA'S BLACK HOLE TO GO
Whipping Post Also, Says New Warden
of U. S. Prison
Atlanta. March 29. —There will be
no dungeons or eat-o'-nine-tails for re
fractory prisoners in the United States
penitentiary here, according to the new
warden, Fred Zerbst, ex-deputy warden
at Leavenworth prisoner.
"The best and the only way to treat
prisoners is to appeal to their manhood
and sense of right,'l he Said. "The
whipping post and the 'black hole' are
relics of the past. Close confinement
will be the severest punishment in the
future. I am sure kindness will do
more good than harshness."
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Printed at this office in best style, at
lowest prices and on short notice.
IOE BUILDER MISSES AUTO
Two-ton Fragment Slips From Mountain
Peak* in Jersey
Dingman's Ferry. X. J., March 29.
—William Angle, his wife and Mrs.
Jamison Millor, of Newton, had a nar
row escape t'rrm being dashed into the
Delaware river in an automobile yester
day afternoon when an ice boulder,
weighing close to two tons, slipped
from the top of a mountain peak near
here and whizzed past them across the
road and down the cliff into the river.
The car had come to a stop less than
fifty feet from the spot where the boul
der swept across the road. %
German Knights Increase Rapidly
At a meeting yesterday of Branch
No. 168, German Roman Catholie
Knights, of St. Francis church, yester
day ten applications for new members
were received. It was also announced
that a meeting will be held the first
week of April, when directors will be
elected to attend vhe national conven
tion of the order at Scranton, and also
to-arrange for a euchre and five hun
dred party to be celd in Winterdale
hall Wednesday evening, April 21.
To Parade in New Uniforms
The Harrisburg Trainmen's band,
composed principally of Pennsylvania
railroad yard brakemen, has received
the new uniforms and will parade in
them for the first time to-morrow even
ing, when it wi'll give a cencert at the
Chestnut street hall under the auspices
of the Employes' Relief and Compensa
tion fund. The band will start at Sixth
and Cumberland streets, each man
dressed in blue with an electric, light
in his cap, and proceed down Cumber
land to Third and thence to the hall.
HAS GRANTED 4,18H DIVORCES j
Arkansas Friend of Domestic Discon
tents May Run for Congress
Heber Springs, Ark., March 29.
Chancellor George T. Humphries, of this
district, during the last twelve years
of his official career has granted 4,186
divorces, 2,34 2 of thein to negroes. He
granted 50 in Heber Springs in one
■week.
His reputation as "a divorce Judge"
has so spread that almost daily he re
ceives letters from persons who have
grown tired of wedded bliss and wish
to become free once more, asking him
t'or advice as to what course they
should pursue Many tell him the main
reason for wanting a divorce is to get
married again. Of course, they have a
reason to put before the court.
He invariably grants a divorce to a
person who is honest enough to state
that he is desirous of trying another
leap into the dark. The Judge seems
to like to see fellows leap thus.
.ludge Humphries is now serving his
third term of six years each as Chan
cellor of thiß district, having been re
elected twice without opposition. He
is contemplating making the race for
Congress two years hence. He was
grand master of the Odd Fellows of
Arkansas, 1908-09. He lives at Sa
lem, on a 1,000-acre farm, where he is
demonstrating successfully the benefits
of farm life.
60 DAYS FOE KILLING CAT
Man Angered When Fined for Shooting
Animal
Trenton, March 29.—William Wall,
89 Lamberton street, was fined $lO by
Acting Judge Hulme in the Second dis
trict police court yesterday for killing
a neighbor's cat with a bullet because
the cat would not let him sleep.
"IMI rot in jail before I'll pay tftiat
fine," yelled Wall at the court. He
then was sentenced to sixty days in the
Mercer county jail, where he can stay,
the court declared, until ho does rot.
"I'll take a chance," was Wall's
comment as he was led to a cell.
Friends of the prisoner wish to pay
the fine, but he declares 'he will live on
bread and water for the next two
months in his cell before he will yield.
Allegheny River Towbo&t Burns
By Atsociatcd Press.
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 29.—Fire ot
unknown origin early to-day destroyed
the towHwat Oriole and badly damaged
the towboat Ford City and derrick
boat moored in the Allegheny river.
The loss was estimated at $51,000.
Her Royal Nibs.
"Well. Is our dinner party going off
all right tonight?"
"I hope so."
"And what are we to have?"
"I don't know as yet The cook Is
to give me an midience at 4:3o."—Lou
isville Courier-Journal.
AMUSEMENTS
/
Free Moving Pictures
every evening 7 to 11 p. m.,
Palace Confectionery, 225
Market street.
5
JAPANESE BAIT DIGGERS.
As Many Women ai Men Work at the
Disease Breeding Trade.
An extraordinary occupation that
many of the very poor follow In Japan
Is that of the osatori, or bait catcher,
who spends his days gathering angle
worms. We say "his," continues the
account In the Japan Magazine, but
the bait diggers are as often women as
men. The Japanese angleworm la not
taken from the soil, as Is the case In
occidental countries, but from the black
mud of the rivers and canals.
Tokyo Is a great place for this call
ing. The city has numerous stream*
and canals connected with tidewater,
and as soon as the tide begins to ebb
you can see women with their basket!
and their mud forks climbing down
the stone facings of the canals, plung
ing their legs into the deep mud and
picking up the wriggling red angle
worms that they dig out of the mud.
These worms are a somewhat differ
ent species from the earthworm. They
ar» slightly stouter, with jointed bod
ies and peculiar mustacbed months.
The receptacles for the captured worma
are baskets or tubs with covers that
contain small square openings through
which the women drop the worms ai
they pick them up. Aa soon as the
bait baskets or tuba are full the wo
men take them to the shop and sell
them. The bait shop deals In bait only,
and from these establishments the fish
ermen buy worms for their hooks.
The amount that the angleworm
catchers can make daily Is very small,
not more than 40 sen for each worker
but It helps out In the household ex
penses. In the summer weather th«
work Is not hard, although it Is cer
talnly hot, with the sun beating dowi
on the stooping form and reflected
from the wet mud and water. In tlx
colder weather, however, it is mor<
trying, for® the bait catcher has t<
stand for hours in the freezing mud.
Diseases thai are the result of theii
calling are frequent among the bafi
women,'especially beriberi aud dropsy
The Japanese regard bait digging ai
the most miserable way of getting I
living known to mortal man.
A Tragedy.
A smart one some notes did indict
Of a fraud at which people might blcht.
But the ore he would fleece
Quickly called the poleece
When he saw them his face was a slcht
—Baltimore American.
A Real Boon.
"Did you know that Cholly Lttebran
has perfected a wonderful new lnver
tlon?"
"No. What la It?"
"A wrist watch with a detrtchabl
crystal that can be used as a monoclt
Cholly says it reduces by nearly 10 pe
cent the weight of the jewelry a fe
low simply has to carry."— Riehmon
Times-Dispatch.
Continuous Performance.
"Ia this the end?" the anguished swain
Besought the makl who hurled the rnlt
"Just of this reel." that fair one cooe^l;
"The next begins Just as you flit."'
—Richmond Times Dispatch.