THE SWIFT 3. "4 | r Car the Invention of ..ape Cod Yankee. .us Franklin Swift, the first .■is commercial dynasty, was a Cape Cod Yankee who bought a steer now and then and peddled the meat from the bank of a certain go-cart which has since become famous. He moved to Albany and went deep er into meats, discarding one after an other partners who had not the fore sight and daring which lie possessed. He located in Chicago at the lit gill- ; ning of those days of great possibili- i ties in bringing into touch the new West and the older East. it was he who invented the first re frigerator cars. This was the ote revolutionary act which put his sons and a few other sons in very fair con trol of half of the meat of America. The Way of the Lion. The Masai, who still spear many Jions, and in the old days killed many more tlii""<">4.lio;> do now, told me posi tively when their warriors were charged by a lion they always stood stock still. To move meant death, to eland quite immovable meant that, be fore closing, the lion, it' unwounded, would stand, too. Then came the spearman's one chance. The stories you hear of lions charging when un wounded, and from a distance, are generally liked the same sort of story told about rhino or elephant.—Rev. Dr. W S. Rainsford in World's Work. A Miniature Watch. A wealthy resident of Moscow owns the smallest watch in the world, which once belonged to the last Empress of Brazil. It was made in Geneva by the famous watchmaker, W. Gogelin, and cost over 5,000 guineas. It has a dia meter of one-fifth part of an inch, and Is set in an artistically worked finger ring, which is studded with diamonds. If the watch is taken out of its rin;{ case it can be set in the mouth of a cigarette holder. Gogelin is said to have worked three years on it, and permanently weakened his eyesight in the task.—Tit-Bits. The Land of the Poisoned Dart. The Rev. W. S. Rainsford, I). 0., presents a vivid picture of the w Id customs among the tribes of the East African hinterland, in Harper's Week ly. Many of these are wholly uncivil ized, and they live in a state of chron ic warfare. Among certain peoples a warrior who has committed homicide must cleanse himself by killing three women of another tribe, until which feat lias been accomplished he is de barred from partaking of the rites oi! his tribe. Popular Science. The "fixed" stars are changing thelv positions at an appreciable rate, ac cording to astronomers, who say that even the most familiar constellations have changed their forms since the time of the ancients who named the at. The touch of the right hand is gen erally more sensitive than the left. A peculiar poison, the use of which is attributable to English gypsies, kills domestic animals, but does net render their flesh unsafe to eat. Author in Italy. Maud Howard Elliott, author of "Sun and Shadow in Spain," and daughter of Julia Ward Howe, is spend ing the winter in Rome and has been made a member of the American re lief committee for the help of earth quake sufferers in Italy. She will write about it later. Her husband, a member of the same committee, has taken some very tine photographs oi the scenes of the earthquake. A Matter of Doubt. This story is told of Whistler, tl e artist: Whistler and a friend were strolling through a London suburb, when they met a small boy. Whistler asked his age. "Seven," said the boy. | "O, you must be older than seven! ' j Whistler said, doubtingly. "Seven." j insisted the boy. Turning to his 1 friend, Whistler asked: "Do ytu; think it possible that he could real'y j have gotten as dirty as that in on'y j seven years?" Pet Chameleons. Chameleons are interesting pets. They may be cared for in any simp a form of cage kept in a warm place, with plenty of sunlight. Chameleons greedily eat meal-worms, which m?,y be purchased at most bird stores.— From "Nature and Science," in St. Nicholas. Black Friday. Black Friday, September 24. ISC9, wat> a day of great excitement in New York, occasioned by a clique of specu lators. who suddenly advanced the price of gold to 182 1-2 and thus caused a disastrous panic, sweeping hundreds of firms and individuals ir. M bankruptcy. Her Discovery. A fair maid from the city saw a queer thing on a tree: she said: "Oh, ain't it pretty! Whatever can it be?" With a stick she poked it —to her beauty's ruination; for, alas! it proved to be a hornet's habitation. Good Definition of Pride. "Pride," said Uncle Ebon, "is sum pin' like a iiyin' machine. "It'll take you way up over de heads of other folks; but It has to he managed wll great care to avoid a bump." Pagan Idea of Death. Death —a stopping of impressions through the senses, and of the pulling of the cords of motion, and of th« ways of thought, and of service to th« flesh.--Marcus Aurelius. HOW TO LIVE LONG. Conclusions Drawn from the Writings of Distinguished Men. A Paris contemporary has been in structing its readers how to live to a good age, drawing its conclusions j from the !ives and writings of dls- 1 tinguished men. Michael Kugene Cbevreul, the cele- j brated French chemist, who lived 103 j years, was always very frugal in re- I gard to his diet and considered a hap py disposition to he an important fac tor contributing to his long life. Victor Hugo had a tablet on the wall of his house with the following: "Rising at dining at 10. supping ut 6, retiring at 10 make the lift; of a man ten times ten." The secret of Molt lie's death lay in his great moderation in all things. Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson do clared that those who wished to reach a century must neither smoke nor drink. They should eat sparingly of meal, work as little as possible by artificial light, trouble themselves lit tle about making a fortune and never allow ambition to rule their lives.— London Globe. The Captain's Repartee. The captain of a trans-Atlantic lin er, having become irritable as a re sult of some minor troubles in the chip's management and the unusually large number of ridiculous inquiries made by tourists was heading for the "bridge" when a dapper young man halted him to inquire the cause of the commotion off the starboard side of the ship. Being on ihe port side, t'ua captain politely replied, with som« sarcasm, he was not certain, but thought it possible that a cat fish had Just had kittens. What-to-Eat. Mutual Surprise. A mission worker in New Orleans was visiting a reformatory near that city not long ago when, she observed among the inmates an old acquaint ance. a negro lad long thought to b» a model of integrity. "Jim!" exclaim ed the mission worker, "is it possible I lincl you here?" • Yassum," blithelp responded the backslider, "l's charg ed with stealin' a barrel o' sweet per taters." The visitor sighed. "You, Jim!" she repeated. "1 nm surprised!" "Yassum," said Jim. "So was i or I wouldn't be here!" A Use for Liquid Air. Liquid air made from carbon diox ide, according to Dr. David Hubbard, liquifies at a pressure of 2,000 pounds to the square inch. W hen liberated at a low temperature it becomes car bonic acid snow, crystallizing into a substance resembling common white chalk, though of greater brilliance. This snow has been applied with great effect to many skin diseases, such as moles, warts, birthmarks, etc., a ten second application ending the growth and causing it to disappear. Forests of British Columbia. Official estimates state that in Brit ish Columbia there is an area of forest and wood land aggregating 255,054 square miles. All over this extensive area are large sections, each of many square miles, owned or leased by American sydicates and controlled by American capital. The available tim ber area of Vancouver island alunj amounted to 8,000,000 acres. Feminine Facts. The earliest form of the glove was a mere bag for the hand. Women workers in Germany rarely make over s'■' a week The Aixill won en of Japan tattoo their faces in order to give themselves the look of whiskered men. The Sultan of Morocco is descended from an Irish girl Who Would Think It? The renowned M. Blowitz once wrote from Paris to the London Times: "La Llberte is one of those amphibious Journals that, waiting to see which way the wind blows, some times unexpected'\ turn the scale."—< Christian Regis er. Against Saloon-Cashed Checks. "Any employee of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway company who in the future lias his pay check cashed in a saloon will be discharged." , The foregoing is the substance of a general circular issued by Superin tendent, N. J. Finney Her Blue Kitchen. "You are always talking about your lovely little bl e kitchen," they said, j "but we see ou uining out every ' night. Do you never cook in it?" j "Not enough to get tired of it," she said, "and that's the reason 1 like it so." An Encumbrance. Little Helen had been very noisy fill day long. Her papa asked her to stand in the corner to punish her. After crying a while she very indig nantly said, "1 do wish papa had nev er married in this family. Unjust Bargains Condemned. There is no worse species of usury than an unjust way of making bar gains. where equity is disregarded on both sides. All bargains, in which one party strives to make gain by the loss of the other, are here condemned —» Calvin. Says the Grouch. Woman can make or break a man, r.n' when it's leap year she giu'lly makes him first an' breaks him after ward. —Los Angeles Express. Grades of Meerschaum, To the casual observer all meer schaum looks alike, but there are 13 recognized grades of this material. HOUSEHOLD EXPENSE BOOK. How Five Cent Trial Balance Pamph let May Be Kept Accurately. Buy a paper covered trial balance for live cents. Then decide what ao counts von will keep, such as clothing, rent, groceries, fuel and light, laundry, furnishings, insurance, benevolences, &c.; sundries and cash last. Enter those nmnes at top of columns for twelve or more accounts for ono month. The loft hand column is for dateu and at niglit it is an easy matter to enter under their respective accounttt the total amount for each that day, using the same line across the two pages. At the end of the month add each account and place totals on one line, then make summary totals in unused space below. In column reserved for cash enter amount 011 hand on first of month, and by subtracting total ex penditures from the total receipts tho amount of cash 011 hand at end of month will be shown; thus all cash transactions for the -month can bo seen at a glance. A Real Man Hater. Miss Harriet Evans, an elderly spin ster 011 whom an inquest was held at Hackney recently, was said to have been a confirmed man hater. "She was so much against men that she would not have a coin with the king's head 011 it," her landlady said. "If one was given her she would throw it into the fire. She would only deal in money bearing Queen Victoria's head." Miss Evans went to the office of a local newspaper some time ago, but refused to enter until a woman wis sent to transact business with her. An advertisement for apartments which she published stipulated that there should be no man in the house. She even declined to receive lettero because the stamps bore the king'o bead.-Pall Mall Gazette. Tree Planting in Pennsylvania Land owners in Centre county aro taking tip the question of reforestiza tioti in a practical way. This spring H number have planted treelings on various kinds on the denuded hills on their farms, and just now a force of men is engaged planting 250,000 whito pine treelings on the old Whipplo place near Pine drove Mills. Tho treelings are from the State nursery at Greenwood Furnace, and the plant ing is b.'ins done under the direction of Mr. Morton of the State Forestry Department. Philadelphia Record. Spanish Executioner's Remorse. A curious story comes from Seville. 011 Sunday night the local execution er died, his death being due to re morse. For several years he had car ried out any executions, but recently he was summoned to 'ordova to in flict the final penalty on some crimi nals. The impression made upon him was so painful that tie was unable to face the ordeal when condemned in Seville, and the sentence will have to be curried out by the Madrid execu tioner. Traveling with Phials. In traveling with toilet bottles o„* medicine phials, which cannot be dis pensed with, first ascertain that tho corks are sound and will not allovr the liquids to pour through. Then cut small pieces of thin, pliable wire. Draw a piece around the neck of each bottle and make one loop, draw ing tight. Put the other end across the cork and form another loop around neck of bottle. So prepared the bot tle may be packed in either bag or trunk without danger of spilling. Curious Facts. Special clocks which need winding up only once in 400 days are now be ing manufactured in Munich. The suffragists of England are of fering a prize of one guinea for the best epigram in verse ou the question of woman suffrage. At a concert which took place in the large hall of the Royal Museum at Stuttgart no instruments were used save spinets, clavieembolas and pianos of the seventeenth and eighteenth cen turies. Use for 16-Inch Gun. It is suggested that the 16-inch gun now lying unmounted at Sandy Hook be sent to the Philippines and mount ed on the fortifications now under con struction at. Corregidor island for the defense of Manila. This gun would command the channel there, which tli£ 12-incli gun will not do, and it can deliver a blow at a distance of 10,000 to 12,000 feet, which would sink any ship afloat, racking the steel frame and armor bearing of the ship and starting a leak. Cult of the Garden. There never was a time when the interest in gardening has become the hobby of the wealthy aud well-to-do classes, who not only enjoy plants and (lowers when they are grown, but take an active part in the culture of their favorites. - Estate Magazine. Where China Gets Its Reading. The school books in China are trans lations of manuals used in Japan, while military lore is taken from the German, and treatises on mathema tics, physics, chemistry and mechan ics are reproduced from English or American works. Hunger. Hunger is Cud's instrument in bring ing the idlest to toil, and Hunger waits to work her will on the Idler and i the waster.—J. R. Green. j QOI'RT PROCLAMATION. Whkkeas, Hon. i'ius. K 'l'f.uby President ' liidge. llonornWt's Henry Rielillii «inl C.o. 11. I Kskii.ku Assoc. Judges i.fjUie t.oui Ui o( er unii I Terminer and (Jenerul Jail Delivery, Quartt r j Sessions o( the Peace. Orphans' Court anil Com-, ; nion I'leas lor the County of Sullivan, have issued : ilieir pruocpt, liearinif date the IS day of Oel. I'dOO. to iiie direeteo, lor iioluniK Hie several eourwinthe Horouu'll of Laporte.on Monday the : 13 day of Doc. 190:1, at 2 o'clock p. m. i Tlieio(ori*,notii eis liereliy tfiven lo the Coroner, ! Justices of liie i'eace and Coiistahle.- witliin the j county, that they !*• Lhi'ii and tlieie in their prop er at 2 o'clock p. ni. of said day, with their rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and ' other ronieniiierances 0i those tilings lo uhich I tiieir oiiii es apperlain to l.e done. And to tliosi: | who are l«.und l>\ tiieir reconnizanee to prosei-ote against prisoners who arc or shall he in the jail t.i I tiie said county of Sullivan, are hereby untitled to ! i>c then and there to prosecute again ,t them as will be just. JtDSOX lIROtW "herilT. Sheriff's Office, Laporte Pa... i. Nov 1909. Trial List. December Term 1009.. Return day, Deo. lIUO9, at 2 o'clock,p.m I i. ij. B, .lemiitigs vs. Avery I". Mul-| | nix. No. '.•■"i May Term, I'JO'J. Assumpsit. Plea, Xon-Assiiiiipsit. I I'ayii'ent atnl Set oil Meyleri. | Mullen. | ' 2. K. K, tVooil, liioliaril IK \\omlainl I' icorge Wooil, Executors ol the Kstatc o! j ! liioliaril I>. Wooil. I >eoeti.si .l. vs 11 rplians' Court ol Suiliviin ( 'ouiily, Penti- j sylvaula, the undersigned admit,istrator i ol the Estaie of .lol'einiiih Edgar, late ol Havidson Township, Sullivan founiy. Pennsylvania, deceaeod, will o.\| oso to! public sale at the Court House in tin Borough of La port e, Sullivan Cotii'ty, i Pennsylvania, ou Saturday, ncoetuber I. I 'JO', 4, oonimcncitig at ton o'clock a. in.. ! the following described real estate, to a i I : All that certain piece, parcel or lot ol i land, situate in the Township of David son, County ol Sullivan', Slate ol Peru I sylvania, bouiuled and described as fol lows : Beginning at a hemlock, thence North, j sixtv-six pn'ohos to a comer ol lands ior- j tnei'ly ofdolin t'onvorse; tlionoo east, two hundred iiineteen porches to a post cor-! ner ot lands tormorh ot Andrew Edgar:) thence south, sixt v-six perches to a beech | 1 roe, corner of lands formerly o Mths ! Spearv : lhei.ee west, two hundred nine-1 teen perches to the place of beginning.: I 'obtaining eighty live acres, torn-seven perches, strict measure be the same more or less. Excepting and reserving therefrom . r i acres and '.'o porches conveyed by Andrew Edgar to -lolin 11. Andrews. Also excepting and reserving therefrom a lot of one acre and sixty-four perehc- I conveyed by Andrew Edgar to John Brown. Also excepting and reserving a lot I containing nine acres and thirty two per- j i dies conveyed by Jeremiah Edgar to! I Fletcher 11. Brown. I Also excepting and reserving .a lot 1 ' couiaitiing nine acres ai d thirty two per- i [oho-, conveyed by Jeremiah Edgar to; Fletcher 11. I>r< >wii. Leaving titty-eight acres, one hundred forty-eight | etches remai ing, belonging to the estate oi lereinitih Edgar, deoeasnl. This properly is improved and in lair stale ol cultivation. Farm buildings erect ed on the property, ilood Iruit and plenty ot water. Terms ok Sai is —t •lie-fourth ol the pur chase money at tho striking down of tho ; property and the remaining three fourths I within one \ear thereaftenwith interest i from confirmation nisi. Security to bo | given bv purchaser to comply with the! tortus ol sale. ANDREW EDUAK, Laporte. Pa . ( Administrator of.ior '•ct ii">, 1909. | etniali Edgar, Dec d. i Meylert, Attorney. WILL MAKE FURTHER TESTS FOR ROCK FOUNDATION, Chief Engineer Cornell Orders That Drilling Be Resumed. Further tests are to be made in ! the hopes of finding a roek foundation j for tin- dam which MciUleham & Dins- \ more, the New York brokers and in ' vestors propose to lniild near Towan da. Three holes have bet 11 drilled in on the site of the proposed dam, and while rock was found during one test, yet it is anything but satisfactory to I the men behind the project. George ; Cornell, the chief engineer for Meil.le- j ham & Dinsntore, was in Towandn Thursday, and made a thorough in spection of the site, and the tests , which have been made. After corn-: pleting his examination, he ordered! that the work of drilling for rock be ; : resumed at once, and continued until i j the entire territory available for lo- i rating the dam be thoroughly tested. The fact that no rock has been j found during the tests already made ; has been very discouraging to the j nun behind the project. While not finding rock dois not mean the pro | ject will be abandoned, it does mean | considerable delay, and great addi i tional expense. \ vi ' iiltng a . :ptr h aml deprrlpll«.n .•.v qufolilv nacurtnin our opinion freo wliothop an lnvcntt »n is |»rohnb)y puLentiihle. Ctinnininloa tiona Htrlctly c<»nrt«lontlnl. HANDBOOK on ratcnts ; sent fn-a. <»! !st v for securing patents. Patents taken Munu & Co. receive tpcriai ti ilice, without cliargo, in tho Scientific American. A hanng—"fisli-day"—with this delicious And we take only the choicest parts food, of each fish —the sweetest, most deli W ' ien they find out how good it is, cate meat. they'll want it at least once a week. There are so many appeti/ing ways Better Than New Laid Eggs to prepare it, that no one can ever tire Your folks will find Beardsley's Shredded Codfish a welcome change Breakfast Ready in from meat or eggs. If) Minnfpa It is riclie.r 111 food value than cither. luuiuits Beardsley's Shredded Codfish is ~<•> -iJW'Jimw 1 no bother at all to prepare. No hones to pick out—llo washing— \ no soaking—no boiling. JEfrvafe ft' rftfjT. It's so fine and flnffy and dainty that '. ■ VEYS Ljpn it cooks hi less than ten minuted i ■ rttif I c.et a package today from your gro- SH 0> ecr. lie sure it's licardsley's—the ' E'a&ft&frSt ** II ifji package with the red band. Heard | sley's is the only Shredded Codfish. | No other kind will taste half so good, i ~ •f* $! S Free Hook of Recipes J a nflilyll || Ask your grocer for our free book of j h[P"« J recipes—so you'll know how to bring IT i yv out all the line flavor. | J w son's |. 1 /y' Or write us—we'll send von the book ~ "y —aud with it a generous simple of " i -- Beardsley's Shredded Codfish. J. W. Beardsley's Sons 474-178 Greenwich St., New York Some of Our Other Pure Food Products: Acme Sliced Bacon; Acme Sliced Dried Beef; Star Brand Boneless Herring. j Clothing Store. SCOTT STALFORD, Proprietor. An up-to-clate store well stock ed with Mens' and Youths' Cloth ing of good quality and low price FINE CUSTOM MADE SUITS TO ORDER A SPECIALTY. Ladies' Misses'and Children's apparel. Lumbermen's Flannel?, Shirts, Draws anti-Socks, Woolen and Gotten ; Underwear and Hosiery, Men and Boys' Hats, Caps land Mittens, Ladies and Children Sweater Coats. A Full Assortment of Boots, Shoes & Rubbers No trouble to show goods. Make this store a visit and be convinced that bargains will greet you on every hand Williamport & North Branch Railroad TIIMIIE TABLE. In effect Monday. I, 190ji. llcnd down Ke.i'l tip ki»k station! where time iv marked "112" AM pin. j. ill P.M I'M I' M A M AM AM STATIONS. AM AM" A M 1 M I'M I'M I'M I M AM 10 10 5-0 4 111 a 10 1251 1020 750 Hulls.. . 7 lift 9 10 12 1 • • 100 5 05 10 15 j: ; lid ... lav. in 2s 755 . ivmiMlale... 7 •< :.t• 1« I .'<• :: f.ro 10 is ,'. 2« 1122 .. . 125s 10 28 fT.W . ' <•»«. 7 27 II :'J 1207 1 7 ; : 157 to 112. :12 t ;s 2 22 10210 a* sOS 7 15 .llUKluxiville.. 7 20"' 2"> 12 oi) l 10 :: i:> I v> r. ' t. 5 -.« I .'it 1042 IXII.. .. l'iiture Hooks. !» 1« 11 15 "■*> r 1? ft II I 89 Is H'. <1 Biiiouni... (' 12 11 10 . 2 d - s 549fl 14 .... ! s2l GttfnMawr... On 11(0 H 21". '■ 2 f.">s'< fI 52 1829 ... . gtruwbrldgc. Is,-3 10 41 ' .2 fi'.tt! IV. i Ho< clitili'li.. (s-19 10.,1 ..... ii is I- 05 45s 835..... Mum-v Valley s 47 I"' mi 3t>7 ('• !''■ Ii 10 505 2 55 8 40S 15 ..SoiicsUiwii... S 40 10 2d 3(0 0 10 i.33 520 907 ...Ni.rrimoiit,. #s> 5 » «52 58* (925 ....Mokomn... M ■' : > 6 55 (5 10 9 27 I.ftporte (127 5 Si". (5 55 (9.19 ...ninftdalo . (Mi 5 23 6 05 U 4S lilrclK rook Jc 8 35 5 1s 0 09 . SutterlieUl.... 8 30 5 C-> AM r M S. D. TOWNSEND, D. K. TOWNSEND, Gen. Manager,Hughesville Passenger Agent. Business Institute A LEADER IN ITS FIELD. Many more calls for graduates to fill good positions than graduates desiring places. Enrolment much larger than last yt-.ar. The managers are the authors of the leading series of commercial tcxt-baoks. An unusually large ' registration expected in January. Catalogue free. Gorresoondence invited.