REPUBLICAN NEWS-ITEM
JOHN B. ENGLISH, Trop.
LAPORTE PA.
Wrestlers may win in straight falls,
but aeroplane racers, never.
Automobiles would be even more
•popular if they did not smoke.
A fireproof building is always fire
proof as long as there is no fire in the
vicinity.
The man who pays $27,000 for a
•Bible does not expect to get 127,000
worth of reading out of it,
A wealthy soap manufacturer ad
dressed the hobo convention at Cin
cinnati and escaped without a scratch.
How fickle is humanity. In summer
we kick about the high cost of ice,
and in winter we trample it under
foot.
A Baltimore man has been on the
operating table 24 times. He must be
the fellow who casts the scattering
vote.
The conning towers on the battle
ships outnumber and outrank the cu
polas on the temple of peace at The
Hague.
A doctor told a woman's club "how
to make a child sick." His talk could
be spread usefully for the benefit of
grown-ups.
They call it the United States of
China, but the states are about as
firmly linked together as a mess of
chop suey.
A Boston minister tells men to vote
as they pray. With a good many of
them that would be never until they
are about to die.
Labouchere, the English editor of
Truth, left ten million dollars. If that
is the result of Truth, what is the use
of so much lying?
The Denver man who traveled 9,000
miles to take unto himself a wifo can
hardly be said to be the victim of a
leap year proposal.
Kitty Gordon tells us that it costs
S2OO a week to be beautiful, and yet
few women are complaining about the
high cost of beauty.
A scientist has figured out that a
bee travels 48,000 miles in collecting
the material for a pound of honey.
What a beautiful price basiß for a
new trust!
"Thehe is no telling a woman's age
nfter she passes 25," sagely enunci
ates a contemporary. On the con
trary, every friend she has cheerfully
tells It on her.
Who says the Filipinos have not at
tained a high degree of civilization?
Manila is grief-stricken over the de
parture of the troops for China. The
beat baseball team in the city weht
•with them.
One of Alaska's most popular vol
canoes is In violent eruption. If it is
assisting to temper the atmosphere in ;
4ts vicinity it is likely to make itself
<iearer than ever to the hearts of the
Alaskan people.
A child 5 years old in New Vork has j
T\ad his income raised from $3,000 per j
year to $15,000, thus permitting him J
to support his guardians in the style !
to which they alleged that they have j
been accustomed.
The French government asks for au
appropriation of $4,400,000 for military
aeroplanes. Those who Imagined that
the aerial navies would reduce the
cost of "peace insurance" may have
to revise their ideas.
Paris authorities have order Ray
mond Duncan to wear more clothes In
public. Evidently Raymond labors un
der the impression that all the world's
a bathing beach.
A California boy 22 years of age
has married a lady of 63. We hope
t-he will be good enough to refrain
from spanking him In case she hap
pens to catch him stealing jam.
Silk stockings are no longer consdd- |
ered fashionable in Washington. Has
that any possible connection with the j
crusade the women of Washington are j
waging against high street car steps?
No man is a hero to his stenograph
er. So say the organized women ste
nographers of Chicago. For self-pro
tection then, we shall have to hire |
male stenographers for whose opin
ion we don't gave a hang.
A woman in lowa laughed so long
end so hard at a Joke that they had to
•send for three doctors to chloroform
her. This ought to be some encour- !
egement to those mournful members j
of the community, the jokesmlths.
A Harvard professor advocates a
course in aviation at all our universt- I
ties, Just as if the average college stu
dent Is not flighty enough.
A Buffalo woman says she can't live
with her husband because he is bald,
lit must also be that his ears are too
tsmall to afford a good hold.
The czar ordered the banishment of
Bishop Hennogenes and he went to
fehirovitzky monastery In a private
tar. That's better than Siberia and
,*alklng.
COAL STRIKE
WORLD WIDE
Prussian Miners Follow Lead
of English Workers.
MORE THAN 1.000.000 OUT
London County Council Curtails Ser
vice—7so,ooo Other Workers Idle
—Number to Double—No Loans
to Unions on Securities.
New York.—With more than 1,000,-
000 coal miners on strike in England
the Prussian workers also decided to
quit work.
In France there is much unrest. A
shortage in supply is already feared,
and the action of the English and
the French miners.
German workers is likely influence
In this country preparations are be
| ing made to face a great walkout of
j anthracite workers, who threaten to
j quit on April 1. Coal owners are
I guarding tlieir stockades in the Penn
sylvania fields by barbed wire. The
I men's demands have thus far been re-
I fused, and strenuous efforts are being
I made to accumulate sufficient re-
J serves to meet the situation.
COAL STRIKE VOTED IN
NORTH GERMANY.
) 150,000 Miners in Ruhr Region Meet
at 80 Points and Declare War
on the Owners.
Essen, Rhenish, Prussia.—A strike
j throughout the Ruhr region was over
j whelminglly voted at a meeting of the
i delegates representing the three coal
| miners' organizations,
j The Christian Unionists, who were
| not represented, have issued a pro
| test, but it is said that they will ap
| prove the demand for increased
I wages, and it would not be surprising
| to see them eventually join the move
ment.
Eighty different meetings were held
in the various mining districts and not
less than 150,000 miners attended.
Much enthusiasm was displayed and
the men enthusiastically favored a
fight to a finish with the employers.
All the meetings were orderly. The
official notification of the proposed
strike appeals to the miners to be
law abiding and "strictly avoid
liquor."
COAL SCARCE IN IJ.NGLAND.
Conferences Planned, but Strike's End
Is Not Yet in iight.
London. —As the coal strike in Eng
land continues the fear increases that,
unless it is settled soon, there will be
a general coal famine. Already pre
cautionary measures have been taken
by the railways and the big industrial ,
concerns.
The American Steamship Line lias I
announced that all its sailings from ;
Southampton have been suspended, j
owing to the coal strike.
Hundreds of factories closed down j
indefinitely, and until the strike is j
ended there will be no work for the 1
employes. Figures received at the I
home office show that 750,000 men j
other than miners have been thrown I
out of work since the strike, and it is
expected that the number will be dou- j
bled in a week.
Several of the big daily newspapers i
will be obliged to cut the size of their '
editions.
Meanwhile from every city comes '
the report of great suffering among 1
the poor. In many places the author!- I
ties are commandeering coal and oth
er fuel, and it is being parcelled out
in small quantities to those who can- j
not buy it. Food supplies are running j
short and prices have advanced.
An important question has arisen as j
to strike finances. All the funds of
the striking unions are invested in j
stocks and mortgages and amount to !
.£2,500,000. On Lombard street a con- 1
troversy has arisen as to whether the
hanks should make advances against
these securities. This, it is argued,
would amount practically to financing
the strike and leading institutions
have decided not to provide the
money.
YUAN SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT. I
American Legation and Military At
taches Only Foreigners at Ceremony.
Peking.—Yuan Shih Kai was sworn
in as president of the provisional re
public of China at the Wai-Wu Pu, or
Chinese foreign office. The delegates
from the Nanking Assembly, a num
ber of provincial representatives ur.d
other prominent persons, as well as
the secretaries and military attache of
the American legation were present at
the ceremony. The other foreign lega
tions were not represented.
Yuan made an avowal of loyalty ,o
the republic which was supplemented
by an oath that he would retire when
a permanent president was chosen.
ELECTROCUTED AT BATH.
Attorney Killed Accidentally by Grasp
ing Electric Fixture.
Rutland, Vt.—Standing in the bath
tub, partly filled with water, with his
hands grasping an electric fixture,
Robert A. Lawrence, an attorney was "
found dead in his home, a victim of
accidental electrocution.
The wires for lighting purposes are
supposed to carry only 110 volts, not
enough to cause death, but had ap
parently become crossed with an
other more powerful wire outside.
SNAPSHOTS AT .
STATE NEWS
' All Pennsylvania Gleaned for
Items of Interest.
REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD
Farmers Busy In Every Locality—
Churches Raising Funds for Many
Worthy Objects—ltems of Busi
ness and Pleasure that Interest.
Eggs sold for 18 cents a dozen on
I the Lancaster market.
S. E. Post, of Wyalusing, during the
■ ! fall and winter trapped 150 muskrats,
| i tea minks and seven oppossums.
In its report to Court the Grand
i Jury condemns the Lycoming county
I jail because of inadequate ventilation
and lighting.
> |
The Rev. E. J. Mackernagle, who re
| signed as pastor of the Lutheran
j Church at Elizabethtown, has accept
ed a call in Toledo, Ohio.
There are more than 100 inmates at
j the Tioga County Home, while there
j are less than 50 in the Home in the
| neighboring county of McKean.
Charles Wychulis' rig was wrecked
and he barely escaped alive, from a
grade crossing collision at Shenan
doah.
Caught in an explosion of gas at
| Mc-Lurk's colliery, Girardville, John
Marshall was seriously burned on the
! face, head and hands.
Application has been made for par
dons for John Burke, Michael Cuff and
j Fred Zimmerman, convicted of elec
! tion frauds in Schuylkill county.
The Lancaster Court has refused all j
j new applications for liquor licenses
1 and two old licenses, the latter be- :
i cause the hotels were not properly
j kept.
Asserting that they are paid less j
and work longer than other employes |
I of their kind, 40 breaker boys went on j
! strike at McLurk's colliery. Girard- j
j ville.
Twins, a boy and a girl, have been j
j born to Mr. and Mrs. James Beck, in !
I Upper llrush Valley, Centre county. I
; This is the second pair of twins born j
| to this couple, and all are living.
Miss May Went worth, vocalist at a
j vaudeville show in Shamokin, was at- j
I tacked by ruffian at the stage door, I
j but was rescued, badly bruised, by
[ pedestrians.
Pietro Demutis, of Lebanon, was
i sentenced to imprisonment of not I
j more than seven years nor less than :
| 21 months in the Eastern Penitentiary I
i for shooting Paul Rrougli.
Mike Bratice, Alfred Aubrey and
I Mike Ferko, young men charged with !
| pouring coal oil down a chimney and
almost incinerating nine boys at Eck-
I ley, were held for Court.
Paul H. Richard, of Meadowille,
j has been awarded the work of draw
| ing the plans for Crawford county's
| new jail. It is stated that the new
I jail will cost between $45,000 and
$50,000.
Samuel A. McAdam, of Lebanon, !
j was acquitted on a charge of larceny, |
j in a $4400 shortage in his accounts as j
passenger and freight agent at the j
| Lebanon station of the Cornwall &. !
; Lebanon Railroad Company.
Inconvenienced by a shortage in wa- J
| t.er supply, the Troy borough authori- I
ties have engaged drillers to explore j
j on the spring lot owned by the village j
j in Farmers' Valley and at the site of
j the old oil well on the Herman Sling-
I erland farm.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Leroy, of Scran- j
ton, have returned after a month's ;
visit to several Florida points. Mr. I
Leroy is at the head of a lumber com- j
pany. While at Indianola Mr. Leroy i
shot an alligator 15 feet in length.
The skin was cured and Mr. Leroy !
brought it to Scranton with him. He
intends to have it made into pocket
books and traveling bags for his
friends.
George J. Aitkins, of Marietta, re
turned from a three weeks' business
trip to Mexico. He crossed the border
on the last train into Texas via the
Eagle Pass route. The t#ain just be
fore it reached the Rio Grande River
was held up by Mexican rebels, who
robbed the express cars and stole all
of the blankets and supplies from the
train.
Anthony Capello was found dead on
a mountain road near Shamokin by
men on their way to work, and it is
thought he grew exhausted while
walking and died from exposure.
H. O. Dunkle, general superintend
ent of the Erie Railroad, has informed
the people of Sharon that it is the in
tention of that company to make a
railroad centre of that place, and that
the first steps will be to abandon the
old passenger station and erect one of
considerable size and architectural
beauty.
EVERY PATENT
AN OCTOPUS
Chief Justice Predicts "Untold
Evils" Will Follow Decision
IMPERILS ALL TRUST SUITS
jj
Chief Justice Opposes It —Says It
Means Extension of Monopoly and
Affects Every Household in
the United States.
Washington.—Officials of the« De
partment of Justice and lawyers all
over the country are exercised over
the decision in the case of A. B. Dick
& Co., handed down by a majority of
the Supreme Court and which it is
i believed gives so new and far-reach
ing effect to the rights of a patentee
that it is likely to seriously embarrass
the government in several pending
suits under the Sherman law. The
suits that may be affected by it are
those in which the alleged monopoly
rests on patent rights, such as United
Shoe Machinery and the bath tub
trust case.
By officials of the Department of
Justice the decision is regarded as
the most important that has been
| banded down since the Standard Oil
j and Tobacco trust decisions.
It is by no means certain, however,
j that the decision will be permitted to
i stand. The vote in the court stood 4
|to 3. The majority opinion was read
j by Justice Lurton and concurred in by
I Justices McKenna, Holmes and Van
[de Vanter. A vigorous dissenting
| opinion was read by Chief Justice
1 White and concurred in by Justice
i Hughes and Lamar. Justice Day rti-l
j not sit in the case. At the time the
j arguments were submitted he was at
the bedside of his wife who was ta'ai
j iy ill-
Because of the far-reaching effect
j that this decision may have ou pend
! ing anti-trust cases and on every
| household in the land the government,
I although not a party to the suit, will
; take steps to bring about a rehearing
j of the case before a full bench as soon
J as the nomination of Mahlon P. Pit
! ney to fill the existing vacancy is
j confirmed.
I The case arose in New York. The
: firm of A. B. Dick & Co. of Chicago,
| which owns H patent on a "rotary
j mimeograph," brought suit against
i Sidney Henry of New York for al
j leged contributory infringement. Dick
j Co. sold a mimeograph to Christina
! B. Skou, of New York, and upon the
I machine was inscribed what purport
j ed to be a license under which the
| purchaser was entitled to use the ma
chine. The conditionss were that the
! purchaser should use only such sten
cils, paper, ink, and other supplies in
the operation of the machine as were
manufactured by A. I!. Dick & Co.
Miss Skou purchased ink from Sidney
| Henry that had not been manufacture
i ed by the Dick company and in viola
| tion of the license.
Justice Lurton and his associates
| held that the violation of the license
j constituted an infringement of the
j patentee's rights, and that the case
was one which came within the juris
diction of the Federal court. Their
decision held in effect that the paten
tee had the right to prescribe the
conditions under which the patent
may be used or sold.
The chief justice pointed out that
under his decision a patentee might
sell a cook stove and prosecute a user
for infringement if he cooked more
than one kind of food on it.
DEMOCRATS WIN IN MAINE.
Again Carry 11 of 15 Cities, but with
Reduced Majorities.
Augusta, Me. —Elections were held
in 15 cities in Maine and the result
! was the same as last year—the Demo
j crats carried eleven, the Republicans
! four. The returns, however, show a
I total Democratic loss of 2,000 votes.
These are the cities where the
elections were held: Biddeford, Saco,
South Portland, Auburn, Lewiston,
! Halloweil, Augusta, Waterville. Rock
\ land, Bath, Bangor, Eastport, Brewer,
I Belfast, and Ellsworth.
KILLED BY DYING WIFE.
; Shot Husband, and Then, Desperate,
Ends Her Own Fast Ebbing Life.
Cleveland. —So great was Mrs. Cath
erine Bucholzer's love for her hua
t band that she could not bear the
thought of being separated from him
by death. She crawled from her sick
bed, shot and killed him, and then
cut her own throat.
Mrs. Bucholzer, who was 24 years
of age, previously had threatened to
kill herself, knowing that the disease
with which she was afflicted was fa
tal. Bucholzer, who was 28 years old,
was seated at a table in the kitchen
just after breakfast when he was shot,
VILLAGE STARVED TO DEATH.
Tragic News Comes from Icebound
Nova Zembla Town.
St. Petersburg.—lt is learned here
that the entire population of a small
fishing village in Nova Zembla is dead
of starvation. The cemetery is full,
showing that the few dead persons
found uniuterred had buried those who
died first. The vessel which was
take food supplies to the village was
held fast by the ice for months and
when it got through the people for
whom the food was destined were dead.
OLD AND NEW WORLD
BRIEFS FOR THE BUSY
The Ruussian council of minister do
cided to introduce in the Douma a
new Naval program. The bill calls
for the expenditure of $250,000,000 in
the next five years.
The right of the New York city
board of health to prescribe that certi
ficates of death must be signed by a
medical practitioner was upheld by
the Court of Appeals.
Hundreds of young Christian peas
ants are emigrating from Crete to
America.
Johannes Ivaempf, Radical deputy
for Central Berlin, was definitely
elected speaker of the Reichstag.
Mr. aud Mrs. Pethick Lawrence
were arraigned in London charged
with conspiracy and inciting tiie re
cent suffragist riots; they were re
manded without bail.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Yeamans,
who was the oldest actress on the
stage in the world, was attended by
many old-time theatrical stars with a
fair representation of the younger
players. The services were held in the
Little Church Around the Corner, New
York.
Tientsin was set on fire in fourteen
places and looted by mutinous Chinese
troops.
THE MARKETS.
(New York Wholesale Prices.)
MILK.—The wholesale price Is 3-T»c. pel
Quart in the L'tic. zone or SI.SI per 40-
quart can, delivered in New York.
Butter.
j Creamery, specials Sl'/ifj)..
! Kxtras «, 31
I firsts
Seconds 28 f „2<i
Thirds 26
Hold creamery specials .......... <u...
* lrs,s , 29 029*
&YY"" U 27>2
Thirds 25 twtieS
State dairy, Itnesi ',2'.)'- .10
Good to prime 27 029
Common to lair 2J (j/ 26
Eggs.
State, Pa. and nearby, hennery
white l'ancy, new laid, large'. .26 0..
Stale, PH., and nearby, se
lecled white, lair to good 24 fn 25
Gathered brown, mixed colors. 23 (u
Brown hennery, fancy 21 r>i 25
Western gathered, whitu 23 <n24
ci 25
firsts 23 ut
Duck eggs, Baltimore, No. *il fit-i.:
Duck eggs, Southern 33 (,t3(.
Live Poultry.
Chickens via. express, per lb @l3
Chickens, prime, via freight <y;l3
Fowls, via express uj 18
i-owis, prime, via freight, per lb.. (ais
cowls, Southern 17 di IT'A
Fowls, poor to fair 17 (<il7u
Roosters, per lb 0 i w i
1 urkeys, hens, per lb Ui2o
Turkeys, toins ( U ,15
Geese, per lb 10 011
Guinea, per pair 050
l'igeons, per pair (fj3 o
Vegetables.
Artichokes, per drum .. .„ 6.00(Ti9.00
Brussels sprouts, mr quart .... iuiu> is
tie.ins—
Florida, per baskrt 1.50(95.00
Beets, oid, per ban el l 2.Vy i.50
•\ 11. per 100 bundles 3.UW((i4.UO
Ca ulitlowers—
Caulillower, per crate (03.50
Carrots—
New Orleans, per 100 bunches.2.ooo3.so
Old washed and unwashed per
bhl or bag 125 @2.00
Cabbages—
tied, per ton 25.0011 35.00
lied, per bbl 1.7603.25
Danish seed, per ton 40.0U050.00
Moriua, new. per crate 3.2iiir3.50
Chicory, per barrel 3.uoty 1.00
Kndive, French, per lb I|.~, u;
llggplunts, Kla., per box or bskt.2..iofa 4.00
liscarol, per bbl 3.2504.25
Horseradish, per ion bunches . .3.1104/ 4 50
Kale, Virginia, per 11) I.2sj_i 1.50
Kohlrabi, X. 11., per 100 bchs...2.sor<> 5.00
Lettuce, per basket 1.0003.00
Okra, per carrier 1.50(/2.50
uyster plant, per 100 bunches .. l.oom 0.00
Peas, Florida, per basket 3.00ry8.00
i'eppers, barrels, boxes or car
riers 2.00©5.00
Parsnips, per bbl 1,60 <i. ,>u
ltomaine, per basket 7501.59
Per box 50(ii 1.50
Shallots, x.».. per barrel 6.0008.04
Spinach, Virginia, per bbl -cOO 1.1 0
Squash, tine new white, per box. 2.00 tj) 2.50
New yellow 1 Ooy 1.25
Squash, old, llubbard, per bbl . .1.2501.75
.Marrow, old, bill or irate ....1 5002.00
Turnips, Rutabaga, per bbl 1.25(y2.00
Wane, per bbl 1.00(yU.50
Watercress, per 100 hunches . .1.5002.00
Hothouse.
Cucumbers, No. 1, per doz 1.500>2 00
No. 2, per box 3.0003 ru
Lettuce, per strap I.OIHII 2.00
Mushrooms, 4 - lb. baskets t 20'y J.OO
Muttons, 1 - lb. baskets Tf.'./j.l'u
Mint, per dozen bunches :V"fi) 00
Uadislies, per 100 bun'nes I.su«i , 'J.l<o
Rhubarb, per «loz. bunches .... tioci 1. 00
Rhubarb, per bundle 400 GO
Tomatoes, per lb 150 10
Potatoes.
Bermuda, No. 1, late crop 6.00©7 00
Bermuda, No. 2 late crop, per
bbl 5.0005.60
Cuban, new, per crate 1.2)^.1.75
State, P* r ISO lbs 3.50^3.62
state, per bag 3.2503.40
.Maine, per 'BO lbs 3,50(^3.75
Maine, per bag 3.4003.65
L.UI opeau. No. 1. per 108-lb
bag 2.50® 2.75
Kuropean. undergrade.-, per
liis-lb. bag •. 1.5002.25
Sweets, Jersey, No. 1, per bsst.. 1.25(Jj<1.65
Apples.
Standard barrel —
Greening 2 0004 00
Spitzenberg 1.a0n4.00
Spy 1.500)3.75
20 ' 2.i'o\( 3.50
King t 50(;/ 100
Baldwin I.aOSnH.oO
Ben Davis 1.a0(>i3.00
York 1.6003.00
Ga lie 3.H0 fa 3.25
Common l.ootyl.oU
Live Stock.
BKRVKS.—Common to good steers sold
at $5.8007.40 per 100 lbs., oxen at sit!o
0.25, bulis ul »Ruis cows al (2.os'ti 5.2J,
tailends at J2.25 u 2.35. Dressed beet' at
#Ol2l-sc. for native sides.
CALVKS. —Common to prime veals
sold at $0.50010 per 100 lbs.; ted calves
at $4.5005.60i» Dressed calves easy, at
13H016V2C. for city dressed veals, 1 1
14c. or country dressed, Willi best selling
up to 141-2 c.
SliiildP AND LAMBS. —Common to
prime sheep (ewes) sold at $405.25 per
100 lbs., bucks and culls at $3;ij3.50, com
mon to prime lambs at $607.50. Dressed
mutton steady, at IlifrSc. per lb.; dress
ed lambs at 10V-12e.. hog dressed at
12 loc , country dressed hothouse lambs,
at $4 03 per carcass.
HOiiJi. — I'rices weak and lower, at
$6.7508 per 100 lbs.: pigs sold at »O.uU;
country dressed hogs at 6'.so!»c.
HAY AND STRAW. —Hay, large bales,
timothy, prime. 100 lbs., $1.35; No. 3 to
No. 1. $1.0501.35; shipping, 9uc.<Lisl; clov
er, mixed, light, $1.20; heavy, $101.20;
pure, $101.20; straw, long rye, 85<y0ac.;
oat and wheat, 50^60e.
Spot Markets at a Glance.
Wheat, No. 2. red, elev 1 03H
Oats, standard 50
Flour, spring patent, barrel 5.25
Corn, steamer
Flaxseed, spot ...03
Lard, prime, 100 lbs 9.20
Tallow, city hhds 06
Pork, mess, barrel 17.00
Coffee, Hio No. 7, per lb 14 5-16 C
Sugar, fine granulated, lb ».80e
Sugar, raw, per lb 4 25c
Butter, creamery 31 • 3
cheese, stale factory 18^4
lCggs, firsts 23
1 'runes, dried, per lb 05%
Raisins, seeded, packages 07'4
Tomatoes, 3s, dozen 1.27' a
ltiee. per lb i>4
Molasses. N. 0., gal 35
Cotton 10 45
Tobacco—
Havana. R. 1> 50
Conn., wrapper .60
ON A PROFIT-SHARING BASIS
Manager's Offer Most Generous, Still
It la Possible That the Greaser
Rejected It.
A common method of dealing with
| greaser laborers In the new state of
| New Mexico Is to have them work on
! shares. A somewhat original appllca
j tlon of the system Is told on a well
j known manager of one of the 30,000-
i acre ranch corporations,
j A certain Mexican had been ao
| costing the manager several time«
and asking for a Job.
j "Well, come over to my office," the
j boss told him finally,"and maybe I
I can fix up something with you."
"Now I need a lot of postholes dug,"
: he began.
"What will you give mo?" asked the
j Mexican.
"Well," replied the employer gener
ously, "I will give you half. You can
dig my half on my ranch, and can put
your half wherever you please—pick
i out soft ground for them If you
want to."—Metropolitan Magazine.
DISTRESSING CASE OF HIVES
"I retired one evening end after
Bleeping a couple of hours was awak
ened by a burning sensation ail over
j the upper part of my body. It was
| Just simply terrible and made It im
| possible for me to sleep the rest of
| that night, so I had to sit up all night,
j changing my position every couple of
j minutes. Aa the hours went by It
j grew worse and soon I started to
j scratch myself. When daylight ar
! rived I saw that my body was covered
j with large red marks about an Inch
Jor two apart. My face was also af
j fected. I went to see a doctor. Ha
told me that I must have eaten some-
J thing poisonous, and I had the hives,
j He prescribed a medicine and also
gave mo some ointment.
"As the days went by I steadily
j gTew worse, the marks changing from
| one part of my body to another. The
j medicine and ointment were of no
i use. One evening by chance looking
! over the papers I saw the Cuticura
Remedies advertised. I immediately
procured some Cuticura Ointment and
j applied It to my body. It seemed to
I ease my skin right away. I kept on
! using the Cuticura Ointment for a
5 week and can say that It certainly was
I the finest preparation I had ever used,
j It completely cured me, and I have not
j been troubled since." (Signed) Wil«
1 11 am Waterman, 129 E. 109 th St, New
j York City, Dec. 8, 1910. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
a sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
! "Cuticura," Dept L, Boston.
NOT SO FAMILIAR.
Carrye—Do you love art for art's
sake?
Daisy—l beg your pardon, but hlo
name is Arthur.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle ot
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Stingy Thing.
She —Oh, I have no doubt you lovo
me; but your love lacks tho supreme
touch—unselfishness.
He—What makes you say that?
She —You admit it. You want mo
for yourself alone, you say.
W. A H. Walker, Pittsburgh, Pa., malte over EOO
dally household necessities and ecll direct by
mall to fainlllesevery where, saving middlemen '»
prottts, losses and expenses and to customers
they give clothing, furniture, etc., representing
tlie'saving— 1- In value for Jl. Write for 224
page CaU-iogue No. 19. Yon can be secretary
of » Walker Co-operative Club. Learn how.
It boosts a young man wonderfullv
In the estimation of a girl if his front
name is the same as that of the hero
In a romantic novel or play.
Kye Naive In Aaeptle Xnbes
Prevents Infection—Murine Eye Salve
In Tubos for all Eye Ills. No Morphine.
Ask Druggists for New Siz« 2f><?. Val
uable Eye Book In Each Package.
No one but a gossip can attend to
everybody's business at the same
time.
It's the contrariness of her sex that
Induces a w oman to agree with a man
Just when he doesn't want her to.
The woman who cares for a clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will find Paxtine Antiseptic a Joy for
ever. At druggists, 250 a box.
A woman's mind Is like a bed —it
must be made up occasionally.
To Dyspeptics! Others have found a
steady course of Garfield Tea a plcatanl
means of regaining health. Why not youT
A man never forgives his enemlea
until he wishes them prosperity.