[THE RED-HEADED
BOY'S BIG BONFIRE
When a young woman has Just fin
ished hanging out a perfectly good
wash on perilous linea run on pulleys
from the back porch of her flat to the
telephone pole in the alley, no right
minded person oould blame her for
losing her temper if a red-headed boy
with a wide mouth and the Ingenuity
of a flend should start a smudgy bon
fire directly below.
The red-headed boy Worked in
Simms' grocery, one of the stores that
occupied the ground floor of the flat
building. He was poking the fire as
though he enjoyed it when Miss
Clancy saw him.
"Say, you, Tommy Herkimer 1" Miss
Clancy called threateningly. "See
what you're doing to my wash!"
Tommy grinned up at her and gave
the fire another stirring. Great clouds
of smoke and black smudges wavered
upward, seeking the chaste whiteness
of the Clancy linen.
"Stop it!" MIBS Clancy shrieked,
shaking one fist in the offender's di
rection. The fist was small and white,
for It was Miss Clancy's mother who
had washed the clothes, her pretty
daughter's share in the work being the
hanging out process. Mrs. Clancy was
proud of Sadie's hands just as she
was proud of Sadie's crisply curling
black hair and blue eyes and the gen
eral freshness of her. "Stop It, I say!
You're horrid, and if you don't stop
It I'll "
"Yah-h-h!" yelled Tommy, derisive
ly. "I ain't afraid of you, Sadie Clan
cy! You can't do nothln'!"
Sadie Clancy shot down the one
flight of stairs like an angry comet
and catnpulted toward Tommy. Drop
ping the broom handle with which he
was stirring the fire, Tommy bolted,
with Sadie after him. He darted to
ward the back door of the grocery and
swerved just as that door filled with
the bulk of young Simms himself.
Young Simms being Sadie's devoted
•worshiper. Tommy recognized that
here was no safe haven. Indeed, after
a breathless word from Sadie, Simms
also joined the chase down the alley.
As he rushed past one of the delivery
wagons he caught his foot In the
trailing lines and pitched headlong in
the dust.
"Pickles and prunes!" young Simms
exploded as he staggered up.
"Oh, did you hurt yourself?" Sadie
cried, looking around In horror. Right
In her course was the water hydrant
and, hitting It, she, too, ornamented
the alley pavement.
"Don't you know anything worse
than that?" she gasped out furiously
as Simms picked her up, roaring.
"Coffee cakes and buns! Let me get
my hands on him!"
Tommy, who had paused Interested
ly to view the unexpected gymnastics,
was doubled up in mirth. He began
to run again when his furious pur
suers darted toward him. Spying an
open door into the basement under
Leigh's furniture store, he dashed In
and his pursuers followed. Sadie was
In the lead. Rounding some crates of
dressers, she saw a human object
shrunk up close to the last crate. She
grabbed it with a shriek of triumph,
to which the object responded with a
howl. Young Simms, arriving, also
grabbed.
"Gotchu!" the object yelled In terri
ble glee. "Y'will play tag in my base
ment and carve Initials all over the
mahogany, will yer? I'll tench you
kids a lesson I I've been a-layln for
yeh and now I've got yeh!"
the furniture man, as he
spoke was shaking Sadie and young
Blmms, occasionally knocking their
heads together for emphasis. Sudden
ly the size of Simms seemed to con
fuse him and he Jerked his captives
Into the light of a gas jet.
"Good land!" Leigh gurgled, releas
ing his hold. He stared at his neigh
bors whom he had been shaking.
"Why—why " stammered Leigh,
and sat down meekly. Then he gave
a sort of groan and scrambled to his
feet. He had sat down in a bucket of
•varnish.
"Oh-h-h-h!" Sadie wept hysterically,
clinging to young Simms. He put his
arm around her protectingly and jam
med it against a nail point that was
projecting through one of the uprights
In the wall.
"Woo-o-of!" roared Simms, clasping
his wound.
Somewhere In the distance of the
basement there was a strangled but
demoniac laugh that sounded as
though emanating from a red-headed
boy with a wide mouth.
"Let him go," said young Simms as
he put his arm around Sadie again.
"Somehow I don't seem to mind him
iow—do you, Sadie?"
"t'i help Mr. Leigh get that var
off him," said Sadie with very
a. oheeks. She did not move away
.rom the arm. "Anyhow, ma's taken
the clothes In by now!" —Chicago
Dally News.
They Never Learn.
Draw poker Is a fine game, full of
skill and science, and the man who
knows what to draw to and when to
do it is the fellow who gets the money.
Harris Dixon, the author, WHB explain
>ing one day that every man who
makes a practice of trying to fill a
four-card flush is doomed to bank
ruptcy.
"There Is no use talking," said Dix
on. "Drawing to a four-flush Is bad
business. I knew an old man down
in Mississippi who lost three planta
tions drawing to them. Two of the
plantations he lost by drawing and
never filling the flush, and be threw
away the third by finally making the
flush against a full bouse." —Popular
Spared Money to Feed Her Mind.
An English typist who stated her
earnings and expenditures in answer
to the London Board of Trade's cir
cular, spent $2 for eight volumes of
Chute's "History of Greece." Her
w«cly wage was $6.25. During a year
she spent $5.50 on eleven birthday
presents. A girl who earned $4.25 a
week bought pamphlets describing
the English poor laws and poor law
commission.
Telling the Age of a Horse.
The age of a horse may be judged
by the appearance of the teeth be
cause on the upper surface of the
incisors a hollow is to be seen in the
young tooth, which, not extending
through the whole substance, natu
rally wears out with the wear of the
tooth, and as a considerable degree
of regularity occurs in the wearing
away in all horses, it has been adopt
ed as a general criterion of age.
British North Borneo.
British North Borneo has an area
of 31,000 square miles and a popula
tion, according to the census of 1911,
of 208,183. The European residents
number 355, Chinese 26,202, Malays, 1,-
612, East Indians 5,511 and Filipinos
5,700. The number of natives cannot
be more than approximately estimated
but their Lumber is placed at about
170,000.
The Draw.
"It's a commercial age," said H. K.
Adair, the western detective, apropos
of an octogenarian who had been bun
coed out of $9,000 by a girl crook of
Baltimore. "It's a commercial age,"
the detective repeated. "In the good
old days a man would draw his sword
for his love's sake, but now he draws
a check."
Rest Periods a Necessity.
The importance of rest periods in
school work and of as iliuch fresh air
as possible is emphasized by recent
scientific Investigations, which have
shown that the condition of the blood
corpuscles in children is far less fa
vorable after mental exertion in
school than after hard physical efTort.
Kitchen Eraser.
An ordinary blackboard eraser is
splendid to keep near the kitchen
range. By using it to wipe off the top,
the range is kept clean and does not
need to be washed or polished but
once or twice a week. These erasers
can be purchased at a very small cost.
—Mother's Magazine.
Roulette Whel Concealed.
A roulette wheel contained in the
handle of a parasol is the latest
Parisian novelty. It can be used for
gambling at any place or moment.
These handles have become very popu
lar. They are of fine workmanship,
and generally of gold or silver.
Famous Indian Ghee.
Ghee, which is used as butter in
India and which has been known to
keep for centuries without getting
rancid, is made by boiling butter until
all the watery particles and curds
have been removed by repeated skim
ming.
Ready Explanation.
"Judge, I ain't no vagrant. I'm in
hard luck now, but I've seen better
days." "Hut this officer says you
have been arrested repeatedly." "He
must be alludin' to the times w ; lien I
owned me own automobeel."
Hog Easily Identified.
A little neighbor girl, four years old,
remarked: "I wonder how God found
names for everything. There are
mammas and papas, girls, kittens,
dogs, boys, and hogs—but then any
body'd know what a hog was."
Too Ominous Beginning.
She —"If a girl proposed to you, you
wouldn't dare to refuse her." He —
"If a girl had the nerve to propose to
mo I wouldn't dare marry her."—Bos
ton Transcript.
London Has Immense Chandelier.
The chandelier in the Alhambra
music hail in is said to be
one of the largest in the world, hav
ing sixty electric lamps of 500-candle
power each.
Scaring Mice Away.
To keep mice away, scatter small
yieces of camphor in your cupboards
and drawers. They greatly dislike the
smell of camphor, and will go far
away from it.
Husbandly Trait.
"When does your husband find
time to do all his reading?" "Usually
when I want to tell him something
important."
Costly Shortsightedness.
Many a man 1s sending all his
spare cash trying to find a remedy for
a digestion that he ruined with candy
before ho married It.
Weep If You Wish.
There are said to be 1,000,000 home
less catß in Chicago. People whoso
specialty is long distance sorrow, have
our permission to cry their eyes out.
Use for Old Newspapers.
China uses millions of pounds of
old newspapers, chiefly British, as
wall paper \\hooMS and cottagas.
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List of Jurors, Dec. Term 1912
List of names of persons, together with
their occupation and places of residence, j
drawn as Traverse and Petit Jurors for j
December Term, commencing on Monday, j
December 9, 1912.
Names Occupation Residence
Avery, Eugene Farmer Elkland j
Brackman,Charles Farmer Fox
Buck, Harvey Clerk Davidson
Brow n, Charles B Farmer Fox
Cole, Arthur Laborer Colley
Cox, Frank Farmer Cherry
Cox, Lincoln Farmer Cherry
Dohn, Joseph Farmer Cherry ;
Drake, Edward Farmer Cherry
Dunlap, Witlard Laborer Lopez
Dunham, Floyd Laborer Eaglesmere
Dickerson,Arthur Farmer Fox |
Fulmer, Alvin Farmer Shrewsbury
Guynor James, Farmer Cherry
Gumble, William Blacksmith Hillsgrove
Gilligan, Jas. S. Clerk Lopez
Gahan, Thomas Farmer Cherry
Graifley, Lewis Farmer Cherry
Griffith, Marry Laborer Lopez
Gorman Geo Justice of Peace Laporte twp
liasscn, Edward Laborer Davidson J
Hess, Art Laborer Elkland
Hopfer, Charles Laborer Davidson
Josat.Rev Titus C Minister Dushore
Jennings Calvin B Merchant Elkland
Kobbe, Christian Farmer Elkland
Kennedy, Thos E Clerk Laporte Bor
Lassavage, Stanley Miner Bernice
Lang, Joseph Miner Lopez
Leonard, William Farmer Cherry
Murray, Leo Laborer Ringdale
May, William Miner Lopez
Morgan, Morris E Farmer Fox
M (.Carroll, John Farmer Fox
Mulnix, Avery T Farmer Elkland
North, John Farmer Cherry
Porter, Geary Farmer Fox
Peale,Frederick W Farmer Eaglesmere
Richlin, Henry Farmer Forks
Randall, John W Laborer Forksville B
Rinebold, Elmer Farmed Forks Twp
Ross, Lewis L Farmer Colley
Sweeney,Martin,Sr Farmer Cherry
Stout, William Laborer Dushore
Scanlin, Frank Farmer Forks
Steafather. H H Carpenter Lopez
Shaffer John Farmer Cherry
Traugh Joseph Farmer Laporte twp.
GRAND JURORS
Names Occupation Residence
Battin, Dean C Farmer Elkland
Bowman Gabriel Farmer Colley
Brey, John Farmer Hillsgrove
Boyle, Asa Clerk Elkland
Battin, Reuben Farmer Tox I wp.
Cole, Zachariah Laborer Dushore
Cole, J Dean Jus. of Peace Jamison City
Crossley, Guy Laborer Laporte Bor
Dunlap. Correll Farmer Hillsgrove
Finan, Patrick Hotel-keeper Dushore
Hannon, Edward Laborer Bernice
Hamer John Baker Dushore
Little, Daniel Earmer Shrewsbury
Murray, Charles Liveryman Bernice
Norton, Lyman Farmer Hillsgrove
Orlusky, Lewis Miner Bernice
Powers ,William R»tirck Dushore
Rogers, John W Farmer Forksxille Bor
Sherman Clint. Farmer Forks Twp.
Shovelin, John Foreman Lopez
Schock, William Farmer Lopez
Williams, M. E. Farmer Fox
Weaver, Fred. J Farmer Cherry
White, Ernest, laborer Lopez
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Thief With Valuable Historlo Docu
ments on Hie Person Arrested
In Madrid.
A French subject has been arrested
In Madrid after trying to Bell impor
j tant historical documents stolen, with
out doubt, from some museum or
j French official center. The arrest
! was made by policemen, who had the
man under observation, under the pre
| tense of being probable buyers.
They found upon him the ratification
of the secret treaty of peace between
Louis XfV. and Philip IX. of Spain.
This treaty, commonly called the Py
| renees Treaty, was signed In 1659, and
j terminated the war between France
and Spain. In virtue of It Louis mar
ried the Infanta Maria Teresa, Phil
j lip's daughter.
Another document contains the mar
i rlage articles, in which the princess
renounces all rights to the crown of
, Spain. Finally, the man exhibited a
parchment signed by the emperor,
Charles V. The documents present all
the appearance of authenticity. The
i two former bear royal seals and the
signatures of Maria Teresa, Louis
XIV. and Philip IV.
The prisoner's body 1b covered with
tatooed designs In colors, beautifully
executed. He has deep scars on both
his wrists.
New Bchool Sanitation Plan.
A new idea in school sanitation has
been tested by the medical director of
Dartmouth college. About five years
ago he began making bacterlologic ex
aminations of the air of the college
halls and recitation rooms, and soon
found a great periodic variation In the
number of bacteria colonies that de
veloped on the culture media exposed
1n the usual shallow open dishes. He
then adopted the plan of disinfecting
with formaldehyde any room showing
more than thirty-five colonies of clus
ters of any kind of bacteria to a dish.
This custom has been continued, and
the result has been quite striking, the
cases of epidemic colds, influenza and
bronchitis, among the students having
been reduced about one-half.
An Applied Definition.
E. Trowbridge Dana, grandson of
the poet L who was recent
ly married in Cambridge with a beau
tiful ritual of his own composition,
said the other day to a reporter:
"If all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and I give to it there would j
be fewer mlsmatlngs.
"The average married pair, it some
times seems to me, are like the
Blinkses
" 'Pa,' said little Tommy Bllngs one
day, 'what's a weaponT'
"'A weapon, my son.' Blinks an
swered, 'ls something to flfht with.'
"'Then, pa,' said little ?ORU&?, *|a
pa your weapon!'" _j|
Williamport & North Branch Railroad
TIIMIIE TABLE.
In effect Sept. 9, 1912.
Readdown Readup
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fl 82 Beech Glen.. iijim
<SB 13 4 8 24 Muncy Valley 8 58 11 or s 07
52£ 14u ..Sonestown ... 858 1102,8 00
8 46 ...Nordmont... HSfiloa?
525 f90 r > ....Mokoma.... 18 21 10 30
"88 9 08 Laixirte 8)9!ovk
•; 58 9 35 ..Bel-nice Jc... <7 58 10 08
«« | ««.SaU, r fn.M..., 765.1«50
' « 10 55 ...Towanda 0 45
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Muncy Valley Present
R'cketts Absent
Nordmont Present
Forksville Absent
Hillsgrove Absent
Eagles Mere Absent
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His Best Friend.
Many great writers besides Cicero
and Emerson have written on friend
ship, but it may be doubted whether
any essayist had a more definite idea
than a small boy who was recently
asked what he meant by "best friend."
"My best friend," he replied, "is a
person who knows me and yet likes
me."—Collier's.
No Souls for Saving.
Souls are now practically extinct.
One occasionally hears of them at
revival meetings and the like, but
they have entirely disappeared from
cities, summer resorts, shopping dis
tricts, financial centers and other
places where humans are wont to
gather habitually.—Life.
Not a Time to Be Hasty.
"Father, our daughter is being
courted by a poet." "Is that so, moth
er; I'll kick him out." "Not so fast.
Investigate first and find out whether
he works for a magazine or for a
breakfast food factory."—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Looking After the Nickel.
Alfred, aged five, had intently
watched his mother place a coin in a
telephone box and speak to his father.
When the latter returned home in the
evening Alfred eagerly inquired: "Did
you catch the nickel mamma putin
the little black box, papa?"
Use for Adhesive Plaster.
If a pane of glass in the window is
cracked and you fear the winter's
blast will blow it in over night, or a
summer's rain and wind storm will
shatter the remainder, patch it up
with adhesive plaster until the glazier
can putin a new pane.
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Telephones in Asia.
It is estimated that in Asia there
| are about 170,000 telephones, mostly
in Japan. The number in Singapore
exceeds one thousand, and there are
about as many In Siam and Cochin.
China.
She Knew.
| Ke—lt is wonderful what mean
i things you girls can say to each other.
| She —Well, you'd say mean things too
if you were a girl and knew all the
other girls were saying mean things
about you.
Hurts Herself More.
A woman who knows a secret can
get even with another she hates by
not telling it to her, but that makes
her get worse even with herself.—
New York Press.
One's Best Always.
Do the best you can where you are,,
and when that is accomplished God
will open the door to a higher sphere.
—Henry Ward Beecher.
Safer Way.
"Why do you let that policeman
gobble your peanuts?" "I don't want
to be murdered," answered the New
York vender, with a grin.
Poor Brown.
"Jack, dear," said Mrs. Drown,
"you're so untidy. Sometimes I doubt
If even your heart is in tbe right
place."
Alcohol From Chicory Root.
In Germuny alcohol is now prepared
from chicory root, which grows In
various parts of that country.