" -flu S - . -- FULTON COUNTY NEWS. Published Every Thursday. B. W. Peck, Editor. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. Thursday, Sept. 6, 1900. Published Weekly. 1.00 per Annum in Advance. AIIVKIITIHINII 11ATRH. Per Wimrp of M lines a limes fl Ml. Per Hcpmre cneh sutisciiucnt. Insertion . . . . ho. All itilvcrtiMftiicntH Inserted for lean than threft mouths ccurgcd by tho sipmro. f Ine-fonrth no, nun.. cine-hiilf column Ono Column .1 inns. Hiiioh. 1 yr. 7. i r ( k ). 1 if ji i. in fcti 1. 1 i" , . ftlll. 40.10. Nl.oo. .. Ki ll). I NVOO. 76.011. Nothing Inserted fur less thnn l. ProfcKslouul Curtis uue your IA. 1 1081 MINIli It Reformed the Man Who Found It. i By A. D. ' "It 1h rather a peculiar cnsc," ho be gan. I Broiled wisely. ' Every ono thlnkR his case peculiar. In reality It teener ally proven unuHunl only to tho ono conoerneil In It. My iNjok was turned, fuou down, on tho window sill. I wan ready to listen, )ut Alyn did not go on at once. lie Hat quietly giulng out of tho window across the river. The mnlle was Btlll on my face ns I suggested: "This 'peeullur case' cerUnlnly ban its heroine." "It Iiiin a herolno, yes." Alyn's eyes were ro frank as they met inlno. 1 1 In gaze had not lteen no direct nor IiIh faee ho clear the last time I had neon him. A year's absenee from his old associate had certainly been Rood for lilm. It was n pleasure to look at hlui. JuHt now his expression puzzled inc. I could not fnthoiu It, hut It invited mo to continue. "llnvo you her photograph with you V" "Yes." lie drew out of his bronst pocket a small rod leather cane and, opening It, handed It to me. It needed but ono glance at the painted oval to mnku me exclaim impetuously: "You lovo her. No ono could doubt that an instant." Such a picture! A dainty little head covered with short, curling lialr; a deli cate, loving, tensing face; dark, full, bewitching eyes. The throat was bare, and nn indistinct mass of while gauzo ended the portrait. "You muHt love her." I spoke with conviction. "I do," returned Alyn ''most sincere ly." Rtlll hlg expression puzzled ine. An inscrutable smile played over his face, but ho delayed beginning the story he had volunteered to tell. "And she-?" I hesitated over the In quiry remembering what manner of man it was who had gone from us a yenr ago. A gentlo expression paused over Alyu'a face. "I think sho is fond of me," ho re plied simply. I stretched out my band and Alyn grasped it warmly. "I do believe," ho said earnestly, "that if ever a man was fortunate that man Is I. Will you care to listen? I used to toll you things when I was u iKiy," he added apologetically. I picked up my sewing, always lying ready against such times as this, and leaned back lu my rocker. Alyn reached for thu picture. Flo leaned his head on ono hand and his elbow on tho table. In the other hand lie held the euso where his eyes could rest on tho fiieo. Ills own face be came grave. "It was a year ago. One night or morning, rather I landed on the ferry on the way to my lodgings. I couldn't get a street car or a cab. In fact, 1 was too drunk to think of cither, so 1 stumbled along just keeping straight enough to escape the police. In front of my lodgings la an electric light A slight fall of snow had whitened tho pavement and made distinct this case beneath the light I had Just strength and sense enough left to pick It up, tumble up tho stairs and stretch myself out on my couch." Alyn snapped the case shut and paused a moment "Home tlmo the next day ; I awoke and the first thing that attracted my Attention wns this open on the floor and her eyes looking up at me me in that condition." An expression of disgust good to see came over tho mini's face. "I quickly shut the case and put my nelf and my room In order. Then I sat Mown nnd studied her." Rtlll absorbed In his narrative, Alyn opened the case again and dropped his eyes on tho photograph. "I told you this was a peculiar caw, and you will think, I fear, that I am a peculiar man. Tint the more I looked at her the more I wanted to look. I never parted with tho miniature. I carried It nWiuud In my pocket and thought and thought about her until she liocnmo a living presence to me, a beautiful woman always with me. I became absent minded. The fellows complained, but I came to have nn en gagement always when they wanted me. My engngemeut was with this the lady of the miniature. I had lost piy heart to her. About'Uio original of tho photograph I reasoned this way: the would not be carrying her own miniature around lu all probability. It .must huve boon lost by a friend, and probably here was the hard part of It allby her lover. If I advertised it, ho would claim it, and I should not meet her. "I didn't advertise. I did something far mora Irrational. I spent my spare hours searching. I visited stores and walked the streets. I haunted, the resi dence part of the city. I went to tho opera and scanned tho boxes rather than tho stage. Needless to aay, I did not find her; yet I never lost hope. I folt J niust jBiid her anil, look at ber. I felt this afresh every time I opened this case. I would not give up I'1" search. When I hud exhausted every resource of my own, I did something which I had shrunk from doing before; I haunted out the best detective in the rlfy nnd told him to spare neither time nor money In llndlng her. "Within two weeks I received a note from him. lie was obliged to lenvo tho town suddenly. lie wrote some, tiling like this: " 'I've found her nt .120 Water nvenue. Imngeno Munroe. Will give yon par ticulars when I return tomorrow. She Is anxious to recover the miniature.' "Hut I could not await tlui ncM day, and saw no reason why It. would be necessary. I had the photograph nnd Would take It to her. Pecanse of tf I should Insure myself n reception nt lensL "I went to I!'J0 Water avenue that evening. It Is nn elegant resilience In perfect keeping with the case and face. I had scribbled on my card, 'The finder of the miniature.' The maid who ad mitted me snld that Miss Munroe was nt home. She took the card and left me in the reception room. It was one of tho most what shall I call It V de licious rooms I was ever In. One slile was lined with deep windows draped In soft, dainty curtains nnd filled with plants nnd Dowers. The air was henvy with the scent of roses. "I stood before one of the windows looking nt the blossoms when she came. She came so quietly nnd gently that I did not hear her. It was only when the sweetest, lowest, clearest voice I had ever heard said, 'At lust I am to have my miniature,' that 1 knew she was In the room. I confess I trem bled as I turned nnd took the hand of"- Alyn stopped nnd smiled. It wns n half sad, half amused, wholly In scrutable smile. My sewing had fallen Into my lap, nnd I leaned forward lis tening breathlessly. "Tho hand of the original of the pic ture. These eyes, this mouth, this del icate complexion, this same soft curl ing hair. I was looking on It all, the same but" Alyn rained his eyes. The amuse ment had failed away. "The hair was snowy white, nnd the skin was wrinkled. Hers was Indeed the face of the miniature, the face of GO years ago. My foolish fancy was destroyed, but In Its place came the sweetest little white haired lady that man was ever privileged to call friend. And this miniature! Some way I hnd a strange reluctance to part with It, and so here It Is with me now. That Is all," concluded Alyn abruptly. "That Is enough," I said quietly. "I think that face lias stood between you and" Alyu broke In hastily: "Oh, that Is nothing. I couldn't car ry tills," holding up the photograph, "Into such places as I had been fre quenting, and so well, It's all right." Alyn buttoned up his coat and smiled at mo frankly us he went out by way of tho olllce door. The doctor has always said there was tho making of a man in that boy. St Louis Star. EPWORTH LEAGUE'. Topic For the Week Hefflimlng Sept. 0, "Our Simple Duty." Text, Luke ivll, 7-10. "When ye shall havo dono nil those things which are commanded you, say: 'We are unprofitable, servants. Wo havo done that which wus our duty to do.' " It is profoundly humbling, but very helpful, to a Just estimate of ourselves to take this thought homo to our hearts. Most people are apt to over estimate their own Importance and to feel, even If they do not express it lu words, thnt the performance of re ligious duties of any kind should be recognized us deserving of praise. It is by no means easy to llud those who will consent to do tho work need ed lu the church. To teach In the Sun day school, to net as nu olllcer, to take a department In the league and put time, money and hard work into it and then find others apathetic or contrary is very trying to patience and Chris tian sweetness. Some keep on year after your, In disregard of all obsta cles and luck of appreciation, bocuuso they realized their deep Indebtedness to (lod and cheerfully do tho little service possible for them out of full uffoctlon to Jesus and for love of His needy ones. It 1 enough that Uod knows their hearts. It never moves them to hear others suy, "No one will appreciate It." They are not seeking npplausc, not even appreciation. In glad companionship with tho Master, with sougH in the heart, they are glad to do a little. When they look at It all, they feel very little, because so much needs to be done and strength Is ho small to do anything. What u mistake to think we confer a favor on Ood by serving lilm! Who can merit anything by the strictest observance of Ills laws? In (lying, the birds must oliey the laws of motion and of atmospheric resistance, gravita tion and muscular exertion. Hut all they get out of It Is ability to lly. Every command of Ood is simply the stating of a necessary law of spiritual life. If we observe In strictest fashion every injunction, we simply come to ability to live rightly. The half fledged robin fallen from the nest In the first at tempt at flight Is not less skillful than n ro wc In many of our crude attempts to help ourselves. After repeated failures uud much danger of Injury the bird learns to poise on outstretched wing, to Hpeed through the air, to seek food, shelter, safety, companionship, to" alight und rest and reur its young. Bo should wo learn that patient do ing tho known duties will give us pro ficiency in living Justly and rightly and thut lifter we have done nil we are but common men Just what Clod in tended us to be. Others muy bo better or worse; but, us for us, wo have done only our simple duty and have gained the full compensation for nil our ef forts In being able to do as (Jod wouM have us do. - Tread Liglijly. "Hush, not so loud! We're having a conference of tho powers," "KM Who is conferring?" "My wife, my mother-in-law and tho cook!" I SHE (HANGED I I HER MIND. "Ynu follows don't believe In fate. I didn't once. I wns converted." "Toll iih about it." I "It wus otni lovely lny In the July of Inst yenr, nnd I wns starting Jubilantly o(T for a month's holiday at Sctirbniough. Knowing my luxurious habit lis you ilo, my friends, ynti will no lie hiu pi hied l.i honr thnt whi n I reached Kings ('cosh I selected a corner sent of n I'rst class I'tnokor anil provided myself with plenty 1 of cigars nnd magazines. To complete j my iiiiiiolpntloii of n plcnsant journey, Just ns 1 hail settled myself comfortably j and Hie guard gnvo his whistle, the dons' j opened and a pretty, c.citd young holy cam" host Unit In. Sim seemed very re- ' licved at having caught the train nnd snt down In a statu of breathless nutl Niniling exhaustion. "I looked over nt her from my corner; so did n loiully dressed, hounilerlsh look ing young man from his, for she was an extremely pretty girl, with brown, curly hnii small features nnd the daintiest lit tle figuro in the world. I frowned nt the loudly dressed young man, and ho frown ed nt me, nnd just then the girl looked up nnd caught my glance of nilinirntioii. fchn stiffened, nnd then her eyes fell upon my cigar, which I had left smoldering lu my hand, nnd n look of severe displeas ure enmo Into her face. " 'Arc yon nwnrn, sir,' sho said austere ly, 'that this is not n smoking carriage'' "'Isn't it?' I answered, looking up nt tho window. 'Why, goodness me, they must have forgotten to tuko tho label down!'' "Tho girl followed my plahec, and nt tho sight of the partially obliterated lot tors, half concealed by the blind, her fnco crimsoned with inortiliciitioti, and, biting her lip, she took up a paper hurriedly to hide her confusion. " 'I hnve'n nde tho very i.nme mistake, my dear.' said a kindly matron on her right. 'It doesn't mutter much; a little smoke won't hurt us, will it'' " 'No; I must change at tho next i-tn-fiou, she returned sweetly. " 'Kxctise mo,' I broke in, 'but. this is an express train. ' "'Ilo you mean to say it doesn't stop nt Pi lorhoroiigh'' " 'It doesn't stop nt nil,' I snld, 'until we get to York.' " Tin so sorry,' I murmured, turning to the girl, '('nn I assist you in any way? If it is n case of necessity, you know, we can eonmunlenlu with too guiinl.' " 'Oh, no thnt is, I uienn I don't think it would be considered so,' she nt immu r ed, her face suddenly suffused with blushes, 'You see, I was going to u wed ding.' "The elderly matron smiVd. I hud all I could do to repress my amusement, while the loudly dressed young man in tho corner snickered audibly. " 'Oh, well, 1 shouldn't let that worry me, if I were you,' I snld soothingly. 'It's very disappointing, but they will be uhlu to fix it up all right without you.' "The blushes deepened, and the girl hung her head. " 'I'm afraid they I menu I "Sho broke olT in confusion, and the old lady bent toward her. " 'I quito understand, my dear,' she snld. 'It wouldn't be a wedding without the bride. I'm very, very sorry for you, but you mustn't fret. It cnu't be helped now, and you must send n wire directly we net to York.' "This seemed to raise tho girl's spirits, nnd sho began to laugh, n little hyster ically perhaps at first. Then she thanked niu very prettily for doing nothing and begged me to smoke and declared she really didn't mind the smell at all, but rather liked It. When the train rushed through I'cterborough, the laughed morn merrily still, and was so charming and unaffected that long before wu reached York we were chatting together like old friends. Wc found out then that wu had mutual ncipuiinlnnccs, thnt our respec tive homes were situated but a few l ilies from each other and nuiuy other inter esting facts. "When the train drew up, I proposed to assist her in finding out tho telegraph ollice, mid thither, therefore, we went. "'I don't think I'll send a wire, after all,' she tin iI hesitatingly as wo found the place. " 'Why not?' I said In somo surprise. " 'lfecause becauso I think I'll go straight home.' " 'itnt think of the anxiety of tho poor chnp,' 1 said feelingly. 'Why, he may bu thinking nil kinds of dreadful tiling-; have happened to you.' "She stood irresolute for a moment; then she picked up a form and wrote, nnd, for tho life of me, I could not resist looking over. All that she said was: " 'I havo changed my mind. I'hyllis.' " 'Of all tho cool check, that Is tho cool est!' I thought. "Rut I stepped back and pretended to bo much interested in thu company's time table. " 'Now, we must find out the next train back,' I said, us sho turned ugain to me, 'and then wo will havo some ton. You must want some bndly.' "'Hut your train you will surely lose it,' she murmured. " 'York is my destination,' I said un truthfully. "After that I found out there was no train for an hour, and wo took our way to the tearoom, where my pretty compan ion made me her willing and sympathetic confident. She wns uuhnppy, very un happy, at home, nnd in an ill guarded moment had agreed to a runaway match without Jhe knowledge of her parents. Now she was thankful, very thankful, Hint she had been prevented. It seemed like fate. That wns tho summary of her remarks. "There, now, you fellows," broke off the narrator abruptly, "I needn't tell you much more; only that we exchanged cards, agreed to see one another in Lon don and thut wu parted very cheerfully' nt 1 oik." "And did you fulfill those promises?" said one of the listeners with interest. ' "Oh, yes. Wo huve seen some little of each other since then." "And her name?' ' "Will soon bo Julian." said tho young liiun promptly. I'eiuiy Pictorial Maga zine. Salmon. Pnlmon, when in perfection, is one of thu most delicious nnd nutritive of fish. The oil is distributed through thu flesh, and for this reason it proves rather hind of digestion for some people. The rich ness, however, can always he corrected by the use of an acid or piquant sauce, Wacs and Salary, "l'a." "Welly" "What's the ililVcrenee between wages and salary':"" "If a man Is working for r u day running u machine of some kind, or laying brick or doing something else that makes u white collar und cull's uncomfortable, he gets wiigvs. Do you understand, what I meany" "Yes, sir." "Hut if he sits at a desk and uses u pun und gets $11 it week uud. bus soft hands, be receives a salary. Now do you sou the dilTerulicey" "" . ,. . ,t ir.lr.u.l'.l'il.' t.O THE LITTLE PIPER I fWiMSWj f A Tfe i o c "Well, little fifer, what are you doing there?'' cried Sergeant I-a Itumee. who wns g'dng to the neighboring village to seek a pork roart for the colonel 'tevell- loll." "This is It, Monsieur Sergeant," replied the little fifer. "His majesty the king being in urgent need of money anil wishing to make u present of n brand no castle lo his "Helle Anile,' It has been decided by the court of alTiiirs that the reg iment musicians nnd soldiers shall not touch a cent ol their ay this month. S i, as grandmother Is very poor and I have not u sou, 1 huve come out to break the lee in the pond and see if I can catch a mess ol frogs lor dinner." "flon't count on that," said La It.imee. "The Irons sleep in winter." ' I know hat," replied the little lifer, "but the sky in so blue today I thought perhaps the sun would awaken them." So as Seiiieant I. a Kiiinee passed on, grumbling, the little fellow !.(t lo work ngain trying to blink the he. lie pun ceded in his frog fishery with as much ardor us he gave t,i w: e like music. When the ice wns broken, the hole cliuieil of niH.i.di and a .,-nr round soot ot Muter shone forth he improvised n fishing tinkle Mitli a hit to' thread and the long thorn from a roxebu.-ih. All v. as icady imw cm- pt tin- b; p. 1'hut .would not usually have caused our tishi r the least i,uu t.v. A -i h r'- t pop. py would have served, I lit popples do not llounsli under the snow, and he looked in vain for u hit of red to attract the frogs. lie was iiIhiiU to t m n away in disgust when suddenly a frog showed its lend above the witter. Sleepily, lazily, he put his lore legs on the hank, opened his golden ejes one niter, tlie other, blinked at the sun. t lu ll, swelling out his while throat, g.tve utterance to a quick, hoarse "erouk," to which, down in the water unilei the ice through the great body of the pond, responded at once other croaks trout far ami near. "That must he the mother of the frogs," said the little lifer to himself, lb' had never sei n iiuch a big frog. What a chance, and what a sliiitne if he let him esenpi ! Suddenly lie had an inspiration. "Why not use for a halt a piece of tho red belt thai holds up my breeches? It is of red ordnance cloth, and surely the frogs will bile." o soon, r iso ii I than done, and siniii the piece of red tlaiinel darned over the clear utei, lit up by a Joyous sunbeam right over the ling's, nose, lie bit; tho fisher pulled in his line; the thread broke, and the link plunged into the witter, carrying the bait with him. Fortunately there wus more. One could try again. The frog reappeared at the surf ace, bit again. Again the hue broke, and the second piece joined the first. . "Huh!" thought the fisher. "What harm to take u piece of the buck of my trousers? No one will look under the hack of my coat." I Ira wing out his knife, he cut out a little piece of cloth that, alas, the trog can led off again as the others, antl still another and another, till, to his con sternation, he beheld the tail of his shin through the enormous hole that he had made little by little. Sergeant. Lu liiunee, returning with a load of vh'tuuls, beheld the little filer sitting down on the ground weeping bitterly. gj- A PRINCETON PRANK. Princeton graduates of 50 years ago remember with affectionate regard Presi dent .liimes A. ('arnahan, who for many years controlled the destinies of thut great Institution. President '(.'arnuhaii, like most of Princeton's heads, was a S ofi liinun, uot ed alike for his austerity of manner und goodness of heart. Unlike most Scotch men, he hud a keen sense of humor, though with national pride, nnd perhaps not wishing to offend his fellow Scots, he kept it in the background, lie could he us savage a looking man as ever woie a turtuii, but down in his heart there was a great udder of the milk pt' human kindness which one hnd hut to press gently to fiud n grulelui stream. Hoys were boys ot) yeurs ago us they tire toduy. Princeton's boys of that period were no worse than they uro now and no better. Their pranks in those days, however, took a diltereut form. There wus then uo boat racing, no foot bull, no btnicbiill, no athletic sport to work off the superllnous uniiuulinm, and the boys had their ingenuity taxed lo liud means of diversion. They would muHIo or steal the clapper of the chupel bell, would sineiir the blackboards wit It oil. would till up l'lineeton's sacred Jtevoliitloitury cannon shot holes hi the walls of the oi l Nassau with bird lime, with a picture of a Scotch hen, with some kind of cac kling legend above it. The professors were always getting it in Hume way. Pe ter ltogurt, who wus a grtiuihicphcw of the first Kreliiighuyseii in America, wns ulso a descendant of John Withcrspoon. He was noted as a man witli two sides lo his nature. He was curutor of the theologtcul seminary and an intimate friend of President ('ariiiiliiin. Ho wus likewise a close friend and sympathizer with the boys in all their spoils. One day in the early thirties Mr. Hogart got a gentle tip that the "boys" were going to play a huge joke upon "the prex." The hoys had usually let Pres ident I 'urniihan alone. His dignity and his awful voice had a repressing effect upon youthful spirits, and by common consent it wus not considered advisable to monkey witli the stalwart Scotchman. It was the week before Christinas, the weather being very cold, when Mr. Hogart gave his chief a quiet hint that the boys were going on a certain night at a certain hour to take his family carriage out of its house, run it down to Willow creek, two miles uway, there hold certain orgies and festivities over it and then run it into the creek up to the hubs to be frozou lu solid before morning. The boys thought it would be .rare fun to see "ijd prex" ami his l oacliuian cutting the carriage out with axes the next morning. On the night agreed upon the hoys steulthlly uppronched the president's car riage house, und after much mystery anil silence reached its doors. They ought to have been u little puzzled to find thut the door wus slightly ajar, but they were probably too excited to notice that. They swung the door open, attached u lung rope to the carriage pole, and about HO young rnseuls lined themselves oil the rope after the lire fushioa of the day. They observed silence until they got off the campus, but when they struck the Nussuii pike, well out of hearing, they got to work with their songs und gibes ami jeers. On the way to the creek they frequently stopped the carriage to gather about open dusks of applejack mid with great glee picture what wus to happen next morning when "old Seotty prex" found his inrryiill imbedded in the ice. The night was very cold, ami when the boys I'l-ached the bank of the stream they found it already frozen om i', but u doz en of them witli axes soon had a place broken Ihnuigh, into which liny truni lcd the president's carriage. Then they built a big lire, unloosened some more apple jack and sung u lot of college songs. They were just about to detach the rope from the carriage uud proceed homeward when every mother's son of thein found himself transfixed to the spot. "Young gent leiiien," said a grout and majestic voice us its owner opened the ciii'i iuge door and let down the folding steps, "I am exceedingly obliged to you for the pleasure of an enjoyable evening." It was President ('nrnahaii, wrapped ill huge covering and well caparisoned with fur. "I don't know," he continued, Willi withering hiircasiu, but pleasant voice, "when I have had so enjoyable a ride. It is rare indeed that a mull of my years can call into Ids pel son. ll son ices so well horn and so well bred a body of young men, willing to haul his cniri.iL'e about, und 1 want to add further that I iipprieiale keenly the delight with which your various exercises have impressed inc. I will add further that between the kiiidjy light of the moon and my own knowledge of tin' sound of most of your voices I have a pretty correct list of the names of the young gentlemen to whom I tun indebted for this distinguished honor. So now, my young Irietids. it you will kindly reman the rope, we will proceed on our journey l.oinewuiil. We have had u pleasant time, ami we have nil enjoyed it, I know, hut let us have no delay, pleuse, for '.hi' night is very cold." And there was nothing left for those miserable, crestfallen students to do but luati Hint rope, haul the carriage out of the frozen creek and pull it home amid a silence that could be felt. Dr. ('ariiahuu and his friend, Peter Hogart, sat inside the carriage ami chuc kled. Hut the president kept his word, lie knew every scamp engaged in the prank, hut ho never again referred to the subject. -Who wore on the rope that night? Well, -five or more at least well known to futile subsequently. W. ('. Alexander of the Nipiltable Life Insurance eonipiiny was one, ex-Secretary of War MeCreiiry was another, ex-Secretnry of State Pre llngliuysen another, ex-Mlulster to Prance William 1). 1'aytou yet another and ex-Cluvernoi' Hubert S. tiieen of New Jersey was the youngest of the lot. Kx-ohlillg'- "What is (lie matter? A soldier weeping!" l'or a reply the little liter rose and Mined his buck to the sergeant. "A bud business," muimiired old Lu Hnniee alter looking long and careful ly nt the disaster. "Abuse of goods, equipment or elothing furnished by the gov ernment is a case for court martl.il." Then, having pronounced these words, he walked off pulling his mustache. The little lilj-r wept still hinder, lie beheld himself ulrcudy in nrrest ns he passed the bridge, curried olT to a dark dungeon bctvus'it two gendarmes, who should be his judges. He tried in vain to move them, saying; "It was not for my self. It was to provide a dish tor my poor old grandmother, who bus nothing for supper." The military code was indexible. Tiny disgraced loin, broke hi.-i life, his little sword, led him off in disgrace to a place he hud but two minutes before inarched bravely past at the head of the soldiers. Then, thinking of Ids grandmother, sliff with cold, lie lost consciousness, ami, wishing to die at once, drew his body paililully over the frozen giotiud toward tho pond of black water where already the slats were rellected. Ill what a marvelous couu try did the little lifer find himself! Softly the bril liant light was rellected into the icy vaults. Long grass covered iili crystal lose in tine columns and mingled with the mosses on the borders like line silvery beurils, lorming a thousand pioiiichudcs and the most magiiilicent urcliiiect ore ho had ever seen. To the right and left along the links in little grottoes ill" homes of the water rats und crevasses thai form under lho water the valley of i he subterranean world slept innumerable frogs of all kinds nnd sizes. He filled nu immense basket with them to take to hi grandmother. The counc il of war alarmed him no longct . lie lvuicmhcicd the disaster to his breeches but vaguely. Only one thing surprised him- to line! it so wnriu under the ice. 'Chen he felt very huppy and went to sleep wi;h the frogs. The lit tle lifer slept a long time. Suddenly a well known voice awakened him his grandmother's voice. "Chut!" she suid, and he opened his eyes. "Oh, you bad boy, to frighten us so!" 'Che little lifer shook with fear when he beheld La Kiiinee standing ut the foot of his bed, with his deep set eyes, his long liiustuche. "The breeches! The court martial! Don't let them curry me away!" And lie grasped his grandmother's gown in despair. Hut his grandmother leiissitrccl hjm. The good Lu lLiinee had druwu him half dead from the water, li'i.c n and .1. veri.-h. Then he had related the adventure to the eoioin l. and the colonel, inuoh moved, had instantly sent olf an orderly with a string of sausage und a new pair of trousers. The sausugi! simmered on the stove; the trousers hung on a nail. Hxchange. ic!! .vie"". ,"ve.vov'.v, cJ',xC,V'ji,Vi;i;'.'c.t',!ii;l li iyrl .Mathews wns Invited to dine at the L'Msicg', Mf icily a f tiuily nffali.aii'l Win duly "Ictcl, for be knew It meant the rrucl.il lr.oi.ieiit i.f his lit'", when he would be con iderecl a possible lover fot tlm clever IMiih Losc-ing, to whom ht hud lust his heart on lust ncquiiiutuiice. Thu dinner was, one of those duiuty Higrcgations of silver and cut glass and de -orntive chivn u'h'ch give a bizurie ef fed lo our minis nt the present time, even when o' e's feelings mint he ti"l Wl'h bile I'll. hi , I of kept nut if si.dit, an 1 wl.-n It. is i s-( 'ill crime- to' c nt any thing wlih ii spoon. Hut lieyal Miuhow. was nec ustoeied to modern luxury and tt'i-ll I li.no died before. lie would have admitted tha- lie did not know the whole social hiMoVth. 'Chat Kdith Losaing would attempt to Judge of a man's mor als by his milliners never occurred to hill. liefoie t',e dinner wns well beguu Ma thews wa i iiv are (hat hi somo way he had offended Miss Loslng. IMith Losiing's friends wero much iifrnil thut she would end her days lu single blessedness, or ekie go through the woods und pick up the ligui alive crooked stick ns a Inst opportunity. So many eli gible men had sought her hand ami been refused that It was currently reported that she liud been disappointed in love und wns determined to live and die ml el l maid. Hei friends hud oil several ocinsions t'tiiiounced themselves satisfied with the i nndiilulo, only to bu told thnt Miss IMith had refuse 1 him. The trouble wns that IMith was hyper crMcal. It wits s i with other tilings he sides the affect ions. She took nil tho sweetness out of life by finding Its stigur was adul'.eriited w ith clinik. She left thu sky out of he r Inn lseapcs and mutilated her i'ieiidi by petty ciiticism. She lull hi. il'd or read romewhero that. Iiiauiieis -.'t rc th" shadows of moral.'i, and by this ha'f inch rule she measured men. The day alter dinner she went to lunch with her best friend, who boarded ut i: s'.ute'.y hotel and was a person of common sci.se, the scarcest commodity on e:tr;ii. She was fond of Kdith, whih) bewailing tie positive virtues wkiea made her so disagreeable. "I met All. ii Ilolhrook in the lobby, and he stood nnd talked with Ine wlthcut removing his hat," she ntinoimeed to her be.'.t friend alter they had lunch. id und V .or" sealed ill tile pallor of the hotel, 'Then I ttppose ynu will disallow him a .-ingle i.ood quality,' lelnlliked tile It. 1 '. "H it it was such a want of respect," complaitn d Kdlth. "Put. U on another busl.-j, Perhaps, new woman, he was treating you with the fi dom of good comradeship. Could he pay y hi it gretitc r con.pliine;il?" " The -e w vnuian will dc-micud ovciy acknowledgment of social form," answer ed IMith. "I was tuihciiruhlc nuie 11"! s." "Let us think that he was so glad to see ynu that lie never once thought of his hi.'. It will he more charitable. Hut, tell inc. lor I nm dying to know, Is Itey.il M sit hi vs to be the huppy intiti?" "itryal Mathews is an iiitiufTerable boor!' relic tod Kdith with a good deal of asperity, showing that she was secretly hurt. "V'litit did lie do? You toll me lie wa 10 iliue with you yesterday. Did ho eat with his knb'eV" ''Worse, a thousand tittles worse." "Did he do as Kniersoii did when Mar garet Fnlh r was his giiert cut 111 his shirt sleeves'.'" "No, and he is not an K:i!etson." "I insist upon you telling mo the depth nnd breadth of his trnns-gressioii. If you do not, I shall ask him myself wheu ho culls tit 5, as he promised:" "Very well, I will toll you, and tho conscipiciic; s he on your own head. You know that 1 pride myself on my hottse keepif.i', an ' t! at r.M lh clni and silver h; tain ii i ...e ' 1 ).v t:iv e'f. I think I can claim spotless b. ilii.it.i y fur the table ware, yet. when that i.n.n sat down nt tho table v I. nt d.c y .in t! ink he d! I? J'.'.it Volt Won.l Jiev. I guess Co, not it! tl life time. Tim wretch picked up ii corner of the 1'ihleelo'h and deliberately polished ti." t his g'.a.-s. then the plate and finally tic silver i t !d" plate. It was done in a Inomc'ut. but with tin attempt at conceal ment I w a -i so thankful that no ono cltiu saw him- the affair would have been talked over in the kitchen." Kdith waited for a burst of Indignation from her H. K. and was surprised tit a penl of laughter. This wns followed by a grave thotightfuhiess, and then tho best friend said: "My 'iear. I'oyal Mathews was uncon sciously following n habit acquired lit the hotels of our country, where food is served in haste nnd often by Incompe tent help I do not Imagine the poor fel low wns for a moment conscious of what he was i cully doing, und I admit that tho hubit is a very careless one. Hut it rates several degrees less than a crime." "I don't know about that." said Kdith, but with a relieved look. "I have always looked upon a man's manners as his cre dentials; they either uplift lilm or de grade hlin," "Yes, my Edith, but you must not for get the 'awful soul that dwells In clay.' Yon make much of the accomplishments i f the clay, but there Is the deeper life that is its sanitation. And now limy I ii.-k what is that object on which you have been wreaking your will ever since we came In from timetable?" Kdith locked mid was nghnst. "It. Is a table napkin." she said. "Where did I get it?" "Carried it off with you 'unconsciously, O woman ol cruel judgment! Suppose I were to accuse you of appropriation? Yon see how easy it is to forget ourselves 11 ml become in tt motiient objects of c ui (letniiati ii or suspicion. Charily, my deal', will even condone the swallowing of 1 nives uud the abstraction of imp kins " The best friend rang fhu bell and gave a waiter the suspicious object. Then lloval M.itleeVH wus announced uud teas astonished beyond measure to find his lady of tie ice of the preceding day ns warm and glowing us Hebe. Kxvliuuge. 0 Tim borough authorities of Sloolton have decided that stray dog's are not to be tolerated in that town. Orders havo been Issued Unit from this time forth all ling's running; aiiiund the town without collars on which the name of the owner is engraved will 1m taken in charge and if not claimed within 24 hours will be shot. The stimeoi'dinunce should bu adopted hero as thorn are msinv worthless curs run- in our streets. niftier ut largo o A party of .voting mini encamped lilting the Susiiieliuiiiiii river ubove M ilUirsl.own the oilier day attempted to milk a cow bi.lono'incT to Mulconi Ituchiinun. One of them liufd the cow by the horns while the cither utteuiptcd lo milk lit r. In tlie scullle which en sued the cow fell over a bridge into a rti vine und wus so badly hurt that she died a few days after. The young men had to puy 10 for their fun Per ry County Democrat,. Small iJlunionils More Perfect. There i.ro more perfect sniull diamonds than taere me perfect large ones, and v. here il Mini gels together ll collection of perfect diamonds lie is most likely to huve u collection of small ones. Thus the diuiiniiiils owned by Americans lire lio'. ns a rclc, so large us ule the ones owned in Kurope. Artificial light en ables the European diamond wearer to Wear big htoliej thut Ule not altogether perfect. Muggjc Made it all Right, , "Maggie, did you make that chicken broth?" "Oi did, mum . " "l can't find it, anywhere about; what did yon do with It?'! "Sure uti' fli.it. ilse would Ol do wid il but fudii it lu iho ehickoiis, 11111111?" Some men uro so polite thut Ihey tuko all' their bats when they tulk to a woman over lho telejibotie. tlie Sic , !' C't . t - Wltll J witli ,t v. itl, 4 Defy ha- a wai kin-.,, , ( part, and tilict I 1 ,., , ' lilteriiiioii ill rayed m i, ,i , Ul tie garment uud an uit ',',',''.' shn Idered. I wns nt,,,, Kl j': I1111I oilemlecl tlie cook, er ha id to be plop, iv that poteiilute. Jt,,t ., I I.. .1 " !'' vi ecu niej 111 me liri'ter IHvo g 'tiius much rM. , v., rles are t'"t to h, it,.-, "I Hi, such n 1 u 1 ..),, ,, .' A a V ef greet llsir. Ii was the cook tu n s she gouif "It's n limnv thing" "Not that sort ,,r ),, ., old boy. ( 'mill's let ,. ., "Oh, well," I si, el it, lu.v you win piny tricks tioti" She stopped glance. "Dick Penis )uiul, remarked. ") ii k Ken-is!" I wli'ci,. "Do not make that 1,11,1,, great dignity. "V,.s, ,vlt, . What or ll?" ' "My dear," I began r "1 lon't cull me 'my r; " 1n tho suburbs. 1 , . t , j that at luncheon tin,,.," "Yon don't inei.ii t !,;' that 1'errls culled yuu ;uy','l "Of course not. It K,nu been half so had if Uc Im,; nie as if 1 weru oil nu,! ,,',, , "Why, I thought he u.,',,',',,' Mllltf An, I sht trltle mure hopefully. "Well-lting ago"-. "Not so very long n go," ),,, "Kotis ngo," I p, r.cio he was one of the- ti c- t,.;i,, "Pin not cook," she lini.!,,,,' Is true. !' did- loll., , ;,! i stq posed to He t.i some cutlnn lish ph "Ah, I nu, lei st in, , "His henrt I.- win 1. don't"- A i III I was u i' t "Am I that kind mantled wri-thf'illv f'nr, KH. la; I. g .; . ,, rV fv a ' "f "iMl't I til mj .:airi. " s I . i;c-it ili'l'j to marry oil' the li.ei,.; ed ilayv?" "Well, perhrps." ly like Iheiu to ,: does help on the pi girls are never wi; '!. rii'Yn her. "No. it w usn't that ut nil. V together wrong." "Certainly," I c,iti,'ii.i never thought r v. : .j,, was it, then ?" "He has changed . ttv-p j. snld vlgoiei'sly. "He , iS t eoiiveiitic mil. fo nniic.v, si ,, Very dillerc nt Item tic 'ik 1 "i mi--or';" 1 int.M en. J. "Yen I now." I din. I knew in,,!-.' tlintl huve believed possible. "May I huve sei'n t, I . ly. 1 got It and toil v.-y.-.! !','ty second!!. She tool.! , inciv (I., und as for l.tic k- l a'i. u i! .is,, won!.! not 'cntvr' "Ko you hud iiisi!!j;i your yijuthiul otepsV' I interest. "It'k all very well p.r ; n she sai l. "Yen l.n'"i i: lour nature. N,,w, dont mij misfortune not your fault, thnt ubotit everythiie;. fr"iii c: stud to losing I'l.oiUo'' "I wusu't going to sry It," I "Keully, you are tn i.tit.' in ly." "Poor eld boy! Hut t!,u nn of that idiot rallies me." "Thnt Idiot," I said. "WUil Dick, of course. If N'lii v st npid" "lint yet w. re '.Uh What has thnt to do "':! "A great di al- soiij.-i : 1 i::i; ago. vc hen ! ! '!ic 1 uud I was cei'iaiuli Sell1 erieion," with a half gr eiti'iting look at nn- I w:ia mnl-.iug a thank '' t-ug.' "A thank etieriiig," I ;; illely puzzled. "H'll wl. dl"J isn't Lent or anything, i it';" "When lleliseness tiinll" point." sulci my coinpaiii n "'':l should be a capital offeiisi'." "Whu t huve I done now?" I despairingly. "Who mentioned yen? I w' generally. Ordinary "'"Vie. know." "That's not the point. 1 wan' about the thank olicriiis'" "Oli, well." she began l.""''1' At that moment Pulai room. 1 en n never rid ti.vn''" fill suspicion thnt 1 do ii"t ' Parker's npproi'ui She lAui' nt me und said: "A parcel for you, nin'mn." "Oneu it. Parker," Ktiid lookinu amused nnd slightly t1"' And Purker, the irrepriisii'lm1 luver lifter luver of tni'i', ti": lug to light un eliihorutvly i' cigar box. "You extravagant person "What Is It?" She laughed. "The thank oflering." "Hut whut is It, rcnl'j ''" "Dick's wedding piouH my wife. Pluck ami YVliite. THE FIELD FRATEfiMfV ... I . .! t! ' I 1 1H VThrm Occd'a rtVicr JciMlw Ic ? Tub l.imoloia I Iml id' Kuil " I" lilt thijuren ail will mi"' ,j:'' An tl,iwix In tin- ti -1,1 Ttici-o each onu h;m il ie"la i tn Cucli jceaiflii nl the a teic 1 .,, h l,un u foollcM ell I'- ' A ulucu Icr taiKliic'.-n u'i'l 'l'l "" No pitvilcmi tans u ll, w.'l'.-"1 To I'ultll'n whole m,,o ot 't The tlouw!, stone I, vc'l 01 (: With v.i'ul iiuai'iunu to I" Ami II...... ,u .1... I. .,-(' II" I'll''1'' lint uljot.l l,r,.ll ,r us l-l"-1 1 llu.v U..I..I flu.ir lH,a,ltV OH U1- l'1' 1 ..... ... ..!....' i .-,il Jill. ' ' They worry net; then- ' 'n l.u)cj i,v it.r meal oi tai..ili:ii i t i.ll, und "' 1 11 tcil boding un th. ir t,' ,ii" " Thin iiclik- hhhiic cliic'W cud I"1 III khiK'loniH of I'cicoilit.v- Be Inin flier HcM i" il'i'-s iiri-'O Taut I'ueli uno ndo'" " ' .uk..i ou int. -a t'llll Ol akjuy r.iln mil haui. i-"1'1' Anil nil rhv buck, wltii I'"1'' Tlii'lr rkl.c-i io tin. nm "' l,.'U lucic (, etneu (liu tn -t lr ;'";! A U'Sl.'iini nt et iji otlcTIi"""' -tilwln Ulurkliuin In SiltunUy Aii L'nloi tuiialo yUi l'iilioei,iun,-"Loili l"1'''' the neighbors tell " , j our wife every dli v at ft''"111' und I have called In tel. '""'" Hot to stop." Surprised Citi.eii Whv. what in the wol what you mean. That daughter leuruing t" .'Ileal ; hi-oh, 1 in)' .u.
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