THE MESSAGE OF THE MUSIC.
Whal'i (hit the fiddle's snyln' which the
others inn hear?
MMlm that's a-hovcrin' betwixt a nmile
an' tear!
?omethin' of the pant time the shadow an'
tha beam,
4Yn' I hear it for the laat time in a dream
in a dream!
"The old lada are weary
Youth muit have a chance
Too old to dance now
Too old to dance! "
tT FRANK L. BTAIfTOS.
On merry nights 1 hear it from my chimney-corner
place;
Rosy cheeka aroun' me, with the dimplea
in a race!
An' I aeem to feel their freahneaa a breath
of golden mrl.
Aa movin' to the tnualc they awing the
aweetheart-girla!
"The old lada are lonesome
Youth muat have a chance;
Too old to dance now
Too old to dance! "
That' how the ftddl-'a aingin' in a tune to
them unknown
A aort of farewell message to the heart of
me alone!
"Yon W reaped the youth-time rosea
yon ve had your day and time;
The twilight round you close, where bells
of Memry chime:
"The old lads are lonesome
Youth must have a chance;
Too old to dance now
Too old to dance!"
From Uncle Remus' Magazine.
..
By M. r. Hardlnajr.
' "The Scrap" wondered why "Mum"
never came to him now. He had not
been specially naughty lately. Of
course, ho hffd done many things' he
Dught not to have done, but that was
nothing unusual; he always had done
them, ever since he could remem
ber, and "Mum" had reproached and
forgiven him. That was the usual
routine, and everything seemed
changed now. He had tried being
food so good that nurse thought
he must be sickening for something
without result; and then in des
peration he had Indulged in all the
mischief he could think of. vainly
clinging to the hope that his mis
deeds would be brought to the no
tice of "Mum."
All of no use. Nurse used to chide
him herself, but It was In a very half
hearted way. More often she kissed
and petted him, and called him her
"poor lamb," which was all very well
In Its way, but nurse wasn't "Mum,"
and it was "Mum's" attention that
"The Scrap" craved for. No one
could take her place; it had been so
different before daddy went away.
They had always come to say good
Bight to their little boy then, and
what a Joyous sight It was to see
"Mum" all dressed up in some beau
tiful shiny stuff, with lovely things
twinkling In her hair and on her
neck and arms, and she never seemed
afraid of her finery being tumbled
by the baby hands which clung so
lovingly about her, and daddy had
always looked so proud and happy.
What glorious times those had been,
and what an awful day it was when
daddy went away. He "The Scrap"
i wanted so much to cry. It seemed
o cruel for daddy to have to go
away. But daddy was a soldier, and
his country was in need of him, and,
of course, a soldier's firBt duty was
to obey his country's call, however
hard It might be to leave those dear
to him, and "The Scrap" had blinked
hard to keep back the tears when
he said good-by, because ho would
be a soldier, and wear a medal, too,
Borne day, and daddy had told him to
.be brave and take care of mummy
until he came back, and Qummy used
to cry a lot at first, so it took "The
Bcrap" all his time to carry out his
daddy's charge, and comfort her.
But that all seemed such a long
time ago. There was no need for
him to comfort mummy now, for she
never cried, and Bhe went about to
balls and parties JuBt the snme as
ever, the only difference being that
he forgot to come and say good
night to "The Scrap" when he was
snugly tucked up in his little cot. Of
course, Bho forgot; she could' not
do such a thing willfully. "The
Scrap" never for a moment doubted
that, only he did so wish she would
try and remember again; It was such
dreary work lying awake hour after
hour hoping desperately to hear the
soft swish of her dress against the
door of his little room, as he used
to in the old days which seemed so
far, bo very far away now.
If only daddy would come back
perhaps everything would be all
right again, but "The Scrap" heard
vague rumors of skirmishes, and his
baby mind managed to grasp the fact
that daddy would not bo home for a
long time yet.
But why should "Mum" change?
He puzzled his three-year-old brain
over this In vain. Why was It "Mum"
never told nurse to bring him down
to see her as she' UBed to? It was
not that she did not care so much,
his loyal heart stoutly rejected such
a preposterous idea. If he ventured
to ask nurse why he wsb not taken
down to the drawing-room as In the
old days, her only reply was to take
mm on tier lap nnd klsa him, and
tell him not to worry himself. But
that was no use. It was a kiss from
mum he wanted, not nurse, and
me ever-present question In the
child's mind was, how to make
Mum remember him again.
Sometimes from tha II II pirv V i ' :
dow he would catch a glimpse ofjier
Bne swept Into the carriage Wait
ing tO taka her ft. or a prion ..-..il,..
- w i-,...... 'i (iuiiich J i
dinners, but she never looked up to
waye ner hand to the little face
pressed BO eaareriv mrnlnit tha nin.
dow; she never saw the loving kisses
inrown to her, and no one but "The
Scran" knew what an ..,,,, it ...
to keep back the tears which strug-
'u so nara to escape from the big
blue eyes when the carriage disap
peared from sight.
. ,
Ah, but "The Scrap" was not the
uuo woo Buffered. "Mum" had
not forgotten; she was only trying
to forget. If only daddy had not
been obliged to go. She was so happy
before, but now now she did not
know herself, Bhe never dared to
look hack, she tried so hard to put
aside the memory of the quiet, gray
haired soldier who had gone to obey
the call of duty, but even when, with
a desperate effort. Bhe lost Bight of
nim. she could not quite put away
rtr!?eiUbruce of tt ""' of inno-
han IK8.,5"' l0k,n hW ,nto
5?i wb,IU oft, chubby hand
.Uoked her fac., d the words,
ll mum!" "-
have ti b? ea" Wh,ch woul11
nave been deaf to them.
r Poor "mum" she was fatally
pretty Md dtpto..bly weak y
Who turn.? P 0t a8ttery t0 Um
Co if , ? Wfty uni trl to
ly .. UnC9 WM feeb,e- nd "adu
wifcUtened sip. at fflr. unon a
deeper draught, and at last she was
going to drain the cup to the end,
never heeding the dregs which, of a
surety, she would find at the bottom.
It was late when she reached
home.
"You can go, Mary; I can manage
by myself," she said to the Bleepy
maid awaiting her. Left to herself
"Mum" sat down before the glass,
her head was aching, her mind in a
whirl. With an effort she collected
herself, and tried to think calmly.
Somehow or other she had man
aged not to think much during these
last few weeks, but now she wanted
to think, she must face facts boldly
to-night, for this was the end of her
old life, to-morrow would see the
dawn of a new one, and she won
dered fearfully If the future would
bring all the happiness she expected.
She would want so much to take the
place of all she was sacrificing for it.
Her husband, whose first thought had
ever been for her, her child she
caught her breath and turned a sob
Into a gasp and hurried on her lux
urious home, everything, was It
worth ltT But, of course, had she
not given her word? And, after
nil, love was everything.
With fingers all damp and tremb
ling sho hurriedly unclasped the
glittering Jewels which "The Scrap"
had beheld with wondering eyes, and
shrill screams of delight and put
them carefully Intp her Jewel case.
"Ob, Jim, Jim," she murmured, as
she turned the key, "at least you shall
have bark all you gave me, all but
your name, and you will take that,
too in time, but not as it was. I
can t give it to you unstained. Oh,
Jim! why did you marry me? Why
did I let you? But I can't help It,
I can't help tt, It was all a mistake.
"O' course; why, 'Mum,' I'd die
(!ed without yon. 'Mum,' won't It
be nice when daddy comes back, and
we're all happy again? P'r'aps he'll
take us all to the Zoo."
"If I let you Btay here will you go
to Bleep again at once?" asked
"Mum."
"Yea, but you come to bed, too.
I'm glad you're not angry with me
for coming, and, 'Mum,' do you think
you could manage to say good-night
to me every night like you used to?
It only takes a tiny little time,"
asked "The Scrap" coaxlngly.
It was some time before "Mum"
could reply, and thon Bhe seemed to
have Bome difficulty in controlling
her voice.
"Yes, I think I shall be able to
find time for that." she answered at
length.
"I'm bo glad, the time will go so
much quicker now, and daddy'll come
back sooner If the time goes quicker.
I b'lleve I'm going to sleep now,
'Mum.' "
"Mum" stooped to kiss him.
"Good-night, darling," she said
gently. She went. Into the dressing
room, nnd taking up the half-written
letter, tore it into tiny fragments.
" 'Mum,' " called a small, drowsy
voice, "when I'm growed up I'll be a
soldier and have a medal like daddy,
won't I?"
"If you are a good and brave man,"
aid "Mum" solemnly. Detroit
News-Tribune.
MemlxT of the Romd.
Dr. Pearl Hale Tatman. of
j Eureka Springs, Ark., Is a member
of the "Eclectic" Stnte Board of
Examiners. An Arkansas City paper
says she's "the first woman ever ap
I pointed to the examining board of a
! medical society in Arkansas." She
has been In practice for a dozen years
I or o. Her husband Is a doctor, too.
The Judgment of Women.
I have been beloved, said Ernest
Renan, by the four women whoso
I love was of the most comfort to mo:
1 my mother, my sister, my wife and
I my daughter. I have had the better
, part, and It will not bo taken from
I me; for I often fancy that the Judg
ments which will be passed upon us
In the valley of Jehosaphat will bo
neither more nor less than those of
women, countersigned by the Al-mightv.
OF THE FIFTIES.
Writers Famous Then, Hut Seldom
Rad To-dny.
Are we less "sentimental" and
"poetical" than we were fifty or sixty
years ago? This question has been
brought afresh to my mind by the
recent Inheriting of a small box of
books from an aunt who was, evident
ly, terribly sentimental in the 40s and
BOs. The books are ar. amusing lot
a lot seldom seen nowadays except In
Explanations.
Nothing Is more fatal to friendly
relations than complaints and re
proaches and demands for explana
tions. People must be Judged In the
wholeness of their conduct. A thou
sand subtle Influences, unexpected
and unforeseen events, have their
action and reaction on life. Many a
temporary alienation Is effectively
overcome by silence. Reproaches,
questionings, but widen the gulf.
Leaving It alone, taking up other In
terests and ideas, bridges it over.
Lilliau Whiting.
AS IT STRIKETH THE PHILOSOPHER.
(By H. J. THIEDE.)
1. The most credulous of mortals Is ho who Is persuaded of
his own greatness.
2. At sunset our shadows read the stars, yet we are no greater
at death than at birth.
3. A wise man knoweth discretion. Yea, and a silent tongue
Is his also.
4. It is not so very different to prove some one else a hypocrite!
that is not the same thing as proving your own virtue.
5. Whenever a man offers to let you In on the ground floor it's
a pretty safe rule to take the elevator for the roof garden.
6. If you snore the pleasure is all yours.
7. Happiness is a by-product of Industry.
8. There isn't any such thing as being your own boss In this
world unless you're a tramp, and then there's the constable.
9. There's nothing comes without calling In this world, and
after you've called you've generally got to go and fetch It yourself
10. When a man hasn't anything to say, that Is the best time
not to say it.
11. A good conscience Is a continual Christmas.
12. Yesterday's savings are to-day's legacies.
Eyes Cut Longer,
Tt was whispered In Paris that the
eyes of a famous actress, which wero
described as "deep, mysterious, long,
' almond-shaped and dark," owed much
of their beauty to a alight operation
performed upon them. As soon as
the news spread, many Parisian so
, ciety women submitted to similar
operations, with astonishing results
"Unfortunately for blue-eyed worn-
! en," says tho veracious chronicler of
this optical wonder, "the operation is
successful only with dark eyes."
New Haven Register.
I might go. and I'll take only what
was mine before before "
She changed the shimmering gown
for a loose robe, and sat down to
write; for a long time she sat there
with the paper before her, thinking;
then with a sudden effort she dipped
the pen In the Ink, and wrote fevor
lshly, hardly pausing for a second!
When she had written a page she
stopped, and throwing down the pen;
rose and walked rapidly up and down
the room.
"I'm suffocating in here, I must
have air," she gasped, pressing her
hand to her throbbing head.
She turned from the dressing
room to her bedroom which opened
out of it; and crossing to the window
opened It wide.
The eool night air fanned her
cheeks, and gradually the unnatural
excited feeling left her. She looked
at the dark, peaceful-looking skv.
with the tlnv stars twinkling In It.
and as she looked something moved
In the room behind her.
She turned round, and uttered a
low cry of surprise. A small form
was siuing up in tne bed; with ti
curious tight feeling about her throat
Bne approacnea it.
"The Scrap" regarded her with
half-sleepy, half-frightened eyes.
'Please, 'Mum,' don't be angry," said
the small voice pleadingly.
"Mum" sat on the bed, and took
one of the little hands in hers.
"How did you get here, Mannle?
she asked gently.
"I corned myself," replied "The
scrap proudly.
"Yes, but why why are you not
In your own bed and asleen?"
"I was, only I heard the carriage
come, and it woked mo up, and
nurse was asleep, bo I waited to Bee
if you would come to me, and then
when you didn't, I thought I'd come
to you," explained the child.
"But why to-night? You have
never come before, why did you come
to-night?"
" 'Cause It's such a long time since
you came to me, and I wanted you
so much, and I bored It and bored it
as long as I could, and the tears hu.-t
bo, 'Mum' you can't think how hard
It 1b not to cry them so at laat I
had to come. I had to, 'Mum;' I
wanted you to 'member me agan."
"Have you wanted me so much,
dear?" suid "Mum" with a sob. -
"Oh, ever so much oh, don't cry,
'Mum,' don't; you haven't done that
since Juat after daddy went away,
and he uald I was to take care of you.
Oh, 'Mum,' dear, do come to bed, and
snuggle cloBe to me. and let's to tn
sleep together. My! Won't nurae
be in a rage in the morning!" aald
"Tho Benin." his evea uhlnlnir with
delight ut the thought of nurse's dls-
coinmure wnon she discovered his ab
sence.
"Would you mlaa 'Mn m v.rv
much if ahe wont away?" asked hla
mother, trying to smlla. ,
the ten-cent traya outside the second
hand shops. Books that, alas for tho
fall! sold in their days for several
dollars and were the dear adornments
and treasures of tho household. Let
me recount the titles of a few to en
lighten the young, ind to recall their
youthful admiration to those who,
like my aunt, once cherished. (What
have you done with yours, dear
ladles?) There Is Willis, and a very
elaborate Fltz-Greene Halleck. Prob
ably many of us now of "the usual
age" learned in our youth. If wo had
sentimental aunts (and It Is to be
hoped we all had, for they are a
sweet and dellcato memory. What
will our children do for such? Shall
we ever, to a coming generation, bo
redolent of a lavendered past? I fear
not rather, of easoleno' i ... -
our youth to recite (fragments still
come to us in the watches of the
night) MarcoB Bozzarls; though we
have probably forgotten who wrote it
I had. till I found it In this book.
Religion went. In those days, hand
in hand with sentiment and poetry
not with philanthropy. Among the
books are "Scenes in the Lives of the
Patriarchs and Prophets," "Scenes in
the Lives of the Apostles," "Scenea In
the Life of the Saviour," by the Poets
and Painters; all illustrated with the
same sort of pictures, the same Benti
mental long-lashed young woman in
the same clothes, with weeping wil
lows and battlemented towers for
backgrounda. And the curious part
of it la that nearly all the poets se
lected for such expansive elaboration
are now but names hardly that,
Mrs. Hemans, Thomas Dale, N. p
WIUIb, Miss Landon, George Crolyj
John Pternont. Mr. ai.
Thomaa Raffles (!), William Cross-
wen; these and oven less kn.iwn i,t.
terly unknown names, appear over
and over again and nnot. h.j
written before mxn? -:,., n. ....... .
"wiuuoi a
Magazine.
Men and Women.
When a woman becomes flurried
she feels for a fan. When a man
becomes flurried he feels for n clgai.
Women Jump at conclusions nnd
generally hit. Men reason things out
logically and generally miss them.
Some women can't pass a milli
nery store without looking In. Some
men can't pass a saloon without going
In.
Women love adoration, approba
tion, self-lmmolatlon on the part of
others. So do the men.
A woman always carries her purse
in her hands so that other women
will see It. A man carries his in his
insioi pockets eo that his wife won't
Bee It.
Wear Rubber Roots.
Wlilio It has always served Its pur
pose as waterproof footwear, the
wearing of the rubber boot has been
confined largely to the masculine sex.
A number of the young women of
Muskogee, however, have discovered
that Muskogee mud is real mud and
that the shoes will not stand the con
tinual quantity of earth and water
which coat the streets of the city
during the winter or rainy season.
Many of them appear on the street
wearing neat little rubber boots. The
dress of the girl may be of the latest
cut, and the hat of the latest style,
but peeping from beneath the skirt
is the rubber boot, plain and sensible.
- Muskogee Correspondence Kansas
City Journal.
are encouraging to those who desire
to live long and look their test all
the time. Happily for us we live In
a time when old women nre scarce.
We keep young, and ours Is evident
ly not the only period in the world's
history when youth has not had it
all its own way. Helen of Troy did
not elope with Paris till she was over
forty, and must have retained her
beauty long after that, for years after
her husband received her back with
Joy.
Perhnps the most poignant anguish
a pretty woman knows Is when she
finds that her charms have waned
in nine cases out of ten because she
has let them go. Ninon de l'Enclos
was wiser. For three generations she
fascinated the youth of Prance, and
Bome of the most successful toilet
preparations and secrets for tho
preservation of life and beauty wo
owe to her. At seventy-two we hear
of the Abbe Bernis fulling in love
with her; but then, Bhe cultivated
her mind ns well as her beauty, and
her sprightly wit contributed to her
charms. When women find that they
are becoming stodgy, Inclined to sit
quietly and become unduly fat they
should bestir themselves. They are
eating too much, or, at all events,
not digesting what they eat.
Diet has everything to do with
good looks and long life. What we
do not digest clogs the system. We
are thereby bringing poison Into our
bodies and filling up our veins, and
it Is this that stops the working
powers which we call life. The mind
keeps the body active, the talents
and tho members that we neglect
become Inactive. We let ourselves
go, we Imagine we cannot do many
things thnt are perfectly within our
reach, and so we insensibly allow
ourselves to grow old, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Those who wish to live long
should cultivate happiness as a duty;
watch their hair, their teeth, and
their skins with n view to keeping
them in a perfectly healthy, active
condition, and above all the teeth,
because unless food Is properly mas
ticated. It is doing harm rather than
good. Keep off the use of fal3e teeth
to the last possible moment, and
never have a tooth out that can pos
sibly be kept In. If you find they are
falling out sound and good, as they
will do, bestir yourself and see what
medicines you are taking and in
which of them mercury Is disguised.
Do not make a habit of taking
things too hot or too cold; both ure
bad for the teeth. Do not cover the
hair up or keep parting In the same
place, or strain and tlo too' tightly.
It Is far easier to preserve hair in
health and the skin in good condi
tion than restore them, and as n rule
you require good and constant advice
from those who have made a study ot
tho subject.
Early rising Is conducive alike to
health, beauty and longevity, but it
must be early to bed if early to rise.
You cannot burn the candle at both
ends. Too much Bleep is as bad ns
too little, but too little exhausts
vitality, and as the years creep on
a little wise resting now and then
without doubt prolongs life.
Exercise should be persevered In,
even against the grain. At all stagos
It is well to be merry, active, inter-
NEWS OF PENNSYLVANIA
FIGHT WITH T.MOl NT.
Huntingdon ( Special t. The ex
treme cold and deep snows have
cnuBed the more ferocious of the wild
animals In this section to become
exceedingly dangerous, lli-ars, wild
cats and catamounts, driven down
from tho mountains, are devastating
the farmers' atock. nnd In several In
stances have attacked pedestrians on
the public roads Sergeant Russell
R. Henry, a veteran of the Civil War.
who resides about five mlU'B from
this city, left here for his homo, his
route being along the base of Ter
race Mountain.
Within n mile of his destination
he was attacked by a largo cata
mount, which sprang upon him from
an over-hanging rock, aftr dogging
his footstepa for more than a mile.
Mr Henry waa borno to tho ground
by the shock, and momentarily rend
ered Insensible. A fox hound which
accompanied him gave battle to the
eatamount until Mr. Henry recov
ered, when he succeeded In drawing
his pocket knife. A furious struggle
between the man and dog and starv
ing beast followed, in which the dog
wus killed, and Mr. Henry received
serious wounds on hla face and
hands. A neighbor Boon after the
encounter found Mr. Henry uncon
scious from loss of blood, and con
veyed him to his home, where he Is
receiving medical attention.
The body of the catamount was
found about 200 yards from the
scene of the fight. It measured four
feet three Inches In length, and had
died from loss of blood.
STATE'S FISH PHOIH CTIOV.
Hnrrisburg (Special!. There are
some changes In the method of com
piling annual reports In that handed
by Fish Commissioner Meehan to the
Governor. Tables have been stricken
out wherever possible or reduced to
the very smallest dimensions. In
other places the Commissioner has
had the superintendents of the liatcti
cries expand their reports to him so
as to explain tho methods in fish cul
ture work pursued during the year
and the Commissioner hiniBelf In his
portion views tho entire work of fish
hatching.
Tho report shows a very large
amount of work done. There aro
eight hatcheries from which there
were distributed nearly 70.0i0,000
fish, of which over 1100. 000, 000 were
food fishes exclusively, like the white
fish, lake herring, shad and yellow
perch, and about 9,000,000 purely
game fish, like trout and bass, and
the remainder about 330,000,o00
which are classed as both food and
game fish, like the wall-eyed pike and
pickerel.
Eggs take from tho Stnte hatcher
ies this year produced 6,000,000
young fish. The stock waB so In
creased that the yield next Autumn
should be over 8,000,000 and tha
following year 10,000.000.
A contract amounting to $.r58' was
awarded a firm for the constructing
of a 70-foot steam tug for egg gath
ering nnd patroling purposes in Lake
Erie.
HIS SI ICIHE DELIBERATE.
NorrlBtown (Special). Seated on
a chair In his home, at Lanadal.
William Webb blew off the top o
his head. Webb's method of sulcldf
was most deliberate and very odd
In execution.
Ho held the atock of the gun firm
ly between hla feet, steadying the
barrel with his knees. He attached a
string to the trigger and then threw
a loop over his big toe. When Joh
Boyle, a neighbor, found his bod
ne had been dead for hours. Illnei
Is supposed to hnve caused him t
commit the deed. Coroner King Is
investigating tno case.
BOMB i. MAIL FROM ITALY.
Easton (Special). Newton R.
Turner, Easton'B City Solicitor, re
ceived a package by mail from Italy,
and on opening it found a stick of
dynamite. It was capped and ready
to explode. One end of the stick
was burned, showing that the con
tents had been on flro at one time
after being wrapped up.
It could not be learned from what
place in Italy the package came. It
is supposed It was sent bv some one
against whom Mr. Turner at some
time brought suit for a client.
nn; powder contract.
Glbbatown (Special). It is ru
mored here that the United States
Government has Just issued tendera
for the largest contract for high ex
plos(ve8 ever made, to be used on the
Panama Canal.
The DuPont neonlo In nntlctnntlnn
of being the successful bidders are
making great preparations at their
Glhbstown works to fill this order
and it is expected the plant will start
tin wuu a full working force this
week.
ELECTION DILEMMA.
Norristown (Special). Which of
the two persona represented by the
names, Goorge W. Welker, John S.
Moaer, John Moser and J. S. Moser,
were elected Judge of elections In the
borough of Red Hill Is a question
thnt Is causing a great deal of dispute
in legal and political circles, and upon
which an informal decision has been
given in favor of Welker over his
lil'i opponent, John Moser.
All the Mosers named are one and
the same person. When it was too
late to have the candidates' names
nrlnteH nn the hnllnt n Citizens' Party
ested, and as the years accumulate i wns hastily organized in the town
Wi::- ON STRETCHER.
Kennett Square (Special). Plung
ing down a flight of stairs at three
o'clock which resulted In breaking
her leg In two places, a bride at 6
nnd the wedding Journey at 7 on a
stretcher to the hospital is the unique
experience of Mr. James Thompson,
of this place.
Mrs. Thompson, formerly Mrs.
Mary Gunning, tripped and fell in her
home while preparing for her nup
tials, but she would not hear of a
postponement, and Rev. Father John
H. O'Donnell, of St. Patrick's Catho
lic Church, performed the ceremony
according to schedule.
TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDED.
Scranton (Special). After the
Lackawanna Railroad came to the
rescue and sent the School Board of
Mlnooka a fat check, the strike of the
teachers was declared off. No con
cllatlon was necessary. The chil
dren of Mlnooka are sad.
The railroad has taken an appeal
from the assessor'a report and the
money was tied up until the com
pany yielded to a truce.
the duty is Just as imperative, as well
as taking every aid to beauty into
active consideration. Pittsburg
Fress.
Women Cab Drivers.
Tho Petite Republlque does not
think everything will be pleasant in
the existence of the womnn cab
driver. After the difficulties of the
oral and practical examinations will
come those of the streets of Paris.
"If," says tho writer, "the woman cab
driver draws, too much attention to
herself and, instead of aiding the
circulation of her fellow mortals, she
causes crowds to assemble, there is
no doubt she will have unpleasant
ness with the police. Further, If
when her horse falls she has need of
the aid of a man cab driver, more
habituated to that kind of work,
there is every prospect of crowds
gathering and of amusing 'proces ver
baux.' We give our future woman
drivers a counsel let them beware
of the Paris 'badaud.' " European
Edition of the Herald.
Writing to Himself.
"Some men on the roail writ. i.t.
tiers to themaelves before they get to
the next hotel, bo they will appear
'important' when thev resistor nnri
aak for their mall," said a hotel clerk.
"But that Isn't iilwavn th. mun
We soon catch on to them, because
wo see their handwriting on the reg
ister and on their mail Ami I ii. i iii ..jl
It once in a man whom I finally got
to know very well.
"He wasn't the klnri nf . r..n.,,..
who cared anything about appearing
important,- j round out, ao I asked
him Why hO did It. The exnlnnntfnn
waa very simple. He had a miserable
memory, and when he waa in another
town and wnnlil think nt nnm.Htnu
he had to do in Columbus he would
write it on a slip of paper and mall It
to hlniaelf. Ha didn't nut th. mem
orandum in hia pocket, for fear he
would forget about putting It there."
Columbus Dispatch.
Sense of Humor.
The famoua French comedian,
Monsieur Coquellu, repudiates the as
sertion that women are lacking in a
sense of humor. He aaya: "It ia
wonian'u appreciation of humor that
makes her so companionable; her
delicacy and exquisite tact that keep
her from thrusting it before your
face. But Just because ahe conceals
It, men make the mistake of thinking
it la not there. Perhapa I could not
cite a better example that women
have been given the senao of humor
than by pointing to Mme. Bernhardt.
She 1b full ot It. She Bees the
slightest fling; there is no bit too
subtle for her to aelze. And then
how ahe enjoys It! Her aense of the
ridiculous is most keen. She por
trays life's tragedies, but not one of
Its comedies escapes her. Her smile,
her laughter, they are ever roady to
break out. Tho can not be sup
pressed. She feels the mirthtuluess
of the world and that makes ber
ouly more keenly alive to Us sor
rowal" w
tm
Art of Looking Well.
It Is curious that many ot the
women noted for their longevity have
been some of the uioat beautiful,
and among thoae who have cultivated
beauty aa a science. Such examples
Skirls are shirred, pleated, gath
ered, draped In tunic style and laid
In panels.
In lingerie gowns narrow bands of
tucks alternate with the lace inser
tion, and make up most effectively.
A number of short wraps have the
Japanese sleeve with and without
undorsleoves of net, chiffon or silk.
A short ostrich plume and a clus-
tnd nominated a ticket on which one
John S. MoBer was a candidate for
judge of elections. In marking their
ballots his supporters gave him vari
ous styles of appellations, with the
result that when the votes were
sounted there were found sixty-three
for John Moser, two for John S.
Moser, and ono for J. 8. Moser,
igainst sixty-four for Welker, the
Democratic nominee, there being no
other candidates for the office. The
combined Moser vote beat Welker
three, while the highest of any Moaer
was two Bhort of victory. Welker
sonaulted hia attorney here who told
aim that he waa elected.
ItltKHIT TRADE Oli'LoOK.
PlttBburg (Special). Prospects
for March In the mills of tho PlttB
burg and adjoining dlstrlcta are
brighter, according to information
given out by the heads of nearly all
ter of upstanding aigrettes comprise 1 "le 'arB1-' Industrial establishments.
an unusually charming coiffure deco
ration.
A beautiful petticoat of flowered
silk has flounces and tiny rucbings
of chiffon which are trimmed with
tiny green satin ribbon.
Silks, particularly tho pompadour
effects, are seen on many young girls
for evening wear. Silk Is more popu
lar this seuson than net.
In tailor-mades that aro beginning
to drift into the stores under the
title of "advance spring" models cut
aways seem to have first place.
The full hat crown of net or tullo
Is still being used on hats' wide brims.
Feathers are used with theae crowna
more frequently than flowera.
It la evident that the tunic and
variously draped models are making
a strong bid for favor, and have no
Intention of relinquishing their popu
larity. Some of the newest sleeves are
made with bewitching little puffs
above the elbows and cuffs fastening
Just below. Another cuff is of lace
which reaches half way down the
forearm.
The little lingerie bows show no
ends of pretty Ideas. Some are
made of flue edging of embroidery;
others ot linen have hemstitched
ends with motifs set In.
The fashion of having trimmings
of hand embroidery or touches ot
gilt, which used to be considered cor
rect only wheu used on evening
gowns, la now quite the thing on
sulfa for street woar.
The new bordered goods la pretti
est when made Into tunic skirts. A
tunic over a pleated skirt Is very
novel and pretty, but It Is apt to have
a clumsy appearance unlesa the
wearer tt very, tall and spare.
In the rail market the principal
feature was the Great Northern Rail
way ordering 45,000 tons of steel
rails. The United States Steel Cor
poration mills will supply 20,000
tons, the Lackawanna Steel Company,
15,000 tons and the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, 10,000 tons.
The Isthmian Canal Commission is
In the market for 2,500 tons of 70
pound rails, bids for which will close
March 18. It Is expected that the
Carnegie Steel Company will land
this contract. Tho Carnegie Company
has Just boon let a contract for 500
tons of standard sections by the Cum
berland & Pennsylvania Railroad.
Leading rail experts state that tho
new rail tonnage this year la likely to
ixceed 1,500.000 tons.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP LEAGUES.
('heater (Special). Mrs. Cochrane,
wife of General Henry Clay Coch
rane, has received permission from
the Board of Education to form com
panies among the public school chil
dren to be known as "The Leairua
of Good Citizenship." The object ol
tne society Is to Interest the children
in good citizenship.
SPARK FELL IN POWDER KEG.
Ashland (Special). David Wol-
fang, aged 4 0 years, residing at Mow-
rey, met with a terrible death whllo
at work In the Locust Spring Mlno.
He was employed as a miner and
was standing near a keg of powder,
when a spark ignited the powder and
It exploded, blowing off his head.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
REAPPOINTED CHAPLAIN.
Hanover (Special). Rev. Dr. Dan
iel Eberiy, of this place, who is the
... Li.. j ranking chaplain In the Nation
al Guard of Pennsylvania, his aerv
Ice covering a continuous period of
thirty-two years, haa Just been recom
mlssloned chaplain of the Eighth
Regiment for fivo years, with the
rank of captain, by Governor Stuart.
Dr. Ebcrly Is a veteran of the CivllJ
Wnr anil n i..fii. .1 . I . i ... .i
Unltttd Brethren Church.
DETERMINED TO DIE.
Pittsburg (8pecial)i "No matter
where you send me, Judge, it la all
the same to me. I am going to hang
raraelf before I. get out again." Au
gust Lleb, of Frankstown Ave., In
formed Magistrate Walker at the East
End polloa station. Lelb was arraign
ed at a disorderly and waa asked by
the maglatrale where he would rath
or ba aeat, to Jail or to the work
houae. Lleb decided he would go to the
workhouse and he was led from the
courtroom still assorting be waa go
ing to commit eulolde.
A. B. Harnish, a Mechanlcsburg
grain dealer, against whom six
charges had been made by the Pure
Food Department, calling into ques
tion a poultry food, plead guilty to
two charges and was fined one hun
dred dollars by Magistrate Hughes,
of Carlisle.
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, of Harrlaburg,
secretary of the Pennsylvania State
Game Commission, In an address in
the? Monroe County couijt house
touched upon the aubject of the
much-diacuBBed sportsman's dollar
tax bill. He believed that 100,000
could be raised yearly if the State
would impose a tax of a dollar on
each sportsman.
Mrs. Harriet Livingston, of New
berry died on the platform of the
rannayivania station, in Williams-
port, while waiting to take a train to
go on a. visit to relatives in the West,
who had not seen her for many years.
Emory McQuaite, aged 0, of Six
Mile Run, was playing with dyanmlte
railroad caps and exploded one, shat
tering his left hand. Frightened he
bit down on the cap In bis mouth,
ahatterlng his face. His condition
1b critical.
The sixty-third anniversary of the
chartering of the Symmetry Lodge,
No. 103. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, of Hamburg, attracted a
large outpouring of the members and
their wires and friends to Armory
Hall. Grand Maater Hart, of Har
rlaburg, waa the guest of honor.
Edward Bloas, a youth under twen
ty, plead guilty at Stroudaburg to
the theft of twenty dollara and waa
sentenced to two years In the Eust
ern Penitentiary.
Dr. T. M. Seuderling, the oldest
dentist in Scranton, died after an
operation, at the age of 72. He waa
a veteran of the Civil War, and a
member of Exra Grlfhu Poat.
The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway shops at Newberry Junction
were ordered to work full time and
all of the men laid off during tha
period ot inactivity reinstated.
Consul Frederick Van Dyne write
from Kingston, Jamaica, that a uniqua
plan has been, . adopted to rebuild
the Holy Trinity Church, of that
place, which was destroyed by the
earthquake January 14, 1907. Five
young men are to take out 20-year
endowment inaurance policies aggre
gating 175,000 In favor of tha
church, the premiums to be paid by
200 members in weekly instalments'
of 40 cents each.
Olive oil is Injured by being kepi
in the light When used at the tabli
it should ba removed to a oool. darl
place after each meal.