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An Oddly Pounded Club.
About eleven years ago a slngalu
art of club movement wiuj sturteU la an
Indefinite way in the little town ol
Uurva.nl, Mft6. A rummer loarder,
auys the New York Tribune, who was
so much of an invalid that sho was
obliged to He on a couch all the time,
Invited six othqr invalids to spend the
afternoon with her, and when thej
came she read to them, first from Em
er&on tiiul then some story. The wom
en continued io mwt, and others joined
them to listen to the readings, and now
there are often as many as Ml women I
present. They are nearly all wives and
daughters of farmers; the ages range ;
from 17 to 70. Many excellent papers on
the subject they read of are given from
time to Ume. There are no constitu
tion, do offices, no fee. Tin -home of tin
hostess is called Sunn;, side, and the
eiu'u has taken this name. Iioligious
sects mix with great friendliness, and
there are often p:ustors of different de
nominations at the meetings which
even the farmers like sometimes to ut
tend. From Wichita, Kan., comet this
story: Henry Adams, of this city, hai
just leturncd from old Mexico, und
U'lls this story of the favorite amuse
mi in of Americans at the clubs in tht
City of Mexico! Frequently, in tbr
evenings, the vampires, or blond-sucking
bats, lly into the open windows ol
the clubrooma. The Americans titer
close the doors and catch the bat bj
throwing a shawl over it. One of tin
men lights a cigarette, opens the bat't
mouth anil inserts the cigarette there
in. The creature is then turned loose.
It.s Boft mouth contracting closely, the
cigarette is immediately seized f.rmly
Every time the bat breathes it drawl
in the smoke and then exhales it. Tims
Hying around the room, smoking tht
eigiirette, it present! a strange ap
pearance. The smoke generally kills
the bat before the cigtuetto is all
smoked tip.
A little hero perished in the Windsor '
hotel, He died trying to save others
who were in imminent danger, and,
heedless uf the consequences, stuck to
his post until a death most terrible to
contemplate came to him. This little
hero was Warren (iuion. He ran the
elevator, and when he was cautioned
not to ascend again, in answer to the
frantic ringing of the bell, he replied:
"1 will stand by and do my duty as
long OS the elevator will run." He
made his lost trip and was descending
with his party, when the elevator gOt
jammed between tWO floors. He per
ished. Since July 1 12 merchant vessels huve
been named by their owners after Ad
miral Dewey, six after Admiral Samp
son, two after Admiral Schley, oue for
Ensign Worth I'.agley and one for
"Bob" Evans, two for Gen. Joe Wheel
er and one for Fitchugh ,Lee, War
memories arc also preserved in the mer
chant marine thus far this year by one I
Maine, three Oregon, two Iowas, two
Olympias, one Hough Rider and two
Manilas
A Kansas sohlitr, writing hoLle, rev ,
lutes the following incident: "Gen
Otis came along and once when the boyi
had ceased firing for a minute said:
'Well, boys, how rrr yon coming?' Onlj
n few of the boys knew him, und one
of them said, .Ml right, pard, how'
yourself?" Another of the boys that
knew- Gen. Otis told him to shut up
that the man was Qen. oils. The gen
eral overheard him and said, Thuff ;
all right, pard is as good as general t '
night.'
Within eight more centuries leap '
yvar will have become a relic of the j
present time. By that time the extra n
days lost to make up the changes from
the old Julian calendar to that of the
present daj will all huve been duly BO
Counted for, and the world will run
around in just 308 days, and no more.
A recent report says the Los Aug. lit I
(Cni.) chamber of commerce is trying
to raise $,ihio to pay an artificial rain
maker to coax a sprinkle from the sky. :
The one who produces rain out there
in the dry scawju will uun that much
monev ten times over.
A couple nt Seattle, Wash., have been
married on first sight. Sometimes such
marriages are hippy; In other ease
they would not hrrve ot-currcd, had
cither party posses-sed the gift of sec
ond sight.
In a family in Kirwin, Kann one son
Is a doctor, another an undertaker and
a third a tombstone maker, whose wife
is a registered pharmacist.
Benjamin Gub'e.of Milan, I1L, 67 yean
old, claims to be the oldest living na-
tite resident of Illinois.
Heroes Here at Home.
We need not look to the Philippines
to Cuba, for our heroes. We have then:
here at home. Not heroes fighting ar
armed foe, but heroes fighting fire, mec
of sturdy hearts and true, whose livei
cannot be called their own, whose dayi
are dsys of peril, and whese nighta are
nlghta of weary, wearing work. Now
und again, says the Detroit Free Press
the people are given an opportunity oi
learning what it means for a man tc
fight fire. And no great blasts of ap
preciation are blown in the land when
the chap In the dark blue suit with
silver buttons carries a woman down s
wire from the seventh story of a burn
ing hotel. The crowd pn the pavement
yells, and maybe the reporter recordi
"a thrilling rescue," but that's alL Ir
a week the crowd has forgotten all
about it and t n the reporter cannot
recall the exact incident. But it's the
same old thing over end over again
to the chnp In the blue suit with thf
sliver buttons. The gong rings in the
dead of night. A pair of legs are thrust
from under a blanket. There is a bound
und that pair of legs are entwined
around a highly polished pole and the
body nbove them shoots down to the
floor below w here the horses are stamp
ing and champing, are nlready hitched
to the engine, lie swings to .the step
behind or to the sent before. The
gong rings, and clutter, clatter, bang
the engine reels down the street. Thr
hose is attached to the hydrant. The
smoke ehoo chocs from the stack, th
nir is filled with sparks. The fellow it
the dark blue suit w ith the silver but
tons wraps a robber coat around hltr
and rushes through the flames of tht
burning building to return a moment
or many moments, later with a woman
in his arms, or himself in the arms
of two other fellows in blue suits with
silver buttons, if the former, he layi
down his burden and rushes back IntC
the flames. He goes against awful odds
his life not even in his own hands
There is a crash. The crowd on the
pavement holds its breath. A rumble
and then another crash. Both Walls fall
in. And the morning paper contains
tliis paragraph! "Among those knowt
to have perished was Lawrence Clancy
of truck No. 0, whose body Is supposed
to lie under the debris of the north
wall. Clancy leaves a wife and twe
children." That's nil. Heroes, heroes
every one of those lads in blue suits
With sih er buttons.
An amusing little comedy Is reported
to us ns taking place in Philadelphia,
showing that the demure Quaker maid
en is u match for the astute New York
advertiser. It seems too bru! to ring the
curtain down Ix'fore the final scene, but
weare tempted. Themangersof a very
popular ahd widely advertised nostrum,
so the story runs, have, been In the
habit of rewarding their best tes
timonialists with a line clock. Learn
Ing this fact, our bright girls indite an
effusive letter telling of their years oi
misery until a dear friend, who had
also had a similar sad history, advised
n trial of the miraculous tubules. Since
that tiny health and happiness haw
been n daily experience, and "now al
ways k"ejs on the bureau a supply,
etc," To this naive epistle is signed
the name of the family servant, or n
lietitious one, and In due course of time
the expressman brings the coveted or
nament of the mantelpiece. Hut not
u nickel has been spent for tubulesi
Andrew Dixon, of Kansas, who died
the other day, was thus eulogized by
n neighbor: "He was the kindest man
I ever see. Whi n n neighlwr was sick
Andy was always around. He would
do up the chores, split wood, help in
side the house or ride like blazes for
the doctor, He always wnntcd you to
get well, and you knew It by looking at
his face. If you would die, Andy would
go t ut there on the hill and dig your
grave If It took him for days, it had to
be jus' SO. Jus' SO long, so deep und
so wide, lie wanted to see 'em put
away right."
An excellent rule to follow In the mat
ter of suicide has been discovered by a
young farmer living near Owoseo, who
tried to damage his anatomy with a re
volver tin other day. He sewed a steel
button on bis vest, and placing the muz
zle of the weapon agains it, fired. The
bullet was found in his clothes, and he
Uninjured, but the dramatic effect on
the neighbor was the same. And now,
we Icafn the girl Is going to marry
hitn.
Every recent world's fair uelds some
striking permanent feature to a city
und this idea will receive full attention
in the great international exposition to
be held in St. Louis in 1903. The EilTel
tower is to be Improved for the Paris
exhibition next year. It will be painted
orange with a golden top. E,A"4-'"
lights will be placed along the ril
the delators enlarged to carry II
sengers each.
The rubber supply this year is
sayi a well-informed contem
and this disproves the statemeii
lubber is going to be high in prlt
ently. Wo can continue for th
ent to indulge in bicycle tires am
about rubber nec If the supr.
short we might wring in the
necks.
Two American ;:i my officers I
.Rico. have married in native 1
and the engagement of a third t
Juan belie is announced.
NEVER TOO OLD
TO BE CURED.
i .,
S. i t Is a Great Blessing to tJtf
nearly all of the sickness among
Old People. It Gives Tbem gsSSJVISS.
r out it is wholly unnecessary. By keep-
New Blood and Lite. rSp.
from which they suffer so generally. S. S. S. is
the remedy whioh will keep their systems young, by purifying the blood.
.1 ..,..lw Mmn.ini. all wuta accumulations, and ininart-
ingnew strength and life to the whole body It increases
the appetite, builds up the energies, and Bends new life
giving blood throughout the entire system
Mrs. Sarah Pike. 477 Broadway, South Boston, writes :
" I am seventy years old, and had not enjoyed good health
for twenty years. I was sick in different ways, and in
addition, haa Eczema terribly on one of my legs. The
doctor said that on account of my age, I would never be
well again. I took a doren Ixittles of S. S. S. and it cured me
C m 1 A. A. I
completely, ana i am nappy to say wmn
T fl u well as I ever did in mv life."
Mr. J. W. Loving, of Colquitt, Oa., says: "For eight
een years I suffered tortures from a fiery eruption on
my skin. I tried almost every known remedy, but they
failed one by one, and I was told that my age, which is
sixty six was against me, and that I could never hope
to be well again. I finally took S. S. S., and it cleansed
my blood thoroughly, and now I am in perfect health."
S. 8. 3. FOR THE BLOOD
J t-l-l- 1 .... .. . 1 niTi (-t 1 i . ...
is the only remedy w-nicii ran uuui .."
old people, because it is the only one winch is guaranteed
tree rrOm Ixmisn, morcury, uiscuiu uu
mineral It is made from roots and herbs, and has no chemicals whatever
in it S 8 8 cures the worst cases of Hcrofula, Cancer, Eczema. Kheumatisw,
Tetter Open Sores. Chronic fleers, Boils, or any other disease of tho blood.
Books OB these diseases will be sent free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Oa.
An Art Class In Prison.
Art Is steadily marching on in this
Sountry. It has reached some of tho
state prisons. In the penitentiary ut
Joliet, 111., is a broad-minded superin
tendent who is striving to elevate the
standard of morality among the con
victs. Kecently he discovered that there
was on artist in the institution and he
resolved to establish a class In nrt. It
would doubtless develop the aesthetic
sense of tho convicts, which had hither
to been dormant. The class was formed
end in a month had developed consider
able talent among several of the orlml
na Is. The teacher, who was a clever
fellow, Imparted many of his views on
realism und much valuable information
on art matters generally. The superin
tendent was elated at the success of his
Innovation, but the other morning he
was surprised when a committee from
the nrt class filed respectfully into his
office. The spokesman said: "Mr. Su
perintendent, we are delegated to ex
press the gratitude of the class for your
interest in our development and to say,
further, that we are all ardent udher
enU of the realistic school. We have
now exhausted the materia within the
institution und we wish to study land
scapes from nature." The superintend
ent Is "considering the mutter."
Ous Stewart, one of our licst farm
ers ueur. Wildie, called to see us while
In town, says the Mount Vernon (Ky.)
Signal, and while here gave us his idea
of salting suttle. He says, always put
the salt on the bucks of the cattle, und
not on the ground, lly so doing the
salt works through the hair and forces
tho cattle to lick themselves, which
keeps the hair nice and glossy. Should
there be any wolves In their bucks oi
vermin on them, the salt destroys them
on short notice. He claims that he has
followed this plan of salting for 13 years,
und always has nice healthy cuttle. He
says when he starts Into the pasture
w ith a sack of salt every cow logins ,
licking Its back.
Those palmy days of our grandmoth
ers, when there were happy families,
gtMKl housewives und no new women,
may not have been as balmy as they ap
pear In looking buck upon them over a
period of half a century. Mrs. Florence
Howe Hall, in speaking recently upon
the progress of women in the nine
teenth century, epuotes on authority us
saying that "not even among the very
poor of to-day are the hardships borne
tliut were curried uncomplainingly by
the wives of prosjerous farmers
years ugo."
A southern exchange retorts that a
parrot escaped from a drug store In a
Georgia villnge, flew Into the church
where the colored brethren were hold
ing a meeting, perched on the pulpit,
and, surveying the eongregution, ob
served in a sharp voice: "It's hot us
hell!" Some of the brethren jumped
out of the windows, while many of the
sisters fell fuinting. The prcuchei
sought refuge in the steeple, and wae
bo firmly wedged in that they had tt)
saw btm nut.
i stroll.
asked,
ard the
she un-
somc
r cellar
o w did
ion beams!.
No Curtton In Onllfbrnla.
Bills to forbid thepublicutionof news
paper portraits have been introduced
at different times in the legislatures ol
New York and of other states, but Cali
fornia is the lirst state to puss a law on
the subject. The act prohibits the
printing of any portrait of a citizen ol
California, except public oflicials, with
out his consent. It also forbids the
publishing "any earicature calculated
to reflect on the honor, dignity or po
litical motives of theoriginal, or to hold
him up to public hatred, ridicule or con
tempt." Editor! who violate the law
an liable to Imprisonment. The his
tory of the act is Instructive. It had
been passed by the house, but defeated
iu the senate, when a San Francisco
paper printed n particularly vicious
indenture, recalling a youthful mis
deed of u member of the legislature.
Thereupon the senate reconsidered its
vote und passed thebillund thegovernot
signed it. The enrtoon, malignantly
used, is as vicious a weapon as the
bludgeon of the ussnssin. Its victim has
no adequate way by which he can tie
fend himself. If he uttmpts to find a
Way further assaults follow. The caric
ature also offers the dendliest form ol
libel, und thf subject of it muy have no
redress. The people Ban very well ac
cept the loss of entertainment, and oi
good that sometimes comes from the
newspaper eurtoon, in view of the fact
that its use is abused, and is so often a
source of evil to the Individual and the
country ns to largely neutralize the
reasons that may be given for its con
tinuance, Novel Tcnipcranoo Scheme.
A manufacturer at Three Oaks, Ind.,
hns just Inaugurated a temperance re
form In that town that Is ut once novel
und apparently practicable. This man,
who has several hundred employes, re
cently offered to j ay Into the village
treasury annually an amount equal to
the license fees derived from the saloons
if the authorities would abolish the su
loons and make the town "dry." If the
offer was refused he threatened to re
move his facton to another town. The
proposition was submitted to the coun
cil und it in turn referred the matter
to the people nt a special election. The
result was nil overw helming victory for
temperance. The saloons will be closed,
the villuge treusury will receive the an
nual payment promised, and the fac
tory will not be remtwed. Of course
It 'Is not difficult to understand why
this manufacturer desired the closingof
the saloons. He prolwibly realized that
he could get better work from his em
ployes if they were always sober, and he
will doubtless discover that the money
paid for the closing of the saloons is
well invested.
A Kansas soldier nt Manila thus
writes home about the Filipinos: "It
lias been their custom, to attack the
6paniar in the night, nntl the Span
iards have only resisted their attacks.
It seemed to surprise them when we
came from behind our intrenchmenta
and attacked them during the day. We
have several hundred prisoners. We
doa't wunfc any more. When they sur
render their arms nre taken and they
arc turned loose, again on. the outside
of our lines. This aggravates them, for
they hoped to be fed by our gorem
ment. A Spaniard who had been held
by them, for eome time escaped this
morning and gave us some valuable in
formation, if it is true. The boys are
no longer homesick. They now feel
that they ore doing some thing."
The two oldest molds In this country
live In Indiana. One la 114 years old,
the other 103, and both claim never to
have been kissed. Thy ye orphans.
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Half Wool Carpet as low ns 86 cents and up.
Cotton Carpet as low as 22 cents and up.
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AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
In toe Estate of Id tbe orphan's Court
Henry Grubb. 8r.,decd. f 01 Snyder Co.. Pa.
The undersigned Auditor appointed by the
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the funds In the hands of Henry (;ruM, Jr., Ad-
minisirawr oi hi mm ui houij v. uuu, .....
late of Centro Township, Snyder Co.. fa,, de-
- hi kin rtrwt nnfl final nronilflt-
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Will Bu al me uiuru l .niuuu uuwni "
Mlddlebur?. Snyder County, Pa., on Kiel DAY,
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purpose of fulfilling the dutlM of his appoint
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