TOWN TOPICS. Nashville is clamoring for a new cen us. It is not a recount that the city on he Cumberland wants, but more ba ,ies.—Memphis Commercial Appeal. With a pretty Philadelphia girl lug ging off the golf champiouship remarks •n the slowness of that towu are very inch out of place.—Washington Post. Claims aggregating $2*25,000 have been iled in New York for assaults by the >olice during the recent riots. Members >f the finest are evidently clubbubie fel 3W».—Lowell Courier. Chicago is complaining that cattle anches have been started in some of the residence sections. If beef goes much ligher, we may expect to hear of cottle anches in Chicago's roof gardens.—Lou sville Courier Journal. If Chicago is dissatisfied with an In ■rease of 50 per cent in population, the ■hances are that when the next census .■ to be taken she will have fenced in ILake Michigan and made it a pond in one of her parks.—Memphis Commercial \ppeal. As New York streets have been, are low and most likely will continue '.o be In a state of disturbance, It night l>e a good idea to hnvc them laid n squares of convenient size, with tinges, so that they could be readily iftcd as required. It would save a treat den I of trouble and avoid much uu sightliuvss.—New York Herald. RAILROAD TIES. Before the next tourist senson opens the Swiss railway from Splex to Fouti gen will be completed. Another storage battery road lias gone under—namely, that at Turin, Italy, which is now to be converted into an overheat) system. Iu Sydney it has been observed that people prefer to stand iu the new trolley cars to patronizing the old steam or dummy cars, which run over the same route and which ure now comparatively empty. * Under Instructions from headquarters Canadian I'acitlc railroad auditors are boarding trains at unexpected times, and conductors are indignant at what they call espionage. They particularly resent being humiliated In the presence of pas* ■engers, atul several have been suspend ed lor refusing to hand over their too teads. BRITAIN AND BOER. The Transvaal war may now bo deem ed practically at au end. Whether it be a good or au evil deed, the deed is done. The Orange River republic and the so called republic of the Trunsvaal are no more.—New York Tribune. We would respectfully suggest that it would be economy on the part of Eng land to grant the Independence of the Boer republics aud then hire the Boer generals to reorganize the British army. —Memphis Commercial Appeal. It will cost Great Britain a heavy an nual expense to keep the Boers and burghers In subjection, and the end will be, In all probability, the loss of all Bouth Africa in the same way that it lost all the North American colonies which chafed at British rule. —Cleveland I'luin Dealer. THE COAL STRIKE. The public considerations, which should Induce a friendly adjustment of the mat ters upon which the coal operators and the men are at variance, are grave and ■hould not be ignored.—Philadelphia Public Ledger. The suggestion that Archbishop Ryan should be chosen as umpire between the representative arbitrators of the oper ators and the miners should be received with favor by all parties interested. He is a man of broad, liberal and practical views, and his judgment, after the care ful investigation he would surely give to auch an Inquiry, must carry conviction with it to all fair minded people £ A Case of Adrsncemrnt, "Yes; I'm the advance agent of a theatrical company." "Ah! Then you won't mind advanc ing your room rent."—New York Jour nal. Libelous. "I want to know," angrily demanded the celebrated London music hall star, "why you are billing me as 'the peer less actress?* " "Why. what's tbe matter with that?" asked her American manager. "Matter? I want you to know I had as many peers chasing around after me In London as any of the other girls."— Philadelphia Press. PEN, CHISEL AND BRUSH. Gabriel Max, the painter, has received the degree doctot of philosophy from the University of Jena in honor of his ■ixtieth birthday. Rudyard Kipling has been giving his views on American weather. "New Eng land," he says, "would be of all spots in the world one of the best to live in if its climate did not make living nearly im possible." St. Marceaux, the French sculptor, has finished his statue of the late Alphonse Daudet, and it will be set up next spring in Paris. It is to be paid for by public subscription. The author is represented as resting under the shade of an olive tree. Already preparations are being made for the centenary celebration of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, which took place in 1805. An elal»orate edition of his works, to be printed in five lan guages, including English, is to be issued under Danish government auspices. Alexandre Vollon, the still life painter, i Is dead from the after effects of a sun stroke. He was 07 years of age. The first picture he sent to the Salon was re jected and was exhibited at the Salon de» Refuses with Whistler's "Woman In White." He received the Grand Prix at the decennial exhibition this year. A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. Dr. Agustus Ruggles, Treasurer of the Greater New York Medical Association, says, •' There is just one scientific compound known as DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which can be relied upon to cure dyspepsia and constipation so they will stay cured. Posi tively the only advertised dyspepsia remedy ever endorsed by prominent physicians. SMS .raw rhey promptly digest every particle of food taken nto the stomach, and are positively guaranteed to ■ure the worst forms of l»ysi»ei>Ml», lo.llgeH ion, Heart linra, Sour Stomach, and Con tl pat lon, restoring the bowebt and liver o perfectly natural action In two weeks or noney refunded, by all druggists. 25 and 50c. DIAMOND DRUGCO.32 86 W. B'way.N.Y. PENNY HEADACHE GURE7 A truly wonderful discovery containing none of the dangerous drugs found in ALL OTHER headache remedies. One Tablet Cures One horrible Headache In Just One Minute, for only One Cent— -GUARANTEED. Ask your Druggist for Strong's Penny Headache Tablet*. ✓ A woman lias a right to be positive on matters which arc matters of personal knowledge ami experience. Every wom an who has used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for diseases of the womanly organs is positive as to its wonderful curative value, and confidently recom mends it to similar sufferers. Women who suffer from inflammation, ulceration, female weakness, or nervous diseases caused by disease of the wom anly organs will find a complete cure by tile hh of" Favorite Prescription." "Several yearn ago 1 iUfTered aeverely from female weak lie**, prolapaus, mid meiioritutgia, ami imed Dr. Pierce'* favorite Prescription with Nplendid effect," wtite* Pantile Shelton, of Washington, lowa. "Glad i have net needed it for a few year* pant, but if I should have any retain of (he old trouble would ninety try ' Fa vorite Prescript loll.' I have recommended it to n number of my lady friend*. I utway* tell them to try a l»'ttlc, anil If I hey are not bene fited by It t will pay for the medicine. Iu every case they have spoken In praise of It." MAKE* WtAK WOHIN STRONG AND SICK WOHIN WHI, RICH WHITE \KE. And Other Mislnrea, With Ileronrkn on Itnkiiiif Them. I had tried HO many recipes for rich white cake and found litem unnntlHfuc tory that I resolved to work out the problem for myself by experiment. Tbe result of the first few attempts was discouraging, but I kept trying and at last succeeded in turning out a cake that was all right, says a Table Talk writer. Its grain was soft as velvet. It was light and yet firm In texture as having substance iu It It was rich and yet delicate as the odor of a flower. More over, It was no chance hit that could not lie repeated, but was the outcome of careful and exact experiments on sclent I lie lines. 1 have never met with failure In baking this cake. The for mula is as follows: One pound of granu lated sugar (two eupfuls), one-half pound of butter (one cupful), seven whites of eggs, one pint of milk (two eupfuls), one pound of pastry flour (four eupfuls); two heaping tcaspoon fuls of baking powder, one half tea spoonful of lemou juice, three drops of almond. The cup I have used for this mixture holds exactly it half pint. Cream the butter and sugar, work In the whites one or two at a time; flavor, add the milk, then the flour into which the baking powder has been sifted. Bake in a moderate oven (in low alti tudes) about 45 minutes. Iu high alti tudes a hotter oven will be required, as the cake will rise more rapidly and must be baked to prevent falling. Twenty-flve to 30 minutes will be right for Denver, Albuquerque and other high regions. Some may think that this cake calls for too much milk. I consider that view a mistake. Many a cake mixture fails in the oven beea.use there Is not enough milk to overcome the heavy, greasy effect of the butter. A delicate cake mixture using only half the but ter called for in my rich cake uses also less than half the amount of milk and only a little less flour. The recipe fol lows: One-half cupful of butter, two eupfuls of powdered sugar (or one and one-half eupfuls of granulated sugar). Cream the butter and sugar, flavor with almond, then add three-quarters of a cupful of milk, three eupfuls of sifted flour and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Add milk and flour al ternately, the baking powder having been sifted Into the flour. Eight whites of eggs beaten very firm are to be add ed at last. Bake in a moderate oven about an hour. The difference In these two mixtures Is very marked, and if the baker un derstands why the different results ob. tain she will be far more certain of success. In trying a new recipe a test cake should be baked before trusting the whole cake to the oven. Drop a spoonful of the mixture on a patty tin and bake It. If the little cake bakes flat and rough over the top. there is too much sugar. Add a tablespoonful of milk and one-third of a cupful of flour. If the cake Is soggy and the tin greasy, there is too much shortening. Add a little milk to neutralize the butter. If it is flat and soggy, but not greasy, there Is too much milk. Add a little flour and baking powder. If the patty is very light and dry, there is too much baking powder. Add a tablespoonful each of flour and milk. A fault with many recipes is that too much sugar is called for to make them practical ex cept under the most favorable condi tions. Gold cake and other mixtures using only the yolks of eggs are sometimes light and fine grained, yet produce a harsh sensation on the tongue. Too much sugar and yolks give this dry re sult. Add milk and butter, making the proportions for the entire cake as fol lows: Eight yolks, one and one-balf eupfuls of sugar, one and one-lialf eup fuls of milk, three eupfuls of flour, one half cupful of butter and two teaspoon fuls of baking powder; flavor. This mixture will stand three-quarters of a cupful of butter if preferred. Grnp*» Jelly. Many housewives find in making grape Jelly that it will not set, but has a tendency to go to sugar or become like thick sirup. This will be obviated by adding three pints of apple juice to each gallon of grape juice, the apple Juice to be prepared just as for jelly. To the combined apple and grape juice add the usual amount of sugar and boil until a little, cooled on a saucer, is Just right. The sultau of Turkey has leased an is land in the Red sea to Germany to he used as a coaling station for the navy. As this is right in the path John Bull uses ingoing to and from India a lively diplomatic exchange is likely to be the result. —Qmaha Bee. The Strennon* Hand. Who says the man behind the gun is not The |»ower that he once was in the land? Go west an<] see how quick he wins Ihe pot Against four kings or any other hand. —Philadelphia Press. Sntinlled. "Did the bulldog pursue you far?" "No; he got all lie wanted at the first jump."—( leveland Plain Dealer. Kali Ml irrn lit*. O'erhrad, as ta'nt and far they sing. Birds that I know not southward wing. So, on the street, as thick as gnats Strange birds go by on girls' n«w hats. —Chicago Record. THE DRESS MODEL. Low necked bodices are more generally worn with full dress toilets this season than they have been in years. Both French an I English milliners make great use of folded velvets iu two colors or two distinct shades of one color on their most fashionable models. New French felt huts la rough camel's ! hair effects, also in mottled, heather mis- 1 ed and granite weaviags, are brought out ■ to wear en suite with utility costumes of like pattern. The newest vicunas for traveling and j walking costumes arc wide diagonals of soft line wool roughly woven in a single color, such as castor brown, fawn or Itus siun blue, or else in two shades of one color. Pretty French suitings in gray and white or cream and brown inlerwcavings, rich costume Venetians, silky English serges, Hornco ami Saxony cheviots, are among the stylish wools that are used for | autumn costumes. Raised silk cords form narrow itripee • in black or brown on light, closely woven, mercerized wools iu rich, beautiful winter j colorings. These make charming house j gowns and light, stylish and comfortable dresses to wear beneath the long surtout or redingote of cloth. Nothing is prettier to diversify the tip pea ranee of n house gown that has b»- | come a tritle monotonous than to cut out ] the bodice portion in a deep square or V shape and insert a yoke of panne, bio caded silk, tucked peaii de soic, etc., and : to cut away the sleeves to the elbow, add ing full gathered undersleeves of fabric' matching the yoke. The fabrics composing some of the smartest tailor costumes for the stre.'t i are of the handsomest ipiality of cloth' and silk lined, but the skirts are notably | plain in style, silk stitching still forming j the only decoration. The Jacket fronts i turn back from a vest of dainty silk .»r I satin, showing a simple trimming of gold braid ami buttons, tucking, brier stitching or silk upplhjucs. New York l'ost. POULTRY POINTERS. Old yards may be purified by plowing or spading and seeding to rye. Charcoal is about the best condition I powder that CAB lie fed to hens. One fowl with scurfy legs Is apt to Im- j part the disease to others in the roost. Feeding broken oilcake to the heus j twice a week will often promote laying, j Breed the flesh formers for market and feed thuiu to as good a weight as possi ble. A hen will eat anything that other ani mals eat and some things that no other will. Finely sifted coal ashen, with an equal quantity of dry earth, makes a good dust bath. Oenerally it Is best to kill or market overfed hens. They will not lay for some time. Dry earth sprinkled under the roost acts as a deodorizer and preserves the manure. A patch of rye grown close to the poul-1 try house is a cheap way of furnishing green food. Now is the time to close up the holes and other parts of the poultry house that are out of repair. Clean, fresh hay or straw makes a nice covering for the floor of the henhouse i in cold weather.- St. Louis Republic. THE PEDAGOGUE. The school board of El Paso, Tex., has issued an order that as a sanitary meas ure female teachers wear short skirts while on duty. Joel Chandler Harris, author and for mer newspaper editor, has been invited to deliver a lecture on journalism before j the English department of the University of Chicago. Dr. J. W. Feeley, professor of physics and geology in Wells college, Aurora, N. j Y., has been appointed acting president in the place of Dr. W. E. Waters, who , recently resigned. It is reported that Dr. Adams will not resume his duties as president of the Uni versity of Wisconsin, but that Dr. E. A. Birge, professor of zoology and now act ing president, will soon be installed as president. Dr. James Wallace, who has been act- ; ing as president of Manchester college in Minnesota for the past six years, and to whose efforts has largely been due tbe clearing away of the debts which had op pressed the college so long, offered re cently to step aside in favor of a younger and more active man, but the Presbyteri an synod unanimously chose him as presi dent of the institution. TALES OF CITIES. The cost of Philadelphia's marble city hall to June 30 last was $23,739,593. Dick Turpin's house in Long Sutton, Lancashire, containing a secret cellar which was the stable for Black Bess, is not to be demolished, as reported, but will be used as a private residence. When Londoners hear the sounding ] boom of a loud voiced gong ringing down the street, they must now keep the way clear. The uew voice belongs to the fire engines and supersedes the old "Hi, hi!" the warning cry of the firemen. The city of Charleston, S. C., is to have what it has long needed —a fine new tour- ! ists' hotel, to be kept open the year round. It is to be built at the northern end of East Battery and command a fine view of Charleston's beautiful bay. FLOWER AND TREE. Pansies are hcrdy, but they often suffer from alternate thawing and freezing. When plants are grown in dry air, their stems and leaves have a more com plica t- | ed structure than when the air is moist. The cypress, which is regarded by us as an emblem of mourning and death, i has been from ancient times associated j with births, marriages and rejoicings iu J Ihe east. In the Grecian archipelago j when a daughter was born a grove of cy press trees was planted by her father as ] her future portion, a dowry which in creased with her years. LAW POINTS. A buyer of property in the hands of an j agent whom the buyer supposed was the owner cannot set off a claim against the j agent in a suit by the real owner for the ; purchase price. A conveyance of goods and chattels, ab solute on its face, but in reality made to secure a debt, is iu equity a chattel mort gage and to be good as to creditors should be acknowledged and recorded. — Receut Decisions of Highest Courts. A Hoj-'n Vrmtoii. Frost time's comin. With canc* juice brimmin; No more lickln's Fer (join in swimmln 1 Frost time's comin, An frost ia the spice Tin' angels sprinkle To make things nice I —Atlanta Constitution. Attention is called to the interesting fact that 10 out of the 30 names chosen for the Mall or Fame are those of college graduates. It is about an even thing be tween the self made men and those who j had help.— B >ston Herald. "Fame" i> an uncertain quantity no*v. You can neve be sure that a dead man is famous until you have written to the Hall of Fame and have found out wheth- j cr his name is included on its list. If it isn't, the man is not famous, it matters not how famous he is.—Louisville Cou rier-Journal. EDISON'S PHONOGRAPH Better than a Piano, Organ, or Music Hnx, for it sings and talks as well as plays and don't cost as much. It reproduces the music of any instrument—hand or orchestra—tells stories and sings—the old familiar hymns as well as the popular songs—it is always ready. See that Mr. Edison's signature is on every machine. CaUt logues of all dealers, or NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., 135 Fifth Ave., New York. DOIT YOIKSKLF. You can tell just as Well as a physician whether your kidneys are diseased or healthy. The way to dois totakea bot tle or glass tumbler, and (ill it with urine. If there is a sediment —a powderlike substance—at the bottom after standing a day and a night, there is something wrong with the kidney*. Another sure sign of disease is a desire to urinate often, and still another sign is pain in the back. If urine stains linen, there is no doubt that the kidneys are affected. Any and all disease* of the kidneys, liver, bladder and of the urinary passag es and constipation of the bowels are cur ed by Dr. David Kennedy's favorite lietnedv- There is no question about its being the best and surest medicine in the world for such troubles. It quickly relieves and cures inability to hold urine and people, young or old. who take it are not compelled to get up a number of times during the night. For putting an end to that scalding pain experienced in passing urine, nothing is so good as Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Kemedy. It corrects the bad effects of whiskey and beer; is plepwa.it to the taste, ami does not seat)i to be medicine at all. Diseas es of the kidneys and the bladder often require the use of instruments to push back the sandy matter so the urine can be voided. In such cases Favorite Hem* edy should be taken without further de lay or the disease linn prove fatal. It is sold for one dollar a bottle at all drug store*. It is well worth many times its price. Nnmpii» Kri'i- If you v. sh to test Dr. David Kenne dy's I avurite liemedy before buying to "•iid your full post office address to the Dr. Ihivid Kennedy Corporation, Houd* out. \. Y,, and mention this paper. We will then mall you a sample bottle free, as well ns circulars giving full directions lor iis use, Fvery leader of the Miin lorn Ami, im an can depend upon the genuineness of this liberal offer and all sullen ! - from kidney troubles should take advantage once of it at THE VERDICT. A pugilist died recently In London n* the result of a I low received Inn match fight. America can easily Hpiirc a nu(inti tule to take his place.—Ottiahu Bee. Chile Isn't very big, measured by world standards, but lu South America stie ■cents liite enough to present a pretty fair Imitation »112 au international bulldoier.— Hiiii Fiancisco I billet in. There are but T« cities in the state of New York and but two of tlieru have over 2r>0,000 population. New York is some what of a rural state after all.—Wash ington Post. The aggregation that is now holding the hoards in China is different from the ordinary circus in that the concert pre cedes the maiii performance.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Hoboken SchuvUetibund believed that the elcgunt and musical funeral it gave deceased members led to suicide, and it has stopped its premium ou post mortem vanity.—New York World. The United States now has three cities with over a million inhabitants each, at least two more than any other civilized nation has. Of all nations in the world China alone is able to compare with thia one on a basis of populous municipalities. —Providence Journal. The brave advocate who fought and bled for Dreyfus, Maitre Labori, is again considering the advisability of coming to this sympathetic nation on a lecture tour. But, alas for Labori, that Dreyfus af fair happened ages ago! M. Labori has waited too long.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A revival of red la Indicated for fall ■nd winter. Jk.mong the new capes for fall appears "'aiglon." Golf eapes are seen in finer grades and longer lengths. Skirts continue to show the ripple bot tom, and among the latest separate ■kirts sold in the shops the adjustable belt is noticeable. Satin faced materials and glace and ehameleon ribbons are among the sea sou's novelties. Fancy weaves also will be worn extensively. White will take the lead for evening gowns, with much jeweled net and pas sementerie for trimming. Green span gles will be much in evidence on white. For fall wear black velvet waistcoats will be popular. They are cut low and fastened with large rhinestone or enam eled buttons and are immensely effective under the bolero of a white pique suit. The short skirt is so well established that the autumn stock comprises the "walking" and "shopping" skirt, that just escapes the ground, an addition to the "rainy day" skirt and of lighter ma terial. A stunning outdoor garment for a youhg girl is a box coat of Irish frieze, with red velvet bands introduced most effectively into the cuffs, pockets and col lar. The coat is lined throughout with red satin. It is predicted that the painted fabric of last year will be more in evidence thau ever in the coming season. Whole panels of painted velvet, gowns of paint ed chiffon and every painted ornamentar tion will be seen. In costumes of the tailor made order very small checks will be much favored. These will appear in two shades of the same color, and a peculiarity of them is that the check frequently crosses tlie fabric in a slanting manner, while in striped materials the same idea is seen in the stripes.—New york Tribuue. THE ADVANCE MAN. There are freckles as big as a dollar Bespangling his cardinal vest. And watch chains are laced in profusion On the front of his proud, swelling chest. He will pull up a chair close beside you And on the q. t. let you know That an all star attraction is coming And he is ahead of the show. You may not have heard that the super Who is "worked" at the back of the stage In the part of the coachman, the waiter, The butler, the coon and the page Was shot in a half dozen battles And was mixed up in all kinds of woe; You may not know this till it's told yoo By the man who's ahead of the show. You may not have heard that the lady Who dies on the stage from r-r-rtmorse Has had a whole barrel of husbands And has handed each one a divorce; You may not have heard that her diamiond» Are worth half a million or so; You cannot know this till you hear it From the man who's ahead of the Bbow. The soubrette—and you may not haUuve it- Is only just turned seventeen; She is "willowy, graceful and slender," So please do not say she is "lean." Though she looks forty-five, do not think It,. I've told you her age, and I know; I was given the tip on the quiet By the man who's ahead of the show. You may not have heard that the drama Is built round a marvelous theme. Which dawned on the mind of the author One moonlit June night in a dream. Of course you don't know that the title Was born by the hearth fire's glow. But this is the truth, you can get it, From the man who's ahead ot the show. You may not have heard that the bulldog Introduced in the tramp chasing act Was once owned by William McKinley, But such, be assured, is the fact. You may not have heard that the hero Fought duels In France long ago. But if you should happen to doutit it Ask the man who's ahead of the show. The players, from hero to super. Have lived wondrous lives in the past? They struggle to keep the tacts quiet. But they get to the public at last. They think they are safe from betrayal,. That they've covered their secret, w!»m, Their innermost souls are laid open By the man who's ahead of the show! —J. J. Montague in Portland Oretranlan. BOWSER AT IT YET. THE OLD MAN MAKES A FOOL OF HIMSELF PER USUAL. Mil" Time || VII ( nutril by tlie Fuct Tlik| Ur*. Bunnpr Wan Aiyii), mill Me 'l'hi.iiKlit Tliul the KJouiie Needed Cleaning. 112 Copyright, lUOO, by C. 11 Ltwis.J Mrs. Bowser bad gone to her moth er's in the country for a few days for a change of air, and Mr. Bowser and tbe family cat had been left at home to run the house and look out for tilings. Before leaving she extracted a solrn " promise from him Hint he would noli disturb things while she was absent.' but oil the evening before she v s ex pected home, and while lie sat just outside the door in the back yard, a cigar In his mouth and the cat seated on another chair beside him, a sudden feeling of pity for Mrs. Bowser came over him. When she returned from her Vacation, she would have togo tight to work at fall liotisecleanlng, and by the time she had finished all the benefits of the country air would be dissipated. "By (leoi'go, but I'll go at It tomor row morning!" exclaimed Mr. Itowser ns In- recalled that business was a lit tle dull and he could spare a day or two from the office. "Yes, I'll pitch In right after breakfast ami knock the socks utT'ii Ibis hotisecleaiiltig business In lens'n hours. That Utile wife of mine shan't come home to break her back hunting the moths mid dust out of this house," There was a sound of gurgling and chuckling close at lutml. ami he turned to look at the cat. It was she, but she put on such an Innocent expression Dint lie laid the chuckling to a boy on the other side of Hie fence. He went to bed early to get a got id start In the morning. He was alone In the bouse, and as lie slept he dreamed Hint a big cat sat on Ids breast ami grinned Into Ills fare. At H o'clock Hex I morning be bad coat, vest, collar and Ho off ami was ready for Hie fliiy. The flrsl thing to lie done, as lie figured It, was In rush nil the parlor furniture Into the back yard and give him some room to spread himself, lie had decided that the woodwork ought lo lie gone over with a light coal of paint, and after getting the furniture out lie went look ing around for old paint cans. He had painted the veranda and the (lower pots iu the spring, and he found some of the mixture left. It was a tender pink, which would have lookisl too lovely for anything on Hie cheeks of a bride, but It needed thinning down. A NIOnTMAHE. He knew that practical painters nt-rer used water, vinegar, cold tea or coffee to thin out paint, but his knowledge stopped short there. It was when lib* eye rested on the kerosene can that he solved the puzzle. When the paint had been duly re paired for use, a little oil was added from the sewing machine can to give it a gloss, and Mr. Bowser vent to work. It takes some men years to become an artist with the brush. It didn't take him over ten minutes. The peach blown color not only stood out over the* white groundwork, but the oil brought out a real bloom on the peaches. As be stood back and surveyed his first door he could almost imagine that he saw rare ripe peaches hanging to trees out iu the country. The odor wasn't exactly agreeable, but he decided to throw that in free gratis. It was a job that would have taken an aver age painter a. full day. with his going back to the shop for putty, sandpaper and aroHuJ ti'e corner for beer, but at noon Mr. Bowser stood iu the middle of the room and ran out I. is tongue and looked around and saw that his work was finished. In addition to tbe bloom on the peachlilow color, the oil had brought out thousands of bubbles, but he did not regard them as draw backs. On the contrary, he rather prided himself on having struck some thing new in the line of high art paint ing. • •»•••• Mrs. Bowser had complained of moths. Yes, he remembered that she had been fighting moths for years and that it had been hard work to keep them down. Whether she had used tbe bx, the crowbar or hot water he could not remember, but she had slaughtered them without pity and left their corpses unburied. Before he went out to a restaurant for his lunch he made a hunt for moths, and his search was ably seconded by the cat. It was the cat who finally found one burrowed in a dark corner, and Mr. Bowser's reso lution was taken. The moths or the carpets or something must be exter minated. He didn't goto a drug store when he went out and ask for a remedy. Believing that a waiter In a restaurant ought to know all about moths, he confided bis troubles to the man and was answered: "Yes, sir, I can tell you what to do. I've known all about moths ever since I was knee high to Tom Thumb. You want to sprinkle that carpet with a compound made of water, lime and kerosene. Make up about six gallons uf it and don't be stingy about putting It on. Tbe idea is to kill the moths all at once and have no long drawn out suffering around t he house." • • » * • • • Mr. Bowser got the ingredients and made a six gallon crock full, and then, taking a flower sprinkler, he went over the carpet and started every moth on the fly out of the Tenth ward. After the cat had wall ;ed across the carpet once she also started, and it was late In the afternoon before she returned with sore feet and a reproachful look. When the sprinkling had been finished nnd just as the oack parlor was to be j attacked, a tramp rang the doorbell I and asked for something to eat. Mr. Bowser felt complacent and liberal hearted. In place of food he gave tbe j man a dime and then said: "I don't claii a to be a professional artist, but I've just finished a little job here I'd like you to look at. In trav eling around you must see more or less artistic work." "I do, sir," replied the tramp ns be followed him into tbe parlor and look ed at the freshly painted woodwork. "This is what 1 calls a beauty, sir, a real beauty. You've used kerosene and oil with the paint, and the neighbors will all be j ealous of you. You should have been an artist, sir." There was a tinge of sarcasm in his toues, but Mr. Bowjser added another dime and bowed mm out. it wa* dov. noticed that tbe blue and red In the carpet began to look freckled, but there j was no time to Investigate. The fur ] nittire of the other room was rushed Into the hack yard, and the work of putting on the peachblow began. *•••••• Mr. Bowser had been painting and admiring for an hour when be heard the dull rumble of thunder. His artis tic soul was not disturbed by It. nor did be heed the rain which presently began to pour down and continued for two hours. When he had finished his painting, lie made another mixture of moth killer and drenched the carpet of tiiat room as well, and he chuckled wlt'i ■ ' ''etion as he Imagined the t , j.ioihs fleeing with terror, like the I'.oxers before the allied ann 112. He had just got through and was contem plating his work with the satisfaction of a good husband when Mrs. Bowser nrrlved and walked In on him. "Welcome home, my denr." he said as lie extended his painty arms. She didn't rush into them. She look ed at the bubbling peachblow wood work, at the freckled carpets, out of the window at the upholstered furni ture which had soaked for two bourn 111 the back yard, and then she sat down on the tloor and fell to weeping. M. yi aii. MtN OF NOTE. General William ft Nlmfter celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday Oct. 17. He la the oldest oflieer in active service. General Unwell A. Alger will spend a part of the winter in Florida, where a company in which lie I* Interested I* to build a railroad from Pensacoln to Fo shcc, Ala. .1. I. illit Barcenas, the newly appoint ed Venezuelan consul at Philadelphia, is by profc«*|iin ati electrical engineer, ami was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology In lMl'i. The will of the late Msripils of Bute, whieh has just been admitted to probate, makes large charitable iter) neat a. Includ ing ilOo.lKNi to be distributed milling va rious Itoman Catholic Inatltutlona. Fitnhnssador Oioate's reputation for scholarship appears to be Impressing England, where the newapapvra report that lie always gora about with a volume of some claN«lefil author In his pocket. Governoi KIkI J«ki I' Hiii "112 Mnins i« already ghlng sittings to a lloaton art ist of some note for a portrait of himself to be hung In the state Capitol at Augus ta. He will be inaugurated lu January next. Ex Senator Warner Miller has aecured n permit for n railroad across the north ern half uf the Colvllle Indian reserva tion in Washington for the liepublic and Kettle llivcr railroad, of which he is chief promoter. Thomas 10. Watson, the Populist can didate for vice president in IH'.m: and the author of a history of France, has fouud a new field of labor in the purrba*e of a large Georgia farm, which he is running as a business investment. One member of the British parliament recently dissolved. Captain Heeley, though alive and well, never took his seat. He was elected to a vacancy while he was In service in South Africn and was unable to leave the field to take up his (icaceful duties. He is still in South Africa. Carl Browne, the former leader of the Commonweal army, which marched on Washington six years ngo, and son-in-law of General Coxey, has tiled an application in the T'nlted States patent othee for a patent on a new airship, which he asserts is a radical departure in the way of feasi ble airships. Henry M. Flagler, the Standard Oil millionaire, is believed to have political aspirations. The sudden removal of his legal residence to Florida, where he has been a power iu politics for many years, is said to mean that he will contest for a seat in the senate when the term of Ste phen Itussell Mallory expires in 1903. Librarian Putnam has abolished the custom of permitting persons of well known character and unquestioned posi tion occasionally to take books from the Conxrcssioual library after making a de posit as a precaution against accident. Mr. Putnam says that there have been no abuses of the custom, but he thinka the absence of all risk the safer plan. BANK PICKINGS. The position of cashier in a New York bank beats a Klondike find.—Atlanta Constitution. Only in a society where "money will buy anything" could there have been an incentive for Alvord's crime.—New York Press. If Mr. Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr., em ployed his enforced leisure in writing a book entitled "How I Did It,"he might count on a large sale and increased fame. —New York Evening Sun. Dishonesty on the part of bank em ployees is, happily, rare, but, in the ! words of Shakespeare, "oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done," and the teller or clerk should not be exposes! to needless temptation.—New i York Herald. Having been taken unawares by a surprise visit from a bank examiner, Al vord's practices were detected. It would seem that occasional surprises of bank offi cers and employees by the directors of such institutions would operate as a check upon criminal misuse of the bank's funds. But knaves will find means to circumvent the most searching supervi sion.— Philadelphia Itecord. OVER THE OCEAN. France is going to receive Kruger handsomely after all. The gay republic rarely misses a chance to snub England, but her majesty's government always manages to survive the shock. —Chicago Journal. The natives of Lake Ossal, east Afri ca, rose up and slew 2UO tax collectors who were attempting to collect the salt tax. This incident illustrates one advan tage of barbarism over civilization.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. _ CATARRH ANI) HEALING) CURK FOR CATARRH Elj's Cream Balmy y'WjM Ea*y and pleasant to mse. Contains no linwrions drug. once VBS Relief at HAY FEVER It op< 'lis and cleanses the Nasal Pass ages. Allays Inflamation. Heals and Protects the Membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. Large Size, 50 cents at Druggists or by mail; Trial Size. 10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS, sti Warren Street. New York. Chas. L. Pettis & Co., CASH PRODUCE BUYERS, Dressed Poultry, Game, Furs, Eggs and Butter. 204 DOANE STREET, NEW YORK. Write for Our Present Paying Prices. D,LM RAILROAD. TIME TABLE. In Effect September Ist. 1899 ♦JOINO WIST PA." I NEW YWTTK r.m. A. m. * » r „ Barclay ST I.T «JO ,4 .» •••- i rmtopher Ri.. « » m w •••• llobokrn T45 \4 I 5 .... ftrranton Ar »:TT> L ST rtailt ~ , i « - w * \ 1 SF ««»TO» 1" ' 6 1 "* Kellerue.. T TAYIORVFLN* ;>> ■ i R< 1 * , Ijummnm .... ~| i\ j •* • , Duryea IO IT J I 1 . , Clllltllß. |II F IIJ 'T *' Ha*|tiehanna AT*.. I* T J * * * „ ««I! 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'4 4* •* ULOUIADMRH 714 IV 4I 3J« * * KUIWRT 7OV 10 »I I>l ■ 'J* L'*U>L>4» 7 L>3 10 K 3M *■> I'AHTLLL* (SO 10 31 2W * T'buUabjr » *• CatnaroD 6 3* | V * NIiRTHCVBIiL B. . «34 10 »• 140 * T.* A.M. A.M. I*. M. '•* r.m UHMMWII HUBERT with KAA'lliiK H»llrn*<l for Tatnanatxl, Tuin». T UA. Wlllianoi <>rt. Siinlmrr, fotUTllla, «U- At Nortliu(UL>arlab<l wlib P AN L K. IN*. P. U K. for HarrlaUurv. U>RK Haven, t.Ml<«irium, W ARMS Uorrjr, and Krla. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, TIME TABLE In Effect May 28th, 1900- AM A M PM.P M ScraniuD( litiHjlv ; « 4*. s> 3* 1 L» <4 T. Plttslon •• " 7I*f10"0 } 2 IJ 452 ___ — M ~ M F.M Wllke»barr«... IT } V. I3»I1 oil Plym'lb Kerry •• F73» 112 1. f3I4F« "7 Xantlcoke •• 748 11 10 IJ 4 17 "I!.. Mocanauua .... " *O4 11 32 £4« »3T Waiiwailoixn. . " *l3 1142 IS! 847 NE«C"J|IECK ar 524 11 42 101 I Pottrrille IT { 5 AT Sl2 *I I Hazleton " 7 «*"» 2 '<• S •"'®L Tl.tnhlcken " 732 : SIS #W " Kern Glen " 7*l I 227 BIM KIIEK I Hen "| 7 II 234 625 Nescojieck arj SOU »00 «SO I .... Cittawlsna. . .Hr; A~>l A~M P.M V Ml Npscopeck IT §8 24 §ll :« 40T *7 IW tlreasv •• 833 12 IS 416 7«» "" E«py Ferry.... " 112 8 43 12 LU I 4 21 T E. HloomsburK. " 847 12 14 42W 7 2.i CatawiMa ar 856 12 21 4 3i> 732 tiatawlua IT 8 .">4 12 21 4 3.i 73J South DanTllle " 914 12 38 453 751 Sunbury " 9 3."> 1 (10 5 15 Sls —— Sunbury IT || 9 42 } 1 10 j 5 4F> S 411 IX'witburg.... ar 10 1.1 145 BIK Milton " lu (K 1.» 614 OIH Wllliamtport .. " 11 00 2 :*• 7 10 YJO Lock Haven. .. " 1169 340 » 117 Kenovo "A. M. 440 9 001 Kane "I H 25 J..... j__ M j Lock Haven. .lv jl2 10 I 3 45 1 Hellffoiite ... .ur 1051 4 44 ..... j Tyrone " 2 1516 00 1 I I'iiiltpNburg " 423J H 2T Clearfield.... " 607 900 Plttaburg.... " 6 55111 30 A.M. F.M P. M. P .VI Sunbury LV | 9 60.S 1 SFT | 5 15 18 31 llarrlsburK.... ar :S 11 3" } 315 j 6 55j:0 10; IP. M. P. M. P. M. A .M _ Philadelphia. . ar § 3 17 |I 8 23 ||lo 20 4 25 Baltimore "|S SIILLB "0 j 9 2 311 Washington ... "|| 4 101, 7 16 10 59 4 tfc IA.M. F. M.j I j Sunbury IT $ V 57 } 2 Lewmtown Jc. ar 11 40 350 .... 1 Pittsburg "| 655 §ll 30 | ; A.M. F, M P. M. i'~M Harrleburg.... lv 111 46; 11 3 46 || 7 20 jlffJO P.M.! A. MAM Httsburg ar | 6 55 1 1130||| 1 JO 5 30 IF. M PM A MIA M PltUburn IT I 7 10 | 8 30 , 2 50 IS 00 A.M AM P M HarrUburg.... ar | 1 .V> ( 3 4»U 9 14>!I 3 10| Plttsbuig IT OO OO .... L.ewistown Js. " « 7 3«L U 3 '.O Sunbury ar « 2(I JJ 6 00 F. M. A M A M A M Washington... IT |lO 4O J 7 4O'|lo 90 .... Baltimore " |ll 41jf 450 H4» .11 46- Fhlladelplila... " 111 20,J 425 8 40,|12 26 A. M A M A. M. F M Harrlnburg.... IT J 3 35;4 755 ;11 40 :4 00 Sunbury ar I 5 0"> i » 110JS 6 40 LL'.M.i |A M A M L'lttxburg lv sl2 43 |J 2 #O'J « Oil Clearfield.... " 4 on; | 9•> I'liillpMburg.. " 4 at 1 ! 1 10 12 Tyrone » 715 'i * LO' 12 :« .... Bellefonte. . '• 8 31! 9 :<2 142; Lock Haven nr 9 aoj | 10 SO; 2 43J F.M.I A MA M 1* M Erie IT J 4 HOI • 1 ... Kane " 755 31. 00 ... Kenovo " 11 151 \ 6 40, 10 3ti 1 ... Lock Haven ... " 12 03. 7 33! 11 25 8 00; A.M.! 1* M Wllliniusport .. " 106 830 <l2 40 ; 400 Milton •' I■* 9 It' 127 4 ->2 '.... Lewisburg " W OFT 1 15 4 47; Sunbury ar 227 946 1 6-I 620 T A.M. A MP W P M | ' Sunbury IT JK30|956 : G 00 ; 6 48; ... South fianville " 7 13 JIO 17 221 6 OSI - ]"_ Catawlssa " 733 10 36 2 36; 8 271" * EBltHimeburg.. " 7 3ii 10 43 243 832 Espy Ferry...." 743 FlO 47 f8 38 Creasy "I 753 10 5# 255 648 ; Nescoiieck "j 803 U 06, 305866 "" TM A M I'. M. P M ! Catawlssa LVI 73* NescojH'ck IT ill 55 S 4 10 \ 7 05 Hock Ulen ar H26 12 211 4 HTL 731 —" Kern (Hen 883 12 27 1 44" 737 . Tomhlcken " 842 12 35 451 7 4."> Hazleton " !• 02 12 65 5 12) 806 Pottsviiie " 11 SO 2M\ «:» 9 • :::: i AM AMP M P M ~ 1 Nesco|>eck lv \ 8 03:(11 "5 ;3aiC 8 55 . ... Wapwallopen. .ar 818 11 20 3 LSI 709 ••••• Mocanaqua .... " 828 11 32 32# 721 Nantlcoke '• 84S 11 64 348 742 P MI I'lvm'th Kerry 112 12 02 35; F7 62 Wilksbarie ... " 906 12 10 405 , 800 AMPM P M P M Plitston(l)AH) 9J9 1119 49 I 4 52 836 Scranlon " "I loos 1 18; 52039 06 I Weekdays. T Daily. 112 KL&g station. Additional Train leaves Ha/.leton 5.15 P r Tomhlcken 5.35 p. M., Fern Glen 5.43 p. 111., Hock Ulen 5.50 P. in., arriving at Catawlssa 6.25 p. 111. Pullman Parlor anil Sleeping Cars run on throuiih trains between Sunbury, Willlauicport ami Erie, between Sunbnry and Philadelphia and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts burg and the West. Kor further Information apply to Ticket Agents J.Ji. UUT CHINS OS, J.ll WOOD, Uen'l Manager. Gen'l Pais'n'r Ag. New Coal Yard! K J Coal (Icaler, h.i. rc move 11 to hn nrw COAL YARD. Of No -»44 112 erry Street (near \) \. *V W R k ( ro t N 111 oit of (lftn r Robert J. Pegg, COAIi PKAIiKH, Telephone No, 158 PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY in r.rrwff my. n, im TNAIN* ItMVt liAMVILLK 1 «M|l4l|4 'l*ll y i ftt PIRI»<I"I| I(I» H.r. 4m, V<* Htm Y"fk II |II M FUR I im || 4• » m «>H M M, MlM'rti 112 42 • * I *ll f> HI Kor Willl4tn*|a.rt 7,41 • 1* . 4*n |i w Ir»iii« f..f ll.i lint.iri>, W»«hir.*t.m nit*! lti« itiiilli 1.•«»•• rwa.fitt f.inrlli aft.| 1 iMwlnnl MtrM'ta, |M|| »d" plilw, * ewtt'l*.*. 191. 714 10 On m. n 11. i 64. "A. I 11. *. iM *» V m.WllnHtii H nil»v> 4JM, 714 • HI. 1114. I. M. 4 U, 61*4, 7 ».» % l». tr ATLAKTICaTY HAII.R'iAD. I ..-WW ChllHd.- |4ll*, I h.«lr»(it Mtrvwt Wh«ff »n<l WIMIIII Hirrvi Wharf. Wrr.Ki>**» ■ y.tpTrM' ti.M A. M . 4 «». *.»». 7.16 P. M. A» ' 'iliMii.Klittlriti* • * Jh , .*i P. M. Mon<lnr«- Kt|)fi«i v'»>. I'lffl A. If Acri.rinn.KlNl I.m ■ i*i A. M.Jw F M l4«vt ATLAMTM'I ITV-»«-kd«v. C.ifirwi A>, '».« i. 10 l.i A M. t!W. *•-»>, P M \rn.ni tiirxlMllon* * mi, A M , I '*> I' M. otindaya -ltlpr*«» I .0. 7in p M. Acc.iiti tn'i>l4tl»D 7 15 A. M., 44* F. M. Parlor raw on nil «*pr«m train*. Fori'.VI'KMAV -WI.-K«IH>» 9.L">* in. 4.11. s,(*i|. rn Mun<k>y»- L.LJA M 4. ItirO'K.ijlf'iTt -Wirlol*n.til• m . 4.15 pin ."•uriilav*- W 15a m. For IHLE i.'lTY—W*«kd»y*—4.lA m.m. 5.i» p. in. NEW TURK ASH ATLAJfTIC CITY KXPRKMH. NEW YORK (Litwrtjr Htriwt J.» p. M ATLANTIC CITY, - A. M. Detailed time table* at ticket office*. W.G. BEHLEK, KIWMIN J WEKKM Gen. Haperlniendent i4eo«r»l Agent JOHN W. PABNBWOETH INSURANCE Life Fins Accident end Steam Boiler Office: Montgomery Building, Mill street, Danville, - - Penn'a 50cta. 11.00 Bottle. (fCS | ■ .1 JH One cent a dose. Tnts GREAT Ooc I Cvii* promptly curt* where all -L Cauch->. Crc .? 3c-v Thioat, Hs.-rsrne: -., A "!v t Cou~h a: . Asthma. For Conauirptioa it has no nr..; has cured thouaania, end will ccr.s TOC if taken in time. So!d l>7 Druirgisa on a *uar antee. For a Lsme Hack or Chut, usj BHILOH'S BELLADONNA PLACTER-Z*i r> HI LP H'S7%C AT A RRR O^SmS^S^REMED','. 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