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T\R. J. SWKISFOBT,
SURGEON DENTIST.
ORNCIOH MILL ST., Opposite the Post Office.
Uperattve and Mechanical i»«iitlstry Carefully
performed, Teeth positively extracted without
u»in,witl) lias, Ether and Chloroform: Treat
ing and Filling teeth aSpeciftltv.
•yyM. K VSF. WENT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office over Paules' Drug Store
MONTCJOMEKY BUILDtNO,
ILL STREET. - - DANVILLE. PA
J. J. BROWN,
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
es and artificial eyes supplied.
311 Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Hours— lo a. ui. to sp. in.
Telephone 1486.
\o Cate.
Man (to lawyer)—l've been badly bit
ten by n dog. Can 1 get damages from
Its master?
Lawyer—Did you do anything to irri
tate the dog?
Man—No.
Lawyer—Were you on its owner's
premises?
Man—Er—yes.
Lawyer—lu what capacity? As a
friend or—
Man—Of course this is strictly confi
dential.
Lawyer—Certainly.
Man—Well, I was trying to break in
to his house.—Pick-Me-Up.
Vol Quite Clear.
Hinkly—l wonder what Stllson was
driving at this evening?
Holden—What did he say?
Hinkly—lt was at the club, and 1
was having a broiled lobster. Stilson
suggested that I was a sort of cannibal.
I'm half inclined to suspect he was
innkUig fun of me, although I don't see
how.—lloston Transcript.
Mnch tlie Same.
Mrs. Hayseed—Did you goto hear
the howling dervishes while you were
In the city?
Mr. Hayseed—No, but I went to Cous
in Miranda's, and she's got twins.—
Her Cele»tlal Credentials.
"Put it down thar." said the old man
to the obituary writer, "that she wuz
42 an likely fer her age."
"That's down."
"That she wuz never known ter
speak a cross word, belli deef an dumb
from childhood."
"All right."
"That she is now at rest on Abra
ham's bosom— But hold on! Ain't
that whar Lazarus is?"
"I think so."
He paused a moment as if in deep
thought. Then he said:
"No matter! Put it down that she's
thar, too. fer ef ever Lazarus sees her
eomin he'll vacate an hunt another
restln place. 'Sides that, he's been thar
too long anyhow!"— Atlanta Constitu
tion.
The Soft Answer.
"There!" said the angry man, shov
ing a photograph, presumably of him
self, under the photographer's nose.
"Do you know what that mak»>s me
look like?"
"If you mean what It makes you look
like at the present moment," answered
the photographer, surveying the face
of the angry man carefully, "I should
#uy It makes you look as if you were
about to throw a fit."—lndianapolis
Press.
Not What She kxpeeted.
"What was the happiest moment of
your lire?" asked the sentimental maid
en.
"Why do you ask?" inquired the prac
tical matron.
"Oh. I have a theory," replied the sen
timental maiden, "that practically the
•arae causes contribute to the happiest
moment in every woman's life. 1 know
how it is iu my own case. Last evening
Arthur told me— But first tell me about
the happiest moment in yours."
"Well," replied the matron thoughtful
ly, "I think the happiest moment in my
life was about two years ago. I had been
without a girl for three weeks arid was
just about discouraged when one applied
for the place. That made me reasonably
happy, but when she said she didn't ob
ject to children, wanted only one evening
out a week and was willing to do the
washing, well—well, that was the hap
piest moment of my life."—Chicago Post.
lVJir Aim Willi tine iCyef
Jonkius— l say, old boy. this is my
first day at shootin. You might tell me
In confidence what people shut one eye
for when they're sightin anything.
Hoskius— Oil. that's perfectly simple,
my dt-ar fellow. Volt see. if they were
to shut both eyes they wouldn't be able
to see anything.—Pick Me Cp.
A Helpful KDKKeMiu..,
"Kin yeou tell me. young feller," in
/Tnlrwl Mr. Reuben Hay of Four Cor
fu* rx. "where hereabouts I kin git me a
jfood fanner suit?"
"Why. there'* a good pharmaceutist
not two blocks away," replied the
young fellow blithely.—Harper's Ba
zar.
Wot True to lt« Kams.
"Didn't you start out with a play
called "Turned Adrift?'" asked the
friend.
"We did." replied that eminent trage
dian and repertory actor. Mr Barnes
'former, "but we couldn't get anybody
to float it,"—lndianapolis Press.
The infancy of- British manufactur
ing was nursed by (engineers from llid
land. who superintended itw erection of
wind and water mills.
A Womafi'i Awful Peril.
"There -is only one chance to save
your life and that is through au op»*rat
ion" were the startling words beard by
Mrs. I. B Hunt of Lime Ridge, Wja.,
from her doctor after he had vainly tried
to cure her of a frightful case of stom
ach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall
#4<>nes had formed and she constantly
ifttiw worse. Then she began to use
tEleetric Bitt°rs which whollycnred h*r
wonderful Stomach, Liver and
■jvi lney rtftjie:L". Cures Dyspepsia Loss
n>f Appetite. Try P. Only 50cts. (rnar
-jtfite'd. Far sale by Paules & CoV.
Jh'tiggihts.
THE PAN-AMERICAX.
GLANCE AT THE GREAT ENTER
PRISE AND ITS PURPOSES.
True I'iotnre of Klneteenth Century
Development Arranged In a Setting:
of I itNiiri>!iMMe<l Dennty and Splen
dor <:t Fau-Anieriean ICxpoaition.
If one may judge by the presence of
thousands of workmen at the grounds
of the Pan-American Exposition and
the wonderful progress they have
made during the last few months, the
Exposition will be opened in a condi
tion of completeness upon the Ist of
May next.
For the benefit of those who, for any
reason, have not been informed con
cerning the flails and purposes of this
vast enterprise I will state that the
Exposition grounds are in the northern
part of the city of Buffalo and have
an area of 350 acres. Buffalo, with its
400.000 population, is preparing the
most artistic creation ever produced
for the purposes of an exposition. The
completed work will cost probably $lO,-
000,000, exclusive of exhibits.
The landscape upon which the build
ings stand includes a part of one of the
most beautiful parks in Buffalo or. In
HALL OK MUSIC,
fact, in the world. The Exposition
will thus have the setting of trees,
lawns and water features, which have
cost the city of Buffalo millions of dol
lars. The main Exposition buildings
are some 20 or more in number and are
arranged about a system of beautiful
courts some 33 acres in extent. The
arrangement is such as to permit the
most exquisite decorative effects that
the best trained artists of the world
may be able to produce.
Space will permit only an enumera
tion of the principal buildings. These
are: The Electric Tower. 375 feet
high, which is to be the centerpiece of
the most brilliant and novel electric il
lumination ever conceived; the Propy
ls, or architectural screen, at the
northern end of the grounds; the Sta
dium, for sporting and athletic events;
the Agriculture building. Manufactures
and Liberal Arts building. Ethnology
building, the Government group of
three great buildings, the Midway res
taurant building, Electricity building,
the Machinery and Transportation build
ings and Railroad Station, the Temple
of Music. Graphic Arts. Horticulture,
Mines, Forestry, Dairy, Ordnance,
Service and other buildings, the Al
bright Gallery of Art. costing $400,000;
the New York State building, costing
$175,000, besides the state and foreign
buildings and numerous other struc
tures of beautiful and interesting de
sign for a variety of purposes.
The Midway at the Pan-American
Exposition alone will cost more than
some large expositions. It is estimat
ed the cost of the Midway will be about
$3,000,000. as it will ii3ve more than a
mile of frontage closely built with the
most picturesque structures conceiva
ble and will contain between 30 and 40
entertainment features of most novel
aud Interesting character.
The purposes of the Exposition are
not merely to give the people a most
magnificent and attractive entertain
ment, but it will furnish the opportu
nity for every one to inform himself
upon the progress of the nineteenth
century. The Exposition is held for
the purpose of celebrating the achieve
ments of the western world during a
century of unparalleled progress. It Is
distinctly a western world affair, all
the governments of the western hemi
sphere having been invited to partici
pate in all departments. Official re
sponses have been made by every im
portant government, state and depend
ency of the western world, and they
are preparing to be represented by
most creditable exhibits.
The exhibits are classified in the fol
lowing divisions; Electricity and elec
trical appliances; fine arts, painting,
sculpture and decoration; graphic arts,
typography, lithography, steel and cop
per plate printing, photo mechanical
processes, drawing, engraving and
bookbinding; liberal arts, education,
engineering, public works, construc
tive architecture, music and drama,
sanitation and hygiene; ethnology,
archaeology, progress of labor and
Invention, Isolated and collective ex
hibits; agriculture, agricultural imple
ments; machinery and appliances,
foods and their accessories, horticul
ture, viticulture, agriculture, forestry
Mud forest products, fish, fisheries,
fish products and apparatus for fish
ing; mines and metallurgy, machinery,
manufactures, transportation, rail
ways, vessels, vehicles, ordnance, ex
hibits from the Haiwaiian Islands,
Porto Rico, Guam, Tutulla and the
Philippine Islands.
The Exposition has the Indorsement
not only of the state of New York,
which appropriated $300,000, but of the
national government, which appropriat
ed $500,000 for the purpose of being
suitably represented upon this great
occasion. The Exposition will con
tinue six months and will furnish ag
opportunity such as rarely comes for
flie public to take note, at a glance,
of the wonderful progress of the west
ern world. It will be like a great uni
versity, at which the young and old
will become for the time being stu
dents of western civilization.
About 12,000 people have subscribed
to the stock of the Exposition, and it is
a public enterprise in the broadest
sense of the term, the aim being to pro
duce a magnificent spectacle to delight
the artistic sense "«■ nil whn attend
Tortured A Witness.
Intense suffering was endured by wit
ness F. L. Martin, .of Dixie, Ky., before
he gave this evidence, I ponghed every
ujjxjit until my throat was nearly raw;
til* u irjed Dr. King s Jfew Discovery
whien ga-vu instant relief. I have used
it in the family for four and re
commend it as the gr«iitf,s>t remedy for
Coughs, Cold and all Throat, Cfrest and
Lung troubles. It will stop the
cough, and not only prevents but ahgo
lately cures Consumption. Price 50c
and fl.oo. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at Panics & Co'a Drug
Store.
and to present through the medium
an army of enterprising exhibitors a
true pieture of nineteenth century de
velopemnt. John G. Milburu, an emi
nent lawyer of Buffalo, is president,
and the director general is William
I. Buchanan, who was director of the
departments of agriculture, live stock
and forestry at the World's Columbian
Exposition at Chicago and afterward
for six years United States minister to
the Argentine Republic.
MARK BKNNITT.
"PAN-AM." RESTAURANTS.
The Brat of Service Will De Pro
vided.
The needs of the inner man will be
well attended to at the Pan-American
Exposition to be held at Buffalo from
May Ito Nov. 1, 1901. At some exposi
tions a great mistake has been made
by not providing for good restaurants,
where satisfactory meals could be ob
tained at reasonable prices. Either the
food obtained has not been of good
quality or prices charged have been ex
orbitant or the facilities in some par
ticulars have been Inadequate to the
occasion.
There will be good restaurants in dif
ferent parts of the grounds of the Pan-
American Exposition, so that it will
not be necessary for visitors togo out
side of the grounds to secure a good
meal, well served, at a moderate price.
All tastes will be suited in the services
rendered, for there will be place*
where meals will be served on an
elaborate plan to suit the most fas
tidious taste and where prices will be
In proportion to those charged at
high class restaurants in large cities.
There will be other places where the
meals will be cheap, but the food appe
tizing and healthful and the surround
ings clean. There will be restaurants
In the beautiful building at the en
trance to the Midway, another In a
similar building at the entrance to the
Stadium, another in the Electric Tow
er, which will be one of the great cen
ters of interest on the Exposition
grounds, and another on the Midway.
Refreshments will also be served in
the Temple of Music, which may be en
joyed by visitors at the same time that
they are listening to the concerts in
progress in the auditorium. There will
also be a New England kitchen, a Ger
man restaurant, a Mexican restaurant,
an Italian restaurant and other places
where various kinds of refreshments
will be served.
EAGLES AT THE EXPOSITION.
Rentarknlile Decoration For Ktlinol-
OKT Rulldinsc at HufTnlo.
The building devoted to the Depart
ments of Ethnology and Archaeology at
the Pan-American Exposition, which
is now approaching completion, will
have some remarkable sculptural dec
orations. Among them will be gigantic
figures of eagles and lions, which will
be placed upon eight of the 10 panels
SERVICE BUILDING,
of the domes. These sculptures in
staff will be conspicuous features of
the architecture of this beautiful build
ing. Models in clay are first made of
the figures, and from them reproduc
tions in staff are cast.
The model of the eagle has just been
completed. It is of colossal siice. In
the model nearly 10,000 pounds of clay
have been used, and each bird, when
cast in staff, will weigh fully two tons.
The sculptured eagle will measure
nearly 1G feet in height.
Eaun on I*an-Amerlean.
A movement to interest the public
school teachers and public school pupils
in the Pan-American Exposition to be
held at Buffalo next summer has been
started. It originated in some of the
public schools of Pennsylvania and is
being taken up elsewhere as the wis
dom of the plan becomes apparent. The
Idea is to have the teachers in the pub
lic schools write essays for various oc
casions of an educational character on
the objects and aims of the Exposition
and the bearing that such a display
will have on the commerce of the
world. A similar plan regarding the
Paris Exposition was found quite suc
cessful and resulted in the attendance
of a large corps of teachers at that fair.
The plan contemplates also essays by
pupils. It is believed that in this way
much Information can be spread re
garding the benefits to be derived from
cultivating closer relations with the
different countries of this hemisphere
and that it would result in greater in
telligence among the public school
teachers and pupils on this subject, as
well as a larger attendance among this
class of the population at the Exposi
tion.
Went Indiana Will Attend.
Louis H. Ayme, United States Consul
to Guadeloupe, says that in the West
Indies the Pan-American Exposition is
considered much more important than
the Centennial Exposition of 1870 and
that hundreds of natives are preparing
to come to it
wlaconain'w Bufldinjr.
Commissioners from Wisconsin, who
have charge of the exhibits from that
state at the Pan-American Exposition,
have selected a site for the State build
ing. About 20 acres have been set apart
on the eastern side of the Exposition
grounds for state and 112 i n bri!.}
lngs. The site ctws<-:i < : S\ !• • o;»
sin building is ne.-t.t' <>usit<' tin- large
buildings of tin- mil governments
just south of of the nilrmr bi!:es
and south of the Ohio building !t will
overlook the Efplannde. v.-'.ih its won
derful fount;:; - >i aniens, and a
number of the large buildings will be
In full view. The Wisconsin commis
sion are Willard A. Van Brunt and
George B. Burrows of Madison, B. E.
pdwards of Lacrosse, Charles Reyn
olds of Sturgeon Bay and George 11.
Yule of Kenosha. Wisconsin will spend
$25 .000 on her building and exhibits at
Buffalo.
A IjHi.ooo A. O. D. W. I)ii ilil In«(.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men are planning elaborately to wel
come the members of the order to Buf
falo next yerfir. The Supreme Lodge
has appropriated S.'J.oOO and the State
Lodge $3,000 more to be used fur the
erection and furnishing of a fine head
quarters building at tlie Pan-American
Exposition. The Supreme Lodge will
meet in Buffalo next year. The build
ing Is a handsome pavilion, with rooms
for rest, and the upper floor a great
balcony, with easy chairs, for all mem
hers of the order who attend the Ex
position.
A Keen Clear Brain.
Yuur best feelings, your social position
or busing success depend largely on the
perfect action of your Stomach and
Liver. Dr King's New Life Pills give
Jncreasei strength, a keen, clear brain,
high A $5 gent box will make
yon ft**l like a new being. Sold by
Panics & Cos druggists
INDORSE!) BY DEPEW.
SAYS THE "PAN-AM." WILL SURPASS
THE PARIS FAIR.
Tell* Chairman J. M. Scatcherd the
Half Ha* Not Been Told of the
Grandeur and lleauty of the Expo
sition at llnfTalo.
"Scatcherd, you did not praise it half
enough."
So spoke the distinguished statesman
and famous after dinner orator, Sen
ator Chauncey M. Depew, as he stood
in the center of the grounds of the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo
and gazed upon the beautiful struc
tures surrounding him on every side
and now approaching completion.
Senator Depew had come to Buffalo
to deliver an address. His first desire
NKW YORK STATE BUILDING.
on arrival in the city was to be driven
to the grounds of the Exposition. The
remark quoted above was addressed to
Chairman John N. Scatcherd of the
executive committee of the Exposition,
who had told Senator Depew of the
progress made in the building of the
Exposition when they had met in Eu
rope last summer. Mr. Scatcherd had
dwelt long and eloquently upon the
success which had attended the organi
zation and construction of the Exposi
tion, and "Our Chauncey's" expecta
tions were high. Nevertheless antici
pations are not equal to realization.
Looking upon the scene before him
from the sight of the grand Triumphal
Bridge, he saw to his right the stately
proportions of the United States Gov
ernment buildings, to the left, across
the spacious Esplanade, the charming
architectural effects of the Graphic
Arts. Horticultural and Mines build
ings, while the vast Machinery and
Transportation building, now almost
complete, was seen in the background
to the left. Opposite It, across the
Court of Fountains, was the Manufac
tures and Liberal Arts building, and
the Electric Tower could be seen ris
ing skyward in the distance at the far
end of the vast court, with the towers
and minarets of other buildings out
lined against the horizon. As Mr. De
pew took iu this impressive scene the
exclamation burst from his lips that
the half had not been told.
Later in the day the popular orator
addressed an audience which tilled to
overflowing' Buffalo's great Convention
hall. In the opening lines of his speech
the speaker declared: "Six weeks ago
I was at the Universal Exposition at
Paris. Today 1 went through the
grounds where your Pan-American Ex
position is to be held. I felt that Buf
falo is going to do at least twice as
well as Paris."
Latln-Anierlcun anil I'an-Amerlcan.
The press of the various countries of
Latin-America show a cordial interest
In the Pan-American Exposition. It is
recognized that their co-operation Is es
sential to the end that the Exposition
may adequately represent the progress
of all the states and countries of this
hemisphere. As a rule the editors of
newspapers and other publications in
the countries to the south of the United
States display a very favorable atti
tude toward the enterprise. B. B. Lo
pez, editor and proprietor of La Corre
spondents de Porto Rico, has become
so enthusiastic over the Exposition
that he writes to the Press Department
that he Is about to come to Buffalo to
see for himself the progress made in
the development of the Exposition. He
will be accompanied by his family.
Many other editors of the Latin-Ameri
can press have also announced their in
tention to attend the Exposition, and
Inquiries are pouring in from these
countries regarding steamboat and rail
road routes. Many editors and corre
spondents from Central and South
American countries have already vis
ited the Exposition grounds.
A Flour Shampoo.
Rather a novel idea in the care t * the
hair, says an exchange. Is a flour si am
poo, which some hairdressers now ise.
The flour in sifted into the hair In hand
fuls. The locks are then divided. Into
sections and brushed with a soft brush
until every particle of flour is remo"ed.
Two or three applications of the .tour
are made each time, which removes a
quantity of dust when brushed out
The Point of View.
Miss Willing Do you believe It Is
wrong to marry for money?
Parson Brown—Of course not. Five
dollars is my regular fee. - Chicago
News.
CONSDHPTION CM
BE CURED.
T. A. Sloeum, M. C., the Great Chem
ist and Scientist, Will Send Free, to
.1; • AfHicted, Three Bottles of
iiir- Xr\y]v Discovered Reme
dies to Cure Consumption
.• i < A!) lung Troubles.
Nothing could belairer, more philan
thropic or carry mote joy to the afflict
ed, than the oiler of T. A. Sloeum, M.
C., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh an«l all conditions wasting, and to
make its gfeat iperits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader of
the who may |>e suffering.
Already |liis "fiew scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty—a duty wblPh hp owes Ju human
ity -to donate his infallible pure.
He ban proved the dreaded consump
tion to be a curable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in tiis American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefitted and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't de'«y until it is too late. Con
sumption, uninterruped, means speedy
and certain death. Address T. A
Sloeum M. C., 98 Pine street, New
Yorfc, a fid jyhpp wrjt|i}g thp jlqotor, glye
express ai*d poytotnpp addfCgjj,
please mention reading this article in
the American* March 4 9
The Coat of Colling an Old Atlu,
In the state department at Washing
ton is the most comprehensive and
complete set of atlases and maps to be
found anywhere In Ihis country. As
can be readily appreciated, they are
vitally necessary to the carrying on of
the department, and therefore neither
trouble nor expense Is spared in keep
ing them constantly up to date. It
would be supposed that their extreme
value and importance would be patent
to every one.
Some years ago, however, one of the
most valuable atlases was found with
two of the maps cut out. The maps
had not been abstracted. They had
simply been detached from the bind
ing. Investigation proved the mutlla
tlon to be the work of a certain clerk,
who on being hauled up by his superior
explained why he had done it as fol
lows:
"Those books are terribly heavy and
hard to handle, and so I cut the maps
out In order to get at them easier. The
atlases were very old. and I didn't sup
pose they were of any value or that
any one would care."
To the state department an atlas Is
like a bottle of wine to a judge of fltfe
drinks—lts value Increases In direct
ratio with Its age. It was felt in the
department that that particular clerk
had mistaken his calling in life, and to
him was accordingly given an opportu
nity to pursue another one.—New York
Tribune.
Cure For Inaoinnta.
I suppose all of us are suffering from
the invasion of electricity. My old
friend Bounce, who was a victim of in
somnia for 40 years, thinks he sleeps
now better than any other man on
earth. He lost his way in the Adiron
dacks and staid overnight in the cabin
of a forester. His sleep was the deep
sleep of a Just man made perfect, and
In the morning he found that he had
not moved half an inch all night.
"It's the Insulation," the forester in
sisted. "You city folks are killin your
selves with contact. If you'll break
the contact you'll be able to sleep and
get your nerves b«£k."
This matter of "contact" was finally
explained to mean that our bedposts
are in contact with the floors, the
floors with the walls and the walls
with mother earth, so that whatever
personal magnetism a man has in him
goes away In the nighttime, leaving
him like a log on his mattress. The
forester had obtained four glass insu
lators from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts of his
guest bed, so that the electricity could
not run away. Bounce the very day he
got home Insulated his bed, and from
that moment to the present his insom
nia has been banished. New York
Press.
Cautions.
Many years ago, when printed music
was dearer than it Is now, a plain,
quiet man, evidently from the country,
went into a London music shop and
asked to see a certain book of tunes.
The clerk laid before him an oblong
volume with two tunes ou a page, a
book familiar to old time choir singers.
The old man drew out of his coattall
pocket an ancient yellow fife and. open
lug the book at the first page, began to
play softly, turning the leaf with care
ful fingers as each page was finished.
The clerks, very much amused at
first, grew weary of the droning noise
after a time, and one of them, waiting
till a tune was ended, ventured to say
politely:
"Do you think you will take the book,
sir? Does It seem to suit you?"
The fife was lowered, and the player,
looking over it at the youth in mild sur
prise, said gently:
"I cannot tell. I have played only
half the tunes," and placidly turned
another leaf.
Hohaon'a Choice.
How many of us who use or hear the
familiar expression. "It was Hobson's
choice," are acquainted with the real
sort of selection that Tobias Hobson
offered his guests? This is the genuine
version of the tale: The said Tobias
Hobson was a Cambridge Innkeeper,
with 40 horses in his stables, some bet
ter, of course, than others. When a
traveler came to request a mount, he
was obliged to take the steed that
stood nearest the door, although there
were so many others advertised as for
hire. If the traveler objected to that
mount, all he could do was to wait un
til some other traveler had come for
one and so removed this and left its
next door neighbor nearest the stable
door.
Aw Unexpected Retort.
"Where," asked the female suffrage
orator, "would man be today were it
not for woman?"
She paused a moment and looked
around the hall.
"I repeat." she said, "where would
man be today were it not for woman?"
"He'd be iu the garden of Eden eat
ing strawberries," answered a voice
from the gallery.—Boston Traveler.
Got What They Wanted.
Their Caller—l don't see why Count
Parches! and his American wife should
quarrel.
Miss Davis—Their Interests clash, do
they not?
Their Caller—Not to any marked de
gree. She wanted a foreign alliance
and he a foreign allowance, that's all.
—Harlem Life.
Wo Ikeed of
Jeweler—This ring Is $1 more than
the plain one on account of the chas
ing-
Farmer—See here, m'ster, yew don't
baf ter chase me. I'm goln ter pay fer
what 1 git.—Chicago News.
Willing to Llaten.
Mr. Sly—l love you more than words
ran tell.
Miss Sharp—Then let the preacher do
the talking.—Detroit Free Press.
Early Football I'layeri.
Football was Tor many years the na
tional game of Florence. The season
was from January to March, and the
ladies and gentlemen of Florence and
the populace as well were wont to as
semble on the Piazza Santa Oioce to
wltuess the game. >vhlch was called
VCtylcio." from the word meaning "to
pick." The last game was played in
1739.—5t. Louis <; lobe-Democrat.
|To«1 npllon of SlctKl.
A new process for the production of
nickel has recently been announced lq
France. It aims t« produce pure plckel
frpm the plcke| piatte In but two
Rtions. The urn is first treated In a
Manches converter to eliminate the
Iron, and a crude nickel is obtained,
which contains about 3 per cent of sul
phur. This crude nickel in turn is
treated In an open hearth furnace, and
to the use of special desulphurizing
reagents the pure metal is obtained.
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Row TV lag nrn Wnr« the Hook.
All who have been to Niagara know
that the cataract Is divided by float Is
land, the larger portion of the fall be
ing on the Canadian side of the liver.
This part is known as the Horseshoe
fall and was so named because years
ago It was Identical with a horseshoe
in shape. A few years ago a V shaped
break occurred toward the New York
side, and since then other changes have
taken place, until today the Horseshoe
fall is more like its original form, but
clearly shows the effects of the wear
ing of the waters.
Many people fail to see how the falls
wear the rock away, and this is a little
mystery until the exact conditions are
realized. The ledge of rock over which
the water of both the American and
Horseshoe falls flow is of hard lime
stone. It is all of 00 feet thick and
naturally very heavy. Underneath this
ledge of limestone there are the shales
of the Niagara locality. This soft rock
is many feet thick. The rock of the
Horseshoe fall Is unprotected, and as
the water falls over the precipice and
boils in the river below it washes away
the soft shale beneath the limestone,
so that the limestone is left in sheflike
form, projecting far out into the gorge.
Observant visitors to the falls have no
doubt noticed this condition.
In the course of time the shale foun
dation of the limestone ledge is exca
vated to such a point that the unsup
ported ledge breaks away by its own
weight, and the crest line of the Horse
shoe fall recedes so much farther.
Then the water attacks the newly ex
posed shale, and In time the process
outlined is repeated. This has been gi>-
ing on for centuries, and it will con
tinue until the falls of Niagara are no
more.—Philadelphia Record.
The- Preacher Was Glad She Swore.
The daughter of a well known clergy
man In Washington had a severe at
tack of scarlet fever when she was 3
years old which resulted in deafness.
Up to that time she had been a regular
little chatterbox, doing her infantile
best to carry out the proverbial:
Being a woman, ehe'll talk forever!
Upon her recovery her parents were
nearly heartbroken to find that she had
not only lost her hearing, but the pow
er of speech as well. Whether she had
really forgotten how to talk or whether
It was obstinacy or lack of confidence
they could not determine, but despite
all efforts of the best tutors the child
remained a mute.
One day when she was nearly 10
years of age she was playing with a
cat, and with as much cruelty as
though she were of the sterner sex she
used its tail as a handle with which to
pick it up. The poor animal, not appre
ciating the economic use of the afore
said tail. Inflicted a deep scratch across
the chubby little hand.
"Damn that cat!" she said, flinging it
down.
And her father, devout clergyman as
he was, clasped his hands and, raising
his eyes to heaven, exclaimed:
"Thank God, that child has spoken at
last!"— Detroit Free I'ress.
The Ilonae That Treaham Unlit.
One of the curiosities of architecture
in England is, according to The Stone
Trades Journal, the house erected
about 300 years ago at Itushton. in
Northamptonshire, by Sir Thomas
Tresham. a Roman Catholic, who
wished by his design to typify the
Trinity.
The house is all threes, has three
sides, three stories and three windows
on each flat, each of them in the shape
of the trefoil—the three leaved sham
rock. Where the roofs meet rises a
three sided pyramid, terminating in a
large trefoil. The smoke escapes from
this chimney by three round holes OD
each side of the three sides. The build
ing is almost covered with'mottoes and
carvings, three Latin inscriptions, one
on each of the three sides, having 33
letters In each. Three angles on each
side bear shields. Over the door is the
text from the Vulgate, "There are thr; e
that bear record." Inside the house
each corner is cut off from each of the
three main rooms, so that on every
floor there are three three sided apart
ments.
Architectural Oddltlea.
At Fraukfort-on-the-.Main there Is
one street in which two houses on op
posite sides of the street lean over so
far that their roofs meet over the.
street. Iu one of these houses Lord
Rothschild was born. In Paris, on the
other hand, it is noticeable that the
builders intentionally construct the
houses so that they lean backward
slightly to add to their stability. But
almost in the eeuter of Paris there is
one big stone building which leans out
fully 3!i> feet over the sidewalk. So
solid, however, are the Paris buildings
that this one is claimed to be safe.—
Pearson's Weekly.
Told the Troth.
Mother—Now, (ieorgie, 1 shall till
your papa to punish you severely 112 r
telling an untruth. You said you didn't
touch one of those six peaches, and
there is only one left, and I found the
flve stones In your nursery.
Georgie—l told no story, mamma.
The peach I didn't touch is tlie one
that's left
Cations on the Wane.
The popularity of the capon seems to
be on the wane, says Maine Farmer,
and that by reason of the improvement
in roasters the fancy is now turning to
younger and more tender stock. There
is no call for debate over merits of one
or the other. The only thing to do is
to follow the market and furnish what
the consumer wants.
Character Shown by the None.
"Here is an article in the paper that
says a woman's character can be deter
mined by her nose."
"Well, there may be something in
that but there's a surer way. No one
can make a mistake concerning a wom
an's character if he will look at the
noses of other women who meet her.
The extent to which they turn up at
such times shows just what she is or
isn't."—Chicago Times-Herald.
DlaconraKlnK.
"It'g yery discouraging," said the
young man."l confess that at times J
Considered myself a genius."
"But perhaps you are," suggested his
friend soothingly.
"impossible. I explained my plans
to half a dozen hard headed, practical
men. and not one of them seemed to
think that I was a blamed fool."—Life.
The Commercial Instinct,
Mamma—Tommy, do stop that noise.
If you'll only be good, I'll give you a
penny.
Tommy—No; I want a nickel.
Mamma—Why, you little rascal, you
were quite satisfied to be good yester
day for a penny.
Tommy—l know, but that was a bar
gain day.—Philadelphia Press.
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John L. Sullivan's' Brawn.
Some eminent tragedians were once
quizzing John L. Sullivan, then in hie
heyday. Said one of them:
"Say, John, why don't you try the le
gitimate? Look at Muldoon. He has
played the wrestler until he is as well
known in connection with Shakespeare
as lie is on the mat."
John looked thoughtful for a moment
and then growled:
"Say, do you think I could do it?"
"Why, sure. Play 'The Gladiator.'
Just the piece for you."
Once again John thought awhile and
then said:
"Say, that's a good idea. I think I've
got a good scheme to work with it too."
"What is it, John?"
"Why, I'd have a real solid iron
arena. I'd come into the arena and
holler, 'Bring out your wild ox!' See?
Then I'd have 'em bring in a live bull.
I'd wrestle round the ring with it until
I got a good hold on its horns, and then
I'd slowly twist it down and break its
neck. Then I'd put my foot on its neck
and say, 'Behold the invincible, yours
truly, John L. Sullivan, champion of
the world!' I'd kill a real live bull for
'em every night. llow do you think
that'd hit 'em?"
"Great! But great Scott, John! Can
you kill a bull like that?"
"Huh! Can I? Come out to the
slaughter house and see me do it."—
Kansas City Independent.
The Chinese Cook.
Mrs. White determined in the first
flush of her newly wed dignity that
she was not going to be "squeezed" by
the Chinese cook and the storekeeper,
as it was quite plain every one else
was. Accordingly she purchased scales
and weights and announced her inten
tion of personally weighing everything.
For some days this method proved very
satisfactory, but she was sometimes a
little puzzled on finding that the provi
sions occasionally weighed more than
was charged for.
One day the mystery was solved.
She was carefully weighing a chicken.
In China not only is everything, living
and dead, sold by weight, but fowls are
always supplied alive. The chicken
during the weighing operation sudden
ly entered a vigorous objection and be
gan to flap and struggle with all its
might, and during these flappings and
strugglings something w r eighty fell
with a thud to the floor, evidently from
somewhere about the chicken. This
turned out to be a large piece of lead
which had been cunningly fastened un
der one of the wings. Further investi
gation led to.the discovery of a similar
piece underneath the other wing. The
overweight of the past few days was
now accounted for.—Chambers' Jour
nal.
ChrUteninK the Children.
An English parson of a church In
Berbice, British Guiana, writ. s enter
tainingly of his pastoral duties. In the
matter of christening the choice if
name is left to the taste or fancy of the
parents. This leads to strange combi
nations. He copies from his register
"Nannie Bellona," "Trank Locust" and
"Whisky Emmanuel." Of earlier times
he tells the following:
One black man brought his child, pnd
when the minister asked it 3 name he
said, "Seriatim ad Valorem."
On another occasion the parson ask
ed, "What is the name of the child?"
The father said, "Ax, parson." The
minister looked inquiringly at the man
and said:
"But I don't understand you."
"Well, parson," said the man, "my
mind gi'e me togo troo de New Testa
ment. I have had four boys. The first
was named Matthew, the second Mark,
the third Luke and the fourth John.
Now, this, the fifth one, is to be Ax
[Acts], parson."
English Peers Can't Vote.
Disfranchisement is one of the pecul
iar disabilities under which a peer of
the realm suffers. Lord Salisbury once
attempted to secure a vote for Hert
ford and Middlesex, but the revising
barrister at Hatfield refused the claim
on the ground that time had given the
disability the character of law and that
peers by the law of parliament neces
sary for the dignity and freedom of the
two houses were not permitted to vote
for members of the house of commons.
Lord Salisbury took the case to the ap
peal court, but as he could quote "nei
ther precedent nor authority" he was
obliged togo back to Hatfield without
his vote.—London Chronicle.
IleKinnlnx Early.
"Shall I have to get married when I
grow up?" asked little Flossie one day
of her mother.
"Just as you please, dear," answered
her mother, with a smile. "Most women
do, however."
"Yes; I suppose so," continued the lit
tle girl musingly, "and I think I'd bet
ter start and look out for a husband
now. They say that Aunt Jane has
been at it for 20 years and hasn't
caught one yet."—Exchange.
Proof to Her.
"I am quite certain that poor man
has seen better times," said Mrs. Gaz
zam after giving breakfast to a tramp.
"No doubt," added Mr. Gazzam dry
ly. "They all have."
"But this poor fellow didn't ask me
for broken victuals. He said It grieved
him to be obliged to apply for a colla
tion."—Detroit Free Press.
1 He Was Slow.
Lincoln used to be fond of telling a
story of a lawyer in a western town
who desired the nomination for county
judge. On the morning preceding the
evening on which the county conven
tion was to meet he applied to the liv
ery stable keeper in his village for a
horse and buggy in which to drive to
the county town, 10 miles distant,
where the convention was to be held.
"Give me the best and the fastest
horse you have, Sam," sutd he, "so that
I will have time togo around and see
the boys befwe the convention comes
in."
The liveryman, however, was sup->
porting a rival candidate and gave the
lawyer a horse that outwardly appear
ed perfect, but which broke down en
tirely before half the journey was com
pleted, so that when the candidate ar
rived the convention had adjourned
and iiia rival had been nominated.
On his n't urn to the stable late the
following afternoon, knowing that it
was useless to resent the trick played
upon him, lie said to the owner: "Lows
here, Smith, you must be training this
horse for the New York market. You
expect to sell him to an undertaker for
a hearse horse, don't you? Well, it's
time wasted. I know from his gait
that you have spent days training him
to pull a hearse, but he'll prove a dea«? t
failure. Why, he's so slow he conlchit
get a corpse to the cemetery in \«tue for
the resurrection."
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