KAILKOAL) TIME l'Alil.KS. I'ENN A R. K. ■AS r. w to ST 7. 1S A. M.!». 14 A. M. 10.17 " i- i > 2.21 P. M. 4 >8 " t>.U!l " 7.31 " SUNIt.VI S. 10.17 A. M. t '! !' i>. ii. a w. k.;k. EAST. WKST. (i.r>S A. M.•"*' A - }>■ 10. lit •' I-- 1 ' J'- ill l*. M. '•*> " ti.to " s -'° SUNDAYS 6.38 A.M. 12.17 I'. M. ti.lo I'. M. t>4U " PHtt.A t KKAOINU K. tt. NORTH. SOUTH. 7 32 A. M. U.J.) A. M. 4.00 P. M. <>.o6 I*. M. HbOOM hTKKKT. 7.34 \. M. H -3 A. M. 4.02 P. M."•<»! P. M. pK. J. S H 1.1 SI OK I SURGEON DENTIST, OffioKon Mill St., Opposite the Post Office. Operative anil Mechanical Dentistry * Carefully performed, Teeth positively extracted without »ain,witli Has, Etlior and t'hlorotorm: Treat lug and Killing toeth aSiieeinltv. yy-n. H4KF. v»i;sr, ATTOR NE Y - AT-1. AW, Office over I'aules' Drug Store MIINTIHIMKKY HI I I I.IHNO, IJLI STHEET - - PAN V 11.1.K, PA J. J. BROWN, THE EYE A SPECIALTY Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass es aipl artificial eyes supplied. , ;jll Market Street, Illoonisburg, l'a. Hours—lo a. in.to ."i p. m. Telephone 14315. THE ALPHABET'S MEETINQ. The alphabet met awl said that "they Were not arranged In a proper way." A had stood at the head too long; • It was not right ; it was utterly wrong, "For you all know and can plainly se» , That place belongs to me," said Q. "You take the head, indeed!" said J; "That plare is meant for my dear K." "Tut, tut, tut! Well, well, well! I'll stand there mvself then," said L. "Excuse ua, please, we think that we Have a word t«> say," said H, C, D. •'Suppose you have," said F as he Soft!}' whispered a word to E. "Who'll prevent. I'd like to know. Standing head M, N or O?" j "We've listened in silence to aU of yon And now will 'head' you," said I' and Q. "Our impression is, you had better try," Then angrily spoke both 11 and I. i "How rode and coarse!" said R, 8, T. . "Tlie 'airs' o( some!" said U and V. "Would drive i nc mad," said W, X, Y, t But, after aU, the letters still stand A at the head, at the foot &. Brooklyn Eagle. TALK OF MARRIAGE. It In Proper Knr the Man, hnf Jfflt For the (ilrl. Apparently. A man may remark on his intention to marry at some Indefinite future time, when prudence or other considerations may make it possible or advisable, without having, as a rule, to run the gantlet of a chorus of impertinent and stupid would be witty remarks. Hut should a girl be bold enough, or, rather, natural and simple enough, to say the same thing what would be the result? Why, every one knows that she would be promptly sneered out of counte nance. And why? Is It immodest for a wom an to express a determination to enter Into a state which we are being contin ually reminded is a natural and honor able state, while it Is modest and prop er for a man to do so? Such a distinc tion would never be drawn except for the "cheapness" to which reference has been made. If a man wants to marry, he can mar ry. If the lirst woman he asks refuses lilin, he has only to ask a second or per haps a third or fourth. It would be safe to guarantee that within a month any man of fairly respectable life and position and appearance who cared to make the experiment could marry in his own class, could marry probably a woman much superior to himself. But what about the girl who intends to marry "some day?" Is she not In a very different position from the man? Here Is a girl of good character—much better than the man's, probably—aver age Intelligence, average good looks. Theoretically she Is free to marry whom she will, but is she" If she re ceives one distinct offer marriage, she has had more than her share, ac cording to the probable average. The fact that by an unwritten law a woman must not take, and, Indeed, does not want to take, the initiative has very little to do with the extremely limited Choice which modern conditions impose upon English women.—Nineteenth Cen tury. Swallowed Two founds of Stone. Stones do not form part of the rec ognized diet of the cormorant, but one of these birds In the National Zoolog ical park in Washington had a craving which could be satisfied only by eat ing two pounds of stones. The keep er's attention was attracted to the bird because after having once sat down it couldn't get up. He was picked up, and then the stones were heard rattling Inside of him. An official connected with the park decided that something must be done, and lie promptly cut the cormorant open and relieved him of Ills burden. One of the stones, of irregular shape, was 3% Inches long. The In cision was sewed up, and for five days the bird got along all right, tho wound healing finely, but at the end of that time the cormorant grew restive and pulled out the stitches with his hooked bill. As a consequence of open'''g up \e wound he died. PERT PERSONALS. Mr. Rockefeller now controls salt and oil. With a vinegar and a lettuce trust he could get back to his salad days.— Detroit Journal. Mr. Schwab asserts that he objected to being paid $1,000,000 a year. Mr. Schwab is reaching his funny stage.— Baltimore American. If the widows of the country con tinue to make googoo eyes In the di rection of Mr. Depew, his only recourse will be to wear blinders.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat Emperor William resents complimen tary reference to Bismarck because it suggests that the Ilohenzollerns did not create the German empire unaided. —Detroit Tribune. Sarah Bernhardt says the idea of her playing Borneo to Maude Adams' Juliet was a joke. Only half a joke. It is admitted that Maude Adams can play Juliet.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Do not darn fine woolen undergar ments with wool. It will shrink and pull out a hole larger than the original. Use for darning winter : i wear the loosely twisted loosely, and when washed the new *ex ture has almost the same thickness as the knitted goods i elf. Good House keeping. HOW TO INDUCE SLEEP. Callrtfr Prmldfiit'* Plan For liver roiii i iiu litMoiania. Assume an easy position, with the hands resting over the abdomen, lYesi dent Hyde of Bowdoin suggests in The Outlook, discussing the matter of sleep. Take a long, slow, but easy and natural breath in such a way as gradually and gently to lift the hands outward by the action of the abdomen. At the same time slowly and gradually open the eyes so that at the end of the inspira tion they are wide open and directed upward. Let the breath out easily and naturally, letting the hands fall inward as the outward pressure of the abdo men is withdrawn. At the same time let the eyes drop and the eyelids natu rally fall by their own weight so that they are closed at the end of the expi ration. Do all this quietly aud natu rally. Do not make too hard work of it. Repeat the inspiration and expira tion, with opening and lifting, dropping and closing of the eyes, ten times. Then take ten breaths in the same way, al lowing the eyes to remain closed. Al ternate ton breaths with the opening and closing of the eyes. When the eye lids begin to feel heavy and you feel tired and sleepy, as you will very soon, go through the motions more and more easily and lazily until you merely will the motions without making any effort, or hardly any effort, to execute them. At this stage, or more likely in one of the intervals of breathing without any motion of the eyes, you will fall asleep. Nervous persons will have some diffi culty at first in the gradual opening and closing of the eyes. They will tend to fly open and then snap together; but, as putting *alt on a dove's tail is a sure rule for catching the dove, so ibis grad ual and easy opening and closing of the eyes in rhythm, with quiet, natural breathing, once secured, are almost equivalent to dropping off to sleep. This rule induces the respiration that is characteristic of normal sleep. It tires the set of muscles, the tiring of which is one of the favorite devices for pro ducing hypnosis. It produces and calls attention to certain sensations in the eyes and eyelids which are the normal precursors of sleep. Finally persons who have had difficulty ingoing to sleep report that this method puts them to sleep and puts them back again when they wake up too soou. Him to Remove a Ttuht Rlnic- To remove a tight ring take a needle, flat in the eye, aud thread it with strong but not too coarse thread. Then very carefully pass the head of the needle under the ring in the direction of the wrist. By soaping the needle beforehand you facilitate matters. Having done this, you pull down a few inches of the thread and withdraw the empty needle. Then wrap the long end of the thread round the finger toward the nail and take the short end and unwind it. The thread, pressing against the ring, gradually works it off, no matter how tight it may be. How to Make Frown Souffle. Soak one-half box of gelatin in one half cupful of cold water. To one pint of any fruit Juice allow about one pint of sugar. Beat four egg yolks till creamy, add half the sugar, then add the fruit juice and remaining sugar. Strain it into a pan set in water. Dis solve the gelatin over the fire and strain it into the mixture. Stir con stantly, and as It begins to thicken add one pint of cream that has been whip ped. Turn it Into a mold and pack in ice and salt for two hours. Eating by Prescription. Most people who are in good health know in a general way what ails them. Some of them know what kind of food they ought to eat in order to overcome their bodily Infirmities and prevent a recurrence of them, but people who have good health usually consider only their taste or their poeketbook when they order a meal. An experiment which one of the Bos ton hotels is making shows that others besides invalids are beginning to un derstand that it is important to have the right sort of food as well as to have It properly cooked. The cafe of this hotel provides not only a bill of fare, but a diet list made out by a physician and intended as a guide to the patrons of the house. It prescribes the food best suited to vari ous physical conditions. To the fat man it offers a variety of dishes that tickle his palate and at the same time check his tendency to grow fatter. The thin and amende can procure the things which make blood and tissue and build up an enfeebled system. The new way of looking at the food question puts health first and prefer ence afterward. It considers the needs of the individual and makes practical application of the old saying that "one man's meat is another man's poison." It tries to make the diet like a well stocked wardrobe, offering plenty of variety, 3 - et designed for and fitted to the person for whom it is intended. How one can fit his diet to his own needs Is a matter which the physician can best decide. It is certainly easier to preserve health by the use of proper food than to regain it by taking medi cine. and the prescription filled In a restaurant is pleasanter to take than one compounded by the druggist.— Youth's Companion. The Snnlrrel Honter'n Wenpo». The cream of squirrel hunting Is en joyed by the man who uses a light rifle of small caliber and medium power. The".22 long" as now turned out by our leading makers Is an excellent weapon—in fact, the best in the world for the purpose. Though not of suffi cient range to be dangerous to people or stock at a distance. It throws lead with surprising accuracy to the tops of the tallest trees. Good rifle shots al ways aim for the squirrel's head both to add to the difficulty of the sport and to avoid spoiling meat. And be It known that a squirrel's head at a range of 40 or 50 yards Is no easy mark. If a reader doubts this, let him goto the woods for a day, keep all empty shells, and at the end of the day let him try to make the dead squirrels and the empty shells tally.—E. W. Sandys iu Outing. Flarly Iltriln. The green finch is the earliest riser. It pipes as early as half past 1 In the morning. The blackcap begins at half past 2. It is nearly 4 o'clock before the blackbird appears. It is heard half an hour before the thrush, and tho chirp of the robin begins about the same length of time before that of tho wren. The house sparrow and the tom tit take the last stage of the list. What A Tale It Tells. If that mirror of yours shows a wretched, sallow complexion, a jann : diced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin, it's liver trouble; but Dr. King's New Life Bill regulate the liver. 112 pnrify the blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion. Only at j Banles & Co. drug store. HELPED THEMSELVES. Ilovr the < it 1/.en* «»f an llliuoi* Town <*ot u Lilirur). Greenup, an Illinois village, merits a library gift from Andrew Carnegie, not to awaken interest in library creation, hut as a reward for what tlie citizens have done in meeting the need of such an educational center. They haveshown how a village of i.ooo population can establish a practical library without a bequest and without the aid of public funds. The scheme originated w'th t'-e wo man's clubs, and soon t \. ' nt was interested. A "hook shower at one of tlie churches brought in 2H2 de sirable books as a nucleus, and a call for subscriptions in books or money brought the total up to 1,000 volumes. A second call added 500 more, and con tributions are still coining in, no one person, however, giving more than .$lO. An unused room in a new schoolhouse was assigned for the library, the local carpenters putting up the shelving as their contribution, and the librarians serve without compensation. This is only one illustration of the way in which this village takes hold of an enterprise with popular accord. It owns the waterworks plant and an electric lighting system. Tlie Coiiiliik City. The time will conic in the history of civilized communities when the two most important departments of a Vity's government will be recognized as those of health and education. I believe that the health of the community can be materially improved by a regular Hush ing of the surface of the streets by salt water, by the consumption of all refuse by tire and by personal cleanliness, to be secured by the working classes iu public baths, the number of which should be largely increased.—Randolph Guggenheimer, President of New York City Council. Advertlnlnj; Jlnulm*. We want the very tip toppest dressed man iu town to see these neckwear Bilks. Not cheaply made, but of materials and workmanship equal to the expen sive kind. Reasonable profits, reliable goods, rigid treatment, are three It's of this house. Good—or they wouldn't be here at all; low priced—or we wouldn't be tell lug about them. A MODEL VILLAGE. Power of lUampl« >lnilc n Town WL Gnrdeii Syot of Ileaaty. Flow to establish a model village is illustrated in Loclaire, located about 18 miles from St. Louis and begun by a manufacturer ten years ago. It differs from Pullman in that Its residents en- Joy tlie lll>rrtl**s permitted to dwellers in any municipality, and therein is be lieved to lie the secret of its success. There is no boss in any form. No resident has ever been asked to cut his grass or togo to church or keep sober. The opportunity was created, and then the people were allowed to work out their own material salvation. It Ik a park village, with winding roads, an abundance of trees and about a third of an acre of ground with each cot tage. These cottages are sold to those of the employees who care to buy, the monthly payments being about equiva lent to city rents. Each houso has run ning water and electric lights, and with each cottage the corporation furnishes a lawn mower and plants from a green house established for that purpose. There area bowling alley and a billiard room, a clubhouse for unmarried men and a lecture and dance hall, schools, a baseball tield, tenuis courts and skat ing ponds. "At the start scarcely any of our peo ple made any gardens; scarcely any planted tlowers," says the creator of this bit of earthly paradise. "They did not know how to do It or care for It. By infectious example they now all have gardens and handsome yards. For three years I have lived in the cen ter of the village with my own family and my daughter's family." VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT. What a Womun'* Soclfty llan Ao eoinpllMhed In a New York: Town. In a town in central New York tho Ladies' Village Improvement society, has purchased opera chairs for the Til lage theater and a street sprinkler. Five of the women have been desig nated the "firemen's relief," and they make coffee and provide refreshments for the firemen at fires. The society has exercised its influence against the prevalent habit of the male population of expectorating tobacco juice on the sidewalks and has had a gratifying measure of success. It also brought about the enactment of a village or dinance which provides for the arrest of tramps if found within the limits of the village, and notices to this effect are posted along the highways near the town and on the trees in town. The society fosters town pride and public spirit, and through its untiring efforts the village stands out as a model to be followed. Since its or ganization the society has completely changed the aspect of the town, and where neglect and carelessness were formerly the rule neatness and tidiness now prevail. Fences and sidewalks are kept in repair, lawns laid out, the streets cleared of rubbish, and flowers and shrubbery have taken the place of weeds. The women's influence has ex tended to the neighboring farmers, who, patterning after what they have seen in the village, shave their lawns and make their cottages and fences neater. The society, it should be add ed, religiously abstains from politics. Wit up a* Mr Hand. In the early days only a few schol ars, priests and clerks knew how to write. It was then customary to sign a document by smearing the hand with Ink and impressing it upon the paper, accompanied by the words, "Witness my hand." Afterward the seal was in troduced as a substitute for the hand mark and was used with the words above quoted, the two forming the sig nature. This is the origin of the ex pression as used iii modem documents. JfiMt iin Had. Educated Egyptian You have no wonderful hieroglyphics in your coun try, sir; no mysterious inscriptions, no undecipherable relies of an ancient llt (Tature whose secrets tlie wise men of the world have tried for ages to dis cover. Tourist No, we haven't any of those things, but (brightening up) we've got our "railway guides " London Fun. To Save Her Child. From frightful disfigurement Mrs. Nannie (Jalleger, of LaG range, < »a., ap plied Bucklvn s Arnicc Salve to great ■;ores on her head and face, and writes Its quick cure exceeded all her hopes it works wonders in Sores, Bruises, Skin Eruptions, Cuts, Burns, Scalds and Piles. "I'll-. Cure guaranteed by I'aules fc (Jo druggist. *Oft Ai_A_ INVESTORS. I'ntJenee «•«« -»unh the Sure Whj to A l'roOtuble Poultry Poultry and egg raiting is eminently adapted to the person with small capt i tal who is anxious that the Investment pay without running too great risk. One may begin in the most humble way In poultry raising, and then gradu ally increase the siy.e of the plant as conditions warrant. It is really a ease of learning a business while slowly in venting capital in it. And this is really t' • • best and most sensible way of ap l>t• . iiiug the business. To start in with all the capital invested at first, bill i en learn later by bitter experi i eiw, is just the way to get discour aged and find that there is no money in the business. With the smallest amount of capital one can go into the business, especially if there is a suitable place at hand for the work. One can rent a small poul try farm ami then learn by experience, even raising fruits and vegetables the lirst few years to help pay the expenses of living. Ultimately, however, the ambition should be placed on chicken and ej:g raising for the purpose of mas tering it as a specialty. Let one begin with 50 hens and find out the first season what can be done with that number. From this stock he can prepare his next season's Increase without further calling upon his capi tal. Ity method of exchange of eggs with neighbors near or distant new blood can be introduced, and there will not be much danger of close inbreeding. In many places there is a regular system of exchange of eggs in this way, and at very little expense new breeds are constantly being added. From the 50 hens of the first season the flock can lie increased to 200 for the second. 1 112 you have been successful with the 50, you are probably prepared the sec ond year to handle 200, especially if proper houses and yards have been pre pared in advance. That is very essen tial, and throughout the whole devel opment of the business never neglect to increase the quarters of the hens and chickens in proportion to their ln , crease in numbers. With plenty of accommodations and ' fair success the second year the begin ner might well increase his stock to 500 for the third year. The fourth ■ year he might go up to 700 or 800 and ! the fifth season round out the business with an even 1,000. When you have reached that number, the plant is a pretty good sized one, and its further j increase must be made gradually. There are poultry farms of 5,000 and 10,000 hens, but the owners have learned by careful experience how to handle such numbers in the most economical way. Any beginner, of course, can grow up to such proportions if he has the push and go and the good business common sense which enables him to raise and sell to the best possible advantage, concludes an American Cultivator cor j respondent. _ ririmiiiK Oil ruJntiiiKß. An art journal suggests raw potatoes | to clean oil paintings. Have a few po tatoes at hand, each vldi :n i, but this description, of the process may be of value. It is sug gested by way of reasonable caution that the experiment should be tried i first upon a canvas of trifling value j and upon one corner of that. The Collection. While lecturing his congregation rather strongly on a recent Sunday about slack attendance and small col lections a minister of a church in an English city used the following elo quent and forcible sentence: "Yes, brethren, our collection of a little over £3 last Sunday Included no fewer than 500 halfpennies. We all know about the widow's mite, and I am sure we are very glad to receive it; but I don't think there an* 500 widows in this con trreirationl" Patronise Home Indnntry. The woman who won't use home made flour does the town more harm than half a dozen perpetual cases of smallpox, says the Emporia Gazette. The woman who buys her dresses in Kansas City has a hammer knocking at the temples of her own town. The woman who patronizes a "mail order" house hurts her own town more than a saloon. She sends money out of town that should keep home people at work; she breeds Illness, the mother of crime. The woman for whom nothing In this town is good enough is a worse enemy to Emporia than the plague. It has always appeared to The Gazette that the tilings sold by the merchants and manufacturers who support a wo man's husband ought to be good enough for the woman's back and her stomach and her parlor. If it isn't "good enough, site should take the old man to a town where things suit her better. PITH AND POINT. Very few people want to know the truth unless it fits their prejudice. Every one who doesn't like you is looking for a chance to laugh at you. A great deal of nerve is sometimes necessary to keep from being cranky. You know a whole lot if you know enough to know you don't know any thing. When a boy is not Invited to a party, he hangs around the outside to see how things are going. When a dressmaker makes a quilt out of silk scraps, the women begin to look at her with suspicion. Every one is some kind of a sinner. The employee too honest to take a post ago stamp will steal his employer's time. He sensible with your children. Whcu you want them to do a thing, toll them why. I »on't toll them they must do It or take a boating, or that they must do it because you say so. Atchison Globe. Astounded The Editor. Kditor S. A. Brown, of Bennettsville, S. (' , was once immensely surprised. "Through long suffering from Dys pepsia. ho writes, "my wife was great ly run down. She bad no strength or vigor and suffered great distress from her stomach, but she tried Electric Bitters which helped her at once, and, after using four I Kittles, she is entirely well, can eat anything. It's a grand tonic, and its gentle laxative qualities are splendid for torpid liver." For In digestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach and Liver troubles it's a positive guar antoe«l cure. <>nly •Ve at Panics Co. 's drug sotro. FOR LI RI LK FOLKS. I.ittle PrlneeisM «nil the Teaenp. When she was a little girl, a very pretty story was told of Queen Wil helinina of Holland. Her father was presented by the oily of Amsterdam with a beautiful set of nips and sau cers. So highly did he prize them that he at once issued ord.Tf that any one in the palace who should be so unfor tunate as to break one should be dis missed. Not long after this order little Wil lielmina was surprised to discover her favorite footman weeping bitterly. It seemed that he had been so unfortu nate as to break one of the cups in carrying it from the room in which he hud been serving tea. The princess was deeply grieved at the accident; but, having discovered that the pieces were quite large and could easily be glued together, she said to the footman: "If you will do exactly as I direct. I will try to help you out of your trouble. You can easily glue these pieces togeth er. This afternoon when you are serv ing tea bring this cup to me filled with cold tea, ami 1 will see what I can do about it." The footman obeyed his directions exactly. A moment after the princess had received her tea she managed to let it fall so that it broke into thou sands of pieces. The king was furious ly angry. "Goodliy, father!" cried Wilholmijia, her arms about his neck. "I'm going. You said whoever broke a clip should be banished." Of course the father forgave her, and some little time after ward she confessed the whole affair, only she would never reveal which of the footmen had been the guilty cul prit. VontiKent Kentucky Colonel. This is a picture of the youngest Kentucky colonel. lie is Austin Nel son Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nel son J. Edwards of Newport, Ky. Lit tle Colonel Edwards was born Jan. 3, \ >n COT.OXEIi EDWAKDS. 1808, so you see he Is only a little over ?, years old. quite young to bear so proud a title. However, he hoars his honors handsomely, lie was appoint ed colonel by Governor W. S. Taylor of Kentucky. I.IK* 1% Cuuu'N to tlie llellboy. "Luck," said a man who believes in it, "comes to different people in differ ent ways. 1 know a man who is now about as well fixed as most men would want to be whose luck came to him in helping a mail on w ith an overcoat. "Ho was a bellboy then in a hotel, and one day a big man, who was big and prosperous financially as well as physically, and who hail just gut his overcoat out of the ooatroom, turned to him and said: "'Here, boy, help me on with this coat,' at the same time tossing the big coat over to him and turning away. The boy didn't begin to bo big enough to do it, and, asking bin to was just the big man's little joke, for he was a good natured man, but the next minute the big man felt the coat going up on his shoulders all right. Turning round, he saw the youngster stepping down from a chair which had been standing near and which he had grabbed onto the minute the man turned his back. "This tickled the big man very much, and he took the small boy into his of fice, and practically the boy's fortune was made from that minute, for be had the stuff in him to make good as well as the brains to meet his luck half way when it came." •' NEW YORK ROADS. ~ KnSs»ntlon to Employ Convicts In PreparliiK MuteriiU. The chief question concerning good roiuls at the present time Is the finan cial one, says the New York Tribune in a recent editorial. How much money cau bo raised for them? There is no longer a question as to the desirability of building them. No rational man nor. opposes them. The fanner who usea them in the laborious task of mak ing a living from the soil the year round is as eager for them as is the rich man from the city, who uses them only for pleasure for a tew weeks or months in the summer. There is no difficulty either in getting enough money locally. Towns ami counties are ready with their appropriations. The only drawback Is that the state is not ready to do Its full share In duplicating the local appropriations, and so the progress of the work seems to depend upon the rate nt which the state can follow the lead of the counties. In connection with this phase of the case a suggestion made by Mr. Bond, the state engineer, is of practical in terest. He would have the state ac quire a trap rock quarry in Rockland county and set the convicts of Sing Sing prison to work lug It. This would provide roadmaklng material at a con siderable lower price to the state than that which Is now paid for It, and the state could thus do its share toward road building at a decided advantage, for there seems to be no good reason why the state's contribution to the fund should not be in material at market rates as well as In cash. The scheme has of course these obvious elements in its favor: That trap rock Is one of the very best road iuotals In the world; that the convicts would thus be pro vided with one of the best kinds of labor for their well being; that the quarry would be close to the prison, and that being on a bluff directly above the river the product of the quarry could be transported to many other parts of the state at a minimum of cost. They Struck It Rich. It was a grand thing for tiiis com munity that such an enterprising firm as Panics & Co. secured the Agency for Dr. King's New Discovery for Con j sumption, the wonderful remedy that has startled the world by its marvellous cures. The furor of enthusiasm over it has Itooined their business, as (he de mand for it is immense. They give free trial bottles to sufferers, and pos itively guarantee to cure Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Croup, and all Throat and Lung Troubles. A trial proves its merit. Price ">Uc and SI.OO SIGNALING TO MARS. The Difficult y <>l DniinMt So by Mean# of The very largest oily that this <'arth j h:ts ever known would be altogether | too small to bo visible to a being 1 dwelling on the planet Mars, even if ; that being were endeavoring to see it ] with a telescope as powerful as the greatest and most perfect instrument in any observatory <>n this globe. If the whole extent of Lake Superior ! was covered with petroleum and if that petroleum was set on fire, then, I think, we may admit that an inhabitant of Mars who was furnished with a tele scope as good as that which I'ercival Lowell uses at Flagstaff might be able j to see that something had happened, j Hut we must not suppose that the < mighty conflagration would appear to the Martian as a very conspicuous ob- j ject. It would, rather, Ik? a very small i feature, but still 1 think it would not j be beyond the reach of a practiced ob-1 server in that planet. On the other hand, if an area the size j of Lake Superior on Mars was to be | flooded with petroleum and that petro- j leum was to be kindled, we should ex- i pect to witness the event from here not as a great and striking conflagration, , but as a tiny little point of just dis cernible light. The disk* of Mars is not a large object, and the conflagra- j tion would not extend over the three hundredth part of that disk. It is sufficient to state these facts to j show that the possibility of signaling j to Mars is entirely beyond the power of ] human resources.—Sir Robert S. Hall in Independent. BLUNDERS IN FICTION. The (l cents per share the Company is giving you a discount of 1(1 cents per Share to start with, making-il cents on the dollar. "As already slated. I his is done for Ihe purpose of rais in... (KHI lo purchase improved iiiachinnry, air-compressor drills, and electric plant. He luvve lvv o large hoisting engines on t Di- properly,a com modious shaft-house,otliee buildings, hoarding house for the men. stables, :i powder-house, a large NICIUIIM. i The human pincushion walked into i the Hahnemann hospital a few nights | ago and startled the doctors by asking ! them to take two needles out of his heart. He is Hugh Gloster, about 2"J : years old, who gave as his residence 1018 Wood street and told the doctors j i he makes a living lty swallowing nails, ! j pushing pins and needles into his chest j and hammering tacks Into his cheeks | i at a dime museum. I "You see, tonight, doc," said he when | the medical men had recovered their I breaths, "I was givin my regular show, 1 but I got careless when it came to the pincushion act. I had just hammered ' a dozen tacks into my face and was proceed into jam a couple of big nee dles into my chest when they slipped in too far, and 1 couldn't get them out." "Are they in there yet?" asked the doctors seriously. "Yes," replied the human pincushion. ( "I tried to jack them out with a darn j in needle, l>ut they're stuck in some : thin hard and won't come out. I ! thought meblie youse gents might like to take a shy at the job and get them I out for me." j Cluster was then laid out on the op | orating table, but considered it a huge joke when the doctor asked if he want ed ether. "Me ether?" he reiterated in scorn. "Why, say. doc, give me that big | butcher knife of yours there, and I'll j jal> it into any part of me and laugh at the same time." The doctors set to work and in a few minutes found two good sized needles sticking into the edge of the fourth j rib. They had slipped under the skin j and caught in the cartilaginous matter 1 around the bone. The doctors took j them out with some little difficulty, Gloster laughing and directing their j movements. ! When he had been served, the hu ' man pincushion sat up and entertained j the doctors in return "for their little I kindness." 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