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The ring around the moon ha 4 *toot
its work At 8 o'clock, the time ached
nl«d for the Marjory Daw to haul In
her ropes and start for the Michigan
aide, the worst rain and wind storm et
I fie season was at the height of It*
fury. As early as ? o'clock the captain
bad given up all hope of taking his vas
sal out before morning, and he, the purs
er and the first mate settled down to a
session at draw poker. The tlrst mat#
had just dealt out a hand when the
cabin door flew open with a bang, and
old "Commodore" Brainerd came ia
with a gust of wind that sent the cards
whirling from the table.
"Well, I'll be darned!" exclaims* the
captain, stunned with surprise. "What
are you doing out a night like this?"
"1 was over on the Sary Jane whea
the blow came up," said the "commo
dore' as he started to take eff his old
rain coat, "an 1 jest thought I'd come
over an tell you how glad you ought t»
be that you ain't out tonight. I done 28
years' service on the lakes, but I aevet
seen as wild a night as this before."
The "commodore" was known fro as
«m« end ef the great lakes to the other.
He was nearing the threescore and tea
mark, and for five years he had not
bsen In active service. It had been said
that he was familiar with every shoal
and eddy In the chain of lakes, and his
advice was often sought by some ef the
eldest captains In the service. He loved
the water and the vessels, and to re
main away from them was a hardship.
The "commodore" was always wel
come on the vessels, for aside from bit
worth as an advice giver be was a cap
ital story teller. His supply «112 yarns
teemed to be Inexhaustible, and be was
In his glory when he was "spinnln."
"This ulgbt," said the "commodore"
aa bt walked over to the cabin window,
"makes a sailor wish he was in some
other business. Butfl like It—ln port."
The old man's presence bad killed the
interest In draw poker, and the captain
began to fish for a story.
"I reckon you've had plenty to do
with bad blows like this on the open,
haven't you?" asked the captain.
"I been out when a feller needed an
umbrella an a string to keep his hat en
with," said the old sailor modestly. "It
was Jest about such a night as this that
my hair stood on ends for the first an
only time In my life."
The vessel men were silent, but their
faces looked askance.
"I wasn't much more'n a cub," began
tbe "commodore" as be sat down on a
tool chest, "an that was a darn long
time ago, more'n 40 year. I was ship
pin on an old coast freighter runnin
'tween Boston an the north coast p'lnts.
We left Boston at dusk. Tbe cap'n was
t bit leary. fer the look In tbe west was
anything but cheerful. We had round
ed Turkey p'lnt, when the blamedest
blow you ever seen come up In a hurry,
Tbe cap'n kuowed the old tub couldn't
atan' the pressure, an be made for an
arm around tbe p'lnt. But the wind
was too much, an tbe boat, the Lenox,
rode to some rocks with a crash. There
was uo time to lose, an It was bump
fer yerse'f. In my excitement I rushed
madly to the hole, an as I came back
past some flour barrels a dark figger
darted by me an fell over a coil of rope.
He didn't budge after he hit the floor.
1 kind o' fergot about the tub goln te
pieces an bent down over the form.
"Let me brsak In here with a little
family history. Ify mother died when I
was less'n a year old. The old man
couldn't look after us kids—there was
(as an Ted an Nauce— an be turned us
ever to a good old soul by the name of
Mrs. Brenker. Ted was a little terrier.
He was alius doln Jest what Mother
Brenker didn't want him to do. One
Cay he disappeared, an nobody ever
seen blm arterwards. Mother Brenker
had come to look upon us kids as ber'n,
an Ted's disappearance broke her down
an killed her a few years later. By this
time I was about 12 years old, an when
Mrs. Brenker died I bad to get out for
sayse'f. I took to the farm fer awhile,
but arter I got Strang snougb I went to
■hippie. I'd told Mother Brenker that
I'd alius keep an eye open fer Ted.
"Well, to git along with the story. 1
When I was stoopln by the side of tbt
for\a tryin to git a look at the face a
Sash of (Igbtnln through a porthole
glvt me a full view of his face. Well,
air, would you believe that I nearly
keeled over when I seen the features?
All the time the timbers was creakln,
but I didn't seem to bear 'em. I lifted
the body up and drawed it where I
could git a better look at it My bait .
fairly stood"—
''Was he dead?" excitedly broke in I
the purser.
"Did he recognise you?" asked tbt
first mate as be moved nervously.
"Well, sir," continued the old man, !
Ignoring tbe remarks, "tbe moutb wat
there, an I knowed tbt forehead In •
million."
"It sounds like a fairy tale," tald the
captain, who was thoroughly Interested
by this time.
"The feller Anally opened his eyes,"
went on the "commodore," with great
feeling, "an I spoke to him. There was
no Qermnn In our blood."
"What had that to do with It?" asked
the captain.
••Well," began the old sailor, a faint
twinkle coming to bis eye, "the feller
said suthln In the worst kind of Dutch,
an 1 made for tbe deck, him arter me."
—Chicago Record-Herald.
Pereoaal aa# Real.
Lord Wellesley'a atd-de-camp, Kep
pel, wrote a book of travels and called
It his personal narrative. Lord Welles
Uy wat quizzing It and said to Lord
JMunktt: "Personal narrative—what it
a personal narrative, Lord Plunket?
What should you aay a personal aar
ratlvt meant?" flunket answered,
"My lord, you know w» lawyers al
ways understand personal as ceutradl#-
tlafulsbod from real."
The Od« tfcUllaas.
There is very little difference be
tween a pound and a guluett; only a
shilling, and yet the keen business mnf|
Insists that the shilling shall be consid
ered After Thackeray's series of lec
tures on the four Georget had been
delivered in Loudon. WlUart Beal®
says that he called upon tho novelist
in Onslow square with a check for
£250.
"What's this, W. B/f" cried Tback
eray, reading the check. "Pounds?
Our agreement says guineas, and
guineas It must be."
"You are aware that the lectures so
far have involved very heavy looses,"
said Beale apologetically.
"That's not my affair," said Thack
eray. "I don't know what occult
means you have to protect yourself
from loss. Guineas, W. It.! Guineas
)t must be, and nothing else I piusf
have the shillings."
And the shillings were sent blm Ua»
mediately.
Wood Eaters.
The veddahs, or wild hunters, of Cey
lou mingle the pounded fibers of soft
and decayed wood with the honey on
which they feed when meat Is not to
bo obtained. j
Pleasant Dreams
Cries the young maid to her mother, as
she retires to rest. The mother smiles,
but sighs. She knows that the pains
that rack her will not stop for darkness.
Whv not sleep Hr Xl
souudly and rise \T
refreshed at morn- JfcK
iug, with strength
women, sufferers
beariug-down
pains, and other W t iCXjt *J
womanly ail-[7 d
ments, have found 8
paius and nervousness. It makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
"I deem it my duty to exptets my heartfelt
gratitude for having been the meana. under
Providence, of restoring me to health," write*
Mri B H. Munn, of Springhlll, Leon Co., Pis
" For nearly two year* I Buffered from female
weakness so I could not stand on my feet inv
length of time; could scarcely walk at all.
Appetite was much impaired , I bad bearing
down sensation!: can't eapress how badly I
dtd fee! Had tried several kinds of medicine
which did me little or no good. At last decided
to try Dr, Pierce's Favorite Prescription I had
no 4 taken all of two bottles before 1 saw it wat,
benefiting me. ae I continued to take it until I
had taken seveu bottles, when I felt entirely
cured Did not feel a touch of my old com
plaint. It has been v v * r a year since I took
your medicine, and I can truthfully say tnat
mv health has been better for the last year than
it Wd been for four years previously.
"You may publish this as a testimonial."
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address Dr.
R.. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Chocolate.
In South America tho retail price for 1
the better grades of chocolate averages
about $1 a pound, while 111 Italy, j
France, England and In the United t
States the better grades sell at a much
lower price. In America the ordinary
choeolate of trade sells for about one
third of the price that Is charged for It
where it Is produced. The cause of
this, the producers say, Is that the
original product Is adulterated greatly
before reaching Its final market, a
cheaper article than the cocoa bean
constituting tbe large proportion of 90
per cent of the chocolates of commerce.
The cocoa bean from which chocolate
is manufactured is produced in its tin- |
est form in Venezuela, though various
other parts of Central and South Amer- '
lea grow and export large quantities.
Two crops of the bean ure gathered
eacb year, and the manufacture con
sists simply In grinding up the beans 1
Into a meal and then adding sugar and
arrowroot, with the necessary flavor,
usually vanilla or cinnamon. The mass
Is moistened until It Is In a semifluid
state, after which It is run Into molds
of the proper shape.
Eaglss''* Old Common Field Sfstein,
A "common field" is quite distinct
from a "common." It Is a field be
longing to numerous owners. The land
consists of long narrow strips, perhaps
not more than ten yardß wide and run
ning parallel with one another. What
are the exact rules of cultivation that
obtain In Kent today we do not know,
but of old It was usual to have a regu
lar rotation, such as wheat one year,
barley or oats tbe second and fallow
the third. When the crops were har
vested, each member of the community
getting bis or her share, all could put
lu their cattle, which roamed over the
whole field, feeding on the stubble, etc.
And tliis was termed the "right of
■ack." The "common field" system was
gradually done away with by utntutoe
in the reigns of George 111 and Wil
liam IV.—London Express.
Time to Goto War"'.
A woman was once trying to Induce
General Sherman to use his Influence ,
for her ton In order that he might be 1
given a place In the army, for which,
however, he had shown no particular
fitness. "His father was In the army,"
tald the urgent mother, "and so were j
hit grandfather and his great-grand
father, and It seems as If he ought to
follow the line."
"Hm! Three generations In the
army," tald the general. "Don't you
think, madam, that It Is about time for
one member of the family to work for
a living?"
bntrrtalnlDK Sqalrrela.
Alive In his native woods tbe squirrel
Is an amusing little fellow, and he will
entertain you by tbe hour If you will
let him.
You probably become first aware of
his presence by his dropping things on
your head. Then he pluys hide and
seek with you as he zlgzugs up a tree. |
While he pauses for thought, or pos
tlbly to wash his face, another squirrel
comes scudding along the branches of
a neighboring tree, und away they go,
one chasing the other, Jumping from
branch tip to branch tip, racing up and j
down the trunk and making the bark
sy. Sometimes one loses his footing
ind falls headlong "JO or 'M feet to the ]
fround, landing there with a force that
nakes blm bound*. You think every
fraln of sense must be 1. nocked out of
tbe Binall body, but he only blinks a
bit, and, after a moment spent perhaps
In letting the stars set that must have
suddenly risen before his eyes, he
streaks It up the nearest tree after the
other fellow. Long after they have
disappeared from sight you hear them
chattering together up among the
leaves like two watchmen's rattles.— j
Philadelphia Record.
Her Opinion of Aaparagai.
It seems that asparagus Is not grown |
in the tropics—at least It was not grown j
at Bio de Janeiro when a certain Amer
ican gentleman, who had lived several
years In the Brazilian capital, went
with his wife and 8-year old daughter
to visit friends living near Buenos
Ayres, a part of the continent where
the climate Is better adapted to the
fruits and vegetables of the temperate
regions.
At the first dinner after their arrival
the visitors were treated to some fresh
asparagus. The little 8-year-old daugh
ter was likewise served with the as
>aragus, but she evidently did not
hlnk much of it as an article of food.
Her mother tried for some time to
oax her to eat It. Finally tbe little
I taken between the rudeness of
whispering at the table and the rude
i ness of not eating her food, leaned over
and. with a choking voice and qulver
-1 lug Hp, whispered to her mother: "Mam
ma, It Is not nice. It's raw at one end
and rotten at tbe other."
toltenlaa the Parttuar.
| Twelve was on the point of striking.
"To think," cried the fair girl In ao
, gnlsh, "we will never see each other
again till tomorrow night!"
"Bear up, sweet one!" was his en
couraglug remark. "Time will pass.
Besides. I'll write to you when I get
home and In the morning."—Philadel
phia TUnea. _ r , ;V \
| OBSTINACY.
•v# tHi control ry c&tp that makes thli wvrtd a
T%> of woe,
| Thf fellow tiuit keep« mytik "jr*" when I k*ep
thlnkiu "no."
lOr It'i the other way round My thought# he
i»eem« to guess;
He loudlj holler* "DO" whenever I'm thinkln
I've done my duty by hinii I haNe labored Jay
by day
To lead him to the light an show the error of hi a
way.
I might aa well be reatin; I had better take a
nap
, Than waste my time In argument with that coiv
tralry cha(>.
' 1 am sometimes sorry for him from the bottom of
my heart
• To set- Mm so deluded. In some lines he's really
smart,
But his way of get tin twisted on a plain an sim
ple fact
Is most eianperatin to a inind that sees exact.
( The queerest thing about him is that ha can never
see
! That he is holdin out ag'in the truth 1 net I<l of me.
In speakln of "contrairy chat*" he smiles ex
ceedin grim
An honestly believe* that that means me lnatid of
I him!
—Washington Star.
♦ Mike and I
I the Banshee. ♦
An Incident of Logging- Camp
T Life In the Sierra
♦ Nevada. ♦
♦ By JOHN HAMMOND HAMLIN. *
Scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada
mountains are numerous sawmills, which
are making extensive Inroads upon the
magnificent tracts of timber land. The
chain of mountains abounds In pictur
esque scenes, evergreen trees, gigantic
and medium sized, and fuzzy little thick
ets of diminutive saplings clothe the en
tire range, barring the bald, snow capped
peaks and the acres cleared by the hand
of man.
The State I.ine sawmills are perhaps
as well known as any other on the
Truckce river, a stream that runs a
dozen or more like Institutions along
the eastern slopes of the sierras. For a
matter of convenience the site of the
State Line mills Is situated on the banks
of the Truckee and within a few hundred
feet of the Southern Pacific railway, in
suring an abundance of water power and
a ready means of shipping lumber. But
the logging camp is perched way up near
the snow line, and access to it is impos
sible by vehicle on account of the steep,
broken contour of the mountainous dis
trict. Of course it is very essential that
the logging camp be kept well supplied
with provisions, and, as there are never
fewer than 30 hearty and vigorous men
employed at their various tasks prepar
ing the virgin forests for the saw, you
can imagine what a quantity of food Is
required to keep the larder well stocked.
The mode of conveying all kinds of
supplies to the airily located camp is by a
train of seven pack mules —small, wiry
creatures that are strong and agile and
quite capable of carrying a burden equal
to their own weight up the arduous moun
tain trail that colls in a tortuous fashion
from the mill up the high mountains to
the rough log cabins which constituted
the logger*' domain. A sight long to be
remembered are these donkeys, laden
with cumbersome pack saddles, piled high
with miscellaneous goods, carefully pick
ing their way up the dizzy trail. You
wonder that such tiny creatures can etag
jer under the loads, let alone their climb
ing an slmost perpendicular ascent.
It Is no easy thing to pilot a train of
mules up a narrow mountain trail. They
cannot be hurried out of a slow, slow
walk, frequently coming to a halt and
occasionally lying down In the middle of
the trail. This last act Is exceedingly
aggravating, as the pack has to be re
moved before tho donkey can arise again.
With all the trials and tribulations con
nected thereto French Joe got along
Bplendidly as muleteer of the State Line
pack train —a big, cheerful man, with a
deep, sonorous voice that each individual
donkey had grown to understand. His
"Hello, Jinny!" rang out line n ncn tonea
bell and urged on the mules when a lash
would not have availed in the least.
Every day the trip had to be made.
Besides the provisions for the men, there
were 20 head of oxen and as many horses
to be supplied with provender. One day
the superintendent of the logging camp,
while down on a visit to the mills, hap
pened to observe a drove of pigs rooting
tibout the boarding house. Ha suggested
to his employers that it would be an ex
cellent Idea to have a few of them up at
camp, as there was plenty of refuser
from the tables to keep them fat and his
men would appreciate fresh pork now and
then. The mill owners agreed with him,
and so begins the real motive of this tale.
It was next to impossible to drive pigs
along a wide, level roadway. It was ut
terly impossible to drive them up the
mule trail. How, then, could these ten
fat young porkers, weighing from 50 to
75 pounds each, bo transported from
their present field to the logging camp?
The men gave it up as an unsolved rid
dle. Just then French Joe's voice sang
out a loud "Holloa, Jinny!" and the su
perintendent exclaimed: "Thepack mules!
That's the thing. Box the pigs up and
load 'em on Joe's donkeys. What could
be simpler?"
Easily said, but the weary corps of
men that caught and boxed those slip
pery, noisy shotes declared that it was
the hardest day's work they ever experi
enced. French Joe wore a look of dis
gust. "Morbleu! I nevair before see ze
pig packed ze mule on. Nevair, by garl"
Nevertheless the crated porkers were
hoisted upon the pack saddles, two for
each mule. Barring an occasional grunt
or a faint squeal, the pigs, tired out after
their valiant struggles against capture,
gave no signs of displeasure at their pe
culiar position. The funny little donkeys,
accustomed to burdens varying from
fresh meat to cord wood, seemed quite In
different to the oddness of their live
freight.
French Joe's good natured smile
wreathed his broad face once more as he
beheld the comical array of pig laden
mules. "It ees verra funny, zis ting, but
It ees again like what I nevair Bee before.
iCe mule will not pleased be if ze pig
tqueal in ze ears."
The afternoou was well advanced when
Joe sang out his "Holloa, Jinnyl Come,
Cayuse!" which started tho mule train
on its difficult climb up the mountain
trail. The trail zigzags beneath tower
ing pines up a very steep slope, then it
winds along a canyon for a mile, ascends
another pitch and finally traverses a
broad, wooded plateau, comparatively
level, at the extreme end of which, on a
slight rise, Is the logging camp.
French Joe always rode in the wake of
the train on a mouse colored donkey. The
narrowness uf the trail prevented him
from passing the burdened aulmals, so he
had to content himself with shouting
vociferously at the mules as they slowly
moved over their daily route. In spite
of all his precautions one beast calmly
laid down at the steepest part of the first
pitch. Joe was compelled to remove tho
pig freight and clumsy pack saddle before
the erring mule could regain au upright
position. In the first place the train had
started late. This delay and the uncom
mon dellberateness of the whole string of
mules consumed a great deal more time.
J<\e's stock of patience began to ebb. Ills
ready tongue poured forth a surprising
jUiixturc of French and English Interjec
tions as tho twilight threw gloomy shad
ows throughout the silent forest. When
the lead mule topped the final declivity
and passed beneath the great pines which
studded the plateau, it was quite dark.
Now Joe thought It ample time to use
other means than his voice to urg« the
slothful donkeys onward, so he alighted
from his riding animal, gathered a pock
etful of rocks and mounted again. He
had practiced this method before and
knew that a stinging blow from a stone
had Its effect.
Th« very ttrst stone he threw crashed
Saving: Lives.
Doctors declare that cancerous growth*
cannot be cured. Surgeons say they tan cut
them out, but that it only postpones the in
- —v- evitable. The old
ij 1 'l ' y Q trouble conies
back The poison
is "» the blood.
|*|j Vou can't cure
I jit from the out-
Wi side. Make the blood
I pure and rich, then the
disease can't thrive.
That is exactly what Dr. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy is good for.
Kev. I. W. Hill, pastor of the M. E.
Church at West Almond, N. \ ..some years ago
suffered with a cancer of long standing on
the lip and concluded to have it removed.
About three weeks before the operation he
purchased Dr. David Kennedy's Favor
ite Remedy, and continued taking it for
some time after the cancer was removed.
Ten long years have passed since then, and
no trace of the ugly thing has returned.
This wonderful medicine acts as a nerve
and blood food. It makes permanent cures of
Nervous Debility, Sleeplessness, Dyspepsia,
Rheumatism and all Women's Weaknesses.
It restores the disordered liver to a healthy
condition and cures constipation.
$1 a bottle at druyyißtt'.
through the slata of one of the pig b»xe«,
j and Its effect was indeed telling. All th«
I way up the consignment of swine had
emitted scarcely a grunt, and such a
piercing squeal, coming so suddenly from
the stricken pig, electrified the staid don
key upon whose back he was strapped.
As Joe had prophesied, "ze mule will not
pleased be If ze pig squeal In ze ears."
The mule snorted hoarsely. He jurnp-
I rd forward against the one In front of
him. The pig squealed again—a terrific,
maddened squeal, that did not die away,
but grew more ear splitting than at first,
j Every mule in that heretofore snail-like
train pricked up Its long ears. Those self
same ears must have gathered In a great
volume of that horrid din, for the lead
donkey struck out on a lumbering trot,
closely followed by the other thoroughly
alarmed beasts.
Towering pines bordered the trail; a
pack saddle came in contact with a big
tree trunk; another shrill scream joined
in with the first. The Jolting, swaying
i boxes, with their lusty lunged inmates,
fairly shrieked, and the faster the mules
ambled the more deafening waxed the
dim old woods. What unearthly cries
dispelled their wonted quietude!
!•••••••
Summer was in progress In the long,
low boarding house at the logging camp.
Two rows of tired, hungry men were
busily making wonderful Inroads upon
China Tom's well cooked viands. Tal
low candles 6hed a dint light upon the
ruddy faces of the "crew."
"Now, Mike, you know there's no such
thing as fairies or banshees. So what do
you spin a yarn like that for?"
"Oi sweer me grandfather hearn wan,
1 an didn't he tell me the truth, now, whin
he says he did?"
An animated conversation ensued. The
I men dearly loved to hear Mike rant about
, his queer superstitions and argued with
him simply for that reason. In the heat
I of the discussion China Tom appeared
j at the door which opeued Into the kitchen,
j He carried a dish of smoking suet pud
; ding in either hand. The Mongolian
seemed uneasy; he hesitated and looked
back over his shoulder. Some of the men
noticed that his whole form shook violent
ly. Before they had time to say a word
the Chinaman let both dishes fall with ft
■ nrocii Mo nlmonrl eves glittered wildlv
! and he made a frantic dash for tne door.
I Ills cue sailed out behind him in a
1 straight line, and as he disappeared the
j men heard a gasping "Him debbil, sure!
] He catchee me!"
"What's up with the heathen?" said
some one.
Through the chinks of the logs came a
strange sound. Every man heard it. A
chorus of discordant screams broke sharp
ly on their ears. It grew louder, louder.
A frightful calamity seemed Impending.
The main volume split up. A piercing
shriek, apparently borne on wings, cir
cled about the cabin. Another uncanny
cry rent the air from the direction of the
stables. The woods were full of screech
ing, screaming noises.
"Catamounts!" yelled a burly logger.
"Mary, inither! Save me sowl! It's
the banshee! Och, it's the banshee!"
The banshee! Did it not tally with
Mike's vivid description of skurrying,
whistling winds, of terrorizing cries, of
dire premonitions?
Mike fell upon his knees, praying audi
bly and rapidly. No one directed a sin
gle jeering remark toward the praying
Irishman. The crew's jesting mood had
vanished. They knew not what explana
tion to offer in regard to these unnatural
noises.
A clatter of hoofs dashed up to the
cabin, a heavy body threw itself against ,
the latched door, broke through and a
huge man stood before them. "Ah, nior
bleu! It ees one verra big ineestake, zis
ting, I know."
"Joe, holy smoke! Man, what have
you been doing?" shouted the superin
tendent.
"Ze pigs zat m'sieur wished that I
bring up are arrived, and zey squeal In
ze mule's ear, and sco mule he run away."
"Han away with the plgsl Where are
they now?"
"Oh, m'sieur, it ees not easy to say!
It ees verra necessaire for us all togo
look."
A relieved laugh resounded through the
candle lit dining room. Mike arose sheep
ishly from his knees.
Inn short time lanterns were twin
kling midst the forest aisles—here, there,
everywhere. The men had no difficulty
In locating the strnngely burdened mules,
for spasmodic squeals still echoed through
the woods. When the seven donkeys
were corralled, it was found that three or
four boxes had burst open, liberating the
pigs. The men made merry as the re
mainder of Joe's freight was turned loose
In an unoccupied stable.
As the superintendent suggested, the
loggers fully appreciated the fresh pork
! now and then. China Tom served It out
to them in many different styles, and to
j give zest to their hearty meals they de
j lighted iu dubbing the crisp, brown
roasts, savory stews and spareribs "bak
ed banshees," "stewed catamounts" and
"broiled debbils." —Argonaut
Squared.
Markley—l suppose you were surprised
that I sent for you.
Dr. Burroughs— Yes; you don't appear
i to be in need of a physician.
Markley—No, but I'm In need of that
I loaned you some time ago.
Dr. Burroughs—Ah! Well, I charge s.">
per visit. We're square.—Philadelphia
rifm
T«njr>'.
"He has built him what he calls a
Queen Anne viila, but it strikes me a*
being a tawdry imitation merely!"
"Extremely tawdry! Why, the roof
doesn't leak even!"— Detroit Journal.
Mpxlcnn Frwlt».
' It Is said tlint the net annual profit
derived from the cultivation of tropical
fruits in Mexico ranges from 100 to
over "00 per cent.
Vice.
Vice Is most dangerous when It puts
on the semblance of virtue.
THE HORSE TO RAISE.
.
tlif Oiu' I'nr Eii'dlenre For tb -
Farmer— \l»ti>s Una |ji« Value.
Draft horses of good form sell ;il
most according to weight, except that
as weights increase prices rise at a
much greater ratio, so that extreme
weights bring enormous prices if only
the bom- is satisfactory. Prices range
from s Ijr. tn S .',<)< i, with an occasional
one higher and with an increase <>f
about In per cent when matched in
teams. These prices are sometimes
exceeded, and dealers insist that price
were never so low that a span of draft
horses would not bring stiuo if only
they were good eii :_li.
This is par excellence the liorse for
the farmer to raise Only the blood of
the best draft breeds and the heaviest
and best boned stallions is suitable.
Even then the demand for extreme 1
weights necessitates the use of large!
mares that are good milkers. In no
other way can cult, lie produced with
sufficient bone and feeding quality to
attain the size and finish demanded by '
the markets. Even then the youngster *
must be supplied with the best of feed
in large amounts from the very flrsl.
Plenty of good pasture, clover hay. (
oats and corn Is imperative, and there
is no better feed for young horses than
green corn cut from the field and fed '
whole. Only the best blood should be 1
used, and then every effort must be
made to keep the horse gaining from "
the first if be is to top the market.
All this is much like growing beef,
and these are the horses to produce on
the farms. They can be produced no
where else to advantage, and when it I
Is remembered that the draft horse is
really the highest priced standard horse !|
in the market it is easy enough to see '
what horse the farmer should raise. 1
He not only sells for more average J
money, but if bred with 1 iie same care 1
there are fewer culls, and no training 1 1
is required beyond light common work *
to familiarize him with the liarne.-s
and with drawing. The disposition of
the draft horse is so docile and his an- j
cestors have labored so long that he
works almost by instinct, and here- J
quires no special training togo upon '
the markets.—E. Davenport.
| Making Characters—not Money [
v When Williamsport Dickinson Seminary was founded, money M
9 making was not in the thought of its promotors. To give young t
• men and women thorough intellectual and moral training at the §
91 lowest possible was its paramount aim. It remains its para- fe
B mount aim. Buildings have been added, equipment increased, M
the faculty enlarged, but the school is true to its first principles. I
Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary
is a Home and Christian school. It provides for health and social culture J
« as carefully as for mental and moral training, taking a persona) Interest J
A In each pupil. A splendid Held, with athletics directed by a trained 9
2 athlete, n;ak>- hall field and gymnasium of real value, Single beds and *
_ howling alley for ladies. Swimming pool for all. Nine regular courses, 112
W with elective studies, offer wide selection. Six competitive scholarships w
A are offered. Seventeen skilled teachers. Music, Art, Expression and ft
A Physical Culture, with other branches or alone, under teachers with best Z
X home and European training. Hoine, with tuition in regular studies, 1
J from $240.80 a year, with discounts to ministers, ministerial can
• didates, teachers, and two from same family. Kali term opens Sep- I
■ tember 9th, 1901. Catalogue free. Address ■
• Rev. EDWARD J. GRAY, D. D.. Preiident. Williamsport, Pa. i
gxxs——i—ggaaaaaiiiiiiaßEni!
The Home Paper
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Gcfi'l Superintendent G«r« I Passenger Ag't. Traifit Manager. L> ■■■■■■. ■ ■
rave Dwellers In nifppf.
People who only know the gayer side
of Dieppe would be surprised to hear
of ihe existence of the cave dwellers
there. One Is apt to connect such peo
ple with the knawed bones and flint
Implements of prehistoric tluoes. But
here they are at Dieppe within a stone's
throw of the casino, and they may be
seen any day about the town selling
the shellfish from the rocks outside
their habitations. They have certain
marked characteristics, one being a pe
culiar complexion of their own that
can be traced largely to a disinclina
tion on the part of the cave dweller to
avail himself of the water that washes
so close to his door. Their language
also Is peculiar, but whether It really
belongs to the stone age no one seems
to have discovered. They have to hold
a license from the municipality, though,
which savors of no age but the present.
—London Chronicle.
They were looking over the paper to
gether. "Oh, my, how funny!" said
she.
"What Is It?' be asked.
"Why, here's an advertisement that
says. Wo reasonable offer refused.'"
"What Is there odd about that?"
"Nothing, nothing," she replied, try-
Ins; to blush; "only those are my senti
ments."
Another wedding shortly.
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0. I, & W. RAILROAD.
TIME TABLE.
Corrected to May i, 190 1.
NKW VOKK.
AM 4 AM* I'M*
Bali lay SI I,v. 2 00 10 uo I (Ml
Christopher St. 200 10 oo 100
llobokcn 2 30 lo lf> i »i
Ncranton Ai 6 '>2 152 543
I'M AM I'M" I'M*
Buffalo Lve II 30 245
Srrantori Ar 545 10 oo
—— AM' AM' I'M' CM*
SctiVTOn . 645 10 05 I>i sgo
Uellevue 6 50
Taylorvilie 055 lu 15 203 559
Lackawanna 701 10 23 210 t; u.;
Duryea 703 10 2t, 2 i:i t ; 0»
Pituton . 07 10 31 2 17 o i:{
Susquehanna Ave... 710 10 33 219 i; ]i;
Wept Plttston 7I i in .35 223 t, |ii
WyonilUK 717 10 KJ 227 i, _•)
t'ort\ Fort
Dennett 724 10 in 2 111 t; :«)
Kingston, ar. 7HO HI 54 24n li ,t"i
Wilkes-liarre Ar 74n 11 10 25u t; 4*
Wilkes-Barre Lve ~20 l<; 30 230 1, 20
Kingston Is 730 10 54 2 4(1 635
Plymouth June... . .
Plymouth 7 s 11 03 2 4'.i tin
Avondale i 742 2*l .. ...
Nanticoke 745 11 II 258 . ti 51
Hunlock'r 751 II 17 3Ki I 057
Shlekshlnny. HOl II 29 3 20' 710
Hick's Ferry 812 111 4.1 330 f7 21
Reach l'aveu 14 1K 11 48 337 7
Berwick 828 II 54 344 7 .{.'l
Briar Creek 18 28 .... 112 3 50
Willow Grove 31 . 112 -1 51
Inline Uidi<e 8 **W 112 OH 858
Espy 839 12 15 4 (it; ~'
BlouuisburK s 12 22 412 7 <,7
Kupert 81 » 12 27 417 ol
Catawissa ' 12 82 422 g 115
Danville ' 12 47 435 820
Cliulasky 4 42
llaineron 12 57 4 I*
NOKTHUUMKBLAND y 110 600 si.j
Ar. AM I'M I'M fm
GOING KA .- 'J.
NKW Yoik P.M- I'M)
Barclay St. Ar 380 600
ChrlßtopherSt..., 3 ;td 465
Hobo ken 815 448
Kcranton . 10 05 12 55
AM* I'M- AM* XM*
Buffalo Ar 800 12 45 7<o
Scianton.. I.\ 155 54" 11 35
M 4 |>M*
Scranton It 42 12 35, 460 «45
Bellevue 0 87 4 45
Taylorvilie | it 32 4 40 "n'3s
Lackawanna !t 2tj 4 32 27
Duryea It 28 4 2it „ >25
PlttStOD i 919 12 17 424 K2l
Susquehanna Ave. it 16 12 14 420 slB
Weßt Plttßton..... 913 417 kin
Wyoming 900 12 ON 112 sl2
Forty Fort U 04 1 117
Bennett W< 1 4 03 "is'(H
Kingston 868 U5!) 40(1 x )r >
Wilkes-Burre. Lv Bto 1150 3 50: 750
Wilkes-Barre. Ar 08 ii 10 410 is 10
Kingston 858 11 50 4im *
Plymouth .lunctloD 851 352 ~
Plymouth j 847 1151 347 '7*53
Avondale 8 42 3 42
Nanticoke 888 n 43 j 33x *'7'^
Hunlock 8 8 82 j 3 31 | 17 41
Shlckehlnny 822 u2« 320 731
Hick's Ferry 1 B'2 3c9 17 21
Beach Haven *O2 3 03 7 jo
Berwick 7 5.5 nOS USB 7 (,5
Briar Creek . I 4!l f2 58 f«> 5n
Willow drove 1 7 44 12 50
Lime Kldge 730 240 pi 50
E»py I 10 48 240 044
Bloomeburg '-4 10 46 2L4 088
Kupert : 717 10 37 a m ti 32
Oatawieea 'li io 34 224 027
Danville •' >■* 10 l» 21l t; 12
Chulueky
Cameron •' 47 1 2 ii'i'lV;
NOBTHUMBBKL D... 7 i v ; $5 iio'oo VJ *5 50
AM ; ,u M ug I'M PM
Connections at Kupert with PhllaJelphia a
Heading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua.
Williamsport, Sunbury, Pottsville, etc. At
Northumberland with P and E. l)iv. P. H. K. for
Harrisburg. Enck Haven, Emporium, Warren
Corry, and Erie.
* Daily. 4 Daily except unday. fstop on
signal.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
TIME TABLE
In Effect June 2nd, 1901-
... A M A. M.I P.M.P. M
h ranton(D4iH)lv s 8 4"i ;« 38 218;4 27
Pittston " " 708 flooo'jj 242 4 sat ll****
A. M. A. M P. M P.M
Wilkesbarre,.. lv sj 7 30 510 :i*>| 3 08 *8 00l
Piym'th Ferry " I 7 37 f1042 112 3 16 f8 07
Nanticoke " 746 10 50 328 8 17
Mocanaqua .... " 804 11 07 84 6 037
Wapwallopen.. " 812 il ltil 350 847
Nescopeck ar 828 11 20 , 407 7 0°! HI 111
A.M. A.M. P.M.;
Pottsville lv jj 5 50 fll 55 {
Hazleton " 705 12 48
Tomhlcken " 722 i 108 j
Fern Glen " 7 '£> | 110
Kock Oien "1 7 35 ;
nr ( M l»*> | jlJaaa.*
A. M A.M P.M. P M
Nescopeck lv § 8 -23 §ll 20 407:7 00
Creasy " b33 11 ;to 410 7no
Espy Ferry " I 843 11 40 I 424 7 2n
E. Bloouisburg, "1 847 II 50 420 725
i' 1 |
Catawlssa ar 856 11 57 435 732
Catawissa lv 856 11 571 435 732
South Danville "| a 14 12 15 453 751
Sunbury "j »35 12 40 515 »15
A. M. P. M. P. M P!M
Sunbury lv jj « 42 jj 1 10 § 5 45 9 45
Eewisburg.... ar: 10 18 145 818
Milton "j 10 08 1 US) 61410 00
W T illlamsport.. "I II OO 2 7 10 10 50
Lock Haven... "i 11 60 340 807 1
Henovo " A.M. 440 WOO
Kane "j 825 j !
P.M. P.M.
Lock Haven..lvUl2 10 3 3 45 ...J
Beilefonte ....arl* 1 05 11 4 41 1
Tyrone " 215il 0 00 II
Philipsburg " 441j 8 28
Cleartield " 5378 9 09 ...I
Pittsburg.... " 655 111 30
A. M. P. M P. M. P Ml
Sunbury lv »60jj155|5 25 ;8 31
Harrisburg ar 11 30 j3 15 ti 551 !0 10
P. M. P. M. P. M.i.V~M ~~
Philadelphia.. ar jj 3 17 || 823 ||lo 20 425
Baltimore "ijj 311 Ii 8 110 9 45] 2 30'
Washington... 4 10 |, 7 i 5 10 55 4 05:
lA. M. P, M.I
Sunbury lv $lO oO'jj 2 03 |
Lewistown Jc. ar II 40 350 1 i
Pittsburg •' ti 3o .1
A.M. P.M. P. M. _
Harrisburg lv 11 46 il 3 46 || 7 15 .'1025
P.M. A.M.AM
Pittsburg ar!jj ti 55 j| 1130 j| 150 530
P. M.l P M A M A Mj
PitUburg lv 7 loj 900 3 00il8 00 ....
I A.M AM |P M|
Harrisburg.... ar 155 4 2'ij, 9 30,: 810 ...
AM A M
Plttsbuig lv 1 ; 8 00 ....
i! F M JJ.
JJ. "! j 7 30 3 U)
Sunbury ar ).- 0 3Ci is 5 00
P. M. AMY M A M
Washington... lv 10 40 1 11 7 5o 10 5o
Baltimore '• 11 41 4 4"' 8 4t> 11 45
Philadelphia... "|jll 20 425 8 :«i 12 26
A.M A MiA. M. P M
Harrisburg lvjJJ 335 755 ;i| iu : 4 (*i
Sunbury ar 505 0 3<i 110; 5 lo
11'. M. j A M.-i. . 1
I'll (oTfUI £.•••• \ \ .» U"
(.'leartteia " 1 409 ..... 928
i'liilipsburg.. " 4 st ! ! 'lO 12 ""
Tyrone " 715 810 12 15
Bellefoute.. " 8 :il 9 32 1 20
Dock Haven ar 9 3o! 10 30 2 17 "II"
(P.M. A MA M PMt
Erie lv ; ft 35
Knne, " s4O ;li OO "HI
Henovo " l| 50 ; ti 45. 10 3o
hock Haven " 12 :>8 7 .'C. 11 25 300
A.M. I' Mj
Williamsport.. " 225 830 12 4<> 4 (*i
Milton •' 222 919 127 4 >2
Eewlsliurg " 9 0.5 1 15 447
Sunbury ar 321 940 165 62n HH
IA. M.l A I F Mi» M
Sunbury lv ;li ,50 W sft ; 2 I*l -6 4S
South Itauvilie" 7 13 io 17 221 8 o'.'
Catawlssa •• 7 33| 10 86 2 :!t. 8 27i'
E Bloomsburg.. " 739 10 43 2 43' 632 ' ""
Espy Ferry " 7 4 lIIH 47 16 36 '
Creasy " 752 lo 66 2 .Vi ti 46 '"
Nescopeck " 802 11 06j 305 856 ""
AM A M I*. M. P M
t'atau issa lv 835 10 88
Nescopeck lv: i 5 15 ; 7 0.5
Kock (Hen ar II 22 7 28 '
Fern (Hen •• it 01 11281 541 784
i'oniliiciien " 907 11 ;ik; 5 17 742
Hazleton " 924 II . r >B ti 08; Bu6
Pottsville " 111 15 1, 55
AM A M 1' M P M
Nescopeck lv . 802 11 06 ;3 O. 6 .55 •••
Wapwallopen..ar BHi II 20 :i hi 709
Mocanauua " 820 II 32 329 72!
Nanticoke " 847 11 64 348 742
P M 1
Piym'th Ferry ' I 557 12 02 3 ft; 17 52
Wilksbarte ..." vO6 12 10, 4 0.1 800
I A M P M P M' P M
PltUtonl DAB) ar 9 I' 9 12 55 I 4 B6 836
Soruutou " "' 10 08 124' 5 21 05
t Weekdays. t Daily 112 Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
tliroUKh traius between Sunbury, Williamsport
and Erie, between Sunbury and Philadelphia
and Washlnxtou and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West,
For further information apply to Ticket Agents
/. li. UUTCIirSSON, J. li. WOOD,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l I'ush'n'r Ay
Shoes, Shoes
Stjriisri!
Oiieap !
ZELelialole I
Bicycle, Cymnasium and
Tennis Shoes.
THE CKLKRKATEIJ
Carlisle Shoes
AND THE
Sna«- Proof
Hiihher Hoots
A SPECIALTY.
TV. SCHATX.
iiHilil
A Reliable
SHOP
Tor all kind of Tin Roofing,
Spouting and Ceneral
Job Work.
Stoves, Heaters, Range*,
Furnaces, etc.
PRICES THE LOOT!
QIiLITY TDE BEST!
JOHN HIXSON
NO. 116 E. FRONT ST.
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PHILADELPHIA &
READING RAILWAY
CORRECTED TO JI XE 29, li»01
TKAINS LEAVE DANVILLE
(weekdays only)
For Philadelphia 11.85 a in.
For New York 11.25 a m,
For Catawissa 11.25 a. in,, H. 04 p. m.
For Milton T.B'2 a, in., 4.00 p m.
For Wllliauisport 7.32 a. ui., 4.00 p m.
Trains for Baltimore, Wellington and thi
So 11 tli leave Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
Streets, Philadelphia, weekdays—.l»'{, 714
10.22 a. m , 12.16, I.:H, 3.03, 4.12, 5.03, 7.26, ».3g'p
na„ 12.21 night. Sundays 3.23, 7.14 a. in., 12 lfl"
1.33, 4.12, 6.03, 7.26, 5.26 p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf
and South street Wharf for Atlantic City.
W'KEKDAYS—Express •>.00.9.00,10.15A M ,1.00
(Saturdays only l.:«l| 2.00, 3 00, 4.00, 4.:t0. "1.00,
*5.40, 7.15, 8.30 p. 111. Accoin iuodation 6.00 til
111. $5.40, 6.:«) p. m. Sundays Express, 730 8.00,
8.30. It.oo, 10.UO, II 00 a. m.,4.45. 7.15 p. in. Ac
commodation 6.00 a. in., 5.00 p. in. -1 00 Ex
cursion daily 7.00 n. in. Additional Sunday,
7.30 a. m
Leave ATLANTIC CITY DEPOT--Week
days. Express- Monday only, 6.15; 7.00, 7.45,
tfrom Baltic Extension onlv, 7.55 8111 yoy
10.15, 11 a. ill., 2.50,1.30, 5.30, 7.30, 8.30,9.30 p. m.
Accommodation > 25,7.05, a. in., .'i.sop. 111. Sun
days Kxpress-N.45a.i1)., 3.30. I.:i0, 5.00, ti.oo,
6.30,7.00,7.30,8.00y.:i0 p. 111. Accommodation—
-7.15 a. 111., 4.32 p. 111.
Parlor cars 011 all express trains
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE MA\ Weekdays S.W, 8.45, 11.45,
a. m. i 1.501 '4.10, £5.30 p. 111 Sundays— 8.45,
!t.r> a. in., 5.00 p. m.
For OCEAN CITY Weekdays itfUfta.
m.. 2.15., +4.20, 5.30 p. in. Sundays 8.45. 9.15,
a. 111.,5.00 p. in.
For SEA ISLE < ITY Weekdays—B.4sa. m.,
2.15. +4.20,55,30 p. m. Sundays 8.45 a. 111., 5.00
p. 111. SI.OO Kxcursion to Cape May, Ocean
City and St-a Isle City 7.00 a. 111 daily. 'South
St., 4.00 p. lil.,+SoUlll St., 1.15 p. 111., TSoutll
St.. 5.:i0 p. m.,SSoiuli. St., 1.45 p. in.
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY
EX PRESS.
Leave NEW YORK (Liberty Street) 9.40 A. M
(Saturdays only i.OO, p. m.) 3.40 P. ID.
Leave ATLANTIC CITY, Weekdays—B.3o a.
111 . p. m. Suiida.vs--5.30 p. 111.
Detailed I inie tables at ticket olllces.
W.O BKSLKS, BDSON J WKJCKH
liMU. AUlMluleiltlnill '
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