IIAILKOAD IIME i AULK:- I'KNN A K. ii. KAST. WEST 7.11 A. \l. '.'.l IA. M. 111.17 " I- 15 H. M -2.21 l». M. I :i " 5.50 » 7.51 » Sl' N l)A Vs 10.17 \. M. Ml !'• M. I>. 1.. iV \V. It. • KAST. VVKST. fi.57 \ M t.thi A. M. 111. I t '• I.' 11 I'- M. 2.11 IV M. I " 5 1.1 •• «.:i7 " SUN l>.\ VS r, 57 \ M. 12.41 IV M. , I; i- M H::7 " I'llll.A ,t- URAIMNU 11. K. NOIM'll. SOUTH, s a: M 11.'21 \. M i imi r M.ii n> i'. M hmhim sikkkt. s.ii;, a.m. i,.-a.m. 4 112 I'. M <>-<U I". M. J. J. BROWN. THE EYE A SPECIALTY lit li'il with es -mil artiili'isl eyes supplied. .Market St reel, Ulooiiisburg, Pa. Hours -1(1 :i in. t.o pin. Teephone MM RBAND ARIY GOIMTTBE Commander William M. Hoddens, of Goodrich Cost, No. G. A. R., has appointed S. 11. Mornill, Samuel Mot tern, Kit-hard W. Eggert, Levi Sechl er and John Everett members of the general committee to arrange for the annual encampment of tin- post. Com mander Heddens i.the chairman, Levi Scehler secretary and Richard W. Eggert treasurer of the committee. The encampment will begin on Sat urday, at DcWitt s Park, and will last until the following Satunlav, August U>. The tents will be put up on Friday. In addition to the big mess tout of Goodrich Post there will 1m- smaller ones, which will be rented for the week. The meetings and othei events on the program will !><• held on the pavilion The general committee, assisted by the comrades of the post, arc actively at work preparing for this outing, which will be one of the best ever given by the local Grand Army men. An encampment was held last summer at IV Witt's Park, but tin-re was con siderable rain which made it unpleas ant for the campers and prevented much of the program from being car ried out. This year the veterans are hoping for clear weather and they in tend making this encampment a big success. There will be jolly camp fires, round which the boys in blue will tell of the stirring day when they went to war. They will sleep again under the canvas and will live for a week the life ol sold'er. Large crowds are expected to be present, every day of the encampment. Fire loss Slight at l)k r Mill. The sixtecn-ineh mill of the Heading Iron-Works, which so nearly fell a prey to fire, Thursday night, Fri day morning along with the other de partments of the plant was able to re sume work nearly as though nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. Considering the grave aspect present ed when the fire was at its height, the damage when dawn appeared was found to l>e very slight, I» ing limited to a burning away of the gables and a small portion of the roof and ventila tors of the two building- that make up the l(i-inch mill. None of the mach inery or any part of the equipment was injured. Superintendent David Thoma- yester day -fated that it is the consensus of opinion among those employed in the mill that the fire originated from a flash from the rolls, the burning part icles alighting overhead at the valley or low portion of tlie roof between the two divisions of the mill. It is believ ed that the fire gained sonic headway before discovert d,burning through the hoards and spreading out over the roof on the outside. From the point where the fire was viewed w hen discovered it had the appearance of being betW'-t n No. 7 and No. s heating furnaces, which gave rise to the theory that it was caused by an overheated stack. The works are well equipped with fire fighting appliances. There are four lire plugs in the mill in addition to two on the outside. Superintend ents Thomas and Williams both com mended the employes for their prompt and cllicieiit work in combatting the flames. Attaching the hose to the plugs was only the work of a minute or so and the fire was assailed from four different points. The several streams in the mill wer<- kept into constant play until the fire was gotten under control. The efforts of the city firemen, which \vi re attend) d with such good results, also come in for their share of praise. The loss is estimated at about SI .'IMI. The works are insured As to th re pairs, therefore, rendered ncct ssary by the tire nothing can If det* rmincd until the insurance companies take ac tion. Pleasant Evening Party. Mis- I! iv Dreifuss, Mill street,gave i party Tuesday night in honor of her guest, Miss Bessie Dreifuss. • 112 Phila delphia. The lawn was dot-rated with Japanese lanterns,and th- . icsts pent an enjoyable evening. An elegant supper was served Those ill the party were: Misses Eveline Ho enthal. and May Fischm in, of Baltimore Alisst - I Mary Wet/el, Martha Christian, Mabel Gcarhart, Mvrtlc Sillier, Gertrude My ers,Sara Christian and Edith Kram er of this city; Mc-srs. Albert Cohen, Emanuel Cohen and Max Cohen, of New York ;lsadore Coheii.f reorg<* \h-x auder, Joseph Giddings, Blooinsburg ; George Clark,Alfred Si cilian, William Hunt. Albert Dreifuss, Arthur Hed dens, Harry Walker licit McClure, Rev. Adolph Mayer and Mr Eli Rosenthal, of this city Unanimously Chosen Manager. William 11. DeLong,of Blue Springs Farm, ha been unanimously chosen manager of tlie Wa hinglonvi Ih base ball club. All communication in re ference to dates and otle-r matters per taining to the club should be addn s od to him at Washingtonville. SWIMMO WITHIN THE BOROUGH Th< local police have their hands pi. tty full enforcing the provision of Section Ist of the borough ordinance under "Nuisances", which declares that ' it shall not he lawful for any person or persons to_bathe in the Sus quehanna river, Pennsylvania canal, Mahoning creek or any other stream or public place within the limits of the Borough of Danville." The uniformly cool weather during the first part of the season kept the hoys out of the water. With the warm weather of the last few weeks, how ever, they began to pine for a good -wiiii. Owing to the heavy rain the river has remained^!oo high and mud dy for bathing, while the canal has gone out of business, so that the only place left for the swimmers is Mahon lilgVreek. I'nfortuiiately, the bays generally choose a spot within the borough and I hit- run up against the ordinance. They are not unaware ot the risk they are taking, however. They watch the officers pretty closely and the officers watch the boys. Occasionally a good swim is indulged in while the police men are in another part of town. A party of bathers disporting them selves in the creek near Center street escaped arrest a day or so ago by a very narrow margin and in a way that caused much amusement. Officer Voris came upon them unawares. The swim mers had unconsciously drifted some little way from their clothing, which lay on the bank. To get into their garments and escape was out of the question. A companion, however, took in the situation and seizing all the clothes ran as fast as he could go in the direction of tlio old blast furnace followed by tl e nude swim mers. Officer Voris says the practice of swimming in the borough must cease. The fine imposed by the ordin ance is sr,. A Famous Old Spring. The famous old spring in the Third Ward a few hundred yards east of the I). L. & W -tation has become a very popular resort during the last few day? of wanner weather. The refresh ing shade and flic abundant How of crystal water that wells up out of flic earth both contribute toniake the spot cool and inviting and there is not an hour of the more heated portion of the day that little groups may not be seen reclining on the grass. They may be workmen from the near-by mill or they may be men from the furthest part of town who have braved the sun in order to enjoy a drink from the old spring. There are not many hobos, whether umbrella menders or those who make no effort to disguise their character but who seem to know of the spring, and there they may be seen sleeping or smoking by the hour. The spring is one of the largest in this section, the flow, it is estimated, j approximating four hundred gallons per minute. The water is cold and ! presumably pure. Scores of families' are supplied from the spring, the | water enabling whole households to get along without ice during the hot test weather. In this way the old spring contribute* iiium-iisclv to the Welfare of the ]icO]tie. Tin- spring was famous in the early j days of Danville and it i- one of the ! land marks around which the memory of the oldest, settler entwines with the most affectionate interest. It i- un fortunate that no well organized and no well sustained effort has ever been made to protect the spring from the ravages of time. It is true that those who use the water make occasional contributions towaid repairs. Last spring a hundred feet or more of terra cotta pipe was laid in the drain, but the spring is too much exposed and it is impossible at times to keep the I water clean. The walls also should be kept in a little better repair and an additional cleaning out of the bottom now and then would improve matters. Saturday's Market. The market Saturday was very large, occupying all the allotted space. Prices remained about the same as when last reported with the exception of sweet corn which fell from l."i cents per dozen cars to 10 cents per dozen. There were two large wagon loads in market and the rival vendors took to cutting prices. As a result many persons indulged i.i sweet corn who otherwise might have been prompted to wait un til a week or so later. A Romance of the Rail. The course of true love runs smooth ly on the "Road of Anthracite" the Lack iwanna Railroad,and is set forth in a booklet entitled "A Romance of the Rail". It includes the entire set of cards which the road has been put ting out this season, telling a story that belies the old saving about the course of love. A wedding feast is served in the dining car before the lovers leave the train. The booklet will be sent free to anyone who will send two cent- iu stamps to T. W. Lee, General Passenger Agent, No. Exchange Place, New York City TO DOUBT THIS. to Disbelieve the Evidence of your own Senses. It's Danville proof for Danville people. It's local endorsation for local read ers. Ii will stand the most rapid investiga tion. Mr. .his. Hooker baker, of Kl'2 North Spruce Street, says I was for a long time afllicted with lameness in my back, and a pain over my kidneys. 1 had a great deal of nervousness restlc-sness did not sleep well, hail bad dreams, and was continually tossing from side to side strivin" t.o.it a com fort able posi tion. The kidney secretions were not, normal. I w.-e fir*«l all the time and oft- i had a dull aching in the back of in v neck. I read accounts of I loan s Kidney pills curing people. The de eriptioii of their symptoms tallied al in >-! like mine ami induced me to try the v-niedy. On using them a short time t he whole trouble disappeared. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V., sole agents for the L T . S. Remember the name-Doan's- and take no s Institute SPRINGFIELD WAS VICTORIOUS The Springfield base ball cluli, from Sliamokin, won tlio game Saturday afternoon with tlie "Old Timers", at DeWitt's Park. There were few feat ures to make the contest interesting and the visitors made their victory sure by batting out four runs in the fifth inning. Danville took a spurt in the sixth, scoring both its runs. Hot It teams changed pitchers in tin sixth inning, lienner taking the place of Donnelly, and Guinn succeeding Skoskie. While running to lirst base Skoskie collided with the baseman and was hurt in the side, nccessitaf ing his retirement from the game. Springfield had eight hits, while the homo team got six, hut there was only one two-bagger, which was hit out by Welter. The following is the score in detail: DAN VILLK AH. U. 11. O. A. K. Gosh, ss 112 2 11 Verrick, 2b :t t) <) ~> :i <> Ammernian, rf II I 10 0 lioss, :ib 4 0 1 I 7 o Davis, If :i <> o :S o o Rentier, ef, p 15 0 I 2 2 I Hoffman, lb I 0 O 10 o I Hummer, c 10 1 It 0 1 Donnelly,p. cf :$ 0 o 0 I 0 :{2 2 o 27 17 I SPUINGFIKLD. AH. K. II O. A. K. Bingham, :<h "> I o I To I Welter, Ih 10 0 If. 0 0 I Yordy, If 5 0 1 2 <> 0 jChilds, ss :! n <» n l <> j Hancock, cf I 0 o 1 0 0 : (Hayberger, 2b 1 2 I! 2 2 <> | Moore, c :i I 2 o o t Skoskie, ]> :{ 1 o I •1 0 McFadden, rf 112 10 0 Guinn, p I 0 0 0 I 0 :{(•. 0 H 27 Hi 0 ' Danville 0 0 0 0 o 2 0 0 o—2 Springfield 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 I 0— C. Two base hit. Welter. Double play, Koss, Yerrick and Hoffman. Struck , out, by Donnelly I, by Keiincr 2, by i Skoskie I, by Guinn I. Hase on balls, off Donnelly I,oil lienner l,off Skoskie 1, off Guinn 2. Wild pitch, lienner. Hit by pitcher, < Mt i lds. Stolen Gosh, Hoffman, Clayherger 2. Sacri fice hits, Donnelly, Skoskie, Welter. Left on bases, Danville 5, Springfield All Sunbury at Island Park. All Sunbury was at Island l'ark Fri day attending the merchants' pic nic. The business places in the Nor thumberland county seat were all closed, the newspapers were printed at noon and the whole town took a holiday. Thousands were at the park and special coaches were attached to the trains to bring excursionists from Sliamokin,Lewisburg and other towns. The chief attraction at the picnic was the public wedding, which took place at noon. The contracting parties were Miss Mary bla Knd, (laughter of Mrs. Golder, formerly of this city,but now a resident of Sunbury, and Aimer Scholl, of Lewisburg. The maid of honor .was Miss Maude Golder, half sister of the bride. Misses Sue Howe anil Kae McManaway weietho brides maids,and the groomsmen were .Tames Garmau and <>tto Buyers. ltcv. <r. : W. Marquardt and K< v. < >. <l. Morton were tin; officiating ministers Tie merchants of Sunbury presented the couple with household furniture and enough gifts to start them well on their matrimonial career. The value of the presents is estimated at nearly a thousand dollars. The wedding was attended by Mr. and Mrs. (Diaries Golder, of Limes toneville; Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Golder, of Mausdale; Mr. and Mrs. diaries < iri. of Klkhorn,W. Va. .and George Scholl, of Lewisburg, relatives of the bride and groom. There were many other events on the program of the day, among them being an old fashioned greased pig race, wood chopping contest, re production of the Jerll'ics-Fit/.sinimoits fight, foot race, steamboat race, bal loon ascension, foot boat race, nantha launch race,and tin- picnic ended with a big display of fire works. Pay Days Present and Past. Saturday last was a general pay day about town. It happened that in a manner every industry paid it- hands, so that but little less than fifty thous and dollars went into circulation. The amount of business transacted was quite heavy. Mill street was throng ed until a late hour Saturday night and at nearly every place of business the counters were lined with custom ers. There was no disorder worth men tion ing. While the police were on the alert no arrests were necessary. The uniform good order which charac terizes our streets even on pay days has been remarked upon before. It | reflects in a highly creditable way up on the populace of the town. A gentleman well informed on the town's history last evening stated that , what is actually more money is now | paid out for labor in Danville than at j any time in its history. He did not : dispute that in its palmiest days mon men were employed at a higher rate of wages, but a large proportion of wages earned then were paid in stop orders and cash sometimes even on pay day was a scarce article. "Speak of disorder," lie said,"every Saturday night, then, brought a fight or two, that kept Mill street blocked. The police were not. idle neither. In those days an officer had a different element to deal with and lie simply , <1 id tlie best he could. " Look Pleasant, Please. Photographer G<Harlan, of Baton O can do so now. though for years he couldn't, because be snffeivd untold j agony from the worst form of iudiges i linn. All physicians and medicine failed to help iiim till he tried Blectric Hitters, which worked wonders for him that he declares they are a godsend b> sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach j troubles. I'nrivah-d for diseases of the Stomach. Liver ami Kidneys, they build up and give new life t.<> the whole sys tein Try them Only *>oc. Guaranteed by I'allies &Co druggists. Advertise in the AMKKICAN PLENTY OF GOAL IK TIE RITES The digging of coal from the river is an industry I hat will ho profitable In the person who gets a steam digger to ilo the work. Tim capacity of one of them* diggers is about thirty to fort\ tons a (lay and at Sunbury there are not less than a half dozen con stantly at work. They come up the Noith Branch quite a distance. One man in Sunbury has two diggers and his daily output of coal is seventy tons, the sale of which is engaged by industries in Oatawissa and Berwick. Some of this river coal is sent to Wilkesbarre, where it is used within the shadow of culm hanks and break ers that have been idle since the The riffles at this city make the cur rent so strong that no coal is deposit ed here. A mile above Danville tin* coal stalls ami runs up for several miles. Below the creek's month, for at least two miles, plenty more. There are hundreds of tons lying on the bottom of the river and there is a ready market right here for all that can be brought up. There are a few persons who get coal from the river by hand, but. this process is slow and has been affected by the high water of the past eight weeks, it requires a fall of at least six feet before thi- kiml of digging can he resumed. A steam digger can work regardless of the state of the water. One of these river "miners" is George Boss, who has ten tons ol coal for his own use this winter. The coal strike does not worry him for his sup ply will last until next spring. llis outfit consists of a boat and a shovel of stout wire netting. He is able to get out several tons daily. If the digging of coal by steam power keeps so many diggers busy at Sunbury there i- surely a similar opportunity here. The Snapper that got Away. There is an old fishing song which touchingly si ts forth that "the biggest tisli I ever caught is the fish that got away". By the same token did the biggest turtle Bichard Morrall ever captured « -cape front his custody while being brought to Danville. Said turtle was to he converted into real tuitlc soup by Colonel Johnny Mover of Ihi St KlttlO I Intel. Colonel Morrall. who is the genial landlord of the lola Hotel, lola, came to Danville Sunday and drew up at the St. K1 mo. Said he to Col. Mover: "Johnny, I have a fine present lor you right in my carriage. It is a big snapper and he weighs thirteen pounds' . And Col. Mover, in an ticipation, summoned his whole house hold to see the wonderful turtle. But when the Hour sack in which it had been placed was pulled from the car riage a big hole told the story of the escape. When < 'oloiiel .lack MeCall, of the Hotel (Miver,heard of the presentation that was not lie consoled Col. Mover by stating that ('<> l. Morrall never had a turtle,had not seen one in live years and would not know one if lie fell over it. However, Col. Morral! has the testimony of people tow hom he showed the turtle while on his way here from lola that lie did have it and that il did weigh thirteen pounds. Col. MeCall says the thirteen is what queered the affair. Col. Moycr and Col. Morrall are now asking them selves this question: "Where is the Many Guests at Party. A surprise party was given Saturday evening at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles W Cook, near Kaseville, in honor of the eighteenth birthday of their daughter, Irene. An elegant collation was -erved and Miss Cook was the recipient ol many handsome present> There were fifty guests pre sent, among them being the follow ing: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marshall, Frank I'lohn, Miss Irene Cook, of Danville; Mis- Agnes Mettler.of Biv crside; Mi-- Klizabeth Maust, of Sweiioda: Misses Florence Wilson, Bachel Clmrni,Klizabeth Flick, Maine Hughes, Minnie Boberts, Nora Lee, Carrie Blolui, Klizabeth Bowers, Blanche Wilson, IVarl Constantine, Bebecea Hawkins.Gracc Dichl, Maine Marr, Margaret Gcthing, Winifred Flick, Sadie Marr, Bessie Wilson, Margaret Cook, Minnie Cook, Gert rude Blue, May Phillips, Klizabeth Phillips, Messrs. George Harp, Frank lva-e. Hurley Lee, William Huberts, William Stetler, Samuel Wintcrsteen, Frank Marr, James Churm, Walter Wilson, Baymond Bnrsel, Charles Miller, Ira Churm and Harry Marr, of Frosty Valley. August Making Warm Start, August is starting rather warmly and will no doubt hold to its record as the hottest month. Yesterday the thermometer registered SI degrees at noon and the same at six o'clock Then a brisk shower dispelled the heat and sent the mercury down to 7»i degrees lir.Rl'/S A GOOD THING. Something von can Readily Believe as its Danville Evidence. Grant Aten of No )|:i Church street, Danville I'a say I have suffered a great deal from rheumatic neuralgia af fecting my whole nervous system and seeing Dr. A. \V. Chase's Nerve Bills recommended. I got a box at (Josh's Drug Store and tried them. They proved a splendid remedy giving me prompt relief in every way. I rested 1 tetter and do not suffer from those con tiiiuous headaches and feel stronger and better and have more vitality than he fore I cannot peak to highly of them. Dr A \V Chase's Nerve I'ills are sold at Mle. a box at dealers or Dr. A. W. Cha«e Medicine Co Buffalo. N. V. See that portrait and signature of A. W. Chase. M. D are on every pack age From a weather point of view August so far an improvement 011 July. THE DISUSED CEMETERY The article printed in these columns last week relating to the overgrown and neglected condition of the disused cemetery on Bloom street has called forth an explanation from the trustees of tlie Grove Presbyterian church, in whose hands as matters now stand the old burial ground solely rests. There is not one in the congregation who would for a moment minimize the old cemetery as an eyesore and an an noyance. They would merely have the public know that, they are fully alive to the worst features of the situation and what obstacles, apparently unsur mountable, they have encountered in their efforts to abate the nuisance. A representative of tliis paper Mon day was made acquainted with some facts which are here made public for the first time. It is well known that one of the measures adopted for ab olishing the cemetery consisted of re porting it to court as a nuisance. A great deal was expected oft bis step yet nothing ever came of it. The court took the view that although it might be offensive and an annoyance in one sense, yet if does not constitute a pub lic nuisance such as comes in under the law. Baffled in this step it is not strange that further effort has abandoned to have the cemetery con demned. If there is any practicable way by which this may be accomplish ed those interested in the cemetery's removal will gladly accept advice. Sometime prior to reporting the cemetery as a nuisance the congrega tion took a step toward its removal which it was thought must insure suc cess. The plan was to obtain a list of all those buried there and thus get in to communication with surviving rel atives to see whether they would agree to the removal of their dead and the abolishment of the cemetery. A good deal of time had been spent and a large number of names obtained when an obstacle was encountered which was little dreamed of and which pre sented the problem in a new phase. Among those who own lots in the cemetery are a few aged persons who cherish the ambition of being buried in the old cemetery. They proved unyielding in the face of argument; they purchased the lots long ago and they insisted that the | plots are at their own disposal. Each S lias a husband or a wife buried in the old grave yard by whose side a place remains for bis or her own grave. It may seem unconceivable that any one should look forward toaspotofso much neglect and desolation as a last resting place,yet the trustees acknow ledge it is the indisputable right of those who own lots in the old ceme tery to be buried there if they so de sire. While the grave yard itself may be under the control of the Grove Presbyterian church the land itself be longs to tiie owners of the lots and until they see lit to relinquish their claim it is not clear how the plot can be put to any other use. It is this phase of the problem which lias dis couraged the trustees. As one of them remarked yesterday, "We are con fronted with a stone wall and can go no fart her at present.'' Although unable to keep the place presentable the trustees affirm that I hev have always (lone what they could lo keep down the weeds and have spent a good deal of money with this object in view Committee Returns Thanks. The general committee of the Dan ville lodges of the I.(). I). F unan imously adopted the following resolu tion in reference to the annual picnic of Odd Fellows, which was held on July :!<>, at DeWitt's Park : liesolved —That we extend, t lirough the medium of the press, a vote of thanks to the First Ward Juniors and Washiiigtonvilie base ball clubs, the young ladies and gentlemen who par ticipated in the May pole dances, the ladies who so kindly assisted at the different stands, the persons who took part in the shooting match and other contests, the merchants, barbers and industries that so kindly closed their places of business, and the public in general whose presence made the affair such a decided success. And to the Morning News, especially, for the liberal use of its columns. COMMITTEE. R. It. Richardson, Secretary and Treasurer. Frank Lee Miles, Chair man. Was Laid to Rest. " On Saturday afternoon George W. Foust was laid to rest in the Odd Fel lows' cemetery,the funeral being held at bis late home, on Cherry street, at two o'clock. The services were con ducted by Rev. 11 O. Harinan, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church. The pall bearers were Benton Brown, David Lynn, Thomas Curry and F. H. John sou. Mr. Foust is survived by a wife, two daughters and three sons: Mrs. George Beagle, of Bloomsburg; Mrs. Elbe Tabb, of Colorado; 11. Barton Foust, of Grovania; George W. Foust and Russell 11. Foust, of Danville. Mrs. Tabb was unable to get here from Colorado. The funeral was at tended by Mr. and Mrs. George Beagle and children, of Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. 11. Barton Foust and children,of Grovania; William Foust, Charles Foust, Mr. and Mrs. Girton, of Buck born. These Bees Are Very Busy. Eli Hoover, of South Danville, has a hive of bees that are very busy and are establishing a record in honey making. Since spring the colony has made eighty four pounds of surplus honey and is still bard at work slor ing up more. AI.LWERH SAVED, For years 1 suffered such untold mis cry from Bronchitis." writes J. II Johnston, of Broughton. Ga., that of ten I was unable to work. Then, when everything else failed I was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption My wife suffered intense ly Ironi Asthma, till it cured her, and all our experience goes to show it is the best ('roup medicine in the worhl. '' A trial will convince you its unrivaled for Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles r><ic and $1 (Ml. Trial bottles free at Panics & Cos drug store. AMBITIOUS BOWSER. IN A FIT OF INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY HE MAKES SCREEN DOORS. IVi» Wife Strongly O|»|MIKOH lift* I'laiib, hut lie J'mu<lly Dec'lares 111# Ability to Perform Su< a li a Simple Tank aii«l GOCH at It With a Will. [Copyright, 1902, by C. B. Lewis.] AN Lour or so before Mr. Bowser came home from the office a wagon left some light lumber .•it the basement door, and when he arrived and was questioned is to its use he replied: "it occurred to me today that as 1 have plenty of time on my hands these IOIIK evenings I would make and fit some screen doors for next summer. The lumber Is for the framework of the doors." "But you are not going to try to make them yourself," protested Mrs. Bowser. "There won't bo any trying about it. 1 shall proceed to make and hang them." "I'm afraid yoti can't do it. It's a nice piece of joiner work to make a screen door, especially one for the front of the house." "I am well aware of that," he said as he stroked his chin In a complacent "I AM WELL AWAKE OF THAT," HE SAID. way. "Haven't I got about .SSO worth of tools? Don't I know how to handle them V" "I—l wish you had given your order at the shop, as other folks do." "I'll be hanged if I pay any $8 for a pair of doors when I can make 'em for $3. You are always dead set against anything I undertake." "Mr. Bowser, you can't make a screen door. You can't hang one. Don't blame mo when the failure comes." "Blame you! Are you getting crazy? If those doors are not a success, you won't hear a word of fault from me, not a peep. I was thinking of order ing 'em, but being you have stuck your nose up so high I'll make 'em now just to show you that I can do it!" Three-quarters of an hour later, hav ing hurried through dinner and got in to an old suit of clothes, he carried the lumber down cellar and then spent twenty minutes measuring for the front doors. Mrs. Bowser kept out of it for an hour, but finally went down and found the stuff all cut to lengths and Mr. Bowser making half mortises at the ends. "Aren't our front doors higher than this?" she asked as she picked up one of the side pieces. "Haven't you any housework to see to?" lie brusquely replied. "You've got 'em a foot too short." "Oh, 1 have, eh? Some folks' eyes are better tliau a carpenter's rule!" She went back up stairs, but It wasn't long before sho saw him sneak ing around to the front with one of the pieces. She watched him as he tried#t, and it was all of twelve Inches short. Mr. Bowser scratched his ear, growled like a bear and looked as fool ish as a boy caught in a harvest apple tree. Ten minutes later he was saw ing out other strips. "Were they too short?" she asked as he worked away. "X-no, but I thought I'd get heavier stuff," lie mumbled in reply. Mrs. Bowser considerately with drew, and in the course of half an hour lie had one of the frames nailed to gether and was trying it in the space for which it was designed. She ap peared in the hall, followed by the cut, and after a glance she said: "Mr. Bowser, that door is squce gawed." "Squeegawed? Squeegawed? What does that stand for in the back coun ties?" "Your door is wider at the bottom than at the top." "It can't be!" "But your own eyes will convince you. There's an inch difference!" "Never! I'll bet you a million dol lars there isn't a hair's breadth!" She ran for the tapeline and soon proved that the difference was over an inch. "oh, well, I can fix that in a min ute," he said as he lugged the frame off, but It was bedtime before he call ed to her that the wire was tacked on and tlie door finished. She went down to look It over and presently asked: "Which do you call the outside of your door?" "Why, the side this way, of course." "Then you've tacked the cloth ou the inside." "That's where it belongs." "You never saw it there, Mr. Bow ser—never! And look at the way you have tacked the stuff on! It's humped up in a dozen different places because you pulled it askew." "There isn't one hump—not the sign of a hump. I'll give any man a billion dollars to make a better job of it! All that door needs is painting." "But don't they paint the frames be fore they tack the cloth on? How urc you going to paint the inside of tlie frame?" "Don't worry yourself about this job, Mrs. Bowser. 1 wasn't born alongside of a huckleberry marsh." But after she had gone up stairs he tore off the wire, painted the frame and then tacked the wire on the other side. The hour was late, and ho con cluded to do no more until morning. That night lie kicked around in liis Bleep in tlie most awful manner, and at about i o'clock in the morning he sud denly sat up In bed and exclaimed: "Squeegawed! I'll bet you four hun dred thousand billion dollars against a cent that thev are as ulunib as a rule!" Stylisti Spring, Jacket To any one who will mention TIIK MONTOUK AMERICAN, and send us jr. cents we will forward immediately the pattern of an ad vance I'aris style for a Spring Jacket. Address Tlie flor.se-Brought on Co Publishers o!'L'Art do la Mode, 3 Hast loth Street, New York g • 1 \rt d« i Mod He started in again as soon as it.was daylight, and notwithstanding the cold lie had both doors at the front when Mrs. I'owser went out. "You see what you've done, don't you?" she asked after a survey of the scene. "I don't believe I'm either nearsight- I ed or color blind," be replied. "Weil, you've got one door wrong side up, to begin with." "II how V" "Look ;it the panels and see. Then you have been trying to hang one to swing in and the other to swing out." "1 have, eh? That shows all you know about it. I'm simply fitting the screens so they will shut tight. I'll linve breakfast mid then finish up in about fifteen minutes." When lie had got to work again, Mrs. Bowser noticed that the doors didn't meet in the center by an inch and each was half an inch short at tin- bottom. He had also hung them with the wire on the outside. Just then a neighbor came along and turned into the steps. After looking at the doors for half a minute in great astonishment he que ried: "Something just from Paris, Bow ser ?" "What do you mean?" "Why, you've got a new idea in screen doors. I suppose the space at the bottom Is for hugs, that at the top for mosquitoes and the center for files. I see you have left the frames exposed. They will make capital roosting places for horse fliea and pinclibugs. Did you do this job?" "Y-yes." "Well, if I iiad a child ten years old who couldn't beat it I'd make her go barefoot all summer." "I didn't make these doors for your house, sir!" "Thank heaven for that! Bowser, you're a brick—a soft brick. I'll come up this evening with a band and sere nade these doors." When the neighbor had gone, Mrs. Bowser suddenly felt the back of the house lift up. It was Mr. Bowser pull ing those screen doors off. He couldn't even wait to take the screws out of the hinges. They came off in detach ments, and the pieces were flung into the back yard. When he had finished, ho came In and said: "Mrs. Bowser, I want to have a talk with you—a very serious talk." "But didn't I tell you how it would be?" "Never! You encouraged me togo ahead, and to please a whim of yours I've lost ten hours' time, pounded my self all over, spent .?•'■ in cash and been made a butt of ridicule! Mrs. Bowser, this is the limit, the finis, the end! Make out a list of what furniture you want aud let us agree on the alimony!" M.l AD. Mimical LmiKimer. "W ossa tehoogot ?" "Afnoonkicker. Lassdition." "Lemineseeut." "Taykut. Nuthninnut." "H'm. Paypsezzraln." "Yeh. Icanallztellwenrainscummln' Canchoo?" "Naw. How?" "Bonezake." "Squeer!"—Chicago Tribune. 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