KAJLKOAD TIME TABLES. I'KNN'A K. K. BAST. WEST 7.11 A. M. 11 A. M. (U ;,7 .. 12.15 P.M. •2.21 1\ M. J-Sl " 5.50 11 7.51 SUNUAYB. ill. 17 A. M. *'• M * 1». li. it W. K. . EAST. WKHT. 6.57 AM. 4 - o,i A- M. .!i:i\. " 12.« P.M. •i" M. „ ).4;i " K - 5 ' SUNDAYS 8.57 A.M. 12.44 P.M. S:4;t 1' M *37 I'll IL, A A HEADING K. K. NOKTH. SOUTH. S.ort A. M. 11-24 A. M. 4.00 l\ M. ti.os i*. M. bloom vtrket. 5.05 A. M. 11.2*2 A. M. 1 <l2 P. M. 6.04 I*. M. J. J. BROWN, THE EYE A SPECIALTY Eyesitested. treated, fitted with glass es 'tod artificial eyes supplied. Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours—lo a. m. t.o sp. m. Teephone 1430 VETERANS 111 THEIR GAMP The annual encampment of Goodrich Post, No. 22 G. A. li., at DeWitt's Park is now firmly on its feet and those of the veterans who participate in the outing are enjoying themselves in the highest. During Saturday afternoon the game of base ball engrossed all interest and the veterans postponed the rendering of their program as announced in these columns until evening The perform ance on the whole was a rare nov elty. Samuel Morrall, Lyman Milroy and Levi Sechler were the offenders tried by court martial. All were found guilty. Samuel Morrall, who had miss ed roll call.was made to carry a heavy log of wood. Lyman Milroy found guilty of being drunk was sentenced to ride the wooden horse. Levi Sech ler arrested as a spy was convicted and banged. The scene was fully acted out even to the penalties, in which not a detail was lacking. Comrade Levi Sechler was actually hanged and he went to his death like a hero. He had taken the forethought, how ever, to harness himself in a rope Rear concealed under his clothing and so arranged that when lifted from the ground his weight rested upon a rope which passed under each foot. While the hangman was apparently adjusting the rope around the condemned spy's neck he was really fastening it to a hook in the region of the spinal col umn just below the collar. When, therefore, the next moment, Levi was "swung' into eternity" ho maintain ed his equanimity and composure to a remarkable degree and emerged from the execution a very live and vigorous corpse indeed. Danville has Filed its Report. A telegram sent out from Harris burg states that there is this year an unusual dilatoriness on the part of school boards in forwarding to the De partment of Public Instruction their annual district reports and affidavits and certificates. This is not only de laying the annual report of the Super intendent of Public Instruction but it is also endangering the state approp riations due tht! delinquent districts. Montour along with all our neighbor ing couuties except Center is on the delinquent list, counties in which all the districts have not yet sent in their reports. It is gratifying, however,that Danville district can not be accused of dilatoriness, as its report was sent in to the department on the very day after the organization of the new school board. In view of Danville's prompt action it is unfortunate that other dis tricts of the county should prove neg ligent and thereby throw Montour into the delinquent column. It is hop ed that the districts of the county that have not as yet filed their reports will do so without delay, otherwise they may pay very dearly for their neglect. A Merry Hack Party. A merry hack party from this city visiteil the park of Alexander Bill meyer at Washingtonville, Monday, the party being given in honor of Miss Sadie Bright of Philadelphia. The guests were Miss Gertrude Gross of Boomsburg; Miss May Fishmau of Baltimore .Misses Mary Lee and Nellie Lee of Pottsville; Miss Ada Blakeslee of Muncy; Misses Gertrude Bare, Ida Sweisfort, Emeline Lyou, Maud Ben nett, Louise Jameson, Stella Doster, Lena Ridgeway, Katie Mullen, Hattic Adams, Elizabeth Hullihen,Mrs. Elias Lyon and Mrs. J. P. Bare of this city; Messrs. Warren Johnson, Harry Pet ers, Bruce Harman, Harry Wenck, Baldy Smith, John Pritchard, Theo dore Horton, Philip Johnson, John Kase, Robert Jacobs, Edward Edmond sou, William McCoy, Raymond llous er and Walter Shroeder. Gave a Dinner Party. Mr. and Mrs. George Belford, of Riverisde, gave a dinner party Thurs day evening in honor of their guests, Mrs. J. W. Gibbs and daughter, Louise, of Bloomsburg, and Mr. Samuel Sny der, of Philadelphia. Those present were: Miss Marie Drake, of Washing tonville ;Mr. and Mrs William Jones, of Danville; Mrs. Samuel Snyder and daughters, Fannie, Jennie, Bertha and Ethel Snyder, and Miss Florence Bel ford, of Riverside. ALL WERE SAVED. For years I suffered such untold mis ery from Bronchitis," writes J. H. Johnston, of Bronghton, 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 from Asthma, till it cured her, and all our experience goes to show it is the best Croup medicine in the world." A trial will convince you it's unrivaled for Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and SI,OO. Trial bottles free at Panles & Cos drug store. 'Coronation Day"was generally observed in ITc .*. York Citv fin Satnr- NOT AFFECTED By COAL STRIKE Farmers of Montour and Colnmhi counties art' replenishing their cellar with coal from McAulcy Mountain where notwithstanding the opposition ot the United Mine Workers ooal is being dug in considerable quant itic- John Wampole ot Swenoda who had just returned troin McAulev Mountain wit 1, a load of co»l was in thi citv yesterday and gave an interesting I. scription of the one mine that has eon tinned in operation during the strikt. The colliery, which consists of a single drift cut into the south sidi ot Me Auley Mountain about 3 miles from Mountain Grove, is owned by Jacob Raker and is a very old working which in its time lias yielded large quantities of coal. There is no rail way nearer than three miles, neither is there one needed, as the uncertain output in the past was never mor> than sufficient to supply the demand of the farmers of a wide territory, who hauled the coal from the breaker with their own wagons. Mr. Baker is a farmer and previously he divided hi - time equally between farming and digging coal. Since the inauguration of the miners' strike, however, he has found it to his interest to push mining to its farthest limit. There is hardly an hour that a dozen wagons are not lined up in front ot the little mine waiting for their turn to be loaded. Many of these have conn twenty miles or even farther as in the case of Mr. Wampole who left Swenoda about midnight and did not get his wagon loaded until late the following afternoon. The demand is practically unlimited and many tons of McAulev coal have been hauled to Catawissa, Bloomsburg and other towns for wint er use in view of the probability that the miners' strike may continue in definitely. Mr. Baker has usually nine miners employed,but 011 the day of Mr. Wain pole's visit three were off duty owing to illness. He says that all sorts of influences have been brought to hear to induce him to close his mine. Hi has, however, held out and has no in tention of closing down. He has had 110 difficulty in finding a sufficient number of non-union men to operate his colliery. The MoAuley Mountain seems to o<- cupy the very limit of the coal field. The coal mined, however, in quality* averages up about as well as the out put of any larger working. The coal is broken up by a crude and odd con trivance invented by Mr. Baker and operated by a traction engine. It an swers its purpose very well, although it bears no resemblance to the breaker in which the coal is prepared for market at the large collieries. The coal is sold at the mine for I*2 cents per hundred pounds, or $2. 10 per ton. This is very cheap for those who live near the mine but with those who have to haul it a distance of 20 or miles if becomes dear enough. How ever, the* object, at the present time i to get coal at any price. Caused a Big Excitement. Avery little fire Fridav even' g caus ed a very big excitement. Shortly be fore 7 o'clock an alarm was sounded. The lire was soon located in the north western part ot town. Some one said that the Reading Iron Works were on fire. The remark was quickly taken up and repeated on every side. In a few minutes hundreds of people on the tiptoe of excitement were rushing in the direction of the iron works. Suspense and excitement gave way to laughter and pleasantries when it was learned that instead of the biggest in dustry in town being a prey of (lames only a chicken coop in the rear of Montour Row was on fire. The tire department responded promptly, each of the hose carriages arriving at the scene of the fire about the same time as the crowd. The Friendship carriage, drawn by one of the horses, made excellent time and was the cynosure of. all eyes as it went bowling down Mill street. The lire had many of the features of a comedy performance. When the tin - men arrived at the burning building, which was at the rear of the premises occupied by Charles Sweitzer,a bucket brigade had already got in it- work and the fire was extinguished. Tin hapless chicken coop, a building cov ered by a shod roof some five feet long, by eight feet wide and about as high as a man, was found to be little damaged. The fire owed its origin to a very odd circumstance. Mr. Sweitzer ex plained that he has some very rare game chickens which lie domiciles in the big coop. Lately the structure b came infested with chicken lice and he resolved to get rid of the parasitic insects by smoking them out. Ac cordingly about six o'clock last even ing be built a small tire in the pen and went about other business. his attention was next called to the mat ter the coop was in flames. The kind neighbor who is not averse to loaning tilings will very likely draw the line this year when the family next door sends over to borrow a hod of coal. DOUBTFUL RUMORS And Still Scores of Danville People Accept them as facts. The publication statement of some stranger residing in a faraway place may be true enough, but it. is generally accepted as a doubtful minor II >w* can it be verified! The testimony which follows is convincing proof because it comes from a resident of Danvilb Mrs. Nelson Holister of fill .Mjj ] street, says "My son John was always troubled with his kidneys, and I was told by one docter when we lived in Lewisbnrg that he wonld always ha\ bother with them. He had pains in his back, could not sleep nights ami the kidney secretions were annoying and einbaras-ting. There w*er< pains in his head and lie was depressed and dead tired the whole time. Bonn's Kidncj Pills relieved him of the whole trouble. My husband used some for lameness in his back and they gave him iiunu di ite relei f.'' For sale by all dealers. Price ;>0 cents Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. V sole agents for the U. S. Remember the natne-Doan's- and take no s bstitute VICTORY FOR ID TIMERS" L'he "Old Timers" won Saturday liti moon from the Sunbury V M. (5. A t un in i game that demonstrated lln ability of the local club. This was th< first app".'trance of the Danville club since the addition of several new men tnd tie team work was of the best quality Superior playing by the home nine brought about this victory,which W.i- w 11 des'Tvcd. The big audience was delighted with the snappy way the "Old Timers' got after the ball. For two innings neither side scored, but in tie third the visitors took the had by making two runs. Danville got one, while two more in the fouith gavi ih. in a tart that was increased by tw o more in the seventh and the same in tin-eighth. After the spurt in the thiid the Sunhurians failed to SCOl'e. Steele did not pitch for Sunbury, but wa» in the right field. He was in tin Friday game at Milton,which was : won by tin V M. C. A.. Neuer did tin- twirling for the visitors and was touched tor an even dozen hits. Seven hits were gotten off Kciiner, of North umberland, who was in the box for the "' <»h 1 Timers." Danville had six teen men left on bases, while Sunbury had but four. The Sunbury team is made up of members of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association. They have been playing excellent ball and have won many victories. This was their second defeat this season, the othei occurring at Harrisburg shortly after the organization of the club. The manager is Edward Felton, who is a train dispatcher on the Sunbury divis ion Quite a crowd of Sunhurians ac companied the team. The following is the score in detail : DANVILLE. AB. li. H. O. A. E. Gosh, ss 5 0 3 0 5 1 Clayberger, "2b 0 1 2 0 Ainniei'iiian, rf 3 110 0 () Bingham, :5b 5 0 2 3 1 0 Shannon, cf I 2 0 <• 0 Davis, II 2 3 1 0 0 0 Hoffman, lb 3 0 I II () 0 Rentier, p :t 2 I 1 3 0 Hummer, c 5 0 0 0 2 0 37 7 1 2 27 13 1 SUNBURY. AB U II o A. E. Rohrbach, If I 1 0 0 0 0 Wynn, lb I '» 2 7 I 0 Dreshcr, 2b I 0 2 3 0 Broadt, ss I 0 0 2 1 2 Lawrence, <• 10 17 10 Beck. 3b 3 0 0 2 2 I Smith, cf ! 0 0 3 0 0 Steele, if 3 0 1 0 0 0 Neuer, p 3 110 11 31 2 7 21 II 1 Danville 0 o 1 2 0 0 2 2 x—7 Sunbury 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 o—2 Double jday, Clayberger and Hoff man. Struck out, by Renner by Neuer <1 Bases on halls, off Rentier I, off Neuer (>. Hit bv pitched ball, Gosh,Amniermaii. Wild pitch, Neuer. Passed ball. Lawrence Stolen bases, ('layberger 2, Shannon 2, Renner 3, Ammerman, Davis. Hotlmnn. Sacrifice hits. Rentier. Smith. Left on bases, Danville Hi, Sunbury 1. Time of game, I hour. 10 minutes. Umpire, Curry. This Game was a Good One. Tin game at Shamokin Tuesday afternoon was a good one, but the "Old Timers" lost by being unable to get hit- when they were needed. Sha mokin was more fortunate in this re spect and thereby hangs the tale of the game. Tin; "Old Timers" drove to Reed's Station and journeyed from there to the coal metropolis by rail. They were accompanied by numerous enthusiastic rooters. Steele,the Sunhurian,pitched a good game for Danville. He struck seven men out and gave four bases on balls. Boughner, who pitched for Shamok in, had -i\ strike outs and four bases on balls. Danville bad seven hits and two errors. Shamokin had six hits, with two errors. The following was the score by innings: Danville, 000 0 11 0 1 o—3 Shamokin, 2 0 0 0 l 0 2 0 x—f» Next Saturday the Milton team will play tint "Old Timers" at DeWitt's Park This will be a game worth see ing as the Danville team wants to rc trieve the defeat of last Thursday at Milton. Tenfel s tigers are also anx ious to win, -o the contest promises to be exceedingly warm, Both teams have won and lost two games. On May :><> Danville won by the score of 8 to *i. July I Milton took the morning game, ."i —while the afternoon game was won by Danville, I —l. The only game played at Milton was that of last Thursday when Teufel's men piled up eight runs to three for the "Old Tim ers A Young Alligator. A young alligator, eighteen inches in length, is an attraction in Leiiiger's drug store, it arrived a day or so ago from Florida and will be followed by -• M ral others in the very near future. The ugly reptile i- installed in the large aquarium with a number of healthy looking frogs. He seems per fectly at Jiome iu bis new quarters and true <o the nature of Ins species lii s asleep by the hour or at least in stupid indifference of his surroundings. The method of shippingalligators is peculiar and illustrates the hardihood and endurance of tin se animals even out of water. The one received by Leniger Bros, made the long journey from Florida in a -mall pasteboard box in which it must have lain coiled up like i sau-age— truly a long while for a reptile supposed to inhabit rivers to do without water. Look Plermnt, Please. Photograph *r C<'. Harlan, of Eaton, 0 , cat) d<> si> ri<>\v though for years be could II t be "Hl-I he suffered untold agon> from til* worst form of indiges tion. All ph\ ician- and medicines 1 iiled to help iiim till he tried Electric Bitters, which worked wonders for him that he declares they area godsend to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach trouble- I"nrivaled for diseases of the Stomach Li\ • i and Kidneyx, they build up and give new life to the whole sys tem Tr\ them < )nly aOc Guaranteed b\ Panics (Xr < o drutrs'ists. TIE WEEDS MOWER DOWN George Getbiug Friday completed tin* work of mowing' down tln> weeds and brush in tin* old cemetery on Blotm street. Although by no means a thing of beauty under its general dilapidation the old burial ground now presents a much better appear ance. Many of the old grave stones un covered which date back to the cen tury before last form a very interest ing study. There is one, especially, marking the grave of the first white male child born in Danville, which attracts considerable attention. The person enjoying the above distinction is Joseph Cornelison, who was born May 17, 17SK, and died August IN, ISSI, aged <>2 years, months, and 1 day. The grave, which is marked with a largo marble stono, modern in appearance, is located at the northern side of the cemetery near Upper Mul berry street. The name and the date of birth and death is followed by an additional inscription setting forth the fact that the deceased was"the first white male child born in Dan ville." It was owing probably to the previous existence of the Indians here that it was thought necessary to ex plain that the deceased was the first "white" child born in Danville. The Grove Presbyterian church has nothing to do with the smaller ceme tery adjoining their own on the east and this one has not been cleaned up although it needs it as badly as any and under the contrast now presented looks exceptionally bad. This smaller cemetery was used as the burial ground by a few aristocra tic and exclusive families who figur ed in Danville's past. Among the tombs is a vault in its day quite a pretentious affair although now near ly ready to crumble, which belonged to the Petriken family. Dr. David Petriken, who was buried there in IS4!>, is well remembered by some very old people of our town. He was a successful practitioner and represent ed this district in Congress two terms, from IS:J7 to 1811. Fiotli cemeteries alike have outlived their usefulness. Whether the same obstacle which prevents the abolish ment of the large cemetery would pre vent the removal of the smaller one remains to be seen. The latter rests solely in the hands of the descendants of those buried within its walls. Women Who Wear Well. It is astonishing how great, a change a few years of married life will make in the appearance and disposition of many women. The freshness the charm, the brilliance vanish like the bloom from a peach which is rudely handled. The matron is only a dim shadow, a faint echo of the charming maiden. There are two reasons for this change, ignor ance and neglect. Few young women aj - preciatc the shock to the system through the change which comes with marriage. Many neglect to deal with the unpleas ant drains which are often consequent on marriage and motherhood.not under standing that this secret drain is rol - bing the cheek of its freshness and the form of its fairness. As surely as the general health suffers when th» re is de rangement of the health of the delicate wonanly organs, so surely when these organs are established in health the face and form at once witness to the fact in renewed comeliness. Half a million women and more have found health and happiness in the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It makes weak women strong and sick women well At Billineycr's Park. A hack load of ladies drove from this city to Billmeyer's Park Thurs day, the party being given in honor of Mis- Florence Moyer, of Froeburg. Those in the party were: Mrs. Eliza beth Mor rail, Mrs. Jacob Fischer, Mrs. Elmer Peters, Mrs. Simon Hoff man, Catherine and Margaret Hoff man, Mrs. Annie Hoffman, Misses Edna Moyer, Lulu Horton.Mary Hoff man, Lizzie Fischer, Carrie Hoffman, of this city; Mrs. Charles Snyder and Miss Mamie Hoffman, of Northumber land, and Miss Matilda Steinbrenner, of New York City. Big Freight Locomotives. Four big locomotives, just from the Baldwin Locomotive works, Philadel phia, have been put on the Sunbury division of the Pennsylvania railroad. Two are used in each direction and they attract a great deal of attention. They have been tested on the Penn sylvania main line and have pulled a hundred loaded and a hundred and fif ty empty cars. Their capacity on the heavy grades of the Sunbury division will lie about seventy-five loaded cars. Entertained at Luncheon. Miss Anna Curry gave a luncheon Friday afternoon, at her home in Valley township, in honor of her guest, Miss Lang, of Philadelphia. Those present were: Miss Blanche Pursel, of Valley township; Misses Catherine Vastine ,„nd Ellen Vastine. of Boyd's Station; Misses Elizabeth Vastine,Cora Kase and Gertrude Kase, of South Danville; Mis- Flora Melt ler, of Danville, and Miss Simmons, of Shamokin. BEYOUNI) A DOUBT- Good Hard Facts Told in a few Words as Possible. Thomas Kear of No (>:> v! Mill street Danville Pa , says. "Dr. A. W.Chase's Nerve Pills are certainly what they are represented to be. I got a box last fall at ( Josh's Drug Store and found they did me a great deal of good. They in vigorated and toned liie up gener ally. I rested better and felt the bene fit of my night's rest. My business is of a sedentary nature and trying on the nervous system but I felt so much bel ter after t heir use Dr. A W. Chase's Nerve Pills are sold at r,oc. a box at dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine <'o., Buffalo, N. Y. See that portrait and signature of A. W. Chase, M. It are on every pack age Advertise in the AMKRICAN. VALUABLE AUTOGRAPHS Charles S. Miller, of Philadelphia, who is visiting bis father, Robert Miller, on Ferry street, is a collector of autographs and has the signatures of several hundred prominent people. He has two books filled with the au tographs, many of them being rare. Among the signatures are those of President Roosevelt, President Mc- Kinley,President Benjamin Harrison, President and Mrs. Grorer Cleveland. The governor of nearly every state, cabinet members, leaders in the Sen ate and House of Representatives,rail road magnates,soldiers and sailors are all found within the pages of the books. An exceedingly valuable auto graph is that of "Stonewall" Jackson. Generals Longstreet, Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee, John B. Gordon are re presented. In the naval autographs are found those of Admiral Dewey, Schley, Sampson, Remey, Clark, and Coghlan, while the army list includes the beloved Lawton, Otis, General Leonard Wood, Shatter, Frederick Dent Grant and others. From far off St. Helena came the signature of Gen eral Piet Cronje, the Boer leader, while Baden-Powell, the British hero of Mafeking, also sent his name. Mar quis Salisbury and his successor as premier of Great Britian, Arthur Bal four, are both represented. The diplomatic signatures include those of Minister Conger, of Pekin ; Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa dor, Von Holleben, the representative of Germany, and Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister. Dwight L. Moody, Ira I). Sankey, Rev. Charles M. Shel don, General Ballington Booth, and General William Booth are in the list of religious notables. The collection is valuable and is highly prized by Mr. Miller. REDUCED RATES TO ASHEVILLE, Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Meet ing of Society of American Fiorists and Ornamental Uorticulturists. Oil account of the meeting of Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, to be held at Asheville, N. ('., August IK to 22, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Asheville on August 17 to IK, from all stations on its lines, at reduced rates. Tickets will be good to return until August 25, inclusive. Reduced Rates to Wilkesbarre via Peun sylvaia Railroad, Account A. 0. H. Parade and Meeting. For the accommodation of those de siring to witness the parade of the An cient, Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Auxiliary, Wilkesbarre. Pa., August2l. the Pennsylvania Railroad Comany will sell excursion tickets toWilkesbarre and return, on that date, good to return August 22. inclusive, from Tomhickeit, South Danville, and intermediate sta tions, at single fare for the round trip. REDUCED RATES TO DENVER. COL ORADO SPRINGS. AND PUEBLO- Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Account Na tional Fraternal Congress. On account of the National Fraternal Congress, to be held in Denver. Col., August. 2<> to :>o, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell excursion tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs, or Pu eblo. Col., from all stations on its lines, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold and good going on August 22 and 2:5, and will be good to return until September ;{<>, inclusive. Tickets must be validated for return passage by Joint Agent at any of the above mentioned points, for which ser vice a fee of 25 cents will be charged. For specific rates and conditions, ap ply to ticket agents. Special Ten-Day Excursion to Ocean Grove, Asbury Park, or Long Branch via Penn sylvania Railroad. For the benefit of those desiring to visit the great Ocean (JroveCamp Meet ing, the Pennsylvania Railroad Comp any will, on August 21, sell excursion tickets to Ocean Grove, Asbury Park, or Long Branch from stations named below at the very low rate quoted. These tickets will be g<x>d for passage to Philadelphia on train indicated, thence on regular trains leaving I'road Street Station at 12.27, 2.82, -1.00, and 4 17 P M. that day to destination. Train Leaves Rate. Williamsport N.:;II A. M. $5.50 Mnncy S. r> 1 " 5.15 Watsontown K. 10 " 4.70 Milton 9.17 " 4.50 Northumberland .K. 42 " 4.50 Sunbury K. 50 " 4.50 Lewisburg K. 05 " 4.50 East Bloomsburg...H.47 " 4.50 Catawissa M.55 " 4.50 South Danville K. 14 " 4.50 Shamokin 7.55 " 4.50 Tickets will In* good for return pass age on regular trains, except "Pennsyl vania Limited' and "Pennsylvania Special," until August inclusive, and will permit of stop-off at Philadel phia within limit returning. REDUCED RATES TO THE SEA SHORE. Annual Low-Rate Excursions to Atlantic City, eto., via Pennsylvania Railroad. Pennsylvania Railroad low-rate ten day excursions for the present season from North Bend, Troy, Bellefonte, Williamsport, Mocanaqua, Sunbury, Shenandoah, Danphiu, ami pricipal in termdiate stations (including stations on branch road), to Atlantic City, Cape May, < >cean City, Sea Isle City. Avalon, Anglesea, Wild wood, or Holly Beach, will be run on Thursdays, August 14 and 28. Excursion tickets, good to return by regular trains within ten days, will be sold at very low rates. Tickets to At lantic City will be sold via the Dela ware River Bridge Route, the only all rail line, or via Market Street Wharf, Philadelphia. Stop over can be had at Philadelphia, either going or returning, within limit of ticket. For information in regard to specific rates and t'me of trains consult hand bill, or apply to agents, or E. S. llarrar. Division Ticket Agent. Williamsport, Pa. Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad for Mt. Gretua Farmers Exposition. ()n account of the Farmers' Exposi tion, to be held at Mt. Gretna, Pa.. August is to 22, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell round trip tick ets to Mt. Gretna ami return, at rate of one fare for the round trip, from principal stations between Altoona and I'ryn Mawr.on the Northern Central Railway between Sunbury and Luther ville, inclusive, and on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Division east of and including Renovo. Tickets will be sold August I s to 22, inclusive, good to re turn on day of issue only. For information in regard to train service and specific rates application should be made to ticket agents. IIOXEST ABE, U. S. M. HFC HEARS A TALE FROM WIDOW HOB SON OF UNREQUITED LOVE. After I.lMeninK to Her Story He A«MM N* U W'lae Counselor, niul Now It I* Surmised That the Wl«t- OH'H Troubles Are lit an Kn<l. [Copyright, 1302. by C. D. I.ewlß.] I WAS having the blacksmith at Harper's Crossroads sharpen up the shoes of my horse the other day when the Widow Ilobson.who lives opposite the shop, called me over. I saw that she had something on her mind, and, after drinking a glass of blackberry wine, I asked her what was the matter. "Look here, Abe!" she replied. "Would you take me for n chit of a girl?" "Not sknsßly," I snys; "not sknssly." "And would you say I was a fool of B woman?" "I wouldn't, widder; I wouldn't say that." "Well, Lera Johnson either takes ina for a schoolgirl or a fool, and I'm goin' SHE GIVES THE CAT A LIFT. to let him sec how mistaken he Is. You knew that he'd been courtin' me for a year past, didn't you?" "Not officially, widder, not as one rep resenting the constitution, the Amer ican liag and 80,000,000 of freemen, which I do. I might have heard a word or two as a private citizen, but I'm not much given to gossip. So Lem Johnson has been courting you?" "He has, and he has as good as asked me to marry Idm. Up to two weeks ngo he was here at least three nights a w< ek and all the afternoon Sunday, and he was talkin' love all the time." "Then something happened, did it?" "Soniethin' did. He got acquainted with the new sehoolma'am, and it seems that he fell head over heels In love with her. She's already braggin' around that she's put my nose out of joint." "Shoo! I didn't believe Lem was a trlfler." "Nor I. When he said I had the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen, I thought he was in earnest. lie prais ed my hair, my teeth, my nose and my chin, and he didn't appear as if he was Jokin' about it." "Rut did he over ask you plumb out to marry him?" I says. "Not plumb out, Abe; not in so many words. He was gettm' around to that, jon know. No, he never asked me plumb out, but he talked of the moon and stars and rosebushes and Niagara falls and whippoorwills nnd all that Once ho held my hand and said he would like to live on a desert island with me all the rest of his life. That was about the same as poppin' the question, wasn't it?" "Yes, about the same. Did you have any quarrel with him two weeks ago?" "Not a word, Abe. When he went away, he said that all I needed to be come an angel was a pair of wings. Two days later that little freckled fac ed, stub nosed sehoolma'am had him under her thumb." "And what's going to be done?" I asks. "I'm goin' to raise a row," she says HS her teeth clicked together. "Lem lohuson nor nobody else wants to make a mistake on me. No man on earth can toy with my heart for a year and then throw me over his shoulder. Lem will find that he's got the wrong pig by the ear before he gets through with me." "What'll you do, widder?" "That's what I wanted to talk with you about, Abe. How would it be if I sued for breach of promise?" "Have you got any letters from Lem?" "No. He can't write very well, you know, and he was here so often that there was no need of letters." "You've got to have letters to prove your case. He may have talked about the moon and Niagara falls and all that, but no Jury would convict You aught to have had a proposal in black tnd white, something he couldn't dodge." "Then I'll meet him and horsewhip tiim," she declares as she gets up and kicks over a chair. "He'd outrun you, widder. He'd lie ever the fence and into the woods be fore you could touch him." "The idea of it!" she says as rslie gives the cat a lift with her foot. "The idea of that little undersized, squint eyed sehoolma'am takin' Lem Johnson from me when I expected to be married in the spring! I won't stand it, Abe. I won't allow it, not even if I have to upset the whole United States. You must know some way that I can do soniethin'." "1 don't sknssly see any way. It's mighty mean of Lem and that school ma'am, but I don't see how you can touch 'em. The lives of all widders is full of just such disappointments, and they must bear 'em the best they can." "But here's one who won't bear 'em!" she shouts, with tears in her eyes. "Abe, if you won't help me In tins thing I'll I'll shoot somebody! I'll— I'll" - An<l ilu u she broke down nnd fell to weeping and sobbing and made it un comfortable for me. To chirk her up I had to tell her that as I was going right past Lem Johnson's house I'd stop and have a little chat with him, and she was feeling a little more peart when I left. Au hour later, when 1 drove up to Johnson's farm, I was told that Lem was out at the barn fanning out hayseed. I went out and found him, and after a few words I says: "Lem what's the little sehoolma'am pSS Met To any one who will mention THF. MONTOUR AMERICAN, and send ns 35 cents we will forward immediately the pattern of an ad vance Paris style for a Spring Jacket. Address The riorse-liroujjhton Co. Publishers of L'Art do la Mode, i l:ast loth Street, New York irn !c oi.ph sof I. All <ic la Mo(l..tc. r >c got against vouY" "Why, iiotliin' on <;irt \jfV ho (iiißfl*('l>. I "Then why l« slit* s.'iyinj; tlcit .vour , feet take up all tin- roail iintl that ynii une j'our ears to cover uj» your chin in eold weather?" "Ry thunder, hilt irf the little minx l a-eayin' that'/" shouts Leia. "And that you sit with your hat he- i tween your feet anil your mouth open V" "I'y thunder, hut I kinder thought »?he was niakin' game < 112 me he'nind my j back! Say, Abe, I'll chuck her into a snowdrift 2" "And there's the Widder Ilobsou, Leiu," 1 g<j<■ ' on. "You've been toying with her heart, which is a dangerous thing to do. ; : he may sue for breach of promise." "She hain't no letters." "Or she may use a horsewhip or shot gun." "D'you think so, Abe?" "Can't tell. When you toy with n widder's alTections, you are foolinu with dynamite, and somebody's sure to be blown up. Anyhow, I'm mighty glad I don't stand in your boots." "What would you do, Abe?" asks Lorn as he turns pale and wabbles about. "I'd make a bee line for the and ask the Widder llobson to marry me." "Hut niebbc she'd pepper me with a shotgun." "Mebbe she would, but you'd better run the chances. Tell her you've been laid up with a t < il on your leg or that you've had to sit up with a sick cow." "And she —she won't shootV" "Not if you speak quick enough. Get ft hump on you, I .cm." "I swow I will!" he says, and when I drove on he was changing clothes and yelling to his father to harness up a horse. I think the widder's troubles nre all over by this time and that the little stub nosed sehoolma'ani is won dering where she is at. M. QUAD. They Komid the Pail. During a spell of particularly hot weather a well known baronet came across three workmen engaged on a job on his estate. One of them remark ed, as workmen not infrequently do, on the dryness of the Job. The heat had perhaps extended itself to the bar onet's temper. At any rate, lie turned away, with the reply: "If you are thirsty, you know where the well is. You will lind a pail there." 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