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Danville Bank Adds to Surplus.
At the regular semi-annual meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Dan
ville National Bank, held Monday
morning, the usual half yearly divid
end of three per cent was declared.
The directors also decided to add to
the surplus fund the sum of >'>,
making the total amount of this fund
SIIO,OOO. Within five years the sur
plus fund has been increased from
$90,000 to SI 10,000, and in the same
period the deposits have increased
from $150,000 to over a half million
dgllars. This is a record of which
any financial institution might well
be proud, but this bank has other
records which make it one of the best
in this part of this state.
The Danville National Bank has
been in existence over a half century
and in that time it has declared 1 (>-"»
consecutivo semi-annual dividend-,in
cluding tli?) one of Monday. It has
had as president Peter Baldy, Edward
Baldv and William J. Baldy, grand
father, father and son. The increase
iu its deposits and dividends indicates
its soundness. During its existence the
bank has paid to stockholders $<>53,000
in dividends.
The present officers and directors of
the Danville National Bank are: Pre
sident, William J. Baldy: Vice-Presi
dent, Joseph Hunter; Cashier, M.
Giier Youngmau; Assistant Cashier,
George M. Gearhait; Directors, Will
iam J. Baldy, Joseph Hunter, William
K. Ilolloway, O. P. Hancock, D. R.
Eckman and F. C. Angle.
Improvements Nearly Completed.
Council saved the borough a consid
erable sum of money by deciding to
rebuild the rear wall of the Continent
al Hose House instead of rearing down
the entire structure and erecting i new
one. No difficulty was experienced in
finding a good foundation for the rear
wall, which along with nearly all the
other improvements is now completed.
The plasterers and painters have not
finished their work. Otherwise the
hose house is ready for occupancy. It
is now as solid and substantial as a
new buiding. Twenty-three feet have
been cut from the 50-foot hose tower
in the rear of the building,which was
considered unsafe owing to its height.
This has rather improved the appear
ance of the structure than otherwise
and at tin- same time has removed a
source of danger, which caused much
anxiety among those who occupied ad
joining properties. The Continental
boys will he snugly installed in their
remodeled home before Thanksgiving
Day.
Second Meeting of Church Club.
The second meeting and dinner o
the Episcopal Church Club of the dio
cese of Central Penusylauia will be
hold on Tuesday evening, November
18th., at 7.80 o'clock, at the Scrauton
Club, Board of Trade building,Scran
ton. A meeting of the Council will
be held before the club session to act
upon nominations for membership.
The Right Reverend Sidney Catliu
Partridge, D. D., Bishop of Kyoto,
will be the guest of the club. Clergy
men and laymen from all parts of the
diocese will be guests of the members
on that occasion.
The officers of the Church Club, who
also compose the Council, are: Presid
ent, James M. Lamberton, Harrisburg;
Vice Presidents, Guy E. Farquhar,
Pottsville, Reading Are 11 deacon iy ;
Charles M. Clement, Sunbury, Wi 11 -
ianisport Archdeaconry; Henry Z.
Russell, Honesdale, Scrauton Arch
deaconry; Georgo N. Reynolds, Lan
caster, Harrisburg Archdeaconry; Sec
retary and Treasurer, Frank CJ.
Angle, Danville.
Gold Watch Tell Into the River.
Miss Martha Lohacli, of Cambra,
Luzerne county, who is at pieseut at
the home of Miss Keeler, East Market
street, met with a serious loss on Sun
day. With some companions she was
standing on the sidewalk of the river
bridge when her gold watch in some
way became detached from her cloth
ing and fell into the river, where tlio
water was at least ten feet deep. In
falling it struck the floor iu such a
Way as to cause the case to fly open.
The river is yet too muddy to en
able one to See the bottom so that
there is no way of telling wh ther
the watch may fie. recovered or not.
The current is quite strong at the
point where the watch fell in, and
as it flew orien the probability is that
it was caught by the eurrent and car
ried some distance.
Miss Lohacli feels her loss very keen
Iy, as the watch was a present from
her father now deceased.
Plugs, in Good Condition.
George Hullihcu, engineer at the
Water Works, has completed the work
of inspecting the fire plugs of the bor
ough to see if any of them were leak
ng. This is a defect that has to be
guarded against, as when tiie weather
becomes cold they are apt to freeze,
which leads to very serious conse
quences in case of fire.
Most of the plugs were found in good
condition. Wherever the least water
was found inside it was pumped out,
caving the plug empty and dry so
that freezing will be out of the ques
tion.
CONFIRMED BY
THE U. 8, COURT
The United States District Court,
at Philadelphia, has confirmed the
sale of the Danville Rolling Mill to
the re-organization trustees and the
matter will come up in the court to
day for the final transfer on the part
of tlio trustees in bankruptcy to the
trustees of the plant of re-organiza
tion. Under the conditions of the sale
forty-five per cent of the purchase
money is to be paid over to the trust
ees in bankruptcy. This is likely to
bring about some action on the part
of the re-organization trustees to have
the mill, which has been shut down
for several weeks, resume operations.
The plant has been operated under
a lease from the re-organization trust
ees, which provided that it was to be
kept iu operation. The recent shut
down was caused by the scarcity and
high prices of coal. Whether or not
the mill will be run by the present
firm is not. known, but it is thought
that some plan will be submitted to
day by the re-organization trustees
which will result iu tlio plant being
started. It is in good shape as new
rolls and "squeezer" were putin but
a few months ago. The furnaces are
also in condition to be fired up at
once.
Sale of Reserved Seat Tickets.
The Lecture Committee having in
charge the Y. M. C. A. Star Course
of Entertainments, after carefully
considering the matter, have decided
to open the reserved seat board at the
Y. M. C. A. building, on Friday
morning, Nov. 1-ltli., at 8 o'clock, in
stead of at the Opera House, as here
tofore. By this arrangement, it is
hoped that many difficulties will be
overcome.
The plan for reserving will bo as
follows:—On entering the Y. M. C.
A. building, each-person will receive
a card, containing a uumlwr. and this
number must be presented in its order
at the reserved seat board, which will
be placed on the platform in the au
ditorium. By this arrangement, P"r
sons who are waiting for their num
bers to be called can be seated, thus
avoiding the discomfort of being jostl
ed about by the crowd or pushed out
of line.
All tickets must be purchased be
fore the time of reserving, and can lie
bad at Groue's Book store. Hunt's
drug store. W. V. Oglesby's office and
the Y. M. C. A. Patrons of the Course
are requested to note carefully the
above suggestion.
First Ball of the Elks.
The first ball of Danville Lodge of
Elks will be held in the armory on
Wednesday evening, November 2<?th.
The committee is now busy preparing
for the event, which will inaugurate
the social season in this city. In ad
dition to the ball there will be a
euclne party and a concert. A special
orchestra of ten pieces, under the dir
ection of Herbert Wyle, will render
the music for the occasion. The affair
promises to be a big success as every
member of the Elks will do bis ut
most to make t-lnt evening a pleasure
to those who attend.
The Danville Lodge is due of the
most progressive in the state and this
ball is but another evidence of the ac
tivity of its members. The new rooms
in the Grone Building when ready for
occupancy, will bo the handsomest in
this vicinity and the location is ad
mirable. The Danville Elks have al
ready become noted as hospitable
hosts and the cordial reception given
visiting brethren on the visit of the
Shamokin Elks at tlio time of the base
ball game was favorably commented
upon by all who were their guests.
Much Activity at the.Y. M. C. A.
There is much activity at the Young
Men's Christian Association these
days, and the members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary are especially busy prepar
ing for the turkey supper they will
give at the association rooms ou the
evening of November 20. This will
be a big affair and from present in
dications the ladies feel assured that
success will crown their efforts.
General Secretary Laumaster is also
kept hustling for in addition to his
many duties at the building lie is
getting matters in shape for the Star
Course of entertainments. Tlio open
ing of the course will be on Friday,
November 21, Brooke's Marine Band
and Orchestra. This orchestra is well
known here and will have a crowded
house. It is under the direction of
Thomas Preston Brooke. A curious
and interesting feature of the program
is "The Dislocated Organ," each
member of the orchestra playing on
an organ pipe representing a certain
key in the musical scale.
The ladies who have joined I lie
physical culture class, which mt t for
the first time last week, are delighted
with the instruction and new mem
bers are coming in. The other classes
are also growing and much interest is
manifested in the physical department
of association work.
Assistant Resident Surgeon.
Dr. Walter E. Drumhellor, son of
<). It. Drumheller, of the Hotel Oliv
er, was recently appointed assistant
resident dental surgeon at the Phila
delphia Hospital. There were quite a
number of applicants for the place,
but the appointment was given to Dr.
Drumheller, who graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania last
spring with a high average. Dr. Drum
heller has been spending several days
with his parents and returned to
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon.
Asleep Amid Tlames.
Breaking into a blazing home, some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping in
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and death near. It's that way when
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against all Throat, Chest and Lung
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spoonful stops a late cough, persistent
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nice tasting, it's guaranteed to satisfy
by Paules & Co. Price 50c and SI.OO.
Trial bottle free.
BiCI PAHTY'S
ADVENTURE
A party of ladios and gentlemen who
loft this city in a two-horse hack Sat
urday for a visit at a farm house near
Eyorsgrove met with an unfortunate
accident, which robbed the trip of a
great deal of its pleasure.
About two miles hevond Jerseytown
they came to a small stream,the bridge
over which was being rebuilt,only the
new piers being completed. The driv
er, Frank Shellhammer,somehow learn
ed of this fact,also that he would have
to drive through the creek in crossing,
although the bridge was without a
light of any kind to warn of danger or
to show where to drive down into the
stream.
The hack was one of C. C. Mover's.
The driver, did the best lie could un
dei the circa instances. No pains had
been taken to level down the hank to
the water's edge and it was next to
impossible to effect a crossing in safety
without tlio aid of light. There were
deep ruts worn down by passing wag
ons,but as was quite natural the driv
er missed these in the darkness and the
hack upset.
The entire party was thrown out.
There was quite a scramble and ex
citement with plenty of noise. No one
was injured, however,except the driv
er, whose right leg was hurt by one of
the horses and Mr. Thomas Johns, who
sustained a sprained wrist. The box
and entire top of the hack was badly
wrecked.
The party, which had nearly reach
ed its destination,made the remainder
of the distance on foot. When the
hour for returning arrived the hack
was found unfit for service. A couple
of the party, however, managed to
make the trip back (<> Danville with
the driver. The rest of the party re
mained until Sunday when another
conveyance was secured.
The following persons were in the
party: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johns,
Mr. and Mrs. U. \V. Fetterman, Mr.
and Mrs. I). E. Hariug, Mr. and Mrs.
.1. \V. Vastine,Mrs. J. C. Mincenioyer
and Mrs. Webster Foust.
TO DOUBT THIS.
Is to Disbelieve the Evidence of your own
Senses,
It's Danville proof for Danville peo
pie.
It's local endorsalion 112 >r local readers.
It will stand the most rigid investiga
tion.
Mi*. Jos. Hooker, baker, of 102 North
Spruce Street, says:"l was for a long
time afflicted with lameness in my back,
and a pain over my kidneys. I had a
great deal of nervousness, restlessness;
did not sleep well, had bad dreams, and
was continually tossing from side to
side striving to get a comfortable posi
tion. The kidney secretions were not
normal. I was tired all the time and
often had a dnll aching in the back of
my neck. I read accounts of Doan's
Kidneys Pills curing people. The des
cription of their symptoms tallied al
most exactly with mine and induced me
to try the remedy. On using them a
short time the whole trouble disappear
ed. "
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
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N. Y., sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
take no substitute.
Charles King Laiil to Rest.
The funeral of Charles King, which
took place Saturday afternoon at I ::s<>,
was largely attended, among those
who gathered around his bier being
in addition to his neighbors and fel
low employes at the Reading Iron
Works,some thirty Odd Fellows,mem
bers of Calumet Lodge, who attended
in a body.
The services were conducted by Rev
N. E. Cleaver, who spoke at length,
drawing a very practical lesson from
the life and death of the deceased.
Many of his remarks were very beauti
ful and full of consolation to the sui
vivors of the family.
The pall bearers were: Dr. Jonli
Sweisfort, John L. Evans,D. R. Will
iams, D. C. Williams, Rush Yerrick
and S. M. Trumbower. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Preparing to Build a Vault.
The new banking company, which
intends opening a savings bank in the
room vacated by the post office in the
Opera House block, is hauling stone
preparatory to the building of a large
vault.
The stone are intended merely for
the foundation ; the safe proper will
be of brick laid in cMnent. On the
inside it will be ten feet long, seven
feet wide and seven and a half feet
high. The safe will be constructed on
scientific and will be fasten
ed with a time lock.
Inside the large safe or vault,which
will be used to protect books and pap
ers, will lie installed a smaller one,
known as the'"Patent Manganese Steel
Mob and Burglar Proof Bank Safe,"
manufactured by the Ilihbard— -Hod
man—Ely Safe Company of New York,
which is said to embody all improve
ments made 11 ]i to date, and lo have
stood all tests, being absolutely im
pervious to the drill.
The cash and securities will be de
posited in tin' smaller and inside safe,
which being absolutely sai'e in itself
the company claims will be doubly
secure when locked in the large safe
or vault, affording the very best of
protection to deposits.
A Startling Surprise-
Very few could believe in looking at
A. T. Hoadley, a healthy robust black
smith of Tilden, In«l., that for ten years
he suffered such tortures from Rhe
matisni as few could endure and live.
But a wonderful change followed his
taking Electric Bitters. "Two bottles
wholly cured me," he writes "and I
have not felt a twinge in over a year. "
They regulate the Kidneys, purify the
blood and cure Rheumatism. Neuralgia.
Nervousness.iiuprove digestion and give
perfect health. Try them. < >nly 50 cts
at Paules & Co's drug store.
Nearly Recovered.
J. R. Hughes, the stone cutter, who
was very badly injured some days ago
by being struck by a bar while unload
ing stone has very nearly recovered
from the effects of the accident and has
resumed work.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
VERY HEAVY I
There i-- a big rush of freight busi
ness on all the railroads due to the
shipment of coal from the anthracite
regions in addition to the ordinary
traffic. Even during the striko the
roads had about as much freight as
could he handled, but now that the
coal trade is added every facility is
being taxed to the utmost to get the
numerous trains over the roads. An
thracite coal i- given the preference
and every city and town is using up
the supply as fast as it can he turned
out at. the mines.
The Catawissa branch of the Phila
delphia & Reading road, from East
Mahanoy Junction to West Milton, is
an important part of the Reading sys
tem and is handling a large number of
trains daily. II connects the northern
and southern parts of the main line
and is a >!io. ; iuui,< i'> >ui i'niladul
phia, Williamsport and the north
west. Practically ill of the traffic of
the Beech Creek branch of the New
York t'tMitral goes south via the Cata
wissa branch.
Yesterday afternoon just before the
arrival of the four o'clock passenger
train the tracks at the Reading sta
tion in this city resembled the termin
al yard of a div ision. There were
three freights on the main and side
tracks Nos. <>l and «>"■ north-bound,
and No. Hl, south-bound. The local
freight pulled in shoitly before four
o'clock, being several hours late. The
passeiigei train was run on the. siding
until No. 81, a solid train of soft coal,
passed on its journey south After the
freight cleared the main track the
passenger came up to tin station and
proceeded on its way to West Milton
only five minutes late.
Officer Youns: a Busy Man.
The delightful weather condition
of Monday were such as to turn the
thoughts of school boys to truancy.
Nearly a dozen were out during the
afternoon with Truant Oflicer Young
in close pursuit.
It is not at all unusual these autumn
days for a stroller about town to find
himself suddenly confronted with a
group of thr four urchins who
have come scampering down some nar
row alley,breathless with excitement,
while their backward glances betray
the fact that they are expecting pur
suit
A little investigation will show that
the Truant Officer i- not far away.
Ili> bicycle,which stands him in good
stead on the level, avails him but lit
tle in the hilly portions of the Fourth
Ward and Welsh Hill, where the
voungstcrs when rliseovt red dash
across lot.-, and disappear down steep
and rugged alleys where a wheel
would not dare to venture.
The truant, however,as is generally
the case in wrong doing, is sure to be
brought to justice and where he is
not captured the first day lie is taken
the next. Officer Young started out
i shortly after noon Monday. The first
i school visited furnished him with the
I names of seven delinquents and the
: list grew rapidly as he received reports
| from the other wards,
i In the majority of instances the
hoys are out but a few hours before
they are run down by the officer, wl.o
is very alert and seems to understand
the ways of tiuants. The first hum
iliating experience in many instances
i- sufficient to cure the boy of truancy
and he has no wish to make a second
attempt. It was not many years ago
that truancy was a great evil in our
schools, as the result of which many
a boy grew up in ignorance,only to rea
lize his mistake when too late. In
those cases—and there were many—
where the parents failed to co-operate
properly with the teacher there was
nothing to compel attendance and the
boy putin an appearance at school or
remained away generally as he saw
fit. The truant officer at present takes
the place of the derelict parent and
the boy has to be at school or give
some satisfactory reason for being
absent.
COULD NOT SLEEP.
No Rest at Night Nervous Worried —
Tired all the Time The Medicine
That Never Fails.
Mr. J. M. Kline of Paxiuos, Pa.,
says: -"Last, fall I got a box of Dr. A.
W. Chase's Nerve Pills at Gosh's Drug
Store, Danville, Pa., and had my wife
use them. She had suffered a great
deal from nervousness and sleeplessness
and nothing seemed to do her much
good. The pills acted like a charm —
soothing and quieting the nerves. She
speakes most highly of theni and 1 have
no hesitation in recommending them."
Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills are
sold at 50 cts a box at dealers or Dr.
A W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo,
N. V. See that portrait and signature
ot A. W. Chase, M. D. are on every
package.
Heavy Mail on Rural Routes.
The first month of the Rural Free
Delivery in Montour county ended on
Friday and the total number of pieces
of mail handled by the four carriers
during October was W,7. r >o. The popu
larity of the delivery is shown bv these
figures and there will be a consider
able iiicrea.se during this month. Many
residents on the routes who did not
pat up boxes when the service started
are noss realizing its benefits and are
becoming patrons. Only those who
put up private boxes, complying with
the requirements of the post office de
partment ,are served by the carriers.
The collections are growing larger and
there is considerable registry and
money order business^done.
Foot Injured.
A. O. Roat is nursing a very sore
foot and experiences great difficulty
in getting around, lie was engaged in
hauling goods a day or so ago and was
I just in the act of applying the brake
when he trod on a round stone and
his foot slipped under the wheel. The
1 toes were badly crushed.
OLD FOLK' DA?
OBSERVED
I
Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock 1
the Sunday School of St. Paul's church
held its annual Rally Day exercises
and the monthly missionary meeting.
The attendance was unusually large
and the meeting was a great success.
The missionary offering was the larg
est, of any mouth in this year. An in
teresting address was made I»y the
pastor, Rev. Harrj Curt in Harman, on
the Work of the general missionary
convention of the M. E. church in
America, which was recently held at
Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. Harman was
a delegate from the Central Pennsyl
vania Conference at the convention.
The program also included an address
by William Antrim on "Rally Day",
address by Frank P.Johnson on" Miss
ionary Giving", violin solo by Nel
son Woods,and a paper by Miss Elsie
Wilson on "What we Ought to Give
to Missions".
In accordance with the recent ac
tion of the Presbytery a series of
evangelistic services will ho held in
the lecture room of Mahoning Presby
terian church, from November 10th,to
14th. Rev. C. 11. Bruce, D. D., of
Jersey Shore, will conduct the services.
Rev. James F. Marshall, of Washing
ton, D. C., occupied the pulpit of the
Mahoning church yesterday morning
and evening.
Harvest Home was observed Sun
day at the First Baptist church and
both services were well attended. In
the morning the pastor. Rev. L. B.
Twichell, preached from the text:
."And when the burnt offering began,
the song of the Lord began also with
trumpets". His evening discourse was
on "Harvest Home; the harvest is
past, the summer is ended."
Old Folks' Day, which was observed
at Trinity M. E. church Sunday
morning, proved an event of unusual
interest which was enjoyed alike by
the veterans in tin* service of the
Lord and the younger members of the
I congregation who more receutly enter
ed the religious life.
The decorations were most beautiful
and appropriate. A profusion of chrys
anthemums interspersed with palms,
symbolizing the vigor and flower of
life were grouped about the altar and
the choir, while fastened to the rear
wall at each side of the pulpit were
immense clusters of autumn leaves,
russet and brown with here and there
a deeper hue, which suggested forcibly
the autumn time of human life.
The speaker of the occasion was an
aged veteran in the Christian Minis
try, Rev. Dr Samuel Barnes ot Phila
delphia. He founded his remarks up
on Second Timothy, fourth chapter,
4th to 7th verses.
Dr. Barnes was Presiding Elder of
the Danville District of the Central
Pennsylvania Conference early in the
'?o's and is well remembered by many
of our citizens of middle life and old
er. He was peculiarly gifted as a
.preacher of the gospel and ranked high
as a pulpit orator. He was in his
prime during the earlier days of
Mountain Grove and the mere an
nouncement that Dr. Barnes was to
preach invariably resulted in a general
outpouring of the people.
Advancing years has robbed the
faithful divine of none of his relig
ious enthusiasm. He still retains his
vigor of thought, all the old time
magnetism and although his eye may
have lost some of its lustre and his
manner become more subdued his sor
mous still undoubtedly msasure up
with the best efforts of his life.
His remarks to the aged, whom he
termed the "veterans,"were full ot
beauty and tenderness. He himself has
been a Christian for over sixty years.
Upon inquiry he found that there are
none in that church whose conversion
dates that, far back. He found two
who have been Christians fifty years,
seven who have been Christians forty
years. All who had been in the church
for over thirty years, he said, are
"veterans" and of these he found nine
teen. In this connection, he stated
that seventeen years seems to be the
average age at which people seek re
ligion.
He quoted a great many passages to
show how much there is in the Scrip
tares to cheer and console the aged
and to strengthen their faith.
The sacrament was administered to
all who have been in the church over
thirty years after which the benedic
tion was pronounced.
Woman is often referred toby man as
"doubling his joys and halving his sor
rows." That may be complimentary
but it would seem to be rather hard on
the women. For in plain terms it means
that where things are going good with
the man his wife makes them go better-
But when things are going ill with him'
he expects his wife to share half his
burdens. And there's more truth than
poetry in this presentation of masculine
selfishness. Men don't appreciate
fhe fact that the strain of motherhood
alone is a burden bigger than all the
loads that rest upon male shoulders.
They see the wife grow thin, pale, ner
vous and worn without a thought that
sheis over burdened. Among the pleasant
letter sreceived by Dr. Pierce are those
from husbands who have waked up be
fore it was too late to the crushing
burdens laid upon t'te wife, and in the
search for help have found it in Dr
Pierce's Favorite Prescription a restora
tive which has given back to mother the
health of the maiden and the maiden's
happiness. "Favorite Prescription" al
ways helps, and almost always cures.
It has perfectly cured ninety-eight out
of every hundred women who have used
it, when afflicted with diseases peculiar
to women.
A Merry Party.
Mi sses Mary and Let tie Merrell,
gave a dinner party Sunday to a num
ber of their friends at Willow Dale
farm. Those in the party were Miss
Hannah Fry, Nora Cooper, Florence
Beyer, Elizabeth Snyder,Emma Hend
ricks, Eva Beyer, Minnie Fry, Bertha
Campbell,Elizabeth Farnsworth,Belle
Shultz, and Reese Merrell. In the
afternoon those in the party enjoyed a
pleasant drive to Bi llmeyer's Park and
Washingtonville.
MIL BOWK Kit JJKroTOrS
ST LASTS THE ENTIRE EVENING, CAUS- I
ING MRS. BOWSER MUCH ALARM
'l'lie Old Frllmv Keililiiiis in (.« 1111«•
Mooil anal situ •>■■ (lie I'rout
SlioniiiK mi liiteifst In t nfurlu
iiHlen Wlki \|t|K-ul to Him.
[Copyright, I ' l -'. l»y C. 15. I."wis 1
FROM the front steps of the I'.ow
Her mansion Mr. Bowser can
lie seen as he drops off the
car, and Mrs. Bowser was
waiting the other evening and wonder
ing what his mood would be. His ac
tion caused lnr surprise. Instead of
coming along down the wntk in his
aggressive way and blasting the •>»■*
of the umbrella mender and the fruit
peddlers who accosted him, bis gait
was slow and gentle" and he bowed to ,
an old do' man and stopped to ask
the liokey pokey ice cream seller hew
business was. lie did n<>t open the
gate with a kick, hilt with all title con
iL
IIP
A HTCKLEBEIiIIY MAN STOITED AT THE
GATE.
federation, and lie smiled at Mrs. Bow
ser and the cat and remarked that it
had been a hot day.
"Have you got a sore throat or a
headache?" queried Mrs. liowser as lie
chucked her under the chin in passing
into the house.
"Not at all. dear," he smilingly re
plied. "It's been rather warm, but I
don't know when I've fell better. Have
you got one of your usual good din
ners this evening?"
A DItrXKEX MAN WENT TO BEI) ON THE CKASS.
It wasn't a good dinner. Mrs. Bow
ser had been out shopping, and the
cook had taken things easy and for
gotten two or three orders. Mr. Bow
ser's smile did not fade, however. He
not only ate whatever was placed be
fore him, but enjoyed it and had a
word of praise now and then. Nine
times out of ten on coming home to
such a dinner he would have pounded :
on the table and demanded to know
If he were looked upon as a hog to eat
such stuff as that, and the cook and
the cat and Mrs. Bowser would have
had chills for a week. On this occa
sion not a complaint, not a criticism,
was made, lie laughed and joked and
kept his good nature, and as the meal
Was finished lie patted Mrs. Bowser
on the shoulder and said:
"I thank you, little woman, for al
ways consulting my tastes as you do.
Any place you'd like I<> go this even
ing?"
"I—l guess not," she replied. "You
are sure you are well':"
"Perfectly sure. Don't I look it? Did
you have money enough for your shop
ping? I meant to have left you $lO
this morning, but it slipped my mind.
llow handsome and intelligent the old
cat looks! We will sit on the steps
and enjoy the cool breeze while 1
Bmoke."
Mr. Bowser had taken a seat on the
fcront steps after dinner 011 several oc
easions, and the result each time had
been a row with street fakirs and pass
ing loafers. Mrs. Bowser watched him
with her heart in her mouth, and the
cat's eyes began to shine as she
thought of conflicts, but no calamity
occurred. A huckleberry man with four
boxes left over stopped at the gate and
shouted and shrieked and yelled, but
instead of rushing down the steps and
taking him by the throat Mr. Bowser
simply shook his head and went 011
watching the flight of the uiglithawks.
The banana man not only stopped at
the gate and whooped, but he entered
It and stood at the foot of the steps and
hung on for ten minutes. Had it been
the evening before he would not have
whooped twice before the clammy hand
of death would have been at his throat,
lie was going away discouraged when
Mr. Bowser actually bought half a
dozen bananas and divided them
among the boys playing about. Mrs.
Bowser trembled from head to heel as
she witnessed the im-ideut. ad her
voice sounded strangely in her own
ears as she hesitatingly s aid:
"Mr. Bowser, don't y< u think we
ought to send for the doe tor?"
"The doctor? Why, what on earth
do we want of the dot-tor?" lie Liugh
ingly replied as lie slyly pinched her
ear.
"The hot weather may may have
affected you. you know."
"La, la! It's been a hot day, but 1
feel as if I could run a foot raee. Hel
lo! Here comes our old friend Cyrus "
Cyrus was the name he had given to
Jin old vagabond who had come whin
ing for alms every ev. ning in tin week
until thrown over the fence for a
fraud. On this occasion Cyrus had
struck the street by accident, and as
he looked up and saw the man who
had toyed with blm he started to run.
"Here, man!'" shouted Mr. Bowser.
"Come back here and get a dime!"
"I)o you mean that?" asked the vag
as he turned about.
"Of course I do. You'll want beer.
If not a bed."
"And you won't pick me up and try
to throw me over the treetops?"
"Certainly n>.t. I goese i u ed
little rough the other night, hut 1 v
only joking, you know
The mail pit hi- Inn; - i, . !
off with doubt and surpns
every line of his fa< •. sinri 1,. i it
yet turned the corner when n old Ho
man came along. He was an <>l<l < !«•'
man who had eoine or,. .
, the week before and given Mr. Bowser
"sass" and had to flee for hi- lit"*- U
alizlng the p< ril. hew - -i.-; - i
the gate on this occasion without n
word when he was startled t >
voice calling:
'•Say, old ek»\ come in a minute I
gave you a run the other niuht. I.ut I
had a lieadaehe and was e\«-usal»le.
If you'll come tomorrow, my wife will
look up two or three ?uits for yon 1
like your voice. I*l«asi yell out n few
times."
The man took to his IM ■ Is and T I de
off, looking over his shoulder :i- he
ran, and Mrs. Bowser furtively wlp.-il
a tear from her ey» - md •!
"Mr. Bowser, the i!o<i..r i- -ir- to
he at home at this hour, and I'd ! : <•
you to telephone him to • ••tiennt
It won't do you any harm to li;»v. Hun
1 examine your head "
"The doctor again! Win what do
you imagine can ail my head?"
"You may have m< t with n fall or
something. Don't you rnnemU'r the
| case of the man who w. wandering
, around and had foi_'oi;.n h ~,n
! name? A hot day st»i:;ctim* ifi 's
the brain without air on realizing
1 It."
"Don't l>e a goose. " replied Mr How
ser. "1 haven't forgotten that my
MHae i* Bowser, and I don't think my
j lira in have turned to end liver oil."
"Did 1 tell you the coal was out?"
| she asked, iletermiiied to a rouse him
".No, hut ' experted it would Is-."
"And tie ;is hill is a dollar more
this month."
"Is it? Well, we can stand that."
"And the cook wants more pr
month."
"Then give it to her."
"Von yon don't feel stransre or d zzy
| or anyti.ing of thai kind?" queried
Mrs. Bowser .is the., wont upstair
"Xot a hit," he replied "I don't tin
j derstand your solicitude a!.out II e l
it so strange that I'm feeling tiptop
and could eat two raw lobsters if 1
had 'em?"
"Then you haven't had novehleed or
a buzzing in your ears?''
"Nonsense; Say. now. M I l.ezin
! to think that the hot weather has tieen
I too much for you. I'll put the ice bng
j at your feet and a wet rru' around your
nead tr you liave a feeling of gone
iioss."
Mr. Bowser could not be aroused,
lie sat and smoked and joked and
laughed, find even when a drunken
man came along and opened the gate
and went to bed on the grass he was
carefully moved t<> sidewalk and a
nickel placed in liT» \ »-~t pocket to
buy a morning nip with. Peace, har
mony and good nature prevailed at 8
o'clock and at 9 and 10. a:*l Mr. Bow
ser was smiling and the cat purring »t
bedtime.
"What does it mean?" queried Mrs.
liowser of herself for the hundredth
time, but she could not answer. All
she could do as Mr. I'.owser slept was
to sit up and gaze into his peaceful
countenance and silently pray to l'ro\
Idence that he w.::ld not awake at
midnight and arm himself with an ax
! and slaughter the family,
j M. QUAD.
A HIGH PRICED AD.
ft'he IJud Bit renin Tbnt Wa» Made l»r
n French Dent Int.
During a recent festival at Neuilly a
young woman attracted the attention
of a large crowd by holding a heavy
bar of iron between her teeth. Among
those who watched her was a dentist,
and at the close of her performance a
luminous idea came to him, and he de
termined to carry it out.
Going to the young woman, he said:
"Mademoiselle, I am a dentist, and
therefore I am more imprcss.il with
the wonderful power of your jaws
than any one else. Now, I am about
to make a proposition to you. 1 will
give you $250 if you will write a letter
to me saying that you do all this work
by the aid of a set of false teeth which
I have manufactured for you.'
After some thought the young wo
man replied: "I will accept your offer
on one condition. You must tirst give
me as many dollars as I can raise from
the ground with mv teeth."
The dentist hesitated a moment and
thcu said that ht WMH |IT( her hi
dollars as many 25 cent pieces as she
could rais«'. To this sin- ((IMi, and
a few minutes later the dentist was al
most stupefied when he saw her raise
a weight which was equal to that of
SIO,OOO. It was a costly advertisement
for the dentist.
Singleton- The woman I marry must
be an ideal housekeeper.
W'ederly (with a sight—Take my tip,
old man.and freeze onto a practical
one.—Chicago News.
Worldly Wisdom.
Father—ln elu»osing a wife one
should never judge I>\ appcarane« s.
Son—That's right. Often tin. pretti
est girls have the least money.—Pock.
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