The "Pobuer Of a [Original.] My grandfather, a veteran of the SteTtoui war, told me this story to il lustrate «n ntlom that opinion In more powerful than Inw It was back In the first half of the iat*t ceutnry, when the regular army of the United States wns a little family, no to speak, that a young artillery offl •w was ordered to report at fhe then fmnrter post. Fort L Mauton Bur net was ooe of those fellows ev erybody loved. Tall, massive., with light hair und blue eyes that formed a pleas ing omtrwit with a pair of round, rud dy chivfcs, he struck the fancy of every one at the moment of meeting and Im proved on acquaintance. Thf belle of the post was Colonel Houghton's daughter Cdith, whose flir tations had commenced with cadets at West IV»int and continued with officers of all grades and ittfes, though ntu> was still only twenty-two or three At the tiniii Hurnet reported at the fort she was engaged In u mild affair with Ma Jor Stoddard, n native of Mississippi and a man of forty He confirmed tho adnj/e "No fool like an old fool" by be coi .Ing Infatuated with a girl who was onij enjoying what she considered nn Innocent amusement At any rate, to flirt vr t-t as natural to her as to breathe. As soon as Burnet appeared on the *ii»ne she dropped Stoddard, took tip nlth the n A •..iiier ud found au ox peri ii cut >l} new to her by falling viol, nt 1 > in love w Ith him. St ' rd ui- furious It Is question abi. v\ bcthei tie was more malignant t '.v iml I'o met or Edith Houghton. It It said ' lleli hath no fury like a woman - rned Ii• was an Instance where ns. orn.ll man was the fury Ntoddard aceal his footing* that he s«n.n had tts- whole garrison laughing at him He determined to show them that It was no laughing matter in the army <-specially at frontier po«t* all the officers play poker; at 1,-ast they always did In the good old tli;.. i One evening a party of officers. Including Stoddard and Burnet, were ■ngMg.-d at the game when Stoddard s iddeufy turned upon Burnet and ac cus.'d htm of cheating. "Yoti lying scoundrel!" said Burnet •W hat do you mean?" "That will do," replied Stoddard, ris ing "No more play tonight. We have another matter of more Importance to attend to." S line of those [ires, nt remonstrated with Stoddard, while others turned their hacks ujion him contemptuously All knew he would challenge Burnet, and lie dtd, though he found It Impossi ble to ttnd any one of the officers to tiear hts message and act as his second until Burnet requested one of them to do so. The mi-et'.ng ti»ok place early the next morning a mile from the fort on the river "fw-ttom " Just fteforc It occurred Burnet told fits second that he Intended to piinwisely miss tils man, giving as a reason that, as the two had In-en suit ors for the same gtrl, she was lnten-st ed iu the affair and lie was uncertain w filch of the two she preferred. Re -Bid<-s, to kill a brother ofli.i-r In a duel would mar bis life and his military ca re»-r His second protested against this, but was unable to move his resolution, wfe reupon he declined to serve, and Bumet selected me, but kept from inc bin Intention At the first lire Burnet fell with a ball In his right side. Stod dard was unhurt It wns a un lanchoiy party that car rled the wounded man back to the fort, for the surgeon pronounced the wound fatal The affair put an end to any un certain!) as to Edith Houghton's pref erence, for she whs wild with grief ns tuui. as she i.- irn* d what had hapis-ned. Ho wever, after her ilrst giving way to i h»-r fe»-rugs she nursed Burnet sti ten d.-rly that he pulled through. At that time tin- effect of the mind on the sys tem wus not understood its it Is now. but evt-u then it was apparent that the men tal stl'iiulant Burnet experienced In Edith Houghton's love turned the scale. Tb" -.ion"l made no comment on the affair till Burnet was pronounced out of danger Then he sent for Stoddard, *"lth w bom Ik* was closeted for nn hour In his private offl'-e. After the Iritervl. w It leaked out that the colonel had d .auded Strxldard's resignation, inttniitfing that If it were not forth fkMidng he would prefer charges. Ht'«ddnrd r> Tumsl to resign, asserting that fw w uid stand trial, taking a <3»anK' of l eiiin to another post, where f.-. ling was not prejudicial to him. Thf colonel, not desiring that hts name should tie mixed In fh«? affair, felt constrained to let the m«tt»-r drop It was at this point that the rest of us Interfered We called a meeting of the of!l. •ers of the iH«,t and unanimous ly de< id< d ti give Stoddard "the cut." Th« neit time any one of us met htm n-alk'-d by him with the salute, but with uo other recognition Stoddard had not counted on this, and It affect ed htm at outs- He bore It for awhile without any action, then nppiiitl to bo ordered elsewhere. For two months while he witt waiting for a change he i, • -tl ■ ith n do/.- n brother officers, not en- of whom would speak to him un officially Not that his Infatuation 112 .r th« »rirl w somewhat coolis] by her action our treatment broke him d ■n, and when he went away he i , .k.-d like an old man But this wns t tie !-i-o of it No class of men are ). id on each other In rate of \\ rong do; rf •• m'l'llers \ stateme.it of the affnir "-as m-nt to Stmldanl's new [mst signed by every one of us, and on his aiii nl he 112 .und himself cut. 'I hen he r< slgie-d ai d t-|S-nt the rest of his life in otwteurlty li-i n't n. irrbii Edith Tloughton and ft. i I dlstlm.il led himself Jn till" rlvii war i" A MITCHCL It «* \ riigt- Ihe .. *oi wife kV,-nt to the door s hmi i »ti oi., t next door were not o. fib-ndly ten - but tie trump did . >t kini * tliat I'e lad) next door." he shid yi \ e me n pbss' of Iter home tttade pie and I t ought" lir *-iri.. Inti rruptwl the dm tor's »tf. felt the d"" tol Isn't lit home J|JK» lf»*rcv*i then-'s n pliv-I'lnii in th. le-vt bl •« k and if joii htiny he .. abi' to ;I Ve you relief before ■ ' • ti I 'll> Cllie igO I ost fnri ottM to at* » t 112 ,n. tit to which I *\ a-» Invited. Ilcm < aretes*! \t. i st. uld h an cugngf* • ' el.'bll lit i. ■ ge tMs so sinldenl Chi- ag«» K.sotd llemld Hunt Word* 1 , • . s. in t«i-ted and t ri,i- d Wi II! ti' on the pttd which f..r.ii- 'tie un dttitu of.nnveraatton with t:,. d. I ! ub \ "ith "Arn )ou •»n the bail t- tat y nir Institution?" •\o -ti lie writes 111 fi'plj to OUT «|ii< -ttoii I ha . e taken up a isitirsti ill Huuta.i " Jinlgi A Sailor's (Copyright, 1903. by O R Lewis | We were well to the south of the Chagos islands, in tho Indian ocean, when wo picked up a man atloat on n raft. Ho was not only a white ruid, hut a sailor, ami his rudely construct ed craft had a cargo. Securely Inshed to tho plank* ami timliers were four law elephant tusks and an earthen Jar, together with two other Jars con taining food and water The name of the rescued sntlor WHO William Scott. lie was second mate of a Ceylon schooner called the llap py T>ay Three months before we found him the schooner was wrecked on an Island. Of tho crew of eight men Scott alone escaped lie believed this Island to be one of the easternmost of the Cbngos. It was, he said, about a mile In circumference, rocky und barren, but ha.;ag plenty of fresh water on it. Fcott lived on tho barren rock for fourteen long weeks without once lighting a sail, and but for bis own strenuous efforts the time might hnvo been Indefinitely prolonged. One day a lot of w reck ape from some unfortu nate native craft drove ashore, and he secured planks and timbers and sot about building a raft. He had made up his mind togo to sea and take the chances of being picked np. His raft had been com plete! and lie was collecting shellfish for food when he found the mouth of a cave under a bluff. It turned out to be a wonderful discovery. In the cave, which ran back for a considerable dis tant, he found over 200 elephant tusks and five Jars of gold dust. On leaving the island on his raft he brought away four of the tusks and one of the Jars, and there they were for nil of us to pee. Had the raft been without cargo the mn? s story would have been laughed nt and ridiculed. He said he had found a great fortune in gold and ivory. He had proofs of It with him. It made no difference that he could not exactly locate the island or that none such as he described was on the chart. He could only have come to us from nn island not so far away. Our Scotch captain was incredulous, and yet he had to believe. He thought the matter over and then made the 1 castaway a proposition. The sailor , knew the value of what he had se cured , knew that he was well fixed for the rest of his days, and, having knocked about on the raft a week be fore we rescued him, he was not at all anxious about what he had left behind In the cave. The captain was, how ever, and so was every man of the crew. The proposition was that Scott should do his !»• i to pilot ns to the island and take another Jar of gold dust for his full share. The rest of the treasure would fall to the brig f"r de vlatlng from her voyage and landing him in some civilized country. It was a hard bargain our captain wished to drive, and the castaway would never have consented had he not been t<>ld the crew would come In for a fair share of the loot. We were then 'Jihi miles to the south of the <'hngos. and, as the wind was from the north, we had to beat back. This was slow work, and we had not yet made half the distance when we got a gale from the west which sent ub driving away toward the Japanese coast, and It was sixteen days before , we reached the Islands. The Chagos archipelago consists of a score of islands, banks and reefs, j While Scott believed that Ills island , was the easternmost of all he could not be sure about It.and we had to ex amine each and every one as we came to It. Itunnlng between them and around them was slow work and we had to feel our way, and thus it was six or seven days before we reached the last. We found no such Island as described by the castaway, and in our dlsapjvolnt ment and chagrin were inclined to be lieve him a liar who was working out some scheme. lie retaliated by point ing to his treasure. At the close of the fourth day of sail ing back and forth across a sea of which the chart showed no land for hundreds of miles In any direction but the west, we sighted an island which Scott Identified as soon as it could be seen from the deck. As we came up to it we ran into a small but deep harbor and anchored for the night within a cable's length of the beach. Had the night not been so dark the < iptaln would have had a boat down, but as it was he did not dare chance It. Such was the excite ment aboard that no man slept for nn hour, and ns soon as daylight had come and the men had a bite to eat we set off to secure the treasure. We soon found the opening of the bay and rowed toward it Scott had been on the Island for over a year, and the hut he occupied and the llagstaff he erected were In plain sight At the end of the bay we en me to the cave, and. leaping out of the boat, the cap tain was the first to enter. A moment later he reappeared, and for the next quarter of an hour he cursed as I have never 1; aid a seaman before or since. The cave had lx»en plundered One broken tusk had been left behind and there was perhaps an ounce of gold dust lying on the spot where Scott had emptied the Jars That was proof enough that he had told a straight story When we landed and went up to the hut we soon solvit] the problem Some whaler had touch -d there for food and water. For wood they had used all the wreck stuff lying around and had also partial!} pulled the hut to pieces They had KHi d t'.'-lr i ! at tie spring, and we could -Hill the marks where they had been rolled down hill to the boat*. M QUAD. 112 hti«lr«-n in Somnlllnnd. Children j» t «• regarded as a chief as nt In tie* belongings ol a Somali na tlve A man may havens many as four wlvi and most of the patriarchs boast of tremendous families One old chief of a tribe near Bcrbera was tho h< td of a I •• inlly consisting of 'J.'l sons, 'lt 'I mi hi' . i and o'.'o gtaudchlldi'eii A iit her sell his daughters for i aim Is and often builds up ('• >i himself a for tune in this wn> Pile children are naile d .ic> ordlng to the circumstances of theli birth as Wa Herri ilsnu In the morning i oi Itobleh iborn in flu* rain) «• ri*e ii fr v I* or fhe 'lnlilr. \ pi t'\ bit of gi eein i > i an be had fol lie 1111111 IK loom table b\ getting M hill ill opt n willow basket (a school child's line h basket will do nleelyi, line it with florist's moss. 1111 with rich In im 'ml plant In If the urh leafed vurlet> of cress seed Keep If on a suttu> hell, turning if (o make It even all round and the basket will soon beeoine ' mass ol I ' nth. ry green. When the basket g. is dr>, It Is plungi d Into 11 pail of tcplll W lit el Keep It evenly trimmed, the primings helping tu garnish a dish or fui nihil a dainty •■lad 4taod lldusfkiiiiiiii' AN ORDINANCE. ' GKANTINtJ PERMISSION TO THE DANYILEE AM) KIVEKSIDh STREET RAILWAY COMPANY T( > t'(tNSTK IK JT, M A INTAIN AN I) < H'EKATE an KI.M'TKIC STKEET BASSENOEK RAILWAY, IN, rnKoron, UPON AMI OVEK ('KIM'A IN sTUEEI'S IN THK BoKOCOH <)K DANV'KKE, MON TOUK COUNTS. I'ENNSYIA'A NIA. SECTION ! lie it ordained by tie Town Council of the Borough of Dan ville in the County ol Montoui and State of Pennsylvania in Council a.- sembled, and it i- hereby ordained by the authority ol fhe same, that con sent and permission be granted ami given, and the -rune is herein granted and "i veil, to The Danville ami Jiiver side Street Kailway Company in cor pnration duly organized and nicorpo rated under the laws of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania), at its own proper cost and expense io build, con struct, maintain and operate perpetu ally a single track electric street pas- I si nger railway in, through, upon and over Mill, Market, Bloom, Northum berland, Walnut, Lower Mulberry and Church Street-, respectively, within the limits of the Borongh of Danville atoiesaid,together with the proper and necessary connections, turnouts, sid ings, curves and switches requisite to make a proper electric circuit, and for such purpose to erect the necessary poles, string the necessary wires, and to tin every lawful act and tiling nec essary to properly construct, re-con struct, repau and maintain the said street railway and road-bed, to op- j urate the said street railway with nice- ! trie motor, and to propel proper cars thereon tor the accomodation of public travel upon and under the following conditions, regulations, stipulations and restriction-. SECTION. i. That tie said trae 1 : shall he what is known as the stand ard gauge of four feet, eight and one half ienhes in width, and shall be laid ' in the middle of the above-named j streets respectively, equi-distant from the cmh ou both sides of the said j street, unless otherwise directi d and empowered by the said Borough ol 1 Danville, and only at the recently established grades then of. lespective lv, as shall be n to the said The Danville and Kiveisub St re I Kalway Company by the raid l.o.ough ol I an vilit* and that no change or tiltt nit ion in such grade or grade- shall be made at any time except unth r the special direction and supervision of the said Borough ot Danville and I Inn only bv proper resolution or ordinance lor such specific purpo-e duly i liacted, that in laying,re) aii iigaml maintain ing its said tracks, turnouts, sidings, curves anil switches the said The Dan ville and Hiver-ide Street Kailway Company shall strictly conform with such grade or grades as thus given and shall immediately change oi alter such grade or grades whenever so requested and required bv the said Borough of Danville, and that in every such evt lit ! the said The Danville and Kiver-itlc Strict Kailway Company shall ti\, ad just, lay, raise or depress its said tracks, turnouts, sidings, eurvi - and switches so as to strictly conform with the grade or grades thus changed or altered as aforesaid. SECTION. That tin -aid The Danville and Kiverside Street Kail way Company shall also at it- own proper cost and expeiis construct and re-coiistruct the road-bed between the rails and two feet on the outside oi each and all of the rails ot the said railway on each of the almvi named streets with such materials a- arc now upon the said streets and in such man ner as shall be prescribed and requir | ed oy the said Borough of Danville ; and it at any time lien afti i the said Borough ot Danville shall by proper ordinance determine and resolve to ! pave any or all ot the above-named j streets, then, and in that event, the said The Danville and Kiverside Street ! Kailway Company shall at mice and at its own proper cost and expense in like manner pave its road-bed (between the rails and two feet m width on the out side of each and all of the rails ot the said railway oil each ot the above-nam ed streets), with the sane materials and in the same manner as shall be used and performed by the said Bor ough of Danville; That in so doing the said The Danville and Kiverside Street Kailway Company shall place and restore the said street or streets to the same relative position and con dition iu which they were found In - fore the construction of the said rail way or the paving of the said road bed and prescribed portionsiidjai > nt there to; and that the said The Danville and Kiverside Street Kailway Com puny shall at all tine sand at its own proper cost and expense lay its track-, sidings, turnouts, curves and switches and keep the same in proper repair so that driving on, over, across or off, the same with all usual and ordinary vehicles and horses may be safe and convenient. SECTION 4. That the said Tim Danville and Kiverside Street Kail way Company shall in the construc tion ol its said tracks, turnouts, sid ings, curves and -witchis, use such a style of rail known as a T rail ot not less than sixty pounds pi i yard, and such poles only as shall he tapered to ward the fop and square in form, kept well covered with durable paint, col or, black for the distance of live feet from the pavement, and color white for the remainder, properly numbered, placed on the inside of the curb and two inches therefrom, and in -licit manner as to cause the least possible obstruction and injury to such curb and sidewalk and -o as to not unncct -- sarily obstruct such portion of the front of private property a- may be needed and in use for business or oth er purposes by the owner or tenant of such property; and wlnre a dispute shall arise as to the placing ol such pole or pob s, the Street Commission' r ol the said Borough of Danville shall decide and indicate where such pole or pob s shall be placed and located, ami that all trolley or oilier wire or wires to be stretched over, strung along, or suspended from, such pole or poll - ovei the track- of the said railway company and across the streets at various and all places shall be stretched, -trung and -ttspcudi d so as to have a ' bar, open and iiniib -ti in ted space between -aid wire or w ires and the top ot the rail directly (i licit r tin same of at bast Is feet. SECTION a That the -aid Tin Danvilb and Kiverside Street Kailway Company shall at all times and in all other ri-pin t- properly construct and ri con.-frnet, maintain and operate its -aid railway and ippurfi-until e- with due and propel regard for the safrl\ of lite, property and convenience oi the jiuhlic . That 11 shall adopt, |n> i lire and use tin most improved cars, i ndei-, pilots, brakes, lights, gongs andothei appliances; that it shall run none o| 11 cars at i geater -peed than eight mib pei houi within tin said 11tints ot 112 lie said I'orough of Danv i lie , that it- i hargi lot a -ingle fat' on said railway between any two points within tin limits of the -aid Borough ot Danville -hall not e\eeed Itvi cents, that it will stop its car-on the sides of all -t ri ■ t crossing'- sons not to ob struct tin siinii .that In lore anv trol h y cat shall i toss any steam railway track such car must conn- to a lull -top, and it shall be the duty ol the coiiduetoi thereof to -cc that -uch track is cletit and -ate before be shall give the signal for the -aid trolley cai to proceed , that in the i vent of tin ot the alarm of fire it will yield the right of way to the lire engines, trucks, hose-enrriagi ol all I hit lift eolilpallii of the -aid Borough of Danville ami that it -hall not h> the running ami operation of it- cars interfere with the propei and neei sary use of the -aid lire engines, trucks, hose enrri ages, host.- and other necessary lire ap paratu- and appointments; that it shall at it* own proper cost alifl ex pt'iisn remove all debris resulting from | ihi' construction, re construclion or ii'pai i of it- *aid load way to such place or place* .1- the said Horough ol I >a11 vlll <• shall designate and direct, and shall remove all snow and ice from its tracks in *uch a manner as shall not i nt erf ere wit li the public use of the streets of the said Borough of Danville. SECTION (>. That the said The Danville and Riverside Street Hail \va\ Coinpany shall at all times he lialde for any and all damages done to private or public property which may or shall arise by rta*oii of the the con struction, re-construction or mainten ance ol its roadbed and railway tracks, or by the erection or maintenance ot the poles or wires strung thereon, or bv the operation of it- railway service within the limits oft lie said Borough nt Danville and shall furthei execute and deliver to tho said Borough of Danville and in favor of the same, a bond which -hall be renewed from year to year with surety to be approv ed from time to time by the said Bor ough of Danville, in tin- sum of Five Thousand Dollars, to further indem nify and save harmless the said Bor ough ot Danville from any and all ac | Honor actions for damages arising out of the improper or negligent con struction, re const rucl ion, mainten ance and operation ol its said railway and appurtcnanct s. SECTION 7. That except wherein otherwise, in this ordinance providtd 1 for, the said The Danville and River side Street Railway Company shall he subject to such reasonable conditions, regulations, stipulations and restric tions as the said Borough of Danville shall hereafter and from time to time , make and impose by ordinance duly ! enacted and ordained. SECTION 8. That tie' said The Danville and Riverside Street Rail way Company or its successors or as signs are hereby restricted ,to the use of the said railway tracks within the said Borough of IJanville for no other purpose than to carry passengers, bag gage, mail and express, and with such cars only as are usually constructed and used for such purpose. SECTION li. That the said The Danville and Riverside Street Rail way Company shall pay to the said Horough of Danville an annual license tax of sixty cents tor each and every pole erected, replaced, used and main tain 'I by it and the said railway coin pan v, within the limits ot the said Horough of Danville, which said li c use tax shall be assessed annually Ol) or before the lirst day of January of each and every year hereafter and shall extend for the period of one year from the date ot such annual assess ing nt SEt'l'lON 10 That the said The Danville and Riverside Street Rail way Company shall begin the exercise of the Iranchisis and privileges hereby granted within *ix months from the passage of this ordinance and shall have its said railway sys-tem fully completed and in lull and actual op eration within twelve months after the pas-age of this ordinance a- afore (•aid, provided however, that the time in cessarilv consumed by negotiations or unavoidable litigation in procur ing the rights of way or otherwise shall not be counted in the time limit above set it .ft h SECTION 11. That the said Bor ough of Danville shall at all times re serve, and hereby specifically and ex pressly reserves the right to occupy any and all ol the above-named streets or highways for the purpose of mak ing alterations, improvements or re pairs therein, respectively, such as culverts, and sewers, laying or relay - i g ol water-mains, gas or other pipes iiul for the purpose ol making any other Horough or City repairs or im provements ol any kind that may from time to time be found or deemed nee essary, and that the said Borough cl Danville shall have full and adequate power and authority to make such al terations, improvement and repairs without iecourse on the part of the said The Danvill' and Riverside Street Railway Company against the said Horough of Danville in the ex ercise of such right for anv obstruction or interference which the said railway company shall i ncounter as a result ot such alterations, improvements or re -1 a i r- SECTION la. Any omission, fail ure or relu-al on the part of the said The Danville and Riverside Street Hallway Company, its agents or em ployees, respectively, to fully and speedily comply with any and all of the several provisions ot this ordinance shall be punishable with a fine of not less than Five Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars for each anil every such omission, neglect, failure or refusal; said line to be sued for, collected and recovered a.s debt- ot like amount are now collectable and recoverable umlci the law- ol tin* (Joiiimotiwealth, and shall be paid over to the Treasuier ol the said Horough ol Danville for the Use ol the said Hor ough. SECTION 13. That each and every one of the several resjiective provisions of this oidmance shall be executed by and at the proper cost and expense of the said The Danville and Riverside Street Railway Company, and in the event that the said coui|>any shall omit, refuse, tail or neglect to faith fully and fully comply with and to execute the s;iid provisions and every one of them, then, and in that event it shall be the duty of the said Hor ough of Danville after reasonable notice to the said railway company in such behalf, as a further and addi tional remedy in the premises, en force any and all such provisions as have been neglected at the proper cost and expense of the said railway com pany. SKCTION 11. That any failure or refusal on the part of the said The Danville and Riverside Street Rail way Company to extend, construct, maintain and operate its said railway system upon any of the above-named streets within two years from the date ol the pa-sage ot this ordinance, shall work a complete forfeiture of till ot the franchises and privileges granted lo it by this ordinance as lo any and all ol such streets unoccupied and un used as afoti -aid , and a further per sistent and repeated failure on the part ot the said The Danville and Riverside Street Railway Company to faithfully construct,, re-const met, maintain an I operate it- -aid railway -ystein in the mantiei hereinbefore specilically prescribed, provided and required, shall also, after due notice thereof, at the option id the said Borough ot Danville, work a complete forfeiture ol this ordinance and shall thereupon render all ol its several franchises and privileges herein con tained absolutely null and void, any thing herein contained to the contrary thereet in any wise notwithstanding. SUCTION I i That each and every ol the grants, conditions, regulation-, stipulations and restrictions, re spec lively contained in this ordinance shall be alike binding and obligatory upon the stid I Im Dativilb and Riv> ■. idi Street Railway Company and it iicci -sor- anil as-igns SKCTION H'. Thai tie said The Danville and River-ide Street Rail wis Company, through it- proper corporal' oltieels lullv nut llOl'l zed to act, -hall, before an> light oi privil cgcs hereby granted shall become op eralive oi be enjoyi d by the said rail way company, signify hi writing its acceptance ol all ol tin several re gulations, conditions, stipulations ami ri strictioiis ol this ordinance. SKCTION I i That all ordinances oi parts of ordinances inconsistent with or contrary to the provision- of this ordinatee are herbcv repealed WILLIAM U PURSKL, l 'lnef Burgi -s. IIA Kin I: PATTON, Secretary ot the Horough ot Danville. Council Chamber Sept. ttrd, I'.MM, A DELIftHTfUL SIMMER ODTINfi fhe Steamer "Cape May" Carries Thousands to tlie Ocean—Cool Cape flay Attracts Those Who Want to Enjoy a Delightful 200-Mile Sail Down the Delaware River and Bay—Points of Interest Along the Route. "Off to Cool Capo May!" That's tho hot-weather cry of thousands who every summer take a day off and aboard the magnificent and commodious excursion Steamer "Cape May" journey down the historic Delaware River and Hay to the Grand At lantic, where they disport themselves for several hours in the billows that roll upon the finest beach in tho world, or they divide the time inspecting various places of Interest before the Steamer starts homeward. This trip to Capo May has become famous. The Steamer "Cape May" Is tho only steamer out of Philadelphia that makes dally trips to the ocean, returning early each evening. The "Cape May" is a luxuriously appointed boat. The owners have provided for every comfort and convenience of the passengers There are steamer chairs and comfortable couches on tho main deck, and a number of staterooms for those who want to enjoy com fortable repose during periods of the trip. The officers and attaches are thoroughly experienced and seek to give the passengers all attention to as sure a pleasant trip, free from any annoyance whatever. No disorder is permitted on the steamer. Ladles unattended and chil dren are especially looked after, so that they may feel assured of a de lightful outing. How the little ones enjoy these trips to Cape May! They never for get it. The roomy decks form one vast play ground. Then there are games and innocent amusements especially provided for them. There Is an excellent orchestra aboard, and at times during the day and evening the young people gather on the main deck aft and enjoy a lively waltz or two step, while their elders look on and recall the days when they were youii!* I and enjoyed the merry dance. On Sundays sacred concerts are given by th00 building sites. This development is oi such a stupendous scale that it's worth looking into. The "Cape May's" passengers who prefer to remain at the landing en joy the excellent bathing on the splendid beach, whom there is perfect •afety for children and the enfeebled. The "Cape May" starts on the return trip at 3.15 P. M., reaching Phila delphia early in the evening. The cost of this 200-inile trip is only SI.OO, and It's the greatest outing for so llt'le cost anywlu to in tho world. The office of the Company Is at 101 Arcade Building, Philadelphia, where full Information may be secured The "Cape May" leaves Pier 3, foot of Chest nut St., dally (Including Sunday) at 7.30 A. M. When you writo to tho Company mention the MONToUK AMERICAN. Dr. McCrea, of Berwick, 011 Satur day removed from tin- hand of a two months-old child the sixth finger, grown out from the little finger and which is culled a supernumerary ling er. This i> the second child id' the same family that has been horn with (hi- abnormal growth, the other child having died when sli«- was seven years old. A very successful operation was made and the little patient i> getting along very nicely. Liver Pills That's what you need; some thing to cure your bilious ness and give you a good digestion. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure con stipation and biliousness. Gently laxative. All drUKtftot*- Wiiiit y«u»r iiiou*tjAol»«« «»r Iwnril u lu unlitui brown or rich blink " Tlit'ii use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE Whiskers j &< ( *«• (■» Qhim »tv O* H P H>i V \ *_ H Thirteen Hour Day. A number of the departments of the Pennsylvania Hail road shops in Al toona have been ordered to operate thirteen hours daily,four days a week until further notice. The order in cludes the car and machine shops and the Juniata engine erection shops,em ploying 2000 men. In the repair shops a large number of'locomotives that had been stored during the recent suspen sion are awaiting repairs for the fall tratlie The ear shops are working overtime 011 several rush orders The Juniata simp- are crowded with work, ami more nun will be taken on 111 the nut unin. Nasal i CATARRH /msSk y}^y Elj'h Cream Italni J" lllHootllt'* ftjl'l ll' ' * M tlit* t «lwiirl«.d. Hellef In 1111- lii.'.liHti. mill n foilown ll |h u.»t I nut iiroflur. aiii i'/.ii) ■ Litrgi'so rent* #t Drill' I i.r liy lum 1; Trial Hi/c, 111 t cntH by mail. | JiLY UKOI UlilCi, 6<> Whkwii Str»t'i, N«w York TOUR TO THE PAICFIO COAST Via Pennsylvania Pailroad, Account Meet ing National Baukers Association For the benefit of those desiring to ' attend the annual session of the Sov -1 oreign Grand Lodge of 1 O. O. F. at ' Baltimore, Md., September 21 to 20, 4 ! the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ' will sell round-trip .tickets to lialti ■' more from all stations on its lines, except Woodbeiry, Harrishurg.and in j termediate stations ; Columbia, Fred crick, and intermediated stations on the Northern Central Railwav l-an caster, Harrisburg and intermediate stations, and stationsoll the Philaih I phia, Baltimore and Washintgon Hail road (exclusive of stations south of j Townseiid, Del ), on September I 20, and 21.g00d for return passage un til September 28, inclusive, at rate of single fare for the round trip,plus one dollar. For conditions, and -top over at Philadelphia on tickets read ing through that point, consult ticket agents. The Old Fashioned Oouuty Fair. Some of the newspapers throughout the state located 111 counties which do. not have annual agricultural fairs are | agitating for more of these county' fairs. So far as we are concerned while Montour county has no tail we are pel feet ly content. Agncultuial fairs are misnamed. They are mo>t ly gambling affairs, with hoist lacing as a side afrfaction S\s. at hoard* and wheels of fortune crowd the entranci ! and main thoioughfarcs while the lit tie exhibit of second grade farm pro ducts occupies some small dilapidated buildings in some-out of Ihc-way 1 place. The old fashioned county fan that stimulated and educated the tanner 111 husbandry seems to have passed away and the modern institution that ha? j taken it- place is ■» school of vie. 1 From a fair of tin- sort each county I might- well pray "Good l.ord, deliver i UK. '' J. J. BROWN, THE EVE A SPECIALTY * I Kyes tested touted, lilted \\ itli i-- , h.s »ud artificial eyes tmpplictl M irket street, Bhi.ilnsblli \ P. Houm—lo a in.to "> pin. REDUCED RATES TO BALTIMORE Via Pennsylvania Railroad A\ special train of tin highest gradi i'nllinaii .• j u i j Ulellt. A quick run W i t\\a' II I an I'rancisco will In iii'iilc, via ('hii fij.-. < (inalia. < "In cniii , and ' l^tl.n Five «lay- will In ill votffl to San Krancisco, illowiiiy unph i |iortun ity to visit thi mar hv na-t n-ort- Heturiiiny, stops will Inn, ».i it •dr Lake City, (Colorado Spring l)> n\ -i and St Loins Tin part\ will ni< ! New \ ork on tie cm niny ' oo less. For full liifonnation a| plv to I id. fit Agents, or (no. \S lioyd, ('••neral Passenger Agent. I'road Street Sta tlou, I'hi ladelph :a, Pa Farewell Party. Mr. and Mr- Willard J'annel aki i, near Oak Grovi gav. a farewi II party Friday night in honor of tin ir consin- Mrs (; II Hru>-tar and daughter Floreiu i and Mi-- Blanche H nhl\ ul Philadelphia Among the guests were Mr. and Mr- W .1 Leiilv, Mi and Mrs. (feorge Keichard and sons Walter and Luther, Mr. and Mrs William Blue, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Hilkert and son William,Mr- Hannah Shugar and daughter Ethel of k tiling and Miss Marie Madden ot Washnigton villc Hofrcslinients were scrvm! dur ing the ovoning. MORS Lives ARC SAVED ...BY I SiNO... Dr. King's New Discovery, „..*0n.... Consumption, Coughs and Colds Than By All Other Throat And Lung Remedies Combined. This wonderful medlciito positively euros Consumption, Cou 112 hs, Cold;, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, H.-iy Fever, Pleurisy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croop and Whooping Cough. WO CURE. StO PAY. Price 50c. & SI. Trial Bottle Free. PEmiMVAWA RAILROADT TIME TABLE In Effect Mny -Ith, I'.X>:>. A. M. 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U«-n. Pum eo Shoes Shoes Stylish I Ciieap ! I Bicycle, Cymnasium and Tennis Shoes. II IK CKLKHRATKD Carlisle SIIOPS AND THE Snajj; Proof liulilx-r ISool* A SrKCIALTV. A. BCHATZ, HUM NET! A riollatole TO SHOP For all kind of Tin flooflna Spoutlne and Qenoral Job Work. Stoves. Heaters, Ranees, Furnaces, etc- PRICES THE LOUHST! QIiILITT TBE BRST! JOHN lIIXSON NO. 116 E. HIONT ST. PEGG The Coal Dealer SELLS WOOD AND COAL AT IM4 Ferry Street