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O By HARRIET WHITNEY
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O Copyright, 1903, by T C.McClure O
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Miss Applcton w ■; <W"t'jiing the rns
tllng yellow leaves from Imt trim walk
when Dr. Lovehuid camt' <li i\ in— along
the dusty white road to the village
The October sunshine hail mellowed
the morning chill and « -
with Miss Appleton's I own h. >
11l Kit to Send out red :id lid leai i
that no one wotilii sns|i * t ! i l - d iit its
dusky strands.
The doctor drew lip at 11 >i
"Any errands in town ,
Mint a?" he called out tin I'm
out of patients (pun 111• j>>
and running errands for i i
Amintii leaned her su .»• :'t n chin
upon the top of the brooi ■ h ile <■ ■ -
teniplatlvely.
• - 1 don't think I need i;. iiii-- <■' i.
well, yes; you might get i < skein •
crimson zephyr wool if you v.
"Sure," returned the do.ei >r Ii irtily.
"I've picked up some litil< job at every
house I've passed. There's one more,
Mrs. Lynd's. Cut*- she'll have enough
commissions to keep me hustling the
balance of the daj "
The doctor chuckled iti his boyish
way, then fell to wondering as he
stowed away Mi*; Auiinta's silver dol
lar why she had refused to join in his
merriment and had turned -o abruptly
about to resmae I.r sweeping, l! was
a little unusual for the ladies to bo un
responsive w!i :i i offered to shop for
them.
."Irs. I.ynd, a blooming pink and
p. ai'y widow, was fairly lying in wait
for him in the sh:;de of her frill\ little
buff portico. and the doctor's predic
tions as to the number of needs in the
(shopping line were veriti d. She hand
ed him a dainty little memt>randtim
book. "Voa'll fin I the list here," she
said sweetly, "all at ISobhius*, yon
know. I have an account there I sup
pose Minta Applcton didn't condescend
to let you fdiop any for her. She al
ways thinks nobony can do anything
properly but her. Now. I'm not a bit
fussy myself."
"Well," the doctor acknowledged,
"she did commission me to i:* i her a
skein of ml zephyr lieyV" The ex-
THE DOCTOR STEPPED SfDDENT.Y JUCK,
UIS FACE (ItjOOMIMr.
damatory question was prompted by
the droll grimace made by Mrs. I.ynd:
her eyebrows went up Into two acute
angles, and her mouth puckered com
ically.
"Ited zephyr the parson needs new
slippers, and Minta's just that old
fushioned to work 'em herself and .iust
got time between now and »'l l is: mas
Well, Minta's about prim and stiff and
antique enough to make a model wife
for a parson. I>on't y«#u think s<>, doe
tor'/"
"Yes," said the doctor, "or for any
one else who knows the riirl;t brand."
He drove onward, pondering. The
autumnal slanted across the road
In deep, warm strips. A late bird nig
a lazy autumn song from a thorn thick
et. Nature was in a sweet and a se
rene mood. And yet all I<r I.ovoland's
Jollity was overs! idowed
Miss Appleton's many nieces and
nephews, re enforced and abetted by
their chums, had most piteously pcti
tioned for a Halloween party at the
roomy old homestead in whose sole
•ownership she rejoiced
"It's the only house we know of with
such a big, idee kitchen," appealitigly
urged Aminta May, her pmtty name
sake, whose eighteenth birthday bad
Just launched her as a village society
bud, "and of course we have to play
all the tricks in the kit hen.''
"And there won't be so dreadful
many of Us only just u - young IV,
supplemented Myrtle W<-tloift w ■>
any elderly people at all, except yoti.
Aunt Mlnta."
No elderly people except b< I
was a little splash of cold water In her
face. Aminta wasn't thirty :n I ! !
never called herself nor before been
called elderly. Hut in the eyes of
these candid Infants, i niring fro! ten
to eighteen, slie fell she must 'deed
be In the senr and yellow 1< .if
"Aunt Minta's just as sweet and
pretty as a girl." asserted Miei.i .V. \
Htancbly. "and she must tr v her for
tune too. Mr l.vnd said I'r I <
land said she'd ma a splendid wif<
for the ministei
Miss Aminta promised i . surrender
l»er premises to the youthful besiegers
and retired from the lield with Hushed
cheeks and a curious expression in her
Serene gray eyes
If I»r Lovehuid's horse h I n< t ecu
lame and therefore in< i• >■ ;t..'• >I for
business oil the .'tOth of Ociober :ii I il
lJr. l.oveland, out on i foot expcdilion
and caught by the iimmu u II
had not taken a :i• • i"t i■ 11 tbr Mi
Appleton's |>. ' '< j r . s! • i "■
romance > -
I.ynd might >
detinitcly I.
take the - i .
gerly thro.,
steppt d i!' • * i
gave p.i.ill i
foot. A . . J
came fr a
fell upon a
to the door. - the
doctor hi';* d Ihe
ground a b i! of
Walking dei.i . he
wound the : iii i • \\ cut
up the si and i > i •'( li. u iiere
Miss A:., ..ii i st od, a startl <i look on
her fa* . v. ! | lie in that y* I
low light, ami fonr shining knitting
needles in her hands, from which ran
the crimson thread.
The doctor slipped suddenly back.
i hi* race glooming.
"I thought at first it might 1 >*' late
and that she was going to be kind," ho
said, "hut 1 recognize the skein of red
wool, and of course ttie minister must
have his slippers for ('lirlstiuns.''
Aminta's forehead took on a mystl
tied frown. "I know nothing ui>ont
any minister's slippers, and 1 should
scarcely think of knitting them out of
crimson worsted if I did. I'oor brother
Tom suffers from rheumatism and
w.mts some knitted wristlets"
" then maybe it was fate, after all."
1 lie doctor stepped joyously forward.
Miss Aminta turned primly aside.
"Since you think the role of clergy
man's wife i.i\ only fitting one"—
I .i't," cried the doctor.
it i,.' been lying likt- Ananias.
1 thiuk"
'ill' : i m '!' light from the door
! a hilarious
young 11 *• i out, shouting law
lessly.
•(' >d . g .ody," shrieked Minta May,
" V :,i > i.i threw a ball of yarn, and
It. Low ; : ! ha found it."
' i di< i i pi .»tested Miss Minta,
look" ig iii» ned to fly for her life.
"There \v • a great spider on the ball,
'.ito shake it away and
:;;;o • yard I accidentally
tossed the yarn too."
"It was providential," said the doc
tor. stealing an unabashed arm about
Miss Minta, "for the clew led me
straight to paradise."
The European l'lun.
Mr. Hoggs passed the evening paper
over to his wife, indicating with a toil
worn thumb a certain paragraph.
"Head that," he said, "and see what
you think of Nathan Kid ridge, that
claimed to be so smart and was so
keen after dollars. See how he'* gone
all to smash, and his hotel with him.
Pretty doings for a Busliby boy! But
1 knew 'twould come! 1 knew 'twould
come!"
"How did you know it?" demanded
Mrs. Hoggs, to whom her husband's
claims for unusual wisdom and fore
sight were sometimes a trifle irritat
ing. "Folks have all said the hotel
was full, and Nathan seemed wonder
fully prospered."
"So he did, and so it was," admitted
Mr. Hoggs, "but no man can do as he
diil and be prospered long. Why, I
heard tell from those that know that
when Amelia Hand went there to pass
a week, and 'twas such I tad weather,
shifty, clearing and then smoothing up
again, squalling and spitting the whole
enduring time, and poor Miss Amelia
!n<|uired now and then how the wind
set"—
Mrs. Hoggs sniffed.
"Inquired now and then how the
wind set," repeated Mr. Hoggs firmly,
"what did she find tucked onto the
end of her bill but an Item, 'For use of
weather vane, sl.' "
lie Una Not AnKT-
A lady went into a church one Sun
day, and, being a stranger, she waited
to be shown to a seat. An obliging
churchwarden led her to a seat below
•lie gallery, the only other occupant
of which at the moment was a kind
looking old gentleman with white hair,
who rose to let her pass. It was some
what dark, and the lady, as she shook
her skirts and settled down, had a
horrible suspicion that she was sitting
Upon something besides the cushion.
She put down her hand and drew out
the melancholy ruin of a silk hat.
"Oh," she said to the old gentleman,
"I beg your pardon,! I am so sorry!"
The old gentleman looked benevolently
at the wreck and replied that It was
unfortunate, but that It could not be
helped. "Oh. it'-s so good of you to
pay so," said the lady, much distressed,
"I'lit I am really so vexed!" The gen
tleman straightened out the fabric and
put it under the seat, but the delin
quent insisted on covering herseff with
humiliation. "I am afraid you are so
angry," she murmured apologetically.
"Not the least!" said the benevolent
old gentleman coolly. "You see, it's
pot my hat -It belongs to the gentle
man who showed you in!"
Jai'kdan it ml
In England the daw i.% hardly ever
mentioned but as Jack, yet daw and
not jackdaw is the proper nan.— of the
species. II is suggested that the pie
owes the "mag" to some corruption of
Margaret or Meg. To mag Is to chat
ter. but whether the verb was derived
l'rom the name or the name from the
verb Is a question. It Is more than
probable that the Jim Crow of Ameri
ca (the old name for a negro boy) was
brought across from England in the
da\ when a < row was Jim as a swal
low was Dick.
JAPANESE PROVERBS.
There is no miracle in true doctrine.
Human life is like the dew of the
morning.
The fallen blossom never returns to
the branch.
There is no shore to the bitter sea of
Birth and 1 >eath.
Never let go the reins of the wild
colt of the heart.
One confession effaces the sins of
even three years.
Only by reason of having died does
one enter into life.
With one hair of a woman you can
tether even a great elephant.
Fven the touching of sleeves in pass
ing is caused by some relation in a for
mer life. I.afcadio llcarn's "In tihust
ly Japan."
WaMhiiiKton'n Father.
My father, Augustine, has been de
scribed as a good planter and a man of
energy. I apprehend that he was of a
serious tendency, for Lawrence, my
brother, once gave me to understand
that most of the few books at Wake
lield were religious, but whether this
was so or not I do not know. Like
some of the rest of us. my father had a
high and quick temper, which, as he
used to say, he had to keep muzzled.
I remember being terrified at seeing
him in a storm of anger because the
clergyman who was to have baptized
n;.\ M>'er Mildred was too much In
liquor to perform the ceremony. From
S. Weir Mitchell's "The Youth of
Washington"in Century.
\eil Hit Kur I'apa.
Beautiful Lrnestine was sobbing as
though her heart would break.
"What is it. dear?" asked her girl
friend.
"W why," she sobbed, "I t told Jack,
after lie had proposed, togo up and
see papa."
"What of that?"
"Why, they started playing cards,
and now he goes up to see papa every
night."
Have fh«»
Make up your mind to be educated,
and you are already half educated. A
strong desire to be or to do any partic
ular thing, accompanied by effort, mill
tiplies your power and throws wide
the door of opportunity that leads to
the accomplishment of your purpose.
Success
I WHEN JOE
1 STRUCK OIL 1
♦ By MARIAN UARCOURT 112
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■ Copyright. 1!»0. by T. ('. McClurc m
It hail been understood for u year or
more that Joe Green, son of Farmer
Green, was to marry Bessie Ilurlburt,
daughter of an adjoining fanner. There
was not a cloud on tlie horizon until a
young man named Harry Beechman
came into the neighborhood to sell and
to show the farmers how to set up wire
fencing. He secured board at Hurl
hurt's and at once became "struck"
on Bessie. Ills admiration naturally
pleased her, and when people began to
hint that it was a case of love a new
Idea came into her father's head. lle
knew Joe to be an honest, hardwork
ing young man, and the question of
money had never come up. If he mar
rled Bessie he would take her to his
own house and provide for her as well
as a farmer would be expected to. It
was only after the wire fence man
came and exhibited his "roll" and talk-
HE JAMMED HIM UP AGAINST THE GRANARY
DOOU.
Ed of stocks and bonds and bank ac
counts that Farmer Ilurlburt realized
what a good tiling it would be to have
a wealthy son-in-law.
Young Beechnian encouraged the feel
ing in both father and mother, and liis
lavishness in buying presents for Bes
sie would have carried a less sensible
girl off her feet. But when he began
to court in earnest she began to draw
away, and Joe Green had nothing to be
jealous of. It was soon discovered,
however, that lie had a tight on hand.
The spirit of avarice had been awaken
ed in the souls of the parents, uud it
was not long before they had a good
deal to say to Bessie and something as
well to her lover.
"Look here, Joe," said Farmer Ilurl
burt, who prided himself on his plain
speaking, "I have said that you were
one of the best young fellers In this
county, but you ain't Just the match for
Bessie. She's smart and good looking
and one of the sort who ought to live
in town and wear silks and satins in
stead of plodding away on a farm. I
don't want to hurt your feelings, but I
wish you'd look around for some other
girl."
"You want her to marry the wire j
fence man,l take it," said Joe in reply. |
"Yes, Joe; I do. He's got money, j
He's making more of It. He'll be as
rich as Vanderbilt in ten years more.
He offered to lend me SSO the other
day without any security at all. He's
not only in the wire fence business,
but he's into windmills and drainpipe
and i>atent farm gates, lie's going
into a speculation next week in which
he will c lear .S-'i.ooo or t,« mmi in no time
nt all, and me >c I'll go in with him.
You ain't expecting to make a dollar
extra this year, and so"—
"I'm looking for oil down along the
creek," Interrupted Joe.
"Can't be none there, Joe; can't be
no oil in this county. I like you as
a man, Joe, but being you haven't got
money I shall have to ask you to stay
away after this. It may take your
appetite away lor a few days, but
you'll get over it in a week and shine
up to one of Jim Gardner's girls."
Bessie was told at the same time
that she would lie expected to discour
age Joe and encourage the other one,
and, though she promptly rebelled, her
parents put the foot down in a most
vigorous way. In a manner the field
was left clear for the wire fence man.
Unfortunately for him, he was a
boaster aiul a braggart. He was mak
ing a few dollars, but could not count
on anything permanent. lie realized
that if lie got the farmer's daughter at
all it would be through the aid of
money, and he began to plan and
scheme.
Circumstances aided him. One day
he received a private and confidential !
letter from New York. An individual
in that city had got possession of a
bank note plate and was printing
greenbacks by the tens of thousands,
lie was wl'li.ujf that others should
share in his good luck. He was so
willing that he would sell greenbacks
for 10 cents on the dollar and warrant
them to pass current anywhere. It was
the old, old green goods game, and
young Beechiitan bit.
In turn lie became so generous heart
ed that he was willing to let Farmer
Ilurlburt in on the spec. Together
they hoped to raise s."><to in cash, and
lifter some correspondence with the
liberal minded man in New York it was
decided that the wire fence man should
make a little journej and bring back
ten for one.
Th«' farmer sold a horse, a cow and
three hogs to make up his share of the
money, and his prospective soil-in law
started lor the east. Joe and Bessie
had not quarreled. lie had ceased hoe
ing potatoes t'> dig holes along the
creek and look for the black stuff that
had made so many men rich, in a
sense they were waiting for things to
turn up.
"Sarah," said the farmer to his wife
after Mecclmian had departed, "how
would jou like to have silk dresses all
the real of your lift '?'
"Ikm't scare a l«> Iv to death, fa
ther," she replied. "I know y<>u and
Harry are filing !•> make millions of
money, and I'm so nervous that I
break dishes every time I clear the ta
ble off."
"Bessie," he continue.l as he turned
to the daughter, "how would you like
to ride out in a carriage drawn b\ four
white horses and have so many dia
mom Is on that you shone like the
sun V"
"If Joe linds an oil well lie may buy j
me a diamond ring," she quietly an
svvered.
"l»on't you keep It up about Joe.
He'll never find no oil wells, or, if he
does, it will be after you are married
i.inl living In a palace and having forty
servants to wait on you. Me and your
mother have set out to get you a feller
worth $1,«I00,U00. and when you are
receiving the president of the I'nited
States in j'our own castle you'll be
glad you had such a father and moth
er."
A few days later Bessie set out to
spend the afternoon with a neighbor.
She had not been gone above an hour
when young Beechman returned from
his journey. He carried a tin box un
der his arm, the key thereof in his
pocket and exultation In his heart.
KOOll after his arrival the two men
went to the barn to count over their
"ten to one." The box was unwrapped,
the key inserted and the packages tak
en out to be counted. Then there came
an interval, during which time the
wire fence man and the farmer looked
into each other's pale face and spoke
no word. The "money" was green in
color, but that was all. Young Beech
I man had been done up as thousands
before had been done and bad brought
back only blanks.
They were still looking at each other
and licking their dry lips when Joe and
Bessie drove up to the gate. As she
entered the house Joe hitched the
horse and came out to the barn.
"1 Just wanted to say," he quietly
observed, "that four days ago I found
oil along the creek and that this after
noon Bessie and I went to Justice Jor
dan and got married."
In reply Farmer Hurlburt got up and
took young Beech ma n by the collar
and slammed him up against the fan
ning mill and then jammed him tip
against the granary door and then wal
loped him all over the tloor and ended
by throwing him outdoors and sending
a kick after him. Then he turned to
the newly made husband and held out
his hand and said:
"Joe (Jreen, there's only one fool in
the Hurlburt family, and that's me.
Let's go in and have some cider and
kiss the bride."
I'liihrollii I.niiffuiiKC,
There is a language of umbrellas as
of flowers. I'lace your umbrella in a
rack, and this will indicate that It will
change owners. An umbrella carried
over a woman, the man getting nothing
but the drippings of the rain, signifies
courtship. When the man has the um
brella and the woman the drippings it
indicates marriage. To swing your um
brella over your head signifies "I am
making a nuisance of myself." To car
ry it at right angles under your arm
signifies that an eye Is to be lost by
the man who follows you. Opening an
umbrella quickly, it is said, will fright
en a mad bull. To put a cotton um
brella by the side of a silk one signi
tles, "Exchange is no robbery." To
purchase nil umbrella means, "I am
not smart, but honest." To lend an
umbrella Indicates, "I am a fool." To
return an umbrella means—well, never
mind what it means; nobody ever does
that. To carry an umbrella Just high
enough to tear out men's eyes and
knock off men's hats signifies, "I am
a woman." To press an umbrella 011
your friend, saying, "Oh, do take it; I
had much rather you would than not,"
signifies lying. To carry it from home
In the morning means, "The rain will
clear off."
Thrown Off the Scent.
As the immaculate young woman
and the tired but happy looking young
man entered the Pullman, followed by
a grinning porter, the other passengers
became "wise" In 11 moment. The
stout drummer leaned over to the man
behind him and remarked:
"Bride and groom hundred to one."
Every one turned to view the new
comers, who had deposited themselves
vis-a-vis in No. 4. As if unconscious
of any scrutiny, the young man said in
a high nasal voice:
"Well, do as you like about It—either
increase the margin or let it go! You
didn't follow my advice in the ilrst
place, but if you want to pull out
you'd better take It now."
"Oh, I know,"the woman replied.
"What's the use of going all over It
again?"
"Huh!" said the stout man's com
panion. "(Juess you lose. Been play
ing the market. Not much bride and
groom talk about that."
The rest of the passengers sniffed
and then turned their backs on the
new couple, whereat the young man
smiled at the young woman, nrd they
softly joined hands as lie whispered:
"Mllllcent. dear, my s'hoes are full
of rice." New York Press.
A TEST OF FLOUR.
It In (Julie 1111 1111 port 11 ■■ t Kvcnt In
the IIIK Mills.
The letters XX XX which decorate
our flour bags are a source of mystery
to the average housewife, but get there
very naturally. In the largest flour
mills several tests are given all flour
sent out, but the final test Is the bak
ing trial. In a kitchen attached to the
flour mills, which Is resplendent with
shining pans, electric ovens and white
cooling boards, there are loaves of
bread made daily from the different
samples of flour which have Just been
ground. Cooks are kept the year
round for this purpose, for as many
as sixty loaves are made daily by one
mill alone.
Exactly at .'1 o'clock in the afternoon,
after the bread is done, the head mill
ers tile into the kitchen and cut and In
spect the different loaves. No man
knows which flour has come from his
mill, so the test is an impartial one. A
vote is taken on the best loaf, and the
flour from which that was made is
marked with the mysterious X's. So
great has this business of testing flour
become that one great mill has testing
rooms to which samples of grain are
sent from all over the 1 nited States
and Canada. These samples are made
into bread after going through a minia
ture flour mill. After the bread has
been made the package of grain is sent
back to (lie miller who shipped it with
full directions how to mark his flour,
whether best or second best.
St. I'ii y.
Mcdheval songs and legends, which
are rich in all sorts of mythical and
fantastical lore, locate the entrance to
St. Patrick's famous "purgatory" 011 ;
the island of Lough I>erg. Ireland. The
opening itself was through a cave, tlit;
existence of which was revealed to the
saint by Christ, who informed the good ;
Patrick that any one with the moral
courage togo down into the cavern
would be saved the pangs of the real
"purgatory" after death. Patrick built
a monastery at the entrance <>f his
earthly "purgatory" and secured the
way to the pit by an iron gate pros id
ed with strong chains and locks of
peculiar and intricate workmanship.
I.nugh I >erg, next to Jerusalem, was
the most celebrated spot 011 earth dur
ing the middle ages. Thousands visited
"purgutory" every year, and the \\li«.|e
island had th-« "'V&ranee of a popu- j
lous city. i
HIS FIRST CHECK.
T Ii«» \\ u> t li#» I'lere o| l*af»«*r Worried
TliuniaN A. I*l (1 imoll a
Thomas A. I-mi once told a friend
, the slorj of his lir i acquaintance with
any big siiiu of money, li was when 1
lie was with liis earlier 111- 1
wntions, and he had about as clear
an idea ol' the value of a hank check
as the man in the moon. He had linal- :
ly sold his patent on the gold and stock
indicator to the Western I'nion Tele
graph eoiMpanv and had called at its i
ollice to dose the deal. After a few
preliminaries lie was given a check for
S4O,<MIO. He eyed it curiously and ap- !
pea red to he puzzled what to do with
It. Observing his perplexity, General!
Lefferts, then president of the Western !
I'nion, told him that if lie would goto
the Itank of America, in Wall street, j
lie could get the cash on his clieclr.
"So I started," said Kdison, "after
carefully folding up the check, anil !
went toward Wall street. So uncor- |
tain was I in regard to that way of j
doing business that I thought while !
on the way that if any man should (
come up to me and offer me two crisp j
sl,<mio bills for that piece of paper I
would give him the check very quick- I
ly."
On his arrival at the Bank of Amer
ica he half tremblingly shoved his
check out to the cashier. The latter
scrutinized it closely, gave him a |
piercing glance and said something
winch Edison, being hard of hearing,
failed to understand. That was
enough. He was fully convinced that
his check was not worth $40,000 and j
again thought as he rushed out of the !
bank that any man who would give
hint $2,000 for it could have it. He
hurried back to the office of the West
ern I'nion and said he could not get
any money. A clerk was sent to the
bank with him to identify him.
"This man," said the clerk, "is Mr.
Thomas A. Edison, to whose order the |
check is drawn."
"Why, certainly, Mr. Edison," said
the cashier. "How would you like your
money—in what shape?"
"Oil, any way to suit the bank; it
doesn't make any difference to me, so
long as I net my money."
Edison was given $40,000 in large I
bills. After dividing the roll into two
wads of s2* »,< mmi each lie stuffed one
into each trousers pocket and made all
speed out of Wall street. The next
day he began work on his first New
York laboratory.—Success.
in NEW i
A. Flellatole
TO SHOP
For all kind of Tin Roofing,
Spoutlne and Ceneral
Job Work.
Stovos, Heaters, Ranges,
Furnaces, «to.
PRICES THE L0»T!
QIiLITY THE BEST!
JOHN HIXSOJV
NO. 116 E. FRONT ST.
J. J. BROWN,
THE EYE A SPECIALTY
Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
es "*iid artificial eyes supplied.
Market Street. Illoomsburg, Pa.
Hours—lo a. into sp. m.
1550,000.00
I Cash Given Away to Users of
•LION COFFEE
■ T > r ' are going to be more liberal than ever in 1904 to users of Lion Coffee. Not only will the
Lion-Heads, cut from the packages, be good, as heretofore, for the valuable premiums we
have always given our customers, but
In Addition to the Regular Free Premiums
the same Lion-Heads will entitle you to estimates in our $50,000.00 Grand Prize Contest*, which will
make some of our patrons rich men and women. You«can send in as many estimates as desired. There will be
TWO GREAT CONTESTS
The first contest will be on the July 4th attendance at the St. Z>ouis World's Fair; the second relates to Total
Vote For President to be cast Nov. 8, 1904. $20,000.00 will be distributed in each of these contests, making
$40,000.00 on the two, and, to make it still more interesting, in addition to this amount, we will give a
Grand First Prize of $5,000.00 ZSUSX &,rsr.3E?
opportunities of winning a big cash prize.
Five Lion-Heads gjf*" minted blanks to
cut from Lion vote on ' n
Coffee Packages and a y? jllßk every on ee P ack "
a cent stamp entitle you a^e * he 2 cent Stamp
(in addition to the reg- Wgm covers theex P ense of
ular T 112 ree premiums) our acknowledgment to
one vote in U our es_
either contest: IHL. JgQ t imate?srecorded.
WORLD'S FAIR CONTEST PRESIDENTIAL VOTE CONTEST
What will be the total July 4th attendance at the St Louis What will be the total Popular Vote cast for President (vote*
World'* Kulr? At Chicago. July 4. the attendance was 283,273. for all candidates combined) at the election November P.
For nearest correct estimates received in Wooliod Spice Com ISOOelectlon. 13.959.653pe0p1e voted for President. Kor nearest cor
pany s office, ToMUo. Ohio, on or before June 30th. 1904. we will rect estimates received in Woolson Spice Co. a, office. loledo. u..
Kive first prize for the nearest correct estimate, second prize to the on or before Nov. 5.1904. we will give first prize for the nearest cor
next nearest, etc.. etc.. us follow:,: . rect estimate, second prize to the nest nea'est.etc..etc.. as follows.
1 First Prise $2,500.00 1 First Prize 52.500.00 j
1 Second Prise 1,000.00 1 Second mse .... 1.000.00 ■
2 Prises jr. 00.00 each 1.000.00 2 Prises 5500.00 each 1.000.00 D
6 Prises- 200.00 1,000.00 5 Prises - 200.00 1.000.00 ■
lO Prises- 100.00 " 1.000.00 10 Prises - 100.00 •' 1.000.00 ■
20 Prises- 50.00 " 1.000.00 20 Prises - 60.00 J 000.00 ■
50 Prizes- 20.00 " 1,000.00 SO Prises - 20.00 l-000.00 ■
250 Prises— 10.00 " 2,500.00 250 Prises— 10.00 2.600.00
lUOO Prises— 5.00 " tt.000.00 1800 Prises— 5.00 9,000.00
2139 PRIZEB, TOTAL. 520.000.00 2139 PRIZES. TOTAL. 520.000.00
I 4279—PR1ZE5—4279 I
Distributed to the Public—aggregating $45,000.00—1n addition to which we shall give $5,000
to Grocers' Clerks (see particulars in LION COFFEE cases) making a grand total ot $50,000.00.
COMPLETE DETAILED PARTICULARS IN EVERY PACKAGE OF
LION COFFEE
£ WOCH.SON SPICE CO., (CONTEST DEP'T.) J^OLEDO^OMIO^
A StloUlfr For Hank.
It is not in this country alone that
the notion of equality prevails. The :
London Figaro reports the following
Instance:
As a magnificent steamer, the prop
erty of the Peninsular and Oriental
company, was steaming into Southamp
ton harbor a grimy coal lighter floated !
Immediately in front of it. An officer j
on board the steamer, seeing this,
shouted:
"Clear out of the way with that j
barge!"
The lighter man, a native of the i
Emerald Isle, shouted in reply, "Are
ye the captain of that vessel?"
"No," answered the officer.
"Then spake to yer equals," said the 1
lighter man. "I'm the captain of this." j
To I In- llfsi of II in KnnnlrdKi'.
"Tow hat do you attribute your j
longevity?" asked the reporter.
"My which?" queried the oldest in
habitant.
"Your longevity?" repeated the re
porter.
"Never had it. As far as I can re
member i ain't never had no secli com
plaint."-- I'uck.
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The Home Paper !
of Danville.
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Of course you read
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J THE n E OPLE!S I
KQPULAR
1 A PER.
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Everybody Reads It.
Published Every Morning Except
Sunday at
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No ii E. MahoningSt.
Subscription 6 cen s (\_r Week.
l.otlnK I'nla In Miner}-,
'1 wo outs stood side by side in the
Kmergenoy hospital. On one was the
form of a mail, a great big, strong
looking fellow. On the other was the
ilgure of a boy, a liltle fellow not more
than ten years of age. The head of
each was swathed In bandages, and
while the man bore his suffering in si
lence the boy cried and moaned and
Sobbed.
"What's the matter, sonny?" asked
the man as the boy cried aloud.
"I fell off a roof," was the answer
the lad returned b<'tween his sobs.
"Hurrah for you. ' returned the man.
"I fell down a ship's hatch. Let's
shake."
An hout later the nurse came Into
the ward and walked over to the cots.
Uoth the patients were sound asleep
and in the hairy fist of the sailor rest
ed the tiny hand of his little compan
ion In misery.- San Francisco Cull.
How to Give r'nNtor OH.
I'our a little hot milk into a wine
glass, then pour the oil Into the center
of the milk and carefully pour a little
more milk 011 top. If the whole la
ilrunk without stopping, the oil will not
l>e tasted at all.
Nothing has ever equalled it.
Nothing can ever surpass it.
Dr. Kings
New Discovery
Fnr r*»ysi*Ml»TioN frict
rOl I UI UKH und M
vui.iis SOc *sl.oo
A Perfect For All Throat and
Cure: Lung Troubles.
Money back if it fails. Trial Bottle* free.
T ACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
U —BLOOM SBURU DIVISION
WEST.
A.M. A. M. A. M. P. V
New York lv 200 .... lOUO 14)
M.
Scranton ar 617 j yj
P. M.
Buffalo lv 11 80 245
*• M.
Scranton ar 558 10 05
A. M. A. M. P. M. P. to
Scranton lv t6 35 *lO 10 tl 65 *e it
Bellevue
Taylor 844 lb 17 Sua CM
Lackawanna 650 10 24 210 850
Duryea »i 63 10 28 313 t5 8
Pitts ton 658 103S 217 657
SusqueliHuna Ave 701 10 37 2JW 650
Went Plttston 705 10 41 223 702
Wyoming 710 10 40 227 7U7
I 1 orty Fort 281 ....
Bennett 717 10 52 254 714
Kingston ar 724 10 56 240 720
Wilkes-Barre ar 740 11 10 250 780
Wilkes-Barre lv 710 10 40 230 TlO
Kingston lv 724 10 56 240 720
Fly month June
Plymouth 735 11 05 240 7 m
Nantteoke 743 11 13 258 787
Hunlook's 749 11 1W 80« 748
Shlckshlnny 801 11 31 820 75t
Hicks Ferry Kll til 43 830 ft 08
Beacli Haven 819 11 48 387 808
Berwick. 827 11 54 344 1
Brian reek f8 32 fS 50 ....
Willow (irove fh 38 f3 54 ft 14
Lime Kldge 840 fl2 0H 358 f8 ic
K»Py 8 Iti 12 15 406 884
Bloomsburg 858 12 22 412 840
Kupert 857 12 25 415 845
i atawissa 9U2 12 32 422 860
Danville 015 12 44 433 UOO
Cameron H24 M 67 t43
Northuinber'd ar 935 110 455 VBO
EAST.
A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M
Northumberl' »6 45 tIOOO fl 50 *5 21
i lameron 6 57 rj 01 f5 04
Danville .. 707 10 19 211 641
Catawissa 721 10 82 223 8 M
Kupert 726 10 37 229 001
Bloomsburg 733 10 41 288 801
K«Py 7:38 18 48 240 6lt
LimeKldge 744 flo 54 W4O« SM
Willow Urovn f7 48 f2 50
Briarcreek 7 62 f2 W 112 827
Berwick 75 7 11 06 258 884
Beech Haven 805 fll 12 803 841
Hicks Kerry 811 flll7 3OH Bil
Shickshinny 822 11 31 320 tti bD
Hunlock's 833 381 f7l*
Nanticoke 838 11 44 838 7lt
Avondale 841 842 728
Plymouth 845 1152 347 721
Plymouth June 847 .... 352 ..
Kingston ar 855 1159 400 788
Wllkes-Barre ar 910 12 10 410 750
Wilkes Barre lv 840 11 40 850 780
Kingston lv 855 1159 400 780
Luzerne 858 al2 02 403 742
Forty Fort f»00 4 07
Wyoming 905 12 08 412 740
WestPittston 910 417 7il
Susquehanna Ave... 9LS 12 14 420 7J#
Pitts ton 919 12 17 424 801
Duryea 923 428 800
Lackawanna 926 482 BHI
Taylor 932 440 817
Bellevue
Scranton ar 942 12 35 4&) 821
A.M. P.M. P. M
Scranton lv 1025 J1 55 .... lilt
A. M
Buffalo ar .... 755 ... 701
A. M. P. M P.M A.fll
Scranton ....lv 10.10 12.40 1335 *2 U6
P. M. P. M P.M A. At
New York ar 330 500 735 85f
•Daily, fDally except Sunday,
fstnps on signal or on notice to conductor
ii stops on signal to take on passengers lot
New Y'ork, Binghamton and points west.
T.E. CLARKE T. W. LKE
Uen. Superintendent. (ien. 4*
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
TIME TABLE
In Effect Nov. 29th, 1903.
A. M.|A.M. P. M. j
Scranton(l»4tH)lv § i; S* ;9 47| I 42 -A 28
I'ittston " " 705 112 1015'S 810 5 631
A. M P. M. P.M
Wilkesharre... lv A. M «10 :t*. 2 4.'> it uoi
Plym'th Ferry " 112 7251in42 112 252 ffl 07
Nanticoke " ?r 10 50 301 817
Mocanaqua 742 11 07 820 8 37;
Wapwallopen.. " 801 U ltij 331 6 47!
Nescopeck ar - iu 11 »; 342 700
A. M. A.M. p">(.
I'ottsville lv 550 811 55
Hazleton *' 706 j 245j2 45
Toinhicken " 722 305 3U5
Fern (Hen " 721 315 315
Kock Ulen "i 7 >5 1 322 322
Nescopeck .... arj 802
i kUvian. M ... 4 oo 4 oo
A. IU A.M P.M. PM
Newopeek lv J8 18 <ll 88 1 4:' il <w
Creasvx ' 831 II 36 3 .*>2 7 (Jtf
Espy Ferry... ''in 4'. 11 46 t 402 7 211
E. Blooinsburu "j 847 11 50 406 725 .....
Catawissa lv 8 ,"i6 11.57 4 l.'i 733
South Danville " 9 14 12 1". 431 751
Sunhury nr 0 3."> 12 40 4 55; 815
A. M. P. M. P. M PM.
Sunhury lv 942 sl2 48 j •"> 18 y r>3
I.ewißburg.... ar 10 13 1 4"' 548 1
Milton •' 10 Of.l :r.i 544 10 14i
Willlamsport.. *• II 00 141 64010 00
Lock Haven... " II s!' 2 2>> 737 :
Kenovo " A.M. SOO 830
Kane " 8 25 1 1
P.M. P. M.
Lock Haven..lv ;12 10 1 3 45' ....j
Bellefonte ....ar 1051 441 ...... .... <
Tyrone " 2108 600 I
Pbillpsburg » I 5l(T; 802
Clearfield.... " 554? 545
Pittsburg.... " 0 55H1J45 1
A.M. P. M. P. M. P M
Sunhury lv H6O S 1 ■*•!' 51018 31
Harrlshurg.... ar 11 SO jBl5 1 050 10 10 ......
P. M. P. M. 112. M.v M
t'hilaileiphla.. ar S3 17 628|| V2h 423
Baltimore •',s 311 600 ;• 4> 'j 30
Washington ... " S 4 20 |, 7 16 10 5T> 3 :*)
ixrivT p. M.
Sunhury lv §lO (*> § 2 15 1
Lewistown Jc. ar 11 ii 405 . .....!
Pittsburg •' 655 510 45 !
A.M. P.M. P. M. P M
Ilarrieliurg.... lv 11 46 02u„ 720 :11a.
P. M. V M. A. M. A M
Mttehurg ar 655 [I 160 150 530
__ -
P. M. P M V M A M
Plttfhurg lv ! 7 10 10 00 3 o<i.|B 00 ....
A.M AM , P M
Harrlaburg.... ar 200 4 25; ; ll 25 j3 lo ...
P.M A M
Plttebuig lv U 00 s 8 00 ....
A.M. I PM
l.cwistnwn Je. " 7 10 9 3 111
Suntiury ar 0 30| ; 4 6t' ....
P. M. A M A M AM
Washington... lv hi 40 ! 7 50 ,10 st> ....
Baltimore '• 11 00 i 440 840 11 45
Philadelphia..." 11 40 425 830 11 « ....
A. M A M A. M. P M
llarrlehurg.... lv 335 755 ill 40 : 3 2."|
Sunhury ar 500 u36 108 5 l.s ....
P.M. A MIA M I"
Pittsburg lv ,12 45 3 00 ; 8 (Ni
l learfleld.... " 3 .10, ..... i W2O •....
Pbllipsburg.. " 425 10 loi ....
Tyrone " 700 U8 10 12 2f> ....
Bellefonte.. " 8 i«| i y 321 125 ....
Lock Haven ari t» 15' |lOiW 210 •••<•
P. M. A M \ M P M '
Erie. lv ; :C> ! ;
Kane, " 8 45' s6 oo
Kenovo " II 50 . <i 40i 10 3D S 1 l.'i ....
Lock Haven.... " 12 ;(8 7 ISO U25 250
A.M. P Ml
Willlamsport.. " 214 8 2.5.-12 40 350
Milton 223 913 125 4 .18 ...
I.owishurg " » 0-"> 1 15 422 ....
Sunhury ar 339 9 t>, 164 ( 605
~M. A M P M P M ~—
Sunhury lv 112 6 45; | 9 .*>s i 2 00 ; 5 25
South Danville" 7 11 10 17 221 550
l'atawlH<<a 7 il.'i lu 36 t 2 :*'<■, 008 ••••
E Bloomsburg.. " 737 10 43 243 815 ....
Espy Ferry...." 742 110 47, 1 8 19 ••••
Creasy " 7 .">2 10 6D 2 630
Nescojieck " 802 11 06, 3 o."> 840 .
A M A M P. M. P M I.
Catawlssa Is 10 38
Nescopeok lv 823 ?505j 705 ....
Kock (Hen ar II 22 7 28 ....
Kern (Hen " 851 11 281 5 !t2 734 ....
Touihicken " 858 II 38 538 742 ....
Hazleton " 919 11 57 5 59, 806 ....
Pottsvllle " 10 150 655
AM AMP M P M
Nescopeck lv 802 11 06 ; 3 a". ;0 40 -....
Wapwalh>iicn..ar 8 l!' 11 20 320 662
Mocanaqua .... " 831 11 32 3 ;t0 7 (II
Nanticoke " 854 11 54 349 719 .....
P Mi
Plvm'th Ferry I Hit" 12 02 35 : » T2S ....
Wiltisbarie ..." 910 12 10 405 735 ....
AM P M P m P M
PittstonlDAH) ar .9 !9 112 29 \4 Ni 8 () . ....
Scranton " " 10 08 1 (18 524 J • ....
| Weekdays. i Daily. r Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run oil
through trains between SuPbury. Willlamsport
ami Erie, between Sunbnry and Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisours, Pitts
burg and the West.
For turther information apply to Ticket Agent!
W. W. ATTFKBI KY. .1 K. WOOD
Gen'l Manager. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
GEO. W. BiiVD, (.ien'l Passenger Agent