!~THE REV. I
I MR. DfMSMORE 1
B\ KOB McCMEYNE i|
UvU, t>u li. .V. Gearye ;|
Scroggsfield was to have a new min
ister. The whole village was interest
ed, for, although there were several
churches In the little hamlet, this was
the first new minister to appear In a
whole generation.
The deacon's committee tin«l divided
on the subject, some favoring a young
man and some an ol ler and wiser
head, but Brother William* had turned
the scale by threatening to withdraw
his subscription unless a young and
'•progressive" man should be called.
Accordingly after much lobbying on
the part of the Ladies' Aid society it
was announced that the Itev. Mr. i »ins
more, a young student of divinity, had
been selected and that he would occu
py the pulpit the following Sunday.
Saturday morning came, and :>s the
new minister had not yet putin in ap
pearance the village was on tlu> alert.
He would surely come that day.
They were not disappointed. When
the 11:10 train pulled into the depot a
stranger stepped off and presented him
self at the ticket window.
lie was a most affable young man
and was jauntily dressed.
"Good morning," he said, and he put
such an emphasis on the first word
that it sounded almost like a chant.
Miss Williams, the operator, looked
up from her lunch and quickly slipped
a half eaten egg into her apron pocket.
"Can you tell me, madam," said the
gentleman, smiling, "everything I want
to know about this historic and pro
gressive city of Scroggsfield?"
"I—l—why, yes, sir, I think so, if you
please, sir." she stammered, quite over
come.
"Well, that's lucky for me," the stran
ger exclaimed enthusiastically. "Now,
if you will," he continued, "just tell me
"
•1 AM THE REV MK. DINSMORE."
where the new church Is located, and, I
I swear, I'll remember you in my daily
prayers."
The operator had begun to resent
his manner, but now she understood.
It was the new minister.
"Ifs on South Main street, the
church Is," she said, "right next to
Farnham's drug store and hat empori
um. But mebby you'd better go down
to our house and see paw. He's on
the deacon's committee and can tell
you anything you want to know." j
"Thanks," replied the affable stran- j
ger, pushing his panama onto the j
back of his head and winking boldly j
at the abashed and flustered girl, j
"P'raps I will call, but not specially ,
when your pa's at home. Oh, by the 1
way, Miss—Miss"—
He waited.
"Williams," she said.
"Ah, Miss Williams. Well, now, Miss j
Williams, tell your pa I'll meet the i
committee at the church this evening |
at 5. That's a good girl. Thanks. [
Now, where's the hotel?"
Miss Williams looked askance. "The .
Temperance House is right across
from the church," she said.
The stranger gulped hard *nd went j
out.
Within five minutes the deacon's j
daughter had managed to get the word |
to her folks, and the village soon knew |
that the new minister was in town.
When Deacon Williams started around
to tell the rest of the committee ho
met the indignant president of the La
dles' Aid society upon his doorstep.
"What kind of a man is this young
Dlnsmore?" she demanded. "If he
preaches tomorrow you can drop my
name from the subscription list."
The deacon stared blandly.
"He's been throwing kisses at my
daughter from the balcony of the
Orandview hotel," she continued, "and,
what's more, she's been throwing them
back."
The* deacon looked pained and re
fused to believe it. But at the first
r he was stopped by the village
post master.
"Huh." says he, "that's a nice kind
of a minister you've picked up. He's
jes' won $."5 off Barney Miller on a dog
light."
The deacon turned to go.
"He says he'll save that church from
beln' struck off the face of the alrth
with a thunderbolt," called the post
master.
"They told me Itev. Dinsinore had
original methods," mused the deacon,
"but bettln' on dog fights an' sparkln'
with the girU In public's too origi
nal."
At Brother Andrews' he met three
members of the Ladles' Aid society,
all talking at once. From the medley
of voices he learned that the new min
ister had lieen seen to drink flvu
whisky highballs within a half hour,
that he had tipped the barber 10 cents
and that he had asked the buxom
widow Carewe togo driving with him.
The ladies were still talking when
the good deacon made his escape and
set out for the house of another com
mitteeman, whither Brother Andrews
bad already preceded him.
The brethren met him with re
proachful silence. Brother Andrews
was the first to speak.
"Well, deacon," he said, "you see
what your progresslveness has come
to."
The deacon shook his head in sol
emn self reproach. "W ell, Brother
Andrews," he said finally,"l m afraid
tills young Dinsmore's too progressive
for Bcroggsfieid. but \»e'!l have a
chance to sound him. He's asked me
to gather the committee at the church
this afternoon. That's what I came
around for."
The three old deacons started sol
emnly off for the church. In the street
<here was a great commotion as two
I
. teams went dashing up and down flic
! main thoroughfare, neck and neck, the
drivers hallooing in lusty tones and
brandishing their whips.
As the foremost team passed the
three deacons. Brother Andrews rec
ognized the widow Carewe, smiling
gayly from her place beside the daunt
less IMnsmore. In another instant the
sporting parson had turned his horses
and was drawing up at the church
door.
"Ha" he exclaimed, slapping the
deacons one by one upon the shoul
der, "I'm just in t»ne, I see. Fine
church this." He waved his hand af
fably. "Come in, come in. I'll not de
tain you but a minute." And he led the
way into the little anteroom, where
the rest of the committee sat awaiting
an opportunity to pass on Rev. Dins
more.
"Now. gentleman," lie said, turning
and shifting his hat to the back of his
head. "I called you out here to talk to
you about the salvation of this church.
I tell yon, gentlemen, you're to be com
mended and congratulated in having
built so tine an edifice to the glory of
Scroggsfield. But, I tell you, gentle
men. you've built this church In de
fiance of eternal laws—laws that are
not to be defied by man. I wonder,
gentlemen, that our magnificent build
ing hasn't been struck down by a
thunderbolt from heaven. I" —
A meek mannered stranger, wearing
thick glasses and carrying a badly
scuffed gripsack, had entered the door
and was approaching timidly. The
speaker stopped In the midst of his
harangue, and the newcomer stood
looking from one to another.
"I am the Rev. Mr. Dlnsmore," he
said apologetically. "Can you tell
me"—
"What!" cried the six, starting to
their feet.
"Dlnsmore," said the strauger faint
ly.
"Then who are you?" demanded
Deacon Williams of the first stranger.
"I beg your pardon, gentlemen—my
card," and the speaker graciously pre
sented one to each of the committee.
" 'J. P. Rowser, Esquire,'" he went
on proudly, "representing the greatest
lightning rod establishment in the
world. I tell you, gentlemen, your
magnificent building is In eternal dan
ger from the fierce and vengeful rav
ages of" —
But the committee were busily en
gaged shaking hands with each other
and with the Rev. Mr. Dlnsmore.
PROFESSIONAL EATERS.
Indiana Kmploy Suhatltnte* to Con
mime Food For Them.
One of the most striking customs of
the past that are preserved by the In
dians of today Is found among the
tribes on the Devil's Lake reserve
tlon in North I»akota. An official of
the Indian service gives the following
account of this peculiar practice:
"From time Immemorial the Devil's
Lake Sioux have adhered to an old
custom In regard to the treatment of
a guest. According to their etiquette,
it Is the bounden duty of the host to
supply his guest with ail the food he
may desire, and as a rule the appor
tionment set before the visiting Indian
is much in excess of the capacity of a |
single man.
"But by the same custom the guest
is obliged to eat all that is placed be
fore him, else he grossly Insults his
entertainer. It was found that this
practice would work a hardship, but !
instead of dispensing with the cus
tom the Indian method of reasoning j
was applied, and what is known as the ;
professional eater was brought to the
front.
"While the guest Is supposed to eat
all that Is placed before him, it serves
j the same purpose if his neighbor as
sists in devouring the bountiful repast,
the main object being to have the
i plate clean when the meal is finished.
"It is not always practicable to de
pend upon a neighbor at table to as
sist In getting away with a large din
ner, and In order to Insure the final
consumption of the allotted portion
j visiting Indians call upon these pro
! fessional eaters, whose duty it Is to
; sit beside them through a meal and
I eat what the guest leaves. The pro
i fessional eaters are never looked upon
; In the light of guests, but more as
: traveling companions with a partlcu
; lar duty to perform.
"These eaters receive from |1 to $2
and even $3 for each meal where they
; assist. It is stated by the agent of
! the Devil's Lake reservation that one
I of the professional eaters has been
known to dispose of seventeen pounds
' of beef at a sitting. That they are
capable of eating an almost fabulous
amount I myself can testify."—Hy
gienic Gazette.
"SLEEPY" WOODCHUCK.
The Little Animal* Are Far More
Alert Thau Ther Appear.
If there Is any one of our native ani
mals that looks slow, clumsy, lazy
and generally unfit to survive in the
struggle for existence It is the wood
chuck. After he has built, or rather
excavated, his home—which, to tell
the truth, he does in a rapid and busl
nessllke way—he does nothing but eat
and sleep. Yet any one who sizes him
up as an incompetent Is likely to get
fooled, for he is a source of continual
surprises.
When your garden Is not far from
the woods you may be awakened in
the middle of the uight by a series of
most alarming yells and howls, oc
casioned by some hungry woodchuck
that has come for a nocturnal visit to
the cabbage patch and met with a
warm reception from your dogs. The
woodchuck usually gets away appar
ently unharmed, while the dogs are
left to nurse their scratched noses and
fore paws. The woodchuck. In fact, has
plenty of courage and will always fight
in preference to running away.
Throughout the summer this little
"wood pig" spends most of his time In
the vicinity of his burrow, coming out
early in the morning to take his break
fast, returning to his nest for a morn
ing nap, appearing again at noon and
late In the afternoon for his dinner anil
supper, only to return again for an
other snooze. Occasionally he makeß
a visit to some neighboring orchard or
garden. By Oct. 1. when be is fat, he
retires into his subterranean home for
a long sleep, until, as we are led to be
lleve, the proverbial "ground hog" day.
—County Life In America.
A dork Wlthoat Vorln.
In the courtyard of the palaco of Ver
sa! lies Is a clock with one haod, called
L'Horloge de la Mort du Roi. It con
tains no works, but consists merely of
a face in the form of a sun, surrounded
by rays. On the death of a king the
hand is set to the moment of hts de
mise and remains unaltered till his sue
cessor has joined him In the grave.
This custom originated under Louis
XIII. and continued till the revolution.
It was revived on the d«ath of Louis
XVIII., and the hand still continues
fixed on the precise moment of that
monarch's death.
Calvert's
Conversion
By EPES W. SARGENT
(<ipvri{jht, 1901,, hy h. If. Sargent
"I think," remarked Calvert very
slowly, "that I should like togo to
California."
Miriam agreed that California would
be a very pleasant place in winter. I
She even declared that she would like
togo there herself. With Calvert it
was necessary to give more than was
j received. He was no conversationalist.
' Now he pondered over Miriam's admis- j
slon as though this opened a new field
for thought,
j "It would be pleasant," he said pres
ently, "togo there on one's wedding
trip."
"Yes," assented Miriam. "It would
; be a very pleasant trip."
"Suppose then," he said, getting very
red, "that we go there—together. You
1 want to go. I want to go. We want
! to get married. Very simple, isn't it?" ,
Miriam sprang to her feet. "Charlie
Calvert," she said excitedly, "I could
Just shake you!" He started back as
i though he feared she would carry her
! threat into execution. "Is that any
: way to ask a girl to marry you? One
I would think you had been brought up
. in an atmosphere of personally con- ]
ducted tours."
"Really," he stammered, "I didn't
i mean to offend you, don't you know?
I really thought we were going to be
married some day."
"We never will until you learn how
to talk," she snapped back. "No wom
an with any self respect would accept j
a proposal like that." There was In- !
j finite scorn in the voice.
I Calvert blinked. He had known
Miriam ever since they had played
dolls together. Even then they had
played at keeping house and bad an-
I nounced to their parents that they
| were going to be married shortly. They
had persisted long after the usual
I course of boy and girl love affairs.
! Miriam knew that he was not much
|of a talker. Why should she expect
!
r |
HE BLIITKD OVER THE OUARP RAIT, AND
DROPPED TO THE TRACK
him to discover new ability simply be
cause he wanted to suggest that It was
time they were married?
He rose to his feet and regarded her
uncertainly. "I think," he drawled, "I
had better be going. I don't seem to
be any good here."
"Go," she said evenly, "and don't
you come back until you learn to tell
a woman that you love her as though
you meant It." She waited until she
heard the door close and then burst
into tears.
She was used to Calvert and his
ways, but all their lives he had accept
ed placidly and unemotionally the fact
of her love. Womanlike, she hunger
ed for the tender words that are as
manna to the heart.
Calvert apparently took her at her
word. The next morning there was a
bunch of violets at her place at the
breukfast table, with his card marked
P. I'. C. in one corner. That was all.
There was some comment that Calvert
should leave town in the middle of the
season, but no one supposed that there
had been any trouble between Miriam
and him, and she was at least spared
the Infliction of curious questions.
For a few days she pretended to her
self that she did not care. She flirted
desperately with Jack Holworth, who
made love dellclously, but his tender
speeches lacked the Inflection of siu
-1 cerlty, and by the end of a week he
bored her. No word came from Cal
vert, and soon she began to worry. To
ask questions would be to admit that
she did not know where he was, and
this would subject her to comment.
She could only wait and hope.
Finally the family began to notice
her appearance. They declared that
a change of scene was what was need
ed. Then her mother decided thatCall
| fornla was the place for her, not know
ing what reflections that country would
bring up.
Out on the Arizona plains the train
' was drawn up on a siding to permit
the eastbound Overland to pass. The
' passengers of the westbound grum
bled at the delay, but Miriam slipped
! off the train to see if she could find
' any subjects for her camera.
1 There was a large group of cacti be
yond the switch, and she trudged down
to get u good viewpoint Just as the be
lated train came speeding along. Sho
[ thought It would be a good chance to
try the speed of her camera by getting
a snapshot of the moving train and,
stepping to one side of the track, held
, the little box In readiness.
But the anticipated snapshot was
never taken. There on the observation
platform of the rear car was Calvert,
as much surprised as she at the ren
-1 contre. With quicker thought than
she had ever given him credit for he
slipped over the guard rail and, hang
ing to the rail for a second, dropped to
the track. He fell sprawling. but wns
up in an instant and was coming to
n. ward her with outstretched hands,
il "Miriam!" he exclaimed joyfully,
i- "It's awfully good to see you! You
112 see I have learned my lesson and was
3 chafing at the three days it would take
e me to reach home, and here you are
out In Arizona to meet me." lie fold
s- ed her in his arms and kissed her. She
s. made no resistance,
s "Well, you needn't have risked your
l life just to say you're glad to see me,"
a she said saucily as soon as speech was
a possible. He laughed,
t "The train wasn't going fast enough
to make it a dangerous accomplish-
I m»r.t. and 1 didn't want to liave to fol
low you. Absence has made me more
| Intelligent. It couldn't make me more
I appreciative. I promise you Unit from
j now on you will have no cause for
! complaint."
There was a new tenderness In his
eyes, a new deference In his attitude
that proclaimed hlin the lover, not
merely the old companion who took
everything for grunted. She held out
her hands with a happy smile.
"I believe you, dear," she said softly,
"but 1 shan't put you to the test. I'll
accept the old proposal and take a
bridal trip to California."
lie caught her In his arms again, and
for a moment they were oblivious of
everything around them. Then he
looked up whimsically. "I hope the
walking's good," he said reflectively.
She gave a cry. There In the distance
the westbound train was fust receding.
No one had noticed her leave the train
or had observed Calvert. They had
simply gone on.
"Well," said Miriam, "let's walk."
And they started for the Golden Gate.
NEW ZEALAND GEYSERS.
Amouftt Til em In Said to Be tlie Bl#-
B«'*t §i»onter In the World.
Yellowstone park is reputed to have
the most magnificent geysers In the
world, but their reputation is based
upon the statements of travelers who
have never been to New Zealund and
who know nothing of Its natural won-
I ders.
Leaving Auckland l>y a fust express
train, a journey of eight hours brings
I one to Itotorua, where may be seen the
most splendid geyser which Is proba
bly to be found anywhere In the world.
To give oue some Idea of the magni
tude of the geyser I need mention only
the height of some of the surround
ing objects. Over the "Inferno crater,"
which contains a seething lake of wa
ter, is a small shelter shed 450 feet
above the plain. The surface of the
water in the geyser basin when at
rest Is about forty feet below this
plain. The height of the eruption
must often be about 000 feet. This
Is by no means exceptional. Higher
"shots" have been recorded. I have
myself seen a shot computed at 1,200
j feet. Some months ago the area of
the basin was measured In a small
boat by a Mr. Buckerldge and a guide,
j They found that the area Is about two
and a half acres, from which It may
be Inferred that this geyser may well
be called the largest In the world.
The geyser plays about twenty-two
times each month. Is very erratic and
gives no warning when It Is about to
erupt. The theory Is advanced that
the basin Is somewhat like a funnel
and that when the water and stones
are ejected the larger stones return
and Jam In the neck, thereby choklug
the outlet, so that an enormous pres
sure of steam must shift them. Whtn
the pressure Is sufficiently great to
blow out the obstructions It nattirrtly
would eject water to a great height.
The theory, however. Is at beet rather
fanciful.
This geyser Is not the only one to
t>e seen In the vicinity, others may
be mentioned, such as the Pohutu,
Walroa, Feather, I'apakura and oth
ers, besides mud volcano**.—Scientific
American.
HAMLET'S MALADY.
A Sturtr of th« Melancholy Dane and
Hid Muoda.
The tragedy of Hamlet Is that a man
: of a peculiar lntrosi»«ctlve tempera
ment Is called upon to settle a practical
i crisis. Hamlet knew this very well
himself, and that makes the tragedy
deeper. Brutus never doubted when
once his decision was taken that he
was the right man to euro the evils of
Rome; Hamlet doubted from the very
| beginning
The t!m«a are out ot Joint. O <mr»ed Spite
That evar I wu bom to »at thetn right
He was too fine, too distinguished,
too intellectual, a character to be the
rough Instrument which fate demand
ed lie has the fatal malady of anal
yzing his own motive®, which Is gener
ally destructive of action. If you once
begin asking yourself what will be the
results aud consequences of a definite
act. you will find that at the moment
of action your will Ui paralysed by ex
cess of scrupulosity, as Hamlet's was
when with his drawn sword he saw his
uncle praying, it was a disease of will
from which Hamlet was suffering. In
any other times It would not have been
so fatal. In this particular time, when
he was called upon to do a specific act
—to avenge his father and kill the
usurper—it Is not he, but a man rather
of the Fortiubras build, who will be
the savior of society. Observe, too,
that, like many Intellectual men, he
cannot be sure of his own moods. He
sees the ghost of his murdered father,
but Is It au honest ghost, is It reaily
his fa tiler's spirit? Hamiet believes In
It on the battlements of Elslnore, but
be entirely disbelieves It In another
mood, when despite the evidences of
his senses he talks of"the bourn from
which no traveler returns." The trav
eler who had returned Is dismissed ap
parently as a fantasy ef his brain. And
these supernatural visiting* In such an
analytic aud Introspective mind do not,
as a matter of fact, supply him with
the motive for his subsequent action.
The ghost can make him put on an an
tic disposition, play with such crea
tures as Itoeencranta and Gulldenstern.
deride the senile hnmortngs of Polo
nlus and lessen the torrent of his words
against his mother. But what the
ghoat cannot do Is to mate him kill his
uncle. He murders him at last, more
or less accidentally, becaose his moth
er was poisoned and I*aeites had play
ed foul In the fencing boot. 8o curi
ously destructive of strong, practical
volition Is an intellectual malady wheu
It ha* grown morbid the tendency to
ward Introspection, self analysis, met
aphysicnl speculation.—W. L. Courte
nay in National Review.
A BUDGET OF MAXIMS.
Rather than say nothing, men are
content to speak 111 of themselves.
A proud man can never be u loser
no. not even when he renounces his
pride.
It Is much less for a man's honor to
distrust his friends than to be deceived
by them.
Few people have the wisdom to like
reproofs that would do them good bet
; ter than praises that do them hurt
It i* with true love as with ghosts
land apparitions, a thing that everybody
talks of and scarce anybody hath seen
The most ("ilsinte'-ested love Is. aftc
all, but a kind of bargain in which th< j
! (loir love of our own selves always ;
proposes to be the gainer some way or i
other. Hochef otica u Id.
Ill* Dmffnl.
"My family." s iid the self confessed j
black sheep, "is fatuous for Its having |
descended from famous ancestry. And j
1 flatter myself that 1 have descended j
j faster than any of the rest."- Baltl \
more American.
|
Order
For Diamonds
[Copyright, by O. li. Lewis.J
The house of Sloane, Saunders A; Co.. j
London, had received a letter from Sir
James Blankton. living about a mile
out of the village of Morpeth, asking ■
them to send down a man with diu
inonds for marriage presents. It was
added that his carriage would meet
the man at the station at »> o'clock In
the evening. 1 was the one selected to j
go, and 1 reached Morpeth on time 1
with £S,(MMi worth of diamonds con- j
cealed about my person.
A carriage awaited me, but 1 had
hardly taken a seat in it when I liud
queer feelings. The outfit was too
common to be owned and publicly'
used by such a man as Sir James;
Blankton, and the two men on the box
didn't appear at all like servants. I
made bold to say:
"See here, men. 1 think there is a
mistake. 1 think I have got Sir James
Blankton mixed up with Sir James,
Dashton. It Is the lutter who owns
u large interest in a Manchester cot
ton factory, isn't it?"
"It may be, but I dunno," replied the
man who was driving as he pulled up
his horses.
"Well, you see, 1 wanted to show
him some of these new dyes for cot
tons."
"Is that your line, sir?"
"Yes. I have ten new colors Just out.
I am sorry for the blunder, but I am
willing"—
"Then what the bloody blazes did
you get Into this turuout for?"
"To see Sir James Blankton, of
course. I got It in my head"—-
"Oh, blow your 'cad and your 'eels
too! Jim, turn about aud drive the
bkiomln' ass back to town!"
"I'll be shot If I does!" replied Jim.
"He can get right out 'ere and take
'lsself back on his own legs and be
blowed to him!"
When I had walked the two miles
and reached town, I went to a hotel.
Inside of live minutes I had learned
that Sir James Blauktou lived In the
opposite direction to that I had taken.
Further, that the gentleman and his
wife had been In Scotland for several
weeks. It did not tuke me long to
figure It out to uiy perfect satisfaction.
It was a put up Job to rob the London
house through me, and It had been put
up with the aid of some one at Sir
James Blankton's house.
I started for London by the U o'clock
tralu. The night had come on dark and
stormy, and there were but few pas
sengers from Morpeth. There were
two plain women ticketed to Durham
and a man about forty years old of
pleasing address and genteel appear
ance. The four of us were ushered
Into the same compartment. As soon
as we fell Into conversation the man
gave me to understand that he lived
at Beverly, a town about fifty miles
down the line, and from certain words
let fall I gathered that he was a prom
inent public official of the place. I
didn't exactly reply that I was In the
dye line, but lie probably Inferred as
much from what I said. I was glad of
his company. He was well posted, a
fair talker.
The women got out at Durham and
left us alone. We passed Darlington
and were still the sole occupants of
the compartment. Mr. Arnold, as he
bad given his name, had been sitting
opposite me for an hour. As the tralu
cleared Darlington, ha .vever, he rose
up and yawned and said:
"I am sleepy, and yet I can never
get a wink of sleep on the train. By
the way, I found a curious coin on the
street at Morpeth today. Can you make
anything of It?"
He had a coin in his lingers as he
stepped over to tne. I reached out a
hand to receive It when he seized me
by the throat with both hands aud hud
me on my back la a second. I was no
match for him In strength. He gripped
my throat so suddenly and so iiercely
that I was deprived of all powers of
resistance. Bending over me, with nia'
knee on my chest, he finally let up on
his clutch and said:
"Don't be foolish now! I know you
and am after those diamouds."
He drew a wicked looking knife and
held tt In his teeth, while he used some
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I stout cord to tie my hands behind my j
I back. Wby didn't 1 resist ? Simply
because liis clutch on my throat had j
j almost paralyzed me. When he had \
: taken the ke> of my Gladstone from j
j one of my pockets lie turned me over j
I and s:ii<!:
"Now for the sparklers. 1 know you
shifted tin into the bag when you were
! at the hotel. A deuced line layout, and
' the cash value must be close to £IO,OOO. !
! It's a pretty haul indeed, and no risk ;
I attending it."
lie placed the jewel case in his pock
jet. lighted a cigar and pleasantly con
i tinned
"Take it easy, my boy. The uext
j stop is North Allerton, and I shall gag
j you and leave the train there. You'll j
! be discovered at Leeds or sooner."
1 was so mail and uiy throat hurt me
jso much that I made no attempt tore- [
[ ply. After a couple of minutes the
! train slackened speed. and in sixty sec- j
I onds more it had come to a standstill. |
"Special stop, Is it?" growled the rob- j
her as he took a gag from his pocket
and bent over me. "Well, here goes to i
i keep you quiet while 1 get away."
1 Just then the guard opened the d'>or i
! to admit two passengers, und I began
to yell at the top of my voice. The i
j roblier made a bolt for It, and he would j
i have got off temporarily at least but
j for an accident. He caught his foot ,
and fell heavily on the platform, and
before he could rise the guards had
him secure. The Job had been put up .
between him and the two men who i
drove me. assisted by a maid in Sir j
I James Blankton's house, and I had the
satisfaction of seeing the quartet sent
to prison f«r long terms. M QUAD.
ETIQUETTE.
A gentleman always rises from his
chair when a lady enters or leaves the j
room.
On a man's visiting card only titles
that Indicate u rank or profession for
life should bo used.
At a ball one may not refuse a cer
tain dance to one gentleman and then
dance It with another.
A letter to a married woman is di- !
rected with her husband's name or ini
tials and her own—ae, Mrs. Thomas It
Glbbs or Mrs. T. R. Gtbba.
To be polite to one we dislike Is not
necessarily being lnslucere. Politeness
is not so much a manifestation toward
others as au indication of what we
are ourselves. We owe It to ourselves
to be well bred.
On formal occasions no napkin rings
appear on the table and the napkiu Is :
used but the once. At the home dinner |
the napkin, If not too soiled, should be
placed In the ring to be used again at
i breakfast or luncheon.
J .J. BROWN
THE EYE A SPECIALTY
Kyes tested, treated, fitted with glass
es ind artificial eyes supplied.
.Market Street, Bloomsbtirg, Pa. 1
Hours—lo a. m.to sp. m.
IBQ if!
A Rellatole
TO SHOP
Tor all kind of Tin Roofing
Spouting and Conoral
Jolt Work.
Stoves, Heaters, Ran«M,
Furnaces, eto.
PRICES THE LOWEST!
QUALITY TDE BEST!
JOHN HIXSON
NO. 116 E. FRONT BT.
Nothing has ever equalled it.
Nothing can ever surpass it.
Dr. Kings
New Discovery
P.. p rir#
A Perfect For All Throat and
Cure: I.ung Troubles.
Money back if it fails. Trial Bottle* free.
T ACKAWANNA RAILROAD
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WKHT.
AMAM A M I :
New Yorl IT 10" .... iOOO t'
P M
Scranton ..ir 61? I J
My
Buffalo ... It II HO 24S
»> .M.
Scranton »r 55* |UOS ....
\ M.V Ml. Ml
.-cranlon iv t8 85 *lO 10 tl W> *t •
Uellerue
Taylor 844 lUI7 10» i «
Lackawanna 850 10 24 410 ( V
Duryea «H 10 28 113 ts
ritiHton tsa w* al7 11
Susquehanna Ave 701 10S7 2if (v
West Plttston ~ 705 10 41 2 2-< 7?
Wyoming.... 71U 10 4« 227 70
Forty Kort 2.11
Bennett 717 10 52 234 <1
K ihgst'ih ar
j Wllkes-harre ar 7»n II lu 2 s«j 7 4
I Wllkes-Harre IT 71<> 10 40 Ift !i
| Kingston Iv 724 10 56 24C 7ii
Plymouth June
Plymouth 7 % 11 05 24V 7
Nantlcoke 743 U M 2> ;
I Hunlock * 74H ii in lot ; i
I Shlrkxhlnuy *Ol 1131 *2» 7*'
I Hicks Kerry Ml 1114- ■j> P> "
| Beach Haven SIV II 4S !f7 *0
Berwick *'27 1154 8 44
Briari-reek f»S2 RN
! WtllOW SIOTI fH M ... t54 ft »
Lime Kldge 840 fii UH lie f> t
Kspy 848 12 16 406 fcl
, Hioomsburg 853 12 2*2 412 If
: Kill>ert 857 12 2."' 41) If
( atawIMMK 9 02 12 82 4 '42 CI
Danville »15 IS 44 * « v
Cameron 924 ri2»7 448
Northun.lier d ar H35 110 4 >5
KA9T
\ M A. M P. M.l 1
Nortbu'jii>err. . ** ii tMiOU tl 50 •">
"smernu '>s7 f2 0! t
Danville 7 0". i 0 Ik 21. j «
I l'atawlssa.. 721 10 22 228 11»
Rupert 10 87 22k a a
112 Hioomsburg 723 10 4i 288 (J
B-py 788 10 48 Ift ri
! Lirne Ridge 744 no 54 r2 4e re a
Willow Urove f7 4H f2 54) ....
Brlarcreek 7 62 f2 to 112 «.
Berwick 75 7 11 06 258 8 1
Beech Haven 806 11112 <O3 II
Hicks Kerry 811 fll 17 4Db M
Shickshlnny e22 1181 120 ft at
Hunlocks 838 .4 31 fT *J»
Nantlcoke 8 88 1144 8 38 7 14
Avondale ill 142 7 a
Plymouth 845 1)51 447 721
Plymouth June 847 ... 452
Kingston ar 856 11 59 400 7l>
Wllkes-Barre ur WlO 12 10 410 7fc
Wilkes Barre Iv »40 1' 10 >SO 7»
Kingston IT 855 11SS 400 7 1
Luzerne 858 al2 02 4Os 7 4
Korty Kort fIMW ... . 407 ....
Wyoming 805 12 08 412 741
West PittstoD 910 417 Tl
Susquehanna Ave IB 12 14 420 7i
Plttston 919 12 17 424 801
Duryea 828 428 101
Lackawanna 820 4XI Bli
Taylor 882 440 91?
Bellevne ....
Scran ton ar 842 12 86 450 831
A M. P. M P. II
Scranton.... IT 10 25 tl 55 .... 1111
A. M
Buffalo . tr.... 756 7 31
A. M. P M I' M A.H
Scranton \* 1010 12.40 J3 35 *2 81
P.M. P. M fJl.il
I New York ar H3O 5 0«t 735 65C
•Daily, tDally except Sunday.
Stops on signal or on notice to conductor
= a.stops on signal to take on passenger* lo-
New York. Blnghamton and point- west.
T. E. CLARKE T. W. LKK
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
TIME TABLE
In Effect Nov. 29th, im
A M. A.M. I U.
Scranton(D4tH)lv jj: » ;9 47 '«ts4 >
l'lttsion " " 7 fit-15 5'2 10 5 5-.
A.M. P.M. P.M
Wilkesbarre,.. Iv A.M. 510 .15 245 ;fl (si
Plym'th Kerry "S7 25 11" 42 I 2 52 fl "7
Nantlcuke " 7 :ti 10 50 30| 917
Mocanaiiua .... " 742 II 07 82y 637
Wapwallui>en.. " *Ol II 18 3 :ll 847
Nescopeck ar slO 11 'i>\ 342 700 ......
A.M. I A.H.
PotUvllle Iv 5 s<v fll a 5
Hazleton * ' 705 ...... 245s- 4 >
Tomhlcken " 722 305 iu>
Kern Glen " 721 3
Kock Ulen "I 7 5 322 822
Nescopeck .... ari I 03 : ••••
Catawissa j 4 00 I 00i_ .
! %~M A. M P.M. P M _
Nescopeck... .iv ? H lf> 511 3H )42»7 00
Creaty I 14 3t 11 :» 3 .2 708
Kspy Kerry... ' 112« 4. 11 4-; I 4 03 7%'
E. Bloomiburg " 847 11 50 406 725
t'stnwissa Iv 854 11.57 413 T32
South Danville "I 9 14 12 15 431 751
Sunbury ar 930 12 40 4 5,5 hls
|A.M. P.M. Y. M KM
Sunbury Iv II V 42 ill 4" } 5 18 y ,3,
lA'wiHhurg.... ar 10 13 I t"' 54* ......
Milton 10 <«n 1:» 54410 11
Wllllamsport.. " 110" 1 411 64010 oo
Lock Haven... " 11 69 220 787
Kenovo "'A.M. SOO *3O ;
Kane "| 8 25| j
P.M. P.M.I
Lock Haven..iv Jl2 10 l 3 45 '
Bellefoute ....ar lUSI 444 ....
Tyrone " j 210 • 800 |
Phlltpsburg " 610{ 802 ( '
Clearheid.... " 6541 Bto , i
Pittsburg.... '• j 6 36110 45 ......
Ir.ivT pTml P. m. P M
Sunbury Iv 950 § 1 .Mt :510 !* 31;
Harrleburg.... ar 111 3o §315t650 10 10
P. M. P. M. P. M. A M
Philadelphia., ar } 3 17'il 623 H 9 2» 4 23
Baltimore "i 1 11 « <'o 9
Washington ... "$ 4 20 |, 7 16 10 55 S .IU
lA.m, PTM.
Sunbury Iv }lo 00 § 2
Lewistown Jc. ar 11 45. 405 ;
Pittsburg 6 55 )10 45, 1
A.M P.M P. M l»~M ~
Harrlsburg.... Iv 11 *& : I 2o n 7 2u SIIOS
P.M. A M. A. M A M
Httsburg ar | • IIS I If I 5" 5 W
P. M.! P M A M AM
Pittsburg IV 7 10 |BOO | 3 W)|(8 00 ....
A.M ! A Ml I m MI
Harrlsbarg.... ar I S 00; I 4 25>.1l 25, 3 lo
Pittsburg Iv J 00 8 00 ....
j A.M. PM
Jj. '•! i: 7 :t" 300 ....
Suntiury ar .(J i» 3 > 4 10
LP. M. A M A M A M
Washington... Iv li 40 7 " 10 30
Baltimore " 11 00 440 *4O 11 W"
Philadelphia... " 11 4o 4 3 9JO 11 40 ;";
A. M A M A. M. P M
narrmnurg — iv 3 35'j T wjn iu ; - »
Sunbury ...... ai > 80; i » 10>; 6 1
P.M.! AMA M |
Pi IU burg i\ ;12 45 300 i 8
Clearfield.... " j 3 .*>
Pblilpsburg.. " 485 10 I li I" *
Tyrone •• 7 18. ■> lo 12 25 •••
.lleliefoiite.. " 81H 9i' 2 125 ••••
Lock Haven ar 815 10 .11) 210 *•••
P.M. A M A M P M
Erie Iv | & 3-"i
Kane 8 4> ; 6 "0' ""
Kenoro " 11 .8' ;l> 4». 10 30 § I li •**
Lock Haven " 12 38 7 :«J 11 25 2 si>---*
A.M.' P M
Wllllaiusixirt .. '• 244 sasUll«' -30
Milton "i 2 2:: 918 I*> 4 »•••
Lewlsburß "| j 9 o'> I 15 4SM
Sunbury ar 3sn 946 164 6 oft
.M. A M P M P MI
Sunbury Iv ♦; t. |» .w 2in 6 .'■>
South Danville " 7 II 10 17 221 5<
Catawissa " 7 32| lo 86 2 6
EBloomsburg . " 787 10 43 243 «15 ••••
Kspy Kerry '■ 742 tl" 47 (8 lt< ""
i'reasy 752 l n 68 2 • .■
Nescojieck " 802 11 05! H 9.' •40 ••••
7M AM r. M. P M! —" J
('atawlssa Iv !O'JB
Nescopeck Iv Hgg ... IS96|IYOA""
Kock (Hen ar 11 22 7 2> ••••
Kern (Jlen " |sl II 2S> IB TM
Tomhlcken '• 858 II."> > '*-
Haxleton « i(t ii 8 06 '•••
Pottsvilie " lo 15 1 'O 645
~A~M AMP M P M
Nescopeck Iv «» 02 11 i' 653 05 e I •••
Wapwallopeß.-ar 8 li' 11 20 320 K 62, - *"
Mocaaaqua.... " 831 1132 H3O 701
Nantlcoke 854 II 64 :i lo 7 iy| '"
■ P M'
Plym'th Kerry f9 02 12 <»2 3*• f7 > ••••
Wilksbarie . 910 12 lo 406 785 ••••
'AM P M P MP
PlttstontDAH) ar s 9 ?v 12 2;' ? 4 K ....
Scranton " " 10 08 1 H I»4 | ....
Weekdays! Ft Flag stato n.
Pullman Pari.'! and Sleeping Cars rue
throngh trains between Scsbury, Wllllaia«|s>rt
aud Erie between Sunbnry aui Pklladelphla
and Washington and between UarrlsbuTs. Pitts
burn and the West.
Kor further information apply to Ticket Agent
W. W. ATTERBCRY. J K. WOOD
Geueral Manager. Pass. Traffic MDT
pEU W B(»YD,OEM IPasaouger Agent
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