DOG AND
DIPLOMAT
», LOWLLL OTUS KEESE
Cjpyrujf.l. 1904, by Lowell Otui Rrrir
Magnolia was mie of those quiet lit
tle towns by the southern sea where
many people goto spend the winter.
Its chief beauty lay in the wide forest
of live oaks all about, through which
wound the level driveway, with its ac
companying bicycle path. The sea
knocked lazily at the door, but never
with enough energy to cause the quiet
little town to give it any attention be
yond that of an occasional midwinter
bathing party or a elainbaking expedi
tion up the coast, where the rocks
were large and black in the moonlight
and the scene peculiarly adapted to the
telling of ghost stories and the walks
home eminently well suited to the tell
ing of love stories which, while not so
thrilling, were infinitely more satisfac
tory.
Carleton saw her on the avenue one
morning lie watched her enter a cer
tain house with magnolias in the front
yard. She entered with an air of pro
prietorship, and Carleton promptly de
elded that it was her home. He strode
away to the nearest drug store and by
skillful diplomacy elicited from the
benevolent old gentleman with specta
cles that the house wus occupied by
< 'oh>nel Barclay of New York, aud—
But Carleton promptly forgot the
rest of it as being "Irrelevant, lucom
petent aud immaterial." He remem
bered the name, however, and he saw
her again that evening—afar off.
lie was a modest fellow, and he tried
to keep out of sight However, he
thought about her most assiduously,
and finally he dreamed about her. This
was getting serious. To think all day
about a girl you've never met and to
dream about her all night Is alarming
and an indication that it is time for
3011 to leave town or hunt tip a mutual
friend.
Carletou kr.ew no one in Magnolia,
and he could not induce himself to
leave. He continued to haunt the
beach and drive and tell his troubles
to the bin pointer, who always listen
eii with an appreciative thump of the
tail and a tremendous droop of his
cavernous jaw.
One evening Carleton was lying upon
the grass half a mile from town when
suddenly the pointer sprang up with
a startled bark and rushed out Into
the middle of the bicycle path, frisking
and ready for a romp. He was Just in
time to collide with Miss Barclay's
wheel and send that frightened young
lady to the ground in an undignified
heap.
Carleton ran out In a perfect agony
of contrition. "It's all Don's fault!"
he cried "I hope you won't—are you
hurt?'' he finished anxiously.
The young lady was regarding her
muddy costume with mingled wrath i
and mortification. Her face burned a
rosy red. and she sprang quickly upon
her wheel and started with all speed |
from the scene of her tumble.
"He's a horrid, mtiddy beast," she ,
half sobbed, "and if I owned him I |
would have him shot." Then with a
half glance at the abject young man.
who stood hat In hand, she swept
around a bend in the road and was
gone.
Carleton stood benumbed. "It's ail
over now," he sighed. "Don, you've
done It this time all right." The poor
pointer hung his head and slunk away
to lie down behind a tree and watch
his master with agonized, apprehen
sive eyes. He was guilty, but so sor
ry.
Carleton regarded him long and
thoughtfully.
"Don, old boy," he said, "It's tip to
you. You've got to be sacrificed. It
go«*< hard with me. old chap, but she
has condemned you, nnd that settles
It."
Don wagged his tail anxiously and
with doubt. He didn't understand, on
ly that things were not at all right and
that there was trouble ahead.
When Miss Barclay came down the
next morning she found the big point
er tied to a magnolia free In her front
yard. Affixed to his collar was a card.
She stood for a moment In blank
amazement looking at the dog. Don
sat down and .smiled at her, thrashing
his tall vigorously among the leaves
to tell her he was sorry, but mighty
friendly.
The girl approached slowly. Don j
watched her, but made no extravagant |
demonstrations. It was a point in his
favor and went far toward excusing
his ill chosen frivolity of the day be
fore.
.Miss Barclay laid a tentative hand
upon his bead. Don looked into her
eyes gravely, but made no effort to
presume upon the short acquaintance
by unseemly fawnings.
The girl smiled finally. "Whose dog
are you. anyway?" she asked quizzical-
It
The pointer opened his wide jaws j
and laughed with a soft, panting ;
breath. Then In* solemnly raised the ,
right paw and laid It In Miss Bar- j
clay's hand furiosity took possession
of the girl, and she tore the card from
the dog's collar and read it:
Dear Miss R;<r< 1 ay— Here !• the bearer.
I >on. pursuant to your expressed wish of
yesterday. Perhaps It Is a bit cowardly,
but I confess I haven't the heart to kill
htm myself He ;ind I have been ohumn a
lon* time, and it* Is the only beltiK I
know In the whole south Po, whilo I ex
press my d»-*pest regret for the nnnoy
tnr« he caused you yestwrduy, let m" be
speak for him .in <asy and painless death,
for he haa his jjoi>d points Very r< spect
fully, ROHEKT CAKT.KTON.
"Well!" ejaculated Miss Barclay j
when she had read it. "Oh, my!" She
glanced furtively up and down the
street and across tlu> way and seemed
about to run. Nobody was in sight,
however, save a nigged negro boy car j
rying a valise around the corner. "How
foolish of me!" she smiled. She re
read the note and looked at the dog.
Don wigwagged her a friendly signal,
and the tears came to her eyes. "Kill
such a dear fellow! Never!"
She sat down on the grass and puck
ered her brows as she thought. Pres
ently a liglit came into her eyes and
she gasped 1 hen she frowned and
smiled.
"Impudent rase -i!" she said. "He's
trying to get acquainted with me. It's
perfectly outrageous of him'.'' She
tried to be angry very, very angry
But somehow she did not quite suc
ceed. She remembered the picture of
a tall, flushed young fellow with a
well bred face standing before her
with a look of miserable apology, and
she was bound to confess that she was
not able to feel just as indignant as
she ought. She read the note once
more.
"Impudent!" she said to Don. "Im
pudent—but but clever!" and she
laughed. The dog laughed back and
whacked the ground violently with his
tall.
Then the real serious part of the puz
sle occurred to her. She did not know I
1 the man's uddress. How then could
she send this valuable animal back to
him? And really did she not owe him !
an apology for her rude remark to him j
yesterday? lie had not been to blame,
and he had tried so hard to apologize.
After awhile she decided to advertise
—discreetly. It seemed the best solu
tion of the distracting problem. She
untied the rope and led the dog around
to the rear of the house, where she
turned him over to the housemaid, and
went Into telephone her advertisement
to the paper.
Fifteen minutes later she found her
self out in the back yard agaiu. Don's
eyes met her reproachfully. He was
confined ignomlniously In a chicken
coop.
Miss Barclay tried her best to think
if was all right. Then she gave it up.
lie was such a splendid dog after all! !
She took him from the coop and al- j
lowed him the freedom of the back j
yard. Don did not abuse the privilege. ;
lie seemed to understand that he was |
on parole. He lay down at her feet and
watched her adoringly. She wandered
it way to the hammock and tried to for- i
get the whole incident In a book. Don |
followed, sat down and peered solemn- 1
; ly over the edge of the hammock with j
grave eyes which seemed to say,
1 "What are you going to do about It?" (
That evening Carleton picked up the
| paper and read;
K. ("'.—your dog has been pardoned and
released on his own recognisance. Heaae
j come and pet him. L* B.
An>l when Carleton called Don had
; been promoted. He was lu the parlor,
lying on the best Persian rug.
• *•••••
' Bless old Don!" said Carleton fer
veuily six months later. "He caused
It all. He's a diplomat worthy the
court of St. James."
"Yes," said Miss Barclay, with a shy
smile, "he's almost as great a diplomat
as his master, save that he lacks his
I master's Impudence."
"Perhaps," assented Carleton cheer
j fully, "but much goes with Impudence
which might possibly be missed by
, mere diplomacy." And he kissed her.
Indirect Anowern.
Yankees are said to answer one ques
tlou by another. Turks meet questions
by another sort of evasion, quite as tr
-1 ritiiting Sir A Henry Layard says in
his "Autobiography" that during a
journey through Asia Minor he met a
shepherd driving his flock
I asked him how many goats he pos
sessed.
His reply was, "As many as passed
by you."
"But," said I, "I did not count them.
How many are there?"
"The same number I took with me
to the mountains."
"But how many did you t ike to the
mountains?"
"As many as I had."
It was useless to inquire any further.
Passing a caravan of laden camels,
i I asked one of the drivers whence he
' eanie.
| "From that side," was the answer,
; pointing with hfs finger in the direc
i tlon.
"But from what town?"
"The towu is there," pointing again
"But the name of the town?"
| "It was toward Smyrna."
And so the colloquy end«*d.
This habit is derived from the sus
picion entertained by easterners of
strangers, who are generally taken for
government officials on some mission
connected with taxgathering or other
business distasteful to the population
Fl*h Tlint An* Xot Fish.
Ou our way into the interior of New
foundland part of our route was over
a lovely lake. We had not proceeded
far when I thought I could occasional
ly see the water break with u splash
in close proximity to the canoe. I turn
ed to the native who was handling the
paddle and inquired whether there
were any fish in the pond
"Fish? No. sir- no fish, sir."
Presently I saw not six feet from the
how of the canoe a magnificent salmon
rise to the surface and with a swish of
his tail disappear to the depths. Again
I turned to my friend with the remark:
"Daddy, did I understand you to say
that there were no fish in this lake?"
"No fish, sir—no fish "
"Yes, but —I beg your pardon—l—a
moment ago saw- what I took to be a
twelve or fifteen pound salmon break
the water not six feet from the bow
of the canoe."
"Oh. yes, that WHS a salmon! There
are plenty of trout and salmon In all
these waters, but no fish, sir. You
know, we don't count anything as fish
i In these parts but i-odfisb, sir."—''Cari
bou Shooting Tr Newfoundland."
An Old Time nip Vnu Winkle.
The learned John Stow, known as
the "London Antiquary," records tha
following: "April 27, 154f1, was Tues
day in Easter week, and on that day
William Foxley, potmaker of the mint,
fell asleep, and he continued sleeping
and he could not be wakened with
pinching, cramping or burning what
soever until the first day of term,
which was fourteen days and fifteen
: nights after his sleep began. The
i causes of this extraordinary sleep
could not be known, although the same
were diligently searched for after by
! the king's physician and many othet
learned men. He lived for forty years
after he recovered."
AMERICAN NAi\'LS.
|
Robert l.ouls Stevennon •as Im
pressed by Their Orauty.
Robert Louis Stevenson spoke in
his own attractive way of the nomen
clature of the states, towns and rivers
of our land thus: "And when I asked
the name of a river from the brake
; man and heard it was called the Sus
quehanna the beauty of the name
seemed to be part and parcel of the
beauty of the land. As when Adam
with divine fitness named the crea
tures, so the word Susquehanna was
at once accepted by the fancy. That
j was the name, as no other could be,
for that shining river and desirable
valley.
"None can care for literature in it
self who does not take a special pleas
ure In the sound <>f names, and there
is no part of the world where nomen
clature is so rich, poetic, humorous
and picturesque as the I'nited States
of America. All times, races and lan
guages have brought their contribu
tion. Pekin is in the same state
with Euclid, with Bellefontaiue ami
Sandusky; Chelsea with its London
association of red brick, Sloan square,
and the King's Itoad Is own suburb to
Stately and primeval Memphis.
"The names of the states and terrl
torlea themselves form a chorus of
sweet aud most romantic vocables -
Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Florida,
lowa, Wyoming. Minnesota and tho
Carolinas; there are few poems with
a nobler music for the ear; a songful,
tuneful land, and if the new Homer
shall arise from the western continent
his verse will tie enriched, his page*
ring spontaneously, with the names of
states and cities that would strike tho
fancy in a business circular."— Savaa
-1 nah News.
THE PECULIAR SNAIL.
This Creature Can I.ivp Without Air,
Water anil \oiirlnliuieii<.
The common snail hits lungs, heart
and a general circulation and Is in
every respect an air breathing creature.
Tills notwithstanding, he can live on
Indefinitely without inhaling the least
atom of air. that which Is usually con
eidered the essential to existence in all
creatures supplied with lungs.
Leppert says,"To all organized crea
tures the removal of oxyuen, water,
nourishment and heat causes death to
ensue." When that statement was
made he did not appear to consider the
vnail as one among the great host of
"organized beings," for the experi
ments made by l'rofessor Spallanzanl
prove that any or all the usual life con
ditions can be removed In its case with
out terminating Its existence or In any
way impairing its functions.
It is a fact well known that the com
mon land snail retreats into his shell
011 the approach of frosty weather in the
fall and that the opening or mouth of
the shell is hermetically sealed by a
secretion which is of a silky texture
and absolutely impervious to air and
water. In ibis condition it is piain
that he I- '< i rived of three out of the
four elements of life mentioned by
Leppert—viz, air, water and nourish
ment.
AMERICAN WOMEN.
A rhanc of Their llooNekerpluK That
SurprlftpM KllKlJftl>women.
A favorite tling of the French at the
English has always been that the lat
ter are a nation of shopkeepers. An
Englishwoman has called Americans
"a nation of housekeepers." During
a visit to this country she was struck
by the fact that so many American
women of means and refinement ei
ther "do their own work" or actively
superintend the domestic arrange
ments, taking a pride in this duty.
Our friend was surprised to learn
that "an American woman will spend
the forenoon in cooking or dusting or
cleaning, then dress herself like a
duchess and sally forth to the meeting
of a fashionable club where she Is to
read a learned paper, like as not. or
else call a carriage and make a round
of social calls. And her standing does
not seem to be impaired in the least
by the fact that during part of the day
she has done the work of a menial
nor has it affected her own personal
attractiveness."
No other \vom:ui lias done so much
as the American to emphasize the dig
nity of labor.—Housekeeper.
SAILORS' TROUSERS.
The Reason Tliey Are llkkio and
Widf From tl»t» Knee* Down.
A sailor's trousers often give rise to
a great deal of ridicule by reason oi'
their baggine-s anil widen*-s from the
knees down. No oue troubles to think
that they may have been made in that
way for some special purpose or other.
Jack tars naturally have so much to do
with water that it is almost to lie won
dered that for working purposes tlicy
are not supplied with kn<* breeches. in
which they would be able to paddle
about without danger of damaging tho
leg portion of their nether garments.
As this Innovation has not taken place,
the trousers are made very baggy so
that they can be easily turned up well
out of the water when work in the wa
ter has to be done. Were they provi I
ed with trousers of the same width all
the way down the leg they would find
it difficult to 'urn them up far enough
without at the same time impeding
their actions owing to the compression
that would be caused.—London Stand
ard
UoK'a Memory «>f «• Be« Stlnit.
"Something must have stung your
dog." saitl a resilient of this city to a
suburbanite, whom lie was visiting a
few days ago, as he noticed the antics
of a large eollie which, after snapping
frantically at a flying Insect, lowered
his head and carefully licked his right
forepavv.
"No," replied the owner of the dog,
"that is only a little delusion of his.
When he was a puppy a bee stung him
on that foot you see him attending to.
and ever since be has cherished a
standing grudge against flying insects
Apparently the sight of one not only
arouses his anger, but recalls most
vividly his first experience with one,
for eaeh time after running after one.
whether he catches it or not, he stops
and tenderly licks the place where he
was stuns two years ago. As far as I
know he lias never been stung since
then." — l'hilad' 'phi ■ i'ress.
A I.eMHon In liming.
"What are you going to do, Henry?'
asked Mrs. Uptodate as her husband
unwrapped a pair of boxing gloves.
"I'm going to give Willie some les
sons in self defense," he answered.
"Every boy should know how to take
care of himself in an emergency. Come
on, Willie. I won't hurt you."
Twenty minutes later Mr. Uptodate
returned, with a hand up to his face.
"Get me a piece of raw meat to put
on my eye and some arnica," he said.
"Why, you don't mean to say that
Willie"—
"No, i don't. Of course I don't. I've
dlscoverc.l that the only way to teach
that boy is with a strap."—New York
Press
OTfrpon fid once.
The two strangers who were stand
ing at a downtown corner crossed the
street anil accosted a young man on
the opposite corner.
"Will you please tell me," said one
of them, "which is the best way togo
from here to Seventy second street?'
"Well," replied the young man. "the
best way, of course, Is to take an an
tomobile. If you can't do that I sug
pest a street car as the next best."
"Thank you." said the stranger. "I
was BO certain fn»m your appearance
that you would give a civil answer to
a civil question that I bet a two dol
lar bill on that i roposltion with my
friend here. I see I have lost. One
can't always judge from appearances.
Good morning, sir." Chicago Tribune.
Sin- Wax Juklnif.
"No." she said, "1 I can only be a
sister to you."
"Very well," said he,"l must be go
ing I had expecti*i.l a different answer,
but—well, good night."
"George," she faltered, as he was
leaving the room, "<;eorge."
"What Is it?" he asked crossly.
"Aren't you going to kiss your sister
good night?" lb' diu not go.
(•nrileii I {interim.
The noted .Japanese gardens, famous
for their beauty, owe much of their
charm to the quaint lanterns which
are used lit gn at | iofti- an. The best
of their garden lanterns are made of
bronze ,-rfter quaint native designs.
Some of them are richly carved and
are of great iie' Snsii value Many of
these I: nti ~112 pre.if antiquity,
and the Issi t. m ; !es re .ecu at Nik
kho, famous fjr is evi'i. 'lie bronzes
J A KMT AI. ST AT KM KNT
OK THK
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
«>»-'
: Danville and Mahoning Poor Dis
trict for the N ear Ending
Jan. l, 190f).
1. I*. BA l(K, Treasurer.
In account with the Directors of the l)nn
vllica Miilionhit: Poor District.
DR.
! To balance due Dlri ctors at last settle-
I incut ftt ><' 44
Tocasli received from h. W. Peterson
I duplicate for liM:t 45009
To cash received from K. \V Peters on
I (lupin-ate I'.MU 4707 OS
Toc.isli received from W. IS. Ilyer 011
duplicate 11*1-1 I!s> ltl
T«> cash received from K. Wcrtman
1 on account duplicate iva* 544 00
To cash received from K. Rosenthal.. ti-! UO
io cii-.li received from Mrs. 'joiner
Thorns SO 00
' To cash received from.l. I*. Harc.com
mittec of Nam Piekins 11-10
I'.i cash received from .los.Tan t'ou
1 To cash received from J. I". Hare from
! Haha estate 2400
To cash received from John F. Tooley s'-i
I'o cas received from return taxes... 51 si
ITo cash received from .Math. Younft. •• B#'
I'o cash received from P.M. Kerns— HoO
T<> cash received from A lon Scolder est 11;> 4.'
loc:i>li received from Phillip Pollock 10 00
' To cash received from Steward for
produce 501 d... 4-1 -54
*s|!iflßo
CR.
P.y \\ hole amount of orders paid by the
Treasurer during the year UlO4 ... 7770 "Wi
Bal due Directors at present settlement S3OO 27
Directors of Danville and Mahoning
Poor District in Account with the
District.
DR.
To balance due from Treasurer at last
settlement 1200 41
To balance due from U.K. Dyer at last
settlement for the year llio.i 1 4112
. To balance due from K. W. Peters at
last settlement on duplicate for
t lie year 1901 2151
To balance due from K W. Peters at
last settlement on duplicate for
tiie 1902 I*4 8S
To amount ol iluplioate issued IS. W.
Peters for the Borough of Danville
for the year ItHVI fil" Iti
I To amount of duplicate issued K. \V.
Peters for the Horough yf Danville
for tiie year 15*04 5001125
To Penalty of a i>or cent on S4U7 U7 dup
licate for the year 1001 'U 90
Amount of duplicate issued E.G. Wort
man for the Township of Malion
ini; for the year l!H)4 081 57
To penalty of per cent ou 100 H-'i dup
licate "for the year il)'l 53S
To cash received from Kli Rosenthal. SiOO
To cash rec. Irom Mrs. (lomer Thomas SO 00
To cash received from J. P. Hare com
mittee of Sam Pickens. 11241
To cash received from Joseph Law.... It 1K)
To cash received from J. P. Hare, act.
of Hawn estate 3(19
To cash roc. from John I". Tooley
To cash received from return taxes... 5181
To cash received from Mattie Young . 2 00
To cash received from P. M. Kerns. Joo
To cash received from A lon Sechlorest 145 42
|To cash received from Phillip Pollock NW
cash received from Steward lor Pro
duce sold 421 S4
* 9574 80
CR.
By Commission allowed Win. E. Dyer
of 5 per cent on -I2H Oil on dupli
cate lor the year 1903 OIS
Exboneration allowed Wm. E. Dyer
fin duplicate for PHI I 5 2s
Balance due from E. SV. Peters on du
plicate for 11101 2151
Balance due from F. W.Peters on <lu-
I I ica 1 • for I " 2 ISI KS
By com [nigs ion allowed E \V. Peters of ">
percent on *i7.;.m on duplicate for
l'.'o : 21 68
I-.\om rations allowed E. W.Peterson
duplicate for I ho year IWIU 4111
Bv balance duo from E. \V. Peters for
11*1': .. |84.17
|:> iibat* menl allowed E. \\". Peters of
"• per e, ni on -j ,s.i 75 on duplicate
for \ car P.M'4 l"2ii IS»
i;> commission allow" d E. \V. Peters
of 2 per cent on Isi ?s onduplicati
112. r tlie year 19M s; in
H.\ comiulssion allowed K. \V Peters of
p< r cent on t'i'i ii on duplicate for
year I'.HU 2711
By abatement allow d I- . (i. Wormian
of 5 per cent, on Slo<> lon duplicate
for the year If'! 20 02
I'\ i'oii mission allowed I 1;. Wert man
of I pel cent. 011 s ,Sn 11 on duplicate
foi the year liHH II ||
By c imtulssion al.owod E.G.Wertinau
of > per cent, on sls 1 21 onduplicato
for year 1004 H!{l
By bal. due from E. <». Wcrtman 011
duplica.e for your 19' I. 11228
Br l.a lance <lue Imm E. W. Peters dupli
-1904 522 s7
Bv orders paid by Treasurer durlnvc the
year ! 7770 58
By balance due Directors at present
settlement :tfi» 27
0574 80
statement <J Ordtis issued during the
year 1 Paid and outstanding ond
purposes far trhich the same
tcere issued.
Directors Salaries + .'IOO 00
Steward 225 00
Physicians 15N 50
Attorney 5500
Treasurer 75 00
• 'lcrk 75 00
Auditing ami Duplicate 10on
Transient Paupers 14 05
Jutloes 5 nu
Xiaeelltaam Itwau 1804
Printers hills is on
Kent 70 00
Ex. in the Franklin Two. case .'(52 50
Horse hire incurred by Directors In dis
charge of their ottlclal duties 10 00
Insurance 1250
SU47 58
Outside Relief as Follows:
Medicine * 10 15
<*oal an«l Wckhl I*B9l*
Shoes and Clothing 112» 70
i fnderta ker 60
Paid oilier district 10 00
IlWMtt llosp:tal JQM 75
search Mortgage SMi 10
(leneral .Merchandise liSOOI
*.1579 18
For Maintenance of Poor House and
Firm.
See.litiK 'lr.iin and Plants t 42 68
Inline and Manure 825124
shoes and shoe Repairing 32 Oj
Blaekmlth lulls 9836
House and Farm Hands 891 0"
Farm Implements and Hardware 09 S6
(Jeneral Merchandise 20s 11
OlothinK S4 00
Meat bill S4 70
Coal 48s 6">
Improvements and repairs 509 |>S
Tobacco sjifti
Live stock 5815
Now Furniture 128 87
Drug Store bills 18 45
New Wagon ........ .... 100 00
?2748 *-
P. M. KEHNK, ,
THEo. HUFFM AN, Directors
11. WIHEMAN. 1
We, the Auditorsof the Horough of Danville
and Township of Mahoning have examined
the above accounts andflud them correct.
HENJ. E. DIEHL, i
W 11. WOOlistDK. Auditors.
■s mi nts of Real Kxtatc and Pi rxotial j
Property on hand at date of
Settlement.
Heal Estate *22500 00 !
House ami Kitchen Furniture 742 32
Hay and Oram 1448 HO
Farming Utensils 1150 85
Li VI 140715
Vegetables <7l 00 ?
Meat and 117 117 10 j
( lolhing and Material 4ti2l I
Fruit. Preserves, ine 1700
Vinegar 2500 !
Snuer Kraut • II <lO I
Lumber .... 411 Oil 1
Seperator so 00 '
t.'ottee 3lHl :
♦2795 1 52
Produce Raised.
in Tons Hay * ISO (10
.;7> bushelgPotatoes 18T50
H bushels Onions, i2oOi
Hi. bushels of w heat 41S 60 {
Ht> bushels Rye .moo!
Ml bushels Oats 216 39
_"717 bushels I'urn ears <!"!> Z~> •
.ion Bundles corn fiMldoi 102 oil
lino Heads ' abhago . r io(io
1934 bushels Beets, 25S 50 I
llin lbs Butter 200 so
290 1)../ Kg«s 5h()o
40 bushels Wlnter.Applos 1(100 j
s baricls cider Is(10
•2738 S.j
Stock Raised.
lOu Chickens S4O 00
J 1 'a Ives 10 (Mi
II I'lgs KOOO
0 veal calves .'to<>' j
*IOO 00 '
Paupers admitted during the vcar 1004 s
Lett 6
4
Number In House Jan. Ist. loot II 1
" Jan. Ist. 11105 15 1
Tramps Relieved during theyeir 1901 sw j
\iL'ht lodgings furnished Tramps si I
Meals furnished Tramps.,... 180
DEAN SWIh I .
He Siner I Inllorril, unit lie Wax
Itudc, lei I 'liMclnal ini;.
Dean S.it never Hatters. When
told that the Duke of Buck ughaui de
sires liis acquaintance lie answci . that
the duke has nit made siiilicienl ad
vances to him yet W hen a Iced 1 > i.
dinner party by a secretary of state he
Insists upon drawing up a list of the
company. Even ladi< shave t • bo.v be
neath the yolHowever beautiful
wealthy or 11 i_ 11 born, they must al
ways appear as suppliants for Dr.
Swift's acquaintance Even then his
rule is far from easy
"Lady Burlington," says he.l l.cai
you can sing. Sing me a song."' Her
ladyship r< sents sticii an unceremoni
oils address and refuses. "Why, mad
am," says Swift, "I suppose you take
me for one of your poor English hedge
parsons. Sing when 1 bid you." As
I.ord Burlington only laughs, the lady
bursts into tears and leaves the room.
This does not soften Swift. He meets
her a few days after. "Pray, madam,
are you so proud and ill natured now
as when 1 last saw you?" is his greet
iug. The man's fascination is so strong
that all y ield to him. "Dean Swift and
His Writings
FIRE AND THE SKIN.
Why Hie irtlon of Heal Canine* tbf
I iitiole l«> Turn lle<l.
Blushing is the effect of the action
of radiated heat on the nerves control
ling the small blood vessels of the skin.
These tiny vessels are normally in a
state of moderate contraction, under
exposure to heat they relax and be
come distended with blood
In regard to exposure to direct heat,
the reddening of the skin, together
with the uncomfortably warm feeling
accompanying it, may be looked upon
as one of the useful little "danger sig
nals" with which we are surrounded.
Persons who from any cause have
lost their susceptibility, as is the case
iu some forms of paralysis, may ex
pose a limb to heat until serious in-
Jury results.
The reason that the face chiefly
flushes Is that. In the ordinary position
near a lire, It is most directly expo-ed
to tiie rays of heat, while most of the
body is shielded by clothing. Moreover,
the nerves of the face are particularly
sensitive in this respect, and the skin
there Is more abundantly furnished
with blood vessels.
The Operntlc "Star."
It Is the siar system that kills or
cripples the smaller undertakings that
might lend to the establishment of per
manent operas in every part of the
country, the money that should be re
served for these smaller undertakings
each year being eaten up by two or
three stars. Every one sutlers. Ninety
nine impresarios in a hundred go
bankrupt: consequently tlicy are grow
ing more and more afraid of speculat
ing in stars, and it may be hoped that
some day the stars will no longer be
able to do their starring—at least not
at another man's risk and even the
public that likes to hear stars will 1 ave
no opportunity.—Saturday lJeview.
t.ulf Weed.
In China and other parts of the east
gulf weed is often pickled and used In
salads It is found tloating in vast
quantities In some parts of the Atlan
tic, Pacific aud Indian oceans. Al
though a tropical plant, it Is occasion
ally carried by winds and currents to
the British coasts. The fronds are
long, with distinct stalked leaves and
air vessels which resemble berries. The
presence of this weed on the Atlantic
Is regarded as a sure Indication of the
gulf stream, from which It takes its
name. Pearson's.
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Long and high jumping alike give
elasticity of movement to the person
with sluggish, heavy gait. The high
Jump should be practiced over a pie e
of cotton fixed to two poles or other
supports. This cannot possibly occa
sion a fall. A piece of white paper run
on the cotton near the center will be
easily distinguishable The student un
used to jumping should begin \rltti a
nominal height, say twelve inches, in
creasing this as advance is made in
proficiency.
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OLD TIME MANNERS.
Tlic? KxuK'ffcrntcd < onrtcMy of flit*
liiKhieenlh ( eiilury.
In Social niil tlie following ap
pears .1-; indicating the exaggerated
court t y • fashionable people early iu
the < : ";i!h century: "Chesterfield
teat lie . that it is boorish to congratu
late a 11 iei.d 011 his approaching inar
ria.i' v.lit merely 'I wish yon joy,'
\vl ii !.e iilii have said, 'lSelieve me,
uiy ii . i ■ 1 have scarce words to ex
pr. die joy 1 feel upon your happy
alliance w <tli such and such a family.'
The '«• uiji. .lent of condolence' on a be
reavi it siionlil not lie. 'I am sorry for
your los ' hut I hope, sir, you will do
me the justice t>> be persuaded that J
am not insensible of your iintiiippineati,
that 1 take part in your t'Jatress and
sh:.il ever he nffei'ted wheuyou are so.'
His child began his lessons In 'breed
Inj;' ■"t nine years old, having till then
learned Latin, (ireek, French, liistory
and geography, lie is warned to be
ware of using proverbial sayings iu his
speech, such as 'One man's meat is au
other's poison," or 'Every one to his
tasie, ns the good man said when he
kissed his cow.' lie must attend to
the graceful motion of his arms, the
manner of putting on his hat and giv
ing his hand. Horace Walpole's en
trance into a rooni is described by an
eyewitness as 'in the style of affected
deliea-v which fashion had made al
most natural, chapeau bras between
his hands, as if he wished to compress
it, or under his arm, and feet on tip
toes, as if afraid of a wet floor.'"
Dreadful.
The Groom What are you thinking
of. dearest- The Bride—l was thinking
if your father and mother had never
met or mine had never met or we had
never been born or hadn't loved each
other or or something, how dreadful
everything would have been.
The Ritllenloa'n Part.
"I)o you see anything ridiculous in
lily wig?" said a judge to the famous
Irish barrister, John Curran.
"Nothing but the head," flew back
the retort.
\\ hat an Inferior man seeks Is in oth
o;-s What a superior man seeks 1® in
himself.- I.ulwer I.ytton.
T!ir Wronjr Plao*.
"Porter, do you intend pasting a lot
of those labels on my trunk?" said the
young man.
"Yes, sir," answered the porter.
"Well, just give them to me, and I'!!
put them ou myself."
"Oh. 1 wouldn't do that, sir. You'll
look like a tattooed man If you do."—
Yonkers Statesman.
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VVEHT.
A. M. A. M. fi M. P. 5 ,
Sew Vorlt lv 200 .... 1000 MO
1\ M.
Hcrantou..... ar 617 150
P. M.
BulTalo !v 11 80 245
A M.
Ncrantori ar aSB 10 05
M. A. M. P. M. P. >■
Scranton Ivt6 36 *lO 10 tl 55 •U35
Bellevue «....
Taylor 6 a )o 17 ius 6 u
Lackawanna.. • so 1024 210 650
lluryea.. 063 10 28 SI 13 fi 53
Plltston 658 10.t.-> 2!7 057
Susquehanna Ave 701 10 X 7 2IK HO9
West Pittston . 705 1011 228 702
Wyoming.... 710 10 46 227 707
Forty Fori 2 31
Bennett 717 10 52 284 711
Kingston ar 724 10 5(5 240 720
WilkeH-Burre ar 710 11 10 250 730
Wlikes-Barre ;» 710 10 40 2ik 710
K ng-"ti n lv 724 1056 2if 720
I'lyinoulii June
Plymouth 735 11 uo 2it 72«
Nanticoke 743 1113 2 si> 7.37
llnnlock'H 749 II 19 3 ofe 7*48
SUekatalnay coi 1131 320 761
Hicks Ferry Ml fill." 830 fs 0i
Beach Haven Bla 1148 3 <*7 8 oil
Berwick. 527 1154 844 817
Brian-reek f8 SJ . f|SO
Willow Orove f8 ..i .... f3 54 f8 24
Ume aidgc mo riaoH 3-~-8 ft ■&.
Espy 846 12 15 4 0«> 881
8100m5burg........... 85H 12 22 412 84C
Kuper 867 12 25 416 84c
Catawissa in 1232 4a. 851
Dan vtiie 9)5 1244 It. VU;
Cameron 924 f;267 413
Northumber'd ar 9So 110 455 93C
BAST
A. M. A. M P. B:. y M
Norton mberl' *0 45 tU'OO tl 's2c
Uameron «57 faui f5.«
Danville 707 10 19 21. 542
I'alawiHSa 721 10 32 22. 55e
Rupert 726 10 37 2 21- 1.01
Bloomsburg 733 10 41 2 8. 1 - to of
Espy 788 10 18 24< 6li
Lime Uldge 714 fit SI Uielo 20
Willow drove f7 48 fS(SO
Briarcreek 762 112? j. 627
Berwick 757 11 05 2!W 6.a4
Beecli Haven 805 fl< 12 3
HlckK Ferry 811 til 17 8 01- 047
Shlckslilnny 822 11 31 42' 10 oil
Hunlock's 8 33 3 17 o:
Nauticoke «i 8 1144 ■( 714
Avondale.... 811 >4; 722
Plymouth Bij 11&3 34" 72i
Plymouiu June 847 .... 852 ..
Kingston ar 855 11 59 IUC 785
WilkeN-Barrfc ar !> 10 12 10 410 75C
VVllke« Barre lv 840 U4O 8 | 7
Kington lv 855 1159 IOS 738
Luzerne. 858 al2 02 4 ii„ 7 t'2
h'orty Fort r.l 00 .... 407 .
Wyoming 965 12 08 412 74i
Went Pulsion 9 10 4,7 7 58
Susquehanna Ave .. u l;; 12 14 420 7MJ
t'lttston 919 12 17 424 801
Imryea >i'23 429 8 0»j
Lackawanna ' 432 8 1(J
Pay lor 9 32 140 8 17
liellcvue
Scranton.... ar 912 12 85 460 825
A M. I'. M P.M
■icranton.... lv 10 25 tl 55 1 1C
A. M
Buffalo 112 r .... 75S ... 70C
A. M. P. M I'.M A M
Scrantou ...lv 10.1C 12.-I0 J3 35 '2l'
P. M. P. M P.M A A»
S'ew York nr 330 SOU 73D 65(
•Dally, fDaily except Sunday.
Stops on signal or on notice to conduct nt
a .Stops on signal to take on passengerr foi
S'ew York. Blnghamton and point* west.
T. K.CI.AKKt. T. W. I.Kh
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
TIME TABLE
In Effect Nov. L ,( .>th,
A M.;A. M. P. M. I
Scranton(l)icH)lv §0 »' 19 47i I C; 428
Pitta ton " '• 705 112 i I.>§ 210 5 5:;
A. M ! P. M. P.M!
Wilkeobarre... lv A. M if, 2n i« no.
Plyin'tii Ferry ";7 25 110 42 f2 52 I'd 07
Nanticoke " "32 10 50 301 617
Mocanauua " 742 II 07, 2o 6 37i
Wapwatlopen.. " 801 11 10! 331 6 47 ;
Nescoj)Cck ar 810 11 2<;; 342 7 Oo|
A.M. A.M. PMI
Pottsvllle Iv 5 fti fll 55 J
Hazleton 7 i>s ......j 24552 45
Tomhicken "I 722 1 3 05 i> 051
Fern Ulen " 72) i 815 8 15,
Kock Olen "1 7 5 322 3 22.
Nescopeck . .. ar! S 02
Catawissa j j 4 00' * 001 .
_ 1 \ \1 A.M P.M. P M
Nescopeck... .lv■> 8 18jl}il 20 342 57 (Hi
Creasy • 83' U 30 1 352 7 091
Espy Ferry... ' l l *4: 11 46;f 402 7 2oj
E. Bloomsburt. " 847 11 50| 400 7 "2.">
C'aiawissa Iv S .56 11.57 *l3 732
Houth Danville " 0 14 12 151 431 751
Sunhury ar 935 I*2 40 4 551 815
A. M. P. M.jp. M P.M.!
Sunbury lv || 9 42 sl2 18 § 5 18 9
Eewisburg.... ar 10 13 145 548
.Milton lu 08 1:«» 54110 14
Willlamsport.. " 11 00 141 010 10 00;
Lock Haven... " 11 69 220 737
Kenovo "A.M. SOO 8 30;
Kane " 8 25 !
P.M.P. M.I
Lock Haven..lv §l2 10 'i 3 45'
Beliefonte ....ar 166 i n
Tyrone " 210 li 600
Pbllipwburg " 510 i 802
Cleartield.... " 551 845
Pittsburg.... " 655 45
~~' A. M. P. M. P. M. P M
Sunbury lv 9 60if 150 SInJB 31
Ilarrisburg.... ar| 11 30 §3 15 050 10 10!
~ P. M. P. M. P. M. A M
Philadelphia.. ar $3 17 8 23<|| 928 4 2-1
Baltimore 311 fl 00 94> 220 ......
Washington ... "!§ 4 20 1, 7 16 10 55 8 30:.....
IA.IM P. M.
Sunbury lv §lO 00 § 2 15 i
Lewistown ,Ic. ar 11 4r> 405 |
Pittsburg •' 6 55j510 45
~~ A.M. P. M P. M. P M
Harrlsburg.... lv 11 45 5 2t',|| 720 silo
P. M. A M. A. M. A M
Uttsburg ar 6 05. ;• 16" II 1 50. 530
! P. M.| PM A M AMI
Pittsburg lv 7 10| 900 300 8 00 ....
; A.M i A .m P M;
Harrlsburg ar 1 200 425 11 25 3 l».»|
1 P.M | AM I
Pittsburg lv u in sw ....
A. M.I P Ai
L.ewistown J3. " 7 30 3 i* ....
Sunbury ar V 2o ; 4 61 ....
P. M. A MA M AM
Washington... lv lo 40: : 75' 10 5' ....
Baltimore " 11 00 440 840 11 4".
Pbilaiielphla... " 11 40 I 8 3t' 11 4(
A.M. AM A. M. P Mi
Harris burg.... lv 335 755 ;11 40 ;3 25 ....
Sunbury ar 500 886 108. 513
P.M. A M.VM
Pittsburg lv ,-12 46 3 (*' ; 8 001
Cleartield.... •• 380 9 20|««»>
Pbilipsburg.. " 4 25] |101« )■ •
Tyrone " I 7 00] ! 8 10 12 25 ....
Beliefonte.. " 8 lii 0 32' 1 £>'••••
Lock Haven ar| V 15j | 10 80j 2 10j -• - -
P. M. A M A M P>l
Erie lv 5 35, !
Kane '• 845 ; 0 001
lienovo " 11 60 ; 0 40> 10 30 j 1 13 ...
Lock Haven.... " 12 88 7 .30 11 25 '2 50 ••••
A.M. P M
Willlamsport.. " 2Ji 825 ;12 10 3
Milton " 223 913 I4i 4
Lewlsburg " 1 9 o'i 1 15 1
Sunbury ar 3 W 94V 164 6 ••••
5T| A M 1* >1 P M !
Sunbury lv 45 | vssi 200 525
South l'lauville '• li i 0 17 221 5 .1O •••
Catawissa "v 32 )0 Cs' 2-iO, B 081
E Blootlisburg.. • 87 10 43 243 615 ••••
Espy Ferry...." 42!f10 47 t 6 1!> ••••
4'reasy " 52 1» 66 255 t. .n
Nescopeck " 02 11 05, 305 g^y....
A M A M P. M.
CatawisxA lv 10 88
Nescopeck Iv 828 f505 p m ••••
Kock (lien ar 11 22
tern Hlen " 861 11 28 682 7 o;,
Toinhlcken..... " 858 11 ;>8 558 7o s ....
Hazleton 919 11 57 5Hi 7s| ••••
Pottsvllle " 10 15 150 055 ♦4J• ••
AM AMP M S 1
Nescopeck 1v.5 802 11 05 ;3 05 ...
Wapwallopen..ar 810 II 20 320 p....
Mocanauua .... "i 831 II 32 330 g 401 ■ -.-
Nanticoke .... ", 854 11 64 349 {,-j
I P Ml 7 (H
Plym'th Ferry f9 02 12 02 857 7iu ••••
Wllksbarte ..." 910 12 lo 405
I A M P M P Ml 7 S
I'lltstoinPA H) ar\ 939 12 29 4 ftti
Scranton " "1 loos 108 & '2' ....
Weekdays. ; Daily. 112 Flag station.
Pullman Parlor asd Sleeping Cars run 01.
through trains between Surbury, Willlamsport
and Erte. between Sunhnry 4>hiladelphin
and Washington and between Harrisburj;. Pitta
tiurg ami 'he Wee'..
For lurther infortnation apply toTieteet Agent
W. W. ATTERBURY, J. K. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Traffic Mg
«EO. w. Boyj», Gen l'assengar Agent,
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