Receipts and Expenditures of Montour County, Penn'a. For the Year Ending January 2nd, A. 8., 1905. STATEMENT SHOWINi i [ 111: iAX ACCOUNTS OF THE SEVERAL COLLECTORS roll THE YEAB 1904 COCNTY TAX STATE TAX. Jl IX"' TAX rtfQ'i'Dn<\il I Ki'TORS 'i i aliale- i Co'lwit- , . > nl>atc- I olltct"! ] ftbuc* IlOollect-1 i"" " I ISiRICT. . - Tax meats* Ta» ore com aln( fi' i i®" lv ; Tax me: t.t ore nin amount Balance. lux 'moots* or* mm [amount Bal. ||Moem'd|exon'B IreUurii'd!mission I jjasßess'dlexon's mUton. paid. Due liassesaed exon's 1 mtssionj pwfl. Pm* Anthony Township A A HS!j » $ „ 1122 _ *M§f*Jß d"— *55 22 ? t ''* fi I» : *3 21M Coowr " Noah kruin 45/ I 21 6 . '2:2 13 11'.' W W iM> *. > > -* •jj • -30 fiol'-n fi Daimlle Borough' Edw W relets 753 4-ti 283 41 73 112. 13 77 sSl' 7rt '.117 11 1 :iO2 17 • I (n> »'■ .'1 1«3 M» .. 123 00, '-6. ] nfi 1 17 21 Tow?Xp David (' Join sill 10t« #7 J>7 -J la 2s 12 >O7 77, 171 79, 404 2" 1! M »7.i 43 » «0! 1 0.1 » MWI7 jW Liberty ' J" 1 " 1 Bouileinan USA 12 27 t»l 3Oh 20 50 897 69 525 01 56 821 2C2 It'. 51 89 *<o 2 {ffl §. **> ~ 5 J iim.st..ue •• C.D.I*WU» i u»n t»ad • 22 » uu74l 202 .-.7 1.112 ;S 3 » 10977 2700 IMM -«■ 2»« ........ Mahonmir E <i. *ertman Mi OS 25 96 24 tic- t&i 47 100 tin 108 7Ji 4si 337 100 '1 i.. «> <■» 1 J* J|j 281 ? •• jen-miahvoukw **3 l 10.0.... 21-.•>. > •.« i».v>: M.V. >» -• »w m. «: vaiw •• ::::::: r.p.npSa 37 9S « 3230 ». .. 51 S3 211 1 » «« moo 2*. 1«i 34 ....... Wathln*tonrUle Borough C. L. Ciwml* >M6 w 6 9 6if l® 21 20 16 49 m 249 142 • '{■ ,"!jj{! ™ ,5 J £ Wesi Hemlock Township IT. M. W ntmteen 290 46 673 953 233 971 K» 43 15 78J 18 58! » - ,22 501 40jj 4sj 1«. » a Total tauT*OCOtWt for 1904 15*29 281 822 871 15 OS 357 251237fi 1 i 2157 55; 2261?! 109 96 72. 02 2100 19 50 1 00, 15 81;; 12 9ij W. 126 35 Taxe* i.-< oive.Uor prior years II | I | 1658 55| I 73 88 ! II " Total taxes received during the year A. D. 1904 lI4IKII 6sj I I 2174 07 ' *** i-o~iw OutNtaiidiiiK taxes in favor of county .. .777 1 2157 55|| ; , 14 85 EMtimated exoneration* ami commissions on smir 132 55 [•••• Actual amount of ouLstandim; taxes in favor of i-oiii.ty 2025 00 . .... . K B-Taxes rematniiiß d-ic ami uni-ald for'prior years as f>Uows: Edward W. Peter*. Collector of DpviUe BorouKh for 1902, County Tax, Mwwd W; Frtm. Borouxh 112 rl9 »2 Doir Tax. &'A 06; Ed want W Peters, collector ol I>anville Borough for County Tax 112 J K-luanl W. Peters, collec tor of i auville Borough for 1%3. Dog lax. SJI.oU, t i>. i.e\an, collector o UmestoneToWiiitiip for 1908 County Tax, s2s 4 s A J. STEINfIAN, TREASURER. IN ACCOUNT WITH MONTOUR COUNTY. DR. TO CASH RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: j BY DISBURSEMENTS AS FOLLOWS: CR. County lux receive*! for 1904 Sl2'Lt> l.> Amount paid on County orders during year 1904, as per the below County lux received tor prior years 16«>5 «)■>; classified account of Exjeiditures $19294 98 State lax received tor 19u4 Amount paid Commonwealth lor State Tax lor 1904, for State lax received for prior years 73 88 j which there was no order issued 8 2265 1< I)op lax received for 1904 348 92 Treasurers commission on same 22 65 Dog Tax received for prior years 135 98 2242 52 Cfuntv Tax received tor 1904, on unseated land* and collectors re* Reimbursement of State 1 :ix tor 1904, on account 1181 8J 2J per centum on disbursement of 819294 9H Hotel Licenses tor 1904, County 8 portion 912 00 j Legg County's portion ol Hotel licenses commission on Commonwealth cost", tines and Jury tunds 8 00 same having been allowed in Treasurers License ac- Commissioners of Northumberland County (on account) for one j connt 912 00 half expenditures on Danville River Bridge and Ferry b46 66 1 Reimbursement of State for Extinction of Forest fires 1903-04... 42 62 • SI 8382 98 459 57 Firfct National Bank, Danville 2500 00 ; }}ftl jn of A j Xreaß iUn 2i 1905 1024 32 Robert M. Blue 1000 00 j Fred M. Owen, Automobile License 3 00 j 823021 39| 2302139 A. J SIE I.N.MAN. TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITHJJCENSES RECEIVED DURING THE VEAR A. D. 1904. To amount of Retail and Wholesale Mercantile Licenses 11329 82 j By amount paid Commonwealth 84505 55 To amount ot Billiard and Pool Licenses 100 00 By amount paid lor advertising Mercantile List and Postage 135 98 To amount of Hotel Licenses 6400 00 By Treasurers Commission. . . . 428 29 To amount of Brewers ami Distillers Licenses 1400 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, applied to County tund, County s portion 912 00 To amount of Wholesale Liquor Liceuses 400 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Danville Borough 3078 00 Bv amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Washingtonville Borough 228 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Anthony Township 57 00 By amoumt Hotel Licenses, paid to Derry Township 114 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Liberty Township 57 00 Bv amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Valley Township 114 00 9629 82 92 CLASSIFIED ACCOUNTS OF EXPENDITURES COURT EXPENSES AND COMMONWEALTH COSTS. FERRY EXPENSES. Grand Jurors s«>l2 06 Hoover Brothers, building boat and material 8 509 86 Traverse Jurors 4tf Hoover Brothers, repairs and material 57 52 Constables making quarterly returns and tipstaves 173 8* Huj?h Vastiue, placing poles on land 30 00 George J. Vanderstice, Court Stenographer 457 34 j U ca b| ej ro p t . i holts. &c 270 10 E. K. Hale, Court Crier and Janitor 190 00 E jj j} e j| po j e lumber, 829.40, W. H. Ammerman John Reppert, Janitor 7 pole, SIO 39 40 Ralph Kinner. District Attorney. '8 00 llenrv j j ()neSi F errvman 8 months at 45 00 360 00 Thomas G. Vincent, Clerk ot the Courts and Prothonotary 228 11 Elliott M. Yeager, Ferryman, 8 months at 45.00 360 00 George Maiers, Sheriff 00 Curry & Vannan, repaiis and material 39 82 Justices J. H. Kase, material, oil etc 54 04 Constables «•) Standard Electric Light Co., tighting cable light, etc. .. . 62 98 Witnesses ("has. W. Cooke, overseering work at ferry <0 00 ~ ; Erecting cable & poles, mechanics, laborers, supplies etc. 302 67 GEORGE MAIERS, SHERIFF. 2158 39 Boarding Prisonei ludTurnkey 269 35 fear N. B.—North'd Co. liable for 4 ferry expenses. Drawing an 1 Notitv v. Jurors 139 00 T . rir _ ri „, rDl , pvorvniTroce Washing tur Prisoners WW 001RT HOLSE EXI't.NDITUUES. Reports to Board of Public Charities . . 20 00 Stationery and blank l>ooks 257 57 Proclamation, General Election 2 75 Couutv prin ing and advertising 210 00 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AUDITORS, Ac. Water rent and water repairs 26 63 Henry Cooper, Commissioner 126 days at 83.50 441 00 General repairs and supplies George M. Leighow, Commissioner 106 days at 83.50 371 00 Expressage and postage. I|J Chan. W. Cook, Commissioner 113 days at $3.50 395 50 Sundry persons, cleaning Court House 27 50 Horace C. Blue, Commissioners Clerk GOO 00 j Telephone rent 24 00 Wm. Kase West, County Solicitor 93 68 J. W. L»re, ch»ck for Court House 8 50 County Auditors and Clerk 74 84 A. M. Peters, ice Jury Commissioners 89 80 Friendship Fire Company, sprinkling • • 10 00 Trnveling expenses necessarily incurred by Commissioners Fire Insurance on Court House 200 00 in discharge of official duties 7 56 i West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants 3 25 6 2073 38 ' 1112 92 _ . v . . ELECTION EXPENSES. JUL EXPENDITURES. Spring Election -iso ' * General Election •• 538 28 j Coal Montour County Democrat, for official and specimen ballots I Gas ® for Spring and General Election 60 00 Water rent and water repairs ->3 Election blanks and supplies 43 50 Clothing; bedding etc Jo o'l — 1133 50 Medical attendance, 250 ASSESSORS PAY. | General repairs and supplies •••• 99 57 Annual Assessment 282 00 | Telephone service » 00 State Tax Assessment 98 00 j West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants -5 OU Registry of Voters 308 00 ; Registry of births and death 59 15 | v*t^»*o Registry of School Children 134 00 MISC ELLA. EOl - s *Bl l.> Redemption of County Bonds 2000 00 BRIDGE AND ROAI) EXPENSES. Interest on County Bonds 399 00 Road Viewers and Surveys 114 50 State Tax oil county indebtedness for 1903 44 80 Nelson & Buchanan Co.. Iron Bridge in Anthony Twp. .. 278 00 I County's Teacher's Institute 1 < Joint Bridge at Schuvler (new) 308 25 A. J. Steinman, deficit due from last settlement 05 Bridge in Derry Twp., near M. L. Sheeps (new) 367 86 Support of convicts in E. S. Penitentiary s<>> 7i Lumber and Material for bridges 219 24 Support of inmate in State Hospital - 3bL 00 Bridge repairs 277 58 j Support of convicts in House of Refuge 45 18 ®orN. B.~Northumberland County liable for one-half Rules of Couit, seventy-five copies 7 00 expenses on Joint Bridge at Schuyler. ' Amount paid for sheep killed by dogs 18 .»0 tw r .. nrcrii ....mop pvnrvore Curry ami Vannan, G. A. R. Markers 50 * ILLE KIN LR BRI j .. Interest on short loans and discounts 104 03 H. R. Leonard, Civil Engineer, services in prepar- _ William L. Sidler, certifying mortgages etc 15 00 ing plans and specifications 4047 00 Thos. G. Vincent, certifying judgments etc 54 60 Paid direct by Commissioners of North'd County. . 2023 50 Inquisition on body of Harry Cretrlow 41 00 2023 59pp re Extinguishers '^ ,r> **o Wm. Kase West, Solicitor, Professional service and Subscription to Bloomsburg Sentinel 2 60 exp<nHe« - 414 20 Albert E. Slides, directory 3 00 To be paid by Commissioners of North'd Co 207 10 j 0 l m jj r , j er cremo lights 300 V Brightley's Digest Five Bridge \ iewers 44.1 *>o Dues to County Commissioners Convention 00 Advertising for bids 94 o'{ Burial of Soldiers 135 00 E K. Hale, watchman 20 00 Kase West, auditing accounts of Prothonotary, Reg- Electric Light 24 40 ister and Recorder and Sheriff, lor the year 1904 ••• 25 00 4399 40 (ieneral repairs <Src • 135 58 , , Total amount (>f orders issue<l in 1904 19294 98 tur N. B.—Northumlierland Co. liable for one-half expenditures on River Tota j amount 0 f orders redeemed in 1904 19294 98 Brdee. I FINANCIAL STATEriENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF JTONTOUR COUNTY. To tmouot of bonded hMMtom « »»»0« ."T. 1 ;!!;'" 4 * To .mount doe Coraraouwenllh for lases on County indebtedness v on « an, oil. go By outstanding County taxes for 1903 280 14 To amount due First National Bank,' Danville. P« ' 2500 00' {£ outstanding Dog taxes for 1903- 31 50 To amount due Robert M. Blue 1000 00 { > outstanding County tax tor 1902 23 25 To estimated outstanding bills 500 00 By outstanding Dog taxes for 1902-• ••• 64 05 112 By amount due from Common wealth, bal. reimbursement State tax 000 00 By amount due from Commissioners of Northumlierland County... 1009 02 IJ v amount of cash in hands of County Treasurer 1024 32 Liabilities in excess of Assets 7959 52 i 13236 80 A. J. STEIN MAN, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS FOR TAXES ARISING FROM UNSEATED LAMS COLLECTORS RETURNS. Tuxes receive. lin I'.kil. Treasurer's Coin ni-n ion of ft per Amount pai'l by Treasurer to the Sev- Balance si ill due the Several Dis cern, on same. eral Districts. tncts, including balance on II jj,j - '! hand from prior years. If | I t t• ! t'| !| ! . \ i\\w % %;f ! | 112 [ri :1 : _ __T r« ;| 1 ; : ' ' ' ' '! 'M ' jJL Anthony Township 1 i ; j! ...... ! i j j 14 38' In .... Cooper Township, 16 26 tl 01 01 01 j .. 349 721 267 ... I Danville Borough, 6Ki .. 3i' 45» 405 ... .5,. 1 23' 2-» ; 1 •••• »43 | 3 2ti; "4'30 Perry Township 16 I" 01 '»2 <2 1 ; ... j. •••• 4«, r, 1 130 3,6 liberty Township 11 m JO ox 16 oi to> 1 00 8u ' 1 •••■ 1722 24 62 15 24 Mahoning Township, 55 i 4 1 504 1 1* "i" 2 ••• 361 16 47 4 7'J .... Mavberry Townghi,- ••• 3fc f>7 .. Valley Township. 01 247 :« :» 2;. 12 IT •„ 32 36 2 3.".. 27 53., | West Hemlock Township 272 4 lfij 83 1 ! j • I 3540 91 &y i Total 30 35| 34 89| 29 19| I '.'. 4 Oaj l| 1 fri'l 73i 46| » » |[ I | 1 |l 69 Ml 96 lg| 8 sm|| 4 30) a » We. the undeisigned Commissioners of Montour' >unt; !';■ do l.< •: >by certifx tliat the foM-goinp statement of receipts and expenditures ol said county for the year ending January 2nd A D 190 Is true and correct to the best ol 01 r knowledge and b' lie! in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal of office this 12th day of January, A. D , 1905. HKNKY C-O"ER, ) Commissioners GEORGE M. LEIGHOW V of Attest UORACEC. BLUE, Clerk. CHARLES W. COOK, ) Montour County, TO THE HONORABLE THE OF THE 1 1 U'RT "I <' 1 M M< I N' I*l K.\- OF THE COUNTY OF MONTOUR:—We the undersigned Auditors of Montour County. State of Pennsylvania after ha* in* been duly qualilied ae< oniing to the law respectfully rei»>rt tl:it v%« have audited the accounts of the Treasurer and Commissioners of said County, and that the foregoing is a true and c'orect i.tate meut of the same, and tlnd a balance due the said < omit) on the ni dav of January A I).. 190 s b\ \ J. steiuiuan, Tremurer, of Ten Hundred and twenty-four Dollars aud thirtv-two cents (81ui< 2<l »ic« a balance aue the several di-tricts of Two Hundred and Thirtv-two Mollarsand Thirty-six cents ($232.3 ). 1 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals this 9th day ot January, 1 '.*> l. BENJ. L. DIEHL, [SEAL) ) (J. GRANT GULICK, fsEAl.] AL'TUTom Attest HORACE C. BLt E, 01.ERR EDWARD PURPUR, [seal] / AIPITom. A SiMUA 1. STATKM K.N'T OK Til K DIRECTORS OF THE POOR OK : Danville and Mahoning Poor Dis trict for the Year Ending Jan. 1, 190'). J. P. BAKE, Treasurer. In account with the Directors of the Dan vlllea Mahoning I'oor District. DR. To balance due Directors at last settle ' ment $1250 >1 To ca»h received from E. W. Peters oil duplicate for 19 13 450 00 To ca«h received from E. W Peters on dupl cate 1904 47076 ft i To cash received from W. IS. Dyer on 1 duplicate 1903 123 16 ; To cash received from E. Wertman on account duplicate 544 00 i To cash received from £. Kosenthal 63 00 iTo cash received from Mrs. (iomer 'i homas WOO To cash received from J. P. Bare.com mlttee of Nam Pick ins 112 10 To cash received from Jos. Tan 9 00 To cash received from.l. P. Bare from Hahn estate 24 00 To cash received from John F. Too ley *2 .">5 Tocas received from return taxes 51 si To cash received from Math. Young... 2 0 To cash received from P. M. Kerns 300 To cash received from Alen Sechlerest II ;l- ITo cash received from Phillip Pollock 10**1 ' To cash received from steward for produce sold 42! 31 *-S 1 :i9 80 VR. By whole amount of orders paid by the Treasurer during the year 19"! . n7O 53 Bal due Directors at present settlement S-iolt 27 Directors of Danville and Mahoning Poor District in Account icith the District. j Dll. I To balance due from Treasurer at last settlement 1250 41 To balance due from W. K. Dyer at last settlement for the year 19« M I>4 92 To balance due from K. \V. Peters at last settlement on duplicate for the year 1901 21 51 To balance due from E. \V. Peters at last settlement on duplicate for the 1902 IH4 88 To amount oi duplicate issued E. W Peters for the Borough of Danville for the year 1903 647 16 I To amount of duplicate issued !•"• W. Peters for the Borough of Danville for tiie year 1904 6IHJ9 25 j To Penalty of 5 per cent on Sll'7 97 dup licate for the year litiM 24 90 ! Amount of duplicate Issued E.G.Wert man for Ibe Township of Mahon ing for the year 1904 691 57 To penalty of > per cent on loM'i dup licate for the year i9'4 5 3"> To cash received from Ei| Rosenthal.. 63 00 To cash rec. trom Mrs (Joiner Thomas 80 0U To cash received from J. I*. Bare com mittee of sain Pickens 11-' 10 To cash received from Joseph Law 9no To cash received from J. P. Bare, act. of Hawn estate 24 00 To cash rec. from John I' Tooley s2 ">."> To cash received front return taxes... 51 s| To cash received from Mattle Young 2 00 T«casta received from P. M. Kerns.. 3 00 To cash received from Alen sechler est 145 42 To cash received from Phillip Pollock 1000 cash received from site warn for Pro duce sold 421 IJ4 * 9574 80 CR. By Commission allowed Win. K. Dyer of 5 per cent on §l2l> 66 on dupli cate tor the year 1903 6 is Exhoneratlon allowed Wrn. E. Dyer on duplicate for 1»03 5 2s ! Balance due froai E. W Peters on du plicate for 1901 21 51 j Balance due from E. W. Peters on du plicate for lis 12 . 184881 Hy commission allowed K W. Peters ol 5 per cent on *i?.;.6- on duplicate for 19a! 21081 Exonerations allowed E. W. Peterson duplicate forthe year 1903 41 41 By balance due from E. W. Peters for 1903 134 37 j By abatement allowed K. W. Peters of 5 |«er cent on $468175 011 duplicate for year Its:4 '."J I ,' 19 \ By commission allowed K.W.Peters of 2 per cent on 4354 78 on duplicate for the year 1904 87 10 j By commission allowed E. W Peters of 5 per cent on 42t> 31 011 duplicate for year 1904 27 31 By abatement allowed E. G. Wertman of 5 per cent, on S4UO Hon duplicate for the year 19"4 20081 By commission allowed E.G.Wertman of 3 pe-r Cent, on S3BO 41 011 duplicate for the year 1901 1111 j By commission al owed E.G. Wert man of 5 per cent. 011 *IS4 21 on duplicate for year 1904 9 21 By bal. due from E. G. Wertman on dupllca.e for year IHH 112 28 By balance due trom E. W. Peters dupli cate 1904 522 87 ; By orders paid by Treasurer during the year 777 V 68 By balance due Directors at present «ett lenient 369 27 0574 8 Statement of Orders issued during the year raid and outstanding and purposes for irhich the same Icere issued. Directors Salaries * ;«¥i 00 Steward 225 On Physicians 158 50 I Attorney 55 00 Treasurer 75 Oo 4 Merk 7ft 001 Auditing and Duplicate 19 00 Transient Paupers 14 05 Justices 500 Miscellaneous Items Isol Printers bills 18 on, Rent 79 99 ■ Ex. In the Franklin Two. case ........ 332 50 | llorse hire Incurred by I»irectors in dis charge of their ottlctal duties 10 00 i Insurance 12501 SI 117 58 I Outside Relitf as Folio its: Medicine $ 10 15 Coal and Wood 1.899 Shoes and Clothing '>7o Undertaker 9650 Paid other district 10 00 Insane at Hospital 2261 75 Search Mortgage 356 10 Cleneral Merchandise 6 V 6 9I ♦5579 13 For Maintenance of Poor llonse and Farm. Seeding Oratn and Plants $ 42 68 Lime and Manure 329 24 Shoes and Shoe Repairing 32 95 Hlacksmli h h lis 93 26 llou-a and Farm Hands 391 07 Farm Implements and Hardware 69 86 General .Merchandise 208 11 Clothing 84 60 Meat bill 84 70 Coal 48855 Improvements and rcjialrs 599 6s Tobacco 28 05 Live Stock 53 75 New Furniture 12'<87 Drug Store hills 13 45 New Wagon ... 10000 $274; i S2 P M. KERNs, , THKo. HOFFMAN Directors H. WIKKMAN. * We, the Auditors of the Borough of Danville and Township of Mahoning have examined the above accounts and find them correct. BENJ. L. DIEHL, 1 W H. WOoDsiDE, - Auditors. .»tet'W Int <J Real Estate and Personal Property on hand at date of Settlement. Heal Estate >22500 00 House and Kitchen Furniture 742 32 Hay and drain 1443 00 Farming Utensils 1156 3.) Livestock 140715 T*«*l»t>lM .«• *7l 0# Meat and Lard 117 4' Clothing and Material 46 2 1 Fruit. Preserves. 4ic 17 0' Vinegar 25 0* Sauer Kraut ' 3 06 Lumber ... 4000 Seperator 80 00 , cottee 3 00 *2795 1 52 Produce Raised. in Tons Hay » 480 00 375 bushels Potatoes 187 50 6 bus he's Onions 12 00 16 1 bushels of W heat 4l< 50 I 36 bushels Hye 00 s'i I bushels Oats 216 30 2717 bushels Corn ears 679 25 :;400 Bundles corn fodder 102 (Ki 1000 Heads Cabbage 50 00 1U34 bushels Beets 258 50 ! 1140 His Butter 288 80 , 290 Doi Eggs 5s 00 10 bushels Winter.Apples 16 01 I 8 barrels cider Is 00 ♦273s 85 Stock Raised. 100 Chickens *4O 00 j 2 < 'alves 10 00 ! 11 Pigs 8000 ! 6 veal calves 30 00 *l6O 00 Paupers admitted during the year 1904 8 Left 6 Died 4 Number In House Jan. Ist. 1901 14 •• •• Jan. Ist. 1905 15 Tramps Relieved during the yew 1901 89 Night lodgitiKS furnished Tramps si Meals furnished Tramps.... ISO TOBACCO SECRETS. Tarkisli nml Virginian l.rafs Arr Va riolic** of flit? Saiuf l'lant. How many people even among the | most confirmed smokers know what is ; ttie difference between Turkish and Virginia tobaccos? j The smoker, of course, can tell you j which Is which at the first whiff, but !f you nsk him what the original dls j tinction is between the two he will tell j you that one comes from Turkey and 1 the other from the States. He is wrong. You could grow Turk ! tsh and Virginia tobaccos in the same Beld, for they are merely two different rarieties of the same plant. Turkish I Is the leaf of Nicotiana rustica, while Virginia is Nicotiana augustipolla. Of i course the two are often blended by to bacconists. Again, what constitutes the differ ! ence between "strong" and "mild" to baccos? It is simple enough. The strong product is so manufactured that it burns slowly, the result being that the contained nicotine Is distilled in an un altered state. Mild tobaccos are those which burn well, and thus their con tained nicotine is consumed or decom posed, with the result that n less nar cotic smoke is formed. We often hear cheap cigars spoken of as "cabbage leaves," and doubtless many people believe that these are ac tually adulterated with other sub stances than tobacco. Often in such a weed the outside wrapper Is noticed to be patched with pale green, and this fact is held proof of the cabbage leaf libel. The piece of greenish leaf is real tobacco which has been plucked unripe or not properly cured. It Is only to be found in thiu, poor leaf.—London Ex press. USE OF FRENCH WORDS. A Prnctlee That Uiirs \ot Help the Laiiunage. Laiiunage. Why do people persist In using French words when there are good old English words to serve the purpose? It is a habit that Is growing daily. For Instance, at dinner people give you "menu" . instead of "bill of fare," though the items are such English dishes as boiled cod, roast beef and ap ple tart. One Is accommodated with a serviette instead of a napkin, an Eng lish word, but originally of French or igin, as is the Scotch word napery, used for household linen. When you enter a shop you are served with cor sets instead of stays, costumes by a costumiere instead of dresses by a dressmaker. "Blouses" take the place of shirts or waists, and hose are of fered for stockings. The former word is, however, English. At the theater we have programmes instead of play bills and matinees in place of afternoon performances. Toques are adjusted with as much ease as hats, and we eat in a restaurant as cheerfully as in a dining room. There are, of course, un translatable words which must be used, but our good old English lan- I gunge is rapidly becoming a hotch potch of foreign words, while telegra phy is t'oiiig its best to oust all the crisp and racy Saxon speech. When ever possible let us determine to use an English instead of a French word, both in literature and conversation.— London Oraphic. T! lriifl Wit* Ahmidonefl. An Irishism traveling in France was | challenged by a Frenchman to fight a ' duel, I 1 which he readily consented and j suggeste.l Uiillelahs as weapons. "That won't do," aid the Frenchman's see on;!. "As challenged party you have the right lo rlioose the arms, but chiv alry tl< mands that you should decide upon a weapon with which Frenchmen are familiar." "Is that so?" replied the Irishman coolly. "Very well, we'll fight with guillotines." i \ < u*«» i*t UunllfT. A clever litile gentleman well known ! In tin? scientific world was one day ! standing v, :th hall u dozen tall men when one of tliem turned to him and ; said that he had not seen him before, as he was so very small. "Very likely," replied the little gen tleman. "I aiii like a sixpence among six copper pennies—not easily per- J cciv< d, but worth the whole six to- j gether." London Standard. V.'tule In Art. There i< a magic in the word that makes men. even when they are so crass and ignorant that they don't know the meaning «»f it, profess a love for art Chicago Record Herald. Ill* Line. "You say Charley Spender Is h man ilfactuiei ? 1 thought he was just a ! plain loafer What line Is he in?" "He make< trouble for Ills father"—l Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. FLAGS IN BIG HOTELS. IColorn of VII Niitlonx an u Rule Are Kept In Stork. ' | "No first class metropolitan hotel Is thoroughly equipped until it possesses an assortment of flags almost as com plete as that of an admiral's flagship," remarked the manager of a prominent caravansary. "The leading hotels In the great cities have use for flags of all nations some time or other. Hotels are pretty nearly as punctilious in observing certain lit tle ceremonies when distinguished visit ors arrive as are naval fleets. If some high official of a foreign country is staying in the house It. Is the proper thing to display his nation's colors. As all big hotels are likely to entertain ' home and foreign diplomats, army or ! navy officers, or even members of royal ' families, you can see where there j Is a necessity for -iti assortment of flags. "The hotel may not posses* a com plete outfit to begin with, but as time rolls along and distinguished men of all lands are entertained the collection of bunting is continually added to. Then there are the many fraternal or ganizations which make one hotel or another their headquarters on the oc casion of anuual celebrations. They usually have some flag or device which i-j swung to the breeze over the house on the days of the jollifications."— Philadelphia Record. AN AFRICAN INCIDENT. 4 I'rthon. glome Goat* and a Me«l That W«« llellnhril. "Uurlng several years speut in cen tral Africa we were for the greater part jf the time dependent on goats for our fresh milk supply," writes a traveler. "The goat kraal was made very strong, proof against lions, leop ards and other carnivora, but a python entered between the jailes, though they were spaced three inches apart, one ulght. killed all the goats in the com partment by strangling them, swal lowed two aud was found gorged, sluggish and self trapped within the kraal In the morning The swellings of his body where the two goats were prevented him from escaping between the palings, as he had come in. To look at the snake's small head and slender neck it seemed impossible for him to swallow anything larger than a rat. but by dislocating his jaw and stretching his skin lie accomplished the apparently impossible feat of gas tronouiy. The goats were cut out of him intact by our boys, who evidently considered that premature burial In the python did not affect the edible qualities of the meat, as within half an hour It was all roasted and eaten with considerable relish." AS A WOMAN LUNCHES. >lf«l« Thai Ordered Mrrely kf Force of !in((o>llou. Lots of women order luncheons merely by force of suggestion. If you don't think so, watch the wavering ones sit down, look on the card, glance at their nearest neighbor's plate and then order whatever the latter happens to be eating In a crowded luncheon room on matinee day oue little round table seating four women bore out this statement. Two of the women refresh "d themselves on cake and coffee. The third was putting away n savory clam chowder. A fourth came in, observed the cakes, gazed appreciatively on the chowder aud requested the latter. The first cbowderer finished and departed, and the woman who immediately took lier place looked around the table and ordered cakes and coffee. By tills time the first two and ooffeeites had finished, and an uncer tain looking woman sat down on that side of the table. She looked at the two opposite, glanced at the card and said. "Bring me a clam chowder." 'lbis Is a fact, and there is every rea son to suppose that nothing but coffee aud cakes aud chowder was served at that table all the afternoon or at least as long as wavering ladles sat down at it.—Philadelphia Bulletin Til* W*»lhrro#«k. The effigy of the cock so often seen i on church steeples Is usually connected : with a legeud In connection with Bt. 1 I'eter. As a matter of fact, however the figure of a cock used to be placed on the lops of sacred trees long be j fore it was used on buildings. The movement of the bird In the breeae was supposed by fhe superstitious to ward off evil spirits On a number of mod ern churches the familiar vane Is miM lug, but In days gone by a church was hardly ever built without the weather cock on its steeple;— London Standard Ayersl Give nature three helps, and nearly every case of con sumption u ill recover. Fresh air, most important of all. Cherry Pectoral Nourishing food comes nexf. Then, a medicine to control the cough and heal the lungs. Ask any good doctor. " I flr*t ua*d Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 53 years afc« i t ;*%»* snm terrible caiea of lung »iis e&ses ntreil by it. I am never without it." ALUBitr U. HAMILTON, M«rietu, Ohio. 2§«v.Wc.. pl.no. J. c*. AT BR CO., for Consumption Health demands daily action of the bowels. Aid nature with Ayer's Pills HYGIENIC VALUE OF TOE GfItSIOI Those who are not conversant with the modern methods of gymnastics for strengthening the heart, lungs and all , the vital organs and placing them in a healthy condition,as wf 11 as develop ing the superficial muscles, may be surprised to know that this is the philosophy of the Young Men's Christ inn Association gymna-ium. It has I never advocated the pilii:g tip of big muscles as the thing to b< desired,but 1 it has taugiit that exorcise is neci ssa>y to health. Ordinarily, the bosiueiss man in the gymnasium spends about one hoar there and before he leaves the build ing he takes his bath, hot and cold, 1 and feels rejuvenated to the extent of hilarity. The most enthusiastic men in the business men's classes are between the aces of 35 and 50 years. Many businessmen have suffered from nerves and indigestion, have been wake ful at night, a lack of simple exercise is the trouble in most cases Such per sons should take the gymnasium course. The patient soon discovers that his appetite is better than it was; that his sleep is sounder,acd he wakes up in the mornings refreshed. The first thing he knows he is foiling un usually well in every way, and when he realizes that exercise has done it all. he becomes the niostaident advo cate of the gymnasium. When parents come to consider that there are over 20,000 students in our medical colleges, and that these em bryo doctors are to treat the aches and pains that in many cases coold have been prevented by obeying the wants of physical education , w hen they think that a fraction of the large mms paid to physicians to cure disease would have given their children strong healthy bodies by systematic gymnas tic training; the gymnasium would be too small to hold the throngs who would seek to improve their health and strength. Visitois are admitted to the Monday and Tuesday evening senior classes; Tuesday afternoon and Saturday morn ing junior classes. The business men's classes are open to men ouly, who are welcome to view the exercises of these classes. The movements are simple and easy of execution; benelcial and pleasing to members in the classes; in teresting and entertaining to those looking ou. The sohedule is as follows: Busi ness Men; Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4;SO p. in., Tuesday, and Friday at 8:15 p. m. Seniors; Monday and Thursday at 8 p. m. Juniors; Tuesday at 4 :80 p. m.and Saturday at 9:30 a. m. Ladies; Thursday at 6 p. in., and Saturday at 2 p. in. To Oure a Cold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. All druggists refund m'ney if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signa ;nre is on each box. 25c. [Preparing for Conference. Preparations lor the Mi thodist Con : ference which convenes in Berwick ; during the week commencing March 1 23 rd are progressing; and Rev. R. H. Gilbert and committee have arrange ments and preparations well along. The Epwcrth League Anuiversaiy ' has been planned in addition to those ! anniversaries already mentioned in these colnmus. This anniversary will :be hekl Thursday, March 80th, in the I Presbyterian church. The speaker of ! the evening will be Rev. Stephen J. Herbert, D. D., the new editor of the Epworth Herald, successor to Bishop Berry. To this service all the young people's societies of Berwick will be | iuvited. j On the same the Berwick Methodist church there will be two i anniversaries, those of the Edmatiou- I al Board and the Froadman's Aid and Soatheru Educational Societies. Rev. Wm. F. Anderson, D. D., of New York City, secretary of the Board of Education of the Methodist church, will address the fiistUnuiversary. Tl e second will be by the addr«ss of Rev. M. C. B. Mason. D D., chief | secretary of the Board of Freedman'a Aid and Southern Education. Rev. Mason is one of the most celebrated colored clergvmeu iu the United States It is stated that he is a* fii.e a scholar and more eloquent than Booker T. Washington. The work of this society is among the negroes and poor white workmen In the Southern States. An Effective Ally. Fred C. Kirkendall, the Democratic mayor-elect of Wilkesbarre, attributes his victory at the polls ou Tuesday last to advertising. Following in the footsteps of Governor Douglas,of Mas sachusetts, ho used newspaper space liberally during the campaign,a t peal ing to the voters of all parties through both Democratic and Republican Jour nals, with the result that he received 2,300 plurality, while the only other successful Democrat on the ticket had a margin of but 80. Advertising is an effective ally in any undeitaking, whether political, religious or com mercial.
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