MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa Nov. «. 1905.
Republican State Ticket.
TREASURER,
J. Lee Plummer, Hollidaysbnrg.
JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT,
Charles E. Rice, Wilkes-Bar re.
James A. Braver, Belief">ll te.
George B. Orlady, Huntingdon.
Republican County Ticket.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Ralph Kisner.
COM M ISSION KKS,
Charles W. Cook.
Geo. Rudy Secliler.
AUDITOR.
J. H. Woodaide.
MINOR MATTERS
OF INTEREST
The story which comes from Cape
Cod of a dimiuutiou if not a failure
of the cranberry crop has a woeful
iitguiflcanoe. The Boston Post says the
Cape Cod crop is 100,000 barr. U short.
We are jest eutering upon the turkey
season. But what is turkey without
cranberry sauce? Dust and ashes iu
the mouth of the eater The turkey
may dominate the board, hut the tart
aud titillatiug cranberry is the prime
minister, gustatory,of this lord of the
table. Second joint aud "oyster."
breast aud wishbone,wing and "pope's
oose" fall short of their mission with
out the cranberry. White meat and
dark call for this adjunct; even to the
"rack," the skeleton, alter all are
served, it lends au illusion
T. S. Pdttijohn, promoter of the
Rural Telephoue System in this coun
ty, was seen in town lust night. Speak
ing of the rural lines h« says th-y al
ready penetrate four counti sand the
subscribers are 011 the second hundred.
Mr. PettijohD correots a uiisapprohen
aion. H. A. Snyder, is President,and
W. if. Dildine is Secretary, he says,
of the People's Telephoue Cou.-troc
tion Company, which consrructs the
lines and disposes of the stock to the
farmers and others, who in turu be
come members of the People's Tele
phone Company, of which J. W. Low
rie is President and David Cox, Sec
retary.
Associate Judge Frank G. Blee.who
was so siguallv honored by Ins fellow
citizens on Tutsdav. was in this city
yesterday and calleJ at this ofHoe.
Judge Blee is one of our most popular
citizens, a gentleman of judgment and
integrity, as is attested by the big to
tal of 1553 votes which he received for
Associate Judge. He was congratulat
ed ou every side yesterday. Judge
Blee says lie highly appieci.ites the
honor conferred upon him and grate
fully acknowledges himself indebted
to his fellow citizens without distinc
tion of party.
" Aua the next day it snowed." The
weather mau is trying his best to keep
up tradition*. Tuesday t lection.
It was not much of a snow squall, it
ii true, bat yesterday brought snow,a
gentle little fiurrv that promised lor a
while to powder the Krouud white. It
was the first successful attempt to
•now that has occurred this season.
Apropos of the wreck on the 1). L.
& W. yesterday the f*ct is recalled
that the D. L. & W. Railroad, especi
ally this division, has been remarka
bly free from wrecks of any sort. Ttie
present disaster, is one of the worst
that has occurred on the D. li. & W.
system in many years.
Will There Be a Coal Strike?
Tbe qaestiou uppermost in the au
tharcite region is," Will there be strike
or lockout at the termination of the
present agreement between mine own
ers and mine workers ou April I
neit?"
The recent demonstration in honor
of John Mitchell Day had added to
the anxiety of business men, at least
in the opper region, according to a
Bcranton dispatch, aud caused them
to regard the outlook with grave mis
givings.
Meantime, all President Mitchell's
uileiauces breath peace. In his speech
es he has expressed himself as hopeful
of a harmonious adjustment,and there
oan be no doubt that he sincerely de
sires such a result, bit it will depend
entirely on two thing-, to wit. the
determination of the men in their de
mand for an eight hour day and re
cognition of the union an 1 the at
tltode of the mini owners toward this
proposition.
Should the men insist upon the ex
ercise of this streugth for the enforce
ment of their demaud, and shonld
President Baer, of the Reading Com
pany,and his associates refuse to grant
that demand.wlnt then? The question
is one of even greater and more far
reaching interest than that which pre
cipitated the strike of 1 for the rea
son that it will h'j raised at a time
wheii the exciting contract will expire
In the anthracite aud bituminous re
gions, and nearly 500,000 men engaged
in the production of coil will he ready
to make oomtnon cause.
This seuse of power will be to get
ooofidente aud make it a difficult mat
ter for Mitchell to recede even in oa«e
he should desire to do so for the pur
pose of averting a strike. The presi
dsnt of the Min« Workers enjoys the
confidence of his supporters, hut should
they feel that the time is ripe for in
sistence on their demands, there will
be nothing left for him hut to carry
forward the banner they place in their
bands.
In view of the serious nature of the
oatlook and the gravo consequences
that are not at all nnlikelv in case of
a conflict, a great n-any parsons are of
the opinion that an understanding
oaght to be reached between the com
panies and the miner before the ex
piration of the existing contracts.
m \\WRECK
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Neither of the engineers jumped,bat
like heroes remained at their post, en
deavoring to save ttie human beiugs
trastel to their care. The others, ex
cept one ttreuian, who escaped in a
miraculous mauner,did not know what
happened aud were killed before they
could say a word.
Those in the smoker, eighteen iu
number, were also thrown about in a
torcible manner and some were pin
ioned in the wreckage but uot serious
ly injured.
The cars were piloii up, one almost
on the rear end of the others, many
were hadlv damaged, but the engines
were one mass of ruins. Ami buiied
in the latter were the two engineers
and one fireman. The others were iu
the baggage car. About a half hour
after the accident the Lackawanna
officials hurried a hospital car and a
s-tatT of physicians to the scene and
everything possible was done for the
injuied.
Some were cared for by private fami
lies or taken to,the Moses Taylor Hos
pital at Seraiiton. The wieckiug crew
•were busy all last ni£ht ouder the
supervision of Superintendent Rine
aud Roadmaster Schofield. In the
meantime the Lackawauua passengers
were transported to Berwick, Blooms
burg aiid Northumberland over the
Pennsylvania.
Trains were run out of Plymouth iu
compliance with the regular schedule.
Why the crew of the extra, if it did,
mistake the orders, no one will ever
know, though Coroner Dodsou prom
ises to coudoct a rigid examiuatiou.
He will try to establish the parties
who are responsible for this awful
mistake. The couipriDy officials would
uot say any tiling for publication.
There 1s more Catarrh in this sectlonof tha
ountry llian all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be ncurable.sFor a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and prescril>ed
oca I remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hail's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. .1. Cheney & Co.
Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. The offer of one hundred dollars
for any case it falls tocure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
Hall's Family IMlls are the best
Hold b Druggists, 75c.
NO NEW TYPHOID
CASES AT BERWICK
Typhoid fever in Berwick aud vic
inity is ou the wane. Many patients
are recovering aud there has been no
new cases reported to the health hoards
for the past ten or twelve days.
The above announcement brings joy
to the residents there, hot it is by no
means saving that the precaution
shout i not be continued. It was the
co-operation of the people with the
health boards that helped in stamping
out the epidemic, and the precautions
of boiling water,aud keeping premises
clean should not be discontinued there
or in any of the towns aloug the North
Branch.
TONIGHT'S RECEP
TION IS PUBLIC
The reception to Mr. aud Mr=. John
son at th>) Y. M. O. A., at H o'clock
this evening is to he a public attair
and it is desired that the public in
general be present. Mr. aud Mrs.
Johnson are desirous of nmeting every
body, and they want to get acquaint
ed with as many as possible at this
reception.
There will be a short entertainment
by local talent consisting of instru
meut.il and vocal music and elocution.
The yonng men are esp cially invit
ed: as Mr. Johnsou wishes to meet
them all as soon as possible. Owing
to the reception there will be no gym
nasium class this evening. r "Z-
Great Football Event.
One of the greatest football events
of the season will be the game between
State College and Dickinson Collage
at Williamsport, November 18. As
surances have been given to the Will
iamsport Merchants' Association, who
are interested in having the game a
success,that it will positively be play
ed to a finish. Tiie State College boys
are well known to he strong players,
and the merits of the Dickinson team
are well established. The game is to
be called at 2:30 p. in. Excursion rates
of one fare for round trip have been
granted on the several roads, within a
radios of 100 miles. Williamsport will
be the center of attraction on Novem
ber 18, and thousands of visitors will
take advantage of the low excursion
rates.
Conditions Improving in Russia.
Conditions throughout Russia have
improved. At Odessa four hundred
victims of the massacre were buried
in trenches on Tuesday. At the same
rate the funerals will continue for
three days. Count Witte is conpleting
his Cabinet and is bringing order out
of chaos. Polish revolutionaries, well
supplied with money, are inaugurat
ing a movement to re-establish Poland
as an independent State.
Shot Small Cuh Hear.
Harry Nuss, living near Maiuville,
shot one of the hear cubs that have
created quite a chase for a number of
hunters. The mother of the cob was
killed by hunters near Blootns'mrg
lasi week. The cub was liar 1 chased
by dogs and wiien it found the dogs
coming too close fled towards the
hunter, sit upon its haunches as
though begging for protection.
Stonge—Cromley.
Albert B. Stooge and Miss Anna
Viola Gromlcy w» re married Sunday
afternoon. Rev. M. L. Shindel per
formed the ceremony.
THEIR MAY
FLITTING |
By FRANK H. SWEET j
Copyright, IUGC, l>y Prmik 11. Sweet J
"The au-dacl-ty!"
Elizabeth Brown's eyes Hashed, and
she threw the note from her angrily,
then picked it up at the Inquiring look
of her mother.
"Read that!" she commanded hotly.
Mrs. Brown ti>ok the letter nnd read
it meekly. It was brief:
My l>ear Miss Hetty—l have Just left
the house It ts down In the country and
near the seashore and has piazzas and an
apple orchard—ln short. Is an Ideal home
for a young married couple. Will call to
morrow and go Into details more fully.
Faithfully yours, JAMES GRAHAM.
Mrs. Brown looked up with a pleased
flutter.
"I didn't kuow It had—had gone so
far, Elizabeth," she said eagerly, "that
you were engaged. When" —
"We are not engaged," sharply, "and
never will be. I have thought Mr.
Graham a very pleasant man and have
liked him, and he has called on us
quite often lately, but there has never
been a word of—of love spoken, and
now this note! It Is positively Insult
lug! Mother, we must commence pack
ing at once and move this very after
uoon."
"Why, child, we can't." in startled
dteniay. "It will take a week at least.
You know"—
"I know we shall be out of this house
before night!" vehemently. "I shall
go and engage a moving van at once to
carry our goods to the station, and I
will have them taken to the little sta
tion Just beyond the limits of the town.
It will co3t a few dollars more, but It
will hide all trace of our whereabouts.
Mr. Graham will be here tomorrow to
go Into details—the presumptuous
wretch! I'm sorry I ever spoke to hl»>
about our plans to hire a quiet place
for the summer. Now, mother, you
go aud be packing your clothes and
valuables. I shall tell the van man
to be here In an hour, and we must
be ready."
"Yes, dear," meekly, "but where
shall we go?"
"Why, to—to— Oh, anywhere! It
doesn't really matter. Suppose we try
that little place where we had two
weeks' outing last summer—Orchard
vllle, you kuow. It's real country
there, with solitary walks and gardens
In every yard and country people com
ing in with things to sell. Rent must
be cheap there, and by offering enough
wo can get some sort of house, or, if
we can't, we'll hire part of oue or
rooms. Anyway we haven't time to
engage one ahead now."
"Orchardville is where we first met
Mr. Graham, Isn't it?"
"Is it? Why. yes. I believe you ure
right, mother, but, you know, he told
us he was Just down there for a few
days' fishing and that he didn't get a
bite, so, of course, wo wouldn't meet
him again. Men never go iislilng twice
to the same place when they have bad
luck. Now, please hurry, mother."
The next afternoon they were stand
ing on the front porch of a pretty
vine covered cottage, superintending
the removal of their goods from the
local delivery wagon. The indignation
•till burned in Elizabeth's eyes. Mrs.
Brown looked tired nnd plaintive.
"I do hope we can stay here, Eliza
beth." she sighed, "but the postmaster
seemed slow in giving up the key and
wouldn't promise us the house sure."
"We'll stay all right, mother; don't
you worry. The house was to rent
and the key left with the postmaster
for prospective tenants. What if the
ownur did write to him about an old
maid who was looking after a place
for some young friends and that he
would have her come down and see
this. She hasn't putin an appear
ance yet, nor her young friends, and
we were the tlrst real applicants, lie
aides, we are in actual possession, and
I was shrewd enough to force an ud
vanco rent into the postmaster's
hands. Now help me swing this ham
mock on the piazza here and then you
lie down in it for an hour's rest."
Two days later they were settled and
the furniture was all arranged. Mrs.
Brown was lying In the hammock be
hind the screen of vines, gazing pen
sively at Elizabeth, who had stopped
reading and was now contemplating
the closed book In her lap with unsee
ing eyes. There were solitary walks
about this village, many of them, and
the youug girl was facing the fact that
the walks represented the social condi
tion of the place. The previous sum
mer's outing had been pleasant, but
there had been companionship to make
it so.
The gate latch clicked, and Mrs.
Brown was aroused by a stitled ex
clamation from Elizabeth. Coming up
the walk was James Graham, and be
side him was an angular, middle aged
woman who was apparently refusing
to be convinced.
" 'Taln't the kind of house 1 want,
Mr. Graham," she was saying shrilly,
"not in any way. There must be a bay
winder In the end for Delia's plunts
an' wlllers in front for her an' Tommy
to set under. She said I needn't even
look at a place without the willers."
"But let me show you through the
house, Miss Brown," urged Graham.
"I am sure you will like the arrange
ment, and there Is a fine willow In the
back yard which the young people can
sit under. There wasn't time togo to
my agent after the key, but I can get
In one of the windows and open the
baek door from the inside. I'm sure"
But the woman stopped short, turn-id
and started back toward the gate.
"Wlllers in front," she repeated ng
gressively. "Them's the last words
Delia said. It's no use, Mr. Graham.
I don't want It."
Graham watched her through the
gate and up the sidewalk toward the
station and then turned again to the
house.
"Might as well run through it while
I'm here," they heard him say, then:
"Why, hello! Looks as if somebody
lived In the house -curtains at the win
dows, and," as he came a few steps
nearer, "hammocks swung on the
piazza, and Great Scott! Elizabeth
—Miss Brown. Y'ou here! Well, well!
This Is luck."
Elizabeth was at the head of the
steps now, an odd light »' her face.
"Who was that woman, Mr. Gra
ham ?" she demanded.
"Belle Brown, a queer stick, who Is
looking after a house. A friend recoin
mended her to me as a Joke and I de
termined to retaliate by actually rent
ing her the house noticed
how I failed. But is it really possible
that you have rented my house from
the postmaster?"
"We really have," Elizabeth an
swered smilingly, "though we did not
dream it was yours."
"An uncie gave it to me several
month* ug». and you are my first ten-
an':;. lis joily that you ure to be here
nil summer. I like the place and have
t»laune<l to come down after a few
days for a long stay, but I did feel a
little apprehensive about the social
lonesomeuess. It's odd, though, that
you didn't give me some hint of your
coining. I" lie paused abruptly at
something he saw In her face, adding
suspiciously: "I»ld you get that letter
I meant for Betty Brown, which she
told me never reached her? Yes!" as
the color rose swiftly to her face. "I
see you did. He hesitated a moment,
then leaned toward her boldly. "Sup
pose we let the letter stand, Eliza
beth, Just as It was written," he whis
pered. "It Is what I really would have
sent to you had I dared."
Elizabeth tried to frown, but the
frown softened before it reached her
eyes, and he was looking Into her eyes.
He wus satisfied.
Didn't Satlnfjr th* Mnirlatrat*.
The other evening a man of the bur
glar type stepped up to an old gen
tleman and, handing him a piece of
paper, said:
"Kir, would you be good enough to
read me the writing on this piece of
paper?"
The individual addressed consented
and, moving toward the rays of a con
venient gas lamp, read the following
words:
"If you utter a cry or speak a single
word I shall shoot you. Give me your
watch and chain and your purse at
once and then pass on."
Completely taken off his guard, the
gentleman handed over the articles
asked for and walked off. A few
steps brought him to a policeman, and,
relating hl» story, the pair proceeded
In pursuit of the stranger, who was
not yet out of sight.
Next morning before the magistrate
the vagrant was called upon for an ex
planation.
"Your honor," he said, "I am not an
educated man and can therefore nei
ther read nor write. Last evening I
picked up a piece of paper, and. It strik
ing me that it might be of some im
portance, I took it to the first person
I met and asked him to decipher it.
The gentleman read it quietly to him
self, and then, without saying a word,
handed me his watch, chain and purse
and walked off without giving me time
to recover from surprise or to ask
him what he meant. It seemed to me
that the paper possessed a certain
value, and that he htid given me the
valuables as a reward for finding It"
But the magistrate gave him six
months Just the same.—London Tit-
Kits.
The Quiet Anmrfr.
As a young and unknown man I
went down to a certain sessions court
on the Oxford circuit to prosecute for
the crown in a case of extensive rob
bery from a goods shed of the London
and Northwestern railway. Some ten
or twelve of us, all members of the
circuit, had accepted the invitation of
a very good fellow, also an Oxford cir
cuit man, to drive out that evening
and dine with him at manor. My
case had duly come on and I had se
cured a verdict of "guilty" during the
afternoon. Having changed into even
ing dress, I took my place In a private
bus, together with my fellow guests,
for the five milts' drive out. About
halfway there I, as a newcomer, not
having apparently beeu noticed by the
rest (the inside of the vehicle was as
dark as Erebus), a certain Mr. T.,
a great talker, asked in loud tones.
"Who was the young idiot who prose
cuted today In that railway case?"
"I was," I promptly rejoined from
1 my obscure corner, and I never knew
a man relapse so quickly into silence
before or since.—Fox Russell In Tall
Mall Magazine.
Antoirrniili Fan*.
It was In China that the flint Auto
graph fans were Keen, and they be
came very fashionable there long years
ago. Some carefully preserved speci
mens have belonged to the emperors
and their wives, while others have been
given as diplomatic presents. A fan
of tills description, for Instance, was
presented by the Chinese ambassador
to Mine, de Cluuzel at the coronation
of Napoleon I. In India the very flrst
fans were supplied by nature in the
spreading leaves of the lotus and palm,
but screen fans soon became emblems
of power there also, fur they are not
only mentioned In the great Hindoo
poems "Mahabharata" and "Ilauiaya
na," but Brahma and India are repre
sented in the ancient sculptures at Ele
phanta followed by plaves bearing the
fly fan and parasol, which latter was
also considered as an emblem of su
preme power.
Men nirda' 1 hirst.
How do Bea birds quench their thirst?
Sea birds are believed to Butlate their
thirst partly from falling rains and
partly from the fat and oil which they
devour ravenously when opportunity
puts them In their way. The keen eye
eight of birds Is well known, and sea
birds have been observed flocking to
ward the storm cloud about to burst
from all points of the compass and
apparently drinking In the water as it
descends from the skies. They scent
a rain squall, says an old skipper, 100
miles or even farther off and scud for
it with almost incredible swiftness.
Sea birds obtain fat and oil from
the flsh which they catch and on which
they subsist, and they have also been
known to follow ships for considerable
distances, picking up scraps of fat
which may be thrown overboard. These
birds are believed to be able to remain
for several days and even weeks with
out being compelled to seek for water,
though at the same time their marvel
ous speed of flight would soon enable
them to cover when necessary the dis
tance between them and fresh water
on the nearest land.
Wh»- Prison noorkfciif" Are Surly.
"Why are the doorkeepers "112 prisons
always surly? 1 guess It is because
they have to answer so many foolish
Questions," said a prison doorkeeper.
"Only this morning a ring c >mes at
the bell. I halt In the middle of my
breakfast. I tramp d >wn the long cor
ridor. I unlock my fifty ton door with
my twenty pound key. Outside stands
a tough young man. his hat on the side
of ills head, who pays:
"'Boss, when'll Joe Mace get out?
Me and another feller's got a bet on It.'
"People come here and ask me whei
this prisoner's trial and that prisoner's
trial take p'ace. They come here with
out permits and demand to see a pris
oner with tl same air as you'd goto a
friend's hou. e and demand to see your
friend. The.v bring presents to prison
ers boxes <>f cigars, bottles of rum,
scarfpins ar<d poker dice. It is the con
stant rebutting of -i 1 i these foolish per
sons that makes the doorkeeper of a
prison snrlr t.'iilctoi
To Cure a Cold in One Day in Two Days.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. e^ e jy
Seven Mfflion boies sold In past 12 months. This signature, l>OX * 23C.
THE SACRED BO TRLE. j
Oiif sf (if *' if V : Mlorfitl Natural
!»»■<• Kikiiui.
In <> I>-n7, tin- sacred bo tree,
nt that time suji eil to be the oldest
living vegetable monument on the
paith's surface, v . * uprooted and de
stiv • ibya c\ >!ie which swept over
the Kami ol' Ceylon. The oldest writ
ten (!. «( ription of tin- sacred bo tree
now ! i istence is that by the cele
brated Chinese historian, Fa llian,
who visited the island and the sacred
tree in the year ill A. I>. According
to this lei'rued < 'liinainan, the tree was :
nt tint time* 7 years old. having ,
beeu p! u t< : i:i the year 288 before j
our era by Mint; i ><-vinipiatlssa.
As soon as •: \v;,s known through- 1
out the isia. ! I'i.tt the tree had been
destroyed by tlie fury of the elements :
great cr >wds of mourners gathered j
around its "s.ier :i remains" and held i
regular funeral -• rvices for two or !
three weeks. After the season of |
mourning was over the tree was cut |
into proper lengths, each piece |
wrapped ■ ;>ar.ite!y in white cloth and 1
cren .Med witii t! " same funeral rite? 1
which would have been given a mem- |
b'.T of the royal family.
Bo perished the sacred bo tree, one I
of them st wonderful natural growths !
known th<> world a tree which had
been wnr: hipod .! lily, me might al- ;
most say hourly. for 2.175 years.
MifilaJ-*' or a m:nu ts«>n t'onsiiictor. |
A boa constrictor that was nearly i
blind wa:i once found to tie contented- !
ly swallowing n blanket for dinner in- j
stead of a rabbit, which was also with- !
in reach, and it was only with great'
difficulty that it was forced to disgorge
this singular article of food. A snake's I
tongue is therefore not an organ of 1
taste. nor is it, as many think, a sting;
it is more probably a delicate organ of 1
touch.—Chatubers' Journal.
lie Wanted to Know.
Scotchmen are fond of an argument,
and delight to find flaws in t;n oppo
nent's 1>; 'e. Two blacksmiths were
once conversing as to which was the
first trade in the world. One insisted
that it must have been gardening, and
quoted from Genesis: "Adam was put
Into the garden of Eden to dress It
anil keep it." "Aye, John," retorted tho
other, who had st > ... 1 up for his own
trade, "but wha trade the spades?"
ytunt Jljivo I!o«'h Ice.
Mamma —?~0, dear, the Atlantic
ocean never freezes over. Elsie—Oh,
but It must. 1 hear 1 papa telling Mr.
Gayly that - lien he was coming across
from Europi the last time he had li!*
skat.non all the time.
A (iood Reanon.
The pood woman \va> distributing ?i
few tracts behind ihe bars.
"And wha! are you in for, my un
fortunate friend?" -he asked of No.
i3i:i.
" 'Cau-e I can't git out." sullenly an
swered the prisoner.
And the g >MI WO; an passed on.
FOP GOES THE WEASEL.
Tlic >]fßiiinu of Tht'*o WordN In the
Old CnK'lNli Sons?.
How many people know the meaning
of the words "I'op goes the weasel" in
the song? Many of us have probably
regarded them as a meaningless tag,
i having some dim Cockney bearing on
the animal. Such a bearing they have,
but in an unexpected way. A writer in
Notes and CJuerics affirms that the
words refer to a pur-e made of weasel
ekin which opened and closed with a
snap. This brings the line out of Irrel
evant Jarg >u into the main sense:
Vp anil down the city road.
in and out the Eagle;
That's the way the money goes—
Pop noes th< weasel.
The "popping" or snapping of tha
purse is dei'iar* I to be the equivalent
of "Bang went saxpence."
But this explanation is not, perhaps.
6o inherently probable as another
which makes "weasel" a slang term
for silver plate, prize cups, etc.—arti
cles which, as the result of gadding In
the City r ad, were pawned or "pop
ped." 'l'hls idea is repeated In a story
of an Islington tailor who, through fre
quent ing the Eagle tavern, had to pop
his "weasel," an instrument used in the
i cutting of cloth. Whatever the weasel
I may have been, the song weut round
| tho world, and many a boy in farotT
! Brazil or Ceylon received his first idea
of Loudon's streets in its reference to
the City road.—London Globe.
Pin yet! »»> ir *- Win tl.
Tho natives of ?•' nth Horneo oonvorl
a long bamboo Into an .Eolian bar > M
cutting : 'ot-i in the lumboo above eac!
Joint, sotting t t> > • • ;■> t > easily turr
on its axis :.nd k 'ping tlie apertures
I constantly facing the wind by means
of a rudder or l'antail similar to that
used on an American windmill. The
music from this harp on a windy daj
Is most plea .i:g. the notes from tht
larger bo! s gi v : g a deep organ tout
unapproach. :l by any other instru
ment.
Willing; to t'liance it.
"The man who marries my daughter,'
said her proud father after telling th«
young man that there was no hope foi
hint, "must have strength of character
Ho must have fortitude, he must hav<
courage, he r-:n t be able to bear mis
fort line."
"I know it."the I >y r< plied. "I ' ne-\
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Lord Chancellor Eldon was energet
ically aided in his parsimonious habits
by his wife, of whom it was said that
she and her daughter bad but one bon
net between them. The Itev. R. 11.
Barham, author of"The Ingoldsby
Legends," records in his diary an
amusing story of Lady Eldon's penu
rlousness:
"June 1, 1822.—The chancellor Is
very fond of shooting. One morning
last year his lordship, intending to en-
Joy a few hours' after a rainy
night, ordered Bob, me pony, to be
saddled Lady Eldon him he
could not have It, but company being
In the room, gave no reason. In a fe-w
minutes, however, tho servant opened
the door and announced that Bob was
ready.
"Why, bless me," cried her lady
ship. "you can't ride liitn, Ixird Eldon.
He has got no shoes 011."
"Oh, yes, my lady," said the servant,
"he was shod last week."
"Shameful!" exclaimed her ladyship.
"llow dared you, sir, or anybody have
that pony shod without orders? John,"
continued she. addressing her husband,
"you know you only rode him out
shooting four times last year, so I had
his shoes taken off and have kept
them in my bureau ever since. They
are as g>od as new. and these people
have shod him again. We shall be
ruined nt this rate."
Vain Hope.
"Banks, can you remember just how
much I owe you?"
"Thirteen dollars and twenty-five
cents."
"That's the exact sum, eh? Thank
you."
"Well—why did you want to know?"
"I thor.iht perhaps you'd forgotten
It; that's all."—Cleveland Leader.
Lie silent*.
Teacher What are the elements of
tiie v. • rhi? Boy Earth, water, fire,
air and Teacher That's all. isn't it?
Boy And the lawless element.—Yon
kers Ilerald.
Uurfrliir RemlnlNeenee.
Voting t'.iil you get on
your tiist haul? old Burglar—Five
years.—l >etrolt Free Press.
AI most r.u vesil ropplnx.
Amor . the public men :i; En-.laud is
: a wc !! i;;; .a speaker v*hose re.narks
■ ace inaudible twenty feet away, and
of him a wit said. "No on" admires Mr.
X. more than I do. but I always feel
! iliat I .1111 taking a liberty In over
hearing what he says."
Canoe For Fen P.
"Fill r> 1 afraid of lightning." said the
j pretty girl, who was a born flirt.
"An iv -I! you may be." rejoined • ir
' of he masculine victims. "You h: >»>
a heart of steel." Philadelphia in
j quirer.
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WmasilißK of Apple Trees Still Ob-
M'r.ril lu Parts* of England.
What is the wassailing of apple
trees?
This i; an old custom, fast dying out,
but still observed in parts of Somerset
ami Devon. At Wooton-Basset, near
Minelioad, the ceremony takeS place
on old Twelfth eve. All assemble at
the farmhouse, and, after a hearty
meal, form a procession to the nearest
orchard, the master in front with a
light, and men with old guns, blunder
busses a.nl anything that makes a
noise, In the rear. Plenty of cider Is
taken and some pieces of toast.
When the orchard is reached a ring
I 3 formed, and the master, in the cen
ter, seizes a branch and sings a verse
beginning. "<>h, apple tree, I wassail
1 thee, in hopes that thou wilt blow."
! Then all shout in chorus:
lliitr.K • apfi.ls, three bushel bagfulu,
Burn oorfols, tullet holefuls,
And a little heap under the stairs.
Then follow cheers, drinking of
healths, shouts of "Now, Tom Pod, we
wassail thee!" and tho placing of the
| pieces of toiist, soaked in cider, among
the branches for the robins.—London
| Answers.
Misfortunes Sometimes a Tllesslnif.
However others may think of It, yet
I take it as a mercy that now and then
| some clouds come between me and my
j sun, and many times some troubles do
\ conceal my comforts, for I perceive If
I si 1 >ii!d find to > much friendship In
any inn 111 ny pilgrimage I should
| soon ftirgi t my father's house and my
heritage. Dr. 1 'as.
\ Divine. Joy.
Suffering is doubtless as dKlnely ap
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Influential as a discipline of character.
It chastens and sweetens the nature,
teaches patience and resignation and
promotes the deepest as well 11s the
i most exalted thought.—Samuel Spdles.
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splash, down went his glass of milk!
"I knew you were going to spill
that!" said mamma rv.grily.
"We!!, if you knew." queried Walter,
"why d'rln't v m toll me?"
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