MONTH UK AMERICAN RANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Har. 15. 1900 HABITS OF HARES. |IaL INK lUr Toilet la a Long and Careful I'pofeM. A clever observer writes: "A good uiauv hares liutl a set-are retreat iu the tit ml hills during the daytime autl feed DU the marshes in ihe morning and evening. The hour at which most of them leave the marsh varies, but It is any time before 11 o'clock. All tho hares, however, do not return, some preferring to lie out all day and make their "forms" In any standing clumps tif grass In the iuclosures. 1 found this nut one day while taking shelter among Ihe tir trees from a downpour of rain. As soon as the rain got really heavy I saw first one and then another hare appear, as It were, out of the ground lu the middle of the fields and race for the shelter of the sand hills. "On their return to the hills in the morning many of them take up their station on the sunny side of a tir tree, generally on a slope, and sit there, ei ther among the tir needles or else on the bare ground or sand, without any iort of form apparently. They like a warm, sunny seat, out of the wind, or, lu wet weather, sheltered from the rain. Ilere they sit and sleep, unless disturbed, until an hour or two past midday. "At some time between 1:30 and 3 o'clock they wake up and begin their toilet, which is a long and very care ful process. I have seen them roll lu the sand, then get up, shake them selves and finally lick their bodies all jver, for the most part directly with their tongues, but those parts of their bodies which they cannot reach so— face, back of head, ears and nape of ueck—are dressed bv the fore limbs ex actly In the same way that a cat does it "These toilet operations often take half or three-quarters of an hour. When complete, there is a short time of rest, then a long stretch and a yawn, fore legs lirst. then the hind legs; finally, the whole body is raised into au arch, after which the animal be gins to move off for another feed." ANALYZING MILK. The PrucrH la Neither Dlltlcalt >'or Complicated. The chemical analysis of milk is not complicated nor difficult. First the ?hemlst weighs a small dish, cup or saucer and carefully notes down the results lu ounces, grains and fractions sf grains. Next he pours lu some milk to be analyzed and again carefully uotes dowu the result. By subtracting the weight of the dish from that of both the weight of the milk is found and recorded. Next the receptacle is placed over a steam Jet, which evapo rates the water of the milk, leaving july the residue or "solids." Again the ilsii and Its contents are weighed, and by a simple calculation the percentage jf solids is ascertained. The "solids" of the milk have been found by Innumerable analyses to average about 13 per cent, and while the fat varies In milk from different cow* the solids left after extracting the fat are found to be a very constant quantity, seldom falling below 10 per cent or over 14. This gives the chem ist a positive basis for his calculations and enables him to state with great certainty whether or not the milk has been watered. The fat or oil iu milk is determined by dissolving it by means of ether, the residue remaining after such test be ing termed "solids other than fat." The average fat or oil found in milk from cows Is 3 per cent, and any amount less than 3 per cent indicates almost to a certainty that the milk has been skimmed. If analysis shows a decrease of fat It indicates that the milk has been watered, while if fats and other solids together are low you may Infer that the skimmer has done It* worst. An Karly Betrothal. in the early days of California the daughters ol the I.ugos were sought In marriage b\ the best families of the state, it was a boast that they were even courted in Ihe cradle, as when the young officer I'olouel ignacio Vallejo, being iu Han Luis Obispo on the occa sion of the birth of a daughter to the Lugos, asked her father for the hand of the day oid baby, provided when the time came to fulfill the contract the senorita should be willing. This seem lugly absurd betrothal took place. The child grew up to be au intelligent as well as attractive young woman, mar ried her betrothed and became the mother of many children, among them Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. IIIUUIIIK a ItarKaln. In the book of Ruth a shoe Is men tioned as being handed over to ratify a bargain, and Ihe custom.in a sense ■eems to have been repeated later, for In the year I'HI'J rertnln bishops were put Into possession of their sees by re ceiving ii glove These may have been richly jeweled gloves, for such formed part of the episcopal habit, and when some abbots thought tit to array them aelves iu similar hand covering pecul iar only to bishops they were forbid den their use by the council. Proof. Prospective You this Is a healtbj place, yet the man next door is enntiiied to his bed How do you account for that? Ileal Estate Agent Oh, he's a doctor and is slowly dying of starvation »'hicago News FEMININE HEROISM. Women Hate Often Fought In lle fenxe of Tlielr Native Tonua. During the oppression of the Nether lands by the Sp:inlarils in the sixteenth century it was no uncommon event for women to tight in defense of their na tive I iwii. When in 1 .">7l! Don Frederic at the head of a large army besieged Haarlem, among the Harrison that de fended the town were ;iOO women. Their chief was a widow of distin guished family, about forty seven years of age, who, at the head of her ama aons, participated in many of the most fiercely contested actions of the siege. Seven years later, at the siege of Maastricht, ihe women were of great assistance in making mines, enrolling themselves into companies under ihe direction of officers, or "mine mis tresses," as they were called. The serv ice they rendered was inestimable At the repulse of the Spaniards from Ihe walls of Alknnmr women and even children showed a like courage, assist iug their husbands and fathers lu the desperate defense. History, indeed, gives many examples of such heroism, among which may be mentioned the brave conduct «»f the women at the de fense of Karn'noss.i in isos. when they took the place of their slain husbands or brothers at the cannon side. —Black- Wood's Magazine. NATIONAL GUARD WILL j CAMP AT HARRISBUROj HARRISBURG. March _ 14.—The uext encampment of tlies National i Guard of Pennsylvania will be I ,as a division, and will be held at Oettys burg during the latter part <>t July. Yesterday Adjutant General Stewart and Colonel William R. Richardson, superintendent of the State arsenal, went to Gettysburg to look up a camp site, and this i- generally agreed upon as an indication that the camp will be held on the historic battlefield. It is understood that the locations uf the commands will not differ materially from those of two years ago, with headquarters for the Governor and Major General at the Bloody Angle, with a reviewing ground where Pickett made liis charge. Gettysburg is about the best place for an encampment in the State, and it is on the cards that the present site of the camp will be eventually selected as a permanent camp grounds, for which the Legisla ture several years ago appropriated £200,000. I Gibson Mctures in Demand The Gibson Pictures that are being given with the Sunday North Ameri can are taking Danville by storm. Last Sunday the local dealers could not supply the demand. Next Sunday one of Gibson's greatest pictures, "The Parting Wall," will be in each North American. Hi' sure to order in ad vance from your dealer. Effective Work. 1 Secretary Laumaster, who has been doing good evangelistic work at North umberland and}* surrounding towns, gave a fruitful talk to the men on Sun day at the R. R. V. M. C. A. rooms, and preached a forceful sermon Sunday evening at St. John's Methodist cliurch. —Sunburv Item. Sale Postponed. "Last Saturday was the date selected for the public sale of the projierties belonging to Mrs. Mary Holer. The properties were put up but there was no sale. The personal property was disposed of after which bids were invited for the real estate. The prices offered were uot of a sort to encourage the owner 'and the sale was declared postponed for one week. Killed Valuable Horse. Hugli Oliver, the contractor, lost a valuable horse between this city and Milton Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Oliver was hauling a load of household goods to Milton and had gotten to a point on the other side of Pottsgrove when the horse fell aud broke his leg. He was compelled to shoot the animal. Mr. | Oliver hired another horse from a farmer and proceeded on his way. The rarity fo the conviction of men in hrgli places who are accused of fraud cannot fail of giving the masses a'poor opinion of the way the law is administered in this country. Newton W. Gilbert, Representative j iu Congress from the Twelfth district I of Indiana, announced that he will re sign his seat to accept a judgeship in the Philippines, which position has been offered him by the President. The anthracite coal operators have established a press bureau for the is sue of news relating to the negotia tions between themselves and the miners iu'recoguition of the'public in terest. in the matter. How's T* vVeoiTer uur llunilml Dollars Jlew trd fo Atiy case of Catarrh thai i'an not (>•■ bj Hall's Catarrh * 'ure. Wo the undersigned. have known F. .1 Cheney for the last 15 years, aud believe hlir perfect iy honorable in atl business Iran sac lons and financially able to carry out an> obligations made by their Hrm. WEST .St TIU'AX. Wholesale DruttKists.Toledf 0. WA».I>IN«, K INNAX A M AKVIN. Wholesalt Druggists. Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally ictlnu directly upon the blood ami muccut •surfaces of the system. Testimonials sen' ree. Prkp T.v per bottle Sold by -ill drill <lst* Hull'* Kaiml.v I*IIIK are tne t<em. j FINANCIAL STATEMENT I A. J. Stineman, Supervisor, in account with Valley township for the year 15** i. Due'township from 1904 . $ 74.27 Amount of duplicate . 1198.84 License tax . . 85.50 Unseated land 2.28 Total . ..*1360.88 Work done by citizens . •$ 625.12 Bridge plank 72.45 Posts and railing 5.50 For repairs . . 2.10 Lawvers fees 10.00 Paid to J. H. Goto ' 14.11 : Duplicate, warrant and books 'JJ' 1.90 Kail bond aud oath *^SCL2S Shear for road machine ~ 10.00 Paid to T. G. Vincent 1.50 Watering troughs 10.00 Supervisors services, 81 days at ■W per day . . 121.50 Percentage fin total collected . 26.33 Exonerations 1.20 Return tax 11.30 Isy error in Duplicate 3.42 Auditor fees 2.00 Use of house 1.00 Printing statement . 3.00 Paid on note ... 74.00 Merrell's work tax 13.76 Interest tin note .. 12.50 Paid on note 336.95 Total $1360.89 K E RENN, S. H WINTERSTEEN, 1" Auditors. D. R. P. Ohilds, Supervisor iu ae couut'with Valley township for year 1906. | ~ Amount of Duplicate $693.06 License tax 85.50 Received of Commissioners 2.27 Due township from last year. 91.27 Total ... 1872.10 Work done by eiti/.eus *40(5.60 Material and merchandise 161.59 Supervisor's time. t!l days at *1.50 per day 112 91.50 Exonerations and returns 2 40 Paid on stone crusher 91.00 Interest ou note 12.50 Auditor's fees 2.00 Use of house 1.00 Percentage on money collected 17.50 Paid on note for crusher . H6.01 r~- ~ " Total . 1872.10 E. L RENN, S H. WINTERSTEEN, Auditors. Auditei IJM arch 12th, iyi*j .JS' ' FOSSII, CORKSCREWS QUEER OF NATURE THAT ABOUND IN NEBRASKA it t It* *»|»lritl« or Mineral lanti loiinl S«> >l*i I li«* inn I i<*ii II > HN to lie I.lxl*ll > Mistaken «l PI rut (.Inure For Work* of %rt. Nobody knows with certainty what tin* so called "devil's corkscrews" real ly are. 'l'liey ;«found by tens of thou- Bands in Nehrnska. most particularly In Sioux comity, and some of them are us much as forty feet in height, without counting the gigantic "roots" presently to he described. Quartz is the sub stance of which they are made, but how they came to be imbedded, num bers of them together, in the sandstone cliffs of that region is more than any body can tell, unless, perhaps, one the ory, to be mentioned later, is to be ac cepted as correct.' You are traveling, let us say, on horseback through that part of the country, and, as often happens, you see. standing out from the face of a sandstone cliff, a gigantic spiral. If. as geologists have proved, the sandstone rock be chipped away a corkscrew shaped thing of (|Hurtz is exposed to view, fashioned so mathematically as to be easily mistaken at first glance for a work of art. The white spiral may be free, as a sculptor would say, or, in other cases, may be twiued about a s;>rt of axis, as a vine would run around a vertical pole. Somebody awhile ago gave to these spirals the name "devil's corkscrews" for want of a better and as expressive of the mystery of their origin. Scien tists discussed them in vain, and many theories were formed in regard to them. There were authorities who declared they were fossil burrows excavated In tertiary times by gophers of a huge and extinct species. And, to confirm this notion, the hones of some burrow lug animal were actually found imbed ded in the substance of one of the "screws." This seemed to settle the matter for awhile, until the controversy was started again by the discovery of the osseous remains, under like condi tions. of a small deer. Nobody could assert that a deer was ever a burrow ing animal, and so that notion had to be abandoned. Other theorists declared that the "fos sil twisters." as some folks called them, represented the prehistoric borings of gigantic worms that lived In the very long ago. Yet others suggested that they were petrified vines, though It was difficult to explain how or why the "poles" on which Ihe alleged vines seemed ill many cases to have been trained had been so admirably pre served. or. for that matter, originally erected. In the midst of so many contradictory theories the problem seemed likely to defy solution indefinitely The one that held out longest and gained most ad herents was that of tiic extinct gophers. It accounted for the "root"—a shape less appendage often nearly as big as the "twister" itself and attached to the lower end of the latter which obvious ly. as it seemed, had ben the nest of the rodent animal, the "corkscrew rep resenting the spiral hole b,\ which it I made its way 10 the surface of the ground. What could possibly be more easy to comprehend V Professor E. H. Harbour, however, has declared and hi* decision Is ac cepted provisionally until somebody offers a better that the corkscrews are of vegetable origin, l'liey are, he as serts, the fossil remains of ancient water weeds of gigantic size, which grew millions of years ago on the bot tom of a vast sheet of water that cov ered all of Nebraska. I'hese must have been the biggest aquatic plants that ever existed, and when the huge lake that overflowed the region in question dried up the Vetnains of many of the plants were left behind buried in the accumulated detritus at the bottom. In the course of tiflie age* alter the bottom of the ancient lake had been converted into solid rock rivers plow ed their way through the land, cutting this way and that and exposing to the view of the modern traveler on the faces of the cliffs the fossil easts of the prehistoric water weeds just as they stood when they grew hundreds of thousands and probably millions of years ago. Their tissues were replaced as they decayed by silica from the wa ter, particle by particle, and thus, as If by magical means, their likenesses have been preserve! for the wonder and admiration of the present surviv ors on the earth. Such is the theory now pretty well accepted by scientists in regard to the origin of the "fossil corkscrews. I'os sibly it is not correct, but if otherwise there is room for the exercise of any body's imagination in the consideration of this veritable romance of the au elent history of the world. New York Herald. Worldly \V Iml <i in. There is a certain young minister who has been remarkably successful In paying off the debts of the various churches to which he has been assigned from time to time. A brother minister who was laboring earnestly by means of bazaars, fairs and other affairs to accomplish a like happy result at Ills own church went to him and inquired the secret of his success. "And I observe that you never have to resort to my present methods," he concluded. The successful one smiled. "No." he replied "You see. when we need nioii"j some good sister suggests a bazaar Then I call on the hushauds of the married ladies of the member ship and e \pla i to them that In order to raise a certain sum we are finding It necessary to hold a bazaar. We have never had t>> actually bring the affair off " Harper's u «ekly. tlogfirl'M Xniiory. Mozart had a memory for music and for nothing els.' (in attending the papal mass at the Sistine chapel he was greatly impressed with the mu sical service and asked for a copy, but was told none collld be j;iven him, as the music was not allowed to go out. lie went to the next service, listened attentively, went away and wrote down the whole from memory When "lion IJiovaniii'' was first performed, there was nut time to copy a part for the harpsichord, so Mo/art conducted Ihe entire opera, about three hours long, and played harpsichord a< conipa nl ment to the song- mil choruses with out a note of mush to assist his mem ory II IN Oilier lull. In the memoirs of |>i Thomas W Evans appear- llii- aiiec.lote of the court of Emperor Napoleon 111 in Pnris; At a ball given >' t!■ • • I' lilerie# a general. slipping on the i I I•' >->r, fell at the emperor's feet, pulimg down with him his partner Madame,' said the emperor. as-istinir the 1 ■ i«!> to rise, 'this is the second time Cei'ertil has fallen la i . pn enec. The first fline was at Sol erin i' " HEART OF LOUIS XIV. ! T1 n u It On IMP t«> Ho Burled In uiltinter *hh»y, A retnarku!)le story regarding the Heart of Lottls XIV. and how It came to be buried ill Westminster abbey was 'old In London Truth by Henry La boii< I)<>r«\ vb > < iii 1 the storj' was told to him by 'in- late Colonel Ilareourt Hiid wns conlirnied by his brother, the «Ue r W Harcourt. A Elar .-ourt who lived during the first French revolution had many connections In I rani'■ an I invited many of the emi gres to visit him. Among them was the canon >f St. I trails. On leaving the ration expressed his thanks for the kindly hospitality of his host atul pro duced from bis pocket something that looked like a piece of dried leather an Ui' h or so long. which be presented to him. "I wahe said, "In the cathe dral when tli" royal tombs were broken open and the contents scattered to the winds, 'l'liis heart N that of Louis XIV. It was kept in a separate recep tacle, and I managed to get away with it.*' The heart thus came into the pos session of the Ilareourt family and was occasionally produced for the in spection of visitors as a curiosity, 'lhe late I >r. Hncklaiid. Jean of Westmin ster, was on a visit when it was brought out for his inspection. He was then very old and had some reputation t as a man of science, and the scientific spirit moved him to wet his linger and rub It 011 tin* heart, lie put the finger to his mouth after that, and before he could be stopped he put the heart into his month and swallowed It, whether | by accident or design will never be known. Very shortly afterward he died and was buri"d in Westminster abbey. It Is impossible lie could ever have di gested the thing. Consequently the heart of Louis XIV. must now be re posing in Westminster abbey Inclosed In the bo iy of ;in English dean. SI-IE HAD HER SAY. A (.ii'l'l HIM oil \ k:> I"Kt mi Aim I'll of Vnlctllclory Honor*. "I think the greatest slunk 1 ever ex perienced and the biggi*st revolt against my discipline occurred when I was Icai bins in a country high school,"'said the schoolteacher. "It was in a school where the valedictory honor was award ed by popular vote of the school, a most un.iijst i 'bod. bv the way. but one to which I was 112 lived to succumb. The girl wlc> received the most votes was In- no means the best scholar, and the pupil who ranked highest in scholnr- KII'H W;IS plainly indignant. t'.erv boy and girl in the class was obliged to write and read a graduation oss;iv■. and it w Mi'iy task to look these essays an i aid in the rewriting of them. The pupil wh > ranked the high est in the cla banded In lei* essay to :• e v. ith some detiam c. and in it I found S lVtc 1" 1 ! - e:ice to the valedictory honor lor i gbily hers. I cut it out and told her plainly that nothing of that sort should g > int • her paper. She igreed to leave it out. "The gradii: i >n exen ises were pass ing off -i»'eiHli'Mv when it came her fi.i i t » re : I i • • e - iy. she had a facile wa.. of wr11;• ir <! I was proud of lie. - , but when "• i i l.eil what I knew was the conclusion shes'epped forward a little and p .cceded to deliver two pats-- of rcg- I. l i''>n valedictory. She bade farewell to the class, the school and the P aehers. and of course we could not st-.p her it to 'k all the sails out of the ch i-eii vi'icdictorian, who fol lowed. and after the ( \ercises there was milch wailing and hot words. We couldn't do a thing, as the sinner was now a graduate of the school, and we had no right to punish her. but it took me all summer to get over the effect of such a stunning performance."—New York I'ress. Tlic I>ok'* ki'iiiH'l. A dog's kennel -hould always be placed facing south, so that the ani mal may have the light and heat of the stiu at all seasons of the year. Without plenty of sunlight a dog will not keep in health. Straw or pine shavings form the best bedding tor a •log s kennel and are much superior to hay or sawdust, which is often used. Great care should be taken to see that the bedding is always dry and that it is changed at least once a week. In the hot weather bedding is not required at all, the dog preferring to lie'on the uncovered floor of his kennel.—Home Chat. l.rr'a An*wer. Enrlv In the war between the states, before General I.ee bad demonstrated his pre-eminence as the southern leud er, he was severely criticised on more than one occasion by a certain General Whiting Whiting had stood at the head of his class at West Point un l was considered not only by himself, but by others, as a very bright and capable mini. One day President Da vis, wishing an officer for some highly Important command, called upon Gen eral Lee for advice. "What do you think of Whiting?" asked Davis. Lee answered without hesitation, commending Whiting as one of the ablest men iti the army, well qualified lu every wa\ for even the most re sponsible position. One of the officers present was greatly surprised and at the first opportunity drew Lee aside. "Don't you know what unkind things Whiting has been saying about you':" lie Inquired. Lee's answer was of the best. "I understood." he said, "that the president desired to know my opinion of Whiting, ii'ii Whiting's opinion of me." Thric W rrc < (ireul. Ablms I of I'erdsi w:t* designated tlio <»rent. Tlu* 1»Iluis been borne by inanj sovereigns, among them Alexander of Maeedon. Alfred of England. Alfonso 111. of Asturias. Bo leslaus I.of Poland, t'auule of Eng land. I'asimer 111. of Poland, ("liarle magne. *'onstantine 1., emperor of Home; Ferdinand I of Castile. Freder ick II of Prussia. Frederick William, the great elector: Gregory 1., pope of Home: Henri IV. of France, Herod L, king of the .lews; Herod A grippal I. the tetrarch: Hiao Wen Tee of China, because of the fact I hat under bis pat ronage agriculture was practiced to a greater extent in I'liina than ever be fore; .Mm 111 of Portugal, .lusf.inian 1., emperor "112 the east. Kliusro of Per sia. I .eo I . Lou's XIV of France. Lud wig of Hungary. Mohammed 11. of Turkey Napoleon I of France. Nicho las I pope of Home; i MtO I of Ccr many. Pedro 111. of \ragt>n. Peter 1 of Hussia. Sapor II of Persia. Kigis niund 1 of Poiaind. I'heoMor • king of the Ostrogoths; Theodosius 1 . emperor of Itoim \\nl»ieni:.' 1 of Denmark Catherine of Hus^ia (To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine r%// I Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, HAIR AND BEARDS. Tlie> Have I'lavril Important P«rt» 111 I IK- World'* History. lii centuries past the human hair ! played an important part In nil Judicial i proceedings Those that were permit ted to wear heard and hair had rights , that could not he claimed by the shorn | and shaved. When men made oath they touched their heard and hair, and | women placed the linger tips of the | right hand on their tresses. Servants were obliged to have their j ftair cut. and if a freedmau went Into (daver.v lie had to divest himself of his hirsute adornments. An adult adopted j by foster parents was obliged to have ; his beard shaved, and the shaving of j beard and hsir was a punishment In ; liicted on criminals. The jurisprudence | of our ancestors dealt with punishment I "by skin and hair" for small offenses j and "by neck and hand" for greater crimes. There has always been more or less j superstition about hair. Great strength | was implied by it, and wizards and witches knew of concoctions of hair by l which the\ poisoned enemies. Cat's ' hair was especially named in the cate gory of poisonous hairs, and even at the beginning of the seventeenth cen tury I'aulus Zacchias, a famous physi cian, writes of the virulent poison of ! the hair of cats. j Among civilized people such supersti ! tious beliefs have gone out of existence, ! and only Malays give their enemies tiger hairs in broth to kill them. THE HUMAN RIBS. Man HUM Twelve i'mirn, and Womttß HUM Just tl»e Same. A man who had been sick said he was so thin he could count his ribs. When 1 heard this statement 1 asked, i "liow many did you countV" He was unable t > answer. Several friends were standing by. and the query was put to them. .Nut a man could tell the num ber of his ribs, due bright chap said In all seriousness thai a woman has one more rib than a man, because luuO lost one in the fashioning of woman. And. do you know, this belief is com mon? Suddenly spring the question on any acquaintance you may happen to meet in the day's journeying. Unless he be a medical man he will in all prob ability be unable to answer. It is an anatomical fact that man lias twelve pairs of ribs and woman tho same number The four short ribs, two on each side, are the "free" ribs, and in all probability Eve was made of one of these. A man could manage to struggle through life without his free ribs, and I have no doubt that ere long some corset manufacturer will require I woman to have hers removed in order to lengthen her waist and to reduce its girth. To break a few of the asternal ; ribs ttcit altogether) is nothing: to ' break some of the sternal (fourteen in number) ones is far more serious.—New York Press. MASCULINE DIMPLES. They \rr Not tlnaj " A|i|)rH'iatfil by Thi-lr Owner*. "Dimples are iust as common among men as among women." says a New York beauty doctor, "only they don't show off to such good advantage. , Beard and mustache combine to hide their charm. Anyhow, men are not proud of dimples. They consider them a sign of effeminacy. Now that smooth faces are the fashion, the man with a dimple in cheek or chin is hard put to it to hide that beauty mark. In his ex tremity he seeks relief from me. " 'What can 1 do with these confound ed dimples?" he asks. " 'Take 'em out.' 1 advise. " 'Can you do it?' he asks. " 'Sure,' says I. "'All right.' says he, 'go ahead.' "Then 1 begin treatment. In the past year 1 have removed sets of dimples from men's faces that any woman of their acquaintance would have paid sltxi for. All men with money to spend patronize the bwuity doctor more shamelessly than they used to, but of 1 ail the miracles they wish performed there is none they Insist upon so stout ly as the removal of dimples."—Ex change. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. What is a sign of age in others Is, of course, a sign of sense in you. Some people think they have dono their duty if they express a willingness to do it. Some people in time grow almost fa mous for hearing of things that never happened The average man will stand without hitching a great deal better than If he is tied to a pole. There is one thing sure—in a home where there is always enough cooked for company they always have it. llow severe a young man Is with the love affairs of a widower, and liow se vere an elderly man is with the love affairs of a young fellow! The jealousy of the children when mother cuts the pie isn't anything com pared with that they feel in later years when father divides It. Atchison Globe. On** Way to Get u Permian Carpet. A woman who accompanied her hus band up the Khyber pass In Afghan istan tells how she saw a tine Persian carpet and coveted it. An assistant to their host went out and returning said: "My head man says the owner of the crfVpct is a wicked old man, who will not sell his carpet at any price, but he has gone for the night to sleep In a lit tle village close by. which Is beyond British boundary, lie wants to know If he shall make a hole in the wall of the mud hut and steal it while the old sinner sleeps. Shall he walk in at once and kill him and take It? He will do whichever inemsahib likes." Mem sahib. however, discovered that she could live w'thout the carpet after all. \ I \li ■V I *. 11l 111. In the ' • ii in Ta ■ >w. in the gov priin ciit <■:' K k. Ku.-~ia, the altar piece is a pudding of the last Judg tin the l'i u '•!.!:-I being a vivid rep <•-1; .■ •i• ihi hell Among ill" tig- U re- of I iii • s a 11 I'M ii ili ell t position i.« I I y T >1 to;, whose portrait pre- -a I iiy gi>.i likeness. The pi :•"> 11.i.• • - unknown, but that I. >rk i ■ aj i eclated is shown by «'i. ft' 1 ' i ! n town authorities paid * * Sugar-coated, easy Co take, \ w T Ut II C miltJ in action - The y curc /\yers r Want your moustache or beard BUCKINGHAM'S DYE a beautiful brown or rich black? Use THE MUSSULMAN. Ill* Devotion Ik Intense and He la I't-oml i*f II Im Kelitflou. A traveler in Africa writes: '"This is n laud of religion 1 lie Mussulman's devotion is intense, ever present und all pervading, being noi an accessory tacked on, as it were, to Lis life to be practiced more or le«s surreptitiously, i but an essential pari, wherewith and I wherein he lives ai ail times. A Mi» I suliuan prays openly and publicly, iu I nowise afraid to be seen. Every man wears his string of beads whereon he | records the number of his daily pray ers. Notwithstanding its, to us, un inviting appearance, the religion has made anil still is making great strides in Africa, and one can only attribute this to the fact that here at last is a religion of which its adherents are la tio way ashamed. It offers to the faithful absolute assurance of salva tion and engenders that blind, unhesi tating faith therein which is so com forting to the native mind. "Seeing a crowd of pilgrims bound for • Mecca patiently—nay, with pleasure— | enduring the worst treatment that one I could imagine meted out to herds of ; driven slates, one envies the excess i of faith that can engender such a dis ' position. Though robbed, slain, starv ed, herded with pestilence and sub : jeeted to countless hardships and an noyances. yet year after year they ! come from far and near thousands and ' tens of thousands strong 011 this the most wonderful and far reaching of lat* | ter day pilgrimages. "At Jedda one sees pilgrims from all corners of the globe—Dutch sub jects from .lava. Chinese from Peking, ; shiploads from India and Farther In ' dia, Russian subjects from all parts \ of the great empire, French subjects from Algiers, from Morocco, and dusky negroes who have tramped for mouths from the western shores of Africa. ■ Through many lands and midst many tongues tliey come, all to meet at this thronged center of the maelstrom of the Mussulman faith." GREEK ATHLETES. Tlic Wny They Itnn ami the Style of Track They I ne«l. "In the foot races of the ancient Greeks," says a writer, "the shape of the stadium caused a great difference, since It was not circular, but long anil narrow, with one or both euds semicir cular. Consequently the runners had to take a sharp turn at the end of each lap. while except at the turn they were running a straight course. Evidently this turn needed much practice, for the pictures on the old vases show athletes practicing this one part of the race as a kind of drill, taking each movement separately. "In early times, when all the runners turned round the same post, the turn gave opportunities for foul play, and there are stories of one competitor trip ping another at the post or seizing him by the hair to prevent his winning. But later, in the shorter distances at least, each runner had his own track and post to turn round, and probably the separate courses were roped off in much the same way as they are now in sprint races. For the start elaborate arrangements were made and at Olym pia the stone slabs are still to be seen, with the grooves at regular intervals that had to be toed at starting "Greek long distance men ran in the most approved style of the present day. But the sprinters apparently em ployed a considerable amount of arm action and took very long steps, rising well 011 to the toes. Then there was the race in armor, an event highly praised by several <>!' the Creek writers as a valuable preparation for war and which is supposed to explain the fa mous running charge of the Athenians at Marathon.'' RUINS OF ST. PAUL'S. OI'IKIII of Maeaulay's I'll rune In an Kl;«litre 11 lit Century I'ocin. It has long been understood that the real inventor of Macaulay's famous tfew Zealander was Horace Walpole, who, in a letter to Mason, written In 1774, said: "At last some curious trav eler from Lima will visit England and give a description of the ruins of St. Paul's, like the editions of Balbes and Palmyra." But Mr. Bertram Dobell writes to the London Academy giving the idea an earlier date, lie finds It embodied in this old title page: Poems, by a young Nobleman, of Dis tinguished Abilities, lately deceased; par ticularly. The State of England, and tho once flourishing City of London. In a letter from an American Traveler, Dated from the Kuinous Portico of St. Paul's, 111 the year Uffl, to a Friend settled In Boston, the Metropolis of the Western Empire. Also Sundry Fugitive Pieces, principally wrote whilst upon his Travel# 011 the Continent (Motto from Juvenal.] London, 17M). Mr. Dobell explains that, though the book is dated 17W>, the poem in it on London is dated March 21, 1771. lie attributes it to the profligate second Lord Lyttelton. Here Is one of his ex ffacts from the composition: And now thro' broken paths and ruKged ways. Uncultivated regions, we advane'd Towards fam'd Augustus towers, on the Thames v'Whose clear broad stream glides smooth ly thro - the vale) Emhank'd, and stretching o'er the level plain. For many a mile her gilded spires were seen. While Britain yet was free—alas! how chang'd, How fallen from that envy'd height; what time She ml d the subject nations, and beheld The Spaniard crouch beneath her spear. and all The Gallic lilies crimson'd o'er with blood. Extinguish'*! are I heir glories, ;u\<i her sun That once enlight*-n'd Europe with his beams. Sunk in the West Is set. and ne'er again Shall o'er Hritannia spread his orient rays! These wen my thoughts whilst thro' a falling heap Of shap. i<-ss ruins far and wide diffus'd, Paul's great Cathedral, from her solid base. High tow'ring to the sky. by heav'ns command Amidst the I.r li\ •1* 1 1 waste preserv'd Struck ril\ aMwiiish'd view. On this fair object my ilx'd eye was kept In pli ;..sli:k meditation, whilst my guide, A poor •ni • !,• Hilton, led me on 1 hln.iKh tit !s. and si|»iares. and f.tliintf palaces, (Wl : 111- .ni tier.- a habitat was seen) To \\ m 1. I .. if lionet the peo pled t T.v r.x .... 1 MISSIONARY RIDGE. lliki tlx- #•!••• ' i « terrible Ball!* Ori -ii.. :>J! ;. t.oi list Name. K; retch i;n, i 1,5- miles ..iong the east -1 fin birder in iin- city, picturesque and ti'c.-i to vi< w i< Missionary ridge, llovv well i.:;;t name is known from tin* ii•<■;» - r Maim; to tin- flowers i>l" I mrhlu. and yet liov different from its name an- tin' as- x.iates one gives it win ii it is pronounced! In history ii is r« i-i»r<le i us being tin- scene of one of tl;e ti« !c( si conllicts of tlie civil war, but to tli'' !>• )|>!e who know the origin of tlie nan: • it is a monument to the memory of.i I.and of devoted, self sae ritlcing i Ii an men who, braving tlie iiar<i-liij's of •■migration not for the love of , i. out to help their fellow men. built ti• Hrainaril mission on the pictures;:. #. blights known Wythe name of Missionary ridge. It was in INI7 that the ltev. Cyrus Kingsbury. Ainsworlh I'. Blunt and the ltev. John Vail tirst viewed the site of their mi -ior. They were sent here by tlie American board of commission ers for foreign missions, and the same board had provided for the erection of a mission, including school buildings and a h nne for the missionaries. But the contractors failed in their contract, and the mi. -iouaries were left without money and without even shelter. But by cue: ? tic efforts they "eated a mis sion sch >ol and built ti mill ou the banks of Chickamauga creek. The mill race, nearly a mile long, is still visible. The mill wns purchased by I'hilatnon Bird in ISoJ. He tore down the small structure and built what is now known as Bird's mill. On May 1S1!>. tlie president of tho I'niied States. James Monroe, appeared nt the do >r of tlie mission unannounced, lie was accompanied by General Ga'.ies. Although surprised by his vis- It, the missionaries were ready to re ceive him, and lie complimented them ou their w >rk and in glowing terms praised tie* beautiful location of the mission. The Brainard mission was used until the Indians left. It did an immense amount of g.Mtd. and at one time there were more than 500 Indian children being taught beneath its roof. The Lord's supper was observed for rhe l:t: t time oil Aug. 1!», IK'S. In tin* old mission cemetery east of the ridge, overgrown with weeds and *f'»rgi»tti'!i by almost everybody, is a little is. mument on which are the fol lowing words: "Ileiv iie the remains of Samuel YVorce .. I". I'.. pastor of the Taber nacle :c'ii. Salem. Mass., tirst secre tary of tlie American board of commis sioner • 112 >." foreign u:: - - ions. Born lTTvi; uavl .i 'ii.' V. 1-Jl " Chattanooga Till.e<. HAVE YOU TRIED the new Quick Desserts that grocers are now selling? They are justly termed ''Easy to Make" as all ingredients are in the package. 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All drug gists sell them. Windsor Hotel Between l'ithand ilithSts. on Filln-rtSt Philadelphia, Pa. Tint e jirnntes walk from the Head ing reritiiual. Five minutes walk from the Petina. It. R. Depot. I-IUOPHAN PLAN per day and upwards. AMERICAN M.\N per day. FRANK M. SCHEIBLEY. Manager Hxecutor's Notice. Estate of Aaron Williams, late of the Borough of Danville, in the Coun ty of Montour and State of Penn sylvania. deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been grunted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payment and those having claims or demands agaiust the said estate will make known the same without delay to THOMAS B. WILLIAMS, JOHN B. RICHINGS, Executors of Aaron Williams,deceased. ED. SAY UK (JEARHART, Counsel. Danville, Pa.. Jany. Bth, 1906.
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