MONTOL'P, AMERICAN
' WANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Apr. 2f> IQOo
PRESIDENT WILL
ATTEND DEDICATION
The initial step toward the dedica
tion of the new capitol was taken yes
terday when the dedicatory comniis
sion met with Governor Pennypacker.
Governor Peuuyjiaeker presented a let
ter from President Roosevelt's secre
tary, Mr. Loeb.to the effect that Octo
er 4. will suit him to attend the ded
ication, and the commission decided
to hold the ceremonies on October 4.
It will lie purely a military spec
tacle, as tlie commission has decided
that it will be more in keeping with
the dignity of the occasion, anil it
would not comport well to have all
kinds of organizations in the line of
jiarade. There will be no civic org
anizations whatever in the line,and it
is thought that two provisional bri
gades of th# national guard will be
sufficient The president and Governor
Peunyjiacker will l>e iu the line.
Just what part the president will
take"in the ceremony will be left en
tirely to himself. He may hold a re
ception, deliver an oration or do ex
actly as It*' nominates, and the gover
nor will write to tell him mi, and ask
what he prefers.
There will be ceremonies on a grand
stand to be erected in front of tlie cap
itol on which will be seated 3,000 peo
ple, and Speaker Walton, Senator Fox
and Auditor (Jeneral Sndyer will
locate and see that the stand is erect
ed. Speaker Walton was also author
ized to take up the matter of trans
portation with the railroad companies,
and it is expected that the crowd there
will bo the greatest in the history of
Harrisburg. State Treasurer Mathues
and Auditor General Snyder will look
after the matter of music, and it is
said have designs on securing the ser
vices of the marine baud, of Washing
ton. After the ceremonies and parade
m the day time there will be a ban
quet in the evening either in tlie hall
of the new house of representatives or
in a large hall to be selected if it is
not convenient to use the hall of tlie
house.
It is expected that at least a thou
sand persons will attend the banquet.
The wife of president Roosevelt and
the ladies of the cabinet will be invit
ed to attend and will be entertained
at the residences of prominent citi
zens. Others expected to lie present
are the United States senators aud and
congressmen from this State, the sup
reme and sujierior courts, senate and
house, prominent scientists, men of
affairs in many walks of life, and
State administration attaches.
Another meeting will l>e held soon
to arrange for sending out invitations.
THIRTEEN IN
AMERICAN HISTORY
(jut'cu Victoria ouoo iktkotl Auibos
sador Choate if Americans believed 13
to be an unlucky number, says the
'"Boston Brown Book."
"No. your Majesty." he replied,
"we do not, for the eternal found
ations of our Republic wore built up
on the number 13."
Let us see what Mr. Choate referred
to. In the first place, America was
discovered on the eve of the 13th day
of the month, and the original repub
lic consisted of 13 colonies. The iirst
official Stars and Stripos adopted June
14, 1777, had 13 stripes aud 13 stars.
Our national emblem —the American
eagle—requires 13 letters to spell it.
a« does the motto on our seal—E Plur
ibus I'num—and of the great seal of
the United States, Annuit Coeptis.
The first word to pass over the At
lantic cable was sent on the 13th day
of the month, and on Friday at that.
The silver quarter in your purse is not
considered a "hoodoo," yet 13 is writ
ten all over it. Above the head of Lib
erty are 13 stars, the eagle bears an
olive branch with 13 leaves iu one claw
and 18 thunderbolts in the other. On
his breast is a shield bearing 13 bars,
and from his beak streams a ribbon
with our motto containing 13 letters.
Lach wing had 13 feathers, while as
you know it takes 13 letters to spell
quarter dollar.
The war of 177*5 was called revolu
tionary, and was not unsuccessful be
cause spelled with 13 letters. Our Hag
wan saluted by 13 guus when Wash
ington raised it—yes,aud by 13 cheers.
The Navy had just 13 ves
sels at the outset —uo more—and the
founder of it, John Haul Jones, was
not unlockly because of the letters of
his name. He was exactly 13 years old
when he first came to America, aud
was the first to carry the 13-starred
flag to victory, and to have it saluted
by a foreign power on the 13th day of
the month. Perry's great victory on
Lake Erie was won on the 13th day of
the month, and the Stars and Strip**
raised over Sumter on the 13th.
Yesterday's Base Hall Scores.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston 0, Athletics o
New York 2, Washington 7.
Chicago 2, St. Louis 4.
Cleveland 2, Detroit 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia 7, New York W
Brooklyn 2, Boston 3.
Pittsburg 4, Chicago 3.
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 8
TRI STATE LEAGUE.
Yesterday the opening games in the
Tri-Sfate League were played. At
Williamsport a half holiday was de
clared and a parade was held headed
by the Repasz hand aud about 30 au
tomobiles.
Williamsport 2, Harrisburg 3
Lancaster S», York 4.
Johnstown 4, Altooua 1.
The Belgian training ship Count de
Sinet de Naever foundered in the Bay
of Biscay Monday, with a loss of
fhirty-flve lives. Warships appear to
l>e a dangerous place in time of peace
aa well as in time of war, judging by
the many duMsters recorded
SUBSCRIPTIONS
POURING II
Contributions still continue to come
iu for the San Francisco relief fund
aud Burgess Rogers yesterday stated
that he would not be surprised if the
total amount finally subscribed would
approximate one thousand dollars. This
will all be turned over to the Pennsyl
vania branch of the American Nation
al Red Cross Society. It is said that
the independent committees have met
with some delay iu getting their work
forwarded, while the Red Cross is the
efficient chauuel and is authorized by
President Roosevelt. The secretary of
war, Hon. William Taft. who is also
president of tlie national Red Cross so
ciety, has placed at its disposal all the
facilities of all branches of the army
and navy, the service of the disbursing
offices, commissary ami quartermaster
departmt nts and these are doing splen
did work on the field of destitution.
A letter from the Red Cross received
at the Danville National Bank yester
day stated : "We are making an appeal
also for Sauta Rosa and other smaller
towns which must not be overlooked.
Our work is a matter of life and deatli
for months to come aud should disease
and pestilence break out in the ref
ugees camps, which seems inevitable,
tlieu, indeed, we have a serious task
before us. We figure that iu the early
stages of relief work a dollar may save
a life.
"We would be grateful if your com
mittee would be disposed to send at
least one-half of your funds through
the Red Cross, as we are now getting
supplies from the centers of the mid
dle west togo on our special Red Cross
trains. Our desire is to organize the
work so that the best economy may be
exercised and instantaneous relief ac
complished."
The committee putin all its spare
time soliciting yesterday and collect
ed in this way $(>7.50, which added to
the $511.11 previously subscribed gives
a total of $578.f>l already turned in.
There will be several snug sums to
add to the above. Among them is some
seventeen dollars subscribed at the hos
pital for the insane and $21.75 collected
iu the 12 inch mill of the Reading
iron works yesterday. It is understood
that nearly $250 have been subscribed
at the First National bank,concerning
which amount more will be said later.
A collection was taken up iu the
schools of the borough yesterday, the
result of which has exceeded all ex
pectations. The sum realized was fifty
nine dollars aud some cents.
Following are the subscriptions re
ceived by the committee yesterday:
P. P. Swentek $ 5.00
J. H. Cole .. 5.00
11. B. Foust & Bro 10. <X>
W. C. Williams 5.00
Mrs. Joseph Jones 1.00
Harriet Alexander ... 1.00
W. H. Ammerman 2.00
Harrv Fields .. 1.00
Cash .... 100
H. Bernheimer 1.00
J. W. Swartz 1.00
Samuel Werkheiser.... 2.00
J. D. (Josh 1.00
Cash 1.00
F. G. Blee 2.00
Cash 2 00
Cash LOO
S. Lowenstien . ... 2.00
G. S. H 1.00
J. C. Montgomery 1.00
John Krainak .. . 1.00
G. Fred Smith .. .. LOO
John Eisenhart 1.00
Morning News 5.00
Sam. A. McCoy 1.00
Theodore R. Angle 1.00
Mrs. Mary Sheppersou ... 2.00
James Fenstermacher 2.50
Klderly lady 5.00
A. Laßue 2.<>o
SIOO REWARD, SIOO
The readers of this paper will be pleasi * to
earn that there Is at least one dread- dis
ease that science has been able to cure In all
the stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure Is th<\ only positive cure now
liourn to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
betnK a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
'Jure Is taken Internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surface of the sys
tn. thereby oestroylnß the foundation of
the disease .ind giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution aud assisting
nature In doing the work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It falls to cure. Send for list •»
Testimonials.
Sold by Ori.ggtMts
Hall'* Kr mliy Pills are tue »»'
FREIGHT TRAIN
WAS DYNAMITED
WILKES-BARRE, April 25—A Le
high Valley freight train was blown
up with dynamite on the cut-off,above
Pittston, at midnight last night. The
engine and several cars were derailed
and wrecked. Engineer John R. Thom
as,of tiiis city,and Fireman H. Brown
of Pittston, were injured in the wreck
age. It is believed that some malic
ious persons placed a box of dynamite
on the track,which exploded wlieu the
locomotive struck it.
The explosion was terrific, throwing
the engine from the tracks and tearing
off the tender. Three freight cars were
thrown over a steep embankment. A
corps of railroad detectives aud the
county officials are making a searching
investigation.
EVERYBODY LIKES GOOD PIES.
There i> no longer any excuse for poor pies
on your table, ss you should follow the lead
of thousands aud use 1»-Zerta Quick Pudding
as a filling for pies. Try this recipe.
D.Zerta Chocolate Cream Pie.
Prepare a package of Chocolate
Pudding according to directions on package,
adding one-half cup of sugar. Putin crust
which has been baked. Cover with meringue
made with tbe whites oft w<> eggs. This makes
two large pies or three small ones.
All the five flavon—Lemon-Tapioca Van
ilia, Orange-Macaroon, Chocolate and staw
berry, can be used in the same way. and ban
anas, cocoanut, etc., as dcCired i>-Zert.i
Quick Pudding is also used as a cake tilling
and for a pudding dessort. simply add a
ijuari of milk t; contents of one package,
bring to a boll, cool and serve witn cream
and sugar. Order from your grocer, to cents
per p ickage.
Kxpress Free to Frisco.
U. S. Express Agent Fornwald has
received a wire from C. E. Topping,
general su]ierintendent, that reads as
follows: "You are authorized to ac
cept free all goods and money for re
lief of San Francisco sufferers."
Similar instructions have been re
ceived by William M Sechler, Adams
express agent
SCALE EMIT
[ TEE IN SESSION
WILKES-BARRE, April 25.-This
j city today was the center of the inter
j ests that are creating national concern
in the anthracite coal situation. The
, scale committee is in session here to
s arrange an answer to the recent pro
position of the operators.
The committee met this morning,
( aud after an hour's debate, refered the
t arrangement of its answer to the sub
. scale committee, which is composed
of President Mitchell, the district
presidents and the district secretaries.
The latter were in session nearly all
( of this afternoon, and reported back
to the scale committee tonight, the
s conference adjourning at It o'clock.
President Mitchell, when question
ed as to the nature of the answer that
' would be made to the operators, stated
that absolutely uo information would
be giveu out until tomorrow.
I The scale committee will meet again
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
I In the meanwhile Wilkes-Barre is
rife with rumors, some of which pres
age a strike, and others, equally as
predict an amicable settle
ment and an early return to work.
The Contract Awarded.
The contract for the new Masonic
j temple, at Bloomsburg, being built by
, Caldwell consistory,S. P. Ii- S., 32nd.
degree, A. A. S. R. ,was awarded yes
. terday afternoon to Ritter & Smith,of
Alleutown, the contract price being
, $43,998. The contract is for the build
, ing alone,which will be an exceedinu
. Iv pretentious structure, representing
5 an investment of $60,000.
, The temple will occupy the site
, formerly belonging to the Y. M. C.
A., at the north west cornel of Mar
ket square,and will have a frontage of
, 68 feet and a depth of 120 feet. In
. style of architecture it will be English
renuaissauce. It will be constructed
. of pressed brick and terra cotta and
will be three stories high.
, On the first floor will be club rooms
, and a banquet hall to seat 800 persons.
On the second floor will bean auditor-
I ium in pit form with a stage 30x56
feet, equipped with drop scenery. The
[ third door will be devote 1 to lodge
[ purposes.
The contract was awarded at a meet
ing of the building committee of the
, consistory. There were six bidders,
among them being D. J. Rogers, of
this city.
The Tprn "TpJiih* Minister.**
"Prime minister" i-. one of the many
terms in I. h which seem to have
been slang ; i one time. It was Hrst
applie.l to I. >1 > rt Walpole, but In a
reproachful >• use Feb. 11, 1712, after
twenty yea ' inure of office. Sir Rob
ert res! gin ! .ill ltfs employments.
"Having Invested me," he remarked,
"with a kia i of mock dignity and
styled me prime minister, they Impute
to in" an unpardonable abuse of that
chimerical .ufhorlty whicn they creat
ed and conferred " Such a personage
as the prime minister or the premier is
not even niei ii iued in the official table
of precede; i aud is unknown to the
written cons i::tion of Great Britain.
The 1 11 p Siiiitiii'c.
When the spuige is in the sea alive
the inside i>f the poles is covered witb
a soft sub- tanee like the white of au
egg. This i ppears to be the tlesii of the
animal, an ! currents of water may he
seen runnii.g into the sponge through
the small pores and out of it through
the large oaes. and it is supposed that
while the -'t'T is passing through the
spouse the nourishment 112 >r the support
of the animal is extracted from it.
The Word "\uKHfl."
"Nugget" «a- formerly us*d to sig
nify a l it or P;mp of anything, as n
"nugget of to' a co." N nvadays. how
ever, It Is r 'e-i principally of gold as it
comes 112" j;;i the mine. This use is Atis
tralian. Covernor Sir William I)eui
son of Australia wrote in 18f>2, "In
many instances the gold is brought to
market in lumps or nuggets, as tlioy
are called." Iu Queensland there Is
a peculiar use of the word unknown in
the re:>t of Australia. There, when a
man ap,ir iet- s nnl>.-milled calves, he
'S said ' » * ae.gip g
V treat idea.
"My new play is -ure to make a hit,"
said the great actress. "It gives me an
opportunity to display twenty new
gowns."
"Gracious!" exclaimed her friend.
"How many acts?"
"Only four, but in one of them the
scene's at a dressmaker's."—Philadel
phla I'ress.
Talent*.
As to the great and commanding tal
ents, they are the gift of Providence
in some way unknown to us. They rise
where they are least expected. They
fall when eve. thing seems disposed to
produce th- or at least to call them
forth.— Bur'-:
Sour
Stomach
N'j appetite, iocs ot strength. nervou>
ness, heaaache constipatloi . bad treath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh
> of the stomach are all due to indigestion
Kodol cures indigestion. This new discov
ery represents the natural juices of diges
tion as they exist :n a healthy stomach
I combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure does not oniy cure indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
cures ail stomach troubles by cleansing,
puriiy.tig, sweetening and strengthening
i the :nucous membranes iining the stomach.
I Mr S S. Bail, cf W. Va.. aaya
" | was trrjbled sour stomach ! r twsrtjr yaara
Ko-1 i cjrsd ca and w are r. -v ual. g t In mill
for baby
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Prepaid E. C. G&WIT7 A UO.. OMIOAQO
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A good prescription
For Mankind.
The .Veent, packet is enough for usual
occasions. The family bottle (tin cents)
contains a supply for a year. All drug
gists sell them
J J. BROWN
THE EVE A STCIALTV
V'yes ted ted. treated titled Willi lnv
* •••id artificial eyes supplied,
i Market Street, lllooint»burg, l'.t
11 Hours —lO a ui t > 5 p ui
WHEN BETTY
SULKED
Bv DONALD ALLEN
i
Copyright, IPUS. by I'. C. Eaetmeilt
D C
"Look a-here, Betty Spooner, I should
like to kuow wlmt on earth has ailed
you for the last two weeks. You've
gone around actin' as sulky as a coon
with a sore foot, and you've got me'n
father so upset we don't know what's
goin' to happen."
It was the wife of Farmer Spooner
and the mother of the eighteen-year-old
Hetty who spoke ns above oue morning
while she was wishing the dishes and
Betty stood with her hack to her In the
open kitchen door.
"Two weeks ago," continued the
mother, as she wiped a yellow platter,
"you was singiu' around and walkin'
on your toes and plannln' what was
goin' to happen when you and Reuben
got married. Then all to once you be
gin to sulk, and from that time on no
body's been able to say whether you
had the toothache or the heartache.
It's my opinion that that barbed wire
fence man who stayed here overnight
#L_
HK TOLD OF WAR, BATTLES AND PERSONAL
ADVENTURES.
and hail so much g.il> to him brought
about the change. 1 want to know
what's the matter."
"Nothing," replied Betty.
"I know better. In the fL t place,
that fool of a fence man praised your
hanils and feet anil eyes and got you
stuck on yourself. In the next, you had
a quarrel with Iteuhen and hain't spoke
to him since. In the third, if you don't
stop worryin' me'n pa and all the rest
I shall forget how old you are and liox
your ears Most girls when in trouble
of any sort come to their mothers for
advice. You've kept right away from
me Instead, and so 1 can't tell what's
on your mind. Have you broken out
with a rash or anything?"
"Of course not."
"Got a boll V"
"No."
"Pains or aches anywhere?"
"No."
"Have pa or I said anything l>> hurt
your feelin's?"
"Not at all. It's Just that I- I don't j
feel like singing and cutting up."
"Oh, I see." observed the mother as j
she finished the last plate and hung up |
the dish towel to dry "Well, I can tell
you one thing. If this keeps on much
longer you'll goto bed and drink quarts
and quarts of lobelia tea and have
horseradish drafts put to your feet. I'a
wants apple dumplin's for dinner, and
I shall expect you to make 'em.''
Iteuben Warner had been Farmer
Spooner's hired man for a year. He
was a young man of twenty two and
was always referred to as being as
smart as a whip. He was a go ahead
fellow, with a hundred dollars saved
up, and he and Betty had been in love
almost from first sight. Outside of an
occasional tiff the course of true love
had run smooth until the barbed wire
fence man appeared, lie was a good
talker and a boaster and a braggart.
He told of war, battles and personal
adventures until Heubeu sat with his
mouth open and Betty looked upon him
as one of the heroes of the earth. His
stay was only for the night, and Betty
might have forgotten him by noon next
day but for Iteuben. His jealousy had
been excited, and next morning he had
something to say about burglars and
liars. Betty felt called upon to take the
side of the man who had compared her
eyes to the brightest of stars, and it
didn't take long to bring about a row.
"If you were only half as brave and
chivalrous as he is I should be proud of
you," announced Betty.
"If I could lie once while he does ten
times I could make you believe bees
wax was honey," replied Iteuben.
"You are jeaJous."
"And you are foolish."
"Mr. Warner!"
"Miss Spooner!"
That was the way it began, and of
course things grew worse Instead of
better Beity knew that her mother
would support Iteuben lu saying that
she was silly, and so she withheld her
confidence, but at the same time she
had something of a contempt for her
fiance when she remembered that the
only adventure of his life was In being
run over by a yoke of oxen. Reuben
went about trying to whistle and sing
and make out that he did not care,
while Bettj wa-i so quiet that her
mother had cause to charge her with
sulking She made the apple durup
llngs that day.and she helped wipe the
dinner dishes and get a cn-tard tinier
way for supper. i>ut after that she
went off down to the barn to be alone
and think.
The mow had been tilled with new
hay. and she climbed a ladder and
found a not back against the end of
the barn. There in the semi twilight she
not only thought all kinds of thoughts,
mostly about Iteuben. but sometimes
Ihc sghed and sometime* she gritted
lier teeth. In this way she succeeded in
getting up considerable emotion and
In tiring herself out, and by and by she
fell asleep. One of her last thoughts
was that Iteuben was no chevalier, but
unly an old poke who would live and
die without even falling down a well.
When she awoke It was dark, and
there was a grumbling of voices on the
floor below her
Miss Betty had sulked and slept for
hours. When she did not appear at the
supper table she was supposed to be at
a neighbor's, and night fell without
anybody being alarmed about her At
hi o'clock Keubeu started out to her
home, but stopped first at the barn to
see to the horses. Ten minutes before
he left the house the girl on the hay
mow carefully dragged hcr-elf for
ward until she could hear what was
being said below, and she so.>n made
I out that a gang of four or five tramps
had slipped into the barn and was plot
ting robbery.
Her heart began to beat in a way to
choke her. and she couldn't have cried
out to save her life. She heard Reu
ben shut the kitchen door after him and
whistle as he came down the path, and
she heard the tramps getting ready to
aitack him as he opened the door. It
was only when the door swung open
and a match was struck to light a lan
tern that Betty rolled over and over on
the hay and managed to shriek out:
"Oh, lieuben, look out! There are
robbers here!"
There was a rush for the hired man.
There were shouts and oaths and blows
from below and screams and shrieks
and call - for help from above, but the
battle was before Farmer Spoon
er an I hi< wife got there. Iteuben had
found a neck yoke at hand and gone
into break heads, and five tramps who
had thought to find him an easy prey
had gone down under his rain of blows
and were doing a good deal of groaning
and begging.
"Land o' massy, what was it?" asked
the farmer and his wife in chorus.
"I—l guess Betty's up there," replied
Iteuben as he looked upward.
"Y-yes, I'm h.->re," humbly replied the
girl.
"And what have you been doin' up
there?" asked the mother.
"Getting over the ulks."
"And have you git over 'em?"
: "1 gtless so."
"Then you coimc < ! own here and quit
actin' like a geslin". That fence man
may have capture 1 fifteen cannons In
the last war, as he dragged about, but
Reuben has li<ke ! live monstrous big
tramps without g >in" away from home
or ruftlin' tip his liair. If that don't
make him oue o" them shevaliers you
are always t ilkbi' about then I don't
know pumpkin | ie from gooseberry
bushes."
Dry Water.
: "It has been -m v.t t for the last three
Jor tour years." remarked Truthful
James, "that a good many people have
forgot how < yit •' ito be. 1 remem
ber one ye: • - nen the Missouri river
was dusty all t • " ty down from Kan
j sas City to the M > ssippi. Of course
the river v . si mnlng all the while,
but the water in ii got so dry that it
, turned t> c • i and blew away. I took
a b ) it dow.i I lie river at that time, but
| it was so <!u ty on the boat that you
couldn 1 -■ • i 1 end of it when
you w: ; si. ••• go the front end. It
I was a tf • iiic wit 1 ever see. My
j mouth got SO nil!' grit and dust in It
that I coiil't i match on the roof
o; it y i. one day the boat got
stuck in fifteen feet of Missouri river
water. It vas so dry and dusty that
the v.-1 j "i-1 couldn't turn. What did we
do? Well. sir. we went out and hired
a farmer t > haul fresh well water for
fifteen mi! • t • mix with the river wa
ter uii!'l ii \-a - thin enough to run the
boat through. Kansas City Journal.
Meaning of I It€• Word **Ouial»a."
The nam "Omaiui" bears testimony
to tli • long j hi; ii' y of the people and ]
reveals some of the causes which J
brought aii.i.u tli - breaking up Into
disii a ' tribe lii» cm imposed of two i
words, which signify "going against
! the current," oi up the stream. The ;
i Omalias were the pc .pie who went up i
; the stream, wh i • the ouapaws, their
near of kiu. w< ~t. as their name re
j veals, "with the current." or down the
! stream. The traditions of both these
I peoples say that the parting occurred
I during a hunting expedition, each divl-
I sion finally settling in the lands whlth
,er they had wandered apart. This
I epochal hunt must have been centuries
! ago. for the Quapaws bore their de
scriptive name In ICi4O, being men
tioned In the Portuguese narrative of
De Soto's expedition as then living on
the Arkansas river, where they dwelt
until 1830. when they ceded their long
Decupled lands to the Fnited States.
The Salt* |u the Ocean.
The salts of the sea have fed through
out all time countless living things
which have thronged its water and
whose remains now form the rocks of
continents or lie spread lu beds of un
known thickness over 00,000,000 square
miles of the 1 i3,CXM».fH>o square miles of
the ocean's floor. They have lent the
substance to build the fringing reefs
of the land and all the coral Islands of
the sea, and there are at present on
the basis of an average salinity of
per cent In the 290,700,000 cubic miles
of water which make up the ocean's
80,000.000,000,000.000 tons, or 10,173.-
oO> cubic miles, of salt. This is sutil
clent to cover the areas of all the
lands of the earth with a uniform layer
of salt to a depth of 1,000 feet.
Carton* Chlnpiip I'liitliik C'ardn.
A pack of Chinese playing cards is a
genuine curiosity. 'ITMy are generally
printed in black on thin cardboard, the
average width and breadth being about
that of the finger of a human being. In
some cases they are only half an inch
broad and about three and a half Inch
es in length. The length, no odds What
the size, is always at least six times
that of the width. Some of the packs
have queer representations of our
"kings." "queens" and "knaves" stamp
ed upon them in black. Others are dec
orated with ilie figures of animals,
birds and fishes Those used by man
darins and high officials bear only fig
ures of mythological creatures.
Fnnml the Saint'* I)*r.
An Italian newspaper gives an ac
count of an amusing lawsuit which has
taken place lately lu a Russian city In
which German is the prevailing Inn
guage. (.trie man sued another to re
cover the sum of f>i» rubles, the debtor
having faithfully promised to return
the money on St Henry's day. But
having failed to do so for a long time
the lender discovered that the Russian
Orthodox church includes no such saint
ns St Henry, and the judge before
whom the case was tried was much
puzzled ms to what verdict he should
give Happily the Idea occurred to him
that, saint or no saint. All Saints' day
Included even the most doubtful, so he
gave judgment that the 50 rubles
should be returned next All Saints'day
The Helpful Woril.
(Jive the young and struggling a
word of encouragement when you can.
You would not leave those plants In
your window boxes without water nor
refuse to open the shutters that the
sunlight might fall upon them, but you
would leave some human flower to suf
fer from want of appreciation or the
sunlight of encouragement. There are
a few hardy souls that can struggle
along on stony soil shrubs that can
wait for the dews and sunbeams, vines
that climb without kindly training
bill on!\ a few I Iter the kind word
when you can see that it is deserved. ;
The thorgtit that "no one cares and no j
one knows' biighis many a bud of !
protnisi !< ii the young artist at his |
ea "!. the >■ ig preacher In his ptjl- j
pit, tlit w >fU .an at his bench, the b'V |
at ma lie: latieal problems or your I
little girl the piano, give what I
praise ou I;IIII. I
A MUSICAL LEGEND.
The I liluc.se Story of the ElrHi Prim
itive llnlilen Solijld*.
The Chinese have some extraordinary
superstitions relating to music. Ac- J
cording to their queer notions, the Cre- j
fltor of the universe hid eight sounds in j
the earth for the express purpose of I
compelling man to find them out. On j
the same principle, it is presumed, Ju- j
plter, according to Virgil, hides fire la
flint and houey in trees In order to |
whet the ardor of man's industry to
persevere in his efforts to rediscover
the hidden treasures.
According to the Celestial idea, the
eight primitive sounds are hidden In
stones, silks, woods of various kinds,
the bamboo plant, pumpkins. In the
skins of animals, in certain earths and
lu the air itself. Any oue who has ever
had the pleasure (?) of seeiug and 11s
j tcnlng to a Chinese orchestra will re-
I member that their musical instruments !
were made of all these materials ex
cept the last and that the combined ef
; forts of the other seven seemed better j
calculated to drive the ethereal sound
| away than to coax it from the air,
which is really the object of all Chi l j
nese musical efforts. When the band 9
play, the naive credulity of the people, •
both old and young, hears in the thuds ;
of the gongs and the whistling of the |
pipes the toues of the eternal sounds j
; of nature that were originally deposit- I
! ed in the various animate and inanl- i
; mate objects by the all wise Father.— i
| Exchange.
neeen.
\ Mecca is a large city and a principal
i one of the east. The temple of Mecca,
i to which so many pilgrims annually
| travel, forms a spacious square about
a quarter of a mile iu each direction, I
with a quadruple row of columns. A I
number of steps lead down to Moham- j
med's house, and within it is the black j
i stone said to have been brought by the |
angel Gabriel for its foundation.
Sympathy.
It will afford sweeter happiness in
the hour of death to have wiped one•
tear from the cheek of sorrow than to
have ruled an empire, to have con
quered millions or to have enslaved the j
world—Woman's Life.
nonuerilii aiuluture iloolt.
The smallest bound book in the great
collection of miniature books owned by
the New York Library society is a cam
-1 palgu document Issued In 1852. It
i bears not only the distinction of being
the smallest volume in the great col
lection referred to, but has been pro
nounced by experts in booklore to be
one of the tiniest books In existence.
It contains but fourteen leaves, each
of which is closely printed on both
6ides In microscopic type. Each leaf
Is one and one-half Inches In length i
and seven eighths of an Inch in width, j
; The title page bears the following in- | '
scrlptlon: "Life and Public Services of
General Pierce. Respectfully Dedlcat- 1
ed to General Lewis Cass. Concord
Press, 185 i."
C'hinene Children.
The education of the\r children Is a
matter of no small interest to the af
! fectiounte < 'hinese mothers. They 1
watch the little one from the day he Is
; born, to note superstitious signs. Let '
1 him cry lustily, aud he will live long,
! say the old grannies. If he teeths or
j walks 100 soon he will grow up un- 1
lovable in disposition. At first the lit
tle Chinese are not very attractive ob
jects, presenting rather a scaly appear- '
ance, due to the custom of not wash
ing them lest they catch cold. A month
after his birth the boy's head is shaved.
A great feast Is prepared anil celebrat
ed, the child now receiving his "milk
nnrno." \XTicii ho enter* school bl« '
name is changed, as It is once mora
when he receives his degree.—Pilgrim.
The Prlif Medal Holder.
First Athlete—Do you see that gen
tleman yonder? lie holds the largest
number of prizes r.ud medals ever pos
sessed by any one man. Second Ditto
—What, that fellow? lie doesn't look
a bit like a champion. First Ditto—lt
Is just as I tell you, though. He is a
pawnbroker, you see.
One Woman** Way.
Husband—Why are you buying such
an expensive present for Mrs. Shoddy?
I thought you told me you hated her,
Wife- So I do. but 1 know she can't
afford to give me a return one as hand
some, and it will make her perfectly
furious.—Baltimore American.
Ko Doubt of llln Honesty.
Deputy Sheriff and Chief of Police
Alf Church of Woonsocket was known
in his day as a man who was straight
forward and blunt in all his dealings.
One day a grocer went to Alf for in
formation about a certain Joe White,
who had applied for credit and a book
at his store, and the following dia
logue ensued:
"Good morning, Mr. Church."
"Mornin'."
"Do you know Joe White?"
"Yes."
"What kind of a feller is he?"
"Putty fair."
"Is he honest?"
"Honest? I should say so. Been ar
rested twice for stealin' and acquitted
both times."
The Revolt.
"Women are naturally more artistic j
than men." i |
"Yes," answered the matter of fact ) ,
person; "that's why so many of us
look funny when we wear our Christ- j ,
tuas neckties and smoking jackets. ! j
Our wives want us to look artistic."— ,
Washington Star.
For Immediate t'»«.
Little Girl— I want to get a mitten,
please, an' charge it to me mother, j (
Shopkeeper—A mitten? You meau a
pair of mittens, sissy. Little Girl—No; (
jest only one; one that's suitable for a (
boy that's goin' to propose an' be re- j ]
Jected.— Philadelphia Ledger. , (
Dr. Alfred Kussel Wallace told Her
bert Spent *is reason for living in a
London boarding house with "rather a ;
commonplace set of people—retired In
dian officers and others:" "He said that
he had purposely chosen such a home
Ju order to ; void the mental excitement 1
of too much interesting conversation, j I
that he suffered greatly from Insomnia , 1
inid that he found that when his even
lugs were spent in commonplace cou- 1
venation. learning the news of the day
or taking part In a little music, he had
a better chance of sleeping."
-7 9 flTg -| Act directly on the liver.
\m T IJ| H i They cure constipation,
Want your moustache or be: r:J BUCKINGHAM'S OYF.
a beautiful brown or rich H-ri "> Ti«» > r T . ■ • _
(To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. I
A STORM IN THE JUNGLE.
|t < OIUPK V\ llh a Knar Like That of u
(ilunl W Hlrrfnll.
People who have never beeu in a j
j jungle talk of the sky as a painter
I talks of ihe horizon or a seafaring man j
of the oiling—as if when you wanted !
to see it you only need use your eyes. '
But in the jungle you don't see the !
sky—at least you only see a few scrag- j
gy patches of it overhead through the
openings in the twigs and leaves. Nei
ther do you feel the wind liolwing, nor '
get burned or dazzled by the sun, nor !
even see that luminary except by mo- !
im-ntary glimpses about midday, from
which it follows that a jungle man doe? I
not usually pretend to lie weatherwlse !
If he does be Is even a greater hum
bug than the rest of the weather proph- j
ets. On the afternoon about which wc 1
are speaking 1 remember setting forth
on my walk In the still glow of the
tropical calm and wondering rather at j
the intense stillness of the surrounding
forest. Then the air grew cooler and j
the green of the foliage in front seemed
to deepen, and presently there was a
sound as of a giant waterfall in the
distance. Waterfalls do not, however,
grow louder every second, whereas the '
noise in front did so. Then there was I
a loud, angry growl, as of a dozen
lions. A minute more and the whole
Jungle began to roar as if fifty squad
rons of heavy cavalry were coming up '
at a gallop. Then came a drop of rain j
and a peal of thunder which seemed to j
make the world stop.
Then the storm began. The sky j
above darkened; the trees clattered;
the brushwood beneath hissed and bow
ed Itself. A deluge of raindrops blot
ted out the narrow view Down It'
came, soaking through the densest j
leaves under which one fled for refuge,
striking the grass and sand with mil- j
of dull thuds, dashing furiously j
against the leaves as if they were so
many hostile shields, streaking the air
with innumerable perpendicular lines
and hurling itself down with the force
of bullets.
In such a downpour one may as well
walk and get wet as stand still and get
wot. Unfortunately one did not know
where to walk to. The "circumbendi
bus system" presupposes the fact that
the wagon wheels and bullock tracks
can be seen and noted, but when the
cart track is no longer a cart track, but
"all turned to rushing waters," such
tracks cannot be seen, and Unless you
have a pocket compass you may as
well try to fly as to get back to where
you came from. When one reads of
travelers lost in the backwoods, they
always steer by the sun—and probably
very badly—but when there is no sun
what are you to do?—Siam Press.
Fully Armed.
A good story is told of a young re
cruit who enlisted in a regiment sta
tioned at Aldershot. One day he was
on guard duty and was slowly stepping
up and down when an oflicer approach- |
ed. After the usual salute the oflicer
said:
"Let me see your rifle."
The raw recruit handed over his rifle,
and a pleased expression stole over his
face. As the officer received the weap- '
011 he said in a tone of deepest disgust:
"You're a fine soldier! You've given
up your rifle, and now what are you ;
going to do?" j
The young fellow turned pale and ,
putting ids hand in his pocket drew
out a big knife and. preparing for busi
ness, said in a voice that could not be
misunderstood:
"Gi' me that rifle or I'll bore a hole 1
through you iu a minute." 1
The officer instantly decided not to ■
play any further with the raw recruit, |
and the rifle was promptly surrender- ,
ed.—Pearson's Weekly.
Macetlon In.
Macedonia, the land of the three
streams, Vardar, Struma and Yistritsa,
Is hemmed in by lofty mountains, of j
which the best known or the highest
are Olympus, Shard agh and Ithodope,
the last named rising to between 8,000
and 9,000 feet above the level of the
sea. It is among the most picturesque
countries of Europe, abounding in mag
nificent forests, which climb hills,
fringe rivers and cover islands; in wild
mountain scenes, wonderful waterfalls,
silent, sailless lakes—an appropriate
setting for gems of emerald islets, deep
gorges, dizzy mountain paths, smiling
plains and desolate passes, which ought
to prove an irresistible attraction to i
the traveler who regards genuine dan- ,
ger and real discomfort as the appro- ,
priate condiment of pleasure.
Funeral CuKtom* In Greece. ,
Many funeral customs in Greece are
unique. l"he body of an unmarried girl 1
Is always dressed as a bride, the com- '
mon saying being, "She is married to i
death." The body of a boy is always i
dressed as a sailor. Women never ac- (
company funerals to church or to the \
graves. Processions are always on foot, j
the priest leading, accompanied by aco-
lytes bearing the cross and lulitems.
The body of the deceased Is invariably
exposed to view, and at the close of the
service in the church, which concludes
with the words, "Take the last kiss,"
both friends and strangers press about |
(he body and give this token of fare
well.
Antmnlq Thnl .ire Always Enemien.
Many animals aro born with an In
herent antipathy for other animals.
The excessive fear shown by young r
rabbits which for the first time smell a I
ferret and of young turkeys which i
hear the shrill cry of a hawk they r
have never heard or seen before, are j
proved examples of the strength of g
tiiese Instinctive antipathies. But tho
case of the weasel aud rat Is, perhaps,
more to be noticed because of the great
er equality of the antagonists. The
feud is so bitter that a meeting be
tween them almost certainly means I
death to one or both. Friendships are
not uucommon between the cat and
dog and have been known between a
dog anil wolf, but the mutual attitude
of the weasel and rat is invariably war
-war that is waged to the death
'I he Hei-rliiK.
Deep sea denizens of the northern
waters are all remarkable for their
migratory habits, the herring especial
ly so. These fish approach the New
foundland lit Mia 1 to spawn and then j
lire captured in gre.;; i,uautlti<», but t
this is only during a few months every
lear. while I 1 thu remainder ther
withdraw to some watoru the location
uf which has never been determined
Over=Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in y ur body passes through
I your kidneys once every three minutes.
Jrif! g The kidneys are your
: blood purifiers, they fil
-1 !) ter out th e waste or
impurities in the blood.
jv.V Ila If they are sick or out
•s Tr order, they fail to do
(\r y/lk t their work.
ryVVft)' Pains, achesandrheu
/ matism come from ex
cess of uric acid in the
o blood, due to neglected
1 kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
, heart beats, and makes one feel as though
ihey had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working m pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
J but now modern science proves that nearly
i all constitutional diseases have their begin
i ning in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
' wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
\ and is sold on its merits
i by all druggi.,;-. in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz
es. You may have a
sample bottle by mail Home of 8w««p*ool.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
61 Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
ber the name. Swanp-Ront, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the addres
Binghamton. N.Y .. oneverv bottles.
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Executrix Notice.
Estate of Dr. «Th< mas B. Wintersteen,
late of the Borough of Danville,
Penn'a., deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all persons indebted to said es
tate are requested to make payment,
and those having claims or demands
will make known the same without
delay.
MINNIE L. WINTERSTEEN,
Excutrix.
Charter Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an appli
cation will be in ide to the Governor cf
Pennsylvania on the 4th day of May,
1900, by W. L Domaree, N. M. Smith
and W. E. under the act of As
sembly entitled, An Act to provide for
the incorp iration and regulation of cer
tain c >rporations, " approved April 29th
1774. and the supplements thereto, for a
charter of an intended corporation to be
called Ko;. ;-tone Concrete Machinery
Com pan , ;he character and object of
which is tin- Manufacture and sale of
patent niacLineß for the erection of con
crete walls and the erection of build
ings from concrete aud the transaction
of such business as may be incidental
thereto, and for these purposes to have,
possess aud enjoy all the rights, bene
fits and privileges of said act of Assem
bly ami supplements thereto.
Auditor's Notice.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Mon
tour County. No. 2 May Term. 1906.
Horace B Bennett and MaryE Bennett,
his wife et al vs. K. Olive Thompson,
Committee of David Wands, Lunatic,
et al.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed
by the Court of Common Pleas to make
distribution of the money paid into
court in the above stated proceedings to
and among the parties legally entitled
thereto according to their respective in
terests in the said fund: will meet all
parties interested for the purposes of his
appointment at his office on Mill Street
in the Borough of Danville, Pennsylva
nia on Saturday May 5, 1906 at 10
o'clock A. M.: when and where all parties
interested are required to be present or
be barred from coming in upon said
fund.
11. M. Hinckley.
Auditor.
Executors' Notice.
Estate of Jacob Probst, late of the
Township of West Hemlock, in the
County of Montour and State of
Pennsylvauia, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the said estate are
required to make payment, and those
having claims or demands against the
said estate,will make known the same
without delay to
WM. J. BROBST,
MARY ELLEN KNORR,
Executors of Jacob Brobst. deceased.
P. O. Address, Bloomsburg, Pa.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART,
Counsel.
Windsor Hotel
Between 12th and ISth Sts. on Filbert St
Philadelphia, Pa.
Three minutes walk from the Read
ing Terminal. Five minutes walk from
the Penna. R. R Depot.
jin OPf N PLAN
$1 00 per day and upwards.
AMERICAN PLAN
$2.00 per day.
FRANK M. SCHEIBLEY,
Manager