MONTOUR AMERICAN FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor. Danville. I'a., June 14. IWO Ri;m IM.ICAN STATE TICKKT. For Governor, EDWIN S. STUART, of Philadelphia. For Lieutenant Governor, ROBERT S. MURPHY, of Cambria. For Auditor General, ROBERT K YOUNG, of Tioga. I"«»r Secretar> of Internal Affairs, HENRY HOUCK, of Lebanon. Announcement. 1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Associate Judge, fubje.-t to the decision of the Republi can Primary election. CHARLES A. WAGNER, Ottawa, Pa What of the Future. Now that the democratic skirmish ha* lieeu fought for the judgeship prize and ha- ended in a draw, what of the future when the real battle takes place 112 Herring has the two conferees of Montour and Harman the two from Columbia. Will either yield that a nomination may bo made? We rather think not. How can they Certainly not with out stultification. It there Im* no compromise, there will t»e two democratic candidates and then what? Any JKTSOU with any dis cernment will lie able to answer this question. Rut if either yields in the end and a nomination is made, what then - Can either Herring or Harman, -i">nld either 1m- nominated, control Ins friends- This is very doubtful. And then what shall be said of the number ol democrats who refus ed to vote for either those who were disgusted with dirty politics. If one tenth of v hat lias l>eeii said or writ fen &L ut Herring and Harman during this figl.t is true, neither is fit to he a Judge, and we believe there will be a sufficient number of democrats on ••lection dtv to unite with the repub lican* to elect Judge Evans for a full t«-rm Such a result would be a fitting re bate to the base and corrupt methods that have been employed in this judic ial ami tigu Columbia County Re publician THE BACK WAY. '« \%« nu«- €»f Kw<*ap«* From IIIn 4 r«Mifltorn. Li the v. ( r lMs or thereabout, be ng v* • led bj tin us In Paris, Ralzac tn,.k i • Hi:« Ifi I 'assy, then a village • • tan r -ii» at a hnw tu the Rue Bat.*e. 1 here Is little remarkable ati it t. •• front of the house. It Is Just a plain. v hlte, two storied Prench dwelling if a hundred years ago or of today 112 r that matter. Rif .t ihe l>aek Is a garden and at the baft • of the garden is a doorway leading Into one of the oldest laues lu the w .rid. from the look of It. Truly this r -lie. with its crumbling walls of pt< ne i 1 plaster. Its Ivy and Its shade of ov. iiu i;g trc«-s, is as happily de void <f iigg< stioiis of modern "lm pr v.-..,! ~t*" s anything to be found wibln the girdle of the fortifications. Bj means of this byway Balzac, when : -stent voices from within the boiis. t• . bed his ears as he worked In his I - tie pavilion at the end of the gun!. mid avoid the unpleasantness of an i' -rview with any holder of the overdue •■ill- which throughout his life were ft.- only tangible results of his eipern -'iifs us a printer and type founder. It needs but little Imagination to see him burn off down the lane, listless and in slippers to await events, while Le .ire in- uf exploiting the Jewels of the Goleouda or the silver mines of the new world.— W. II Helm In Critic. LAND OF THE PARIS CABMAN Flac-r to Which II «• K«*turi>« With 111* ttflif IIIKMI lIKM to Diiti IIIM I>R>«. It is a peculiarity of Paris, which ev ery visitor who knows enough French to tell one dialect from another must have noticed, that nearly all Paris cab men come from the same part of the country. The same thing is true of coal merchants and of dealers in roast wd chestnuts, who come from Au vergue; of the goatherds, who hawk their milk about the streets, who are Br etou (feasants, and of many other trades The cab drivers' land is probably lit tle known to Riiglishnien. It Is down lu the Aveyron. and Rodez is Its capi tal, a tiny village, where the worst lan guage and the be«t hearts lu all I-'rauce ar>- to l«e found. The eldest of each family In Rodez takes the land and the paternal eottage The old folks live with him uutil their death, and the younger sons go to I'aris and drive cabs For years they drive about lu all weathers, scraping together sou by sou until they have i.arnered enough togo home and pay for their l>oard aud lodg ing f<»r the remainder of th#lr days. They go with the elder brother to a notary on tLe tirst day of their returu home and » i:ti a deed by which he Is bound to keep them for the remainder of their days in Idleness lu returu for their Mav uifs London Standard. SELF CONTROL. II la One «.f I lie Perfection* of thr n 11«-inn n. A gentleman Is gentle, slow to sur mlse evil, >low to take offense and slower still to gi\e it A gentleman subdues hi* feelings and coutrols Ills upee< h It Is sometimes said of 11 Illttil that "he cau be a gentleman If he wauts to be," but a man who can be a gentleman when be wants never wauts to l«' an) thing else, says the Pittsburg Press. lu the cultivation of courtesy self respect must play a prominent part. We must never pas«s for more than the value we place upon ourselves. To re spect others we must first respect our •elves Whittier said, "I felt that I was In the world to do something, and I thought I must " One of the perfections of the gallant man lies lu the supremacy of self con trol. Herbert S|«eneer. sjK-akin-u: of this Important attitude of man a- a moral being, said. "Not to be impulsive, not to l»e spurred hither and thither by each desire that in turn coin • upper most, but to be self contained, self balanced, governed by the nt tie clslon of the feeliugs in council ad seiiiblcd. liefore which every actio, shall have lieen fully debated and calmly determined- that it Is which education, moral education at least, atrlves to produce FOUR COUNTY CONVENTION The four-county firemen's celebra tion at Bloomsburg yesterday was an unqualified success. Every train en tering the town yesterday morning was taxed to its fullest capacity with sojourners to the celebration, single fire companies and entire tire depart ments cani" in every train, and when the large special train over the D. L. & W. reached town about 11 '.SO and dis gorged its multitude of firemen and their friends from all the upriver country between there and Scranton, the town took on an aspect the like of which had never been witnessed since the days of the Centennial. The mul titude flocking all the main thorough fares, and the gaily colored decora tions, with the dozens of bauds and richly uniformed companies marching and countermarching through the streets all morning made a picture truly imposing While the parade was supposed to start at 12::50 o'clock, it was some con siderable time after that when the line actually got moving. Rut the elegant appearance of the companies in general must be noted,as it is doubtful if a firemen's parade of similar proportions ever presented a more handsome appearance ; hardly a fault could be found oil the entire ag gregation. And among the hundreds in line, a word is justly due our local boys, as they putin an appearance equal to the best of all the visiting companies. The feature of the parade was the Hazleton Fire Department, 250 strong, composed of several companies all of which wore the same uuiform, dark blue with long coats and belts,appear ing altogether like a regiment of policemen. The five companies com posing the Nanticoke Department, all wearing blue uniforms of a somewhat military cut, accompanied by their apparatus also presented a striking ap pearance. The Berwick and West Berwick com panies, with 250 men in line, were al so an imposing section of the parade and the citizens of the sister town may well feel proud of their fire lad dies. Danville was represented by three companies of about 150 men, and al though not yet members of the 4- County Association they presaged much for the part this city will take in the conventions hereafter when they will be part of the organization. The parade as a whole was a grand success and reflects great credit to the gallant tire fighters of the four county district, and also on the commit tee whose arrangements enabled every thing connected with the two days of the convention to move off with clock like precision and a complete absence of friction. PRIZES AWARDED. The judges—Hon. Grant Herring, J. <* Brown, G. E. HI well. John C. llut ter, Jr., Ed. H. Knt, C. B. Lutz,Paul Eyerly, Frank X. Delahunty and C. T. Yauderslice,awarded the following prizes: For best uniformed company, |25, Independent of Dunmore. For best Darktown, #2.1, Centralia. For best apparatus, |2">.to Elm' Hill, Plymouth. For largest number of nieu in one company. %'!'>, Hazleton No. :{, 56 in line. For the best drilled squad, a silver loving cup was presented to Independ ent, of Dunmore. A prize of $2..10 was given to the Boys' Defender Fire Co. No. 5 of Bloomsburg. The judges viewed the parade from the balcony in front of Hon. Grant Herring's offices. A large circle or corona, which ap peared "nronnil the sun yesterday fore noon, attracted much attention aud caused a good ileal of wonder among persons who had never observed auy thing of the kind before. The circle was a large one and at times quite clearly revealed the colors of the rainbow. No one could recall having seen a circle so'clearly defined before - The phenomenon was visible for a couple of hours. The corona was due to peculiar conditions of the atmos phere relating to density and moisture ami portended nothing in particular, although many persons thought it must be an indication of socio radical change in the weather, if nothing worse. Among the hundreds of persons about town who viewed the corona not a few seem to be under the impression that such a thing as a circle aror.ud tiie sun is wholly unusual, atlhough a halo around the moon is common enough. This, of course, is a mistak en idea. The majority of people take little interest in nature and neglect to cultivate the habit of observation with the result that such interesting phenomenon as witnessed yesterday is apt to pass unnoticed by them unless some one differently constituted esjieci ally calls their attention to it. The government's crop report made public yesterday, shows a condition of 8;i for Winter wheat, against ill a mouth ago. This also compares with a condition of a year ago. Spring wheat condition is given at 93, com pared with 94 of last year, aud with an average of 94 for ten years, Oats is given as s»i, compared with 93 on June I, 1905. These figures on the sur face would indicate a slightly smaller crop, but special experts who have been following the detailed reports up to date say that the condition of the crop, as observed by themselves and in a measure confirmed bv the report, is better than it was a year ago. Arrived in England. Arthur Lloyd, who sailed for Eu rope in the steamship Oceanic, has ar rived safely at Liverpool and is now with relatives in England. After a couple of months Mr. Lloyd will re turn to the United States. state Teachers' Convention. The state teachers' convention will be held at Altoona on July 3rd, 4th aud sth. Flag Day. The celebration of Flag Day, today can be made very striking and gener al in this city if citizens will display on their business houses and homes every available piece of national color. O O An Angel hi the H 'eb 'By Sidney 11. Cole Coimriyht, 190.', hy I'. C. Eiuiiment J O All day long the pitiless beat heat iown on the pavements, and at night when Mather came home to his little room on the second floor lie found it a veritable oven. Sleep in that place was out of the question. He turned out the single uas Jet and went down to tbe street. On the stoop were noisy, chat tering groups, waiting vainly for a breeze from the water. There was much banter between the occupants of neighboring stoops and much high pitched laughter. The steps of his own lodging house, like the rest, bore its quota, but he felt 110 inclination to join them. Instead he walked out to the avenue and turned aimlessly down town. He had proceeded but a short dis tance when the strident notes of a cor net and trombone and the pulsating boom of a bass drum fell on his ears. Above the din sounded shrill voices, quavering a hymn. He had never yet attended a street corner service of the Salvation Army, and it struck him that tills would be an excellent opportunity to do so. He quickened his steps and soon came upon them, men and women alike kneeling on the dirty pavements, while a raucous voiced lieutenant of fered a prayer. A tlaring gasoline torch on a nearby fruit stand lighted the scene uncannily and threw into flickering relief the faces of varied types crowded about the kneeling tig ures. Mather was country born and bred. Years of life on the farm had given him a big frame and a pair of shoul ders that many an athlete might have envied. It was an easy matter for him to elbow his way through the crowd to the inner edge of the circle, where lie stood quietly watching the little drama before him with inild curiosity and even milder amusement. The prayer finished, the little band arose, and the men replaced their caps. The lieutenant announced a hymn, the cornet squealed, the trombone brayed, the drum boomed valiantly, and tlie quavering voices rose once more on the hot night air. At the conclusion of the hymn the lieutenant announced that they would B vV tH \.sk. ' ' "DON'T HURT HIM, PI.EASE Dos'r," SHE BEOOED. listen to a few words from Sister Iluth. A slight, girlish figure steppe* 1 to the center of the circle from somewhere in the shadow. The light of the gasoline torch fell full upon her face a face of wonderful purity and sweetness. There was a beauty in the level brows, the long dark lashes of the eyes and the full, red lips that the bonnet of the corps could not hide, and there was a supple grace of figure that the plain blue dress did not wholly conceal. She began to speak in a voice full of earnest appeal. What she was saying Mather did not know, for lie paid no heed to her words. He was not an im pressionable young man indeed, by his friends he was adjudged unusually hard headed and abundantly possessed of that quality generally termed "horse sense." But there was something that appealed to him strongly in that face beneath the regulation poke bonnet. He did not take his eyes from her while she was speaking, and when she had finished and stepped back into the shadow he was aware of a strange feeling, half of sadness, half of buoy ancy. He elbowed his way out and walked homeward, strangely perturbed and strangely elated. The following night and every night after that Mather attended tte street corner meetings. If Sifter Ruth spoke or prayed or sang he was supremely happy; if others filled her place he was aware of a feeling of disappointment. Being unskilled in the analysis of emo tion, he did not recognize the trend of it all. 11«' only knew that he wanted to be near her, to sei> her face, to listen to her voice. One night as the women of the corps were passing the tamb lurities for the collection he beheld Sister Ruth com ing lit his direction through the crowd. She was smiling and nodding grateful ly as the nickels an 1 dimes fell jingling into the tambourine. Standing beside Mather were three young fellows, evi dently the worse for liquor. As Sister Ruth approached them otie of the three lifted his foot and kicked the tam bourine smartly. "Little h higher, (Jertie. I c'u kick higher 'n th-that." he hiccoughed famil iarly. Mather's hand fell on the fellow's coat collar with a grip of iron. "Apologize for that! Hear me? Apol ognlze!" he said in a voice shaking with anger. "Eh? What?" said the other, lb looked up at Mather. Mather lowced Inches above him. There was. more over, something very sinister in his ryes. "I "pologized." began the captive has tily. Mather felt a light touch on his arm. He turned to find Sister Ruth standing beside him. "Don't hurt him, please don't," she begged. Mather smiled grimly. "It's just as you sny." said he. "I'll kill him if you say so." "Let him go. please," she said, and Mather pushed the man away. "Thank you," she said. Her eyes met his s(|ua'*ely: she blushed and liesl tatcd a moment. "Thank you." she •aid again and was g.uie. That night Mather walked home oil air. ******* Mather climbed the dingy stairs to the little hall at the corps barracks. It was Sunday evening. Outside the rain was falling dismally and the gut ters ran rivers of mud. He sat down quite alone on one of the rear settees. A handful of people nearer the plat form were the only others in the bare, . cheerless place. There were hymns and prayers and testimony quite as usual, and during it all Mather sat back in the shadows feasting his eyes oil the outlines of a pretty face beneath a poke bonnet at one side of the platform. Presently during the singing of a hymn Mather saw her coming down the aisle toward him, and Ills heart stood still. She stopped beside him, j and her face flushed. ••Were you looking for—for salva- j tlotiV" she faltered. "No," sail he quietly, "I was look- j ing for you." She looked a trifle frightened. lie I saw the color suddenly leave her | cheeks. "1 'lease sit down for a minute," he j begged. She hesitated, then reluctant- ! lj complied. The hymn still went on j siridently Mather looked thoughtfully i at ilu' unshaded gas jets above the j platform for a time. "I need you more than the army <!ocs," he said at length. "I want you j to leave it." "Oh!" she gasped, drawing away from him. "I realize you know nothing about j me," he went o:i hurriedly. "I'm fore- : man in a machine shop. 1 make good ; wages. So f.tr I've lived a life I'm not ashamed of. But I want you to satisfy j yourself as to the truth of all this, of i course." She looked at him curiously. "What do you know of me?" she asked. "That 1 love you," said he stoutly. "Is that enough?" "Yes, iii-it's enough," he declared. She turned away from him for a mo ment. When he saw her face again her eyes were filled with tears. "This work is very dear to me," she said. He was silent. "But of all men you are the one I should trus't." "And love?" he asked breathlessly. ; There was a long pause. "And love," she said very softly. Tli.-y were starting the last verse of th.' liytun. but Mather heard nothing of It Th.' bare, bleak room had sud denly Ie a glorious paradise. The yellow .is jels were glittering stars in a blue .civet sky. Sister Huth's hand was in his. I A MUtnkrn IIIHK noxl*. ill the boom days of Wichita one of the characters of the city was a law y< r. big (launched, big voiced, big neckel and given to making political speeches. He had a nasty way of talking about other pe >p!e. one night while he was hi rang ling in the street one of the men whom lie had attacked several times got excited, drew a knife and . tabbed t! 1 orator. He fell t i the street, writhing aud r-!i ri ir ' I'm killed! I'm killed!" I!i y tool: him into a billiard room am' l.iid hii i out on a billiard table. We ! g it t,> the new spaper offices, and the r p<>! ' - cune hurrying down. The ! iv. •- \.;n stretched on the bil- ( liar I table C • ivering his last speech, he <.' M In the middle of ail Impress- 1 i • ; r,; ~' 1 jli h • >aw the reporters. He ivi eil himself and bellowed, • lii tv l. h. draw nigh, ye hounds of die pre-- md see a U oman die!" And i! i the doctor came and found the knife ! i ! penetrated him about a • teeuth of n inch. Saturday Even ing I'o t I tliirNl.ill Field'* Advice. A ynt:Ti • .ul salesman for a New York li ise interview eil Marshall Field in • sprin of l'.Hio with a view to j sell. him i number of Pennsylvania :i 1. ' "li.ianteed bonds, yieldlug a 1: 111. . - t' 'ii 1 per cent. "Young man." ; i id Mr. Field, "you are only i wa ' ;:iy time and yours. 1 like i your !> »i<- -. When the trustees of my | estate come to investing the interest on my investment 1 hope they will buy that kind of bonds, but I am a busi ness man and do not care to put a lari e p rt of my surplus in a fully j velopi 1 property any more than I | slum! ! cr. e to buy out a business en terprise that seemed to me to have I reached the limit of its growth, no matter how solid it might be. Your bonds are too good for me." Mr. Field, j it will be 11 ited, Invested his surplus ; on the same principle upon which lie i built up his business namely, to put | the money where It has a chance to gro«\ Wo:! "s Work. I Not to lie NeKleeted. Mrs. Bliss Here is a letter 1 want you to post, dear. It Is to my milliner, countermanding an order for a hat. Mr. Bliss Here, take this bit of cord aud tie both my bands behind my back, ] so that I won't forget it. DeHucd. The difference between a speculation and an investment Is that It is a speeu- | lation when you lose.—Washington Post. The Clock unit the Man. hen a clock is fast you can always turn It back, but It's different with a young man.—New York Times. Beware of Ointmnts for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. IIN mercury will surely destroy the sense o niell and completely derange the whole sys-. em when entering it through the mucous sur ' aces. Hueli articles should never he used ex cept on prescriptions from reputable physi- ! elans,as the damage they will do is ten fold to lie good you can possibly derive from them Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. Cheney A Co., Toledo,(l.,contains no mercury iin is taken Internally, acting directly upon ! I he blood and mucous surfaces of the system. | In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get he genuine. It is taken internally,and made n Toledo, Oh o, by K. .1. I henev iV Co Test I monlals free. Hold I y IhvgglMs I'Mll** Knmll.v HIII* are Hie lie*' Charter Notice. Notice is hereby given that an ap plication will be made to the Gover- ' nor of Pennsylvania on Thursday, the j 28111 day of Juue, ISKMI, by F. llart man, Ed. J. Hartmau, T. W. Cutler, ' and Geo. C. Youngmau, under the : Act of Assembly entitled, "An Act to ' provide for the incorporation and reg- ! ulation of certain corporations," ap- I proved Apr. 29th. 1874 and the several j supplements thereto, for the charter of an intended corporation to be called "F. <j. Hartmau, Incorporated" of Danville, Montour County, Pennsyl vania, the charter and object of which is the manufacturing of all kinds of thrown silk, and other textile work, and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of the said act of assembly and the supplements thereto. JAS. SCARLET, Solicitor. June title, iyor>. 0 n A DINNER DECEPTION By Kate M. Cleary Copyright, 1.105, h\i T. Vinhnifhkl The telegram dropped from the hand s»f Isola Hay. "Now, what do you think of that, Funny?" she asked. Funny, a big, tortoise shell cat, sig nified her sympathy by putting her pur ring head against the amber satin slip per of her young mistress The latter picked up the yellow slip of paper and read It over. "Will bring Edward Cardeu up to dinner this evening. Carte blanche in all things, of course, but do the best you can, dear girl." Now, Isola Ray, but lately returned from college to make home for and with a wealthy bachelor brother, was ignorant of household lore and quite preposterously pretty. Thus suddenly confronted by an emergency under sin- THi: DINNKit IN THE COZY I'INING ROOM WINT OFF I)EI.I< 1HTFl"I. LY. gularly exasperating domestic circum stances, the consciousness of her own Inefficiency dismayed her. "Funny" (she crumbled the yellow slip into a ball and aimed it at the wastebasketi. "let us consider what we had better do." Funny, not sit all averse to being •udtlleil in lace draped, faintly fragant arms, promptly lost herself in somno lence. "If only 1 fella had not gone to the funeral of that grandchild that expires with periodical regularity every three weeks!" Oblivious of the indifference of her auditor, Miss Hay kept mur- muring on. "And—lf Ellen Jane were not in bed with a jumping toothache — we might pull through, Funny. Dear, dear! All the years I was learning Latin, why could 1 not have learned how to co..k -mieiliing except fudges? Gracious! Who's that?" Funny was promptly and peremptorily dispos sessed. Miss Hay hurried in response to the brisk knock at the back door. "It's never you, my i! MI!" cried Isola Ray. She had tlung open the door and wua gathering a little *•. eet faced, apple cheeked < ountriiied woman Into the joyful embrace of her loving young arms. • I'd be glad to see you any time. Aunt Elvira, but just now—well, Just now your coming seems provi dential!" Aunt Elvira returned cordially the caress of the gracious arms and lips. "Now, how does that happen, honey?" she asked. She had entered the kitchen—all shining tiles, enamel and blue and white kitchen ware. She put her old brown, cracked, bulging bag down by the sink and with one dexterous twist had divested herself of bonnet and coat. "Oh, Delia—that's the cook—has gone j to one of her periodical funerals. Her relatives are legion, and every few I weeks one of them dies. And the otli jer maid has toothache. And Victor telegraphed he was bringing his best i friend—who has not before visited this I city up to dinner tonight. You know how my brother detests any cooking ! except what is done at home. Aud — beyond fudges or a good salad—l don't 1 know how to make a thing!" "Don't you worry. Just you do what 1 old Aunt Elvlry tells you." The small woman had lislied a fresh apron, a pencil aud the back of an envelope out of her bag. "You get the tilings I write down— never mind the spelling—sent In quick, j dear. Then go uud get some flowers, , show me where the linen and silver are I kept and put on the prettiest dress i you've got to your back. Sure! Go on, now! Didn't I have you all the j time your mother—bless your dear heart—was in tbe north? And 'tis even prettier than she was—you are. And they called her the beauty of her day." "Oh, you lovable old flatterer!" cried 1 the girl. Then she kissed again the lit tle red, wrinkled face and fl<>d to the telephone She slipped on a discreet and envel oping cloak of dark blue silk and went off to buy her flowers And coming I home she looked down upon t!i» sheaf j of long stemmed, dark red roses lying against her arm aid the fanciful lines of Bessie < 1. ml! i i-curred to her Oh, the 112 ile of a man is past dis "rnlng' j Little did J . I•«;U« II i ; i , .1 - uppose At Austcilitz, or at Mosc.vv's burning, His fame would rest i;i the heart of a rose. The dinner In the eo/.y dining room, aglow with the softly tinted lights from ) Etruscan electroliers, went off delight ! fully. Victor Hay beamed his approv | al. He h.id not imagine, 1 that this be- I loved young -ester of iii- could attend s > satisfaet irily to things, especially with one maid ill and the other a dere lict. And Edward »'arden, brown, rug I pod, keen of glance a man whose ! name was known for scholarship and brilliance on two continents -appeared | to find in ills girlish hostess much j grace and charm. And Isola Hay was charmed by this stalwart friend of her brother's, lie had seen s > much of the world. He had seen s > many much frequented— and little frequented places. Without arrogance or ostentation, he talked about his travels. She, In the softness of black lawns and laces, her hair shining like bur nished gold and her sea blue eyes sparkling, listened to the tales told as perchance Desdeinona listened long ago Sne was recalled to herself cjulckiy by the action of the Japanese lad who had been hired to wait on the table. I He bad given a slight start and was i staring at the door through which he I had just come. Isola turned hastily aud glanced in that direction also. A j little red, eager countenance WHS visl i blc. Anxious to see that her carefully ! prepared dinner was being properly ! served, Mrs. Devlin was peering In at | the door. Hut Edward < 'arden had ■ also caught sight of her. "Aunt Elvira!" he cried, and sprang to his feet. "Why -Aunt Elvira!" 1 hen lie was across the room and had j liftr by the shoulders and was cordially . shaking her. She was laughing like a ! child with pleasure. "1 didn't know it was you was com ing, sonsie. I never knowed it was | you!" "I did not know you were acquainted j with Mr. ('arden!" cried Isola !n . amazement. "I minded him when he was little, honey—same as I did you." "Tell him," laughed the girl, "that : you cooked this dinner! I could no > more do so than I could fly to Mars. If you had not come to my rescue"— She made an expressive little gesture of despair. Victor's gay voice rang out. "It was a rattling good dinner, all right! Sup ! posing we tinish it?" And when he had gone upstairs to re j ply to a telephone ring it was just a j few lines of a familiar poem that j brought the rosy tide back to a girl's j delicate face. "I rather agree with Mrs. Browning," i declared Edward Garden. And he ' quoted softly: "A housemaid or cook ! One may hire with but little to pay, I Hut a woman's heart and a woman's life Are not to be won that way." Elvira heard—through the pantry i window. She wiped her kind old eyes on her apron. "God bless 'em!" she said, while Funny purred acquiescence over her saucer of milk. (ioiliK to "If you have never done so, watch yourself goto sleep," said a physician, "and you will be amazed to see how tense your position is. Your knees are drawn and bended, your back is curved, the arms are held more or less tightly to the body and the lingers are folded. The eyelids are held shut, not allowed to droop over the eyes, the neck is strained and the head seems to touch the pillow only at the temples. The points of contact with the bed are really at the temples, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. Now look at a child sleeping. Every muscle is relaxed, every joint is inert and prone on the couch; lils little frame linds rest at every point. The features are undone, so to speak, the nose widens, the mouth droops, the eyelids close easily, aud with every line of expression obliterat ed he linds utter and complete repose. The abandon makes him fall out of bed sometimes, such an inert body has he become. You may imitate him even to that degree, if necessary. Begin at your toes to relax, loosen all your | joints and muscles, unbend your tiu -1 gers, shake your wrists loose, take the i curve and strain out of your neck, go I all in pieces, in fact, and see how the day's fatigue seems to slip off from you. and the gentle mantle of rest and oblivion to infold you like a garment." 111 iintrat f(ik tbe Test. 11l his book on India, "The Highroad of Empire," Mr. Murray enlivens a de scription of the carts of that country with a story of a fellow Englishman who had traveled in the east. lie was a Kentish squire who was Interested in giving his tenants an intelligent Idea of what he had seen abroad. He had made a Journey in Palestine and, be ing an admirable draftsman, had brought home a number of excellent sketches. One winter evening after his return the squire gave a lecture to his village and showed a number of hi* drawings. Among them was a cart very similar to that which I drew at Jodhpur. The squire explained to his audience that it was a type of the most primitive conveyances known and that it had existed in precisely this same form in Palestine from the earliest times —Indeed, that it was probably a cart or wagon of this description that Joseph had sent down from Egypt to bring his father and lils household goods from Canaan. Afterward an old farmer came up and expressed his great interest in what lie had heard, adding that there was one thing above all others which hod interested him, and that was the cart, "for now," he said, "I understand why Joseph eaid to liis brethren, 'See that ye fall cot out by the way.' " .Tnpnnene Ilndlnh. Picture to yourself a pure white radish the size of a baseball or larger, firm and solid. Such is the Japanese radish. Cut It, and you find it has the consistency of a Baldwin apple, firm and tine grain; taste, and it proves to be away ahead of the most delicate spring radish that ever passed your lips. It will thrive at any season dur ing the growing year. It may be trans planted or left alone, cultivated or un cultivated. It Is ns good to eat when In bloom as In Its younger days, and one radish will provide bulk enough for three or four people or more.—Garden Magazine. Kiariy Timekeeper*. The clepsydra, or water clock, was used at Babylon at a very early date and was Introduced at Rome by Sclplo Naslca about the year 158 B. C. Tooth ed wheels were added to It by Oteslblus übout 140 B. C. Some writers aver that they were found to be In use In Britain by Caesar in the year 55 B. C. The uuly clock in the world Is said to have been sent by Pope Paul I.to Pepin, king of France, In the year A. L>. Wrlfinn and Flirting. "WritlnK Is like tlirting if you can't do it, nobody can teach you, and if you can do it, nobody can stop you." So says the heroine of a contempo rary novel, and I am bound to say that I agree with her. Author of "Isabel Carnaby" in London Mail. Sh«- lVas Kendy. "What a loud peal that is at the door bell." "Yes; M'- Catcbem is coming this evening. 1 rather think that is my en ganement ring."—Baltimore American. Happy the man who early Icarus the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.—'JSoethe. fl A ¥ I VF.CFTABLF. S.C.L.AN H Hair Renewer Always restores color to gray hair, all the dark, rich color it used to have. The hair stops falling, grows long and heavy, and all dandruff disappears. An elegant dressing." " 1 To Cure a Cold in One Day In Two Days. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. £(%// ™ eve sy Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, DOX. 25c. LINCOLN'S WIT. Thut iiihl liiuicule Wero II i* Weap on s of (rtlViiNe and llefeime. Wit and ridicule were Lincoln's weapons of offense and defense, and le* probablj laughed more Jury cases out of court than any other man who pract iced at the bar. "I once lii'urd Mr. I.lncoln defend a man in Itloomiugtou against a charge of passing counterfeit money," Vice President Stevenson tohl the writer, "'i'here was a pretty clear case against the accused, but when the chief wit ness for ih p took the stand he stated that his name was J. Parker Green.and Lincoln reverted to this the mom,'lit he rose to cross examine. 'Win .!. I'isrker Green? What did the J. stand for? John? Well, why didn't the witness i all himself John P. Green? That was his name, wasn't it? Well, what was the reason he did not wish to be known by bis right name? Did J. Park i- Green have anything to con ceal. and, if not, why did J. Parker Green part his name in that way?' And so on. Of course the whole exam ination was farcical," Mr. Stevenson said, "but there was something irre sistibly 112 inny in the varying tones and inflections of Mr. Lincoln's voice as he rang the changes upon the man's name, and at the recess the very boys in the street took it up as a slogan and shouted J. Parker Green!' all over the town Moreover, there was something in Lincoln':* way of intoning his ques tions which made me suspicious of the witues . an I to this day I have never been able to rid my mind of the absurd Impression that there was something not quite right about J. Parker Green. It was all nonsense, of course; but the jury must have been affected as I was, for Civ n was discredited and the de fendant went free."— Frederick Trevor Ilill in Century. THE GNU IS A PUZZLE. u Seep-N til !!c it Cr««.<M Between the IJ«i*s; - . Cut) antl (leer. I>id you e ei* hear of a liorned horse? It is called the gnu and is a native of Sai'.th Africa. The gnu is a puzzle. We have called i; a horse, but it is mort like a cow. it really seems to he a c*i s between t' <• horse, the cow and the deer. It has tlu» head and horns of a caw, the tail, the mane and with ers of the horse .nd the legs of a deer. Altogether the gnu is one of the most singular orcalures on earth. 'Hi! gnu inhabits the hilly districts of South Africa, roaming all over thy country in v: t herds. As far a 9 trav elers have I penetrated it is found, and it is fortunate that it is so, for the flesh of the gnu forms excellent food. They are. however, extremely wild, and, being very quick in their move ments. are difficult to shoot. Upon the tirst alarm the whole herd scamper away in single tile, following a leader. When seen from a distance they look like a troop of horses. Their speed is very great, and when tirst disturbed they do not exert it, but kick out their heels and begin butting at anything that comes in their way, exhibiting the greatest fury. Unless hard pressed they seldom show fight, lint when brought to bay they will de fend themselves desperately. They dart forward upon their enemy with great fury, and unless he remains cool and collected he probably will not es rape. A Gliii::t Story. Under t? e ''".to of March G, 180 ft, the Aiiiio.il Register iells how a butcher of Stretfoi*.'. i Lancashire, had disap peared during a then recent flood and how rumors spread that an apparition had been seen near a certain local pool of water. S.<:ne gave it the form of an uncanny d >g. others that of an equally mysterious n:*tu who uttered blood eur | lllng veils. :nd it was told that, even : when nothing was seen, cattle refused | lo drink at the p.m i.and horses trem | bled as they pa-sod it. At last a town meeting decided to pump the pool dry. It was done, and there, sure enough, was the butcher.—London Chronicle. lllrtlN* N allies. There are some odd names for game birds on the Chesapeake. A small shy snipe that flies v ith a twittering noise is called the iiorsefoot snipe because of its fondness for the horsefoot or horse shoe crab. It is called also the turn stone from its habit of overturing peb bles in search of food. The telltale snipe bears that name because it al ways sounds a uoie of alarm at the sight of a gunner. Chesapeake gunners believe that a single telltale can clear a whole r 'ii of game birds. The widp.-on is 'a-ally ■ ill 1 tlie bald pate, ar.l 'lie v. Hot is - >. < IkJ 1 cause of its crv will '..!!! .villet. THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COII6U SYRUP Cu:es all Coughs and /} C ilr\?m.V assists ia expelling Colds from the fiT/it'n - S'citi by . '.r cr tip ? «hoofUig-cough. (Tr»<!« K»rk R.glitJrtdl \V*7 ( KEMMEDY'S uw-< V iJSFfiSTI'i;: 1 jt .j « t-.l» lei __ - J S \a 1 1 . " BT OF . OeWirT *. CO.. CHIC*JO. U ». » For Sale by Paules & Co. Administratrix Notice. Estate of Enoch W Snyder, deceased late of Liberty township, in the Coun ty Montour and State of Pennsylvania Letters of administration on the estate of Enoch W. Snyder, late of Liberty township. Montour County, Pa , deceas ed, have been granted to Sarah E. Sny der, residing in said township, to whom 'all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims or den amis will make known the same without delay. SARAII E SNYDER Aduiinstratrix Liberty Township, Montour Co.. Pa May 8, 1900 DO YOU Gt WITH A LAME BACK Kidney Trouble Makes You Miser Almost everybody who reads the new; papers is sure to know of the wondwnil u j cures made by Dr. I, j Kilmer's Swamp-Root, p II the £ reat kidne y- liver % ftf'fr ' i an< * bladder remedy. " ! I[/ O / ' ' It is the great medi - f-of V ca ' triumph of the nine vjL\ ! j 112 teent'n century; <iis- g — k' i i . covered after years of ,4f J " 112 / scien,ific by j Dr. Kilmer, the emi f|. Jj " nent kidney and blad <jer specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp=Root is not rec ommendedfor everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. It has been tested in sc many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When v/riting mention reading this generous offer in this paper and (' -'.V 7 "* send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bing regular fifty cent and Home at Swamp-Rook dollar sizes are sold by all good druggist& Don't make any mistake, lwt remem her the name, Swanp-Root, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, and tit- addres Binghamton. N.Y .. on ever / 1. ttles. 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. Three complete products— -I)=Zerta Quick Pudding and D-Zerta Perfect Jelly Dessert at 10c. per package . and I)-Zerta Ice Cream Powder, 2 or cents. Five choice flavors of A trial will how easy jt-Ts to have the fin.-at desserts wijjt no labor and little expense. to-day. Nasal CATARRH /p» In ail its stages. M o t o Ak jJUrj B Ely's Cream Balm«' ,ra£ »W cleanses, soothes and heals m the diseased membrane. Jj« l •'"*<. M It cures catarrh and drives away a cold in the head quickly. Cream Bnlm is placed into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief Is im mediate and a cure follows. 11 is not drying—doi-g not produce sneezing. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. ELY BROTHERS. 50 Warren Street, New York Administratrix Notice. Estate ot' Mrs. Sarah E. Hoffman, late fof the Borough of Danville, Couuty of Montour and state of Pennsyl vania, 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 estate are requested to make payment, land those having claims or demands will make known the same without dela v. anxik H. WILLIAMS, Administratrix Executrix Notice. I'state of Dr. Thomas B. Wintersteen, lute of the Borough of Danville, Penn'a., deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the nudersigned, to whom all persons indebted to said es tate are requested to make payment, and those having claims <>r demands will make known the same without delav. MINNIE L. WINTKRSTEEN. Executrix. Executors' Notice. Estate of Jacob Brobst, late of the Township of West Hemlock, ill the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, 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 \VM. J. BROBST, MARY ELLEN KNORR, Executors of Jacob Brobst. deceased P. O. Address, Bloomsburg, Pa. EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART, Counsel. Windsor Ho tel Between 12 th and 13th Sts. oil Filbert St Philadelphia, Pa. Three minutes walk from the Read ing TermiiiHl Five minutes walk from the Penna. It. R. Depot. EUROPEAN PI.AN $1 oo i>er ilay and upwards. AMERICAN PLAN •t'J.on per day. frank m. schfjbley, anager 1M P A-N-S Tahulea Doctors find A <;oo<l prescription For Mi Jir". The .'i-eeiit packet is enough for nsnal occasions. The familv bottle (HO cents) contains a supply for a year All dint' iiists sell them.
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