GREAT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT Extens on cf Capitol Grounds at Karnsburg a Prime Necessity. MUST BF, NOW OR NEVER Opportunity to Secure Proper Setting For Splendid State House Will Never Come Again. Harrisburg, Jan. 15. During the present week a bill will be introduced In the upper house of the state legis lature by Senator John E. Fox to pro vide for the enlargement of the grounds surrounding Ike new state capitol by clearing off all the buildings in the section lying between the pres ent capitol grounds and the Pennsyl vania railroad and extending from Walnut street on the south to North street on the north. This tract which contains about 14 acres cf land, exclusive of the streets which intersect it, will more than ftouhle the size of the Dirlt New State Capitol. Seen From the West. . .>r< U. <n «I-I " ID persons, since tne capi'i.l was dedicated in the presence of t.ie pr> -i'hnt of the United States on October I last, have come to Har risburg to see it. It is safe to say that not one of these b'O.POO men an I women from all parts of the commonwealth failed no note that the grounds surrounding it are inadequate for the magnificent capitol which has cost the people of Pennsyl vania abort sl3 000.000. Whether tl.e capitol has cost too much and whether the money has been honestly and providently expended are questions that will be determined offi cially during Governor Stuart's admin !str'tlrn But whatever way those questions are answered, the fact re mains that Pennsylvania has the most beautiful, the most dignified, the most magnificent state capitol, externally and internally, of any state in the Union. The people who are acquainted with the conditions in Harrisburg. tin ders and that if the new capitol is to have a proper setting in grcunds < ommensurate with and wortliy of the building and of the great commonwealth containing 7,000,000 pc-'le to whom this building belongs, now is the time to secure it. Turner's Alley: Characteristic View of the Section It is Proposed to Take Fort ie Frlafement of Capitol Pa'k The territory wtucn it is prosposeu to take is covered, generally speaking, with poor, small, cheap buildings. It is estimated to acquire the whole sec tion. clear it of buildings, will cost not more than $1,500,000; but these condi tions will not continue. The lan< ! iies adjacent to the main tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, and if th' ->tate does not take the property it is inevitable that in a very short time it will be built up with great warehouses and extensive manu- ! factories. Then the opportunity to secure it will be gone forever and Pennsylvania's \ splendid capitol will be absolutely shut j off from view from the east as Phila delphia's $25,000,000 city hall is now hemmed in. shut off and dwarfed by great buildings. • Millions of passengers pass through Harrisburg every year on the Pennsyl vania railroad without leaving the cars to walk about the city. If the pro- ' posed extension of capitol park is made they can all get a splendid view of ' the magnificent capitol as they pass through on the train. Von rfflrli-r-i nract ica 11 v all r\f wh>ir.> 1 HE STICKLEBACK. itter Wiuninfr a Fitch t Hi* Color* Tr.Le on llritfhter Hue*. Most courtly and gallant of fish Is •he three splned stickleback, the be loved "tiddl.-r" of British youth. These little fish derive their name from the sharp spine.* with which they are armed and which they can raise or de press at w*!!!. Th-' female stickleback is the model "Wife of a model husband. She does not leave her eggs to chance, but es tablishes a aft .t or nursery for their reception, over which her irritated lit tle husbnn 1 keeps a Jealous guard. Woe betide the rival "tiddler" who rashly approaches too closely the domi cile of his neighbor during the breed ing season. With ail his spines fixed for action the warlike parent steams out to offer him battle. The contest that ensues is desperate, the combatants darting at each other with lightning rapidity, biting and striking at each other with their spines, n well directed cut from which weap on of offense will often rip up the body of the adversary, sending him to the bott -in. But most remarkable of all is the decoration which nature bestows upon the victor. The brilliant green of his mail becomes tinze.l with gold, while his ri-J throat Mushes to a deeper hue than ever. On the oilier hand, his vanquished assailant, >houl 1 lie he fortunate enough to v cape with his life from the battle, lose his brilliant and martial uniform oi' red. jrreeii and gold and re tires to some obscure corner of his na tive pond, attired in a humble civilian uniform of sjber aud sorrowful gray.— ~*«mdee Advertiser. | win pass tnrougn the capital city some j day, do you want to get a fair, com i prehensive view of the state house I that has cost the people $13,000,000 ai i you pass, or do you want to catch a i ulimpso 01 it through some narrow ! squalid alley, sucii as is snown in tne ! accompanying picture, which is fairly , characteristic of the whole section 1 which it is proposed to clear off and make into an extension of the park? Fcity years ago Philadelphia could have secured a setting for its city hall from 15th street on the west to 13th street on the east, and from Arch street on the north to Chestnut street on the south, for a comparatively small sum of money. Probably $50,000,000 could not buy it now. Seventy-five years ago the whole sec tion lying between the present capitol pS.rk in Ilarrisburg and the Susque hanna river—which, if cleared of all buildings, and it contained the finest residences and most magnificent ihurches in the capitol. could not now be bought for less than $1,000,000 or 55.000.000—was offered to the state au thorities for $35,000. Our forefathers, in their blindness, thoucht the price was more than the state could ifford to pay! If we neglect the great opportunity now offered to seen- ° land on the other side of the capitol, when it can be bought for a very moderate sum. we shall commit as great a blunder as the state authorities did 75 years ago. A bill similar to that which wilt i>«» iiitioouceo r.y senator l-ox tnis weeK was introduced in the legislature of 1905, and passed the senate unani mously. Thp lieutenant governor of the state, the president pro tern, of the senate, the speaker of the house, and many of the leading members of both houses, at a public meeting, de clared themselves at that time enthu siastically in favor of the measure. It would undoubtedly have passed the hirsse without a dissenting voice as it passed the senate, had the word not gone out just before it - vas ex pected the bill would come in the house that the auditor general doubt | ed whether the funds in the treasury | would be sufficient to meet the require- I ments of the schools and all the char itable and institutions, asylums, hospitals and colleges, and the other regular expanses of government, and leave enough to provide for the en largement of the capitol park. Th." even! proved that the auditor genei_'s was mistaken; a magnificent surplus was left in the treasury, and It has gradually growing ever since. The revenues of the state were never so great as now. There are and will be ar" a funds to meet this ex penditur" a - d all other legitimate ex penses of every kind. Mor over, the money will not all have to be expended in one year, but will run over a period of three or four years, as it will take at least that length of time to acquire the grounds, clear them off. change the lines of the streets and transform this now rather unsightly section into a magnificent extension of capitol park. All should remember that'this im provement will be made ty a commis , sion to be appointed by Edwin S. Stu- I art. whom the people last fall, having I confidence in his patriotism and high purpose, elected to the great office of governor. This commission will not be made up of citizens of Harrisburg. but will be selected by the governor from the sections of the state where he can find men best suited for the duties. None of the money will be required this year, as the commission cannot, under the most favorable circumstances, more than fairly start the work. All that -can be done during the next 12 months will he for the legislature to pass the bill, th;' governor to select the members of the commission and for the commission to get the matter fairly under way. The money required for this pur pose will not in any way encroach upon the appropriation for schools or good roads, the maintenance of all state and semi-state charitable and correctionary institutions, the proper conduct of the state government or any other proper enterprise that the legis lature in its wisdom shall determine upon. This is an improvement which every citizen of the state should work for, iand it may be confidently asserted that every citizen who is acquainted with the situation will earnestly advocate it. GOLD AND THE SEA. (he Metal In Shipped In llnrn Ituilaei- Than In Coin. "When the banks ship gold across the Atlantic," said a banker, "they pre fer to ship it in bars rather than in coin. It loses less that way." "It loses less?" "Yes, sir. If $1,000,000 in gold coins is shipped across the sea it is only s9!t!),hou on its arrival. It loses from twelve to fifteen ounces, about S2OO, through abrasion, through knocking about with the motion of the waves. The sea makes gold lose weight, you see, the same as it does human beings : Gold bars lose less. In tine weather they will only lose about §IOO to each million. In the ugliest weather they dou't lose over $l5O, whereas In like conditions Lold coins have been known to lose s.'.'oo. As gold shipments of $lO,- 000.000 often occur, to make these ship ments iu goii bars instead of gold coin is a saving of SI,OOO or more. It Is odd to think when you cross in one of those gold laden ships that every wave that hits the boat clips off 10 to 15 cents from its golden cargo."—Philadelphia ! Bulletin. ii l« Woiiiun'<« Wny. When a woman undertakes to decap itate a fowl or anything with an ax she grasps the tool close to the head, : raises her chin, squints both eyes, I clinches two rows of teeth and backs straight down, missing her aim by about two inches. That was sufficient for a Rata via lady to sever her left thumb. She was not a fainter and, re i placing the thumb, which had been : chopped at the first joint, bound the parts together and has excellent prom ise of its complete restoration. The game is not always lost when "thumbs are down "—Detroit News-Tribune Collector £j Cupid " | By ESTHER HARNDIN ' Copyright, by P. C. Eostmeut Peggy Hall sat among her shattered household idols and wept. The particular idol which she had elected to moisten with bitter tears was a small desk of mission wood, around which had centered her happy house hold Interests. llow she had kept her accounts, calculating with infinite pains her steadily reduced living ex penses! And she had written to the little town in New England letters which fairly brimmed with the content ment she had found iu her life in the bustling city which would have terri fied most girls from her native village. For she had been content —nay, more, she had been happy. She had done her best, too, to make things move smoothly, but now— No, t he would not say that she hated Kit and Lucy, but she did think they were playing a very small part. Then i she dried lier eyes, pulled out her bank book and a sheet of blank paper and 112 began to figure. At the end of five j minutes down went her head again, ! and this time a sheet of paper sprin kled .-ill over with relentless figures re ceived the Hood of tears. Perhaps at this time Kit and Lucy, wh > worked in the suit department of Keith A: Blank's store, felt a bit un happy too. It was a rainy, depressing day.and customers were few. The floorwalker went downstairs to con suit with the head of the advertising ! department, so Kit and Lucy stood t shoulder to shoulder iu the big square window overlooking the rain swept street. "I never dreamed she'd take it so hard," remarked Kit, with slight asper ity iu her voice. '"Why. she just acted as if we were cheating or doing something dishon est," assented Lucy in aggrieved ac cents. "I'm sure we haven't hurt the furniture, and the company has had more than rent on it. They'll polish it up and sell it for new." "1 don't think It was the furniture exactly," said Kit. "Peggy Is Just crazy about keeping house, but for my part I don't think girls in business have any right to do housework. I got so I just hated to think of going home and waiting on myself." "Mrs. Hopkins says we can have our old room back at the same figure. She knew we'd get sick of light housekeep ing. She says the head bookkeeper at Ainsley's has the second story back, and he plays the piano splendidly. Maybe we can get up some Friday night dances." "Well, anyhow, I'm glad we're giving up the apartment. Peggy makes love ly salad dressing and fudge, but I can't make a bed decently, so housekeeping was a mistake so far as I am con cerned." Talking in this strain, each imagined that she was convincing herself, if not her companion, that they had treated Peggy in a perfectly fair way and were altogether justified in their posi tion. Down in their hearts they did not feel quite comfortable, and neither could forget the pathetic figure they had left in their small living room. Peggy, Kit and Lucy had met at a noonday lunch room in the days when Peggy was working in a fashion syn dicate office for $lO a week. A kin dred spirit of homesickness had brought them together, and when Peg gy had pushed her way to the point where she could afford a tiny studio of her own and commaud regular or ders she had fled the offices of the fash ion syndicate and had asked the girls to start up a small establishment with her. They had selected an apartment with a northern exposure for Peggy's work, furnished it on the installment for a time all went well. Peggy, being most domestic lu her instincts, picked up the burden of household management, and in time the other two girls not only depended upon her for managing the little estab lishment, but failed to do their share of the work. In her first enthusiasm Peggy bore this meekly, but very soon she found that the housework Inter fered with her work at the easel. She ran behind on her orders, and then, diplomatically and kindly, she took up the question with her housemates. Kit and Lucy promptly announced that they were disappointed in the house keeping scheme, and they would be only too glad to return to boarding, where working girls belonged. If she wanted to pay the rest on the furni ture and keep the flat open for herself, they would not begrudge what they had spent. And that was just what Peggy found she could not do—meet the rent and furniture payments. She sat up, wiped her eyes and figured some more. The girls were leaving Saturday, the rent was paid for two weeks longer, and the collection day for the furniture company was ten days distant. She would enjoy It while she might. Per haps within the fortnight— She shook her head. It was no use to depend upon girl chums. She felt somehow that the furniture company would get the best of the bargain, and yet she would be break ing her word for the first time In her brief business history, and this hurt. Henry Brlghtwell, with a clipping from the want ad. columns of a morn ing paper, stepped Into the collection office of the Jones & Grab Furniture company. "I don't know what your Job is," ho said easily as (lie chief collector mo tioned him to a chair and looked him over shrewdly, "hut I'm sol»t»r. indus trious and strong, and I want work any kind to get a start." "You look as if you might do," re plied the collector dryly. "Hut looks don't count much in this business. It's your ability to get the money or the goods. We sell furniture on the in stallment plan. A lot of people forget the last few installments. That's where our profits come in. You get the last payn -lits or the furniture. We don't care v liich. Want to try it?" "Yes." replied Brlghtwell promptly. • When do you want me to begin?" "Itight now." And after a brief discussion of terms, <>♦<-. 111-1.r1.t ->.-«->)< a 41. arnie.l with the book of his predeces sor. He ran down the list. "Moore, Greenwich, Hall." all within a block of each other. Moore and Greenwich were marked as "slow." The name of Hall had this memo, written after it: "Hear that two of the family have skipped out. Expect trouble." It was characteristic of Brlghtwell that he started at the hard end of the game and rang the bell marked "Hall." lie dimlied the narrow stairs and flung back his shoulders as lie rang the private bell on the second floor. "Is Mrs. Hall in? I'eggy—why, I'eg ey Hall!" 11« exclaimed Then he atu>- i , .i.\ uisiue nna closed the door [ behind him. "I—l thought it was the furn— Henry Brightwell, what are you doing here? However is your mother getting along without you?"' She had led the way into the tiny living room and now stood regarding him with a severe look not at all In keeping with the song her heart was singing. "I decided that Alf was big enough to look after mother and that if I ever won you I'd have to follow you to New York and make good, as you have done, or you'd grow away from me." reggy's gaze fell. Ilenry had never told her he loved her or wanted to win her, but of course she had thought- He drew her very close. Perhaps he had recognized this as the psycholog ical moment. "I struck a job the first place 1 went, Feffgy, dear. 1 think I can make my , way here. Will you help me?" Fifteen minutes later he remembered | the firm of Jones & Grab. "I truess I'd better be moving on. I was looking for a family by the name of Hall that owes my firm some i money"— Peggy turned scarlet. "I'm the Hall, and I can't pay you. The girls," her eyes snapped—"the girls I went back on me." Henry Brightwell sat down very sud denly on the sofa on which $7.50 was | yet due. "Well, what do you think of that?" ' Then his face cleared. Yankee shrewd | ness asserted itself. He began to fig ! ure, and Peggy helped him. That afternoon he walked into the office of the collection department and laid down his book and a roll of bills. | "Moore and Greenwich paid up to date. Miss Ilall is up against it. Her two partners skipped and left her with all the furniture on her hands. She wants ( to keep it if she can. There's $07.50 ! still due. Will you let me compromise ' with her for $75 cash?" "Sure," said the collector. "I kind of thought you would, so I j took the $75 while she was iu the i frame of mind. You never can tell how i women will jump, you know." "You're all right, young man. You ! can have a berth here as long as you ( keep up this pace." The head bookkeeper from Ainsley's did not find Mrs. Hopkins' select board | ing house to his liking, and the Friday ; evening dances never materialized, but ' sometimes when Kit and Lucy want a | real pleasant evening they goto the i Itiightwell apartment, where there are always guests worth meeting. Then they go back to the third story front, with its cheap brass beds and moth eaten hangings. and one says to the ! other: "Well, of course we get no credit for it, but we helped to pay for Peggy's pretty things." The Turk mul III* Toilet. Though the dress of tho Turk la elab orate. ho is most fastidious when it j comes to ijuestious of dress. lie gives i one hour or more to the adorning of his ! mustache. It is no mean task to change it from flaxen to jet black, perfume It with rose and amber and soothe the straggling ends. Another hour is given i to the dyeing of his lips and the caring for his eyelids and another In practic ing his most fascinating smile. lie gives the same attention to his wearing apparel. It is of finest broadcloth or velvet ainl covered with embroidery of heavy gold, llis arms and chest are left bare to show the splendid polish of his ebony skin. Grace is added by his capote, draped with great chic. But this splendor would be nothing wirh out a sword with gilt handle, a watch with concealed miniature, a tobacco pouch of knitted gold and a pistol often studded with precious stones.—Chirago Tribune. Do OMtrlchPM E>er Ill^f Nothing is positively known as to how long an ostrich will live. Some writers claim that it will live 100 years. Ostriches which are known to have been iu captivity for forty years are still breeding and producing feathers. It is the experience of Ari zona farmers that among the birds having good nutrition* green feed deaths seldom occur except as the re sult of accident. A dog or other small animal will sometimes frighten os triches and cause them to run into the fence, which may result in a broken leg. When Ihis happens the bird may as well be killed, as few ever recover from such an injury.—National Geo graphic Magazlue. PER E-LA-CHAISE, FIDIODI RENTLNK I'IHCC of Ihe fireat I)ea«l of France. In the center of the most populous and hardest working part of Paris lies Pere-la-Chaise, the city of the dead. All fetes of the faubourg beat against the walls of this spot, which has its own fete twice a year. Within less than a century this cemetery has become the abode of at least 800,000 dead. It formerly formed a part of the domains of tho bishopric of Paris under the name Champ Leveque. Under Louis XIV. it was known at Mont Louts. At last. May 21, 1804, the official opening of the new necropolis took place. The white mausoleums among the green trees remind the visitor of an oriental city, but it is estimated that in twenty years there will not be space enough for one lone dead man. A cal culation has been made which would point to the fact that the sum of SBO,- 000,000 Is represented in lliese last sleeping places of man. Even though the French may not always be grateful during the life of their illustrious chil dren, there Is a mighty attempt after death to prove appreciation. Among the famous men who are today lying calm and beloved in Pere-la-Chaise are Rossini, Bellini, Chopin, members of the famous Cartiot family, Moliere, I.a Fontaine. Delacroix and Balzac. Here the tomb of Heloise and Abe lard is visited continually by large num bers of pilgrims, and there Is never an end to the sentiment around the Gothic monument rising from the bright hued geraniums and roses. Notwithstanding the iron railing, many a lover carries from the hallowed spot a petal blown across by the obliging breeze. Except for one section, where a considerable number of artists and authors, brothers in beauty and Inspiration, are grouped, the tombs succeed each other without much order. There is a single monu ment erected by the state to the sol dlers killed in the siege of Paris. Hem odeled. After being injured by a bull of pe culiarly savage temper John Wesson was under a doctor's care for a eon slderable time and thereby incurred a heavy bill for medical attendance. When he was almost well one of his old friends who had called upon him said lie congratulated liim on looking so well after such a long illness. "Looking well.'" echoed John. "I should be looking well. There's been $l5O spent in repairs on me lately, and I'm uut tinistiod yet!" j Tom kleldenV | Burglary By \. I. SCANDLIN 112. The familiar number, 120, painted in I white upon the brownstone steps, sug gested to Tom the lateness of the hour, and, unlocking the vestibule door, ho removed his siioes. Entering the house, | he softly dosed and bolted the door and, shoes in hand, groped his way to j the stairs. As hep i- ;wi the door at the top of | tiie tiig'i he thought lie heard some | one m>. agin his aunt's apartment. | lie had placed his foot upon the first ! step of the upper flight when a flood | of electric light made the hall as bright as day. In its sudden glare Tom saw the gllt i tering barrel of a revolver looking in his face and heard the command: "Hold tluse shoes at arm's length and back down into that ballroom behind you. If you try to escape, I'll shoot you dead!" Tom stood aghast. His impulse was to run, but as he looked Into the muz zle of that gun he mechanically obeyed, and, arms at length, a shoe dangling from each hand and beads of perspira tion standing on his forehead, he back ed iuio the room, and the key was turned upon him. j He realized that he was in a grave I predicament. He could hear voices In | the hall and some one speaking Into j the telephone, presumably summoning ; the police. Could he escape before they ! arrived? !!.• could perhaps swing him : self out of the window ledge and drop to the pavement, but the danger of broken limbs and an Ignominious cap ture caused him to abandon the idea. The only other means of exit was by the door int > the hall, and it was lock toai SAW THE OLITTEHINO BAKKEL. OF A REVOLVER. fd. « 'li- riy ho must remain where he was until the police came, when he could explain. The bell rang. A detective and two officer* entered, j "Good morning, ma'am. This is Mrs. Hapgood? Sergeant says you've got a 1 burglar here under lock and key." "Yes, officer: he's on the next floor in the hall room." "Go up and fetch him," said the de tective, and the two officers mounted the stairs. Mrs. llapgood preceded the detective int > t'lo library. "My brother, Mr. Waters," she be gan, "is connected with one of the morning papers. 1 have telephoned him, a d he will IK- here soon. In his absemv 1 am alone In the house with my maid and the cook. I retired about half past 11. The cook locked up clow us ia. rs, a- usual, and Is certain that every door and window was se cure i w. s awakened by some one niovia . about on this floor. I rose quid!;. an 1 listened. 1 waited till I knew by ill:- ' oiind that the villain was just at the foot or the second flight, and then I un ed on the lights, faced him w It ii • ivvoher and quickly had him la !c< i in th * hull room." "You're to be complimented, ma'am, on your nerve," commented the officer. The officers came down the stairs with Tom between them. "There's a mistake here, sir.'' said one of them. "We'd better give the chap a chance to explain before we take him In. If lie's crooked, lie's the best disguised of any of 'em 1 ever seen." "Tell Clancy to bring him in, and you go downstairs and find out if every thing is O. K there." Toia had re aimed his shoes and pulled liim-e'.i' • el her. and when he entered ' tlio lib'vv in charge of Officer Clancy ■■■BBRVKUBC: I KSLLTHE COUCH IAM CURE TH« LUNGS S-«p« Price 8 FOR I OUGHS and 50c & SI.OO | Free Trial. I Surest and Quickest Cure for all (5 THROAT and LUNG TROUB- 6j LES, or HONEY BACK. SHI] SEI! A Reliable TIN SHOP Tar all kind of Tin Roofing Spoutlne and C«n«ral Joh Work. Stoveß. Heaters. ftan«*«, Furnaces. «tc. PRICES THE LOW EST! QUALITY TIIE BEST! : HIXSON V 0 116 E. FRONT ST, there was nothing iu his appearance to .suggest th" rat ure of his alleged pro fession "You are doubtless warranted, mad am, in suspecting men of evil intent, but I assure you I am innocent of ev ery tiling but a stupid blunder that led mo to enter your house instead of my aunt's, with whom 1 aui spending a few days. Her number, 120, Is the sa:ro as this, but, as I know now, on the street below. The houses resem 'le each other very closely. and, tr.: ngcly enough, my latchkey opened y door. Here it Is. You may satis fy yours ?lf, officer." Clancy took the key. went out, clos ing both doors behind lilm, an;l re »• 'ered without difficulty. "I can only offer you my most ab j vt apologies and trust you will ae ■ ;>t my explanation," Tom continued. hid yon find a gun on him, Clancy?" ;ed t'.:e detective. No, --ir, but he's got a good big wad of mon -y." ' ho < ju know, ma'am, if your inon ey's sa "e?" Ye= t's untouched in the drawer of ny ur-ss i ii.s is no new scheme, ma'am, but I .j strongly inclined to think that in t s c se the gent is straight. If the P J, le o.i the next street identify hira v • ea i let lnm go. But of course If y u fiy ihe word we'll pull him In U.,W." >.o; giw him a chance to clear hirn s- it. but be sure before you let him g-J," Tom no,v breathed freely, lie knew th it a few inquiries would set him s* a g! t, but lie had greatly feared that h • i ik'ht be locked up while they were b.'ii: j matiO. The of.'itvr returned from downstairs and, . tepping to Tom's side, reported: "There's a pane of glass out of the r ir extension window. The back door is op--n and ihe swag's all tied up in tl.-i lable'-loth in thedining room,and"— I!-re the maid, entering excitedly, In to,mp'oil. "I'm sure, ma'am," she gasped, I just heard some one moving in your room I" "There's two of "em. boys," whisper ed tiie detective. "Fit them bracelets." And Tom was handcuffed. "Clancy, go quietly upstairs and cover the door to the roof. Brady, watch the fire es c.spe." Then, turning to Tom, "You walk quietly ahead of me, and If you give any signal I'll make you look like the Outside ring of a target after pistol practice." Instantly the situation became clear to Tom. but he knew his best course was i > obey, so he started down the hall and quietly preceded the officer •!o the stairs. At the top of the flight the detective stopped and listened. Suddenly push ing open the door of Mrs. Hapgood's room, he covered with his revolver the re;i 1 burglar, who was pilfering the dresser. 'Tlere, Clancy," he shouted, "put the nippers on this man and take ! em both downstairs!" They were halfway down when the front door opened and a tall, middle aged man of fine appearance entered, lie was evidently prepared for the situ ation and was about to speak to the of ficer v. lieu, seeing Tom, lie stepped for ward and, extending his hand, ex claimed: "Ilello, Belden. How in the name of conscience did you come here, and what's all this about anyway?" "Excuse inc. Mr. Walters," answered Tom, "if I give you both my hands. It's difficult to differentiate Just now, but If you can prove your identity and establish mine you'll put me under eternal obligations." Then, turning to the officer: "Say, man, don't you think I can get along without these orna ments now? I've helped you to catch a real thief, and it's time you let up." "Why, you see," said Mr. Waters to ills sister after the officers had gone with their prisoner, "I have known Tom Belden for years. He used to be our Boston <• Then he turned to Tom. "Come ou, my boy; let's go down to the dining room and see If that dratted tlilef left :ii:. < i -arson tiie sideboard. I'll keep you v.iih me until I think it s: IV to '•( \ 'it out. You might have 112• 'cr '■■■ ■' !e the tight 120." i ~ II The Home Paper | of Danville. ! ! I I ! | Of course you read ! Mil MS.. 1 if I TTTF. FfcEOFuEIS j| Popular I APER. : Everybody Ids JML i i " •! Publisher Everv Morni Except Sunday ! \ No. ii L [Autu ng St. j lii ! Suirr-C ion C CJ! r Week. *'l say, .Yfr. Waters," responded Torn, "if you'll promise not to give this yarn iiw-iy to the boys I'll sign an agree ment to stop at a hotel whenever I visit New York again and give you a key to niv room." fleuil Ivory. The idea that innumerable elephants j are shot to supply the market with ivo- j ly is incorrect, as the majority Is what j is known as dead Ivory—that is, tusks j of animals that have died from natural j causes in the bush, many of them per- j Imps centuries ago. Climatic and oth- i er influences cause the color of the j ivory to vary from pure white to dark i brown. The latter, however, Is only a ' surface discoloration that can be re moved by scraping. Climate, however, j affects the substance to a very great 1 degree, rendering some hard and brit- j tie and In other cases Increasing the liability to crack and split. Some of j ihe ivory that arrives from the north- ; crn part of central Africa Is exposed to the sun throughout Its long journey ■>n camels across the desert and has to i>e bound up In rawhide to protect It j and prevent it from splitting. Trifling as a defect in the surface may appear to the uulnitiated, It may reveal to the expert the presence of disease within or may enormously reduce the value of the task by rendering it unsuitable for some particular class of work. Illrdn of Prey. The sharp eyed hawk can spy a lark upon a piece of earth almost exactly the same coior at twenty times the dis tance it is perceptible toman or dog. A kite soaring out of human sight still can distinguish and pounce upon liz ards and field mice upon the ground, and the distance at which vultures and eagles can spy their pro;# Is almost In credible. Ileceut dlscovex-ies have In- I cllned naturalists to the belief that birds of prey have not the acute- sense of smell or of hearing that has hitherto been accredited them. Their keen sight seems better to account for their actios, and they appear to be guided alone, as they never sniff at anything, j but dart straight after the objects of ' their desire. Their counterparts In the j ocean doubtless smell and see, but are more guided by smell than sight. In both sharks and rays the eyes are good and have a distinct expression, though since they scent their prey from a short distance and swim up to It with greatest rapidity, smell may be called their re:d ere. Womanly, "Y\ hat." shf asked, "is your idea of a j wot: ;.:ily woman?" "One." 1 c i:;ii;<>d. "who takes the <■ >:nb out "112 h .|- Ii:»olt hair every little !"ii! ''vps It two or three upward j -r I jabs it in asm in."— j i hica-ro i •<• >r ' Herald. | (KA \\ ANNA RAI MtOJ D ' - RLOUMSBORt* DIVISION Delaware. Lackawanna and Western ; Railroad. In Effect Jan. 1, 1905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE. EASTWARD. 7.07 a. m.daily lor Bloomsburg, Kingston I Wilkes-Barre aud Scranton. Arriving Stm- ; ton at 9.12 a. m..and connecting at Scrantor with trains arriving at Philadelphia at 8.18 a m.and New York City at 8.30 p. ra. 10.19 a. in. weekly for Bloomsburg. Kingston Wilkes-Barre,Scranton and intermediate sta tions, arriving at Scranton at 12.35 p. m. an<s j connecting thore with trains for New York ! City, Philadelphia and Buffalo. 2.11 weekly forßloomshurg,Kingston,Wllkai Barre. Scranton and Intermediate stations j arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. rr>. 5.43 p. in.daily for Bloomsburg, Espy, Ply inoutii, Kingston, Wilkes-Barre, i'lttston j Scranton and Intermediate stations, arriving i at Scranton at >.25 p. m. andeonnectlng ther« with trains arriving at New York City at o 5< | a'm.. Philadelpeia 10 a. in.and Buffalo 7a in TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE 9.15 a. m. weekly from Scranton, Pittston, Kingston, Bloomsbnrg and intermediate sta tions, ieaving Scranton at •>.:-i a m., where 11 connects with trains leaving New Yore City at 9.80 p. m., Philadelphia at 702 p.m. and Buffalo at 10.30 a. m. 12.4-1 p. in.daily Irom Scranton Pittston, Kingston, Berwick, Bloomsburg and interme diate stations, iea\ :ng Scranl.m at 10.10 a.m. and connectinglhere with train caving Buff a:o at 2. Jo a. m. 4.38 p. m. weekly om Scranton, Kingston. Berwick. Bloomsburg and intermediate sta tions, leaving Scranton at 1.56 p. in., where It ■onnects with train leaving New York City it 10.00 a in., and Philadelphia at 9.00 a. in. 9.05 p. in.daily from Scranton. Kingston. I'ittston. Berwick. Bioomsburg and interme diate t-t.it ions, leaving Sera- ton at 6.35 p. m. where it connects with trains leaving Nev. Vorkcityatl.oop.nl.. Philadelphia at 12.J1. I>. in.and Buflolo at 9.3J a. m. T K. CLARKK. Gen'l Snp'l. T. W. LI.K. (Jen. P<»«a. Agl ffe want to I all Ms of Pnnimi | t rnn j m lis M. II nil Please. rs MN I A. well prinf . ' l ' tasty, Bill or I ic / ter Head, Pott * )« Ticket, Circi.'ii Prog ram, S l 2 ment or Card V ) an advert isomen for your businer? t satisfaction to you lew Type, He* Presses, n ~ Best Paier, Hei Wort, A ' Fromjtness \]l you can ask A. trial will make you our custome? We respectfull'" usl that trial. I 111 II - No. 11 E. Mahoning St..
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