A COURT CAP AND CUP* By cr COLLINS. Copyright, U*>T. by M. M. Cunningham. & * ".lack D' Spades," Culbert called hlra that flret morning he had gone to work In the Buckley building. iTotests to the effect that his name was John By monds were of no avail. His name was Jack, anii he was as hlack as the ice of spades, no the name clung. At first he was angry, but one could not remain angry long with Kings land Culbert, and In the end Jack wound up by paying him a hero worship that at times threatened to cost the man his position; for with Culbert In the ele vator It ran express to the next to the top floor, no matter wluit the other passengers might threaten. But Jack had gained the position through having saved Buckley's little girl from a runaway accident, and he merely smiled tolerantly at the com plaints and suggested that perhaps the elevator had become unmanageable. Until Edith McQueen came, Culbert had reigned alone, but after that he was relegated to second place, the only instance wherein, according to Ben Hodgman, the queen outranked lx>th king and Jack In the pack. Miss McQueen was employed by lodgman & Pettit, whose office was n the third floor, and It was Colbert's ablt to drop ofT at their offices on his ay out to lunch and pick up the girl, o had obtained the position for her, d It was understood that they were ;nged, though no golden band nu meed that fact. Then there came the day wlien Jack noticed that Miss McQueen had been crying when she came in. Culbert did not arrive until late and his face was drawn and very white. He did not even smile when lie nodded to Jack. When he wont out to lunch, he stayed twice as long as usual, and when he did return It seemed to Jack that he had had more than the one cocktail he usually allowed himself. Miss McQueen did not go out to lunch at all, and when lier employers bad ridden down to lunch together, JUck slipped into the office to ask if be could tiring ber In something. There he found her with her head upon ber arms. Her eyes glisteuod with tears as she raised her face at the sound of his entrance. "lion't you want a cup o' ten. Miss Queente?" he pleaded. "It's sho' good for the headache." She shook her head with a wan little smile anil Jack slipped out again. That night the car passed Culliert's floor twice before it stopped for him. A king bad been deposed. But he was reinstated again because of his evident suffering. After that first day he did not repeat the cocktail episode; indeed, he seemed oblivious to lunch time and never by any chance used the elevator when Miss McQueen might happen to be going out or in. Jack pondered the situation, but there was only one conclusion possible in his limited experience. There had been a quarrel and both were too proud to speak flrst. It grieved hiru because they were .rood friends of his, these two, and their quarrel hurt him as much as it seemed to hurt them. More than once be was tempted to speak to one or the other and tell how the other suffered, but a certain delicacy held hlni back, and he could only miserably wait the turu of events. Then came Jack's scare. It was a dull afternoon, and he let the elevator drop slowly down. At the ground floor he threw open the door to look up at a huge policeman; not Charlie, who had the beat and who sometimes came into get warni, but another man, a stranger. Though he had never had direct deal ings with the police, Jack was afraid of them. To him they were not guard ians of the peace. They were men who arrested people. When the big man demanded to know which officii Miss McQueen was In, refreshing his memory as to the name from a for midable looking document. Jack's heart sank. "I want to see her about a stolen watch," he added, and Jack's misery was complete. The little chatelaine she had worn had lieen replaced lately by a more elaborate affair of gold with a long chain. It must be this one that was wanted. There mis only one thing to bo done. Hadn't Mr, Colbert got the janitor out of jail tliat time he had trouble with his wife? Jack ran the car up to the sixth floor and with a vague "To the left" shut the door and dropped down to the third. He burst in upon Miss McQueen with a face gray with horror and excite ment. She rose uncertainly at his call and came into the hall. He fairly dragged her into the car mid shot up to the top floor. Through the lattice guard he could see the offi cer descending the stairs. Some 0119 tun I told him where the girl worked, and he was going after her. Panting with fear, he stopped at the seventh floor and pushed Miss Mc- Queen Into Culberfs office; closing and locking the door after him. Culbert looked up wearily from the desk. "What's the matter, Jack?" he de manded, with a formal bow to the girt. "Iter's a poUcemun after her," ho ex plained. "She done stole n watch, and he's after her." "What are you talking about?" Cul bert cried "Miss MoQueen a thief. Impossible." "He (tone say lie -want to see her "bout a watch that*-w*vs stole," Insisted Jack. "Aii done bear.hlm." "A poHceman wiSbes to see me?" aakud the girl. "About a watahj" Jack nodded. "I think 1 can explalni" ah£' went on. turning to Culbert "When—when It happened I stopped wearing your watch and used mother*#, I le®yonrs on tbe bureau, and when I came home it was gone. I made a comiiteint to the police, and I suppose they nave caught the thlof and wish ma to idantlfy my property." "But what have I to do with it?" be asked. "T dnnt know," she replied. "Jack Just came after me, his face Itvtd with fear. I supposed that something ter rible bad happened, that perhaps"— "I was In trouble," Culbert sumtert- Ed, supplying the break. "I have been tempted to, but It seemed cowardly to kill myself. What I cannot understand Is Jack's chain of reasoning." "Ain't lawyers for to keep people frum gain' to Jail?" the boy demanded. "And ain't you the boa' lawyerV "You cannot expect tne to answer •no' to that," laughed Culbert. "T>at's It," explained Jack. "I brung her up hero to save her." The two threw back their heads and langhed, and In that laugh the misun derstandings were forgotten. Culbert tiurked her under Ills arm In the old familiar way and unlocked the door. "I guess I'll go down with you and see the officer," be said. "It looks im portant to have your attorney." He threw open the door, and Jack slipped out. There was a soft but sig nificant sound that brought a grin to Jack's face, and then the two followed him Into the car. The big policeman grinned at Jack In most friendly fashion when the In terview concluded, and he stepped into the car. On the up trip Culbert slip ped a bill Into his hand. "There's a piece of wedding cake goes with this,"he said, "but that comes a little later. This is a time, my boy, when the Jack of Spades captured the Queen of Hearts and the King of Idiots." "Yesslr," assented Jack, wondering what It all meant lie knew about the wedding cakes and ten dollar bills. The rest was Greek, but satisfactory because his king and queen were pleased. His Wedding Fee. A New England clergyman tells of a wedding fee which lasted ten times as long as any other he ever received and which, he believes, has never been du plicated. The wedding was that of a thrifty widow to an elderly bachelor, who was sadly Iu need of just the car® and the feeding he would receive at the widow's hands. The wedding was a lively one, and ns the clergyman was about to depart the bride stepped up to him and whispered: "I sent Henry over with your fee half an hour ago. He wasn't In a po sition to give you one, but I told him he could lug it over and that would show his good will. I hope you'll like it. You always have." When the minister reached Ills house, he was greeted by his wife, whom the six-weeks-old baby had kept at home that evening. "The bridegroom brought over your foe awhile ago," sho said in a voice shaking with laughter. "I had him put it out in the kitchen." "That's a pretty place for a wedding fee!" cried the minister as he hurried out to the kitchen, followed by his wife. There he found his fee—two dozen glass jurs l»earlng neat labels which set forth the nature of their contents six of "currant Jell," six of "spiced cur rants," six of "grape Jam" and six of sweet pickle." "We laughed over that fee more than any other," said the minister, "but we also had more solid enjoyment out of it than out of any other I've ever re ceived."—Youth's Companion. PARIS THEATERS. Manners and Customs That Strike an American as Peculiar. It is not tlu' play or the acting or the applause that attracts anil holds the attention of the American who is at tending for the first time a Parisian opening. It is the auditVe. I» the first place, the predominance of men in the best orchestra seats will provoke a question which brings forth the in formation that in the majority of the better class theaters in Paris the first three rows of the orchestra are sold almost exclusively to men, And, as far as it is possible, the liox office favors men for the body of the house, princi pally because they do not wear hats and do not therefore obstruct the view of those sitting behind. Before the curtain goes up the 'tranger glances about aud is surprised to discover jew els and gowns decollete in the highest balconies, the part of the theater known In America as "peanut heav en." Both rueu and women, dressed as for a grand ball, are perched away up at least three flights of stairs, and during entr'actes they come down and promenade with the others and visit their friends, and few are the wiser as to the location of their seats. The very fact of being present at an im portant opening is enough to give a certain social precedence, even though they sat on the rafters or clung to the chandeliers. Another feature which attracts the American Is that during the entr'actes the men who do not Join the prom enade stand up and don their hats the moment the curtain is down, and they Bpend the entire twenty or twenty-five minutes inspecting their neighbors through opera glasses. There Is much activity in the balconies and in the tioses, caused by the social calls which aro being exchanged. In the orchestra ws and family circles the men anil the women stand up, and opera glasses are used freely by both, and many lit tle flirtations are enjoyed between those in the Imlcunles, or loges, and those on the first floor. It is not considered rude to level glasses nt any one. whether within a few feet or up in the balcony, but it is rather considered a compliment to the face or more often the shoulder that attracts such close Inspection. It Is true that the French are famed for their polished manner, but it is equally true that in the eyes of an American the roughest cowboy possesses a bet ter appreciation of refinement than the dapperest member of the French no bility, and especially is this noticeable in a theater.—Harriet Quimby in Les lie's Weekly. "Dear, I wish you would lay (town your novel and come and button my shirt for me." "Dear me, I never saw such a help less man! I'd like to know how you buttoned your shirts before you were married." "My shirts had buttons on them In those days."—lndianapolis Star, Mod eat. "Is that all the work you can do In a day?" asked the discontented em ployer. "Well, suh," answered Erastus Pink ley, "I s*pose I could do mo', but I teever was much of a hand foh sho-wln* off."—Washington Star. THE FALLOF NATIONS How Great World Powers Have Passed Into History. MOST HAVE DIED FIGHTING. The Struggle Between the Empire of the East and the Empire of the West. Venioe, Its Secret Three and Its Long Reign of Terror. Most countries which have died have gone down fighting. The Koman em pire perished like that, and by the irony of fate the power of the Caesars came to an end far away from Koine. After it had existed for centuries the Homan empire became so vast and un wieldy that It had to be divided Into two, the empire of the west and the empire of the east. The capital of the former was Home. The empire of the west became so weak at laßt that It could make no stand against its enemies. Home was sacked by the barbarians and eventu ally became not the capital of a vast empire, but the city of the popes, over which the pontiffs reigned as kings. The temporal power of the popes last ed till 187(1, while the capital of Italy was first Turin and then Milan. Final ly the city was taken without a real fight by the soldiers of the king of Italy. The empire of the east had Its capi tal at Constantinople. For centuries It was the greatest power in the world. But It became honeycombed with vice and enervated with pride and luxury; also it grew old and weak. Then In 31-'- the Turks made a tigerish spring on Constantinople and took it by storm. The last of the Creek emperors died sword In hand, and his descendants are living In England today in very humble situations. Egypt, once so powerful and so fa mous under the pharaohs, was con quered by Home and was afterward swamped by the Moslems. The eres ceut was supreme in the land of the -\ilo, and the aforetime haughty Egyp tians were slaves for a thousand years. The great moguls used to reign in India. In the days of Queen Elizabeth the mogul—or euiperor of Delhi, as lie was sometimes called—was so power ful that he thought It a vast conde scension on his part to receive au em bassy from the maiden queen. But as time went on the great rajahs, or tributary kings, rebelled against the moguls, India was rent asunder by the wars between rivnl rajahs. This gave the Europeans a chance. France at first held the upper hand and nearly conquered the land, but then England drove France back and 6eized the empire of the great moguls for herself. The heir of the moguls, by the way. still enjoys a pension given by the British government as a com pensation for the throne lost by his an cestors. Poland used to occupy a big place on the map of Europe. At one time it was much larger and stronger than Russia. The czar of Itussia and the emperor of Austria were only too glad to be on good terms with the king of I'oland, and there was uo king of Prussia in those days. Noble adventurers from all parts or the world Hocked to tlio Polish capital at Warsaw, eager to serve in the Pol ish armies. The Puke of Monmouth, son of King Charles 11. of England, thought of doing this. But Poland perished through her own faults and follies. The mass of the common people were slaves In all but name. They were not allowed to move from one part of the country to another without leave, they could not own a foot of land, and they could nerer be sure that they might not he sold by the great noble they served to a new master; hence the nobles and | the people never stood together In times of danger or disaster. Poland was a big country, but it was divided against itself, and Russia, j Prussia and Austria combined were ■ more powerful. They all three jollied hands, and each took a large share of I Poland In 1772. That was the "first j partition of Poland." The Poles sub- | mltted tamely, for they were still dl j vided. In 1703 the trio of robbers made a second swoop. Only the ghost of Po laud was left. Another year saw the ] end of the tragedy. The last rem- 1 nants of Poland were swallowed up by i Russia, Prussia and Austria. The fate of the republic of Venice Is i one of the most dramatic In all history. For hundreds of years the City of the J.ugoous was one of the most powerful states in the world. Its doges ranked as the equu-N of the proudest kings. Its alliance was coveted by the great est powers. Its government was one of sheer terrorism. The doge was hardly more than a splendid figure head. All real power rested In the bands of tli» dreaded council of ten *nd the secret three. The latter were n trio of living mysteries and were known by name to practically no one In Venice. Sometimes a man was one of the secret three and his own wife and chil dren never dreamed it. Their most dreaded servants were masked mutes. If a Venetian, no matter how high his rank, was denounced by the council of ten or the secret three, he knew he was no better than a dead man. So the government of Venice was a terror to Its own people and the outside world. Then Napoleon came upon the scene, and"the lion of St. Mark licked the dust."—Pearson's Weekly. The Test. "Come in here, I wish to tell you a piece of gossip Mrs. Smith told me." "Is it good?" "Is It? I had to promise not to tell a soul before she would tell uie."-- SpecUal Rate. The Preacher—Have you special rates for clergymen? The Hotel Clerk— str: we charge them a dollar extra The Preacher—Dollar extra I Why*? Tb« Hotel Clerk—TT»ey don't patronise thj Brooklyn Eagle. Looking Backward. "Well, doctor, do you think It Is any thing serious?" "Oh, not at all! It Is merely a boll on the back of your neck, bnt I would ad rise you to keep your eye on It"—BlM PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE! Estate of William Saul, deceased. By virtue of an order of the Orphans Court of Montour County, Pennsyl vania, the undersigned will expose to public sale on the premises at Wash ingtouville on Tuesday, July 30,1907 at one o'clock P. M.the following described real estate : FIRST: Hotel Stand. All that cer tain messuage, tenement and lot of land situate at Wasliingtonville in tiie township of Derry in said county, bounded and described as follows, on the North by Front street, on the East by lands late of Joseph Hartman, deceased now William Saul estate and tract herein after described, on the South by lands of Martin Kelly estate and on the West by Water street, con taining one half acre of land more or less, —whereon are erected a LARGE TWO STORY FRAME HOTEL, large Livery Barn and other necessary outbuildings; a good well of water at the Hotel. This is one of the best Hotel stands in Montour county. SECOND. All that certain piece or parcel of laud in said township of Derry, adjoining the above describ ed lot, described as follows:—Begin ning at the corner of the lot above described in the centre of the public road leading from Wasliingtonville to Jersey town, called Front street, thence along line of lands of above described lot and Martin Kelly estate South two and one-half degrees West sixty-two perches to centre of creek, thence up the creek South seventy-seven and three quarters degrees East five and twcutvfive hundredths perches to post in creek, thence by other lands of Joseph Hartmau's estate North two and one-half degrees East, sixtv-foua and fifteen hundredths perches to cen tre of public road or Front street aforesaid, thence' along said Front street South seventy-eight and three quarters degrees West five and twenty five one hundredths perches to post in public road corner ot first described iot, the place of beginning, contain ing two acres of lauil. This last tract call be cut up into building lots. It adjoins the line of the Borough of Wasliingtonville and being in the township the taxes are much lower than in the Borough. The sale will commence at one o'clock sharp. Terms of sale, 50 per cent, to be paid at the striking down of the property and the balance iu one year from confirmation of sale by the court, with interest, to be secured by mort gage. All conveyancing to be paid by purchaser. For further information call upon the undersigned. THOMAS K. GRESH, Administrator, Wasliingtonville, Pa. WM. KASE WEST, Atty. Dauville, Pa. Orphans Court Sale OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE! Estate of David Clark, Late of tlie Borough of Danville, deceased. Pursuant to an order of the Orphan's ; Court of Montour County to her granted for such purpose, the under signed, as acting executrix of the last will and testament of the said David Clark deceased, will expose to public sale upon the premises, Nos. 104 & 106 Mill Street. Danville, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 8. 07 at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the said day the following described real estate of the said decedent, to wit: All that of certain messuage or tene ment and town lot of land situate in the First Ward of the Borough of Dan ville, in the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at the southwestern corner of lot of Elizabeth Gosh on the eastern side of Mill street, thence in an eastwardly direction along the said lot of the said Elizabeth Gosh and at right angles with Mill Street aforesaid ninety-five feet to lot of William L. Sidler, thence in a southwardly dir -ction along the said lot of the said William L. Sidler and parallel witli Mill street aforesaid twenty-five feet to a corner of the said lot of the said William L. Sidler, thence in a westwardly direction along the said lot of the said William L. Sidler and at right angles with Mill Street aforesaid ninety-five feet to the northwestern corner of the said lot of the said William L. Sidler on the eastern site of Mill Street aforesaid, [thence in a northwardly direction along the said easteru side of Mill . Street aforesaid twenty-five feet to the 'said southwestern corner of the said | lot of the said Elizabeth Gosh, the pliice of beginning,with the appurten ances, and whereupon is erected A TWO STORY BRICK BUILDING I solely occupied by offices. TERMS OF SALE:—Twenty-five I per cent, of the purchase money shall be paid in cash at the striking down of the property and the balance there lof shall be paid on the absolute eon ; firmation of the sale, i Deed to be delivered to the purclias |or or purchasers thereof on such ab solute confirmation of such sale and upon payment of the entire purchase money, and the cost of writing such deed shall be paid for by such purchas er or purchasers. CORDELIA E. GEARHART, Acting Executrix of the last will and testament of David Clark deceased. Danville, Pa., July 3rd, 1907. Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel. Stricken With Paralysis. Stricken with paralysis Tuesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock Mrs. Mary Brown, Bloomsburg.wife of Dr. J. J. Brown, continued to grow steadily worse and the paralysis gradually spreading she lost her power of speech during the evening and then lapsed into uncon sciousness. What made the attack the sadder was that Mrs. Brown realized she was victim of paralysis and realized it was steadily getting more and more of a grip on her. Her entire right side seems to be particularly affected. Her condition at an early liour this morn ing was very grave. SHERIFFS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of a certain Levari Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Montour County and to me directed, will be exposed to publio sale at theJMontour County Court hoate in the Borough of Danville, in the County of Montour and State of Penn sylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 07 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the said day, the following described real estate, viz: All that certain messuage, tenement and lot of ground situate on the east side of Mill Street, in the Third Ward of the Borough of Danville, in the County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, bounded and described as follows, viz: On the south by lot of Henry L. Gross, 011 the east by ground reserved for a pub lic alley, on the north by lot formerly of Margaret Keiner, now of David R. Eckman.and on the west by the liue of Mill Street aforesaid. Said lot beiug twenty-four feet wide ou Mill Street, and one hundred and forty two feet more or less in length to line of the said alley, and whereupon is erected a certain TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING and other buildings aud appurten ances. Seized, taken iu execution aud to be sold as the property of Joseph H. John sou aud Elizabeth C. Johnson, his wife, Mortgagors, aud the said Eliza beth C. Johnson real owner. ~ TERMS OF SALE:—Twenty-five per ceut. of the purchase money shall bi' paid in cash at the striking down of the property and the balance there of shall be paid ou or before the re turn dav of the writ (September 1907.) D. C. WILLIAMS, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Dauville, Pa., July 9th, 1907. Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel WITCHES AND PLANTS. Many Legends and Traditions That Link Them Together. In all countries in which the witch craft delusion now exists or in which , It prevailed in former times wi> find I folklore stories connecting those mys terious liogies with the plunts of those particular regions. Even the great Shakespeare causes his witches to dis course learnedly on the diabolical properties of "hemlock illgg'd 1' dark" and of "slips of yew silvered In the moon's eclipse." They are supposed to have had their favorite flowers as well as plants, and In England at the present time foxglove Is 6poken atlas I "witch bells" and harebells as "witch es' thimbles." The common rag*wort Is well known as the "witches' horse," the tradition being that they mounted : rank growths of that species of weed and "rode the 6kies," Just as the dame with the pointed hat rides the broom In the familiar picture. In Germany and throughout northern Europe It Is the belief that witches float from place to place on • beds of bay, composed largely of witches* blossoms nnd "devil spikes," this last being a species of dwarfed slough grass. St John's wort, which Is now so popular for shoulder and buttonhole Imnquets ou St. John's press purpose of averting the crafts 1 aud subtleties of the witches, l>ogtes, i ghosts and spirits which the European peasantry believed walked abroad on ' "that night of witching mysteries."— London Spectator. I _ ! The Home Paper | of Danville. Of course vju read I 1 1 HI K l J THE |i Popular A APER. I I • t i jj Everybody Rc.ds It. I t I » Publisher Every JVlornr ; Jlvcept ! Sunday r*. 1 j I i No. ii fc Ms hv rir^St. j i i Subscription o csn .s Week. I _ •- 1 jsi-' - — < y-.ar "" - 1 NAMES FOR BIG GUNS. Two Significant Ones That Were Se lected and Rejected. At the Port Pitt foundry, Port Pitt, Pa., were cast In 1807 for the monitor Puritan two twenty-Inch guns, which Captain W. C. Wise, then chief of the naval bureau of ordnance, proposed to call Batuu and Lucifer. This proposi tion called forth a protest from the pastor of a Presbyterian church at FTttsburg, who characterized It as "most unseemly. If not Impious." Ills letter was referred by the member of coiiffrvss to whom It was addressed to the department and finally came Into the hands of Captain Wise for reply. In answer he called attention to the foreign custom of giving to vessels ' such names as Jupiter, Juno, Vulcan, Venus, Juggernaut, Inferno and Luci fer and Sfttim to convey an Idea of the power of the destructive agent used in battle. These guns, argued the learn ed captain, were not intended for peace and the utterance of good will toward men, but to inflict as much mischief and destruction on human be ings In time of war as their namesake, the devil, tries to do at all times. He further reminded his clerical critic that a number of clergymen had witnessed without protest his act of "christen ing" In presence of a largo assembly of ladies and gentlemen the first twen ty Inch gun cast for the navy as Beel zebub. Ilowever, the argument did ! not prevail, for religious sentiment -was | effective in preventing this use of Bib- I Ileal nomenclature.—Army and Navy ! Journal. IN SEW I A Reliable TlJtf SHOP Tor all kind of Tin Roofing, Spoutlne and Ceneral Job Work. Stoves, Heaters, Ranges, Furnaces, eto. PRICES THE LOWEST! QDALITT THE BEST! JOHN HIXSOJV NO. U« E. FBONT ST, KILLTHI COUGH AND CURE THE LUNGS I * TH Dr. King's Naw Discovery i FOR I UUGHS and 50c &SI.OO J Free Trial. 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