LISTLESS READING. Th» Way to Correct This Fault and Get Beneficial Results. "Reading can be made a much great er source of pleasure to those who now only read when they can find no other pleasures," said a Columbia uni versity lecturer on English literature. "You have perhaps noticed with what keen sense of satisfaction some people read the newspapers. Do you went to know the secret of their abil ity to extract enjoyment iu this way? Well, you have probably noticed that those who can so rivet their attention to the printed page arc the ones who make It a point to talk about what they have read. "That is the secret. Try it. Read something, then tell some one about It. Do this with books as well as with papers. Soon you will notice that in reading a story you fix in your mind the things you want, to relate. You get the writer's point of view, then you fix upon the points he has pre sented. "At the beginning your story telling will lack the completeness of the story as written, and you will notice that your shortcomings in this direction nre due to listless reading. This will correct itself just to the extent of your ambition to become a reader for all there is in reading. 1 have given this bit of advice before and have N*eu thanked many times by those Who followed my directions. Try it anil mark the results."- Exchange. Husbands to Burn. The elderly spinster in the rear of the drawing room car had no more than settled In her seat when her at tention was attracted to a woman a little farther front who was garbed In the deepest mourning. As Miss Spinster adjusted her nose grabber glasses for a better inspection of the one in widow's weeds she saw the conductor lean over and converse with her earnestly for several minutes. When the conductor got back to her seat taking the passenger's tickets Miss Spinster was consumed with cu riosity about the woman In moorning. "Conductor," she asked in her sweet est tones, "what's the trouble with the lady up there In widow's weeds 7" "Oh, that's Mrs. Gettem!" replied the obliging conductor. "She's J oat. taking her third husband out to a crematory." "Oh, how dreadful!" exclaimed MJss Bptnrter. And then in a faraway voice she added: "And just think of It! Here I am past fifty and never had a husband In my life, while that woman up there has them to burn!"— New York Times. How the Culprit Was Detected. Of a certain Harrow master whom Mr. Tollemache In his reminiscences refers to as Mr. Y. the following story 5s told. Dr. Vaughan was master of Harrow at the time: "Mr. Y.—l am sorry, Dr. Vaughan, to have to report to you two of your monitors for drinking. Dr. V.-—This is a very serious charge. When and where did it happen? Mr. Y.—This afternoon In a public house iu Pinner. Dr. V.—Did you catch them flagrante delicto? Mr. Y. —No. Dr. Vaughan, I was in my study. Dr. V.—But surely yon cannot possibly have seen from your study to Pinner? Mr. Y.—l have a strong telescope. Dr. Vaughan. Dr. V.—But how can you tell that it was not water they were drinking? Mr. Y'. -—lt was gin and water. I noticed a •sediment of sugar at the bottom of their glasses. Skating. Skating is believed to have been in vented iu northern Europe in prehis toric times. William Fitz-Stepben speaks of It in London toward the end of the twelfth century, but it did J not really catch hold until the cava liers who had been in exile with Charles 11. brought it with them from I Holland. On Dec. l, 1 HdU. Mr. I'epys. having occasion to cross the park. | "first in my life, it being a great frost, [ did see people sliding with their j skates, which is a very pretty art." ; On the Bth he went purposely to see the sight and again found it "very pretty."—London Chronicle. Works Both Ways. "So you think it is an advantage to j a man togo to congress for awhile?" j "Yes." answered Senator Sorghum, j "It gives the people In his own town a chance to think he is a great man in I Washington and the people in Wash- | lngton a chance to think he is a great i man In his own town."-Washington ! Rtar Theatrical Novelty. A new method by which the au- i dience at a theater can show Its ap- | proval or disapproval of a play with- j out disturbing the performance is be- ! lng introduced by the Italian drama- ! tist Traversi. Before leaving the thea- I ter every person is to drop a ticket ' Into one of the three boxes marked "Good." "Indifferent" and "Bad."' _ Fishing With Microphones- Experiments are being made in Eu rope with a microphone for the discov- j ery of the presence of shoals of fisli. The instrument is sunk into the water, and the constant tapping of the li.sli against it as they pass warns the fish orrnnn A One Sided Complaint. "This is the seventeenth time I've | seen you before me in the dock," said I a magistrate, looking at a prisoner sternly. "Yes. For eight years now I've seen | you sitting In the chair, but I've never ■ thought of complaining about It!" re i piled the prisoner reproachfully.—Lon ' Plenty of Him. "What sort of man is Jinks?" "The Impression you get of Jinks de pends on the circumstances under which you meet him. If you're there ! to collect money you won't like him But If you're there to pay money he teems a lovely character." His Way Out of It. "He don't give nuthln' to the church now ?" "No. Somebody told him the Bible "ays salvation Is 'free.' an' he says flit be It from him to dispute the Scrip tores!"— Atlanta Constitution. I.lberty exists In proportion to whole •one restraint —Webater. I Plucky Football Player. Burton Miller, right guard on the Norfolk (Conn.) football team, Is the j pluckiest man playing the game In | Connecticut this season. On a recent Saturday Miller had four ribs frac tured, but played the game out before | seeing a doctor. The other day, when I Norfolk met Torrlngton, Miller sur ! prised players and rooters of the Nor i folk eleven by appearing in togs for I the fray, ne played right guard in both halves. Norfolk lost by a score of 5 to 0, but It was not Miller's fault. Disappearing Home Life. The fiat dweller ought not to keep a j dog. prefers not to keep a cat, cannot j have a garden, has no chance of keep j lng house, has no possible place for I memories and, most emphatic of all, | has no use or accommodation for ; babies. Although it may be possible to make homes without kittens or j bnbles or flowers or memories or ! cupboards, the spirir of home is hard ! to woo and win without any of them. — I Fortnightly Review. Old Laws. | There still exists in London a bylaw | which forbids a cask of beer to be un- J loaded between certain hours, but no | mention Is made of casks containing i uny other liquor. Lucerne has on Its statute books a J law which is not enforced. It prohib j Its hats of more than eighteen Inches In diameter, forbids the use of artifl | clal flowers and imported feathers and j orders that a license of 75 cents a year I shall be paid for the right to wear rib ' bons or silk or gauze. Waiters on Horseback. I In great French houses of days gone j by dinner was announced by the blow ing of hunting horns, and It Is on rec ord that at certain gain feasts the dishes were brought In by servants In full armor mounted upon caparisoned horses, a practice we could only look for during the reign of chivalry. Of the attendants at dinner the carver and server took precedence over all the others. They stood probably on each Bide of their lord. The server, It may be mentioned, was the officer who nlaced the dishes on the table. Then She'll Tell You. "Tell me," said the lovesick youth, "what's the best way to find out what a woman thinks of you." "Marry her." replied Perkbam promptly. Philadelphia Press. The Cause. Wife- What was the matter? I thought you would break down the house. Husband I dreamed I was frying to put on my clothes In the up ; Der berth of a Pullman - Life There is more Catarrh in this sect ion of the country than all other dis eases pnt together, and until the last I few years was supposed to be inenr jable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and pre i eoribed local remedies, and by con j Htantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incnrahle.Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu tional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Cat arrh Core.mauufctnred by F. J. Chen ey & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional core on the market. 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A trial will con vince you of its great merit. The mild an and up American, $2.50 per day and up The only moderate priced hotel of reputation and consequence In PHILADELPHIA W— ■ I —BEE SOUS BV! A R.ollable TO SHOP for all kind of Tin Roofing Spouting ind Canoral Job Work. Stoves. Hoators, Ran*os. Furnaces, oto. PRICES TBE LOU GST! QDILITI THE BEST! JOHN HIXSOJN HO. 11# E. FBOBT ST. Receipts and Expenditures of Montour County, Penn'a. For the Year Ending January 4th., A. D., 1909. STATEMENT SHOWING THE TAX ACCOUNTS OF THE SEVERAL COLLECTORS FOR THE TEAR A. D. 1W& COUNTY TAX. || STATE TAX. ji T>f>« Ttv —~ DISTRICTS. COLLECTORS. ' abate-, TCStiect- , , , iSST3Su=EI i - — r - J'" Tax ~rr c pm ~ ,,l | Tax I™, amount' Balance Tux feX™lam Bal _.. _ returnd mIHH-.on V*»>_ j LartwaV mMon. , pSdT DM aj££d Du- Anthony Township A.A.Love IMS 49 61 M ad t! ,W HI ! 101 10 -.III' -III' ima 1 :TT: ' cooper •• Alfred Hlecher 013 41; 26 Ml 15 76 19 27 881 77 ! I. n! V, M t S BO ««' 1 '" ! ™ « Danville Borough I. 1\ Bare WOO Jii »« wi ! J.i 10 1711 »7i 7«t;i 7'»llcwti oi ivn ii 11" -* PL; 1 .■! ~ I,"i V" 1:11 W 24 70 Derry Townshil 11. K. Cot tier l;isi W SSL.. £7* law I»l : < ; m 'Si m •'.» » 107 » Liberty •• William E. Hoyer 1077 07 »>«i 071 7ii 28 11 1230 an,' tlil'w'i '~l 77 '1 ".! Si *?! - 11 1v - Limestone •• h. E. Krytulre 1986 IW 7S in:l -jm r>~ llooon Ki :<< 71 -,, ; ij. 'lt I:m 12 ihi as a® Mahoning ' It him. Utterm lller 11211:1 v, fid :,j « lw ,S j 5 " !»* , v [] t «ou 125 71 -M no 204 May berry 1\ H. Cromley S#2 41 15 85 7i uln :«5 401. ,i -M no ■«', *2' r' * i - :::! V, 27 54 Valley M ...iR, E. liunn I*JUI to |9| t» :;«» Ji."» ti M'"' Kill i Tj » i •» •">•* i!,- 77 i 7 •>* Wiisbitigtonvillc Borough r. L. Cronus -jtiH 2J 7 w mOl •J.'tO 311 ' it ti r_ ri ««•» 5 170 2 051 5271 West 110111 lock Township T. Al. Wlnterstcen aoo 61 11 M....... 7"J SS (Wj i;'jH si|j 11 7? J® 10 71, ;;;* j" ™ »» ,• w • Total taxeareceivedduring theyear A. 1). 1908. lSitToo" " " " *"-{( ! !L | 72 55; outstanding taxes in favor of count)* -...."77.........7 T~ 777 "M6l 7«i - "" *-*- I' 1 I wi I Ksiimated exonerations and commissions on same !!. T.. 60 Actual amount of oatßtaodliig taxes in tevorofoounty... i—!' —— N. 8.-Taxcs remaining due and unpaid for prior years us follows:-.!. I*. Bare, Collector of tl,e Itoroutrh of Danville Pa Cmintv Tux for i^r Chas. Uttermiller, •• •• Township of Mahoning " • •• " » -^'oi N. B. K. K. Frymlr«'. Collector of Limestone Township, has paid 8400.00, on al>ove Account Since Audit l ''" s l 4 S! ' A. J. STEINMAN, TREASURBR IN ACCOUNT WITH MONTOUR COUNTY DLI TO CASH RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: ~,i County Tax received in 1908 on unseated land and collectors' returns.. 22.97 ' Reimbursement noxious animals :5:J3.4l rr..,,-.. . Reimbursement State Tax 1908 1785.88 TREASURER S COMMISSION, \IZ: Reimbursement primary election 1908 .. 463.18 j 21 per cent on disbursement of * MOB7 c , Keimbursemen O M Lemger Burial of O G Mellin 50. a-'l 29« ! J| '.'l :v»: i.',j . j .... :t I 20! We. the undeislcned Commissioners of Montour County. Pa., do hereby certify that the foregoing statement of receipts and expenditures ol said county tor the year ending January m,, A. IL, 1909 is true and correct to the tes' of our knowledge ami belief. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal of oflice this 14th day of January, A. I>, I'.KW. uKOKUK W. MILES, ) Commissioners JOHN COLEMAN. - of Attest: HORACEC. BLUE, Clerk. UKO K. HECHLKK. j Montour County, TO THE HONORAILE THE JI'DGES OF THE CO! RT OF COMMON I'l HAS OK THE COt'NTY OK MONTOUR:—We the undersigned Auditors of Montour County, state of Pennsylvania, after hav - lug been duly qualified aieortling to the law, respectfully reimrt that we have audited the accounts of the Treasurer and Commissioners of said Countv. and that the foregoing is u true anil correct state ment ol the same, and ln« a balance due the said County on the 4th. day of January A. D„ 1909. by A J. Steinman, Treasurer, of One Thousand Five lluudred and Kortv I'our Dollars Eight Cent. (t1.514.05) also a l>alance 4ue the several di-tricts of One Hundred and sixty Klve Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents. (SIC.', 9s). In witni'SM whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 11th day ol January, 190s. THOS. VAN HANT. ls«AI-l 1 „ J- H WO DSIDK, [si At.l J-COUSTT ACBITOBS- Attest HOKACK C BLUE. CI.HHK HKNJ. L. 1)1 KHU [HIAL] 1