ROOSEVELT IR AFRICA President's Hunt Will Be For Sci ence Rather Than Sport. IMMEDIATE PARTY SMALL Only Three Companions, All Scientists. Specimens Will Be Sent to National Museum at Washington—No Hunt inq Upon Game Preserves President Roosevelt lias chosen the following three men togo to Africa with him its companions and as col lectors of material for the possible ad vancing of scientific knowledge and for the enrichment of the collections of the National museum at Washing ton: Edgar Alexander Mearns, major and surgeon United Stales army, author and un authority on zoology and botany. Kdmund lleller, 7-oolm; formerly with the Field Columbian museum in Chicago, a member of Cari E. Akeley's exploring and shooting trip into Africa in 1905. J. Allien Loiing of Owego, N. V., an au thority on the smaller mammals and an expert collector. It has been finally determined that these throe men, with the president and his son Kcrtnit, shall form the Af rican party, says it Washington spe cial dispatch to the New York Fost. They are, of course, to lie accompanied by necessary guides and caravan men. It is Mr. Roosevelt's desire that the African expedition shall not be looked upon as one with sport: as a main ob ject. A limited number of specimens of mammals and birds will be killed for the uses of the National museum. Other killing will be confined to the limits of the necessary food supply of the camp. Itecently statements have been pub lished to the effect that the game pre serves in Africa under the control of some of the foreign governments were to be opened to the president and his companions with permission to shoot at will. No advantage will be taken of these offers, Mr. Roosevelt having made up his mind to decline to do any shooting except In those places where the hunting is open to all. The feeling of the president on this matter of shooting on government pre serves is made known by one of his friends, who said that Mr. Roosevelt told him that a person taking adv. *i tage of permission to shoot on govern ment reservations in Africa would be exactly in the position of an English man or a Frenchman who eanie to America and was given permission by the government of the United Slates lo shoot at will in the Yellowstone park. He added that such permission giVQu by the American government would rightly arouse resentment. There is a feeling which Mr. Roose velt shares with other sportsmen that the wild animals on reservations should be protected to the utmost and that in no circumstances should per mission be given to kill them, except possibly when the predatory animals become too numerous for the safety of the deer and other practically defense less creatures. it is Mr. Roosevelt's hope 10 secure j for the National museum nt Washing ton two adult specimens, one of each sex, of the animals which he is likely to meet on the dark continent. For the ordinary needs of a museum the president thinks that these will be sufficient; but, whether they are suffi cient or not, two of each kind of the | beasts of the Held and forest are all I that lie is of a mind to kill, no matter ! how plentiful the game may be. An effort will be made to secure ; specimens of the African birds and of j the smaller mammals. Mr. Roosevelt | is an ornithologist, but lie is not any thing like as familiar probably with this branch of science as is Major Mearns, who has made a specialty of bird study for many years. The major j was one of the founders of the Ameri- I' can Ornithologists' union, and lie lias 1 written widely on bird subjects. It j is possible that the National museum ! may come into possession of some ' hitherto unknown bird species as the i result of Mr. Koosevelt's African | shooting. New bird species that may I lie discovered during the progress of ] the forthcoming trip will be "deter | mined" by Major Mearns, but it is ; probable that their naming will be left i to the home scientists. .1. Alden I.oring has made a special- ! ty of the smaller mammals. It is said i of him that, where other traps and ! baits fail, he can devise a trap and so- i lect a bait that will lure any of the j smaller wild creatures into captivity, j Mr. I.oring, although the youngest man I "112 the party, has had a wide expe- j rlenee in field work, lie did some j notably excellent work for science in I the Alaskan fields. Mr. Roosevelt holds that lie Is par- j ticularly happy in securing the com panionship of the scientists who are to : go with his party. Kdmund Heller ] went Into Africa with t'aii K Akeley, ' the Field museum taxidermist, who j lifted taxidermy from the plane of the | trades and put it upon that of the j arts. Mr. Heller has knowledge of the j animals of that section of Africa into j which the party will go which is sec ond perhaps to that of no man in the [ country. With the knowledge of pre- ; servatlve methods which all the mem bers of the parly have, the Washing ion scientists believe that the speci mens which are secured will be brought to the United States lu the best possible condition. ft is the known wish of the president that the expedition into Africa shall be made with the privacy that marks or ••should mark any other expedition. Mr. Roosevelt wants an outing and a ha nee to do a moderate amount of ( hooting, witli a first view to getting results that Will beof benefit to science, j Inconsistent. Howell Rowell is an inconsistent fellow. Powell—That's right: he would tell you take all the time you wanted and then have you arrested for steal ing his watch. New York Press. Public Opinion. The single suowflake—who cares for It? Rut a whale day of snowflakes— who does not care for that? Private opinion is weak, but public opinion Is almost omnipotent. Wolfskin makes the best banjo parchment. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE Boro® il lief Dentil OF THE Borough of Danville, Pa., FOR 1908 BOROUGH. J. P. Rare, Receiver of Borough and Dog Taxes for 1906. DR. To balance due per last statement 923.04 OR. By cash paid to the Boro. Treas. 1908 '.123.04 ,T. P. Bare, Receiver of Borough and Dog Taxes for 1907. DR. To balance due per last statement,. 3633.32 Too par cent penalty ntlded Jan'y. 1908 181.07 OR By cash paid to the Boro. Treas. 1908, 1700.00 By balaucedue at final settlement. 2111 99 J. P. Bare, Receiver of Borough ami i Dog Taxes for 1908. DR. To total duplicate.. 19184.1S j OR. By 5 percent rebate on taxes paid within HO davs 770.01 By cash paid to Boro. Treas. witliiu 60 days 14667.44 By cash paid to Boro. Treas. within I Moa . 1200.00 By taxes entered at the County Oom mrs. office 21.16 By balance dae at final settlement 2475.54 Harry Ellenbogen.Borough Treasurer, j Danville, Pa. December 31st.. 1908. I BOROUGH FUND. DR. To F. Q. Hart man. Bricks, 25.76 To Rob't. M. Farley, Bricks 12.42 To E. S.Miller,Market License 1311.10 To Harry B. Patton, City Hall Rents, . 1455.50 To Harry B. Patton, Sewer Connections 415.»M> To Harrv B. Pation, Curbing N. Mill St. 65.97 To J. P. Bare, 1906 taxes, 923.04 To .T. P. Bare. 1907 taxes, 1798.00 To J. P. Bare, 1908 taxes, 15867.41 To Justice Oglesby, Fines, 98.00 To Justice Dalfon, Pines, 20.00 To Wo. J. Rogers, Licenses, 340 50 To Wm, J. Rogeri*. River front lease, 25.0(1 To returned taxes from the County Com missioners 39.30 To County Treasurer, Hotel Licenses, .. 2964.00 To Standard Electric Light Co., Pole Li cense .. 143.40 To Bell Telephone Co Pole License, .. 109.20 To Western Uuiou Tel egraph Co , Pole License 3.60 To Wm. G. Shoop, Pipe 5.00 To Frazier & llauey, Blower .. 3.25 To M. J. Byau, North Mill St. Paving. 23.16 To American Telephone Co..Removing pole 10.0 Adams Express Co.. ex 50 U. S. Express Co., ex 45 United Tel. & Tel. Co extra phone calls 1 80 FEEDING PRISONERS. J. C. Mlncemoyer, . in 60 Total Police Dept. 1422 72 HIGH CONSTABLE. B. B. Brown .. 32 00 TOWN HALL BUILDING. REPAIRS. Trumbower & Werk lieiser 38 37 Geo. W. Hendricks. 13 48 Mrs. J. Eisenhart, ... 1 lit Wm. G. Brown .... 140 F. P. Startzell. 30 13 A. H. Grone lit 48 Sam'l. Mottern II 30 Boyer Bros 44 50 W. W. Mottern,.. ... 15 68 Wallace Hoover . 25 60 Frank Schram, 11 78 J. H. Cole .. 14 83 Merritt & Co 241 00 John Hixson 2 08 MISCELLANEOUS. Standard Gas Co., Gas 4 86 Sarah McCuen,cleaning 34 00 D. R. Williams, insur ance, 73 50 W. H. Ammerman & Co.. Insurance ... it!) 80 J. P. Bare, Taxes for l!t08, 106 88 COUNCIL CHAMBER. Peoples Coal Yard, Coal. 14 71 Oscar Smith. Cleaning carpet, 6 oo 810 57 SEWER WORK. LABOR, HAULING AND MATER IALS Patton's Livery, Hack Hire 8 00 Geo. F. Keefer, Sur veying it 7 ot> J H. Cole, Pipe, . . 7 60 H Lohach, Repairing tools .. ito H. B. Pattou. Seo'y Expenses of trip to Harrisburg with W. 11. Mover. , . it 9."> MEMORIAL PARK ON BLOOM ST. LABOR & HAULING. H. Ellenbogen. Born Treas.. Hav Rolls for Labor and Hnu ling. 341 15 MATERIALS ETC Boettiuger & Diet/., Time & Mats 1 70 Welliver Hardware Co Wheel Barrow. 1 75 Jos Leohner, Time & Mats., ... 100 20 Wm G Brown, Repair ing tools .. 50 Silver Springs Ouarry Co., Crushed stone 60 24 .1 H. Cole, Hardware, Sit 4-"> D L & W. R R Co. Freight 8 18 Geo. F. Keefer,survey iug ... 13 00 BOARD OF HEALTH B B Brown, Health officer 157 08 Dr C. Shultz. Secre tary 62 50 Dr. C. Shultz,Postage &■ Express 1 22 Morning News 3 00 G. A. Rossmau, Sun dries 52 50 LOOK UP REPAIRS. .1 H Cole 1 16 Truuibower & Werk heiser . 110 SUPPLIES Peoples Coal Yard. Coal 14 00 PRINTING G. Ed Roat, 34 50 F. R Miller B. B. Co 6 75 Montour Democrat 50 00 Morning News . 3!' 33 The Gem, ... 10 00 Montour American, 37 50 W. F Murphy's Sons Co., 48 00 LEGAL EXPENSES. Thos. G. Vinoent Pro Services, 24 65 D. C Williams Sheriff services 2 00 Edward S. Gearhart. Salary 50 00 Edward S. Gearhari., Extra Court Work 120 00 Edward S. Gearhart, extra work on Park 150 00 TOWN CLOCKS. Mahoning Presbyter iauOhuroh . . 80 00 St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 80 00 AUDITORS. John L. Jones, 1 00 A. O. Amesbury, 1 00 U. Grant Gullck 1 OO | TAX COLLECTORS COMMISSIONS. J. P. Bare, 464 50 STATIONARY. | Alex H. Grone 1 75 Mrs. Jennie Persing, Treasurer, Interest on Josiah Wolf be quest.. 72 00 MISCELLANEOUS. H. Ellenbogen Boro. Treas. Salary, 1(X) 00 Harry Ellenbogen Boro Treas. State tax on Bonds 171 20 Harry B. Patton.Sec'y Postage & box rent 26 25 Harry B. Patton.Sec'y of Conucil 240 00 Adams Express Co., ex ito U. S. Express Co , ex 45 A. G. Harris, Treas,. hook 3 50 Wm. J Rogers Burgess Expenses of self and Coinm, to Har risburg, Pa, 13 48 BOROUGH RECAPITULATION. 1!I08. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Friendship No. 1, 38:3 46 Washington, No 3. ... 318 71 Continental No 3 217 51 Goodwill, No 4 23!t 66 Chief Eugiueer, . 52 00 Executive Board . . 25 00 STREETS & BRIDGES E. S. Miller, St. Com missioner 600 (X) Labor 2415 58 Hauling, IHB 64 Supplies 21110 Sit Surveying, 232 25 North Mill St., Con tract Work, . . 282 06 North Mill St. Con tract Work,. ... 2133 54 Municipal light plant expenses, 16076 6it POLICE DEPARTMENT. Salaries, 1332 00 Supplies 71 12 Feeding prisoners, 10 60 HIGH CONSTABLE _ B. B. Brown, Salary, 32 00 Sewer Work, 118 45 Memorial park 616 12 Board of Health 276 30 TOWN HALL BUILDING. ' Repairs 470^82 Miscellaneous, 319^04 Council Chamber 20.71 Lock up 22*26 Printing 226.08 Legal Expenses 346*65 Town Clocks 60 00 Auditors, 3 00 Tax Collectors Com missions ... 464 50 Stationary, . 1 75 Interest on Wolf be quest, ..... 72 00 Miscellaneous, 555 78 30341 67 THE BOROUGH OF DANVILLE PENNA. DECEMBER 31st., litoß ASSETS Taxes euterted at the County Commis sioners office prior to 1008, 17SM18 1008 taxes eutered, . Balance of 1007 taxes due from .T P. Bale 2114 Hit Balance of 1908 taxes due from J. P. Bare 2475*54 Fire Engine Houses,.. 6000 00 Steam t ire Engine. 3000 00 Fire Hose 3000 00 Small hose, ...... . 25*00 Sundry Suppiles, 175 00 Tools for street work, 20 00 Town Hall Building, 8000 00 Furniture 250 (in Lookup, .. 100 00 Barn on Friendship lot 185 00 Sewer .... 22041*59 Sewer Connections. 161 60 Municipal light plant City Hall Rents, ... -12.00 Mill St. Paving, Boi ough's share, ... 13639*08 Mill St. Paving Liens, 8688.33 North Mill St., curb ing bills, ... . 1089 54 D. & S.St. Rv. license 73 30 D. &B. St. Ry license 98 40 United Telephone Co., license 270 00 American Tele, license 111 30 Phila Reading it Potts ville Telegraph Co. license, 13 80 Standard Electric light Co , license, 143 40 Cash on hand Decem ber 31 st 190S .. 6745 58 LIABILITIES. Three per cent bonds issued Nov 1, 1900 14000 (Hi Three and one half per cent bonds issued July Ist. 1903, 200(H) (Ml Three and one half per cent bonds issued November 1, 1904, 8800 00 Four per cent bonds issued May 1,1908 10000 OO United Telephone & Telegraph Co.. phone rents from July Ist , 1907 to Jan'y. Ist, 1909, 180 00 Assets exceed Liabilities 44061 54 STATEMENT OF BOROUGH LIGHT PLANT FOR THE YEAR 1908 Valuation of equip ment previous to 1908 13478 85 Cost of installation during 1908, ...11350 00 Total valuation .24828*85 Amount paid out 1908, 16076.69 Cost of materials car ried from 1907 to 1908 566.25 Interest 011 sl3-178 85 at 3}£ per cent,. . 4?l t 76 Interest on SIOOO3 00 bonds at -I per cent for 8 mos 266^66 Interest 011 $1350 00 at per cent for 8 mos 81 50 Depreciation $13478 85 10 per cent, ... . 1847 89 Total 18760 75 Cost of materials & labor for installa tion, 11850 00 Materials carried from 1908 to 1909, ... 731 00 Credit on materials, 128 48 Total 12209 48 Cost of operation, 6551 27 Plant in operation during 1908 being 3,900 hours. Amount of energy expended per hour 66't, K. W. hours. Total amount K W. hours, 259,350, ■it a cost of .02 5-10 per K. W. The current consumed equals 138 arc lamps. Cost of one arc lamp per month $3 93 %. Cost of one aro lamp per year, 47 33. Actual number of aro lamps iu ser vice 102. Number of Btreet Incandescent lamps 28. Cnrreut'also furnished to the 4 en gine houses, City Hali Building, Y. M C. A. building and Water Works equ als 24 arc lamps which included with street arcs make 138 street arcs as m at - ed above WATER FUND. DR To cash on hand Jau'y Ist, 11)08 1860 25 H B. Patton,Receiver 12540 13 To Light Dep't, coal.. 2604 25 To 11. B. Patton for corporation cocks 35 40 To cash for weighiug .40 To Returned taxes from Co. Treas., . 2 18 To cash for scrap. ... 540 OK, nC4 " ( " By orders paid, 12856 88 By coupons paid, 2380 50 By cash balance on hand Dec. 81,1808 2310 63 WATER DEPARTMENT. EXPENSES FOR 1908. REGULAR EMPLOYEES ENGINEERS. Jacob Byerly 820 14 Edward Bell, 825 76 FIREMEN George Hulllheu 622 20 Edward Wertmau, 625 60 P. J. Keeler, Sup't.. 660 00 H. B. Patton. receiver, 480 00 4042 70 AUDITORS John L Jones, ] 00 A. C. Auieslmry, 1 00 U. Grant Guiick, .. 1 00 MISCELLANEOUS Harry Klleuhogon.Boro Treas., salary. ... ICO 00 Harrv Ellenhogeu.Boro Treas.,State tax on water bonds, ... 308 00 H. B. Patton, Postage & box rent 20 00 BOROUGH SOLICITOR. Edward S. Gearhart, 50 00 PRINTING. The Oem .. 67 00 F. R Miller.B. B. Co 6.00 W.F. Murphy's sons Co 16 50 H. R. Vou Dorster,. . . 127 16 FREIGHT & DRAYAGE. Friendship Fire C 0.,.. 438 37 Washington Fire C 0... 5182 REPAIRS LABOR & MATKRIALS. Bottinger & Dietz, 4 75 D.inville Foundry & Machine Co., 122 53 Svn'l. Sainsbnry, .... I 50 Win. G. Brown, .... .40 D.trling Pump & Mfg. Co 24 70 JolinHixson 18 57 H"t»ne Steam Pump Co 3 90 Golden Anderson Valve Co., 20 00 .T Lechner, 21 78 1) C. Hunt, .75 ii. Elleubogeu Boro. Treas., Labor Pay Rolls, 54.35 H. Mueller Mfg. Co., 8 00 Geo. F. Reifsnyder,. 39 30 SUPPLIES. P. H. Foust. freight 1805 95 S. .1 Weliiver Sous Co 540 J. Wooflring & C 0.,. 3 00 A. M Peters, Ice 32 80 Danviile Structural Tubing Co 11 07 Garlock Packing Co., 7 33 Crandall Packing Co, 24 81 Standard Gas Co., Gas 46 68 ,Tos. Lechner, Suudries 29 »4 J. W Farnsworth, Boiler insurance 50 00 Harrison Bros it Co., 281 26 J. H. fol®, Sundries, 51 87 Phila. & Reading Coal -V- Iroo Co., Coal, 2685 86 Atlantic. Refining Co., 183 19 Danville knitting mills Co., waste, .. 10 00 Adams Express Co., .. 310 Olias. Miller & Sou, 18 79 United States Express .30 Haines Jones & Cad burv Co., cocks,. 27 06 P. J. Keefer Sup't , 3 00 J. H. tioeser & Co , 6 75 The Bristol Co .charts 3 75 Dauville Foundry & Machine Co., 9 92 National Meter Co , 14 00 E. Keeler Co.. Hose, 44 80 Keusellaei Mfg. Co.. 189 60 Liberty Mfg., Co., 126 25 Buffalo Meter Co , . . 3 64 John Kilgns, boots, 5 0O STREET WORK Repairs and extensions to mains, etc. LABOR & MATERIALS. Sam'l. Sainsbury, .. 41 15 Oliver Werts 48 15 Elisha Bell, . 61 65 David Rank, 57 15 Ambrose Miller, .. 17 25 Adam Hornberger, ... 18 90 John Magill 13 80 Friendship Fire Co., 2 00 D. L. & W. R. R. Co. 15 66 Welliver Hardware Co 9 25 American Car & Foundry Co., 454 41 Jos. Leohner 123 15 Washington Fire C 0.,. 4 85 J. F Tooley .70 H. Elleubogeu, Boro Treas. Pay Rolls for Labor, 227 00 Trumbower & Werk lieiser .25 Jos. W, Keeley, 24 95 Benj. Kelly, I 23 WATER REC A PIT UL ATION. 1908. Regular Employes 4042 70 And 1 tors . . 3 00 Miscellaneous, 428 00 Borough Solicitor, . 50 00 Printing, 316 66 Freight & Drayage, 490 19 Repairs, 320 53 Supplies 5684 30 Street Work, Materials 1121 50 WATER DEPARTMENT. ASSETS. All taxes entered at County Commrs. office 308 64 Water Mains 100000 00 Fire H.vdrauts, . 12300 (X) Building. Machinery. Wells 63818 64 Filtration Plant . . 17500 00 Cash balance on baud December 31st, 1908 * i:i LIABILITIES. 3 per cent bonds of the issue of July Ist, 1900 .. 77000 00 A«sets exceed Liabilities, ...119137 91 We the undersigned, the Finance Committee of the Town Council of Mie Borough of Danville, having been tirected to andit the aocounts of the receipts and expenditures for the year 1908, do certify that we have examin- Ed the above statement and find it to be correct. Jan. Finnigan, j Rob't B. Pursel, Com. Jesse B. Cleaver, | We the undersigned, Auditors of the Borough of Danville, Oonnty of MOD tour and State of Pennsylvania, hav ing examined the above statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Borough and Water Funds for the year J9OB, do certify that we find them true and correct. John L. Jones, ) A. U. Amesbury, Auditors. U. Graut Guliok, We the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Dauville, County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania do certify that the above statement of ri oeipts and expenditures of the said Borough and Water Funds are true ex hibits as shown by the books of the Secretary and Treasurer, and the Re ceiver of Water Rents, according to our knowledge and belief. William J. Rogers, Burgee.-. OOUNCILMEN. John L. Russel, Win. L. Deutsch, John M. Marshall, Wm. H. Moyor, Ira O. Everhiirt, Jas. M Jones Jas. Fiunigun, Kob't B. Pursel, Jesse B Cleaver, A. C. Angle, Andrew Schutz, Jas. P. Comiolley. A Phonetic Purchase. The lute Henry Miller, who was guide, philosopher and friend l<> many book lovers within a thousand miles of New York, was a most successful salesman. One day he called on Collis i\ Huntington and showed him a rare ropy of a book. "There are two volumes of this," said Mr. Miller. "The other volume is in perfect order, us you see this one is. You cannot possibly let them escape you, for you know you have nothing like this in your library." "What is the price?" asked the rail road king. "Seven hundred dollars," said the bookman. "Those are too valuable Volumes for my library," Mr. Huntington ex claimed. Mr. Miller went back to his place and sent the books to JJr. Hunting ton's house with a bill for S7OO. Next day the railroad king sent for him. "Why did you send me those books?" he demanded sharply. I "Because you bought them," was ! the bookman's calm reply. I"I certainly did not!" cried the mil | lionaire. "Oh, yes. you did!" answered Mr. Miller. "You'll remember perfectly well when 1 tell you what you said. You told me distinctly. 'Those arc two valuable volumes for my libra ry." "-Harper's Weekly. Books of Reference. Newspaper editors like to answer questions addressed to them by their readers if they are not too hard— and they deem themselves as arbiters rather than as accessories to a mis demeanor when they are appealed to for information "to decide a bet." But they wonder sometimes why certain questions are put to them for arbitra ment when the answers are to be found in one of three very accessible books—an almanac, a grammar and a small dictionary. These are books of reference that ought to be in every home library, however small. We guess that they are, but that they are sometimes dusty with misuse or out of easy reach on a top shelf. It is well to have an al manac, a dictionary or an atlas bandy ■ when you are reading your newspaper. By consulting them frequently the reader will find his daily paper relates his early historical studies to present events and makes his touch with the world closer and more significant, (let , the habit!— New York Mail. A Sporting Parson. The inhibition of a hunting rector by his bishop reminds a correspondent | that the Rev. Jack Russell, the fa i inous west country sporting parson, j was once cited to appear before the bishop of Exeter to answer charges of neglecting his spiritual and parochial duties, and hi- was also remonstrated with for keeping ami following a pack of hounds. The charges were proved unfounded, and Russell refused to give up the sport, which he continued ! to pursue almost t<> the day of his (lentil in ISX',. at the age of eighty eight. Resides being an insatiable hunter, he was. as his biographer 1 pithily remarks, "a stanch supporter j of Devonshire wrestlers, an admirable i sparrer and an enthusiastic upholder 1 of the virtues of Devonshire cider and ' cream." And in the pulpit be tried to reform conduct rather than to ex pound doctrine and was a stern de nouncer of bad language, strong drink and"the filthy habit of smok ing."—St. James' Gazette. Sarcasm In the Commons. The reluctance of the house of com mons to adjourn over Derby day re calls a story related of one of the Ro man Catholic peers who took their seats some four or five years before the passage of the first reform bill aft er an exclusion of a century and a half, lie gave notice that on a certain day he would make a certain motion, whereupon there arose from his noble colleagues a general cry of "Derby!" The astonished novice named another day, only to be greeted with an equal ly unanimous expostulation of "Oaks!" At this he explained that he would have to ask the forgiveness of their lordships; but, having been educated abroad, he was forced to acknowledge that he was not familiar with the list of saints' days In the Anglican calen dar. His Glasses. He came home in the small hours of the morning, and his loving spouse confronted him with wrath In her eye and a telegrum in her hand, saying, "Here is news that has been waiting for you since supper time." He blinked, looked wise and, bra red up against the hatrack, felt through his pockets, murmuring, "I left my glasses down town." "Yes," she replied, with scathing irony, "but you brought the contents with you." Not Grasping. "What a grasping fellow you are. Hawkins! You've bothered me about this bill fifty times in ten days." "You wrong me, Jarley. I'm not grasping. I've bothered you about the bill, I admit, but I haven't been able to grasp anything yet."