Montour American., November 04, 1909, Image 4

Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville. Pa., Nov. -1. 1909.
CIKLEPE
MANAGERS MEET
The board of managers of the City
basket ball league met at the armory
last night to take action on the report
of the committee appointed at the
meeting of October 14th, to arrange a
schedule. There were present besides
President Lovett, 11. S. Mowrcr, rep
resenting Glendower; Harry A. Dailey,
ISx High; B. Stickle, Regals; Brnco
MeCraokeu, Company F; John West,
High School. The St. Michaels' team
•was not represented.
On motion of Mr. McCracken it was
decided to employ an official umpire
for the series, at a salary to be agreed
upon. E. F. Johnson and Roy Cooper
"were appointed ticket seller and taker
respectively. Robert McCoy was ap
pointed official score keeper.
The managers of the various teams
present handed to the secretary the
names of the players. All were ap
proved without opposition. St. Mich
ael's was given an extension of time
in which to file the names of the play
ers.
THE SCHEDULE.
The following schedule, which pro
vides for 2 games on each Saturday
between November 18th and Marcli
st, was adopted:
F Nov. 13 Glendower.
St. Michaels. ..Nov. 13 Ex. High.
Regals Nov. 20. .High School,
Co. F Nov. 20 Ex. High.
St. Michaels. .Nov. 27....Glendower.
Co. F Nov. 27 Regals.
Ex. High Dec. 4 Glendower.
High Scnool,.. .Dec. 4..5t. Michaels.
Regals Dec. 11... Glendower.
Co. F Dec. 11. .High School.
Co. F Dee. 18..5t. Michaels.
Ex. High Dec. 18 Regals.
High School.., .Jan. 1 Ex. High.
Co. F Jan. 1 Glendower.
Glendower Jan. 8.. .High School.
Regals Jan. 8 St. Michaels.
Co. F Jan. 15 Ex. High.
St. Michaels.. .Jan. 15. .. .Glendower.
Regals Jan. 22...High School.
Co. F Jan. 22... .Glendower.
Ex. High Jan. 21)...5t. Michaels.
Regals Jan. 29 Co. F.
-St. Michaels... Feby. 5 .High School.
Regals Feby. 5 Ex. High.
High School.. .Feby. 12.. Glendower.
St. Michaels.. .Feby. 12.......Rega15.
Ex. High Feby. 19. .High School.
Co. F Feby. 19. .St. Michaels.
Ex. High Feby. 26.. Glendower.
■Regals Feby. 215. .High School.
""MADE MATTERS WORSE.
•%l»r Effort to Correct Her Error About
Charles and Mary Lamb.
Charles Lamb, the beloved Ella of
the essays, wrote both tragedies and
comedies, but was not a successful
playwright. When his farce "Mr. H."
was produced at the Drury Lane the
ater it failed conspicuously, and the
genial author, who was in the audi
ence, himself joined with companion
able vigor in hissing it.
It is, indeed, an airy trifle, too slight
in texture for the professional stage,
but it has proved a charming play for
amateurs. At a recent performance
by a college dramatic society a little
"dialogue took place between two ladies
in the audience which would certainly
have delighted Lamb himself could be
have heard it.
" 'Mr. 11., a farce in two acts by
Charles Lamb,'" read one of them
from her program. "Do you know,l
had quite forgotten that Lamb was a
dramatic author."
"Oh. my dear." exclaimed her neigh
bor, with a superior smile, "of course
he was! Surely you must remember
that he and his sister collaborated
"with Shakespeare."
"Collaborated with Shakespeare!"
exclaimed the first speaker, startled
out of her politeness. "Ridiculous:
What could have put such an idea—
Oh. you must be thinking of the "Tales
From Shakespeare.' by Charles and
Mary Lamb."
There was mirth in her voice, and
the superior person, flushing, perceived
that overhasty "cramming" for the oc
casion had led her into error. She
tried to retrieve herself.
"I did not mean collaborated with
him, of course," she explained loftily.
"That was merely a slip of the tongue.
I meant translated him." Youth's
Companion.
First Mortgage Bonds.
Bj" reason ot the insistence of many
investors that their bonds be of "first"
mortgage it may be said that the im
portance of the word "first" is de
pendent upon the circumstances, says
Moody's Magaziue. A bond may be
first in fact. It may be so only in a
relative seuse in that it indicates the
order in which the bond was put out
by the issuing company or the use of
the term "first" in the name of a bond,
undesirable and loose though it be in
such instances, may be upon the slight
ground that the mortgage is indeed
first on some part of the property,
while on other parts it may have but
a third or fourth claim. It is there
fore obvious that the mere presence
of this term in a title does not neces
sarily make the boud an absolutely
prior lien. It has been estimated that
115 per cent in number and tto per cent
in value of steam railroad "firsts" are
first liens in name only.
Imperiled Treasure.
Indignant Wife—That new chauffeur
has only just brought the children and
me home, find now he's taken the cook
out for a spin. Husband—Great heav
en! rie doesn't half know how to man
age a car, and she's the first decent
.cook we've had In a year.—Brooklyn
Life.
THEIR OWN DOCTORS.
Remedies That Animals When Sick
* Instinctively Select.
With tin- brute creation the simple
remedies nf nature generally suffice
fur their lew ailments, and they are
guided 111 them by instinct. Wo have
U-eu told how the mongoose cures him
self when bitten by a cobra by eatiug
a certain plant, and many country res
idents have seen a sick dog bury him
self in the dirt.
Animals instinctively choose such
food as is best suited to them. A large
number of animals wash themselves
ami bathe, as elephants, stags, birds
and auts. in fact, man may take a
lesson in hygiene from the lower an
imals. Animals get rid of their para
sites by using dust. mud. clay, etc.
Those suffering from fever restrict
their diet, keep quiet, seek darkness
and airy places, drink water and some
times even plunge into it.
When a dog has lo6t his appetite he
eats that species of grass known as
dog's grass (chiendent). Cats also eat
grass, catnip, etc. Sheep and cows
when ill seek out certain herbs. An
animal suffering from chronic rheu
matism always keeps as much as pos
sible in the sun. The warrior ants
have regularly organized ambulances.
Latrelle cut the antennae of an ant.
and other ants came and covered the
wounded part with a transparent fluid
they secrete in their mouths. If a
chimpanzee be wounded it stops the
bleeding by placing its hand on the
wound or dressing it with leaves and
grass. When an animal has a wound
ed leg or arm hanging on it completes
the amputation by means of its teeth.
—Philadelphia North American.
HER CHOICE OF BOAS.
The Question That Is Now Puizling the
Man In the Case,
Crosby had always been inclined to
conservatism in household expenses,
especially in the matter of his wife's
dress bills. Ills wife went so far as
to say that he was penurious.
She had been in need of a new boa
for a long time, and after she hinted
that her happiness would never be
quite complete till she had one he at
last consented to make the purchase.
He went into a store and picked out
two, one of which was a cheap imita
tion affair and the other a tine, expen
sive one.
Taking them to his office before go
ing home, he changed the price marks,
the expensive tag on the cheap boa,
and vice versa.
Ilis wife examined them for a long
time very seriously indeed and then
said: "Now, dear, the expensive boa is
a beauty, and it is really very good of
you to allow me my choice. Some
women would take it without a word,
but really 1 don't think we can afford
the more costly one, and besides, dear,
1 think the cheap one the more stylish
too. Why, Cros, dear, what's the mat
ter? Are you ill?"
But dear old Cros lind made his get
away into the night where he could
kick himself as hard as he felt he de
served. Hut what he would like to
know is this: Did his wife happen on
the more expensive boa by pure acci
dent or—
—New York Tribune.
Girls and Outdoor Games.
Women in their ambition to be ath
letic contend against innumerable dif
ficulties. One of these difficulties is
skirts, a second is waists and a third—
almost insuperable—is hair, including
hairpins. Watch a girl playing tenuis
or cricket, and after a more than usual
ly brilliant effort she invariably puts
her hands to her head, as if she ex
pected something to fall off if she did
uot. Energetic play is usually atteud
ed by dishevelment of the unruly locks
and a shedding of hairpins that cause
the pretty athlete distress. Her pleas
ure in the game is marred by a sense
of insecurity and a constant fear of
consequences. No woman can wield a
racket or essay a run with an un
divided mind. Half her brain is oc
cupied by the fearful surmise that her
hair is coming down—a surmise, by tin
way. which is probably too painfully
justified by the fact.—London Black
and White.
The Check System.
John Palmer, who died some years
ago in rather straitened circumstances
in a little town in Michigan, was the
inventor of the check system. Palmer
was n fiddler and assumed responsibil
ity for the hats, coats and wraps of
those who came to his dancing parties.
In keeping things straight he gave
numbered checks for the articles com
mitted to his care. Some railroad men
who attended oue of the dances no
ticed how perfectly the idea worked
and appropriated it.and in a short time
the system was adopted all over the
country. As is so often the case, the
inventor got nothing out of it.—New
York American.
A Nest Made From a Leaf.
The tailor bird of India, a tiny yel
low creature, makes a most curious
nest. To escape snakes and monkeys
this bird takes a dead leaf, fiiesup into
a tree and with a fiber for a thread
and its bill for a needle sews rhe leaf
10 a green one hanging from the tree.
The sides are sewed up. an opening to
the nest thus formed being left at the
•top. The leaf, apparently hanging
from a twig, would never be taken for
a nest.
The Only Kind.
"It would be a good idea if brains
could be gone over and renovated now
and then."
"I? that wore possible some brains
would have to be renovated with a
Vacuum cleaner." Baltimore Ameri
can.
His Favorite Song.
There is a young optician in Denver
who sings very well, says the Post of
that city. The other night he was
making a call on a couple of sisters up
on Corona street when he was asked
to sing.
"What shall it be?" he asked as he
went to the piano.
"Your favorite song." said one of the
girls.
"All right." he replied, and then
the optician sat down and sang "The
Night Hath a Thousand Eyes."
NEW PwiUII AND
FAMILY ARRIVE
The Rev. J. H. Musselman, pastor
elect of Pino Street Lutheran church,
accompanied by his wife and daugh
ter, arrived in this city from Litch
field, 111., Monday and at once began
llie unpacking of goods preparatory to
entering uj>on housekeeping in the
parsonage on Pine street.
Mr. Musselman at the close of a four
years' pastorate preached his farewell
sermon in the English Lutheran church
at Litchfield, on Sunday, October 24th.
It was a characteristic and able effort,
in which the individuality of the past
or stands ont in a strong light. There
is no doubt as to the kind of man that
will stand in the pulpit of Pine Street
Lutheran church. Iu the new pastor
will be found a virile and potent force
in the community that will have to be
reckoned with in determining and
bringing to a conclusion questions that
affect the moral welfare of the peo
ple.
The Litchfield Daily Herald of Octo
ber 25th strikes the keynote in its com
ment on the Rev. Mr. Musselman's
farewell s runm : It says: "Rev. J. H.
Musselman, for four years pastor of
the English Lutheran church, for three
years platform manager of the Litcli
tield-Hillsboro Chautauqua,a recogniz
ed student of theology, a speaker of
ability and a mau who soon gained the
reputation of being one of the most
popular gentlemen in the city—a man
who has a will and a mind of his own
and refused to be led around by hypo
critical churchgoers and designing
politicians, yesterday bid farewell to
his congregation in the morning and
in the evening gave his farewell ad
dress to the public in general, before
leaving for Danville, Pa., where he
has accepted a new charge. At each
service the church on Monroe street
was jammed to the doors. The two
sermons were noble efforts, worded as
they were in polished language, of
perfect rhetoric ami the pity was only
expressed that Lichfield should allow
such a man to leave our midst."
BUILD HOUSES IN. TREES.
Bome Mexicans Thus Sleep Secure
From Quakes and Tigers.
In order to protect their homes from
earthquakes many of the natives in
the territory around Chllpanclngo and
other towns iu the state of Guerrero,
in Mexico, live iu trees. Some of
these tree homes are of large size and
are ingeniously constructed. Iteeds
and grasses are interwoven with the
twigs and branches of the tree, much
in the mauner that a bird builds its
nest. The severest wind seldom loos
ens it from the tree. Where the trees
are large and stand closely together
houses of two or three rooms are fre
quently built in their branches. These
houses also afford protection from the
tigers and other wild animals which
are found in that region in largo num
bers. It is said that a tiger will not
attack its prey unless it is upon the
ground.
The prime object of elevating these
houses into the trees, however. Is, as
mentioned, to keep them from being
shaken down by the severe earth
quakes which visit the Guerrero terri
tory at frequent intervals. The rock
ing of the earth gives the trees a
swaying motion, but does no damage
to the houses. In some localities whole
villages of these tree homes are to be
seen. None of them suffered damage
from the recent earthquakes which
wrought such ruin to the buildings
upon the ground.—New York Tribune.
THE PRINCE'S PRESENT.
It Was Given In Exchange For a Mag
nificent Carpet.
"While 1 was in Damascus," said a
globe trotter tlio other day. "some
royal highness or other potentate
passed through that ancient city, and
the governor of the town delivered an
address of welcome. It was In verse,
and everybody who knew of the oc
currence felt sure that the governor
had been richly rewarded by the prince
for his elTort. That afternoon, so the
story goes, the governor called on a
dealer In rugs with whom he had been
chaffering for a long time over a mag
nificent carpet which he coveted for
his palace. After several cups of coffee
the rug merchant offered the governor
the carpet in exchange for the present
the prince had giveu him for his po
etic welcome to Damascus. The gov
ernor after a littia hesitation agreed,
and the carpet was rolled up and de
livered to an attendant, who started
for the governor's palace.
" Thank you,' said the governor as
he arose gracefully to his feet.
" 'But the prince's present?' demand
ed the rug merchant.
" 'You have it,' said the governor.
'All he gave me was "Thank you," and
this 1 have given you for your car
pet.' "—New York Press.
Sitting on the SnaUes.
"While in Paris last summer another
girl and 1 went out to Versailles one
afternoon," said a schoolteacher. "It
was dusk when we reached the rail
way station, and, as there was no
waiting room, we sat down on two
crates that were out on the platform
among a lot of others. We noticed
that the station employees kept star
ing at us with :i persistence that was
annoying. Presently a man in a shab
by uniform with a bucket on his arm
approached us. He touched his cap
deferentially and said in French, of
course:
" 'Mesdames, pray do not let me dis
turb you. but 1 am forced to open the
boxes on which you are seated in or
der to feed the boa constrictor and oth
er serpents that are within.'
"When we recovered from our fright
wo fouud we had been seated in the
midst of a huge collection of snakes
that had just arrived from their native
jungles en route for the zoo near Ver
sailles."—Kxchange.
ARAB FASHIONS.
Cloth** tho Natives Wear and th*
Tailor* Who Make Them.
Conservative ID aii matters, tbe Aral)
Is especially averse to change In the
matter of clothes Not k-nly do the
fashions of the Arabs never change
writes Graham Petrie in "Tunis, Kal
rouan and Carthage." but they are
very restricted. Although every Arab
wears a gandoura more or less richly
pmbroidered, it is always worked in
one of three accepted patterns, from
which no deviation nor any combina
tion is permitted.
The ouly matter In which personal
taste is allowed to show itself is in the
choice of color. In this respect entire
freedom Is permitted and taken full
advantage of, although It Is curious to
note that the more delicate shades of
pink, yellow and mauve are generally
worn by elderly men, while rich red
and brown are In favor with their Jun
iors.
The souk-el-trouk Is the souk of the
tailors in Tunis, and here In numerous
little shops the sartorial needs of the
Arab population are fashioned and
temptingly displayed. I call them shops
for want of a better word, but they
are as unlike the European shop as
anything one can Imagine. They are
really recesses separated from each
other by coupled columns painted with
stripes of red and green, which sup
port a continuous cornice, richly carv
ed and colored. There are no windows
or doors, and the shop is raised some
four feet above the ground. To this
elevation tbe tailor nimbly vaults, for
there are no steps to assist him. Sit
ting crosslegged In orthodox fashion,
he there cuts out. pieces together and
embellishes tho gay silk waistcoats,
gandouras and other garments beloved
of the Arab.
MAINE SPOOKS.
A Ghost House, a Phantom Light and
a Mystic Woodchuck.
Bowdolnham boasts a veritable
ghost house where it is said the chairs
refuse to stay quietly in their places,
but iu the middle of the night walk
out and draw together In groups just
as If guided by visible hands. Then
there Is a spirit cane that goes walk
ing all by itself just at midnight, tap
ping its way along from room to room
and finally taking up Its abode in the
chamber where a member of the fami
ly sleeps. That this statement is true
Is affirmed by those who have seen
tbe phenomena and who are not at all
afraid of ghosts.
At another bouse in the village is a
phantom light that shines each night
no matter whether it be moonlight or
darkness just above the closet door in
the upper chamber. For years this
light nas disturbed the people who at
differ 'lit times have occupied the room,
and some have been much afraid of
the flickering gleam. From time to
time different explanations have been
offered, but none has proved satisfac
tory. The light continues to shine, and
no one can account for the mystery.
Down at Lazy O camp is a spook
woodchuck which every evening, just
at the sunset hour, comes out of an
old family tomb, halfway between the
camp and the home farm. There on
the tomb he sits quietly, watching the
suuset lights on the waters of Merry
meeting. Just as the sun sinks below
the horizon he disappears. The tomb
swallows him up, and he Is seen no
more until the sunset hour comes
round again.—Kennebec Journal.
Arab Buttermaking.
Among the Arabs aa Interesting de
partment of woman's duty is dairy
work. This, like all other operations,
is carried out on an old fashioued and
patriarchal plan. To make butter, for
instance, a small sheepskin is tilled
with milk and tied to a ring in the
wall. The woman then sits tlat on the
floor and rocks it to and fro till little
balls of butter begin to form within
These grow larger and larger and ac
cumulate and are finally brought ou'
as one big lump. The remaining milk
is then boiled on the fire with bits of
meat. The male members of the fam
ily now come together. A large dish
of cooked rice is placed before them
and the boiled milk poured over it.
Then, making balls of the mixture
with his hands, each member quickly
swallows his share and rises to wash
his hands. This done, the girls and
mother sit down and eat what the men
are pleased to leave.
Hats and Old Age.
In opening the services one Sunday
recently the pastor of one of the fash
ionable churches said: "For three Sun
days I have asked the women in this
church to remove their hats during
service. My appeal has been unheed
ed. and now I see wherein 1 was
wrong. 1 was inconsiderate of the
comforts of the aged and infirm, so 1
have made a new rule. Hereafter all
women of forty years of age or over
will be permitted to wear their hats
during the service."
Within twenty seconds every woman
in the church was bareheaded.—La
dies' Horn- Journal.
Hard on the Chairs.
Atnoug the ancestors ot Wendei!
l'hiilips were several l'uritan clerg;.
men. Perhaps it was n push of heivdi
t.v which made him at live years ■
age a preacher.
His congregation was composed <■
circles ot chairs arranged in his fa
titer's parlor, while a taller chair, with
a Bible on it. served him for a puipii.
He would harangue these wooden audi
tors by the hour.
"Wendell," said his father to him
one day. "don't you get tired of this'.- '
"No, papa," wittily replied the boy
preacher. "1 don't get tired, but it is
•zither bard on the chairs."
Obeyed Him.
"Whare's old Pour Fingered Pete': '
asked Alkali Ike. "1 ain't seen him
around since 1 got back."
"Pete?" said the bartender. "Oh. he
went up to Hyena Tongue and got jag
ged. Went up to a hotel winder, stuck
his head in and hollered "Fire:' an' ev
rrybody did."—Every body's Magazine
The Outci-me.
Jack—Where is the pretty girl you
were making love to a year ago?
Torn—Oh. she's married long ago.
"Jilted you. eh?"
"No; worse than that. She married
ANNUAL BANQUET
AT SUNBURY
Northumberland District Alumni as
sociation of the University of Pennsyl
vania, will hold its annual dinner at
Stahl's Cafe, Sunbury, Pa., Nov. sth,
15H)i), at (> o'clock p. in. There are in
this district, comprising Northumber
land, Montour, Columbia, Snyder and
Union counties, over one hundred
Matriculates and Alumni, and the in
dications are that this,the sixth annu
al dinner will greatly exceed all pre
vious functions. There will be present
graduates from the College, the Dental,
Medical and Law departments, the
Wharton School of Finance, in fact
from nearly every department of the
great University, with probably those
fiom the Medical department in the
majority. The dinner will be strictly
informal, and its sole purpose is to re
new and extend good fellowship amoug.
the members of this association.
Among the professional men of Dan
ville who are graduates of the Univ
ersity of Pennsylvania are the follow
ing: Dr. H. B. Meredith, Dr. I. H.
Jennings, Dr. E. A. Carry, W. V.
Oglesby, Esq., Dr. J. B. Gearhart, Dr.
A. 15. Vastilie, Dr. C. Raymond Her
rington, and Dr. Edward Sliultz.
Daviil Linn Edsall, M. D., will ad
dress the Northumberland County
Medical Society at 'J p. in., on "Some
of the Removable Causes of Chronic
Nephritis," a subject of great import
ance, to which meeting all reputable
physicians, regardless of school or
creed, are invited. He will also speak
at the ('• o'clock University dinner.
Arthur Hobson Quinn, Professor of
English, in the Academic department,
U. of Pa., was born in Philadelphia,
February nth, 187"). After preparation
in local schools, Prof Quinn entered
Pennsylvania: graduated iu 181(4 and
was an honor man and prominent as
editor of the undergraduate monthly
magazine. He won many prizes in
English and Mathematics. In 189.5 he
was instructor in English, then spent
a year, 18i)T-!)8, abroad studying in
Germany. In 18i>i» he received Ph. D.
from Pennsylvania and as a teacher
has advanced steadily. He is the auth
or of "Pennsylvania Stories," now in
the fourth edition, and has contribut
ed to the "Youth's Companion,'' the
"Saturday Evening Post," and other
periodicals. He has been for several
years, Secretary of the Association of
Colleges and Preparatory Schools, mid
dle States and Maryland, a powerful
organization of educators. Prof. Quinn
will speak at the dinner on " For NVhat
Does Pennsylvania Stand" All matri
culates and alumni arej t invited to lie
present.
Emerson's Courtesy
When Mrs. Mary A. Llvermore was
a little girl she was monitor at the
Hancock school In Boston, and it was
her duty to answer the door. One
rainy day the bell rang, and she found
at the door a tall, thin man, with a
dripping umbrella, who inquired for
the principal. She was just at ihe
hoidenish and disrespectful nge, but
there was something about this visitor
which so impressed her that she led
him in as politely as if he had been a
prince, placed a chair for him by the
tire, relieved him of his wet coat and
umbrella and after she had started to
leave the room came back IO draw a
fire screen between him and the blaze
for fear he would titid it 100 hot. She
afterward expressed to her teacher
some surprise :it the unwonted civili
ties she bad felt impelled to show the
stranger. He answered: "Ah. that was
Halpb Waldo Kmerson. and that is the
effect he has upon everybody, lie is
so courteous himself that it calls out
the latent courtesy in all others "
Bandages and Red Tape.
During the South African war I!ud
yard Kipling discovered at Cape Town
a hospital without bandages ami lt>
desperate need of them. This. too. tvas
in a city where bandages were for sale
in many shops. He told an acquaint
ance that be was going to meet that
want, and the gentleman at once of
fered to pay for all the bandages that
Mr Kipling would buy and take to the
hospital. \ cart was quickly loaded,
and then the author was informed that
under army rules the hospital authori
ties could not receive supplies from a
private individual.
"Well." said be. "1 will dump the
packages on the pavement before the
door and then tell them to come out
and clear up the litter I'erhaps they
can get them into the building in that
way without tearing any red tape."
lie drove off with the bandages, and
the supplies were somehow smuggled
into the hospital.
Harlem In New York.
in an early charter of what is now
New York occurs the name of Lancas
ter. That is what Harlem used to be
called. It comprised the territory on
Manhattan island north of a line drawn
from the foot of East Seventy-fourth
street to the foot of Manhattan street.
The real Ilarlcm village was a settle
ment collected within a radius of a
quarter of a mile from One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth street and Third
avenue. Today the name Harlem is
applied to the whole territory north 01
One Hundred and Tenth street, east
and west. After the name Lancaster
was eliminated the village was called
Nleuw Haarlaem.—New York Press.
New Kind of Setter.
Little Oscar, aged five, had a dog
which was almost always to be found
lieliind the stove in the kitchen. Oscar
ouce visited at a house where there
were two fine dogs. The master of the
house told him that they were Irish
setters. The little fellow, who was
very fond of his pet. answered quickly,
"Mine is a kitchen setter."—Delineator.
Wanted a Wife.
"No. sir; my daughter can never be
yours."
"I don't want her to be my daugh
ter." broke in the young ardent. "1
want her to be my wife."
RESULTS OF TOESDAf'S ELECTION
111 HE STATE AND COUNTRY
Latest returns from various counties
do not materially change the early
estimate of 100,000 plurality in Penn
sylvania for J. A. Stober for State
Treasurer, head of the Republican ;
ticket. A. E. Sisson runs slightly be- j
hind Stober's plurality while Judge
Robert Von Mosch/.isker ran behind I
his ticket but was elected. (J. La Rue I
Muuson, Judge Von Moschzisker's
Democratic opponent, ran far ahead
of his colleagues in nearly all interior!
counties and cut down the judge's i
plurality in Philadelphia as compared 1
with that for Stober and Sisson about ■
12,000. Philadelphia contributed 104,-
000 and Allegheny about 12,000 to the \
Republican plurality for the head of i
the ticket. Munson carried a number!
of counties that gave pluralities for j
Stober and Sisson.
THE ENDMENTS CARRY.
The ten constitutional amendments
which abolish spring elections were !
adopted by a large majority, although ■
complete returns have not been receiv
ed from all counties.
In the county elections tho chief
lights were in Westmoreland, Arm
strong and Fayette counties, where
the race for tho county judgeship was
the feature. LucienW. Day, Democrat, !
carried Westmoreland. Fayette also
went Democratic, re-electing Judge
Umbel. W. D. Patton, Republican,
carried Armstrong.
PITTSBURG REPUBLICAN.
Pittsburg, Nov. 3. W. A. Blakely
was re-elected district attorney in Al
legheny county, carrying the entire
Republican ticket with him.
Pittsburg voted for a $6,675,000 bond
issue. The main issue in the light for
the bonds was the removal of"The
Hump," a hill, the foot of which is
at Smitlilield street, and which has
kept the business district confined
within a radius of four or five blocks.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC.
Baltimore, Nov. B.—The latest, but
still incomplete, returns of the elec
tion in Marylaud indicate that the
suffrage amendment has been defeated
in the State by from 12,000 to 14,000;
that Dr. Joshua Heriug lias been re
elected State ; that the
Legislature will be Democratic, and
that a split ticket will he elected in
Baltimore city.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Boston, Nov. !S.—The Democrats cf
Massachusetts were gratified in lonk
ing over the results of yesterday's
election, for, while the Republicans
succeeded in keeping Governor Eben
S. Draper and the rest of the State
ticket in their present positions, to
win such a victory by a narrow margin
TAMING A BIRD.
Teaching a Feathered Pet to Trust
You Is Not Difficult.
No creature is more jealous or sensi
tive than a bird. It is easy, however,
to win the heart of almost any bird,
and that without starving him or mak
ing him think he has mastered you.
Simply talk to him a good deal.
Place his cage near you on your desk
or work table, and retain his choicest
dainty to give to him with your own
fingers. Let him know that he can
never have that particular thing unless
he takes it from you. and he will soon
learn, if you are patient and do not
disconcert him by fixing your eyes
upon him.
After this he will more readily take
it from your lips, and then when you
let him out of his cage, after the first
excitement is over, he will come to you.
especially if you have a call to which
you have accustomed him, and accept
the dainty from you while free.
As soon as he becomes really con
vinced that you will not hurt him or
try to catch him or interfere in any
way with his liberty he will give way
to his boundless curiosity about you.
He will pull your hair, pick at your
eyes and give you as much of his com
pany as you desire.—New York Press.
A Lost Opportunity.
The father of the late Benoit Con
stant Coquelin. the great French actor,
was a baker, and young Coquelin was
brought up to the trade. At thirteen,
a writer in Le Figaro says, he mani
fested an irresistible inclination toward
the stage, ati inclination which his fa
ther steadfastly strove to repress.
"Don't devote so much time to those
dramas." his father used to say. "You
have learned a good trade, the business
is running well, and you shall be-my
successor."
A number of years after Constant
had made his way into general favor
his father, who took pride in his boy's
success, bill could never quite get over
the feeling that Constant should have
been a baker, was congratulated upon
his son's eiuiueuee.
"I remember," said the old man.
"that Constant was a good baker. He
would have gone far in the trade."
Blowing Up the Locks.
Would it be easy to blow up and de
stroy a lock canal by the malicious use
of dynamite or other high explosive?
The question has been debated much
in connection with the Panama canal.
The Engineering News calls attention
to the fact that an attempt made in
1000 to wreck the Welland canal in
this way produced surprisingly small
results. After two weeks' examination
the two men concerned selected lock
24. and each lowered a satchel con
taining dynamite and a fuss to the
water behind the gate at each end of
the lock. Both charges were exploded,
but the dynamite failed to carry away
the gates. Although the explosives
blew a hole about a foot in diataeter
through each gate and loosened the
binges, the gates remaiued in position,
holding back the water.
of N,OOO votes in a total of !i7o,ooo|wtt-i
too close for comfort.
For Lieutenant Governor, Louis A.
I'rothingham, the present incumbent,
i defeated his Democratic opponent,
; Eugene X. Fo.ss, by a little over 5,000
j votes. 1 he Democrats also made gain*
j in the legislature.
GAYNOR IS MAYOR.
New York, Nov. B.—The forces of
; fusion will be in practical control of
New York city's government after
j January 1 next, although the Domo
! "ratio candidate for Mayor, William
IJ- Gaynor, was elected to that ofiic«
j yesterday by a plurality of ajproxi
; matelv 7J,O(H) votes.
V> ith the exception of Mayor, tin*
j fusion sweep was complete. Not anoth
er Democratic candidate on city or
i county tickets won success. The fusion
I forces by electing their candidates for
| Comptroller and President of tli«
i Board of Aldermen, together with the
victories of the fusion and anti-Tam
many candidates for the presidencies
of all five boroughs, will give the op
i position to Tauunany thirteen out of
I sixteen votes in the important Board
of Estimate. This board will have in
| its hands during its term of oflioe the
i expenditure of practically $1,000,000, -
000.
Complete returns on the vote for
Mayor show the following:
Gaynor, 250,678; Bannard, 177,062;
Hearst, 153,843. Gaynor's plurality
78,016.
INPORTANT ELECTIONS
IN SCATTERED STATES
San Francisco, Nov. 3.—Francis J.
Heney, the Democratic-Independent
candidate for district attorney, con
cedes his defeat and the election of
the Union Labor-Republican candid
ate, Charles Fickert. While the re
turns are still incomplete a plurality
of 9,000 is indicated against Heney.
McCarthy, the Union Labor nominee,
has been elected mayor of San Fran
cisco and his associates on the ticket
are also successful.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 3.—Virginia,
as was expected, elected the entire
| Democratic state ticket. William
j Hodges Mann, for governor, was elect -
j ed by a plurality of about 33,000. The
I Republicans gained two members of
: the house of delegates, which will
I stand sixty Democrats to twenty Re
! publicans.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 3.—The result
of the election for members of the
' State legislature in this State loaves
i j the Republicans in control of both
I I branches. In the senate there will !><•
fifteen Republican and six Democrats
' J and in the house forty-two Republi
i cans and eighteen Democrats.
Either Way.
"Happiness merely consists of get
ting the things we want," remarked
the wise guy.
"Or of not getting the things we
don't want," supplemented the simple
mug.-Philadelphia Record.
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