Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Har. 10, 1910.
BASE BAIL
With yesterday's
/aw bind of weatlier
stirring this kind
vv\ °f i' picture does
'oo^so on ® ; °*
W season, does it? A
f ew days of spring
is all that is needed to set the base
ball bug a buzzing. In the way of get
ting into the running first off Nesco
peck seems to have the start with the
announcement that their team is piac
ticaly completed and will start on a
Irip through New York State in about
a mouth.
BERWICK MAKES BIG PLANS.
Up at Berwick Monday the fans held
a meeting at which they cinched the
Susquehanna league pennant three or
four times during the proceedings.
They launched what the Berwick
Enterprise describes as "The biggest
undertaking in the sporting line that
has over faced the local enthusiasts—
a proposition that its success is as
sured. "
They decided to rent a field in the
heart of the town. Ralph Laubach, a
local player, was elected manager and
the team will be financed on the plan
adopted by Danville last year.
NESCOPECK IS READY
But Nescopeck has all the rest of the
teams of the league beaten in a quick
get away. Here they are with an an
nouncement that they are only wait
ing the umpire's call to "Play Ball."
Practically the entire team is al
ready recruited. Among the new men
who will play with Nescopeck this
summer are Mack,a catcher and Neary,
a pitcher, of Mayfield; Maderia, a
Pottsville twirler; Oolan, of Mt. Car
mel, an infield man who will likely be
tried out at short,and Zuber, of Read
ing, for second base. Patterson will
again be on first, Smith and Lawrence
will be in the field. The association is
still looking for a third baseman and
a fielder, but these positions can be
readily handled with local talent, in
case no more players from a distance
are signed.
Neseopeck will play Binghauiton on
April 20th and 21st, Scran ton the two
following days and the team will like
ly then make a circuit of New York
State league teams.
LOTS OF MATERIAL.
Manager Splain, of the Neseopeck
team, says that- he had at least 25 ap
plications for places on his clnb. The
Susquehanna league has gained a re
putation and players are coming to
consider it an asset to have been a
member of one of the teams.
No Err-gars In Copenhagen.
Copenhagen is a city of 500,000 in
habitants. During a week's stay I
have seen no seller of matches or
boot laces, no gutter merchant, no
blind or othei* afflicted persons about
the streets asking for alms—not one
single sign of distress due to poverty.
I have explored the artisans' quarters
by day and late at night. There Is not
a single spot in the whole of Copen
hagen tli it could be compared even re
motely to th- slums In oar large
towns. Ther • no unemployed hang
ing about tV' street corners, no un
kempt wojjieii standing idly at the
doors, no ragged and dirty children
playing In the gutter. There are no
dirty houses, with dirty or broken
windows, mended with bits of paper,
and a ragged apron or a torn bedcloth
doing duty for a curtain.—Denmark
Letter in London Express.
An Ancient Greek Relic.
As a memorial of their victory in
their final and desperate struggle at
Palatea to hurl back the invading east
the ancient Greeks made a tripod from
the golden cups of the Persians' table
and the bronze of their soldiers' armor.
It bore on Its sides the names of ever?
city whose soldiers fought and fell In
the supreme moment of a nation's life.
That tripod still exl3ta at Constantino
ple, a national relic which has endured
longer than the states whose deeds It
consecrated.
Why He Stopped.
"You used to be an awful spend
thrift."
"Yep. Hut I ain't any longer."
"Ah! Reformed?"
"No; spent it all."—Cleveland Lender
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State Men Endorse
National Walkout
NEW CASTLE, March 9.
Declaring that the only remedy for
the Philadelphia strike should arbitra
tion be refused would bo a national
strike, President W. D. Malion, of the
Street Carmen's union, followed by
ten delegates from Philadelphia, sud
denly appeared at the session of the
State Federation of Labor hero today.
Taking the convention by storm, he
askeil that a motion be presented in
dorsing a national strike, which was
at once adopted and a committee was
appointed to take action. Mahon in a
speech alleged that the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company had acted
against the interests of labor,not only
in a high handed manner, but with a
view if possible of throttling every
organized trade or union in that city
and county and that the company had
been supported by the Corrupt officials
of the city of Philadelphia. "The only
remedy," declared Mahon," if arbitra
tion is refused, is a national strike of
men and women,union and non-union,
organized and unorganized."
COMMITTEE OF NINE APPOINTED
The addresses that preceded the pass-1
ing of the resolution were of the fight- j
ing order and all seemed to be under i
the conviction that,failing the accept
ance of arbitration on the part of the
traction company, the only way left J
open was to call out every worker. In j
the opinion of the speakers, the car I
company will not listen to arbitration
ami it was expressed among the dele
gates that the only thing for the con
vention to do was to get ready right j
then for the calling of a national j
strike. In addition to Mahon, other
speakers were William J. Trace.v, of
Philadelphia; J. J. Thorpe and W. J. '
Kelley, of Pittsburg. After tho pass
ing of the resolution,which was carri
ed with the greatest enthusiasm, it
was decided that a committee of nine
be appointed for the purpose of mak
ing arrangements for the proper carry
ing into effect of the convention's re
solution and for determining the de
tails for its being put into effect.
STRIKERS QUIET
IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, March St.
Despite the excitement created by
the "shooting up" of Frankford
avenue, one of the principal thorough- j
fares in the northeastern section of the j
The Color of Water.
The waters of the seas, lakes, rivers
and streams la general are very often
colored. For Instance, the water of
the Mediterranean sea Is not colorless,
but green-blue; also there is a brilliant
red river In South America. The St
Lawrence, In Canada, Is pale green
and the Ottawa golden brown. Where
these two rivers meet quite frequently i
whole broad patches remain unmixed.
Here Is a gold patch and there a green
one. Otherwise than this water re
flects the colors of its surroundings,
and n so called "Emerald pool" In the
White mountains Is green because the
birches on lis borders In early summer
are brilliant green. The Blue grotto,
In Capri, Italy, shows a remarkably
rich color, near to green-blue, because
all the light received In that grotto ,
comes through the water at its en
trance, and. as lias been said, the Med- j
Iterranoan is green-blue. The water i
of the geysers in the Yellowstone park
are also colored by natural mineral
dyes. You can dye your own glass of
water by a piece of the bloodroot plant.
Try it. That will be a vegetable dve.—
St. Nicholas.
Trials of a Host.
"I suppose you will give some elab
orate entertainments this season?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox; "I
think we'll improve on those of last
season."
"Weren't they all successful?"
"Nope. It was my fault. I tried to !
make everybody have a good time, and
the first thin;; I knew mother and the [
girls were complaining because they
weren't sufficiently high class and
formal."—Washington Star.
Hia Chance.
Little Coy—l want a dose of castor
oil. Druggist—Do you want the kind
you can't taste? Little Boy <anxlousto
get even)—No, sir; It's for mother.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN.
DREADNAUGHT CARS
The nub of railroading is first-class equipment and reli
able service. The Pennsylvania Railroad provides this for the
public. For many months big all-steel coaches, built like
Dreadnaughts, have been operated on all through trains.
Their easy-riding qualities and steadiness of motion have been
widely praised. The all-steel dining cars too have distinct ad
vantages over the wooden ones. They are stronger and
steadier, and the act of eating is made more enjoyable by the
smoother movement.
There are also some steel Pullman Cars —Combined Par
lor—Sjnokers and Baggage—in the service now. Travelers
like them. They have plenty of elbow room and they glide
over the rails. The Sleeping Cars are coming. Some four
hundred parlor and sleeping cars will be in use by Summer.
These steel coaches and cars are the strongest vehicles
ever built for passenger transportation. They are fire proof,
break proof and bend proof. They represent the climax of
safety and the perfection of comfort in railroad travel.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has always been the leader in
all manner of improved equipment as well as in all methods of
making their patrons more comfortable. This is why it is
known and honored as The Standard Railroad of America.
city, late last night by a trolley car
load of alleged St. Louis strike-beak
ors, there were no serious demonstra
tions against tho trolley cars in opera
tion early today.
O. O. Pratt, the organizer of the car
men, tliis morning renounced the af
fair in Frankford, where three men
and a 14-year-old girl are in a hospital
suffering from slight bullet wounds
received when the crowd of trolley
men shot from a swiftly moving car
into the crowd. He said it was the
usual last resort, of the desperate
strike-breaker, who, finding every
thing quiet,shoots up a town to create
trouble.
Although many lines are again run
ning today without any sign of trou
ble, much apprehension is felt as to
the outcome of the feeling stirred up
by last night's attack in Frankford.
The police are investigating and are
trying to fix the blame for the reckless
gun play.
It. is alleged that the strike-breakers
on learning that one of their number
had been injured by a stone thrown
j while he was operating a car. decided
i to get revenge and took out a trolley
| without the permission of tho coni
: pany. Running down Frankford avenue
i they shot into every crowd they saw
I and quickly returned to the barn by a
! cross-over switch.
j Although Director of Public Safety
Clay still declares that the general
strike feeling is on the wane the labor
leaders declare that they are steadily
gaining ground. Many meetings of
i unorganized workers are being ad
: dressed by prominent labor organizers
1 each day and night and they report
• many converts to the cause of trade
unionism. Many of tho special dis
pensations are being withdrawn by
the union and it is declared GOO bak
ers will join the strike today.
1 Strike leaders today said they had
no reasons to change their estimates
that between 125,000 and 150,000 per
sons are idle as a result of the calling
of the general strike. The city admin
stration still continues to belittle the
walkout, Director of Public Safety
Henry Clay adhering to his estimate
that less than 20,000 workers respond
ed to tho strike call. The director's
figures are considered too low,as hosi
ery manufacturers, only one branch of
the textile industry of the city, admit
that 25,000 workers in their line alone
(are now idle.
Remarkabla Reasons For Duels.
Colonel Montgomery was shot In i>
j duel about a tlog, Colonel Ramsey in
one about a servant, Mr. Featlierstone
In one about a recruit, Sterne's father
in one about a goose, and another gen
tleman In one about a bottle of an
chovies. One officer was challenged
for merely anklng his opponent to
! pass him a goblet. ALother was com
pelled to fight about a pinch of snuff.
General Barry was challenged by a
'< Captain Smith for declining wine fit a
dinner on a steamboat, although the
general pleadiM as an excuse that
wine Invariably made htm sick, and
Lieutenant Cowther lost his life In a
duel because be was refused admit
tance to a club of pigeon shooters.
In 1777 a du< 1 occurred In New York
i between lieutenant Featherstonehaugh
i of the t eve ty-tifth and Captain Mc
i Pherson of t'te Forty-second British
i regiment it; r- -nrd to the manner of
eating an ear of corn, one contending
that the eating was from the col) and
the other contending that the grain
should be cut off from the cob before
rating. Lieutenant Featherstonehaugh
' lost his right arm, the ball from his
antagonist's pistol shattering the limb
fearfully, so much so that It had to be
amputated. Major Noah lost his life
in 1827 at the dueling ground at Ilobo
ken In a simple dispute about what
was trumps in a game of cards.—Lon
don Chronicle.
Poetic Justice.
"Pa, did you ever hear of a real case
i of poetic justice?"
| "Yea. A man who once swindled me
out of S6OO In nn irrigation scheme
died of water on the brain."—Chicago
i Record-Herald.
His Status.
! "Well, my little man," inquired a
visitor pleasantly, "who are you?"
| "I'm the baby's brother." wag the
! Ingenuous reply.—Truth Seeker.
ACTIVITY 111
TRADE CIRCLES
The revivifying effect of the breath
of spring is manifest in the renewed
activity in trade circles. The general
awakening is, probably, accelerated
by the approach of Easter, which is
only a trifle over two weeks distant.
The stores ofjtowu have never taken
on a more attractive appearance nor
revealed a more comprehensive and
diversified stock of goods, thus early
in the month of March.
Danville merchants have earned the
reputation of being wide awake and
progressive. The stores of town in all
that makes them attractive and ap
peals to buyers have always stood
abreast of the very best stores of this
seotion, taking in many of the larger
towns. That none of them this spring
will be eclipsed by past effort is quite
apparent from the preparation being
made for the Easter trade.
EFFECT OF SPRING
The general weather of the last few
days has created a stir among the buy
ers and not only on the mild after
noons, but also during evenings quite
an increase is noted in the throng of
people on the streets. With all our in
dustries running on full time, prospects
are very fair for a good Easter trade.
OPEN AT EVENING
The clothing and shoe stores along
with other establishments that do not
observe early closing at any season aie
open during the evenings. Previously
as Easter approached all the stores as
a rule remained open until 8 or 0
o'clock. At the present the grocery,
the dry goods and the general stores
close at six o'clock.
Paderewski's Distinction.
There was a day when Paderewski's
English was not fluent One evening
before a choice company in his ele
gant apartments in New York he was
showing a few highly flattered callers
how to do this, that and t'other on the
keys of his grand piano, explaining In
bad English as he went. Of course the
man was present who is ever ready to
supply a word when a speaker hesi
tates. The famous artist, landing with
both hands as If he hud Just dropped
from the ceiling, exclaimed, "Harmo
ny!" All applauded the perfect con
cord. He shot down again like a trip
bamtner and would have exclaimed
agni !, but the word refused to come.
"What you call—er —er"— "Discord.''
put In the supplier of words. Paderew
ski's hair stood straight out, and his
face was white :ind red with anger
Jumping up from the stool, he sput
tered: "Deescort! No! With tne a
deescort Iss eeraposslble!" He would
not be persuaded to touch the Instru
ment again that night. The uninten
tional Insult struck <1«»D
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I I'KitsoNs I \ I KUK.- ri:n—Notice is hereby given
I that I IM* following named persons -lid on the
Malt* uMixed tot heir names, tile tho accounts
j of their administration t«» t lie estate oft hose
persons, deceased, a ml (iuardian Accounts, Arc.
! whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
[ the otllceof the Register for the Probate of
i Wills and granting of Letters of Administra
tion, hi and for lhe t'onntyof Montour, and
that the name \vill he presentedtotlieOrphan's
Court of said county, for continuation and
allowance, on ill. I Itli .l»v of
Mhhli A. !>., ItHO, at the meeting o the
Court In the afternoon.
10l >.
Feby l. First and Final account of
Daniel (Cotner, Guardian
of Lydia Fietta Hartman,
Clarence Wellington Hart
man, Leah Frances Hart
man and Martha Elizabeth
Hartman, minor childreu
of Wellington Hartman,
late of Cooper Township,
Montour County,deceas e
as stated by William L.
Hartman, Executor &c.
Feby. I' 3, First and Final account
of Henry Wireman, Exec
utor of Regina Wireman,
late of Mahoning Town
ship,' Montour County, de
ceased.
Feby. 12,"First and Final account
of 11. M. Hinckley, Ancil
lary Administrator of the
estate of Margaret Rogers,
late ofjthe County of Allen
and* State of Indiana, de
ceased [said decedent hav
ing property 'in Montour
County, Penna.
Feby. 12, First and Final account
of Harry M. Yeager, Ad
ministrator of Ellen Yeag
er, late of Yalley Town
ship, Montour County, de
ceased.
Feby. i 2, First aud Final account
ofJFrank Carey, Adminis
trator of Mary F. Welliver,
late of Anthony Township,
Montour County,deceased.
Feby. 12, First anil Final account of
Benj. F. Ware, Executor
of Joel Bogart, late of
Liberty Township Moutou r
County, deceased.
WM. L. SIDLER, Register
Register's Office,
Danville, Pa./Feby 12, 1910.
DEMAND GREATER
THAN TIE SUPPLY
Mr. F. W. Magill, teacher of the
commercial department of the Dau
ville high school, states that the de
mand for typewriters and stenograph
ers far exceeds the supply of the same,
the condition being one that has had
no parallel since he has been engaged
in school work.
Mr. Magill is continually in receipt
of inquiries from business firms who
have positions to fill and are badly in
need of help. The inducements are
such that it generally pays the mem
bers of the senior class that are profici
ent to leave school at once, foregoing
the distinction of formally graduating
at the end 6f the term. In addition to
Raymond L. Johns, who has entered
the office of the Danville Foundry and
Machine company, Clyde Hallman, a
member of the graduating class, has
accepted a position with Hayes &
Olaik, contractors, and will enter up
on his duties as soon as the firm be
gins operations on the big reservoir at
Altoona.
Illustrating to what extent the de
mand for skillful stenographers ex
ceeds the supply it might be mention
ed that at the present time the class
in the commercial department of the
Danville high school consists of but
nine members,only three of whom are
boys.
RAPID PROMOTIONS.
The numerous vacancies that occur
is probably not due so much to in
dustrial activity as to the rapid pro
motions that take place among type
writers and stenographers. These, if
capable and ambitious,soon master the
details of their employer's business
and become valuable in other depart
ments, when they are moved upward.
All of which demonstrates that there
never was a time of greater promise
for young men anil women who are
willing to work as well as the fact
that the Danville school hoard when
it added the commercial department
to the high school took a step that the
community has no cause to regret.
That the class is not larger the pres
ent year is neither here nor there. The
very best of work is being done, aud
the classes have been larger in the
past just as they will he larger in the
future when the young people come to
rightly understand their opportunity.
Origin of Tory.
Sir Walter Scott's explanation of th«
origin of "tory" as "give me" Is not
quite the same as that of other in
quirers. According to a high authori
ty, the word is Irish for a "pursuer"
and was at first given to moss troop
ers, who for their own villainous pur
poses pretended to be on the side of
I the crown and the constitution and the
! rights of property and in that dls-
I guise haunted the bogs of Ireland,
, robbing the Inhabitants lu the name
, of the king. About 1080 those who
! "contended for the extreme preroga
■ tlves of the crown" lind this contemp
i tuous term applied to them by their
I opponents, and thus we arrive at the
| meaning of today. Macaulay points
out as a curious circumstance that
[ "whig" and "tory" originally applied
| as a term of insult should so soon have
' been assumed .with pride. An odder
circumstance is that tv.o great Eng
lish parties should have taken their
titles the one from the bogs of Ire
land and the other from the lowlands
of Scotland.—London Times.
Gilbert Islands Tipple.
Neither tea nor coffee Is drunk In the
Gilbert islands, but liquor named kara
fee, or toddy. It is the juice of the co
coauut tree, from which it Is drawn
daily at sunrise and sunset. To obtain
It the natives climb up the tall trees
and while extracting it keep up a con
stant yelling to let those below know
that they are at work. The sap when
fresh is a harmless and delicious bev
erage, hut after it has been kept a day
or two fermentation sets in and it be
comes intoxicating. Karafee does not,
however, fly to the bead, hut a man
who drinks It to excess loses the con
trol of his legs. However, when this
befalls a natlvo he has sense enough
to remain indoors aud shows bis face
to no oue, for if his chief should ever
hear of it he would be tried and sen
tenced to hard labor aud a heavy fine.
In former days a native found intoxi
cated was tied to a tree aud received
a hundred lashes, the blood fairly
streaming down bis back. Besides
this, all his lands were confiscated to
the king forever.
Tasting the Climate.
The summer climate of Alaska is
often described as possessing a charm
and fascination which cannot be de
scribed in words. Nevertheless In
"Alaska, the Ureut Country," Ella
Iligginson tells of an old Klondlker
who declared that oue could "just
taste Alaska climate."
"It tastes different every hundred
miles," he declared, with that beam
of the eye which means love of Alaska
in the heart. "You begin to taste it in
Grenville channel. It tasted different
at Skagway, and there's a big change
when you get to White Horse.
"I golly! At White Horse you'll think
you never tasted anything "like It, but
It don't hold a candle there to the way
It tastes going down the Yukon.
''lf you happen to get into the ar'tic
circle, say, about - in the morning, yon
address yourself and kike out on deck,
and you can taste more'n climate. You
can taste the ar'tic circle itself. Say,
can you guess what it tastes like?"
I coulil not guess what the arctic cir
cle tasted like and frankly confessed
It.
"Well, say, it tastes like icicles made
out of them little blue flowers you call
voylets. I picked some out from un
der the snow once and et 'em. There
was moisture froze all over 'em. so 1
know how tbey taste, and that's the
way the ar'tic circle tastes.
"Just you remember when you get
to the circle an' say, straight goods, if
Cyanide Bill eln't right."
BIG GRAFfERS
NOW WEAR STRIPES
PHILADELPHIA, March i). |
James M. Shumaker, of Johustowi , I
former superintendent of Public '
Grounds and Buildings, who was con
victed of conspiracy to defraud the
State in the furnishing of the State
capitol, began his two years' term in
the Eastern penitentiary at 9:30 a. m. '
today. „
MET BY SHERIFF FLETCHER.
Shumaker was met at the Pennsyl- <
vania railroad station by J. Howe '
Fletcher, Sheriff of Dauphiu county, '
and without any formalities they pro- ]
ceeded to "Olierry Hill" in a closed ]
cab. i
Dr. W. P. Snyder, who was convict- '
ed along with Shumaker, began his ,
two gears' sentence yesterday after- t
noon.
gAfter arriving at the penitentiary
Snyder and Shumaker went through
i the routine every prisoner undergoes,
which included the removal of all
clothing, after which they were fur
nished witli prison garb. It was said
by Warden McKenty that the prison
ers would be given work at once, and
perhaps it would be something like
clericalwork in the office.
SNYDER SEEMED CHEERFUL.
It was said by those at the prison j
that Dr. Snyder did not appear deject- \
ed and that he bade a very cheerful |
good-bye to those who accompanied
him.
In addition to imprisonment for two j
years Snyder, as well as Shumaker, j
will be obliged to pay fines of SSOO and
| their share of the costs of the first j
j trial. The actual amount has not been j
computed by the Commonwealth. The j
docket costs so far, it is said, amount j
| to $5,000 and the State witnesses will j
[ run considerably more. The State, in I
figuring oil its bill, will pay only a
| portion of the witnesses.
Story of Lady Hamilton.
The story of Amy Lyou, the daugh- !
ter of the humble Cheshire villager,
who by her wondrous beauty rose to
a pitch of European renown. Is an as
i tonlshing Instance of beauty's power. 1
' The future Lady Hamilton was chrls- !
| tened Amy, but after trying the vari-
I ous changes of Amyly, Emyly and !
; Emily finally adopted Emma and,
wishing also a change of surname,
! christened herself Ilart when at slx
| teen she caiue to London as lady's j
maid. After an extraordinary career 1
I of vicissitudes she came under the pro
tection of the Hon. Charles Greville. !
i who introduced her to Romney, who ;
was Inspired by her loveliness to paint
■ from her some of his finest pictures,
j She also sat to Reynolds, Hoppner and
; Lawrence and to numerous artists in
Italy when at twenty-eight she had j
become the wife of tho ambassador
at Naples. Sir William Hamilton.
There she met Nelson, and thereafter
her history is lntwined with his own.
She was obliged at fifty to flee from
her creditors to Cnlals, where she died
1 In 1815.—London Strand Magazine.
Waco and Arkansas.
Every town has a right to pronounce
Its name In its own way, but Texans
! never seemed to get together on the
pronunciation of tho name "Waco."
! Years ago Texas was represented by
I two senators, one of whom called the
town "Wuy-kn." whereas the other in
sisted it was "Wack-ko." The reading
clerks had a merry time. If the word
were read one way the opposing sena
tor w-r-.'ld make a complaint, and vice
versa.
It recalls the time when Arkansas
was represented in the senate by tJar
innd and Walker. One insisted that
the state should be called "Arkansas,"
Just as it is spelled. The other always
Insisted upon "Arkansaw." John .1.
Ingalls, who was presiding oliicer of
the senate in those days, had the mat
ter down io such a nicety tiiat ''e
would recognize the one as "the sena
tor from "Arkansas"' and the other
us "the senator from 'Arkansaw,' " be
ing very careful to give each senator
his favorite pronunciation. Washing
ton Cor. St Louis Star.
Opened His Eyes.
The dapper little traveling man
glanced at tho menu and then looked
at the pretty waitress. "Nice day, lit
tle one," he began.
"Yes, it is," she answered, "and so
was yesterday, and my name Is Ella,
and I know I'm u little peach und
have pretty blue eyes, and I've been
here quite awhile aud like the place,
and I don't think I'm too nice a girl to
be working In a hotel. If I did I'd quit
my Job. And my wages are satisfac
tory, and I don't know If there Is a
show or a dance in town tcmight, and
If there Is 1 shall not go with you,
and I'm from the country, and I'm a
respectable girl, and my brother is
cook in this hotel, and he weighs 200
pounds, and last week he wiped up
this dining room floor with a fresh
fifty doliur a month traveling man
who tried to flirt with me. Now,
what'll you have?"
The dapper little traveling man said
he was not very hungry and a cup of
coffee and some hot cakes would do.—
Exchange.
No Difference.
Jinks—Which women have the worst
tempers, blonds or brunettes? Rinks—
My wife has been both, and I could
not see any difference.—New York
Times.
One Doctor—Only One
No sense in running from one doctor to another! Select
the best one, then stand by him. No sense either in trying
this thing, that thing, for your cough. Carefully, deliber
ately select the best cough medicine, then take it. Stick
to it. Ask your doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for
throat and lung troubles. Sold for nearly seventy years.
No alcohol in this cough medicine.
Why try this thing, that thing, for your constipation? XV hy not stick to the good
c'.J reliable family laxative—Ayer's Pills? Ask your doctor if he approves this advice.
Fhoosands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect ft.
Bow To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with vcui
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
frewrr! a ' ,rlc k (lust sedi
ment, or settling,
-A Wxjny T7D stringy or mil*)'
lijA vT^UC3y<\\f a PP earallce °f leß
U-, i j indicates an un
-1I hoaUh y condi
ifT\ \rrflV/ he t '° n °* tiie kid
• quent desire to
* pass it or pain in
the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled togo often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp-Root is
soon realized. It stands the highest be
cause of its remarkable 1
health restoring prop
medicine you should
have the best. Sold by jl*^flE|jMHssjl
and one-dollar sizes. H ",!■ "
You may have a sample bottle sent free
by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
rememberthename, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y., on every bottle.
Just Like a Woman. i
A Boston physician was describing
a week's drive that he took last fall
through some of the most picturesque
districts of New Eugland.
"1 saw much that was memorable
and heard much that was worth re
membering on this quiet, bucolic ex
cursion.
"1 remember an elderly justice of
the peace in a beautiful New Hamp
shire village uear Lake Sunapee. I
stayed there all night with this line,
keen old man. He amused me and
impressed me with his mordant humor,
j "During the evening the question of
the unreasonableness of womankind
came up for discussion. 'Ah ' said the
old justice, 'woman is unrtmsonable,
very unreasonable Indeed. In fact,
there Is no living creature so unreason
able as woman. 1 remember that my
wife and 1 were talking over our af
fairs one day, and we agreed that it
had come to the point where we must
i both economize.
" 'Yes, my dear,' I said to my wife,
'we must both economize—both!'
" 'Very well, Henry,' sho said with
a tired air of submission to an un
pleasant condition, "you shave yourself,
uuil I'll cut your hair.' "—Boston Post.
Hyrnnological Ineptitude.
The story of a minister who held a.
religious meeting In a penitentiary and
aroused the ire of the Inmates by an
nouncing as a hymn that one begin*
nlng "The dying thief rejoiced to see"
Is equaled by the tale of a local
preacher whose church got In debt not
long ago. A congregational meeting
was held for the purpose of extricating
it, and the chairman of the board of
deacons, or whatever the financial body
was, got up and stated the situation
uud ended by calling for a special col
lection to make up the deficit.
"I suggest that we sing a hymn," one
of the members of the church sug
gested.
This Idea was carried out, and the
number of the song was announced. A
smile overspread many faces, however,
when they reached the line, "When we
asunder part it gives us Inward pain."
Nevertheless the "sundering" process
was most successful and wasn't partic
ularly painful either.—Louisville Cou
rier-.) ournal.
Tailed Englishmen.
Natives of southern Arabia believe
that Christians wear hats only to hide
their horns. Formerly the continent
of Europe clung to the conviction that
die Englishman's nether garments con
cealed a tail. So late as the reign of
Kdward VI.. according to Bale, "an
Kuglyshtuan cannot travayle in anoth
er land by way of marchandyse or
any other honest occupylnge, but it Is
most contumellously thrown Into his
tetiie that all Englyshmen have ta.ls."
The belief probably arose from the
legend of the "Kentish I.ongtails."
The people of either Canterbury or
St rood (for the legend varies) mocked
at Becket as he rode by on an ass
und cut off the ass' toll. Wherefore
they and t heir descendsnts wero cursed
with tails thenceforth. At least so
said jesters of other countries, and the
slander eventually reacted upon Eng
land In general. Another version sub
stitutes St. Augustine and Dorsetshire.
His Bad Break.
"How did you enjoy tho musieaie?"
"Oh. I applauded at the wrong time,
as usual! Thought the orchestra tun
ing up was a classical number."—Kan
sas City Journal.
Thoughts.
Thoughts are much greater than
things They are vital forces and have
endless effects. What you think today
determines hat you will be iu years
to come.
A Mistaken Cure.
"Jennie!" yelled the composer.
"Yes, dear," called back the gen He
wife.
"Why in thunder don't you keep,
that kid quiet? What ails it?"
"I can't think, dear. I'm singing out
of your lullabies to the poor little dar
ling!"—Llppincott's.