Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa., June 30, 1910.
COMMITTEES "1
WILL REPORT
A meeting of the general committee
appointed to mute arrangements for
the Fourth of July celebration will be
hel<l iu connoil chamber at 8 o'clock
tonight. The various sub committees,
are expected to present reports.
There rectus * i V ■> no question what
ever .is pi the succe.M of the celebra
tion. Tite solicitors have been at work j
for several days and sufficient funds i
are in sight.
The money will chiefly be expended j
for fireworks, the aim being to have !
the most imposing display of the lat- |
ter that was ever witnessed in Dan
ville. Not a few persons, who usually |
expend considerable sums on the i
Fourth for the entertainment of their i
families, this year will depend upon j
the public display and have contribut
ed what they generally expend for fire- j
works to the general fund, which will 1
be applied to the purchase of large and ;
imposing pieces. If tins example be
followed generally the pyrotechnic
display will truly be worth while,and j
at the same time will be promoted a j
safe and sane observance of the Fourth, j
as the discharge of the fire works will j
be iu experienced hands and danger of
accidents thereby will be reduced to a |
minimum.
The chief burgess as chairman of the
general committee desires a full at
tendance tonight, as the interval be
tween the present and the celebration
is very short.
The committees are as follows:
Automobiles—W. G. Pursel, W. G.
Brown and C. P. Murray.
Music—Dr. G. A. Stock, Irvin Van
nan and D. N. Dieffenbacher.
Fireworks John Jacobs, M. H.
Soliram and W. V. Oglesby.
Soliciting—J. 0. Mincemoyer, John
G. Voris and R. K. Pursel.
Speakers—T. J. Price and F. M. I
Gotwalds.
A Mistaksn Sign of Generosity.
The young son of a Germantown I
man who lives up to every cent of his j
Income heard a compliment for Ills fa- !
thcr the other day and passed it on,
thinking to please the parental heart j
and win future favors perhaps from I
the parental purse.
"Heard something uice about you, j
ibid," he announced over the dinner j
table.
"Ah, that's pleasant!" murmured fa- |
ther modestly.
"Heard you was awful good to ]
mother," went on the boy.
"I hope I treat your mother as a man I
should treat the person he cares most i
for," responded father evenly.
"Heard you were so generous to her |
that every one iu town knew about it. j
Heard a man say every one was talk
ing about it too. lie said everything
you had was In your wife's name."
The father's countenance underwent
fi sudden change. He sputtered for a
anoment painfully. Then he spoke.
"You goto bed!" said papa.—Phila
delphia Ledger.
Secret For Secret.
In the days of I.ouis XIV. even war- I
rlora bandied epigrams with one an
•other.
The Mnrechal de Grammont had tak- !
•en a fortress by siege.
"1 will tell you a secret," said its
■military governor after surrendering.
"The reason of my capitulation was
"that 1 had no more powder."
"And. secret for secret," returned
the mareclial suavely, "the reason of
my accepting It on such easy terms
>was that I had no more balls."
Not So Absurd.
"How absurd!"
"What's absurd?"
"Five years are supposed to have
lapsed since the last act, and that
| man Is wearing the same overcoat."
"Nothin' absurd about that no's
j takin' the part of a married roan, Isn't
j he?"
Spiteful.
I Patience Did you enjoy my laat
bong? Patrice—l might have if I had
known It was your lust Yonkers
Statesman.
Wealth is not his that has it but
his that enjoys it.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. Amos Wohlfarth and daughter
Esther, of Hiveiside, and Mrs. Harry
Berdine aud daughters, Lnella and
Dorothy, of liinghamton. New York,
attended the State Normal school com
mencement at Bioomsburg this week.
Mrs. Mary Deucy, of Philadelphia,
is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Melliu, Honeymoon street.
Airs. Michael McMenauiin returned
to her home in Mt. Carmel yesterday
after a visit with her son, P. P. Mc-
Menauiin, East Market street.
William Ashton, of Wilkes-Barre,
left yesterday for Shamokin, after a
visit with his father, Alexander Ash
ton, Cooper street.
Dr. C. Sbultz, Bloom street, left yes
terday for Mt. Gretna where he will
join his family for a visit of several
days.
Dr. Ella B. Everett returned to
Philadelphia yesterday after a visit
with her mother, Mrs. E. G. Everett,
She was accompanied by
her mother, who will spend some time
in the city.
Miss Nora Smith and Miss May
Hummer, of the south side, left yes
terday for Suubury, where they will
attend the Epworth League convention
now in session, as delegates from St.
Peter's church, Riverside.
Mrs. John Shaler, Chambers street,
was a Sunbury visitor yesterday.
New Book by Samuel Gompers.
Samuel Gompers' new book, "Labor
In Europe and Australia," has touches
of humor as well as the keen observa
tions which come from expert knowl
edge. For instance, it is said that in
England It requires "three requests of
a waiter to get a glass of water and in
Germany five orders and a tight." At
the same time Mr. Gompers goes deep
ly into questions Involving the state of
labor in England. Holland, Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland and Italy, al
ways making comparisons with Amer
ican conditions. The great practical
advantages to labor in America, he
believes, arise from a better school
system, freedom from military burdens
tilld a more liberal land policy.
Judge Puts Sailor In Pawn.
When John Reiss, a sailor, was fined
$5 for being drunk at Bayonne, N. J.,
he said he didn't have a cent. "I'll let
you hock yourself for it," said Re
corder Mara. "When your ship comes
in again come around and pay me the
s,j and redeem yourself." Ueiss said.
"Aye, aye, cap'n."
New Pygmy Tribe Found.
A British expedition exploring tho
great Snow mountains of Dutch New
Guinea discovered a tribe of pygmies
averaging fifty-one inches In height
dwelling at an elevation of about 2,000
feet. It is believed they belong to the
Negrito race.
FRENCH TRADESMEN.
Bows and Smiles and Flattery All
Use-J In Business.
"Bon jour, madame." This lu a cor
dial tone and accompanied by a teudv
smile is the welcome of your French
tradesman or tradeswoman. With low
ly bows and widespreading smiles lie
shows himself delighted to serve you.
If you look over everything in theshop
and buy only the wing of a chicken,
yet he will just as smilingly bow you
out and hope to see you again.
Once I entered my milkman's speck
less shop and was met by Monsieur
Jean himself. "Oil, Monsieur Jean," I
smiled, "I am so sorry! Your milk is
so delicious, but 1 that i cannot
use all of 4 cents' worth a day." Mon
sieur Jean was all sympathy, under
standing at once, and answered, "But.
madame, let me send you half that
quantity, 2 cents' worth—l cent's worth
—what you will." And with a shrug
and a smile, as If to say, "What
is 2 cents' worth of milk compared
with the honor of your patronageV"
he put my fears to rest.
This subtle flattery of the tradesman
is really good business. One is only
human, and It is so pleasant to be a
person of consequence! I resolved on
the spot to buy all my butter and
cheese from Monsieur Jean, as well as
the milk.—New Idea Woman's Maga
zine.
A Dog and a Song.
During one of the last birthday cele
brations of the "poet Whittier he was
visited by a celebrated oratorio singer.
The lady was asked to sing, and, seat
ing herself at the piano, she began the
beautiful ballad "liobiu Adair." SL>?
had hardly begun before Mr. Whit
tier's pot dog came into the room and.
seating himself by her side, watched
her as if fascinated, listening with a
deli lit unusual in an animal. When
she finished he came aud put his paw
very gravely into her hand and licked
her check. "Robin takes that as a trib
ute to himself," said Mr. Whittier.
"He also is Robin Adair." The dog.
hearing his own name, evidently con
sidered that he was the hero of the
song. From that moment during the
lady's visit ho was her devoted attend
ant. He kept by her side when she
was indoors and accompanied her
when she went to walk. When she
went nway he carried her satchel in
his mouth to the gate and watched her
departure with every evidence of <lis
tress.
Superior Wisdom.
"Why do you consider women supe
rior to men in intelligence?"
"A bald headed man buys hair re
storer by tbe quart, doesn't be?"
"Er—yes."
"Well, a woman doesn't waste time
ou a hair restorer. She buys hair."—
Houston Post.
Strictly Accurate.
Lawyer—So you say tbe defendant
pushed you against your will? Wit
ness—No, sir; 1 said be pushed me
against tho door.—Baltimore American.
FINDS BREWER
j RELD LICENSE
1 Judge Evans lias forced the qnestiou
of the brewrey control of retail licens-
I ed places in Golnmbin county to the
front. The matter was brought to the
attention of the couit at Bioomsburg
this week when the case of tho trans
i fer of a restaurant license from J. F.
1 Shoemaker, of Berwick,to Wallace W.
'! Shobert, also of Berwick, was up.
' When Judge Evans causaly inquired
j whether there was any agreement be
i tween Shoemaker and Shobert, and
, j whether the petitioner cared to di-
II vulge the amouut of the purchase
1 piice.tlie latter pulled from bis pocket
an agreement between the Mutual
Realty Company, the holding concern
I for the Columbia Brewing Company,
I and Shobert. Shoemaker did not figure
in the agreement at all.
Judge Evans, when he read the
> agreement, declared that there must be
t an explanation made by M. Mellet.the
, brewery president, and iiis concern,
' and that this statement must be made
sin open court. "Tbe Columbia Brew
ing Company can't get a license from
. | this court, " declared Judge Evans,
"and this place is liable to lose its
j; license."
. 1 According to the agreement,Shobert
I was to pay the realty company $7,556.-
jSO for the business without the real
!estate.
» ; This is not the first time that the
' question of brewery control of county
1 licenses has been aired in court. Fred
j T. Ikeler made the charge several years
j ago iu license court that a large num-
I ber of licenses iu the county were in
J reality held by breweries, and the un
( masking of the true situation is being
awaited with interest throughout the
j entire county.
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Suspicious Routine.
. Good Man-All, uiv poor fellow. I
feel sorry for you! Why don t you
1 \ work? When 1 was young, for ten
» years 1 was uevor in bed afters —an
1 hour's work before breakfast, then five
shours' work, then dinner, then four
! hours' more work, then supper, then
bed, theu up again at 5 the uext moru
! ing
] Loafer—l say, guv'nor, where did ye
; serve yer time, San Quentin or Fol
t som?— San Francisco Star.
g Not Mere Talk.
e "I cannot live but a week longer wlz-
I out you."
'l "Foolish talk. duke. How can you
fix on a specific length of time?"
"Ze landlord fix on it. miss, not I."—
, | Louisville Courier-Journal.
Easily Convinced.
Would Be Contributor iat editor's
deskt—Here's a joke, Mr. Editor, that
I'll guarantee was never in print t>e
e{ fore. Editor (after reading it»—Don't
doubt your word In the least, sir.—Lon
; don Tit-Bits.
The Outlet.
I Physiology Teacher - Clarence, you
j may explain how we hear things Clar
once—Pa tells 'em to ma as a s».~-n>t
and ma gives "em away at tbe t.i'lo;.<>
i ! club.—Cleveland Leader
. j His Question.
Edgar, aged six. was recently sent t<
, i school for the first time, and upon bis
return home he asked. "Papa.
i j 'aught Adam the alphabet?"
Diamond Jubilee For Marietta College.
| Elaborate preparations are being
• made by tin- authorities of Marietta
I j college, at Marietta. <>., for tbe cele
i bration of the seventy-fifth annlver
i ; sar.v of tho granting of a charter to
i the institution. The celebration will
- J occur June l'J to its, ending with the
. I regular commencement exercises. Since
i : the roots of the colli ge run deep into
! j the early history of Ohio, the fouud
r j lng of the Muskingum academy by tbe
j pioneers of Marietta in 175*7 also will
I be celebrated. Wednesday, June 15,
' | will be the crowning day of the cele
bration, when l'resident Taft will
i make an address and Rev. Frank W T .
• Gunsaulus of Chicago will speak on
i "Tbe Heroism of Scholarship." Pres
i ldent Alfred T. Terry will give a his-
I torlcal survey of the college. The city
i of Marietta is planning a "homecom
. lng" celebration for the week, which
will add much to the interest of the
celebration.
Opening of Mexican-American Bridge.
It was announced nt San Antonio,
Tex., reeentTy that the new Interna
tional bridge between Brownsville,
Tex., and Matamoras, Mexico, will be
formally opened July 21 and 22. Pres
ident Taft, Colonel Roosevelt, Presl
t dent Diaz, Governor Campbell of Tex
| as and the governor of Tamaulipas,
Mexico, have been Invited to attend.
Collecting an Old Debt.
| The other day the mannger of a fur
nlture house in town asked one of his
star salesmen to collect a bill of long
standing, for which the regular col
lector had been unable to get cash
, The manager told his man to threaten
| a lawsuit if necessary. The salesman
said he would collect It without that
, and went to the delinquent's office. He
put tho bill in tbe band of his derby
, hat, and with the hat held nonchalant
ly in his left band he strolled into the
■ inner shrine. Tho man nt the desk
looked at him inquiringly aud theu
glanced down at the conspicuous bill
"Well, what is it?" he asked.
"Pardon me," said the salesman in
his best manner, "but could you tell
• me is Mr. Jones dead?"
"Why, no! I'm Mr. Jones."
"Thank you. That's all 1 wanted to
know," said the salesninn and walked
abruptly from the room,
s Next day a check came for the
• amount.—New York Sun.
His Dig Hit.
"Jones made an awful big hit at the
, banquet the other night."
"Is that so?"
"Yes; ho was called on for a speech
and refused "—Detroit Free Press
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
AEROPLANE RACES
AVIATION WEEK AT ATLANTIC CITY
It is not a far cry back to "Darius Green and his flyin'
machine" when aerial navigation was considered im
possible.
Today Atlantic City is preparing for a great Aviation
Meet from July 2 to 11, when three of the greatest flyers
of the modern world will demonstrate their mastery of the
air.
Glenn H. Curtiss, the holder of the world's record for
speed, will fly daily from 4 to 11.
Walter E. Brookins, who holds the record for high fly
ing, will give exhibitions July 7 to 11 in a Wright aero
plane.
This is the first contest between the Wright and Curtiss
machines-
It is also expected that Charles K. Hamilton, the great
long distance aviator, will be present and race from July
7 to 11.
There will be prize events each day, including a fifty
mile flight over a five mile circular course, and prize high
flying. July 7 to 11, directly over the beach front and
ocean.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is the direct route to Atlan
tic City, and excursion tickets are on sale from all points.
Connections are made in Broad Street Station, Philadel
phia, with trains over the Delaware River Bridge, all-rail
route.
Yet He Meant Well.
Just as the train was leaving the j
Fifty-eighth street elevated station a \
tnan who hud got off there hurried
along the platform and spoke to a pas
senger sitting by an open window in
the smoking car.
"Quick!" be cried. "IMease hand me
that package. 1 left it on the seat i
when 1 got out just now."
"Sure." said the passenger, picking
up the bundie and tossing tt out of the ,
wiudow._ . .
"Thanks!"
"Iley, there! What are you doing
that for?" (l. aianded tne wrathful, red
faced man sitting next to him.
"Why, he" -
"You dout > dyed Idiot, that package
belonged to me! It was §ls worth of
laces and rb.bons 1 was taking home
to my wife!"
Over the scene that followed let us
draw a veil.—Chicago Tribune.
"All Things Come.
The magnate looked up impatiently
from his work.
"Well, my good man,"he snapped at
the diffident rural person who stood
twirling his rusty hat, "what can I do
for you?"
"1 guess ye don't remember me.
Ilauk," faltered the caller. "But you
an' me use ter go swlmmln' together
in th' ol' town. Then you got a Job
In th* bank, an' I got a Job In th' gro
cery store."
"This Is all very Interesting, and 1
seem to remember your face. But
come to the point—my time is valu
able."
"Yes. Hank, You got a better offer
and left the old village. 1 stayed plug
ging along In th' grocery store."
"Well, well?"
"Weil, Hunk, when you left you
owed STlt.ti'J on n grocery bill. Here's
where you pay up!"— Cleveland Leader
Perfume 3 In Ancient Days.
Old as the history of the world itself
is that ot the queen ot flowers The
ancient Greeks ami Romans reveled In
roses. They were used lavishly at their
feasts In the time of the republic the
people had their cups of l'alerulan
wine swimming with blooms, and the
Spartan soldiers after the battle of
Cirrba refused to drink any wine that
was not perfumed with roses, while at
the regatta of Balae the whole surface
of the I-ucriue lake was strewn with
flowers.
Be patient. God has all eternity in
which to make plain the hidden thing*
of your life.
Cash and Credit.
"Father, what is meant br ban'.;
ruptcy ?"
"Bankruptcy is when you put your
money In your hip pocket and let your
creditors take your coat."—Fliegetide
Kinfter 4
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS
NIAGARA FALLS
July 13, 27, August 10, 24, September 7, 21, Oct. 5, 1910
Round Trip 87.30 from So. Danville
SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Cars, Diniut* Car, and Day Coaches
rnuuiug via the
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE
Tickets Rood coins oil Special Train and connecting ualn~, and good returning on regula
tin' 11 s williln FIFTEEN DAYS. Stop-offwlibln limit allowed at Butliilo returning,
Illustrated Ilooklet;and full inforiDatloD may be obtained from Ticket Agents.
.1. R. WOOD <!EO. W. BOYD
Passenger Trallle Manager (ieneral Passenger Agent
Mme. Rejane at Rehearsal.
j Mine. Hejane at one of her rehearsals
j was endeavoring to Impress upon a
! young actor the necessity of a tragic
! expression.
I 'Tut yourself in his place," she said,
i "But 1 have never been through sucli
1 an experience," the other pleaded,
i "Well, then," retorted the actress,
; "imagine you have lost 300 or 400
louis at baccarat and that you have
| been dismissed from the company."
! II is face fell.
"There you have It," said she. "Keep
that expression and you will win."
For a young woman who could not
weep to order she tried a heroic cure.
"Very well. I will take the part
away from you. You are not pretty
enough."
This had the desired effect, and the
floodgates opened.
"Weep like that and you will be tile
hit of the piece." exclaimed ltejaue
triumphantly.—London M. A. 1".
GSIJSO and Black Coffee.
Balzac was addicted to the use of
strong black coffee and depended upon
it as a nervous stimulant during the
hours which lie devoted to composi
tion. Its effect lie lias himself de
scribed in these words:
"The coffee falls into your stomach.
Immediately everything starts into ac
tion. Your ideas begin to move like
Grand Army battalions uu the battle
field. and the battle opens. Memories
arrive at a run, standards living; the
light cavalry of comparisons breaks
Into a maguiflcent gallop; the artillery
of logic dashes up and unlimbers;
thoughts come rushing up as sharp
shooters; characters spring up on all
sides; the paper becomes covered with
ink. for the struggle lias begun and
ends In torrents of lilai k water like
the battle in black powder."
Burns as a Tax Collector.
In the olden days candles were taxed
articles, and It was the dui.v of Robert
Burns as an excise otlicer to see that
I the tax was not evaded. He generally
looked the other way. however, as
when passing through the kitchen one
night at William I.orlmer's of Kenni
sliall, where the gudewife was busy
making candles, he merely remarked.
"Faith, mitdam. ye're liming the
nlcht," and passed into the parlor.—St.
James' Gazette.
Another Simile.
"What did the sun look like to you
when you were in the arctic regions?"
, "Well," answered the explorer
thoughtfully, "it resembled an elusive
gold dollar much magnified."—Wash
ington Star.
It Depends.
Teacher—Johnny, which is right—"a
man lies easy" or "a man lies easily?"
rupll Who's the man? Cleveland
I.onder.
DIED AS RESULT
OF INJURIES
P. H. McCaffrey, who sustained a !
fall lit the Heading Iron works, this
city, on March 27th last, died as the
result of his injury at his home. Cher
ry street, at 11:10 o'clock Tuesday
night. For three months the deceased j
lay helpless with a broken back, his j
suffering meanwhile being most in- '
tense.
Mr. McCaffrey was employed as j
waterman at tiie big mill. Tlie acci
dent occurred on the evening of Eas- !
ter Sunday while he was in the per- j
formance of his duty. He was in the
act of passing from the top of one
walled-in boiler to another, sixteen
feet above the ground, when the inch
board that supported his weight tilted
and caused him to fall headfirst to
the ground. Mr. McCaffrey was ren
dered insensible by the fall and did
not regain consciousness until afters
he had been carried outsifle the mill.
| In explaining later how the accident
occurred he recalled that just as he
stepped upon the board, which tilted,
lie heard a hick i'all, which presum- j
ably had worked loose under ono end !
of the board.
The injured man was taken to his J
home on Ciierry street, whence later
he was removed to tno State hospital
at Scranton, where it was ascertained
beyond a doubt that his back was
broken and that his case was incur
able. After being a week or ten days
at the hospital the deceased was
| brought back to home in Danville
where his condition gradually became
worse until death ensued.
P. H. McCaffrey |was aged 54 years,
4 months and 19 days. He was born
in' Parish Killishander, County Cavin,
j Ireland. He came to America when
nine years of age. He was a man of
excellent habits; he was industrious
I and reliable, a kind and devoted hus
band and father.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, two sons, Frauk J., of Scran
ton, and Hugh A., of Danville; also
| by his father and step mother, Mr.
j and Mrs. Hugh McCaffrey, of Dan
; ville, and one brother, Hugh McCaff
] rey of Exchange.
j The funeral will take place at 1)
o'clock Saturday morning from St.
i Joseph's Catholic church, of which
; the deceased was a life-long member.
! Interment will be made in St. Joseph's
j cemetery. The funeral will proceed to
the burial ground by trolley.
Diamonds Under Water.
An Imitation diamond is never sr
brilliant as a genuine stone. If yout
i eye is not experienced enough to de
tect the difference, a very simple test
is to place tiio stone under water. The
imitatiou stone is practically extin
guished, while a genuine diamond
sparkles even under water and is dis
1 tinctly visible. When possible, place a
genuine stone beside the possible iml
tation under water, and the coutrast
will be apparent to the least expert
; enced eyes
Consistent Theory.
"Don't you believe the husband is
the head of the hotir.e and should have
| the tinal say?"
"Certainly 1 do "
"Then why don't you come out in
the open autl say so?"
"Because my wife won't let me."—
1 Exchange.
Well Trained.
Mrs. Boggs—Mr. Meektuan is a
j splendid example of what a man ought
to be. Mr. Boggs—Not at all. He's a
i splendid example of what a wife, two
; sisters, a grownup daughter and a
mother-ln-lnw think a man ought to tie
Reckless.
"Aw, come on!" the little boy wa>
i heard to remark. "Be a sport. I'll bei
yer any amount o' money tip to
cents."—Harper's.
Pays Him to Stay Home.
A west side matron proudly exhibit
ed the lock of her front door to the
| afternoon caller. It was an intricate
j looking affair, resembling a gum ma
] chine more than it did a door latch.
"You turn this," explained the wo
man, pointing to a tiuy knob inside
the door, "and you have fixed the bolt
so it can't be shot back with the key.
To release the tumblers you've got to
drop a coin In the slot outside. The
only piece of money that Will tit is a
five dollar gold piece. The idea is my
j own. A locksmith downtown worked
| out the mechanical part of it for me.
♦ Every night at 10:110 1 adjust the coiu
attachment, if my husband is out
| after that hour it costs him !?3 to get
j in. lie stays home evenings, as a
j rule."—New York Sun.
Money No Object.
I"I don't care anything about it my
j self, for I'm no judge of such things,"
j said Mr. Gaswell, "but my wife wants
me to buy a rare old violin, and she
says they come high. Got any?"
"We certainly have," responded the
dealer. "Here's one In this showcase,
genuiuc Stradivarius. that yon can
have for $3,000."
"She saiu she thought they came
higher than that. Haven't you some
that are a little—er—straddyvariouser
than this one?"— Chicago Tribune.
Bar Sinister In Deer Herd.
' In the red deer inclosure in Central
j park. New York, there recently arrived
a fawn almost pure white. The father
is a stately red deer with immense
antlers. It lias been in the park seven
years. The mother is a red deer which
was horn in Central park about six
years ago.
Poisons Patients to Order.
Dr. Patchenko, under arrest at St.
Petersburg la a murder case, is said
by the police to have confessed that ho
used cholera bacilli. lie said he had
poisoned a number of wealthy persons
whose heirs were willing to pay to get
rid of them.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ROUND TRE STATE
Old Forge, Lackawanna county,
thinks that some of its public officials
have been helping themselves to pub
lic money and arrests are being made.
Some important borough office-holders
are implicated.
Parents of Reading high school pup
ils whose diplomas are being with
held on account of alleged crooked
ness in examinations arc making stren
uous threats of legal action to have
their children given the sheepskins.
George Godhart, who pleaded guil
ty at Pottsville of manslaughter, was
given three years. He killed his broth
er-in-law, George Yost, by striking
him over the head with a poker.
Because he was refused an advance
of fifteen cents a day in his wages,
Pasualla Gampa, an Italian employed
by a contracting firm at Pittsburg, it
is said, drew a revolver and forced
fifty fellow employes to lay down
their tools. Then he persuaded them
togo on strike. The men were refused
their demands and were told togo to
the office for their money. Here the
leader was arrested.
The first steam shovel on the exten
sion of the Western Maryland railroad
to connect with the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie at Connellsville, began to
make dirt fly on a hill near Connells
ville Monday. This line, which will
connect Cumberland and Connells
ville, will be another trunk line east
and west. Eighty per cent of the right
I of way from Connellsville to Garrett
j has been cleared of underbrush and
j another month will make a dooided
change in the looks of the Youghiogh
euy valley. Present indications are
that the road will follow the line of
the Youghiogheny river into Connells
ville. Men are being put to work daily
The Festive Codfish.
j A correspondent of the New York
Tost says that the codfish frequents
i"the tablelands of the sea." The cod
j fish no doubt does this to secure us
j nearly as possible a dry, bracing at
j mosphere. This pure air of the sub
j marine tableiands gives to the codtisi.
I that breadth of chest and depth ot
| lungs that we have so often noticed
j The glad, tree smile of the codfish is
| largely attributed to the exhilaration
of this oceanic altitoodleum. The cor
| respondent further says that the "cod
! fish subsists largely on the sea cherry."
I Those who tu.ve not had the pleasure
of seeing th»» codfish climb the cherry
tree in search of food or clubbing the
fruit from the heavily laden branches
with chunkj ot coral have missed a
very One sifcot. The codfish when ai
home rambling through the subniarin«
j forests does not wear his vest unbut
! toned as he does while loafing around
J the grocery stores of the United States.
! -Bill Nye.
A High Priced Fricassee.
Lord Alvunley. a iiotiii wit and high
■ liver in England a hundred years or so
' ago, insisted on having an apple tart ou
1 his dinner table every day throughout
j the year. On oue occasion he paid a
J caterer Sl.Ooo for a luncheon put up in
a basket that sufiiced a small boating
party going up the Thames. Being
one of a dozen men dining together at
a London club where each was re
quired to produce Ills own dish. Alvan
ley's, as the most expensive, won him
the advantage of being entertained
| free of cost. This benefit was gained
j at an expenr.e ot S.VR). that being !•>'
price of a simple fricassee composed
entirely of the "noix." or small pieces
at each side ot the back, taken from
thirteen kinds ot birds, among them
being 100 snipe, 40 woodcocks and UO
pheasants In all about 300 birds
Our Eccentric Phrases.
Why do we always talk of putting
on a coat and vest? Who puts ou a
coat before a vest? We also say put
ting ou shoes and stockings. Who
puts on shoes before the stockings?
We also put up signs telling people to
wipe their feet when we mean tlieir
boots or slmes. And a father tells a
boy he will warm his jacket wheu he
means to warm his pantaloons. We
are a little eccentric in our phrases at
times.
An Odd Epitaph.
The following epitaph is to be found
In a cemetery within seven miles of
New York's city hall:
Header, pass on. don't waste your time
O'er bod biography and bitter rhyme.
For what I am this crumbling clay in
sures.
And what 1 was Is no atTatr of yours.
T'ue Happiness.
About the happiest w:ii in the worhi
should be he that,*ha\*g a fad Is üb'»-
to make a living at it.—Chicago Tlec
ird-Herald.
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