Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Aug 4, Ipll> ROOSEVELT SEES FOREIGN ELEMENT WILKEK-BARRE, Aug. 3. The Black Hand, the Mafia and "undesirable" citizens among the oroign element of northeastern Penn sylvania wero investigated this morn ing by ex-President Roosevelt. Coming to this city at midnight the colonel, accompanied by Mr. Abbott, repaired to the residence of Rev. Fa ther Ourran at East End, where they spent the night. SHOWED INTEREST IN MAFIA. This morning the colonel was astir early and .accompanied by Father Our ran, John Mitchell, Mr. Abbott and a party of newspaper men who trailed him in autos journeyed to Pittston. Arriving there the party allowed the 'oolonel togo on ahead and he at ouce plunged into the Italian settlement which has for years been the scene of murders and Black Hand outrages. He evinced a keen interest in the Mafia, the death-ilealing Italian society and wanted to know all about the Black Hand, but he was up against it as the Italians there, although they appreci ated the honor of entertaining him, did not care to risk a knife thrust for giving out information. DID NOT ENTER MINE. The party then made a tour of in. spection of the entire valley, going through coal breakers, foreign settle ments, miners homes and factories. When it came to going down a mine the colonel watched with interest the operation of the cage which carried them down into the underground reg ions, but did not care to make the journey, remarking that it did not carry any novelty with it for him. This afternoon the party were en tertained at dinner at the home of Father Ourran, forty priests being in attendance. Following this another inspection was made after which the party journeyed to Bear creek. Roose velt will return to Wilkes-Barre late tonight and leave the city for New York at 2 a. m. CARS' SPEED REVIVES TOWNS Mile a Minute Gasoline Motorcars Aid the Middle West. To meet the competition of thou- Hands of miles of new interurban elec tric lines the railroads of the middle west are adding to their steam rolling stock many mile a minute gasoline mo torcars for"local service." These have the sharply poiuted prows of a racing motorboat and their windows are like portholes. The doors are at the sides. Each one has seats for fif ty-six passeiwrs. The installation of these cars has put new business life into many towns that formerly had the benefit of only one or two passenger trains a day and has gladdeiud the heart of many a suburbanite who had been denying himself the pleasure of the theaters because he couldn't afford to sit up un til 2 a. m.to get a train for home. <4> 's> 4 THE FRANKING CONGRESS- <| MAN. If he has a safe or trunk, & Some nice heavy little chunk, 4, « How does ho transport the Junk? •>> T Franks It home. 4* If he has an argument x To make clear what's his Intent, X Quick he follows out his bent— £ Franks It home. <•> I If» ball game he attends <|> And the baseman grieves all friends, 5 $ llow will he attain his ends? Q Frank hlra home. $ To the mansion In the sky V <fc Do not think that ho will fly. X, js> For hlnfcielf he then will try Franking home. <y — McL&ndbur£h Wilson In New York ,5> Sun. Electric Wink Corrects Time. > The switching off of the current at 'the central r«>wer station at Cape "1 own for a moment, causing a wink ling of the electric lights ID every fliomc. gives the residents the exact time every night CHicioraspEF DIAMOND N \ BRAND , \ „ c«" :■) tAf>rr~i v—r A«ti i>„, , -i,t ior cnr-criFM ! DIAMOND , j, 1 , '\ VOID mi Ribbon. TAKE NO C :r:\. v ,'r \- / itouftrrUfc nri<! » , ' r % ,r«l , V DIAMOND I.; ', . , ] . . years regard . 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The residents along East Market street, who have waited so many years for paving, take great interest in the improvement and as leisure permits may be seen ou the spot watching the progress of the work. Humors have become current to the effect that all difficulties have been practically obviated and that not only the two squares between Pine and Mill streets may be paved along with the others, hut also a considerable por tion, if not all the intervening space ou East Market street between Cook's court- and Foust. street, producing a neatly paved thoroughfare eastward all the way from Mill street to where the proposed macadam shall begin. By just what process the extension of paving is to be accomplished is not explained, but it is hinted that the proceedings at council meeting—prob ably tomorrow night—may make the matter clear. Now that the work is under way and is showing up so satisfactorily it would uot be strange if the sentiment in favor of paving should grow with the result that the entire street may be ultimately embraced in the im provement. A Mohammedan Festival. Taboots Is an Indian festival In con nection with the celebration of the month of Moharram, which begins the year of tho true Mohammedan. This festival commemorates the death of Prince Ilosseln. the grandson of Mo hammed, who met his death In battle after ten days' fighting against King Omar. The word taboot, from which the festival takes Its name, means lit erally a tomb, and It Is always built In front of tho homes of some rich and important Mohammedans and un der a temporary shed built for this purpose. The taboots are made from thin bamboo strips covered with high ly colored paper, and It Is always dec orated with Isinglass, gold and silver paper, glass balls and much red and green paint On tho ninth day of the festival of Taboots the taboots aro car ried in a possession through the streets of tho various cities In India. On tho tenth day all the taboots are thrown Into some river, nnd thus ends the Mohammedan festival of Taboots.— Boston Herald. Primitive Fire Fighters. As late as the end of the sixteenth century in London the sole method of extinguishing fires was by means of contrivances known as "hand squirts." Theso wero usually made of brass, with a carrying capacity ranging from two to four quarts of water. The two quart "squirts" were two and a half feet in length, one nnd a half Inches in diameter at their largest part aud hut I half an Inch nt tho nozzle. On each side wero handles, and three men were required to manipulate a "squirt." One man on each side grasped the han dle in ono hand aud tho nozzle in the other, while the third man worked tho piston or plunger, drawing it out while tho nozzle was Immersed In a supply of water which filled the cylinder. The bearers then elevated the nozzle, when the other pushed In the plunger, the skill of the former being employed hi directing the stream of water upon the fire. Such primitive contrivances are said to have been used during the great tire of ICGO. Mythical Horses. Pegasus ("boru near the source of the ocean") was the winged horse of Apollo and tho Muses. Bellerophon rode this animal when he charged the Chimera. Sleipnlr ("the black horse of Odin") had eight legs and could carry his mas ter on sea as well as land. This ani mal Is believed to typify the wind, which blows from eight different points. A 1 Borak ("the lightning") was tho horse commissioned by Gabriel to car ry Mohammed to tho sevmtb heaven. He had n htimnu fa"e arid the wings r.f an eagle. Every step he took was cq*ial to tli" farthest range of human vision. According to Thcssallan legend, the first horse was miraculously brought forth by Neptune striking a rock with his trident. Currsn and Lord Clare. Ourran, the Irish advocate, was on terms of intense enmity with Lord Clare, the Irish lord chancellor, with whom, when a member of the bar, he fought a duel and whose hostility t. him on lh" bench, lie always said caused him losses in his profession al income which he could not eMi mate at !• . s than £30,000. The Inci dents attendant on this disagreemeir were at times ludicrous in the extreme One day when it was known that Cur ran was to make an elaborate stau ment In chancery Lord Clare brough a large Newfoundland dog to tin bench with liim and during the pr< •• ress of tiie most material part of th case began hi full court to fotulle th animal. Ctirran stopped at once. "ti. on, goon, Mr. Curran!" said I.or< Clare. "Oh, I beg a thousand pardons my lord! I really took it for granted that your lordship was engaged in con sulfation!" The Drawb?ck. "Can't you live just as cheap in tr:< ouburbs as in town?" "Yes. but everybody knows it out there."—Life. Distance is a great promoter of ad miration.—Diderot. TO BREED SESLS IN INIAND LAKES Bering Sea Monopoly of For Is Threatened. ' t NORTHERN STATES AVAILABLE ; Government Experiments at Washing ton Prove That Animals Will Thrlv# In Captivity, Even In Torrid Sum mer Climate of National Capital. j Solves Perpetuation of Species. Seal farming la the latest enterprise 1 that government authorities suggest ; for New York state folks—the raising : of tho real fur bearing seals, now tak- 1 en only on the Pribilof and other is lands In tho Bering sea. This may seem a trifle extravagant, but George M. Bowers, commissioner of fisheries, is authority for the state- 1 ment that the government has demon- , st rated that these #ir bearing seals can be propagated in the fresh water lakes ( of New York state. Christmas Presents Handy. Apparently a Christmas present of a sealskin coat by a New York lakeside i farmer soon will be largely a matter J of telling his wife togo down to the 1 "rookery" back of the house and take her pick of live pelts. Mr. Bowers' statement is based 011 experiments that the bureau of fisher- 1 les has been conducting for the last six i months. The bureau has had two fur 1 bearing seal pups in captivity nnd has , demonstrated not only that the pups I can lie raised by hand, but that they will thrive in fresh water and will . stand 11 sweltering Washington sum mer. This experiment by the bureau of j fisheries i :s poked a large hole in the theory heretofore held by naturalists 1 that fur bearing seals will not live iu captivity or outside their natural habi tat. Means Seals' Perpetuation. What the demonstration by tho bu reau of fisheries may mean in a com mercial way can hardly be appreciat ed. The trade in skins taken 011 the Pribilof islands has amounted more than $50,000/100 sinco the government camo into possession of these small bits of barren lands. Tho United States lias received $0,000,000 alone for the privilege of hunting on these Islands, which Is $2,000,000 more than the gov ernment paid for all of Alaska. When tho I'nlted States bought these islands in connection with Alaska there | were 6,000,000 seals on them. Xow there are only 170,000, and the govern ment has boon obliged to terminate its lease with the Alaska Commercial com pany with a view to giving the herd an opportunity to multiply. "What 1 would like to know," observ ed one Washington philosopher, "Is whether the women folks will accept sealskins after we get to growing them i nt home." GAEKWAR CAW AFFORD GIFTS. Tributes to King George Cannot Enormous Fortune- Tile gaekwar of Baroda is now in the United States 011 his way to Eng land and has with him gifts for the new king which are reported to be of extraordinary splendor and value. The maharajah can well afford to be lib eral, for he Is one of the world's rich- 1 est men. Ills collection of Jewels Is said to be the finest in the world, lie possesses ! a diamond necklace that is surpassed nowhere. It Is composed of 200 brll- Hants of marvelous purity and would easily sell for more than a million dol lars. Another of his treasures is a carpet four yards square iu which are woven rubles, diamonds and pearls to the value of $4,000,000. It represents three years' work by skilled artists and Jew elers. The Two Occasions. At a Scotch temperance meeting an old man, scarcely celebrated for his so- j briety. arose and after addressing the | audience upon the desirability of mod eratlou tn all things, remarked: "My friends, there's just twa occa-! sions when I tak' whisky." There was a chorus of "Ahs!" in the audience, when lie continued. "1 only j tak' whisky wheu I hae haggis for dinner, and the only other occasion! when I tak' whisky is when 1 hae no ■ haggis for dinner." Just Imagine! "Why dent they have women on i juries?" she asked "Imagine a woman sitting through a j long argument by a lawyer and not Interrupting," was the answer she re j celved.— B'.iffaln Express. . Sns Thought Right. Mrs. Young—l want to get a divorce from my husband. Lawyer—Well, what are your charges? Mrs. Young—My charges? M» r, y! I thought I'd have i to pay you.—Boston Transcript Yesterday's Scores. SUSQDEIIANNA LE AGUK. Nescopeek, 4; Berwick, 15. EXHIBITION GAME. Nauticoke, 0; Bloomsburg, fl. AMEBIC A N LE A G TJE. Athletic?, S; Chicago, 1. Wfishington-St. Louis, rain. New York 2; Cleveland, 4. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pitts'mrg, 1; Phila., 1. Pittsburg, 5; Phila., 4. Cincinnati, 4; Boston, o. Cincinnati, 0; Boston, 5. Chicago, <1; New Y'ork, 0. St. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, 5. 69 Went to Eagles Mere. Sixty-nine people from this city yes- , terday accompanied the Philadelphia! & Headings annual excursion to Eagles , More. Tho excursion included a mini- ] ber of other towns iu this section. RIVER BRIDGE II RIGJURDEN The boards of commissioners of Mon tour and Northumberland counties jointly have become alive to the faot that the two counties have a burden some proposition on their hands iu the form of the handsome iron bridge that spans the river at this place. It is a j source of constant, expense. The commissioners have just paid j out the sum of S2OOO for painting the | structure and now tho sidewalks need | a general overhauling. Many new planks have been inserted, hut a laige | number of those remaining are all go j ing bad at the same time. In addition i the falling of horses on the slippery blocks with litigation resulting there from has to be reckoned with. As one of the commissioners put it yesterday ) there is not a day but something is j likely to tnru up. While the two counties are jointly J responsible for the care and mainten- j ance of the bridge, upon the Montour county board, owing to its situation | with reference to the structure, by j common consent has devolved the duty j of personally looking after the bridge, | i and our commissioners feel that they I have by far the most unpleasant part j I to perform. | It was stated Tuesday that during j the next five years the Northumber ; land county board may be asked tore- i | lieve the Montour county commission- i ! era by assuming directly the care of the bridge. It is believed that in this j ' way tho commissioners and incident- J ( ally the tax payers of Northumberland county will become more familiar with j conditions about the bridge and un derstand the necessity of frequent ex- j peiuliture. | . . Baving Time or Time Tables. To most people, especially when they «re ou tbe road, time is money, but time tables are not convertible into cash. In the pages of "Through Sav tige Europe" Harry De Windt gives a curious and amusing experience on a Russian railway some years ago. The patience of the Russians Is in marked ! contrast with the impatience of Amer ican travelers. All Russians have a rooted antipathy to fast railway travel, j If one may judge from an incident : which occurred some years ago when 1 was travelling across the Caucasus froi;i liatoum to Baku. We had rea< lied a tunnel, nt tbe entrance of whtcb the train waited for at least j i twenty minutes. "There is something wrong," I re marked to a fellow passenger. "Oh. no," he replied; "we are only i making up the time. This was recently made to avoid a long bend round a range of bills, and as it now ( cuts off several miles a short delay Is necessary so as to tit in with the sched uled time." ! "Rut surely we should save tlmo by . going on," I urged, i "Perhaps so." said my friend. "But then, you see, they would have to alter all the time tables." Form of Divorce In Old Rome. In tho earlier period of the Roman republic divorces were quite unknown and were rare right up to the time of the Sullan wars. In the old days the husband and wife who wished to sepa rate appeared for the last time before the common hearth, a priest and ' priestess being present. As on the day of marriage, a cake of wheaten flour J was presented to the husband and wife, but instead of sharing it be tween them they rejected It. Then. In ! stead of prayers, they pronounced formulas of a strange, severe, spiteful character, by which the wife renounc ed the worship and gods of the hus band. Prom that moment the religious bond was broken, and.the community of worship having ceased to exist, the marriage without further ado was for- : ever dissolved —New York American FREEZING CAVERNS. Bubterranean Caves That Are Lined With Crystalline Ice. ! There are deep cavities and tunneleii | recesses In the earth far away from I sunlight and held In the tight embrace j of rocky strata where secret hoards of j glittering Ice find habitation all tin year round. Vet down in these queei j | places tho lee Is as clear and cbrjs ! talllno as any that nature maintain* I In tho open air. Moreover, it occurs ou j a truly grand and massive scale. Imagine thick underground ice walls j nnd floors and craftily fissured col J umns beautiful in shape nnd color i streaming from roof to floor of loft* | rock chambers! And under the slow ' drip, drip, drip of percolating watei I this same ice learns to fashion ltsel! | Into cave adornments—frozen watei drops, curling slopes, stalactites am) ] stalagmites of fantastic shape and i rainbow hues. Subterranean cold waves, or "gla ! clers." as they are frequently called. | crop up In some 000 scattered localil In Europe, Asia and America, but all with rare exceptions, whether true let ' caverns or grottoes and deep hollow - 1 are confined to the north temperate re j gions of these continents—that is. te j places where there is a sulHcieutly low j | temperature at some portion of the | year to reach freezing point and render j snowfall possible.—Pearson's Magazine His Maternal Grandma. A devoted father after a day's nb j nonce was met by his two little sons j "Have you been good boys?* | Silence. ' "Have you been good boys?" "No, papa: I called grandma a bad j word." said five-year-old, turning scar | let. "Is it possible? What did you call j 'jour grandma?" "I called her a human being." | The father, with a mighty effort, maintained Ids gravity and closed the I scene decorously. "1 must forgive you 1 for once, but remember If you ever call ' your grandmother a human being again | I shall have to spank you." MONEY BAGS TILT j FOR GARTER TOGA Clark and Conrad Stir Montana Democratic Politics. i EX-SENATOR WINS FIRST ROUND Republicans Counted Out of Sena torial Running by Opponents, and Melee of the Millionaire Mine Own ers Begins to Profit of Party Ma chine Workers. Iu an effort to pick n successor for Senator Carter of Montana, the Demo crats of tUat state are widely divided between former Senator William A. j Clark, tbe multi-millionaire mine own j er, and \V. G. Conrad, the multi-mil ] ilonairo bank president and promoter. ! It is true that Senator Carter is a Republican, but the Democrats say i that they will sweep the state and I that the veteran legislator, author of j the postal savings bank bill, will be | retired to private life. They say that I the only fight will be between tbe two l rich Democrats. Clark Is In Lead, j The Montana Democratic convention ' will be held in a few weeks. The ' Democratic state committee has al ready met, and in the preliminary ! skirmish the Clark faction seemed to hold the high cards. Conrad's friends, j however, declare that they will nomi | nate their man. ; At the time Senator Clark was in the j senate he was the richest member of 1 that body. lie was an object of iuier i est to all gallery visitors just as the j exceedingly rich Mr. Guggenheim of j Colorado is now. lie was said to have purchased his seat through his vast | campaign contributions, and it is being I said now by the Conrad people that he will bo willing to pay as high a price 1 for another term. On the other hand, Mr. Conrad has 1 also been a liberal contributor to the expense fund of the Montana Demo crats. lie has been the second best i friend of the party whenever the hat i was passed. There were times, his friends say, when he paid all the par ty's bills. Carter Is Potential. This fight between the millionaires for a seat in the United States senate lias attracted more attention in the j east for the reason that it involves j Senator Carter. The present senator ' is one of the wheel horses of the sen- ; I ate organization. lie has been con j sistently regular and always depen ! dablo. lie is chairman of the commit ' tee on irrigation and was in line for promotion to the chairmanship of the 112 committee on postofflces and post roads should Senator Penrose of Penn sylvania succeed Senator Aldrieh as ; chairman of the committee on finance. i There is strong insurgent opposition to Senator Carter in his own party and this vote in the next legislature j of his state, it is said, will goto the Democratic nominee if it becomes necessary in order to defeat Carter. W. G. Conrad, who is now making the fight against Carter, is a native Virginian and comes from Clarke county. He was much talked of as a vice presidential possibility at the time John W. Kern received the nom ination at Denver. I On Nagging. My son taught uie a lesson on the subject of "nagging" when he was but four years old and one that 1 have nev er forgotten He had been guilty of u email misdemeanor and had tried to wriggle out of it by nut lelling the ex act truth. I gave him a inild spank ing nnd, as lias always been uiy cus tom, talked the matter over afterward. I began by saying, "Now, Robert, if ycu had told me tbe truth 1 should not have punished you." He stood before me, scraping one Joot along the carpet, and he looked ap at me and said, "What would you have done?" And 1 answered, "I i should have only talked to you." "Well," he drawled, "how long would you have talked?" lie is a big boy In high school now, but when times arise re-iniring a rep | rimand and I gei • > II Mill hear {that little < olet Id you j have talked to tho i point ami - • • s yon j the eubjei i • lan guage. I ■ i iefer 1 1 to It iiga nec | essa ri l I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD I PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS j I NIAGARA FALLS August 10, 24, September 7, 21, Oct. 5, 1910 Round Trip 57.30 from So. Danville SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Tars. Diniun Car, ami Day Coaolies * rnuuiug via tlio PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE Tlcltots eoo<l going«. 11 Special Train awl mnncrtlng trains, ami gocl p-iurnlnK "ii resnla ii.iin within FIK7 Efc N DAYS- i.tl within limit allowi-.l at returning. I 1 I ■! Ill; • til fiiU ifjr uitl > ■ mybj'Vi tiaal ft.im Tluket Agents. .T.R.WOOD , GEO. W. HOYD PA?t.enger Traffic Manager i.eneral 1 avenger Agen BIBLE CONFERENCE AT AIT. GRETNA ! Tiie fifteenth bible conference under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Young Men's Christian associations will be held this year at Mr. Gretna from Saturday, August 20th to Mon day, August 2!tth. In former years a number of Dan ville people have attended these con ferences and have been greatly benefit ed by them. The conference is free to everyone and is especially designed to be helpful to men's bible classes, brotherhood men, Y. M. C. A. work ; ers and ministers. The list of conference teachers and leaders is as follows: Prof. Camden M. Cobren, D. D.,Litt. 13., Allegheny college; Rev. Edward Judson, I). D., of New York City; Bishop \V. M. Hell, D. D., Los Angeles, California; Mr. Fred P. Smith, of New York City; Mr. W. C. Pearce, of Chicago; Kev. Peter Roberts, D. D., of New York City; Kev. Charles E. Hurlburt, ' superintendent of the African Inland mission : Rev. John Greenfield, Naza reth ; Rev. Paul S. Leinbach, of Eas ton; Mr. Robert B. Adams, of the Philadelphia Y. M. C. A. The committee in charge of the con ference is. W. G. Hean, chairman, Harrisburg; Thomas L. Lawton, Phil adelphia; H. G. Coleman,Norristown; Joseph M. Steele, Philadelphia; Henry B. McCormick, Harrisburg; A. D. Smith, Lebanon; John A. Eby,{secre tary in charge, Calder building, Har risburg. WOMAN SEEKS GOVERNOR'S CHAIR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Once Associate Counsel With Robert G. Ingersotl. Mrs. Marilla M. Ricker of Dover, who hopes to be the next governor of New Hampshire, has filed a formal application with the secretary of state at Concord, accompanied by a check for SIOO which is necessary to enter her name as a candidate under the new state primary law. Mrs. Ricker was the first woman to seek u diplomatic post and sent her . —g"•'V I ; / . -Sit' \ Photo by American Press Association. MUS. MANILLA M. RICK EH OF NEW HA Mr BHIKB. application, with stroug indorsement, to President McKlniey for the post of minister to Colombia. She was tho first woman lawyer to bo admitfctl t< the bars of the District of Columbia and of New Hampshire and was nssn t elate counsel with Colonel Robert ,i lugersoll In the star routo trials. There Was No Music. "What is the greatest fib that ever impressed Itself on your experience. Snapper?" , "Well, by all od.ls. the wor.-t one 1 ever heard was that your quartet per petrated last night when they came | round to the house and sang 'Theres Music In the Air.' " The Terms of Exchar-ge "We wish tu arrange fur an ex change ot prisoners." announced 1.,. South American dictator. "On what basis?" Inquired the le: il i ,*r of the other side. "The usual basis-eight g< nerals fci a good, husky private."—Louisville Courier-Jourual. ~~PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM THE APPLE CROP WILL BE SMALL HARRISBURG, Aug. 8. Unlike the wheat,oats and I.ay crops which have been phenomenal this year the apple crop will be small. "Taking the whole State into con sideration," said Economic Zoologist ; Surface yesterday afternoon, "there will probably not be more than half a crop of apples this year. Last year the crop was better, but because of the smaller crop this year and the utiliza tion of improved orchard methods the J prices to be obtained will be higher | than those that prevailed last fall. "The apples in the eastern part of I the State are very much more abund ant than in the western part of the State. The frosts of the late spring injured the trees in the western and northern parts of the commonwealth. "The dry weather of the past few months will have considerable to do with the cause for the small crop, but this is no entirely to blame. Orchard owners all over the State are begin ning to learn that apples grow better in alternate years. Last year the crop was good, although not a full crop, this year it is smaller and all things being equal, next year the apple crop will be good again. "The owners of orchards are learn ing through the division's experiment al orchards how to take care of their trees and reports from all the orchards under the supervision of this divisiou and from those orchards that followed our directions show that the apples are doing very well. "Here is a box of apples," continu ed Professor Surface, pulling off the lid, "that I just received from the orchard of J. F. Hollenstein, of Le highton, where demonstration work was carried on. Every one of these apples are perfect. There are no worm holes ot insect bites in these apples. "One strange thing about the apples this year is that on healthy trees that have been sprayed there are limbs that are near the breaking point with fruit while other limbs on the same tree are practically bare. In some orchards that have been properly looked after there are also some trees that are full while right next to them are trees with very little fruit on them. "Pennsylvania is becoming one of the best apple states in the country. The demand for Pennsylvania apples is forging right ahead. I am almost daily in receipt of letters asking about the crop this year and there are many 1 dealers who never came into Pennsyl vania before who during the past few years now buy their apples here. While Pennsylvania cannot compete Runciman and Henley. j It Is related that shortly after Runel tnau. the well known writer on sea | farers and smugglers and poachers. I had bitterly fallen out with W. E. Ilen | ley he lay dying in London. To Hen | ley in Edinburgh, lame and ill. carna i an indirect message that Runciman believed that If Henley would come ■ and look ou him he would get well. I It was a dying man's whimsy, but Henley took the train from Edinburgh and arrived In London to find bis friend dead. Under the Spell. Dashaway—A few short hours ago I was sitting with a girl, telling her she was the only one in all the world I ever loved, and so forth. Cleverton - And she believed you, didn't she? "How couUl she help it? Why, 1 be lieved it myself."—Life Without Trimmings. Payne, an examiner at Cambridge university, whose questions were al ways of a peculiarly exasperating na ture, once asked a student at a special examination to "give a definition of happiness." "An exemption from l'ayne," was the reply. A Telltale Touch. "Is it true that sightless people cat. tell the color of things by touch? some one asked a blind man. "Occasionally, yes." came the an swer. "If. for instance. I touched i redhot poker I could tell it was red.' Swift's Sarcasm. "My brethren," said Dean Swift ir. a sermon, "there are three sorts ot pride—of riches, of birth and of tal ents. 1 shall not now speak of tie latter, none of you being liable to tb abominable \ ice." She Got It. He (time 11:30 p. ra.)—And you wii think of me when I am gone? Sin j (stmiirosslng n ynwni—l'll try to ii you'll ever give me an opportunity. A R» y ,e C/MARRH Ely's Cream : • is quickly absorbed. gtS-V '4 c r 0$ COtC'H Gives Reliel at Once, \W I. ' .t. • -. - heals and protects tho -1 ■ - fjV ' ' brane resulting from Ptetf-T'...®' > Catarrh and «!»•",. q H'i Vn'\ i ii way a Cold i:i ill v ■_L_S..v Head quickly. . |* stores tho .Vires . i F» "5 V K»V Tosto and H:n> 11. Pull.•>!.*.• "..I ct.-.. »t I'ru, gists or by m til. In liqui I form, 75 cents. Ely Brothers,GO Wurr- a ■->, X v. - Vox. I—►—MW—W -££ K'Sr. •'.« - R-T-P-A-N-S Tabule Doctors find A "jTjcotl prescription For Mankind. Tho 5-cent, pocket is inongli for usu i oocassions. The family s bottle oontains a supply .'for a year gists.
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