Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa. Sept 8, 1910. SURFACE WRITES ON BED BUGS To an inquirer who writes the De partment of Health asking how to rid his house of bed bugs Prof. Surface, Economic Zoologist, to whom this let ter was referred, outlined the follow ing procedure in his reply: "I received your letter addressed to the State Health Department and for warded to me for reply. I beg to say that the various means of getting rid of bed bugs which you have tried, are among those which are considered least efficient by those who have had real practical experience. These means are all right for destroying germs, but when it comes to crawling bugs, they are not so satisfactory. There are two methods of destroying bed bugs. One is to apply thoroughly alcoholic solution of bichloride of mercury or, in other words, corrosive sublimate. This is not only extremely poisonous, but fatal to pests. It kills them when ever it touches them. It can be put into an oil can and injected into the cracks and crevices, if immediately after using it the can is emptied and jyashed well, rinsed with water, and ' then oiled or filled with oil to prevent i further action of the corrosive materi- ! al. Vou can, of course, not keep it in j a metal oil can for a very long time, j because it will readily corrode the j metal and eat its way through. It can ■ be kept in a bottle,and when you wish to use it transfer it to a spring bottom j oil can, and inject it where you wish, j You need not be afraid to use this material freely,even though it is rank poison when taken internally. The other means, which is certain to get rid of beil bugs, is to fumigate thoroughly with hydrocyanic acid gas. This deadly gas is made by dropping potassium cyanide or so-called prussic acid into sulfuric acid and water, in a tightly closed room, and leaving it instantly,so that the operator will not breathe it in the least. It does not in jure any fabric, metal, food or other material, although it will kill living plants,animals and insects of all kinds when used at the proper strength. While it is safe to use.it must be used with considerable care, and for this reason, I have prepared an article en titled household fumigation, which is published in one of the Monthly Bul letins of the Division of Zoologv which is sent free to persons desiring it. Minute directions are theieiu giv en. This is the most absolutely certain method of getting rid of bed bugs and other household pests. It is rather ex pensive, but it cleanes the house com pletely and is satisfactory. I have fumigated several houses, mills, ware houses, etc.,in our experimental work and know whereof I speak in saying that it. is effective," A Benevolent Censor. A trio of young ladies spent some weeks last year at an out of the way village in the mountain region. They found the village postmaster a quaint old character, whose ways were as ori ginal as they were startling, so that the daily trip to the postoflice became | a real event. "Is there any mail for us, major';" j asked one of the young ladies as sh;- | appeared at the window one morning, j "No; they ain't a tiling for you nil | this mawnin'. Miss Mary," was'the re- j ply. "They wasn't nothin' come for I you but a letter that looked like advir tisin', an' so I opened It.and sure enough it was jest some adverti.-eu: about somethin' or other, and 1 si.ys to myself, says I, 'Now, Miss Mary don't want to tote such stuff as tbin home with her," and so I throwed it in the waste box."—Youth's Companion. I never knew an early rising, bartS working, prudent man. careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who com- ! plained of bad luck —Addison. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BULLETIN SEPTEMBER AT THE SEASHORE. REDUCED FARES ACCOUNT G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT The ocean with its boundless prospect is ever interesting; lmt at no time is it more enticing than during the month of Sep tember. The bathing is at its best. The sailing is ideal. The salt sea air is charged with increased invigoration, and there is a geniality about it unknown during the torrid days of sum mer. Atlantic City, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Anglesea, Wildwood, Holly Beach, Wild wood Crest, and Cape May are all prepared to entertain with exceptional hospitialty all guests who may come. The hotels are less crowded and more comfortable; the service is better, and in most instances the rates are lower. The train service of the Pennsylvania Railroad to all these resorts will be found convenient and comprehensive. Excursion tickets to Atlantic City will be sold at reduced fares on September 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, on account of the G. A. R. National Encampment, good returning to reach original starting point not later than September 28, For stop over privileges and extension of return limit, to October 2.5, consult Ticket Agents. Unusual enjoyment awaits the September sojourner by the sea. 29 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH Twenty-nine cases of whooping cougli were reported to the local reg istrar during the mouth of August. This would imply that the above uum ber of cases are being treated by phy sicians. How many families there may be in which no physician is employed can not be determined at present. Ob viously the epidemic is still spread ing. DIPHTHERIA The local registrar's report for Aug. reveals one case of diphtheria, which is the first that this disease has ap peared for some months. There were »lso reported one case of erysipelas, two of pulmonary tuberculosis and three cases of malaria. The;latter dis ease is said to be quite jprevalent. In many cases it assumes a mild form and a physician is not employed. Chills and fever are the characteristic symptoms and the ailment is easily recognized. THE DEATH RATE The number of deaths reported dur ing August was twenty-three. Of these nine occurred at the hospital for the insane. The death rate has been in creasing since May when it was as low as fifteen. In June seventeen deaths were reported; in July eighteen deaths. THE BIRTHS There is also an increase in the birth rate, which is still below the death rate, however. The number of births reported in July was sixteen ; in June eleven births were reported. SEVENTEENTH CENSORIAL DIS'T Z The seventh annual meeting of the Seventeenth Censorial District, com prising Montour, Columbia, Northum berland, and Snyder counties will be held in the courthouse at Blooms burg, Thursday, September 15, 1910. The district censors are Drs. 11. M. Becker, P. C. Newbaker and L. B. Kline. Each censorial district holds a meet ing at least every two years, for the j purpose of increasing acquaintance, ; goodfellowship and organization among the physicians of the district' j All physicians residing in the district j who are eligible to membership in a ! component medical society are cordi- j ally invited to the meeting. The meeting held at Sunbury one j year ago was more largely attended j than any preceding district meeting, j The aim is to have a grand rally of j the medical profession at Bloouisbnrg j the present year. Not only are mem- | hers of county societies entitled to: membership in the censorial body but ; all physicians resident in the district : possess all the rights and privileges ! thereof and are most earnestly re- j quested to be present. Following is the program : Morning Session, 11 A. M. | Organization. | Address of Welcome, Dr. Wm. T. Vauoe, Berwick, President Columbia | County Medical Society. | lit'sonse, Dr. H. \S'. Gass, Snnbnry. I Registration, Reading minutes. ' Treatment of Eclampsia, Dr. J. H. : Bowman. Berwick. I Discussion led by Dr. E. M. Miller, j Beavt-rtowu. , Dinner at Exchange Hotel at 12 I o'clock. | Afternoon session, IP. M. Metabolism in its relation to Dis ease, Dr. Sidney Davis, Milton, Dis cussion opened by Dr. J. M. Maurer, Sliamokin. Therapeutic Nihilism, Dr. ,T. R. Montgomery, Bloomsburg, Discussion opened by Dr. G. A. Stock. Danville. Report of cases and closing words. General business. Adjournment. Mrs. Frank Keefer, Church street, j spent yesterday witli Mr. and Mrs. j Robert McCormick, Wolverton. LABOR SUNDAY WELL OBSERVED Continued from Ist Page. great Jehovah. The toilers were ideal laborers because they were men of God and when you have men whose lives are controlled by God there the labor question will be settled. Mr. Carroll D. Wright said that the principles of the Christian Keligion would settle the coal strike of recent years. These same principles will settle every ques tion of Capital and liabor. IDEAL LABOR UNION The Rev. J. L. Vonce, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, selected as his text First Corinthians, 3:9: "We are laborers together with God." His theme was"The Ideal Labor Union." Man is constituted and fitted for labor. At the dawn of the world's creation,he was led into afield of lab or, he was placed in a garden and commanded to dress and keep it. And when driven from thence lie was not driven from the field of labor, for it was then and there that God ordained for him the great labor law, which says:"ln the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread," not the bread of idle ness, but of service and labor. The honest laboring man is an hon orable man. He merits the sympathy and respeot of his fellow-beings, he has been called and there is truth in it—"The back-bone of the world." The laboring man has various labor unions, which have doubtless served a good purpose, but there is one, which in merit, worth and value transcends all others, and that is the Church of God. This is the Ideal Labor Union. If men truly enter into this union,and obey the command of its leader, Jesus Christ, they canjsay "We are laborers together witli God," The best saints of earth have wit nessed to the worthiness of this union. Angels of heaven have gladly come to earth to* do a'work in it. Martyrs have sealed their witness of its worthiness with their blood. Au honor indeed to labor with these. He that is not a member of this union loses one of the greatest opportunities of life. .Tesus, the leader of this union.never makes an error. Human leaders may err but Jesus nover. Keep the eye of faith fixed upon Him, labor with Him and all is well. He tells us plainly what we are to labor for in this life. Ho says," Labor not for that meat which perisheth, but for the meat which endureth unto life eternal." Man must labor for daily bread, and for the necessities of life, but these should be sought, simply as a means to something nobler and better. It is not the main business of life to make a living, to buy and sell, and to en joy the temporal things in life. The | main business of life is to live The i Christian Life, and the value of any object or accomplishment in this world i is determined by the measure in which | it aids or makes the Christian life I possible. i God's word tells us what the ultim | ate aim and end of this Christian life | is; He says: "Labor that ye may en ter into that rest." That heavenly 1 1 home, the mansions which Jesus has | gone to prepare for those who labor , with him in his Ideal Labor Union. THE PROBLEM OF HUMANITY j The Rev. Charles Cameron Suavely. J pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal j church, in the course of his remarks ! avdanced the following thought: j The Labor Problem is the problem |of humanity. The destiny of the lab j oring class is the destiny of our Repub j lie. Although a problem of the head J it is more a problem of the heart. Dr. Carroll says:"The labor question is one of ethics." Prof. Ely says: "Christian ethics contain the princi ples which should animate the eutire labor movement" We must get the ideal of the "Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man" down out of the clouds into man's heait. The em ployer who does not hold sacred the rights of the men who work for him is unworthy to be an employer; and the man who does not work for the i very best interests of the man who | employs him is unworthy of being i employed. Both of these men are a | menace to our Republic. If the"man ; with a hoe" needs $5.00 per day in j order to take care of his family, of j ordinary size, and give his children opportunity to become intelligent eiti j /.ens, then that is robbery and his wife ! and children are robbed, if he is faith j ful, and cannot get the money. This | country is rich enough to take care of j the sons of toil without robbing capit | al. The spirit of the Chiist. in the heart of the capitalist and in the heart | of the laborer will solve their difficult J problems and give to our Republic a sublime destiny. A HARD TASKMASTER The Rev. .A. J. Irey, pastor of the First Baptist church, took as his theme, "God, the Orgauizer of the World's Labor." The text taken was Genesis 2:15: "And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to dress and to keep it." Goil early set ' mau to work, well knowing that the bread of idleness is a curse to him that eats it. Jehovalijconstituted himself the head employer, nor has he ever resigned his position. No man, no matter how widely ho may control, can safely for get that he is, after all, subordinate to God. This arrangement was a most gracious one for Adam,as he discover ed after the primal walking delegate had sowed the seeds of dissatisfaction POULTRY FARM A BIG PROFIT George B. Markle of Hazleton, whose poultry operations are at Espy, be lieves that dollars will make eggs, judging by the methodical business like manner in which he is investing in the project. The work of getting the farm in readiness for the purpose to which it will be put, has practically been com pleted with investing money in the project. Passengers on the D. L. & W. get a good view of the farm as the train passes through Espy. In one corner of the cold storage plant and working automatically, the machinery starts itself when the tem perature rises to a given point, and stops when a certain low point is readied. In this manner an even temperature is secured, and there the pontlry, eggs and produce can be stor ed until Mr. Markle desires to place it on the market. Under the direction of Superintend ent C. R. Stanffer, formerly of Hazle ton, it is to be one of the largest pou ltry farms in the world. What has been done thus far can be said to be merely preliminary, but 600 chickens, raised from peeps, make a fair sized flock for a start. Nothing but white leghorns, white and black minorcas and Rhode Island reds, hens that lay white shelled eggs, are being raised. Everything is practically in readi ness for the hatching of eggs with in cubators. All reports to the contrary notwithstanding, Mr. Markle thinks little of the idea of hatching eggs by electricity.aml he is installing a mam moth incubator that will hatch 2,400 eggs at a time. Directly connected with the incbuator cellaf is a large, modernly designed brooding house for the chicks, while not far distant is the large laying house, 300 feet long and 20 feet deep, facing the south, ami separated into 18 compartments. In another section of the farm the pigeons are fast becoming a small army of themselves. From GOO in the start, this spring, their number has already increased to 1.500 ami are of the homer and Carneux varieties. It will not be long before some of them will be placed on the market. The appointments of the farm could not be more complete. The buildings are lighted throughout by electricity, ami water is pumped to all parts com bining the luxuries of town life. The whole farm shows the masterhand lie hind the wisely directed dollar. Thou sands of fruit trees have been planted, as have carload after carload of chest nut and walnut trees. Mr. Markle has planted with an eye to the future. Grangers at Centre Hall. I For the Patrons of Husbandry Exhi bition at Centre Hall, l J a., September ; 10 to Hi the Pennsylvania Railroad I Company will sell special excursion j tickets to Centre Hall from stations in j Pennsylvania, and from Baltimore and lilmiia at reduced fares (minimum fare'.'s cents. ) Tickets will be sold September il to It'.; good to return to j reach original starting point not later I than September 1!'. - land rebellion in his heart,had inaugu | rated the first strike for higher wages, I and lie knew himself and his unfor -1 lunate descendants to be cast from the [ garden to commons; from roses to weeds, from plenty to scarcity, from pleasurable work to hard, grinding toil. The world, the Hesli and the devil are brutal task masteis and these are they who ply the lash upon the backs of all who have not takeu ser vice from the man of Nazareth; de manding long hours of exacting labor, and paying full wage in the coin of their'realm—broken spirits, hopeless hearts, bodies prematurely aged and dowered with stiff ami aching joints, the final death, spiritual and eternal. 'Tis the joy of the right-hearted that an ever increasing number of people the world over, are heeding the voice, "Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden ami I will give you rest,for my yoke is easy and my burd en is light," the labor world coming back to its first Kdenic allegiance. St. Vitus Dance, Stubborn Nervous Disorders, Fits respond immediately to the remarkable treat ment that has for 39 years been a standard remedv for these troubles —DR. KLINE'S CREA. A A Art NERVE RESTORER. It 18 prescribed . VbiUU especially for these diseases and is j Rfill not Q curc " beneficial effects are immediate and lasting. Pliysi ff 00 cians recommend it and druggists sell it. To prove its wonderful virtues, we will cheer fully send, without charge, a FILL $2.00 SUPPLY Address I»U. KUMI INSTZTI * , j Itruneh 100, lied »w .» r CHICHESTP s PILLS DIAMOND ERAN3 S&*Wf LADIES I £t?L for Cni-CTins TER'S A DIAMOND BRAND PILLS in Rrn nnd/X GOI.D metal. lC boxes, scaled Willi l!lue<o> Ribbon. TAKE NO crnrß. Ilur oe y Yy DruKßlat and auk t„r CIIMUKS-TtK H V DIAMOND it it a N i» ril.l.s, for twenty-firs years re K arded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS TRiltD EVERYWHERE PARKERS HRgfettva hair balsam Clranm-i and beautifies the hair. Promotes a luxuriant growth. BWJSSPg wHNever Fails to Heatore Gray ■KM£5* Hair to its Youthful Color. Curt* pcalp diseawa k hair tailing. Proposed Amendments To Penn'a Constitution ■pROPOSKD AMENDMENTS TO THE * CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OP THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL. AS SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twen ty-six of article five of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the following amendment to section twen ty-six of article five of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same is here by, proposed. In accordance with the eighteenth article thereof:— That section 20 of Article V., which reads as follows: "Section 2C. All laws re lating to courts shall be general and of uniform aperatlon, and the organization, jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regu lated by law, and the force and effect of the process and Judgments of such courtH, shall be uniform; and the General Assem bly Is hereby prohibited from creating other courts to exercise the powers vested by this Constitution in the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans' Courts," be amended so that the sums shall read as follows: Section 2ti. All laws relating to courts shall be general and of uniform opera tion, and the organization, Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regulated by law, and the force and effect of the process and Judgments of such courts, shall be uni form; but, notwithstanding any provi sions of this Constitution, the General Assembly shall have full power to estab lish new courts, from time to lime, as the same may be needed In any city or coun ty, and to prescribe the powers and Ju risdiction thereof, and to Increase the number of Judges in any courts now ex isting or hereafter created, or to reorgan ize the same, or to vest In other courts the Jurisdiction theretofore exercised by courts not of record, and to abollßh the same wherever It may be deemed neces sary for the orderly and efficient adminis tration of Justice. A true copy of Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, so as to eliminate the require ment of payment of taxes as a qualifi cation of the right to vote. Resolved (if the House of Representa tives concur), That tt"> following amend ment to the Constitution of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania be, and the same Is hereby, proposed. In accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section one of article eight be amended, by striking out the fourth numbered paragraph thereof, so that the said section shall read as follows: Section 1. Every male citizen twenty one years of age, possessing the follow ing qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections, subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as tho General Assembly may enact. First. He shall have lieen a citizen of the United States .-it least one month. Second. He shall have resided In tho Stato one year (or if, having previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have re moved therefrom and returned, then six months), Immediately preceding the elec tion. Third. He shall have resided In the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months immediately preceding the election. A true copy of Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE, S''-re!;.r of the ('oiti:nonn> alth. Vllm i. r Three • ' v ' 112: 1 :so!,i:tion P" eti.lv> •>* t.i the Cnnstl ' imtnw i't i of Penn :« cons illdate the t is of Allegheny .11 >\- the Senate if- pr.se-, tatlves of the • : l*ei-ns\ Ivania in Gen "e-t I- 11 the following > ' Constitution «>f Pcnn ' ■ 11 ! nut tl.e same is hereby, pro- I 1 , ;,i 'o with the eighteenth article tint. ..1 - That tlort Six of article five he amended, bv striking out the said sec tion. ar I it. el-ting in place thereof the following: Section 112. In the county of Philadel phia all the Jurisdiction and powers now vested in the .Ilstriet courts and courts of common plea subject to such changes as may be t> adc by this Constitution or by law. shall be i n Philadelphia vested in fivji «juurt2_uC^<±ual. In Bohemia. "How did you eiljoy her ltohpini:t evening?" "It wasn't much. Both the erticr and the sandwiches were si ale." - Washington Herald. Sure Sign, "llow do you know they're mar ried?" "Can't you see? He's making tor bait her own fishhooks."—Detroit Free Tress. Straw Rtcies In Autos. Automobile straw rides are Wash ington's new Uot weather fail. Two gasoline trucks of high power were seen on the Washiugloti-Ualtimore 1 pike recently on their way to the Mon umental City. The usual quota of cow bells, watermelons and giggling girls were aboard. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS ft Hu : - ■ •" NIAGARA FALLS September 21, Oct. 5, 1910 Round Trip 37.30 from So. Danville SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Oars, Diiiiug Car, and Day Coaches ranning via the PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE Tickets good going on Special Train ami connecting trains, ami good returning on regnla trains within FIFTEEN DAYS Stop-off within limit allowed at Hutl'alo returning, 112 i icritaJ it 10 clit aa I fall information nny bs obtained from Ticket Agents. J R. WOOD GEO. W. BOYD l'assenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agen | nnd co-ordinate Jurisdiction; composed of Throe Judges each. The said courts In j Philadelphia shall ho designated respect j Ively as the court of common pleas num | her one, number two. number three, number four, and number five, hut the number of said courts may be by law | Increased, from tlmo to time, and shall bo 1 in like manner designated by successive numbers. The number of judges In any j of said courts, or In any county where j the establishment of an additional court j may be authorized by law, may be In creased. from time to time, and when ever such Increase shall amount in tho whole to three, such three Judges shall compose a distinct and separate court as aforesaid, which shall be numbered as aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall be Instituted in the said courts of com mon pleas without designating the num i ber of the said court, and the several courts shall distribute and apportion the | business among them In such manner as shall be provided by rules of court, and I each court to which any suit shall be thus assigned, shall have exclusive Juris diction thereof, subject to change of venue, as shall be provided by law. In the county of Allegheny all the Jurisdiction and powers now vested in the several numbered courts of common pleas shall be vested in one court of com- I mon pleas, composed of all the judges In I commission in said courts. Such Juris diction and powers shall extend to all proceedings at law and In equity which shall have been instituted In the several numbered courts, and shall be subject to such changes as may be made by law. and subject to change of venue as pro i vlded by law The president Judge of said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of Judges In said couyt may be by law . "eased from time to time This amendme,. shall take effect on the first day of January suc ceeding its adoption. A true copy of Resolution No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE. ' Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Penn sylvania. • Section 1. Re it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met. That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof:— Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which reads as follows: "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school .llstrlct, or other municipality or lncor ited dis trict, except as herein provide shall nev er exceed seven per centum upon the as sessed value of the taxable property there in, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase Its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed val uation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now ex ceeds seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation." so as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district, or oth er municipality or incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never ex ceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district In cur any new debt, or Increase Its Indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the assent of the elec tors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds Seven per centum of such assessed val uation, may be authorized by law to In crease the same threo per centum. In the aggregate, at any one time, upon such \aluation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred by the city and coun ty of Philadelphia for the construction and development of subways fur transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improvement, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelp! ia current net revenue In ex cels of the interest on said debt or debts and uf tin- minus.! Installments necessary for the llation of said debt or debts, ma\ be e'.' !<d in ascertaining the pow er of the • !> ind county of Philadelphia 1 oinet wise Indebted: Provided, That .. fund for their cancellation shall i" est bllshed and maintained. A true «>t' Joint Resolution No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE. S* • re'.ary of the Commonwealth. Had a Mere Trifle. A doctor calling on a patient who had been very Hi. but was now con valescent, said to the latter's wife: "You must be careful in regard to his diet for a few days." "Yes. 1 know that," was the reply "Ele has just had his dinner, and I didu't give him anything but a cup of coffee and two or three warm bis cuits and a piece of pie and a couple of doughnuts and one slice of bread with gooseberry preserves on it. I j have Just been telling him he couldn't have anything very substantial right away until his stummlck was stid dier."—New York Tribune. A Cinch. Dubbins -Do you know where I can find a lot facing south'! Stubbins— Why not try around the north pole? That's a very likely place.—Judge. SUPPOSED TO BE A WEASEL Prior to Tuesday night for a week a state of more or less excitement pre vailed in the premises of B. F. Cohen, the clothier, Church street, caused by a pesky little animal that had found its way into the cellar and domiciled itself in the heating system, which at this season is out of commission. Tiie little animal did not confine it self to the cellar,but took in the whole range of pipe. At one hour of the day it would be heard rattling about the furnace in the cellar; the next day it would produce ghost-like sounds in the walls where the heating pipe is embedded and again it would appear in the upper stories, especially in the bath room, where on more than one occasion it was seen poking its head or paws out through the register. By last Sunday all were convinced that the animal was a weasel, which had crawled through the air duot into the cellar landing directly into the furnace, whence it proceeded to ex plore the heatpipe and finding the place to its liking decided to preempt it. In order to dislodge the little in truder Mr. Cohen Sunday built a fire in the furnace, heating the iiouse up to a degree that made it impossible to remain indoors. When the fire went out it was found that the animal was still in the pipe and was as frisky as ever. At this juncture Police officer John Grier Voris was appealed to and an attack was planned. On Tuesday even ing about 9 o'clock a party of men as sembled in the cellar of the Cohen residence, among them were George ; D. Edmondson, proprietor of the house, his son Frank, Harry Hixson aud Frank Walker. The attack was well planned. The heating pipe was taken down. By the light of the lantern tar in the pipe, out of reach of a man's arm, tlie "weasel" could be seen. Expecting something of this sort the party had come provided with a large mill tongs Seizing these Harry Hixson reached : into the pipe and dragged forth the ; animal. As it fell to the ground Frank | Walker with au.'agile movement,lest it escape, placed his foot upon its head. Here is where the story ends—it was i not a weasel, but an animal of the genus mephitis, commonly ycleped a skunk. Indisputable evidence was fur nished by the animal itself promptly and on the spot as it brought into re quisition the only means of defense ; with which it is furnished. The at mosphere was heavy and fetid in the ; vicinity of the cellar fox awhile. Mr. 1 Walker out of consideration for the public went home by the more unfre quented streets. The Two Periods. Tho career of every successful man may be divided into two periods—Urst, when he is not given credit for what he knows and. second, when he is giv en credit for what he doesn't know Life. Do not talk about disgrace from a thing being known when the disgrace Is that the thing should exist—FP.l - - ———— Conscience. 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