Montour American
FRANK C. ANCll.fi, Proprietor.
Danville. I'n. Nov. 17- !«•«-
DILLAWAY'S
CISTERN.
It Played a Tcllino Part In a
Love Affair.
By CLARISSA MACKIE.
ICopyrli'ht, 1310. by American I'rrps A»so
elation.)
"Then you're going to make Stella
wait aiiotlirr year before she gets mar
ried?" gikcd Stella's mother anxiously.
Samuel I Win way stroked Ills little
gray hoard with one sunburned band
and nourished a pipe with the other.
"1 look at it this way," he mild dl
•tactically. "The time has come for
us to haven cistern on the roof of
the extension, and .Joe Mellon seems
to think the lime's proper for him nnd
-Stella to get married. Now they can
wait another year or two until I can
better afford to have a wedding. In
the meantime, I've got to hare that
etatern. Some tine day we'll be run
ning out of water, then what will you
dor
• "Nonsense, Samuel," protested Mrs.
Dlllaway earnestly. "We've used the
well for twenty-five years and it's nev
er showed no signs of getting dry."
"I can't afford a wedding, Celia,"
said Samuel decisively.
"It won't cost you anything to speak
of. Most of Stella's clothe* are made
Mid we'll have Just a unlet little wed
ding with nobody here"—
"That's Just the kind," interrupted
Mr. Dlllaway Jocosely. "If there's a
wedding before 1 say so, there won't
be nobody to It, and no Dlllaway was
married without style."
"Without fiddlesticks!" snapped Mrs.
Dlllaway. "Something's got to be
done. I shan't have Stella's life spoil
ed Just so's you can experiment with a
cistern. There's money and to spare
for her to be married right now —this
very week."
"They won't be married in my
house," exploded Stella's father, danc
ing with excitement, "and I'll forbid
the banns anywheres else."
"Stella 'll be married to home here,
and you'll give her away. Just put
that in your pipe and smoke it!" said j
Mr. Dtllaway's spouse, bustling back ;
to her kitchen.
Stella, a tall, pale girl, with tired !
gray eyes and pretty, pathetic face. S
looked up wistfully as her mother en
tered the room.
"What did he say, mother?"
"Same old story, Stella. Don't you
care. I've got au idea." Mrs. Dilla
i /k%
'
i
'mm ' KRT.MKI.Y DRAGQKU.
way rolled up the sleeves of her crisp i
gingham gown and fell lo work amoug J
the baking dishes with vigor. "You |
got ready to be married next W'edmv j
day evening at ti o'clock, and I'll guar
antee your i ui* 11 give you uway fast
enough."
"You're the liost mother!" cried Sloe j
lu Joyfully. Now I'll run down anil j
tell Joe."
On Wciliio-day afternoon of tin? fol- '
lowing week, the very day set for j
Stella's marriage. Samuel Dilluv.ay ■
came Hauling up the walk to tin- kitch
en door very li.ncb like one of his own i
belligerent cockerels.
"Scoot. Stella:" warm.l her mother.
"Your pa's heard aboi;l Ihe wedding ,
Well, I should have told Mm in • few
minutes any way. lie's got to h-. •• it
broke lo him. Iml not till I get
When Mr. Dilla way rca-hod Ihe
kitchen door and Hung it wide "pen hi- •
rushed straight into tin- arms of his j
excited wife.
"Samuel, whst ilie lan's up in the ■
cistern? I've heard l lie rpiecrost j
sounds up there. Seems like some !
thing alive's in there If there is it |
ought to be got out, for the wind's j
around to the east, and we're hound to !
have rain tomorrow."
Mr. Dlllaway. attacked on his weak
est point, looked up at the great round
cistern oerehed freakishly on the j
kitchen roof, with long leaden pipes j
running from the main roof of the |
house into the covered top. It had j
been completed the day before, and 1
Samuel was waiting impatiently for '
the first rains lo fall and enter the cis
tern thai he might prove I hat his idea
for supplying water to kitchen aud
bathroom wobld work successfully to
the utter confusion of the village wa
ter compauy, whose yearly wator
rates were much lower than the cost
of Dilla way's itstern.
From within the cistern there came
queer, scratching, metallic noises and
strange shrill cries of distress.
Mr. Dlllaway removed his hat and
coat and then climbed the ladder thai
led to the kitchen roof Mrs. Hit'
•way panted heavily up the bacli
stairs and sneezed her ample form
through a bedroom window and came
out on the roof beside acr husband.
"What you doing. Cella?" demanded
Mr. Dillatvay testily. "You'll fall and
break vour neck th-t's whit vim'" i»«
on in we House ynlte confident
Hint he hud been obeyed. Mr. Mill*
away walked •ernes the erenkltn. rat
tling till roof to the cistern, whose lop
rosp three feet tilmte his homl. I/cad
Ine up lo the top of the cistern was a
narrow Iron ladder line half of the
eln ular lid of the cistern was prop|ied
upon From this opening there pro
ceeded the strange sounds heard froin
below
"What Is It?" asked Mr» Dlllaway
anxiously.
"I don't know. Maybe It's the cat."
"The cat's 111 the kitchen. Samuel
Now. be enreful," for Mr Dlllaway
| was propelling his small, round person
| tip the ladder with dangerous rapidity. |
' "llcllo!" exclaimed Mr Dlllaway .
fiercely, peering inside
"What Is It?" pleaded his wife
"Nothing much," returned Mr. Dilla
way sarcastically. "Only one of my '
prize cockerel* chasing his tall around |
down there. He's got lo get out of
there tonight or he'll run himself to j
death. Can you get the stepluddor out |
to me. Colin? I've got to climb down !
Inside here."
"I'll fetch It In a minute, Samuel, j
The telephone's ringing. I'll be right j
back. You might Just drop down that j
three feet nnd be catching your bird: |
1 can get the ladder over to you."
With that she was gone, nnd Mr
Dlllaway waited in vain for her re- j
turn, each moment growing more pep- .
pery as to ti jper. Having requested
his wife to bring the stepladdor Mr j
Dlllaway would not demean himself by
fetching it himself, so after a period
of impatience he threw himself gin
gerly over the edg.. clutched tightly j
the rim and swung down inside the ,
cistern. Then he dropped with a clang
ing thud to the dry, zinc lined floor of
his cistern.
Around this slippery surface he chas j
ed the elusive cockerel in narrowing j
circles until in some Inexplicable man- ■
ner he found that he was pursuing '
himself frantically around the well !
while the cockerel leaned exhausted |
agalust the side. It was an easy mat
ter to capture the bird and tie his legs j
securely witb a handkerchief.
"Cella!" called Mr. Dlllaway in a j
commanding voice. He looked up at j
the semicircular opening overhead and i
saw the deep blue of the sky and notb |
lng else. "Cella," he called again j
"Where is that ladder?"
His voice echoed with a hollow me \
tallic boom and seemed thrown back (
upon him. The cockerel squawked !
feebly.
Steps creaked slowly across the tiu j
roof without and some one laboriously j
climbed the iron ladder nnd peered |
rosy faced over the opening. It was
Mrs. Dlllaway.
"Where is the stepladdor?" demand- j
j ed Mr. Dlllaway irascibly,
j "In the house."
I "Why don't you bring it out here? '
j I've got to get out of this."
j "1 should think you'd like to stay in |
it—it's a dreadful nice cistern. Yon
think a lot more of it than you do of j
your own daughter," returned Mrs. j
Dlllaway quietly.
"Nonsense, Celia! I won't listen to I
! sncli talk. You get that ladder down I
| here at once."
I "Not yet," said Celia. "Not till you j
; give your consent to Stella's marrying '
1 Joe Slcllen tonight."
"I'll do no such thing," roared Mr. i
j Dlllaway wrathfully. "I see now. j
j Celia. You put this cockerel in here j
| yourself. It's a shameful imposition!" '
j "Y'ou coming to the wedding?" do :
I inanded Colin.
| "No!" bellowed Mr. Dlllaway. "I'll i
| stay bore till doomsday first."
"Very well. Samuel. I'll drop yei •
! down some wedding '-ako. i'lie nii.s
; ister's coming now. They'll !>e niarrie i
j at i; o'clock, and .sicilii hoped you'd ;
! give her away - the IMUaways was a.
J ways married JII style, you know!" sh • ,
flung back over her shoulder .as siic '
j backed down tile ladder.
If Mr. Dillawuy had not been !<>->
busy working himself into a rage In
| might have noted the strained anxielv
!in her voice Win n her slops hr. ! !
I creaked away into the house he peered :
j at Lis watch. It was .":3ft now. and i.i
a half hour, if Ceiia kept her word. '
Stella would be Joe Mollen's wife. He
j had been nicely duped.
When several hours had passed Mr. i
j Dillawuy again consulted his watch
I and found it to be 0:4.1. Time certain- i
j ly dragged in a lined cistern with
[ no companion save a draggled cocke
rel.
! There were distant sounds of arriv- |
j ing guests. Once he hoard his name ■
I mentioned. They were asking for him. i
j expecting him lo give Stella away. 1
Let the ungrateful hussy give herself j
j away!
: Another hour dragged, and it was
; Are minutes before is. Steps croaked ;
j across the roof ami climbed the lad- !
dor. This time ii was Stella's fair ,
head out Unci I ag-ilnst the pale evening j
"I'a. won t you come oul and give
me awavV I don't want to be married 1
without you're there." faltered the
bride tearfully ,\ hot drop splashed
lonI on Samuel's upturned face, and ll
I seotued to melt some hard little knot
i in hts heart.
"I'm coming up. Stella, just us soon
jas your ma fetches the stepladdor. I
| been waiting for her this last ton
■ hours. I gol my clothes to change,
j you know. Tell your ma to hurry up."
! "Oh. yes. pa; I'm s<> :;lad." cried
Stolla. disappearing from Mr Dilla
i way's view.
"And. Stella!"
"Yes, pa."
j "Don't you dare get married till T
| get there!"
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Scandinavians AcivertioO WHaiing.
A floating exhibition, comprising n !
complete picture of the whale tlshin,- |
and other industries of Norway ai.d i
Sweden, is visiting Ihiltle ports.
Syria Use 3 Steam Plowi.
Tho American steam plow has V*
gun operations in Syria.
Pope's Preference.
The I'rinee of Wales of Pope's time
once said to the poet:
"Mr. l'opo. do you not like kings?" j
"Sir." replied the poet. "I prefer the!
lion before lhe claws are grown." !
RHAIR R BALSAM
ClMnat* and tMMiUftaf the hair.
vH Vromote# a lniurianl growth.
Fails to Beatore Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color.
ftcalp diMSMa h hair tailing. I
ORIGIN OF LLOYD'S.
Humble ■•flnnlnf of Ftcape'e Qrui
Mar Mme Agency.
Two centurte* ago a man who had a
ear#o to send It the M-sllierrnnean
i onirl*«l to »i-l rlil of some of Ihe
risk by Ittdtii'litg a friend lit take an
Interest with him It sua iose*«ary
to write out a statement of contra, t
to which the guarantor* suborllied
This wns the first underwriting
j These two men happened to lie fre
, quemers of I.lord's coffee house In w
which «a* * favorite place
for the merchants of the town to
gather to dlsrusM business or to gossip
Others Immediately saw the advan
i Inge of the scheme which their col
leagues had devised, and on the next
j rovage tho risk was parceled out
among a larger number of the patron*
of the coffee house.
I Out of this small beginning has
grown the great Kuropean maritime
agency, still bearing the name of the
I humble coffee house proprietor, and
which not only writes risks on vessels,
but rntea them and publishes ar
| rivals at every port the worlii over.
ino matter how small or how remote
ly situated.—"Annals of the American
, Academy."
Where Abraham Fished.
Mrs. Victoria de Hansen in "Tho
; Soul of a Turk" relates a legend con
| cernlng Abraham which will be now
'to many readers. She learned of it
j while at Kdessa, the traditional tJr of
the Chnldees. She was shown there
j a large oblong tank of water so filled
with fishes resting Just below the sur
' face of the water that their tins nnd
backs seemed almost wedged together
. so as to form "an almost solid layer
1 of silvery life."
I"The guardian of the mosque throws
! some meal Into the water, and the fish
1 Jump high to catch It. a great living
| pyramid, of which those which Jump
\ the highest form the pinnacle. The
tradition is that Abraham as a child
j fished in the tank; hence the fish were
I considered sacred. No single one has
j been caught or killed to this day. In
I deed, death would overtake the man
i who transgressed this law."
I
A Joke on the King.
; Sir Ernest Cassel was persona grata
; with King Edward VII. As a matter
i of fact there was a curious and strik
ing resemblance between the back
! view of the late king and that of Sir
| Ernest. It was so pronounced that the
great financier was known among his
j I'rlonds as "Windsor Castle."
| There is a good story and a true one
; told in connection with this. It hap
j pened at a garden party at Windsor
| castle. A well known peer of the realm
| was strolling about when, as he
thought, he spotted Sir Ernest sitting
Inn chair Going toward him on tip
| toe, he gave him n resounding smack
on the shoulder.
! "Hello, old Windsor Castle!" he cried,
| "How are you?"
The occupant of the chair, startled,
| turned around It was King Edward,
I who, unaware of Sir Ernest's uick
i name, was for a time exceedingly
j vexed at this undue liberty. However,
when the circumstances were ex
| plained to him he enjoyed the Joke
I hugelv.—London M. A. I*.
The Bull Snake.
The bull snake, a species of pine
! snake, Inhabits the shady pine woods
' along the Atlantic coast from New Jer
! se.v to Florida, but other species are
found himosi everywhere except In
New England. The bill) snake is quite
harmless, but is n powerful constrict
j or. Ii lay eics and fei-ds upon birds,
rodents mid eggs It swallows au egg
, whole, ami after th« 112;; has passed
a few lin !io« down the throat where
It forms n large swelling-tho serpent
lifts Its head, elevates its back and
exerts a downward pressure until the
shell breaks Owing to a curious con
strietlon of its epigloiiis its hiss IS HO
: loud and so well sustained as tore
semhle the sound of redbot iron being
: plunged In watei The mnxlmum
length of these snakes is seven and a
half feet Their color Is white, with
, the exception of the bead and back,
! the former being spotted black nnd the
. latter brown Wide World Magazine
Trader.-is.-k R.-qistry Popular,
j AIMIIII .VJOO intd— irlts are reiristeml
I during the course ..r the year ai tin
• pai"in office.
PROGRESS ON THE RANGE.
|Hun All' ni-i music deuJ- « i . i
; cuw|iO>s ■ li.'lnK plKkmwrtphs lo i|..a.-t
lh? cuttti* ...I ilie range. 1
i It IK-'- ■"i In: wo cltnr:ne<l 'nm
(Ar yv.a. v. i> never harmed "eint
' A'Chiii.: in' i I tho moonlight "Sam I'.J-K"
e; 'Old tllnek Joe. '
1 ei machinery's wheeze and i ..t:;n
1 Heemn to suit these i:iOdorn < ante,
And 11»!•> act plum sore and restl. ss w
the phonograph won't no-
Start that new com raj it lon
Or a stampede will be growln—
Tut hi a Sour; re. onl or look out fer for
ty rows.
On the cowboy's field of Rlor}'
I.ife's another sort of storv
Since Melt)a and I'tirir . look lo » ;r«
j tho cows.
So throw in i chunk from Pryor
When the west has lost Its fire:
Set tho stars from op'ry houses ynwl'.a' 1
and rals'n' hob. i
The lullabies we sanit 'em
Didn't suit the brutes, kosll harvt >n!
The tleiuon of Invention's put the cowboy
off the Job.
—Arthur Chapman in Denver Republican.
Spiteful.
At a local picture show n p.iluter
hung a notice under his highly prized
j landscape, "Do not touch with canea
:or umbrellas." Some one who was
not an admirer of his works added to
the notice. "Take an as!"
CHICHESTER SPILLS
DIAMOND BRAND
*°S* eAV
c° jf
LADIES !
'""-"KIL.t for CHI-CHKR TER'S A
DIAMOND UKAND PILLS iu Rfd and/A
i SR I ; n m<la "ic bnios, soiled with Blnc<f/>
J Ribbon. TAKE NO tiintn. Rurnf JNNR^V
DniKKlat and «k Tor <lll .<ll KS.TIH s V
DIAMOND HIIAMI PILI.H, for twontyfivj
years regarded at Ursl,Safest, Alwajn Reliable'.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
' trjbd EVERYWHERE I
WILL REORGANIZE
HIGHWAY DEPT.
i
I I'llil/AhKMMIIA, No* If)
John K. di
ctiifHit in nn interview toils* flint In
Intend* In umke iin (Hit 11* ii t change* lt>
the Hints Mglwiiv departnii tit, Hint
llint Ie hlmi favor* n cirn«« Ftste high
Wsy ulliiilnr In the plan ol linvi'ftini
Htnart.
TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
Mi. Tpiipi outlined what I'n hopes
I In arentiifiliidi ilnrltiK his mlinliiiitrn
1 tkiii in the way of improvements "I
'State highway*. 11 plan* incl in It- 11
complete reorganization of the Bt»t>
> highway lmri'Htt ami tlie erection of h
new department with an fitcntltr
head and n deputy commissioner, who
shall be an engineer with wide experi
ence in th« building <>f road*.
"My thought is," said Mr. Tenet,
"that we should const met a highway |
j —not necessarily a boulevard—leading
directly from Pittsburg on the west to j
Philadelphia on tlu< past that will hi' j
a main artery connecting tho eastern
ami western toils of the State ami tin- I
county seats along the route with lat- I
• prala connecting with the county seats '
, not along tho line of flip main high- {
way. 1 also believe that in sections 1
where the travel will lie heavy road- |
ways should he constructed of soine I
permanent material where the pi incip- .
nl cost will he the first cost."
CONTINUES STATEMENT
1 Continuing the governor-elect said : ;
"I said dmiug my campaign anil I re
peat now that I absolutely have no
' personal ambition to serve in office. It j
, is my purpose to give to tho State the j
b<st that is in me and my hope is that
when I go out of oHice I will have met i
the reasonable expectation of tho.peo j
1 pie of the State in this respect. 1
Mr. Tenei was asked regarding the |
makeup of his cabinet and was told j
I that gossip had already tilled several |
of the places: Mr. Teller said:
"I ain not responsible for any guess
eg that may be made, but you can rest j
assured that as yet they are but guess- j
jes for I have not given the subject j
I serious consideration. As to the attor- i
uey generalship,however,my appointee |
will be a man upon whose judgment I !
will feel I can thoroughly rely; a man |
whose loyalty to me will be second I
only to his loyalty to tho State.
"There is one thing you can say and
that is that 1 will deem my adminis- j
trat ion most fortunate ami I would
consider the people of the State most'
fortunate, if they could continue to
d»maml the services of Dr. Samuel U I
Dixon as tho head of the State depart
ment of health. "
MAN'S WILL POWER.
Bismarck's Comme ♦ on Schopenhauer
and His Theory.
In nn entertaining account of a din- j
ner party at Prince Bismarck's Berlin i
residence which is given In the recol
lections of the Llvonlan journalist Eck
hardt the following, which was a part
of the table talk, shows the host in a 1
new light: The conversation had turn- i
ed on Bismarck's early days at Frank
fort, and Eckharilt asked whether at
| tho table d'hote of the Hotel d'Angle
' terre his host had ever met Sehopen- i
hauer. "No," said Bismarck; "he laid
no use for tne nor I for htm. More
over. I have never bad time or desire
to occupy myself with philosophy.
' While 1 was a student Schopenhauer
was still unknown I know al*o!,.te.
ly nothing about his system."
Another guest, an admirer of Scho- j
penhauer. then Joined enthusiastically j
t'l the conversatlon and explained that i
ihe philosopher's great merit consisted
in the discovery of the fnct that will
lower was the indestructible essence
' nf the mind of inan and that in tell I
geuee was only of secondary impor
tanee. "That may very well be true."
>;ald Prince Bismarck, "at least as far
as I am concerned, for I have often
noticed that my will had already come
to a decision while my mind bad not
yet finished thinking about the same
subject."
Smoking That Maddens.
Marihuana Is a weed used by people
of the lower class and sometimes by I
•oldlers, but those who make larger,
use of it are prisoners sentenced to
long terms. The use of the weed and ;
Its sale, especially iu barracks and j
prisons, are very severely punished; :
yet it has many adepts, and Indian
women cultivate It because they sell It I
at rather high prices. The dry leaves !
of marihuana alone or mixed with to- |
bai co make the smoker wilder than a I
wild Insist. It is said that immediately
after the tirst three or four drafts of
smoke smokers begm to feel a slight
headache; then they see everything
moving, si ltd dually they lose all coo
trol i>f their mental faculties Every,
thing, i tie sinokers say, takes the
shape of a monster, and men look like
devils They begin to ligh:, and, of
rot lire, everytlilic; smashed is a tnon»
liter "killed." But there are imaginary 1
beings whom the wild man cannot kill, ,
and these inspire fear iintU the man is
i panic stricken and runs. Mexican
' Herald
What Did He Mean?
Mrs. II.—I see there's a man in i
: France who has murdered three of hisi
wires in succession. I'd like to see
, 'he man who would murder me.
Mr H. —So would I, my dear
impuicvir and ivornan.
| Napoleon 1.. who was a great ad |
niirer of female talent when Its ownerj
| did not, like Mine, de Slael. direct ii j
I against himself, used to say. "There |
! are women who have only one fault
| viz. that they are not men "
Man and Woman.
When a man gets into trouble the 1
! first thing he thinks nf is. **Uow shall
j I get out of this fix /' When a woman j
| gets into trouble her tirst thought is, j
"How shall I best bear ibis misery?" i
j —Winifred Black.
Cheeky.
"Does Winks take au.v magaslaes?" I
"All he enn get. I dou't dare to leave |
j one lying around."—Birmingham Age j
! Herald. 1
THE OEAKESt GIFI.
A Peltiell. tneotent In L.». *1 Mel,
A fount; A incites a milium »m »m»
'Unit one tin} in nn itHlliiii Mill«ii j
poa< h. the naif other nn upiim of nn
io i 111 1.1 r 111 |>> 111 tie i ii*.: nil I'Hlerll gentle
mnn Observing I In* (111 crest nf 111.
ynuiiß woman tn the cotiiilrv I!>i n i
whli h the* mere pi *«hiu mid k«VIII |
also thiii It was Df* to Net llie in i.
experienced trmelpr (Minted • .iti nil !
Je< ts it ml pl;ne» of untp
From wefterjr the i unvernstl' ll ilrtfi
ed to hooka mid authors. iititll « hum
thing suggested to the young Aim
can one of i;iir.iiln-tli Barrett Itrnwii
Ing's sonnets. « lili li she i|ii'ilisl
Hlie was astonished and abashed lie
cause the gentleimiti iimile ihi repu
but tllirlng the rest of the ride sn limk
Ing Intently out of ihe window, hat
Ing apparently forgot tea the very es '
Istence of his traveling companion
As they nenred the station w here the
young lady was to leave the ear slie
said timldl.i:
"1 fear, sir, that I hare offended yon 1
Perhnps yon do not like Mrs. Brown
Ing's poetry"
The man slowly turned epon her
tear dimmed pyps. and in a voice full of
emotion lip said:
"Madam, that sonnet Is the sweetpst.
us Its singer was the dearest, gift «!<ml ,
ever gave to me."
Her 'raveling companion was Roh
prt Browning. —Youth's Companion
Anecdote of Bach.
The Puke of Saxe- Wpimnr once in
viled John Sebastian Bach, ihe Nestor
of (ierman music, to attend a dinner
at the palaee Before Ihe guests sat
down to the feast Bach was asked to
give an Improvisation. The composer
seatisi himself at the harpsichord and
Straightway forgot all about dinner
nnd everything else. He played so long
that at last the duke touched Ills shoul
der and said. "We are very much
obliged, master, but we must not let
the soup get cold."
Bach sprang to his feet and followed
the duke to the dining room without
ottering a word. But be was scarcely
seated when he sprang up. rushed back
to the Instrument like one dempntcd,;
struck a few chords nnd returned to
the dining room, evidently feeling :
much better. "I beg your pardon, your j
highness," be said, "but you Interrupt- j
ed me in a series of chords and arpeg
gios on the dominant seventh, and I
could not feel at ease until they were
resolved Into the tonic. It Is as If you
bad snatched a glass of water from
the lips of a man dying of thirst Now ,
I have drunk the glass out and am
content."
CARIBOU BLOCK TRAVEL.
Herd of One Hundred Thousand Hold
Lonely Trail in Alaska.
A herd of caribou probably number- ;
ing 100,000 formed an amazing sight .
and stopped caravans oil the lonely >
trail between Fairbanks and Circle j
City, Alaska, early iu September.
The scene Is described as the most
impressive he ever witnessed by Cup- j
tain E. T. Barnette, a Fairbanks '
banker. Captain Barnette believes the j
drove was of greater proportions than
any other ever viewed by a white j
man.
His pack train waited on the hillside J
Eor four hours while one wing of the ,
herd passed. Tlie flock was nearly s.
mile wide, and It stretched out for 1
tulles in length, closely packed.
Hard to Understand.
Supposing sotne one should spring
this on you rapidly and ask you what it
meant: "Maie Beat-tonts-deer-reat-toats
laiu-slenlivy-lit-tie-kld slea-tlvy-too."
You wouhl never think it was plain
English, but it is. It Is simply: "Marcs
eat oats: doers eat oats; lambs "11 e.it
Ivy; little kids 11 eat ivy too."
You should say this over many limes
to yourself until you can roll it o:Y
very rjulckly. run the words together,
and then when you try it on your I
friends they will have to confess that
they can't understand it. They will
feel quite foolish when you show them
that It is common Euglish and that it
sounds odd only because the words are
spoken fast and run iu together It is ;
this running of the words In together '
which makes it hard for a foreigner to
understand our language or us theirs
No Mystery About It.
Tho other night after Harker was
safe In bod there came a mysterious
tapping below his window. Harker
slipped out of his covers and cautious- I
ly raised the sash.
"What's wanted?" he demanded, his
teeth chattering.
"I Just wanted to tell you." came a
muffled voice, "that there's a hand
moving around Just inside your cellar !
window."
With visions of burglars Harker i
picked up Ills revolver and slipped
through the halls in his pajamas.
Cautiously lie searched the cellar with
a lighted candle, but it was empty.
Outside on ihe sidewalk stood the
stranger.
"I don't see any burglars down here."
called Harker nervously
"Who said anything about burglars?"
laughed the stranger.
"Why. didn't you call me out of bed
to tell me l hat there was a hand mov
ing around near the cellar window?"
"Sure, it's tho dial on the gas meter.
It works while you sleep."—Philadel
phia Times.
Transvaal Tobacco Producer.
Over 7,000.000 pounds of tobacco were
produced In the Transvaal In 1008.
Agamtt His Principles.
"What was that man making such a
fuss about?" asked the restaurant pro- j
prietor.
"He found a couple of hairs In the
food, sir," replied the waiter.
"Oh. is that all?"
"You see, sir, he's a vegetarian, and
you can't get him to eat anything but
vegetables."—Yonkers Statesman.
Neatly Parried.
A mother of four daughters, one of '
whom had recently been married, cor- j
nered nn eligible young mau in the |
drawing room.
"And which of my girls do you most
admire, might 1 ask?"
"The married one," was the prompt
reply.—Exchange.
MODEST VI6TOR HUQn. * |
Th« O'tit MnUf TMugM No M#n«r
T«o Or«ni F»f Him»»lf
II *l< I ln'<.|ililli- Uiitiller who *Hkl
•or I lft 111 ft it to tin* e!Ti*< I •hnl If li»
ill ii hi ihnt tun* lltt«* of llic i-rent mux
tef, \ I li?r littiftt. kii< Im(I lif would
!»»•» nekttn* IHrt II to hltmrlf If h#
Ki-rr nl>>iii> nl tln* luillom of n dnrh
well. fin tin it her mi noltin (Jmitler
•poke of Victor linuo n« "n new lliim
fri"tli frutn Kltml, ilmf.i'il lo Mlvm
tin* liilii* M off lv«* hitV " lif !tlr*lly *
Vlifiif lllli.ii w:i« n llinn who It now !
h'nv lo fit<l ii h(h"II iiimiji llinw nlMHii
Mm for exni ■ IttoU nl the follow
Inn pli lurt' ilrm. ii In llie "Rouvi'iilr ittit
TuraeiilefT
"One t venlh r flttgo'* admirer* m
rcmlih d In hi i ilnotlng room, tvere
roni|n'tlnn v lib nno another In Hip
pttliu'.v or his genius, nml tin* Idi'ii wn*
thrown nut, tlml the mreet In which
he lit - I ought to bear hit n inn'. Kome
mil' Miggested tlml tin- strei t wu 100
small lo he worthy of no cri-at ii poet,
and llic honor «>f bearing hi* name
oiiL'ht to l>i> :ilirtu-<I to Homo tnoro Im
portant thoroughfare. Then they pro
ceeded lo entini Tiite tin- most popular
quarters of Pari*. In an nnoondtng
Rcale, until one man exclaimed with
enthuslnstn that It would be an honor I
for the city of Purl* Itself to lie re- |
rained after the man of genius. Hugo, i
leaning ognlust Ihe innutelp'ufc, llsti n-1
ed complacently to these tin Merer* out- j
bidding etieb "thpr. Then, with an air
of onp engaged in thvp thought, he
turned to a .vottng nian and said to
him In hilt Brand slyle. 'Kven lint will
eoine. tn.v friends- ev :i that will
come.' "—Honkman.
ANOTHER LITTLh PORRIT I\ZZ
English Woman'# Brother Supposed to
Havt Been Tiny Tim.
The original of Dickens' I.lttie Pur
rlt has just died at Soutltsea in thy
lieritou uf Mrs. tieorglna Margaret
liaytnan. She was nearly eighty-one.
Iler father. Mr. Bridges, was a Lon
don solicitor and was for many years
an intimate friend of Dickens. The
novelist was a frequent visitor at the
solicitor's house and took a keen In
terest in all the members of the fain
ily.
Sirs, llayman as a girl was pretty,
and all the lads in the district made
eyes at her One day she lost one of
a pair of red shoes that she used to
wear, an incident which Dickens made
use of In his works.
Mrs. Iluynian's brother, who died
while still a lad, is said to have in
spired another of Dickens' characters.
Tiny Tim in "A Christmas Carol."
The boy met with an accident while
at play, being impaled on an area rnli
ing, but he v.as a cheery little fellow
in spite of t'lo injury that made him a
cripple. Dickons is also said to ha v e
characterized the boy as Paul Doui
bey, the invalid son of old Dombe.v.
WOODEN SCHOONER IS GIANT
Wyoming, Recently Sent Out, Beits A 1!
Records.
There is a general idea that the
wooden sailing ship is a thing of the
past, but there recently loaded at Bal
timore for Us maiden voyage a wooden
vessel that far outranks any that ever
put to sea.
This is a six masted schooner, called
the Wyoming, anil is u splendid ship in
every particular, with a gross register
of 3,730 tons, or twenty-two tons more
than the well known steel hull six
masted schooner William 112, Doug!:"*
of Boston.
The Wyoming is 320 feet 2 ine" -
long, Hi) feel 1 ill' :i beam and i'.n
-1 inches depth of hold. It has t!ir • ■
decks, with tii ' discharging hM- h"-
and tool; as its tirst cargo 5,822 lons e'
soft coal l'or Boston.
The frame of the huge schoon i i'
securely strapped with iron, and in
keelson is protected with big bands of
sheet Iron. Telephones, steam pump.-,
steam hoists, etc., make the vessel up
to date lti every particular. The vis
sel cost SIPO.OOO to build.
Not Made Up.
Pushing her way through the crowd
on the ferryboat to the decrepit rig.
the middle aged woman sired up the
emaciated animal from every point of
View, and then, turning to the owner,
who had clambered out of the wagon
and propped himself against the en
Sine loom, said. "You ought to be
ashamed of yourself for driving a poor
horse like that; It should be at home
and In the stable." "What is the mat
ter with her. lady?" was the easy re
sponse of the owner, who didn't seem
a whole lot perturbed. "What Is the
matter with her?" demanded the S. P.
C. A lady with increasing warmth of
tone. "Can't you see how skinny she
1s? She looks starred." "The hoss is
all right, lady," calmly rejoined the
expressman, as a sweet sralle floated
through his scant crop of whiskers.
"You sec. she got up so late this morn
ln' that she didn't hev tiuie to put on
her rats, pads an' extenders, or she
would hev been as purty an' plump as
ther next our. "—Argonaut.
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ST. / inert*..ulnt 'pm J dtcrmn-int:
£ Sj trouble*. Wav« ily Special it idefai f'
y / for either air-co/»J- !or v/atfr*coo!fJ y
V / cart. AhtoluloJy from carbou— Jj
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lj independent t?c/tncrr j'i
[| i'itttburg, Poiuisylvcn.'A
a Maker• of "Waterly" Ca*ul»/><3 :
•rHE WHITE WASH.
It* Piihk'i »n tin Hudson Bar Cam-
P»"it's Hut t.plalnad.
It Im tir ana N nil* of 'He lludoon
fl.ir »nm|Hin» Hihl no woman lie ai
lowed puspsgp on Mm b»nt* One d»f
aotrr yenr« ago in) ii at eat: r of the
roinpany miire«l one of Hip tiottberti
ffiiMt porta h «trlti|t of « liite i rti n a
wiia aeen «lreti h"d ii l i ■-« t d««
The watcher* were ci, -d I»f lo
Ibeta Hie wiiah Hue »iir ' lti tin!? tin
pri'rtctM eof a no man iiUanil Hi boat
Comnielil wn- Ii ■ i u ile ot llie
aenildill Unit w oil 111 I'll ile ' 'I 111"
alinkeiip lliul wtmlil I . » V. otn llu<
Ihiiil ill" k> I Hip lite <•" < bid
dl->ap|»-iirid • iHI miii. i i | o lit"
at'a tide I.
I.ater olie of Hip liilid«.e ,i nuld to
the i »| inlii
"Übv. liow d I It h: r>pen Mini you
carild ii v 'iin.iii |uis«iii(.r ills irlpT'
"'there was li Mir ii v < i . n lilting
tile Whole vo; ate." w; « Ihe i idlv'iaut
answer "\Vhat do toil menu?"
"If there «iis no wninnn abonrd
where tlid II Unit while v. - i . .ran
from?" wa« the triumphant reply
The enpinbi hMikid pt . /li .1 l'or a
moment. >ii<f then lie l. u led
"nil," lie >nld. "and didn't we have
Lord Srratti ana. tiie gotfiuir l lteself,
along with us on this trip'- And i very
day doesn't he Insist on having Ills
clean white shirt, no tnnrcr how far
north we are? That's the white wash
you saw strung along deck. And.
what's more, doesn't his lordship In
sist niwiii having his Bondou paper
laid beside his plate every morning, no
matter if It is a year old?"—Pearson's.
THE NEW WAY.
[Mrs. Marv Schley Brown at her w< i
ding was attended by throo JapunP: -
apuulclK of royal potllKrt-e inateiol <•'.
brldeimaltU.—N«*.vs Item.l
So more the bridal march, each lovely
maiden
In fluecy crape arrayed, with Mosaoma
laden.
No more the frou-frou of their dainty
dreases
Along the aiylr to where the pnrsor
blrw.se"
In place of these at wedding ceremony -
Provided things are on a basis tony—
Behold a string uf purps of linen.;*
blooded,
Ulad raKs adorning them and collaif.
studded;
Behold a bride, who leads them to r.j
altar
To noose a groom-who well deserves a
halter.
But does a marriage license answer duly?
Would not a canine license tit more ti ui; •
Hall of Fame.
Names recently chosen for the Hall
of Fame, with votes for each:
Votes.
Harriet Beechcr Stowe 74
Oliver Wendell Holmes .69
Edgar Allan Poe ..69
Roger Williams ..64
James Fenimore Cooper 62
Phillips Brooks ..60
William Cullen Bryant 59
Frances E. Willard 56
Andrew Jackson 53
George Bancroft 53
John Lothrop Motley 51
Names previously elected:
George Washington. Horace Mann.
Abraham Lincoln. Henry Ward Beech-
Daniel Webster. er.
Benjamin FrankUa. James Kent.
Ulyasfs S. Grant. Joseph Story.
John Marshall. John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson. William E. Chan-
Ralph Waldo Etner- r.ing.
son. Gilbert Stuart
Ilenry W. Longfel- Asa Gray.
low. John Adam*.
Robert Fulton. Jam«.« Ru«k<Ml Low-
Washington Irving ell.
Jonathan E'lv ir.ls William T. Sherman.
Ban :P. B. Morve James Maditoa*
David O. John Whittiw.
Henry Clay. Alexander )Jamil-
Nathaniel Haw ton.
thorne. Louis A^asslz.
Geoi*ge PeaNxiy John Paul Jones.
Robert K Lee Mary Lyon.
Peter Cooper L'mina Willard.
Ell Whitney. Maria Mitchell.
John J Audubon.
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