Montour Amerioan I'lf \NK C. AN* 11 It. Proprietor. Danville, I'm Dr . I Ivl A PROPOSAL. ♦t Occurred at the Moment tha Lady Wished It. By JANE PINCKNEY BURNETT. |Cot>>rlKht. Ill), In Atm rir in I'res* Asso ciation | Or. Pitman VVIIS nn excellent matri monial catch In every way except In that of fortune. Socially he stood a* high us any one can stand In Ameri ca!! society Ills manners «ere re flned. lie wns not only conversant with conventional customs, but knew the social rights of every one. In his relations to others It would have been impossible for Itlni to commft a social error People who/ie education or In stincts were not of the highest typo would watch him nt a dinner party or any social function and follow his lead. They knew lie would not eat meat with his fish fork. There was an exact counterpart of the doctor amoni; the women of tha place where he lived and practiced. A young widow, Mrs. Gwendolln Whit- Jijf/" "HOW LOVEI.Y OP YOU!" tng, wna never Known In the whola twenty-four years of her life to offend against good taste. She had the fae «. v when "out" not only of keeping •eh men as were considered least desirable attendants without seeming to dismiss them, but of attracting and retaining those who were from a social point of view particularly desirable. She had never known any other condi tion than that of wealth, consequently •lid not know the value of money. In the choice of a second husband, there fore, it was no object to her. One evening Dr. Pitman was about to keep an engagement with ono of his patients, a maiden lady and a hypo chondriac whose fancy for medicines was a source of considerable revenue to him. Just as h« was leaving the house there came a ring at the tele phone. "Is Dr. Pitman at home?" "This is Dr. ritman." "Please, sir. Mrs. Wlilting is not feel ing very well this evening and would like you to call." "Say to Mrs. Whiting, please, that I am about to visit another patient and will call later In tlie evening." There was a pause, broken by the maid: "Please, sir. Mrs. Whiting is feeling rather strange and would like you to come at one." "Very well: I w ill be there directly." The doctor made the reply after con sideration Each woman expected a preference, mid i was :i question which of the two lie should prefer. The hypochondriac was good for at least his ofijee rent, while the widow was ordinarily in excellent health, lint the widow was attractive, and listen!:!*; to the aches and pains of the hypochondriac was a bore. This was the reason lie decided togo first to the widow. He found her sitting or rather half reclining on a lounge beautifully and becomingly dressed Mrs Whiting was bom with a tine sense of harmony in color and had chosen a shade for the lamp on the Utile table Iwside her with a hue contrasting with her cos tume. Belli;; a light shade of rose, it also gave lier complexion the warmth ii needed. Leaving his satchel in ihe ball, Dr. Pitman entered the room with the encouraging smile that was his in variable preliminary tonic in visiting a patient. The widow gave a feeble return of the smile and extended her hand, displaying to the elbow a shape ly arm. The doctor clasped the hand lightly in his own and placed the tips of the lingers of bis other hand on' the wrist. "Slightly above normal," he said, "hut no fever." The physician then gave the patient a professional look with his large handsome eyes, which meant "tell me your symptoms." It was not usual with him to ask questions of his lady patients. Ho left them to give their information themselves. "I was sitting in the library after dinner." said Mrs. Whiting, "when a singular feeling- well. It Is best de scribed as loneliness came over me. J felt the need of a stimulant and drank a glass of wine. It did me no good. Indeed, the requiremnt was not a physical but a mental or rather spirit ual one. I have never suffered any symptoms cf melancholia, but I should fancy ray feelings were of this order." "Any unusual action of the heart?" asked the doctor, his finger tips still on the lady's wrist. Solomon Solution For Yachts. If your yacht is too short saw it In two and build an extension in the mid dle. This remarkable feat was suc ceesfnlly tried on the schooner I'untiun la England recently. 1114 tlnwtt, with an apologetic "lit > u«e IIIP," plnclug III* ear over lb* h»art. he llsteiifal for several m Inn tea. Ikm rising, looked al Hie patient with nn "*predion that mis more llian pro fessionally sympathetic "I mip|iOM," he anld. "that fhera la no one HI j near or dear to ron that there Is II told which needs to B« tillnl It Is this llinl Is llltertllig th» action of your heart." "I tun aiire your diagnosis la right, doctor I am lonely. I have tha tlieiiua to acijiilre nnylhlng I wish ei <ept love." rhls atiitemeiil commended the lady i spci inlly to the ilis tor's delicate aen slhllllli's Another woman might have put II bluntly, "tine of the advantages a man. especially n poor man, may de rive from mnrr>liig me Is my wealth." Instead of tllia harsh announcement Miss Whiting had an Id. "I have the menn* tn acquire anything I wish ex cept love." Ami another man would have made bold to Interpret I hla aa It wna intended Not ao the reflned Pit man. He Ignored It. except in a pro fessional sense "I think, dear Mrs. Whiting," he said encouragingly, "that what you need is not drugs I found a slightly accelornted cardiac action when I lla ten.sl to your heart beat Just now and could give you a sedative, but t doubt that It I* necessary. You rather to mingle more with the world. We medical men are now Inclined to build up the whole system rather than an affected part, the part deriving benefit from the whole and being thus strengthened to throw off the trouble. 1 wish you to cultivate such associa tions as are pleasing to you If there Is any one whom you wish to be with you a great deal yield to the longing. I need not say that In the case of to charming a woman"— "Oh. doctor, how good of you!" "Have you any engagement for to morrow afternoon?" "No." "The first dose 1 shall give you Is , fresh air. 1 will call at 3 and take you jto drive. Have you seen 'lx>hengrln' j with Mrne. as Elsa?" "I have not, doctor." | "I will secure seats for Wednesday j night, and 1 wish you to continue my j treatment in this respect during the season. Are you fond of flowers?" "Passionately " "1 will leavs an order at the pharm— -1 mean the flower shop—for some roses to be sent in the morning." ; "How lovely of you!" ! "And now I must leave you to see a patient I was about to visit when your ! call came." ■ "A lady?" "Yes; an elderly lady, a hypocbon | driac who tries me dreadfully. I shall : prescribe for her, as in your case, not ; drugs, but with a view to build up her I system." j "What do you mean by that, doctor?" | anxiously. j "1 shall send her off on a long trip." ! 1 »r. Pitman kept his engagements ! with Mrs. Whiting—at least as soon as i he had seen his hypochondriac patient 1 safely off on an ocean liner, with a j medicine chest made up by himself to ! suit her especial case—sent her flowers ! regularly, and each day his manner became more endearing He was grad | ually leading up to a proposal that the ) widow knew was coming, that ho knew j she knew was coining, but between ' two persons of such delicate senslbili i ties must be made as a male angel j woukl make it to a female angel, pro i vided there wero marriage and giving in marriage In heaven. it came one October evening when Mrs. Whiting felt that she needed Dr. Pitman's professional services or Dr. Pitman, as the case may be. She was j sitting before a fire of real blazing ! logs—Mrs. Whiting scorned to use 1 any of those devices for Imitating an open wood lire—dressed In a tea gown that was extremely becoming to her. : She had been putting off Dr. Pitman's proposal until she felt exactly In the mood for it. Dr. Pitman, with exqui site tact, aware that she desired to ( lead in the matter, left everything to hrr lie was no stupid blunderer to step In «t the wrong moment and was prepared to speak when he received I the signal. Nor was it necessary for the widow to make that signal Inordi nately plain. The doctor could breathe it in with the perfumed air that sur rounded her lovely person. Dr Pitman hail come In early and was dressed for the evening when he received a telephone cull from Mrs Whiting's maid that her mistress would like to have him come over If he could do so at once. In ten min utes he was with her. though he bad stopped on the way for flowers. His patient was discernible only by the j firelight. Without rising she »;ave him : her hand, and when she looked up at ) him there was that in her eyes which told hlni the hour had come. He re tained her hand for a moment, return ine her glance, while with hi? otjier Kind he tossed the flowers he hitd j liroiifjht Into her lap. "You are looking so well, vo charm | lag. this evening," 'i said, "that lam sure you hnvr uot sent for me to min ister to your health, and I am pleased that It is so. for I have something to I say to you that I have l>eon putting off from day today. But before I say it promise mo. my dear Mrs. Whiting, :*that whatever it be It shall not break up that delightful friendship which has come to be a n> -esslty with me." "I promise." she said in a low tone. Then, bending low over her. he said; "My whole being Is dissolving in an all i absorbing love for you May I dare j hope that you will be my wife?" Two Views. Guy—He that courts and runs away 1 may live to court another day Gertie—lsut he who courts and does j not wed may tind himself in court in stead High Notes. A reporter once said to Caruso: "What is your price per night?" "Per night?" Caruso chuckled "You j mean per note." | I.ife is a campaign, not a battle, ami has Its defeats as well IU its victories ! —Piatt. fJB HAIR R BALSAM Cleans** and beautifies ths hair. Promote* a luxuriant growth. Never Falls to Bestoro Oray Hair to its Youthful Color. Cures flip disease* ft hair foiling, iuc.and 91 at Dni£K «-t« A HINDU WIZARD. * Hl* Tnelr Thai Puttied *n 0««K<Mll Mnitf of Magi*. Pome of llif tri' ha nt ili» Hindu wt*ards are |>»*t understanding, ac cordlna fn mi mlilcnlll ninatet nt magic who Wna «fipiiklng of hla orlefl till rivals Tltla l« what hp any* ho saw ii lllndli w l*nrd do tn n Huh In I.ll' know: "lip took a Imnnl and placed II nn four glnaa goblpfa, fhti« elevallna It from HIP floor A youngster sitting on flip board v.na fpiittniti'il io hla hands tn(i>tlirr, palms tip Then Hie Juggler took n glass of Willi* nn«l poured it into ihc iiiitsifi'iclHil hand* of the boy In the men till HIP DIP l»ojr IIIKI tipen mi*mprlwd. and Ids alfpn lion was fixed on II point Indicated by IHP magician liriidunll) HIP water liirni'il green In color nml ilipn devel o|«'l Inlo n Jolly which Increased In detwlty until It bpcnnip na solid a* a atom' Out ol HIP IDIIIM of (hla ap peared HIP head of n snake, which gradually developed milll In the place of tlip water I horp appeared a hissing rpptllp I was amazed, I can assure you. Imt HIP trick was not yet com pleted. Hitting the rpptllp upon the head with hla wand, the Juggler took It up carpfully and placed It hack In flip glass. Aa we looked It became transformed Into a jelly, which In turn melted Into a greenish colored water. I Clearer and clearer became the fluid until It wan of Its original color, and tlion the juggler placed It to his lips and drank the enllrp contents. This was the most wonderful trick I ever Kaw performed, and It is as mysterious to me today as it was then." BANKING IN ENGLAND. Started by London Goldsmith* In th» Seventeenth Century. The business of banking was not in troduced into Kagland until the seven teenth century, when it began to be undertaken by goldsmiths in Ixindon, i who appear to have borrowed it from Holland. It was attacked, as innova tions commonly ure. Mr. GUbart la his "History atid Principles of Hank ing" quotes from a pamphlet publish fd in 1670, entitled "The Mystery of the New Fashioned Goldsmiths or ' Hankers Discovered," a passage that may be reproduced: j "Much about the same time—the time of the civil commotion—the gold smiths (or new fashioned bankers) be , gan to receive the rents of gentlemen's estates remitted to town and to allow them and others who put cash into 1 their hands some interest for it if it remained but a single month in their hands or even a lesser time. There was a great allurement to put money into their hands, which would benr i interest till the day they wanted It. and they could also draw it out by £IOO or £SO. etc., at a time as they i wanted It with infinitely less trouble than If they had lent It out on either I real or personal security The consc ! quence was that It quickly brought n great quantity ot cash into their hands, so that the chief or greatest of i them was now enabled to supply Cromwell with money in advance on the revenues as his occasion required upon great advantages to themselves." A Chinese Hero. | At Loping llsien is a statue draped in full dress of a mandarin (the pu ting or police master) named Chin, I who gave his life for the people. An exile who was in the cuuip at Jao -1 chow and who owed the hsien (district magistrate) a grudge, rode a black horse to I.opinu and, having Killed the hsien. got hack for the Jaocbow roll call nest morning As the murderer could not tie found orders came from the capital that a large number of the people should be killed To prevent this slaughter of innocent folk the pu ting, a good old man. said he stabbed the hsien after a few words over the wine tups, and he was consequently beheaded. No resident of the district would deal the fatal blow, but an itin erant cobbler < r bamboo worker did It for a reward of 40 taels. Tradition adds that he was struck dead by light ning after leaving the execution ground. Chinese Mercury. Sameness of Opinion. "I suppose," saiil the young man with the soiled collar and baggy trou sers as he sat down beside a stranger on one of the pari, benches, "you would not take ine for a member of a million ; aire's family, would you?" "No," answered the stranger after I sizing liim up; "frankly speaking, I ' wouldn't." I "Neither would the millionaire," re joined the young man sadly. "I asked him last night "—Si. Paul Pioneer Press. Perplexing. Territorial ihls tirst experience as sentry, going over his Instructions*—lf uuy one conies along 1 sujr "Halt! Who goes there?" Then ho says, 1 "Friend," and 1 say, "Pass, friend; all's well." But some *i!!y ass'll say, "Enemy," and then 1 sbau't know what to do. Kotteu lob. I call It.— Punch. Indignant The mayor of a small town bad come lo Leipzig to see the fair. A stranger who had lost his waj asked hiin. Tray, good honest man. what Is tho name of this street?" "1 am not a good holiest man." said the former; "I am the mayor of Mar burg " Childhood's Unfailing Joy. As long as there are children in the world the golden and objectless occu pation of make believe will goon; the j pursuit of delight itself, untrammeled | by rules or purpose. Eton College i Chronicle. CHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND i »°> It - W s *<f 112 / LADIES T R TS\ AT?£J?»S«« TAT FOR CHI-CHES-TER'S A j DIAMOND BRAND PILLS tn RED aml/\ I GOLD metallic boxes. sealed with > Ribbon. TAKB NO OTHER. RIT >[ I» A R W l>ru r rtl»» and uk f„ P rm.CUEi.TfK K V I DIAMOND HltANI> I'ILLS, for twenlv-fi«; years regarded as nest, Safest. Always Rtaablc. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS ' TRIHD EVERYWHERE PRINCESS MAf 8E 010 MAID. Alexandra «112 flf» Alf *«•«<• tir DMhran ing el Manual. Tli® dethroning nf Ring Mantlet of I'nfttigiti tin«l on* rlt—i lhal ha a fr rflinl arant public attention. awl yet tl meana a Kfat ileal »•> a yimng «lrl who may lw nn oM nmlft In pnn»» Tlila ftirl I* th* Prtneeaa Alctamlrn of life, nle< eof King ilmtii- of Km land llnd II not I won for the hit# King Kdwnril nml her father. tin- I•tik<* of Fife. atie would liftv«» been queen of Portugal, nml there 1* n po**lbtllty that llil* inlglil hn*e pfWenlcil til# revolution, f>>r the Portilgiie*e |>enpli» arc keenly alive lo Ih# value of nn nl linn"'!' wllli Kughiml liwn»ip»» of their great trade In port wloo nml fruit with the llrltish I'll'*, When Manuel vlalted P.nglnnd In ltttnt II waa with tli«* nriiwi-il Intention of aelecting n bride with wealth. He (ilpki'd Alennndrn, nml the choice re celved the approval of both yueen Amelia nml the l>uchea* of Plfe, but waa vetoed by Kdwanl and the duke. The king forcanw the revolution per- PBINCBHS A r.Kx AKHHA haps, and the canny duke could not see the benefit of an alliance with the poor eat monarch In Europe. Since then Alexandra's marital fu ture has been gloomy. Prince Christo pher, one of the younger sons of I'rlnce George of Greece, was considered, but he is penniless and was discarded. So far as a marriage with an English or Scottish nobleman is concerned, her father Is an oiistacle. She is a niece of the king, of course, but she Is also the daughter of the man who Is known as "(lie bourgeois duk The Duke of Fife was merely an i-iiri la-fore his marriage to the late King Edward's daughter, and he has never been received as an equal by the highest aristocracy. He is noto riously frugal, although one of the wealthiest men in the kingdom. Tho Rear of China's Ducks. Tourists lu China are always sur prised by the number of ducks they see. There arc more ducks in than in all the rest of the world. Their voices'are a familiar sound in every town and country spot of the seacoast and the interior of the vast empire. Kveu in the large < ities ducks abound. They dodge between the cool ies leg> They Hit squawking out of the way of the horses. Their indig nant quack will not unseldom drown ■he roar of urban commerce. Children herd ducks on every road, on every pond, on every farm, ou every lake, on every river. There is no back yard without its duck house. There is no bout, little or great, without its duck quarters. All over the land there are great duck hatching establishments, many of them of a capacity huge enough to produce 50,000 young ducks every year. Duck among tho Chinese Is a staple delicacy. It is salted aud smoked like ham or beef New York World Willing to Eo Rsn3onable. "Do you believe in long engage ments':" In- asked after she had con sented to be his. "Yes. dearest," she replied. "1 liavo always thought it was such a mistake for two people to rush into matrimony before they learned to really know each other." Well, about how long would you wish the engagement to be?" "lift me see; Would you think it was too long if we didn't get married until a veek from next Thursday?"— Chicago Kecord-llerald. Fellow Worms. Before Longfellow bought the house in Cambridge so associated with his memory it was owned ami occupied by old Mrs. Cralgie Mrs. Craigte was a woman of luauv eccentricities. Some one once tried to persuade her to have her trees tarred to protect thorn from caterpillars, which ulso invaded her neighbors' trees. She refused to be t'O cruel to the caterpillars. "They ma our fellow worms." she said Somewhat Surprised. "Why didn't your boy enter col lege T~ "lie couldn't puss the examination." "Do they have to pass an examina tion? I thought all a college boy need ed was some funny clothes." The Devil of the Desert. It is not generally known how a devil ride* a camel, but Mr. Hans Vicher ac quired the lufornmtlon and imparts It in his volume. "Through the Sahara." One night a camel suddenly ran amuck. Other camels followed suit and a gen eral panic ensued. "The frightened yells of my escort told me that a ghool, a wicked demon of the desert, bud seized the camel. I was told how these evil spirits sometimes took a fancy to mount a camel; the camel would then look to see who was digging it in the ribs, and, perceiving no one, fear would grip Its heart, for then It knew that the devil was on its back." Detected. It was at a Fourth of July meeting in a little city. The mayor, William Smith, rose and at dignified length read the Declaration of Independence. There was a pause; then from on© of the mayor's old schoolmates came the loud whisper: "Hill never writ that, lie ain't smart enough." *"* ' FAMOUS STAR GROUP, Tha Canatattatlan Oflan In Laganrf an 4 I l'»f»tiir» The constellation ttrlon la mentioned In the literature of all age* In P.gypt It repre*ent#rt llorn*. the funng or rla Ing aim. In a H»«nl attrmntnted hf atafa, c| i4ely follow i>i| by Hlrltia, whl« h wna *liown a* n > II ha* al*o been found aciilptured on the wnlla of Tlietiea fi.ffltl year* ago A.id of tha m« n of thnl early time It «hon# «|n«ir from tin- ntlw |> «illotl and Willi tha same bright nc<* a* It doe* on ti* t"dny, it striking example of the urn hange. iblmi'M of ttif» henvetta. Prom the iln,v* of the enrly lllndiia to the (in- ent the < oti«t"llitlhMi bna for •nuic fennon borne always n stormy ehnrneter Allusion* lo It* direful In dtteiioc nre found everywhere among the eln««lc writer* Tim* Millon wrote: When * llh flrrr* wtnils flrlon nrrlvrrt I lath V*X".I I hi* lt< 'I . coukl The lo** of the Itnmnn a«|iindron In the tlrst I'utile war wna naerlbeil to the fleet* haVlll-' sillied Just lifter tile rla Ing of ttrlon. The croup hn* nlso been employed ns u calendar sign. It* morn ing rising I nil I >-; i 11IIU the beginning of ttUiiiuier. It* ini<ltiiubt rising the season of grape gathering nml It* enrly even- Inn rising tin nrrlvnl of winter, with It* attendant storm*. In recent times the group ht* always representi*l a grent hunter or warrior It* prcseut title enme Into Creek astronomy from the Kuphrnte* and originally ntgnlQed the light of heaven. BABY TURTLES. They Know Just What to Do and Do It Without Guidance. Just so soon ns n baby turtle emerges from the egg off lie scuttle* down to the sen. lie bus no one to tench him, no one to guide him. In his curious j little brain there is implanted a streak of cuution based upon the fact that until a certain period in his life his • armor is soft and no defense against hungry fish, and he at once seeks the shelter in the tropical profusion of the gulf weed, which holds within its branching fronds an astonishing abun dance of marine life. Here the young turtle feeds unmolested while his ar- ; mor undergoes the hardening process, j Whatever the young sea turtle eats j and wherever he ents it—facts not (jen- j erally ascertained—one thing is cer- \ tain, it ngrees with him Immensely, lie leads a pleasant sort of life, bask ing in the tropical sun and cruising | leisurely In the cool depths. Once he has attained the weight of i twenty-five pounds, which usually oe- I curs within the first year, tho turtle is j free from all danger. After that 110 fish or mammal, however ravenous, | however well armed with teeth, inter- j feres with the turtle. When once he has withdrawn his head from its position of outlook into the folds of his neck between the two shells intending devourers may strug- 1 gle in vain to make an impression j upon him.—Harper's Weekly. T7T - The Price of a Life. According to Anglo-Saxon law, ev ery man's life, including that of the king, was valued at a fixed price, and any one w ho took it could commute the offense by a money payment upon a fixed seali*. The life of a peasant was reckoned to be worth '-WO shillings, that of a man of noble birth 1,200 shil lings. and the killing of a king involved the reglci !e i:i a payment of 7,200 shil lings. It lias bi-eii pointed out that the heir to the throne could thus get rid of the existing occupant by murdering him and thereafter handing over the line, according to the scale, to the ex chequer, when his offense would be purged and his moucy would come back to himself, for in those days the sovereign received all tines as personal perquisite- There is very little doubt that these rough means were practi cally applied in l lie case of some rulers of England i:i the preconquest period. —London Telegraph. Stc-vonson Obliged. Robert Louis Stevenson once sent the foliowinc quaint letter to an auto graph hi; 11: You have i.vtil me a si p to write on. You have sent me an addressed envelope. You have sent it nie stump >1 Many have done as much liefer**. l-.uve spelled mv nanro aright, and sum. have done thut. In one point you fanj alone; you have sent me the star:e . for my postof flce, not the stamps 112 r yours. What Is asked with so much consideration I tal:e a pleasure to grant It re. since you value it and have 1...en at the pains to earn it by such uiiusi al attentions—here is the signature. ROBERT LOtTIS STKVKNSON. Calculating. "Why doesn't Mrs. Klimgit stop quarreling with her husband and get a divorce?" "She realizes how much more of hia income he would have left after pay ing alimony than she now allows him for cur fare and lunches "—Washing ton Star Careless. She —My little brother shot off Ma gun this morning, and the bullet went through my hair. He—How careless of you to leave it lying around The Tyrant In the Field. There have been few commanders so tyrannous as Lopez, the dictator of Paraguay, when, in the war of 1805 70, it fought single handed the neighbor ing countries of Argentina, Hrazii and TJruguuy. Lopez, says Mr. W. 11. Koe bel In bis "Argentina," was wont to carry the theory of victory or death to nu uncomfortable point "Officers were executed for mere remarks whose tone felt beneath the standard of confidence that Lopez had set up for himself. One, for instance, was shot for having announced in the course of his duty that the enemy was strongly intrenched! Another met his end ou account of au unguarded siieech to the effect that the Para guayan urmy was accustomed to count the enemy's losses aud forget its own." held up 2,000,000 feet of lumber from going over the dam, which is located on his property on the Tliornapple riv er. When tho corporation took the matter into court Dletz declined to ac cept service anil successfully resisted several posses of county and federal authorities. At one time It was thought the governor would order oat a company of Wisconsin militia to capture the beleaguered family, but nothing came of this. TMf BELTCD PLAIO. THie W»» the Originel Or««e «112 U« teattieh Hiflh'an4er. The orlelnnl drew nf the highland** wna the b..|ieil pliitd This wa« a pier# of tnr» HI (lo'li, t«o yards broad anil four I'ni. whli h «?i» ilrnwn aroti.-id the *nl-l In nicely itd|ii«t»d folds and tightly I itckhsl wl'h a Iwlt The lower pert »II ll i - d'Wti to the knee* IN much Hi" "nine inatiner a* ih<- fuodcrn kilt. utile the !'t'-.<-r part *n* drawn up nud *il|n«. i| to ih)* left shoulder, so that the rl lit arm might lie |i«-rfwtly free This nppi r part WHS the plaM, v i-! h wa* II nl a < a roverlng for tha slioulilers ninl body In wet weather, ml «lien the ii-.- of IH.III arms wa* r> -|iilrisl It «,.« fasten 1 a< ross tha l-re-ist with II briMwh. often 'itrloualy • tir -heil ,\ broo. li waa also used to 'n 'en the |• 1.-1111 on the left shoulder To nttire hitn-i-lf In the Is-lted plaid nsinlrnl <>n the part of the hlghlander no small amount of dexterity. Tha usual way # was to lay It on the floor nml after carefully arranging the folds to lie down upon It and then buckle It on. The lower end was fas- IMM d at the right hip The utility of such a dress iti the highlands Is ob vious, for the plaid rendered the man Indifferent to sterols and prepared to pass n night in the open air In the most inclement weather, while the loose undergarment enabled him to wade rivers or ascend mountains with ei|iml ease. |t was thus peculiarly adapted to the warrior, the hunter and the shepherd.—Loudon Mull. Lunch Room Repartee. The young man with the iron cheek entered the quick lunch room and seat ed himself at the third table. "Belinda." he called familiarly, "you look fresh this morning." "Not half as fresh as some others," retorted the pretty waitress, with an elevation of her nose. "Well, well! Have you calf brains?" "If I did you wouldn't order them, for you have an oversupply now." "My. but you are getting good for tha liatlnee! With the high price of meata eggs come in handy these days, don't they ?" "Xo; they come in crates." "Wow! Did you ever hear the story of the incubutor chick? It's not out yet." "That will do, sonny. Did you ever hear the story of the cold porridge? Well, It's on you!" There was an unexpected tilting of a dish, and the young man with th* Iron cheek was showered with oat meal.—Boston I'ost. Consolation. A little girl of thirteen so found herself one day possessed of a new emotion—a desire to be pretty. She struggled with it, but finally went to the long mirror in the hall and for the first time in her life looked at herself critically from hold to foot. She saw what most girls see at thirteen—&. lanky creature, mostly legs and arms, hands and feet. It hurt her, and she went out of doors to think it over. Thought resulted in tears, and in teara she was found half an hour later by her particular chum, a boy n/f«ir her own age. Anxious Inquiry as fo why she was crying induced her to speak. "Oh. Ilarolil," she walled, "I've just looked at myself in the glass, nnd I'm so homely!" The boy was puzzled, but sympa thetic, and made an effort at consola tion. He looked at her a minute, then awkwardly patted her. saying sooth ingly: "Not homely. Alice; just funny look ing.''—New York Times. Doesn't Know Her Age. There is a glaring phase of unfair ness in Ihe liosition of the two sexes, despite all our struggles for the suf frage A woman still dreads to tell her age. no matter how youthful she may look, while as lojg as a man looks youthful he is generally willing to admit and even to boast of how tnany milestones lie has passed. There is at least one father who understood this problem in time and who gave his daughter a fair chance in llfo by never letting her know how old she was. He realized at her birth that a time would come when she would not want to tell her age, and he spared her the humiliation of having to prevari cate. so she was never told either her age or the place where she was born, and there were no birth records pre served in the family—New York World. Ruasia Follow* American Reports. The Russian ministry of coin/neivo and industry has decided to issue spe cial bulletins concerning foreign oot.i merce with a view to enlarging Ui, ■inn trade throughout the world Th.\-. have been patterned to a large degree after the American consular mid trad, reports English Favorite Letter Languags. Of 12,000,000,000 letters written hi s year by the world at large S.OOO.'KXj. 000 are in English, 1,200,000,000 lu German and only 1,000,000,000 lu i French. V 5 l '4 si Hi "«"NvVVv -. n VS-JV' - 'Jit£so Lamp OH that S**v<33 Eyes 1 r Nothing is more important In J j the home than clear, steady light. 8 1 Insure this by getting the oil that t ' burro clear nr.d clean without a i ilicksr down to the last drop. Penn- A sylvania crude oil refined to per- H Ce'tm no more than the tank- R wagon !:ind—saves money —saves Ef work— saves eyes. Vour dealer haa Family Favorite J Oil in barrels direct from our relineriea. * Vfnvorly C'l Works Co. | |ndop«nb«ut tf Alt»o tuakcr«» of v/averly Bvecial Auto I d OU oiid Waverly Uaaollnea. SKC LOVED S Huff. ftamarfcabla Will «M Punaeal il ■ OuMr Enfliitiwsma*. The will of Mr« Mitrgnref Thomiv ►on. * hi' li I pr-erv«*| n'4 n rnrl'Mlty nl UniiiiT i i Hnii'i Xnaisnd. I« * tflb file If! 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I ! t ll I ' . >II I lii • In her Inn I.i I l,!l >1 v.l.h Ci • b • I X >tdi MMtff i" ' ■ - i!' . r n.iii-111 in Hit-., v r ill, .'i-ii- i» ii-nr ilif imII Before ih • . il,- I-. , riT waa t<» |ointi| l.( 1 VI 112 ;. 1 i!» a handful ni' iiff « I . r«il to tin* I; t»-a . i>, mi ~ , .r of the 1<- tutrix Imti v. • diced two littaMi nf tin* mii .i- i.ui i.ljf of mhiiT for graiui • us ii.it.- nt.i'ii lu orili-r in Insure tin- currying "in of her ni<lin 111.- |cx!:«lr \ made llie legacies giveu by I IK- will «:i , !»« , iul* .it upon au e ,iir| an I lit -ml fuinllmcnt of the lIIIOVC IIIIOVC llllllli'll. 11l closing flu- Initio nil eoucerned to regard snuff us the k1 .liil cordial of nature. Toned It Down. "King Edward." si.ld an Bnglish vto- Itor in New YorU. "haled snobbish ness. To show how ridiculous snob bishness WOH he used often to tell about an al|iliali(-t book of bis child hood. "This book had alliterative sentence# arranged under each letter, thus: " •Callous Caroline caned a cur cruel ly." "'Henry hated the beat of heavy hats.' "Under the letter V came the face tious sentence: " 'Viliiaui Vilkins viped his vesklt.' "But the young prince's snobbish tutors thought this sentence too vulgar and low tor tUelr charge and accord ingly they substituted for it the more rellued and genteel line. " 'Vincent Vinlng viewed a vacant villa.' " Genius and Mediocrity. Corneille did not speak correctly the language of which he was such a mas ter. Descartes was silent in mixed society. Themistocles, when asked to play on a lute, said, "1 cannot fiddle, but I can make a little village into a great city.'' Addison was unable to converse in company. Virgil was heavy colloquially. La Fontaine was coarse anil stupid when surrounded by men. The Countess of Pembroke had been often heard to say of Chaucer that his silence was more agreeable to her than his conversation. Socrates, cele brated for his written orations, was so timid that he never ventured to speak in public. Dryden said that he waa unfit for company, llence It has beea remarked, "Mediocrity can talk; It Iff for genius to observe." Tho Historic City of Delhi. Delhi is the most historic city in all India. It may not be the oldest, al though it lays claim to a respectable middle age. dating from 1000 B. C. At that time the master of Delhi called himself emperor of alt the world, and euiperors, at least of India, have ruled there almost ever since. Old Delhi, without the walls. Is a city of pictur esque ruins. Imperial Delhi, the mod ern city, was created by Shah Jehan, a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth. From the date of the first Moham medan incursion, A. D. 715, perpetual warfare raged round Delhi until at length she yielded to the Irresistible power of the Moguls. The cltv was al ternately Mohammedan and Hindu during a great many years and finally, in ISO.'!, was made British by General l.ake. Delhi has the finest, and largest mosque in India. It took 5.000 men six years to build it. The noble totnb of tho Emperor Humayan marks the change of creed which followed the Moslem invasion, while the observa tory of .lal Singh and the deserted hall of (he seventy columns recall the short triumph of llrahmanism. Public Sentiment. "Do you pay much attention to pub lic sentiment?" "No: I always look the other way when I see a young couple lio -njr hands in the park.''— Pittsburg I'OM ! A Reliable Remedy FOR CATARRH Elf's Cream Baun V " $?/ is quickly absorbed. u Gives Relict at Once. is ,«><**^,.9 llt cleanses, soothes, A e£( r^K, heals and protects j the diseased menu ! braue rusulting from Catarrh an! driven away a Cold in the Head quickly. It est. ires j the Senses of Taste and Smell, i'uil size 'SO eta. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid ! 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