New York In Truth and liable Nature Study bi the Heart of (ho Metrop. oils Some Modern Experiments bi Mortification of the Flesh. The Painless Dentist. From Our Now York Correspondent. iLTHOTJGH John Burroughs, Mr. Jloosevclt and tho other nature experts are not likely to find mo an aggressive ri val, I liave re cently been do ing a rather In teresting stunt In .bird study. Unlike the Sage of Slabsldcs nnd some of tho na t u r o students who are still smarting under tho official des ignation of fak er, I do not project my rev elations from the heart of the ancient wood. My center of activity has been on Manhattan Island nnd my point of observation tho top floor of a latter day apartment house. Sitting at my window half an hour before tho close of one of these brief est days of the year, I was amazed to see flock after flock of birds In rapid southern flight. There were so many of them that at no time during the half hour or so before darkness came was even my limited skyscape free from them. It reminded me of the annual flight of the pigeons In the great lake region half a century ago. A YOtmO WOMAN ASSIGNED 1IE. It was really the most decided urban novelty I had witnessed for a long time. Had this winged host's flight been northward I should have predicted an early spring, but under the circum stances I could only look forward to a mighty blizzard. The next afternoon at precisely the same hour the performance was re peated. Evidently the beglra of the previous day had been Incomplete. The expected weather upheaval had not arrived, but I was confirmed In my belief that It was on the way. I was so convinced that the phenom enon would ad' mlt of no other explanation that I exhumed my squirrel lined greatcoat and In due time went operaward pro vided against any ther mometrlc prank. In the foyer, before I had cx changed my great' coat for n check, I came face to face, as the real ists have It, with Jacobus Damm. "I see you have rcit to face, as THE changed your per- BEAXIBTB HAVE IT. f ed, with his nose at an angle not whol ly referable to his reputed Knicker bocker blood. That was bis ungenerous method of hinting at moth balls. Thus put on the defensive, I spoke of the warning which I had taken from the flight of tho birds. He received my account with an air of impatient incredulity that would have done credit to the chief of zoological doubters In the White House. "Stuy, you are about the easiest ever," he declared, with the most ple beian abruptness. "The birds yon saw were only a lot of those pesky little alien sparrows going home from their day's foraging In tho suburbs to the shelter of tho evergreens In Central park." The opera that night was Debussy' "Pollens et Mellsande." 1 do not deny that It Is an acquired taste, but I have learned to like it. It was Wagner's .mission to convince us that wo knew absolutely nothing of harmony, and it seems to be Debussy's stunt to make it clear that music is something quite different from anything wo have ever .suspected. He has gone to the trouble i'to Invent a new scale, and tho score of . "Pelleas et Mellsande" j8 constructed aecordlng'to It. It Is probably a very good scale. My sole objection to It Is that It Is so strangely reminiscent of the one already In use. Be that as It may, there Is a good deal In "Pelleas et Mellsande" that ap peals to me. The general unhapplness of the scheme Is so all pervading that even the audionce comet In for a share of It. and that ! a good deal more than one gets from some operas. Frankly it lo not easy to see why Mae- r- terimcK wrote the story of Peltecs and Mellsande, and It is not quite appar ent why Debussy set It to music of his own patent but there is no mys tery as to why Mary Garden likes to sing1 In It and why Oscar Hammer stein likes to have her. In It the Scot tish-American diva looks her prettiest, and Gotham flocks to determine bow pretty that may be. While I was thinking It all over I happened to recall tho fact that I had heard Jacobus Damm undervaluo the opera and Its composer with ail the nosltlvcncss which bis name suggests. Yet he was present nnd outwardly calm. My curiosity Impelled mo to ap proach him between acts and ask why. "For the samo reason that induces a monk to wear a hair shirt," he declar ed gruffly. "I want to bo uncomfort able." Although I put little faith in Jacobus Datum's alleged motive, I must admit that I for one have experienced a sim ilar desire to be hurt. I don't know tho psychology of the business, but I know the feeling. Only recently I w o k o up oue morning with the disposition to be Injured strong upon me. I felt confident that before night I should encoun ter nnodventure of my own seek ing. Late In thv afternoon, while strolling In the Sixth avenue shop pin r dis trict, a splendid vision In the cos tume of n gen tleman of the court of Louis "M. IX MARQUIS DE LA CHAMBOST?" XIV. confronted me. "M. le Marquis de la Ghambost?" I asked Involun tarily. "Naw," he responded In the correct Idiom of the vicinity. "Git yer teeth extracted at the Metropolitan Painless Dentistry Parlors!" Instantly I realized that my oppor tunity to get Into trouble had arrived. Without a second of parley with my inner consciousness I turned nnd en tered the premises, passing beneath a monster gilt bicuspid suspended ovw the entrance. The cheerful IndnMrj thus Indicated occupied the il Un building, whose original Intention w wholly obscured by a collect Ic c signs of the most seductive clinr.ti tc-i One of these nppealcd strongly to in as I glimpsed it: "Satisfaction Otinmsi teed or Your Money Refunded. The Interior suggested business .-u: plenty of it. The area was divided into several small compartments, ciu-h containing a dental chair and the nec essary Instruments. An attractive young woman assigned me to one of these places, Invited me to make my self comfortable in the chair and prom ised to see that I had immediate atten tion. The operator appeared almost ' be fore the ugreeable attendant's smile had betaken Itself elsewhere. He looked like a youth In his very early twenties, and his smile was a replica of tho one which It was succeeding. What can we do for you today?" he naked cordially. "Hurt me," I returned laconically. "Never!" ho protested, with charm ing earnestness. "We cannot do that unless you Insist on having your tooth extracted lu the old barbarous fash Ion. Our special treatment is prac tically painless. It will cost you $1." "Proceed, then, with your special treatment," I said, settling back In the chair nnd preparing to be vic timized. "You haven't said which one," he reminded me, with an appealing look on his handsome face. "Take that wisdom tooth on the lower Jaw," I directed. "No persor. "I WANT TO BE UNOOMPOBTABLE." of my years and experience has any business with a wisdom tooth, and it Is Bore besides." He laid one plump white hand ca ressingly on my forehead, and with the other ho touched lightly the doom ed tooth. "That Is tho special treatment," he said. I was about to protest that it wos no treatment at all when, with the agility of an electric flash, he removed the tooth from my person and held it before my wondering eyes, with a triumphant chuckle. "But you haven't hurt me nt all!" 1 expostulated. "I couldn't. At the last moment my heart failed me," ho declared, with one of the most engaging smiles I had ever soon on a human counte nance. I may as well confess while I am at It that I had been screwing up my courage for months. BTUYVESANT BROWN. Extremes of Advertising. "Wo want to do something big to advertise that new play," said the Kew York manager. "Well," answered the press agent, "which kind of a play Is It one to which yon Invite the attention of the clergy or the attention of the policet" Washington Star. Man With a drouth." "How does he stand In tho coramu nltyt" "On hU ear most of the time." jib r" ARTHUR P. DAVIS. r Eminent Engineer Who Will Advise on Canal Problems. Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer of the reclamation service, will be prom inent In the public eye now that he has been designated by President Roosevelt as one of the principal con sulting engineers who are to make an Airrnuit r. dayis. examination of the Panama canal. This task Is one of especial respon sibility In view of what the United States government Is doing at the isth mus, the amount of money already spent and the Importance of complet ing the work according to plans that will stand the severe tests to which thoy will undoubtedly be put. Mr. Davis was born In Decatur, 111., lu 1801 nud pursued his engineering studies at the Columbian university, Washington. He was topographer of the United States geological survey for ten years and was hydrographer In charge of all government stream meas urements from 1805 to 1807. He was also in charge of the hydrographlc ex amination of the Nicaragua and Pana ma canal routes. He is a member of many scientific societies and Is author of several works on engineering. RUFUS H. THAYER. New Judge of United States Court In Shanghai, China. Judge Rufus H. Thayer, who was re cently appointed to preside over tho new extraterritorial court of the Unit ed States at Shanghai, China, succeeds in that post Judge Lebbeus It. Wllfley, over whoso conduct of tho court con siderable controversy arose. Charges were brought against Judge Wllfley, nnd his case was investigated by n sluli- committee of tho house committee on Judiciary hist winter. His vlndk-ntlon , JUDGE IiOl-'US II. THAVElt. followed, and Secretary of State Root Issued a public statement declaring that no charges had been sustained and fully upholding Judge Wllfley. Soveral weeks ago Judge Wllfley brought suit for libel against a news paper In Shanghai, and after the case had been tried before the British Judge Judgment was rendered lu his favor. Judgo Wllfley was attorney general of the Philippine Islands when Wll Ham H. Taft was governor, and he has always been stoutly supported by Judge Taft. It is said that Judge Wllfley's resignation was entirely vol untary. Judge Thayer Is a resident of Wosh lngton. Joan of Are Portrait. Although no fully authenticated por trait of Joan of Arc exists, artists and connoisseurs who have studied the sub Ject believe her nppearanco can be por trayed with some ap pronch to truth. The early portraits of her have a general sim ilarity and agree with the traditions as to the aspect of her face and figure. According to these pictures she looked something like a feminine edition of Oliver Cromwell Now that Joan will soon be duly cata JOAN OP AI1C. logued In the list of saints her appearance becomes a mat ter of renewed interest. The process of canonization is a long one. It will probably be some time in April when the decree is Issued pronouncing her entitled to fall honors as a saint. JRs ?Hi S9nB VS-kbH THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, Lesson V. First Quarter, For Jan. 31, 1909. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Act Iv, 1-31 Mem ory Verses 11, 12 Qolden Text, Acts Iv, 31 Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. Copyright, 1903, by American Tress Association. As tho gospel Is preached nnd wher ever It Is preached during the wholo of this ago we can only expect tho ex perience of Paul In chapter xxvltl, 24, "Some believed nnd some believed not." Some are wholly Indifferent and care for none of these things, while others violently oppose the truth. The comfort of tho believer through It nil Is that His word will alwnys nccotn pllsh Ills pleasure and that Ho Is never discouraged (Isa. Iv, 11; xlll, -4). The resurrection of Jesus was accompanied by the resurrection of many of the saints (Matt, sxvll, 52, 53), nnd both His nnd theirs were resurrections from the dend. So also shall be the resurrection of nil the righteous. We now And Annas and Caiaphas nnd their kindred, with tho rulers nnd eld ers and scribes, gathered at Jerusa lem to Inquire more fully concerning the healing of the man who had been lame from his birth, for all the city was stirred because of the notable miracle that had been wrought, which no oue could deny (verso 10). Peter and John being brought from prison, this august nssembly nsked them, "By whnt power or by what name have ye done this?" This gives Peter another opportunity, nnd ho who nt one time asked tho Lord Jesus not to think of suffering nnd on thnt dreadful night three times denied that he knew Htm boldly rehearses tho facts of the cruci fixion of Jesus by these very men, as serts His resurrection from the dead and assures them that the healing of this man was by that same Jesus. He quotes Ps. cxvlli, 22, and has In mind Isn. xxvlll, 16, which passages he also quotes In his epistle (I Pet. II, 4-8). He Is bold becauso filled with the Spirit, and the Spirit brings these words to his mind and utters them through him, according to the promises of the Lord Josus while Ho was yet with them In nis humiliation (Matt, x, 19, 20; John xiv, 20). It Is grand to hear Teter tell these proud Pharisees that there Is no other way for oven them to bo saved but by Him whom they had crucified, whom God raised from the dead. They must have remembered the meek fear lessness of Jesus when no stood be fore them, for they see something In theso men to remind them of Jesus (verse 13). It should be our ambition so to be Spirit filled that those who know us would be compelled to sco something of Him in us (II Cor. iv, 11). While they could not deny the miracle nor the strango power in these un learned men, they determined to do what was In their power, as they thought, to prevent the spread of this doctrine, and so after consulting among themselves, the apostles having been sent out, they recall them and command them not to speak at all nor teach In the name of Jesus (verso 18). One cannot but think of the words In the second psalm, "He that sltteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them In derision." As they were men professing to fear God, these priests nnd rulers, Peter replied that they must Judge for themselves wheth er it was right to obey God or man, but boldly, yet respectfully, ndded, "We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard" (verse 20). What n contrast between theso men and the majority of believers today, who seem to have seen in Jesus noth ing worth mentioning to any one, for both in public and private they can so rapidly keep quiet about Him. Con sider Ellhu and Jeremiah, who were much like Peter and John (Job xxxll, 1S-20; Jer. xx, 0). With further threatenlngs they were let go nnd at once went to their own company, who hod doubtless been in prayer for them. They reported nil that had been said and done, and with one accord these believers looked up to God as the Creator and quoted the words of the second psalm and, rest ing In tho eternal counsel of God, prayed, not for deliverance from fur ther persecution, but only that they might speak the word of God with boldness and that God would accom pany the word with signs and won ders in the name of Jesus. They evl- dently feared no man, nor even death, hZ2yJ 2" 2ft . V i T , i, tti 7m sired only to glorlfr Him. They wero certainly in touch with tho throne for see tho Immediate response from w J?M.Cfhn rVn, St- tUJ WLrlfl"eiW,th.th.n!lytSv.Pirlt- lhZl nut VI uo gunnel uu believers to be filled with the word of God and the Spirit of God nnd to speak that word boldly. It can only be done by seeing tho risen Christ nt God's right hand on our behalf and by so seeing Him that wo shall not sen the face of man. If we are over afraid of man, we nre evidently forgetting Ood, and If wo live to please men we ire not the servants of Christ (Isa. 11, 12, 13; Gal. 1, 10). Thero Is a grand word for, tho serv ant of Christ in I Thess. II, 4, "Allowed of God to bo put In trust with the gos pel, even so wo speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who trleth our hearts." There Is only one with whom wo have to do, and to Him alone must every one of us give account. Let our motto bo, "The Lord alone shall be exalted" and let us "Cease from man" (Isa. II, tt, 17, 22). LOOK AFTER YOUR FENCES. Woven Wire For Inclosure the Latest and Best. The matter of farm fences is one of tho principal Improvements of the farm. A farm without good fences never Is valued very highly, even though the fields bo clean nnd fertile. On a great many farms -V.e fence proposition Is always a Ncrlotw one With the owner. Too niuny farmers are Indifferent regarding the keeping of their fences In repair. There Is usually plenty of work to be done on tho farm fences. They nre continually getting out of repair, and uulcss looked' after thoy get Into bad order and en- tico tho live stock lo cross them. The matter of farm fences has already gone through considerable evolution in the last ten years. Very seldom docs one ever see tho old rail fence, com monly termed the "worm fence." The rail fence Is fast becoming obsolete, oven In the timber districts. They never were n tiling of beauty, but their construction lent a qualutness to many homesteads. Another fcuce that la passing rapidly Is the hedgerow. A hedge fence when properly cared for Is one of tho beautifying acquisitions of n well kept farm. When It Is not properly trimmed and cared for It Is an eyesore. Hedge has grown unpop ular on account of the large amount of work required to keep It in proper con dition mid also on account of its draw tug the soil fertility from the ground for a considerable distance where planted. Barbed wire Is also another thing that Is meeting with disfavor with tho most progressive farmers. It Is a very cheap and durable fence, but if it is not kept lu perfect condition it Is the most dangerous thing about the farm, especially where live stock Is kept. On a great many farms barbed wire fences have cost the owner many tlme3 more than what it cost to construct them !u the damage done to live stock, Many a valuable colt or horse has been rendered practically worthless by It. The damage done to cattle has not been so great, but there are instances where many valuable dairy cows have had their udders practically ruined by barbed wire. The coming fence In fact, it is al ready here Is the woven wire. It has everything to commend It. It Is sightly when properly put up and does not permit of grassy or weedy fence corners. Wire fences take up very lit tle laud nnd permit n very high de gree of farming. Crops will grow right up by the side of it, and the keeping of tho fence rows clean Is little labor. Bad fences are often responsible for bad feeling between neighbors. Woven wire fences are the easiest of nil fences to keep In repair. If thoy nre put up right they are uenrly always In good condition. A little attention paid to them once in awhile Is all that Is necessary Jo keep them In first class order. The best way to mnlntnln a woven wire fence is to have n barbed wire stretched on top tho posts. This prevents the stock, especially horses from throwing their heads over the fence or breaking down the wire. Portable Fence For a Chicken Yard A simple portable fence, a good thing for the chicken yard, can bo made by nailing laths on the edge of 1 by 3 stringers. Where it is possible to obtain them, lengths of old gas pipes may bo driven in the ground the right distances about to pass through the holes boxed in tho ends of the 1 u FENCE MADE OF LATHS, stringers. Tho height of tho fence Is governed by the size of chickens to bo .l ...1 n.lliini.ir itmnilnn Infli lo frM J . . . .. ' r,nni. fnha above the upper stringer and six inches below tho lower stringer, which would ., x, '.... h Three-quarter I ,,, .. . . . . .'.,, ,,. 1 "letcr. which would require one and ono-elghth inch holes through the I t,.n.oro n.,f H,o . lno fl n- qIt feet long, according to tho soil. It will bo necessary to put tho fence In place and drive tho gas pipes through the holes, because after the stakes are driveu once or twico they become bat tered on top, or you can saw through from the ends of the stringers nnd mortise out to form an open seat, Fertilizing the Orchard. It might be said that It is always seasonable to fcrtlllzo the orchard or garden. Manure placed on this soli this winter will partially decay and Its riches soak Into tho soil for the uso of tho plants next year. It not only serves as a fertilizer In tho orchard but in winter it acts as a soil pro tection and regulates sudden freezing and thawing. On hilly land it chcekfl soil erosion. PKOFESSIONAIi CARDS. Attorneyn-at-Lnw. TT WILSON, JJL. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Offlro. Masonic building, second floor. Honcsdaic. Pa. WM. II . LEE, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOH-AT-LAW. Ofllct- over post office. All legal business promptly nltcndcd to. lionesdale, Pn. C. MUMFOKD, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Otflri T.lhprf V ITnll hnllrilnrr. nnnA.lf o Ihn Post Olllce. Honcsdaic, Pn. HOMER GREENE, ATTORNEY A COUNSKLOR-AT-I.AW. Olllce over Kelt's store, lionesdale, Pn. AT. SEA RLE, . ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR-AT-I,AW. Olllce near Court House. Honesdnle, Pn. 0. L. ROWLAND, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Olllce over Post Olllce. Honesdnle, Pn. flllARLES A. McOAKTY, (J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. 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PA N iniesioncrs of Wnvne County have llxed the followins days and dntcs respect ively ior Hearing penerni appeals irom me assessment of lmw, nt the Commissioners' olllce, lionesdale : . Monday. Keh. 1, 1909, beelnnlner at 2 p. m. Ilcinesilnu! mid Texus. Tuesday. Kcb. .. llcrlln. Ilethany, Buck lusliani, Canaan, Cherry IJIdge, Clinton and Damascus. , . Wedncsdny, Feb. 3.-Drcher. Dybcrry, Ilnwley. I.nkc. Lebanon. Lehigh. Manchester, Thursday. Keb. 4.-Mt, l'lensnnt, Oregon, l'nlmyru, l'nupuck, l'rcston Promplon, Friday. Feb. 5. Scott, South Canaan, Star ruccn, Sterllnc, Wnyninrt. Closing nt 230. ''"Heal estato valuations rnn bo chanced only on uppeal from the triennial assessment, un less Die re la shown to be an error, and no other chances can bo made this year. Per sons who liiivo complaints can mall them to tho Commissioners' olllce and they will re ceive consideration by the Assessors and i-oiiiiiiiKsioiierK. .1. K. MANnEVILT.K.l .1. K, HOHNHKCK, V Com'rs T. CJ. MADDKN. Attest! 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