TUB OIT1ZBN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1010. Two Bachelor Girls iiH""tt!i They wore sroat friends, and each hod vowod solemnly to tho other that they would never surrondor their lib erty to a man. "We will llvo together in a nice little suite of rooms," they said. "Why should wo neod a man to mako our lives" completo?" "Shall you bo called 'old Maids'?" n friend asked them. They indignantly re plied: "Why, no, we will bo bache lor girls." So they both entered college with the Intention of teaching school somo day. They never tired of their favor ite subject of conversation, and many were the plans and projects they dis cussed. In Imagination tho four dainty rooms they were to occupy to gether In the futuro were furnished over and over again, and their spare moments, were spent In working on sofa cushions and other pretty trifles dear to n woman's heart. The summer came and tho girls were to part for three months, and with their arms about each other thoy rejoiced that In one short year they would be free to begin a life together. "Now don't you go and got engaged," said Isabelle as they bade each other good-by, and then they both laughed as If It were a huge joke. Isabelle went to Bar Harbor with her mother, and Catherine spent her vacation In a little village In Vermont. For awhile the girls wrote frequent ly and fully to each other, but soon Catherine noticed her friend's letters were short and unsatisfactory. "I suppose Isabelle Is In the whirl of so ciety. As she doesn't write to me about how she spends her time I shall not tell her of anything that I am do ing," sighed Catherine, ns though to excuse herself for her hastily written notes. The summer wore Itself away and autumn came, and the girls returned to college and greeted each other warmly but with constraint. "Why, Catherine, how well you look! Did you have a good time?" Inquired Isa belle. "I enjoyed myself very much," was the answer, in rather a weak voice. "And you, dear?" Isabelle with a rosy face and downcast eyes assured her friend that her summer had been a very pleasant one. No further allusion to the past or to the life of the future was made by either, and they soon settled down into the monotonous round of school duties. Although roommates still, they avoided each other to such a de gree that It was remarked by tho oth er students, and many were the con jectures put forth on the subject. "She knows It! Oh, dear! Oh, thought Catherine. "Slip ignores me more and more each day." "I will have to tell her," sighed Isabelle. "What will she think of me!" One evening in October tho two girls, separated by the entire length of the room, were preparing their les sons for tho following dny. Catherine would steal a furtive glance from her book to Isabelle's face only to. find Isabelle gazing fixedly at her. Then they would both glance quickly down with heightened color and rapidly beating hearts. Tho little Dresden clock on the mantel chimed the half-hour after 8, and Isabelle closed the book she had been holding upside down nnd with a firm resolve to do or die, flung her Belf on the couch and buried her pret ty head in the dainty cushions. Cath erine, hurriedly thrusting a much worn letter Into her pocket, earnestly besought tho weeping girl to toll her the cause of this sudden outburst. Thus urged, Isabelle began in low, pleading tones: "Can you ever for give me? I have broken my vows to you all those lovely things we made oh, dear; you needn't finish that pillow. I wish I had stayed at home, but then I wouldn't have " "Tell mo all about It, dear," Cath erine begged, as she softly patted Isa belle's hand. "Well, while at tho shore this sum mer I met a young man a lawyer he is Just lovely, so I liked him and he liked me. At first, Cathy, I only considered him as a brother, I really did, and I have broken my vow to you. Oh, dear! He is so kind and good that I don't bellove you could have helped liking him if you knew him as well as I do. There!" and so saying sho hid hor face In the cush ions again, not seeing Catherine's Joyful countenance. "Look up, Isabelle! Don't cry. I have a confession to make also. I mot a college professor last July whom I thought I regarded only as a frlond, but when he told me how much he loved me I had to confess that I re turned his affections." Isabelle had been listening with an expression of amazement, and now she threw her arms impetuously around Catherine's neck, exclaiming "It is simply charming! How happy I am! I wish you could soe Dick. Ho la just lovely, and" "Not any nicer than Lawrence," said Catherine, with a little show of spirit, and then they embraced each other again In true cchool girl fash Ion, and wo will leavo them compar ing the merits of their respective lov ers and discussing the disposal of the many pretty articles they had made for the adornment of their suite. LOUISE HAWKINS. Provide for Rail Expansion. In every mile of railway there is even feet four Inches not covered by tho rails tho space left for expan sion. He who hunts for flowers will find flowers, and be who loves weeds may fifl.4 weeds. Henry Ward Deecher, LABOR SAVING FROM GERMANY. Building Can Be Made, at Moderate Cost, Grain Storage and Water Plant. Tho accompanying drawings partly outline a building recontly planned by the writer nnd now being erected In western Minnesota, writes F. L. Marsh In Farm. Stock and Home. It A Handy Granary. a JO 8" m si In I 1 "'-; n.. . Ground Floor. Second Floor. Is small, but contains many things which save labor on the farm, and the capacity is very fully utilized. It Is hardly possible to get as much saving of labor and time out of any other structure of tho size as tho one de voted to the purposes for which this will be used. A basement half the size of the building has cement floor and is made warm. In this is an air pressure wa ter supply tank filled from n well just outside the building. This carries sufficient pressure to throw water over any farm butldlng. Water flows from the tank to tho house, barn, yards, etc. All Is made frost proof. A bucket elevator runs to bottom of basement This takes grain from the wagon and places it in any bin In the building. Grain flows to It from all bins, and can thus be stored, aired if damp, mixed, cleaned, sacked or ground without hand lifting, spouts connecting all parts. Tho second story Is used for grain storage and has u convenient stairway and good lighting and ventilation. More grain can be stored than with the common arrangement. In the first story is a room for cleaning and grinding grain, shelling cor i, etc. This has a wood floor. The engine room has space for gasoline en gine and any machinery likely to cause dirt or dampness. Cream sepa rator room Is plastered and finished with as little woodwork as possible. The floors of these two rooms are of cement and are pitched so they can bo washed with a hose. A chimney Is provided. Two lines of shafting carry pulleys for driving elevator, grinder, corn shelter, fanning mill, cream separator, churn, pump, grindstone, emery wheel, washing machine, etc., and power can be conveyed to other buildings. There Is room In the basement for a sec ond tank for a soft water supply, tank to bo filled from a cistern. Such a building can ho made, at moderate cost, a complete grain storage, water supply and power plant for the farm. Farm Notes. Add a little powdered chalk to common glue to make tho glue strong er. A cheap paint Is made from a so lution of bonis and water with lin seed oil. Pull and burn every weed you can reach. Itemove all dead stalks and dried leaves from the flower beds. rile potting soil In the sun to sweeten, turning often. Transplant shrubs and vines as soon as the foliage ripens. For transplanting choose a rainy time nnd disturb the roots as little as possible. ICeep all flowering plants from ma turing seeds, perennials as well as annuals, If you want late blooms. Give chrysanthemums manure wa ter, not too strong, nnd quit topping them. Remove many buds If you want large flowers. Get sand, soil, gravel and manure and store whero thoy can be reached when wnnted. Put a boxful away In tho cellar. Sow pansy seeds and transplant those started last month Into pro pared beds. Have tho cold frames read for them. Many plants and shrubs must bo transplanted this month to insure bloom next season. Fruit and Poultry. Where fruit trees are grown along with poultry they mature moro rapid ly, beeu their boaring nt leaBt one year earlier, at the same tlrao the trees furnish comfortable windbreaks for the early chicks nnd cool shale for the late broods. Hence, fruit nnd poultry grown together are most re munerative. Cut Weeds In Corn. It Is a good plan to go over the field of corn after cultivation Is dono and cut out stray weeds that escape the cultivator. A good hand cau make from $3 to f 10 a day killing these big weed' """ SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS By REV. r. E. DAVISON Rutland. Vt. LAWS OF THE KINGDOM. Government Is founded upon law. Every earthly kingdom has Its written constitution nnd its statuto law for the orderly administration of Its affairs. Wo naturnlly look, therefore, for the King of tho spir itual kingdom to organize his peo ple by- laying down tho principles of tho new dis pensation in a magna charta of faith, and He does this at tho very outset of His mission In the Sermon on the Mount. This marvellous discourse 1b no mere sermon; It stnnds alone a3 the grand charter of the kingdom of heaven. It Is not to be considered as a mere series of lessons on different subjects. It is the answer to such questions as these: "What Is this kingdom, what advantage does It of fer, and who nre Its subjects? What Is required of those that belong to It? What are its laws and obligations? How may wo become citizens of this commonwealth of kings?" Theso are questions that were ask ed then, and have been propounded In every age and nation since. Hence the value of the Sermon on the Mount. In these words of Christ are found a clear, complete and systema tic statement of the principles of Christianity and the righteousness of the kingdom that He had come to es tablish. It wns addressed to the dis ciples, but was for the benefit of tho listening multitudes, to whom pos sibly, it was, by them repoated. Mat thew, records it in extenso, while the other gospel writers quote It more or less at length, In Its application to special cases. Improvement on Moses. Every soul of man bears testimony to the marvelous scope of these words. Its wonderful summary of moral and spiritual truth is acknowledged to be high above all the ethics of ancient philosophy, and the world's purest teaching. And it was also Immeasur ably In advance, even of the teach ings of Moses and the prophets, and u.i the old dispensation. While it, in some sense embodied the Mosaic law, It selected only what was permanent In that original code, and enlarged and Improved It, so that It could truthfully be called "theso sayings of mine." And It was made tho su preme and abiding standard of life and obedience for all tho disciples of the king through all ages. Old Law and New. The ancient law was robed in terror and sanctioned by tremendous curses, almost the last word of the Old Testa ment, was tho word "curse." But tho now law of Jesus, begins with tho word "blessed" and repeats it In the seven-fold chain of tho beatitudes. The old law of Moses was a law that referred to conduct; the new law re fers to character. Tho old law limited its grip to action. If a man did not bow down to Idols, did not break tho Sabbath, did not kill, did not blas pheme, did not commit adultery, did not steal, etc., tho law had nothing against him. But in the now law, as laid down by Christ mental Idolatry was recognized, to covet was to steal, to hate was to kill, to lust was to bo unclean, the thought of the heart and the desires of the souls were to be reckoned with in estimating a per son's loyalty to the king. Tho man who Is all right within has no fear of tho law. If there was no law at all against doing rong, ho ould not do wrong. He Is not all tho time watch ing for chnnces of evil. His hoart Is right and hence his conduct. God's law Is a tree of many branches, full of bloom and fruit. Man bad allowed it to bo filled with parasi tic growths, and theso had dropped polBon. Men had piled up rubbish un derneath It, so that the weary found no place to rest among ita shadows. Birds of the night and birds of prey had bulldod their nests In Its branches, and all the fragrance of Its flowers and the usefulness of Its fruitage bad been lost Christ came, not to cut down tho tree which God hnd planted, nor to re move one twig that belonged to the tree, but to romove the excrescences, "to clear away tho rubbish, to tear down the neata of unclean birds, and to put into Uio treo now life, now beau ty, new fruit, and ampler expanse of Bhade, and to cause the treo to sproad and grow till It filled tho earth and turned the deserts Into a garden of the Lord. The secret of the new dispensation is found In one word LOVE. By love all tho law Is fulfilled. Love pro duces righteousness which far ex ceeds that of the Scribes and Phari sees. Love sheathes tho sword of murder. Love stills the tonguo of abuse. Love stifles the first pulsa tions of anger In the heart. Lovo seeks tho oftondod brother for recon cllatlon before it asks to be recon ciled to Ood. Love thuB potent Is by the Lord emphasized, and all the sanctions of the law are quoted to show men the majesty and dignity and IndlspensabloneM of tho new law of LOVE. . the Heart bowed down. Only One Thing Could Save the Sym pathetic Magnate, Of two boys born In a country town In Iowa, one wont to Chicago and bo came very rich and tho other stayed at homo, nnd when ho was sixty was very poor. The stny-at-homo had heard of tho success of his boyhood friend and ho went up to Chicago to see him one day, thinking to obtain n loan to tide him over the wlntor. Ho went to the rich one's office, found him Installed In a magnificent nulto and was hold up by an offico-boy In livery. "Just tell my old friend that Bill, tho friend of his boyhood days, Is out side and wants to talk over old times with him." Presently tho visitor was admitted. "Howdy, Bill." 'said the millionaire, "I am glad to seo you." ' They talked for a time and thon tho visitor remnrked: "I hear you aro worth millions." "Yes, I'm pretty rich; and how has be world treated you?" "Oh, I've had a terrlblo time. I had a business, but I lost that a while ago. You seo, my wife's father died, and her mother, and thon we lost our daughter. Right on tho heels of that my mother died and, soon after, my father. It was tough." Tho millionaire too out a handker chief and wiped his eyes. "It certain ly was," ho commented. "Yes," continued the visitor, "and that wnsn't tho worst of It. Early tho next spring my boy, on whom I hud sot so many hopes, he died, too; nna then, with nil that expense, I lost my business paying doctors' bills. Then, to close It all up, it wasn't sir months before my faithful wife died, and I was left all alone." The millionaire was sobbing by this time. He leaned over and touched a button on his desk, and a big porter camo in. "Jim," said the millionaire, "throw this man out. He's breaking my heart." EASILY SETTLED. Mrs. Justwed The new cook has burned the bacon, dear; she Is so young and inexperienced. Won't you be satisfied with a kiss for breakfast, Instead? Mr. Justwed All right; call her In! New York Evening Tolegram. An Easy Way Out. "Here, you," said the conductor an grily, "you rang up a fare. Do that again and I'll put you off." The small man standing In the mid dle of tho crowded car promptly rang up another fare. Thereupon the con ductor projected him through tho crowd and to the edge of tho plat form. "Thanks," said the little man. "I did not see any other wny to get out. Here's your dime." Good Business. Shopkeeper (to commercial travel er) Can't' give you an order. Quito overstocked. Traveler Let mo at least show you my samples. Shopkeeper Spare yourself the trouble. I can't look at them. Traveler Then will you allow mo to look at them myself? It Is threo weeks since I have seen them. The Explanation. "Doctor," said tho patient, who had been ailing for a long time, "bo frank with mo. Why do you demand such a largo fee for cutting out my appen dix?"' "Well, the truth is," explained the frank M. D., "when I removo that ap pendix I cut off my chief source of revenue." The Suburban Citizen. "I seo you are cultivating a garden." "Yes," answered Mr. Crosslots. "I suppose you dorlvo both pleas ure and profit from it?" ' "Not exactly. But It leaves me more contented. It makes the cost of vegetables In tho market seem small by comparison." ' A Sporting Chance. "I'll teach you to play at pitch and toss I" shouted the enraged father. "I'll flog you for nn hour, I will!" "Futlier," Instantly said tho Incor rigible, as ho balanced a penny on his thumb and finger, "I'll toss you to make It two hours or nothing." His Suspicion. "Why did that picture cost bo much?" "Well," answered Mr. Cumrox, "to tell you the truth, I have an Idea It's because' the dealer who sold It to me 1b a good business man." A Provision. Boss Lineman Madam, we are go ing to string some poles in front of your house. Mrs. Backwoods Go ahead. But mind, tho baby's aBleep, bo don't' do any shootin' Into the furriners after ye lynch 'em. American Capital. Tho capital Invested in Amorlcan manufacturing establishments In 1901 amounted to $12,686,265,673, according to recent figures of tho Census Bureau, This shows an increase in five years' of HI per cent Tho gain In tho pro ducts of manufacture was 30 per cent, tho 1904 nggrogate being $14,802,-H7.0M Tliclr Fnvorlto Topics. "My friends all call me down," complained the artist who has just made a beautiful portrait of a well known actress, "whenever I begin to talk about my work. They won't lot mo brag n minute. They either snub mo or get up and go away." "They are partly right," remark ed the poet sadly. "If they let us talk about our work all wo wanted to thore'd be no othor subject of conversation." Toplady. Augustus Montague Toplady was born In Harnham, England, Novem ber I, 1740. Kducatod at Trinity College, Dublin, English clergyman and author, but hardly known now save as the author of the Immortal hymn referred to. Died In London August 11, 1778. Courtly Etiquette In Slam. By a remarkable law of royal eti quette, which has existed for a num ber of years at the Court of Slam, no person Is permitted to sleep In an apartment situated above that occu pied by the king. A deliberate breach of this rule has on more than ouo occasion been punished by death. Watching the Valuable Child. "Vy do you watch your little Able so closely; you don'd let him out of your sight?" "Ho lss such a valuable child now he needs watching." "But you never thought so before!" "I know, but dls morning he swal lowed a five-dollar gold pieces." 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Roll of HONOR Attention is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Or HONOR of the 11,470 State Hanks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th ,n Pennsylvania. Stands' FIRST in Wayne County. Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00 Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00 Honesdalc. l'a.. Mav IWS. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use Over Thirty Years ASTORIA YHC CKNTAUH COMPANY, Hrw TOHK CrTT. KRAFT & CONGER HONESDALE, PA. Represent Reliable Comnanies ONLY i m mi AW (For Mm, A.A &Jk JLJL i
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