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.
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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
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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
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