I ,i, ' I KimVAHY 21, 1011. MISSOURI HAS A CIRCUS FARMER Camels and Sacred Cattle Oc cupy Hall's Barnyard. ELEPHANTS IN THE CELLAR. Native of "Show Me" Stats Admired and Covoted Bespangled Procession of Wild Beasts as a Boy and Now Acts as Broker In Similar Zoology and Trappings. Onco an orphan boy of twelvo who did chores aiound Lancaster, Mo., for his keep saw a circus pnrado from a choice scat at the top of n hitching post near the courthouse square. It coined to that boy that to be near ttiose strange animals was like living In a land of romance. He resolved that whoa ho grew up he would have some , animals himself. In that there was ! aothing unusual; the really novel fea ture Is that he realized his ideal. For many years W. I Hall has been known as one of the most important f the country's horse and mule deal ers, lie has bought and sold as many as 20,000 horses In n single year. During the Boer war he did much to advertise the Missouri mule (Then he shipped mules to Africa for the IJritlsh army, hundreds every week. Only recently ho began filling an order for 1-10,000 worth of mulc3 for the British government for distri bution to a dozen foreign provinces. Horsemen long have told of Hall's remarkable memory; how he never keeps books, but can buy 300 horses and next day remember what he paid lor each of them. Queer Barnyard Animals. But Hall's barnyard shows other things. There are "sacred cattle" with a sort of dromedary hump where necks moot shoulders. Beyond n store of baled hay the shape of nn enormous fcrick are camels, black and white and brown, sauntering nround In a fcarnyard whore cows ought to be. A ub bear Is jerking at a chain fasten d to ono of the barn's foundation supports. From an open door In the eellar of the largest barn comes a nound never to be mistaken tho trumpeting of elephants. The circus barnyard and the cellar full of wild animals In cages, are sim ply new departments. A heavy set, mus cular, ruddy faced man, with clothes more like a showman's than a towns man's or farmer's and somewhere near fifty years old, IsJIall. He loves largo diamonds and, except during the chilly flays of winter, wears a silk hat even around tho barns. Once In awhile ho Is able to fulfill a natural longing that not every one Is able to gratify ho goe3 to the big city and buys $250 worth of clothes to show Lancaster. "There's no 'catch' about It, no acci dent." Hall says when the visitor ques tions him about the zoological garden barnyard and the cellar of strange olscs. "When I was a kid I wanted to own animals, and now I've got the money nnd I have them. Como into tho cellar and we'll talk it over." Wild Beast3 A-plenty. Down the hill wo go past tho uneasy fcear cub and the camels that saunter around In snow Instead of burning sand; down to tho door from which Issues a greater variety of sounds than eomo from the mouth of a phonograph. Step In and elephants' trunks reach out toward tho visitor's legs as in a child's dream. Along the walls are ages full of lions and high strung leopards and impudent monkeys. A llama, which is a hay eating beast Something like an Angora goat and comethlng more like a horse, Is In one corner. A parrot shrieks from a cage In tho rafters. A monkey seizes a dog by the hind leg. "now did I come to get these ani mals?" said Hall. "I Just went out and bought 'cm; that's all. Tho circus men made me a mark the first year, but I learned. Now I buy and sell ehows all the time. I guess I've handled n dozen or so. "I always did like animals of most every sort I started trading horses at ten. At twenty I had a pretty fair start. Then I just kept going along and going along, you know, until now well, my feed bill sometimes Is way ever $100,000 in a year." As to tho effects of climatic changes the circus broker gives some pronounc ed views. Adaotable to Climate. "You've lived down south nnd you go up north some winter," ho remarks. "You got used to It. don't you? Well, an elephant doesn't know what snow Is and may break his neck on the Ice because ho doesn't know what lco might do to him. But otherwise they ell get along fine and easy. There Isn't u circus professional on the place txcept a man who's upstairs In tho hed repainting some wagons." "But the elephant trainer?" "He's a farmer from tho county cast f here." In n rear shed Is a sawdust ring for preliminary training for the circus ani mals that tho horseman-farmer and ihow broker keeps In winter. On tho first Uoor of tho largest barn are dozens of gilded circus wagons. Out side are ticket wagons and little clown tarts. Thero Is one lot full of Shet land ponies. There are other lots crowded with horses. Thero are other barns full of mules. Goats and dogs ire (sverywhero. BRITISH SERVANTS MAKE CURIOUS DAMAGE CLAIMS. Employers' Liability Laws Caut Wholesale Demand For Cash. When n few years ago British r ploycrs became liable at law tin- i juries suffered by employee.-! in course of their work curtoo.iWts s. busy depleting tho hired girl gleefuil. tumbling down stairs with the tea tin,, or the coal box, secure In the prospivi of a long rest nnd no loss of wages. Householders of course cover their risk by Insuring each employee against ac cidents. English courts ns a rule place a lib oral construction on the word accident, nnd accordingly on the books of the Insurance companies may be found many odd claims, nere are a few: A cow whisking her tall caused Injury to a milkmaid's eye. A farmhand was stung by a bee. A manservant sprained his leg throUKh stamping on a rat. A coachman coming out ot a stable was struck In tho face by his master'B boot. Intended for a caterwauling cat. A cook was breaking coal, and a piece went down her throat. A curate was scalded through stumbling whllo carrying a tea urn at a parochlnl gathering. A servant was pricked by n rusty needle whllo sewing on a button on her employ er's clothes. It Is somewhat difficult to lmaglu? that success could attend claims like these: A servant received a shock through see ing a largo Teddy bear when tho room was only dimly lighted. Another servant fetching coal out of a collar collapsed from fright caused by the silent nppearanco of a washerwoman and broke her arm. TABLET FUEL FOR AVIATORS. French Government Investigates Non explosivo Invention. Conpetrollne Is the name of a now discovery now being Investigated bj tho French ministry of war as a gen eratlve power for aerial ,craft. The discovery, said to have been made by a French retired otllcer who has al ways been nn expert chemist, is an essence of gasoline distillation on a ratio of six one-thousandth of Its orig inal volume and made practicable by forming It Into a paste with an Inde pendent substance that will permit Its being cut Into tablets, according to news received from Paris. Conpetrollne Is declared to be non explosive and noucombustible. Its di lution must be with a liquid, the na ture of which is kept secret, and will work n gasoline engine perfected with a special apparatus. It is tho aim of tho Inventor to do away with tho ponderous reservoirs for gasoline now necessary for aeroplanes. Tho minis try of war. It Is said, believes that If the experiments bear out tho claims aeroplanlng long distances will be re lieved of one disadvantage the neces sity of stopping for fuel. The problem of concentrating gaso line, alcohol and petroleum has been undertaken more than once, and its success Is said to be necessary before aeroplanlng. is really practicable for all purposes. IS PLAYWRIGHT AT ELEVEN. And Cornelia Skinner's Effort Will Be Produced Too. I Eleven-year-old Cornelia Skinner. ! daughter of Otis Skinner, nctor, is fol- 1 lowing in the theatrical footsteps of her father. She has written a play. and. what Is much more to the point. , she Is going to have it acted. Little Miss Skinner receutly handed a manuscript to Charles i'"rouman. gravely calling his attention to thp fact that It was a one act play en titled "The Maid" and emphasizing tho fact that It contained a "typical , Otis Skinner pnrt." I Frohmun examined the littlo girl's work nnd found that Indeed she had written nn actable play containing five characters, based on one of tho King Arthur legends. There were several good situations In it, and Frohman decided that with a little fixing up It might be present ed ns a curtain raiser to "Sire." So he nccepted It and nrranged with his ju venile client for royalties. Little Miss Skinner has been busy with her pen in other directions. She has written verses nt various times, nnd some of them have appeared in children's magazines. SHARKS FOND OF GUNNERY. Practice of Cruisers In West Indies Eagorly Watched. The detachment of destroyers cruis ing In West Indian waters for torpedo and gun practice In the vicinity of Media Luna bay, Cuba, recently had an unusual experience. Tho sharks, with which these waters abound, were keenly Interested In the torpedo practice, seeming to regard It as a performance arranged for their exclusive benefit. With every torpedo discharged white sharks, blue sharks, tiger sharks and dogfish were off In a bunch down the line full speed, but no shark was able to do nine seconds Hat. and oven the big red nosed ham merheads arrived pulling nnd blowing tome time after tho torpedo wns broached. Gold Production Is Less, Gold valued at approximately $'J6V 355,214 was mined in tho United States and Alaska last year, a decrease of $3, 018, ISO from tho record output of 1000, Alaska, Colorado and South Da kota producing less than formerly and California, Nevada and Arizona more. Penguin Eggs Popular, About 000,000 penguin eggs are gath ered from nearby Islands and sold for food In Cape Colony each year. I A TIMELY SUGGESTION. Cherry Party For tho 22d of February. WASHINGTON BIIlinDAY FAVOItS. A hostess who has planned to en tertain some friends at n cherry party on Washington's birthday has found that the artificial cherries sold by con fectioners, etc., are much too expensive for her purse, nnd she will substitute big red cranberries with excellent ef fect. The Invitations are written on post als decorated with cherries, which are sold everywhere in February, and be gin ns follows; Next Friday night at half past eight We beg you'li help us celebrate Great Ueoigo and tho immortal tree. Ills gift to all posterity. After this come the address, date and hour. The first thing to catch the eye of the guest entering the parlor ou the appointed cvfuiug will bo a cherry tree In a wooden tub. This Is con structed of n dead sapling tricked out with tissue paper leaves and nt once becomes the basis of a Jolly game whore each player receives a big cran berry with a thread drawn through It (by means of a needle) and Is required to tie It on the tree while blindfolded. AH those who accomplish the feat will receive points toward the prize. Another Jolly contest will be guess ing the nunibei of cherries In a bas ket filled with ft em. The player who comes nearest to the exact number re ceives a second point When the gunsslng Is over each player thrusts his hand Into tho bas ket, palm side down, tho Idea being to see who can catch up most cran berries on the back of the hand and, so balancing them, walk around the room without spilling one. Tho player most successful Is entitled to a point Tossing the cranberries into a bowl at tho opposite end of the room Is another feat on tho program and of fers another point for the successful competitor. The first nnd second prizes will be candy boxes decorated with artificial cherries. Huge cherries made of scar let crape paper are the consolation prizes. Some new Washington birth day favors are pictured. When Tea Is Served. Women nowadays are often too busy with the many nctlvitles of tho day to dress expressly for afternoon tea In nn elaborate and artistic tea gown. The Illustration shows an attractive black AFTERNOON TEA QOWN. chiffon cloth dress mounted over white chnrmeuse that makes a good nubstl tute. White porcelain beads in a dainty pattern ornaments the bodlco. By tho way. these beaded effects are the Htnartest and newest thing In gown decoration. 1- I 1 1 1 WASHINGTON BIIlinDAY FAVOItS. ! now quips The Cowboy's Return. Backward, turn backward. O Time, with your wheels. Aeroplanes, wagons and automobiles! DresH mo onco more In sombrero thai Mans, Bpurs and a (latinel shirt, slicker anil chaps. Put u six shooter or two In my hand. Show mo a yearling to rope and to brand Out where the sagebrush Is dusty and gray make me a cowboy again for a day. Give me a broncho that knows how to dance. Buckskin of color nnd wicked of glance, New to the feeling of bridles and bits. Give me a quirt that will sting where It hits. Strap on tho" poncho behind In a roll. Pass me the lariat, dear to my soul. Over the trail let me gallop away. Make me a cowboy again for a day. Thunder ot hoofs on the range as you ride. Hissing of Iron and smoking of hide, Bellow of cattle and snort of cayuso, Shorthorns from Texas, as wild as the deuce; Midnight stampedo and the milling of herds. Yells of the cowmen too angry for words Itlght in the thick of it nil I would Btay. Make me a cowboy again tor a day. Under the star studded canopy vast, Campflre and colTeo and comfort at last. Bacon that sizzles nnd crisps In the pan After the roundup smells good to a man. Stories of ranchers and rustlers retold Over the pipes as the embers grow cold These are the tunes that old memories play. Make me a cowboy again for a day. Leslie's Weekly. Log Cabin Sayings. Job was a patient man, but he never I had ter wait for a rallroaii train. i Ananias wuz kilt for lybi'. In dls day an' time men gits a prize for It. De worl' Is so clost ter heaven you i kin almos' feel de wind fum de wings of de angels. Don't want no harp tor play1 w'en I gits ter do end of do life race. I'll be wlllln' fer de yuther angels tor sing me ter sleep. Atlanta Constitution. A Big One. "That new steamer they're building is a whopper," says tho man with the shoo button nose. "Yes," agrees the man with tho re calcitrant hair, "but my uncle Is going to build one so long that when a pas- i seuger gets seasick In one end of It he can go to the other end and be clear away from the storm." Life. No Wonder. "What's the matter with you this I morning?" said the quince 'o the pear ' "You look pretty seedy." "I haven't been able to sleep for two nights," said tho pear. "I heard Mrs. Binlcs say she was going to put mo up in preserves next Saturday. Wouldn't that jar you?" Harper's Weekly. Accents. "Baron Micas!) speaks English with u slight nccent." said the young wo man. "Well," replied Mr, Cumrox. "so do I. But It seems to make a great deal of difference whether an nccent halls from southern Europe or the banks of tho Muskingum." Washington Star. A Warm Hour. Bacon It Is said that 5 o'clock in tho morning Is tho coldest hour of the twenty-four in nearly all seasons of the year. Egbert But when a man gets home at that hour nnd his wife meets him at the door it's very hard for him to realize it Yonkers Statesman. Mean. "You used to say." she complained, "that you could hear the rustle of an gel's wings whenever I was near you." "Yes," he bitterly replied, "I thought that was what It was, but I have since learned that It was merely the creak lug of your corset" Chicago Record Herald. Thero Was a Reason. "Look here, my lady," exclaimed the thrifty man to his extravagant wife, "you're carrying too much sail!" "Why should that worry you?" she retorted. "Because I have to raise the wind: that's why." New York Journal. Thetis Bathes the Baby. The mother of Achilles dipped him in tho magic stream. "Ho can boast of taking n cold bath every winter morning!" sho cried. Ilowever. they always heard him "holler" when he stuck his heel In. New York Sun. Evidently Getting Better. Visitor The attendants treat you kindly nnd considerately, I hope. Patient (in hospltnii Yes. tho nurses have been very kind, but the surgeons have treated mo In tho most cutting manner you ever heard of. Chicago Tribune. Anything to Oblige. Mnn In the Lower I say, madam, what tho mischief Lady In the Upper Oh, won't you please go somewhero else? I've tried, and I simply can't sleep while there's a man under the bed! Puck. As It Happens. 'TIow's Green getting along in his new place?" "Not as well as ut first You see. ho's been there long enough now to know more than tho men who employ him." Detroit Freo Tress. Killing Suspense. "Ella told me Bill was awfully ncrv- ous when he proposed." "Maybe, but so wns she until ho did so!" Spokane Spokesman-Review. T WENT Y-FI FIST ANNUAL STATE MENT OF THE Wayne Co. Farmers' Mutual FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF WAYNE COUNTY PA. CAPITAL. Amount Insured Dec. 31, 1909. 3,SC4,0M.OO Amount Insured during I'JIO.. tt32.lli0.00 $I,7SG,280.00 Insurance expired in 1910 789,099.00 Am't of Insurance Dec. 31, 1910 $3,997,181.00 Premium notes Dec. 31, 1910.. 159,887.21 RECEIPTS. Cash In banks Jan. 1, 1910 $3,411.80 received on applications 381.74 received on assessments ll,i:S3.99 Money bortowed 4,514.45 Interests from Savings Bank and balance due from Treasurer.. 158.72 $21,030.70 EXPENDITURES. Paid fordthe following losses: BURNED. W. D. Rowe, barn and contents... JG1C.00 Frank A. Kelsey, contents of barn S00.00 Valentino Wcldncr, house fcOO.OO J. W. Moshcr,- house nnd furniture 500.00 John Steigerwald, house and fur- nltuie 490.00 Nathan Wilcox, 2 barns DOT.OO Mrs. Mary Bagnlk, barn and con tents 553.50 Stephens and Gelatt, barn 500.00 Allen K. Martin, house and con tents, lightning 792.00 Mrs. H. D. Kennedy, barn and con tents 000.00 Mrs. Sarah Bose, barns and con tents .-. 719.75 John Leary, barn 300.00 Oliver Martin, houso 124.00 Mrs. Jennie M. Lee, houso and fur niture 19.00 Henry Brundage, houso and furni ture 3.00 Mrs. Augusta Arnold, houso and furniture 2.00 C. L. Simons, house 14.75 Max V. Simons, furniture 10.00 Geo. T. Kcllam, houso COO James J. O'Neill, house 5 3.') E. J. Manaton. house 7.92 DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING. Helnrlch Knlcwasser, barn $15.00 Jacob Hacht, houso 5.00 John W. Frey, barn 10.00 Jacob Wolschlacel. barn 200.00 Mrs. Minnie Black, house 8.00 1C. and A. M. Chapman, barn 15.00 Peter Marsch, house 07.71 Car G. Ilelnlckle, house 8.35 $7,152 S3 Refunds 3.70 Officers and employes 2,058.87 Borrowed money paid 4,000.00 Printing 191.03 Gas 7.73 Rent of office 58.50 Telephone 32.25 Olllco furnlturo 7.00 Postage 136.53 Express 3 53 Stationery S.C5 $14,255.02 ASSETS. Cash In Treasury 57.181.OS Cash In hands of agents 92.09 Assessments in course of collec tion 202.80 Safe and furniture 100.00 Premium notes in forco 159,887.21 107,103.21 1,110.09 LIABILITIES. Liabilities Assests in excess of liabilities. .$100,352.25 II. C. JACKSON, President. TERRY A. CLARK, Secretary. IE VIA ER and Points in West, Northwest and Southwest TICKETS ON SALE DAILY. MARCH IO in APRIL IVIMiriVsri IU IO HrltIL IV. B. HOLMES, President. A. T. SEAIiLE, Vice Pkes. We want you to understand the reasons for the ABSOLUTE SECURITY of - WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK HONESDALE, PA., HAS A CAPITAL OF - - - $100,000.00 AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OP 427,342.00 MAKING ALTOGETHER - - 527.342.00 EVERY DOLLAR ot which must be lost before any depositor can lose a PENNY It has conducted a crowing and successful business for over H5 yeurs, serving an increasing number of customers witli its cash tunus are protected by muulkn steel, vaults. All of tliese things, coupled with conservntlve manaeeinent. insured by the OAKKKUL PERSONAL ATTENTION coustuntly clrai the Hank's affairs by a notably nble Hoard of Directors assures the patrons of tbut SUPREME SAFETY whleh Is the prime essential ot a eood Hunk. DECEMBER 1, I9I0 Total Assets, - EST DEPOSITS MAY BE MADE BY MAIL. DIRECTORS tV. H. HOLMES A. T. SEAltLK J H. OLA1IK D. & M. CO.TIHE TABLE A.M. SUN A.M.' A.M. A.M, l'.M, SUN H 30 10 00 10 00 10 00 4 30 6 051 A.M. 2 15 7 io Albany .... .... Hiiiiiliumton . 10 00 2 19 12 30 8 30 . Philadelphia. 1 20 2 OS 7 23 8 15 4 40' 1 20 2 08 ..Wllkes-Harro... Scninton 5 30 1 7 65 P.M. A.M P.M, P.M. A.M. Lv 5 40 5 60 1 9 03 9 13 9 1!) 6 20 6 30 2 05' 2 15 2 10 2 37 8 45 8 63 8 60 9 18 ...Carbondale .... .Lincoln Avenue.. , Whites Earvlew , Canaan i.. Lake Lodore ... . Wnymart , Keeno i Steene. I'rompton .... Fortenln ,.,..Peelyvllle .... lloncsdale 0 51 U 31 0 11 9 Sfi. 6 62 0 17 a 2 0 26 6 3-2 6 35 639 0 43 9 42 9 it (i 58 2 43 2 49 2 62 9 21 7 01 7 07 7 13 9 29 9 32 II 51 9 67 10 00 2 67 9 3; 7 16 2 69 3 ai 3 07 3 10 3 15 9 39 9 43 9 47 9 GO 10 0 7 20 7 21 7 27! 10 US H 46 6 00 10 11 10 IS 7 31 9 65 P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. Ar sourt MILK TS irEATiTIir. The Use nnd Origin o" Curdled Milk Older Hum History. Nothing Is oloer than curdled milk or sour milk, and nothing seems newer than the application which haa becen mnde of It. Civilized people nre the only onca to drink milk 'resh or boiled, while) fermented milk Is alrt-ost'tho only kind used outside tho pale of clvlliz ttion. The use and origin of cur dled milk are older than history. Later the Greeks and Itomans also recognized tho strengthening and tonic effects of sour milk, and they performed veritable cures with tho special kind of curdled milk called "schlston." In our times fermented milk is la common .iso as a dally diet in East ern countries, in Umofit all theso countries, besides being used a3 a food, sour mill; ims r'n.'ed and still plays n great part In empirical medi cine. Sour mill', aitbi being recognized! hs a wholesome food possessing me dicinal properties, has been proclaim ed by some people as a remedy for prolonging human life. Medical Journal. NOTICE 01 ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OF WILLIAM PENWAltDEN, OUF.GON WP All persons Indebted to said estate are not t ficd to make immediate payment to thoun dcrslsncd ; and those having claims against the said estate are notified to present them duly attested, for settlement. OLIVE PKNWAItDF.N. K. DARWIN PKNWARDEN.. LEVI W. PENWAltDKN. Executors. Carley Brook. Tn., Jan. 18. 1911. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OF ANNA M. WIZARD. Lnto of Texas Township, Wnyne Co.. Pa. All persons indebted to snld estate are noti fied to make Immediate payment to the un dersigned : and those having claims against the said estate arc untitled to present them duly attested for settlement. Willlas Compton and William Comptoa. Executors, lloncsdale. Pa.. Jan. 11 1911. W. C. SPRY AUCTIONEER HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE IN STATE. EKIE TRAINS. Trains leave Union depot at 8.36 a. to and 2.4 8 p. in., week days. Trains arrive Union depot at l.fO and S.05 p. m. week days. Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming nrrlves at 3. 45 p. m. and leaves at 5.&0 p. m. Sunday trains leve 2.48 and ar rive at 7.02. RAIL! TO IO 1Q11 Nearest Erie Ticket Agent Win IU, 19 1 1. 01ve complete Information. H. S. SALMON, CASHiEn W. J. WARD, Ass'T Cabhier this Bank. OTIS! - lldeelity and satisfaction. - - $2,951,048.26 "I CIIAS.J. SMITH, ILJ.CONOEU, W. F. SUYOAM. V. P. KIMIir.K H. S. RAf.Mi'M J. W. FARLEY HONESDALE BRANCH l'.M. A.M 1'. M A.M. SUN SUN 2 00 12 40 10 60 8 45 10 60 8 113 3 53 7 31 7 32 7 31 732 A.M l'.M. 10 20 4 03 3 15 7 15 0 20 2 25 1 35 P.M. 10 05 9 37 Ar A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 8 05 1 35 1 25 5 40 5 30l 6 21! 12 17 12 07 12 03 8 29 8 17 8 13 i 64 7 47 7 41 7 39 7 32 7 30 7 28 7 2J ?!& 7 61 7 60 7 ai 7 25 7 10 1 21 1 03 12 66 6 08 11 41 6 01 11 37 12 01 6 66 11 31 7 17 12 49 12 43 12 40 12 36 12 32 12 20 12 25 4 64 11 29 11 23 7 12 7 09 7 05 4 48 4 45 11 20 11 ltt 4 4 7 0 4 37! 4 31 11 12 11 U9 6 68 6 65 4 40 11 051 Lv A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M,