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Published weekly. One Dollar per year
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VOUiJIE 13.
KEYN0LDSV1LLE, PENN'A- WEDNESDAY. AUOUST 3, 1901.
NUMBEH 12.
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QBXTKAL STATU
NORMAL SCHOOL.
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Fai.Ii Tkkm 15 Wi:kk Bkoi.ns Ski
tkyhkk 5th, 1004.
I,tii yeiirwtiH tho mot HttrceKifiil In
the hUtnry of this Important school
iilMmt TIN) 'studi'iita. l.oc-ttion unions?
tin monnitilns of (Yniritl IVmmvl
vttniii, wllh lliii water, Nfilcndiil Iniilrt
Iiil'k tinil excellent Hitiilitiry I'ondliloriH
inn ko It. mi lili'ti! tralnlnkf whool. In
addition to It Normal course It also
Iiiih an excellent Colli'tfo Preparatory
I'nimrimcnt In elmi-ne of an honor
irmdtiitle of Princeton. It alpo Iiiih
ill-purl iiifiitH In M iisic, Klncntion and
MtlsihfsM. It hiiM a well cdlicutcd far
. ultv. Ilrit; uyiiiuiinIuiii and iitliloiic
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Address for Illustrated catalog,
THE PRINCIPAL.
-FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY-
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Monday, August 8th, to Saturday, August 20th.
FOR CASH. You Never had Such Prices Offered
Ax minsters - -
Wilton Velvets - 1.20 reduced to
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Tapestry at cost. Dresser, Door and Floor Rugs, Lace Curtains
Mattings nt prices that will surprise you. You miss this you ml
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year, 42 weck9, 1127.00 : for
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ly opposite Normal laundry.
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nil and attractive situation, beautifully wooded
campus. Commodious buildings. Adequate equip
ment. Five courses of study. Over Ufly Elmitlve
ooumee offered. Only Phi Beta Kappa College In
Weatern Pennaylvanla. Moral and religioua tone
healthful and wholuaome. Kzpenaca unusually
moderate. Help for needy students with good
brains. Pall term opens September no. Virile
President William 11. Crawford, MeadTlUe, Pa.
Facts Worth Trying.
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And all things elseyouhave
tried in vain
Try Nature's Herbs.
It will all your troubles ex
pel. And make you cheerful, hap
py and well.
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Wedding Invitations and Visit
ing Cards neatly and prompt
ly printed at The Star office.
HOUSEHOLD LACQUta
W.
PR reaterlng original lustra and ten to old worn, scratched
nd laded furniture, woodwork and floors.
dries over night and wears like rawhide. It
III
or cracK,
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can apply It.
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bl'E'n h VtU"r. Mhg"y 1 Cherry, Walnut. Rosewood,
klch Red, Moss Oreen, and -Cleer1'. It Is TRANbl.UChN I . noni
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GRAY SQUIRRELS.
They Will Eat Meat and Hair Beam
Kiuitti to Hob lllrde Neata.
It linst been well en I1 Hint the gray
aqulrroN one awn everj wltere In gome
of our New Knulnnd tow tm nre nil In
dicntlnn of a IiIkIiit rlvlllr.ntlon. It ia
certainly n pliMimire to mc tltoHe gnu'e
ful crtrnturca runnliiK uitobh trolley
trnt-ks or over Inwn tiiimolested. A
gtrniiKor would Itnve n vry lilli eiitl
innte of tlic people of u city that could
draw to it tlioao uliy nnlmnlg. Like
ninny rodent, however, gray aqulrrela
will ent tnont on occnHlona. Tliey will
even rob birds' ncata. A friend on
wliom 1 enn rely told me of two or
throe lustnncoH In Arlington, Mnu.,
wlitM-e grny snuirrcls hntl roltbed rob
ins' noMs, having been cnught in the
very act.
One winter dny, in going nlong a wild
mountnln mrentn, I was attracted by a
fresh grny miulrrel track, and on fol
lowing it found where the ariiilrrel hnd
killed ond cnten a mouse, lie hnd evi
dently dug out the mouse, for I anw
where he hnd dug snow and leavea
nwny from the roots of some black
nlilers to some depth. Then, taking
the tiouse In his teeth, he hnd run a
few feet to a knoll, the mouse's tall
hnvlng left Its print in the snow be
tween the trnrlis of the squirrel, and
cnten It, leaving blood, hair and pieces
of bone to tell of the feast.
One time I gnve a young woodchuck
to nn old Irishwomnn, who fed the
chuck on ham. Now, If a woodchuck
would ent ham, why not a gray squir
rel ent mice or young birds? We havo
anundnnt proof that many flesh eaters
will, on occasions, eat vegetable food
as well as rodents eating flosli. Lover
of both squirrels and birds mny lind It
possible to protect in some way the
nests of thrushes, warblers, etc. John
rturroughs In Outing.
MODEL LODGINGS.
What the Ro'wton Heaas gcheme) 1st
London Gives Ita Patrons.
Every man who comes to a Ilowton
bouse is Impressed with the fnct that
he enn there obtnin better value and
more comfort than he enn get any
where clhe. Ho flnda that the condi
tions under which he Uvea are Im
proved and that he haa congenial sur
roundings and associates. All the re
sources of civlllr.ntlon he can have
bright, warm, comfortable rooms, lavn
torles Willi basins supplied with hot
and cold water, footbaths without ex
tra payment and a full length bath
with soap nnd towels for the nominal
charge of one penny. A man can do
his own laundry work If he bo wishes.
He can use nay uf the reading, smok
ing or writing rooms, and, above all,
he has absolute freedpm aa regards his
mode of living.
Although the Ilowton House scheme
provides a complete restaurant whero
food of all kinds can be procured at ex
ceptionally low prices, probably cheap
er than at any other place in London,
at the Siime time no resident Is obliged
to purchase uny of the commodities
supplied by the company. Residents
can, if they choose, buy everything
they want outside the building, while
inside the Ilowton houses' they will
And provided for them, without charge,
every cook lug utensil necessary, with
cutlery, crockery, etc., without limit.
A constant supply of boiling water Is
at hand, and good fires and cooking
ranges ore kept going at all times. A
specially arranged scullery, fitted with
white gluzed sinks, with supplies of
hot and cold water, is provided, so that
uny man desirous of preparing bis own
food cun do so without any supervision
or uny interference from his fellows.
Sir Ulchurd, Farrant in Cornhlll Maga
zine. Clean Hands.
On the subject of uuclean bands a
physician says that cases of infection
tuut could be accounted for in no other
way hove been explained by the fin
gers as a vehicle. In handling money,
especially paper, door knobs, banisters,
cur strafis and a hundred things that
every one must frequently touch, there
are chunces innumerable of picking up
genus of typhoid, scarlatina, diph
theria, Biuallpox, etc. Wherefore to
avoid any dangerous results the pre
ventive is simply to wash the hands
immediately and scrupulously before
eating or touching that which is to -be
eaten.
Turned tha Tables.
Mr. Shiirpe (old lawyer) Ilea trice, is
It possible tUut, in spite of my positive
orders to the contrary, you huve been
allowing that young Bnoodle to persist
in his attentions to youT Miss Bea
trice Futher, I decline to answer that
question: Mr. Stiurpe You do, bey?
I'd like to know why. MIbs Beatrice
tin the ground that the answer might
lucrimlnule me. und I'd like to see you
get urouud that! Chicago Tribune.
A Sensitive Conaulenoa,
Carrie Goodness, it's that horrid old
bore, Wllkltis. Tell him I have gone
out. Belle--No, I won't tell a story,
but I will y that you have not come
buck yet.
Her Seereta.
"Never tell u secret, dear. It would
be a great bi-euch of confidence."
"What must I do with it, luuiuma?"
"Well-bring It to me!"
THE SNIPE'S DRUMMING.
A Natnrallat'e Theory aa to Haw the
Sonnd la l'rodared.
It Is disputed whether the snipe's
drumming a curious noise, suggestive
of a miniature thrashing machine is
made hy the bird with Its wings or by
Its tail or by both wings nnd tail.
Nome recent observations Incline me
strongly to believe that the tail plays,
at any rate, the more Important part.
During the performance the bird flies
at a great height round and round In
a wide, sweeping circle. At Intervals
he makes a sudden and rapid descent,
holding his wings partly flexed nnd his
tall spread to lis full extent The out
ermost tall feather on either side points
outward at a greater angle thnn those
adjoining It, so that when the bird Is
watched through a good field glass day
light shows between it nnd the next,
and. If I am right In my view, the
drumming sound Is due to the rush of
air against this isolated feather. The
snipe's tail feathers seem so puny that
It Is at first difficult to believe that
they can produce so great a result. But
if an outer one be taken It Is slightly
sclmlter shuped, with the outer web
much reduced and swung rapidly
through the air the drumming noise
may be distinctly heard, though It
seems but n very faint -echo of tho
loud, throbbing hum that startles one
when it suddenly descends from au
ethereal height, and the small bird Is
descried, hardly more than a speck to
the naked eye, circling round In wild
career and now. and then swooping
headlong downward and thrilling the
air with his weird music London Na
ture. THE LITERARY DETECTIVE.
His Hant la One That Adda Spire to
Ufa Reading;.
Thero. is a certain type of literary
man who seems' content to take little
part In the struggle of letters beyond
keeping an eye on his contemporaries
and pouncing down on them every now
nnd then to nccuse them of having
given a meaning to such and such a
word which that word should not pos
sess. It Is strange that the number of
these literary detectives Is not larger,
for there are few more fascinating oc
cupations than this. It lends a spice
to onc'a rending. The dullest book be
comes as readable aa the most deftly
written novel. 06113111 words have tak
en to themselves meanings In the
course of time which they have no
right to possess. "I'honoinenon" is a
very hardened offender. To use this
word as meaning something "strange"
instead of something "that appears
and is visible" Is to Insure arrest ut tho
hands of the detective. Lately tho
word "temper" bus been exposed.
Through long Impunity it has come to
imply bad temper, whereas, If It hud
its rights, it should mean just the re
verse. We strongly advise every one
who desires a never falling source of
amusement to rend the next novel he
takes up with the eye of the detective.
Starting with the easier words, llko
"phenomenon," the novice mny go on
from strength to strength until before
long nothing can escape htm. The ex
ercise, moreover, Is not only a pleasure,
but a duty. London Globe.
Whr Windmills Burned Down.
Of tho production of fire by the fric
tion of wood against wood windmills
of the old construction gave on a lurge
scale some disastrous examples. When
the force of the ' wind increased the
miller was obliged to bring each of the
sails in succession to the ground In or
der to unclothe it, but when sildden
squalls came on this was impractica
ble, and the mill in extreme cases ran
away that ia, could not be stopped.
Everything was now done to Increase
the grip of tha wooden brake round the
great wheel on the driving shaft, and
water was poured copiously over them,
but In apite of all this flames would
sometimes burst out from the intense
friction and the mill be probubly
burned down as the result. The beau
tiful machinery of tho modem wind
mill, by which the miller controls the
action of the sails from the interior of
the building, has reduced this danger to
a minimum. Notes and Queries.
Memory.
There are 100 different varieties of
memory, and perhaps we cannot alto
gether choose which we will possess,
though every sort, when we have the
germs of It, muy be cultivated. To
leurn anything by heart tho best plan
is to read a sentence and repeat It
without a book, then read the next
seutcuce and repeat the two, and so
on. Repetition is of greut Importance,
"line upon line." More is learned und
remembered by reading through one
book twice than by reading two hooks
unce. After a thing has been learned
It must bo reculled und gone over at
Intervals, or the impression will fudu
away.
I Those Svreet Cllrle.
Druslllu I did not see you at the
Vunblunt 'reception lust night, dear.
Dorothy No. I hoped to be able to go
up to the last moment, but was pre
vented. Druslllu (sweetly) Yes; I know
the invitations were limited. Ht. Louis
RepulUic.
We all spend too much time in com
plaining that we luck time to do
tola vs.-Atchison a lobe.
KING OF BEASTS.
The Way an Old: African Hunter
Points Out the Monarch.
In discussing the question, "Which
Is the king of beasts?" an old African
bunte" says:
"Come with me to n desert pool some
clenr, moonlight night when the shad
ows nre deep and sharply cut nuil the
moon herself In the dry, cloudless nlr
looks like a ball. All Is nearly ns
bright ns dny, only the Unlit is silver,
not gold. Hit down on that nick nnd
watch the thirsty animals ns they
drink buffalo, rhinoceros, antelope,
quagga; occasionally, If the witter Is
large, lions too. But what has fright
ened the antelope nnd tuni.-pi that they
throw their heads up for a second ami
fade awny Into the shadows? The oth
er beasts, too, nre listening and now
leave the sides of the pond. Nothing
but the inevitable, irrepressible Jackal,
that gnmln among wild things, remains
in view.
- "As yet your dull human ears have
caught no sound, but very soon tho
heavy trend and low, rumbling note of
an oncoming herd of elephants reach
you. They nre at the water. Tito
Jackals have sat down with their tails
sralght out behind them, but not an
other creature Is to be seen. The king
drinks. Not a sound Is heard. Ho
squirts tho water over his back, makes
the whole pool muddy and retires sol
emnly, leaving hia subjects, who now
gather round, to make the best of what
ho has fouled.
"This is the king in the opinion of
beasts."
THE DINNER TABLE.
Some lllnta on lloir to tlrlime When
Accidents llnniien.
Accidents will happen. If one ball
pens to spill something he Is unfortu
nate, but a ready, earnest apology to
the hostess Is all that he can do to rem
edy the dllliculty. A careful hostess
will acknowledge the npology and Im
mediately change the subject.
This story Is told of a hostess at
whose tublo a beautiful chlnn cup was
broken. "Never mind," she said pleas
antly. "They break so easily. See!"
And she crushed one in her hand.
Her method was rather too elabo
rate. It would have been quite ns sat
isfactory to the offender and fnr more
genteel hnd she said: "I hope you havo
received no Injury. Tho cup doesn't
matter in the least."
If a morsel of food drops from tho
fork to tho tablecloth do not attempt
to remove It If a guest drops a fork
or a spoon ho should let it He. Tho
hostess will provide nnother.
If anything distasteful be taken Into
the mouth It mny be removed on tho
corner of tho napkin, when it can bo
folded away or placed quietly on tho
plate.
If a bit of food falls on the waistcoat
of a guest ho should remove ns much
of it as he can quietly with tho corner
of bis napkin.
Dnmnacns Swords.
To the lovers of strange goods the
bazaars of Damuscus arc far more
alluring than those of Cairo or of Con
stantinople. The capacious chests of
the merchants contain much that we
would buy were our purses longer. Old,
embroideries of wonderful colors, deli
cate china, silks of many hues, swortls
of cunnliu: workmanship, all these be
piled bcsl.Ie us on the floor. It is but
seldom that u really good apcclmcu of
the Damascus sword can be obtalncl,
for the nit of working und engraving
steel is dead.
These swords were made of alter
nate layers of Iron and steel, so finely
tempered that the blade would bend
to the hilt without breaking, with au
edge so keen that no coat of mall could
resist it, and u surface so highly pol
ished that when u Moslem wlshud to
rearrange his turban be used his sword
for a looking gluss.
In the Great Western Wheat Belt.
One squuro mile of wheat. IOver see
it? Transcontinental trains used to
atop in the Smoky Hill valley of Kan
gag to allow pussengera a view of such
a wonder. . It realized all the travel
era' dreams of agricultural splendor.
Hundreds such visions now mark the
great grain urea of tho plains, but their
beauty Is none tho less. Six hundred
and forty acres of weulth! it shim
mered beneath the perfect opalescent
blue of the sky, the tall straws bending
with their weight of grain. Standing
on the scat of tho reaper one might see
in tho distance a glimmer of green pas
tures nnd cut eh glimpses of rustling
fluids of corn, but here wus the hnvrt
of summer. C. M. Harger in Berli
ner's. JaetlfylBaT Hla Lecture.
A lecturer who hud a very lino lec
ture on "Tho Decudenee of l'ure Hug
tlsh" gave hla address before a wo
man's club. At the close of tho talk a
very much overdressed woman of the
"fuss and feuthers" type caino up to
him and suld: "I did enjoy your tulk
ever and ever so much, und I agree
with you thut the English, lunguago is
decaying awfully. Hardly no one talks
proper nowadays, and tho hind only
knows whut the next generation will
talk like If nothing ain't done ubout it."
There would not be so many open
mouths If there were not so iiuiuy
opeu ears.-Hall.
THE WATWA OF AFRICA.
A Cnrlnna Tribe, Voir Mown In the
Scale et Humanity. .
A hunter of big game In Africn gives
a description of n trlbo of natives
whom ho found there, the Wntwu.
"These natives," he says, "live In the
swamps, their staple nrticle of diet be
ing fish nnd flour made from the seed
of tho water Illy, nlthough during the
rains they grow patches of cassava
root and sweet potntoes at the edge
of the swamp. They smenr their
bodies with mud to protect them from
mosquitoes and nre extremely dirty
and evil smelling In consequence. They
are very low down In the scale of hu
manity and bnvo a bad reputation
among tribes living on the high ground,
which reputation they upheld during
our visit. We engaged several Watwa
natives ns carriers, but they only came
to see what they could stenl. One dny
I shot a reed buck In sight of tho
cninp nntl left two Watwa to cdtry It
in while I went nfter a bnrtbeest, but
I never saw either men or buck again.
It was no use following thctn into the
Fwatnps, ns they knew every inch
of the ground and water. They bad
small canoes hidden everywhere, and
immediately they crossed a stream
they sunk tho canoe again where they
alone knew whero to find it Our boys
wero afraid to follow them, as they
Used poisoned arrows nnd sometimes
set poisoned stakes In the tracks lead
ing to their haunts."
DAME JULIANA BERNER.
She Was a Fifteenth Century Author.
Ity on Fly Klahlnst.
Tho first printed English book on
angling wus Dume Juliana llerner's
"Book of St. Albans," which appeared
about 1450, nnd contained a chapter
entitled "A Treutyse on Fyshyunge
With nn Angle."
Fly fishing must have been practiced
much curlier tliuu this, as nothing but
a gradual evolution could account for
the complete list of files for the fish
ing months of the yenr which it gives.
To Dame Bcrner belongs the honor
of first telling that the salmon could
bo cuught with the fly. She snys: "Al
so ye may take hym, but It is seldom
seen with a dubbe at such times us
when ho leplth in lyke fourme nnd
munero as ye do a trought or a gray
ling." Her knowledge seems more
complete thnn could have been that
of tho original Inventor, so that the
tlmo when fly fishing originated in
British waters must remain uncertain.
biinio Berner'a files will kill, trout
today, nnd her twelve wero the foun
dation of thoso of which Izaak Wal
ton suld quaintly in 1053: "Thus have
you. a jury of files, likely to betray
and condemn all the trouts in the
river."
LOGGERHEADS.
This Name Ia Given to Mom Turtles
and Other Aalmala.
The gluut turtles which are found
along tho Atlantic coast and frequently
in southern waters In great numbers
aro known as loggerheads. They com
monly attain a weight of 1,600 pounds,
aro raptd swimmers and are often seen
far from land, floating asleep upon the
waves.
Curulvorous by nature these bugo
tortoises feed on crabs and fish, espe
cially on a largo species of conch, which
they break open with their massive
jaws. Tho flesh of this terrapin is
leathery and oily, with a strong smell
of musk. Young specimens are more
palatuble and are often on sule in the
markets.
A duck, as large as our goose, which
is native of the shores of Tlerra del
Fuego and the Falkland isles Is also
called loggerhead, from its seeming
Btupidity and helplessness.
In the West Indies this name Is also
given to two or three sorts of fly
catchers.
Protected tha Jndste.
After the jury in a Texas case bad
llBtcned to tho charge of the court and
had gone to their jroom to deliberate
upon the verdict, one of the twelve
went right to the point by saying:
"That thar like Muldrow orter bo
convicted an gen'ral principles. lie's
bud as they make 'em."
As tho hum of approval went around
a weazened little Juror said, "I heerd
that Plko guy it out that he'd go gun
nlu' fur us, if we sent him up, jes'
soon's ho got out, an' fur the jedge
too."
"We must pertect the Jedge," they
agreed, and the verdict was "Not guil
ty." Detroit Free Frees.
Peculiar Ornament.
Berlin has probubly ono of the most
peculiar ornuments for a reading room
that has ever been seen in a similar
posltlou in a civilized country. This Is
a gravestone which stands, lurge und
massive, in one corner of a small room.
It is not only a gravestone, but is In
its legitimate position at the head of
a grave. The history of its location in
tho house is interesting. It was not
put up in tho house, but the bouse wus
built around the stone. Its original
position was in the burial grounds In
the churchyard at St. Hedwig's. -
If the people who know us best did
not deceive us pretty often wo should
cousldur them disagreeable. Fuck.
A THEATRICAL' MUSEUM.
Treasures of tha Property Roam ef:
tha Theatre Ffancals.
Great passions villi ever carry it over
Treat upholstery If yuu give them their i
chance. To this dny the only setting j
of the chief scene of "La Mnlade Ima-j
giiuilre" at the Francais Is on arm-j
chnlr. It Is carried on by a couple of;
lackeys, as though it had Just been re
moved from a furniture van, and Is
planted right In the middle of the
stage. Thnt chnlr Is the very one In
which Mollcrc, plnying the part of Ar-j
gnn In his own piece, suffered the first
shock of tho illness that cnrrled htm
off. It Is but one of the treasures' of a
house thnt fc) a perfect museum not
only of historic properties, but of the
whole art of the stage.
In the greenroom, as M. Delorme, Its
historian, hns told us. In the comtnltteo
room, in the office of tho administra
tor, In tho archives, in every pnrt of
the thenter to which the public hns no
access, there Is a prodigious muss of
full length portraits, of medallions, of
genre pictures, of engravings, draw
ings, tnnrbles. bronzes, of statuettes.
These, with the works exhibited In tho
public rooms, form a unlquo collection
whereof every piece belongs in some
sort to the history of tho house of Mo
Here. The museum of accessories Is as rich
In its way as the museum of painting
and statuary. Here we may find tho
mandolin used in "The Barber of Se
ville," an Instrument of rnre beauty
of form, purity of tono nnd antiquity
of make. Here, too, Is the original jrul-'
tar of "The Marriage of Figaro." When
the piece come out In 1784 the man
agement thought it was so snre to fall
that it was not worth whllo to buy a
guitar for the hero. An instrument
was accordingly hired at 10 francs a
night. The piece ran for fifty rjlphts
a "tremendous success" for that period
nnd In the excitement of this sur
prise the conditions on which the gui
tar hnd been obtnlned were totally for
gotten until the owner presented his
bill for 500 francs. Richard Wbltclng
In Nineteenth Century.
A PAPER OF TACKS.
Ton can't civilize the fellow who
doesn't care.
The jest advice some of ns can give
is, "Do as I don't"
The goodness of the untemptcd Is as
flat as eggs without salt.
The more brains under the hat the
less Jewels hanging to the clothes.
Some folks ought to take their con
sciences out once in awhile for exer
cise. Being ahead of time may Bpoll a min
ute; being behind time may waste a
day.
Silence Isn't always golden. The talk
er with something to say Is worth n
dozen keep stills.
The school Is tho present's birthplace
of futures, and when we shorten its
usefulness we rob ourselves and we
steal from the future. Huyfleld Mower.
Had Eaten tha Details.
The editor of a country newspaper is
often his own reportorlnl staff as well,
and some of his experiences when out
after news would make interesting
reading. The editor of a flourishing
Journal in a northern California town
recently called at tho "home of the
bride's parents" the day after the wed
ding. He was desirous of telling bis
readers all about the event and wished
to give the young couple a good send
off as well. The bride's mother met
him.
"Good morning, Mrs. Jones," Bald the
editor. "I've called to get some of the
details of the wedding."
"Goodness," replied Mrs. Jones in dis
may, "they're all gone. You ought to
have come last night. They ate every
scrap." San Francisco Bulletin.
Bishop Brooke Answer.
Bishop Phillips' Brooks never mar--rled,
but at ono time was very much
admired," courted and annoyed by a
wealthy maiden ludy of New York. To
her numerous communications, full of
admiration and modest suggestions,
she received no encouragement from
Dr. Brooks. Recalling . her advanced
age, she grew desperate and offered,,
in addition to her heart and hand, all!
her wealth. In reply she received the;
following: j
Madam Tour wealth give to the needy, i
your heart to the Lord und your hand to
tha man that uska fur it
neasona Obvious.
"We will sing 'Awuke, Ye Saints,' Im
mediately before the sermon tomor
row," annouueed the minister at choir
practice on Suturduy afternoon.
"Don't you think," inquired the ob
servant tenor, "that it would be moro
appropriate to sing it immediately aft
er the sermon?" New Orleans Tica
yune. Caol. ' .
Colonel Gruff I understand ty
daughter Is determined to marry you. i
Well, I want to Buy to you that she's i
crazy. Mr. Nervy Ah, hereditary, I
suppose! Exchuuge.
Than Us Want llama.
He I dreamed of you lust night Do
you ever dreum uf me? She (suppress
ing a yawn) No, but I'd like to very
much. Detroit Free Tress.
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