'7 THE "SOUL'S WOUNDS. : b wVn - ttk hit Soul ' ' m, v'th,in,h' Hollow nantls; Ue.to.(T hl" ,Pmi1 ani mouthed ill calm. And loosed iti strained bands. " '9Bou''' he 'T0U hw ibt '" Uf chain-gyves interwove) TV ho did this thine?' The Soul replied: It wu the friend I love.' " ,fl; Pou'i flnminR brand Hurried on your nitltertness! v ;o did this thing?' The Soul replied: , Ibat was a pure caress.' g5BETHUEL T By I,. J". BATES. ' TIOUT seventy years ago J( the Biirsands, with three u Li u oinor ininiiii'R ihmu vbi X i ern New York, lnunn a T"JOr new settlement In one of tbe tbeu new Northwestern States. Betlmel Itnrcnnd was a strong man forty years old, one of the "grip-tight, bold-fast" breed, well fitted to hew a civilized farm from the an voire wil derness, except that lie was no hunter or woodsman merely n hardworking. self-trained fariiier-iiiechiiiilo. He did not even own a rille, wbleh most plO' neers consider the primal necessity But nn ancient flint-lock musket. cap tured from the British by bis father In one of tbe Canada border campaigns f the War of 1812, served his needs. Mrs. Barsand was a strong woman, one of tbe tireless pioneer home-makers. In a new country, where notlilufl could be bought and everything had to be home-made, the women, no less than the men, had to be strenuous. For many weeks, however, Mrs. Bar Band had been compelled to rest two tours every alternate day, huddle ver t fire with ague chills. She cheer fully said this gave her system a nec essary chance to pause and consider Itself. The ngue was slowly wearing off, for it was now late summer, and the first frosts of autumn usually end. d malaria for tbe year. While languidly eating her supper of plump wild pigeon, floating in its nourishing broth, hot johnny-cake and butter, luscious wild blackberries with cream, and a fragrant wild herb tea, supposed to be remedial for chills, pre pared by her daughter Marian, Mrs. Barsand remarked, tentatively: "I believe I should feel well as ever if I could have throe or foul meals of real meat. Just think, Betlmel, we've been here over a year, nnd in nil that time we haven't tasted a bit of real meat except salt pork." "Why, ma!" said Jason, a sturdy boy of fifteen. "Why, we've bad venison, bear, coon, rabbit, squirrel, wild tur key, partridge, quail, wild pigeon, wild -Tluck and five or six kinds of fish, till We're almost tired." "All these are only game; they're not real meat, such as ma means," said Marian. . "Let me kill a chicken or pig for you, dear," said Betlmel, eagerly. "No, I don't crave chicken or pig, nnd we can't afford to kill chickens or pigs this year. Maybe it's only a sick ap petite, but I keep thinking bow good that bear ham was which Mr. Crumly gave us last fall, and I wondered if you could spare time to go bear-bunting and get us some. Next thing to beef steak, It seems to me bear steak would do me most good, and come nearest to real meat. I know you probably couldn't get a pound of beef or mutton If you should search every settlebcnt within a hundred miles. Settlers in a new country don't kill any stock so . long (is it can be of any other use, and not even pork till late November." "Why, Harriet, you know I'd spend time hunting for anything you think you'd Kke. Bear Isn't generally thought at all like beef, but your craving it is n pood sign it shows your ague Is quit ting; It's a sign that bear ham is what you ought to have, and have It you hall. But don't be disappointed if I fail to get it right off. 'Tlsn't quite fie bear-hunting season yc-t, but In a week or two we'll have 'em coming right here after green corn. A man may hunt and hunt, and not see a hoar in a month, though they're all about, unless he meets one by accident which generally happens when he'd rather not and hasn't any gun." At daybreak Barsand entered the Woods with his old musket loaded for bear seven buckshot on top of nearly an ounce of rifle powder! Barsand al ways overloaded, and his Idea was that bear required an especially big charge. Where to look Barsand did not know. 'At first he wandered aimlessly about the clearing. Then he remembered that bears like blackberries, and he - went off to where an old windfall made a large opening in the forest. It was piled with fallen trees and brush, and thickly bordered with tall black berry bushes loaded with ripe fruit. Burely there should be bears here, and there would have been If Barsand had come earlier. A number had break fasted here at daylight, and retired efiei sunrise to doze away the hot hours. Perhaps If a dog h!"! searched the great piles of brush logs in the windfall he might have started a bear er two; but Barsand discovered noth ing larger than rabbits. Next be went to a ravine, where there were wild plums just ripening. ' Bears had been there, as even a green horn could see. There were big foot prints on a patch of sand; but Bar sand could not trace tbem, or judge bow fresh the tracks were, or where they went. He next visited a huckleberry swamp, where he wandered about a long time. . Only a few huckleberries were ripe, but bears are fond of them. and tbe swamp looked to be a good (dace for bean. But he found none, M 'O, Soul, 4 fwsiir Knows your heart Like wound of bloody sword! Who did tais tiling?' The Soul replied: 'That was t friendly word!' " 'O, Soul, you shrink within my hand, 1 trnrce see where you he! Who did this thing?' The Houl replied: 'A woman pitied me.' "The Fool Inid down his Soul and wept, And knelt him down beside: lie soothed nml questioned all tbe night, Mo Soul of him replied." BARSAND'S BEAR HUNT, and ceasing to expect bears, he eat down to lunch. Before him was a small, shallow pool a dozen feet across, dotted with little weedy hummocks. Beyond tlie pool thick patches of huckleberry bushes, taller than a man, covered thirty tree less acres. While Barsand was eating, two bears emerged from behind the huckleberry thicket In front of him across the pool! They appeared so suddenly and silent ly that Barsand sat nnd stared. The two were playing with a frog, which tried to escape Into the pool. One bear pinned tbe sprnwler lightly under a fore paw, while both grinned to see tbe victim squirm.. The first bear lift ed hlf paw, and the frog leaped. Pown enme the paw, but missed, and tbe other bear caught the lenper with his teeth by one hind leg, where at the first bear struck angrily at tbe second. This made tht second bear stand up and growl, with the frog dangling comically from his mouth. Barsand laughed; nnd Immediately the two bears stood like statues, peer ing at him. Barsand now suddenly remembered his gun. He grabbed it, aimed and flred as quickly ns bis confused faculties would work. The overloaded musket belched like a volcano. Barsand nearly turned a backward somersault; a cloud of smoke rolled across the pool. Both bears yelped nnd vanished. Barsand rose slowly nnd dubiously, nnd felt of bis right shoulder, ns if to reassure himself that It was still there. Finding it merely bruised, but not kicked completely nway, he picked up bis musket and examined It, to see if it was burst anywhere. It was not. Then he was recalled to the bear busi ness. ( Something wns struggling nnd groan ing behind the huckleberry thicket across the pool, Perhaps lie had a bear! Without pausing to reload, or even to go Tound the pol. Barsand dashed recklessly through it, stepping upon its reedy hummocks. The third hummock turned under his foot, which slipped into the water, nnd he sank knee-deep In mud. He fell forward; the musket flew to tbe firm gronnd be yond the pool; his hands plunged over wrists Into the mud, nnd he was soaked from feet to bead. He laughed as if amused at another's blundering mis bap, saying to himself: "Well, of all the fool performances I evfr saw, that was Hie worst!" As he struggled up. his bands pulled out of the mud with difficulty, nnd his feet sank ns they felt his weight. In a moment he found thnt he could not pull out either foot: nny effort only sank them deeper. He did not laugh now. but realized his peril with a thrill of fear. Alone, without hope of rescue! His family would not know where to look for him. Fast bogged beside a swamp Infested by wolves nnd wildcats, he was doomed to death un less be could free himselt before night fall! Barsand now lay flat, breast down, and stretched, reaching for the near est bushes. He touched one. Pulling it bent others toward him. Soon he had a grip on several stout enough to bear tbe strain of a strong p-ill. By skilful effort he was able gradually to straighten his legs and feet, gaining enough to reach more and larger bush es. With his knife he cut bundles of brush, and thrust then under his body and legs ns fat down ns he could reach, until he sank no more, besides having some support to help has body muscles pull. Thus, Inch by Inch, he drew for ward, his movements making the wa ter somewhat soften the dense mud. But this wns very slow work, requir ing a'nice balance and much patient repetition. By and by a now peril Interrupted. A 'large moccasin inake one of the most venomous of American serpents- appeared in the pool, swimming across directly toward Barsand, who writhed partly about and tried to scare off the terrible Intruder with n bush. But moccasin snakes are densely stupid and persistent creatures. It stopped, looked, proceeded and stopped again, barely a yard from Barsand's face. With great caution and nerve he slid tbe large end of a stick under its mid dle, gave a quick, violent flirt, and flung the writhing horror forty feet away. It did not appear again; but for a long time he fairly sweated with a miserable fear lest the silent death should steal upon him from some un guarded quarter, perhaps swimming beneath the surface of the muddied water, where no vigilance of his could detect its approach. It was sunset when Barsand finally drew himself out upon land firm enough to walk on. His whole soul sang thanksgiving, which he had no time to express then. First he cleaned himself of tbe clinging mire, nsing water from the pool. Kig powder hav ing kept dry in its hern, he reloaded his musket, not too heavily this time. Then he went to look for his bear, hav ing beard no sounds. from the thicket. Barsand fouid one bear dead, big enough to weigh quite two hundred pounds. It took him some time to dis embowel the gume. Then he partly Irngged, partly carried the carcass round the pool to the Solid ground of the forest, intending to take It home If It required hours of toll. But It was the slipperiest, worst weight to man age ho had ever nttenipted, and his right shoulder was painfully lame; and the way was rough, mid night hud full en, and be was very tired. Moreover, ominous sounds were rising from the swamps- the screams of wildcats, the howling of wolves, nnd oilier savage cries. By the time be hnd mnde a furlong by a series of exhausting lugs, a fierce outburst of snarls told him that wolves and lynxes were fighting over the en trails of the bear, nnd sown ho beard others prowling all nbout hlin In the woods. He might now skin the bear, and carry nway the skin and hams, perhaps, but be was determined not to yield any part of the prize which hnd cost him so much. lie wn tiled it all, especially Its valuable fat. Luckily lliirsand carried a spare flint for his musket and a bit of punk. Willi tht so be struck a fire, which blazed In a bed of dry leaves. Pres ently be had a great dry log on fire. Ho meant to slay there all night beside bis bear If be had to, nllliough be knew his family must be now growing anx ious about Mm. The fire soon began to run through the woods over the thin carpet of dry leaves. By the time nn acre wns light ed, every wild crenture hnd fled to swamps, marshes nnd damp places. Forest fires were light in those times. They did not bnrm to green trees or bushes, because the forests were regu larly burned over every year, allowing no accumulations of Inflammable ma terial. Circles about the settlers' clenr Ings lrnd already been burned early In the season. Having rested long enough to regain some of his spent strength, Barsand resolutely lugged bis bear a third of a mile further, in severnl separate efforts so exhausting ns almost to discourage even his obstlnnte will. While sitting to recuperate again, he thought he heard a far-off faint shout. Itlslng, he benrd It ngnln plainly, answered It, and was answered; and presently Ja son and tbe dog Sharp came running to him. The family had become unensv nt sunset. When the twilight faded Into dark, Mrs. Barsand grew nervous. They nil had proper faith In Bsrsnnd's ability to take care of himself, yet tney nil gradually worked themselves Into an unusual worry. FInnlly Jason thought of trying If Sharp would track his master, since the dog hnd shown so much disappointment when refused permission to accompany him. Arming himself with a light nxe and a tin lantern with a venison fallow dip cnndle, the boy set out, holding the dog in lensh with a buckskin thong. Shnrp took scent nnd followed his master's trail nbout the clearing, until it turned oft to go to tbe black berry patch. Here Jason saw in the sky the glow of the Are, and correctly reasoning that It must have bene set by bis father, hurried straight for It. A few minutes of work with the axe sufficed to cut two long poles, to fasten their butts a foot apart and their tops a yard apart, with four cross- sticks, and to tie the bear firmly up on them. Lifting the butts and let ting the limber tops trail on the ground, the two dragged the weight nt a modrrnte walk. By midnight they bad the carenss homo safely hung up. Each of their three neighbors re ceived' a generous gift of bear meat. Tim skin nnd a liberal supply of "b"nr grease" were n valuable acquisition for Barsand, besides making him the be ginning of a reputation ns. a hunter. Mrs. Barsand, fed on bear steaks, missed nil but a mere bint of her next chill, nnd became within n fortnight as healthy as she had ever been; nnd in a month Jason could relate more about benrs tbnn nny natural history yet printed. Youth's Companion, A Way Through. 1 In County Sllgo there is n small lake renowned for its fabulous denlh. A professor happened to be i'n that part of Ireland last sunnier, nnd started out one lny for n ramble cmong the mountains, accompanied by s. native guide. As they climbed, Tat nsked him if he would like to sec this lake, for it's no bottom at all, sorr." "Wei!, how dc ycu know that, Pat?" asked the professor. "Well,, sorr, I'll tell ye: rue cwn cousin was sbowl:i' the pond tj a gentleman ona day, sorr, and he looked incredulous like, just as you do. and no cousin couldn't stnnd it far him to doubt his words,' aud off with bis clothes and la he jumped." The professor's face wcro r.n amused and quizzical expression. "Yes, sorr, ia he Jumped, and Cldn't come up again, at all. at all." "But," said fue profes sor, "I don't see that your ccuEla proved his point by recklessly drown ing himself." "Sure, sorr, it wasn't drowned at all he was; the next day comes a cable from him in Australia, askin' to send on his clothes." Ar gonaut. Strange Fish. The strangest of all strange Csh must be the manatee and tbe dugong. The latter is the mermaid of fabled lore. The dugong live in flocks along the shores of tbe Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Manaar, where they brewse on seaweed and river vegetation. They are very affec tionate in disposition, and especially is this shown in the love of the mother fot her offspring, which is much stronger than her Instinct of self-preservation. The male will not leave the female if she be attacked, and in stances are on record where the com panions of the manatee gathered' round and made an effort to withdraw the deadly harpoon. The Luxury of the a Menace to the 1 Is well to observe what this luxurious example Is doing for the mass of our people, writes Cleveland Moffett, In nn nrtlelo on I L I ' l iiu Klinmerui .Misuse or vteaun, in Success. And I say nt once with nil possible emphasis that I believe It Is doing serious nnd Increasing bnrm, changing the old standards of sim plicity and honesty, demoralizing innny women, nnd acting ns a potent cause of fiir-renohlng discontent. Let us look at certain phases of American life and scelf there Is reason for so sombre n Judgment. Take the example of women In tbe rich smart set nnd consider Its influence on other women neither rich nor poor, on ordi nary Amerlcnn women. And remem ber that for years our newspapers have devoted pages every week to the doings of these wonderful Indies "In society." CIty newspapers, country newspapers nil the newspapers hnve told nbout their gowns, their bulls, their grand dinners, their weddings, theli divorces, their depnrtures for Ku rope, their returns from Europe, their follies .nnd their extravagances al ways the same names over and over ngnln In pompous catalogue until the hamlets In Idaho nnd tbe swnmps of Florida know tbem better than tbe saints of sacred story. Until by mere force of Iteration, by the hypnotism of repetition, as a tireless advertiser at last compels you to buy bis soap, these "society" people have been taken at their own valuation and In hundreds of towns and small cities all over America thousands of women follow their spec tacular flutter lugs with almost reverent interest. Thus a spurious aristocracy has grown up in this land, an aris tocracy that rests on neither culture nor wit nor serious achievements, but simply on money and love of show and Sunday newspapers! Yet vain and shallow as it Is, this tinsel aristocracy Is a real power in America, a great power. It dominates the social life of Newport nnd New York, it decides who shall or shall not be the "Four Hundred" who shall or shall not be nodded to from haughty carriages and counted "anybody" In fnsblonable gathering places. It Is en vied, feared and Imitated, worst of all it Is Imitated! Women from every pnrt of the country come to New York and see these "lenders" of society (they are always on exhibition), observe their gowns and manners and hear nbout their mornls. "Ah," says one, "so she is In the 'Four Hundred,' that girl who used to make her own dresses." And another says, "So she got a divorce nnd married a millionaire!" And another says: "What, that woman a Newport swell, when her father was James, the miner!" And nnother says, "They tell me this lady drinks too much, and that one never pays her bills, and another swears like a pirate, but It must be nil right, for they're in the 'Four Hun dred!'" And thousands say, "But I am as pretty and ns clever as they are, why shouldn't I do as well? And if they do this or that to succeed why shouldn't I do tbe same?" And back they go to their homes in numberless towns and small cities carrying with tbem nnd sprendlng tbe seeds of reck lessness nnd discontent. Nor enn nny man tell Into what miserable harvest these seeds may grow, into what ex travagance, into what scandals and wreck of homes. And even among tbe great body of AniorIca.ii women who would stand firm against such demoralization, there may be noted a certain lowering of moral tone as the Tesult of Influences "from above;" they tolerate or prac tice gambling since tbe "bridge" craze started, they drink more than they did and are less sure than they used to be what is or Is not becoming in a woman. An amusing Illustration of this last point wns offered recently nt Fnlm Beach. One day in the height of the season there appeared at the bathing pool a strikingly handsome woman In n much diminished bathing suit. It was made in .one piece, much like a man's suit, and there were no stock ings. There sounded forthwith n scan dalizcd chorus from all the ladles pres ent; they were quite horrified, nnd protests were mnde to the hotel man ager. But tbe next day it transpired that the wearer of this outer garment was Lndy , of the smartest set in London and tbe smartest set in New York, nnd straightway tbe murmurs ceased. "Well," sighed one of the ladles who had been most strenuous against this immodesty, "if I could swim as well as Lady I suppose I should do as she does." And the hotel manager, knowing the ways of the world, declared that Lady "might wear any old bathing suit she wanted to, or none at all," since, being rich and a social power, she could do no wrong. Wherever we follow our spectacular rich (the newspapers force us to follow them), we find them parading like ec centricities, taking off shoes and stock ings In Baltimore after a fashionable gathering to wade in a public foun tain; playing leap frog in Washington (men and women), after a smart dance; wandering off for hours in the Bois de Boulogne (In couples with husbnnds nnd wives separated), after a brilliant Paris dinner; watching the contor tions of a young woman and a boa con strictor (this in New York before a compnny of men); applauding unmen tionable features of the stupid Seeley revel; gambling, gorging, drinking, gal livanting, in short, challenging the devil to offer any fillip for their jaded senses! What wonder If the unsophis Rich Land OUR "Best," Writes Clere land Moffett, Sets a Profligate Example That Threatens the Sanctity of American Homes. ticated West is yielding to this con tamination, as appears In a recent Bos ton paper which speaks editorially of "an entertainment In Minneapolis where 300 men gathered to enjoy the dancing of a nude artist's model!" . All of which means, If It means any thing, that a powerful element In our "best" Uiat Is, our richest society Is setting a profllgnte example that threntens the sanctity and stability of countless American homes. Pleasure and show and mouey! Iiress for the women! (Jems for the women! And n rich husband! There Is the poisonous lure that tempts our maidens. Pleas ure and show and money! In conclusion, I reply to those who say that, In censuring extravagance I nm striking nt the effect not the cause, nnd who urge consideration of what they think the greater question, how the rich got their enormous fortunes. No doubt many of these fortunes were obtained by unfair menus, by unjust discrimination of laws, by trickery nnd fraud, by stupid luck, as In farm hold ing on Manhattan Island, and no doubt such fortunes should be made Impos sible by Inw, by a graduated income tax or a graduated inheritance tax. Nevertheless, I believe that the wrong done to the people by the rich In get ting their wealth is less than the wrong they are now doing In squandering It. It Is better to stenl a mnn's money than his manhood. And while the Ameri can people may mourn the usurpation of tbelr oil wells, coal fields, railways, meat supply, etc., there would be deep er cause for mourning If they had lost also their honesty, their frugality nnd their peace of mind. In these homely qualities, not In material possessions, lies tbe real strength of this nation, and our rjrofligate rich are doing a wicked thing when they strike at these qualities, when, by their glittering ex ample, they debauch our sound and sane middle classes, when they teach others to do as they hnve done, and spread through the body of our citizens the lenven of dishonesty nnd discon tent. Thnt Is a crime never to be for given, for It would work the political ruin of the State through the moral ruin of the people. T.ongfellow as a Portland I.ad. "The boyhood friendship between Longfellow nnd Edward Peering Treble has received scant attention from the former's biographers, yet the two grew up together," writes Peter Frenenii In the Delineator. "Hand in hand, they said 'Good morning, mis tress,' to the prim ma'am who kept the dame's school In Fortland. Later, at the academy in Congress street they wielded goose-quills under the watchful eyes of Jacob Abbott, a ped agogue famed in his day. The same flying wagon, or stage-coach, that bore Longfellow off to Bowdoln Col lege In Brunswick took young Preble, Pamon Longfellow and Pythias Preble. It was a happy pair of boys that sat beneath the Longfellow elms rending Washington Irving's Sketch Book and other delightful tales. At nn early ape they both began to scribble verses. When Longfellow was thirteen years old he published .1 nncm in the Port land Gazette entitled 'The Battle of Lovell's rond,' nbout which nn n mus ing nnd hnlf-pntbctlc story Is told. On the day of Its nppenrance the lad read and re-rend it with incrensing satisfac tion. In the evening, feeling almost vainglorious, he went to visit nt the bouse of Judge Mellon, whose son Frederick wns a fellow classmate. There, conversation drifted to poetry, nnd the Judge indignantly seized the morning's Gazette, and, unconscious of the wounds Inflicted, called 'The Battle of Lovell's Pond' 'a remarkably stiff and unoriginal composition.' Thpre were tears on Longfellow's pillow that night, and In the morning he, no doubt, confided bis sorrow to his friend." Fat Boy's Schooling. "Teacher, my boy can't go to school. Ho Is too fat." This Is the "excuse" Robert H. Tracy. 34.i5 Wentworth avenue, might have sent to his son's teacher, he told Jus tice Caverly yesterday. The court failed to see the force of the argument, however, and fined the father $3 for violating the compulsory education law. Robert H. Tracy. Jr., Is eleven years old and weighs a littie more than 132 pounds. The father said the boy was a victim of indigestion, and when he sat in the regulation public school seat with the desk In front of him he was cramped, und the discomfort caused Hints. Af ter he was fined Tracy told the justice his son would go to school hereafter, If he had to hire a bug to get him there. Chicago News. "Boadotr Counsel." Coined as a political phrase, "Bou doir Counsel" is too good to be lost. We have long wanted it to describe these little airy, wise things which women utter among themselves; those pronouncements upon the affairs of the world spoken over the rim of a tea-cup; the recommendations to great men which never reach their ears. "Boudoir Counsel," surely. Is the wis dom of butterflies in session. Lady's Pictorial. Ills Honorable Berth. An amusing example of baboo Eng lish came to the author of "Xotfs From a Diary" by way of Miss Corne lia Sorabji, the Indinn woman who was educated In England. Over a baker's shop in Pnna Miss Sorabji saw this sign: "Best English loafer to his Excellency." ALL HE HEARS. If "money talks" I wonder why 1 only hear It say "good by." Philadelphia Public Ledger. A GOOD SON. Student (returning from examina tions) "You promised me a hundred marks if I passed, didn't you, father?" Fnther-"Yes. Well, and " Student "Never mind. I've saved them for you!" Fllegende Blaetter. LOGICAL CONCLUSION. Towne "You don't appear to con sider my opinions very valuable." Browne "Well, you don't seem to think so, either." Towne-" Why?" Browne "If you did you wouldn't give them so freely." Chicago Journal. TO SUPPORT HIM. "Loaf kins doesn't seem to do any thing for a living." "He doesn't." "Has he a fortune?" "No; but he has a wife." RATHER ROUGH. "Hello, old man. Read my new novel yetr "No, but I'm going to. Mr. Blank advised me to get it. He's treating me Just now." "Well, that was certainly kind of the doctor. And what's he treating you for?" "Insomnia." Houston Chronicle. SURE SHE WOULD. Jimmy "I ain't got no mudder, an' " Mrs. Erown "Well, any time you feel like you want a good lickiu' I'll be a mother to you." THAT'S SO. "We ve in a remarkable age," ob served the man who is addicted to moral reflections. "Yes," responded the practical per son, "but just think how much more remarkable it would be if Fakola Guessla and Signor Macaroni and some other inventors lived up to all the promises they make." SCANT SATISFACTION. "Have you ever made any effort to persuade this trust promoter tLat his methods were wrong?" said one anx ious citizen. "No," answered the other. "I spoko to him about It, and he said that re form might pay dividends, but I would have to show him." Washing ton Star. IICM AND BUM. Editor "Young man, you have a stock expression that I think it would be better for you to get rid of. You frequently say, 'Our town is on tiie hum.' " Reporter "Well, what's wrong with that, sir?" Editor "Xotiing'iri itself, but it of fer too shining an opportunity to the compositor to misplace a letter." OUGHT TO APPEAL TO HIM. "I don't think I can spare the time to read your play," said the theatrical managei. "We are loaded down with manuscripts already." "You'll like this one, all right," re sponded the caller. "It's different from anything you ever read." "Any human interest in It?" mechan ically asked the manager. "Human interest? Say! That doesn't begin to express It. It's a drama of human interest. The villain is a loan shark." Chicago Tribune. JOHN'S UNDOING. Mrs. Nayberleigh "Why, what are you crying about?" Mrs. Youngbride "Well, you know John is away on a business trip " Mrs. Nayberleigh "Yes." Mrs. Youngbride "He writes that he gets out my picture and k-kisses it every day." Mrs. Nayberleigh "Well.tiat's sure-' ly nothing to cry about." I Mrs. Youngbride "Yes, it is! Just to play a joke on him, I took my pic ture out of his grip when he started, and put one of m-m-mother's in its place!" Cleveland Leader. sforonirtacar aAvwwweeeeeNeVegasiaw Q . M.D0NAL3. 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Yf bent Nn S red I M a Hya No. 2 &" n Corn No 2 yellow, ear 01 fa No. yellow, shelled O'J 01 Mixed ear 44 49 Oats No. II wblte m mi No. 3 white 8 w, Flour Winter patent S5 5 7 Fancy atrnlalit winters (40 (u Bay No. 1 Timothy. t 11 0) MM) (rioter No. l ltd io Do Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 80 SO tl 00 Brown middlings 17 (-0 17 Ml Bran, bulk IN 00 IS M Straw Wheat t) 75 7 00 Oat 76 7 00 Dairy Products. utter El?ln creamery ., I 28 84 Ohio creamery an 28 Fancy country roll IS 1H Cheese Ohio, new IS 14 New York, new 18 14 Poultry, Etc. Hens per lb t U IS Chickens dressed...... 18 IS Eggs Fa. and Ohio, fresh 18 10 Fruits sid Vegetable!. Apples bbl ,5, 4M Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... gn ai Cabbage per ton is on 81 il Onions per barrel g jo 8 00 BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent I 5 ns 5 Wheat No. 8 red 94 Corn Mixed 51 f8 F-?s..... , in ,8 Butter Ohio creamery g PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter Patent t 5 sn 11711 Wheat No. 8 red 99 1 01 Corn No K mixed 50 51 Oats No. 8 white m 87 Butter-Creamery hi 88 Eggs Pennsylvania firsts ig 17 NEW YORK. Flour Patents, .. M Wheat No.Sred 1 104 Corn No. 8 ". M Oats No. 8 white OT 88 Butter-Creamery " Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... 17 18 LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Extra. H.vi to ieo ins f5s ssi) Prune, 13O0 to 14 lt. 5 10 8 85 Medium. UW) to 1S00 lba. 4 HO A 10 Tidy. MM to UM 440 4 Ml Butcher. V00 10 1100 .... 410 470 Common to fair 850 875 Oxen, common to fat 87J 400 Common togood fat bulls and cows 850 850 Id llch cows, each . 1800 . 4500 Hogs. Prime heavy hogs f 10 15 Prune medium weights 6 1 6.15 Best heavy yorkers nnd medium. ) 6 : Good pigs and lightyorkers 57n 57A Pigs, common to gcxxf 4 70 4W) Houghs 87ii 4 15 Stags ili 550 Sheep, Sura I 5 550 Good to choice 5ut) 5 Medium 47i 500 Common to fair., 850 4 00 Lambs in 80O Calves. Veal, extra 500 7 51 Veal, good to choice 8J 4 50 Veai, common heavy 8J 87.) THE NATIONAL GAME.' Hanlon still considers McGinniry, of the Giants, one of tbe greatest pitch ers. Mike Grady has an Idenl position at . the bat erect, unconstrained, heels to gether. Stone, of the St Louis team, was the first American Leaguer to make 100 hits. Armbnister. the new Boston Ameri can catcher, is making good, and has batted for .368 since he Joined the H fib bers. " Pitchers of tbe Augusta team of the South Atlantic League have shut out opponents without a hit four times this season. ConVoy has played every position on the New ' York American team this season, the battery excepted, and played them well. Washington is said to have the tall est outfield in baseball in Huelsmas, Jones and Anderson. Kelley, Seymour and Sebring are not so short. Including the three games won in Cincinnati on their last trip there, Mc Graw's champions have won ten straight games from the Reds. The New York Nationals have a fair chance of winning every series this season. Thus far the Plttsburgs are the only team to hold them level. With Bill Bradley and Cotton Turner guarding the left flank of the Cleve land infield it is like digging through a stone wail to push a hit through that side of the Inner defense. "The Chieagos seem to be able to get more men around the bases on a smaller percentage of base hits than any other team in the American League," says Connie Mack. The New York Americans lead their league in shut-outs administered. They have blanked opponents an even 3ozen times. The New Yorks also lead the American League in home runs and double plays.
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