TO CATCH A HATTLElt !
SIMPLY STOOP AND PICK HIM UP
WITH YOUR HANDS.
ir the Snuke la Called, Lay One Hand
Over It and the Other Under It, and
It Will Not Move to Get Away,
ome 'act About the Reptiles.
Hero aro mmio facts nbout suukes
given liy a young num who hns studied
!beni bIuod lie was tea yenrs old:
The best way to catch a snake Is to
simply stoop down and plek It up, as
you would a toad or a turtle. Some
times with a rattler It Is as well to
put a stick ou his head until you get
your hand on him. If the snake la
colled, simply lay oue hand over It and
the other under It, and tho snake will
not move to get away.
There Is a surer cure for snuke bite
than any brand of whisky. It Is strych
nia sulphate, nitroglycerin and potas
sium permunganate, which may be
carried In tablet form and must be dis
solved In . water and Injected hypo
dennlcally. This young naturalist was without
his antidote the first time he was bitten
by a rattler. It was on the Mojave
desert, and he was prowling around
nmnug some old prospect holes. Stoop
ing down to pick up a piece of copper
ore lying at the mouth of a hole, ho
dlsturhed a 4ig rattler, and It struck
him. lie placed ligatures on his hand
and arm and started for camp. At tho
first camp ho got a razor and bled his
finger as well as he could, but It was
nine hours before he could get to his
medicine. Tho next day his whole side
was numb and stiff, and It was three
weeks before he entirely recovered
from the effects of the poison. lie had
not neglected, however, to catch the
snake, and tills became his special pet.
The lesson he learned was that a
quick movement in front of a rattler's
eyes Is a most dangerous proceeding
and it will make a snake strike qnlck
" er tlinn anything else. In handling
strange rattlesnakes he Is always a lit
tle careful and usually draws them
Into Lis hand over his coat sleove. A
caressing little pat ou tho head seems
to have the same effect on snakes as
on other animals.
After putting a rattler on the floor
of his room and teasing it, to make It
coil and strike, this snake trainer pick
ed It up In his hand, patted Its head
and then pried open the big mouth
.with a nail to show Its fangs, seven
on each side, In different stages of
development, from one like a pin
.point to one the size of a bird's claw.
,The large fang is likely to drop out
at least once a year, but if injured it
may be replaced three or four times
a year.
There Is about the same danger
from tho bite of a nonvenomous snake
as from the bite of n dog or a cat It
may or may not be serious. All de
pends upon whether a poisonous germ
Is transmitted and upon the condition
of the blood of the person bitten.
Baby rattlers are fitted from the be
,glnnlng with fangs and sacs of poison
and are ready for business, but they
liave only a little button on their tails
where the rattles are to come later.
In the matter of food Bnakes vary.
They cannot be treated to cold scraps
of all kinds. In fact, most of them
are rather particular about having
itheir food served alive. If they are
rvery hungry they may take something
freshly killed, but they vastly prefer
to do their own killing.
Gopher snakes live principally on
rodents, with birds and occasionally
.birds' eggs as delicacies. Rattlers
also prefer rodents. Water snakes
'have a wenkness for frogs. The corral
nake, which Is very common In the
southwest, is quite a general eater.
'He takes birds' eggs, lizards, horned
toads, gophers, rats and frogs. He Is
a cannibal too. A corral snake was
once seen to devour a racer eighteen
Inches longer than himself. Ho did
not eat again for some time.
Constricting snakes squeeze their
victims until they can no longer resist
VIperlne snakes strike and poison their
prey. Water snakes start right In on
a frog while It is alive.
A snake's teeth are fine and sharp
and numerous. They look like fine fish
bones, all curved backward. The un
der jawbone Is divided in the middle,
and the food Is worked in with an al
ternating movement of the lower Jaw,
aided by a forward and back move
ment of the upper Jaw with its row of
hooked teeth. With such teeth it would
seem quite impossible for a snake to
disgorge, yet this young man made one
give up a bird which had been-partly
swallowed and stuck fast by its beak
having gone through the snake's body.
A snake's digestive organs may be
slow, but they are very sure. Teeth,
skin, hair and every part of the prey Is
digested. The hard, flinty teeth of a
rtt will be found, if the snake is dis
sected within a week, to be soft enough
to crush in the fingers.
Snakes only care to eat once In three
or four months, though they drink
much water. Through the winter they
hibernate in captivity as when free.
Occasionally they may be roused and
will possibly eat something, but they
are very sluggish.
Constricting snakes have a powerful
grip, but It can be loosened Instantly
by unwinding from the head or tall.
New York Herald.
' GohId.
'finHRln h a hnmmlne bird with eagle
iWlngs and a voice like a fog horn. It
can be heard from Dan to BeersneDa
and baa caused more trouble than all
the ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, coyotes,
grasshoppers, chinch bugs, rattle
snakes, snarks, sore town, cycumes
earth nnnkpa. blizzards, smallpox, yel
low fever, gout and Indigestion that
this great United States has known
or will know when the universe shuts
p shop and begins the final lnvolcev
Gnernsey (Wyo.) Gazette.
making silk V. . .
A Workman Explain Why III Fore
flnaer Nail I Malformed.
The nail of his right forefinger was
long, yellow, horny, and the linger tip
bad so thickened and hardened that It
seemed to be covered with pale leather.
He was a silk hat maker, and It was
from curling hat brims that his finger
had changed so strangely. Describing
the processes of a silk hat's manufac
ture, he snld:
"The belief that cardboard forms a
silk hat's foundation is an error. Tho
hat is first built up of various thick
nesses of linen layers of linen, soaked
in shellac, that by means of wooden
molds and hot Irons weighing twenty
pounds apiece are welded one on the
other till a perfect shape, brim and all
complete, is obtained.
"The silk is next put on. This silk
costs from $10 to f 15 a yard. It looks
like plush In the piece. The hntinaker
cuts It off on the bias and molds it
round the stiff linen foundation. Tho
strips must be very accurately cut, and
great care Is used in their ironing and
cementing, so as to give a perfect diag
onal Joint. Look at your silk hat's
seam the next time you wear It. The
Joint's perfection will, perhaps, amaze
you '
"Tho brim, up to tills point, is flat.
Now its curling commences. That is
where my queer forefinger comes In.
The shaping of a lint brim is purely
a matter of hand and eye and taste.
The brim while being shaped is highly
heated so as to give It pliability.
"And of course working on tills hot
material, patting and prodding It, the
forefinger thickens and the nail gets
horny.
"Nevertheless hat curling Is pleasant,
artistic work. Hat curlers nave repu
tations the same ns artists. Their work
Is distinctive. An expert can tell it at
a glance." New York I'ress.
THE UPPER LIP.
A Theory Abont the Furrow Which
Rum llelow the Mom.
Below the nose runs n furrow part
ing the upper lip. Iu the faces of
babies and children this furrow is very
noticeable. From the evolutionist's
point of view it Is one of the most
remarkable characters of the face. It
tends to become obsolete In old age,
and it is not seen aiiiong the cntarrhliio
monkeys. Among the plutyrlilnes it
Is but feebly developed, but in lemurs
it Is in a more pronounced state. There
is a depressed septum, to which tho
two side pieces are Joined. The upper
Hp, In fact, Is nearly split In two, but
held together in a depressed piece of
flesh. In the mnrsuplalla and roden-
tla tho lip Is practically In two pieces,
and each piece Is copablo of being
moved separately. This Is the "hare
lip," nnd its method of use may well
be noticed In a hare or a rabbit when
eating.
The furrow, therefore. In the child s
lip points to this that our ancestors
possessed not a single upper Hp, as we
do now, but two upper lips, one be
neath each nostril, both capable of
Independent movement. In the course
of time these two Hps ha-re, owing to
the nonrequlrement of independent
movement, grown together to form the
single Hp we now possess, but the
line of Junction Is not perfect, and
so the furrow results, and sometimes
there Is a distinct scar down the mid
dle of the furrow.
The possession of the furrowed up
per Hp by children Is one of the strong
est nieces of evidence against the de
scent of man from any catarrhlne and
In favor of his descent from platy-
rhlnes or from lemurs through the
intervention of plntyrhlne-llke ances
tors, of which there are no exact liv
ing representatives. Nineteenth Cen
tury. Long Linen.
Dumas pere, who was proud of the
prices he received for his work, was
once boasting of the fact.
Beyond a doubt," he remarked, I
am the best paid of living men of let
ters. I receive 30 sous a line."
'Indeed, monsieur?" snld a bystand
er. "I have never worked for less than
f5,00O a line. What do you think of
that?"
"You are Joking," responded Dumas
in irritation.
"Not at all."
"For what do you receive such rates
per line?"
"For constructing railways," was the
answer. Harper's Weekly.
What Peace Menna.
"Can you tell me tho meaning of the
word 'peace?"' asked Miss Gray of a
little boy who had Just recited a pa
triotic poem in which the word oc
curred. "Peace means when you ain't got no
Children," answered the child.
"How Is that?" asked Miss Gray.
"When my mother has washed and
dressed us six children for school In
the morning she says, 'Now, J'JJ have
peace.' " .
Tortnrlna- nim,
"You say you think your glr Is go
ing back on you? What leads you to
such a supposition? Did she snub
your
"No, but she called her little sister
Into the parlor last night and bad her
recite to me." Houston Tost
The Hero' Reward.
rflss Cutter I bate to repeat gossip,
At. Dubber, but Just before you left
ns last evening I heard Miss Clipper
say that she was dying to get rid of
you. Dubber Ha! Then I saved her
life. I'll go at once and claim her
hand. Chicago News.
Knew What Waa Conilnn.
Hicks My wife dropped in to see
me at the office today and Weeka-r
Sorry, old man, but I've been touched
too. Cant lend you a cent Catholic
Standard and Ttroaa
THE ASTERIA.
IntereatttiK Data About the Mania
Star tiem of Ceylon.
Familiar to some of the ancient
writers nud credited with supernatural
powers, the astcrla, or star gem, was
highly valued for tho benefits sup
posed to be conferred on the wearer.
Its bright, six rayed star, ever chuug
ing and shifting with every play of
light and especially Bhootlug out Its
flumes In the direct sunlight, would
seem to be something more than an
ordinary crystal, and to 'the supersti
tious mind it could readily bo believed
to embody some tutelar spirit. The
particular virtue attributed to this gem
was the conferring upon the wearer of
"health and good fortune'" when worn
us an amulet, und to those fortunate
to be born In the mouth of April, with
which the sione was associated or rep
resented, tho wearer was insured from
all evil. Tlio star stone is found prin
cipally in t'cylon. Invariably in soil
peculiar to rubles and sapphires. In
deed it is composed of the sufne con
stituent "corundum," its chatoyant, or
star rays, being caused by tho pres
sure of what the natives call "silk."
It Is found in many differei.t colors,
from pale blue, pink and while to deep
dark blue, ruby and purple. The blue
are termed sapphire stars, the rt;l
ruby stars. It Is always - cuo en
cabochon, the star dividing into six
rays nt the apex. It Is next In hard
ness to the diamond.
The "Moorman" of Colombo, with
tools as rude and simple us his fore
fathers used 1,000 years before, witU
no training or Instruction except the
unwritten mysteries of the craft hand
ed down from father to sou, will pro
duce the most wonderful results !u
cutting and polishing gems and Hi
many Instances rival the more edu
cated lapidary of Europe for Judg
ment In cutting gems to the greatest
advantage. London Graphic.
QUEER THINGS IN POLAND.
SnperMtltlon TluyM n Lending Role
With Younu; Men nnd Maldena.
It Is customary In I'olisli villages to
strew straw over the Christmas eve
supper tables and for tho young people,
blindfolded or in the dark, to pick out
each a straw therefrom. Should the
straw be green the lucky maiden ex
pects to wear n bridal wreath or the
youth to lead a blushing bride to the
altar during the approaching year, but
a dried straw foretells to either long
waiting, possibly even until death.
Iu other rural I'olisli districts on the
"Christ's eve" wine, beer and water
are placed by a girl between two can
dles on a table. She then retires Into a
corner or an adjoining room to watch
the result reflected In a mirror hung
for this purpose. If ns the clock strikes
midnight a man enters and drinks the
wine she is happy, for her wooer will
be rich. Should ho drink the beer, she
may be content, for the wooer will be
well to do. If the water bo chosen, her
husband will be very poor. But if as
tho clock strikes no mini comes to her
table the anxious maiden shivers with
more thnn midnight terror, believing
that she is doomed to be early the
lirldo of death.
Poland Is peculiarly rich In these
observances, spreading themselves
throughout the year, botli sexes being
equally superstitious In this respect.
On New Year's eve the young unmar
ried men place themselves before a Are
nnd, bending down, look beneath their
legs. Should a woman appear In the
background it is the one they will
marry, but If they see n shape as of a
Collin it forebodes for them death dur
ing the year close nt hand.
Bird' TVnmea.
There are some odd names for game
birds on the Chesapeake. A small shy
snipe that flies with a twittering noise
Is called tho horsofoot snipe because
of Its fondness for tho horsefoot or
horseshoe crab. It Is called also the
turnstone from Its habit of overturn
ing pebbles In search of f.tod. The
telltale snipe bears that name because
it always sounds a note of alarm at
the sight of a gunner. Chesapeake
gunners believe that a single telltale
can clear a whole region of gime birds.
The widgeon Is locally called the bald
pate, and the wlllet Is so called because
of its cry-wlll-wlll-wUlet.
Claaaleal Ad vertlatnir.
It seems curious to Ame-.-leun Ideas
to know that there 1.4 a Urn of house
decorators in London which has been
mentioned by some of the most emi
nent English writers. It started iu
10U3, and Jane Austen. Thackeray nnd
Lord Lytton are among the many writ
ers who have placed their heroes or
heroines in rooms decorated by this
firm. This nilght be culled classic ad
vertising. New York Tribune.
Trade Snpcratltlona.
Dressmakers will not "fit" with
black pins and regard it tu unlucky
to tack with green cotton. Milliners
regard. as of happy augury the drop of
blood falling ou a hat from a pricked
finger. Notes and Queries.
Mutual.
Old Smlthers You're a disgrace to
your family, sir. I'm alr.:'ist ashamed
to call you my son. 'or.::g Smlthers
Say nothing, dad. I'm as much
ashamed of It as you are. Boston
Transcript
When iMvm Began.
"How long have you been In love
with him?"
"Ever since I rejected him." Life.
The first tiling to do, If you have
not done It, Is to fall In love with your
work. Success Magazine.
The soft heart Is often a safer, be
cause a kindlier guide than the bard
heart
THE KAREN WOMEN.
Vlie Have Peculiar Ideal of Pereon.
ul llennty and Adornment.
Uko the Siamese, the Karen wo
men ore not good to look upon and
do not improve their appearance any .
by the style of ornaments they affect. !
When very young their ears are
pierced to admit a small round stick, I
which Is gradually lacerated In diam
eter until by the time the little girls
have become women their rius easily
accommodate a two inch disk of
blackened bamboo. This str'i lchcs the
ears hideously, as may bo iniaglucd,
und when the ornament Is laid aside
temporarily well, picture tho thin
strip of pendent ear lobe! As a rule,
the Karen women wear their hair
long, but, like the Siamese, some cut
it short and others again keep in crop
ped close, except on top of the head,
where it Is ullowed to grow to Its nat
ural length, which does not add to
their by no means overabundance of
good looks. Sometimes the unmarried
woman wears a breast cloth, but for
the most part men and women wear
u loin girdle, and sometimes even that
Is set aside in hot weather.
To thoroughly appreciate Japuneso
women one should begin the far east
ern trip nt the Malay peninsula, Jour
neying thence through Slam, Auiim,
Cambjdla end China, though 1 confess
to preferr'!i-i a gu;d Stoking Chinese
girl to the alleged Japanese beauty.
Bracelets and necklaces of bamboo
nro the oil: r usual ornaments, except
when they cm afford u narrow neck
band of s!i-. or, which protects, so It Is
believed, niMiust many evil:! that lurk
iilim life's wayside, even la the Jun
gle. The men also wear this neck
band and bamboo an liit-h In diameter
and about four Indies long stuck
through their ear lobes. Some of the
boys arc i.niier go: 1 looking. They
wear their hair In a knot like a horn
ou the forelicnd or ill one side or the
other of tiie head or .:ii top, and usual
ly a turban crowns li.e topknot. All
in all the Karens dl.Tcr not a great
deal from the Siunie:-i la physiognomy,
but the people In this section of tho
far east sli.nle lutj one another rather
easily. Caspar Whitney in Outing.
CUSTOM.
Custom may lead n man Into many
errors, but it Justifies none.
Custom, though never so ancient.
without truth Is but an old error.
Custom Is the tyranny of the lower
human faculties over the higher.
It Is hard to tiboll.-:!i a custom once
Introduced, however foolish or effem
inate. There Is no tyrant: like custom and
no freedom where Its edicts are not
resisted.
If you are determined to live and dlo
a slave to custom, sec that It la at least
n good one.
It is of great advantage when the
customs of a nation are such as are
likely to lead to good habits among the
people.
Custom is the sovereign of mortals
and of gods. With Its powerful hand It
regulates things the -most violent.
Custom governs the world. It Is tho
tyrant of our feedings and our manners
and rules with the hand of a tyrant
Borrow Where They OiiKlit to Bay.
The proprietor of n hardware store
has found It necessary to display con
spicuously over his counter tho fol
lowing sign: "Our business Is to sell
tools, not to loan them."
"Did you actually find it necessary
to hang up that notice?" I asked him.
"Of course I did," In; replied. "Hard
ly a dny pusses that I don't have some
body running In here nnd asking mo
to lend him n hammer, a saw or a
chisel. It's one of the freaks of hu
man nature, nnd I can't account for
it. Persons who would not think of go
ing Into a hat shop to borrow a hat
or to a furnishing store to borrow n
shirt seem to think it's tho'iiiost nat
ural thing In the world to come In here
nnd ask me to lend tlieni a hammer."
Now Y'ork Herald.
Bella.
Hells have been employed In associa
tion with religious worship since tho
early days of Egypt. Cymbals and
hand bells and small crotals served for
the festival of Isis. Aaron and other
Jewish high priests wore bells of gold
upon their raiment. In camp und gar
rison the Greeks employed bells. Tho
Koiuans announced the hour of bathing
by their melody. Copper and tin, tho
old composition. Is still r egarded ns
the best bell metal. Steel has been
tried, but does not make a successful
bell. Glass bells are mellow and beau
tiful in tone, but the material Is too
fragile. The one metal which Is im
possible Is thnt which everybody im
ngines makes the best bell silver.
Battle of the Herring.
The battle of the herrings was the
comical name given to a tight between
nn English force and a French rte
tnchment not far from Orleans In
1429. . The English were conveying a
lnrge quantity of supplies, mainly
herrings, for It was Lent, to the army
that was besieging Orleans. The Eng
lish had '1,000 men, the French 0,000.
The former repulsed tho assailants and
saved the herrings, so the buttle was
named In honor of the supplies.
Hla Authority.
Governess (looking over geography
paper) What's this? "The people of
Lancashire are very stupid!" Whero
In the world did you get that idea
from? Pupil Out of the book. It says
that Lancashire Is remarkable for its
dense population. Punch.
Sorry He Spoke.
Husband Well, I must say that all
fools are not dead yet. Wife (affec
tionately) I'm glad of It, dear. I nev
er look wel) In black Illustrated Bits.
STEAMSHIP VERMIN.
The Way Ocenn Liners Are Rid of
Rata and Rouchca
ltat und much catching at tho steam
er docks and ou ocean, liners is one of
the queer ways men huve of making a
living. And u good living they muko
at it, too sometimes as much as $10,
000 u yeur. The men who do It never
advertise, because the business does not
sound as well as It pays, und a man
whose house Is built out of dead rats
and cockroaches would Just as soon not
have his neighbors know It.
Once u year docks und piers uro turn
ed over to the rat catcher for u night.
The man who bus mude u fortune nt
tiie business iu New York still works
wllh his men, for the secret of the busi
ness Is his and lie trusts It to no one.
l!ats run everywhere, but roaches have
a special liking for rope lockers, nnd
here they swarm by tens of thousands
unless the pier owners have n contract
with the rut and roach catcher, who,
alter a thorough overhauling, guaran
tees freedom from the pests for n year.
Whenever an ocean liner reaches port,
whether ou tills side or the other, It Is
turned over for a night to this same
man. Cuts do much toward keeping
ships clear of rats, but, of course, have
no effect ou roaches. On this side of
the Atlantic roach catching Is the more
Important brunch of tin business, while
on the other side wharfs are almost
ns full of rat catchers as the ships are
of rats. '
These once worked with ferrets, but
now they use chemlculs. Large cage
like traps are used, In which lettuce
leaves are placed after being sprinkled
with a liquid only the catcher knows
what.
Whatever It Is, It. Is ns Irresistible to
ruts us the weird piping of the pled
piper was to the ruts of Ilamelin town.
No mutter how choice the food In the
lockers and In the hold, the rats leave
It instantly, when they smell the mys
terious liquid on the lettuce leaves. It
does, not kill the rats, and herein lies
another secret of the profits of the busi
ness. Live ruts lire worth money in
England, where they uro used for train
ing terriers. Head ruts are worth mon
ey, too, ns their skins are used for
gloves. At 5 or 0 cents apiece, forty or
fifty rats mean something, nnd tills Is
quite a usual catch.
For roaches U powder Is used, but
what puzzles nil old sailors who used
to have the Job of clearing ships of
roaches is that there are never any
dead ones lying around next morning.
The favorite way of the sailors when
they had to catch roaches was to put
ti "cob" of bread on top of a coll of
rope. Very quickly It would be covered
with hungry brown bugs, und these
they knocked Into a well greased bis
cuit pan. Tho grease kept the roaches
from crawling up the sides, nnd it wns
a poor roach catcher who would not
have two or three Inches of roaches
When he was through, and in a few
days he could begin and do It all over
again. New York Herald.
Fnlae Fnoea.
'.'What becomes of all the false
faces?" asked the city salesman. "Who
wears tlieni? There are lots of them
made. A trip ou the elevated roads
gives peeps Into many doors where doz
ens of workmen do nothing year in
and year out but make false faces.
The output must be sufficient to en
able the entire population to go about
dressed for n continuous carnival. On
Thanksgiving and a few other fete
days musks are In demand, but the
rest of the time most of us are con
tent to show our natural countenances.
That comparatively light local trade,
even when swelled by the year round
trade of small shops In populous dis
tricts, leaves a tremendous quantity of
false faces to be accounted for."
New Y'ork Press.
Kept Her JoklnK Promlae,
It is related of Lady Penelope Dar
coy that she wns wooed by three suit
ors at the same time, who had deter
mined to fight as to which should pos
sess her hand. This fact coming to
her knowledge, she positively forbade
them to fight under pain of her great
displeasure and laughingly remnrked
that if they would have patience to
wait she would marry -them all. Strange
to say, she fulfilled her promise, as
she married, first, Sir George Trench
ard of Wolverton; second, Sir John
Gage of Fule, and, third. Sir William
Ilorvoy of Ickworth, the very gentle
men who hnd determined to flglit for
her hand.
Nnmher of Feet a second.
Few men could tell if they were ask
ed how many feet per second they
walk. A press photographer whose
work requires him to know all man
ner of speeds said:
"The average man walks four feet
pee second. A dog on its ordinary
Jog goes eight feet a second. A horse
trots twelve feet a second. A rein
deer over the Ice makes twenty-six
feet. A race horse makes forty-three
feet. A sailing ship makes fourteen
feet." Chicago Chronicle.
Seema Other-wine at the Track.
"Wealth does not bring hnpplness,"
said the ready made philosopher.
"Maybe not," answered the man who
frequents the race track, "but when I
compare tho facial expression of a per
son who has won with thnt of a per
son who has lost I have my doubts."
Washington Stnr.
Rebuking Hla Preanmptlon.
The girl with the auburn hair had
suffered him to put his arm on the
back of the seat, but when he tried to
take her hand she drew it away.
"Mr. Spoonall," she said, "you
mustn't try to stretch a base hit Into
a three bagger." Chicago Tribune.
Many foolish things fall from wise
men If they speak In haste or be ex
temporal. Ben Jonson.
The DlKhton Wrltlna- Rock."
At Iilghton, Mas-., lying well out In
the tidewater of Taunton river, Is a
rock of great antiquarian Interest. It
Is n granite bowlder about eleven feet
long and live feet In greatest height
and Is known throughout Nov England
as the "Dlghton writing rock." Ono
side of the bowlder Is ulmost perfectly
smooth, as though worn by glacial ac
tion. On this fiat surface In clear cut
outlines are dozens of characters, hiero
glyphics and pictures, chiseled by some
prehistoric engraver. The archaeolo
gists have never been able to decipher
these characters, but they are of un
doubted antiquity.
A Hard One.
"My proudest boast." said the lectur
er, who expected his Ktateinetit to be
greeted with cheers, "Is that I was ono
of the men behind the guns."
"How many miles behind?" piped n
voice In the gallery. Philadelphia
press.
Proof of Immortality.
"What authority have you for the
statement that Shakespeare Is Immor
tal?" "The fact that he still survives after
living been murdered by hum notors
for 300 years." Cleveland Leader.
Ilia Cost.
"Yes, I quarreled with my wife about
nothing."
"Why didn't you make up?"
"I'm going to. All I'm worried about
now Is the Indemnity." Pittsburg Post.
Some people make -themselves nt
home wherever they may lie except at
tome.
Left the World.
The beautiful Mine. X. was greatly
distressed a short while since. Her
husband had forsaken her, leaving be
hind him n note ns follows: "Farewell,
i dear Adelaide. I am quitting this
world." Two days later the lamented
husband returned to the wife of his
bosom In the best of spirits. He had
been up In a balloon.
II il y I n K, Not Shopping.
Caller Is your mother in, Ethel?
Ethel No, ma'am; she's downtown.
Caller Shopping? Ethel Oh, no; I
don't think she had time for thnt. She
Just said she was going to get some
things she needed. Philadelphia Press.
Shocking.
Mrs. Grnmercy You look awfully
worried, my dear girl. Mrs. Park It's
nil on account of my stupid maid. She
let me go out with Fldo when I was
rearing the gown that harmonizes
with Bttbette:-Puck.
Schiller' Liking For Applea.
One halilt of Schiller's was a pas
sion for the smell of an apple. He
used to cut an apple into quarters and
keep them in the drawer of his writ
ing table. T. P.'s Weekly.
Another Victim of Ills f arloalty.
Ho At what age do you think a girl
ought to marry? She Well, I couldn't
think of setting the day before next
October, George, when I shall be Just
twenty-nine. Somervllle Journal.
A Great Idea.
"Did yon evev notice that most of the
sudden and disastrous' fires are due to
spontaneous combustion?"
"No, bt I've often thought spon
taneous combustion would be a splen
did thing to keep on tap for lighting
the kitchen Are."
Good humor and generosity carry
the lay with the popular heart all the
world over. Alexander Smith.
STRANGE ADVICE
Dr. O. O. OrMti givrs alert peraonal attention
to his great Humanitarian coiuraci.
fIn our Almanac for many years past we
have given unusual advice to those afflic
ted with coughs, colds, throat or lung
troubles or consumption. We have told
thein if they did not receive any special
benefit after the use of one 75-cent sire
bottle of German Syrup, to consult their
doctor. IWe did not ask them or urge
them to use a large number of bottles, as
is the case in the advertising ot many
other remedies. Our confidence in Ger
man Syrup makes it possible for us to
give such advice. Ve know by the ex
perience of over 35 years that one 75-cent
bottle of German byrup will speedily re
lieve or cure the worst coughs, colds,
bronchial or lung troubles ana that
even in bad cases of consumption, one
lari;e bottle of German Syrup will worn
wonders. JNew trial bottles, 25c; reg.
ular sue, 75c. At all druggists.
For sale by Boyle-Wood ward Drug Co,
Paying a Debt of Gratitude
Note what Mr. Mntt Allen, of Union
City, says : Was badly afflicted with
rheumatism for more than eigb
months and at times had to get up at 11
o'clock and stay up the balance of tho
night. Could not dress myself withou
aid from my wife. I am now entirely
cured, and by the use of only one bottle
of Crocker's Rheumatic Remedy. For
' sale by Stoke & Feicht Drug Co.
WANT ED
GIRLS TO LEARN
WARPING, WINDING
AND QUILLING. AP
PLY TO ENTERPRISE
SILK COMPANY.
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PENNSYLVANIA' HA 1 1, ROAD
DIVISION.
Low Grado Division.
n EHrcl May 28. 1905.
Fasten Sta.ul-t'il limtf.
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STATIONS.
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Hlttsburg
A. M.ll'
Train 952 fSnnduvi liuv I) II It. ila 1 M n m
FuIlsCrouk 4.07. KpvnolrUvllli.l il Uiu.L...'niA
4.50, Kid Hank U.20, arrives I'ilisbiiri; 9.30 p.m.
vimuuunjsuiii., ii.iiii leaves uriiMvoiid at
8.20 11. m., at rives I in Hois 10.00 a. 111. ltoturu-
inif leaves Illinois 2.00 p. in., arrives Drift
wuud 3.40 p. m., slopping at intni tnedialo Bu
ttons. i rains mil l-lfl-d run Hiillu.,1 ,.llu .,......-
Sunday; t flag station, whero signals must be
suown.
Philadolphin & Erie Railroad Division
Iu effect May 28th, 1905. Train loave
Driftwood as follown:
EASTWARD
J;M m Train 13. weekdays, for Sunbiiry
Wllkesbarre, Hiuleton, I'ottsvllle.Scriinton,
flarrlsburg and the internieiilaic sta
tinns, arriving at Philadelphia (i:23 p.m.,
New york,9:;i0p. m.i Hallinii)ie,6:00 p.m.j
Washington, 7:1S p. in I'ullman Parlor car
rum Wllliamspiirt to Philadelphia and pas
senger coaches riom Kane to Philadelphia
and Wllliiiinspoi t to Baltimore and Wash
ington. I2:ft0p. m. Train 8, daily for Sunbiiry, Ilar
risliuig and pi lnolpal inlerniciliiueslatlnns,
arriving at Philadelphia 7:32 p. m., New
Vurk 10:23 p. ni., Baltimnre 7:30 p. m., Wash
ington 8:35 p. ni. Vesiiliuled parlor cars
and passenger f-oaehes, Hullalo to Philadel
phia and W asliington.
1:1X1 p. in. Train tl, dally, fur linr
rlsburg and intermediate stations, ar
riving at Philadelphia 4:23 a.m.; New York,
7.13 a. in.; Haltimme, 2.-0 a. rn.; Washington
3.30 a. M. Pullman Sleeping ears from
Harrisliurg to Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia passengers can remain In
Blecuer undisturbed until 7:30 a. m.
II :oft p.m. Train 4, daily fur Sunbiiry, Harris
burg anu in'ermnliaie stations, arriving at
Philadelphia, 7:17 A. M.; New York, 9:33
A. m. on week. days and 10.38 a m. ou Sun
day; Hull ,111, lie, 7:15 a. m.; Washington, 8:80
a. m. Pullman sleepers from Erie,
and Wllliatnspoit to Philadelphia, and
WilHaniHpori. to Washington. Passenger
couches rinm Kile tu Philadelphia, and
Williamspuri 10 Haltiiimre.
12:10 a. m. I'raln II, doily from points south
of Harrls'iurg, arriving Knliimiirn 7:26 a ni.,
Washington : in a. 111., with through Pullman
ciirsaud passenger couches to Washlnguin,
WESTWARD
a. m. Train 7, daily for KulTalo via
Emporium.
':41 a. m. Train 9, dally for Erie, Kldg
wav.and weekdays for IluHols, Olcrmiint
and principal Intermedlalestationa.
':ftO a. m. Train 3, dally for Erie and Inter
mediate point.
3:45 p. in. Train 13, dally for HulTalo via
Emporium, also for Erie and intermediate
stations.
5:4 p. m.Traiu til, dally for Emporium and
Intermediate slat ions.
Johnsonburo Railroad.
p.
m.
WKKKDAVH.
ar ('lertiKiiit Iv
Woiidvale
'Jiniiwnnd
Mmiili's Run
lnsianter
Straight
Glen ll:iel
Johnsonbiirg
iv Kldgwayar
a. ni.
Ill 40
. 10 45
. 10 49
111 52
10 Ml
. 11 04
. II 1ft
. 11 33
. 11 50
3 in
1 29
3 25
3 20
3 12
3 07
2 .'ill
2 40
2 20
Ridgway & Clf.ari.teld Railroad
and Coiim'Ci,iot:ri.
WEKKDAY.
. a.m.
9 20
110
8 55
8 51
8 47
8 37
8 34
8 30
8 25
8 20
8 118
a. in
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7 10
7 tft
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7 32
7 37
7 41
7 45
7 50
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p.m.
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6 211
8 25
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ar Ridgway Iv
Cropland
Shorts .Mills
Blue Rock
Carrier
Brockwiiyv'l
Lanes Mills
Mr Mi 111, fnii
llarveys Run
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lv tin Hiils ar
12 19
12 23
12 211
12 311
12 40
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12 55
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ti 55
III
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5 3n 12 24 H 05 Hi'iHikvllle M 35 1 511 8 311
4 50 1144 5 20 NewHi'tlil'm 9 SO 2 3N 9 30
4 05 11 05 Red Hunk 10 03 8 20
t 30 9 110 Iv Pliij.t)urmir 12 85 5 30
p.m. a.m a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
For tlr.ie tables and additional Informatlen
consult ticket agents.
W. W. ATTERHURY, J. R. WOOD,
(ien'l .Manager. Pas. Trtitllc Mgr.
GEO. W. BOYD, Oen'l Passenger Agt.
"blTTSBURG, CLARION & SUM-
X MERVILLE RAILROAD.
Passenger Train Schedule. First Class Trains.
Daily except Sunday, ruiuieetiiiK Willi P. H.
K. Trulnsttt Suminei vllle.
UOINQ EAHT.
No. 1. No. 3. No, 5.
Clarlnn, lenvo, 7.511 a.m. 11.15 a in. 4.2H n.m
StnilHiiivllle, 758 " p.23 4,H3
Watermm, 8117 " 11.32 " 4 42 p.m.
Carrier 8.33 " 11.58 5,2 pin.
Sumniervtlle, ar.8.3ft " 12.00 ' 5. 15 p.m.
QOINO WKST.
No. 2. No. 4. No. 8.
Hummerville.lv, S.iOa.m. 15.15 ti.m. 0'?flD.ni.
Carrier, 8..fi I'!.I7 " (,.
Waterson, 9.18 " .12.43 " tun "
Btrattonvllle, 9.27 " 12.5'! (,..; .
Clarion, arrive, 11.35 1.00 " 7.11
In effect Sept. 1, 1!H. I'or further Infor
mation address the Company's general otlice
at Brookvllle Pa.
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