HEIUFPS SALE.
B.v virtue of a writ, of Fieri Krlii. etc , In
sncil'mii of tlio Court of Cimiiuun I'li'its of
JctVeisnn county, Ph., unit to me iltrei'teil, !
will rpnsu to nubile nnW or utility ut lliu
coin i ti mi . In Hntokvllle, on
I riiliy, Pebruary 25th, 1910,
A I in 'c 1 ir I. p. til, all tliu followliiK real
siun- t'i-wlt:
All 1 ht- ili.fi niliu t's r lull , Win, Inli'iosl iiml
rlnlm 1 f. In mid tn nil Hint plei'H or pnri'iil of
Inn -.iniiie In 1I1" linrniiL'li of Wiwi Koyn-olil-villf.
' i! 1 y of ,lilliiisiii iiml Hliilr of
'i iii'-i.vli inihi III I'l hiih 11ml Wiirn-i plim
of town lolMlii salil 'iiirnilirh of Wi-hi Iti-yn-olilvillf
hi llllllipi'll "Mil 1H01I01I by .runes
(jnlil i-. In April, 1'iM'iiiui'il In the Itc-
oor. it's rllliH' III Hit lil county, III iliMMlln.ok
III "'! I'UI 4'.'" IliHINlllMl 1111(1 tIPSITllllMl in
f,,l i- 11 wit: On tin' smith liy Hi own
triM-i ii'ii' fiM'l; on the west l V lot liilinlicr
oni IiiohIiimI mill forty-tn (l(2ionp htinilruil
anil II' v f. ctiiriUi fool: on 1 he north liy I11111I
of mi l.ti McCfHiiif'll Blxiy Hill) fciit; 011 llin
ph-ii iv lot No. 141 0110 IiiiikIitiI hihI fifty (liVII
f,Mt; ciii.liiliillin uliiu IIkiiiniiikI (Kllmiiiirn
frnl lii'lnif tnurkoil iiml niitiilii'riMi In hhIiI
nliiii mm lot No I4:i. Hi'liiir the wimp lot, of
iioiinil pcdi il liy TI10 HpII, I,ewl und Villus
CohI MIiiImij CoinpHiiy to .lumps II. Hover, hy
di.p l ihi i d April 'Jltli. IWKI, rpponlpil In tlm
Iipi onli i'ioIIIi p In iilil county In il I look
nil hi.. piit:e Hi". Iliivliiir e-pi'lpil 1 hereon 11
twn-tiry fniinp flvellliiK house iix-'H fppt,
con 1 11 1 nl 11 1 Brooms, front porch 11x20 feet, iuko
Imp-, iiorch nnil pantry iittiiclipd. HpI.piI mill
tn k en In execution nnil to Iip mM 11s Hid
liiopcitv of J. H. tlny.T nnd Siiruli Munnret
iliivo. 111 Hip milt of Ui'Viiolusvlllu IIiiIIiIIiik
Kinl 1.1 inn Asweliitloti. ....,.
l'l. r.i.. No. ii. PAV1S.
AI.-o-AH Hip nVfcnilnntH' il lit. title,
lnti 'pt Mud i lnlin 01, In iiml to all Hint ccr
tnln loi 01 iilci'i- of uroiiiiU, lliliiM) In Hip
tioi' iiL'li or Id'VniiM-villi', enmity of .1' ll'pr
B'Mi iimi null! of IViiiiHVlvmiln, Imiinili'd nnil
.,1 im follnwH 1o-it: Hlninip In
A ll" ' pi nolds' mlilltliin to mild horoiich
hs nnilipp I mid plotted liy .lames dililwcll'
fin 1 1 ir on Jucksnn street sixty W feet,
IioIi.l- iiortli of snlil .InckHin hlruel; ollllin
pa liy ''il" alley oiip Iniiidrpd and fifty II3H
feii; 011 Hip mirth liy Honlon alley sixty
feet; on Hm vvt lv lot ninnlipr lxly-oim
in. ni'.l bv M (ii'lsler, iinu hiindrpil and
If tv l n fipj mill known In said plan 111 Inl
niiinlie n'xiy ifl mid containlint nlim iIioiih
,,' 1 '" iiiarp feet. Iti'iiiK tlio samp lot
de.'ili d I v .loiinna U. Npnle and IhkIiiihiI to
Id V. Mei reluht. liy iIppiI dnti'd tlin'J7th day
of .lime. A.. I'-. 1 ' ' 1. recitineii 111 iieeo h.hik
vol Iih. pa n -'.'H. and linvlnit erpctpd HiurHon
n f nine dwidlln.' Iioiihp IHMI11 fppl, Hvo
Btmle-i lilnh, Willi I, litlaclipil lllx ill fupt. pon
tuitilni? s lo'ims. Iiatli and tollpl and pantry
flx'O'cet. A iso a frump dwelllic; Ihiihp Pix'.'l
pontiiinliiT four rooiiin; barn alioiit PIx'JU fppt
and nllii-i nilb'.llliliiii.'M. SIpzp I Mini I i lion In
pxp till 1.1 11 nd to b sold n- Hie proper! V of
Ida M Mi 1 ipiislit and Wllllnni J. Mi i'ii luht
at Hie huh or t lip Key iiolilHViiu' iiuii.iuik aim
Lo'in H-oi'l:ltlon.
Fi. K:i., No 21. DAVIS.
AMO-A1I the ilefeinlanlB' rlttlit, lltlpln
r.t iiml I'laiin of. In and to all flip follow-
ln d,,c slluiitpil In the I111101111I1 of
u iinl'Kviini, couniy of .ItlterMin mid (aii!
IVniiv vanln, boiiiidpd and declined as
f,,iM'i to-vti: On tho soiilli by .lackHoti
itri.pt siiy-onp feel ; on Hie north hytioiilon
nllev Hilrij-nlno fi'P'l oil the past by Mini
fViil Moore lot. imp hiindrpil and II ft y feel:
nn 'be hi'i by Owen l.'aln lot one hundred
,i (ifiv feet, coiiinlnlnii spvpii iliuu-iinil
..wl Ih e hundred siimrp fppt, liolnir (lie siiiim
a, 1 eonv. VPd to Henry C. Fealll b.v Wll
11,!.,' M. toHtpr and wllo by dipd iIiiipiI
i,Vi,r'in, v lull. Is!"-'. rpponlpil In vol.S'i,
" 147 lined book at. Itrookvlllp, I'll., anil
(lee'lei) bv llenrv I', I'ealh and wlfp to Anna
w vnnln whlchdppil W recorded In Hie Ue
oo'rd r's otllco In .Ipirerson county, in deed
linok vol. h nairi' 2"l, and havlim erectpd
thereon n brick cased dHidllnir lioiHP)xi4
fnet poiiiii'nlnn six rooiiiH with kitchen at
lac '-'d I"xl7 feel, and other necessary oil t
huiidlnirs. Seized and takpn In expciitlon
and to be sold as Hip property of Annii M.
Watlnand Mlkp Martin at t Iip suit of I lie
Itevnoldsvllld HuildiiiK mid Loan Assocl-
B,FI.''rX, M. 20- VVf.
A t,Si)-A;i Hip defendants' tlulit, tltlo, In
(nr,. ..r.,1 ,.Hlni of, In and to all those cer
tain pieces, parcels or lots of land situate
In Hie villain of l'rescott vtllo, townshlpof
W1n-I'iw, county of .IplTerson and state of
Pennsylvania, bounded and UvscribtU us
Jol'nws, to-wlt:
First, On the north by the Watorford and
Puwiuehannii Turnpike; on the south by O.
H PriKcott; on tne east hy a forty font
. atreet and on tho west by Mrs. Montuomery.
now Jerry Myers, containing ten thousand
aqiiare feet, more or less, said piece of ground
being one hundred feet front and one hun
dred f intdppp, and neln the same promises
deeded to Agnes HandyHide hy Louise 1).
Kevnol s. el. al.. by deed dafed July 2, IMI7,
recorded in the Kecordor's office In and for
the county of Jefferson In deed book vol. 79.
page 117. Having erected thereon a store
house 28x11 fpnt with wareroom 111x26 feet and
annex lfixll feet fot dwelling, all on stone
Wall, good ppllar, weather boarded and
Balnted. glass front In store room, Bhelves
and counters. Also haying erected thereon
1 barn I0:m feet with shed 16xltl f et.
Second. Beginning at a post corner thirty
feet west of the northeast corner of thecellar
wall of the Hlore house, once occupied by Olb
imn, now owned by Mrs. Jerry Mvers, de
ceased, thence south along line of said lot.
ownet by Mrs Jorry Myers, one Hundred feet
to a post corner on line of land of C. H.
Prewotl: thence west along line of said land
ofO ll.Prescott sixty feet to apostcornor
of lot now owned by Mrs. Jerry Myersi
thence north along line of said lot now
owned by Mrs. Jerry Myers one hund
red feet to a post corner at the turn-
J like; thence east along said turnplkeslxty
eet to a post corner, the place of beglnulng,
containing six thousnnd square fee', more
or li ss, and being tho same premises con
veyed by Kllzaboth J. Shaffer, et, al., to
Ae.es llntidvside, bv dppd dated July 31,
ISO' . recorded In the Hecorder's olllcp In and
foe th-'countvof Jefferson In deed book vol.
VI. page 4H'I Having erected thereon a five
room plastered house lilx'iH feet, with stone
wall 11 nd basement nnd being weather
bonrdpd and painted.
Third, llpglnnlng at a post at the fence on
the south side of the Turnpike at the north
east corner of Ihe lot sold to Mis. llonora
Phannop; thence In an easterly direction
alonn the Turnpike fifty feet to a post ; thence
In a southerly course one hundred fppt to a
pos; thenre in a westerly course fifty feet to
a post at corner of Mrs. Shannon's lot ; thence
In a "oMherly courso along line of Mrs.
Bhsnnon's lot one hundred feet to the turn
pike, the place of beginning, containing five
thousnd square feet, and being t lie same
prem'ses conveyed bv Anna Kepney to Agnp
llsndyside bv dped datpd Depemher :in. isiiw,
reco'Hpd in tlte Hecorder's office In and for
the county of Jeffprson in deed book vol.
83 piit'p5C. Having erected thprpon ahouse
lfix?H feet with hvement. Being weather
boarded and painted.
ppitpd nnd tBken in pxecutlon and lobe
sold as the property of Morton Anthony and
A.Hnndy iide at the suit of Commonwealth
of Penylvania for use of Armstrong
county.
Ten. Fi. Fa., No. (I.
I. 0. CULBEKTSON.
TF.ISMS:
' The following must be strictly complied
With when property Is stricken down:
1. When the p'aint if) or other lien credit
ors become the purchaser, the cost on the
writs must he paid, and a list of Hens, Includ
ing mortgage searches on tho property sold,
together with such leln creditor's receipt for
the nmotint of the proceeds of the sale or
(urli promotion thereof as he may claim
must be furnished to Hie sheritT.
See I'ui don's dnrest, ftth, Ed,, page 446.
Smith's form, Fage 3H4.
2. All bids must be paid In full.
AH sales not settled Immedlatley will he
Continued until two o'clock p. m., of day of
Bale at which time all property not settled for
will again be put up and sold at the expense
and risk of the person to whom first sold. All
Write staid after being advertised, the cost of
advertising must be paid.
A. K. CiALBKAITII,
February 2, 1910. Sheriff
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If j -a have anything to sell, try
our Want Column
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CAUTION IN THE MINT.
They Almost Strain the Air to Save
Particles of Gold.
It linn been itiilly said Hint no tnlsci
Kiiurrix hitt iroiisiire iiiint rHIj-'huiHly
tlimi Unci" Sum Hiilclit's ovor Hit" :--clous
liictiilH Hint hikn llirnui;li Ills
minis. Tlii'ii, loo. 1 Ik iiiccii 111 Inns
nptlust vtitsio lire iiliiinst Innunii'nililo.
I '.very cvcnlnt; In c;nli of Hie mints
of tliu Unili'il Shi I cs I ho Hums of I lie
molting rooiiiH 11 IP Hwcpt cleillier 1I11111
a Now KiikIiiiiiI Inuismvifu's kilclion.
TI10 dust Is cui-crully put iihUIk. miiiI
nbotit otico In two niontliH I lie soul
scraped from every line? In trniiKlorri'il
to tlio same precious Oust lienp. 'J'lils
Is then burned, it nil from Its iihIics Hip
goverument derives no lnconslilcnililp
Income. The eiirthenwure rrucllilcM
used In melting are employed no nure
t tin 11 tlirca times. They me crushed
beneath heavy rollers, nnd In their
porous sides lire found llnkes of the
precious uiedil.
In tho meltltiK room when the rast
ers ni iso their Indies from the melllng
pots n shower of spnrks liy from Ihe
molten surface of the metal. For the
most part they are lilts of Incandes
cent carbon, but clinging to the car
bon Is often a tnlmito particle of met
nl. Lost such particles should escape,
the ashes and clinkers below the fur
naces are Kiithered up at night. This
debris Is ground Into powder by mentis
of n si en 111 crusher and then Is sold lo
a smeller, like ordinary ore, at a price
warranted by the ussityer.
Tho ladles that stir the precious met
al, the big Iron rods, tho strainers 11 nil
the dippers, nil are tested in a most
curious fashion. After considerable
use they become covered with 11 thin
layer of oxidized sliver, closely resem
bling n brown rust. Tho implements
are then laid in baths of a solution of
sulphuric acid, which eats away the
Iron and steel und leaves the silver
untouched.
Gradually the ladle, or whatever tho
implement is, will disappear, and In
its place remains a hollow sliver coun
terpart of tho original, delicate as
spung glass. Those fragile casts repro
duce the ladle with perfect accuracy
In all its details, although their sur
faces are perforated with innumerable
little boles. Scarcely have they been
molded, however, before they are cast
into a crucible, to becomo In time dol
lars, quarters ami dimes.
In one corner of the melting room
tltero Is a large tank Into which new
ly cast silver bars are dropped and
left to cool. Infinitesimal Hakes of sil
ver scale off and rise to the surface of
the water, which acquires tho metallic
luster of a stagnant pool. Here Is
silver that must not be lost, so be
uealli the pipe through which the tank
is emptied is banked n thick layer
of mud. As thu water (liters through
it the mud retains the precious resi
duum. Four times it year this mud
is removed, and each experiment dis
closes the fact that somo $50 has been
saved. Baltimore American.
Hie Text.
Thq three-year-old son of a Metho
dist minister was with his mother at
a gathering of ladles. At the proper
time ho was given a cooky. He ate It
In short order and asked for another.
The hostess said:
"I'll give you another if you will
sing for us."
"Can't sing," was his reply, "but I
know something I can say."
"That will do all right," the lady an
swered, expecting to hear "Twinkle,
twinkle, little star," or some other
nursery classic.
But the little fellow drew himself up
in real Sunday school fashion and said
his piece:
"God loveth a cheerful giver."
The lady gave him the cooky, and
tho whole company seemed to be very
cheerful about it Harper's Magazine.
He that plants thorns must never
expect to gather roses. Fllpoy.
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Givm the nearest to natural of any arti
ficial light known.
Bums white, clear, steady and full flame
to he laat drop. (
v W.U nut amolte, "smell" or flicker.
Ccsts no more than ordinary tank wagon oil
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Ala aukars of W snrty Spadal Aate 0U sod Wavtrly OuoUom.
Worthy of
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An Offer Backed "ay Ci .
Our MoU R-atrbla
Conerns
Wo pay for nil tho incdicino used
d'.ring tho trial, if our roinody fails
to completely relievo you of con
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You aio not ol)lio,ated to us in any
way whatever, if you accept our
offer. That's a mighty liroad ntatc
inont, but wo mean every Word of
it. Could anything bo nioro fair
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A most scientific, cotnmon-sen.so
treatment is ltcxall Orderlies, which
nro eaten liko candy. Their. active
principle is a recent scientific dis
covery that is odorless, colorless
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particularly ajureeablo in every
way. This ingredient does not
causo diarrhtra, nausea, flatulence,
griping or any inconvenience what
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ticularly good for children, aged
anil delicato persons.
If you suifer from chronic or
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Midway tt wet'ii Itrniul Hi.Stutton ant
Iteudlim Terminal on KlHort, ut,
KuropPHii $UHi pir day and up.
AnicrtiMin 4 .iVt p4r day and up.
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and Infinitely better.
THE CABMEN OF PARIS
Hailing C:3 Is V i C:m3 r.s
ti:: a;:: :;j:.lz;:t r.oauES
6nsers nd Cpusio Advice Aro Show
ered Upon Tlic;s VVI.o r'na Them.
On Wet or Festal C-.yi the Cabbies
Spurn ThoE8 Who V.'ant to Ride.
Aiiiutii; An,L,'lu-iSii.'ins tlit-re Is u gen
eral mid iusliiictivf li'sliv to do Ims) -noss
on the IhisIh of tin entetitQ cor
dittle. In 1'iivIh l lie Imlllii;; if u rn!v
lliii it lit lotiked on liy I I It prii tlcM to
the trnnsiietioii its tin linpllrd deeliirn
tlou of win- The (Hliiitiiii liikca .your
meustire. und you take IiIh ntiinher It
you lire wise. Al onee lie will
you n reason to remark that lie hits n
rooted mill il'eiiie(llt:iteil objeetlon to
drive you where you wish to no. I'er
bitps lie prefers the opera qimrlivr be
en use It Is eeiiiral. or should the wentli
cr be line his heart Is probably Bet
upon driving In the P.nlsv wlillo you
may have business at the bourse, lie
explains his views on (lie subject self
ishly and rudely.
A foreigner nlk-liti'd recently from
the Calais train at the Northern rpil
way station in Paris and ordered a
typical Piiilslan eiibtimn, bloated, .pale
and absinth soaked, to drive bliu to
the Hue P.loinel, which Is a Htreet In
tile relatively distant Viuutlraril quar
ter. "Pent on haliitcr la line P.lunietV"
("III It possible to Inhabit the line
P.lomot?") exclaimed the nieil ruf
fian In tin epigram mill it- notu of dis
dain which woiiM have done honor to
Iteau I'.niiniiii'l
Uut It Is v.licn Hie i'aiis cabman lias
once Hlartcd cm his 'course, u war
path In Ihe strict sense of tile term,
that lie proves to whnl a limitless ex
tent he Is the enemy of mankind. His
hatred of the 'bcittreol'i." the mini in
the street." in spite of and Indeed be
cause of his helm; n pnlentlal client.
Is expressed ill every yanl. He con
stantly ti'ies to run 1 1 1 1 1 1 down. ' which
makes HtraiiKcrs to i'aiis accuse the
Purls cabman of driving badly, while
in point of fact he is not driving at
nil, but plnyhi!,' with miraculous skill
a game of his own which sutcuests can
non billiards in Ihe hands of n world's
champion.
Uut It is not Willi the public alone
that ho Is ut war. On all other tub
men whose pa 111 he crosses, 0u omni
bus drivers, motorcar men, bicyclists,
privute coachmen, costernioiitfcrs with
bnrrows and (sotto voce) the police be
heaps deadly insults, tliu least outra
geous of which ore "Ours!" ('Ucarl"
and "Fournenu!" ("Oven!"), the latter
containing a subtle double tuenning.
Intelligible only to those who have
-Paris "argot" or slnng at their finger
ends nnd too long to explain.
The cabman's wild career through
the streets, the constant wavering and
slashing of bis pitiless whip, his mad
cap uurtlements and collisions, the
frenzied gesticulations which he ex
changes witbs his "fare." the panic
stricken flight of the agonized women
whose lives be has endangered, the
ugly rushes which the public occasion
ally makes at him with a view to
lynching him, the sprawlings and fall
ings of bis maddened, hysterical, starv
ing horse, contribute as much as any
thing to the spasmodic intensity, the
electric blue lire diablerie, which are
characteristic of the general move
ment of Paris.
All that can be said in mitigation of
the Paris cabman's method is that
"he has them In the blood." Every
Parisian (and the cabman Is no excep
tion) has tho soul of a dictator and
the spirit of an artist. To exercise au
tocratic power and, failing this, to en
joy the maximum of personal freedom
from all restraint, moral or social, is
the goal at which be Is ever aiming,
openly or secretly.
Watch a Purls cabman, for Instance,
on a wet day or on some festival oc
casion, such as the New Year, when
there is a big demand for his services.
With what haughty disdain does he
drive along the streets, deaf to every
appeal, refusing every fare, rejoicing
in the discomfort and inconvenience
be is causing, triumphant In the
thought that at last be bus "the bour
geois" at his feet; that the clientele
which be detests and wblcb detests
him is now a humiliated, bemudUlcd
or bedraggled mob of supplicants ;
waiting on bis will, whom be can en
rage to boiling point with bis sneers
and bis silence or lnsb with his sar
casms as cruelly as be beats his horse.
Cheerfully does be sacrifice half a
day's earnings to the enjoyment of
this exquisite revenge, for at least he
can say to his hungry wife and chil
dren when be gets home, "J'ai vecu."
Tbcy may not have dined, but be bus
lived.
it Is because the Purlslan recognizes !
In himself a certain community of
sentiment with the cabman In this at
titude toward life that he tolerates
him, though he does not forgive him.
Uarper's Weekly.
Her Only Course.
Lady Anne Lindsay, tbe author of 1
the old poem "Auld Itobln Gray," was
not only a delightful conversationalist.
but she was a great story teller.
This gift made ber not only a wel
come guest abroad, but a valuable'
member of the home circle, for It Is
related in "A Group of Scottish Wo
men" that at a dinner party which
she was giving to some friends an old
manservant caused some amusement
by saying la n perfectly audible un
dertone: 'My lndy. you must tel' another
story. Tbe second course wos't be
ready for five minutes."
DIDN'T KNOW HIM.
Hf Was Not In the Colored Porter's
Hall of Fame.
A southerner noted for the liberality
of his tips slopped ut it Ititltlnioru ho
tel wheru negro porters predominated.
His liuine-was speedily known to every
member of the serving fraternity und
his every wish nullciputed. Soon after
bis arrival be sent hi i card to a friend
who made his borne in the hotel, but
whose temperament happened to be
quite the opposite of Hurt of his open
banded caller retiring, not given to
"tipping" or any other form of, socia
bility nnd who therefore lived nlmost
unknown to thoso about him.
Tho old dnrky who, received the enrd
studied it for a full minute.
" 'Scuso me, colonel," lie said, "but I
(on't b'leebu nobody by dut name come
here dls inawnliig."
"This morning!" returned the other.
"Of courso not! Mr. iflank has lived
here for months. You know my name
well enough, and I haven't been here a
day. Do you mean to say you enn't re
member a man who has made his home
here since some time last winter?"
"Sense me, colonel, sub," begun the
old man deferentially, "but you must
know. Sab" ns If uttering the subtlest
compliment "datdere's gemmans what
can make demsels more notorious In
one day, sah, dan odder gemmans does
In n year, sah!" Youth's Companion.
THE SETTING SUN.
When Vulcan Sailed It Round the
Ocean So It Could Rise Again.
The ancients had some queer theories
whereby they sought to explain the
rising and setting of the sun. They
thought tho earth to bo flat and were
greatly puzzled to know bow tho sumo
sun which plunged into the ocean nt
a fabulous distance iu tho west couli
reappear the next morning nt nn erpinN
ly great distance In the east. A num
ber of remarkable theories were ud
vanced. nnd every one of them was
wrong.
Mythologists of old asserted that
after tlio sun had dipped In the west
ern ocean at sunset (tho' Iberians and
other ancient nations actually imagined
that they could bear the hissing of the
waters when tho glowing globe was
plunged therein) ho was seized by Vul
can and placed in a golden goblet.
This strange craft, with lis astonishing
cargo, navigated the ocean by a north
erly course so as to reach the east
again In time for sunrise the follow
ing morning.
Among tho more sober physicists of
old, ns related by Aristotle, It was be
lieved thut In some manner the suu
was conveyed by night across the
northern regions and that darkness
was due to mountains which screened
off tbe sunbeams during tho voyage.
Anticipation.
Lieutenant Sbackletou tells how
when In the antarctic wastes be and
his companions sustained their spirits
and their bodies as well when sup
plies had to be cut down to a mini
mum by dwelling upon the glorious
eating they would have on returning
to headquarters. The value of such
mental sustenance has long been rec
ognized by up to date commanders.
There was tbe German officer In tbe
war of 187(who sustained tbe flag
ging spirits and weary legs of bis men
by shouting: "There is a brewery in
side that town! Let us get there be
fore anybody else!" History relates
that the men did get there with re
markable speed. EquaHy shrewd was
that Japanese commander in the Man
cburian wur who, seeing bis men ex
hausted with thirst and knowing full
well tbe wonderful properties of pickled
plums, cried out. "Two miles from here
there Is a forest of plums." Tbe an
ticipated plums went far to relieve
their parched mouths.
What West Point Doea For Its Cadets.
Whnt West Point does for Its cadets
is precisely this: It takes Its youth at
the critical period of growth; it Iso
lates them completely for nearly four
years from the vicious Influences that
corrupt young manhood and from the
atmosphere of commercialism; It pro
vides absorbing employment for both
mental and physical activities; it sur
rounds them with exacting responsibil
ities, high standards and exalted tra
ditions of honor and integrity, nnd it
demands a rigid accountability for
every moment of their time nnd for
every voluntary action. It offers them
the Inducements of an honorable ca
reer and a suOicient competence as a
reward of success, and it has impera-,
tive authority for the enforcement of
Its conditions and restraints. Colonel
Charles W. Lnrned In National Mags-
zlne. ,
Silver Service. 1
"Can I get tbe silver service for the
fire department?" Inquired a young
man at the free library.
"The what?" asked the girl at the
desk. ,
"The silver service for the fire de
partmentthe questions they ask you
when you take the silver service exam
inations, you know." Newark News ' ,
Knew What She Wat Doing.
Pastor I was sorry for your wife
during tho sermon this morning, doc
tor. She had such a dreadful fit of
coughing that the eyes of the whole
congregation were fixed upon her.
Doctor Don't you be unduly alarmed.
She was wearing her new bat for the
first time.
nis stroKo-or state.
She I'll wager you have told lots of
other girls that you loved them, fie ;
Well. If such has been my ttMsguided
career It Is now in your bands to pu
a stop to It. , '
Without foresight Judgment tolls by
Its own weight. Horace. ,
"ANOTHER'S SHOES."
A Phrase That Had Its Origin In an
Ancient Custom.
The expression 'stepping Into an
other's Bhoes,"Jike many another com
mon phrase, bad Its origin iu au an
cient custom.
Tlio old Norse lu w required Ibnt a
person to be adopted must step Into a
previously prepared shoe. This shoo
was uiude from, the skin taken from
tho right hlntl leg of a "three-wintcrs-old
bull."
Tho skin was flayed from above tbe
hock, nnd out Of this tho shoe was
made. The person to bo adopted step
ped Into this shoe, taking Into his
arms one nt a time, it Is presumed, tbe
younger sons of the man making the
adoption. If there were also sons who
were of ago they stepped into tbe shoe
nfterwnrd, by this sign showing their
consent to tbe adoption.
A man lu this way could adopt an
Illegitimate son, milking hlin his law
ful heir, but In Hint case the father
was obliged to step into the shoe first.
If there were any full grown sons,
they stepped Into the shoe nfterwnrd;
if there were no full grown sons, then
tho next of kin did the stepping, and
without bis consent, by the way, this
special adoption could not be made.
Witnesses to the ceremony in tho
use of tho shoe were required to es
tablish its legality.
It will be seen that this was con
sidered an Important ceremony, and
since so much "shoo stepping" was
done it Is not strange that the expres
sion ns now used passed Into common
speech. Cblcngo liucord-IIerald.
OSTRICH BATTLES.
The Great Birds, as Strong as Horses,
Box With Their Feet.
Ostriches battle for supremacy with
as much ferocity as stags, bulls, buf
faloes and other animals. Au ostrich
fight is amusing. Inasmuch as It
amounts practically to a boxing match
with the feet, wherein the combatants
lightly dance around each other.
There is, however, this difference If
any human boxer could hit ns hard
with bis hnnds as can an ostrich with
its feet the championship would be
decided by a single blow, in sparring
tbe ostrich stands on one foot, with
the other foot and tho wings raised,
the bill wldo open and tbe Deck dis
tended, lie strikes with the force of
a trip hammer.
Sometimes on an ostrich farm a
keeper will become Involved In such a
mlxtip, in which event it is not infre
quently the case that the human
emerges from the scrap with a broken
leg, arm or bead.
Under modern training an ostrich
equals a horse In power and indeed
can perform many of the "stunts"
whereof his equine colleague is capa
ble. In one respect, however, he ex
cels tbe horse, for by tbe aid of its
wines the ostrich can leave behind
I ttin amrlffAar niitntnf) llltftllvllHfal In
harness an ostrich has at Hot Springs,
Ark., paced in about a horse's time,
Harper's Weekly.
I
His Unlucky Day. '
Even the least superstitious are often
struck by tbe misfortunes whtcb at
tend some persons on certain dates. A
large firm In the city bas in its em
ploy a living instance of the fact On
June 12 an employee lost bis left arm
by coming In contact with machinery.
Tbe accident disabled him for bis then
t employment, anu ne was given mac
of a messenger. On another June 12
he was run over In tbe Strand while
on an errand. Result, a broken leg.
Tbe next accident was a fall on the
stairs in the firm's buildings again
Juno 12 the right arm broken this
time. Tbe fourth mishap on another
anniversary broke three ribs. The
firm took the case into consideration
and Issued an order that in future tbe
employee was to take a holiday on
that date, an order with which be has
now complied for several years. Lon
don Chronicle.
His Second Thought.
A politician named Blank got a place
for a clerk during one of the sessions
Of tbe legislature of bis state. The
clerk was very grateful, says the Sat
urday Evening Post. At tbe end or
the session he came around to Blank
and said: "Mr. Blank, I want to tell
you how much I am indebted to you
for your kindness In getting me the
place I have bad. It meant more to
me, Mr. Blank, than you may think. I
thank you from the bottom of my
heart Also I want to say, Mr. Blank,
that if there ever comes a time when I
can do anything for you anything at
all you are to command me. I will do
anything you may ask me to do. I am
at your service."
Blank thanked the man, and he
started to go. As be reached tbe door
he turned and said, "Of course, Mr.
Blank, I would prefer that it should be
something honorable."
Could Fill the Bill.
Superintendent What we want is a
night watchman that'll watch, alert
and on the qui vlve for the slightest
noise or indications of burglars, some
bbdy who can sleep with one eye and
both ears open and is not afraid to
tackle anything. See? Applicant 1
see, boss. I'll send my wife around.
LIpplncott's.
Took It Back.
e " u. v. , .uo uuh ytri-
SOn who interrupts the proceedings,"
said the Judge sternly, "will be ex
pelled from the courtroom Ind ordered
home."
"Hooray!" cried the prisoner.
Then the judge pondered. Judge.
More than we use Is more than we
need and only a burden to the bearer. 4
Seneca.