thos THE PATTUN COURIER, AUGUST 25. igus JUST A BIT OF LIFE. A Pathetic Incident of the Pawn. shops Tn the Metropolis, Sneaking into an small shop In an ob. seure and poverty ridden locality, the man who “went broke” at the races was realizing on a superfluous article of jewelry. A woman so poor and pinched in feature, so marked with eare and desperation that it made Him feel sick to look at her, was holding something under her shawl and wait- ing nervously until he should have fin. fshed his transaction. “Wait on her. She seems to be in a hurry,” he saM to the man behind the _ eounter, and at the word of permission a carpenter's plane was produced from the shelter of the shawl. “How much do you want?’ queried the unmoved pawnbroker monotonous. ~ “Pifty cents,” replied the woman, with a gulping in her throat and an eager look in her eyes. She clutched the money tightly and ran into another creature, poor as herself, but bearing her troubles in duller fashion. She bad a baby’s cloak, never costly and much worn, on which she wanted to borrow money, the same sum as the other woman had asked for. The man who had been offering a diamond felt uncomfortable. ‘There, give me $560. The stone’s worth four times as much.” And, seizing the mon. ey. he hurried after the woman who bad just left the shop. He was not given to acts of charity, and he felt awkward, the more so as the woman shrank from him as he accosted her. “I beg your pardon,” he began, “but here's $5 1 have no use for. Perhaps you” — “No, no!” she cried, drawing further from him. “For your child,” he said gently. “My child is dead!” cried the woman | with a queer sob, and fled into the | labyrinth of alleys and byways that ghelters so much wretchedness.—New | Want Mimas "acs, Tribune Valne of a Fam!yia An employee of the Chicagu once found the fuct that his face was | familiar to the late Joseph Medill de- cldedly to his advantage. In the last years of his life Mr. Medill did not | spend much time (n Chicago and took no active part in the management of | his paper, but when he was in the city he went to his office pretty regularly. He knew all the old faces, but few of the new ones, and it was too late in life | for him to accustom himself to them, | He never knew to whom to give “copy” that be wished printed if the managing editor happened to be absent. occasion he handed some to a repre sentative of another paper who chane- | . 2d to be in the building. The man had been employed on The Tribune some years previously, so his face was fa- | miliar to Mr. Medill, while the faces of the men then actually in his employ were not. One day he suddenly inquired what | Bad become of the old night editor. “He’s in Boston,” was the reply. *Well, I want him,” said Mr. Medil. It was explained that the map had | an excellent place in Boston and proba. bly would not care to come back, but | Mr. Medill persisted that he wanted | him. “I know him,” he said, “and I want 8 familiar face in that room. I want gome one who isn’t a stranger to me." Melegraph him that Medill wants him” So the man with “the old familiar face,” although he was not an old man | by any means, went back to The Tribe une on his own terms.—Youth's Com | vanion perce iesnm——— An eccentric clergyman in Cornwan | had been much annoyed by the way the members of the congregation had of looking around to see late comers. | After enduring it for some time he said on entering the reading desk one day: “Brethren, I regret to see that your attention Is called away from your religious duties by your very natural desire to see who comes in behind you. I propose henceforth te save you the trouble by naming each _ person who may'come late.” He then began, “Dearly peloved,” but paused half way to interpolate “Mr. 8, with his wife and daughter.” Mr. 8. looked rather surprised, but the minister, with perfect gravity, re ‘sumed. Presently he again paused “Mr. 0. and William D.” * The abashed congregation kept their eyes studiously bent on their books he Service proceeded in the most or 3 -derly manner, the parson interrupting himself every now and then to name some newcomer. At last he said, still with the same perfect gravity: “Mrs. 8. in a new bonnet.” In a moment every feminine head in the congregation had turned around.— Millinery Trade Review. A Mystery of the Sea, One of the most curious finds ever made from the sea was that which came to the Azores in 1858. The is- land of Corvo was then in the posses. sion of two runaway British sailors. One morning there drifted ashore a | eraft which had evidently been frozen in the ice for a long time. It was an ~ ancient and battered brig, without masts, bulwark or name, but the hatches were on, the cabin doors fast, and the hulk was buoyant. She had lit- tle cargo, and that consisted of skins and furs in prime condition. No papers were found in the cabin but it was figured that she was @ sealer or trader, carrying a crew of 10 or 12, and that she had been pro. | The flour was | visioned for a year. spoiled, but the beef was perfectly preserved. She had heen abandoned when frozen in an iceberg and drifted for years. The date of the letter found In the forecastle showed that the brig hud been abandoned nearly half a eentury before. The two sailors got out th: furs, which eventually brought then $4.000, and two barrels of beef ‘and then set fire to the wreck. No trace was «ver found of its'name or owners, Queen Cather 'ne obtained pins fron France, and, in 10643, an act was pass. ed: “That no person shall put to sale any pinnes but only such as shall be double headed aad have the heady sold ered fast to the shank of the pinnes well smoothed, vhe shank well shapen, the points well round filed, eauted and sharpened.” At this time 1208t pins were made of brass, but many were also made of Iron, with a bre ss surface. France sent a large number of pins to England until about the year 1616, In this year one John Tllsby started pin. aking In Gloucestershire, So sue- cessfiil was hs venture that he soon had 1,500 persons working. These ping made at Stroud were held in high re- pute. { In 1636 pmmakers combined and founded a corporation. The industry was carried un at Bristol and Rirming: | ham, the litter becoming the chief | center. In 1775 prizes were offered for the first native made pins and needles in Carolina, and during the war in 1812 pins fetched enormous prices. { Pins vary from 3% inches in length | tuo the soull gilt entomologists’ pin; 4,500 weighing about an ounce.—Good Words. | A Lucid Decision, A correspondent, referring to a recent article in Law Notes on “The Gram- mar of the Courts,” calls attention to | the following lucid decision of Sir John Taylor Coleridge in the case of Turley against Thomas, 8 C. and P. gested as a doubt by the learned coun- | On one | sel for the defendant whether the rule i of the road applies to saddle horses or | | only to carriages. Now I have no doubt | | that it does.”—Law Notes. | An Accident, ! Little Bessie having been punished | for misbehavior, slunk to the other end | of the room crying. Her mother turn- ed to view her repentance, but found er engaged in making faces at her. “Why. Bessie,” said her mother. “how can you do so?’ | “Oh, mamma,” answered the little | girl, “I was trying to smile at you, but ny face slipped.” —London Answers. Still Free, After two solid hours of moonlight | uninterruption she thought she | “I admit that you are the | | and had him. | sweetest” — “Yes, go on,” she whispered. “But the doctor lias forbidden me sweets,” he added. i And the sensitive moon retired be- | nind a cloud.—Philadelphia Record. | | | An astronomer declares that Jupiter | | 8 in the state that our earth was 34, 900,000 years ago. Those who can re | | member back 34,000,000 years will ug | | derstand what this means. | A man can walk a mile ' vithout mow: tng more than a couple of feet.—Chica JACK TAR’S GROWL. A Story Iliustrating the Sailor's | Habit of Grumbling, | The author of “From Edinburgh to | the Antarctic,” writing of the sailor's | habit of grumbling, says: “The dinners | | ure all the same—that is to say, Mon. | day's dinners are all alike, and what | we have today we shall have this day | six months hence. Jack's forefather | this day 100 years ago had the same! menu and made the same uncomplis | mentary remarks about the dishes, and | 100 years hence on this day Jack's chil- | dren will growl over their salt horse | | and plumless duff.” The author also | tells this “yarn” to illustrate that Jack’s habit of grumbling can’t be | cured and must be endured: Once upon a time there lived a skip- | per whose wife said to him that if she | went to sea the poor men would never | find fault with their food. Her hus- | band took her with him on a voyage, | and the good woman attended to the | | cooking in the galley herself. | The scouse was thick with fresh veg. | | etables, the bread was white and with- | | out weevils, the meat was good, and | the duff was almost half plums, but | | still the men growled. | Then the skipper’s wife thought of | | lay eggs for her husband’s breakfast. | She took them out of the coop, wrung | | their necks with her own fair hands, | plucked them. roasted them and sent ! | them to the forecastle on the cabin | | “Now the men,” she said to herself, “will know how much we think of their | | eomfort.” | | At eight bells she stole forwurd to | the forecastle to listen to the praise of | her skill as a cook. She looked down | d’ye think this ’ere bloody fowl died | . sae The sage has had his say against marrying in haste; here is the same thought with a prettier coloring. 4A solemn and awe inspiring bishop was examining a class of girls and asked: { “What is the best preparation for the | sacrament of matrimony?” “A little coortin, me lord!” was the unexpected reply of one of the num- | ker, whose nationality may be guessed, | ~—Exchange. | , What Was the Use? | Mother—Goodness, how did you hurt | your finger so? Little Son—With a hammer. “When?” “A good while ago.” “I didn’t hear you cry.” “No, mother. I thought you were | out.”—Stray Stories. { A kitten has been brought up on an | exclusively vegetable diet by a family | of vegetarians. The result is that it | will not touch animal food, and it pays ao attention to rats or mice. 103, 34 BE. C. L. 312: “It has been sug- hints SPECIAL SALE TO MAKE ROOM FOR FALL STOCK. Chinaware—Fine flowered Cups and Saucers, Nappies, Bakers, Fancy Round Salads, Seven-inch Plates, Jugs, Etc, YOUR CHOICE FOR 10 CENTS. Also 10-cent assortment of Glassware, which are all bargains. —==Furniture Department.s—o Solid Oak Chamber Suits from $18.00 to $60.00. Have a special Quartered Oak Suit at a genuine bargain. Iron Beds from $3.25 to $20. Mattresses and Bed Springs—a large assortment. Haps and Wire Bottom Cots at great bargains. Pillows and Bolsters at all prices. Dining Room Tables $4.50 to $20—round and square. Dining Room Chairs from 85c¢ to $2.50. Chairs irom ;0c¢ to 8oc. trom. Mattings. w—ro BARGAINS. — Hall rack and China closet which cannot be replaced for what they will cost the first buyers. Window shades, floor oil cloth and linoleum—a large line to select Kitchen Tables—all sizes. Sideboards from 11.00 to 40.00. Kitchen Also call and see our new line of Brussels, Ingrain and Rag Carpets and Odd dressers and fancy rockers—Ilargest assortment in town. Will also repair furniture and pack furniture to be shipped on prompt notice. Respectfully, | C. C Greninger. EXCURSIONS TO ATLANTIC CITY. And Other Atlantic Coast Resorts via Penn- sylvania Railroad. | the hens she had brought on board to| June 29, July 13, August 10 and 24, | and September 7 are the dates of the Pennsylvania annual low rate execur- | sions for 1905 to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City,Avalon, Anglessea, Wildwood, Holly Beech, N. Tickets good to return within sixteen days, including date of excursion. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pitts- lantic City, via the Delaware River 8:35 p. m. Stops will be made at con- venient points for meals en route. by any regular train from Market Street Wharf or Broad Street Station on the following day. | | Tickets will be sold from stations at | the rates named below: RATE - RATE Ticketsgood Train Tickets good in Pull.cars Leaves only in in connection Coaches. with regular Pull. Tickets. 9 00 9 25 Carrollt’n Road...8 Hastings lowed at Pniladelphia returning if passengers will deposit their tickets with the ticket agent at Broad Strest Station, Philadelphia, immediately on arrival. Tickets must be deposited | with agent at seashore destination and properly validated for return trip. Tickets will also be sold for regular trains leaving Pittsburg at 4:55 and | J., Rehoboth, Del., or Ocean City, Md. 9:00 p. m. from all stations at which these trains stop, and from stations {from which regular connection with | them is made, and at the higher rate jonly on train leaving at 10:00 p. m. | Pullman sleeping cars through to At- the hatch and saw a big black fist | burg on above mentioned dates at 8:55 | lantic City on the 10:00 p. m. train, and plunge a fork into the hen and heard a | & M., reaching Philadelphia 6:25 p. m. | to Philadelphia on the 4:55 and 9:00 p. hoarse voice growl, “I say, Bill, what in time for supper, and arriving At-|m. trains. Returning coupons will be accepted | Bridge Route, the only all-rail line, at | on any regular train except the Penn- | sylvania Limited and Chicago Limited, | the St. Louis Limited and the Pennsyl- | Passengers may also spend the night in | vania Special. Philadelphia and proceed to the shore | A VALUABLE PUBLICATION. 1 | A | The Pennsylvania Railroad 1905 Summer Excursion Route Book, | The passenger department of the | Pennsylvania Railroad company has | { published the 1905 edition of the Sum- | mer Excursion Route Book. The 1. | work is designed to provide the public with descriptive notes of the principal summer resorts of the United States, Li with the best routes for reaching them Altoona. .. 800 Passengers for New Jersey points other than Atlantic City will spend the night in Philadelphia and use regular trains the next day from Market Street Wharf. Passengers for Rehoboth, Del., or Ocean City, Md., will use regular trains the next day from Broad Street Station. A stop-over within limit will be al- and the rates of fare. It contains all the principal seashore and mountain resorts in New England, the Middle, Southern and Western states and in Canada, and over seventeen hundred routes or combinations of routes. The book has been compiled with the great- est care, and altogether is the most complete and comprehensive handbook of summer travel ever offered to the public. The cover is handsome and striking printed in colors, and the book con- tains several maps, presenting the ex- act routes over which tickets are sold. The book is profusely illustrated with fine half-tone cuts of scenery at the va- rious resorts and along the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad. This very interesting book may be procured at any Pennsylvania railroad ticket office at the nominal price of ten cents, or, upon application to Geo. W. Boyd, general passenger agent, Broad Street station, Philadelphia, Pa., by mail for twenty cents. NEW YORK CENTRAL SUMMER EXCURSION RATE. The New York Central’s summer ex- cursion rates will take effect June 1st, when low rate excursion tickets will be sold to the lake, mountain and sea- side resorts, including Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Adirondack moun- tains, Catskill mountains, White moun- tains, Saratoga, Lakes George and Champlain, Old Orchard Beach, ete. Also to the Pacific coast, Mexico and various points west. Information akout rates and train service may be obtained upon application to ticket agents or the undersigned. The New York Central’s books of travel, known as ‘The Four-Track Ser- ies,” contain maps, numerous illustra- tions and information descriptive ot all the great resorts in America. Among the number are the following: No. 3, “America’s Summer Resorts; No. 6, “The Adirondack Mountains;’ No. 9, “Two Days at Niagara Falls;”’ No. 8, ‘Two to Fifteen Days’ Pleasure Tours;” No. 10, “The Thousand Is- lands;” and No. 17, “The Summer Boarder,” containing a list of oyer 3,000 hotels and boarding houses in all | sections of the country, giving capacity | of houses, rates, ete. A copy of any of { the above booklets will be sent upon | receipt of a two-cent stamp by W. H. Northrup, general agent, Williams- port, Pa. LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. An Atuactive Tour to Yellowstone Park Via Pennsylvania Railroad, The Pennsylvania Railroad company * has arranged a special personally-con- ducted tour to visit the Pacific Coast, including the Yellowstone Park, Port- land (for the Lewis and Clark exposi- tion), and the beautiful resorts among the Colorado Rockies. This tour will leave New York, Philadelphia, Balti- more, Washington and other cities on the Pennsylvania railroad Saturday, September 2, by a special train of high grade Pullman equipment. The %tin- erary will coyer a period of three weeks, the party reaching the East on the homeward journey September 22. The special train will be used by the party over the entire route, except during the five and one-half days in the Yellowstone Park, when the fine hotels now in service in the great preserve will be utilized. The train will be side- tracked in Portland for occupancy there, and all meals en route, except in the Yellowstone Park and in Denver, will be seryed in the special dining car. Round trip tickets, covering all nec- essary expenses for twenty-one days, | $200 from all points on the Pennsyl- vania railroad except Pittsburg, from which the rate will be $195. For itineraries and further informa- tion apply to ticket agents, Thos. E, Watt, passenger agent Western district, Pittsburg, Pa., or address Geo. W. Boyd, general passenger agent, Phila- delphia, !
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