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FREELAND, IA., DECEMBER 19,1900. BREVITIES. Manufacturers of birch beer have been detected cutting down birch trees in Van Cortlandt park, New York, to get the bark to flavor the liquor with. A brisk trade In l'ox skins Is spring ing up between France and Italy. The latter last year exported 4,000, mostly from about Rome. Foxes are plentiful in Italy. There Is considerable money In the lakes In the shape of meat. In the Lake Erie fisheries 3,728 men are em ployed and $2,719,054 capital. Last year's catch was valued at $1,150,890. It is reported on high authority that the petroleum Industries of lioumanla have made great progress of late and that if transportation becomes cheaper and better this country will be a for midable competitor of America and Russia. Until tlie middle of the last century cavalry deployments were by two right angle turns, and when the diagonal march was adopted Instead of making the diagonal by a half turn of each horse the movement was by the whole troop or unit. Kaffir beer is made from Indian corn, which is worked into a pulp with wooden stampers. Sufficient sugar and water are added, and the climate does the rest. When the beer Is ready, ev ery hut will receive Its share, and a certain quantity will be put aside for the "beer drink," a sorry but a gigantic kind of feast. The British Women's Emigration so ciety offers free passage to Western Australia and profitable places when they have arrived there to good, strong domestic servants. But it advises servants who are seeking light places, with no scrubbing, a regular evening out, as well as ull day Sundays, to bide by the mother country. MM. Desgrez and Balthazard state that they have discovered a method of regenerating air in confined spaces. They have submitted to the Academy of Sciences aluminium diving dresses weighing 25 pounds. They state that the diver can move in this suit for hours under water without drawing air from the surface. The principal regen erating agent seems to be sodium diox ide. Extending from north to south, Indo- Cliina covers 14 degrees, necessarily lu cliuliug a wide variety of climate. In the southern provinces the year is di vided into two seasons, wet aud dry. In Tonkin and Anam the four western seasons prevail, with the difference that the heat attains an intensity un known in Europe aud the climate is so debilitating as to uufit Europeans for manual labor. In England a lamppost has been In troduced which combines a tire hy drant, tap and tire alarm box. The hy drant can be used for tire alarm pur poses. tilling water carts and for street flushing, while the small tup can be used by nil individual for domestic wa ter supply. There Is a water meter aud siphon at the bottom, by which the wa ter Is shut off from the hydrant, thus preventing it from freezing. Over the greater part of the New England coast the supply of clams has suddenly diminished to 1111 extent which has become alarming. Exten sive areas which four or live years ago produced great numbers of clams are now practically barren. The explana tion is simply that the demand has in creased at such a rati? that too large a number of the natural "seed" clams have been removed, and extinction sud denly follows. Members of the building trades, ar chitects, builders and influential citi zens in New York city have organized the Work Together club. The object is "to promote harmonious relations be tween employers and employees by bringing about reforms directly affect ing the building trades. This organiza tion will from time to time make ap peals for the indorsement of measures for the protection of workmen engaged In the construction and alteration of buildings." Sunday is a great day for poor peo ple, and not extremely poor people ei ther, for indulging In street car rides. Not so very many years ago it was im possible for a man in moderate circum stances, one who could not afford to hire a vehicle and take his family out for an airing on a lovely afternoon ei ther on pay day or any day, to have that pleasure. Now he can take the whole family equipment, including the cook and nurse maid, on a country ex cursion that will cost him a trifle com pared with the same expense a quarter of u century ago. THE LEADERS IN THE COMING STRUGGLE Graphic Pen Pictures of the Men of Three Par ties Who Will Conduct Affairs At Harrisburg. STRIKING ROMANCES IN REAL LIFE. How These Leaders Rose From the Ranks to Positions of Command. Their Characteristics and Traits as Seen Apart From Par tisanship—Life Stories and Struggles of Men Whose Names Are Political Household Words. The approaching session of the Penn sylvania legislature promises to be one of the most interesting held In recent years. In addition to the work of electing a United States senator a great deal of important legislation will come before it. The real work of a session, its ar rangement and direction, is always in the hunds of a few men who are lead ers by virtue of selection, experience or natural ability. The coming session will be no exception to this establish ed rule, the only difference being that with three parties in the field there will be a greater display of ability, sa gacity and generalship than has ever been seen in the history of house or senate. The three parties referred to are the "Stalwart" Republicans, the "Inde pendent" Republicans, and the Demo crats. A study of the field on the eve of the assembling indicates that the active leadership in each of these par- | ties will devolve upon a very few men. 1 They will be generals, and a study of j the men at the head of each division i indicates that this leadership will be in most competent hands. A conspicuous feature in the lives of this handful of men is that with one or two exceptions they have carved their way to political, professional or financial eminence by hard work. They ; are men from the ranks, and, there fore, best fitted to direct and lead. The following sketch of their lives Is purely biographical, and has been prepared without partisan bias. These leaders are described as they appear in social life, and to those who know them best. C'oniniiMMioiier Durham. On the part of the "Stalwart" Re publicans State Insurance Commission er Israel W. Durham, ex-state senator, | ex-magistrate of Philadelphia, stands as the undisputed head tof that element in Philadelphia. Com missioner Durham is 44 years of age, having been born Oct. 24, 1856. He comes of an old Quaker City family, and in personal ap- Inaurance Commie- pearance is of me sioner Durham. dium height and build, light mustache and complexion and a slight tendency to stoutness. In a personal and social way Com missioner Durham is one of the most affable and companionable of men, , whose most striking characteristic is his perfect frankness. In his political affiliations this trait is marked, to gether with a disposition to grasp all the details of a situation at once and act accordingly. The secret of Commis sioner Durham's success is his affabil ity, his frankness and his thorough knowledge of Philadelphia, where he has spent all his life. The companion able traits of Mr. Durham's nature at tract and hold men. Whatever Israel W. Durham has achieved in politics is due entirely to his own efforts, backed by an indomit able will. Immediately on graduating from the Philadelphia high school he learned the brickmaking trade, which he deserted to enter the flour and feed business. His popularity led to his | entrance into politics, and in 1885, i when not yet 30 years of age, he was I elected by the Republicans ode of the ' police magistrates of Philadelphia. He ; was re-elected in 1890, and was urged j for re-election in '95, but declined a third nomination. He became a state senator in 1897, when he was elected from the Sixth district, with practically no opposition, to fill the unexpired term of his per sonal friend, Hon. Boies Penrose, who had been elected United States senator. In 1888 Mr. Durham was a delegate to the Republican national convention at Chicago, and from this time dates his rise from ward politics into the broad er domain of city and state politics. It was largely due to Mr. Durham that State Senator Penrose was chosen a United States senator in '97, and in each legislative session since 1895 Com missioner Durham has been a potent factor in protecting and directing the Interests of Hon. M. S. Quay and the stalwart element of the Republican party. He was one of the first of the state leaders to espouse the cause of Hon. William A. Stone as a gubernatorial candidate, and so earnestly and ef fectually did he work for success tha. I he was rewarded by Governor Stone with appointment as State Insurance Commissioner. In the legislative session of 1899 the fact waa universally recognized that the mainspring of the Quay contest at that session had its power in the per sonality of Israel W. Durham and John P. Elkin. In the approaching session these two men will occupy the place of ! leadership at the head of the "Stal- 1 wart" column. Commissioner Durham j is a bachelor. Attorney General i£lktn. Attorney General John P. Elkin, an other of the "Stalwart" Republican leaders, comes of distinguished parent age. He is the son of the man, Fran cis Elkin, who erected and operated the first tin plate mill in the United States. This was at Wellsville, 0., in 1874, and Attdrney General Elkin, then a lad of 14, was one of the first helpers employed around this establishment, which was the forerunner of one of the greatest of America's industries. Attorney General Elkin is a stalwart in appearance as well as in principle. He is six feet high and built in pro portion. He is a fluent, graceful talk er, with a turn for the practical and exact rather than for the eloquent in public address. His home is in Indi ana, where his political and official duties cannot win him Jrom a fireside whose adornment is a wife, two young daughters and a son. John P. Elkin is of Scotch-Irish an cestry. He was educated in the public schools, and graduated from the In diana Normal school. He was a school teacher at 15 years t of ago. In 1882 he entered the Univer- A sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and two y years later, in 1884, s / he was graduated with honor from its law department. In the same year, on his return to Penn- I sylvania, he was Attorney General I called to the bar of Elkin. I Indiana county, and in the fall election j was chosen one* of Indiana's represent- | ; atlves to the legislature of 1885. At i j this time he was but 24 years of age, | one of the youngest meu who had ever j ' sat in the house. i The vigor of youth inspired him to ! conspicuous efforts at this session, and j in 1887 he was re-elected and made j chairman of the important Commit- I tee on Constitutional Reform. Among j the many positions of trust and honor in politics and out of it which he has ! held was that of chairman of the Re- i publican state convention which nomi- I nated Gregg and Morrison in 1891; | for years was president of the Indiana school board; is a member of tJie board of trustees of the Indiana Normal | school; president of the Farmers' bank of Indiana and Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania for nearly three years under Attorney General McCormick. He was chairman of the Republican State Committee through three cam i paigns, leading his party to victory, and immediately upon his induction into office Governor Stone appointed him Attorney General, which position he has held ever since. In his personal contact with men of all classes Attorney General Elkin is an agreeable, pleas- i ant voiced gentleman of kindly im pulses and unaffected manner. He is a staunch partisan and personal friend of Hon. M. S. Quay, his only son being named Stanley Quay Elkin. United States Senator Penrose. 1 An unwritten law in American poli tics is that the representative of any party from any state in the senate of the United States is regarded as the t titular if not the ac tual head of the par ty in that state. By reason of his posi tion, therefore, of his youth and of his friendships United States Senator Boies Penrose is regarded as one of the men who will exert a po ; United States Senator tent iniluence in de- Penrose ciding questions that must come be fore the next legislature, so far as his party is concerned. From his first en trance into the political arena Senator Penrose has been identified with the stalwarts, cr what has later been de nominated the Quay element in the Republican party. Of illustrious an cestry. the founders of his family have been identified with the government of Pennsylvania since the days of Penn. Through the Biddies, Thomases and Penroses he nas inherited an Ameri canism stretching through six gener ations. Boies Penrose entered Harvard at ] the early <ige of 16, and graduated with high honors in 1881. He was born Nov. 1, 1860, at 1331 Spruce street, the house in which he still resides when in Phila delphia. His father was R. A. F. Pen ; rose, M. D., LL. D. Since 1885 the tall, strongly built form of Boies Penrose has been a familiar one in Harrisburg, where he served successively as mem ber of the house in 1885 and member j of the state senate from 1886 to 1896. ! By profession Senator Penrose is a lawyer, having studied under Wayne ; MacVeagh and George Tucker Bis j pham, being admitted to the Philadel i phia bar in 1883. In connection with his law partner, Mr. Allinson. he is the author of "A History of the City Gov ernment of Philadelphia," a volume entitled "Philadelphia 1681-1887" and a "History of Ground Rents in Philadel phia." He was elected to the United I States senate to succeed J Donald j Cameron in 1896, and today la Pennsyl vania's only representative In that dis tinguished body. The marked characteristic of Sena tor Penrose's public life is the fluency and command of language in his public utterances. He is one of the most pol ished speakers that ever sat in the State Senate of Pennsylvania. He also is a bachelor. Col. Jnniea M. Gaffry. The controlling power in Demo cratic councils at Harrisburg the com ing session will be. just as he was last session, Col. James McClurg Guffey, Democratic National Committeeman from Pennsylvania, and the recognized head of the party in this state. The story of Col. Guffey's life has been one long romance. He is not only the largest oil producer in the United States, but employs more men in his gold and silver mining operations in Idaho than any single individual. Col. Guffey comes from one of the oldest families in Pennsylvania. On his mother's side he is deecendod from the historic Clan Campbell of Scot land, while on his paternal stde the Guffey family has for generations past been prominent in the Shire of Lanark in the Scottish lowlands. Thf, first Guffey arrived in this country in 1738, settled in Philadelphia and subse quently penetrated the then wilderness to what is now Westmoreland county, where he established the first English settlement in that county and the sec ond west of the Alleghenies. James M.Guffey passed his early days on his father's farm aud attending the district school. At the age of 18 he became a clerk in the superintendent's office of the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, at Louis- flKfcr gg&w ville, Ky. He sub- •"jR sequently resigned to accept a more re sponsible position at Nashville, Tenn., 7% with the Adams Ex- rf press company. It *1 rW ' ' was while here that his attention wasdi-U Ol - Jamos M. Guffey. rected to the new and wonderful oil fields of his native state. He returned to Pennsylvania and immediately en tered upon a career as a producer and operator which has had few parallels in the phenomenal story of the oil re gions. Within a few years his operations covered five counties. He drilled the celebrated Matthews well, one of the greatest of Its time. When the discov ery of natural gas was made he enter ed this field with the same success that had attended him in the oil region. Then he branched out in the develop ment of coal areas in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and this was fol lowed by his venture into gold and sil ver mining in Idaho and Colorado. He is president of the Trade Dollar Min ing and Milling company, of Silver City, Idaho. The town of Guffey in that state is named after him. Col. Guffey, in connection with his brother, the late Sheriff John M. Guf fey, of Westmoreland county, has al ways taken an interest in politics. At the Democratic state committee meet ing in August. 1897, Col. Guffey was elected a member of the Democratic national committee from Pennsylvania, which position he has held ever since. It is the only office in the gift of his party that he has held, and he has re peatedly declared that he is not a can didate for any other office. The striking feature of Col. Guffey's political career has been his control of men. He is a keen student of human nature and reads men intuitively. To this fact and the wide experience of his life in the business world is due the remarkable hold he has upon his party and its leaders. Col. Guffey's is a striking figure. He is tall and slen der, with waving gray hair and iron gray mustache. His features are clear cut and expressive. In manner he is quick, instantly grasping a point, a ready conversationalist, and one of the most agreeable of men. He resides with his wife and four children in a beautiful home in the East End of Pittsburg. His hospitality and bene lactions are the dominating features of his social life. He is a prominent member of the Manhattan club of New York, the Duquesne club of Pitts burg. a trustee of Washington and Jefferson college and of many other social and educational institutions. Col. Guffey has just completed his 60th year of life. State Senator Flinn. The element of the Republican par ty which goes under the various names of "Independent," "Insurgent" and "Anti-Quay" Republicans has as its t recognized head State Senator Will iam Flinn, of Pitts burg. the represent ative at Harrisburg of the Forty-fourth senatorial district. Senator Flinn is a li living exemplifica tion of what brains, energy and self re- State Senator Flimi. liance can do for the man who starts in life with ambi tion and a common school education. Senator Flinn today stands high on the list of men in Pittshurg who have made great fortunes in great enterprises. In personal appearance he is of fine phy sique, six feet tall, with hair and mus tache just turning gray, who looks at the world with keen eyes through gtMl rimmed spectacles, and whose most conspicuous feature is a square, flrmly set lower jaw, indicative of character and firmness. Every man has some marked pecu liarity, and that of Senator Flinn Is directness coupled with decision. He goes straight to the heart of a ques tion. settles it and dismisses it to take up the next problem. He is a high type of the business man in politics. Be ginning life as an apprentice to the trade of brass finishing and gas and steam fittings, by his own efforts he has become one of the largest con tractors In the country, being at the head of the Booth & Flinn company, Incorporated, of Pittsburg. Senator'Flinn was born at Manches ter, England, on May G, 1851, of Irish parentage. His parents removed to Pittsburg in the year of his birth, and since that time he has made his home in the "Smoky City." While a young man he began taking an active interest in politics, soon rose to he a precinct leader, then the controller of his ward, and later the head of the Republican organization fn Pittsburg, having occtt-i | pied for the past 18 years the responsi- I ble position of chairman of the Repub- I licaji city committee. His first venture into the legislative whirl was the session of 1879, and he was re-elected to the session of 1881. In 1890 he was first chosen to repre sent his district in the state senate. In 1894 ho was re-elected with practically no opposition, and two years ago for the third time he received an over whelming majority. For twenty years past Senator Flinn has attended as a delegate every state convention, and since 1884 has been a delegate to every I national convention of the Republican j party. j His years of service in houseand sen- I ate, and as a presiding officer at con ventions and in committees, has made Senator Flinn one of the best parlia mentarians in public life. On the floor of the senate he expresses himself with ease, fluency and precision of grammat ical utterance. In debate he is forcible and convincing. He has none of the small vices of men,and resides with his ■ family in a beautiful home in the east end of Pittsburg. His elder son, a grad uate of Yale, is the associate of his father in his business enterprises. Stute Senator Martin. At the head of the allied Independ ent Republican forces in Philadelphia is State Senator David Martin, a Phila delphian of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the son of a farmer and ! a Republican from his birth. Senator I Martin was elected fy wv a member of the jjtoi // Republican execu- j tive committee be fore he was a voter, ; and continued in that >yTv position for 32 con secutive years. He has been Sergeant at-armsof the House S * ftto Senator Marfcln. of Representatives at Washington, a delegate to all the state conventions for 28 years, except two, and served four years aa a member of the Republi can National Committee. The other of fices that Senator Martin has filled wkh credit to himself and his party are those of Mercantile Appraiser for five years, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Ninth district for two years and Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for nearly two years. At the national convention of 1896 he was one of the six Pennsylvania delegates who voted for Major McKin ley, declining to Join the rest of the delegation in voting for Senator Quay for president. He was a delegate to the national convention at Minneapolis i and also a delegate to the national con vention in 'BB which nominated Har rison for president. The senatorial district which Mr. Martin represents gave him the dis tinction two years ago of the largest majority ever given a senatorial can didate in the state, he having defeated the Democratic nominee by over 21,000 votes in a poll of about 37,000. Senator Martin holds a high place in the councils of the independent Re publican organization, as his position in Philadelphia entitles him to such distinction. His manner is not ef fusive, and though agreeable nnd en j tertaining in private conversation he carefully chooses his words in discuss ing affairs of state or politics. As a farmer's son, his love for country life has always remained su preme, and he resides with his wife, ; sister and brother-in-law, the latter : William J. Honey, Receiver of Taxes of- Philadelphia, on the old farm in a ! bedutifnl modern mansion near Holmesburg. Philadelphia, where the hospitality of himself and his wife are proverbial. Of late Senator Martin has come to the front as a public speaker when occasion demanded it, and at such times has expressed himself with freedom aud force. Senator Martin 1E 56 years of age. Secretary Van Valkrultarg. For nearly four years the executive management of the affairs of the Busi ness Men's Republican League of Penn sylvania and its Philadelphia branch thas been under the personal direction of its secretary, Frederick A. Van Valkenburg. He was prominently identified with the senatorial contest in the legislature two years ago, was one of the directing pow „ ... „ . ers in the John mi a. mrs. Wanamakor senato rial contest at Harrisburg four years ago, and will be in charge of the League's work in connection with the independent Republican movement the i coming session. Associated with him will be Hon. A. D. Fetterolf, former chief clerk of the house and one of the independent leaders of eastern Penn sylvania. Mr. Van Valkenburg is one of the youngest men in active politics in the state, having been born April 3, 1867. in Tioga county. He comes of an old family and revolutionary ancestry. The only office he has ever held was that of assistant postmaster at Wellsboro in 1890 and 1892. He is a man of me dium height, stoutly built, of jovial disposition and with a keen sense of humor. Prior to his entrance into state politics he had been active in Tioga county Republican affairs. Politics, however, do not engross all of his time, for he is general manager of the Bangor Star Slate company, and is identified with the development of the now famous Tioga county on fields. Prior to his election as secretary of the Business Men's League he was a con tractor for iron and steel highway bridges. The peculiarity about Mr. Van Valkenburg is that he has no de sire to hold office and would not ac cept political preferment, as he has frequently declared. He is a part owner of the Wells boro Republican-Advocate. He live 3 at the Manufacturers' club, in Phila i delphia, and is noted for his collection of curios and editions De Lux of rare works. This is the only hobby he in dulges. He is one of the best known of the younger club men in Philadel phia. Like all men who exercise ex ecutive or directing power in poli i tics or business, he is straightforward in his utterances and does not leave anybody in doubt as to his ideas on any subject. His friends are carefully se , lected and are of the kind who are ! steadfast under all circumstances. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILKOAD. November 25, 1900. ARRANGEMENT or PASSENGER TRAINS. LEAVE FHBKLAND. 6 12am lor Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Uethlekcm, Euston, I'hila delphlu and New York. 7 40 a m for bandy Hun, White HUTCH, Wilkes-Hurre, Pittstou and berantou. 8 18 a m lor Huzleton, Mahauoy City, bhenandoah, Ashland, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allentown. Bethlehem, Easton, Philadelphia and New York. 9 30 a in lor Huzleton, Mahunoy City, bhen andoah, Mt. Carmel, bhumokin and Pottsville. 12 14 i> in lor Saudy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Hurre,,berantou and all points West. 1 20 P m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Hcthlchcin, Easton, Philadel phia and New York. 4 42 p m for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Carmel, bhumokin and Puttsville, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Alleutown, Hcthlchcin, Eustou, Phila delphia uud New York. 6 34 P m lor bandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Hurre, beruntou and all points West. 7 29 p in for Huzleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Carmel and bhamokin. AHHIVE AT PREELAND. 7 40 a m from Weatherly, Pottsville, Ash laud, Sheuundouh, Mubuuoy City and Hazleton. 9 17 am from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle hem, Alleutown, Muuch chunk, Weath erly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, bhenan doah, Alt. Carmel und bhamokin. 9 30 a m from berantou, Wiikes-Harre and White Haven. 12 14 p m from Pottsville, Shuuiokiu, Alt. Carmel, sheuuudouh, Aiahuuoy City and Hazleton. 112pm from New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Hcthlchcm, Alleutown, Muuch Chunk and Weatherly. 4 42 p m from berantou, Wiikes-Harre and White Haven. 0 34 P m from New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Hcthiehein, Allentown, Potts ville, bhumokin, Mt. Carmel, bhenan doah, Mahanoy City and llazletou. 7 29 I> m from berantou, Wilkes-Hurre and White Haven. For further information inquire of Ticket Agents. uoLLiN H.WI LIICR, General Superintendent, 26 Cortluudt street, New York City. CHAS. S. LEE, Ueueral Passenger Agent, 26 Cortluudt Street, New York City. J. T. KEITH, Divisiou Superintendent, Huzleton, Pa. THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect April 18, 1897. Trains leave Drifton lor Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Brook, Stockton, Heaver Meadow Hoad, Hoan and Hazleton Junction at 6 80, OUU a m, daily except Sunday; und 7 03 a m, 2 <lB p ui, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton lor Harwood,Cranberry, Toinhicken und Deringer at 5 3U, 6 U) u ui, daily except Sunday; uud 7U3 a m, 238 p m, Sun day. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, Harwood Hoad, Humboldt Houd, Oneida and bheppton at 000 a in, daily except Sun day; and 7 00 u m, 2 38 p m, Sunday. Truins leave Huzletou J unction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tombicken and Deringer at 635 a m, daily except Sunday; and 8 63 a m, 4 22 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Hood, Humboldt Hoad, Oneida and Shoppton at 0 32,11 10 am,441 pm, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 a m, 311 pm, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhick n, Cran berry, Haiwood, llazletou Junction and 'toan at 3 26, 6 40 p m, daily except Suuday; una :< 37 a m, 6 07 p m, suuday. Trains leave bheppton lor Oneida, Humboldt Hoad, Harwood Houd, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton J unetiou ar.d Hoan at 7 11 u m, 12 40, 522 p m, dully except Sunday; and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sbepptou for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stockton, liazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 22 p in, duily, except Sunday; and 811 am,3 44 pm, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Houd, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 45, 626 p ni, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 5 40 p rn. Sunduy. All truing connect at llazletou Junction with electric ears lor Hazleton, Jcuneßvillc, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drifton at 6 30, 6 00 a m make connection at Deringei*with P. H. H. trains for w iikesbarre, Sunbury, liarrisburg und points west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Hazlefon Junction and Der inger, a train will leave the former point at 3 i 0 p m, daily, except Sunduy, arriving at Deringer at 6 00 p m. LUTHKK C. SMITH. Superintendent. A TIIANNRIC'A wit. As Horace Mnnn sat In his study one evening an Insane man rushed into the room and after abusing him for all kinds of fancied grievances challenged him to n light. Mr. Mann replied: "My dear fellow, It would give me a great pleasure to accommodate you. but I can't do it, the odds are so unfair. I am a Mann by name and a man by nature—two against one! It would never do to fight." The Insane man answered: "Come ahead. 1 afn a man and a man beside myself. Let us four have a fight." Don't fit* Slow. If a child is "slow" around home and takes an hour to dress when only a quarter of that time Is necessary, it is n bad tin hit. The "slow" men and wo men are those who fail to make a suc cess of life. How often you see grown people tinker about something a half a day that could be done In an bour! They learned the habit as children.— Atchison Globe. An Insinuation. Lawyer (examining witness)— Where was your maid at the time? Lady—ln my boudoir, arranging my hair. Lawyer—And were you there also? Lady (Indignantly)—Sir!—Exchange. The men-of-war of the Romans had a crew of about 225 men, of which 174 were oarsmen working on three decks. The speed of these vessels was about six miles an hour in fair weather. Attacked by n Turtle. John Fislier of Romney, W. Va., while following his outline in the south branch of the Potomac, landed two turtles, the larger weighing about 40 pounds. In lifting the latter turtle into the boat the hook broke, and the turtle at once began an attack on Fisher, chasing him from one end of the boat to the other. He had nothing to de fend himself with except a paddle. The battle lasted ten minutes, the turtle hissing and showing great viciousness. It finally got back into the water.— Washington Post. Pennlonere' Widows Lone Lived. No pensioner of the Revolutionary war survives. The last one died In 1809 at the age of 109, but last year there were and doubtless stil! arc- four Revolutionary widows on the pension rolls, none of them older than 00. Pen sioners' widows make little of the lapse of centuries. Judging by prece dent it is not improbable that 150 years from now there will still be widows drawing pensions on account of the I services of their husbands in our late I war with Spain.—Harper's Weekly.
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