Put to the Test
"Do you believe In leap year pro
posals, Mr. Barclay?"
Lileen Mclchor's brown eyes looked
tnlbievous. If there was a depth of
wilfulness underneath the mischief,
David Barclay was not In the mood to
notice it
"Do I believe In their existence, or
' In their results 7" His entile wa
somewhat scornful. "Why. I suppose
If a girl wants to ask a man to marry
bur she sometimes does it As for the
result, I presume it's a question of
temperament as to whether he throws
tie bait or catches It"
This wasn't at all what Eileen Mel
chor meant Her eyes grew mors
earnest "But why shouldn't a wom
an have the same right as a man, hon
estly? It's always puzzled me ab
stractly." 1
David Barclay laughed goVd-humor-dly.
"It's the propriety you're que
Honing, is It? Oh, you women with
your Interminable whys! Custom is
cuMotn, I suppose, and I fancy that's
your answb.-. Man began it. didn't
hef Who made the first proposal,
byway?"
Eileen shrugged ber shoulders. Evi
dently bis wtlonlng was more sb
stract than hers. "You are making
fun of me," she said, "and I was a lit
tle bit in earnest"
He was a chivalrous fellow In spite
' of his contempt for a style of girl
vhlch he thought she was affecting,
Bud when be detected a hurt tone In
her last words he melted at once.
"My dear Miss Melchor," he an
swered. "I never make fun of honest
qneatlons, but yours didn't sound liks
you."
"I know It" said little Eileen, "but
I honestly wanted Information and a
njnn's Idea. Cousin Lettle and some
of her friends were talking about It
Inst night and they found three cases
. where the girl had proposed to the
man and happy marriage had follow
ed. I've been wondering If the men
were weaker minded than the aver
age, or the women stronger minded,
or If neither of them had to be differ
ent from other people."
David Barclay was thinking. He
began to realise the little girl beside
him was In earnest Could she be In
love with someone of whom be did not
know and did she really want bis ad
vice? They were old friends, be and she,
almost enough so for hlin to ask her
why she wanted bis opinion. Once,
a long time ago, be had asked ber a
question that was more Important
than this, one that she had not an
swered as he wished. She was very
young then, so young that now when
they met again after a long absence
on his part they each fancied the other
had forgotten. He found he could meet
hor again calmly, even be alone with
her and act like, a friend merely;
but In tae depths of bis heart be koe
be had not forgotten, that be never
would forget
"Your words still surprise me soma-
what," be said, and she wondered
V why tits voice bad grown gentler, "and
yet I don't see, honestly, wby the
woman shouldn't have the chance
when she wants to use It, as well as
the man. I dont think she need be
stronger minded, necessarily, nor b?
of weaker character. I think they
might be Just ordinary people like, for
Instance, you and me."
How bad be dared? The blood
teemed to have rushed to bia heart
and to be pounding there unmerciful
iy-
Eileen Melchor had grown pale, or
no, was It his fancy?
"I wonder now I dont believe
the woman wouldn't have the cour
age," she said, and he believed ber
voice trembled. "If the man didn't
care, wouldu't she Just want to die
of shame? Wouldn't she have to?"
"Why any more than a man in a
similar position?" he questioned. "Re
member, we were putting them on an
equal footing."
"But a woman's shame is terrible,"
she faltered.
"A man's may be," he persisted.
"Don't you believe men can suffer?"
"And if a woman has made a man
suffer, you think the man ought to be
given the same chance in the ab
stract?" "Perhaps direct, too. Why not?"
Was b helping or hindering ber?
What did she want to say?
"But men are braver than women
ltteu it comes to putting affection to
a test."
"I'm not so sure. They have the
advantage of custom and convention
ality. A woman who dared it with
those obstacles would be far braver
than the average man."
She caught her breath sharply and
the crimson color came sweeping over
ber face and neck. "Mr. Barclay." she
said, end ber voice was almost inaudl
b!e, "I I don't know bow to say it
Will you marry me?"
He looked straight Into her eyes
and kept his arms away from her by
force of will. "Yes," hs said gently,
"I will. When?"
"Any any time," she faltered, and
when her eyes brimmed over and the
drops foil on her dress he knew her
woman's pride bad broken for the time
being, and the love of bis manhood
eed be beld In leash no longer. Rut
the thought that was In his mind
found expression in words as well.
"You were always the dearest
woman I ever knew," ha said. "Now I
know you are the bravest one."
But they both knew that she had
been brave only because love bad car
ried all before It and conquered the
woman's shame in her heart before
she could show It to him. MARION
B. WON80N.
Austria te Build Airships.
The first Austrian airship construc
tion company has Just been formed
wlin a capital of 800,000 kronen, and
It is understood that the war office is
Immediately placing an order for a
dirigible. The constitution of the
company is largely due to the fact
that the cforts of the government to
obtain a dlrig:b!e tron Germany Uur
lug the rarest eric: faiitd.
Grr.-ftn Oialeot In Wlrcnitn.
It Is two Grrmnn wotron wHo ate
(peaking in jLhe. -Presence of an Irish
woman. ,
"Th' tap o' th' niarnin' t' yo. Mis'
Brettschneluur. 'Tin glnd I am t' see
th' likes bv ye. lss ypr daiiRhthw
Gretehen goln' to the Hill th' mor
row ?" '
"Faith an' the Is. Ven me bye
He.'nrlrh can got th' buy hnarse away
from th' ploughln' I t'lnk I'll go nie
silf, bednd."
This is not travesty; it Is a report
of German dialect The manner of
p?eech came about naturally enough.
Wren the Germans Brrived here In
full force the country was already set
tled, largely by Yankees and Irish,
and the German had to buy his farm
hero or there. Thus a number of them
found themselves located In the town
of llrln, where, of conrte. they learned
the language of their country. And I
leave it to my fellow-citizens In V'ts
coi.sln whether a German cannot
speak as broad and rich brogue as any
son of Erin. Charles D. Stewart In
the Atlantic.
Percocious.
The late Francis 11. I-eggett, New
York's largest wholesale grocer, had
a contempt for the morals of the aver
age Wall street man, says the Nt
Orleans Statesman.
Mr. Leggett uFed to mir:
"I once hired an errand hoy, who,
after I hnd discharged h'.m, no dorbt
Went nn the street. There he sho lid
be doing well.
"The boy was from the country.
He only worked for me shout two
dnys. The lspt dy he wop with me
I sent him out for f 1 worth of stamps,
giving him B $5 bill.
"When he came hack with the
stamps he didn't offer mn any change.
" 'Well,' I said impatiently. 'Where's
the change, Alfred?'
" 'There ain't any, sir,' said the
boy. 'Stamps he? i ' "
FOR THE CONTRIBUTION BOX.
A Convenient Arrangement for Giving
Early and Often.
A custom among attendants of the
Greek Church at Trebt.ond explains
the use of certain tokens which have
been presented to the American Nu
mlamntlc Society in this city.
According to the Journal of the so
ciety sometimes several collections
are made during the Bervlce in these
churches. Even should there be but
one, the visitor may dealre to make a
special contribution at the shrine or
picture of Borne of the saints whose
Impression he desires to secure, or he
muy wish to purchase s candle for use
In some of the ceremonials in public
or private devotions.
On entering the church, therefore,
he exchanges a certain sum of money
with the deacon at the gate for an
equivalent amount of these tokens.' Ho
la thus able to respond to the calls for
the' 'Various offerings during the ser
vice or to deposit his gift at the shrine
of the saint by using one or more of
these tokens as he may be disposed,
yet without . any heavy demand on
bis purse. These church tokens are
sometimes of brass and sometimes ot
paper.
Value of "Stooping."
Always be civil. Try to treat rich
and poor alike. Is not the poor man's
SO shillings as good as the rich man's
pound? The working man's wife,
with her basket on her arm, says Sir
Thomas Llpton In the Strand, is en
titled to as much respect as the lady
who comes In nor carriage. When
Benjamin Franklin was ambassador
at the French court, speaking to a
young man, be said: "The last time
I saw poor father he received me in
his study. As I was leaving he showed
me a short way out of the house
through a narrow passage crossed by
a beam overhead. Suddenly he cried:
'Stoop! Stoop!' I did not understand
what he meant until I folt my head
bump against tho beam. He was a
man who never failed to give good ad
vice. 'You are goin,' he said, 'and
have got to go through the world.
Stoop as you go through It, and you
will miss many hard thumps.' " I
have never failed to he impressed by
this lesson of huml'lty.
Tree-Culture In English 8cheols.
In an effort to stimulate the local
fruit industry In tho county of Suf
folk, England, the East Bjffolk Educa
tion Committee has Instituted a sys
tem of establishing apple-tree nurs
eries In connection with the custom
ary school gardens. A competent In
structor has been engaged to visit tho
different schools, and many of tho
children are now as expert In the art
of grafting and budding as a veteran
horticulturist.
Only a nominal price is charged for
these apple trees, and the villagers
Immediately recognized the opportun
ity that awaited them and have been
eager to purchase the entire supply.
A number of orchards have been es
tablished, and In a Bingle town riora
than five hundred of these trees have
been transplanted.
Canon Abbay, the head of the pro
gressive and succeKxfui Framllnghain
Agricultural Co-operatlvo Society, is
enthusiastic over the efforts made to
restore to prominence the fruit Indus
try and Is superintend'! g the work.
Nearly three tboiiband uf the young
trees are no In stock, and a thousand
more are to be produced this year.
Nil Desperandum.
Percy Tarkington rows and fcraihi
tns dust from his knees. Then dia
Ing himself up to hK Nil height, L
tH2d resentfully upon the forai i
Miss Mmlol Mupgtns, who none halt n'
ly fanned herself the while.
"Very well. Miss Mugglua," cam
In bitter tones from I'ercy. "t r
very well! You have spurned me, 1
is true: Indeed, you have spurn,
me twice! But though de-Bpalr eatr
my heart I shall not die! J wIU win!
My name shall become known, and
my riches sbull becoiue envied "
"Pardon me tor Interrupting you,
Mr. Partington," Interjected Miss
Muggins, "but whsa you shall havs
acoompUabsd all (hat Teu may tr
66VIL Fishing as am indusTrV.
Fsctflo Coast Wny Provide Much Es
teemed Food for Jarsn.
A new Industry offers for the fish
ermen of lSrltlsh Col.imbla the pur
suit of devilfish, otberwir-o octop-is, or
cuttleih'h. Japanese say there Is a
market In their country for canned
devllflxh to cnn. The public on this
side of the Pact 1c does not generally
regsrd the devilfish as edible, but In
Japan it is esteemed as a food. Ai d
while it Is not rated as line a deilcacy
as green turtle or lobster the flavor Is
said to eo.ua! that of the clam.
The octopus hunts for a sheltering
cave or an overhanging rock, where
It lies in welt for prey. It abhors the
sunlight The Japanese fishermen
simply provide a shady retreat for the
octopus, and, when 1t backs Into the
trap. It Is hauled to the surface.
The pusuera of the octopus provide
themselves with large earthen Jars
more than a foot In diameter, which
are fastened' to a rope and lowered
Into the sea. When the devilfish
comes looking for a place to ambush
Its enemy the earthen Jar appears to
fulfil Its needs. Hacking Into the Jar
'he ociojnig permits its tentacles to
tv.ive about the seaweed. Half con
veiled It appears to he as harmless as
i b;ineh of kelp, but when a fish comes
llurtg there Is a swi.-:h of the long arms
ir.d the victim Is held by the suckers
ind forced into the rapacious maw.
The fisherman simply sets his traps,
etmns the next day and pulls tbera
o the surface and removes the octo
ju.- ;.-nni 'If. hlrtitj? place.
Getting Lenal Advice.
Ton should alwujs rnd out who It
olephoning to you if you can.
Oere's a Rrotidway lawyer who at
nl. Is wishing he bad. The other
lay a Irriy rarg him up and refused to
rive her name to his clerk, saying
hat she niched to talk on personal
Mid private ruqiesi. As soon as the
awyer himself p1 'ked up the receiver,
T'ore ho could u'ake any Inquiries,
he begun: "Oh, please tell me, must
here not be two cp!ea of a lear.e?"
"W'.iv," he onawfrH. "It Is usual to
:i"e ore to the landlord's sgent and
r,e t the lessee. Hut who are ?"
"Yet. the fjet that the wife of the
e ;i e hnd never seen a copy of tho
w.'-iMn't keep it from being
-'. li.ulir,?"
"'o." lippid from the lawyer, who
jii . li y ..iM-d: Ti.it before I discuss
he rm'tur farther may I ask to
Loui- :"
Ti'ore was a ?retty little laugh he
admit: it .vi-i' pretty even now. "Oh,
I'm--Mrs. Brown, and I live on
nror.cWiiy. You don't know me," it
was obvious, likewise, that he would
not "but I've always heard your ad
vice was so very valuahto, and I want
ed a lan yer, and so I Just called you
up. Good-by."
And when he asked for the number
Central gave him the Grand Central
Station!
Breakfstt Generation Ago.
Mush, we uned to call It, and each
child, bowl and spoon in band, a big
pitcher of milk hard by, awaited the
cooking process as mother stirred and
stirred the muss bubbled and b ib
bled, says the Portland Oregonlan.
The corn meal that went Into It was
taken from a big bin In a tin scoop
and slowly shaken Into the boiling wa
ter until the experienced eye showed
:hat the mush was thick enough, and
when done to the queen's taste it was
ladled Into the waiting bowls, the
pitcher was brought into requisition,
and the meal was over in short order.
Breakfast food we call It now. It Is
gingerly shaken by the kitchen maid
from a highly ornamented pasteboard
box, simmered until by dint of calling
and ringing the breakfast bell the
children come fretfully to the table,
when It is duly served, amotbered In
sugar and cream, sniffed at and left as
a contribution to the slop can. Yes, It
costs more this way, but we have got
to have lt And so, of course, we
have to pay the bill.
A Chinese 8mugg'r.
An Ingenious Instrument for smug
gling was discovered at Rangoon,
wb.m a Chlnamnn named Oheng was
arietod at ubo.it 7 o'clock in the
nioiniug as he stepped ashore from a
SHit'rau. The prisoner was carrying
what appeared to he a tin of kerosene,
but on ra.'Viriruiou of. the tin a cun
ning contrived smuggling outfit was
discovered.
Tho coiner of the tin, where the
open'. n j to udoilt the oil was situated,
was in the shape of a cube four Inches
square and the other part of the tin
was used as a receptacle for contra
band, the bottom of the tin sliding
out. In this hi -I lea recpue'e the
excise Inspector found fifty-five tolas
of bslneiil and niy-two one-elghtb
ounce Ih.tI'.s of cocaine.
If t: World Spoke English.
If the vvl.ole world spoke English,
!-1n;t!and, with her cunning und intel
lect, wouid liHve swayed if not ruled,
the world forever, for behold how she
still swsys us auil pokes her finger In
our eyes and pies any old time she
likes. I! England hadn't talked so
fine New York and London could hav
tturked the pack and dealt the deck
for eeod and ever.
QUEEREST OF CULPRITS.
Odd Court Episode Related By W. W.
Jacobs, the Humorist.
W. W. Jacobs, the humnrlst tll
j the following story:
I A lswyer defending a man accused
1 of housebreaking spoke like this:
"Your honor, I submit that my
client did not break Into the house
at all. He found the parlor window
open and merely inserted his ar-ji cud
removed a few trilling articles. Now,
luy client's arm Is not himself, and I
tall to s.e how you can punish the
whole Individual for an offence mai
nlined only by one of his limbs."
"That argument" said the Judge.
"Is very weil put. Following ft logi
cally, 1 sentence the defendant's arui
to one year's imprisonment He cau
aocouiuijiary It or nat, as tit chooses,"
the cello op ths bastille.
Still In CxMenra In a Private htnun
In Paris.
Comparatively few persons hsve
ever heard of the hells of the Bastille,
yet they sre still in existence. After
the destruction of the prison, says the
Gentlewomen, they found their way to
the great foundry In Romllly, but the
manager of tie works disobeyed the
orders he reelved and did not de
stroy the-p.
Now they nie back In Paris, In a
prlvato house in the Avenue d'Eylan.
On each bell la engraved, "Made by
Louis Cheron for the Royal Bastil'e,
in the yar 171." and thy are further
ornnmentc d with the royal arms and a
huge crosa.
Advli.es ."Back to the Land."
, There Is Juet one way for the peo
ple of the el'y to find it possible to
buy egv., chickens, meat and flour
for less mone lhat Is for some of
them to leave . he city and go back to
raising more hcus. more cattle, and
screwing u.ore wheat. The fact Is
that th- country Is getting top-heavy.
The clt'es are calling too heavily en
tho producing nreas. Farming is get
ting to be on' o! the most profits hie
bii1s!f Ip tiie country, because the
pronortion of non-producers is getting
so large. It N all a ina'iw of supply
and den find; Ju :t now t!:e demand for
foniiKti:ff Ir. larger than it has ever
been In nronnrMn-i to the supply.
Denver IKr.'bl 'an.
Results Ptcnilrj M.sr.'fitt.
A yer aco tho rate of Increase
among tuberculosis organisation and
in.iliiutloi'.- wr one every other (Jay,
only one -half as f.-st as now. Less
than a year ago there were 40 con
sumptives for every hospital bed pro
vided. To-dry the numbet has been
reduced to :W. Neorly 20.000 beds
are now provided in Institutions for
lre.tmert o consumption, an lncresse
of over 5 ."Or,. The nntnPer of special
tuberculosis dlspenssv.'ieu In the Unit
ed States has more than doubted, the
min-.ber of anil-tr.hrculop's associa
tions has liicreafed r.8 cent, and
the number of hospitals and sanitoria
i3 per cent
First Love.
It Is a popular fallacy that the first
love is the true one, unique in Its ex
cellence, snys an exchacge. As well
say that the first picture of A painter
Is the best of all be will paint In the
course of his life; that the first speech,
the first book, the first statue, the first
composition, will be th beet of the
statesman, novelist, sculptor or musi
cian, as tho case may be. First works
have all the imperfections of uncer
tainty, of Inexperience and Ignorance.
And It Is rather by chance than by
anything Inherent In tbe nature of
Cupid's ways that the first love turns
OJt to be the great one.
Spiritual Fellowship.
At one time the apostle Paul seems
to rr ake mech of his having actually
reen Je3us. hut again ho deolires that
even though he did know Chiist la
that way he knows him no longer, and
he is constrained thereafter to know
no mrvn "alter the flesh." However
pie.:ioih, for the moment the physical
relr.Monh1r. they cannot last The
ip.ii Itv.al fcilovbhlp Is Incomparably
O'ore woith while: which Is what
Chrlet died to teach mankind.
A Dreary Land.
The country from Jerusalem to the
Jordan vail y U as dreary and deso
late as rn-.M bo Imagined.
The hills knok Ilka groat bsnks ot
rock and tirud. Not even the Sahara
Itself looks more forbidding. It la
the "country not Inhabited." the wll-r.'-'ss
Into which the scapegoat was
driven. We are all glad we went, but
none 'f us could he Induced to go
Site In. Zlon's Herald.
Somewhat Dry. . '
Governor Glasscock, of West Vie
ginia, while traveling through Arir.ona
noticed tbe dry, dusty appearance m
the country,
"Doesn't It ever rain around here?"
ke asked one of the natives.
. "Rain?" The native spat ."Rain?
Why, say pardner'a Here's .bulltrogi
ta this yere town over rive years old
that hain't learned to swim yet"
Everybody's Msgazlne.
Lary Samoans.
An Austrian naturalist. Dr. Recti
niir, attempted some time ago to
make a collection of Slmoan fishes.
Ho found it almost Impossible to per
suade the natives, who are so lazy
that they seldom go fishing, to sell
bltn any. An ofur of goiu tempted
them no more than silver; they bad
caught their flsh to eat them, and eat
tbera they did.
Interesting Information.
Darwin's "Theories on Evolution"
were first made public In 185. A. R.
Wallace brought out-the same Ideas
tn the same year. The term Uncle
Sam was first used during tbe war of
1812 and soon after that the figure of
the typical Yankee appeared tn the
cartoons.
Poor Oplnleti of Countrymen.
One of the great Intellects of Eng
land has stated that not above SO.OO'J
p--r!e In all Britain can read and n
derstaud the ordinary London new
paper.
" Hans Breltmsn 8ays:
"Ven a polidlshen nicks a dencl
he alvays tries to niek der peoples
ashamed of der dedclt" Cleveland
News.
Immune. '
Parmer Orayneck S'pose you sre
fuln' to git the automobile fever, Eiry,
Ike everybody else?
Farmer Ilcrnbeak Nope! I'v
aeen vaccinated in the pocketbook,
and It took.
Where Sllsnce Is Golden.
"You are an American, and yet yos
ton't believe la free speech. How's
Ustr
"Vs t tSlm B'Ata ter'ABL"
THE NEW DIAMOND FIELDS.
Stones Small But Plentiful In Csrman
South Afrlcs.
From the methods used to locste
tbe stones the new diamond fields In
German South Africa m'ght very well
be called A Tom Tiddler's Ground,
says the Wide World Msgailne. The
diamonds are very small, but are ex-
etNdingly plentiful.
They are fp".nd in the open deiert
where nothing but sand, unrelieved
by the sllphtcat sign of brush or shrub.
Is to be seen for vast distances. Th
men who search for the stones need
less to say, they are all natives have
ten miles to go every morning from
camp.
The searchers work on their hands
and knees, apparently regardless of
the blinding sunr.hlno, sifting th sur
face sand through their fingers. Most
of them arc old Klxiberley boys and
they are very keen on discovering
stones. The district Is hardly a para
dise for the white man, being notori
ous for Its frequent dust atorms and
terrific heat
A Disappointed Bird-Lover.
It is never hard to Identify th
bride and groom, and it is correspond
ingly difficult to refrain from a good'
natured smile at their, expense. A
writer in the London Chronicle illus
trates these truths thus:
"We tried to keep the rallway-car-rla"i
'o mrs' os." said th girl who
can apprci'li - o Voke against hers 'it.
ev'-u v,'hea ta l ;.r iion-yrnorn "At
Birmingham tie guard opened ttt
door, and. In spi'e of Walter's scowls.
lifted a small girl Into" nr compart
ment, making rather embarrassing
apologies. - -
"She was a little girl of about rev-
en, and she sat on the edge of th
seat and stared about her.
"'What Is the matter?' said Walter.
"'I dont see the birds,' said th
mall girl, plaintively.
" 'Birds -what birds?' asked Walter.
"'When I came fro-n the other train
your guard Bald tn my guard, "Oh,
shove her along with the love
birds." "
Krakato's New Dress.
A unique opportunity to study na
ture's processes In restoring the vege
tation of a land swept clean by a great
disaster was afforded after the tre
mendous eruption of tbe volcano on
the little Island of Krakatoa In 183.
All living organisms were destroyed.
In 1886 a number of plants bad al
ready established themselves on th
devastated Island, those In the interior
being remarkably different from those
on the coast, ferns especially pre
ponderating In 1817 further progress
had been mivle, and In 1903 the forest
trees had advanced so far as to mak
It evident that within short time th
Island will again be densely forested.
It Is believed that the first plants to
establish themselves on the blasred
soil such as fernB, algae, most
composltne and grasses were born
thither by winds, and that ocean cur
rents were probably the agents con
cerned In the Importation of seeds
and fruits. Youth's Companion.
An Elusive . Menu.
The oposBum Is good to eat but not
being dealt In by any organized pro
vision compnny. Is sometimes hard to
get A tourist In Georgia, says a
writer In the Washington Times, stay
ed overnight at the Palace Hotel, In
a little villuge, and expressed a duslra
to taste Georgia oppossum. Th whole
opossum, cooked in genuine Georgia
style, with potatoes on the side, was
placed before him.
"Two doilurs extra for the possum,'
said the landlord, when the guest
came to settle.
"It's an outrnge!" said the guest.
"It's according to the way you look
at it, stranger," said the landlord;
"but It took me six nights' awamp-
wadlng to catch that possum, an'
when I caught blm I caught the rheu
matism with him."
Fort Ancient
One of the most Interesting and dis
puted questions in American arche
ology Is that "of the origin and ace of
Fort Ancient, In Warren Couuty,
Ohio. The State of Ohio has recently
purchased this sit, which is to be
turned Into a public park. Mr. War
ren K. Moonhead believes that Fort
Aniient is sua or 900 years old. He
regards the more modern articles
found In a grave In Us vicinity as la er
lutru&ions. He iloes not, however, re
gard the question of the age of this
most In'er'iir.s structure as yet set
tled, and any lhat many years ot
study and exploration will be required
to clear up the mystery.
Jspanes Wood fot Sleepers.
Tbe Atchison railroad Is about to
experiment at Great Bend, Kan., with
cocobolo and Japanese oak as material
for sleepers. This wood Is so bard
that It Is almost Impossible to drive
(pikes into It, and screw spikes in
bored boles will be used. It Is expect
ed that the sleepers will lsst from IS
to 30 years. They cost a trifle more
than the American oak delivered in
California. The reason for expeii
mentlng with them Is that native oak
is becoming acarce, and it la de--med
wis to look In time for a substitute.
Th Rare Gift of Courtesy
' Courtesy includes not merely social
kindness, graces of speech, absence of
business associates and of all the tr'
low cltlitens with whom a man ot af
fairs may have business to transact.
It is not American to keep one cltisen
waiting all day at the door because
be is poor, and to grant another' clti
sen an Interview because It Is believed
he Is rich. Wisdom Is not confined
In a purse, and frequently much wis
dom may be learned from m poor man.
Proof of Success.
If every day we can feel, if only tor
a moment, the elation of being alive,
the realization ot being our best
selves, of filling our destined scope
and trend, you may be sure that w
are succeeding. Bliss Carman.
Just as Bad.
Courtesy over tbe telephone it a
virtue, and It's Just as offensive to th
girl at the switchboard to be esiled
Dutch mutt as It would be to b told
(hat br t',oa j-jsoi,
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ars Vails, Cbant-anqua Lake, Clnlaa4
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Tickets on sals at Port Js alt
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rates than via any other flnt-elase lias.
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Traius Now Liave Port Jsbvis a
Follows.
" 48, Dll t it
" fl Dally Rxpress e J "
" 80, Local Except Sunday , f lu "
it Holidays only ,:..a so
So 8, Dally Express M1. ,
" 701, Way Bundsy Only J.n
" a US, Local exoeptSaa a Hoi 7 as "
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" 704, Sunday Only in "
' 4, Wny dally eio't Sund'y I to
' , Dally Express 4 M "
, Way dally exo't Sund'y SI "
" T08, Loom Sunday Only ... . T.l "
WESTWARD.
MoT, itelly Express 1 tHA.U
" 47, Dally IM
' 17 Dally Milk Train S 10 A
' 1. Dally Kxpreea 11 4
" 116, For Ho'dnleE'pt Sun.. 11
" I. KirvestbiosRolhudat IH 1
M, Dally Exci-pt Sunday.. 00
" t. Limited Dally Express . 10 OS
Trains leave Chambers street, New
York, for Port Jerrls on week days st
a. HO. 7 15. IS, 10.80 a. if., t oo
oo, 4 au, e is, 7 is, i6 is.4 r. u.
On Suodsys. T. 40, A. kj
IS u. 1 Its I 80. IS r. u.
H. L.SLAUSON. Ticket At, Tt-Jsryls
H.W.Hawley,
DIt o PaHffr. Agent.
Chamber! St. Statlea New York
William 6. Kenworthoy H. 0
Tliysician and Snrgeon.
OMoe and nwldnnoe Broad 8treel
lest Oourt House. MILPORD,
For Kent
Famished rorns to r.-iit. Enquire
of Mrs. Et Piiillon, Corner Broad
and Ann Streets, Mllford, Pa.
Jscan's Output of Buttons.
The button tudustry lu Jspan bids
fair to prove a sreat iiu-ceH. a; s th
WfKtiilnKr fTnjette. Shell buttons,
we leorn Iruni th.- report of the Yo-kCHu-d
Ohatubt..- uf loumerce, wrs
first imported from abroad a quar'er
of a century uco, when th demand
for ;h nrilcle tieuiin to b felc, fUd
since then this bran -ta of Industry lias
ira-lntilly spiuns up. O-.iku snd Its
environs being tbe centre. A wax
develoirtnt of tlie indusr' bas tavADj
place ot late, and large ljuautlUes of
maternil are annually Imported frum
the South Sea Islands, while to e
port to the Chinese and India map
kcts bas rsuidty Increased. Accord
ing to the latest Investigations, not
less than one million yen worth is nz
poned annually from Osaka ana tta
vicinity alone. There are now about
70 factories In existence In Osakav
Footnote to History,
Wire Antony turned Impatiently ta
the energetic young msa wha had
tout-hfcd his elbow.
"Mr. Antony." said tha young maa,
"can you teli me how much moaey
Csesur left bis fnmtly"
"I cannot," said Mare abruptly. 1
eame to bury Caesar, not to appraisa
blm!"
And the reporter, who was not vary
accurate, went away and misquoted
Antony, and made hl famous. at,
Paul Dir;tca,