Comra Office 11 U
VOL XVL
3IILFOIID. PIKE COUNTY. PA., F1UDA.Y, DECE3IBEII 2. 1910.
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ERIEF MEHTIOH
Dolph of rwt Jes-vto baa ka ash
ously ill.
Sows &Hriio eliaps Iss
eaagbt ,100 rabbit with a ferret lo
Monroe County. Tb'sy war caught
odtsd2S. .
Tbe if mains of an Infant child ol
A. W. Ilaloh Jr. ol Bstsinota Wen
disinterred this week lo; Mllfotti
Cemetery nod removed to Pine Grove
Cemetery. ,Th work u don by
Jaoub Marsh and ana.
. Mote tbe large ad of Montgomery
- Ward 4 Co of Chicago Inviting jroo
" to send fur their catalog.
John A: Klpp Esq of New York
was in town on business the Bret 01
the week.
E, F. Peters baa turned loose 8,00(1
trout In Little Bushkill Creek.
' Bert Mlllspaugh, who It wlH bf
recalled was badly Injured in a rail
road aooident several years ago and
who resided here for a time, has jusl
returned to Port Jervia from Detroit
where be went to hunt bis wife wb
deserted him about. three years ago
lie found her living with a' mat
nainea Pier, to whom she claimed
to be married and also alleged) ahi
had divorced Mlllspaugh. She hat
bow served papers in divorce on hin
though why if she had been throngl
that mill is not explained. She" wai
Nellie Mollineaax of this place befon
her marriage.
If plana do not go awry the oomlni
winter In the legislature, tiis reve
nues of tbe Bute will be Inoreasel)
ten million dollars by lazing aato
mobiles, anthracite coal and oorpor
ations. The money will be applied
to schools aad for Increasing teach
era salaries, '
!: ?.'.
Harmers at antj near Montrose if
Susquehanna' brought In the fiafur
day before TbeDkngivlugaboutthret
and a balMdbs 0l! Uitktiy whioh solii
: for between sixteen and aeventeai
. thousand dollars. The birds art
; maajty J talked In the woods wberf
i .they .feed on beech nuts. Pnofe
were from IS Ja. 2? cents a poand.
It la guessed that BOO deer nav
''ten killed, ln uti but as vera
" counties are yet to bear froui, . Tht
season,' v. (
- A peouiltr ooUiwit happened aire
E. T. laviere last Monday vrUllstrtd
ng on en rie train near Otlsvlll
N. T. A heavy bolt s truck the wis
dow of tbe ear and tbe flying gla
. cut ud scratched per face quite bad
ly. If la not known Svhaths'r fl
bolt was IBrown , by Some one or
whether It was hurled by tbe train."
Otto. Kiiuils who. baa always livetl
nee Klmbies la this County dlefl
Tuesday night Not. 33 ln the Soran
tou hospital aged 71 years.
Census returns show that (he" pop
ulation of America and bar pontes
inns is nearly one hundred and four
Million.
Nathan Emery baa returned" Trom
a visit of several days with his son
Frank In New York.
. Pennsylvania raised twelve million
fowls of various kinds this year will,
a value of between six and seven mil
lion dollars. She Is now in tbe front
rank of poultry raining Stales.
In a factory fire last week in New
ark, N. J. twenty-four girls lost their
lives.
Report says President Taft In blc
forthcoming message to 'Congress
will recommend a redaction. of Icttet
postage from 3 to 1 cent and it ie be
lieved this will so encourage aendin;
mail by first class postage that thi
revenue of the department will be
Increased.
In Oregon where under the ConatI
lotion voters pass laws by direct vo'.'e
ouly nine of the thirty-two proposed
measures carried. , .They werjstl
printed and every ona bad a ohance
to read ami study jfuVm earefufty.
Tbe advice given was when la doubi
vote no, and the doubts appeared U
carry largely pi elae voters" ware' ton
busy or rareleas to etody tbe quea
tiona so Omitted.
. la Rtroedsbef awomarS tted "n
five years old child on a farm boras
and then she mounted another to go
a short distance to visit The sWayi
holding tbs child slipped and alio
ed it to hang under the horse which
beosnie frightened aad ran away
The child was ktlle by Vs bead bit
ting the ground and atones In lh
h ad. Has that mother enough
to have children
Five dear, a bear and a number of
pheasants and rabbits, the trophies
of the Choi bifirtng fykfXJ tfeit brot
4 W9 la!
Daring the several epideml & of i
fantlle paralysis in this Country iu
tha peat few years 20,000 persons
have bena. attacked. Tbe mortality
seldom exceeds 10 per cent but about
7 ncr cent of those attacked are
crippled' for life. Dr. Slincn Flux
ber, the greatest specialist in the di
ease, says no means to ameliorate,
its results or prevent its develop
ment has yet been found. It is epi
demlo and contagious or at leai-t
highly communicable, but sll i ff. Ti
to discover the Infectious agent ar
frattless. Physicians know lis terri
ble results, nothing more.
Mrs. Arthur N. Koeof Branchvil!
who came over to attend the Suwyei.
Ourbam wedding returnel home thi
drat of this wtek-
Gieorge Turner, who la Sportiui
Editor of the Middletuwn, Conn
rimes, spent part of last week will
his parents here.
Henry L. Catine Esq. of Uingrua;
township Is seriously 111.
Governor-elect Tener had thetilit(
if the Star published at Shinnt"!'
Pa. arrested for criminal libel.
The first real sign of winter hen
appeared lust Monday when tb
round was covered wi:h snow.
Politics should notetiter into pur.'
ly business matters and we have ix
lesire to inject them but it nnl.
not be amiia to call attention to tl
fact that Democratic County Com on
doners are responsible for the cop
traot for filing cases, doors and sat-
which led the county into a jucly
ment against her for $2650 for whir.
ihe bss absolutely nothing to show.
Delaware township resjnted the
000' obtained by s Pepublioan foi
work at Cave Bank, will she reaen
paying her share of the judgment fn
vrhloh her democratic oommissione
s in part responsible. Possibly no:
and she may desire to reward hin
UU more just to prove that she cat
grateful under different condition)
iu other politics.
With all their controversies Mr
tkllinger and Mr. Piuchot havebevi
suoceosful ln avoiding mix-ups ot
the tariff. .
Sc9enoe manages to maintain h
oormal balanoa in human affairs 1
dlacoverlng new diseases about a
rapidly as it discovers cures for oh
ta view of the arrest and expoenn
f that 150,000,000 fraudulent stocl
deal ease in N. Y.. it is evident tha
the tool lambs are not all dead yet
or tborongbly placed either.
H. etubendorff aod wife left yestei
day tor Philadelphia in whioh eilj
hoy will pass some time and thei
travel further south to a warmei
ollmatei.
In Philadelphia this week wbei
the weather man predicted rain poo
pie put on cheerful faces becaos.
tbey thought fine weather was com
ing.
The Chios ko Tribune and tin
tfew York Mai) are soeking a defini
tlon of exactly what a "man about
town" is. Not infrequently he is i
loafer whose room would be bcttei
than his company.
Oklahoma rejected female suffruyi
at election, bnt a new aeroplane u .
signed and built by a woman soared
over Long Island last Sunday,
In oases where a family feels that
it cannot afford both a baby and ai
automobile, we are inclined to rec
ommend the baby.
The Republic of Portugal is pur
suing a policy of hone-t and re
trencbinent because there is nothing
left to steal.
There is no reason why this
country should not have a pareeU
post system," says a contemporary.
Mistake, guilei-a friend. There are
powerful and substantial Express
reasons, ths 'American, the 'United
States,' tbe Adams' and the 'Wells
Far.ro.'
Mexico will do well to romember
that When the United States goes to
war U usually takes along an annex
at too bag.
Tha news that there are enough
riepubllouq Iusurgenta u toe Massa
chusetts Legislature to defeat Lodge
foe realeotloa la almost too good to
be true. Lodgeism is ss bad as Can'
Dooism aod they defeated the Repub
lican party.
Oue million pounds of hair was
imports'! into this country from
China and Japan last year aud yet it
Is elalmed tbt "rats" are the cause
of Bubonic plague.
TheO. O, P. turned a summersault
reoeolly. It can turn back again as
easily. Don't forget that.
rrXd'vwtu Iq
THE PREdS.
THE CLOSED CHURCHES
A recent writer deplores the fact
that ohnrchee which are built and
furnished at great cost are really
opened bnt one day tn the week for
public ose. He thinks they might
be the means of doing far more good
if they would so arrange that their
parlors might be used as reading
rooms where young people could
meet orider proper regulations. In
few towns comparatively are there
suitable places where tbe youth can
meet and enjoy their eveniues in
some profitable manner. In some
quarters It is suggested that even thf
V. M C. A. has apparently paneed
its stage of usefulness and step
must be taen to rovive interest. I'
iiikes patieuce and jKir.ioveraoce tr
-tiibhsh an institution which shall
attract ami hold young people away
from the counter attractions wind
the emissaries of tbe evil one R'
litvishly provide. These places an
warmed, lighted and furnished will
4 view to make them enticing to thi
unit;, and suoh amusements art
olfered as will eniiu their atti ntioi
nd hold them. Now if cburche
would make equal effort in thir
lirection, if they would in like man
nar provide places equally attractivt
but with diversions of a nature t
nuoble and not degrade they inigb
onild up a sentiment for bettci
tilings. At all events the experi
n.eut might be worth a serious trial,
ind the churches might gain an in
rlnence in thecommunity which the)
lo not now possess, it took Riis am
lis co la borers years of patient, sell
lenying work and personal saoriuo.
to wipe out Mulberry Bend in New
York but they accomplished it It
i way every town has its Bend am
be same kind of work must be dom
iy those who would improve condi
lions if they are subdued. Oui
iuurchia stand in splendor and theii
spires point upward but too otter
they are very silent monitors. Cat.
ihey not be made to speak in mon
tffective tones if their; doors. an
brown 0en more frequently and jl
they offer attractions to. the multi
ode of youth waiting to be entice
within their portals, . j
WANTED: Everyone jn Milfon;
nd 'Vicinity to read the' openint
i-hapters of the new serial by Robert
W. Chambers in the, Aovembei
lumber of COSMOPOLITAN MAU
.INE. It is the greatest nuuibel
f the year and is illustrated bv
Jharles Dana Ciibsou.
BANKS ON SURE THING NOV.
'I'll never be without Dr. Kiuir'sKe
Life PillB aKaln," writes A. Schiugeek,
J47 Elm St., Buffalo, N. Y. "They cur
m me of clirouic constipation when all
Jthars failed." Unequaled for Bilious
ness, Jaundice, ludegestion, Headache
Chills, Malaria aud. Debility. 25c at
All Druggists.
She Wasn't Taking Chances
I know one of these commercial
oeaoty models whose likeness Is seet
ilmost everywhere in cars, In rail
-oad stations, In drug stores, on fenc
es through the country roads, ii
mfiRazinea and newspapers, aays Mir
am Finn Scott in an artiole called
'Show Oirls of Industry'' in "Suc
cess Magazine." Nature has endow
itl her with a wonderful head ol
beautiful golden-bruwn hair, natur
ally wavy, thick and long. Befori-
she beoame a model and while em
ptoyed as clerk In a wholesale drujj
business, a customer noticed hei
liuir. She wore it simply, in twr
braids circling hor haid. He asked
tier to pest for an advertisement nf a
hair tonic which he hail discovered.
She posed in a dozen dtferent ways.
with her hair down. "But oi
course,'' she told me, "In each pe
the fcrtist retouohed my face slightly
changed my not.e, my chin, in;
eyes, to make it appear to the pub
iic that a number of consumers of
this 'hair-grower' had testified to its
merits; to prove to the publio that
Fakerine did it.'" , ,
"And did you like the tonic?,, I
asked.
"Like it?" she sniffed. "I never
tried it! I think too mncd of my
hair!" And then she added : "I
never use any of the goods I demon
strate.'' SAVED FROM AWFUL DEATH,
How iu appalling calamitv in his fnm
ily was prevented is told by A. D. Mc
Donald, of Fayetteviile, N. C. R. F. D.
No. 8. "My sister had consumption,"
tie wriLes, "the was very thin aud pale
had uo upteiite, aud seemed to grow
weaker every day, as all reined tew failed
till Dr. King's New Discovery was tri
ed, ana so eoinpieieiy citreu tier, that
ae has not been troubled with a cough
siuee. lis the best medicine 1 ever saw
I or heard of." For coughs, colds, la
t grippe, asthma, croup, heuimorrhage,
. ail bronchia! troubles, tt baa no equal,
SuV, tl.oo. Trial botile free, Guarau
teed by All Drugging.
WHY HOUSE
PLANTS FAIL.
Many who try to keep plants won
der why they die and tbe following
from the Youths Campari Ion may
enlighten as to the best way to pre
serve them : , ;
An attempt to .grow plants in the
living-room of the bouse frequently
resulte in their speedy death and a
keen disappointment to the grower.
Success demands that a temperature
of sixty five lo seventy ilegrees be
maintained during the daytjiue, wit.lv
a drop of ten to Hfteen dear;- during
thn night; fifty degrees Is as low a
temperature as most plants cannuc
cessfully stund. Iucidentally, these
temperatures are (be best for the
health of tlie family. V.
Too often the temperatnie of the
living room reaches eeveniy live oi
eighty degrees during tbe winter
months. Such temperatures are al
most invariably accompanied by a
low percentage of humidity in the
atmosphere, and the soil hi the pots
diies rapidly In consequence, for not
only are the plants transpiring much
water through the leaves, but watei
ilso evapotates from the surface' ol
the soil and through the porous clay
of the pots. Rapid fluctuations of
boil inoiaturo are extremely bad for
the health of platita. The worst re
mlt of this oondition is dry soil in
the bottom of the pot, for too fre
.pjoiitly house-plant watering consists
merely in pouring a little water on
the surface of the soil, not enough to
reach dowu to the bottom.
Dryness of the soil la best deter
mined by tbe gardeners' method.
Hit tbe pot a abarp blow with the
knuckles of the first and second fin.
gera. If the sound is hollow, the
oil is dry; If dead, there is sufficient
moisture. When the soil is thorough
ly dry, the only sure way to water
she plant la to place it for several
minutes In a pail oontaing enough
water to coyer'the pot. , ..
Moisture can be supplied to the
atmosphere' by seeping t a dish of
water on ornear the stove, where it
Will evaporate readily. Most fur
paces haVe".. place for water in tbe
jaok'et which will' need Ailing daily.
Plants usually thrive in the kitchen
because of the moisture the atmos
phere derives from the steam of the
eakettle and the pots. '
' Gas Is an enemy of honse plants,
either coal or illuminating gas, and
aud it will retard growth and prevent
the opening of fipwer boda even when
present in such small quantities that
it oannoYbe studied.
Fresh air is essential. Ventilate
the room by leaving door or win
dow open just a little, but n-.er al
low a draft to cross the ...ants. Like
gas, drafts cause "blasting" of the
buds as well as browning of the
leaves.
The leaves are the plants' lungs,
tnd they must be kept clean. Tbe
surface of each leaf is filled with min
ute poles through whioh respiration
and transpiration take place. Spong
ing the leaves frequently with clean
water will be sufilcient with, perhaps
a weekly syringing, which should be
done with the plants in a sink or
nath-tub. Rubbing the leaves with
any oily substance to make them
shine is unnecessary, for a clean,
healthy leaf will have abundant
gloss. The grease clogs the pores,
preventing the leaves from perform
ing their proper functions.
To obtain a well-balunced plant,
turn it halfway round each way, lor
plants in a window grow toward tbe
light.
, Farmers' Institutes
Sessions of Farmers Iustitates will
lie held at Qieentown Jan. 4, 5, mil,
and rt I'aupao Jau. 6, 7. They will
be attended by J. T, Campbell, M.
H. MeCallum and S. P. Woodman
and County Superintendent Lueian
Westbrook is also expectod to be
present. Part of the sessions will be
devoted to educational interests. The
lecturers are all practical men who
have been raised on farms, have ex.
perience and are successful. Their
suggestions therefore will be of value
as haviug been demonstrated by aor
tual tests. The educational feature
will be instructive and will tend to
".nspiru a greater desire for agricul
tural pursuits. It is a. desire to
awaken a deeper interest in farming
in the younger generation that pur,
suit which Washington duolared was
the noblest of all. The.'. institutes
will be in charge of U..T, Killam
Esq. who with his well known ener.
gy will uo doubt make them highly
entertaining and profitable.
Conorete blocks njade in any quan
tity by K. E.'lluujbert, Milford, Pa.
NOTES FROM,,
SANDYSTON
The Annual' Turkey sopper iff trie
isiiievviiie cnuron on j,nanasgiving
Eve was well attended,' and those
present had a pleasant time. About
$70 was taken in but with the prioe
of turkevs at 27 oents per pound took
some of the profits.
The Orange dance at Layton on
Friday evening was, fairly, attended,
bnt as there was other dances in the
surrounding towns, the attendance of
them all was cat-tailed.
Corn husking is still ln progress,
bnt is mostly done In tbe barn. Tbe
oold is too severe and the wind too
boisterous for out of door work.
From the reports in circulation
the work on the old Macadam road is
progressing very slowly, and If those
reMjrt are true muoh good money Is
being wasted.
Deer bunting is a nuisance as it Is
carried on at present, for every hunt.
er tells the same story, that the
deer are being bunted with dogs for
they see tbe dogs in the woods.
That deer are killed on other days
han those named in tbe law is
pretty certain, and the sex is not re
garded. Bartly Litis of Chatham is spending
weeks outing in hunting In and
about Layton. Barts many friends
are glad to see him on our streets.
ENDS WINTERS TROUBLES
To many, winter is a season of trou
ble. The frost-bitten toea and fin ire r
chapped bands and lips, chilblains,
cold sores, red and rough skins, prove
una. dui sucn troubles ny before Kuck
len's Arnica Salve. A trial crnvltieiw
Greatest healer of Burns, Boila, Piles,
Cuts, Sores, Eczema aud Sprains. On
ly 25c at All Druggists.
The Silent' Givers
In tune with, the spirit oi Cnrist-
mas oheer and helpfulness fa "The
Silent Qivera,'' by James E. Harrow
in Humak Life or' JJeoember.'
These stories of menand women of
vast weuun wnoariicniariy at this
season, do so ranch to, lighten Jhe1
woes of tha homeless aod nope lew, '
show that beneath "robes and .furred!
gown-' beat hearts that after all feel
their kinship with the world oi want
and pain.
"There Is a wide difference Jn' the
spirit of giving, .Most, men who
rank as philanthropist? are abt'ualed'
by human interest only. They see
suffering and theif ''ytppathiee,are
touched. And, since It lies In their
power, they do all J bey "jpaii 1. ,Xh is
spirit, of course, moved John Sl'Hjjijj;
ler, ,nV pehiptTU. Iw.'Jiarl a'awttn
wbioh made his giving tjriusuai; '
"All the check which he sighed
for charitable purposes he drew from
in account marked marked "M. P."
For years the recipients. .Qf Jhase
checks wondered wbaf the mvstlc
letters might mean, bnt hVdid not
explain until shortly before his death.
M. P." stood for "My Partner,"
and by that he meant God." He was
a deeply religious man and sincerely
considered himself as acting in a vi.
carious capacity, 'and all those who
oenefited by his silent giving felt that
there was something of the ideal
ministrations. He gave annually
close to half a million dollars to all
sorts of philanthropio work, but he
bad a way of doing it which subordt-
nated the amount of tbe gift to the
thought behind it."
Palmer Protests
The withdrawal of hie name for
consideration for the nomination for
Governor by the Democratic conven
tion just on the eve of ita meeting by
J. Larue Munson threw the
party iuto confusion and resulted in
the disastrous selection of Grim.
There were many surmises at tbe
time as to the reason for Munsou's
act. Among others it was suggested
that be hid tbe promise of a judicial
appointment and for that threw his
party overboard. Late developments
indicate that this may have been
the underlying reason, and Munson
himself has suggested that he is in a
receptive frame of mind. .In view of
this Hon. A,' Mitchell Palmer, who
is now looked on as one of tbe most
promising leaders of a. rehabilitated.
democracy, puts in a protest to Pres
ident Taft against the, apppiqinieut
of Munson to the Court of Commerce
bench. It seem. bardly possible that
Taft after all that has beep said, about
tbe Munson. deal, would put the re
publican party tn this state In suoh'
a doubtful position as" to apparently
carry out a corrupt and designing
bargain made for selusb purposes
and for sinister reasons. We do not
believe be will but protects may not
ta amis.
FAKE CORPORATIONS
The government baa arrested I
number, of swindlers who have been
using the mails to gull people Into
buying, their .worthless stocks. . A
wireless telegraph company has tak.
en many millions out ol the pockets
of poor people who were allured by
tne promise of large dividends. It
seema strange tnat in these days of
newspapers warning against suoh
schemes that so many should disre
gard facts and figures and be taken
in. The mail of one firm brought
120,000 in one moruing from weuld
be investors and numerous telegrams
asking that stock should be reservetl
until tbe money oonld be sent. It
there was suoh eaBv money to be
made, and the schemes were at all
sure to produce such golden results,
there are rich men enough wit!
idle capital to buy up every last
share of the stock and the protnotom
themselves would not be spending
thousands of dollars in advertising it.
nor would they let a single share pass
from their control. Men are not so
philanthropio as to pass around a
really good thing, they want to ket'i
it all for themselves, aud when the
promise is made that a company will
pay extraordinary dividends be sure
that it is a swindle. Let It alone.
Another thing. Too many presura
ably upright and successful business
men with good reputations lend their
names to those frauds as directors,
or president, and so become party
criminals because their standing is a
presumption that tbey have invest!;
gated and do fully endorse the state
ments made with respect to the
soundness of the scheme. We read
pitiable tales of widows and those of
limited means investing' their last
dollar in these, frauds only to learn
when too late that their money is
gone witheut hope of reoovery. The
swindlers ride in autos, dwell in pal
aces and live on tbe fat of tbe land.
Their families dress extravagantly,
their wives and daughters enjoy av e
ety and all that money can buy,
while tbe poor victims go back to
the wash tub or to ths poor house.
This is not overdrawn. You oan't
get something for nothing unless you
steal it or beat some one oat of it,
and there usually are those who are
a little quicker at tbe game than you
are and get there first Remember
this when next yon receive an at
traotive prospectus promising yon a
gold mine for a basket of obips, or in
other words shares of stock at f 1
each or less, paying fabulous divi
dends, with even greater returns in
fight just after yon invest. The re
turns are all to tbe velvet clad gen.
tlemen who pocket your money and
casually remark to their fellows
another auoker caught.''
WANTS TO HELP SOME ONE.
For thirty years J. F. Boyer, of Fer
tile, Mo.' needed help and couldn't find
it 1 list's wny be wants to ualp some
one now. Hollering so long himself he
feels for all distress from Baekaka, Ner
vousnese. Lot of appetite, Lassitude,
and Kidney Disorders. He shows that
Electric Bitters work wonders for such
troubles. "Five bottles," he writes,
'wholly cured me and now I am well
and hearty." It's also positively guar
anteed for Liver Trouble, Dyspepsia,
Blood Disorders, Female Complaints
and Malaria. . Try them. 60c at All
Druggists.
Doing The Hardest
Thing First.
I know a very successful man who
early in life resolved that, no matter
how hard anything might be, or how
Seemingly impossible for him to do,
be would do it if the doing would
prove of value to him, says "Success
Magazine." He made this the test,
and would never allow his moods or
feelings to stand in the way of his
judgment. He forced himself into a
habit of promptly doing everything,
no matter how disagreeable, if. it
would further bis advancement.
People who consult their moods.
their pi efe maces or their ease can
never make a great success in life. It
is the man who gets a firm grip on
himself and forces himself fo do the
thing that will ultimately be best for
bim, who succeeds. Tbe man .who
goes through life picking out the
Sowers and avoiding thorns in his
occupation, always doing' the easy
thing first and delaying or putting
Off altogether, If possible, the. bard
thing, does not develop the strength
that would enable him to dq hard
things when necessity forces thi m
upon bim.
' It Is pitiable to see young men
and women remaining far below the
place where their ability ought to
have earned them, just because they
dislike to do disagreeable things un-.
(ii oompelled to. The best way al
ways is to tackle the hardest things
first -
queer christmas .
presents!
Some " of the Things Found
by the British Dead V
Letter Office! 1 '
During the ten days preceding
Christmas about 190,000 parcels are,
handled every twenty-four hours by;
British postofflre officials, or approx
imate 1,750,000 for tbe entire ten
days during which the rnsh lasts.
The contents of many of the par-
oels are, to say the leapt, somewhat
curious, says the Pictorial Magazine.
A hamper of live leeches, for in
stance, seems a strange sort of Cnst
mas gift. So does an artificial leg.
Yet both of these were among the :.
parcels t rested" last Christinas.
Along long coffin shaped "box ex- ,
cited suspicion on account of the
oior emanating therefrom.. On open
lug it, however, nothing more dread
ful than a young alligator In a dor- '
mant condition.
Another evil smelling hamper was
found to contain no fewer than 300
dead mice, while yet a third Enclosed
a defunct puppy consigned for Jjoet-
moneui purposes to an eminent
surgeon. ' " .j
Christinas presents of llve'aninials
are constantly being sent through .
the postoflieo notwithstanding tne
fact that the practice is strVctly pro- -hibited.
Pigeons, rabbits, white s
mice, rats, ferrets, silkworms;' liz. ;
ards, snakes, guinea pigs and even
on one occasion a pet lamb have all
been dealt with at some period or
other. '
Not longer ago than last Christ
mas even a box was intercepted con
taining 160 live froggy and a. short
time, before twelve healthy yonng
adders were discovered ln an Inno
cent looking hamper which was. sup- '
posed to contain poultry. , ;,. n ,
Some of the inclosures are decided
ly earcastio Ot this class was a two
foot long cane bearing, the indorse
ment: "A Christmas present for John
ny. For outward application only. ;
To be well rubbed in." '
Oyster Supper.
Methodist' Episcopal Church
Thursday, Dec. 8, 1910.
5:309 ' P-' M. tJ
, MENU.
Bread, Rolls, Salad, Celery, with
Oyster Cocktail,
iso
15c
20o
20o
IOC.
60.
6c.
Raw Oysters
Oyster Stew
Esca Hoped Oysteis
o-
Sandwlcbes, Ham or Peanut
Coffee
Pie, Minoeor Pumpkin :
Head
of .the Conservation
Movement
Something like thirty. three years
ago,"' writes Fred W. Beckman in
Human Lire for December, " a doc
tor and his patient sat facing each
other In a very serious discussion. -
The patient was a man lb bis for- .
ties, tall, stooped, thin,' weak very
evidently a confirmed consumptive ,
wit h one foot in the grave."' , . ' , , ,
You must get out of the ministry
at once if yon want to live -six
months, '' said the doctor soberly.'.
The preacher quit that very' day,
aud a little country congregation lost
a faithful minister, but .the world
outside ultimately gained a man
whose notable labor for conservation
of the soil for thirty years recently
won him election as president pf the
National Conservation Congress-
Henry Wallace of Iowa." , ,
The romance of this nan'tf life,
the way In which he fought the grim
battle with Death and won, hla.jr.Jse
from obscurity to a career of potable
prominence; is as .fssoinating a It
is inspiring. Belinipg as (amer
in a bumble way, be JUmmmI more
marvel iu the granting grain: and .
feeding herds . than ,frf "tsatni aud
Greek.. But as be tt6died and lnves. ,
tiguted the thing which' impressed ;
hiuj mbst was' that fbiiVverBtfe'faiTu
er was not getriAg 'enoph rbru' l"0
soil, or putting iack enougt) (9.(0, It
to conserve ita fertility. l,lu?n the
old instincts of the preacher, prompt
ed bim to spread the gospel uf aoiea. .
tifio farming. .
! But bow should he preach? .
Any man who has a real message
and is In real earnest about it will
fot lack long for an audience. The
story tella bow Mr. Wallaoe no( only
aroused the farmery pvthe jmmejjao '
importance pf conservation and bet-'
ter farming, but also.bow he La'ped
(hem to whip trusts. aud politicians
fn tbe battle for their rights. .- '