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^ The Nazareth Item. AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Vol. XXV. NAZARETH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25,1916 No. 13. COAL '.^iaij/ti Anthracite, #, Ibcranton,i v ^Bituminous', Old Company's Lehigh,[ Lackawanna, Steam, Lehigh Valley. Blacksmith. The TRUMBOWER CO., \ 7 NAZARETH, PA. I Branch Offlce No. 18 Belvidere St,, | t Telephone Connections. | f4- ¦!¦ .!¦ .|. 1. .1. .1. ,i..|. ¦}..;. .|, .|. .1. .in|. ,},^M^.»^..»^M{.»^.^M{..M..^ 'S•>^': 'i-^^fr¦» •! Attend a Successftil School The success of this school and ot Its graduatM is due prin¬ cipally to tbe fact that students are taught to do thoroughly what the business world wants done. A caUlogue and a school Journal giving particulars about cour¬ ses, tuition fees, positlonfi, etc., will be sent free upon request. Tou can begin a course now, day or evening. I South Bethlehem Business College, 'Third and Nev? Streets, I South Bethlehem, Pa. t ^1 THE TINDER BOX By MARIA THOMPSON DAVIESS Aothor of "The Melting of Molly" C«n«Vi(. WIS, Ir * CompMT CMKury A^ t Orders Taken For All FLORAL DESIGNS Pillows, Wreathes, Anchors, Harps, Vacant Chair, Gates Ajar and many other designs you may wish. Crawford's Drug Store. Nazareth, Pa. Watch The "ITEM" ADS. (Continued,) CHAPTER XVlll. "Eve" and "Adam." PTER .fiine and Polk hinl gone I disiMLssed .fnsijer mid Pctuiii;! and kicked thc buck dimrs. init out all the lights 111 tin. hoii.-ii. and reth-ed to the side steii.s. dotfr- mlned to be Invisible no matter who called—and wait. And for one iiiortui hour there I snl alone in th;it wanluK old raooidight that grew colder and paler by the min¬ ute, while the Ktiff breeze that poured down from Old Harpeth began to be vicious and ley as It nipped my ears and haud.s und noije and sent a chill down to my very toes. Nobody came, and there 1 sat. Finally, with the tears tangling icli.v in my lashes, I got up and went into the house and lighted the fat pine un der the logs hi the hall. They hail lain all ready for the torch for a whole year. Just as I had lain for a lifetime until a few weeks ago. Then suddenly they blazed—as i had done, 5kfy condition was pitiable. I felt that all nature had deserted me, the cli mate, Indian summer, the harvest moon and my own charm, but my head was up and I was going to crackle plucklly along to my blaae, so I turned toward the door to go across the road and put ray fate to the teet even if 1 took pneumonia standing begging at hia front door, I hoped I would And him In tho lodge and— "Evelina," he ex6laimed tm be burst Given Away FREE This $40000 piano will be gfiven away FREE. To increase business we will give away one of these beautiful and useful instru¬ ments. I FREE j Many other valuable premiums includ- | ing ladies wrist watches, toilet sets and Rog- $ ers "Queen Esther" silverware will also be t given away. i FREE j For full particulars how to get these | handsome and useful premiums FKEE call | at our store NOW. | Store Closed Every Tuesday and Thur.sday Evening: at 6 P. M. w I ffljr door, flung utaaaitt int* tbe flaaH^ht and selKe'd tits arm Uke a rob- bar baron of the twelfth centnry mak¬ ing a grab for hU ladylove ta the Bklst of her hostile kindred, "I thought I would never get here! 1 ran all the way up from the offlce. Here's a tele¬ gram from Mr. Hall that says that the two roads have merged and will take tiM bluff route past Ulendale aad give ua thet shops and wanta to appoint me the general attorney for the southern •eetlon. They want me to come on to New York by the first train. Can yon marry me In the moruiiiK, so we can take the noon expre8,s from Bolivar? I won't go without you. I'leiis,., dear. please!" .\nd as he stood and luoUed at me in the fireU>j;lit .'ill the relief and excitement over ids news died oui "l)one what'.'" he deui.uided in alarm. pressinK both my hand.s aKaiiist his breast and drawiiiif nie toward him again. "Asked mo to marry you when 1"— "I have been IJKlitiuB desperately to see Honu.. way to oft'er myself and all my inipiMlimeiita to yon all tills timi', and this has mad,' it all rij-dit, don t you see, dear','" lif inlcrnipted nie to say as he took |pns.-essiiin of me ajjaiii and held me with a teniler fierieness which liiiil more of siilleriiig in it than passion. "I ha\e alwa.\s wanted you. Eve, sinco lieror(. you went away, bui it didn't st.ein rlKht to ask you to come into a life so enciimbeicd^is mine wa . Poverty madt? it seem impossible, but now, if you will be .iu>t a little patiiiil with them all. I ca:i arrange" - "1 was KoiiiK lo arrange all that m.\ ownself, and now .just see what you have done to me and a whole lot of other women, besides makiiiK me mis¬ erable all Slimmer," and erowdwl so close under hl.s chin that he couldn't Hi.'e my face, I tiild him ;ill about the tinder bo.x ,Iane had loaded and th(.|i eet me on ihe lid to see that it t'l plodiKl. I had just worked myself uji to the point of how my Incendiary iiiission was about to touch off all tlu. other love affairs in town when he lieuaii to shake so %vlth (lisr(.sp(K'tful laui,'hter that I felt that my difriiity was about to demand that 1 witlidraw coldly from hlg amis, where I had Just KOt -"i warm and comfortable nnd at home. But with tlie first slight Intimation of my Intention, which was conveyed by a very feeble iiideiHl loosening of my arms from around his Henry flay col¬ lar he held me firmly ai^niiist him and controlled his unseemly mirth, only I oould still feel it convnlsinsr his left Icng, thouu'h. as 1 had no business be¬ ing near enough to notice it, I felt It only fair not to, "Please don't woiTy about thoee oth¬ er five dear women." he begged in th^ nicest and most considerate voice pas- alble so that I ftphtened my arras again as I listened. "If Miss Mathers doesn't fsel Justified in giving up the dowries by your—your failure to prove th<. proposition we cin Just Invite them all down here, and in Glendale and Boljvfir and Hlllsbor(5 iind Provldense, to say nothlpi; of the countrysi(ie, we can pJant them all cozlly. T can dellcatel.v explain to tlieir choices exactly how to let tbera manage circumstances Uke"- he Illustrated his scheme Just here un til It took time for me to get breath t'l listen to the rest of his apology—"this and there Is no telling, with such .• ¦tart as the cult has got in the Har WIU mc i/encr (ii.in CO tninK J wouKJ' an¬ swer siicii il (|iiestlon as .lane put to Die while di'i\ing a cranky car In wan¬ ing iiioonli;rlit. If you and .fames will Just mercifully lietake yourselves out there on the porch in the 'old for a few minutes I will try and add my data t'l this eipiality experiment witli due di^rnify. f.oV W'e went, "Love woman," whispered the Crag. after I had broken it to him that we Were (foiiiir lo be a ^rovenior of Ten iiessee and not a railroad attorney and he had crooned his •'SwIhk low" over me and rock(.d me aj-'alnst his breast for a century of seconds down on iny old front trate, "you are rieht about the whole (piestion. I see tliat, and I want help, liut if I'm stupid about life will you hold my hand in the dark?" "Yes," I answereil. with both gene roslty and courage. And truly if the world Is In the dusk of the da wn of a new day what can men and women do but cling tight and feel their way—together? Tui: END. jte«.e-/i5?- "Adam!" I let myself go, and at last pressed my answer against his lips, of his lovely eyes, and jusi the want of me liiliHl llieiii from tlieir very depths. lor several inieimlnable centuries oi time 1 stood iK'rfectly sUU aud lo<jktd Into Iheiu darln;;iy. dilukiug my till for the lirst time and offering him a like cup iu luy own. "Kve," he said so softly thut 1 doubi If he really spoke the word. valley already. h9lr far It spread. Please forgive me, dear!" "Taa," I answered doubtfully. Then I Rlaed my head and looked him full te tbe face aa 1 made my declaration oalmly, but with tbe perfect conviction that 1 still have tiud always will have, world without end. "ios; but don't jroB think for one niinute 1 don't know tbat what Jane aud I and uU the moat advanced women lu the world are try¬ ing for Is the right and Just und the anly way for men ai.*l women to come kicically Into the kinU of heritage you and I have stumbled into. Absolute lk«edom and eijui;lity between all hu¬ man beings is going to be the price of kingdom come. 1 shall always be hu¬ miliated thai 1 got scared out in tlie graveyard and didn't do it to you. It la going to be the regi-et of my life." "Truly, I'm sorry, sweetheart," he answered most contritely. "If ^wero to take my hut and go tiack to (lie gate and come In again iiroperly anl let you do it. would that make you fe I any better'.•" "No, It wouldn't." I answered ijuickly because why should 1 be separated from him all tlu. two and a half niia- utes It wniild take to play out tiiat farce, when 1 have been seimrateil from hlui all the tweiity-tive years that stretch from now back until the d.ix of my liirth? "1 am going to bear it bravely aud hold up my head aud tell Jane"- "I wouldn't bother to hold up my head to tell her, Kveliiia," came from the doorwa.v m I'olk's delighted draul as he and ,lane stepi>ed into the room. "Pretty cum fortably placed, that head, j I should .say." j "Oh, Jane: " 1 positively walled as 1 ' extracted myself from the C'rag's gray arms and bnri<.d myself in .lane's white j eerge ones that opened to receive me. | Aud the seccinds that 1 reste«l silently i there I'olk spent in shaking both ol the Crag's iiands and ponnding him on the back so that 1 grew alarmed. "I didn't do It, ,lane, 1 didn't do it.' I almoul sobbed with fear of what her disappointment was going to be. "He beat me to it:" 'Truly, I'm sorry," t'ousln James add- ! ed to my aiMilogy as he stood with his i ! arm on I'olk's shoulder. ; "I dare you dare you to tell 'em. Jane," I'nlk suddenly said, coming over aud laittiiig u hand on one of my shoul ders and one <mi Jane's. "Kvi.liiia and Mr. Hardin," Jane an- ¦ swered gall;intly Willi her head as , sumiiig its lovely indepi'iideut pose, bin with the most wonderful blush spread- , Ing the beauty tlial always ought to have beeu hers all over her one time ; plain face, "the wager stands as wen i by Eveliiia Shelby. .~<lie had properly { prepared the ground .ind sowed the Bath. Itev. H. 11, llenr.v attended several of the liilly .Sunday meetings in Tren¬ ton, last week. Mrs. Hetty Cletter, widow of the late Levi (Jetter. celebrated her 82c] birthday last Thursday. Mrs, Get¬ ter has been ill for someiime. Her son Harry, of Tatamy, spent a day here last week visiting his mother. Bath horough town council has posted notices nailing for the redemp¬ tion of $1600 in borough water bonds, payable at the ollice of J. H. Sencen¬ bach, treasurer, effective April 1, Last Wednesday evening Mr. Geer- ing, proprietor of the Montlcello House, lietliiehem, gave his boarders a delightful sleigh ride to the home ot his I'ousiii, .Mrs. George IJ. Heers, .Main Stre t, Bath, where a merry time was had. Music was furnished by .Mrs. Uaab, formerly witli the Folkes Company. Dancing by Mr. Keen, formerly a pupil of the Castles. .Miss Becker gave several Shakesper- ian recitations. I'rof. William John and Miss Hilda Beers rendered selec¬ tions on the in'ano. The program with refreshments made the hours pass quickly. .Mrs. Henry Lynn and daughters, of Bethlehem, are visiting at present with her parents, Asher Gernet and wife. A numher of our young people en- Joyed a sleigh ride to Bethlehem Wednesday evening. They were a jolly party. Singing and speechmak- 'ng liidped to make the evening a jileasant one. Those in the party were: Misses Mae Hess, Mae Meyers. :Margaret Sheffler, Hattie Deemer, \'iolfct Eickoff, Mable and P'lorence Hohert, Claire Hess, Messrs, Leslie Si gfried, William Frey, Allen Sheff¬ ler, Dewey Roberts, Charles Fogel and Eutene Bartholomew. Mr. and .Mrs. William I). Worman entertained a number of guests at a valentine party last week at their home North of town. Games, puzzles and contests of various kinds were indulged in. The following were pre-j sent: Mr. and Mrs R. O. Stradiey and children. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Heine, Asa Mcllhaney and wife, N'ewton Gish and wife. Dr. J. Evan Hirtle and wife. Miss .Marion Mcllhaney, Edward Ed¬ wards, .Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Achenbach and Wm. D. Worman and family. l'l Hl.lf S.\L,hZ lit \uliial»l4. I' \lt>I STOCK. The uiulersiffueii will sell al puhllc sale at the J'oaiJ, on tiie Oliver Henner tanii, ,sitiJate(J on the road iuadin^ from KiirinersviUe to Hecktown, aboul 1-2 iiiile from the furmer place which can be rcaciiod b.v the ij]asLon and Betlile¬ hem trolleys', also D iiijriutc.s walk Irom J'ond Ruad CrossiaK on the .Naza¬ reth trollev line, Tuexdii}. .March 7, 1U16, iit 111 uclock .sharp, tiie loliowing' lu wll; 7 iiead of hoises: i bay hurae H years old, weighs 1350 pounds, works in all kind.s of harness, a KuuiJ steady farm horse; 1 hay hor.se it ynuva old, weiglis lliUO pounds, works .single and double, a good family horse; 1 black horse JO .\e!irs old, weighs HUO poundB, works single and double, safe for any ,ady to drive; I sorrel mare ]0 years old, weighs KJ.'iO ijOunds, works in al! kind of harness, a good farm hor.se; 1 dark bay iriare ,", years oM, weighs i'i.'O pounds, works in all kinds of har¬ ness, a good worker; 1 dark gray horse 2 years old, work.s In all kinds of harness, a good roadster; 1 bay horse :'. years uld, works in all kind ot har¬ ness, a good worker: :i(i head of cattle, 12 fresh cows, some with calfs t)y their our wis- Our Next Serial h a Tantalizing, Fascinating Humorous Masterpiece by GEORGE BARR MXUTCHEON. It Will Interest and Mys¬ tify the Cleverest Readers WATCH FOR IT! "Maru" In J3p..n. Maru is the .lapimese word I'ormofh- er. .AW .lupaiiese regard tlieir country of Jiipim as their motlur. and i;i stead of using the eiiuivuleiii of the word fiitherlaiid the.v invariably sa.i. "Maru" inioilieri when referring to the land of .lapan. Their use of tlie word us piirt of the nunies of ships is to show their reverence for ami to honor their mother. .lapuii. and ut tlu same time to distinguish th ¦ shlpB as belonging to their mothertoiel Own Up. A man should never be ashamed t.. own he has Iteen in the wrom.', which Is but siiying. In other words, tlmt tu- le wiser today than he whs yesterday —Pope Rewdutioivs of Respect. Whereas, It has pleased Heavenly Father in His infinite dom to remove from our midst to His Paternal above our esteemed friend and brother, Oideon Hawk, who was a faithful member of the Bushkill Evangel cal ''hurch and also of the Bushkill Union Sunday-school, and be it Resolved, That the wisdom and faith which he has exercised as a member of both Sunday-school and Church .service will ever be held in grateful remembrance. Resolved, That the removal of such a life from our midst leaves a vacancy that will be deeply realized by all the members of our Sunday-s.hool and Church, and will prove a seri¬ ous loss to the community in general, and futhermore be It Resolved, That while we, as a Church and Sunday-school, mourn our loss, we would express our deep sympathy with those upon whom this call of God fell so heavily and whose sorrow can only be softened by the comforter which a pitying Father j gives to His afflicted children, and be; It Resolved, That ">vhile we deeply mourn our loss as a co-worker in our Sunday-school and Church we would humbly submit to the all wise pro¬ vidence knowing that our loss is ihis Eternal gain, and be it further Resolved, That we deeply sym¬ pathize with the bereaved children and friends in their sad and sort affliction and that we extend to them and his many friends our heart felt symiiathy, carrying their sorrows in our prayers to the Throne of Grace, and that w.' may so number our days ithat we may apply our hearts into wisilom. That it is the earnest iirayer of tills body that thev resort to a higher than I uman power. Resolved. That a copy of these i;esoliitions be sent to the bereaved family, that the same be spread upon lhe minutes of our Church and Sun¬ day-school and also published in the N'azareth "Item," JACOB G. DAVIDSO.N, KDWIX H WRRXKR. HOWARD J. COLE. Committee. Oood nnisoiis place to N'ttpr must, of course, Shakespeare. glTe .">(),00(» on .lob fur Srhwab. On Tuesday evening a tour of in¬ spection of the newiy-aciiuired prop¬ erties of the Pennsylvania Steel Com¬ pany, President E. G. Grace, accom¬ panied by other officials of the Beth¬ lehem Steel Company. They visited the plants at Harrisburg. Lebanon and Sparrows Point, Md. The acquisition of Pennsylvania Steel and its fifteen subsidiary com¬ panies by the Bethlehem Cimipany makes the latter the second largest steel company in the country. With Its various comiianies. the Betlilehem Steel Company will have appro.\iraateIy SO.nOO men on its pay¬ roll. However, the products of these newly aciiuired properties are such sides, tliese are Kood bagger.s and ex tra good milkers, some surunier and fall cows, 2 yearling heifers, good Hol¬ slein stock, 4 bulls, 1 tat bull weighing ahout lOOil pounds, 1 extra fine belted .stoik bull, 2 Holstein slock bulls, 1 is a yearling bull and is of an e\tra. grade Holstein; Is pigs, ] brood bow will have litter in Aprii, 2 Berkshire sows, 2 seed hugs weighing from SO to 100 pounds, v. shoats weighing from .vO to 70 pounds; 50 chickens by the pound, 1 home built :; liorse wagon with 2 inch tire, K. P. Wanihold make, lhe body is equipi;ed with loose lloor and iJuiiii.1 lioards, 1 low down 2-horse wagon will, ;<-inih tire, 1 spring wagon with glass front anrt pole and shaft, 1 bui-'ir.v, 1 Concord bugg.v, these wagons are all In a very good condition; 1 2- horse bob sled, 1 sleigh with shifting shaft, 1 -horse power International gasoline engine, used only 2 seasons, 1 H-horse power LTnited Gasoline engine In good condton; 1 2(;-lnch cylinder, .Messnper tlirastiing machine with side shifting straw carrier in a very good running order, 1 fe«?d cutler and crusher. 1 .Vo, 4 Peerless teed grinder, 1 fanning mill, 1 hand corn sheller, I •j-lt. cut .McCormick binder, used only 2 seasons, 1 .Adrhince mower, 1 18 ft. .Adriance hay rake, 1 Supe'-ior grain drill, 1 Bull Eye double corn planter with fertilizer attachment, 1 Iron .\ge potato planter. 1 Hoover potato digger with elevator; 2 Syracuse plows, 1 Wiard plow, 1 spring harrow and rol¬ ler combined, 1 land roller, 1 spring harrow', 1 smoothing harrow, 1 we«<ler, 1 riding cultivalor. 2 single cultivators, 1 new single I'lanet Jr. cultivator, I hay rack, 1 conibination hay and stock rack, ] set manure boards. 1 manure Bled, 1 wheel barrow, 1 .scalding trough, 1 grind stone, 1 4-horse tree, 2 triple trees, S double trees, a lot of single tree.s, a lot of picks, shovels, rakes, manure forks and other forks, 3 sets heavy harness, 1 truck harness, 2 buggy harness. 2 sels heavy flynets, 6 bridles, 2 check lines, 2 plow lines, a lot of collara, halter straps, breast chains, traces, row, lopr and other chains, 1 .Ainanco power washer and wringer, anrt 1 1 1-2 horse power Johnny Boy gasoline engine, used only a very short time and must be sold as r am going to lown, 1 iron kettle, 1 ^-era;ion. 1 9-gallon and 4 G-gallon milk cans and many more articles too num¬ erous to mention. .All the above stock and machinery and all articles are In a very good condition as I havp been farming onlv a few- years and had bought all m,\- wagons and machinery new. Terms and conditions will be made known i-n the dav of sale by THOM.A.S F. REM .ALY, ¦Wilson Coleman, .Auct. .Asher V. Stauffer, Clerk. . UBLir SALK of valuable FARM STOt K. The undersigned will offer at public sale on tne piemise* situated in Upper .N'azareth Township, a ing llie public road leading from fe ; h to .N'ewburg, on the farm of tleurgfe Dech, Monday, Febrnair 28. 191«, at 1 o'clock sharp, the foliowing to wit: 5 head of horses; 1 bay rnare coining 7 years old, sound and not afraid of steam or rroiley cars, or automobile, works sinffle of double, weighs about 1250 poundF, this is a flne family horse; 1 ba.v mare coiTiing 9 years old with foal, works single ur double, not afraid of anytl.inK", weighs about 1300 rbs.. 1 bay horse 15 years old, work."? single or double, safe for any lady to drive, 1 dark bay hor:je, colt coming 2 years old, 1 roan colt, coining 1 yt-ar old; 10 head of cattle, 4 were fresh'ln January, two are fall cows, 2 heifers. 1 will be fresh In August. 2 yearling bulls; Far¬ ming Implements;—1 2-horse wagon with body comiilete in good order; 1 2- hors.' wagon with Iron wheels, 1 .Stan- ho[ie ruuber tire buggy almost new; 1 long body buirgy, good as new; 1 2- s-eated carriage, .erood as new, with pole and shaft: 1 creamery wagon, 1 truck sled. ] wood sled with body, 1 McCor¬ mick bldner, in pood condition; 1 Mil¬ waukee corn binder, works tn perfec¬ tion; 1 Ontario u-rain and fertilizer drill, good as new; 1 Oliver ridine. 2- way plow, good as new; 1 Oliver riding, 1 way plow in good order; 1 Syraiuse plow. 1 .Monitor plow, 2 spring tooth harrows, 1 H-horse disc harrow, almost new; 1 Blackhawk manure spreader, 70 bushels capacity, good as new. used only 1 season: 1 stee! land roller, s'lod order; 1 McCormick grass mower pood as new; 1 hay rake. 1 Ironage riding cultivator, 1 corn marker, 1 corn stalk .sliredder. 1 Xo. 40 Peerless feed trrln- der. 1 hav rack. IS ft. loner. 1 set hay ladders nnd holsters. If. ft, long. 1 fan¬ ning mill, 1 cutting bench, 1 corn shel¬ ler, 1 grind-stone. 1 set of manure hoards, 1 hay fork witht ropes and pul.- levs, 2 sets of heavy double harness, I single harnes,«, collars and bridles, check lines, traces, chains, forks, shov¬ els, 2 log chains, srain bags, 1 poultry feeder, an^i manv other articles too numerous to mention. Terms and conditions will be made known at the time and place of sale by CHA.S. C FRITrtlMAN. Thomas Kunkle, Anct. Stephen Bauer, Clerk. Pt'BI.TP SAI.E of vnlnnble RE\1. E«T.*Tr \M> PR«<soN*I, TRI I'i:HTY. Th.re w' oo oftered nt public salf on the prto - of the late Jacob rttprlv, Phnioield Township. North- nmtiton OouDt.. T*;i , un «ntnr<lnv. Mnrrh 4. im«, Bt 1 n-eO, k !• .\| all that certain lot, parcel nr Oii-ce of land, known as tlie home of the late Jacob Itterlv In a;iid Townshiii. ;iboiit 10 minutes walk from Batt's switch, on the Slate Belt Trol¬ ley line, and about 1-2 mile north of Rdelinans. Pa., contalnlne 11 acres ot land, thereon Is erected a frame dwell-- Ing house 2", x25 feet with frame sum- house 14x2" ' , mer house Ux2ri ft,, a frame barn 24vS2 as not to interfere with the proposed; ft., natron si.ed 14\2» ft., hoc stable further development and, extension! ,'-^,^1'. ''¦¦ ¦ind_ nil other necessary out of the plant •Adam;" 1 let myself go, aud at last | "eed of Justice und ri;;lit thinking that Tailor, Clothier, Hats and Purnishingrs, 112 South Main St., - NAZARETH, PA. pre.s.sed iii.\ answer ngaiust his lips as hu fiiided llie light and safe. It must have been some time after, 1 am sure 1 don't know how long, but 1 I was most l)eaiitiftill\ adjustetl agiiinst his shuuliler, and he had my hand pres,sed to hits elu'ek. when the uwful ness of wlial had Inippeiied brouglit me slraiglil up on my own feel and almost out of his arms. •'Oh, how I ould .\ciu have done Itl" I fairly wailisl as 1 Ihouglit ot what tliU awful colUplieililnli was guini; to h'se for the live, to « tiom 1 fell more tender in that Heooiid than I had ever felt bafoFH I—I harvested tonighl. I had the hon or of ofl'ering niun'iii.ue to Mr. llnyes Just aboul lifleeii minutes ago. I con slder that ninde of procetlure proved as feasible and as soon as I have re cetvea my iniswer. whatever It is. 1 shall immediately inieeed with mak Ing the endowment and choosing the five yeiiiig Monii'ii aioordiug to the aKreeiiieiil." •'I'olU:' 1 eselainied, turning to him in a perfect iniiile of iilarm. I'.uild he be trilling with .laneV "Kvellua," answered I'olk, giving me a shake ami ii shove over in the dlrec tlon of the Crag, "you ought- to kn^ow Nothing Unusual, "My goodness! " said Wiggles. "Hnd- yard Kipling's autograph brought $17..^0 at iiuetiou the other day." "Thill's nothing." retorted lialph 'Waldo liiUwi'll. iiulhor of "Sonuets tn a rornigoo.se." --My atitugrai'li hroughi I37.L'.''. last weeli," "Auctiiai sale?" i|iieried Wiggles. "No," ^;i;d Inkwell, "It was signed to a cheiil» ill pnymeiit of my tailor sjj bill."--New York Times. It is rumored that many of the hlg personages connected with the Penn¬ sylvania Steel Company will he asked to resign, inasmuch as it la the desire of C. M. Schwah to cotisoli i he date, wljrrevcr possihle, similar de- partiuetJ^ or rearrange local o»cials in charge them with German and Spanish. It U Just almut 'nip and tm'k" he tween those who sjieak Oerman and those who speak Spanish, with the ad vantaKe sonunvhat on the aide of the German. There are ahout S.'i.iMHXiKiii Oermaii «peiikUig people in the world •nd ahout 8'J.tKK).(KX> speaking Spanish. —New York Amertaui. rthday Surprise rarly. rprise party was hold at the r .Mr and Mrs. John Zellner. Chunk Street, .\'azari>lh, on av, in honor of their daughter Anna, who celehrated her l.'dh birth¬ day. Refreshments wt^re served and all had an en.jo\al)le lime. .\mong those present were lieatrice Minnich. Kathryn Chler. Klhel Knders, Myrtle Hroail, liUlu Harwi, Helen Stettler, Frank Wunderly, Paul Gold, Warren Dech. ,Ianies lionstein, Charles Schnerr. Claude Metz and M^ton Young. hulldlnR-s, KOod orchard and al! kinds of fruit tree.: on the i^remlses. Ttie abov,' hiilldlnas are al! In tro.id condition in.' the land in i hieh ,oMtf of r also water al hmise and barn prraional Property. At the same time and place there wlp olTered for srile, fhe following per- "innnl nropertv, consisting of farm stock and hnu'^ehold troods:-! bay home comlncr 10 vears old. works single or double In aI1 kinds of harness. Is fear¬ less of all ob.iects and is an all around family uorse. suitable for any ag'ol Iierson to drive: 1 <-n\\- comlntr In profit the latter part of Mav. 1 l-horse wagon In irnnd condition, 1 biigsry good as new, 1 buck hoard vvacon, 1 runabout huirgv. 1 truck sled In good condition. ! fan- nine mill. 1 feed cutter. 1 corn dheller, chop cest. 1 nlow, 1 harrow. 1 cultiva¬ tor. 1 heavv slntrle harness. S hnirgv li.irness. ropes, halters. lines. .straTiii loir.. lOw and niher chains, rakes, fork*, shovels, picks, lot of corn stalks, aboul J ton nt hav. lot of chickens.! tnr'kevs. also one cariienters work bench, nlanes, saws, chisels, e^c, and rnanv other ar¬ ticles too numerous to mention Terms nnd eondltlnns will he made known at the time and idace of ssle bv .VtTI.TON rTTFlltl.V fvrns Kunkel, Auct K F Mohn, nerk. i-tJ_
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 13 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1916-02-25 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 02 |
Day | 25 |
Year | 1916 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 13 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1916-02-25 |
Date Digitized | 2008-03-17 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 36869 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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The
Nazareth Item.
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Vol. XXV.
NAZARETH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25,1916
No. 13.
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THE
TINDER BOX
By
MARIA THOMPSON
DAVIESS
Aothor of "The Melting
of Molly"
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Crawford's Drug Store.
Nazareth, Pa.
Watch The "ITEM" ADS.
(Continued,) CHAPTER XVlll. "Eve" and "Adam." PTER .fiine and Polk hinl gone I disiMLssed .fnsijer mid Pctuiii;! and kicked thc buck dimrs. init out all the lights 111 tin. hoii.-ii. and reth-ed to the side steii.s. dotfr- mlned to be Invisible no matter who called—and wait.
And for one iiiortui hour there I snl alone in th;it wanluK old raooidight that grew colder and paler by the min¬ ute, while the Ktiff breeze that poured down from Old Harpeth began to be vicious and ley as It nipped my ears and haud.s und noije and sent a chill down to my very toes.
Nobody came, and there 1 sat.
Finally, with the tears tangling icli.v in my lashes, I got up and went into the house and lighted the fat pine un der the logs hi the hall. They hail lain all ready for the torch for a whole year. Just as I had lain for a lifetime until a few weeks ago. Then suddenly they blazed—as i had done,
5kfy condition was pitiable. I felt that all nature had deserted me, the cli mate, Indian summer, the harvest moon and my own charm, but my head was up and I was going to crackle plucklly along to my blaae, so I turned toward the door to go across the road and put ray fate to the teet even if 1 took pneumonia standing begging at hia front door, I hoped I would And him In tho lodge and—
"Evelina," he ex6laimed tm be burst
Given Away FREE
This $40000 piano will be gfiven away FREE. To increase business we will give away one of these beautiful and useful instru¬ ments. I
FREE j
Many other valuable premiums includ- | ing ladies wrist watches, toilet sets and Rog- $ ers "Queen Esther" silverware will also be t given away. i
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For full particulars how to get these | handsome and useful premiums FKEE call | at our store NOW. |
Store Closed Every Tuesday and Thur.sday Evening: at 6 P. M. w
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ffljr door, flung utaaaitt int* tbe flaaH^ht and selKe'd tits arm Uke a rob- bar baron of the twelfth centnry mak¬ ing a grab for hU ladylove ta the Bklst of her hostile kindred, "I thought I would never get here! 1 ran all the way up from the offlce. Here's a tele¬ gram from Mr. Hall that says that the two roads have merged and will take tiM bluff route past Ulendale aad give ua thet shops and wanta to appoint me the general attorney for the southern •eetlon. They want me to come on to New York by the first train. Can yon marry me In the moruiiiK, so we can take the noon expre8,s from Bolivar? I won't go without you. I'leiis,., dear. please!" .\nd as he stood and luoUed at me in the fireU>j;lit .'ill the relief and excitement over ids news died oui
"l)one what'.'" he deui.uided in alarm. pressinK both my hand.s aKaiiist his breast and drawiiiif nie toward him again. "Asked mo to marry you when 1"— "I have been IJKlitiuB desperately to see Honu.. way to oft'er myself and all my inipiMlimeiita to yon all tills timi', and this has mad,' it all rij-dit, don t you see, dear','" lif inlcrnipted nie to say as he took |pns.-essiiin of me ajjaiii and held me with a teniler fierieness which liiiil more of siilleriiig in it than passion. "I ha\e alwa.\s wanted you. Eve, sinco lieror(. you went away, bui it didn't st.ein rlKht to ask you to come into a life so enciimbeicd^is mine wa . Poverty madt? it seem impossible, but now, if you will be .iu>t a little patiiiil with them all. I ca:i arrange" -
"1 was KoiiiK lo arrange all that m.\ ownself, and now .just see what you have done to me and a whole lot of other women, besides makiiiK me mis¬ erable all Slimmer," and erowdwl so close under hl.s chin that he couldn't Hi.'e my face, I tiild him ;ill about the tinder bo.x ,Iane had loaded and th(.|i eet me on ihe lid to see that it t'l plodiKl.
I had just worked myself uji to the point of how my Incendiary iiiission was about to touch off all tlu. other love affairs in town when he lieuaii to shake so %vlth (lisr(.sp(K'tful laui,'hter that I felt that my difriiity was about to demand that 1 witlidraw coldly from hlg amis, where I had Just KOt -"i warm and comfortable nnd at home. But with tlie first slight Intimation of my Intention, which was conveyed by a very feeble iiideiHl loosening of my arms from around his Henry flay col¬ lar he held me firmly ai^niiist him and controlled his unseemly mirth, only I oould still feel it convnlsinsr his left Icng, thouu'h. as 1 had no business be¬ ing near enough to notice it, I felt It only fair not to,
"Please don't woiTy about thoee oth¬ er five dear women." he begged in th^ nicest and most considerate voice pas- alble so that I ftphtened my arras again as I listened. "If Miss Mathers doesn't fsel Justified in giving up the dowries by your—your failure to prove th<. proposition we cin Just Invite them all down here, and in Glendale and Boljvfir and Hlllsbor(5 iind Provldense, to say nothlpi; of the countrysi(ie, we can pJant them all cozlly. T can dellcatel.v explain to tlieir choices exactly how to let tbera manage circumstances Uke"- he Illustrated his scheme Just here un til It took time for me to get breath t'l listen to the rest of his apology—"this and there Is no telling, with such .• ¦tart as the cult has got in the Har
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mc i/encr (ii.in CO tninK J wouKJ' an¬ swer siicii il (|iiestlon as .lane put to Die while di'i\ing a cranky car In wan¬ ing iiioonli;rlit. If you and .fames will Just mercifully lietake yourselves out there on the porch in the 'old for a few minutes I will try and add my data t'l this eipiality experiment witli due di^rnify. f.oV
W'e went,
"Love woman," whispered the Crag. after I had broken it to him that we Were (foiiiir lo be a ^rovenior of Ten iiessee and not a railroad attorney and he had crooned his •'SwIhk low" over me and rock(.d me aj-'alnst his breast for a century of seconds down on iny old front trate, "you are rieht about the whole (piestion. I see tliat, and I want help, liut if I'm stupid about life will you hold my hand in the dark?"
"Yes," I answereil. with both gene roslty and courage.
And truly if the world Is In the dusk of the da wn of a new day what can men and women do but cling tight and feel their way—together?
Tui: END.
jte«.e-/i5?-
"Adam!" I let myself go, and at last pressed my answer against his lips,
of his lovely eyes, and jusi the want of me liiliHl llieiii from tlieir very depths.
lor several inieimlnable centuries oi time 1 stood iK'rfectly sUU aud lo |
Month | 02 |
Day | 25 |
Year | 1916 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19160225_001.tif |
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