The Conshohocken Recorder, February 26, 1901

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 86, 1901 $1 PER YEAR
OQOME
APPENINOS
The sprinkler is greatly needed now.
Miss Lena Moon ol an City RU
visiting relative! here yesterday.
Charles Stark, was visllliii! in Phue-nixviiie
on Baturda) and Sunday.
The annual eleotlon ol the Peon
Olub will be held on Monday evening.
Few of the storekeeper! oelel
the Birthday of Washington on Friday.
The Alan Wood Company Is making
about 600 tons of Bnlshed Iron ■
Washila Haymakers. No. 58M will
hold their meeting on Saturday even-ing
and a full attendance is dealred,
George Pitman. Jr.. has removed
from Seventh avenue to No. 70 Fayette
st reel.
The J. Bllwood Lea Company is ad-vertising
in another oolumn for more
girls.
The Crystal Boring Brewery is hav-ing
the cold storage department en-larged.
Friday Is the llrst day of spring.
Some one should tell 111 L■ Weather I >'
pertinent
William Speaker of Chestnut Hill.
spent Sunday vlaltlng frienda in this
borough.
Very nearly every mill in town
would employ a tew more men. II they
wire to apply.
The Y. It A. A. Is making prepara-tion
to put a strong base hall Team in
the field this summer.
The liorough Inauguration win be
held on Wednesday morning. It prom-ises
to be a tame affair.
Judging from the weather we have
been having the past few1 we. Us. l-'eli-ruary
and March have Joined for, ■ -
The stores are yet expei i-ncii
usual inld-wlnter dulness. A change i-expected
with the advent of spring
Washita Tribo of Haymakers. N,,
53^ will hold their meeting on Satur-day
evening and a full attendance Ol
the members Is desired.
Estimates are being made on plans
for a number of new houses. Then
promises to be a groat deal of build-ing
done this year in our town.
W. T. Bate &• Son have received a
contract f,a1 the iron furnace fronts for
the lloopes & Townsond mill that is
now being erected at Fort Washington.
The thermometer did not climb
above 32 degrees in the shade on Bun-day.
Yesterday, however, there was an
improvement: it got up to :.a ,1,.
The overflowing of water from the
glitter on Kim slreet. below Fayette
to the pavement, has made that thor-oughfare
very dangerous to pedestri-ans.
Thomas Flneran has become a panel
merchant He Is Interested In s. Hir-ing
old pa|>er and the other disused
things that accumulates around a
house.
The heirs of il. c. Meentnger are
contemplating the alteration of Wash-ita
Hall Into a handsome and comfort-able
opera house. This would he a
great benefit to the town.
The annual reunion of the member!
of Town Council and the officials of the
borough will he held in Bern's Parlors
on Thursday evening. This will he the
third one that has '., n held in suc-cession.
A number of alterations are bl Ing
made in the machine works of the Al-an
Wood Company, A new engine is
being erected. The machinery is also
being changed in order to Inoreaae the
output of the shop.
The Oonahohoeken Saving Fund will
issue a new series at its meeting on
Tuesday evening, March 5th. This so-ciety
has ben v. fal line! its
organization. It is expected the firs!
series will be paid off In a few yean.
All the borough offlclall an
friendly with the memben of Town
Council just at present. Their anxiety
will be relieved on Monday. Tie
a number of citizens who are willing
to sacrifice themselves for the good of
the borough.
The usual celebration of Washing-ton's
birthday was bold hy Washington
(amp. No. LSI, in the rooms of th!
Camp at Second avenue and Fayette
street. There was a literary enter-tainment
and an address hy the Rev.
W. P. Hans, followed by I luppt r.
The ptlddlers of the la.num. ad Iron
Works returned to work yeati
morning. Owing to a slight disagree-ment
between the men and the man-agement,
the Duddlen have not work-ed
for about two mouths. Concessions
have been made on both sides and the
works started full handed yesterday
morning.
II day in and day out the public I i i
the name of any article pressed con-spiciotisly
upon their attention." says
nil authority of advertising, "that
name is unconsclouslj Bxed in the
mind like a household word." This
statement Is as applicable to the name
of a business man as It is to the name
of a remarkable commodity. The
merchant who keeps his name on the
tip of everybody's tongue by advertis-ing
regularly in the newspapers is the
one whom people will seek out when
they have purchases to make.
WHILE THERE IS LIFE
TIII.KE IS HOPE
I WAS afflicted with catarrh; could
neither taste nor smell and could hear
but little. Bly's Cream Balm cured
It—Marcus 0, Bhauts, Railway. N. J.
THK HALM reached me safely and
the effect Is surprising. My son says
the first application gave decidi
lief. Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin
Freeman Dover. N. 11.
The Balm does not Irritate or cause
encasing. Bold by druggists at 50
its. or mailed by 101y Brothers, 56
U urren St.. New York.
The Baptist Social I'ulon will meet
in the Church this evening.
The usual U men aei rices arc being
held in St. Mai thews and Calvary
Cnurehi -.
The Lulls, keepen complain of the
difficulty of se, urlng satisfactory girls
who will do housework.
Court baglm In Norristown on Mon-day
Then are a number >»f cases of
to (iillshoh.ii kelliles.
I'll, holies of St. Marks Church had
, meeting list evening at the home of
kf, F. Mavis to make arrange-t.
ii the! upper to be given at
her home on Saturday evening. March
LCth,
M. F. Moore and Frank Skeen have
formed a partnership to conduct a llv-
, ry stable at First avenue and Harry
-■lie. 1.
The team of John llahn ran away on
-ii Saturday evening. Mr.
llahn was thrown from the carriage
near Poplar street and painfully injur-
■ d. I he horse was caught nt Fayette
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Beaver Tribe or Norristwn paid a
fraternal visit to Washita Tribe on
Saturday evening. A delightful time
was had by both visitors and the local
rS of the Tribe.
ltol„ it Powers has resigned as as-sistan:
auperintendenl of the Mctropol-iian
late Insurance Company and has
been sue,, led by J. F. McOarvy. ol
New fork,
The Church Helpers ol the Metho-
■ Church will give a slipper In the
Church on Saturday evening;. J. W.
C , i pbell ■ class will have charge of
i in |i e cream table.
Philadelphia Conference of the
MethodlSl Church will meetatStronds-burg.
on March 20th. Bishop Joyce
will preside. The Quarterly Confer-enca
of the Conshohock.n Church has
unanimously asked for the return of
Rev ll T. String to his presentcharge.
An article which appeared In one of
rrlatown paper yesterday claim-ing
that Charles Moore, the young son
of Charles Moore, of Hector street had
drank a quantity of stove polish was ;
no) well founded, and whether the mis- I
take was made wilfully or uninten-tionally
Is not known but there was a ,
mix-up some place In the story. The
\: : i ii.wn paper outlined that the
•hild III gotten Into a cupboard and
found the bottle of liquid and had
•inam If freely before he was de-
Thls, however, was not the
\\'hi'i engaged In cleaning the
■tOVC Mrs. Moore had the polish slt-tlng
( a a table and while her back was
turned for a second or two the child
d the dish and upset the con-tents,
some of which did splash on his
chin and run down the front of his
dress. Thinking that perhaps the
child had swallowed some of the liquid
he was given an emetic but It was
found out that he bad not gotten any
of the polish down his throat
Scalp massage is the latest treat-ment
that lovely woman is undergo-ing.
It is intended to take the place
of the old-fashioned hair tonic, and the
women who undergo the treatment at
lahlonable hair-dressing shops
that il Is beneficial to the hair
and has almost the bracing effect of a
Turkish bath in addition.
It takes almost an hour to get a scalp
massage, which really includes other
things. The tin ory Is that manipula-tion
of the scalp stimulates the roots
of tin- hair better than any amount of
liquid tonics applied without such
in aim. nl. So an experienced mass
ei.s rubs and kneads the scalp In a
thousand ways, moistening her fingers
In a tonic solution as she works. Then
■in straightens out the kinks In the
hair, brushes and shampoos it and, last
of all singes it strand by Btrand until
aptll and bleeding hair Is heal-ed.
Hying the hair by an electric process
aft i tin shampoo is part of the treat-ment.
When it is all over the sub-head
tingles for half a day from
the s alp pinching she has undergone.
But she usually repents the process in
a w< ek or so.
B0R0UGI1 POLITICS
Than is mm h Interest taken in the
organization of Town Council which
will lie held ill the Council Chamber
on Monday morning at ten ,.'elo, k.
All the pn si in oll'n ials w ill he I m
didates for re-CleetlOU, In addition
there aie several new candidates for
street Commissioner and the police.
It is said thai Siimiii I Filiotl has ex-cellent
chain, ., ill, , lection as Street
Commissioner. Qeorge Logan is also
a candidate, and a number of the
friends of M F. Stemple are etuieavor-ing
tO have him announce himself as
a candidate.
Both Mr. K. H. Bate and .1. F.llwood
I have ile, lined lo have their names
considered as candidates for the preBi-dency
of 'town Council. Dr. Qeorge
M. Stiles has also refused lo he a can-didate
Among those who are named
are John W. Campbell and A. L. Mur-phy.
Hoth are familiar with the bus-iness
of Council, and either would
make good presiding officers
FOOD IN LENT
THE WELL DRESSED WOMAN.
Applications of creonne flowers
seem lo be more than holding their
own In the spring things.
The long, simple undershirt with
narrow ruffles Is the smartest thing
', for sinumer gowns.
Louis XV coats with little basques
are promised among new things. They
will In made with fancy vests of the
same epoch.
(iulpiiro seems to be the trimming
for I be lightest and daintiest summer
gounds.
The newest sleeves have very long
ovcrslcev is s. an oly showing theunder-lnit
ihey are slashed at the
elbow so as to let the undersleeve of
lace or of iniiusseline dp sole peep out
there.
Muslin gowns are being made with
flounces of color—as. for Instance, a
white muslin with pale blue ruffles.
(Julie Hie latest thing in the trim-of
supimer gowns is the lavish
use of two kinds of,tare.
The prettiest sumenir hats, so far.
are made of what the French i ill orin '
what we eall horsehair.- Miss de
Forest's Paris letter In the March I-ad- i
las' Home Journal.
Lent not only offers a longed rest to
society's votaries, but also gives an op-portunity
for a welcome change in the
eternal meat diet of the average Amer-ican
table. For it is a fact that fish
is eaten more general!) by every one
in the Lenten season, not only by those
abstaining from meat on account of
church regulations, but also by others
without religious leanings.
The markets arc plentifully supplied
with sea food during the penitential
season. The wares are so temptingly
displayed that the marketer is led to
add this much neglected food to the
dinner menu. It Is a fact that fish is
not popular with Americans as a diet.
While it always has its place In a
course dinner it is usually disguised in
thick sauces and is only incidental to
the repast. Hngland's love for roast
liii is more than balanced by Ameri-ca's
fondness for steak, which, by nine
out of ten persons, would always be
chosen In preference to even the dain-tiest
of fish dishes.
New England 1ms always been more
partial to fish dinners than any part
of the country. Rhode Island originat-ed
the clam bake and the Down Fast
States an all famous for their fish din-ners
and chowders. Boston also em-phasizes
lish on its hotel bills of fare
more than New York and Philadel-phia's
terrapin cooking is of the best
In New York fresh, well-cooked fish
Is difficult to get in even the best ol
hotels and the chop houses making a
specialty of the service of sea food are
sought by fish lovers in preference to
the larger and more fashionable res-taurants.
In Lent, however, there Is a
plentltude of Ibis food in the hotel!
and Its preparation Is attended to with
special care.
INVITATIONS ISSUED
Invitations have been issued for he
Wedding of Rev. Thomas Roy Crooks,
pastor of Ambler Methodist Church, to
Miss Millie (iibson. of Oermnntown. to
take place In the First Methodist Kpis-copal
Church, of (lernianlown, on Wed-nesday
evening. March 6.
LOCAL ITEMS
Report! show a greatly Increased
death rate from throat and lung troub-les
ii ie to the prevalence of croup,
pneumonia and grippe. We advise the
use of One Minute Qeugli Cure In all
of these difficulties. It is the only
hrmless remedy thnt gives Immediate
children like It
William Neville, W. E. Supplee.
\,. Conshohocken.
Falling on the ice. Koy Minter, of
Pottstown, broke all arm.
The Norristown rolling mill shut
down on Saturday for an Indefinite
period.
A committee was appointed to take
steps toward forming a historical mu-seum.
Thieves broke Into the Presbyterian
Church at Pottstown, and took money
from the contribution boxes.
After n continuous service of over
fifty yenrs in the family of Mrs. Har-riett
Van Buskirk. Matilda Bush aged
68 died yesterday, When a men1 girl
she entered the Van Buskirk family,
and never maiiifi stcd a desire for a
change of employers.
The mangled remains of Jnnies
WertS, a railroad employee, living at
Paoll, were found late on Sunday night
on the tracks 6f the Pennsylvania
Railroad, n is supposed he was kill-ed
by the western express on his way
home along the tracks. He leaves i:
wife and child.
A committee representing the Sta-tionary
Bnglnean' Association Of
Pennsylvania has placed in the hands
ol Assemblyman Mcdmthfry u bill
providing for State control of engi-neers,
which he will present in the
Legislature on Wednesday. The pro-posed
aet requires the examination of
all stationary engineers, and provides
that each such engineer must be pro-vided
wiih a certificate by the State.
At the annual meeting of the Mont
goniery County Historical Society held
at NoniStOWn, last Friday, the follow-ing
officers wen- elected! vice presi-dents.
Rev, A. A. Marple. Itev T. R.
Beebn H. w. Km/, recording secre-tary,
Miss Frances M. Fox; corres-ponding
secretary. Mrs. A. Conrad
Jones: treasurer Dr. W. II. Iteed; II-brarlan,
Bllwood Roberts; trustees, W.
w. Potis, s. c. Smyth, Bantuel F. Jar-ii
it. Mrs. Mary Preston ami F. Q. I lob-son.
ROSY CHECKS!
Do you want them? Do you simply
want to glow with health? Do you
want to eat well, sleep well and work
well? Try I.lchty's Celery Nerve Com-pound.
Read the Recorder *1 a year.
It's a mistake to imagine that itch-ing
piles can't be cured; a mistake to
suffer a (lay longer than you can help.
Doan's Ointment brings Instant relief
and permanent cure. At any drug
store, 50 cents.
READ THE RECORDER. II a year.
INHERITS A FORTUNE
Samuel W. Smith, a wholesale liquor
dealer, of Frankford. who died on Sat-urday,
February 16, after three days'
illness, made a most liberal provision
for his faithful employees in his will
which was presented for probate on
Thursday.
To his manager, William O.B.Camp-
Lell, of 1618 Margaret Street, Frank-lord;
Paul Harris, 1515 West Unity
Street, his bookkeeper, and Qeorge A.
i;ck. 2222 Franklin Street, his sales-man,
he has bequeathed his business
and business premises valued at $100,-
A condition attached to the be-quest
is that the three employees are
to enter into co-partnership and con-tinue
the firm name of Samuel W.
Smith Company. Mr. Smith left lega-cies
of $1000 and $500 to other employ-ees
and past employees.
Mrs. Alice P. Goodwin, of Consho-hocken.
a niece, of Mr. Smith, and Mrs.
Elizabeth West, of Philadelphia, are
residuary legatees under the will and
will Inherit about $100,000.
Mr Smith came to this country from
the north of Ireland thlrty-flve years
ago. He worked several years as a la-borer
and afterward was coachman for
the late William Welsh, on Powder
Mill Lane, Frankford. By economiral
living he saved $200. and In partner-ship
with a man named Martinhewent
into business in October. 1870. Six
months later Mr. Smith purchased his
partner's interest, and built up the
business which he has left to his trust-ed
employees.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
OFFICERS
The Republican members of Town
Council of Norristown met in caucus
last evening and decided on the follow-ing
nominations: President, Ellhu
Rolierts; Clerk, Theodore W. Baker;
Treasurer. Edwin Metealf; Borough
engineer, S. C. Corson; Solicitor. I. P.
Knipe; Auditor City Hall, Harry Fish-er.
The police department will re-main
the same as It Is, as the Repub-licans
have a large majority In Coun-cil.
The eaucus nominees will no
doubt be elected. There Is but one
change In the officials—that of Janitor
of City Hall, for which position John
Fleck was defeated by the voto of 11 to
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Lot of land, containing 2837 square
feet In Souderton. Charles and Theo-dore
Holly, of Souderton, to Jacob G.
Barnes .of same place $40.
Messuage and lot of land, containing
30-825 square feet, In Souderton, Mary
H. Dox. df Elmhust, to William F.
Ooettler of Souderton, $2,000.
Lot of land, 307x546 feet. In Hatfleld
township, (ieorge W. Strong, of Mont-gomery
county, to Edward J. Durnee,
of Philadelphia. $500.
Messuage and lot of land, containing
9 acres and 80 perches. In Franconla
township Alvin C. Alderfer, executor
to Daniel P. Young, of Franeonlatown-ahlp
$1,020.
Lot of land, 142x50 feet In Norris-town.
John F. Siegel and Harry W. Al-klns,
administrator, to Robert Hull, of
Norristown, $175.
I .oi of land, containing 1 33-1000
acres in Abington township. John B.
Stevenson, Jr.. of Abington township.
to William T. B. Roberts, of Philadel-phia,
$2,000.
Building and lot of land, containing
109 816-11,000 acres, In Abington town-ship,
John B. Stevenson, Third, of Ab-ington
township, to John B. Stevenson
Jr., of same place. $1.
Buildings and lot of land, containing
109 16-1000 acres. In Abington town-ship,
William P. Smith, Jr., of Abing-ton
township, to John B. Stevenson,
Third, of same place, $55,000.
Messuage and lot of land. 150x50 feet
In Cheltenham township, Charles A.
Adams, John Smith, of Cheltenham
township, to William Adams, et. al.,
of same place $1.
Messuage and lot of land, 200x41
feet. In Whltemarsh township, Samuel
Sands, of Whltemarsh township, to
Edward Hallman, of Plymouth town-ship.
$800.
Messuage and lot of lund, 147x29 feet
in Abington, Robert Canning, of Ab-ington
township, to Emily Bryan, of
same place, $550.
Sixteen building lots of land In Wil-low
Grove. Robert L. Painter, of Phil-adelphia,
to John II Scott, of same
place, $1,000.
Eighteen building lots of land In
Willow Grove, Francis J. Cook, of
Philadelphia, to John H. Scott, of same
city, $1,500.
Lot of land. 107x76 feet in Ogontz,
Arthur Rutter Klnslee, of Philadelphia
to Esther J. Daly of same place $400.
Four dwelling houses and lots of
land, 104x60 feet In Bridgeport, George
W. Batting, of Franklin township.
Cluster county, to EdVard T. Batting
and John Blalr, of Bridgeport, $1,366.
A FIREMAN'S CLOSE CALL.
"I stuck to my engine although every
Joint ached and every nerve was racked
with pain." writes C. W. Bellamy, a lo-comotive
fireman, of Burlington, Iowa,
"I was weak and pale, without any ap-petite
and all run down. As I was about
to give up. I got a bottle of Electric Bit-ters
and, after taking It, I felt as well
as I ever did in my life." Weak, alckly
run down people always gain new life,
Btrength and vigor from their use. Try
them. Satisfaction guaranteed by all
druggists.
All the healing balsamic virtues of
the Norway pine are concentrated In
Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Na-ture's
own remedy for coughs and
colds.
Dr. Mason K. Moyer, Dentist 1« let are.
TALES OF THE TOWN
SHORT STORIES THAT WILL IN-TEREST
OUR RESI-DENTS.
"Thla l! getting to bo a great coun-try
for holidays. They're coming
along pretty fast nowadays. We've
got all the old ones and a lot of new
ones, and this year were to have still
another,"
"What's that?" asked one of his
friends.
"St. Patrick's Day."
"Trot along, trot along." said the
third of the trio. "We've always tak-en
a couple or more in honor of St.
Patrick, but we'll be doing business
Just the same. Don't you know, you
galoot, that that Isn't a legal holiday?"
"Bet you a bottle of wine thnt It will
be this year. I's been decided to close
up all the schools and banks and
all the public buildings will be closed.
Not a tap of business will we do on
St. Patrick's Day."
"I'll take pou." said the one near-est,
the bar. "Let's have the bottle
now and settle the bet on March 17."
'.'Done," said the man who advanced
the proposition. "But we can prove It
now. It's marked among the holidays
on the calendar. Get a calendar and
see."
A calendar was consulted by the man
who had taken the bet, and then, with
an expression of disgust on his face,
exclaimed:
"You poor Idiot, St Patrick's Day
falls on Sunday."
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It was after dinner and the woman
Irom Washington was telling fortunes
In a Conshohocken home. According
to all the women present she told
"Bplendld" fortunes. Cards were her I
specialty. And she was so eerljius
about It No trifling with fate! She
sat opposite you at a little table and
when she looked over your shoulder,
you felt as If Destiny was breathing
on the back of your neck. All the
women had "rabbits."
But the fortune teller gave them a
shock. It was when she was disclos-ing
the fortune for the sixth orseventh
time that evening. The teller had told
the tcllce to make her wish and cut.
(Cut the cards of course; not cut and
run.) The tellee had obeyed. Then
the woman from Washington began to
deal the cards, always with an eye out
for Destiny over the tellee's shoulder.
"There's money coming to you," she
answered firmly.
The tellee beamed.
"Isn't it fine!" exclaimed one of the
onlookers, "We're all going to get
money."
"Yes." said the woman from Wash-ington.
"I haven't been four weeks
In Conshohocken without finding out
what people want moat"
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It was but a few years ago that the
word "rubber" savored ol the odor
which followed the placing of rubber
on a hot stove. It was abhorred by
all people of refinement and all good
folks shuddered as they heard some
one say "rubber neck."
Now It Is somewhat of a fashion and
a fad. If a person should walk any
way but stiff neeked, he ls"nibbering."
At night In the summer time as the
sleeper wakes and wildly swings his
hand at a mosquito he hears a hum-ming
sound which seems to say "rub-ber,"
"rubber," "rubber."
Newspaper men are frequently ac-cused
of "rubbering." Some persons
have not yet discovered that a report-er's
business Is everybody's business
or rather, that everybody's business is
the reporter's business, and they un-dertake
to squelch him by sniffling the
air and remarking that an odor of rub-ber
appears to be in the atmosphere.
These are some of the new "rubbers"
but the latest use for the word is In
New York society. There they say that
Mrs. Jones is the latest "rubber In so-ciety.
That Is, she has made her de-but
Into society.
It would not be surprising to hear
that a man, Instead of being convicted
of burglary, has been found guilty of
"rubbering" a house in the night time.
All of this started from the slang
phrase "rubber neck" which was ad-dressed
to those, who. while walking
along the street showed a disposition
to twist their necks in all directions
without apparent Injury to order to see
everything that was going on.
"Mighty oaks from little acorns
grow" and there la no telling where
this oak will stop.
The only hope lies In the general
aaoptlon of the "goo-goo eyes."
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Summer shirt patterns have lost the
splendor that distinguished them the
last season, and the negligee shirt is
not going to be nearly so brilliant as It
was. Glaring pinks and vivid blues,
stripes of yellow, green and red and
solid colors of barbaric tinge have all
passed out of fashion.
The seeker for striking patterns is
confronted by sober blue and white Of
pink and white stripes, and nothing
more glaring Is to be had from the es-tablishments
that consider themselves
foremost In matters of style. This
HAD TO CONQUER OR DIE.
"I was Just about gone" wrltei Mrs.
ROM Richardson, of Laurel Springs.
N. 0„ "I had consumption so bad that
th« best doctors said I could not live
more than a month, but I began to use
Dr. King's New Dlscovory and was
wholly cured by seven bottles and am
now stout and well." It'a an unrivall-ed
live-saver In Consumption, Pneumo-nia,
In Grippe, and Bronchitis; Infal-lible
for coughs, rolda, asthma, hay fe-ver,
croup or whooping cough. Guaran-teed
bottlea 50c and 1.00 Trial bottlea
free at all druggist!.
condition is a reaction from the de-bauch
of color that men's summer
dress has displuyed for the past three
or four summers. Variety this year
will hi' found only in the use of the
dark buttons which contrast with the
colors of the shirts and afford some
pictiir.squeness.
There have been no changes this
summer in the WSJ of makingthesum-mer
shirts. The. best of them will
have the broad pleats down the front.
Some In plain white are relieved by a
narrow stretch of hemstitching that
adds variety and considerable expense.
It Is quite possible for a man to pay
$12 for a linen shirt and there are
some to be had for $18, but these are
partly silk. All are made with the
broad pleats down the bosom.
—:o:—
"The short-skirt habit is playing hob
with the sale of the expensive silk pet-ticoats
which women were buying by
the half dozen a short time ago." said
a dry goods merchant "At the faint-est
sign of bad weather now a woman
Jumps Into stout shoes and an abbrev-iated
skirt if she intends going out. It
may be healthful, but It's bad fortrade.
"Golf has done It. The women have
found out how comfortable those ankle
skirts are, and now two women out of
three, for every daytime excursion
they make that isn't for a very formal
purpose, wear sensible attire, as they
eall it. So far as city walking goes the
fad started in earnest less than a year
ago. Now almost every woman you
meet Is a rainy daisy.
"With the short-skirt habit they're
getting another craze which, as a man
and a dry goods dealer, I'm equally
opposed to. They're quitting wearing
petticoats at all and they're wearing
knickerbockers. That's an English fad.
Ton cini tell the women who've got it
by the skimpiness of their skirts. The
effect isn't pleasing and I can tell you
I he dry goods trade doesn't approve of
it at all. Those things wear so long.
"If this fad doesn't pass soon there'll
be a slump in the silk trade." conclud-ed
the dry goods man gloomily.
- -o:—
Since January 1, 1901, Spain has
In ' n added to the nations using stand-ard
lime that is, Greenwich time. The
sin.aiioa now is as follows:
Great Britinn, Belgium, Holland and
Spain have the same time, Greenwich
noon ill hour) is taken as the Instant
of standard noon all over these coun-tries.
When it is noon at Greenwich, the
standard time Is 1 P. M. over all Swed-en,
Norway Denmark. Germany. Aus-tria.
Switzerland. Italy. Bosnia and
Serria; I I P. M. over all Russia,
Roi'.mania. Bulgaria and Turkey.
France and Portugal still keep lo Par-is
ami Lisbon local times respectively.
The timo over all Capo Colony Is 1.30
P. M. at Greenwich noon, and in Natal
Is 2 P. M.
When it Is noon at Greenwich the
time In West Australia is 8 P. M.; in
Japan 9 P. M.; in South Australia, 9.30
P. M.; in Victoria, Queensland and
New South Wales. 10 P. M. and In New
Zealand. 11.30 P. M.
Greenwich time prevails over all the
ocans of the globe. Ships, with few
exceptions, keep their chronometers
running on Greenwich time, though
the work of the ships is always done
by local reckoning.
In the United States and Canada
standard time is from four, five, six,
seven or eight hours slower than
Greenwich time. When It is noon at
Greenwich the time at Halifax is 8 A.
If.; at New York 7 A. M.; at St. l^oiils
6 A. M.; at Denver 5 A. M.; at San
Francisco. 4 A. M. The time In Mex-ico
Is the same as Denver standard
time. Alaska uses, at (((resent, the
standnrd time -.-f San Francisco. The
lime of Hawii will probably be ten
bourn slower than Greenwich time
while that of the Philippine Islands
will be eight hours faster. When il
is noon at Greenwich. Hawaiian stand-ard
time will be 2 A. M. and Manilla
time 8 P. M. . The system of stand
;ird time has so many practical con-veniences
that it is likely to be extend-ed
to all civilized countries In time.
Tin day in Spain is divided Into twen-ty
four hours (midnight 24 o'clock'.
but In most other countries it is separ-ated
iato two parts of twelve hour.t
b imidnight and noon are each 1 I
o'clock I.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
| —Egbert Daws la 00 a pleasure trip
' lo Porto Rico
—The third cn;i rtaiiiuieiit of the
. Active Association of Quit Lodge, No.
1 586, 1. O. O. F. will be held in Odd
Fellows Mali, Wcsi Conshohocken on
Saturday evening. March 10. 1901.
—An Illustrated lectnn will be giv-en
in the Bslllgomlngo Baptist Church
on Thursday evening, on the maniiei.,
and customs ol India, by the ki \. Kay-i
nl .1. Davies, lormerly Sicretary of
the Y. M. C. A.. Madras, India. A rare !
Heat may be expected as Mr. Davies is
an entertaining speaker and his set of
views an very Una No charge for ad-mission
win he charged but a silver
collection will be taken.
—The annual Freshman declamation
contest was held at I'rsiiius College on
I inlay night. A prl/a of $10 In gold
was awarded lo Edwin M. Sando, of
Lebanon, and one of $"» to Miss Mary
Shade, of Royerstord, with honorable
mention of Miss Alma Clainer, of Col-legeville.
The judges of the occasion
were Mrs. Margaret Richardson Kni|,e.
of Norristown: Prof, Ralph i.. John-son,
of this borough, and Prof. II. II.
Shenk, of Lebanon Valley College.
—A musicale was given last Tues-day
evening nt the home of Mrs. John '
Carr. Bullock avenue. The evening was
spent In dancing, music and games.
Miss Clara M. ami Frances B, Wallace
rendered some line instrumental and
vocal duetts. Misses Mary and Mar-ii
Brown and Miss Maggie Golden
also played some tine selections. But
much credit is due to Miss Maty V. Fo-ley
who bids fair lo become one of the
finest performers In this borough. She
possesses a rich soprano voice which is
being carefully trained. After being
encored Miss Foley sand "Oh, Mary I
don't you weep," much to the amuse- '
inent of those present, after which re-freshments,
were served.
THE CONSHOHOCKbN
PROPHET
PkliDICiS
REYNARD MAKES HIS ESCAPE
One of the best drop hunts of the
season was that given lad Friday
morning by John Torpliey. of the Gulf
Mills Hunt. It was an ideal day for a
fox chase. The Gulf Mills Hunt and
the Chester Valley Hunt each had
their hounds. The Radnor Hunt was
also well represenl id, but did not bring
their hounds. A hunt breakfast, was
given by Mr. Torphey nt his home at
Radnor previous to the start.
It was precisely half-past 10 o'clock
when Miss Gertrude Benners dropped
the fox near Mr. Torphey's residence.
Twenty-five minutes later the hounds
wen let loose. The fox look an easter-ly
direction as far as Villa Nova. At
Villa Nova he doubled on his track and
returned almost to the point when he
was dropped at Radnor, when he took
a course through Bryn Mawr with the
hounds a long distance in the rear.
From Bryn Mawr he headed toward
Cobb's Creek, where the chase wasgiv-en
up after several hours of tine sport.
Among those participating in the
hunt were: Mr. and Mrs. William .1
Benners. Miss Gertrude Itcimis. Miss
1'iiiton and Mrs. Drennor, of Philadel-phia;
Mr. Frank Barrett, Mr. Wren
Pechln, Mr. Warren Pecbln. Mr. R.
i'enn Smith, of llerwyn: Mr. William
Biter, Mlllurd Pugh. of Wayne: Nathan
Hughes, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. F.
Hutchlnson Qalloney of Devon, John
Matthews. Mr. Klija Brooke, Robert
| Martin, of Radnor, David sharp, R. A.
• Colgan, Edward Shank. Harry Thomp-
I son. George Pyott. K. II. Ilayinan. Wil-liam
Wayne, Jr., Dr. Bartholomew,
Mr. Grange. Mr, QeorgS Massey. Harry
Walker, Pbin Pyott, George Pyott and
W. A. Potter.
i hut tber chirpodist stoops ler con-quer.
♦
that stage money alnt good on un
omnibus.
♦
That many a brown bottle causes a
red nose.
♦
That many a real pain is caused by a
sham pain.
♦
That a policeman has a heart with a
regulur beat
♦
That drinking lire-wuter puts an In-dian
in good spirits.
♦
That women thlt say few words also
wear abbreviated skirts.
♦
That ther sheriff hangs on tor the
diffre'nt styles o' neckties.
♦
That a man thlt depends on his
frlentta soon runs out of em.
♦
That a waiter like tips—when they
ain't on tber end of a shoe.
♦
That ther felllr thlt blows himself is
never prepared fer a calm—In bizness.
♦
That many a girl bangs ther planner
when she looks bettlr behind a wash
board.
♦
Thrt many a high flown girl thinks
n angel because she has wings
In her hat.
SHANER OUT OF POLITICS
Democrat County Chairman Ralph
E. Shaner, Of Pottstown. was In Nor-ristown
> .sterility and said thnt he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-tion,
and would retire from politics.
His sin ssor will likely be former As-
I] iimn Wellington Rosenberry. of
Lansdale, who favors the Shaner or
Hi van end of Democracy. The antl-
Shanerltes have not yet decided upon a
i sndldate.
Millions of people are familiar with
lieWiit's Little Early Risers and those
who use them find them to be famous
little liver pills. Never gripe.
>Villlam Neville. W. E. Supplee,
W. Conshohocken.
MITCHELL'S CLOTHING SALE
The 11. Mitchell Estate of Main
ing in their store at way-down prices,
in order to make room for the spring
slock.
Usik their advertisement up nnd
Hole the |ui , >.
BUCK1 EN'S ARNICA SALVE
Has world-wide fame for marvellous
cures. It surpasses any other Salvo, lo-tion,
ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns.
Burns. Bolls, Sores, Felons. Ulcers.Tet-ter.
Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. Chapped
Hands, Skin Eruptions, Infallible for
Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 c at
all dmgglsts.
SHE SKIPPED WITH THE CASH
Joseph Bitting, of Allenown, a for-mer
resident of Pennsburg,, had a pe-culiar
experience with Ills best girl on
Sunday. Mr, Bitting drove from Al-leiilown
in Red Hill, accompanied by
the fair Allentown damsel for the pur-pose
of introducing her to his many
friends In thai vicinity. It appear!
in: i Mr, Blttln ■ Intrusted in the young
lady's care bis money, amounting to
$35, Late in the afternoon the lady
disappeared from the Red Hill Hotel
and It was later learned thai she had
left by train for Allentown. Mr. Bit-ting
not being desirous of losing the
money, at once notlfled Constable A.
J. Drearies, of Pennsburg, who tele-graphed
to the police headquarters at
Allentown to have Fmma May Helntz
arrested for the theft of the money.
The woman was located at her
boarding bouse No. 168 Hamilton
street by several officers. She was ar-rested
nil tal i a to the Central Sta-tion.
While she WaS lellillg lid
to the ssrgean she calmly lit a cigar-ette
and puffed away with the airs of a
ii 'i ran. The case was settled hv her
giving bach Mr. Hilling's moiiev and
she paying the costs.
TROLLEY LINE AT VALLEY FORGE
The Phoenlzvllle ,»; Bridgeport Trol-ley
Company will begin i,| <rat im: on
their new line, which will pass through
Kinir-of-Prussia. Port Kennedy and
Valley Foi in the early spring. The
power house will be located al Valley
I i • For the pi i\ il, ge of using the
■treeti ol Bi Idgi pi i the company will
have lo pay into ih borough treasury
jjaiiit and macadamise the street oc-i
upii d
GOT MRS. NATION'S HATCHET
William Banklss, of Norristown. Is
in possession of one of the hatchets
which Mrs. Carrie Nation wielded so
effectively at Topeka. It was sent to
him by James W. Faust, of Norristown
who is trav ellng with a dramatic com-pany
in the West
Faust was In Topeka on February 8,
and waB among the spectators who
witnessed Mrs. Carrie Nation, assist-ed
by Mrs. Julia Evans, smash the sa-loon
of J. W. Hills. After the women
emerged from the "joint" the crowd
Jeered, which so enraged Mrs. Nation
that she threw her hatchet at the hoot-ing
crowd. It fell at Faust'B feet He
picked It up and sent It home.
It weighs two pounds and seven
ounces, Is 15 Inches long, including the
handle. 7V4 inches Irom blade to pole
and has a 4\4 blade. The blade Is
very much nicked, indicating nurd us-age.
One of the nicks measures 5-8 of
an inch.
i h" wealth of church-members In
the I'nited States, as given in the cen-sus
of 1880, was nine billions of dol-lnrs.
Their contributions annually for
missions wus an average of one-six-teenth
of a cent for every dollar, or
one dollar in every 1586.—Christian at
Work. . il
DEATHS
DURHAM.—On February 23, 1901, at
Bryn Mawr, Ferdinand, son of Joseph
J. and Christina Derham, aged 2 years
nnd 4 months.
HAAS.—In Bridgeport, on Februury
23. 1901, Andrew S. Haas. In his 78th
year.
I.KNZ—On February 23, 1901, John
F. I*ntz. aged 69 years.
Funeral on Wednesday afternoon,
Febraury 27, 1901, at 1 o'clock, from
i In residence of his son-in-law, I-ouls
0. Petty, Radnor, Delaware County,
Pa. Carriages will meet train at Rad-nor
Station, leaving Broad Street Sta-tion,
at 11.45 A. M. Interment at the
Gulf Cemetery.
M'KANNAN.—Suddenly on Febru-ary
23. 1901, George M'Kannan. aged
51 years.
The relatives and friends of the fam-ily,
also Mantua Lodge, No. 160. B. of
R. T.; Cross and Crown Castle. K. G.
E.; members of the P. R. R. branch Y.
M. C. A., and employes of P. R. R. are
invited to attend the funeral services,
on Wednesday afternoon, nt 1 o'clock,
at his late residence, No. 4008 Wyalus-ing
street. Philadelphia, Interment at
i Hill Cemetery, Montgomery
County, on arrival of train leaving
Fortieth Street station, at 2.17 P. M.
POOH. In Norristown, February 23,
1901, loseph Pugh, In the 55th year of
his age.
Energy all gone? Headache? Stom-ach
out of order? Simply a case of
torpid liver. Burdock Blood Bitten
Wil make a new man or woman of
you.
A remedy thai will soothe, build up
the wasted tissues and enrich the blood
Is Indispensable. I.lchty's O lery Nerve
Compound has been wond i fuily sue
Of nervousness, as
thousands of grateful people will tes-tify.
William Neville and J. Riifus Bnrr,
West Conshohocken.
COLD CI-K^. FOR BUSY PEOPLE.
Many people neglect a cold because
they say they havo no time to attend to
It. Krause's Cold Cure Is a remedy
which can be taken without danger
while performing your dally duties,
nnd will relieve the most aggravated
canes In 21 hours. Price 25c.
William Neville and J. Rufus Barr,
West Conshohocken.
JELL-O, Till: NICW DESSERT,
pleases all the family. Four flavors:—
Lemon, Orange. Raspberry and Straw-berry.
At your grocers. 10 cts. Try
It to-day.