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VOL. XXII. LITITZ PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1899. INO.
^Yearly a d v e r t i s e m e n t s to b e paid quar-t
e r l y . Transient a d v e r t i s e m e n t s payable
in advance.
Advertisements, to i n s u r e immediate
insertion, m u s t be h a n d e d in, a t t h e v e ry
latest, b y Wodnesday evening.
J o b \7ovk of all k i n d s neatly a nJ
p r o m p t l y executed at s h o - t notice.
Aii communications s h o u l d be address-pd
to:
KECOKD OFFICE,
Iiir.ttz; Iianc. Co.. " a .
ßROAD STREET CLOTHING HOUSE.
E a r l y Spring
A n n o u n c
WHEN THE ROBINS COME AGAIN.
^ , springtime is about at hand and with it
¿U come thoughts of new wearing apparel.
I have made early purchases of all kinds
of goods belonging to my line of trade, and
make this announcement so that my patrons
may know that they can buy now as cheap
as later and have the best selections from a
clean and fresh stock.
Bvery variety of
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S u m m e r S u i t i n g s.
ady-made Clothing
for man and boy.
I would like every one to come and see
my big assortment of
Colored Outing
and Other
nothing like it ever before seen in L,ititz.
N E C K W E A R
that can't be matched in some of the more
pretentious stores. I have all my Neckwear
selected from piece silk and made to order.
Hats and Caps
in the latest styles, of course, and at prices
as low as the lowest.
H
The Clothier,
Record Building,
S Broad Street,
Lititz, Penna.
• • • The Exclusive H a t S t o r e • •
Spring
in Men's and Boys'
H e a d w e a r
Now ready for your Inspection
A Beautiful Line of Stiff and
Soft Hats from all the
Leading Mfrs.
From $ 1 . 0 0 t o $ 5 . 0 0 .
A R N O L D
No. 1 North Queen Street, LANCASTER, PA.
We Study to Please the Most Fastidious.
Our gathering tog'ether of novelties for
" E A S T E R GREETING "
Is comprised of all the new fancies of the day. Waist Sets,
Sash Sets, Hearts, Hat Pins, Stick Pins, Medallions, Bracelets,
Cyrano Chains. Latest silver novelty is a Comb Cleaner,50c.
JEWELRY STORE,
101N. Queen St., Lancaster
They Stand Astonished
J at the prices at which we are offering
Whitewash, Scrub, Horse, Paint and all other
kind of Brushes, and well they may for such
bargains have not been known before. Gould
our Brushes_ speak, they would remonstrate
at the low prices at which we sacrifice them.
But our prices speak and the brushed remain
dnmb through the bustle with indignation.
Now the robin pipes its greetings
As t h e herald of t h e spring,
Though the forests still are leafless
And the skies arc lowering;
But the merry little whistler
Shrilly calls f r om roof and tree
To its mate, and quickly answer
Comes like echo of its glee.
I t is not t h e flowing music
Of the birds t h a t later sing;
There Is not t h e gaudy plumage
That t he balmy days will bring;
But it's melody inspiring
That is heard when winds are rude,
And we gladly hail the singer
Though its garb is sober hued.
Like a mesrage filled with comfort,
Quick to elevate and cheer,
Is the piping of the robin
"When t h e fields and woods are drear.
For the message i t is telling,
Causing hearts with joy to leap,
Is of n a t u r e ' s resurrection
After long and deathlike sleep
Other birds will sing in summer,
And the woods with song' will ring,
But there's nothing like the music
Of the heralds of the spring.
Other music may be softer,
Tuned with all the warbler's art,
But the song when days are dreary
Is the song that stirs the heart.
First to come and last to leave us
Is the bird that now we hail;
And we hear Its merry, whistling
When all o t h e r songsters fail.
Ere the winter has departed
. I t is cheering hearts of men,
For we know we're near the springtime
When the robins come again. mm
Silas a n d M a r i a H i g l i g r a s s ' Experien ce
W h i l e i n t h e Q u a k e r City.
I I I . B0MB£RSER & CO.,
LITITZ, PA.
All P h i l a d e l p h i a is g r u m b l i n g about
t h e c i t y ' s w a t e r s u p p l y.
T h e disease-germ l a d e n fluid which
washes d o w n t h e S c h u y l k i l l river a n d
is forced- t h r o u g h water pipes a n d sub-s
e q u e n t l y used f o r d r i n k i n g a n d b a t h -
i n g p u r p o s e s b y t h e good folk of t h at
c i t y , is n o t a p p e t i z i n g , t o s a y t h e least,
a n d it is h a v i n g its b a d effect upon
them.
A P h i l a d e l p h i a Times r e p o r t e r w ho
h a s b e e n called upon by t h e powers
t h a t be, t o " d o u p " w a t e r h a s f u l f i l l ed
big d u t i e s i n a m a n n e r t h a t m a y be
c r e d i t a b l e t o h i s a b i l i t y , b u t h i s a r t i c le
p u b l i s h e d i n t h e S u n d a y Times i s a seri-ous
r e f l e c t i o n u p o n t h i s t o w n . E v i d e n t -
l y h e h a s b e e n a f f e c t e d b y t h e i n k y col-ored,
foul s m e l l i n g fluid of w h i c h he
writes.
H e r e ' s t h e s t o r y :
Silas H i g h g r a s s a n d h i s wife, w h o r e -
side on t h e o u t s k i r t s of a small h a m l et
i n L a n c a s t e r c o u n t y , r e c e n t l y r e t u r n ed
f r om a v i s i t of s e v e r a l d a y s i n P h i l a d e l -
p h i a . The s i m p l e f a c t p o s s i b l y is of no
g r e a t moment. Even the Weekly
Squeal, i n w h i c h Si a d v e r t i s e s h i s cider
e v e r y fall, d e v o t e d o n l y h a l f a column
t o i t a n d t h e less w i d e - a w a k e c i t y p a -
p e r s m a d e n o m e n t i o n of i t a t all, t o t h e
u n b o u n d e d a s t o n i s h m e n t of Si, w h o
i m a g i n e d t h a t a m e t r o p o l i t a n editor
k n e w e v e r y t h i n g , t o s a y n o t h i n g of
s u c h a n i m p o r t a n t e v e n t as h i s corriing
i n t o t o w n . The d a y a f t e r h i s r e t u r n Si
d r o p p e d i n u p o n four or five of h is
n e i g h b o r s a t t h e c o r n e r g r o c e r y a n d r e -
l a t e d t o t h e m t h e w o n d e r f u l s i g h t s he
h a d seen a n d h i s impressions about
e v e r y t h i n g in general. During t he
course of h i s r e m a r k s h e t o l d of h i s e x -
p e r i e n c e w i t h S c h u y l k i l l water, a n d i t
is t h i s w h i c h m a k e s S i ' s v i s i t to town
w o r t h t e l l i n g about.
1 1 t e l l you, J o s h , " s a i d he, a d d r e s s -
i n g a f a t , red-faced l i t t l e m a n , w h o h a d
ust excited t h e a d m i r a t i o n a n d e n vy
of t h e c r o w d b y s p i t t i n g i n t o a saw-dust-fllled
cuspidor f u l l y t w e n t y feet a w a y,
a n d who n o w stood o n - o n e leg, t h e
o t h e r b a l a n c e d o n h i s t o e b e h i n d h i m ,
h i s e l b ow o n t h e c o u n t e r a n d h i s h a nd
t o y i n g u n c o n c e r n e d l y with a, small
b u n c h of c h i n w h i s k e r s , as t h o u g h ho
r e a l l y h a d n o t d o n e a n y t h i n g t o m a ke
a m a n of C h r i s t i a n meekness proud,
' I tell you, J o s h , " r e p e a t e d Si, " y o u 'd
o u g h t e r see t h e s t u f f t h e m folks calls
w a t e r .
' W h e n m e a n d M a r i e r g o t t ' P h i l a -
d e l p h y we w e n t t ' one o' these yere
c h e a p r e s t a u r a n t s , a n ' a sassy-lookin'
w h i t e feller w i t h a d i r t y a p r o n come
r u n n i n ' u p a n ' a s t u s w h a t we w a n t e d.
H e t a l k e d k i n d o' ' f e n d e d like, a n ' I
wuz afeerd we'd done s o m e t h i n ' t'
m a k e h i m m a d , b u t M a r i e r said she
guessed t h a t wuz a l l c i t y folks acted.
I seen t h e y wuz a whole bowlful a'
c r a c k e r s o n t h e t a b l e , a n ' so I t o l d t he
feller t ' b r i n g us t w o p l a t e s o' oyster
soup. He h u r r i e d a w a y , a n ' p r e s e n t ly
come b a c k a g ' i n w i t h t w o n a p k i n s , t wo
forks, t w o s a u c e r s o' c h o p p e d cabbage
a n ' r e d p e p p e r a n ' t w o t u m b l e r s filled
w i t h some b r o w n s t u f f.
" Marier says t ' m e w h e n h e ' d g o n e :
1 A i n ' t i t g e n e r o u s o' h i m t ' b r i n g us
coffee f o r n o t h i n ' . I wonder if h e d id
n o t m a k e a m i s t a k e , b u t t h e n t h e r e 's
Sal S i m p k i n s . Ever since .she s t a r t ed
h e r s t o r e o n M a i n street s h e ' s m a d e a
h a b i t o' servin' cookies a n d ginger
s n a p s w i t h ice c r e a m . Maybe these
people r e a d a b o u t it i n h e r a d v e r t i s e -
m e n t i n t h e W e e k l y Squeal a n ' a re
t r y i n ' t o g o h e r o n e b e t t e r . But i t does
s e em t ' me, Si, t h a t i t ' s v e r y o n u s u a l to
d i s h o u t c o f f e e i n t u m b l e r s , a n ' I must
s a y t h i s i s t h e r a n k e s t s m e l l i n g coffee I
ever r u n a c r o s t i n a l l m y b o r n d a y s ,'
i M a r i e r , ' s a y s I , 1 o ' course i t a i n 't
u s u a l t ' serve coffee i n t u m b l e r s o u t oui-way,
a n ' I k n o w t h i s p a r t i c u l a r coffee
d o n ' t smell t h e b e s t i n t h e world, b u t
f e r gracious sake d o n ' t m a k e a fuss
a b o u t i t , er t h a t iierce-lookin' feller over
t h e r e w i t h t h e r e d a n ' yeller p a i n t ed
s h i r t ' l l t h i n k I ' m g r e e n a n ' t r y t o b u n -
co m e o u t o' t h a t $20 b i l l I ' v e g o t i n m y
b a c k p a n t s p o c k e t .'
" Well, y o u k n o w , M a r i e r ' s a l i u s been
used t ' t h e g e n u w i n e A r b u c k l e ' s a n ' it
w e n t a g ' i n h e r g r a i n l i k e e v e r y t h i n g to
d r i n k t h a t s t r o n g stuff, b u t s h e seen
w h a t m y o b j e c t wuz a n ' c h o k e d down
a n y f e e l i n ' s s h e m i g h t o' h a d o n t he
s u b j e c t . She p u t t w o t e a s p o o n f u l s o'
sugar i n t o h e r t u m b l e r a n ' passed t he
bowl t ' m e , a n ' I p u t i n t h r e e . Just
t h e n t h e f e l l e r f e t c h e d i n t h e s o u p a n ' I
a s t h i m if w e c o u l d n ' t h a v e some cream.
H e looked k i n d o' f u n n y a n ' s a i d t h at
would cost ten c e n t s ox try. T h e n -I
looked f u n n y , b u t I said I guessed I
could a f f o r d i t , a n ' h e w e n t a n ' g o t t h e
c r e a m .
" M a r i e r p u t s o m e i n h e r t u m b l e r , a n
I p u t some in mine, a n ' we s t i r r ed
a r o u n d w i t h t h e s p o o n s l i k e a couple o
g o a t s in a n a s h b a r r e l . By a n ' by
Marier t a s t e d h e r ' n , a n ' s h a m e d me
s c a n d a l o u s b y r u n n i n ' t o t h e door a nd
s j a i t t i n ' i t o u t o n t h e s i d e w a l k .
" ' S i , s a y s she, ' t h a t coffee is n o t
o n l y m i s e r a b l e poor, b u t i t i s a s c o l d as
M a r y A n n H o p k i n ' s nose t h e n i g ht
she h a d i t frost bit. F e r m y p a r t I
d o n ' t i n t e n d t ' t a k e a n o t h e r m o u t h f ul
of i t .'
" S h e s p o k e p r e t t y loud a n ' I seen
t h e feller w i t h t h e p a i n t e d s h i r t l o o k i n'
a t m e w i t i i a y o u ' r e - m y - v e a l air t h at
made m e g r a b m y $20 b i l l w i t h b o t h m y
h a n d s . I w a s f e e l i n ' k i n d o' desperate
a n ' I s a y s t o M a r i e r , says I , ' M y d e a r '
( I ' d r e a d t h a t i n s a s s i e t y books a n ' it
s o u n d e d sort o' h i g h f a l o o t i n l i k e ) ' M y
d e a r , ' s a y s I a g ' i n , so's P a i n t e d Shirt
could h e a r m e , ' y o u r t; . heout
o ' w h a c k t h i s a f t e r n o o n .'
" I guess t h e l a s t p a r t o' t h e s e n t e n ce
c o u l d n ' t o' m a t c h e d the first part,
' c a u s e P a i n t e d S h i r t roared r i g h t out
loud, a n ' several other people in t he
r e s t a u r a n t , t h a t d i d n ' t seem t ' be so
fierce, l a f f e d , too. I w a s n ' t g o i n ' t ' be
made n o fool of, so I swelled clean u p to
t h e c h i n w i t h d i g n i t y a n ' t o o k a swill
oilt o' t h e t u m b l e r t h a t w a s b i g e n o u gh
f a t t e n a razor-back hog t h a t h ad
n o t h i n ' else t ' e a t a l l w i n t e r .
" Great T i m o t h y a n d j u m p i n ' year-l
i n ' s . I t h o u g h t I ' d b e e n soddered on
t ' o n e o' t h e m a i n sewers o' t h e t o w n!
I t w a s s u c h a mixed up t a s t e I can
h a r d l y describe i t . The o n l y t h i n g s I
c l e a r l y recollect was d e a d c a t s an-' r u s ty
b a r r e l hoops. I k n e w t h e m in a m i n -
u t e , ' c a u s e I ' d s m e l l e d t h e cats i n t he
f i e ld b e h i n d old I k e S m o l l o c k ' s s h a n t y , -
a n ' e v e r y b o d y k n o w s w h a t r u s t y iron
t a s t e s l i k e . The r e s t of i t w a s a queer
m i x - u p o' c i t y - d i r t t h a t I never tasted
before a n ' d o n ' t k n o w n o t h i n ' about,
W h a t puzzled m e w u z h o w , w i t h all
t h a t solid s t u f f i n i t , t h e y m a n a g e d t'
m a k e i t w a t e r y - l i k e.
" I rowsomover, I d i d n ' t maralize
a b o u t i t l o n g , 'cause It m a d e me sick
111' m a d . I h o l l e r e d fer t h e w a i t e r a n '
he h u r r i e d lip, sni.ilin' all o v e r h i s face.
" 1 L o o k here, y o u n g foller, says I,
' w h a t i n t a r n a t i o n do you m e a n by
b r i n g i n ' our coffee ice cold. I a i n ' t t he
k i n d a s k i c k s a b o u t e v e r y l i t t l e t h i n g,
as I m i g h t m a k e m e n t i o n o' t h e flavor
of it, b u t t h e r e a i n ' t n o e x c u s e a t a l l f or
b r i n g i n ' i t on c o l d .'
" ' B r i n g i n ' w h a t i n cold ?' s a y s h e .
" ' W h y , t h e coffee, of c o u r s e , ' s a y s I .
' W h a t d i d y o u s u p p o s e I meant—the
f o r k s ? ' •
' ' T h a t a i n ' t coffee, you old h a y -
seed,' says he, ' t h a t ' s w a t e r .'
' ' D o n ' t y o u g i t g a y , y o u n g feller,'
-s I . ' Y o u m a y t h i n k I ' m green,
but I a i n ' t so g r e e n I d o n ' t k n o w w a t er
w h e n I see i t , a n d b e t t e r y i t , ' s a y s I,
' w h e n I d r i n k i t . Then t h e y all l a f f ed
a g ' i n , a n d I would have licked t he
w a i t e r r i g h t t h e n a n ' t h e r e , o n l y t h at
P a i n t e d Shirt commenced to circle
r o u n d b e h i n d m e a n ' I h a d t ' k e e p m y
e y e o n hiiii for f e a r h e ' d g r a b m y $20.
He m a d e a bee l i n e for t h e door a n'
w e n t o u t l a f f l n ' , a n ' b y a n d b y e M a r i e r
a n d m e w e n t out, too, b u t we w u z n 't
l a f f l n ' . Somebody yelled after us,
' D o n ' t b l ow o u t t h e g a s , ' t h o u g h w h at
he m e a n t by t h a t I ' m s u r e I d o n 't
know, 'cause they w u z n ' t no gas
a r o u n d as l o o k e d as t h o u g h it w a s i n
d a n g e r o' b e i n ' Mowed out. A sassy
boy on t h e s i d e - w a l k w e n t ' b a h - a h - a h'
l i k e a goat, a n d s a i d ' t h e w i n d went
buzz-zz-zz,' w h i c h m a d e people look
a r o u n d a n ' l a f f , t h o u g h I c a n ' t s a y w h y .
" Marier a n ' m e d e c i d e d ' t ' w a s about
t i m e t o g i t i n t o a n o t h e r p a s t u r e l o t , a n d
we ast a p o l i c e m a n where J i m S n a w -
l e y ' s was. He s a i d : ' W h o ' s J i m S n a w -
ley?' a s t h o u g h a p o l i c e m a n w a s n ' t ex-p
e c t e d t o k n o w a m a n l i k e J i m , w h o is
a H i g h School g r a d u w a t e a n ' h a s $6,000
i n b a n k . I f i s h e d o u t J i m ' s l e t t e r a n '
got t h e s t r e e t n u m b e r , a n ' t h e police-m
a n put- u s o n a ' l e c t r i c ear. We g o t
off a t t h e w r o n g c o r n e r a n ' g o t o n t h e
w r o n g c a r a g ' i n , b u t a f t e r several h o u rs
we finally got t o J i m ' s . H i m a n d h i s
wife seemed glad t ' see u s a n ' w e w u z
d u r n g l a d t o see t h e m , I tell you. it
wuz d i n n e r t i m e w h e n we a r r o v e , an''
w h e n Marier a n ' m e h a d s t i c k e d u p a
b i t w e a l l s e t d o w n t o t h e t a b l e .
" F i r s t t h i n g I d o n e wuz t ' a s k f e r a
t u m b l e r o' w a t e r , a n ' i t w u z a s c l e a r a n '
s p a r k l i n ' as t h e w a t e r i n o u r o w n well,
w h i c h y o u c a n t e s t i f y , J o s h , is t h e best
i n L a n c a s t e r c o u n t y . I n u d g e d Marier
i n t h e r i b s a n d t o l d h e r I k n o w e d t h at
w a i t e r wuz l y i n ' t ' us. J i m w a n t e d to
k n o w w h o w a s l y i n ' t ' us a b o u t w h a t,
a n ' I told h i m t h e w h o l e story. He
l a f f e d fit to k i l l hisself, a n ' so d i d h i s
wife. H e s a i d t h e w a i t e r w u z n ' t l y i n ',
a n d t h a t t h e o n l y reason t h e w a t e r at
h i s h o m e w u z n ' t d i r t y w a s t h a t i t w a s
p u t t h r o u g h a p a s t u r e filter, which is
some k i n d of a n i c k l e - p l a t e d m a c h i ne
fer s c r a p i n ' a w a y m u d a n ' d e a d c a t s a n
b a r r e l hoops a n ' t h i n g s . Everybody
t h a t can a f f o r d i t h a s fllterns, J i m says,
a n ' t h e m t h a t c a n ' t eats t h e w a t e r f r i ed
i n t o p a n c a k e s . He s a y s if y o u boil it
fer t w o e r t h r e e h o u r s it m a k e s fine
sauce fer a p p l e d u m p l i n ' s , . though. I
c a n ' t s a y w h e t h e r i t ' s so e r n o t — J im is
s u c h a j o k e r . .
" W e l l , I ' m s a t i s f i e d t o s t a y a t h u m
for a w h i l e y i t , a n ' if I ever do go t '
P h i l a d e l p h y a g ' i n I ' l l c a r r y a c a n t e en
er g i t r e a l d e v l i s h a n ' d r i n k beer. Jest
a t p r e s e n t I guess M a r i e r ' l l w a n t m e t '
e m p t y t h e m w a s h tubs. She's a t u r -
r i b l e w o r k e r , ' M a r i e r is. Good-day a l l ."
A Money-Mating- Scheme.
J u s t n o w t h e r e is i n t h i s c i t y one of
t h o s e p e r i p a t e t i c sons of m e n w h o wan-der
a b o u t t h e f a c e of t h e e a r t h , depend-i
n g upon t h e i r w i t s t o see w h e r e w i th
t h e y a r e c l o t h e d a n d f e d . He h a s a va-c
a t i o n j u s t now, a n d t i m e t o t e l l scores
of curious a d v e n t u r e s , s a y s t h e D e t r o it
" F r e e P r e s s ."
" I ' v e f a k e d u p a l l k i n d s of c o p t e s t s ,"
h e a d m i t s , " s o l d cheap j e w e l r y in a
p i n c h , exploited l i g h t n i n g - r o d enter-prises
a n d e v e n g r o w n so d e s p e r a t e as
t o u m p i r e base ball games, but t he
worst I ever went against was in
K a n s a s t o w n where I l a n d e d without
t h e price of a postage s t a m p . W i t h a
bold a n d b u s i n e s s l i k e f r o n t I got o u t
dodgers a n n o u n c i n g prizes for a g r a nd
b a b y c a r r i a g e race, babies i n t h e p e r a m -
b u l a t o r s a n d m o t h e r to wheel them.
T h e r e were e n t r y fees a n d prizes, d ue
r e g a r d b e i n g h a d f o r m y i n t e r e s t s in
m a k i n g o u t t h e s c h e d u l e .
" T h e m a i n street w a s given over to
my h i g h l y moral e n t e r t a i n m e n t , a nd
w h e n t h e r e were 20 m o t h e r s , 20 babies
a n d 20 p e r a m b u l a t o r s at t h e s t a r t i ng
post, i t w a s s u c h a n i n s p i r i n g s i g h t t h at
I t o o k u p a collection. There w e r e n i ne
f a l s e s t a r t s a n d f r o m one t o five acci-d
e n t s w i t h e a c h of t h e s e m i s a d v e n t u r e s.
T h e babies w e r e c r y i n g , t h e w o m e n red,
d i s h e v e l e d a n d f r a c t i o u s , t h e h u s b a n ds
k e y e d u p t o a d a n g e r o u s p i t c h , a n d t h e
t w o constables more t r o u b l e d t h a n if
t h e r e were a riot i n t o w n . F i n a l l y I
s t r e t c h e d a rope across t h e s t r e e t , l i n ed
u p t h e c o n t e s t a n t s t h e best possible,
j e r k e d t h e r o p e to o n e s i d e a n d g a v e t h e
w o r d .
A kinetoscope record of w h a t fol-lowed
would be w o r t h a million. It
was l i k e a c h a r g e of A m a z o n s . They
c u t each o t h e r d o w n , fell over wrecks,
c l a i m e d fouls a n d t h r e a t e n e d lawsuits.
T h r e e buggies w e n t over t h e c o u r s e a nd
o n l y o n e of t h e m h a d f o u r wheels in-t
a c t . I l e f t t h e t o w n all t o r n up, a n d
t h e y a r e t o w r i t e m e w h e n t h e w i n n e rs
a r e decided u p o n ."
B r a n n e r r i l l e Primary School Report.
T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a r e p o r t of t h e B r u n -
n e r v i l l e P r i m a r y school for t h e m o n th
e n d i n g M a r c h 22: N u m b e r of p u p i l s e n -
rolled, male, 10; female, 18; p e r c e n t , of
a t t e n d a n c e , male, 93; f e m a l e , 86. Pu-p
i l s w h o a t t e n d e d 20 d a y s a r e : George
Althouse, Charles Althouse, Claude
B u c h t e r , Roy Doster, E l m e r Eberly,
P i e r c e H a r t r a n f t , G e o r g e I r v i n , A n d r ew
Meiley, N o r m a n L o n g e n e c k e r , Mamie
A l t h o u s e , Mabel B u c h t e r , M i n n i e E i t -
nier, May Flory, Clam I r v i n , May
I r v i n , K a t i e I r v i n , E d n a H i p p e r t , Itosa
H a b e c k c r , B e r t h a Keith, Alice Lane,
Lizzie Roycr, Lizzie Kline a n d E l la
L a n d i s . Those w h o m i s s e d 19 d a y s or
less a r e : J o h n Althouse, E l m e r H a c k -
m a n a n d A n n i e Sweigert.
J . M. RISSER, Teacher
A Crank's Ideas.
F r a n c i s Nichols, of M i n n e s o t a , w ho
h a s o r g a n i z e d a religious sect called t h e
B r e t h r e n i n Christ-, says t h a t all t he
h u m a n race, except t h e 40,000 i n h is
sect, will be e t e r n a l l y lost. The proper-t
y of t h e c o m m u n i c a n t s is p l a c e d i n a
common f u n d , of w h i c h Nichols h as
c h a r g e . All f u n e r a l s of m e m b e r s of t h e
sect m u s t be u n d e r h i s d i r e c t i o n , a nd
h i s t r a v e l i n g expenses are, of course,
b o r n e b y t h e m o u r n e r s . Those w h o de-s
i r e t o k e e p " i n t h e k i n g d o m " must
a b j u r e a l l d i s p l a y i n dress a n d a l l o r n a -
m e n t s are f o r b i d d e n . The members
m u s t n o t h a v e a n y f r i e n d s w h o a r e n o t
in t h e k i n g d o m , a n d t h i s r u l e is s a i d to
be one of t h e m o s t severe on all t h e
women. No t i e of r e l a t i o n s h i p is r e c -
ognised, a n d p e r s o n s i n o n e ' s o w n f a m -
i l y m u s t b e s h u n n e d if t h e y a r e o u t s i de
t h e k i n g d o m,
I a n M a c l a r e n on t h e Pastor's Work.
I a n M a c l a r e n , t h e a u t h o r of " Beside
t h e B o n n i e B r i e r B u s h , " w h o i s n ow
l e c t u r i n g i n t h i s c o u n t r y , h a s e n g a g ed
t o w r i t e a series of a r t i c l e s for " T h e
L a d i e s ' H o m e J o u r n a l , " a n d t h e first
will a p p e a r i n t h e M a y issue of t h at
magazine. The g e n e r a l topic upon
w h i c h h e h a s a g r e e d t o w r i t e is of t he
p a s t o r a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . He will
e m p h a s i z e t h e r e l a t i o n t h a t s h o u l d exist
b e t w e e n a m i n i s t e r a n d h i s congrega-t
i o n , h o w o n e c a n a i d t h e o t h e r , a nd
o t h e r similar phases of c h u r c h work.
Being, as is well k n o w n , pastor of a
l a r g e c h u r c h i n L i v e r p o o l , a n d o n e of
t h e most p o p u l a r m i n i s t e r s i n E n g l a n d ,
Dr. W a t s o n is i n position to s p e a k by
t h e l i g h t of successful experience, a nd
h i s a r t i c l e s will b e r e a d w i t h keen i n t e r -
est.
H o r r i f i e d t h e Undertaker.
T h e E l k s a t Topelia, K a n . , r e c e n t ly
g a v e a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t , a n d s o ld adver-t
i s i n g space on t h e p r o g r am to a local
u n d e r t a k e r . The l a t t e r i n t r u s t e d t he
d u t y of p r e p a r i n g t h e " c o p y " to t he
c o m m i t t e e i n c h a r g e of t h e show, a nd
h i s c a r d a p p e a r e d as follows:
" George B . P a l m e r , u n d e r t a k e r , c an
fix you u p a f t e r y o u r decease so b e a u t i -
f u l l y t h a t y o u c a n l o o k down (or u p )
a n d feel p r o f o u n d l y t h a n k f u l t h a t you
h a v e ' s h u f f l e d . ' Three lovely vaults
a n d p l e n t y of ice. Cut r a t e s on ladies'
a n d g e n t s , c a s k e t s ,"
T h e u n d e r t a k e r was h o r r i f i e d when
h e s aw t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t , a n d a t once
i n s e r t e d a c a r d i n t h e T o p e k a papers
d e c l a r i n g t h a t h e w a s " i n n o c e n t of t h is
i l l - a d v i s ed a n d 1 i m p r o p e r a t t e m p t at
f u n , , " a n d begged t h e p u b l i c t o believe
t h a t h e r e g a r d s d e a t h as a m o s t serious
m a t t e r . '
Drinii: G r a i n -O
a f t e r y o u h a v e concluded t h a t you
o u g h t not t o d r i n k coffee. I t i s n o t a
m e d i c i n e b u t doctors order i t , because
i t ; i s h e a l t h f u l , i n v i g o r a t i n g a n d appe-nding.
I t is m a d e f r om p u r e grains
a n d h a s t h a t r i c h seal b r o w n color a n d
t a s t e s l i k e t h e finest grades of coffee
a n d costs about I as m u c h . Children
l i k e i t a n d t h r i v e 011 i t because i t is a
g e n u i n e food d r i n k c o n t a i n i n g n o t h i ng
but n o u r i s h m e n t . Ask y o u r grocer for
Grain-O, t h e n e w f o o d d r i n k . 15 a n d
25c. 1
M i s t a k e o f a Maid.
T h e discovery of a cheap, durable
glaze, w h i c h is one of t h e p r i n c i p al
causes of t h e p r o s p e r i t y of t h e S t a f f o r d -
s h i r e ( E n g l a n d ) p o t t e r y m a n u f a c t u r es
was d u e e n t i r e l y to t h e b l u n d e r of a ser-v
a n t g i r l e m p l o y e d a t t h e S t a n l e y f a r m,
n e a r B u r s l e m . She w a s e n g a g e d one
d a y i n h e a t i n g a solution of common
s a l t , to be used i n c u r i n g pork, a nd
d u r i n g h e r t e m p o r a r y a b s e n c e t h e l i q u id
boiled over.
- T h e r e s u l t w a s t h a t t h e s t r o n g brine,
a c t i n g o n t h e a l m o s t r e d - h o t s u r f a c e of
t h e u n g l a z e d cooking vessel, p r o d u c ed
a v i t r e o u s c o a t i n g of e n a m e l w h i c h ex-p
e r i m e n t p r o v e d to b e i m p e r v i o u s to
w a t e r . The d i s c o v e r y b r o u g h t n e i t h er
p r o f i t n o r h o n o r t o t h e p o o r girl, o n l y a
s c o l d i n g . But i t c r e a t e d p r a c t i c a l l y a
n e w i n d u s t r y , p r o v i d e d p e r m a n e n t em-p
l o y m e n t t o t e n s of t h o u s a n d s of arti-sans,
a n d p u t m i l l i o n s i n t o t h e p o c k e ts
of t h e m a s t e r p o t t e r s.
An E d i t o r ' s Apology.
F o r t h e b e n e f i t of o u r school child-r
e n , " confesses a p h i l a n t h r o p i c L i v i n g s -
t o n c o u n t y , Mo., e d i t o r , w i t h a com-m
e n d a b l e we-admifc-we-know-it-all a i r,
we s h a l l h e r e g i v e some of t h e w o r ds
w h i c h were n o t s p e l l e d c o r r e c t l y i n o u r
Isst issue. ' E x a g g e r a t i o n , ' w h i c h we
spelled w i t h o n e ' g , ' s h o u l d h a v e two.
' Pvidiculous' we s p e l l e d w i t h t h e first
s y l l a b l e ' r - e - d . ' ' B o n a fide' we m a de
one w o r d of. This was a t y p o g r a p h i c al
e r r o r , as of course we k n e w better.
' S t o m a c h ' we s p e l t w i t h a final ' e \ W e
p r o m i s e n e v e r a g a i n t o misspell these
words, b u t a s t o t h e t h o u s a n d or two,of
o t h e r words w h i c h we k n o w t h e m e a n -
i n g of b u t c a n ' t spell n o r g i v e t h e d e f i -
n i t i o n we m a k e no promise, b u t will
s i m p l y do t h e b e s t we c a n i n t h e h u r -
r y . "
Treatment of t h e Hair.
I n t r e a t i n g t h e hair," t h e place of t h e
comb s h o u l d be s u p p l i e d b y a good stiff
b r u s h — t h e best b r u s h e s f o r u s e a r e t h o se
w i t h unbleached bristles. Cheap
b r u s h e s a r e t oo s o f t a n d t h i n t o b e n e f it
t h e hair. A t h o r o u g h b r u s h i n g will
m a k e t h e h a i r a s s m o o t h a n d f r e e f r om
t a n g l e a s a comb, clear out d u s t a nd
d a n d r u f f , s t i m u l a t e t h e g r o w t h of n ew
h a i r , p r o m o t e a n a t u r a l s u p p l y of oil,
a n d l e a v e t h e s c a l p g l o w i n g a n d i n v i g -
o r a t e d .
H a i r of a n y color u n d e r such treat-m
e n t m u s t be b e a u t i f u l f r om i t s c l e a n l i -
ness a n d l u s t r o u s gloss.
H o w to Choose KVosli Pish.
F r e s h l y c a u g h t fish has t h e clean,
sweet smell of c e l e r y . The d i s t i n c t cel-e
r y odor is more marked in s m e l t t h an
o t h e r fish, b u t a l l f r e s h c a u g h t fish pos-sess
i t t o a. c e r t a i n e x t e n t . There is a
b r i g h t look to t h e s c a l e s of fish f r e s h ly
p u l l e d f r om t h e w a t e r never seen on
t h o s e a d a y c a u g h t . The s i l v e r a nd
s t r i p e s a n d speckles—all t h e m a r k i n gs
of fish w i t h o u t scales—are m o r e clearly
d e f i n e d w h e n t h e s e h a v e n o t l o n g been
out of t h e i r n a t u r a l element.
An E a s t e r Souvenir.
A n E a s t e r t i d e t r e a t will be given
e v e r y b o d y Avho. gets next S u n d a y 's
" P h i l a d e l p h i a P r e s s " ( A p r i l 2). F r om
t h e s p l e n d i d colored t i t l e p a g e to t h e l a st
page of h u m o r , t h e m a g a z i n e will be
b r i m f u l of f e a t u r e s w h i c h will a t t r a ct
Old a n d y o u n g . There will be special
t r e a t s i n fiction. George R. Simms,
one of t h e most n o t e d w r i t e r s of t o - d a y;
P a u l Laurence Dunbar, the negro
s k e t c h w r i t e r , a n d F e r g u s H u m e , w i th
h i s " L a d y f r om ¡Nowhere," will con-t
r i b u t e . Easter s e n t i m e n t w i l l p e r v a de
t h e whole, w i t h E a s t e r bells a n d E a s t er
belles a n d E a s t e r odes an'd E a s t e r cus-toms.
Karl will g i v e of h i s best, F r a nk
G. C a r p e n t e r will tell of h i s travels,
A n n e R i t t e n h o u s e will h a v e t w o b r i g ht
pages for w o m e n , a n d t h e r e will be
prizes for t h e q u i c k l y clever. Be s u re
t o g e t t h e E a s t e r " P r e s s " n e x t S u n d a y.
J o s h B i l l i n g ' s Philosophy.
I t h i n k I would r a t h e r meet a h i way-m
a n t h a n a p r o f e s h i o n a l f a u l t f i n d e r.
T h a r e a i n ' t n o s i t c h t h i n g a z c h a n c e;
if one t h i n g h a p p e n s bi chance, all
t h i n g s may.
I l u v l i t t l e c h i l d r e n ; t h e y h a v t h e
pass word a n d k e y t o m i h e a r t , a nd
k a n kreep deeper i n t o it t h a n enny
t h i n k I k n o o v o n e a r t h .
A weak m a n n e e d s more w a t c h i ng
t h a n a w i c k e d one d u z .
A s t r o n g m e m o r y a n d a r a g b a g a r e
r e m o t e l y a l i k e ; b u t t h e m a n w h o d e -
p e n d s e n t i r e l y u p o n hiz m e m o r y will
find t h a t h i z j u d g m e n t is s i m p l y a col-l
e c k s h u n ov odds a n d ends, m a d e o u t
ov o t h e r p e o p l e ' s o p i n y u n s.
Men p a y t h e i r d e t s n o t so m u t c h f r om
h o n e s t y b u t a z a p r e c e d e n t to collekt
p a y f r om others.
A viscious b o y iz a z r e p u l s i v e t o m e
as a s n a l k.
I h a v e k n o w n m e n t o b e k i im respekt-a
b l e citizens, at last, s i m p l y bekause
t h e devil h a d g o t t h r o u g h w i t h t h e m.
I never t a k e a sekret to keep. I
would r a t h e r a m a n w o u l d pass a k o u n -
t e r f i t bill o n m e .
I do l u v a n i d e a ; I w o u l d n ' t give a
cuss f o r o n e - h a l f t h e o p i n y u n s t h a t a re
floating around t h e w o r l d .
I h a v p a s s t t h e m e r i d i a n ov life, a n d
a m h a p p y t o s t a t e t h a t I e n j o y l o o k i ng
u p o n t h e p a t h t h a t I l i a v c u m w i t h az
m u t c h i n t e r e s t a s I o n c e did u p o n t he
j o u r n e y t h a t l a y b e f o r e m e .
Los Angeles and t h e P a c i f i c Coast
a n d Return.
Specil. E x c u r s i o n from points in
P e n n s y l v a n i a , M a r y l a n d , District of
Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio, N e w Y o r k a n d N e w J e r s e y , on
t h e occasion of t h e N a t i o n a l Educa-t
i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n m e e t i n g a t L o s Ange-les,
Cai., i n J u l y , 1899, a t r e d u c e d rates.
F o r f u l l p a r t i c u l a r s , address J o h n R.
Pott-, D i s t r i c t Passenger A g e n t , C., M .
& S t . P . I t ' y , 486 W i l l i am S t . , W i l l i a ms
p o r t , P a .
¿teseuuraiy 'Punì: POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL BAKIMQ POWDEH C O . , N EW YORK.
Easter Monday Egg-Rolling.
Clifford H o w a r d , i n w r i t i n g of t he
a n n u a l E a s t é i Monday egg-rolling in
t h e W h i t e H o u s e g r o u n d s a t W a s h i n g -
t o n , gives a fine g l i m p s e of t h e s p o r t in
t h e A p r i l L a d i e s ' H o m e J o u r n a l . " T h e
chief points of a t t r a c t i o n , " he says,
" a r e t h e m o u n d s or h i l l o c k s t h a t rise
i n g e n t l e slope f r om t h e l a w n i n v a r i o us
p a r t s of t h e g r o u n d s . Their sides a re
r i c h l y carpeted w i t h soft, t h i c k grass,
a n d h e r e it is t h a t t h e litt'le c h i l d r en
r o l l t h e i r eggs. They clamber u p t h e
h i l l s i d e w i t h t h e i r baskets, t h e l i t t i e t o ts
c r a w l i n g u p o n - h a n d s a n d k n e e s , a n d
t h e n t u r n and roll their eggs one
b y o n e d o w n t h e g r e e n slope. But t h e
c h i l d r e n do n o t c o n f i n e t h e m s e l v e s to
r o l l i n g eggs. Many of t h e m t a k e more
p l e a s u r e i n s i t t i n g a b o u t i n g r o u p s a nd
p i c k i n g eggs wMh o n e a n o t h e r . This is
d o n e b y s t r i k i n g t w o eggs t o g e t h e r on
t h e i r - p o i n t s . The o n e whose egg is
b r o k e n i n t h i s e n c o u n t e r is t h e loser
a n d g i v e s u p h i s e g g t o t h e o t h e r . This
game is p a r t i c u l a r l y enjoyed b y t he
colored children, for i t gives t h e m a
good o p p o r t u n i t y a n d a good excuse to
eat eggs, a n d t h e r e is n o t h i n g t h e y l i ke
b e t t e r . P r e p a r a t o r y to a n encounter,
e a c h l i t t l e f e l l ow t e s t s t h e h a r d n e s s of
h i s egg b y k n o c k i n g i t a g a i n s t h i s t e e t h.
I f it c a n s t a n d t h i s t e s t i t i s considered
a good one f o r p i c k i n g , a n d t h e o w n er
sallies f o r t h w i t h a b r o a d g r i n , c o n f i d e nt
of succes. The b o y w h o o w n s a goose
egg or a t u r k e y egg i s a p r i n c e a m o ng
h i s fellows. Occasionally such a b oy
a p p e a r s . I n all p r o b a b i l i t y his shoes
a r e t o r n , h i s c l o t h e s a r e p a t c h e d , a nd
h i s woolly h e a d is a d o r n e d w i t h a n a n -
t i q u a t e d a n d m o t h - e a t e n f u r c a p . But
h e could be n o p r o u d e r nor c o m m a nd
g r e a t e r respect if h e w e r e a d o r n e d w i th
regal robes. He is i m m e d i a t e l y sur-r
o u n d e d a n d f o l l o w e d w h e r e v e r h e goes
b y a b a n d of a d m i r e r s , w h o a d o p t h im
as t h e i r c h a m p i o n a n d d e f y a n y b o d y to
p i c k a n e g g w i t h h i m ."
Smiths i n a Minority.
" I f t h a t d r u m m e r ever p u t s u p a t
t h i s house again I ' l l t r y t o m a k e hie
s t a y i n t e r e s t i n g , " said t h e c l e r k of a
hotel in one of M i c h i g a n ' s liveliest
towns, as h e scowled a t a bell boy w h o
was t r y i n g h a r d n o t t o l a u g h .
" H e Came i n h e r e t h e o t h e r d a y , a n d
a f t e r r e g i s t e r i n g , t u r n e d t h e p a g e back
a n d looked a t t h e n a m e s of t h e d a y be-fore.
'Say,' h e s a i d s u d d e n l y , ' I h a ve
discovered a f u n n y t h i n g i n t h e l a s t f ew
days, a n d t h a t is t h a t t h e r e a r e m o re
p e r s o n s r e g i s t e r i n g u n d e r t h e n a m e of
B r o w n t h a n t h e r e a r e u n d e r t h e n a me
S m i t h . I d o n ' t k n o w w h e t h e r t he
B r o w n f a m i l y is more numerous, or
w h e t h e r they "travel more t h a n t he
S m i t h s . But i t is a fact, nevertheless,
t h a t t h e r e a r e m o r e B r o w n s t o b e f o u nd
on t h e h o t e l registers t h a n there are
S m i t h s , ' relates t h e Detroit " F r ee
P r e s s . "
" ' T h a t h a s n ' t been m y e x p e r i e n c e , ' I
a n s w e r e d , ' a n d y o u will find t h a t it-i
s n ' t t r u e a t t h i s h o t e l , for t h e r e are s ix
S m i t h s r e g i s t e r e d h e r e t o o n e B r o w n . '
" ' . Y o u don't know,' he retorted.
'Now, t o p r o v e w h a t I s a y a n d m a k e it
m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g , I will wager y o u t h a t
b y t h e t i m e I ' m r e a d y t o leave to-mor-r
ow t h e r e will be m o r e B r o w n s o n t h e
r e g i s t e r t h a n S m i t h s .'
" I t h o u g h t I h a d a n e a s y m a r k , so I
t o o k h i m u p . H e proposed that I
s h o u l d b u y h i m a 25-cent cigar f o r e v e ry
B r o w n whose n a m e w e n t d o w n o n t h e
register, a n d h e w o u l d do t h e s a m e f or
me w h e n t h e n a m e was S m i t h.
" That was agreeable to me, and I
simply chuckled to myself, for I knew
of at least two Smiths who were due,
and who would undoubtedly be here
before the drummer left.
" Well, i n less t h a n 10 m i n u t e s i t b e -
g a n t o r a i n Browns. I never s aw so
m a n y Browns together i n m y life.
T h e hotel register began t o l o o k l i k e a
r e c o r d of t h e B r o w n family. Every
f ew m i n u t e s t h e d r u m m e r w o u l d call
a r o u n d , c h e c k up t h e r e g i s t e r a n d d e -
m a n d t h e c i g a r s c o m i n g t o h i m .
" T h e t r u t h came o u t a t l a s t . That
miserable d r u m m e r h a d discovered t h at
t h e r e w a s to b e a r e u n i o n of t h e B r o wn
f a m i l y i n thisi c i t y , a n d , l e a r n i n g t h at
most of t h e m were g o i n g t o p u t u p h e r e ,
h e s p r u n g h i s s c h e m e on m e t o g e t h i s
s m o k i n g for a m o n t h for n o t h i n g , a n d
as if t h a t w a s n ' t enough, h e s e n t m e a
collect message reading: 'Done-up
b r o w n . ' "
I n s a n i t y D e c r e a s i n g i n Penn'a.
D r . H e n r y M. W e t h e r i l l , t h e P h i l a -
d e l p h i a i n s a n i t y e x p e r t a n d m e m b e r of
t h e S t a t e B o a r d of C h a r i t i e s , m a k e s t h e
s t a t e m e n t t h a t i n s a n i t y is o n t h e de-crease
i n P e n n ' a . Yet t h e m a d w h i rl
of business, social life, r u m , m o r p h i n e,
&c., c o n t i n u e to d r i v e people crazy.
T h e s t a t e a s y l u m s a r e a l l overcrowded.
H e said t h a t t h e l aw passed i n 1897 p r o -
v i d i n g t h a t counties willing to t a ke
care of t h e i r o w n i n s a n e s h a l l be p a id
$1.50 p e r w e e k for e a c h p a t i e n t o u t of
t h e s t a t e t r e a s u r y , h a s h a d a good effect.
A n u m b e r of counties, i n c l u d i n g Alle-g
h e n y , P h i l a d e l p h i a , L a n c a s t e r , Ches-t
e r a n d W e s t m o r e l a n d , a r e n o w m a i n -
t a i n i n g t h e c a r e of i n s a n e , a n d several
o t h e r h o s p i t a l s for t h a t p u r p o s e a r e n ow
i n t h e c o u r s e of c o n s t r u c t i o n.
T h e doctor declares t h a t t h i s s y s t em
will save t h e s t a t e a l a r g e s um of m o n ey
e v e r y year, i n a s m u c h as i t costs t he
s t a t e $2 p e r w e e k m o r e for e a c h p a t i e n t,
t h e cost of m a i n t e n a n c e being about
$3.50 p e r week.
Over t h e State,
J o h n C h r i s t m a n was c r u s h e d to
d e a t h u n d e r t i m b e r s a t a l o g l a n d i n g a t
Cross F o r k , P o t t e r c o u n t y.
C o m p a n y C. E i g h t h R e g i m e n t , P e n n -
s y l v a n i a V o l u n t e e r s , h a s d e c i d e d t o r e -
e n t e r t h e S t a t e service.
F a l l i n g f r om a coal t r a i n at Cata-s
a u q u a , Monroe W e h r , of L e h i g h G a p ,
h a d b o t h h i s legs c u t off, a n d h e will
die.
T h e r e is s a i d t o b e l i t t l e i m p r o v e m e nt
i n t h e c o n d i t i o n of D r . S. C. Swallow,
who h a s b e e n sick f o r t h r e e w e e k s w i th
c a t a r r h a l fever.
F i r e is r a g i n g i n t h e l o w e r workings
of t h e L a w r e n c e mine . a t Mahanoy
P l a n e , a n d e f f o r t s a r e b e i n g m a d e t o e x -
t-ingish i t b y flooding. .
Several l i q u o r dealers w h o v i o l a t ed
"the l aw i n N o r t h a m p t o n c o u n t y h ad
t h e i r licenses refused b y J u d g e Scott,
a n d b u t five n e w l i c e n s e s were, g r a n t e d .
T h e E a s t o n f a i r g r o u n d s were sold to
t h e N e w E n g l a n d S u b u r b a n Improve-m
e n t Company, of Milford, Mass., a n d
t h e t r a c t is t o b e l a i d out i n b u i l d i ng
l o t s . .
A s p a r k fell a m o n g celluloid films
of t h e S h a r k e y - M c C o y fight d u r i n g a n
e x h i b i t i o n a t L e b a n o n , a n d t h e y blazed
u p fiercely, t h r o w i n g t h e a u d i e n c e i n to
a panic, b u t n o g r e a t h a r m was done.
J a c o b F u n k , a m e r c h a n t a t Greens-b
u r g , discovered t h r e e m e n b r e a k i ng
i n t o h i s store. He s h o t , k i l l i n g o n e a nd
w o u n d i n g a n o t h e r.
T h e boiler of a f r e i g h t e n g i n e exploded
a t N a s h v i l l e , k i l l i n g t h e f r o n t brake-m
a n a n d i n j u r i n g t h e fireman a n d e n -
g i n e e r .
I n a r a i l r o a d collision a t J a c k R u n ,
n e a r P i t t e b u r g , t h e e n g i n e e r a n d fire-m
a n were killed. •
Mrs. M i n n i e F l i c k c o m m i t t e d suicide
a t P i t t s b u r g b y s h o o t i n g.
At McKeesport F r e d e r i c k C l a r k shot
h i s w i f e a n d k i l l e d h i m s e l f . The w i f e 's
w o u n d s a r e b e l i e v e d to b e f a t a l .
L a n c a s t e r ' s W o m e n ' s C h r i s t i a n As-sociation
is r a i s i n g $12,000 to p u r c h a s e a
b u i l d i n g .
T h e Amerieus R e p u b l i c a n Club, of
P i t t s b u r g , will entertain Admiral
S c h l e y a t i t s c o m i n g b a n q u e t.
T h e Butler C o u n t y Commissioners
h a v e purchased a 200-acre f a r m on
w h i c h t o b u i l d a n e w Poorhouse.
T h e G r a n d Commandery, K n i g h ts
T e m p l a r of P e n n s y l v a n i a , w i l d h o l d i ts
a n n u a l conclave M a y 22-24 a t A l t o o n a.
Mrs. J e n n i e Donohue, of Deems
Cove, used kerosene to q u i c k e n a fire,
a n d was b u r n e d to d e a t h by a n explo-sion.
A m i l i t a r y company is being or-ganized,
a t M o u n t Carmel, w i t h a v i ew
t o applying- for a d m i s s i o n to t h e N a -
t i o n a l Guard.
Samuel J o h n s o n , colored, h a s been
c o m m i t t e d for t r i a l at P o t t s t o w n f or
s t e a l i n g brass c a n d l e s t i c k s f r om t h e H e -
b r ew Synagogue.
W o r k h a s been commenced on t h e
c o n s t r u c t i o n of a r a i l r o a d b e t w e e n Som-erset
a n d Greensburg, t h r o u g h a dis-t
r i c t r i c h in coal a n d l u m b e r .
Camp Meade, at Middietowii, is in
r e a d i n e s s for t h e r e c e p t i o n of r e t u r n ed
soldiers. H u n d r e d s of t e n t s h a v e been
erected a n d especial p r e c a u t i o n s r e g a r d -
i n g s a n i t a r y conditions h a v e been ob-served.
The first troops a r r i v e d S a t u r -
d a y .
In constant pain v.iien on|
jlyour feet? v
Is that dragging, pullisg'
sensation v/ith you from morn
till night ?
Why not p.ut the medicine
exactly on the, disease ? Why
knot apply the cure right to^
Jthe spot itself ?
I You can do it with
D T J U K I ^ S '
Immediately after " the
|Plaster is applied, you feel* Jits warming, soothing iri-
Ifluence. Its healing remedies)
[ quickly penetrate down deep;;
into the inflamed tissues.
Pain is quieted, soreness is re-lieved
and strength imparted.
No plaster was ever made like It.
No plaster ever acted so quickly
and thoroughly. No plaster ever
had such complete control overall
kinds of pain.
Placed over the chest it is
a powerful aid to Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral; relieving
congestion and drawing out
all inflammation.
FOH SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
J . C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass.