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VOLUME XXI.
.WAYNESBORO, PA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1897.
NUMBER 45
SHADOW OF A NAME.
JARRY   PAINE'S   TRIBUTE   TO   THE
MEMORY OF CHARLES CHADBANO.
Miseries of a Talented Man "Who Bore the
Cognomen of One of Dickens' Celebrated
Characters — Wrote Brilliantly, bnt
Would Not Publish.
At 4 o'clock on the morning of Easter
Sunday at bis home near Malvern Well
died Charles Chadband.
With the name of Chadband, thanks
to Dickens, tbe reading world is familiar. It is associated with oiliness, hypocrisy aud self seeking. At tbe very
sound'Of the name the reminiscent grin
start- on all faces. He is a national
joke. Bnt we pay for all onr langhter,
and we have paid for the Chadband
jest. I do not mean to say that the unhappy accident by whieh Dickens selected the name of Chadband for his
imposter was tbe cause of tbe death of
Charles Chadband. It was not. He died
of an ordinary disease—consumption,
in fact Bnt tbat unhappy accident did
- overshadow the whole of Charles Chad-
band's life. It did prevent bim from
taking tbe place and fame to wbich be
was justly entitled. It has prevented
tbe general public from reading one single line of hie very excellent works.
> Aa hia literary executor I have had
ao choice bnt to destroy every line of
his manuscript, in accordance with his
orders. Not a single copy has been
taken, and not one word of his works
that his friends remember may be committed to writing. I do not easily believe in the existence of genius, bnt I
believe that' Charles Chadband had
genius. Some, far more competent to
jndge than I am, thought tbe same. As
I watched the last sparks die ont in tbe
big pile of burned paper it seemed a
pity that so mnch work and snch wonderful gifts shonld be all wasted for
snch a stupid, ignoble, maddening reason—because tbe author bad inherited
the name of a character in Dickens.
He was very sensitive, bnt, nnlike
most very sensitive men, be was not
affected or vain. When I was first in-
troduced to him, he said, langhing,
that he was no relation to the original
Chadband. He reveled in Dickens and
wonld quote tbe original Chadband
freely. I bad known him a long time
before I knew tbat tbe coincidence of
the names gave him any trouble at all.
It was long before I conld make ont
why he wonld not publish anything.
He nsed to give the most absnrd reasons
for his reticence, and when driven into
a corner be wonld say tbat be was going
to publish, bat not yet One nigbt,
when I had jnst finished a long story of
his, I implored bim to let me take it
away with me to London and see what
conld be done. "No," he said. "Nobody would publish it." I told him that
it might be refused by five men ont of
six, bnt tbat the sixth wonld afterward
be proud tbat he had accepted it.
Then, quite unexpectedly, the secret
came out. "No serious work," he said,
''could possibly do anything associated
with the name of Chadband." He said
it so light beartedly that I thought he
was once more patting me off with a
wrong reason, bnt I soon found that he
was sincere. He imagined reviewers
making jests about his name and owned
that be wonld not be able to stand it.
Tbia surprised me, for he frequently
joked about his name himself, and so
did hia friends.   He defended himself.
"That's different," be said. "That
ia in conversation; among men tbat I
know. Bat X conld not have some vulgar brute who did not know me at all
doing the same thing in cold print. It
wonld present my stuff from the wrong
point of view. No, the associations of
the name are too strong. If you are
called Chadband, yon are called Chad-
band, and there's an end of it. Tou
may do wbat you like in private, but
yon can come before the pnblic only as
an intemperate, hypocritical, delicious
ass, and in no other character what-'
ever."
He wonld not hear of a pseudonym
or of anonymity. If his work succeeded,
the secret would be found out, and he
would be ashamed. If it did not succeed—and he did not think it would—
it was not worth his while to add to
the annual output of bad books. "Why
make all this fuss about nothing?" I
said, angry with his obstinacy. "Ifyou
think it matters one straw—though it
does not—change your name once for
all and be done with it." He said tbat
it wonld be sheer cowardice, and he
could not dream of it.
Very unfortunately, he had private
means. Poverty might have driven bim
to overcome his sensitiveness and to
publish. Had he done so it wonld have
been carious to watch the growth of an
entirely new set of associations around
the name Chadband.   I think he waa
A MECHANIC'S VIEWS.
On the  Most  Important   Local
Question we bave at present
to Discuss.
Opinions expressed publicly through
this newspaper by people in the commoner
walks of life, who are in some distant
State, lack the interest which, ia attached
to opinions held by residents of this part
of Pennsylvania. The former have always a suspicious halo about them which
la absent in the latter. To pot tt plainly,
tbe reader would much sooner believe the
statement of a man living in Huntingdon, Pa., than the statement of a resident
of Woonsocket, R. I., and when the Huntingdon citizen courts inquiry, tbe experience which follows can certainly be depended upon. Mr. H. M. Lightner is a
book-binder in- the employ of the J. C.
Blair Co., and lives on Warm Spring
avenue, between 11th and 12th streets,
Huntingdon, Pa. Write him if yon doubt
this statement, and ask if it ia not trae.
Mr. Lightner says : " I got a box of
Doan's Kidney PUIs for my lame back.
It came from Kidney trouble of some
' kind. I heard a good deal about the old
Quaker remedy before I went to a drag
•torefor a box, and after tiding it I want
" era to hear about it. I think I orig- ■
inally drenched my back, either lifting
stock or running a binding machine. At
all events, tt got to be that tt handicapped
nie seriously in- my work, and required
attention. I am pleased to say that
since I stopped using Doan's Kidney
Pills, I have had no return of the old
complaint, and so far as appearances are
concerned, I am cured. Should any indication of a recurrence loom up, I now
know what to oae."
Doan's Kidney Pills,  for sale by all
dealer*.    Price, 50 cents.     Mailed   by j
Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole
agents for the U. S.   Remember the name
—Doan's—and take no substitute.
MERIT Is what has given Hood's
Sarsaparilla the largest sales in
the world and enables it to accomplish
thousands of wonderful CURES*
strong enougn to Ba Ve redeemed* tbe
name.
He was unmarried—said that be did
I not believe in tbe hereditary principles
as applied to jokes. His real reason for
not marrying was, of coarse, tbe disease of wbich he died.   He worked ex-
I ceedingly hard, and, as he knew, to no
j purpose. He would not own that he
took pleasure in his work. "No," he
said,' 'it's like smoking—I get no pleas-
I ure from it, bnt I sboald miss it if I
gate it up." He took enormous pains
witb his work and finished it as thoroughly as though it were to constitute
his appeal to the world on the following day. He kept the final copy of
everything he approved, but his instructions were that it was all to be
burned as soon as possible after bis
death.—Barry Pain in Black and White:
VICTORIA'S'REGAL RIGHT.
DAN'S PRIVATE MARK
DOGS IN WAR.
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE
THE DECORATIVE JAPANESE.
Home Ways of Summer  Life Among the
Mikado's People.
Gardens excepted, there are no outward manifestations of the old poetry
of Japanese life so remarkable as those
summer houses occupying all tbe picturesque sites of the country. Wherever
there is a view worth going to see you
will almost certainly find a summer
house built to commaud it, no matter
how wild or poor the district.
You will find summer houses dinging to sea cliffs over tbe thunder of
breakers, nestling in shadows of gorges
over the roaring of rapids, strutted out
over the precipice fronts like eagles'
nests at the verge of dead craters, for
in Japan there will always be summer
guests wherever there is summer beauty,
travelers bappy to please their eyes
and rest their feet and to leave some
coppers in payment for the privilege of
the vision and the repose.
The summer bouse at whioh I am
now staying is typical of the class, a
skeleton structure of two stories, simply
and strongly bnilt after the manner of
peasants' dwellings and at a cost of
perhaps $60. Timber is cheap here. On
tbe otber side of Japan snch a building conld not be pnt up for $300. It
stands on the edge of a lofty cliff aud
overlooks a little bay near ancient
Moinoseki. From ground floor to roof
it is open on three sides, and on the
seaward side shelter from the sun and
wind is given by trees rooted in the
cliff below, but towering far above tbe
eaves—enormous pines, with branches
many feet in girth. Between the zigzags of those mighty limbs there are
glimpses of the sea and fishing sails
(canvas or straw) flitting like white or
yellow butterflies, and tbe far pale
thread line of tbe Hoki coast, and Dia-
sen's cone thrusting into the clear sky
like some prodigious bine crystal, or,
looking directly down over the needle
foliage of younger pines, you see the
Wimpling of the bay and bathers langhing among the rocks, and children playing witb seaweed and shells. You view
tbe world as a fishhawk views it.
though I presume with vastly different
sensations. After a swim it is delightful to sleep here, tbe sbarp, sweet sea
wind in your hair. Vou are furnished
with a bathing dress, sandals, a big
straw hat of curious shape to keep off
the sun, barley tea and cakes, a smoking box and a pillow, and tbe price per
day of this entertainment is—3 cents!
The guest is expected to bring his own
food with him and to provide himself
with towels.—Lafcadio Hearn in Atlantic Monthly.
FREAKS BECOMING SCARCE.
So Say Dime Museum Men, bnt Tbey Are
Looking For a Startler.
"If freaks become any scarcer," said
a dime museum proprietor a few days
ago, "a good many of us will have to
go ont of the business. I never in my
life saw sucb a slump. Eight or ten
years ago we could get all the freaks
and curiosities vre wanted—real ones,
too, and no fakes. We've got ageuts
scouring the world for tbem, but tbey
are as scarce as strawberries at Christmas time."
"I'll give yoa a pointer," said anotber man in the same line of business
and wbo was one of tbe party of three.
' 'If you can secure the freak I bave in
mind, you can quit the bnsiness as rich
as Barney Barnato ever was."
"Why don't you grab it yourself?"
asked the first speaker.
"Can't. If I could, you'd never have
heard of it."
"What is it?"
"No, not 'what is it?' That's an old
one. Tbe freak I've been looking for
can't be located. I've tried for him and
know."
"Let's bave it," said the other impatiently.
"The veteran printer that didn't
stick type with Horace Greeley!"
"I didn't think you were going to
spring a miracle on me," said the other
as he ordered "three of a kind."—New
York Commercial
A Very United Family.
The value attached by the poor, and
even by those who are not in the depths
of poverty, to decent surroundings in
family life is a very variable quantity.
Decent lodging is not by any means
universally regarded as one of the prime
necessaries of life. Occasionally it is
relegated to qnite a back seat.
An instance was given before the
commission of a family of seven persons—father, mother two grown up sons
and three grown up daughters—all living in one room. With them this arrangement was a matter of choice, not
necessity, for tbey earned between tbem
about £7 a week, more than £350 a
year, and even from a slum landlord
they could no doubt have afforded to
refit another room or two. Having
screwed down tbe item of rent to an
irreducible minimum, they determined
to have a thoroughly good time, and this
is how tbe witness describes tbeir proceedings: "In the evening they would
all go out to the music halls and to the
theaters. On Satnrday afternoon they
would take five tickets each for some
omnibus or conveyance that was going
into the country, and on Sunday they
would go to Brighton and to otber
places." It is comforting to reflect that
these Arcadian beings were a united family and always took their pleasure together as well as their naps. It
is not stated whether they took in
lodgers.—From "The Housing of the
English Poor," bythe Bight Hon. Lord
Monkswell, in North American Review.
Tbe Franks took their name from the
franoisques, or battleaxes, whioh they
threw with deadly, effeot.
Age is a matter of feeling, not of
year-.—George William Curtis.
! Why the Niece of William IY Was CaUed
to the Throne.
Several newspapers, in explaining to
their readers how Queen Victoria oame
I to succeed William IV, say it was because she was bis niece. That is the
truth, but only half the troth, for William IV had nephews and other nieces.
George Hi's first, second, tbird and
fourth sons were respectively the Prince
of Wales, afterward George IV, who
died childless in 1830; Frederick, duke
of York, who died in 1827, also without children; William, dnke of Clarence, who died William IV, June 20,
1837, withont' lawful issue, and Edward, dnke of Kent and Strathearn
and earl of Dublin, who died Jan. 28,
1820, aged 58, leaving as the sole issue
of bis marriage with Princess Victoria
of Leiningen a baby daughter, now
Queen Victoria. The queen succeeded
William IV not because she was simply
his niece, bnt because she was the only
child of the brother next to him in the
order of succession.
Had Queen Victoria had a brother
she would in all probability not have
been a personage of historical oelobrity,
save in the contingency of succeeding
him. Her rights were those that devolved on ber from her father. At the
time she succeeded to the throne her
uncles—the Dukes of Cumberland, of
Sussex and Cambridge—were living,
younger brothers of her father and junior to bim in tbe line of succession in
the order named. The Duke of Cumberland, wbo became king of Hanover on
tbe death of William IV, was a man of
snch despotio temper and principles
that all England cherished the Princess Victoria as standing between it
and his succession to the throne. He
hod lawful issue, as had the Duke of
Cambridge.
The Duke of Sussex, a most estimable
man, married twice, but these unions
being repugnant to the provisions of the
royal marriage act, bis children were
barred from the line of succession.
From tho revolution of 1688 rose the
Jacobite party, made up of those who
supported the cause of James II, bis
sons and descendants. Tbe picturesque
modern Jacobites do not recognize
Queen Victoria, despite the fact that
her succession is due to ber Stuart
blood, for she is a direct descendant of
Elizabeth, daughter of James I, to
whose heirs tbe title to the throne devolved by tbe act of settlement on'the
death of Anne.—Boston Transcript
Deafness In School ChUdren.
The fact tbat myopia is frequent
among school children is well known.
It is not so well known- tbat impaired bearing is also frequently met with.
The children thns affected are often accused of being lazy and inattentive,
when in reality their ears are at fault.
Helot sbows that thase cases are quite
common, are easily recognized, are generally curable and when cared a large
number of children are transformed, so
to speak, both from a physical and a
moral standpoint According to Weil
of Stuttgart, the proportion of school
children with impaired hearing is 85
per cent; ac ordiug to Moure of Bordeaux, 17 per cent. Helot agrees with
Gete and other aurists that the proportion is _5 per cent, or one-fourth. All
the children in a class should be carefully examined, and these semideaf pupils will always be found among tbe
poor scholars. The cause of infirmity
is to be sought for—nasopharyngeal
catarrh following measles, scarlatina,
whooping coagh, adenoid vegetations,
bypertropbied tonsils, etc.—and normal
conditions are to be restored by appropriate treatment. — Popular Science
News.
Humbert's Generosity.
King Humbert's generosity in charitable works is said to be fabulous. A
petition hardly ever remains without
an answer. His majesty spontaneously
gives presents to those persons to whom
be does not wish to grant subsidies.
These presents are generally of two
kinds—a golden clock with the royal
arms or a brooch set in diamonds. His
jeweler supplies bim each year with
500 clocks and~-l,000 brooches. King
Humbert never goes to the theater save
on tbe occasion of an official solemnity.
He says that he finds no pleasure in
artificial life.
"I play a part every day," he says,
"in the political and official comedy.
What can tbe other comedians teach
me?"—Borne Letter.
Origin of* a Name.
The origin of the name Fife is not
known. One historian tries to show
that it comes from the Celtic word
veach, a Pict, and means that tbe district was inhabited by Piots, but that is
obviously absurd, as Fife was not specially tbe home of any of the Pictish
nations. The tradition that finds greatest favor is related by a monk, who
states that the first known possessor of
the district which bas since grown into
the kingdom of Fife was one Fifus
Duffus, a famouB chieftain whose date
is lost in the mists of antiquity.
FOUND ON   A   MOSQUITO,  IT SAVED
HARDIN'S LIFE.
The Queen's Messengers.
The four queen's messengers always
travel incognito. They wear their
badges of office out of sight, suspended
round tbeir necks, and are always most
reluctant to display them to emphasize
their authority and the importance of
their mission. Tbe badge is a small,
exquisitely modeled silver greyhound.
—London Standard.
Tonics.
Willie—Pa, what's a tonic?
Pa—It's something you take to brace
yon up.
Willie—Well, what's teutonic—something to brace you too much?—Harper's
Bazar.
Out of 250,000 men who joined the
Russian army last year more than 200,-
000 were unable to read or write.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Toar life Away.
T6 quit tobacco easily and forever, be magnetic, full of life, nerve and visor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. AU druggists, SOc or $1. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Oa, Chicago or Kew York.
Body's Pile Suppository
is guaranteed to cure Piles and Constipation, or money refunded. 50ctm. per box. I
Send two stamps far circular aim Free
Sample to MARTIN RUDY, Registered
Pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa. No Postals
Answered. For sale by all first-class
druggists everywhere, and in Waynesboro,
Pa., by Mentzer & Clugston.
DeWitt's Colic & Cholera Cure.
Haaisnt, n-lek resblti, tM*. Ma mem*
Neither Knife Nor Branding Iron Was
Used on That Ranch, as the Owner Was
a Pretty Fair Sbot and Always Kept In
Practice.
''Them was pretty good shots," said
the old sheep raiser when the boys had
finished telling about some glass ball
shooting they had done at the gun club
tournament, "but folks nowadays-don't
do no shootin like they did a few years
ago. Tbere was Dan Hardin now, who
run a sheep ranch in west Texas in
1881: he conld shoot"
"Pretty good shot, was he?" asked
the boys, to draw the old man ont.
"Well, he was a good, fair shot for
them times and locality. A Colt's 45
was Dan's favorite. He run about 6,000
sheep and a good many cattle and
horses. The ranchers all marked the
ears of tbeir stock, each man in a different way, to distinguish their property. Dan's mark was a hole in tbe left
ear and an nnderbit in tbe right, and
be never allowed a knife to be used on
bis ranch. He marked every animal
himself with bis six shooter, and he
never made a mistake. It was a sight
to see bim gallopiu across the prairie
on his mustang after a bunch of lambs
or a round up of spring calves, a-placin
bis marks witb his 45 and never varyin
a sixteenth of an inch from where they
belonged. Dan marked more mavericks
than anybody else in the country put
together.
' 'From practicin so much Dan got to
be a first rate sbot He used to ride
along in his pasture and put his mark
on the coyotes and jack rabbits just to
keep bis band in. It got so tbat nine
times out of ten wh%n a man killed a
deer witb his Winchester he would find
a bole in its left and an underbit in its
right ear, and he'd always send Dan
over a quarter of venison wben be got
it home. I seen Dan win a bet of f 50
one day from a tenderfoot We was
ridin along tbe road and we seen the
ground a-hnmpin up where a mole was
sbovin along ont of sight under the
earth. Dan made bis proposition, tbe
tenderfoot look him up, and Dan's old
45 went off a couple of times. We dug
the mole up, and tbere was tbe marks
in bis ears right where they belonged
After awhile I don't think there was a
living thing on Dan's ranch except his
wife's that didn't bave bis mark in its
ears.
"This habit of Dan's got him out of
a- pretty bad scrape one time. Along
about 1882, when free range commenced
gcttin scarce, the fence cutters got to
cuttin the wire fences around the pastures and give the sheep men lots of
trouble. Dan's had been cut half a
dozen times, and he was mad. One day
he rode ont without bis gun and saw a
low down rustler named Tompkins
slicin his wires like fiddlestrings with
a pair of nippers. Tompkins got on his
horse and let out, and Dan rode baok to
hia ranch and got his gun. He struck
out on Tompkins' trail and overhauled
bim about sundown in the little town
tbat was the county seat. Dan shot him
quietly and was about to get a cap of
coffee and start back borne when he
was surprised by the sheriff's arrestin
him. Yoa see, that was about tbe time
the law' and order gang got to raisin'
Cain in the west and tryin to set down
on promiscuous shootin and personal
liberty. They scared up a jndge and a
jury some were and held a kind of court
right away to try Dan. Tompkins had
a lot of friends in town, among the hoss
thieves ami free grassers, and they
come in Ly the dozen and swore that
Tompkins hadn't been out, of town for
a week, and that Dan's story about his
cuttin the fence didn't ga Dan had uo
witnesses, and it began to look kind of
funny for him. They had Tompkins
laid out ou a table in tbe courtroom.
"Directly Dan went over and looked
pretty sharp at Tompkins, and then he
asked one of the deputies to go out to a
little jewelry store across the street and
bring a magnifying glass. The deputy
went and got it, and Dun handed it to
the judge and asked him to step down
and look at something a minute. There
was a mosquito with his bill fast in
Tompkins' ear, and Dan a ked the judge
to take a good look at it with the glass.
The judge did so, and blest if that mosquito didn't have a bole in its left and
an underbit in its right ear, as shore as
I'm sitting here. Everybody knew
Dan's mark, and the court was convinced tbat Tompkins must have been
prowlin round his ranch. It was what
you would call good circumstantial evidence, and ten minutes afterward Dan
was on his way home."
There was a little silence among the
boys, and tben tbe one wbo had broken
45 glass balls out of a possible 50 suggested that some lemonade be handed
around at his expense. — Washington
Star.
Antwerp's Bells.
From the cathedral tower af Antwerp
80 bells have, for over 200 years, rang
out music for the benefit of the people
living on the green fields whieh border
the Scheldt Once a year, in the month
of February, the authorities select the
music, and the organ plays every hour
from the old masters of Christian song.
A Professional Bird Catcher.
Berlin pays a salary to a professional
bird catcher, wbo keeps scientific and
educational institutions supplied with
birds, birds' nests and eggs, and be is
the only man in the empire permitted to
do so.
The train of tbe dress worn by Catherine de' Medici on ber marriage in 1533
with Henri, seoond son of Francis I,
king of France, measured no less than
48 yards in length and was carried by
ten pairs of pages.
In Italy there are more theaters in
proportion to the population than in
any other country.
No Cripe
When you take Hood's Pills. The big, old-fashioned, sugar-coated pills, which tear you all to
pieces, are not In ft with Hood's.   Easy to take
Hood's
and easy to operate, Is true .^^
Ml Hood's Fills, which are g**fc * | i_*m
up to date ln every respect W-*w III C
Safe, certain and sure. All ■ ■■■w
druggists, ase. C L Hood a Co., Lowell, Mass.
Ttoe-iy fills toMwattli-toed'* Sartaparilla.
How   the   St.   Bernard   Ministers   to  ths
Wounded Russian Soldier.
In the present day the British army
seems tbe only one in which dogs are
not trained either as spies, messengers
or to help the wounded. Tbe Germans,
French, Anstrians, Russians and Ital- j
ians have all found them to be worth
tbe trouble. The Germans have devoted
themselves chiefly to tbe training of
dogs for carrying messages to and from
outposts and pickets and the main bodies
of troops. For this purpose tbey find
pointers are the best, but Scotch sheep
dogs and short haired sporting dogs are i
much liked, as are also tbe clever little
Pomeranians, which learn very quickly
and are very strong and swift In the
German army the best trainers are the
men of tbe Jager regiments, and a special officer and a special body of men
are told off to look after tbe dogs. They
are taught to march without frisking
abont, to avoid barking, bnt, witb tbeir
wonderfully quick ear to warn if strangers are near, by pointing or by a low
growl. They are trained to carry messages up to ~y_ miles by known roads,
and beyond that distance to find their
own way across country. To men in the
same uniform they are taught to be
obedient
In tbe Russian army a kind of big St
Bernard mastiff is used; also wolf and
sheep dogs. These, equipped witb a
flask containing brandy cr soup and a
packet of bandages hung round their
necks, are taught to find out the wounded lying among bushes or uneven ground
and to offer them restoratives, standing
meanwhile with their forefeet planted
and barking to attract attention. They
are even harnessed to little handcarts,
such as we see them use in Belgian
and German towns, and cau drag two
wounded men.- The French, in tbeir
wars in Tnnis and Algiers, bave used
dogs; also tbe. Russians in their last
Turkish war. In Austria they have been
employed to discover ambuscades. The
Dutch in Acbeen found them most useful in preventing solitary sentries in
tbick jungle outposts being surprised by
stealthy natives. Tbe Italian sentries in
tbe Alps arc always accompanied by
dogs.—United Service Magazine.
FIREFLY FLASHES.
Tbe Method  by Which the Insect Emits
Its Beautiful Light,
"By what process do fireflies produce
tbe beautiful flashes of light?" That is
a question frequently asked, and as entomological books fail to give a satisfactory reply the following explanation
may be interesting:
I have nude a special study of the
light, an'd carefully examined tbe met h-
anism cf tbe illuminating segments in
both male and female specimens. Tbe
light emitted, when tested by the spectroscope, gives a brilliant spectrum,
which is continuous through all the
colors from the red to tbo violet rays.
The illuminating organs consist of distinct spherical cells, each one of
which is about 1.2000 of an inch in
diameter, and tbe beetle bas power to
illuminate one or many of these cells at
will, producing light of corresponding
intensity. Tbe cells contain a fluid saturated with phosphorus, and the covering of the cell is so thin tbat atmosphere
coming in contact witb it may affect
the contents.
It has been suggested that the beetle
produces the flashes of light or renders
tbe phosphorus suddenly luminous by
electricity—by the injection of warm
fluids—or by friction. But it is certain
tbat the flash of 1 ght is made in another way. We may clearly trace a connection between the spiracles and
trachea (spir.il air tubes).of the beetle
and each of the illuminating cells, and
find that the little creature renders the
phosphorus contained in the cells luminous by forcing air upon t hem. Tbe cells
when thns excited emit light from their
surface.
We may imitate the act of the beetle
by dissecting one and placing tbe illuminating organ under a microscope, covered by a tbin glass cover. When tbe
cover is lifted so as to admit a little air,
the cells become luminous.
We may add tbat the name "firefly"
is a misnomer, as the "lightning bug"
is a true beetle, belonging in Ihe natural
order caleoptera, and in the family
lanipyridse.—D. K. Winder in Detroit
Free Press.
Lung Troubles and  Consumption  Can
be Cured.
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send THREE FUES17 BOTTLES (all
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His''New Scientific Treatment" bas
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donate a trial uf bis infallible cure.
Science f'aily develops new winders,
ant!" ibis Brett chemist, patiently experimenting for year-, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity as can be claimed by any modern genius. His assertion
that lung troubles and consumption are
cnrable in any climate is proven by heartfelt letters "of gratitude, filed in bis
American and European laboratories in
thousands from those cured in all parts of
the world.
The dread con. ump'ion, uninteirupted,
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Simpiy write lo T. A. Slocum, M: C, 08
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Sufferers should take instant advantage
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Please tell the doctor tbat you saw this
in ibe Keystone Gazette.
THE WIND  IN THE CHIMNEY.
A Millionaire's Extravagance.
An example of extravagance by a
well known millionaire wbo built himself a castle in one of tbe English midland comities is reported by Tbe English
Illustrated Magazine. The water of the
place was pure and sufficient but a case
of scarlet fever occurring ha the village
at a little distance from his residence
be took a dislike to the local water sap-
ply and at a cost of over $400,000 provided himself with a fresh supply from
a distance of 18 miles. Withont children
or wife and a great traveler, be does
not inhabit his own country place for
more than three months in the year.
Although he drinks no wine, his water
is an expensive beverage. Allowing only
3 per cent on the money, with 1 per
cent sinking fund, his water costs him
$250 for every day he visits his castle.
This supply, it should be added, is limited to tbe one bouse. There is really
no reason why it should be shared with
others, for the local supply is ample
and of good quality.
Over the chimney the night wind sang
—nd chanted a melody no one knew.
And the woman stopped as her babe she to$se4
And thought of the one she hud long since lost
Aud said, aa her teardrops back she forced,
"I hate the wind in the chimney."
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
And the children said as they closer drew,
" "lis some witch that is cleaving the blaok
night throngh I
'TU some witch that is cleaving the black,
And we fear the wind in the chimney."
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
And the man as he sat on his hearth below
Said to himself, "It will surely snow.
And fuel is dear and wages low,
And I'll stop the leak In the chimney."
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
But the poet listened and smiled, for he
Was man and woman and child, all three.
And he said, "It is God's own harmony,
This wind that sings in the chimney.''
—Bret Harte.
AN ARTFUL DODGER.
Truly
The Story of a Stolen Watch and
Penitent Thief.
Being rich and proud, the old railroad
magnate would give a reasonable fortune if this incident in his career bad
never become public. He had left his
office one afternoon, and in front of the
building found a crowd, attracted by a
passing procession. He was pressing
his way throngh when stopped by a
brilliantly handsome young woman
whose face wore a troubled look. She
wanted to reach a street in the northwestern part of tbe city and was at a
loss what route to take. He gallantly
helped her out of the crush, pnt her on
the right car and told her where to get
off. Wanting to know the time a few
minutes later, he dove into bis watch
pocket only to find it unoccupied. A
little profanity was followed by a
chuckle, for the watch taken was a
cheap affair he was carrying while his
timepiece was being repaired
He had never suspected the beautiful
yonng lady, but the next day she appeared in tears and restored the stolen
watch. She was sorely pressed for
money, bad no one to whom she could
go for help and had yielded to a momentary impulse. Bnt her conscience
gave her no rest until sbe repented and
made restitution. She bad thrown herself on his mercy, and the old gentleman was deeply moved. He insisted on
her taking $50, to be returned if sbe
was ever in a position to repay, otherwise to be regarded as a gift Overcome by a joyful reaction, she almost
fainted and would have fallen but far
the support of her benefactor. Wben
sbe was gone, be felt as a man wbo had
done a good deed and was on the best
of terms with himself. He even looked
in tbe glass to smile congratulations at
himself. There he discovered that bis
big diamond pin was gone. The long
pocketbook was missing from the inside
pocket of his coat. Witb a weak band
he reached for bis own $500 chronometer, and that, too, bad vanished. He
told no one but his wife, whom he
swore to secrecy. That is how the affair
got out—Detroit Free Press.
The Business Man In Pontics.
Watts—Tbe business man in politics
is a deal of a fake. What can a business
man know about politics?
Potts—At least you must admit that
a good business man wonld not sell a
$1,000,000 franchise for a paltry little
$2,000 or so.—Indianapolis Journal
The biggest prioe ever paid for a
horse in America was $125,000, given
by J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston for Leland Stanford's Arion, a trotter.
Tbe enterprising highwayman relieves many a man the doctors cannot
touch. —Harrisburg Patriot.
Thousands Celebrate
I With thankfulness their restoration to
| health by the nse of Hood's Sarsaparilla.
i    Think of Uie vast army who bave been
cured by this medicine—
Men, women and children, who have
; suffered the consequences of impure blood
I who have been tbe victims of scrofula
j sores, eruptions, dyspepsia, nervousness,
sleeplessness.
I    They bave tried  other  medicines and
haye failed to obtain relief. They tried
! Hood's Sarsaparilla and it did them good.
I They persevered hi its use and it accom-
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wonder that they praise it  and  recom
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—toils.
A person suffering with boils should
eschew pastry, gravies and every kind
of meat excepting lean mutton. The
boils may be brought to a head by using
a warm poultice of camomile flowers
or boiled white lily root, by fermentation with hot water, or by stimulating
plastera—Good Housekeeping.
A Sleep Inducer.
Hicks—Did you bear about Macklin?
They called tbe Rev. Mr. Dalley to his
bedside last evening.
Wicks—Yon don't mean to say he is
in a dying condition?
Hicks—Oh, no; only a bad case of
insomnia.—Boston Transcript
Remedy For Excess Ih Eating.
A hint to those wbo may thoughtlessly at some time or other indulge in
excess in eating. If this indiscretion is
committed, especially in high seasoned
things with rich sauces, a draught of
cold water, acidulated with lemon
juice, will take off the sense of weight
at the stomach and assist the digestive
process by moderating the alimentary
fermentation.—New York Ledger.
The fear tbat onr kind acts may be
received with ingratitude should never
deter ns from performing such acts.
Do You Feel Run Down.
If you are miserable, feel run-down
and have no energy, take that great
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"Mrs. Jennie Black, of Angola, Ind.,
writes that many of her acquaintances
speak very highly of the pills and so
does she. She took Dr.Bull's Pills as a
tonic, and they did her much good."
Dr. JohnW. Boil's Pills (sixty in a box)
cost but 25 cts.; trial box,10 cts.,at dealers, or by mail. A. C. Meyer & Co*
Balto., Md.   Leave substitutes alone.
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The readers of this paper will be plased
to learn that tbere is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to core
in all its stages, and that ia Catarrb.
Hall's Catarrh Core is the only positive
cnre known to tbe medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment. Ball's
Catarrh Care is taken internally, acting
directly npon tbe blood and mucous surfaces ofthe system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by bnilding up tha
constitution and assisting nature in uoing
its work. The proprietors bave so much
faith hi its curative powers, that they offer
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HalI'sFamily Pills are the best.
Jumped olla far.
Miss Annie Ensminger, on Sunday was
seriously injured in WiHiamsport, her
home, by jumping off a trolley car while
in motion. She boarded the car on the bill
and rode to Hotel Prosser expecting that
the car would stop. It did not and sbe
jumped straight out striking her head on
the sharp stoats on the street, catting a
long and deep dash in tbe scalp, exposing
the bone. She lest considerable blood and
is said to be badly injured. She also hart
her shoulder.
ture For Sick Headache.
Thousands of ladies suffer from sick
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that can be obtained tor this distressing
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the grip. _       	
Constables lo Appeal.
The constables of ibe county met Monday morning and appointed Constable J.
B. Leisher, of tbe fourth ward, Chambersburg, to consult an attorney wi'b a
view of appealiug to tbe conrt for a
change in the fees paid I ber.-.
Under the former law the constables
when they came to conrt to make returns
were allowed 12 cents a mile, eae-h way
and $1 50 a day. Under the construction
placed upon tbe preseut law they are
given only 20 cents a mile one way and no
day's pay.
They hope to have the court grant tbem
more money for the seryice and will bring
the matter up at this court.
A Real lalnrrli Cure.
The 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream
Balm which can vbe had of the druggist is
sufficient to demonstrate its great   merit.
Send IS cents, we will mail it. Full size
50c ELY BROS., 56 Warren 8t,N.Y.
City.
Catarrh caused difficulty lo speaking
and to a great exteot loss of hearing. By
the use of lily's Cream Balm dropping of
mucus has cased, voice and hearing have
■neatly improved.—J. W. Davidson, Att'y
at Law, Monmouth, III.
Franklin « ouullmi Killed.
On August 25th Wm. H. Snoke, a
former Franklin countian, was killed by
tbe explosion of the boiler of a threshing
engine near Abilene, Kansas. He was
dashed against the tender, was terribly
scalded and his—leg was broken. Hia
body was fairly cooked by the steam. Mr.
Snoke was 55 years old and a veteran of Ibe
war. His brother John L. Snoke lives
iear Chambersburg. A wife and two
1 hildren survive him.
Everybody Says So.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of Uie ape, pleasant and refreshing to the tasie, ai-l gently
and positively ea kidneys,' liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual consti nation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25, f.0 cents. Bo Id and
guaranteed to enre by all druggists.
Be Drank I.lulmenl.
Russell, the three- year old son of David
Hose, living near Pinesburg, on Saturday
401 hold of a bottle of rheumatism Hal
ment and before being discovered drank a
considerable quantity of it-. The child's
live was despaired of and the parents
took him to Hagerstown to a physician.
HU tongue and throat w.s badh bu ned
large blisters having formed. Prompt
treatment saved bis life.
The grand specific ior the prevailing
malady of the age, dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General Debility, eta, la Bacon's Celery Kiug
for the nerves. This great herbal tonic
stimulates the digestive organs, regulates
tlie liver and restores tbe system to vigorous health and energies. Samples free.
Large packages SOc and 25c. Sold only
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More Than 13,000 Votera.
According to the returns made by the
registration assessors to the coanty commissioners there are ia Franklin coanty
in the 42 voting precincts, 18,772 citizens
entitled to cast their votes at the November election. The work of making the
returns has been going on for some weeks
but only Saturday morning did the last
returns reach the commissioner's office.
The folio wing table shows the registration for Waynesboro and Washington
township for November 1896 and 1897:
1896    1887
Washington, 1st District ..«-•   308
" 2d «     	
Waynesboro, 1st Ward      ..
* 2d      -     	
" 3d      "     	
328
451    sn
424 442
302 310
422      MT
John Griffin, Sanesville, O., says: "I
never lived a day for thirty years without
suffering agony, until a box of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured my piles." For
piles and rectal troubles, cats, bruises,
sprains, eczma and all skin troubles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is unequailed.
Forthman & Mil.er.
Made • Mistake.
Some days ago Miss Nora Hardy, liv-
irg at Richmond, tbis county, on
going up stairs to her room, saw on the
floor what she supposed was a black
string. On closer examination she found
It to be a large black snake. Her mother
went to her assistance and the two, after
a brave fight, succeeded in killing the
snake.
Itching Piles, night's horrid plague, is
instantly relieved and permanently cured
by Dolan'a Ointment. Your dealer
onght to keep it
Sample In Evidence.
Twenty-five men have been arrested for
selling what is alleged to have been beer
at or near the Grangers' Picnic. Col.
Thomas has a sample bottle from each
fellow M evidence.
Royal makes the lood pore,
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Pain cure.
So family can afford to be without
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times of emergency. Call at your druggist's at once and get a bottle. Price 20o.
Take out your own corns witt Dubbel's Doable Quick Corn Cure—the best
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