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THE C L IT H E RO E T IM E S FRIDAY MAY - r r


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STOPPER LANE. WFSLEY: SEIUIONS.


Suiiday last saw tlie Rev. W. A. Harrison 1 , .fjulfiUing Il luls promise to preadt tlio School Sermons, and consideri:^ tlie


c..Ko.,^I Rf'rmons. find rr/nsidennsfuiewcaui


-----------j ----------- - lfillin


s tilts skUih; uit^ X-.


scholarsr—his teub.ject be .ing • 1 lie Olnv Tree.” 'T'''"


gave a capital address tended ;


«..iued afternoon .md everai^.Oiirm^ iuiiOT ¥ Mr. Varley gave sewr.d solos,,


." The public £«r\Nccs a-^er 'i services were n d l at- working, , ‘ -


the Lord.” Ho was thoioughly at bo™<= a«d .......'■, ■


svere conducu,d in Uii.s tus ”


M i n t i t i s rvesv. Tlie mills a t T w i s to n , Nesv- the moirang. dcav.lcTOrof


iSii;, the population then being ISliat it is now._


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sum which ga.te sati.slaction to of tlic cause. The accomp.uiut


and coMcctiom


' ^Ki*! 1'* a l i i ' / . '


*K/> mo iT jn g . 51* * Sd*» it


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—. -T / GISBRRN.


b a p t i s t P R O V ID E N T A S S O C IA T tO N ( S i c k ' S o d c iy .)


MEETIHa'


Th'a a n n u a l m o e t in g tvas hdd at Saturday, A meeting of th!o Agricultural Sodety tvas when Mr. H. Bond presided. Tlio Secre- hdd at the'Commercial Hotd, Gisbum, col


(Mr. Hezekiah Wood) presented the Wednesday, Mr.Rowlarjd Robinson in'the ^ sfcts' amOUi*»«


has been a gam'd" over ^


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nuin.iiiK. The membership num'bcrs 78, the buancss of interest, and the meeting ivas die average wxirtli per member is adjourned to the 31XI of June next


on the year’s the schedules wore ejected. Tliis was all , . , . . „ . . .


. . All' Uio clHcers were re-


being by request ” 1 gave my life for T hce, dcctec. “S e is a Happy Land,” and “ Tlius saith DEATH OF MRS. WEST.,


announced of Mrs.


muchappr(xaatcd. Vefind in TO West, Montpelier Terrace, Swansea^ The old manuscript tlrnt


were conducted in tlii.s distnct in Hio vear 1815, the population then bjiinS 1- - - •


,1,:,. flloiriel in the vcar acceaseu, wiio la uiou«.i ^,1. 1.,..- 1 deceased, who is mother of thle Rev. A H,


,..K r i West B.A., pastor of the Baptist Churclt, J


_ . —. - - - .— po)„„,i ^hr, Itiissmii laiiKiiiii;i. is olihuatory,


FDN, FACTS AlTD FANOIEa IN'n^ltKS'I’IN a ‘ FACTS.


<?'ibdcn nassed asvav early on Monday publio rosoit. ■ 1 ^


SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNmiRSARY. “


friends Sunday, the 105th anniversary sctviccs were , held. By the Bapbst commumty, anm^ -


_________—— --------------- new old acquaintances, and roony^a lamuy reunion takes plao2 on that day. This year


oaoacncTS iroiu uu tuiu a n d ,


r e s t o r e d . - . . .


L e a f F r a m i n g o f a l l k i n d s .


M o u l d i n g , M o u n t s , & c . A T 3 * ^


1 ’ 1 ^ ::r; i ‘ • '“i-1 '■>? ^ l i l l l M» 'f n ft


1'^ L ti ‘ ' 1 JtS'l <* I f


t:l Ivl|,|j. /! . I '$' i


Saiisfaclion enstirca a prices.


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ccrarrccation at the aftemoen semde. The 'i-i.,. relirrsenlative of the Mikado Ims piir- ^ ^ O . -A. •.> -r rr«?B._u A.r C.ws.,fU'. #.l.n.ccul ..«! V.iiiv timr>hili«». wliich IS to boutlll.HtHl ’ - of South- chns«i mi x-my machim-. which is


O ld F r a m e s r e g u i l d e d in ship of Mr. James Bridge. The m i n g B e s t E n g l i s h G o l d «


afternoon " I ivas glad when they said untd anthem was " U them


, . dered by the choir, under the able leader- UHfd to examine .«nsp<*cls nf< thoy Itvivo the mint O givie tlu-inks,’ wlulc m tlie


pre.'UmCT w a s m e l^uv. J J port.


SpccIM anthems-ly-ere tast^ully mn- ecial anthems -it-ere casteiuu iv


in the ao%cr i imcl i t min t s m . l pan .......... dishonns: cmpUiywi. The


mo ” ar.d " Seek yc the Lard ” were sui^ the .solo part in the latter being effectively


B. Satterthwaite’s of ^ 2 3 43. rod.


PHOTOGRAPHER & PICTURE FRAMER, •12 & 111 Y O H K STR E E T ,


C L I T H E K O E . . - -


Old P h o to g rap h s .‘-opieci eniargcu


rendered by hfr. Frank Wood* FoKtcf prcsidcyl at the harmorium, Tho collections amounted to the handsome sum


PENDLEl’ON PrVRTSH COUNCTL. A meeting of tliis Council was held at


Sabden on Saturd.-iy. Ccundllor Edmond­ son presided, and OyilnclSlors l-ofthousc, Pindcr, Seed and Cook were present. The plans and estimates for tho proposed alter-


r~ii I P l i^ t , - . rm n h c C n n ie d e n l a r c c d ation of the Sabden sewage works v.'cre


an d n nished in any s t j ic . m.-itcd cost, ^yoo, w.as considered c x c ^ --------


rcaso7iable cf Uic P.-uish Councillors of the North Ward South W.ard of Pendkton


sivc. It ■was decided to call .1. joint meeting ^


All w o rk d o n o o n th o p r om i s e s . THB WORKING MAN'G TRIBND. h


LANCASTER’S FAMOUS AND HIGH-CLASS


ARTIFICIAL TEETH 13 C a s t le V i ew , Cl i th e r o e ,


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Please remember you cannot get bcltetf value anytvhere,


TEETH EASILY rVND PrUNLESSLY e x t r a c t e d .


SURE FFl’ GUrVRANTEED.


Over a thousand delighted patictilJ in two ycairs.


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Single Tcoih from is. 6d., as. 6d., and 43. per tooth.


OPEN DAILY from 9-0 a.m. to 8-0 p.nv except Wednesdays.


REAP* ST. JOHN’S aiURCIL


Special sermons vvf^re preached at St John’s cliurch on Sunday.


'Hie services


were conducted in Utc morning by the Rev. J. T. L_av,Tence, M.A., Parish Qiurch, Ac­ crington; in live afterrtoon by tho Rev. A. E. Mills, vicar, and in the e'venlrg Rev. J. McComwell, St Augustine’s, Hunocat Collections \v"eTc inajde on behalf of the organist’s salary fund.


FL'NEIOVL OF MRS. BILADSHAW. Oie remains of the late hfis. Bradshaw


were interred cn Saturday, at Haptoa Catholic Cemetory.


^ULL STOPPAGF. nve operatives of tlie Prince of Wales : f i H.:


null were given a holiday in cor.scquenoe of some rep.airs. Work was resumed on Mon­ day morning.


IF YOU Wi\NT GOOD CHOICE IN


STATIONERY CrU-L AT


TIDE T I3IES OFFICE, liLUOCET PL-\CE, CLI'FHEROE. CHATIJUII.N DEBTOR MISSING. A WAKJC-VNT IS S U E D . . \t the Bl.ackbum Bankruptc)- Court, be­


fore tile Registrar, .Mr. J. N. Withers, on Wednesday, Robert Marsden, lately resid­ ing ai»J carrying on btusiixiss at die Pendle Hotel, Cliatburn, near Clitheroc, should have apjie.-vred for his first public examiru-i- uctx The statement of air.airs gave his gro«.s liabilities, .£746 5s. 1 id. His assets were estimated to produce ;£330, leaving a deficiency of .^455 r°s- *td. The causes cf failure were .said to be b.id trade, sick­ ness, and loss causctl dirougli a lire about two years .ago.


business :U die PeoUe Hotel- about llirce ye.-irs ago wiUi ;^3°o of his own capital, .and ^300 lKirrowet.1 money, which was, said the statement cf affairs, Mill owing. Books of .iccaiunt were kept by his wife, and he did not know wliat entries were nuitle. He first discovered his insolvency twxi ye.ars ago after a fire at Ills house by wiiich he lest about


'I’lie tlebtor ccim«eno.-d M.arsden did net appear, and after his


nami: had hcen called at the door of tho Court, die cfiicial receiver, kfr. Plant,


.asked ih.u a warrant shctild be is-sual for his arrest. The debtor had <lone nothing at all by way of assistance in live investiga­


tions The Registrar granted die requrst, aivd a


warr.'vnt was issued. About Manuring. Some lime .ngo I was able to prove to a Farmer f t .


by a simple experiment, the folly of a cerUin course he thought of adopting in Manuring...................................Thai Farmer gave me what is considered a big order, namely to Tons,.....................This year he gave me a larger................ "*20 Tons..............*.......I’m not an authority hut if YOU are in doubt I shall be only too pleased to .ascertain your requirements “ FREE OF COST.’................. Just look me up and we’ll talk things over, F. C' Townley, 19, Moor Lane, Clilheroe.


'■: ■ / • ' :';;■ h\M i.miiLU,. .Minir<'i5!»: " \Vhnt in tho world aro you p u t t in g


«5ho?4 on tho floor for, Br i«lgot r" l i r id g c t : " Shuri*. ma 'am, a n ' d id n ’t yoz Bay to


do<wt tho p a r lo u r ? ” O.N’E OF THKIU PATi:ON3.


A u e lLk n o i ru firm of Engl ish house furni.«ihorfl,


who weri* giving pr<'^»*nts to th e i r customer*, were ri**il<Hl by n smal l l>oy, who, addres s ing tho


manag«*r, br iskly siii‘l : " If ye r pb'iVKO, air , could .ver gio mo a Corona­


t ion lue'.iMit?" ” A p rexuj t , my l>orl” isaid th e manager , oy<v


ing tin* l>oy .•tmuH«‘4lly. " Wh a t do you <|o for u« th a t we sliould give you a p re s en t . '” Smal l Hoy: ” Why, ma dm! K>metinu'*j bor rera


your 'n n c a r t !” SUNSHINE AND POSTCAirDS.


to lasit tire scivago ■works and discuss tho proposed alterations. The plans have been prepared by ^^r. S. Edmondson, surveyor |„i„ to the Burrlcy Rural District CoundL —


A r^'-it-otUc4». the h u<i t i -^ 4*f which l iependa


iip.'.i t lie weather , i*. Minielhing ou t of th e or- <lin.iry. Thn* ('ondi t iou of things obta ins a t Zf t niat t- f iorn**igrat t , wh«*r*‘ i» Sw post-oflire i^ 9.COO f»*et alK)ve lh«» >ea level. ^\'llOn tbo we. i ther t> fine, ami the totiri-t. cl imbs th e niouu- the ^^o^tma.■*t4*^ can ha:«ily ccjm* wi th th®


. . . h of buMnesw, for n**arly every trip|>«?r de- ait«*M to writ*' and despatch a note from the mo u n t a in ' s top. When i t ra in s iho pos tma s te r IB borc<| wi th idleness.


An Tris'h l i r i l l -s - rae.snt was inspect ing soma A DIFFICfbT TASK.


re c ru i t s on p;irj<!c, aiul was loiul in his th r - a t s of what he wonhl Ho if they ever H«re<l tu rn o u t


no Hi r tv again. He s'.ooH 111 front of one recruit .and swore that


everyone with latigbter by t*l:ouHng: " Pr iv a to .Murphy, fu r c yot j 'ro tiu* f i l thies t


th a t I'V.T walked. Ibsliul. t u r n round and


look a t ih r b.*«'k of y our ne ck; you h a v en ' t Wiu*hi'<l it ^inC4' V4* 'li<*t«il.”


THE *• PL'I:PLI%1'*A!’1:D " m o n k e y . A •.mall. «lu-ky-)iU4Hl nHuk**y, not of ten .«er*n


Miywlter.-,’ ha- joju-d ‘ lie - i b r t ^f«uety in the in n e r room of fh«‘ iiKo-kev-ltou-,* at tho I>^iwlon Z<o!ogiral (i.u»ienH Th i i i- th e -/.walb-d " Purpb-f*»c*-4l ” monkey from t ‘4*ylon. Nin*'ty- n in e ob-eivr r . . <»»u *>f a hmwl:r«l «n»M <b-erib«< itn f.ir*. as black, but in ceJt . i in l ight - there m.iy bn a p!um-lil:*- id*»m u| 'on the near ly ha i i -b »*>cjii of It** -ever** c«^nnt4'mince N«'*ne of. t fu r ih pt ire « h i te . ..•scept a few - t i a y ha i r s in t t i b n - t l v moUiit.iche. Th e top of itn h«'.td i- l ight ly Colonr**l. end it ha*i a greyi- !i fringt


th« r<f ■.vhi'skera. WHEUK KISS ING IS ILLKGAle. \ t (*lM'ii^'»n, Ku-'*j.», lovrt ii hav4' bt'on foibi^blen


to ' J ,*• in publ ic. A ki^> g f v n in the imuiH a fin,' nf fift.'^.n roubb- -. A lover who ImI — hi . -mc e tb .a i t by tbo waist is finfNi twelvo ...nble-f and the Jn**r«. p u t t in g of a croas to ’» k»'- on a ptrst.c.u.l c tvt - th e s ame pneo.


\ r Mi!.-n u k:e- m publ-.r is punished by a fine i>f - i \ l i fe . \ i ('onn«-cticut a s tmlont and hi.-i , « c. i 1m.u i wen. s futenc.^l only two ycara ag« l«, ulJfMi <lftv- for ki - - ing in a cat#, ami more man wa- tim-kl


I I T nl »v rk in g t!>e nic-le- ty of tin* la4ly oiK'rator. to 111- fi.»


WI IVT Tl lF.Y UAVK TO I 'L T | T ‘ WITH . his -Iwclaclcs, now


• 1 1 1 ' " cacl . i i imsl ^■|•^lucr Mu b b in s . as ho O . p .p . ;


1 • t, ‘


-..I


111- iiMtcli? I d o n ' t t i i id e r a u n d i t : b u t how I dses pi!.v them [Ksir s a i lo r s ! "


id II


Th e n ai iain, it s.i.vn how a n o th e r lw.it iv,;iy mi l l a loll),' I k « "d > r i l i te r l ike lha l .1 KU'"’ '<> win


T l i n FASHION Ol- Ti l l-: IHH'SK.


a a -t.i U-mlu l j»li J u.*- Ill the t in' lifNhl- it'jnly


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f a rm' o e - ew l u r e the m i s t n s , was bnoivn l o h e v o ‘


t ikunbou-c -U-'


f<ti. nu: into ib f git I


A - e iv a n t k'irl hapieimsl to b.i ciiiiaKesi a t a ■■t in the fiiM --


lo r Sui idav. Th e niit'tri'-w, on ki l t hen l.l’tcr on. s.i" t h a t tlia


' - ii . t i i idn.v iiik'bl the tobl to cU<\n


•t clrar.isi !i-i own t.swts fir st, so she took up and Iliiew them in lo m t u b of wv'ter


h id c b a ' i . s l I h c o th e i Iwuls she threw them a l ^ iiil,, ihe I ialei . ■' Wh a tev c l iswsrssisl you to do t ini t . g i r l f ”


u! ! i t" , iae -Vamiiii); by', and iwu l i r c l out of tlio ki tcl icn. Ti c


inu* tlH* ki tchen. Tb«* gi r l »imply repl ied, "W e l l , in.^'aui. plc.ii*e i i ia'ani , 1 JboUght it wan ll i4» I. s;uo;i of lb. ' h<ui e. iu.»*.iiu.”


the coming SHORT AND LONt l C n U R T S H i r s . Young I dle* in Ru —ia wre not at a l l .vver-i.^


to l'sHJg • i:g-gi JneJJt'** *‘*‘*1 U^A• .»U M>rt< of .xrlific*'* to - i . tvi 'of i tbo u< .ldinK «l“.'' n?* long aa |>o^'*lblc; wbi l - l iJi Siam, wheio oM m.iid# a r e unknoivn, «.4 all g i r l - ma r ry , tb e n c n g n i v d length of an engs^goiuenl ia <me mo n th . 11 a n engage<l man in


th e Argent ine Republ ic daUit*ii beyond a um??o:i* abl ' l ime in le . iding bisf fiAUci'-e to th e a l t a r bo h heavi ly fine*l. ami if a res ident of the Repu..- Hr -hould fail IP m a n y be i.-< t.ixinl •mitil ’no le . rb r - th e age of eighty. In no c o u n t ry in ti - wa .h i a re court-hip*' m> abnori ii ftHy long a*, i i H.d ionua, v.iion> engagcm:*ii t- tx*mmonh I-- fr>m fifteen to twenty year.**; in fact , t h r i e : •


ce:it!v d i fd a t Ibe ago of n in e l r -n in e an obi ....... . wln»*bad been co u r t in g for Heveiity-fivc y e a i i aud wlio


niiirriix! on bU dvath*biHl. «'>d iiotbiiih'. b u t wbeii sha


c i i i . in a l :Hlc " l u ' t -.‘i lvis have to p u t » !1,*|4'*- the p. tper


ii"^ how in


V ,-hi IOC tlic - id o l s on iKuinl On* .Icnn.v oi .,


It imi- l h,. loiiiili c.itinK,


* I'C,.., ' l ie, Il.td to sail ill the t<*eth of tlio ,,.,‘i . .o 'n h . i l t on tacks, and l - r h n lK some les.'I- fclhovs had no sh.»-s on th e i r haro


> ebot^' 'VJ. walk-


bk* hailn'l cL'niio*! hi- lxv>t- for a month. Then, walking round Jo the back of him. he convulsed


dons, but in spite of that there was a nm'^CT'wSS t h e ^


e„cli.


n Japan for tha drtoc- ^ ho much i lit* is


groa t pi 'ofimoi i . ami dcr iTM it.s iiaiiio from KafTa, of Born


jt ja-i, ix.n.ii otlonoo io‘Hi>c.ik I’oiish in nny Ali.vaMiua tho coffio Iilmit Kroa-S wild in


, -v... -rK Al.r.>T.carv cen’irvwiwere of nio>ri'iito.*a wlucli iiifcMt thaiii.


lUs day was F. Duckwerth, lisq., oi Lone. ^


Spring Cleaning. P i c t u r e s C l e a n e d


^ Sunday is caccrly anticipated. Old rinc kinK'tJom,'’ bocatuK^ .lapan i« directly oowt from far and near meet ^ td ro- of t'hinn I>adPt#*Hski i .s, iXThups, ttw> only hvinp com-


or "sun- i i- •


the at^daroe of outrid^ ^ ^ r^ ^ t iT S S J;:’'FVi;;e..r'‘Ui.tYn.ici\.3r:^^^^ marred by th e unfavourable climatic conai


j^rtnut pamusl by u mombpr of the hoyal nmestro euve tluw sittings of two hour*


cnjovc'U the honour of haviD^ . . . . . ..


vAMERIOAH HUMOUR. . CORONEFR'S INQUEST, v.


ableyerdiob: "Tho jury are all of one mind— temporarily ineanfo."


hAt ^''ooTonor's niciucst'oo't'h^ cnfl6 of a fuloidd M WASN'T EDYTU'MEAN P proiJoHinfir/'


marry that old relic?" Floeflio: "I lovo the g:round ho wnlloi'on." Blossom: " Y«e ut isn't there any pleasanter


Blossom,: "Why on. eitrlh jlto you goini; to nTS:REAL*^TATE.


way you can got hdld of it?" A DOMESTIC MYSTERY.


Hnhby (walking the floor at 8 p.m.); "I'd‘just a liko to know why this baby permsts in atayrng ave any trouble keeping him asleep in tho


wake every night," hWifey: " Koally, I can't imagine. I never


daytime." hAs an exoiiso for the non*aitciw!anco of one of AT THE TIOAIID SCnOOL.


The das'’s prccecdings were veiy intcrcstu^ At the Sahden Banti.st Sunday SchcOl, CO oortain scumhih unnaviRalilo Iwcausaof tho cloud* itBturing." It wi« r anil onllecHon.'i amounted to


^ ..o. riiption of the Chinese word Shi- a ’Utoring." which inpniK " rcot of


ligonco that tho boy


sisting of Uio homo-mndo ,*wor<I " Cnpntomtogoa- moiintT to convey tho inlei- wna " kept at home to go


is *»cholars a schoolmaster recoivwl a note, con­


throo, miM." KNEW A L I /a BOUT IT.


Bndy ABAiatant (behind counter, to oabmAn)t " Fair of glo\<>sr" Cabman: Ycfl, Laily Artsistant: "What is your number?" C.vbman: "Fifteen hundr»d and ninety*


SMALL SIZES. — year. ^____


place in tho hive; tho young warmest.


Teacher: "What is tho meaning of ' par*


Tenu ' ?"Johnny: "An upKtart." Toivchor: "Oivo a sontonce in which the word


daily, ami lia.s revf*ul»Ml tho prcponco of coins that iiud boi‘11 consigiUMi for safe keeping to tho pin ho gives a violent parvenu, guilty ones' htomachs.


K ORKAT HONOUR.


Some l ime ago a wo r th y f a rme r and his wife h a d a visit f rom a c i ty re la t ion, who was asktsl


to s tay to te.v T h e i r liervanl waA a co u n t ry la fsie. and h.ad


o n ly l>een a few <lav4 in tho hou.se. T h in k in g th e vi s i tor was of nnxisnnl imp o r t ­


ance the gi r l OAnte »n<l whisperer! in h e r mis ­


t res s 's o a r : "W i l l I b u t t e r th e bread on l>oth eides? AVORTM THE m o n e y .


H e was rc<! in th e face wi th rage a.s he bawWl o u t to tho antomxiUc-muchi i ie a g e n t :


ma c h in e . ” "W e l l , ” c almly answc,re<I the agent , “ th a t


prov4"A to you th e fact t h a t


p a t ron. " T h e in fo rma t io n , s i r . "


T h e gu«-st came ilown t«> bretakfa'it, sleepy and irild-oyoti, but th e hotel pro p r ie to r chi-erfnl ly


qijerie<l : " Dul yoti enjoy the fiut*^pUying in th e room


n e x t to you la-it night r” " E n j o y i t? I «ip*'nt h a l f th e n ig h t p o u nding


on th o wall for tho idku to ? top! " " G ocmIwi^ I \Yby, H«»rr Wifflop toW mo t h a t


bo plnyod ove r all th e tu n o i ho knew four timo.^ becuu-o the i>er«orn in tho next r rom on every o n e l "


A NEW BUlfCiLAU ALAKM. Sweet Gi r l : Pa . th e hon.-o ne.xt door waA


robb^nl la- t n ig h t . " P a : "Mercy! Next dcw>r?” Sweet Gir l: "Yt-n: and tho burglars havo boon in two or three hotia«‘f<i on this torrwco


within a W4««»k.” P a : " I know it! I know it! I t 'a ter rible l


But what can wo do?” Sw«>4-t Girl; " I w.4-< thinking i t might bo a


A Q I 'A IN T L IT T I .E GIRL. A Chicago inr.n tclD a f tory of his l i t t l e four -


ye,.r-<dd gir l , Etb»'l. Play in g in the ga rden ono mo rning, shn wn.s t ry in g h e r c l imb in g |>owera upon a p a i r of ^le;H - la n d in g ngni t ist the wall . Wh e n slia was .at th e top of th*' ^tep.'« they »lipI>Ni, f r ig h ten in g h e r •<> much tha t -h e began to cr>’. A neigbiyour. *uy'ing th e l i tUe one's d anger , c.xme to !i‘‘r aid, s.^ving hf-r f rom a na s ty fal l . whnreujKin MIm Ethel


cUinu-^l: "Y o u ' l l c atch i t , coming in o u r g a rden!


Co n d u c to r : "A n y g4*nllcmn' g.-t o u t s id e to IN A TEAM CAR.


obl ige a la d y ? ” ” She can (v>m.» an<l ••it on m.' knee if aho


like^i,” aai^l a gent lcin. in; ami . to hits gre«U «nr- pri-***, in Ixiunef^l .i bu\ t*m wench, who fo r thwi th ApjiiopriattHl lh«* <»fl’er».4l kn»"e. Af te r a t ime th e man g-M in to fonveTa. ition


i^2 for saying M>mo bv the telephone,


wi th his f a i r burkleti, a^kc-l her where she w.l'I going®, ami h e a r in g h e r d*'*>Unalioii, b e •*x- claim«.«l, " HUtv*. me. tb a l 'n my bou.*w*! ” Y*t*. f i i ,” blunljingly rcplie«l the fa ir one;


" I'm the new to,A.” HONI ' .STY'S MARKET.


fl.vw'an lolvei t i-t*iiient itKjuiring for the «-carf-piu, fo he m.i<le hits way to the ott ner, .iral h av in g «iti-fnN! h im - ' l f cd th e rigl i t of propr ieton^bip tli«*re<*f, haiwb**! it over. l*lu' on lU’V was >eiy pI*M‘-4\l to receive tbo pcar f-pin, ainl ha t id—


anything again I 'l l know wherr* to bring i t ," H E GOT 'THE P IN.


from on« factory, rontrollod by an American tru s t . Thcro nn- 18 acres of flo-.ir st'-ico. and 500 rn.'n mak« 4.000.0CO c.srbons * week.


goorl jilan for Mr. Nicefellow and mo to sit up b^vorage^' t>ckyw a certain temperature, a few nights and watch for them."


,,____ Ch r i s tma s candles a r e m.sde of enormous «iio


T h e lame s t , known a« " n l l a r st.vfTs.' ar« «ome- times 6ft lonK. Thev wiKh nearl.v tClb . and are


wor th £5 npii-ce, bci'ni; made of th e p u r e s t W o - wax.


Hnrgl.xr-proof gln*n has be,'n inv en ted by a in d ig n a n t ly ex-


clever man t i f a c tu r e r . I t i" made by p o u r in g mol ten gla-ba o r e r a ne twork of •te^'l wir^v U is


e -p ,c ta l ly adiipte.1 for skyl ightx an d jeweller'* win<low5.


T h e b e l t e r cbvM of Rus s ians keep th e i r hoo«ea hot d u r in g th e winte r . Th e resul t ia


th a t man y of th e occuivmt.% a re very Mi-*cepiible t o r h j lN , an d even in i tummer have to wear heavy


gnrmrnts. In .nmc nf lh» h o l s l , cf S w i t r r r l s r d i h r r e a ro


two winc-li*l<— one for fJcrmnt is . an d t h r o th e r for Amer icans .and Kti'.'lisliFncn. T h e O- r in an list is Ihi r ty - th ro o por cent . chsapsT th a n th o higher*pr iced li^t.


.Mthongh th e r e ar«* over 3.C00.C00 f.vVir* in Intli.x, one n ever itars*-** exce;>t volnnt .ar i ly, in


A c o t in l r rma n in p a ‘ - inK d o „ n the st reet fou n d s d f .p lui shnient , *o a f ta o l a r e th e i intUe s of in- va luable i;o!d -car f -pi i i . A few days la t e r h e


(h e wr. th a ' llu-ir mi i l i tu d in o u s Rods if


the holy men are not r-*ted for . Nightc.kiw arwi cot ton 4-,^r-WJ^lj« a r e j'rr»v;4l*-il


unelv rewMide*! th e finder .


The c o u n t ryma n g.tx in a-t*»ni-hment a t th o coins pl.ncrii in hi« pxlin. anil th e n bur^t o u t : "T h a n k yo, «ir—thankye. ,\nd i? ever I find


Some thing glittere<! in th e mtid of the crowded


i t ro e t . I t wn» a pin. " S4*w a pin and pick it up, »n<l .xU day long Tou'll have goo<l lu rk ," he mutler»*^l,


Btarted off !o get the pin. Hi* had'leariwvl th a t old «UiT]ng whi-n q u ite a


ho


child. As he bent down to reach the pin ht^ hm fell off, and iollr<l under a cab wh#-el. His oyegl.xsv's als^o fell, and broke cn tho I-*rd road. A 'bun caught him on one sble and a bvker'ii


bv th e p ro p r ie to r «»f a h«7tel at Nyitriv, H u n ­ gary, for


of hi^ gue-**i who retir«* ear ly


a n ‘{ do not wi«*h to le- kepi awak*- by a gi|e»y bsiml which pln.vn nig h t ly a t th e hotel .


.V Dion- ter rat t ie»r- iVe, fri«-l, lw.>i1ed, and


KJiM«e<l. w.n» jh«» pr in c ip a l 4lelti%*ry at a >»anqu*-t given by Cap t a in D.sbnry. of Ho t Spnng-ts. Arkan-siV I t wa» fatJee»-l orj r^bbi r^. chick e rn and lark«. T h e gu*— ptonounre<l it dePetou*.


| By me.tn* of an tngrnioux in s t r um e n t , t h e \


hvdV'w-ojN'. tUr* hum-*n ••*«--ight c«r» th e ocean d e p th s a n d r le s r ly di*t ingui*h objeM-. over A p u le below th e •turfice. T h - inveoloi i*» < S ig n o r Pino, a n I t a l i a n , a s ch o o lma te of Ma r ­


coni .


van on the other, the two n e tr ly Miui'cxing tho life out of him. Ho mado a datkh for the pavo> went, and upi!s?l a cyclist. I t was a grcsit ad­ venture, b u t he had got the pin.


SHE FOLIaOWED IN STRUC T IONS .


A lady onco en:ploy«d a girl to aaei^t h e r In h e r hou-owork.


.mutii, l'v»a finished." Tho nii»tix*w^ departed for iho kitchen and beheld a jdaito full of atones only.


make a pudding, and, having bought aomo plum^, *he eip!.iine«i to th e girl how to utono them. She pick*-d up a plum and took out the Btone. Thvn, thinking th e girl knew how to do them, she pul tho plum in h e r mouth and le f t tho kitchen. The eervanl cwmie into the draw- iug-r»xim halfsiii-hour la te r , and .■wiid, " Pleaae,


day the mi^treas wanUd to Among th e wi lde r trib»-*M of th e C a u c a tu s **Tery


" \yiiero a re th© plums, J a n e ? " ahe aske<i. " T to e.iten 'em. mum. od you ihowid i Wka tho maid's reply.


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L O C A L V I E W S . U i THE LATEST KOVELTIBX AT T«I t im e s OFFICE


Du c k i a r e th e mo** n ume ro u s fowls in Ch in a ,


a n d fo rm Ih© chw'f .-uiiutal fc*cd of th© Mon­ gol ians . Th«*y lire numeron*! on every f a rm. 1 a n d on a l l th o Uk e a aiwl wneUor aUeam.%. T h e r o | e r e m«ny tw>!%t.s, in aom© of which a s ma n y fwa ' 2.0C0 a r e kepi .


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ch i ld is ta u g h t to use th e dagger alrooijt ai* eoon ; as Ii© c.xn walk- T?»e c h i ld r e n fi rst le a rn to s t a b > wa te r wi th o u t ma k in g a fcpla-h, a n d , by tncew- ; Mj i t p ra c t ic e, a cq u i re a n e x t r a o r d in a r y com- \ ma n d ova r th© weapon.


j


wooden jitep-ladder form a quaint b.*irometer ueod j by th© country people in many parts of Ger- 1 many. When the frog comes out of the water i and sits on th© step© it ia taken as an Indication | that rain i.s to be expectwi.


A jar of water containing a frog and a littla ! |


pany of ladiet», he removed hi<* helmet, io iodn j cal© that he conmdpr*d hi»o«»elf among friends j and that there w©- need to pKiiect himself. | This practue Itas suivix^ vl in tha custom of rats-1 ing ihe hat-vh6UfaluUn£_^Udj.


; In olden limes, when a knight entered a com- \


SK IP P IN G R 0 PE9- ETC., VTG


STRING RACKETS SHUTTLECOCKS. WOODEN HOOPS.


AN BNTIRft N«V» ITOCK 0» ilbk «1E jfut.


fore the police at IbTUn have issued an forbiddini r hotel -Vecp- rs and o lh - r s to » U


Carbon p -n « la tor rlootrio l ieb t romo rh -fly MUSIC TH A T SOOTHED NOT. ” Hu t wh a t do I get for my n io k le r” asked tho i-* emp ty .”


is used." .lolinny: " Wlion a man siU down on a bent


way tickets. Pin.applos e rw «>


lotifte of 1 Boea nlwaya pluee th e i r honey


Relgium givea th e member* of j®J ! ^ - ; i . n A u w 'o r rL l iam e n t £160 a year and free rail


tain «>a«m> th a t i t is not iTOrtfi i*t»l* thorn to market.


London to ■Holrhoad co«t £75. and took four day* to do tho journey.


In 1700 a Po*lch«i*o^or fonr ,


1,000 inhabitan ts, a em ian y ha* seventy, Scotland twenty only. ^


f rom Hiis-sla. P r om 30.000 to 40.000 Kns s .an* v i s i t Palestine every year.


M t - t of th o p i lg r im, to t''®


" lyook here, .sir. Von -ee lh. i t I p u t a nickU f rom En g l an d a t a co-*t of £5,0W. in tho rtlot. a n d n o th in g came o u t of th e


delphia. b u i l t by William P e ^ . were broURUt AccordinK to a famous musician about M ^ r


The bricks for th e first bHck house sr....w


....... r*c ooo


cent, of tho Coirmaii nation underatand music, a* asrainst 2 per cent, of the British.


instVad of milk, a doctor h a5 redueod the death- rato in th a t diaeaso from 33 to 2.7 p*‘r cent.


Hr ueing whey as footl for typhoid Th e nailfi of two fingers never grow wi th tho


aame degre r of rap id i ty . Th e nai l ol tho middle f inger grows wi th th e gn^atoi^t r a p id i ty , a n d t h a t


of th e th umb th s Ica^t.


India, of the stork sp-cies. will swallow * b a r , o r a Mt wbolr. R »t.snds 5ft. hiRh. and th e e i - panee of wings :a nearly 15ft,


Ths iwljntant. or maruhout. n t»H bird of


IN P.\P1ER M.\CKa AS WTCXSR-


KnRlaml ha* forty-two lawiinit, a 7 ^ | ;* " * Y n d n e w o r n a m e n t s ,


I'-' y...


PLAQUES, ALL SUES. i


t-:. I-'t ,


t


JA PA N E SE SERYIETnsJ 6d. Old ft ti.


eld reocntly* tlie'foreman Tottimcd thU remark*


aymo: "I had 17 offorB - of ' marriagti thhi • : , afraid the fellow will got


GOLD DUST. Noarly all tho eandpaper in nso is mode with


powdered glass. In Franco thoro are 4,000,000 noroB devoted to


tho cultu re of the grape. Tho bajiana and potato aro almoet identical


In ohoinical oornpoaition. P u p i l s in tho publ ic schools of A u s t r i a a ro


coniiwlled to learn English. Hypnotism ia sciontifically studied, in. aomo oI


th e French medical ooUegee. Four niileo of an ordinary spider's thread


would weigh, only one grain. ItiOO’ is estinvatwl to l>o tho (itaplo food of


nearly ono-lialf of tho human race. w■Whon n fish has lost any of It*


a,:." sss”; r ound or abrasion Ihej’ aro never ren hS "''S


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Cold dr inks are bod for the dlKesUon; there-


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