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The Wingham Times, 1905-12-07, Page 22 OBSTINATE COUGHS AND COLDS, The Kind That Stier. The Kind That Turn To m oNCEITIS. The Kind That End In CONSUMPTION. Do not give a cold the chance to settle on your lungs, but on the fust sign of it go to your druggist and get a bottle of Dr, Wood's Norway 'Pine Syrup. t ouree Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Pains in the Chest, hoarseness, or any affection of the Throat or Lunge. Mrs. Coe - show, 42 Claremont Street. Toronto, writes: "I 'wish to thank you for the wonderful good Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup has done for my husband and two children, It is a wonderful medicine, it is so healing and soothing to dis- tressing cough, We are never without a bottle of it in the house,' Don't accept n substitute' for Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It is put up in a yellow 'rapper, three pine trees the trade mark, and price 25 cents, at all dealers. TO ADVERTISERS Dowinlon or the Province. Appoint - meats, it is tree, have been made on strictly party grounds, bet that is a very different thing from wholesale distnie- I sale on party grounds. The civil servige will be demoralized, and it will be far- , deal to attempt to abide by the resolu- 1 tion adopted by the Legislature forbidd- ing civil servants to take part is else. tions, Each election will become a free fight for offices. Our elections tire bad enough already, with corruption, fraud, the uee of the public expenditures as bribes, aud the ty'ruunival use of Miuist• ! erial powers. With the introduction of I the spoilt systepa, the last vestige of dee cenoy will be removed, and unless there ie a great upraisiug of independent lapin- ' iou, the country will be governed by the statesmen of the wards. We shall bo Iclad in the cast -oil garments of those !American politicians whose practices we } have despised. --Toronto News. Notice of changes must be left at this office not later than Saturday noon.. The copy for changes must be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements aocepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. iittTABLISHED 1872 THE WINfitiADI 33. B. ELLIOTT, Pr'aLISHER AND PROPRIET07' THt: RSDAY, DEC. 7, 1,905. PULSE OF THE PRESS. The C snservattve party managers are said to be highly pleased with the results of the D,ltniui•lu bye elections. Wbat a pleasant, !Agreeable, mils- satisfied lot of gentlemen they ere 1 It will be interest- ing to oulcalate haw long Mr. Borden will have the pleasure of drawing that $7,000 salary, if his good luck holds out and he is able to win one seat out of four right along. Who bat a brute could re- fuse to concede that Mr„ Borden is a real nice man isWinnipeg Tribune The Planet believes there is a public. spirited mission to be performed in putt- ing an eirsetive legislative stop to the nefarious practice of usury so freely and extensively curried on-aud it proposes to do its pert vigoronslystud energetical- ly, Kent county has been particularly afflicted during the past few years. Oas- es can be recalled by the score, princi- pally of unfortunate farmers, who have become ellen trod in the meshes of the chattel mortgage operator and Iost their homed and goods. -Chatham Planet. The editor of the Globe, who had the hardihood to print a "poem" about the plumbers' combine while the case wag in court, and who was "dragged" be- 1 fore Justice Chute on a contempt charge, has escaped with a severe lecture and a warning. All the fellows who expected to see him punished by having his eyes burned ont with a soldering iron, his hair siugedl owith a gesoliue torch, ; ff his teeth pulled out with plumbers' pliers and his nails ripped off with pincers, were disappointed. The dignity of the! court is upheld, outraged justice is ap- peased, and the dust of the court recall is laid by the repentant tears of the man i who had the awful temerity to joke over a plumbers' combine. Let all the earth bewareI-Haluilton Times. More disastrons than any fate that can befall the Conservative party will be the inauguration of the spoils system. The Dominion Government will be urged to retaliate, and on every change of Govern- ment, at Ottawa or at Toronto, there will be a demand for sweeping dismis- sals, each party being stimulated by tbe acts of its opponents. For this train of evils the present Ontario Government will be directly responsible. We have never seen the spoils system at work in Ontario, in the civil service either of the Pali% Weak, Anaemio Girls itiNAENTIA or bloodlessness is indi- cated by paleness of the lips, the gums and eyelids, and is most frequently found in girls and young women. Other symptoms are deficient appe- tite, impaired digestion, irritable temper, shortness Of breath, dizziness, fainting. headache, easily fatigued, depression, and despondency, The blood is lacking in the life sus- taining power which is necessary to the proper working of the bodily organs, and can only be restored by the use of such a blood -forming preparation as I)r. Chase's Nerve Food. On account of the way in which Dr. Chase's Nerve Food enriches the blood find builds up the system, it is beyond doubt the most effective treatment for anaemia and similarwasting disease that 'ware ever compounded. Note your in• create in Weight while using it. Jar. Chase's Nerve Food, ral cents a box, at all dealers, or Ectixtanson, .Rates i Co., Toronto, DUPES OF BEATTIE NEt BITT. { Commenting on the dismissal of the Chief Liceuse Inspector for. Toronto and his two assistants by the Whitney Gov- ernment overnment and the resignation of the To- ronto License Commissioners, the Toron- to Telegram says: - The members of the Ontario Govern- ment who surrendered to the sporlsmeu, and thus compelled the resignation of Messrs Flavelle, Davidson and Murray, aoted like the dupes of Dr. Beattie Nes- bitt. Three of the Torouto members, Hon. J. J. Foy included, are so much clay in the hands of Dr. Bedttie Nesbitt, and the Ontario Government was no better when it virtually decided to partially Tamwauy ize the license administration of Toronto, with Dr. Beattie Nesbitt as a boss thereof. The whole proceeding, be- ginning with the dtemissal of the in- spectors, and ending with the resigna- tion of the commissioners is a brutal, cowardly and discreditable episode in the hitherto bright history of the Whit- ney Government. Do the Conservative spoilsnnen ever think how many heads would have fall- en if the Laurier Government bad gone through the Torouto Postoffice and Otte - tom House in 1896, as the Whitney Gov- ernment went through the Torouto Li- cense Commission in 1905? When the Whitney Government strik- es its flag to the spoilsmen, its surrender is an unspeakable dissappointment to the Oanadiane who had reason to hope for better things. The independent journals which urged Liberals to leave their party and vote Mr. Whitney into power, are made to look like dopes or rogues by the proof that the Beattie Nesbitt type of spoilsman is in the aecendant. A Government that stoops to the meanest of warring on women and chil- dren by wantonly throwing breadwin- ners out of office• on account of their politics cannot be accepted as the exceed. ing great reward of the independent and Liberal patriots who voted that Govern. men t into power. The partisan trickery and greed that drove Messrs. Flavelle, Davidson and Murray out of office supplied an example of bad faith and bad tactics on the part of the Whitney Government. If the Ontario Government has once and for all revealed its true character in its first great surrender to the Nesbitt howlers, Canadians who might be united for the good of the conntry will again be divid- ed for the gain of the party. Eczema for :tO Years "I was troubled with eczema for twenty years and was treated by three doctors to no avail. Dr. Chase's Oint- ment has cured me completely and I have not had the slightest return of the die - ease.'• -John Pratt, Blyth, Huron Co., Ont. Po ultery Pointers. Skim milk is excellent for hens. Clean out the hen house at least twice a month. Be very care ful shout damp poultry 1 quarters. The surplus cockerels should be sold in fall or early winter, Separate the cockerels from the pullets, j The former will fatten better and the latter Iay more. Sulphur burned in the poultry house, when aII the fowls are out, will exter urinate vermin. As the Weather grows *alder increase the warmth of quarters and the warns food rations. Do not neglect the supply of fresh wat- er, grit, oyster shells and dust. These are all essential. I -low about the green cut bone? Have yon purchased a bone mill or arranged to hay yoar supply of some one, who has a bone cutter? Da not neglect to arrange in some Wag so you will have a supply { this winter. It will ,Wean more eggs - hence more money. The demand for eggs for storage keeps eggs up in summer, and the scarcity of I eggs in winter (except the controlled ensu) Sends prices away up. Motet the time when farmers will store their own egos and keep prices almost equal in winter and clot ler, It call be done. It will be to the interest of producers acid t onetunete tiff regards prieee and Will initke Miseh larger markets. THE WJNGSTAM TIMES DECEMBER TWENTY YERS AGO (From THE WINGIIA1x TIMES of 'friday, December 4th, 1865.) NEIGHBORING NEWS, Dr, SIoan, of Blyth, who has been hunting in the Muskoka district, re- ports deer scarce but partridges plenti- ful. The estate of Kyle & Mustard, whose mills were recently burned at Remand- viile, will pay 50 cents on the dollar to creditors. Last week Robert Graham, grain mer. chant, of Brussels, shipped iu one lot 28 oar loads of peas, consisting of over 11,000 bushels, tot old country mark- ets. he 0 , ,y ets. ' Jas. Elliott, of Goderich township, drove a heifer with a dislocated should- er to Clinton, and when he got there he was fined $10 and costs for cruelty to animals, During the past season the Seaforth creamery manufactured 25,902 pounds of butter, which realized $5,120. Of this sum $4,094 goes to the patrons, realizing to them an average price of 16 cents per pound after paying aIi expenses. wurrncr URC11 Jas. Gaunt speaks of erecting another private dwelling in the village. Mr. Musgrove, teacher at No. 10, has purchased the old Methodist church, and purposes fitting it up for a house near the school. On Monday evening last the Ball family of jubilee siugers rendered in the Methodist church a selection of sacred melodies of the slaves, interspersed with short aud interesting narrations of slave home life by R A. Ball. PERSONAL PARARGAPH.. Miss Jessie Ainsley, of Bruce Minos, is visiting in town and is the guest of her uncle, John Ainsley. Mayor Neelands and Wallen Bell left yesterday for Sarnia to see about pur- chasing a pump for the salt well. Albert J. Bradwin left for Oakville, on Tuesday, where he has accepted the fore- manship of the Oakville Independent. Reeve Clegg and Deputy Reeve Mc- Clyment went to Goderich on Tuesday to attend the county Council, which is in session there this week. James Heayn with his wife and family have returned to Wingham to take up their residence after spending a couple !years in Illinois. Will Johnston, formerly of Lower Wingham, who has been in Dakota for the past three years, returned home on Tuesday evening and will put in the winter with his parents. Alex. K. Cameron, lately employed in the Beaverton post office, has been en- gaged as clerk in the post office here, and commenced his duties on Tuesday, Miss Hattie Fisher, the very efficient clerk protein, has resigned and will shortly go on a visiting ionr among friends. Mr, and Mrs. Geo. McKenzie with their family returned home on Monday from their farm at Brandon, Man. Mr. McKenzie expects to return to Brandon in the spring, when he will dispose of all his property there and come back to reside in Wingham permanently. Local history of the early 80s. Berns from The rtTinles" Pyles. 140A1. NEWS. At a tneetiug of the West Huron Con- servatives, held at Smith's Hill last week, Wm. Elliott at this town, was elected one of the vice-presidents. H. Davis, of this town, has sold his farm in Stanley township to Jas. Ross, of Stanley, for $4,350. The farm 000• tains 73 acres and is one of the best in that section of the Country. Au alarm of fire was sounded between 5 and 6 o'clook, Tuesday afternoon, and the firemen had a gond run far nothing. A chimuey ou fire at the residence of Thos. Bell, on Centre street, was the cause of the alarm. No damage was done. R. , Drea er lateWalkerton, Wal'ton has s V opeued a new blacksmith shop in Lem- mex's ohs stand, ou Victoria street, and will pay particular'attention to horse - shoeing. The annual meeting of the Wingham Mechanics' Institute was held oa Mon- day evening, No businessof importance was trausacted, save the election of officers, which resulted as follows; Presideut, W. F. Brockenshire; vice- president, Dr. Young; directors, J. A. Morton, Dr, Towler, W. E Groves, J, J. Anderson, and Win. Elliott. At the regular conyooatiou of Lebanon Chapter, No. 86, G. R. 0„ on Wednes- day evening last, the following off ter° were elected: Z., R. W. Comp. Tam- lyn; H. Ex. Comp. Wilsou; J., Comp. Dickinson; Scribe E., Comp. Williams; Scribe N., Comp. Plenty; P, S., Comp, Groves. C. W. Henderson, the well-known dry goods man, has taken into partnership his cousin, John Henderson, sr., of Morris, and the new firm will in future be known as C. W. & J. Henderson, Some time during last Saturday night W. J. Chapman's tannery was burglar- ized and about $20 worth of gloves were removed. In his haste to get away with the goods, the thief left behind him a chicken neatly wrapped up in paper, which be had evidently secured for his Sunday dinner. For a couple of days this week work at the salt well suspended to afford an opportunity to do some repairing. Operations were agaiu resumed yester- day, and last evoning a depth of some 1,450 feet had been reached. The indica- tions appear to be good, and there is now scarcely any doubt: that salt has been found in paying quantities. Several of our business men have signed a joint note for $550, at six inonths. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a toboggan Club was held in the office of J. A. Morton, on Wed- nesday evening, when the Wingham Toboggan Club was duly organized, with the following officers : President, B. Willson; vice-president, J. A. Morton; secretary, 0. E. Williams; treasurer, Thos. Bell; committee of management, W. W. Inglis, B. Willson, T. Bell, J. A. Morton, 0. E. Williams, H. W. C. Meyer and J. A. Cline. Stock to the amount of $100 was subscribed, and the committee of management was em- powered to select a site for the slide and arrange for its erection at once. The slide will probably be located on Crowell Willson's farm. UARRIED. Davidson -Ross. -At the residence of the bride's father, on the 2nd inst., by the Rev. Mr. Davidsou,John Davidson, t0 Miss Bella Ross, of Kinloss. Adair -Staples. -- At the parsonage Whitechurch, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. T. 0. Saunders, Hugh Adair of Oulro#s, to Miss Elizabeth Staples of Kinloss. 1 i e) -i ' ' iseel) them in t ehouse., ers r, � � Take 0;13 v, ten you feet bii- 1 ,. lout; or dizzy, , d hey act .41 - reedy on t,le liver' t.`4A , nCusn, Want your moustache orbeard II r 4 [;!1 oq 9 q' F., Vi JTlobik,i i iia+:u V,) Y1 : a beautiful brown or rich bloci:1� CBE Fin! VZ.l. air u4Aut l a^ ea a r. wL4h r -U.. NAG.: , V. a. bow {i•e do it. Send postal for a copy. Good Good Good School Students Positions Practically every office in the Twin City has in it a Berlin Business College Student. Wehave applications nearly every day for office help, When a bright student takes a course with us he is practically certain of a position. We have a large school, splendidly equipped, with an unusually capable staff of instructors. Our large, illustrated Catalogue tells what we do for our tudents and Enter at any time, BEflhiA W. b. ntrtn, Principal!. One of the famous federated Colleges. 7, 1905, TOWN 1)11U.EOit{ )RY. Banner 0auxoi ---Sabbath serviaos at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday eveziings. Rev. J. N. Mo. Lean, B,A., pastor. Abner Omens S.S. Superintendent. Maaria :Ier Ouuatat--Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2;30 p m. Epworth League every Mon. day evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings, Rev. J. R. Gandy, D.D., pastor. W. 13, Towler, M.D., S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN Outmost -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a in and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D. Perrin, pastor. L. Harold, S S. Su- perintendent. ST. PAOL's OsaaoH, Epzsoosax.--Sab- bath services at 11 a m and 7 p in. Sun- day School at 2:30p In. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evening, Rev. H. S, Boyle, M. A., 13. D., Rector and S. S. Superintendent. John Taylor and Bd. Nash, assistant Superintendents. SALVATION Amur -Service at 7 and 11 m and 3 and 8 p m Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. POST OEVIaE---Tn Macdonald Block. Office hours from 8 a m to 6:30 p in. Peter Fisher, postmaster. PUBLIC Lxnn.ay-Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon from 2 to 5:80 o'clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clook. Miss Maud Robertson, librarian. • TOWN COUNCIL -Thos. Bell, Mayor; W. J. Greer, Thos. Armstrong, David Boll, J, G. Stewart, S. Bennett, W. F. Vaastone, CauncilIors; J. B. Fer- guson, Clerk and Treasurer; Anson Dalmage, Assessor, Board meets first Monday evening in eaoh month at 8 o'clock. SCHOOL BOARD. --Dr. A. J. Irwin, (chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D, Long, J. J. Homuth, H. Kerr, Win, Moore, A. E. Lloyd, 0. N. Griffin. ;Secretary, John P. Groves; Treasurer, J. B. Ferguson. Meetings second Tuesday evening in each month. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -A. H. Musgrove, Principal, Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Cornyn, Miss Matheson, Miss Wilson, Miss Cummings and Miss De La Mater. BOARD OB' HEALTH-T$OB, Bell, (chairman), C. J. Reading, Thos Greg- ory, John Wilson, V.S., J. B. Ferguson, Secretary; Dr. J. R. Maodonaid, Medical Health Officer. More cases of consumption appear among needle makers and file makers than any other class of workers. About 1,100,000 persons are employed in the coal mines of the,world. The children of the Ainos, a people living in northern Japan, do not receive their names until they are five years old. It is the father who then chooses the name by which the child is afterwards to be called. WANTED: By Chicago wholesale house,special representative 1man or woman) for each prov- ince in Canada. Salary 820.00 and expenses paid weekly. Expense money advanced. Business succe.aful : position permanent. No invest- ment required. Previous experience not es- sential to engaging. Address ;danger, 132 Lake street, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. RAILWAY TIME TABLES. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. TRAINS LEAVE POR London 6.40 a.m.... 8.80p.m. Toronto &East 10.40 a,m6.43 a.m.... 2.40p.m. Kincardine -11.15 a.m... 2.08 p -m.... 9.15p.m. ARRIVE MROM Kincardine ....6.40 a.m.-10.40 e.m.... 2.40 p.m, London 11.10 a.m... 7.36 p.m. Palmerston 9.35 a.m. Toronto & East 2.08 p.m.... 0,15 p.m. L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LEAVE FOR Toronto and East0.55 esu,, .. 3.36 p.m. Teeswater - I.33 p.m....10.53 pan. ARRIVE" FROM Teeswater... ........ ..8,55 a.m 3.86 p.m. Torouto and East ......1,38 p.m10.53, pan. .7. E. BEEIXER, Agent,Wiugham. OUTSIDE ADVERTISING Orders for the insertion of advertisements such as teachers wanted, business chances, mechanics wanted, articles for sale, or in fact any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other city papers, may be left at the TIMES office. This work will receive prompt attention and will save people the trouble of remitting for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest rates will be quoted an application. Leave or send your next work of this kind to the tC. tES O1EICE. Viringham. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES I;$TADIrISEED 1872 THE WIN0110 ' TINKKR ruewsnun EVERY THURSDAY MORNING AT•-• The Times Office, Beaver Melt WING$ AM, ONTARIO, Teams or SUBsonf srroN-$1.tlO per annum in advance $1.50 if not errpaid. No paper discon- tinued till all arrears are paid, exoept at the option of the publisher. AnysaT'iSING RaT19s. -- Legal and other casual advertisements 10o per Nonpariel line for first insertion, $a per line for each subsequent insertion, 10 ats pers line for first insertion, are 6 co s per line for eaoh subsequent insertion. Addvertisentents of Strayed, Parma for Gale or to Rent, and similar, 81.00 for first three weeks, and 25 cents ter eaoh subsequent in- sertion. CONTRACT RATRs--Thefoliowing table shows our rates for the insertion of advertisements farspeoitlod periods: - maim. 1 YR. 0 Mo, 8 Mo. lnlo. OneColumn $70.00 $10M0 $22.50 $8 00 Half Column Quai ter0olumn 40.00 25.00 15.00 0.Q0 20.00 12.50 7.50 3.00 ne Inch 5.00 8.00 2.00 1.25 .Aoperatic .Advertisements without a ea directions will be inserted till forbid and charged accord - !ugly. Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. TILE Jou DEAARTimrx ie stocked with an extensive assortment of all requisites far print' ing, affording facilities not equalled in the county:or turning out first olass work. Large type and appropriate outs for all styles of Post- ers, Hand Bilis, eto., and the latest styles of choice fanny type for the finer olasses of print ing. B:, B, ELLIOTT, T Proprietor and Publisher. U .PMembeer of the Brit11e McedS. iccal Associa- tion. Gold Medallist in Medicine. Special attention paid to diseases of Women and Child, ren. Office hours -1 to 4 p. m.: 7 to 9 p. m, DR. MAODONALD, Centre Street Wingham, Ontario, DR. AGNEW, Physician, Surgeon, etc. OffireecNgtosaeedDrg StoNight calls Block, over at the office. DR. ROBT.O. REDMOND, M. R.C.S. (Eng) L. R. 0. P, (Lend.) PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office, with Dr. Chisholm, W. B. TOWtER, M.D., C. M. CORONER. Office at residence, Diagonal Street. VANSTONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC, rate of interestt.. No commission chargedlxort gages, town and farmro erty bought and sold. Office, Beaver Block, Wingham J A. MORTON, BARRISTER, &o. Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON Durirmv Relates DICKINSON & HDIMES BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ete. MONEY TO LOAN. OssrcE: Meyer Block, Wingham, JOHN RITCHIE. GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, Wingham, Ont. ARTHUR .1 IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D. S. Doctor of ennsylvania Dental College Dental and Lic ntiateofe of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office over Post Office, Wingham. 777- YY T. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S. • DENTIST. Beaver Block, Wingham D. D. S. -Toronto University. L. D.S.--Royal College of Dental Surgeons. AXT A. CURRIE, WINQHAM'S AUCTIONEER Is now prepared to attend the wants of those requiring his services, at a reasonable price. No necessity Alt ordersglefttat town Tates office will receive prompt attention. ALEN. KELLY, Wingham, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER he ntenbaresierletetondofd rasoaleatSales elf the TlliMES o39ee will reoeive prompt attention. JAS. HENDERSON, Wingham, Ont. LIOENSED AUCTIONEER For the Counties of Huron and Bruce. Sales of Farm Stook and Implements a spealalty. All orders left at the Timits office promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. FARMERS artioles theanyone wyishh to dlenpni a of, should adver- tise the same for sale in the TIMES. Our large circulation tells and it will be litrange indeed if you do not get a customer. We can't guarantee that you will sell beoauee yon may ask more tor the article or stock than it is worth. Send your advertisement to the TIMES and try this amities. disposing of your stook and other 6b YEARss EXPEIVENtt *:'*Abe MARK* OESIGNO COMtlVra Anyone tending a sketch and dCscrint$h&it O. quickly ascertain mfr opinion free whether ea invention ie probably patentable. Comminute( te( (tone etrlcnyconfidential. handbook en Patents sent tree. omen agency for securing�Datente. Patents taken thhro!iab Munn k Co,'east$ egrrffui/mike,witthout ch%%atige, in the Smillie J�m�rican. A handsomely nritrtrated Weekly. tergent tee eatatton at any cMentitle 1 pupal. Terms. 33 Ani t four mouths, b1. Sold by all Cewedte Aals. MUNN & CO,3 tsr�ir>,litr, New Y r1c Branch Omc*.535>y t{t,,*Whine tor.L. 1i Troniaie4 One. It Is said that the expression "There. ie a skeleton in every closet" arose from the following inebleut: A young Italian student, finding he was dying, :fearing to break the news to his moth- er, adopted the following device: He informed her that be was ill and that it had been foretold he would not re- cover until he had worn a shirt made by a woman who had no trouble. The widow soon discovered it was no easy task to find such a person, but at length was referred to a lady who seemed surrounded with every comfort and happiness and possessed a husband who seemed devoted to her. The wid- ow made known her request and for an answer was shown a closet where a skeleton hung suspended from a beam, She was told It was the remains of the lady's former lover, who from motives of jealousy had been slain by her hus- band, and that he compelled her to vis- it it every day. The widow concluded that n0 one was without trouble, that • "there is a skeleton in every closet," and became reconciled to the approach ing loss of Iger son. 'Washington's Yllrtiu*ay, The first known celebration of Wash- ington's birthday was on Feb. 11, 1784. The old style date was still adhered to. This was during the lifetime of the first president and eornpleted his fifty- third year. The following is from the Pennsylvania racket of Philadelphia of the date of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1784; "New York, Friday, Feb. 13, -Wednes- day last being the birthday of his ex- cellency General Washington the same was celebrated by all the true friends of American independence and consti- tutional liberty with that hilarity and manly decorum ever attendant on the sons of freedom. In the evening an entertainment was given on board the East India ship in this harbor to a very brilliant and respectable company, and a discharge of thirteen cannon was Bred on the joyful occasion." The ob- servance of the day was not confined to New York city. Newton's Telescope. Newton fashioned a concave mirror from a mixture of copper and tin, Which gives a surface with almost the luster of silver. An image of the star was produced in the focus of this mir- ror, and then this image when exam- ined by a magnifying eyepiece permits the astronomer to study the star at what is equivalent to a greatly reduced distance. Such is the principle of the famous erecting telescope which bears the name of Newton, The little reflect- or which he constructed is still pre• served as one of the treasures of the Royal society, The telescope tube had the very modest dimensions of an inch in diameter. It was, however, tbe pre- cursor of a whole series of magnificent instruments, cavil outstripping the oth- er In magnitude. A Soft Answer. Here is a story about Sir Patrick Talbot, sergeant at arms in the house of Iords. Ile had been private secre- tary to the great Lord Derby when prime minister and afterward married one of his dan„ hters, One day when a large party was present at Iinowl- sey Lord Derby burst out at table with the remark, "It's a curious thing one never knows what a lot of fools there are in England until oue becomes prime minister." Thereupon Talbot, at the other end of the table, said, "Yes, and one never knows what a fool a prime minister may be until ono be- comes his private secretary." Lord Derby's reply was, "Thank you, Pat", The Rudest Man of Nis Age, John hunter, the famous British sur- geon, anatomist, physiologist and med- ical writer, who died in 1793, was one of the rudest men of his age. IIe re- turned home 1:ttc one evening from his round of professional calls and found his wife entertaining a few friends. Grimly he walked into the center of the room, stopped aud looked around. "I knew nothing of tI)is kick up," he Sitid, "and ought to have been informed. As I have returned home for the purpose of studying, I hope the present com- pany will retire at once." They retired. A Freak of Meath Valley. Saratoga springs is oue of the freaks Of Death valley and has probably' eaused more profanity than anything else in the region. The waters are as clear as crystal, and they bubble up from a deep, sandy basin like a well- spring of joy. But they are strongly impregnated with sit)phur and other minerals, are tepid iu temperature and net instantly like min emetic 111)011 any one who drinks them, He Was No Settler. "I suppose that oid chap with the long white whiskers over there is one of your old settlers, isn't he?" said the grocery drummer. "I reckon he's what yew might call a old resident," rejoined the village Iver - chant, "but he ain't no old settler. Ile's been a-owin' me for nigh on to thirty years." *netball In she Illble. J'ohtison---You say that you knnoWe about the Bible? Well, what's in it about baseball, do yer ]snows? Walters "..Why, dey ain't nutiin' in the I3ible 'bout baseball. J'oltnson•---i)ey certainly am. Didn't Noah put the dove out on a long fly? C'-o4rtetry and tivlitxation, It Is in it country in which the Wo- men are most coquettish that civiliza- tion liar attained its zenith. It is tri: the eognetry of women that one owes the refinement of manners. ---Boudoir. ",Clea Pro can. "Wifie-•-What is a parvenu? ltublet-'- That's what the man Who got rich ten, 1*enrs ago tails the man 't11to got rich terlerday,.•