SI.OO PER ANNUM. BEL AIR, MD., FRIDAY MORN I NG, AUGUST 22, 1902.

The ai}d Intelligencer.VOL. XLVII—NO 34

GRANGERS’ HOTEL,

BEL AIR, MD.,

has been entirely Refurnished by the un-

dersigned and is now open to the public.

„* jt THE TABLE jt, jt

will l>e furnished with all the Delicaciesof the Season, and MEALS will be servedat Moderate Prices.

LAWRENCE FORWOOD.~~

EWING & CO.,MAINSTREET, BEL AIR, MD.

DEALERS IN CHOICE

Cigars & Tobacco Snuff, Pipes, &c.

jt FINE STATIONERY. oFull line of Papeteries, Blank Books

and Tablets.

THE BEST PERFUMERY ANDTOILET ARTICLES, DAINTY

CHINA, NOTIONS, Etc.

Especial attention to presents for Wed-inns, Birthdays, Etc.

L. C. HUTCHINS & CON. J. HUTCHINS, Manager.

Livery & Hiring Stables,211 MAINST., BEL AIR.

Personal attention given to teams leftat our Stable. Sjjceial rates to Jurymenand persons leaving teams forany lengthoftime. FIRST CLASS TEAMS, Doubleor Single. Also several good SADDLEHORSES for Hire.

Box Stalls.

L. C HUTCHINS & CO.,211 main st.. Bel air.

BEL AIR GREENHOUSES,GORDON ST.. EXTENDED.

R. H. LEE & BRO.,(Successors to Win. Lee.)

Budding and House Plantsofall kinds constantly on hand.

SfTCtit Flowers and Funeral£lH*ai>fns atshort notice.

Shrubbery of all Kinds on Hand.

A Choice lot of Plant* and Cut Flowers

for Easter.

EAST BROOKLYN BOX CO.Packing Boxes

Shooks and Lumber.FACTORY AND YARD

EAST BROOKLYN,ANNE ARUNDEL CO., MD.

TBLBPHOXK—C. & I*. “St. Fan!’* 2583-M.

HENRY S. OSTENDORF,Pres’t and Oen’l Mgr.

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PROMPT WORK

WE DO NOT KEEP YOU

> WAITING, j*

VE IX) ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK

EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK.

Letter and Note Heads,

Circulars, Bill Heads,Funeral Invitations,

WEDDING INVITATIONS (Engraved )

Also VISITING CARDS.

We can give you on a few hours noticeanything you want in the line of

JOB PRINTING.j

THE yEGIS OFFICE,

BEL AIR. MD.

THESEVENTY-SECOND .YEAR

COUNTRY 902

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LUTHER TUCKER A SON,Albany, N. Y

JOHN D. WORTHINGTON,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Bel Aik, Md.

Office with S. A. William*.

ABERDEEN HARDWARE STORE

J. A. WILES,DEALER IN

Hardware of All Kinds,HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES,

PAINTS. OILS, GLASS, WINDOWGLASS OF ALL SIZES. jt .*

FARMING IMPLEMENTSAND MACHINERY,

Including Iron Turbine and other WindMills, Buckeye Force and Lift Pumps,and everything, in short, needed on afarm. Also

STOVE AND STOVE REPAIRS.Afull line of the latest improved Stoves,

Heaters and Ranges. Repairs furnishedfor any kind of a stove or heater.

J. A. WILES,

Cel Air Avc., adjoining First National Bank,

ABERDEEN MD.

ESTABLISHED 1844.

FRANK C. BOLTON. LEE B. BOLTON

BOLTON BROS.,

PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS,PRIZE MEDALREADY-MIXED PAINTS.

ELAINE, THE FAMILY SAFEGUARD OIL,

MACHINERY OILS, TAR, OAKUM

AND PITCH,

Engineers’, Machinists’, Steamshipand Railway Supplies.

418-420-422-424 E. PRATT ST.

BALTIMORE.

WE H. SCHUCK,MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN

FURNITUREOF ALL KINDS AND STYLES.

REPAIRING and UPHOLSTERINGDONE IN TUB BEST MANNER.

UNDERTAKING.My facilities for Undertaking being ¦

superior to any in the county, I can fur- |nish, on the shortest notice, anything in jthis line, at prices as low as any. ice jand Corpse Preservers furnished when ;desired.

P. O. Chorchville,Harford Co., Md.

W. H. SCHUCK.

HIFun ign

|Hir.Tcntion for r

r fne r

Anvone sending a pkoPh mid description mayquickly ascertain rnr opinion free vhatiwr tic

Invention is pr.sin!iy patentailoe. Cotniimnlealions strictly confidential. Handbook rn Patents isent free Oldest aeenev *or securing patents.

Patent a taken llirmreh Mumi jfc Co- receive ]pedal notice, without cnarco, lutha

Scientific JlmcrkiW.Ahandsomely tllnstratea weekly Largest clrFiliation of any scientific journal Ten..:-. $3 *

year; four months, fL Sold Uvall nov*n?H :.re

IMUCo Sfiißroadwai QfJ(¦•rune** or>aa w a

HOTEL RENNERT,BALTIMORE, MD.

European Plan Exclusively.

H HERMAN RECKORD, |Real EstateAnd Insurance.

I have Properties for Saleall over Harford and Bal- ;timorc Counties, some ofthem are great Bargains.

Ifyou are con tem pia t ing buy ing a place,no matter what it is nor where it is, seeme before you do anything, ns I can saveyou money and fit the same timesuit you |I>ctter than you could otherwise be suited, i

I represent the FARM HRS’ FI KB IN-SURANCE CO., OF YORK, PA., and il 1you want insurance I can place ilforymi Ito your advantage.

Buy and Sell Stocks and Bonds.Negotiate Loans

and Make Collections.

JAMES K. HAMILTON.HOUSE PAINTER.

Painting of all kinils by contract or daylabor.

KALSOMING, GRAINING & HARD-WOOD FINISHA SPECIALTY.

Satisfaction Guaranteed.Patronage Solicited.

James K. Hamilton,BBL ATS. MARYLAND,

c i si.i

TWO RINGSalways travel with Cupid, and two Ringstravel with the Rings we sell —the Kingitself and the ringof honesty—honesty inmaterial, workmanship and price. Themachinery that runs this jewelry business

jishonesty. Ifyou hay a Baby Pin here!it will lie a good baby pin. It will be| good when baby is a woman. Ifyoui Imv a watch it will l>c a good one.

J. S. MacDONALD,BALTIMORE and CHARLES STS.

ENGAGEMENT

KINGS.

Solitaire Diamonds of absoluteperfection. An imperfect, flawystone, though cheap, is not suitablefor an engagement ring, and vve

don’t sell them.We sell the best goods at modest

prices.

THE JAMES K. ARMIGER CO.,

31 East Baltimore Street.

CUT RATE MEDICINE DEPOT.

Warner’s Safe Cure, $1 size $ 75Fierce Discovery, $1 size 71Fierce Prescription, $1 size 71llorsford Acid Phosphate, 50c. size 38

“ “ “ $1 “ 75Paine’s Celery Compound,sl “ 73Finkham Vegetable Coin. $1 “ 71Swift’s Specific, $1 size 57

$1.75 size 1 17Hood’s Sarsaparilla, $1 size 73Fellows’Syrup of Hypophosphetes

$1.50 size -1 00Greene’s Nervura, $1 size 73Mennen’s Talcum Powder,2sc.size

(13c. or 2 for 25c.)Carter’s Fit tie Fiver Fills, 25c. size 15Fly’s Cream Halm, 50c. size 37Wine of Cardui, $1 size 75S. & 1). Fapaetic Fills, per 100 35Hall's Hair Kenewer, $1 size 07Mellin's Food, 75c. size 55

““ 50c. “ 35

Hopkins’ Dyspepsia Tablets 25c. a Box,an unfailing reinedv for dyspepsia. Sentby mail on receipt of price.

j. s. hopkins:Cor. Lexington and Park Avenue,

BALTIMORE. MD.

The Savings BankOF HARFORD CO-

BEL AIR, MD.

Organized under theLaws o( Maryland.

CAPITAL STOCK SIO,OOO.

INTEREST RAID ON DEPOSITS.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECTTO CHECK.

Money to Loan on Mortgage andother good security.

Fidelity and Deposit Co.OF MARYLAND.

HOME OEFICE N. W. COR. CHARLES ANDLEXINGTON STREETS.

BALTIMORE, MD.

Cash Resources Over $5,000,000.

BECOMES SURETY ON ALL BONDS.

IF YOU WANT A

BOND“ As Executor, Trustee, Adminis-

trator, Receiver, Assignee orin Replevin, AttachmentCases,

“ As a Contractor,“ As a United States Official,“ As a State, County or Municipal

C fflicial,“

As an Officer of a Fraternal Soci-ety,

“ As an Employer of a Bank, Cor-poration or Mercantile estab-lishment,

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Mary-

land will furnish it

Don't give or accept personal Surety.

EDWIN WARFIELD. MARRY NICODEMUS,

President. Sec'y and Treasurer.

WILLARD G. ROUSE, Bel Air,

Agent and Attorney.

E. Scott Payne & Bro.362 - 364 North Gay Street

BALTIMORE, MD.

BAR IRON, STEEL SPRINGS.AXLES, CARRIAGE ANDWAGONMAKERS SUPPLIES,

and Tools, Anvils, Vises, Drills, Forges,Bellows, Screw-Plates, Stocks and Dies. ;A full stock ot Wheels, Kims, Shafts,Spokes, Horse Shoes, Horse Nails andRasps.

OLIVER CHILLED PLOWSAND REPAIRS,

Spring Tooth Harrows, Single and Dou-ble Shovel Plows, Cultivators, DairySupplies, Churns, Butter Boxes, Woodand Steel Track, May Carriers, BinderTwine. Corrugated, Iron and ReadyRooting. Builders' Hardware.

{W'Estimates and Correspondence So--1 licked. Send us a trial order and seehow well we tillit.

BEST GOODS’ LOWEST PRICES

| R. Q. Taylor & Co..HATS, FURS, UMBRELLAS,

HAND SATCHELS,

DRESS SUIT CASES,HAT CASES AND CANES.

5 N. Calvert Street,BALTIMORE, MD.

Bel AirDrugStore.

It is Soda Watertime again and we

are ready for the hotand the thirsty.

All our Flavors are made from

the best of Syrups and the Purestof Juices. Absolute cleanliness

always.

SICK ROOM NECESSITIES.ICE BAGS,

THERMOMETERS.HOT WATER BAGS, ETC.

Prescriptions Compounded ac-

curately and intelligently.

Charles R* Yohn.

The SavingsDepartment

OF THE

SecondNational

BankOF BEL AIR

Offers every induce-ment to those whowish to save their fmoney and invest itsafely.

SECOND NATIONAL BANKBEL AIR, MD.

The Telephoneis useful if it connectswith others you wish totalk with, and this weclaim the HARFORDCOUNTY TELEPHONECOMPANY does wheyou go its on line withits

600 SUBSCRIBERS,which are Tincreasingdaily. We are connectwith the Maryland Tele-phone Company of Bal-timore City, Cecil Coun-ty and Wilmington, Del.Our Rates are Low andno extra charge for Har-ford county service ifthey live fifteen milesaway.

Be Sure to Connect with Our Co.

Cidl up or write

R. C. RICHARDSON,Manager, Chorchville, Md.

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WESTCOTT.

cMen’s Shirts, J- J*

Tailor-Made Shirt Waists307

. Charles Street, Baltimore. Md.

CASTRATING AND SPAYING.THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE.

Use cither Equasiors or Clamps.J. T. HARKINS,

J* VETERNARIAN,FOREST HILL, - -MD.

M. ROCK,

MERCHANT TAILOR,

413 North Charles Street,

BALTIMORE.

M. KIEFER, Manager.

OR. W. D. SCARBOROUGH,DENTIST.OFFICE AND RESIDENCE

SOUTH DELTA

ewer.-¦- V.T.caacJv •TOxrg——

|Zos£ Hair¦is'iflsisirrrin'j' .msezs i-

“Myhai: came t;t by the hand-nil, and • ••

c-! ;*• iiabs began tocreep in. i ; „,..\ycr s Hair Vigor,and it stoprv.d t ic hair from com-ing out si J ;rod tlie color.”— |Mrs. M. I;, (j. .¦. Mo. Salem, Mass. |

There's a pleasure in Ioffering sui.ii a prepara- 1tion as Ayer s I- air Vigor. IIt gives to C who use it |such satisfy ,'.icn. The Ihair becomes thicker,!lunger, softer, and moresglossy. And you feel so |secure in using such anold and reliable prepara-tion.

,f your dniirtrist crinum supply you,u- i.:ie u: ! ;ti and w<j v ill express

you bo? i lx*. Ho sum amt jive the ouiueoi jour i n o£-uC. Address,

J. <*. A VI-It < ’O.. Lowell. Mass.¦M ¦¦¦¦BnMMHHHB

RHEUMATISMLINIMENT UNIMEHT.

tpa

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or a *ca^

ff Stores and General

Yj ||Stores.

FOREXTERNAL USE

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HAND SPEEDY UCDCr UfUS,IWEUMVrisJ Company^t\BATH£ THE PARTS I V J*¦jAFFECTED FREELY IW/TH THE L/N/MENT \

u/YDATODVAPPLYING SAME AS i I.AIiORATORI

11 /T /S ABSORBED.

j 739 E. Lombard St.,THE

IGEBERDRUG CO.I bai.timore,md. BALTIMORE,

THE EAGLE HOTEL.CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor.

BEL AIR, MD.

The undersigned has assumed chargeof this old and well-known hotel andproposes to cater to the travelling publicin the most approved manner. To thosewho know the situation and advantagesof the “Old Eagle,” no comment is necessary. It is unsurpassed tor its quiet,beautiful ami homelike attractions. As

a summer boarding place it is unexcelledand its reputation as a stopping placefor commercial men and tourists will ix.*carefully nurtured. Everything will :eunder the personal care of the proprietor,and his ambition is to make the sayingtrue —“Once a customer, always a custo-

mer.” Special terms lor large parties onapplication.

F. H. IGLEHART,General Provision Store,

MAIN ST.. BEL AIR.

1 have contracted and will soon

have erected a complete Refrigerator

Plant for the purpose of preserving

MEATS, POULTRY and PERISH-

ABLE VEGETABLES. This will en-

able my customers to always obtain

the very best articles, which \\ illbe

sbld at a living profit only.

firGivc me a call.

F. H. Iglehart.

SAMUEL L. STREET! i CO.,CANNED GOODS BROKERS',

AND

Commission MerchantsFOR THE SALE OF

CANNED GOODS,

Grain, Hay &General ProduceLil)cr:ilAdvances, Prompt Returns.

Consignments solicited.

103 South Frederick Street, Baltimore, Md.

HUMAN HAIR.** W* Jt J*

C. <J U A N DT,

PRACTICAL HAIR DRESSERAND WIG MAKER,

S. E. COR. EUTAW ANLt LEXINGTON STS.,

BALTIMOKH, MD.Hair Dressing, Cuiting and Cuilinj; iu

latest styles. Work of every descriptionefficiently and promptly attended to.Gents' Wigs, Toupees, etc., a specialty.Also Tonies for restoring color andgrowth of hair.

Constantly on hand. Full Line of1Fanev and Toilet Articles.

J. H. MEDAIRY&CO.,STATIONERS, PRINTERSand BOOKSELLERS,

North Howard St.. Opp. Howard House,

BALTIMORE, MD.

taV Blank Books Made to Order.

Gcatty’s Bread is Popular

With the People. •£

Bread plays such an important part

in our diet that it is the first duty ofevery one to see that it is pure andwh< desome.

That is the Kino We Sell.

Fresh Bread Rolls, Buns, I’ics andCakes, always on hand A full and com-plete line ofGROCERIES.

A. T. GEATTV,BEL AIR. MD

GERMAN STUMP,

Attorney at Law,

Cousthkd St. , Rr. Aia, Mo

fte Intelligencer.

Is Published Bvery Fridax.

FINNEY & DASHIELL.

TERMS.—SI.OO A Year iu Advance.

Entered August 15, 1!)02, as second-class matter, Pustoffioe at Bel Air, Md.,Act of Congress of March 3, 1579.

Transient (Advertisements. —One Square3 insertions or less $1.50. Each subse-quent insertion 25 cents. Longer adver-tisements in the same proportion. Aspace equal to six lines makes a square.Figure work double price.

Obituaries and Personal Communica-tions willbe inserted at 5 cents per line.Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.

Tin* IMekot <• iiiii'il.

All quiet aiong th* Potomac. "

th- y say,‘Except now aiii then a stray picketshot as he we.lks on his heal to and fro

H> a rifleman hid in the thicket.'Pis nothing. A private or two now and

thenWill not count In the news of the battle.

Not an officer lost—only one of the menMoaning out. all alone, the death rattle.”

All quiet along the Potomac tonight.Where the soldiers lie peacefully dream-

ing;Their tents in the rays of the clear au-

tumn moonOr the light of the watch fires are

gleaming.A tremulous sigh ns the gentle night wind

Through the forest leaves softly iscreeping.

While stars up above, with their glitteringeyes.

Keep guard, for the army is sleeping.

There’s only the sound of the lone sentry’stread

As he tramps from the rock to the fountain.

And he thinks of the two In the low trundie bod

Far away In the cot on the mountain,ills musket falls slack; his face, dark and

grim.

Grows gentle with memories tenderAs he mutters a prayer for the children

asleep.For their mother. May heaven defend

her!

The moon seems to shine Just as brightlyas then.

That night when the love yet unspokenLeaped up to hla lips, when low, murmur-

ed vowsWere pledged to be ever unbroken;

Then, drawing his sleeve roughly over hiseyes,

lie dashes off tears that are welling

And gathers his gun closer up to Us place.As it to keep down the heart swelling.

He passes the fountain, the blasted pinetree;

The footstep is lagging and weary;Yet onward lie goes through the broad

I>eit ot light

Toward the shades of the forest sodreary.

Hark! Was It the night wind that rustled

the leaves?Was it moonlight so wondrously flash-

ing?it looked like a rifle. “Ha! Mary, good-

by!"And the lifeblood is ebbing and plashing.

All quiet along the Potomac tonight;No sound save the rush of the river.

While soft falls the dew on the face of thedead;

The picket's off duty forever.—Ethel Lynn.

II A DETERMINED |I LOVER... I

By HARRISON M. GRANT

j! §<!; 1001. hy A. S. TtichanUnn jsa

There wasn't a doubt in the mind ofThomas Uingwell, bachelor and farm-er, that he would ultimately marryLizzie Carter. schoolteacher anddaughter of Uncle Beu and Aunt Mary

Carter, his nearest neighbors. Al-though he had been courting her for

three long years and had never actual-ly asked for her hand, there wasn’t adoubt in the mind of Lizzie Carterthat slie would some day be his wife.It was what folks call a slow court-ship. and. though Lizzie’s mothersometimes remarked that she wouldnever have wasted three years of hertime on any man. there was no realcomplaint until about the end of thethird year. Then one evening as Un-

cle Ben was milking the cows AuntMary wandered down to the barnyardand sat down beside him on an up-turned bushel measure and said:

“Benjamin, something’s got to hedone!”

“Good Lord. Mary, but you don't sayso’." lie gasped as ho let up on the

milking.“Yes. sir; something's got to be

done,” she continued, with a grin onher face. “That Tom Dingwell hasbeen hanging round here long enough,

and our Lizzie lias fooled sway timeenough, and now they've either got toget married or break up."

“Why. urn. how you talk! What'scome over you all to once?”

“It’s come over me that I don't wantno more nonsense. It didn't take usbut a year to get married, and why itshould take Tom and I.izzie threetimes as long I can't make out. I'vegot a plan, and you’ve got to help mewith it."

“Shoo! Shoo!”"Nt \er mind those flies. It's a plan

to bring Tom to time or scare himaway and let a better man come along.Now. Benjamin, you listen.”

I Tide Ben leaned hack on Ids milkstool and listened, and lie was so inter-ested that even when the old cow got

tired of waiting and moved oft' hoscarcely noticed her going. The talklasted a quarter of an hour, and when

TOM STOOP Tlir.tlE LIKE A MAS TURNEDTO STONE.

Aunt Mary had said her last word, ac-companied by a thump of her list anda "So, there, now!" Uncle Ben gazed ather admiringly and exclaimed:

"Hv mini. Mjrv. intt what u woicaa

}uu arc I'i think up tilings;"Two days Inter, as Tom Dingwell

came over to the potato tieUl whereUncle Ben was working anil asked forthe loan of a saw, he thought he sawa change In Lizzie's father. The greet-ing seemed cold and distant, and whenhe was called Mr. Dingwell instead ofTom his knees began to quake. Hewas too upset to ask for explanations,and us he went to the house to get thesaw Aunt Mary bowed to him stifflyand said:

‘Tt's hanging in the woodshed. Mr.Dingwell.”

“W-what?” gasped Tom as anotherquake struck his knees.

“And it's pleasant weather, Mr. Ding-well. and it looks as if all the cropswould turn out well.”

“Mr. Dingwell” swallowed a lumpIn his throat and hurried away. Hehad some queer thoughts as he crossedthe fields and climbed the rail fences.It took him two hours to arrange histhoughts on a string and reach a con-clusion, and that conclusion was:

“By gum. but the old folks want Liz-zie to throw me over and marry someStuck up feller with curly hair!”

The more he thought of it the morefirm was his conviction, and he finallybecame so upset over it that he hud toknock off work and sit on the fenceand chew straws. He was hard hitand full of trouble, but he proposed tolie game. In other words, he proposedto marry Lizzie if he had to walk overthe dead bodies of forty stuck upyoung men and set a barn or two ontire to give Chemung county fair warn-ing. An hour after dark he appearedlit Uncle Ben's with his Sunday clotheson. He expected to find Lizzie seatedon the piazza, but she wasn’t there.The mother had seen to that. Therewas a young man there, however, and,curiously enough, he had curly hair,

and lie was stuck up. He smokedcigarettes and spoke with a drawl.

"Ah. yas! 1 suppose you are the fel-low who has been hanging around.Miss Lizzie for the last three years.Von needn't mind hanging any longer,yon know. It gives me pleasure to in-form you that I have won the deargirl's hand and heart and that we arcto be wedded next month. Charmingevening. I'm guah.”

Tom stood there like a man turnedto stone, and for a minute the quarreling of the hens on their roost soundedin his ears like the thunder of Niagara,lie had lost Lizzie. She didn't want tcsee him. even for a last goodby, andUncle Ben and Aunt Mary had no fur-ther use for him. As it all surged up inhis soul he turned, walked down thepath and out of the gate and paused

not as the stuck up young man calledafter him;

"Sorry, doneher knnw. but you weretoo slow about it. I'll tell the deah girlthat you called.”

Tom reached home intending to cuthis head off with the ax or choke him-self to death on an early turnip, but allof a sudden he began to get mad abonlit. He bad been throw" down, andthrown hard, without no.iee, and hiwouldn't stand it. Lizzie and every-body else knew that be intended tomarry her after awhile—after the priceof corn got above 45 cents—and noman should step in and take her fromhim.

Hardly conscious of what he was do-ing. he went to the barn and hitchedthe old bay mare to the forty dollarOhio lop carriage. Then he brushedthe dust off his clothes, felt in hispockets to see if his SI! was safe and,leaping into the vehicle, yelled"Clang!” in away that sent the staidold mare forward ten feet. She wason the gallop when she reached UncleBen's, and. without waiting to tie her.Tom sprang down and banged the galeopen. Four people were on the piazza,and he came to the stuck up youngman first, grabbed him by (he legs andthrew him into a bed of pinks. UncleBen started up with "Wliat's this.Tom!'" bm Tom pushed him over hischair and sternly exclaimed:

"Don't dare to fool with a desperateman! Come on. Lizzie!"

"Oh. Tom. what is itV” she asked.“Come on. I say! You'll marry me or

I'll chuck you into Wouuchuck creekand drown you!”

"But. Tom"—“Come on!

And Torn almost carried her to thecarriage, and. climbing in after her, hegave the old mare a cut and sent heralong to Squire Joslyn's at a threeminute gait. The squire was at home.Ten minutes later the knot was tied,and Tom was saying to his bride:

“By gum. but I've got you, and yoncan’t get away! Now I'll take youhome, and if your folks or that youngsquirt has got anything to say they’llfind themselves locked in the smoke-house, and I'll be saying. 'Sorry, don-cher knaw, but you were too slowabout it!’ ’’

Like Fnllier, I'nllke Son.

The Lancet, the well known Englishmedical weekly, has been inquiring, in-to tbe question of the transmission ofgenius from father to sou and hasfound that the sons of great poets aregenerally dull dogs. I’oetic fervor isevidently a spiritual flame that burnsItself out in the generation wherein itIs kindled. Indeed it often seems toburn out the very aptitude for pater-nity, or is it that the poet is generallytoo poor le permit himself the delight

of fatherhood? However it may be.many eminent English poets can neverbe accused of having "dull dogs” ofsons because they never had any sonsat all. Cowley, Butler, Otway, Prior,Congreve, (lay, Phillips, Savage.

Thomson, Collins, Shenstone, Akenside,Goldsmith, Gray, Johnson and Keatsall died without leaving offspring, amiPope, Swift, Watts and Cowper werenever married. Dryden’s, Addison'sand Parnell’s descendants did not passinto the second generation, and thedescendants of Shakespeare and Mil-ton became extinct in tbe second andthird generations. Sir Walter Scott'sbaronetcy expired with his son. —Har-per's Weekly.

Close quarters For Washington.

At the time, now some years ago,when subscriptions were being solic-ited for the erection of a statue in NewYork city to President Washington,says a conlributor to Short Stories, agentleman called to secure a contribu-tion from an old resilient, who, al-though wealthy, was a little "near."

On learning the object of the visit therich man exclaimed:

"Washington! Washington! Why.Washington docs not need a statue! Ikeep him enshrined in my heart!”

In vain were the visitor's solicita-tions, ami ho was naturally indignant

at the parsimony of the millionaire.“Well. Mr. 1t.," he remarked quietly

as he rose to leave, "all I ran say isthat if the Father of His Country isin the position in which you describehim he is in a tight place!”

Aletal Vulnon,

So late as the year 1050 silver andgold were equal in value in Japan.

To Curt a Cold in One DayTake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Alldruggists refund tile money if It fails to cure.E. W. Grove's signature is oneachbox. g. ru.

FRILLS OF FASHION.

Real lace scarfs with matching veilsare seen ou some of the broad Frenchpicture hats.

Among the pretty and serviceablesummer dresses are those of dark blueSwiss muslin dotted with white andmade up over white batiste or taffeta.

The flat sailor of rough white strawwith a wide crown completely coveredwith flowers of the small varieties Is anovelty. Luce Is draped about thebrim.

Louisine silks and silk and satin fou-lards are still greatly in favor as fab-rics for dressy wear, and rows of laceor velvet ribbon and tucking In everyform are tlie usual finish for gowns oftills sort.

Bodices cut in half low roundingshape in the neck, witl abundant ruf-fles of lace or chiffon at the edges of(lie elbow sleeves, are a feature ofmany of tbe latest gowns for midsum-mer wear.

The hip yoke of lace, insertion octucking, or often of all three combined,is one of tile French fancies of trans-parent evening gowns, and it is quite

evident that it is to be carried into thesummer as one of the favored modes.—New York I’ost.

BETWEEN HEATS.

Geers is at Cleveland with the Vil-lage Farm stable.

There is a promising good sister ofWalnut Hall (3), 2:lU<4. by Conductor,2;l4Vi, called Little Imp.

Russelhvood, 2:141,4. the ex-Pittsburgmatinee trotter, is now the property ofW. F. Deakyne of Philadelphia.

Spian’s heavily staked green trotter.Bi- Flora, by Expedition, 2:15".j, isowned by E. W. Ogli*iay of Cleveland,0.

It Is reported that A. B. Spreckelshas decided to send Huida, 2:08!?, eastand breed her to Cresceus, 2;02'4. in1903.

Harold H., 2:04, that swift Canadianpacing gelding, is preparing for thegrand circuit at his home town ofWlngham, Out.

Tlie stallion El Palo. 2:27’/.. the lastof the get of Palo Alto. 2:08q. to takea record in lOul, stands 10.1 handsand weighs 1,25 u pounds.

The great brood mare Salinas Belle,dam of tbe pacers Dictatress. 2:124,and Ivolo, 2:20>4. and trotters Ivoneer,2:27, and Monteer, 2:30. died recentlyIn California.

CURRENT COMMENT.

It Is not the automobile, but the foolwho runs It. that the public objects to.—Chicago Record-Herald.

England may be willing to turn thenext little difficulty over to The Haguecourt of arbitration.—Pittsburg Ga-zette.

What we want to know Is whetherProfessor Moore's new cooling ma-chine works tiie same way as a weath-er prediction.—Philadelphia Ledger.

Professor Alexander Graham Bell’sairship experiments ought to be some-thing practical if not altogether prac-ticable. The inventor of the telephoneis no pipe dreamer.—Boston Herald.

It seems that the people of Australiaare thinking much more about theirown affairs than about those that con-cern the empire at large. While thisis perfectly natural, it is suggestive offuture independence for Australiarather than of imperial federation.—Denver Republican.

RAILWAY TIES

The failure of the high speed experi-ments ou German railroads has beenattributed to the lightness of the rail.

Trolley lines in the western slatesdo a large freight business and carrymilk and garden truck for the farm-ers.

Five hundred foot rails are In useon the Michigan Central railroad. Thisroad has been experimenting withthem for years, and other lines arewatching the result with great inter-est.

The experimental underground elec-tric railway of Paris, which. althou.Jibut eight and three-quarters miles inlength, handles 140.00 b fares a day. hasbeen so satisfactory that two impor-tant branches will be addul to it dur-ing the current year.

PULPIT AND PEW.

Tlie Lutheran miuisterinm of Penn-sylvania has decided against tlie use ofindividual communion cups.

The Mormons claim to have now2.000 missionaries in the field and tohave made last year 20,000 converts.

Rev. John P. Clyde, pastor of theCongregational church of Eidora. la,is tlie champion half mile runner of thestate.

Professor John S. Sewall. D. D, forthe last twenty-three years occupantof the chair of sacred rhetoric, homi-letics, pastoral theology and sociologyin the Bangor Theological seminary,has handed his resignation to tlie trus-tees to take effect a year from thisJune.

TOWN TOPICS.

Naples is a city of boodlors. Itmight properly be called the St. Louis)t Europe.—Duluth Tribune.It is a race between our captains

•jt Industry, Napoleons of finance amithe hall team as to which is doing tlu>most to keep Pittsburg in a conspicu-ous place on the map.—PittsburgTimes.

Boston newspapers are telling Unit-ed States senators what is etiquette

on street ears ami in hotel cafes. Bos-ton, by tbe way, seems to lie the greatAmerican perpetual geyser of informa-tion.—Atlanta Constitution.

Stops the Cough and Works off hhe Cold.Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet* cure a coldin one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price.2scenta.

Without a Rival.Printers' Ink undertakes to explain

why the newspaper Is the foremost andunrivaled medium of publicity. “Itcan be said of no other medium,” It af-firms. “that It goes everywhere and Isread by everybody. A certain few onlyread the billboards, the street car amisteamboat cards, etc, but the newspa-per goes Into every home and is the on*

supreme source of information.”

Hta Final In*truction*.An old darky who was fearful of be-

ing buried alive left these final instruc-tions:

“Alter my time come leinme stay ezlong ez possible. Don’t make de fu-neral sermont too long, kaze dat’llmake me sleep only de sounder: hutblow de dinner ho'n over me. Ef datdon’t wake mo. 1 is sho’ gone!”—At-lanta Constitution.

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