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WITH LovE-FROM MOTHER.

There's a letter on the bottom OF the pile,
Its envelope a faded. sal!ow brown.
4 has Travelled to the city many mile.
And the postmark names q little M
known town.
But the hurried man Of business pushes
all the others by.
And on the scrawiy characters he turns
glistening eye.
He forgets the cares OF commerce and his
anxious schesIes for gain,
The while he reads what mother writes
from up In Maine.
There are Quirks and scratchy quavers Of
the pen
Where 1t struggled In the fingers old and
bent.
There are places that he has 10 read agar.,
And ponder on to find what mother
meant.
There are letters on his table that inc.ose
some bouncing checks:
There are letters giving promises Of prohts
on his specs
But he losses all the litter by. forge.s the
golden rain.
Until he reads what mother writes from up
in Maine.
At last he finds "wit h love-we all are well,
And softly lays the home letter down
And Gashes at his headlong task pellmel
Once more the busy, anxious man OF
iowa
Gut whc-ever in his duties as the rushing
moments ny
That tad -d ii:t,c envelope smiles Up 20 meet
MS eye,
lie ,urr, aTala to ,aSor with a stronger.
trur~ hra.H,
FROM thinking on wha, mother wrote from
up 81 .Hll1e.
Through al the day Ae dictates brisk re.
To h.. amarucn,.s ID, a!s si:r
The curt and stern demand and business
Tie doubling Ian cajol,d, and ;hrca;
deiied.
And then at dusk whca al are gone he
drops his worldly mask
And takes his pen and loviag,y performs a
welcome Ns,.
For never sEa.. .... ,.!y,."5 type or short
hand scrawi p.ofane
The Message 10 tie asar cd home up there
in Maine.
The panmanshp is rounded scAoo.boy
style,
For mothers eyes are getting dim. she
wrote
And, az he sits and writes there, all the
while
\ bit OF homesick feeling grips his throat
For all the city friendships here with Tom
and Dick and Jim
Ard al the ties OF later years grow very
very dim;
While Iuyhood's loves in manhood's $ heart
rise deep and pure and plain,
Called forth by mothers home!y word;
from up in Maine.
Holman f. Day, in Lewiston (Ms) Jour
nal
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WOMANLY BEAUTY

The we'll known writer, Evelyn Hunt in her
book entitled "Womsnly Beauty" says: 1T Is
my con ntontion that every woman not only may
but should possess . charming personality OF
face figure and manner. To attain and preserve
beauty 10 the proper study OF womankind. A
meaGre figure may b developed; harsh, uneven
features may be softened. refined and rende, ed
harmonious, . sallow or muddy complexion
may be freshened, frightened and made clear;
dull eyes without expression. may glisten and
sparkle and unsightly ble,Dishes OF every kind
may be reR oved Fscial defects and shrunken,
Impoverished. undevsloped figures may be per-
msnently romedied End womanly beauty ac-
quirsd end retained. II 10 every woman's duty
% secomplish thsss rssults" The Msrilla Com
LAY, io5 fulton eerset, New York, offers to
Al copy of 1vilyn Hunts book free with n
sfn6ll sise box Of stAasandrs Cream and q free
n1k4pf Csssandn skin soap. 70 any lady who
sS4lj NE two-deht seAmps TO cover expense OF
mailing The regular price OF this book Is 80
ceNt6 end II cntSins valuable Interesting infor-
maiden snd is ssli 81 good Advice for ladies who
desire 20 acquire and retain loveliness OF face
and form. Cassandra Cream" 10 . wonderful
beautifer OF the complexion and makes the
skin soft fresh and white by removing all i'm
purities and discOlorstions. II is a perfectly
pure preparation and will not injure the most
sensible skin. Alel2t.
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AUDIENCE OF LUNATICS.
Cnique Experience of q Public En- ter
taineP Before . Houseful Of
UnfOrtunates.

81 was first impressed with their
or grasp funny situation. 1t was
certainly surprising, because in an or
dinary audience, q laugh will COM
mence near the stage and grow from
a ripple to perfect roar, but the
laughter Of the insane is like the eX-
plosion Of n pistol-one meaningless
shrek or vacant yell, and 1t is over.
| looked for some interruption from
an assemblage Of this kind, and II
came. although little earlier in the
programme than l had expected. a
lady OF aristrocatic bearing, in full
evening dress, escorted by two maids,
came sweeping down the aisle, quite
dazzling spectacle She was the un-
fortunate daughter of one of Amer
ica's wealthiest and best known fam
lilies, and was here for treatment; her
weakness was flirting, and she had
tirted so much that she had flirted
herself into the asylum. What a
marked contrast she presented to the
rest. Her naughty manner, her proud
carriage, the management Of her train.
the regal air with which she wore her
gown and held her fan, proclaimed
her a lady of gentle birth and luxur
ious surroundings. She glided grace
fully into front row opera chair, and,
as she became settled in her seat, the
delicate aroma of some rare perfume
was perceptible even on the stage.
Here was the wealthy and accom-
plished coquette. whose 'vaulting am.
bition had o'er-leaped itself and fall.
en- She at once began a violent hirta.
tion with me over a large ostrich
feather fan, assisted by the daintiest
of lace handkerchiefs, before the
whole audience. This, of course. add
ed much to the evenings amusement
and to my discontinue, which was
heartily enjoyed by the doctors, thu
| nurses and some of the inmates. But
however flattering to ones vanity sucl
attentions might be from a beautiful
woman in private life, it was not ap
preciated by me on this occasion.
| "As the comic element seemed +
be enjoyed most. l abandoned mysel
to the broadest buffoonery and mos
comical grimaces, and their laughte
was startling."-Jed Bassett, in Wer
ner's Magazine,
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Court FrOClaInatlQnr

WHEREAS Hon. Harold NJ. Mcclure
w President Judge %! the Judicial District,
coIpuosed Of the counties OF Snyder, ana
Union and Peter f. Ricgle and L.. I. Gem.
berliug, Esps., Associate Judges in ana ior Sny.
der county have issued their lrecept. bearing
date the Sth dHv O. May "A. D., 1900 to me
directed fni the holding oihn orphans Court,
c,utt C,mmpu Pleas court of eyer and Ter.
MINER an: Gcucral Court oi iQuarter Sessions pi
thr Peace, Il; NtC1is'ur2h. tor the county ni
SNYDER. On tir first NoIday. (be.ng the IN
day Of Juno l0)1l. and to continue one week.
.0accts Ircrviure hereby given 10 'hc tO!uu-
err Justices ot the Peace and COustables iu and
Tor the county Ui Snyder, to appear III their
uroper person with their rolls. records, inqulsi.
ions, examinations and other remembrance
to do those things which ol their Office and iu
the,r bchal partain To be done aEd witnesses
and persons prosecuting in behalf Of the Com
monwealth against an! pcrsOno persons are re-
luircd to be then and there attending Hnd de
parting without leave at their peril. Justices
are requested to be punctual in their attendance
At the appointed time agrceably to notice.
Given under my hand "nd seal AZ the sheriff
Office in Mddle' urgh, the sh day ot May
!. d., one thousand nine hundred.
q. ". ROW. Sheriff.
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Of locusts had made descent upon Il

do look here, ma'am," said Sussr
coming to her mistress after breakfss
on the following Monday mornina
There's been fve teams a-haulin' WOO,
for the last two hours. The mems 81
a-sayin': Where shall we pile tbs
woodT The back yards plum full
and where In the land am a-goin'o
hang my clothes?"
Mrs. Cherristone went out.
Long rows Of wood reached frm
front to back Of the ample yard. Tha
they turned and ran along the bek.
fence, row after row, until there was
barely room for the teams to turn, nd
still they came.
"Phil, run for your uncle"
He came from distant part Of To
farm, and was approached by one >f
the teamsters.
Hughes says he can't deliver merea
IS cords of wood on such short motto.
Says he'll send the rest next month
"Seventy-fve cords!" exclaimed Ui-
Gle Reuben, gazing about him. "Doft
haul any more, but send Hughe, to
me-"
whats all this mean?" asked Utcle
Reuben. when Hughes came.
Cant deliver upwards of 200 coms
without longer notice"
"Who said anything about 100
cords"
Hughes handed him Phil's note, ay-
ing:
That's the way | read it,"
"How's this, Phil?" asked Uncle Ieub-
en-, going to him in the house. How
many cords of wood did you orde'?"
"Twenty-two-.just as you toldme."
"Look at your note
"Yes. sir. Here it is-22 cords.'
"Well. either you're blind or I I'm. /
read that 2O2. and so does Hughes"
"2O-2. Isn't that 22?" asked Phil,
family, flush arising in his face.
what does the boy mean" sud Tn
Gle Reuben. half angrily.
"Why-why-" stammered Ihil, VI
never could bear arithmetic, md
guess / haven't learned muth.
thought that was all right"
did you write for the boys tie same
way?"
| "I-suppose So"
1.-TWO hundred and five boys-ho, ho
no! A boy of your age!"
Phi ilcould have borne severe ieprooi
much better than his uncle's rpar OF
laughter.
"Come, now" said Aunt Marn Jane
in real sympathy for his modification
don't be hard on the boy. Think how
many clever things he can do. A little
mistake in n figures no harm"
"Yes, it is harm" said Uncle Reuben
more sobcrly. "You'd better lodh after
the solids, my boy, and leave the scol
lops to come later"
81 will! I will" said Phil. with en-
crgy. "l'll promise you, uncle, that
won't make a picture again till car
show good standing in arithmetic
Only" he added, imploringly, "pleas,
don't ever let father hear about thi.
business!"
81 won't" said Uncle Reuben.
He faithfully kept his promise, ant
no did Phil.-GoldeM Days ~
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and was politely met by one Of the
older boys.
DIR. Trucman's compliments TO Mrs.
Cherristonc and yourself, sir, and
thanks for your kindness in inviting
us"
"Ycs-yes-" said Uncle Reuben
striving with all his might not to show
his astonishment. I'm very glad to see
YOU all-very glad indeed. Make your
selves at home. Help yourselves to
everything. Glad to see you-yes
very"
They're here for the day, mother
sure's you liye!" said the farmer, going
back TO his wife.
What shall we do?"
"Do the best we can. Don't mind
Phil" he said, with kindly smile a
the dismayed face Of the boy, as h
stole in for moment. They're here
however it came about. And dom
let on to one OF 'em that we didn't ex
pect 'em all. The orchards full C
apples, and there's plenty OF grapes
and 1 guess nobody'l starve."
Aunt Maria Jane and Susan went t
baking, while Uncle Reuben dispatche'
man in a spring wagon to buy all tn
eatables at the country stores.
Then he went himself to his near
est neighbors, and with laughable az
counts of the dilemma, enlisted thei
help in providing for his company.
The boys had a merry day, and whe
| twilight and quiet settled down upo
the farm, II looked % though high
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xU1pows NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is here.

Js H. W II1I1Ioi NeRIHIVr.
Middleburg, Pa, Nay 7th 1900.
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The following account has been filed In the
Prothonotarys Office OF Snvder County and
will he presented for confirmation Monday,
June T. 1900.
The account OF Rev. Peter Born, deceased,
who was a trustee OF Jane Rush under the
will of John Hi, late OF Hugl esville, Pa, de.
ceased, as filed by John b. Focht, ct. al, cxccu-
tors OF said Peter Born, deceased.
G. N. SHlNDEL, Proth'y.
Middleburg, Pa, May s. 1900.
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yXyIDOWS' 'APPRAlSEMENTS.-Not Is here
w by given that the following Widows Ap-
rraisements under the $500 law, have been flied
with the Clerk OF the or 1ans Court OF Snyder
county for confirmation June 4, 1900.
A., .,praisement OF Mary ID. Meyer. widow Of
Henry Mover, late of Penn Township. Snyder
County, Pa, deceased, elected to be taken un-
der the 500 exemption law.
Advertisement OF Susan Ritter. widow Of
Lewis Ritter, late OF Centre Township. SNYDER
County Pa, deceased, elected to be taken un-
der the $500 exemption law.
Advertisement OF Maggie Hummel widow of
Simon iiummel, late OF Monroe Township
SNYDER County. Pa, deceased, elected to be
taken under the 1900 exemption law.
q. NJ. SHINDEL. Clerk.
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TIE BOY WHO COULDN'T
LEARN ARITHMETIC.
a. {AIHAT'S this i hear avout your
w arithmetic, PHILIP" said his ia.
By sydney Dayre.

w arithmetic, Philip said his IA
ther.
Phil looked ruefully at the note in
his fathers hand, knowing it to be
from his teacher.
81 never could learn arithmetic" he
whimpered.
"And when do you expect to begin
TO learn it?"
Il don't know, sir. can learn every
thing else, and Id like to get along
without it. 1t gets all mixed up in my
head. / can't remember where to put
my aughts. can't remember the hard
words"
And what kind of man do you
think you'll make" asked his father,
laughing.
I'm going to DO some kind of bust
ness that doesn't have any arithmetic
in it,"
such business is rare
"Ycs, sir. But I'm going to be one
of the rare Sort
at won't do, Phil. I'm ashamed TO
see you put back again and again with
the same old story. lou mustdo better
next year"
"Why. father, | was reading about
Frank auckland the ether day. Hes
the man they made such a fuss about
in England when he djcd-a fish and
hug and snake man, and al! that. i
aid that be never could get arithmetic
through his head just as l can't-and
his friends used 10 have TO fix up his
accounts for him
Just rs you'd like yonr friends TO
10 you, suppose. Never mind about
Mr.. auckland, Phil. 1t would be lik"
ending a boy into the world with only
one hand, to let You grow up without a
.air knowledge of mathematics"
But I'm sure" put in Aunt Eleanor
kindly voice, "tha, a boy who has such
taste for drawrg ard writing rs Phi
has may be excused for a little lack
ln the common branches. Any boy
cau learn arithmetic. you know, but
Ievr saw one Of his age draw so well
~h, two talents rarely so together
., I've heard
That's it, Aurt Eleanor" said Phil
.1gcrly. "You see, I'm going to be al
artist, and n writer, and what do they
have to do with accOunts"'
That's all very well, so far as j
rocs," admitted his father; "but it doe
not alter the fnct that shall expect ;
Ear better showing from you next year.
81 don't believe ! can do it," rcplic'
Phil. with a dolcful shake of the head
"lt's the hardest thing I've ever tried.
"If it is so hard, you will have
chance of learning several things n
ouce-patience, perseverance and arith
mctic. You'll never make man with
out all three"
Phil, it appeared, was in no hurry t
make a man of himself, for he contin
ucd TO dream and idle and draw pic
lures on his slate when his mind shoul
have been intent on the detested fig
ures.
He could set whole roomful OF boy
laughing over his queer conceits an
,caricatures. taking all the while NOR
trouble in slipping through recitation
with unlearned lessons than would hav
been necessary in learning them wei
But examination day, with its me
ciless test, could not be slippe
through. and Phil's standing was
.disgracefully low as to determine h
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Training High steppers,

A great deal of trouble is expended
in educating the snowy, high-stepping
horse. He is trained to step high and
act showily by being driven along a
path whereon rails are set crosswise
He steps high to avoid stumbling, and
in time always steps high.
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Tam Unnecessary IN Childbirth.

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An Unu.al Combination.

An UnuhnI COmbIhutIOh.
The greatest poet in italy is a fat
man. The Chicago Times-Herald thinks
he must have an income from some
other source.
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COMEDIES THAT ODDS
FAVOR THE DEMOCRATS
Secretary OVerStreet OF Republican Congressional
Committee Says Democrats Have House.
HannaiteS Will Bend Every Effort to Overcome This Lead
Fight is Declared to Be Close.

Indianapolis. Aug. u.-Congressman
Overstreet. secretary of the national
congressional committee of the Repub-
lican party. said tonight:
In 1896 we carried the house by a
majority Of thirteen. By contests de-
cided in our favor our majority was
increased, but we cannot now depend
on the districts the contestants came
from.
We had three congressman from
North Carolina, but. of course, since
the Acknowledgement of the negroes
we shall not get representative from
that state.
IN IS we had two from Kentucky,
but one was elected by the narrow
margin of ten. We are not counting
on that district as certain. The other
district in Kentucky gave us large
majority and they cannot count US out
of II.
1--WE had one representative from
Texas, from the Galveston district, but
it is always close there, and the preSi-
Dental election may change the result
this time.
This makes a total of five that We
are almost sure to lose from what we
now have, leaving US bare majority
of three.
1--WE are making estimates on ma
jority of three now, but the odds this
time are really in favor of the Demo-
Gratis.
They have. to begin with. 122 repre-
sentatives from the southern states
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DIE LIKE FLIES
FROM THE HEAT
Residents of Eastern Cities
Frustrated and Killed.
NEW YORK HEADS
LIST WITH SO DEATHS
-$-
Children the Greatest Sufferers
From Temperature.

New York, Aug. u.-Death reaped a
harvest today from New York's humid
ity. At least thirty-three persons died
in this city and vicinity, thirty of them
from Drostrations. Three children fell
from fire escapes on which they had
crowded to get some relief from the
torturing heat.
Since Aug. 6, when the temperature
was 81, the conditions have been grow
ing worse. All in all. it is the hottest
continuous weather New York has had.
All local weather records for this year
were broken. The thermometer reached
95 at p. m, and registered the same
igure an hour later. This was the Of
fetal record taken by the bureau higf
above the street, and is many degrees
! cooler than the temperature the people
were subjected to on the streets.
The fact that 1t was a half holiday
saved many from the willing heat OF
offices and factories. Thousands hur-
ried to the nearest cars and boats for
the seashore.
But the million or two left behind in
the city were obliged to suffer. The
recreation piers were packed, but they
gave little relief. The keeper of an east
side pier said that the thermometer
there had registered 102 during the day.
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VICTOR MOUNTS
THE THRONE
-%
Coronation Ceremonies Are
Without a Crown.
SIGNIFICANT WORDS
OF ITALY'S MONARCH
Pays a Tribute to His Wife and
Mother.

Rome. Aug. liking Victor Emman-
uel III took the formal constitutional
oath today before parliament.
The ceremony was the coronation, al
though no crown was used. The senate
chamber was draped with mourning,
the benches and tribunes being covered
with black furnishings, bordered with
silver. The chamber was filled with SEN
ators- and deputies, royal missions. high
officials of state and the diplomatic
corps.
The booming of cannon announced
the departure of the royal party from
the quirinal.
All along the route large crowds were
assembled and gave the new king an
ovation. He was received on the steps
of the senate by the committees of the
chambers of deputies and senate in =
pavilion specially erected and hand
somely decorated.
When the cortege entered the senate
: chamber. the king being accompanied
by the duke of Aosta, the count of
Turin and the duke of Genoa, the dep
uties and senators arose. and then be-
gan a long and exciting scene of en-
thusiasm. His majesty later took the
oath and delivered an address.
King Victor said:
my first thought is for my people
thought of love and gratitude. The
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general pressure that it is understood
that he is now inclined TO yield and To
visit many parts of the country
No positive promise for participation
in the campaign have been made for
states other than New York, but the
probabilities are that he viii go from
that state TO Maryland, where there
appears to be great anxiety for his ap-
pearance. After tl.it time he is likely
TO make a que aral tour of the
north Mississippi VLti Y states, incluG-
ing Ohio, Indiana. - inois, Minnesota.
etc No authorized statement has been
given out TO thiS effect, but there is no
doubt that this is the present tendency
that, indeed, the plan is practically
decided upon In New York il is eX-
pected that Mr.. Bryan viii speak only
in the larger cities.
The silver Republicans originally ex-
pected to notify Mr.. Bryan of his nom
ination by them for the presidency at
the same time the POpulists make their
notification at Topeka, Kan, Aug %,
but this purpose has been changed.
Their notification will come later, and
the probabilities are that it will be
made at St Paul or Minneapolis.
T. M Patterson of Denver viii make
the speech at Topeka notifying Mr..
Bryan of the Populist nomination.
/ There will be no notification to a vice
presidential candidate, as in view Of
Mr.. TONNES declination the Populists
al present have no candidate for that
Office.
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that always give solid congressional
delegation for them
In some northern states they have
40 per cent of the congressman. In
New York they have eighteen in the
present house, or 60 per cent of the New
York delegation.
so on the face OF the outlook their
chances for carrying the house are
better than ours, but 1 am sure We
should defeat them and have major
ity again.
I'VE are going about the campaign
J in a practical way. In 1898 we sized
up the situation and found that we
would lose thirty districts east Of the
Missouri river. so we went TO work in
districts that had been doubtful and
were successful in carrying enough of
them to give US a lead. We expect to
get the same results again and to re-
deem any districts against us in 1895"
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HE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE
Heat Kills Scores in East.
Victor Ascends the Throne.
PAGE TWO.
Express Messenger Is Killed.
PAGE THREE.
Armor Plate Bids Rejected.
PAGE FOUR.
For the Eisteddfod
Salt Laker Tired of Nome.
PAGE FIVE.
r. G. W. Employees Excursion to
Ogden.
Allison in the Field.
PAGE SIX.
Mining News.
Bitter Pill Fo. Trance.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
Spicy Answer In Court.
PAGE EIGHT.
Republican County Committee.
PAGE NINE.
Barron Russell Syndicated.
Wheeler on Militarism.
PAGE TEN.
King Victor Emmanuel.
The Young Woman Who Writes.
FACE ELEVEN.
Boer Republics at Paris.
Yankees Visit Loubet.
PAGE 7 WELVE.
Editorial.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
Society.
PAGE FOURTEEN.
Church Announcements.
PAGE FIFTEEN.
Modern Sailing Craft nj 4
How to Treat Husbands. ~.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
Brother to the Brave.
PAGE SEVENTEEN
Fairy Tales of Prospectors.
Telephone That Record Messages.
PAGE EIGHTEEN.
The Adventures of Clad.
PAGE NINETEEN.
Youths Page.
PAGE TWENTY.
Woman's Page.