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Evening star., 1902-02-01
NOW THEY MERELY SPEAK.
For She Knew All the Time wb,
Was

For She Knew All the Time Who
It Was.
Half a dozen persons In a big down town
Office building enjoyed themselves hugely
the other day at the expense Of young
lady with whom all Of them are we'll ac-
quainted, and who. was located in a room
adjoining the one which is the scene Of
their daily labors.
The leader Of the six jokers went to the
telephone instrument and called the phone
in the next room. AS was anticipated, the
young lady answered.
This is central Office announced the
joker. 1--WE are testing the wires. VIII you
kindly assist us?'' OF course all this was
said in an altered tone Of voice.
Certainly" was the sweet RESPONSE
What shall dor '
"Kindly placeyour mouth about two inches
to the right Of the instrument" directed
the joker. .and say hello three times sat at
short Intervals
The obliging creature at the other end
promptly complied with the request The
Joker waved his disengaged hand at his
1--WE associates and bent double in the ef-
fort to repress laughter.
.'Now place youn mouth one inch to the
left and repeat afheilo' four times" the
joker instructed
The response proved overwhelmingly funny
to the man atIsthe phone, and. al
though they could not hear what the young
lady said, his ave companions were not
devoid Of imagination BY this time they
It required SUCH q long time for the Joker
to regain cantrol Of his voice that the vio-
tim had twice inquired. rs that air. be-
fore he coula say with your mouth 1ust
above the instrument pronounce the same
word again., This was done.
The joker could keep In no longer.
Though beginning to laugh. he managed to
wow stand on your head and say
'he1lo- M,3s .,tsae,s,,r. u, ns,t t.,.nn.a -.
the hook ana literally fell into &C chair air.: The he
other five sereamed.
still gigglSng ths six merry men. a little
later. proceeded to visit the imposed-upon
damsei As they reached the doorway az
her room she turned up her nose disdain-
fully and remarked, In chilling manner:
"Humph; knew It. was you all the
time" &c.
They speak now as they pass by, but
that's about all !. s.,.9-
Evening star., 1902-02-01
Secretaries of the Treasury.

Secretary Gage has served longer at the
head OF the Treasury than any OF the Sec
retaries except Albert Gallatin of Tennes-
see and Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Gage
served for nearly five years. The Secre-
tary who held office the longest was Al
bert Gallatin. His old painting hangs In
the Secretary's Office at the treasury and
shows that Mr.. Gallatin served from May
1901. to April. 1913. a period Of close to
twelve years. Next to him was Alexander
Hamilton. who held Office from September.
17S9. to January, 1895. q period Of about
five years and four months, not much
longer than Secretary Gage. When Mr..
Hamilton began to manage the finances
Of the government the revenues and ex-
penditures of the United States did not ex-
ceed $4,000 600 q year. and the manage
ment Of that sum was considered a diff1-
cult matter. Under Secretary Gage last
year the revenues were over 100000
each week and the expenditures IN the
neighborhood of SIC. 100000. So the cares
and responsibilities Of Secretary Gage over
the days of Alexander Hamilton are in
creased in proportion to these figures
With Mr. Gallatin there was little differ
ence, as the receipts did not grow heavily
from Mr.. Hamilton's to Mr.. GaIlatin'a
time.
Evening star., 1902-02-01
Fires Are Costly I'm Eurepe.

Chief Dutton was seated in his ofiice q
few days ago when he received report OF
a ire. The blaze had been a disastrous
one and the chief was naturally interested
In the matter Of its origin.
Does the report state that an over
heated stove caused the fire?' he inquired.
II think It does" he was informed.
Its q good thing for the owner OF the
property that he lives In the United
States" added the chief. "and not In one
Of the foreign countries. II he lived in
Germany. for instance, the fire would
prove rather expensive for him"
Why so7'' he was asked.
He would have to pay the expense of the
run made by the fire department" the chief
explained, "and unless he paid the money
the amount would be charged As q lien
against his property. Such Is the law In
several countries. The law holds to ac-
count In this way all persons whose care
lessness or negiigence causes work Tor the
fre department. =
Evening star., 1902-02-01
Think You Are Young.

rrom Sucees9
People grow old by thinking themselves
-eld. When they reach The age Of forty.
afty or sixty. thsy imagine that they look
dlke others Of the same age, ana that ti,av
soon wiz p useless anfit for work and
surely as they think this, Il Will come true
Ior thought ie creative. How many Of us
san say. with job. .-The thing which
greatly feared IL come upon me-
Evening star., 1902-02-01
a smart Statesman,

Jeweler to new boy) Ibid you selI any
thing while was out. Johnnyf..
Yes, sir. sold six plain gold rings"
Good, my boy. said the Jeweler. highly
pleased. wen make q FIRST t-class salesman
Of you one Of these days.@JYou rot the reg
ular price. OF courier
''oh, yes. sir. The price was marked on
the inside, 18c.. and the gentleman took all
that was left, sir. 80
Evening star., 1902-02-01
Not Such a Bad Place.

A noted crook who recently finished a
sentence in the prison at Moundsville, W.
Va, told a friend q few nights ago that he
need not dread being sent there for a few
years.
''Why not?" inquired his friend.
Because It's not SO much like a prison as
most Of the pens are" was the response
ITO start with, the prison lockstep has
been abandoned and the men now 20 to
their meals and workshops In fles Of four,
and IT'S just like marching In any other
procession
"And IL that what makes you think IT'S
easy?' his friend interrupted.
"Of course not" said the man who was
recently released. ITO tell you the truth.
It's less like prison than any penitentiary
know of. You have your task and all
over that is extra, and you can blow your
money as you please"
He explained that the prisoners ara per-
mitted to buy porterhouse steaks. chickens.
smoking material. and whatever they may
desire in the line of confectionery.
sThen," concluded the ex-convict's friend.
s'the prison Is not as bad as it's painted"
Evening star., 1902-02-01

He-You are truly the first girl I ever
loved.
She-That isn't the point. Are you sure
l will be the last?-Chicago News.
Evening star., 1902-02-01
His Kindness Rewarded.

A business man who Is one Of the most
familiar figures about the District building
because of his work before the excise board
In behalf Of some OF his customers tells o
story Of how he was rewarded for an In.
tended act OF kindness. One morning when
the Thermometer registered weather suit.
able for palm leaf fans and cold storage q
line of taxpayers occupied the sidewalk for
a long distance along Louisiana avenue.
each one anxiously awaiting the time when
he or she could pay the water tax and de-
part One person I'm the line was an elderly
woman who seemed to be suffering from
the SUMS rays more than most OF those Ii
the line. Knowing the tax could be paid at
any time during the next two or three
weeks. the business man stepped UP to the
elderly woman, and, asking her pardon foe
addressing her. gave her the information
that she need not stand In the hot sun and
suffer. When he had finished his explana.
ton the woman said: 'T wish you would
mind your own business"
When the man realized how he had been
rewarded for his trouble he did the disap.
pearing act and concluded he would volume
teer but little information In the future.
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Evening star., 1902-02-01

lady-killer.
Esther-I shouldn't wonder.-'f Aad 20 tan
with him hast evening" aad really thought
should die. he vearfed me so.--BostoG
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The Largest Poultry Farm in America.

The Meadow Brook Poultry farm,
at Dallas, near Wilkes Barre, the
largest in America, has been formed
into a stock company, and money
raised for extensive additions and i'm
provement. The demand for chickens,
turkeys, ducks and geese for the mar
ket, and fancy eggs for Matching, has
grown so in the past several years
that the capacity Of the farm has been
taxed and it is found necessary to
keep up with the market.
The plant is complete in every de-
tail, and occupies some thirty-fve
acres of carefully laid out ground in
numerous divisions and pens. The
floor area of the buildings now in use
is 900 square feet. The incuba-
tor room alone has capacity of co.
900 eggs in incubation at once.
The chief market is in New York
city and Philadelphia, the summer
hotels and the large restc urants, and
shipments are made daily.
The company will proceed with the
work of en!arging the plant DUNG the
summer, and its capacity will within
a year, it is expected, be increased
one-third.
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Still Deadlocked.

The Republican conferees have
made three Intellectual attempts to
name candidate for congress.
The last meeting was held at Mil
ton Oh Tuesday when fifty-seven
ballots were taken, on every one OF
which Evans OF Berwick received
the votes of Columbia and Montour
and Godcharles of Milton those of
Northumberland and Sullivan,
seven each. The next meeting
will be held in Berwick on Tues
day August 5th, when, if no candi-
date is chosen, another conferee
will be appointed, as provided tor
i'll such contingencies, who will
have the deciding vote.
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A Billion Dollars in Dispute.

A special from Pottsville SAYS:
More than 100 representatives of the
100 heirs to fortune of ST., 900, ooo,-
900 claimed by the descendants of
Aneka Jane Webber, and consisting
of property in the vicinity of New
York City, and also the heirs of Anna
Brewer and John McClower, met
here Saturday and mapped out a plan
OF legal action which will be at once
lnaugurated in New York courts.
The land involved in the Webber
claim, and upon which the other
claims are contingent, comprises less
than 100 acres in Harlem and the
Trinity Church property in New York
City. This claim is based on land
grant by King William OF Holland to
his granddaughter, Aneka Jane Web
Der, shortly after the settlement of
New Amsterdam. The chief lItigant
is Charles Hanson Hull, of Iowa.
The heirs are scattered all over the
United States.
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Thursdays Session of Court.

There was short session of Court
held Thursday of last week, with Hon.
r. r. Little presiding. Associate J.
T. Fox was also on the bench. The
following business was transacted.
Estate of Nora A. Yetter. Return
of sale confirmed.
In the matter of the road in Cata.
wissa and Main townships. Appeal by
K. J. Miller from assessment OF dam
ages directed to be filed in court of
Common Pleas.
Petition of J. w. Evans for salts
faction of mortgage. Rule granted.
j.. A. Conwell & Co. VS.. c. o. Rig
gins. No. IS May Term 1894. Pc
tltlon for satisfaction of judgment.
Rule granted.
Estate of John Nuss. Petition for
citation. Citation granted.
w. E. Summers VS.. B. & S. Rail.
road Company. Motion for a new
trial. Argument; Robson for plain
tiff and Scarlet for defendant.
Boyd Trescott, Emanuel Lazarus
and Henry Klsner appointed viewers
to view site for a county bridge over
Chillisquaque Run in Madison town
ship, near house of Jacob E. Winter
steen.
Joe Agastine sworn and admitted
as citizen of the United States.
Estate of George Lockard. Pc
Iltlon OF Trustee to set aside confr-
nation of tract No. 4. Petition grant
ad.
Thomas Mooney VS.. Lehigb Valley
Coal Company. Case stated. Argu-
nent. Papers in hands of the Court.
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FRITZ WITHDRAWS
From The Congressional Fight, Leaving Dick.
erman With an Open Field.

There will be no contest for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
from this district. Hon. Andrew l..
Fritz, OF Bloomsburg, has withdrawn
from the fight leaving Charles H..
Dickerman, of Milton. with an open
held and he will of course be the
unanimous choice of the party. This
move was taken by Mr.. Fritz on
Tuesday after carefully considering
the situation, and he Immediately no.
tlhed the Democratic chairman of
Sullivan county to omit his name
from the ticket.
AT the primaries in this county Mr..
Fritz was given nearly 1000 votes
Dlckerman carried Northumberland
county by $500 and he also had a
majority in Montour. The fight in
Sullivan gave promise of being a very
close one, but even had Mr.. Fritz al
lowed his name to 60 before the peo-
pie OF that county and secured their
it mould have been ex-
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FURNITURE.
best Factories have raised their prices all kinds of
our prices have not been raised, and give
ten per cent discount on Furniture AUGUST
+. p. Pursel.

Silk tassels and pencils for pro-
grams for sale at this office. If
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Pennsylvania has always been a
state of great Importance in the
lumber industry. In 1850 il was
exceeded in product only by New
York, and in 1860 it took first
place. In 1870 and 1880 it was
exceeded by Michigan only. In
1890 Michigan and Wisconsin pro-
duced more, and in 1900 the third
of the lake states. Minnesota, also
took rank above it, making it the
fourth state i'll the country and the
first in the east.
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A FEW CANDIDATES.

With Jim Mitchell, Senator Sny-
der and Congressman Connell, al
ready in the race for Penrose's S seat
with half dozen more who will
announce later the prospect for the
Philadelphian, is not encouraging,
and he no doubt regrets that he
was a party to the deal that caused
rs" Durham to prove traitor to
those who were in revolt against
the Old Man.
Before Quay left for the woods he
had 1t announced that he had post
ed $40, 900 in Pittsburg bank to
bet on Pennypacker's election. In
stead of this being considered
good campaign card, sensible men
consider it sure indication that
Quay is apprehensive of the result
this fall. 1t is like whistling to
keep ones courage up. Betting is
the logic of the barroom, the argu-
ment of the gambler and has been
considered in every civilized country
as contrary to good order, and in
many states is punishable by law.
A Judge in this state a year ago de-
clared that man who had wagered
money on the result of an election
had disfranchised himself thereby
from voting at that election. If it
was Judge Pennyracker he would
doubtless now take occasion to
reverse himself, because Quay
seems to be his ideal of the true the
beautiful and the good, and if the |
Old Man should decide to revise
the ten commandments Pennypack-
er would, no doubt, at once adopt
the revised edition.
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.
The Philadelphia Inquirer which
condemned the bribery that defeat
ed Elkin as the rankest outrage
ever perpetrated in Pennsylvania
is now trying to do works
meet tor repentance. 1t eats a
small piece of crow once or twice a
week III order to become accus-
toned to the unsavory dish as a
steady diet when the CAMPAIGN
opens. 1t criticises one of our re-
cent letters which contained some
on Pennypacker's nomi-
nation, and declares that Penny.
packer was not nominated to please
us. If the hquirsr'S scathing edi-
torials from day to day before the
convention were not made in mere
" Plckwickian sense, Pennypack-
er's nomination was not made TO
please the Inquirer any more than
70 please us, and hence we are
equal on that score. The differ
ence Is we are still free to condemn
he rank bribery by which the
/nqH1rer declared forty-one of
El1ln's delegates were made to
iesert him, while the Inquirer is
90 cowardly to say a word now
against what was consummated as
t admitted by the rankest sort of
bribery. The Mqnirer's course is
simply another proof that a partv
partisanship is sufficient to
insure its support of the party no
natter how unworthy its candidates
Tor how criminal the means en-
'loyed to nominate them.
ANDREW J. PALM.
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tremely hard to overcome Mr.. Dick.
erman's lead. And again, with Mr..
Fritz as Sullivan's choice it would
have been tie, and the nomination
in all probability have gone to Dick
erman on the ground of the popular
vote. After consideration of these
facts the wisdom of Mr.. Fritz move
is apparent.
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One Way Of Oourtlng.

When Fiji Islander wants to get
a wife he secrets himself in the under
brush and rushes out and stuns with
a club the maiden of his choice as
she passes. If she survives the blow
she becomes his wife. fit kills her
the warrior goes back 10 the brush
and waits for another to come along.
1t is easy for Fiji Islander to trans
fer his affections.
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HARRISBURG LETTER,
Quay Gone 10 the Pine Woods-Penrose Re.
mains to Commune Unto Himself and
Watch the Growing List Of Candidates
for U. S. Seuate.

Quay has gone to the pine woods
in the wilds of Maine, and nearly all
his prominent lieutenants are tax
ing rest after their arduous labors
of working the dear people and one
another. Penrose is about the only
one who remains at his post and lie
is hanging en- the ragged edge of
the political precipice by his eye
brows. He is afraid to allow his
Senatorial boom to get out of his
sight, and the next few months are
likely to be among the most inter-
estlng as well as the most disap-
pointing of his life. He is spend
ing a good deal of time trying to
reach conclusion as to whether
Quay will stand by him in his hour
OF need or whether he will desert
him at the eleventh hour as he did
Elkin. and declare that the safety
OF the gang demands his withdrawal
from the senatorial race. In fact
he is not certain that his seat has
not already been hypothecated.
QUAY's WORD DOUBTFUL.
In speaking of Pennypackers S
slckening eulogy declaring that
Quay keeps his every word an ex-
member of Congress, a Republican
from Western Pennsylvania said a
few days ago, There may have
been time when Quay was true to
his friends and tried to make his
word good but for several years,
since l have been more or less fami.
liar with him and his methods, he
mas never hesitated to pledge any
thing in sight to help himself out
OF tight place regardless of his
ability to fulfill his promises. In
many cases within recent years he
has openly betrayed some of his
most faithful followers, and it is
tor this more than anything else
that revolt among his lieutenants
became so strong this year-a re-
volt that would have ended his
leadership but for Durham who
turned traitor to those who had de-
termined to end the Old Mans
leadership"
With this record of Quay's dis
honored pledges before him Pen
rose is already beginning
to be haunted with suspicion |
that he will get the harpoon
under the short ribs just as Elkin
did, as soon as Quay finds that
another scape-goat is needed upon |
which he may load the political |
sins OF his own devising. He has |
succeeded in measure in drawing !
the wool over the public eye SO as |
to make it appear that Stone and |
Elkin are the bad men who con- |
cocted all the corrupt schemes of |
the last Legislature and that he,
the dear good old soul that he is |
known to be, did his level best to |
make the boys behave, but failed. |
Now, if the people keep their senses
and rebuke the machine this fall, |
Quay will try to make it appear
That Penrose is the remaining Jonah, |
hat his unpopularity caused the de-
Feat and that it is time to dump him
overheard to save the political ship.
Quay has always shown himself |
to make great sacrifices.
Like Artemas Ward, who was will
ing TO sacrifice all his wife's rela-
ions. Quay would not hesitate to
sacrifice his whole political crew to
save his own bacon.
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The State at a Glance.

The Standard Steel Car Com
pany has awarded the contract for
500 houses to be built in the vicinity
OF their new works at Butler.
Mrs. Charlotte Reesemiller died
at the Miners Hospital at Ashland on
Monday. She trod on a rusty nail at
her home in Gordon several days ago,
causing slight injury, to which little
attention was given. Tetanus de-
veloped and death followed soon
after.
Relatives of Private James Gil
lespie, Of Shamokin, who fought in
the Spanish-American war with the
Twenty-hrst Regiment, and later with
the Ninth Infantry against the Chinese
Boxers, and in the Philippines, re.
ceved word Monday that he died in
Manila hospital last May of cholera.
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Neff, in Sellersvlle. on Sunday,
the deconfposcd body of their son
George was found in a hay NOW. 1t
is supposed he died of heart disease
on Thursday, July II, as he had been
missing since then.
Amos Small, of Sharon, attacked
his brother-in-law, David Bailey,
cripple, with Ratchet Monday, the
latter says, and as result the latter
is in critical condition and may not
recover. Pait of Bailey's nose was
sev-red and he sustained number
of bad gashes on the head. After
the cutting Small made his escape
and the police have not apprehended
1im.
George Berkheimer, of Milton,
one of the young men injured at
~owen, Union county on July 4th,
oy the explosion Of small cannon,
which was being used to celebrate
he nations birthday, died from lock-
aw on Monday afternoon.
Milton Good, aged II years died
IN Tuesday at his home at Leaman
'lace from the effects of being hit on
he head with a base ball during a
,ame on Monday evening. Good
vas batting at the time. He did not
.ppear to be seriously hurt, and after
he game walked to his home, when
lie became UNCONSCIOUS.
The peach season is opening up
'ut the indications are that the crop
'ill be small. Peaches have been
alhng for month or more and no
erson seemed to know the cause.
is now discovered that the curcullo,
special enemy of the plumb, is at
acking the peach and apple.
The Lancaster and York Furnace
treet Railway Company has been
hartered with capital of $22s,ooo
build trolley line from Milerville
York furnace on the Susquehanna.
he new road will form a connecting
nix in cham OF trolley roads that
Ill in the near future connect the
tiles Of York and Lancaster.
The river at Wilkes Barre has
sen twelve feet in thrty-six hours,
nd is still rising. Truck farmers
wing along the banks are storing {
uck in places of safety, fearing it
Ill be washed away. The danger of
flood is growing every hour, as the
llns continue.
The plant of the dye works of
,e silk mills of John Stern & Sons,
Petersburg, Va, is being removed
Williamsport, Pa, where the firm
to have very large silk mills. ].
|. Werrers, superintendent of the
ye works at Petersburg is in William
port experimenting the erecting of
lie plant.
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Eczema

How It reddens the skin, itches, oozes,
dries and scalesi
Some people call it letter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from it is sometimes in
tense; local applications are rcsorted to-
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
10 proceeds from humors inherited or ac-
CURED and persists until these have been
removed
HOoa's SaryGparill0
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
Is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
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TAILOR MADE SUITS.

N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co.
OF Chicago, merchant tailors, and is
rerdy to supply made-to measure
c'o'hlng at prices lower than eau be
obtained elsewhere. He has a large
lire of samples to select from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the COLUMBIAN building. at.
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F. P. PuRSE
There's No Letter Like Truth.

knowing the value of this by experience it would be in
deed most runious most unpofab both for the store and
It's public did we not live close the text Truth often
tells you IN these columns that dollar it's honest
worth here Truth tells you that backward summer
compes quick stock reductions that same dollar will in
many instances buy honest dollar and quarters worth
We lose what should be ghtful profit but we can't con-
troll weather conditions Pay you read further