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SHARPENING A PENCIL.
In This Act, 1t Is Said, You May Read
a Mans Character.


No woman should marry a man till
she has seen him sharpen lead pen
ell. She can tell by the way he does
it whether he is suited to her or not
Here are a few infallible rules for her
guidance In the matter:
The man who holds the point toward
him and close up against his shirt
front Is slow and likes to have secrets.
He Is the kind of man who when the
dearest girl in the world finds out that
there are ''others" and asks him who
they are and what he means by call
Ing on them will assume an air Of ex-
fessive dignity.
The man who holds the pencil out
at arms length and whites away at
1t, hit or miss is impulsive, jolly, good
natured and generous.
He who leaves a blunt point Is dull
| and plodding and will never amount
to much. He is really good hearted,
but finds his chief pleasure in the
commonplace things of life.
He who sharpens his pencil an inch
or more from the point is high strung
| and imaginative and subject to ex-
| uberant flights of fancy. He will al
ways be seeking to mount upward and
accomplish things in the higher re
| gions of business and art, and his
i wife's greatest trouble will be to hold
him down to earth and prevent his
flying off altogether on a tangent.
The man who sharpens his pencil all
around smoothly and evenly, as though
it were planed off in an automatic
sharpener, Is systematic and slow to
anger, but he is so undertaking from a
fixed principle that he would drive q
woman with sensitive temperament
to distraction in less than six months
On the contrary, he who jumps in
and leaves the sharpened wood as jag
ged as saw teeth around the top has
a nasty temper and will spank the
baby on the slightest provocation
There are certain women who can
manage that kind of man beautifully
however, and II he gets a wife with 9
calm, persuasive eye he will come
down from his high horse in a few
minutes and be as meek as a lamb.
The man who doesn't stop to polish
the point of lead once the wood is cut
away has streak of coarseness in his
nature.
He who shaves off the lead till the
point is like needle is refined, deli
cate and sensitive. He will not be
likely to accomplish so much as his
more common brother, but he will new
er shock you and is without doubt 6
good man to tie to.-New York Press,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Scientific Lanrnnce.

NO wonder" said the poet, that no
one cares to read the works of Haeckel,
Darwin, Spencer, Huxley and so on.
These men have much to say, but they
don't know how to say it. They have
never taken the time to learn to write"
He drew his notebook from his pocket
When Professor Thompson" he re-
sumed, "hit on a new variety Of cathode
rays, he announced his discovery in
these terms: OF an orthocathodic char
etanf eS5e Il asasotaelS Y2re,Ssisa{ e5
defectable fuorescifient nonexcitant;
of a diacathodic character, a monde
tiectable fiuorescifient nonexcitant; of
an isocathodic character, defiectable,
nondorescifient nonexcitant'-ands so on
for forty or fifty pages"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

cleverly are they contrived that it Is
difficult to believe that the sun has not
been at work upon them.
A shabby petticoat kills the smartest
gown. Choose the underskirt to pre-
sent pleasing and harmonious con-
trast to the dress or to match the pre-
vailing color in the hat. Study the art
of holding up the skirt gracefully. Few
women know how to accomplish this,
and the general appearance of cos
tune is frequently spoiled by careless
ness in this respect.
Very simple and childlike is the white
china silk gown illustrated. The skirt
is laid in plaits at the waist and trim.
med at the bottom with graduated
widths of white satin ribbon. The lace
used is pretty design in rather coarse
German val. JUDO CHOLLET.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
The Curious seasickness.

"Seasickness is curious trouble"
says a physician. "It is probably due
to the disturbance caused by the mo-
ton of the ship to the little organs that
govern the sense Of equilibrium. In the
inner ear are three little semicircular
canals. In movement in any plane the
fluid in these canals disturbs and tele-
graphs the sensation to the brain, which
Is then able to control the balance Of
the whole. By the motion Of a ship
this delicate apparatus of the canal
system is, it is suggested, thrown out
of gear and wildly telegraphs wrong
messages to the brain. And that por-
tion Of the brain Is intimately connect
ed with the nerve that controls the hap
penings In the region whence the trou-
BILE arises. The whole system, in brief,
Is short circuited."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
WOODEN CHECKS.
rallies Were Used In England Until
the Year 1894.

the 1eaE 1904
Wooden checks are the sort of thing
one would expect to find used in China
or Tibet but, as a matter of fact, they
We're used in England from the earliest
times down to as late as 1884.
rallies, as they were called, were
made out Of curved piece Of hazel,
notches being cut along the edges to
stand for certain sum of money. The
tally was then sawed half through
below the lowest notch and the notch
ed part split into two pieces, on both
OF which the notches appeared.
These pieces served as check and
counterfoil, the latter being always the
larger piece with the unnotched end
as kind Of handle. The smaller piece
was then taken by the payee, the larger
sent to the person on whom the check
was drawn, generally collector Of
customs or other revenues, public or
private. He would honor the check on
finding that the two pieces fitted and
had the amount credited to him by the
drawer on returning them together to
him. Thus were the great danger and
| expense of transporting large sums of
coin avoided
Forgery Of tally was obviously i'm
possible unless a new counterfoil could
be substituted, and If stolen in the Or
d1nary way it would be of little use to
| the thief, for, unlike our checks, there
was nothing to show on whom 1t was
| drawn.
There are still good many tallies In
existence, but the majority were burn
ed In the great fire which destroyed the
old houses of parliament. The remain
der are chiefly to be found in the pub
lie record Office and no doubt also In
the imminent rooms of great land
| owners.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
The ssFather of Lenrosy."

The gecko belongs to a family of
thick tongued lizards, which are wide
ly distributed over the tropical and
subtropical countries of Europe and
Asia, and in all countries where he is
known he is thoroughly despised. Be
cause of his repulsive appearance he
is called the 'father of leprosy." Down
to times comparatively modern it was
firmly believed that contact either di-
rectly or indirectly with the little rep
tile was sure to communicate leprosy.
The Investigations of modern zoolo-
gists have proved that the little animal
Is undeserving of his name of ''father
of leprosy" and that he is indeed a
most harmless and useful creature.
Since the old belief in the ability of
this reptile to communicate leprosy to
any human flesh which might come in
contact with his warty, sore looking
skin was exploded he has retained his
Objectionable name solely on account
of the bad appearance he makes. His
skin Is one mass Of scaly and tuber-
culous excrescences that cover his body
from the tip of his tail to the end Of
his nose. Every quarter inch section
of this repulsive looking body has
general resemblance to the thickened,
callous protuberances that appear on
the human body in cases of leprosy.
On this account and no other the harm
less little gecko was given the name of
being the progenitor Of the worst form
Of disease.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Elasticity of Spiders Webs.

Did you ever watch a SPIDERS web
on windy day? If so, you will notice
how wonderfully it accommodates
itself to the swaying of the twigs to
which it is attached. 1t is in fact elias
tic of the very finest quality. Were it
not for its elasticity the poor spider
would not long survive. The first
breeze would rend the silken meshes
of the web to atoms and the owners
stock of new material would very soon
be exhausted in repairs and renewals.
Besides its elasticity, the spiders web
is very sticky, property which ac-
counts for the ease wherewith it holds
insects when once caught.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
A NOBLE ENEMY.
The Fate of Mokrani, a Moslem Chief
of Africa

of Africa.
France was never in greater danger
Of losing her colonies In Africa than
Turing the war with Germany in 1870.
The troops were recalled from Africa
to take part in the conflict that was
going on against France, and Algeria
was left almost defenseless.
The hour for which the conquered
races had long waited had come, and
If holy war had been proclaimed it
Is probable that the French would have
been driven from northern Africa.
But the tribes did not rise while the
French had their hands full on the
other side of the Mediterranean, and
the fact was due to their fidelity to a
solemn pledge.
When the war broke out a chief of
great influence among the tribes, Mo-
krani, gave his word to the governor
general of Algeria that there should
be no insurrection while the war lasted.
That word was faithfully kept. Disas-
ter after disaster followed the French
arms. The defeats of the war cul-
minated in the surrender of Paris.
But not man Of the tribes Of Kabylia
stirred. The Moslems faith was
plighted; the Moslem's faith was kept.
When, however, the last battle had
been fought and the treaty of peace
signed, Mokrani, then released from
his word, gave the governor general
notice that in forty-eight hours he
would declare war. The French
armies, released from duty at home,
hurried across the Mediterranean. The
end was inevitable. Mokrani, seeing
that all was lost, put himself at the
head Of his warriors and fell fighting
in the front rank. The French erected
monument to mark the spot where
their noble enemy perished.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
THE DIVINE NAME.
Tneffable Word That Is Never Used
by Many IsraeIites.

w MANY
An eminent rabbi has given his view
Of the ancient Jewish rendering of the
name Of the Deity. He says that the
term Jehovah" the ineffable tetra-
grammaton, is never pronounced by
many Israelites. They use the word
"Adonoi," which signifies ''the Lord"
The translators of the Bible followed
this custom, rendering the word "Jeho-
yah" as lord" In ancient times the
Pharisees replaced the tetragramma-
ton by Shem. They used "Shemo,"
which is also Biblical, as the sacred
name, and this name is yet retained
to some extent among the Jews. But
it would appear from passages in the
Psalms that Adonoi, or Lord, for Jeho-
yah was more ancient even than the
times Of the Pharisees. 1t thus occurs
eight times in Psalm lxxxiv It also
appears In the book of Exodus, where
Jehovah" had been used in the orig
inal Hebrew. This substitution would
seem to be older than any other, and
it Is yet common among all Jews.
The rabbi says he has found that the
ancient translations testify in favor of
"Adonoi."
Looking at the English translation of
the Old Testament, it will be found
tsat the name Jehovah appears In the
books of Genesis, Exodus, Judges, the
Psalms and Isaiah. 1t is not In the
New Testament.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
The Advice of Experience,

1t has sometimes been remarked by
the student of child life that the only
child learns to read sooner than the
child belonging to large family. There
may or may not be psychological rea-
sons for this, but the story Of the small
boy Of five who was struggling with
his alphabet blocks for the first time
may be enlightening to those who wish
for reasons. The small boy was really
rather interested than otherwise in the
large A that fulfilled its usual function
Of standing for an apple tree, but he
had brother who was nearly eight.
"You leave 'em alone" advised the
brother; "if you once begin to read you
can never leave off."-London Chron-
icle.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Acting Naturally,

1t often requires courage to be nat
ural-a higher form Of courage than
that which marches behind the safe end
Of gun. Moral courage which is not
dependent on appearance or intimidat-
ed by custom is finer quality than the
daring Of the speculator or the un-
finching nerve of the soldier exposed
to the fire Of an enemy. 1t takes the
best stamp Of bravery to be true to
oneself, and he who is loyal to the In
ner voice, who keeps faith with himself
and maintains self respect, wins vic
tory in the battle of life. To live un-
daunted by the demands of unworthy
conventionalism is not to live in vain.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
PANIC At pI!NNER PARTY.
Women Faint When Boy Lifts Lid of
Can Containing Grasshoppers.

Women Faint When Boy Lifts Lid of
Can Containing Grasshoppers.
Gregory Williams, aged fourteen, Of
Brooklyn, has been stopping with his
mother at one Of the cottages at Lake
Huntington, Sullivan county, N. Y, for
a few days. The other day he col
lected a canful Of grasshoppers for
fish bait, says the Port Jervis (N. W
special to the New York World He
forgot to take the can from his coat
pocket at the dinner table, and his
mother, noticing the bunch in his coat,
asked him what he had. The lad did
not reply, and she told him to show
what it was.
Gregory opened the lid, and in less
time than it takes to tell couple Of
hundred grasshoppers were doing the
twostep among the dishes and guests.
The insects got into the frizzes of the
ladies and caused more commotion
than fire. Two young women tainted,
and it was fully an hour before the
room was cleared of hoppers.
One young woman whose hair was
red drew hoppers by the dozen. They
drove her into Mysteries. In the ex-
element many dishes were broken
and several evening dresses spoiled.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
FIRE THE BEST FILTER.
Boiling Water the Surest Way to Get
Pure Water.

Pure Water.
"All this talk about the need of fl
ters, about people dying for lack Of fl
tered water, amuses me-" said chem
list. For filtered water isn't necessa-
rily pure water. Boiled water is a
hundred times better.
"a filter, you see, does not free water
from things dissolved in it, but only
from things floating In 1t. For instance,
If you mix quart Of whisky in a
gallon of water and then filter the mix
ture it will come out colorless, the
floating color particles having been left
behind, but this colorless fluid will be
quite as capable Of intoxicating you
now as it was before, for none of it's
dissolved alcohol will have disappeared.
$50 with water that is polluted with
sewage. All the undissolved portions
Of the sewage are removed by filtration
and the water is left clear, tasteless
and colorless, but the dissolved sewage
is still present and in it may lurk bill
lions of typhoid germs.
LET those who complain about the
lack Of filters just turn in and boil their
water. A cents worth of fire will puri-
fy gallon of water better than a S10,-
100000 plant could do it."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. ....., fEYy
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
THE PRIBlLOF ISLANDS.
Where No White Man May Land Un-
less He Has a Permit.

less He Has q Permit.
Unalaska resembles other northern
stations, having warehouses, docks, the
inevitable Greek church and a score of
wooden cabins. Whalers leave here
for the arctic regions.
Dutch Harbor is a station for our
revenue feet There is much coming
and going of ships of all nations. There
is quite a formidable feet, and only
two ships out of twelve carry colors
Of the same country.
Just before entering the harbor one
notices a detached rock high against
the side of the cliff. 1t bears strik-
ing resemblance to a Russian priest in
full robes. Touched by the sunset
light, he seems to stand blessing the
harbor.
Sailing north out into Bering sea, one
looks back at the desolate, silent, tree
less islands, which seem to wall the
edge of the world. Hundreds of miles
west they run toward Vladivostok.
Two hundred and forty miles north
of Unalaska are the Pribilof islands,
not large, but the greatest seal islands
in the world There are many fur
seals around the shores of Bering sea
and the Aleutian islands, hut the great
mass of them are bred on the Pribilof
group. No white man is permitted to
land on these breeding grounds with
out a permit signed by the secretary
| of the treasury of the United States
| Outdoor Life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Artificial Ha1os or "sun Dogs"

An experiment which illustrates in
very curious manner the actual phi
losophy of the formation of halos or
"sundogs" is performed as follows:
Take solution of alum and spread a
few drops Of it over pane of glass.
1t will readily crystalline in small, fat
octohedrons, scarcely visible to the eye.
When this pane Of prepared glass is
held between the observer and the sun
or even candle with eyes very close
to the smooth side of the glass; there
will be seen three different but distinct
and beautiful halos, each at a different
distance from the luminous body.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

A firm in Rio de Janeiro recently sent
out the following advertisement about
olive oil: "Our olives oils have garan-
tized of fits quality. Diligently fabri-
Gated and filitrated. The consumer
will find with them the good taste and
perfect preservation. For to escape to
any counterfeit is necessary to requiere
on any bottles this contremarc deposed
cohfofmably to the law. The corks
and the boxes hare all marked with
the fire" a. r
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Made 1t All Clear.

BerZelius, the Swedish chemist, ma5e
most Of his laboratory experiments IN
his kitchen with his cook Anna as his
only assistant what is your mas
teri" asked one of his neighbors. "Oh
he Is chemist" whats that?
What does he dor "Well, 1 will tell
you. He has something in a big bottle
then he pours it into smaller one and
then again into quite tiny bottle"
"Well, and what then happens to it?"
"Oh, then throw it away"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

was made postmaster here at Pine
vile. And he got lonesome and healthy
and workful again a month ago, so
Gerald's in his place, and he's in New
York. Don't you see? 1t was really
very definite and businesslike and
fight under the circumstances"
"Oh, certainly, under the circum-
stances" agreed Broderick. $50 old
Gerry's postmaster instead Of artist"
Both" she corrected. "He has lots
OF time to study, and it's good for him
the responsibility, I mean. You
wouldn't know him."
Il suppose not" assented Broderick
uneasily. He tried to reconcile his lit
tie circle of the universe, to make the
chaotic tumble fall into place and har-
monize. Gerald, Gerald the helpless,
erratic, fantastic, irrational, joyous
hearted, penniless artist, a person of
matrimonial responsibility, postmas-
ter. But then he remembered the
young smooth haired person stamping
| letters. Of course Gerald had found
his usual way out of the difficulty. He
had hired some Pineville lass to do the
heavy work, and he drew the salary.
1t was like Gerald. But there was
Beatrice, Beatrice making biscuit. He
looked at her with troubled eyes, see
ing endless vistas of Beatrices making
biscuit throughout the years.
Don't you miss New York?'
"Oh, so muchv' she said. "I'll never
be happy until / get back"
Have you given up your own
workT'
"Only for the time being. 1 shall
take it up again, of course. 1 shall
have to-
Broderick's hands tightened in a sud-
| den grip. So she was to work again,
turn out her endless succession of little
wash illustrations for second rate
| monthly magazines. Gerald would not
mind, would not see the point. He
would think he was being broadmind-
ed and bohemian to let his wife carry
on her own art irrespective Of him.
But Beatrice saw the point
He rose from his chair suddenly, his
face white with the anger and love he
had smothered. Before he could stop
himself the words came leaping to his
| lips
"Why did you do it?"
"Do whatT'
She stood beside the little bare
kitchen table, her face raised to his,
her eyes bright with startled wonder
ment at his tone.
'Why did you marry Gerald"
Marry Gerald! I" Some one was
coming along the white roadway. From
the kitchen window two figures could
be seen, and she pointed to them.
"There is Gerald, and that is his wife,
my sister Barbara. l am merely at
tendant star to the honeymoon. They
brought me along lowell, to make the
biscuit"
A minute later and Broderick met
the bridal couple on the wide veranda
under the funny roof. The bride was
the girl with the smooth dark hair who
had been stamping letters, and she
laughed at him.
Il knew who you were, but 1 want
ed Gerald all to myself, and knew
Beatrice would take care of you"
"She did," answered Broderick hap
| PLY, and as the rest went into the
house he paused to brush off traces of
flour from his coat collar. But Bea-
trice burned the biscuit.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Where He Was.

TO what do you attribute your good
health and remarkably robust condi-
tion?"
''To regular habits and early ret1r-
ing"
'Then you have been so situated that
you could carry out these excellent
rules for the preservation Of the
health?"
"Oh, yes. 1 was in the Illinois peni-
tentiary for twentythree years" -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
His Part,

In the English cap and Gown" Is
told the following story of Oxford life.
1t Is called Hauled by the Dean" The
dean, who had rebuked Mr.. Brown for
having assisted at the ducking of a fell
low student, asks the offender, what
part did you take in this disgraceful
AFFAIR."" and MI. Brown replies meekly,
''The left leg, sir."'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
No CHANGE to Gro,x.

Mrs. Newwed-Dear me, these eggs
are very small. Grocer-They are in
deed, mum, and I'm sure don't know
why. Mrs. Newwed-Oh, l dare say
it's because you take them out of the
nest too soon.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Best She Could Do.

Husband-What! Twenty-Five dollars
for that bonnet? Why, it's ridiculous!
Wife-Yes, 1 know it isn't anything to
boast Of, but you said you couldn't af-
ford an expensive bonnet-Columbu
Dispatch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Hard Work.

Mrs. Aim surprised that your
husband earns so little if he works as
hard as you say. What does he do?
Mrs. B.-The last thing he did was to
calculate how many times a clock
licked in the course of 1000 years.
London Tit-Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

what splendid woman she is!'
Il am glad to think you have got
such a wife"
"Such wife! Why, man, you have
no idea of her generosity. When I was
poor she refused to marry me because
she was afraid of being a burden upon
me, but the moment came into my
fortune she consented at once What
do you think of that for kindness?"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
A Facetious Cnnrict.

"This confinement" SAID the long
faced prison visitor. muse distress
you greatly" YES" replied the ia
cetious convict, Il find the prison bars
grating" "Ah, life to you is a fail
ure." "Yes. It's nothing but a CELL"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
The CompIementary virtue

"What do you consider most essential
In being quick at repartee?"
"a person who constantly strives to
be quick at repartee," answered Miss
Cayenne, should be quite sure he has
friends who are slow to anger" Wash
ington Star.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
CHIC STYLES.
Pretty Coverlet For the Baby's
Carriage-DuIl Toned Hats.

A coverlet for the baby's carriage is
made of the finest SWISS embroidered
in a pretty wreath design in flower
colors, lined with tufted blue silk and
given frill of hemstitched null.
The colors of your eyes should guide
you in choosing the shade that suits
you best. A girl with brown eyes and
hair never looks prettier than when
dressed up in varying tones of brown.
Bright lips and fresh complexion can
be emphasized by wearing a string Of
coral beads.
Hats of dull tones, suggesting their
having been exposed to the sun, are
the latest novelty in millinery. So
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Exciting.

Percy-I am tired of this life Of ease.
/ want life of toll, danger, excite
ment and adventures.
"Oh, this is so sudden! But you may
ask papa"-Life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23
Not EXhauSted.

She-Henry, I'm going to give you a
piece of my mind. Hell thought I'd
had 1t all.-New York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

If your spirits are low, do something;
and, If you have been doing something,
do something different--E. E. Hale.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

All luxury corrupts either the morals
or the taste.-Joubert.