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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. fa- .

POINT PLEASANT, MASON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16, 1907.DIRECTOKY

CITY.Mayor H. R HowardCSty Clerk W. C. WbaieyCity Marshal John W. LoveCity Assessor J. M. BurdettCity Solicitor L. C. SomervilleCoaaeilmeo.Cbas. F. Filson, Capt.W. B. Guan, J. C. Franklin, JohnH. Che« Hebrew, George Miller.

City Treasurer F. B TippettPres. Board of Health, Br. L. F.Campbell

Health Officer C. B. SmithOTerseer Poor Will J KennyCity Council.Regular meetings,

first Monday of each month.

COUH'i'V.Julge of Circuit Court W. A. Pardons

.Point PleasantClerk of Cirenit-Conrt, A L. Bone>iOfficial Stenographer,... K. C. Winger

.Point PleasantClerk of Co. Coart. .J. P. R. B SmithCo. Comm'n». . Bird Stone, Pres't

Leon" W. W. Jackson,

New Haven'4 ....W. H. Vsught,

Point PteaaantSheriff J O.VcDenuittProeecnting atty U. S. EcholsAssessor 1st Dirt R E Muggrave

.Point Pleasant" 2d Dirt. .Walter E. Stnrgeon

.Mercers' BottomCoanty Sarreyor Geo. E. Childs

. Point PlearantSupt Schools C. A. Green

.AshtonCircuit Court.Regular term be¬

gins on first.Tuesday of March, June,September ard December.County Court.Regular term be-

fins on first Monday of January, April,uly and October."

Admistrator's NoticeThe undersigned having been ap-

Sointed Administrator of the estate ofyrd Hill deceaeed, all persons having

claims against estate are herebv no¬tified to present the same, and allpersons indebted to said estate, willplease call and settle the same atonce.Point Pleasant, W Va , Dec. 24, 1906.Point Pleasant Trust Company.

Administrator.By H.L. Robey, Secretary.

Dec. 28-4w

Order of Publication.STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:

. ,codnty of mason, to-wit-

eiitSSJi iu'° theCIerk's Offlceot Ibe Cir-

s*Eoward Brown,Mary E. Brown.In Chancery.*he above entitled salt Is to

obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrl-

?°? hy from the defendant

by affldavlt filed with the

ElaTrR R?ni.Cm?,e ,hat ,he defendant!i"-a «>on-re*ldent ofthe

^ Virginia, it is ordered that shewithin one month after the

catl° ot lh,s order and do what is

nfn?*ryl0 protect Interests.A Copy Teste:.A. L BOGGESS Clerk

8omerville A Somervi le, *ols^THE STATE OP WifiST VIRGINIATO the Sheriffof Mason County, Greetlne*

yoa sunimon Mary£. Brown, If she be found in your bailiwickto appear before the Judge ofour CIrcnitCourt for the County of Mason at RmIob »/»

,^ld.'2. the Clerk*.omcHfiWldthe ar«t Monday In January. next, to ans-

irch*°e«af exhibited agalnat herOpoTt by Edward Brown. and nn-

n^nth therelfWr!Th£ cinrtr,wllTlttSke?hS

^P^JTtSTES^SSiS.Te.tr:.A. L. BOQOE8S, Clerk.

Notice to Take Depositions:TS-vMfry E-Bro*o. Take Notice:

.on ° day of February. A.D1907, between the hours of 9 o'clock a m"?A?m?'£'Sck-p IK.-« th«

Snraervllle, In the Town of PointJ' Mason County, West Virginia I

7' , ^ the deposition of Nancy BatesCharley Brown, Mary Bates, Wilt n^Vrleht!

others» ** read in evidence in

.am~mmke'nnfed0,o^'?h^;

5hJ!i ?enc^ shal! not be completed onthe .ame 6ba" h® CODtln-

Stthero«mTS^and SrtweJJfu,? 2SSDieted Qnlil the 8am5I?!t£u have been com-plela®- EDWaBD BROWN,

®«^rvnie 4 Somervllle, Holt.®y Couneel-

Order of Publication.STATE OF W1EST VIRoinia.c£L?t>1/v^f1<V£,he Clerk', Office of the

-°15 5®?",°' Maa"n Connty. on Mondayorter »M^n%^D:Qary- 1907, ,he followlD8J* *ir?e5,Iey';Administrator of the estate

of Andrew J. Hall, deceased. Plaintiff.

Mrs. Fannie Hal), Mrs. Joseph Louden

Uullfen ^S5?#iQ°I,,en» William

^atlte 'Roy.^eorje8Htoy Kobe rt "l^ll'William Hall. Cbarle^Hill &£« h'Ji'l.re*lnfanCi*n ^fal,tKtlle ,ast 'wo °r whom

^ of twenty-oneHa*oJnh»n«. Jr. and Charles W.

Jubljng, partners doing business undei

fe^dMU,D"me °' H Juhlin«'» »en«, De-

.In Chancery.

.*£y«ct°f the above entitled suit Is toMitlethe accounts of the said plaintiff an

Administrator of the estate o^And^ Ji ii ^F^^d; to have an accounting show.

cedent ,,a,w,,tiw of the nald de-their amounts and priorities* thnt

of uffpSS&i and

STt>X?thfli .»ald decedent be ascertaln-

f.',. y"JIn of which the saiddied seized und possessed

'I there be not sufficient personal1 hands of said plaint iff with

pay the debU ol uld decedent

Sn2d to5.T?WI*a,i,l,,« 'herefrorn bTap-fleZotthS 'he d»bts and Ilsbifl-

w«,ncze.rtK.fi,fi!SSSSSSs

A copy.Teste:Bomarirllle * Sraervme. teuPfo^fSSSii,

Trustee's Sale*R^ Tlrtoe of that certain deed or tra«

ce»es?!hi? kT Madison C. Fisher and Kran££* r1 her, his wire, to the DnderslgnecTrTistee.dated Uie aoth day of FeDrnatyf^'wf i recorded id the Coanty Cour£ fk ? °5m »' Mason Conaiy. West Vlr5lJ,»a*,n Trust Deed Book No. a, page ttu

. «osecure Edwin E. Zerkle, theD»ymengSS ^SSjfg_gy°l>lypry note for the son

- laVdll«dD^:aird'te JS?d "ft"S'bj?Mo .flfcc^and^efMlt havlna'been'm^f0?

Saturday, the 2nd day of Febxuary, 1907,

commeneiBc at II o'clock a. m.on said da*at tbe front door of the Court House ot Mn¦»°Coa°«r, west yir*inla.7ell °fo" "ih!!

the highest bidder the fol

¦iS tract ot land convex ed b-aald trust deed to said trustee, viz - j*-'

U5lD* ln th® mitrtct' oRobinson, connty ot Mason, State of WesVirginia,and bounded and styscribed as f«iiIowa, to* wit: Beginning at large black oal¦tamp on tbe N. side of the Graham Htatloi

(SSfc?5.eSne-rnii° "'rold survey, thene5""* *. PO'ea to . stone oithe brink of wie hill, thenca with ¦

ilne 223 poles to a stone nethe top of a hill, thence N. 15° E 70 p*»ies to

2£SiSC*nt?iftof hni^}henee withhold llm

|QS3;t?ehK,^^^da JZZiSh*Dd thl> "j"ai«MK-

« *4"W. Trustee.

Dreams That are 3N)to Foretell Matri¬

mony.Should a girl dream of trying

on Blippers or shoes, it fortellsthat she has lately met with a

man who is destined to make hera good husband.To dream of being caught in a

heavy shower, and that there isno shelter to be had, betokensthat the dreamer is shortly tochange ber residence, and thather wedding day is at hand.The girl who finds herself look¬

ing at pictures, either in booksor in a shop, may rest assuredthat a lover is coming to her veryshortly, and that, be wilt be a

very qflectionate and true fiuB-band,A dream that surely denotes a

coming marriage is when thedreamer sees an owl flying about.She may feel positive that hercoming marriage will bring hergreat prosperity and happinesstfnd that the course of true lovewill run Bmoothly for herWhen a girl dreams that she

sees fruit growing, or that she isgathering apples, pears, etc., itit fortells her speedy marriage,but at the same time denotes thatthe coming union will separateher from ber friends.To find yourself walking

through wheat fields or to see

oats, wheat, etc., growing, de¬notes that yon will shortly meeta man who will propose mar¬

riage after a very short acquaint¬ance.

.Very LuckyFor a girl to find herself in her

dream securing a present ofjew¬elry-necklace, ring or brooch-isa very lucky dream It not onlyfortells the early approach of herwedding, but also that she willtravel a great deal and live amach brighter and more variedexistence than hitherto.If a girl finds herself striking

matches or lighting a fire, lamp,candle, etc., it means that a manwhom she has known for a longwhile is about to propose to her,and that her marriage will takeplace within a year.To' dream you are packing a

suit case and setting out for a

journey denotes that you willshoTtly be wedded, but that yourmarried life will be lived acrossthe seas.

If a girl finds herself combingr brushing her hair, she may

shortly expect one of her menfriends to propose marriage.Her wedded life will be particu¬larly fortunate.To dream thac you are using

gum or glue, and pasting downsomething, Bhows that you willquickly receive a present fromone who is now a stranger, andthat you will wed a tall, fair man.'When a girl finds herself

frightened in her dream at some

object, she may console herself,as thiB fortells that she will short¬ly be introduced to a man who is'to be her husband, and that hermarried life will be very happy.This is a most fortunate dreamfor dark girls.To dream that you sit by your

own hearth talking to some un¬known man fortells your speedymarriage, but that your bride¬groom will be older than you and

a better position.Soon To Wed. .

If a girl findb herselfin a crowdor in a large gathering, it denotesthat she will very soon be a bride,and that her future life will bespent in large towns. It also de¬notes that her lover will be some

public official.To dream of drinking is par¬

ticularly lucky if the glass or cupcontaining the liquid is handed

you by the opposite sex, as itforetells a veryspeedy and happymarriage, with much prosperity.For a girl to find herself in her

dreamB cleaning a house, dustingscrubbing, etc, denotes that

she will shortly be introduced tothe man who is to become herhusband, and that her marriagewill not take ber faraway.To dream that you see the sun

arise denotes awealthy and happymarriage, and that your husbandwill attain to a very high position.It also foretells much traveling fbithe dreamer.Ifa girl in her dreams finds

herself in a churth orsacred build¬ing she may shortly expect an of¬fer of marriage from some one

whom she secretly adores; alBOshe will have a very fortunatemarried life.To dream yon are bonnd by

chains or tied ujffn any way de¬notes the near approach of a

wedding ring, and that yonrmarriage is.only distant a fewmonths

Lincoln in 1858.I observed a great commotion

among my fellow passengers,many of whom jumped fromtheir seats and pressed eagerly i

aroand a tall man who had justentered the car. They addreased

.'Hello, Abe! How areyon?" and 1so on. And he responded in thesame manner: "Good evening, 1

Ben, How are yon, Joe? Glad 1

to see yon, Dick!" and there was Jmnch langhter at some things hesaid, which in the confusion of 1

voices I could not understand. .

"Why," exclaimed my compan-ion, "There's Lincoln himself."He pressed through the crowd (and introduced me to Abraham (Lincoln, whom 1 then saw for the tfirst time. II must confess that 1was some- j

what startled by his appearence. (There he stood overtopping by jseveral inches all those surround- (

ing him. ,Although measuring <something over six feet myself, I |had when standing quite near to thim to throw my head backward 1in order to look into his eyes. <

That swarthy face, with its strong i

features, its deep furrowB and itsbenignant, melancholy eyes, is 1

now familiar to every American. '

It may be said that the whole '

civilized world knows and loves it. '

At that time it was clear saver

and looked even more haggard !and care worn than later, when 1

|it was framed in whiskers.On his head he wore a' some- (

what battered stove pipe hatf

His neck emerged,long and sinewfrom a white collar turned down (over a thin black necktie. His |lauk, ungainly body was clad ina rusty black frock coat with )sleeves that should have been |longer; but hiB arms appeared so

long that the sleeves of "store ¦

coat" could hardly have been ex¬

pected to cover them all the way 1

down to the wriBts. His black Itrousers, too, permitted a very 'full view of his large feet. OnhiB left arm he carried a graywoolen shawl which evidently '

served him for an overcoat inchilly weather. His left bandheld a cotton umbrella of thebulging kind, and also a blacksatchel that bore the marks oflong and hard usage. His righthe bad kept free for handshakingof which there was no end untileverybody in the car seemed tobe satisfied. I bad seen in Wash¬ington and in the West severalpublic men of rough, appearancebut none whose looks seemedquite so uncouth, not to say gro¬tesque as Lincoln's-Wheu people do not enjoy do¬

ing the things we do, we are aptto think they do not have a goodtime.

Our idea of an impossible manis one who hasn't a bit of foolish¬ness in his make-up.Even an optimiet is to apt to

backslide when he has a boil onthe back of his neck.

Occasionally a man pnts hisbest foot forward for the purposeof registering a kick.

Ifs a fortunate thing for manylawyers that the fool killer is sofar behind with his work.

The average girl declines tomarry a lot ot men because theyneglect to ask her.About the only difference be¬

tween accepting a position andsecuring a job is the matter ofremuneration.Some people waste a lot of

time sitting around wishing theywere dead.

Many a man who calls himselfconservative is but a coward.. Motto for .Natural Gas Co: Re¬member the Main.Save up your pennies and your

heirs will squander your dollars.If air castlea were real, some

people wouldn't be satisfied.

Bowser Has a

When Mr Bowser left'or home be (ell down Iitepe of the stairs andnan laughed at him.got out on the street a net

'an against him and disturbed 1equilibrium. When be tookitreet oar a woman grabbed binhe ooat tails 'o draw herselflie step and when he swore a

t she said be was a baldhead10 gentleman. The oondocrorked off a niokeln his obange and a cross

or look. *

.. ... nrrrr-1Therefore when he got home be,ras ready to bold Mrs. Bowser re-

ponsible for everything that badisppened. Of course she was toilame for it.of oourse. Wouldiny son of a orosseyed man have Ilared to put a finger on his ohinor look at poker but for Mrs. j3owser.Mr Bawaer slimmed the gate

>pen. He did it to let Mrs. Bow¬er understand that he was boss of Ibat ranob and that things had goto stand around for him. He Jtanged the front door open. HeLid it that she might know that belad arrived and have goose:fleshiver it. He expeoted to see her inhe hall and to Bbout "Woman!** atter and demand why in Halifax Ihe gas in the baok parlor was not Iighted, bat she wasn't there Thetat wasn't there. The oook was]tot in the kitchen."Now by the seven horns of tbel

ieven brindled bulls, but this isloo muoh.too much!' exclaimed Illr. Bowser as he went climbing |ipstairs.There was more to come, how-1

iver. He found Mrs. Bowser in In bed with a headsohe, while thesat was chasing a rubber balltround on the floor as if domestiolroubles were not of the slightest Itooount.

.'I heard you oome in," faintly Iinnounoed Mrs Bowser from the|led."Ob, you did eh? You heard

ne oome in and you jumped intojjed?""I have bad a raging beadaohe|

dl day.""3erves you right. Any woman

irhowill eat pickles and smoked Ilerrings and then walk in the Ijaok yard in her bare feet mastlsxpeot to have headaches. Where IIn Texas is that redheaded oook of |jura?""I let her go home for the day.

3be said she'd surely be baok by II o'clock. Hasn't she oome yet?""Of oourse she hasn't oome and

af oourse she won't show up till Imidnight! Were>on idiot enough |to take her word?"..J.I thought sbe'd oome.""Yes, you thought and thought I

and this is the result of it By [John, was there ever aucb a oon-

iuoted house as this! 1 have now Igot to putter around for two hourB Ito get myself a bite to eat.""I tried to get up a few minntes

ago but couldn't do it,1 explained jMrs. BowBer."Of oourse you oouldn't. Yon

are probably in for a rnn of fever.!Yon may have smallpox or theplague before you get throughwith it. That would be just ourlook You wait till the oook showsup and I'll make her think a housefell on her. I'll be np again afterI get something to eat "

"Why don't you go to a restau-rant for this ouoe?"

¦ Why don't 1 go to the drugstoreand ask for stryobnine! Didn't I,oome within an aoe of dying « noeafter getting a bite to eat in a one*horse-restaurant ?''"But I thought it was too many

beans that ailed yon.""Too many nothings! If yon

think you won't die before I getbaok I'll now go down and pokeabout the kitchen and if that in¬fernal yallereyed oat follows mei'U be the death of him."\.Mr. Bowser went down andpolled. He made himself a oupof ooffee and ate some bread andbatter and oold meat and thoughthe oat looked into the kitchenonce or twioe he dared not ventureinto the open. "Dinner" wasmade ready and finished in half anhour and then Mr. Bowser was

ready for other business. He hada grievance against the oat, theoook and Mrs. Bowser and he an¬

ticipated having a good time thatevening. No one who has read ofhim oan oall him oruel-hearted,

H

taa to have a raoket]hand to vary the monotony,

i ie never to blame for anything I

vict otheia. j JBWpB .

"Well, I suppose I'd better tele-phone for the dcotor and hear thewont at onoe," he said bb he oame |tramoins upstairs.

"I told jou it was only a head-1aohe." replied Mra Bowser."Tee yon told me ao bat if yon

ain't in for a oaaespinal meningitisthen I'll miss my guess. They liveabont three days with that disease, |I believe.""I shall be all right in the morn,

ing.""Or marked for death," I have

offered to telephone for the doctor Iand thsfs all I oan do. It's yonr]fanlt that yon are where yon are,

Mrs Bowser, whose head was

throbbing and beating with thepain, made no reply and presentlyhe went on: .

"I was told abont a woman theother day who was eating bnrdookleaves to improve her complexion.eating bnrdook leaves and drink¬ing lobered milk. Perhaps yonhave been trying it? If yon haveit serves yon just right."She almost smiled to herself at

the tbongbt and he kept quiet fortwo minutes before he said:"Who has gone and skewjawed

thbt bureau aoross the oorner? Itwas never that way before.""It.it was moved this morn¬

ing.""But why? That bureau was

standing against the wall and noone had any business moving itYou know I oan never sleep in aroom where things are skewjawedaround. I shall put it back atonoe."

"Please wait until morning "

"Not a minute. It makes me

nervous to sit here. You might aswell have the bed kit a-oorneracross the room. Was it that foolof a oook who did it?'

' No sir it wssn't!" exolaimed a

voioe that brought out the gooseflash in a second."It was theundersigned and I want to knowwhat Lemuel Bowser is going todo abont it I"Mr. Bowser knew it was the

mother-in-lsw before he turnedand he kaew that she most haveb -en in tbe house when he oame

home. So she was but she hadhidden away and 1st him get hiBown aupper and only appearedwhen a denoument seemed to becalled for. *

"Well why don't yon throw yomarms around my neok and kissme?" Bhe asked as he stood lookingat her and taming all sorts ofcolors."So you are here," he growled."Lemuel, I am here and it's a

good thing I am. You won't haveto strain your back moving anybureau tonight.""Who wants to move any bureau?

When you are ooming here* whythe devil don't yon telegraph endhave somebody meet you at thedepot?"

"I come and go as I plea"e andI should like to see anybody pre.vent me. I am not so old andfeeble that I oan't oome up fromtbe depot alone. Yon were havinga fine time, weren't yoo? Goingto move the bnrean whether itkilled yonr wife or not. I alwayshappen to drop in jast in time "

"Yes, you always.always.""Stop right there Lemuel! 1

have heard enough from yon for a

spell. do down stairs and sitdown and fold your hands and Iwill be down preeently and talk to___ 91you ^Mr Bowser wsnt down stairs

and pnt on bis hat and softlyopened the door and sneaked ontinto the night. The mother-in-law oame down a few minntee laterand hunted for him and called andoalled but he was not to be fonnd.Darkness and distanoe bad swal¬lowed him np and only the meow¬

ing oat was left behind asa sign thatthe man had onoe been there andplayed high jinks.

To Keep Silver Bright.To keep silver Jbright without

the oontinual application of polishand powder, dissolve a small hand¬ful of borax in a pan of hot water,with a little soap or soap powderLet the silvfcr stand in this for twohoots. Ponr off the snds and rinsethe articles in clearwaW;dry witha soft olotb and polish withChamois or washiesther.

Ribbons have advanced. . Ouiprices are the same.

Mrs. L. J. Williamson.

Canada Puts Up PostalBars.

Tho OnP"ri'»" government hasabrogated the provision of thepostal oonvention between theUnited States and Canada relat-ing to the seoond-oUss matter,which, according to notioe givenwill expire in Marob, 1907. Theoonvention permits the transmis¬sion of periodicals, including news¬papers, at the rate of one oent a

ponnd. The international postalrate on seoond olaaa matter is oneoent for two ounoes. Amerioanperiodicals have enjoyed a largeoironlvtion through Canada, andwith their attraotive advertisementshave worked to injure the trade in¬terests, it is said, of Canada, and

CanadaIn oonneotion with Canada s

postal system it is interesting tonote that Canada oontrives to shows surplus in its department of$1,000,000 a year, while the UnitedStates oondooted its postsl servioeat a loss of over $10,000 last year,and over $14,000 the year before.This in spite of the faot thatCanada has a more scattered popu¬lation and lower postal rates on thewhole than the United States.

A Word of Warning.The Commoner hss oslled at¬

tention to the Hamiltonian tenden-oy on the part of some Republican Ileaders to obliterate state linesThis tendenoy must be guardedagainst, for the state is the best Iprotector of the rights and thebest guardian of the interests ofthe oitizen in looal affairs It is Inecessary, however, that Democrats Ishall be on their guard against theeffort made by the monopolists touse the state a bulwark when at.tacked by the federal governmentIn onr zeal for the proteotion ofthe rights of the states we muetlnot allow wrongs to go unreme lied. IWe must not allow the federal!government to remain inactivewhere aotion is neoessary In do-1mestio affairs the state is supreme;in interstate oommeroe oongress issupreme. There is no neutral zone Ibetween these two spheres of ao Ition. When oommeroe orosseslthe line of a state it beoomes snb-jeot to the oontrol of oongress, andcongress must act in Bnoh matters Ior the people are without redress. IThere ought to be no oonfliot

between the state and the nation Jin the attack upon predatory wealth.The state should do all within itspower to proteot the public, and Ioongress should exeroise its power Ito the same end. The remedies!should be oonourrent. It is morethan likely that the advocates ofcentralization will seek to substi¬tute "a national remedy for the 1remedies whioh are within the!power of the state. The Demo-1orats should see to it that the na-1tional remedies are simply sup-lemental and do not disable the!state. Oongress is entirely withinits sphere when it attempts to fix Ithe terms upon whioh a state oor-1poration oan engage in interstate Ioommeroe. A state has^a right to Icreate corporations, and it has a Iright to oontrol the corporationswhioh it oreates, and it ought tohave the right to fix the termsnpon whioh an outside corporationdoes business within its borders,but no state oan object to condi¬tions imposed by the federal gov¬ernment for the proteotion of interstate oommeroe.Let the Demoorats be on their

guard, therefore, first, to see thatthe powers of the general govern¬ment are employed to the full inthe proteotion of the public, andsecond, that the rights of the statesin looal affairs are not interferedwith.Bryan's Commoner.On one oooasion in Sootland a

gueet arriving rather late at a ooun-try house "was quartered in thehaunted room. Although profess¬ing to be a skeptic, like manyothers, bis oourage vanished withthe light. Determined, however,to proteot himself as well rs possi¬ble, he plsoed a loaded revolverunder his pillow and awaitsd eventsAs the olook struck, midnight heaaw a fleshy band at the end of thebed, and steadying bis nerve he ad¬dressed the visitant thus: "If youdo not instantly remove yonr handI shall fire without further warn¬

ing " lie counted three and thendieobarged the bullet.A bowl of pain whioh aroused

the household followed, and it wassoon disoovered that tbemooessfulmarksman bad shot away two ofhis own to.

Nine-tenths of the failures in¬tend to do well.

. i -

A Few Riddles.What women are like dictiona¬

ries? Wordy ones.

What goes every where on onefoot? A stocking.How do bees dispose of their

honey? Theyoellit.Why do people kneel .to pray?

To save their soles.Why is a oat's taillike the earth?

It's for to the end.How many dollars would it

to get an eagle? Ten.Who is the oldest lunatio on re¬

cord? Time oi\t of mind.Why ia a doctor never seaaiok?

He ia used to see sioknesa.What did Eve say when the left

Paradise? I don't cageA dam. ,

Why is a dog's tail always a

noveliy? It was never seen be¬fore.When is a matoh frivolous?

When it makes light of things.When does the mariner need a

great deal of sand? When hesoonrs the sea.

What bridge is warranted tosupport any strain? The bridge ofa fiddle.Why is a tin pan tied to a dog's

tail like death? Because it is boundto ooour, .

Who were the first astronomers?The stars; they first studded theheavens.

Why are anotioneers apt to beill-tempered? All their thoughtsare mor-bid.When is a oiook on the atairs

dangerous? When it runs downand strikes one.

What will give you a oold, cure

your oold and pay the doctor's"ill? A draft.How do we know the eagle is a

swel.? He is well feathered and isa.high flyer.Why is the vowel o the only one

sounded? Beoause the others areinaudible.What is better thsn prssenoe of

mind in a railroad aooident? Ab-seuoe of body..Why is a criminal safe in bis

own home? While there he willnot be found out.

Why is the North Pole like snillicit whisky mabnfaotory? It isa seoret still.How does the esgle resemble

other Amerioans? He is foundwherever there is a dollar.What evidenoe have we of the

eagle's grasping disposition ? Hehas his claws on every ooin.Why is it easy for robbers to

get into old men's houses? Theirgait is feeble and their looks arefew

Why was Moah like a poormouser? He went 40 days and 40nights without finding Ararat,What is ths first mention of

paper money in the Bible? Whenthe dove brought its green beok tothe ark.-What word is it the first two let¬

ters of whiob are male, the firstthree female, the first four maleand the whole word female? Hero¬ine.Which ia tbe most modest^piece

of furniture? The olook, it alwaysoovers its face with its face withits hands and runs itself downhowever good its works may be.When can a ship be said to be

in love? When she wants to bsmanned, When she wants a mate.When she is a ship -of great size.When she is tender to a man o'war.When she's struck by a heavyswell. When she makes muoh of ifast sailor Wfien she hugs thewind. When she runs after aemaok. When she's after a oonsortWhen the's attached to a buoy.When she she is making up to a

pier.The boy who is oourteoos to¬

wards other boy's sisters, butpegloots his own, is only a gentle¬man on the ontside. The girlwhose tones are soft and kind inoompsny, but tart and disagreeableat home, may pass for a time as a

lady, but those who know her bestsee that ahe is only adorned on thasurface.A Maine schooner, the Natalie

B Niokerson of Boothbay Harbor,Me., was high line in the mackerelfishery this season, with a grosistock of $13,000, the ores$245. /

H

We are always meeting peoplewho recall incidents that we had

jhoped they bad forgotten.

Beautiful andMorganfield, Ky..I

last Sunday's issue ofan inquiry by O. O.of the lines, "ShallAgain," by George D.I herewith inolose yon a

oopy of the article:"SHALL WE HKBT AGAIN? |

"The fiat of death isThere is no appeal for reliefthe great lair whioh doomsdost. We flourish and fadsthe leaves of the forest,flowers that bloom, wither iin a day have no frailer hoilife than the mightiestthat ever shook the earthfootsteps. Generations ofwill appear and disappear ai

grass, and the multitude that tthe world to-day will

dom think of thedeath until the shadow falls itheir own pathway, hiding fromtheir eyes the faces of lovedwhose living smile was

light of their existenoe. Death isthe antagonist of life, and the|thought of the tomb Is the skeletonof all feasts. We do not want togo through the dark valley, al¬though the dark passage may leadto Paradise; we do not want to godown into damp graves, even with JPrinoes for bedfellows. Inbeautiful drama of "Ion" theof immortality, so eloquently ut-tared by the deeth-devoted Greek,finds deep response in everythoughtful soul.When about to yield hie life a

eaorifioe to fate, his Olemantheasks if they should meet again, to Vjwhioh he responds: 'I have askedthat dreadful question if the hill*that look eternal.of the olearstreams that flow forever.of starsamong whose fields of azure myraised spirits have walked in glory. ??11 are dumb. But,aslgasethy living faoe, I feel thatsomething in love thatthrough its beauty thatwholly perish. We shallagain, Olemanthe!'"

I am very glad to be able toanswer the inquiry.

Yours very truly,H. D. Allen.

The above waa handed us with >

request to publish.*

Floater Found Standing lrset inThe River.

Standing ereot, like a man "tread* Iing water," with head and ehoul-ders high above the surfaoe of theriver, a '.'floater" was sightthe orew of the Str.southbound, near Willowabove Parkersburg.When the boat touobed et

verly its offioers reported what Ihad seen, and a party of boysto boats and lay in wait torcorpse to make itsThey waited for. two hourswere about deoided to qnitwatch, when the body rounded 1bend at the head of town andpetred in full view of the iThe body was floating ereot, 1sunk only about as far as thebows. It presented a

oreepy sight, and the searchers,boys in tbsir teens, bad to itheir best nerve to their aid to i

with the uncanny find, get a iaround it and tow it to band. Batthey did the job.

Money In Block*.John Pierpont Morgan is

ed in Town Topios as saying"There is plenty of money,

it is in blooks.not soetteredas it onoe was." And thisvery satisfactory to the peoplown the "blooks." Bnt howthe people among whom itonoe ecatteredf He also seysthere is nothing to prevent atinnanoe of prosperity "unlessagitators are suooeeaful inpublic passion and clamorour property interests." Ispossible that be wsnts the'scattered about as it onoe

The Only Vans and Poultryal In Wert Virginia.

We oan cheerfully i

our readers the Wast Virginia 1and Poultry Journal,a neatly ]ed and illustrated 20 ]voted to the interests of theer and PonltrymsH.a paperwill ever and always lookthese interests. Published!ly at only 25 oenta iterAgents wanted. Writ* for t

oopy. Address WastFarm and Poultry Journal,ersburg,W VtfYou may have such a 1

miration for the under <be unfair to the upper <

upper dog is oftenfight to get his rights-