The Cedarville Herald, Volume 26, Numbers 27-52

p u r JB s c rilcn c s O u r J o b W ork w ill couijmuw w ith th a t o f D J ty o t h e r A rm , * , , fffa 'Gedarvilk ! Tins item when marked with an ■ Index, deaoteMhat your *ub*cr»H' : . ?* part due 4 n«J 4 prxnpt fettle- i j nrvat is earnestly desii -' i . . . . . . . . . * \ t w e n t y - s i x t h Y E A R N O 16 . O E D A R V IL L E , O H IO . FR ID A Y * A U G U S T 2 S , 1 9 0 5 . F R IG E $ 1,90 A Y E A R . A Little Surprise Wedding Oc­ curred in Xenia, Wednesday. A. little surprise was sprung Thurs­ day, when i t became known th a t P ro f F, A, Ju rk a t and Miss Alice Bronia- gem b»d been married th e previous evening, when only a few o f the in ti­ mate friends knew of tbe intended marriage, P ro f Ju rk a t and Miss Broraagem drove to Xenia, secured a marriage license and then went to the home of Dr. J . G, Carson, who performed the ceremony. The newly married couple were given A reception a t the home of the bride’s ancle, Mr. George Charters, Prol. Ju rk a t | b the professor ot modern languages and. history in Cedsrville college. H is’ bride gradu­ ated from this same institution last June, S h e is the daughter of Mr. John Browsgem, P r o f. Ju rk a t and wife fo.v$gone to housekeeping in Mrs! Galbreath’s property, on Xenia avenue. They have the best wishes -of a large circle o f friends. ■ S i S ^ w i l w - S e T Admiral Dbwey and-Generat Mile* are. the best o f friends, bu t they don’t mind “knocking" each other, good naturedly. They w en t down to • Mount Vernon together on "some holiday when, natu rally , there were hundreds of visitors to the old home «nd burial place of th e Father, of JBis Country. General Miles seem­ ed much impressed!, H e silently contemplated t h e crowd fo r a few moments and then said, with feel­ ing; J ' • . “What, I wonder; would Washings ton say if he,were suddenly to ap- , pear here i n ih e flesh?” “You mean ju s t a t th is moment?" asked,.the adm iral/ with a' suspicious twinkle in h is eye; “Yea, certainly,” answered Miles, a trifle annoyed1 th a t his companion .had failed to catch' th e 'in sp ira tion , of his thought. ’^*#aRy.*doa£ir know,” said th e ; admiral, whose twinkle by thia time had Imcome actually malicious, “un­ less he asked how you ever Succeed-' ed in getting th e job he used to hold.”—New York Tribune. - ■ Noah Had1No Naval 'Committee. I n one of the Washington de­ partments three officials th e o ther day w ete ta lk ing about President Roosevelt. “He has always been strefluoua/^ one Said, "He has always been a doer, impatient o f delay, a foe of dallying. I remember once when he was assistant secretary of th e n a ry some measure o r o ther was in dis­ cussion, and he desired,to push th is measure,through; bu t, as so often happens, there was postponement, there was red tape. “He arose suddenly one afier- uoon., The session he was attending bad lasted an hour, and ‘no th ing whatever had been done. “ 'Gentlemen/ he Said, 'i f t h a ark had been referred to a- committee on naval affairs like th is it's my opinion th a t i t wouldn't have been1 built yet V "-—Hew Y o rk Tribune. A tone r ef Wit. “Tenors,” says Mr, Floersheim i n the Musical Courier, “ are no t usual­ ly renowned fo r Wit. There are ex­ ceptions, however, and one of them seems to he the Vienna tenor 81a- xak, who m ust be gifted w ith Ah epigrammatic style particularly well adapted fo r the composing Of epi­ grams. One of the Berlin th ea tri­ cal agents recently eent him a wire with a n offer fo r a few appearand*# in Berlin a t a very low remunera­ tion. The telegram said; 'Offer you two nights, Berlin Royal O pen . “Lohengrin,” “ Tannhauscr;” hon­ orarium ffOO marks (about $148)1 Honorary a ffa ir/ Whereupon tenor used the blank from th e pre- «h« paid answer by filling i t Out with the sh o rt rep ly : 'Honorary affair secondary affair, money affair p rin­ cipal affair. Blexak/ ” Legislative ftaiariee. Congressmen o f th e Un ited States e better paid th an any o ther legif- tors, receiving $3,000 a year, mlla- :e and stationery funds, Australia lots its senators and member* of .« house o f representatives $8,000 year w ithou t distinction* H e# r tk a d d ifferentiatei. The duthM of 4 lowat b d ttg o f * *»*£ **• ting description th a n Ihoaa o f th e iper, R i mmabers receive $ IS 0 Q i n m k t u ig a im t I f 30 p * « t * K»e o f ih # o& sr o m o m U f. ffaua* i*’o f th e Canadbm p a riism en v a it warded itfU* $ 1^00 « yea r * d W id expetsies a t ih# r a te o f $10 * <yduring w ith Amaximum 1$1,300; Cap# Colony Is n o t «o * n handed, its legislative council td house o f aesemoly drawtffg f # U f m e m m , Bnbscribefor the ffoaM. FACTS ANDOPINIONS. mu ww . BY FSBGO, Mr. Hagar o f the paper mill is not much o f a florist, b u t i t is said be is a t present experimenting in rose, cul­ ture, He. wants to produce a j rose bush without the coatomary accom­ panying thorns. This labor is pre­ paratory to tackling the'more difficult task of maintaining a reservoir that can’t be even accused'of contributing to the supply o f mosquitos. Last week, people who noticed Ray Hitchcock vibrating between his place o f business and the Boyd res­ taurant, abou t. meal time, imagined that he was' cultivating a new and very fashionable limp. I t was far more artistic apd graceful than the ordinary Lord Dundreary stage limp, and Hay had ft down so fine that people marveled'at the ability he dis­ played iu Us practice. I t was, how­ ever, later discovered that the limp was do t afleqted. He had .been visiting in the country a day or two before, and being a good deal of an athlete bad jumped fences until he strained the muscles Of one o f his legs. I t ' is thus that people are sometimes cred­ ited with possessing talents to which they are strangers. - i ► * *■ , The goose is a bird o f little value. As a pedestrian, it Is not much of a success and when it comes to navigat­ ing the atr, it is about as awkward ns the new Langley flying machine. The voice o f the goose is quite strong bat, until popular taste changes gieatly.it will never become popular in musical circles. - l a the distribution of- intel­ lect the goose was sadly neglected al­ though'1there are some people , who Wake far worse' use of’the braius' be­ stowed upon them than does „ the goose. The most remarkable \gooa0 mentioned in history is- the one ' that bad a peculiarity Of laying golden eggb. We are told that this bird was killed by an individual who displayed far less sense than bis’victim. No ren- sonis assigned fpr the execution of this remarkable bint, bu t it is' believed to haVrheen acen*e<l of breeding mos­ quitos.- < . Envious of Odarville 8 high repu­ tation as a seat of learning, many towns and cities .iu this part .of the state, are' exerting tbemselve* to. ac­ quire some Standing in educational matter*. The latest mid most gro­ tesque effort is that o f our neighbor­ ing city of Xenia which comes to the front with the story of a little girl, in that place, whose body, a t certain times in each month, is covered with the letters of the alphabet, forming numerous quotations from the scrip tore. Wbile^tbe case is most remark­ able, it will add little to Xenia's rep utation for learning. I t iB upou the mind aud not the body that learning must be impressed* The cultivation of the mind is a- matter in which Oedaryille has become adept. Xenia will have to ntake its endeavors in the same field before it can expect to a t­ tain the zenith o f .glory secured by this village. The first thing we know, judging- frpm Xenia’s effort, some town will be thinking of sharing honors with Oedarvilte, because such towu happens to be the abodeofagoV e rane .it mule, with the letters “ U. S.” printed on its hip. fr*ta*r« Oraa* A*ir*nom*r. tra lsnd ’s great astronomer, Sir Robert Ball,' has J u s t reached his sixty-third year. I t is true th a t he has Men astronomical professor a t Cambridge fo r a decade, b u t he re­ mains a thorough Irishman still. H is Career as a n astronomer dates back to 1865, when shortly a fte r leaving T rin ity college, Dublin, he was placed in charge o f the famous private Observatory established a t Parsorutown, King's county, Ire ­ land. When the possibility of sig­ naling to Mar* was under discus­ sion he pointed ou t t h a t if a flag o f 't h e size o f Ireland was waved from a pole to match there Was ju st the ghost o f a chance th a t an as­ tronomical M artian m ight perceive ih« ghpet o f a flu tter on th e earth . . ONssaftof ts s th . The young sultan of Johor* pos­ sesses a unique peculiarity. Some years ago an accident w ith a horse Ttfoliev ixk MAtl f t h t whoW w hw t«*th being knocked out, These h a t# been replaced b / teeth o f solid gold, in each of which a large dia­ mond has biwa inserted, and *## tha b a s t flicker of a m U o ? W# a re toKL “aacovers them the m o o t is a weird to beholders, especially when earn catches th e stones . i l l ' Attorney VV*. F . Orr, of Xenia,- met with an accident here Tuesday morning while driving on Mant street. A shaft bad become lessened' which caused'the horse to frighten and in his attempt to quiet Jhe .ftniip.nl' be. jerked fus arm in such a way, ns to break the forearm „near the wrist. He returned to Xenia on the train while the horse muj buggy was sent for by the Xenia liveryman, \ eoe the HEAVY LOSS. A barn on the Federal pike belong' iog ing to Mr. George Little, repre sen tative, elect, was burned to the ground last Sunday night a t about half past seven o’clock. The fire was visible here, the sky being brightaed for mile* around, The barn was an immense structure and contained about one hundred tons of hay. When Cash Gordon, the tenant, discovered the fire, the flames were near the roof on the inside, bu t had gained such; headway that it was impossible to do anything towards" saving the property, The I obs is estimated a t $3,000, there being $1,200 insurance on the. build­ ing, As Mr, L ittle is on an exten­ sive western tour, it is no t known whether there was. any insurance on the contents or not, . PLENTY OF WATER, "T Atwell something out o f the ordi­ nary has been dng on the farm' be. longing to Mr. Thomas Fields. When a t the depth o f fifteen feet, water be* gan to flow in great quantities and before Jhe loose' d irt and. tools .could be gotten out there was some three or foUjr feet of water. M r ,, Fields 1ms been unable to lower tbe water so that the well could be walled. Eleven men with four pumps endeavored, to pump the well dry. Water was standing nine feet bu t could only be lowered six. Mr,- Fields has a well that promises to furnish him plenty of water, ’ ' FRACTIOUS HORSE. HI* Crop Of Legs. » A map in a certain Xpw England town was noted fo r telling extrava-^ g an t stories. One even ing . while" loitering in the country store the conversation turned upon feats in gunning. The man, listened atten ­ tively and f a silence for awhile,; then suddenly he exclaimed excited­ ly.: “Waal, boys, I can tell you a queer thing th a t happened to me th e ;other day. I went to Rye Beach shooting when 1 see a nice, largo flock of yellow legs. ‘A ha / says I to myself, 'nOW fo r a shot a t them.' So I Crept up near by, raised my gun to mv shoulder and fired. , Bu t I aimed jest a h it too low and they riz up and flew off. As I walked along th e beach .1 found two bushels o f their yellow legs th a t I had shot off.”—Iapp inco tt’s. The Baby's Name. A clergyman in baptising a baby paused in the midst of th e service to inquire th e name of the infant, to which the mother, with a pro­ found courtesy, replied: “Shady, sir, if you please.” “Shady 1” replied the minister* “Then it's a hoy and you mean Shadrach, eh?” “No, please your reverence, it's a girl." “And pray,” asked the pastor, “ how happened you to call the child by such a strange name ?” “Why, Bir,” responded the woman, “if you must know, our name is Bower, and my husband said as how ho should like her to he called Shady, because Shady Bower sounds so p retty t"—London Answers. ID . TO IEST. Funeral Services of the Late J, N. ; Ervin at his Home In Xenia. Mr. Charles H, Ervin, who had been a flay from Xenia on a trip to Niagara Falls, arrived home' last night and he did not hear of his brother’s death until he reached here. He Was greatly shocked'oyer the sad news. The brothers, '-during their lives, hnd never been separated from each other/ having 1 j V0 i | a t the home place in Cedarville whwe their step­ mother, Mrs. M. C. Hfyin, still , re­ sides, later coming to Xfenia together and engaging in bugiuegs,- ' Mrs. Ervin, though only a stepmother, was greatly devoted to Jam*£ N ,, and I ub sudden death was a gfeftt shock to her, . . i The funeral services were conduct-' ed this afternoon ftt tbeThome of de­ ceased, on South D e ta il afreet, by Rev. Martin, pastor of jjthe ■First U. P. church of this c itf, assisted by Rev. Sanderson, o f (^sdorville, and Dr. Johnson and Rev^Hutchison/dt Xenia. | ■ The last said ri(e| Vve|e of a solemn and impressive oharacier, the large concourse' ot. friends greeeftt feeling deeply the taking frorafthem of such a noble life. •' $ . Rev. Martin, Mr. lev in 's pnstor, who has just arrived h<|ue‘from a va­ cation, on hearing of t le death of his' faithful pnrjshbner,' yen arked that he could haidly think tin® the hahd%of death hnd touched Mri Ervin* for.be iiul nlw»ys thought hiift to b e t the healthiest man. m.hifi.eqUrp congrega­ tion. He usually'sat Vpd'ttp in front and he W->s a noticeabl^figtire in all the church services/' f ~ ‘ ' Tlfe pall .bearers were John and Charles Ervin, ftnfh George Qresswcll, Harry'Stornjpnt and John Galloway. ' i The remains were faff -to „ r'pat in Massies creek cemetery*-—Saturday’s Gazette* r . _ FALL ATTRACTIONS. Ever Catch Cold And despair of getting rid of It? That's because you did not use irtako* them flash p u t p % t th4 Hewlfl atid t a t e l yoar M a w $«>#». & . w& f cm* QUlNiNE"lXBlETS Soldwith a guarantee to cure CoWs, Hiiwat«)a, Malaria, La grippe, Bros- t ehlH*, tfeadaftiie, or druggist will irefand your money* Could we makeAhilrer offer? , They never cause distree*. ■ Rater gripe nor sicken. Perfectly Harmless. No had Htcr effect*. Insist m haring; and see. that IMiNhi L«xflfiv« Qulnln#Tfffcilffs m m m m m . m * wuoaitm friert** bah tq, THE HERS MEDICINE CO., #r*mNari*xo, o h io . W i m t o M k m o t i h * jp * u b r o t m y g itta ta i H«? &*«*** i AND “SAM” LAUGHED, The loud cries for help a t the rear of the Berber block, Tuesday morn­ ing about eight o'clock soon informed the business men of that section that evidently someone was in trouble* Within a few seconds a number of persons were endeavoring to locate the voice that was calling 4for “E l­ mer." Whether someone had become the victim of foul play or had fallen over the cliffs, those iu sca.ch could not say, their attention being directed to thq sound oif the voice that was ap­ pealing,so pitifully for aid. The im­ prisoned • person was soon found, dirty, exhausted and hot from his ef­ forts to arouse the neighborhood that he might be freed, for the heat of the morning son was quite a punishment. Through the efforts of the merchants, X. C, Davis was soon released and ,\vas a t his place of business in a very short time. For a while it looked as though the popular tailor would have to remain in his prison until a lock­ smith could be secured to examine the spring lock,'however a key 'was irocured and Mr. Davis waB released : rom his , embarrassing position, Friends and neighbors gathered to Bee iow serious the case was aud. every-' thing went well until Jim Milhurn aud Bam McCollum laughed and. then Davis waB - more embarrassed than ever, ' ‘ MRS. ROBERT STEVENSON. Mrs. Robert Ejtevenson, ‘who has beeu taking treatment in ai sanitarium in Oxford, died Tuesday morning af­ ter an illness of several months. She had beeu melancholy since the >death of her sister, Mrs/ Robert Cooper, and she was sent to .Oxford thinking that she would improve, but she only *row weaker physically and died uhout" three o’clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. Stevenson was the daughter of James McClellan; was born near this place aud lived to be about sixty rears of age. ,• She is survived by a uisbaud, two daughters aud three mlf sisters. The funeral took place Thursday morning a t Xenia* . The fall Benson drawing near will have some great treats for patrons of the theater iu this section, especially Springfield 1 and Dayton, E< H, Southern will be seen in “The Proud Prince;" N. O. Goodwin in ,“ A Mid­ summer Nights Dream;” Riohard Mansfield in “ Old Heidelberg;" Julia Marlowe in “ Fools of Nature;” Mary Mnnnering in “The Stubbornness of> Gertldine;" Mrs. Leslie Carter in “Du Barry,” Among the musical attractions are the following; “The Roger Bros, in London," “ The Country Girl,” “The Prince o f Pilsen,” “ The Silver Slipper" and many others. Cincinnati will have the big special production, “ Blur Beard,” on English pautominc. This production is even greater than “Ben Hur” or “Beauty and Beast,” and is said, to have been mounted in a cost­ ly manner, > * . Leeches at Weather Prophet*. Many country people in Italy, says a traveler, foretell the weather by means of a leech in an open mouthed bottle partly filled with Water., The water must he changed once a week and a spoonful of blood poured in it about as often. When the weather is good the loeelt will remain coiled up a t the bottom of the bottle. Whenever ra in is near a t hand it will creep up to the to- and stay there.un til the weather i . settled again. I f wind is imminent it will he very restless and d a rt about in the wafer as though in { >am, while before a( thunderstorm t will appear to be in convulsions, I t is so generally tru sted th a t a t haying time and other seasons when fine Weather is importan t the leech is, one of the most useful member’s of the household. ■ i ■ . Fashionable Love, L ittle Mary’s big sister was en gaged to Mr, Brown, who was away On an outing trip With Mary’s brother. Ite r father was writing to his Bon and prospective son-in-lnW and asked the* little girl if she had a message to send to Mr, Brown, ] “What sh a ll.I say, papa?” asked she. , . , 1 i “Why,” said th e father, “1 believe i t is the fashion to send your love,” ! Home minutes later her fa the r In- uired, “And what s h a ll.I say to brother Tom ?” “Well/* replied the little miss, ' with a sigh, “you may send my fash­ ionable love to Mr. Brown and my teal love to Brother Tom.” Paying an Old Debt. Mr. Davis’ son, a stalwart young man, had returned from college. . “Father,” he said, “when I was a hoy mother used to make your old clothes, over fo r me, didn’t she?” “I th ink -she did sometimes, Henry,” answered Mr. Davis. “Well, I am glad i t is within my power to make some sort of recom­ pense,” said Henry, opening h is' suit case. “Here is an evening su it a tailor made for me a year or tw o ; ago,' I have'entirely outgrown it, but I th ink it will ju st fit you, and it’s as good as new. Suppose you try it on.” ■ Being a sensible man, Mr. Davis swallowed whatever pride may hove been involved in the .transaction and tried the garments on. They did fit him perfectly. . “They’re yours, father,” Baid Henry loftily.—Youth’s Companion. ••jn.icij.ri'.fiy.iirin i - * ■ Wedding Announcement. Every one admitted t h a t Mrs* Thomson was an excellent ^discipli­ narian. Hhe was a widow with three boys, whom she h ad b ro u g h t/ip to obedience and truthfulness* if no t to joy, “Children, I have something to tell you /’ she announced :one Sun­ day on th e retu rn of the family from church. “On Thursday a fter­ noon I shall marry D r. Lane, whom you all know and respect.” There was a solemn pause, ehded by the oldest hoy* “Mother,” he asked, “when are you going to tell Dr. Lane?” W, C. T. V* NOTES, The consumption of liquors has grown in such proportions, even among women and cbi dren, that it has become absolutely .necessary to do something to" check the downward movement. As a cold busineBB proposition, great corporations a n d ' private -firms a re J enforcing practical abstiriteff^eT They demand such a condition of their employees that pfcrtically/ any drink at all becomes too much drink. Liquor men are fully alive to tbe importance of rcachiug the public through the printed page. The Na- niopfti Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association has a '“ protective literary bureau,” which devotes its time to tbe printing ,and distribution of liquor tracts. In a circular issued to the trade, and calling for contributions the'bureau says; 1 “ The money- will go ten time* farther in this way and dp one hundred times more good than if spent in any other manner,” I r passing .sentence on a saloon- keeperfor selling liquor to a minor, in .this instance a nine-year-old girl; the Court of Special -Sessions, Justice Mayer said, “ We have repeatedly issued warnings from the ■bench that conviction in cases of this kind would be followed by severe punishment, but'they have not been heeded.’ This traffic must stop. The prisoner is sentenced to serve ten days’ imprison­ ment and pay a fine of $50 besides. In the future we will take more drastic, measures,” Mr. F , N . Charrmgton, one of the Charrington’s of brewery fame, but who some years ago renoiiuced all connection with the firm, and devot­ ed his life a n d . money to work amongst the poor of East London,1 has purchased a small -island oh the coast o f' Essex, which" he purposes converting into a teetotal seaside re­ sort. The island, Osea by name, is forty-five- miles from London. Ar­ rangements are already in ‘ progress for. the- buildingvof a pier, promenade and hotel, and h/ia expected all will be in readiness by next summer. • . ' . ; ir . <i , f A Chicago saloon-keeper has decid­ ed to go out of the-business, and' said he would close his saloon on the first day of May. When interviewed he' had this to say: “ I II tell you whkt’a the matter with the whisky biz.. I t begins with a prayer against it afid ehds with a curse, upon it. And the prayer and the curse comes from the lips of a woman* When a man prays against me I-laugh; when he. cures I curse back. But when I. know . a woman is kneeling down against me every night, and when I know in the end she is going to curse me, I q u it/ Senses of Animal*. - *' A n Austrian scientist, >having studied the special senses of animals, especially the senses of reptiles, and amphibians, concludes th a t these latter, are capable of going directly toward water, which attracts them, so to say, even a t long distances. J Of the W. C. T. 11, Results in the Election of Old Officers. The August meeting of the W . O* T. U. was held a t tbe home o f Mrs, Annetia Harbison. Elections of offi* cere was -held, which resulted in the re-election of all old officers. Good reports for the year were given b jra ll superintendents* Tbe “ Cigarette” Was the subject discussed a t this meet­ ing. Mrs. Hagler and Mrs. Harbison - were appointed to distribute State Laws o n , this subject in all places Where tobacco is sold in tbfacity. The membership contest was deferred until next month. Committees were appointed to arrange for County Cop-' vention to he held a t this place early in September, “ School saying banW’ will be subject Of next meeting to ho leld third Thursday o f September; a t the home of Mrs, W. H . Iliff, A , n il attendance is desired. ENTERTAINING FICTION. ■ One advantage of reading a serial story in a daffy newspaper is that an, installment of convenient length is re- '< ceive every day, that does not con- ^ sume an undue amount of the reader’s -- time. ~i£n installment .of a high- grade serial story “'appears in every issue o f t h e .Chicago Record-Herald/. - a popular feature of that enterprising. - Chicago daily. Among the- success­ ful stories which have recently been enjoyed by- Record-Herald readers are “ Soldiers of Fortune,” by Rich­ ard Harding Davis; “T h e , Thrall of ; jeif, the Locky /’ ,by Ottilia' Liljen- crana; “ Tristram of Blent/’ ' by An­ thony -Hope; “ When Kmgbthood WaB in Flower/' by Charles Major; Alice ot Old Vincennes,” by Maur­ ice Thompson, and “ Graustark,” by- George B. MoCutcheon, Every is- .sue contains also a short illustrated “ human-iuferest” story on the editor­ ial page. Readers of- the Record- lerald can depend upon-Ar-hevenfiuL-.. ing source of pleasant entertainment ment in the note-worthy ficticn that is always to be found in Iter 'columns, September 7 to XI inclusive, excur­ sion tickets to Dayton account .fair will be sold from Richmond, Spring- ' -ield, London, Morrow and intermed­ iate ticket stations on Pennsylvania ines. , ’ ’’ The United Kingdom purchases 54 per cen of the packinghouse products of the United States. I Manitoba raised 3,$00,000 bushels of pitatifTs last year* Why is it that Ayer’s Hair Vigor does «o many remark­ able things? Because it is a hair food* It feeds the hair, puts new life into it. The hair H a ir V ig o r cannot keep from growing. And gradually *11 the dark* rieh color of early life comes back to gray hair* "WJiMt nsdii list* T.-. 1 * about l tlrii WtK’t:. Ml# M Mu*, at;# aw KtomitBvnRti Alw. 01,ft ftfebtUft* j, r. av **rf>„ Gray Hair go to sunlight* 1 Is generally good and fe probably their most acute sense; yet their vision iB very limited* Crocodiles cannot distinguish a. m an a t d*^- tanceS about ten times their length. Fish see fox only, short distances. The vision of serpents is poor. The boa constrictor, fo r example, can soo no fa rth e r th an a th ird o f its own length.. Some snakos see no farther than one-righthr of their length. Frogs are better endowed, and seo twenty times, their length. The hearing of all these animals is oven worse-than their sight. Most rep­ tiles are deaf, especially boa con­ strictors. “Deaf as a n adde r’ may represent a careful observation o f our ancestors.—Medical Nows* Taken a t HI* Word. Parson Jonos'f-Brother Much- cash, I have called to ask you to sub­ scribe £60 to our missionary fund, * B rother Muchcash Well-~ef I ’ll th ink i t over, and— Parson Jones—Ah, Brother Much- cash, he gives twice Who givps quick­ ly, you know. * . B rother Mucheash—Docs, eh? Well, here’s £25 quick. Twice twen ty-five is fifty, I believe. Glad to ao* commodate yon Good day.— Lon don News, WANTED.- 5000 lbs of chickens by Septem ber 4th, Will pay the highest market price, CHAS. GILLAUGH, A MEYim NECESSITY There is no Other one filing With which t have so tttioh trou­ ble as this tack of persistency among‘"advertisers. They lack the nerve to fight long and hard. While they will expend a good deal of cash and energy In mak­ ing a single plonge, they Will grow tired if called upon to ex­ pend the same amount through a campaign of six mouths, The **a<t to aueoea* i# am «fU li » t l ah the w*y. ft* mot try to » »tri, For a little way It goes «a*y, and you get over the grouud-fant, but the goal Seem* ail the far­ ther away when the nervous en­ ergy lb that spurtIs spent, Thor* are hut 40per cent of advert!*** wlio wake their advertWng pay. The *o*t never lfc**a*K '-ifeml #nf*ai*t#*#y.Ha Artfostiotn# Is (|to ♦*« v ita l wooottfety* Tfeey. Jofiiped into tt&feetMttf ! without preparation i« the way of iha mrmeytonuMrtthaeiiaiaNiM Of the experioae* Iu ktap from t wasting it. They failad I# #sw* Mder tha t |h« craaflon «f trad* through advevtialug wa* a ^roceMi.-tnlaad W k N*. HaotMortul ' WeroMU* ■omr OrtUMMW i M t . m m m m m •