The Cedarville Herald, Volume 30, Numbers 1-26

THIS cur ■ommew ,t! (hct0 h r#■ . j , tm tiiP ty o u h av o to tre*t to you r b u t w ^ ared For Meats h e r W fttho only Mml to ve pw po r appliances for w in righ t, and they>r’ iafe when sola* Don’t g o I in* when i t ’s hot. Buy e su re. -* *• CROUSE, d a r v i l l e , O. iestaurant anti pining Booms jh and iuuestotie atrsat iprfngfield, Ohio. • \ *S \ l> r <3 ;*'*». ► B ea t flb t , ,Th# Bowels' “ p-n, 'T*»iT*. ♦_ i-i twedy Co., Chtce^o OrN.Y, 6 o» ILE, TEHMILUOMBOXES Titus 'Dance /e diseases, and unless ^lead to ,destruc tion of ind <and body. The b a tte re d ‘ nerves must nediing- t o strengthen d- th em b ack to health.’ s ' R e s to ra tiv e Nervine irkab le n e rv e tonic and t. , I t s treng th en s the r e lie v e s . th e nervous » n d influences refresh-1 .y-bu jld ing sleep and e rs is ten t use seldoffi elieve th e s e afflictions. ik e n - w ith ep ilep tic /its; had 1 Jess than 13 hours, My t lor our family physician, id do .very little for me, aw rse. every day. and a t last area doctors with me, and I Orse. My father heard fit „ medtciucs, and bought *■ frrvihe. and & host Of Nerve Pius, i had lahen only & urttit 1 began to feel better. , -Bottles, and It cured »« well. I t Juts been worth wj. td me. 1 recommend it go. You may use this ** testimonial .to* the, merits edlcine, tot 1 am enjoying 1 health, and feel that mjr tlth Is due to thla wonderful I.EVT WIOUAMS, K, F .D , No. 2, Boston, G*. I* Nervine la sold fay your 'ho, will guarantee that th* •will benefit. If It fails, fie your mortay. idical Co., Elkhart, led A COMMUNITY TRAPS * » ■IBIi&E TRAP Is the W* if. til* * perffctmachiBe. t TkftrtNtftfrfy Inspectea IB TBAl* ft the only rib ( h -I cb * if&fr Don’t fc«y Gone. Be wr* the Trap «* fafiewt; ANY TRAHH » S B T * «^5s£& 3TO R |A lu n g m m t f t rnmam&t /yafr*' IQCAl ANDTOQMO* | . T’ a'-K'-.j-rdsr— ^ -l"so GoMon'Bul# Moor. Mr. Huy L*wremv«pm Monday le riiiiunnefi, Mr*Herman Corry apent HabbatU . bait-’* . • , Don’t forget to write ’07 instead of ■U 8 v ■■ ■ •..' ■■ ’ Mr* Hcmnti Townsley loft Mon­ day furSt-Louts, jgiippg'li lliee Eta, f’ri.eweU t* in spring- StbS, v isiting b#y liste r, Mrs. A. It, Kndsley baa returned home a tte ra , v isit with h e r mother, Mr*. Belle d ra y . .Mr, B* to Btewart has accepted * position .with the Adler & Chflife d ry goods store In Dayton, -“rrrnmini^ii i ■ ' ' i' jr Those new resolutions should iio t be overlooked oven Jan u a ry 1 r £ is pm t, - _ / - u : u J v J f V W - J 1 / Great Pre-Inventory Sale O f Mr.Will Graham retu rned to einnati Wednesday. CUn« Fnrnished rooms Jtaehel McMillan. for rent, Mrs, Mr. 0/M* Ew ry and wife of toft spent NewYetu’s hero. D a y ' Mrs. i\ A._Martiivt>f Indianapolis* Im i,, hi th e guest o f her .mother Mrs, Loti Batts, .. ; Mr* H a rry Townsley and wife en­ tertained th e TownsJey fam ilies a t dinner Hew Year’s, $ Mr, Andrew W inter lias the yel , low Jaundice which is ykeepi'rtg him confined a t home. Mrs* J. G- McCorkell and daugb-* ter spent Monday.xn Yenla. Mr. .0', 0 . Weimdr has purOhased the L. W* B la ir property fo r $025. Mr, Ph il Dixon ppenfc the Holi­ days w ith Chilli otpe relatives, ’ M f.d r. M, Stormont is faking hia, vacation as allowed him under a re­ c en t poataldepartm en t ruling. Mrs. Jennie Htormont died Mon­ d ay evpningat the home of h e r gon Mr, J . H . Htormont, suddenly of* hea rt trouble, She had e a te n ' hea rty supper and had ’nofc been crincally ill previous to the' sudden '■call. . .. . _■'■■■ Y he deceased was the wife of th e into James Stormont who died numh-3? of yeurft ago, Pho whs about seventy one years of age. Mrs. Stormont was a. member of the It. P. church and one who Wan greatly devoted in the work, am lieri presence a n d Support will B km greatly missed* One son ^survives, Mr. H arry Stormontj a brother. Mr. John ’K, B rad fu te , a sister Mrs. K nox of Kentucky and Min, Elizabeth John ­ son of Kansas. The funeral was held Thursday from the la te residence. Burial took'pltifie a t MaSSieo Creek. , " Footwear. Bring This Coupon^nnd H o t A Mrs. S. I j ., Stewart is visiting in -Dayton, Ky.* • - Mrs, I . C.’Davis and children re­ turned to Cincinnati, Sabbath*. - Mr* B> B. Barber -friends BTeVr Year’s. ,anterlained Mrs. D: M., Dallas with pnelimonia* is threatened “1 Miss Delia Tonkinson," entertained a number of friends Friday evening. •Miss' Helen K ing o f Cineinnat!/ ^ras the guest‘of Mr*' Boh'ert Bird’s Friday. . ^ , *, Bev. ,'W.^J, ”Sanderson and wife- have returned from a visit a t TJtica,, QHlo. . ‘ Key. Erarijc Orr, 'who 1$ in Alle ‘ghaney attend ing the H. P . Semina-. ry, is visiting bore. 1 - , Miss Martha Crawford of JamSS- . town spent Tuesday \yitb‘Mg,- D, D. Crawford a n d wife* , in,: James Eraz'er, a former resi-j ‘dent was calling on friends here Sabbath, ' "■ * ■ Mr, and Mrs. B. W . Rife entefl tained friends In theft new home * How Year’s eve, - Mrs.-Evelyn Allen of Brownsville,’ Terip., spen t the Holidays with' ffer sister, Mi's.- Belle Gray. The in fan t'so n of. Mr. dod Mrs; Andrew Gregg of Xenia di9d,,Mp«- day of tuberculosis of th e brain, The funeral was held ..Wednesday, Mrs. H a rry K ing returned in Washington, C. H . a fter a a t t 1 home ofJUer paren ts Mr. Mrs, O'. D.*Dobbins. Mr, George jfeilvey of Cincinnati is * guest a t thli home of his brother, Mr. John SUvey. f, ? v jr i- j ■* *■* , > j f r r ---------r , ^ Mr, Jind Mi-s; J , p , Barr- of Day- ton V isited / here the first >of the week* ' / ' * t Miss A nna Belie Mufdoqk of Memphis, l^ n ih , 'has beOw the guest of h e r p a ren ts Mi\ and Mrs- John Murdock. FREE J m ' A%. : h io 0ent Box of Bestoia F R E E You are no t required to m ake a , purchase of any k ind to get th is p o l­ ish free. V ”'1' ■"•■' -i MEN ’S DHPARTME-N '1' RiifificKS A t WhoieBaW prices. Our eaaraBKe Back of every pair that they are now, fresh goods perfect m workmanship and of the best quality made. . C u r Prices’Mean a SaV- _ ing ioyou of 16 to dO Ber Cent. -Mr* spentiHe^r’ Year’s' Spencer in Xenia. Spencer and ‘family .with,-Mr*:'vT.'-*A.‘‘- , My.. tfhttvlGs. Fields of Dayton,, haft befeh the gftest o f h is daugh te r/M rs lW .W |D r ^ ’w& l|//C -. / ’ 5W v-4] ' Wmd-has been jrpeeivechhera th a t Mr. /Charlea Hoppings is sick $n a Chi^agb hospital jvllh”ohiekeh po5c? j The R . P . congregation (Q /S .) will give a Sabbath school trea t this F ri­ day'evening, ’* v •- 1r - " ■f ^ «! >avr.'' ^ -r .. ...... ^ ^ \ /F iv e cents gets*yon. more news-t papers fo r youf. shelves th an 'evd r ;beforej at. this qifleey - :/ : ■ “ Messrs, David a n iiC h a rte r Lowry visited last* week i n X en ia.and Springfield. . ^ / VS. , "Dr, lE . C- Oglesb.ee i i ’-ah lo to. he around the house since h^e,attack of' pneumonia. ^ - r t , > H" ■> jt. t *' f ^ Mrs, Lizzie. C lark and , daughter; Grace, have returned -to Columbus a fe tr a p leasan t visit w ith .Greene cim n ty relatives. . - « ^o 4 ...... y4 t —•Golden Rule'1Fiohr has a ll .the flavor- That’s in th e ; wheat, and makes the biggest and sweetest loaf of a n y on the m arket; * Mrs. Will Longatreet of Dayton has been a guest at the home oj her mother Mrs, J, H. Brothorton,*| this week, . ■ t —Golden Buie Is the brand mat’s neen with you for years and its bet­ ter how, than ever. Try it- * Misses Lunette Adams and Mar­ garita Wolf of Xetjia were guests of the Misses McGlven during the Hol­ idays, Mr, Reese Barber, who is located in 8t Louis, returned, Monday* after a visit with hia mother and his humorous friends hero. v Thomas M itchell baa settled the Dow tax fo r $X5«, and coat* which makes near $900* Mitchell still has the search and seteitre cakes pend­ ing. . ” Messra, Charles Hafikm and Paul McMillan who have been a t the home of the former in Lowndesville, 8 .0 ., during the HoVdayn returned botae Monday evening. Prof, J< Robb Harper and wife of Wiimotto ill., arrived here Monday evening for a v isit w ith Prof. W* R , MeOhesney and Wife, prof. Harper and wife have baen visiting relatives In fills county da ring the Holidays. Prof. George lla r p e f and wlfc of the name place have been visiting in th is county. Thu broth­ ers are teaching the science and mathematical branches in the Wil­ mette High School and have excel­ lent posit ions. ---------- J Couaty $mH 0 t Wisytttd. J . W . Coulter, of Leslie, H. D, As­ sessor of Stanley County, relates the following! “ I waft waylaid by » com­ plication of th roa t and lung troubles, ftroncidtls, asthma* and a terrlblo cough, which had affected me fo r yeafn, w h i Twas persuaded to try Be, King’s Kf w Wecovefy. Relief came almost immediately, ami in a short tithe a permanent cu r result­ ed.” Moot her bn*dleifle compare* wftit u a s a sure and quick core fqr t'/tiiglis ami cold, H curea a fte r all uuKits retmtHpir'havc falleti. Every tmttlognaraatoiNi aV*aH.d«tiltfrtffi. Price Wb $ t d T ria l fr*#. MusterHarry $lf»ley of Columbus spent Friday and Saturday, with his grbrt'd parents, Mri and Mrs. D. »L Dean, i . . . . , Mr.' Charlep X isbe tand fam ily, of boveland returned^ home Tuesday a fte r a visit a t The home of Mrs* A n ­ drew W inter, " . Rev. C. A. Young of-Philadelphia rived here Monday/ for a visit, atid to give’his lecture on ’’Ireland” las\highfc in the R. P. qhureh. The’K* o f Br hand gave a Concert Tuesday/ evening in front of the Opera house. The boy's wanted, to give themselves some practice in the open air! . '-Do you Icn gW the good bread your mother used to bake? Then use Golden Rules Flout and yon can have It. . ! The annual dinner for the child­ ren and grandchildren of Mr* and Mrs. J. D, Williamson took place Thursday-and was a very pleasant social event. ‘ An exchange of ladles’ umbrellas was made last niglit at the R. P. church. Any one wishing to make tUecorrectioh may cali at ihls of­ fice. K, E, Randall has been notified by the Btatc/Board of Examiner* that" he was granted a common school life certificate a t the meeting of the board last.Weck, Mrs. Mdrtha Ervin entertained lief Son’s Charles and Jolin with tlielt families, Mrs. Kettle Ervin and Miss Jennie Ervin on Hew Year’s. Mr. W* L* Marshall, the Xenia liveryman has purchased tlm black-- smlth simp oh Wlilteman street opposite his livery barn and pre­ sented it to- Ills two sons, IfarrJP and Arthur, who took charge Janu­ ary h The now firm will he known *s Marshall AMarshall and Will be operated by them under the direc­ tion of an experienced Assistant. i B«*(t The ftrnfc Cure, “To keep the body in tune,’ writ** Mrs, Mary Brown, 30 Lafay- efHe Plaeo, Poughkeepsie, N Y* “If, take Dr. King’* Bife Pill*. They are the mtmt reliable and pi«a**nt Iaxuf+e I have found.” Beat for the rttonmch, Liver ^md B«rw*is. Guaranteed by ail drnf* ipypiif mm» 4The Cedarville Horse Company has purchased a fine two year old ^Perplieron hprse that is expected ’"soon from La fayetto Ind„ * -*^ ■,!■/ x-.\ .-f,-fji-|r-.-f if ^ 4 T h0 Springfield tfc South Oharles- top electric line has been shu tdow n .’ Failure ,to "pay back accounts Jo r power is, safd.tp i>q the cause.. •'•-'Mrs, Joseph; Carson oLMorsa,; IlL, died Friday/DeCemb'.r ,,28; liJOS-pf general debility,' She was about 78 ’yearabf wg'e, she, befog tlie' last of the John Harhllon family.' * denTof Miami Dn'iversity, Oxford,’ Ohio, will ;occupy the/pulplfc'at .the M .'E. church next" SabhaTh, morn- ingand evening, All iire*cordially in v it e d ., m ‘ y 11 / v / v T f . f “*’.“•r ■"■*!’ ‘j' Dr, E, J. Elder o f -Pueblo, COlo,, sob of MwGepfgeElder .o f 'Clifton, .was mamed’Christina’s day* to Mi*s Florence Gray of Cincinnati,, A re- b*ptlon was tendered them a t the grodms'lmhWFriday. C , *, "*. t* 4 * >v / f/ S* Mr. and Mrs. W ,’M* Barber enter­ tained a number o f relatives Thurg- dayy /A i^ong whom were M r, a n d Mrs.Tbonia* Moore and Mrs. M a ry Barber, Jamestown, <Mr, W . L. Marshall,, and fam ily a n d M r, .‘Charles,Hrvln ftftd fam ily of -Xeula. M^ , , . » » / , , ^ " Mrs.'Jeanetfe Liggett, 77 years of age, died hist Frulayat her home in Detroit. She is survived ’ by two sons and three daughters* q hp de-. ceased wo* a sister of thp late J. C. antbDanleJ McMillan’' and formerly was a-resident pf this cotiuty. Her inisoand was a Congregational min­ ister previous to his death. * Ml'S*.Caleb ^hrodes and Mrs E lla Wharton Took. Hew' Years dinner with Mrs* Nellie Landis o f the Sherman House, there' being four generations represented at'T he din­ ner. ’ Mr* Caleb Shrode*. and oldest daughter E lla , the pldesc gTortd- einld Kellie and the ^eldest great grandchild Tlielma. -They hope to he together a t th a t tint* nex t year. - BegiKHittgetlfdnwaAyJwwdrv % aia €tt(Httg$8Bmlay %matyn All broken and diaeontinuad Imes of new Fall and Winter Himes and Rubber* will be ottered *t& big yedaetioft.ln'^f^^/.^.C'dd. Jot of cheap junk made especially for obe$pifa3&-: W ilfcM l® |^A ^ ;.;f|llSl*» and prices, b u t o u r regular stock o f H ighlG lad* Shoes fo r Men,' W*oroen and Ch lldran^O ttr prices a rc pnarked In pgishMigiifei ttteftli to he the lowest in Central Ohio, ;*■q u a lity , * i During th is Ten Days’ tk|le these low host/- Come share in this money-saving opportunity* ; now for the balance o f tbe season. ’ * ' COME TO THIS «ALR — COME EARLY -Bring this act. With you. You. will find things just as advertised—qo misrepreBentation, no deception.. D e p e x i d a b l e ; F h O i W h a r A t ' ' prices;’ - ’ ' * ’ H E R E A R E ^ r E , W pK%CBS You will find a llrsizes of every kind, bnfcall sizes are to be had In every lot- *,* ' jlt- ■ ' / ' * ' • >■ ' / u - ’ \ OKELOT N ’ ONE LOT ' Children’s Department OK ELOT : - Men’s Buckle Arctics A.** «5c $3.50 >Da|ric3a.n -make F ine . IKFAFTS . . $5.00 Boat, Patent Colt Shoos in OKELOT -- HhUe*. Sale price'.:*-.. $2*70 Leather sole Shoes’ worth 50c • button, ljUmher and lace Sale Boxcalf button and bluoher,. Come early abd get first ^ale price..-.-.,......................25c $8,85J welt sole, $8,00--grade Sale, choice, - " . - *. OKELOT ■ M IW M A K B . . ................■ . w p v ® % ® W W S ' OUgrairt lace, lyjcklo-pr (!re- ’ QKKLOT , Velvet Slippers,- Warm lined ^ * gOg , I „ole Work Shoe*.e.Thl* sale la High cu t Storm Shoes,,welt - leatlier sole, worth'6()c,. Sale , ^ ° - Owr- Thu’ ........ I -your last* chance , at this sole, , London tipv Sale price^............ ................3 e v„ , •' won ’ ] • nrice , t x ' ^ ' ftl so nvi,*« '• l . - io m ' 1 - MisSqs Ratept Lpafher $2.50 \ 1 ......... . I)Uce‘........... ......... r......;*■, ■ .$2,50 . ONE LOT . -Shoes. Sale prices.......$1.00 v * OKELQT" j . i Men1* fipe Jersey A rctic for Lad les’ fur-trimmed felt H u li- .. , - T * - *- Waterproof leather lined Lacc’ dress'Wear. ......... ,„;.$1,25 ,fie r Shpper*; $1.25 hud $1.50'•• ' Y, IT .. „ ' Shoe*, - Worth $8.50. ' Safe . Men’s! Snagproof F e lt .Roo t *’grad*.....!.....;....................;.„.;8«c ' Tall shoes -worth $1.60 \ «Vw - „J. $3,50 , C o m b i n a t i o n ..... $1.95 ' ’ ' Sale Twice,.,..... ...... , I pi ice , LADIES’ ;RTJBRERS ' - hl e.. ;OKp . lot ; f I . "Men’s g. A. Overs*."-....... ,60c damaged or-imperfect of any* Buckle Arctic*...... * Men’s” Arctic, 'extra heavy kintb s heel and ball - V - , , , ...$1,26 LADIES* . Men’s Snow.ExcIuder Arctic 90c ■' ONE LOT ., OKELOT . hand ( Leatliep Slippers. Sale price 69e best qua lity made, .,,.$1.50 .Hanan k Son F ine Lhoeft; $5.bo ' - q KELOO’ " !.;rOK E LO T i ^ .g rad e . Sale p r i c e . , $4.00 $ 3,00 E B /R e e d make hi S9.60 Erne Shoe* In Paten t‘,Odlt, ^ ' O FE LOT 1 tu rn and welt sole Fine Shoe* ~ OCE LOT * and Gan Metal, Sale Ladles’ spring heel 'vici kid/* price, .$2.39 j}0y8t. q>an Shoes,. $2,00 and ..... .................. *L'85 button, $2-50 grade. Sale -*' , /-OKELOT ... * $2.50 Krade. S a le .p ric e ..... $1*60 , 6K E LOT Lace and _bluoher t lig h t or - 1 / $1.50. ■' 95c■ v. *1 rA ’ * "* 1 nf, , / v W y An, ‘ ’ . Misses’ Solid ' leather shoes; , OKELOT . * '' + * / ’- M25 Sale price................$1,00 it. OFTF/TiftT - - Lane Felt KboCR..leather KrtJffet. * • f Meta’s fine House Slippers, $2 c EeltShpeB,.l f 'solest i .' ,..',, j ..... ’ ’ tirade ' — - ~ - r r - g T j Rid. lace p a ten t lea th e r tip, Worth $1.00,- Sale pricey,.,..60c , S !W^ b » ' ' £ ^ b?,eB8‘,*iSB ; ‘ . OKELOT " * ' h ^ E p w Children’s Croq, Rubbers„JOo - Box Caff aiiir ^icjL HW Dace ^ ■Kid>- llitce’ felt-top, leather MlSses’ Croq,Rubbers.,.,... ,„35e J . Shoes, - Goodyeap. w e lt.soles; 5 P ' soleepworth$L00SaIeprice76c - Boys? O v e r s , ,„.,.„60e ' $2,50 grade. Sale price.,.,<$1.95- ■■ * . • . " * * / ' • " ’ - . S P R I N G F I E - L D , O H I O MV.Hus Baker who has be’oji sick with lung fever dh d di<*d to-day shortly a fter noon,; > - * . PllnT'o J ew e l lltsrle*. 'J: Pliny, declares that a diamond v u , vn bard that if placed on an anvli add fttruek with a aledge hammer It would give bock a blow of such force na to aliiver both anvil and hammer , to> pieces," Another of hia wonderful tales* states that "oil the ishorc*of the island of Cyprus there was a stone lion hav­ ing eyes formed Of emeralds, which •hone i'o brightly that all file &shts were inglorlohsly frightened away. The fishermen accordingly pulled the emer* «Ids out and. put in glass eyes instead, Whereupon the wise*fishes became bolder and returned to their accustom­ ed nets.” - . ■ . ...... 1 ..Hiiti.i. A Mean tn » t* « n t io n . Yery gratifylngl” said a yonng and conceited novelist "A gentleman writes mfe that he took n copy of my last work to read during a railway journey, -and as a result suddenly dis­ covered he hkd gone twenty miles be­ yond his destination.’’ “Dear mv” commented the young author’s friend; “sleeping in trains IS & bad habit!’’ Bow u ‘W hm Done, “Oh,” remarked the first ,fox hunter, “you should hhvfe seen Mr. Nuritch take that high hedge?’ . “You surprise mo,” declaimed the Other* “I thought fim horse hotrods wasn’t much of a jumper,’■* “Oh, the horse didn’t take the hedged Mr, Nuritch did f t fttone.”HPhlladel* phla Fress, t h e Flnrts<-. The Ouo—And you say this horde hasn’t any faults? The^other—Not a single fault, Tim Onn-But he ap­ pears to l>e blind in his right eye. Tha Other -Well, that’s not his faults It’s his misfortime.<-<!hicago News, „ til* Literary Seat. “Fatfcei4, wIFft I teavo school I *m going to follow my literary bent and write tor money,” ■ My sort, you ought to sM jficcNMfnl. That’s alt you’vs dob* jtjjjvs you’v# b«oft a t school,* THEGOLDEN-FLEECE^ - * •••„*».• 1 unli.iliilp i|ini<t-> ^ lUott iilgh tr Prized of the SorYlrlnW Order* ot Chivalry. Of all'.the orders of. mediaeval chiv­ alry which.have survived the shpek of successive revolutions ot. the continent of Europe since the great cataclysm of 1789, that of the Bolden Fleece-is per- uaps- the most .distinguished: and the most hlghlj- coveted by i>er3onagC9 of royal birth or of illustrious patrician Uncage. l ’lfe badge of the order Is the-figure of a sheep (U.endjtnsed gold suspeud- Cd from a heavy chain of gold, The full Tohca consist o£ a long inuntU? of crimson velvet, yul ii^the bullion of it Sacerdotal cope, rkldy embroidered at tbo borders with emblematic device:! of stars, half moon:; and fleeces in gold and lined- With white satin, over a doublet and hose of crhnsoU damask. The full robes also comprise a "chap­ eron,” or hood, with a long >flowing streamer of black satin, hut this head­ gear haa Jhi modern times been .gen­ erally dispensed with. Originally the robes ot the order, Wiijt-h Wits founded hi W2fl by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, were of crimson cloth lined with white -lamb’s wool, and this circumstance has-some­ what sfreugthcned the theory that the golden fleece Was Instituted by Philip the flood fn grateful recognition of the Immense treasures Which the Duke of Burgundy hnd^, acquired from Jhe wool of the flocks reared on his vast estates in Flanders, Be it as it may, the Woolen costume was changed lb 1473 at Achapter held at Valenciennes for the' more costly materials of vel­ vet, taffeta, dafflnsU and gold embroid­ ery,—London Telegraph. successive-plunges .into, me icy .waier, They are then conducted home, where their brides, accompaniedby their rela­ tives and friends, have been awaiting them In state. After this there Is feast- ing’and merry making, These singular customs are believed to have a Pagan origin. (j , ........ .. ■ 1 /" , ' ... ,, a Fhoio A uaicn ri » SXndy. no of tbe most interesting places In NeWYork to study liOmau nature la at a,counter In a photographer*# shop where the customers come to get ama- teumphotographs they have bad deveU opeu and printed. The nnxiety they display to get the products of their “shots” /Would Beetp to be out o f,all proportion- to the results, when yon catch a glimpse of them, and-their dis­ appointmentIf the prints are not ready is almost as keen, apparently, as If some ..Important business’ transaction nad fallen through, And When they-fio get the prints their faces are even more Interesting. The satisfaction of these amateur photographers over a set of fairly goad pictures is absolutely Idiotic, and their' dismay at n lot of failures is tragic. The frankttesft of these exhibitions Is not the least inter­ esting phase,of the whole fidng*—NeW Yofk Press. . SINGULAR CUSTOMS, B u lgarian Ceremonies Taft* Comet From pagan fiitek. The people of Varna, on the coast of the Black sea, in Bulgaria, have a sin­ gular custom which they observe at the feast of the Epiphany* Which takes place on Jan. G. Tim clergy, both Greeks and Bnlgarlons, accompanied^ by mi immense crowd, go to tlm sea-: shore, carrying with them a wooden S cross, The .cross is thrown by the dergy Into the «*a, and thereupon the strongest swimmers jump In after It. \ The best swimmer gets It, ot course,4 and inInga u in triumph to shore. | Thu Varna people have % Mill more singular salt water custom<mthe same day. After dark at night all the newly 1 .iutied men In the town me conduct­ ed, with bands of music mid singing,, to th# *h«r# *#&mad# to t*k# fiw## rirln/? a Hltritees* SiKiijtl. When* a ship docs not carry a can­ non or mortar With which she can fire distress signals, a metal socket on the bridge or poop -rah Is used for that purpose, Into the socket a detonating rocket is placed, and* inside this la ft firing tube. *A lanyard Is hooked on to the tube, and a man, by-giving the lanyard « sharp jerk, expiode# the rocket. It contains a high explosive and on leaving tbo\raih gives a loud report and anptbcr on reaching its highest altitude. Both repot br-aftf ftS toad as the report of a twelve pounder cannon. The socket (a slipped in the ran at an angle to prevent the rocket teaching the tigging. gel In thumb and forefinger close to.my Ups. 1 . . - ' “l'di begin to whlmper. The stoell of It and the, idea of the lather th a t would form In my, month—file,lather I’d bava to Bwafiow—wonld fill' me with despair. But my mother $*Ba inexorable, With stiff lips I 'd take the soap Into my mouth, I’d chew tbe soft and slippery stuff a little to d them with a groan and a dreadful ship. I’d awalloW It* Horrors! - - “Horrors!" said the Old man, smiling: “I can still tasto those doSes of aonp that were so1common in the Village In my boyhood.” " Jewish Thrift.* The AllgemClne Bundscau, Vienna, la an article on the Jewish question and anti-Semitism, has this to say as to Jewish thrift: “I f we could only in­ duce our own lower class to acquire the Jew's thrift, his Industry, hia sense of order, bis Scrupulous exactitude, his religious loyalty and love for his fam> ily the Jew on his darker Side would appear far less dangerous to them than Is a t present the case. I f One Sunday, by way of Interesting experiment, one Were to conduct an inquiry Into the station, wealth and reilgicfo Of visitors to the -Various public‘houses, the fol­ lowing result,Would transpire: A large number of the guests woul(Li>e Chris­ tians who would do far better to save than Spend their money In alcoholic re­ freshments, gaming and tobacco. There might be a few Jews, but a t the most they Would content themselves with a cun of coffee.” and how small his lithe boay reaiiy is -will probably come furthest from the truth, About 300 to 356 pounds Is. a , usual estimate. But this is below-tlm mark; A fulbgrown lion-will tip the scales fit no less than 500 pounds. - Five hundred and forty pounds is the record for an African lion. His bone is solid and heavy as ivory. The tiger tuns the 1km very dose, A Bengal tiger killed by an English officerscaled 520 pounds* A. tiger of this size has, however, considerably greater muscu­ lar strength than the biggest Hon. “ mmn «» g Medtatat* “When 1 was a boy,” sold thV old rtan, “they often made me take a little Soap as a medicine. It did me good. “Soap was prescribe! in th# Village for cramps, for sick headache, for a half dozen complaints, The people ad­ mitted that It was ktonseotit dose, hut on the other hand they pointed to Its efficacy, “When I Was taken down my mother would eat from the mike oLycfiew Soap in the kitchen a ehtttifc ftfart as hig as a chestnut, ” ‘Now, sonny,* she wonffi say, Wwal* fcw*this* and *h#Mbold the veltew m#r* Aft Ancient Hebrew Bible. ‘ The highest amount ever offered, for a single volume was tendered by a number of wealthy Jewish merchants Of Venice fa Dope Julius 11. for a very ancient Hebrew Bible, i t was then be; lleved to he an original copy of the Beptuaglnt version made from the He* brew into Greek 1U*117J B. C.f careful ’ copies of the Hebrew fext having been prepared at that date for the use of Mhe Seventy translators. The offer to Jnfina Was £20,000. which, considering the difference lKd#**# the value Of -money then and noW, would tn our day , retf»*«*nt''tb* prtneeijr sum of Sn'-f do. ] Justus matm that time greatly p riced for mosey to maintain thy holy .league which the pop# had orgaadeed against Frexnto but hr apfie at his look of fa&d* h# decifaefl the offer. Millers' B u t Customers. The forty odd million sacks of flour, consumed yearly In the United King­ dom are mainly eaten In the form of bread. IU the houses of the rich ami in th# best hotels bread la sparingly eaten* but among tho middle classes And in workmen’s-homes i t forms r considerable portion Of th# diet A h the latter class predomlns * and a t their .families are th# most numerous, It Is pot Improbable- that the eblklri a under sixteen consume about three- fifths of tho total flour sold In th.* United Kingdom. In a commercial sense, therefore, th# children are M,» millers’ beat friends,»-X*ondon Milling. Able tbe “ttoogt” *r oftwtstr# Stctien Gardener, art tinder eooke Vi th# Cardinal Wolfe Wolftey hy* h o w . And aftefwardes allowed of kyu-*:*. Henfy the eyftht to be ft master Cooke, and hya prlnclpall Cooke for a km # tyme, tuted the- rest# tn ye kynge’v house as boldly And as sancety a# hys malster dyd before him, as y# bio. upon bis cheke that my Lord# of wyke gave him may bare wytnej. « Spiriuifil B)jy«ICr 1555, Bite 3ftfffeve*cs«r» “W’hatl” said the judge, ‘Ton ex­ pect me to send your husband to pfl* u Whenyou acknowledge that yon tfere.v fir# flatirons a t him and h* only thn .r on* a t y o u r “Vesj that’# *11 right; judge,** *,u! th# Irate woman, “but, then* th# cue ^ fc# threw hit me.” ' VSmiwkt mt m i,lnm “WlAt fl##* * lion wrighr Ask that tpwetion of any acquamtanee and ere what h* wilt m r. Th### who hast knew fiw ledk of th#- kt«g #f heaaUt *tTh»t bill and coo » good deal” “That’a all a Waff.” “Then yon think they *r# oaly t tartledoveel”- Louis* til# Cewi#r-.l »■ J ■ - Will)#*-!**, what’* * took* Ps * -Ifia ebmethin* $m take t# bred# y e n , «p, Wii«#~Wefh wh«f# ##M#thm# t# bracf- jm 1m wwtMi ' * m-." *,El 0 / *