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birfl7-a younger wo."r:?v--'<i^e|fy'fe:;7i.:;b?8i

fer^lbla Jn^uslon,''' b«

? apprehensively: at'.^thtSj|e,/.ip|h :.;yiip:: J, -;«t;i •' th«.

pfeti^iyoung 8traJp«er, wltiad-bas^d brow and frank

-^Ine^M.^And.he.- Ui tura«]iis;;;bt;':pi;ofoun^vvrellefi':i:iat:'Js^gaze-v .There was nothing

Jon the supernatural In this•Her house dresa of pink lawnMp^cdquettJBn; 'And her eyes,

_Ir, unembarrassed eyes of ,a|ouled. maiden, gave assurance

ty and composure.;!''',- •' ; . . • • ' • '"•.'.•;5were, overtaken by the' storm,

you 'not c"oEnr~lntO"uine.brary and walt.unttl It is over?"

semblance. -He has been dead manytyears.- ' • *'', "'. '' '>''"

•tyes, I know. Tfou nave noticed howfrail Aunt Alice Is? your coming hasjnade her so content What was that?1'She had risen. "Quick, Rosa!1' to themnld, who had burst Into the room."Aunt Alice has Jatnted, you say? SendTom for the doctor. These fainting fltoare serious' with her." ,

Sjbe ran from the room and up thestairs "Barrett hesitated and followedher. A.'soljblngrcry Came fd~hrmTn«fbe reached the landing. - He ne«5ed»no explanation of its cause when bestood Jn -the doorway. The_ womanseated near the window,, an old photo-graph clasped In her stiffening fingers,would never more look and long andlisten for the step and the voice that

..mtgbt..''not come.

.viucn^v. vfJi^ • **«»*», ..—- ..iigJltn^iit: the^threshold, then • In-^^i;t^m;;it;'-'ibe'',ieft.:::-; "Aunt8$;slb«;»Utl .coaxin'gly,' to the. wo-i||^wlWte^4^ii^ybn\not'coime 'to

urs«wn;frOpni;.and .rest? •.": You ; lookonae,

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But Godfrey' Barrett retumedTto thescene of his strange adventure again

.—Nor could Bertha Oral*long wttfcrtana the ardor of hU TWO-

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?'She spoke as she might have spoken^^ffiKJi^ild'^^entrefttffijgfir,. and/$|i^attee$p^>Bnt^^^"" ^"*'"MOi7a';'Huiden,''¥errous:.gesV

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Tbe Express to Sleepytown.[ know a little traveler. '

Who every single nightStarts on a long, long" journey.

That lasts till broad daylight.

Her ticket reads "Sleeptown Express,"Stamped "Papa's Goodnight Kiss";

him with a hugHe saysi .<'! -thank: yon; mlBS.;

tfust 4ak«-the^•. ; - , .land.';,'' ' ' . " • ' . ' • . : • '-. Vi..:'-::.-V,;/ '.<v: • :

, .. ., . , .' You mount it <bj> the.atairs. ," ' • ' ' V

^ti^rb^she:admitted,.^wlien I saw how kind- -muwert to poor Aunt Alice."

he hesitated with loverlyfor youm

saw yonl I thlnK I fell in love withface-I «aw-jreflected

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^'|i^d^t;jknoWi What yon. .can- beuimw^'ofi'SBertha/' - she said Impa-WejiiUiifV!: '= .VWfcjr ^should:! l^aw»y-'-'V-.B2iE^n!Oatt withat-Henry-rbait^e'^ctKfe ;;•;;:• Kl£*v<; '.-,: .;,^.f^"

5 She :moved closer to Barrett and puthwr^ttdi^ibuind^bn? hlii *arm ;Wlth'|: an^alr.il ii li iMiir;;1:? ;" S* #. Qv;;SvJ;;.:j' ?''°'"'~''ri ew i:;;b^^^

r woman. 8b« clasped her «Hm,i^^e^^th^'iwjf^'gwture^^"" JB«^t(:^mrt';!ijery*pp«iin'g'

nodded.-:8he-scflLnned::bl8...,_._,__, ,„ lMy'-fiu^-fap.y''^keen, scrutinizing gaze. : Then she,''^^n^^^cMttp^Beridlnglyv."; -;¥;. '^''

^;^7the^.i^^m]^n,e '.ylif^_a»ton-'«^4,"J«he said. Then, with the samebegTilUng gentlene«s she turned implor-ingly to the woman .• ajtV-ttjrrettfii: side.; ,* :ty««!ded;V'':& :?( ^ feraeT^=;':;:}-- ; :; jr:i

,? |jle#;" $£mer ''crled^'bdrjl Vu'iat^m^ . ^^ii»idwnw(W*ii:. t:!*ou%ij^t Henrjr w«i dead. Too ««ld heiwi^ "drowned': at sea. , But he la here.,fj|pj/iiii^ coine'^faack.'::'' V- i^wfjr'A^^aww.ie would come back. Deawrt," >heitnrned''fa-'Got^y./Jhw 'eUi l*»ji'('toi|*rii'ItilliJljPI^%w;- l"in*t o:. away-r«ir«^ip»ii»T"

^^ --ij b«felnnlng to undeWta»d 'the..,w«.., iil(tifrtlon '^wttjefclifi^boBtt?htniielf.i;He Hwew now what that dii-tjmt:lookxln b«\e7e» .memBt. He pat;t«lb»r band tenderly. He apoke In

m thW mirror."- '_ _"ii -,&* H---

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, , , . : , start-V''••!'.•:.•:'.;'.:',;--: '.'.'.', -TI:.'.'!.-•"•".''Soon as ypu'Te.sald your- prayers;

~VK*IOU «««^« « »•—-. . !• •Itale and Female Incubate.

Apparently two factors enter Intothe flamingos' 'type of architecture,writes Frank M. Chapman in "A Fla-mingo Olty." They must build where,there Is mud!; and at the same timeerect a structure high enough to pro-tect its contents from any normal risea the water- due^taJldes jor rainfall.

AfUu MaUJUug B m-Bting- ^**w«* ..».•««—« — —— ^ , ,flamingos In the;Bahamas; for^^"niBarifart- hour," at a di^ancejj|t 150 y»rd«.Sir Henry Blake stated that thVft-;'males »atup6n-" the nests, while -themales stood up together, evidentlynear byi • My :dissections,- however,;showed l^at both sexes Incubate, whilecontinued observation from the tent re-vealed tb« presence of only one bird1

of the pair In tie rookery at ttw aametime., The bird .on the; nest',wa»)ce-UeVed late In the afternoo\i and wirlyin the morning. .' Th«"one, therefore,which Incubated during the day fed atnight; and his or her place wa» Uk«nby aftdther Which, hatT: been feedingduring the day. Or, as Peter put It:"I do t'lnkr air, oat whep a* Mr hMy-mlnto JeaVc* de n«st. den .dV »en'te-tnan flllytnlogo take her place, «lr; yea,•ir.".>V.- . . • • . " • : • ' • .^.^jv.. ' : ; ? ' • : ::.X'-;.-'r\.•'•". Morning ar^d evening, -.then, therewas much activity In the rookery. Sin-gle Wrdi. or flies of as many as flfty,were: almoet constantly arriving anddeparting, coming from, and radiatlnc

j to-wery^ jpolnt-.ot the compaaa-—-J^^Flamingo* In flight resemble no

other bird known to m«. -With' legs"and'-.'n«ca^ fully ^outatretched, and theLcoffiparatlTely amalljwlngs Mt b«lf-way between bill and t**8, 'stbef?;'—-ns If they might nr backward orward with, equal «o*e. They progresamore rapidly than a heron, and, whenhurried, fly with a singular serpentinemotion .'oft the|-neck'' and body, aa'-"'lfthey were crawling In thetury. ' • . • • ' ' • ' ' . ' . ' • ' '.._ . . ' . " • ' • ' .

ONLY ONE SUIT FOR F|FTV.

Bat tb* O««H«ato Mad* It P»MlM« tot

I ^CWCM.Ky., foo.,6B;.thtn.Bivte»»b-^^u^-iiaitty^^loser^youi^yei^-r—-'--And no' one .reaches'' Sleeprtown.•-•;•• -

Who talks ''or. .laughs or cries..; ;

'i'So;^wh«B. the: sandniau-'engineer : ' °:

.:: .•His;::en^neJ)eirh;as-'rttn«,';;V ".'?.;; ;:':;The passenger for Sleepytown,

Must,surely hold her;tongue;;-; •-

"Be ready; than;:to jnmp:ab<)ara:- isa^6Ui»^at the.7.gattjr,t: :rr.-n.-i-It's after half-past seren; and ; t r;-'The...tr«ln Is due Jat eight",; • : ' • - • - " - . Tom'a'Twlnalilp. V ;; '"• '}'"

.... "Well, .bless my Bottl.TedV you'requite a man. ^Ipome here, airl".;; H !{"

Ted squirmed; oh one .foot{delight-edly, a sturdy, tanaed little flgure Inwhite ducS and'new pantaloons-

^hey'B:T)antg;''-iieTanDOttnced,vbenm

that?1hatvl

'What?the serlduMthing they'll'ttsm-"

"No, tuW Is1

show you, buhere by the wind^hft father didput one hud on the glass,ed the bey, "and hold outme." , — N ^

The father did this,boy went up to . him; ratogethw-»nd -puf

ing on the-new rector, Mr;"To be gure they are," assented Mr.

torell,- neartlIyr7:i*FolIy three Inchesof. peal. pants ';..Jj;L;._:: v. ,:..;-.,,::'•:.; _ ; . : ; • : , ; ; .

'•'• "An' Tom'a got spme,, tool" Tednodded at a replica of hltngelf stand-Ing In tbe doorway. ' ' ' ';\;;r^;hef;ha*j'::;Hotr:ire;-'yon,•Ttje; ;new'.''"rwtor's;.;i:;me^9rx;:;;'grappledWith the relative posttlons of the lat-est tamlly be was calling OD. ."Andyou are brothers, of cqurse.?'":'l.;;?r/:. -•• ' ' . •''X;"lWj:we'a v'rioy^ 'Calledv. Took cheer-'hniy; • ''t?«;»' swlns :?:' ,.^C'Y K#'; ' • • '•::!"-

;"He,0.i»(BaM .i^na,r^^r^t^'', ed,caImlyV";':"I::.ca¥My^^!ns;" ij' f<M^

•Andhey3n»tatii)iif'aa'^.'K;;:;?';;!:;;'?;il-:;.•'.';'. Mr;." ^Jdovell's": *yea4':twiEn'liiJed3SH^leaned back in his chair and tipped "''flngeM'tog«toa*/Mgh't^--^H^;i^-::'/';.

"Well. Tom, wb»f§ th« differencebetween being a twin arid being *,;brotherr»^'V-:,.'/:'-.•:'•''"'•.•'•• '-:'. ": '•!'.:'*.'ijWi.)'. , Mid:-. Tom, triumphantly,"Brothersvl» Just they Off n selves, buiTed'« me;,, and I'm Ted. and we are

«»tb« F, Becerttiy, when * West PWUideJphiaI f ^^ atv,d ,nto 8-ye*if-«ld sonr r —"• .'—•

^OUELfJIv

"Noww,"'th^;oti«t<£]p^^^^:Sppthe connection la inade, but y<

• that glass Is »'non-condnctpr.;ypul ftiri i *';.ps^^-^^d^^viij-.;quirer.;;' :--:; : ^^^^

• •:'Witm iBJ 'iii« . to"K^ S'W'': '''So; "you ::hate;'S • •atejpnaiother 7?-!:,'«pl*v

:ihe%tel|a:*Lllttisi : ^ ' ; '"^-«Y«i;>iT7a'«m['' ^B-:replT^

. . 1^ell,;;you>iba^•:;1'm^.^^•ympat^^v:^ea 'V^tinned^fc'ladyT^-;^^I '"Ob i tiotft need^it" 'rejoineavdie::'small maid.:- vCMVe It'fo.'piipa:" :,:/;;§•

' • . ' . ' : ' ' - ' ' Not HU Fi«t Cousin. ,'.-!!'.'- .'.'^A'-vLittle Fred was told -'/at j*:viBew'r -fa •:•

..^."_'"_I1" ^r.^-iamHy^^^'tthttS-i-kid any relation to me ?J.' be asked.; rYes; he's your^^ *¥* •WiuiiiB/''. ;«*:,:swered his mother. ;-;/J.J-V•.•.:-:'•.-' '^;>he'—

"Huh!" exclaimed Fred, "I^ahoal*•think be.waa.my.;;iasf'onfc";; '^:''^'fi'^;

' POCBU A<fcct*d H«r. ; 'Little Percy—Say, mamma cried the

other day when she read your book X-pO*m«.;~v'T.'•-.--,-:-•',-- . '-^...y:-:-,^'.:':±

Sister's Fiance (pleased)—Inde«dtLittle Percy—Yes i »he said she could':.

nerer forglTe herself for allowbagals-t«r to get engaged to tho man wbewrote tucb stuff ••..•'thjit;!!1:''"' ':.•.'"'••/ ';;

;v:':

• • • ' • ' .'' ;. Kntf* !•!<•* iMt. . .v . ' ' " ; '1-1- ' - '"Where Is your new knife, Johnnut"

asked his mother. "I. hope you dlda't

*m very tired,'*f walked far. You[ r«|t B litWo. Yon

>,; 'And then—per-;• ' : • • • ' ,

: tir«d," shenly happy,

"''No^rdldS^oseTK1' .,, ,. ,,tie fellow. "I pot it In a safe place, all^' right, but I fornt .where the place, la.'

UNCLE, PCLIG ON SLANG.

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i(I ;»U8pe<;ted, ^ the very nrst day,there wait •aomethlng wrong with theroung ni'an," said Uncle Peleg to thefriends 'who hud been discussing thelumrner boarders. "My woman* hup-peu«d to show him her new stoamcooker, and what you s'pose he told

That flon't cut any Ice with" as It wasn't meant

ties," .„Adam Bede, of Minnesota, a few,.—.,ago, "I remember^out In my State informer times there was a popular lawthat Indiana who wore clothes couldvote. The woods were full of Indians,but sulta of, clothes were mighty scarcearound there, especially with, the In-dians'. \VhcneverSthero WBH 'no specialinterest In the. election or,it was all,rino way the Ingenuity'of man was notBtlrred up uuftlclnntlyj to put two andtwo together In »llpb a way aa to/get,those Indians to vote, but one day votesWore mighty, vnluatilo and an energeticworker set out to M)t Indians, • ; ,

'"The, red men Vero as tblclc n« fllos,last ouw of them had a blan-

' put him'and very fewer uad on the clothing

[n. The proj)oslfl5ri™fd:T«rlf tthey ^ore c|othea wasl«r to encourage thum Incivlilwtlon and also with. a mun who bad On clothe*[pretty Intcllltfont Indian,t demand for vole» stirred

rard workers, BUd Uo"and took It

Oiid

might 'a' --with his language rl«ht then andthere. But that was nothing to whutwe beard before hU fortnight wasDYOT.' ' . , • ' ' ' . - .

"He was a well-meanlns young fel-|«, but his'mind seemed to be sort o.hut up in,* circle, and traveling_rightaround W'«. To show ye w^at ImearTiropPose I asked him for par-Utflars of'some friend he'd chanced tom^ntioh. 'Ob,-he-s « white man,' he'd.„, and that wan Just about as far as'ata'gift 0' tongues would carry him

"All hl« friend* w«re 'white. m«,ind people ho didn't Hk« w«ro'(mots' or 'four-flushers.' or 'dead OIIOH.'^o follts Here at,the Corner were all'Ileubene.' When bo trlod to talk

.'twAflCMJ *tt» ftl1 ftl)mlt ''"T* U'^•fak«?(ana"'r'«;o»t»;'Uiid" whether - h«' a,''describe Boar Mountain or/good meal o' 'Victuals, Itdf-though be hod'to uao tbo1 »l«ng, words Uiat ap-

or loss,, bu-^tiling.nit U youIt sort o1

[Honietlmoawant' to

-, I grant>n would

;cross Iotamakomain

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nonrer*"^IMJ**;—f^'^a- "I*^M""»..:.--—;"To tell,the truth about it, he'„nw a paui."—Tfouth'«,Companion. V

SAMPLE OF THE JAJP'a PLUC;

HnrV«tons Pow«mof Endurance flhoIn Konteeo-Uonr Forced March.

It was a matter of leas than half .-._,hour: before the Japanese held tbemain ridge to the left, or west, of thejvillage of Sulteanxa. and 'th1* greatJunking movement over the bills waJi;ready to begin, from the point gained,about 0 o'clock, ' ; • . i!_2

It was'broiling hot at this hour nndthe motionless air and the glaring sunpromised to make the land a vefltabla'furnace before nightfall. The dirtyklmkl uniforms of tlio stockl|y builtsoldiers were, wringing with water, butthey marched forward briskly andwith no display of exhaustion, thought hoy hud boon up all. night anil badalready worked three hours in a »wel-tor of hea^t,

. Tho fourteen hours', march made bythiU regiment of the guordn, In theQiinklnff movement,,would have killedoff half the men In any European orAmerican force long before tho Japa-nese had finished It nnd 1 0 stillkeen to tbe flght, and, notwlthstand?Ing tills, the* official report mys that

,th9j«.ft,.,wlnjf division did not do sowell as waa oxiMsctwll, Only salamVri^ ,dera could have survived the bent nndtoll.

It waa a marvelous performance i*:and one whjch, at flnrt blush, so*rra(liuposslblo, for It necBMltflted travol-'lug beneath tbu crests of tbe moun- \tains In order, to b» screened from,"' "enomy. They movnd nhond on metain slopes whoso angle was often •rts*ty degrees. '• They tolled through (hickunderbrush and around the bnsos o<rocky plniinvle's pOO to 800 foot abovetho vulloyH. One would hnve bellevodtho f<|nt Impossible for loaded mon.Jetnlone heavily laden-paok-J^orses; "left Wll>«.rB« . '_,,"In this fnsblon andulilrol

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Choice Teas, Coffees,

W:fjpSrf;^TJS^^6^K«t»ry Pabllo.Commlsslooer of Deeds,

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Also, Sir Thomas Llptou's Coffeas and"TlsapfnoWnTne^trrld^irT' ^S^Bee the Waron, on Weduoday and

Orders left at BlmoBs's

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O^THE y»y^ :

pok«ti; has not your spirit heard}I out of the^dusk a word.

wf only) it crooning told,t and memories manifold,

listen, I hear a lovelier stain,

conquer," dearer than words can tell,bur longing, in the land where all is well.

_*u.*rig by night about your eaves,I, for some lost hope It grieves.

tidings of countries love nas known,• Mng, Joy's endless undertone^

N A GARRET

yon do^that)11 >She shook her head, .putting bls/offer

from "h^r with a quick forward ges-ture of her hands, Which seemed tohim both pretty and pitiable. *—JiBnt—consider^ he salu%"You've got to do" it Wbat else'can,you do? Remember, you've promisedme to do nothing rash again."

Be looked keenly Into tbe distrusted

Ustenl Son must begin again. You < gestnre. t Hev«s«ill«*l, that eTery daymust let m6 lend yon some,money to he Stayed ,made.rlt the harder, to, gogo on with; and we must look about ' ' " "and see1 what work yon can get Will

(degreeen

iterminedjoho; butIwa* notIt length>k of a

•IdThimnevernpiace

["herselfjrhapi,alone

i of 'theappear-

and"a' little

•shake'hisinquiries,

iw lo~tBei at one or

-h»d_gei the morn-

he* when

at thei., Onceithere

llty ofr now It was

' ey«"'werecould

v w*s heri waas,

. -•** u^*\avenlng.iwked hlm-

ilve to gooffer hermoment,

he auspiciousabout

Hoe did( iand heBeaching

on, he sat|, *n'd listened

1; be wa*' In• what might

inly thestairs bo-

he strolled,She was

ia, basket ou;of the woari-| frailty in her

i speak to her" ' " hip with.thought that1 Bhutan bo-

In her[n *b<> respond-

\ .usual dls-Ijirent by, he[ A. cloth was

'Jund, for thojVtben half-bit she was

-had-lnvfoot on the

;;wa» pulledileco of char-

led, feelingi going to cook

a« camsI . u p tho

' Munaiimjjtored bin

Ir/to destroyV/andlng and

i closed. IIune from the

an excnsaban, Iwp-toj> of tho

„„_ PIOCB Of•tf'lt and tho

|bt cnmu»t'tho | hot-

uiiIWW

alight movement .caroom.Tmtno reply. He knocked againand called) "MademolBello!"

Then her voice answered, in sleepytones, "Who is it?"

"It Is I," h* replied. "What are youdoing with the door blocked up?"

"O«- away," *»4d the girl, drowsily,"I am all right now. • • * I thankyon."

He pushed wildly at the door, all allfears realized, bnt the lock held.

Mademoiselle!"" he .jCrled, angrily."Get UP and open the'Boor, or I willburst It in!" He reflected for a mo-ment, and then added: "Think—thewhole honse will know!"

He beard a movement a* Of someone slowly rising,-and groan*, "Myhead! my headJ"_a'hMMaJh«avjifaU

floor. At Sat, exerting all hlistrength, he struck the. lock with bisfoot, the, door flew open, and thick,

ed out toward bun. A stove stood hithe middle of the floor, from which the•vapor rose, wreitljing and., twisting.'From the clearness'of some part of theroom he .believed til* firs' bad rot beenlong burning. Qnickly lifting the girlfrom beside the bed, ,he bore her > Intobis own .room, where, placing her oa «coach near the open window, h*douched her head and throat with wat-<er. Anxiously M»«, watched for signs oireturning consciousness, and wa* onthe point ;of running for help, wheaher bosom1 fluttered, the Up* twitched,,and the eyelids,slowly opened. 8h**a«*d into hi* "tender eye* (tor a. mo-

wUMMiiMJ**0*** 1'* •""»!'en. turning, she burst into pifstonat*'«"••' '\ V, .A*,b«r hand* leaped to covir.'her

f«c* he noticed a wedding ring nponher nnger. It bad never bean "before. "•

U rose froni^beudlnf bea1de~~thTcouch and began preparing a meal. H«wonld not JooM toward her a* h* wantabout the room, 'but wa* conscious ofthe restraint ah*, pat upon, h*r Weep-ing.' In a little while in* Was silent

conch. "Hr

eyes which sought to escape his gaze..Pity and love moved him at sight e(her pain.

»Oh," she said, with trembling voice."I almost wish you had not—not foundme to-day!" -Then, wlth-a- sudden-quickness in look and tone, she said,"How, Monsieur, did you come to sus-pect so soon what I was_ doing? _Ithought yon bad gone out"

His face flushed before her search-Ing eyes, and, for tbe moment, angertook him to think she waa beyond allbis dreams, which now were revealedto her. As aha watched his face, berfine eyes suddenly chilled and lookeddown.

brusquely. "Yon must take my offer.It will only be a loan which yon canrepay when yon have work."

"Thank yon, Monsieur," she replied,in cold tones.' "I will take the moneyas a loan." >

He passed some gold to her acrossthe table, and ber face went proud andpallid a* she murmured thanks. Then,hot at the thought of what might bein her mlndi-he tore a leaf from hirnote book, made out an "I. 0. U."and-handedr-it-te her, with hi* pen.She signed the paper In ail«no*. Tohim the flimsy page aeenud a wall ofice between them that, for nnr psrt, he•wore to himself he wonld never breakdown.

Next evening, she came to tell himof. the efforts she had made that day toobtain work. Her manner was some-what distant, with, at the end of theirtalk, a checked flash of warmth. Renoticed there wa* now no ring uponher nnger, and wondered what was berstory., Perhaps, h* thought, bitterly,when she had gone, she waa only oneof the many possible intrigante* of tbeFrench colonyr with sordid experiencesbettor left unknown. Bnt Watantly h'erwomanlinea* appealed against hi*hardnea*.

.Three weeks passed. He conM notbnt confess th* qnlet p*r»*V*rancewith which she tramped Londonthrough and through in her efforts toget work. She had procured one ortwo pupil*, but her ambition wa* toobtain tome clerical-berth. In this,however, her lack: of buslnss* experi-ence aemned to be the great hindrance,bnt:**venl of h*r compatriot* hadproml»*(l to aid herX '

A* to Fortway, he had *ooa eaatall doubt For bun she was

Md-daily. in their »hort

from, her,; ,Oa the evening -that he bad deter-

mined to tell .bar of, his leaving ton-Aon. she stopped at his door, and, onentering to bill coll, be bad not the,heart to look op,1' butgreeting with *yes

returned hefh|s book^

Httle ttiaj sStTieemed to thinkbe wa« preoccupied, and as usual, inher sensible manner that had alwayshalf-pleased and half-embittered him,abe-rose-soon-as-if-to-go away. -——

He, looked up qulckty,"Don't go," he said; "I have some-

thing to tell i yon. I have got an ap-pointment at Liverpool and shall beleaving I«ndon_ln_a_few days. _I_ sup^pSse'you, too, will be getting new quar-ters soon?" ,

She went pale as she sat, and in her-eyes -came a look: of~teTN>fi

"You are leaving' London? I—I amvery sorry."

"I, too, am sorry,"' said Portway,hurriedly; "very sorry; bnt I think itIs best for—for my prospects as ananalyst" ~ T " ~

She nodded her head, looking at him

came back to where he stood, and held

I FAVORITES I!** i

s'•l«4*»

Barney McCoy.I'm going far away, Morah, darling,AjadJeAving snph.sn «ngel far behind.It would break my heart in twoWhich I fondly gave to you,And no other ouo so loving, true

kind. - ,*Ohoros:

~Thsmcome~fonny arms, Norah, darling.Bid yonr friends hi dear old Ireland

good-bye,For it's happr yw. wflLbjt-taJhjL jfeae__

~~Tan<Tof the free, .,Living happy with your Barney. McCoy.

No, I won't go with yon, Barney darling.And the reason I have told you oft be-

fore.It would brtskjnjr mother's heart.If from her t were to part, •

And go roaming with yon, Barney Me-XJo*-

'VJl*d

I am «olng far away, Kmt,'out her hand.

"Monsieur Stephen," she said, inlow, wrft ton**. 1 can navar thankyon enough for your goodness. Tonhave bwa. more, than a friend to ma,but "

She shook her head *orrowfuUy, and ' ifher eye* darkened aa if with fear. Shedropped hi* hand, and,-with a wan•mile, shrugged her *houlder*.

What i* It, MadsmolsellftT' be atld,hi* voice quick.

"I fear myself," ah* said. "I am a

r , , iBut so rate's th«r«>« God that I *do»e,

And i^mcnbtr wkat I say.Tltt It cones tk« Judgmwt 4*y, ,

Ton., win aerer see yonr BanMqr JH*T_

I wonld go wit* you new, Varaey,

coward." Her face and flgor* aeemedraddenly shadowed In gloom. "But, aa

have seen, my friend, there lathar leaps InWlis Trench

women whea things are at their worst;and It drives na— it drives ns

yon

She made a curious, gesture, in which

flung over a-verg*.' r . .. "But this," *he said; ln*tantlybright, "this 1* Ungrateful .telsr. Yonhave pat me on a. safe road. 1 t&a'nkyon, Monsieur Stepnen.' There, ir«not many m*n Uke you, I tear1.-a willbe strong; Uk* you. I thank >ou foryear goodn***—I-thank you *Hh nilmy poor heart."

Ear vole* .trembled. 8he wonld havecaught .hi* hand and taken, it 'to 'h*r"-- "-^ ^'eliitehed h*r*4nger* *nd

talks, tb« question- csme toJong h« oonld>ktep the bar-

lipe. batr*strain«d her.

"karcelle,'* he said. Jooklag into tb»eyes dMrt sbone with «nsbed -tears;

think I leare my talk half dime.

Ing,my mother and

thei*the rest. W«N eolr_

In that dear land ot the west,with you. BarB*y McOoqr.

1 aa gelng far away, North, rtatthig,The ship is lying anchored la the har,

Aadhefoie te-nenew*e soaTen wiU hear the signal gaa,

T«s, I'wlll g* with yea, Barney, earttnc.Aad the

fos*.Fer I

I'd he a hotterly, hen la a hewstvWhem roses sad Ililes va

•eviag ferevw fro** fewer »» «MN*.• - - - • »u baa* that as* petty

.I'd aever htagaish .fsr wealth,^ er

I'd never sejh to see slaTeJt'4 be a hetttrty, hem to a hwrsr.

XbMsag all hwk that aw Vtetty

YOB thfflk I do not" «a>a. Bu^f Mar,celle, if yon care for m* and, ean- — "

He stammered and waa etlent; hecould not frame all Ae opposingthoughts that thronged, and, instead,be held her hand, teoklng at the flu'ger-oh iid»iflh-his-had seea the riaa, He

wa* Instantly beside her. She mur-mured, that she wished to change h*rdress, which wa* wet1 8h« was trem-bling and seemed very weak. Whenhe had helped her Into ber room, which,wa* now cleared of smoke, he said, alittle brusquely: •

"Mademoiselle, you will promise todo nothing rash again 7"

"I will promise you, yes," she said,almost humbly, her eyes dropping be-fore his.

"Whatever may be_ troubllng_you,"be went on, "you can alw«ys dependon me to help you." • ,' . '

"Thank you," she replied, with soquick an emotion in her voice.that bewas startled and moved. ; r ;

AS-they sat at tea, h* tried by cheer-ful talk to bring her rolnd away frontbrooding, and after the meal she 'was.betrayed Into sonia brightness'on.see-ing him wash up the tea, things ai)dwished,'against his laughing prqtettn-tions, to do It for him. Suddenly. Inthe midst of their almost gay talk, »h»bocnmo silent, tbe face clouded; andshining drops started from her eye*.

"I never dreamed you were so kind,'1

she said, looking at him, the tears fall-Ing down her face. "I always' thoughtyou were BO stern and cold. I calledyotr in~my- mifllT 'lfie~"nuinhard eyes."' ; • :

"Oh, but yon mustn't trnrt'.to!]poamncesl" ho replied, cheerfiilly.i"I'-ro often thought you were In trou;!bin and—nndl hadn't many friends.Imps." • , ' ' * ' , ' / •'•?

I have no friends sine* m/,father died, a year ago," she 'sjild,"wildly, whmisbo had wiped'.her eyo»and could "peak,flulotly. "Ho had--i(.•oncemlon which h« thougiit some richman h«ru would pay him for, but; they,took it and gave him worthless papers.Wuou ha dlod, disappointed, 1 tried tokaop mysulf. All our friends seemedto hnvn bidden themselves.";.,! have(iilftornd many things but' I c«nn»tBtnrvc. it la so base. It Is Intoler-ii bio, Ohj Monsleiir, • ,1 --know<lo«pl«9 m« for bei/wr d cowardbut '"

•Don'f sur thad" toplledf'Noni; of i us kn

'1 CAM NCVXB THANK TOU KKOUOH."

rter of mere friendliness n«ror* mmrBvery turn of her lips and eyes pulledhim to her; every gesture; was thedearest thing In life, butwardly, bisbearing was that of a friend who,,though interested lu all sho did, washimself too greatly: occupied 'to giveany, but, the 'smallest time to talk,

One evening, she met htm ou thoBtalrs, bor oyes eager, her manner agi-tated. She told him sho hotl at lengthobtained a small berth in a commercialottlco. , She was to work at tbe Londonliranch for six months, and then betransferred to Jarls.ijulcfc . cheerfulness,flnlM ft vt^f iH^i-tf

In spite of hl»her brightness

-intobis eyes aa sh« told her news,

H<f knew what he must do; be must]«avl her at one*. To feel the tlmo(hprtin to the d«y when bo should see'hei'iror'ittie)-l««t'tlmfl would gr«du*llyunharmlne reiolutlon. By one strong

raised hi* head and net her eyes, andInstantly complete knowledge seemedto bridge their mind*.

"I have no on* In the world," sh.esaid, her eye* and cheek* aglow. "It

day, for I thought I *oon should se*him tilt 1 ni!d loat W* had been Mhappy for a little while after w* weremarried, and then h* became, 111 andhad to go away from me, and I neversaw him again till b* lay dMd. Thatwa* four years ago. Then my father'sruin cam* upon, u*, and, oh, that .littlehappy time seem* *o far awayt"

"Do yon care enough for me to bemy wlfef

Th* tunning, flushing • face lookedfondly Jo hi* aye*, and then, a* •»•.was drawn, within, hlaarma^nhe.caldi.

"I cared for you, on th* day I toldyou, that y,our eye* had looked so bard,for I *aw th*n how very tender theyoeuUI be." '

O *o«M I allhr the. »aa4 el a fahr,

Thefer*a4 atry, - • • - . ,

Ikey ate** la a w** wb« the aJghtte-• gahiithgs,

The** wh* hav* wealth ***** h* watch-

- rwwprtnff a»u»*f WT5ii*ry ISfcgiTI'd b*' a hattetfly, sportive aai *hry,

B«cK*d In * res* wUeo th* B|ghO|ig*l«•lags!

What though yw t*H BM **«h gay MttMrover -

i Shrinks ffM>-th* »r»ith~»< th* iriT

, ' Insnreif.. ; .The old story of the man who said"

accident Insurnnc* was a humbug, be-cause tl*e day' after he took out a iwll-cy he-fell dowiwtalM, is capped by anIncident related In Smith's Weekly. Itconcern* d woman who entered a Lon-don shop and, displaying * prosporoiuhlooking pocketbook, fctUl, "I want ftgood plnnny for me daughter." ,!i,i; WhBt »,ty|c| • of ;lnathim<H)it do 'yottl>ref«r ?"'' ask«d the' saletman,' leadingate way' 'fe'1 an < upright; ' . . ' " • ' - ' • • ' . • ' . ' '' ±1

^N|v«r « 'ha'pporth''"4o' I care aboutshtyJ*, to long aa ir* * *tronit case.H»v« ye« atuiy wld Iron ca»e*r

"No, ma!am( Wit all our CMC* are

autnmn day IAnrcly 'tie hettwr, whea .sasssaer ta ore*.

To «« when all fair thlags are fadingaway. ,

Rome la Mire's winter way toll to ahwvrerMesas *t preeurlng a weary (War—

I'd be a battstfy. llviag a io*er,Dying when fair thlags ate

away.—Thoaws HaymM Bayly.

" ~m

'Cr-ys1 i '1

sxjflf

-if"fa

made extra stronf.",,

hire-notlon-h* pould MVK himself from hl«

pwndl*e«teew,«nd, p«rhftp», herlscorn, |POU

At.tlio liourt pf Wm h«Kdld not know inJ>.\rfiat to think of her, Blio rfld^iot fearhim, yet »ne dlil not try to draw him.Hfif grVico ttiid'gbu'tlene** hid s<j much(|iat'was brave and strong that douMiif l)*r WasJinposRibl*. .Yet, who wa*

>7, • Wbft't w**. Ah*? Had tU«t ringant anVthtng? I Why -had "ho

moved HI '•• i".1,'1"-,",'''';'" ' / ' ' , ' ' ! ' ' . , •He bad foi-Wme'timo bp*«l «bV*

Uke a va<i*ncMlBBB^on'tory at Uv-Itear;

on the

tittk piano 1« forty

risks."

puc

Th« •arrows of JMiaOne who ha* no speaking acquaint-

snce. with aeargfllla would hardly .dan.to say they do not nffer when th*we*th«r 1* bad, out It in Impossible toread without a smile the quotation*made by London An*w*r* from a cir-cular sent out from Whitby, ea the .northeast coast of England. A society •ha* been formed there' for the preven-tion of sickness among sea-gull*, andfor the purpose of bringing cheer andcomfort to them, • ,

One of the prime objects of tbe so-ciety Is to establish place*, along tbecoast, where on wet and stormy night*bonfire* can be lighted,, at which .***:gnUs can dry their feathers, and .thusprevent croup, rheumatism and otherIII* caused by damp.

"Often o" * "9'°< 4>mp afternoon."

'•SC-

)ecl*rM toe Whitby lady who Inaplre*the circular, "when walking alone th*,iplIBs or on the seaahore, my heart has«ah«d sadly te bear bow full of painand hoW hoars* at* -th,e cries emittedby tto* gulls, wh|ch, dripping w«t, andtvldently *uff«rinff from croup, rheu'rmatlsm, aore thtoat and btlliche, fly in-tend, their plumsg*. dripping wet, InCain erideavor to And warmth *h<l shel-ter,. ' ,' I '• "'• • ..... :.."In my smsll) way I have endeavor**d toiall«vlatW their sufforlngs byspendtkif A night on the beach, witha> charcoal flr*. round which gulls'

90

iV'^-'ftfft WjJ^ 'i*/ •*•*?» ii

rom omctnirtgpresented to the. state./ In

1873 the general r'njlroad^passed, in the nineteenth ,»ectlon ot

•i, ir. McCarter's Views Freely fit~ pressed Before the State

. • Commission.

fey the Hon. Itobert McCarter, attorneygeneral of New Jersey, before the•anal tax commission:

Gentlemen—A communication fromyour secretary, dated the 13th day ofDecember, invited me "to be present atthis meeting^ of the_JNew_Jersey taxaommlBslon to present the, question of

commission /rum UiuInt of view/' I hod previous

, ,which there was a provision <oy a state

liom the plan and scope othat uct>be recommended you seriousljcottslder the Jegfn nnd practical dfficuttles Itt the \vs<»y of successfully' en"acting n substitute. Do not misnnder-stnpd fr* Tho pte«ent situation call

f • , • ,tax of one-half ^f, 1 per^wntcost, equipment «apd > appendages,, ^n^lfor(Certata mojiflcatlons but I venturcJtuunfrttnr roridb«^T»riiny^m])aliv~ftb -w«rn ,yoa against fnndamentaincorporfltwl theieunrter. This section ' cunnges.nl^d authorized the same aBsessnient o* ! it Is also well known that, pursuanouces upon the property othef than the ' to the rtcomttfendntieh of the c6mmls

roadbed a e ' f 1

to the state under the actjaLralltofldJa-W. w.asj^aacte4 also passed

, entitled "lish Just1 rules^or the taxation of lall-road-corporatlous-and -to-}nducc"acceptance and uniform adoption," pio-viding for a state tax of one-half of 1

revenue was find has since been annn_ _ferent loqiilltles have letielved this Incremeht to the tflxe* |iald by xallroads

per cent upon their tost nnd subjecting The B0 calll<a Voorhees franchise tani n , . *3_ . _ . . -. _ . O/»f" TTfna Iti Tl\n *V* A<lVk*-lM*i4 i!*V4-«m4«*^<.A

received a request from the govern-or that I should accept such an Invlta-tton should it be extended, and I shalltherefore 'avall( mj self of this opportu-

-*-«W ta draw'to *yonr attentionr one•base of the interesting and Important

J -guWect jou JIETC Tinder Intelligent con-alderatlon which perhaps has not beenprominently before your minds, but

JghjchJj8_oftlie_g£ateatJtopnrtaffce. Iwe the word "perhaps" advisedly, be-canse X have not had the opportunityef attending any^

the property of any sHcli road (except **? wa m Ule me8ntlw« tutrodndedroadbed a hundred feet In width and a ond la 189<? Pnssed, by which ttte sev-tr«ct of ten acres nt the termini with eral Iocnllties <and «">t tn" state) annn-improvements thereon) to-local taxeflr-idly-rficfilve &onx-*orporatlons-whlchThis law wad in 1870 modified W com- "se the piiblle streets and highways apTy-wnsTEecongtituttonal requirementthat property should be taxed ou Itsvalue and not on its cost, but the statetax was rigorously maintained, tbe actIndeed being entitled "An act provid-ing for stater taxes on rallroads_aridthe more effectual collection thereof."

In 1884 the present law as correctedIn 3888, was passed, and of coureeltalso contained tbe familiar provisionrequiring each company "to pay to the

«m°""ted to ?408,.state eoHects-ttri

money, it does not retain a dollar of ItIndeed it may be said that it bas be-come fashionable for the local commu-nities to expect to receive more and

Tnor~e~bf the~revenue~whlch"the statebas 'heretofore enjoyed and used forstate purposes, and we hear rumors ofefforts that nre to be made to requirethe distribution of the collateral Inher-

aions, nor have I even read a complete uses of the state."wport of your proceedings. 1 have,however, In some way become jios-acmed of the Idea that suggestions

tn you lrmlflnff tn n.«hsnge In the present method of apply-ing so much of the taxes upon railroadproperty aa now constitute- as Impor-tant part of the revenue of the state

f q p nl^pHTipfrt, nnrt n^

pote in what I shall now say will be toprotest in tbe most vigorous manner

" Bosslble~~flgalHBt~tttft~adoptlan~of 'any, nch courser The aUm received by theatate for state purposes from railroadsawl canals in the year 1903 was $907,-tti.lt, or1 less than $4,000, la excess ofthe amount received from the samea*orce of supply by the local communl-

i while the state expenditure* havefully fourfold between those

stete-for-genenrt-TrtBte^ptifposes the -*tonce-taxrwbicimoflnfilly amounts totax of one-half of 1 per cent upon each a'lttlc 8hort of $200,000, but wblch Indollar of valuation," the proceeis a9ft*' OW|UK to unusual! circumstances,wJieieof_jm!e-to-4)e-applted- to-tbc reached the sum of $438,<&5.13. 3Jow.

this constant ixttnck by the local com-munities upon the state's revenuewould be n matter of concern did theexpenses of the <»t'ite rem.iiti the same.

Nojnore satisfactory resume of thismatter can be found than is containedin Mr. Justice Parker's opinion in the€eurt-of?-enioi'ti( ooui-iirring \vittr~tSi

ment *4 $4BO,ooAas interos^n the el vjtfwar bonds, so ffl^itJf itjhad not b<W^for that unexpected payment tue^, would really buve been -nn excess ofstate expenditure oyer receipts. Tb*>

following table1 will show how the nn-4uuU dtsbursementfr-by-the-jBtote torlegitimate state purposes—its hospitalsreformatories, prisons, armories, roadsnnd other beneficent Institutions—haveIncreased In the last decade __ _.

..1S85 ..... .......... ... ...... ,. ,....„ 2,2C9,0398«

^ ....................... ... J.072.66I.78

1898 ...................... , ........ 2,2«,44!H91889 .... ........ , ........ , ...... 2,frS8,M185190ft, ...JL... ^ ---- M -- --.... ,-.TrvT» ^,7«,228 ST

«01 ...... . ....... ". .. ............. 33238502)'1302 ......................... ......... S774S10811905 ......... .. ................. , ..... 4310.926W1904 ........... . ........... 4,397,637.01

Now. the-only reason-that a Btatytaxon the propei fy of indMdunls bus beeiiavoi<le«l*is because or the icvenne de-rived by the state since 1884 from the

On miscellaneous corporations oth-er than railroad!). Dnt i fear there is,no substantial reuson to expect a con-ttanance_Qf_Jb,atJ[jU«te_ incomer-MewJersey, as you are nil aware, was tiu>pioneer in tne adoption of a llbeirU

iiode-tor-the-tOMnntlQn. ttfld-eoHdUct 01*corporations (other, than railroads), anaiompaiiles fronj all over the worldlave taken out charters under its |nwi>

the)

1840-TWatfilv

"Dlil

_layment of franchise imd annual taxeso its revenue. This Income has been

swollen umi8Urilly-4ui mg the last few'ears by_the formation under our laws

majority of the court, In the view that er]y and «<v™<irily Incieislns It be-this act Is entirely fair and constitu- comes a 8eilo»s matter Tlie followingtlonal. He snys, speaking of railroads: »«>'«nH-«h&w- the Incie ise-in the-cost-

"In the infancy of this class of corpo- to the 8tatp of the mulntemnj e of its.*!„.,„ u« 1 -_iik * «-i nmiHl PlpgIT1-nnr»n<-t- 1.1^ „<!,„.. !„„»<»..tlstenee.

the amount of tax they were requiredto pay Into the state treasury wassrnalir TJhe: state favored! fljem^y lim-iting tbe annual tux to be paid by suchcorporations to the -one-half of J per

Ra-

3884:since the passage of the act of

-1883.-I Inmates.State prison 817State, .hospitals

Cost.£37105

. . ........cent on the cost of theHk*w»pecrtve,£0™ty.lnB">111sillims «-

' toe?fl dumb bllnd and fee'

fie want of a better name I will deslg-ate as "trusts." I Imagine, however,tot the period for the formation ofach companies bas about pnsaM-andlat we may no longer exineet theirge receipts from that source. Menn-me other commonwealths have ob-erved with envious eyes the largej-ey^_

^mreTSUr state nas tnus been receiving,and with the hope of sharing if not {monopolizing It themselves they haveeither- copfed-our-corporntlott-la-w or-amended their own more liberally than

1I70-1

ESO-Sti

rt» tn Htntnr*'-

York, Delaware ana West Virginia, notto speak of other states, there have

Mto

Ballroads have, as 1 shall point out,tnm the time of their organizationbeen the one source consistently reliedeo by the state for, Its necessary reve-

, »ue, and while, the Increase In populii-ottf and In the accompanying demandse( an intelligent people have added toear atate expenditures, so that In theyear 1003 they reached the..sum of14,817,800, the funds to meet these out-lays so far aa rallroflda iirtihave practically remained at a stand-•ttO. This result was brought about, ofcourse, not because'there baa "been noIncrease In the amount paid by therailroads In that time!, but becausepractically nil that Increase baa beenapplied tb the municipalities mid not tothe state, it Is, ray lirm belief that tho•time fins como to call a hnlt uud to In-sist that no further Inroads shall bemade upon, the state's revenue fromrailroads .unless the people of thin stateare ready to step back twenty-fiveyears nnd contribute from their ludlvldual purses toward a state tux.

Railroads began to bo • chartarcxl Inthe decade between 1830 and 1840.JPreylous to that tlirio the: expenses ofthe state had been very' small; andwere mot by, the Imposition of statetaxes, the receipts from, flues, forfeit-.nresr-ct<L,.The - prosperity .. thut Ira

, dlotely followed tiie Introduction oftransportation by steani brought with

V(t increasing '"expenses,;, and ' tho statop.Toroptly ImpOHcd upon tli« nillroadH,to yh^ch it, gnve valuable franchises;Including the po>vof to • oxorclao theright, of eminent domnln, the duty off*y)ngTO the state for ntnto purposesan annu'al tnx of somo kind Independ-«nt of nnd without- regard to th» reve-nue remili'cd by tba local municipali-ties. Itf In believed that not a singlecharter Was granted to a railroad com-pany thiit did jigt. contain some provi-sion of tllftt^tlnd. There was then noconstitutional provision requiring tsx-es. to bo usseNn«d.upon thn true value«t pro|»Hyt «nd hemo' nn nml

roads. This tax was for state purposes,and they were not assessed for localtaxes. The wisp and liberal policyadopted by the state was founded Inpart on the fart Hint tbe enterprises Inwblcb suvh companies were engagedWere' at that time of doubtful successand in part OIL tbe belief "that If suc-cessful they would Contribute vastly to '

bib minded 2«>Reform school boys ssnIndustrial school, girls ..

IMS.

27

s,s<a1RH3.

State prison .-.State hospitals ,,^ 1,711County Insane asylums .... 1,172Deaf, dumb blind ind fee-

.We minded

32,545

TO,«H

7,500

*3C3.4a

*1«9.82$125.17312d,700

the public good, „ .. Reform school bovn ..,...„. '<,Aii time pi'ogrcsse.1 thew^corpora-1 |lndustrlal ?c"001' *lrf3.tlon» extended their business opera- ' |tions and acquired additional property,often of Rr<"it value, until In some sec-tions of tho state, especially jn the cit-ies, the exemptions from local'taxatlouieca inc-80. - great-«s-t» ineumbeH-tbo'property of citizens liable to be taxedwith a heavy burden.

"To prevent Injustice arising from in-equality of taxation and to equalize asfar as possible the public burdens thelegislature nn thu 'M rtny1378,. passed an act the avowed objectof which was 'to establish Just rulesfor the taxation of railroad property.This act made a radlcal^change In tbesystem. It provided not only that rail-

M 1303'State prison .,..,.»>....,, State hospitals /County Insane uBlind and feeble

-Stale -home for boys , ......State hopie for girls . ......JJ. J. school for denf ..,..„.(New) Village of epileptics.,(New) Vlnelund home, (»ol-

dlers. etc ... .,.,,,,.. ..(New) Rahway reformatory(New) School for colored

—youtni al uordontown ,(New) State oyster commls-

> slon , ,,.State sewerAKe oommlHslonaTuberculous hoxpltul

4,730 »G20.?!(7

2156J97

'397128156

7ft

1209307383 403217.045

miscellaneous corpbrationsare claimed to be^ quite as avrijlable ns1

and even more so'tlinn our j own. Ad-vertisements have been distributebroadcast drawing,,.the attention --of;proposing Incorpbrutors to tfce advan':"tages of- these laws, and,mngBzlne"«rtt-^cles and even books, have been written,to exploit) them, The> natupBl r|*(u)I-bas followed, and I nms Informed by,the secretary of1 state t b ^ 1 . . « . . . -been a decided decrease intion of ordinary—not eifrftijcorporations, and a mnrked ihthe number dkind of wyn'punfeS. Of coursethe rev>

- state hai? suffered and. Invjudgnient is bound t(? continue tp

tncreaslngly suffer ou jthb) account,'Instead of our being nble to rely o'n tic

ir$34 I income we have m-cUed1 for tlip pmt46,000 [ten year* from mlscoll.uieous t'oipoia6°.77J tto|>s rs believe It will mafe'rfally d(?

cr«a»4i in the near futuiiB.,,,The railroads*, % Iiovv0vcr,

The furtumitu luumluir

1428?1C5.79I

84,371

25.E9:6.000

16,600

ofarethe

hge«tlte'

7,677

many of tho companies w«r« by theircharters - required to pay to the statofor state purponos'an unnunl tax basnd

-upon the' cost of the road.' Othersagain wore compelled to pny nage of their receipts from I ho onrrlugoof pn»H(ingerw' nnfli frvlght or u trmiHltduty, nnd I have beoii able to find! butfour charters out of aovcrnl nooro thatI have exnmlniMi In which local tiixa-tlon of railroad property; wni'providndfor. and In ei(cb of tlicie'It Wl\»" 6nlj:permitted while -the' cqfnipnnleii ;worfconstructing th,elriI»ndB .and beftmithey were oporuMug thetn; nnd In priic*

to b« :i

road companies should pay Upon the HXFBNSEM or corn-™ KDUCATIOHAL ANDcost, equipment nnd appendages oftheir roads a state tax at such rate ashad before been fixed by law, but alsoupon oil real property of such compa-nies owned by them (excepting thomain stem, not' exceeding a hundred,

1813. 1W.Court cxpenHeD , . J11'J,163 $10,332Mllltla und naviil re-

•«rve , b-',8S7 J17.W6Education 34U.4

1KBJ209.888

131,623:177,800

Thoro nre not lucluilea n tho foregoing._ ________ = _ __ , ____ f

feet In- width); n cminty and municipal ithe.icbst of .voting muchluPa, <>f tbe newtax' for the beuotlt of the counties, senate chamber, thu wi»r with 'Spaintownships and cltipn of the state r»-. "ttnd'1''bt her 'Hlmllnr.spectlvely. where the wore situ- they muy .-bq, culled extr«prdlnaFy>-but-ated after (ho.rute of 1 nor cent, ex-, every year seems to brlUR its quoin ofemptlnff. however, from such tax land these Bo.'cttllcd.extraordhmry. expenaos,not exceedlnjf ten acres lying In one 'In.l iHM tip aiiproprlatlon-for uu oxtraparcel at the termini of the respective .wlujr to tliestHto prison was unthor-roads." Wed, that institution b'elntr so crowded

As Is well known, the tax act of 1884 tbllt wm* «f HH colls hrtye four la-,imposed a heavier burden on railroads mn'thi. TW« hthan they had before borne, and nonceIt was vigorously attacked by them Inthe courts. The supremo court, con-Blotlng: of Chief Justice Bdssley andJustices Knnpp and Mutfle, the latternow belnR the chnucotfor of the state, "^w overci-owdjiiK It,.thereby Intw-fer-hold It to be nnconstltutlpnol. The;cohy, '"" """ "-* ' " ' "'trary judgmnnt of the court of

,sand (lolluin .WIIH not iiHldo for the erec-tion, of tho tnlioi-<!iilOMH. hospital, andthe! JnnniiKerH of- ' t l ie.ltahwny reforma-tory tiro <lenmmlli«n; »n aililltloiial wingto hct'oiinuoilutu tl»e luiimton who mt>

makes It au-en,tre][)ot-foi^ many trunklines. They cannot and do not dertiie tomove away. <*Tbey have been our icll-ance for fltJtevre\enue for over half acentury. Thu stntq.ls now receiving alittle less than $1,000,000 a year ftomthem' for -state purposes. It has keptpace Mltu the time and bcei) enabled'to erect u isiyatein of .seliool» and'pnhllcUiBtltutlonH, In ni) juilKiixmt secoiul trnone In this country. Tlioso (lannot nntlshould not:b<i-iibiindoiitHl. I IIPIIO'VC thegood people of thin nt-ito would

. T.^__ f the preceding ™Tow *apprKi,rlatlon» available" ' 1

during the flucal year endjnrGot JD/lWt ......... i..u».f.

BUtlmntM Receipts from aUJ0ourc«* foe, state tines for thefiscal year landing Oct 31 1006. t,T

Appropriatloiut In excess of. es- 'tlmated rtcelpt* ....... '„ ....... |«73,0

their might an<l (|iu;ll anyto dlspciiNt! with iiii.v. of them. Tlieiv

wltl> th* "tlnlnuiont of Its

if a state trtsS on the property of ludl-vldnnlH tjilioiild be HiiKMe-iied, mid yet Ittuk«n no bpi)Ukei?|i«r to Neth that, withthe ordinary dlxlnuwim'iitH of thu HtuteIncreuHlnir, as they did In IIMK) over theprevious Jem- nearly half a inllllou dol-lars,'and there boliiK "o hope of thecontliiiiiineiei ,of any nueli extruordlmiryreceipts, im tli«, Intcivnt on civil warbondH, .unioiintlnHr to $480,000, or thethrwfolil luci'eiiHc in collatoral luliei'H-Hiiee tax, wliloli oci'iii'i-ed la the

*WWt«vaJI»ble du^litg- the flaool year enOct. U, J906,'; will be added, all aptions made 'far the 1tgiaJatui;«. /_„convene. In *|ia,t IB knowa oa the fPlemental api iroprlatlon bill." _. "'

Oroiw recelttB, 1904. M.S889lS8t .,— i , , , , „ , , ¥i |

The Intelligent farmer could not']del-stand liow no prudish a nation*tbe BJngllsb.'could have adopted ,tgarter and the buth us tb« title* ofjjlhighest ordn/ra. With, regard to"tfibath there iq a greater putele. ,-'W«Knights ofOct. 13,1389,

and nppenls wax not concurred lu By,!:''"Jtujge (afterward Chief Jugtlce) Dopue.

tl»0 low wi»* ultimately

w<rolliii«ut o< chllilren in ,tholltt» Increased

to uua tho .ivor-sustutned It did,-1not rocttfyo! the np^" . •«« uttondiuico f rom 101,27», tt'.l, .proval of sumo of our greatifst Jurists, The amount expended by the state for'Tho-'nctyors und/wiie do«l«iio4 t'o i^udidld aw--

. wn»,|20,000; in$250,000. Auuiml provision will

terlally Mu^mHp -tljfl; rflvejiuiiv^f' .',•«'. hereafter be requirwli for the ntftlnt^,•tnto. Many; of,th)i rullrwtto, K|iti!iui£, n",nco <)f'.the tub.Atoulouii.'ilioiipltuI^)nirpi|l<lundercburtoirs- * . r "-'• :• , -:• -. • - i !•:'" TT^ '.-J'.T-.T " ; trt •,,--!'. . ' . • • • . , ' . ' . . . ) , . ' . '

voting pi-oi-lii(;t lu t,lift Htato IKiiul,,

Hiitf on<ji wiupuiit (•Iiiukod to p'ii«h comity for t^ViiflJ'.n'i- c»ri) of patltmtH In tin' Htuty i>«.«u..i.

' ' from "

|tiijUiiea,ti)e'':'

&$?•*?».)t^;,|iirKB••"••ijiinv'

[iWrt.

?!! -poril mcpeiiHi! to tlw» «t«t« of iiboiitHH). tinit IniS tpiulVlhutod !(!100,000• move (o\viinl'th(r inaljiteiiaiico'ofuli^fpr thn IiiHaii« in |(ip counMoti,

» totnl it)-

1003 owlliK to the He!tl<>iiu>ut Of thoa Htate tax IH Inovltiiblp

t|ie pi'KMenl ntvemii' from rnll-ronils l« im-nen-ed to tint Mtato. Thisrevomiu Jim nlai>- eollectn promptly^Tho luw priM-ldt-H unimuiil remedies forit*( t-cc'0,v«'ry. ,Vot ouo i-ent (meaiies.This r«veilii(f him time for HH vlndlca-tlo|i n»d the COIU-IH for Us ludorMement.Tuls rpveiiiKt I lie 1-nlli'ondn nr« commit-ted to. Tlie plnn of luxhiK tlm itnilii•tern by'tlm Hliito and for tb« stato In

i for tlu» rlpht of onitiuiut »16uialniic-inili-e It Ix HH oil) UK tlie nillronds

tlloniftelveH. Tho two have goiiit liiuulIn liiind. Tlioro m u logicalbetween, tliem. There numt belimit'trt thu demnnd» of the local eomtttunliles upon the stato'H rwuuuo. IV1-marlly nl j tuxes nre *tato ta«w, nnrtthose we commonly look upon ns localta*c« are, lu fact, donatlonn from tlwstntn to tho several communltleH. AMIs often the «an«, the Kmntee of favor**

now at-tiirtlly demnnds moi-e. Tbe r«ulrelutlou of iho.. Intoi-ouu, utiito «nd - lo-cal, NlioiiUI \not bo overlooked. Tlmstftto JM not1anldiiK fiivoi-H. H only

to rtitulti t(Ud prottu-t itM uwu/" ~" * -^^loinmlUMlon. let ma

there no KnKing Qeorgt"ably to be fi

he Bath first -created^at the coronatlob of

ry IV. and mfeiely revised, bj>" " Jong, donuanc

ghts of the BathV The solution Is prohr Iund In the origin of th* I

title, the coi dltlon-namely, that ,tb* Icandidate foi krilKhthood'must-te,*^1^!solemn bath, j»eing Instructed and couh-Jselcd while IA the buth concerning the- jorder and ffcats of cblv»iry by,.i two; Jgrave and nulleiit knight*. But ** tm>appeara to hive been part of th* fullCfiremony fof ordinary knight bache-lors, It luKnl«litn ofinoro.—l.ondo

a.firruifln i

Jealous of th<a umker ofsomo yours agrecord lu (bisfound In the |Toutonlc wr^toxiuuplv.i:Wan uu old blAmerica OIK-CBOO hnr only «closed a H»fttho I'ooiu, miltlU«UlHltl'll tillweie uuiihlo

luoiv to

tble that Weury's alleged 'jthe Batb were jiothlnjc

Chronicle..

rni«n Ilall*.

trlsbman's reputation aw !bulls, toot troubleo to look up tbo Gerurmu,line. A>nong:other* he-;'

ulillHhed worlyj of tortalu ',I'H tho following curlouit, iVIHOIIK 1)10 liunVltfrahtkvJnd M-omuii, who eume'44 IiUdi-4) liofore nlu> died tJn." "After tlie door WttHfemale fo«t Hllpptnl lutol\vl tb hiif own hand ex T

trlbutixt tth« poor,tonr."--.''i tviilcup of von-'u]pwl tuouruimd HIM!more,"

—Turin,-o

0 ItlStOW- tllfr;,(

lire, mid iK-aUli.";"!^!axHiii'lutlou lias dlH- Jmiim or «u

Ii will dry up, many 4at1 thetiililoleujoyliijrsl[ion u..«t>titl« Yt)|C«i(ttll

ittei

*.«as", -i.

and.

S¥i»wtt, • • .'gj| :|ibet;.jttrjr;Eli*fi

SS*i'i«

ft

*

twin^ this >8«r,---belpj? only about^MrSi; i:;I ; i;';i-:;?-fev-:^-:;:

th^,thliB^ni|pfticW^

ItiH,NtY.,ar«*pendinK»fewtlay*wHbtbBitfot»erKUooliiiaie«,Dr.F.C.Bo*KM^ ifc:s?;1^S: f[; v;;:;;:';i:-!Si «ilil|iiiiTlohoplorearragraoifloVera.

WtejrJttbjto,tBi^^iW^Jackson & Son will close

at 6.80 every Tuesday and

pared, winding up witb reTresbmenl* ' 'k«raaBB^Pl«»i«*«»r~flat«i.^--M»*w-T»r)etT.ffoodyonnrpl«nt«. Call on. orrew. XiftoNIO OAOaiANO. (store)

• • • - • • '

I > t week Fridayof iU« darkest on J^td. We know ofone re'putablexitikeD who speoi about.

»Batcbing tor hts «ater He

was •forpjedoo ThuwdayV compo«ed ;(of trilrtr-oddBdies and geDilemen, called the '.' New

.Water CommlMiooer

atk the Town Wbu^anplher comprM.*. There are" two puiiipi, but both

hapi^n to; tbV one and only compressor.C«iMON9UieC«na^ Man ha« been bniytbU" W^»SKWlWl>aJot!^«^yj(ir;vto.;

=AiXi, Hoy t,waa taken ill

Editor's mbBenco three days this week,—he hi»yiog two »ick pnes to care for.

"" " '

They are good value for the

naprovement. and IV:wlH meet fort-

etary,and can janswer: allThe next me«Uoc will be held Tb'nred'/veoinij, 19ib inst.

Jb borne flf-.Franitmao\ 116 Horton St.,

coooanat kl«»es.

~.*-~*'.

«nthnii»«i»miDlfe8ted at the Bank an-nual electioi. Towjdfty, Ai thflresaltoi the- ballot, (two totegbeioijcMt) thelilt of ofl^ie wmained the same as Uwt

:kgtnitv»"yi'te.d';

denUi becauseAe had notbqugb they wera willing

to May's

t o»ndr *i•ftSBS?-

LoODtadVofiie' ••'''•'••:$'''•'"':-^

li 'wSp,iteiy cojd

IheEd-

fjw5,-by,-i^n>d«a;'>!!>|«

l>,'tor ti

. pulk d was . 1fouotalu

1, feeiiMg, and-the

111-theft,

»ruer7aa sui experlmeot. tfv;"'"';''";'v'""~ "-' aji;;;i^a';tl^ln^,^enld|

beUoklokcomlni[lUt(aodwerecootiooed.

He 1* not given «ix; mootha to II ye.Friebdi here are •till hoping that th«

• ' • -.7i-~ _ ' . . • : . • . . . . , . ' . ' ' • . .i**.' • « • ' . ' • • i' i . ' ' ' . ' , ' i/.'.1 •

tronWa may yet I:|(ir • Tbo»e who: beard Dj;Bttg«oe

:

jjety.'iiBrt JlftrtW1..»«(«rtalqed and Instructed. 6ne ladysaldl In our hearing: "I liked It bettertitan a concert, for It gave ros somethingto think about afterwards."

L W11KIN8 b«g»toof Hamronn.^.._j. and _

patronage. Mn. WIIKIDI na§ qon* a :mrgoEmiltiMi to Pblladelphla, and «nl* her* onacoouDtofberUuibnod'abealtti, t < '

, IfT \V^ have been asked what Is tob« done with the old eleotrlo l|«bJt building, which is owned by the "Ham»ooton Improvement 'J • - " /m:

electric people are tbioklog of tttalqing(t, «nd two or more other cono»rnirar(talkln« of leasing It. A. itockbolderimee'tlng may be called. , '.

True, «ome men lovebetter than ll«ht, but they don't live InTlammootoo. Everybody Is erring for•treot llKhU. -and are weary of ^he fldfli-pnoy'iloog delay. The old faihtooeikeroaene lamp* were rauob betternothlog, and more reliable than th«light* we bn«0j$ti fora year or more,

WHAT YOU dAHNOT AFFORD. 'iYottcannot afTord to do without Dr. T

l ii.f iiblirlii;i$:$!$!$$i;T&r&»v2$i*r^# 'i| * ii'y^$^

'^^^j^jffj^^^^^^^^^^:^^^^^^^^^^^

y^v'r^^Dptftiaim^^S:^£^/^:".^^^

to be prweo* next Monday: ; ' S ? > ^

was o&lted^lnKjnar-riage to Mr. Robert EHIt Thbmpiop. ofWest Philadelphia^ by Bedleton. They will reside at 52nd arid

BESSMAKINO.—Mr», W. O. Wllklni._ . 'Valley Avetrte near: Bellevae. Lateatdeilgns in perlbot-flttlng »tyll«D oostntnea.BefereDoe«.,;,.:-i.^>v'.;.v-^/t\.-->- ; : . ; • . ; ••• ; : , VJ

The new electric Ugbt machin-ery was turned over to the engineerWednesday' afternoon, and an 'boor's,risl made; The electrical result, to the

tint-—no one could atand it. A mechanical

., r, „ _ iota small sum you

ihe report of :the explosions-will beturned out of doors. •;;•• ;vf'.• • . . ' • ; • : : ;.v.:-;—77THE MIwe»IlllnKworthSehool of DancingA every Wedneaday evening at 830. ' ...

jijr A lady residing In a small butprosperous town id a neighboring Statesaid that their local telephone companyhad now SlO phones In use. . Nearlyevery business bouse and family in thetown have coonectloo, and their linereaches numerous farm bonies within,acircuit of sli mi le«. It costs twelvedoll*rsr*ryearforeacb phone, and thesubscribers thiok; th>iT;i;Ket Ihelr fullmoney'* worth.. That made us wonderwhat had become of Hamnaonton'a moreIn the same direction. It looked prora-

out a^wonderrol amount of heat, «aa

EDITOB :—A report Is beingcircojated that the Shield of Honor didnot pay the '°U amount due on bar latebn)itbbrt J- W>- 8"»*H| bat only paid17(500. Tberefore od behalf of the or.der, I write to stete that I |gavu Mr.ObaV Small, the beMflcla.ry, ihe sum of

i, the samo being tbe full amount

} jfjvbiti'ljiiy:

rkept house withoutThiaia the weather to test one.

eu^-vu*.*w*iimvfHns*mwwb\m?u*!»to^mm*-^-.^!<-^^^•'•:'-v:;.::i:&\.'l£& :'\'iX'''^/-' •^^•r.:-..i::-^:^::>^::;::'^-if>^-ff ~^'^f-^'^J,^-ytf;*jjjj«iy;:)0 . 0u:,jWiU^

'^ii^Kjiii^^^^^^^^Ijjjm

f|prf3^^ '

called for. The Shield of Hooor Lodgeof JHamnHmUw, bai bad four dtatb» intb« put two y»»r«t »nd faaVe r«i(i: thefull aoMpnt due ta each CM«.

Garton. Biw. »bd Pino, fieo'y,' * : - ' ' " ' ' vv" : ' ." ••• ' -- ' -

LMANAnaatorl!

e4IUq;5oolr

Bav,]Erl a..HlokaAlma.iw r*jM)y, being thaflneitThla splaudldand oontly

B«B««J«* Jbr

wifiootSwgetber.il per ITmantpoMl "It and lea.

75 oentt a year., Wgetber, II per Jbar/ No batter loVMt-t po«|DiB for any MrWD or fcmlly. TrydTiM. • tfrad'.to J»<Vord|i>>d Woffi* P«b.

Watches, Olooks, Silver,

41«rmanHyrup lolJie hnuw If any'.«f,jipu»'funilly ttava H'conauniptive tenaeQoy.-ipr' ifaatnrrlm, oolda of bronphlaj anVtipn* »r«frMuanl <*l*llor«; • Osrunan torHP '• * "•—*--nUwl and rellabln rrniiMly foraudUi«ni>««t tiling on «»rtr •

IIUH*1^, WW. 'Drug siort.In dor, .Murphy's inewsgij,J

bouieOD" •between tUe hours of 1.00 aud 8,00 p.m.

"T. H, TIL10K, OMhler.recommends the ''suaset election law." nammbnton.N, JT., Diluother wards, theploslngof Ihe polls """'' - "-—*at*l« ln»tead olf'seveo o'clock. This

Mi-MiiMiiiiiiiiilAt Little's

call at the etore and see these uactual operation. Gai i« to he

r mo«t convenient fuel for cooking.• • .':'v , - : ' ' ; ' ' - : ' ' . ' - ; . - ' ' • , .*< ' • . ' • - • • ' ; . ' • . • ' ; • • ' • . • . ' . ' . ' • . • • . ' . " • . • .':•• " •Eanges, with two ovens,

»

and several otherPrices to correepond with *tyle.x ' ; /^^K,,-,.K.^^:^im

^Mm^jSSim. . . « , - . ' . i > . i. ' . . • • > ( f i . r » «••;-!'•• • -I-*'.-! ,'•••»".< ^"T" f 1i j j:-:.- :ir.:iiicD. wmmM>mm

' • ' ' • • . • - • • : ' ' . , • ' • : , - - . ' ' ' • • . " • ' ' • - . ' • . . • ; '•; , ' ' • 1 ' , ' , 1 V ". :• ' •- '" ' ' • • ' ' • ' v . - ' - ' t ' 1 ' •?•'','.''•;Vit'"1>";/J;":-.,|iV.f'vl'iiil. , . , . • _ • • Cor. Bellevue and Central AveaM Hw»«a««ii^ ' '5 j

.. . /••>v:;- ifr .-^.^ ' . ' ." • . •••-• / ''.';«'•4;?::'JJlS^l; jrtalrthw' notice,

our store on

anrfusr eleillou for

In rural dUtrlcU factories do 'not olos^until six o'clock Id the ev<jolnj(, f»b'

rasdino bj

ti HI8,80a1

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:V':Y::N£y :Ell.6LAMD;;:CLIU^•^::--;:'-:"''i;K:X.-:fc:7^r;X!-^ "^*,'THB';/;:;::^';;;':':r^.," Tlils recently;brganizedCiub met on j^Peoplo's Bank of Hammonton 1Th^a^ wenlngitvtrAe^A:.:f:Sllttra>nnJ-t1K,--Kv«rfhtr.l 'ot**& .|*.-.VV ' •• ;:•,.-;;;.. .'TiwWiif:*«»it.. •••.-.:.•: .• TT'T.'•..-•••'

r' ' '

WOB irlBpV'and bighljr^tiaciuriBd ^Iththe spirit orJhe occasion. •;The' music

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J.«,» ..:.:.-« «!.:..

SW.»*.r.afeWi«Ki^.fe)<3Lt«i3BKv|HW«ATt.;;,' i . • • ; • -TrtWI'lMaS v.••: . ' . •- . . .• .• ' : .• . '" .• -':i •..'•.'.'..'•:."•

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.. . .,..„Banking House, Furniture and' r ^ _ „„.„ „..„„,.„ /. 7000 oo^•^'.ia^'Mtotgiw^-^^i/^^aopaS''^!*Due from otter Banki, eto,.. . „.;. 18853 18•-——^-^» -aawr

Undivided proflto, less eipen«es

Thla space la devoted to the Interests oltbeYoungPeoplesSooletlMoftneTarloasConrohe*. Special ltem« of Intarest, and•-';;apnpMnWJnenWareapl|j!ll«dr7;:;;':v..v;v.'7.v>.:';,,

.'^^.^toSren^eirtng^ihe^po^-'to'*h.' 'J*^^^^0^ptoin^i«in«T--'fV'ikM li'Tt.1'Ji."'-Ti"—'—.-':**ii*r:*irV'".:';iir*V'«'!i"±•'"-:"!•'•':.•' "-:> .-:T'.'

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lffl>'toiB 'Qjinlfr-;;iB8JoijVl|JBd

^pqa^^g'Hija^ifeg^j^^^i^W^^^'^-r^ftoovofr:Ku^^« i | ;;r^8d7'po:

Snbsorl^^aod »wbro to before uie,: : ; - : :,""" ~ "" ary,:AVD;iHlffO&:

rf: _";;::.;'>'•.•;,.

I l»»t week, to the effect A atv •« . -v "•.

i'-* Dii'eiitbrB. *"'

^^fclnds^ iBini;ia| :»lV a.'f»-g

s-o

3sn.ce.ou :Twejifti^: Sireet;' HaiwnonUjn,fromcb. cpnoer, aged

. :; uneraluA. cordial invitation Is, extended to'»H' • ; •';^tottttend:l^eBieeUpiSi.!:l},;:;v?v ibehuUBe last evening, conducted by

: ' ; ' '

Church:Announc*niefrti.*be body will be t4ken;^o PnUadelphia,service held in Rjthlehain M, E Churob,' '

. . .d. two «QP8 ;and

^g^tejalittlejower-

tlian it was. earlier.

GEOEGE ELVINS.

g^^'>J'>')^'^'-?i-;V-;:''- ' . ' • -

I|astor. ia.80k m., "ft Hammonton a1a•alud-iaodic«a^;/,^:l)^^,,vU^TllB

Harner»!• .the world growin

Individual

jie' Bef ,f J; '

^>r« among the mouroiog ones.

«ammontootPo*t Office on W-eSnesday

;/>;'<:...,-.;^'. large assortment of ':••,::;;:..

P«amo, Ferns, Hoase Plant*,IpdtaplowewL;^

vjvK:W.: ?v;^peiw^ur]BHMs^^«^ssSi

.-.-• :i:: :/ s^smf ^gp lp^Kf•••ft ^av; «gMaM - " ' - ' ' ~ ^^5: •'•v .t?tjL^y->vy.'i!gKt7riTR-K.»nl.''!.fv-Ti

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. . ' . " - i . , . - p i o 'IInKQ»etsno , •;.; ^-.; • • / ^ •,';,;

- ' • VAi^i^i^i.Jifc.^^iaAtLi.i^.^.^i^iiL"•', J.l-/'iiv.'^r'SA':'T>;i:-it_':_(»-i- \<"~:.',! .'•»•%.'!;,:( ;'-'V:':'n

'V.i-1.: '-.. ' , ; - ' ',;i'':i'' ''''-ii';-''^' •

1%:" ;: ••!:'. ;'•?!.'."'..••'" "!';

G, Heneon

HREES

Tula apaoa bolongi 10 tb« Wflm«n'i OhrUtian IlenipBr»rrt>e Union, aixl In ni«iu6er» ur» I • , . • • • • , > • ' . • . • . • . . . f f i .v."^^^^*.* :-, :s^ln^JVraqbto^^^^

ledgedj by th«wtmpons wliloh! n>ii«t be ...--,-ugalnwt tb'o' ealoony. Ui^iira l^^a bVitiBlu'd',, wliloh ':cahnpt* -'-•'•'• v-^: --" - -advocatca uuuur the

rwould b e dc|)Ior»»blp t e iour wh<t(i»ribbon«>rs,'v""' i'u^.'1:-.^'

> The • oliurtih lias riot' • yotVaab,e(i,^'

loon. | j and irlillcliquor, trafflo ^not bei^^l^^tli;' [wiout a|n," «.; maJj"-Uy of the vo&iw 1 1?'nicwliont aanotloullielr .baJlote, thBr w -a» iea*tr»flle tlio tiruteo'tion ofgov'ertimBUt i VVeiiw nj»iiwy«r»;

' ' __ •• i < r , , ' • . . . . I . 'j, WlWafeMM1. ' A^t^ft. __ . &JI

•-,••-.«. -'• -.-"--—-"• iiWest'Vu.1,. 1 "Painted FraDkjiuburg Jllookijr' *i**» fk**11 b»»w »h*nfh'a1

Idlngs her». have ever doneas thouih varnlthad. arid

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