SOHDAY IN THE' LOCAL CHDRCHES • Strong Sermons and Excellent Music Heard by Large Congregations. The church®" In Ocean City were all well filled at I be service. on Sunday. Following are report* of theaerronni. The Rer. Dr. J. H. Maine- preached .strong sermon In the Find M. E. Church Sunday morning, taking lib lezl frosn tbe eighth chapter of Judges, port of Iba twenty-first verse: "For a* a man la,'eo la hto strength.' The -m.- . jact of bla aermon wa* "Peraonallty and Character." The services in Tabernacle Haptl-t Chorcb Sunday were well attended Tbe paalor, the Re*. Samuel Comfort, preached al both niorultift and evening aenrleae. Hbi subject In the morning waa "God's < 'all for a Man." He took bla lexl from Genesis, 12; I. HI* topic In tbe evening was "The Name Tbat Win*." He took hla text from I Samuel, 17; 14. Mr. Comfort's aermon made a great Impression Upon Tbeta wa* a good-sized attendance at tbe Sunday school. The Willing Worker* of Ibl* church will give a chicken pot-pie aupper at 788 Wert arenoe next Thnraday evening. February £7 Ticket#, 2f> cents, rttwr etuwKrncKii.v Tbe service* In tbe Flrat Praabyterlau Cliurcb were well attended on Sunday. The paalor, the Rer. Charles H. Holiuer, preached at both aervlcea. all hough asflertag from aaevere cold, which made -peaking very difficult. Hla morning theme was, "The Inner Room," and hla text. Matt. 8; 8; "But thoa, when thou prayeat, enter Into thy closet, and when tliou ba-t abut Iby door. |»ray to thy Father, which la In secret: and Iby Father which aeetb In eecnt shall reward thee openly." In tbsevenlug he apoke ou "Lift's Fever and the Meaterb.Tnnch." taking aa bla text, Matt. 8. IS: "He touched bar hand a»d the (ever left ber." Both aermooa were greatly appreimu*PB. BAi-rtirr. "The Holy Catholic Church" waa the aohjrct of the Rev. Arthur Gee's aermon In Immanuel Baptlat Church Sunday morulug, I6«b Inat. He look Wa text, "Tbe Church," from Melt, 18; 17. Mr. Gee apoke In part aa follows: "Church coma* .'rom the Greek word kwrioe. meaning Lord. or Mighty One. The adjectival form la knrtakoe. of, or beteoglo* to, the Lord. The Seutti.b word kirk la nearer tbe original than It our English word church. The church la I be Lord' a, the Lord's aa eembly, those whom He baa choaen end who have accepted Him. "The chutcl). Then are mapy Chit*. . Jeaua apeake of II lo Matt 18;18. aa My Church. He baa only oue flock, though many folds. At tbe la* them will be but one told, 'whence "Tbe holy Chorcb. Not bnly In the aeuae of perfection of character. Not boly either In abaolote gprrend-r to God, but boly In mtentlof) Noon can enter the Church of Cbrtat who tolla la Inteolton. All Re member, pwrpoae to be Christ's utterly. 'If 1 ««*"! Iniquity lo my heart the lord will not bear me,' and none are reearned by Cbrtat who ere Insincere in Ihetr penfaaarlona. They may gain an entrance Into a church orgnnlaatjou, a. tar a were sown In tbe tleM.or bed flab are oaught In tbe net along with the good, but I bay cannot hope for acceptance with Him. Whin the caleb la examined , tbey will be throw u ten* shall be burned; when the aheap are gathered into tbe fold abort, the gostoi shall be tape rated end sent to their place. XT "The bod net* of tbe CbntobV-TJT the utttr aioeerMy of lie member. and to the view God lake, or them, lo panada dM* Chur*h * * M' u' aa wa* Israel of old. Tbey may mingle wllb others aa flakes In a net, v. heal and lama lo a Bald, abaepaud goal. In a fold, yet they am In themselves, and . lo God. dtatnet and aeparaie. And la thka aauae of r aal and assured aep a ration tbey am holy. Ultimately, tbey a ball be boly In character al-o. "tTiRour. Then la one flock, many folds. Then la ont I'nlveraa' Cbuicb, many churches, to reeding John ID; 18. we should M tbe revised veraton-'Oue fleck and oneSbepberd.' "In Cbrhfa prayer fonnd In John 17, we aee that He counted to the Church or tbe future the elect one*, tbiim He, bed cbaaea, and tboae who should «. aflecwerd believe throegb their word (John 17; »,) 'that aM may be one.' Tbe Church la dot Individual, and no single pencil can role II. The Church I* not national. This la loo narrow a view of the body of ChtM* The Church I. not even Imperial aa Route was Imperial. "Magtilfiirul aa to JI./ Ideal o I Borneo Chrtottoalty. tbl- Ideal la y,t loo narrow. ]h» Church I. greater •I ton any person excepting Christ; bigger than any nation, however great; ; wider iban any ergaafcalloii. though . that orgauual Ion loclude every known believer. and ae Ignallua said : • Whereever Jea-ia la, there la tbe tathollcChureb To apeak of the Human Catholic, or Graek embolic, or America u Catholic Church to a contradiction In terms; for < athollctneaua uulvrrml, and Gieek and Komau and American ■wee* limited by certain boundarir.; rhat to. not universal, or not catholic Thee* churches may. be porta of the catholic Cbumh. but tbey. moat ob vamaly. are out tbe Catholic Church " ■ arrlck Twrai>-C«r Wears Mr. and Mr*. Lincoln Bau.ofPbil- j aflglgMa. who were resident. of llu. wtt eafofcrsie therr stiver wedding aueaaallig MM Elate Una. of Ibto i lly. |

V — ■ TO FIGHT FIRE 5 Before any action la taken by the city looking to the creation of e 810.000 bond to-ue for tbe purpose of; ntolorUiug aud placing the Are apparatus ou an up-lo-daje standard of efficiency, and before steps are taken ; Uweqoost bids, a deuioualrallou of the ' venous style, of equipment will be 11 secured. '■ The City t'ominl— loner., at their regular weekly meeting, received a| letter from tbe Knox Automobile Company, which offers an extra ° cheu.ical and a tractor for >4.126. - There waa a general discussion by the member, of the board relative lo the tire department', needed Improve- " inenta, attention lo whleh waa called "■ by Fire Chief Coover to a letter sent r the board a 'week prtrloua. Commhadoner Flaber expre**e<l tbe view that, a* the money wotild be .pent lor lb* protection of tbe life and I property of the dthen*, to say nothing <• or keeping down I he Insurance rale., * It would be put to good use, aud one K that doublleaa would meet with the * approval of all taxpayer.. The ordinance should be prepared In " mi rli manner a* to permit tbe people '• to are and know bow tbe money wa. '* expended. Bv having a demonalran tlon or the machines, tbe taxpayer, could see for Jnat what tbe money was * to be .pent, and would kuowbow to act. h ,tity Clerk Johp E Adams waa In- " -irucled lo request dlfferept compaule. '• to give a demonstration of machines similar Id Ihoaeof the Knox Company. f GIVEN A SURPRISE l-lraunl Eaealax Eafaraa «' '• A number of young people surprised Howard T. Scull Monday evening by w waiting lo on blm very unexpectedly, II the occasion being tlie celebration of " hla birthday enulveveery. After Mr. ' Scull recovered from lito ahoek, the "• evening was spent In playing games, 1 ete., and all had a very phamenl ttm*. , Refreshment, were served In abundance. * Tbo-e present were Mtoeas Eton Kau, " Ileatrtce Townaeod, Faerl Hcull. Kliza- . betb Fierce. Bertha Campbell. l«vinua Bcull and Rota Hcoil. Mr. and Mrs. Abel D. Meull. Kewetd Scrall, Albert Radcliffc. Conajaoce Frftd, Maurk* deull, Edward Vpea and Tbomaa Bcull t. Eiiitoh thbBrktinei.:— I notice In • U.t week's tome of tbettoKTt.wEL that a movement to being mede to have j d one of tbe boys who was sent to the ». reform school re teased on parole. He j ■r was put In to keep him out of mischief b end .ban Id be kept these. , n Such vandalism should be punished, to and the parent, be silent, for they are * to blame for allowing lb* boya to roam n the streets aa tbey do. I, lor one, protest against the release, y for my cottages were among tbe uum>f her entered. If the boya are no! I put. tohed. tbeta will be no limit to }' tbelr depredations. A boy of fifteen to should know what be ■ doing. ■e We pay oar taxae and expect lo be protected, u Yours, r. Oxxottbe Victims. to Wilmington, Del., * Feb. 17,}91>. ^ re Tw Widen national <1 .loner* at tbelr weekly meeting to i* construct en additional platform, n twenty feet In width, on the north >> aade of the masle pavilion. Bids ere '• to be In on or before March 18. The d popularity of the bapd concerts, Illrech lor Flaber stated, makes this move to necea-ary. * , to P arrmtLtira. * Jamas H. Rowan, J. P. Egau, George ® Wills and wife, Mre. A. Marshall, C. __ E. Wander, Wm. H Kddlaman. Phil » adetphla; Mlas R. M. Uoff, MlllvUle 0 Lewis B. Lou x, John H. McClsteby, •' Hob McClmlcby, Morgan H. Thoma., ° J. Kl I wood Thomas, Arthur H.'Jon*. ' * and wife, Thoma. H Boyer and wife. " A. I. Caaael, W. H. Vanderhercbe.il : II and wife. Andrew Marshall, JeaD ! d Mackllo. Ida V. Brown, Philadelphia; d Arfbur Gee. W. P. Ilalne- , M. D., W. '■ P. Maine., Jr , Frank B. Imne Halne*. '' Ocean litty; M. A. Linton, CllOhrd M. Mubba, Mooreatowo, N J ; K. H " Woodward aod wife, David Jester. »' Camden: a. M. Gaaa, HadaonfleM; 1 W. B. Rlchman, Woodbury. ill wav. nx Beymour Davto, Wm. H. Brlcker. .* M. D., Dr. Cbarle- A. Page. Dr. M, tl-borne. Mary Osborn. Mrs. Cbarle* "* A. Page, Mr*. Wm. H Brlcker. Mr*. It, 8 Paller-on, Mia M.'C. Hartmau. , C. Aahlrgel, l)r. and Mrs. Klmcux aod daughter, T. Muwray, C. L Hagy. rt. " P. Ralph, Jamea Franklin, A BelUin, " A P. Maloney. Guy L. Boyer. F. IH. ' Semeomb, C. E. Blltoler. W. M. Btlll r well, E Regan, John J. Hood and ' wife, Unheal ( 'arson Kdwiu B. Garrl gue* and wife H. J Taylor, family ' and maid, M/a. G. A. Btoler, Jr., Mrs. W A. Miller, Abel Bottom, wife aud ' daughter, J. H. Craven and wife, Geo : K. Craven, K. H. Pellet, Jamea A ' lAingatreei, Wm H. Henaxey, Cbarle* 1 H. Hlee, J P. Jordan, Jame- Murphy I U. A. Hitler, Jr.' W. A. Miller. L. Rodeo, Mr. W. H. Howitt, J W '' Itew, Philadelphia; B. W. Rcld. R. F. 1 Kelder, J..hn »- Cole, Aabd--y Park; ' It. T, Haya.TE L. Marks, R. N. Cub- ' berly. New York; J W. Lyalnger and ' wtf*. Nomatown; Henry T. Wlllett, ' Eaaa Orange, N. J . W. E. Bent, Near ' Haven, Copa.; J. Albert Harrle, Nal -in H. Hays, Wlldwood; Mlas Ruth E. ' Inhnaoa. Clearfield, Pa ; Mrs. W. M ; j Earls, Altoona Pa.; D. 'J.' Walklua Brldgeton;.J. E Tateir. Baltimore; ' M. Bush, ' Wilmington, Del ; F P caufleld, Peeiiaoul; J. L. Ken worthy. 1 ' Coateavllle, Pa.: Wi^. t . Dtlaa, Mau- ' lua, N. J. The BarnKkL Printing House la kept buse turning out Job work, but It "III be pleased to do youra. Com# In and talk U ever. adv.

' HAD FINE EVENING j e; Mr. and Mra. William M. Banck | -and family were given a delightful j if surprise by a number of tbetr friend. | '- 1 at their Central avenue humeTueaday I a Th.we present were tbe Rev. aud j e Mra. Charles H. Buhner. Mr. aua Mrs. ! > -Lewi. E. 'Smith, 'Mr. aud Mra. Banja- ' mlu Miiler, Mr*. Taylor, Mr. aud Mrs. t ■ W. Gardiner, Mra. jnaeph Noreom, > j Misses Ethel aud Mildml Jfyrcoui, e Mra. F.- Pfltreomyer. the I Jev. I. J. • Shaffer. M. Douovau, Mtaa Inez Corson, E -vhig Corsou, Frank Schneider. r Mrs. Frank Schneider, Mr aud Mrs. J Frank Ziegler, Mlas Irene Ztegler, Mow - Ada M Kanck. Elmer KaiH-k, Mlas I Elizabeth Hlgbee, Mra. R. M. Beeves, t Mtaa Florence Reeves. Miss Margaret Smith. Mr. aud Mra- Warren W. e Brown. Joaeph Swau, Mia. Amende ! Stewart, f. Hancock and I*wrence I Lear. t * WILL GET CHAIRS r H.E. rtrwklrk made I.owral Rid 1 Tbe following blda for chairs for tbe ' meeting room of tbe City Commis- • aluuere were received by the board at " it. meeting Thursday: • Cbaa E. Adam. A Bro., 821.60: N. ■ C. Godfrey. 82'; Hazel New kirk, 819. 1 Mr. Newklrk had -hu chair. In use for a abort time In tbe Icecream parlor - ho opened some time ago. on Aabury • avenue, near Seveulb street, which be ■ later closed . It waa decided lo look at his chairs and bay them If satisfactory. Tha Vital Question. ■ This overheard couversatkm to full of matter for consideration. The j 1 apeakere were, gists, one apparently f yooug. the "t her trying to appear , yovac Get the subtle distinction! } Well, one of tbem wa* saying: "1 met ' Jlaunr Teppid yesterday. You know e Jimmy. Ain't yon!" "Pan- I ki.'>v him. or 1 used to. IHd ' you tell hiiu I via* going to be mar- ■ rted wain!" " / "I sure dldr" "Hid he ask bow aoonT ' -Weil, he asked something like that" " \ "Dkln'r la- say, 'How soon 7 " 1 \\o. dearie; lie said. 'How king!"* — • OeVelantl I lulu Dealer. I \ f 1 Tha Wifichaatar Msaaure. doni If ever n«eil In • this country, thonfeh-rnmninn In England, refer- in ■ the fact that away taluk in the reign ■ of Kdgnr Hun king established a legal , I ; statahird utrasure for the proaeuutioii • of fraud. The standard vrswls were f j by royal anlet kflrt Id the clly of Win • I Chester, hite-e llie "Winchester mra- . f nre—Iff-llie lime of Henry VII. The l I standard of ueo-ure In lhe Cotted , Btales la I'li-d on Ihrtl of the raothei , r I country. The la«t -timdanl weights , , and measure- act of England waa pass , ad In 186.%. many of the old rules lie , Ing still in fo*.e In that country. -New ; York American ( An Urban Lay. > Ar.ll curlloa Aubara hslr Roams far Rarnnn*. bar natlva piaoa, ' Wllh nioat aupertw air. | p A round a Llttla Roca aha atrmya, 1 Then l"*-ard Ann Arbor arret! . J WIU.I trie stoht I. aetoT , A charging Biflralo aha aples. ■ For Betlla (trek Us jswa. "Oat Ths>«r bsfur. you paaaal" t Obnitoandtaxly yung Lawrance apoka. J Ttv# bran so Croat Kails at hla atroka . t , AaOnver It lha maid 1 ■be sought lo I Is r re from him her eyas. ' "A huabaiul Kuinl do bac!" he crtaa J Ta ban: on Marlon you!" ' A he pay Homestead Pa will mva. t Huw'd.dl'l' « ll'ba lo'lTae -enrrj;!.™ WbTI lofia Krvees this day. i And. Wlieellng up' my cart. I'll now —Harper's Weekly. I Sensible Qirl. The l«*il waa drifting Id:- when b» prulMwed. M.i- guassl at him calmly from hkf end or the craft anil said: . Ixing thai w# ore In this boat on n .! I»dy of water forty feet lo depth am . ; that If you were lo act as you sboulo If 1 accepted you w# would I- ' i ca tolled. I will decline your projsis.i at thto moment— bat— bat George, roc ' ta tbe shore aa (bar aa you can am' I ask me agalnr-Cbkago Poet Net Entirely Reassured. "There w!U be so marriage nor gl» Ing In marriage In heaven." said Mrs ; Beoperk. Mr. Hen peek drew a king. deep, sad sigh. "Why do you look ae sad about It. i • Henry!" abe asked. i "We har-n't any such assurance I • ahont condition. In the other plac*."- . Pittsburgh Post I Johnny's Suit. Bald Mra A. lo Mra. B.: I "What ran I do with Johnny*! suit! . And_now It's very iloa'a aod cuts. Bat he ran never get it on ' I realty don't know ashat m dor I Bald M-s a. "Why not take John . Bald Mrs. A. "Tou-ro 'right, t think: . Prom washing moat boya a**m t" •Prink." -sjadta Har Intuition. "What did you give your wlfs for ber ' birthday!" "An Imitation diamond." | "Did .he like It r , "No; aha knew right away that It wa» aa IraltatloB." "How dkl she know Itr , "Because I gave It to ber."'— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Net Raaeaitful. "Tboae people say tbey don't believe you ever i cached tbe pole," | "That's all right" replied the ex- | plorer aa be looked op from hla manuscript. "Tbe more doubts there are aa to whether I landed or not tbe longer this rather remunerative dieruestnn la going to tost." -Washington fltar. , , At the Last Grsan. A green aula hay la a ,^ar-an mil* way aa^tMa^Tke«sUtila^api>l* 'boy'{ green

i a wonderful snake. I ^ Killing Iguana. "** j Snakes on '-the pampas of Soutb ' I America have Wnr enemies. Borrow- j , I Ing owls feed on them. :< :.d so do herons | .'[and storks., which kill them with a blow of tbelr Jarellu tieaks. The ty ; ! rant bird picks up 111* young snake by : I tha tall aod.. flying lo a t-ranrb or j • ' stone, use* the reptile s* a flail until . ' Its life to bettered ont. The large tlx- j ■ ard of tbe pani|W". the Iguana, la a fa- . mona snake Wider. It smites the snake ' , to death with lis powerful tall! Mr. . Hudson to bta "Natnreltot In I* Pla- ] ta" tells thto story: One day a friend of mine was riding ' oat looking after his cavrie. line end ' of hla laaao was attached to hla saddle. I ' and ibe remainder of tlie forty foot j 1 line was allowed to trail on the ground. ! . The rider noih-ed a large Iguana lying ' I apparently asleep, and. although he . rode within a few Inches. It did not. , stir. . But no sooner hnd tbe ridpetfiiw- . ed than the trailing lasso diffracted tbe lizard's attention. It dashed after the slowly uovlng rope aud dealt It a succession of violent blows with Its tall. When the whole of the lasso, several yards of which had been (muiidl ed In vain, bad iKiaoed by. the Iguana. with uplifted head, gazed after It with , astonishment. Never had snch a wonderful snake rros-ed Us path before. Hla Athlatio Neighbor. A young mau inmate of a boarding house bad been disturbed night after j night by lee boarder In tbe oexl room [ rigged up In tba room some way. At breakfast each morulug tbe young man ' would look over tbe .crowd and won dor who tbe bag puncher might tie. i but there was no one In sight but a bunch of women and eight or ten men with narrow cheats and retreat lug china. One night be mad* tip bla mind ! to knock oo the bag puocblng room vr's door and ask him to put over hla exercise nnlll daylight fcbrn all tbr world's awake. Tlie man might <bc small enough to bulldoze aven with all I hla athlerira. The door oprned and : there, cted to a tight Hiring red Jersey. • waa a robust, buxom woman of per haps thirty aummecs. I "And what did you say to her?" the young man was asked "1 was so startled." replied be. "that I asked what afterward seemed to mo the moat natural request I could have , made. 1 asked her If she'd lend me a couple of matches."— Cleveland Plain Denier. Bsap Made the Beat Go. A writer in Science tells of an Ingenious little skiff about two- Inches 'long which be constructed and provided • with a piece of soap for the motor. 1 Tbe boat waa of wood, paraffined to ' repel tbe waler. The soap formed the ' stern board mf the skiff. Tbe boat was 1 placed on still water In a bathtub aod • began to move a* soon aa the water enme la contact with tbe soap. After gathering headway It retched a velocl- ! ty of Two Inches a second. The power 1 was derived from tbe potential energy of tbe surface water fllm act free by ' the diminution of snrfdc* tension, this reduction being do* to eolation of the seep. Literary Consuls. Great Britain baa bad Uterary consuls as well as tbe United 8tatea. Charles lever, the Irish novelist, for Instance, was British consul at 8pe*xla aod Trlesrte during tbe last fifteen of hto life and was succeeded at Trieste lo 1*72 by 8tr Richard Burton, the traveler, who wrote many of his books there. Including hto translation of the "Arabian Nights." and died there In 18B0. And one must not forget that most prolific but nearly forgotten writer, G. P. IL Jamea. wbo turned awt his three novels a year for about years, waa British conanl at NorVs.. and died aa consul general at Venice In !**>.— l»ndon Graphic. East Indian Maple. A traveler tells a story of Indian ■ngte. The Juggler was a Malay, who stroked with hto fingers the blade of a tone knife or erees*. The observer saw water foil .drop by drop from the blade, whleh became flaccid, like a atrip of India robber. Thrown on the ground. It bounced aboet, but was a knife blade again when lifted by tbe Juggler. An examination showed- thai which the observer saw the drop* follt*g An Early Pessimist. Ftret Egyptian -I ae* tbey flnlabrd the greet pyramid laat week. What do you think of It? Second Ditto-Somebody got a big graft Ton take It from me. fifty year* from now tbe whole thing will have cnatublrd.— Puck. Around About. "Don't you play golf any morel" "No." "How ta thatr "Well. I look It np for my health, and after I got my health I gave It for my disposition." — at Lhuto Post -Dispatch. UnavsidaM* Delay. Mtotraaa Why have you been so long. Marie! 1 told you w* wanted , the loloiter for lunch, and It -to now , past I o'clock. Maid— It's ou account of yonr hobble skirt you gave me, madam.— Pete Mele. There wV'syooa''' fK "wber*rer"bFd m>°" " ' Tbay would bothsr Mm so By caQhw Mm "fortlns-^arrtl "ayNat 8uch a Hardship. Gabe— It will be tough on Captain Scott to hang around- tbe south pole Sieve— Oh. I don't know. Be It an Englishman ami doean't car* a thin* about baseball.- Cincinnati Enquirer Tha Mttep yntatio Xrt.rt. She— Why did you cell this painting "Pence T" " He— Observe the absence of female " from tbe picture.— Illustrated !i •ore of M. "Paw, what to an optimist!" "An optimist, my boy, la a womaa wbo thinks that everything la for the beet and that she la the beet"— Judge. ^Th# Suffragatta'a Evalutien. j — CathoUc ataaderTaed Thorn

| A CHEFRFUl. FACE. 1 1 It ta said there is nothing which j cMuses itse!( more quickly in a' 1 1 family than the coolness, indifference ~i and discontent w hs h manifest thenv J j selves in the countenances of ore of j its member*. 'Th-s thought is not J abtolufeh true. Three are some . things which communicate them1 ! selves with .as much rppsdity and - 1 more force. They ate a bright snrte. a If sift: and open manner, a * ' cheerful face, a happy heart. 1 here is enough misery id the world without adding lo it a single frown. A e cheerful. lace is always- welcome. I i* — j | ' Girls Nat Wanted. ' In lu'lla there are inure uiales than t ' frniale-. The impurtinn of tbe sexes , I at birth U nut very different from tbot t_ ln Enn.|-eno countries, "but subsequent . cvmdltluus are relatively less favorable . I to female life." Even today female r children- are apt wanted. Not very t many year* ago the practice of killing s then i off xva« ixupniou. aud. while this . horror has been very generally aboitobed how. the girl latbles are thought . Uttle of and neglected If nothing worse. i Tbey are neither so well elolhed noreo - well fe.1 as the boya and if til are dot , well looked after. Itegardlug th - question ao English official In India ; related a ixm versa tlon with « middle ; aged Punjabi xcntlemau wbo bad been ' [ com|>elled as a boy to assist at tlie ' nonlrr of h!s Infant slater and whose ! aunt tui'l lsad seven daughter* ami j killed them adl. n* waa careful to j add that hto family ha* slue* abau- , ' doned sneb practice*. In Gujarat there ! ta .a proverb that "the parenta look j aftry the boys and God looks after tlie | glrla" j A Fish With Falsa TsstK. Cap Wilson, the Inventor <ff aa many j different kinds of spoons aa there are i ' fish Hist w ill take them, has discovered | a 'Dew lure for catfish. lie waa on an j ' oullug among the aleughs of tbe Bacre mento river when one of his comp.in ; Ions found him on tbe deck of hto lannrb. roaring loudly. -What's the matter!" be Inquired "Matter: Hub: Tbere'a a twenty dollar catfish dowu under this boat an' I'm a-goln' to get blm If I bare ' "How do you figure a cat flab worth i I 9>or ! "This a-way: I was *t*ndln' right ' here a-clqanln' my new set of fnlteeth when he come up to tbe top, fo-ik , ed at me an' opened bla mouth I 1 . grab lied for the boatbook to gaff blm , , an' dropped the teeth. Plump .tho t , went, right square Into his mouth , Now he's down there cracldn' crab- ■ ' with my. teeth, an' I got to eat claui \ ' chowder nufen a salmon apoon."-Sat j • nrday Evening Post I Tha Maes. ] r The mace waa originally a potent i r weaitoo of offense, originating dottle | lea* in that earliest and moat common . ' weapon the wooden club. It Was an | r essential part of a knight's nccouter ' ' meat, being useful at dps* quarter. , ' For ready eonvrnlence It waa hung at 1 hto saddlebow. Saya an ancient poem; , Then Hh'gav* ths kytnx hla dsle J The besame and barton were varied i forms of the rnaee. The mare used on j horseback was a small weapon, usual t ly of steel That used on fool was , much longer and commonly of wood, i with bead armed with Iron ling* ami J ■pike*. ' It w*s carried by the escort of magistrate* and other* aa a ready protection a galas* violence. As sorl I ety quieted down and Its original n--foil Into aheyance the thing assumed the ornamental" appearance It now has. . It now being carried In a mere honor ary form.— I»udou Notes and Queries Why Hs Chased Tharn Off. Two bank irealdents on a summer | vacation were patiently flsblng from ■ tbe mo*s£ bank of a quiet steam when two farmer's lads came out of a nearby field aod. after watching the fishermen awhile, began to play tag In ( Annoyed liy tbelr gambols, one of tbe i financiers chased the lads away and . returned to hla task. "Good Idee!" commented the oth.t angler. "Hoy* scare the fish awqy." ' "Oh, that wasn't why 1 chased them ' MT!" rejoined hi* companion. "But I > ajways dread a run on the bank."— ' Jodge's Library. , Napoleon Before th* Convention. When Barms Introduced Napoleon to tfao convention as a fit man to be In- I trusted with the command the president asked. ! "Are you willing lo undertake the 1 , defense of the convention!" "Yea." wa* the reply. ' After a lime Ihe president continued. ' "Are you aware of the magnitude of ' , the undertaking?" "Perfectly." replied Napoleon, fixing i his eye* Uton Ills questioner, "ami I ' ■ m In Ihe habit of accomplishing- that ! which I unds-rtake." On* Family *f 20.000,000. Tbe rapidity with which rata multl ply to Ihe main res sod why man ap- , pears to make ao little headway In tbelr destruction. It to calculated tbat I a single pair of- rata aud tbelr progeny, breeding without Iniorruptloa and suf < feting no loaaes. would Id three years . Increase to more than 20,000.000.Baker'! Weekly. ! To Aio Oigeatian. "Be Cheerful nfeu you eaL" aald a ■ doctor recently to an Interviewer, "and yon will l>e able to enjoy anything." , Tbe man who larkles a railway sand- " wVh ought tn approach It arreaniiug wBh tongbter. London Abawere. The angci« that lire * lib i lie youn. and are m-axlu* laurels of lift f.u tbelr youthful brows an- toll and umb and OIUIUHI f tllh. Emerson. (

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