Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1905 — Page 3

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On January 16, 1905 We will sell you an Alarm Clock that brings SI.OO everywhere, guaranteed for one year, for 0n1y... .59c Onlv one to a customer. On January 17 Every person, man, woman or child, bringing in this ad on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and buying one dollar’s worth of goods, will receive 25 cents in cash. On Wednesday, Jan. 18 Every one coming here on the above date will receive one pound of candy free providing they buy goods to the amount of one dollar. On January 19 Every lady bringing in this ad on the above date and buying one dollar’s worth of goods or more will receive a beautiful Cup and Saucer, or Plate, in finest of Bavarian China, something you will appreciate and want. Goed for only Jan. 10, 1005. On January 20 This day you should bring in your tickets, as we shall not receive tickets any other day but Fridays. Please do not ask us to break our rules. We shall have a table filled with the finest lined premiums ever shown, and it will pay you to save your checks; you will be sorry if you don’t.

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we pis. Annual Reports of Township Trustees to the Advisory Board of Receipts and Expenditures, During the Year 1904. HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP. Township Fund—Receipts. Balance at settlement. 8375 97 County Treasurer, warrauts 321 72 Same, same , 283 50 Total of balance and receipts 98119 Expenditures. Joseph Stew-art, service sect trustee. 200 00 John I Osborne, serr on adv board.... 5 90 J lGwtn, same 1 5 00 F E Babooek, pub annual report 9 50 Leslie Clark, pub. report, and eat. and supplle-, 20 90 ET Johns, biacksmithlna 80 James Leathermau, making road list 450 F E Babooek, pnb est and letter heads 275 John A Jordau work on Gray ditch.. 6 31 Reed McCoy, postage stamps 1 00 Rufus Falk, supervisor work 20 00 Le«lie Clark, advertising, supplies.... 6 38 R V Johns, blsoksmithiug 2 90 John I Gwin, supervisor work| 29 00 Joseph Stewart, team work 20 00 RufusOsent, mowing mac. tongue.... 50 Folts A Spitler, serv. as attys. for four years 80 00 D H Goble, office supplies 6 29 W D Rosebraugh. serv. on adv. board 5 00 J L Osborne, tame 5 00 JP Gwin, same 5 00 J L Osborne, supervisor work 28 50 Rufus Fulk. same 16 75 Geo. Dansford, blacksmithlng 25 Total expenditures 452 03 Tuition Fund—Receipts. Balance at settlement 1,048 80 County treasurer, warrants 292 90 Same, same 35 83 J A Clark, transfers 11 00 County treasurer, warrants 996 55 Same, same 258 51 Same, same 618 47 Total receipts 2,961 50 Expenditures. Alice Bib, teaching 186 00 Jessie Melser. same 225 80 Mary Goats, same.. 1. 804 00 Margaret Merritt, same. 184 60 Zoe Pa nooast, same 157 00 Olin Stewart, same 170 45 Lora Bruce, same 120 00 Alice Eib, same US 00 Margaret Merritt, same 125 00 Zoe Sayler, same 106 00 Olin Stewart, same 154 00 Iva Pierson, same 80 00 Total expenditures 1,926 85 Special School Fund—Receipts. Balance at settlement 398 32 County treasurer, warrants Ml 63 Alex Meriea, old school bell 1 25 Albert Warner, add seh. house 26 CO County treasurer, warrants 472 29 Total reeeipts 1,629 41 Expenditures. James Downs, hanlingwood No. 1 9 45 Alonso Wood, same No. 1 10 25 Holland J Stewart, same No. 1. 9 00 Jas. Co. Sob. News,.. 3 50 J D Adams A Co. blackboards. 13 42 Frank Peregrine, cleaning stove-pipe and flue 1 00 White A Marlon, pump and rep. well 650 Alice Eib. institute work. ... 15 05 Jessie Melser, same 15 59 Mary Goeta, same 18 20 Margaret Merritt, same u 98 Zoe Pa nooast,same 1395 Martin L Ford, wood No. 9 33 go C C Randle, wood No. J, i, and 1 03 30 Olin Stewart, institute work 15 01 Reed McCoy, school supplies g gg Rollin Stewart, sawing wood No. J.... 109 A F Long, school supplies. 8 84 L H Hamilton, plans for sehool house 100 L H HamiMonTTaa. Co. School News... 350 James Longstreth, work on new seh h 270 00 WoiSis.tsJbT: *s Desks A White, well atsehooUiouse.. 99 91

Marion Smith, bull, flue and cleaning school house 6 50 F E Babcock, notice and 100 mss 6 00 Marion Smith, work on school house. 75 Lee A Poole, shingles and lumber 19 18 J F Brunner, premium on policy 16 80 Millard Fross, tiling school yard 4 00 Frank Peregrine, work on sch. bouse 3 00 Washington Cook, same 7 (O James Longstreth, bal. on new sch. h. 378 88 P B Downs, wk. on sch. h. and out bull 500 Mattie Jordan, clean, school bouse.... 3 50 Arthur Stewart, clean, sch. h and yard and rep. out buildings 4 00 Clyde Fulk. work on sehool houses.... 5 50 Christens Smith, clean, sch. house.... 1 00 Francesville B. AI. Co., tile for sch. yard 3 92 J D Adams A Co., blackboard and reg 19 58 J Myers Blevatof Co., coal 18 56 L H Hamilton, com. on school books.. 7 70 J P Gwin, wk. on sch. h. and out bull. 700 W R Lee, lumber and shingles 38 96 R Ryse, sehool supplies 5 36 Dockwiles A Kingsbury, school desks. 65 00 Donuley Bros. A Co, briek and lime... 7lt Robt. Jordan, haul, coal tile and rock 825 Warner Bros., stovepipe 1 75 J A Larsh, school supplies 4 15 Foltx A Spitler, serv. as attys.for four years 12 70 FrankFoulk. mowing school yard.... 100 D H Goble. Home and School Visitors 1167 American Bell A Foundry Co., seh, bl. 684 Total . 1,420 12 Road Fund—Receipts Balance at last settlement.. OHO 52 County treasurer, warrants 818 84 Same, same 58 89 Total .' 1,047 25 Expenditures. William Basher, cutting hedge by rd., 15 00 J N Leatherman, road receipts 748 94 C A Lefler. gravel 26 40 Lee A Pool, lumber and nails 16 39 Nelson Anderson, gravel 25 00 Allen Louks, cleaning Randle ditch... 200 W D Rosebraugh, cross, rd. with tile.. 500 C W Marquand, hauling gravel 4100 Joe Stewart, same 20 0* Marion Smith, mason work on bridge 400 John Jordan, hauling gravel 12 50 Bert Sldridge, work on road 18 32 Willard Fross. work on Poole ditch... 1J 00 Samuel Parker, hauling gravel 10 00 Nelson Andereon, same 5 00 Warner Bros, dynamite 5 00 John Burget, gravel 18 10 Arthur Stewart, hauling gravel 11 25 J N Leatherman, road receipts red’n. 21 63 Same, same 26 35 Total expenditures.. 1,045 38 Additional Road Fund.—Receipts, Balance at settlement 1,32 247 Couaty treasurer, warrants 468 81 Same, same .. ...' 29 34 Total reeeipts 1,810 U Expenditures. Hiram Day, eement 33 00 E D Rhoads, tpikaa and nails 3 78 C A Lefler. gravel 22 30 Noland lumber Co., sewer orravel etc.. 22 63 Walter Gilmore, bridge lumber 24 92 Hiram Day, cement 11 65 John Chupp, bridge lumber 44 70 J A Clark, same . 10 00 Warren Poole, dump boards 5 36 R S Drake, tiling 15 00 Total expenditures 192 74 Do« Fuad—Reeeipts. Balance at settlement 132 00 John Meyers, one dog 1 00 John Jordan, same 100 Heriet Smith, same 1 00 Arthur Stewart, sama 1 00 A S Peterson, same 1 00 Adolph Unken, same 1 00 Olin Stewart, same 1 00 Lewis Coolsy, same 1 00 Joseph Stewart, same 1 00 Tp. asseesor, dog tax 50 00 Geo, Stalker, one dog 1 00 Total 192 00 Expenditures. J N Leatherman, excess dog fund 32 00 Total "sTiio Poor Fund—Reeeipts. Balance at settlement 74 07 County treasurer, warrants ....: it is Same, same. 47 19 Total., ITS 51 Jacks A Clark, ■ 00 Same, sum.. 5 09

On January 21, 1905 Every lady bringing in this ad can get 10 yards Torction Lace for 10 c. On Saturday, Jan. 21, 1905, your choice of any width of lace in the house in Torction lace. ON MONDAY, JAN. 23 The same as on Jan. 16. ON TUESDAY, Jan. 24 The same as Jan. 17. ON WEDNESDAY, Jan. ? 5 The same as Jan. 18. ON THURSDAY, Jan. 26 The same as Jan. 19. ON FRIDAY, Jan. 27 We receive tickets as usual. ON SATURDAY, Jan. 28 The same as on Jan. 21. Bring in this ad if you wish to receive the benefits of same. Watch our ads, it will pay you, and come in and keep an eye on our way of doing business for this year. Come, everybody.

Same, same 5 00 Same, same.... 8 5o Same, same 15 00 A R Kresler, medical aid for poor 10 00 Total 48 50 Summary. Bal. A Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund * 981 19 452 03 529 16 Tuition Fund 2,961 56 1.926 85 1.034 71 Special Sch. Fund 1.069 91 1.420 12 209 37 Road Fund 1,047 25 1,045 38 441 87 Add. Road Fund.. 1.810 12 192 74 1,617 38 Poor Fund . 173 51 48 50 125 01 Dog Fund 192 00 32 60 160 00 19,235 12 5,117 62 4,117 50 JOSEPH STEWART, Township Trustee. Examined and approved this the 3d day of January, 1905. J. P. Gwis W. D. Rosxbbaugh J. L Osborns Members of the Advisory Board. NEWTON TOWNSHIP. ' Township Fund. On hand. .• 64 58 Receipts 706 70 Total 771 38 Disbursements 763 14 B* l * l ** ,£.14 Expenditures. F. E. Babcock, printing 11 25 H. B. Murray, ditch notices 50 Omar Morlan, advisor 1903 5 00 W. E. Leek “ “ 500 W. B. Yeoman “ 1934 5 00 G. M. Wilcox, services 1903 345 00 Leslie Clark, supplies 13 46 W. J. Thomas, ditch work : 8 60 E. C. Maxwell, supervisor....... 40 00 John Alter, Makeever ditch 66 09 Joseph Shindler, supervisor 15 00 D. H. Goble, supplies 1 85 J. N. Leatherman, road list 5 00 John Makeever, rode 2 00 Joseph Shindler, supervisor. 2 00 C. W. Clemans, “ 50 00 E. C Maxwell, “ ...... 40 00 Joseph Shindler, “ 25 00 R. J. Yeoman,lumber andeement.. 24 78 “ “ supervisor 50 25 Joseph Shindler, supervisor 53 00 E. C. Maxwell, labor. 26 50 Wm. Augspurger, ditching road... 560 P. Panins, ditching road 5 00 A. H. Sayler, ditch work... 1 50 C. W. Clemans, supervisor ...... 400 S. R. Nichols, Kent ditch 19 96 D. H. Goble,supplies 10 37 “ “ blanks. 253 Donnelly Lbr. Co., sewer 18 90 Total Expenditures 763 14 Tuition Fund. On hand..... 2431 49 R e«»Pt» *455 35 Total . 4886 84 Disbursements 1701 00 Balance 3185 84 Expenditures. Clara Parker, teaching 371 00 O. O. Hamerton “ 364 00 Jessie McCarthy “ 301 00 L. L. Taylor " . 350 00 Hattie Sayler “ 315 00 Total Expenditures 1701 00 Special School Fond. On hand 727 u Receipts. v. .... 1413 38 Total 49 Disbursements... 1241 19

Expenditures. Clara Parker, institutes.. 18 55 Hattie Sayler “ 15 75 Jessie McCarthy '* 15 05 Wra. Bierley, hauling cod 1 00 Leslie Clark, School News 3 00 Joseph Lane, wood 23 00 D. H. Goble, supplies 17 45 E. W. Stabt, work a 00 F. E. Willey, coal 4 58 E. W. Stabt, work 7 05 J. W. Williams, book case 6 75 L. L Taylor, institutes 17 50 O. O. Hammerton, institutes 18 20 Wilcox & Son, paint 31 80 I. O. Nichols, examinations 5 00 S. B. Holmes, hauling 1 00 L. L. Taylor, Cleaning house 1 50 A. K. Sayler, hauling pupils 26 00 W. A. Huff, gold stars. 9 00 C. M. Blue, transfers 88 50 A. J. Freeland, hauling cod 3 50 Wilcox & Son, supplies. 8( 25 G. M. Wilcox, enumeration 20 00 Hemphill Bros., supplies I 85 H. S, Smith, painting 7 00 Day Odle, transfers 21 00 David Horsewood, board 2 70 Henry Smith, punting 6 00 J. A. Larsh. paint and oil 22 35 Henry Smith, painting ... 22 11 George Seible, hauling ladders.... I jjo Joseph Frances, board 2 80 James Lane, board 4 50 LeviChupp, repairing 12 00 G. M. Wiicox& Son, oil and paint. 44 40 Henry Smith, painting 25 00 “ 11 44 o m. *• 21 OO James Yeoman, board 2 75 Henry Smith, painting 29 39 Philip Paulus, board... * 3S N. C, Pumphrey, papering 12 40 Charles Parks, work 6 25 G. L. Thornton, board and work... 7 25 Fannie and Kate Stutsman, cleaning school house 2 50 L. H. Hamilton, com. on books... 1 15 Levi Chupp, work 12 00 A. J. Harmon, board I 00 G. K. Hollingsworth, H. Stuition.. 1 26 G. M. Wilcox & Son, cod and freight 144 13 E. W. Stabt, fixing pump 3 05 L. H. Hamilton, com. on books... 4 60 Leslie Clark, supplies 27 20 D. S. Makeever, wood. .■ 30 00 A. C. Pancoast, hauling pupils .... 56 00 L. H. Hamilton, com. on books... 1 36 Omar Morlan, sawing wood 5 00 E. P. Lane, wood 21 00 S. D. Kiger, registers 6 00 R. Ryse. supplies 8 50 L. H. Hamilton, com. on books. .. 3 50 R. P. Benjamin, fixing organ 4 00 A. C. Pancoast, hauling cobs 1 00 Jeff Smith, work 3 75 Emma Bonnell, work 3 60 E. C. Maxwell, supplies 7 00 A. F. Long “ 1 50 Donnelly Lbr Co “ ...'. 5 65 J. A. Larsh “ 38 45 G. L. Thornton, lumber and work.. 4 97 M. Milford, hauling pupils 29 23 G. M. Wilcox & Son, supplies 16 57 John Eger, supplies 45 Total Expenditures 1241 19 Road Fund. On hand last report 93 82 Receipts, all sources 2061 39 Total 4 2155 21 Expenditures 2121 51 Balance. .-. ..’. 33 70 Expenditures. James Yeoman, load receipt 44 01 S. R. Nichols, ditch tax 20 58 G. W. Shupe, ditching road 1 00 Alter and Wolfe, tile 25 00 J. A Gilmore, ditching road 4 00 Ed Gilmore, ditching road 3 00 D. S. Makeever. tile 26 60 George Shupe, ditching road 3 50 J. N. Leatherman, road receipts... 1737 92 W. H. Miller, road receipts 2 80 C. G. Mausy, boiler 85 00 C. R. Weiss, tile 19 00 H. O. Harris, rock 3 75 Charles Reynolds, hauling gravel.. 23 62 Eld Gilmore, hauling gravel 21 60 C. R. Weiss, tile 7 27 Jesse Sayler, road work 3 00 N. Hopkins, road receipts 5 00 C. G Hammond, road receipts.... 1 38 C. W. Clemans, road receipts 2 92 Job English, road receipts 9 63 Amos Davison, lumber 15 60 J. C. Gwin, lumber 13 03 J. H. Brown, gravel 42 30

Total Expenditures 2121 51 Additional Road Fond. On hand « 667 08 Receipts 7<>s 35 Total 1373 43 Disbursements 359 96 Balance 1013 57 Expenditures. Amos Davisson, lumber.. 17 60 Irwin & Irwin, tile 50 Warner Bros , nails 48 22 Alter & Wolfe, tile 2 50 John H. Brown, gravel 26 35 {. C. Gwin & Co., sewer 44 50 . A. Gilmore, hauling lumber 44 50 Chat. Crumpacker, scrapers 6 00 Hattie Sayler. teaching 1300 M. J. Thornton, ditching road 52$ Norman Bros., Mason work 87 35 Simon Chupp, hauling gravel 3500 James Yeoman, lumber 9 29 James Gilmore 3 00 Amos Davisson, ditch work 25 00 Total Expenditures 359 96 Dog Fund. On hand 165 50 Received 76 00 Total 241 50 Expenditures 65 50 Balance 17600 Expenditure*. J. N. Leatherman, Excess Dogs.... 65 50 Poor Fund. On hand last report 77 4a Receipts all sources 141 34 Total. . *1876 Disbursements 39 37 Balance 178 39 Expenditures. W. H. Beam, ticket poor 4 65 G. M. Wilcox, services 15 00 Leslie Clark, supplies 1 50 B. Forsythe, clothing 15 22 E, C. English, modi cal aid 3 001 T °*“i 3937 All Funds. Total Balance 4227 00 *' Receipts 7559 61 Total balance and receipts 11786 61 Total Expenditures 6391 67 Total Balance Jan. i, 190$. 5494 94 1

8 U MM A BY. Bal. and Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund 771.28 783.1* 8.14 Tuitla ’ Fund ..4888,8* 1701.00 8185.84 Special School Fund. 2140.49 1241.10 81W.30 Hoad Fund 2155.21 2121.61 33.70 Additional Road Knd1872.48 850.08 1013.37 Dog Fund...; 241.50 .55 50 178.00 Poor Fund 218.70 30.37 178.30 11788.81 8201.67 5404.04 G.M. WILCOX, Trustee of Newton Township. Examined and approved this, the 3rd day of January, 1905. Wm. Leek, Omar Morlan Joe Lane Members of the Board.

TO EXCHANUE. 35 aerea In Kaukakee township, all cultivated, orchard, no buildings. 160 acres in Wheatfield township, black land, fair buildings, near station. .Owner will take 22,500 in clear property of any kind as first payment. 80 acres in Walker township, all prairie land, lies along large ditch, Inear station. Owner will take SI,OOO in town property, Dakota or southern land. 81 aores near the Jasper county oil Owner will take SI,OOO in good trade and give long time on the difference. 160 acres in Vaa Buren county, Mich., all cultivated except; 20 acres of fine timber, has good nine room house, large barn, seventeen acres of grapes In full bearing and a Urge amount of other fruit. Owner will take part in clear town property or hotel. 40 acres cultivated, fair buildings. Will trade for live stock. 80 acres, good improvements. Will trade for town property. 160 acres, black land, near station, good buildings. Owner will take] clear town property as first payment. 252 acres in Laporte county, well improved, tiled. Owner will trade for clear property or livery. Clear property in this oity to trade for good improved land and will pay difference, A good seven room house, on three lots, in Fowler, Ind., to trade for property in this eity, or land. Several registered stallions and Kentucky jacks to trade for land or town property. Property in Chicago and other cities for land.

Also have a large list of fine bottom land in Jackson and Scott counties, Ind., well improved at from 535 to SSO per acre. If you have anything to exchange we can match it no matter what it is. Call or write and make yoitr wants known. You will con* fer a favor on us and we may be able to do you good. . ■ G. F. MEYERS. Rensselaer. Ind. FOR SALE OR EXCHANQE. A small tract of land, adjoining a town in Jasper county, Indiana, with good, new, eight-room house and barn and other outbuilding. This property will be sold on time, or exchange for good live stock. Austin & Hopkins. * MAnMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. I have for sale some pure bred Bronze Turkeys, extra fine ones. Toms $4,00 each; Hens $5 00 per pair. Also 1 full blooded Short Horn bull 2 yrs. old last July dehorned; miles east of Rensselaer, on the gravel road. A. F. Shesler. Oates’ Annual Hawaiian Tour, Feb. a, 1905. 2,069 miles on one of the fastest steamers of the Oceanic steamship company. A tour through the Hawaiian islands includes a visit to Kilaneo Volcano and Hilo. Trips will be made to Waikiki Beach, Kapioluni Park, Monoa Valley and a ride over the Oahu Railway through Ewa plantation, to Wauaneo. The cost from San Francisco will be $250.00. Rate from Lafayette $360.00. Call on or address, Thos. Follen, Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Lafayette, Ind.

Oates’ Tour of Old Mexico. Tuesday, February 21, 1905, a magnifioant train composed of compartment sleepers, straight sleepers, observation cars and dining cars will leave. The trip takes in the principal cities in the Republic of Mexico and will be an interesting one from start to finish. You cannot afford to miss it. The grand canyon and petrified forests are made in connection with this tour. You can make your side trip to California also. The tour will be under the personal charge of Mr. Chas. Gates of Toledo. This alone is a guarantee that every detail of the trip will be carried out to the letter. Rate from Lafayette $350.00. For itinerary call on or address, Thoa. Follen, Pass. & Tkt. Agt„ Lafayette, Ind. 5 PER CENT LOANS. We can positively make you a loan on better terms than you can procure elsewhere. No “red tape.” Commission the lowest. No extras. Funds unlimited. See us before borrowing or renewing an old loan and we will save yon money. IRWIN & IRWIN. I. O. O, F. Building. Bome Mammoth Bronze Turkeys for sale, both toms and hens; will make a respectable showing in any poultry show in America; also some Plymouth Rock Cockerells, good ones. O. K. Ritchey. BOX SUPPER. If yon want to enjoy an old-fash-ioned Box Supper, come to Wasson school house, Jan. 21. It may be the last one this season. Pearl Teacher. .

DINING IN JAPAN.

If It’s Yosr First Japanese Meal Yass Will Haw* a Try lag Time. If It’s your first Japanese dinner you’re having a dreadfully bard time. In the first place you must sit on the floor, for they don’t have any chairs In Japan. You kneel down, and then you turn your toes in till one laps over the other, and then you sit back between your heels. At first you are quite proud to find how well you do It, and you don’t think It’s so very uncomforthble. But pretty soon you get cramped, and your legs ache as if you had a toothache in them. You don’t say anything, because you think that If the Japanese can sit this way all day long you ought to be able to stand it a few minutes. Finally both your feet go to sleep, and then you can’t bear It a moment longer, and you have to get up and stamp around the room to drive the prickles out of your feet, and all the little dancing girls giggle at you. This isn't your only trouble either. All you have to eat with u a pair of chopsticks, and you’re In terror lest you spill something on the dainty white matting floor. Now the floor of a Japanese house isn't just the floor; It’s the chairs and sofas and tables and beds as well. At home It would be mortifying enough to go out to dinner and spill something on the floor, but in Japan, where people sit and sleep on the floor, it seems even worse. So you are unhappy till your little ne,»an (who is the waitress and almost as prettily dressed as the dancing girls, but not quite) comes laughing to your aid and shows you how to hold your chopsticks. After that you manhge nicely the rice and the omelet, but the fish and the chicken you can’t contrive to shred apart without dropping your chopsticks all the time. So between dances the maiko—the little girls about twelve years old—kneel down beside you and help you. They can’t keep from giggling at your awkwardness, but you don't mind; you just giggle, too, and everybody giggles and bas A lovely time.—St. Nicholas.

LOST IN THE AIR.

Bird* at Timea Get Confused and Lose Their Bearings. Boys are frequently lost In the woods, and it is a singular fact that birds are sometimes lost In the air. This might seem strange to almost any one, but the average man Is a superficial observer of little things. In the far north, and particularly along the ocean coasts, birds are frequently storm driven and lose their bearings, so that many of them are lost at sea. They keep floating in the air, aimlessly striving to live until exhaustion compels them to drop into the angry waves, which engulf them. There is a well authenticated case on record of an ocean liner bringing into New York on a winter's day a large white owl which had dropped to one of the forward spars in an exhausted condition more than 800 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. It was nearly dead from cold and fidnger and almost too weak to eat anything. It had. become much emaciated and trembled in its distress when it tried to swallow the first morsel of meat which was placed within its beak. The captain and sailors were all interested in it, and under their nourishing care it slowly recovered and became entirely well and healthy and strong. It willingly remained with the ship afterward. It was evidently a land bird which had been blown off from the coast of Newfoundland by strong west winds, had become lost, merely drifted before the gales, kept out of the water, almost starved to death and made Its last Intelligent effort to reach the ship and there fell In exhaustion and collapse. Old sailors narrate many other Instances of finding birds that have been lost in the air.—St. Louis Republic.

No Paupers In Japan.

With all our high wages and boasted civilization the fact remains that yon wIR see more wretchedly poor In any of our great cities in a day than yon will see in Japan In a lifetime. In other words, you will see no destitution In Japan. Though some are very poor, yet all seem to be well fed, clothed and housed and are invariably cheerful and, what la more surprising, invariably clean. There are no paupers in Japan and therefore no workhouses or poorhouses, though there are many hospitals where the sick are healed gratuitously. Practically every one can earn a living. Would that we could say the same!—Pall Mall Gazette.

Out and Consumption.

Dusty work seems to he responsible for consumption to a marked degree. In 2,161 cases of consumption treated at the sixty institutions of the German empire 1,095 patients had been employed in a dusty environment The kind of dust was not stated in 431 cases; in 182 cases it was metal dust; in 129, stone, coal or glass dust; in 118, wood dust; in 111, wool dust and In 126, various other kinds of dust

He Had Use For It.

“Now, sir," began the agent “this book”- - “Ain’t got no use for It!” snapped the busy merchant “Oh, yes, you have! Look at tbe title; •The Art of Conversation and Correct Speech.’ "—Philadelphia Ledger.

Precedence.

“Don’t you know, sir, that it la Impolite to swear before a lady?” The Irishman looked dased for a moment and then replied: “Sure, mum, I beg yer pardon. But 01 didn’t know ye wanted to shwear first” While petty thieves are hanged, people take off their hats to greet ooee. Old German Proverb.