:7;
arms...“ “We metres
lllt‘l yield; ‘
Immutable din their banner-to the field:
. [he lives answer. tribute streamers
throwing
Athwert the lsndscepe's rainbow-tinted
shield.
hobo-ven- aroh the earth with burnished
splendor.’ - ,
Wedded. they seem. as with a crystal ring:
The breezes do their votive tributes elus—
flow in [dread trumpet tones. now sweet and
er-—
While harvests to the fete their bounty
bring.
. emi- the crude: land; seed uni-nu meted
'u towns hands the manna stewerd‘s
e.
Ally-cure joins him in his rhepsodiee.
And. netefui for the goodly work completed.
eves victory‘s tokens ‘nesth the smiling
skies. .
PERHAPS ADVERTISING PAYS.
The “Ari-onnwlileker'e" Editor Converts
a Disbellevor.
About a year ago Mr. .1. M. Ford came
to this town and opened a general store,
and after waiting four weeks for, him to
dropin and arrange about his advertising
we made him a personal call. To our
surprise we found him a man who did not
beliovo in advertising, and he was frank
enough to say that he would see us far
down in Texas before subscribing for the
Kicker. We seldom argue with such
bigoted men. The question of whether
advertisinn pays is as old as the hills and
weesettled In the affirmative one hundred
.YOII'B 880- '
We have not attacked the reputation
of Mr. Ford because he refused to advsr~
tine with us. From time to time we have
published brief articles which seemed to
reflect on him. We got it straight that
be burned a barn in Ohio: that he ran
away from his wife in Michigan; that as
a merchant in Illinois he beat his credit-
ors and that he was here under an a
sumed name. '
The other day it came to our ears that
Mr. Ford had decided to shoot. us on
eight. As soon as we could finish an
edlto 'al on the great railway strikes we
buckh on our guns and took a walk. to
be “on sight.” We encountered Mr Ford
on Apache maxilla, and he wished us to
make the statement for him in connection
with this article that he is thoroughly
ashamed of his shooting. While we were
liftiugour hat to him and observing that
it was a fine day be opened fire on us from
land concealed in his hand and got in
four shots before we fully I'ciillzcd that
the meeting had been called In order. He
had fired his sixth shot win-n we hit him
in the right shoulder, and as he fellwe
assisted him into a comfortable position
and temporarily bandaged his wound.
\Vhile he lay there waiting for our
family physician to arrive Ml'. Ford in-
quired after our advertising and subscrip~
tion rates, and he also took advantage of
the occasion to observe thnl the Kicker
was a family paper dcservlnuol' the high-
est credit and the most vigorous support.
We sent Word to the office and had our
lounge brought over, and then assisted
to. carry the wounded mun home. He
understood from the first that we would
have been legally exciilpatcd ililll we
killed him. and that we shot only to dis-
able.
0n the third page of this issue will be
found Mr. Ford's three-column advertint~
ment, which will hereafter appear once a
week for a year, While our acquaint-
ance with him has been brii-l', we are sat—
isfied that he is a gentleman and a thor-
oughly reliable business man, and his
goods and prices are all that could be
desired.
The doctor says that he will be able to
ride out in about ten days, and we shall
take great pleasure in driving him down
to and through our privillc graveyard.
He sells for cash, and l'll\ll only. and
warrants full weight and fresh goods.
EDISON’S PECULIARITIES.
II. “as Invented I (Julie “'ord and Never '
Wanted to Know the Time.
In addition in the many inventions] in
electricity which have cmnnutcd from
Thomus :\. l‘lr'isou there is u put l'llsu
word which is 1‘lllil':li’II'I’INlll' or n... ,L'rcut
inventor.
He was slit-lilting llwotlwr day of a
man who said that a certain decision af-
fected all .\I r. Edison's invenlions, and
that they could hc used universally with-
out cmmn-nsauiou lo the inventor. “'hcn
the reporter asked him if this was true,
Edison fumed a moment and linslly
blurted uni:
“That man i». a lllul‘nlaynn .‘llllt'hifln
jackass."
Continuing he remarked with a tinge of
bitterness in his tone that he had never
modes cent ontof any of his inventions
In this country. .
Another i-lniructorietll- reply ”I n... in«
vantm- this his unswn It u joivcll'y firm
which l:-‘\ll‘."l his cxpral-nm- with his
first Will: u
“[ ni-Vi'r vlwllt'ii a watch. l lll‘\'|‘l‘ want-
ed to know the time." he said. Tllr. Edi»
eon Will‘ks at all hours of lhr day and
night In his private study. He enjoys a
dry smoke and chews blur-I. cigars liIIPf'
the style oflho late Ill-n. Ilni M
II Tususoour RIGHT.
It". Was Ills til-tor. and I'l'll'lf-l’lorln.
Didn't Iluri.
oll’diikt' lu speak to \liw [5.th I'ri'
Vlte."snhl a woman who hm; hm... a new
vent in Miss l'idlih's family, hug, “h"
mow took lodgers,
"le Edith," Mm ham." “n”, "VIII“!
mlimlnmy remarks. “l'm lnlil that Mr.
Ripley comes here connidnmhh. And,
Miss Edith. you know what I've always
thought HI your family, “and that MI]
one of you young ladies I» III for u”. bpn‘
In tin- lnnd. And I’m Ilni suying but
what hit. lllpley is a worthy you” man;
but Ithiuk I owe it to you Mp... Edith,
“u" Y'l" ”ll" be itch terribly affection.
ate letters from a young Indy noon-d
‘Bollef "
“I‘ve no ridhl to interfere with in... let.
M.’lglil ? I'Z lilh. but her voice Irrmblsd.
”And how .n. you know .nynlm“ “hm“
it, Ann? 'i'im Willllllu‘I t‘cml M" kw
II
"30, indeed. Miss Edith: for In- n. {mm
new read anybody's louvre win-n they're
in the wimh- sheet and lintit‘ on proper in
fluiopes; but when a man tours up his
We and scatters them round the room,
ism the right. as nobody can deny. to
and. them together and make what may
< out of them; and! hold that it’s my
, duty for your tsmlly‘n sake, and for your
m. ”be, too. to let you know, Min
Mil."
Am lift later Ann paid soother visit
“N. this t the she announced. “in.
m. my mind’s at rest. and i hope
‘mwiflbedmx I
”that Bellelshie
O
l
l
an is. mom's-o one. as i ‘
I “I"
‘mrutiisldethlsu
JOHN S. JOHNSON CROWDB THE. L07
COMOTWE’B SPEED.
Amide a Bike Be lakes a Mile in It"
[-5, Beating the Record of the Feet-It
loaning Horse. borne Not-birthstone
of the has. Against Time. ‘
John S. Johnson rode a mile in Buffalo,
over a straightaway course in Izlili 3-6,
which is about fourteen seconds faster
than has ever been done before by a single
rider. and six seconds faster then an!
tandem has ever covered the distance.
More than this, it is one-tenth of a second
taster than the world's record for a run-
ning horse, has b2, made by Salvator at
Monmouth Park, N. J., in 1890.
_ The boulevard is laid with a brick pave-
ment, which had been sweat perfectly
smooth. so there would be no danger of
punctii'ring a tire.
Johnson wore black tights and two
black sweaters, and the American flag
fluttered from his waist. lie weighed 108
pounds. 'l‘hequadruplet team, which was
to make the pace, consisted of (l. H. Callis-
han first, W. A. Seavey second, Patrick
O’Connor third. and W. A. Rhodes fourth.
Johnson mounted his wheel at 4:45 o'clock.
The quadruplet started with Johnson
hugging the hind wheel and riding with
apparent ease. The live riders dashed
over the tape with the report of a pistol.
Johnson lapping on the “quad." They
were going at a terrible clip. The pace in
the stretch was wonderfully fast. and
when the men in the quadruplet crossed
the line Johnson was not a foot behind
the back wheel and was riding easily.
The official time for the mile was lzRfi 2-5,
although one timekecper made it 1:85.
The last quarter was made in 23 3-5
seconds.
-|( ill.\' 5. JOHNSTON.
Johnson dismounted in very fresh cons
dition.nnd he was well pleased with the
result. He said he had ridden without
exhaustion, and he believed within the
limit of his powers. He thinks he can
reduce this new record to 1:30.
Johnson's performance luki-n rank as
the fastest mile ever covered by any
method of progression outside, of rail-
roading. The record tables show that en-
gine No. 089 of the Empire Slnlc Express
covered a mile over the New York (‘cntral
Railroad truck, between (frittendcn and
\Vende. N. Y., on May Ill, iflilil, in 3‘2 sec
Olillfi. There were {our heavy curs at.-
tached. and the entire train weighed
460,000 pounds. Johnson's lnlcst nchievtL
ment comes next, and it may be mentioned
thnl he also holds the world's skating
ri‘i’lil'ti for one mile. ‘2 minim-s 45 3-4
wr ‘v. made at Minneapolis. Minn.,.lan.
21, lsml.
l‘ln- llilz:lll)' lhoroughbrml horse Salva-
‘ tor Will have good cause to (call aggrieved
il' be over Icarus the fact» ”is Krf‘fll
"word of ms. I-‘3, made against time on
the. strniuhluwuy truck at Monmouth
Park. N .I,, Aug. 3N. mm, will: llll pullnils
up, hull “iml ”note-nib of n M' 'nzld i-lippi-il
of? ii by the II) inn bicyclist, In no other
clussul’ ~pn-r: has Ilil' iwo-minnli- umrk
cvci' Inn-n bcnlcu Iiillli‘l‘ l'un‘cmulilions.
'l'br put-lug record for a mile is 2:01 Hi.
"mil.- hy ltobort .I. last season, while the
lrn'll '4 Iiuill‘l‘r- have Inn-n reduced to
. ' in His ul linlcw'nruh. llI.,rc-
cently.
l.l~ll'.\l llliit' cvcr mode by unutlh
hip is 6 minutes 12 :H wounds. 'l'bc
l‘l‘i'l‘l‘ll Is Ill'ill by \\'. (i. lit-orgy. tho Willi-
IillHWll English runner. Sn m’shoc racing
is not a universal sport, but its followers
)mw- shown considerable h'll'l‘li at time-u.
The world's record for u inilc in skelpum
slim-sis .3 minn’lcs ill! 34 so: ond~, made by
.I. I“. Schwinn at Monirwl, l‘nnndn, FM),
212, ihil. Home nnlcd ln-r’vmnI-lncexperts
have gonc u mile in rmnurkuhle limp.
’l‘hiI World's record for this slylc is 0 min-
lllcn all seconds, made by W, l’crkllm at,
London, England. June I, INTI. The
swimming record for a mile ell minutes a
seconds, unnlo by Joey N Hall. in llol-
llngworlh bake, England Aug. ill, moo.
LITTLE :l} INGS.
Why rel-Iain Rivers. Mountains,
Ilievc lbw Nlmon They "our.
Itasca In on Indian
"source of l he river."
Miami Inn corruption of \liliiiiiiczull.
moaning ”slutty river."
ldll’kllWlliiIllt In an Iinliun word, moan.
log the "sin-um that forks,“
Ellis Island has aloohoeu onlh-d ”you",
Bucket ainllilllbot Island.
llappulmnnock was originally 'I‘omm.
hflnntlt'k. "quick rising river." .
baits liuron was minted from the "u-
runs. an Indian tribe on inshore».
Kntuhdih. the name of a unmnlain In
Maine. means “the high hill.”
ilell (lute was called by the Indians
Monithtonuk. "place of bad Water."
Keel-sage. thsnnmo of another Maine
mountain, signifies “the pine "Intuition,”
The Aruvmtiwk River tool: Its nlme
Illn.
word. meaning
from an ludlan word signifying "good
men."
Milwaukee is a variation of Minna.
wanker. nil-ailing. "rich and beautiful
country,“ ‘ .
a Spirited Apology.
'I‘iw I'hlnese are claiming that Japan
hit them below the belt at the battle of
Ping Yang, which is to say that the dope
sprung the engagement that tier-13th
do] of their Eighth monthwbecanse it
was a great Jose day In China. and nearly
all the Chinese soldiers were full of
everything else but flzht.mi‘hllsdelphle
Lodger. .
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WWW
eftl’e United
4 u
can of Win also". rel-litre. or.» was
I Wiim “lull in the Air.
Seem of golden eagles have nuurle their
temporary abode in the last six weeks on.
the high mountain peaks that overlook
the Loynlsock Creek. north of Forksvllle.
in Sullivan county. Pa. From lofty
heights the fierce birds have swooped
down on the poultry of the farmers in the
velley.sud their arrival and departure
have been so sudden and swift that the
owners of the poultry have had no time
to get their guns.
One day last Week a splendid cock
eagle, with a beautiful golden chest. shot
like I meteor from the sky and nailed I
handsome turkey gobb er on Farmer
Richard W. Goodwin, .Ir.'s, place, at the
auction of Sand Spring ltun and the
yslsock Creek. The gobbler wee fat
and heavy and the eagle Was unable to
rise with her in a jifly. The gobbling of
the captive, the noise of the frightened
poultry, and the flapping of the bird’s
wings Were heard by Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs.
Goodwin is young and quick-witted. She
was standing on a chair in the act of
putting a covorlet on the line. Jumping
down she rushed at the big-winged rot»
her and threw the coveriet and herself on
top of him. Instantly the eagle released
the turkey and began to cluwaud flap
and scream. lie was completely covered
by the cloth, and Mrs. Goodwin, who is
muscular and spry, pressed his wings to-
gether with her knees, caught him by the
neck with both hands, and clicked him
till he stopped struggling and screaming-
Mrs. Goodwin said she hated to strangle
the eagle. he was such a noble. handsome
fellow, even after she saw that he had
murdered one of her finest lnwls, so she
lessened her grasp on his flock and let
him get breath. Then she lagged him to
an empty crockery crate after it good deal
of trouble, and succeeded In confining the
ugly bird in the crate. The eagle has a
spread of wing of 7 feet 8 inches, and is
at present living on rats and mice and
beef scraps.
An eagle. caught a sucking pig on the
farm of Anthony Pearson. a lllllt‘ anti 3
half below .\lr. Goodwin's place. The
old sow saw the stealthy bird nab her
little one, and set up a watch over the five
other pigs in the litter. The angle must
have relished the young porker to the
top notch. for two days after it dived and
gobbled another pig. This was the big-
gest blunder of its life. The mother of
the pig had been on the watch all day.
and the. instant the eagle swooped and
stuck its tnlons into her young one she
jumped upon it, fastened her tusks in its
throat. and in spite of the violent beating
she gpt from the desperate bird‘s wings
she dragged the eagle around the yard.
trampled and tore it to death, and finally
devoured it.
B. I). Davidson, of Dushoro township,
Sullivan county, witnessed and intensely
interesting combat betwreu an eagle and
awildral. on a recent Sunday. lie was
sitting on a ledge east of the Loynlsock
and was peering down into the ravine
when he spied a wildcat crouching on a
log as if itivns about to pounce upon a
grolisc. The rich l‘ollnuu reflected the
noondny ~unlight till the ravine was
aglow ulnvrc the wildcat was, and Mr.
Davidson said he had just madl- lip his
mind to surprise the solitary animal with
a stone when a shadow passed him like. a
flash, and almost simultaneously he saw
an eagle with an immense spread of wing
plunge into the ravine and set its claws
into the “ ildcnl. Hardly hnd llic wildcat
l-il‘rt‘lllllt'll when the eagle arose. It had
one cluw in the animal's llt'f’k and the
otln-r in the hide on its rump, and it was
beating the air and ascending fast. The
wildrui‘s now was illlllcl‘ the powerful
bird's left wing. and the upcomouthed
brute ymvled and kicked violently in a
vain attempt to turn over and give battle
to the eagle.
At a height of two) or three hundred
l'i-i-t the noisy wildcat partly turned upon
its back nud shopped at lhe eagle's wing.
A single feat her floated olT on the air, and
at once the bugle. dropped like a shot
and slammed the vvildcnl upon n flat rock,
directly across the ravine from w licrc:.'\lr.
Davidson was sitting. 'l‘hc wildcat struck
on its feet without being stunned. lm-
inedialely the eagle stvonpml again.
clawed at the dancing wildcat and missed.
This time the four'looted fellow was prtL
pared, and instead of undertaking loturn
tail. it sat up and cum-d at the eagle,
snarling and spitting as it rcpcuteilly
warded oil' the savage bird's enormous
claws. ll sprang at the eagle several
times, but the latter was too quick for It.
The determined bird jumped at the
wounded cal like a grunt-rock, and for
nearly ten minutes it was nip and tuck
between the two. line was just us pugna-
ciolts us the other. Mr. Duvltlnoll Milli. and
the way they made the feathers and fur
fly shown-ll that they were but h bound to
light till one had to turn up its toes.
Finally the eagle arose, hon-rod for I
moment. and then came down ~lnp bang
upon its glaring antagonist. The wild-
cat was bewildered by the sudden swoop,
and, before it bad a l‘lIlUll'l' to art, the
eagle sent ii spinning over the l‘lIIY into
the rocky ravine. and instantly plunged
after it. The full brokcllu-n'ildcat all
up. and once more the lh-rm- bird nailed
it. arose show the iris-tops. and sailed
leisurely nil in tlisilirmiun nl lllc near.
est mounluin peak.
Melted nut Faithful.
A girl cmlurmlt writes buck in the lady
who had Ill‘llll'll her as follows:
"Dear innvlnm, I hope illl~ finds you as
well as it h was me. The ship is in the
middle or the lied Sea. and II is fwlrfully
hot, I am in a terrible slate of melting
all clay long. But. honurml madam. I
know you will be plt'usvd ln lwul'lhlb I
am Mill it lncmbcr of the l'linrrh of Eng-
lsm ."
Ilnrd on llusninn “Iii-units."
To repress drunkenness Illt' lint‘i'f'lllil' of
fit. I’eterslmru has just urill'iwl that the
names and addresses of all pl-rwus found
intoxicated In the streets. regurdlt‘m of
rank or sex shall be post-«l In certain
public plum-s in the city and ill-m printed
in the Official Gazette. Filly years ago
they were, compelled to sweep llll.‘ streets
for a number of hours. under the eye of
the police.
Flue Writing Paper from Wood.
Paper making has progressed so far
theta good imitation of linen writing
paper In manufactured wholly from wood
pulp. while a great deal of enrolled linen
in blade from cotton rugs. True
linen paper of American manufacture is
now often as good as the best of the In-
ported. The refuse from the best paper
mills goes to those of next grade below
until the Invest is reached.
II'iie World’s ‘Ner.
Be heerd the people than! his name
is oh and mellow»
In.
on tor theater tell-w.
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:Now and second hand
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Canopies, Spindles. alt.
Prices to Suit All.
met. no as: rare.
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WALL PAPERS.
I am selling white back Blanks
from 100. to 200. per double roll.
These goods are all new and in
combination side, ceiling, and 9
in. or 18 in. borders; of course
we break the combination when
desired.
Gilts are from 156. up, double
roll.
I have been told by a great
many customers that my price
for BORDER is much less than
has been quoted elsewhere. I
have also been told that my
stock of FINE goods is larger
than is shown anywhere in Nor'
walk.
Painters’ supplies at lowest
prices.
Painting, Paper~honging and
Decorating.
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Cuticura Resolvent, .70
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Stillson’s Specific for Malaria, .75
Paine's Cele Compound, .65
Brandreth‘s 'Ils, .12
Alcock’s Plasters, .10
Benson's Capsice Planters, .13
Castoris. .28
Carter's Pills, .13
Atwood's Bitters. .18
deam's Microbe Killer, qts., .75
Radam's Microbe Killer, gal. jam. 9.50
Yankee Lung Soother, .85
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