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. xr- r. V^KRERE LITTLE MEN WIN OUT AtftslRute They Have Much More AssursuranOe Than Their Fellows Who Are Big. -Ve As a ruie, big men are shy and tack uit 1U BOBUiaiiLQ. t\ uuuguicr U1 IUO i.> gods,. tiivinely tall, fills them with something like terror. The woman i . whp.appeals to them is usually some . .sparkling, vivacious, fairylike creature '.wfth '.'kittenish ways and roguish giancoa. The little man, on the con. - trary.ila Boldom b lrdoned with humil/. itJHe lie is a being of great aspira.. .Hobleeland : stupendous ambitions; he ..believes In himself, which is the rea:iCinsoBhwhy he generally can get the >*r ntomm of his choice to smile upon a. u&lnflChdlthB dainty, wee, Titianlike wornl^i gasmvess no charm for him. "A UAmlOalittle thing," he says of such oaeon0JFc.!*Fall in love with her? Ob, InaJLnShe. isn't grown up enough to :^:^ltispttB>th.Q tender passion." He Hfcctikea-a woman to be one or two ^clnsttha bin superior and thoroughly ma .irAnre.Ho He dreads any trace of the 'sretafemfotnti-butter schoolgirl. His ideal r'eeretfdmbles the strong, heroic women Si: -Shakespeare has pictured, full-blooded '.vi: ianitatjtfid, full of character and bpirit, ' with iai fair spice of temper. ThdTtWg big muu dreads a woman's ' nt*mgu*3( He is alarmed at the light.. rpiog tof-her eyes when they flash in - oangeari; out tne little man is amused, iandhvctlier likes it. That's one of the j jttrbtte Becrets of the little man's mas -jterJCu'ITall and willowy, with the prom1'. 9 iee of iricher, rounder curves as the -Hjrrars go Vv, is tho ideal of the little ^ anadle He admires a regal carriage, a - utbucti of hauteur and, above all, style. i?">?NV*rYdtf-k Weekly. ^DANGER IN FOOLISH CUSTOM Those Who Bite Penholders In Publio U Ule Are Hereby Warned of P Possible Infection. That the penholder, such as most of ua frequently use in hotels, post ofli. flees, banks ami other public writing rooms may be as deadly a carrier of disease germs as the roller towel and public drinking cup, is the suspicion for which the boards of health believe thev havo found amnio irmunds xivmwiwi ivw> tuc ftuwu, wi jjaj IUC i rui| jtn fhclfatit,' it takes away whatever little jjoy Jfryjthere might be in living. We know .nattfakt tthr Impairs our health, destroys /^aroririhefficiency and spoils our chances of 7rveBv?ff.riattaining anything. Yes, worry tdara great thing?for doctors and un/iertMnakers! ?Wllkes-Barre Times-LeadiOst. .er. W( Why We Draw Back. OurOur human intercourse is constant17 lyI being thwarted by our consciousit ossieas of consequences It is especially . e the case when we are young Young opeople feel that they can hardly have an an Intimate conversation without Its landing in a promise to correspond, .*jT tor an Invitation to visit. If r we keep this attitude as we grow (ouH0ld?t\ the consciousness that a mo ?a'.tillentfa Intimacy may entail so much malgBak]08iTis pause before taking the fatefyhl Wd^plongo. HovHoar often do we draw back In a paotvockient of expansion because we re2?Cf?l?Krt/i?BhaU we feel the same way to- ( motaarram, or next month?" i fwraum ywnjr fti ivuui/ lUi^/uiDDO uu tt v because W? are afraid somf niiore will be expected of ua!?' ' S"hcfb? Great Missouri River, i TheTlfer Missouri is one of the great dr1veppy#Ntbf the United Scales. Its total enAtoirfflht'la about 2-jflP miles, and that 9&rt|>afe:"ab6te the crdSflng of the North-j ern jtaptfgctflc has a length of about lr160 mllqftiieifr The total area drained by this 'rivefj*gr>to 527,155 square miles, a terrl?r>tory as great as that embraced in the statatatoe of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohi<t)hld, Delaware. Maryland. Virginia, iWf:8Wedt Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolinaiiaft, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oeor Alabama ana Mississippi. i vL , IK \ Th Tike next time you use one of these hubbo penholders you will notice, if ':you examine it carefully, that the vtoodhn handle is covered with little ..tents. '. These dents are the imprint , t Mt the teeth of persons who have used .letha r?n before you; and as the mouth d* the favorite port of entry for disvis?*a?e, each dent is usually full of miMcterobes. | To Un expose yourself to sickness and |C nateatherefore, all you need to do f3 to to bite on the penholder. Every I -.tintime.you do this, you take into your C^oimouth the germs which scores of .nhathpr, porsons have left by similar j rrlsltes. T: vHeelth officials plan to secure legis:iatlon abolishing the public penbold" eri:. In the meantime they urge the ihliubltc to try to break itself of the al iuioa&aati universal habit of holding a pen ia in one's mouth while folding a letter zv or 'blotting a check. fS ft ? Worry. WoiWocry is the great American habit. as As catnational pastime baseball is a ;>oop<K>r second. Our peculiar civilization ;nu .makes it chronic. We are the cham?iciptsniworriers of the universe. The Af~1< ariciuuis happy; oriental fatalism pre-ecvents a dissatisfaction with the Asiatic; tfc?; the European, in peace, is usually cxnttnttent-. Hut we worry because .lones uextoedttdoor has an automobile. Our orcflsmtkreu of the other continents would merndflrTljc accept Jones as a superior beuig inflated let It go at that. We don't. So Uo pre go on worrying because Jones DaskuraliButomobile, because Mrs. Jones las. ? mew gown and because we may ^avhavacnaome trouble scraping together nj&e ttoetmpney for next month's rent and ^ootfcWl&lllA. And we know all the time .mthacprivdrrylng won't ever get us the *n i i%M >?VM? Ati? Kr> a/\?nn ??? Such Are Women's Ways. "Women viewing another woman's ' wedding presents say things which are liable to be misinterpreted," said a Chicago detective, who is usually detailed to guurd the presents at big weddings, "and other things which no favoruble interpretation would make complimentary to the bride or to the givers. It's the way of the sex, I suppose. Now, why is it that the most common remark of the women who rro inspecting the layout of silver and other gifts more or less useful is 'what a lot of presents she got?' Of course, they vary the remark. 'What a lucky girl!' says one, as If she would liko to add, 'some persons have too much luck.' Now, these women do not mean any harm. It'B just their way of expressing admiration, usually. But there are others who surely evince an uncharitable, petty Bpirit. They pick up and examine every article, and appraise it in loud whispers. They express voluble wonder as to whether the silver is solid, and doubt the genuineness of the cut glass. Even if they like a thing they will decide that it won't wear well. And so the tongues wag." What Is Happiness? The aim of human life, no doubt, is happiness. But after all, what iB happiness? Efficiency, wealth, material comfort? Many by their lives do so affirm; few are cynical enough to say bo; and on their deathbeds none will feel so. Not even freedom In itself brings happiness. Happiness lies in ! breadth of heart. And breadth of heart is that inward freedom which has the power to understand, feel with, and, if need be, help others. In breadth ot heart are founded justice, love, sacri flee; without it there would be no special meaning to any of our efforts, and the tale of all human life would be still no more than that of supremely gifted animals, many of whoso com munities are highly efficient, and have instinctive unity founded on experience of its utility, but none of that conscious altruism which is without perception of future benefit to self jiinl works from sheer recognition of its own beauty.?Atlantic Monthly. Going Home to Mother. Just what 1 mean by going home to one s mother in its larger sense is perhaps a little diilicult to deiine. Yet surely, it must be a very universal experience, ilave we not all at some time?often following a period of confusion and stress of circumstances? suddenly experienced that deep sense of linding ourselves where we belonged? A sense of restfulness, of homecoming, of general Tightness and well-being? It is a sloughing off of the nonessential and the trivial and a shifting of the spirit into deeper and simpler channels; a pause, when in the midst of all this mad dance of time r.nd circumstance one gets a sudden. enlarging glimpse of truth and of eternity.?Atlantic Monthly. Puns on Tombstones. The punster is irrepressible; ho even indites his jokes on tombstones. An epitaph in Whitham Abbey informs us that Sir James Fullerton died "fuller of faith than of fears, fuller of resolutions than of pains, | fuller of honour than of days." There is another of Daniel Tears: j "Though strange, yet true, full sev- , enty years was his wife happy with her Tears." This was written of an organist: "Here lies one blown out of breath, who lived a merry life, and died a Meredith." Another says: "Here lies Thomas Huddlestone; reader, don't smile, but retlect as this tombstone you view, | that Death, who killed him, in a very short while will huddle a stone upon you." Use for Prisoners of War. Austria has discovered a scientific use for prisoners of war. Doctor Pocb, professor of anthropology and ethnol! cgy at the University of Vienna, has been granted the sum of $800 by the government to conduct anthropological researches among the captives of Aus- I trian arms. He will measure their skulls, tabulate the color of hair and nuno /.nllnnf /lotn f/v n rwl I xjj \ ot wuvi/i iiuki an vv/ uiamvt nuvt otherwise subject these human specimens to the scientific "once-over" many times repeated. The good doctor Is said to be wildly enthusiastic i over the prospect of so large and varied a collection of human material tor his investigation. United States Gold. The actual amount of gold in the United States at the present time is estimated at somewhat over $2,000,000,000 The treasury statement of most recent date showed gold deposited in the. United States treasury of $1,445,000,000, while the specie in national hanks is probably $500,000,000 moro According to the last report the gold in the Rank of England was $336,000,000; in the Hank of Franco, $876,000,000; in the Bank of Germany, $602,000,000; In the Bank of Russia, $825,000,000; Bank -of Austria-Hungary, $255,000,000: the Bank of Italy. $226,000,000, and the Bank of Belgium, $76,000,000. "Tired Hunter" Was a Corpse. When H. h. Burr went to his grist mill, near Ball's Mills, he found leaning against the door what he at Drat ' supposed was a tired hunter who had stopped to rest. When he came closer he found It was the body of H. Franklin Spotts, who had by all indications placed the muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his foot, blowing out his brains.?Willlamsport (Pa.) Dispatch Philadelphia Inquirer. y,. " J : - ' . / fj rA" THE LANCASTER NEWS, HE LIKED THE SKYSCRAPERS High Buildings Receive Critical Ap. proval of Sheik Recently Arriving in New York. Sheik Sayid M. Wajih Gilant, lineal descendant of the prophet Mohammed and imperial Ottoman re- 1 llgious commissioner for the Pb'.lip- 1 pines, has arrived on the Spanish liner Manuel Calvo from Barcelona. 1 As the liner came up the bay the ' sheik gazed at Manhattans skv- 1 scrapers and remarked what tine ' places they would make from which to offer up a Mohammedan prayer. Tho immigration officials accepted him as 1 it sun 01 Aionammvaan uiiiy Sunday, 1 and, as he fulfilled all their require- < ments, let him enter Uncle Sam's portals. The sheik, although a descendant 1 of the prophet, is as fair as an Anglo- 1 Saxon. Ho speaks many languages, 1 including English, well, and but for a turban and oriental robes thrown 1 over his European dress, one might < have mistaken him for a well-to-do ' man of the continent. He is forty I years old and a born diplomat. He i vi^ii vauicu 1111 LI Willi CUJJieS U1 Ills 1 book, "What Saycth the Sheik-ul- 1 Islam?" 1 "I have spent several years in the Philippines," said the sheik, "work- i ing among the 500,000 Mohammedans I there, the majority of whom aro < Moros. 1 am going to tell Americans 1 about my coreligionists and bespeak l for them consideration of the people 1 of this great country."?New York ' World. ] 1 FEELING EFFECTS OF WAR ' Trappers Suffer Because of the Ab- ' sence of Demand for Furs in ! European Markets. With an almost complete absence ot 1 demand from Europe which is the chief market for furs, from the costly black fox and glossy beaver to the humble skunk and muskrat, combined with a material decline in the vat- ! ues of the higher priced pelts, the lot ' f~ .1? 1 ul iuu iui uruiri dUU II apptT ui the Canadian Northwest is not a 1 highly remunerative one at present The supply is very good, according to reports from the North, which fact may tend to force prices still lower. One business house which has been 1 doing considerable trade with north- ' ern trappers and fur dealers reports that many of the well-known fur i traders In northern British Columbia < and the Yukon are unable to pay their 1 bills, because they have been unable < to obtain anything like reasonable prices for their furs. It Is anticipated, however, that there will be a demand for moderate-priced furs in the near l future. A prominent dealer in Van-1 couver has pointed out that when j \ times were good people were willing t to pay high prices for the best furs! and that they now require furs having the same artistic effect, but at a very moderate price. Black furs will bo much in demand In Eurnnn nrd where because of tho almost universal mourning. Other furs, like the white) fox, mut,iuash and lynx, will be dyed ( black to meet the demand. ( This Man Lucky. | , Some men are gifted with luck ( when tho double hoodoo is around. A , well-known New York lawyer took his , wife to the theater. Shortly after en- , tering the playhouse she discovered , that her $G#0 diamond bar pin had , been lost from her dress. Hubby , scouted around tho theater lobby and , on the street. He was Just about to , return to his seat when he saw what , _ he thought was his wife's pin on the floor near the entrance. Picking It up ' he found it was a bar pin of pearls and diamonds, even more valuable than the one his wife lost. At intermission time the lawyer again strolled out and ' happened to glance at the floor near < the box office. There, In plain sight, lav his wife's nin His nHfo woa rwor. Joyed with hubby'a luck, and Is think-1 ing of Bending him out to look for a 1 few rings and brooches. Sumatra's Tea-Growing Industry. , The island of Sumatra, now in ( course of development as a tea producer, and reported to be capable of producing heavy yields from mature plants, has followed up last year's in- j troductory period by larger supplies, ; and the industry has received much j ' encouragement from the abnormally I high values of the past year. The teas 3 have already secured a "good will" in the market The area under tea now ^ approaches 8,000 acres, nearly all of which haye been opened out on the east coast from Assam seed. | Births in War Time. It is a popular belief that more boys f than girls are born in time of war. , According to a well-known London doctor, however, there is little ground for Bucb an idea. He declares be j worked In a district where the strain of war was felt "rery mocb because it provided a large proportion of its 1 population to British fighting forces. He found in six months of cases he attended 65 per cent of the birth* were girls and 45 per cent boys.' I GO mm?. Iftferas W. 8. Gilbert who once *?? marked: 'It is easy enough for bishops to he good on a salary of five thousand pound* a year, but we have to be good for nothing"? a pause?"and some of us are." __ _ Poisonous Mushrooms. Of the 159 kinds of mushroom fungi fiBted by the department of agriculture 72 are described as poisonous NI A R Y C 3ft1 ft . ? JANUARY 4, 1916. BEAT THE BILL COLLECTORS ~ Phyoioian Had a Method of His Own, ^ and It Proved In the Hiphost Degree Effective. (j| "Soreral years ago" said a New ( York physician, "there was a physl- j . clan '11 tliiu city, dead now, whose / greater fame was a t a chemist but / he had a line medical practice. Like | a good many others who have money 1 to pay bills with, the doctor was extremely slow pay, and collectors had hard times getting to him. Invariabiy wken one called, the man at tho door j would ask if he wished to see the doctor professionally, am if the caller said he did not he was assured the doctor was not in. "Finally one of them went at it right and when the men at the uoor asked if he wished to see the doctor professionally he said he did, and was politely passed into the waiting room. A dozen more patients were ahead of tiim, but he was inside at last and an his way to the doctor, and he waited patiently. When he reached the doctor und said he had come with i bill there was a great row at once, and the doctor indignantly berated tiira. However, being honest enough, ' tie paid the bill. "The collector didn't care, so long as he got the money, and straightway told how he had done it. Then an- |___ ather one tried it and was successful, but no more were. The third collector got In with a bill for about $15, I tiut he didn't get out with that amount. The doctor charged him $10 for his professional call and handed him over the balance. One or two others were I frnnt#?f1 thn Qnmo u?ov nn fV?olr nrnfoe. 1 -3 sionai visits and the word soon got ^ iround among the collectors, with the 'esnlt that the professional calls were ? abandoned. Alter which collections t were mado any way they could be raade excent that wav. T A Parting Shot. + "Woman." remarked the suffragette, ? Ms rapidly becoming man's superior." "Yes?I don't think," answered the slangy youth, as ho lighted a fresh T cigarette. I t "No, of course, you don't." she re- v tortcd. "That's what is the matter T. with the majority of your sex." ^ Something to Be Thankful For. Visitor?1 think it's just wonderful J o see you cheery with all those hor- T Md wounds on your head. I X Wounded Optimist?Oh. well, miss; : J t's a very cheerin' thing to wake up )f a mornin' an' find that you've still I tot a 'ead to 'ate wounds on!'?Lon- + Ion Opinion. ' J Cause and Effect. jXi Mrs Casey?The doctor says ye J lave appendikitis, Tim! Mi. C.tsey?Och, Norah, Norah1 jj j A'hoy wor ye so foolish as to show j } ? dm yer bank book? I ^ I a Queer Sentence. "T A monkey exhibited at a museum established at Tacubaya. Mex., was ^ condemned to be shot under judicial 1 sentence. It seems tliat the animal bit a man, who died from the results J of the bite. The family of the doceased brought complaint before a judge, who was foolish enough to institute criminal procedings against the monkey and sentenced him to bo Bhot. Luckily, the manager of tho j museum brought influence to bear and succeeded in obtaining a change of ! the sentence to perpetual imprison- | meat. The monkey is now enduring 1 the punishment of his crime behind the bars of an iron cage at tho museum. HAT rum I All Aim I nui tnuubti utllLUK.tN ever receive the proper balance of food | to sufficiently nourish both body and brain during the growing period when nature's demands are greater than in mature life. This is shown in so many pale faces, lean bodies, frequent oolds, and lack of ambition. For all such children we say with unmistakable earnestness: They need Scott's Emulsion, and need it now. It possesses in concentrated form the very food elements to enrich their blood. It :hanges weakness to strength; it makes them sturdy and strong. No alcohoL Scott & bowse. Bloomficld. N. J. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. | Premier farrier of the South. 'A3SF.NGER TRAIN BCHLDULEb I T"\dns arrive Lancaster from: <lo. 118?Yorkvlllc, Rock Hill and ? Intermediate stations 8:31 a. m >'o. 113?Charleston, Columbia and + Intermediate stations lu:UB y a. m. |T Co. 114?Marion. Blarksburg. Cb..r 1 lotte and Intermediate stations i* 1:3 6 p. m. No. 117?Columbia. Kingsville and 1 intermediate stations. 7:41 d. m I Trains leave Lancaster for: \*\ <o 118?Klngsville, Coiiimbla and intermediate stations, 8:31 a. m ! "Co. 113?Rock Hill, Blacksburg, Marion, Charlotte and inter- 4, mediate stations, 10:06 a. m. 11 fo. 114?Klngsville, Colombia. J' Charleston and intermediate ,, stations 1:36 ,. r~ 3 f >Jo. 117?Rock Hill, York Vile and 5! Intermediate stations, 7:41 , p. m. O^V m okucuuig iigurra >in pnDIUOCQ Information only, not guaranteed. ^ For information as to passenger X tc.rea etc.. call on Notice of Discharge. Notice Is hereby given that the urt- 3 > dersigned will, as guardian of Springs < I Hawkins, on the 9th day of January. - 1916, make his final return as such ' ! guardian, and apply to the probate ? ; court of Lancaster county for letters j j dlsmlssory, i I R. A. BLACKMON, Guardian of Springs Raskins. Dec. 10, 1915. w That is the story of scores of the \ R BIG BUSINESS ENTERPRISES! 1 of this country I I ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS ON YOUR | | grr: LETTERHEADS AND BILLHEADS ^8 ^ i Give lis a Gall 11 OUR PRICES ARE RBGHT 11 THE LANCASTER NEWS | WE ARE GRATEFUL) 1, Just A Word To You j We desire to extend to you, the public, our thanks for 11 the generous support you have given us during the year j 9 1915, and to express the hope that you will remain with j || us during the coming year. It is not possible for us to J ;| express in cold type the gratitude we feel, but we can j ;| and will let our actions in future speak even louder and \\\ more practically than our words. *1 We extend to you all the compliments of the season. \ i I | May the new year bring you your heart's best wishes. I BENNETT-TERRY CO. ||l The Pure Food Store. Solid Comfort, Plus 1 fx 1 * An overstuffed chair, I \ ?"'? 1 meaning a chair where H L Kv^ lNv \ the upholstering materia a ^ iats are extended or Id buying our J lUC stuffed pieces from manJU . ^ ufaoturers whose very names are a guarantee of quality, we have carefully noticed all these points and can truthfully say that they measure up to the makers' and our own high standard of excellence. No home is complete nowadays without at least one overstuffed piece. All that is necessary for complete harmony with any style of furnishing is to see that the cover agrees with the color scheme of the room. We have Overstuffed Chairs and Rockers done in flowered tapestries and genuine Spanish leather. Or we can order them for you in any kind of co,rering you wish. Write us. n i s ^ ei 1 .... t J farker-liardnerCo. "'""nI'c. > < :< I? i i ?i ?< >. > > ** We Greet You I WITH THANKS j[ GREETINGS of the New Year to you all!. May it bring you the best in the land and that which you desire ] \ most of all things. We give you our warmest thanks for the patronage ?? you have extended to us in such liberal portions, with the ] full assurance that no pairs will be spared in the coming ] ; year to warrant a continuance of your friendship and support. AGAIN WE GREET AND THANK YOU j Edwards & Horton I !: \ 11 We Sell the Best Things to Cook and the Rest Things tt \ | m Cook With. * > COAL SHINGLES WOOm | /]!