2 ~~GEKMAN PRISONERS TAKEN IN BtLC.UM. Photo by American Press Association. An Ungallant Rascal. "I suppose." said the angular spin- j ster. "that you never had a romance?" ; "Dat's where youse is wrong." re plied the unlaundered hobo. "I wunst had a sweetheart wot wuz a deud ringer for youse." "And did she die?" asked the angu lar spinster as she helped him to an other hunk of pie. "No. ma'am," answered the hobo. "When leap year come round she asked me t' marry her—an' I run away from home."—Chicago News. Last Wish of a Poet. 1 wish to lie on the north side of the churchyard about tbe middle of th ground, where the morning and evening sun can linger the longest on my grave. I wish to have a rough. I unhewn stone, something in the form i of a milestone, so that the playing boys ; may not break it in their heedless pas- j times, with nothing more on it than this inscription: "Here rest the hopes and ashes of John Clare." I desire that no date be Inscribed thereon, as 1 wish it to live or die with my poems and other writings, which, if they have merit, with posterity it will, and they have not it is not worth preserv ing.—John Clare, 1864. More Than One i . The Scotland Yard examination which would be taxkiib drivers have to undergo in the knowledge of London Is no mere matter of form. "If." asked the inquisitor recently of a candidate, "a fare hails you In Trafalgar square and asks to be driven to Trafalgar square, what would you do?" "I should drive him around a bit and drop him on the other side of the square," re plied the candidate. And he was turn ed down, for he did not know that London has three Trafalgar squares besides the finest site in Europe—one in Camberwell, another in Chelsea and still another one in Stepney.—London Ch reticle. The Egyptian Lotus. The lotus figures to a very great ex tent in ancient Egyptian sculpture, though the flower is often crude and ; difficult to make out The fruit of the j Egyptian lotus was forbidden as food j to disciples of Pythagoras. The lotus was dedicated to the goddess of fe cundity, Isls, and buds are said to have been found In the tombs of ancient Egyptian kings. Egyptologists have decided that the lotus of Egypt was the common white water lily of the Nile and not the true sacred nelumbo •f the far east. A Great War "Scoop.'* Days have changed for the war cor respondent since Archibald Forbes was praised in the house of lords by Lord Salisbury and received by Queen Vic toria at Buckingham palace in reeqgf altion of his exploits as a news gather er during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877. Forbes' greatest exploit was his ride from Shipka pass to the nearest telegraph station at Bukharest and his reception en route by the czar, to whom he was the first to communicate news of the Russian victory, the for- j mer trooper of the Royals having out distanced not only all rival correspond ents. but the official messengers as well.—London Mail. Wasted Generosity. "Oh, I'm so sorry I can't marry you. I had no idea you thought of me that way!" "Well, what do you suppose I've ! been letting your father beat me at ; golf all the time for?"— Judge. Our Funny Language. 'A man feels put out when he discov ers that he has been taken in.—Chicago News. GRAVES OF ENGLISH SOLDIER Photos copyright, 1914, by American Presa Association. The Women of Belgium. No one can travel in Belgium with out being struck by the extraordinary activity and prominence of the women. Over doors of shops of all descrip tions the* name of the owner or owners is frequently followed by "Sisters" or "Widow." You find them proprietors of hotels and restaurants. They are of ten custodians of the churches. The\ are employed to tow the boats along the canal banks. They cut up the meat in the butchers' shops, and they are even to be noticed shoeing horses at the forge.—Liverpool Mercury. Wallack on tha Ballet. The late Lester Wallack once told a story of his still more famous father. James W., that as either an actor or a manager he could never tolerate the ballet. One day there came to him a friend, a man about town, who said, "My dear Wallack, it is very curious that you do not see the beauties of imagination shown by the poses of the ballet" Go ing on in this strain, the visitor at last wore out the patience of the actor manager, who replied; "Look here. It is bad enough to stand these absurdities In an opera; but though I can comprehend people sing ing their Joys, I am hanged if I can their dancing their griefs." Hard to Explain. It was a soulful night, and they sat together in the parlor. The following conversation was going on: He—l gave you that parrot as a Vtithday present, did I not, Matilda? She— Yes; but surely. Albert, you are not going to speak of your gifts as if— He—lt was young and speechless at the time? She—Yes (with increas- j ing wonder), and it has never been out of this parlor. He—There are no oth- ! er young ladies in this house? She— ; No, there are not. He —Then why— j why, when I kissed your photograph in your album while waiting for j u j did that wretched bird imitate yo r ' voice and say, "Don't do that, Chart please don't?"— Exchange. Quickly Relieved. Little Hannah had been left in the library one morning and shortly after I she came running to her mother. "Mother," she asked, "that ink that father writes with isn't indelible ink, is it?" "No, dear," was the reply. "Oh, I'm so glad of that" cried the child. "Why, dear?" queried the mother. "Why," said Hannah, "I've spilt it all over the library rug."—Boston Her ald. RIGHT LIVING. Live right today and it will be a step toward living right tomorrow. No man has any right to expect to live differently tomorrow from the way in which he is living today. Whathechoosesfor today he chooses for tomorrow. What he overcomes today he is overcoming for tomor row. Yet most of us live as though we did not believe this, and we try hard to persuade ourselves that we tre safe in so living. Our First Sawmill. It is said that the first sawmill in the United States was at Jamestown, from which sawed boards were ex ported In June, IGO7. A water power ! sawmill was in use in 1G25 near the present site of Richmond. Seem to Like It. The more trouble some people have the more tbey want to borrow.—Phil adelphia Record. The Horse Show Here lie Is shown In his glory and pride Glossy the mane of him, satin nis hide. Beautiful women in aorgeous array Worship the horse as the king of the day Masters to pet him and grooms at his beck. Stall of the finest and ribbons to deck; What does he do that such favors should flood ? Goes through some paces that prove he has "blood." Over in Europe his brothers lie dead. Mangled by shrapnel and torn by the lead; Valiant in battle, the trooper's best friend, Faithful are they to the slaughtering end. I Where are the honors and ribbons they l get? Where are the maidens admiring to pet? j Women who weep for their soldiers in vain Waste not their tears on the four footed slain —McLandburgh Wilson in New York Sun. New Betrothal Plan. The suggestion that engaged pero< live under the same roof for t months before marriage, mack# by Mrs. Havelock Ellis. English lecturer, arous ed considerable interest among stu dents of marriage problems. "There Is more of the atmosphere of the comic opera than of sanctity about marriage of the present day." Mrs. Ell's told an audience in Chicago. Gets First Victoria Cross. The first Victoria cross awarded in this war went to Sergeant Major White | of the army service corps for carrying away bis wounded captain In a hot rifle fire. He also got a medal in the i Boer war. j ; AFFLICTIONS. Afflictions senl by Providence melt the constancy if the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile. The same furnace that hardens clay liquefies gold, and in the strong manifestations of Divine pow er Pharaoh found his punishment, but David his pardon.—Colton. Soldering Aluminium. When holes appear in aluminium utensils it is not necessary to discard the dishes as no longer useful, for by a simple method they can be made to take solder. Insert a brass or copper rivet in the hole, flatten both ends and then solder over both the inside and the outside surfaces iu the usual man ner. If you wish to solder a piece tr a sound part of the utensil use a sharj : awl to punch holes for holding spots o copper or brass. If the aluminium is very thick cut the holes with a smol. drill held in a carpenter's bit brace. < A Doleful Mood. The proprietor of a Paris cafe no ticed that after he had refused to give his pianist an Increase of salary the number of his customers dwindled rapidly. It was only when all but ! one diner had deserted him that he discovered that the pianist had been 1 inflicting Chopin's "Funeral March" j on the audience nightly. The pianist, who was proceeded against in the law courts and was fined 5 francs, pleaded that he played according to the mood he felt In after his request had been refused. WofT Answerea. Restaurant Patron (caustically)—l am glad to see your baby has shut up. 1 madam. i Mother—Yes, sir. You are the only thing that's pleased him since he saw the animals eat at the zoo.—Puck. His Credit. "Is his credit good?" "Hi credit has never been questioned—nor test ed."—Cleveland Plain I>ealer. j ?S IN FRANCE. T PATEB T German Commander Who Is. Running Russians Back | I ■ '/S J H f .a 3? y ■ i-'v r . -:v? v : '■■■ . Otwa'v. .vXv'.-'v' y f'-; \ ■ 'vir. fe \jff f* . I ■ 'TV ♦ ' - v t-'l , >s 'V - - £'"s ,3 I -.x. < i v=>' A Vi * Photo by American Press Association VON HINDENBURG, Field MarshaL , MOISTURE AND DUST. Why This Rain Combination In tha Air Shows a Red Sun. An old weather proverb runs, "A red sun baa water In his eye," and the con dition which gave rise to it is explain ed by Professor W. J. Humphreys ot the United States weather bureau In a discussion of some useful weatber proverbs. The condition that most favors a red sun is a great quantity of dust—espe clally smoke particles—in a damp at mospbere. Smoke alone In sufficient quantity will produce this effect, but it Is Intensified by the presence ot moisture. The blue and other short wave length colors of sunlight are both scat tered and absorbed to a greater extent by a given amount of dust or other substance* such as water vapor, than Is the red. and this effect becomes more pronounced as the particles coa tesce. Hence when tho atmosphere Is heav ily charged with dost particles that have become moisture laden we see the sun as a fiery DalL It has been known that tifis dost has much to do with rainfall, since it was proved by the physicist Altken years ago that cloud particles, and therefore rain, will not under ordinary conditions form in a perfectly dust free atmos phere, but will readily form about dnst motes of any kind In an atmo sphere that la sufficiently damp. A red sun. therefore, commonly Indicates the presence of both of the essential rain elements—that is. dust and moisture.- Rocky Mountain News. His Definition. "Pa. what is an 'interior decoratorT " "I'm not quile sure. Wilfred, but I think it's a cook."—New York Times. Never Touched Him. Landlady (to new boarder, crushing ly)—Mr. Newcome, that Is the cream and not the milk you are pouring on ycrar oatmeal. It was intended for the coffee- Mr. N.—Oh, never mind* Mrs. BalkfiM. I like it Just as wdL EBBBHB & 151 7 apse 3 <. the W esaler. lit piacu if |I/ f. t>u thf market we are con v i tha tin i; \ ; ft ut i create a big demand. Our piuiit is ttji.ijj. t ■, , Altera machinery, and our i- Oiamnii i . ;* i.m \ and experience in Macaroni nt ..ration. ait Her. If w- a. 1 e \smm MACARONI from u wholesaler, or i i- rive in your town, write iid we wih refer \i>r . e and ud ress to your nearest wholesaler. desire a specia kind of Macar* ui, we can supply you. It will \ ihi to stock the highest grades. If <ur product is given an oppor \ we are <onvii eed that ycur costumere will always ask for IM'IANA MACARONI. To the Consumei. INDIANA MAIAKCM ls lu *y the ge ni.ine Italian Maear, ui. Macaroni, like bread, is best when fresh, and 1" vour-e in ing made in Western Pennsylvania, you can buy INDIANA MACARONI when only a few days old. If you want absolutely the highest quality, ask for INDIANA MA CARONI. -'IMS kih M, v "Pi.Thi' " *2 0"? PER VKAH Race Issue Before Striate. Senator Vardaman carried the race issue to the senate b} proposing amendments to the federal constitu tion repealing the fiftienth amendment and modifying the fourteenth. The sen < ator also introduced a bill for "Jim Crow" cars in the District of Columbia, j NEW MISSILE IS DEADLY Shell Invented to Scatter White Hot Metal When It Strikes. Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 22.—A new type of projectile which would scatter a white-hot mixture of molten steel over the ob'ect of attack and at the same time permeate the atmosphere wih a deadly gas which would make it impossible for fire fighters to ap proach, has been invented by a local inventor. The new missile may soon appear in the Eur< oean war, as some of the belligerent ations are negotiating ft r its purchase, he said. The United States government at present is con ducting experiments with the new pro jectile at Sandy Hook, he added. The inventor explained that tne pro jectile carries an aluminotliermic mix ture which, five seconds after the pro jectile is discharged, turns the stee) inside to a white-hot mixture at a temperature of 5,400 degree Fahren heit. When the projectile hits tho target, the inventor said, it explodes, its white-hot contents setting fire tr, whatever inflammable material it strikes. To avoid the possibility of anyone in the locality quenching the flames, the inventor said, he had equipped the projectile with a chambi. filled with hydrocyanic acid, the fumes of which are deadly. Kaiser Ignores His Doctors. London, Dec. 22. —The departure o Emperor William for the front is sal. by the Exchange Telegraph company* corresponds it at Amsterdam to hav been decided upon against the advice of the emperor's physician, who strongly opposed his making the trip at this time. The military chiefs, however, insisted that the emperor spend Christmas with his troops, the correspondent adds, and he decided to do so. AN OLD NORMAN CUSTOM. The "Cry For Justice" Still Survive# In the Channel Islands. An interesting aud unusual revival of an ancient Norman custom occurred at Guernsey not long ago when Dauie> Sebire, Jurat, Justicier elect of Alder ney, whose election the royal court an nulled because he had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment some years Ago, raised a clameur de haro, or a "cry for justice," against a fresh elec tion by kneeling bareheaded at the en trance of the courthouse and exclaim ing: "Haro! Haro! Haro, a I* aide mon prince, on me fait tort!" (Help me, my prince! They do me wrongh Tbe clameur de haro, an ancient Norman custom, still survives in the ? Channel Islands. The appellant must on his knees and before witnesses, raise the cry that acts as an injune tlon until the alleged tort or trespass has been passed on by the court. 11 the trespasser continues he is liable to arrest and punlsnment Although the clameur is still legal In the Channel islands, recourse to it is very rare, and there has been no instance of it in Al ii erney for two centuries. It is, how ever, a very effective procedure. The derivation usually ascribed to the forci of the plea la curieua. "Haro" Rhode Island's Capitals. Rhode Island adopted a constitution in 1842, which named five capitals tor the state, designating Newport, South Kingston, Bristol. East Greenwich and . Providence as the places for successive honor, in 1854 an amendment restrict ed the meeting places of the general assembly or legislature to two places- Newport and Providence. In 1900 Providence became the only seat of the legislature. Tho Boy's Idea. -Par -Yep." "1 don't see why the men who wrote the rules of grammar didn't make 1 done and 'has went* proper. It's easier to say It that way." Detroit Free t Presa. _ i . j Rfica of Old Ptrala. Bhaster, the old capital of Persia* is ooe of Iran's wonder cities. It* the dawn of Persian civilization It took a leading part. On the hank of the only navigable river the country can boast, the city gets its name from the fa moon ruler. Shapur, who built great Irrigat ing dame and a noble bridge acrosa the Kurun. now wrongly credited to the Ktnperor Valerian. Sixteen hundred years have left the great bridge; a quarter of a mile in length, wltb yawn ing gaps, but the water of tbe river runs today through the channels and tunnels made to fertilize a land that bad not yet been overrun by the Arabic barbarians who destroyed the culture of Persia.—l*oudon Mail. Barley Water. Barley water is a an re and cooling drink and Is nutritious as well. Put Into a pitcher one inrge tablespoonful of well washed pearl barley, pour over it two quarts of boiling water, cover and let stand nntil cold. Drain off the liquid, add one-ha If capful of sugar and a little nutmeg. If liked the Juice of a lemon Is a pleasant addition. Knew the Exact Amount. De Knque— It i could get some one to invest $l,OOO in that scheme or win* i noudd maae some money. Dawson— How vnurh could you maker De Paque—Why. sl,ooo.—Baltimore Sun. Perhaps. "Sir. I came down from a long line Of ancestors " "Indeed: Were many of them nntig ing ou It V—Exchange. Try to do your duty and yon at once know what Is In yon.—Goethe. c~ N In Wartime. I Now strike the hour upon the clock. The black sheep may rebuild the years; May lift the father's pride he broke, And wipe away his mother's tears. To him. the mark for thrifty scorn, God hath another chance to give. Sets in his heart a flame newbora By which his muddled soul may live. This is the day of the prodigal. The decent people's shame and grief; When he Bhall make amends for all. The way to glory's bloody and brief. Clean, from his baptism of blood. New from the fire he springs again. In shining armor, bright and good. Beyond the wise home keeping men. Somewhere tonight—no tears be shedl With shaking hands they turn the sheet, To And his name among the dead. Flower of the army and the fleet. They tell with proud and stricken face Of his white boyhood far away-. Who talked of trouble or disgrace? "Our splendid son is dead!" they say. —Katharine Tynan In British Review. Truth. Truth does not change. What changes Is merely our understanding of the ' eternal fact.—Youth's Companion. Luck. Willie—Paw. what Is luck? Paw—Common sense, my son.—Cin cinnati Enauirer. MICE IN MUSIC'S HOME. Unused Hotel Organ Scene of Seven teen Evictions. An eviction took place at one of the big New York hotels about which con siderable secrecy was preserved, al though it affected no fewer than sev enteen. In one of the storerooms an organ has reposed ever since early last spring. The other day the orches tra leader decided his music needed a little more substance than the string ed and brass instruments had been able to put Into it, and he asked that the organ be brought down from its resting place and cleaned up. The instrument was placed In tbe lobby, and the cleaner got to work. After dusting tbe keys with a damp cloth he began to press them, at the same time working the pedais. As the first chord sounded a squeak came. The musical cleaner pressed on with feet and fingers. Then came a chorus of squeaks, and, looking down, be saw the protests came from a mother moose and papa mouse and a large 1 family of children. By the time the , cats had been brought to the spot the cleaner counted seventeen rodents. tf jf Li a 1 V ' k* i ir -e D L ì Lorlllardv^ Co.' <v York City . A dir Aliane HAVIG -JERALE ■ 'TJ IH FLi- ■iO-RU CATTINO LA VELOCE SOCIETÀ' CI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE ITALIA NAVIGAZIONE ITALIANA A VAPORE SERVIZIO CELERE per Napoli, Genova, Palermo, MecslM VAPORI NUOVI A DOPPIA ELICA SPLENDIDI ADATTAMENTI per la la„ 2a. e 3a. classe PROSSIME PARTENZE Oa PbUeaelphU Da Nm York RAT. GER. Duca d'Aosta 5 genn. ■ imim Verona 14 genn. KLtGE Stampalia 30 die. |T 4 | ( fi Ancona 19 genn. 11 A Ll3 Ancona 2*> genn. I biglietti sono vendibili da tatti gli agenti autorizzati Hartfield, Solari & Co., Agenti Generali 24 WHITEHALL STREET, NEW YORK
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