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VOL. XLIV. NO. 51.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1912.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. C. Dunn.
Justices of the Peace 0. A. Randall. D
W. Clark.
Oouncumen.J. W, Tenders, J. T. Dale,
u. n. Kohinson, Wm. Mtnearbaugh
K. J. Hopkins, O. F. WatBon, A. B
iteny.
Constable L. L. Znver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
Sf-hool Directors W. C. Imel, J. K.
Clark, H. M. Uenry, lj. Jamleson, U. a
llluin.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress P. M. Bpeer.
Member of NenateJ. K. P. liall.
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
President Judge W. D. Hinckley.
Associate Jutiges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prof tonotary , Register t Recorder, dte.
a. K. Maxwell.
Sheriff Wm. H. Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee.
Commissioners W in. H. Harrison, J.
V. Moowden, 11. u. McUlellan.
District Attorney M. A. CaTlnger.
ury Commissioners J. 1). Eden, A. M
Moore.
Coroner Dr. M. 0 Kerr.
County Auditor Gnorge H. Warden,
A. V. UrPRB and 8. V. (Shield.
Cbunly Aturveyor Roy 8. Bradnn.
County Superintendent J. O. Carson.
Kesular Terms f Caart.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Com in Is
loners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of month.
Chares and Nabfcath Hehssl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a
m. t M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab-
batrj evening by tie v. w.h. iturion.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour; nev
U. A. Garrett. Humor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sablmlb at 11:00 a. m. ana 7:30 p
in. Rev. H. A. Hsiley, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T,
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
mi 'nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TV -fc EST A LO DU E, No. 889, 1. 0. 0. F.
M eels every Tuesday evening, in Odd
fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
U. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of each month at 3 o'clock.
CAHT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
F. RITCHEY.
ATTORN EY-AT-L AW,
Tionesta, Pa.
MA. CARKINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Office over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sis., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANKS. HUNTER, D.D. 8
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
HON ESTA, PA.
trTX. F.J. BOVARD,
T U Physioia
Physician t Surgeon,
TIONKMTA, fA,
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
DR. J,
B. SIUGINS,
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. U. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date In all Its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
oomfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
R. A. KU LTON, Proprietor.
Tipnseta, Pa. This is the uiostcentrally
located hotel In the place, and has all the
' modern Improvements. No pains will
ie spared to make It a pleasant stopping
place tor the traveling public.
pHIL. EMERT
FASTCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Ilaslet'a grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the Quest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grettenberger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Blacksmithiug prompt
ly done at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop iu rear of and lust west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. ORETTENBEROER
THE TIONESTA
Racket Store
Can supply your wants in such staple
lines as Hand Painted China, Japan
ese Chios, Decorated Glassware, and
Plain am) Fancy Dishes, Candy, as
well as other liDes too numerous to
mention,
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Before you plan your spring work
in painting and papering let us give
you our estimates on the complete
job. Satisfaction guaranteed.
G.F. RODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit fjtore, Elm
Street, TTo'n'e'efar, Pa.
WRITS FOR 400
IN BUTTER TRUST
Members of the Mercantile Ex
change Accused of Conspiracy.
ALLEGED TRADE RESTRAINT
Two Men Fixed the Rates Says
Wholesalers Rule Market to Their
Own Advantage Poulterers
Jailed for Like Offence.
New York. After a two weeks' in
vestlgatlon of the butter situation As
sistant District Attorney De Ford la
convinced that the New York Mercan
tile Exchange, an organlation of pro
duce dealers which comprises nioHt of
the butter, egg and cheese jobbers In
the city and controls, It Is said, 95 per
cent, of the trade, Is virtually a con'
splracy In restraint of trade, an ob
ject being to lcwer prices in the sum.
mer and raise them In the winter. He
has Hied with Magistrate Murphy in
formation to that effect In which he
asks for warrants for the 400 mem
bers of the exchange. Within a week
or ten day.- Magistrate Murphy will
take evldei.ee in a series of public
hearings similar to those held last
summer by Magistrate Appleton In the
Ice Investigation.
It Is alleged that two members
of the exchange fixed the price of but
ter and eggs so that In the spring and
summer months, when such products
are most plentiful, "they might pur
chase them and place them in cold
storage at the lowest possible figure
and thereafter, during the fall and
winter months of each year, Increase
the price thereof to the retail dealer
to as high a figure as the local market
(competition between themselves In
the sale thereof being eliminated)
would stand without substantially cur
tailing the consumption of the butter
and eggs held by them in storage be
fore the season of greatest produc
tion." In the Information it is alleged
that the members of the exchange
have conspired to Injure trade and
commerce, to restrict and prevent
competition to the Inury of the public
and are therefore guilty of violation
of section 680 of the penal law. It
Is the same section under which the
live poultry trust, composed of dealers
in Washington Market, was prosecut
ed last summer and thirteen of its
members were sent to prison.
U. 8. EXPRESS SOLD.
Control of the Company Passes to the
Harrimans.
New York. The E. H. Harrlman es
tate has acquired control of the Unit
ed States Express Co. to the exclusion
of the Piatt family. C. C. Tegethoff,
who used to be Mr. Harriman's con
fidential secretary, and who is now
Mrs. Harriman's confidential man, has
been made a director In the United
States Express, and has been selected
secretary of the corporation.
Wall Street took the news of the
withdrawal of the latter as an outcome
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's investigation of the express
companies, which Is now going on at
Washington.
FAMILY IMPRISONED BY ICE.
Rescued on Little Island After a Peril
of Ten Days.
Atlantic City. John F. Conover
and his aged wife, with their three-
year-old daughter Eugenie, were res
cued from Eagle Island, a little strip
of land about five miles up the bay,
where they had been Icebound and fac
ing starvation and exposure for ten
days.
Captain John Bowen led a volunteer
life-saving crew in a small power
boat up the ice-filled stream to the
meadows opposite the cabin on the
island where the little family lived.
DIES DAY AFTER MARRIAGE.
Lieutenant-Commander Sam. Browne
Thomas Victim of Pneumonia.
Los Angeles Lieutenant-Command
er Samuel Brown Thomas, U. S. N.,
died in the California Club here, 48
hours after he had married Miss
Grace Melius.
Death was due to pneumonia con
tracted a fortnight before while Lieutenant-Commander
Thomas was auto
moblling with his fiancee.
TO REDUCE THE CAVALRY.
Aboltlon of Five Regiments la Favor
ed, Despite Opposition.
Washington. The House of Repre
sentatives adopted an amendment, of
fered to the Army Appropriation bill
by Chairman Hay of the Milltury Com
mittee, to abolish Ave of the present
fifteen regiments of cTTfalry."
PITTSFIELD BLOCK BURNED.
For Second Time In Two Weeks City
Suffers Heavy Loss.
Pittsfleld, Mass. Fire destroyed the
James M. Burns block in the centre of
the business section, causing a loss
of $170,000. Five stores were burned
out, and three persons were injured.
This is the second serious blaze in
this city within two weeks. Fire on
January 28 last burned the old Acade
my of Music and two blocks, owned
l? Jiayor Kltn B. Mill', Causing a
lortcZ.l2eJ.0C0. ' I
CONSERVATIVE MONEY
TRUST HUNT ORDERED
House Democrats So Decide by Vote
of 115 to 66 A Victory for
Underwood.
Washington. Oscar Underwood,
majority leader of the House of Rep
resentatives, won his fight against
William J. Bryan on the money trust
investigation. It was the second nota-
ble victory that Mr. Underwood has
achieved over the Nebraskan, the first
having been Mr. Bryan's attempt to
force free raw wool on the House
Democrats.
The Democrats of the House in can
cus upheld Mr. Underwood's demand
for a conservative investigation by
OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD,
Congressman from Ninth Dlstrlot of
Alabama.
the standing committees of the Housj
bv a vote of 115 to 66. The Henry
Lindbergh resolution authorizing a
sweeping investigation by a special
committee, as urged by Bryan, was
laid on the table. Among those who
voted to uphold the hands of Leader
Underwood were Speaker Clark. The
vote by w' Ich the Bryan-Henry reso
lution was tabled was taken Immedi
ately folk wing the reading of a tele
gram from Mr. Bryan.
Leader Underwood did not, how
ever, win his fight without a compro
mise. He changed his original reso
lution in such a way that It Is manda
tory on the standing committees of
the House to investigate the matters
outlined In the Henry resolution In
stead of leaving an inquiry to their
disci etlon.
The Underwood substitute bb adopt
ed divides the investigation among
the committees on Banking and Cur
rency, Judiciary, Interstate Com
merce and Election of President and
Vice-President. Mr. Henry found some
comfort in the fact that the Under
wood motion was amended to read
that these committees "shall Investi
gate," instead of "may Investigate."
$1,000,000 DAMAGE IN SPAIN.
Floods Stop King Alfonso's Train
Devastation In Portugal Too.
Madrid. The whole country has
been swept with storms and floods.
The train In which King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria were travelling
was stopped. At Seville the Guadal
quivir has risen thirty -five feet and
enormous.
The San Miguel and San Felipe bat
teries have been destroyed and the
port engineer estimates the damage
to the port at $1,000,000.
Lisbon. The floods throughout
Portugal were vast and the damage
has been enormous. The floods are
said to be worse than those of 1876.
SISTERS BURNED TO DEATH.
Murder Suspected and Bloodhounds
Are Put on the Trail In Virginia.
Cape Charles Va. The bodies of
MisBes Kate and Mary Tunnell, 70 and
72 years old, respectively, were found
at their home near Pastoria, a few
miles from Olney, Va., burned to a
crisp. The women had lived alone
for some years and were reputed to
be quite wealthy. Foul play is sus
pected. Bloodhounds have been put on the
scent of suspected negroes.
HERRICK GETS PARIS POST.
President Names Former Ohio Gov
ernor as Ambassador to France.
Washington. The President sent
to the Senate the nomination of Myron
T. Herrlck of Cleveland, O., former
governor of Ohio, as ambassador to
France, to succeed Robert Bacon, who
resigned recently to become a Fellow
ot Harvard University.
The State Department, through Am
bassador Jusserand, was notified that
Herrlck was "persona grata" to the
French Government.
Wkat the Relkln Is.
A new stringed musical Instrument
la reported to have been devised by a
Japanese vlollnniaker In the city ot
Nagoya. The Invention Is named the
relkln, and seems likely to supersedo
the samisen. It has the shape of a
guitar, save In the neck, that is the
only part resembling a samisen. There
are four strings to it, and by manipu
lation of the keys the Instrument can
be made to do the work of several
saiuisen. The Inventor has played his
reikin In an orchestra of Japanese In
struments and showed that It Is a suc
cess in every way. He Bays that the
Jdoa came to Wm when e was tou
big through Europe Lift year.
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LIQUOR DEALERS
ANXIOUSLY WAIT
Much Depends On Action o
License Court.
NEW CASTLE DRY ONE YEAR
Both Sides Put Up Strong Arguments.
Each Will Present Witnesses.
Fifty-two Applicants to
Be Considered.
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New Castle, Pa. Beginning on
Monday, when Judge William E. Por
ter of the Lawrence county bench.
convenes License Court, the writing
of another chapter in the history Oi
the county will have been started. It
marks the beginning of the end of a
bitter campaign fought with but ono
object In v!w whether or not Law
rence county shall give shelter to the
licensed saloon and hotel bar. Ar
rayed on one side have been minis
ters, members of the Pennsylvania
anti-Saloon League, the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and
th?ir friends; opposing them the
hotel and saloon proprietors and those
who believe in licensed, rather than
un.iceneed, places.
Apparently unconscious of ths
struggle that has drawn into It men
of the two principal political parties
leaning neither to one side or the
other, but content in the belief that
his doctrine offers the only real solu
tlon to the troublesome question,
stands Walter V. Tyler, the Socialist
mayor of this city.
For almost one year, or since April
1, 1911, there has not been a drop of
liquor so'.d legally In Lawrence coun
ty, excepting that sold for medicinal
purposes, and the chartered clubs, of
which there are quite a number here,
A pern 'iar situation, though, lies In
the fact that while saloons are barred
New CaBtle has been the home of
the Standard Brewing Company,
wiiidi has continued business during
the drouth. This it has been able to
do through the medium of an Ohio
state license, and by sending its pro
duct to a nearby Ohio town for distri
bution. In the future, however, the
brewing company expects to be able
to do business under a Pennsylvania
license.
Whether the no-saloon question has
wreaked harm to the business inter
ests of Lawrence county is an open
question. The hotel proprietors of
the city have suffered heavily. Mute
evidence to this is testified to by the
number of ho.els that have been
forced out of business during the year.
The hotel men who have survived
are planning to quit If licenses are
refused this year. That New Castle
has not been so dry since the legal
drought was Inaugurated Is borne out
by the statement that In the days
preceding Christmas 119.000 worth of
liquor was shipped Into the city.
"One dry goods merchant reported
an increase iu sales of 161 per cent
over last year; another said collec
tions have gained, business Is good;
I want to keep up dry condition,'
while two others declared business
was not as good as It was. Meat
dealers and general merchants made
statements to the effect that business
was good and bills were paid more reg
ularly. The total arrests for five
months In 1910 numbered 1,079 whi1'
for five months in 1911 the arrests
numbered 551. This Is for the city.
The cost of boarding prisoners in the
county jail during the same, number
of months was $1,611.40 in 1910, while
in 1911 it was but $787.60. For the
first time in 25 years, during the first
week of Sepiember, 1911, there was
not a single case pf desertion or non
support to be heard. Wife beating
has decreased 90 per cent since sa
loonB left us, while intoxicated men
are nov rarely seen on the streets, it
is claimed.
Against the argument that busi
ness men declare conditions good, the
other side states that there has been
a great falling off In the number of
remonstrances; that many merchants
have willingly gone on their applica
tions, whlie traveling men have as
f.srted that the town Is a "dead one."
Taking the word of the police, the
town is full of speak-eUles, some of
them of the lowest order, one assert
ing that to raid all the speakeasies
he would need 10 times the number of
men the city has at present.
To the figures showing fewer ar
rests, the advocates of the saloon say
that the reason for It is due to the
fact that those who made It a bablt
to liecome intoxicated to go to other
towns, get their liquor there and go
to fill their jails.
A small army of witnesses has
fieen summoned to appear In License
Court. Fifty-two applications are to
tack on Parliament and a genera,
cants and their indorsers the temper
ance people will launch 14,078 r
monstrances.
War Spirit at Connellsvllle, Pa.
ConneUsville, Pa. The possibility
of Western Pennsylvania Btate troops
being ordered to the Mexican border
has stirred the war time spirit among
veterans of the Spanish War, most of
whom have retired from the guard.
Captain A. R. Kidd of Company D,
lias been besieged by applicants for
the enlistment if the company is put
on war footing. Almost without ex
ception the members of the compa
ny are anxious to go to the front.
Freak "Vower" Is Dead.
Stamford, Conn John H. Kidney,
who gained some , notice by vowing
when Wl.liam Jennings Bryan was
first nominated for president, that he
would not cut his beard or hair Until
Mr. Bryan should be seated in the
White House, Is dead at the Soldiers'
home at NorOiOn, aged 79. He kept
h s vow until a year ago. Then one
day he astonished the town by walk;
ing into a baiber ship and ordering
his beard removed and his hair trim
med. Tho beard extended to his
wiit't and bis hair blDE 0T0 hlB
tack, alnlott'au e rjal luug'h.
WILL KIATE
GOV. TENER NAMES COMMISSION
TO CONDUCT INQUIRY ON
EXECUTIONS.
AUTO MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS
Three More Arrests Ordered By Dairy
and Food Commissioner Foust
for Adulteration of Food
Products.
Harrisburg. Announcement has
been made by Governor Tener of the
appointment of Representative .!. F.
L. Morris of Philadelphia, Warden
John Francies of the western peniten
tiary at Pittsburgh and Warden 11. J.
McKenty of the eastern penitentiary
at Philadelphia, as members of the
new state commit sion to Investigate
methods of carrying out capital pun
ishment. The commission is to make
a report to the next legislature.
The commission is the outcome of
the discussion In the last legislature
of the Morris bill, providing for the
infliction of the death penalty by the
electric chair, now In use in New
Vork, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vir
ginia and other states. The bill was
generally favored, but did not get
through because of some opposition
nd largely because of some bills
which had for their object the aboli
tion of capital junishinent. The com
mission will make an Investigation of
he methods In use In various states
ind abroad and recommend to the
'eneral assembly of 1913 the expedi
,y and propriety of changing the
present laws governing capital pun
Ehnient in Pennsylvania and to rec
Miimend a method In case the com
mission decides against hanging.
Provision is also made that the
commission shall consider the ex
pedlency of selecting a site centrally
located where all criminals sentenced
to death may be executed.
Autc Money for Highways.
Harrisburg. Money puid to the
state for registration of automobiles
and licensing of chauffers may be
used for Improvement of roads with
Dtit specific appropriation, according
to an opinion given by Attorney Gen
eral Hell to Auditor General Sisson
ind Highway Commissioner K. M. Big
?lov. The question has been much
liscussed at the capltol, It being held
hat a reapproprlatlon of the thou
sands of dollars paid into the state
treasury by the highway department's
Nitomobile division was necessary, al
hough the act of April 27, 19u9, pro
vided that, money so derived should
te "used for improvement of the
roads of this commonwealth." Gen-
sral Bell holds that the act specific
ally sets aside the money for road
mpioveinent and that the auditor
general shall draw warrants for tin
jtate highway department covering
3UI1I8 paid Into the treasury from auto
mobile registrations and licenses, so
that the commissioner can upe the
sum for road Improvements. Approxi
mately $350,0(10 is involved.
Foust Orders Three Arrests.
Duiry and Food Commissioner Jas.
Foust has ordered three arrests for
adulteration of food products that
were rather out of the ordinary. One
af the cases was ordered in Harris
burg, where a merchant was found
jelling olive oil that chemists sav con
tained linseed oil. In Berks, corn
meal was found to be mixed with
tlier materials, and in the same
county some cereal was found which
had been on shelves so long that it
had become filled with vermin.
Rabbits Damage Orchards.
State Economic Zoologist H. A. Sur-
face has been receiving letters from
all parts of the state complaining of
damage to orchards by rabbits nibb
ling the bark of trees. Dr. Surface
announces for the benefit of fruit
growers that trees may be protected
from rabbits by spraying the lower
part of the trunks with a solution of
lime and sulphur or painting them
with pure white lead and linseed oil.
Government Will Back Up State.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wil
son will attend the proposed confer
ence on the chestnut tree blight to be
held in this city February 2it If lilt
engagements will permit, but in any
pvent he will have forestry experts
from the government service partici
pate in the discussion.
Assurances have been received
from Washington that the action of
Pennsylvania in moving for Inter-state
regulation of the pest Is attracting na
tional attention and the co-operation
of the government has been promised
to aid the states In halting the west
ward movement of the blight.
New Vork will send some of its best
men, according to a letter from Gov
ernor John A. Ilix, as the Kmpire
Htule foresters are striking l lie blight
In western counties just us ale the
Pennsylvania workers.
State Capitol Notes.
Attendance at the fanners' insti
tutes last week was excellent, accord
Ing to reports received at the state
department of agriculture. It was
feared that the . extremely cold
weather would interfere with the lec
tures and result In small attendance,
but this did not prove to be the case.
Fish Commissioner Buller says that
the new plan of. having wardem re
port directly to him is working out
fairly and that i hon iu luli or
erttlon It will bring excellent reiulvt-
WE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
Tha Thin Man Bemoans His Fate, and
the Fat Man Starves to Be
come Thin.
We are never satisfied, it seems, and
the growls and wails of discontent rise
all above uh, showing that others feel
as we do.
The thin man bemoans his fate. He
eats fattening things and yearns to be
fat, and the fat man starves himself
as much as a fat man's self control
will admit, and longs to be thin.
It's pretty tough.
Over In the valley they grow alfalfa
great crops of alfalfa that bring In
money, and our farm won't. It hurts
our feelings, but over on the alfalfa
farm they can't make a peach tree
grow worth a cent, and they're kick
Ing about It envying us.
It would seem that Nature would
know better. Discontent Is not nat
ural, and It would appear that Nature
might rig up some sort of an exchange
by which discontented people might
swap.
The poor man who aches for dollars
could go there and give his appetite
for half the sickly rich man's pile, and
It would be gladly given.
The woman with the ostrich feath
era her sailor brother brought her
could swap with the envious woman
for a diamond and thus control her
own longing.
All we'd have to do would be to go
to the exchange and register, and N'a
ture would do the rest. We'd list our
discontented state and tell what would
make us feel better, and sooner or
later the exchange would be made
and two discontented people would be
made more contented. But no such ex
change Is being considered, and the
two discontented parties to all these
troubles are far apart. Galveston
News.
TALKED IN MUSICAL TERMS
Policeman Shows Result of Long Duty
at Door or Concert
Hall.
All amateurs are familiar with the
musical term "syncopation," but for
the benefit of the non-musical it may
be said that It is a word relating to
time or rhythm, the precise meaning
of which will bj sufficiently Indicated
by the story.
A celebrated conductor was conduct
ing a long series of concerts, and he
had observed that It was always the
same policeman who was stationed at
the nearest door to the orchestra. Re
marking upon this, he was Informed
that the officer In question was be
coming quite an expert in musical
terms, etc., so long had he been on
duty Inside the hall. However, one
evening he was passing, and meeting
him accidentally In the corridor next
night, the great conductor accosted
him thus:
"Officer," he said, "where were you
last night?"
"Last night, director?" replied tho
cop. "Oh, I was In syncopation."
"In what?" gasped the conductor.
"In syncopation off the beat, sir,"
replied the policeman.
The Colonial Shilling.
The value of the Colonial shilling
was gradually reduced from the Eng
lish standard as the result of per
sistent coin slipping. As early as
1C42 Massachusetts raised the rating
of the Spanish dollar to 5s and Con
necticut took similar action the fol
lowing year. In 1GI5 Virginia raised
the rating of the dollar to Gs.
In 1C52 Massachusetts established
a mint and began to coin shilling
that were 22 per cent, higher than
the sterling standard. In 1083 the
Spanish dollar, weighing approximate
ly 17 pennyweights, was rated at 0s
9d, while Pennsylvania valued It
at 7s.
The consequence of these vari
ations in the colonies was that in
1707 parliament pnssed an act pro
viding that the Spanish piece of 8
reals (dollar) should not be valued
at more than 6s, but Bullock tells us
in his "Monetary History of the
United States" that this law was al
most universally Ignored.
Finally New York and North Caro
lina settled upon a rating of 8s to the
dollar, and this valuation was gradu
ally accepted and retained until our
national monetary system was estab
lished. Simple Spelling Move.
A conference between representa
tives of British and American societies
to extend the movement for a r.impll
ficatlon of Kngiisli spelling has just
been held at University college in Eng
land, with a large number of profes
sors connected with English universi
ties, and the following from America;
Dr. James E. Bright of Johns Hopkins
university, Charles H. Grandgcnt of
Harvard university, Dr. George
Hempl of Loland Stanford university
and Dr. Urander Matthews and Dr.
Calvin Thomas of Columbia univer
sity. The proceedings were private,
but a report of the conference will
doubtless be made public after It has
been submitted to the societies repre
sented. Foolish Question. .
"Are you going to permit your son
to play football when he goes to col
lege?" "No. I'm going to keep him from It
In the same way that I have kert him
from smoking cigarettes."
"Oh, have you kept him from doing
that?"
'Certainly 'ben ho knntvs li.u
looking."
STATE ROAD TO
BE UNSURPASSED
Governor Says Big Highway
Will Be Ready August 1.
TO BE 50 SUPERINTENDENTS
Road to Be Formed by Improving
Those Already Existing Ap
pointees Must Be in Ac
cord With Appointer.
Harrisburg, Pa. That by August 1
there will be a continuous road be
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburgh,
which, for its auo miles, will be the
equal of any road In the country is
the declaration of Governor John K.
Tener.
"Hardly a stick, pebble or stone will
be found on this road by August 1,''
said the governor, "and the work will
be so const ;ucted that it will be of
the same general character, making It
easy to keep in repair. The road
will be formed by connecting and im
proving the roads already in exist
ence between the two cities."
It Is the intention of the governor
to appoint 50 district superintendents
on June 1. Kach will have charge
of a certain section of the road and
vill be held responsible for its condi
'.ion. They will receive a salary of
Jl.Soo per annum. lie wl'l also ap
point 15 assistant district engineers,
who will r?celvo a salary of $2,400.
In referring to the appointments,
governor Tener said that the men se-ertc-d
must he in thorough accord
with his Ideas and principles. He in
timated that h-e did not intend to
have discredit cast upon him or the
woik bv inefficient or inimical em
ployes. MILKERS ARE WANTED.
Northwest Also Wants 300,000 More
Cows to Milk.
Spokane, Wash. Five hundred ex
perienced "dry" milkers can obtain
Immediate employment in local dairies
at wases averaging $10 a month
throughout the year, with board, lodg
ing and laundry. The requirement
are mi king ;;o cows twice a day and
keeping t lie anima's and the barn
clean. Feeding, herding and general
farm work Is done by helpers.
Thomas S. Griffith, chairman of the
agricultural and diiry committee of
the Spokane chamber of commerce,
says In making the foregoing an
nouncement that he can also place
several hundred milkers at similar
wages in oastern Washington and
ncrthern Idaho, as well as find ready
cash m.-irkets for 10,000 Jersey and
llolstei'n cows, not more than four
years of age, at prices ranins from
$50 to $125. thus furnishing employ
ment for from 5o0 to 050 men addi
tional. Mr. Griffith says there Is a short
ase of milkers mI milch cows
throughout th- district tributary to
Spokane and that I'uHy l.omi men are
required; also that from J5il,niill tr
;!n(i,niiii additional cows are needed to
supply the present demand for daily
product n..
EIGHT BIG BROTHERS MEET.
Unusual Reunion Takes Place at
Funeral in Sharon.
Sharon, Pa. Kluht Newton broth
ers, il l of the Fame size, and weigh
ing over iron pounds each, met here
last week for the first time In many
years. It was an accidental ineet-
IU, for they were not aware that
hree of the brothers who reside nl
distant poinis were to be iu the city.
The hroMici'H in W. K. Newton.
Thomas J. Xewton, M. A. Newton and
1. S Newton of Hazel Hell; George
H. Nevvton of Funl-lev. Minn .1 A
N'ewlon. Kosslou, Minn.; J. K. New-
on, f-TIIw-ood Citv. and K. K. Newton.
K'lwond, Ind. They came hero to at-
eml the li nerai ci their uncle. .1. M.
("Daddy") Stewml.
COLDEST IN THIRTEEN YERS.
Record Brenking Weather Saturday
fr.n A . . I . r n
,wi "salt" ii r-CIIHBIVdnid.
tilt ...I 1. I ... t . I . L
j i! ipiMirgn, i a. miii a tempera
ture of S degrees below zero Saturday
morning, the coldest w-eather officially
registered at Hie local office of the
I'nileil S atea Weather Bureau during
me past ).; years, came to town. By
a strange coincide nie, the banner low
mark of l'u degrees below zero was
reioi'ded on the same date, Felnuarv
10. 1 N!!l.
As usual, from suburban districts
came reports of lower temperatures
than th. ii shown by the government
thermometer, 15 degrees below being
re -oiile-l in som-e instances. Through
tr.iiiis, especial'y those from the west,
were delayed by engine troubles, din
to ti c el rein-:' cold, some of llicin lie
Ing I k late as three hours, while cas
ein -ains were from "i minutes to
one and one half hours late.
Iowa Plant Damaged by Fire.
Washington, Pa. Captain John
Morris of this place, received word
that h drop forgo plant at Waterloo,
of which lie is president, and in
which his two sons, ,1. It. and .1. M.
,l,)irii:, are inieiesteil, was destroyed
bv the Friday, en! liling a loss of
$iiii.i.iiii. . spark ta.ling into a pile
of uilv waste was given as the cause
of the the.
Prison for Bai-e's Kidnaper.
Topcka. Ivih. - Joseph M. Gentry
must serve I rum o-e to five years in
thn sta-e pcn tenijary for the pan he
took in tho kidnaping of Marian
r-lcakh-y, the "Pu-uiiator baby," thre
yc::rs uyo, the Supreme Court affirm
in; tliu sentence of the lower court.
Hankin and North Braddock bor-oiiLh.-,
Pa., given p "rmlssion to build
seivers to empty nto Mnnongahela
rr-'-r, but mrn-t, wh-n pl-in is perfocf
fcd, Join in nreat $ sposat eoheicu fee
ing mad,? f.ir rut'T ;p j'li'.aa dis'r ot
1 iUsburtih, Fa.
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