GERMAN OFFICERS IN BELGIUM. Photo by American Prets Association. In the center (the short man in front) is General von Emmich, the captor of Liege, and at his left Is the Duke of Brunswick, wbo has been reported missing. GLASS EYES ARE SCARCE. lion* of Them Has Come From Ger many Since the War Began. Glass eyes are gettfng scarcer and higher In price, according to tbe Crock ry and Glass Journal, with no pros pect of an increased supply while the war continues. The authorities In trade •ay that a'ore than 3.000 people in tfli:- country wear glass eyes and keep on buying them from time to time, as the eyes usually wear out within a year twa New York city is the center of the glass eye trade in the United States, and the wholesalers say that all their i*nnorted eyes come from Germany Importers also manufacture some eyes here, hut all the material used comes from Germany. No shipment ot eyes or material for eyes has beer, re ceived since the war hegnn. The pres ent supply of manufactured eyes, the wholesalers say. will last only a few months The material used in making eyes now on hand in this country will hardly last the remainder f the year according to the trade reports. Even after the war ends there will he much delay before new •■Me-; are avail able. MOISTURE AND DUST. Why This Rain Combination In the Air Snows a Red Sun. An old weather proverb runs, "A red sun has water tn his eye," huU the con dition which gave rise to it is explain ed by Professor W. J. Humphreys ot tbe United States weatber bureau In a discussion of some useful weather proverbs. Tbe condition that most favors a red sun is a great quantity of dust—espe cially smoke particles—in a damp at mosphere. • Smoke alone in sufficient quantity will produce this effect, but it is intensified by tbe presence of moisture. The blue aud 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 pronouueed as the particles coa lesce. Hence when tho atmospnere is heav ily charged with dust particles that have become moisture laden we see tbe sun as a fiery ball. It has been known that this dust has much to do with rainfall, since it was proved by the physicist Aitken yeani ago that cloud particles, and therefore rain, will not under ordinary conditions form in a perfectly dust free atmos phere. but will readily form aboat dust motes of any kind in an atmo sphere that is sufficiently A red ■un, therefore, commonly indicates tbe presence of both of the essential rain elements—that is, dust and moisture.— Rocky Mountain News. The Horse Show Here he is shown in his glory and pride. Glossy the mane of him, satin his hide; Beautiful women in gorgeous 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; I .Valiant in battle, the trooper's best friend. Faithful are they to the slaughtering end. .Where are the honors and ribbons they get? Where are the maidens admiring to pet? Women who weep for Oieir soldiers In ! vain Waste not their tears on the four footed slain. —McLandburgh Wilson in New York Sun., - - I His Credit. "Is bis credit good?" "His credit has never been questioned—nor test ed. "—Cleveland Plain Dealer. 6-T M - The Mystic Canine. A barrister once opened his cross examination of a handwriting expert by asking, "Where is tbe dog?" "What dog?" said tbe astonished wit ness. "Tbe dog," replied tbe tormentor, "which the judge at the last assizes •aid he would not hang on your evi dence!" Tro-.ible Saved. "I thought you were to move to u more expensive apartment." "The landlord saved us the trouble, replied Mrs. Flimgilt. "He raised tin rent of the one we have been occupy lng."—Washington Star. GERMAN PRINCESS AT A H'_ AL. Photo by American Press Association. Princess August \>ilhelm is shown visiting the wounded in a hospital in Berlin. AN OLD NORMAN CUSTOM. The "Cry For Justice" Still Survival In the Channel Islands. An interesting and unusual revival of an ancient Norman custom occurred at Guernsey not long ago when Daniel 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 tresb elec tion by kneeling bareheaded at the en trance of the courthouse and exclaim ing: "Haro! Haro! Haro, a 1' aide tnon prince, on me fait tort!" (Help me, my prince! They do uie wrong!) The 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 tion until the alleged tort or trespass has been passed on by the court 11 the trespasser continues he is liable to arrest and punisnment Although the clameur is still legal in the Channel islands, recourse to it is very rare, and there has be*n no instance of it in Al derney for two centnries. It is, how ever, a very effective procedure. The derivation usually ascribed to the form of the plejjs curious. "Haro" NO VISITS BY WOMEN. German Commander Say a Prisoners' Camps Are Not Family Rendezvous. Freiherr von Bissing, acting com manding general of the Seventh army corps, has issued the following procla mation forbidding German prisoners' camps to German women: "Women might as well save them selves the trouble of asking permis sion to enter the prisoners' camps even though their husbands are on military duty there. Women have no business In prisoners' camps. Such places are no family rendezvous. Also visits in barracks, training camps or drill grounds cannot be permitted to the women, not even on Sundays. The In terest of the military service knows no considerations of feelings and seutl mentalities. "This may not seem very polite to the women, but they should be glad that it is this war service which pro tects their home aud which keeps the misery of war from Germany. So, women, stay at home!" AT 89 HE'LL QUIT TOBACCO. Vermont's Oldest Living Ex-Governor Also to Give Up Bridge. Vermont's oldest living ex-governor, John W. Stewart, observed his eighty ninth birthday quietly. When asked if be had any message for his friends Mr. Stewart said: Tell them that I practiced law for fifty years, and then I took up bridge whist playing. I am probably the poorest player in the world and may for this reason go back to the practice of law." He also announced that after having •moked tobacco for seventy years be intends to give up tbe habit Hand-me-downs. "I have to wear father's old clothes. I don't suppose you girls have any troubles like those." "Yes. we do." said the girl. "I have to wear mother's old hair."—Kansas City Journal. R*tics of Old Persia. Sbuster. the old capital of Persia, it one of Iran's wonder cities. In tbe dawn of Persian civilization It took a leading part. On tbe bank of tbe only navigable river tbe country can boast, tbe city gets its name from tbe famous ruler. Shapur, wbo built great Irrlgat ing dams and a noble bridge across the Kurun. now wrongly credited to tbe Emperor Valerian. Sixteen hundred years have left the great bridge; a quarter of a mile in length, with yawn ing gaps, bur tbe water of tbe river runs today through tbe channels and tunnels made to fertilize a land that had not yet been overrun by tbe Arabic barbarians wbo destroyed tbe culture Of Persia.—-London MaiL Barley Waters Barley water is a safe and cooling drink and is nntritious as welL Put Into a pitcher one large tabieepoonful of well washed pearl barley, pour over If. two quarts of boiling water, cover and let stand nntil cold. Drain off the liquid, add one-halt cupful of sugar and a little nutmeg. If liked tbe juice of a lemon is a pleasant addition. Knew the Exact Amount. De Faque— it i could get some one te invest $l,OOO in that scheme ot mine ino odd make some money. Dawson— How much could you make? De Fuqoe— Why, sl,ooo.—Baltimore Sun. Perhaps. "Sir, I came down from a long line of ancestors." "Indeed! Were many of them bang ing on it?"— Exchange. Try to do your duty and you at ones know what Is In you.—Goethe Edison and the Bee. It is recorded that Thomas A. Edison, after watching the tremendous energy of a busy and noisy little bee, re marked: "A real plane, a heavier than air machine of great weight, can be buiP as soon as we obtain something that beats the air at the rate of 200 time* a second. That bee weighed 7,C00 times more than his wings. If we can only get to that, get to that—the greatest thing for the smallest wing that is the thing. The bee's wings beat the air 300 times a second." 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. Whathechoosesfortoday 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 are safe m so living. Phf PatRIO The Hourglass. Instead of being obsolete and simply an Interesting relic, tbe hourglass iu various forms is a twentieth century necessity. A machinist authority points out that for such purj>oses as timing hardening and tempering heats In twist drill manufacture, where sec onds or minutes must be gauged accu rately. uothing serves like the hour glass with the right amount of sand Accuracy to fractions of a second can be had much more easily than by watching the hands of a watch. Lord Kitchener's answer to th* young reporter who asked him for his autograph is wholesome advice for an autograph hunters. "Young mau. go and make your own autograph worth having."—Youth's Companion. The phantom dog specter was one of the hardest of old English supersti tions. Almost every county had its black dog which haunted its lonely spots and was the dread of every na tive. Most ef them were regarded as devils, but some were held to be the spirits of human beings, transformed thus as a punishment. Lady Howard, a Devon notable of tbe days of James 1., for instance, was said to be com pelled to haunt Okehampton in the form of a dog as a punishment for her cruelty to her daughter. Photo by American Press Association. Old English Slaves. Before the conquest and for a long time after at least two-thirds of the people of England were denuded of all the substantial attributes of freedom. The lords had tlie absolute disposal of them. They might be attached to the soil or transferred by deed, sale or con veyance from one lord to another. They could not chance their place or hold property—in short, they were slaves under their oblightion of per ! petual servitude, which the consent of the master alone could dissolve. The | system was not fairly abolished until the reign of Charles 11., and so late as j 1775. men were bought and sold in Scotland with the estates to which they : were bound. Madison and the Constitution. It is generally understood that James Madison was the chief author of the I constitution of the United States. Be yond a doubt the great instrument was the joint product of the entire con vention, but from the best accounts Madison was the man who put it into shape as we have it today.—New York American. Upsetting His Theory. "The heavy explosions of a battle al ways cause rain. It rained after Wa terloo; it rained after Fontenoy; it "wined after Marathon." \ "But Marathon was fought with ipears and arrows, my dear." There you go. Always throwing Ntt water on anything I have to say." --Lomaville Courier-Journal. Well Named. "Why do you call your horse LionT^ "Because he is such a roarer." — BalU wiore American. —' 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 Jane, 1007. A water power sawmill was in use in 1025 near the present site of Richmond. ■ !■!■■■ Good Advice. Dog Spooks. ONE OF THE FOR GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK HAS TICKED 75 YEARS. And tt Is Still Ticking In a Horn* In Kansas City. For three generations an old grand father's clock owned by W. Nash, of 2U19 East Eighteenth street. Kansas City, has counted off the seconds. Seventy-five years ago the mother of Mr. Nash, then a young girl, sent buck to ber old home in County Tyrone, Ire land. for some things for her uew home. She was to marry an Irish lad she bad met in this new country Most Important of her orders wa6 one for a ckck to be made especially for ber. "There is an old clockmaker at home," she told her sweetheart, "whoso Hocks are the finest to be had. His name is Jonathan Frost, and bis clocks, they say. will last forever." The clock came at last It was in a case of cherry wood, grand to behold. But its most interesting part at least te our modern eyes, is the works. The wheels with on exception are of wood. So carefully were they carved and of sucb fine hard wood wore they made that today the old clock still keeps almost perfect time. There is one small brass wheel In the case. Only twice has it ever had to be re paired. and then a thorough cleaning was all that was necessary. In 1859 it was sent to a clock repairer, L. Reicht, in Platte City. Mo. And fifty years later, in 1909. it was sent again to him. Although he was then an old man. bis hands were still skilled in the repairing of delicate machinery. However, the old clock was once more merely in need of cleaning, and it was soon sent back to the home of Mr. Nash, where it is now ticking us cheerfully as ever. There Is no indi cation that it will cease soon, it re quires winding every twenty-four hours. There is also an alarm, which is as good as ever. Tbe clock has out lived its first owuer by many years as well as a number of others in the fain uy. Woman's Weapons. A number of married men were re cently dining together at their club. The question was asked, "What trait in your wile do you consider the most expensive one?" The answers were as numerous as the men in the party. With one it was vanity, another re ligion or charity or love of dress. The last man to whom the question was put answered oracularly, "Her tears." TS AT ANTWERP. The Werd Magnet. Magnet Is derived from the name of the city of Magnesia, in Asia Minor, where the properties of the lodestone are said to have been discovered. It has, however, been asserted that the name comes from Magnes, the name of a shepherd who discovered magnetic power by being held on Mount Ida, in Greece, by Its attraction for ( te nails la hla shoes. - GERMAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND. . Photo by American Press Association. Some of them have been put to work at places of detention. Our Funny Language. A man feels put out when he discov ers that he has been taken In.—Chicago News. TRUTH. Truth is so estimable a quality that is will not permit of any tam pering. Like a mirror, to breathe upon it with cold falsehood only makes it reflect a dim image of its purity. An untruthful man is a man always to be feared. American Restaurants. What disconcerts the European in the great American restaurant is the ex cessive. the occasional maddening slow ness of the service aud the lack of in terest in the service. Touching the lat ter defect, the waiter is not impolite; he is not neglectful. But he is too often passively hostile, or at best neutral. He. or his chief, has apparently not grasped the fact that buying a meal Is noi like buying a ton of coal. If the pur chaser is to get value for his money h • must enjoy his meal, and if he is to en Joy his meal it must uot merely lie efii ciently served, but it must be efficient ly served iu a sympathetic atmosphere. The supreme business of a good waiter 1s to create this atmosphere. True, that even in the country which has carried cookery and restaurants to loftier heights than any other—l mean, of course, Belgium, the little country of little restaurants—the subtle ether which the truly civilized diner demands Is rare enough. But iu the great res taurants of the great cities of America it is, I fancy, rarer than anywhere else. —Arnold Bennett iu Harper's Maga zine. Hi* Unlucky Day. Even the least superstitious nreofteD struck by the misfortunes which at tend some persons on certain dates. A large firm in the city has In Its em ploy a living instance of the fact. On June 12 an employee lost his left arm by coming in contact with machinery. The accident disabled him for his then employment, and he was given that of a messenger. On another June 12 he was run over In the Strand while on an errand. Result, a broken leg. The next accident was n fall on the stairs in the firm's buildings—again June 12—tbe right arm broken this time. The fourth mishap on another anniversary broke three ribs. The firm took the.case into consideration nnd issued an order that In future the employee was to take a holiday on that date, an order with which be has now complied for several years.—Lon don Tit-Bits. Helping the Poet. Longfellow, the great poet, was not ed for his fondness for children, and this extended to all little folks, wheth er of his family or not. There was OIK little boy of whom he was very fond and who came often to see him. One day the cliikl looked earnestly at the long row of books In the library and at length asked, "Have you 'Jack the Giant Killer?"' Longfellow was obliged to confess that his great library did not contain that venerated volume. Tbe little fellow looked very sorry uud presently slipped down from the poet's knee and went away. But the next morning Longfellow saw him coming up the walk with something tightly clasped in his little fists. The child had brought 2 cents with which Long fellow was to buy a "Jack the Giant Killer" of his own. Napoleon and Tobaoco. Napoleon, who tried to smoke once and then with dire results, instituted the French tobacco monopoly, which the German government now proposes to adopt so far as cigarettes are con cerned. At a court function held early in 1810 the emperor remarked a lady wearing jewels of such magnificence that he inquired how her husband made his money. "He is a tobacco merchant," was the reply, which led him to seek further information as to such a profitable business. Before the year expired Napoleon issued a decree restricting the sale and manufacture of tobacco exclusively to the state. It has remained a monopoly ever since and for many years past has brought In an annual revenue of over $80,000,* 000. A Pfibnonrci t . "What Is a phenomenon. Uncle BUI?" "A phenomenon is a small boy about your size wbo never bothers anybody." —London Telegraph. Things are his property alone who* knows bow to ose them.—X Miopbon. Of Course. "Can you tell me which class of peo ple live the longest?" "Why, centena rians. I believe."—Dallas News. WORRY. Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go and go easy. Maybe there arc other things that your special case requires to make you happy, but, my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift —Abraham Lincoln. 3
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