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TO IIKLP PRESERVE THE IDEALS AND SACKED TKAD
ITIONS'OF THIS, OUR ADOPTED COUNTRY. THE UNITED
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STATES or AMERICA; To REVERE ITS LAWS AND IN
SPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; To STRIVE UNCEASING
LY TO QUICKEN THE PUBLIC'S SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY;
IN ALL WAYS IN MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT
ER AND BKTTKR*THAN WE FOUND IT.
fIENERAL WHO V..LL LEAD
I U RUSS AGAINST BULGARS
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Photo by American Press Association.
GENERAL RADKO DIMITRIEFF.
General Dimitriefl' is fifty-six years
old and has had a stormy career. He
was Bulgarian minister to Russia
when the war started, but resigned
and entered the Russian army. He is
called "Bulgaria's Little Napoleon."
POOR PULLMAN PORTERS.
Come to Think of It, Their Jobs Ara
Not Such Easy Ones.
George or Lemuel or Alexander of
the Pullman car—whatever the name
may be—has no easy job. If you do
not believe that go upstairs some hot
summer night to the rear bedroom—
that little room under the blazing tin
roof which you reserve for your rela
tives—and make up the bed fifteen or
twenty times, carefully unmaking it
between times and placing the clothes
away in a regular position. Let your
family nag at you and criticise you
during each moment of the job. while
somebody plays an obligate on the
electric bell and places shoes and leath
er grips underneath your feet. Imag
ine the house is bumping and rocking—
and keep a smiling face and a cour
teous tongue throughout all of It!
Or do this ou a bitter night in mid
winter, and between every two or
three makings of the bed in the over
heated room slip out of a linen coat
and into a fairly thin serge one and go
and stand outside the door from three
to ten minutes in the snow and cold.
In some ways this is one of the hard
est parts of George's job. Racially the
negro is peculiarly sensitive to pneu
monia and other pulmonary diseases.
Yet the rules of a porter's job require
that at stopping stations he must be
outside of the car—no matter what the '
hour or condition of the climate—smil
ing and ready to say:
"What space you got, guv'nor?"—
Edward Huugerford in Saturday Even
ing Post.
Pasteur's Tribute to Lister.
Of nil the tributes to the genius of
Lord Lister, the discoverer of antisep
tic surgery, probably the most touch
ing was that paid to him by Pasteur,
the famous French scientist. At a
meeting of savants in Paris many
years ago Lord Lister was present,
and his brilliant achievements were
explained to the audience by Pastetrr. j
As he progressed in his speech he be
came more and more emotional, and !
at last he was so carried away by
his own eloquence that the tears stood
in his eyes. Finally he stepped down
from the platform, took Lord Lister,
who was in the front row of the audi
ence. by both hands, led him back on
to the platform and kissed him on both
cheeks, after the manner of the French,
in full view of the assembly. Few
could have looked on unmoved at the
great Frenchman's act of homage to
the distinguished English surgeon.
Babies In Samoa.
Samoan babies can give points to
Europeans apparently. According to
A. S. Middleton in "Sailor and Beach
comber." they are much prettier and
very intelligent. Moreover:
They can swim at three months oW;
j talk, run and sing at a year old, and if
a Samoan bad a child that sucked a
dummy (presumably a comforter) at
six years old and wailed driveling
along In Its pram at an advanced age,
as the children of the wealthy class of
England do. they would look upon it
as a great curio and smother it for
shame on the first starless night.
John Bull.
The nickname John Bull Is said to
have appeared first in a satire by Dr.
John Arbuthnot called "Law Is a Bot
tomless Pit; or. the History of John
Bull," published in 1721. Washingtoi
Irving mentions the typical figure as a J
"sturdy, corpulent, old fellow with a
red waistcoat, leather breeches and'
short, oaken cudgel. Many Napoleonic
caricatures show John Bull represent
ed in this way.
SORROW.
We never have any more than we
can bear —nothing that has not been
home before, and bravely. There
is not a new sorrow in the world.
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LIFE'S PURPOSES.
Life' s purposes are the attainment I j
of personal perfection and to help
in the whole life of the world. Men
are given their lives and die possi
bility of dying natural deaths only
on condition that they serve the Kfe
of the whole world, whereas the
suicide exploits life as long as it is
agreeable and refuses to serve the
life of the world as soon as it be
comes unpleasant, ignoring the
likely fact that his service began
only at that moment when his life
became burdensome. Every work
is at first unpleasant.—Tolstoy.
Lorda and Commons.
An ancient English custom forbids j
the participation of a peer in the eiee- J
tion of a commoner, so that when a
general election is actually In progress \
the lords arc oratorically muzzled by
a fiction that supposes them to be quite
Indifferent to the composition of the
lower house, but until the candidates
have been actually nominated the 1
peers may use all the eloquence with
which nature has endowed them for or
against the issue involved in the ap
proaching election.
Harmony of Diet.
He —Why do you always have pickled
beets when I bring any friends home
to dinner?
She —To match the kind of friends
you generally bring.—Baltimore Amer
ican.
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Fulfilled. )
Mrs. Gnaggs—Before we were mar- j
ried you used to say you could listen to (
my sweet voice all night. Mr. Gnaggs
—Well, at that time I had no idea I'd
ever have to do it.—Judge.
Not a Bout Winner. 1
.Tramp—Once I was well known as a 1
wrestler, mum. Lady—And do you
wrestle now? Tramp—Only wid pov 1
ert.v. mum —New Orleans Timw-Ptca 1
june.
The Human Face.
Rosa Bonheur. the great painter of
animals, had a system of mnemonics *
which was exceedingly quaint. She 1
could trace in the faces of those peo-
pie who visited her a resemblance to 1
some sort of animal. For instance, If > *
some one reminded her of a certain (
lady she would probably hesitate for 1
a moment and then say. "Oh, yes, the '
lady with the camel face!" or, "Oh, I 1
remember—she had a cow face!" This (
memory system was not flattering to 1
her friends, but it showed how satu- 1
rated she was with a knowledge of an- 1
lmals and their characteristics. On ev- *
•ry human face she found a likeness to
some animal she had studied and de- 1
ttueated. 1
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Ey Strain.
There are two common kinds of eye I
■train. It is a strain for a person
who is farsighted to do close work,
and it is a strain for one who is near
sighted to use the eyes for distances.'
1 Both kinds of eye strain produce the
same symptoms—headache—and both
require that rlie eyes be examined and
glasses be provided.
Clever Scheme.
"Blink's wife seems to be quite a mi>
sidan."
"Yes, she is a fine pianist."
"How does she keep in practice when
•he is away from home?"
"She carries a large inufT."
"What for?"
"Just to keep her hand in!"— Pe;# l
•on's Weekly.
How to Tell if It Is Silver.
To distinguish silver from white
metal the Jeweler and Metalworker
gives the following directions: Rub on i
a piece of slate, wet the streak with
dilute nitric acid, by which it is dis
solved, and then a drop or two of
hydrochloric acid from the end of a
glass rod. when a curdy white preoip
itate is formed which does not disap
pear on the addition of a small or
large quantity of water, being, in fact,
indissoluble in this, while most other
metals will not be thus affected.
Animal Etiquette.
No one who is at all observant of
the ways of animals can have failed
to notice bow gentle kirge dogs, like
the SL Bernard and the Great Dane,
are to their smaller canine fellows. It
is rare that a big dog turns upon one
of the little fellows, no matter how
aggravating and snappy tbe latter may
be. Instead, he invariably treats the
small dog's antics with unruffled and
dignified tolerance. For there is a
recognised code of etiquette among
animals, if you please, quite as much
as there is among human beings. In
truth, there are not a few respects in
which the animals can give points on
politeness and good behavior tc man
himself.
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An Old Verb.'
To laze is an old verb. In Samuel
Rowlands' "Martin Markall," 1610. we
are told that "loyterers laze in the
streete. lurke in alehouses and range
in the highwaies." The word occurs,
| I believe, in some of Mortimer Collins'
lyrics:
But Cupid lazeth 'mongst the falery
lasses.
Whose clere complexion he oft sweareth
passes
London Notes and Queries
Anchovies.
The delicious little fish called the an
chovy is found In large quantities in
the Mediterranean sea and also on the
coasts of Spain. Portugal and France,
where extensive fishing operations are
carried on during the months of May.
June and July
A Far Cry.
Ella—Miss Antique says she wishes
she could step to the phone and call
up her happy college days. Bella—lf
she did she'd have to employ the long
distance phone.—Florida Times-Union
Nothing but the harmony of friend
ship soothes our sorrows. Without its
sympathy there is no happiness on
earth.—Mozart.
The Extreme.
This fee business is a nuisance
Ttm have to give one everywhere to !
get the least service."
"I know it. Even if you want to [
speak politely to a lady yon have got
to tip your hat."—Baltimore American.
Mother Love.
"Mother machree." he said. " 'tis
worn and torn your heart is for love
of us all."
"Jerome avlck." 1 said to that, "'tis
worn and torn the hearts of mothers
were before me and will be again.
God help their children if they're not."
—From "Mother Machree," by James
B. Connolly, in Scribneris.
Height of Annoyance.
"I'm mad at my wife. To anger her
I shall flirt with some other woman."
"If you want to make her absolutely
furious ask some other woman to sew
on a button for yon." Kansas Olty
Journal.
telis in i M Cilii Stall Know.
D. Have you read ihe Consti
tution of the United States?
R. Yes.
I>. What form of Government
I h this?
R. Republic.
I). What is the Constitution ol
the United States?
R. It is the fundamental law oi
this country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United States?
R. The Congress.
D. \V hat does Congress consist
of?
R. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who is the chief executive
of the United States?
R. President.
D. How long is the President
of the United States elected?
IU 4 years.
D. Who takes the place of the
President in case he dies?
R. The Vice President.
D. What is his name?
R. Thomas R. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States elected?
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
jelcUdV e
R. Bv the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
I D. \\ hat does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
D. How many State in the un
ion ?
R. 48.
D. When was the Declaration
of Independence signed?
R. July 4, 1776.
D. By whom was it written?
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
R. Washington.
D. Which is the capital of the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state in the United States
Senate ?
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F OR MICA'S
( H'l'l STTF. v. m. c. A.
l " R. Two.
D. By whom are they elected?
R. By the people.
1 1). For how long?
R. 6 years.
'). How many representatives
f are there? ..
R. 43,. According to the pop
T ulation one to every 211.000, (the
ratio fixed by Congress after each
e decennial census.)
D. For how long are they elect
ed?
t R. 2 years.
D. How many electoral votes
- has the state of Pennsylvania?
K. 38.
D. Who is the chief executive
, of the state of Pennsylvania?
R. The Governor,
tj D. For how long is he electedf
R. 4 years.
D. Who is the Governor?
! i R. Brumbaugh,
s D. Do you believe in organized
: government ?
R. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to organiz
ed government?
R. No.
D. Are you an anarchist?
R. No.
D. What is an anarchist?
R. A person who does not be
ieve in organized government.
D. Are you a bigamist or poli
gamist?
it. No.
J). A\ hat is a bigamist or poiy
| garnist?
R. One who believes in having
more than one wife.
D. Do you belong to any secret
Socuty who teaches to disbelieve
in organized government?
R. No.
( D. Have you ever violated any
l. vvs of the United States?
R No.
D. Who makes the ordinances
lor the City ?
R. The board of Aldermen.
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D. Do you intend to retnaiu
permanently in the U. S. ?
R. Yes. PER UNA BUONA LUCE
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So volete una grande, chiara e brillante luce, che non
faccia fumo o mandi cattivo odore, assicuratevi che i*
vostro negoziante vi dia
Oil
Insistete sul Rayo.Xon accettate altra qualità. 11 "fiafo
oil" è un acqua bianca, libera da impurità ed assoluta
mente sicura. La vostra lampada non sarà ingombra di
depositi e non manderà cattivo odore se la riempite col
"Rayo oil'*. Tutti i migliori negozi della Pennsylvania
e del Delaware vendono "Rayo oil". Rammentate il no
me "Rayo".
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