12 PI 10 TRIE ran mm Washington Writer Says Government Is Considering Big Re servist Force TO PROVIDE AN ARMY OF 60.000 In This State Alone the Strength of the National Guard Would Be Increased From 10,»35 to 42.700 Men. Says Correspondent A W ashirgtoi correspondent of the New York "World" seut that newspa per under date of yesterday, a story that the General Staff and War College of the War Department are now en gaged in working out a plan for the general reorganization of the land forces of the country, the intention be ing to provide for the better protection of the United States from foreign in vasion in case of war. It is said that this does not con template the increase of the regular army, but will be more directly devot el to the enlargement of the militia torces of the States, and contemplates the creation of a volunteer reservist force to bring the forty-eight state militia forces to 500.000 men who can be made ready for active military duty within two months. The reported plan including increasing the Pennsylvania militia from 10,935 to 42,700 men. The regular army at present consists of 4,572 officers and 55.44 4 enlist e' men. while the state militia forces show a strength of 125.034 men. of ■which 93.277 are actually available for military duty. The increase eon templates a development of the militia to about five times that of the number available to-d*y. Tor a Permanent Training Camp "It is the purpose of the Govern ment to invite the co-operation of the States." says the "World's" corres poadent, "in an effort to encourage a greater degree of iuierest in the de velopment and efficiency of this branch of national defense. "One of the details of the new plan contemplates the establishment of a permanent training camp in each State during a period of from four to six months every year. These are to be run on a uniform schedule of training to conform to the metho-is of the regu lar army. "With this end in view, the condi tion of tie citizen soldiery of all the States Iws been looked into and est mates m» ie of the increases that will be nece-isary to bring them up to the desired strength of 500.000. which, TV th the regular army, would make available within sixty days a well trained fighting land force of approxi matelv 600,000 men." Under a tentative estimate prepare! by the officials showing the present militia force of each Stat? an 1 the force un ter the proposed reorganization, Pennsylvania is shown to have at pres ent a force of 10,935, which will be increased to 42.700. one other State surpassing it. Xew York with 64.700. It is estimated that of the 93,000 available militiamen at present onlv 70.000 would be actually ready to be Jinv/uated i'lto the regular army. The building up of efficient reserve forces (the StaTe militia) may engage the attention of t ongress when it meets, a week from next Monday. That will depend on the decision of the President and Secretary of War as to the advisability for directing the at tention of the lawmakers to the matter in their annual messages. AUSTRIA ADMITS TROOPS EVACUATED CZERXOWITz' London, Nov. 2S, 4.05 A. M.—An official Austrian dispatch sent by Keuter's Vienna forrespondent by way of Amsterdam, admits that Czerno witz, the capital of the Austrian prov ince of Bukowina. has been evacuated by Austrian troops. The dispatch adds: "The situation on the Polish front yesterday was comparatively quiet. In West Galieia and in tin? Carpathians the fighting continues indecisive.'' Empress Visits Belief Kitchen Berlin. Nov, 27, Via London. Vo'\ | 28. \. M. —Empress Augusta Vic r o-iav visited the American r»- tohen, which is supported from i utions by the American co'.onv 1 in. and spent half an hour j ting with the 200 or more beneficiaries gathered at a table there at which th».. were served by ladies of the colonv. WANT WOMEN MUMMERS. TOO 0 Committeemen Will Seek to Interest Them in New Year's Parade .The Harnsburg Mummers' Associa tion at a meeting in the Mayor's of-; tiee last evening decided to hold a mass meeting in the near future to which women will be invited. This, it is be lieved, will stir up interest in the com-' ing New Year's parade and it is hoped ti»at some women's clubs will be form ed to ent«r the line of march. A request has been male bv the theatre interests to change the time of parade so as not to interfere with the matinee performances on that da v. This request has been turned over to the parade committee for considera tion. Children Set Fire to Btable A one-story frame stable at the rear of 17-■»•» North Cameron street caught lire at 2.40 o'clock this afternoon. It is thought it was accidentally set on fire by a number of children who were playing in it. An alarm was sent in from box 56. Kelker and Cameron r-treets, and the prompt response of the firemen saved the building. It is own-i eJ by Adam Spink. The damage was alight. Artistic Printing at Star Independent, i RUSSIA SAYS NOTHING Of ALLEGED GERMAN DEFEAT IN ITS OFFICIAL REPORT Petrograd, Nov. 28.—The following statement from the Russian general staff was made public here last night: On the left bank of the Vistula our troops, advancing from the lower part of the Bzura river have reached Gom bio. In the center of the battle line we captured the town of Brr.e7.inv and the villages in the vall«v of the Mroga fiver. In some places we disloilgsd the Germans by bayonet attacks. Our offensive in this region continues. "Between Brezezinv and Glowno our cavalry succeeded in several . charges against the German infantry. , During the retreat of the enemy we ( captured a number of field guns, some ' with their guns complete. We are com ■'puting the number of prisoners cap tured. Among the German troops we pushed back from Rzgow and Tnszyn toward Brzeziny was a division of the Prussian guard. "In the region of Sgierz and Strv kow we attacked the Germans toward Lodz. Between Sgierz and Zdunska Wola some German troops are still j holding themselves in their trenches. ,; In general between the Yistula and the Warta the fighting is favorable to 1 j our guns. 1 ' LATE WAR NEWS"SUMMARY Coßttnurd From Klr»« P>IR. hammedaus the world over to rise to ■ arms against Great Britain and to other members of the Triple Entente. Thus far there have been no indications that the proclamation has led to uprisings affecting British interests elsewhere, al though on several occasions there have been reports from Berlin of dissension in India. The destruction of a German battle ship is reported in Paris. The Wilhelm der Grosse is said to have been stink i by a mine in the Baltic, but there was no confirmation of the report. An official communication from the Russian army of the Caucasus tells of further heavy fighting by the Russians which have invaded Turkey, but gives j no indication of the outcome. The situation in Russian Poland was as much of a mystery as ever. Pri vate dispatches from Petrograd make further statements that Russia has overwhelmed the Germans, but they are not confirmed officially. Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander, re ports successes in several engagements, but says nothing to indicate that the decisive blow has been struck. On the western battlefields there was continued calm. The British fleet is said to have resumed bombardment of German positions on the Belgian coast. Along the front the fighting apparently was limited to small skirmishes. Firing in Direction of Zeebrugge London, Nov. 2S, 5.05 A. M.— A dis j pat.'h from Rotterdam to the "Daily : Mail" date! Friday says: "Heavy ftritig was heard tins afternoon in the (direction of Zfebrugge and allied aero planes were seen circling over Flan ders. British destroyers continue scout - j iug off the coast." Doing Well in Besieged Przemysl Amsterdam via liondon, Nov. 28. 5.25 \. M —The newspaper " Maas bode" publishes a Berlin telegram giv ing the late-t word from the besieged | citv of Pr/emysl in Galieia. It was re : ceived in Yieona Friday by pigeon post and says: "We are doing very well. I Do not be disquieted." Santa Claus Ship Starts for France Devonport. Eng.. Nov. 2S. 3.21 P. M.—The United States navv collier lason. bearing Christmas toys sent by | the children of the United States to . .-hiidren in belligerent countries, ildonsbarg. Harry E. Miller and Edna I. Yerges. Jackson township. Charles 1.. p. Russel ami Marian X. Peters, Middletown. Had Lucky Day In Field Herman E. 'Martz, a salesman for Doutrieh & Co., has proved himself as good a game hunter as he is a customer hunter, having just returned from a one-day bunting tri*p in which he killed seven rabbits and one wild duck. Spending Vacation at Home C harles A. Yahn, instructor of Ger man at North East High school, Phila delphia. is spending his Thanksgiving j vacation at the home of 1 his parents. Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Yaihn, 504 South I Thirteenth street. HATCRTSBTRfI STAR-INDEPEyPENT, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1914. CABINET MEMBERS AT GAME Official Washington Wall Represented at the Contest Between the Army and Navy To-day Hp AstOK Mtoi Prnt, Washington, Nov. 28.—Official Wash ington was well represented in the vari ous parties which left here early to-day for Philadelphia to attend the Army- Navy football game. Those who went to witness Phe historic gridiron con test included several members of the cabinet, senators and representatives, government officials and a large contin gent from army and navy circles. Cab inet officers who had arranged to at tend the game with their wives and guests included Secretaries Daniels, Garrison and Houston. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels' party included iu addition to their three sous ami Miss Euhel Baglev, Governor t'rsig, of North Carolina: Senator Tilkn&n and Representative Bagett, chairmen, re- S[e>'tivelv, of the Senate and House Affairs committee: Representative and Mrs. A. 'Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylva nia; Captain and Mrs. A. G. Winter halter, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson, of Richmond, Va., and Joseph R. Wilson and Miss Wilson. Secretary and Mrs. Garrison, who have been at Atlantic City over the holidays, were to have the latter's bfother-in-law and sister. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Morton, of Philadelphia, among their box guests at the game. Secretary ami Mrs. Houston's [>arty in cluded Mr. ami Mrs. Breckenridge, of New York. MISS PETERS TO BE BRIDE Prise-winning Artist and Musician to Wed C. L. P. Russel The marriage of Miss Marian N. Pe ters. accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon C. Peters, North Union stieet, Middletowu, to L. P. Russel, also of Middletown. will, it was aunouncod to-day, take place on Saturday, Decem ber 5. The ceremony will be per formed at the home of the bride's par ents, in the presence of the members of the families, by the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, ;>astor of St. Peter's Lu theran church. The -bride-to-be has devoted 1 much time to music and painting, at both of which she is clever. Some of her paintings on china now are among the collections in Harvard University. While touring Europe several years ago. she exhibited specimens of her paintings in Berlin, for one of which, a gloss painting on tile, she received a handsome prize. A year or more ago she had erected at her home a beauti ful bu»galow-like conservatory of mu sic. Her class of art students now numbers a hundred. Mr. Russel for more than two years has been assistant to C. Z. Moore, divi sion supervisor of the Pennsylvania railroad, located in Middletowu. With Mr. Moore he twice shared in prizes awarded by the Pennsv for best-kept divisions, the last one having been awarded last September. Mr. Russel is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Russel, of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of the William Penn Charter School. Philadelphia, class of IS9S, and since that time, with the exception of three years when he was in the employ of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, he has been employed by the Pennsy. MRS. JANE COKBIX EXPIRES Condition Was Serious When Admitted to Polyclinic Hospital Mrs. Jane Corbin. 72 years old, died this morning at the Polyclinic Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace Backeustoss, 40S South Cameron street, the Rev. S. •M. R-upp officiating. Burial will be in the East llarris'burg cemetery. When Mrs. Corgin was admitted to the hospital her condition was very serious. Mrs. George Umberger The funeral services for Mrs. George Umberger, of Williams' Grove, who died yesterday morning at the Harris burg hospital, will 'be hel l Mondav aft ernoon at the home, the Rev. W. J. Schaner, officiating. Burial will be in Siate Hill cemetery. Laura V. Bell Y. Pell, wife of William H. Bell, 636 Calder street, died this morn ing suddenly of heart disease, aged 51 years. She was a member of the Wes ley A. M. E. Zion church. She is sur vived by her husband and the following children: Clarence, Emma. Alice. Mari etta. Gertrude and Hattie. The funeral announcement will be made later. GUILD IS MAKING GOODIES Women of St. Augustine's to Aid in Meeting Christmas Demands As a means of helping to advance the iuterest of the church, the Altar Guild of St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Thirteenth and Herr streets, has undertaken the making of plum puddings, fruit and plain cakes for the Christmas demand. Orders bv postcard and solicitation are received by the Guild's president, Miss J. Carter. 1712 B Walnut street. Under experienced tutors of the art of cake and pudding making, the mem bers of the Guild are making and'pre paring the time-honored Christmastid/e requisites. At the Photoplay An unexpected business meeting pre vents Brown from attending a Tango Dansant at Harmony Hail, with his wife, and she. greatly disappointed, goes to her mother 's for the night, leav ing the house in care of Mary Jane, the maid. Percy, the grocer's clerk, calls on Mary Jane, his sweetheart, and is royally entertained by her at the Brown's expense. Brown finds the pair drinking punch. Percy sees him coming and beats it, but is caught by Mrs. Brown and the policeman. Mary Jane, light-heated from the punch, greets Brown affection ately and makes him drink some. Brown is taken home bv his indignant wife, and poor Mary Jane, with no money, no position and scorned by Percy, feels her entertainment" has proven a pret ty costly affair. Adv. "• The Herricks Leave Paris By A»«octat its location at Fifth ami North streets in the evening. The lecture 'by Dr. Stougil to-mor row afternoou at 2 o'clock to men only at the tabernacle will be on "The Scar let Man." Tk-kets have been dis tributed. There will be a meeting for children of both sexes at 3 o'clock a,t the Fifth Street 'Methodist i-hureh. addressed by IMiss Dggleston. THANKSGIVING MUSIC Programs to Be Given Morning and Evening at Second Reformed Thanksgiving music at the Second Reformed church to-morrow will be rendered as follows: Morning, contralto solo, "The Lord Is My Shepherd," Little. Miss Ethel Henry; anthem, "O Give Thanks Unto tile Lord." Paul. Evening, the choir will render a cantata, "The Rolling Season," by Caleb Simjtfr, soloists, Mrs. George Giede, Miss Ethel Henry, John Gib son, Louis Munnell; organist, Miss N. Cannon. P. B. R. Division Engineer Dies By Associated Prrtx. Williamsport, Nov. 28. —Walter B. Thomson, division engineer of the Wil liamsport division of the P. R. R. Com pany died to-day. He was a nephew of tihe late Frank Thomson, president of the company. The funeral will be held at Lock Haven on Sunday. FIRST OF THE NEW FEDERAL BANK NOTESJERE TO-DAY rutlaurd From Flic* Pif«. which has as yet manifested itself in llarrisburg. The bank got the new greenbacks from the Philadelphia mint, only a lim ited number. During the morning the notes, exhibited behind the glass at the receiving desk, and on occasion passed out beneath the iron grating for some equivalent, attracted a great deal of at tention. and the demand for copion has been brisk. The bank will put the money in circulation as long as its pres ent supply lasts. The crisp new bills depict laineoln and Jackson, Columbus discovering America and the landing of the Pil grims, and scenes typical of agricul tural and industrial life. The Federal Reserve notes will be used concurrently with the other bank notes now in circulation. RESERVE BANK STATEMENT Resources of Federal Institutions Show Increase in One Week of About »2.-i,OOO,UO(> By Associated Press, Washington, Nov. 28.—The state ment of the condition of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks issued to-day and showing operations up to the close of business yesteivtav, discloses that the resources of the banks have in creased in one week about $23,000,000. No report by districts was issued. The consolidated statement follows: Resource*—GoM coin and certificates, $227,840,000; legal tender notes, sil ver certificates and subsidiary coin, $34,630,000; total, $262,4 70,000. Bills discounted and loans, $7,388,- 000; all other resources, $165,000; to tal resource®, $270,018,000. Capital paid in, $18,050,000; re serve deposits, $249,268,000; Federal Reserve notes in circulation, $2,700,- 000; total liabilities, $270,018,000. Gold reserve against all liabilities, 90 per cent. Cash reserve against all liabilities, 104 per cent. Cash reserve against all liabilities after setting aside forty per cent, gold reserve against Federal reserve notes in circulation, 103.70 per cent. Discount and loan maturities within 30 days, $5,857,000; within 60 davs, $1,097,000; others, $429,001k total, $7,383,000. New York, Nov. 28.—The statement of the average condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $102,- 424,200 reserve in excess of legal re quirements. This is a decrease of $5,- 466,340 from last week. The figures of last week were corrected to read $137,890,000. CAPJTOTWLL Winding Up the Finances Monday will witness the ending of the fiscal year, and the State's linan cial officers are engaged in preparing the figures to show the receipts and expenditures of the various funds. It is expected, in view of the large re ceipts of the month, that the final show ing will give totals exceeding the re ceipts of last year, barring the sum re ceived from personal property tax, none of which went to the State this year. New Banks The People's Bank, of Wvalusing, and the Snow Shoe Bank, Centre coun ty, were chartered yetserdav, each with a capital of $25,000. Another Purchase The Capitol Park Extension Commis sion has purchased the Forman proper ties, on Walnut, just below Fourth street. A sale of property will be held by the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings in December. Board of Pardons The Board of Pardons will have the biggest list to consider in its history at the December meeting. Already there are thirteen on the list that were continued from this month, and four more applications have been received, two of them from murderers who want their death sentences commuted to im prisonment for life. This will b e the last meeting of the present Board, and the impression is that it will lean to the side of mercy, being near to Christ mas time. Trustees Appointed Announcement was made to-day of the appointment of Charles R. Gal braith, Venango, as trustee for Warren insane hospital, and John A. Wilon, Venango, as trustee of Polk institute for the feeble-minded. Both appoint ments are to fill vacancies. Attending a Funeral Adjutant General Stewart left for Philadelphia last night to attend the funeral of Colonel Robert B. Beath, one of the original board of the sol diera' and sailors' home at Erie. Colo nel Beath was a former State official, having served as Surveyor General of the State, and was a past Grand Com mander of the Grand Army of the Re public. Over Half Million • The receipts at the Stnte Treasury yesterday were $549,000, of which the Northern Central Railway Company paid $154,000. the Philadelphia "Rap id Transit Company $198,000 and the Frankford and Southern 'Passenger Railway Company $67,000. The pay ments were $123,000. COAST TO COAST IN 12 HOURS Record-Breaking Run Was Promoted by Lincoln Highway Officials By Associated Press. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 28.—Telegrams were received at the Lincoln Highway Association headquarters here to-day stating that every foot of the new 400-mile transcontinental road was covered by automobiles yesterday be tween 6 o'clock in the morning and 6 in the evening. The Lincoln highway consul at each important point drove to the next point west and return. The record breaking run was promoted by Lincoln highway officials to verify the an nouncement that the coast to coast route is now rettdy for automobile traf fic. 1 Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. —and Christmas Is Next On the Holiday Calendar Only twenty-three more buying days in which to make your selection. The great majority of people seldom deem to become imbued with the Christmas spirit until after Thanksgiving. But we have anticipated your needs months ago and prepared t'or the expected rush by selecting A GREATER AND MORE CHOICE ASSORT MENT OF WATCHES, DIAMONDS, CUT GLASS AND JEWELRY THAN EVER BEFORE Wo huv for spot cash and take advantage of the moat favorablo dis counts, therefore wo can offer you the lowest possible prices, and extra ordinary reductions on our anniversary specials. Watches in Splendid Variety Thin model, 12 size, 16 slue finely Jeweled A lilirh grade low mU eW mLTmi? . mOV '' WalThin" 1 gold'"tilled" w *"' h - ch * t ' < - ment, mUrometrlc re*- ,-ase. guaranteed 20 lalne watch finely Jew ulator, Hreguet hair years. Open face. $9.50. eled, gold tilled, war spring, gold tilled Boss Hunting. $ll.OO. A ranted 20 years. Price, case. guaranteed 25 modest priced watch $7.50. Inexpensive but years. Open face, $22. that is perfectly roll- appropriately accept* • Hunting case. $23.50. able. ante Tor a young girl. Small Elgin or WalU Thin model. 16 size. 17 Thin model. Elgin or ham. ladles' watch, 3-0 Jewel Elgin movement, Waltham. 15 - Jewel .... „ . mlcrometrle regulator, ' , . , siae, tnm nioaet, nnely Hreguet hair .spring. movement, mlcrometrlo leweled movement, gold accurate timekeeper, regulator, Breguet hair tilled case, guaranteed K"'d tilled Boss case, spring, gold tilled case, •>o vun lß.oo. Hunting, $19.00. Ing. $25.75. Ing, $15.50. Anniversary Specials 14 diamond rings re- | (las or electric port- Chafing Dishes of naln from tho large lot atile lamps. In new, at offered last Saturday; | tractive designs, with " 0 * 0 " know » M<, »- ivorth double what we | scroll stamped brass ning-Bowmnn or Ster »sk for them, but as j shade and bent glass, nu make, solid copper they were purchased | or plain design. Look or copper with nickel for Anniversary spe- i like $12.00 or $15.00. finish, worth »«. An clals, you may have j Anniversary special at nlvorsary special at them while they last at i • »»».«« I »3.4N «4.n» KXTR.-* BPE f, l\l \ny Me*h in our store at S'J.-tH, values up to $lO. These are of German silver, gold plated, or pun metal. Toilet Sets of French ivory, regular s."> value. Anniversary special at . 9.1.30 P. H. CAPLAN CO. Jewelers, 18 North Fourth Street MORGENTHAI) IS GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE Coßtlnnril From First I'lgc. planning to raid their hennery, which is situated 011 the opposite side of the road, directly, in front of the house. Their suspicions were excited by rea son of their hearing a team stop in front of the farm house and seeing the driver leave the wagon and move about with a light. Rupp, armed with a re volver, had not gone more than twenty feet from the house when members of his family heard several revolver shots. A minute later a brother found Rupp breathing his last. In the interim Iho supposed chicken thief had returned to his team and started down the road toward Harrisburg at breakneck speed. The Harrisburg police apprehended Morgenthau on the Walnut street (bridge over the Susquehanna river an hour la ter. In the duel with Rupp, Morgenthau was shot through the wrist and the blood from the wound aided the police in his capture. The injury was dressed at the Harrisburg hospital and the man was brought later to the ,iail liera, where he has since been confined. Morgenthau '9 victim was widely known throughout the Cumberland Vai ley. He had an extensive dairy busi ness and attended markets both here and in Harrisburg. RECORD HOSPIT (\L GIFTS Woman's Aid Society Thanks Friends of Institution for Generous Gifts The annual donations to the Harris burg Hospital this year aro very grati fying to the members of the Woman's Aid Society, who have worked hard.to nrake it a suiccess. The generous re sponse with the call for foodstuffs was ,met has been very satisfying. The donations have exceeded those of for mer years and it is believed that the call for aid for the starving Belgians has awakened a more charitable feeling in persons in thrs city and surrounding towns. More than S2OO was received in cash. There were 200 busheils of po tatoes. seventy bushels of apples, i.500 pots of .jelly, other staple groceries anid some green goods from nearby farmers. The officers ajrd members of the so ciety desire to thank all of the friends of the hospital who gave donations. It would be impossible to mention the names of individual donors and they collectively express their gratitude to the great number of contributors. NEW FRONT STREET FIRE BOX Planned to Place One at the Intersec tion With Reel's Lane Front street will have another fire alarm box if plans now being talked of by the heads of the police and fire depa'rtmente are carried out. The plac ing of a new box at Front and Reel's Lane is contemplated. There is only one other alarm box on Front street, and that is at Vine street. Along with tihat change will come the transfer of a police telephone sta tion to Front and Reel's Lane from Third and Woodbine streets. The up per part of .the city is rapidly being built up and the changes are contem plated to give better police and fire protection. MUSIC AT ST. STEPHEN'S Program for Vesper Services to Be Giv en To-morrow At the 4 p. m. Vesper service in St. Stephen's Episcopal church the follow ing music will be used: "Magnificat," Barnby; "Nunc Di mittis,'' Rogers; organ, "Intermezzo," Hollins; "Echoes,"' Brewer; solo, "Fear Not, O Israel," Buck, Master Harry Etter; anthem, "Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem," Maunder; organ, "Sortie in D Minor," Rogers. Alfred C. Kusehwa, organist and choirmaster. AGAIN GIVES HIS SKIN TO LITTLE BOY Continued Fruui First i'ngr. eighty square inches in extent, was covered this afternoon. Little Paul is oheered bv the fact that ho will likely be on crutches by Christmas time, although his continued position on his left, side has made him quite sore and his nurves are begin ning to suffer under the strain. Forney, who is a powerful vourg iron moulder, as cheerfully submittal to tho second operation as he did to the first. The wound of a month ago is healed by now but the sJtin this time was taken from the other leg, Dr. David I. Miller performed both opera tions. Forney was an entire stranger ta the Erb youngster until it boo am n known that a skin-grafting operation was nm-essary to prevont the boy be ing a cripple for life. Forney "then wrote to Mrs. Lottie M. Erb, the child's mother, offering himself. For ney suffered little discomfort for his first sacrifice. The burns occurred on July 3, when an older companion set fire to a num ber of "sparklers" in Paul's pocket. Song and Addition If soldiers be encouraged by the au thorities to sing on the maivh civil servants might be exhorted to lighten their duties in the same way. Sir Ijau rence Gomme confesses that at the be ginning of his official career he used to add ttp huge columns of figures for statistical purposes by tho simple pro cess of doing the task to the tune of Gregorian music, and he was always correct in his arithmetical results. Ex amples of the practice of performing labor tasks to the accompaniment of music could, Sir Laurence says, bo pro duced from all over the world. He in stances the i-ase of the London pavers Who until forty years ago or so used to be mulcted' by their mates of tho price of a pot of ale if they omittod to groan rvthmically at cnch thud of tho ram.—London Standard. When Napoleon Died July 10, 1821.—The news has .justi arrived of the death of Napoleon. Ha died on the sth of May. I was much astonished at the way the news van received. The hero which the whole French nation had worshiped, whom all Europe had trembled 'before, it might have been an ordinary actor who had died. Really one could feel great disgust. A mighty man indeed he was with all 'his faults. The first I heard of it. was k-ried about the streets, 44 La Mort de Napoleon a St. iHelene, Deux Sous." Oh, the irony of it!—"A Diary of James Oallatin in Europe" i» Scri'bner's Magazine. Bean Milk "Pigeon milk is a myth," said a nilkman, 'but there actually is a bean milk. It is drunk, put in tea. and cof fee and even frozen for ice cream. Tho Japs are its inventors. This milk is made of the so.ja bean. Tho bean is first soaked, then boiled in water. After the liquid turns white sugar and phosphate of potash are added, and the boiling is kept up till a substance of the thickness of molasses is obtained. Nobody could tell this bean milk from condensed milk, and when water is added it can't "be told from the fresh. The Japanese poor use nothing else." Breaking the News "Sis won't be able, to see you to night, Mr. Jones," said her little broth er. "Sbe's had a tuHble accident." "Is that so? What happened!" "All her hair got burned up." "Good heavens! Was she burnedt" "Naw; she wasn't there. She don know about it yet."—Lippincott's. The Difference "Say, papa," asked little Boy, "what is the difference between an optimist and a pessimist!" "An optimist, my son," replied pafa, "thinks the times are ripe, while a pessimist thinks they are rotten."—— Ladies' Home Journal.