Blocking; the Road to Wealth TWO Vnrk youth*, aged If and ji'. respect I rely, at fork a road to wealth hat promised to lw ea»t traveling and to carry them to their destination In no time at all I'hev bad hardly start lon the lit.>ll r >«I fiat lead* to ipulMOt W iieii oae ol i'lfdr riot Inn, whs Imat.'mid that he wa* traveling the toy a l road to fortune, discovered that he »w't and ottered a shriek of agony which put the |io*tal Inspector* upon the game. That particular road I* n w barricaded, aud the two bud ding financier* are ill jail. Acting upon the fumlaniental and t ternal principle that a *ucker i*bnrn every nuuute, and thai If the halt be big euoug'i gudgeon* «ill swallow it without a moment'* hesitation, these geniti-e* got the addresses of a lot of Canadian*, whom they imagiued they could fleece with impunity in the | United State*, and *eut them letters offering to sell shares of Canadian j Pacific stock for #," i. As the stock is worth even in these times of shrink age 162, the bait was big enough for the greediest aud most idiotic gudgeon m RULES FOB MEAT DEALERS Dr. Leonard Pearson, of Philadel phia, head of the State live stock, sanitary hoard, lias started after the butchers and meat dealers aud has formulated a set of rules for their guidance. Meat sold to the public in Pennsylvania will have to be clean aud healthy. Sellers of diseased or un clean meat are to be severely punish ed if caught. Here are some of the re quirements of the new rules: Walls, partitions aud posts in shops aud slaughter houses are required to be smooth aud without projections or crevices. Trays and other receptacles used for meat or edible parts, wagons used for hauling meat and all knives, cleavers, meat grinders, sausage till ers and other tools and machinery must be cleaned after being used so that particles of meat will not be re tained iu the cracks or crevices. The employment of persons affected with tuberculosis or other contagious or in fectious diseases is prohibited iu any establishment where meats or meat products are prepared for food It is required that the clothing of employees that comes in contact with meat shall be of a material that is readily cleans ed and shall be kept clean. Employees who handle meats or other food pro ducts will be expected to keep their hands clean of any filthy or infectious matter. The use of a part of the slaughter house for a stable is prohib ited. The accumulation of stable re fuse or of bones, or other waste parts of animals in or adjoining the slaught er house or ice box is also forbidden. The feeding of hogs or other animals on the premises with the slaughter house refuse is not permitted. Where the practise is allowed it is impossi ble to maintain cleauliness and sanit ary conditions, audit is also a means of spreading disease. Slaughtering rooms are to be cleaned at the close of each day's work. Rooms used for this purpose and all rooms used for storing meat or manufacturing meat producjj are to be kept olean and are to be pro vided with sufficient light and venti lation. The storing of hides on the slaughter house floor is prohibited. The meat of any part of an animal in tended for consumption must not be permitted to fall on the floor or come in contact with any disease producing material. When meat is carried along public highways in wagons it must be covered with clean canvas or other suitable material to protect it from street dust and insects. When a dis eased animal has been killed and dress ed it is required that the butcher shall, before dressing another animal, clean aud disinfect his arms and hands aud tools, so that the succeeding car cass will not be contaminated with the diseased material. The floor on which a diseased animal has been killed aud dressed must be cleaned aud disirfect ed. Editor to Wed. Invitations have been issued by Mr. aud Mrs. Henry S. Zimmerman, of Sliamokin, for the marriage of their daughter, Emma, to Mr. Malcolm Col lins Farrow, Jr., at Trinity Episcopal church, Sliamokin. on Wednesday, October twenty-third, at six o'clock. The groom is a son of County Treasur er M. C. Farrow, and is the manag ing editor of the Sliamokin Dispatch. Will Study Dramatic Art. Miss Jessie Marie Kimerer left Tues day for Philadelphia, where she will take up a course in dramatic art at the Neff Dramatic school. Miss Kim erer is one of Danville's most charm ing young ladies and her amateur ef forts have on numerous occasions de lighted audiences in this city. Her large circle of friends wish her great success in her chosen field of work. Anthony Culets, of New Castle,died ou Monday of lockjaw resulting from tramping on a rusty nail a week be fore. , that ever »wallowed a hook Their confidence in human nature wa* not misplaced. They had been fortunate enough to gel the addrr«*'S of the right sort of person*; they had got the name* of |ieople who eII pec ted to pick Dp llfli worth ol rai I road stock with a bill The money began pouring In, but the Imlance of trade man too completely in our favor, t'anailiati money came here, but no -hare* of stock returned to Canada. People who had |iarted from their money with proverbial ease and had not auiiexeil any securities appealed to the Post Office authorities for re dress, or at least for vengeance, aud as the ingenuous yontlis had not cov ered their tracks very thoroughly one nf them was easily captured, and he promptly "squealed." Hut the next man who drops into | the pool a hook baited with a piece of paper ou which is conspicuously in scribed, "dollars sold for a nickel," , will catch gudgeons just as easily as though this scheme aud hundreds of others had not been exposed. PROGRAM FOR CJS. UNION The following is the program of the twentieth annual convention of the Columbia and Montour Christian En deavor union to be held at Espy, Oct ober 17th and 18th : OCTOBER 17, EVENING. Lutheran Church. 7:00 —Meeting of the bi-couaty ex ecutive committee ; service of soug, leader, Rev. E. B. Bailey, Blooms burg; devotional exercises, Rev. H. O. Reynolds, Espy ; announcements; address, Mr. T. Grant Shields, Phila delphia, State junior supt. ; offering; music; benediction ; social hour. OCTOBER 18. Lutheran Church. 7 to 7 :45 a. m., sunrise prayer meet ing, Mrs. W. H. Bronoke.Bloomsburg. i it:00 Service of song; praise meet- Sing; conference of junior workers, Grant Shields, presiding; prayer for the childreu and superintendents ; our departments, live minute reports by superintendents, and discussion by convention : junior, Mrs. R. E. Born | boy, Berwick; evangelistic, Rev. J. l E. Guy, Danville; missionary, Rev. H. E, Harmau, West Borwick ; good citizenship, Prof. A. U. Lesher, Ber wick; correspondence Miss Sarah Hincklev, Danville ; reports of officers aud delegates; business; Mispah. AFTERNOON. Evangelical CJhurch. 2 :00—Service of song , promise meet ; ing, Miss Eunice Spear, Cabin Run, i theme, "Giving to God;" address, j "Giving Time," "The Morning Watch," Rev. C. R. Botsford, Ber wick; address, "Giving Money," j"The Tenth Legion," Rev. E. B. Bailey, Bloomsburg ; open parliament, | "In What Does Your Society Fall Short?" Leader,W. W. Evans,Blooms burg, difficulties stated and answered by delegates; reports of nominating and auditing committees; electiou; | benediction. EVENING. Evangelical Church. 7 :80—Service of song ; devotional ex ercises, Rev. J. O. Biggs, Espy; ad dress, »"The Wonderful Book," Rev. W. H. Fouke, Harrisburg; offering; I report of committee on resolutions; | music ; installation service ; cousecra ! tiou service, Rev. J. K. Adams, Ber wick ; response given at roll call of | societies; Mispah. Not the Same Bill. After much persuasion Sir John Art ley allowed himself to be put forward i some years ngo as a Conservative can didate for parliament from Llncolrv shire. lie confessed he knew little about politics, but entered into the campaign as rare sport. One day he addressed a raeetlug of electors at n village iu the isle of Axholme, ant when he had finished somebody chal lenged his hearers to fire questions at liini: Presently there came the query, i "What do you think of Sir Wilfrid Lawson's liquor bill?"' For a momen* Sir John was nonplused, but only for a moment. Pulling himself together, he replied, "1 cannot answer for Sit Wilfrid Lawson's liquor bill, but I do know that last year my own was a deuced sight too big!" The Holly. The holly in Germany is called Christdorn, or Christ's thorn, the leg end being that it was of this plant that the crown of thorns was made. In France the honor is assigned to the | hawthorn, which is there called the no ble thorn. In Spain the legend assign* the honor to the bramble. An old I Scotch legend makes the crown to con j elst of thistle blades, while In the folk lore of England the climbing rose Is j eaid to have been the plant selected by j the persecutors. Enthuaiasm. Nothing else Is so contagious as en thusiasm. It is the real allegory of the lute of Orpheus. It moves stone. It charms brutes. Euthuslasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accom plishes no victory without It—Bulwer Lvtton. When Butte Was a Barren Desert Km the wwkt la«f «liilnf IM of Hntte, Muni., wa* * barren <le*ert. It wa* the drlett place on earth The water *upply WM nil right, lint owing to a ntrlk<* nil »!•«» new*paper* were Butte'* e*|»erienoe proved tli.it In till* itar anil age the local MWflpaprr !• n public neceaalty. Nobody knew v lint w»* happening Kalne rniiini* spread like had butter. Fake utorle* about cttlr.eil* circulated bv word of ittoulb until several duel* almost re nulfed. There wore no new»pa|>er* to tell the truth about tiling". Hu»incs* suffered worst of nil. Mer STATK MEETING OF ODD FELLOWS Tim State encampment of the In dependent Order of Odd Fellow* will be held in Lancaster next week, be ginning on Monday. Ou that day the session of the department council will be hold in O. A. K. hall, ou North Queen street. On Monday night the Patriarchs Militant degree will be con fered ou a number of candidates at Prince street hall, to be followed by a luncheon to the visitors. The same evening the ladies of Olga and Rose of Sharon Kebekah lodges will enter tain the visiting ladies in Odd Fel lows' hall, on the fourth floor of the Kepler building. On Tuesday morn ing, October 15th, competitive drills will be held on Williamson Field for the Stokes uiedal, now held by Can ton York, No. 14, and for the Cogs well medal, now iu possession of Can ton No. 24, of Altoona. These drills are open to the public. On Tuesday afternoon the granil parade of the can tons of the State will lie held, and iu the evening the grand decoration of Chivalry will be conferred on four candidates, and the decoration of Chivalry ou thirteen gentlemen and twelve ladies. Major Perry A. Shan or, of Allegheuy, will deliver an ad dress, and the famous ladies' drill corps, of York, will give an exhibi tion. The evening events will take place iu the auditorium at Rocky Springs, to which the public will be admitted free by card only. Cards of admission can be procured from mem bers of the committee. ATTHIRTY FIVB MILKS AN HOUR Persons who happened to be on Mill street at about half past seven o'clock yesterday morning beheld a spectacle that proved a positive thriller. Three men in a hilarious state of intoxica tion in an automobile that they were incapable of handling dashed down Mill street at the rate of over thirty miles an hour. The street was well tilled with vehicles and as the mach ine went zigzagging along every body expected that a terrible collision would occur. Blind luck, however, carried the fellows through. The automobile which entered town by way of the bridgG stopped at the corner of Mill and Market streets; at least, it was from this point thatthfey started on their mad dash down Mill street. Their drunken and irresponsi ble condition attracted everybody. As soon as they started they seemed to give the machine all the speel it was capable of and, figuratively, it was flying as it whizzed by the post office aud on down street. The men were unable to steer the machine straight and every one ex pected that there would be loss of life before they got.out of town. Near the Baltimore Fruit company's store a wagon was backed up to the curb, while directly opposite stood one of the big brewery wagons. To clear the narrow space between seemed to be a feat that would require a sober man and a rate of speed well within the limit. By this time it is believed the mach ine was making thirty-tive miles an hour and as it approached the two teams people felt sure that there would be a tnixup with deplorable results and many turned their faces aside. The auto approached awkwardly enough, but to the amazemont of all it cleared the wagons with the margin of only a haudsbreadth. At the same rate of speed it "skid ded" around the corner at the First Natioual bank and disappeared up Bloom street. Fortunately for the drunken auto mobilists neither of the policemen was ou the street at that moment. The identity of the men has not been discovered as the number was missing from the car. While several small children were playing in the yard of Mrs. E. E. \Vrightßon, of Big Mount, Yorks coun ty, on Monday, while'she was engaged in washing, her 4-year-old sou Earl fell into a tub of boiling water aud was scalded to death. The Kehley Run mines, near Shen andoah, which had been idle for seven weeks,owing to large cave-ins, resum ed operations on Monday morning, af ter being thoroughly'repaired, giving employment to hundreds of men and boys. rlmittc tried handbills, which didn't Oil till* bill. They worked tlir blll > hoard nnttlnii, buf mil* bored Dm public. for onoe in the hlitrry of flic world if waa demonstrated beyond v«»n tnre that a town without a lire newa . paper in a dead one. Store* could not ilo buainet<« without prn|»erly advert ia . ing their win<a. and they conl<l not advertise properly without new*pa|»r r KtWOO. Hutte merchant* are now adverlla iug to make up for lout time. Busi ness uipu who didn't think much of I advertising before have learned it* - value ami are using neWKpa|ier space. ORDINANCE ONLY HALTENFORCLD Notwithstanding that there may be another outbreak of hydrophobia at any day,from all ap]>earauces it would seem that no attempt is being made to keep the dogs muzzled. There is evidently a grave neglect somew here ami a great deal of critcism is heard. As a matter of fact the ord inance in the half-hearted way in j which it is being enforced affords the people of town little or no protection. Anywhere, at. auytime, a person in walking half a dozen squares is apt to encounter a dog while, what is nearly as bad, a large propor tion of the dogs that are supposed to be restrained wear muzzles that are practically no muzzles at all. The muz/.les are too large or ill fitting and the dogs cau carry bones or even in dulge in a fight. Those persons who live up to the ordinance and have re strained their dogs in an effectual way naturally become indignant when they see how others, through favoritism or neglect, are permitted to evade tho ordinance. If there ever was a time when the quarantine should be rigid it is at present. As is demonstrated by the de velopment of rabies in Mr. Bond's horse, which was bitten here ou Sept ember sth, the limit has been reached when real danger occurs. The same dog,sinpe ascertained to ho mad, which bit the horse bit a large number of other dogs, and it is rather more than suspected that only a small proportion of these have been killed. The danger to which the community is exposed is, therefore, quite apparent. What Is a Surveyor? If you mention "surveying" to the average layman the word calls up In i his mind either a confused vision of i a man with a little telescope on a ; tripod looking at something another , I man Is holding, or two men dragging | n chain along the ground. But what Is a surveyor? • The truth Is there are many kinds of surveying, nnd conse quently the word "surveyor" can be, and Is. applied to a wide range of per sons. For instance, the engineer with i his transit, the miner with his level, i the city surveyor with a theodolite, and the mariner with his sextant, are all surveying. And the map maker with his plane table and alidade, Is a surveyor, too; the most picturesque of the lot.—Wide World Magazine. Where to Find It. Two sons of Erin shared the same bed as well ns the snme bottle of whisky. Pat waited till ho found Mike slept, when he quietly arose nnd emptied the bottle. Soon after Mike, waking, stole out of bed and, groping about In the dark, was asked by his j companion: "Phwat are yez lookln' fer, Mike?" : "Oh, nothlu'l" says Mike. "Well, Mike," says Pat, "ye'll folnd It over there in the corner In the bot tle."—London Answers. A Square Deal t la Msurod you when you buy Dr. Pleroe'i | family medicines—for all the Ingredi j ents entering into them are printed on the bottle-wrappers and their formulas are attested under oath as being complete and correct. You know just what you are paying for and that the ingredients are gathered from Nature's laboratory, being selected from tho most valuable native medicinal roots found growing In our A merlcan foresCT&mLjvhlle potent to curt are perfmi* harml«(4a>VHn to the most delicate Not a rtroti fTiict.ing ana nresorvinilctlL" ui.dirii 7 pri 'n l refined glycerine. Ite agent possesses Intrinsic mcuicnrai properties of Its own. being a most valuablo antiseptic and anti ferment, nutritive and soothing demul cent. Glycerine plays an Important part In Br. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in tho euro of indigestion, dyspepsia and 1 weak stomach, attended by sour risings, heart-burn, foul breath, coated tongue, poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom ach, biliousness and kindred derange ments of the stomach, liver and bowels. Besides curing all tho above distressing ailments, the"Uolden Medical Biscovery " Is a specific for all diseases of the mucous membranes, as catarrh, whether of the nasal passages or of the stom*ch, bowels or pelvic organs. Even in its ulcerative stages it will yield to this sovereign rem edy if Its use be persevered in. In Chronic Catarrh of the Nasal passages, it is well, while taking the "Golden Medical Dis covery " for tho necessary constitutional treatment, to cleanse the passages freely two or threo times a day with L)r. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course of treatment generally cures tlie worst cases. I In cough* and hoarseneas caused by bron chial. throat and lung affections, except con sumption In its advanced Stages. th« "Golden Medical Discovery" ts a most OTHclent rem cay* especially In those obstinate, hang-on coughs caused by irritation and congestion of the bronchial mucous membranes. The " Dls H eovery " is not so good for acute coughs aris ing from sudden colds, nor must it be ex pected to cure consumption in Its adranced stages—no medicine will do that—but for all •he obstinate, chronic coughs, which, if neg ected. or badly treated, lead up to consump ton M Is the bo*t medicine that ran betak.'n THE SHIP'S BELL I I* fteunri.ri at Halt Hour Interval* Day and Night. The ship's liell I* thr mnrlner'a rliwk The mimical dny tweins ntid end* at noott, w lien right twil* h struck The twil la smirk half limtrly. day ntid night. one att»ifce being added for each half hour until eight la rendu*!, « hen the mimt l«-glti* at one bell. In the t'ntted fltntea navj tlie ahlp'a liell hung* liaitfllly under the fore cnatle, or Ju*' forwnrd of the fnre tnnat. The eaptnln'a orderly keepa the time nml reports to the officer of the dock the hour In tenna of "lielta." The olllcer of the deck then Idda the messenger of the watch atrtke the liell There la somen lint more formal ity nt right Ivllk than nt other times, for then the hour I* mhiHim! to the cnptnln and the brll struck until he hns aald, "Make It no." Hero la the routine on taiard n tunn-of war nt H n'r|«.rk In the morning: The orderly flrat s»ya to the officer of the dock, "Eight liells. Kir." The ofllcer of the deck replies. "llefMirt to the cnptaln right l>ells nml chronometers wound." The orderly then room to the cnptnln nnd snys, "Eight liells nml the cliro noinetera wound, air." The cnptnln re plies, "Very well: make It so." The orderly (roes to the ofllcer of the deck nnd snys, "Make It so, sir." The offi cer of the deck snys to the messenger of the watch, "Strike eight bells," nnd If everyNwly hns I pern prompt tho messenger strikes eight hells nt exact* ly 8 n. tn. EUROPEAN BEACHES. Their Methods and Bathing Suit* Very Different From Ours. In Europe there Is no lounging on the beach In hntblng suits. On this point the foreigner Is npt to criticise the American wotnnn and to point out thnt when the women In Europe put on bntMng suits it 1s for the purpose of bathing nnd not of sitting on the bench, high and dry, out of the reach of even the largest wnve. There nro ninny reasons for this. One Is the con sideration that prevents me from mak ing any Illustrations of thetn. They generally are not fit for sight or pub lication. It would take n very small wave Indeed to thoroughly drench tho most elaborate of the costumes com monly worn by the ladles throughout Europe when they go bathing. Of course the conditions are different In Europe madatne does not have to cross the beach In her scanty attire. When she enters her bathhouse she is In full street regalia, and as the house i Is then wheeled out Into the water, when she emerges for her dip she Is j visible only for the brief time it takes to plunge Into the water, and she en joys her swim without the encum brance of skirts. When her bathhouse | Is wheeled back and she appears on : the bench she Is again In street cos ; tnme. Then, too, then' are many beaches on the continent, such ns the Damenstranil in Nordeney, where gen tlemen are excluded until a certain hour of the day. -Charles F. Peters in Bohemian Magazine. MOONLIGHT IN MUSIC. Story of How Beethov' 1 Created His Wonderful Si rata. Beethoven's famous composition, the | "Moonlight Sonata," is said to have ! been composed under the following clr ! cumstances: One evening as Beethoven and a friend were hurrying through the Htreets of Bonn they heard the famil iar notes of the "Sonata In F." Some thing in the musician's touch attracted the attention of Beethoven, and he stopped and listened. Suddenly the mnsic stopped, and tho despairing words of the musician came to them through the open window, "Oh. if I could but hear some really good mu [ slclan play this wonderful piece!" and ; the words ended in a sob. j "Let us go In." said Beethoven. They entered and found the player a young | girl, poor nnd blind. Beethoven sat down at the old harpsichord and play ed as he had never played before. His listeners were spellbound. "Tell us," i they Itegged, "who are you?" For nu ' swer lie played the opening burs In the ! "Sonata In F." "It Is Beethoven!" they exclaimed in awe and admiration. Suddenly the candle flickered and went out. Beethoven censed playing nnd bowed Ills head U[k>ii his hand. His friend threw o|ien the shutters. A flood of beautiful moonlight entered the room. Its transfiguring light touch ed up the poor old Instrument und rest ed upon the noble figure bowed before It. The profound silence was broken ut last by the musician, who said: "Lis ten. I will Improvise a sonata to the moonlight." Then was created this won derful sonata, beginning in a sad, ten der movement, the embodiment in sound of the gentle moonlight transfig uring and glorifying the dark earth. Suddenly the music ceased, and with a brief farewell Beethoven hurried home to put upon paper this famous composition. Antiquity of Tennis. Among all the popular games of to day none perhaps Is of greater an tiquity than tennis, for it is said to have originated In the linll gnmes of the nneieu' Greeks and Itouians. In the first place the ball was struck by the hand, later on heavy gloves were wore or cords strapped round the palm, and the racket was contrived during the fifteenth century In France, where the gnme was very popular, and thence Introduced Into England. -London Cap tain. Indian Hemp and Catalepsy. A single grain of the resin of Indian hemp will produce catalepsy in a man. A few hours are required for the ef fects to reach a climax, when his limbs may be placed In almost any position without difficulty, nnd when once placed they remain In the given position Indefinitely, although the nat ural Influence of gravity would cause them to fall. During the catalepsy the i body Is usually insensible to all Im pressions.—Exchange. Taken In On* Way. He—So you persist In breaking off the engagement? She—Most decided ly. What do you take me for? He — Oh, about forty. Better think It over. It may be your last chance.—Haroer's BIRD FLIOHT. I»mi Curtou* Facta Ahout thi Sit* of Wiitji and In the attempt In dlacnvet aotne linl teritnl law nf ' '"I ft' 'it ie»iii<ta hare tUacloscd cot tin n ii iiiilwi 112 iqir ilea n tnuM pimxilnii | nnd"*, perhaps the moat mfrteflmi* of the enlfmiaa that the subject i ti |a that In • numlier nf bird- nml ln> 'a the al*e nf the wing* diM-i i in pi -.■ portion to the Increase In -Ise nf the l»*|) of the flying creature The Australian crane, for Instance, weighs ov<-r ftnti tltnea tn-iro than the sparrow. but In prnpor Hon haa onlj nw-wwnlli the wing nrea of the anialler bird Thla curloua fact la equally striking If rr compare blrda with Insect*. If the glint were Increaaed In aire until It waa as birge aa the Anatrallnn crane and If the wtnga of the Insect were enlarged to maintain the pro|Mirtlon they now liear to Its laaly they would lie aliout ISO times larger thnn the crane'*. It requires A <K2 square feet of wing area per pound to float the hank swal low, but to sustain the tawny vulture, a monstrous bird In comparison, re quires only .OS of a square foot of wing surface per pound of liody. The albatross, weighing eighteen pounds, hns a spread of wing of eleven feet six Inches, while the trumpeter swan, weighing twenty-eight pounds, hns a spread of wing of only eight feet. Tbo stork weighs eight times more than the pigeon, but In proportion has only half as much wing surface. -Every body's Magazine. PALFREY FOR DINNER. It Was Not Horseflesh, However, That Dr. Johnson Ate. Dr. Johnson In his journal mentions the Interesting fnct that he hail on a certain day bad "palfrey for dinner." Now, these three words have caused not a little trouble to the critics, nnd for this reason, that they know not what palfrey really Is. It has been suggested that palfrey Is a clerical er ror made by the doctor himself for pastry, but the doctor wrote so legibly and there is so much difference be tween the words palfrey and pastry that this position is not at all tenable. Palfrey Is defined in Johnson's cele brated dictionary as "a small horse fit for ladles," nnd some have thought that the doctor (whose feats as a trencherman were notorious) may have broken a record on the day In question anil disposed of a small horse. All these and other conjectures nro wrong, nnd we will proceed to give the correct explanation. The word palfrey (sometimes pam frey by the interchange of 1 nnd in) is still In use among the rustics of Scot land nnd the north of Ireland nnd menus young cabbages when they first come to table in the spring. Such cab bages have not begun to "close" or be come solid In the center. They are generally spoken of as "early pamfrey" anil are considered a luxury. Dr. John son probably picked up the word from his friend Boswell or from some other Scotch acquaintance. London Notes and Queries. OUR COIN MOTTO. •In God We Trust" Suggested by a Marylenri Farmer. To an honest. Coil fearing farmer of ►he state of Maryland Is due the mot to. "In Cod we trust," which appears on the coinage of the I'nited States. In ISGI, when Salmon I*. Chase was secretary of the treasury, he wrote to liitn that as we claimed to be a Chris tian people we should make some suita ble recognition of th::t fact on our coinage. The letter was referred to James« Pollock, director of the miut, who dis cussed the matter in his report for ISO 2. Congress was apathetic, and Chase mentioned it to the lawmakers again in 18C3: "The motto suggested, 'ln God our trust,' is taken from our national hymn, 'The Star Spangled llauner.' The sentiment is familiar to every citi zen of our country. It has thrilled millions of American freemen. The time is propitious; 'tis an hour of na tional peril and danger, an hour when man's strength is ' -kness. when our strength and sab on must be of God." As a result a 112 cent bronze piece was authorized b; congress to lie coin ed the following year, April 22, 1804, and upon this was first stamped the motto. "In God we trust." By an net of March 3, ISO.", it was extended to other coins.—Minneapolis Journal. WANTED SOME FLOWERS. The Woman's Order Startled the High Priced Florist. A woman went into a fashionable New York florist's store one day to buy some flowers for a sweet girl gradu ate. "I want to get some flowers for a young lady who is to graduate tomor row," she said. "What have you?" "How would some American Beau ties do?'. florist. "What .<re they worth?" "The best are $7 a dozen." The woman thought a moment. "Have you none cheaper?" she asked. "Yes," said the florist, "we have some with short stems for $3 nnd $4." She looked at the carnations. "How much are these?" she asked. "We have them for 50 cents a dozen and 75 cents a dozen." "Would carnations do for a graduat ing present?" * "Yes, indeed." "Will you tie them up with ribbon?" "Yes." "Will you mix the colors?" "Yes." "Well," said the woman after a mo ment's hesitation, "you may give me a red one and a white one." The florist gasped. "Shall 1 put them in separate boxes?" he asked. A Wrong Steer. A mathematical professor had been Invited by n city friend to visit hlni at his residence in a certain square and had promised to do so. Meeting him some time afterward, the friend in quired of the professor why be did not come to see him. "I did come," said the mathemati cian, "but there was some mistake. You told me that you lived in a square, and I found myself In a parallelogram, so I went away again." BRILLIANT OSTENDE Belgium Ha* Ih* Wnrlrf't Mm) T»- mout Bathing B*aefc. 1 wiHillrtla «if Hi. fM'tifilv tfn In 0»- MhliS I'll' llfliflßti tiem4(, fn irntilil#, bill flu* remaining Vilrd I* an In ret* Hint the liciich, In Kpllf nf 'j.limit.l al*e, |« rociTwl wllli the |»«lable bath- Iwim*. tlie mu«lir<Mim iiihl <T>ilin alw|wd clintr* Kven at night the chair* will tw> llirrr, f»r with the light* from the building* ninl lli>. Ilghth<>ii«e II la n| tnnal turned into 4k} Thla llghthoua« Is quite a curiosity It dnti»a hack to 1771, aml now In Ita rebuilt and mn4 milled atate it threw* • gleam ov#f thf country f»r forty five tulle* round We are fond of referring tn llmini way, New York city. aa Hti especially cosmopolitan «tr*-«-t; hot. If you will l«*rmlt tin- ••xpnuaion. It I* not In any way "In It" with the |»fotn« nade at f)s tend a. All mnntrtin nn> represented, and every day beat »»ii n aiinny afternoon In the aeasoti thi' iMiulcinrda nf Part* arc not more brilliant than thla far famed avenue ITere the German officer In not In uni form, hut In the full glory of hla si>ot <«>••* white flannels, hla many colored wide silk belt and hla Iniltotlon pan ania hat. And as he passes a group of attractive ladies hla waxed mustache will prow stlSTer in Its upward twlrla, and Ills walking stick will cut the air even more jauntily than before. If his monocle lie especially cleverly han dled and bis face show an unusual numlier of the much coveted saber scars, he may lie rewarded with o mur mured "Reltzender Kerl." The tall, black bearded Russian will walk somberly along and show* no emo tion or Interest in anything, but you may be sure that very little will escape bis notice, and at the casino when the play Is high you will always find him In close attendance. Charles F. Peter* In Bohemian Magazine. Queer Smokes. "Tobacco," saiil a tobacconist, "Is one of many herbs Hint are n.ioked. In the orient, for Instance, bhang or canna bis, a drug that gives one the desire to caress people's feet, goes into loads of pipes. Some savages smolio the leaves of the wild potato and tlie wild torr.nto. These bitter leaves are narcotic. They throw you Into a pleasant stupor. Pur sued In, though, they bring Insanity. Some of the Swiss guides smoke 'mountain tobacco,' a weed that grows only at great heights. This stuff pro duces an intoxication akin to alcohol's. Our Indians, when hard up, smoke hol ly nnd sumac leaves and the silvery leaves of 'lndian tobacco,' which every boy lias chewed."--New Orleans Times- Democrat An Author's Journal. Sold one poem. (Molly has just come Into say tha coal's out.) The Monthly Review paid me s.l for two sonnets. Mane sr.ys the gas bill Is SO.) Have just written an article on "How To Live on One Dollar a Day." (Molly says she has got to have f'J every day this week.!— Atlanta Con stitution. Marching lieesc. Norfolk geese were driven up to Lon don in thousands without losing con dition. It paid better before the days of railways to let the geese transport themselves. The largest drove men tioned was one of 0,000, which went from Suffolk, through Chelmsford and onto London. They took their journey easily, marching ten miles a day. The ordinary day's march of the German army Is thirteen miles, only three miles better than the geese. When Lord Ox ford bet the Marquis of Queensberry that a drove of Suffolk geese would beat an equal number of turkeys in a ' walk to London the geese won by for ty-eight hours.—Oornish's "Animal Arti sans. " The Exception. "Durn you and your old grocery!" shouted a man who backed up against the frej-'i paint. "Didn't yon see that sign, "Fresh Paint?'" -l:ed the grocer. "Of cv.T.v I did, but I've seen so many s : -.\. hung out here announcing somethi fresh that wasn't that I didn't 1 dleve it."-lndi: ills Jour nal. Love Me, Love My Dov, A curious incident. Involving u ,>oung and good looking Frenchwoman and her dog, occurred recently on a con tinental railway. For several hours the young woman bestowed more at tention and tender care upon the pret ty little creature than the majority of women do upon their firstborn, ami at every station it was taken out for exercise, and between stations it was fed with dainty nibbles taken from its special basket, which also con talned extra wraps, fresh shoes and a gay collar with a huge bow. What attracted most attention was, how ever, the purchasing of a bottle of mineral water, the taking out of a tiny folding traveling cup. Into which some of the water was poured, and the lapping of It up by the net.—Les lie's Weekly. in in! A. Flolin bio TIN SHOP Tor all kind of Tin r?ooflnfl. Spoutlne and Ceneral Job Work. Stoves, Heaters. Ran«ss, Furnaces, etc. PRICES TAB LOU EST! QIIiLITV THE BEST! JOHN HIXSOIN NO- 1U 112. FRONT BT.
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