Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Dec 24, IVOB. AN OCEAN MUSEUM. World's Headquarters For Everything Pertaining to Deep Sea Science. Work is being rushed on the Oceano graphical museum being erected at Monte Carlo that the building may be ready for the inauguration, which is to iake place next April. This museum will be the world's headquarters for everything that appertains to the sci ence of the deep seas. The idea of founding such a museum came from the I'rince of Monaco, who is also re sponsible for the magnificent work that Is now being completed. Appropriately enough, the founda tions are laid almost sea, from which the southern faeffie towers up 275 feet, the northern facade being two stories above the level of the top of the rock of Monaco. The building thus covers the whole face of the cliff rising from the sea and as seen from passing boats Is most imposing. The northern facade is handsomely decorated, hav ing sixteen fluted columns, two im mense symbolical groups and a series of coats of arms. These columns, which with their base and capital measure 12.70 meters, are cut out of one solid piece of rock, and each weighs about twenty-five tons. The groups are each 3.55 meters in height and have beon sculptured out of one block. So are also the columns which decorate the principal hall. The principal entrance to the build ing will he from the heights of the rock of Monaco. From the entrance hall there is a double grand staircase In the same stone as the building, but polished and embellished with sculp tures. Facing the entrance is the salon d'honneur, on the right a con ference hall and on the I<»* a large exhibition hall. On the first tloor is another large reception room, which will probably serve for meetings, and two exhibition halls. From this floor the staircase leads onto the roof, which forms a large terrace 1,500 meters square, commanding a superb view of the coast. The lower floor is almost entirely given over to the aquarium, with Its large tanks witli constantly flowing sea water controlled by machinery in stalled in the basement of the building. There Is also a large room which will be reserved for the dissection of fishes and for the mounting of skeletons and forms of fishes and submarine plants. in the principal hall immediately fac ing the entrance will be placed the marble statue of the Prince of Monaco which was exhibited at the last salon in Fariri Notice. Ttiat on and after this date the sev eral Courts of Montour Comity will be held as follows: The Second Monday in January, in each and every year. The Second Monday iu March, ill each and every year. The First Monday iu Juue, in each aud every jear. The Third Monday iu October, in each and eveiy year. The Third Monday iu December, 1908, the present term time for tl e Fourth Term of Court, to be a return day for all writs issued and made re turnable thereto ; said T lird Monday nut to he a return 'lav after this year. CHARLES C. EVANS, P ,T. | Attest, THOS. G. VINCENT, Clerk, j December 7th, 1908. Notice, —Notice is lit-ieby given that the fol lowing Counts have been filed in lie Protliouotary's Office in and for the County of Montour and that the same will be presented to the Court of said County for confirmation Ni, Si. on Monday, the 11th day of January A. D. 1909, at the meeting of the Conit iu the afternoon. Accouut- of Fidelity Trust Company Substituted Trustee under the Will of Charles O. Baldy, deceased. First and Fiuni Aoount of P F Brennan,Guardian of El zab o »b M«rt ley,a person of weak mind and unable to take care of her property. THOS. G. VINCENT, Protliouotary. Protliouotary's Office, Danville, Pa. Dec. loth, A. D. 19C8. DI7, 24, 31, 37. ;> KtJISTK.K'S SOTK'KS. To V 1.1. I'II Kill TO Its, I.KIiATKKS ANDOTIIKII pkrson'S i v rK it kstki>— Notice is hereby given that the following (Mined persons (lid on I In flate afllxed tot heir naine>, lite ' lie accounts of their administration to the estate of those persons,deceased,and Guardian A whose names are hereinafter mentioned le the office of the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of betters of Admlnis'r.'t tion, in and for the County of Montour, and tliat the same will foe presented tot he orphan's Court of said county, for confirmation and allowance, on Monday, (lie lllli ility ol" .lau'y \. l>.. nam, at the in -ming o the Court in the afternoon. 1908. Deo. 7.—First and Final account of Anna M Kaufman. Execu trix of Margaret Kraiinn late of fjitue-toneville, M ir tour County, deceased. Dec. 9—Kirst, Account of E namnl Sillier and Dennis B"u'i Ex'eutors of Itch- ch B Ho - ler lat« of the B Tough "I Dtuville, M mtoi.r County deceased. Dec. 13. First ami I - nil Account • t Jonathan s'"'-' Admin i«frator if M »rs K K '• ■ s I<'» of the 1! i.'nugh of I) i - vi lit. Montour Count t. ceased Dec 12 —First and Finn' A count n William II ,T-»m s Adm n istia or of Oithariii" !.■ lat« of the B irongh of I) • ville, Montour County, d-- ceased. Deo. 12 —First and K n»l Account <•' John F Kroin A m iii*»>ii. tor of Dti ih \V Ki'umi, UN 0' C op«r Township M tonr Connte »sed WVf. L. HID LEU. Kegistpi, Register's Oili-e, Dsn*'!!" Pa , D c 19th 1908. NO CRASH WITH EARTH. Fear of New Moorhouse Comet Ri diculous, Says Dr. Brashear. 11r. John A. Brashear, the Pittsburg astronomer, denied emphatically the other night that the inhabitants of the earth need fear any danger from a collision with the comet recently dis covered by Moorhouse at the Yerkes observatory. "The spectroscopic study of this comet," said Br. Brashear, "Indicates that not only is it composed of hydro gen gas, but also of cyanogen, a very poisonous gas. A sensational article recently printed in Now York tells us that had this comet struck the earth not a living being would have been left upon it. But my own observa tions, with those of others, indicate that if (lie comet had struck the earth so thin is its gas that there would not have been enough for one single atom of it for each block of our city. "There would have been absolutely 110 danger to the inhabitants of the earth. The fact of the matter is that when the head, or nucleus, of the comet was 100.000 miles in diameter I could see a lift'i magnitude star through it without any apparent dimi nution of light." LAUDS DORANDO AND HAYES. Croker Says No Horse Could Have Run Marathon Race as They Did. Richard Croker. former chief of Tammany llall, was more interested the other day in Dorando and Hayes, the longdistance runners, than in poli tics or finance. After returning from Calvary cemetery, in New York, where, in company with his son, lie visited the grave of Frank Croker, the son who was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Croker went to the Democratic club. In commenting on the recent Marathon race in Madison Square Garden he said: "Those boys furnished the greatest exhibition of running that I have ever witnessed. While 1 would like to have seen Hayes win, I think that Dorando ran the better race and won fairly. Dorando was in better condition. When you come to think of it. that record was a marvelous one. No horse that I know of could run twenty-six miles at an average rate of a mile in six minutes for the entire distance. It would kill him. But those boys did It without great distress." Couldn't Remember His Star. As illustrative of the fits of abstrac tion to which some men are subject in an extraordinary degree, Sir Henry Irving was fond of relating a story of his former manager, Charles Dillon. Some years after"The Bells" had made Irving famous he chanced to meet Dillon anil was outspoken in his delight. Dillon looked him over, finally re marking that he had no recollection of him. Irving reminded him of the tour they had made together and mention ed his name. Dillon thought for awhile, and. recognition appearing to dawn upon him, he extended his hand "Irving? Oh, yes. I remember the name," he declared reminfscently. "And what are you doing now, Ir ving?"—Chicago Uecord-Hcrald. A Poet's Breakfast. George Meredith and Itossetti were to take up house together, but it oc curred to the former togo and see what the house was like first. He ar , rived at noon. Rossetti was not up. But on the table was his breakfast— i six eggs on as many slices of bacon. The repast had been waiting some time. The eggs were draining out their j lifeblood on the coagulating bacon. Rossetti came in in a dressing gown ' otherwise just as he had got out ol bed. He sat down and "devoured the plat like an ogre." Meredith sent him a check for the quarter's rent next day, but he and the poet never kept house together. A Washington Joke. Secretary Straus contributed this Joke at the cabinet meeting in the White Ilou.-e the other day: "I have discovered that the reason the fathers of this republic fixed March 4 as inaugural day was because they meant that on that day many of ficeholders should get orders to march forth into retirement." PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BUU r-r'N THE STEEL COACH—A TRAVEL SAFEGUARD. The Pennsylvania Railroad now lins in operation on its lines east of Pittsburgh over two hundred passenger coaches, dining cars, baggage ears, and mail cars of the new all-steel type. The solid steel framework of these ears, designed to resist shock and minimize the dangers of collison, is further strenghen ed by the steel sheathing enclosing the body of the car. In fact, everything about the coach is steel, save the window frames, the cushions of the seats and the flooring. Such little woolwork as enters into the make-up of the coach, the plush with which the car sea s are covered and the hair with which they are stuffed is treated to a fireproofing process, whilst the floors are cement, thus rendering the coach at once practically indestructible and thoroughly fireproof. It is built like a tbctleship. Th new each is longer than the standard car generally in use on the railroads of this country, and has a comfortable seatii g capacitv of sixty to ninety people according to the style of the coach. The unusual weight of the coaches give to them a solidity that "it alls increase s the comfort of the passenger. The seats arc adjusted to a more convenient space and angl the coaches are all lighted with electricity and amply ven'dated in winter as .veil as summer by new and thoroughly tested methods. The interior finish of the coach is plain though pleasing to tin eve. The absence of ornamentation enhances the idea of si -i r'h and at th smi • time assures absolute cleanliness and tl o 'h sanitatio i. 1 cars are n« •• n use on the principal trains between X "or!:, Philadtlvbia, Washington, and on the Main I,ine b < Philadeln rid Pittsburgh. The number of cars is r'tly bein ased as the finished product comes fv< shops. iVnnsvb '-'ailroad's equipment is recognized as ' ird of MARATHON'S ITALIAN VICTOR. Dorando Pietri Tells How He Won the New York Race. That Dorando Pielri did far from what he is capable of in the Marathon race at Madison Square Garden, New York. Thanksgiving eve was Ids opin ion us given In an Interview to a New York World reporter the other night. "Why, do you know," said Dorando, "while training I always run the mile in less than six minutes, but In ray race with Hayes the majority of the miles required more than six minutes. "What do I think of Hayes? 1 think a great deal more of him than I did In Dondon, for 2:56:18 2-5, which was Hayes' time in England, is very slow for the Marathon. "My policy was to keep ahead of Hayes all the time, and I had little trouble In doing so. At the beginning of the race I was a little nervous, as I always am, but I soon got over that, and after the fifteenth mile I knew that all 1 had to do was to keep cool. I did not plan to run away from Hayes until the last mile, and when the time came for the spurt I had plenty of speed left and could have gone faster If I had needed to. I didn't have much practice for the race. I rati only eleven times between the London and the New York race. "Was 1 tired after the race? Oh, no. I sat up and chatted with friends until 2 o'clock and then got up at 7 in the morning and took a four mile walk after breakfast. "I am ready to run Longboat or any body else. I shall stay in this country for two months, and I want to get as many races as possible. Incidentally I want to see as much of the country as possible. I like America very much, and I was very much impressed with the splendid demonstration In my hon or on the night of the race." In response to a question as to how he explained his collapse at London Dorando said: "I had no attendants during the last two miles, and my throat was parched, and my head was so hot that I thought It would burst. Hut I am quite sure that I could have finished without help. The officials who lifted me up were my undoing. How long have I been running? Five years, but two of them I spent In the army." Dorando Pietri is a fancy confec tioner by trade, and his home is at Carpi, in the province of Modena, southern Italy. Ills inseparable com panion is his brother, Alplano Pietri Dorando weighs at present about 130 pounds and Is about five feet eight Inches tall. He says that he is much over weight and exjiects to train down to 120 for his next race. More Worry. "It used to be my ambition," said the business man,"to accumulate a for tune and then retire," "Well." answered I he friend, "haven'i you realized it?" "No. I've got the money, but I don't dare retire. I've got to stay awake night and day to keep somebody from taVuig it away from me." A Safety Match. "Papa, what is a safety match?" Mr. Henpecked (looking carefully to see if his wife is within hearing)—A safety match, son. Is when a bald headed man marries an armless wo man!— Short Stories. Couldn't Lose. "Things seem to be coming your way of late." "Couldn't be any softer if I was the hero of a poker story."—Kansas City Journal. Steadiness of national character goes with firmness of foot Sold on the noil.— David Starr Jordan. Would Not Pay Charges. lie was an Impecunious nobleman with air castles in sunny France. Aft er much deliberation he sent the fol lowing note to the pretty heiress: Dear Miss—l love you, but do not know how to express mvself. How would you advise? COUNT DE BUST. And the heiress penned the follow ing: Dear Count—Express yourself any way you wish except C. O. D., as you are not worth the charges. —Chicago News. THE PLAYFUL PORPOISE. A Sportive Youngster That Had Pun With a Motor Boat. Writing of a motor boat trip on the Black sea, Henry C. Kowlund in Ap ple-ton's tells of the playfulness of the porpoise: "That evening was a lovely one, the air of a delightful temperature, very clear, and the sea like a mill pond. A big school of porpoises came over to play with the boat, and the water was so sparkliugiy clear and of such a glassy surface that we were able to follow all their movements even when they plunged to their fullest depth. They had not the slightest fear of the noise of the motor, but swam danger ously close to the propeller and fre quently rubbed themselves against the sides of the boat. "One sportive youngster kept getting across the stem. For almost an hour I lay on my face forward, with my head over the bow, watching him. lie was playful as a puppy and at last Invented a little game of his own. Ly ing across the stem, he would let the curve of the bow roll him over and over, presently disappearing to swiui back and repeat the performance. 1 have watched porpoises in many wa ters of the globe, but have never seen any as kittenish as these." A LONG DRINK. Ths Way a Fast Running Locomotive Scoops Up Water. Some of Ihe great transcontinental engines take on 8,000 gallons, or 24j barrels, of water to be turned into steam for the next run of two hours, or about sixty miles. But such a vast amount of water is a burden, and new supplies are desired oftener. It is a loss of time to stop and let such vast quantities come aboard through a pipe; hence some way of taking water while rushing at lull speed is desirable, it has been found. How? if you uuiUe a scoop of your hand and swing it swiftly, the hollow side forward, into water some of it will be likely to spurt up your sleeve. That is nature's hint. Follow it up. Find a j level place in the road and put down an iron trough fo lr inches deep, four teen inches wide and one-eighth of a mile long. The ruigine comes rushing along and, having passed the end. drops a scoop into this trough. There is a general splutter of water, but a tre mendous stream rushes up the sleeve of (he dropped hand and pours into the water tank. When it is full the lire man raises the scoop or it glides up the slope at the far end of the trough, and the engine is watered for the next ru n.—F.p wort h 11 erald. The Plays Mixed. During one of his tours in this coun try. when (he late Sir Henry Irving was playing "Twelfth Night.'' in few York, l»e revealed absentmindedness and greatly ..mused the members of his company and the audience. A> Malvolio he was expressing surprise at a remark of Kir Toby. "Do you know what you say?" h asked. To his surprise, a roar of laughter echoed through the house, and his stage associates were convulsed. lie repented the line, putting undue emphasis on the pronoun, and again the audience shouted with laughter. It was not until after the perform ance he learned that quite unconscious ly he had been parodying the well known words of"The Private Secre tary." UN only explanation was that it was done in a bit of forgetfulness while thinking of the other play. - Chicago I!ecord-nerald, A Ghost Story. Flours castle, home 'f the lUike ol Boxltir .lie, was (he scene of a curious psych i; a I mystery over a century ago. Sir Walter Scott relates the incident. John, third duke of Itoxburghe, who died in 1801. the celebrated book col lector. when arranging his library em ployed neither a secretary nor a libra rian, but a footman called Archie, who knew every book as a shepherd does each sheep of his flo .. There was a bell hung in the iluk. s room at Floors which was used on no occasion except to call Archie to his study. The duke died in St. James' square at a time when Archie was himself sinking un der a mortal complaint. On the day of the funeral the library bell sudden ly rang violently. The dying Archie sat up in bed and faltered, "Yes, my lord duke, yes, 1 will wait on your grace instantly." And with these words on his lips lie fell back In bed and died.—St. James' Gazette. The Broken Bottle Symbol. The breaking of a bottle over the bow of a vessel at launching seems to be taken by many people as having n convivial, a sort of here's-looking-at you significance, but nothing of the kind is meant; neither has It any asso ciation with Christian baptism, for the name of a man-of-war is given months before the launching. The real thing typified is sacrifice. Building a town or setting a ship afloat wns a sol emn matter away back in the dim past, and such an act was not to be under taken without devoting a life to pro pitiate the gods. Our refined and hu mane civilization no longer dares to offer up a prisoner or a slave on such occasions, and therefore a bottle Is broken to symbolize the taking of a man's life.—United Service Gazette. SEEDLESS APPLES. Effort Will Be Made to Propagate Them by Grafting. A seedless apple tree bearing a sweet apple that looks something like the Sheep Nose has been found on the farm of C. E. Bell at Eskridge, Ivan., says a Topeka dispatch. Samples of the apple were received by the State Horticultural society, and next spring au effort is to be made to propagate them by grafting the buds from this tree, the same as grafting Is done In other trees. It Is believed a variety of seedless apples will be developed. The tree on Mr. Bell's farm has been bearing three years. There Is no sign of a seed, but there Is a small core which apple men think can be entirely removed by care ful propagation. Few things are Impossible in uttu. selves. It Is not so much means as perseverance that Is wanting to bring them to a successful Issue.—Rochefnn- CIGAR WITH LONG SPRING. Barber and His Customer Enmeshed as Result of Practical Joke. Enmeshed In a hundred feet of wrig gling watch spring. Louis Callechio, a barber in Jamaica. N. Y„ struggled desperately for liberty the other day, as did a customer he had been shav ing. When finally they had released themselves the barber delivered an oration in Italian that would need much expurgation before it could be printed. Practical jokers had present ed to him a cigar In the recesses of which was enough steel spring to equip three or four Waterliury watch es. Louis likes a good cigar. All his cus tomers know that. It is not at all un usual for them to give cigars to him. Therefore he was not surprised when one of his customers offered to treat him to a smoke. "This is a good fat one. Louis," t la donor said. "Put it In the front of your face." "Sure," Louis said, and he Interrupt ed his work long enough to light it. The barber puffed away, beaming joy fully. Suddenly he leaped about three feet, with lire, ashes, smoke and frag ments of tobacco leaf forming a halo about Ills head. The man in the chair also sat up aghast. Wriggling and writhing from the fat cigar was a steel spring which seemed without end. It coiled about Louis until there was little of him loft to coil about and then swung over and began tying up the man who was being shaved. There never was a spring perhaps of which so many hard things were said in so short a space of time. Kunning through it all were the ha-has and haw-haws of the jokers, who wore in retreat. wmttier's Applrusc. In his declining years the poet Whit tier was extremely absent minded. I! attended a church meeting where there were a large number of persons. As his presence was known, it was deemed titling by one of the speakers to quote the poet's lines: I know not where his Islands lift Their trended palms in air: I only know 1 cannot drift Beyond his love and care. Great applause greeted the quotation, and Whittier was noticed to join in the handclapping. "I suppose 1 must have had my mind on something else. I had no recollection of having written the verse," he said apologetically when his attention was called to the author ship.—Boston Post. Legal Fiction. Says Sir Henry Maine in his "An cient Law:" "A legal fiction is the as sumption which conceals or affects to conceal the fact that a rule of law has undergone alteration, its letter remain ing unchanged while its operation has been modified. The fact Is that the law has been changed; the fiction Is that it remains what it always was." Frenzied Financiering. Columbus Washington Johnson Smith —Wat's de price er dem watermelons. Mr. Jackson? Mr. Jackson (cunningly)— Ten cents erplece atul I picks 'em; '2O cents er plece and you picks 'em, Mr. Smif. Mr. Smith All right. Mr. Jackson. I guesses I'll taU 'cr.; j,I! and von picks 'em, ef you please! Puck. What He Wanted. "You are a poor young man?" "1 am." "Then what you wan! is a thrifty, economical wife." "Not at all. What 1 want is a rich, liberal wife." In Luck. "It's no fun being married. My wife is coming to me all the time and asking for money!" "You're lucky! I have to ask my wife always for money when 1 want any!" When a man likes to see how near the edge he can walk without falling over, there is only one thing that will cure him—falling over. Atchison Globe. Cab Hire. The price that one pays for a taxi today is just a little different from what was paid for, say, the hire of a sedan chair In days of old. In the do mestic accounts of "Mistress Nell Gwyn" we read: "For chairing you to Mrs. Knight's and to Mrs. Cassell's and to Mrs. Churchill's and to Mrs. Knight's, 4 shillings. For chairing you yesterday and waiting eleven hours. II shillings 0 pence. Paid 13th Oct., 1075."—London Chronicle. If You Read This It will be to learn that the leading •nedl rai write!s and teachers of all the several schools of practice recommend, in the stronp'st. tci'.ns possible, each and every Ingredient entering into the composition of I>t. 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D., of Ben nett Med. tpllege, Chicago; Prof. John King, M. hQ of Cincinnati; Prof. John M. D., of Cincinnati; Prof. Edwin M. D., of Hahnemann Med. Cptiwte, Chicago, and scores of jtherv'eijjfally eminent in their several practice. .Tin- "Golden Midical Discovery " Is the Mi'v medicine Il.'ulluTrT'r sale 'through I rnci-ists fur like yurnos-s. thathas any irrir~7.Trtr,-'--T MI/IO j endorse II lent worth lie fo th.ill ;i''iv number of ordinary testj frfiiTHTpC Open publicity of its formula »The licit possible guaranty of its merits. \ glance at this published formula will •how that "Golden Medical Discovery ' .■ontains no poisonous, harmful or hablt 'ormingdrugs and no alcohol—chemically uire, triple-refined glycerine being used 'istead. Glycerine Is entirely unobjec ionablo and besides Is a most useful agent n the cure of all stomach as well as broti iiial, throat and lung affections. There > the hides' medical authority for Its ein till ' itch cases. The " Discovery "is concentrated glyceric extract of native, .cdicinal roots and is safe and rt liable. A booklet of extracts from eminent indlcal authorities, endorsing Its inure .icnts mailed free on request. Addre*» I)" V. Pic- "-!, Puffaio, N. Y. CLUB FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES Members of Yankee Team to Band To gether In an Organization. Members of the Yankee team which defeated the cream of the world's ath letes In the London Olympic gunies are trying to keep the team intact by banding together into au Olympic club. Ilarry Porter, the former Cornelllan who sports the winged foot and who captured the high jump at the Olym piad, Is sponsor for the idea. lie is now completing plans for tho forma tion of the club. Charlie Dleges has struck off a die for the club pin, and the design, which will be copyrighted, undoubtedly will be accepted by the Olympians. Only members of the Olympic team will be permitted to wear the pin. James E. Sullivan, the American commissioner at the Olympic games; Mike Murphy, the trainer of the team, and Matty Halpin, the manager, are the only ones outside of the athletes who will be allowed to wear au Olympic em blem. Mr. Dleges has designed a pin for them which is practically the same as that which the athletes will sport. These emblems will be presented to Sullivan. Murphy and Ilalpin. Odd Ways to Dress the Hair. One of the prettiest coiffures seen this winter was displayed by Miss Ethel Itoosevelt, daughter of the presi dent, In a Washington theater a few evenings ago. Her hair was crimped In big. soft waves and gathered back from her face in cloudy masses with out attempt at a pompadour. It was fastened at the back In a loose knot with a big, pearl topped comb. Wound In and out of the loose stramls were ropes of white satin ribbon on which small pearls had lieen sewed. Mi.-- Roosevelt has abundant blond hair, and this method of dressing it was ef rective. A novel coiffure was seen at the opera the other evening. This par tlcular woman was gowned in cerist' satin. Her hair was puffed, and a bunch of cherries formed a comblike effect at the back, with a jaunty knot of cherry ribbon just above the fruit. Her Ideal Villain. The following anecdote, taken from "My Story," by Hall Calne, is interest inn: Immediately after the production of "The Woman In White," when all England was admiring the arch vil lainy of Fosco. the author, Wilkie Collins, received a visit from a lady who congratulated him upon his suc cess with somewhat icy cheer and then said: "But, Mr. Collins, the great failure of your book is your villain. Excuse me if I say you really do not know a villain. Your Count Fosco is a very poor one, and when next you want a character of that description 1 trust that you will not disdain to come to me. I know a villain and have one in my eye at this moment that would far eclipse anything that I have ever read of In books. Don't think that I am drawing upon my Imagination. The man is alive and constantly under my gaze In fact, ho is my own husband." The lady was the wife of Edward Rtilwer Lytton. Fixed Bayonets In London. The privilege of marching through Loudon with tixed bayonets is enjoy ed by but very few regiments, such as the Royal fusileers, who trace their origin to Cromwell's trained bands, which in later years produced so fa mous a captain as John Gilpin. After the Itoyal fusileers. or perhaps even bofor-■ the i in point of regimental seniority, n uie the East Kent "Buffs." now the third of the line, who claim a similar < itv ancestry .while the lioyal marines for some reason or other also enjoy the same fixed bayonet rights in the city. A battalion of the grena dier guards was once impressed to serve as marines, and hence they share the privilege of the men who are "soldiers and sailors too." This also explains why that grenadier bat talion lias for its tattoo "Rule Britan nia"—as a souvenir of the time when Its combative existence was of the amphibious kind.—London Standard. The Mental Jog. "There is a certain type of person," said the business man, "especially in New York, who seems unable to un derstand what is said to him—or her unless the statement or remark is pre fixed by some catchword, usually the word 'listen.' "For instance, I have a stenographer who simply stares at me in dumb amazement if I say anything to her without first saying 'Now, listen.' If I begin to dictate a letter to her she will not write a word if I forget to give that mental jog. When I snap that at her she will scratch like mad. She Is not the only one. The tele phone girl cannot take a message un less it has that prefix. When 1 am out of the office and try to talk over the wire with her I must always lie gin, 'Now, listen,' or else she is hope lessly nt sea and seems not to under stand a word I say." New York Press Not cf That Nationality. A gentleman was much annoyed by having his head pinched during the op eration of hair cutting. The barber .apologized, and explained that there was an unusual bump there. "Are you a phrenologist?" asked the patient. "No, sir," answered the barber. "I'm a Swede."—London Globe. Nature. Nature is just toward men. It rec ompenses them for their sufferings: !t renders them laborious, because to the greatest tolls It attaches the greatest re wards.—M on tesqu ieu. Charges. "Your lawyer made some pretty se vere charges against the other fellow, flidn't he?" "Y-e-e-s, but you ought to see how he charged me!" Explaining. "Aha, Mose! What are you doing with those chickens?" "Is dem yo' chickens, boss?" "You got them out of my coop." "What kinda chickens Is dev. boss?" "They are Rhode Island Reds. What are you doing with them?" "Why, boss. I ('.one bought some Rhode Island Reds fr:i n man yestiddy an' 1 come ovnh ( i git nn» o' yo' alls chickens to see ef i l«u yo' alls Ah doesn't la 1 ; ' l>os« " Houston Prtv' FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE. Faith, Hope and Love Lighted It, Runs the Pretty Legend. When Ansgarius preached the white Christ to the vikings of the north, so runs the legend of the Christmas tree, the Lord sent his three messengers. Faith, Hope and Love, to help light the first tree. Seeking one that should be high as hope, wide as love and that bore the sign of the cross on every bough, they chose the balsam fir, which best of ull the trees In the for est met the requirements. Perhaps that Is a good reason why there clings about the Christmas tree in my old home that which has preserved it from being swept along In the flood of senseless luxury that has swamped so many things in our money mad day, says Jacob A. Itlis in his article, en titled "Yuletide In the Old Town," In the Christmas Century. At least so it was then. Every time I see a tree studded with electric lights, garlands of tinsel gold festooning every branch and hung with the hundred costly knlckknacks the storekeepers invent year by year "to make trade" until the tree Itself disappears entirely un der its burden. I have a feeling that a fraud has been practiced on the kind ly spirit of Yule. Wax candles are the only real thing for a Christmas tree, candles of wax that tnlngle their perfume with that of the burning fir, not the byproduct of soin* coal oil or other abomina tion. What if the boughs do catch fire? They can be watched, and too many candles are tawdry anyhow; also rod apples, oranges and old fash ioned cornucopias made of colored pa per, and made at home, look a hundred times better and fitter in the green, and so do drums and toy trumpets and wald horns and a rocking horse reined up in front that need not have cost S4O or nnything like it. Tho Tactful Doctor. A physician in a small town in north ern Michigan got himself into a seri ous predicament by his inability to re member names and people. One day while making out a patient's receipt his visitor's name escaped him. Not wishing to appear so forgetful and thinking to get a clew, he asked her | whether she spelled her name with an "e" or "I." The lady smilingly replied, "Wliy. doctor, my name is Ilill."—Suc cess Magazine. Your Enemies. Don't make enemies unnecessarily. Your friends don't do much for you. as you all know, but your enemies will lie awake nights looking for opportu nity to take a shot at you. 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