Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Jan. 20, 1910. NO TROLLEYS FOR STANDARD OIL Denying that it lias anything to do With the proposed trolley merger in this section of the State, the great Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, has taken the pains to write a letter to this paper telling of that fact. The writer declares that the Standard Oil company is satisfied with dealing in coal oil and its products and does not propose togo into the street car busi ness. Editor American, Danville, Pa. "Dear Sir: —Observing in a recent issue of your paper a statement to the effect that a proposed merger of trol ley lines in your section the Standard Oil company was supposed to bo back of the consolidation, I beg to state authoritively that neither the Standard Oil company *ior any combination representing what are loosely called "Standard Oil interests" has any di rect or indirect part in the movement for acquiring either interest in or con trol of the trolley lines. "It seems to be generally accepted by editors and often the public that whenever a 'proposed move in com mercial industrial fields has anything of mystery in its make-up, it is safe to assume that the Standard Oil com pany is the hidden power. However flattering this maybe to the company's means and influence, it will be seen at a glance that it gives opportunity to schemers to hide their identity be hind the company's name. This course, when taken, may attract the capital of the credulous to doubtful enter prises or serve to divert blame and suspicion from real promoters, but it should not be tolerated in serious mat ters of business. The Standard Oil company is interested in the oil busi ness and what directly pertains there to, and editors and public are warned that reports, hints or insinuations of the company's interests in outside pro jects should be viewed with incredul ity. It lias recently been found neces sary to contradict statements of the company being interested in mergers of ice,milk and cattle-feed companies, as well as combinations of banks. In none of these has it any interest. Even in petroleum and related subjects it has had within a short time to deny that it is exploiting a petroleum but ter and to say that it is not proniot ng a portable gas-making plant wide ly attributed to it. "Asking the courtesy of space in your paper for this xepsectful dis claimer, believe me, Yours faithfully, CHARLES T. WHITE, Assistant Secretary, Standard Oil com pany, New Jersey." COURSE IN FORESTRY. Unltod States Government to Hold Kan ger School at Colorado Spring** Arrangements have been mad® by the United States government to co operate with the Colorado College School of Forestry at Colorado Springs in giving n forest rangers' course during the winter. The course will be special, covering a period of ten weeks, from Jan. 11 to March 24, I#lo, and Is planned to meet the needs of forest rangers of district 2, Includ ing national forests in Colorado, Wy oming, South Dakota, western Nebras ka aud western Kansas, Umber crull ers, logging superintendents, owner* of tlmberlauds and any who wish to acquire a general knowledge of the principle* of forestry and lumbering. Men from the district office o? t&e forest service at Denver will be de tailed to assist thj college faculty in the Instruction. The first Mteen days 5T the course wUI be held at the coW jyi and the renialitaer of tlx* course ' will be given at Msnltgu park, wttttfa -»JtHS Plfce national Purest, wkare prac tical demonstration will be fl»eu and actual work done aionf the Unii of ■tudy. The Colorado School of fr'or "tttry owns a 18,000 acre tract at tim berland there and is equipped with cabins to accommodate the students. A commiaeary wUI be condaeted at tl»e park, which will tbq coot of living within the inea*4 of all and encourage attendance of men whose financial condition might otherwise prevent their taking up the stadia*. No tuition will be charged, and the -coarse will be open to forest officers es well as men not tn the service who desire to attend. To reward faith ful service and encourage advance ment among the forest officers each national forest will I* entitled to send one ranger. The selection of the men will be left to the discretion of the supervisors, who are be«t ftttmj to judge of a ranger's qualifications for the detail. This course will lie supplemented by a course of study on the national foresta during the winter, outlined and carried on by the supervisors, aided by the district office. Each forest office Is equipped with a forest library, and test books will be selected from the library and circulated among the ran gcrs, accompanied by digests. The circulation of the books will be sys tematically arranged and progress of the work cheeked by periodically re viewing the work. The Only Exception. The Suburbanite—l suppose the folks next door don't know we have a Christ mas tree. The Wife—What makes you think 80? The Suburbanite—Well, they haven't •ent Into borrow it—Brooklyn Life. H* Wai a Good Mixer. There used to be a popular minister lu lKdluuapolis who was well known In I.ouisville. He was pastor of one of the lending churches of the city. He was built on the plan of the late Henry George, whose motto was,"l am for men." This Indianapolis preacher was what is called a "good mixer." One day he stopped In a blacksmith shop to chat with the workmen. Dur ing the visit a florid faced man of prosperous appearance came into the shop. He and the minister began chatting, but neither knew the other's line of business. They became good friends in a few minutes, Finally the florid faced man produced his card, which announced that he was in the saloon business on West street. "Come down to my place nny time," he said, "and I'll show you a good time." "All right." replied the minister, "and, by the way, I'm running a pretty good place myself. Come and see me, and I'll show you a good time." "I'll sure do that," said the other. "But, by the way, where is your Joint?" "My Joint," was the reply, "is the First Presbyte~lan church. Just In quire for Myron \V. Weed, the pastor, and I'll be at your service."—Louis ville Times. The Military Salute. All salutes, from taking off the hat to presenting arms, originally Implied respect or submission. Of military sa lutes, raising the right hand to the head is generally believed to have orig inated from the days of the tournt ment, when the knights tiled past th«- throne of the queen of beauty and by way of compliment raised their bauds to their brows to imply that her beauty was too dazzling for unshaded eyes to gaze upon. The oflicer's salute with the sword has a double meaning. The tirst posi tlon, with the hilt opposite the lips, is a repetition of the crusader's action in kissing the cross hilt of his sword in token of faith and fealty, while lower ing the point afterward implies either submission or friendship, meaning in either ensa thAt it is no longer neces sary to stand on guard. liaising the hand to the forehead has also been ex plained as a sign that the weaponed hand is empty and in an inoffensive position, but this reason does not seem so convincing as the others. A Toothsome Revenge. During the reign of Charles 11., the age of gallantry, it was the custom among gentlemen when they drank a lady's health in order that they might do her still nx>re honor to destroy at the same time some part of their cloth lag. Upon one occasion Sir Charles Scd ley was dining in a tavern and had a particularly tine necktie on. where upon one of his friends to play him » trick drank to the health of a certain lady, at the same time throwing his necktie in the fire. Of course Sir Charles had to do likewise, but lie t even, for not long after that, dining with the same company, he drank the health of a fair one, at the same time ordering a dentist whom he had en gaged to be present to pull out a re fractory tooth which had been trou bling him. Every one else was obliged In this manner to mourn a molar. A Story of Gambetta. It Is told of Gambetta that once, when in the heyday of his power, when he weut to some agricultural de partment to oust a reactionary candi date in favor of one of his friends, he inquired about the agriculturists' wants. "We are sadly in need of rain," came the answer. "I'll see about it when I get to I'aris," prom ised Gambetta. And Ills listeners be lieved in his promise. The record runs that the rain came down in tor rents a day or two after and that when the reactionary candidate pre sented himself he was hooted at. "Let your party do as much for us as Gam belta. and we'll elect you." they said. Anatomical Expert. When .) butcher answered the bell of his telephone instrument one day the shrill voice of a little girl greeted his ears. "Hello: Is that Mr. Wilson?" "Yes." he answered kindly. "Well, can you tell us where grand pa's liver is? We've got to put a hot flannel on It, and we can't And It!" London Telegraph. Her Train. "1 shall miss my train." she said petulantly. "Oh, no, you won't," the dressmaker assured her. "You will soon get used to these gowns which haven't any."-- New York Journal. His Share. Councilman—l've come to see if you will subscribe anything to the town cemetery. Old Resident—Good gra cious! I've already subscribed three wives.—l.ondon Telegraph. Varied Formula. "Did he tell the whole truth?" "Practically. He told the truth with a hole Just large enough for him to crawl out of it "—Puck. Doing Very Well. "How's your sou making out in busi ness?" asked the tirst capitalist. "Very well, indeed," replied the other; "he's got a quarter of a million." "Why, you started him with a mil lion, didn't you?" "Y'es, and it's two months now since he started operations in Wall street." —Catholic Standard and Times. A Choice of Calves. The difficulties the early Virginian colonists had with their live stock is curiously illustrated by the fact that in the colony of Massachusetts Bay a red calf was cheaper than a black one, experience having shown that the for mer was more likely to be attacked by wolves owing, it was thought, to the wolves mistaking it for a deer. Meat on a Spit. It was the custom In mediaeval times to serve roust meat on a spit and to pass It round the table for each guest to cut off what he liked. In France one still finds chicken livers and ba con served on small spits. It Is probable that many people con tinued to prefer fingers to table uteL ells even after these were perfected and In general use, for knives were certainly invented at the period when Charles XII. chose to butter bis bread with his royal thumb. PETER DIETRICH ME AGAIN Peter Dietrich after standing trial four times for the killing of James A. Jones, serving a year's sentence in the Luzerne couuty jail and being depriv ed of liis liberty for nearly four years, is again a free man. Dietrich, it will be recalled, at his fourth trial, held in Luzerne county on a change of venue, on September 20, lilOS, was found guilty of "volun tary manslaughter" and later was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the Luzerne county jail. ZZZZ "Peter got full benefit of the law of commutation and his term was reduc ed two months. He was released from prison last Saturday and spent his first day of freedom in Wilkes-Barre. He came to Danville Monday, register ing at the Baldy House. He is looking well. He says he was kindly treated at the Luzerne county jail, for the greater part of the time having charge of a gang of prisoners who were working outside the jail. He has planned to remain in Dan ville. He will embark in some kind of business, he says, and endeavor to be gin life over again. Curious Proposals- Even the harmless necessary cat may be made the medium of a pro posal. A modest swain went one even ing to the cottage of his ladylove and found her seated by the tire knitting stockings, a large cat at her feet. After sitting some time in silence he took the cat on his knee and said, or, rather, stammered out, "Pussy, ask Lizzie If she'll marry me." Lizzie blushed and said, "Pussle, you can tell Jamie that I'll tak' him." Another bashful lover presented a prayer book to the object of his prefer ence with the words, "Wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded husband?" underlined. The book was returned with the momentous words, "I will,'" underlined. Dr. Thomas Dawson, who was cele brated in the last century, did not propose himself by a book, but was proposed to in this way: One day he found au admiring patient alone, sit ting with the family Bible before her. The physician rend the words to which her forefinger pointed, the words of Nathan to David, "Thou art the man." He took the hint and married the lady.—Loudon Standard. Work of restoring the ancient, tum bledown building at old Fort Lyons, Colo., now the United States navai sanitarium, where Kit Carson, great j est of western scouts, died, has been commenced, and within the next few mouths it will be turned over to the Daughters of the American Revolution of Colorado for a museum. The restoration will bring It back to Its original condition In practically every detail and give to the state one t of the most historic landmarks which it possesses. It Is an old stoue house, warped and | weather beaten, but In such condition that It can easily be restored. It stands almost in the center of tho big group of buildings at the uaval sanitarium. It is quite likely that when the 1 restoration Is completed It will be ded- I icated with appropriate ceremony by the Daughters. Already au effort Is on foot to collect relies of Carson's day. particularly articles belonging to him j personally, and a pistol and inkstand have been secured as a nucleus. 1 Originally the little old stone build ing was i lie medical headquarters of , (he fort, and Carson had been taken there from ills home at i some miles from Lyons, a very sick rnau. The only persons with him wheu he died were Dr. Tiltou. medical offi cer of the post; First Sergeant Luke I Calilll and a hospital steward whose name Is now forgotten, and of this trio the only one living is Luke Caliill, a resident of Las Animas, Colo. Overjoyed. "How did papa act when you asked him for my hand?" "I could see that he was trying to control himself, but he presented all the symptoms of a man who has drawn a straight flush." Houston Post. $3.50 Receipe Cures Weak Kidneys, Free Reliever Urinary and Kidney Troubles, Backache, Straining, Swell ing, Etc. Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kid. neys and Back. Wouldn't it be nice witihn a week or so to begin to say good bye forever to the scalding, dribbling, straining, or too frequent passage of urine; the forehead and the back-of-the-liead aches; the stitches and pains in the back; the growing muscle weakness; spots before the eyes; yellow skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eyelids or ankles; leg craiips; unnatural short breath; slepelessuess and the despond ency? I have a recipe for these troubels that, you can depend on, and if you want to make a quick recovery, you ought to write anil get a copy of it. Many a doctor would charge yoti*:i.so just for writing this prescription, but I have it and will be glad to send it to you entirely free. Just drop me a lino like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson,k4sß Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send it by return mail ill a plain envelope. As you will see when you get it, this recipe contains only puro, harmless remedies, but it has great healing and pain-conquering power. It will quickly show its power once you use it, so I think you had better see what it is without delay. I will send yon a copy free—you can use it and cure yourself at home. LIST OF APPLICMTS FOE LICENSE IN MONTOUR COUNTY AT JANUARY SESSION 1910. At License Court to be held .Tanua: Hotel, Wholesale Liquor Stores, Distill places of residence, location, &c., of ea NAMES OF APPLICANTS. Ernest N. Smith, Ist ward, Danville, Hotel Frank'G. Peters, Ist ward, Danville, Hotel James C. Heddens, Ist ward, Danville, Hotel S. M. Dietz, Ist ward,'Danville,Hotel J. B. Karlson, Ist ward, Danville, Hotel Daniel B. Heddens, Ist ward, Dan ville, Hotel Daniel Marks, Ist ward, Danville, Hotel Emil Gaertner, Ist ward, Brewery.... William C. Williams, Ist ward, Dan ville, Hotel Joseph Smith, Ist ward, Danville, ' Hotel J Albert Danville, Hotel W. H. N.[Walker, 2nd^ward,Danville, Hotel Elias Maier, Danville, Res taurant Wm. E. Scliuok, [3rd ward, Danville, Restaurant PaulfP. Swelltek,'3rdJward, Danville, Hotel James Tooey, 3rd ward, iJSnville, Hotel David Steiner, 3rd ward, Danville, Wholesale Liquor Store Augustus Treas, 3rd ward, Danville, Restaurant Peter Treas, 3rd ward, Danville, Hotel Clarence E. Peifer, ' k 3rd ward, Dan ville, Hotel I John O. Peifer, 3rd ward, Danville, Wholesale LiquorJStore. George A. Meyers, 3rd ward, Danville, i Hotel ' | I Thomas Buck, 3rdJ[ward, Danville, Hotel *. .Tames Ryan, 3rd ward, JDanville, Hotel j Elizabeth Moyer. 3rd ward, Danville, Hotel ! John Kranack, 3rd ward, Danville, j Hotel John Tooey, 3rd ward, Danville, Hotel ! Harry W. Fields, 3rd ward, Danville, Restaurant j Hanover BrewingJConipanv,4th ward, | BgDanvillc, Brewery M. M. Houghton, Exchange, Anthony township. Hotel Lucietia Beaver, Derry township, Hotel Clarence Frazier, Deny township, Hotel Joseph Hilkert, Liberty township. Hotel W. D. Wise, Valley|township, Hotel,. Francis Sheatler, Valley township, Hotel Fanny Heddens, Washingtonville, Hotel Amandus L. Heddens, Washingtoii- Hotel Notice is hereby given that the for the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sess their Petitions for License, which wii Friday, the 21st day of January, A. D. Danville, Pa., January 6th, 1910. Edward D. Rhoades, charged with passing forged checks, is said to have admitted his guilt at Eastou. He plead ed for mercy on the ground that he is a morphine fiend. His excuse did not appeal to Judge Scott and the fellow got four years. He is said to have de serted his wife and children, who are in Philadelphia. The Packer collieries, near Shenan doah, were forced to close down on ac count of lack of water. The Girard re servoirs, which supply the mines, are almost dry and Girardville and a half dozen villages, supplied from the re servoirs, were put on a two hour basis out of the twenty-four hours. >ry 21st, 1910 at 10 o'clock a. m., 112o r lers, Brewers and Bottleis, with names, noli. Places for which Application is Made, S. E. corner Market and Mill streets. Ist ward, Danville, Pa., known as the Montour House. N. W. corner Penn and Mill streets, Ist ward, Danville, Pa., known as City Hotel. West side of Mill street, between Market and Front, streets, Ist ward, Danville, Pa., No. 11 Mill street, known as Heddens House. N. W. corner Mill and Front streets No. 1, Ist ward, Danville, Pa.,known as Riverview Hotel. East side of Mill street, between Market and Front streets, Ist ward, Danville, Pa., No. 16 Mill street. West side of Mill street, between Market and Mahoning, No. 127, Ist ward, Danville, Pa., known as Man sion House. East side of Mill street, between Mahoning street and Penn'a. canal, No. 234 Mill street, Ist ward, Dan ville, Pa. N. W. corner Front and Ferry streets, Ist ward, Danville, Pa., No 1!) Front street. East side of Mill street, between Market and Mahoning streets, known as the Baldy House,, Nos. 118 and 120 Ist ward, Danville, Pa. S. W. corner of Iron and Market streets, known as the Glendower House, Ist ward, Danville, Pa. South side of Market street, adjoin ing an alley on the east, D. L. Guest on the west and known as the Lafa yette House in the 2nd ward, Danville Pa. South side of Market street, being Nos. 721 and 72(1 East Market street, 2nd ward, Danville, Pa. West side of Mill street between Penn'a. Canal and D. L. & W. R. R.. 3rd ward Danville, Pa., No. 279. West side of Mill street, Nos. 291 and 293, between Penn'a. Canal and D. L. &W. R. R., 3rd ward, Dan ville, Pa. West side of Mill street, Nos. 295 and 297,{between Penn'a. Canal anil D. L. &W. R. R., 3rd ward, Dan ville, Pa. • West side of Mill street. No. 839, between I). L. & W. R. R. and North'd. street. 3rd ward, Danville, Pa., known as Union Hotel. West side of Mill street, 3rd ward, Danville, Pa., No. 311. J North side of North'd. street. No. I 11, between Mahoning Creek and Mill street, 3rd ward, Danville, Pa,.known j as the North Danville House. I East side of Mill street between Centre and Spruce streets, 3rd ward, | Danville, Pa., No. 510. I Southeast corner of Mill and Spruce I streets, 3rd ward.D anville. Pa. ! Northeast corner of Mill and Spruce j streets, 3rd ward, Danville,' Pa., Nos. , 522 and 524 Mill street, i West side of Walnut street between jR. K. street anil an alley opposite Reading depot, 3rd ward, Danville, j Pa., known as Catawissa Depot House. | Southeast corner of Mill and Heni | lock streets, 3rd ward, Danville, Fa., ; Nos. 542 and 544 Mill street, known as I White Horse Hotel. Northeast corner of Mill and Centre streets, 3rd ward, Danville, Pa.. No. 500. Corner of R. K. street and ait alley opposite D. L. & W. depot, known as Railroad House, 3rd ward, Danville, Pa. East side of Mill street, between Hemlock and Little Ash streets, 3rd ward, Danville, Pa., and known as Washington House. I North side of North'd street, 3rd | ward, Danville, Pa., adjoining prop | erty of Augustus Treason the east ; and property of Heading Ir< n coin i puny on the west. East side of Mill street, No. 33\ ! Danville, Pa. Fronting on Spring street, between A and B streets in 4th ward. Dan ville, Pa. Situated in Exchange, Montour county, on the north side of Public Road leading from Exchange to Tur botville, adjoining lands of .Mrs. Aus tin Mohr. Dr. M. McHenry and Char les Yeager. On east side of public road leading from Washingtonville to White Hall, near or adjoining lands of Wilkes- Barre and Western li. R. where Wash ingtonville station is located, Derry township. A two story frame building situated on the east side of public road leading from Danville to Washingtonville bounded on the north by road leading from Washingtonville to Jerseytowu, on the east by land of Joseph Hart man, on the south by land of Henry Cooper. In a two story frame Hotel building situated on the corner of Main and Coal streets, in the village of Moores burg, Liberty township. At junction of public roads leading from Mooresbnrg and Washingtonyille to Danville, in Mausdale, Valley town ship, known as Valley House. Vallev township, on road leading from Washingtonville to Danville, known as Pennsylvania House. Fronting on Water street, corner of street in Washingtonville Borough known as Excelsior Hotel. Southeast corner of Water ami Mar ket streets, Washingtonville Borough, known as Eagle Hotel. regoing'named presons have hied with lions of the Peace of MontonrT County, II be presented to the said Court on ~ 1910 at 10 o'clock a. m. THOS. G. VINCENT, Clerk of Q. S,. i The bond measures necessary to en able the administration to begin tlie big improvement work authorized by the vote of the people on the $0,775,- 000 boml issue, passed the Pittsburg j councils. There were two ordinances, 1 one authorizing the sale of bonds ag gregating $3,420,000 and the other , specifically appropriating the money i for various improvements. Worrying over his failure to return ; to health, it is thought, caused Rev. i Paul Axtell, aged 28, to take his life | home of his father at Lebanon, by shooting himself through the heart. He was pastor of the First Presbyter ian church at Sewickley,and was away on a leave of absence. The Elephant'* Rev«ng«. In the autobiography of Mr. Llndle? Murray a passage occurs from which tt appears that one of the clearest beads that ever engaged In the busl liens of analysis was welt nigh cracked by a simple agent for a small offense. In the year 1771 he visited the ele phants at the queen's palace and, from whatever motive, veutured to with draw a portion of the hay which one of them had been collecting with his proboscis on the floor. The little af front offended the sagacious animal highly. The keeper remarked that he would never forget, and it was obvious from the rapid convolutions of his trunk that he only wanted an oppor tunity to avenge the misappropriation ot his property on the spot. The gram marian. however, kept out of his way, probably thinkliiß no more of the mat ter. until he chanced to revisit the same place after an Interval of several weeks. On this occasion a number of other persons were present, but of the whole the elephant singled out his en emy and aimed a desperate blow ot his bead, which, fortunately, neither prov ed fatal nor took effect. Mad* Hi* Ideas Flow. I used to write for a medical peri odical. On returning home one day after a very heavy day's work at the hospital and feeling completely ex hausted I found a note from the ed itor. "I'lease let me have an article on such and such a subject tonight." l sal down with pen and paper before | me. but not a word could I write. \ Then I lay back lazily and began to , speculate as to the cause of my want of ideas. I thought: "The brain Is the same as it was yesterday, but yester day I was not tired. I'erhaps it is the feebler circulation that prevents the brain from acting. If the blood does not go up to the brain I may bring the brain down to the blood." 1 therefore plitced my head flat on the table, look ing sideways at the paper, and began to write easily. On raising ray head again every idea fled, so 1 placed my head again down on the table and fin ished the article with my head in that position.—Sir T. I-auder Hrunton in Practitioner. Work of the Earthworm. When we behold a wide, turf cov ered expanse we should remember that its smoothness, on which so much ot Its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been slowly leveled by worms. It Is a marvelous reflection that the whole of the super ficial mold over any such expanse has passed and will pass again every few years through the bodies of worms. The plow is one of Ihe most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions, but long before lie existed ttie land was.in fact, regularly plowed by earth worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have these lo ly organized creatures. Some otl animals, however, still more lowly ganized—uatnely, corals—have done more conspicuous work in having c structed innumerable reefs and islat In the great oceans, but these are most confined to the tropical zones. A Stage Manager'* Ruse. The house bill of the Imperial the ater of l.a lloche-sur-Yon announced for the evening performance "Lo Tour du Nesle," a five act melodrama, and "La Soeur de Jocrisse," a one act farce. The drama had been disposed of. but the low comedian was missing and could not be found. What was to be done? A luminous idea Anally entered the manager's mind. The orchestra played an overture, then another then a third, then a polka and finally a quadrille. At last, when the audi ence had grown quite obstreperous, the stage manager appeared. He ad dressed the three conventional hows to the spectators and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are anxious. 1 know, to . listen to 'La Soeur de Jocrisse.' The piece lias just been acted, but through an unaccountable oversight on the part of the stage hands they forgot to raise the curtain." Saw It In a Dream. For many years Ivory manufacturers were trying to devise a machine for turning out a billiard ball as nearly perfect as possible and at the same time avoiding waste. Among those who strove to perfect such a machine was Mr John Carter of the firm of John Carter & Son. well known Ivory manufacturers. One night, after Mr. Carter had been striving to solve the problem for some time, he suddenly awoke his wife by shouting out. "1 have got It." Mild rushed downstairs Into his study, where he mode a draw ing of the last knife for the want of which be hod been so long waiting In order to complete his machine. It ap pears that he had fallen asleep and dreamed about the machine, and In the dream the solution of the difficulty was revealed to him.—London An swers. Pillibury'* Wonderful Memory. Harry N. i'lllsbury, the chess player ofTered one day in South Methlehem. Pa., to memorize thirty words, no mat ter how hard they might be, the selec tions to be read to him only once. Professor Merriman of Lehigh mil versity and Dr. Threlkeld-Edwards of Bethlehem picked out most of the fol lowing words: Antlphloglstlne. peri osteum. takadlastase. plasmon. ambro sia. Tbrelkeld. streptococcus, staphy lococcus. micrococcus. Plasmodium, Mississippi. Freihelt, Philadelphia. Cincinnati, athletics, no war. Elcheu berg, American, Kussia. philosopher. Pict-Potgleters-Host, Salmagundi. Ooni slllecootsl, Bangmamvato. Schlochter's Nek, Manzinyama, theosophy, cate chism, Madjesoomslopa. Mr. Pillsbury immediately repeated these words in the order given anu in the reverse order. Settled the Difficulty. An Insurance agent had vainly tried to persuade a man to insure his valua bles against burglary. "A safe's all very well," he admitted, "but look at the constant trouble of locking up and un locking to see if your things are all right." "I've got over that difficulty," de clared the weary listener. "Indeed!" said the agent Incredulous ly. "How?" 'Tve bad a window putin the safe," growled the other. THE PRESENCE OF CHEMICALS Dr. P. C. Newbaker, president of the local board of health, yesterday stated that in view of the epidemic of* intestinal disorder he thought it would be advisable for all people who use hy drant water to boil the same before drinking it. An order requiring that the water be boiled has been issued by the school board and has gone into ef | feet at the various school buildings. Dr. Newbaker is of the opinion that it is just as important that the water used for drinking purposes be boiled in tlie dwelling houses as in the school buildings of town. Ho is not positively convinced that the epidemic can be traced to the wat er supply, but at the same time lie says the latter is not above suspicion. He cites the fact that the water peri odically throws off the odor of chemic als anil becomes highly offensive when lit is boiled. The theory entertained by the board of health is that the chemicals are introduced into the sew age during the process of purification: jat the disposal plant at the hospital I for the insane. A MENACE. Dr. Newbaker admits that the effln- I out from the disposal plant as dis | charged into the river may be relative jly free from sewage, but questions I whether the presence of chemicals in | it does not make it as great a menace j to our water supply as the untreated ■ sewage. | Especial emphasis is placed on the | fact that before the purification plant i was installed the sewage was carried j by the pipe a considerable distance out j in the river where it was caught up j by the current and carried down in midstream, beyond the intake of the water works; whereas since the in stallation of the disposal plant the heavy volume of effluent, carried to the river through the big surface sew er, drops into the stream close to the shore where the current is scarcely perceptible. As viewed by the board of health in this way our water sup ply takes in relatively a greater amount of impurity than before. ! An Ingenious Device. When Sir Kobert Perks' school days i were over he entered the office of a j firm of lawyers and worked very hard. | It was no uncommon thing to tlud him reading law at 5 In the morning, and this often after he had been working late on the previous night. As a mat ter of fact, he made it an inflexible i rule never to be iu bed of a morning I after 5. To enforce this rule he in ; vented an Ingenious device. This con sisted of a long glass tube tilled with water nicely balanced over ills head i and attached by a string to an alarm, i At the desired hour the bell rang and awakened the sleeper. If within a few i seconds he did not leap from his bed and avert the calamity the descending weight of the clock destroyed the bal ance of the tube, and down poured the water on his guilty head!— Prom "The Life Story of Sir Robert W. Perks, Bart, M. P.," by Dennis Crane. His Specialty. "That clerk of yours seems to be a hard worker." "Yes. that's his spe cialty." "What working?" 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