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?" "No.
Seeming to."—Boston Transcript.
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