OTB OiTEEHN, FRIDAY, NOV. 12, 1809. ORDER DRINKS BY SIGNS IN KANSAS Here Is Code of Distress Signals for the Thirsty Souls in That Dry State LANGUAGE OF EMERGENCY If You Hammer You Can Get "Coffin Nails" Too Preacher, Ignorant of Custom, Twirled Thumbs and Got Two Bottles of Beer. Topeka, Kan. "Can I get a glass of beer or a little schnapps J" asked an Eastern man recently of a friend, Just after he arrived In a certain Kansas town. "Sure," was toe reply. "Sure, If too signs are right" To get a drink or a cigarette In Kansas during these parlous times, you hare to know toe proper sign of distress and signal It to "some one who knows." Distress Signals. Here are a list of the most com-mo-Uy used signs: Two fingers up with hand turned In, a bottle of beer. Left arm extended, thumb down, fingers straight out, drink of whiskey. Two thumbs up, fingers closed, half pint whiskey. Twirling thumbs with fingers fold ed, two bottles of beer. Finger In toe ear, highball. Pulling toe lobe of the right ear, gin ricky. Hands over tho heart, whiskey and lemon. Crossing of legs above knee, stand ing, royal gin fizz. Crossing leg below toe knee, silver gin fizz. Both arms extended, Patsy Connor. Finger touching tip of the nose, Manhattan cocktail. Hands clasped behind back, Dutch soda. Shaking hands with yourself, cham pagne. Whirling fingers around temples, or making a motion like hammering, cigarettes or "cofllnnalls." Some funny Incidents have happen ed since this sign language came Into common use. A good old Methodist preacher who was In toe habit of clasping his fin gers and twirling his thumbs, whllo thinking over the problems of the ministry, stopped at a hotel In a Kan sas town toe other day and waited In the lobby while toe porter did an er rand for him. Ho got to thinking, and twirling his thumbs. Another porter noticed him, walked by toe old patriarch and whispered: "111 leave them in your room." vTha-whatT" asked toe preacher, startled from his reverie. But toe porter had gone on. The preacher went to his room. He had been there but a minute when in popped the porter with a mysterious package. Opening It he placed a cou ple of pints of beer on the table and suggested that toe preacher Up him 76 cents for the brace and toe work of getting them. "What!" shouted the preacher. "What do you mean by bringing beer Into my room? What do you mean, you law-breaker?" "What does ah mean, sahT" an swered toe surprised negro. "What does you mean, 8 ah? What does you mean? Didn't you make signs to mo? Don' gimme no guff now; you Blgned to me bo' beeh, an' here I done bring hit Gimme six bits, sah." Here is a story the truth of which Is somewhat doubtful, but it Is told that a certain official in Kansas who has a lot to do with the law's enforce ment stopped In a drug store in a Kansas town some time ago. His ear itched, and naturally he poked a fin ger into toe tantalizing auricle. In about two minutes he got a high ball and in that way learned that there is a sign language In Kansas. "OH, YOU KIDDER," WALLOPED. Served Him Right, Even If It was His Wife, Says Judge. Pittsburg. That a man who shouts "Oh, you kid," to a woman in toe street even though she be his own wife, should be whipped, was the ground taken by Magistrate James D. Walker in discharging George B. Stacy, who had knocked Norman Brad ley down on hearing him use this term to a young woman. The young woman proved to be Mrs. Bradley, but Magistrate Walker held that It did not make any differ ence, that hearing a full grown man say "Oh, you kid," to a woman on toe street was enough to make any man fight He complimented Stacy and discharged him, telling Bradley he might take his caso to another alder man If he didn't like the decision. A COLLEGE "GIRL." Mr. Wlnshlp Enters Ohio University at Seventy-eight Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. A. D. Wln Bhlp, of Racine, Wis., although near lng her seventy-ninth birthday, has entered Ohio State University for toe regular collegiate course. For toe last two years she attended summer school at the university, taking special studies. She will study psychology and liter ature sspeelslly. Has says that sbi tea pusses a oowrse c stacy that 1 m asr AN INNOCUOUS SMOKE. By Means of a Holder, 8omo Cotton and Chloride of Iron. In an article on toe hygiene of smoking published in tho Munich Med ical Weekly, Dr. J. Bamberger says that the Injury which may follow tho use of tobacco differs with too man ner of smoking. Those who use a mouthpiece, or if not are careful not to keep too end of tho cigar saturated with saliva, are much less apt to suf fer from toe absorption of the various products of too burning tobacco. "Dry smokers" run much less risk of harming themselves than thoso who chew the ends of their cigars. Dr. Bamberger suggests that a bit of absorbent cotton saturated with chlor ide of Iron be placed in the hold or, and he claims by doing this some of the harmful proucts of combustion are rendered Innocuous. Weighing Touch. A wonderful Instrument has recent ly been Invented for the purpose of measuring too sense of touch. The device consists of a series of little disks, suspended by fine, delicate threads from wooden handles, the last being stuck Into holes around a block. The lightest disk Is taken out and brought into contact with the skin of the subject toe latter having closed his eyes. If nothing is felt a heavier disk is employed, and so on till the pressure becomes noticeable. A touch of a disk weighing three- one-hundredths of a grain was observ able on toe temple; one weighing five- one hundredths on the nose or chin. and one weighing nine-one hundredths on toe Inside of tho finger. The Path finder. Just Cause for Pride. Tho man admired his wife just about as much as any man con admire a wife, nevertheless when he saw that she was devoting more and more time each day to mirror gazing he de termined to take her down a peg. Sold he, brutally: "I wouldn't be so stuck on myself If I were you, just because people happen to notice you when you go out It isnt you they're admiring; its your clothes. I heard a bunch of women say bo toe other day." For an Instant toe shock to the woman's vanity overpowered her, then, quickly recovering she Bald: "In that case I am prouder 'than ever. Nature is responsible for me, but I designed toe clothes myself." And then toe man shut up. Ambergris and Amber. There is some popular confusion of ambergris with amber; In fact how ever, there is no relation between them. But for a long time toe nature of ambergris was hidden In mystery. In ancient days it was commonly be lieved that it flowed up from the bot tom of toe sea. Slnbad the Sailor tells of a spring of ambergris that ha found; but it was in a crude state. The fish swallowed it and then dis gorged It In congealed form, and In this condition it floated on toe sur face of the sea. This story harmon ises perfectly with toe old Arabian ba llet Tommy Atkins. The term arose from the little pocket ledgers served out at one time to all British soldiers. In these man uals were to be entered toe name, age, date of enlistment length of service, wounds, medals, and so on, of each Individual. Tho War Offleo sent with each little book a form of filling it In, and the hypothetical name selected, instead of John Doe and Richard Roe (of the lawyers), or M. N. (of the Church), was "Tommy Atkins." Hence every British soldier became a "Tom my Atkins." Deceptive Artificial Pearls. According to toe Dally Mall of Bir mingham, the centre of England's Jew elry manufacture, says that there are now made many imitation pearls which look so like the real thing that they deceive experts. They are made by means of a transparent glass shell, a little glue, and some essence of the Orient a silvery, pearly substance, composed of fine scales rubbed from a small fish called the "bleak" or toe "athlete," 17,000 of which require rub bing to get a pound. For Future Dreadnoughts. That the German government be lieves ships of war will be much big ger in the future is shown by toe en largement of toe Kaiser Wllhelm ca nal, which Is to be deepened at once to 36 feet with provision for a later deepening, if necessary, to 46 feet The width of toe canal Is to be dou bled. The new dimensions of toe locks will considerably exceed those at Panama. Consider the Difference. Statisticians Inform us that toe cost of living has increased 260 per cent during toe last 100 years. Still, it will have to be admitted that living is worth a good deal more than It was 100 years ago. Aa the Twig Is Bent There is some hope for toe boy who has to be driven into the bathtub, but there Is mighty little hope for toe boy who has to be driven aw7 from toe mirror. Atchison Glob. Almost Perfect Tlmekeepew. The clock of the tower of Colombia university, New York. U said U bo one of the most accurate in shs world, varying but six secern d a yssr. Wisdom from Unets Eton. "tfanta tpows," ssMU?als m Mri aaiaisAin Am fl i sbh mmim ma smiMsv s0MPMBBJBb JnilPipPiSWi fariaa'jntwng ja yan Mats OYSTERS DIEJF OVERWORK Others Have Grown Thin and Yellow, but Only Because of Blanket ' of Too Much Sand. Trenton, N. J. Oysters, like hu man beings, may die from overwork. They are likely to suffocate, too, 12 there Is too much sand or mud on their gills. They overwork them selves trying to breathe and eat and thus grow thin and weak and assume a dismal yellow appearance. Such are toe conclusions of Professor Juli us Nelson, the biologist of the State Agricultural Station, who has Just fin ished his investigation of the so-called epidemic among toe oysters in toe Muirice River Cove district on toe Deleware, near Bridgeton. There were alarming reports from the cove to the effect many of toe oys ter's there were dying of a mysterious disease. The New Jersey Bureau of Sholl Fisheries was skeptical and sent Professor Nelson to look toe situation over. Tho learned professor went out In a boat with several experienced planters. He had sample clusters of oysters dredged up. He felt their pulses, looked In their mouths, noted their complexion which was yellow In many instances and examined their clothing. Most of toe oysters thus examined had only one outer gar ment a hard shell. In some instances the overcoat was there, but toe own er, toe oyster, had vanished. Professor Nelson, in his report says toe Maurice River cove oysters have had no disease, no epidemic, no noth ing except too mucb sand or mud, which was shifted and piled over their beds by toe heavy storms of toe spring and summer. Many oysters worked themselves thin and pale try ing to get out from under their blan ket Their gills were clogged. They couldn't find their food. So some of them starved and wasted away until nothing was left but the shell. In toe aggregate comparatively few oysters were affected by toe 'shifting of toe sand and mud. Professor Nelson says that so far as he knows oysters are a very healthy lot and are not subject to disease, but thv are exceedingly sensitive to sur rounding conditions. They show it even when they have merely a head ache. When toe wicked typhoid germ alights on an oyster, there is nothing doing so far as toe oyster Is concern ed. It simply passes toe germ along to the first New Yorker it mcots. OOOOOOCOOOOOOOCOCOCKXCOOOO Woman Juror In California. Los Angeles, Cal. For toe first time in California a wom an was sworn In to serve as a juror when Mrs. Johanna En gelman of Santa Monica bowed to the Judge, answered the questions of toe lawyers satis factorily and took her place In the Jury box of toe Superior . be tried, however, toe lawyers had agreed on a compromise. OCOOOOOCOOCJOOOOOOOCXXOOCCO FIND ANCIENT TEUTON HOUSE. Structure Unearthed Shows Close Kin ship to Those of Troy. Berlin. The close kinship existing between toe ancient Teutonic archi tecture and toe Greek remains of Troy has been disclosed through too excavations carried out by Prof. Schu chardt of toe Royal Ethnological Museum, at Nedlitz, near Potsdam. The careful work of toe professor dur ing two years has laid bare a forti fied dwelling dating from 300 to 200 B. C. The principal structure measures 28 by 119 feet It brings to light toe first modern knowledge as to how toe ancient Teutonic house was construct ed. Among toe fragments of furni ture found during the excavations are a stone mill and a stone beater for pulverizing grain. There ore also sev eral Iron knives and the bones of cat tle, sheep, and wild boars, while the jaws of a catfish In which an iron fishhook is sticking have been discov ered. QUARRYMEN FIND MUSIC CAVE. In It Are Stalactites that Make a Sweet Sound When Struck. Mitchell, Ind. Quarry men blasting at toe Mitchell Lime Company's quar ry near here uncovered an opening to a large cave and by letting them selves down twenty-five feet with a rope found themselves In a dry cav ern. Hanging from toe roof were large stalactites. These were, of different sizes and lengths, and by tapping a stick across them they gave forth musical sounds resembling toe notes of a pipe organ. The room was large enough to turn a four-horse team around. Further exploration resulted In find ing another room through which a stream of cold water flowed. The bed of he stream was covered with black pebbles. Blind fish were found In toe wa'er. In toe first cave was a large bone of some animal. The roof was sovered with beads of water which re flected toe light from the explorers' torches and shone like diamonds. RATES POEM8 LIKE FISH. Policeman Arrests Writer Because He Had No Health Board License. Everett Mass. Arthur A. Belyea, of Boston, a "poem" writer, by eleo tlon as well as occupation, wss haled to toe police station by a policeman minus literary tastes charged with peddling without a license. Poet Belyea was .m&klag a hoase to house canvas with bis literary wares when the policeman bsU aba aa, He was, Inform td that h a4 a4 to sjet a Jlosass frost lbs BoarA of HsaMh let stttlaf "soessa" yut tk aaaw imM a. - t. v S DEAD IN POVERTY "Devins Healer" Imposts? Who Deceived Thousands Identified as Dr. McLean ORIGINAL PERISHED IN DESERT Disappeared In Denver No Trace of the Man Found After He Had Reached the Climax of His Mission Some Cures He Effected. Hastings. Neb. A man supposed to be Francis Schlatter, toe famous "di vine healer," was found dead In a room at a local hotel and after his demise it was learned that ho was Charles McLean, and that for twelve years he had been Imposing upon thousands of credulous persons throughout toe country by posing as toe original Schlatter, who, It Is now pretty well established, perished In tho deserts of New Mexico in 1897. A family album, containing a pic ture of too dead man, taken In 1871, was found In toe room. It bore the inscription, "Dr. Charles McLean." Thoso who knew toe original Schlat ter say the dead man was not he, nor Is the picture his. The methods of Schlatter and Mc Lean were totally dissimilar. Schlat ter spurned money, while McLean sought It In fact, he was arrested at Des Moines last June on a charge of misappropriating a large sum given to him in trust by a faithful follower. The last great "healing" perform ance of Schlatter was in Denver on November 14, 1895. On that day ho "treated" 5,000 persons. Special trains had carried the afflicted from many points in the Western States. All the Denver hotels were filled with cripples and "incurables" seeking re lief from Schlatter, and several hun dred unable to find lodgings, had tak en shelter under tents. Schlatter dis appeared when at toe height of his Denver mission. The only explanation was In a note left in his room, read ing: "My mission is finished; Father takes me away." Search was made for the man over several States, but no trace of him was found. A couple of months after his disappearance it was reported that he had been lost in a sandstorm In New Mexico. Schlatter was born In France, and was brought when a boy to this coun try with his parents. He was a black smith in Denver for many years. He went to New Mexico, and it was from there that the first word came of him as a "divine healer." A Mexican girl, deformed and un able to walk, had been cast off by her parents. Schlatter took toe girl back to the mother and offered to work a cure. Then he carried the child away in his arms, and toe following day re turned leading her by tho hand. The girl was straight and active and com pletely cured. The Mexicans hailed him as a prophet and Schlatter look ed the part He was tall and spare, with black hair falling over his shoul ders. His face was full and soft in expression, with the eyes those of a dreamer. He wore a beard and his brow was high and Intellectual. The Mexicans brought many cripples, and It was said that Schlatter healed them all. He went to Hot Springs, Ark., In 1893, and there was sentenced to three months in toe chain gang as a fraud. When he was released he re turned to New Mexico, and for two years went up and down among too Mexicans "laying on hands" and say ing he was a new Messiah. News of too man spread through the West and he was invited to Den ver by Edward Fox, an Alderman In that city. Schlatter prepared for toe visit by fasting for forty days in Al buquerque. He was weak and hardly able to stand when he reached Den ver. There were more than 1,000 crip ples Waiting for him In the railroad station and when he alighted men and women fell to the ground before him. The following day he began treat ments in the Fox home. He saw per sons In a constant stream for four teen hours each day for two weeks. Then toe patients multiplied until Schlatter arranged to treat them on the porch of the Fox home. All classes were represented, and It was aserted that many wonderful "cures" were wrought Crutches were built In a pile on toe Fox lawn, and there was another pile of cast-off bandages. The sick poured Into Den ver until it was necesary to provide tents to accommodate them, and toe Fox home was flanked with toe tents on three sides. Schlatter stood on the porch for about two weeks, while patients came to him in line. He took every one by toe hand, placed his other hand on the head of toe patient, and, leaning over, moved his lips as if prayer. He also blessed handkerchiefs, canes and other articles to be used as instru ments of healing. Schlatter was offered large amounts of money, but he refused to take a cent He said that he deserved no pay or fees, because he was only doing the work of "The Father." On the day, he disappeared fifty cripples arrived in Denver from New York for treat ment McLean came oa the scabs shortly after Schlatter's Stih. As rsceaUy as .two years as he aavs "asaMag" dsssoastrstSoas la Mew Task City, raursaa, N. J FAKE GHLATTEfi PROFESSIONAL CAJ2DS. AttoraeYS-at-Law. H WILSON, . ATTORNEY A CO0NBKLOR-AT-LAW. Office. Masonic building, second Door Honesdale. Pa. WM. H. LEE, ATTORNEY COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Office over post office. All local business promptly attended to. Honesdale. Pa. EC. MUMFORD, . ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Office Liberty Hall building, opposite the Post Office. 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