—ianiic = ' “telegram’ or eS ABOVE THE CLOUDS. flow Danger of Destruction to Great Snowsheds in the Sierras | Is Subverted, | | Ir his article on “Fighting Fire ! Above the Clouds,” in Pearson's, Mr, Robert Welis Ritchie deseribes ihe precautions taken by the railroad sompany as fullows: “Two and one-half miles in an air line, north of Cisco, a liitle town on the line of road, =bout 14 from the summ of the the bald grunite peak of Red mountaim | lifts its serrated front to the winds, | 7,860 feet above the level of the sea. From the top of this peak, which is one of the lofiiest in the vicinity, with a fleld glass one can see the stretch of the mountains for niles below, untii they broaden out into the Sacramento valley, 70 miles away; over 30 lakes may be counted, dotiing the mow: tains of two counties. It was on this desolate, wind-swept island in the clouds that the Southern Pacific es tablished its fire alarm station, prob- pbly.the highest in tle world. “Upon the highest point of the sum mit, known now as S.gnal Peak, s little cabin was built. It was 12 by 12 feet, solidly construcied and with a roof calculated to stand the strain of winter snows. Telephone commu- unication with Cisco was established and the minature observatory fitted with powerful telescopes, maps, and a surveyor's transit. Then a man and his wife were established as al- ternate watchers by night and day, and this alarm station was complete.” m les range, i CAT ACTS AS PLUMBER. Shrewd Device of Woman Penusylvania to Find Leak in Water Pipe. Making her cat act as her plumber was the ingenious feat that a woman of Manayuui accompiished the other day, reports the Philadelphia Record. This woman had noticed that one of the pipes connected with the wash- stand in her bathroom leaked, and she wished to locate the leak precisely without tcaring out any more of her wall than was needful. Accordingly she shut her cat up in the parlor— the parlor is directly below the bath- voom—and into the basin of the de- foctive washstand she poured a vial of the oil of valerian. Cats are excessively fond of the odor of valerian; a cat would rather inhale this odor than eat fish. The Manayunk woman's cat, after it hac been in the parlor a few minutes, be- gan to purr. Purring, it crossed the room; it settled itself on the floor with its face to one spot on the wall, and here its mistress found it when she :ame down stairs, its nose. glued to the spot, sniffing and purring ecstatic- ally. The wall was opened at this point, and here, sure enough, the leak was found. Here the valerian had trickled through, imparting its intox* fcating odor to the cat. Jen and Women Who Rerched Year of Remarkable Length—Many Centenarians, The late Pope Leo had a long life, bu} eompared wich the ages of others whe had gone before him he was compara: tively youthful at his death, Thomai Parr and Henry Jenkins are, respec tively, credited with the ages of 152 and 169. Jeanne Serimphan was marriec when she was 127 and died when she was 128. Dr. Dufournel married at 116 anc became the father of two children ané died at 120. Marie Priou reached the age of 158. A woman of Metz, the mother of 24 children, died at the age of 100. Surgeon Politman celebrated his one hundred and fortieth birthday. Pat- rick O'Neil buried seven wives and diec at 120, and a Norwegian peasant is re corded as dying at 160 and leaving twc sons, one aged 108 and the other only nine summers. Robert Taylor lived tc be 134 and died of excitement on receiv: ing the picture of Queen Victoria signed by herself. An Irishman named Brown who was a habitual drunkard, lived te be 128; he had a daily jag for 90 years Durond d’Estivel, of Cahors, lived to be 128. A woman of 124 drank strong cof- fee In great quantities all her days, while a man of 114 lived on fruit, chiefly mel- ons, and chewed lemon peel. ROYAL RULERS OF JAPAN. Present Reigning House Dates Baek Six Centuries Before Opening of Christian Era, His maje<ty, Mutsuhito, or emperor, end Edward VII, king of Great Brit: ain, are the two ideal prototypes of the constitutional sovereign. Seated firm: ly as they are in the hearts of thei subjects, who should be surprised at their ever-growing glory and popular ity? The mikado is of the long and un broken line of 1°0 ancestors who sat before him on the throne, which was set up 600 years before the Christian era, says Niroku Shinpo. Just think of it! The oldest of the royal families fn Europe is that of Capet, which, however, is comparatively young, as it dates no further back than the ninth century. And it remains now in the Parisian society as a rare relic of a bygone royal family. The Savoy, the Brunswick, the Baden, and so forth, g0 back only to the eleventh century. But our imperial line, as already men tioned, started long before the battle of Marathon was recorded, long be fore the songs of Homer were recited. Since then no foreign conqueror ever sot foot on the soil of Japan. “Telelogue,” For the benefit of a clerk who com. plained that he had to write over and over again, “referring to our conver- sation over the telephone,” an Eng- lish journal suggests that he say “tele- logue,” which means “a word from a E ce.” It is not yet in the diction- ary, but it is as correctly derived as “telephone,” is: not slang, and saves several words, thus hastening the happy day when we shall all talk shorthand. | . Same 01d Excuse. : | Irate Husband—My wife says you pointed your camera at her when sha was out walking the other day. sir, ane ook a snapshot of her! he DLOgraph 1 i culation, a rate of about 90 centigrade SECRET OF RADIUM HEAT. Lord Kelvin Suggests It May Be Sup= plied by Ethereal Waves—Illus- trates His Theory. What Prof. C. V. Boys termed “the miracle of radium” has naturally ree ceived much aftention in London scien- tific circles. At a recent meeting of the science branch of the British associa- tion Lord Kelvin, in a paper which he read, made an interesting suggestion in connection with its perpetual emission of heat at, according to M. Curie’s cal- calorics per gramme per honr. He said that if the emission of heat at this rate went on for 10,000 hours there | would be as much heat as would raise the temperature of 900,000 grammes of water one degree centigrade. It seemed utterly impossible to Lord Kelvin that this would come from the store of en« ergy lost out of a gramme of radium in 10,000 hours. It seemed, therefore, absolutely cer tain that the energy must somehow be | supplied from without. He suggested that ethereal waves might in some way supply energy to radium while it was emitting heat to matter around it. Lord Kelvin illustrated his theory by the following comparison: Suppose a piece of white and a piece of black cloth, hermetically sealed in similar glass cases, were submerged in similar glass vessels of water and exposed to the sun. The water in the vessel containing the black cloth would be kept very sensi- bly warmer than that containing the white cloth. Here the thermal energy was com- municated to the black cloth by waves of sunlight and was given out as ther- mometric heat to the water in the glass around it. Thus through the water there was ac- tually an energy traveling inward in virtue of the waves of light and outward through the same space in virtue of thermal conduction. Lord Kelvin suggested that experi- ments be made comparing the heat emission from radium wholly surround« ed with thick lead with that found in the surroundings heretofore used. WHO FIRED FIRST SHOT? Gunpowder Has Been in Use for Cems turies—Known to Hindoos Be- fore Birth of Christ, There is abundant evidence that the origin of gunpowder and artillery goes far back into the dim ages of the past. The Hindoo code, compiled long be- fore the Christian era, says Stray Sto- ries, prohibited the making of war with cannon and guns or any kind ‘of fire- arms. Quintus Curtius met with fire weapons in Asia, and Philostratus says that Alexander’s conquests were ar. rested by the use of gunpowder. It is also written that those wise men who lived in the cities of the Ganges “overthrew their enemies with tem- pests and thunderbolts shot from the walls.” Julius Africanus mentions shooting-powder in the year 275. It was used in the siege of Constantinople in 668, by the Arabs in 690, at Thessalonica In 904, at the siege of Belgrade in 1073, by the Greeks in naval battle in 1008, by the Arabs against the Iberians in 1147, and at Toulouse in 1218, It appears to have been generally known throughout civilized Europe in 1300, and soon thereafter it made its way into England, where it was manufac. tured during the reign of Elizabeth; and we learn that few arms were possessed by the English in 1310, and that they were used at the battle of Crecy in 1346. Hawks Rotated in Funnel Shape tt: Protect Wea ¢ Members—FPer- haps Caught in Storm. A curious spectacle was witnessed here one afternoon recently, according to a St. John (N. B.) dispatch to the New Yori Sun. Promenaders in the park heard shrieking overhead, and, looking up, found a great funnel shaped cloud of hawks overshad- owing them. There were several hun- dred of the birds, and all were sailing around some imaginary center in cir- cling layers one above the other. The lowest stratum was only about 150 feet from the ground, the topmost as far away as the eye could reach. Independently of their centrifugal mo- tior, the birds were going evidently by force of the wind, in a northeasterly ai- rection, which promised soon to take them out over the Atlantic. They ap- peared to be moving by some concerted agreement, sweeping about with the greatest ease, occasionally giving ut- terance to the only cry of which they are capable. One surmise of the ecuri- ous formation was that a flock of mi- grating hawks had found itself in the heart of a storm, and had been roiled up by the wind, which rotated in the form of a tornado; or possibly it was for the protection of the weaker members of the flock tnat they elected to travel to another country in this curious fash- fon. Automobile Dust Trials, One of the features of the reliability trials by the London Automobile club at the Crystal palace was a dust “trial.” At three points in the banked-up ecir- cular cycle track half the roadway was covered: with an inch layer of fiourmiil sweepings. One automobile acted as pilot to the competing car, in order that the speed, which was approximately 80 miles an hour, might be gauged, and as the competing car flew through the flour two cameras recorded the cloud of “dust.” ‘The legson taught by the dust trials was that the lower and more eum- persome the gear and boxes under the body of the car the greater is the dust raised. Palace Care. Palace and sleeping cars go back emly to the close of the civil war, the air “rake to 1868, and vestibuled traims te 486 —— Mvelution of the Ax, The ax had its beginning in a pound. ing implement of rough stone. It grad- willy developed into a tvol with an edge tor hacking and a pole for pounding. Its efficiency was finally increased by the addition of a handle. It has re- mained a combined pounding and eut- ting implement up to the time of the manufacture of the double-bitted Jteel ax. ns \ We Live Lonjer Now, | In the years 1851 to 1800 the'average : ‘ vail al : Ji i, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH. WHAT SHWILKEY BUMRELESOCK HAS TO SAY THIS WEEK. Geshter wore der sersht dawk fer hausa sheesa un von mere net gshpos kot hen, why hut nemont shunsht. Mer hen en haus tzana es about finfuntzwausig yore olt wor. Dar hen mer de noche gshus- sa about ae hunert mole. Si howt wore so dick bol es en elefont un won mere ols gshussa hen shrate tzrick kumma un hen uns ins tsicht gabrent. Ous letsht hen mer en grickt un der kal es en gs- hussa hnt wore shecr so hot gshus- sa es der haus wore, Der haus hut seva botzel-baum gshloga vu aer dote gfolla is. Mer dena daer olt kal ols noch-kocha un ich denk by em letsht fum woch wat aer waich. Well so gates epmols un ich mane epper set de hausa ol fonga un ep- pas on se henga so es mer sawga ken ve olt es se vara. Ich vet en sent es ich minny ¢n olter shees; nix es ketzlyn fer der Shwilkey un von se net graser sin es en mush keeter. sin de a To Convert Desert Into on Lake the Gigantic and Pleasing Dream of French LEngincers, French engineers have declared it is perfectly feasible to convert the desert of Sahara into a vast lake, thus open- ing to commerce grea: regions of the fnterior of Africa whigh can now only be reached by long, tedious and dan- gerous caravan journeys, says London Answers. They say that a large por- tion of the desert lies below the level of the Atlantic, and that by digging a canal to let in the waters of the ocean the great change could be effected easily, and at a cost which would be sma!l compared to the benefits which would accrue. If the whole desert lay below the level of the Atlantic, the fiooding of ft would create a sea mors than four times as big as the Mediterranean; but, as the Sahara is composed of eles vated plateaux, mountain ranges and depressions, only a part would be cov- ered with water when the waves of the ocean were let in, and the new sea thus formed would be an {irregular body of water, probably of about the same size as the Mediterranean. Greaf commercial cities would at once spring up on its shores, and trade and civil {zation strike at once to ...e heart of Africa. The sea of Sahara may never become a reality, but, in any event it is a gigantic and pleasing dream. —— + tet How to Cure Corns and Bunions. First, soak the corn or bunion in warm watsr to soften it; then pare it down as closely as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamberlatn’s Pain Balm iwice daily. rubbing Vigorously for five minutes at each application. A corn plaster should be warn a few days to protect it from the bhoe. As ageneral liniment for sprains bruises, lameness and rheumatish. Pain Balm is unequaled, For sale by J. 8. Car- many Florin Pa. and all Mount Joy druggists. The Hydrophobia Microbe, Dr. A. Negri, at Pavi, announced las{ March the discovery of the specific mi- ero-organism of hydrophobia. He now states that he has examined more than 100 dogs with natural or laboratory hydrophobia, and has never failed tc find the specific micro-organism in the nerve centers. On the other hand, he has never found it in other dogs. Through the Sues. The civilian passengers through the RBuez canal last year numbered 92,000 and the pilgrims, emigrants and con victs, 40,00¢ Could Not be Better. The uniform success of Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has won for it a wide reputation and many people throughout the country will agree with Mr. Chas, W. Mattison, of Milford, Va., who says: ‘It works like magic. and is the best preparation I know of. It couldn’t be any better.” He had a serious attack of dysentery and was advised to try a bottle of this remedy, which he did; with the result tha) immediate relief was ob- tained. Forsale by J. 8. Carmany Florin Pa. and all Mount Joy druggists. ————————— I have money to loan on real estate no matter where located, at 4) and Bb per eo1d interest. There is no reason for paying a large rate. If you desire a loan and have real estate to warrant it, write to me about it. All correspondence strictly confidential F. Armington Peavey, Mortgage Broker, 1090 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York. Florida and the Sunny South. Beginning October 15, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell Winter excur- sion tickets to the resorts of Florida, the Carolinas, and other States in the South and Southwest, at greatly reduced rates For specific rates, limits, and other condi- tions of tickets, consult any vicket agent. World's Fair Excursion. Low -rate ten-day coach excursions via Pennsylvania Railroad, October 5, 12, 19, and 26, Rate, $17.50 from Mt, Joy, Train leaves Mt. Joy at 10.45 connecting with Special train from New York arriving St, Louis 4.15 p. m,, nexy day, : 4 Headache Can be Cured with Dr. Miles’ Anti- Pain Pills. If your nerves are subject to disturb- ances, such as Headaches, Neuralgia, Backache, Rheumatism, Menstrual Pains, Sleeplessness, etc., their jarring and jangling can be quickly ended with a Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pill. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills are pleas- ant little pink tablets, which do not act on the bowels, nor do they have any disagreeable weakening or habit-form- ing effect on the system. They are the result of the latest sclen- tific knowledge on the subject of Pain, and bring relief safely and quickly to the greatest sufferer. You should always keep a box of Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills in the house, since you never know when pain may attack you, and it is wrong to suffer when your suffering can be so quickly relieved. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills contain no opium, chloral. cocaine, morphine, or similar drugs, and are sold by druggists under a guarantee to relieve you, or pay your money back. By relieving Pain, Dr. Miles’ Antl- Pain Pills shorten suffering, and length- en life. 25 cents. Never sold in bulk. “I have used Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pill when troubled with headache, and find that one pill infallibly effects relief in a yery short time. I also use Dr. Miles’ Nerve and Liver Pills when necessar A I am considerably afflicted with aT: gia of the head and find these pills of much benefit to me. They are all that Is claimed for them.” —GEORGE COL-~ SATE, 219 Oakland St, San Antonio, FREE Write to us for Free Trial Package of Dr. Miles’ Anti- Pain_Pllls, the New Scientific Remedy for Pain. Also Symptom Blank. Our Specialist will diagnose your case, tell ou what is wrong, and how to right it, ree. ~DR. MILES MEDICAL CO. LABORATORIES, ELKHART, AND. PRIVATE SALE! The undersigned offers at private sale the Fine Residence in Florin, which is a 6 room 214 Story Frame Dwelling. Two lots of ground and an abundance of fruit. This property is one of the finest and best private residences in the town, in a specially good locality, and is conven- ient to most of the leading business places in town. It is in Excellent Re- pair and has all the Modern Improve- ments and Conveniences. The price and terms are very reasonable. For further information call on or address Geo. W. Frowegs, 1820 Fifth St., Harrisburg, Penna. Oreo detotototstsotsestotote Risser’s Ellkx horn ¢ o Our Solicitor will call on you every Tuesday and Deliver Every Friday Your Work Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed, PO GO POPP OPTI Otebetotoed ! MOUNT JOY, PA. ! : : Fire, Life, Health and Acci- dent Insurance Real Estate Bought and Sold on Commission, Properties Rented and Clerking of Sales, Prompt and Careful Business Methods. A. B. ROOT South Market Street, MOUNT JOY, PA. ABNER M. HERSHEY, AUCTIONEER Mount Joy, Femnna. Speeial attention given to calling all kinds of rea. estate and personal property sales Satisfaction Guaranceed. Charges moderate. Drop me a card or call wp 836 A. MADAME DEAN : PILLS. A Sax, Cerraiv Ruiz for Suppresssp MENSTRUATION, EVER KNOWN TO FAIL, Safe! Sure! Speedy ! Satis. NEVER ANOWH 7! or Money Refunded, Bent prepaid for $1.00 per box. Will send them on trial, to be paid for when relieved. Samples Free. If your druggist does not have them send your orders to 4) UNITED MEDICAL CO., BOX 74, LANCASTER, PA. Sold jn Mt Joy by J. C. Groff and E. W. Garber Ch Yes! Oh Yes! GEORGE S. VOGEL, AUCTIONEER Post Office Address, lorin, Lancaster Co., Pa Telephone Number 851, Rates Very Reasonable for AllKinds of Sale For a Neat and Clean Shave, Hair Cut or Shampoo, go to Joseph Hershey Successor to W, W. Strasbach. Fine Tonsorial Parlor East Main Street, Mount Joy, Pa. | osm ne Ewa Shires’ Meat Market Rear ot Nissley's Tobacco Warehouse FI,ORIIN « PENNA. W. W. SHIRES, Propr. — Dealer in Fresh & Smoked | Meats, Tallow, Lard, &e. Suas. BM. ZELLER Real Estate and Insurance Office E. MAIN STREET, MOUNT JOY Calling and Clerking of Public Sales Settleme tofustates, collection of rents, surveying and couveyancing. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Schedule in Effect November 29, 1903. %FS3 . Aim I Mess | | = IES | | <= | lp! 20338 | te {moe “ fu) <s Ss - a fader Zz lz | = = | <i® @® @ EASTWARD—WEEK-DAYS $ a: 0 : z Z §iiiBid e © Wiig ag = - s +: +m 12 H oda ® - 4 S28; wd Be NH Smoma0= @« nw DERISDD mal oe CToREOR=2 f3cEL8%2 =382L28 ETI IE. MOmOoRAR *¢* Stops on signal or notice tn Agent or Con- ductor to receive or discharge passengers. “pb” Stops only on signal or notice to Conduc- tor to discharge passengers. For time tables and additional information in quire of Ticket Agent. W.W.ATTERBURY, J. R, WOOD, General Manager, Fass'r Traflic Mgr. GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent. Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad. TiMe TABLE IN EFFECT JULY 1, 1904, LBAVe.....stieeesres Am am am pm pm Mount Joy . 656 1014 1045 242 739 Arrive........ . Mt. Gretna. ee T46 11062 1240 418 821 Lebanon.... .. 806 1150 100 433 84l Leave...... see Lebanon............ 550 900 1015 126 648 Mt. Gretna. . 610 918 1035 I46 708 Arrive........ Mount Joy.......... 706 952 123¢ 348 757 am am pm pm pm All trains on C. & L. R. R. daily except Sunday MT, GRETNA PARK, on the line of this road, is the finest resort in Pennsylvania, and is the per manent location for the Pennsylvania Chautau- qua. the U. B, Campmeeting, Encampment XN G. of Penna, Trip mileage tickets sold at all stations to per sons holding P. K. R. mileage books. A. D. SMITH, Pres.and Gen. Supt., Lebanon, Penna. lo Retofeletetelotototetogotedo We desire to inform the public that we have harvested 1,500 TONS Pure o ¢ o Spring Water Crystal ICE which we will serve to the public at very moderate prices. We Run 2 Wagon Through Florin Daily and would say if you want pure ice, clear from dirt and grass, we can supply it. Our solicitor will call on you in the near future. We also have for sale, the finest kind of BUILDING STONE, All Kinds of Hauling, J. N. Stauffer & Bro. Mount Joy, Penna. etetetototototelogetoteole] £00 205 400 208 08 ( ololototeletetotelofoteetotototototetotototetototete] SHH HHEHEHS BB OH ORO FIRST PENNSYLVANIA Mate Normal choo Millersville, Penna. EDL yi, Principal Illustrated Catalogue Free STOP AT THE Sorrel Horse Hotel West Kina ST, JancasT ER WwW. M. HOLLOWEBUSHE ATTORNEY-AL-LAW, 48 West Main Street, Mount Joy, Penna, Days at Lancaster, Monday and Friday, at No. 52 North Duke Street. TO_CONSUMPTIVES. undersigned having been sum | _ The means, after suffering for several | riers idelon odie: fr ales | Hoh ous To those who means of cure. ad if, be wil cheerfully send (free of s © aden, He hopes his remedy, . as itis invaluable, which will cost blessing, will | ow EDWARD A. WILSON, Brookira, New Yods $ * The annex now complete with the SORRELL HORSE, makes a frontage of 49, 62, 63 and | 5 West King Street. Dinner 25 cents. Best accommodations in every respect, A share o your patronage solicited, Sustomers Shipments A. B. ADAMS, Pro. Ere a c— ar — ren cc - to > satocontents, NOTARY PUBLIC. ) 8 fon used, hich they wi find | & sure oie for omesemption, athma, ua rrh, Bronohitis throatand lung - desiring the prescription, thing, and MAY prove & RE anes - Sm How easy it is to be “It.” The luxury of fine tailoring is brought within the means of moderate incomes. Times have changed, for so far as dreus is concerned, the clerk and mechanic are bamao footing as the ered: Bow nthe The International Tailoring Co., sen’ ok makes made-to-measure garments of the highest standard at a price everybody can afford to pay. We are the local dealers for this famous , house and are showing over five hundred of their new Spring styles. H. E. EBERSOLE, Mt. 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