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Raise a big family and uphold t.
President'! bands.
There are two sides to every ques
tion. Your Bide and the wrong side.
Numerous financial rubbernecks are
making anxious inquiries as to this pro
posed elastic currency.
It is extremely doubtful whether
Count Bonl would prove a (uccess as a
bead waiter If the job calls for any
head work.
The London writers have started a
movement to put a stop to the practice
of tipping. The fear of dying rich must
be spreading rapidly.
Spain Is building a new navy. As
Spain has no more colonies on her
hands the chances are that the new
navy will prove a durable one.
Mr. Eckels has hit the nail fairly on
the head. What we all need Is a "re
sponsive currency," one that will come
when we whistle or call It by name.
A Connecticut Judge has decided that
a turtle Is not an animal. The Treas
ury Department would probably rule,
for purposes of duty, that It Is canned
salmon.
The scramble among Oklahoma towns
to become county seats promises to
equal the mad rush for claims when
the territory was thrown open to set
tlement A woman's magazine asks: "What
Implement can equal a hairpin in the
deft hands of woman?" Well, in some
cases a hatpin in the deft bands of
another woman.
"There are some things," notes the
Richmond Times-Democrat, "that you
can't say even to a Plttsburger." For
Instance, you can't ask him to be proud
of bis Idle millionaires.
An English astronomer, after years
of careful work, ventures the opinion
that there are 64,184,757 stars. Some
people are sure they saw more than
that the first time they put on roller
skates.
Andrew Carnegie wishes to have It
understood that Sklbo, the name of
his place in Scotland, is pronounced
Skeeboo. If Andrew doesn't watch out
now Irreverent people may get to call
ing It Skldoo.
At Dresden, Germany, a public bath
ing house for dogs has been opened.
If Dresden Is one of the places where
dogs are utilized In the sausage busi
ness, it Is no more than right that
they should be kept as clean as possl-
ble.
, The number of women who kill men
unfortunate enough to have Incurred
their displeasure and then Invoke the
unwritten law is getting uncomfort
ably large. Perhaps there may yet be
necessity for going to the extreme of
seeing If the other kind of law doesn't
fit
In view of the trouble In Europe the
people of this country may well con
gratulate themselves that the fathers
settled the relations of church and state
at the very beginning of our existence
as a nation, and settled It for all time,
for no one wishes to Interfere with the
conclusion reached.
Happily the horse has a faculty for
upsetting the gloomy predictions that
he Is fated to be put out of business
by the automobile. The horse business
has kept right on developing in spite
of the fact that the automobile Indus
try has been engaged in a similar un
dertaking. The demand for horses Is
Still great The supply of some classes
of them Is Inadequate. The prices are
high. The automobile may scare the
horse Into the ditch, but it Isn't likely
to crowd him to the wall. There will
always be a field for the horse, as
there will always be a field for the au
tomobile. Reports from places which used vot
ing machines In the recent State elec
tions show the superiority of the ma
chine over the lead-peucll-and-ballot
method. In no place where the ma
chines were used were returns later
than one-half hour after the closing of
the polls. In most places where the
old-fashioned way of voting prevailed
there was seldom a complete and accu
rate return within twenty-four hours.
Machines are now In use In more limn
600 cities, towns and villages in the
United States. Buffalo, Syracuse, San
Francisco, Indianapolis, Milwaukee,
Cleveland and Omaha are among the
larger cities where the$ have been
adopted.
It is not sufficiently recognized that
agriculture la a scientific pursuit and
that In order to get the very best re
turns out of It a mau could to ad
vantage utilize a special scientific edu
cation as truly as does the doctor or
lawyer or the engineer. It Is not mere
ly because of the increased material
return that such education for the
farmer Is of value. The intellectual
and moral dividends would by means
of such training be equally Increased.
It Is a great loss In human power and
happiness that thousands of men en
gaged In one of the most scientific of
pursuits should go about It without get-
ting the same moral and Intellectual
satisfaction that cornea to men In other
callings In which the professional ele
ment has been more consciously recognized.
Herculaneum, the rich and splendid
city that was buried, along with Pom
peii and Stabias, by the eruption of
Vesuvius In A. D. 79, is to be dug from
the mass of tufa which covered it, and
Its buildings are to be disclosed to
view. Professor Waldstein of Cam
bridge University has Induced the Ital
ian government to consent to the work,
on condition that It be officially direct
ed by Italians, and that the assistance
of foreigners, financially and otherwise,
shall be unofficial. Should the enter
prise be carried out, we shall soon have
much light thrown on the manner of
life of the Romans of the first cen
tury. Herculaneum, far more than
Pompeii, was the residence of wealthy
and cultivated citizens. Their houses
were filled with artistic objects and
their libraries contained the best liter
ature of the period. In a partial exca
vation nearly two thousand manuscript
rolls were found In one house. Pom
peii was covered with small stones and
soft ashes from the volcano. Hercu
laneum was burled beneath a torrent of
mud to the depth of from thirty to a
hundred and twenty feet On top of It
two large modern villages have been
built General excavation has not been
undertaken, lest the stability of the vil
lages should be threatened. Plans now
mnkiug provide for tearing down these
villages, so far as necessary, to get at
the city beneath. In the comparatively
near future we may expect to hear re
ports of the uncovering of fine bronze
and marble statuary, of beautiful man
sions, of libraries filled with ancient
books, some of them for centuries
known by tradition only. In short It
will be as If we were taken back more
than eighteen hundred years, and were
able to look upon the city as Its Inhab
itants suddenly left It when Vesuvius
poured forth the flood of mud, molten
rock and scalding water upon the towns
of Its seaward slope.
The present period Is distinguished
for two things prosperity and discon
tent. Despite many glaring Inequall
ties or inequities in the distribution of
Its results, great prosperity has pre
vailed in the United States for eight
or nine years, and there are no visible
signs of Its Interruption. Yet It Is a
matter of common remark that only In
a -few trying times of great Industrial
depression, when millions of working
people were deprived of opportunities
to earn a living, has there been so much
discontent as Is seen and heard and
felt In these times of amazing prosper
ity. Never before were attacks on the
great trusts made with such determina
tion and effect. Never before were the
people so united and so zealous In war
fare upon political graft In all sections.
The discontent of the period Is not
mere grumbling. It Is enlightened de
sire for better conditions. Such dis
content is the parent of all progress.
If the American people were more con
tent with a full stomach they would
be less energetic and progressive. To
an Individual, a tribe, or a people who
are contented, who have all they de
sire, progress Is Impossible. But for
those whose Ideals are higher than any
present attainment, the longing for bet
ter things, who have shown up here
and there In all the ages and who have
become more numerous and more in
sistent as one after another their alms
and longings have been gratified, the
progress of the human family would
never have advanced beyond naked bar
barism. We are a discontented people
there's no denying It and no reason
for trying to deny It Because we are
discontented we hustle and "get there."
The discontent Is not at all due to the
prosperity, but the prosperity Is very
largely due to the discontent. We have
not reached perfection yet, and the fact
that we know It and kick about It Is
the best possible assurance that affairs
will steadily grow better. I
Ilintorlo Ship llouae Sold.
The historic Ship house and a part
of the Johnson homestead on German
town avenue north of Washington lane
have been sold to James J. Allen, a
builder. Workmen will start to raze
the once famous hostelry, which has
stood for more than a century. Mr.
Allen will preserve the old stone carv
ing of a ship which was built In the
gable end of the house and gave the
place Its name. This will be presented
to one of the historical societies.
These properties bear marks of bul
lets fired during the revolutionary war,
the battle of Germantown having been
fought there. The Johnson homestead
has been In the family possession since
the time of William Penn, from whom
they hold the original grant. The Ship
house has seen many changes of own
ership. One of the earliest owners was
Captain Darlen, an old skipper, who
placed the carving of the ship In posi
tion." When Captain Darlen died the
heirs sold the place to Jacob Peters,
who conducted a line of stage coaches
and made this a stopping place. When
Peters died the place was sold to Jas.
Ford, who opened a private school
there. He died and the heirs contem
plated selling It for use as an lusane
asylum. The Bocklus family owned
the adjoining property and objected, so
were compelled to buy the place. It
was again turned into a hotel and re
mained so until the elder Bocklus was
killed by a horse about sixty years ago.
Mr. Allen will build sixty-eight
houses on the site. Philadelphia Led
ger. Not even a professor of mathematics
Is competent to solve the woman problem.
Burglar Have I gotten everything?
Dimpleton Do you expect me to tell
that? Burglar I think you ought, as
a matter of honor. Judge.
Castleton About how much does It
cost to run a steam yacht? Hlghblow
er If ft makes any difference to you,
you can't afford it Judge.
Her Father What are you and
young Shortleigh going to live on in
case you marry? His Daughter Well,
if you must know, papa, look In the
mirror. Tit-Bits.
"Do you believe in marrying for love
alone?" he asked. "Oh, yes," replied
the bright little lady who had Just re
turned from South Dakota: "I always
do." Chicago Record-Herald.
"I believe old Grabblttson wouid give
his soul for money." "Yes, and he'd
probably get more than It was worth,
no matter how small the amouut hap
pened to be." Chicago Record Herald.
Old Boozer No, passon; I tell 'e I
never could swaller that yarn about
Samson and them 'ere Philistines.
Parson Really 1 Well, it's about
the only thing you couldn't rwallov
Scraps.
"Bobbie, I hope you didn't tell your
mother that you saw me kissing sister
last "night" "Nope, I didn't have to.
Sis waked us all up at midnight when
you went home and told it herself."
Minneapolis Journal.
"Do you approve of spelling re
form?" "Yes," answered the adaptable
citizen. "The only objection Is that It
consumes more time remembering to
spell the new way than It does to put in
the extra letters." Washington Star.
She I can't bear actors; they're so
conceited! He But I'm an actor, and
you don't think I'm conceited, do you?
She (seeking to recover herself) Oh,
of course not I I mean the big ones;
the little ones don't count. Sacred
Heart Review.
He I don't like your friend, -Miss
Knox. She told an acquaintance of
mine that I was a perfect Idiot She
Oh, I'm sure she didn't mean it. She
knows as well as anyone else that no
human being Is absolutely perfect
Brooklyn Citizen.
Wigg The last I saw of you loung-
pop was talking you to death anout his
baby. How did you get rid of him?
Wagg Oh, some fellow came along
who had Just bought an automobile, so
I Introduced them and made my escape.
Philadelphia Record.
Small Girl (with smaller brother)
How much Is It to Shepherd's Bush?
Box Office Clerk Tuppence. I've told
you that five times already. Small Girl
Yes, I know; but little Willy likes
to see you come to the window; it re
minds him of the zoo. Sketch.
Tom Well, darling, I have seen your
father and he has given bis consent
Grace He approves of love In a cot
tage, then? "No, but he says that a
girl who spends as much time golfing
and motoring as you do really has not
much need of a home." Tattler.
"Where was he struck by the auto
mobile?" asked the coroner. "At the
Junction of the dorsal and cervical ver
tebrae," answered the surgeon. "Will
you please point that out on the map?"
asked the coroner, indicating jne that
hung on the wall. Chicago .Tribune,
"Mr. Merchant," said' the new clerk,
preparing to ask for more pay, "I
think I understand the business pretty
well now, and " "Yes?" Interrupt
ed his employer. "Well, keep at It
four or five years. Perhaps you'll un
derstand It then as well as you think
you do now." Philadelphia Press.
In a trolley accident !n New Eng
land an Irishman was badly hurt The
next day a lawyer called on him and
asked If he Intended to sue the com
pany for damages. "Damages?" said
Pat looking feebly over his bandages.
"Sure, I have thlm already. I'd lolke
to sue the railway for repairs, sor, av
yc'll take the case." Youth's Compan
ion. Something of a Paycholog-lat.
When Jenkins received an autograph
copy of his friend Clement's latest
book on the "Genetic Theory of Knowl
edge," he Immediately sat down and
acknowledged the gift saying that he
"anticipated great pleasure in Its pe
rusal." "Why didn't you read It first?" asked
his wife. "Then you could have said
something much nicer than that." I
"Ethel," , said Jenkins, as . he gave
Clement's book a conspicuous place on ;
the library table, "I have a feeling that !
this Is one of the times when my fore- j
thought would be better than my hind
thought.' A Similar MUfortune.
"Why is that bridge considered un
safe?" "For the same reason that the Eng
lish parliament Is not thought to be
giving popular legislation proper sup
port." "What reason Is that?"
"The general weakness of Its peers.'
Baltimore American.
' Bare-Headed Children la Rain.
In Germany during May hundreds of
children run about the streets without
hats on vrnca tl rains, as It is generally '
believed that May rain is most healthy !
andn that when it falls on their bare :
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ut'aua me vuuurcu wiu grow quieter
and gain In strength.
A little learning Is a dangerous th'hg,
and too much often unfits a man fox
making an honest living.
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
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