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APES AS CASHIERS

Wise Animals Are Now Employed to
Test Coin In Siam.
In Siam apes are now employed as
cashiers. A year Or two ago much
base coin was circulated by a clique
Of coiners, and the tradesmen found
that it was very difficult matter to-
discriminate between good and bad
money, says the Lahore Qndla) Tdb-
une.
One large store kept pet monkey.
and one morning he was seen to take
q coin from the cashiers desk and put
It between his teeth. After biting 1t
for some moments he threw it on the
door with a solemn grimace Of dissat-
isfaction.
The proprietor Of the store then
handed the monkey another coin, and
after testing it with great deliberation
he laid it On tho cashiers desk.
Apparently the creature could tell
counterfeit coin from a good one, and
In order to ascertain whether ether
monkeys had the same extraordinary
gift couple Of apes belonging to o
zoo were given the test, with satisfac-
tory results. From that day the ma
1ority of tho business houses in Siam
have kept monkeys as cashiers. and
the gifted creatures have developed
tho faculty Of discrimination between
coed and bad coin to such perfection
that no human being can compete with
them.
A little while ago a monkey en-
ployed by q Arm Of clothiers died, ana
his cofln, which was of polished oak,
and conveyed to the cemetery in an
epeH hearse, was followed BY all the
cashier monkeys in Siam.
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venated. Within q stones throw of
this place he was born. 1t II an At
mosphere Of beauty, but it IL also an
atmosphere Of work, and it u from
this that he drew that Joy Of tho
working" which keeps him 20 steadily
employed and which causes him to be
regarded as a marvel among public
men. The surroundings OF youth
were calculated to make him a lover
Of nature, but his bent was for mathe-
matics and devotion to the exact sci-
ences, though heredity should have ~
lieved this by an affection for out
doors. The splendor Of the Oneida
hills and the Oriskany valley was not
wholly lost upon him, however, even
amid the busy scenes Of q netropoli.
throbbing with varied activities and
the charm Of q capital where intellect
IL supreme, and thus it was that In the
years Of his greatest Achievements he
returned to Clinton and purchased IN
estate which adjoins tho old home
stead. Hero he has a Ans farm and
here. with his family, he spends a.
much time a. he can spare from his
ofncial and professional duties.
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BY ELECTRIC POWER.
HOW MANY FARMERS WILL OP.
ERATE THEIR FARMS.
Axricu1turist May Read His Newspaper
in the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
While f. ectricity Does His Work
Railways Will Furnish Power.

The general managers of the big In
have determined to keep abreast Of the
times, and will supply power to farm
ers for any purpose it pleases them to
adapt it. All the farmer has to do is
to install his motors and the trolley
lines will do the rest. They will run
the wires from their lines to his farm,
making the terminus at some central
point, say, the barn, for example, and
give him all the current he desires at q
low meter rate. 1t means halcyon days
for the farmers, and only those who
have installed the electric power can
fully appreciate what a saving Of labor
it means, and what an increased earn
ing power it gives the farm. Already
many farms in Ohio and Indiana use
electricity obtained from a nearby troll
ley line.
On those farms where electric power
has been installed it has been used for
a greater variety of purposes than
even the original projectors Of the
scheme, the interurban trolley compa-
MES. ever dreamed of. The American
farmer demonstrates his logical meth
DDS Of reasoning in this use of it.
why" says he, III l have a motor
capable OF running my corn huskers,
water pump, wood saw, grindstone
and threshing machine and leaving me
surplus Of power besides, shouldn't
l apply some of this power to the
kitchen and thus save Maria a few
backaches?" And so he does. A small
motor is rugged up in the kitchen, and
by means Of a shaft and a series Of
pulleys the washing machine is oper-
ated by electricity, as wen as the
churn, the sausagemaking machine, the
! saving machine, the bread mixer and
the wringers, and sometimes even iron
ing cylinders are set up and the fiat
irons banished to oblivion. Like her
husband. the farm wife has no more
manual labor to perform, nothing to do
on wash day but pack the clothes In
the washer, and the electrical current
does the rest; place the wet garments
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they suggest themselves as retreats of
poets and lovers of nature. Any one
OF dozen Of them would excite envy
in one accustomed to good things.
These are the homes, for the most
part, of tutors In the college further
up the hill.
1t IL amid such environment that
the home Of Elthu Rect, Secretary of
State, is to be found. Hither he comes
when the strain of great burdens de-
mands bit Of relief and here, amid
the scenes of his boyhoed, he is re1u-
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on the wringer board, press another
button, and. presto, the clothes need
only be shaken out and are ready for
drying. She does not have to chop
meat by hand or strain her shoulder
muscles mixing bread. All these and
many other things which require pow
Or, and for which the use Of machinery
IL possible, are performed by mechani-
cal means, Just as the wood is cut up
by a band saw driven by electricity in
the barn, and the feed chopped, the
corn husked, the water pumped, the
grindstone driven. and 50 forth.
These things are common, everyday
features of farm life now along the
lines of the interurban trolleys which
agree to furnish power for such pur-
poses and few decline when PROPOSE
tons toward the end are made, for 1t
furnishes a substantial means Of rev.
0ue to the companies; but some farm
ers have gone beyond the application
Of power to stationary machinery and
are obviat1ng the need Of horses on the
farm by working their plows, harvest
err, cultivaters, harrows and all that
sort Of thing by electric motors. How
one farmer did this in Ohio Is an in
tsresting example Of adaptation Of
modern appliances. This farmer was
already operating every piece Of ma
chinery that he could about his farm
by electricity, but horses were still
used for blowing and harvesting. The
upkeep Of these represented a consid-
cradle item, whereas the three horse
power motor in his barn. which did the
work OF five men, had never cost him
more than 81 a month, and frequently
much less. The difference appealed to
his economical soul, but at that time
no electrical plows or harvesters were
On the market; their use was deemed.
even BY electrical supply companies. a
Part Of the millennium we are prom
ised, but which 10 not on the cards Of
the present Accordingly the farmer
became a student Of electrical applica-
ten and methods Of power. II the
electric supply companies couldn't help
him he proposed to help himself. Dur
ing the winter he had a small motor
placed on q low-bodied wagon, not
ysry much dissimilar to the truck Of 4
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street car, with a trolley pole attached
Then he had posts erected at suitable

street car, with trolley pole attached
Then he had posts erected at suitable
intervals along two sides of the fields
IN which he intended to use his electric
motor pillow and along these was strung
a stout steel wire rope.
Now he was ready for the unique
feature of his plan. Two uninsula ted
copper wires were suspended between
the two lines Of the steel rope, one the
feed and the other the return, and at
tached to them on pulley arrange
ment, so that they could be moved
easily along the field, while at one end
they were connected with a heavily
rent from the main feed wire to tho
field wire. The field wire was support
ed on poles with forked glass tops,
modelled somewhat after the clothes
pole idea, which could be removed
when the motor plow reached any Of
them, and placed back Of it, thus en-
aiding the motor to be driven at will
through its trolley pole connection,
while the wire carrying the current
was always kept at a fair distance
above the field. The plow was fas-
tened to the front Of the motor car
and both were operated from the seat
On the motor box. 1t sounds cumbrous
to describe, but the farmer used the
method successfully for blowing, har-
rowing and harvesting, did all in less
time than it could have been done with
horses and at one-third the direct cx-
pense, to say nothing of a greater
quantity of crops for the market
Other farmers use storage battery
cars for such purposes, but, after ALL
their use is comparatively restricted,
most farmers contenting themselves
with the application of electrical pow
err to stationary machinery and the
farm is not up to date that doesn't use
1t when situated anywhere near a troll.
ley line.
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IDENTIFYING JONES. sonx


inc ,ne examination scisntiso.
fainstekinx and Conscientaous.
On April Z the coffin was opened :,
presence OF Colonel Blanchard "
Weiss, M. Geninet superintendent ~
the work, the foreman, several wo-h
men, and myself. The lid was 40 f,rn,
ly soldered that it was removed with
some difficulty. There was a stron.
alcoholic odor, but the alcoho, ~
which the body had evidently haan
preserved had nearly ,all eyaporated
doubtless through the hole made In IN.
lid by the pick and crack ia the ado.
of the coffin near the foot caused hv
the pressure Of the earth after IN.
wooden coffin had rotted away. How.
ever, the earth which covered these
holes was hard and black, having ev,.
IDENTITY become indurated by the sctio,.
OF the escaping alcohol, SO that tho
process OF evaporation had doubtless
been exceedingly slow. The BODY wa.
covered with a winding sheet and
firmly packed with hay and straw. A
rough measurement indicated tho
height OF Paul Jones. Those engaged
upon the work had been furnished
some time before with copies Of the
admirars congressional medal SHOWING
his bust In profile. Half dozen can.
dies were placed near the head Of the
coffin, and the winding sheet was re-.
moved from the head and chest. ex.
posing the face. To our intense sur.
prise the body was marvelously well
preserved. all the flesh remaining In
tact, but slightly shrunken and of a
grayish brown or tan color. The sur.
face Of the body and the linen were
moist. The face presented quite a
natural appearance, except that the
cartilaginous portion of the nose had
been bent over toward the right side.
pressed down and completely disfig.
ured by its too close proximity to the
lid of the coffin. Upon placing the
medal near the face, comparing the
other features and recognizing the Pc
culiar characteristics-the broad fore
head, high cheek bones, prominently
arched eye-orbits, and other points Of
resemblance, we Immediately exclaim-
ed, Paul JONES'" and all those who
had gatherer about the coffin removed
their hats, feeling that there was ev-
cry probability that they were stand
ing in the presence of the illustrious
dead-the object of the long search.
There now took place one Of the
most scientific, painstaking and COLI
scientious examinations conceivable
for the purpose Of verifying beyond
all doubt the Identification OF the body
submitted for this purpose.
The official and professional respen-
sibility Of those engaged in the task.
their disinterestedness, and the fact
that their established regulations were
at stake, gave abundant guarantee that
the labor would be faithfully aad i'm.
partially performed. Twelve Ameri.
can or French persons officially took
part In or witnessed the work Of iden-
tification, and their affirmative verdict,
after six days passed in the applica-
ton Of every possible test, was posi-
tive and unanimous, and was formal
ly certified to under the official seals
Of their respective departments
From General Horace Porter's The
Recovery of the Body of John Paul
JONES'" in the Century.
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Ghastly Curiositios.

Guanajuato, the ruined city Of Mex
ice, which was destroyed BY q cloud
burst, furnishes one of the ghastliest
curiosities of the world. In one Of the
vaults Of the Pantheon are preserved
many mummies which were dug from
the soil. They afford curious evl-
dence Of the natural embalmdng prop
critics Of the earth.
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What Did He Meant

What makes you look SO wor
ried?'
II can never get a dress suit to fl
me-"
Perhaps you don't get there early
enough" Leader.
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SECRETARY ROOTS HOME.
Attractive Mansion In the Quie,
Cultured VILLAGE OF Clinton.

ATTRACTIVE mans1on In the Quiet,
Cultured Village OF Clinton.
The visitor to Clinton, N. Y, who
climbs the hill which leads to tho far.
famed Hamilton College, passes many
delightful homes. There are no great
mansions, no pretentious ediflces
which bespeak large wealth, but the
residences are attractive in their arch
itecture, some of them are spacious
and all have the outward appearance
Of unusual comfort and culture with
in. Half hidden among trees and sur
rounded by closely trimmed lawns,
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His Carrot Fire.

Tall Artist-DeSmears was telling
me that he was using more charcoal
many charcoal drawings?
Short Artistic is not selling any
He has bought a charcoal stove ID
keep him warm.
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A. q Picture Is.

EYES," said Mr.. Cooley, "she made
quite an impression upon me; reminds
me Of an old-fashioned Picture
"Ah!' interrupted Miss Chellus, you
noticed it, then?"
Noticed what?"
THAT she's painted. "-Philadelphia
Press
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Mere Thought.

Mere Thought.
New Clerk think understand the
business pretty well now.
Employer-Yes? Keep at it four or
five years. Perhaps you'll understand
it then as well as you think you do
now.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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A concrete chimney completed re-
Gently for Tacoma smelter is 3O7 feet
in height and is said to be the highest
in the world of its kind.
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We have noticed that If resolution
to be patient and cheerful doesn't trip
over the rug in the bedroom. It
catches its foot on the railing In going
6oWpstairA
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StraininG n Kiss.

Eva-Did you ever kiss girl
| through her veil?
Dick-Yes and got quite an impress
sion.
Eva-Of the girl?
Dick-No, of the veil.
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Provoking

"Woman just dropped dead In the
bargain crush at the ribbon counter"
cried tho foorwalker, excitedly.
"How inopportunew exclaimed tho
head Of the firm. "Our undertaking
department won't be opened until next
ondayr'-Catholic Standard and
Times.
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for The Term of His Natural Life
By MARCI1G
CHAPTER X.-{Cont:aued0
BY MARCUS Clarke

OaAPTER X.-(Cont:aued.)
The red lips parted, and the blue
eyes, brighter than ever, stared vacant
~ around. The sound Of her fathers
voice seemed to have reused her, for she
began to speak a little prayer: "God
bless papa and mamma. and God bless
all on board this ship God bless me,
and make me good girl, fer Jesus Christ's
sake, our Lord. Amen"
The sound Of the unconscious child's
simple prayer had something awesome
In 1t, and John Vickers, who not ten
minutes before would have sealed his
own death warrant unhesitatingly to pre-
serve the safety of the vessel, felt his
eyes fill with unwonted tears. The con-
trast was curious. From out the midst
of that desolate ocean-in a fever-smit-
ten prison ship, leagues from land, sur
rounded by ruffians, thieves and muir
derers-the baby voice of an innocent
child called confidently on heaven.
Two hours afterward-as the Mala-
bar, escaped from the peril which had
menaced her, plunged cheerily through
the ripping water-the mutineers, by
their spokesman, Mr.. James Vetch, con-
fessed:
They were very sorry, and hoped
that their breach of discipline would be
forgiven. It was the fear Of the typhus
which had driven them to 1t. They had
no accomplices either in the prison or
out of it, but they felt 1t but right to
say that the man who had planned the
mutiny was Rufus Dawes"
The malignant cripple had guessed
from whom the information which had
led to tho failure Of the plot had been
derived, and this was his characteristic
revenge.
Extracted from the Hobart Town
Courier:
THE examination of the prisoners
who were concerned in the attempt upon
the Malabar was concluded on Tuesday
last. The four ringleaders, Dawes, Cab
bett, Vetch and Sanders, were condemn
ed to death; but we understand that, by
the clemency Of his excellency the gov
ernor, their sentence has been commut-
ed to six years at the penal settlement
Of Macquarie Harbor."
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A detestable fault II enc We can
trace to somabody We disltkA.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16
RUINS OF ST. PAUL'S.
Origin of Macaulay's Phrase In Al
Eighteenth Century Poem.

Origin of Macaulay's Phrase In A
Eighteenth Century Poem.
1t has long been understood that the
real inventor of Macaulays famous
New Zealander was Horace Walpole.
who, In letter to Mason, written In
1774, said: AT last some curious trav-
eler from Lima will visit England and
give a description of the ruins of st.
Paurs, like the editions of Babies and
Palmyra" But Mr.. Bertram Dobell
writes to the London Academy giving
the idea an earlier date. He finds it
embodied In this old title page:
Poems. by young Nobleman. of Dis
tinguished Abilities. lately deceased: par
ticularly. The State of England. and the
once fiourishing City of London. In q
letter from an American Traveller, Dated
from the Ruinous Portico of st. Pauls.
In the year 1885, to a Friend settled in
Boston, the Metropolis of the Western
Empire. Also Sundry Fugitive Pieces.
principally wrote whilst upon his Travels
on the Continent. Motto from Juvenal.1
London, 1850.
Mr.. Dobell explains that, though the
book is dated 1850, the poem in it on
London is dated March 81, 1771. He
attributes 1t to the profiigate second
Lord Lyttelton. Here is one Of his ex-
tracts from the composition:
And now thro' broken paths and rugged
ways,
Uncultivated regions, we advanced
Towards famd Augustus towers, on the
Thames
tWhose clear broad stream glides smooth
ly thro the vale)
Embankd, and stretching oer the level
plain
For many n mile her gilded spires were
seen,
While Britain yet was free-alas! how
changd.
How fallen from that envy'd height;
what time
She ruld the subject nations. and beheld
The Spaniard crouch beneath her spear,
and all
The Gallic lilies crimsond Ger with
blood.
Extinguishd are their glories. and her
That once enlightened Europe with his
beams,
Sunk in the West Is set and ne'er again
Shall DER Britannia spread his orient
rays!
These were my thoughts whilst thro'
falling heap
OF shapeless ruins far and wide difrusd.
Paufs great Cathedral. from her solid
base,
High towring to the sky, by heav'ns
command
Amidst the universal waste preserv'd
Struck my astonish'd view.
On this fair object my fix'd eye was kept
In pleasing meditation. whilst my guide
A poor emaciate Briton. led me on
Through streets and squares, and falling
palaces.
(Where here and there habitat was
seem
To where stood once amongst tho peo-
pied town
TIL Exchange of London
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-16

A Plymouth Rock hen owned by
Calvin J. Kline, Vine street, laid an
egg yesterday which measured ga
inches by ~ inches and weighed 4
ounces.
President Castro has decided not to
invade the United States. Occasional
ly he manifests gleam of something
bearing a striking resemblance to hu-
man intelligence.
A western representative says he
will introduce bill to stop the coin
age of cents. His measure will have
the support of every church in which
box. plate or basket is passed around.
The Betsy Ross flag house has been
offered to Uncle Sam. AS defender of
the flag the house produced, he would
appear to be the proper custodian Of
the house itself.
Common sense exercised by the op-
orators and miners may save the coal
consumers dollars.
Contractor Il. II. Myerly is building
an addition to Russell Foust's estab-
lishment ON East Market street, in
which will be installed new bake
oven.
The country appears to be disposed
to make the two -cents-a-mile railroad
rate unanimous.
We have added to our exchange
list the Tribune, of Crawford, Dawes
Co., Neb.. which is under the man.
agement of former Danyille boy,
Mr.. VIM. H. Ketcham, who is as
sisted by Mr.. Harry G. Ketcham.
Mr.. w. Fl. learned the "art preserv-
ative" in the office of the Intelligcn-
Ger. He was a brother to the late
Orlando Ketcham, one of the fastest
type singers ever known in these
parts. The many friends of Mr..
Ketcham will be glad to learn he is
still in the land of the living and do.
ing something for mankind.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

What is n sign Of age IN others is,
Of course. a sign of sense in you.
Some people think they have done
their duty if they express q willingness
to do it.
Some people In time grow almost ia
nous for hearing Of things that never
happened.
The average man will stand without
hitching great deal better than IL he
is tied to pole.
There is one thing sure-in a home
where there is always enough cooked
for company they always have 1t.
How severe q young man is with the
love affairs of a widower, and how Sc
we're an elderly man is with the love
affairs of young fellow!
The Jealousy Of the children when
mother cuts the pie isn't anything COM
pared with that they feel in later years
when father divides it. - Atchison
Globe,
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PUBLIC SPRA' | G
TOR S N JOSE SGiLE

Mr.. J. w. Betlleyon, representing
the division of zoology Of h State
Department of Agriculture, will give
a public demonstration Of the ruethod
of making ard applying the b, s. and
cheapest remedy for San Jose scale
aud other insect pests in the ochard Of
Mr.. /. X. Grier, on the farm occup-
ed by j. ID. S Rhodes, just COW
Riverside on March 26, at | O'Clock.
Another demonstration will be given
on the farm of Mr.. Cyrus S. Slyres,
West Hemlock township, this county,
7 miles north of Danville, March II,
at o'clock.
All persons interested are invited
to attend this demonstration, bring
specimens of twigs and fruit for in
pection, ask questions, and receive
the help that is thus offered free of
charge by the State.