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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-02-09
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nt9t geIeben. glud ni6ts BON ibr
esb0rt. glnfunss mar sr Grgsrli9
sefreien, bann lpurbe er troBi9. Sic
bate i'm pesseibidt, iie iolIte i'm
nur ipieoer rufen sr Iieb ni6ts
bon iid bOren.
Damn aber tparen 10 undneenebme
Sage fir i'm getommen, bab er iibers
baupt teinsn unoern @epanten mebr
batte. aIs ben an feline Mifers. @as
mar oenn nur seIfeben, bdb atIs bas
@srtrauen 70 griinblih uerloren bats
ten uno i'm nit Mabnungen GrgIter
2trt. ia fceur nit @retutipnsn psrs
folsten!
2fus aus aus! Gr mar
fertig! @suu er ni9t Gnoe oes Wo.
mats nit Mur seben ipolIte. Damn
CAB es nur sinen Muspeg: bic Iibere
Russl. Gs mar gar feline Seigbsit,
DaB sr bis 2Diung isber dnbern pors
Sog = i'm @esentbeiI! Damn iorat.
Sntsl SarI iider fir Diana unO
Sablte ibr 5uIi.be aud Die S9uIosn,
Die ct binterlieb.
BANS frub ii4 msbr unO mity in
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-02-09
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Sriibling mars!
glu9 i'm part BON Strumib bliibtt
unb buftete er.
Die boben alten 8irfen unb Wet'
ben iaben gang jung aus NIT ben
fIeinsn Sdrten 8ldtt9sn. Die Raita'
nisnbGums batten ibrs 9liitbentsrs'
den anseltedt, ipenn aud nod tlein
unb Ii9tsriin.
Die Raienbeets faben tpis ieiseu.
ipsiae, soIDigsriin i9immsrubs
SammtfId9en aus; in ben 8lumsn.
bsetsn bIiibten primeln TN bellIten
@eIb, abi4attirt Bis gum tisfsn
Braun.
0e- pilbe Wein, Der iiber ben
blausn Selanitrif Oes Strumiesr
Serrenbauies se5ossn mar, trisb f9oa
ipinSig tleine CRIME 8lGtt9eu.
Der Stramibtr part bate (stns
ungstp0bnli9e 4usbe9nuns. Selbit
ipenn bic IdubIoIen 8dums ben Bid
nidbt binberten, permo6tsn nur bic
f9GrfIten 9lusen BON Der SerraiTe oes
Strrenbauiss aus ben boben 9dtteu.
Suin ipabr5unebmen. Der ben Mbs
f9Iub bilbet.
Das @nbe bss partss mar fhou
bon ben olten Sannsn bes au Stra.
mib eeb0renben WaIbes bef6attst,
Der binter bsm 3aune Iih ausbebnte.
Sur bort, ipo Der Parillon ftanb.
mar bic Walbersn5e nG6er. aeriidt.
Der aIts gaptnon mar often.
?pii6en Der Sbiirs itanb Sn5psttor
pensler. ben gtiidsn ssesn ben part
setsbrt. unb gab benz StubenmGb.
den &Gtbe. bic ssrabe bamit bsfdGf'
tiet luor. bic SeniterIGben 5u Dffnsn.
feline 4uftrdee
Gin lsiTer Wobsrgeru9 tpGlste Ii9
bur6 bic offsne Sbiirs in ben port.
Seit ienem OerbdnsniBpoIlen Spi.ls
abenoe, nit benz eine neue 3eit fir
Stramtb unbruh. mar Der pdpiIlou
ni9t geOffnet fporbsn. limb bdriibsr
iparen nun spei Sabre perguneen.
Cine bihte Staubf5idt lag iibsr
alien M0beIu. unb bon bem 9eu9tsr,
ipsib9en bes eroben Witt.lrdumss
battsn Spinner ibrs 5Goen 5u ben
sroB.n Sirihseipeiben an ben Wdn.
ben st5o9tn.
pensIef idbiitteGte ben &opf. DAG
er !tb !pdbrsnb Der san5en 3eit ober
aud sar nidt um ben popiGIon ses
fiimmert bate! MAS mubte Der neus
S,rr benten. Der nun .nbIiG. nad3
btinobe 3ipeiidbrissr Che. sstommsn
mar, nm ipenisiisns sinsn SbsiI h.s
ssabres fortdn duf Strumib au Der.
bringeu.
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-02-09

.Eoer, glnnette, IL ionn es bod
dttI annebmen. Oob sic fir mi1.
o.r Wilofremben ="
,Sen Milofremben2"
vSmmerbin bod Elm MenIh. Der
tein Re9t bat. Elm ioldss Spfer ans
sunebmen!"
rSpf.r9 mir fpollsn es gang tur8
tuufmGnniI9 erIehigen, nur fullen
sic fi9 bapon nidt bebriidt fiiblen!"
fagte iie, gepaltiam einen lei6ten
Son unidlugeno.
rSoa i9 mid Sbnen perifreiben
NIT Saut unb Saaren, 9lnnette. fol-
i6 -" fliiiterte Sans leiIe.
Die ieltIdms Stimmung in BEN
buntlen 3immer Dem tisferregteE
Weibe ssssniiber. BON bem er ipubts,
bub es ibn Iisbte unb it9 nur nit
Miibe gu Der Rube spdne, begdnn
i'm 5u umitriden. @r mar jung uno
beiB = unb. bic taIten Sdnoe Der
Srau brannten iebt in ben ieinen pie
Seuer.
~@eri6reiben2!" iugte iie bebenO.
.Nsin. icb mill ="
rDas pillit 9u benn, Du ieIts
James Deib9" @r rib iie in feline
9trme uno beoedte ibr @eiidt nit toIs
len &iiien.
Sau6Senb tlammerte fe ii9 an
ibn. @ieris trant iie feline SiiiTe.
Ieibenifuftlid brannten ibre 2ippen
auf ben ieinen. Gin tolIer Rduf9
umfing bic bsiben in bem buntlen
3immer.
,9lab!" Ueit .inem tiefen Seufssr
I6Ife ii9 9tnnette aus fetnen 9lrmen
unb sos tbn gum Seniter.
Sage, buB On mid Iisbff! Sage
ss, bab es ni9t lit ="
rS9peigs!" Gr prsBte ibr bic
Sanb auf ben Munb. ngDir beibs,
mir miiif.n ipiifen, fuis es TT, anns,
benn bic anbern ="
sd Iu9e iiber lie, i9 label" fdste
iie iubelnb, i'd ipeib ia bod, baB i9
Did mir erobert, i9 gang dIlein!
Denn 9u IslbF, tper ipetb, tpte .lange
Du nod bIinb sefpefen tpGrit uno
ni9t semertt bGttet -. Sic ifpdtt.
nWas benns 60 fase es bod -
pas9"
Gr belt ibr @sii4t nit ben Sdn'
ben umfdrdntt unb fub ibr tief tn
bic 9lugen.
rWie i1 Did Iiebe - pie unids-
bar! DAB 9u mir dies biit, aIlss,
oIIes, mas i9 i'm 2eben eriebnt, srs
bofft! DAB td an Dir bdnse, NIT
ieber Safer meines Ssins!"
Gs tIans fait tonIos. Sic 5itterte
por 2eibenf9dft. Sans iiberlief ss
einen QugenbIid faIt. So febr Iiebte
iie ibn! limb sr9 = ab, er belt Elm
fbDnes 8eib i'm Qrm, Dor ibm lag
Elm frsiss, f9Dnss 2ebenl untsrtdus
den i'm 9enub! 2eben, fret fstn -
geliebt ipsrben - 1ibts fonit!
Gr preBte tpteber feline 2ippen duf
bic ibren. pOu, fage = tpdrum Iisbit
Ou mi99"
.Wsil i9 muB! Wetl i6 aui
Did eeipartet babe - BIB beute!"
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
Sounded Best When Silent.

In a railroad office in West PhiIadel-
phia there is an old and trusted clerk
of Celtic extraction who keeps his as
sociateS In a constant state Of good
humor by an unending series Of wit
ticisms, interspersed occasionally with
bulls" so glaring that even be him
self has TO join in the laugh that In
Variably follows such break" on his
part. There was some trouble on the
telephone one day recently, and Mike,
as he is called among his friends. lost
much OF his usual good nature In his
efforts to get the gist of a message
that was being sent from another Of
fee. The man on the other end Of the
wire finally became exasperated and
asked Mike If he was losing his hear
ing.
81 can hear you all right until you
begin to talk" said Mike. land then l
can't understand a word you say
Philadelphia Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
MISS WISE SERVANT.
She Was Too Well Posted on the Right
of Employer and En-
poyed.

''Some girls may be green and easily
imposed upon," said the woman, but
Just as many more can give their en-
ployers points on law. The girl that
came to my house the other day from
an employment agency knew more In
a minute about the rights Of employer
and employed than l would know In a
year. About the first thing she did
was to look out at that big hole in
the ground at the other end Of the
lot, where they are preparing to build
She said:
If ! should break any dishes while
that building is going up you couldn't
make me pay for them
81 asked why not, and she Informed
me that girl working In a building
that is likely to be shaken by blasting
Is protected by the same rule that gov
erns employees in a dining car. Owing
to the insecurity they are allowed $50
e month for breakage. Dishes valued
at less than $40 may be smashed with
impunity. She gave me a printed ac-
count Of the trouble of two friends
who had thrashed that matter out in
court and had been sustained In their
contention for twenty dollar leeway.
l didn't employ that girl don't want
to impose upon any girl, but l didn't
want to hire one who knows that she
can smash my best dishes up to $40
worth and get OF without paying dam
ages. New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
ANCIENT BRIDGES.
Some Built Before the Christian Era
Still Standing In China.

Some Built Before the Christian Era
Still Standing In China.
Suspension bridges which were built
In the time Of the Han dynasty COP
B. O. to 220 A. d. are still standing,
striking examples OF oriental engineer
ing skill. According to historical and
geographical writers OF China, it was
Shang Leng, Kaen Tsu's chief of COM
mand, who undertook to construct the
first public roads In the Flowery en-
pire.
At that time 1t was almost impos-
sible for the province of Shense to
communicate with the capital Iieng
took an army Of 10000 workmen and
cut great gOrges through the noun
tains, flling up the canyons and val
lsyg with the debris from his excava-
lions. At places where deep gorges
were traversed by large and rapidly
flowing streams he actually carried
out bis plan OF throwing suspension
bridges, stretching from one slope to
the other.
These crossings, appropriately styled
flying bridges" by early Chinese writ
ers, are high and dangerous looking In
the extreme. At the present day q
bridge may still be seen in the Shense
which is 400 feet long and Is stretched
over a chasm more than 1000 feet
deep. How those early engineers
erected such a structure with the tools
and appliances at their command is a
mystery which will probably never be
explained.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
FRENCH TRADESMEN.
s0ws and Smiles and Flattsry All
Used In Business.

sews and Smiles and Flattsry All
Used In Business.
''Bon Jour, madame" This in a cor
dial tone and accompanied by a ready
smile is the welcome OF your French
tradesman or tradeswOman. With low
ly bows and widespreading smiles he
shows himself delighted to serve you.
II you look over everything in the shop
and buy only the wing of a chicken,
yet he will just as smilingly bow you
out and hope to see you again.
Once / entered my milkman's speck-
Jean himself ''Oh, Monsieur JEAN" l
smiled, 81 am so sorry! Your milk is
so delicious, but I find that / cannot
use all Of cents worth day" Mon
sieur Jean was all sympathy, under
standing at once, and answered, But,
madame, let me send you half that
quantity, 2 cents WORTH cents worth
what you will" And with a shrug
and 8 smile, as II to say, What
is 2 cents worth Of milk compared
with the honor OF your patronage"
he put my fears to rest
This subtle fiattery OF the tradesman
is really good business. One is only
human, and it is so pleasant to be
person OF consequence! I resolved on
the spot to buy all my butter and
cheese from Monsieur Jean, as we'll as
the milk.-New Idea WOman's Maya
zine
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
A Doc and a Soma.

During one Of the last birthday cele-
bratiOns Of the poet Whittier he was
visited by a celebrated oratorio singer.
The lady was asked to sing, and, seat
ing herself at the piano, she began the
beautiful ballad Robin Adair." She
had hardly begun before Mr.. Whit
tiers pet dog came into the room and,
seating himself by her side, watched
her as If fascinated, listening with a
delight unusual in an animal When
she finished he came and put his paw
very gravely into her hand and licked
her cheek. robin takes that as a tTib-
ute to himself" said Mr.. Whittier
"He also IS Robin Adair." The dog.
hearing his own name, evidently con-
sidered that he was the hero Of the
song. From that moment during the
lady's visit he was her devoted attend
ant. He kept by her side when she
was indoors and accompanied her
when she went to walk. When she
went away be carried her satchel in
his mouth to the gate and watched her
departure with every evidence of dis
treSS
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
OLD LONDON BRIDGE.
Il Linked the Twelfth Century With
tho Eighteenth.

Il Linked the Twelfth Century With
tho Eighteenth.
For centuries old London bridgs,
with its double row OF houses, was the
home Of generations who lived and
traded over the Thames waters.
HOlbein lived and painted there. o.
borne. tie prentice lad, Ieaped through
q window IN the house OF his master,
Sir William Hewet, to the rescue Of
Sir Williams daughter. who had fallen
into the swollen flood OF the river be-
low, and by winning her for his wife
laid the foundation of the ducal house
Of Leeds Crispin Tucker had his shop
on the bridge, to which Pope and
Swift and many another author Of
fame made pilgrimages to purchase
books and gossip with the wsggish
shopkeeper. Crocker's Dictionary was
printed "at the Looking Glass on Lon
don bridge" and gigantic corn mills
dominated the south end OF the struc-
ture, not many yards from the wonder
ful Nonsuch House, a huge wooden
pile with turrets and cupolas brought
from Holland.
Such In brief outline was the London
bridge which linked the twelfth with
the eighteenth century and which
when it was on its last tOttering legs
was removed to give place to its fine
successor Of our day, the stone in
which is said to be nearly double
that employed in building St PauPs
cathedral. l."-MontreaI Standard.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
THE MATTERH0RN.
Its Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View 1t UnfcIds.

Its Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View 1t UnfoIds.
There are very few Alpine peaks SO
pointed as the Matterhorn. Some-as,
for instance, Mont Blanc-are merely
large Jumps OF frozen snow, but the
Matterhorn is quite pointed and thin,
composed OF a ridge formed by a per-
pendicular wall Of rock on one side
and a very steep rocky slope on the
ether, a slope which after going a few
yards at an incline breaks of suarp
into a precipice.
When on the top. therefore, one Is
absolutely perched up between heaven
and earth. Never before have seen so
much space around and below me. It
is wonderful, immense, unreal. The
panorama unfolded to the eyes is a su-
perb one, an tneXtricable mass on
peaks-ROsa, the Breithorn. the Com
bin, Mont Blanc. the Jungfrau and
others. There at our feet lies Zermatt.
seemingly a tiny toy village. where we
can imagine the tourists paying their
franc to the telescope man to look at
Us- These good folk do not dream Of
the great difficulty we have in keep
ing our feet because Of the wind.
Alas. it is so cold and the position
such a precarious one that about ten
minutes after our arrival we are COM
PEELED to turn our steps toward the
descent, which on the Alps is much
more to be dreaded than the ascert.-
Wide World Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
A FAMOUS TIMEPIECE.
The Astronomical Clock at Hampton
Court Palace,

The Astronomical Clock at Hampton
Court Palace.
The famous astronomical clock at
Hampton Court palace. near London,
is the first timepiece Of that character
erected in England and was made for
Henry VIII. in 1910. According to En-
nest Law, the historian OF Hampton
Court palace, ii was the creation Of
Nicholas Crater, a German astrono-
mer. who visited England at the tnvi-
tatiOn of Cardinal Wolsey, who intro
duced him to the king.
1t Is possible to learn from it the
hour, the month. the day OF the month.
the position Of the sun and the number
OF days since the beginning Of the
year, phases OF the moon and its age,
the hour at which it crosses the meri-
dian and the time Of high water at
London bridge. The winding Of the
clock occupies half an hour every
week. The weights descend to a depth
Of more than sixty feet.
Like many other things about the
palace. it has its legends. 1t is related
that when Anne Of Denmark, queen Of
James l.. died in the palace the clock,
which was striking at the mo-
ment, Immediately stopped. This 1t is
said to do whenever any old resident
In the palace dies within its precincts,
and alleged modern instances Of the
fact are quoted solemnly by the credu-
lOus.-ArgOnaut.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
EFFECT OF SUGGESTION.
Our Lives With GIadness
or Misery.

There is nothing that plays so tmpor-
tant a part in the daily life Of men
and women as does suggestion, says
II. Addington Bruce In the Delinea-
tor. Mentally, morally and to a large
extent physically we are what we
are because of its influence. Sugges-
ton can make Of Us saints or cr1m1-
nails. heroes or towards. It can LIT
us from beds Of sickness or doom us
to a hopeless inyalidism. 1t can I'LL
our lives with gladness or with mis-
cry. 1t Is a great force ceaselessIy
operative, unacceptable. But 1t Is
force that we can nevertheless direct
and utilize If we only understand its
laws, and the more wisely, the more
persistently, the more thoroughly we
use it. the happier and healthier we
shall be.
No matter how many setback5 come,
keep repeating to yourself optimistic
autosuggestions. Repetition is one OF
the most forceful instruments Of sug-
gestion. There is great truth under
lying the familiar saying "As q man
thinketh, so Is he" Moreover, you can
utilize the law Of repetition to draw
from your surroundings beneficial sug-
gestions that will powerfully re-en-
force your autosuggestiOns You can
do so because every detail In your en-
vironment is Of suggestive value to
you, and, although no one can make
this environment all that it should be,
nevertheless 1t is quite within your
power to modify 1t in such a way that
1t will give you a maximum Of help
ful and minimum Of harmful sugges-
tions.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
NERVOUS TWITCHINGS.
An Affliotion From Which Many Of the
Worlds Great Men Have
Suffered.

Many men Of genius. like the insane,
are subject to curious spasmodic and
cboreic movements. Professor LOm-
hroso In one Of his books pointed out
that Lenau and Montesquieu left upon
the floor Of their rooms the signs OF
the movements by which their feet
were convulsiVely agitated during
composition.
Button, DR.. Johnson, Santeuil, Gre
billion and Lombardini exhibited the
most remarkable facial cUntortions.
There was a constant quiVer on Thorn
as CampbelPs thin lips. Chateaubri-
and was long subject to convulsive
movements OF the arm.
Napoleon suffered from an habitual
spasm OF the right shoulder and Of the
lips. my anger" he said one day
after an alteration with Lowe, must
have been fearful, for l felt the vibra-
ton Of my calves. which has not hap
pened to me for long time"
Peter the Great suffered from con-
vulsive movements which horribly
distorted his face. "CarduccPs face
at certain moments" writes Mante-
gazza, sis a veritable hurricane; light
nings dart from his eyes, and his mus
cles tremble." Ampere could express
his thoughts only while walking and
when his body was In a state OF con-
slant movement. Socrates often danced
and jumped IN the street without rea-
aon
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
Courtship In China.

a curious custom prevails at Huay-
ninghsien, in Kwangsi. On the hf-
teenth day Of the first month In each
year all the young ladies and gentle
men take a walk to the Yenyen noun
tain. Each damsel carries little box.
which she deposits at the foot Of the
hill ANY young gentleman desirous Of
entering the bonds Of matTimony may
select one Of the boxes and take It
away with him. whereupon the fair
owner OF the box makes herself
known. and an acquaintanceship Is
thus formed III assorted matches are
not likely to occur, as this custom is
observed only among the well to do
classes Of society.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
They Paid the Price.

The corporation of the city Of Glas-
Cow wanted to purchase the Whistler
portrait of Carlyle and In due course
waited on the master Of the gentle art
Of making enemies about the price
Q,O00 guineasl. They admitted 1t was
a magnificent picture, but do you not
think. Mr Whistler, the sum a wee.
wee bit excessive"
Didn't you know the price before
you came to mer' asked the master.
with suspicious blandness.
"Oh. aye. we knew thatP' replied the
corporation.
''Very well. then.' said Mr. Whistler
in bis suavest tones, Tets talk OF
something else" And as there was
nothing else OF interest to detain the
corporation" they paid the price and
made an excellent bargain.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
His Dsndsr,

In these days Of almost pre-eminent
German music and musicians it is
rather amusing to read the opinions Of
former generations concerning Teu-
tonic singers.
Frederick the Great was so impo-
Htely unpatriotic as to declare that he
would rather hear the neighIng Of a
horse than the singing Of a German
prima donna. Perhaps In his day there
was some excuse for such a remark,
but the times have changed.
There is a diverting anecdote Of an
Italian who was convinced that no
German could sing. A friend induced
him to go to the opera where Hen
riette Sontag sang. After hearing her
first aria the Italian got up to go. The
friend urged him to stay, assuring him
that he would be convinced soon.
II know it." repied the Italian, "an6
that's why 60"
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
A Paper Restaurant.

Hamburg, Germany, has an eating
house made Of paper. Its walls are
composed of a double layer of paper
stretched on frames and impregnated
with a fire and water proof solution.
A thin wooden partition affords fur
ther protection from the inclemency OF
the weather. Roofs and walls are fas-
tened together by means Of bolts and
hinges so that the entire structure may
be taken apart and put together again.
The dining room itself measures 30 by
6 meters and is capable of accommo-
dating $50 people There are twenty
two windows and four skylights, and
the heating is done by two isolated
stoves. a side erection contains the
managers Office, kitchen, larder and
dwelling room. The total cost was
S85O.-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
BASEBALL.
The Gentle Side Of Our National Game
as Seen by Well Known
Humorlst.

/ have seen a quiet little Sunday
afternoon game Of baseball in which
every man on either side told every
man on his own and the other side
Just what he thought Of his character.
One captain, says Ellis Parker Butler
In Success Magazine, began by telling
bis pitcher what he thought OF him
and ordered him of the field, and the
pitcher remarked that If be had a
catcher who knew how to catch q
ball once every week or so he would
be able to use some speed. This seem
ed to displease the catcher, and he
remarked in no gentle tones about the
pitchers general ability and the short
sightedness Of a captain who would
have such a man On his nine. This
gave pleasure to the opposing nine,
and they showed it by appropriately
guytng remarks and were taken TO
task by the nine men Of the other side.
The 200 spectators who gathered to
see the ball game then told both mines
what they thought Of them and were
given to understand that not man on
either nine cared a faded fig for
An hour later the umpire went home
or In the direction Of home, but the
two captains were still discharging
their men. l have seen one stout
catcher discharged eight times in one
seyen-inning game, during which pc
Fiod he resigned four times Of his own
accord
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
The Psychological Moment.

''Is Miss Wheaton at homer asked
one of the neighbors Of the spinster as
he called at her door to get her sigma
ture to a petition.
''She is that" responded Celia Leahy,
three weeks over from Ireland and a
most willing handmaiden. 'Will yez
step in, sOrrY'
"I should like to see her on a matter
of business for a few moments If she
is not engaged" said the neighbor.
Celia flung wide the door and waved
nim in.
''If she has wan, he's neglectin' her
shameful" she said In a hOarse, conf
Dental whisper, "for it's three weeks
tOmorrer since l come here, and he's
not put his fut over the t'reshcld in all
that tonne! Sure, IDS your chanst!"-
Youths Companion
The Washington bee., 1911-05-06
Cir FIRST MINT. 7N7
Some of the Rules and Regulations
That Were In Force There Over
Hundred Years Ago.

The first United States mint at Phil
adelphia was naturally very unpre-
tentious affair. The material for coin
age was secured from abroad. There
was found much difficulty to get any
one of experience to operate the coin
age. and the salary list Of the first
mint employees was: David Ritten-
house, director. $1,000 per annum;
TristTam Dalton, treasurer, $1,000;
Henry Voight, coiner, $500; Isaac
Hugh, clerk, 1912.
The regular coinage Of copper began
In 1893, silver in 1874 and gold In 1795.
The following curious extracts are
taken from the mint rules and regula-
lions Of the early days:
'HThe allowance under the name OF
drink money is hereafter to be discon-
tinued.
THE operations Of the mint through
out the year are TO commence at
O'Clock in the morning.
christmas day and the Fourth Of
July-and no other days-are estab-
lished holidays at the mint.
He (watchman) will keep in prop
er arm chest. securely locked, a mus
ket and bayonet, two pistols and 8
sword.
''The watchman must attend from
o'clock In the evening to o'clock In
the morning. must ring the yard ben
every hour and send the watchdog
through the yard Immediately after
ringing the bell"
Besides the Philadelphia mint, which
is now established in palatial quarters
at Seventeenth and Spring Garden
streets, there are mints at San Fran
cisco, Denver and New Orleans and an
assay Office at Carson City.