The Dickinson press., 1911-10-28
A Prophecy.

A day will come when a cannon bah
viii be exhibited in public museums,
Just as an instrument of torture Ia
now, and people will be amazed that
such a thing could ever have been. A
day will come when these two i'm
mense groups. the United States of
America and the United States Of
Europe, will be extending the hand Of
fellowship across the ocean, exchang-
ing their produce, their industries,
their arts, their genius. clearing the
earth, peopling the desert, improving
creation under the eye Of the Creator.
and uniting for the good of all these
two irresistible and infinite powers,
the fraternity of men and the power of
God.-Victor Hugo in 1849.
Not His Mistake.
The other day an old woman bounced
into an Office with a notification that
had been sent to her to the effect
that unpaid taxes on ome property
belonging to her were due. She as
serted she had paid them. A clerk
got out the books to prove that she
had not and suggested that she had
made a mistake. She still declared.
however, that she had paid.
Don't you ever make mistakes?"
she inquired.
The clerk assured her that he did
not and jokingly added, 1.-THE only
mistake I ever made was when I got
married"
She looked at him for a moment
and then said: mo. Your wife made
that Observation-Disclosures
A Game of Catch.
Somebody once twitted John Ora
ham on the way David Dudley Field
and he were drifting apart, he re.
naming in the harness as a criminal
lawyer, while Field was selected by
his state for the exalted duty of codi-
flying her laws.
1T is simply a game Of catch be-
tween Field and myself" he answer
ed. HE tries to put up as many bars
as possible, all uniformly strong.
Then l go around and try them and
see how many weak ones I can find"
(Which beats, Mr.. Graham" he was
asked.
ooh, l think I do in the long rum
he responded. "Field never succeeded
in keeping me out as many times as J
have succeeded in breaking In"
Early Roman Laws.
The very earliest Roman laws were
those contained in the so called "Papi.
rian CODE" but of these but little is
known. The next in order are those of
the twelve tablets, compiled by the
Decemvirs at the beginning Of the
fourth century Of the city's history.
about B. @. $50. These famous laws
consisted of a revision of the Their ex-
listing laws, with some new one which.
according to tradition, had been i'm
ported from Greece by three commits
sioners who had been sent to Athens
for the purpose of collecting such laws
and customs as might be useful to the
people Of Rome. The new code, when
completed, was engraved on twelve
tablets Of ivory or brass and set up In
public.
Whelks as Money.
Dewarra, a currency Of New Brit
ain, is an instance Of how the spoils
Of the chase may be turned to. account
as the outward and visible sign OF
wealth. Dewarra is made by string
ing the shells Of a dog whelk upon
the ribs Of palm leaves. These strings
may be retailed at so much a fathon
usually the price is equivalent tt
about 3 shillings a fathom length-ol
they may be made into various arti
eles of personal adornment to be.worr
on great occasions. In New BritafI
the dewarra boarded up by a rich mar
IS produced at his funeral and divided
among his heirs in much the same
kind of way as personal property II
divided among us.-London Globe.
Not Very inviting
Dining car walters on railroads II
India are barefooted natives in lone
white gowns held In at the waist by
broad band, their heads wrapped up II
puggrees IA light scarf. The dinner
service. says an English paper II
rough and coarse and the price higher
than in this country. Most Of the foot
served comes In tins. Between courses
dishes are piled on the floor. India 4
a land Of contrasts, and this contras
between the dirty black feet and th'
dirty white dishes is one Of the thing,
to which the traveller gets accustomed
but never reconciled.
Hours Of Rest.
One hour Of rest, as a rule, shoul,
b the same every night. It IL no
safe for even the most robust AM
healthy to violate the law Of regularit
q this matter. The man or woma,
who retires and rises at irregula
periods, varying from W. to four Q
six hours. as many are accustomed {
DO. cannot enjoy good health or liv
long and happily. Every one shout
adopt q rule to retire at a certain hou
and adhere to It al strictly as possibl,
never devia4ting from 1t except in emel