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The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
A Famous Paris Sidn.

Paris is a city Of curious signboards,
one of the most remarkable ones rep
resenting a tobaccOnist's sign at %
Rue du Chateau-dEau, which has
been here ever since 1870. 1t is rid
died with holes made by the bullets
Of the Prussians, and the occupant Of
the shop states that SO far as he is
aware it is the only public relic Of the
Franco-Prussian war in evidence in
the streets of Paris today.
MY sign" he added, brings me
plenty of customers. You have no
idea, monsieur, of the number of Eng
lish and American tourists who pass
this way and drop into my place for q
cigar or a box Of matches merely in
order to have a word with me about
my bullet riddled enseigne. I wouldn't
part with it for anything. Wide
World Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Gsttina the Exact Spot.

An emergency call from a policeman
for a tape measure kept two women
waiting in the dressmaker's parlOr for
FIVE minutes. There were other tape
measures there which the dressmaker
might have used, but she was too
busy pondering the circumstance that
had suddenly converted her into an
ally of the police department Pres
emily the policeman returned the tape.
'What did you want it fOr? she
asked.
ITO help find the right place to shoot
a horse with a broken leg" he said.
''The vital spot is just three inches
above that little swirl in his forehead
where a dozen crowns seem to meet.
1 am not very good at guessing, so we
thought it safest to find the exact spot
with a tape measure. New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
0D0RS AND MOISTURE.
A seheme That Enabled the Com.
nandant of Military School to
Detect odor of Smoke.

'NThe most striking fact connected
with my school career" said the prep
school graduate, was a peculiar abil.
ity on the part Of our commandant to
detect the faintest odor Of smoke in
a room on his daily inspection. The
school 1 attended was Of the military
variety, and smoking was a rather sc.
rious offense. No matter how much
room had been aired or famed with
wet towels previous to the inspection
the offender was always caught.
"After 1 had received my finishing
touches and become a citizen l made
so bold as to inquire from what pc
culiar dlspensation Of providence the
ability was given to detect one mole
cule of smoke in a hundred cubic feet
Of pure air The old boy smiled and,
binding me to secrecy, impaired the
reason Of his wonderful ability. Then
he took me to a boys vacated room
and told me to wet my finger and rub
my nostrilS with it and sniff. Lo and
behold, where before there seemed
no taint in the atmosphere was now
detected that smell Of old tobacco
smoke! Since then 1 have taught
school myself and have used the trick
occasionally, entirely for experimental
purposes, however.
81 have also sought the scientific ex-
PLANTATION, but with little success. It
may, however, be somewhat analogous
TO the process of tasting. You know,
it is impossible to taste anything that
is not dissolved in water or is not
liquid itself. So the moisture on the
nostrils must carry the small particles
Of smoke in a more OF less damp state
to the OlfactOry nerve ends and thus
make the smell more apparent. At
least this is the only explanation I
have ever found for the phenomenon.
''The same thing can also be used
for detecting other Odors, and / have
found it useful on a number of Occa-
siOns for this purpose, both in analyh-
cal chemistry. when only a small par
ticle of a certain material is available
for analysis, and in detecting faint per-
fume from flowers that are ordinarily
quite odorless. Chicago RecOTd-Her-
aid
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
D0CT0RING A DIAMOND.
Clever Trick That Makes Yellow
Stone Appear Clear Blue
White and Perfect.

Let me show you little trick that 1
would advise you not to put into prac-
ttce," said jewel fancier to a number
of friends the other day.
The conversation had turned to dia-
monds during the midday luncheon.
and the expert had been holding forth
on his fayorite subject. The little
group Of st. LOuisans were interested
still more when the speaker drew a
big solitaire from his finger and beck
oned a waiter across the cafe.
Bring me glass of water and an
indeltble pencil" said he when the
servitor came over to the table.
'This is a trick that is essentially
crooked" said the jewel fancier, "and
will get by nine times out Of ten even
when the examiner is an expert at
judging precious stones and detecting
trickery. 1t will make a yellow of
color diamond look like a stone of the
very first water. Pawnbrokers in
Vulnerable have been fooled by this
same trick, as it is extremely difficult
to detect even with a powerful glass"
The expert took the pencil and allow
ed the indelible lead to dissolve in
the glass of water. In a cOuple of
minutes the water was as blue as indi-
go water.
'Now watch" said the man who
knew the lore of jewels.
He took the ring and dropped it into
the glass. It's brilliancy was dimmed
by the hazy, blush water until it look
ed ike a dead stone.
''Now, you noted" said the demon
strator, that the diamond I placed in
there was a bit yellow. 1t will be a
clear blush white when it comes out
Of its bath"
AT the end Of a minute the stone was
taken out. The top of the gem was
dried with q soft handkerchief and
then the ring was waved to and fro
for few moments. 1t was held I'D
for inspection. Not a gleam Of yellow
was to be seen. The stone was ap-
parently a magnificent blue white gem
that any one would be proud to own
and loathe to pledge.
at is the blue pigment deposited on
the back Of the stone that has made
the difference" said the jewel expert.
''The deposit is so flmy that a strong
glass cannot detect It. You cannot see
1t from the rear Of the mounting and
only a bath Of alcohol will remove it. !
1t will stay on the gem for weeks If it
IS not removed in that way. 1t used
to be favorite trick Of many folks
who now and again had to put a dia-
mOnd into the hands of a pawnbroker.
THE trick is called 'doctoring q
stone but, as l said in the beginning.
l would not advise you to try it. II
don't know what the law on such
matters is in Missouri, but there are
states where a person convicted of
such an ofense would serve a long
penitentiary term for his cIe7erness."-
St Louis Republic.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
RAILWAYS AND DOGS.
Alike In One Respect In Sardinia, That
Both Are Perils.

Alike In One Respect In Sardinia, Thal
Both Are Perils.
Sardinia is an island of many periIs.
One Of them, we gather from the ex-
p0rience Of Mr.. Crawford Fitch, the
author Of Mediterranean Moods" is
the railways. ''The engine" he SAYS,
'1is continually making frantic dashes
for the scenery. On the line to Tortoli
/ made four journeys and had three
accidents. On one occasion, after a
car had been wrecked, the various en-
ployees gathered round the wreckage
and spent the remainder Of a sultry
afternoon IN bitterly disputing the
proper apportiOnment Of blame for the
accident. As it was impossible to pro-
ceed that evening l spent the night at
the railway station and enjoyed a COM
fort that l found nowhere else in the
island"
Another peril is the dogs, who do
not hesitate to attack a stranger, even
when he is walking peaceably upon
the highroad. "The breed is particu-
larly ferOciOus, and it is said that the
peasants have a way of stimulating
their ferOcity by tying a bladder filed
with blood to the neck Of a dummy
man and encouraging the animal to
spring at the neck and tear open the
bladder"
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
COUNTING HEADS.
The First Census Was Taken by Moses
In the Wilderness.

The First Census Was Taken by Moses
In the Wilderness.
There is q record of a census in
China as far back as the year 2042
B. G. and Of one in Japan in the last
century before Christ. Under the con-
stitution of Solon the citizens Of Ath-
ems were divided and registered in four
classes, according to the amount Of
their taxable property or income. The
Roman census was burdened with
more statistics than any Of these, how
ever. 1t had its origin under Servius
Tullius. sixth king Of Rome. and was
an affair of much sOlemnity. Every
citizen had to appear upon the Campus
Martius and declare upon oath his
name and dwelling and the value OF
his property under the penalty Of haV-
ing his goods confscated.
The most ancient statistical record
of a census is found in the Bible. The
census was taken by Moses in the
wilderness, and, as shown by the first
chapter Of Numbers, the enumeration
must have been very simple. Take
ye," says this account, the sum Of all
the congregations Of the children OF
Israel, after their families, by the
house OF their fathers. with the num-
Der of their names, every male by
their polls; from twenty years old and
upward, ali that are able to go forth
to war in Israel; thou and Aaron shall
number them by their armies" This
census was an affair that must have
been soon over, lasting no longer than
one day, being merely a counting OF
the heads f the fighting men. The
women and children and cripples and
the old men were not included; mel
ther were the Levites numbered among
them" Those who did stand up to
be numbered totaled O3,550. New
York World.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
HOw Artificial Eurs Are Md

The raw pieces of pelt are frozen
and the skin carefully shaved off,
thawed and sent to the tanneres to
be made into leather. The frozen fur
which remains is allowed to thaw
slightly at the bottom, so that a small
part Of the hair is freed from ice.
This thawed portion is then covered
with a solution Of rubber, which is
allowed to set.
The result IS that large seamless
pieces of fur are obtained much
cheaper than those which come with
the natural skin. These same artif-
Cial furs are said to be more lasting
than the real, because they are i'm
mune from the attacks of moths
Paris Nature
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Music of the Drum.

All musical authorities have agreed
that when used in a proper way the
drum is thoroughly musical. The COM
mon snare or side drum is freely used
in musical composition. a large num-
Der Of drummers performing stimuli
taneously out Of doors produce good
music. In this connection Berlioz, the
composer, pointed out that a sound
that was insignificant when heard
singly. such as the clink of one or two
muskets at shoulder arms or the thud
as the butt comes to the ground at
ground arms, becomes brilliant and at
tractive if performed by a thousand
men together,
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Values

We have just got the market price of
wives dOped out, not to a penny, but
close enough. The research work came
to an end when we put the subject of
marriage up to a prominent bachelor.
"I wouldn't give 30 cents for wife"
he asserted.
But" we asked, you'd give a
counterfeit half dollar for a better
half, wouldn't yOu?"
He acknowledged that he would. So.
you see, were getting right down to
caSeS.-New York Journal
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
His Bad Break

why on earth do you come TO me
to borrow money, BilIups?" said Hark-
away peevishly. "Why don't you go
to Jorrocks? He's the prosperous
looking member of our set"
That's just it, Harkaway," said
Billups. ''JOTrOcks looks so very pros
porous that 1 am quite sure he spends
every penny he makes. but you, old
man-why, you dress like a man who
saves his money"
P. She didn't get it.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Only = Decay.

81 think she viii make a very dOmes-
tic wife. 1 have been calling on her
for several months now and always
find her darning one Of her fathers
socks"
"But have YOU noticed that It is al
ways the same old sock kp'-LouisvilI
Courier Journal.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Ii Was His Own.

Shirley Brooks, the famous Punch
editor, once met Charles Salamar, the
composer. On being introduced to
Shirley the composer said:
81 had often and often seen your
face, Mr.. Brooks, but never knew to
whom 1t belonged"
"Oh," replied Brooks quickly, ''it al
ways belonged to me-"
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
Hiqh Finance,

''Why do you keep asking people for
change for a dollar and then asking
other people to give you a dollar for
your changer
''Wen, somebody may make a mis-
take In change some time. And, be-
lieve me, it won't be meg'-New York
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
CrumpIed Them.

We observe that the mans fingers
are all twisted and bent into the most
UuCOuth shapes.
Poor felIowT' we say to our friend.
Evidently he is a victim Of rheuma-
tism."
''No," our friend explains. He is
deaf and dumb and has been trying to
talk Scotch dialect on his fingers. -
Life.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
STRONGER Than SYmpathY,

81 am glad to see, anyhow, that you
sympathize with the under dog in this
barbarous fight"
"Sympathize with i'm? Gosh, mister,
all the money I've got is up on that
dawgP'-Chfcago Record-HeraId.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
The Point of View.

81 suppose your clerks are all Re
publicans?"
''No," said the merchant. 'I hire the
best men, irrespective of their poll
ties"
'What a queer way to run a busI-
nessP' commented the politician
Louisville COurier-J Journal.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
WonderfuI Kinduass

Hatteras-Is Ghivers good payi
Hanchett-GOod pay2 Why, once,
when his assets were twice as much
as his liabilities, he went into bank
ruptcy so his creditors would get 200
cents on the dollar.-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
SunerIative.

Smith Ito member Of vested choir)-
hear you've got a new tenor In the
choir. What kind Of a voice has he
good? Jones-GOOd? I should say sol
It's so good none Of the other tenors
wfu speak to him.-Life.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
A Eine Xoice-

Smith-Your wife has g fine voice.
Jones-Yes, one Of the best In the
world; otherwise it would have bean
worn out several years ago.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
WHY SUFFER WITH PILES.

WHY SUFFER WITH PILES.
Browns Pile Remedy is used success
fully for Internal and External Piles
Remedy No. I. An ointment, makes
soreness, inflammation and imitation
vanish.
Remedy No 2 An internal remedy
to aid the ointment by expelling the
poison caused by constipation.
To be used together. Both for soc
postpaid
J. {. BROWN, Registered Pharmacist
ooo Third Street N. w.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17

That which comes after ever con-
forms to that which has gone before
Marcus Aurelius.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-17

So much IS a man worth as be -
teens himself.-Rabelais.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
" THE ROSARY" {"

Every woman thinks she knows
how to keep alive the love of her
husband. Wonder if the girls in this
town know this art? Sometimes 1t
is said they don't. At any rate they
will know after they witness a per-
formance of The Rosary" which is
coming to the Lyric next Friday,
March l
In THE Rosary there are three
distinct love stories. The principal
love affair is that of Bruce and Vera
Wilton. This husband and wife love
each other with their whole hearts.
She is a devout woman, but he is a
porn atheist. Being a man of much
business interest, Mr.. Wilton neg
lects his home, and Vera resorts to
the green-eyed monster to bring her
husband back to her. She begins a
Irritation with man named Ken
ward Wright Circumstances BRING
Wright into the Wilton home where
he falls in love with Vera's sister,
Alice. One night when he and Alice
have arranged for a secret elopement
Vera, entering the room as the
couple are leaving through an open
window, is discovered by her hus-
band. The result is two broken
hearts; therefore jealousy is an evil,
and not an advisable way of keep
ing man interested.
The second love story is between
Kathleen O'Connor and Charley
Harrow. Kathleen is a little Irish
girl, who believes the man she will
marry must know the Irish history
thoroughly. Charley knows nothing
of Irish history, so Kathleen at
tempts to teach him. To keep
Charley interested Kathleen uses the
simplest of language, dress and ac-
tions. Charley is attracted to her by
her simpleness, so it is shown that
the simplest truth attracts the man
of the world and keeps him inter-
ested.
All of this love is in The Rosary"
and with competent cast presenting
it, the play is worth attending. Cur
tain at $3.50 instead of the usual
time
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
Colds Vanish
The Sensible Overnight Rem
edy for Sensible People.

After you have upset your stom-
ach with pills, powders and vile
nostrums and still retain possession
of that terrible cold, do what thous-
ands of sensible people are doing.
Do this:
Into a bowl three quarters full of
boiling water pour a scant tea
spoonful of HYOMEI pronounce it
High-o-me) cover head and bowl
with a towel and breathe for five
minutes the soothing, healing vapor
that arises.
Then go to bed and awake with a
clear head in the morning. HYO-
MEL does not contain opium, cocaine
or any harmful drug. A bottle of
H1OMEI Inhalent costs so cents at
Peil, the druggist, and druggists
everywhere. Guaranteed for ca
tarrh, asthma, Group and catarrhal
deafness.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28

tended Deceased was born at Car
bondale Nov. 8, 1893, and came to
Deposit with his parents in Novem-
Der. 1903. He was a student in the
Deposit High school, a member of
the High School Orchestra and Lit
erary Brothers Society, president of
the Presbyterian G.. II. Society,
treasurer of the Baraca Glass and a
member of the choir The funeral
was held at the home Monday at 3
p. m. Rev. o. A. Merchant, pastor
of the Methodist church and Rev.
A. b. Faulkner, of the Baptist
church ofIiciated A quartet sang
Wonderful Peace" and We'll
Never Say Goodbye" A profusion
of flowers was presented by the vari-
Gus church and school societies of
which he was a member. The bear
ers were members of the Baraca
class. The body was placed in the
vault in Laurel Hill cemetery. Be-
sides his parents he Is survived by
one brother, Maxwell d. Those
from out of town who attended the
funeral were: Mrs. Bertha McBir-
ney and Mrs Sarah Burns, of Smith
vile Flats, N. Y, Mr.. Leon Scott,
Glen Richmond, Buffalo; C. f.
Gelatt, Mrs. G. +. Spencer, Mrs.
G.. +. Spencer. Mrs. Charles Myers,
Mrs. w. W. MacNamara, Mrs. Kate
Fox, Thompson, Pa, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Palmer, Mrs. Carrie Brown, Bing-
hamton; Mrs. II. w. Coleman, Mrs.
/. B. Thomas, Uniondale, Miss
Laura Corson, Waymart, Glen Will
marth OF Aldenville. Rev. and Mrs.
Merrill and sons were located here
for six years as Rev. Merrill was the
Presbyterian minister.
All varieties of weather Wednes-
day night-thunder, lightning, rain,
high wind and snow
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
UNUSUAL OFFER.
Sell DIR. Howard's Specific at Half
Price and Guarantee n Cure.

Sell DIR. Howard's Specific at Half
Price and Guarantee a Cure.
1T isn't often that | have faith
enough in the medicine put up by
other people to be willing to offer to
refund he money If it does not cure. -
said Percy l.. Cole to a Citizen man
who dropped into his store, but
| IN glad to sell DR.. Howard's speci-
fic for the cure of constipation and
dyspepsia on that basis.
THE DR.. Howard Company in or
der to get quick Introductory sale.
authorizes me to sell their regular
fifty cent bottles at half price, %
cents and, although l have sold a lot
of it, and have guaranteed every
package, not one has been brought
back as unsatisfactory"
II am still selling the specific at
half price, although | cannot tell
how long | shall be able to do so, and
anyone who is subject to constipation
sick headache, dizziness, liver trou-
BILE, indigestion or a general played
out condition, ought to take advan-
tage of this chance. You can tell
your readers that if they are not sat
isfied with the specific hat they can
come right back to my store and |
will cheerfully refund their money"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING sCAI
YIELD TO ZEMO TREATMENT.

Why should you continue to d
pertinent with salves, greasy lotio|
and fancy hair dressings trying
rid your scalp of germ life. Thl
can't do 1t because they cannot pen
trate to the seat of the trouble ad
draw the germ life to the surface
the scalp and destroy it.
Why not try a PROVEN REL
EDY? One that will do this. VI
have a remedy that will rid the sea-
of germ life and in this way wi
cure DANDRUFF and ITCHIN
SCALP.
This remedy is ZEMO, a clean. n
fined, penetrating scalp tonic th
goes right to the seat of the troub
and drives the germ life to the SUI
face and destroys 1t.
A shampoo with ZEMO (ANT
SEPTIC) SOAP and one applicable
of ZEMO will entirely rid the sea
of dandruff and scurf. Do not hes
tate, but get a bottle of ZEMO L
day. 1t acts on a new principle an
will do exactly what VIC claim for
Sold and endorsed by the A. D
Leine's Drug Store.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
PRESIDENT GROWS IN POPULAR
ITX

Taft sentiment is declared to be
spreading all over the country and
Washington reports are that the
President is gaining in strength in
the West Favorable messages are
rolling into the national Taft bureau
at the Raleigh Hotel from North,
South, East and West. Added to this
was another statement from Senator
La Toilette breathing defiance to
Roosevelt and declaring he wos pre-
pared to carry the fight to a finish.
Senator La Follette's manager also
handed out a long message from
Wisconsin, which promised the State
delegation intact.
Here are some of the reports re-
ceived at the Taft bureau by Mana
ger w. B. Mckinley:
Cablegram from Hawaii to Dele
gate Kalanianole advising him that
the six delegates to Chicago have
been instructed for Taft.
Ex-Governor James N. Gillett, of
California, in statement declared for
Taft's denomination; a like state
ment comes from Ex-Governor w. f..
Hoch, of Kansas.
Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy, of
New Jersey, says that State will GER
talnly send Tart delegates to Chi
cago; Hackensack Republican Club,
OF New Jersey, declared for the Pres
ident in resolutions.
Ex-United States Senator Lafayette
Young, of Des Moines, Iowa, wired
that at least four delegates and pos
sibly more can be safely placed in the
Taft column.
Arthur /. Vorys, former chairman
of the Ohio Republican executive
committee, arrived in Washington
with the information that solid del
egation from the Presidents own
State is assured
c. ~ Hunt, chairman of the Gree
ley county (Kansas) Republican
committee, wired that Taft had been
indorsed for denomination despite
the declaration of Governor w. H.
Stubbs for Roosevelt.
Vice-President James S. Sherman
returned from an upstate visit in
New York with excellent reports.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28
WHY NOT GET SOME FACTS?

consideration
The bills introduced the
credited
from unknown If Dmocrat
general public political
of the leaders.
obvious therefore that the public should
framing of bills
have attached bill framed the collected Tariff
that the manufacturers
1t will avail the Democrats nothing to that they will take the
Republican Ways
the last Congress basis for Tariff bills Conditions have changed
that time did with what the Democrats thought ought
Tariff deal, let
steel bill which contains duties
members Of the without regard the conditions II the