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DANCING Undo. oaseul.i.s.

Probably the most extraordinary
dance ever known was one given at
the British legation during the siege OF
Peking. Death was treading ON the
very heels OF the dancers. but they
gave q regular and very successful
baii-not q scratch -hop." but with
band. supper. programs and all the
other apparatus The dancing began
At 10 .. N and 'nsted most Ut the
night. while all the time thousands OF
Chinese oends were swarminR round
the place. yelling for BLOND
When the relieved ofiicers came o6
duty they repaired to the ballroom.
while the former batch Of male part
ners took up their rides and went out
to the defense. Not single casualty
had occurred then. nor did one happen
during the ball. BY some extraordinary
chance: Jet some determined assaults
we're made BY the besiegers. and three
umes q waltz was stopped short in the
middle for all the men to turn out and
help In the defense.-London Answer
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A FRIENDLY VISIT.
Why the New Resident Called Upon
His Neiohbor.

Congressman james G. Cantrlll Of
Kentucky was reminded Of II story the
other evening when reference was
made to the way in whleh BERTHA
bangs the piano. Some time since. hr
said. sweet sixteen sat down at the
piano In pretty little suburban home
and started to bat mt the keys. Thai
was o'clock. At $50 she was still
on the job. The same ut o. At 10 II
man who had just moved into the
nelghborhoOd came over and gently
pushed the buzz button.
II heard your daughter playing" ex'
planned the new neighbor as girlie's
papa came to the door. and l thought
l would drop in for minute or. two.
Zine. finer' enthusiastically cried
girlie's papa. trying to haul the new
neighbor into the house. Glad you
did. So you are fond of music. eh?"
Not exactly that" responded the
new neighbor. peerins into the parlor.
In this particular case had an ire
sistible desire to see the person whe
was possessed Of such Il wonderful
power of endurance" = Philadelphia
Telegraph.
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They had roundabout way Of be-
slowing military pensions in the old
days. Witness this official communion
ton from the war office in the reign Of
Queen Anne. Her majesty. it runs.
has been pleased TO grant Fitton Minis
hull. a child. a commission as ensign
in consequence of the loss Of his ia
ther. who died in the service. And Fit
ton was at the same time granted fur
Tough until further order, his army
pay being sent regularly to his mother.
London Graphic.
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AMERICA EXHIBITION YEAR: RAILROADS GRANT
ROUND TRIP RATES TO SEE uNIvERSES MARvELs
Of Other Great
andl oRoomsAv dA

some accommodn tiOls necessarily much
more expensive than others. you will
he able to secure u rUom At dollar y
! day and up. Indeed. one IAN find all
sorts OF rooms In the great city If San
Francisco. which In reality u Z much
greater center than the census would
indicate. since. with Its neighborinx cit
les around San Francisco bay. Il forms
group Of cities with q population of
almost 100000 persons. Hotel rates
In San Francisco are NO more than
they are in any other great city In the
United etateA As 4 help to visitors
the Exposition maintains the EXPOSE
ton Hotel Bureau. an ofBciai activity
which Is conducted with the co-opera-
ton and assistance Of = committee Of
representative hotel men Of San Fran.
cisco, Oakland and Berkeley. This
Hotel Bureau has no purpose other than
to serve the public. II ID not q prodt
making institution. II you want full
particulars as to accommodation ad-
dress the Ofncial Exposition Hotel Bu.
reau. Flannery Building. Market and
Kearny streets. San Francisco. In
writing. 1t would be well to state how
many there are in your party and how
long you desire to stay.
There are accommodations for all In
the great city by the Golden Gate. and
one need only glance through the
classified columns of the San Francisco
papers to ind how great b the variety
Of the accommodations offered, while
ride through the rebuilt city will
show hundreds and hundreds Of hotels
and apartment houses. all contracted
within the past eight yean-
So do not fail to see the Exposition
early. The greatest geniuses of the age
and the greatest nations Of the world
have contributed the earth's supremest
achievements. and a visit to the Expo
sition II not only an education. but N
inspiration.
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VALLEY Of Dried son....

The island of Jamaica possesses a
valley Of dried bones" 1t Is near the
Cunacuna gap. in the Maroon county.
This valley. though in the heart of the
wet country" is bare of leaf and life.
The limestone rock is hot. Giant trees.
which seem to have been blighted sud
denly. stand up gaunt and dead. Al
though vegetation seems to have been
dense here in former years. nothing
will grow now. During the hot season
the temperature is almost unbearable.
1t is visited by seismic disturbances.
which cause the dead trees and hot
stones to rattle like dry bones.
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0SHERE is something helpful and
inspiring for every one at the
Exposition Said Vice Presi-
dent Marshall recently: who
ever can, even at sacrifice OF some
thing which for the moment appears
necessary, should come to see real
work Of art never equalcd. even by a
mirage II there be any one in Amer
lea with thirst for knowledge and for
beauty and a longing for liberal edu-
cation, such one can obtain 1t here.
This ia the university Of the world.
1t has a chair fully endowed to meet
the wants and needs of each. The eye.
the ear. the mind. the heart. the soul.
each may have its horizon here enlarg-
ed. came to bear message. l re
main to become a student l leave the
feet of this Gamaliel OF all expositiOns
with regret" And Miss Helen Keller.
who, as all know. is both blind and
deaf, having acquired the faculty Of
speech. although she has never heard
any one speak. said of her visit to the
Exposition that it was the most inspir-
ing period Of her life. Said DIR. Fred
erick J. ". Skiff: Here the world Ii
shown in epitome. The visitor from
whatever realm here enters into his ma
tive land"
Apart from its costly and compre-
hensive displays. the great Exposition
Is an inspiration In itself. In Its archi-
tectural beauty the Panama Pacific In
ternational Exposition surpasses any
Of Its predecessor At night the great
Tower Of Jewels stands out satin
white. sparkling with thousand
changing colors. as batteries Of search
fights play upon this pyramidal monu-
ment. the loftiest structure at the Ex-
position and as tall as the average thir-
ty-nve story city block. The coloring
Of the Exposition. the decorative Light
ing at night. the sculpture and the
landscaping are all the work of the
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neer required months to Cross the
plains, with that of today. when the
orator In New York may address his
audience in San Francisco.
And there are many other develop
ments rs wonderful and a. revolution
AIRY. all revealing the trend Of the
worlds progress in the arts sciences
and Industries. If you are interested
in mining. for example. beneath the
door Of the vast Palace Of Mines you
may ind 4 mine in operation. with ~
slopes nnd tunnels and shafts and COM
pressed air drills. Wait 4 moment and
you may witness an explosion in the
mine. A gong rings; an ambulance
dashes up with q corps Of rescuers pro-
vided with respiratory apparatus, AMI
effects q rescue
In the Palace Of Machinery you may
see 4 miniature battleship blown up by
a miniature mine patterned after one
Of the latest types Of the submarine
mine. In the Palace Of Education you
will see classes Of students engaged III.
their studies. and perhaps you may be
able to see Nine. Montessori. the cele-
brated Italian teacher. instructing
classes Of children. In the vast ex
hibit palaces and state buildings mo-
ton pictures are freely employed with
this object in view. There are forty
three free cinematograph shows upon
the Exposition grounds. and. by the
| way. there Is 10 charge to enter the
exhibit palaces.
II you are interested In what the for
eign nations have accomplished you
have only to visit the marvellous dis
plays Of the European countries or Of
those Of the Orient or South America.
Canada or Australia. Among the
French displays you may. II you wish.
behold priceless works of art never be-
fore exhibited in America and which
at the Exposition dnd sanctuary from
the ravages Of war.
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Bosnia u land where q mans sur
name very often varies according to
DIS religion. in the old days families
often divtdpd their members between
Christianity and Islam % as to BE- GER
tain to nave friends ON the winning
side, much 40 old Scottish families in
some cases deliberately divided them
selves between Jacobite and aanove-
Ran. In snch BOSNIAN cases. Sir
Charles Eliot explains. all representa-
t1ves Of the original family recognize
each other as relatives. but generally
they use different names for the two
branches. conveying the same mean
ting in Siavonic and Turkish rspective
y. For example. there are the names
Raikovicb and Jennetich r'Raf' and
-lennet'' both peanfng paradises and
8okolich and Shahinagtch r'sokoi" and
'.Shanin~ both meaning falcon.
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MINIATURE BATTLEsIiIp EXPLOSION
INTERESTING FEATURES IN TWO EXHIBITION PALACE
= Ca.
Year Of

T.<RoM every part Of the world
visitors are thronging to the
great Exposition at San Fran
cisco. The Exposition there Is
the most comprehensive and interest
ing of ull universal expeditions. and II
will probably be the last to be held
within the present generation. Now
u the time to see it.
The Panama Pacific International Ex-
position, which opened on Feb. 20 last.
has charmed the millions who have al
ready beheld the magic city BY the
Golden Gate.
The marvels of the universe are dis
played in the vast exhibit palaces. af-
for1ing the most comprehensive srin-
mary of the worlds progress ever dis
closed Many of the exhibits are as
revolutionary in their character and
mean as much to future generations
a. did the locomotive or telegraph
when It was first introduced. The
Audion amplifier. for example. makes
1t possible for a man in New York city
to deliver an address through the tele-
phone to a large audience In San Fran
cisco, 1900 miles away. Through the
use Of heat waves the intensity of the
voice vibrations Is increased to such an
extent that. although the orator may
deliver his address In a low voice into
the telephone in New York. in San
Francisco It Is possible to increase the
sound In volume sufficient to ill large
hall. On the other hand. the New York
speakers address may be distributed
through telephone receiving disks at
tAched to each chair in the hall in San
Francisco. In one of the exhibit pal
aces visitors may. without charge. hear
q man In New York read from the
headlines Of the New York newspa-
pers. This performance begins in the
Palace of Liberal Arts each day Mt
O'Clock.
The amazing voice amplifier is but
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MIGHTY MAuNA LoA.
This Gigantic Volcano 10 . Worthy IT.
val to Vssuvius.

l
The lofty volcanoes OF the Hawaiian
Islands. rising above the ocean ITO"
5000 to nearly 1900 feet. are only the
SUBMITS of gigantic mountain masses
| that rise abruptly from the bottom OF
the Pacific Muunu Loa. on e island
of Hawaii. stands 1865 feet above
sea level. but its slopes descend De-
meath the sea. as shown by deep SEQ
soundings. with a grade fully equal to
II not greater than that Of the visible
slopes. The same Is generally true or
the submarine slopes of other islands.
and the depths attained by these con-
tinuous slopes. within thirty to fifty
miles of the shores. vary from l4.OOO
to 1900 feet. Mauna Loa and Mauna
Kea. II their true bases are consi3ered
to be at the bottom of the Pacific. are
therefore mountains Of as great an alti-
tude MS Mount Everest or approx
mately 10000 feet In general the
Hawaiian Island group consists OF
submits of gigantic submarine
mountain chain which projects only
its loftier peaks and domes above the
water. On the island of Hawaii the
The one continuously active volcanic
vent Of the island is Kilauea. far down
on the eastern flank Of Mauna Loa-
1.-The great mountain" No other vol
cano In the world approaches Mauna
Loa In the vastness Of Its mass or in
the magnitude of its eruptive activity.
There are many volcanic peaks higher
In the air. but most of them are plant
ed upon elevated platforms, where they
appear as mere cones Of greater or less
size. 1t is not yet known at what level
the base of Mauna I-oa Is situated, but
it is below the sea. probably fur below.
Mauna Kea-'the white mountain"
is also a colossus among volcanoes.
Its summit. 1885 feet. Is a tribe high
er than that of Mauna Loa, but its
slopes are sleeper. and its base Is there
fore much smaller. The magnitude Of
Mauna Loa is due chiefly to the great
area of its base, which is nearly clip
teal in shape. with major diameter
of seventy-four miles and a minor d.
ameter of tifty-three miles. measured
ut sea level.
In the aggregate of its eruptions
Mauna Loa is also unrivaled. Some of
the volcanoes of Iceland have been
known to disgorge at a single outbreak
MASSES Of lava fully equal to those of
Mauna Loa. But such outbursts are
infrcquent in Iceland. and century
has elapsed since any Of such magni-
tude have occurred, though there have
been several minor eruptions. The
eruptions of Mauna Loa are all Of
great volume and occur irregularly. at
an average interval Of about eight
years. In view Of the total quantity
Of material 1t has disgorged during the
last century no other volcano Is at all
comparable to it.-From Bulletin OF
the United States Geological Survey.
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A successful Mosc0w merchant
named Spiridonow. who had made a
vast fortune. thought Of 4 novel way
Of inviting the guests to mis- golden
wedding The Invitations were en-
grlved On golden cardA When the
recipients opened the envelopes they
were naturally pleased with the beau
rfui Invitations. but supposed that
they wers only gilded- A closer exam
tuntion, however. showed that the mil
tionaire had actually sent out cards OF
real gold. NJ. Spiridonow sent In all
100 Invitations. The cards were mnd.
BY a Moscow ,jeweier by special
process. and the material was taken
from a mine owned BY the millionaire
Each card was worth about S25.-
Youths Companion
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Origin o. MARX IVAN Stofy.
OF all the witty things said or writ
TEN BY Marx Twain no phrase has been
quoted oftenef than his reply to an
aiarmist report -Rumor Of my death
greatly exaggerated The history of
this now celebrated bonmot will
doubtless be Of interest Mark Twain
WAS on visit to London some years
ago and had been secured as the chief
guest at q dinner to be given BY lit
ernry club. On the morning of the day
when the dinner was to TAKE place the
secretary was shocked to hear q rumor
that Marx Twain had died Suddenly
At bits wits end. he sought to verify
II by q diplomatic note to Mrs. Glen
ems. In which he mentioned the rumor
Mark Twain got bold Of the note and
telegraphsd the now famous reply.
'Rumor u my death greatly exag
xerated."
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Before and After.

When Phyllis wasn't sure that
Loved her ard her alone.
She called me up n dozen times
Each day by telephone.
But now IL she should call me up.
Oh. my. 'twould make stir.
She calls me down instead. because,
You see. l married her.
H S Haskins in New York Sun
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Are you married. my man. lady
asked sailor
Yes. indeed. mum; married and four
teen children
Poor fellow. Travelling about like
this, And don't you ever get home
sick?'
Only when I'm home. mum."-Phil
adelphia Press.
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Anthony's Nose. at the northwest
prner Of Westchesfer county. y. r.
reaches an sititude Of ! IN feet above
the Hndson river The scenery from
this point. inst at the entrance TO the
famous Highlands. has been described
A. the most beautiful on the globe
This particular point has brought
worldwide fame to the noble Hudson.
the Rhine Of Magazine Of
American History.
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Eve for the nrst time in their mar
eied life was telling Adam Just what
she thought Of him.
This b the original rib roast" CHUCK
I'D Adam.
And that was the beginning Of the
saving gfaee Of humOs.-Judge.
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Lawyer-My client did not under
stand your honor. as he is ,>,-y deaf.
Masistrate-And he has CO.. to this
court for hearing. Lawyer-Yes.
your honor. Magistrate-Then tell him
he had better 20 to a specialist Bal.
timOre American.
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ParadoxieaI Proposition,

do you use the word politics MS sim
gular or plural?" asked the person who
is always wanting to know something.
That has always puzzled me-" re-
piled Senator Sorghum. There is
nothing more singular than some Of
the pluralities that politics develops"
Washington Star.
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one of many revolutionary scientific
advances demonstrated at the EXPOSE
ton. The invention has made possible
the transcontinental telephone, and the
principle which is applied has not been
developed to its fullest extent 1t Is
said that with the probable develop
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providence intended me for a lead
er of fashion
providence Intended you for fool
well. whether Providence did Or moi
you got me.'-Houston Post
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foremost men In their respective fields
Now b the time to see the Ex-
position. When you reach San Fran
cisco you will Of course. wish to
find accommodations without unnec-
essary delay. and. while you will end
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why Is the Venus uf Milo consid
cred IL model OF female perfcctionY"
Because she cant put her hands liz
her husbands pockets" Baltimors
American
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Pennywise.

Rankin-One of Beanbrough's rela-
tons wanted to give him an automo
bile. and he Wouldn't accept 1t.
Fhyle-l wonder why.
Iankin-Just because when he built
his new house he spent $25 for a
hitching post In front of it-Judge.
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The office boy weighs ninety pounds.
And yet he isn't meek:
His face is sharp and thin. but. POUNDS
He has world of cheek.
New York Mail.
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The Cun,

Il thought Skinflint was dying?'
He WIS. until he heard the doctor
say something about paying the debt
of nature. and he yelled for mis- clothes
and got well" Philadelphia Ledger.
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Mutual.

why did the lamb love Wall street so?'
the children all did cry.
"'Cause Wall street loves the lamb. yor
KNOW" the teacher made reply.
Life
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The man who tries to walk a crack
always fails. for who that wis In a
conditi0n to walk crack would ever
think Ut DOING fool thing like walk
mS Q crack ?-DOn Marquis.
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Goina and COMING.

"You bet I'm out for all reforms"
a politician said one day.
81 give the people what they want
And then take 1t away"
Richmond Times Dispatch
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We always envy. more or less.
The thing that people call success.
And that is why. it may be stated,
1t always gets investigated.
Washington Star
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In early youth he won his fame.
And now his every hour is spent
In toiling till his back is lame
To prove it was no accident.
Detroit Free Press.
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TELEPHONE rwKNfYJrwo YEKf HIGH At
THE PANANA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
This giant telephone Is shown in the
Palace of Liberal Arts. Panama-Pacific
International Exposition. San FranciscO.
ment of the long distance wireless tele-
phone this new invention will make II
possible to project the human voice
halfway around the globe without the
use Of telephone wire. Contrast the
era sixty-five years ago. when the pio-
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Fastidious,

"Oh. my day Is spoiled! I came on
without my cigarettes"
"Algernon will let you have some OF
his
Dear me! ! can't smoke cigarettes
with another fellows monogram OIL
misunderstanding Courier-Journul.
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Poeticat.

THAT poet is Il genius"
"Why:"
HE rimes ruiment with payment
Tailors will tell you that they rarely
go together. Exchange.
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Bill-Do You know how to tell ships
time?
Jill = Sure. When the ships CLOCK
strikes l look mt my watch.-Yonken
Statesman.
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Zeal without knowledge 10 Hike e1ps
l1t4oo to man In the dark.-Newfou
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0uVWT SukS8b OF xu0 o3F0tNo1.
The decline of the sardIne packing
industry In Brittany will in time re-
duce the worlds available beauty. A
sardine factory is not a particularly
beautiful object. but sardine boat GER
tainly Is. md to see the sardine feet
coming In the brave little port Of Le
Croisic over the tumbling waters Of
the bay was a sheer delight. Hardly
less beautiful are the bouts in port
when the nne sardine nets. Of an al
most ethereal blue. nutter from the
masts to dry. And boat with a car
go Of sardines is as delightful to the
eye as cargo Of behring's. You don't
think about death In that silver glitter.
London Spectator.
The Artsui Widow.
Mother-Tom. my dear boy, how
could you go and get engaged to that
young widow without my consent,
Tom-Don't know, mother, I xues,
I did 1t without my own consent too-
Boston Transcript.
Answered.
Two ministerial candidates named
Adam and Low preached In a Scottish
church. Mr.. Low preached In the
morning and took for his text. adam
where art thou?'
He made a most excellent discourse;
and the congregation was much edi.
6ed. In the evening Mr.. Adam preach.
ed and took for his text. 10. here !
ami"
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Sin writes histories. goodness b d.
ient.-Goethe.
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every part Of the world
visitors are thronging to the
great Exposition at San Fran
cisco. The EXPOSITION there Is
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Statesman.
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.HERE is something helpful and
inspiring for every one at the
Exposition Said Vice Presi-
dept Marshall recently. "WhO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
HELPFUL ANTICIPATION

At recent rally in support of Sam
uel w. Mccall, Republican candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts, Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, of
Ohio, said:
The war has been a visitation of
Providence for the Democratic party.
1t has distracted public attention from
basic labor and industrial conditions.
Disaster, certain and black, awaits us
if the Underwood Tariff law is not re-
pealed before the war comes to an
end. In every country in Europe eX-
cept Belgium, their factories and all
their great instruments of production
have entirely escaped destruction. The
men will flock back from the trenches
to work for almost anything they can
get. Immense surplus stocks will have
accumulated. The great American
markets will be the natural dumping
ground for the whole of Europe"
While there is very small probability
that the present tariff will be repealed
before the war ends--unless the war
should last a year and a half longer
the practical certainty of restored
protection as the result of the cleo
tions of 1916 is going to help business.
Even the anticipation of prosperity
through the return of protection pro-
duces a hopeful feeling and better
outlook.--American Economist.