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DOGS IN WARTIME
OF GREAT VALUE IN IMNDING
THE WOUNOEO.
Frenchmen Urge Minister ef Wir tc
Have Animals Attached to Am
bulance Corps—idea la Not
a New One.
Since dogs have proved to be snch
able aniaiaan to the Paris t>oUc*
corps whj shouldn't they ho trained to
reluforce the hospital and ambulance
snrvlco of the French army? Tho ad
»anli|»* of this iunovation have been
•ct forth at some length by Dr Illchn
tonne and CapL Tolet In a volume
*" "^hich has Just been published. It Is
entitled the “Dog us an Aid to the
Sanitary Corps."
That dogs should be taught to seek
out the wounded on tho battlefield is
no new idea Tho experiment was
tried with success at' the tinio of the
Doer war. and at the battle of Cha
Ho In the conflict In the fHr east three
I dogs sent out by ihe Herman Alliance
discovered "3 soldiers who had been
given up for lost
In 1890, by order of the Herman
war minister, two dogs were added to
the sanitary eorps of one of the crack
regiments Since then clubs for the
training of dogs in war time huve been
formed in Dresden, Cologne, Coburg.
Alx la chaitellc and N’euwied. Similar
societies have been organised In Hoi
lauj, Sweden and Italy. In fact all of
the European countries have turned
their attention to the subject at one
time or other except France.
Dr. Bichelonne and Cnpt. Tolet urgo
the military authorities to repair this
omission. There are niuuy good
breeds of dogs in France which would
take easily to the military training.
It Is an undisputed fact, these an
thors say, that after un engagement
there are many wounded and dying
who are overlooked by the nurses and
lllter carriers. A case In point is
quoted. At the buttle of Rezonvlile
Gravelolte in 1870 two Injured soldiers
lay for three days In a ravlue. The
ground had been gone over ninny
times by the nmbulauce service and
yet they had not been found. In lu*
stances like this the usefulness of
dogs us scouts is unquestioned.
It lu a wonder that European armies
have not awakened long before this
lust decade to the Importance of dogs
as practical helpers It war time, the
authors think. On the battlefield the
rolo of these canine assistants would
be very much the same as that of the
, St. Bernard dogs—aiul they have been
rescuing snowbound travelers for sev
eral centuries.
JOKE ON PROFESSOR
UNWITTING VICTIM OF HIS OWN
• ADVICE.
Pupil Faithfully Followed Instructions
and the Result Was Broken Rest
for the Unfortunate Music
Teacher.
The Jato I’rof. Julius Elchberg
whose violin school was at ono time
one of the most, nourishing Institu
tions of Huston, enjoyed telling th«
following joke which was Innocently
played on him by a pupil:
Just before the vacation season he
once inquired of a boy how much he
intended to practice on his violin dur
ing the summer.
"Oh, not very much,” replied the
youngster.
"Not very much! How Is that?"
"Because l want to piuy and enjoy
myself. There are many other boys
where wo go summers.”
“That’s very well," answered Rich
berg, “but cau you not devote ons
hour a day to your violin?”
“No, sir,” tfaa the prompt reply.
"Half an hour?”
"No, not even that. I have no time.”
“It is too bud, for you will forget
everything you have learned.”
Elchberg stopped a minute to think
and then said:
"What time do you rise mornings
when on your vacation?"
"Very early, sir—between five and
six."
Well, that's (he bent time. Put In
half an hour's practice every morning
before yon go down to breakfast."
The hoy promised faithfully to de
so, and teacher and pupil parted on
the best of terms.
A few weeks later, Elchberg wan
peacefully slumbering In one of tho
rool rooms of a fashionable summer
hotel, which he and his family reached
the night before, when he wan most
Inopportunely awakened oy the furl
ous screeching of a violin Just over
his head.
"I wonder who the pluguey catgut
scraper Is at this hour,” grumbled he,
ss ho looked at his watch, and was
horrified to see that it waa not yet b!i
o'clock.
Sleeping late, ns was his continental
habit, was altogether out of the quos
tlon for Elchberg that mo'rnlng, for
the outlandish screeching was faith
fully kept up Just half an hour, and
then suddenly ceased.
By that time, however, he had
dressed himself, and having come
downstairs, was about to enter the
dining room for breakfast together
with the usual early risers, when he
was Joyously greeted by a hoy with
familiar face, who said proudly:
"I follow your advice, professor, and
have not ml^ped one morning. Have
Just put In half an hour's practice.”
*'t know It," grimly answered Elch
berg.
Immediately after breakfast he
j walked to tbs donk and asked for au
j other room.
Fatherly ftofieltuua
”flo your boy has gone back to coV
lege ”
‘Yes,'’ answered Farmer forntos
sej, “an’ I’m glad of It. He’s done
nothin’ but read books all summer.
Now, maybe he’ll get a little exer
cise.”—-Washington Star.
Not What He Meant.
John was telling her about the
members of bis football team. "Now,
there’s Brown,” said he; "In a few
weeks’ time he'll bo our best man."
"Oh. .tack,” she gushed, "what a
Bice way to ask me I”
Hopetul Outlook.
He—Well, Susie, how do you get
along with your study of cooking?
She—Oh, beautifully, dear! By tne
time we are married I shall be a per
fect cook, and l shall be so happy, es
pecially when you are 111, for I am
learning all sorts of nice recipes for
Invalid people.
Editorial Dignity.
Subeditor (religious weekly) — A
funny Idea came Into my bead and I
made a loke of it. Shall I print It?
tvdltor-m-Chlef (serenely)—Certainly
not, sir. It would be extremely un
dignified for us to make Jokes. When
you waut to print Jokes, steal ’em.—
N. Y Weekly.
CON* OKI) NTATK
NORMAL SCHOOL.
Athens, W. Vs.
The Concord State Normal is now
in a very prosperous condition. The
general satisfaction on the i>art of
1 the pupils aud patrons Is evidence
of thorough work In school.
The faculty is one of the strong
est in the state. ‘Pupils taking work
under auy one of the faculty know
j that the work will be first class in
every respect.
There will Ik* review classes
; formed next term for all who wish
to take the teachers' examination.
All pupils graduating from this
school will receive a number one
i certificate, when they receive their
Normal course diploma.
The music department Is strong
Its management Is first class. All
pupils taking music will he fur
nished a piano for practice free.
The department of elocution will
he under the management of one
of the strongest teachers in the state
and the instruction will be first class
Bprlug term begins March 24.
1908. If you wish to know any*
I tiling about the school write io the
principal.
C. I.. REM IS, Principal.
A Sugar Jag.
"When a cargo of sugar reuches
; port, the hatches art* always lifted
and the hold aired two hours before
the stevedores are allowed to enter,"
said a W. C. T. U. woman. "This I*
right," she went on sternly. "Other*
I *'!»<? these men would get on a jag. a
sugar jag. The air of the hold, filled
with the gases rising from the sugar,
would glaze their eyes, cause them to
stagger, cause them to sing and shout,
to want to tight, to smoke uud to make
love. 1 have seen stevedores, riotous
ly unloading a cargo of sugar, us
drunk from the fumes us though they
had each ^ut away 19 glasses of dark
beer.’*
NOTICK OF Till HTKK’K HACK.
Uy virtue of authority vented In
tne by deed of trust bearing date on
the 12th day of March, 1907, exe
cuted by O. W. Ruble to the under
signed, Wm. E. Ross, Trustee, to
. secure to Susan Harvey, Admx., the
| payment of certain negotiable notes
j therein described, and recorded in
; the clerk's orflee of the County
Court of Mercer County, West Vir
ginia. in Trust Deed Hook No. 15,
, page 105, the undersigned will offer
! for sale at public auction to the
j highest bidder in front of the City
Hall of HlueMeld, WeBt Virginia, on
the 25th day of March, 1908, at 4
! o'clock p. m., the following proper
ly: 1 Hlaek Horse named "Nig.”
> and 1 Grey Horse named "George."
Said sale will be made upon the
i following terms: Cash In hand on
j day of sale.
WM. E. ROSS, Trustee.
FOR PERFECTION IN KISSING.
Magazine Writer Gives One Pointer
Worth Remembering.
Why osculation has received so lit
tle attention from wise men wc can
not tell, says the North American Re
view. It may be that thinking and
kissing go not well together; If so,
few of us would require long time to
, choose between them. Or, possibly,
tho subject has seemed to require loo
delicate handling, or it may hnvo
seemed trifling. We neither know nor
earo. The most valuable practical
lesson to be derived from experience
and now set down Is that closing of
the eyes is essential to perfection In
kissing Aside from this litnt to those
of congenial spirit, we would merely
direct file attention of those who may
decry the Importance of the topic to
the influence of the charm in retain
, Ing hold upon one worth keeping, and
rendering less frequent and hazardous
those absences which are only too
likely to make the heart grow fonder
—of some one else.
Captured a Pr.'ze.
Ilollis—"Mr. Allmoney Is all smiles "
Molly—"Yea. He hag raptured a grid
iron heroine.’’ Hollis—"A gridiron
heroine?” Molly—"Yeg; a college girl
who really knows how to broil a beef
Jtoak.''—Judge.
WILLIAMS'
KIDNEY PILLS
Hava you negated your Kldnaya?
Hava you overlooked your nervona
system and caused trouble with your
kidneys and bladder? Hava you
pains In loins, aide, back, grolna and
bladder? Have you a flabby appear
ance of the face, especially under
the eyee. Too requently a desire
to pass urine? If so, William's Kid
ney pin will cure yon.
Price 60c.
For sale by The White Pharmacy,
Cor. B’snd street and Princeton ave.
A little Lobster Sa.ad,
Terrapin, and other things,
And In a v(rj little while
A doctor’s phone bell rings.
i The terrapin is on his feet,
The lobster’s found his claw,
And judging from the Inner man
Thelr’s Is the ’’Unwritten I^aw."
The case is quickly diagnosed
as Inside Information,
On how a lobster and terrapin
Can raise so much tarnation.
The trouble found, It was the thing
To furnish qulcv relief,
And the way of Rydale’s Stomach
Was Simply beyond belief.
HER •‘SO*’ NOT ALWAYS FINAL.
Women Have Reen Known to Recon
sider Refusal of Marriage.
There am plenty of happy mar
riages which have begun with “no"
and ended with “yea.” It frequently
happens that the woman who refuses
the first time consents willingly upon
the second or third. Nor is the rea
son for this far to seek. The woman
who answers with a negative often
does so believing that If her suitor
really means what he says he will not
accept dismissal without making an
effort to reverse her decision. The
astute lover, when declined ns a hus
, band, begs humbly for friendship ami
proceeds to make himself noei-^sary
to his lady love's comfort and happi
ness. lie studies her tastes, humors
her whims. Is always on hand when
needed, yet never In the way. In
short, he plays the part of “cavalier
servant” ro adroitly that some day
when he betakes himself to Japan or
Pails his Judy love wakes up to the
knowledge that he has become India
pensahle to her. a part of her life,
which, withdrawn, leaves a sense of
lack, a void. Mont fortresses will ca
pitulate if the siege bo long enough
and well conducted, and the rule
holds Rood In love us well as iu war.
—Exchange.
MOSQUITO EASILY ON THF. TO°.
Insect Holds Record for Slaughter of
Human Beings.
Napoleon Is supposed to have passed
away from earth burdened with the
weight of responsibility for a million
deaths, (ionghls Khan and Tintnat
are credited with ten millions each.
These are mighty warriors, and his
lory gives them page after page by
way of exhorting us to the "strenuous
life.'* hut for centuries the mosquito
j Pegged away and kept the annual
average of 250,000 deaths! What
statesman has given to earth such a
soldier community? What patriot has
made n country so terrible throughout
' the world? A general and his army
pansea away—front the beginning the
; mosquito lias been with us. He is re
; sponsible, mainly, today for the fart
j that the tribes of men nro cooped Into
the Inhospitable climates of tlio north
I an(l leave the warmer, more goner
; ous and productive south to him. Why
’ not put tho mosquito on the flags of
' warrior nations instead of the eagle
and tho llou?—Jacksonville Times
Union.
Cause of Seaman's Dad Language
At Southampton (Kng.) a seaman
named Johnson had to appear before
the borough ninglsti nte on n charge «1
making use of bad langur ge in St
Mary’a street. In explanation he
said he was married In St
Mary's church. Southampton, many
' years ago. lie left Southampton aftoi
} the ceremony and was away several
years. Coming bn< k the othpr day tie
went to look at (he church, and And
tug thoro was still no steeple to It ha
; did In his righteous anger use somo
very strong words. In Anlng the do
i fondant ten shillings and costs the
chairman of the bench said many poo
| (>lu had said strong things about such
a beautiful church n* St. Mary's liav
lug no steeple, but they did not uso
such bad expressions as the defendant
bad.
A Breeches Stratagem.
After the battle of ItamliMos bad
been won by the great duke of Marl
borough, Ixml John I lay, who corn
innuded a regiment of Scotch dra
goons, when the regiment of foot,
called thp Kings, consisting or 1.200
i men, submitted to him and surr< »d
i ered their arms nnd colors, ordered,
to prevent (heir running away, and
the necessity of sotting a strong
guard over them, that every man
should cut a piece out of the waist
band of his breeches, width obliged
them to hold them rip with one linnd.
and In that posture they marched
with a guard of only 2ft dragoons and
a sergeant. Charles XII. did somo
thing like tills by the Muscovites after
the battle of Narva.
Byron’s First Shoes.
Speaking of Byron, i oneo owned
the first pnlr of shoes that he wore,
writes "'I lie Lounger" In Putnam s.
They were given to my father by a
woman who had been the poet's
nurse. She had cut them down to
At the feet of a doll belonging to
one of her children. If must have
been a pretty good slued doll, for
the shoes-—little soft things made <.f
braid—were none too small for a
child. I gave them to the Players
because I knew that they would bo
well taken caro of (not because
Byron was a playwright), and to the
best of my knowledge und belief they
now repose under a glass cake at 1C
Gramercy park.
Nest door to W. I’. Telegraph Co.
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SID PERKINS
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