A New York Judge tiao refuaej to klprltlo between two Bong in ran time. This la a wort of task that might have made Solomon himself take fright at the hclghtt of his Judicial career. In the fact that judgement has Just been given In an English Chancery cane Involving the property of a tes tator who died In 1838, admirers of Dickens will find R curious corrobatlvo detail. There ore more dnlly newspapers In Costa Hlea than In any other Central Amerl'-an republic. The natives of tlin other Central American loi'iitrlis rely almnxt exclusively on weekly at- I monthly publications. Investigation by the state veteri narian showed that the high death into among horses In Mmjinnd Is duo to cerebrospinal meningitis. The dlseaso Is the result of poor food, bad drain age and generally unsanitary environ ment. The Philadelphia Times notes at ono of the "queer things" that law officers are at work In that city looking for children to go to school under thu Compulsory Education act, when there is not room enough for the children who try to get Into the schools of their own volition. Knowledge and the hlger education nro worth acquiring for their own sake. If every college gradunte In the land for a hundred years died without accumulating property, or even tlle.l poor In this world's goods It woul.l not constitute an argument ngalnst college education. As a matter of fact, however, any training that disciplines, broadens and enriches the mln.l, as university or college training does, must supply a better equipment for grappling readily and successfully with the problem of existence, whether In the learned professions or in depart ment of commercial endeavor. It Is not tho primary function of a college to show a man how to make money, remarks the Chicago Record-Herald. In the history of medicine a great deal of space must be given to the dis appointments of the most sanguine hopes. At freq'.ent intervals a posi tive cure for some Incurable malady Is announced, and for a time the exalted hopes and confident expectations pro duce a happy effect on patients. In a great majority of cases, however, the benefits eooii disappear, and the cure Is consigned to the limbo of the useless. In the light of experience it would be foolish to base large hopes on the power of the shrub "tua-tua" to cure leprosy. Experiments with Its eltect3 have been few, and, although favor able, they warrant only the conclusion that the shrub rhould be given a mors extended trial among the lepers at Ta hiti and elsewhere, states the Philadel phia Record. The New York Commercial Adver tiser remarks that it Beems as If en terprising Australia were to be the first country of size which will grant women equal rights with men in properly and franchise. Premier Dai ton of the com monwealth . government recently dls tribuud prizes at the Metnodist ladles' college In .Melbourne, and In the course of his ipeech said that one of his col leagues had prepared a bill which would be presented at the present ses sion of parliament which would put women on the Lame footing as men, ond that, moreover, the bill would have the support of the government. In New Zealand and South Australia women already enjoy the franchise, and It has worked so well, said Mr. Carton, that its extension to the whole of Australia is regarded as one of the most important measures that Is to be carried through this year. A writer In the Forum says that pun ishment for crime has much to do with making criminals. This statement seems paradoxical, but It Is an indis putable fart Hundreds may be saved from a life of crime by the proper ad ministration of the criminal laws. It used to be thought that severity of punishment was the wise course, In deed the only method 1 to prevent crime. Fear, no doubt, deters many; but it Is not fear that muBt be chiefly relied upon to save men from crime. Crime existed when men were drawn and quartored, and when death was the penalty not -only for murder but for many minor offences. It existed whon the death penalty was Inflicted In pub lic places, and when the plucking out of an eye, the cutting off ot the hand. and various other kinds of torture were common punishments. No man was ever made better by being put In the stocks. Severity la useful only in coses In which reformation la hopeless, and la which absolute removal from all social Intercourse la therefore necea- ry. 1IF.N nil Is said nnd done, if It hnd hnppcncd in n large clly like Chicago, where there are some times scores of people who have the same nnmes. It would not have seemed so strange, but it was in a small town, nnd this Is the way it happened: On ono of the streets where nil of the houses were large nnd beautiful nnd nil their owners rich, stood one bouso more magnificent than tho rest. Prom the outside It looked llko n unl ace, nnd the richness nnd beauty of the Inside proved It to be one In truth. Here lived a young womnn, Nellie Grnhnm, and her mother, father nnd two brothers. And here, too, her cou sin, Frank Orr, made his home during his vacations from roliege. On n very different street from the one nliere this ben til If ul home wns lived another Nellie Graham, a little girl of eleven. Her home wns a very small nnd humble one of only three rooms. Kit carry our be&uliliil lilies. Our roj and hiiaxinlhi swfft, To llrcw inVlit path ol our Saviour And carpel Hit wait ol hit ltd. Tictj stand oV Iht side ol Ihe olltx, Like candles la liohl up a room; for Ihc Lord ol Ihc 11 owcrs is coming And he will U pleased vilK their l;locm He ence said.'Coiwder Ihe lilies," And hade us be fearless in Ihrij Ol III sleallhij, liercc siep ol Ihe slranoer, Ol Ihc. peril IfiaV prowled m Ihe way. As Ihe lily waves pcrlumt before her, 3o sweet be our htarls ot his touch, Let us cive him our all lor his service. Hell hi'.ss it, or lilllc, or much. It was now the Saturday before Enster. Mrs. Graham was busy pre paring a little supper, while In the front room In the snow-white bed lay that other Nellie. Her eyes were ns blue ns the pretty hcpalica that is one of the first of tho children of tho woods to push its little head through the brown leaves and open Its eye, and her hair was as yellow us the golden sun benms thnt kfcs tho hepatlca's blue eye. Before she wns sick there was a red roo on each cheek, but they were faded now, nud the llttlo face seemed as white as the pillow on which it lay. "Mamma," said a faint voice, "did yon see any Easter lilies to-duy?" "Yes, dear," answer mamma, while MY BEAUTIFUL LILY I IS OWN?" IT ALL MY something fellfrom her cyo onto the dish she had ill her hand, for she knew how much Nellie longed to have one of the beautiful plants for her own, and she also knew that Nelllo's wish could not be granted, for the plunts -were so high-priced thnt yeor, and every dollar that she could save must be laid aside for the rent thnt was now over-due; Nelllo knew this, too, so abo tried not to complain. "If 1 could only see ono and touch and smell it, even If I couldn't keep It!" she said. And tho brightest smile that bad lit up tho little thin face for .weeks played around Nelllo's mouth, Her mother smiled, too, for she was thinking of the little surprise she had planned for her sick child. She bad topped at a florist's in the afternoon And ordered a small bunch of violets for Nellie; and thinking it would be a pleasanter surprise for her If they were sent, she did not bring them borne her self, and so Nellie was not now expect ing anything. ' It was a small bunch or very modest llttlo flowers, but It was as much as her' mother could afford, and oftentimes small gifts show mora love than largo ones. While Nellie and her mamma war If fill' life w both busy with their own thotigbts there came a loud rap at the door, and, expecting to receive tho violets, Mrs. Graham answered the knock. But Frank Orr had also visited the florists that afternoon nnd had ordered the most beautiful Easter Illy In the Btere to be sent to his eousln, the Nellie tfho lived In tho beautiful house. Toward evening the old colored man who worked for the florist wns sent out to deliver the flowers that bnd been or dered, lie had often before taken flow ers to tho Graham mansion for the beautiful Miss Nelllo. nnd ho also knew about the other Nellie in the little hou... He had heard of her through his own little daughter, whom Nellie bad once defended when some rude bovs were tensing her, nnd ho knew that she wns now very sick. "t'ncle Moses," ns he was called by everybody, had ideas of his own that sometimes surprised people. Ro now ns he nerirett the bouse where the mng. nlficcnt lily wns to go he looked at it, then at the smnll bunch of violets. Something seemed to puzzlo him, for he ran his lingers through his hnlr, then his face fairly shone as a thought came to him. "Land o' massy! B'lieve I'll do It, sub. I)c names is jlst alike, nnd Miss Nellie henh tlonn no mo' need dls Illy dtitt uothln'. She got all she wnnts nu' ino' besides, while dat other little Nel lie's so sick, nnd likes nuf never'U get well. An' if dey blame me I'll sny dat It seemed to mo It ought to be jlst dls way I'm doln'." So t'nelo Moses left the violets nt the big house, nnd when ho knocked Tit the door of the little house, handed Mrs. Graham the beautiful Easter lily In stead of the violets she expected. 1 "Why, Uncle Moses, this Is a mistake, CONSJDiPiME Isn't It?" said Nellie's mnmma. "Dotin dls card tied to It say 'Miss Nellie Graham?'" asked Uncle Moses, chuckling to himself. "Ves. but " "Hen it must bo for Nellie, an' yuh bcttah take It." So Mrs. Graham took the lily, think ing perhaps tho florist had sent It pur posely as a gift to the sick child, and on Moudny she -would go to the store nnd thank him for it, anil If It was a mlstnke they could seud tho Illy back, but Nellie could enjoy It all day Easter, anyway. Kho carried tho lily Into Nellie's room. "Oh, mamma! Am I dreaming? My lily! My beautiful lily! And Is It all my own?" Mamma cut off one of the six white blossoms so Nellie could bold It In her hand, and In the afternoon, as the sun peeped in to look at tho wblto face, It saw tho most beautiful, happy smile on Nellie's face, whllo her thlu hand clnsped her loved Illy. From that day Nellie got better, nnd no ono enn mako her bollcvo that It was not tho Easter Illy that helped her get well, nnd Undo Moses never re gretted that there were two Nelllo Grahams in thnt town. Mabel F. 8 co- field, in tho Chicago Record-Herald. Kaster Egg- Designs Some happy suggestions as to decorat ing souvenirs of tho coming feast day for distribution among your friends. You'll kuow to whom cuch design may appropriately be scut. Power of Imagination, "Ilnrry, you were restless in church." "Yes; some of tho Easter hats looked so much like suluds tbut I got awfully hungry." mm H; tit mm Evening, Run , ih;Egg-shelh EGO shells, thnt ore usually thrown awny In tho kitchen, can be used for tho purpose of making the loveliest, daint iest little objects. Kor both girls and boys nothing could be more Interesting than building candlesticks of these Rao BUSH noosTER. frail materials. A writer in the Indies' Home Journal gives the following di rection: To make the caudlcstlck place upon a piece of cardboard three eggs, nnd fasten to cardboard nnd to each other with sealing wax. On ton of these three fasten another egg, and on this ngnln a stick about live inches in height. Upon the top of this stick fast en a "half-shell," which has been pre viously scalloped, and plnce In a dnluty candle. The Illustration shows exact So stainless Ihc Itowfrs ot Easier. , All woven in looms ot Ihe light" I So radiant the thoughts we would ; bring him, . ,' So pure would we stand in his sight! Oh. Iiil'et lorto chorus to praise him,.' Our King who is miohly to save, I iVho has ransomed Irom dcalh and 1 . v destruction, And broken Ihe power ot the cjrave. iTo the church wiltt our snowy sweet ' blossoms, To Ihe bed ot Ihe sick and Ihe sad; To the la it rcslunj place ol our dox i hoys, , These llnwers that always are gjad, for Ihcy lilt in ilfjir silence end sweet ness, . A sonq without jar in its, chord, And every rich nole ol their rnusie, b praise. Easter Horn, lo the lord. ly how the enndlstlck looks after It is made. To mako the egg shell rooster fnsten two pieces of n match to au egg, about three-quarters of an Inch apart Set tho egg In position on these, nnd hold In place, while fastening lower ends of matches with sealing wax to a firm base. Attach two large pieces of ragged shelj to the egg for wlugs; use a ft- CAXDLKSTICK. slender piece of tallow, taken from the side of a candlo for the neck, nud on top of this place a sninll chunky lump of the same material for a head. The pieces of tallow may bo easily jointed together by first slightly meltlug the ends whero ndhereuco Is desired. The rooster's bill is made of two small frag ments of shell stuck Into the tallow bend. Tho eyes nra two tiny drops of sealing wax. The comb is a piece of flatteued sealing wax, nnd the PUREST OP NIOHT LILIES. tall Is a ragged piece of egg shell. The feet may bo made of seallus wax drawn Into shupo whllo It Is still soft. Night lilies may bu uiiido by first soaking a number of "half-shells" in warm water for twenty minutes. Then scallop the edges ot these with a pair of sharp scissors. Fasten a small piece of candlo in each with seullug wax und float upou ttie water. A most enchant lug scene Is produced by flouting thete in an aquarium containing goldfish. AU other lights in the room must bo turned out. To muke the caudlstlck, place upon a piece of cardbourd three eggs, and fasten to cardboard and to each other with sealing wax. On top ot tbeso three fasten another egg, and on this again 1 stick about Ave Inches In height Upon the top of this stick fasten a "half - shell" which bai been previously scalloped, and place In a dainty candle. Thelllustrntlon showl exactly how the candlestick looks after It is mnde. To mnke an egg yacht, first empty nn uncooked lien's egg. Do tins ny mnklng a smnll hole In each end, when the contents may be blown out enfllly. Then close up both openings with seal' Ing wnx; Join a number of coins to gether for the keel, fnsten this firmly to the egg all fiiRtcnlngs to bo made with sealing wax ami your yncht Is ready for launching. If it floats prop- erly cut out the mast nnd spars from very light wood; fasten these to hull nnd to each otlier with sealing wnx. rineo the delicate wooden rudder ond bowsprit In position, nud proceed to mnke snlls of tissue paper. Fasten the main nnd top sails In place with pre pared glue the Jib stills first to long pieces of thread, nnd these. In ttifn, to mnst and bowsprit. Flags and pen- hack ron jrnB Etia-crp. Hants may be made to adhere with mu cilage or glue. The exact dimensions of mast and spars cannot bo given, as so much depends upon the lightness of the material used nnd the size of tho egg hull. Select ns large nn egg ns can be procured for the bull; make tho mast nud spars rH light ns possible, nnd see that your yncht always sets perfectly even upon the surface of the water. To mnke the revolving fairy lamps. fnsten to nn emptied cg fonr slender sticks, each four Inches In length. Upon the lower end of the egg fasten a tack, polut downward, with sealing wax. From the tip of each slick bus- EXQUISITE FAIRY LAMP pend with delicate svlro a scalloped 'hnlf-shcil," anil oil top of the egg place another. Set the whole upon tho bottom of uu inverted tumbler. If rightly made It will balance perfectly upon the tack point. I'laee Idcces of candles Inside of scalloped shells and light. Wire may be fastened to the egg shells by boring a bole with the point of a penknife and then passing through wire nud fastening on the in side. This U Very True. "There Is ono thing which may b said about Easier eggs," remarked Gil gal. "Sny It," replied Rlcketts. "They are not as fresh as they art painted." lluilgnnllon. Mr3. Boscawcu "Is Lent a season of rest Willi your busbandT' Mrs. Cobwlgger "Indeed it Is, my dear. I idoUo him nccompnuy me to church every day, and bo never falls to go lo sleep during thu service." Hll Tlmo of Vogue, "Agulnaldo doesn't seem to show much concern nbout his future." "Why should he? He can come over hero nnd sustnlii life ou aXtcruoou teas for a couple of years." A Champion Article, Hobby, did you enjoy "Well. East- a alg boys' eri "Yes'm; my caudy rabbit laid 'ut broke 'leveu olgs nt other rabbits laid." , An Amnaeinnt -Collapse. "I dieud tho week after Eastern Sun day." "Indeed?" "Yes; It always seems dull after the gayetles of Lent." A Cmtly Kanter Kg-g. In Frauce more than any other coun try is Enster a season of glftinaklng. Tho egg Is tho rulbg emblem, almost as eudluss In device and costliness as in form. There Is one such gift egg ou record tliut was of white enamel and had doors which when opened revealed Easter gospels engraved on nil Its walls, and lor the yolk there was a tluy music box which pluyed twelve tunes. The cost of this trifle was $12,. O00.-Phlladelpbla Times. THE JEFFERSON I SUPPLY COMPANY Being the largest distributor of General Merchandise in thi9 vicinity, is always in rosition to give the bet quality of goods, ts aim 19 not to sell you cheap goods but when quality is considered the price will al ways be found right. . Its departments are all well filled, and among the specialties handled may be men tioned L. Adlcr Bros., Rochester, N. Y., Clothing, than which there Is none better made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton, Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury'a Flour. This is a fair representation of the class of goods it is selling to its customers. & . & B liiiaiiiiiiumiiiiiiiuiiiiuiuiiuiaiuiiaiiiiiiauiiauiuiiuuv FIRE IISTSUHA-IsrOE. Brookville Pa. Since 1878. 1.2 FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES, JOHN TRUDGEN, Solicitor, ' Reynoldsville, PennVu OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS. 3omc Beliefs That Prevailed Among tho People of Ancient Days. The Indians railed rock crystal an "unripe diamond," and until the be ginning of the eighteenth century In dia was thought to be tho only land which produced tbut precious slono. It was not. therefore, until the discov ery of India that the diamond was known to us. Yet as far back as 600 I). C. a "Didactic History" of precious stones was written, and in Pliny's time the supply must have been plentiful, as he writes: "We di-lnk out of a mass of gems, and our drinking vessels are formed of emeralds." We are also told that Nero aided his wealt sight by spectacles mode of emeralds. Hut it Is very difficult to determine whence all tho gems came, as discoverers took care to leavo no record. Tho nations who traded In them were afraid of their whereabouts being known, and even the most ancient, merchants would not disclose any definite locale. All sorts of myths have, accordingly, sprung up concerning the origin of gems. "Diamond" was the name given to a youth who was turned Into the hardest and most brilliant of sub stances to preserve him from "tho ills that flesh Is heir to." Amethyst was a beautiful nymph beloved by Bac chus, but saved from him by Diana, who changed Amethyst Info a gem; whereupon Hacchus turned the gem Into wine color, and endowed the wearer with the gift of preservation from Intoxication. The pearl was though to bo a dewdrop the shell had opened to receive. Amber was said to be honey melted by the sun. drop pod Into the sea, snd congealed. Ac cording to the Talmud. Noah had no light in the ark but that which came from precious stonos. Spider That Spins Gold Silk. Gold and silver silk are Interesting products that we may expect from South Africa. The fibers are spun by two remarkable spiders of Rhodesia, end on experimenter has found that tho creatures may be reared In cap tivity and that the silk can be util ized. The webs are stretched on bushes and trees, often In a vast net work. Both filaments have a brilliant metolllc luster and are very fine and strong, the fineness of the golden silk being about that of the silkworm's thread, but the strength being much greater. A thread of steel of the same sle, in fact, has only two thlrda the strength' of this spider's thread. The golden sl!k spider, at least, thn larger of the two kinds, ex ista !n vast numbers on the veldt, where It feeds on tho common fly. The Chilian corvette Magellancs has been placed at tho disposition of Klr'ThomaB Holdltch, the lnead of the Ilrltlsh commission for the delimita tion of the frontier between Chill and Argentina. L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse Shoer and General Blacksmith, Mnrse-Rhoetns done In the neatest mannet ml by Hie latest Improved methods. Ke piilrlug of all kinds carefully ana prumpuj OU. ATlUI'AirflOU UOAUSTBSU. HOR8G CLIPPING flsve Just received complete set ot Ma chine horse clippers of latest style 'ftt patters t rut sin prepared to do clipping In lie beat noaallile niauuer at naaonaIiI rate. VacksooSt. near,Utn.tUjnoi4vUat,P. 3 3 3 3 3 BUSINESS CARDS. J MITCHELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. umi-e on west Main street, opn uominorcini nuioi, Koynoiaavino, q m. Mcdonald, attorn'ey-at-law, Notary Public, real estnte airont. Patents lifcured, collections miule promptly. OOlce In .Vilnn blork, Keynoluavlllc. i'u. gMITH M. MoCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT- L A W , Notary Public and Real Etttte A Kent. Col. lections will receive prompt utfnllon. 0!Hce In Froehlk-h & Henry bloca, near postoulce, Uoyuolilsvllle Pa. C. WHEELER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office mtnlrln Stoke Muln and Klftb streets. ptnlrln BtoUe Building, corner . JyR. B. E. HOOVER, HEYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Resident ilantlst. In the Hoover bntldlns noxt door to ptistofilce, Main atroat. . Gentle nesi In opcrtttinff. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second floor of Flr-t National bank bulldltiK, Muln street. Du. DeVERE KING, DENTIST, Office on second door Koynnldsvllle Real Estate Bldir. Main street Keynoldsvllle, Pa. DR w. A. HENRY, DENTIST, Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brtclt bullillnl, Main street. JjJ NEFF. . JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And Real Estate Agent, Reynoldsvllle, Pa. stood the teitof vkvi. tod hiv curd ihouMtk4a ol eaiet of Nrvout Dlteauw, tuck asDability, Dixiiooti, Slplit Hetf and Varicocele), Atrophy ,4a Tby clear th brain, itreDgthtii in circulation. tTiaita oigMttov perfect, and Impart a hoaltW vigor to tha whola balag. Ait drama and lostei ara checked Strong Agsliii "'o"''' tioa often worrica thcra tntolmantty, Conaump tloeerpaath. Mailed tealed. Pric $t par fcox 6 boaaa, with .ronclad legal guarantee to cure or refuud tha lAonay, too. Send for iVaa booh. For sala by Jr. Alex Stoke. EVERY WOMAN Sometimes needs a reliable mooUilf regulaiinf meutcica, , DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL piLLS, Are i prompt safe and certain ts result. Tbe frmt (Dr. ivr) never disappoint (1.00 par uo fr sale by EL Alex. Stoke. YOUNG'S PLANING MILL You will find Rash, Doors, Frames and Finish of all kinds, Roujjh and Dressed Lumber, High Grade Var nishes, Lead and Oil Colors in all bhadeH. And also an overstock of Nails which I will sell cheap. J. V. YOUNG, Prop. axr"gnrt33t. a. 1 T A
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