4J1FI1 g There lived in Chins, yeari ago, 1 An odd old mandarin, ItVhnse temper was so peppery They called him Sin-ah-sin. He wandered through theerowded streets Jn search ot daily bread, 'And wore a garment lonj and straight. Which once waa brightest red. Cut worn in all the rltit and rain, In dampness and in dew, It stiffened slowly with the grime. And turned a dingy hue; And like a evlinder heenme, t-'n long, and straittlit, and round. It wrapped Ali-in from head to heels, And in it he seemed bound. .,- And out upon the enllnr hinh rlis yellow queue hung down, Till nothinif of that mandarin Was acen, but just hia crown. This robe o heavy did become, That he could scarcely walk, 'And o'er the top of it he tried f In vain, alas! to talk. ' The boya they chaffed, and taunted him, And missile at him cat, 'And called him ahabhy Sin.nh-nin, . ' Aa he went dragging past. Thou;h Ah-sin's blood did often boil At cruel jest and jeer, The while lie wore that rigid coat The lads had ne'er a fear. 'And so. one pleasant .Tuly day. The gninins round Ah-sin Said, "Let ua have a little fun ' With thia old mandarin." ' 'And stepping up applied torch To .Alt-in's precious queue. When flashing forth a brilliant light, They heard a noise, and whew! They saw Ah-sin, from out their sight On up in flame and smoke. While o'er their heads, in tiny bits, Flew pieces of his cloak. With pent-up wrath he did explode, Thnt poor old mandarin, 'And far from coats, and cares, and boys, Went grimy Sin-ah-sin. ' Youth's Companion. On the Fourth of July, at Willowspring, Hockets and racket are quite the thing, For on that dny the chief of joys , Are piles of powder and heaps of noire. That It wns n hot dny mattered noth. tng. 'Dan fired the first cracker at day' break, aud kept up the cannonade till farenkl'nst time. After tills he and the glrlg were busy getting ready for com pany. The cousin came In full force, eight f the first class, oil girls, and four of the second degree, these, luckily, bar Ing two boys In their number. Don led the way to Sylvan Dell, and the celebration, which began on tho ar rival of the party, was worthy of the day. A pole was set by the boys, a flag run up and a salute fired by the whole party. Louise took charge of Camp Com fort, with some of the lesser girls for seiners. Rutb, who began with much entbu ulnani, dropped pretty soon Into a sliel tered nook, and, finding a book, which, try force of habit, she bad tucked un ler her arm, she wus soon absorbed In Its pages. The rest of the girls possessed them selves of Poplar Lodge and began put' ting that mansion In order. The boys belonged to all outdoors, aud at ouce began to fill their domain with racket. Dan had built dressing rooms, so, as oon as bathing suits could be donned VAX X.BD. THB WAT. the waters of Silver Lake received them, and Its waves were soon any thing but silvery, as the vigorous youngsters kicked and sprawled among (hem. The waters rose so high as to (run over the dam iu a threatening way "xrlilch caused the dripping boys to be' m repairs at once. Dan was In bit element to-day, and the sound waves produced by bis voice framed to Interfere with all others, end i t rwult was confusion. jr vS There was plenannt excitement for the little girls In wading tho raging waters of tho Gunnison River, while the older ones visited the wishing well to loam their fortunes. Ry nnd by the mistress of Willow- spring appeared, with buckets and bas kets, nnd the gay company, reclnd nnd lrr, sat down to a banquet at Camp Comfort. Such a dinner! Do you know how good even the plainest fare tastes when eaten out of doors, with song nnd Inuchter? Yon can well Imagine, then, SET OFF ROCKETS, FIX WHEELS ADO SET SCREAMERS, how delicious was this bountiful picnic spread. Lemonade ran free; there was Ice cream galore, nnd the cake was In big slices and often passed. There had been mishaps, or course. Marie showed a rent frock; Almon had burned his fingers; Dan's hat was found soaking In Silver Lake, nnd Jen. nle's shoes bad sailed down Gunulson River. Nobody minded these little draw backs, and the hours flew swiftly by and the children were surprised when told It was supper time, nnd they must come to the house. Dau's sound waves spread to nn ap palling distance nt this reminder, but ns he suddenly began to turn somer saults r.o special result followed. So, with chatter nnd song the children trooped In to tea. After this nil voted to return to Syl van Dell, where the remaining crack ers were soon popping, while torpedoes added to the din. Silver Lake had Just gotten Its face smooth when Into It again plunged the harum-scarum boys, and the girls fol lowed the Gunnison River to Its source In the big spring. Here one of the girls, reaching too far, fell Into the cold, deep water, but was drawn out, dripping, by her sisters. The sudden dip did not depress any one, however, and was not reported at the house. While all these things had been going on in Sylvan Dell the older peo ple had sst about the cool rooms In the Willowspring house, talking of old times and telling the pioneer sto ries grandpa had taught them, and which still have Interest for young and old nmong his descendants. When night came on Uncle Will sent up rockets, plnwbcels and sky-scream ers, while a fresh lot of firecrackers were provided and the children, roused to new vigor, made this hour the very noisiest of all. At last It was over, the fun and the fireworks, the feasting nnd frolic, and Dan and the Willowspring girls bade tbelr guests good-by, well pleased with the success of tho celebration at Syl van Dell. A Memorable Fourth.. Memorable was the Fourth of July of 1789 In New York City, when Presi dent George Washington resided In an Executive Mansion fronting Franklin Square, at the northwest corner of Cherry street The Society of the Cln clnnatl then gave their first dinner at the City Tavern, now the site of the Borecl Building, on lower Broadway, with Ita President, General Baron de Steuben, in the chair; but a slight ill ness prevented President Washington from occupying the seat of honor. Al exander Hamilton, however, was a guest, speaking to a toast, although fatigued by having made an address in St. Paul's Church in the morning, where, amid the congregation, sat Vice- President Adams, bis wife, and Mrs. Martha Washington, amid a brilliant assemblage of Knickerbockers and public functionaries. Souvenir of tho Fourth. Another souvenir of the great day is a square box dulntlly decorated with bow of red, white and blue rib bon and an American flag. The con tents of the box prove to be chocolate wafers, which are much appreciated by the women and children of the fam "jr. Chocolate Fireworks. Packages of scarlet-coated Fourth of July fireworks offered for sale In the confectioners' windows turn out to be chocolate "works" of superior delicacy The packages are arranged aa follows Small firecrackers, three In a bunch, or six In a bunch, costing respectively flv aud ten cents. m0 n a sm , TIow many of my boy nnd girl rend ers can tell who Hctsy Ross wasT How many can tell what she did that such a question should be asked? And yet Retsey Ross's name ought to be fa mil lar to all of us, and every time we see the Stars nnd Stripes floating from the flagstaff we should be reminded first that this Is a glorious country we live In, nnd, second, that Retsey Ross, a modst Quakeress of Philadelphia, was the first one to make that beautiful em blem. Retsey Ross's name as a girl wag Elizabeth Grlscom, and she was born In the city of Philadelphia Janu ary 1, 1752. Her father was a prosper ous builder, nnd nsslsted In the erec tion of the State House, now Independ ence Hall, from the belfry of which, on a famous day In 1TT0, rang out the message of "Liberty to nil the world nnd to nil the nations thereof." When she was twenty-one years of ago Eliz abeth Grlscom married John Ross, and they settled down In n little house In Arch street, Philadelphia. It was In this house that the first United States flag was made. Her husband was an upholsterer and flag maker, and when be died In 1775 bis widow continued bis business in the little shop which occupied the front room of her modest dwelling. In 1775 the Continental Congress ap pointed a committee composed of Ben jamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison and Mr. Lynch to create a Colonial flag that would be national In Its tendency. They finally decided upon one with thirteen bars alternate red and white OB0TJP OF COLONIAL FLAOS. with the white crosses of St. Andrew and St George in a field of blue. This flag was unfurled by Washington In Boston January 1, 1776. It was In the Utter part of May, 1776, that Washing' ton, accompanied by Colonel George Ross, a, member of Congress, and Bob art Morris called upon lira; Betsey Ross, a niece of Colonel Ross. Bhe was a young and beautiful widow, and known to be an expert nt needlework. They called to engage her services In preparing our first starry flag. General Washington unfolded a paper on which had been rudely sketched a plan of a flag of thirteen stripes with a blue field dotted with thirteen stars. Aw sf. 1 X. 'Vk.LVJSv 1 AIJ TV I HOOSB WHERE BETST BOSS LIVED, Mrs. Addle G. Weaver, of Chicago, In n little book entitled "The Story of Our Flag," tells the history of tho adop tion of that flag as follows: "Thero Is no record that Congress took nny no tion on the untlounl colors nt this ses sionbut this flag was made by Betsey Itoss at this time. The proof Is posi tive that the committee approved tho finished flng of Retsey Ross, nnd she was Instructed to procure all the bunt ing possible In Philadelphia nnd make lings for the use of Congress, Colonel Ross furnishing the money. Congress was very slow to act. Tho records show thnt the resolution for the adop tion of the flng was dated over one year after It was actually created by the committee of which Washington was chief, that is, on Juno 14, 1777." Before the adoption of the national emblem each colony had its own dis tinct flag. One of these wus the "Ap peal to Heaven" flng. The two upper flags in the group were used nt the battle of Bunker Hill. The pine tree ling bad been officially adopted by tho Massachusetts Colonial Assembly in April. 1778. First to Sign the Declaration. "John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration," says Lora S. La Manco In "New" Llpplucott, "and bis bold, heavy, luky-black signature Is a character-study In Itself. There Is dash and llre.frankness and firmness In it, and the tremendous flourish nt Its close shows ready wit, firm nerve, and sure execution. Hancock was Gover nor of Massachusetts many terms. He left most of his fortune to colleges and for benevolent purposes. "Roger Sherman died In 1703, the same year as Hancock. Shoemnkcr, surveyor, lawyer, storekeeper. Mayor, Congressman, Judge and Supreme Judge, Senator, member of the Com mittee of Declaration nnd of the Boards of War and Ordnance, be dis proved the old proverb about Jack-of-all-trades by being a success at all. He was sagacious, practical, and of quickest wit Senator Randolph, proud both of bis aristocratic birth and of having the blood of the Indian Princess Pocahontas In his veins, despised Sher man because of bis lowly origin. Once when the latter was speaking be In terrupted blm: " 'Can the Senator from Connecticut tell me,' piped he In his shrill, sarcastic voice, 'what he did with his leather shoemaker's apron when be caino to the Senate V "Quick as a flash camo the answer, 'I cut It up to make moccasins for the Indian Senator from Virginia!' " TJHerly Impossible. Jimmy "D'yer know dat firecrackers: wus Invented by de Chinese?" Tommy "Awwotcher glvln' us? W'y, de Chinks don't celebrate de Fourt'." New York Journal. Willis Dreams of Giant Crocker. THE VACABONDS OF EUROPE. A Class of Nomads Who Make Hangar? Their National lloino. Fashion's fondness for Hungarian orchestras the world over have drawn the attention of two continents to those curious people called Tziganes In Hungary, Bohemians In France and gypsies In England nnd tho United States. Hungary is the home of the Tziganes, In so fnr as they have any home. In nil other Enropenn countries they were persecuted for centuries ns emissaries of the Evil One nnd enoniM of Christianity. Rut Hungary took pity on them nnd trented the wander ers like tost children. It was In the fifteenth cefltury that they first made their appearance hero. King Blgls niond received them hospitably, nnd recommended to the charity and pity of the public "these poor wandering people, without a home and hounded by every one." There are now about l.'O.ooo of these Tziganes In Hungary. They may be divided Into three classes those who go bareheaded and bnrefooted, the wandering gypsies; those who wear headgear nnd shoes on Sundays, the seml-ilomnds, nnd those who nlwnya wear hats and shoes, nnd who linve to n great extent abandoned the lionindlc lives of their ancestors. These latter nre the most civilized, nnd are gener ally musicians, who excel In. the play ing of Hungarian tunes. When the Tzignnes arrived In Hungary they were not trained mnalcnlly, but they soon appropriated Magyar music, nnd out of It hnve made n crude nnd weird nrt of their own. Their favorite Instru ment Is the "bns 'nljn," ns they term the violin. Some play the harp, but they have a marked aversion for the plnno, for the reason that It cannot be easily moved about. In Hungary, no fete or festival takes place without a Tzigane orchestra. At election times n Tzigane band nhvays heads the electoral processions, nnd no wedding Is considered complete without their music for the dance. The Tziganes have become natural musicians, play ing from Inspiration nnd generally being unable to read music. Liszt, who made a study of the Tziganes, says that music is to Ihein a sublime langunge, a mystic song, which they often make use of Instead of conversa tion, and that they have. In fact. In vented n music of their own. Klectrlo Train Lighting. The Prussian State Railways, nfter a long aud exhaustive scries of tests of electric train lighting systems, have come to tho conclusion that a separate dynamo carried on the locomotive or teuder, Immediately under tho super vision of the engineer, mid operated by n direct connected steam engine, draw ing Its steam from the locomotive boil er, with a regulating storage battery, Is the most cllicleut and practical syg. .tern. ; The scheme of carrying n dynamo 'mounted on and geared to the axle of each passenger coach, with an Individ ual storage battery to carry the lights during the time the train is at rest, has been ubandoued in favor of 1 lie central concentrated plant. ; Tho system of carrying storngo bat lories of sufficient capacity to carry the entire lighting load during the train irun, and charged at the electric plants nt the principal terminal stations of the lines has the serious disadvantage of the great weight and costly lnstnlla tlou, a ud serious delays due to the time lost in charging the batteries. The system outlined in the initial parngrnph has now been adopted ns tho standard of nil Prussian railways. and tho most Important trains ore ucing equipped with this apparatus. Ancient Submerged City Found. Leopold Batrcs, conservator of na tlonal monuments, has returned to Mexico City, from his explorations ot tho ralus of Zapotean cities in the Stale of Oaxaca. He found the ruins 'of auck-nt city on Monte Alban which show unmistakable Indications of hav ing been submerged, perhaps 3000 'years ago, for traces of extinct marine life were uncovered. . In the ruins Is an obelesk, similar to thoso of Egypt, which waa found placed to the entrance to a tomb, ex actly as was tho custom In Egypt. Senor Bntres will make a detailed re port of this remurkable prehistoric city to tho Government. Monte Alban was visited some time ago by Professor Colmes, of the Smith soulan Institution, at Washington, It stands 1800 feet higher tbau the city of Oaxaca, and its central square was surrounded by great temples. Phila delphia Record. Oak Versus Iron. A writer in the Engineering News culls attention to the relative durabil ity of cast iron and oak timber under rather destructive condltlouM. He re fers to nu old cannon, which has stood since 1850 on the high ground of Point Boultaut tho entrance of San Fruncls co Bay. An examination of this old piece, which was used as a fog signal for many years, reveals the fact thnt the oak carriage on which It Is mount' ed Is In practically perfect condition notwithstanding Its fifty years' ex posure to tho winds and moisture laden atmosphere. ' The spokes, bubs and felloes, even where they have sunk Into the ground, are In perfect condl tlon, while, on the other band, the smaller pieces of lrou, such as the gun axle, nuts, bands, etc., have completely rusted away, and the gun Itself, which Is of the toughest cast iron, Is attacked to a depth of nearly one-hajf Inch. Oh Calls. There are now being constructed In front of New York theatres automatic cab calls, numbers In electric lights being shown. A similar devlco has been designed to show the names of stations on railroad train. miT!nnTiTnTmmn?mTnnTn?fnmmnT!TTmTnnTtnmmmi z t THE JEFFERSON SUPPLY COMPANY Being the largest distributor of General Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in fiosition to give the beat quality of goods, ts aim is not to sell ox cheap goods but when quality is considered ht price will alp ways be found right. Its departments are all well filled, and among the specialties handled may be men tioned L. Adler 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 Fillsbury'a Flour. This is a fair representation of the class of goods it is selling to its customers. B B B iauiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumuiinuiiaiuuiii LABOB WORLD. Montreal is the best organized city Id Canada. Han Francisco police will hove an eight-hour dny. Sioux City. Iowa, has elected a union printer for Mayor. There Is a lull In the reports as to the labor troubles In Spain. Memphis (Tenn.) master plumbers refuse to employ union men. Kansas has passed a State law for (he enforcement of an eight-hour work day. 'rom t lie first of the year up to May o,(khi Japanese laborers had beeu scut to Hawaii. It is likely that the American Labor Union will adopt the referendum sys tem of electing olllcers. Laborers have been granted $1.2." a day by the City Council of Charlotte- town, rnnce r.ilwnrd Island. The Executive Council of the Ameri can 1'Vdernlion of Labor recommends mass nicctiiiL'H to protest ngalnst the injunction abuse. Baggage smashers of Chicago. III., have organized, nnd the next thing will bo union labels on freight and baggage to insure safe transportation. Toledo, O., has something unique In the way of n labor union. The Insur ance solicitors of tho city hnvo for mally organized, aud will be granted a charter by the American Federation ot Labor. Action which probably will bring tbo Western miners Into closer touch with the l ulled Miue Workers of America was taken when the Western Federa tion of Miners voted for interchangea ble cords betwecu tho two organiza tions. A summer camp for the striking metal polishers, buffers, platers and brass workers of Cleveland, Ohio, Is being planned. The camp Is to be situ ated iu the green fields. Just oulSide the city limits, and will bo run on the co-operative plan. NEWSY GLEANINGS. There Is a serious revival of piracy In the Red Seu. Automobiles ore to be barred from the busier streets of Berlin. Forty per cent, of the potato crop In Germany is used for fodder. It cost over $:V,000 to police the Brit ish houses of Parliament lust year. General S B. Buckner has presented Muufordville, Ky., with a water works. The Rev. Sam Jones Is going to build a ,fr.0()0 business block Iu Carters ville, Ga. The United States furnish nbout sev enty per cent, of tho population of the Klondike region. The untl-clcricnl crusade In the east ern provinces of Spain Is meeting with great success. The State of New Jersey is about to build a sanatorium for Indigent suffer ers from consumption. The suicide death rate In European armies far exceeds the rate of the coun try to which the army belongs. Tho charter of Waco, Texas, has been declared Invalid because the city boundaries ar? not clearly specified. Louisiana cattle are to be barred from South Africa because of Govern or Heard's action on mule shipments. . In tho mill town of Mallards, Wash., eight families have adopted the mer ger plan of living. No "kickers" ore allowed. John D. Spreckles contemplates es tablishiiig communication by wireless telegraph lx'tween the Hawaiian, Isl- unds aud Sun Francisco. Henry Cole, of Denver, started to couvcri his estate of $400,000 into cash for the poor, but was bailed by his wife, who reminded him that half of it was hers. New York's Health Department Is making a special effort to suppress noisy street cars. Those with flat wheels will be held up aud sent back to the barns. Chain Canal Towage. On a number ot Continental rivers ot Europe the Rhine in particular, a sietcm ot canal power towage la em' ployed which has not yet received any attention In this country. A heavy chain is laid along the canal, lying usunlly at the bottom when not.lu etc, and a powerboat, provided wun a steam engine and necessary gearing, picks up the chain forward and passes It out at the stern, me eneci peing the same aa pulling In hand over hand on a securely fastened line. A siml lar system la to be tried experlmen tally on the Erie Canal by the New York at Western Transportation uonv pany. BUSINESSXARDS. Q MITCHELL, ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW. Offlcft on WMt Mftln trtt oppo.lt tb Commercial Hotel, Keynoldv ine.i'a. G. m. Mcdonald, ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public, real estate scent, Patent secured, collections made promptly. OSJoe In Nolan block, Kcrnoldsrilft), Pa. g.MITU M. MoCKEIGHT, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW , Notarv Public and Ileal Estate A Rent. lections will receive prompt attention. Office In Proehlleh It Henry block, near postolBco, liHynolUsvllle Pa. It. B. E. HOOVER, REYNOLDS VILLE, PA. Resident dentist. In the Hoorer building next door to potofllce, Main street.- Gen Us ness In operating. D U. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Oflre on second floor ot First National bant) bullilioK, Main street. J)H. R. DbVERE KING, . DENTIST, Office on second floor ReynoldsvllU Real Estate Bldg. Mala street Keynolusvlile, Pa. D R. W. A. HENRY, DENTIST, Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brick building. Main street. J NEFF. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And Real Eitate Agent, BayaoldsvUle, Pa. T .t a - iv aeve SBd hiv cured thousssos efl osms of Nervous D . teca uDaMllrv.Duiliiau, klMpUw. . Beis and Varicocele, Atropav,i,e Tasyclsarthe brain, atreeitlieo. the circulation, neke dif Mtlem psrlsct, end Impart a Malta vicar to the whole bviaa. All dralas asd lowee are caaclud ong Again. p"m'h v coJi3 5 VLTiIu I ofwa vrarriea them Into Insanity, Cuaiasif tlon ofwa aratries them I tloo or Death. Mslltd issltd. Price ti ft boot hoses, with Iroo-cUd legal f uarsaiae to aura ee tstund Ike aoaey, tt-ao. Send tar bee bask. for sale by h. Alrz Rtoke. EVERY WOMAN aoroetlmos Deads a reliable saoatiuy refuiauoc i DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, At prompt, safe asd certain la result The see u (Dr. Kara; oarer diaappolai, 1.M par boa Tor sale by B. Ales. Rtoka. PW'M Hi I Ll YOUNG'S PLANING MILL You will find Sash, Doors, Frames and Finish of all kinds, Roujjh and Dressed Lumber, High Grade Var nishes, Lead and Oil Colors in all shades. And also an overstock of Nails which I will sell cheap. J. V. YOUNG, Prop. rTrrnnxTxi anzinTrcxrnn its:'. WHAT IS MUD-RAIN? Great Clouds of Oust Blown Into Dust Clouds by Cyclones. Tbe scientists have not yet de termined where the dust came (rom that made tbe mud rains that lately fell in New Jersey and Massachusetts, but they are examining the deooalt and com paring It with specimens ot dust (rom every possible source. For it has been definitely determined that, these formerly mysterious rains ot mud are caused by tbe driving of a cloud of dust into a rain-cloud by a hurricane. They are quite rare in this country: not so rare in Europe, and are common in Italy and Sicily. In the two last-named countries they are the famous "rains of blood" that till the superstitious peasants with dread. The red color ot the "mud ' there la due to the (act that the dut cloud, or sand cloud, comes from the Lblan desert, borne north or north west by the galea that blow to that direction. - -j WHEN IN DOUIITjTRY aaar m ts
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