em 3 ¢ i 2 ANCIENTS AND ANIMALS, Puntustie Natural History of the Greeks and Romans. The knowledge of animals and their Jabits which cxisted amoung the an- gent Greeks and Romans was most fantastic. Among other snakes described in the ancient natural histories, for example, was the basilisk, which Pliny called the “king of serpents.” According to the description, it was six feet long, wore a white erest on its head and had a skin spotted with white. Such wis the abundance of its venom, according io these reports, that it made the body shine all over. The air was poisoned where this vile reptile passed, and great plants were envenomed with its subtle and luminous fluid, while the birds in turn fell before the odor ex- baled by the trees. But this monster was an easy prey to the weasel. The dragon was the largest of serpents and inhabited especially Ethiopia and Egypt. When he flew out of his cav- ern he furrowed the air with such vio- lence that it gleamed with fire. His mouth was small, and it was not the wounds which it inflicted which made him so formidable, but the strangling power of his tail, which was capable of destroying even elephants. It is interesting to notice that the mythical dragon was already evolving toward the boa constrictor. The real siren lived in Arabia and “was a sort of white serpent which ran so marvel ously that most men say it flew.” Most of the facts which are recorded concerning birds are more accurate, for the sport of falconry only made men observers of their habits, Still there are a few strange myths concern. ing the eagle. He was said to seize his young in his talons and to make them fix their eyes on the burning rays of the sun. Those alone that could gaze without flinching were kept and nour- ished as worthy of life. “This is not cruelty,” says the simple writer, “but judgment.” The eagle had the power ef renewing youth. Mounting higher and higher till his plumes were burned by the sun, he fell into a fountain, where he bathed three times and was thoroughly rejuvenated. The habits of the ostrich, an old book faid, were regulated by a star named Virgil. When the star began to rise the astute bird laid its eggs, covered them with sand and left their hatching to the sun. Another remarkable thing was the influence which the chanticleer exercised over the king of beasts. His shrill erow put him in full flight—even Pliny says so—but to do this his plum- age had to be pure white, It would not be doing justice to the middle ages if the account of the uni- scorn was withheld. It was the size of a horse, though its legs were shorter, and its hide had generally a tanned col- or. There were three kinds. The mag- nificent white unicorn had a purple head and blue eyes. The horn was a cubit in length, white in the lower part, ebony in the middle and red at the end. It had the head of a stag and the tail of a boar. The eglisserion was like a gigantic deer and had a very sharp horn. The monoceros was like an ox. The ordinary unicorn of the middle ages had a horn three feet in length and so sharp and hard that nothing could resist it. When he prepared to fight the elephant, the animal he hated most of all, he sharpened his horn against a stone and when the day of battle came dealt the enemy a fatal blow in the paunch. This noble animal fell an easy prey to the fascinations of innocence and virtue. In India, espe- cially among the dwellers of the Gan- ges, when it was desired to tame a unicorn a young and virtuous girl was chosen and led to his eave. The animal at once appeared and did homage to the damsel and was easily caught and tamed by the engaging wiles of the maiden. Cultivate Regular Habits, There can be no question that men of regular habits are healthier, happier, live longer and do more than those who obey caprice and impulse. The adop- tion of hygienic habits saves the nery- ous system an enormous amount of friction and waste. It preserves vitali- ty. Regularity economizes not only physical stamina, but time as well. The man who knows no system in the details of his life, who exhausts nature at the instance of a passing whim, who drinks and smokes to excess, who wastes the talents bestowed upon him, is the one who must sooner or later fall a victim to disease. Regularity with moderation in all things should be the motto of life, and it should be remem- bered that regularity does not- neces- sarily preclude the enjoyment of va- riety. A certain amount of variety prevents man from becoming a mere machine, but variety should not inter- fere with those regular habits of life which are necessary to the mainte- nance of health. The Caterpiliar, The caterpillar spends his life in try- ing to keep out of everybody's way. Some species hide on the under sur- face of leaves, others on the stems or blades of grass, which serve them as food; others again build little nests for concealment or else they lie snugly hid- den between the curled edges of leaves, which they draw close together until the opposite edges meet. The eaterpil- lar is a sociable creature in his own family. He knows that there is safety in numbers, and you will find whole companies feeding side by side while keeping a sharp lookout for their bird when he is obliged to change his skin he doesn't venture to leave his old coat lying around. The moment that he takes it off he eats it. The caterpillars that live in companies shed their skin boldly. Only the poor solitary fellows feel forced to swallow their old clothes. They were rehearsing an new play, and every one was nervous, for the frst night was close at hand, The play was a tragedy, yet at its end the dying heroine, as the curtain descended, said: “Three beers, please.” Those words concluded the play. Yet they were cutirely out of keeping. The concluding words should have been, “I die. but, since I have saved you, I die happy,” or something to tiiat effect, A dramatic critic new to the business asked how it was that the tragedy end- ed with “Three beers, please,” and the stage manager said: “Superstition. It is always thought bad luck in rehearsals of new plays to speak the last sentence before the open- ing night. He who has the last sen- tence to speak substitutes some mean- ingless phrase for it. If he dared to speak the true phrase the prospects of the play would be thought doomed. Some playwrights won't even write the last line of a play. They whisper it to the assembled company on its first reading, and from that day till the actual production the line is never again heard.” — New Orleans Times- Democrat. Pet Boars. The nicest pet the French forest af- fords is the marcassin, or baby wild boar. It is almost human in its clever- ness, delights in funny pranks, has an evident sense of humor, makes friends of children and dogs and even lends it- self to mimic hunts, playing the part of the hunted animal. Its antics are varied and original. The only creature to which the marcassin objects is its distant relative, the pig. Directly it sees that animal its back is up and its growing tusk is bared. In babyhood it has a lovely sleek coat of very dark brown and tan. When the silky hair is shed and bristles take its place the temper grows uneven. If marital and paternal eares come on, the wild boar puts away itd childish ways and wants to take its family to the forest to feed there on acorns and beech mast. Woe to the hound or to the keeper who wants to keep him back. In the forest this paterfamilias may be called the first line of defense, the sow the second, and the little ones gambol round her.— Paris Cor. London Truth, A Limited Vocabulary, If a person's knowledge of English were confined to one word, which would be the most useful? This sub- Ject was once discussed in the presence of Queen Caroline, her majesty enter- ing into the question vigorously, ae- cording to the Dundee Advertiser. The greater number of the company fixed on “yes.” One lady decided on “no,” for, she argued, “though yes never means no, no very often means yes.” How many men will indorse this? After all, one word would be as a drop in the ocean of our English language. A young woman who had learned a few Irish words without understand- ing them lost herself in the mountains. Meeting a handsome young peasant, she tried her Irish on him. Pat looked astonished, then pleased, and, rubbing his sleeve across his mouth, said: “Ar- rah! Do ye mane it, miss?’ The girl, in her ignorance, had asked him for a kiss. A Gift of Solomon's, In the ancient cathedral of Genoa a vase of immense value has been pre- served for 600 years. It is cut from a single emerald. Its principal diameter is twelvi: and one-half inches and its height five and three-fourths inches. It is kept under several locks, the keys of which are in different hands, and it is rarely exhibited in public, then only by an order of the senate. When ex- hibited it is suspended round the neck of a priest by a cord, and no one is allowed to touch it but him. It Is claimed that this vase is one of the gifts which were made to Solomon by the queen of Sheba. Lope de Vega. Lope de Vega, the famous Spanish dramatist and poet, lived from 1562 to 1635. His literary work began when he was about thirteen years old, and from that time until his death, a period of sixty years, he poured forth an enor- mous quantity of plays, dramatic com- positions of all kinds, poems of every character, breathing every spirit from the strictest asceticism to the most un- bridled license. Over 1,800 plays are credited to him, and the published col- lection, comprising about 300, is con- tained in twenty-eight volumes. The French, The French were first mentioned as the Franks, a tribe of warlike Ger- mans in the northwestern part of the region now known as Prussia. They came into notice about 240 A, D., and with other German tribes invaded the Roman empire In the fifth century and settled in the country now known as France. The word Frank, or Frank- man, means freeman. After their con- quest of Gaul they named the country Frankenrie, or Frank's kingdom. Helping His Finish. “You'll find I'm hard to discourage,” sald the persistent suitor melodramatic- ally. “Some day I'll make you admit you love me, and then—and not tl then—I will die happy.” “I'll say it now,” replied the heart- less girl. “I don't mind telling a lie for a good end.”—Philadelphia Ledger. More Than Foolish, He—Do 3 on think it would be foolish of me to marry a woman who was my Intellectua! inferior? She—I don’t know that it would be foolish, but it would he a difficult thing for you to do. M. De Free Toa: up 26 clock to make him go? English Tutor—Ex- actly. M. De France—Zen what for you wind up ze beesiness? Tec make it stop? THE MAKING OF GLUE MATERIALS WHICH PRODUCE THIS USEFUL SUBSTANCE. Waste From Hides, Horns and Hools of Animals Is Used, but the Sinews of Animals Slaughtered For Food Give the Best Results. Few substances are more generally useful than glue. At one time or an- other nearly every householder has to use it, yet few persons know anything about the different kinds or which Is best for the purpose in hand. : For ordinary repairs to articles of wood, especially if no severe strain is to be placed upon the object, the pre- pared glues are convenient and ade- quate. They are therefore often chosen in preference to the old fashioned sort. But for strength and durability no glue which is applied cold can compare with the kind that is first melted in a glue pot and then applied hot, and of this kind there are many grades, which vary greatly in quality. The manufacture of hard glue, as it is usually called—that is, glue which is to be used hot—is to a large degree the utilization of waste products. The raw materials are pieces and scrapings from hides, chips and dust from horn work- ing factories, parings from hoofs and, best of all, sinews from animals killed for food in the great slaughter houses. The first process is a soaking in lime- water, made thick enough to be called “milk of lime.” In this bath the sinews and other glue material remain for two weeks or more, in order that all the grease and blood may be eaten away, but immediately on removal the ma- terial is exposed to currents of air, which allow any adhering lime to ab- sorb carbonic acid. This checks the ac- tion of the alkali on the animal matter and makes it possible to keep the ma- terial in the dry state for an indefinite period or until it is desired to use it. Previous te boiling, the scrap is again immersed for twenty-four hours in a bath of milk of lime. It is then nlaced in a caldron built on the plan of the housewlife's familiar double boll- er. This kind of vessel is necessary to prevent “burning on.” Water is add- ed, and the mass is gently boiled until a firm gelatinous liquid results from cooling. The clear portion is now drawn off from the first caldron into a second vessel and is known as “first run sinew glue"”—the best of all. A smal! quan- tity of alum dissolved in water is add- ed for the purpose of clarifying the glue by causing it to precipitate its im- purities, In a second double boiler the liguid remains several hours, till it is perfect- ly clear, and is then run off into the congealing boxes, over the bottoms of which it spreads out in thin sheets. The boxes are run into the cooling rooms, where they remain until the glue has hardened enough to be re- moved in sheets, but not enough to be brittle. In this state it is ready to be cut. The sheets are laid upon boards which have previously been wet to prevent the glue from sticking. Here the cutting is done with tightly stretch- ed brass wires, as a firkin of butter is cut by the country grocer. After a further drying on revolving nettings the sheets are dipped in hot witer and rubbed with a brush to give them a polish. They then pass. to the kilns for the “stove drying.” This re- moves all moisture and leaves what ap- pears to be a sheet of translucent yel- lowish brown bottle glass. Indeed, the best sinew glue seems on casual ex- amination to be nearly as hard as glass, and a quick, sharp blow will produce a fracture that is clean cut and vitreous. The best of this glue is light in color, The residuum eft in the ecaldron when the “first run” of glue was drawn off Is boiled and boiled again, so long as any gelatinous matter can be ex- tracted from it. The product is glue of inferior grades, of course, but use- ful as sizing and for other purposes In various arts and industries. Although still classed as sinew glue, the later “runs” have not the strength of the first run. They are darker and less translucent. Not many years ago nearly all the best glue was sold in sheets. Today by far the greater part is ground at the factories to the fineness of ordi- nary sawdust. Since In this form It dissolves more quickly, It Is so pre- ferred by woodworking factories, which use large quantities, but as the chances of adulteration are greater when the glue is ground the purchaser who wishes to be sure of strength and durability will choose the sheets.—Ed- ward Williston Frentz in Youth's Com- panion. Why Dreams Come True. There is a scientific explanation the fact that illness, at least, can foretold in dreams. The theory is when a man is dreaming his mind more sensitive than in his waking hours, for the simple reason that hi actual surroundings are not any of the mind's attention. Thus happens that when some disease has set in, the man awake does not feel it in its eariiest stages, although the active mind in a sleeping body does feel it. The sleeper dreams, let us say, that he is suffering some complaint of the leg, and two or three days later, the disease having developed, he finds that he really has got a bad attack of rheu- matism. Harvey, who discovered circulation of the blood, records having had a dream in which a bee stung him In his left thigh, on a place a couple of days later appeared an ugly ulcer. The ulcer must have been de- veloping, of course, at the time of the dream, but what the man In full sciousness could not perceive the with only an active mind-i, e.,, dream. Ing—easily notices. sigs § A Queer Play In fere is a play in baseball that hap- pened long ago. Perhaps it never will happen again. Did any one ever hear of a base runner scoring from first base on a line drive that was caught by a third basem:n 1d when the ball never left the third baseman’s hand? The play bappencd in this way: Andy Moynihan was playing third base for the Pastimes of Chicago in 1868 when a tournament was held. The Occiden- tals of Peoria were the opposing team. In the first inning, with a runner on first, the batter drove a liner straight over third. Moynihan shoved up his hand, the ball struck it and stuck fast in the hand. The crowd cheered. An instant later they saw something was wrong. Moynihan, writhing with pn pain, was running around third base. | The base runner at first saw something was the matter and ran down to see- ond. Then he ran to third and finally trotted home unmolested. The trouble was that the ball, strik- ing Moynihan's hand, paralyzed the | nerves. The ball was stuck tight in his hand. It was five minutes before his fellow players could pry his fin- gers open and get the ball out.—~Chica- go Tribune. Two Lads. At one time, when De Quincey was | living at Lasswade in simple and friendly relations with the people, who respected him not as a writer, but as a good neighbor, he formed a very de- lightful friendship with a little child, a boy of four years. This lad, a nephew of one of the housemaids, was the constant companion of the great man and would forsake any amuse- ment for the pleasure of walking round a dull little garden with him. One day somebody heard this conver- sation between the two comrades: “What d'ye call thon tree?” asked the child. De Quincey considered and then sald, with careful deliberation, “I am not sure, my dear, but I think it may be a laurustinus.” The child interrupted him with some scorn: “A laurustinus! Lad, d'ye no %en a rhododendron?” At that time the “lad” must have been about seventy years old. Maile a Gorilla King, The craze among society women for queer pets is an old story. It usually ends through being carried too far. There is the case of Andromeda, for in- stance, and there is that other affair of the decadent Roman emperor's daugh- ter, who had a pet gorilla, procured for her at great cost by an Arabian trader who supplied strange beasts for the amphitheater. One day the Praetorian guard arose and murdered the caesar. The gorilia, who happened to be pres- ent, strangled the ringleader, who was to have assumed the imperial purple himself, with its bare hands. This so delighted the Praetorians that they unanimously elected the gorilla, whom ‘they took for a barbarian from North Britain, to the vacant throne. On the mistake being explained by a zoologie- ally minded patrician, the divus caesar had to be killed and another one cho- sen.—London News. Artificial Snow, White cotton slightly smeared with mucilage and sprinkled with common salt or diamond dust will make the best wintry effect. For store window or table decoration mirrors make good water imitation with small sized ducks placed on them. The effect of new fallen snow can be produced by taking the branches and dipping in gum ara- bie water and then sprinkling with flour. Bnowball effect can be produced by taking toy balls and covering with cot- ton wool.—Bee Hive. Some Christmas Quotations, The quotations given below may be of some value to those who like to ac- company a Christmas gift with an ap- propriate sentiment: With a calendar, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best Jay of the year;” with a book, “An o'd friend to trust;” with a pair of slippers, “We must go togeth- er;” with a pair of gloves, “We're a pair if ever there was one.” th A EE TE ] Medical. SCROFU LA. 1t is commonly interited. Faw are entirely free from it. Pale, weak, puny children are afflicted with jt in nine eases out of ten, and many adults suffer from it, Common indications are bunches in the neck, abscesses, cutaneous eruptions, in- flamed eyelids, sore ears, rickets, cat-rrh, wasting, and general debility, HOUD'S SARSAPARILLA AND PILLS Eradicate it, positively and absolutely. This statement is based on the thousands of permanent cures these medicines have wrought, “My daughter had serofula, with eleven #ores on her neck and about her ears. Hood's Sarsaparilla was highly recom: mended and she took it and was cared. She ix now in good health.” Mes. J. H. Joxss, Parser City, Ind. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. dt | Somewhere, “Pardon me, madame. I think 1 have seen you somewhere.” “Very likely. I go there very often.” —Le Sourire. If thou love learning thou shalt be learned.--Socrates. ! BACK GIVES OUT | Plenty of Bellefonte readers have this experience, You tax the ki neys—overwork them— ‘T'ney can't keep up the continual strain. The back gives out—it aches and pains; Urinary troubles set in. Dou't walt longer—take Doan's Kidney i. | Bellefonte people tell how they act. i Frank P. Davis, moulder, of 246 east | Logan 8t,, Bellefonte, Pa., says : “I used to suffer very much with a weakness of the back and severe pains through my loins. It Keptime in constant misery and I seemed to be unable to find any relief, until I got Doan's Kidney Pills at F. Potts Green's drug store and used them. They reached the spot and in a short time my strength returned. 1 have never had any trouble of the kind since and am glad to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills not oni because they helped me but because know of others who have also found relief in the same way, and [ have yet to hear of a ease in which this remedy has failed to give satisfaction,” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Bu New York, sole agents for the United es. name—Doan's—and 51-50-2m-e.0.w. Remember take no other. the sre ln AB ADM BA MAMA THANKS. | A Bi BB A A ah YY vw vw $ We desire to thank oor friends for . their patronage during the past year. , | We are now going over our whole | { stock of goods and discarding every- : {PE that we find is nos up to the | standard, and we will, if possible, 5 be better prepared than ever before | 4 to furnish our customers with the | 4 BEST of everything in our line. w » 1 r 4 We solicit your continued patronage. 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FIRE INSURANCE y I invite your attention to my fire nsurance Agency e aSrongest and Most Extensive Line of Solid Companies represented by any agency in Central Pennsylvania. H. E. FENLON, 50-21 Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. Saddlery. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE Redunced in price—horse sheets, lap spreads and fly nets—for the next thirty days. We have de- termined to clean up all summer goods, if you are in she market for this class of goeds you can’t do better thao call and supply your wants at thie store. We bave the largess assortment of SINGLE aAxp DOUBLE "DRIVING HARNESS in the connty and at prices to suit the buyer. Il you do uot have one of our HAND-MADE SINGLE HARNESS vou have missed a good thing. We are making a special effort to sup- ply you with a barness that youn may have no concern about any parts breaking. These harness are made from select oak stock, Will a bigh-grade workmanship, A GUARANTEE FOR TEN YEARS with each set of harness. We have on band aioe lot of si a ranging in price from e $25.00 We carry a large line of oils, axle grease, whips, brushes, curry- combs, sponges, and everything vou need about a horse. We will take pleasure in showing you our goods whether yon buy or not. Give us a call and see for yourself. Yours Respectfally, JAMES SCHOFIELD, Spring street, BELLEFONTE. Flour and Feed. (urTIS Y. WAGNER, Brockeruorr Miia, Bruicronre Fa, Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Bee. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at all Htrie the following brands of high grade WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, , FANCY PATENT nix Mills high grade braud. The only place in hie county where SPRAY, traordinary fine grade Spring wheat Paient Flot oan be Phe ALSO : INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, Whols or Manufactured. All kinds of Grain bought at office. Exchanges Flour for Wheat. VER i: Say seen MILL 47-10
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