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emergency a shot struck the coop in
which the fowls were confined. The
only surviving occupant, a cock, find-
from the crew, who all had a good
faugh and, with spirits thus renewed,
continued the action with a vigor that
Jasted until a turn in the battle res-
cued them from their tight pesition.—
London Chronicle.
Cigar Smoke.
The stale smell of cigar smoke is
peculiarly unpleasant and pecullarly
difficult to get rid of. It clings to the
curtains and to most of the articles of
furniture which present any sort of an
absorbent surface. It is not so to the
same extent with cigarettes or with
pipes. In the case even of a single
cigar books, papers and textiles reek
of its stule flavor, and the room re-
quires abundant airing before that fla-
vor is completely eliminated. This ef-
fect, we are told. may be traced to the
fact that a cigar produces pungent
aromatic oils in greater abundance
than a cigarette or a pipe. With the
cigarette olls are probably burnt even
#f they are formed. while in the pipe
they condense in the stem. In the!
eigar they seem to be chiefly discarded
into the air. In the form of a cigar
tobacco woyld appear to produce more
oils than in the form of a cigarette
or when burnt in a pipe.—London Lan-
cet
Perry's Big Guns.
Commodore Perry had not yet elec-
trified a gratefil pation with his im-
mortal message. “We have met the en-
emy, and they are ours.” While the
battle was in progress the sound of
the guns was heard at Cleveland,
about sixty niles away in a direct line
over the water. The few settlers there
were expecting the battle and listened
with intense Interest Finally the
sounds ceased. They waited for a re-
newal. None came; the lull was pain
ful. Then they knew the battle was
over: but the result—ah, that was the
point. One old fellow, who bad been
lying fiat with his ear to the ground.
soon settled that point. Springing up.
he clapped his hands and shouted:
“Thank God! They are whipped:
They are whipped!”
“How do you know?’ the others in-
quired.
“Heard the big guns last!"
Perry's guns were the heaviest.
Turning a Tight Screw.
Any one who has attempted to re
move a very tight screw knows what
a very difficult business it is After
straining and twisting for a con-
siderable time the operator frequent:
ly ends by losing his temper and
destroying the bite of the screw.
which remains fixed as tightly as ever
‘With the aid of a pair of pinchers, how-
ever, the affair is quite a simple one
Place the screwdriver in position and
then cutch bold of the blade with the
pinchers just above the head of the
screw Press the screwdriver firmly
and at the same time twist round the
blade with the pinchers. The tightest
screw will yield immediately to this
sort of persuasion.
Bird Dogs.
Bird dogs have been known as such
for only about three or four centuries
So far as we know, the Duke of North-
umberiand, sixteenth century, was the
first trainer of bird dogs. The duke
was followed by others who trained
dogs to “set” birds, but it was not till}
the beginning of the nineteenth cen-
tury that any reliable record of a dis-
tinet brand of bird dogs can be found.
The Gordon setter was founded by the
Duke of Gordon about 1800.—~New
York American.
. A Retort Discourteous.
A young lady ful: of good deeds no-
ticed the tongue of a horse bleeding
and with a use of technicai terms ton
little appreciated said to the cabby.
“Cabby, your horse has hemorrhage.”
“It's 'ls tongue's too large for his
mouth,” said the cabby and added sen-
tentiously, “Like some young ladles.” —
London Globe.
Good Terms.
“I'm sure we shall be on good terms,”
said the man who bau just moved into
the neighborhood to the corner grocer.
“No doubt of it, sir, especially,” he
added as an afterthought. "as the
terms are cash.”"—London Telegraph.
Child Management.
I don't like punishments. You will
never torture a child into duty, but a
sensible child will dread the frown of
f judicious mother more than all the
rods, dark rooms ard scolding school:
mistresses in the universe.—White.
A National Trait.
A traveler returned from Jaffa tells
this tale at his own expense. Having
journeyed to the historical seaport on
his way to Jerusalem, he succeeded in
hiring a conveyance to carry him to
the station. By speech and gesture he
informed the native driver that he
wished to be carried in a leisurely,
sightseeing fashion through as many
as possible of the principal thorough-
fares of Jaffa and to be delivered at
the terminal just in time to take the
. | outgoing train.
He bad no sooner seated himself in
the vehicle, however, than the driver
whipped up his horse and whirled the
dismayed traveler at a furious pace
through dll the dust and over all the
stones of the notoriously rough streets
of Jaffa. The passenger was too busily
employed in saving his bones to be
able to see anything of the interesting
town.
Arriving at the station, he found that
he stiil had two hours to walt.
“Why in the world,” he demanded
indignantly, “did you ever hurry like
that?”
“You American,” responded the driv-
er, with an expressive shrug. “All
American like go very much fast"”—
Youth's Companion.
He Was Too Smart.
He was the only man at the table
full of lovely girls, and, like all only
men, he was spoiled. So when the
belle of the table remarkel that she
was very fond of pepper and then sift-
ed half the contents of the pepper box
over her food he sprang an old gag on
her.
“It won't hurt you. This pepper is
half peas.”
“What is that you say?’ asked the
landlady from the next table. “Speak
a little louder, please.”
He reiterated his remark.
“That isn't true,” retorted the land-
lady hotly. “I do not use adulterated
goods on my table.”
“My dear madam.” said the bland
joker, “there are always a lot of p's in
pepper.”
There was an impressive pause. Then
the landlady said in a erushing voice:
“Oh, yes, just as you always furnish
part of the dessert.”
“I don’t understand.”
“The chestnuts.” —London Standard.
Did She Keep Her Temper?
Mr. Biles is a very hasty tempered
man, but he is also one who keeps his
promises to the very letter. Therefore
Mrs. B. has trained him to believe
that second houghts are best and even
in a moment of his weakness extract
ed from him a promise always to
count twenty before he speaks if he
feels rage coming upon him. Last
Sunday he rushed into the back draw-
ing room spluttering with fury and
red in the face. Mrs. Blles rose and
laid a gentle hand on his stammering
lips.
“M-mary, I—1-I"—
“Hush, dear,” said the sweet woman.
“Count twenty and conquer yourself,
and I shall be more proud of you than
if you had conquered the world.”
“Eighteen, nineteen, twenty" —
“Now tell me, dear.”
“It's that new hat of yours that you
paid 6 guineas for, and the new serv-
ant's gone out in, and it's raining hard
—that's all.”"—London Express.
Long Sentences.
Ruskin, it is said, has written more
sentences of fuordinate length than
any other classic writer of modern
English prose. Frederic Harrison some
years ago counted the words in a num-
ber of typical sentences, finding that in
the earlier books it was no uncommon
thing for Ruskin to run beyond the
page before permitting himself and his
readers the relief of a full stop. But in
every case the sense is clear as day.
Words-vorth’'s poem on the “Charac-
ter of the Happy Warrior” is a notable
example of sustained connections.
Apart from the opening and closing
couplets the poem consists of two very
long compound sentences almost en-
tirely comprised of adjectival clauses.
The longer of the two sentences con-
tains fifty-seven decasyllabic lines.
This Is probably a record in English
verse.— Argonaut.
The Retort Courteous.
Street Rallway Superintendent — I
don’t think we can use you any longer,
Your cash register doesu’t ring often
enough. Conductor—I have got rheu-
matism and can’t reach up to the reg-
ister cord. Superintendent—All right.
I think you need a long vacation. Con
ductor—I am much obliged to you fo
allowing me to run the car as long as
you have. Superintendent—Don’t men-
tion it. I'm much obliged to you for
bringing the car back.—Judge.
Tempting Fate.
“Dost hear that?' asked the fair
maid mentioned by the Atlanta Jour-
nal. There was a sound of a heavy
step.
“Tis father. Fly, sweet fly?”
“You mean flee,” corrected lover.
“As you like,” said the maid. “but
this is no time for entomological dis-
tinctions.”
Dramatic Note.
There's nothing makes a man feel
queerer than to have his wife describe
a play to him all wrong when he can't
correct her because he told her he
didn’t go to it the night he worked late
at the office.—New York Press.
One Cure.
“1 believe I'll rock the boat” de-
clared the man in the stern.
“Don't do It” advised his compan-
fon. “It might discharge this unloaded
pistol I have in my jeans.”—Loulsville
Courier-Journal.
A man never borrows the scales of
justice for the purpose of weighing the
shortcomings of his neighbor.—~Chicago
News,
A Chinese Bunko Game.
“l want to show you,” remarked
George Wilson of Los Angeles, “how
keen the Chinese are at a bunko game.
When | was In Tientsin they pulled
off a good one. Poor fellow entered a
pawnshop. Moment later man came
in with package and inquired for him
by name. Had a letter. First man
handed letter to pawnbroker to read.
Said: ‘Am sending you ten tael bar of
golC as present. Am getting very rich,
You must come to me. Your brother.
““Then 1 don't need to pawn my
watch!” joyfully exclaimed the poor
man. ‘But 10 taels is great amount for
one like me. No one would believe it
was mine. Will you buy it from me?
The pawnbroker took it back and
weighed It. It weighed 12 taels. He
handed over 10 and sald nothing. When
the men were gone, he sawed into the
bar and found it filled with lead. In a
moment a third man rushed in. ‘Did
you have any dealings with those fel-
lows? They cheated me. For 3 taels
I'll lead you to them to get even.’ And
he did. The two came back, protesting
their entire innocence. ‘Produce the
bar, and if it be not all right 1 shall
return your money.” The pawnbroker
returned with the sawed bar. ‘Weigh
it) directed the poor man. ‘Ah, but
this is a twelve tael bar. Mine was 10,
and you paid me but 10.’ Stung for 13
taels!”—8an Francisco Chronicle.
Restless Animals.
‘When you see the animals in the
park menageries pacing back and forth
restlessly in their cages, do not take it
for granted that the creatures are un-
happy or even discontented. It may be
that the lion or the tiger or the polar
bear that moves about with apparently
ceaseless activity Is only taking his
dally exercise, without which he would
pine and dle soon. When the wild
creatures are in their native jungles
they are kept pretty busy hunting food.
Thus each day they walk many miles
perhaps. In their narrow cages in the
parks they are plentifully supplied
with food, but their brawny bodies still
demand a great amount of exercise.
Mile after mile is paced off daily by
the uneasy creatures. Usually they
move with a long, swinging stride, but
when mealtime comes around then the
step quickens until when the keeper
appears with his baskets of meat the
tigers and lions and other animals leap
agninst their bars and grow! and whine
and lash their tails. In fact, they act
like great hungry boys do after a long
day's tramp if they find that supper is
late.
Fish as They Bite.
“1f you will take the thine to investi.
gate,” said an old time angler who has
observed as he fished, “you will find
that the full stomached trout in your
catch will ontnumber the empty stom-
ached ones ten to one. This would
seem to indicate that it is the trout
which has ciready dined well that is
eager for more, while the one which
has not dined at all regards it with in-
difference. In other words, it Is the
satiated trout that bites and the hun-
gry one that doesn't—paradoxical prop-
osition. And this odd circumstance is
not confined to brook trout. Pickerel
not only swnilen with food, but having
the tails of ‘fish they have since caught
protruding from their mouths because
there is as yet no room for the newly
taken victims in the capaclous pickerel
maw, will yet voraciously seize the
tempting live bait of the fisherman, as
any angler who has fished much for
pickerel has doubtless had frequent
proof.” —New York Sun.
A Book Accident.
When M. Henri, a quaint and shabby
miser of threescore and ten, died in
Paris some time ago. the closest search
for treasure revealed nothing more val-
unable than two shelves of dingy look-
ing books, which were sold. with his
few sticks of furniture, to pay his fu-
neral exper<es, When the buyer of the
books exam'ned his purchase he discov-
ered to his amazement two volumes of
rare value—absolutely unique In the
whole history of books—every page in
each of them consisting of a five pound
sterling note of the Bank of England.
In all there were 820 pages, a neat ac-
cident of $20,500.
The Holy Carpet of Turkey.
The holy carpet of Turkey is a gor-
geous piece of red velvet embroidered
with gold. It takes a year to make the
carpet, and the sultan of Turkey then
intrusts it to the Egyptian pilgrims to
place on the tomb of the prophet at
Mecca. At the end of that time it is
replaced by another carpet and is re-
turned to Cairo with great ceremony.
The right to carry the carpet has been
handed down from camel to camel in
the male line for hundreds of years.
Neighbors Do the Repeating.
“] wonder what's the meaning of the
expression ‘History repeats itself?”
asked Dubley.
“l don't know,” replied Subbubs,
“but 1 do know If it's scandalous fam-
“fly history it needn’t exert itself at all.”
—Philadeiphia Press.
in Luck.
“Mamma, do animals know what they
are called?”
“No.”
Jack uttered a sigh of relief and re-
marked, “It would have been so un-
pleasant for the donkey, wouldn't it?”
Might Be Made Useful.
“This kid,” declared the New York
broker, “is no good as an office boy.
He has absolutely no memory.”
“Well,” inquired the junior partner,
“shall we fire him or take him into the
firm ?*—Kansas City Journal.
A Slow Process.
The constant dripping of water will
wear away the hardest stone, but peo-
ple who sit and wait around for it to
do so don't get very far.—Chicago Rec:
ord-Herald,
The Romance of Buried Pictures.
A romantic story of a picture pur-
chased at a London auction which on
expert examination proved to be paint-
ed over a Rembrandt worth £8,000 is
curiously reminiscent of the discovery
of a Correggio under similar circum-
stances. A good many years ago two
picture restorers, Lovera and Hunter-
spergh, bought at an art sale in Rome
& number of old pictures in order to
provide themselves with canvases for
repainting. In the division of the
spolls Hunterspergh received an Indif-
ferent picture of flowers, on which he
painted a study of a head. This ple-
ture he offered to Lovera, who on close
examination found that the new
ground scaled off and that underneath
were traces of a figure painted in a
style that denoted the hand of a mas-
ter. Replacing the scales and conceal-
ing his discovery, he purchased the
picture for little more than the value
of the canvas. Removing the two
grounds, he disclosed an exceedingly
clever painting by Correggio. which he
sold to the Earl of Bristol for £1,500.—
Dundee Advertiser,
Dogs of Luxury.
The appearance of little dogs as ob-
jects of luxury goes back to the most
ancient times. Documents are not
wanting that go to show that Greek
and Roman women had little dogs
which were idolized by their mistress-
es. Even men, particularly among for-
elgners, were not ashamed to walk the
streets of Rome with pet dogs under
their arms. Speaking of this subject,
Plutarch relates that Julius Caesar,
seeing one day in Rome some strangers
thus loaded with their dogs, asked
them ironically whether the women of
their country did not bear children.
Tertia, the daughter of Lucius Aure-
llus Paulus, was so fond of her dog
that in the moment of bidding farewell
to her father, who was about to leave
his country and his family to wage
war against Perseus, king of Macedo-
nia, she frankly admitted that the sad-
ness imprinted on her face was due to
the death of her pet dog Persa. In
Europe the greyhounds were the first
favorites of women during the middle
ages.—Boston Post.
Too Much of a Good Thing.
George Marshall, a philanthropist
who always kept a sharp lookout never
to be wasteful, decided to go for a
week's camping, taking as his guests
some ragged street urchins, One morn-
ing he used the bits of meat left from
the evening before and made hash for
breakfast. There was some left over,
which he concluded to reheat and serve
again at noon,
“Johnnie, will you have some hash?"
he asked one lad.
“Bet your life,” replied the lad, who
was constitutionally hungry.
“Peter, pass your plate for some
hash”—to another freckled nosed lad.
“Not If 1 knows It,” was the unex-
pected reply.
“I thought you liked hash from the
way you ate it this morning" replied
Mr. marshall.
“1 did like it for breakfast,” said the
lad, "but none of yer review of re
views for me for dinner.”—Lippincott's
Magazine.
rrecious Stories and “Paste.”
Glass, or “paste,” as it is called, Is
made which cannot when new be dis-
tinguished from diamonds by any one
but an expert armed with the neces-
sary tests.
And the same is true as to paste imi-
tations of all precious stones excepting
the emerald (whose beautiful green
tint cannot be exactly obtained), the
cat's eye, which has a peculiar fibrous
structure, and the opal. The real value
and quality of precious stones as com-
pared with glass depend on their dura-
bility. their hardness, their resistance
Even our Anglo-Sason ancestors
made gems of glass and paste. It is
only in modern times that the art of
making artificial “precious stones” has
reached a degree of perfection which,
so far as decorative purposes are con-
cerned, leaves the natural stones no
claim to superiority.—London Tele-
graph.
Castoria.
ClasTozIA
The Kind You Have Always Bought has
borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher
vin bof ove 3 peace. hi pressual
su over no
one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits,
Imitations and **Just-as-good" are but Ex.
erineats, and endanger the health of
{idren—Experience against Experi.
ment.
WHAT IS CASTORIA
Castoria isa harmless substitute for Case
tor Oil, and Soothing
Syrups. Itis t. It contains neith-
er Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance, lis age is its tee. It
destroys Worms and all verishness,
It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. It re-
lieves Consti
tion and , |
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. 's Panacea—The Mother's Friend,
Bears the Signature of
CHAS. H. FLETCHER.
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Centaur Company, New York City.
51-21m
Bellefonte Shoe Emporium,
ee eee
BUNIONS!
Bunions! Bunions!
What is more painful than a sore bunion ? And
all know that a cure is impossible ; but
YOU CAN GET RELIEF
by Wearing the Proper Shoes.
We have a new line of Bunion Shoes, for the
relief of ladies suffering from bunions, and guar-
antee comfort to any lady thus afflicted. No
matter how large or painful the bunions may be,
she is relieved of the torture one is usually com-
pelled to undergo when breaking in a pair of
Shoes. This is positively one of the Most Won-
derful achievements in Shoe making. So, ladies,
if you have a sore bunion, come to our store and
have us fit you with a pair of our Bunion Shoes,
and we know that you will say that you never had
anything so comfortable on your feet.
Come and be Fitted.
YEAGER’'S SHOE STORE,
successor to Yeager & Davis.
Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA.
Lvon & Co.
Lyon &. Company.
More Cut Prices for Summer Stuffs.
We find that our stock of Childrens’ White
Dresses is too large and we cut prices to make
them sell fast.
A fine Nainsook Dress, low neck and short
sleeves, handsomely trimmed in fine Emby, sizes up
to 5 years, was $2, cut price $1.50. Another dress
same style, Lace Trimmed. Fine Nainsook same
sizes, was $1.75, cut price $1.25. A big assort-
ment of White Dresses all sizes up to 6 years that
sold from 75c to $2.75, now soc. to $2.25. A
large assortment of Ginghams and White Dresses
from 5 to 14 years that sold from 75c to $1.65, now
35¢. to $1.25
Special Cut Prices in Summer Hose,
A fine assortment of Ladies’ Gauze, lace stripe
and dropped stitched Hose in black, tan and
white, at greatly reduced prices. Ladies’ fine Silk
finished Lisle Hose in black, grey and tan, the 75c.
quality now 50c. Childrens’ Lace and Lisle Stock-
ings at cut prices.
All Summer Dress Goods, Organdies and fine
Ginghams at cut prices. Have yet all sizes in Long
Silk Gloves, Silk and Cotton Lisle at cut prices.
All Summer Clothing for Men, Boys and Children
at cut prices. .
SHOES. SHOES
Mens’, Women and Childrens’ Summer Shoes
at cut prices. ladies’ and Children’s Oxfords and
Slippers, black, white and tan, at cut prices.
LYON & COMPANY,
17-12
Allegheny 88., Bellefonte, Pa.