BURIAL OF A PARROT
WHOLESALE MOURNING OVER A
MUCH LOVED HOUSEHOLD PET.
The Vnfnrtnnnt Crfffttura ftnlil "Hy lly,
Lot. By fly," and Ylrlitrit t'p the
Ghost The Funeral Vm a Large One
and the Pnrnlfthlnvn Were (Inrfenna.
Thpre wns n ntnuiRp ktiip 1n Nop
Vnlley, awny ont Cmtro utreot, on Thurs
day, Bnd those who witneed it will not
loon tire talking of it. To moat of Urn e
who took part in it tho occasion was
fraught with more of curiosity than of
deeper interest, but it was not so with
11. In a little front parlor at 14t4
Castro street stands a big empty bird
cage. Rising from the top of the cage
k staff on which a flag, hoisted half mast
high, telle the visitor that the one time
occupant is dead. All around the little
doorway where she fluttered in and ont
bit of black and white till fnrther
emphasise the fatal fact, and bonqnets
of flowers fitted into feeding and drinlc
ing'Oups and hanging from the swinging
perch -where Polly nsed to swing are
tokens to her memory.
It m only a parrot, this recent
dweller within those walls of wire, but
seldom baa a bird left more sincere
mourners behind it, ami many a man or
woman would be proud to think that
such an elaborate funeral was in store
for him .or her. Less than two years
Ago this poor parrot was hatched out in
the wilderness of Panama. John Stran
sghan, an honest sailor lad, came into
possession of the bird on one of his coast
wise trips and brought it to his uncle's
home in Noe Valley. Just one year ago
it waa presented to Mr. and Mrs. Au
gustus Tache, and in their pret ty little
home on Castro street the bird really
began to live the life that lias now so
suddenly ended. The parrot's name was
Loretta, but owing to the difficulty par
rota find in'jironouncing the letti'i Tvhe
called herself Lora, and thoso who
knew her and loved her learned to ac
cept the abbreviation. Lora was the
pet of the entire neighborhood, but she
was the apple of Mrs. Tache's eye.
There were tears in both of Mrs.
Tache's eyes last evening as she related
stories illustrating the genius and ac
complishments of poor Lora. In ap
pearance the bird had been quite like
any other green parrot with gold trim
mings. Her size was roughly but kindly
stated by Mr. Tache, who is a carpenter.
"She jnst fitted into a box 12 by 8
inches," said he. And there stood the
bos on a pedestal just in front of the
empty "cottage." It was a dainty box,
more like a yonng lady's glove box than
coffin, covered with blue silk and line.!
with the same in quilted squares. Yoi,
in it poor Lora had been laid out By
the silken handles on either side th'
pallbearers had carried it to the graw
side, and there in the darkened parlor
it now stands with the other evidence
of a woman's strange devotion to the
memory of a dead bird.
The lesson that Lora learned in her
home on Castro Btreet seem all to have
been good ones. Sheconldnot only talk
and whistle like other parrots, but as a
singer she hnd an enviable record. Her
singing of the chorus of "Auld Lang
Syne" is said to have made many of tho
residents of Noe Valley weep copiously,
and Mrs. Tache herself was very much
overcome last evening in endeavoring to
give the reporter an idea of Lora's ren
dition of "Amid the Raging of Sea '
"She had a sweet and lovely voice," said
this fond mistress of a pretty pet, but
Mr. Tache did not seem to agree with
her. There was also a slight difference
of opinion as to the cause of Lora's de
mise. Both agreed that the parrot died
of cholera morbus, but Mrs. Tache de
clared that the disease was due to Mr.
Tache feeding the bird on watermelon,
while the latter contended that death
had been due to too freqent bathing at
the hands of Mrs. Tache.
Whatever the canse, poor Lora was
taken ill on Monday lost. She was "off
her feed," as Mr. Tache puts it, all the
afternoon, and when night came she
could muster up no words from her vo
luminous vocabulary save "Poor Lora!
Poor, poor Lora." It should be men
tioned here that she never referred to
herself as Polly, and never made the
stereotyped suggestion regarding the
proverbial cracker. Just as Monday
was turning into Tuesday Mr. and Mrs.
. Tache, snugly stowed away in the ad
joining bedroom, heard a terrible scream.
' They knew at once that Lora was on her
last legs. Mrs. Tache promptly got out
of bed and went to the rescue. She also
did what a mother would have done for
a dying child. She took the bird to her
bosom and sat with it on her own bed.
Poor Lora lived bnt a short hour longer.
After the one shrill scream there came
bnt these words, "By by, Lora, by
by!" They were the last words indeed.
Written by the afflicted mistress these
words are still pinned to the wires of
the empty birdcage. The writer and
her husband are as subdued in their
grief as if a child had been taken away.
The funeral took place at p. m. on
Thursday. The neighbors turned out In
goodly numbers. The house at HH
Castro street was crowded, and there
were more flowers than city officials
have sometimes been honored with. But
the most tmiqne feature of the occasion
was the hearse. The son of a neighbor
ing groceryman offered the services of
his goat wagon. Certainly nothing
could have been better suited to such a
service. The goat was well trained
animal and did not run away. Two lit
tle girls, Gay Spencer and Maggie Del
more, carried the casket out of the
house and placed it in the little wagon.
Then taking their places, one on each
aide, and the other children walking
two by two behind them, thy led the
way np Castro street to Clipper, where
la the garden of Mr. Stranaghan, at
4M, a grave had been dug to receive all
that remained of Lora. The older peo
ple stood by when the blue casket was
exchanged for a coarser one, and when
the earth was filled in above the lowered
ooGn there was more than one genuine
fob audible, San Francisco Chronicle,
THE VALUE Of DUST,
It 'Particles Farm Free ftnrfnees for the
Collection of Vapor.
Bow can invisible particles be brought
within the range of our vision? That
was one of the first of the many marvel
ous discoveries of Mr. John Artken, F.
R. 8., Falkirk, a distinguished physicist,
whose remarkable work has revolution
ized a branch of meteorology. lie
showed that without dust in the air
there could be no fog, no mist, no cloud
nml probably no rain. The particles of
dust are the free surfaces, which, under
certain conditions, attract the water
vapor of the atmosphere to form fog.
Invisible lM'fore, they become visible
when clothed all over with the moisture;
nnseen as dust, they become distinct as
fog particles.
This can be easily verified. If ordi
nary air be forced through a filter of
cotton wool into a glass receiver, it is
deprived of all its dust particles. Let
steam be introduced into this receiver
from a boiler, no change will be ob
served; the vessel is quite transparent.
But if a jet of steam be introduced into
a similar vessel containing ordinary air,
it will be seen rising in a dense cloud;
then a beautiful fog Will be formed, so
dense that it cannot be seen through. In
the former case, when there was no
dust in suspension, the air remained
clear; in the latter case, when the ordi
nary atmospheric dust was in the ves
sel, fog at once appeared. The invisible
dust then is detected by the introduc
tion of water vapor.
Until very lately it was thonght that
particles of water vapor combined with
each other to form a cloud particle, but
it is now found that some solid body,
however small, is required for this
formation. In fact, when there are no
dust particles on which the water vapor
at a proper temperature and pressure
can condense, there is Bt present no
knowledge as to the point at which the
change will take place. But the fine
particles of dust in the air act as free
surfaces on which the water vapor con
denses into fog. When there is abund
ance of dust in the air and little water
vapor present there is an overpropor
tion of dust particles, and the fog par
ticles are in consequence closely packed,
but light in form and small In size, and
take the lighter appearance of fog. Ac
cordingly, if the dust is increased in tho
air, there is a proportionate increase of
fog.
But on the other hand if the due'
particles are fewer in proportion to the
number of molecules of water vapor,
each particle soon gets weighted, springs
into risible existence as if by a creative
hand, and falls in mist or rain. If the
water vapor had no dust at all on which
to settle, it would use the objects on the
surface of the ground for the same ettd.
as the grass, leaves, tree branches or
house projections. Moisture would then
be ever dripping. The occasional genial
rain, though at times lashed np to a
biting storm of sleet, would require to
give place to a constant wetness on the
roads and grans.
Umbrellas would not be needed, but
india roblwr protectors for the feet and
legs would be in constant requisition.
Even the irritable housekeeper, ever an
noyed at the unaccountable appearance
of dust in rooms which she left for cleun.
would prefer the old . resnary evil in
this dry dust form than see the walls
dripping and the floor wet. Good
Words.
A olugular Method of Treatment.
A peculiar case of poisoning by a
physician was that of Dr. Stephen Eot
vos, in Hungary, about twenty-five
years ago. Eotvos undertook to hasten
the death of patients whose cases he
considered hopeless by putting them out
of their misery, as he termed it, with
fatal drugs. He encountered no opposi
tion to his peculiar methods of benevo
lence while ne practiced them on people
of no particular standing. But when
the doctor hastened the death of a well
known land proprietor named Szlavy,
who was slowly dying of concer, the
relatives of the dead man presented a
violent protest and demanded the prose
cution of Eotvos.
The physi ian declared on trial he was
actuated by humane motives and had
merely eased the journey of his victim''
to the inevitable goal. This defense was
not accepted by the court. Eotvos was
acquitted of malice, but found guilty of
homicide without malice, and sentenced
to a long term of imprisonment. Pitts
burg Leader.
Choosing His Own Name.
There are no better stories than those
of the clergy, even if the young person
does not have to be sent away from the
table. It is significant that marriage if
rarely mirth provoking, while the rite
of baptism and the text furnish no end
of good stories.
One of the stock baptismal anecdotes
is that of the lisping woman who pre
sented her child at the font
"What is its name?" whispered the
preacher.
"Lucy, thir," whispered back the
woman.
"Lucifer! Mr good woman, that it
no name for a Christian child," ex
claime the horrified minister, then
roared, "James Robinson, I baptiis
thee, etc." New York Evening Sun.
The Busies' Faith,
The Russian peasant is like a child,
ignorant of the practical bearings of
events and utterly unable to cope with
them. Yet he never loses his faith in
God. During the famine, when the
peasantry were living, or rather dying,
on bread made of pigweed, chaff and
other equally nutritious and more noi
some articles, they endured in submis
sion. "God's will is at the bottom of
it," said they. "He gave and betakes
away." Youth's Companion.
A Giant Nearly Twenty reel Hlfh.
A giant exhibited in Europe particu
larly in Roueu, where he was before the
Sublio every day for fourteen months
i the early part of the Eighteenth cen
tury lacked but an Inch and five-eighths
of being eighteen feet high. Million,
An Op fleaimn In the North.
Remarkable differences occur in the
seasons of the arctic regions, so that at
certain times, as happened lut year, all
the channels of the northern seas are
filled and choked with II. siting ice at the
breaking up of winter, while at other
times the same channels are compara
tively free, and bnt little ice is seen
along the tracks of tho transatlantic
steamers.
It is a most interesting fact that sim
ilar vicissitudes evidently occur in the
arctic and antarctic regions of the
planet Mars. The telescope shows that
vast fields of snow exist around the
poles of Mars, extending when it is win
ter at either of those poles and contract
ing when it is summer there. But the
polar snows of Mars appear to be no
ticeably less extensive in some winter
seasons than in others, so that we might
fairly expect to find there, if we could
visit that planet, corresponding differ
ences in the amount of ice carried toward
the equator at the end of successive
winters.
Our arctic navigators take advantage
of such open seasons as the present ap
pears to be whenever they can to pene
trate farther toward the north pole. It
is perhaps fortunate for the increase of
onr knowledge of the arctic regions
that Lieutenant I'eary and his party,
who started for northern Ureenlund last
year, are now in the far north. They
may bring back most interesting ac
counts of the condition of things there,
and perhaps be Able to throw some light
upon the cause of the remarkable varia
tions in the quantity of icebergs and
ice fields that come floating out of those
mysterious regions in different seasons.
Youth's Companion.
Tho Dtig Ont Away.
The dogs of Paris are giving a good
deal of trouble to the police as well as to
their owners, who scarcely dare let
them go out of their sight lest they
should be pounced upon and taken off
tot lie Fouriere to be forthwith destroyed.
There can be no question that in the
very hot weather stray dogs constitute
a certain danger. It appears, however,
from all that is said on the subject,
that the new police regulations concern
ing dogs are rather heedlessly severe,
the consequenco being frequent colli
sions between dog owners and the police.
The other day, for instnnce, an almost
serious tcuflle occurred in Paris, the
cause of which was a dog. The animal
was noticed by a policeman in the street
to be without the regulation muzzle,
and was at once "arrested," if the ex
pression may be used.
A woman claimed the animal as her
property In presence of a crowd of 600
people. The afTair took such a lively
turn that the police officers were com
pelled to draw their sword bayonets in
their own defense. The upshot of the
matter wan that one of the officers was
rather severely injured, and that had it
not been for tho arrival of a party of
constables on the sceno it is probable
there would have been serious fighting.
In tho course of the sculllo the dog, the
original cause of it. escaped. Levant
Heruld.
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R-heumatism, and
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S-curvy, Humors, Itch
A-nemia, Indigestion
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R-lngworm, Rashes
l-mpure Blood
L-anguldness, Dropsy
L-iver Complaint
A-ll cured by
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Bold bjr ell DruggliU. I'rlct $1 ; tlx bottlu, Si.
Cures others, wlllcure you
J.s.
-PEALF.lt IS
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
. GOODS DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
Reynoldsville, Pa.
MORROW
A Cackling
i AY
mighty
cackles for an hour over a china
door knob its time to throw a brick
at her. There- in nlfo Home excuse
for n merchant cackling a good
deal over
A Genuine Bargain,
BUT when the so-called Bargain
turns out to be a Door-knob
Bargain it is time somebody threw
a brick or a "shoo" at the noisy
thing. There's an awful lot of
cackling about bargains going on,
but we'll bet they're all door-knob
bargains, so here goes our brick;
we'll meet any price, show better
quality for the same money, and do
as well if not better by you than
any other firm in Reynoldsville.
NO POOR KNOB BARGAINS ABOUT THIS.
HENRY A. REED,
tf Near PostofHce.
ED. GOODER,
IT"
REYNOLDSVILLE, PENNA.
JifOpposite Stoke's drug store.
THEY ARB
-AND-
POPULAR WITH
LEGITIMATE,
STRAIGHTFORWARD,
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES
Without schemes to entrap the
The Originators
OP THE ,
Small Profit System
HAS
BObOBR BROS.
Famous throughout Reynoldsville and
surrounding country.
Here is another Slice
PROTECTION
Against Outrageous Profits
And our well known reputation for dealing
upright with the people will prove
the assertion.
WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE
Enough, to close out certain lots of TAILOR
MADE SUITS at such prices that will
encourage you to buy whether you
wish to or not. All we ask is
For You to
And the prices that we will let these suits
go at will certainly cause you to adver
tise our lucky purchase.
BOLGER
Merchants, Tailors, Clothiers,
Hen
bo excused for making nn
awfully biff racket over a
little egg; but when she
Keynoldsvillc, Pcnna.
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HUSTLERS
THE PEOPLE.
public combined with being
MADE
Gall at Once
BROS.,
Gents Furnishers and Hatters
AtcKcc & Warnick
HEAIigtAUTERB FDR
Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES,
Oil, Flour! Feed.
An elegant line con
sisting of sour, sweet
nnd mixed pickles.
Onions, chow chow,
olives, cauliflowers
and others too numer
ous to mention.
S f An endless variety on
band; always fresh.
Try our fruit and
chocolate cakes.
"Washburne's Best"
leads the list; it's a
dandy. Try it. We
have in stock, "Our
Best," "Straight,"
"Imperial," "N. W.
Patent," "Pilgrim"
and others.
We have no oil wagon
on the road but we
deliver you a 5 gal.
bent 150 oil for 50
cents. Get our rates
on oil by the barrel.
s
4 FULL STOCK of good in our
line nlvaii on hand. Htghent
market, price paid for country
produce.
: uoons received '
daily. ':
A O OLD GOODS
FOR SALE.
McKoc & Warnick,
The Grocers,
Cor. iith and Main St
. . . Ileinolditvllle, Venna.
INS!
INS!
I want to close out my sum
mer goods to make room
for fall stock, and
will sell
s
AT COST!
Outing Cloth, 6 J cents,
Sold before for 8 cents.
Outing Cloth, 8 cents,
Sold before for 10 cents.
Outing Cloth 12 cents,
Sold before for 12 j cents.
Challie, 10 cents,
Sold before for 121 conts.
Challie, 10 cents,
Sold before for 15 cents.
Sateen, 10 cents, .
Sold before for 15 cents.
Indigo Blue prints
6 cents per yard.
Men's Seersucker Coat
and Vest at 65 cents,
Sold before for $1.00.
Men's and Boys'
Outing Shirts
At 19 cents apiece.
Men's suits at $3. 60,
Sold before for $5.00.
All Men's Buits reduced
From $2.00 to
$3.00 per suit.
Children's
Suits $i.oo
m
Now is your time to save
money. These goods are all
new.
1ST. Hanau,
Gooos
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