DIVORCE IN BURMAH.
An Original and Kxhanaciv. Method of
Rattling Family Trnnhlr.
In Bnrmah, as In civilized Enropo,
gaspirton often disturb the fnmily circlo,
bnt instead of filling lawyers' poektita
and giving society papers highly spiced
parnraplm tlio following effectual inojo
of divorco procedure is adopted: The
family relatives on both sides nro cnlled
in even distant ennsins living ft long
way off anduiany are the long journeys
made in jolting bnllock carts, and many
the animated discussions by the cigar
puffing circlo of relatives squatted cere
moniously on the bamboo matted floors.
If an amicablo settlement can bo ob
tained thus and very difficult it is to
smooth down the qunrrejs, as rule, for
the Burmese are n spiritefl race tho eld
ers or patriarchs of tho villago or dis
trict aro called in, Biid after the circum
stances are expl lined arbitrators nro ap
pointed from among them, who proceed
as follows: Two candles wax if possi
ble, but generally rnshlights are select
ed of equal length and thickness, and lad
ing simultaneously lighted are placed on
the table if the establishment boasts of
one; if not, on the floor.
This is done with the greatest gravity,
care being taken that neither party hai
any advantage over the other in the
shape of drafts through the doors and
crannies, and that all present aro seated
At sufficient distance to prevent their
breathing from affecting the flame. The
gradual burning down of the flames is
then watched with breathless and sol
emn silence, which culminates as one or
the other of theso slowly burns down and
splutters out its life in the waters of tho
basin in which it is fixed.
A deep "Ah!" a guttcral sigh of relief,
greets this termination, and if it lie the
husband's candlo that bui ns out first be
and his relatives walk slowly out of
doors, solemnly and silently, leaving his
better half in possession of the goods and
chattels contained therein. If the wife's
candlo expires first, she and hers do like,
wise, nnd with a small present to tho
jndgos and umpires tho divorce is com
pleted. Chicago Herald. ,
Advance In tlio Vtiluo of ricturp.
At tho sale of tho art collection of the
late Mmo. Denain.once a famous actress
of the Theatre Francois, a comparison of
prices with those obtained at the auction
of the Didier collection in 1808, from
which tnoBt of the paintings, etc.,
brought to tho hammer were derived, is
most instructive as showing the wonder
ful variations in tho valno attached to
masterpieces of art. Thus "The Four
Seasons" (Prudhon) brought 80,000
francs, against 83,500 francs in lHtiH; a
portrait of Mine, de Sombroval and of
her son (Nattier), 40,700 francs, againat
6,000 francs; a portrait of Rembrandt (by
himself), 40,000 francs, against 4,000
francs; "The Rainbow" (Th. RouBseau),
17,000 francs, against 4,700 francs; "A
Riverside View" (Eonington), 17,500
francs, against 4,200 francs; "The Recon
ciliation" (Fragonard), 10,200 francs,
against 1,450 francs; portrait of Mile.
Olivier (Grreuze), 15,000 francs, against
8,500 francs; portrait of a Monk Con
fessor (Rubens), 12,800 francs, against
8,000 francs; "A Forest Landscape"
(Diaz), 12,500 francs, against 8,000 francs.
On the other hand, a few works by
Prudhon and Decamps were knocked
down at prices far below those obtained
in 1808, and a portrait of a girl by Ve
lasquez, presumably his daughter, was
sold for 10,000 francs, against 15,100
francs at the Didier sale. London Tele
graph. Bom All the Year Round.
Splendid as the blooms of the June
ones are, we want roses all summer long,
hence have to look to the teas, Chinas,
Bourbons and Birailar ones to give them
to lis, and they won't disappoint us.
Bummer roses, as we call them, bloom
from first to last, giving us their small
er, though sweet stfonted, flowers until
freezing weather comes. When the cool
nights of fall come, they make a glorious
display of flowers, allowing of the cut
ting of many a bouquet. The well
known' Hormosa, Louis Philippe, Mal
maison and Agrippina are members of
this class. Other good representatives
are Appoline, Edward Desfosses, Louise
Odier, Bongere, Caroline Marniesse, Ho
mer, Oloire de Dijon, Mmo. de Vatry,
Souvenir d'un Ami, Marie Ducher and
Sombrieul. These are all hardy in this
latitude with but little protection, and
in many places with no protection at all.
Joseph Meehan in Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Growth of a Metropolis.
Things seldom seen in New York now
adays: A runaway, a man trying to as
certain where he is from the sign on a
lamppost, sheep or steers being driven to
slaughter houses, a 'man carried on a
stretcher, girls selling newspapers, boys
sweeping crosswalks, advertisements
pasted on the curbstones, a torchlight pa
rade, a chowder party keeping step com
ing home, a goat south of Fifty-ninth
street, an omnibus on tho west side of
town, a barber shop in the second story
of a building, or a woman as ready to
take pennies in chango in a street car as
to give them for fare. New York Sun.
Asking the Wrong Tarty.
"Some of you," said a political orator,
"remind me of Johnny Bizirn, who un
dertook to break the yearling bull, and
to moke sure he did not get away tied
the rope around his waist. The break
ing process angered the yearling, and he
ipbt a crack in the atmosphere toward
the swamp, Johnny only hit the ground
in the high places. In their mad career
they passed a neighbor, who yelled to
John, 'Where are you going? 'Blanked
if I know,' he replied as he sailed
through the air. 'Ask the bull.'"
Northwest Maguziue.
Not a Faying Occupation.
Hicks What a chance for a follow to
Eab these women's pooketbooka that
ey hold in their hands so temptingly!
Wicks Eictdlunt, as you say. An in
dustrious thief might (natch scores of
W every hour and make as much as
half a dollar a day. Boston Transcript
A ttwamshlp Lin to Africa.
The first vessel of a new line between
the port of New York and snndry ports
of southern nnd eastern Africa has sailed
from here with a cargo of machinery,
merchandise nnd lumber. 8he is a Brit
ish bnilt, twin screw steamer of 8,000
tons, well adopted to the trade in which
she is engaged. Tho British company to
which she belongs owns other steamers
of about Hie same power and tonnage,
and it is intended that a vessel of the line
shall leave this port every month of the
year for trading purposes.
The Worcester, which ha just taken
her departure, will first touch Africa at
Cape of Good Hope, nnd after entering
and leaving the port of Cape Town will
proceed northward along the east coast
to Elizabeth, East London, Durban,
Delagoa bay, Mauritius and snch other
places as may offer opportunities for
trade. The company which has estab
lished the line is British, but its ships
are ready to transport such American
products, goods nnd wares as can be
marketed in eastern Africa nnd to bring
here upon the return trip such African
commodities as may be marketable in
this country
We shall be very well pleased to get
some better share than we now have of
the African trade, which several Euro
pean countries are desirous of control
ling, and we shall be pleased to encour
age the Castle company in its efforts to
enlarge the exchanges between the two
continents. We could wish that it were
an American company, that its ships
were American, and that its profits, if
there happen to be any, were to be di
vided between this country and Africa.
New York Bnn.
Growth of the German Democracy.
In the middle of the confusion and
wrangling of other parties the Social
Democrats are full of activity and of
hope. They have many reasons for their
confidence. For some years past the em
peror, the political parties, the church,
oven Prince Bismarck, have coquetted
with them more or less, have acknowl
edged that their aims are often excellent
and have promised with here and there
a qualifying "but" or "if to carry them
out as far as is humanly possible. They
are therefore justified in the hope that
voters whose minds have been trained to
hear them with attention by this general
chorus of approval will be the more dis
posed to listen to promises which are rot
qualified by "ifs" and "bnts."
Then the Social Democrats are well
organized and know both what they
want and how they propose to obtain it.
These are great advantages to a political
party in all countries, but are more par
ticularly so among the Germans, whose
natural instinct it is to obey orders and to
march in file, even when they are in re
volt. It is therefore quite possible that
the Social Democrats may double their
numbers at the next election, and it will
not be surprising if that estimate is sur
passed. London Saturday Review.
A Belgian Sunday Law.
The Belgian postoffice is about to issue
what is called a special S'inday stamp.
It will be a 10-centime (2-cent) stamp
and at one end will have a little flap.
This can be torn off or left intact at the
user's will and will carry in French and
Dutch these words: "Ne pas livres le
dimnnche," "Nict bestellen op zontag,"
which means in English, "The postman
is not to deliver on Sunday the letter
bearing this stamp."
This novelty is Intended to start a
popular agitation against Sunday gov
ernment work in Belgium, which is to
be stopped if possible in the future.
It is said that a large number of people
will post letters unnecessarily on Sun
day mornings in order to give expression
to their sentiments.
It will be interesting to hear how
many of these stamps are used. Cour
rior des Etats-Unis.
A State Without Militia.
Delaware will soon be without a state
militia. This condition of affairs has its
origin in the adverse action of the state
legislature as to an appropriation needed
for the support of the national guard in
that diminutive but prosperous com
monwealth. As soon as the legislature
defeated the militia bill every officer
and enlisted man in the admirable and
well disciplined little force voted to diB
band, and they are now engaged in car
rying their convictions to a conclusion
that is, while personally creditable, most
discreditable to Delaware. It may even
prove to be dangerously inconvenient,
for the posse comitatus is not the power
it once was and, in fact, can bnt rarely
be assembled, much less depended upon.
Washington Star.
Mr. Kennau's Serious Charge.
George Kennan, the Siberian traveler,
writing on the Russian extradition treaty
in The Forum, makes the startling as
sertion "on the highest authority" that
even now "the Russian secret police at
St. Petersburg open and read the pri
vate letters of the American minister
and the members of the American lega
tion." He adds significantly: "It seems
to me that a government which makes a
practice of opening and reading not only
the private letters of its own subjects,
but the lotters of the diplomatio repre
sentatives of a friendly state, is not a
government upon whoso honor it is safe
to rely in a question of extradition."
She Was His Wife.
Alfred Stockham, a residont of Weth-
ersfiold, Conn., and his wifo and one
child went to Hartford to see the circus.
After the procession had passed they
started up Main street together. A dis
pute arose between them, and the fellow
struck his wife in the face, breaking her
nose and felling her to the (round.
When arrested and asked why he struck
her, Stockham replied, "Why, sha's my
wuu.
The Besult of a Dog's Shake.
A fire which destroyed the house of
John Downey on Grand island, near
Buffalo, was originated in a queer man'
ner. A large Newfoundland dog, which
was asleep in the room, shook himself,
and m so doing upset a lamp, which ex
ploded and set fire to lbs noose.
BETTING ON THE 8ENI0A WRANGLER.
A Story Y the t'ndergradnnte Ilayi of the
Late TrofeiMor Adams.
I was an undergraduate of St. John's
college, Cambridge, when the Inte Pro
fessor Adams was there as an under
gradnate also. I well rememler his ap
pearance. He was rather a small man,
who walked quickly and woro a faded
coat of dark green. As I had entered ns
a pensioner nnd ho as a sizar, we did not
sit at the same tnblo in hall or indeed
dine at the same hour. In my time the
Fellows' hall and ours was at 4 o'clock,
the sizars' (who had soma dishes left
from tho Fellows' table) at 5. Chapel
was at 0, when every member of the
collego was due and when some came.
Fellow commoners and pensioners saw
but little of tho sizars ns a rule, nnd I
fear they woro looked down njHjn on ac
count of their poverty, except indeed
those few who were certain to do great
credit to the college. The fastest and
the vainest man would have been civil
to Adams, for ho was known to be a
pretty certuin Senior Wrangler; besides
men bet on him nnd backed him as they
would a race horse. But he was so ex
ceedingly good, so unusually safe, so ut
terly and entirely tho favorite that odds
were laid on him nt 8, or even 4 to 1.
Men little thought indeed that he
would very shortly discover a comet,
and that science all through the world
would "cap him in concert with the un
dergraduates to whom he soon became
a mighty don, though I bellovo one of
the most gentle and unassuming that
ever lived.
A couple of days after Adams had
come out Senior Wrangler, I knocked in
late and had a chat with Ballard, the
porter, before going to my rooms. I said,
ell, Ballard, we ve got tho Senior
Wrangler, but that was of course." Bal
lard looked glum. I could not under
stand it, for ho was as proud of the col
lege as any of its members. "Ah, sir,"
he said, "Mr. Adams did not behave well
to me." "Not well to you! Why, what
on earth has he done?" "I have lost 5
by him, sir." "How?" "Mr. Adams is
not a gentleman as often knocks in late,
but two nights before he wetit into the
senate house he did. and I made so bold
as to say, 'Mr. Adams, I hope no offense,
sir, but I suppose yon are certain to be
Senior Wrangler, because 1 have laid
10 on it already and I have n chance of
laying another 5.' Now you'd hnrdly
believe it, sir. but Mr. Adams told me
thero was no certainty at all about it,
and that ho might come out second or
third when nil the while he must have
known he was dead certain."
"Well." I said, "I don't know what he
knew, but nil the university knew. But
how did you loso your 5?" "By not put
ting it on, sir, which I should have done
if he hadn't knocked in late. I kept the
10 on, however, nnd won what came of
that." So really Mr. Ballard had not
very much to complain of. London
Queen.
Women and Cnmle Tapers.
A man snid the other day that in rid
ing out and in daily on a suburban train
for years he had never yet seen a woman
buy one of the comic weeklies, though
they sold by do.eus to the men travelers.
It would be interesting to know what
kink is miming from tho female mental
ity which deprives her of this boon, for
it is nothing short of a boon to bo able
to see the funny side of life. It helps
over many hard places and lubricates
many creaking joints in domestio ma
chinery. New xork limes.
itllacrllitncoua.
Q MITCHELL,
ATTOKXEY-AT-LAW.
Office on Went Main Htii'iit, olimwlto the
C'ommereiitl Hotel, ItrytmlilH
villi., I'll.
D
U. It. K. HOC V EH,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
licHlcli'tit (leiillKl. In liulldlnir near Mi'tho-
(11h1 chuivli, npponltu Ai-noltl block. Ijenlle
hums In operating.
tfotele.
II
OTKL McCONNELL,
HEYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
FUAXKJ. JILACK, Proprietor.
The lending hotel of thelown. lleailqunr
ti'r for 'oimi!trvhil men. Kteam heat, free
hiiH, tmtlt roomx urn! cliwetN on every floor.
tiuniple 1-iHituH, Ititliurtl room, telepliuiie con-
iieetionM ki.
II
OTEL HELNAP,
HEYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
GltEEXit- CVXSEH, Proprietor.
KlrntcliiMH In every particular. Located In
the very centre of the IniKtncsH part, of town.
1'ito 'him to and from IraliiH and commodious
sample rooms fur commercial triivt'lortt.
QOMMERCIAL HOTEL,
BROOKVILLE, PA.,
P1UL P. CA lilt IE It, Proprietor,
Sample rooms on the irround floor,
House
heated ty nuturul gas.
Omnibus to and from
au trains.
System Renovator
CURES ALL
Liver, Kidney &
mxr-axr-x
System Renovator Is the only remedy In the
world t hat truly purities the blood nd acts up
on the klunoys, liver and bowelswithoutmakliiK
tlieiu weak. Most niedlclues undertake to
cleanse without building up. This Is wrong,
lid It weakens the organs. Renovator builds
up while It Is demising the system, l'rlce, f 1.00
per nouie, or six lor so.w.
After vnars of sneees at his Offlce. Dr. Bur
goou has concluded to put up his tupe worm
remedy In such a manner that patients can
treat themselves at their own homes. 1 his Is a
blessed boon to sulferers from this terrible UIUIO'
ftinn Khn liv at rilntatien. Write.
lir. Burtoon'm Hotanlcal Cnneer Core
baa no equal on the face of the earth, it
positively cures all kind of cancers-Internal
and external, wit hout the use of the knife scro
tula. syphilis, and all sorts of blood poisons and
humors. This remedy Is In the reach of all. A
ffi.niiiif.aKf.tflu an u.waalf a treatment, for 18.00.
These medicines are fully endorsed by the best
pnysicians. WHO eaen 01 inem merit is a
anttta in cum nrnwinev refunded. IfyourdruK'
gist does not keep them, Insist that Ua does, or
Tilt .1 A. BTTROOON.
DOT fenn Ave., fittsburgb
Bend stamp for Dook 01 lustrucuous.,
tViVor sale at II. Alex Bioko's drug store.
K
Town Talk I
Bargains !
The general topic of tlie
people is
Where they get their
1 I'll"! Ill C
(I mi i in,
Their reply re-echoes fronl
the woodland and the valleys:
RT THE
RACKET STORE.
You know they are always
busy in every town where
there Is one.
Whyl
B6GailS6 prices are the same
to all.
" goods are of let-class
quality.
" money is always re
refunded if not
satisfactory.
" an apportionment of
of good s i s hand 1 ed
that is in daily use.
" they buy for cash
and sell for cash,
which enables you to get
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES,
and you do.
Yours Respectfully,
M. J. Goyie,
HEYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Ttie First National Bank ot
Reunoldsvllle.
CHPITHU $80,000.00.
'. Mltrlirll, PrettluVntl
Heott Jlc IclliUMl, li e I'rra.t
John II. Kam lirr, Boliler.
Director:
C. Mlti'licU. Heott Mi'Cli'llanil, .!. C. King,
Jownh rMrnimH, .Imciiti iicnMrrNou,
(.. W. Fuller, J. II. Kaui'licr.
ftoos n uotieriilliiinklnirttllHlneaHaiid snllrlts
the ai'i'ountH of niereliniilH, priifeHHloiial men,
farmers, moi'hauii'H, mlnei-a, lumbermen and
other, prnmlHlntf tho most earefiil attention
to tlio liUHliieHMof all porKotiH.
Temporary quartom In Ci'iitennlal Hull
Building, oiNHlto Hotel lieluaii.
VMS
toyfe HoKjst
.AlMlUkras VccMy
(UNSIOTARIAN.)
NO PAPER LIKE IT ON EARTH
Unique not Fccentric.
Witty not Funny.
Relittious not Fioui.
Not for .Sect but for Souls.
WHOLE SERMONS IN A SENTENCE.
Send a dime In stamps for three peeks trial,
THE RAM'S HORN,
$t.W WOMAN'S TEMPLE, Read
Per Year. CHICAGO It once,
ONLY PAPER THAT EVERYBODY LIKE)
Just in
THE
OF
THE
CINDERELLA
LESSENS
LABOR
AND
THEIR
ECONOMY
SAVES
YOU
MONEY.
CALL
AND SEE
OUR
STOVES.
, ,
In fact anything you may desire in our line
in our mammoth store.
The Reynoldsville Hardware Co.
N. HANAU.
No Fancy Prices,
Though quality is the best.
We make the statement for
the benefit of those who are
not our customers, and so
may not know it: Oru prices
MAKE (THTOMKKS OF M.L WHO
COME.
A full line of
Dress Goods,
The Rest and Cheapest ever
brought to Reynoldsville.
A full line of Henrietta at
25c. in all shades, 40c, 50c,
and $1.00.
Silk warp Henriettas.
Summer Silks for 50c per
yard.
Ladies Coats and Capes the
finest and cheapest in town.
A nice line of Children's
Jackets from 2 to 12 years.
GIOtllllKJ.
Men's suits the best and
cheapest you ever saw for
the money. "NVe don't say so
except we can convince you.
Men's Suits, four button
cutaway from 10, 12 to 15,
worth 14, 16 and 18.
Men's straight cut worsted
for 10 to 12.50, worth 10,
to 18.
Children's Suits 2.75, aro
worth 3.50 to 5.00.
A fine line of Roys' and
Men's Negligee Shirts.
N. Hanau.
Grocery Boomers
W
HUY WII1CHK YOU CAN
GET ANYTHING
YOU WANT.
Salt Meats,
Smoked Meats,
CANNED GOODS,
H
TEAS, COFFEES
U
AND Al.l. KIND" OF
T
FIIUITS.
CONFECTIONERY,
TOUACCO.
AND CIGARS,
Everything In tho lino of
Fresh Groceries, Feed,
Etc.
&
(ImhIh ttellrrml free any
place m ff,
O
Villi on iih ami yet jtrleen,
W. C. Sehultz & Son
N
Season !
IT WILL
TAY
YOU TO
EXAMINE
OUR
LINE OF
STOVES
BEFORE
BUYING
ELSEWHERE
AS WE
CARRY THE
LARGEST
AND
BEST LINE
IN THE
COUNTY.
will be found
Country Produce
ASK FOR;
FINE
CANDIES.
IN SEALED PACKAGES
AT
M. ALEX. BTOKE'S,
THE LEADING DRUGGIST,
Reynotdmvlllc, Pa.
GENTLEMEN I
I Bin positive that I have fwinii-thinp;
rk-h in ntire for you if you will call at
my tailor "hop. I have rewlved an ex
collont Boloctfon of
Spring and
Summer Goods.
I can show you tho fini-dt sult'dlon of
pood- in thlu city. All fits guaranteed
to bo perfect. One trial of tho excel
lent poods and work Is convincing for
all. Hoping that I may receive a call,
I remiiln
Your obedient servant,
J. G. FROEHLIOH,
Reynoldsville, Pa.
sHTNext door to Hotel MeConnell.
Gitu Meal Market
I buy the best of cattle and
keep the choicest kinds
of meats, such as
MUTTON,
VEAL
HEKF,
PORK
AND
SAUSAGE.
Everything kept neat and
clean, Your patronage
solicited.
E. J. Sclmltze, Prop'r.
J. S. MORROW,
HF.AI.Klt IN
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
' Reynoldsville, Pa.
LOOK!
FOR THE
People's
Baroainm
Quick Sales and
Small Profits.
General stock of Ladies'
and Gentlemen's Furnishing
Goods and Shoes.
A. KATZEN,
Proprietor.
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