DECOYING FISH.
6KILLFUL INDIANS OF THE NORTH
HAVE QUEER METHOD3.
Thrf Cut llolr In llio Irr, ItulM II tint
Om lh Hole nmt l.i'l tnwn it ticny
Through tint Ir i'millns; lniiticfiit Crrft
tnmof thn lii-rp l.nlus.
"Yon hnve li"pH nf 'innUn'? nwv y
mean of decoy bird often enough no
doubt," unlil mi oM spiirli'inii llio other
tiny, "Imt I dmilit If yoi ever heard of
fishing by ini'iins of n iV'.i y il'li, where
the decoy trim m-t w; fur 1 lit. I wi r
taw it dono iiivm If iill I i:.i,c'l tr-.iv-gian
bay, n )nirt of IaiUv IIiuoii, iu dm
B(l, one winter. There 1 foinnl Unit the
half breed Indiana erected huts on the
frozen liny mid fiidied through hole cut
In the ice by menu of a queer decoy.
"In order to facilitate matters, aoine of
them had little stoves in their huts to
keep them warm while they Galled. The
huts had only one onenintf, a door, and
when the fisherman had entered and
closed the door no light entered the hut
except what came np through the floor,
reflected through the ice outside and the
water underneath it. This made it pos
sible, for the fisherman to see deep down
Into the water and difficult for fish to
tee him in his dark tint. The fisherman
haa chair or bench to sit npon, food
and drink to keep life in him during his
long watch and a little stove to prevent
chill. Now comes the decoy business.
"The half breed takes ont of his kit a
queer looking stick, painted and shaped
roughly to look like a fish, he avers,
though it would hardly be breaking the
second commandment to worship it, for
it is the likeness of nothing in the heav
ens above, or on the earth beneBth, on in
the water under the earth: but if the fish
think it is the main object is accom
plished. This wooden counterfeit of n
fish is loaded with lead, so that it sinks
and lies in the water the right way when
suspended from the middle of the back
by a string attached to a short fishing
pole. The Indian lets this decoy down
into the water and by means of the string
gives it a series of short, sharp jerks,
which make it a dart hither and thither
in a remarkably lifelike manner, al
though, of course, its range is exceeding
ly limited, about a yard in any direction.
"The thing is provided with tin fins
and tail and 1m weighted with lead most
heavily at the head. The string is at
tached nearer the head than the tnil,
upon the back, and the skill with which
these fishermen make the queer thine;
shoot abont in a triangle under their
feet, through a hole in the ice, is truly
remarkable. I did not succeed in ac
quiring the art myself. I should any
from trying it thnt it is rather more dif
ficult to learn than fly casting.
"Presently a few fish, noticing thin
decoy darting abont as if in active pnr
suit of his food, swim that way to se. if
there is not something there for thei:
also. They may lie fresh water herring,
salmon, tront, whiteflah or loss valuable.
gamej but none of them, big or littlo, ix
refused by the half breed. Fine fish liu
sells; the coarse ones he or his dogs or his
children or his squaw eat readily.
"Pulling np his decoy, the fisherman
lets down a baited hook and tries his
luck on the newcomers, seldom iu vain.
These tnon fish with all sorts of queer
bait. I saw one man make a splendid
haul one day, nsing for bait only a hiy.
white bono button without any hook.
The fish swallowed it greedily, and lie
wonld jerk them out of the water liefore
they conld get it ont of their throats. By
and by a pike or dogfish, seeing the
shoal of fish around the pole, darts after
them. They scatter tn a hurry, and tho
fisherman lets down his decoy again to
attract the pike.
"Now all the skill at his command
must be employed to make the decor
work well, for if it lags in the water
long enough for the pike to suspect its
genuineness he will turn away in JiH
gnst. If the decoy deceives the wily
pike he dashes t it, and the fisharuuin
Jerks it away before the pike can grab it
in his strong jaws. The pike turn to
pursue, and as he halts to turn the fisher
man drives at him with a long forked
apear. If his aim is accurate, the pike is
transfixed and is brought bleeding teitfie
urface in a jiffy.
"These men are skilled hunters d
know many curious habits of the crea
tures they pursue. They say that miuk
rats, for instance, are able to swim Joug
distances under the ice in this manner:
Taking a long breath, the muskrat dives
from his pursuer and swims as far as he
can. When he can go no longer without
a fresh .breath, he cornea np under the
ioe, and pressing his nose against it
breathe out all the air in his longs.
This forms a big bubble under the ice,
ad the Indians say that the ice has the
power of snaking that bubble of air fresh
again, oxygenizes it in fact, and that the
little fellow then breathes it in again ad
dives once more. This he can do half a
dozen times, the Indians say, before he
air he took with him become so foul
that the ice cannot freshen it again.
"Whether this property of the ice is
trne or not I cannot say, but the Indians
firmly believe it, and I know that musk
rate can travel a long way under the ioe,
and I have seen them come np under the
ice, press their noses to it awhile and
then dive again. Perhaps some scientist
might explain the case." New York
Tribune. -
Th Sotfcrner at Home.
The southerner at home is prone to
neglect his headgear for the sake of hav
ing his feet well shod, and he will go
about in public places wearing a bat
tered and soiled slonch hat, but scrupu
lously neat as to his footwear. The pe
culiarity perhaps arises from family
pride, a besetting southern sin, coupled
with the belief that aristocracy is evinced
in the shape and size of the feet. It is
worthy of note, however, that the south
ern slouch hut is often a coBtly article of
the finest and most durable felt Such a
hat for winter and a costly and inde
structible Panama struw for summer are
the proper headgear for southern conn
try geutleman. Chicago Herald.
Prim efa Few Aatoiraphe,
Some prices on autograph letters are
M follows: From Charles Francis Adams.
1S59, 80 cents; long letter In German by
UBns unristtan Andersen at Copenhagen,
John Qnincy Adams, 1841, p P. T.
Barnum, 1807, 75 cents; Joseph Bona
parte, in regard to the sale of his dia
monds nnd on political matters, dated at
Philadelphia, 1823, 1: Ole Dull, t4.no:
President Cleveland, letter regarding
jure. Cleveland, mw, f3; U. Corot, on
art subjects, f:i; Edward Kggleston, on
sending copy of a novel, lli rents: Na
thaniel Hawthorne, Concord, 1802, $12.00;
Leigh Hunt, three page letter on note
paper without date, 4; Jean Ingelow,
2.50; Washington Irving, 0.BO: An
drew Jackson, $7.50; Louis XIII of
France, signed document, President
Monroe, commission of n major in the
army, on vellum nnd signed by J. C.
Calhoun, 2.50; Joaquin Miller, auto
graph verse, f ; Marshal MacMahon, f 2;
Oulda, fH; Ellen Terry, $1; President
Tyler, 2.B0; Victoria, Duchess of Kent
and mother of Queen Victoria, f3; Benja
min West, (HO.
An order of arrest signed by Robes
pierre, also signed by Couthon, is val
ued at f 25; a salary advance agreement
of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 7.50;
Jonathan Swill, with seal of the deanery,
flO; photograph of Theodore Thomas,
signed and dated, 70 cents. New York
Telegram.
American Levity.
Singularly enough it appears that Pee,
the only absolutely distinct genius our
country has yet produced, was incapable
of humor and that even his levity was
artificial. Hawthorne, next to Poe in
originality and far above htm in style,
was but meagerly equipped with smile
provoking material. Bryant, our great
est poet, maintained a lofty seriousness
throughout his work.
It may be sacrilege to say so, but the
truth is Lowell was the founder of our
levity. He never could be quite a relia
bly serious thinker, but could at any mo
ment break oil Into funraaking. Humor
is good in a fresh and natural state, but
so is a peach. Cut and dry either, and
you have a poor article for a regulardiet.
We Americans have fed upon laughable
things until our faces show the wrinkles
of a grin even when in solemnest repose.
We are never sure of one another, but
must wait awhile after each communi
cation to find out whether or not it is a
joke. The effect of highest sincerity
cannot be reached in the midst of all this
hurly burly of chaffing voices. How can
one be serious while everybody else is
grimacing? Chautauqnan.
There Wu Just One Man.
There is a gallant congressman who
once had the reputation of sowing wild
oats broadcast. When he was first run
ning for congress, many breezy stories
were told about him. At last he gave it
out in the heat of his campaign that he
would speak shortly in defense of his
morals. It was a Populist district, and
he had a big audience. The speech every
one liked, but until the last sentence not
a word was spoken about the advertised
subject. At the lost the candidate stuck
his hand under his desk and pulled ont
several boxes of imported cigars.
"Gentlemen," he cried, "I am accused
of having certain bad habits. Particular
instances have been alleged iu fact. T
wish to make some one in this assem
blage a present of a box of good cigars.
If there is any one here who has never
done what I have done, will he please
step up and take it?" No one moved.
For a long time the big crowd kept si
lent. But an old Baptist minister in a
far back seat after awhile arose and
said in a high.'squenky voice, "Colonel, I
don't smoke." San Francisco Argonaut.
Didn't Know Hit Own Child.
At Antietain, just after the artillery
had been sharply engaged, the Rock
bridge (Va.) battery was standing wait
ing orders. General Lee rode by and
stopped a moment. A dirty faced driver
about 17 said to him:
"General, are you going to put us in
again?"
Think of such a question from such a
source to the general of the army, espe
cially when that general's name was Lee.
"Yes, my boy," the stately officer kind
ly answered; "I have to putyou in again.
But what is -your name? Your face
seems familiar somehow."
"I don't wondor you didn't know me,
sir," laughed the lad; "I'm so dirty, but
I'm Bob."
It was the general's youngest son,
whom he had thought safe at the Vir
ginia Military institute. "God bless yon,
my son; do your duty!" and the general
rode on. Washington Poet.
The Art of Graceful Walking-.
It would seem sometimes that the art
of graceful walking might be numbered
among the lost sciences, so few women
master the accomplishment or even ac
quire any approach to perfection in this
exercise, which is the foundation of all
others. Every one succeeds in propelling
themselves along by means of their feet,
but that is not true walking. An Eng
lish authority says, "The body should be
held erect, the shoulders down, chest
extended and the log moved from the
hip, the whole figure above being im
movable." Philadelphia Times,
OTerfaatldlou Taate.
Men overfastidious in their choice of
tea have been victims of their too vivid
imaginations. One man objected to a
brand of tea purchased by his wife, pro
nouncing it "weeds," and accordingly
elected a choice kind. His next cup of
tea was pronounced perfect. The color
was good, and "That's a cup of tea for
you" was said with emphasis as he drank
the second cup made from the "weeds"
his wife had bought. Good Housekeep
ing. Times Have Chang-ad.
Thieves who entered the house of the'
pastor of St. James Methodist Episcopal
church iu Hurlcm stole $800 worth of
silver. The surprise is not that they stole
it, but that the minister had it Times
have changed since tho apostolio itiner
ant said, "Silver and gold have I none."
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mlntafces of Mlaelnnarle.
Come behind the curtain with me while
I whisper into your ear a few of the mis
takes mode by missionaries, who talk so
much atmnt the mistakes of the heathen.
One evening an Englixh missionary in
Peking took a friend who was visiting
him to a regular Chinese theater. It
happened thnt the play for that evening
was a burlesque on foreign preaching.
A Chinaman dressed up to represent a
foreigner came npon the stage with his
arms full of books, nttrnded by his Chi
nese servant. He began to prench a mock
sermon, making the mistakes in talking
which a foreigner Is likely to make.
These mistakes were received with bursts
of laughter from the audience, to whom
the lHMiks were distributed. The fun
came to a climax when the preacher,
after delivering a sentence particularly
full of laughahlo mistakes, turned to his
servant and said: "How did I speak?
Did I do pretty well?" and the servant
replied with great gravity: "The foreign
teacher speaks the Chinese language ex
ceedingly well. No mistakes at all were
made." New York Independent
An Invention For Bteamahlps.
An English mechanical genius has de
vised a method of indicating and stop
ping a leak by the nse of compressed air.
He divides a ship Into airtight compart
ments, fitted with doors provided with
packing material and connected by tubes
with ft room on deck called the "switch
room." In this room is a junction chest
supplied with compressed air from fixed
or portable compressors and so arranged
that the air ran lie delivered to any of
the compartments. Other tubes lead
from the compartment from which wa
ter can be f oraed out when required, and
electric indicators are also connected
with the switch room to indicate the ac
cumulation of water in any of the com
partments. Should the vessel "spring a
leak" the indicator will show which com
partment is affected, so that the com
pressed air may lie forced in to drive the
water out. Boston Journal.
Trne Love Utile Tracked by an Orange.
A young lndy said the other day that
she hated oranges because one had come
between her and her lover. He had
called on her one evening, and after sit
ting awhile had produced a conple of
bright Florida oranges out of his pocket
and suggested that each eat one. She
now says that she cannot drive out of
her mind the sight of his nose, cheeks
and chin dripping with juice, and he has
been whispering something horribly sim
ilar about her. Evidently yon cannot
love a girl nnd a citrus anrantintn at the
same time. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evading a Law.
When Ben Butler was a young lawyer
the selectmen of Lowell, then a town,
issued a mandate that all dogs should
wear muzzles. The next morning Ben
walked down town, followed by his big
Newfoundland dog, with a very small
muzzle tied to the end of its tail, Ben
remnrked, "My dog is wearing a mus
cle." A callow imitator of Bon living in
Ward One has fastened a bicycle boll
under his saddle and anticipates much
fun when a bluecoat stops him because
he has no bell on his "bike." Springfield
Homestead.
Altogether Too Familiar.
Dr. A. T. Pierson, in some pithy, prac
tical hints on pulpit oratory, says that
to ne winning is to be wise, but it must
not be overdone. He has a friend, an
evangelist, who got into the habit of
calling his audience "dear souls." In
advertently ho would say as he passed
from place to place, "Dear Belfast
souls," "Dear Dublin souls" and liefore
he knew it he was saying, "Dear Cork
souls," which convulsed his Irish audi
ence. London Tit-Bits.
Magna Charta, the great charter of
Englishmen's liberties, is preserved in
the British museum. It is somewhat
stained by time, but King John's seal
and name are still quite legible at the
bottom of it.
Kansas farmers have reaped more
wealth off tho earth's surface in grain
than has been dug out of its interior in
precious metals in the same time in all
the states and territories west of her.
Nash, a writer of the sixteenth cen
tury, says, "If a hogge loseth an eye, he
dyeth presently." Also, "Goats take
breath not at the mouth and nose only,
out at ye earse (ears) also,"
When Malm Mongkut, father of the
present king of Slum, died in 1868, his
body was embalmed and left sitting in
state for nearly a year and a half.
It is said that a pinch of salt placed on
the tongue and allowed to dissolve slow
ly is helpful in sick headache.
lurarc
8yiten Renovator
CURES ALL
Liver, Kidney &
Stomaoh
.My niCCACCC
Bvstem Renovator Is the only remedy In the
world that trulv nitrifies the blood and actsuD-l
on toe kidneys, liver and bowels without making
them weak. Most medicines undertake to
cleanse without building up. This is wrong,
and It weaken! the orirnns. Renovator buitdi
up while It Is cleansing the system, i'rlce, Sl.ooj
ier uume, or six tor vo.uu.
After vearsof aucceiat his office. Dr. Bur-
soon has concluded to out ud bit tnue worm
remedy In such a manner that patients can
treat themselves at tbelr own homes. This Is a
blessed boon to sufferers from this terrible aflllo
tlon who live at a distance. Write.
Dr. Bnrgooa't Botanical Citacer Cure
has no equal on the face of the earth. It
positively cures all kind of cancers-Internal
and external, without the use of the knife scro
fula, syphilis, and all sorts of blood poisons and
u union, inia remeay mine reacnoi an. a
8-J-ouuce hntl 1a. uii H.WMk' treutmiuit fur SA M).
These medicines are fully endorsed by the best
layniciaos. Willi eaco 01 mem mere ie a guar
antee to cure or monev refunded, lfvourdruir
gist does not keep them, luslat that be does, or
WHH U1UUI iruui
VU J. A. HUKUOON,
, 0T Penn Ave., 1'lttaburgfe
Bend tamo for book of Instruction..
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V'-JSSv.
&Tfor huIo ut 11. Alox Htuke's drug more.
Town Tall!
Bargains !
Tho general topic of the
people is
Where they get
fains.
Their reply re-echoes from
the woodland nnd the valleys:
-T THE-
RACKET STORE.
You know they are always
busy in every town where
there is one.
Why?
B6C3US6 prices are the same
to all.
" goods are of 1st class
quality.
" money is always re
refunded if not
satisfactory.
' an apportionment of
of goods ishandled
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.
REVNOLDSVILLE, PA.
The First National Bank ot
Reynoldsville.
CHP1THL 960,000.00.
'. mitrliell, President)
Nrolt merit-Hand, Vice l're.
Jolinl. Handier, 4 anliler.
Director:
C. Mltelicll. Scott Mcl'lclliinil. ,T. Kins',
tlimciHl ririiiitM, tlliHciin licnficmon,
U. W. Fuller, J. II. Kuiiclior.
Dooh n venoriilhiinklnif liiiHlneMHninl untlcllH
ttio nccouiitH of merchant!, profcMMloiuil men.
flll'mcrH. nilH'lilinlcH. mlncm. lumbermen utifl
otherH, iiniiiilxlim the miKit direful attention
IO 1 110 IHIHHICHH Of HU IM'l-HOtlH.
TemiHirnrv tiutirteni In (Vnteiinliil llnll
ItlllllllMV, opposite Hotel liellillll.
-THE m
' A Kelsons Vcclity-
(UNSSOTAttlAN.)
NO PAPER LIKE IT ON EARTH
Unique not Kccentric
Witty not Funny.
Religious not Pious.
Not for Sect but for Souls.
WHOLE 8ERM0NS IN A SENTENCE.
Send a dime In stamps for three peeks trial,
THE RAM'S HORN,
t1-N WOMAN'S TIMPLI, Read
Per Year. CHICAGO It once,
ONLY PAPER THAT EVERYBODY LIKE
III HI'
ReynolisvillB Harflware Co.,
DEALERS IN
HARDWARE, STOVES and RANGES,
TIN, - SHEET IRON . AND - COPPER WARE,
AMMUNITION, FISHING TACKLE OF ALL KINDS, - HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS, WOOD AND IRON PUMPS.
And everything kept in a Firet-claBS Hardware Store.
Roofing and Spouting Done to Order.
REYNODSVILLE, PA.
N. HANAU.
No Fancy Prices,
Though quality is the bof.
We make the statement for
the benefit of those who are
not our customers, and so
may not know it: Oik mucks
MAKK CUSTOMERS OK ALL Will
COME.
' A full line of
Dress Goods,
The Best 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 nnd cheapest in town.
A nice line of Children's
Jackets from 2 to 12 years.
Clothing,
Men's suits the best and
cheapest you ever saw for
the money. We 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 1C,
to 18.
Children's Suits 2.75, nre
worth 3.50 to 5.00.
A fine line of Roys' and
Men's Negligee Shirts.
N. H
anau.
Grocery Boomers
W
DUY WIIKHE VOLT CAN
GKT ANYTHING
YOU WANT.
FTOTJH,
Salt Meats,
Smoked Meats,
CANNED GOODS,
TEAS, COFFEES
AND ALL KINDS Or
Country Produce
FRUITS.
CON FECTIONERY,
TOBACCO,
AND CIGARS,
Everything in the line of
Fresh Groceries, Feed,
IBZtc
(lootlx iletlveretl free tny
place in town.
Cull on uh and yet price.
W. C. Sclmltz & Son
H
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&
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ASK FOR
NnfYoiiK.
FINE
CANDIES.
IN SEALED PACKAGES
AT
H. HLEX. STOKE'S.
THE LEADING DRUGGIST,
Rynoldavllt, Pa.
GENTLEMEN I
I am punitive that I have wimethlnjr
rich in Btore for you if you will call at
my tailor shop. I have received an ex
cellent nelectfon of
Spring and
Summer Goods.
I can show you the flnndt detection of
(food In this city. All fltn guaranteed
to be perfect. One trial of the excel
lent koikIh and work in convincing for
all. Hoping that I may receive a call,
I remain
Your obedient servant,
J. G. FROEHLIGH,
ReynoldavIU, Pa.
t"Next door to Hotel McConnell.
Gltu Meat Market.
I buy the bent of cattle and
keep the choicest kinds
of meats, such as
MUTTON, PORK
VEAL AND
BEEF, SAUSAGE.
Everything kept neat and
clean, Your patronage
solicited.
E. J. Schultze, Prop'r.
J. S. MORROW,
IiF.AI.EK IN
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
Reynoldsville, Pa.
M. J. Riggs,
Proprietor ot the Cheap
WEST MAIN ST.,
Has an elegant and fresh
line of
Groceries, Provisions,
Flour, Meats, Confectionery,
Tobacco, Cigars and every
thing kept in a First-class
Grocery.
Farm Produce always on
hand.
Goods delivered free to any
part of town.
Call and get prices.
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