MISSILES FROM THE HEAVENS.
Billions of Thrm Full, lint Comparatively
Few Ilmrh tlie Enrth.
"It Is ft mistake to snpixise that mete
ciitefl bnrst In tlie jiroixr wtise of the
T-onl," sniil a scientist to writer. "Hut
it often linpitpnii tlmt tliey nre broken to
pieces on striking tlie iitmo.iiliere of tlie
enrtli. Thin mny "win snrtirixiiiK, tint
let me cull yotir nttetitlon to nn nimloffy.
Btrike the surface of wnter with your
fW, nnrt, tlumpli n f nl't, tli" rri imce It
opposes to the blow seem almost as
etrong as If It were solid. Now, the me
teorite Is moving ntatremenilouA rate of
speed. If sniiill, it in Ket on Ore in nn In
ttnut by the friction of thonir, mid after
glowing for n moment brightly is con
sumed. "'On Bny night In summer yon will
see 'shooting stnrs' now and then. They
are meteorites, which on coming into
contact with the earth's atmosphere are
set afire. This is not surprising, inas
much as they approach the planet on
which we live at a speed which often at
tains 44 miles a second. Iiy causing tlie
destruction of meteorites the atmosphere
serves aa protection for people on tlie
glolie, who would otherwise be pelted
by such missiles to a dangerous extent
It is estimated that not less than 10,000,
000 of them, big enough to be visible to
the naked eye, strike the earth every 24
hours.
"By contact with this planet the me
teorites are raised to a temperature which
reaches from 8,000,000 to 4,000,000 de
greeshigh enough to consume tlie hard
est known substance almost instantly.
Thus only those of large sice reach the
earth before being entirely burned up.
The greatest number of such bodies can
be seen Just before daybreak, because by
that time we are on the front side of the
globe as it moves through space. The
elevation at which most of them are vis
ible has been found to be between 4S and
80 miles, very few being seen at a greater
height than 100 miles.
"It is believed by most astronomers
that some very large meteors have en
tered our atmosphere and have passed
out into space again, their great mo
mentum being sufficient to take them
away from the earth's attraction. What
these flying bodies are Is a question that
has been much disputed, but it is con
sidered most likely that they are the
debris of broken up comets. In one re
cent instance the correctness of this the
ory has found striking proof. That was
the case of the comot of Biela. It'wns
discovered in 1836 and was again ob
served in 1883, 1849 and 1853. Iu 1843 it
had split into two parts, and in 1873 it
failed to appear when and where it
should have done. Evidently it had tieen
smashed up, and prediction was made
that there would be a great meteorio
shower composed of the remains of the
lost comet. This prediction was fulfilled
"Certain groups of meteors move in
elliptical orbits around ttie sun. Occa
sionally the earth passes through their
clusters, producing what ore known as
meteoric showers. Such showers occur
annually from the 9th to the 12th of Au
gust, and there is a similar display ir
November once every 118 years. The
stream of tlie August meteors is esti
mated to be from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000
miles thick. The earth, though travel
ing with the velocity of 2,000,000 miles a
day, is immersed in it for several days.
"The fall of meteorites to the earth is
sometimes accompanied by a great dis
play of light, occasionally illuminating
an area of many thousand square miles.
When gncli an event occurs at night, and
with loud detonations, so great in some
instances as to shake houses and fright
en men and animals, the explosions are
caused by the breaking up of the me
teor. Ordinarily you will find that such
meteorio bodies are coated on the out
side with a black substance, which is
the effect merely oi fusion of the super
ficial material by great heat. A piece of
Blela's comet was actually picked up in
Mexico in 1873 at the time of tlie showei
of its remains. Naturally it is consid
ered interesting.
"Snch great interest is taken in mete
orites that all of those collected have
been carefully catalogued. They are
mostly composed of iron, with usually a
percentage of nickel and cobalt and
sometimes copper and tin. It is custom
ary to saw them into slices, which is a
laborious process, for sale or for ex
change among museums. Sometimes
the slices are prettily "polished, or the cut
surfaces are etched with acid so aa to ex
pose the crystalline structure. This
structure is in no two such bodies exact
ly the same, and the differences are
thought well worth studying. Attempts
have been made to counterfeit meteor
ites because they are so valuable, bnt
without success." Washington Star.
Fortunes From Rag.
It is astonishing what immense sums
ragpickers receive in the course of the
day. The combings of women's hair sell
at 80 cents a pound. This means $300 to
the knights of the hook. "Merinos," as
they are called, are another source of
profit These are the scraps of tailors
and dressmakers and bring about $36,000
year.
The old bones are another source of
profit and bring about $100,000 a year,
The papers, corks and crusts of bread all
go to different industries and bring a not
less fabulous sum.
As for the election bulletins, which to
the number of 1,833,000 are pasted upon
the walls of Paris, they are much sought,
especially immediately after an election,
for the making of buttons. Paris Letter
Wonderful fitruikeless Coal.
Some wonderful "smokeless coal" is
reported from the Ouachita river dis
trict in Arkansas. The vein is 43 inches
wide. The coal burns without smoke or
poke, and one ton will go as far as 10 of
the ordinary variety. Twenty per cent
of it is oil, which makes a paint yon can't
burn at all. New York Recorder.
A woman says that a man can be a
senior wrangler and acquire fume as an
authority on the most abstruse subjects,
bnt be cannot answer the questions of a
8-year-old child withont revealing bis
Ignorance.
TMffloalty f Sailing Boat.
Watched from the wharf, a sailboat
seems an easy sort of craft to manage.
The wind appears to do everything. The
casual guest of a skilled skipper likewise
is Apt to think that as his host takes
things so easy it cannot lie so very diffi
cult to handle a sailboat after all. He
regards the warning of experience as
based on the jealousy of competition.
Let him who thinks sailing a science
Which its followers try to represent as
hard to learn because they want to keep
it to themselves take a trick at the helm
once.
It looks easy to keep the boat on her
course. Yonr friend who takes you out
sailing barely touches the tiller once in
awhile. Home day he asks you to take
the tiller while he goes forward. Ho tells
you to keep that spire mid tlmt tall
chimney in line. You take the helm; you
do what you think you have seen him do.
The chimney and the steeple act as if they
were bewitched. They positively will
not come into line. You observe iu a
knowing tone, "Hhe doesn't seem to
mind her helm." But she is minding her
helm, and pretty soon yon find out what
jibing means.
Most of the fatalities of summer sailing
are due to the errors of the man who
thinks sailing is easy, who is confident
that he knows all about it. In reality
many a sea captain who can handle a big
ship without difficulty does not feel at
ease in command of a sailboat. Boat
sailing is a course at the Naval academy
in which the cadets undergo arduous
training under the most skilled instruct
ors. Boston Transcript.
The Ton, tho Hudger and Rabbit.
The fox noses the rabbits ont at times
and scratches them out. As to the badger,
what could be more delicate for his very
accommodating appetite than tender
young rabbits? They put flesh onto his
ribs after his fast often a long and com
pulsory one in winter. So he digs for
them in the most businesslike manner,
just like a mole. He knows where they
are exactly his nose tells him that and
in less than two minutes the fore part of
him is buried. All you will see will be
his hind legs working vigorously and a
lot of earth moving. But he gets his
rabbits. Hungry stomachs are hard to
reason with. The badger is, I know, aa
a rule, nocturnal in his habits, so is a
fox; but where the places that they fre
quent are quiet and secluded they will at
times hunt by day for their food. A
vixen and her mate at times reverse the
order of things. Like humans, wood
land wild creatures are governed by cir
cumstances.
I have at different times met with the
fox and the badger in spots where I cer
tainly did not expect to see them. And
when I have gone where, according to
my reckoning, they ought to have been
so far as locality could be relied on
they were not there. Very contradic
tory experiences one has in looking for
wild things. Blackwood s Magazine.
The Ilnblt of Carelessness.
In youth men are self reliant, self as
sertive and self sufficient. Soon they
find themselves mistaken, possibly in lit
tle things at first, for the fact is they are
still small in knowledge and influence.
Hence the chain-in nf the first erranrv is
softened oy the reflection that its conse
quences cannot work much harm. Too
often they fail to emphasise the impor
tance of the value of their utterances as
their personal influences widen. Hence
their testimony without sufficient proof
for themselves begins to work mischief
for others. Then follow surprises, mis
understandings, alienations, crimina
tions, heartaches and occasionally some
thing worse. Friendships are broken, in
tegrity is wouudod, confidence is shaken,
human testimony is suspected.
Now all this is not the result chiefly
of any essentially bad trait in human
nature. It arises rather from careless
ness and a sort of insincere habit of con
doning the fault on the score of personal
insignificance. "Oh, I didn t mean It!'
covers a multitude of these sins among
our younger friends. Bnt, alas, "younger
friends" soon grow into midlife, and the
careless habit, once indulged, barnacles
itself upon age, Boston Commonwealth.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Story Writing.
Mr. R. L. Stevenson says that he be
gins work every morning at 0 o'clock
and sometimes keeps at it all day in spite
of an impression that three hours of
writing is enough, "I am a laborious
writer," he avers, thereby encouraging
the worthy band whose motto is "Labor
Omnia Vincit" and who have faith that
nothing is beyond the reach of hard work.
But straightway he dashes their hopes
wnen ne says, "i lnneni a taste tor story
tolling from my father, who nsed to tell a
story every night before he went to bed."
Is not that a most unfair advantage for
a romancer to take of his contemporaries,
to burst upon the current story market
with the prodigious endowment of de
scent from a Scotchman who out of mere
love of yarning was used to tell a story
every night? Frankly it seems a worse
blow to ordinary competitive endeavor
than lor an ABtor to take up the busi
ness of publishing magazines. Harper's
Weekly.
Toys on m Tombstona.
In the cemetery of Marietta, Ga., there
is an infant's grave that attracts atten
tion of visitors to that place. There is
no headstone, but resting on the top of
the grave is a glass box containing the
playthings the little one had before its
death. There are dolls, rubber and china,
rubber ball, rattler, china enp and other
toys. On the sides of the grave are three
bottles of medicine, that which was in
use presumably during the last sickness.
Exchange.
The Art of Leave) Taking.
The art of going away gracefully is one
of the most difficult of social observances.
Women err in lingering too long after
the start is made; men In bolting too
suddenly, making sometimes the exit al
most a blow in the face. There is a
golden moan of leave taking, whose aro
ma of graceful courtesy is not soou dis
pelled, and happy is he or she who finds
It. .New York 'limes.
two Strang strainers.
It had always been the habit in the
Ward family if two relatives differed
strongly to arrange not to be on speaking
terms. Dr. William O. Ward was once
asked how much he had known of his fa
ther's first cousin, Sir Henry Ward. He
replied quite gravely: "I only saw him
twice once as a tioy, when he came to
see my father, and then again I had an
interview with him about a matter of
business soon after I came Into my prop
erty. We arranged at tho end of It not
to be on speaking terms," quite a super-
flons arrangement, as Sir Henry Ward
lived nt that time in Ceylon, of which he
was governor, and In fact never came
agnin to England for a prolonged visit.
Dr. Ward and his brother Henry had
been estranged for a year or so, and one
night they met nt the Iluymarket thea
ter. Each of them had for the moment
qnite forgotten the quarrel, mid friendly
greetings passed, and they had a talk
about the play. Next morning came a
letter from Henry Ward:
Dear William In the harry of the mo
ment lonlidit I quite forgot tlmt we I mil ar
ranged to inert an etrnngprft. and 1 wrlto this,
lest you should misunderstand me, to say Hint
I think we hod better adhere to our arrange
ment, and I remain, dear Wllllnm, your affec
tionate brother, Henry Wakd.
Dr. Ward replied:
Dear IIenhy I, too, had forgotten our ar
rangement. I Mtreo with you that we had bet
ter keep to It, and I remain your affretlnnat
brother, W. U. Ward.
San Francisco Argonaut
The Epidemic of Liberty.
The Idea embodied In American insti
tutions is the most radical that ever took
the concrete shape of legislation. We
may say, without being charged with a
boastful spirit, that we have on the
whole the best government on the planet,
That is to say, the government which
offers the largest opportunities and pro
duces the greatest amount of content
ment and prosperity.
It is a good thing for 100,000 of onr
citizens to visit Europe every summer in
order to compare the condition of affairs
abroad with that enjoyed at home. And
it is safe to assert that no man can travel
in England or Germany or Russia or
Italy without reaching the proud conclu
sion that the American flag represents
more popular rights and a more advanced
political economy than any other strip of
bnnting that floats in the breeze. The
tourist who reaches Sandy Hook after
three or six months' journey in foreign
lands withont having his pnlso jnmpinto
the nineties ought to have been born in
Nova Zembla or Tlmbuctoo. New York
Telegram.
Harmony and Erudition.
There is a popular fallacy among par
ents that harmony means erudition, and
erudition of so abstruse a nature as to be
qnite beyond the reach of the every day
child and to be reserved for the later
years after he is grown up, if undertaken
at all, and then chiefly when the youth
or maiden has wkit is called "talent."
Ah, the much abused word! How glad
ly would all artists banish it from the
vocabulary and from the ears of the
American child 1 Harmony is only gram
mar, and grammar of such an entertain'
ing kind that if rightly presented it is
fascinating, and of a nature so essential
that the musical nonpossessor of it,
young or old, is crippled. Harper's Ba
zar.
Walled Twenty Year For Solution,
A bit of pure and harmless mischief at
recitation at Yale was the device of
member of the class of 1872, who Intro
duced at recitation a turtle covered by
newspaper pasted on the shell. The tutor
had too much pride to come down from
his porch and solve the mystery of the
newspaper's circulation, but 20 years
after, meeting a member of the class, his
first and abrupt question was, "Mr. W.,
what made that paper move?" New
Haven Cor, New York Post.
The gold mines of Peru were so rich
that Atahnallpa, to buy his ransom,
filled a room 23 by 17 feet to a height of
9 feet with golden vessels. When melted
they produced ((15,480,710 of gold.
The Yezidees, a peculiar Turkish sect,
cnt off the head of any one who inad
vertently speaks the word "devil," "sa
tan" or anything with a similar mean
ing. It is a time honored custom in Qnincy,
Fla., to salute a newly married couple by
firing a cannon. This is to remind them
that the battle of life has fairly begun.
Chinamen to the number of 18,170
nave registered so far, while 96,831 have
not. Seven hundred and twelve Mon
golians residing in Pennsylvania are
among those who have registered.
An English showman advertised a
'transparent balloon headed baby,"
Which turned out to be a baby with wa
ter on the brain hired for show purposes
from a gin loving mother.
uw.
System Renovator
CURES ALL
Liver, Kidney k
Stomach
DISEASES.
System Renovator Is tho only remedy In the
world that truly purines tlie blood aud acts up
on tlie kidneys, liver and bowels without making
them weak. Most medicines undertake to
eleanM without bulldluR up. This is wrong,
and It weakens tho organs. Renovator twUM
tip while it is cleansing tne system, iiux, .w
per Dottle, or six tor lo w.
Aft..v vmm re nf eilflpaat his OfllCO. Dr. Bur
oon has concluded to put up bis tape worm
himut. In aiiAh m. tnnniiHI. ihltt D&tUMltS Can
treat themselves at their own homes. This Is al
blessed boon to sufferers from this terrible anilo-
tlnn .hn 1 1 uu a . riiHtaiiM- Write.
Dr. Bur goon' Hotaoioal Cancer Cure
bas no eiiual on the face of the earth. It
positively cures all kind of cancers-Internal
and external, without the useof theknlfe-scro-fula.
svohllla. and all sorts of blood poisons and
humors. This remedy Is In the rt-ach of all. A
fM.niiiinn Knti Im ii n u.wwkB' treatment, for ftS.00.
These medicines are fully endorsed by the best
physicians. With each of them there is a guar'
antHA t mirA nrmniiHV refunded, lfvourdrug'
gist does not keep tbein, insist that be does, or
order them trout
nn i nrmannN.
807 tenn Ave., rittiburglt
nend stamp tor dook oi instructions..
tVr'or vulo at II. Alex Bloke's drug "lore.
Town - Talk l
Bargains !
The general
topio of the
.ieople is
Where llicy get their
Bargains.
Their reply re-echoes from
he woodland and the valleys:
-KT THE-
RACKET STORE.
You know they are
always
where
busy in every town
there is one.
Why
B6C911S6 prices are the same
to all.
" goods are of lst-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
HOCK BOTTOM PRICKS,
and you do.
Yours Respectfully,
M. J. Gome,
HEYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
The First National Bank ot
Reunoldsvllle.
CAPITAL 80,000.00.
, OTIfrlirll, Prenldenll
Nrott nrf'lrllntid, Vlie Prpa.l
John II. Knm-lier, faultier.
Directors:
. Mln-liHI, Hcntt Mi'Clellnnil, J. .'. KIiik,
JlMI-llll HlrilllKH, JCMI-Illl lU'lllll-t-Mlll,
. Li. W. Fuller, J. II. Kaurlier.
I)imh it ffoiii-rnlhiiiikliiirhiiHlnoHHiinfl Hollrlts
the lu-rountMiif nien-liiintH, pnifeiwliiniil men,
fiirnitim, niix'tiiiiili'M, inlnein, lumbermen unci
ntliein, pnimlHinx I lie immt rnrofiil lit I out Ion
to I no nilKllll'lww nil uormniN.
Ti-miuiriLrv fiuiirtrH lii ri-ntennhil Hull
IlullillMK, opposite Hotel HclniiD.
A Rcltlflons VecHr
(UNSIOTASIAH.)
NO PAPER LIKE IT ON EARTH
Unique not Eccentric.
Witty not Funny,
Religious not l'iout.
Not (or Sect but for Souli,
WHOLE SERMONS IN A SENTENCE.
Send a dime in turn pi (or three vieka trui,
THE RAM'S HORN,
tl.BO WOMAN'S TEMPLE. Read
Per Year. CHICAGO It once.
ONLY PAPER THAT EVERYBODY LIKE
ReynoUsville Hardware Co.,
DEALERS IN
HARDWARE, STOVES and RANGES,
TIN, SHEET IRON - AND COPPER WARE,
AMMUNITION, - FISHING TACKLE OF ALL KINDS, - HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS,
And eyerything kept in
Roofing and Spouting Done to Order.
REYNODSVILLE, PA.
N. HANAU.
No Fancy Prices,
Though quality if" the be?t.
We make the statement for
the benefit of those who are
not .our customers, and so
may not know it: Orii thicks
MAKE CTBTOMKRS OK AM, WHC
COME.
A full line of
Dress Goods,
The Rest and Cheapest ever
brought to Keynoldsville.
A full line of Henrietta at
25c. in all shades, 40c, 50c,
and $1.00.
Silk warp Henriettas.
summer oilks 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.
GlOlllllKJ,
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 S?15,
worth 14, 16 and 18.
Men's straight cut worsted
for 10 to 12.50, worth 16,
to 18.
Uinmren s ouits is. 70, are
worth 3.50 to 5.00.
A fine line of Roys' and
Men's Negligee Shirts.
N. Hanau.
Grocery Boomers
w
BUY WHERE YOU CAN
GET ANYTHING
YOU WANT.
ITLOTJn,
Salt Meats,
Smoked Meats,
CANNED GOODS,
H
TEAS, COFFEES
U
AND AM. KINDS Or
T
FRUITS.
CONFECTIONERY,
TOBACCO.
AND CIGARS,
Evorythlng in tho line of
&
Fresh Groceries, Feed,
Uooil delivered free nny
place in town.
O
Cull on uh and yet price.
N
V. C. Sclmltz & Son
WOOD and IRON PUMPS.
a First-class Hardware Store.
Country Produce
ASK FOR
FINE
CANDIES.
IN SEALED PACKAGES -
AT
H. KLEX. STOKE'S.
THE LEADING DRUGGIST,
Rcynoldavllle, Pa.
GENTLEMEN I
I am positive that I have something
rich in store for you if you will call at
my tailor shop. I have received an ex
cellent selection of
Spring and
Summer Goods.
I can show you the finest selection of
goods In this city. All fits guaranteed
to be perfect. Une trial of tno excel
lent goods and work is convincing for
all. Hoping that I may receive a call,
I remain
Your obedient servant,
J. G. FROEHLIGH,
Reynoldavlll, Pa.
tJTNext door to Hotel McConnell.
Gitij Meat. Market
I buy the best of cattle and
keep the choicest kinds
of meats, such as
MUTTON,
PORK
AND
SAUSAGE.
VEAL
BEEF,
Everything kept neat and
clean, Your patronage
solicited.
E. J. Schultzc, Prop'r.
J. S. MORROW,
DEALER 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 tlie Cheap
Cash Grocery Store,
WEST MAIN ST.,
Haa an
elegant and fresh
line of
Groceries, Provisions,
Flour, Meata, 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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