OllMANS IN AUSTRIA
THE STIGMA OF PAUPERISM NEVER
CROWN9 ITS HELPLESS TOTS.
It It the Only Conntry In the World Whr
Ponnilllng An Drbnrrrd trnm tlia
Workhatwe Their Car Intrnntrd to the
Refined end Wealthy. ,
Thcrfl Is only on cnnntry In ths world
where orphan children mid foundlings
Are debarred from admission to the work
honse. It In in Anstrln, which maintains
that to place the stigma of pauperism
upon the poor little things is to handi
cap them later on In the race for life and
bread, and thns to lessen their chance of
erer becoming solf supporting and self
respecting citizens. That their reason
ing Is just Is shown by the results.
Whereas in Taris, London and Berlin
the majority of children born In work
jbonses return years afterward to die
there. In Vienna It is a most nnnsual
occurrence for a foundling or an orphan
dependent npon publlo charity to be
come In old age a charge npon the com
amnitjr. In Austrian cities children of this class
re boarded out in the families of work
men living in the suburb at the expense
of the municipality. But their care is
Intrusted, not to the workhouse authori
ties, but to gentlemen and ladles of
'leisure, fortune and respectability, who
,practlcally become the guardians of the
'little ones.
Their charge Is a purely honorary one,
and they are chosen as a role by the
burgomaster of the city or town from
among the nobility, the retired magis
jtrates, the half pay officers, the rich
.childless widows and wealthy old maids.
.They bear the title of orphan fathers
and orphan mothers, and so honorable
ia the position regarded by the popula
tion that the mayor never experiences
any difficulty in securing the services of
sufficient number of such official par
ents. During the early youth of their wards
the duties of these orphan parents are
confined to visiting them at unexpected
times and to keeping the people with
whom they board up to the mark by
showing them that the children have
powerful protectors. Upon the official
parent dovolves the responsibility of de
ciding tho special calling in life for
which the youngsters show the most apt
lltudo, the only stipulation made by the
municipal authorities being that the boys
.should be taught some skilled labor or
profession calculated to give them later
'on a chance of being able to support a
'wife and family and to lay by provision
for old age. When these lads go out into
the world, it is to their official parents
that they turn for a character, and it
evil days come to them they appeal to
their official protectors for help.
It is an incalculable beuefit for a boy
.who is just starting out in life to have a
anan of position to stand by him and to
speak to the world in his favor, nor is
there anything in connection between
the two to ruflle the independence of the
'younger, for when once launched in lifo
.the elder stands to him simply in the re
lation of an old and tried friend, whose
advice he may follow or not as he pleases.
With regard to the orphan or found
ing girls, they are mostly trained for
domestio service, which, however, they
iare not permitted to enter before the
'age of 14, and then it becomes the or
jphan mother's duty to investigate the
Character of the persons who propose to
'employ her, to see that she is well treat
ed and eventually, when she marries, to
find oat about the man's reputation and
as to whether he has the means of keep
ing wife.
Usually it is from her own house that
the marriage takes place, and at every
torn the girl la made to feel the advan
tage of having a lady of rank to whom
she can always appeal, who is bound to
protect her, to dofend her when wrong
fully accused and to guard her aa far aa
possible from evil.
Thanks to those orphan parents, heredi
tary pauperism in Austria has been
practically stamped ont, and there la
Imnch in the system that may commend
itself to people on this side of the Atlan
tic The condition of the pauper orphans
and of the foundlings now dependent
inpon the publlo charity of this great
Imetropolis wonld certainly be vastly im
'proved and the future prospects of the lit
jtle unfortunates rendored more promis
ing were onr leading citizens and their
wives to follow the example of the people
an similar standing in Austria, and to add
a new and useful interest to their lives
by assuming the honorary and honorable
office of orphan parents. New York
Tribune.
A Stilt Hace la Franc.
A French scientific- journal gives par
ticulars of a stilt race (course d'echas
Men) at Bordeaux, in which Aime Mar
tin, a young man under 20, beat the rec
ord by covering 440 kilometers (about
275 miles) in 76 hours and 83 minutes.
Jill stilts were about 6 feet long and
weighed over 16 pounds. His bare feet
"were not injured by the friction, and he
suffered no inconvenience. Another race
of portanierea that is, women who car
ry burdens on their heads was won by
Margaret Pujol, 86 years of age. Her
burden consisted of a basket laden with
45 pounds, and the course was 0 kilome
ters (about 6f miles), which she covered
in 1 hour and 0 minutes. Exchange.
Towel Sound PUotog-raphed.
Professor Herrmann has succeeded in
Ehotographing the vowel sounds by speak
)g them into a phonograph, which re
produced them slowly. The vibrations
were recorded by a microtelephone,
which had a small mirror in the vibrat
ing drum. A ray of light reflected from
the mirror recorded its vibrations that
is to say, the vibrations of the vowel
sounds on a traveling band of sensitised
paper. Chicago Herald.
. A frog cannot breathe with its mouth
open. Its breathing apparatus is so ar
ranged that when its mouth is open its
nostrils are closed. To suffocate a frog,
it is necessary only to prop its jaws so
that they cannot shut.
8HREWD BARNEY BIQLIN.
It Wh rolltle Tot Itlm Mot to Know Es
Joif Dittenhoefer.
Most of the stories worth printing
about the famous Chicago convention of
1880 have been published, but here is ons
that seems to be newt Ex-Judge Dltten
hoefer was In Chicago working against
Grant and a third term. Bernard Big
lin was there In the interest of Grant.
Both were old personal friends. The
night before the balloting began Blglln
and two others were appointed a com
mittee to look after several southern
delegations, among them being the Ken
tucky delegation.
When Blglln and his associates ar
rived at the Kentucky headquarters, they
found that Dittenhoefer had got ahead
of them. He had the floor and was de
livering a strong speech against Grant,
saying, among other things, that Grant
could not carry New York. Blglin saw
that Dittenhoefer's remarks were having
great weight, and he realized that he
wits no match for him as a talker. What
to do to break the force of Dittenhoefer's
speech was the problem that confronted
Biglin. This was the method he se
lected. In the midst of Dittenhoefer's
peroration Blglin called out in loud
voice, "Who Is that tnanr
"Why, he is ex-Jndge Dittenhoefer of
New York," said a member of the Ken
tucky delegation.
"Oh, no; that's not Judge Dittenhoe
fer," said Blglin. "I know Judge Ditten
hoefer well. This man may pretend to
be Dittenhoefer to strangers, but he
knows better than to try to work any
such racket with New Yorkers. I tell
you he's a fraud."
Biglin's remarks made a sensation
Suspicions glances were cast at Ditten
hoefer by members of the Kentucky del
egation. The former got red in the face
and walked up to Biglin. "Barney ," he
said, holding out his hand, "that's a
pretty good joke of yours, not to know
me."
"Joke," shonted Biglin in contempt,
"It's no joke, I can tell you. I will just
bet you $20 that you are not Judge Dit
tenhoefer of New York." Blglin flour
ished a $30 bill In Dittenhoefer's face.
Of course he had to accept the chal
lenge. The money was put np in the
hands of a member of the delegation.
Dittenhoefer hurried away to get some
one to identify him. When he returned,
Biglin had disappeared, likewise the
stakeholder. After the convention Dit
tenhoefer met Biglin in the hotel corri
dor. "What did you mean," he said,
"by saying you did not know me that
night at the Kentucky headquarters?"
"What did yon mean," said Biglin,
"by saying that Grant could not carry
New Yorkr
"That was politics," answered Ditten
hoefer. "Well," said Biglin, "it was politics
my not knowing yon."
Dittenhoefer and Biglin are still
friends. New York Press.
Feacock' Feathers.
Peacocks' feathers have been handed
down to us from the ancient days of
mythology as emblematical of treachery,
VIII BUU IIIIDlVllUUOl Vllglll Ul LH IB
strange superstition is founded upon the
following classical story: Osiris, king
of Egypt, upon starting on his Indian ex-
I pedition, left his qneen, Isis, regent, with
' Argus, his minister, as her chief adviser.
Argus, with his hundred eyes, or rather
his spies, soon made himself so formi
dable and powerful that he seized the
queen regent, shut her np in a strong
castle and proclaimed himself king of
Egypt. Mercury was sent against him
with a strong army, took him captive
and cut off his head, whereupon Juno
metamorphosed him into a peacock and
set his spies in his tail. From this legend
and the various additions made to it
from time to time the belief has arisen
that it is unlucky to have peacocks' feath
ers inside a house. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Destroying Crickets In Idaha.
The onward march of the crickets in
Idaho is described by the correspondents
as something more terrible to the farm
ers than an army with banners. The lit
tle pests made their appearance in north
ern Idaho in Hay and have been moving
toward the south and east ever since,
eating every blade of grain and grass on
the way and even destroying the foliage
and fruit. The f armors have been crush
ing them with rollers, burning them with
sage brush fires and roasting them as they
swim across the rivers and ditches with
burning oil, but they still move on by
millions, undaunted by the slaughter
and undismayed by anything except a
lack of verdure. Just how far they are
I going Is a matter of much moment to
the farmers of the mountain region.
Nebraska State Journal.
Economizing on Preacher.
In Clark county, where hard times pre
vail and crops failed this year, the relig
ious people of all denominations are get
ting together and discharging all but one
minister in the interest of economy. At
Ashland, the county seat, seven denomi
nations combined and took a vote on the
most popular of the seven ministers who
should preaoh the gospel to the people,
eschewing all doctrinal topics. The Rev.
Milleck of the Methodist church was se
lected and the other six discharged.
The unsuccessful were not soured, and
accepted their fate, knowing that thero
was support but for one minister. Kan
sas Cor. Philadelphia Press.
llaby Chancy' Narrow Kaoapc.
Babies will eat whatever they sue.
That's how Baby Cheney of Randolph,
Me., came near dying. The nice dish of
green beans which Mrs. Cheney had set
out for the kittens and which baby sam
pled had been nosed ovor by a dog which
had been just previously poisoned. 80
baby came near dying, and Mrs. Cheney
says to her neighbor, "Did you ever?"
And no one ever did hear of just such a
case. New York Recorder.
A long Time Ilotween Scrap.
It is 233 years since a blow was last
ttruok in the bouse of commons, and the,
offender was then sent by the speaker to
the Tower of London. Boston Herald.'
N UNANSWERED QUESTION.
IThf Do Car T.jrt Rhino In the Dark
While Men' Eye Do Nntf
Why do cats' eyes shine In the dark
while men's eyes do notf The author of
"Idle Days In Patagonia" raises this
question without answering It. He shot
and wounded an eagle owl, and the sight
of the bird, he says, was one of the
greatest surprises with which nature
ever favored him. The owl's haunt was
an Island overgrown with grass and tall
willows. Thither Mr. Hudson went to
ward evening and found him npon his
perch waiting for sunset. He eyed the
Intruder so calmly as almost to disarm
him, but hunters of specimens have a
way of hardening their hearts. Mr.
Hudson fired. The owl swerved on his
perch, remained suspended for a few mo
ments and then slowly fluttered down.
He says:
I found my victim stung to fury by
his wounds and ready for the last su
preme effort. Even in repose he Is a big,
eaglelike bird; now In the uncertain
light he looked gigantio in size a mon
ster of strange form and terrible aspect.
Each particular feather stood on end,
the tawny barred tail spread out like a
fan, the immense tiger colored wings
wide open and rigid, so that as the bird,
that had clutched the grass with his
great feathered claws, swayed slowly
from side to side just as a snake about
to strike sways his head, or as sn angry,
watchful cat moves its tail first the tip
of one, then of the other wing touched
the ground.
The black horns stood erect, while In
the center of the wheel shaped head the
beak snapped Incessantly, producing a
sound like the clicking of a sewing ma
chine. This was a suitable setting for
the pair of magnificent, furious eyes, on
which I gated with a kind of fascination,
not unmixed with fear, when I remem
bered the agony suffered on former oc
casions from sharp, crooked talons driv
en into me to the bone.
The irldes were of a bright orange
color, but every time I attempted to ap
proach the bird they kindled into great
globes of quivering yellow flame, the
black pupils being surrounded by a scin
tillating crimson light which threw out
. minute yellow sparks Into the air. When
I retired from the bird, this preternatu
ral fiery asiiect would instantly vanish.
The question as to the cause of this
fiery appearance is one hard to answer.
We know that the source of the lumi
nosity in owls' and cats' eyes is the light
reflecting membrane between the retina
and the sclerotic coat of the eyeball, but
the mystery remains. When with the
bird, I particularly noticed that every
time I retired the nictitating membrane
would immediately cover the eyes and
obscure them for some time, as they will
when an owl is confronted with strong
sunlight, and this gave me the impression
that the fiery, flashing appearance was
accompanied with or followed by a burn
ing or smarting sensation.
I have lived a great deal among semi
savage men. I have often seen them
frenzied with excitement, their faces
white as ashes, their hair erect and their
eyes dropping great tears of rage, but I
have never seen in them anything ap
proaching to that fiery appearance of the
owl. Youth's Compauion.
How Sngar Melts.
If we drop a lump of sugar into a cup
of tea, we find it takes a considerable
time to melt if allowed to remain at the
bottom of the vessel, but if we hold it
np in the spoon near the surface of the
liquid it dissolves much more speedily.
This is owing to the sugar, as it melts,
rendering the portion of the tea con
taining it heavier. The sweetened part,
therefore, descends, leaving the sugar
constantly in contact with unsweetened
or only partially sweetened tea, in fact.
a continual circulation of fluid is pro
moted until toe wnolo is dissolved.
When the sugar is placed or permitted
to lie at the bottom of the enp, it dis
solves until the layer of fluid next it is
thoroughly sweetened or saturated, when
it practically ceases to dissolve any fur
ther, the sweetened and heavier stratum
above it acting for a considerable time,
until the law of diffusion comes grad
ually into play, like an impervious cov
ering in keeping back the lighter un
sweetened fluid above.
Hence the reason also why stirring, in
breaking up the saturated layer and al
lowing access to the unsweetened por
tion, is so effectual in bringing about
the uniform sweetening of tea. Life is
not infrequently sweetened by the same
stirring up process. Brooklyn Eagle.
Too Sfnoh Government
Patron That bread you sold me was
stale.
Baker Yah, I coom to dia country
nnd go to vork mit a horse an wagon
nnd bakery und a schmall boy. Virst
dot Society For de Prevention off Cruelty
to Animals makes me droubles aboud
mine horse, und den dot Society For de
Prevention off Gruelty to Shildren makes
me droubles aboud dot schmall boy,
Now vot can I do? Maybe, if I fresh
bread cell, von society for de prevention
off gruelty to dyspeptics vill send me to
dot penitentiary. New York Weekly,
The Swoeteat Place on Earth.
Kezanlik is beyond all dispute the
sweetest smelling place on earth. It lies
on the upper Tunja, near the foot of the
Shipka pass, in a valley full of rosefields.
Kezanlik is the chief seat of the industry
in attar of roses. It takes 20,000 of the
roses that grow in that valley to yield
by distillation as much genuine attar or
otto of roses as equals in weight a 60
oent piece. Exchango.
Blind Cycllit.
In England, where good roads are not
an iridescent dream, cycling parties of
blind persons are sometimes seen. It is
not to be Inferred that the blind lead
the blind, for the steersman of each con
nected group is fully competent to avoid
obstructions. Boston Transcript.
mrtiy new.
Visitor That painting is by an old
master. I see.
Mrs. McShoddie (apologetically)
Y-e-s, but the frame is new. New York
Weekly,
tfttorrllartren.
MITCHELL,
ATTORN K Y-AT-LA W.
ritti.. .... ni..i M..in . ....... -1 . t. -
Commorcliil Hotel, Knynolflavllle, Pa.
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U. 11. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
ftfMtltlmit. (llMitlNt. til hllilthtiff lii'nr Mptlin-
dlut . irhiirrh, nmRMlte Arnold Muck. Uentle
ni'H In operating.
flotrl.
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OTEL McCONNELL,
HEYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
FliAKKJ. It LACK. I'mpHrtnr.
The leading: hotel of the town. Ili ndnimr-
ters for ronum-rclnl men. Hteum lii'tit, free
hiiM.tmth room nnd rhwot on evnrv floor.
eiimtile room, hlllliird room, telephone con-
mt'iioiin nc.
JOTEL HELNAP,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
GliEKNd- VUXNKU, J'mprielorn.
Pm1 rnm Inevnrv iinrtlpnliif. Imalnrl In
the very rentre of the hnalnem nnrt of town.
Free 'hun to nnd from truing nnu rommndlou
sumploroom forcommcri'liil traveler.
QOMMEKCIAL HOTEL,
BUOOKVILLE, PA.,
MIL '. CAlililKIi. l'rnprirtm;
Bnmtilf mom fin th ffmunrl f1Mir. Hoiiua
hontPd by nut urn I ttxn. Omrilliun to nnd from
train.
Grocery Boomers
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BUY WHERE YOU CAN
GET ANYTHING
YOU WANT.
FLOUR,
Salt Meats,
Smoked Meats,
CANNED GOODS,
H
TEAS, COFFEES
U
AND AM. KINDS Of
Country Produce
FRUITS.
CONFECTIONERY,
TOBACCO.
AND CIGARS,
Everything in the line of
Fresh Groceries, Feed,
Btc
(loml tlellvereil free any
place In town.
Call on im and yet prlre.
W. C. Sclmltz & Son
L
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The First National Bank ot
Reunoldsvllle.
CAPITAL $60,000.00.
C. .mtclioll, Prpaldenll
Nrolt Jlcrli'llelid, Vlre Pre. (
John II. Kanrlier, f'aaliler.
Directors:
C. Mitchell, rVott Mi't'li'lliind, ,T. 0. King,
jomimiii PtriiiiMH, joMfiin iiiMitiprMon,
O. W. Fuller, J. II. Kiiui'hiir.
Doc n ffrnrrnl hnnklng hulm'sflnnd Nollcttn
tho iHTountH of nirrchaiitH, profcKsloinil men.
farmiTH. nioi'luinlrM. nilnoi-n. liiinlHrnnm mid
other, promising 1ln nioMt. nirrfiil attention
to ino huhiikmm or nil ihthoiih.
First National Hunk ImlMlnR, Nolan block
l!sHftoEK
AEdUflous VceWv:
(ONS IOTA SI AM.)
NO PAPER LIKE IT ON EARTH
Unique not Fccentrlc.
Witty not Funny.
Rcligioui not Worn.
Not for beet but for Soul.
WHOLE SERMONS IN A SENTENCE.
Send dim to stamp for three peek trial,
THE RAM'S HORN,
11.50 WOMAN'S TEMPLE. 1i
Per Yew. CHICAOO It one.
ONLY PAPER THAT EVERYBODY LIKE
Ever
V el..
:ntt;rr.. s rn
i:Ao mr::th'.y
SHcdicino.
AVX Dr. FEAL'C
PENNYROYAL PXTXS,
Are prompt, safe an1 crtin in roautt. Tho genu
ine (Dr. pHRl't) nverdiuj'!Hitii. fconfc any wtero
$1.1)0. foal Modlclno Co , Cleveland. O.
Bold by II. AInx. Htoke, drutiKtHt.
KNOW ME BY MY WORKS.
Am you going to attend the I'lttxtiurg Ex
noHltlonu und Nee tho Wondera of tho World?
The greatest and grundeat la Unit ot llr. IHir
goon, Did you over aee thousands of tape
worm and euni'ern In ono t'olUn'tlon? Htop ut
llr. Ilurgooii'a onli'e, 17 l'enn ave., Pittsburg.
Hve minute wulk from Union station, uuu
aee them; their tMiial ha never lieeu seen.
Dr. Iturgnoti liaH taken ;tiH tape-worms In 40
month, and ha cured thousand of people
of cuueer without tlie use of the knife. Use
Hystem Itenovntor and live, for sale ut ull
IfriiK Htore. Catarrh, narashU, tupe-worm,
uU'.i ftecret disease of men und women a
HlHWlalty. He detlu llio world to show a
many cure of so-culled lneui'ithledlseuse as
he rail, ltemuuiber new addre) end stump
lor uook.
VOT PBNN AVKNI E,
PltleburK, Pa.
tVPor sale at M. Alex Stoke' drug store.
I
N. HANAU.
No Fancy Prices
Though quality is the beet.
We make the statement for
the benefit of thone who are
not our cufltoiiK'rf, and ho
may not know it: Oitr prices
MAKE CUSTOM KK9 OF ALL WI1C
COME.
A full line of
Dress Goods.
The Bent and Cheapest ever
brought to Reynoldsville.
A full line of Henrietta at
25c. in all shadep, 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.
doming,
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 if 15,
worth 14, 16 and $18.
Men's straight cut worsted
for 10 to 12.50, worth 16,
to $18.
Children's Suits 2.75, are
worth 3.50 to $5.00.
A fine line of Boys' and
Men s .Negligee Shirts.
N. Hanau.
Ton TaU I
Bargains !
The general topic of the
people is
Where tlicy get tleir
Bargains.
Their reply re-echoes from
the woodland and the valleys:
-KT THE-
RACKET STORE.
You know they are always
busy in every town where
there Is one.
Why?
B6C3US6 prices are the same
to all.
' 4 goods are of 1 st-class
quality.
" money is always re
refunded if not
satisfactory.
" an apportionment of
of goods is handled
that is in daily use.
" they buy for cash
and sell for cash,
which enables you to get
KOCK BOTTOM iTUCUS,
and you do.
Yours Respectfully,
M. J. Gouie.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
ASK FOR
JJ
FINE
CANDIES.
IN SEALED PACKAGES
AT
H. HLEX. STOKE S,
THE LEADING DRUGGIST,
nrynoiaivillt, fa.
LISTEN!
Till I M you of something that Is of
(Trout inMiroot to all. It must be re
membered that J. C. Froehllch Is the
Popular Tailor of ItcynoldHville, and
that I what I am going to dwell on at
thm time. Never mind the World's
Knlr for a few moments. a his exhibit
. f muula la uimntklm, nn . 1. n . .. 1 TUa
tremendous display of seasonable suit
ings, especially the fall and winter as
sortment, should be seen to be appre
ciated. A larger line and assortment
or mil ana winter goods than ever. I
ask and inspection of my goods by all
gentlemen of Iteynnldsvillo. All fits
ana workmanship guaranteed perfect.
Yours as In tho past,
J. C. FROEHLIGH,
Reynoldavlll, Pa.
fjTNext door to Hotel McConnell.
Gltu Meat. Market
I buy the best of cattle and
Afp uie uiiuiceBt iunu
of meats, such as
MUTTON,
PORK
AND
VEAL
BEEF,
SAUSAGE.
"IH it. A A '
clean, Your patronage
solicited.
V.. J Sliiiltrn Pmn'r
' .
J. S. MORROW,
HEALER IN
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
. . i
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 frei
line of
Groceries, Provisions,
Flour, Meats, Confectioner
Tobacco, Cigars and ever
thing kept in a First-cld
Grocery.
Farm Produce always
hand.
Goods delivered free to ai
part of town.
Call and get prices.
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