VOLUME 5.
REYNOLDS VI LLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1896.
NUMBER 14.
Vntlroitti 9im ff'ahlra.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFKCT JUNE 14, 1HIHI.
I'MlnnVlplila Erie Htillroml Division Time
Table. Trains lente Driftwood.
KACTWAIill
:M a m-TrHln S, dully except fnmliiy fur
Hiinhurv, Hnrrllnirii nnrt liitcrmeilliitc sta
Hon, arriving at riilliiilclilila :- p.m.,
New Vnrk. l. m.l lliilllnnire.tl:l p.m.)
WiislilniMiin, 7: IS p. m 1'iillnmn Parlor rnr
from VllllnmKirl nml iiiniciiicr couches
from Knnplo l'lilliidclilifu.
S:W p. m. Train , dully except Rtimliiy for
UiirrMiurtf nnd Intermediate sliiiliin, iir
rlvlnum IMilliiili-lplila4::iA. st.s New York,
7:X A. M, riillmnn Clccplnir ciir from
ItiirrlsliiirR to I'lilliiilelpliln nml Ni'W York.
I'lillwlclplila piiwiiumn eim remain In
sleeper unllturliel until A. M.
):l p. m. Trnln 4. dully for Hiinliiiry, llnrrls
htirn: nnd tnteriiiedliito tullon, iirrlvlnit lit
I'lilliulclplilH, H:M A. M.! New York, Hilia
A. M.on week tiny nnrt IO.:ix A M. on flui
dity; llnltlmore, :2flA. M.J Wii-lilnilliiil, 7:40
A. M. I'lillnmn cm- from Erie nnd llllnma
imrt to riillinlclphln. I'liwiufersln sleeper
for llnltlmore nnd Wnililnuton will ho
transferred Intii Waliliiiliilccior lit llnr
rliliurg. Pnssenirer couches fmm Krln to
riillndelpliln nnd Wlllliimspurt to Hultl-
. more.
WESTWARD
7:21 a. m. Tfnln 1. dully except Sunday for
rildiiwny, Hiilloln, llermotit nnd Inter
meiilnte Mntluns. Leaves ldxiiy lit a:l
P. M. for Erie.
:.V)a. m.--Trnln 3, dully for Erie nnd Inter
mediate points.
5:J p. m.Trnln 11, dully except Sunday for
Knne nnd Intermediates! M Inns.
THRortlH TRAIN VHH PltlFTWOOn
KKUM THE KAHT AN I) HOtTll.
TRAIN 11 leaves l'lillndclptita K:SI A. ni.!
WnHlilnictnn, 7.NA. .! Ilnltlniore. H:MIA. m.i
Wllkcsbiirre, 10:1.1 A. M.; dully except Hnn
dny. nrrlvlnii nt Driftwood nt n:3tl P. M. Willi
riillmnn I'nrlor cnr from I'lilliidclpliin tu
Wlllliimsport.
TRAIN UlenvcsNew York nt 0 p. m.l 1'lilln-
ili'lplilu, 11:20 p. in.; Wiislilnxt HUO p. ni.;
ltiililniore, Il:M) p. m.l dully iirrlvlnu nt
Driftwood nt ll'.fiO it. ni. 1'iillmnn slccjilii
curs from l'lilliidcliililn to Erie nnd from
WiiKlilnpton nnd Hiiltlmore to lllliinixixirt
nnd tlironirli piienirereinclieH.from l'lilln
delpliln to El If unci llnltlmore to Williams
port. TRAIN I leaven lienovo nt (1:110 n. til., dully
except Sunday, nrrlvlnint llrlftwoocl 7:21
" JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
(Daily except Sunday.)
TRAIN IK lenve Rliliinny nt :inn. m.l .Tohn
Minliiirv nt :; a. m., arriving nt Clermont
at. l():ittn, m.
TRAIN 30 leave Clermont nt 10:45 n. ni. ar
riving nt .loliiiwmlHirg nt 11:41 it. ni. and
Ktdgwny at ri:U0a. m.
IDGWAY & CLEARFIELD R. R.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
HOUTIIWARIK NORTHWARD.
P.M A.M.
KTATIONK.
I'. M. I'. M
lTfii VVt tililtiwiiy 2)
12 17 f:ci Klnild Run 152
1221 D:M Mill Hnven 1 4H
12 ,tl 4 Cniylnnd 1:17
VIM fl.V HliortHMIIIx 1H
12 40 9 57 Hllie Uirk 1 211
12 42 V .Ml ' Vineyard Run 127
12 45 10 01 furrier 125
1255 1012 Hiwkwitvvllle 115
105 1022 MrMlnii puniinit 105
100 10 25 Ilnrveyn Run 12 5H
115 1li:l Full" Creek 12 50
145 10 40 DuUolH 12 40
:m
A Id
6 011
am
5 511
5 57
554
5 44
5;u
5 2c
5 2A
610
TRAINS LEAVE R1D0WAY.
Entwnrd. Westwnrd.
TralnH, 7:17a. m. Trnln 3, ll:M a.
Trnln , 2:10 p. m. Train 1, :I5 p,
Train 4, 7:55 p. m. Trnln II, 7:21 p.
m.
. m.
. m.
6 M.l'UEVOST,
Gen. Manager.
J. R. WOOD.
(Jen. I'nhn. Ag't.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS
BURGH RAILWAY.
Tlieshort line Between DiiHoln. Rldnwny,
Tl .1 . .. .... 1. .1..
nrnni.ri, minimum n, niiiiiiii., iv... n,th,'i,
Niagara FhIIh and polnta In the upper oil
region.
On nnd nfter Nov. intli. 1K!5. DHKfien
ffer trnlmt will nrrlve nnd depnrt from Fnlln
Creek ittatloii, dally, except suiiuay, a ioi-
lown:
T:9S a. m. for CurwenHvlllo and Clcurfleld.
1:3A p. m. Aeromnnwlntlon from lnnxHU
tawney and Hlg Run.
10:00a.m. Buffalo nnd Rochcxtor mall For
hiaockwnyvlllelRltlgwnyl.loliiiKoniitirRtAlt.
jewett, iirnororoHiiimnni'n, Miinnio nnci
KorheHter; connecUng at JolniHOiibiirg
with r. ec ft. train lur wueox, hiino,
Warron, C'orry and Erie.
10:37 a. m. Aceommodntlon For Pyltes,
Big Run and l'unxsutawney.
3:80 p. m. Bradford Aeeonimmlatlon Eor
Heeelnreo, lliwkway vllle, EUnioiit, i'ni
mon, Rldgwny, Johimonhiirg, Mt. Jewett
ana tirauiorn.
4:3T P- m. Mnll For PhHhIx, Pykes, Big
itun t'unxHUiawney aim nnihuiu.
PnaHengern arc reauested to Durchanc tlrk.
eta before entering the earn. An excess
charge of Ten renin will lie collected by cou
ductorawhen fnren are paid on trulm. from
Kll Hlalloiin where a tlcketottlce In malnUtlned.
Thousand mile tickets at two cenu per
mile, good fur punbuge btstweeu all ktatious.
J. II. MoIntvhk, Ageut, Falls Creek, l'i
E. O. Lapct, Gen. Pas. Agent,
Rochester N. Y.
A LLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY
COMPANY commenulng Sunday
June 7, 1896, Low Grade Divioiun.
ahtwahd.
No.l. No.5. No.. 101 10U
STATIONS.
A. M. P. M. A. M. A. M. P. at
Red Bank 10 45 4 40
Lawsonham 10 57 4 52
New llellilehem 11 80 6 25 S 50
Oak Ridge 11 UH 6 it I 27
MaysvllUi 11 4 5 41 M .
Sun.mervllle... 12 05 6 00 S 51
Brookvllle 12 25 ( 90 (Oil
hell tl2 Bl 20 (15
Fuller 12 4:t ( a tu 27
Reynoldsvlllfl.. 100 ( 5tl (45
Pancnitst 1 OH 7 05 ( M
Falls Oreek 120 7 12 7 00 10 SO 1 M
KuUols 1 S5 7 20 1 10 10 40 1 45
Mabula 1 4K 7 H5 7 SI
Wiuterburn .... 1511 7 411 7 U4
Penneld tlli 7 52 7 40
Tyler 115 (ft! 7 50
Benesette 1 4 8 80 8 IN
Grant M t 40 tS 2
Drlltwood 1 20 (10 55
P. M. P. M A. U. A. M P. II
WK8TWAHD.
No.l I No.( INo.101 lot 110
STATIONS.
Driftwood
Grant
Benesette
Tyler
Penneld
wlnterburn ....
Habula
DuHols
Fails Oreek
Paucoast
HeynoldMvtlla..
Fuller
Bell
Brookvllle
feuniinervllle..,.
Maysvllle
OakRldie
A. H
P. M
P. al
P. M
5 OU
( 2
6 80
( 01
( 11
6 4:
( 10
( W
( 4U
( 65
7 07
27
7 m
( 20
( H
( a
( 60
7 20
ls 40
12 60
1 10
( 20
T 24
T 4M
7 40
7 621
tH Oil
7 B7
ts on
8 ID
8 8H
8 67
6 05
i 21
8 2D
8 4N
t05
IN
(15
Mew Betiilehem
9 15
Ijawsouhain...
bad Bank
471
10 00
P.
A. M.
Trains dally except (unday.
DAVID MoCAKOO. Uu'L BcPt.
JAJ. P. AMPXBSON Gu'L Pam. Ant.
JjEECH CREEK RAILROAD.
Nrw York Cenlrll 4 Hudion River R. R. Co., In,"'
CONDENSED TIME TAIIEE.
iicaii re
iik.ii now
Exp Mnll
No:m No:l
Exp Mult
No :17 No :
Mat 17, Wl.
p m
I 55 Arr.
li in
:i 5-j
I'ATTON... .l.ve
Wextover
rS'iAiiAi i i:v
110 4 15
5 25 4 t !
KermiMir Arr
MM 12 25 flA7.,M.
5:tl
"451
4: 12 IN"Xrr..
iThernioor ....Eve , 5 41
4.W
5 ni
5 HI
6 15
5:u
s ;im 12 1:1 New Mllport 5 til
s:r 12117 tilnntn 55J
H25 1200 Mitchell 5"
Hffl II 10 l.ve. t'leaitlelil June. Arr H 15
liillo
r.w
II ill Cl.EAItl'lEM)
7 45 11 21 Arr. I'lenrlleld June, l.ve
7:ir II 12 WiHMllnnd
7:il 1105 Hlnler
7 2.1 lo 5 Wnllncrton
7 15 10 50 .. Morrlilnle Mines....
7 07 Kill l.ve Muumn Arr
II w
8 45
(152
II 57
7 Oil
715
II III
tl "I
Hill
1140
4H
1157
II ;v,
7 27
III ml
1101
l.ve I
Arr I
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I l.ve
I'lllEPrHG
7(tt
7 00
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(120
a 1:1
5 IH
5(0
4 5N
4 47
4:n
4:10
4(l
p m
p m
i 40
lit :mi
10 :i2
10 12
11 50
a 41
MM
k:ci
!
15
Arr 5I1111M011..,
Wlnliuriie.
I'EAl.E
n I II I mown
HNOEflKlR
....IIEECII CREEK
Mill Hull
LOCK HAVEN
Yoitntriltitc
HOD
JERHEY Hill IKE .IfNC.
7 55
IE1WK.Y HHOHE....
Eve WlLI.IAMstl' T Arr
111 1 1. A. ft liF.AIHMI H. It.
Arr U1I.I.IA MSI'T Eve
l.ve I'IIII. A Arr
7 25
n m
a m
11.55
'II :so
'4:m
l.v S'.Y.vhiTiininijiia Ar
7;m
i.v 1 . via 1 'in 111. . Ar
p m
n m
Dully 4Week-dny Brti p in Huudiiys
ii55a 111 Hiindny
"h" New York pnimri'n triivellng vln IMill
ndelplilu on I0.20 11 111 until from WilllnniH
port, will cliunge cnr lit Cnlutiililn Ave.,
riilliidulpliln.
4 4N!l!'TI0N.- At, Wllllnniiort with
I'litlililvlplillu'l.lli'iiillllgU.R. Al.lelHey r'liorc
nllh Full llrook Itullvtnv. At Mill
Hull with Cent 111 1 Knllroiid of Pennaylriinlii.
At l'hillpsliittu tvltli I'eiiitMylvntilu ltullrouil
nnd Altoonn ft l'ltillp0iurg ConneiMIng R. R.
At Cleiirlleld with Rilllulo, Hen-Inkier ft
ritloliuiyh Riillwnv. At Miihntl'ey mid
Pulton with t ii tii I t 1 11 ft cleiirlleld Division
of l'ennylvnnlii Rnllrouil. At Mnhiill'ey Willi
Pennnylvniila ft North-Weiern Rnllroiid.
A. ti. Pai.mkr, F. E. Hf.hhima,
HuiH-rintenilcnt. tlen'l Piew. Agt.
lMillnilelplila, Pn.
flotel.
JOTEL McCON N ELL,
REYNOLPSVILLE. PA.
Fit AX K J. BLACK, Propriety.
The lending hotel of the town. Ilendquar
tew for commeivlul men. Hteam heat, free
iitiM, lint h room-i and cIomcIh on every llnor,
snmule rooms, billiard room, telephone con
nections &c.
JJOTEL BELNAP,
REYNOLDSV1LLE, PA.
. C. VILLMAX, Proprietor.
Flint eliiKs In every particular. Located In
the very centre of tlie InwIncNH part of town.
Free 'hus to and from t ruins nnd commodious
suuiple i-ooms focouiinei-irial travelers.
JOORE'S WINDSOR HOTEL,
1217-29 FlEHERT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, - PENX'A,
PllKSTOX J. MOUItE, Proprietor.
K42 bed rooms. Rntes (2.00 per dny Ameri
nn Plan. l'4hlock from P. R. R. Deuot and
enn Plan.
? iihk'k rrom iinii v. . n. k. iiepot.
UUacrUaitcoua.
J NEFF.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, RcynoldsWlle, Pa.
1 MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ofllco on West Main atreet. opposite the
Commercial Hotel, Reynoldsvlllo, Pa.
0. C. 0OI111ON. JOHN W. HEED.
QORDON & REED, ,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
. Brookvllle, Jefferson Co., Pa.
OfHce In room formerly occupied by Gordon
& Corbott West Main Street.
W. L. steCIACXElf,
BrMkrlllt.
0. McDOSALD,
BepsKirlllf,
Ijccracken & Mcdonald,
Attorneys and CouniwllorU-Ltuc,
O dices at Reynoldlvllle and BrookvlUo.
pRANCIS J. WEAKLEY, .
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Offices In Mahoney building, Main Street,
Bcynoldsvllle, Pa.
jyR. B. E. HOOVER,
RE Y NOLDS VLLLE, PA.
Resident dentist. In building near Metlvi-
dlst church, opposite Arnold block. Gentle
ness in operating.
jya. n. e. harbison,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Beynoldavk'le, Pa.
Offlca In rooms formerly occupied by 1. 8.
McCrelgtit.
D
r. a devere king,
DENTIST,
Office at the residence of I. O. King, M. D., at
corner of Main and Blxlh streets, Heynolds
vllle, Pa.
JEYNOLDSVILLE LAUNDRY,
WAH SING, Proprietor,
Corner 4th street and Gordon alley. First
class worW done at reasonable prices. Glva
the lauuowy a trial.
If you are troubled with a "hacking
cough," Down's Elixir will give you
relief at once. Warranted as 'recom
mended or money refunded. For tale
by H. A. fltoke.
7 40 7 17
H 51 :i5
n 7 y no
7 22 7 "I
7 40 7 25
7 57 7 44
N 04 7 52
H 4H H 42
n 01 .vi
II 07 N "N
I) III ft 07
0 211 9 IN
11 :m 11 20
10 05 v r5
11 m p m
a m p in
10 20 ! I :l
5iw 7IQ
n mi
h 7 2.5 :
p 111
CRUDITY IN EUROPEAN ART.
Atuerlrans Have nllfln1 the Hunger For
a New Creation.
Is thorn no art lti Mhish'b tcli'Kmph,
in Fulttm's (tcnmlionl or Colt'i rvolvr
or in nn American cultivator, hut only
in n morbid projection upon cnnviM of
Danto'a ingiuio puitriiitiiii s of n tip
pnet'd but iinpoHHihlu toititro tif limt
mrala In hell or tho over mctirriiig
monks of tho wino cellar lewdly gibing
tho wnittr girls Hint bring llicin their
iliehriiiting cups? Two-thirds tif nil tlie
no nilli'd urt (if Eurnpn I'tniHistn tif tiio
tunm thut are IhiiIi Uniiialilo mid un
true, designed to conimi'inoriito vctit
tlmt uover tKxiurrcd or to pit-ncrvo our
revorenco for irieim which the htiniim
mind uo longer perionsly ontertniucfl.
Amerlciui urt muHt bo the eiiiUidiiiient
of American ideals mid not tho reflex of
mediievnl Ideals which no longer coin
ninnd the sincere respect tif even tlie
European mind. Tho urt of Europe is as
crndo in its way as that of America, be
cause it does not relate to ideas that are
now or ever ngaiu can be potential over
the human mind.
Tho most powerful and nrtist in fiction
of modern times, perhaps of any period,
whether judged by Iho extent lo which
it has boon rend, drtimatistod, acted, im
itated and translated or by the depth of
its revolutionary effects on society, is
"Uncle Toin'o Cabin." It drew much
of its power from the hunger tho world
felt for a new art that should bo Amer
ican. Irving wroto volumes on England,
Hpain, Mohammedan histories, etc., all
of which are passing into waste paper
becauso they hnvv not the originality of
true, art, while his name, lives only iu
that small portion of his work whose
theme wits American viz, tho legend
of Hleepy Hollow, Hip Van Winkle nnd
Diodrich Knickerbocker. , Humboldt
showed that travel and observation wero
flue arts, and that the best field for
their practice lay in America. Andubou
lifted the study of birds into a fine art
and found no field necessary to its prac
tice but America, Lowell, Murk Twain
and Bret Harto have lifted American
humor into au art so fine, that tho Euro
pean world itself is inquiring whether
all real hnmoif is not exclusively au
American urt -Guidon's Magazine.
DARKNESS SEEMED FAMILIAR.
Tonne; Woman Did Not Notice That the
Light Had Gone Oat.
They were on a tandem, nnd a
straight, smooth road stretched away
beforo them through tho park for a mile
or more. There was darkness all about
thick, impenetrable darkness which lay
heavy among tho trees nnd betrnyed
the fact that tho authorities had neg
lected the electric lights, conn ting on
a moon that had failed to keep her en
gagements. But they did not mind tho darkness.
Iu fact, they rather sought out tho luoro
shadowy portions. For there Is some
thing about a taudem, if it steers easily,
which softens- tho iron bound laws of
custom. The riders are so close together
anyway. And if tho ouo on tho rear sent
leans slightly forward and tho one on
tho front seat leaps jnst a little back,
there is no noed to sitf h for the best of
hammocks.
Tho young man on tfho rear seat had'
leaned slightly forward. Moreover, the
young woman on the front seat had
leaned just a little buck. And thero wus
more on tho young wuuiuu's lips than
microbes.
Suddenly they wero nrrosted by a
shout it is said that park polk-cmon
uover arrest anyono iu any o'therway
a deep, full bodied shout that boded ill.
"Hil You! Whero's your lamp?"
They stoppod nnd dismounted. With
a bnrlypolicomau in tho road thero was
nothing else to da
"Where's your lamp?" the oflleor de
manded. They examined the front of the wheel
togethor. The lantern had gnno out
"Why," said tho young woman,'
"why, I never notiood that it wasn't
lit I I must have imagined that wo
were in the parlor at home, "Chicago
Tribune.
-A. Grave islander,
A German gentleman one day received
a telegram from the proprietor of a hotel
in the south of France informing him
of the death of his aunt, and asking for
particulars as to the disposal of the
body. The gentleman begged that the
body might be sent to Cologne, and, aft
er telegraphing to tho. deceased's rela
tions to assemble in that city, traveled
thither himself. In due time toe coffin
arrived. On being opened it was found
to contain the body, not of an aunt, bar
of a Russian general in full uniform.
Further telegram elicited the informa
tion that the ooflln oontaining the body
of the deoeased lady had been forwarded
in error to the relatives of the Russia,
general at St Petersburg. Urgent tele
gram! were dispatched to St Petersburg,
and after three days of anxious waiting
this answer was reoeived : "Your aunt
has been interred with full military
honor. ' 'London Tit-Bit
A Great Medicine Given Away.
Reynolds Drug Store Is now giving
free to all a trial package of the groat
herbal remedy, Bacon's Celery King.
If ladles suffering from nervous dis
orders and constipation will use this
remedy they will soon be free from the
headache and backaches that have
caused them so much suffering. It Is a
perfect regulator. It quickly cures
biliousness, Indigestion, eruption of
the skin and all Wood dujoaeea. Large
size 25 oenti aud 00 oanta.
PUtsons Outwit a Hawk.
The Southern Sportsman fold recently
about a flock of pigeons that measured
brains with a hawk nnd came ont on
top in the contest H. 8. Edwards owned
a flock of pigeons which one day were
cut off from their cote by a large hawk.
Tho pigeons knew that if the hawk once
got nl)ove them one nt least of their
number would go to make the hawk a
meal, nnd so up they flew in circles,
perhaps hoping to go higher than the
hawk. In the rising game they were no
rmitnh for the hawk. The latter kept
under tho pigeons nnd leisurely follow
ed their lnlHirious movements.
Then came a curious and unexpected
sight to Mr. Edwards. Every pigeon
closed its wings, when they appeared to
be the size of sparrows and down they
camo past the hawk at a terriflo rate.
That astonished the hawk. It actually
dodged tho dropping birds nnd missed
half a dozen wing strokes before it got
in full chase of them. When it got
down to the bnrnyard, not a pigeon wns
in sight somo were in the cote, some
in the porch, two in tlie wellhouse, nnd
oue wns iu the kitchen. 'The hawk had
been outwitted completely. It is a ques
tion how the pigeons tnnnnged to cheek
their fall, as they did not slacken up
till they wero about 10 or 20 feet nbove
the ground, when they scattered in all
directions to escape the hawk.
A Peculiar Conga,
At n rrwnt meeting of one of the
French societies n paper was read on
what was diagnosed asatousilar cough.
This cough is described as violent, spas
medio nnd painful. It wns frequently
accompanied by reflexes in the neighbor
ing region, and particularly by a pro
fnse watering of tho eyes. All remedies
ordinarily applied produced no effect
whatever, nnd as there wns no expecto
ration the origin of the congh lias seem
ed obscure. Tho trotrMe, however, is ex
plained by fnmiliarity with the strue
turoof tlie tonsils. Hovernl sets of nerves
center and blend nt and near tho outer
surface-of tho tonsils, where they form
what i described under tho name of
tonsilnr plexus. The tonsils are connect
ed by muscles with the apparatus of the
larynx, a fact which makes treatment
of the tonsils complicated and diftioult
It is a common prnntico to cut off tho
tonsils, but this hns been attended with
I very grave results. The hearing is somu-
times affected by this arrnugemeut and
the larynx is necessarily involved. Tho
best surgeons are at present very curcf ul
how they perform any surgical opera
tion on the throat or tongue, ns it is a
! fact pnst question that very few surh
' operations r re successful iu the long run.
I Thero may be temporary relief, but it
is almost invorinbly slior'. lived. Now
York Ledger.
Bias; Tiles.
j By means of nn ingenious process in
' vented by Marco Cheanponi tho mnnu-
' faoture of sing tiles from blast furnace
I slag is said to be successfully carried on
1 at the smelting works of Concha i Toro,
! about ten miles from Santiago do Chile.
Tho result obtained evidently realizis
I an important desideratum in this line.
Tho slag and matte, according to this
plan, nro tapped from tlie blast furnace
Into a slag tint, and, after settling u few
moments, tlie sing is poured from ladles
into molds. These are nlaced on n heurth
which hns a moVablo cover, and, the
molds boing filled with slag, a cover is
placed on them as well as on tho hearth.
A vory slight heat is kept up, so that
tho slag is vory alowly cooled, and
when it appears black the molds nr
lifted from the hearth, and tho slag tiles
are dumped into cold water. Made iu
this manner, tho slag tiles are light and
portublo, and, when laid, tough and
durable, Tho slag carrying a considera
ble amount of iron is preferred. It is well
known that, under ordinary circum
I stances it is impossible to produce tiles
! .of this class of suitable dimensions
without extraordinary moans for tough'
ening. tVow York Sun.
Mall Catchers.
"That man is a mail catcher," re
marked .a clerk at the city postoffloe.
"and one of a class -who are in such a
hurry for their letters that they cannot
wait far them to bo delivered in the
rognlar way. They stand in line as ev
ery mail is being opened and wont their
letter Immediately, as a rule they are
a second rate kind of agent who have
no office, and they are anxious about
their letter for the reuson that they ex
poet fees or remittances in them. They
come as regularly nnd as frequently as
do toe maiM, never say a word aud de
part a soon a the mails are opened.
and they find that there 1 or i not
something for them, only to come again
t the next mail arrival. " Washington
txar.
Osur lint Colas.
The first coin really deserving the
name of United State coinage were
track off a "pattern piece" by Ben
jamin Dudley at the Instigation of Rob
ert Morris and were laid before congress
In I7U8 as specimens of what the coin
age should be. They were a "mark"
and a "quint" and thus described: The
f mark" obverse; an eye, the center
of a glory, 18 point cross equidistant
m circle of as many stars. The ' 'quint"
is similar in design, the value on re
Verse being noted.
It ha been noted by the oculist that
blue eyed people are seldom Aolor blind,
the percentage of those so afflicted be
ing greatest among person with hazel
and black eyea,
Italian Shepherds.
As to their moral and intellectual
chnrncteri sties, these vnry not only ac
cording to their native district, but also
according to theiroiocial station. Be
tween the prosperous shepherds from the
mountains of Pistoja, imbued with the
proverbial courtesy of the Tuscan, speak
ing the purest Italian, acute, intelligent,
a fluent story teller, and often nn extem
pore poetizer, down to tho wretchedly
poor, brutalized peasant from tho Ro
magna, clad from head to foot in filthy
heepskins, and who, with dlfflcnlty,
keeps body nnd soul together with the
proceeds of his small flock of half
tarved sheep, whose only pasture is on
Hie pathways nnd byways or furtively
cropped from forbidden ground, be
tween such two extremes tho gradations
ore numberless, but notwithstanding
certain traits of character are common
to all. Common to all is the life they
lead, solitary and wandering, now on
tho lonely heights of the Apennines,
now on tho still lonelier plains of the
Mnirninio. They are hardly ever seen
even in the lnrger villages, nnd it is
only from some lofty hilltop thnt they
have a distant glimpse of the towns,
those modern Babylons, on which they
gnzo with mixed feelings of curiosity
and aversion.
Always alone, they necessarily be
come tncitnrn, and, therefore, medita
tive. Their life out of doors, without
manual labor or fixed application, leads
them to npply their minds to study the
phenomena of nature, tho habits of an
imals, the properties of plants or tho
course of tho stars. Tho necessities of
their nomadic existences tench them to
apply this knowledge, nnd they becomo
terrible poachers, clever veterinarians,
tanners, herbalists, basket makers,
stocking knitters, sometimes excellent
joiners and shoemakers. Good Words.
Heftlna; the Baby.
The fond mother who puts her infant
on the penny slot weighing machine
and exults over its pounds of solid flesh
only repents the most ancient of cus
toms, "hefting the baby." Thus Pro
fessor Chamberlaiu's remarks may fur
nish many valuablo anthropometric
data. Haberlaudt has written a curious
paper on the weighing of men in India
and how the devotees to somo of their
gods propitiated them by a gift, tho
weight of which exactly corresponds
with tiio ponderosity of tho supplicant.
"Thou art weighed iu a balnuce and
found wanting" (Daniel) may have its
origin iu thiseustom. Critical examina
tions, curiously enough, were made in
tho past as to the effectiveness of prayer
in Brittany When nn ill man camo to a
certain shriuo seeking a cure. Ho was
weighed, so as to see whether he gained
or lost flesh a the religious regimen
under tho priests was being carried out.
Professor Chamberlain gives an Eskimo
custom: When a man or a woman is
sick, tho ncrse puts a stone under tho
patient's heudrest. Then she weighs
tho stone in her hands daily, and if,
supposably, tho stone feels heavier, then
tho sick oue will be cured. If the stone
seems to bo lighter, then there is no
chance of recovery. It is doubtful wheth
er an Italian woman having a child
born in America would ever submit it
to tho triul of the balance. It would be
doomed unlucky. New York Times.
Sympathy.
The Boston Transcript says that a
clergyman was recently tho guest of a
friend who was a college president. On
Sunday morning ho arose very early aud
went out to tako a walk in the delight
ful nir. Not a soul was stirring at first,
but as tho clergyman' steps led him to
ward tho business portion of tho village
ho notioed a seedy looking individual
peering into various shady resorts in
turn. Ho watched him with a mild
curiosity, aud apparently the other was
not wholly oblivious of him and
considered that tho doctor of divinity
was up for something. At last, after
the two had proceeded all up and down
tho main street in aumicompany, the
shabby aud blear eyed man turned to
the immaoulato minister and remarked.
with infinite sadness and pity in his
tone: " 'Tain't no use, pard. All the
places is closed up. '
She Transferred.
"I want a transfer to the depot," said
the lady with n feather in her bonnet
"Certainly, madam; whioh depot?"
asked the conductor. "I want it to the
depot, " repeated the ludy of the feather.
"But I don't know which depot you
mean," replied the conductor. "Never
you mind what you know aud what you
don't kuow, " snapped tho woman ; ' 'yon
do as yon are told. Yon give me a
transfer, do yon hear?" "But" "I
won't have your but Just you give me
that transfer or I will report yon. ' ' Aud
the conductor gave it to her, while every
one on the car hoped he had sent her to
the wrong place. Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Most Valuable Btaasp.
The most valuable stamp in the world
(says a philatelist) is the 1 cent magenta
tamp of British Guiana, dated 1856.
There is oulr one oonv in existnnnn. ami
'it will cost yon 5,000 if yon are de
mented enougn to desire to purchase it
The swiftest bird it the kestril, or
English sparrowhawk. It ha been
known to achieve a speed ol 150 mile
an hoar.
I will not be concerned at men' not
knowing me; I will be concerned at my
own want of ability. Coufuoiu.
White Brook Troab
Did you ever see a white brook trout
milk whito save for the delicate tra
ceries of his just perceptible spots and
for the crimson tipped fin below? It is
not likely yon ever did, unless yon have
stood where I stood some timo ago and
looked down into the fish hatchery
ponds nnd tanks, where I saw more
than 1,000 of these white trout in one
long tank nnd perhaps 100 lnrger one
in a grass fringed pond outside of the
hatchery walla The white brook trout
is a frenk of nature, bnt a most beauti
ful fish, and if his race is to be perpetu
ated, a seems probable, a rare addition
will be made to the brooks.
One day when a workman in tho
state fish hatchery near this city chanced
to see two little trout pure white and
perfectly formed, darting around among
thousands of others at the bottom of the
gravelly tank, he made up his mind he
would see if they could not be kept
alive separate from the rest' and raised
to mature fishhood. Ho succeeded better
than he had anticipated, and there aro
S, 000 progeny of this fruitful pair. The
only obstaclo which seem to bo in the
way of their becoming a popular addi
tion to the trout streams is their ab
normal shyness, a shyness which seems
to amount almost to shamefacedness.
Of course, the average brook trout is one
of the cutest of the whole finny tribe
nnd not ovcrnuxious at any time to
show himself, but these whito trout are
strnngely nverse to publioity, so to
speak. St Puul Letter in Chicngo
Record.
Almost a Trasredy.
The car stopped at Hillside avenue to
allow a big, pompous looking man to
get on. Thero was but one sent in tbo
car that was not oconpied by a passen
ger, and that wns filled by an enormous
bundle, beside which sat a little qniet .
looking man reading a copy of The
Windmill.
"I want that sent," remarked the big
man nbruptly.
"All right," responded the little
one. "Why don't you take it?"
"Well, tako that bundle ont of it,"
growled the other.
"Gness not," seutcntiously remarked
the man in the seat
Whereupon the seeker for a sent called
the conductor, who informed the little
man thnt if he did not at once rcniovo
the bundle ho would be thrown out into
"All right, " said he. "Fire away I"
Tho big man and the conductor seized
him and were about to push him
through the door when a man sitting
opposite, just awakening to the situa
tion, looked np und said:
"Oh, I beg pardon, that's my bundle.
Did yon want it removed?"
Then the littlo one wondered how
much ho would havo recovered in a f"
damage suit if he had been thrown off f
the car, nnd toe big man sat down "
while his collar wilted and turned over
ttolr ..-arr win i A y ! a nlr WAat. XT art -
ford Windmill.
The Town's Crooked DlTldlns; Line.
"There is a reason for most every-,
thing," said a Cumberland oounty man
when he was asked how in tho world t
they camo to have such a crooked lino -between
two towns in his county.
"There's a reason for this crocked line
Yon sec, some of our towns establish u
in pioneer times, when land was abun
dant and people were few, had a big ter
ritory, which was afterward sliced oft.
to mako now towns. It was so in thn
case yon mention, and when the out off '
was mudo peoplo along the lino of di
vision were of different minds as to
which town they wanted to be in. So
the legislature drew a straight line be
tween the two part and then provided
that persons dwelling on lands adjoin
ing either side of this line might be in
one town or the other, as they should
decide within 90 days after passing the
act Somo went one way and some thw
otner, and too line was an sitewea tip
to accommodate them, " Lew is ton
Journal. s
A Horse Tale.
There are some people who will not
believe the following story of ahorse
whioh take the end of a hose pipe in hi
mouth and hold it there until his thirst
is quenohed, but it i said to be a fact
The horse is owned by F. a Brown of
Ansonia, Conn., and the horse is sta
bled at Curtis' livery barn. It was sev
eral days ago that one of the stablumcn,
while fooling with him, offered him the
end of the hose pipe, through which the
water was flowing, and, to hi surprise, .
the horse took it iu hi mouth and hold
it there until he had a good drink. The
next time the horse was led to the
trough he of hi own accord took hold
of the pipe and succeeded in getting
the end in hi mouth and hod a good
drink and continue to do so day after
dar. Boston Herald.
Their atlnutee.
"I wonder," said a member of a
woman' association, "why the report of
the ecretury is referred to a 'min
utes?' "
"I don't know, "replied another. "It
always seem a great deal more like .
hours. "Washington Star.
Fun ha no limits. It ia like tl. hi,.
man ruoe and face. There is a family
likeness among all the speoies, but they
all differ. Haliburton.
The long line of English vreosdeaect
is closed by burgesses, who rank next
below citizens, who follow officer of
the) army and navy.