COUNTRY AIR PROMOTES LONQ LIFE.
Breathing- an Atmonphrre of Pnrlty Wrrt
OIT Deadlf Illneiwe.
' Tho loss of pnre air, sntwliiiin mul
other ' 'fren" goods mid their effect on tho
physlqne of city dwellers nro not ndo
quntcly mptnntel by hygienic! re
forms of town lifo Itself, wliiln thn In
crooned number uml complexity of sen
sntintis iniHMo n arenter strain upon thn
nenron system. Tho nervous deffonern
tioil which thiix nwrues limy pel Imp lie.
rhorlced in time, by further hygienic tin
firuveiuent of tho town nnd by a (trmlnnl
endjustmnut between thn nervous sys
tern aud itx chmifc'd envirnnineiit. But
meantime, ktavo pliysieiil injuries arise
dimply from those very crotiomio
rhiuiKi' wliieh hnvo ruined the eeonomio
condition of tho great miuia of tho work
era nnd hnvo prolmbly reduced tho
quantity of purely economic poverty.
When wo reflect Mint tho jiliyxiciil in
juries of town lifo, attested by tables of
mortnlity and Impnired innncnhir nctiv
Hy, fall most heavily upon tho joor, wo
hall Ben grave reiiwms of industrial nnd
sortal lifo lire generally favorablo to tho
physical vitality of tho low paid worker
er tho residuum that in to any, whether
he gets any net vital advnntago out of
tho higher rate of real wage! which he
obtninn when he in working.
When we aim boar in mind that each
year a higher proportion of thn worker
are living in large towns, whom tho
duration of lifo in about 15 per cent lenn
than in tho oountry, and that the ago of
enforced retirement from regular wago
earning in, by reanon of tho strain of
competition and the regulations of trade
.organizations, considerably earlier than
it was formerly, and that an increased
irregularity of employment is discerni
ble in many of most trades, we may
hold it doubtful whether the average
worker of the lower order makes a total
lifo wage which is any higher than he
made formerly. The conclusion applied
by Charles Booth to the whole body of
workers that "in one way or another
effective working lifo is ten years longer
In the country than in town" hns an
important significance when wo remem
ber that each decennial census shows a
growing proportion of workers subject
to the conditions of town life. Contem
porary Review.
THIS TO PREVENT SEASICKNESS.
A New York Doetar Preenrlbes Mixed Pep
tone, Sherry and Cracked Ioe.
A New York physician has originated
a novel preventive for seasickness, which
has the advantage of being simplo and
seemingly sure. At all events, it was
tried with marked snccens upon a young
woman who is always affected by the
comparatively slight motion of sound
stoamors and railroad trains. In her
case, after two doses, she was able to
bear without inconvenience the rolling
beyond Sandy Hook and the subsequent
tonsings of the voyage.
The remedy is tho administration
every half hour of two spoonfuls of pep
tone in sherry, cooled by pouring over
cracked ico. The theory of this is no
less interesting than the done itself. The
young doctor argues that tho swallow
ing of frequent small quantities of pre
digentcd and slightly stimulating food
produces a sedative effect upon tho
stomach and counteracts tho jouncing
brought about by the incessant and vio
lont motion of a ship at sea.
Other doctors have quite lately in
Tented a seasickness cure consisting of
cocaine or bromides, the latter in large
doses, these being given with tho design
of dulling the stomach, as it wero, and
so preventing nausea. But it cannot be
learned that any actual results have
been attained in this way New York
Herald.
Englishmen Who Traveled.
Where one Englishman traveled in
tho roigus of the firm two Georges ten
now go on a grand tour. "Indeed,"
says a contemporary writer, "to such a
pitch is the spirit of traveling come in
the kingdom that there- is scarcely a cit
izen of large fortune but takes a flying
view of France, Italy and Gormany iu
a summer's excursion." Gibbon wrote
from Lausanne describing tho crowd of
English who were .Already thronging
the beautiful shores 6t Lake Lenian. An
interesting scries of hints to "persona
traveling from Britain to France" ap
peared in The Gentleman's Magazine
for the year 1788. From them we gath
er that no such thing was to be had in
France as ready furnished lodgings and
that it was impossible to board in
"genteel family," and extremely diffi
cult to get into "genteel company."
The author adds the remark that "this
keeping of good company is attended
with some expense a man must game,
be moat keep a carriage, and he must
dress according to the fashion. "Corn
hill Magazine.
Ballets That Wear Ont Gone.
There is .one thing which users of the
new high velocity rifle of 80 caliber
have to consider, and that is the effect
of the copper or nickel jacket on the
grooves of the rifle. A ballet that leaves
the muzzle of m rifle at a Telocity of
S, 000 feet .a seoond is so wearing on the
rifling, especially near the muzzle, that
the accuracy of even the hardest bored
rifles is seriously impaired inside of 13,
000 shots jit the most The lead bullets,
or those but slightly hardened with a
mixture of tin, do not wear the barrels
to the same extent, and the barrels last
tar kmgax. New York Sun.
Mad a XtiflaMOM.
Forrester You live in a qniet part
of the town, do yon not?
Lancaster Not now.
"Moved!"
"No. Twins. "London Answers.
It a machine or device has been in
pablio use or on sale fur more than two
years previous to the application this
fact will generally prevent the granting
ca patent
' John Hunter, the famous anatomist,
once said that the feminine lore of con
versation was a consequence of a p
nlLaritj in braia Umm,
WHAT BICYCLES MIGHT DO.
The Many Adaptatlna of a Wonderful
denial,
"Well, .Tnbee, what is tho matter?
Yon seem absorbed. "
"Lotnmo alone. I'm invontin."
"Doing what?"
"Invontin, I toll yon. Got tlw artist's
Wheel down Ann. His palette is in
front, his canol's behind, and all his
paints on tho cranks they keep better
mined that way and ho junt wrnps his
rnnvos around thn upper bar of thn
frame. Hoc? And I haven't forgotten liU
umbrella. "
"In that nil?"
"No. I had to give a power of thonght
to a wheel for n double bans kind of
onwieldly thing. (Jot over it by making
the double bnnn ninn straddle hisiiiNtru
ment. Tromtmnes, ophlcleides nnd ket
tledrums jmpnck away like boxen in
a nest, and Hmma's only got to say a
word nnd my fortuno'smndoin musical
wheels,"
"Anything cine?"
"There's tho literary wheel got thn
points from a Brooklyn librarian. The
book or thn magazine is held in placo
jnnt this side of tho ram's horn, nnd
there is nn automatic concern that turns
over tho lenves at thn exact time. With
that arrangement tho pnblinhors will
have no further reason to complain that
books are now a drug nn thn market
Then tliero is tho sportsman's wheel
He slings his double barrel right under
him, and there's a rest if he's a pot
hunter, and a placo for 60 rounds of
ammunition, and a crib for a pointer or
setter, as tho cane may be, and a game
bag and a basket for holding dog biscuit
for a week.
A little variation - in the sportsman's
bike and yon have tho angler's rig,
down to his green painted hamper with
the bait in it The drummer's wheel
took a lot of sabo. I don't rare what
kind of samples the mnn enrrion tea
pots or pig iron it's all aranged for.
Don't ask me any more questions, for
I'm on the milkmaid's wheel now. You
couldn't catch on, I am afraid, not be
ing of an ingenious turn of mind. Well,
it's about this, and don't you give me
away: She junt scorches around her
cows, and the milking stool is adjunt
able. A patent attachment to a ny
oloidal sprocket works the exhaust and
strips the last drop from tho cow's ud
der. Then, when the tin bnckntthat the
chain carries along is filled, all sho has
to do is to zip around to another cow,
and that works tho churner, and so by
the time sho is through with tho very
lant Sukio there is your butter, aud tho
cyclometer tells yon how much butter
you have to a pound. I'm working out
a refrigerating principle now as a part
of that wheel no as to keep tho butter
cool and fresh. That wheel is going to
break tho co-operativo dairy duninens.
Don't auk me no more silly questions.
See?" Now York Times.
Former Slave Market, Conetantlnople.
On benches so placed as to command
a good view wero tho buyers, coarse
looking Turks, whose calm, searching
gaze seemed to tako in every detail.
The merchant conducting the sale stood
before them, talking and gesticulating
with great vehemence. Ho turned to
one of tho pens, which was filled with
young Circassian women, most of whom
wore very handsomo. They wero soated
close together on tho ground in an atti
tudo of listless despondency, their white
garments flowing around thorn, and, as
they gazed up at me with their sad.
dark eyes, I folt painfully how they
must envy the free and happy stranger
who came to look on thorn in their in
famy aud misery.
The slave trader came forward, fol
lowed by a phlegmatio looking Turk,
and, seizing one of tho women by tho
arm, forced her to stand up before this
man, who, it appeared, wished to buy
hor. He proceeded to inspect her, very
much in the same manner as ho might
have examined a horso or a dog, and his
decision was unfavorabla He turned
away with a contemptuous movement
of the head, and the slave merchant, in
a rage, thrust bock tho unfortunate girl,
who sank down trembling among her
companions in captivity. This scone
was as much as we could stand, and we
left the placo hurriedly at once. It is
well indeed that such sights can be wit
nessed no more, at least in Europe,
Blackwood Magazine,
Blaekbnra and Blair.
They tell a good story in Washington
on Joe Blackburn. He had an exciting
argument in a senatorial cloakroom at
Washington several years ago as to the
relative value of brandy and whisky as
man's greatest boon. In the midst of
the argument the stoioal prohibition
Senator Blair of New Hampshire en
tered the room. Forgetting the well
known total abstinenoe tendencies of
the New Englander, Senator Blackburn
appealed to him to settle the dispute.
"I do not know the difference between
whisky and brandy, " replied Senator
Blair, with a face as passive as a Jap
anese doll. After Blair had departed
Blackburn's eyes actually moistened
with sympathy as he shook his head
sadly and said: "Poor old man I His
stomach must be in awful shape. "
ew York Tribune.
Docks aad Drakes.
A man who wrote to Forest and Stream
awhile ago said that 80 per cent of
the ducks he had killed were drakes
four drakes to one female and he
wanted to know the reason why. Others
promptly said they had observed similar
preponderance of drakes, and also want
ed to know why. One man told how be
had seen one female duck chased by
four or Ave males. He had killed 45 in
a spring day 'a shooting, and of them
only 9 were females.
Thus far no explanation has been
given of the matter.
Plasjanrii,
"Uncle Dick, what's a delusion?"
"Well, Bobby, it is thinking your ex
pease next month will not be as heavy
as they an tnu month, "Detroit Free
srMa
HALF A CENTURY OLD,
I
T. a mire reitieilv for
Coughs, Cold. W hoop
ing Lough, and all Lung
dUeseet when ucd in
canon. I'lHy years ago,
Elder Downs was given
up by his physicians to
die with Conm-mntlon
Under these circumstan
ce he compounded thin
Elixir, wss cured, and
lived to a good old age.
You can try It for the
price of one doctor's visit
r or saie everywhere.
CURED ANNUALLY.
.JW" H-W,1 I'W JL8H-J5J
I'or sale by II. Ale Htoke.
First National Bank
or uKryoLns yillk.
CAPITAL $80,000.00.
('. mitrhpll, Pmldrntl
Nt-ott Hr Irlland, Vice Prea.
J nil II, Katlchrr, 4'aalilrr,
Director!
O. Mitchell, Pcntt MK'lelland, J. R. King,
John II. CnrtH-lt, M. E. Hrown,
(). W. Fuller, 1. II. Knuclier.
Does a general linnklnghuiilneiwand nollMta
the ncmiintN of mptvhHtitft, pmfcft'lonal men.
tnrmom. mechanics, miners. Iumtcrmpn and
others, promlNlfi. the most careful attention
mi i no iiiiHinvss or an persons.
Safe Deposit nones for rent.
First Nntlonnl llnnk building, Nolan block
Fire Proof Vault.
SINGE 1878.
NORWOOD G. PINNEY,
BROOKVIUE, PA.
John Trudgen,
SOLICITOR,
Keynoldsville, Penn'a.
iwni
lire
Insurance
A flash of lightning
coming from
is a very rare occurrence, but one day last week a
lady and gentleman received a welcome nhock. YeB,
they had gone to the Keynoldaville Hardware Co.
to buy
Carpets, Furniture
and General Hardware
and the great values shown them caused a noticable
expression of joy and gladness to shine upon their
faces. They purchased a complete furnishing for
their home and departed, saying:
"The immense stock, at such low prices!
We'll call again."
REYNOLDSYILLE HARDWARE GO.
eHerson - Supply - Co.
-DEALERS IN-
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Flour, Feed,
FURNITURE, CARPETS,
OHOIOE - GROCERIES , . ETO
D. H. MclNTYRE, Manager.
New Price List I
Host flnnr, In cotton,
Fine Cat, apricots 1,1c., or 2 cans,
" Tomatoes 7c a can, 15 cans,
" Svnip, per pnllon,
" Head rleo, per lb.,
" llnlninn, "
" I'nro tapioca, per Hi.,
" Tea, extra quality, per lb.,
" Lima beans, "
" Navy beans 8 lbs. 2.1c, !!" lbs.
" C'olTfo enkes, 5 lbs.,
" l'cas, 10 lbs.
Absolutely pure pepper, per lb.,
" " bnklng powder.
1 00
25
1 00
.10
05
05
05
20
05
1 00
25
25
IS
20
Tho abovo In prlno on a few articles
In our ImmonHe stock. Wo have tho
goodn and onr prices are right all along
the lino. Wo can nave you money on
GltOCErtlKH. FLOUIt and FEED.
Robinson & Mundorff.
L. M. SNYDER,
Practical Horse-stioer
and General Blacksmith.
Iloro shoHntr done In thn tiPftlnH munrmr
nnd by the liilcHt linnmvud nwlhiMU, Over
lNMmirfnt klmln of hImh tnmln for correc
tion of faulty ai'tlmi nnd dlKtmfwd fiHt, Only
the lt't ntuko of hIhm-h nnd null uwd. It
pttlrhift of h II kind etiit'fully nnd promptly
tiiiiin. PATihMn ion in: AHAm r.r.u, uuijiiht1
men' ripplU'on hnnd.
.Iiii'kwui Hi., near Fifth. Iteyimldstvllle, Pit.
ubtcrlbf for
The -X Star,
If you want the News,
a clear sky
P
Priester Bros,
ALWAYS LEAD
FURNITURE,
Carpets and House Fur
nishing Goods.
A. beautiful line of Iron and Brass
Bedsteads just received.
A. beautiful line of Bed Boom
Suits. Bo not buy before see
ing them.
Our line of Bining Boom Furni
ture was never so complete
as it is now.
We also have a line line of MATTING, just the thing for
warm weather, at prices to suit the times. In
Carpets, Oil Cloth
and Window Shades
our stock is always complete and prices the lowest. We
also handle the celebrated Ferncliff Stoves and
Ranges. Get our priceB before buying.
Commencing this week,
DEEMER'S
are reducing all Wash
Dress Goods. Only
three weeks since they
received a large in
voice of the latest pat
terns. They are all to
go. Not often you will
find such choice pat
terns at the low price
we offer them. '
Shirt Waists!
Everyone must go. We
don't carry any over
from one season to the
next. We've put the
price down on them to
cost and below. All
good styles.
A. D.
Doomor & Go. t