NO USE FOR MONEY. A SETTLEMENT OF QUEER PEOPLE ON THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. They Do Wo Worry About Fine Rome Mil Raiment, nil rood ! ftfl rientlfnl M Air They Are Mot Worried Over Fl. Banelel rronletnib "We lmd to rrmnln In Pnnnnm buy thfp clnys beforo the utrnnirr Fnilort," sulci n trnvrli-r wlio lmil m-riitly ri'turnrtl from trip noroas tlin iHtlmiun. m lio lighted a ftvsdi rldiir, "nml n friend nnd I decided to spend the timi exploring the bay. Wo hired two Writ Itidin dnrklps, who hnd a lotiRlmut, with a nil which conld be utilized when the wind won fuir, to row lis nmmid. Well, cf oourws wo oiiiled np the cmml ns fur M tlu rti wan any water nnd snw the propri'Si which hndboen iimilo, ornithrr the luck of imRnns; bnt thnt in another tory. "We phot mm nil I put or and "lint nt a dozen jnorr. Thry wore lyins along the bank of the entml smmlnff themselves, and looked exactly like log to the inex perlmiced rye from a ilintnnce. Upon nearer approach tho log would suddenly become nniniated and would slide oil the bank into the witter with a nplHoh. "But what I Blurted to tell about WM a peculiar settlement of native Home distance up the northern shore of the bay. It seemed peculiar to me, bnt such things may be common down in that country. I am told they are. At any rate, it was a settlement of people who had kept themselves so for removed from the modern world that they bad no de sire for money. "To toll the truth, they have little or no nse for money, but yet I have never before seen people who honestly cared so little for the root of all evil as these half naked natives of the isthmus did. It was a small settlement of perhaps two dozen houses. A dwelling consisted of small poles stuck up endways, nn Inch or so apart, to allow the air to circulate freely, with a thatched rixif. Each hab itation constated of one room, open to the gaze of all the neighbors through the spaces between the poles. "In this lived father, mother, chil dren, pigs, dogs, chickens and any other animals in the possession of the family. The children, np to tho age of 13 or 14, did not wear any clothing whatever, and tho adults none to amount to any thing. Bananas, cocoanuts and other tropical fruits grew on every hand, nnd there were plenty of fish in the bay, which were easily caught "The members of the whole com munity seemed to spend their time much as the alligators did, lying about sleep ing and sunning themselves. When they wanted any fruit, it was to be had for the picking, and the fish were secured almost as easily. It was a long sail in oar small boat from the ship lying at anchor in the buy, but we had started early, the wind was fair and we arrived at the settlement about noon. The na tives paid little attention to us and some of them did not deign even to wake up as we passed. Others partly opened their eyes and listlessly looked up upon our approach, but when we had passed they went to sleep again without so lunch as turning their hoods to see where wo were going. "Our guides told us to pick as much of the fruit as we wished. We expressed a fear that the owners would object, but were assured thnt they would not. So we picked aboskotful in ono family's back yard, if that fenceless town could be said to have a buck yard. But we felt somewhat guilty nevertheless in walk ing away with a big basket of delicious fruit without so much as offering to pay anything for it We so expressed ourselves to our guides, so they told us to offer the people something what ever wo pleased. "I took several small silver pieces from my pocket and offered them to the man who seemed to be the head of the family. lie was lying with half closed eyes near the entrance of his home. Ho openod his eyes a little wider when I approached, looking at the coins in my outstretched hand, shook his head and mumbled something which I could not understand. I looked inquiringly at the guide, who had followed me. 'He says he has no use for it,' the guide inter preted, and so we went onr way, and it was starlight when we again reached the ship. "Now York Tribune. Walee Mot a Fsehloa Leader. It la not true, one now learns, that the Prince of Wales is the leader of fashion. The heir apparent, in fact, It not allowed to be aggressive enough to be a leader. One of the proofs that he does not Jead fashion is that be wears a ilk hat with sack coat. It also proves that he does not follow the fashion. The real swells who do set the male fash ions onoe .resolved to make an innova tion during Ascot week. Sporting men were dressing in light olothes and white hats, whereupon all the men in the swim appeared in black hats, black frock coattjuid dark trousers. For some reason the prince had not been notified of this change, and was caught in the paddock in a snuff colored suit Lon don Tit-Bit, A Fotaonoas Frog. People in general look upon all species of the frog as being perfectly harmless. Should yon be toweling in New Granada (United States at Colombia), however, you would do well to let a certain little tree croaker severely alone. He secretes poison equally as deadly as that of the rattlesnake. It exudos from his skin in the shape of a milky liquid and is used by the natives as a poison for their v rows. St. Louis Republic. According to the patent laws of Swltserland, work on patent device must begin in that country within three years from the date of tho patent - The bones of all flying birds art hol low and filled with sir, thus combining the greatest strength with the greatest possible Ughtuem UFS LINES ON THE fOOT. twirete rhoy Reveal to the ttadeat of Character. There is a man In Philadelphia who claims that it is much easier to read ono's character and past and future from the maps on the soles of one's feet than It is from the pnlins of the hands. Ho calls it "pedulogy." The pednlngist, while refusing to tell the name of the owners of the feet in most pnes, showed a number i f tl it gram the other day ami explained to a reporter how ho reod the fortune of the soles. "Maxine Elliott," he said, "is a pub lic, character, and I do not mind men tioning her name. Here is her story. Look at it It's worth studying, for she is not only one of the most beautiful women on the American stage, but it is remarkable In other ways Her foot is so beautifully arched thnt little of her sole touched the paper when she planed her foot uikiu it The Intellectual and artistic lines are very rlearly defined on her foot, and one need but ce anil hear Miss Klliott speak for a few moments to realize that her artistic and mental capabilities are of a high order. The lines of intuition and imagination are both remarkably long. The cross be tween the line of love and the head line indicates that in a love affair Miss Klli ott would Ite governed largely by rea son. She bos strong affections, accord ing to the long heart line. " A contrast to Miss Elliott's foot was that of a factory girl from Kensington. This was a foot common to people of little education. There was scarcely any instep to the foot The lines of imagi nation, mental capacities and intuition were very short, and the artistic line was entirely lacking. The heart and love lines were well defined and long. The lines also indicated firmness and great ambition, with a decided fondness for pleasure, so the pedalogist explained. Still another foot was that of a socie ty girL Here again was the high arch. It showed, among other things, that she did not have to stand on her feet, as did the poor factory girl The lines told of her having less heart and loss ambition than the factory girl too. There were selfishness and vanity in the impression. It seemed well that silk stockings and dainty shoos usually kept it from the sight of those who would read its own er's character in the soles of that foot There was the foot of the preacher and the policeman and the lawyer, and each seemed to tell a story in keeping with its owner's vocation and habits.' Last of all came the print of the man about town. There was no arch there. It had come down "flat footed." It looked as if it was used mostly in walk ing up and down a fashionable street and standing about the club. It had good nature and self satisfaction, some generosity and some brains in it, but little ambition. Philadelphia Press. Pope as a Trleketor, Mr. Leslie Stephen writes strongly, but not too strongly, when he says in reference to the correspondence of Pope, ' 'It is painful to track the strange de ceptions of a man of genius as a detect ive unravels the misdoeds of an accom pllshed swindler. " Pope was a confirm ed liar, and he lied very hard indeed about tho publication of bis letters. Having by means of a trick secured their publication by a notorious pirat ical bookseller, he at once declared that the letters were forgeries. Yet while he was calling out for their suppression he was really anxious for their sule. The dotails of all his trickery and lying need not be gone into here. Pope, full of vanity and longing to publish his correspondence, hod pur posely employed a notorious bookseller to issue an edition in order that he might then be able to say that the ver siou was a piratical one, and that in self defense be must publish the genu ine text The odd thing is that though the whole affair was exposed at tho time, it does not seem to have done Pope any harm. Dr. Johnson, indeed, says that it did him good, and that the nation was full of praise for the admira ble qualities of candor, benevolence and fidelity which the letters revealed. Here is some comfort for any living literary genius who has not yet published his private correspondence. Longman's Magasine. A Bap at the Men. If a woman cannot throw a stone or catch a mouse, men ought to ooaso plaguing her about her disability. As a rule, men do things wbioh they can notwriting np toilets, for instance A man once told me that a bride wore "white corduroy, cut on the bias and trimmed with crinoline." Anything more awful than that I haven't enooun tered until today, when I read of anoth er bride "arrayed in cream organdie silk and muslin, trimmed with chi gnon." Fancy the honey turned to gall in reading descriptions like these after the wedding. Oh, yes, the rural correspondent is abroad in the land. Last week one of him sent the following note to his week ly newspaper i "Mr. Slick celebrated the semiannual of his first wife's doath by getting mar ried again, "folly in Chicago Times H erald. Bit Re tee. Executor Pray, sir, what do you onarge lor a xuneral servicer The Bar. Mr. Canter I always charge, my dear brother, in proportion to the property left behind. Couple of guineas for a poor man, 6 guineas for 10,000, and so on. Executor Well, my friend has left 60,000, so that would be 36; but it seems a good deaL The Rev. Mr. Canter But, my dear brother, think of tb strain on my con' sgienne, Ally Sloper. Little Girl Let's play ws 're married and keepln house. Little Boy Let's don't My teacher says it is wrong to Oght Pearson's Weekly. HALT A CENTURY OLD, It s sure remedy for Coughs, Coldt, Whoop ing Cough, and nil Lung diteatet when used In seitfton. Fifty ysrirn ago, Elder DoVrnt was given up by hlsphyslcians to die with Comcmptlon. Under thete circumstan ces he compounded this Elixir, wss cured, snd lived to a good old nee. You can try It for the price ot one doctor s visit. For tale everywhere. CURED ANNUALLY. lor mi lii by II. Ales Woke. First National Bank OF HE rXOLitS VILLK. CAPITAL $60,000.00. ). IHIIi lirll, Prraldetttl Heott meClrlland, Vlee Prea.f John II. Kaiirher. Cashier. Directors)! O. Mitchell, fctitt McClelland, J. D. King, John II. CnrlH-tt, (. E. Brown, U. W. Kulliir. 3. II. Kaurlicr. Dees ft senernl tmnklnghUMlnpMff and nollcUs tlin itci'iHintM of mnrchaiitH, prrifcnilminl men. farmers, mechanics, miners, liimlwrmen and m hem. prnmlHliiK the most careful attention to the buntiiiiMA of all persons. ' Safe Itapuolt Ilexes for rent. First National Hank building, Nolan block Fire Proof Vault. SINGE 1878. rancc. NORWOOD G. PINNEY, BROOKVILLE, PA. John Trudgen, SOLICITOR, Reynoldsville, Penn'a. Fire Insii A flash of lightning coming from a clear sky is a very rare occurrence, but one day last week a lady and gentleman received a welcome shock. Yes, they had gone to the Reynoldsville 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, Baying: "The immense stock, at such low prices We'll call again." REYNOLDSVILLE HARDWARE CO. Jefferson - Supply - Co. -DEALERS IN- GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Flour, Feed, FURNITURE, CARPETS, CHOICE - GROCERIES , - ETC D. H. MclNTYRE, Manager. . ' ... New Price List! Uest flour, In cotton, Pino Oil. nprlcots Mo., or 2 cans, " Tomatoes 7o. a can, 15 cans, " Syrup, per gnllon, " Head rloe, pur lb., " Itiilslns, " " 1'nre tapioca, per lb., " Tea, extra t)tmllty, per lb., " Lima benns, " " Nuvy beans 8 His. 25c., X IN, " Coffee cakes, ti lbs., " Tens, 10 11m. Absolutely pure pepper, per lb., " " baking powder, 1 00 25 100 30 05 05 05 20 05 1 00 25 25 18 20 Tho aliovo Is price on a few articles In our Immense stock. We have tho goods nnd our prices are right all along the lino. We can save you money on GROCER1KS, FLOUU and FEED. Robinson & Mundorff. mm WW'1 : L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse-shoer and General Blacksmith. Iliirse-shoelnK dfinn In the neatest manner sml hy the littcKt ltiiimivi.fl niethtKls. Over IIMtdltterent kttnlHiif Hhiies matin for correc Ion of faulty action and illHeawd feet. Only the bent make of hIiim'h and nulls UHid. Re pairing of all kltnlH carefully and promptly donii. HATtSFAimoN UiMttANTKKi). Lumber men's supplies on hand. .lacksou tit., near Fifth, Keynnldsvllle, Pa. ubacrlbe for The -X" Star, If you want the New, Priester Bros, ALWAYS LEAD FURNITURE, Carpets and House Fur nishing Goods. -A. beautiful lino of Iron and Brass Bedsteads just received. -A. beautiful lino of Bed Boom Suits. Bo not buy before see ing them. Our line of Billing 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 0 1 Cir. 1i fl Tif 1 4-1ik 1-Yfi Ranges. Get our 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 v price down on cost good styles. A. D. and prices the lowest. We Lt tPcVi 1 5 4T Hi- rtmc Anil ' I prices before buying. VVC V C JWII. LI IC them to and below. AH Doomcr & Co, i
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