JltoC VOLUME 0. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1897. NUMBER 20. Boat Oarrltxl an Men' Heada, The achievement him often been re terred to of the carrying of steamboats on the bark of men. The expression lit not accurate, for the Congo native nre trained from infnnry to entry burden on their heads. Whru n European on the lower Congo sent hln black boy to n ttore to bay Dome clgarrttp, he vim surprised to see the servant return with the tiny package on hi head. Whru Congo womnu has winked her mnch loved pipe, the treasure la likely to re poM on her bead until ihe again re quires It, and if her husband, unfortu nately, hat been able to procure bottle of mm, he walk home with it nicely balanced on bit head, throwing it one at the ttray dog and cat in hi way, without the slightest idea that he In really nn eipert equilibria!. Mont of the many thousand of piece of steamboat were carried on the head and not on the back of men. The 60,000 native of the lower Congo Who have been carrying tbeae stenui boati and all other freight around the cataracts are the very men who could not be induced, 18 year ago, to give a helping hand to Mr. Stanley. He wish ed to carry 1,880 mau load and ho hnd only 190 Zanzibar and Lentigo porter for the work. Some of the native would ell htm a little of their time, but they would not carry hi good more than two or three mile beyond their home. Stanley' failure to secure the carrier he needed along the river delayed hi work on the upper Congo for mora than a year, and the labor question wa the most perplexing problem with which he had to deal. He brought hi carrier thousand of miles, from Zanzibar and other coaata of Africa. Hur per' Kound Table. . Aaelaat Pueblo Balldars. The ancient pueblo builder, like hi modern descendant, wa ao completely under the dominating influence of hi geographic environment that from sim ilar condition he almost automatically worked out similar result. In the mat tit of a aite for hi homo, however, ha had tome latitude, and the choice ha made reflected something of the aocial condition under which he lived. Thu il ia probable that in the earliest times the people lived in email village locat ed oa the edges of valleys or near the mouth of fertile flat bottomed canyon. They lived a quiet, peaceful existence, depending principally on the soil for the means of subsistence, but not de spising tb harvest of grass seeds and wild nuts which were at band and glad , to break the even, placid course of ex istence by periodical bunting expedi tion to the neighboring mountains for deer and out tea too great plains for buffalo. In the course of time, however, other and more savage tribes cam to the re gion, and these preyed upon the prior occupants of the country, who were in dustrious and provident and accumu lated stores against possible bad seesons. It is doubtful whether there were any pUohed battles or prolonged sieges, but ' tbe robbers made periodical forays through) tb fields when the crops wre ready for the harvest or perhaps ns eanlted and looted some small village . wbeat the men were aw. Comics Mindeleff in Bulletin of American Geo graphical Society. A Wataaa Matador at Cardan. Mow comes the denouement, for upon a final flourish of trumpets the matadore, who in this particular performance was woman, .steps forth with a brighter red flag or cloak on a staff in her left band and a good Toledan blade in her right, bidden beneath the right edge of tb red flag. The boll makes a dash (or the woman. Our ladies turn their heads and ask me what I see, and I report a calm, deliberate and akillfnl step to the left by tb female matadors, a quick flash of tb sword, a bend of tb body to tb right and over tb bull's neolc a porting of blood, not very oopioui, and the sword has pierced th animal's neok close to th sbouldsr. Tb Jugular ia severed, th beast trembles, his knees give way, and he falls amid tb applausa of the audience at th skill of th wordswoman. Before the matadors pro ceeded to th slsugbter she formally asked permission of th presiding alcal de to do the killing, and, upon his for mal consent, proceeded with sword in hand to the front of the bull. Balti more Sun. g Two Qaaaas. "I was much struck," says Max Mul ler in Cosmopolis, "by the extraor dinary power of observation of a French friend of mine, who, when in 1856 tb queen aud th Empress Eugenie entered tb Grand Opera at Paris together and were received with immense applause, turned to bis neighbor, an Englishman, and said, 'Look at the difference be tween your qneen and our empress.' They bad both bowed graciously and then sst down. 'Did you not observe,' he" continued, 'how th empress looked round to se if there was a chair for her before she sat downf But your queen born queen sat down without look ing. She knew a chair must be there, as surely as aba is queen of England.'" Ma Bargains. "Eternal vigilance," (iterated the raior, "is the price of liberty!" Th women electors exchanged glances. "That is tb same price as last year, " they remarked, and shrugged their shoulders, There were do bargains to be "bad, r J they lost interest in the p roueed ' -Cii and Ends. Our Educational Column. "UniU WIIIlM," lillll, A fill t in nil f-nmmllfilrntlmi rellltlve lo I III depart moiil to Killtor kdiinillnnnl Column, riiriMif Tim Utah. M: y anil rIi'Ik, utter a long vacation we again sharpen out" pencil und resimii) our weekly talk to you through the col umn of TUB Star, sincerely hopinir thut you may hoed and act iimn the advice given from tltno to tlino by your "Undo William," m It I his earnest donlre to wo all of hie numerous neph ew and nlccc develop Into noble men anil women, an honor to tholr town, parents, teacher uiul tho schools whoroln they wero Instructed from day to day. You havu had a long rest und have again taken tii tho daily routing of school wor. Ono month of the prcv ent term ha gone by. Stop and thinlt for a moment, and ask yourntilvp tht question, "What havo t ilono during the past month In tho wny of Improving myself? Could I havo dono bettor hud I tried ?" Think nvor tlilw. boy mil glrlH. Muny of you havo advanced it grade higher than you wero last yenr. and as you wero advanced you found tho studies mora difficult, did you not ? Now a word of advice just here: Ito momber that tho harder you work In the grade you aro now In, tho lex diffi cult will bo your lubor In the grail" above. Guard well your luton'sts: al low nothing to Interfere with your nchool work, uor umh any aohjict by until you thoroughly nndeintnnd it. and you will find tho next ono that follows can bo handled much more, eunlly. li-i ladle and gentlemen at all time; don't act rudely or boisterously at any time, and ho ambitious to make your room the model one of the building. If tho pupils In each room do this wo hIiuII noon have tho model school of tho coun ty, and you will receive the commenda tion of your teachers. Your teachers do not like to scold you. They are In terested in your welfare anil would rather commend you at all time. Then do your duty nobly and merit tho ap proval of teachers and parente. By UiIh ttmo you havo received your litllo report books, with your standing und deportment (or the past month entered therein. Lttok them ovor carefully and note tho mark and sne wherein you cun Improve during tho pnwent month. Your report books aro a cor rect record of your work each month und in your hands lies tho power to make tho record better or worse. A word to the parents jtibt liore: Kindly read carefully the second and third pages of covor In the "Report books;" uImo note carefully tho marks of euch branch, especially thotto In the "attend ance" and "summary" departments, and these will give cause for deficiency In the examination department. Boys and girls, yourselves, parents and friends arc to bo rcgalod during tho winter with an oratorical foast in the shape of a flint-clans lecture course. Prof. Leokerd baa selected flint-class talent which will appear as follows, provided that a guarantee of three hun dred season tickets, at on dollar each, is secured: October 21Hh, Hon. H. W. J. Ham; Nov. 10th, Fred Emerson Brooks; Doc. 10th, John Dewltt Miller; Van. 21st, Ell Perkins; Feb. 11th, Col. Geo. W. Bain. Think of it. Tho above array of talent and five first-class lec tures for one dollar, or twenty cents each to season ticket holders. Single admissions will be placed at fifty cents each lecture, therefore everybody should avail themselves of the season rate when the solicitors come around, which will be this week. Think of the feast: Fresh Georgia Ham for an en tree, washed down with the sparkling waters from the Brooks. The flour of oratory ground fine by the brain of Miller. Boston Baked "Baln(s)" served up by the Colonel, with the lnimlcable Ell Perkins as a dessert. , SCHOOL NOTES, Through the kindness of Mr. S. B. Elliott the several rooms are being decorated with potted plants, which gives them a cheerful appearance.' Tho new catalogues are expected soon, and will be distributed. Mr. Woodward, teacher of No.12, ia nursing' a fractured "nasal tuberosity," the result of a foot ball game on Satur day last. Boys, play ball and enjoy yourselves all you can, but don't indulge in profan ity. It isn't manly and It grates harsh ly on the ears of listeners. Don't do It. The three literary societies aro fairly under way now. The orchestra will boroafter pructico two evoulngs per week. i Tho Public School Orchestra organ ized permanently on Monday evening last and elected the following' officers: Musical Dlreotrebs, Miss Belle Arnold; Secretary and Business Manager, W. J. Weaver; Leader, D. H. Young; Treas urer, F. P. Alexander. Laws will be drafted for Its government and it will meet regularly twice a week for rehearsals. Si Colder weather ia our goods wear twice as long as we oner. See the Men's Suits we sell at 3B5.00 Strictly all wool and cut in the very latest Fall styles. We couldn't sell them for less than 8.00 if we had bought them as other houses bought theirs. But we didn't. We bought ours when woolens were away down in price. To-day the manufacturers ask more at wholesale for these goods than we sell them at retail. Then we have some better ones at $6.00, 7.00 and $8.00. These suits are made of stylish, all-wool Cassimeres, Cheviots and Meltons, cut in popular sack Btyles, lined, trimmed and finished in a splendid manner. Each suit perfect fitting, each button hole done with care. See our big line of Men's Working and Dress Golves. Also our big line of Men'B Heavy and Dress Shirts. Also over 8,000 pairs of Boys' Knee Pants, Iron-clad and All-wool. WHAT HE MADE. Thm Maa Tola, and Yet th Mas Batlaaed. Professor B , who oondnot the clinio of nervou diseases at - Med ical college of Gbioago, is himself a very nervous and easily irritated man. Becently at one close of a hang clinic, when teaober aud students were well tired ont, the assistant rushed in and asked to have exhibited very interest ing ease which bad just arrived. "Well, be quick about it," said the doctor, and be proceeded tomphaise some previous remarks concerning the influence of occupation upon nervous conditions, which point ha proposed to illustrate in the esse to be presented. Tho patient, an awkward Swede, having been hustled into a chair, was now confronted by Professor B , with the admonition to be brief and ac curate in his replies, aa tins was lim ited. "Now, air, what do yon do?" ha com menced. "Aw am not vera well." "Ma I say, what do yon dor "Ob, yasl iwmk," "Yes, I know, bat whs kind of work?" "Ob, est ea hard verk." "Tea, but do yon shovel" ((illustrat ing with gesture) "or drive a car or work at a machine, or do" . Oh, yasl Aw verk at a masheen." i. 'An! What kind of a machine?" "Ob, et ees a big mssheenl" By this time the students wero grin ning broadly and whispering pleasan tries, all of which caused the professor to redden and break into a volley at the poor Swede. "Now look here, sir I I want no more of this. Ton answer the questions I ask yon or go home. What do yon make on this machine?" A ray of intelligence lit np tfce face of the Swede and, with a oonfidont mile, he laid: "Ob, now aw nnderstan yo'l To' vant to know vat aw mak' on the masbeen, eesn't et?" "Yes, sir, that is it What do yon ! make?" "Aw mak 17 cents an hour." And he and the class were dismissed. Har per's Magazine. STUBBS WAS TOUCHED. And H Osvs Cp Bis Cars to tha Han Who Tuuohad Iilm. Stubb is really not very absent- minded, but when he i riding on a ! street car he makes it a point pot to 1 look at theooudnotor. It often saves enr ' fare, for there is something about 1 Stubb that makes him luoky enough to ! be overlooked two cases In ten when ho ' boards a loaded oar. ' I One morning ha was absorbed in bit i paper, aud when he felt a touch on bis 1 SAT here, Fall and Winter Garments those sold by other dealers Is arm be mechanically passed oat his nickel and went on with his reading. Later the conductor stood beside him and murmured, "Fare, please," but received no attention. Stubbs had paid hi fare. Then the abominable nuisance of conductor seised him by the shoul der and held out bis hand, saying stern ly, "Fare, please." "I paid you before," said Stubbs as affably aa he could. "No, yon did not Come, pass ont car fare. " "Man, I paid any fare when yon were round before. " And Stnbba thought for an adjective be might use when there were ladies abowt. "Ton you infer nal idiot, yon are drunk or asleep, for when yon touched nie on the arm I passed ont a nidkel, and you roust have taken it, for it was the only one I had," fumbling in his change pocket. with a rt'd lace the condactor rang tne neil to stop tue car, roaring, "You will have to pay your fare or get off the oar," in a tone that startled every one. "I did not get your nickel, and yon know it" At that minute the man who had nudged Stubbs to move over in the seat he had occutiied with him dronced off the oar ana walked the other block to; his office. The nest time Stubbs rode in a crowded ear be gently touched the arm of an acquaintance and got even for tb & cents be bad lost and for the chagrin Ihe had suffered. Chicago Hews. SfWschsd. "Here are a tew letters I wish yo would mail for me, dear," said Mrs. Tenpotto her husband, who wa pre paring to go ont As Mr. Tenepo took them be glanoed at the stamps and asked: "My dear, wbydid yon pot 15 oent stamp on these letters? Two cent stamps wonld havo carried them. " "I know it," replied Mrs. Tenspot, "bat how wonld a red stamp look on envelopes of thst lovely violet shade? This new stationery is of an exquisite color, and I could not think of spoiling its effect with stamps which did not harmonize. These purple IS oent stamps are the nearest match tho postoffloa keeps. "Harper's Bazar. His UUU Mtotak. "John, " she said, and she looked at him rather sharply as she said it, "I have an idea that yon didn't behave yourself very well while yon were away." "How absurd I" he protested. "What In the world has given yon that idea?" "Well," she returned iu a qnizaioal kiud of a way, "I notioed in the tele gram yon seut me yon had paid tha regular tariff charges on the words 'ex cuse writing. ' "Chicago Post In Il are needed. Ilere'B the place In Itself conclusive evidence of Overcoats That Excel In Stule and Qualltu. That's the kind we have, the kind we built our reputation on. We have them from $3.50 to $15.00 They are made of medium and Heavy-weight Meltons, Cheviots, Kerseys, Cassimeres, Mixtures, Etc., all well trimmed and made throughout; in fact, any other store in this town will ask you from 2.00 to 4.00 more for these same overcoats than we sell them at. - - PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH - - Protect yourself against sudden changes in the weather, so common this time of the year, by wearing the proper weight Underwear. We have it. Over 300 cases, all bought by us direct from the manufacturers before the recent rise iji prices.' These all go on sale this week at prices lower than present wholesale figures. OCp for men's serviceable ZDOt natural wool Under wear, value 50c. ttl AA for men's fancy, heavy-weight Underwear, nice rfll.UU and soft as velvet, 6 different colors, pearl buttrn finish, value 1.50. Millirens. A (Htr Qdms. A captain in a regiment stationed in Natal, when paying his company one day, chanoed to give a man a Tranavaal half crown, which, as one would nat urally expect, bears "the image aud superscription" of President Kruger. The man brought it back to the pay table and said to the captain, "Pleuse, ir, you've given me a bad half crown." The officer took tbo ooin, and, with out looking at it, rang it on the table and then remarked: "It sound all right, BaRster. What's wrong with it?" "Yon luke at it, air," wa the reply. The captain glanced at the coin, ay sng: "It' all right, maa It will pass in the canteen." This apparently satisfied Bagatcr, who walked off, making the remark, "If yon say it'm a' right, sir, it is a' right, bnt it's the first time I've seed the queen wi whiskers on. "London An swers. VtooiWs Chlaf Butler. Tbe salary of Queen Victoria's chief butler, who looks after the br, wines, and spirits, is 800 a year. This func tionary most have a palate of exquisite delicacy, as in him is vested the pur chase of tbe wines drunk by royalty. He ia also expected to superintend tbe decanting of tho wines, which be ac companies to the royal table with an air of affectionate tolioitude and sees that they are partaken of at the proper moment The present bolder of tbe office is said to be tbe finest judge of Rhine wines in too world. Her majesty' chief butler is also responsible for the laying of tbe table, the actual work be ing performed by two principal table decker, with 300 a year each. trsnd Magazine. ' Just Life Him. Tbe Rev. Walter (Jolton, author of "Ship and Shore" and other books, gave a most forcible illustration of the char acter of an officer on board the ship to which be was attached as chaplain. The officer was always meddling with other people's business and was seldom in bis own place. Consequently be. was most unpopular with the sailors. One of them, goaded to nncsnal irri tation, said ona day, "I do believe that at tbe general resurrection the lieuten ant will be fonud getting out of some body else's grave. " J tut Do It. Evadne, after failing many times to reach a desired goal, arrives at this conclusion: "Just do a thing aud don't talk about it This is the great secret of success In all enterprises. Talk means discussion, discussion mean irritation, irritation mean opposition, rnd opposi tion means hindrance always, whether you are right or wrong." "Heavenly Twin." , il gSjj a- s- to get them. The fact that the matchless Inducements CAr for men's extra fine auu. pure camel's hair or natural wool Underwear, value 75c. Oraat and Ochiltree. President Grant made Colonel Ochil tree a mnrxhal for a certain district in Texus. The colonel, however, did not spend mnch of his time at borne, but went skylarking about tbe country wherever Lis fancy led him. This caused so muny complaints to be filed against him that at lant the president sent for him to come to Washington. While waiting in the White House . reception room for hi turn to see the president, Ochiltree began reading a re port of tbe preceding day's race at Saratoga and was surprised to see that a horse bearing his own name, Tom Ochiltree, had carried off second money. When he faced President Grant, the latter said he was sorry to learn that an appointee of his should be In any way derelict in his duty. "The fact is, Tom, I can hardly pick up a paper that I don't run across your" name," said he, "and yon seem to be about everywhere except in Texas,, where yon ought to be. " "General," said the Texan, with - mile aa radiant aa a California ann- S set, "if you'll read the papers tod Mr you'll find that I carried off seooffd' money at Saratoga yesterday and sn aid to be 'in fine form and faatea? than ever.' See here." I And he showed tbe sportiug poke of the paper in his pocket. V. "Am I to blame." he said, "if, whilb I am faithfully attending to my duties, at home, some confounded race horse, 1 disgracing my name about the conn try?" Tbe preaident thought not, and Ton hurried back borne and stuck to busi ness quite awhile. Chicago Times Herald. , . Finally DlaMt4. It is said that an American went into a London bookseller's and salted for Hare's "Walks In Lnndou." In tbe United States it is printed in one vol ume, in England in two. - "Oh," said tbe Yankee as be looted at them, "you part your Hart in the middle, do you?" "I, sir?" said tbe clerk, with a bewil dered look. "Oh, no, sir!" "I saw be didn't see the joke," said the Yankee, "so I didn't explain, but bought the books aud weut away. A week Inter I entered the same shop. As ooa as the clork saw mo be approached me, exclaiming: 'Good, capitul! Part your hair in the middle? That's capitul, ir cupitall" Anecdotes. Tbe elephant is tho chief benst cf bnr- ' dou iu Sim und Afghuuistun. Aa "ele phant load'' is eatiuiuted ut two ious. Tho oldest buililinc in Cbi'iago la abe Ureeu Trs tavern, iu Milwouk. .... uue, uud it is ouly CS yurs old. -
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