FIVE REMARKABLE TREES. Which hunk Among tlm inrlnnltlix at I'lnnt Life. Tim whlstlinvf tree, or Acnria flstnla, 1b fi ninl in Nuliin mill the Smliin. The A rubs cnll It sollur, or piper, bo eminent tliowhlstlliiK sound tliut it pro duces, mid tlio specific nmiie of fHtulu, a Wind nl nieniiiiiK plpu or fit te, ban been iilvin it tor tlm sumo reittiou. Inserts Infest tlm trio mill deposit their cgiH in Its shouts. A pull-like ex crovi m n limit nil inch mid n Imlf In diameter is produced at the liuno u( tlio shoots, mid when the lurvm linve uiim'VimI from circular holes In tlm Bide of the shoots tlm bole, phiyed npou by tbu wind, pi'odiico n whistling sound 'iul to tb.it produced by a sweet toned Hutu The cow tree in no cnllod hecausa it yields nu ulmndiiut supply of milk. To obtuln tho in I lk deep liiclslunn are tnudo lu the tree, from which the fluid flows into veels iiliicvd rendy to receive it. Tbu vt'Hetnhlo milk la white, somewhat viscid and hns nil ngreeable flavor, and an Bii:ilyin of it shows that it ii very much tike the milk of a cow in it com . puMtion The cow tree grows ou the slope of the mouutaiii cbahl bordering on Venezuela. The cloth tree is found at Otaheite, in the south sea. The bark is taken off lu long strips aud put to soak overnight iu running witter The soaking softeus it, so that the Inner fiber may be easily separated from the rest of the bark. The tillers are put together lu lengths of about 1 1 or ii yanls, and tho lengths we placed M.io by side until they are at lcuKt 14 tuches in width, nud two or three luyers of fibers are put ono upou another The fibers adhere together in onu piece, and the muttrial thus formed is beaten upon a smooth piece of wood until it becomes as thin as muslin. It is then bleached in tlm air for a time, when it is ready to he made up Into clothing. The stinging tree of Queensland is plenrtug to the eye, but dangerous to the touch Its effects lire curious. It causes great pain to the person or animal that bus the misfortune to get stung by it, but it leaven uo wound, no mark of any kind, and for months afterward the part stung is painful iu rainy weather or when iu any way it gets wet. Frequent ly it is necessary to shoot horses and dogs that have been stung by the tree, so maddening is its effect upon them. The angry tree grows in Nevada, eaut ern California and Arizona. When in the least disturbed, this highly sensi tive tree shows ita auger by raffling np its leaves and emitting n disagreeable odor. O. V. F. in Philadelphia Times. A MorsbU Coda. " 'Other time, other manner,' " re marked the man in the big leather arm chair, "ought to be amended to read 'Other countries, other manners. ' Not long ago I went buck to the small conn try towu of my boyhood to make a short visit, aud while there the whole town was set agog by the appearance of a highly interesting foreigner a Hun garian of noble birth. No, he wasn't a barber iu disguise. He was a geuuiue titled Hungurian. Ono of tho clover, pretty girls iu Smalltown had gone abroad to study music and had there met and mude a serious impression on this Hungarian gentleman, who bad crossed the water to make her a visit. He held a military position iu his own country, mid the tails of his military coat, lined with a brilliant red, near ly prostrated the entire community. "Uue Sunday morning bo accompanied the young lady to church, mid of oourso Smalltown was out in full force to get a good look at him. Certainly bis church deportment differed widely from anything over witnessed iu this coun try Ho v.-us seated iu tho pew with the young woiiiau wlicu her futber cuure down tho aihlo. As the futber entered the pew the tail Hungarian arose, placed bis bund ucross bis breast and bent double, iu a ceremonious bow, then seated himself, the red couttuils being much iu evidence during the suluto. When tbu girl's mother entered a few minutes later, the snme formal recep tion bow was made to her. As a rule, Americans do not rise aud make sweep ing bows iu church; but, as is evident, such is the Hungarian fashion, aud Smalltown was naturally much inter ested uud agitated over this unusual dis play of foreign wanner. "Detroit Free Press. Th Moslem's Rotary. The rosary consist! of DO beads, and ji dibtinct ejaculation is appropriated to eauli as it passes between the fingers. Eucb ejuoulatiou generally consists of two words, and declares a name or at tribute of God. Almost all Moslems in the upper aud middle ranks of life carry in their pockets or bosoms a string of beads for this purpose, whioh they use not only on the occasion I am describ ing, but while sitting aud smoking their pipes, walking in the streets or eveu while engaged in conversation. When a ilohlem has gone over his beads at the regular time of prayer, he (olds his hands, and then, holding them up open, aa if to reoeive something from above, he prays for such blessings aa he desires for himself or bis household. When this is concluded, he strokes his beard with hia right hand and says, "Praise be to God!" This concludes the whole. Mind. Of HooMt Punts. "My opponent, " shouted the orator, "has aeon fit to refer to the fact that my mother took in washing. She did, aud what is more to the point she al ways sent it back. " After that there was nothing to do lot oast a majority vote for the man whose purent showed such evidence of perfect honesty aud attention to duty. Indianapolis Journal What Join Old. "What did Jonea do after be insulted the judge?" "Sixty days, J understand. CWov CO Sword. Drawing a ipllntofh Removing tt splinter from a suffering hand tuny not be a nice and pleasant subject, but homo surgery may some times give wiiiib r.n a feeling of henrt felt. Joy. Tho sufferer who Illustrates tho matter on this occasion was a car pentcr. He was worklnR at his trndo a mi institution over which the clsters c the Roman Catholic, church presided. One day he broke off nn ugly 'pi inter in his band and conld not get it out. He went homo rr 'he close of h,s day's work feel in 4 hi, titinoyanco from the wound, but by tlm next morning the hand was in ft serious condition mid so painful that working was nn impossibil ity. On bl-i way tn the doctor's tho car penter stopped to t' 11 tho sisters why he must delay his work. "Let mo see whut I ran do with your hand before yon go to the doctor," said one of the sisters. Tho limn demurred. "Yes," said tho sister, with gentle in sistence, it will do no harm anyway." Sim quickly filled within an inch or so of the top n rather wide mouthed bottle with steaming hot water, and as she held it another sister pressed the in flamed part of the injured hand gently down over the opening. Such a peculiar sensation) It seemed to the man that his whole band was being drawn with great force into the bottle. He would have taken it away, but the sister was holding it gently, but firmly. Then there was a feeling of relief. It seemed as if the inside of that hand had becomu liquid aud was pouring its unpleasant contents into the bottle. That was al most exactly what was happening, aud with the liquid went the offending splin ter. The blind was bathed and bandaged, and the carpenter continued his work without further inconvenience. New York Time. now Sngsx Is Itaflnad. Tbo method used by the best sugar refineries is substantially as follows: The raw sugar is dissolved in large cis terns on the ground floor, enough bot water being added to produce a I'pecifio gravity of 1.2ft. The solution Is then drawn through a connecting pipe hav ing a courso wire strainer into large pumps, by which it is pumped into the highest story of the building, usually the seventh or eighth. It there passes into vessels heated by steam coils to a temperutnre of about 810 F. Milk of lime is added to the solution iu these pans for the purpose of neutralizing any acid which it may contain. From these pans the liquid pusses down to the next floor, where it is filtered through a se ries of bags, each made of two thick nesses of cloth, an outer one of coarse and an iuuer ono of flue cotton. The bugs are Inclosed iu boxes to prevent cooling. After leaving these the simp is run through filters of boneblack, which absorbs all the coloring mutter left in it. After leaving these it is pumped into vacuum pans, large vessels heated by steam mid exhausted by air pumps. The pressure being thus re duced, tbo liquid is boiled at a lower uud lower temperutnre until, at 140 de grees, evaporation is cnmpleto aud the sirup rapidly crystallizes into sugar. This is tho process by which the best white imgnr is mode, while poorer qual ities are, prepared by a method less com plete. St. Louis Republic. "The March of the Men ot Harlrch." In military musio tbo march occupies a prominent positiou and bus been em ployed not only to stimulate courago, but also from about the middlo of the seventeenth century to insure tho order ly advance of troops. Oncof t lie earliest instances of rhythmical march is the Welsh war strain, "Tho March of the Men of Harlech," which is supposed to huvor.rigiuuttd during tho siege of Har lech castle In 14(18. In Kngland the mil itary march was of somewhat later de velopment. air John Hawkins iu bis "History of Jlui.io" ti llu us that itH characteristic wua dipuiiy mid gravity, iu which re spect it differed greatly irom the French, which was brisk mid ulert, mid apropos of this subject tho sumo author quotes a witty reply of an Elixubethnu soldier to the French Marshal Hirou's remark that "tbo English march, being beuten by tho drum, was slow, heavy unci sluggish." "That may be true," be said, "but slow aa it is it bus traversed your muster's conntry from oue end to tbo otbor. "Chambers' Jouruul. Colored Mrs. l"artlnBtnn. In rpite of all that tbo public schools can do tbe colored person still gets ter ribly tangled up with the English laj guugo. A lady lately sent her ooloreil servant to bang out tbo washing, and before long the girl returned and re marked, "Mrs. , tbe wind is play ing hummock with those clothes!" Coming back one duy from the office of a physician, where she hud been trout ed for an ailment, tbe sumo girl said in answer to un inquiry as to hoW the doc tor had prescribed for her, "Ob, he gave me some eider down to paint my side with I" (It tnrued out to be iodine. ) Boston Transcript To Ila Kept Secret. He was a great bore and waa talking to a crowd about tbe coming local elec tion. Said he: "Oibbi is a good mm;; he is oapable, honest, fearless and con scientious. He will make the very kiud of representative we need. He once saved my life from drowning. " "Do yon really want to ee Gibbs elected?" said a aolemu faced pld man. "I do, indeed. I'd give anything to see him elected, " unswored the bore. "Then never let anybody know ho saved your life, " counseled tbe suluiun faced man. London Tit-bits. Kl(bt From the Vineyard. "So you've decided not to buy Lord Bardnppe's castle, have you!" "Yes," suid Mr. Newrocks' "Ho wanted to include 10,000 bottles of wine at $1 a bottle aud admitted thus, some of it was 40 years old. Why, I can get it right from the vineyards for less'n fcut ". Chicago Post AN UNFORTUNATE EDITOR. Kiilvn,,'. hxnarlf-nre tn Nwnnnnr Mnk nig Waa Not a llntipr Onr. In her life story of Kdisoii Mrs Sarah A. Tooley relates the following con cerning tlm " Wizard:" " Having been successful as n new s fcller, Kdtson lost no time lu becoming an editor and publisher, ami 111 o Uar rMoli: Klint need of helpr Ho-fcnow hmv type wevo rrl He Mail a rtntmtliw spirit and n prnss! "True. Tom Edison's press only con sisted of a disused set of type purchased tor a uomim.t sum, mid bis coiiiLiued piiii:ing office mid rditori .l sanctum was a dilapidated luggage van. but It possesid an advantage of which even Printing House square cannot houst it whs migratory Tlm vau converted to this novel purpose was uttuched to tlm triiln on the Grand Trunk railway, mid appro;-! lately enough the piper was en titled The Grand Trunk Herald "A further venture wns I'uul I'.v. la which, if any one may be cm-u:,i u pun, the editor 'pried' into tblun I i too free a manner, and sniim Inil'vituiN. incensed at his fuu at then e..,.. usj, dipped him into the river in cm I I is imagination Further disastir billowed when one day a phosphorous bottle lip set in his laboratory and ucnrly set the train ou lire. The conductor promptly removed Edlscu and bis apparatus, printing aud chemical, to tbe platform at the next stopping place. "It was a bitter moment, of which Edison cannot think without feeling over again the souse of otter hopelessness and id solution which came upon him when bo saw the tritln whirling oil while bo stood alone aud forsaken among his broken goods, bis ear tin glim; with a brutal box which injured his hearing for lite." DIDN'T RECOGNIZE GOULD. Story f a Mau Who Thought the Flnaa tlr a Huuko atrerer. Once wben the lute Jay Gould went to Mnrgiiretvillu, N Y., with his phy sician uud privato cur, ho called ou bit old friend George Duckcr, u retired merchant of the village, who wus for inerly a clerk with Gould in Roxbury. Every oue who knows Mr Decker well calls him "G, " and this was what Mr Gould suid to him: "Hello, 'Ol' 1 guess yon know me this tiiuo, don't you?" A few yeurs before Decker, while iu New York ou business oue afternoon, was suddenly confronted on Broadway by a dapper, black eyed little man, who grasped biin by tbe hand, exclaiming: "Uow are you, Mr. Decker? I am glad to see you. " Mr Decker looked the little man ovet from bead to foot, and hurriedly au swered: " Yes. so am I, but I don't know you, sir. Good day. " "But, bold up," said tbe other, "arou't you Georgo D?c;kerof Margaret vlllo?" "Ob, yes; that's all right," respond ed Dicker, "but 1 am iu too great a burry to be interviewed toduy, my friend. Yon bavo struck tbe wrong mi, ii. " " Yes, perhaps, " said tbo little man, "but my initno is Jay Gould. Don't you know me':" ".lehoaaphnt!" exclaimed Docker. "I took you for n confidence niuu. " Phil adelphia, Press Metal lisori Woud. The following process, invented by Mr. Kuhciiiuck, (or metallizing wood, is thus lichenoid by Leu Monclus; "Tbo weed is lirst immersed for three or four days, according to its permeability, in u caustic nlUaliuu lye (culcureous i;odu) at a temperature of from 70 to 110 de grees Tlieucu it passes immediately into a butl) of liydros.ulpb.ito of calcium, to which is added, utter U 1 or 'M hours, a conccntnit. d solution of sulphur iu caustic potash. The duration of thin, bulb ii about 4H hours, uud its tempera ture is from US to M degrees Fiuully tbu wood is immersed tor 110 or 00 hours iu n but solution ( 30 to f0 degrees) of unctiito of loud. The procuss, us may bo seeu, is a long ono, but tbu results are surprising Tbo wood thus prepared, after having undergone a proper drying at u moderate temperature, acquires un der a bdruisbcrof hard wood u polished surface anil utmuiues u very brilliant metallic luster This luster is still fur ther iucrea: ed if tbe surface of tbe wood bo first rubbed with a piece of leud, tin or zinc and be afterward polished with a glass or porcelain burnisher. Tbe wood thus assumes tbe appearuuee of a true inctulho mirror uud is very solid aud'resi8tuut. Invention. Tenuyaou and tilrda, Agnes Weld, a niece of Tennyson, speaks thus of tbo poet lu Tbe Contem porary Keview: "Much us Tennyson no ticed every individual tree uud plunt, bird life had a still greater uttraction for him. He was inuoh touched by tbe fact that tbe cuged linnet loses tbe rod pluuiuge from its head and breast at the first molt after its captivity, aud never regains tbein, and he thought of devoting a whole poem to the deep yearning for liberty of which this was the sigu and type. Aud one reason he climbed almost daily, when at Frosh wuter, to the summit of the Beacon iowu was because he loved to watch he wild, free flight of the sea gulls cir cling around its lofty olifTs. " Contrary Infant. "My wife couldn't go to the concert lost night because tbe baby threatened to have croup. " "That wua too bad. " " Yes, aud uow she is hopping mad because the baby didu't have croup after 111." Chicago Newa. English furmers, who know it is against the law to nso ferrets to drive oat rabbits, pluce in tho burrow a rub ber hose with a tin horn ou tbe end in icrted. Then tboy blow tbe horn, Und bunny ooiuea out iu qqink order "Pot ttnlter Kmerglnc" After weeks in the forest of Fontalno bleau It is difficult to realize its monoto nous amplitude, its endless repetition of nimilar prospects. And yet as a for est It has no surpassing beauty. Ono may compare it with Dartmoor Dart incnrr pared of its highest tors and sot thickly wiith yotinit trees, growing close as tho, moss on u bowlder. It is a roll ing unbind with a s-iinty mantle of soil, through the frequent gaps in wfc ich tho broken gray bowlders of the nake d earth sometimes riso In fantastic benps, some times line concavities a mile across, or frlngo the gaping lips of long ravines. Lika Durtni'Hir, the surface Is arid, and you mny trump miles nud see never a pool, and yet, on' every side you may descend from the forest by gra-u valleys into grei n plains und find brooks leap liirt miraculously from tbe dusty rocks to dip under fringing willows. It is to these happy skirts of the for est that the painters' villages cling; Lurbizon, advertised by Stevenson and How abandoned to the cultured tourist; Ceruny, with its great village square; Marlotte, smothered under masses of li lacs like a child laughing In new mown huy; Moret, on the Heine, with its tow er flanked, steep pltehed bridge, Its mills and ruined castles and spreading river, nud a dozen others. The simplest of them turn austere faces to the solemn spaciousness of the forest, bnt their sweet gardens give access to tbu green comforts of the plulu; an image maybe of the artists themselves; high unprofit able uims tn tbo salon; pot boilers emerging mid red wlno coming in by the studio d'Mrs. Saturday Review. Hrlt Inilllrlni Methods. Au nrtlclo lu Tho Lancet gives Borne hints on the inducing of sleep which Will bo of interest to ull victims of in somnia. So vital is the mcessity for sleep that any method by which It may bo secured is worthy of attention. Tbe means employed is to produce weariness by muscular exercise after retiring. "Lying nn his back, tho patient first reaches for tlio foot and head boards a t the tame time. He then raises his head half an inch. At the same time he breathes slowly and di-eply abont eight inspirations to tbe minute, which are counted. After uhnut 30 inspirations the head, which begins to feel heavy, is dropped. The right foot is then raised (the reaching for the boards and count ing being continued) and similarly dropped when fatigued. Tbe left foot goes through tbe tame process. Tbe muscles which are used in reaching for the bead and foot bourds are then re lieved, aud the body ia elevated so that it rests on tho head and heels. He then turns on the right side and reaches for the bead and foot boards again and raises first the head and then tbe foot, as before. Tho same process is gone through ou tho other sldo Thus eight positions have been assumed and a large number of muscles used. If sleep has uot been induced, tbe same cycle 1 gone over again. A Wise Mnle, Among our pack mules was one who on n fishing trip several yearn before bad visited this very locality iu which WO were encamped, but sbo hud come tbo previous time tlm straight route over tbe mountains. What was onr nniazemeut ono morning to find this mule gone and witli her two of her comrades, whom sho bud evidently led astray. Hunt high mid limit low, we could not find llieiu, und i:itcr wasting several days In thin frnitb'SH Beared we set out for home. Upon arrival thero we were siu'pri.-i d und delighted to find that tlio Jimlcs hud preceded lis. Tlio old mule ln.d at ouce recognized her previous cunipiug place, changed tbou;;h it must have been by the severe storms to which thirf region is subject, uud bud determined in her wise old bend to strike out lor Immo immediately with out waiting lor tho formality of Carry ing a puck, und this she und her com panions, ill advised bvt evidently not misguided, did, uot following the trails for we bud carefully inspected them, but heading through tho dark mid con fusing forests, guided by tbu old mule, us straight as though directed by tho unswerving needlu of a magnetic coin pass Charles Dudley Rhodes, U. 8. A., iu Li iipineot t' An Viirnrtiiiiate Syuonyin. An American girl who recently stud ied lu Germany tells of u German girl who wus studying English, mid who used to write letters in English to her purents. One duy the Gerinaugirl hand ed a letter to her, saying: "Hero is tbo letter which I have writ ten to my mother. I want you to read it over uud see if it Is properly written. " Tbe letter wus all right, excepting tbe closing phrase, which read as fol lows : "God pickle and keep you " Au investigation proved that tbe young German woman in looking for a syuouym for "preserve" bud como across "piokle." New York Tribune. la the rar North. Commissary We are -almost out of provisions. Arctio Explorer Then we can't wait longer for the relief expedition. We must return homo at ouoe. Detroit Journal. Of Mo Conselenee "Is your pluy copyrighted?" asked tho intimate friend. "Oh, said tbe dramatist, with utter indifference, "some of it wus probably !" Iudluuupolis Jouruul. Ad Karneit liiddur. "Daughter, do you tbluk young Thompkius means business?" "Of c.mrse, pupa. I buvo just received bis seulud proposal. " Chicago Record. Clour tbo window of tbe soul of cob webs, spider weuved by prejudice uud unbelief uud sin, that through faith's crystalline ' atmosphere yu may look through the g.ito into tbe heuveuly city. F. U. Macduff, D. D. Large Holiday Our holiday trade waa it, and are thankful to nud ask a continuant;) DO YOU Appreciate an hornet piece of FUHNlTtFRK at an honent price , Mont assuredly you do, and therefore we invite you to vidt our Ptore and see our unpur panned display of the latest and most correct things in FURNITURE, CARPETS, WINDOW SHADES, ETC. In juctice to yourself you should not buy a single article in our line before viewing our exhibit now open to the public at large. Why ? Because it means a saving of Dollars for you. Undertaking In all Its branches. ' urn mid ware. Jefferson Supply Co. ' STORE Is Xrlead(iiarteis for Dry Goods, Notions, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes. IN" Clothing Department we have great bargains. We invite you to come in and examine our line. It is no trouble to show goods. Our Furniture Carpet Department is complete and prices that cannot be beat. Largest and Finest Selected Stock of Fresh Groceries in town. Jefferson Supply Co., Pleasant Avenue, Reynoldsville, Penn'al A CHEST PROCTETOR, And a good one, but no possible protector can rival the merit of the hardware we supply in qualities worthy of the finest chests on earth. Our hardware line is a top one. There's noth ing above it, and we wouldn't carry anything below it. OUR PRICES too, always have a size about them that's just right and make it an absolute waste of money to go elsewhere. STOVES! Our line of heating and cooking stoves is the largest i to be found in town, and Wo can save you money. i In making a selection of Goods for Fall and Winter Wear It is important that the choice, should be made from a thor oughly up-to-date and well assorted stock. Then there is no possibility of getting goods of doubtful style. Our offerings of DRESS GOODS, LADIES' JACKETS AND CAPES Can be accepted as being absolutely correct, care having been taken to Becure exclusive, but popular styles. In every department the articles presented will be found of a quality to command approval. Prices are wonderfully small for such value. Such goods as we have will Berve better purpose else where than on our shelves, and we sacrifice profits to make quick Bales. Trade very large and we Appreciate our patrona for their trade, of tho same. Hughes & Dinger. Vmnplete ' lAnr, of Hanye ff I lent hi ff Sloven. OUR - our prices are the lowest. Reynoldsville Hardware Co. n. mum.
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