FOR LITTIiK FOLK'S. A FIGHTING PIGEON. lie llrwvfl tod nnil rt OIT tit Prmls nl llvmnio Itnlter In Chlnff Hlmiwlf. .Tobn L. Hnllivnu Is b pray Rn-on pi geon with a rrcerd iia n fighter. Before he became a moisil.-rr of tbo Burrs household, S20 Kli-venth street, fun Francisco, nil sorts of trtips bud been tried to rid tlm premises of mice. A dog and a rut also hnd a bnnd at trying to exterminate them, bnt with no suc cess. Then smno one Rnve Mm. Hnyos n squab, which koou showed a disposition to be pugnacious. When he was three ui out lis old, be asserted himself. First ho drove the dog off the place. In a abort time the cnt ran away. The pi geon has a long, sharp bonk, and be pecks with ferocity. Ho is very adroit at dart ing and wni never worsted in bis en counters with the cnt. After tbo two domestic nutmuls left Mvs. Hnyes became mystified over the sndden disappearance of tho rats and over tho number of dead mice she found in vnrions pnrts of the borne Hut one dny it was all mndo clear ru ber She hm tily cutcred ouo of the room and found the pigeon holding a tnouso in his bonk. Sua wntched nnd niw the bird shako the life out of the rodent. Then he flew over to a tnble, perched himself on tho edge and watched a mcuo holo between the flbor and the woodwork. After awhile another mouse crept out. The bird mude a dart at it, cangbt it on the back with bin beak, and it fared tbe fate of its relative. Tlit pigeon watched tbe rat holes in tbe sanio way. He eoutented himself with pecking them and then flying away. Hut bis method was a success. Rats as well as mice are no longer trou blesome at the Huyos home. San Fran cisco Examiner. Not till Day For Bring Whipped. Little Johnny wns 8 years old. There fore be could look back to several Christmas holidays with a lively re mcinbmnoo of what they were like and what bud taken place on those festal occsFions. One of Johnny's ideas (not original with Johnny by any means, as mauy a pure at tun testily) was that it is a boy'a miH&iou to make as much noise as pos sible. iu the world, and in spite of fre quent admonishing and more or loss frequent whippings he perseveriugly carried out the idea on all occasions except when he was asleep. Johnny was iullilling bis mission with uiuie vigor and enthusiasm than usual on Christmas morning, but no body puid any uuuutiou to him except bis Auut June, who was visiting John ny's parents during the holidays, and sho llually grew tired of the noise and said: "Johnny, it is very naughty to keep dp snub a uiu and racket all tho time, and if yoa dou't stop it I shall have to speuk to your mother ubout it. " "Huh I , Wot good'll that do?" scorn fully demanded Johnny. " Why, she will whip yoa if yon dont top," threatened the young man's auuL "Guess not!" retorted Johnny with an air of triumph. "Chris'mas ain't my day fur gictin whipped. I allers git whipped tho day before Chris'mas and the day uftur, hut I never do on Chris' mas." Hurper's Magazine. Th lluyluM Town. A crow old woman of lona ago Dtsuiiirud thut shu bated now. Tiiu luwn would bo uo pluaxuut, you know, If only thure weru no boysl" Bliu Moulded und fruttixl about it till Hor oyea grew luiavy as liiud, And then of a sudden the town grew still, For all the boys bad fled. And nil through the lon and dusty utreot There wasn't a boy in vlow. Tim buaubnll lot, where they usud to meet. Was a eitht to make one blue. The. gram woe growinii on every base And the pathe that the runnora made, for i here waen't a aoul in all the placa Who knew how the game was played. The churrlos rotted and went to waste There was no ono to allmb the treue And nobody had a single taite, Have only the birds and bees. There wann't a mawenger boy, not one. To epeed as anon mewaengera can. If people wanted theii errands done. They sent for a meanenger man. There was little, I ween, of frolic and aotaej That waa leas of cheer and mirth. The Hud old town alnee it leaked its boys Was the dreariest place on earth. The poor old woman began to weep, Then woke with a audden tureuni. "Dear ine," she urled, "I have been asleep, And, oh, what a horrid dream I" A Heuiarkable Cat. Professor Hill of Princeton university once owned a very reiuurkuble cat. it had bnt two legs, having been born that way, bnt in spite of this deformity it was a most engaging pet and walked glibly upon its two forefoot and frisked bant as lively as eats blessed with four lrs. When she died, her skeleton was r",T'L' i and bow reposes iu a gluts cam .' i C.6 tuiveraity museum. 0 Orlm hitinor. A" Mr. Files was not q:t:!t clever enough to attain the knowledge of In' man natnre which assists so materially In success, he made unremitting and nniversul suspicion a substitute. Ho bad nuiunged to accumulate a fair share of property, but not enough to compen sate for diMiking so many people and being disliked by then. He had been discussing somo matters of business with a commercial acqniilntniiee mid hnd need of certain documents. He rang it boll, and n frightened looking office boy apncaied. "Tell hprlgg to como here," said Mr. Files, and tho boy hurried lis if be Iran d bis employer would clmngo his mind unil cut off escape. Sir. Hpriggs appealed, u young ninn with n vacant eye ami a double chin. Ho gazed lit-Icpi-ly at tho ceiling while Mr. Files in structed him to get a key from one man, a tin box from another and some stationery from a third. Sprlggs bud difllculty iu catching tho names of the men. and at last had to have them writ ten on a piece of paper. As tbo young man departed Mr. Files made a gesture in bis direction and said: "There goes my most trusted em ployee." "Has ho been with yon long?" in quired tho visitor. "No. He came dny before yesterday. " "He hasn't learned much about tbe business yet, has ho?" "Not a thing. That's the reuscu he's a trusted employee." And Mr. Files laughed for tbe lirst time in weeks. Detroit Free Press. Different Reajinna. In a little New Hampshire village there lives an old lady who has such a sweet spirit of kindliness toward all the world that sho is unable to compreheud tbe entire lack of that spirit iu some other people. Not long ago one of her granddaugh ters, a gay young city girl, was paying her it visit and one day told her of a ragged and intoxicated man whom she had seen on tho street just before leav inu home. " 1 can t hear to puss a man 1 ike that, " she said vehemently at tbo end of her story. "I know Just how 'tis, dear, " said tho old lady, laying ono of ber soft, wrinkled bauds on the girl's head. "It does seem as if you'd got to stop and speak with tbe poor creatures just a minute, doesn't it? I never can bear to puss 'em by without a word. It doesn't seem human." Tbo gay little granddaughter was quite disturbed by this misinterpreta tion of her words, bnt she did not un- deceive her grandmother as to her mean ing. For some reason she felt ashamed. Youth's Companion. Sweetest af the Rweet. Framed and hung up iu tbe Agricul tural hauk of Paris, Ky., is a check which was made payable to "Sweetest of the Sweet, " and so indorsed. President McCluro of tbo bank tells tbe story of tbe check na follows: "One of our depositors gave his wife a check for tit),' the chock being reg ularly tilled out and duly signed, except that it was made payable to. 'Sweetest of the Sweet. ' Wheu the lady presented the check for payment, I innocoutly in quired : "'Who is this "Sweetest of the Sweet?" ' " 'Why, it's me, she replied. "I told ber to indorse tbe check, which she did and handed it back. "'But, madam,' I said, 'you must indorse it jnst as drawn, to the "Sweet est of the Sweet." ' "She snatched up tbe pen nnd wrote the words below the name, and I paid the moucy. "Chicago Cbromole. Moving the Lights. Tbe great wipbtha torches, with their flaring flame, seen iu the street where nicu are at work atnigbt, always attract attention. Tbey are most striking, however, wheu seen moving. In laying asphalt pavement, as load after load of asphalt for the first layer is dumped to be spread upon tbe roadway, the naph tha torches are moved along to light tho work. They are carried on wheel barrows. It may be that a lighted torch is brought up iji'tbis muuiicr from a distance of half a block. It ic not tbo greatest spectacle iu the world, but it is certuinly a curious nnd interesting sight to see a man wheeling one of these torches along tho sidewalk, with anoth er mun walking beside the burrow and holding tho pipe to steady it, while all the time the two foot flame is flaring out at right angles with the pipe from under its hood above. New York Snn. The Prayer Fitted. At a church in Lenox last Bummer tbe pulpit was supplied by an assistant olergymau. One Sunday in the course of his sermon this minister told how a man hud aniussod a lurge amount of money simply by prayer, going on to give the incidents of the case. A titter ran through the congregation when tho minister, after dwelling on the fuot that prayer alone bad brought about this man's fortnue, placed his hands togeth er and, looking upward in a very prayer ful attitude, said, "Lord, teach na how to pray I" Troy Times. An Expert Opinion. Tomtom That was a funny experi ence of Dr. Pillbox. When Jingo's safe got out of order, he called the doctor in to examine it Buiisfura What did Pillbox say? Tomtom Why, ba raid its system was all rnn down aud that it needed change. New York World. One thing ought to be aimed at by all men that tbe interest of each, in dividually and collectively, should be the same, for if each shonld grasp at bis iudividuul iuterest all bumuu soci ety would be dissolved. Cioero. The fisheries of the United Kicgdoto are worth $82,600,000; those of Fog land bUvm, S 1, ISO, 000. A CHEST PROTECTOR, And a good one, but no possible protector can rival the merit of the hardware we supply in qualities worthy of the fit tent 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, to bo found in town, and our prices are the lowest. We can save you money. Reynoldsville Hardware Co. The New Store's FORCED TO SELL VALUE, COST AND PROFITS Grounded out of sight. Our entire Fall and Winter Stock, consisting of Dress Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, driven under our Clearance Knives. PRICES Cut and Slashed below half the manufacturer's cost. Never in the history of this vicinity known to you, was there ever or will there ever be such a GRAND OPPORTUNITY to save your hard earned money than attending this sale, which begins turday, January And will end FEBRUARY 15. We haven't left n stone unturned to make this sale a success and a CLEAN S W EE EE F3 Of our surplus stock. When this sale ends it will carry off the last dollar'e worth of our Fall Stock. . Here are prices that talk, that'B going to do the work for ua and the money saving for you, that will daze and bewilder our competitors and gladden the buying public of Reynoldsville and vicinity: Dry Goods (tc. Unbleached Muslin, per yd., sale price (4 7c. " " " " 05 10c. " " " , " 07 7c. Bleached " " " 0T 8o. " " " Lonsdale and Fruit of tho Loom, bi-Ht Muslin, per yd., (to: Shaker Flannel, " 80. " " " (lo. Cotton . " " 7o. " " " 10c. " " 10-4 Unbleached Shoetintr " IM Bleached Sheeting, J(k). grade 45-ln. Pillow Case Muslin " 60. Lodl Shirtings " Ho. Calico Prints " A Clean Sweep in Ladies,' Misses,' Childrens' Clothing! Our entire stock of Men's, Boys and Children's Suits, Overcoats are included in this CLEARANCE SALE. We have still on hand hundreds of heavy weight suits and overcoats that are only salable during the cold weather. Our time" to sell is almost up, and as we are In need of room and of the money invested, we would rather sell them now at cost and a little below rather than carry any garments over. We mean what we say and all we ask of you is to come and see what we offer. 1'onltlvely No Vootln Vhanifetl or Cliaruetl Dui lim ill In SALE. Vuh Alone Capture then . ItihOAlSH. srY- ( CLMAIC 7c. Gullcti Prints por yd., sale price 0f 7c. DivsGli?hiim " " 05 lOo. " " " " 07 Saxony, per skein 05 :i()c. Pure Table Linen " " 20 7e. Outlnjf Flannel ' " 04 lie. " . 07 Indigo Bluo Best Prints " 044 Clark's O. N. T. Thruud. He. ior spool. 2 for 05 too. Black SiiUmmi per yd., sulo price 07 rc. Best Rlderdown " 23 15c. Blue Denltnm " " 09 15o. Whim Ducklnif, " 09 10c. Shlrtlnsr, " " 07 75o. White Bud Spivad ' " 40 1.00 " 75 1.25 " 1 IK) Camhrlc Lining " " 04 lOo. Silicla Waist Lining " 07 15o. Plaids and IlluiiiimiU'd Drewi (ioods ' 10 25o. Cashmere Dress Goods per yd., " 12 " OH Bleached sale price 0(5 " 04 " o: " 1)4 " u" 07 " Vlk " IS " (Ml " : . " 04 JACKETS, Bear in mind that the above prices are SALE PRICES and only good during this Sale, which positively conuneuces Saturday, Jan. 22, and will end February 15, 1898. We invite you to pay our store a visit during this money saving sale. Our store room is packed with bargains for everybody. E.WEINSTEIN, StOke'8 Bldfj.. Main St Cor. FlttH. Reynoldsville, Pa. 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 voll 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 secure exclusive, but popular styles. In every department the articles presented will be found of a quality to command approval. Trices are wonderfully small for such value. Such goods as we have will serve better purpose else where than on our shelves, and we sacrifice profits to make quick sales. 1st Semi ETo Clear Our Surplus Stock 2M - Annual SALE And Get the Ready Cash. m, 35c. Cashmere Dress Goods per yd., sale price 15 45o. All-wool Serge, " ' 22 75c. Silk and Wool Novelty " " 50 Men'B Gutn Boots of best quality, sale price, $1.98. , Lumbermen's Rubbers, sale price IK) cents. Our Clearance Sale Knife has visited our SHOE DEPARTMENT as as well as every department in our store. h OFF. 451 -par Clothing! Men' Uood Sunday Hat, would be vheap elnewhere at 7.1c, out price Better one in Cow IMn-inon. 'I
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