VOLUME 7. KKYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 1, Mil!). NUMIJEK 32.
First National Bank
or mc rxoLits villi:.
Capital, $50,01)0.
Surplus. - $(5,000.
'. illtfltrll, I'rrsltlrim
(roll MHii-llitiHl, Vli'- I'rea.t
Joint II. Kitm-her, fusilier.
Directors:
I'. Mltfliell, Hem I Mi'C'lr llntlil. .! .'. KltlK.
John II. Cot hell, II. K. Ilttiwn,
11. V. Fuller, .1. II. Kiiuelier.
IliM'S it irt'iti'l-nl Ifii nk lliu liiislni'ssiiiitl sol If It
the iifroiuils of ini'ir limits. iiiif"loinil int'iK
farmer, nine luii'les, mlni'i. Iuitiiei men mui
nthi'N, itroiiilslnir ihf most fiirt'fnl nttentlofi
lollii' business of nil imtsiiii.
Rfo lt'Mlslt Itoxes for MMIt.
First National Hunk litilltlltitf, Nolmi blts-U
Fire Proof Vault.
Nobby Suits
To Order !
JOHNS & THOMPSON,
(Successors to lliltnhlet A- Hwilfl.)
Merchant Tailors,'
Feel confident tliat we '
can give natisfaclion in
both cnt and make np.
V. A. ThointiHon, a cut
ter with
I Forty Years' Experience,
will do the cutting.
We reppectfnlly auk the
people of Keynoldwville
to give n a call before
ordering elsewhere.
Johns & Thompson.
Handy Tools
go elsewhere for something
that's too poor even for a
gift.
Reunoidsvilie Hardware Go.
i Mum mm Co
A.
The Three Largest Stores in this end of the county,
stantly filled with a complete assortment of nearly all
Uatisea of goods. See our line
,Cloth
CAPES AND JACKETS
l icest that are selling them.
winter Suits and Overcoats.
Finest line Men's Neckwear ever put in this section,
I t from the. manufacturers.
liuced that they are of the
An elegant new line of ladies and children's
HATS
rjust in and they are beauties.
MEA J o are as superior as ever
Don't forget the 3 Mf? Stores.
Jefferson Supply Co.
Reynoldsville, Rathmel and Big Soldier.
jTOl'KlloI.OI'.KS' MKKTINO.
Not lee l herein- slven of the remihir mi
nimi iiK'i'Htiit of I he stiH-ltliolde rs of t li
Hummel villi' Teleiliolil' omintiy wlllrll will
In- hi'lil nl I ho tii'iii'inl Mil f -n lil eoiiiimiiy
III I lie iHirtmifll of Summer I III', I'll., on I'll
lifsttiiy. Jiitiimr) 1 1. .. I. IHIMt, nl tinhorn-
of ti n o i-liH-k. . .. for I ho I'li'i-llon of II
HoiiiiI of Miiinmi'ii mui Wlleer In i'i vo for
tin- I'ti-nltitf yi nr. nml for Hit- trtinsnrtloii of
sued oilier Ini-lness nn tuny properly rome
tll'fllll' Slllll IIH'I'I Intr.
JOII K. ItltOW,
Alli'-I: I'l-esltleiit.
N. li. Htimimi, Heeri'tiiry.
itTIVK Hiil.KITOKH WANTKH EVF.HV-
whi rr for ' The Htoiy of tin' Philippines"
liv Mill-tit linNif ml. i-oiiiiiiU-loni'il hy llin
loivi'itiiiii'iil astifllettil IHiiorlHii fn tin VVnr
I it'itiit-i ini'ii t . Tin' hook mi" written In iiriny
i-iimi lit Hull l'lnm-lfo. till Ihi- I'lielllr Willi
tlem-ml Mi'iill. Ill Ihi' liosplliils ill Honolulu,
In lloim Ivoiiir, In I In Alin-rlt'tlii H-ene lies lit
Mnnllii. In thi' In-intii'iit rnnii Willi A mi I ii
nlilo. on tin-ili'i'k of tin- Klvniplii w ith Hew
rv. nml In ilio lour of httlilit m ihi fHll of
MhiiHii. Iloiiiittrii for tnreiiis. Ili-lmftil of or
Iclniil pleim-i's iiiki-n hy irovt't-nini-nt photoir
t n pliers on thr hiI. I.iii'jt-tiook. I.nw pi-lees.
lUu piollis. l-'n-iuhi pulil. I'ri-iiit irlwn. Iirop
nil iiifliv uiiotlli'hil wnr lik. mnlll free.
AiMiess. I'. T. Iliiiher, Heey., Hlur Itisiirimeu
llhliz., Clileiimi.
IIVIIV JilVI
Where do you buy your
FURNITURE
now I buy mine at the
HKK-I1IVK. Why let me
tell you, the
Rich and Poor
Old and Young
Married and Single
all buy their House Fur
nishings from
HUGHES & KELSO.
I'mlrrftikhiH it Sftrriultft.
Hee-IIive Hldg., Cor. Main
and Fifth Sts.
are more than convenient;
they're necessary. You want
tools, and you want good
ones, too. In our stock of
hardware we carry the best
tools made in this or any
other country. It's a maxim
in hardware that the better
the article the better it pays
to buy it. There's value in
such goods and you want
value for your money. To
insure that we confine our
stock to top grade. Don't
Reynoldsville,
Kathmel, AND
Bio Soldier.
of Ladies' Fur, Plush and
Also our line Men's fall
See them and you will be
finest put out.
OUR GROCERIES and
and as constantly fresh.
ijllnlln XViJilini't
r! 1 1 1 1 1 1 in ihi ii ii
Semi-Annual Convention.
Tho 1 4th Heml-Antinul Convention of
tlio .leftVrsnn County School Directors'
A"iM'liitl(in mot In Mut'lin's opera honso,
HitMik vlllo. Thursday. December 211.
1H!IS, lit 10.,'MI A. M.. Willi lie. A. V. Mill
iner, ('resident, II. A. Huminervllle,
William HrpHlccy, Vice Presidents, nml
M. K. Wim-(), Henrolary, In the oh it I i s.
Tho minutes of the Convention at
I'unxsntawney .Inno 14. W!m. wero i-ohiI
and itiiriivoil.
It was mnvi-il by .1. C. Smith, duly
seconded nntl parried iiniinimniiKly. thnt
hII ex-d I rector bo made honorary mom
her tif tho AfHiHlittion, and when
present Ht thti tniotln(rit thoy bo Invited
to iiii'tloirnlii lii tho irM'oi'dlnif!i.
Tho tiiplon for dlfoiisHlnii woco thon
tnkt-n Int. "What nru tlio Miwt
I'ii'mhIdK Ni-odn of out' SoIkhiIb?" wiih
oi"tiod hy I). H. I)i:k".v, fnllowod by
Khi-n llurtlott. Jiioob lllitio. W. A.
LoniliiM. . V. rni-iof. Dr. .1. A. Nrw
oiimn mid ,1. C. Smith.
Tho rnlliiwinir iMiinttiittoo nn lomilii
tlonH wnH iiiolnto(1 by I'roBldont. Hal
mpr: V. H. Wonvor. .1. C. Smith. Kbon
Hititlott. .1. K. I'nntiill mid William
Hroukoy.
I'ttor (if A. 1). (ilonn. nf IIui't'lKbiii'ir,
wiih road, nntifyltijf tho A(M'lntlon that
on Ht-i'on tit nf lllnt'Mi linn. .1. 1. Stewart,
Di'pnty Stato Siipi't'ltitoiidont, would bo
tltuihlo to bo pt-OHont to oddrcpn tho
Convontlnn.
Hy miKOHtliin nf tho I'ronldont tho
olootlnn of rilllopm fur tho i nmii ntf yar
wan tiikoti up. .1. K. I'aiitall, of I'unx
Hiitawiipy, writ mmnlnioiiHly olectod
PiVHldoiit; ItnlK'i t Htimphrpyn. 1st VIijo
PtfHidont: Snmnol HunU-r, 2nd V'loo
Pionldont: VV. S. Wonvor, 3rd Viuo
I'li-Hldoiil: Nathan .1. Hawk, 4th Vloo
IVt'Hldont. and W. N. C'nnrad, Soci-o-tury.
Tho following dolt'Kati'fi worn olootod
to tho Stato Convontlnn of School Direc
tors, to moot In Hnrrlbiir(f In tho
Hpring: W. A. Iy)iidon, Dr. J. A. New
come, Samuel A. Hunter. Robert Hum
plireyn mid .1. K. I'nntiill. Hy motion
tho (leleyati'n wero imMiwcnd U -potnt
BiihHl ltiit-B in eano thoy woro uti
ablo to attend tho Stato Convontlnn.
Convention adjourned to meet in the
opora hmiMo at 3.(H P. M. Pn-Rident
Halmor belnir abHent. Vice PreBldont
H. A. Summervlllo prenliled.
Topio No. 2, "Dut Ion of DliecKnn
After Ttiachora are Selected," wbs taken
up, opened by D. 11. Dickey, followed
by F. Tl. Murray and Daniel Swartz.
Topio No. 3, "What Clalnm Havo
Homo Teacher Over Othom?" was
opened by D. II. Dickey, and further
dlHCUMxed by A. M. Wllxon, W. A. Lon
don, Uobert Hunter, Daniel Swartz,
Jacob Hlmt'8, Perry Love, J. C. Smith
and County Superintendent It. U. Tel
triuk. The following rcHolutionH woro pro
Htinted by tho commlttoo, road and by
motion unanlmouHly adopttid:
Wo, tho School Directum' Convention
of JefTei'Hon County In annual conven
tion atMomblnd, do ronolvo:
lat. That we approve of tho actions
of our IloproHontutlvea In the LeglHla
turo in uainff their lient offorta to pre
vent any reduction In tho Htato appro
priation, and the change In the law,
looking to a more equitable diatrlbution
of the name.
2nd. That In our County Superin
tendent, Prof. II. H. Teitrlck, wo
have a man whote heart Ik in hia work,
hia special fitness tor thin honorable
and renponxlblo position boinj demon
Btrated by the marked buccohh that has
attended hia admlniHtration of the
oftlce.
3rd. We urge parents and friends of
education to take a greater intermit in
tho public achoolH, and also to attend
tho meetings of this Association and
take part in the discussionsof the topics
before the convention.
The lateness of the hour necessitated
tho laying over until the next semi
annual meeting topics Nos. 4, !i and H.
Topic No. 7, "Needed School Legisla
tion," was taken up, opened by James
Hiroes, and discussed further by Jos.
Frost, S. M. Shields, Daniel Swartz and
J. C. Smith.
By motion it was decided to hold the
next semi-annual convention In Brook
vllle, on the 2nd Tuesday of May, lWli),
at which tlmo the election of County
Superintendent would take place.
Convention adjourned.
Dr. A. F. Hai.MKH, Pres.
M. K. Wkkd, Sec'y.
A Common Danger.
If you have ever hud a cold which you
permitted to "wear uwuy" It may In
terest you to know that It was a danger
ous proceeding. Kvery cold and cough
which is neglected puves the way for
consumption, bronchitis, list lima or
catarrh. Otto's Cure, tho famous
(ioruiun throat und lung remedy, will
cure any cough or cold und save you
from consumption. Cull nn II. Alex.
Kloku und got a satnplu bottle free.
Large size 2-'io. und 50c.
1878. 1899.
Fire Insurance.
John Ti'udgdii, Solicitor, Reynolds
vlllo; Thomas Keys, Solicitor, lirock
wayvllle, with N. G. Plnney, Urook
vlllo. 12 large Companies represented.
Solid Indemnity.
Parad.M.
Tom Svp'irlt. wlin Iiiih b -i'ii working
at Iliiinnsteail for tho unit year, visited
his parents at till" phiee liwt week.
.Mm Hhei'olt'v whs tho gin st ol Alb -rt
Mull), nf Hig Run, over Sunday.
Mr. nml Mrs. Noah Struiirs visited
their daughter. Mi s. F. II. Callaglier,
nt li w in. Pa., last tveek.
Mist Millie Sheesley visited MUfl
Harriet Norris during tho holiday
season.
Mrs. Minulii McDonald, nf Turtle
Creek, is visiting her parents. Mr. ami
Mrs. Tim. Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vnho are num
bered with the siek.
Lewi Led wick bought soiti" valmilile
cattle from Curt Si rouse hint week.
A I wo-yeiit-nld daughter, of Mr. und
Mrs. Russell was hurled In the Syplirit 1
cemetery lust Fi lnaj .
Allan Cathers II I led hi lee house
with the cnld-frult for summer lust
week.
There ns preaching In the Strouso
church last Sunday.
Quito a niimlH-r of the Isiys at tended
the Institute nt Ilicok vllle last week.
FMrmer's Institute will h- held at. the
Cirange hall on the lllth und 2Hlh of
this month.
Tlio stnok at the Ludwlek sawmill is
not as great lis It has been, lull what is
there Is number 1.
Homer Knit 7. was a pleas:Mil caller at
C. K. Ktdler's last Sunday.
Lives of great men all remind im wi
can makn our live siililime. und Clair
Diiugherty departing leaves behind him
footprints of a number nine.
John Strouso and wife nf Rig Run.
uro visiting tho former's parents this
week. John Is looking urotind over the
hills where his feet had trod In years
tint' are past and gone.
Martin Strouso is still hauling Unto
from tho Koynoldsvillo tannery.
Amos Strouso, tho township tux col
lector, made hi returns to Hrotikvllle
last Friday.
Christ Syphrlt. of Polk township, vis
ited his brother. Noah, lust Thuoduy.
Ambrose Strauss Is still selling tho
Dewey-Sampsi.n washing machine. It
Is a dandy, ton. Tho reason it ha this
name Is hecausj It is captain of all ma
chines and as stout as Sampson.
Pomona Orange Program
Tho Jefferson County Pomona Grango
will meet on tho second Wednesday of
January, IHIill, in tho hall of Purudlse
Grange, at 1.30 o'clock, P. M. After ro
porta of subordinate Granges and np
Hiintment of committee the following
1 1 log rum will bo carried out:
Address of welcome Hro. Norrls; re
sMinso, Chas. Duller; music by Para
dlso Grange; question for discussion, "Is
u classical education a benefit to a man
engaged In ordinary business," ocned
by Ladd M. Reltz; recitation, Sister
Delia Mayo; music; question, "Which
exercise the greater inllucncc on the
civilization und happiness of tho human
race, tho male or tho female mind?"
oH.-ned by Jennie Jones. K. R. Hunter;
recitation, Minnie Delner; music; ques
tion, "Would It bo a benefit for Jeffer
son county to purchase a farm to main
tain the poor?" opened by Samuel
Shields, Samuel Hunter; recitation,
Mattle Swineford.
Evening session: Question, "Which
Is tho more profitable to ruise, draft
horses or roadsters?" opened by Elmer
Dullors, N. II. Delner; music; question,
"In the aggregate has this country
gained or lost by reason of the war with
Spuln?" opened by James McCrucken,
Gil. C. Roltz; recltutlon, Hurry McGur
ey. Officers will be Installed. Let all be
there. Also fourth degree members
come and make the meeting a success.
COMMITTKK.
An Enterprising Druggist.
There are few men more wide awuko
und enterprising thun II. A. Stoke who
spares no pains to secure the best of
everything In his lino for his muny cus
tomers. They now huve the vuluublu
agency for Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs und Colds. This
is tho wonderful remedy that Is pro
ducing such a furor nil over tho country
hy Its muny sturtllngcures. It absolutely
cures Asthma, Itronchitls, Hoarseness
and all ulTectlons of the Throat, Chest
and Lungs. Cull at ubovo drug store
and got a trial bottle free or a regular
size bottle for COcents und 91.00. Guar
anteed to cure or price refunded.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salvo In the world for outs,
bruises, sores, ulcers, suit rhoum, fever
sores, totter, chupped hands, chilblains,
corns und ull skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It Is guaranteed to give porfuot satis
faction or monoy refunded. Prlco 25
cents per box. For sule by II. Alex.
Stoke.
Thnt Trlltnlr Tub.
(hp wri a poor, plnin little woman,
rvlili nflr Jiift in from the cniintry, and
fbe Flour) looking 1'iiigingly nt a line of
gatitly pnrfps which hung nliing lu a
row by the iiitloti counter.
After a minute sbe stopped Into a
tnriier, took out hrr own shabby little
rather pnrn mid emintpd over tlia
mi ttry t an fully.
S-'he evidently found out she could
rllotil it, as a great extrnvngntice, and
no nt h"t vrn'kod fhyly np to thn coun
trr, fi b 1 1 I one with "pearls" t lu
nlenj! t' e 1 1 1 ii t ii nml a hig mnerald flash
ing In the top, took np the box in
v.blrh it was given Iter und vanished In
the liirortioi, i,f the waiting room. Not
note Until five spennds later slid appear
ed again l.er old puiso tuekpd ont of
Fight rnd the now nun hanging proudly
round hrr peck. It was nliunst pitiful
to n o her she took so much pride iu
thn gaudy tiling and then, more piti
ful, yet morn lanidiablp, there came
into view behind her thn price lag,
flapping gnyly from lis little pink string
mid .roL'laiiultig to tho world nt large
Hint that particular purse, hud cost just
(HI cental
Nnl oily who saw that mticy tag hud
tho cnu.agn to tell lis wearer, nml yet
tl.nt would have I ecu kindest ton. Dot
(lie vniii'hi il down the street with it
still In vie a. How do you suppose she
felt wl"ii !:o found it out? Cleveland
Plain L'piilcr.
Il'itiiips nn n Part llpmlor.
Thn ynnth's Companion tell this
story ( f Oliver Wendell Holmes, one of
whoso hi bhips was to trace genealogies
and family resembbinri-t. At thn open
ing of the term of the nieilienl class one
year, while ho wits one of its Icrtnrprs,
he met lor I lie first time a yonng mem
ber who introduced himself as, let ns
say, n Perry of Cambridge.
The little doctor looked nt him keenly
and said: "Yon nrn also one of the W.'i
of Cape Cod. I know it by your npper
lip."
The young mail flushed and made
hnstn to on-wer that ho never had heard
of tho W.'f nnd did not know any per
son in Cape Cod.
IU t tho doctor smiled obstinately and
at iutetvalh through thn winter wnnld
inquiro whether Mr. Perry hud looked
np his nncestnr, receiving each time the
nssnrutice that inquiry had been made,
hut no trace of this strain of blood could
be found in the family.
One day Perry enme to bim. "Yon
were right, Dr. Holmes. We have found
in nn old Dible record that my great-great-grandmother
was a W. and came
from Cape Cod."
Thodoctor beamed with delight. "No
tipper lip ever deceived me yet," he
laughingly exclaimed, and carried his
little triumph to all of his friend witb
as much pleasure cs if it bad been a
long lost trcamro.
"Mnnnhla Scoffl"
"A few nights ago," writes a Trans
vaal corrvsprndent, "I, In company with
a chnm, took a stroll round the Native
Locntion which lies about 800 yards
from the railway station. We made for
a row of hnts, four in number, in the
front of wbioli wood fires were burning.
"On reuching thaiii we noticed the
nntives were in tho net of catching lo
custs, flying ants and other qneer look
ing insects whioh were swarming around
iu hundreds, being attructed by the
bright light of tho Are.
"After their wings hud been singed
throagh coming in contact with the
firo, the Insects were scooped iuto a
largo hole dng iu the sand, We waited
several minutes wondering what the
motive for all this could be, when tho
niggers formed a i irele round this hole
and commenced taking ont bandfuls of
these hideous locking things and eating
tbem.
"This, as we uecertuined, formed the
niggers' evening meal, they informing
os it wus 'monshlu scoff' (nice food)."
London Answors.
A Bliiililo Sunshine Heeoriler.
Procure an empty quarter plute card
board box, uud iu the top of the lid cnt
a hole about, half an inch iu diameter
close to the edge, of onesido. Then paste
a bit of stiff brown paper over this hole,
nud when dry prick a holu iu tho brown
puper with n pin.
To use the sunshine recorder pluce a
piece of paper in the bottom of the box,
but sensitive side uppermost, and on
this place n glass plute to kuep the pu
per flat. Now put tho lid en containing
the pin bale, and stand the whole thing
flat ou a window ledge, the piu hole side
facing the south and make u pencil mark
ull round tho box, so thnt you always
place it in the same position, nud change
tho paper once a tluy, when a very clear
record of every peep of sumdiino will bo
found. New York Mail and Express.
Ill Urulu lli-ll.
"You tuow," said a mail who writes
things for a living, "thero'su boll rings
on the typewriter when you get to tuo
end of tho lino to wuru the operator
that tho cud has been reached, and lin
luu.-t stop unci take a fresh start. I luivo
no bell iu toy bruin, hut I huvo omu
thing tlicro that tells mo with no less
certainty when X huve dune iny stiut,
and it is time for me to stop for the
day. And I sometime wonder if tho
gentlo reuder doesn't think that my
bruin bell ought to ring eurliur." New
York Bun.
If you uro too indolent to shiugle
yonr house duriug the dry weutuor, you
have no just cause for complaint be
ouuso your roof leaks wlieu it tuius.
"IT'S NOT MY WAY."
It's not my wny.'
flow often Is this lienril
"It's not my wny. to st:en ths klnilly word:
I feel fmniKh. hut 'tis tint well to spcftlt,
To tell my lovtiiit out It seems no weak-'
'It's not my wny.'
ITowr often lienrts hnvo tirnken
Hocnn-o the InvinR word hns been unspoken,
HeemeM' thn sitille w-i- ItsiUitl fur wtei a frown,
Tim letnil thnt slmulil uplift, hut held us down.
'It 's not my way
To s)Hiik the word thnt ersvtntt lovo requires.
To voire iipprnvnl, fester vnln ilelres. "
Hearts often fnltit nml full out hy the way.
HeeiiiiM, to spt-nk Is ntit your way
It's nm my wny. '
Ah, well, when ilenth shnll mm
Antl touch tlie licit loved hits nnd make thnm
tin mil
Hnrl w-tll It Im for yi.n if s rim rt (tret
Anil atern remorse aj'-m four heurtstrlnffsaat
Their tinners firm
Hecniisc It Is their wnr tot, inure nn1 to wring.
Then you ll reinemlier every tittle tlimu.
The smlln you did in: i.ivt. the word unspoken
Wliirli intuht huve Kittled life and kept n henra
unbroken
Aye, then you will rememlsri
And in MikhI sweat nnd apooy will any.
"Would It Inul been my wny
To love, approve nnd tell it out, ao meet,
l-'or It wns ytm tluit innde my life complete.
Lose HcelyteMlller III Observer
DEALING WITH LUMBERMEN.
I'ernllnr Trleka Indnlueil In tr Itotfcl
llnyer nml ellrr.
There is an old retired merchant In
Detroit who delights in recalling his
experiences when nn active man run
ning a general store in one of the north
ern cities nf tho lower peninsula.
"I used to reap a harvest when the
men were coming ont of tho woods, " he
relates "They were not up in styles, and
about any old thing would snit them
provided tho color was right and the fit
even passnhle Cut there wore tr'ck
stcrs among thnm, uud I hnd to have
my wits about me in order to keep even
with them
" 'How mnch Is that hat?' asked a
strapping six footer, who arrived from
camp oue day witb a pocketful of
money
" 'Two fifty.' I replied
"Then he informed me that he al
ways had t he crowns of his bats punched
full of holes in order to keep bis bead
cool and his hair from coming out I
soon bad this attended to, nnd then ha
asked what the hat was worth 'Two
fifty, ' I responded in surprise, bnc he
laughed nt me for asking such a price
for damaged goods He had me. and
got bis hat for fl while the jolly crowd
with him had a laugh at my expense.
He wanted to look at some 'fiddles,'
and after pricing one at tlO concluded
to take it
" 'Where's Ibe bow?' he asked, as I
was doing up the package
" 'Yon only bonght the fiddle,' I
laughed. The others saw the point and
laughed too The giant tried to bluff
me, but I kept good humored, and got
even on the hat by cburging bim $1.50
for the bow I not only got even, but
the others were so pleased with my
'Yankee trick' that they spent plenty
of money witb me. " Detroit Free
Press.
Mica of All Colors.
The National Monse Club of England
recently held an exhibition where sev
eral hundred mice competed for gold
medals, champion cups uud vurious oth
er prizes. Tuese little creatures are not
the ordinary everyday mico which scare
the cook uud drive toe mistress of the
bouse to take refuge on a chair. They
are well bred mice that expected to be
putted and caressed and treated as ten
derly as u pet cat or dog.
By careful breeding they have de
veloped great variety iu coloring aud
sometimes in shape. One very cboioe
style of animal, culled the spiny mouse,
bus a row of bristling huir for a spinal
ornament aud is a very cute miniature
reproduction of a porcupine. The fa
miliar white mice so often seen for sale
ou the streets here huve been bred with
black eyes instead of red ones. It has
tukuu several years to produce these re
sults, but the society now cluims to be
able to furnish mice iu 13 or I'i differ
ent shades. To any ouo who is able to
overcome the fear of mice they are
dainty, delicate little studies at uny
time, but when they pluy uronud in
suits of chocolate, sable, fuwn, jet
black, tortoise or goldeu agouti they be
come purfuutly fusoiuutiug.
As in the cuseof ull fudsof this kind,
the prices brought by these little pets
uro extremely stucp. Fitteuu dollura or
$40 is not a lurgu price to pay fur a
well bred mouse, antl some of them
have been sold for us high us (35
A Judicial Itallnic.
During the hearing of a case ut the
Dloumsbury county court counsel refer
red to the defendant, an Oxford muster
of art:), us "this niuu, " whuruupou de
fendant's counsel protested, saying bu
might ut least have used the word "geu
t'.euuui." Judge Uucuu Nonsense.
That Is tlio sort of alTectatiou you often
hear uniting women when they any
"you ought to call me a lady. " la my
opinion man is a much better title than
gentleman. Loiulou Telegruph.
ion Cun't lltur It.
There are many sounds animals cuu
bear which are inaudible to man. Mr.
Gultou, tho famous anthropologist, bus
invented a littlu whistle with au ad
justable plug, by which it cuu he render
ed more aud more shrill till it ceases to
give any note to our ears, yet a dog will
bear it us a wbistlo still uud answer
reudily its call.
A