The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, February 21, 1900, Image 1

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VO MIMIC K.
KKVNOlilWVILliK, I'KNN'A., WKUNKShAY, l''KIUMIARV 21, ItHMK
Picture Framing
Wben You Want
Tliat Picture Framed . . .
Hrititf U to us nnd w
will friimo it in llie latent
ntylc, with unit, glaHH nml
, everything complete to
trnl( you nt the Invent
price.
We Have
Gonstantlu on Hand . . .
A large ntot k of all the
tlillVrent kind of picture
frame moulding, gold
leaf, gilt, antique oak,
natural wood and the
black or dark stained
wood that are all the
rage now in picture
frame. Von ran pick
out what you want in
the stylo of frame and
mat, and we will do the
work. W have con
stantly on hand a large
utock of the ntaudard
sizes of frame, which
we are offering at reduced
prices. Call and see our
assortment and get our
prices ami we are sure of
doing your work.
Brumbaugh & H t II is,
FUKMTUKK ItKALKKS
Main Stint.
ti -
Jefferson
Main Stwt.
r m r - - - l
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OBIG STORES Reynoldsville,
O liathmel and JMg Soldier.
Can fit you out in any line you may need, and at right
prices, too. We have bargains to offer you this
week in
SHOES, 1UJMJERS,
UNDER WEAK, AND GENTS'
FURNISHING GOODS
that we are closing out at right prices.
Our new goods are coming in rapidly now and our stores
were never so full of good v things and genuine bar
gains. We are pleased to give you our prices and
show you goods at any time.
If there is anything you want you can hardly miss it by
, coming to us.
r.
Cream cheese that Ih cream
cheese, melts in your mouth.
Robinson A- MundnrlT sell It.
(J rent big, fat, fresh oys
ters at Robinson it Mini
dorlf's. Hot cakes for breakfast.
Try Aunt ..letnimn'n Pan dike
Flour- more healthful than
buckwheat. Robinson it
Mundorir have it.
Try our fresh roasted
coll'ee nt i:c, worth iHc. It's
a bargain.
Robinson A' Mundorir.
We are si ill selling a
straight () Knglish break
fast tea. at 40c.
Robinson A- Mundorir.
Largest stock and lowest
prices all along the line at
Robinson t Muiidorll"s.
Hny a bottle Dr. Keyers'
Cough Cure, that cures your
cough, and get a cake of
daudruir soap for your linir
free.
Robinson fe Mundorff.
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NOTHING
Hut tho Is-st materials and work-j
niitntiliii enter into tho construe-
t int) (i( iho
fe'lSTOYES HANGESju'ili i
Made with a view of suiting the
CXIiet, WlllltS of tho llUUHO-kccHH'S lit
u miHlomto cost.
GOOD nAKKUS l'KHKRCT IlOAHTKKS.4
Soi. i) wtVti That Ukdiuuitanuinu. J
Rcunoklsvllle Hardware Co:
iji:
Supply Co,
TIip, Jifann Slv fin
Sykcsville.
M Ihs ( 'nrrlo K leher, llm milliner. Ih
on tlm nick lint.
M Imm I.iiiii h NhnlTer visited In Tionl
villi" over Nunihiy.
MIhh Klllo Hykes visited rel-idvcs In
Pin inline IiihI week.
Miss Mi nnlo llrown, of Hiilniln, Ih vis
iting relatives In t4in.
Miv unit Mi'H. F.d. (Iray, of Lawslm,
iirr visiting relatives In town.
MIhh F.llzahcth Mcl'hcrnn. who lunl
mi iilliii'k of imi'iiiiionln, Ih ithlii to bn
out iiu'iiln.
Ail'n Null Iiiih been on tlm sick I Int.
for I In1 btt three weeks. I.uyi-liH tie
Ing t lm cause thereof.
Mi-h. .1. I.. Tioiiit mid Mi'H. I'lttniim,
who linvo both Is-en very HHirly, are
utile to tn iiIhmiI IIRIllll.
Ii'linlii Hoi li! ii who Iiiih Ihtii In town
iliti'lnir tln wlnt-i' ri'tui'iii'il to lior luuiin
iii hi' HiiIIiiIh nn Kiituiilnv.
Tli'iiiiiiH Zl in iki'I limn linil two Iih-h
luiilly huuihIii'iI lift Kntui'iliiy dy luivlnif
Uii'in i'hiikIiI In u (In nip on tlm lllif
Holillor lliil.
Si'vrn of our yiiimu nu'ii wi-n- Inltlnlnl
In WiiHlilnirtnn Cniiii, No, 1.1(1, I'. ().
H i f A. In-t Siitimliiy rvciilnir. TliU Ih
ii ii'oiii' tli'P Ii",vh nml oiin you will
ni'Vi r i nc.
Mr. nnil Mi'H. Kmnk Wi-Iht hii1
ilimp'litrr. of l'lilllMliui'ir, In, v), (Mime
llllllll' tl) HM.'l.ll I III- fllllKI'lll of Mi'H.
'i lii'i V 'nllii't'. Mr. Kli'lior, who illi'il
on Krliliiy iivonlnii.
I V. .1. 10. D 'llll, of Hlltlllllnl, WIIH II
wi'li'iiinii i-nlli-r In town hint wruk. Hp
pri'iii'lii'il In tlm 1 tn t Int. cliurcli Hiul hh
hIhIi'iI Itrv. l'aliiinr In tlm linptlHiual
Horvii'i'H on 'I'ui'Hiliiy ovciilni;.
TlmiHiliiy, l'', li. 1.1, Ih Iiik llm 75t.lt
niinlvi'iHiiry of MIhh Miirtriirot Duff,
who uiiiki'M Imr lioiiin with Imr iIhiikIi
I'M', Mi-h. .1. II. Null, n KHilly iiunitn'i'
of IrlondH t'lithrrml In n ml Hiont. tlm
liny ili'iiHiintly with Imr.
Tlm ivvlviil nmiitliiKH wlilrb Imvi;
th'i-n In proKroHH lln MtHt. hIx wi'uks In
tho M. K. mnl IliiptlHt rlnni'lii'H, cliiwil
ilui lnn tlm pitHl wock. Four Jnlni'il tlm
M. K. rliiiri'li on prtilintlon on HiiMmtli
niornlnif. Tlilrtit'n worn lmini'r'il In
tin IlnptlHt cliuit'li on Tui'Hiliiy tivnnlntr
mnl thr, n on KrUlny rvoninir.
Rathmel.
David Hmuldon wnn In DuIIhIh Monday
on biiHlni'HM.
J. F. llowwr nil W. (J. lliiriln were
out of town Sunday.
MlnnMury Minirn, of DiiIIiiIh, vImIIi'iI
In DiiIIiiIh liiHt wi'ok.
MIhh Annlo MoNoll and Mrn. G. U
Honry nro on tho hick IIhI.
John McNeil, of DiiHoIh, nKint a few
day with IiIh parontH Imro lu-t wonk.
.lull u MuGoroty wan cuujflit, botwoon
hank ultra whllo driving milieu In tlm
new in I lies IiihI Friday.
Dr. John Hodman and wife, of Itmnk
vlllo, wero 'f A. W. MulholUtn
and wlfo Toenday of lant week.
WitHlilnirton'8 Illrttiiliiy will ho etilo
liraU'd with appropriate, cxoivIhoh In
tho I'. (. H. of A. hall to-morrow cvnn
Ing. KeHldea liomu talent, William I.
Hwoope, of Clearlleld, will Ih' prrnont
and Hpeak. Mr. Swoopo Im highly
reeomtiiemii'd uh a platform orator,
en (ri'iini, culto, hot oolTen and miimiI
wltdn'H will bo Her vtiil after tho entor
tortalnment. All arn Invited. Ad
iiiIhhIoii 10c
MuKtfle, tlm four-montli-olil child of
Mr. and Mim. C'Iihi Ii'h Snydnr died Mon
day mornlni; of pneumonia and was
burled In tho IVoHpect cemetery Tues
day iifturnoon.
MIhh Nina Caraoron, who lian Ik'i ii
sick, Ih ablu to he alxiut auuin.
MIhh Alien Sarah wan vailed to hiach
Huhuol at Big Soldier for MIhh Mowery,
who la on tho Hick lint.
Paradise.
(i. C. Sti-oiiHU baa been ill thu paut
fow days.
A largo crowd attended thu farmora'
liiHtituto both days and nlghtH.
John S. Flnher, candldato for Stulu
Sonato, waa In town laHt Tliurnday.
Amos StroiiHo wan In Rattiinul Satur
day night unending to somo buHineuH.
Howard Noitih, of Allegheny, vUIted
fi'Ieudb In tli lit suction hint Wednesday.
MIhsch Carrlo and Annie Knllar vU
Ited MIhb Milllo KhcuHloy lust AVoduoH
duy. Mind Currlu Dotur, of Iteynoldsvlllo,
visited Minn Tena StroiiHU lant WednuH
day and Tliurilay.
W. O. Smith, candidate, for Congrea
Blonal nomination, wua In our midat laat
Wodnosduy shaking hnnda.
John Cuthera aald thu other day that
if It wore not for leaving homo bu would
go to Knglurd :iud join thu Army.
Will und John Strouse and Dr. Camp
bell returned to McDonald Saturday
uftur a fow day' vlalt with tho former's
parents In this pluoo.
Soft Ciwl In DcniHinl.
Cuiil Trmli' .tiiiiriiiil.l
In Hoft eoiil tlierii Ih plenty of linllle
Ing at nil polntn, anil tlm pniiliieei'H linik
fur wind tn a iihhI hi'Iihiiii'h IiiihIiii'hh ii h
hooii im all tin, detiillH of milling mnl
triiiiaporlntlon raten get uiljukleil In llm
proper level. There Ih iiotlilug being
dune In the line of emit met lug for (IiIh
year mnl ninny iinwtloiiH iiatiirnlly en
ter hh to tlm lu-leii to be paid, for high
Itgiireit will lend to tlm Holwttliitlon of
other fuela, Hiieh an nnthnielte and pro-
vlni'lnl coiiIh. There Ih no doubt that
the nilnei'H will lm paid III all noft coal
rcgloiiH better pilei'H than for many
yeai'H, but tlm ibinger Ih that their lie
iniindH may go beyond w hat Ih piwhIIiIo
to pny ami glv" the oM-iiilur a free Held
III eiimpetitloii with other coiiIh. I'rleeH
have Ihicii brought to what may now Ihi
called a IhihIh of epeinl lima for the
HciiHon, and Mteiun coiiIh are In full re
iiieHlou tlm new lint, which Ih not like
ly to Ihi Hhniled, for cent at the III I lien
will Ihi IncroHHcil iN fine many weekn
Imve piiHHed. In every way the ootliKik
Ih for a large ti inle nt fair prleen.
At lluffitlo there Iiiih In-en no Improve
inenl In tlm coiidltliiiiH previilllng In tlm
trade although Hoft conl Ih coining in In
it more pleiilllul Hiipply. ShlpH-i'H re
port, however, that they could line a
greater tpianlity. I'rlcen have ana remilt
held pretty nil IT but are now niiicli
eimler than they have been for a long
while. Tlm prospective advance In tho
ratcH of mining hIko teniln to lend a bet
ter tone to tlm market. Denlurn feel
that they will Ihi able to hmiillo tlm
trade In better nilvHiitagn with prices
at Homewhere near a living llgure. The
iiiIIiiihiIh continue to ciimplnlii of a
Hliort, Hiipily but they are In better
Hhape than they have Ii en for weekH.
I.ow-Rto KxcuiHion to Washington.
On WedniHiliiv, I'Vbrunr.y "IhI, tlm
I 'en nny I van I n 1 1 n 1 1 road 'oin pa ny ( In. w 1 1 1
run HH'clal cxciirHloiiH from polutH on
the l,hlliiriolphlit& Krle Hnilrond, Ki lo
to IH'k lluven, IiicIiihIvc, to WliHhlng
ton, for the benellt of all who may want
tovlHlttlm National Capitol. Itiiiiinl
Irlp tlckotH, good going on all regular
tmliiH on day of Ihhiiii, and goiHl nil in n
ing on any regular train within tendnyH,
cxcIiihIvo of going date, will Ihi Hold a'.
i'iii of HO. 00 from Krle, St. MaryH, mnl
InU'l'inedlitle polntn; fM.11,1 from Drlft
wihhI; H. 1.1 from Kenovo; 17. .'10 from
Iock Haven; and proportional) ratim
fmm other polnU.
A through Hleeplng car will Ihi run
from Krle to Washington on train leav
ing Krle at 4.. '10 p. tn,
lloldei'H of npeclal excurliin tickeU
to WaHhlngMin can purchitHe, at tho
reiiiiHylvaula Hallroad ticket oftlccM at
WiiHhlngton, excurilon ticketH to tllcli-
niond at rato of I.OO and to Old Point
Comfort (all rail) at fll.OO; from the
pin-Hera of tho Norfolk and WaHhlngton
Steamboat Company uxcui'hIoii tlckotH
(not Including iiii iiIh and hUh'ihmiih on
HteiimerH) to Old I'olnt Comfort or Nor
folk, Va., at 9.1.50, and U Virginia
Heucli, 1'rlnceHH Anno Hotel, at I..Kt;
and at the oMIcch of tho WiiHhlngton,
Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Klectrla
Ititilway ('ompany, excui'Hlon tlckotH to
Mt. Vernon and return at rato of .K)
contH.
For full Information commit hiiiiiII
IiiiiuIIiIIIh, apply to ticket iigentH, or K.
H. Harrar, DIvlHion Ticket Agent, Wll-
lianiHport, I'n.
Two Weeks Tour to Florida.
Thu accond Pennxylvanla ft. It. tour
of tho HciiHon to JaekHonvllle, ullowlng
two weeks In Florida, will leave New
York and Philadelphia February 20tb.
KxuurHlon tlckotH, Including railway
tianHportutlon, Pullman accommoda
tions (ono berth), and meals en routo
In both directions while traveling on
tho Hpeclal train, will be Bold at tho
following rateH: Now York, &1O.0O;
Pblladelphlu, TlarrlHburg, Baltimore
and Washington, 18.(K); Plttaburg.
$.1:1.00, and at proportionuto rutca from
other polntn.
For tlckutH,Itlnorarlea and other Infor
luatlon npjily to ticket agents; Thoa. K.
Watt, I'UHaonger Agent Western Dis
trict, Pittsburg, Pa., or to Ceo. W.
lioyd, Ass't Cicnurul Pacsengcr Agent,
liroad Street Station. Philadelphia.
Stood Death Off.
K. H. Monday, a lawyer of Hunrluttu,
Tex., onco fooled a gravo-dlggor. Hu
saya, "My 'brother wus vory low with
malarlul fever and jaundice. I per
suaded him to to try Electric Hitters,
and hu was soon much better, but con
tinued their uso until ha was wholly
cured. I am gu.ro F.leotrio Bitters
saved his lifo." This remedy expels
miliaria, kills disease germs and pur
ines thu blood; aids digestion, regulutes
liver, kidneys and bowels, cures con
stipation, dyspepsia, nervous discuses,
kldnoy troubles, female complulnts;
t Ives perfect health. Only SOo at H.
Alex. Stoko's drug store.
A Thr Crii.r.il Vt ur.
When Colonel Cnrttvi ll win inMlturj
gnvi'i'lior iiT Nol fnlk miller the Colifeil
cim y In S!'., he onli red the IIiIIIhIi
coiihiiI to report for duly on the limni
giiiinl. To I Ii Ih the I'.iinllsliiniiii olijeet
(d on the ri'oumI of lielnu coiihiiI at
Niirfnlk.
"To what giivwiimeiilT" tinkeil Colo
nel Ciirtwcll.
"To the I'nlti'it Ktntes government,"
wiih the reply,
"Hut you nro In the Confederntc
dtnti'H. nml yon innt sliotv papers lie
creilltlng you to Hie Coiifeilerntu Hinted
of Aineilen." mild the colonel.
"Hut my Ktivermui'iit dmHn't rcrog
nlfe you n a giiveiiunenl." snhl the
coiihiiI.
"Very well, then; my government
decMi'l reeeunl.p you nn coiihiiI,"
brlHkly retorted Colonel Cartwell,
"Hhiiuliler your liiUHkrt and Join youi
company."
At this the peneefiilly dlspoHed cull
mil threnteiieil to Imve a gunlinnt conif
ml lioiuliard the place befor ho would
erve.
"Thnt'a Juki whnt I'd like to aee,"
rctm lied the colonel cheerily, "for then
the I'nlteil Sin Ich will lUlil yo'J iih she
I'lnlniH Unit Norfolk Is still pur of the
I'lilnn. mid between Kiiglaml and the
I lilli'd Htiites lighting we shall go
free."
At In Ht the coiihiiI appenled to Mr.
llen.liiinln. the Coufeilerale Heereliii'y
of wiir. who ordered Ii Im exemption
from military duty, mill the "three
Cornered war" hu iIchIiciI by Ciiliinel
Cartwell never came to puss. Youth s
Companion.
t'nltine WrilftlnK Preaent.
MohI people know of the peculiar elr
CuniHliinecH miller which Itobeit I.iiiiIh
HleveiiHoii won Ii Im wife. Itut even
more romantic mnl iiHtoiiuilliiit wns the
milium wedding gift he got with her.
When SteveiiHoli met h Im future fntit
at ltiirlil:ui. a fnmoiiH nillsls' remirt
near I'm In. nhe was the wife of Mr.
OHliorue, no Onkhiml gentleman. The
fi IcniNlilp iIiiim formed led HteveiiHon
to pny ii vIhII to Cnllforulii. lie arrived
nt Mniiteiey l:i ii ilylug condition, but
the loving cure of Mrn. Oslinriie and
her sister. Nellie Vim der drift, gradu
ally wen him back to life. The mim
ing completed bis In fn Unit Ion for the
Imly-nn In fit Mm I Ion which be did not
pretend to coneeal. Fortunately Oh
iHirne raised no objections. He not
only agreed to the divorce, but with a
iiingmiulmlty rnrely excelled actually
attended the wedding brenkfnst. There
he found 111 m opportunity.
Mrs. KtcvcnHoii'a one source of regret
wns thu positive loss of her son. I.loyd
Osborne, whom, of course, the futlier
had the right to claim. Osborne ninde
hnppy speech, felicitating the newly
married couple, nml wound up by offer
ing the most oilKlmil of wedding pres
euts. "To the bride," he said, "I give
Hint which of all things Is nearest mid
dearest to her heart, her own son."
rittshurg Dispatch.
Our He Didn't net.
The following story of Ken Ittitler
wns told by a mini who said he wns
present on the occnslon:
"Hhortly nfter the war Oenernl Hot
ter delivered lecture nt I'lku'i Opern
IIiiuhc In Cincinnati. The general wns
well on to the climax of his Hpeech
when slowly from the flics overhead
descended a large wooden spoon on the
end of n siring. Down and down It
catno until It reached a point two or
three Inches nlHive the speaker's hend.
und then It stopped.
"The audience, of course, was con
vulsed with mirth, hut owing to his
well known visual liillrmlty the gen
eral wns the last to discover thu spoon,
and Indeed would probably not have
noticed it nt all except tlmt III making
an emphatic gesture to Italicize n point
his limni struck the suspended spoon.
"Looking up, he recognized the ene
my and tonli lu the situation tit a
glance. Without any sign of embiir-
ruHHiiient or confusion he detn
from the string and with the re
Hello, there's one I didn't get,' litnTTt
down on the stage aud triumphantly
finished his address."
Armjr FloKKlna.
Boon after General Catncro was np
polnteil uu ensign In the Hevcnty-sev-cnth
foot he tinned out with the coin
puny to which he wns attached to wit
ness the flogging of n soldier. The
mnn, who had been convicted of n seri
ous offense and wns Inter to bo drum
med out of the corps, took his punish
ment badly, screumlug n great deal.
Ensign Cntucre shut his eyes nml turn
ed white In the face, lis though he
wyuld faint. When thu piiuhdiiueiit
was over, he remarked to his color ser
gcunt, "If I see much more of this, I'll
sell out."
The "noneom" responded. "You'll get
used to It In time, sir."
"Used to It V I'm sure 1 never slmli:"
responded the cnslen. Flogging lu the
army wns soou abolished, however,
and the future geutrul remained lu tho
service.
Tit Tubucuo Flutter.
"Thore is ouu Dower," suys a writer
in London paper, "which Las appar
ently I ecu overlooked by Aun rioaus iu
their search for a. suitable floral emblem
which, I tuiuk, is worthy of their at
tention. I refer to that of the tobacco
plant (niootiitua) in its many varieties.
It is handsome. Tho plant is, I believe,
lndigouous to America, and Its impor
tance, as the soliice of tbe human race,
is indisputable "
NI'MISKK 40.
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A Trnaedr .( Man! ninno.
The story of the destruction of tint
luiths of HI. OciviiIh nt tbe font of
Ment Itliinc, In IM'.l'.!, Is told In '"His
A linn In of Mont llliiue." This wns one.
of the cnhimlflcH that could scarcely
bnvc been predicted or averted.
Owing to (be sloppngn of thu sub
glnclnl dinlmige, In Home way never
nHcerlnlneil, a Inko wns formed under
the 'I'cte ftousHC glncler, In which nn
eiiorinoiiH body of wnler wns pent up
at a spot lo.(MK) feet nbore tho sen lev
el. Ilelwern I and '2 o'clock on ths
nlubt of July 12, I HI 12, tbe lea Hint hnd
held the lake gnve wny.
The wntcr swept In a torrent of tre
mendous force over the Desert de
I'lerre Itomle, gntherlng up thousand
of tons of rock and stones lu Its rourso.
It pnsscd with n terrific rosr under tbe
bn inlet of lllnnnnHsny. which It did nut
Injure, destroyed half the vlllnge of
II ion uu y on the hUliiiuid between Cm
lamlnes ntul Kt. flervnls nml. (curing
tip trees ns It went nlong, Joined lbs
main river of the Hon Mint.
Following the river bed nnd destroy
ing on Its wny tbe old I'ont dil Dlnhle.
It burled Its seething flood of wnler.
timber, stones nnd mud upon (he srrHd
buildings of (he Pt. (lervnls bubs nnd
crushed lliein Inln fragments. Then,
riuKHliig die Chiinioiilx rond. It spread
llself out In the form of n hideous fan
over tbe vnlley of the Arve, destroying
part of Hie village of l.e I'n yet In It
wny.
Such wns the rnlnsfrophc of St. (ler
vnls which claimed over 1.10 victims,
litter ruin was everywhere. The one
lovely cnrdeiis of the Imths were five
or six feel deep In mud, fine trees had
been snapped like reeds nml enormous
blocks of s(one were slrewn over the
(lreiiry wnHte.
Slie lirclileft la Heinnln,
"I will." she exclaimed. "I will not
live with you niiother dny!"
"You lenve me, will yon 7" he cnlinly
asked.
"Ves. I will."
"When'
"Now- right off- thin minute."
"You'll go it way 7"
"Yes. sir."
"I wouldn't If I were you."
"Itut I will, nnd I defy yott to pre
vent me. I have sulTerril nt your hnnds
as limit ns I cim put up with It."
"Oh. I Hluiu'l (ry (o slop you." be
quietly replied. "I'll simply report to
the police that my wife hits mysteri
ously disappeared. They'll wnnt your
description, nml I will give It Yon
wear No. 7 shoes; you hnve an extra
Inrge mouth: you wnlk stiff In your
knees; your nose turns up nt the end;
eyes rntlier on the squint: voice like
n"-
" Wretch! You wouldn't dare da
t lint I" she screnuied.
"I certainly will, and the descrip
tion will go In all the pnprrs."
They glared nt ench other a moment
In silence. Then It was plain to b
sii'ii lie Inn! the dead wood on her.
Columbus Joiinin!. i
Ills Urrnt Work.
A Chicago man who tins written ft
bnok v ns telling about It the other day
to n friend who hnd once done him a
service.
"!! the way." said the author, "I
would be delighted to give you a cop
of my work, If you care for It."
"I should Im more .(ban pleased to
hnve It." wns the reply, "especially If
you will write your inline In If."
"All rl'.-lit There Is n bookstore
Just nroiiiiii the coriu-r. If you will ac
company i.ie. we will go there und get
It. I don't happen to hnve a copy In
my ollice J ii-ii now."
After tiiey li.iil stopped to glance at
some of the new things In the book
store the niitlmr hulled a clerk nnd,
pushing hi:, chest out very fnr. naked
for the novel that ho hnd written.
"Yes. tilr,"' the clerk said. "We buve
It around here somewhere, I believe,
but you nro th" first one who lins over
nuked for n copy, nnd It mny take ma
irne time to ii rid It. Wouldn't some
thing else do Just as well? We Imve a
great many better books at the snme
price." Chicago Tlmes-IIernlil.
Ilotr lis ntilnlncd Quiet.
At one of the meetings during Mr.
Moody'a services In Kansas City hymn
sheets were iliatrlbntud by tho ushers
Just previous to his address. lie was
feeling very tired, and spenklng wns a
great exertion; so, fearlnu the noise
that would result should the nudlence
rustle them, lie received to get rid of
them. lie called out, "Will everybody
who tins n hymn sheet hold It up?"
The sheets were held up nil over the
bull. Mr. Moody tUouted, "Now shake
them;"
Twelve thousand flimsy sheets of pa
per were shaken vigorously. They
m;u!i! nil ind 'scrlbal.ly musical souud.
There Is nothing to compnro It with.
One can only say It was a vast rustle.
"That will do," culled Mr. Moody ut
the top of Lis v.ih.'e. Tl.c Bound ccimcd.
"All right," said Mr. iloody. "Now sit
on thane- I yiun sheets." The nudlcMM
sat on th:Mji. Having taiii-a this pre
caution ii"'!n'-t interruption. J!r. Moo
tly lv;ii:i Ms tsermou.
A t'nlr tniiet'efliitry,
Tommy- I know now why you wur
only one evc-lii'is.
His IHg Si iter's l'.cijo-Ytiy?
Tommy Itrother .luck - says you
ought to see -vlth half tin t yn that sla
ter diH'sn't vir. anything about you.
Jewelers' Weekly.
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