7 clogging THE 1'irES A SENSIBLE SERMON ON HOUSEHOLD SANITATION. Soma InifMllona Ahnnl Hie rinmb Intt and h Car That Should Ba Esttrvl.rd In the AfolUnnca Doth of Espen.e and Itl.rn.e. Nowntlnya tbe plumber nnd Ills bill re your true bmnwlinld pectoM. Mke otlior miecti'rs, cnrpfnl common onsa will put tliom to rout nnd coiifiwloil nine timed In tin. Wise men have been atmlylnir till sutijwt ever no long to devise plumbing tlint would tiike care of Itself, tint tliey have not yet suc ceeded. Neither are they likely to without a revolution In mechanic t hereby the tendency of fluids always to seek their own level may be elimi nated nnd other things ns wonderful brought to pnss. ho long ns knowledge remains nenrly static so long will It behoove every honsemlstress to look well to the usage of her pipes nnd her traps. A bit of rag or even string, n burnt mntt'h, a wisp of hair, seems a very lit tle thing, one thnt the pipes enn carry off with no possible hurt, but the rag, by hnnglng over the bend of the trap, may serve as n siphon to take away the wnter seal, which Is nil thnt stands be tween the household and unlimited sewer gas. And the rag may keep on doing It for weeks nnd weeks until deadly dlsenv Is rnmpnnt. A string snarled nnd twisted mny work the same 111.' The match end, of course, ought to float nwny harmless, but Is very much likelier to be caught In some eddy of the flush water. Jam med Into a crevice and there to take to Itself other solid particles until they form a clot both offensive nnd danger ous. As for linlr, there Is no end to the harm It harbors. A wisp quickly forma Itself Into a sort of strainer, catching and holding nil that passes. Aside from thnt. It has a trick of lodging In tho most Inconvenient places, catching upon the least roughness Inside the pipe nnd staying there until by accre tion It has clogged the whole space. Hair has special afllnlty for bits of soap. Solid soap, by the wny, should never be sent down the pipes. Very strong soapsuds even Is objectionable unless you follow It with n flood of clean water, preferably hot water. Coffee grounds and tea leaves either clog n pipe very soon or else, If the flush wnter prevents thnt, wear It through quickly, partly by mechanical action, partly by chemlcnl. Neither should ever tie permitted In a sink. Even If you ore wise enough to keep out all grense, nnd thus make sure that the grounds shall get safe nwny from your own pipes. In the sewer they mny come In contact with grease from pipes less carefully kept and cake nnd clog your whole pipe system, making neces sary costly nnd Inconvenient uuclog-glng. Every kitchen ought to have Its grease can, emptied once a week In winter and In summer every three days. All sorts of refuse fat should go Into It, even the scrapings from plutes nnd dishes. Gronsy wnter, as from boiling bams or corned beef, should be allowed to cool thoroughly, then hnve tho grense carefully tnken off before It goes down the pipes. Skillets nnd frying pans ought to be filled with very hot aoda water and let stand half an hour before wnshlng. This gives time for the soda to partly saponify the grense and keep It from sticking to the pipe or caking on top of the trap. In scouring faucets be careful to keep the scouring grit out of the Joints, Even the llncst particles cut away screw threads turning many times a day. After scouring also take care to let the water run at least a minute be fore catching any for use. In wash' Ing sandy vegetables, ns spinach, tur nips, potatoes, use a big pan nnd drain off the dirty water, so the sand may be caught Even a spoonful of sand go ing down a pipe will cut nnd wear It more than a hogshead of water. Milky wnter Is one of the hardest things to manage. Even a small qunn tlty dally fouls pipes unless the milky water Is followed by a flushing of soda water moderately strong, with a lime water flush about every three days. The llmewatcr Is made more effective by adding suit to It. Sea salt Is best Pat a lump as big as the flat In an earthen or wooden vessel along wltb twice the bulk of quicklime and cover wltb four gallons of hot water. Stir well and let settle. Pour the clear liquid down the pipes and follow It In naif an bour wltb a flush of clear wi ter boiling hot Thus every kind of a Ink may be kept sweet and fresh. New York Sun. Walt Till He leea Tom. A Zulu chief, when yon enter bis hov el, remains silent for some moments and seems quite unconscious of your presence. At length be says in a tone of grave dignity, "G saku bona" (I see you), to which you reply in tbe am way. The longer be takes to "see you" tbe greater man you are supposed to be, and until you are thus "seen1 you must keep silent and appear as Ouch as possible not to be there at all la the Hnitta, Tb legless man la always potting bis foot In It," observed tbe living skel. ton to tbe snake charmer. "What has be done now?" "Last olgbt we were bavins a friend' ly little game, and be asked tbe armless wonder to take a band." Baltimore American. Raw Trteka, Wlmbleton Hello, old man! Have you taught your dog any new tricks lately? Qulmbleton Tea; I've been teaching blm to eat out of my band. Be ate a tig piece out of It yesterday. Harvard Lampoon. HANDLING BIG SERPENT8. 1 PnUnnnn. Snakrs tn Demand hf lliirtnra For Klprrlinenllna. "In handling a big snake you must always touch blm with n soft, smooth, gliding motion of the bnnd, making It feel to liliu ns much ns pmnlllo like the touch of another snake, nnd, be sides, yon must be cn refill to keep his tall out straight. Keep the tall straight, nnd he can't coll on you. Ills bite Is nothing, for he lias not poison, but his coll nroiind your leg or arm or body will crush the bones. The poisonous snakes the wnter. moccasins, rattlesnakes nnd copper heads are bought for imxis. Now nnd then n doctor buys them heavily for awhile, lie wnnts to experiment with their poison. After he has been bitten two or three times be stops buying. "There are n number of penplp who buy snakes for pets. These people nl ways. without nil exception, make pets also of rats, mice nnd turtles. Any one fond of snakes Is sure to be fond of those other things too. They keep their snakes nnd turtles nnd rats ns nenr as possible to them. Often they keep them In their bedrooms. There was n young mnn who used to come here Inst year nfter pine snnkes a university student. Thnt young man would alt with his hand In among the colls of a cageful of snakes for hours. He would take one's head in his hands and lift Its face close up to his own nnd unite for a long time lu Its eyes. Then he would hold It off nnd stroke It nnd study Its chnnglng colors In n kind of trance. I don't know what pleasure or satisfaction ho got out of the snnkes. He bought over n down from me dur ing the year and kept them In his bed room In n boarding house. They all escaped one night through n rnthole and got among the neighbors nnd rais ed general ballyhoo." Philadelphia Ilecord. LOVE AMONG SAVAGES. Ahllltr to Stand Torture a Trat of Mnaenllne Drvntlnn. Among the Arabs of upper Egypt the youth who proposes to n girl must sub mit to n whipping at the hands of all her male relatives, nnd, snys n dry narrator, "If he wishes to be consider ed worth having he must receive the chntlsenient, which Is sometimes ex ceedingly severe, with on expression of enjoyment." Not Infrequently It Is the maiden her self who Imposes the test. Tho Saka lnva girls of Madngnscnr make their lovers stand at a short distance from n clever spear thrower and cntch be tween the arm nnd sldo every weapon flung nt them. If the youth "displays fenr or fails to catch the spear, he la Ignomlnlously rejected, but If there be no flinching nnd the spenrs are cnught he Is at once proclaimed on accepted lover." Worse than this Is the trial enforced upon their suitors by the Dongolowee girls. When In doubt as to the respec tive merits of two rivals, the young la dy fastens a sharply pointed knife to each elbow: then, seating herself be tweeu her lovers, she drives the blades slowly Into their thighs, and tho hero who takes the greatest length of steel without a murmur wins the bride. Major Mitchell In his "Expeditions Into the Interior of Eastern Australia" snys of the natives on tho river Darling thnt all their Idens of fighting are as sociated with the possession of gins or wives and that after n bnttle the wives "do not always follow their fugitive husbands from the field, but frequently go over, as a matter of course, to the victors." "None but the brave deserve the fair" Is a maxltn well understood of most barbaric races. Chambers' Journal. telellerta. There are one story Intellects, two story Intellects and three story Intel lects, with skylights. All fact collect ors who have no aim beyond these fact nre one story men. Two story men compare, reason, generalize, using the labor of the fact collectors ns well ns their own. Three story men Idealize, Imagine, predict; their best Illumina tion comes from above through the sky light. There nre tnlnds with Inrgo ground floors thnt enn store nn Infinite amount of knowledge. Some librarians, for Instance, who know enough of books to help other people without be ing able to make much other Use of their knowledge, hnve Intellects of this class. Your grent working Inwyer hns two spacious stories. Ills mind Is clear be cause Ids menial floors nre large, nnd be hns room to arrange his thoughts so thnt be can get at thetn-fnets be low, principles above nnd nil In ordered series. Poets nre often narrow below, Incapable of clear statement nnd with small power of consecutive reasoning, but full of light. If sometimes rather bareof furniture In the attics. Holmes. FOILED BY HIS OWN TRICK. Scheme For Selllna; a Farm and tta lirnniHtlo Cllmns, "Some year ago," said the narrator, "nil nil boom bit Litchfield, Ills., and verybod.v for miles nrouud was seen siillllng for oil nnd every strnnger sus pected of being nil expert looking for a good thing. An old fanner named I,oo nils had a big place three miles out of town, which would hnve been n fortune for ! I til had In- not been possessed of a mania for swapping, manifest In a per ennial attempt to trade off his land for twice Its vitlue. "When the Imom was at the top notch, IKinils received a visitor who took so much Interest In the fnrm, so liked Its appearance, location, etc., thnt the old farmer scented n petroleum mnn and saw visions nf Incalculable wealth; but. Iielng a shrewd man, Lonml did not enre to take nny unnecessary chnnees with Providence, nnd on the quiet he sent the hired mnn out tho bnck wny with orders to dump the ker osene can Into the well. The visitor liked the entire place. Inspected tho barn, the chicken yard and then, as If by chance, asked for a drink of wnter. A Gllh Talker. I kmiiiiib mis mining ior inni anu A rather distinguished mnn hnd ono . 'l n tn linming bucket before evening n visitor w ho began to speak ,,le W" "' I'ourcd him out about a certain branch of science. The host, perhaps a dosien times In the n gourdful of liquid with n fine, opn- lesecnt scum upon It. Tho visitor smell- space of two hours and a hnlf. gave a 1 ' ",,IT. bisted It. made n wry fnce preliminary "Hem!" because he want ed tn say something, but the bore wav ed him down with a sunve "line mo ment. If yon please!" What the gagged man wanted to say nnd eventually did say wns thnt his caller's lecture, though Interesting, wns perfectly familiar to blm. "You nre, In fact." be concluded, "dis coursing on my own special subject." Such a statement should hnve dis concerted n mnn who hnd talked with one even flow for the space of ir mill- nnd nsked If the water wns nlwnys like thnt. 'Ob, yes,' said I.ooinls. "but yon I soon get accustomed to the taste, nnd our doctor sn.VH this Is the finest wnter on earth for the st nch.' 'Well. I ! nm ding dnnged If I'll ever get used to 1 It,' wns the unexpected response. 'I I nm looking for n farm, not nn oil well, nnd If I have got to haul my drinking . wnter throe tulles from Lltchlield I guess I'd rather buy nenrer town.' "It took I.oomls six months to get the tnste of oil out of ills well, nnd by thnt utes, but not at all! With the placid , ,l,m' 1'""ni Wlls over, and nothing colilldonee of the thorough paced bore be sweetly remarked: "Ah, well, you see how copiously 1 can talk on that subject! Next time I cnll you shall see that I can be quite ns fluent on another branch of knowledge." wns left of the oil craze but rotting der ricks and abandoned shafts." New Or leans Times Democrat. The Doctor Waa There. The sheriff of a certain town, snys the London (llobe, very rich, but rather tlliimi nmismlt.i.l n l.ivnf. I,nl il.i.tip who hud mnde diseases of the eye bis J Prolr ,vor-v ''' BOOK MAXIMS. It Is better lo give a book than to lend It. Do not bite a pnper knife until It bas the edge of a saw. T.o not cut books except with a Composition on liOve. Love Is a thing that makes penplo think each other pretty when nobody else does. It causes two persons to be awful quiet when you're round and also quiet when you're not round only In a dif ferent way. It also cnuses people to sit together on oue end of a bench when there's heaps of room on the other cud. Nurses has It and sometimes police men. That's when they dou't know where you arc, and you have lots of fun playing on the grass. Husbands nnd wives bas It, but most generally only lovers. Old people don't have much, 'cause It bas to lie about dimples and red cheeks and fluffy curls and tots of things which old people don't ever have. When I grow up, I'll bave to go and love some one, I suppose. Only she'll bave to let me say what to do. I've written all I know about It till I do grow up. Eddy In New York Sun. Xolhlna- Like Aeenraer First Clubman Woggles, I want you to decide a bet Htgglnside says the quotation, "Hell bath no fury like a woman scorned," Is from tho book of Psalms, and I say It's from Job. We've put up $5 on It and agreed to leave It tn you. ' Second Clubman I tblnk you're both wrong. 1 know It's In tbe Bible, but my Impression Is that you'll And It In Ihe proverbs of Solomon. Chicago Tribune. special study concerning his sight. After a careful examination the doc tor said a cataract wns forming and there would have to be an operation. "Expensive?" nsked the sheriff. "Twenty guineas," wns the answer. "Must think It over," snld the sheriff. Three months nfter the sheriff went by appointment to be operated on by a celebrated London speclnlist, l'-M miles nwny. Now, It so happened thnt the specialist was ill nnd hnd to' telegraph for u substitute. Judge of the sheriff's surprise when, the door of the operating room being opened, he round himself face to face with his own local doctor. It was too late to retreat, however, and the operation was performed. "Your fee'" asked the sheriff. "Forty guineas," wns the quiet an swer. The lalereated Bnarllahman, A story Is told of nn aristocratic Eng lish Immigrant who happened to be on board of a train thnt was held up by robbers near tlrnnd Junction, Colo. Tho desperadoes put the conductor and fire man out ou a pile of rocks alongside the trucks and kept them covered with pistols. Doing content with pillaging the ex press nnd mnll enrs, they did not Inter fere with nny of the pnssengers, but the Englishman wns so delighted nt the notion of encountering nn adven ture that be Insisted upon leaving bis car. When the porter tried to restrain hint, he replied. "But I wnnt to observe bow they rob a train In this blooming country, don't you know." ne did ac tually get ns far as the platform, when a bullet through his hnt persuaded blm to retreat Saturday Evening Post Cload Formation. A cloud Is produced by the cooling of a rising current of vnpor lnden nlr or by the meeting of two bodies of nlr of different teinpernture. A given vol tunc of nlr. or, more strictly, a given space, whether It contains nir or not, will only take up a certain quantity of watei vapor nt a given temperature. It Is ruination to a good book to cut It right through Into the corners. Books nre neither card racks, crumb baskets nor receptacles for dead leaves. Never write upon a title page or half title. The. blank fly leaf Is the right place. I)n not turn the leaves of books down. Particularly do not turn the leaves of books printed on plate paper. If you are In the habit of lending books, do not mark them. These two acts together constitute an act of Indis cretion. Books were not meant as cushions, nor were they meant to be toasted be fore a fire. Arthur L. Humphreys In Private Library. A Brief Interview, The late Ilev. II. S. fstoi'rs wns a very hard man to Interview, for ho resented the Inqulsltlveness of the press and was Icy to Its agents. One evening a reporter attended a reception at his house and In the course of the evening touched his arm and whlnpcrcd: "Doctor, I'm from the -. I want the names of guests aud all the particulars." "Yes," Dr. Storrs whispered In return, "this wny, this wny." And, taking the young mnn's arm, he escorted him to the front door and put blm out It Takes Time. "Your wife," we snld to the busbnnd of the grent authoress, "Is the woman of the hour." "Iudeed Bhe Is," be responded, with a tinge of sadness In bis volco. "She Is the woman of the hour aud a half when she Is dressing for tho theater." Bal timore American. An Art of Uratltade. A gentleman saved the life of a clothes dealer who had been capsized In a boat The latter was profuse In his thanks and snld to his rescuer: "I see that you bave spoiled your clothes on this auspicious occasion. Allow me I to take the opportunity of handing you my business card. Ten thousand ele gnut summer suits at 4(J marks!" File ' gentle Blatter. 1 GUARANTEE i V.VVliV PRI7Kn KTfWK TS IT A IJ A MT V. V.U to be perfect in Construction, Workmanship, and Material, and after a fair trial in your own home to be satisfactory to the purchaser or Money He funded. Pla Money. Spoiled Wife Why are yon dividing your month's salary In two heaps, Henry? Indulgent Husband I thought I ought to put this Ave In tho bank.thls mouth, love. . The other $00 Is your pin money. Ohio -State -Journal. .' ! ' Tbe welght'of all the air on the. globe would be eleven and two-thirds trillion pounds If uo deduction hnd to be made for space filled by mountains and lund hove sea level. ' SINGLE HEATERS, DOUBLE HEATERS, COOK STOVES, RANGES, A. "wide awake" won originally a bat With no nap on Its material, FOR TWO WEEKS from January 1st we will make a V. . Special Low Price. . . ' It is a sacrifice, but they must go. If youVant a Stove, come in, look at the Stove and get our prices. I ;' . r O. R. HALL, House Furnishing Store. , Opposite Postofflce, W. C. HENRY'S CLEARANCE SALE - CLOTHING t FURNISHINGS. You can 1uy Clothing nnd Furnishings nt and below cost for a few days only. 'J I Tlmrs., Jan. '23, - Thurs., Jan. 30. 4 o Don't Miss This Sale. o 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 Suits and Overcoats for Men. $5 Suits & Overcoats now $.'5.50 $0 " " " 4.50 $H " " " $0.00 $io-" " " $7.ro $12 " " $9 00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats Ages 3 to 1G years. $1 Suits & Overcoats now $1.G0 2 00 3.00 4.00 5.00 KNEE PANTS. 25c Pants now 50c " 75c " $1 75c 1.25 1.50 2.25 3.00 19c 3Hc 55c 75c Underwear, Gloves of all kinds, Umbrellas, Caps and Neckwear. The 2"kj valuo now - 10c " 60o vhIuu now 87o " 7"o viiluu now r5e " $1.00 valuo now - 7,ri0 " 11.50 value now $1.1, " $2.00 valuo now $1.50 Young Men's Clothing Ages from 14 to 20. $3 Suits & Overcoats now $4 " " $5 " " " $G " " " H. 50 " " $10 $12 ' MEN'S PANTS. $1 Tants now I . 50 Pants now $2 " . 2.50 " $3 $4 $5 HEAVY SHIRTS. 50c Shirts now 85c " $1 1.75 " 2.98 3.75 4.50 5.98 7.50 9.00 75c 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.25 2.98 3.75 30c 60c 75c 1.25 DRESS SHIRTS. 2"io Drt'f.8 Shirts, now 50o 75o " " 1.00 " " HATS. f0c vtiluo now 7.r)0 valuo now 1.00 vhIuu now 1.50 valuo now 2.H0 valuo miw 2.50 valuo now l!c 37o 550 75i! 30c, 55o 7."io l.l.j 1 50 1 l8 43 43 Remember this sale begins Thurs., Jan. 23, and ends Thurs. Jan. 30, Walter C. Henry, Clearance Sale At Cost. A. Katzen.ol the People's Bar gain store, has decided to make a clearance sale of clothing for 30 Days, lie will sell Mens,' Boys and Children's Clothing, including men's pants and hats, ut cost. These goods nre all first class, but are to be sold cheap in order to make room for spring goods. Cnll in and see my stock and be convinced that I am offering you big bargains in clothing. fl. Katzen, r. The Ballad Hit of the Century ! Be sure and get a copy Arthur H.Haskin's great ballad hit, entitled "Don't Leave Old Kentucky." This is positively the best ballad that has been pub lished in years, so don't fail to secure a copy at once. For sale at Haskin's Music Store, i Hoadquurtor for Planoa, Organ, Sheet MubIo and Musical Merchandise. Reynolds vllle, Penn'a. FOR ALL KINDS OF Plumbing, Gas Filling, &c. GO TO THE KEYSTONE HARDWARE CO. Where you can et reliable work by, competent and experienced workmen at moderate prices. A full line of Gaa Fixtures, Lamps, Tubs, Closets, Instantaneous Heaters, Etc., kept on hand. The Only First Class Plumbing Establishment in the Town. KEYSTONE HARDWARE CO. ! Sleighs 1JAVE YOU SEEN our fine I" line of Sleighs, Fur and Plush BlanketB ? Sleighs Sleighs Robes Blankets XHIS is the kind of weather ' you need them. Call and Examine our Stock. and (Lhimes PRICES RIGHT. Reunoidsvllie Hardware Company. i
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