TVh.a rrnpfcme Were Grrmaaa. Th nnme of France Is derived from the Francl, or Frank, a people of Ger many who seined that pnrt of tlio country nearest the Rhine and settled there. Later on they subdued Paris nd made that the royal seat of their InrreORlng empire. The origin of other geographical names Is Interesting and will serve to enlighten m when wo read of, for In stance, Hllteruln for Ireland. Illhernla Is said to be derived from a Pha-nl-clan word meaning "farthest habita tion." there being no country known to Ihuin west of Erin. Portugal obtained Its namo from Por to, the haven or port where the (Inula landed their stores. This Is Oporto, called by the Portuguese S) Porto (the port). The town was given as a dowry to Teresa when she married Henry do Lorraine, who styled himself Earl of Portugal because the place was known as the portus Galloruin (tho port of the Gauls). The name was finally extend ed to the whole country. Rusila took Its denomination from the Rossi, or Russl. a people of the south of Russia, who possessed them selves of the country In the declining days of tho Greek empire, ltelng the predominant Inhabitants, they imposed tbelr name on all the rest. A Street Parable. A little girl stood at a window blow ing soap bubbles. Beneath stood n lit tle boy, and as she blew bubbles to ward him he tried to catch them. They broke and disappeared on nil sides, but tho two laughed and kept up tho game, she smiling down and be gazing upward eagerly. "Behold, a parable!" said a man to a woman. "The eternal relation of the sexesl Yon blow beautiful bubbles down to us from your height, and wo weary ourselves In trying vainly to catch them. Poor little boy!" The pair played and laughed In the sunshine until the boy grew tired. Ho called out "Hoodby!" gayly and rnn away to play with other boys and girls In the street. The girl looked after him wistfully, a shadow on her face. She did not care to blow bubbles nny more. She leaned out to watch him, and as she did so she tipped over tho bowl of soapy water. She looked very lonely. "Behold, a parable!" said the woman to the man. "He has tired of the game; not she. There Is no other little boy to blow bubbles to, and If there were she has no pretty bubbles left to blow. Eternal relation of sexes! Poor little glrl!"-New York Tribune. A Use Far tbe Hyphen. A teacher bad just given a lesson on the hyphen, and thinking that his class understood It now, he wrote tbe word "birds-nest" on the blackboard. "Now, boys, why do we have a hyphen be tween birds and nest?" asked the teacher. Several hands went up. and the teacher pointed to a small boy who seemed very anxious to answer. "For the,blrds to roost on," was the reply. London fit-Bits. I I CO a 2 $ f o o a te a H 1) CO w u I I O h Ui X h r O C5 o X o o S5 - m H H M tl Si a 2 tj) o a co O DQ O a o "8 I co co' to o W W ; K H H p ft, o a o o 1 g to H a K rt a t 3 o iN. HANATJ CLEARANCE SALE About stock taking time and for the next two . weeks I am going to sell all goods at cost. All black and colored dress goods reduced to actual cost. 11.50 dress goods at 11.25. 1.00. 75o. 60o. 60o. l.Zo 1.00 80o HOo ' All black Taffeta reduced from $1.00 to 79o 85o to - 72o. Too to - 65o. Ay Mercerized Lining reduced lining reduced from 18 oenU to 14 oents. 15 oents to 12 cents. And all Cambric linings at 3c. "KYVTTfWS J- J- Clark's thread H oonts a spool. Merrick's us good XX VllO. as O. N. T. 4 conts a spool. " Paper of pins 2o 5o Paper of pins 4o So Paper of needles 4o 6o Elastic. 4o 7o Elastlo oo lOoElastlo - Bo Flelsber'a Black and colored Yarn we sell at !8o Factory Yarn 4c 7o Saxony Yarn . 6a Cm Reduction QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FAULTS She Was Vrrr Vnln anil lnordlaat.tr I 'nnd of I'lne Orrss. Yet Ellxnlk-th wns never really suc cessful with her wnrdrobe as a more feminine womnu might have been. Her drcase were never beautiful, only lu dicrously and most Inappropriately tniiKiilllcent laden with Jewels, weight ed down with cloth of gold, stiff with silver embroidery and so heavy that even her big, powerful frame lmist, without supporting vnnlty, have felt the fatigue of carrying them nbout. Elizabeth wns certainly vnln, but sho cMt'.not claim femininity merely on that account, for vanity Is by no means nil exclusively feminine characteristic. There are perhaps more vnln women than vain men because women have more leisure and their costumes afford gienter opportunities for vanity than the strangely hideous clothing which custom has arranged for men, but no thoughtful (feminine) observer can doubt thnt a vnln mnn Is vainer than a vain woman. Elizabeth's hnnds were her especial pride, and, Judging from her portraits, they were certainly beautiful. They were Inden with jewels, and It was her habit In public to pull her rings off v illi absent nrtlessness and push them on ngnln, moving those white hands about In the most obvious way. Once, during the grave consideration of a state paper, wherein her cold sagacity never took second plnce, she Interrupt ed the discussion to nsk whether the Iuc d'AnJou, who was at ono tlmo one of her suitors, had been told whnt n pretty foot sho had and how white and well rounded wns her arm? This In the womnu who llnnnced the nrmnda with hard headed economy, who dared the superstitious terrors of her own conscience In her high handed and Im pudent treatment of the bishop. , whoso Interest In methods of torture for state prisoners was most mechanical nnd In telligent, entirely unhampered by any squeamish feminine hesitation as to blood or pain. Is most curious. In connection with this last charac teristic of cruelty vnnlty Is not at all unprecedented. Indeed, If one observe closely one will notice that excessively vslu persons have nlmost always n strange Inclination toward cruelty. The accounts of what Queen Elizabeth permitted and indeed commanded !n this respect will hardly bear reading by us sensitive folk today. Margaret Dclnnd In Harper's l'.azar. Slnvrrr Protected the Keirro. If the negro had becu forced to com pete for existence In America, be would have been crushed out by the civilized power, as the Indian has bceu, says Albert Phelps In The Atlantic, but tho peculiar institution of slavery protect ed Ii i in not only from this competition, but also, by artificial means, from those great forces of nature which Inevitably weed out the weaker organisms and which operate most unrestrainedly up on the ignorant savage. For the first time, perhaps, in the history of the world human beings bad been bred and regulated like valuable stock, with as much enro as Is put upon the best horses nnd cattle. As a natural conse quence the sanitary condition of tho negro during slavery wns remarkable, especially by contrast with his present condition, and his growth wns the ab normal growth of a plant nbuormnlly raised In a hothouse. When, therefore, this mass of helpless beings was thrown upon Its own resources by the act of emancipation and when the pro tection of slavery had been withdrawn, the direst wretchedness and Buffering followed. For 1002 T will visit IteynoldHVlllo nnd llrookvilli! monthly, Riving ilulos tlirotmli IfM-til impurtt. A Ioiik pi-iirtlcu, tlmrouifh knowk'rijio, the up-tu-ilHtt' hmmIhmIh for lest tuir the hiht. the error of refrnetion or miis eulHr wettkncHH, ure tho Hdvuiuaueti I can oiler you. At Imperial Hotel. Reynoldmvllle, February U, American Hotel, Hrookville, Feb, 14 and IS. 0. C. GIBSON, Optician. All 50 oent dress goods at All 25 ' " All 15 ' " All 121 " " All 10 " .'18 cents. 19 cents. 10 cents. 6 cents. 6 conts. 50 oonU to 40 cents to 40 cents. 35 cents. All colored taffeta reduced the same. from 35c to 25c. 121 oonU to - 10 cunts to All percaline 18ci)JU. 7 oents. 25o Milts ' 60c Hull llto Shooting 20o Sheeting 6o Outing 8o Outing 60o Tublo Linen. 35c Table. Linen 25o Tublo Lloon Calico prints 17o 35o 15o J Ho ' 5o 0io 40o 25o lUo 4 and Uo on sail our Clothing. NEGHO SOCIETIES. THE SOUTHERN COLORED MA "3 LOVE OF POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, Wonilerfnllr Named Organisations to Prarlile For Members' Slek I! orie nts and Funeral Expense. Mow They Flourish In Charleatoa, The southern negro's love of pomp nnd circumstance Is nowhere exempli fied more forcibly than In the innnuer In which be multiplies his charitable organizations. Inordinately fond of company, ho has few, societies founded with the solo view of promoting social enjoyment. For the most pnrt, what ever foundations bo makes havo n semlrellglous trend, the dues entitling members to sick benefits nnd funetul expenses. There ts usually an elabo rate regnlln and nn Intricate ritual. Not n few negroes of a southern city, such ns Charleston, belong to no less than a score of these orders, the nnines of which are oftentimes curiously nnd wonderfully mhde. Whnt, for Instance, would the ordinary patron of secret or ganizations think of possessing mem bership In the Pons nnd Daughters of the Beven tlohlen Candlesticks In Charity or In the Sons nnd Dnughters of I Will Arise? The sons nnd daughters Idea Is work ed to the limit of endurance. There Is scarcely n well known nnme In Hlbllcnl history that Is not tacked on to It. There are In Charleston alone no less than seventy-five of these societies with charters from the stnto of Booth Carolina, and how many there nre thnt have no legal status no mnn may say with confidence. lines nre paid weekly, nnd, strnngo ns It may seem when the great poverty of the negro of the south Is considered, the arrears list Is a brief one Indeed. Of course tho charges are small, usual ly about 23 cents n month, but when It is remembered thnt many Individuals belong to six or eight or even more orders It Is little short of marvelous how the funds necessary to meet the demands of the collectors nre found, nnd yet It Is so deep a disgrace to be expelled thnt Instances of the kind nre very rare. To hold membership In n number of societies Is regarded as a badge of honor. Meetings nre held monthly In private residences. In public balls or, more fre quently still. In churches. These gath erings begin at the fashionable hour of 10 p. m. nnd continue not Infre quently throughout the night. Re freshments nre to be had for a small consideration, and ns these arc for the most part of a liquid nature the sons nnd dnughters are prone to be con spicuous by their absence from their several places of employment next morning. Often the police have to In terfere to restore that harmony In which brothers and sisters should ever dwell together. Among the societies In Charleston ore tbe Hons and Dnughters of the Pil grims, the Hons nnd Daughters of the Twelve Disciples, the Sons nnd Daugh ters of the Itenrer of the Cross, the Bona and Daughters of the Evening Blur, the Bona nnd Daughters of the Seventh Stnr, the Bous and Dnughters of the Celestial Travelers, the Sons nnd Dnughters of the Good Samaritan, the Sons and Dnughters of tbe East, the Sons and Daughters of Lazarus, the Sons and Daughters of Christian Love, and there might be added to these fully twoscore of others. The devotion of the negroes to these or ganizations and their loyalty to their fellow members are absolute. The funeral of a colored man or woman who holds membership In a half dozen of these orders Is a specta cle worth witnessing. Occasionally bitter feuds arise between rival so cieties for the possession of a corpse, for the negro a love of a funcrnl Is not second even to his love of melons. The ceremonies usually begin tbe night be fore the actual Interment Is to take place. There are sermons, prayers and personal experiences Intersplced with wild bursts of Incoherent melody, which arouses religious fervor to fever height Men and women faint In the course of the exercises, mnny others fall Into trances and talk of visions of their dead friends enthroned In glory. The ceremonies culminate In a form al procession. It Is forming for an hour before tbe residence of the late lamented son or daughter. Negroes from tho uttermost parts of the city gather In the streets. The occasion Is a festive one. Tbey run and shout and caper. Tbe members of the organiza tions to which the dead person belong ed stand In solemn order, clad In elab orate uniforms and bearing the ban ners and other Insignia of tbelr re spective orders, and when tbe cortege finally moves, wending Its way at times through miles of the city's Itreets, It Is followed by a mad rush of men, women and children, who Mock tbe thoroughfares, and traffic for the time being has to be suspended. The hope of such a funeral Is the In spiration of many a negro's whole llfo. lie Blaves and deprives himself of actaal necessities for years to meet tbe demands of tbe collectors of the societies In order that be may go to hit last resting place in tbe midst of such strangely weird pageantry. Charleston Letter In New York Trib une, Hymns at BBOO a Yard. A musical composer once said to Mr. Banfccy with more frankness than cour tesy that be could write such tunes as those of the "Gospel Ilymubook" by the yard If be wero willing to come down to It Mr. Sankey quietly re plied', "Well, air, all I have to any Is thnt t am willing to pay five hundred dollar a yard, either to you or to any body else, for all tbe tunes yon can bring me like those In our 'Gospel Hymubook. "-Ladlea Horn Journal. Ills first Business Venture. An American capitalist who has made a fortune running far Into the millions likes to tell n story of his first business venture nnd how he saddened the local grocer. At this time he wns fond of frequenting a public salesroom near bis home whero all sorts of bar gains were olTered: One day I noticed severnl boxes of soap of a certain brand which I hnd often been sent to buy at tho corner grocery. I thought to myself, "That ' will go rhenp," so I rn to the grocery i ind received a promise from the man tit charge to buy us much of the snnp , nt n certain figure as I could furnish. , Of course be never suspected that I could furnish any of it. I returned to tbe salesroom, nnd when tbe soap wns put up I bid It In, and It was knocked down to inc. My j name wns demanded, and when 1 gave I It In n shrill voice everybody laughed. for I was then only eleven years of age. Amused ns they were at the sale, the bystanders were nmnxed when I bid In the whole lot of twenty-two boxes. I hnd them carried over to the grocery and received the price agreed upon. The grocer wore n weary look when ho heard bow I bud obtained the sonp. He said: "Well, 1 guess I could have done that myself." I replied that I guessed ho could, too. but be hadn't. Youth's Companion. Mnn Wlin Knnied Atnerlen. Few Americans are aware of the fact that tho name of their continent Is duo to a Germnti scholar, lu 1507 Martin Waldseemuller. also known as Ilyln comylus. of St. Die. In tho Vosges, edited a book called "Cosniograplilio Introductlo," In which he gave a trans lation of Amerigo Vespucci's descrip tion of his voyages. Thnt was Just the time when Ameri go's fame filled the world, while Colum bus' dlsgmco overshadowed bis merit nnd evidently his nnme bad never reached the quiet village In tho Vosges when Amerigo trumpeted forth bis own glory. So Ilylncomylns proposed thnt. since the new continent wns, after all. not n part of the Indies, no name would suit It better than that of bis famous explorer, Amerigo. Tho book wns rend fnr nnd wide, and so quickly wns tho proposition accepted that, when later on tho true discoverer was known, the nnme was already rooted too deeply In genernl use to be abolished, and was even extended to the north pnrt of tlte continent, while Ilylncomylns had only meant It for the present South America. National Geographic Magazine. For Tired Eyes. Eyes will be greatly strengthened by putting Jlie face down Into n glass or cyecup of water the first tiling In the morning nnd opening them under wa ter. This Is somewhat dllllcult to do at first, but If the water for two or throe days be tepid and gradually ninde colder by Imperceptible degrees until It Is no shock to put the face Into quite cold water It will soon become quite easy and Is very Invigorating nnd re freshing. If done regularly every day, this treatment nlone will preserve the sight Into quite old nge. There Is a right and wrong way of wiping the eyes after this, too, and the right way Is to pnss tbe soft towel very gently from the outer angle Inward toward tho nose. If after a long day the eyes feel so hot nnd tired thnt tbey seem dim when one tries to read or to do a little neces sary sewing for oneself, they should be bathed with cold tea from which the leaves have been removed. It Jnrred lllni. Tleasant offices you have here," said a policy holder who visited a life Insur ance office in the Tostal Telegraph building In New York to pay his pre mium. The windows overlook the City Hall pnrk and the Nathan Ilnle statue. "Yes," replied tho Insurance man, "but tho Inscription on thnt Hale stat ue, patriotic and inspiring though It Is, strikes n discordant note In the soul of one who is underwriting risks ou men's lives. Look at It 'My only regret Is that I have but ono life to give In defense of my country.' "New York Times. Pen! I nor la Futures, Mr. Newed I have nu option on thnt Itlnnk avenuo house. How would you like It for our home, my dear? Mrs. Newed Oil, It's a pretty place, but you know It Is said to bo haunted. Mamma says she wouldn't set her foot Inside tho door for any amount of money. Mr. Newed Thnt settles It. I'll close tho deal for It tho first thing In the morning. Chicago News. Arab Muslo. Arab music has been described as the Ringing of a prima donna who has rup tured her voice lu trying to sing a duet with herself. Each noto stnrts from somewhere between n Bhnrp and a flat, but does not stop even there and splits up Into four or more portions, of which no person can bo expected to catch more than one nt a tlmo. To Bava Time. Visitor No, 1 won't come In, Could I sco Mr. Jones for two minutes? Servant What name shall. 01 say, orrT Visitor rrofessor Vonde'rspllnkentoo tlehelmer. Servant Och, sure ye'd better step In and bring It wid ye, sorr! Punch. Hot Necessary. "When you aro at a loss for a suita blo word, do you ever apply to your wife?" "No." replied the writer; "I don't have to. Her entire vocabulary is coming my way most of the time," Chicago Post ONE MAN'S LUCK. Steered Into a Janlor Partaerskla br a Cannes Oust of Win. "Speaking of taking In partners," said a downtown business man, "our Junior was, you might say, blown In on us, and I saw him started In our di rection, though I bad no Idea of It at tho time. "Going down town one summer morn ing on a Ninth avenue elevated trnln I saw sitting opposite to me a young mnn who caught my fancy, a substan tial, earnest, straightforward looking chap, whoso looks I liked first rate. He was reading a paper, nnd presently ho tore off from bis paper an advertise ment leaf tbat be didn't want nnd threw It out of a window or tried to, for ns a matter of fact It didn't go out. A gust of wind with Just the right twist to It ranie along at Just thnt mo ment nnd blew tlie pnper back, to full on a vacant sent next to him. "And as It fell something In It caught his eye, and he picked up that part which be had Just been trying to throw away nnd begnn earnestly to read It and ended up by folding It carefully and putting It In his pocket "Aim" four minutes after I'd got In here tlnit morning this same young mnn walks In and applies for a place thnt we had been waiting for some body to fill. Our advertisement for a man for It was In tbat pnper which 1 hnd seen this young man try to throw away, nnd which a gust of wind, by one t'hnnco In a million or more, bad blown back upon him and In such a manner as to fix bis attention. "As a matter of fact I bndn't liked the young man's net of throwing the pnper out of nn elevntcd car window. A pnper floating down nnd nround ns that would do might frighten horses and lend to no end of trouble nud lots of damage, but no one mnn thinks nbout everything, and he'd learn better about this, 1 knew, and so ns n matter of fact 1 took this young man on the spot on my first Impressions of 111 in. He far more than mndo good nnd In due course of time he enme Into his Junior partnership, literally nud truly blown Into It. "Sort o queer, eh?" New York Sun. A CORDIAL RECEPTION. The Bonk Aaent Oat One That Wasn't Intended For II I m. There Is a fanner living Just north of Evnnstoii and a book agent some where In the cosmopolitan desert of Chicago ench of whom feels that he Is a victim of a cruel circumstance. Last week the farmer had a note from a nephew to sny that the boy would visit the farm on Thursday. Uncle nnd nephew hnd not met for fif teen yenrs. nnd the old man drove to the station In his most uncomfortable .cat that he might welcome bis sister's child. Hut the young man failed to arrive. After watting till the Inst pas senger bad disappeared the old man drove away, disappointed. Tbe book agent entered Into the dra matis persomc early tbe next mornlug. Looking over the top rnll of e baru yard gate, he called. "Hello, uncle!" The book agent never got such a re ception before In all his life. Tbe farm er flung the gate wide opeti, seized the agent's band and pressed a whiskered kiss on the Ironclad cheek. "Sny, this must be heaven," mur mured the agent, following tbe farmer Into tlie bouse nnd explaining that ev erybody at home wns as well as could be expected. Not till the agent wns full of n boiled dinner and attempted to sell a book did tbe farmer begin to see a dim light. Cbnrged with Imper sonating the missing nephew, the agent explained tbat be greeted all elderly strangers as "uncle;" that he even bad a few almost real ones In South Clark street In Chicago. Whim last seen by the farmer, tbe agent was still running, and when the real nephew does come be may find an electric current In the latchstrlng. Chicago Tribune. Tbs Best Man. For the origin of "the best man at a wedding" we must go back many cen turies, to days when It was the amia ble practice of the budding bridegroom to dispense with the consent either of tbe lady or her father. He simply waited for a suitable opportunity to capture her and make a bolt with his bride. In this enterprise be found It helpful to hnve the services of a friend who would assist him In the capture and keep tho pursuers at bay until be I had got a sufllclently long start This ! friend wns tlie prototype of the "best 1 man" of our own unromantlc day, j when his duties are limited to seeing that the bridegroom doesn't leave the ' ring behind him or leave tbe church without taking bis bat with him. How times do chaugel Mostly Fortissimo. Hunt 4 1 seems strange to me to bear you criticise your wife's reflections as j harangues. In view of the fact tbat In the earlier days of your married life ' you spoko of your wife's voice as tbe I very soul of music. I Blunt That's all right too, but you see she's drifted from the Italian to the Wagnerian school Richmond Dis patch. Tba Only Oaa Eligible. Papa So, Bobby, you're tbe presi dent of your bicycle club. That's very nice. Hojv did they happen to choose you? Bobby Well, you see, papa, I'm tbe only boy that's got a bicycle. Tit-Bits. A statistical Item of Interest to wo men la tbat today women are two Inches taller on an average than they were twenty-five years ago. Lampblack mixed with turpentine to a consistency tbat will flow readily from tbe brush makes a gxd marking Ink. Buy the COLUMBIAN Stoves nnd Ranges and run no risk ns they are beyond question The Handsomest, Most Durable, and Perfect Working Stove Manufactured. EVERY STOVE GUARANTEED. If not ns represented, money refunded. ' Call nnd see our fine big stock just received. Beats anything ever shown in the town. KEYSTONE HABDWARE CO. Opposite tr. iTrcraxTtrrnrrrrtrcrrrrrrtTT! H. W. EASON & CO.'S End of Season Sale of ;: Overcoats and Heavy Suits at Reduced Prices. l ' All $18 heavy Suits nnd Overcoats . $15. JJ All $15 heavy Suits and Overcoats - 12. All $12 and 12.50 h'vy Suits and Overcoats, 10. All $10 heavy Suits and Overcoats 8. " All $8 heavv Suits and Overcoats 6.50. All $7 and 7 .50 h'vy Suits and Overcoats, 6.00. All $6 hefcvy Suits and Overcoats 4.50. All $5 heavy Suits and Overcoats 3.75. All $3.90 to 4.50 h'vy Suits and Overcoats, 3.00. We still offer a cut in price of all Heavy Underwear. Gloves. Mittens, Lumberman's Rubbers, Etc. SUITS MADE, TO MEASURE j At this store. See our new samples of cloth and notice the ! low H. W. EASON & CO. Next Door to Postoffice. Reynoldsville, Penn'a. Sleighs Sleighs Sleighs THIS is the kind of weather you need them. Call and Examine our Stock. PRICES Reunoidsville Hardware comoa celebrated , Hotel Belnap. rnees. MAVE YOU SEEN our fine 1 1 line of Sleighs, Fur and Plush Blankets? Robes Blankets and Chimes RIGHT. n