2 THE
SINKING OF
i
First Story of the Sea, Based on the Use b
of Wireless
At the extreme end of the Cornlrih
roaHt, on the most southerly point of
England, stnnd the sentinels nf the
past and tho future. A great niRged
rock rears Its head above the sea some
four miles from tho shore barren, but
tor tufts of sickly (trass, uninhabited
rave by the sea birds. One a Riilde
to the nnwelldly ships that sailed
urtekliiR empires, n landmark to sail
ors, tho first glimpse of homeland to
wanderers; now a danger-mark to the
huge blr.ek liners a forgotten srntl
ncl of tho past.
And a lltllo Inland a small tur
ret house, with a wooden must point
ing skyward, anil squnre glnr.s eyes
ivrr staring oeeanward. stands as tho
sentinel of the tnture tho future of
tho wlrelrss telegraphy.
Tho elonds had been driving round
tho I.iard point for several days,
forming folid banks of blnekness In
the southwoFt. swooping nonius tho
green seas, that hourly grew more
restless.and often hiding tho old barren
rock from the strongest telescope. The
lonely watcher one by day and one
by night In the gray house Marconi's
wireless telegraph station of the south,
had long known of tho approach of
the storm. Ships already caught In
Its fierce clutches had telegraphed Its
advent to the watcher, and he, Jove
llke, had hurled electric warnings of
the danger to otiier boats.
John Priest felt tho nervous excite
ment In the air communicate Itself to
his body, filling hl.n with a vague un
rest and fear.
His companion wan waiting at the
door.
"I'm glad you're not late." be said.
"I fear even now I shall get caught In
the storm before I can cover those
three miles along, the cliff. Good
night."
"Good night." replied John Priest.
Ho watched the other run swiftly
down tho path and along the cliffs. Ho
felt a strange longing to call him back.
Tho quiet threatening of the night,
quivering with electricity and storm,
thrilled his nerves.
"I wonder what's wrong with me?"
he said aloud, and then checked him
self. unpleaRantly conscious of his own
voice.
Nothing living was visible not even
a tree; not a bird on tho wing;
nothing. With an effort he laughed
and banged and bolted the door loudly,
and entered tho operating room the
room with the squnre eyes facing sea
ward. It was a round, plainly furnished
chamber, containing one comfortable
sora, a bookshelf filled with books,
several maps and charts, a list of rules
and explanations concerning th work
ing of the Marconi wireless telegraph,
nnd In tho centre of the room the In
strument Itself .
Priest looked at his watch. Eleven
hours and a half of solitary confine
ment, practically cut off from all hu
man communication.
When he looked at his watch again
m-hat had seemed an hour proved 13
minutes. Then ho sworo" quietly at
himself for a fool and filled his pipe
deliberately. As he put It to hlB lips
a sudden blaze of light lit the room
and a terrible crash rent the air, tear
Ing silence and the night asunder and
echoing from cliff to cliff.
With the first great crash all the
elements sprang to life. To the watch
r It seemed as If fire, earth, air and
water were swirling and struggling
through space, Inextricably mixed to
gether. How long he watched with awe and
wonder he did not know but the rush
ing winds howled him into a semi-con
scious sleep, in wnicn ne neara me
waves rising and roaring nearer and
nearer.
He awoke with a start, feeling some
thing or some one had spoken to him.
The) yellow light burned more dimly,
but instinctively he glanced first at the
Marconi instrument. All was in order.
The tapper was sllont, motionless. Aa
he wondered what had suddenly called
him the instrument' clickeu.
He drew his chair to the table and
bent over the instrument and waited.
Again that little spark of light be
hind him and simultaneously the click
dot " LE LE LE DH DH
DH" it said.
"DH!" that was no trick of ths
storm; yet he did not know the call.
Quickly he turned to tho code:
"DH" S. s. Delilah mail and pas
senger atcamer 90(10 tons Good heav
ens! what did the Delilah want and
where was she? Surely, if he remem-
bered right, she waa due in Liverpool
two days ago. '
For an instant Priest hesitatingly
watshed and listened. Prom whence
amidst the thousands of miles of mad
waves waa tals message sent? lWth
unsteady hand he held his machine
and replied:
"Go on," and waited. No answer.
He held his breath and counted ths
' seconds.
At last an answer "LE" again; an
Instant's pause then the machine be
gan slowly with many pauses and
breaks as if the message flying on
magnetic wings through space to the
little gray turret on the Cornish coast,
was battling each yard of its way
with the wind, the sea and the rain
the machine began to spell its mes
aage:
"The Delilah damaged by terrific
oeas fear fast sinking live hundred
paisengers send help".
Flash "DH. Where ere you?"
He fosnd a difficulty in breathing
Mi the seconds dragged minutes,
THE DELILAH. I
Telegraphy.
J.
surely, now, and no answer. Again,
"Where are you?"
At last an answer: "8. 8. W. of Lis
ard; about one hundred miles off; In
struments damaged; rudder broken;
can keep afloat few moro hours Is
help . . ." The rest waa unreadable;
still tho tapper clicked again "Is
help "
With horrible vividness he saw 500
men nnd women huddled together on
the sinking ship In the midst of the
raging tempest waiting, for that an
swer, praying heaven that It might
he "Yes," trusting, believing it would
bo "Yes."
Ills hnnd moved slowly, steadily
now, as he spelled out four words In
tho darkness.
"Impossible to send help."
Five hundred men and women, hus
bands, wives, lovers! Children, too
He had sent death.
Ho jumped from his chair and
rushed to the window and stared out;
black, blnek everywhere! Impotently
he beat his hands against the window
and mercilessly the rain and the wind
and the sea spume beat back.
Hack to his seat he rushed, and of a
sudden an Inspiration came. If, per
chance, there was another boat any
where nenr that ho could telegraph
to!
He relit tho lam pand turned up the
book giving the names of vessels fitted
with wireless telegraphy. The last
boat on the list, the Scotsman, there
was Just a chnnce she might bo In
the English channel, tho vaguest
chance, he knew, but is was possible.
Hastily ho telegraphed now: "Am
trying to signal Scotsman; if within
.distance will send her to help you."
He waited for an answer but none
came, llnd she already gone down?
If so hastily he changed tho signal
call the machine clicked and wait
ed. He was fighting the storm now,
fighting Nature who gives no quarter;
fighting earth who open-mouthed,
panted for 500 lives.
Why din't she answer? Wherever
ehj was she should receive tho mes
sage! Ah, at laRt
"M. S. lieltlah sinking fast. Are
you nenr enough to help?"
Presently the answer:
' Fear Impossible but will look out
for her trying to beat down Channel
myself." Then nfter a longpause: "Am
trying to get Into communication with
her."
Again Priest flashed: "For God's
sake do your best 500 passengers."
He waited and for an Instant the
silence lifted and he heard an exult
ant shriek from the wind and sea out
side and the house trembled. Where
were those 500 souls?
Click.
Close- over the table he bent and
held his breath.
"Cannot keep afloat until tho morn
ing. Have you been ablo to send help?"
"Yes. Spoken Scotsman beting
down Channel. She Is looking for you.
Keep afloat as long as possible. All I
can do " his fingers ceased to move,
tho horror of having done no more,
the weakness of that message!
Again the tapper moved, and now he
feared what it would spell.
"Thanks. Don't leave Instrument.
Communicate with us long as possible
or until Delilah sinks."
A few minutes elapsed and no fur
ther message waa sent; then, sudden
ly with long pauses between each let
ter "We are getting out the boats." An
other pause that semed hours. A
flash of lightning momentarily filled
tho room with a blue glare, and the
crash of thunder deafened Priest for
a moment. When tho last rumble
died away he heard the wireless in
strument again clicking. Had he
missed something durlngthatappalllng
crash? "Have launched one of the
boats." A pause that seemed to last
for hours. Then, "Boat has over
turned with 20 passengers. All lost."
Another wait longer than the first. In
imagination Priest saw men and wom
en struggling In the relentless waves.
He pictured the others huddling at
the side of the helpless liner, and at
each flash of lightning thought he
could see the ghastly terror on pale
faces. "Good heaven, they will drown,
drown!" lie cried aloud, In agony.
Again the instrument ticked out its
piteous message: "Two more boats
launched. Both overturned. Fear
must abandon hope; fast filling."
A long pause. Priest sat motionless,
his eyes steadfast on the machine
coldly ticking of approaching doom
to the only man In the world who
knew and could not save.
Then "Passengers have behaved
splendidly. Perfect order; no panic."
A still longer pause. Priest dropped
from the chair to his knees and began
hysterically to pray, while he watched
with staring eyes the tapper and
heard the click dot beathammerllke
into his brain.
"Passengers four hundred and forty
two fifty men, one seventy womv,
twenty children remainder crew, offi
cers "
"Save them, save them!" cried
Priest aloud, and the storm shrieked
derisively. Unconsciously his fin
gers, convulsively . touching the ma,
chine, spelt these two words, and the
message was carried out into; the
night, over the seas, to the sinking
ship.
"There is still hope" the women
whispered; "be Is sending for help."
But the men guessed.
"Cannot decipher your last message
stern of ship nearly under water
a matter of minutes now passengers
ask will you kindly convey to friends"
the letters advanced before Priest 8
ryes, and became confused. He fancied
heheardthe voices of men and women
calling he sprang to the window and
looked out. A pale gray light In the
cast. Was that dawn?
The tapper still clicked, but the
words spelt were confused then it
stopped. '
What Is happening now beyond that
bar of light, on the gray down?
Where Is .the Scotsman?
Frantically he seized the Instrument
and called the Scotsman again.
He Is answered: "Have sighted De
lilah making for ner."
Ono two, three, four how the min
utes slide away, caeh one an hour.
Ten, fifteen the bar of light has
grown; the gray dawn peeps of a sud
den through the square windows of
the llttlo hotiBe, the Sentinel of the
Future, nnd touches the cold, bare
sides of tho rock at sea, the Sentinel
of the Past, and John Priest hears a
rush and swirl of waters and then
an oppressive silence and a void. Still
ho watches the machine; the tapper
quivers; the final message slowly
spells Itself: "Have passed up and
down where saw Delilah; nothing vis
ible savo wreckage. Scotsman."
That Is the final message. The gray
dawn Is over all now. New York
News.
D0C3 IMITATE MASTERS.
Take on Characteristic of Those Who
Own Them.
One of the most curious traits to be
found In the nnlmal nature, s-.W an
observant citizen, Is that wbh grows
out of tho unconscious Imltatlveness o'
creatures of the lower order. 1 h ive
observed many Instnni'ts of whre the
rrcattircs of a lower order have tnl-en
on the characteristics In fome notlce
t Ide degree of members of the liumar
family. Une might know, for ItiBlri'ico,
the beggar's dog Just from he look
o! the dog. from tho droop of the eye,
the pathetic hang of the Up and a cer
tain general air of despondent ) i id
hopelessness which seems to speak in
the very nature of tie animal. 1 men
tion the beggar's dog brcau?o It is a
familiar example. Tho beggar's dog
never looks cheerful, never smiles,
never frolics, but rlmply sits by his
faster and broods and bes for what
ever charity may give. I have seen
the dog character moulded under hap
pier Influences and the dog become
more cheerful. Ho was n light-hearted,
free-and-easy sort f cr-nture, and
seemed to get something of thj sun
nier side of things. I am almost
tempted to Bay Mat If you will s'aow
me a man's dog I will tell yo-i what
manner of man the owner is, wllr, par
ticular reference to temperament and
hie moods. The melancholy man, the
man who grovels mentnlly 'long the
Floomler grooves, the pessimistic nmn,
who is also looking at the dark side
of tho picture, all the men who come
within these unhappy class; uVatlons
rarely own a cheerful dog. The deg
unconsciously takes to the ways of his
master, and In his moods Imitates the
master's way of thinking. But turn to
the dog of the jolly, ch"erf'il fellow.
Watch him show his taeth Jn laughter
when the master approaches. He Is
darting across the yaril and dancing
nnd frisking around the master's feet
in tho happiest way imaginable, and he
is up to all kinds of pranks and does
all kinds of little things to Indicate the
good nature that is in him. He does
as his master dees, and seems to take
the same general view of llfi. These
are small things, I guess, but they
show Just how important one's ac
tlons are in life. Even one's way in
thinking mayconvince one's dog and
change his whole view of life.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
The bridal veil of a Japanese young
lady Is subsequently used as her
shroud. Directly after the marriage
It la carefully put away and reserved
until death makes Its use again neces
sary. Tho Intestines of the ox are 187
feet small ones, 150 feet; large, 87
feet. Siieep, 107 feet; small ones,
85 feet; large, 22 feet Those of the
hog measure 77 feet; small, 60 feet;
large, 17 feet.
Granite Is the lowest rock In the
earth's cniBt, it Is the bed rock of
the world, and shows no evidence of
animal or vegetable life. It Is the
parent rock from which all the rocks
have been either directly or Indirect
ly derived.
The greatest cavern in the world
l.i Mammoth Cave, 85 miles south
west of LoulBville, Ky. It Is about
10 miles long, though to explore Hb
multitude of avenues, chambers, grot
tees, galleries, domes, rivers and cat
aracts entails 150 miles of travel.
Another curious fact. According
to Captain Maury the gulf stream runs
up hill. After leaving the Gulf of
Mexico, thlB current of warm water
broadens out toward the north and
becomes more shallow. Its depth off
the Island of Bemlnl is about 200
fathoms, off Cape Hatteras, about 100
fathoms. He calculated the ascent at
10 Inches to the mile.
The largest flower In the world Is
the Rafflesla Aroldl. of Sumatra. Its
size Is fully three feet In diameter
about the size of a carriage wheel,
.The five petals of this Immense flow
er are oval and creamy white, grow
ing round a center filled with count
less long, vlolet-hued stamens. The
flower weighs about 15 pounds and Is
capable of containing nearly two gal
lons of water. The buds are like gi
gantic brown cabbage beads.
A CURSE OF MARTINIQUE
THE FER-DE-LANCE, ONE OF THE
DEADLIEST OF SNAKES.
A Frlghtrnl Danger That U Llkaly to
Otl ltiir r Kxploratlon Espertl
tlnas In ilia lll-'.lted Island Tha Hap
tile's Carious Hlstorj-.lt Deadly Wlte.
Former residents of Martinique say
that the pcrllB of any expedition mak
ing exploration or bringing succor to
the country about St. Pierre will be
doubtless gravely Increased by the
presence of the fer-dc-lance.
This serpent, which is the curse oi
the Island, Is said to b the deadliest
of shakes outside, of India, and the In
habitants of the region infested by It
say that not even tlm terrible hooded
cobra Indicts death more swiftly or
surely. Says one gentleman who lived
for some years on the Island:
"Unless all the fer-de-lanee In the
region of St. Pierre were destroyed by
the eruption there Is likely to be a con
siderable mortality from snake bite
for the next few weeks. Tho gulches
around tho city fairly swr.rm with the
venomous reptlbs. It Is principally
because of their presence thnt ascents
of Mont Pelee, otherwise not particu
larly dlfl'cult or hazardous, havo been
so Infrequent.
"So far as we now know the water
courses of the locality have been chok
ed. The vipers all require moisture,
and tho fer-dc-lance Is very partial to
water. Undoubtedly, then, there "has
been an exodus from the slopes and
gullies down to the waterfront.
"It is a curlouB Tact that In cases of
seismic disturbance Bnakes make for
the low land. I have heard that when
Mont Pelee was disturbed In the middle
jf the last century the fer-de-lanee over
ran the streets of tho town, although
they are naturally a grassland snake,
nnd a number of people were killed by
them.
"Suppose, now, that the shore be
yond the district where all life has
been blotted out has become the refugo
of these creatures. What will happen
to the men who lnnd there, particu
larly if they are Ignorant of the dan
ger? It Is not. pleasant to think of.
The fer-do-lance does not wait to be
attucked. He Is a born murderer. When
he has once set his venomous mind on
a man he will follow until one or the
other is slam. Add to I his natural
leaning the lear and fury of the snakes
at being driven forth from their own
places and I think one can appreciate
that their presenc e will not be the least
of dangers following tlw ratnstiophe."
The hlBtory of the fer-de-lance in
the island of Martinique 1b a peculiar
one. It is paid thnt originally this Is
land was entirely free from poisonous
snakes, as Cuba 1b now. It was, how
ever, overrun with a particularly active
and voracious rpecle of rats. Some
enterprising Inhabitant, bearing that
the fer-de-lance was extremely rough
on rats, sent to Trinidad and had some
Imported. The visitors did their work.
In a few years It was said In Martin
ique that the only surviving rats were
these that bad learned to climb trees
and turned Into flying squirrels. How
ever that may be, the community soon
found Itself confronted by the Mass
achusetts cutworm nnd Englloh spar
row proposition, but In a far more seri
ous form, the remedial agents proved
to be worso than the original pest. So
many persons were bitten that work In
the fields came to a standstill. Road
making ceased. It was said that no
bitten person recovered except In the
case of woodchoppers. Having their
axes handy they would, if the bite were
on the arm or leg, chop off the member
Instantly and thus save their lives. It
I (came a sort of cast-mark for the
woodsman to have only three out of his
four original limbs.
Then the French government got up
statistics and discovered that in pro
portion to the population the deathrate
from snakebite was the highest in the
world, worse even than In the centre of
India. A bounty was offered. Bands
of snake hunters went forth to hunt.
Borne few of them came back.
At this time there was living In St
Pierre a former South African. He
had seen the great snake-eating sec
retary bird of that continent, and at
a very considerable expense had sev
eral pairs of the birds sent to him.
His neighbors said he was crazy. They
prophesied that the quickest-witted of
the birds would be flying swiftly
southeast fifteen seconds after they had
first seen a fer-de-lance. The secre
tary birds were turned loose in the in
tested districts. Within a month they
had grown almost too fat to work.
There was a corresponding diminution
of vlperlne activity. It became quite
a common Bight to see a fugitive fer-
de-lance darting across some dusty
roadway with the big vulture-like crea
ture In hot pursuit. Occasionally a
seven-foot snake would give battle. It
always ended one way. The bird would
receive the viper's blows on its wings
or heavily feathered breast, meantime
dancing upon it with murderous claws,
until the venom was enhausted, when
a driving peck of the formidable beak
would end the battle.
It wasn't long before the people of
St. Pierre could till their fields again.
As brood after brood of the feathered
Africans spread abroad the area of
safety widened. Unfortunately the
secretary bird is a very striking Indi
vidual, and he has a crest of consider
able beauty, not to mention his pic
turesque tall feathers. ' The young lad
les of Martinique desired those foathera
as millinery. Therefore the youth of
the island Bet forth to get them. As
the secretary bird Is some four feet long
and a fighter by nature, it Is not prac
ticable to catch him and pull out his
crest and tall. The Martinique sports
Went after him with guns and soon the
places that had known hlra knew blm
no more. Most of the birds were soon
killed, an they are not shy, regarding
them-Ives as Immuno by virtue of
their profession.
Of course, the fer-de-lance came
back. They had been living the life
of terrified mice In nooks and crannies
for years, but enough of them sur
vlved to rehabilitate the snake com
mttnlty as sooh as the enemy disap
peared. New they lord It over the en
tiro Islands outoide of the cities, and
man and beast alike walk In constant
terror of their fangs. New York Sun.
FASHION IN FOOD.
niultii Orampuaea anil I'orpelsas One
Popular aa Table fishes.
Foods have their fashions ss well as
clothes. For no clear reason we eat
certain kinds of fish, flesh and vegeta
ble and disdain others which might be
edible and pleasing to the taste. Queen
Elizabeth ate the flesh of whales, but
we, today, would turn up our noses at
ettch a dlah. Yet why? Is the cetacean
flesh disgusting br tough or tasteless?
We do not know, for we havo never
bad It on our tables. Fish soup, gram
puses and porpoises vero dainties to
the Engllnh palate bofore French cooks
Invaded the tight little Isle and im
posed the gastronomlcal modes of
Paris on the British c ilsine. It ia not
very many years since English nnd
American stomachs revolted at Ihe
delicate legs of frogs, yet we munch
those tender tidbits now with the'
steadiest nervea and the nicest relish
of their sweetness nnd flavor.
What untried dainties are there yet
to be found In the world and intro
duced to our bored stomachs, hungry
for new sensations? It Is said that the
French, In spite of occasional periods
of hostility, revere and love tho Jesuits
because Jesuit missionaries first
broiiRht the turkey Into Franco and
taught the rooks of Purls Its delicious
properties. Why should we not eat
mice and kittens? Shall we always ab
bot tho flesh of fat young puppies? Oh,
for an epicurean Coluinbus to open
new worlds to our appetite! Since we
do not scruple to eat pork the flesh of
the filthy hog, and a very palatable
flesh, too why should wo choke at
mire, kittens and puppies? One dares
Bay that if the flesh of a puppy were
served under some French nom do
cuisine we woull praise it mightily and
call for a second helping.
In our entlng, more, perhaps, than
in anything else, we are slaves of prej
udice, custom and cunrlce. We do not
venture. Our bill of faro does not
grow with civilization. Wo have a few
staples which we disguise and vary by
means of sauces and French aliases.
We Improve the kitchen range, but wo
do not Improve bur dinners. Talley
rand said that the English had 21 re
ligions and only ono sauce. Since then
the English have multiplied their re
ligions, but they have not yet Invented
tbelr second ;attce. As people the
English and Americans oppose expan
sion and innovation In their dining
rooms. When forks were brought over
from Italy to London thero were stout
Britons enough to declare that to eat
with a tool, as though pitching hay,
end not with the fincers, was to des
troy the simplicity and manliness of
old England.
The English speaking peoples have
stomachs, but no palates. They have
not enthusiasm for an excellent trulllo,
they , do not feel emotions of pure
pleasure In the memories of good din
ners, long since digested. Who bR a
Frenchman could throw up his hands
and exclaim In praise of a certain
green sauce, the recipe for which, alas,
is lost, "With this sauce I could eat my
grandfather!" Brlllat-Savarln de
clared that the man who discovers a
new dlBh Is a greater benefactor of his
race than the man who discovers a new
planet This Is a truly Gallic opinion,
and Is not shared by our saucelcss peo
ple, but, when one comes to think, It
Is curious that the only permanent
work of the great soldler-statesman-eceleslastlc,
Armand Richelieu, was the
mayonnaise sauce, which he Invented,
and that tho only Idea of the brilliant
Cardinal Wolsev, which the world re
members, and t'till cakes use of, was
his Idea original with him that
strawberries and cream would go well
together. San Francisco Bulletin.
Voleea of tha I cm.
The winter of the far north Is not
wholly silent, although so little life Is
manifested at that season. A para
graph from Captain Koldewey's ac
count of his winter' stay n the east
coast of Oreenland, remarks the
Youth's Companion, makes this fact
very clear:
All these movements of the Ice the
gradual crowding and pressing, bend
ing and pushing, the breaking of the
masses of snow lying at the "Ice
foot" do not go on noiselessly, but are
generally accompanied by certain
rounds, which are cullod "voices" of
tho Ice.
Now we hear a low singing, splash
Inb or grumbling alternating with va
rious other noUes, cracking and snap
ping; now it sounds irregularly from a
great distance, like a confusion of hu
nian voices, the changing din of a train
or a sledging party, or, you fancy you
hear the steps and voices of all sorts
of animals.
There is a charm in listening to
tlcee sounds on a still night.
Mara Opinion.
The man who ia afraid to earn more
than he gets never rises very high.
No woman can be a heroine to her
kitchen maid.
Every nan has his price, and it is
generally too high.
Pity the old bachelor. If he isn't sin
gle because tho love of his youth lies
in her grave or because he must sup
per t his widowed mother he is doubly
tillable.
) When a woman has said all she baa
to say she goc.i right on and say
I THE JEFFERSON
I SUPPLY COMPANY
Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in
f osition to give the best quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell won cheap goods but
when quality is considered the price will al
ways be found right.
Its departments are' all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is none better
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes: Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is a fair representation of the class
of goods it is selling to its customers.
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FIRE ITSTJUA-lSrOE.
Brookville Ta. Since 1878.
' 2. FIRST-CLASS COmPANIES.
JOHN TRUDGEN, Solicitor, Reynoldsville, Penn'a.
NEWSY CLEANINGS;
Canada has considerably reduced the
tax on coffee Imported from Mexico.
One thousand miles of the new Pa
cific cable is completed nt London.
Famine Is causing great misery and
inuuy deaths In several districts of
Korea.
The Yaqul Indians are causing much
I rouble lu tile vicinity of Hermosillo,
Mexico.
Government departments are to lie
closed at 3 p. in. Saturdays iu July
and August.
Long Island farmers have declared
war on tho automobile chauffeurs of
millionaires.
Sweden is alarmed nt the unusual
immigration of its young men to es
cape military service.
Denmark has begun the collection
of a .National exhibit for tho World's
Fair at St. Louis, Mo.
The ItnpUsts report for the Inst year
a total of 41, -153 churches with moro
than 4,0tM,0M members.
The Government has finally rejected
the Ciithmntin torpedo gun, finding it
le.MM ctTectivc tlian tho regular twelve
inch rifle.
About 3900 people witnessed the
strangling of a mail elephaut belong
ing to ltariium & ISullcy's circus iu
Tours, France.
A rumor that Great Britain intends
to purchase the district of Lorenzo
Maniocs, Iu Portuguese East Africa,
has cau.-iod great excitement in Portu
gal. A movement is on foot in Alabama
to erect a monument to the memory
of the late William Leroy Brown, who
was President of tho Alabama Poly
technic Institute.
It Is snid iu Munich that the United
States and Germany are about to ap
point a Joint commission of bacteriolo
gists, who will endeavor to discover a
cheaper and more simply method of
disinfecting hides.
Novel Car Rail.
England has a new rail for street
cars which Is attracting much atten
tion and differs In some marked re
spects from the rail now In use. Its
principal part Is shaped like a trough
turned upside down, and is provided
with a suitable depression, over
which the flanges of the wheels are
to pass. The trough rests on a suit
able foundation, and the street on
each side ts raised so that It may be
on a level with and fit as closely as
possible to the sides of the trough.
The rails are laid on the track in the
ordinary fashion, but are connected
together In a manner somewhat dif
ferent. Experts claim that rails of
this type will last at least 20 years,
and that no street in which they are
laid Is ever injured by them in the
least.
Infinity and Infiniteoimality.
To Illustrate Immensity and min
utely, J. B. Gore cites the fact that
the nearest fixed star Is 21.000 times
as far away as the sun, and that a
specimen of certain infusoria can lie
between two lino of an Inch of space
divided into 25.000 parts.
Dr. N. ,C. Morse, president of the
Iowa Association of Railway Sur
geons, Is the heaviest physician in
America, weighing 325 pounds.
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rlon often worries them into Iaunlty, Coaruaia
loo ar Death, Mailed lealod. Price i per aaa!
4 bosas, wiih Uoa-ctad legal guarantee to aura at ,
refund Ika Reoaey, ftft-ea. Ssad tar (reel haah.
FoiaaJa by If.. Ales Stolca.
BUSINESS CARDS.
Q MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. .
Offlre on West Main street, oppoatte the
Commercial Hotel, Reynoldavllle, Pa.
G.
m. Mcdonald,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real entate agent, Patents
secured, collections made promptly. OfHoa
In Nolan block, Koynold8Vlllt, l'a.
gMITH M. MoCREIOHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Kotary Public and Real Eetate A (tent. Orrl.
ctlona will receive prompt attention. Offlns
In Froehllch ft Henry block, near postofflce,
Beynoldsvillo Pa.
J)R. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Resident dentist. In the Hoover building
next door to postofflce, Main streat. Gentle
ness In operating.
DENTIST,
Office on second Anorof First National bank
building, Main street.
jR. n. devere kino,
DENTIST,
gfllre on second Boor Reynoldsvllla Real
etateBldg. Main street Reynoldsville, Pa.
J)R. W. A. HENRY, '
DENTIST,
Office on aecond floor of Henry Bros, brick
building. Main street.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, RaynoldsvUle, Pa.
L. M.SNYDER,
Practical Horne-Shoer
and General Blacksmith.
Horae-enoelngdonein the neatest mannas
and by the latest Improved methods. Ra-
S airing of all kinds carefully aud prosnpUj
en. rUTiHrAOTio OoABAmrsaD.
HORSE CLIPPING
Rave Just received a complete set ef me
chine hone clippers of latest style 'M patters
tnd am prepared to do clipping In tha beat
possible manner at reasonable rates.
Jackeon eu near Fit i. Koynoldavilla, Po.
EVERY WOMAN
Sometimes needs a reliable
moodily ragulotuif meduiaa,
OR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL PILLS.
At prompt safe and oertaln la result Thagmnt.
e (Dr. i'oej'ej never dliappoun. 1104 ner baa,
To aaJa by B. Alas. Itoka.
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YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rough and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails which
I will sell cheap.
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J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
tor. Chicago ecord-Heralcr.