THE PIES THAT
Bomstlms when appetite la shy, nnd noth
ing iahiiii to flt.
When of the dalutu-s Hint abound I on not
put bit
1 feel on Inward hankering, which always
mokes mn slirli,
With loosing fur a generous plees of
mothers homs-msile l,
I (ante attain Ha Onkjr crust. Just melting on
my tongue.
Fond memories of Its goodness for years to
me hare elungs
Could I but choose Just what I'd eat, why
you can bet I'd take
A pie nar. half dor.cn plrs-llke mother
used to make.
When mother mails mines pies for us, she
did not buy a brd'k
Of some strange compound at the store,
enoiiuh to make us sick i
Bhe peeled the Juicy apples, the fattest
raisins popped
Into the fragrant, spier mess, and chopped
and chopped anil chopped l
And moistened It with elder or orange Juice
or wine.
And stirred aunln, and tasted, and pro
nounced it ry line i
And when the pie plates all were filled, and
some began to bake
Gee Wnlttnker! 1 smell those pies that
mother used to muke.
rAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM
A fin lITltl limn w
mum uu Liiu
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By ALEC. J.
It was a Saturday afternoon In the
early part of November, 1870. The good
hip Morning Light was lying at an
chor opposite a large lumber mill on
the Salwln River in Uritlsh llurma.
The work of loading the teak-wood
logs had been discontinued for the day,
and the crew had just finished wash
ing down the decks, for the next (lay
was a veritable day of rest, and every
part of the ship must be clean and tidy
before hnocklng-off time.
Moored alongside the vessel were
large rafts of teak-wood, ten logs to
a raft, all well secured by ropes made
fast to the otiter logs and hauled taut,
and hitched inboard to the pin-rail.
TheBe rafts made convenient floating'
stages for the crew to wash and bathe
on, and on this particular afternoon,
as soon as the men had finished work,
they swarmed over the rails and hand
over hand down the mooring ropes,
and were soon deeply Immersed In river-water
and soap-suds.
To the westward the sun was slow
ly sinking behind a threatening bank
of clouds that betokened a heavy rain
storm close at hand. On the river
bank the lumbering, ungainly ele
phantB, the working corps of the saw
mill, were tramping slowly homeward
from their evening bath; and on dock
two tired, impatient youngsters were
hurriedly polishing the brass work,
eager to complete their task and get
to their washing before the storm
came on. One of these boys was the
writer, then on his first, voyage; the
other was Phil Daly, ray chum and fel
low victim to the tyranny of the petty
officers in whose berth-room we were
quartered.
With a "wipe and a promise" we
finished our brass-work, hurriedly dis
posed of some cold tea and hardtack,
and dropped down on the raft with our
bundles ot dirty clothes as the last of
the men climbed over the rail Inboard.
It was almost dark as we dipped the
first pieces of our washing, laid them
down well soaped on the outside log,
and proceeded to pound the dirt out
of them with a heavy stick In the na
tive fashion. Our only companion was
the skipper's dog. Rover, who, con
trary to all nautical etiquette, had
bounded down the captain's side-ladder
and Joined us on the raft.
The heavy rain-clouds had by this
time entirely overspread the sky, the
Wind was whistling fitfully through the
rigging, and now and again sheet
lightning gleamed brightly along the
horizon. Silently and rapidly we
pounded and rinsed, rinsed and pound
ed, in our efforts to get back on dock
before the rain fell.
But, swift as we were, the elements
Were swifter. With a deafening crash
and a blinding glare that seemed to
scorch the eyeballs, the storm was up
on us. The rain descended in slanting
sheets before the fierce, squall, and
flath followed flash, and peal followed
peal, until the sky was one blazing,
thunderous chaos.
In the lull that followed the out
burst of (the storm I beard a sharp,
startled cry from my companion and,
as the lightning again blazed forth
I saw that the palls in which were our
washed clothes, had slid from the log
and were floating off down-stream. Al
ready they were carried far beyond
our reach by the force of the wind.
Picking up a boat-hook that lay near,
we ran to the rear raft.
Casting oft the after mooring rope
ire pushed with hands and boat-book
until that end ot the raft swung clear
of the ship's counter and almost into
the track of the approaching buckets,
Then running across to the outer
corner, we cast out our boat-book and
carefully hauled them In. But the shout
of triumph bad hardly left our lips
when the forward moorlng-rope part'
eo witn tne strain, the raft swung
round broadside to the current and
dropped astern, and the hull of the
ahip rapidly disappeared In the gath
ring gloom of the storm.
We shouted for help, but we might
as well have saved our breath. The
ahip was already a good cable's length
away, and the storm bad driven all
bands below to their snug quarters,
It might be hours before we were miss
ed, and then I might as well confess
that our first impulse was to He down
and bave a good cry, for we were then
little more than children.'
But the dog kept bounding from one
to the other of us, seemingly enjoying
the new and strange situation, and
finally the boyish spirit of adventure
MOTHER MADE.
No matter what the filling, 'twas sura to be
the beat,
Though we said sometimes that pumpkin
was king of all the rest,
One thing that greatly pleased us was that
each could eat his fill,
With no fear of Indigestion, or a lengthy
doctor's bill,
There always was a-plenty, for mother knew
the crowd
And the appetites they carried and gener
ally allowed.
Borne nights In dreams 1 see the rows I oh I
bow 1 hate to wake
And find the pies hare vanished, that
mother used to make.
My friends and neighbors call me mighty
lucky chnp t
They any, ' He has a barrel," and need only
turn the lap
To bur what ever he may wish." You est,
they do not know
That money will not buy the pies, the pies of
long ago.
And I sometimes think with envy of a little
barefoot boy,
Who hmln't any money, but a heart brimful
of Joy,
With Just two Ihlnps to comfort him, for
evory pnln and ache :
A kiss, nnd then a piece of pie, that mother
used to make.
Helen Combes, In Collier's Woekly.
oaimu luiw.
CHANT.
conquered all morbid feelings, Rtid we
prepared to make the best of a bad
predicament.
As If to cheer us up a little the storm
had abated almost as rapidly as It had
risen, and as we swept round the first
bend below the ship the thunder and
lightning died away, the rain, ceased,
the clouds disappeared as if by magic,
and the stars tame out clear and
bright '
Our first move was to provide some
m niis of steering our craft so that
we might b able to make the shore
and avoid being carried out to sea. Uu
lashing one of the crosspleces of
scantling that held the logs together,
we had a strong If rather clumsy steer-lng-oar,
and by adroit sculling, ajded
by the force of the five-knot current,
W3 soon brought the raft within fif
teen yards of the bank.
Rut here we found to our disappoint
ment that the water shoaled sudden
ly with a bottom of slimy black mud.
Seemed that it was impossible
to reach the shore with our craft, and
being unwilling to tempt fate by wad
ing or swimming In the dark in an
alllgator-haunt-Ml stream, we sat down
on the logs and contented ourselves
for the present with keeping as near
the bank as tho depth would allow.
As we sped along, strange sights and
hounds greeted us. Under the deipp fol
Ihg? of the trees will-o'-the-wisps
Dashed to and fro, the every patch of
bushes that overhung the stream was
aflame with dancing myriad of fireflies.
The short, sharp bark ot the Jackals,
the croaking of tree-toads and the
weird hooting ot owls made a noctur
nal chorus that grated on our nerves,
while every now and' again the pro
longed howl of some large beast of
prey or the splash of a heavy body
falling Into the river made, ub start
to our feet with a fresh realization ot
the dangers ot rur position.
Thus we floated along hour' after
hour, steering and dozing by turns.
Gradually the current became less
swift as the river began to feel the
full pressure of the flood-tide from the
bay. About midnight the sky again
became overcast, the thunder crashed
and rolled, the lightning flashed ath
wart the heavens, and the rain came
down in torrents. Just as one very
bright flash lighted 'the scene and
showed us that we were nearing the
point where the river widened out to
an estuary, a midden shock threw us
on our faces. The forward end of the
raft rose clear of the water; then it
swung round with the tide and hung
there. We picked ourselves up and
Ulooked obout us, only to find that our
craft had stuck hard and fast on a
snag of old roots firmly grounded In
the bed of the river.
We unlashed another rrossplece and
poled with all our strength, but In
vain. We succeeded only In pushing
the raft onto the snag until the lower
end was entirely submerged and our
position was rendered more precarious
than ever.
If there was little fear now of drift'
Ing out to sea, there was still less
chance of getting to shore. By the
glare ot the lightning we could see a
number ot dark objects floating
around us that we knew were alliga
tors, and it .was certain that they
would seize us the moment we entered
the water. Retreating to the higher
side of our raft we cowered down, cold
and wet, to wait for daylight and the
rescue we hoped would como with It;
for we knew that as soon as our ab
send out a boat's crew In search ot
sence was discovered the captain would
us. But the adventures of the night
had not yet come to an end.
The weary hours had dragged along
until nearly five o'clock when Rover,
who bad been cuddled between us,
suddenly rose to his feet and, tremb
ling in every limb, stood pointing at
something on the farther end of the
raft Following his gaze we could
dimly make out a dark round object
like a small coil of heavy hawser,
About a foot above It, apparently
suspended in the air, were two bright,
bead-like points of light that sparkled
like diamonds In the glare of the
lightning. Rover crouched lower and
lower, the hair on bis back standing up
like bristles. Then with a long, low
whining cry be sprang quickly away
from us toward those mysterious
points of light Another vivid flash
lighted up for a moment the raft and
its surroundings, and showed" ui our
dog almost within striking distance of
a huge python, .
Our warning cry as we sprang to our
feei seemed to break the. spell that
bound him, for, with an agonized
howl, Rover swerved to one side and
sprang far out into the river. Whera
he sank the water was churned Into
foam by the lashing tails of the alli
gators as they fought over their prey.
Then the ripples gradually died away,
and a few flakes of blood-red foam
were the only traces left ot the trag
edy. Wj fell back on the raft overcome
with terror at the poor dog's fate;
but a strange fascination compelled
us to turn our gaze on the hideous
ftnd dangerous reptile that had forced
Its compnnlonshlp upon us. There It
lay, colled up on the logs not more
hnn flften foet from us. Its rmall, flat
bead reared above the huge roil, and
waving to and fro with a rhythmic mo-
Ion that seemed almost to hypnotize
It was only by a strong effort of
will-power that we at last averted our
eyes, and turned to look about tia.
The lightning thnt had revealed nur
prim companion must have been the
Inst flash of the storm, for the clouds
had cleared awny, the stars bad come
out and were already beginning to pale
'fore the advancing light of dawn.
With lightened henrts wo turned
gnln to look at the) python and found,
to our horror, that he had moved up
nenrer to us. He was nearly ten feet
in length, and at least nine Inches
hrough the thickest part of IiIb body.
tiarmed, we were no mutch for him,
n our rear were the river and the
alligator?; we could retreat no farther
unless we wished to share the fate
of poor Hover.
Po overcome were we by a sense of
our helplessness and the horror of the
Itiintlun that 1 believe if the python
mil nil valued nnv nearer, we should
have Jumped from the raft to be torn
to pieces by th nlllgators. But iust
hen we heurd a loud shouting, and
ooklng down-stream we saw a na
tive flshlng-boat, manned by a crew of
wild-looking, half-naked But mans,
skimming towmu us under the Im
pulse of a half a dozen long, paddle-
shaped swei m.
We would have welcomed anything
In tho shape of a rescue party, even
tad we known them to be cannibals;
and as the boat grated alongside the
raft, we sprang forward with the In
tention of boarding her at once. Hut
we started back in alarm as the py
thon kUi'.-iI up io tho boat and slid
over the gmir. ntt Into I ho uternshcets.
The men, Instead of showing any fear,
seemed to rejoice In the advent of this
strange passenger; and It was only af
ter a protracted welcome to his snake
ship that they again turned ithelr at
tention to us.
In pldgln-Engllsh the men at the
helm invited us to get in and go ashore
with them to their tillage, which was
now plainly In tight among the trees
on the farther bank. But the pres
ence of the snake, and the longing
greedy looks th9 men cast on our raft,
made us hesitate, and as we hung back
a hearty British cheer startled us, and
we turned round Just la time to grasp
the gunwale of cur gig and steady her
alongside. Then the boatswain and
four others of our shipmates tumbled
on the raft and fairly hugged us In
their Joy at finding us alive and well
The Burmans had shoved off with
their python as our boat came along
side, and were already well on the way
to their village. As we lay back, wait
ing for the flood-tide to set, that we
might get the raft off and tow It back
to the ship, the boatswain told ub how
the native fishermen make a domestic
pet ot the python or subba-gyee, as
they call it, and use him as a barometer
when they go fishing. He will remain
colled up comfortably In the bow of
the boat until u storm is coming on
when he promptly slips overboard and
heads for the shore. The fishermen
then make sail and follow him with all
possible celerity.
The pet subba-gyee is fed on a diet
of rlco and eggs, end lives In the house
very companlonably with tho cat and
the baby. This, of course, explained
the situation as tar as the snake was
concerned, but It did r.ot in the least
mitigate the horrors of the past night
And to this day, whenever I partake
too freely of an unusually heavy sup.
per, the subba-gyee and the allgators
are generally part and parcel ot the
dream-horrors that visit my restless
couch. We towed tho raft back to the
ship, and the skipper was so pleased
to have us all back safe and sound
that Pbil and I escaped with a very
mild reprimand. Youth's Companion,
MTVIIit Animals" of Kna-lanct.
A corespondent thinks that some one
ought to write an account of "the wild
animals of Great Britain." A horse
which escaped from Colchester bar
racks wra actually able to roam at
large for a month before being recap
tured. It Is cot long since that
sportsman shot five storks at Torts.
mouth, and thought that he had made
a valuable zoological dlscovory until
he found that they had Just escaped
from Sanger's circus, and, owing to a
similar accident, a tiger an animal
not usually Included In the fauna of
Ireland was discovered on an island.
In the Shannon. There is an Ulan
story, our correspondent adds, of a
hunting man coming upon a loose
panther in thlt way and going home
to bed under the impression that be
had delirium tremens. Pall Mull Os
.ette.
Where Marrlnses Are Cheap.
A man can be married In Melbourne
cheaper than in any other port of the
world. Ministers advertise In the pa
pers against each other. One minister
offers to unite loving couples for 10s.
,6d., another for 7s, 6d., and so on down
to 2s. 6d. In some cases wedding break
fasts and rings are supplied.
Ration lur the Ifalry uw.
The loluwlng rations are suggested
by Professor 11. J. Waters of the Mis
souri Agricultural college: Corn and
rob meal six pounda, wheat meal Ave
pounda, gluten or cottonseed meat
S 1-2 pounds, cowpea, alfalla or clover
hay six pounds; another rntlon In
eight to 12 pounds corn and coh meal,
with all the alfalfa or cowpea liny the
rows will eat; the third ration In eight
pounds corn and rob meal of seven
pounds corn meal, foul pounds cotton-
sped or gluten meal. To all iho above
ullons add as much Uruw. corn fodder
or sorghum hay as the cows will eat.
It niURt be remembered that these
nm ou ii Is are simply suggestive. Rome
ows will require inucii larger n"-
tltles, while others will nut utilize
these amounts prolltnbly. The period
cf locnilon will have much to do with
it. Toward the end, of tho milking
period the flow begins to dec rease atitl
it may be ndvlpiihbj to reduce the al
lowance somewhat
Increasing tlm Heef Supply.
It is veiy plainly seen tuat In the
rapid narrowing of the western cattlo
ranges In public land by entry and set-
lenient, that the Increase of beef must
c.me from some other source. What
Is it? As plainly It Is a Tact that this
Inc rease must como through pure bred
nttle. The country tan come to this
as certainly as it did to pure bred
swine, which is the ruin now, and not
the exception, as in beef cattle. Pure
blood will increase the )fpf supply
by making 12u0 to 1400 cattle In 24
months, whereas such beef now re
quires, as a rule, 30 mouths. That Is,
the same acres which now produce
teed stuffs for 1,IRH pounds ot best will,
wllh pure cattle, produce 1500 pounds
ot heef, though growing no more grain
or forage. But another condition to
ward which we are moving rapidly,
and which of course must add In a
marked measure to the additional In
crease In beef production, Is thnt ot
leedlng a balanced ration. Indlanu
Farmer.
Destruction of Wreiln.
There are two classes of weeds
those that tome from seeds and those
which are propagated principally by
means of their rools. Weedr which
spring up from seeds can be destroyed
by successively bringing the seeds In
Hie soil to tho stirfaco, where they ger
minate. The seed3 of some weeds have
preal vitality and remain In the soli
lor years. Boine are enclosed in clods
nnd are retained for another seuson,
but when the clods are broken and
the weed seeds exposed to warmth
rear the surface, they are put out of
existence by tho harrow as soon as
bey germtunte, for which reason It Is
impossible to dear a piece ot land
from weeds In a eeabon unless every
elod Is pulverized. The oft-repented
Inquiry; "From whenco come the
weeds?" may be answered: 'From
the clods." The weeds that spring
from roots are cut up, checked and
prevented from growing by irequent
cultivation, because they cannot exist
for a great length ot time unless per
mitted to grow. If no leaves are al
lowed In mich plants they perish from
suffocation, because they breathe
through tho agency of the leaves. The
advantages derived by tl3 soil In the
work of weed destruction reduces the
cost of watfnre on the weeds for ev
ery time the harrow or cultivator Is
need the manure Is more Intimately
mixed with the soil, moro clods are
trolten, a greater proportion of plant
food is offered to th? roots, the loss
of moisture is loss?r.ed and the ca-
pacity of the plnnU of the crop to se
cure more food is increased. The
cost of tho destruction of weeds should
not be charged to the accounts of a
tingle year only, as thorough work
during the season Tiny obliterate the
vtetls entirely, or so reduce their nuni
her as to make the tost of their de
struction during succeeding yearB but
a trifle. Philadelphia Record.
Instructive Crape Worms.
Several bulletins have baan Issued
In recent years both by tho state ex
periment station and the department
of agriculture, railing particular at
tention to the graperoot worm which
has proved a most formidable foe to
the grape vineyards cf tho great Chau
tauqua belt in New York. The worm
has also made Its appearance in other '
grape-growing sections of the country,
and the total damage amounts to many
thousands of dollars every year. The
worbt damago done by the worms is
to the roots of the grapevine. The
beetles teed on the leaves of the vinos,
but the grubs eat at the roots of the
vines until they gradually lost vital
ity and die. The appearance ot a vine
thus attacked is puzzling to the grow
er, for there U no apparent reason for
its slow decay. Tho question of con
trolling the past and exterminating it
is not one easy to solve. The young
grubs burrow Into the soli, and their
btesent there cannot easily be detected
until the vine has been permanently
injured. One method of limiting their
work is to destroy the beetles when
they make their appearance on the
leaves. They can bo Jarred from the
vine and destroyed once or twice a
week, and by this method far fewer
grubs will appear in the ground to In
jure the roots. The young grubs when
attacked move rapidly and disappear
In the ground, and it is almost impos
sible to destroy them. Exepertments
should be made by spraying the soil
vnder the vines with crude petrollum
oil or. some lnscetlclde. It Is possible
that a little precaution like this will
keep the grubs away from the roots if
it will not kill them. What Is needed
Is a little Individual experiment on
the part of all the grape growers whera
tne grubs fcppear. It has been found
that chickens greedily eat the beetles
nnd grub, and turning- loose flocks ot
hens In the vineyard In the summer
may have a distinct effect In keeping
down the pests. Experiments are now
being extensively canted on, and fur
ther reports will appear later. Prof,
fl. N. Doty, In American Cultivator.
Menlng Milk.
Although milk can turn ropy under
a temperature falling close to frost
luie, yet warm weather favors Its fre
quency. U Is useless to blame It upon
tho cow as so many do. The roplness
cf milk Is raused by a specific bacillus
In tho milk or cream, which bacillus
Is brought out of streams and reaches
tho milk first by either washing the
milk vessels In the water, or the mud
iiilhertng to tne tow, nnd tho mllkninu
biting It get Into the milk. The ba
cillus once started strongly, will cling
to the milk vessels, the cream pitcher
or bottle Indefinitely, unions they are
thoroughly cliatiRed each time after
tif-lng, nd tho only right way to do
this when the r'lk gets ropy Is to sub
merge them sll each time for not lets
thnn five minutes In boiling water.
1-ook phpecially to the Htralner; half
the. time it Is respottflble for the ropy
condition of the mill;. Po not bl:im?
the milkmen and ruin his trade with
your complain, h until first you are Biire
the lack of rleanllness, In this respect,
c'oc'S not ile with your own neglect
In not scalcilnq out in it should be, tho
reteptncle you keep Ihe milk In after
If brings It to you. Milk never ropes
until it has ntix.il for several hours,
long enough to give the bacilli time
to get In their work.
1'nless we know exactly what and
where the milk comes from, as to the
health of tho cows, and carefulness of
the dairyman, It is Just as well to
pasteurize the milk ourselves. This Is
done by putting the vessel containing
It into one containing water brought
to and kept at a temperature of 155
degrees, for from 10 to 20 minutes,
stirring the milk often to distribute the
heat evenly thiough It. This temprjrs
lure kills practically Rbout all t!ie dang
crous suhstnntvs In It, and when cooled
r.tlll leaves It with tho fresh milk flavor,
tunning the heat higher will give it
the cooked flavor, and injures its di
gestibility. To keep milk fresh for
cloys, put It Into bottles, the bottles
into a saucepan of cold water, piad
tially bring to a boll, instantly rork,
put back into the water and bring to
a boll again, allowing It to boll for a
minute or two, let gradually cool In
the same water, fasten the corks In
so that no air possibly can touch the
milk. Agrlc uKural Optimist
Autumn Tree riantlng.
The season for tree planting again
approaches, and we feel called upon to
again urge the imnortance of doing
this In the fall, of the year. Tho ad
vantages of plnntlnir at this season
ore so many and so important that we
again enumerate them:
Firsst P.ettor trees cp.n be obtained
at. the nurseries now than In the
fining. Often all the best trees are
sold In the fall, and only second and
third prude stock left for those who
leave their orders until spring.
Second The dangor of substitution
of varieties at the nursery is less In the
autumn than In the spring. Very fre
quently all the varieties are sold a',
the nurseries for fall delivery.
Third The nurserymen have more
time to dig and pack their stock at this
season thun In the spring. Mistakes,
hence, are now less liable to occur,
tiecs are dug with better and larger
roots, they are better packed, and the
weather Is also generally more favor
able for the handling of the young
stock after It Is dug.
All these are advantages at the nur
ktIcb. At the farm there are also ad
vi.ntage3. There Is moro llmi to plant the trees
'.lesurely and with cure. Fall planted
trees will generally ull grow, while It
Is nearly curtain that some planted In
the spring will die. The treo planted
lit the fall at otce begins to prepare
for growth the next season. Even If
new roots are not formed, the cut roots
lurm callouses which throw out root
lets on the earliest warm days In
vprlng. Then the earth settles Itself
ehout the rootlets, ind dry weather
It. the spring will havs no effect on tho
r.ewly planted stock.
To illustrats this point: The pres
ent season we placed an order for a
r.umber ot fruit and ornamental trees.
Although the order was placed early,
the trees reached us very late, with the
result that more than half of thrjn
failed to grow. Generally a better
growth will b" obtained the first year
from fall planted trees.
It Is well again to call attention to
the importance ot purchasing trees
ot reliable dealers. If an agent is dealt
with ho should be required to show
that be really has authority to sell for
the nursery ne clairrs to represent.
It is not generally safe to purchase
of dealers who have no nurseries, for
the danger of substitution Is in such
cases greater than when the order is
placed direct with ihe nursery firm.
It is well, also, to remember that many
varieties of fruits hove strictly local
values. The best persons to make up
a list ot fruit trees lor one are those
In the neijhbornood who are success
ful growers of fruit.
a final caution to the buyer: Make
a maD of the orchard, marking on It
r.ot only the name of each tree, but
also the firm of whom purchased. This
will enable' one to locate the dealers
who make fubstituticos In orders, for
while one cannot but be disappointed
to find in his orchard trees he did not
order, still. It is a satisfaction to be
able to place one's bands upon the
firm which made tbo substitution.
Dr. George O. Groff. In New York Tri
bune Farmer.
THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY
Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in
Fositlon to give the beat quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell wou cheap goods but
when quality is considered
ways be lound right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, Y.,
Clothing, than which there is none better
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes; Curtice Dros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is a fair representation of the class
of goods it is Belling to its customers.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Arthur Cnrillner. cycling champion
cf 1Wi7, Is entering the nutomobllo
business.
Oxford I'nlverslt.v hns conferred tho
(lepree of dnclor of civil law on Aiulins
MHlnr Willie.
Kinpomr Wllllnm hns bestowed a
decnintli'ii on ('nptnln Rvcrclrnp, tho
Arctic explorer.
Hlr (cinmi lin.vle ltrvsi clecllnecl to
kImihI ns n Mlieinl-t'iiloii candidate In
(Vntrnl Killiibiirgli.
Dr. Joseph Pnrlcer, (he famous
preiu'her, b:is been ordered to give up
nil tvork for six mouths.
Mr. Kruger. former President of the
South African Itcpublie, tins Just
piiKKccl his sevenly-sevenlh birthday.
Kins Christian of Dcnmnrk has
gazetted Anton lIoRner, the Amorlenn
Vclllut, n Ku!.t(lit of tho Danehrog Or
der. Dr. y. C. Morse. President of the
Iown Associndnn of Itnllwny Surgeons,
Is tin- heaviest physician In America,
wc'lulilng .'KM pounds.
Count Tolstoi Is snld to be writing
another book In bis old age. It will
deal Willi his impressions ot the mill
tnry revolt lr the Ciiiiciibus, ' 1K."0.
Andrew Cnrncirio lins given $ri(),000
to East bourne, Sussex, for tho estab
lishment of n library, for which the
Duke of Devonshire lias given tho site.
Ileriinril Moses, of California, n mem
ber of tho Philippine Commission, will
retire on .liinuiiry 1, nnd will make a
tour of Europe, nfterward shaping Ills
nffnirs so thnt he will bo nblo to take
tip his colic-go work lu the University
of Cniirorniii.
Itenr-Aclmlnil Thomas O. Selfrlclge I
Die oldest living olllcer of tho Navy.
Tlie records show thnt be cntc;red the
Navy as a midshipman on January 1,
181H, at which time be must havo been
at lost fifteen years old. He Is, there,
fore, probably nlnety-nlno. , His eldest
son, Itcar-Admlral Thomas O, Self
ridge, Jr.. is sixty-six years old.
SPORTING BREVITIES.
Yale's colt team beat the New Haven
(Conn.) Country Club by 2i holes to 2.
rntil Dashlel will umpire and Mat
thew MoClung referee the Iliirvnrd
Ynlo rii me.
Kntherlne A. ling trolled tlm fastest
rneo on record for n two-yeiir-ohl at
Lexington, Ky.
W. J. Clothier, of Ilnrvnrd Univer
sity, bus won Iho intercollegiate tennis
championship nt Philadelphia.
Martin J. Sherhl.-in has cnunllcd the
world's record (Ills own) with the ells-
cils nt the Iicllcvlllo (X. J.) games.
Jnnw s II. Krone has enirngeil Jockey
Eueien Eyne for next season nt n Hill
ary of $2O,0:)n, ihe highest ever paid ou
the American turf.
Fourteen yrnrlliiRs and two-yc.ir-oM
ore being sent to Nutrmarkc-r, England.
by Messrs. J. H. anil F, I. Keeno. in
charge of Til. M. Alien, who will train
them there.
The Jockey Club of Paris lias with
drawn the lici'iives of tlie American
Jockeys, Milton Henry nnd J. Itleff, ex
eludliitf them from riding on any
French racecourse1.
Itylhiule, the blind trotter, who was :
recently t ut clown In n rnce nt Lex-1
ington, litis won ?2l,2.itl in purses tbls J
icison. This is the largest amount cap
tured by any trotter.
John M. Ward, the once famous base
ball plnyer. Is becoming quite as fa
mous In golfing circles. lie has won
many valunbln prizes and Is now the
ckumpion of Htaten Island.
A Western statistician has taken the
trouble to arrange tables thnt show
(hat In the United States there are
more than 14,000 football teams, and
something over 200,000 plnycrs. As yet
this statement has not been disputed.
A formidable Invasion of tho Erltlsh
Isles by prominent American athletes
next spring has beeu determined upon
by Ernest HJcrtberg, tho Columbia
trainer. HJertberg has a financial
guaranteo sufficient to cover all the
necessary expenses of his team.
Was Not in His Line.
In Dr. John Hall's time It was the
custom In bis church to use the old
fashioned, simple hymns, and the sing
ing was congregational. On one oc
casion the late William M. Kvarts dis
covered E. Delafleld Smith, the well
known lawyer and then corporation
counsel of the city, singing with all
his heart, and whispered to his friend:
"Why, there is Smith singing 'I Want
to Be An Angel.' I know he wanted tc
be district attorney, but I didn't know
he wanted to be an angel." The re
mark was repeated to Mr. Smith, and
quick as a flash came the retort: "No,
I have never mentioned the matter to
Evarts, knowing that he bad no In
fluence in that direction."
the price will sU-
BUSINESS"CXRDS.
Q MITCHELL,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Office on West Main strest. opposite (he
Oonimerclnl Hotel, Koynnldsvllla, .
q m. Mcdonald,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public?, rnl estate srsnt, Patents
secured, rolleetlnns mads urotnniljf. OHIoo
In Nolan block, KeyDolilnrllfe, Pa.
gMITIi M. MoCUEIOHT,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Notary Public and Real Est ate A Kent. 0c.
Jnctlons will rf'ele prompt attention. Office
In Froehllch 4 Henry bluck, noar postoffloe.
Eeynuldsvllle Pa.
JJU. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Blrlent dentist. In the Hoover biil'.dtna
next door to pemtofflce, Main streatQentle
ness In operating.
J-)U. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of First National bank
building, Main atrext.
jja ii. dkveue kino,
DENTIST,
Effiee on ssonnel floor KeynoldsTtlle Real
mate Bldg. Main street KeynoldarllU . I'a.
JR. W. A. HENRY,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brick
building, Main street.
E.
NEFP.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, ReynoIdSTllla, Fa.
YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Rash, Door9,
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.
J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
EVERY WOMAN
Ronntlinea seeds a reliable
uoixiiiy regulating nedioioe,
l DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL PILL8,
A re prompt, safe and certain Is result Tbeswiiv
VeOr. real's) oarer disappoint, ll.Mperke
Tarsals by K. Ales. Btoko.
WHEN IN DOUUT.TRY
. f.l...
sad have cursd thouaae i
asms of Nervous Daws, tees
M DsbUiry, DUiImss, SUhIms.
cm and vsrtcocle,AtropaV,e
Tkcfclurthe krala.smaftaea
toe eircuiauoe, aaaae Olfsanee)
psrwet, d uapart BeaUk
rl laths whole Mag. Ail
Srsias and losses are cCcfc4
'ODgAgali
fmmntmlr. UbIms aatloaoi
1 are Dreooriv aorod. thaw aasali
Hoa efts worrits ihm iaio laMalty, CeaMsaa
Hoe or Death, MsiltdMslod. Priao it set has;
hoses, with Iroexlad Ufal (uaraane to awe ar
taiaad Ike BMaer.SMa. Soaa fcw taMk,
tor sale by ST. Ales Btoke.
MADE SOUTH'8 FLAG.
Mra. 8lbby A. Padgett, of Confederate
8tates, Died Unnoted.
The woman who claimed to be the
Betsv Rosa nf thn CnntaA
. - vwu.w,, vv SLALVB,
pwou rov.eui.iy Alexandria, va.
Al-
tnougn sne saia she made the
Confederate flag her death was
noted. The claimant vi Mn a
first
un-
Slbby
A. Padgett, who lived In Alexandria
She made the nag that was the Indi
rect cause of the death of Colonel El
mer Ellsworth, the young and impetu
ous friend of President Lincoln. Sbe
made It at the request of James Jack
son, the proprietor of the Marshall
House. As soon as It was completed
Jackson had It raised over his hotel,
when the young colonel demanded
that It come down. Jackson shot
Ellsworth as be was coming down the
stairs with the flag. The weapon with
which the murder was committed Is
on exhibition in the National Museum
and a sister of Jackson keeps a board
ing house not far from the repository
of the gun. , 1
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