VIRGINIA C0URTE8Y.
llr Operating Mr. olprppeH
Into Ilia Otrti.
It l tbe tory of n polite ond poliBhfcd
Virginia rntlriimn ami lits landlady,
also polite, pollRlit'il mid a VlrKtnlnn.
It ruined on a day not lotiR nito, nnd
when Mr. Culpepper looked for his
umbrella In the terra cotln tile In tho
hull It wnt not there. Mr. Culpepper
was far too courtrotw to any that some
body had taken It. He didn't even nay
It was gone. Ho merely looked at the
terra cotta tile and cherished regrets.
It was ralnliiK. and he had no umbrel
la. The courteous landlady enme upon
him and divined his trouble.
"Haven't you any umbrella?" she
asked. "Oh, that's too bad! You
mustn't think of going out without
one. Just wait a moment till I get you
mine."
Mr. Culpepper protested, but when
Virginian meets Virginian courtesy Is
bound to prevail In tho end. The land
lady went upstairs and presently re
turned with an umbrella.
"There," said she. "Take It. I shan't
need it today, and you are perfectly
welcome to It, perfectly welcome."
And the grntornl Mr. Culpepper
stepped out and unrolled an umbrella
Which was the very one he had Inst.
Courteous Virginia gentleman, courte
ous Virginia landlady, and you needn't
ask ino how the umbrella came to
change owners, for I don't know. Nei
ther does Mr. Culpepper. " ' '-
ninsnnalna; t'niler Ilinteattlrs.
Dr. Rnndberg, former consul to Hag
dad, related with much gusto an ad
venture that befell bl in In a Moham
medan li a iv in In tlngdad. One of the
wives of a rich merchant fell sick, and
Dr. Rnndberg was called In to pri-scrlbe
for Iter. With a pardonable scientific
Interest tho western physician waited.
Knter a black gunnysack. It la the pa
tient. The doctor would like to feel her
pulse. A white band Is slipped through
an owntng. Ud. And her tongue
Impossible! No man save her husband
may see the face of a woman and live
or, more accurately, no woman may
unveil her face to any man save her
husband and live. His professional In
terest aforesaid deeply aroused, the dip
lomatic doctor Insists. The dllllculty Is
at length solved by the eunuch In chief.
Though the woman may not lawfully
unveil herself, the doctor under tbe clr
cnnistnuces might perhaps be allowed
to crawl In under the gunnysack and so
examine the telltale tongue. "Delight
ed, I'm sure," says tho doctor, and does
so. Then after the most thorough dlag-
n nosls Imaginable he prescribes, as did
Abernethy before him, "A little sun
and air!"
The Origin of Stnrrtilnir.
The course of history carries us back
no further than the year 1504 for the
origin of starching In London. It was
In that year that Mistress Van der
I'lnsse came with her husband from
rionders to the English metropolis "for
their great'-r safety" and there pro
fessed herself a starcher. The best
housewives of tbe time were not long
In discovering the excellent whiteness
of tho "Dutch linen," as It was called,
and Mistress I'lnsse soon had plenty of
good paying clients. Rome of these be
gan to send her ruffs of lawn to starch,
which she did so excellently well that
It became a snylng that If any one sent
her a ruff made of h spider's web she
would be able to starch It. So greatly
did her reputntlon grow thnt fashiona
ble dames went to her to learn the art
and mystery of starching, for which
they gladly paid a premium of 1 or 5.
and for the secret of seething starch
they paid gladly a further sum of 20
shillings.
Brron'a Flitted Goose.
One of the stories concerning the
traditional dish of roust goose on Mi
chaelmas day refers to Lord Hymn,
says an English newspaper. The poet
always Insisted In keeping up old cus
toms In small things, such ns having
hot cross buns on Good Friday and
roast goose on Michaelmas day. This
last fancy had a grotesque result when
he was In Italy. After-buying a goose
and fearing It might be too lean tlyron
fed It every dny for a month previous
to tho festival, so that the poet and
tho bird became so nnitally attached
that when Sept. 211 arrived he could
not kill It, but bought another and hud
the pet goose swung In n cage under
'it enrHnF( xvlien be traveled.
CURE FOR HICCOUGHS.
tnil
Srlrntlflo Itpmritr Thnt OI
Immedtnte Hrllrf.
Aii attack of hiccoughs brings Its vic
tim lexs sympathy perhaps than almost
any other ailment, the main reason be
ing that, except In very rare cnsi-s. It
Is not attended with fatal results and
that In most cases It attacks otherwise
healthy pel-sons. Still. It Is one of the
most annoying and most obstinate of
difficulties. Whlie the effort to cure It
Is being made It generally dlsnpeiirs.
yet It resists the most vigorous effort
of the will to control Its vagaries.
A hiccough Is u ipilck. involuntary.
Inspiratory movement of Hie dia
phragm, brought suddenly to a stop
by an involuntary closing ui, the glot
tis. The muscles that .ntrol these
two portions of the hum. in anatomy
uro Incessant workers. They wait on
every breath without being guided by
the will and even work while we sleep.
While they do their duty life passes,
trampill, calm and pacific, but If from
any cause a disturbing element enters
Into their bailiwick they rebel, are be
yond the control of the will and. hav
ing mi guide, as It were, run awny. and.
like any runaway, have no care for the
damage done. The effort to remove
the disturber Is the cause of the hic
cough, and the following method of
treatment arrests them' muscles In their
wild escapade, brings them back to
their duties, and. like the patient serv
ants they are, they resume fneir work
and life becomes as placid as before:
First, expel all the air from your
lungs very, very quickly. The portion
of the body they attend to Is, as it
were, collapsed, and now commences
the ner.t and concluding part of the
cure.
Second, commence to All your lungs
with air. but do so very slowly, but
steadily. Tucker your mouth, and If
possible leave an opening of your lips
no larger than pin. and through this
Inhale the air. Fill your lungs, raise
your arms and throw out your chest,
and when you are full these muscles
resume their regular duties and the
hiccoughs are gone. Ilrooklyn Eagle.
tllat or r Mad Palatable.
Joseph Salvador, the French histo
rian, and Jules Snndenu. a novelist,
made their meeting at a public recep
tion the occasion for a dispute as to the
respective places which they occupied
In the world of letters.
"The reading of history Is like a pill
It Deeds the sugar coating to make it
palatable." argued tbe novelist.
"Ah. but It is tbe Ingredient which
cures, not tbe coating." remarked the
historian.
"Then let us divide honors," said Ban
deau, "for If It were not for my sugar
coating your historical facta would dry
on the shelves."
Every bird, sooner or later, cornea
down from Its perch. -Schoolmaster.
UNUSUAL BARGAINS.
For the Best Goods and
Lowest Prices . .
Ladies and Children
Ladies' Coats and Suita, $8.50 to $15.00, Misses'
Coats, $1.50 to $10.00, Children's Coats, 75 cents to
$5.00. Ladies' Furs 75 cents to $18.00. Ladies' Fur
nishing Goods you can save from 1 5 to 85 per cent.
Also Men's Clothing. .
Best goods at lowest prices.
Men's Suits from $4.50 to $15.00. The best suits
you can find. Men's Overcoats $4.00 to $15.00. Boy's
Suits $3.50 to $8.50. Boys' Overcoats. Boys' Knee
Pants, 10 to 75 cents.
Come and see for yourself at
N. HANAU'S.
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BARGAIN STORE
lO DAYS' CLEARANCE SALE
Nolan Block, Main Street, Three Doors from National IBank, Heynoldsville, Pa.
Beginning Friday, January 8th and Ending Monday, Jan. 18th
CLOTHING
We have one of the largest lines in this
section of the county, amounting- to from three
to four thousand suits. We offer you our first
counter suits," ranging in former prices from
$5, 5,50, 6.00, 6.50, 7.00 all go at $3.48.
Your choice on Second Table:
A fine assortment of .Buits, $7, 8.00, 9.00,
10.00, $12.00 suits, all go at $5.98. '
Your choice on Third Table:
A still better assortment. $10, 12.00, 14.00,
16.00 all go at $7.98.
Your choice on Fourth Table:
A very fine line of suits, $14, $16, $18, $20,
$22 all go at $8.98.
BOYS' CLOTHING.
This assortment is of the very finest. We
offer you a complete line which we now make
special to you. Prices ranging from 75c, 98c,
and $1.25. You cannot foil tc inspect them
as a finer assortment cannot be gotten at twice
this amount elsewhere.
Men's Overcoats
This is a very large line and consists of
the best to be procured. Workmanship, style
and quality of the very best to be had. Rang
ing in price as follows : $6 and $8 go at $3.48.
Lot No 2 Long or short, of the very finest.
Former price, $8, 10.00,12.00, 14.00 at $7.98.
MEN'S STORM OVERCOATS
This line is one of the choicest to be had.
You cannot afford to make a more desireable
selection in any city at double the price. For
mer price $7, $8, $9, $10, go in clearance $4. 48.
Lot No. 2 This ia a beautiful line ; former
prices were $10, x2.00, 14.00 all go at $6.98.
BOYS' OVERCOATS.
One of the largest in this section of the
country. Former prices $2. 50, 3.00, 4,00, 5.00,
all go at $1.50.
- Lot No. 2 Worth $5, 6.00, 7.00,8.00, and
large sizes $15 and $16 all go at $2.48.
7 " CAPS.
Big assortment of all wool and -plush caps, We out prloea H
In tb la tale at follows: Man's plusb cap 35cj Boys plash oaps 16o.
A Special Slaughter in all our stock
AT HALF PRICE
For Ten days only. As we must make room for Spring Goods. Come soon as our door : opens
Friday morning to get your bargains and choice of anything in our large stock at Slaughter Prices.
You can't invest your money to pay you better interest. This is no fairy tale : we push our
stock to your benefit. Will you risk it ? We will save you dollars.
Our prices are always lowest and this sale is made for your benefit to still gain your valued
patronage. Do not fail to be among the first in this rush at CLEARANCE SALE.
Our Pants
A fine line and comprising a . beautiful as
sortment. All wool, worth $3.00, 3.50, 4.00,
go at $1.48.
Lot No. 2 A handsome assortment ; you
cannot begin to get it elsewhere at this sales'
prece. Former prices were $4.00, 4.50, 5.00,
6.00, all go at $2.98. Come in and make your
selections from stock.
WORK PANTS. A big line ; former price
$1.25, 1.50, 1.75, all go at 75c.
OVERALLS. Union made, heavy weight
any size you want, former prices 50, 65, 75c.
all go at 88c, or 75c suit.
Gents' Furnishings
Wa offer to you a biff line of gents' furnishing poods tbe
largest in this teotloo of the country at surprisingly low prices
to our trade, as follows ; Fleece lined underwoar, former prices
were 60c, (too, 75c, 08o, go at special sale for 75o sulu Tbls Is of
the finest line. , ,
ALL WOOL Underwear, fine assortment worth $1.28, 1.50,
11.75 aploce, at this sale all go at (1.50 a suit or 75o piece.
CHILDREN'S Underwear. ' Heavy fluooe underwear, sizes
18, 20, 22, 24, 26 all go at loo. .
HATS FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS.
A fine line of latest stylos and colors, former prices, $1,00,
1.80, 2.O0, 2.50, cut prices in this sale as follows: Our $1.00
hats f?o at (too; $1.60 hats g-o at $1.00 ; $2.00 hats go at $1.25;
$2.50 bats go at $1.50.
Happs
Having a big and fine assortment to yet select
from after the several hundred we sold this season,
now what is left goes at special sale prices as
follows :
Happs that are worth $1.00, $1.25, go at 50c.
Happs that are worth $1.50, $1.75, $2.00,$ at 1.00.
Hosiery
Ladies', Misses and Childcren's all wool hose
fine assortment, worth 40c, 50c, all go at 19c pr.
Men's Shirts
A v-ry hlg line of all wool shirts, all sizes, ranging In pricos
from 50c, 75a, 1.00, 1.25, worth other places from $1.00 to 2.50.
MEN'S WORK SHIRTS.
S tripos and checks go at this sale for , , . 15 cunts.
MEN'S FINE DRESS SHIRTS.
Worth $1.00, 1.25, 1.50, all goat .... 75 cents.
Fine Line Suspnciera.
All colors, all styles, worth 35o, 40c, 45a, 50c, go at 19 cents.
Window Shades all go at 8 cents.
Trunks. Suit Cases and Telescopes. A large line goes In
Clearance Sale at one-half their value.
We have not space to enumerate the vast amount
of 6tock, to select anything you want. And as this
sale is for ten days only, we kindly ask you to not
forget to be among the rush at Clearance Sale from
Jan 8th to 18th.
DON'T FORCET I
KAUFMAN'S BARGAIN STORE
l; - - REYNOLDSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
Ladles' Suits and Skirts
We have one of the finest lines in this or any other
town in the country. As you have a grand assort
ment to select from here goes our special cut prices.
LADIES' SUITS
Worth anywhere from $8, 10, 12, our prices $4.50
LADIES' SKIRTS
Worth $4.00 4.50, 5.00, all go at : $1.98
Worth $4.00, 5.00, 6.00, all go at : : $2.98
Dm Goods
Our dry goods and notion department is of the
choicest assortment and variety on this we make a
special cut of 25 per cent, in all departments As we
have not got space to numerate this big line we ask
you to call, as everything must go.
Ladles' Goats
Our sales have been so that we are only in a
position to offer vou a few now remaining. We sold
a vast amount of them, those yet left in our stock
we offer you as follows at special sale, from $2.00 to
$5.00. Do not miss this.
Ladles' Gapes
We have a few still left that will cost you from
$8.00 to $10.00 elsewhere. We give you your
choice, at from $1.75 to $5.00.
Children's Goats "
Also a very few left give you your choice, from
35 to 50 per cent less selling price or cost.
snoes
. Our shoe department is complete and your selec
tions cannot be secured elsewhere twice their value.
Ladies' shoes worth $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, all at 94c.
Men's and Boy's shoes, fine assortment from 98c up.
Men's heavy buckle artics worth $1.50 at 90c.
Millinery
A nice line to select from, worth anywhere from
$2.00, $2.25, $2.50, all go at 75c.
Lot no. 2 Hats worth $4.00, $5.00, $6.00,
$8.00, $10.00, all go at $2.50.
This is for special sale ot 10 days only.
SPECIAL.
Fine Table Oil Cloth, M wide, at special sale of 10 days,
now now goes at 50 cents.
Still better, rrande L'Jioleum, 8-4, worth at any other store
from $1.00 to 1.60, now ?A at 75c yard.
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