I An independent journal devoted to the interests of Rcynoldsi'Me. Published weekly. One Dollar per year ttrictly in advance. VOLUME 18. REYNOLDSV1LLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1904. NUMBER 5. m 1 - 7i In Every Style 1 Decide to buy whatever shoe 3011 like best, but never for get one thing there is one shoe that originates all these styles and offers them to you before they are copied by others. That shoe is "Queen Quality." Boot $1.00, Oxford 12.30. RpOi'hil styles AO con is oxtru. Fant color ey dot h. Do not wenr brassy. R O B I N -WE KNOW The Naked Truth f YT7I . I it.- f w ucii w( say wc iuvc int. 1 Lowest Prices of any Grocery House in the County. Good, substantial goods the kind the people live on. Be low we quote a few prices as sample. Our store is chuck full of bargains for the careful buyer. Make out your list of wants and let us quote you prices on bill goods. "We are always here to correct errors find make everything right. ' Bet-t l'alent Flour per sack $1 :t." to 1.4.",. 18 tin Flno Granulated Sugar !5ttia. ' ' ' 8 lbs. Arbucklrs' CoiToo Extra Floe Bu.k Coffee, regular ' price 20 o- ns, 3 Cans B-t Standard Tomatoes 1 Dos. Cans Host Standard Tomatoes 1 Doz. Cans Good Sraudard Tomutoes Best Sugar Cured Hams por lb. Wo soil Thos. J. Lip ton's Tens Robinson Highland Park On Electric line at the Summit, half way between Futixsutawney and Reynoldsvllle. This Beautiful New Pleasure Resort Is now Open to the Public. BIG DANCING PAVILION AMERICAN BIOGRAPH MERRY-GO-ROUND, LAUGHING GALLERY , Rofresuiuont Stands, Lunch Counter, Etc., Etc Tables, Seats, abundance of Pure. Spring WaW and every auoouiuiodullun for picnics, with NO CHARGE fur same. Music and Blograph Afternoons and Evenings. HARRIS & GILMOREi ManaKer P. O. Address, Reynoldavlllu, Peon's. 'Queen Quality' la made In twice as many stylo as other makers consider necessary. But "Queen Quality" alms to (five you the exact equivalent of a custom made shoe. It moans a large extra cost to the manufacturers, but you get the exact answer to your every re quirement. Just Rive us 11 single chance to provo this. , O N'S WIS" TELL- T l Ci 1 J largest ijiuin diiu 5 Itia Good Ivice, . 25o 4 Itis a butter grade 2f0 7'lhi. Hulled Oats 2")0 10 th. Pure Loaf Lard 11.00 7 cake. Gloss, Star or Lenox Soap, 2o 6 lbs. big fat Prunes 2ms 1 1 tt.ii. Beat Navy Beans, fiOc 4 It iii. Bout Limit Beans, 25o Bout Sugar Cured Bacon l.'i and 14c pound 1.00. I 30. fl'lO. 1.r.e 2:c Hoc 8."o 1,'lu and ColTues Host lu the lund. & Mundorff. THEHE IS NOmriNO LTKI3 -V HOUSEHOLD LACQUER FOR rerterlnc original lustra and tana ta aid wara, scratched and l.drd furniture, woodwork and floors. LACQURKET drle. over night and wears Ilka rawhide. It will not fad., turn white or crack. LACQUERET Is all right In everyway for everything. A child can apply It. LACQUERET Is sold In convenient packages ready for aee la Light Oak. Dark Oak, Mahogany, Cherry, Walnut, Roeewood, Rich Red. Mas. Orern, and "CLar". It I. TRANSLUCENT, non. fading, brilliant and durable. Superior la points of merit ta anything on the market. Ask for Color Card and Instructive booklet "THE DAINTY DECORATOR." FOR SALE BY THE KEYSTONE HARDWARE COMPANY PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BUFFALO ALLKGENY VALLEY DIVISION. Low Grade Division. In Effect May 29, 1904, Etit.rn Standard Tims KASTWAIID. TcTiOt No.ll3No.lUI Nolll Nr. 107 STATIONS. Ai , A, M U, M. M H. Plttslmrg 1;VJ 9 li 1 ; 8 Ht-dHiink 9 i II W W 7 M LWKinlinm 11 I 4 1 SO,' New lli-tMi-hr.ni .... 10 9) U 44 41 S X Onk KldKo 10 V, Iiw is i:i M.iyimrt It) ;i 11 M (II i W (timmcrvllle HIM i 10 21 Oil llnmkvllle OA 1110 12 124 (1 ll 9 T2 Iowa t lit til '.II JS NI i II Fuller H2:i til 2il to ft- tt) W Kttynohlsvllle.. m 114:.' 13 62 H 9 AO I'nneimst t 4iHII 4'.. H 21 DM Falls Ureek IM 11 ft? 115 6 iio 10 OS llllltuls TOO (12 in 1 2" 0 40 10 IS Hnuulii T li 1 37 II M Wlnterburn .... HI 1 Ml 7 10 IViinMuld T ;l 1 M T V Tyler T !W 2 0:1 T ii bi-nni-ietto 8 04 2 211 7 47 Ornnt t8 lil it " Ml Driftwood I S 4 I 0.) ( 8 20 A.M. A. M. F. M. F. M r M. Train 981 (Sunday) leaves I'lttstmrgd Ot a. m., Itcd Hunk 11.10 llrookvllle,l'.'.4l, Key noldsvllle 1.14, Falls Creek 1.211. Dullolx l.dA p. ni. WKSTWAHD Rolol No 106 No 102 No. 114 No. 110 A. M, A. M.Ia. M. P. M. P. M. .... ( A .""Ml 10 .... I 8 ftO .... to lo -tl :m .... ta l .... 2A II 45 .... 25 .... a .hi 12 i:: .... a m .... 7 00 12 20 ... 7 04 .... 7 (k" 11 2'' .... 7 10 ... 7 1? 12 lid .... 7 2:1 rt o: 7 :to 12 M 1.1 00 7 Sli a 12 7 ih 1 is ft 10 7 42 ttl 10 t 14 t7 47 a ao ( 01 1 211 a 27 7 s til 4M tS 20 .... t.1 4il t8 1? til M t M t8 18 7 o s iii 1 m a 00 (8 :w 7 20 ts in fi 10 a 1.1 .... 7 ar to 00 52 24 a 32 ... 7 41 m 12 ... a a- .... 7.M 9 20 2 a a 4S .... 8 21 9 47 ,a 00 7 11 .... s 33 10 10 a 20 7 2.-1 .... 11 i: $12 x t a tsw 10 .... A. m. 1: m. 1: m. p. M. P, M, STATIOKS. Driftwood.... Orant Henneaette... lylt-r rennHeld Wlnterburn .. ftahula Hullots FallnOreelc... I'Hneoiiflt KeynoUlsvlllo Fuller Iowa Ilronkvtllfl... . Hiininiervllle.. Muvpiirt OakUlilue New Bethlehem Lawsnnbaiu. Hed Hank.... Pittsburg Train 9S2 (Sundny) leaves Dullols 4.10 p.m. Fall.Ureek 4.1", KtynnhNvnie4.:io, Hiookvllle 8.0O, Hed Hunk S.:), VlttHburK 9.:) p. m. No. 107 dally between Pit tsburii anil Dullols. On Holiday only t rnln leitveit l)rft wood at 8.20 a. m., arrives Iliillols HliiOa. 111 Hetui n lnt( leave. )ullols 2. IN) p. ni., arrives Drift wood 3.40 p. m., HtoppltiK at Intermediate sta tions. Trains marked run dally;! dally, except Sunday; t Hag station, where slKtials must be shown. Philadelphia & Et'lo Rnllrond Division In effect May 20th, 1004. Trains Joave Driftwood as follows: EASTWARD 9:04 a m Train 12, weekdays, for Kunbuiy, Wllkeaharru, Ha7.1eton, Poii.svtlle.Horatilon, Harrl.burir and the Intermediate hMi tlon., arriving at Philadelphia 0:23 p. m. , isew vork, V:30 p. ni. ; liiuilniore.i:o p.iu.i WashtnKton, 7:1.1 p. ni Pullman Parlor ear from WltllamsiKH-t to Phlladelnhta and pas .enKer coache. f roni Kane to l'lilladelphla and WUllamsuort lo llaltimuro and Wah- Inxton. 12:iiO p. m. Train 8, dally for Hnnbiiry, Ilar rlsburK and principal Intermediate Htatlotis, ariivlnir at Philadelphia 7:32 p. m.. New York 10:23 p. ni.. Ilallirnoi-e 7:;io p. m., Wash ington 8:3i p. m. Vi-stllHiled parlor ear. and paHsenirt-reoaeheH, ltullaloto Philadel phia and WtishliiKton. 4:0(1 p. m. Train tt, dally, for llar risburir and lnti-rtnt-dtate stations, ar riving at Philadelphia 4:23 A. M.: New Vork, 7.13 a. m.l Haltiiuoru, 2.20 a. m.; WashliiKton a: a. H. Pullman Hleepimt ears from llarrlsburR to Philadelphia and New York, Philadelphia passengers -nn remutn In sleeper undisturbed until 7:30 A. M. II :11ft p.m. Train 4,dally for Buiibury, Hnrrls burit and Intermediate stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7:17 A. M. ; New York, .:a A. h. on week days and 10.3s a m. 1111 Hun day; Baltimore, 7:15 A. M.; Washington, 8:30 A. u. Pullman sleepers from Erie, and WlllliiKi-ii.irt to Plilladelphia, and WilllHmsiMirt to Washington. Passenger roaches from Kile to Plilladelphia, and Wlllliiuisport lo Haltlinore. 12:41 p.m. Train 14. dully foiKunbury, Ilarrls burg and prln-inal InturniediatuHt at ions, ar riving at Phil idi'lphia 7:32 a. 111 ., New York 9:33 a. in. weektlsys, iKi.iih a. in., Hnnday) Halt Imore 7:25 a. in., Washington, 8:40 a ui, Vestibuled bulTi't sleeping cars ami pas senger coaches, HulTalo to Philadelphia and Washington. WESTWARD i:33 a. m. Train 7, dally for HulTalo via KniHjrlum. ;4l a. m.-Tialn 9, dally for Erie, llldg wav, and week days for Duliois, Clermont and principal liiternieillatesttitioiis. 1:80 a. m.--Traln 3, dally for Erie and Inter mediate point.. 1:45 p. m. Tralii 18, dally for HulTalo via Emporium. Bi4p . m.--1 rain 81, weekdays for Kane and In t-rmodt ate atations. Johnsonhuho Railroad. p. m, 2 20 2 40 t AS 8 07 a 12 8 20 a a 2ti 8 35 WEKKDAYS. . 111. ar Clermont Iv Woodvale . Qitlnwood Bmlth's linn Instauter Hlraight Glen Hazel Joliilsonburg lv Uldgway ar 10 40 10 45 10 AO 10 AS 11 02 11 07 11 HI 11 35 12 01 7" Ridqway & Clearfield Raii.road and Connections. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m p.m. 8 AO J2 05 7 01 12 15 7 10 12 24 T 15 12 28 7 19 12 32 T 23 12 35 7 32 12 45 7 87 12 60 7 41 7 45 1 00 7 60 1 05 p.m. i 05 4 16 4 26 I 3U S 1U 9 20 9 09 9 00 8 65 8 61 8 47 8 37 8 III 8 30 ar Rldgway lv Mill Tlavea Croyland Hhorts Mill. Ill no Rock Carrier Brockwayv'l Lanes Mills McMliiu Hint Ilarveys Uuu lv Falls C'kar lv Duliois ar 7 20 T 09 7 05 7 01 8 87 1 47 1 43 8 38 8 85 8 80 1 68 1 49 i'40 1 87 1 27 1 23 i"l8 1 10 4 34 4 88 4 48 4 63 4 67 6 01 8 OS 6 20 8 2ft 8 20 8 08 t 10 12 68 8 0.1 1 2A 8 mf 1 15 8 A3 urFallbC'klv 7 55 1 15 6 10 8 15 12 63 8 39 Ueymildsvllle Jl 08 -1 29 8 27 6 S IS 24 t US UrookvlllH 8 35 1 60 8 00 4 AO 11 44 NewHethrui 9 20 2 38 8 4A 4 06 11 05 Red Hank 10 00 8 20 7 25 1 80 9 00 Iv PillKburgar 12 33 8 30 10 10 p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. For Hue tables and additional lnforpiation (jou.ult llcket ageiiu. W, W. ATTKRBUHY, ,T. R. WOOD, Oen'l Manager. Pas. Tratllo Mgr GEO. W. UuVll, Oen'l passenger Agt. ubacrlbc for The -X- Star If you want the New ANT PECULIARITIES. Rarh Rpaalra Haa a Dlailnat Odo Discernible by Other Aati. Each ant species appenn to hare Hi distinctive odor, discernible by other rints. Within each species there an Also illlTercnees of odor dependent on the nge of the colony and the age of the queen from whose egg ita lnmntea are produced. The ant'a orgnns of smell are lta antennae, and the anten nae consist, as It were, of a aerie of noses, each of which has a special task. One nose tells the ant whether It la In lta own nest or that of an enemy. An other nose discriminates between odors of nuts of the same species, but of dif ferent colonies. The third serve the purpose of discerning the scent laid down by the ant' own feet, so that It may retrace It steps along Ita own path. Another rose smells the ant lnrvoe and pupae, and the lifth nose detects the presence of nn enemy. Thus If on ant be left with only the four noses It will live peaceably with alien nnts, but while It haa lta fifth nose it will fight the alien to the death. If nnts mnke 0110 another's acquaint ance before they are twelve hours old they will thereafter live amicably to gether, though of different specie or subfamilies. But In three day after hatching their criterion of correct ant odor Is established, and they refuse to ntnilnte with nnts whoso odor 1 not In accord with their standard. LINCOLN'S POETRY. Teraea That Were Breaejht to Llht Only to Be Destroyed. It Is a sentimental habit of speech to regret-the "songs never sung." Yet the dispassionate critic know there Is qulto enough poetry unless it 1 of the very best. He bns no tear for "mute, inglorious MUtons." But there 1 no true American who would not pay a price for a certain batch of poem probably long ago destroyed. Gibson William Harris, who waa a law student In Lincoln & Herndon'a ofllco from 1845 to 1847, ha written for the Woman' Home Companion some of his recollections of Abraham Lincoln. In putting the ofuce In order one morning he came upon two or threo quire of letter paper stitched to gether Inside a desk. He turned the leaves and found that they were cov ered with stunr.ns In Mr. Lincoln's neat running hand. When Mr. Lincoln came In, the young man took the manuscript out of the desk again and held It up with the un necessary nnd Impertinent Inquiry whether the poems were hi. "Where did you find ltr asked Mr. Lincoln. He took the manuscript, rolled It up and stuffed it into hi pocket. It was never seen again. The theory of the writer who tells the story 1 that It was taken home and put Into the Ore. THE BLACK PANTHER. o Fierce That Kvea Lion Train era Dure Not Handle Hlaa. Of all the big, dangerous cat, none 1 mora unnpproachablo and more treacherous than the black panther. Hailing from tlio heart of the deepest African Jungle, lithe and supple of body, alert and nervous, this stealthy marauder exceeds In ferocity even a lieugul tiger. He la the only big feline that the Hon trainer does not venture to train, and he 1 the only cat so abso lutely distrustful that he shun even the light of duy. Often he will He all day long in a dusky corner of bis cage, his yellow silt eyes shifting and gleam ing restlessly. Even tho feeding hour, when pande monium break loose among the big cages, when hungry roars and aqueals mlnglo with Impatient snarls and Im pacts of heavy bodies against steel bars, Is apt to have no effect on him. He may lie eying hi chunk of raw beef suspiciously and not venture forth until duy hna waned and the last vis itor left to tear meat from bone with his long, white fangs. In fvt. so ugly and vlcioua 1 this beast that frequently he turn on bla owa' klnd, and In many Instance It Is Impossible to cage him, even with a mate. McClure's Magailne. As to "The." A voluntary contributor to maga zines and newspapers bad a dsslrabl article returned to him the other day because be began the opening para graph with the definite article, "the." The editor wrote: "If we should allow all of our uuthora to begin with the' every article .would o begin." There Is at least one newspaper In New York which will not- accept a story of any kind If It begin with "the." The edl tor in charge, seeing the "the" at the opening, Immediately throwa the atory Into the wastebasket New York Press. A Po.albllltr. ne If you don't intend to break your engagement with me why do you llow young Rlchmann to make you such valuable preseutsT She My fa ther advised me to accept them. He Ha did! Why? She-He said that if I married you they might come in bandy. Time Coming; for Fairy Tales. - Little girl, you who are so Insistent that I toll you fairy tales now, wait till you are grown up and married, 'and then you'll hear fairy tales In plant. Te Snake and the F.airle. The American consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador, tells a good atory about the dlfllcultles be has had to keep a mon key on the consulate premises because of the depredations of the boa con strictors, and these agile little pete must keep a constant lockout for tlieiu. If Jocko drops Into a doze he Is likely to "wok! up dead." On the occcnslon with which the story deals a monkey' life was saved by the picture of the Alnerlcan eagle. The consulate sign all over the world la a fine reproduction of the king of birds In full color and with outspread wings. A new sign had Just been re ceived and waa wnltlng on a chair In side the room. A big boa constrictor chased thebouse monkey across the yard and through the open window. Jocko was making a good race, but a loslngoue. He wns In the corner, qunkiitg with fenr and very near dentil's door, when hi pursuer confronted the picture of the eagle In Its menacing attitude. A enske fears eagles even more than It craves monkeys, and that particular reptile turned tall and went out of the win dow as quickly as If the devil was after it. That monkey waa a smart monkey, and now whenever It wants to take a nap it goes to roost over the picture of the eagle. Mexican Her ald. Why the Honae Fell Down. An English traveler on his way from Morocco tells of a curious experience he had while making a trip by camel Inland from Mogador. "We bad built a hut of wattle branch es to shelter us from the wind. In the middle of the night I dreamed that I was shooting rabbits In the bracken Of Essex and suddenly awoke to dud my self covered with vegetable mntter. Every one has experienced the curious feeling of hopeless bewilderment which come over a man when be wake in the dark among strange surrounding. I fouud that one of our cnmels had lit erally eaten us out of house and home, for be had broken his tether In tho night, walked over and devoured the wattled branches of our hut to such an extent that the sides and roof collapsed upon our sleeping forms." The Bye of Giraffe. Giraffes are the most dltllcult of nil animals to take by surprise. No mut ter from what direction you may ap proach the giraffe Is sure to discover you. It has boon called the original "rubberneck." It Is not generally known that nature, because of the height of its eyes from the ground, ha supplied It with a talent peculiar ly Its own for making observations. As a matter of fact, a giraffe enn see In all directions at the sumo time with out moving Its head. The eyes are largo and prominent and so placed at the stdo of the bond that, bulging out as they do, they are capable of seeing backward as well as forward. The Sen of Space. The human mind cannot comprehend what Is meant by the four littlo words In the expression "the sea of space." If the volumo of "space" includod with in our solar system which Is perhaps but a single train of planets among hundreds of millions of a similar kind were occupied by one single globe B.000,000,000 miles In dlumetcr It would be but as a feather In the marvel ous spread of "vacancy" surrounding It In fact, it has been calculated that In the space occupied by our solar sys tem 2,700,000,000,000,000 globes the size of our earth could revolve, each at a distance of 000,000 miles from the other. Corloos Bread Law. There Is a curious provision in the British bread acts of 1822 and 1830, which are still in force, to the effect that "every person who shall make for sale or sell or expose for sale any bread made wholly or partially of peas or beans or potatoes or of any sort of corn or groin other than wheat sliull cause all such bread to be marked with a large Roman 'XI.' " It would thus appear that the baker who chooses to put potatoes In bis bread' could escape the charge of adulteration by marking the loaf with tills letter In the manner described. Roach nnd Ready WoolntT. The Australian aborigine when weary of a single life looks about for a partner, and, finding one to his liking, stalks her, and, watching bla oppor tunity, atuns her with a heavy blow end carries her off to her new homo. where It is to be hoped, on her return to consciousness, his after tenderness makes some atonement for his some what rough and ready way of wooing. Marked Attention. "Has he shown you any marked at tention?" "Why, yes; he left the price tag on the ring be gave me." Cleveland Plain Dealer. ' Becoming. "That dress Is becoming, my dear,' said the man who thinks be is a diplo matist She looked at him coldly for a mo ment and then replied: "Yes. It is becoming threadbare." Bain falls more frequently between S o'clock and 8 o'clock In tae morning than at any other times during the twenty-four hours. THE SEVEN WHISTLERS. An Ancient Saperatltlon That Still Kalata In England. In some parts of England peculiar whistling or yelping noises are heard in the air after dusk and early In the morning before daylight during the winter months. Sometimes, however, the noise Is described as beautiful sounds like music, high up In the air, which gradnnlly die away. The gen eral belief Is that the "seven .whis tlers," as they are called, ar the fore tellers of bad luck, disaster or death to some one In the locality. It Is a very ancient suggestion. Both swifts and plovers have been suggested as tho "whistlers." It may be noted that plovers ore traditionally supposed to contain the souls of those who assisted at the crucifixion and In consequence wero doomed to float in the air for ever. Really, the "whistlers" are wid geon, or teal, as they flit from their feeding grounds, a passage always made under cover of darkness. In Shropshire the sound Is described as re sembling that of many larks singing, and the folklore of both Shropshire and Worcestershire says, "They are seven birds, and the six fly about con tinually together looking for the sev enth, and when they find him the world will come to an end." Everywhere, without exception, th "seven whistlers" are believed to pre sage 111, but tho superstition seems to be more particularly a miners' notion. If they hear the warning voice of the "seven whistlers." birds sent as they say, by Trovldence to warn them of an Impending danger, not a man will de scend Into the pit until the following day. For example, lu September, 18T4, the following paragraph went the round of the papers: "On Monday morning large numbers of the miners employed at the Bedwortb collieries. In North Warwickshire, giving way to a superstition which has long prevailed among their class, refused to descend Into the pits In which they are employ ed. During Sunday night It was stated that the 'seven whistlers' had been distinctly heard In the neighborhood of Bedwortb, and the result wss tbst on the following morning many of the men positively refused to descend Into the pits." Morfn colliery, In South Wales, Is notorious for Its uncanny traditions. The "seven whistlers" were heard there before a great explosion In the sixties and before another in 181)0. when nearly a hundred miners were entombed. In December, 1893, It waa said that they bad been heard yet again, whereupon the men struck work and could not be induced to resume it until the government Inspector bad mndo a close examination of tbe work ings and reported all safe. In July, 1102, another Instance of 'a colliery strike, founded upon the same super stition, occurred In England. Cement. The difference between the two well known varieties of cement the Rosen dale and the Portland, He In tbe fact that tho first named Is a natural prod uct and tho latter an artificial. The former Is mado by burning a shnly limestone in kilns nnd grinding the clinker produced with bur stone to a very line powder, which, when mix ed with water, soon seta and forme an artificial stone nearly as bard 11a tho original rock. Portland cement on tho other band, Is mad by com bining chulk or some other form of limestone free from magnesia with siliceous clay, these materials being In timately mixed and made Into bricks, which are burned in kilns with ooke fuels at a very Intense beat The re sulting clinker Is ground in the same manner as natural cement and la much stronger and sets quicker than th other. Not Certain. "I suppose that picture Is on of your choicest works of art?" "I don't know for sure," answered Mr. Cumrox. "You see, mother snd the girls tuve ideas of their own and they won't let me keep the price tags on 'em." Washington Star. me Then as Now. Mrs. Bacon 1 see that pins have been found among tbe Egyptian mummies and in the prehistoric caves of Switzer land. Mr. Bacon Oh, yes; I suppose the fellows In other ages bad aa much trouble getting buttons sewed on as w do. Youkers Statesman. National and Explanation!. "Is that congressman what you would call a national figure?' "Well," answered the village wag, "when he's in Washington he's na tional, but when be gets back here) he's explanatlonal." Exchange. Two of a Kind. Mrs. A. Corblty You have accepted Henry 1 Why, you know very well X don't approve of him. Her Daughter That's all right mother. Neither does be approve of youl Amblarooae. She I am afraid we shall have trou ble with servants after w are mar ried. Ho I won't mind that dear, as long as I have you. Town and Coun try. , Life without laughter Is a macblM without oil, Schoolmaster, A GIRL'S HtnoiSM. It Reqnlred Conrnare to Make the' Sacrifice She Did. i A girl stood 0110 day In the waiting; room of an olllcn In London. Site had; come In answer to an advertisement to! apply for a secretary's post and was; awaiting her inspection. She needed! the position, and she waited auxioUHly. Presently she was called Into the of-: flee, and the Interview wns satlsfacto-' ry, but she was asked to wait, as thero was another applicant to be Inter viewed. She went Into nn adjoining room, and through the open door she anw a small, nnle woman. iipi-vahhIv answermii xne nitesiinns nur. 1 10 uer. and could benr tbe pitiful story of her husband's death, the small children dependent upon her snd her need of ' work. The woinnn wns told, however, " that her services could not be accepted, aa another person had already applied and had Just received a promise of the position. The girl listening In the ncxt room had hardly understood whnt was go ing on, but at this point her heart bounded with Joy as she realized that she was the accepted person. The next moment she saw despair written on the face of the widow nnd perceive! ,, suddenly whnt this failure meant to her. "I can't do It; I can't tnke It from her," she murmured. And without stopping a moment to consider she walked quickly back to tho other room and said quietly to the employer: "I wish to toll you thnt on consideration I And the position you offer would not suit me. Good morning." And she left the office without another word. OIL PIPE LINES. Incenloa Device by Which the Loner Tabes Are Cleaned. The long pipes that carry crudo pe troleum from the oil wells to the re fineries many miles distant are cleans ed by an Ingenious device. A writer In the Omaha Dally Boo describes It: As the oil flows through tlso un derground conduits some of the pan afH 11 In the fluid lncrusts the sides' of the pipes and proves a serious hin drance to the free passage of the cur rent of oil. Tbe device that Is used to remedy this evil Is a knife about two feet in length, with a sharp edge, constructed like the thread of a screw; Indeed, tbe: knife resembles a huge headless screw. ! It is, of course, slightly smaller than I the pipe through which it Is to pass. !- When the thickness of tho crust as. paraffin renders a cleansing necessary this instrument Is Inserted In the pipe at the oil fields. The pressure of the stream of oil drives It forward, revolv ing rapidly as it hurries along and scraping the channel clean. It turns and twists and cleanses lnj. this manner throughout its whole' Journey and finally drops from tho pipe In the midst of tho vast stream of petroleum that empties into the re ceiving tanks. Its edges are duller than when It set out on its Journey, but otherwise it is in perfect condition. It is at once shipped back to tbe oil wells, where It is sharpened and laid away until Its services are again needed. M.rk'Tw.l.'i Lack. Mark Twain at one time In his early career was a characteristically impe cunious reporter. One day be bad a note to meet but labored under a total lack of funds. Half distracted, be was rushing around San Francisco, in a feverish hunt for enough cash to title him over the trying time. He ruahed a little too quickly, however, for as he was turning a corner he collided with a little man and overthrew him. The vic tim regained his feet and yelled, "You do that again nnd I'll knock you into the middle of next week." "My dear air," said the apologetic humorist "do it by all means. If I can get through till then without breaking I'm safe." The originality of this reply struck tbe stranger, who, after some talk, band ed Mark a check for tbe necessary amount Chicago Chronicle. Modeling- In Clay. Love has been the mainspring of a good many actions, and it seems that It may claim to be the first cause of artistic modeling from life. Tbe daugh ter of Dlbutadea the Corinthian, being, on the eve of separation from ber lov er, who was going on a distant Jour ney, traced bis profile by his shadow on tbe wall. Her father filled up the; outline with clay, which he afterword; baked, and thus produced a figure of! the young man. This was about 085 B. C, and beforo then the art of mod eling was unknown. The Shnrpest Inatrament. "That la the shnrpest Instrument in the world, O Ibrahim, Is It not?" suid a friend who watched that renowned armorer polish a Damascus blude. "There Is one sharper," was the re sponse. "What is it?" "It Is a woman's tonsue," said tho steel smith, "uud could its acuteness be Imparted to any metal the Infidels would have been driven from the eurth long ere this." "It Is true, Allah be praised!" piously responded the friend. Th Invitation to be happy Is extend ed to ns all, but that we may be bappj; w must be kind. Schoolmaster. t c
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