ODD BURIAL CUSTOMS,
torn Strange Ohrrnrp Among
ADirlln Tribes,
There are soino queer customs ol'
erred hy I ho native Austin I la in, thcli
Diodes of disposing of the ilcml licing
noticeable nmt varied. When n mothot
loses a favorite child sho carries the
dead body about with her In n box ot
easing of bark until decomposition
force -her to dlsposo of It either bj
burial or Ore. .
In the cine of Home prominent ponton
of the tribe dying bin nearest relative
cut off lila hands and keep them ai
acred remembrances, only partltiK will
them after the odor from the dead
members lias become uiiondiitalile
Then they are thrown Into a Rtreiim
bidden In a hollow tree or burned.
Women are held In such contempt
anionic the Australian tribes that ofter.
they recelvo no burial at nil, and It l
a rare thing to sec one mourned for by
family and friends. Hut nt the funeral
of a man or boy the lamentations are
loud and long, the female mourners be
ing the most demonstrative.
With some of tho tribes the practice
of throwing the bodies of tho dead over
the branches of trees and leaving them
for nature to dispone of Is observed.
SLUGGISH RIVERS.
Th Tolas Pulls Only Abont Tnrea
Inrhr Prr .Mile.
Considering Its length the Volga is
the most sluggish river. In 2.:i." miles
It falls only tldo feet, or slightly over
three Inches per mile, while at one
point about tho middle of its course
the bed Is fully fifty feet below sen
level. Thus all the water to that height
above the bottom must be still, save
when stirred by floods.
The Volga also Is singular among
great rivers lu having no mountainous
course. It rises among marshes and
lakes, and is so sluggish even then
that a dain has been erected, which
makes It navigable from its slxty-lifth
mile onward. Almost within the his
toric period It must have been an off
shoot from the Caspian, which then
stretched far Into the interior of Rus
sia, drying up into a series of river
connected lakes. The Volga has taken
the place of these, along with many of
their characteristics, including a gen
eral sluggishness.
The Scheldt is proverbially a slow
river and Is practically lost in a maze
of canals, but Its fall from source to
sen is about fourteen Inches lu Its tolul
length of 240 miles.
THE NAME BLACKGUARD.
It Was OrlalnallT Applied to Mull
Boys and Servants.
The earliest record of the term
blackguard Is in the churchwarden's
account of St. Mary-at-IIlll, London,
where, under date 1532, is, "Item, re
ceived for lilj Torches of tho ltlack
Guard illjd." This and the following
old lines seem to show that tho name
was then applied to llnkboys:
Her Cupid Is a blackguard boy
That rubs his link full in your face.
The name was also given to menial
servants in tho king's kitchen. In the
"Calendar ot State Tapers" is the fol
lowing entry: "Aug. 17, 1533, Sir Wil
liam FitzwIUiam to Mr. Secretary
Cromwell Refusal of the workmen to
work for less than sixpence a day. Two
of the ringleaders had been for some
of the time blackguards of the king's
kitchen." These "blackguards" were
' responsible for all cooking utensils and
coals.
According to Miss Strickland, tho
historian, the scullions of the royal
kitchen were for many centuries clad
In black and were called the black
guards of England.
Load Voiced Africans.
The timbre of the voices among cen
tral Africans is usually good deep and
strong in the men, very melodious and
sweet in the women. One notable pe
culiarity about the people is the forced
key in which they always carry on con
versation. The ordinary quiet tones of
civilized speech are scarcely ever heard
among them. They literally shout, and,
such being their bablt, it is a matter of
Indifference to them whether the per
son to whom they are speaking Is
close by or twenty yards away. "They
are most tireless chatterers," says a
traveler. "I doubt whether any other
, people in the world talk so much or
laugh so much. Their laughter is par
ticularly healthy, natural and unre-
' strained, a most exhilarating sound."
Tho Roman reran,
There were many forums in Rome,
but the oldest and most famous was
not created like a building at a certain
time. The Forum Romanum was orig
inally the lowlands between the Pala
tine, Capltollue and Qulrlual bills, used
as a meeting place for barter and poll
ties by the tribes living on the hills
named and on other kills near by. The
development of this crude trading place
and neutral ground into the Roman fo
rum of later times was very gradual
and Irregular.
Uanblo to Compare.
He-Miss Kitty, I've heard it said
that a kiss without a mustache is like
an egg without salt Is that so? She
Well, really I don't know. I can't tell
for In my life I never He Now, now.
Miss Kitty I She Never ate an egg
without salt
Time's Changes,
"Is the story you have written a
historic novel?"
"No," answered the litterateur in
fcard luck. "It's a modern novel now.
But t guess it will be historic before
I get It published." Washington Star.
Ton never know bow long a man's
tbemory is until you have offended
tlm.-Atchison Glebe.
Totes and Kluri,
In the letters of William Cowper, the
loet, Is an Interesting description of
Some old fashioned political campaign
tactics In Kngland: "We were slttlug,
yesterday after dinner, the two ladles
and myself, very composedly and with
out tho least apprehension of any such
Intrusion In our snug pnrlor, one lady
knitting, the other netting, and the
gentlemen winding worsted, when to
our unspeakable surprise a mob ap
peared before the window, n smart
rap was heard at the door, the boys
hallooed nnd the maid announced Mr.
Grenvllle. I'uss one of the tame hares
was unfortunately let out of her box,
so that the candidate, with all his good
friends at his heels, was refused ad
mittance nt the grand entry and re
ferred to the back door as the only pos
sible way of approach. In a minute
the yard, the kitchen and the parlor
were lllled. Mr. (Jrenvllle, advancing
toward me, shook me by the band with
a degree of cordiality that was ex
tremely seducing. When the confer
ence euded, Mr. Grenvllle sipieexed my
hand ngatn, kissed the ladles and with
drew, lie kissed likewise the maid In
the kitchen and seemed upon the whole
a most loving, kissing, kind hearted
gentleman."
Llkra "Nosr?" Clerk.
"That new salesman," remarked a
floorwalker In n Hroadwuy haberdash
er's store to the proprietor, "seems to
be an Inquisitive sort of fellow. When
business Is slack he noses about, look
ing at everything on the shelves, ex
amining tags ami peeping Into boxes
that are not strictly lu his department.
I think I'll speak to lilm."
"Vou will please do nothing of the
Soft," answered the proprietor. "( 'lerks
who 'nose' about, as you express it. In
stead of posing by the door, are the
young men who know exactly what
goods we have In stock nnd where to
find them. They do not keep a cus
tomer waiting while they run to you
or me and ris'.: losing a sale. There Is
nothing about my stock that I don't
wnnt my clerks to know. I would rath
er they find out for themselves than
go running to yuu for Information."
New York Press.
A Coarasreous Soldier.
Admiral Wilson of the Ilritlsh navy
won his Victoria cross nt tho battle of
El Teb In 1NHI. There was n gap In the
square, nnd five or six of the enemy
made n vicious rush forward, attempt
ing to get inside. Captain Wilson, who
was present with tho naval brigade,
advanced to meet them alone, but his
sword broke In the endeavor to cut ono
of the Intruders down. Hereupon tho
officer, instead of beating a hasty re
treat, stood his ground nnd began
bowling over the enemy with his fists.
Either from the nature of the ground
or, as the record puts It, "the surpris
ing nature of his attack," Captain Wil
son escaped with a few wounds and
was rescued by the squure closing up
round him. Sir Redvers Buller do
scribed the act ns the most courageous
he ever witnessed.
Tho Ilnmnsi Neptune.
It is doubtful If there ever was a
sturdier human Neptune thnn Captain
Webb, whose memorable exploit In
crossing tho English 'channel will al
ways lie remembered. It was mere
ill luck a futal chance which tossed
him against a rock In the Whirlpool
rapids of the Niagara river and ended
his life. Lord liyron was a marvel In
tho water. ' He equaled the feat of
Leander in propelling himself across
the Hellespont without aid or relief
from any quarter, and before him
beamed no beckoning signals, glances
and smiles from an bicomparably beau
tiful Hero. But even Byron never
swam across the English channel. As
the champion of the silver streak of
sea Webb was the wonder of the ages.
Wire Fire Extlnstnlshera.
In factories where inflammable ma
terials are made small fires are very'
apt to break out, and unless their prog
ress is at once stopped tho results may
be serious. In varnish factories the
fire extinguisher consists of a mesh of
very flue wires. Should a Jar of var
nish become Ignited, a workman seizes
the net, which Is always kept ready at
band, and pops It over the vessel con
taining the burning liquid. Tho wires
conduct off the heat so quickly that
the flames have no time to spread and
soon die out.
Churches on Brldsrea.
The custom of building churches on
bridges was common a hundred years
and more ago. Several of these qunlnt
old buildings ore still left in Europe.
The Chapol of Our Lady still stands on
the brldgo which spans the Hon at
Rotterdam. The little chapel was built
in the fifteenth century and was re
stored about a hundred years ago. For
several years, however, it bas been
used as a tobacco shop.
Described.
A parent was examining ft Is young
first grade hopeful in geography.
"What is laud with water Ml around
It called?" .
"An island."
"Then what is water with land ai!
around it?"
After- a pause, "A puddle."
A MUflt.
A correspondent sends us an interest
ing natural history note. On opeulng
bis wardrobe the other day be found
a moth In his dress coat The effect,
be declares, was ludicrous, as the cout
was, of course, much too big for the
moth. Punch.
In m Qasndarr,
Bessie Oh, Mabel, I am in an awful
dilemma! I've quarreled with Harry,
and he wants me to send his ring back.
Mubel That ts too bad. Bessie-Tbat
isn't the worst of it. I've forgottea
which Is bis ring.
THE LAW IN GERMANY,
When It Sara a Thin, Take Notice
That It Really Means It.
There Is a law throughout Germany
that nobody may scatter paper about
the street. An English military friend
told me that one day In Dresden, un
acquainted with this rule, he tore a
long letter he had been reading Into
some fifty fragments anil threw them
behind li I in. A policeman stopped him
anil explained to lilm quite politely the
law upon the subject. My military
friend agreed that It was a very good
law, thanked the man for his In forma
tion nnd said that for the future he
would bear It 111 mind. That, us the
policeman pointed out, would make
things right enough for the future, but
meanwhile It was necessary to deal
with the past, with the fifty or so
pieces of paper lying scattered about
the road nnd pavement.
My military friend, with a pleasant
laugh, confessed he did not see what
Was to be done. The policeman, more
Imaginative, saw a way out. It was
that my military friend should set to
work nnd plek up those fifty scraps of
paper. lie is an English general on
the retired list and of Imposing ap
pearance; his manner on occasion Is
haughty- He (lid not see himself on
his hands nnd knees In tho tltlcf
street of Dresden, In the middle of
the afternoon, picking up paper. The
Herman policeman himself admitted
that the situation was awkward. If
the English general could not accept It
there happened to be an alternative. It
was that the English general should
accompany the policeman through the
streets, followed by the usual crowd, to
the nearest prison, some three miles
off.
The general suggested hiring a boy
to pick up the paper. The policeman
referred to the' wording of the law
and found that this would not bo per
mitted. "I thought the matter out."
my friend told me, "Imagining all the
possible alternatives, Including that of
kuocklng the fellow down and making
a bolt, and came to the conclusion
that his first suggestion would on the
whole result lu the least discomfort.
But I bnd no Idea that picking up small
scraps of thin paper off greasy stones
wns the business that I found It. It
took me nearly ten minutes nnd af
forded amusement, I calculate, to over
a thousand people. But It Is a good
law, mind you. All I wish Is that I
had known It beforehand."
On one occasion I accompanied an
American lady to a German opera
house. The taking off of hats lu the
Gorman Hchaunplelhaus is obligatory,
and ugaln I would it were so in Eng
land. But the American ludy is ac
customed to disregard rules made by
mere man. She explained to the door
keeper that she was going to wear her
lint. He, on his side, explained to her
that she was not. They were both a
bit short with one another. I took the
opportunity to turn aside and buy a
programme. The fewer people there
are mixed up In an argument, I always
think, tho better.
, My companion explained quite frank
ly to the door porter that It did not
matter what he said, she was not going
to take any notice of him. Ho did not
look n talkative man at any time, and
maybe this announcement further dis
couraged him. In any case, he matlo
no attempt to answer. All bo did was
to stand In the center of the doorway
with a faraway look In his eyes. The
doorway was some four feet wide. Ho
wns about three feet six inches across
nnd weighed about twenty stone. As I
explained, I was busy buying a pro
gramme, and when I returned my
friend hnd her bat In her band and was
digging pins Into It I think she was
trying to make believe it was the heart
of tho doorkeeper. Loudon M. A. 1'
Rice as a Pood.
As ad article of diet rice possesses
the advantage of being the most easily
digested (but one hour being required
for perfect digestion) and most com
pletely assimilated of the starch grains.
For these reasons it becomes a val
uable food for persons of sedentary
habits. It is also rich lu nutritive prop
erties, being four times as nutritious
as the potato and more uniform In
quality. According to the views of
modern chemists, rice contains a small
cr amount of flesh forming substances
and a larger amount of fnt forming or
heat producing substances than any
other grain. Owing to the small quan
tity of gluten which it contains rice is
capable by Itself of only very Imper
fect fermentation and Is therefore un
fit for baking into breud.
The pulatablcness of rice, if not in
deed, its wholesomeuess, depends large
ly upon the way it Is cooked. The
gummy preparation which passes mus
ter on so many tables under the name
of boiled rice is a sorry travesty upon
this wholesome dish when It is proper
ly cooked. Table Talk.
Everybody Should Una.
A writer on singing says: "At the
present era, when physical culture Is
a part of the curriculum of our most
intellectual schools and is so generally
regarded as a necessary element to
ward supplying and maintaining the
sound body for the sound uiind, It Is
worth while to consider a recent state
ment of eminent physicians that the
mere exercise of singing Is a grent bolp
toward the prevention, cure or amelio
ration of lung diseases. It was dis
closed by statistics lu Italy some years
ago that vocal artists are usually long
lived and that brass Instrument play
ers, who bring their lungs and chest
into unusual activity, have not bad a
consumptive victim among them. No
matter how thin or weak the voice,
young people should be encouraged to
Indulge in song. There could be no
happier medicine, and If bearers some
times suffer they should be encouraged
to bear the infliction in, view of the
good it may do," .. ' , ... .
The Data) r Ant.
Ants hare no set time for brushing
Ip, but certain conditions plainly Incite
thereto, as when they feel paMleii
larly comfortable, as after anting or
after awakening from Or before going
to sleep. The keen sense of discom
fort aroused by the presonce of dirt
Incites to cleansing. Often one may
see an nut suddenly pause In the midst
of the duties of Held or formicary and
begin to comb herself. Here Is n moun
tain mound maker driven by tlin pas
sion of nest building to the utmost
fervor of activity. Suddenly she drops
out of the gang of yellow workers and,
mounting a nearby clod, poses upon her
bind legs nnd plies teeth, tongue nnd
comb. For a few moments the aim of
being la centered upon that net. Around
her coign of vantage sweeps to and fro
the bustling host of builders with all
their energies bent upon reconstruct
ing their ruined city. Hlie combs on
unconcernedly. From top of bend to
tip of hind legs she goes, smoothing
out ruffled hairs and removing atoms
of soli Invisible to human eyes. Her
toilet ls,endcd nt Inst-II. C. McCook
In Harper's Magnxlnc.
Ocean Cannibals.
Such fierce carnivorous fishes as ex
ist In the depths of the ocean are un
known nt the surface. There Is a
"black swallower" which devours other
finny creatures ten times ns big ns It
self, literally climbing over Its victim,
first with one Jaw and then with the
other. Another species Is nearly all
mouth, nnd hnvtng no power of loco
motion It lies buried in the soft ooze nt
the bottom, Its head alone protruding,
ready to engulf any prey that may
wander Into its cavernous Jaws. There
ts a ferocious kind of shark, resembling
a huge eel. All of these monsters nro
black ns Ink. Some of them lire per
fectly blind, while others have enor
mous, goggling eyes. No rny of sun
light ever pierces the dark, unftithomed
caves In which they dwell. Each
species Is gobbled by the species next
bigger, for there Is no vegetable life
to feed on. Spare Moments.
The Forests of the Amnion,
According to some astronomers the
greenish patches on the planet Mars
Indicate woodland regions, nnd a scien
tist predicts that centuries after the
rest of this earth has become ns bnrron
as the mountains of the moon Martian
astronomers will still distinguish here
bright green spots of considerable ex
tent near the east coast of South Amer
ica. The, forests of the Amazon valley,
be thinks, ure practically extermination
proof. An average of I.ihk) rank trees,
shrubs and creepers cover every acre
of ground and n year's neglect Is
enough to obliterate ull tracer of the
most thorough clearing. A film of spon
taneous vegetation soon covers the de
serted Held, trees rihoot up and the
sylvan deities resume their ancient
away.
Hypnotic Influence.
An extraordinary story of the Imposi
tion of ono will upon another was told
before the psychological section, of tho
British Medical association at Oxford
Dr. Eldrldge-Grccii 'said that he was
talking with u patient on the subject
of hypnotism. The patient, u lady of
more than average force of character.
said she delicti any man to send her
to sleep and make her do as he wished
"I told her It was not necessary to semi
her to sleep," said the doctor, "and
added, 'You will wake at fi o'clock to
morrow morning and will semi me u
post curd desplto your own wishes to
say no.' I got that post card. It was
somewhat to this effect: 'I have been
trying not to write to you, but I did
wake at 5.' "
Good Dread For Dyspeptics.
Pulled bread Is served at several of
the best restaurants, nnd It Is not only
palatable, but much better for people
Inclined to bo fat or dyspeptic than or
dlnary brend. When kneading the
bread for baking do 'It In such a way
that the grain will be lengthwise of the
loaf. When baked and before It is
cold remove the crust, pull the loaf
Into halves and again Into quarters
lengthwise of the loaf. Keep dividing
it until the bread is of the desired
shape; It Is usually In long pieces about
two Inches lu circumference. Place
the pieces ou a rack, put In u pun and
dry out the moisture In a slow oven
and color n light brown.
Writing la the Sand.
It uiuy be news to many persons that
the use of sand for teaching children
to write and form their letters is still
practiced In some of the small schools
in the rural districts of the north of
England. Thousands of our forufu
thers learned to write nnd to inuke fig
ures wlth'n sharp pointed stick manip
ulated upon a smooth stretch of sand In
an age when copy books were uunttaln
able and steel puns undreamed of.
A Kind Request.
Among n number of notes received
by a teacher In excuse for the absence
of cbildreu was tho following:
"Dear Teacher Kindly excuse Mil
nle for having been absent yesterday,
as she fell in the mud on her way to
school. By doing the sumo you will
oblige tho mother."
Renewing; Hostilities.
Mrs. Caller I'm surprised that you
recognized me. It bus been more than
five years since we mot. Mrs. Xngge
by I hud almost forgotteu your face,
but I remembered that dress you have
on. Stray Stories.
Didn't Dispute It. '
Mr. Btaylute After ull, society Is a
deuced bore, don't you know. Miss
Weary (yawning) Yes, some people's
society .Exchange.
Don't tell ull you know, keep a lit
tle for a nest egg. Schoolmaster.
ANTS' NOSES.
There Are Flee of Them, and Rneh
Has Its Own Datr.
Ill their antennae, or feelers, ants
have Ave noses, each of which has Its
own duties to perform.
One nose tctls the ant whether It Is
In Its own nest or that of on enemy j
another nose discriminates between
odors of ants of the same species, but
of different colonics; a third nasal or
gan serves the purpose of discerning
the scent laid down by the ant's own
feet, so that It may be able to retrace
the way quite easily; a fourth nose
smells tho larvae and pupae, nnd the
fifth nose detects the presence of an
enemy.
If an ant be deprived of a certain
nose. It will live peaceably with ene
mies, but If It retains Its fifth nose It
will light the alien to the death. There
Is n til (Terence In the functions of nose
one and nose five, although they ap
pear to be somewhat alike.
This senso of smell does not couie
till the nnts are three days old. If,
therefore, nuts only twelve hours old
are placed among others belonging to
different colonies, they will grow up
quite amicably and not understand
that they are a mixed lot, because
they will have grown up with Ideas of
scent In accordance with their sur
roundings. The sense of smell to them
Is ns Important as the sense of sight
to human beings.
EARTH LIGHT.
Evidences That Onr Planet Possesses
a Lnmlaona Quality.
In proof that the earth does emit
light Humboldt (180S) points to the
aurora horealls. The light produced by
this luminous arch Is distinct from
that received from the sun, and Its In
tensity slightly exceeds that of the
moon's light In her first quarter. At
the poles this glow continues with
scarcely n break, reminding us of the
planet Venus, whose side turned awny
from the sun often gives forth a feeble
phosphorescent light
Humboldt goes on to argue that oth
er planets also may possess a similar
luminous quality, and in our atmos
phere there are other evidences of this
emission" of light from the earth Itself.
Such were tho famous dry fogs of
VX nnd of 1831. which gave forth light
perceptible at night and such Is that
diffused glimmer which guides onr
steps In the nights of autumn and win
ter, when cloiiits hide the stars and the
earth Is not covered with snow.
It is therefore not entirely true that,
us Kir Norman Lockyer puts It. "the
earth cannot give out more light thnn
a cold poker can."
. GENIUS AT WORK.
Curloue I'ustnrea of Some Men to
Woo a Floir of Ideae.
Lombroso says that some men of
genius in order to give tlioinselves up
to mediation even put themselves arti
ficially Into ii state of cerebral semi
congestion. Schiller worked best with
bis feet plunged into Ice. Descartes
buried his head In a sofa while modi
tnting. while Milton composed with his
head leaning over his easy chair.
I'lilslello composed benenth a monti'
tain of bedclothes, and Itosslnl found
bed the best place for his best works.
Cujas worked lying prone on the car
pet, and Liebuils Is said to have been
obliged to assume the horizontal to
medltnto at ull satisfactorily. Rousseau
worked with Ms head lu the full glare
of tho sun, Shelley on the hearth rug
with his head close to the Ore, and
Bosstiet retiring to a cold room, wrap
ped his head In hot cloths.
it ' Is possible that some of these
devices Increased the flow of arterial
blood to the bead, just as, many can
think best when exhilarated by rapid
exercise or by walking up and down a
room.
Whistler and Ills Tailor.
"Curious enough," wrote Mortimer
Menpcs, "whenever one came In con'
tact with. Whistler one entirely forgot
ones own affairs and became com
pletely occupied with his. The fit of
the master's cout was fur more lmpor
tunt to mo than my own artistic work
At the tailor's Whistler would give an
elaborate description of bow a certain
coat was to be made, and the tailor
would carry out bis directions literally.
But no sooner hnd the man accomplish
ed tho work than Whistler would say:
'This Is all wrong. How dare you say
that It Is what I told you to do? I am
a painter. It is not my business to
make coats. Thut Is your province.
Therefore you should have led me to
do what you knew to be right.' "
Right to the Point.
To do even the most humble work
worthily and well something more than
blind mechanical service must Jie giv
en. A young mistress once asked her
conk about a certain recipe. "Just how
much Hour do you put In, Mary?"
"Low, mum, you don't follow any rule
you Just use your Jedgment!" "But
suppose you don't have any 'Jedg'
incut.' " returned the puzzled mistress.
"then don't cook!" was the reply, sue
duct and to the point '
Bnnehlna It.
"How loug have you been married?'
asked the prima donna.
f'Oiily six months this time," replied
the beautiful soubrette; "but putting
them all together, I suppose I've beeu
n wife for three or four years at
least Excha nge.
A Soother,
ne He's put a good many to sleep
In bis time. She Doctor or pugilist?
He Neither; qe's a preacher. Chicago
Journal.
The cocounut palm bas leaves nearly
thirty feet long,
ANIMAL HABITS.
Wtr Horses Have and Danker Bare
Rot the ShrlasT Habit.
Horses shy because they are descend
ed from ancestors accustomed to roam
over plains, where any tuft of grass or
bush might conceal an enemy waiting
to spring on them. Under these cir
cumstances they must often have saved
themselves by at once starting away on
observing any sudden or unexpected
movement or on coming without warn
ing upon some strange object This Is
supposed to have become n habit which
bus descended to their domesticated
descendants.
The donkey, on the other bund, Is
descended from animals which dwelt
In the hills, among which there were
precipices and dangerous paths, hence
the sure fnotedncs and comparative
slowness of the donkey. His ancestors
were not tn liable to sudden attacks of
wild beasts mid of snakes. Moreover,
sudden ntnl wild starts ou alarm would
have been positively dangerous to
them. 11,'in e they learned to avoid the
very habit which proved so useful to
the horse In the plains.
The habit of eating thistles, which
Is almost iiecullnr to the donkey, Is also
supposed to come from these same an
cestors. Living In dry and barren lo
calities, they founil little food and
hence learned to eat hard sad dry and.
If neccssuiy, prickly plants.
The Professor Found Out.
One of the world's greatest psychop
lsts. desiring to know how the mind
if a street boy would work if he ad
dressed nil absurd question to him.
accosted a bootblack with. "Well, son
ny, what time Is It by your nose?"
"Aw. g wnii!" retorted the boy. "Mine
ain't ruiinlti'. Is yours?"
The professor took off his hat to the
urchin with grent gravity and departed
a wiser man. Ills respect for news
boys Is greatly Increased.
Fverv i n. to chip his linnus iu
applause v. ' e:i he doexu't menu It. but
it Is a pie !ng sort of hypocrisy.-
Atchl'on lilnlie.
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V F. IIOFFMAX, A (J FNT.
Heinohlnrllle, Pa.
The Seciet ot Success.
Forty million bottles of August
Flower sold in the United States alone
since Its introduction ! And the, demand
tor it is sUll growing. Isn't that a
One showing of success f Don't it prove
thut August Flower has had unfailing
success in tho euro nf. Indigestion and
dyspepsia tho two greatest enemies of
health and happiness? Does It not af
ford tho best evidence, that August
Flower is a sure spcclflo for all stomach
and Intestinal disorders ? that It bus
proven Itself tho best of all liver
regulators ? August Flower has
mutchlcss record of over thirty-five
years In curing tho ailing millions of
these distressing complaints a. success
that is becoming wider In Its roope
every day, at homo and abroad, us the
fame of August Flower spreads. Trial
bottles. 25o i regular size, 7oo. For
sale by El. Alex Stoke.
PPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
Notice I hereby given thut sn application
will be mude to tlie Uovernor of ihtt Mule of
I'eliMHylvunhi on Monrliiv, Octolwr 24th, 1MI4.
by Uuol'Sri Hushes, .MoitIm Knliey und Mitthew
Snllur, under the Act of AHuiiiUly of the
I'oniaiouwrttiiu in i-euiisvivtiiiiu uniuiHU
"An Act to provide for the liicnruorulloii
Hnd Ki'iriilnilon of certain corDorHilons," up
pioved April '.tali, Is74, und the supplement
thereto, Tor the churtur of un Intended cor-
FMirut Ion to be culled "Iteynoldsville lllsill
ins Company," the chsrucutr und object of
which is the liuylior, im'UIhk, nimiiifitclurlnir
sad distilling Hptriu. whlakieH, hrsndles und
other Huiiituoui, I oiioi-M. und for thei,e our
poseit lo have, possess unci enjoy ull the
rlichtu, bent-titi, und prtvilexua of the auiU Act
o AiweniDiy una um supiiieiueniK.
C'l.AIIK 4i STKWAHT. Solicitors.
Old Reliable
BANNED
Always the Best
PENNSYLVANIA RAIMtOAD
BUFFALO AL-LEUENY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Low Or ado Division.
fa Cffect May 29, 1904.
Cittern Sta.iaaitf Tits
No 10.
No. 113
A. M
Ncio7
M.
STATIONS.
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irKnt
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m
WSSTWAKD
No 108 NolO NolUZ No. lit No. 110
A. M. A. U. A. M. P. M. P. M.
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to 41 tH 20 .... t 4:i ts If
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A. M. r. Ml. P. 111. H. U. P, M.
STATIONS.
Jlrlfi woud
Urnul
Beuueeelte
Jyler
I'ennrield
Wlnterlnirn
Stthulu
DuHoia
r'HllaO'reell
Puucuiiat
Ki ynolda villi ..
Fuller
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Hrookvllifl
Siinitnervlllu... .
Muyiiort
OiiKKidtM,
new Heililelieui
LHWMtinliuin. . .
Ked Hunk
mtsburir
,r.in, aitj , it?uv,?n I'llWill, .ll 1. m.
r hIIh llli.nl, 1.17 lli.tfi..il.luulllu -Hi I,.u.i. uiii..
O.dl, Ited Hunk H.-Hl. l'IUnljiii; W.K) p. ni.
ii... i,n unity iHMween I'll! rtlllirir allll IMIItoln.
tin Hun 1 1 11 vm 1 in I w 1 (-..I.. I.... I... if, u.u..i ...
8.20 u. in., arrives flu IIoIk louos. in Ki lurn.
IIIS leuvea llulloln 2. W p. lu., liniveu Drift
wood J.4U p. m., siopplinr ut Intermediate sta
tions. TrMlliM niurLM.I i.,. ..Ilu.a .Ullu w
SilMdHji t (lux Hlut ion, whcru'n!iriiul liniM Imi
I'lil.adolphiu A. Krio Railroad UivUitiu
In efTool Muy 2Uth, 1904. Trains leavo
Driftwood as follow;
EASTWARD
:Vi.?. m1-1l'i 12, weeklluys. f.,r Sunbury,
WIlkHnlmrre, lliulco.n, l'iMUvli,i-,.,-niiiii,M,
llurrlaliurit unci il, intern ale ik-
t Ions, nrrlvli, ul I'lnlndi-lphtit u. ui..
New York, test p. iu.i Uuliiimre,tl:ti0 p. 1,1.1
Wusliliiiiuiii, i:lft p. ni I'ullmnii I'urlor ear
from WIlliunmiHiil to I'hlludelplilit and m
eiDfer couches from Kune 10 riilludelphlii
nu WUlluiuauurt 10 liuliluiora uuU Wusii
lnnton. I2:ft0 p. m. Train , dally for Sunbury, llur-riHbiirn-
and principal Intermedlute stations,
lirrlvliin at Philadelphia 7:33 p. tn., New
York 10:23 p. tn., Baltimore 7:W p.m., Wash
Inston :3ft p. m. Vestlhuled parlor cars
and paaaonser coaches, Buffalo Co i'ulladel-
Rlila and Washington.
) p. m. Train , dally, for llui
rldburg and Intermediate stations, at
rlvlug at Philadelphia 4:2a A. M.i New York.
7.13 a. m.i Baltimore, 2.20 a. m.i Washliiitujii
8.30 A. at. Pullman Bleeping cars ir .1
jlurrlsburstut'hllndelphla and New Wk.
Philadelphia passengers can remain .,1
aleeuer undlsturlied until 7:K0 A M.
ll:Uft p.m. Train 4,dully for Hunbury, llui rl.
burs und Intermedlute stations, arriving, ul
Piiilodelphla, 7:17 A. M.i New York, Wm.i
A. M. on week days and 10.3s A u. ou nun
day i Baltimore, 7:15 a. m.i Washington. :,
.at. Pullman sleepers from Erie,
and Wllllunisport to Philadelphia, am,
Wlillsmsport 10 Washington. Passenger.
f.?.?.1"" 'rom Kr,e to Philadelphia, ii
WlllltttuRport to Baltimore.
12:41 p.m. Train 14, dully for Hunbury, Unit i
burg and principal Intermediate atalions.iti -riving
at Philadelphia 7:.fl a. m New iuk
9:113 a. m. weekdays, (I0.:is a. m., Hiimluvi
Baltimore 7:24 a. m., Washington, 8:4 a 111.
VestlhuJed buffet sleeping cars and pas
senger couches, HulTaloto Philadelphia und
Washington.
WESTWAKH
1:8a a. m. Train 7, dally for KiiiTulo vl
Emporium.
:4l a. m. Train s, dully for bile, King
way, and week duys for DuHols, ;ierinoin
ana principal Intermediate stations.
4:80a. ni Train 4, dally for Erie and Inter
mediate points.
I:4S p. m. Train Ift, dally for Buffalo via
r.ruporlum.
S:4Sp . rn. Train SI, weekdays for Kane anil
Intermedlatestailona.
Johnson huro Railroad
p. m.
WKKKUAVS.
a. ni.
3 M
4 29
3 2ft
4 2U
3 12
3 07
2 ft
2 411
t 20
lit (Me, liiiiut i v
Wisslvale
Vhiiiwhsmi
blnlili's Uuu
Inst utilur
elrHlht
tili n lliixel
Jiilinsiiiiliiiru
Iv Itlidfwuy ur
. hi Ml
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. . 10 .'HI
. IU .U
. II 0;
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Ftl DO W A Y .V CLKAKPIKLD HAfLROAD
and Ui.iiiici.ii inns.
p.m. p.m. 11. tn. a.tn p.m. p.
7 30 ; 10 V :u ur Uid'.'wuv Iv 0 M i n 4
ni.
Ul
Ift
2.1
7 20 1 H H 11" Mill Haven 7 01 12 Ift
7 09 I 4.i 0 Ul Cinyliiiiii
7 Oft ... IM Hhnlls Mills
7 01 1 to s ftl lllne II. h k
) 117 I 37 S 47 l ai riei
1 47 1 27 s 37 llns kwiiy v'i
I 43 I 24 K II l.unes Mills
t 3H ... S 30 Mi'.MIiim Mill
U I Ift Ilurv.-v linn
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III I J lU
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7 21 12 Hft
7 31 II 4ft
7 37 12 ftU
! 41
7 41 I 110
7 M I lift
111 I ift
4 30 I Ift 11.13 ur Kalisfk Iv 7 ."ft
t Ift 12 ft! no Keviuililsvllle son
ft 39 12 21 A lift Kiisikvllle S 31
4) AO 11 41 New Helhl'm II -II
I Oft II Oft Her) II11 11k 10 '!
I 80 9 00 Iv Plttshurvar 12 Vi
p.m. 14.n1 a.m. p.m.
I Ift
I 211
1 M
2 :
:i 2d
ft :l 10
Ii. ni. p
For tli.ie lulilcs und aililltlnuul In'.n msll
consult ticket agents
W. W. A ITERHI RY, .f. R. WOOD,
Oen'l Manager. ps. Trulfli! M
GEO. W. BOYD, Oen'l I'usseuger Agt.
piTTSBUKG, CLARION & fcUM--1-
MERVILLE RAILROAD.
PaviengerTrHtn Schedule. First Claas Train.
Dully eiecptSuntluy, connecting with P. It.
B. Tralna al Suruuiurvllle.
OOINU SAST.
. . No.1. No, 8.
Clarion, leave, 7.2U a. ui. 3.ft0 p. m.
Strattonvllle, 7.3:1 a. ni. 4.03 p. ni.
Wautrsou, 7.4ft u. iu. 4.1ft p. nt.
Corsica M.t2 a. ni. 4.32 p. ui.
euuimervllle, srrlva, 9.20s. ni. 4.60 p. ui.
UOINU WKST.
No. 2. No. 4.
Uuiumervllle, leave, 12.20 p. m. 9.1 a. n).
Corsica, IJ.30 p. m. 9.3ft a. in,
Wateraon. li ft p. Ul. k m , Q1.
strattouvllle, l.os p. m. 10.04 p. m.
Clarion, arrive, 1.20 p. ni. 10. Ill a.m.
In effect A ug-ust 29, 1904. For furl her Infer
Diullou address I he Company' general oltlce
St Brookvllhj, Pa.
ubcrlbe for
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