Ansel Sanderson's "Odd Fit." BY C. A. f30U twenty-eight years An- In" ",v.""- me man who was the mnn who illsntinpnred nnil Mi left no sign. One nioruing in August, 1808. at the aire of twentv two, this young fnrmer had gone to his cornfield to "top stalk" the corn. II iwas seen to enter the field, but no one to that region saw him afterward What became of him remained an un- olved mystery. It was hinted among neighbors and relatives that Ansel had found his life too hard for him. Ills young wife, Xiols, was known to he more ambitious for thrift and money-getting than he. Rumor had It that she had set for them the stint of laying up $300 a year off their little farm, come what would; that she scrimped their table to the last degree of frugality, and that she was constantly urging Ansel on to In bor, early and late, without a holiday rroiu January to December. This gossip may have been true, or true In part. From generations of New England thrift such "economical' young housewives have sometimes sprung, but the fact remained that An el had gone away and said nothing. Lois' version of It to her friends was that Ansel had proposed that morning that tbey should attend a camp meet ing then In progress not a very riotous form of recreation, certainly but that he bad urged him to top-stalk the corn. She thought that he would come back when be bad "got over his odd fit." Lois remained upon the farm, which iwas unencumbered, and she carried it on herself after a fashion of her own. She kept cows and poultry, and pros pered as sjj a frugal soul naturally would. It is said that Rhe came near laying up her "stint" every year. More over, she obtained six per cent, for her money on mortgages, and In twenty eight years became the wealthiest woman in that rural community. Hut he still lived alone, and had cautiously voided all entangling alliances. On her forty-eighth birthday, as 6he eat eating her frugal supper alone, the outer door opened and Ansel walked In, drew up a chair on the other side pf the table, and sat down in his old place opposite her. Lois knew him in Itantly, although a heard now over spread his formerly boyish, smooth face. "Well, Ansel Sanderson, I suppose fou have come back to claim the farm," she said, after a silence of some moments' duration. "No, Lois, I don't want the farm." replied Ansel. "I had enough of it twenty-eight years ago. But I should like some supper. I want four boiled ggs and a sheet of warm biscuit and butter." "Eggs are going up, Ansel," replied Lois. "That was about the last thing you aid to me In 1808," Ansel remarked. "But I will pay for my supper, Lois. If I have anything here, I'll pay cash for It Only I won't be scrimped again, tots." He got the four boiled eggs and the heet of warm biscuit and butter, and during the evening they compared potes and talked matters over. Both had prospered. Lots had accumulated bout $30,000, and Ansel was able to make a display of Government bonds nd bills to the amount of nearly $20, 000. Between them they then came to a ew agreement, protected by express stipulations on both sides. Ansel was to pay $4 a week for his board, but was to have just what he called for each Hay. He had that put down in black and white. He had no claim to (he farm, admitting that his rights to it , Were "outlawed." He agreed to work for Lois whenever he pleased, and not otherwise, at $1.50 a day in summer and $1 a day in winter. No other claims or obligations on either side were to be allowed or admitted! Thus, after twenty-eight years, An sel at fifty and Lois at forty-eight, re sumed life at the farm again. On the whole, It was not an unfair arrangement. Both were satisfied. It iwag certainly no one's business but their own, and I am far from presum ing to criticise it. I mention it only as the prelude to the story Ansel Sander son told me of his wanderings during the twenty-eight years he was "lost," nd of the singular manner in which be accumulated his $20,000. For it was matter of no little wonder among his former neighbors and acquaintances bow a "rolling stone" like Ansel could have dpne so well, and brought home so much money. When he went away, with nothing but the coarse clothes be was wearing, be walked to another county fifty wiles distant, where he worked on a farm for fortnight Then he walked on again to the vicinity oi Albany, N. 1"., where be worked for a month. Then he took week's holiday, and walked on again. always westward. . For four years he alternately worked and tramped through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, to Kansas, always working on farms, gen erally about a month in a place, earn ing enough to pay for bis clothes and the holidays he allowed himself. His habits were unusually correct. From Kansas he made a detour into Arkansas, and liking the climate there, - spent two years or more in that State. (But the habit of walking on at last led him into Texas, and for three years snore be fared from farm to ranch and ancb to farm, still working and walk tag on. m mill n STEPHENS. At last he came where farms and ranches censed, on the borders of the great, dry, barren plains, the Llano Es tnoado. At the last ranch where he worked he remained for a year per bups because there was then no farm beyond for hundreds of miles and here he made the acquaintance of a singular old character called "Sweet-Killer Ray,'.' who taught Ansel the art of hunting wild bees, which are very nu merous in that part of Texas. Thence forward, for eighteen years, this be came his sole occupation. There is in this region a river known as the Doubles Mountain Hiver, which for thirty miles flows through a canon, formed by cliffs 300 or 400 feet high on both banks. These cliffs abound in flssnre9, chasms and caves, and if Ansel's ac count can be trusted and he seems to have the money to show for It the en tire cn noil was one vast apiary, whore wild bees have existed and gathered sweets for centuries. They are in such numbers as sometimes on certain bright days to resemble clouds high up the crags, and they f'.U the canon with i. voluminous hum. The grassy, flow ery plains for miles on each side of the canon and thousands of fiowerlug shrubs afford pasture for the bees. Ansel assures me that there were hundreds of these wild bee colonies, whose enormous masses of comb and honey were adhering in sheltered chasms and beneath overhangs of the rock, A number of caverns, too, ex tending far back into the cliff, have been utilized as great storehouses of comb by the bees. Not one swarm alone occupies such n cave, but fifty, perhaps, or a hundred, swarms, each having its own queen, but all using the mouth of the cavern as a common en trance. In consequence, the stream of bees issuing from and entering the cave on a warm day is like n rapid, roaring river of winged insect life. It "was here that this quaint old Texan pioneer and Ansel "hunted honey," most of which they extracted from the comb and put up in Jars to send to San Francisco and Galveston. The wax they also pressed in cakes and sold. It was their custom to send a wagon load of honey and wax down to the railroad station, thirty miles dis tant, once a fortnight, and sometimes in good weather once a week. Some of the colonies and their depos es of honey could be readied from the oed of the canon, along the river bnnk, by climbing up the crags. Others were accessible by means of long ladders. But the most copious stores were at greater heights, 200 and even 300 feet above the river bed. When seen from below the mnRS of comb looked no larger than bacon hnms, but when reached was found to amount to several barrels of honey. There were also great sheltered holes and nooks literacy packed with old comb and dripping with brown, discol ored sweets. None of them were within thirty or forty feet of the top of the cliffs, and they were never in situations where a man could climb down to them. Many of the crags overhung, indeed; and a single glance over was sudlclent to turn one's head dizzy. But the veteran bee hunter had de vised a rope ladder, or rather a heavy rope with loops in which to rest the feet as he climbed up and down. This rope he attached to a crowbar driven deep Into the earth, or set firmly in crevices of the ledges, and then with a hamper on bla back for the honeycomb, and provided with a sheath knife and i sort of short handled fish spear, old 'Swect-Klllcr" had accustomed himself to climb down these awful crags to plunder the aerial stores of honey. To protect themselves from the stings of the enraged insects the men wore gloves and nets over their hats. They had also an ordinary bee smoker, by means of which the bees could be ren dered "docile" for a time. After the death of Say, Ansel con tinued his singular vocation, having as partner a son of the old bee hunter. They disagreed in the matter of the profits, however, and Ansel moved to a point on the north side of the canon, where he lived for ten years. So dangerous a business would seem to make a trusty companion very de sirable, if not absolutely necessary, but thenceforth Ansel worked alone here, descending and ascending the crags unaided, and with no one to call In case of accident. It must have developed in him a wonderful degree of self reliance. Sometliing of Lois' instinct for sav ing money appears also to have taken possession of him as he approached old age. He labored steadily and carefully and hoarded his money. At first he entertained no thought of ever returning home, but as years passed by be began planning to do so when he should be fifty years old, and hud savings sufficient to live on. It was impossible that a mnn could work for ten years at so perilous an occupation without adventures of some kind. Ansel met with few, however. Once a party of desperate characters came toh!s cabin to rob him, but he waked and heard them in time to con ceal himself. One of his experiences while clearing a sheltered ch.ism of honeycomb was stnrtling. He had been at irork for three or four hours, and had carried ten hamperfuls of comb and honey up his looped rope ladder, having nearly fifty feet to ascend with eacb load. There was a great deal of "old honey" here, and myriads of beet. Mid after every upward trip he was obliged to use the smoker to keep them quiet, while he forked out a hamperful of comb. The place almost overhung the river, which flowed at the foot of the cliffs, ;!(K) feet below a situation which would have caused an Inexperienced person to turn pale and giddy. But Ansel had come not to mind being sus pended at such awful heights, and in deed was accustomed never to look down nt all. At the top of the cliff, whore the rope was attached to bis crowbar, ho bad one day set a row of large galvan ized Iron buckets, to hold the honey comb as ho brought it up. Where it hung over the brow of the rock the rope was held out by a stout, forked pole, set aslant In a crevice near the crowbar. Ansel was tolling upward with a load, sotting ills feet slowly In the loops of the rope, when as he came within fifteen or twenty feet of the top he beard a noise as of hogs champ ing soft corn directly over his head. Glancing up Ansel could just see the ridge of some yellowish animal's back near his honey buckets. The sounds were so ninch like those made by hogs that at first he felt sure it must lie some stray porker that had come along, and he angrily shouted, "Wheo, there! .Whee, you beast!" as ho climbed higher in haste, to save his honey. But as his head rose clear of the brow of the crag he perceived to his consternation that the creature was no hog, but n large yellow bear, also that there were two others, and that all three were filling themselves from his honey buckets, several of which they had upset. . Catching sight of Ansel's head at the same instant the largest bear rose sud denly on Its haunches and stared at him In surprise, its Jaws slavering honey. Then, appearing to resent the interruption of its feast, the animal growled and dashed forward to the very brink of the rock, the hair on its foresboulders bristling and its small eyes rolling furiously. Ansel had no effective weapon nt hand; even Ills honey trident was stick ing down in the chasm. There was nothing ho could do but descend a few loops on the rope as rapidly as possi ble. He was at an utter loss what to do'next, however, and stood still. But, meanwhile, the bear, after peer ing over the brink, ran along the top of the cliff for a little way, then ran back, and in doing so passed under the forked pole above mentioned, on which the rope was held out. There was scarcely room for the big beast to pass under. Its back grazed, and scrambling on, it drew pole and ropo along on its shoulders bearing the latter on with it for several yards, when It dropped back on the cliff with a heavy jerk. "I couldn't well see what was going od up there," Ansel said to me, in de scribing bis sensations. "When I felt myself going, I thought at first the bears hud rooted up the crowbar, and that my seconds were numbered!" The rope was strong nnd withstood the jerk, but Ansel received a constd erabl shock when It dropped or slid off the bear's back. He fell two or three feet "My heart nearly came Into my mouth!" be told me. "I didn't know what would happen next, and I hung on there, still as a mouse, for some mo ments." Presently he heard all the bears champing again, and after a time climbed cautlonsly up a few loops, where he could just see them over the brink of the rock. From this uncomfortable situation Ansel covertly watched a large part of bis honeycomb disappear into the maws of the hungry and highly appre ciative bears. There was no doubt that they were fond of it. They swal lowed it by the pound. And although greatly disapproving, he was in no po sition to object, ot even to expostulate audibly. Not content with stuffing themselves to repletion the provoking animals overset all the buckets, and even rolled in what was left of the contents on the dry, mossy rocks. They smeared their snouts nnd jowls, then rubbed them along the moss, as if from pure wan tonness in such exuberant sweetness. Then suddenly the largest bear, as If its skin were tickeld by the honey or beset by parasites, threw Itself half down beside the crowbar and began rubbing smartly. With every rub Ansel could feel the bear move and sway the rope, and ngaln his heart "nearly turned over" lest the bear should actually rub the bar out of the crevice! For an instant he was minded to climb rapidly up the rope and try to run past the animals, but he knew that these big cinnamon bears were not to be trifled with. Suddenly it occurred to him to use the bee smoker. It was below, set in a crevice of the crags, but he climbed down and got it Then charging the bowl wiUi a bit of hemp and sulphur, he ascended near the brow of the cliff, ligthtcd it and cegan working the puf fer. Fumes at once rose and were borne back to the bears sprawling amidst the honey, tor the draft of air up from the canon was deflected over the brink of the cliff. Scenting brimstone, the lazy brutes suddenly scrambled to their feet, snif fing. One of them even rose to his haunches, snuffling and wrinkling up bis well smeared black muzzle. After snuffing suspiciously for some moments all three turned and shuffled stiffly nnd Burlily away to a little distance. Here they paused, sniffed again, then set off at a clumsy gallop, to put a greater distance between them and these high ly objectionable odors. The bears bad made a mess of his day's work, but Ansel wag only too glad to come out of his adventure on sca easy terms. Youth's Companion. THE NORDLAND FISHER FOLK TWO YEARS IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT -:- SUN -:- THE HARD LIVES OF THE LOFOTEN FISHERMEN--THE SEA AND MOUNTAIN LAPPS SOCIAL LIFE OF THE RULING CLASS. (S) i) N a beautiful summer day, 'I i iook me uuut irotu iei II I gen, in Southwestern Nor- I wo v in Ttnnpii In the dis trict of Nordland, to the north. We landed at Hem nas, a picturesque village built on a terraced promontory, with small white houses, surrounded by tree's and gar dens, while crowning the hill stood the church. It was an hour when folk in lower latitudes were abed; but in Hemnas the villagers were up and about, all evidently enjoying the in describable light that poured down in a soft gold and purple flood from the north. Many, even the natives, are unable to sleep soundly in this strange light, Which permits one to He in bed and read through all hours of the night, even with the blinds down. In these high latitudes tree fruits do not ripen, but during the brief summer a great variety of berries are to be found, aHd wild and domestic flowers flourish In a surprising way. Neither coll nor climate lends Itself to farming, bo the hardy patlves turn to the sea for their bar rest. During summer the men, aided at times by the women, are busy pre larlng their boats and nets for the fishing, which is carried on during the darkness of the long, trying winter. Away from Norway, there Is a pretty general belief that the Scandinavians are distinctly blond, but while there mnv h more licht-haired. blue-eyed people among them than, say in Bel- glum, dark hair is not uncommon, in th district of S0211. In Western Nor way, the people are tall nnd dark, and they are as emotional ana quiCK-tem-pered as the Celts of Connnught The fishermen, who 'comprise the .most part of tlie coast population in Nordlund, are physically sturdy, and on shore Mm rr.oit seem heavy and even dull; but a transformation Is wrought when they stand on the decks of their Doats. at the tiller, or managing sail or net, these men seem the embodiment of physical nctlvity and mental alertness. At such times the observer can well believe the traditions told of the pro genitors of these sailors, who, as Vik ing freebooters, devastated the coast of Britain and the continent Norway's compulsory education laws are active In tlie remotest villages, and go these flsherfolk are nble to read and write. Some of the young men, but very few, break away and Beck a broader culture to the south, but as a class they cannot be said to be intel lectually hungry. The Lutheran is the state church of Norway; indeed, other denominations cannot be said to exist in the north. The clergymen, holding their .parishes by government appointment, are, as a rule, an intelligent, self-denying class, and their influence is a potent factor in forming the cbnracter of their congregations. Despite this Chris tian influence, the Nordman fisherman Is distinctly superstitious. This may be said of most men who live by the sea, but these people have supersti tions that have survived, despite the ehurch, for 000 years, and can be traced back to the times when Thor and Odin were the ruling gods, nnd Valhalla was the haven of the Norse man. Certain premonitions of denth are believed to bo infallible. One of these is the sight of a man seated In the half of a boat and rowing through tlie storm. When this vision Is reported, men say. "He has seen Draugen and is sure to be drowned.' On black nights, when the north winds are in battle with the white waters, and the weird cry ot the loon cuts through the storm, the bravest feels a chill at his.heart. "That is Draugen calling for his prey!" they whisper. At times when they would break away and try to live ashore, they hear, with ever-increasing pitch, the call of the waves, and they are again drawn hack to the sea, as the needle is drawn to thb pole. CURING CODFISH. When in spring the fishing boats re turn from Lofoten, the catch is cleaned and spread out to dry on the sur rounding little rocky islets that dot tho surface of the fjords like mon strous water fowl. On these islets there are huts on which the cod livers are tried out, the crude fluid being sent away for refinement. At such times, no matter the direction of the wind, the air is heavy with the odor of cod livers. This odor is said to be very healthful, and perhaps it is, but, like many other good things In the phar macy, it is not calculated to induce a habit by a pleasant appeal to the senses. Summer is devoted to curing the fish, which by the early fall is ready for the market, and then comes the one gala period in the fisherman's dreary year. Outside the rutted mountain trails, there nre no roads in this part of Nor way; the sea is tlie one great highway and avenue of business nnd neighbor ly communication, and the boat is the one vehicle for rich and poor. To add to the human interest of the picture, the Lapps, although only nominally Christians, often come down from the mountains to attend church. The condition ot the snow has much to da .irlth thess visits, The Lapps travel on skis, and clad In retl-liordered reindeer suits nnd wearing red caps, they look, ns they dash down the hills, like flying gnomes, avoiding the rocks and brush in their course, and keeping fearlessly on till the bottom is reached. These people are child-like In their manners, being easily moved to laugh ter or to tears. Their eyes look as if crying prevailed, for they are red and swollen from the smoke which chokes their tents. In which the opening Is made to answer for a chimney. But the Lapps do not confine their visits to Sundays. On weekdays they are often seen about the little Stores In the village where they tjade, their principal purchase being coffee, of which they are very fond. Sometimes the Lapps bring their herds down to the valleys. One morning I was aroused from sleep by a constant clicking sound, like the irregular beat ing of castanets; and, parting the cur tain, I looked out to see, just below the window, a herd of eighty reindeer with their little masters nearby. The clicking sound is made by a snapping together of the divided hoofs as the creatures move about. THE NORWEGIAN LAri'S. While racially the same, the Nor wegian Lapps they are all Mon golians are divided by their mode of life Into two classes or tribes, viz., the sea Lapps, who live by fishing close to the coast, and the mountain Lapps, who depend wholly on the reindeer for their subsistence. When a Lapp has a thousand reindeer, he Is said to be very rich. The pastoral Lapps are necessarily nomads, thoir abode being Influenced by the supply of moss for their herds. Short of stature, dark brown In color, nnd with coarse black hair, these vivacious little people form a striking contrast to the clumsy, quiet Norse fishermen, near whom they have lived for so long, without the slightest strain of .intermixture. At Hemnas and this will apply to the whole of Nordland there is an other class, which, while numerically fewer, is perhaps the most important in a social way. I refer to the mer chants, professional men and govern ment officials. These are people of culture, with social needs, which they gratify by closer relations with their equals than la the custom in more densely populated communities. In this land and with this class, a generous, whole-hearted hospitality is the rule. The presence of a visitor Is regarded ns a favor to his host Visits are seldom for less than a week, and In ease of a storm, which is not infre quent, the week becomes two. These people are not exiles from more fa vored places. Many of the best fam ilies have lived for centuries in Nord land, and have as much ancestral pride, and with better reason, than the titled heirs of Vere de Vere. Here silver and china tell of wealth nnd taste. The furniture is usually of the old-fnshloned massive kind, steps being required to climb to the high mnhogany four-poster before dropping into a sflk covered bed of cider down. The customs are not unlike those of a similar class in the United States, particularly in the South. In the morn ing coffee and cakes are served in bed. The shoes ore blacked and the clothes brushed by a servant. Breakfast is at ten; then come cnlls on neighbors, if there are any; the evening usually end ing with a dance. But despite these social pleasures, the winters are woefully depressing; and, whether from the more favored South, or to the manner born, one yearns for the return of the sun, and the glimpse of a wild flower, harbinger of the spring that has seemed so long delayed. New York Tost. FrlTatloi s of Travel. It was in the parlor of a little Ger man inn that an American overhenrd two of her countrywomen discussing thoir itinerary, with great vivacity. "There are three places, nil on the const of Italy," said one. "They are highly recommended in the guide books for beauty of scenery and so on, but they must be a good deal alike. What do you say to skipping one of them?" "Well, let's wait and Ree how we like the first one," said her friend, who was registered as coming from a Massa chusetts town. "Being right on the sea, I should think we'd stand some chance of getting agood fish dinner, and that's something we haven't Lad since we left home!" Youth's Com panion. The Dlni'T'a Pet Joke. "I never do things by halves," re marked Biffkins, and the waiter at his elbow put on an expectant grin. He had only expected a fifty-cent tip maybe the gentleman would give him more. "As I was saying," said Biff kins, pushing back his chair and ac cepting his hat. "I never do things by halves. Especially In tipping, I al ways use quarters. Here you are." Detroit Tribune. A tone War. For over a century war has existed between the Dutch and the Achinese; and, though' the once powerful king dom of Achln is now confied to the northwest corner of Sumatra, the na tives are still unsubdued. LIGHTING LORE ACETYLENE EXCELS AS AN , ILLVk MINANT. I Gat Far Lighting Formerly Confined ta Cltlea and Lara Towns, Now in Gen eral Vac In the Country. The satisfactory lightlug of suburban and country homes requires that the means used shall be convenient, safe, economical and furnish a brilliant, pen etrating, effulgent light. Everybody admits that these are not the characteristics of the candle or kerosene lauip, which, formerly, were the only feasible means of producing light for domestic use in the rural dis tricts. For generations there was a crying need, a yearning for something better, which was not satisfied. A few years ago deliverance came in the shape of the chemical compound, Calcium Car bide, from which, by the simple appli cation of water, the gas Acetylene Is derived. Acetylene meets all the re quirements fully and admirably and is being generally used. , Common lime and carbon in the form of coke or coal are the raw materials which, fused in an intensely heated furnace, make Calcium Carbide, and there is no difficulty in obtaining It in any pnrt of the country. The machine Into which the Calcium Carbide is fed and from which the Acetylene is distributed through ths building to be lighted, is but little larg er than a thirty-gallon milk can, and of the same general form. It Is easily and cheaply installed, either in the cel lar or In an outbuilding. The light from burning Acetylene Is xqulslte, and lighting experts agree tbat It surpasses all other known lllu mlnants. It does not taint the air nor strain the eyes, and Is not objection able in any respect. Every up-to-dar rural residence should be equipped with Acetylene light. China Wants National Anthem. China Is anxious to have a national anthem, being much Impressed by the fact that Japan has provided herself with one. The Viceroy of Chill pro vince, In which Poking Is situated, has commissioned Prefect Lo Yingkeng, who has composed some pieces of music on lines combining foreign and Chinese characteristics, to see about the matter. Mr?. Window's Soothing Syrup for Children teethlng.sottens theeums, reduce Inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind collj,i(5o. a bottle Madrid still has the mediaeval night Watchmen. Jdo not believe I'ino's Care for Consump Uonhuaaequai tor ooughs and colds. Job tjiom, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. IS, 1SW0. The whole count of the Gulf of California aboondi in pearls. A Story of Ole Bull. Few tales are told. Indeed, which are finer than that of the encounter, in earlier years, with this king's fath er, the old Bernadotte himself. The king had referred to the Norwegians ae "my Poles," at which Ole Bull, drawing himself up, Inquired, "When has a Norwegian shown himself dis loyal to the king?" Then, without waiting for an answer, he announced that he must at once take leave. Upon this, the king turned to him with an Imperious, "I command you to stay!" But the violinist shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Then 1 will see, sire, whether a Norwegian remains free In the palace of the King of Sweden!" At this, as Ole Bull would tell, when recounting the scene, there came Into tho face of the monarch the most winning smile he had ever 6een on a human counten ance, and, putting out his band Im pulsively, Bernadotte exclaimed: "Nay; I beg you to remain. A prince should hear the opinions of all his people." And tho talk which then resulted was the basis of deep confi dence on both aides. Century. How Sap Rises. Tho problem of the ascent of sap in trees, an English botanist points out Is yet unsolved. It appears that In the highest trees the total pressure would be nearly 100 atmospheres, and as we cannot suppose that leaves can exert so intense osmotic suction the only theory at all probable Is thaf the living cells exert somo sqrt ol pumping action in the wood. CET POWtR. The Supply Cornea From Fond. If we get power from food, why not strive to get ail the power we can. Tbat Is only possible by use of skilful ly selected food that exactly tits the requirements of the body. Poor fuel makes a poor fire rod a poor fire is not a good steam producer. "From not knowing bow to select the risbt food to fit my needs I suf fered grievously for a long time from stomach troubles," writes a dy from a little town in Missouri. "It seemed as if I would never be able to find out the sort of food that .was best for me. H.-irdly anything tbat I could eat would stay on my stomach. Every attempt gave mt heart-burn and filled my stomach with gas. I got thinner nnd thinnc-r until I literally became a living skeleton, and iu time was compelled to keep to ruj bed. "A few months ago I was persuaded to try Grape-Nuts food, and it bad such good effect from tle very beginning thnt I have kept up its use ever since. I was surprised at the ease with which I digested It. It proved to be Just what 1 needed. All my unpleasant symptoms, the heart-burn, the inflated feeling which gave me so much pain disappeared. My weight gradually increased from OS to 116 lbs., my figure rounded out, my strength came back, and I am now able to do my house work and enjoy it. The Grape-Nuts food did it." Name given by Postum Co.. Iiattle Creek, Mich. A ten days' trial will show any one some facts about food. "There's s reason." atUSINBSS CAR. M, Q M. MeDONAU. TTORET AT LAW. Fniery miilii, eal eaiate agent, PaleaM enred, ro.lm-t'nn . n ! promptly OSMS In y neat r.uiio int. K-ynoidtTllie, Pa. J)R. B B ll'Kivui. fO YNOI.I SVli.l.B, PA. K1nu .h. i , i a, 9 rio"T"r bolldtaf " ' retina. J)R. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST. Office on second floor of First 3T. tlonal bank building, Main (.treeu J)R. B. DliVEUE KINO, DENTIST. Office on second floor ReynoldsvIIl Real Estato Building, Main strett. Bnynoldsvllle, Pa. NEFF, JUSTICE OF THE PEACH Aad Real Estate Agent. Reynolds?!!), Pm, gMITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORN HY-AT-I.AW. Rotary Punllo and Heal Estate Agente. 01. lecttona will roUe .-ornit aifntlon Offlo n tun Hnyiiolilxvlilo ILmlirnro Co. Bulldlus. Main Btrfiet, loynol.iaviUo. Fa. PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. Wheat No. 9 red S Ryu No. Corn No 'I yellow, ear No. It yellow, aliened Mixed ear Oate No. white No. 8 white 75 M St SI 4 no M M W 61 40 81 60 8 15 6 10 16 00 It 60 SO Oo 17 '0 17 90 7 M 703 89 Flour Winter patent n 05 Fancy atralRlit wlntera R oil Hay No. 1 Timothy 11! ?.i (MoTer No. 1 II no Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 19 .VI Drown mlililllnm 16 50 Bran, hulk 16 AO Straw Wheat 6 50 Oat ( 60 Dairy Products. Batter Elgin creamery f Ohio creamery Fancy country roll Cheene Ohio, new New York, new ' Poultry, Elc. Hena per lb $ Clihrkena dreaeed Efc'na 1'a. and Ohio, fresh w no 1 If 11 11 (4 14 19 I It IS 19 15 IS 81 Fruits and Vegetables. tpplee bhl tM 1'otatoee Fam-y white perbu.... 45 Cabbage per ton IS uo OnlonH per barrel g 50 . 8 n 7j 21 8 Od BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent... Wh'-at No. a red Corn Mixed Erk Butler Ohio creamery., 6 Oi S 25 m h 61 ! 16 18 PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter Patent $ 5 05 i 25 Wheat No. a red gj Corn No. 2 mixed 51 Oris No. S while g da Butter Creamery an 24 Eggs Pennsylvania firsts g jr NEW YORK. Flour Patents f 5 01 SI5 Wheat No. red t7 80 Corn No. W 60 Oate No. St white 81 82 Butter-Creamery SO 2a Ugge State and Pennsylvania.... 17 IS LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg, Cattle. Kxira, 4N) to ltno ihs 15 15 Prime. 1m to 14110 . k 6 65 6 15 5QU . 4 Hi 4 3) 25 4 5 800 0 Medium, IMA) lo 131X1 Ilia"!""!!!! 4 75 iiuy. low 10 Jisu 4. so uuu.hf-r. too to 1100 ...... Common to air 8W) Oxen, common to rut "" a rtn ' ernrnon toood fat bulls and 'coin 1 SO aijuu cuwa, eacn lOOO Hogs. Prime heavy hogs 5 So S90 BOO 6 65 5 60 650 isi ii "" nicaium weignte 5 Best beeTv yorkerfi And m,ll,im K.u Good pigsaud llghtyorkera 658 riifp. common to good 6 40 nouL-iia tluua : 874 Sheep. Extra 5 30 Coort to choice 475 Medium M tt 44-, Common to fair.,.., "m too Lnha (00 Calve. Veal, extra 8 00 Veal, gcou to choice 85) Veai, common heary hut 5 40 6 10 4 60 8 85 B'lO 800 4 55 40J THE NATIONAL GAME. Batch, of Brooklyn, uses a young tree for a bnt. Shortstop Lewis, of Baltimore, is a Cornell graduate. Washington lins found New York the hardest nut to crar-k. Detroit haj drafted Catcher Schranl from the Syracuse Club. Intlelder i.autprborn, late of.Eoston. has sipjneil with Seattle. Shortstop Hobby Cargo, of Albany, has joined the Brooklyn team. Siejrel. tlie Reds' new outfielder, neither uses tobacco nor drinks. The Washington Club has recalled outfielder Ilothgeb from Baltimore. Joe Kelley once more announces that he will manage the Cincinnati Beds next year. Billy Bradley has not confirmed th report that he will retire from baseball after this year. Herman Long has resinned as mana ger of the lies Moines Club and Char ley Dexter is hamllins the team. Pitcher McPhillips. formerly of Man hattan Collegp. has lieen drafted from Montgomery by the Washington Club. Brooklyn's new second uiupman. H'immell. is a good judge cf balls anil stiikes. He rarely swings at bad one?. The Athletics have drafted JacS Hannifin from Norwich. They got Danny Murphy from the same club three years ago. Though George Mr.llin has said many times that he would not play another season in Detroit, he hasalreaJy signed a "eoiUract for next season. "Steamer" Flanagan will become a member of the Pittsburg earn. He was with the Iloiyoke champions of the Connecticut League. A Western paper hints that George Stone would attain a batting mark of over .400 If the St. Louis scorers were Judges of hits and errors lit all bis earn eg.
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