An independent journal devoted to the interests of Reynoldsville. Published weekly. One Dollar per year strictly in advance. J VOLUME 14. REYNOLDSVILLE. PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1905. NUMBER 29. f The Best of Everything: for Christmas We have the Right Thing for Every Person, the Right Price for Every Purse. A beautiful assortment of pleasing gifts perfectly adapted to the wants and requirements of our friends and patrons. Everything fresh and spark ling with the brightest new goods of the season. We are waiting to please you with presents that are appropri ate, popular, practical and in every way desirable. In the line of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware Silver and Gold Novelties, Etc., We have the variety that insures the easy, satisfactory choice. The field for selection is widest, the prices are the fairest. A generous assortment full of quality and merit. If you want satisfaction in selection and economy in price, our holiday stock will fill your needs. Remember our holiday stock gives you new ideas and sup plies exactly what you want. GOODER THE JEWELER We Engrave all our goods FREE wite the latest styles of Engraving. THE SOUTHERN COYOTE. Habit, of Thla Canning Animal De scribed by Pvc.ltlent Rooaevelt. These soul hern coyotes or prairie wolves are only about oue-third the size of the big urny timber wolves of the northern KoeUios. They are too small to meddle with full grown horses and emtio, but pick up young calves and kill sheep as well as any small do mesticated animal that they can get at. The big wolves flee from the neigh borhood of anything like close settle ments, but coyotes hang around the neighborhood of wan much more per sistently. They show a foxlike cun ning In catching rabbits, prairie dogs, gophers and the like. After nightfall they are noisy, and their melancholy wailing and yelling ere familiar sounds to all who pass over the plains. The young are brought forth In holes lu cut banks or similar localities. Within my own experience I have known of the tlnding of but two fam ilies. In one there was but a single family of five cubs and one old animal, undoubtedly the mother; lu the other case there were ten or eleven cubs and two old females which had apparently shared the burrow or cave, though liv ing In separate pockets. In neither case was any full grown male coyote found In the neighborhood. As regards these particular litters, the father seemingly had nothing to do with tak ing care of or supporting the family. I am not able to say whether this was accidental or whether it Is a rule that only the mother lives with and takes care of the litter. I have heard con trary Rtatomenls about the matter from hunterj who should know. Unfortu nately I have learned from long experi ence t!.at It Is only exceptional hunters who enn be trusted to give accurate de?orI;::i'ms of the habiU of any beast nave i-urh as are connected with Its chase. Coyotes are sharp, wary, knowing creatures, and on most occasions take care to keep out of harm's way. From "A Wolf Iluut In Oklahoma," by The odore Roosevelt, In Serllmer's Magazine. VENETIAN FOOTBALL. WOMAN'S RIGHTS. Flint Move In Thla Direction Made In MeUortl In 1701. The first recorded public meeting in the Interest of "woman's rights" was held In the town of Medford in 1701. The gallery of the church was occupied by the young unmarried people of the congregation, one side and one-half tile front gallery being given to the young men, the other side and the other half being given to the young women. But in the seating lu the eventful year the young men were given the entire front of the ga'lery as well, and the young women were allowed only one side of the gallery. Then it w.n that things began to hap pen. Treat i.ieut like this wasn't to bo tolerated, even for a moment. The blood of the future niotherj of the Revolution wasTluKy aroused, and the young vo:neu made such an uproar a:.d commotion th;:.' it speedily became a town n.ii i tor, an.! a town meeting was culled la res low to Ihein their rights in half of the front gallery. The young men of tha day were bit terly opposed to extending any new privileges to women, and the fight ex tended beyond Medford. Shortly after the introduction of pews Into the churches, by which families were sep arated from the remainder of the con gregation, the selectmen of the town of Newbury gave permission to a group of young women to build a pew In the gallery of the church upon their own side of the house. - This extension of privilege was resented by the young bachelors to such a degree that they broke a window of the church, forced an entrance and hacked the pew In pieces. For this act of sacrilege the young men of Newbury were fined $10 each and sentenced to bo whipped or pilloried. Hut they were manly enough to confess their folly and ask pardon, so this part of their punishment was omitted. So you see the "womuu's rights" movement Isn't a niodern one. Boston Herald. Voxel. In Tow. When at nighttime a steamer meets a vessel which Is disabled or for some other reason cannot proceed she takes It in tow, and at the masthead two white lights are shown. This Is a very uecessary precaution, as a vessel pass ing her at right angles In the dark might easily run right Into the boat which was being towed unless some indication of Its presence there were given. If u steamer is proceeding alone, however, only one light is shown at the niaslhead. ,i f' Had So rnll. Mr. Miikinbrakes (to chance acauaint- Itnce whom lie has met at a swell par ty) If ;.u have any Influence with Mra. Upjohn I wish you would suggest to her that she announce dinner. I'm frightfully hungry. Chance Acquaint ance Me? I haven't any Influence with Mrs. Upjohn. I'm Mr. Upjohn, Chicago Tribune. ChanKlnir Fashion. I Father (meditating on time's changes) : -Ah, yes, the fashion of this world i passelh away! Daughter Indeed It j does, papa. I shall want a new bat i next week. ' Hoar the Game Wn. Played In Ven ice Several Centnrle. Abo. A book published at Venice In 1555 by Antonio Scuino relates methods of 1 lay in a real football that was actual ly called by the same name. The field ' was so large that no one, however Hrong, could quite throw a stone from i ue end to the other," and It was about l.alf as wide. Twenty, thirty or forty persons could participate on a side, the Lumber being regulated by the size of the available Held. Goals were set up lit either end. No one wns permitted to fctrike the ball with the outstretched arm or with anything he might carry In his hand. Nevertheless he was per mitted to "strike the bull with what ever part of his bsly that he pleased." If the ball came rolling toward him he was allowed to kick it, the Infer ence being that If It were lying still he could not do so. The field was divided by a transverse lino "Into two equal parts, and In the middle lay the ball. The players were chosen, those who were going to make up the opposing parties, by means of colors, by which, In the struggle of the contest, each could recognize his own side. When the signal wns given by the ru)f the drum or the blast of a truiupi . a play er rushed forward, one who had been chosen by lot to be the first to kick the ball with his foot. This action was un derstood to bo the beginning of the contest, so that after It It was permit ted to no one from either party to seize It, to strike It and to drive It as victor over the gonl. It was perhaps from the method of beginning the game that It was called football." These Italian games had their origin In the ancient pastimes of the Greeks nnd Romans, and In reality approach nearer to the modern Idea of football than do the beginnings of the game In northern countries. Football Is believ ed by some authorities to have been a portion of the ' worship of the Celtic sun giil. one of the rites attendant on the celebratlve ceremonies. Some also hold a strong belief that Its original form was introduced Into England by the Romans. Denuie P. Meyers in Ou.ii'.g ll.:i;.izine. A CALL TO THE WOODS. Commune With Yourself Ocrnnlon nlly Vnr Your (Inn Clood. Mr. Busy Man, leave your task some day; let the shop take care of Itself, let the mill go as It may, let the plow stand In Its furrow, and take yourself Into the depths of the solemn, shad owy woods. Call back, ah, call back the forgotten years; collect around you the old friends, the old thoughts, the old ambitions, the mistakes you maiie, the faults you had, the wrongs you did or suffered, the Opportunities wasted, the vain things you sought, the work that you might have done better, the kind words you might have spoken and did not, the good deeds you might have done and did not, the frowns that should have been smiles, the curses that might have been blesslugs, the tears thut ought never to have bees shed, the wounds that need never have been made. Commune with yourself your past, your present, your future,, your crimes, your weaknesses, your doubts, your fears, your hopes, your despair and thus let conscience and the angels of your better self bent your soul Into the prayer: "God be merciful to me, a sinner!" Watson's Magazine. A Queer Ceremony. A queer ceremony Is performed every year on the 8th day of September In the Vulle Magglo, Italy. The region abounds In vipers. The celebrants form Into a weird procession, each per sonman, woman oud child carrying a huge figure of a snake stuffed with cotton. As they pass alone thev wppii and lament, believing that by the ex piatory ceremony tbey will render themselves proof against snake bites during the grape gathering. Joy. Joy Is a prize unbought and Is freest, purest In Its flow when It comes un sought. No getting Into heaven, as a place, will compass It. You must car ry It with you, else It Is not there. You must have It In you, as the music of a well ordered soul, the Are of a holy purpose, the welling up out of tho central depths of eternal springs that hide the waters there. Horace Bush-nell. The Singer.. "You opera singers are all jealous, aren't you?" quizzed the friend of the prima donna. "Oh, no," replied the prima donna, "lots of us never sang in church choirs." Philadelphia Record. A Case of Surprl.e. "You Tiere, James!" exclaimed the slum worker visiting the jail. "Yes'm," replied the new prisoner, who was In for burglary. ."Well, well, I certainly am surpris ed." "So was I. ma'am, or I wouldn't be here." Philadelphia Tress. Her Style. First Woman Suffragist Did you cut the ticket or vote It straight? Second Woman Suffragist (absently) Straight! I cut it on the Mas. CONDUCTING A BUSINESS. dually Trouble When Head of the Firm Take. It Kn.y. Conducting a business Is like rolling a huge bowlder up a bill. Tho moment you cease to push It. the moment you take youi shoulder from It and think you will rest and take U easy, the bowlder begins to crowd back upon you, and If you ore not careful It will ell her run over and crush you or get away from you altogether and go to the bottom with a crash. It Is neces sary to be everlastingly pushing, fol lowing up the bowlder, keeping It go ing, lu order to get it to the top of the hill. One of the greatest dangers of early prosperity lu any line is a tendency to relax effort. Many a man ceases to grow when his salary is raised or when he Is advanced t,o a higher position. Many a business man, utter lie has built up a large' business, ceases to exert himself, and the moment he pauses lu his campaign of pushing and struggling, the moment he begins to relax In giving his close personal at tention, his business ceases to advance, and fatal dry rot sets In one of the worst diseases that can seize on any Individual or concern. The man who attempts to run a busi ness, large or small, must keep his fin ger constantly on Its pulse lu order to detect any rise or full of temperature, any Irregularity or any Jar lu the ma chinery. When the head of a firm Is trying to take it easy, there is usually trouble somewhere. Orison Swett Mar den in Success Magazine. DRAMA IN 1765. riuya Were Acted luilcr (irent DIIll cullica at Tliut Time. Here Is nn account of the sacking of a theater In- New York from the Ga zette of May 3, ITUu: "The play adver tised to be acted last Monday evening having given offense to sundry and divers inhabitants of this city, who thought It highly Improper that such entertainments should be exhibited at this time of public distress, when great numbers of poor people can scarce find means of subsistence, whereby many persons might bo tempted to neglect their business and squunder that mon ey which Is uecessary to the payment of their debts ami the support of their families, a rumor was1 spread about the town that If the play went on the audi ence would meet with some disturb ance from the multitude. "This prevented tho greatest part of those who Intended to have been there from going. ; However; many people came and the play was begun, but soon Interrupted by the multitude, who burst open tho doors and entered with noise and tumult. Tho audience escuped In the best manner they could. Many lost their hats and oilier articles of rai ment. A boy had his skull fractured and was yesterday trepanned. Death 13 his. Several others were sorely set upon and Injured. But we heard of no Ilvc3 lost. Tho multitude Immedi ately demolished the house, carried the pieces to the common, where they con sumed them In a bonfire." ' Ingenuity of Cic Qunll. Quail leave the nest the moment they are hatched. They have been seen running through the gruss with bits of shell clinging to than. They do not Btay In tho nest a moment longer tlinn necessary to get their "land legs," but run away through the grass, followed by tho mother, who wntches over them until they are old enough to take care of themselves. When suddenly surprised by a mnn or dog, (ho mother will try to draw attention a way from her brood by runuing along the ground with drooping wing, pretending to be wounded. The young quail flatten themselves out on the ground nnd re main motionless. When the mother has succeeded In enticing the object of her fear a sufficient distance from her young, she will suddenly rise nnd fly away with the swiftness' of nn arrow. The Squirrel Fl.li. On account of the peculiar barking noise which Is characteristic of squir rels a certain odd looking member of the finny tribe Is called a squirrel fish. One might expect such a fish to pos sess a gray color or to be supplied with a tall like that of tho squirrel, but be yond the bark there Is uo other resem blance displayed lu the namesake. In color the squirrel fish Is a brilliant red, which makes it a conspicuous inhab itant of the sea ns it darts here and therewith quick, alert movements. The body of the squirrel fish shows a few stripes aud is well covered witli 6harp spines. Common Knnie.. All notions have their .Smiths, Jones es and Ilohlnsons. hi France the name which is used to signify one of a very largo number of men, as Smith Is some times figuratively used' with us, Is Durand, the commonest name In- the French directories. In Berlin nnd oth er cities of north Germany Herr Mey er is Mr. Smith. But in some parts of Germany the mt-jio of Schulze is the most common name. She Suppose I were to die, what would you do? He I should be almost crazy. She Would yon marry again? He Well, I would hardly be as crazy as that Judge. "PERFUMERY 1 Gent renetratmo Nobody likes a "loud" fragrance about the person. To use a perfume properly is a social art. We have made the subject a study. OUR THELMA is something new, and as to delicious scent and pene trating delicacy has no superior. Come in and sample it. Rubber Goods. We have a line of fine rubber goods, both the hard and soft rubber. Come in and see them. Stoke & Feicht Drug Company. JINNIE N. KECK, Stenographer, and Typewriter. Work solicited. Charges reasonable. Call at the luw uIIIck of M. M. Davis. yiRGiNiA o. Mackenzie, m. e. Will he lit the Imperial Hotel on Tuesday and Friday of each week from a. m. to p. m. to meet ladles wishing Physical Culture or Os teopathic tmitnieiit. Also Electrical Scalp Massii! for falling lialr. Moles and super tlous hair removed permanently. Rheuma tism, I'.iriilysls, Nervousness, Etc., Cured. JOHN C. HIRST, CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER, Surveyor and Draughtsman. Office In Syn dicate building, Main street. yy L. JOHNSTON, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. . Office four doors from Rosa House, West Keynoldsvllle, Pa. pitlESTElt BROS., UNDERTAKERS. . Black and white funeralcarg. Mian street, Reynoldsville, Pa. J H. HUGHES, UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING. The U. 8. Burial League has been tested and found all right. Cheapest form of In surance. Secure a contract. Near Public Fountain, Keynoldsvllle Pa. H. YOUNG, ARCHITECT ' Corner Grant nnd Flftn ata., Reynolds ville, Pa. WINDSOR HOTEL, Philadelphia, Pa. Between 12th and Ml h Sts on Filbert St. Three minutes walk from the Reading Ter minal. Five minutes walk from the Penn'a K. K. Depot. European plan 11.(10 per day and upward. American plan SJ.IKI per day, Prank M. Bcholbley, Manager. Wedding Invitations and Visit ing Cards neatly and prompt ly printed at The Star office. Cheap Eggs Make Winter Layers of Your Hens! HOW ? ? Feed . Green Bone RESULTS: It saves'grain. It produces results where'fgrain fails. It cures the evil habit of feather pulling. It helps the hens to molt and makes them winter layers. It grows young chicks to ma turity and productiveness rapidly. GIVE GREEN BONE A TRIAL. A postal card to The Poultry Food Co., Box 37, i ' Reynoldsville, Fa. I 1 i I- 12
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