AUDITORS' STATEMENT
Op the finances op reynoldsville
borough for the fiscal year end
ing march 6th, 190(5.
John IlcmU-tt, Rx-Pnnr OrrmM, In
Rcrnunt with the HornuKh of Hry
nldavllp, for the year enillna; March
. 6th, 11MW.
, DR.
To Amt. of Balance In hands
of John Howlctt, March 7.
1U04 65 64
CH.
By Amt. Due trom John
llowlutt 55 64
Geo. W. Nwarts. Kt-Tui Collector, In
nrount with the HorouKh of Itey
nnldsvlllr, l"n., for the enr ending
March 6, IIMMI.
nOKOVCH ACCT.
To nmt. due from Opo. W.
Swurtz, last settlement . .. 30 07
CK.
By nmt. clue from Qco. W.
Swarti 30 07
1IOM) ACCT.
" U1.
To nmt. due from Geo. V.
Swartz, Inst settlement ...$ 114 15
By amt. due from Geo. W.
Swartz $ 114 15
WATER ACCT.
DR.
To amt. duo from Geo. W.
Swartz, last settlement ...$ 10 Si
CK.
By amt. due from Geo. W.
S..-artz 10 3J
LIGHT ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. due from Goo. W.
Swartz, lust settlement 114 89
f'R.
By nmt. d 10 from Gen. W.
Svnriz 114 89
I. M, Swiirti, I?xT;ix Collect! r, In ac
count lilrh the liuroiiKh of 4.cynfldN
villc. Pa., for the yenr ending; March
fi, 1IKMI.
noROI C.1l ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. line from 1. M. Swartz
last settlement $ 1,675 65
CR.
By nmt. exonerations 19.13 tax 04 97
By amt. exonerations 19.14 tax 122 16
By nmt treasurer's receipts.. 1,166 Ot
By amt. due from I. M. Swartz 222 51
1,675 65
IIOMl ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. due from 1. M. Swartz
last settlement $ 1,139 04
OR.
By nmt. exonerations 1903 tax$ 3S 97
By amt. exonerations 1904 tax 89 82
By amt treasurer's receipts .. 742 96
By nmt. due from I. M. Swartz 267 29
$ 1,139 04
WATER ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. due from I. M. Swartz
last settlement t 429 63
CR.
Bv nmt. exonerations 1903 tnx$ 12 99
By amt. exonerations 1904 tax 33 33
Bv nmt. treasurer's receipts .. 110 00
By nmt. due from I. M. Swartz 273 21
1 429 63
I.1C.HT ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. due from I. M. Swartz
last settlement $ 647 68
CR.
By nmt. exonerations 1903 tax$ 12 99
By amt. exonerations 1904 tax 43 09
By amt. treasurer's receipts .. 100 00
By amt. due from 1. M. Swartz 391 60
1 547 68
rOLICK ACCT.
DR.
To amt. due from I. M. Swartz
last settlement S 604 OS
CR.
By nmt. exonerations 1903 tax 12 99
By amt. exonerations 1904 tax 52 72
By nmt. treasurer's receipts . . B34 88
By amt. due from I. M. Swartz 63 46
$664 03
William CnpplnR: tax collector, In ac
count with the Roronich of Reynnlfln-
vllle. Pa., for the yenr endlnK March
S, 1008.
BOROl'ftH ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. duplicate $ 6,420 88
To amt. 6 per ct. addition on
$1,737.87 86 89
$ 6,607 77
CR.
By am't 5 per ct. rebate on
$3,819.87 $ 190 99
By am't 2 per ct. collector's
. per ct. on $3,628.88 72 58
By am't 6 per ct. collector's
per ct. on $863.14 43 16
By am't 6 per ct. collector's
per ct. on $1,824.76 91 24
By am't treasurer's receipts.. 4,689 62
By am't duo from Wm. Cop
ping 1,420 18
$ 6,507 77
BOM) ACCT.
To am't duplicate $ 1,346 39
To nm't 6 per ct. aditlon on
$361.55 18 08
$ 1,864 47
By nmt. 5 per ct. rebate on
$812.60 $ 40 63
By amt. 2 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $771.97 15 44
By amt. 5 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $172.24 8 61
By amt. B per ct. collector's per
ct. on $379 63 18 98
By amt. treasurer's receipts . . 1,004 91
ly amt. due from Wm. Cop
Ping 275 90
1,864 47
S1VKIXG PUKD ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. duplicate $ 897 43
To amt. 6 per ct. addition on
$237.24 11 86
' 1 909 29
rn.
By amt. 6 per ct. rebate on
$541.05 $ 27 05
By amt. 8 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $514.00 15 42
By amt. 6 per ct. collectors per
ct. on $119.14 5 96
By amt. fi per ct. collector's per
ct. on $249.10 12 46
By amt. treasurer's receipts . . 669 94
By amt. due from Wm. Cop
ping 178 46
' 909 29
WATER ACCT.
DR.
To amt. duplicate $ 897 43
To amt. 6 per ct. addition on
J237.24 U 86
CR " 909 29
13y amt. 6 per ct. rebate on
$541.06 $ 27 05
By amt. 8 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $514.00 15 42
By amt. 5 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $119.14 6 96
By amt. 6 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $249.10 12 46
By amt. treasurer's receipts.. 669 94
Hv amt. due from Wm. Cop
ping 178 46
1 909 29
LIGHT ACCT.
DR.
To amt. duplicate $ 461 02
To amt. S per ct. addition on
$118. 64 E 93
t 456 95
CR.
By nmt. S per ct. rebate on
$271.78 $ 13 59
By amt. 8 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $258.19 7 74
By amt. 5 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $60.68 8 03
By amt. 5 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $124.49 22
3?y amt. treasurer's receipts . . 334 97
3y amt. due from Wm. Cop
ping 91 40
$ 456 95
POLICE ACCT.
DR.
To amt. duplicate $ 1,782 09
TTo amt. 5 per ct. addition on -
$458.28 , 22 91
$ 1,805 00
CR.
Jly unL 5 jer ct rebate oa
$1,0S2.24 $ 54 11
By amt. 2 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $1,028.13 20 66
By nmt. 6 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $241.57 12 08
Bv amt. 5 per ct. collector's per
ct. on $481.19 24 06
By nmt. treasurer's receipts ...1,339 88
By amt. due from Wm. Cop
ping 364 31
$ 1,805 00
L. l. Simmon, bnrarim. In account with
the llorouith of Iteynoldsvlllc. Pa
for the yenr endlnK March 8, 1IHM.
DK.
To nmt. ree'd from fines, li
censes, etc $ 280 39
CR.
By nmt. treasurer's receipts . .$ 280 39
J. C. Snyrrs, actlnK bnrjerss, In account
with the lloroiiKh of ItcynoldMVllle,
Pn., for the year ending March ft,
11)00.
DR.
To amt. ree'd from fines, li
censes, etc $ 17 00
CR.
By nmt. treasurer's receipts ..$ 17 00
I,. I.. (innrley, burses. In account with
the HorouKh of Heynoldsvllle, Pn., for
the year endlnK March ft, 11IOB.
DR.
To nmt. ree'd from fines, li
censes, etc $ 162 6 J
CH.
Hy nmt. treasurer's receipts ..$ 162 50
John 11. Knuchcr, treasurer. In account
with the HorouKh of Iteynolrisvllle,
Pn.. for the year endlnK March ft,
11)11(1.
nonort.11 acct.
DR.
To nmt. due from J. H. Knuch
er, Trens., last settlement. . S 1,095 01
To nm't ree'd from Co. Trens. 166 6J
To nmt ree'd fnu.i Co. Com
mlHsloner, Hose House .... 20 00
To nmt. ree'd from State Trea.v.
For'n Ins 67 91
To nmt. ree'd from M. R. Taf ,
side walk 1 25
To amt ree'd from I. M. Swarti.,
tax collector 1,166 01
To am't ree'd from Wm. Cop-
plnp. tax collector 4.689 62
To nm't ree'd from Clerk of
Council 325 51
To nmt. ree'd from Board of
Health 44 30
To nmt. ree'd from 1j. M. Sim
mons, burgess 2S0 39
To nmt. ree'd from L. L. Gour-
ley, bura-ess 162 60
To nmt. ree'd from J. C. Sny-
ers, nctlng burgess 17 00
To nmt. ree'd from M. M. Da
vis, nttorney 471 11
To nmt. ree'd from E. Neff, J.
of V 16 00
To nm't ree'd from Sewer as
sessment 459 66
To nmt. ree'd from paving as
sessment 3,093 85
$12,06!) 71
CR.
By am't vouchers redeemed. . .$11,271 73
By nmt. trensurer's 1 per ct.
of $5,027.44 60 27
By nmt. trensurer's 4 of 1
per ct. of $6,244.29 15 61
By amt. due from J. H. Knuch-
er, Treus 728 10
$12,065 71
BOSi ACCT.
DR.
To nmt. due from J. H.
Knuchcr, Inst settlement ..$ 782 29
To nmt. ree'd from I. M.
Swartz, collector 142 96
To nmt. ree'd from Wm. Cop
ping, tax collector 1,004 91
To amt, ree'd from J. B.
Menus, Co. Trens 122 27
To nmt. ree'd from State Tax
collected 13 88
$ 2,666 31
CR.
Ry nmt. vouchers redeemed. . .$ 856 78
By nm't paid State Treas., 4
mills tax 16 14
Ry amt. trensurer's 1 per ct. 8 56
By nmt. due from J. H.
Kaueher, Treas 1,785 84
$ 2,666 31
.SINKING Fl'ND ACCT.
DR.
To nm't ree'd from Wm. Cop
ping, collector $ 669 94
CR.
By nmt. due from J. H.
Kaueher, Treas., $ 669 94
WATER ACCT.
DR.
To amt. due from J. H.
Kaueher, Treas., last set
tlement $ 94 64
To amt. ree'd from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx collector 669 94
To amt ree'd from I. M.
Swnrtz, tnx collector 110 00
To amt. ree'd fro J. B. Means,
Co. Treas 68 75
1 933 33
CR.
By am't vouchers redeemed. . .$ 650 00
Kv am't treasurer's 1 per ct. 6 60
By am't due from J. H.
Kaueher, treas 276 83
1 933 83
LIGHT ACCT.
DR.
To am't due from J. H.
Kaueher, treas., last r!t
tlement .$ 1,203 28
To nm't ree'd from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx collector 334 97
To 'am't ree'd from I. M..
Swnrtz, tax collector 100 00
To nm't ree'd from J. B.
Means, Co. Treasurer 67 53
$ 1.819 71
CR.
By am't vouchers redeemed.. $ 1,801 70
Ry amt. treasurer's 1 per ct. IS 01
To am't due J. H. Kaueher,
Treas 123 93
$ 1,819 71
POLICE ACCT.
DR.
By amt. due J. H. Kaueher,
treas., last settlement $ 506 88
To nm't ree'd from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx collector 1,339 88
To nm't ree'd from I. M.
Swartz, tax collector 634 86
To am't ree'd from J. B.
Means, Co. Treas 11 44
$1,980 63
CR.
Fty am't vouchers redeemed.. $ 1,459 06
3y am't treasurer's 1 per ct. 14 59
To am't due J. H. Kaueher,
treas 94 35
$1,980 63
An Itemised Statement of the Kxpenaea
of the HorouKh of Reynoldavllle, Pa
for the Year EndlnK March ft, lHOft,
Day Lnhor on Ntreetn
H. M. Tsemnn, St. Commis'r$ 434 06
All other day labor 904 87
Team work 222 18
$ 1.661 11
Lumber, Cement, Hardware, Sewer Pipe,
Etc.
Reynoldsville Hardware Co. ..$ 419 84
Keystone Hardware Co 302 12
Reynoldsville Lumber Co. ... 187 81
J. V. Young e 79
L. G. Lldle 1 85
T E Evans 206 15
W. H. Cummins, blacksmith's 6 82
Reynoldsville Clay Mfg. Co... 6 25
Reynoldsville Brick & Tile Co. 38 64
The Burch Plow Works, Sew
er Inlets 61 20
$ 1,187 47
. EwrlneerlnK
J. C. Hirst t 722 80
. Jaekaoa Street Paving
Thos. E. Evans $ 4 844 29
. Sth Street Opening
M. M. Davis, purchase Scott
..pr,?pe,r.ty. M00 n
M. M. Davis, pro. services... 70 00
Levi Sehuckers, viewer 4 00
A. W. Mullholland, viewer ... 4 00
Geo. Hughes, expenses 8 68
$ 1,481 68
M Street Cleaning
Samuel Slple $ ibj 50
t. w. Ro4 :::; 1 g jo
$ 169 40
r f '''"H Stationery, Frlatlaa, Etc.
L. J. McEntyre, Salary, Jostr
age. Rent, Gas, etc $ m 2
C. A. Stephenson, printing ... 80 10
W. C. Elliott, printing 68 90
C. D. & P. Co., telephone lg 00
Auditing borough account .. 30 00
E. Jennett, typewriting ordi
nances 1 50
1 400 22
Police Expenses
P. P. Adelsperger $ 780 00
Wm. Dickey 665 43
Cure of prisoners 23 63
$ 1,459 06
Attorney Fees
M. M. Davis, solicitor $ 60 00
M. M. Dnvls, sewer collections 75 00
M. M. Duvls, O'Nell cuse 100 00
C. 5S. Gordon, solicitor 100 00
1 825 00
Board of Health
H. A. Stoke, supplies $ 2 00
J. II. llowlett, catching dogs 25 00
Pasteur Dept. Mercy Hospital 26 00
J. A. Myers, dog muzzles 2 85
E. C. Burns, hauling dogs... 3 00
Geo. Wnrnlck, serving notices 4 00
Win. McDonald, services .... 6 00
1 67 85
Siindrlea
Freight & drnynge $ 15 23
E. C. Burns, team to llres 13 00
J. H. Corbet t, rent hose house 99 00
M. M. Fisher, ground rent ... SO 00
Ilerpel Bros., repairing hose. . 25 89
C. C. Gibson, making 1905 du
plicate ' 15 65
Chns. I). Reese, dog tags .... 6 00
Nluian Cooper, nssesslng dogs 10 00
Cvrus H. Blood, tux liens ... 6 00
ciiry Safe Co., safe 160 00
G. M. -McDonnld, Insurance ... 13 60
Key. School District, use of
sewers 60 00
Rey. Light & Power Co., set-
llng poles 25 35
Mrs. Albert Reynolds, refund
4th St. Paving 11 69
J. H. Knuchcr, witness fees, J.
J. Shaffer case 31 90
J. P. Slaver, costs, Rey Boro.
vs. R H. Moore 7 40
A. G. Mllllren, viewers 12 00
Bond coupons redeemed 412 00
tntenst on borough In. nils ... 443 78
Iteyn dsv'le Light Power Co. 1,801 70
Reynoldsville Water Co 660 00
$ 3,829 49
Summary of Expense
DR.
To total expenses, day labor
on streets $ 1,661 11
To total expenses, lbr, cement,
hdw., sewer pipe, etc 1,187 47
To total exp., engineering ... 722 80
To total exp., Jackson St.
To total exp., opening 8th St., 1,481 68
To total exp., street cleaning 159 40
To total exp., elk., ft ;. Mnnery,
printing, etc 400 22
To total police exp 1,459 06
To total attorney fees 325 00
To total exp., Bd. of Health 67 85
To total expenses, sundries . . 3,829 49
$16,038 27
cn.
Bv total nm't vouchers re
deemed $15,626 2f
By totnl nmt. bond coupons
redeemed 412 00
$16,038 27
Financial Nlnndlng of the borough of
neynolrinvllle, Pn for the year entl
Inx March ftth. 1IHNI.
Resource
To am't due from J. H. How-
lett, ex-poor overseer $ 65 64
To am't due from Geo. W.
Swartz, ex-tax coll.,' boro.
nec't 30 07
To nm't due from Geo. W.
Swnrtz, ex-tnx coll, bond
acc t 114 15
To nm't due from ' Geo. W.
Swnrtz. ex-tnx coll., water
acc't .) 30
To am't due from Geo. W.
Swnrtz, ex-tnx coll., light
nec't 114 89
To am't due from I. M. Swartz,
ex-tnx coll., boro. nec't .... 222 51
To nm't due from I. M. Swartz,
ex-tnx coll., bond nec't .... 267 29
To nm't due from I. M. Swartz,
ex-tnx coll., water acc't 273 21
To nm't due from I. M. Swnrtz,
ex-tnx coll., light acc't .... 391 60
To am't due from I. M. Bwartz,
ex-tnx coll., police aec't ... 63 46
To am't due from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx coll., boro acc't... 1,420 18
To nm't due from Wm. Cop
ping, tax coll., bond acc't.. 275 90
To nm't due from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx coll., sinking fund
acc't 178 48
To am t due from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx coll., wnter acc't.. 178 46
To nm't due from Wm. Cop
ping, tnx coll., light acc't .. 91 40
To am't due from Wm. Cop
ping, tax coll., police acc't.. 364 31
To am't due from J. H.
Kaueher, treas., boro acc't. . 728 10
To am't due from J. H.
Kaueher, treas., bond acc't 1,786 84
To am't due from J. H.
Kaueher, treas, sink'g fund
aec't 669 94
To amt due from J. H.
Kaueher, water acc't 276 83
To am't due from paving as
sessments 335 00
$18,134 03
Liabilities
By am't of bonds outstand'g. .$13,635 66
By am't of certificate of in
debtedness 4,100 00
By am't of orders outstanding 280 00
By nm't of overdraft, light
nec't 123 93
By nm't of overdraft, police
acc't 94 35
To am t actunl Indebtedness
Reynoldsville borough ,...$10,296 49
$18,134 03
We respectfully recommend that all
moneys due the Borough, taxes or oth
erwise, oustnndlng for 2 years or more
should be paid at once, and If not pnld,
proper action taken to enforce pay
mcnt. These accounts audited this 12th day
of March, 1906, and found to be cor
rect. W. R. REED,
D. H. BREAKET,
W. H. MOORE,
Auditors.
Hopping From World to World.
Few children reach the age of eight
years without having worked out a
cosmology of their own aud their own
system of metaphysics. A croup of
youngsters of that mature age wer
going home from school the other day
when one began to Instruct the others
what to do In case of a certain crisis,
"When the end of the world comes do
you know what you want to do?" ask
ed the manikin. "Well, you want to
give a little Jump like this. The world
will slip out from under you, and you'll
light on the one a-followln' It and be
all right" Then the youngsters began
practicing the sort of Jump that was
necessary to give them Immortality.
Kansas City Times.
Algebra.
The science of algebra is said to
have been the Invention of Mohammed
of Buziana about 850 A. D. The sci
ence was Introduced into Spain by the
Moors. The first treatise on the sub
ject In any European language Is be
lieved to have been that by Luca Pao
coll In 1404. The first English algebra
was written by Robert Recorde, teach
er of mathematics, at Cambridge, about
1557. He was the first to use the sln
f equality.
"What's the first step toward the di
gestion of the food?" asked the teach
er. Up went the hand of a black hatr
ed little fellow, who exclaimed with
eagerness: "Bite It off! Bite It off!"
Let ns read with method and propose
to ourselves an end to which our stud
ies may point The use of reading Is
to aid us in thinking Edward Gibson.
SAVED THE LANDS.
How De Cosmos' Great Speech Hap
pened to Ba Delivered.
The longest speech on record is be
lieved to have been Hint made by Mr.
de Cosmus in the legislature of British
Columbia when a measure was pend
ing the passage of which would have
taken from a grent ninny settlers their
lands. De Cosmus was In n minority.
The measure hud been held back till
the eve of the close of the season or
session. Unless action was taken be
fore noon of a given dny the act would
fall. De Cosmus got the floor at 10
a. m. and begun a speech ,ngulu:)t the
bill. Its friends supposed he would be
done by 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock he was
saying, "In the second place." At 3
he produced a fearful bundle of evi
dence nud Insisted on rending It.
Then the truth dawned, lie was go
ing to speak till noon the next day nnd
kill the bill. Then they iiiuile merry
over It and tried to shout him down,
but that gave lilin time nud breathing
space. They finally settled down to
watch the combat between tin- strength
of will nnd weakness of bo:'y. They
gave no mercy, no time for dinner or
wetting Hps with water and i o sitting
down. Members went to t'ine nnd
sleep In squads, but De Cosi.ius went
on. Day dawuod.
The speaker was alternately dozing
nnd trying to look wide nwakc. At
lust noon came, nud a single :nnn was
triumphunt. Although his voice had
sunk to a husky whisper, his eyes were
bleared nnd bloodshot, his leg ; tottered
under him, his baked lips weiv crocked
nud smeared with blood, Di Cosmus
had spoken for twenty-six hours and
saved the lands.
THE BANANA PLANT.
Each Tree Produces Only One Bunch
of the Fruit.
The bnnnna plant is not properly a
tree at all. It has no woody liber. It Is
a large, green, fleshy plant, with big
leaves six or eight feet long and some
times two feet brand. It grows to a
height of ten to fourteen feet or even
more, according to Hie variety of
plnnt and the soil and cllmnte. Each
tree produces one bunch of fruit only,
which is really the terminal bud of the
plnnt. Just like nn ear of wheat or
liarley. It bus no brunches, and when
the fruit Is ready, which Is twelve or
fifteen months from Hie date of plant
ing., the tree is cut down and done
with.
But while It Is growing up and ma
turing Its fruit It Is at the same time
sending up from its roots other young
plants or suckers perhaps eight or
nine of them. Ench of these will pro
duce Its own bunch In turn, some of
thein In a couple of months nftor the
parent plant, and there will thus be a
regular succession of fruit. Mnuy of
these suckers have to be dug up and
planted elsewhere, or they would be
too thick on the ground.
And there Is this peculiarity about
the banana: You can plnnt It at any
season, and the fruit ripens all the
year round. When once a luumnn fleH
has been planted out, all that is neces
sary to be done Is to keep It clear of
weeds and Jteep thinning out the multi
plying suclfcrs.
A Curious Wooden Watch.
The most curious timekeeper perhaps
that hns ever been made in this coun
try was the work of one Victor Dorlot,
who lived at Bristol. Teun.. lit the last
century. This borologlcal oddity was
nothing more or less limn a wooden
watch. The case wus made of brier
root, and the Inside works nil except
three of the main wheels nnd the
springs, which were of metal were
made from a piece of an old boxwood
rule. The face, which wus polished
until It looked tike n slab of finest
Ivory, was made from the shoulder
blnde of an old cow thnt hud been
Killed by the curs. "Dorlot's queer
watch," as It was called, was an open
faced nffnlr. with n glass crystal, aud
was pronounced nn elegant piece of
workmanship by all the watchmakers
In east Tennessee.
A Wonderful Memory,
Ilortenslus, the grent Roman lawyer
and orator, had a memory of extraor
dinary scope and tenacity. After com
posing a speech or oration ho could re
pent it word for word exact :y us be
had prepared It. On one occasion he
went to nn auction, whore tho business
was carried on during nn entire day,
and ot evening, for a wager, be wrote
down a list of the articles that bad
been sold and the prices, together with
the names of the purchnscrs. in the
order In which the purchases had been
made.
Linnets In Africa.
Dr. Arthur J. Hayes In bis "The
Bource of the Blue Nile" tells how the
linnets come to drink out of the Atbnra
river: "They come with an undulating
rush, and, small as they are. the rush
ing of the wind as they beat tho air
makes a noise like thunder, and tbelr
numbers darken the sky. The weight
of the throngs of them which alight at
a time bends down the ends of the
overhanging branches nnd twigs to the
level of the water." N
Practical. '
"Why do you teach your children to
recite and sing?"
"Well," answered the practical wo
man, "there has to be some way of
Btartlng people who come to see yon
nnd forget when It's time to go borne."
Washington Star.
The Beat Proof.
"That surgeon, they say. bus a re
markable touch."
"He has. If you don't believe It I'll
show you bis bill for my operation."
Baltimore American.
AN EMPEROR'S TASTE.
It Was the Origin of Common Bar'
Ins In Austria.
An anecdote which wits current of
Ferdinand I. of Austria at one time
greatly delighted his subjects and gave
rise to a coiiimo.i suylng. One sum
mer dny he was hunting In the Syrian
mountains nnd was overtaken by a
violent thunderstorm. He sought ref
uge In a farmhouse whose occupants
1 were Just then ut dinner, nud his fan
cy wus cnuglit by some smoking dutup
: lings made of coarse Hour. He tasted
them, liked them and asked for more,
and when he got to Vicuna, to the hor
I ror of the royul cooks, he ordered the
' Butue dumplings to be served up dully.
The courtiers were scandalized that
I such a course dlsb should figure on
i the menu, uud even his physlciuus re
; uioustrated against the use of such
I food.
I The emperor had always been the
I most pliant of men, but he uow show
ed Hint be bud a will of his own and
' persisted In gratifying his new fancy.
I'lmilly the physicians pretended that
It wus dun;:erous to bis health to be
living on dumplings nud Insisted on his
giving them up. The hitherto docile
sovereign stumped his foot and de
clured Hint he would never sl!;n anoth
er olllciul document If his diet were
denied him.
."Emperor I nm," ho shouted, "and
dumplings I will hnvo!"
To prevent a stoppage of tho govern
ment machinery opposition was with
drawn. ni:d his majesty clung tena
ciously to his dumplings. Then the Im
perial phrase became proverblnl, nnd
thereafter when any one Insisted on
gratifying n silly whim some one was
sure to suy:
"Kmperor I am, and dumplings I will
have!"
RELATING TO IRON.
Discovery of the Mctnl, According to
Vnrloua Authorities.
The Bible speaks of Tulml Cain as
the discoverer of Iron and the futher
of smiths. The Egyptians Imputed to
Hcphncfitus the same honor, while ril
ny mentions It having been discovered
by Dactyles oil Mount Ida after the
forests on the mountain side hud been
destroyed by lightning. This wus about
1,4.'I12 years B. C. Jeremiah and Eze
klel both mention iron in their Scrip
tural writings, the latter specially men
tioning two qualities of the metal and
culling one bright iron, which was prob
ably steel.
Moses mentions an Iron furnace, aud
Job speaks of it us being taken out of
the earth. Thousands of years before
the opening of the Christian era the
Egyptians used Iron In making sickles,
knives nnd such things. Sparta first
used Iron for money. Britain also used
It us a medium of barter uud exchange
prior to the conquest by the Romans.
The Britons before the time of Christ
used to export Iron to tiuul. nnd after
the Itomnu conquest the conquerors es
tablished extensive smelting works,
which existed at least as late as the
Saxon conquest.-St. James' Gazette.
Racial Discrimination.
A small French-Italian coasting
steamer was proceeding on Its way.
The passengers were of various na
tionalities English, American. French,
Italian and one large German. Most
of the male passengers were gnthered
In the smoking room when the steward
appeared at the door und with a bow
announced, "Dinner, It Is serve!"
The English nud American contin
gent arose and started toward the din
ing saloon. The steward, seeing thnt
his announcement bud not been under
stood by all, continued, "Messieurs,
e'est servl!" nnd ns a portion of the
passengers still remained seated. "II
pranzo e servlto!"
The French and Itallaus followed the
English and Americans, leaving the
large German In solltury stnte.
'Himmel!" be muttered hungrily. "Is
ft dot no Gerniau mans gets ome
things to eat on dls boat, heln?" Har
per's Weekly.
The EnRllnh. of India.
Applying for n post in Hie police of
the central provinces of India, a native
wrote: "I have a good long equiline
nose, piercing eyelashes on a semy
globular face and a good physique.
My family hns n history that takes my
Imagination bnek to three' pedigrees,
when my grandfather was n millioner.
With the vlssicltudu and times mutter
cbnnge und my father was driven to
the necessity to accept a schoolmaster
Shp. Ultimately ho enjoyed his well
pnrned pension by the time be gave up
bis ghost. In case my aspirations turn
out a reality ! shall us a matter of
course be bound to prey Go(J for your
long life and prosperity."
Conger Bel,
Cohger eels bunt for the octopus and",
when found, proceed to browse on Its
limbs. The octopus tries to bug the
slippery, slimy conger tight, but In
vain, and, finding Its limbs growing
less, discharges its Ink In the face of
the foe and under cover of the turbid
water beats a hasty retreat It Is to
escape the too pressing attention of Its
foes that the octopus possesses the
power of changing Its color to corre
spond with that of its surroundings.
An English Superstition.
According to an ancleut bit of Sus
sex folklore, when a bride returns
home from church her single friends
at once rob her of all the pins In her
dress under the Impression that every
maiden who Is lucky enough to possess
one will be married1 during the course
of a year. London Express.
Sometimes vegetable growth Is very
rapid. The common mushroom attains
Its fulJ size In less than twenty-fonr
hours.
The Term "Prime Minister."
"Frime minister" Is one of the many
terms hi English which seem to have
been slang ut one time. It was first
applied to Kir Robert Wnlpole. but In a
reproachful iwiise. Feb. 11, 1712, after
twenty years' tenure of oilice. Sir Rob
ert resigned all bis employments.
"Having invested me," ho remarked,
"with a kind of mock dignity and
styled' me prime minister, they impute
to me an unpurdom.blc abuse of that
chimerical authority which they creat
ed nnd conferred." Such n personage
as tho prime minister or the premier Is
not even mentioned In the olllciul tnble
of precedence end Is unknown to the
written constUr.tion of Grent Britain.
The Live Spnnire.
When tho sponge Is In the sea alive
the Inside of the pores is covered with
o soft substance like the white of an
egg. This appears to be the flesh of the
animal, nnd currents of water may be
recn running Into this rpoi'.ge through
the small pores aud out of It through
the largo ones, nnd it Is supposed thut
while the wnter is passing through the
spou..;c tho nourishment far tho support
of the allium 1 is extracted from It.
Both.
"Do you ever swear when your collar
buttons roll under the bureau?"
"I keep n man to nttend to such
tilings," ansvered young Mr. Nurltch
haughtily.
"The buttons or the swearing?"
nttsburg Tost.
Good News.
Cashier Have you heard, sir, that
John Jones Is a bankrupt? Banker
Well. Hint's good news. We'll now get
a little of what be owes us, whereas. If
lit had remained In business, we'd nev
er have got a cent. Fllegende Blatter.
Hardly That.
Miss Plane The very day I first met
blm something told he would eventual
ly fall In love with me. Miss Speltz
Indeed? The "something" wasn't your
mirror, dear, was It? Philadelphia
Ledger.
Obeying Orders.
Kind Lady Ah, if you had only done
what your mother told you. you might
not be In this situation. Convict I
don't know. She told me to go out Into
the world uhd make money.
He Is the happiest of whom the
world says least, good or bad. Jeffer
son. Bureir Not.
Customer Can't you wait upon me?
I've been here for nearly un hour. Two
pounds of liver, please. Butcher Sor
ry, but there are three or four ahead
of you. Surely you don't want your
liver out of order?
The readiest and surest way to get
rid of censure Is to correct ourselves.
Demosthenes,
PURE FOODS
Many states have passed laws prohib
iting the sale of sea foods that have
been treated by preservatives, un'ess so
labeled.
The above trade mark U a guarantee that tbo oysters or other
sea foods bearing It are absolutely puro and free from pre
servatives of any kind. Sealsblpt Oysters aro free from
water, from ioe, from germs, from dirts. They are sealed in
air-tlgbt cases at the beds and opened at tbe dealer's. The
Ipe is packed around the case.
FKUSfl SHIPMENTS DAILY AT
Frank's Restaurant.
CSHflaU
Special
15
Days'
Sale.
STRANGE ADVICE!
Dr. O. O. Oreea elves alert stnonsl attention1
to nis great Humanitarian contract.
Bin our Almanac for many years past we
have given unusual advice to those afflic
ted with coughs, colds, throat or lung'
troubles or consumption. We have told
them if they did not receive any special
benefit after the use of one 75-cent size
bottle of German Syrup, to consult their
doctor. f We did not ask them or urge
them to use a large number of bottles, as
is the case in the advertising of many
other remedies. Our confidence in Ger
man Syrup makes it possible for ns to
give such advice. fWe know by the ex
perience of over 35 years that one 75-cedt
bottle of German Syrup will speedily re
lieve or cure the worst coughs, colds,
bronchial or lung troubles and that,
even in bad cases af consumption, one
large bottle of German Syrup will work
wonders. IJNew trial bottles, 25c.; reg
ular size, 75c. At all druggists. a
For sale by Stoke & Felcht Drug Co.
ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN. 1. 1906.
THAIN8 LEAVE REYNOLDSVILLE !
For New Bethlehem, Red Bank, and prin
cipal Intermediate stations. Oil City and
Pittsburg, 6:i)U, 8:08 a. m, 1:2, 5:07, 7:S8 (Now
Bethlehem only) p. ni. week-days. Sundays
6:3(1 a, m., 4:20 p. m.
For DuBols. llrlftwood, and principal Inter
mediate stations, HarrWburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, 6:39 a. m 12:52
6:M p. m. week-days. Sundays 12:10 p. m.
For DuBois only 11:42 a. m. week-days, 9:50
p.m. dally.
w. W. Atterbort, J. R. Wood,
Gen, Manager. Passenger Truffle Mgr.
Geo. W. Boyd,
General Passenger Agent.
Wedding Invitations and Visit
ing Cards neatly and prompt
ly printed at The Star office.
IS:
:rc33xnx:3333U
tirumi tooi ffj J
AM, GOOPS REDUCED from
15 to 35 per pent.
Special on Wjntpr Overcoats
and Stjits for Men and Boys.
PRESS GOODS which sold for
$1,00 pow goes at 75c,
Dress Goods, was 75c, now 50c,
Meltons, were $1,00, now 75c,
LADIES COATS which were
sold for $10, $12 and $15, you
get for $5, $9 and 7-00.
FURS I have a few yet, not
many. I One-third and one-half
off, $4.50 Furs now $2.50,
LEGGINS 50c kind now 39c.
FASCINATORS-In black and
white, were 50c, will go at 39c.
10c Ladies' Hose for 9c or 3 for
25c. 25c Ladies' Hose for 21c.
Boys' Fleeced Undershirt and
Drawers 25c, none better at 40c.
Fleisher Yarn 98c a pound.
Come and see for yourself.
N.HANAU
A