REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1906. NT MM Eh 2: VOLUME 15. V Her Clalma t rtronne. When Mrs. Lombard offered to ree emtuend Miss Simpson to her friends as a dressmaker she was honest lu her wish to help the little womun, but her efforts bore more evidence of honesty thnu of tact. "I wis you would try Porn Simp son," she said earnestly to three of her friends who were calling upon her one day. "She's such a Rood little body and so unfortunate! Her old customers have dropped olt one by one till there's scarcely a person lu tho neighborhood who employs her now. "As I often say to my husband," con tinued Mrs. Lombard, with haste, as she saw signs of inquiry on the faces of her friends, "suppose she doesn't tit very well. That doesn't niter the fact that she has an Invalid brother to sup port and that she tried everything else, from stenography to cooking, and only took up sewing as a last resort and just hates every stitch she takes and always has. Now, do try her, some of you. She's been with mo for the last four days making a jacket for my Jim. Dora Is Just as patient about It as can be, though we've had It all to pieces three times." Youth's Companion, The Flrnt Man Drenmiinker. The first male celebrity who made his mark as a dressmaker was Uhom berg, the sou of a Bitvarlhu peasant from the neighborhood of Munich. One day In the month of May, 1730, a beau tiful equipage was seen driving about Paris with an escutcheon 'n the shape of a corset and an open pair of scissors In the middle painted on the panel of each door. That was Hhouiberg's coat of arms, and it told its own tale. He was a genius in his way and owed his success chiefly to his skill in disguis ing slight deformities and bringing out the most attractive charms of his fair customers. He rapidly made a fortune and left his heirs an annual Income of C0.00O francs. Under the first empire I and the restoration Leroy supplied tho dresses of the ladles of the court and .the higher nobility from his splendid 'mansion" In the Itue Richelieu. An ef fusive encomium was written upon him by Auger, a member of the acad emy. Fulminate of Mercury. A peculiarity of fulminate of mer cury Is that It produces a shock to which -all other substances are sensl MreT"and Its supreme value as an ex plosive rests lu this fact and In the known liability of all explosives to be detonated by more or less distant ex plosions. There is a current of sympa thetic Influence In these terrible chem ical compositions that is as strange as It Is dangerous. What la required to produce explosion is the rapid genera- Ltion of great heat along with large quantities of oxygen. In gunpowder, for Instance the nitrate of potash (saltpeter), which Is the chief Ingre dient, is practically Imprisoned oxygen, and when It Is decomposed along with charcoal an Immense heat Is developed, which causes the gases to expand sud denly; hence explosion. The? Needed the Money. I A freight Bt earner once came Into I Marlopol, a port on the sea of Azov, whlch had among Its cargo 100 pieces of machinery numbered "M." from 1 to 100. When ffie pieces were unloaded it was found that No. 87 was missing, but two pieces numbered 88 showed that there had been an error, the final tally being correct But the custom officials did not take this view of the matter, the port being In need of funds, so they fined the ship 500 rubles for being short of cargo as per manifest namely. No. S7 and 1.000 rubles for smn-:.-:;!in, hnvlug two pieces num bered US when the manifest called for but one. Caroline Lockhnrt In LIpplu cott's Magazine. 1 The I'hllonnphy of Thornier. jThuuder ii caused by the lightning cmm-l Willi, flm .tin I,. It.. . ..,!. ....... ''"' ?-i,ut, u: tin in ua jtllli, tilUS- lug sudden expansion and compression all arouu followed by as sudden a rush of air into the partial vacuum thus produced. If the spark be straight and short the clap will be short and sharp; if Its path be a long and crook ed one a succession of sounds, one aft er the other, with a characteristic rat tle, will be heard, followed by the echoes from other clouds. The echoes have a rolling and rumbling sound. The Tendon Achillea. Anatomists fancifully call the big tendon of the- heel "tendon Achilles," after the Greek hero. The mythologic al story goes that his mother, Thetis, holding him by the beel, dipped him In the river Styx to make him Invulnera ble. Put Paris Inflicted a wound that proved fatal on the heel that bad not been immersed. A Dangerom Practice. A. Is dying the bajr as dangerous as th'e doctors would make It appear? B. Certainly! You take my word for it. Only last spring an uncle of mine dyed his hair, and In three weeks ha was married to a widow with four children. Fllegende Blatter. Overdid It. "So sorry not to have heard your lecture last night," said the loquacious lady, "I know I missed a treat Every body says It was good." . "How did they find out?" asked Mr. Frockcoat "The lecture, yon know, Making; Bread With Sea Water. At one time sea water was used In lonie English seaside places when mak ing bread. Even now villages along the const line of France utilize It Fresh rain or spring water Is only used for tho leaven, pure sea water being exclu sively employed for the making and mixing of the dough. l!y this method no mineral or table suit requires to be added, the natural suit water giving the brend the necessary degree of sa linity. But, though sea water does ad mirably for brenduialtlug, when up plied to other culinary purposes the result Is a disagreeable failure. The wheaten brend produced by It, how ever, Is excellent and of great hygienic value. The chloride of magnesium, which Imparts the acrid taste to sea water, Is decomposed In the heating and therefore does not convey its origi nal disagreeable taste to the bread, while tho common salt, of course, per manently retains all Its characteristic saline properties. The mineral sub stances left In the baked bread are con sidered to be of the nature of very mild regulating medicines. London Mall. The Tiillor Dlnl. The brilliantly plumed birds of the tropical forests are exposed to many dangers, and If they were not gifted with peculiar yet useful Instincts they would fall ready victims to their ene mies. Chattering monkeys and big snakes steal and eat their eggs, while their offspring are preyed upon by foes on every side. Hut It takes a sly mon key or snake to get ahead of tho tailor bird, a small Eust Indian singing bird. She hides her nest so skillfully that her enemies cannot find It, no matter how hard tlioy try. This she does by using her long, slender bill as u needle. With the tough tiber of n parasitic plant abundant lu the tropics, us a thread she sews a dead leaf taken from the end of n slender and hanging branch, uud between these leaves she builds her nests, where neither monkey nor snake can approach, because the branch will not bear its weight. A Allnlnturp Inlnnil Ocean, One of the queerest sheets of water In New England or within tho limits of the United States, or the world for that matter, Is the celebrated "Snow's ocean" lu the state of .Maine. When calm It Is to all appearances an ordinary pond of no great dimensions, but ob servations and Investigations mada more thnu a century ago prove that the little body of water Is a veritable ocean. It Is located In Onington, near Bangor, and Its peculiarity Is that, al though situated among some high hills some distance from ocenn or river. It has tides which rise and fall as regular ly 08 do those of the great Atlantic. Many so called scientific examinations of this miniature ocean's bed and sur rounding banks have been made, but so far no tenable explanation of the phenomenon has ever been given to the public. Labor In Old Times. Twelve hours In winter and fourteen In summer Was a fair average day's work, but In Lyons in 1571 the print ers worked from 2 o'clock In the morn ing till 8 or 0 In the evening. In other trades the working hours were often from 4 In the morning till 0 at night or from 5 to 10. Workers In the same metier generally lived together In the same street, but the nmitre artisan had his own maison. The ground floor was his shop or workshop; above was his bedroom, which was also the sit ting and enting room; a small ronin ad joining accommodated his children, and above was n garret where various commodities were stored. Brisson's "Work and Workers." . CnpHiciini,-'-, The capsicum plnut, from -Web tho different varieties of pepper nre pro duced, is lnd!;;nuous to the tropleol re gions of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. It grows wild almost as well as under cultivation In all these countries, and In each Is used by the natives as a seasoning for food. Its extensive employment has suggested to medical theorists the thought that It must be Considered as a natural tonic for the stomach In tropical countries. Hermaldi All the world over there are legends about mermaids. The Chinese tell stories not unlike others about the sea Woman of their southern seas. Man kind Is taught on the most excellent evidence that a mermaid was coptured at Bangor, on the -shores of the Bel fast lough, In the sixth century, while another caught at Edam In 1403 was carried to Haarlem and kept there for many years. Wanted All That Was la It. Father (whose wife has presented him with twins) Tommy, you may stay home from school today and to morrow tell the teacher that you have two new brothers. Tommy Wouldn't It be better to say that I have only one new brother? Then I can stay home a day next week for the other one. Fllegende Blatter. Tne pursuit of health, like the mor phia habit or drunkenness, grows on npnnlo till It really becomes a vice. Continuous thought and anxiety about one's health Is extremely bad for the constitution and undermines It quICKOB than port wine, London yueeiu SIXTEENTH- AMUAL CONVENTION OF THE Y, P. S. C. E. UNION Will be Held in the First Presbyterian Church at Punxsutawney Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19th and 20th, 1906. Following Program has been Arranged. Tuesday 2:00. 2::W. 2:40. 2:50. 3:03. 3: 20. 8:40. 4:00. Devotional Exercises. Aeldi-jMs "The Ileal OI.i-ct of the O. E. Society" ItKV. J. V. Bki.i,, DuBols Address "The Real Object of the C. E. Convention" Rev, W. V. Sinks, Uidiritay Paper "Twenty-live Yours of C. E. Work" HIiss Mahoaubt Huti.ku, Ueynoldsvllle Address "Points that must especially he ornphasl.ed In O. E. Work to Insure progress In next twonty-tlve years" Rev. J. Il.Cooi'Kit, Johnsoiiliurg Two minute report from oiu-h society us to Its present condition and the work accomplished lust year. Question Period. State the dllllcultles you meet In your work and you may got helpful suBKeBt Ions In solving them. Rev. It. O. Bannen, D. D., the State President, will have charge of the hour. Address by Rev. James Waite, of Chlnlng-Chow, China, who Is visit ing his former home at. Ueynoldsvllle on Ills first furlough. Tuesday 7:45. 1'ralso Sorvlce. 8:1B. Address by State President R. G. Bannen, D. D., on suh.loct- Clirlstliin Endeavor stands for." 9:00. Social and acquaintance Lour. Wednesday 8:49. 11:00. 0:30. Devotional. A Bible reading on 12th chapter of Romans... Rav. F. P. Biiitt, D. D., Corsica The Okficeiis (1) "The Characteristics of a Good President" Miss Auia Hennkih, Punxsutawney (2) "How the President con Promote the Intorc-stsof the Society" Miss Maiiei, Ames, Rldgway (3) "How the Troasuror and Secretaries can Promote the ln- terests of the Society"... . ...Uev. J. M. Van Hohn, Sugar Hill The Committees (1) "How many should each Society have? And what principles should guldo In the selection ot them?" Rev. O. B. Evans, Big Run (2) "How can wo get the best Service out of the Committees?" Ciiahi.es Coiiiiett, Falls Creek (3) How can the Committees and the Pastor bo Mutually Helpful?" F. E. Love, DuBols The liEAiiKit (1) "What preparation should the Leader make for prayer ser vice?" Rev. S, T. Himes, Punxsutawney (2) "How can the Loader get all the Members to take part lu the service? Mits. J. B. Stewart, Brookvllle 13) "Should the Loader always take the regular Topic ? Pnor. J. F. Conkad, Llndsey Reports of Treasurer and Secretary. Any other business. General discussion. 10:00. 10:30. 11:00. 11:30. Wednesday 1:30. 1:. 2:15. Devotional. A Bible Reading on the 15th Psalm Rev. G. H, Hill, Rockdale Mills The Endeavorer (1) In His Home Miss Elizabeth Bauoiiman, Roynoldsvllle 12) In his Business Place... Rev. Samuel Davis, Wlnslow (3) In his Community... Rev. W. Hesse, D. D., Brookvllle (4) In his Church .. Rev. R. Morrison, Penfleld (5) In hts "Quiet Hour" ."..Mrs R. L. Irvinu, Punxsutawney Address "Our Indebtedness to the Past"... Rev. O. A. Clark, Punxsutawney Address "Our Obligations to the Future".. Rev. J. S. Blankt, Wilcox Address "The Memorial Fund" Rev. R. L. Ikvino, Punxsutawney Report'of Executive Committee. 3:05. 8:25. 8:49. 4:00. Wednesday Evening. 7:45. Prajee Service. . 8:15. Address "The NewOrusade".. Rev. D. O. MacLeod, D. D., Washington, D. 0. Postmaster Robbed. Ci. W. Fonts. Postmaster at Riverton, la., nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort, according to bis letter which says : "For 20 years I bad chronic liver complaint, which led to such a severe case of jaundice that even my Anger nails turned yellow ; when my doctor prescribed Electric Bitters ; which cured me and have kept me well for eleven years." Sure cure for Bil iousness, Neuralgia, Weakness and all Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder derangements. A wonderful Tonic. At Stoke & FnlcU Drug Co.'s store, Reynoldsvllle and Sykesvllle. 50 cents. LLOOTTSS For Sale om Easy Terms. Thirtv fine resilience lots for sale on extension of Foii'-'.h street on easy terms, to suit pin-chaser. Inquire ol E. Neff, ttoyiHjIilaviile, Pa. White Goods. Indications are that this will be the greatest season yet for. white goods. Whv not soloct what you want now from our large stock. All styles, all prices. BIng-Stoke Co. Woman's Brain. Because woman has a smaller brain mass than man it does not by any means follow that' she has an inferior or smaller Intellect I smile the quiet Socratlc smile when I hear men de clare that women have not equal intel ligence with men. It is a position that no man can seriously maintain. Dr. fcmll Reich. To Clever Girl. Daughter I don't want to marry mst yet I'd rather stay at school. Mother-' You must remember, dear, men do not wish clever wives. Daugh :er But all men are not like papa. Taming a Rat. A trapped rat may easily be tamed Dy allowing no water but that offered n a spoon, for the creature soon learns -to recognize the hand which supplies this all Important necessary. Pinched It. "I hear that old Skinflint has got re ligion." "lias he? LTe must have run across & chanco to cheat somebody else out of lV'i-Chlcagp Record-Herald. OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Afternoon. Evening. What Morning. Afternoon. Crowds Doing to the Circus. Intense Interest has been aroused in this community by the announcement that Blngling Brothers' immense circus Is to exhibit In DuBols Monday, June 4. Several big excursions will go from this vicinity and local people will be well represented at the big show, , Those who go from here should make every effort to arrive in time to see the mag nificent new free street parade, which is given in the morning preceding tho opening performance. Three miles of parade glories are divided Into thirty sections and each section is a show In Itself a parade such as the world has never seen before. In tbls wonderful display are shown 100 beautiful dens, lairs and cages of rare wild animals, a herd of forty big and little elephants, 650 horses, and 1280 people. One Beotion of the procession is devoted to magnificent and costly floats, represent ing Germany, Russia, England, France, India, Persia, Scotland, the United States, and other countries, The per formance that follows, and which in cludes the superb spectacular produc tion of The Field of the Cloth of Gold, is the most magnificent display of arenlc wonders ever presented by any amuse ment enterprise In America. The menagerie is filled to overflowing with rare beasts and birds, including the only baby elophant bred and success fully raised in the United States, the only rhinocerous in captivity and the last living pair of giraffes. Tokio Toe. Ladies' and men's shoes ; a patent leather, gun metal, calf and viclskid in the new Tokio too. $2.00 to $3.50, BIng-Stoke Co. ' Contractor and Builder.- H. A. Swab, contractor and builder of Reynoldsvllle, will give estimates on short notice. He sells sea green and black slate for roofing. Suits. For mon, boy's and children in the noweat cuts and fabrics at our always saving price. BIng-Stoke Co. For Rent" and "For Sale" cards can bo secured at The STAR office. Official-Reynoldsville. (No. 107.) AN ORDINANCE providing for the grading, curbing una paving ot. mat part of Jackson street In suld borough which Ilea between the West side of Fifth street where the said Fifth street crosses said Jackson street on the West antl the West side of Seventh Btreet whero said Seventh street crosses said Jackson street on tho Kat abutting on the present paved street. Whereas, a large number of per sons owning real property abutting upon that part of Jackson street in tne borough of Keynoldsville which lies between the West, side of Fifth street where the said Fifth street crosses said JuekBon struct on the West and the West side of Seventh street where said Seventh street crosses said Jackson street on the East, which Is now laid, out and opened in said borough, have presented to tne town council oil the said borough a petition of two-thirds of he owners of property, representing not loss than two-thirds in number of et of tho properties fronting or abut ting on that part of Jackson street aforesaid pr. posed to bo graded, paved, urbed, etc., requesting that the borough by an ordinance require that art ot sum -Jackson street as above designated to bo graded, curbed and' paved with brick or other suitable material, and that the council assess and collect In the manner required by law. two-thirds of the costs and ex ne ris es of the said grading, curbing, paving, etc., from the owners of the real estate b mndlng or abutting thereot.,. by an equal assessment on the feet front, b mnding or abutting as aforesaid, which said petition has been verified by the alndavit or two ot the petitioners. Now, thereore, be it. ordained and enacted by the town council of the borough of Keynoldsville, Pa., and it is hereby ordained and enacted by authori ty of the same : . Sec. 1. That the above mentioned proposition of property owners be and the same is hereby accepted. Sec. 2. That that part of Jackson street which Is designated above shall, during the present year, be graded. curbed and paved with paying brick tn accordance with the plans and specifi cations prepared by John C. Hirst, Esq., approved by the town council, are here to attached and made a part or tbls ordinance ; that two-thirds of the costs and expenses of the said grading, curb ing and paving are to be collected from the owners of the real estate bounding or abutting thereon, by an equal assess ment on the feet front bounding or abutting as aforesaid, In accordance with the provisions of the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relating thereto and regulating the same, and the re mainder of such costs shall be borne by the borough of Reynoldsvllle. J. Van Reed is hereby designated by the council of the said borough, to be in charge of said work, representing the borough as to the faithful performance of the contract on the part of the con tractor, grading, curbing and paving said part of Jackson street, with power on behalf of the borough to employ a competant engineer, when, in the judg ment ol the said J. van Keed one is necessary in the matter of the said grading, curbing and paving. Said J. Van Reed is also designated by the council to estimate said equal assess ment. Seo. 3. Tbe President and Secretary of Counoll are hereby directed to ad vertise In one or more newspapers pub lished in the borough or Reynoldsvllle, and by hand bills, for bids or proposals for tbe grading, curbing and paving of said part of Jackson street in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. and the plans and specifications hereto attached. All bids to be for the com pleted work, including all materials. and to be accompanied with samples of tbe brick proposed to be used by the bidder. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Sec. 4. The bids to be made shall be for completed work by tbe square yard measurements to be from the inside of both curbs. Said bids shall be sealed and be filed with the President of council not later than 8:00 o'clock p. m. on the lotb day or July A. u. ihuo. Soc. 5. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract in writing to perform the said work and furnish the materials therefor, in ac cordance with the provisions of this ordinance, and the plans and specifica tions hereto attached, The said con tract shall provide for tbe commence ment of the work on or before the 1st day of August A. D., 1906, and the final completion thereof on or before the 15th day of October, A. D., 1900. The suc cessful bidder will also be required to me witn secretary or council, witnin forty-eight hours after the acceptance or his ota, tne Dona or a rename Trust Company to be approved by the council, In the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned : (1) for the faithful per formance of the work within the time above mentioned and in accordance with the plans and specifications, and (2) for the payment to tbe borough of Reynoldsvllle of any and all sums which may be recovered against It by reason or on account of any carelessness or negligence on the part of said contract or or any or bis agents, servants or em ployees, together with all fees, costs and expenses incurred by said borough in defense of any and all suits or actions brought against it on account or by reason of such, carelessness or neg ligence. Sec. 6. The successful bidder will also be required to furnish, within five days from date of the acceptance of his bid, a written agreement on part of the manufacturer of the brick to be used in said paving warranting all brick to be used in said paving to be equal lq all respects to the samples submitted to the council and warranting that said brick will if laid in accordance with the plans and specifications, withstand all thu ordinary and usual exigencies of travel upon said itreet for a perloa of five years I nun date of the completion of the work. Tho said agreement sball also contain a stipulation to the effect that said manufacturer will replace, at any tim- timing said pm-ind of five years, upon nniieo by ttln council, all brick which shall not withstand the ordinary anil usual travel on said street or which may disintegrate or brake up on account of heat, cold, moisture or defective or Improper material in or work u lion tho lii-ick themselves. Sec. 7. If tin- Mici-e-sful bidder shall fail, neplt'cl or i-i.'fiiM- in sign the con- tract, file the hntid and agreement mentioned in 8-c'tion. 5 and (i in this ordinance, his bid shall bn rejected and the council shall be at lihnrtv to either advertise for new bids or accept a bid on fllii made by the pcn-nii who shall com ply with t tin provisions of this ordi nance, which tin- iiofiVell'may consider most HdvantHgut iw in tl. n borough. S.. 8. All oirliiiiinci-s or parts of ordinances in conllict. herewith, be and the same are hereby re pea led. Passed and enacted finally by tbe council at. n rpgu'ar meetine- held at the council chamber, -on the day of May. A. D. 1II0H. at. 11 30 o'clock p. m. , .1. IS. INEALE Attest. : Pres. of Council. L. J. McRntire, Clerk of Council. ' May 21st A. D. IDOfi." tho foregoing ordinance is submitted to me. read and approved. L. L. GoURLF.Y. unlet Burgess. It Costs More to Prepare the Surface than to do the repainting itself, if the orig inal paint was not Pure White Lead and I'urc Linseed Oil. This is the only paint which is elastic enough and tough enough, in spite of climatic changes, to wear smoothly and evenly right down to the surface, leav ing it free and uniform, all ready for the P i-nter to begin his work when repainting to finally necessary. A paint adulterated with barytes, yellow c.hre, line and other substitutes for Pure White Lead, is inevitably stiff and brittle; and changes in temperature make it blister, crack and peel. Long before such paint has worn away, repainting becomes a ne ccssity, on account of the many places left ;v,)osed. Yet, before repainting can be do:ie, the blotchy, uneven surface must be 'scraped or burned till the smooth surface of I'.ia wood itself is reached. This requires much of the painter's valuable time, and is attended with no little risk from fire. Avoid this expensive process and the danger which it always involves, by insist 1':!" on Pure White Lead in the first place, lun't leave any loophole; specify the brand: : STERLING Pure White Lead (Hade by the Old Dutch Proem) 'Vtd for a boo liat contelslnff imnl iMiidfemt npro-A-V'ODB of actual hosJM, offorlug Talbt mgfMtlonl' - i ojlor icIuim la paiatlaf joar bMM. A WW for 311: purity la alaa flTaa. Lead Otl Co. ol Pi. kcrnd Naltoiiil Bank Bldf. . Plllabwi. P -. PURE IWHlTEl LEAD: For Sale by all Dealers. Snappy Up-to-Date Wall Papers Ceiling Decoration, Room Mouldings, Paints, Oils and Varnishes.. Very large stock, very low prices, at the Stoke & Feicht Drug Co. I WANTED J 5 ' GIRLS TO LEARN I CLOTH-PICKING, , t QUILLING and WIND- $ $ ING. . : : : THE ENTERPRISE I SILK COMPANY. . - .1 A
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