OLD ROMAN NAMES. Ilia riallar SrXrm That Wae la t'ae br the NuliHMy. The noble Ilotunus were peculiar In tbulr B.vsiem of tioineiieliiture. They had (lie vrwioiiien, tin uoiiiu mid the cognomen. Tlio first of these distin guished the individual and wm euulva lent to our Christian or bnptlsuiul urmio. It wii8 usually Indicated by a rIiikIc ltor, n A. for Aulus, or bj two It'll' .s, ns A p. for Applus. or tliree, ns Si-r for S -rvlus. Tlio iiotm-u whs ilKlurllvi; of tlio gens or clan and bus 11) r.ii'i'r-i.iiiiKlliii; appellative uinoiig us. Tiie "'"I' ll waa plnocd Inst and doa !u:imd Hit; I':iniilliif, prmisi!? answer ing In iinr HiiruHini'. So:!iett!iies a fiv-rtli ii.uiie v.ns iuMimI, tlitf ugiinnieti, In i-oiim- iiiiMiri' of a renowned action, soiue runipi nous "vent of llfo or fen tU'e of i imiMi'ler. Seiplo, In iiddlllon to lils rngi'litr names, us styled Afrlra ims it r 1 1' rotiiMPt of t'lirlliiiBO. The mi ne (ienii'inlniH wns assumed by tlni't win) (i 1st In truliliod themselves in the. wurs with the Hermans. In fe:u;ile im nu-v tlio Romans Indulg ed but inall variety of appotlutlon, and fnin y bud little or nothing to do with their Invention and bestowal. When there won l"it one dnuKhtcr In a family she received the feminine ter minal li.ti of her gentile name, lis Tul IIh, llirt daughter of Marcus Tulllus Cleoro, nnd (letnvhie, the sister of Oc tnvltts Caesar, etc., which names were retnlneil even after niurrlaRe. When there were two daughters one was called Major and the other Minor, as Cornelia Major and Cornelia Minor. If there v ero more than two they were distlniri'MicI by their number, thus: rrluin, Poeimdn, Tertla, (Juartn, etc. GREEK COINS. How the AnclftiU Tex I he Parltr lit tin- Mflnl. The ilrs t coins of sold nnd silver that bave come down to us are now dated as a rule In (he time of Croesus, who livi.l a limit the middle of the sixth cetiti:rr 1". C. It ni.i.v readily be Imagined that n mere In. up of add, pupposed to he of n cerlalu weight, would lie subject to skepIliiMii uiiiiss it were guaranteed by s iino roeopil.eil nut lun-i .v. So, In order In save rewolgh;: g mid testing at each tiaii'iictl:in, ihese Ingots or coins were stamped with the authorita tive in: rk of a prince or stalo. So utani M-i! they become the true coins In spite of tho f.vt that, contrary to modern custom, they vero not nt all regelat'. Mi l, in spile of the guarantee that might be Rf.Vr.ied by the mark of a Rfate or a prince, wo lint! the (ireeks applying cel.iln tests to determine the KDiiu'iii" :( ul the cuiTeiicy offered to thep;. rialiug was easily detected by J:ibl'iii!r the suipected coin wltli some Bln'.r i instrument. At other times the tout bslime was used. One which was kuiwnas Hie "I.ydian stone" was sup posed to reveal a proportion of foreign met: I it.i small as n barley corn in n stntev. Another test, In the enso of sil ver, was Id polish the coin and then breathe on It. If the moisture quickly disiinpeiired the metal was pure. Yet another way to detect alloy was to beat the coin or coins on redhot Iron. If the molal was unalloyed It remain ed bright, if mixed with other sub stances it turned black or red accord ing as it was more or less Impure. Oliver S. Tonks In Cbautaiiquan. DrifTodH and Aftphotlel. Daffodil and asphodel the latter, ac cording to Homer, covered tlio meadow haunted by the shades of departed he roesare etyniologically the same. Old time Englishmen confused the two plants, which are quite different, and It was reserved for later generations to restore Its true spelling to the true asphodel nnd restrict daffodil, with Its mysterious "d," to the flower now known by Unit name. Formerly it whs "iirfudille," and the "d" Is various ly explained as being a childish Inser tion, like the "T" In Ted, from Edwnrd, or ns representing the French "fleur d'affrodillo" or the English "th' affro dlle" (the dellnite article) or as the final "d" of "and" In such a combina tion ns "fennell and artodil." , llrotlipri nnd Sitters. ' It baa been proved again and again ibnr a bny without a Bister is much to be pitied; that a girl without a brother la to be condoled with. And why? Be cause the mutual society Improves both. The boy tenches the girl to be wh'or minded, less petty and narrow, Wore luiiuly physically, and, above all, to understand something of the op posite scv. Again, the boy Is a hun dredfold nicer for having a sister. He confides his little scrapes to her, and ho, with her gentle Inborn goodness, helps him and advises him to avoid the pitfall again. London Queen. ' olltade. t Solitude Is a matter of taste. It has been the subject of much discussion. Volumes bave been written in praise or condemnation of It But perhaps the real value of solitude has never teen eo subtly and so accurately ex pressed as by the girl who was asked If ehe liked being alone. "That de pends," ebe answered sweetly, "on whom I am alone with." An Easy Creditor. Tho stomach listens to no precepts. It begs and clamors. And yet It 13 lot nn cbduroto creditor. It is dis missed with a small payment, If only yon g'.ve It what you owe, and not as touch. ns you can. Seneca. Looking' Abend. ' CcraM Will you marry mo? Oer nldir.e Wait .awhile. I don't want to pet tirod of you Just yet. Xew York Yens. Nccers:ty way render a doubtful act innn-onr. but It cannot mate It praise worthy. JcubJrt. A WONDER OF JAPAN. Th Faraoua Caatle of thm Gold Dol phin at Mlahnitt. Is the novel castle at Nlslimn, Japan, the palace which Marco I'olo described in bis tale of the marvels of far Cathay as covered with gold slabs? At the ends of the ridge of the pyramidal structure are large solid gold dolphins. Beneath tlio pile Is a well which is lit erally a salted gold mine. It Is gold lined and will bold sulllcleiit water to supply 5,000 persons. Tlio dolphins, which were placed on tho top several cenliirli'H ago, have excited the curiosi ty of foreign relic hunters, in any one inbuilt Imagine they would. So ninny have climbed to the top of the high structure to discover by testing If they are real gold that the dolphins have become seriously dlsllgured. Strong steel wire bags have been put over them to prevent further viindvllsm. Only by good fortune dos one of these dolphins still grace tho old cas tle. A number of years ago It v tak en down and sent to A'lemin for exhi bition nt tlio world's ra!r held there as a Hire specimen of ancient Japanese art. The vessel on which It was being returned sank, and It lay ut the bottom of the sea for several years In spite of every attempt to raise It. Persistence was rewarded at lust, for It was finally recovered and placed again In Its old position. The castle Is used by the emperor of Japan as his headquarters during the army and navy reviews. State balls are also held there. Chicago Inter Ocean. THE WHALE'S SENSES. Ability of tlie 1'iimleriinfi Anlninl to Hear Vmler Wilier. It seems perfectly evident that whales must bear when lu the water, Buys the Loudon Field. This Inference is continued by the compnrallvely smnll development of tho other senso organs. The eye. fur Instance, Is very smnll and eun be of Utile use even at the comparatively small depths to which whales are now believed to de scend. Again, the senso of smell, judging by the rudimentary conditions of the ol factory organs, must be In abeyance, and whales have no sense organs com parable to the lateral line system of llshes. Consequently It would seem that when below the surface of tho wa ter they must depend chlelly upon the sense of hearing. 1'rubably this sense la so highly developed as to enable the animals lu the mlilst. of the vibrations made by the screwlike movements of the tall or flukes to distinguish the sound (or vibrations) made by tho Im pact of the water against the rucks even In n dead calm, and, in the case of piscivorous species, to recognize by the pulse In the water the presence of shoal tlsh. Fulling in tills explanation, it Is diffi cult to imnglue how whales can find their way about In the Komldnrkness nnd avoid collisions wlih rocks and rockbound coasts. LAUGHTER. Even if It lie lOmollonnl Insanity, Let l llnve Plenty of It. Some English scientist bus reached the conclusion that laughter Is Insan ity. He regards n fit of laughter as an emotional insanity of short duration. All right, then, give us a little more In sanity. There Is not laughter enough In the world at least the right kind of laughter. We will let the Englishmen keep their faces straight If they want to, but It befits the American civiliza tion better to break out Into laughter once In awhile. Laughter Is good for the facial muscles. It develops the muscles of the neck as well as the face. It ninkes the corners of the mouth turn upward iuHtend of downward. It gives the wrinkles of tho face n pleasing out line, quickens the action of the heart and gives new llfo to the nerve centers. Yes, we cun afford to let the English man look wise and idiotic if he wants to. Ho can stare with Dsh eyed big otry whenever a joke Is perpetrated, never allowing n ripple of merriment to disturb the placidity of his counte nance. He can do nil these things that he wishes to. but let us go on laugh ing. This kind of Insanity mixes very well with sanity nnd prosaic life. A little burst of emotional Insanity lirenks nicely tho monotony of facts and fig ures. Medical Tnlk. A Pletiire of Tennyson. A writer who once saw Lord Tenny son on tho platform of a railway sta tion says of hlui: "lie would bave been tall, but his shoulders seemed some what bent. His bair was long; so was his beard. He wore an uly Inverness cape and a large slouch hat. He looked like a bandit In a melodrama, and I 'thought him some poor actor who had rome out In some of the stage proper ties. He seemed so sad I felt quite sorry for blm as I watched him walk Dp and down the platform." Fiction. Legitimately produced and truly In spirited, fiction Interprets humanity, In forms the understanding nnd quickens the affections. It reflects ourselves, warns us against social follies, adds rich specimens to our cabinet of char acters, dramatizes lifo for the unimag inative, daguerreotypes It for tho un observant, multiplies experience for tho Isolated or Inactive and cheers ngo, re tirement and Invalidism with an avail able and harmless solace Tuckerinan. Little AVIUlc'a Snrprlne. Mr. nnd Mrs. Blank recently moved from the city to tho suburbs. Tho first night In tl'.eir new homo their ftve-ycar-Old son climbed Into bed ns soon as ho :was undressed. "Willie," said his mother, "haven't you forgotten to say your prayers?" "Why, maiuma," ho replied, "Is God way out here too?" Judge. 'THE SONG OF THE SHIRT." It Proved th Moat Popalar Tain Hood Ever Wrote. During his last Illness Tom Hood In an Idle moment made an Imaginative sketch of his own tombstone. He drew himself reclining at full length on a thick slab of atone, on the edge of which lu large capitals he wroto, "He Sang the 'Song of the Shirt.' " This wiir tho only Inscription, and, as he himself has said, Tom Hood needs no oilier. How much lie felt nnd prided him self upon the song by which he became known nud loved by millions Is shown by this nud tho following fact: "If I were ennobled these lire the arms I should adopt," suld he one day, show ing a rough vignette to a friend. The sketch contained a very beautiful and pathetic Idea. It represented a heart pierced by a needle threaded with sil ver tears, and beneath was the motto he bud Inscribed on the Imaginary tombstone. "The Bong of the Shirt" appeared In the Christmas number of the fifth vol ume of Punch. It was unsigned, but every paper in the land quoted It, and it speedily became the talk of the day. Hood himself did not think It very re markable, but Mrs. Hood bad said to him as she folded It for press: "Now, mind, Hood, mark my words, tills will tell wonderfully. It Is one of the best things you ever did." Mrs. Hood was right. The song was translated Into French, German and Italian. It was printed on cheap cot tou bandherchlofs and parodied times without number. THE FIRST MONEY. It I Credited to the Lyillnna of Ailn Elinor. It is dimcnlt to realize that prior to 1!. C. 7IHI there were no true coins, that Ingots or buttons of gold and silver were weighed at every mercantile trausuctlnii. The Lytllaus of Asia Mi nor lire credited with having been the lir.d to cast and stump wi.li an olllclnl device small oval ;:o;il Ingots of defi nite llxed weight, an Invention strange ly delayed, but of Inestimable Impor tance to Industry and commerce. A coin has been described as "a piece of metal of li::i d weight, stumped by au thority of givernmetit and employed as a ine;!iuni of exchange." Medals, though struck by authority, nro only historical record. and have no currency value. The bright, far Bashing Intellect of fireece saw the Inriort of the Lydhm Invemion and a.i i ii.d It quickly, and evry t J reek stale, nearly every city, ls'uu-1 and col.my, esiabll.-'hed a mint, jsenenilly at r.osue oi.e of )!:.' great tem ples, for nil early coin types are rell g! urn in character. They bear symbols of some god as a p'eig.' of g mil faith. The offerings, tithes and rents of the worshipers were coined and circulated as money. Temples tints became both mints and banks. Our word "money" Is mild to have been derived from the Itomaii shrine of Juno, Moneta, the earl' sl Latin mint. , The first shape of thew early coins was that of an enlarged coffee berry, punched on the romi'led side with olll clal letters or sinkings, as they are called. Earth Cnrvntnre nnd Vision. One of the "seven wonders of the nu clont world" was the I haros, or light tower at Alexandria. If you bave a popular nceouut of tint gre.it structure handy, read It carefully and note that you nre Informed that the tower could bo seen at n dlstaute of from 100 to l.'iO miles. Let us see If this could pos sibly be true. Tho curvature of the glolie Is O.OU Inches to the mile. This being true, wo find that an object 100 feet high can only be seen nt a frac tion over thirteen miles. Figuring on the basis of nn earth curvature of even seven Inches to the mile, we find that the light tower lu question must have been over n mile in height If visible even at a distance of UK) miles. Old Workmen. An Englishman wlio Is a large em ployer of labor has been Investigating tho arguments of those who sny that a worklnginnu urn' '" nsn.,r:i conditions becomes nt an c:!r!y a-e . il.ess. Ho bis !:;-t a re; ! i..' ail accidents that '. Inc.ipacii ;:i 1 !;!.: ::-.ni for throe days ami upwuril. 'i '.. J v "'pie engaged 1.; k e..:ii'.;:yr.:e:!t nre liou fifteen to :'!."ty-f.r.i years of iv;e. nnd he asserts that, mora accidents occur to men un der thirty thm to those over fifty. He snys, "I would much rather Intrust an exceptionally dangerous job to a man over fifty than to one of thirty years of age." Drew HI Pletare. ' It Is told of Major General Sir Wil liam Oatacre of the British army that during the Sudan campaign he was one day going the round of the sentries. Stopping before one he asked him what his orders were. "To keep a sharp lookout for tho enemy and also for General Gatacre," was the prompt re ply. "Do you know him by sight?" asked the general. "No, sir," answered the man, "but I was told that If I saw an officer fussing and swearing and rushing about that would be General Gatacre." Ag-alnMt a Rnuu Jutlwment. A boy lu n Chicago school refused to sew, evidently considering it beneath the dignity of a ten-year-old man. "George Washington sewed," said tho principal, taking It for granted that n soldier must, "and do you consider yourself better than George Washing ton';" "I don't know. Time will toll," said lie seriously. Popular Education. Man never far.ten"! one end of a chain around tho neck of his brother tint God did not f.istcn tho other end rouiicl tha r.c.'l; of tho oppressor. La-luavtino. WOMEN HOTEL CLERKS. How Thoae In Knropa Impreaaed m Woman Traveler. Iu most European hotels lu the small er places the visitor Is met at the desk by a woman Instead of by the perfunc tory clerk so familiar to Americans at home. I think this Is because a wo man can be more successful lu the art of common, everyday robbery. One doesn't like to argue about the prices with a sweet, smiling little lady, who seems to be exerting herself to nu ex treme degree to secure one's comfort and happiness, but If one happens to be making short stops here and there It Is wise to put away suavity for the time being to the extent at least of an occasional mild protestation. When niadame smiles benignly nnfl tells you that the room you have chosen, with everything Included, will be 20 francs a tiny It Is well to remember that "everything Included" doesn't In clude everything by any menus. Thero are a hundred and one little "extras," like tea, after dinner coffee, coffee nnd rolls In your room iu the morning and such like luxuries, to say nothing of service, which must be pnld for first hand If It Is to be enjoyed nt all. So at 20 francs niadame Is probably tak ing chances against n protest and will be enormously pleased with herself If none Is forthcoming. It is tlie same all up and down the scale of prices, but I suppose those who can afford to go up tho scale never enro particularly. Eleanor Frnnkllu In Leslie's Weekly. SOURCE OF SHELLAC. Tlie KnNt Intlln Iium-cIh Tlmt 1'rmltire tlio newlnoiiB SuliNtitnee. India Is the home of the Coccus lue cn, the In-ecls Hu t pr i:!i:ce the resin ous substance known i. '. ;v:i.ic. The females puncture the twigs of several different I li: !s of trees, among them the bo, the 1 Y,-r :.: d the btileii, anil the twb't become Incrusled with a hard, nearly transparent, reddish, resinous sub.:lauee that serves the double pur pose of protecting the egi.'ii nnd finally fur .Ishlng food for the you!- r Insects. '" e Incvnsieil twigs are lin ken from the trees lief ire the young Insects es cape and are thoroughly dried In the sun. These dried l-vl's are called "stick-lnc," and from thci shellac nnd a dr.; nnalo-ons to cochin -al are pre pare, 1. "!:Vc '.-!:!!" is l'ie ivs'nous co:i cre'i ill si ; ::! f en the t-.v!" i, coiiiscly p in:! led nud triturabd with water lu a t .ii lnr. by which nearly nil of do ml -'ng ni.-i'ter Is reiiciveil. To pf' p .! '. shellac' the S 'ed-lac Is put hit i oblninr colion clo'h b:'gs nnd wir-iied ner a ' i s :! f When the rosin begins to melt ('( 1m:"1 nre twill ed, and tlie pure, clear r i.-ilu Is allowed to !' iw over fig wood planks or tlie mil i ith stems of tlie banyan tree and coois In the thin plates or shells which constitute shellac. I'ure shellac Is very valuable. It Is inin h harder than colophony and Is easily soluble In alcohol. FIGHTING FISH. Pecnllnr Anltrinls Thut Are Fnnnd Only In Sleiiieme Wntem. A favorlto recreation In Slam Is watching the fighting fish, a species of fish found In the waters of no other country. The fish cannot live In unity, and if two are placed In u bowl they will instantly engngo In a struggle "to the death." It Is no unusual thing to see In the stivots of Slam crowds of natives chat tering and gesticulating nrouud a bowl containing a number of these fish, which they bet on iu the same way as more civilized people do on race horses. Intense excitement reigns among the natives as they watch the flsli fighting within the bowl. These peculiarly quarrelsome fish are very similar to tlio common pike In up pearunce, with the exception that they are not In the possession of gills. Their fins, too, nre remarkably sharp, and these they use with terrible effect upon one another. Blood oozes from their sides, and yet they persist In fighting until perbnps only two nro left alive, and then the survivors turn on one an other until only one Is left out of per hnjn n dozen placed In the tub. ithough the fighting Dsh nre ex cepMonnliy good to eat, the majority of lint Ives esteem them only for their fighting propensities, which affords them amusement and excitement every day. London's Lnnt Public Hanarlna. Ti e grewsoine spectnclo of a public execution In England Is happily a thing of the past The scaffold used to be erecled In the roadway outside the prtton, and crowds would assemble to witness the sight, the last time a man was hanged In public being when Mi chael Barrett suffered tlie extreme pen lty In May, 1S08, In Old Bailey, out side Newgate prison, for exploding a cask of gunpowder under tbe walls of Clerkenwell prison to release tbe Fe nian prisoners Burke and Casey, a mad act that killed pcvernl and Injured still more. London Graphic. Why He Liked It. MDo you menu to tell me that you have lived In this out of tlie way place for ten years?" "That's right, stranger. Just ten years." "I'm surprised. I can't see what you find hero to kecy you bi:sy." "I can't find anything. That's the reason I liko It." Milwaukee Sentinel. Only l:i Chemistry. Tommy raw, doesn't precipitation mean tho same ns settling? Mr. FIgg It does In chemistry, but In business you'll find that most men In settling don't show any precipitation at all. Every one of us, whutovcr our spec ulative opinions, knows better than ho practice;) and recognizes n better law than he ohevs. Froudo. Queen Bees Bred fur tjunllty from iiulect Itiillnn Hlock. Ituttrwl In Mnplnwood aphiry nnd muted In a siipiirnta mating yurd. REA'S HONEY MAKERS Are il strain nf three bunded ttullitriM iinincBlli'U for wnrltliiR iimUIIIch. limy liiivu Hit, ud vim t nut, of Mux tin-tl In jrmir own luciilliy. Uliti'Hli'd. only nt, pri'suiit 75c wich. Muriiiiin-ltiilliiii IivIji-IiIh, oliliilni d by re-slncklim. (i.wil wortuim. VIk oroiiNoniiyciirold iic.iniH,2.rie cnHi. GEORGE H. REA. It. 1'. 1). NO. 2. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF REYNOLDSVILLE. Capital $75,000 Surplus . $7S,OOQ Total $130,000 OFFIOEKS Joint H. Kauoiikh, Pre.'i o J. C. Kino, Vlee-Prei. K. 0. BenucKrns, OuHhler. OIHF.OTOHH John 11. Kiiiicher j.O. 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I was bothered with a sense of fullness after eat ing, headaches, dizziness and gen . eral weakness, accompanied by , bad breath and gnawing pains in ' the region of the heart. After i taking one box of Rexall Dys . pepsia Tablets I found great relief and am now fuliy cured. I heart ' ily recommend Rexall Dyspepsia :' Tablets to all who suffer with Dyspepsia. Thomas H ardwood, 827 E. Second St., Dayton, O." Many of our townsmen may be suffering as was Mr. Hardwood; if so, we will ' gladly give them our personal guarantee that a twenty-five-cent box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will relieve them or we will refund their money. Stoke & Fcicht Drug Co., Druggists THE ffig?ftd&& STORE Single Copies of The Star May be Secured at The Star Office at any time and in any quantity'. Trice per copy, Three Cents. Wanted GIRLS To learn Winding and Quilling. Apply Enterprise Silk Co. Diinlnl Nolan John H. Onrlmtt J. 8. Hammond K. H. Wilson fclloVfr. . 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