EXPO OPtto 500N MANY NEW FEATURES MAKE THE , GREAT PITTSBURG SHOW BETTER THAN EVER. The eighteenth annual season of the Western Pennsylvania Exposition so- i clety opens on Xiigust 29 and closes October 20, the season being of the same length as lust year's. But like all of its predecessors it Is promised -that this year's Exposition will be better than ever" nnd judging from the announcements already made It is quite evident that there 13 suffi cient In sight to justify this promise. In the way of music, which has al ways been a feature of the "big show" at Pittsburg, the attractions will cause more wonderment than ever. They Include Creatore, whose mag netic Influence over his band of 50 artists has been the cause of much discussion both here and abroad; j Theodore Thomas orchestra of Chi cago, one of the finest musical organ izations In the world; Sousa and his band, who have just finished the most successful tour of this country In band history, and Pittsburg's own fa vorite, Victor Herbert and his or chestra. Creatore opens the season, re maining for 10 days and the others follow In the order named, each re maining a week. The musical attrac tions that" follow will be announced later. One of the features of this season's Exposition will be furnished by the Hippodrome, which will he entirely new. This building Is being erected in Machinery Hall, taking up almost half of It. It will he prettily deco rated and brilliantly lighted and will have a seating capacity of 1,200. The stage will be 60 feet wide and the pros- cenlum arch about 50 feet high. All seats will be on one floor, to vMiich there are numerous broad entrances ' and exits. In the Hippodrome wlll'be presented principally ects by trained animals and the highest class per formers of an acrobatic nature. Sev eral performances will be given each ' day. In the gallery Just over the main foyer there will be shown the "De struction of San Francisco." It will be an electrical and scenic exhibition of the fearful catastrophe which this year almost entirely destroyed the Golden Gate city and which Is now 'being constructed at an enormous cost. It will show the city as it was before the earthquake, the breaking of day Just preceding the latter, then the earthquake and buildings toppling I In every direction, which is followed , by the breaking out at various points j of the flames, the destruction of the city and then the ruins. It Is promts- ' ed that this will be one of the most realistic performances of its kind ever given and will be accompanied I toy a descriptive lecture delivered by j a man who was in the city while the 1 work of destruction was In progress. In the theatorium the vitascope, the best of all moving plctiire machines, will present new and interesting sights, while all of the old favorites in the way of amusement. Including the Ferris wheel, the "Trolley Trip Through New York," carrousel, roller coaster, the ponies and a steam launch, which will make trips on the three rivers, will all be found at their ac customed places. An extraordinary attraction Is an nounced that Is certain to attract much attention from every direction. This is the engagement for one week of Roy Knabenshue and his wonderful airship. It was In this vessel that Mr. Knabenshue recently astounded New York and gave evidence that it was possible to navipnte the air In any direction. Weather permitting he will make a number nr 'rips to the clouds, starting from ' Exposition, and endeavor to thoroughly demon strate the worth of his ship An interesting xhlblt at the E 30 Bltlon will be that of the United States government. It will be In the shape of n complete outfit such as is used by the Meteorological department ami will show in actual operation all of the Instruments used at the various stations throughout the country a.s well as a number of those In less com mon use. The latter wi!! include a balloon, which is Bent up to a great height to determine principally atmos pherlc conditions. On reaching a cer tain height it bursts, releasing a para chute which carries very delicate In struments that record conditions as they descend. An enormous plate glass map, the duplicate of those sent out by the local stations, Is also shown In operation. With the exhibit Is an attendant for the purpose of explain ing all apparatus, the purpose of the government In making the exhibit being that of education. The ex-, hlblt is the same as was shown at the St. Louis and Portland World's fairs and will occupy the same amount of space, facing the main aisle of the main building, as it did at these places. One of the handsomest displays ever made at the Exposition will be that of a local concern. It will be in tne shape of a miniature Italian garden with pergola, beneath which and In, the center will be a beautiful fountain. It will be surrounded by a stone rail ing and will contain stone benches, tables and chairs, all of a Romanesque pattern. Throughout it will be bril liantly lighted and at Intervals the railing will bo broken by columns and statues, which will carry mosaic glass globes containing lights. The passenger agents of all the railroads operating In this district have already held a meeting and prac tically agreed on the usual excursions for the coming season. The rutos will be the same as heretofore, single fare for the round trip with ?.. 0 u's j ' 1 THE GOORALS OF POLAND. Honeat, HoapHabla and Brave, bat Obstinate and Quarrrlaome. The character of the goorals has nothing in common with the bumble peasants of the low country. In their good qualities and faults they rather resemble the proud noblemen or Po land. They are vivacious, honest, hos pitable nnd full of pride, bravery and chivalry, on which one may always count. Rut their defects are grave. Obstinacy and quarrels lead them of ten to bloody lights, the lack of thrift is frequent among them and supersti tions haunt llifM A at every stop. They love nature and In their songs praise their gigantic peaks, spruce forests and the clouds and rain. They build their -houses facing Tntra, which they constantly observe and consult about weather conditions. A gooral cannot live without his mountains, nnd If he sometimes leaves tliein homesickness will soon bring him back. They are very religious, but their Christian faith is mixed with old su perstitions, and the Roman Catholic rites are mingled with weird, often very picturesque, usages which have their origin in the old Slavonic pagan Ism. So, for Instance, ou St. John's night Robot kn Is celebrated by burning hontircK on fields nnd hills and by dancing, a festivity which In pagan times was held ou the summer solstice In honor of Svlatovlt, the god of sun, fire nnd love. On Easter holidays from every bouse various kinds of food are brought Into the church to be blessed by the priest, or the priest, accompanied by a sexton, goes to the house, where on a long, white covered table cake, eggs and venison await his blessing. This Is called swiocone. The table remains covered with food for a week to await all friends of the house that may come. The Polish tongue among the moun taineers has pleasant, soft Inflections, and their dialect resembles the old Po lish of the fifteenth or sixteenth cen tury. The picturesque and practical costume of the goorals consists of a coarse linen shirt fastened with a brass brooch; a serdak, which Is a sleeveless sheepskin jacket of n reddish color, richly decorated with applique orna ments of colored leather and silk em broidery and lined with fur; tight fit ting trousers of coarse, whitish, home made woolen cloth, and a cloak called tsuha, worn usually over one shoulder. A black felt hat shaped like a mush room and soft leather sandals (perpee) complete a costume that weighs from thirty-five to thirty-eight pounds, but Is a good protection against cold and the rain which In these regions Is frequent, for twenty days In a month are at least drizzly. W. T. Benda In Century. Fort Saratoa-a, With the history of Old Saratoga the names of Schuyler and Livingston are closely associated. Fort Saratoga was built In 1690 by Major Peter Philip Schuyler, and around It grew np a small settlement which suffered many vicissitudes during the troublous times of the next hundred years. Lying on the thoroughfare from Canada to New York, this northern valley of the Hud son was always In dispute In the French and Indian war, and In the Revolution until the grent battle of Saratoga the first victory over which the American ring waved, nnd one of the fifteen decisive battles of the world. The actual battleground Is sev eral miles away from the settlement and Is marked today by many stones recording the brave deeds of our Amer ican soldiers. The house still stands In which Arnold was confined as prisoner and from which he escaped in time to help turn the tide of battle toward vic tory. Four Track News. A Too Familiar Snake. Seeing snakes is a common experi ence with the inhabitants of India and one unconnected with any suggestions of blbulousness. An English nurse tells of a little boy who lived in the next bungalow to hers and had his bread nnd milk every day on the veranda sitting in a child's high chair. One morning, hearing him talking and crowing to himself apparently, she was paralyzed on looking out to see him gently tapping the head of a cobra with his spoon, saying, "Naughty, naughty!" The snake was drinking the milk out of the bowl, paying no heed to the child. In that mysterious coun try the snakes may be heard rustling across the verandas and have an un tidy habit of shedding their skins any where. He Showed the War. On the 10th of August, 1807, Colonel Mlche Ney,' duke of Elchingen, hav ing received orders to charge, turned to his men and shouted to them in a voice of thunder: - "My lads, I have an Income of 300, 000 francs, and you haven't a farthing. Keep your eye on your colonel as he charges, and do as he does." So saying, be rode off as hard as be could tear in the direction of the ene my. The whole regiment followed him as though electrified. . . Modern Cannon. In modern high velocity cannon the pressure of the gases at the moment of firing generates tremendous heat. It Is estimnted that this beat runs as high as 8,000 degrees and even 9,000 degrees. The white hot gases eat away the steel lining of the guns in much the same way as streams of boiling water eat away a block of Ice. A Punier. Johnnie Pa, equine Is a horse, Isn't It? Father Yes. Johnnie And cow 4s a kind of an ox, isn't it? Father Yes, a sort of an ox. Johnnie Than .what is an equinox? Philadelphia Rec ord. Politeness Is a coin destined to En rich those who give It away. DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII. Burled So Deep .That It Waa Loat For Slxteeu Centnrlea. When one hears of n burled city It Is very ilitiicult to realise what It can look like-still more so to realize how a city cnu be burled so deep us to be ut terly lost and the place of it know it no more for sixteen centuries. Yet this is what happened to Pompeii unci Horculnneuin, Stablae nnd Retina and thirteen other cities of the plain ou the 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 day before the, calends of September, In the tirst year of tlio reign of the Emperor Titus. Tims It was when Pompeii was burled. When next the sun bIiouc Into her streets George 111. was king of England. Six teen years before the burial of the city nil earthquake had done so much mischief that the ruin was not yet quite restored, but Mount Vesuvius hud been quiet ever since. The 24th of August wus a terribly hot day. Most of tbe people were In the am phitheater at a wild beast light when they saw a strange cloud rise from Vesuvius. It seemed like a pine tree. The trunk rose up high into the heav ens and then spread out In brunches some white, some dull nnd spotted until, slowly detaching themselves from tbe parent trunk, they began to darken tbe sky. Pliny tbe elder, over nt Misenum, wus reading in his study when his sister came In to tell him of tills strange cloud. lie ordered a light galley to be got ready, and as he was coming out with bis tablets In bis band ready to note down all he saw the mariners belonging to the galleys at Retina eirnie up to Implore of him to go to their help. , By the time Pliny got there with hlsl galleys the. ashes were falling thicker every Instant. 'Iben came broken and blackened stones nnd pumice. Vast fragments were rolling down the mountain, and the sea had suddenly retreated. The pilot was for putting back, but tbe undaunted old philoso pher admiral ould not go back. "For tune," he suld, "favors the brave." Ev erybody knows something about the rest nnd bow the poor old gentleman, being weakly and asthmatic, was suf focated by a sudden outburst of flames and sulphur fumes. In that awful darkness, when the suddeu rush of flames wus the only light which pierc ed tbe dense smoke, the fields were full of terrified people fleeing they knew not whither. It is true that the de struction was not Instantaneous, and a great number of the inhabitants sav ed their lives, and evcu took away a good deal of their treasure, but It is es timated that at least 200,KH) persons were entombed in Pompeii, Hcrculu neum and the other cities of the plain. Be very careful tat you say to your enemies anil ue more careful what you write to your friends. It doesn't pay to argue. Congratu late yourself on being so much more sensible than the other fellow and let It go at that Chicago News. B9EBC9 BIG FAIR AUG. 28, 29, 30. 31 DUBOIS, PENN' A $12,000.00 in premiums. $2,600.00 in purses for horse races and a sensational list of special' attractions. See what you will get for 25c admission. There is vnot a fair in the state giving as much for the low price of admission. The following program will be carried out each day. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. It Isn't a good thing to repeat half you bear. There Is only one way to raise a child as if It belonged to some one else. A fool doesn't envy you because you are smart; a fool never knows he is a fool. A man who knows he does not de serve confidence has very little confi dence in other people. It Is enough to make today act mean the manner In which every, one slights It In balking forward to tomorrow. There Is one reward no niun seems to be lu n great hurry to get to, nnd that Is the reward plied up for him In henveu. It seems that to exaggerate your blessings Is looking on the bright side, but that to exaggerate your troubles Is plain lying. Do Yon Get t p lOurlrt It Is not healthy In any country, at any season of tbe year or nt any time of life, to get up early habitually. The old are better rested by lying late, even If uot asleep, while the young re quire all the sleep they can get. In all latitudes. In warm weather, the morn ing air, although feeling cool and fresh, Is laden with the pestiferous miasma. In winter the atmosphere be fore breakfast Is so cold nnd chilly and searching that It fairly Bhrlvels up man and beast, chilling to the very marrowbone sometimes; hence tlu av erage duration of human life would be Increased and the amount of sickness largely diminished by late rather than enrly rising, as all the older nations full well know aud practice. Ex change. Rqnal to the Occaalon. A lady entering her kitchen one morning saw a knife, fork and plate as well as the remains of a rabbit pie. Suspecting that a certain policeman had supped at her expense, she ques tioned the maid. "Jane," she snld, "what has become of tho cold rabbit pie?" "I gave it to the dog, mum," re plied June. "Does the dog use a knife and fork, then?" demanded the mis tress. "Not very well yet, mum," snld Jane, quite unabashed, "but I'm teach ing him to." London Telegraph. I'edeatrlan. "Do you understand the meaning of the word 'pedestrian?' " "Yes, sir. A pedestrian is n man who stands on tbe curb nnd watches the au tos go by and wonders how he'll ever get ucross tbe street in time for his C o'clock dinner." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Fond of Cabbaa-e. "YVhere'd you get that half dollar?" 'Tapa gave It to me." "What forr "I left my rabbit in tho house all night and it ate that box of cigars tnsmnia gave him." Houston Post. The only fair GOOD RACES DAILY!! THE MONTE MYRO TROUPE, of New York Gty, in pantomime and trick horse act and special and unique dances. THE AHERNS in wonderful hand and head balancing, equilibrists and acrobats. B. H. DEMAREST WILD WEST SHOW, a big show itself, but it goes with the afternoon performance at no additional cost to the people. PROF. WILLIAM H. ALLEN will give daily a balloon ascension and parachute de scent. A thrilling performance by a daring man. LEAGUE BASE BALL every morning. . A great big MIDWAY will be on the grounds giving performances daily, a novel and attractive collection of shows. Every evening the Midway will be. wide open, and in addition the Monte Myro Troupe and the Aherns will give special performances, and the bands will play. You will have one continual round of fun from the time you get up until bed time. Make arrangements to get to the BIG FAIR. .There will be, something doing every minute. Send for premium list. DUBOIS DRIVING ASSOCIATION The Beat Welitht Gneaaera. Butchers are the world's best weight gucssers. The butcher's difficult trade gives him a skill In weight guessing that Is almost Incredible. It Is a com monplace thing lu a meat shop to see a butcher seize hold of a huge red round of beef aud slash off with a great knife four pounds just, or two and a hall' pounds just, or six pounds just, ac cording to the order. Tho buyer of meat wants to get the weight he asked for, 110 more anil no less, and ho wants this weight lu one piece, not lu one big piece nnd two or three little ones. To Biitisfy tho buyer the butcher hns beeu compelled to acquire extraordinary skill In Judging Just bow much a cer tain portion of a round of meat weighs and in cutting off that portion smooth ly and accurately. Cincinnati- En quirer. Mnat Nutritions Fond. Taking all the ordinary foodstuffs, the one which would best fulfill the re quirements of life and strength would be substantial slices of whole meal wheaten bread, eaten with crust nnd spread with good butter. Practically all the constituents necessary for the support of life and the building up of tissue are contained in this food. It has the further advantage of being ex tremely satisfying. If fresh milk or buttermilk were drunk with it an al most complete diet would be obtained, so far ns the mere sustaining of phys ical health nnd strength wus concerned. Undermined Streeta. A modern city's experiences with un dermined streets nre not unique. More than three centuries ago Bristol, Eng land, had to face a situation somewhat similar. On his visit there Pepys no ticed that the only carts allowed In the streets were those that could be drawn by dogs, for Bristol bad dug cellars be neath her streets and stored her wealth therein rum, tobacco nnd Bristol milk, the sherry that Is still mysteriously tapped. The Love of Liberty. That we should wish to see the peo ple of other countries free Is ns natural and nt least as justifiable as tbnt one king should wish to see the kings of other countries maintained In their des potism. Thomns Jefferson. He'd Re a Winner. Mrs. Beuhiun You'll surely win baby's love if you carry him around in your nrms. Benham Yes, I'll win it lu a walk. New York Press. A man. accompanied 1 13; his wire, visited a men-haul tailor to order a suit of clothes. The couple differed as to the material ami the manner of mak ing, and the wife lost her temper. "Oh, well." she suld, turning awuy, "pleaso yourself. I suppose you are the one who will wear tbe clothes." "Well," observed tbe husband meek ly, "I didn't suppose you'd want to wear tho coat and waistcoat." Every body's Magazine. open day and night. tJDon't bother mix- ig your own paint when you an buy Lawrence paint from our dealer fcr less zndney nd be sure of results. You ke no chances because it's uaranteed by the naker. ilade from the purest mater 4s obtainable. a f LAWRENCE READY MIXED PAINT. Sold by Keystone Hardware Company, W U 6u O ! h w X c o ft a O u Pi V) a a 3 0 O J
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