5? REYNOLDS VILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEK 7, 1906. VOLUME 15. NUMBER 21. 0 IN ARMOR TIMES. trBh of Ellh War Honrs la the Ur of Henry VIII. The size of the Knglish wiir horse reached Its maximum In the reiRn of Henry VIII., when the relations of body armor to "hand minis" were anal ogous to those of the early ship armor and cannon. There was good reason to believe, says the London Spectator, that by adding a little to the thickness of the coat of steel the soft, low ve locity bullet of the day could be kept out. Bo It was for a time. But the additional weight required a still larger horse to carry It. The charger had to be armored as well as his rider, and the collection In the Tower of Lon don shows the actual weight which It carried. The panoply of Charles Bran don, Duke of Suffolk, the brother-in-law of Henry VIII., still exists. That of the horse covers -the whole of the bind quarters, the back of the neck, forehead, muirle, ears, shoulders and chest. It is exactly like a piece of boiler .plating and ( asteued by rivets. The rider sat In a saddle, the front of which was a steel shield ten Inches high, covering the stomach and thighs as the "breastwork" on an Ironclad's deck covers the base of the turret. The total weight Is eighty pounds fifteen ounces. To this add the weight of the rider's armor, ninety-nine pounds nine ounces, and of the rider himself, gay ixteen stone (224 pounds), and the to tal Is twenty-eight stone twelve pounds eight ounces, or 404 pounds 8 ounces. This bears out Holllnshead's statement that In the days of Henry VIII., "who erected a noble Btudderle for breeding horses, especially the greatest sort," such at were kept for burden, those ani mals wonld bear four hundredweight commonly. MAKING OLD OAK. One of the Tricks of the Cabinet Maker' Trade. . Yon will have to go a long way be fore you find a body of men more clev er than those cabinetmakers who pro duce goods to satisfy the desire of the public for furniture made of old and fancy woods. They can transform whitewood Into all kinds of exotl? woods by means of chemicals, and a chemist would be surprised If be were to have the run of one of those facto ries for a day, -The manufacture of "old" oak 1s one of the easiest of their processes. The boards, moklings. panels or whatever pieces are required are made of oak which has Just had time to dry suffi ciently to prevent excessive warping. They are then placed in a dark room, on the floor of which and quite. close to the furniture to be "aged," are placed several bowls, plates and so forth, of liquid ammonia. The room Is then her metically closed up, and the wood is Joft for a month or so, according to the age which Is required. The coloration will extend to a depth of nearly a quarter of an Inch If the room Is kept cloved for a few months. Th:it Is w!:y tli -re Is so much old oak fv.niiture about. Of course, a little re flection wou.d show that It could not "be (icnuine the forests of the middle ages would not have furnished one-half of It but people do not always reflect. London riphlc. Shop Bnrktra. When Evn inter Berry Wall, king of the dudes for twelve years anil really . the most Inconspicuous man about town, because1 he was homely of face and n very bad dresser, "besides being rather short and blotchy, undertook to - reintroduce sIhh buckles he made his first big failure as the sartirlal dic tator of our "Jetinessexdorec." I think - H was poor Al Cluggett who said: "Why, Berry, yon make a fnol of your self. Shoe buckles go wth long stock ing and knei pants. Von can't wear 'em with hoc',: mid trousers. They In terfere with the set of the trousers around the feet. Then, of course, you've got t- have a low quartered shoe. Cut It out, Berry,' cut It out" Wall Immediately quit. New York Tress. ' Woarlna- Glasses. Wearing glasses need not be perma nent If the first hint of derangement iu the eyes is heeded a short time ' :--ient under the direction of an oculist v.-lll safely tide over the difficulty. It Is most restful to close the eyes fre quently for a few minutes. This rest does "thorn great trtod. Particularly should this be done In trains aud street cars. Many a headache and smarting (mill may thus e saved. Traveling iu imlilie conveyances is exceedingly hard' on the eye. even for those that aie strong and perfect. The gaze rhntild lie confined t:i the Interior of the t ir. Looking out of the. windows to the rapidly chtiir.rrirj scenery is a treat strain. Philadelphia Ledger. Aa exception. "My oldest boy, If I do' say It my self," declared Skinner proudly, "Is n thoroughly honest and truthful young man." "Well, well!" exclaimed Knox. "And yet some people Insist that heredity figures largely In the development of a character." Philadelphia Ledger. '' Ealher than make an effort to reach the top some men prefer to remain at the bottom for the purpose of helping Dull others down. Mexican Herald, A Faroe Mefnrnier. The paple of the Faroe Islands elltig to their old customs and See little good In change, says the author of "The Faroes and Iceland, but now and then one ot them liecouies a conservative re former. Such was an old man of Stroma who, In his youth, had learned cablnetmaking In Copenhagen, then had been a lvlacksmlth In New South Wales and later a marlue In the Dan ish navy during the Sleswlck-Holsteln war. Having thus traveled far beyond the wildest dreams of his countrymen, he returned while still a comparatively young man to Stroino and Invested his savings in a home. Conservative though he appeared to outlanders, to the Islanders he was a reckless In novator. He roofed his house with slate Instead of with the traditional turf, but could find none to follow his example. They shook their heads In doubt. He argued vainly with them against the habit of throwing fish cleanings Into the brook and getting drinking water lower down. The only advice they would accept from him and that after long hesitation was to boll their fish oil outdoors Instead of In the lltlug room. But when this ter ribk innovator heard from a visitor that women rode bicycles In England he was so astonished that he asserted confidently that the world oould not last much longer. Cans and Effect. Shakespeare saw life In large and wrote as he saw. He never "blamed It on to God." His pages are full of the Inexorable sequence of cause and ef fect, and the swift march of deeds points the moral of Individual responsi bility. If things were "rotten In Den mark," it was because the fathers had eaten Bour grapes and the children's teeth were set. on edge; If Macbeth trembled at the knocking at the gate, It was because conscience doth inaki cowards of us all. The ghosts that haunted Bosworth field were of Rich ard's own creating, and Regan and Gonerll, desperately dead, reap but their Inevitable due. In short, Shake speare's message Is the message of a robust manhood and womanhood: Brace up, pay for what you have, do good If you wish to get good. Good or bad, shoulder the turden of ywir moral responsibility and " never forget that cowardice Is the most fatal and most futile crime In the calendar of crimes. Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Martha Baker Dunn In Atlantic. To Cheer Hint. The wife of bis bosom was going to leave him for a fortnight, and Pltx Tomklns was trying his . very best to look sad. "My dear," he said, choking back a chuckle with his handkerchief and wip ing his eyes, "I hardly like to think how I shall miss you. The evenings will be so long and lonely without you. I shall have no one to talk to." ' .' "Ueorge," said Mrs. Fits, surveying him with a marble eye, "I have pro vided for your comfort In this as In every other way. When you return 1: le you will find dear mother there. She will rem :i In till I come back and keep you company In the evenings. Jeorge." And as t'ie tniln slowly glided out of t! ., stitloi 1k! ;;uard wondered why K:t?-7in.kins nearly bit him when he insinuated n tip.- London Telegraph. B'o Hlne-cnren In China. Everybody in China work, bard, even those who have reached the highest positions. It Is related of a member of the Chinese cabinet that he left home every morning at 2 o'clock, as he was on duty at the palace from 3 to C As a member of the privy council he was engaged from (1 to 9. From 9 until 11 he was at. the war department of which he was president. As thi mem ber of the board of vanishment ). was In attendance from 1? till 2. and as a minister of the foreign o'.'.ce he spent every day from 2 till B or 6 there. In addition he frequently served on spe cial boards of commissions.' The English of Engiaad. The London Dally Chronicle gives these eccentric pronunciations of a few of the curious place names that dot the map of England: Rhudbaxton Is Rib son, Woodmancote is Uddenmuckat, Sawbrldgeworth Is Sapser, Church down Is Chosen, Sandlacre Is Senjiker, Little TJrswlck Is Lllosik, Aspatria is i';ieilir.v, St Osith Is Toosy, Chadden v..vclie Is Churtiage, Ilappls'iurgb Is Uuzeboro, Salt Fleetby is Sollaby, Alm ondesbtiry Is Aniesbury, Conugresbury is Comusbury. The Sntlsfnctory Part. Jamie having conic Into the posses Sinn of considerable wealth through t ie dentil of relatives was thus ad dressed by one of his neighbors: "Aye. Jamie, it was a guid tiling for yon that your rich freeus waur born a fore ye." . i "Y.'ecl," said Jamie, "I'm line sae Biiiv r.Iioot that, I'ut it was a guid thing that they deed afore me." Dundee Advertiser. Adopting Alms to Rods. Tie I think a woman's club, to be inccossful. should aim at something far removed from female suffrage-. She I don't cgrce with you. That should be Us solo aim. He Yes, but If It alms at something else It is more likely to bit iat. VhUrdalrhta Tdr. ' Reading on a Train. If you travel back and forth Into town every day you no doubt read your paper or a magazine on the train. While this Is not, indeed, the best prac tice for tb eyes, It seems a pity to waste so much time which might lie turned to good account: Much of the annoyance which comes from train reading la due to the Jolting of the cars, which continually knocks the printed lino out of focus with the eye. This can be In some deg:-ei obviated by laying u card or some other object below t!i' line to be read aud moving It steadily downward while reading. This acts as a guide to the eye aud helps to keep the sight fixed. Those who hnve tried It say thnt It wonder fully assists to d"erease the dilllcnltj of readlna- while In motion. Trade i'mhlema .An ToribMtnnr-ft. In Scotland It was for a long time usual to place on it man's tombstone the symbols of his trade. Especially was this the cuse at Dunblane, where. In the burial ground of the abbey. It has been fouffll that of those tomb stones which are from 100 to 200 years old about one-fourth are thus marked, the symbols being In low relief. A sugar enne may be seeu as showing the grave of a grocer; an ax and saw. with hammer and nails, occur on the grave of a carpenter: an awl and a linni)jvr on that of a shoemaker. There are many other graves similarly marked. London Answers. Cutting ryelnahre. An eyelash Is pointed. A cut lash Is blunt. A lash once cut never again becomes pointed. Every lash lives a variable time and then falls out to be replaced by a fresh one. When a cut lash so falls the newcomer Is pointed. So any mischief resulting from cutting the lnshes will be remedied by time. Opinions differ as to whether lash cat ting' promotes growth. That It renders the lashes unsightly Is very certain. Lightning's Course. "On the water." said a grizzled old baynian who stood smo'.tlng his corn cob and surveying the l.-iv the other lav, "when you see a thunder storm rllug you want to keep .1:1 w.v on the llghtnlug. If you see It In the distance - trlklng down farther aud farther to tlie right from where you first saw It or farther and farther to the left, this In dicates that the stiirfii 1 -working to the right or to the left, and It may pis. around you. Hut if you see It all the time coming down In the same nlnce mid nt the same time getting (tighter and brighter, why, that Intll c.ites that It's coming straight toward you. iind tills la tl ti.nie. son, when yin want t nvitt for li itne or get In -mr .tf11 and make everything snug till the storm pnsses over." Exchange. ,. The, llnwin lTcn.l. An Irishman one tlelinel the human U -ad as "u bulhou.i exer 'icence. of spe cial use to many its a pc; f r hanging n hat on, as li barber's Mock for sti iiortlng wigs, as a targ -t for slwotlng lit v'vn rendered oyis'iieuov.s by a Ii!:iIuk helmet, a.) a suii.T -x or a chat terbox, as a ni:ic!iliie for lifting Into a halter or gnlll itlne. -.;s a receptacle for f1-e:i!;s, fancies, follies. Missions, preju dices, predilection.-! for anything. In short, but brains." Amrnltli-x nt the Tnhle. "I waited ten minutes for it car to day." the landlady was saying, "and fl:en It pasr.ed me without stowing." 1 It was afterward refilled that the habitually silent W"i had been having ftnusnal difficulty with his chops. "Perhnvs." he remarked, "the con dnctir didn't "re t have you board his car." Exchav" The Hint.. "What." asked the sweet girl gradu p.te. i Mi" hai'pie t moment of your life?" "Tbi hap;ilesi :.;: -nt of my life," answered the old bachelor, "was when the Jeweler took back the engagement ring and gave me collar studs In ex change." London Tribune. Special Delivery. Mrs.1 Uptowne I pnrchnsed some socks and a drum for my boy. How does it happen that you have brought only the drum? Driver You see. ma'am, I'm the driver of the band wag on; the socks will come In the hose cart Woman's Home Companion. The brain of an Idiot contains much less phosphorus than that of a person of murage mental power. V . t :,'tJ Scene frcm "The Rollicking Girl." Shick & Wagner -THE BIG STORE- A Complete Stock of Fall and Winter Merchandise. Ybu can save many dollars by buying whereprices are right and stocks sufficiently large from which you can select suitable for your needs. Special for A Week. We have secured a line of 10-4 Cotton Blankets which we are offering at a bargain. We could get only one case assorted Plain White, White with Pink and Blue border, Gray and Tan color. We are offering these while they last at . . This means a saviing of 20 per cent to you a good invest ment. v. 50 cts. fl regular 60c Blanket lor 50c. We have also a complete line of Cotton Blankets H and 1 2-4 in colors and white, 60e, 65c, 75o and fl.00. WOOL BLANKETS. An all wool blanket for $3.25. 1 ' COMFORTS. A Laminated Cotton Down Comfort $1.75 to $3. 50. Underwear. A complete line of Underwear in all grades. We can supply you with anything you can use. " GloaKs. Suits and furs. We have new Coats in Ladies,' Misses' and Children's coming in every day. Do" not riolny your buying. You will need a wrap later, when you will find it very hard to get what you want. Good styles are selling every day. We have also an unbroken line of Suits yet, but this line will also be broken iir sizes shortly. Get your suit now. Furs. We have just received our Furs and are showing all the newest things in this line. We believe we have the best for the price that the manufacturers of Furs have turned out this year. Shick & Wagner THE BIG STORE Corner Main and Fifth Streets. Reynoldsville, Penn'a. Meeting of Stockholders. You arc hereby Informed that the annual meelinc of the stockholders of the Summer-1 ville Telephone Company will be held at the olhVe of the Company, on Main Htrcet, in I lie n,-irnitfh nf Summnrvlllc. on Wednesday, the Mil day of January, A. U. li)7, al the hour of ten O CIOCK A. iu., lor uiu yui wii-w ii -i imk u Hoard ot lilrectoi-9 for the Company for the cnsuluK year, and for the transaction of such other business aa may properly como before said meeting, and tt meeting of the stock holders is hereby called to convene at Dm general olfloo of the said company on the lllh day of January, l'.KI7, to take action on ap proval or disapproval of the proposed In crease of the capital stock nf said company from J'O.OUU lo SW.OnU. And further, Ihal action will be taken to provide funds for Increasing Hie capacity nf the plant, Improv ing Its system and perfect log Its service In u.i,.i inimmii. uiul fin-in iis ti iii v be aonroved by a mujorlty volo of the stockholders present. All aiivklinlflRrs arc remiested tr. lie present and vote to approve or disapprove the above resolutions which nave Deeu oiioreu neuire ,i... it.... nf liti-i.i'iiirs. mid to be Una Iv passed upon at the 'stockholders' annual meeting on iuu uaiu auovw muiiwuiitu. nn .7 if. nnnwx. Jos. S, Hammond, l'resldent. Seerutury. THE PEOPES N ATIONA BANK If in doubt as to the safety of your money, then re move the doubt and ease your mind by placing your savings vyith the oldest established bank in this vicinity The Peoples National Bank REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. I ESTABLISHED IN 1875 mmmm " M Iotorest paid on savings accounts. Said accounts having excellent withdrawal privileges. OPEN SATURDA EVENINGS 7.30 TO 8.30. CAPITAL SIOO.OOO.OO
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