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REYNOLDSVILLE. PENN'A., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1906.
NUMBER 29.
VOLUME 15.
RAIN IN PARIS.
BILL AND JOHN
As there could be nothing more
appropriate or useful as a
GHRISTMflS
PRESENT
than a musical instrument, we
invite you to call and examine
our line. Below we quote a
few prices :
Violins from $3.00 to $8.00.
Guitars from $4.00 to $18.00.
Mandolins from $3 to $15.00.
Banjos from $3.00 to $10.00.
We carry Washburn and Bruno
Banjos, standards of the world.
Large line of Accordeons, Har
monicas, Music Rolls and Bags,
Strings, Cases, in fact every
thing known in the line of mu
sical supplies.
Standard Music
We have just received over
1,000 copies of standard music
which we will sell at
106 D6P GODU
This music has heretofore sold
at from 30c to $1.00.
Wish to announce that they are now ready to sup
ply the trade with everything known in music.
Every instrument in our store has been thoroughly
tested before being put in stock and is guaranteed to
be perfect in scale and workmanship. We also give
FREE
With each violin, mandolin, guitar and banjo a term
of EIGHT LESSONS.
We call special attention to our line of
PIANOS
Hitherto Reynoldsville has been the dumping
ground for outside agents who in the majority
of cases handle very inferior instruments. Our
line of STARR and RICHMOND pianos are un.
equalled for tone, material and workmanship.
Every instrument ie fully guaranteed and we will
verify every statement we make in regard to these
pianos. We also keep the piano in tune for one
year.
Come In. You are Always
Welcome. .
STRAUSS BROTHERS
Evans building.
"Makers of Happy Homes'
Main street.
Reynoldsville, Pa.
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. , You cannot say thai: j-eur horns is modem and comfortable if your
bath room fixture are old, out-of-date and unsanitary. Modem plumb
ing and bnth room cqi;'pmert lot only mtUss your home health;' end
comfortable but increases its selling value as well.
$taitdalf plumbing fixtures are the most durable and sanitary
fixtures made. We handle this line and add our own guarantee
to the manufacturers. Wt combine skilled, experienced labor with
reasonable prices and prompt service. Points worth knowing when you
are ready for plumbing. We'll be glad to estimate for you.
THE UNION PLUMBING COMPANY
Below opera house. Both 'phones. i REYNOLDS VILtE, PA.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF REYNOLDSVILLE.
Capital and Surplus . $165,000.00
Resources . . . $550,000.00
John H. Kacohkh, Pres.
.Tnhr, H.' Kuuchnr
Iioiry C. iJfflulc
OFFICERS
J. 0. Kino, Vlue-Pres.
PIKECTOUS
J . C.;K I n it T;iti lei Nolan
J. 8. IliimniunU
K. C. SOHFCKitiis, Cashier
.Toll n H. Corbett
E. II. Wilson
Every Accommodation Consistent with Careful Banking
Rlatorl'a Too Grateful Soldier.
During Bistort's first eugagetnent at
Madrid on elderly woman . one night
gained access to her dressing room and
tenrfully begged , her Intervention on
behalf of her son, a young soldier con
demned to death for a serious breach
of discipline. At the close1 of the per
formance Rlstorl was presented to
Queen Isabella, made the required ap
peal and obtained the young man's
free pardon, perhaps because It gave to
the queen the opportunity of a mot
that she was certain the actress had
never before played In a tragedy with
such a happy ending. Some years later
Rmtorl again visited Madrid. During
the first performance a soldier among
the audience made a disturbance, was
ejected only after severely damaging
a number of policemen nnd was sub
sequently sentenced to a long term of
imprisonment. ,He proved to be Rls
torl's former protege, who, hearing of
her return, bad come to the theater In
order to renew his expression of grati
tude. Unfortunately !:e bad drunk her
health too enthusiastically beforehand,
with the result thai he finally owed
her not only Ms li;' but free board
nnd lodging for sever '1 years Into the
bargain. Lomlou Trii'.h.
New and Old Bank Bill..
According to the Washington Tost,
quoting a cashier, bank offlciuls do not
prefer fresh new bills to old ones.
"Everybody doesn't care for new
greenbacks," said a cashier. "It Is a
common Idea that bank tellers do not
care to give up crisp paper money. As
a matter of fact, nine cashiers out of
every ten try to get rid of new money
as quickly as possible after receiving
It There Is grave danger to the' aver
age paying teller In handling unused
money. Kew bank notes stick togeth
er. Frequently the Ink is not thor
oughly dry. During our rush period
we handle a great deal of money. It is
the easiest thing iu the world to make
mistakes with new bills when In a
hurry tu relieve a long Hue of waiting
pntrous. When possible we give out
the new bills during hours wbeu there
Is no msh. I'd rather pay out a mil
lion old bills than a hundred new
ones."
Sleep well, eat well nnd forget well.
It limy Le hard to do at first, but life
will be plensnnter and your disposition
iweeter. Pittsburg Gazette.
Fond Iltwillcftiun.
Knlck?r Doesn't memory take you
back to .lie dear oil farm? Hacker It
has to.' The fare Is ?ir. New York
StTTl.
It Doe Not Dnmpen the Spirits of
the Frenchman,
The sole effect ralu seems to have
on French spirit Is to bring out Its
brightness by contrast with clouds.
"Tlens! II pleut!" ("Ah, It rains!")
And monsieur, dressed with scrupulous
care, ready to sally forth, does not stop
for an umbrella, probably, but steps
out jauntily Into the street and makes
no more unfrleudly comment on the
weather than "II ue fait pas beau ce
matin." ("It Is not fine this morning.")
This Is the French point of view.
Discomfort of any sort is for them
only the negative of something desir
able, and so they keep their minds on
what Is pleasing, naming It to define
the absence of It. La petite Ileleueand
her little brother Henri, who go to
school Iu the neighborhood, trot along
In the rain, the bonne at their heels
carrying their school bags. Henri
wears a capuchon, a capo with tho
hood drawn up over bis bead. Helena
holds over her head a minuscule um
brella, which she tilts In such fashion
as to make the most of the rain. Un
rebuked by auy threat of something
awful to result If a drop of water
falls ou them, both children dauco
along In the wet, letting the drops full
ou their upturned faces and laughing
In glee as if the rain wero another
playfellow. Even his royal highness
the baby does not miss his accustomed
outing on account of the weather.
Nunu, the nurse, will shorten the great
ribbon streamers of the white cap she
wears, and she pins up her dress to es
cape the muddy streets. Le bebe him
self Is resplendent In the laces and
feathers -which are nn inseparable fea
ture of the magnificent devotion which
the French bestow upon au Infant; he
Is snugly tucked In his gocart, the hood
is raised If It Is a heavy downpour
anything less Is thought to be good for
him aufl off he goes. Harper's Bazar.
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STRENGTH OF CHARACTER.
It Combine Tower of 'Will and
Power of Self Restraint.
Strength of character consists of two
things power of will and power of self
restraint. It requires two things, there
fore, for Its existence strong feelings
and strong command over them. Now,
It Is here we make a great mistake. We
mistake strong feelings for strong
character.
A man who bears all before him, be
fore whose frown domestics tremble
and the children quake, because he
has his will obeyed and his own way
In all thlugs, we call a strong man.
The truth Is he Is a weak man. It Is
his passions that are strong. He that
Is mastered by them Is weak.
You must measure the strength of a
man by the power of the feelings he
subdues, not by the power of those
which ,subdue blui, and hence com
posure Is often the result of strength.
Did we never see a man receive a
flagrant Insult only growing a little
pale and then reply quietly? This la a
man spiritually strong. . '
' Or did we never see a man bearing a
hopeless, dally trial remain silent and
never tell the world what cankered his
home peace? That Is strength.
He who, keenly sensitive, with many
powers of ludlguatiou In him, can be
provoked and yet restrain himself and
forgive he Is the strong man, the spir
itual hero.
Pelted With Epithet..
Sir Wilfrid . Luwson, the most fa
mous temperance advocate Iu England,
was the target of the political wits.
During bis last campaign for parlia
ment Sir Wilfrid was greeted ns a
"peregriunting pump handle," "an old
cracked teapot," "a confiscatory molly
coddle," "n washed out water party,"
"a pop bottlo pump orator," "the
apostle of slops," "a maudlin mounte
bank" nnd "a buffoon." The Inst
epithet was so often hurled at Sir
Wilfrid that he remarked It reminded
him of "Seluh" Iu the Psalms, nis
hatred of wnr and rum led to nn epi
gram which has frequently been re
peated. "The country," be said, "Is
governed by two heathen deities
Bacchus und Murs, or, In other words,
by the god of bottles and the god of
battles."
Painting and Drawing.'
Sir Frederick Leighton once supple
mented words of advice and encour
agement to a struggling young artist
by handing him nn envelope containing
a check for $230, with the remark,
"One day, my friend, I do not doubt
that you will be able to draw even
better than this." This reminds one of
the anecdote told of the visit of old
Joseph Glllott, the pen man, to Tarner.
"I have come to swap some of my pic
tures for yours," he said. "What do
you mean?" exclaimed Turner. "You
don't paint!" "Xo, I don't, but I draw,"
said Glllott, unfolding a roll of Bank
of England notes, "and here are some
of my pictures."
Mntnnl Sntlafnt'tlnn.
"What's this I hear nbaut the plumb
er and the paper hanger in the nest
block? Have they been trading
houses?" .
"Not exactly. They did a lot of
work for each oilier and each had to
take the other's' house for his pay."
t'liieajro Tribune.
THROWING THE DISCUS.
Methode of tho Grecian Athletes la
Homeric Time..
Discus throwing was n refined form
of hurling the stone. In Homeric
times, and even at Olympla, a stone or
mass of Iron was first used for the
purpose. This was held by a leathern
thong, swung Iu a circle and hurled as
far as possible. A circular or lentic
ular disk of bronze was used at least
as early as tho beginning of the fifth
century.
A standard weight must, of course,
be assumed for the great games. A
discus now In the British museum,
which seems to have been used, weighs
11 pounds 0 ounces, but whether this
was the standard weight or not is not
definitely known.
The thrower took bis stand upon n
slight elevation of limited circumfer
ence, where ho could have a secure
foothold nnd was prevented from run
ning. Then, wiui a swing of the arm
and a corresponding movement of tho
whole body, he hurled the discus ns far
as possible.
The value of the body movement was
recognized by the sculptor Myorn In
his famous statue, "The Discobolus,"
and Is understood by the modern ath
lete when ho swings the hammer or
even when be makes n drive nt golf.
BEST OP" ALL GIFTS.
A LeHNon In Economy.
The son was about to enter upon the
sea of matrimony. Tho father colled
him to his side and for the last time
gave him a lesson In economy.
"Economy," said ttie father, "is the
source of all wealth, and extravagance
Is the ruination of genius.
"Now," continued the parent, "a
woman can take a piece of straw, trim
It, and It will be a ten dollar hat. On
the woman's part that Is"
"Geulus," the son answered.
"A wealthy man can expend $10,000
a yenr and live no better than the man
that spends only $400. On the wealthy
man's part that's"-
"Extravagance."
"Now to the point. A married man
can live on one half the money that a
single man requires. On the married
man's part that's"
"Compulsory."
Gemelll Ulna.
A qualut custom of the long ago was
that of breaking a ring for betrothal.
Such rings were fashioned for the pur
pose, beiug mnde of two twin circles,
and were called glmmnl rings, from
the word gemelll, meaning twins.
A ring of pure void she from her finger
took,
And Ju.'t In the middle the same there she
broke.
Quolh she, "As a token of love you this
tuke.
And this ns a pledge I will keep for your
sake."
The glmmnl was also a favorite wed
ding ring for many years.
Heallr a Vegetarian.
"1' hope the Bible I gave you last
week," said the missionary, "will teach
you something" '''',
"It has taught me something al
ready," replied the cannibal chief. "I
find that I'm really a vegetarian."
"Er-how's that?"
"Why, you know, It says 'all flesh Is
grass.' "Philadelphia Tress.
A Coatlr Collection.
"What a lovely collection of odd
cups!" exclaimed a guest, peering Into
the china cabinet. "Did It take you
long to get so many?"
"Oh, no!" said the hostess. "Those
nre samples of the sets we have bad in
the Inst two years!" Detroit Free
Tress.
Bonks.
I would prefer to have one comfort
able room well stocked with books to
nil you can give me In the way of
decoration which the highest art can
supply. There Is no greater blessing
that can be given to a family than a
love of books. John Bright.
Quite Unnatural.
Ue I thought tho author of this play
was famous for his keen understanding
of the female character? She Well, do
you doubt It? He Of course. He has
just made his heroine say that she "will
suffer In silence." Illustrated Bits.
Wrinkled faces and white hair arc no
burden to the aged who are loved and
honored by youth.
A Remembrance that Renews Itself Every
. Week in the Ye.r.
The bet.t of all iflfw Is a remembrance
that runews ItHelf every week in the
year and causes tho recipient to be
Informed regarding things of interest,
and what is thorn that you could buy
for $1.00 that, would b a morn accept
able Christmas p-Ift. than a year's
subscription to The star. In place of
asking that over-perplexing question,
what shall I give, especially when the
prion must bo moderate, resolve that
jou will send your friend THE Star for
ono year and thus make it neciesary for
the frlond to remember tho glvor every
week of the year. Try it this year.
Friends and the Orip.
About six more hng-faced friends
with new remedies to try would have
fixed me tbat last spoil of the grip.
After Job had suffered boils and other
assorted calamities, three friends came
toovurflow his cup of sorrow. I love
friends. Thoy gladden llfo, and can
often bo worked for a small loan, but
when I am sick I don't want them to
come and spill tears on my pillow.
They mean It all right, of course. So
did the innocent und lovable youth who
looked into the shotgun. Ralph Par-lette.
Will Open Saturday.
Evan's new roller skating rink In
rear of I. O. O. F. building will be
op-nedat2.00 p. m. Saturday of this
week, Deo. 22. Skating from 2 00 to
5 00 and 7.00 to 10.00 p. m. Admission
10 cents; ska'es 15 cents. No rowdyism .
will be allowed. Ladies can attend
without fear of being jostled or insulted.
Quality and Excellence. '
The Prizer Stoves and Rangos are
evidence of leadership in stylo and con
struction. They contain all the latest
ideas, and will please the house-keeper
who desires the best results in baking
and cooking. High in quality, moder
ate in prioo. bold, guarantied and
recommended by Reynoldsvillo Hard
ware Co.
Letter 1,1st.
List of unclaimed letters remaining
in post office at Reynoldsville, Pa., for
week ending Dec. 15, 190(1:
Peter Tureoky, Pletro Roaarlo.
Say advertised and give date of list
when calling for above.
R C. Burns P. M.
Reduced Rates to State College, Pa.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, account
Farmers' Congress of Pennsylvania.
Tickets sold December 26, 27, 28, good
returning until Jan. 4, inclusive, from
all stations In Pennsylvania. Consult
nearest ticket agent.
A New Big Industry '
Would be desirable ; it will ootne in
time, but we have now the finest and
best lot of Christmas presents we have
ever bad. Come in and see our sliver,
cut glass, china, rugs, rockers, games,
sloes, furniture and carpets.
C. R. Hall. :
Paj .turns fur Xmas at Millirens.
Old French Hon Are.
Trobably the strangest detail re
corded of the old midsummer eve bon-
fires is one in connection with those:
that used to be lighted Iu the Palace!
de Greve Iu Paris. Tho muln constitu-l
cut of the bonfire was a tree, which the!
king was accustomed to fire with bis;
own hands, the ashes being afterward;
carried home by the people for good:
luck. Louis XIV. was the last king!
who did his part. A mysterious item;
of earlier times was the burning In the!
bonfire of a barrel; bag or basket full:
of cats. The registers of Paris show:
that a hundred sous were paid to an;
official for having provided during'
three years (1571-73) "all the cats re-:
quired, as usual, for the fire," and also!
in one year, when the king was pres-j
ent, "a fox, to give pleasure to his;
majesty and for having provided aj
great bag of linen In which tha Bald:
cats were." London Chronicle. I-
ESTABLISHED IN 1870.
Capital and Profits $115,000.00 :: Assets, $450,000.00
The
Peoples National Bank
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
. Has a record for strength, courtesy and "square"
dealing extending over a quarter of a century.
Your business is respectfully solicited. & '
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