- IS LIFE WORTH LI VI NO t
life worth living? Yes, bo long
Pjls spring revives the year,
ilAfld hulls us with the cuckoo's song
I U'o show that she Is here: .
pa long as May of April takes.
fn smiles and tears, fnrewell,
$And wlndllowcrs dnppie all the brakes,
And primroses the del;
!whlle children In the woodlands yet
' Adorn their little laps
iWlth lndymnork nnd violet,
. And dnisy-ctiHin their caps;
IrVhlle over orchard daffodil
Cloud shadows llnat nnd fleet,
!And oukoI pipes nnd laverock trills
And young lambs buck and bleat;
00 long as that which bursts the bud
And swells nnd tunes the rill
Makes springtime In the maiden's blood,
Lite la worth living still.
Alfred Austin.
noLDiNa
OLLT-BAn
I By ALBERT W. TOLHAH.
In the early winter twilight that
rooded over the vast, sooty, floorless
hop ot the brldgebullders a dozen
men were fastening a steel span,
frrom a furnace glowing In a dusky
Corner a grimy Swede, with long
bandled tonga, continually plucked
forth red-hot rivets. These he flirted
In fiery twenty-foot parabolas to a
comrade, who deftly caught them in.
ft scoop, whence they were removed
fey the rivet tender end Inserted, all
flowing, in their respective holes, to
tie driven Into place and shape.
It was the scoop-man who told me
Ibis story that night in his home, after
lis day's work was over.
"In July, 1895," said he, "I was
"Working on a steel-framed sky-scraper
n one of our large coast cities. We
bad reached the eighth story and as
the floors were somewhat more than
ten feet apart, the top beams were well
up In the air.
'One afternoon I was Inside an ele
ivator well between the seventh and
eighth stories, fastening the guide to
the sheet-steel wall. One of the oth
'r sides was also covered with steel,
but the other two were open. Charley
Hoff, 'Dutch Charley' we called him,
iwas driving rivets outside the wall,
ftrhlle I held the 'dolly' to head up the
. Inner ends.
"This particular dolly was a round
Iteel bar three feet long, weighing
about fifty pounds. From Its top ran
ft chain ending In a hook, which I had
caught over the tcp of the wall a few
feet above, so that the bar hung sus
pended against the guide, and all I
liad to do was to hold it against the
rivet ends as they came through.
"At half past eleven we reached a
get of holes six feet above the seventh
Boor. To get St these I was obliged
to Bit upon a board supported by two
tall wooden horses, standing on planks
iald across the shaft and forming a
nose scaffolding. Through Its open
ings I could look down clear to the
fcasement, more than seventy feet be
low. Behind me, on the opposite side
of the shaft, were laBhed short perpen
dicular ladders, up and down which
the men were constantly passing, for
the elevator well was the main thor-'
on gh fare of the huge steel skeleton..
"I found that the holes would have
to be reamed out before they would
receive the rivets, so I told Dutch he
needn't drive any more till after din
ner. Meanwhile I went to work with
tny reamer, and by twelve had nearly
finished.
"Noon struck. In less than a min
ute the ladders were covered with men
limbing down. There were a lot of
twelve-o'clock' fellows on the job, who
would rather leave a bolt half-driven
than work a second overtime. A gang
right over me had just put a heavy
steel 'header In place on the elge of
ateel 'header' in place on the edge of
driven Into one end, but the other
rac as yet unfastened. It would have
taken only a few minutes at the most
to make everything secure; but at the
Brst stroke of the hour they dropped
their tools and hurried to dinner.
"I paid no especial attention to
them, for I was putt tag the finishing
turns on the last hole. By the time
K was done there was not another
man left on the building. I had been
Bitting In the middle of the board, fac
ing the wall about eighteen inches off.
JWow I laid down my reamer, and
parted to hitch myself along toward
me of the horses, so that I might
descend.
"A sudden strong hot wind swept
through the frame, making the loose
planks rattle. Something grated above
my head. I looked up and for a mo
ment my blood stopped running. The
fist had struck the nicely balanced
) eader with just enough force to make
It totter. Slowly Its loose and swung
flown ward; then it lurched quickly,
and slid Into the well!
"As It dropped it just cleared my
bead. It sheared-through the middle
Ot the scaffolding as If the thick
planks were rotten paper. Down It
hot gaining momentum with every
Coot, its lower end raking the oppo
site wall clean of ladders.
"Smash! Bang! Grind! All was
over to a few seconds. Dust rose. And
Rao the turmoil had subsided there
I, sitting on my board with seventy-five
feet of empty air between me
tad the debris at the bottom of the
well.
"For a brief space I sat motionless,
gripping the wood with my fingers, too
dazed for thought. Then I looked
cautiously over Into the abyss. Far
below I could see a jumble of splintered
timbers, like a heap of broken jack
straws, with the header sticking
straight up out of their center.
"I shuddered as I thought of what
would now be lying under that mass
had the catastrophe occurred five min
utes before, when the ladders were fill
ed with men. Then, as I raised my
eyes from the pit, I saw something
that made me turn cold.
"The falling header had taken out
the middle of the scaffolding, leaving
only the side planks on, which the
horses stood. The shock had moved
one of these planks two or three inch
es, so that a leg of the horse upon it
Just overhung the edge. A little more
and the horse would topple Into the
shaft, taking Us support from the
board on which I sat and hurling me
down to a frightful death.
"I was practically glued to my place.
If I tried to reach either horse, the
chanches were that I should jar the leg
clear. My only safety consisted In
keeping absolutely quiet.
"In front rose the Bteel wall, with
the dolly banging against it The
smooth metal offered no handhold.
Could I have stood upright and been
sure of firm footing, I might have
risked a leap to the beams of the next
floor; but any attempt to gain my
feet on that ticklish board would In
vite the very disaster I dreaded.
"I knew that I had been seen' and
my peril understood. The building
was on a crowded business street,
and the crash of the falling beam had
attracted the attention of hundreds o
people. A great silent throng soon
blocked all traffic. I could see their
upturned faces and an occasional
pointed finger. Their very stillness
terrified me, for I knew that it was my
mortal danger that held them spell
bound. "It was extremely hot. The sun
beat down fiercely. My head was pro
tected only by a light cap and the heat
set my brain boiling. The great Iron
framework, with Its white figures and
letters painted on the beams to show
their dimensions and placps, swam
dizzily round me. I closed my eyes,
but got little relief. A warm red light
glowed before them. I seemed to be
swaying regularly to and fro. Actual
ly, 1 was as nearly motionless ns
fright could make me, but to my reel
ing head I seemed to be oscillating
like a pendulum.
"A blast of wind passed through
the skeleton frame, Jarring me slight
ly., I looked down toward the leg of
the horse. It had certainly moved n
trifle. Another blast might dislodge
it altogether. I sickened with terror.
The crowd below appreciated my
danger. A quirk, convulsive gasp of
pity rose to me from hundreds of
throats.
"But there was one In that throng
who did something more thnn sym
pathize. He was a sailor on shore
leave from a United States battleship
In the harbor. Running Into a store
he obtained a hundred feet of new.
strong rope, looped It about his shoul
ders and began to clnmer toward me
As there were no ladders left he was
forced to swarm up the steel uprights
"At first, however, I did not see
him, for close to me something hap
pened that drove everything else from
my mind.
"A barely perceptible movement fas
tened my eyes on the leg of the horse.
Painfully scrutinizing the spot where
It rested, I saw that the plank was
being pushed slrwly but surely along
by the lateral pressure of the other
legs. I watched It fascinated. It was
only a question of a very short time
when I should be hurled Into the pit.
"Pnddenlv. three stories below, I saw
a man climbing toward me. He was
dressed In a blue suit and a flat can
edged with white letters. A coil of
rope hung around tits neck. Up he
came like a monkey, arms, legs, hands,
.feet, all doing their part. Would he
be In time to save me? He was a
swarthy. Spanish-looking fellow, not
very tall, with black moustache and
good-natured face. Two stories below
his cap dropped off, revealing his
thick curly hair. Several times ho
slipped back slightly, and I noticed
the dull red smears on his clothing
from the freshly painted beams.
"I watched him tensely. He glanced
up and caught my eye.
" 'Cheer up, mate!' he exslalmed.
'I'll have a rope round you In a Jiffy!'
"Another silent movement of the
plank. I groaned. The bluejacket
heard me, and It stimulated him to d"
Ms utmost. It was a race between
him afd the retreating wood. On his
lithe muscles my life depended.
"The leg now hung on its support
by the merest fraction of its width.
It might slip off at any second. I no
longer saw the sailor. The sound of
his climbing and his heavy breathing
came to me, but I did not dare to turn
my head.
"I closed my lids for an Instant
When I opened them the.' leg was en
tirely off the plank. The horse tip
ped and the board under me tilted
downward.
"I gave one last despairing glance
at the steel wall and at the dolly sus
pended by Its chain. Could those
small, rusted links support one hun
dred and eighty pounds more? The
thought flashed Into my brain. There
was no time for debating. As the
board dropped from under me, I flung
out my hands and twined my fingers
round the chain with the grip- of.
death.
"Over the top of the wall four feet
above appeared the bluejacket's anx
ious face.
"'Quick!' I screamed.
"Catch hold!' shouted he, and
down on my head dropped a loop of
rope. As I clutched It with one hand,
a link In the chain pulled out, and the
fifty-pound bar shot down to the bot
tom of the well. Two minutes later I
lay safe on the working-platform
above. Then everything turned black.
"When I came to myself, I was ly
ing on a bench In the tool shanty. One
of my friends was dousing me with
cold water, while others were grouped
round; but tbe sailor, to whose cool
ness and dexterity I owed my- Hte, m
nowhere to be seen. He had fastened
the rope under my arms, and lowered
me down Insensible. Then he had de
scended, picked up his cap and disap
peared. "I never see a bluejacket without
thinking of the one who saved my
life, and that is why I have always
had a warm place In my heart for the
sailors of the United States navy.
Youth's Companion.
THE ELECTION THEORY.
A New Explanation of the Nature of
Electricity.
In "The Election Theory." Fournler
d'Albe has endeavored to set forth a
clear and popular exposition of that
new and interesting scientific concep
tion, the electron, and its bearings on
the sciences of electricity and magne
tism. "We all know," says the writer,
"that electricity is a kind of subtle
fluid consisting of electrons, or very
small corpuscles, some 30,000 times
smaller than the atoms of ordinary
matter." All electric and magnetic
phenomena are now to be expressed
'n terms of tbe distribution and mo
tions ot these elections. The electron
s said to be a centre of force mov
ng swiftly In the vacuum tube, slow
ly along a current-bearing wire, and
surging to and fro In the alternating
current. Electrons emit waves across
ipace Into the receiver In wireless
telegraphy, and move in orbits round
the atoms of ordinary matter. An
atom so accompanied is negatively
charged. In the electrolytic cell, for
example, where hydrochloric acid Is
.pllt up Into hydrogen and chlorine,
t-ach atom of the latter has an electron
associated with it. By virtue of this It
is negatively electrified, and repels
very other atom so charged.
Electricity is connected with ordin
ary matter, and the electron theory
tvlth the atomic, as follows: The elec
tron displaces the atom as the physical
inlt, or smallest particle that can ex
st, for the atom Itself is made up of
jlectrons. The elements differ from
each other by reason of the different
numbers of electrons contained In their
itoms. The hydrogen atom contains
the smallest number, viz., 800, and the
lements with the higher atoms;
weights contain the greater number.
The electrons repel each other, nnd
nove freely about within the atom
with the velocity of light. While thus
repelling each other they are sup
posed to be kept together by some
force, which Is probably a charge of
jositlve electricity. But while nega
tive electricity Is conceived to be ato-
Tilo In structure, positive electricity
s not thought to be thus discontinuous.
An atom of ordinary matter with one
ir more free electrons associated with
!t Is negatively electrified, while an
Horn which has lost one or more ot
's normal number is positively elec
trified.
The remarkable emanations of radi
um and the other radio-active elements
can be explained on the electron the
ory. The radium or other atom, In
stead of merely giving off a few elec
Tons, and thereby becoming positive
ly electrified without losing Its Identi
ty, continues to lose them till It ceas-
.'B to exist. And the electrons thus
i?lven off may be grouped, or after
ward group themselves, to form new
elements. Thus, Sir William Ramsay
claims to have produced the gas heli
um, of smaller atomic weight and few-
r electrons In the atom, from disinte
grating radium, whose denser atom
ontains more numerous electrons.
And the electron theory points to
the possibility of the transmutation of
any element Into another of smaller
atomic weight that is, of fewer elec
trons In the atom.
When It Is remembered that the size
of an electron Is only one thirty-thousandth
part of an atom, It Is somewhat
surprising to find Prof. J. J. Thom
son saying that at present It Is better
known. In order to get some idea
of the size of an atom several some
what abstruse lines of physical rea
soning were followed out. These
were found to converge In suggesting
certain somewhat wide limits for the
probable size of theatom. A drop of
water magnified up to the size of
the globe would show its constituent
particles about the size of cricket balls.
This was Lord Kelvin's suggestion u
r.nable the mind to grasp some Idea of
the size of the atom. In contrast to
this we have the definite statement
that the electron has a diameter of
one ten-billionth of a centimetre, and
that Us weight is one thousand-quadrll-Month
part ot .61 gramme! The prac
tical ' electrician hag already accom
plished "truly astonishing results,"
says M. Fournler d'Albe. "What he
will do when he gets a grip on the
electron we can only faintly guess."
London Globe.
Activities of Maine Women,
An item has been rains- the rounds
about the prominent part played by
women in the business and profession.
al life of the town of Norway. Now
Bridgton is heard from. Says "Tbe
News": "We now have a woman pas
tor of one of our village churches;
one superintendent of schools! ono
holding the first commission as limtlcn
rt peace ever Issued to a woman In
Maine: one assistant bank cashier.
to say the least; two conducting bus
iness houses which they own; quite
a few prominent In the business
nouses, and any number comnetent
to do all the things mentioned as
among the possibilities for Norway.
Kenneoec journal.
Blood Poisoning From Thorn.
William Bamber. a farm .laborer.
pricked his finger with a thorn while
planting a hedge at Allston, near
Preston. England. Sentlc nolsonlns
set in, and Bamber died.
Every Time You
Buy a Cigar
You are paying for a certain amount of enjoyment. If youf enjoy
ment is spoiled by a cigar of poor quality you have good reason to be
sore not so much for the money you wasted, but rather because of
the satisfaction you looked for and missed.
Who are you going to blame ?
vIf you simply ask for " any good 5-cent cigar " chances are you'll
get one that isn't "any good."
Isn't it plain that you ought to know who makes your cigars so
you can place the blame for the disappointment in the right place and
know whose cigars to avoid in future.
And isn't it still more important for you to -
know who makes the good cigars, so
that every time you buy you can look
for the brands of that manufacturer.
We have made it easy for you to distinguish the cigars we make
by stamping the boxes of our different brands with the Triangle A
merit mark.
Whenever you see this Triangle A merit mark on a cigar box you
know it marks one of the brands of the manufacturer who is
'willing to responsibly guarantee quality and value.
Whether our brands are better value and better quality than the
irresponsible brands of other manufacturers we leave it for you to
judge. We sell our cigars strictly on their merits. We know they are
the Dest cigars made and for the sake of your own smoking enjoy
ment you can't discover this fact for yourself any too soon. -
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NATIONAL GAME.
The Dartmouth team Is making Its
first Southern trip.
' Somebody sets forth the claim for
Hans Lobert that he is the best of
the bunters.
President Dovey, of the Boston
Club, has started a crusade against
gambling on ball games.
"Attendances at exhibition games
have been bigger than ever this
spring," says President Pulllam.
Each of the New York teams has a
bunter that gives complete satisfac
tion, to wit, Qeorge Browne and Wil
lie Keeler. ,
"We have the best pitching staff In
the National League, with the posslj
ble exception ot the Chicago Club,''
ays Barney Dreyfuss.
The gross exaggeration of the size
of baseball crowds already has started
In. The national game draws well
enough without inflating attendances.
Griffith evidently thinks he can
make a third baseman out of La
porte, especially when such a capable
third sacker as Conroy Is sent to the
outfield.
According to report the Brooklyn
team of the outlaw Atlantic League
has signed Billy Gilbert, McGraw's
star of the last two leasons, to play
second base.
The collegian Storke is playing a
fine game for the Pirates. Incident
ally the Pittsburg roster ot players
probably represents more colleges
than any other team.
The Brooklyns are showing such a
fast pace in exhibition games that
there will be considerable disappoint
ment should they fail to start off
well in the pennant race.
Bob Unglaub is doing brilliant'
'work at first base for the Boston
Americans. The wonder is to those
who have ;;een him play tbe bag Is
that he was not a regular major
league first baseman long ago.
American Flour In South Africa.
The Argentine Consul at Durban,
British South Africa, according to the
Northwestern Miller, reports to his
government that Argentine flour is
unable to stand competition there
with that from the United States,
because of Kg inferior quality and its
U8eles8ness in any of the Industries
in which flour Is used except for the
preparation ot an Inferior class of
biscuit. In Natal Australia flour is
tfiostly used, mixed with North Amer
ican, which is "stronger" and
whiter.
It seems probable to ' the Boston
Advertiser that the balloon will be
the distinguishing and interesting
feature of the next great war, as the
torpedo boat,- submarines and other
inventions have . signalized the ad
vance In recent wars.' Warfare de
velopment having nearly reached the
limit on and under the soa and land,
the next sensation must be sprung
In tbe air.
SPORTING BREVITIES.
Sorel, In an automobile, made a
record run of 16h. 15m. across
France, from Paris to Nice.
Emanuel Lasker won the world's
chess championship from F. J. Mar
shall without suffering a defeat.
Prizes aggregating $5000 have
been offered by the Aero Club, of St,
Louis, for aeroplanes and dirigible
balloons.
B. S. Osbon, secretary of the Arctic
Club, announced that six automobiles
were being built for "dashes" to the
North Pole.
The fight fans of Michigan are in
high glee, as the bill recently intro
duced legalizing ten round bouts has
a good chance of passing.
Sir Thomas Llpton, In an Interview
at the Monte Carlo Motor Boat Show,
Bald that he should like to see these
craft built under Lloyd rules.
Allan Lard, of Washington, D. C,
defeated N. F. Moore, of Chicago, 12
up and 11 to play, In the final for the
Chief Cup, at the golf tournament at
Plnehurst, N. C.
J. D. Foot, of Apnwamls, and S. D.
Bowers, of Brooklawn, with an al
lowance of five, won the best ball
handicap with a net score of 66 on
the Plnehurst links.
"Jack" Palmer, an English heavy
weight pugilist, who was recently
knocked out by "Jack" Sullivan in
Los Angeles, attributes his defeat to
the climate in that country.
Boals C. Wright, the former Amer
ican champion lawn tennis player,
now Is on his way back to the United
States. Wright took part In the tour
nament at Cannes on the Beau Site
courts.
George J. Gould Is disposing ot his
stable of polo ponies at private sale
and Is withdrawing from tbe game
temporarily. For a year. at least
there will be no polo games at Georg
ian Court, Lakewood, N. J.
Alabama Is the first state In the
Union alphabetically. She Is unique
In another particular, declares the
Boston Transcript. She has the most
venerable senatorial delegation that
Is, has been or probably ever again
will be from a single State. In an
other respect she stands apart from
her sisters. Should --either or both
find the terms upon which they have
entered outlasting theirs spans of life,
their heirs have been appointed, not
by them but by the people whom they
represent These are ex-Governor
Johnston and ex-Representative Bank
head. Should life and strength hold,
however, Senators Morgan and Pet
tus will be, one over ninety and the
other close upon it when they come
to the ends of their official service.
Travel In tbe ' United States has
ceased to be a pleasure, laments the
Pittsburg Press. It is now an ex
tremely hazardous necessity and only
those Will travel who are compelled
to.
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JUSTICE OP THE PEACE, '
Pension Attorney and Real Estate Agent.
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
attorney at law,
Brookville, Pa.
q. m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-ATLAW,
Real estate agent, patents secured, col
ieci.inn maue promptly, umca id oynuic&i
uuuuing, iveynoiusviue, cm.
y C. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Jimt.lnA nf the nAJure. real Aat.AtA kfffmf fAl.
lections miide promptly. Office Id syndicate
building, Keynoldsvllle, Pa.
SMITH M. McCREIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary public and real estate agent. Col
lections will rece re prjmpt attention. Office
In the Reynoldxville Hardware do. building.
Main street Keynoldsvllle, Pa.
DR- B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover htuldlnff
Main street Gentleness la operating.
DR. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of tbe First National
bank building, Halo street.
DR. R- DEVEHE KING,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of the Syndicate b alld
Ing, Main street, Keynoldavllle, Pa.
HENRY RIESTEB
UNDERTAKER.
Black and white funeral cars. Main street.
Beynoldavlile, Pa.
HUGHE3 & FLEMING.
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The V. S. Burial League has been tested
and found all right Cheapest form of In
surance. . Secure a contract. Near Public
Fountain, Reynoldsvllle Pa.
D. H. YOUNG,
- ARCHITECT
Comer Grant and Flfta its., Beynolds
vllle. Pa,
JOHN C. HIRST,
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER,
eer, y
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Surveyor and Draughtsman.
Office
dlcate building. Mala street.
WINDSOR HOTEL, "
Philadelphia, Pa.
Between 12th and 13th 8ts on Filbert St.
Three minutes walk from the Reading Ter
minal. Five minutes walk from the Penn'a
B. K. Depot. European plan f 1.00 per day and
upward. American plan tl UO oar dav.
I have discovered a better weathet
prognostics tor than the goose-bone,
the groundhog, or the weather pro
phet himself," said a Wichita (Kan.)
street car motorman. "When the
track is 'sweaty, in the morning' it is
a sure sign that It will be stormln
before another day."
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