3 In Praise of Marriage Celibacy does not pay. A good mar--flage is the supreme human felicity; a tolerable marriage Is as much as the tolerable majority of people de . serve; but even a bad marriage is bet ter than no marriage at all. Book fellew, Sydney. Cross Saddle Used. The Sun says that even New York wnmpn are findine it necessary to learn to use the cross saddle when 1 idlne horseback, for it is the prac tice in conservative cities like Boston and Philadelphia, end at the southern resorts, to which so many New York women flock every winter, the side saddle is not popular and In the west It Is little known. Goes to Vassar at Sixty-five. That it is never too late to learn la signally illustrated in the case of Miss Mary E. van Dyne of Pough keepsle, N. Y., who, though 65 years of age, has been during the past school year a student at Vassar college. She has been taking a special course and1 lias been classified a3 a freshman, be ing supposedly the oldest freshman in the country. It is said that Miss van Dyne was eager in her younger days to enter Vassar, but for financial rea ons was unable to do so. Some time ago her fortunes improved, and she carried out the ambition of her youth. Leslie's Weekly. She is a "Mother Queen." "Grandma" Mary Ramsey . Lenox Wood, who lives in Portland, Ore., a town that has furnished several strik ing specimens of human longevity, re ceived the title of "Mother Queen of Oregon," yesterday at exercises in that city. Mrs. Wood is 120 years old, and It hasn't been science, she says, that lias shown her how to live long. She doesn't care a rap for antitoxins, vac cines and all the other modern im provements. She attributes her long life to the fact that she always has been contented. Mrs. Wood, though In possession of her faculties, did not share actively in the exercises, as It was deemed an unnecessary hardship to bring her from her home in a sub urb. After the exercises General George H. Williams named her public ly as queen and was applauded by hundreds who had gathered. New York Press. Child as Easy to Keep as Dog. "I never see a society dame, be decked and bejeweled, fondling a spitz dog, parading it as ft product of her femininity, that I do not revolt," said Frank S. Roby, judge of the Indiana Appellate court, in an Independence day address made at Albany, Indiana. Judge Roby spoke in commendation of three institutions that he thought were epoch-making the juvenile court,, the state board of health and the board of state charities. It was while speaking of the work of the board of state charities that Judge Roby made the remarks already quoted. He said : "It eosts no more, either in money or time, to rear a child than it does to keep a dirty-nosed, red-eyed, long haired spitz dog. The tramps of the boulevards who are too rich to have children of their own do not go out for homeless waifs. The poor must help the poor. If there is a vacant place at any hearth or In any heart, let Its possessor fill the place and have a share in the great work which every day is being done." The Car of the Voice. Culture and character are indicated more clearly in the human voice than In the features or the bearing. The Ideas expressed naturally affect our Impression, but the pitch, intonation and strength of every utterance con vey in a subtle way the innate spir itual tone and depth of the. speaker. Many children destroy the sweeter tones of their voices by screaming and houting too much. It is perfectly na tural for a child to wish to make it self heard, and to have it use its lungs Is excellent. But the vooal cords are delicately adjusted, and any straining Injures them seriously. Nothing; im proves a child's voloe as much as stng lng easily, quietly and sweetly. An im perfect ear can be trained bj- persist ent effort, and even if the child's sing ing voice is not perfect, the beaelit or Its trying to vocalize pleasantly will be felt in the speaking voice. Neither children nor adults snould sing Ligher or lower than nature intended them to. IWhen a boy's or girl's voice Is chang ing In, pitch they should be advised not to sing. The voice should be used sparingly when one is suffering from a cold in the head, sore throat or weakness af ter Illness. In such cases muscular ac tion has to make up for lack of lung power and energy. The result is a thickening of the vocal cords and an added husklness and harshness which may not pass away. Home Magazine. Physical Development. For muscular development swimming has no equal. It calls into play all the muscles of the body, of the head, and especially of the neck, the ex tremities, and the trunk. For the ben efit that the exercise gives, every one should practice swimming when it Is possible, as well as for the safety which it will ensure in cases of acci dent upon tho water. The art of swimming may easily be acquired In childhood, and the fort unate ones who are naturally able to preserve their equilibrium, whether upon stilts, on a bicycle, or in treach erous water, will take to the motions naturally. It would be much better for learn ers generally, however, if those who instruct them would recognize the fact that one who does not know how to swim or float can go to the bottom easily, instead of insisting, as instruc tors usually do, that their pupils can not drown if they try, and with this in view It would seem, wise for the latter to acquire the motions of swim ming in the first place. With the hands extended, the fingers and palms pressed together, and feet drawn.up under the body as if In the act of kneeling, the beginner takes the first position, being supported by a friendly hand placed beneath the chin. In the next position the hands should be spread out as if pushing the water back, while describing a circular sweep, and the legs should at the same time separate with a frog-like motion, the pupils thus ending in the third posi tion a complete extension of hands and feet. It must be remembered that the head should be thrown well back be tween the shoulders. It is necessary to become accustomed to the water and to learn how to take the waves in surf bathing. The lat ter kind of bathing has a peculiar electricity that is stimulating and life giving. One who is delicate should not stay in the water ton long, about 20 minutes being the limit. Rowing is the exercise for develop ing the chest and muscles of the arms. It may happen that one is debarred from taking exercise which Involves walking or the use of the lower ex tremities, and in such a case rowing Is the exercise par excellence. It keeps one in the open air and develops the lungs and muscles of the arms, while, unlike tennis. It gives symmetri cal development. The trouble with tennis is that it Is a one-sided exercise, unless one can use the left hand as well as the right, which is unusual. I have seen tennis players with the right shoulder, arm and chest muscles so enlarged as to show a decided difference between them and those of the left side. Washington Star. Fashion Notes. Silk gloves with lace tops are fash ionable. Wine-colored silk stockings, silk gloves and shoes are much used. The common complaint about ready made skirts is that they are too scant to look well. If one wants t trim a white mohair or serge she will find white taffeta the same shade puts on nicely. Skirts for riding are worn longer in England and France than In America. They qpver the feet well all round. Cluny is' as popular for underwear as it is for everything: else, and it and launders better than Valenciennes. Mandarin blue seems a particularly appropriate shade for the klmona-llke coats that have taken the fashionable world by storm. Fashionable evening wrans for im mediate wear are of India silk lined with the same kind of silk in a differ ent color or shade. That redlngotes have come in again both for smart and practicable uses is dally more obvious. We see them m taffeta, leather, cloth and velveteen. The Japanese trend in the fashions Is going to lead, a woman who has been studying the situation in Paris says, to the adoption of classical ef fects. "Belle of Tokio" is the name given to a farasol. It comes In various ma. terials and designs and is coquettish enough to have been wielded byMa dam Butterfly herself. Martha Washington or Prlscilla hdnd-woven rugs show a remarkable evolution from the rugs of colonial days. They come in mingled tones of gray, blue, pink, crushed strawberry, and green, and are trirly artistic. The flowered brocade of which some of the imported hats are made makes a woman liable to the charge of hav ing levied on the parlor sofa for mil linery purpose. This brocade is now much copied in the cheaper ha! a PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Trying to avoid work is often the hardest kind. Never borrow trouble, but always be ready to lend it. Fortunate. the milkmaid who has no kick celling. Unless you strive for your rights you are apt to get left. This world remembers the man who dies game for a day. A man never gets dyspepsia from eating the things he dislikes. There are many high-salaried teach ers In the school of experience. Honor thy father and thy mother if they give you half a chance. Babies have nothing in common with the silent watches of the night. Marriage is responsible for the de struction of many happy delusions. About the first step toward reform ing a man is to catch him in the act. A pleasing conversationalist is a per son who talks to you about yourself. A cold hand-out appeals to the hun gry man more than a warm hand shake. A womun who gossips is bad enough, but a man who listens to gossip is worse. Some people climb to the top for the purpose of looking down on their neighbors. Many a man's idea of hospitality is to bring other men home and have his wife cook for them. It Isn't always policy to believe the man who tells you what he would do if he were in your place. And some people are so industrious that when they haven't anything to do they proceed to do somebody. Every time you register a protest It saves a lot of trouble for the easy going chaps who have occasion to fol low in your footsteps. From "Pointed Paragraphs," In the Chicago News. EARTHQUAKE UNDER SEA. Effect Upon Fish of Destruction of Mi nute Plant and Animal Life. . Far below the surface of the sea the earthquakes make as much com motion as on terra flrma The latest volcanic eruption of Vesuvius was ob served with respect to its effects In the Gulf of Naples by Dr. Salvatore Lo Bioneo. The day before the eruption, says the Chicago Tribune, not a sar dine was to be caught in the neigh borhood, although it was the height of the sardine season, for by some sixth sense the fish seemed to know of the impending disaster. The spawning of fishes was retarded, oysters, clams and their kin were kill er, and there was great mortality among other types. Fishes that fre quent deep waters were somewhat pro tected from conditions prevailing at the surface and escaped death, but ev idently they were thrown into a panic that caused them to leave their natural hunting grounds, for men fishing from small boats caught species which nev er had been brought up before except by a special deep water dredge. The minute plants and animals com prising plankton, which form the main food supply of many of the marine ani mals, were largely destroyed to a depth of ten fathoms, and as a conse quence the scarcity of the food caused the death of the fish to such an extent that in Sardinia the fishing industry practically was ruined. One of the most curious effects of the shower of cinders was to cause certain animals to throw off all ap pendages in the endeavor to protect themselves. The loh3ter is one of tho familiar animals that adopts the philo sophical plan of giving up much to save more, and when caught will auto matically detach a claw and leave it in the hands of its captor In order to es cape with the rest of its corporeal entity. The serpent starfish adopts the same policy in time of danger, and as it is exceptionally well provided with arms, its chances of escape by autonomy are correspondingly increased. When the shower of cinders descended into their world the animals accustomed to this mode of defence responded to the dis turbance in the usual way, by throw ing off their appendages, repeating the process as the irritation contin ued until they were completely dis membered. A Missing Boot A curious incident and one. sug gesting tantalizing questions has just taken place in the Church of Santa Maria Glorlosa, in Venice. In 1405 Venice was engaged In war against Padua, and In October ot that year, during an attempt to take the latter city by storm, there fell one of the famous "condotleri" of the Venetian Republic, Gen. Paolo Savel lo. He was buried In the church ot Santa Maria Glorlosa, where for five centuries his mounted effigy has been supposed to mount guard ?yet his tomb. Sqtne repairs to the church, however, led to this being opened, and though the skeleton was found still wearing the cuirass and thigh pieces which the old soldier wore when he was slain, the boot was missing from one foot and there was neither sword nor other weapon. And the question arises. How came they to be missing? London Globe. What He Had. "Can you give bond?" asked tho judge. "Have you "got anything?" "Jedge," replied the prisoner, "sence you ax me, I'll tell you. I hain't got nuthin' in the worl' 'cept the spring chlHs, six acres o' no 'count land, a big family, a hope of a hereaf ter, an' the ol' war rheumatism." Atlanta Constitution. SCIENCE . Glassless goggles for drivers of mo tor vehicles have thin steel plates In f lase of the usual lenses. There is nothing brittle to break endangering the eyes, and three ingeniously arrang ed slits, enable the wearer to see every thing In front of him. So many cases of illness have fol lowed the eating of watercress In Paris that an Investigation has been made. The experts concluded that as cress often grows in swampy soil it har bors all sorts of dangerous germs and should not be eaten unless after scru pulous cleaning. The most prodigious power of mus cle is exhibited by fish. The whale moves with a velocity through a dense medium of water that would carry him, if continued, round the world In some thing less than a tortnight, and a swordfisli has been known to strike his "sword" tnrough tiie oak plank of a ship. Speaking of the evils of smoke in London recently, Sir W. B. Richmond said late springs and Airly autumas were caused by London smoke and nothing else. Where there was no ngnt there was no color. Hence the pallor of the people and the fact that poor girls of 15 or 16 were often toothless. Snub noses and retreating chins wr e largely due to the absence of light, the speaker declared. Several powers have been subdued already to the purpose of driving a mo tor, and an Ital'.aa claims to have add ed another to the list He is a science student named DI Leo, a native of Bari, but studying In Milan and Rome, and be describes his invention as a per manent compressed air motor. The in vention, it is added, is within the next fortnight to be practically tested at Mi lan. Experts from the Italian Ministry will be present to study the experi ments and to watch the results. A Pennsylvania man has" devised a machine to date hens' eggs, so that the purchaser may ascertain their age at a glance. His scheme is to provide a .nest to which is attached a 'rubber chute, which conveys the egg to the dating appliauce. The chute is ar ranged with rubber stops to lessen the speed of the egg as it rolls merrily on its way. The dating attachment is op erated by clockwork, and one wind ing will keep it running a year. As the egg reaches the dater it is caught in a clutch and held in place while the stamp Is applied. The .gg then rolls Into a basket. Skunks. The traJe of the skunk hunter is oue of the few occupations of the present that is not overcrovded. Nor is it likely to be. The animal bars a bad, name and is shunned among men for reasons which border .on the supernatural. No fire-breathing dra. gon was ever giftei by popular super stition with more terror-inspiring pow ers of defence that this little pariah of the wilderness. Indeed, with due regard to the fitness ol the appella tion, one may term the skunk th Mephistopheles of the four-legged world. And devil chasers are as scarce nowadays as they were in the days of legend. The average farmer will drive miles out of his way to avoid a close encounter with the "varmint," not only because he fears its effective means of defense, but more because tradition has endowed the animal with powers of almost preternatural magnitude, and In the absence of proof to the contrary, tradition keeps the whip hand over commen sense. Superstition was ever hard to over turn. Outing Magazine. Philippine Tobacco. Special Agent W. A. Graham Clark of the Bureau of Manufactures reports that tobacco is the fourth largest export of the Philippine isl ands, while in point of crop value 11 is only exceeded by hemp and rica Considered as a manufacture, tht making of cigars and cigarettes is the largest industry in the islands today. The largest company is the Compunla General de Tobacos de Fir ipinos, with a capital of $13,500,000. The best class of Philippine tobacco rivals that of Cuba, A large quantity goes to China, India and Australia, and smaller quantities to England, the Continent and the United States. Exports of cigars amoant to nearly $1,000,000 a year. The Islands' con sumption is probably larger. Cigarettes are largely made, bat only $71,033 worth were exported last year. In 1900 $1,767,305 of raw and $1,075 039 of manufactured tobacco were export' ed. Half to three-fourths of the leaf tobacco exported goes to Spain. Branded as a Deserter. An army pension has just been granted to J. Tomlin of Nottingham, who is now eighty-one, and his med als, granted for Sevastopol, have been replaced. It seems that he was Invalided home from the Crimea and granted a month's farlough. While enjoying bis rest be was stricken with typhoid fe ver, but, being unable to read or write, did not aoqualnt the officers of bis regiment wtfh his misfortune of ask a friend to do so. The conse quence was that when bis furlough ex plred he was posted as a deserter, and while on his way to rejoin was arrested. .At Aldershot he was tried by court martial, and sentence! to be branded wtta the letter "D." London Standard. DUN'8 WEEKLY SUMMARY Interior Merchants Flock to New York to Lay In Their Stocks for Fall. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly R view of Trade says: Jobbing markets are well attended by Interior buyers and country mer chants, who operate with great free dom, considering the financial string ency, which has compelled the post ponement of much contemplated structural work. Yet many Western and Southern cities report building operations in excess of last year. As the harvests progress there is more dlspnsltlon to Increase preparations for future needs. Retail stocks have been depleted by the customary bargain sales. Preparations for fall and winter trade Indicate confidence In continued ac tivity. At most domestic points there Is no complaint regarding collections, but reports from Canada indicate ninny requests for renewals. Lending Industrial plants nre well occupied. Many mills have their out put sold far into 190S. Inquiry for pig iron has improved, chiefly for small lots and prompt de livery. Customers for Bessemer iron are nntably urgent for quick ship ment, but scarcely any can be had earlier than October. In most sections of the iron and steel Industry, conditions are more quiet at this time than at any other month of the year. The moderate de crease in new business of late has received more attention than the circumstances warranted, because of the phenomenally Rctlve period pre ceding. Conditions in the cotton goods in dustry continue satisfactory. Some mills have contracts covering pro duction through most of next year. Manufacturers find no difficulty in maintaining their prices at the top. Some plants have been compelled to stop machinery until the produc tion of gray goods Is caught up, but otherwise the industry is fully occu pied and prices are readily main tained. One element of strength is the high position of the raw ma terial. Weekly shipments of footwear from Boston again exceed seven figures for the year. The volume of new busi ness has improved over recent weeks. Yet buyers persist in operating only In accordance with actual require ments Business is more active in the West. St. Louis manufacturers are receiving orders more freely than those in New England. MARKETS. PITTSBURG. Wheat No. a rod $ Si 9) Rye No. 7' 71 Corn No 'I yellow, ear 73 75 No. 8 yellow, shelled Ill 85 Mixed enr HI li-J Oats No. t while 51 5! No. 3 white 5" 51 Flour Winter patent 4 6) 4 71 Fancy trniKht winters 4 3' 111 Day No. 1 Tlinotliy H r) 18 5J t'lorer No. 1 1 00 10 m Feed-No. 1 white mid. ton 4 00 Si 61 Brown middlings 2 00 SHb) Bran, bulk 2; 5) 88 00 Biraw Wheat 10 Q0 10 50 Oat 10 30 11 50 Dairy Products. Butter Elgin creamery 4 tl Ohio creamery i '21 Fancy country roll H 1 Cheese Ohio, new U 13 New York, new U U Poultry, Etc. Hens per In I 17 IS Chickens dressed lrt 30 Eggs Pa. and Ohio, fresh 90 ! Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... 85 Cabbage per ton .. 15 00 16 01 Onions per barrel ' & W BALTIMORE. Floor-Winter Patent I 4 S 4 91 Wheat No. red 7i 74 Corn Mixed ) 47 Eggs IN Butter Ohio creamery 115 37 PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter Patent f 4 4 JJ Wheat No. red V W Corn No. i mixed 47 49 Oats No. 9 white 44 41 Butter Creamery St w Kggs Pennsylvania firsts 8i w NEW YCRK. Flour-Patents I 4 0 4 TO Wheat-No. 8 red Corn-No. S J Oata No. white ' 4J Butter -Creamery 41 . ST? Egg State and Pennsylvania.... & ' LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Extra, 1.450 to 1,00 lbs I 5 51) 0 S Prime, l,.W0 lo 1.4110 lbs S 00 n 40 Good, 1.2O0 to 1.300 lbs 5 70 5 90 Tidy, 4,0!) to 1,150 lbs 5 3) 5 W Common, 700 to V00 lbs 4 S 4 90 Oxen, 75 4 11 Bulls SOI 4 7i Cows 1 90 7J Helfers,700tol.ino...t IS) til Freah Cows and Springers 16 00 5) J) Hogs. Prime heary f 70) 7 jo Prime medium weight 6 1)5 A 7i Best heary Yorkers 7 as 7 SO food light Yorkers lit 7 so '; 7 15 7 HO Roughs 5 00 5 1.1 Stags 5 5) 10, Sheep. Prims wethera, clipped I J 51 5 60 Good mixed 5 20 5 4J Fair mixed ewes and wethers 4 50 5 10 Culls and common t W SO) I-ambs u 7 4) Calves. Veal calves 5 OJ 8 00 Heavy and thin calios 5 0J U LEARNING HIS LESSON. "Carper has" no enthusiasm in his nature." "What makes you think so?" "Why, (he never applauds anything at the theatre, and even sneers at the finest points of the play." "Oh, he is studying to be a critic, you know." Tit-Bit3. The fastest elevators run at a SDeeh equal to about seventeen miles an Hour. , BUSINESS CURDS. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Pension Attorney and Roul, Estate Agent. RAYMOND E. BROWN, attorney at law, Brookville, Pa. fj. m. Mcdonald, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Real estate agent, patents secured, col lections made promptly. Olllce In Syndicate building, Koynoldsville, Pa. SMITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary public and real estate agent. Col lections will receive prompt attention. OIHcs In the Reynoklsvtlle Hardware Co. building, Uulo street Koynoldsville, Pa. DR. B. E. HOOVER, DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover building Halu street. Gentleness In operating. )R. L. Lk MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second floor of the First National bank building. Main street. DR. r. devere kino, DENTIST, office on second floor of the Syndicate bull! Ing, Main street, Keynoldgvllle, Pa. HENRY PRIESTER UNDERTAKER. Black and white funeralcars. Main street. Beynoldsvllle, Pa. HUGHES & FLEMING. UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMIN3. The U. S. Burial League has been tested and found all right. Cheapest form of In surance. Secure a contract. Near Publla Fountain, Reynoldsvllle Pa. D. H. YOUNG, ARCHITECT Corner Grant and Flfta sts., Beynolds vllle, Pa. JOHN C. HIRST, CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER, Surveyor and Draughtsman. Office In Syn dicate building, Main street. WINDSOR HOTEL, Philadelphia, Pa. Between 12th and 13th Bts on Filbert St. Three minutes walk from the Beading Ter minal. Fire minutes walk from the 1'enn'a K. K. Depot. European plan $1.00 per day an upward. American plan 52 00 oer daT. I Leech's Planing Mill jj West Reynoldsville Window Sash, Doors, $ Frames, Flooring, jj STAIR WORK RoudH and Dressed Lumber, Etc., Eto. I Contract and repair workiglyen J prompt attention. S Give us your order. My prloea are reasonable. : W. A. LEECH, Proprietor. ft NEWSY GLEANINGS England Is "pageant mad." Pittsburg now claims a population )f 600,000. London Is fuii of Americans nnabla :o obtain passage home in overcrowd ;d liners. The French Government absolutely opposes the sending of a large army to Morocco. Five cases of bubonic plague, four of which were fatal, were reported at San Francisco. Experts on animal life gathered for the international zoological con gress in Boston. Americans touring In Europe find It cheaper to rent automobiles abroad than to take their own. The first conviction under the Mis souri eight-hour telegraphic law was found against the Burlington road. Secretary Taft says the efficient administration of the law is the most important problem before the Amer ican people. Advices received In Washington. D. C, showed that Russia Is chang ing her military base in Siberia from Harbin to Irkutsk. King Leopold has objected to the selection of members of the Belgian Parliament to discuss with Congo delegates the treaty of transfer. The International Socialist Con gress opened in Stuttgart, more than 900 delegates, representing twenty five nationalities, being present. Henry C. Ide, former Governor of the Philippines, expressed the opinion in an interview that the newly elected Assembly for the Islands would prove a success. Advices from St. Petersburg say that the rush of immigrants to Sibe ria is so great that all the available homestead lots have been exhausted and the authorities are unable to dis tribute recent arrivals. Dawn of Mono-Rail Transit. Parts of the oM structure upon which Captain Boynton ran Me "bicycle railway" short line In 1390 are still visible in tho vicinity ot Coney Island. The captain had nar row two-etory cars and a tall, big wheeled locomotive, the whole train being kept in equilibrium by an at tachment at one side. Nothlns pame of 'the Boynton outfit save the originator's enthusiasm and a few freak rides for visitors. But now, almost twenty years later, New York Is suddenly face ito face with a real prolmbility of mono-rail rapid transit. Involving he latest Ideas ir electric invention. New York World Perhaps, as a London scientist as serts, strawberries do cause Insanity. Tho price in this sylvan neck, remarks the New York Mail, is enough to make anybody mad.
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