MAKING AN EVENING AT HOME DELIGHTFUL The Edison Phonograph makes any evening short. It fills In hours that might otherwise lug, he wasted, or even be 111 spent. It Is u harmless, whole some amuaemcnl tiviker and one that brings out the qualities of sociability The Eill-on Phonograph with Edison Gold Mou thd Nocorda, puis In every home 1 lie means of enjoying nearly every kiud of wholesome entertainment music ranging from rag-time to grand opera, dialogues and speeches, dancing and the goneral sociability that follows tt'Vcsl entertainment. Whether it is for a circle of frienJe who have dropped In, or for your own family circle, jou 'will not find any nmuscr -so. great, so reliable or so entertaining as tha Edl son Phonograph. Call and hear them at the HASKIN'S MUSIC STORE Revnoldsvllle Pennsylvania ft El'OUT OF THE CON D1T10N or THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK - OX" BETlTOIiDSVIIiMi at Reynoldsvllle, In the State of Pennsylva nia, at the close of business Dec. aril, 1IK17. bksouruks: T.nans nnd discounts K98,(l: 41 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 2!M 49 U. 8. Bonds tosecureclrculutlon.... 35,0(10 00 Premiums on II. S. Bonds 1,000 00 Bonds, securities, etc HI, 200 00 Furniture and fixtures 2,000 00 Due from National Ranks (not Keserve Airents) .... SlS.-IM Vi Pue from State banks and bankers S.520 40 Pue from approved reserve agents 91,80 72 , Checks, other cash Items .. MS S9 Notes of othor National batiks 13,905 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 201 61 Lawful money reserve in bank, via: n,w,'Ii 5X709 50 iUl.tiiWiiiitM i!2 .570 00 222.089 75 Verinmntlnn fund with II. S. Tl'eaS- uroiMo Derceni. oi circuiauunj.. i.i.w w Total $.wa,171 or. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $75,000 00 Surplus fund 90,000 00 Undivided profits, lessexpensos and taxes paid 18.2H5 20 Due to other National Hanks il ii National Bank notesoutstnndlnir... 35,000 00 Individual deposits subject to check $225,ftlSH5 ' Tlmecert Ideates of deposit US, 797 111 Certified checks 49 171, 1 11 Total $.-)93,171 65 State ofPtnniylvuit,, County of Jeffcnon, : T. K. f! Schnckers. Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the aoove statement is true to tne uesi oi my knowledge and belief. K. C. Schitckers, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th ay of Dec , 1907. Lawrence J. McEntibb, Notary Public. Correct Attest, X .lOIIN H. I ATTCtlEIl, J. 11. C'ORIIETT, Directors. H. C, I) ) ft EPORT OF THE CONDITION CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK OF REYNOLDSVILLE, AtReynoldsville, In the state of Pennsylv nia, at the close of business Dec. 3, 1907. Resouhoes. Loans Bnd discounts $U0,t!M 14 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. I'W 04 U.8. bonds to secure circulation ... 12,500 00 Premiums on t S. bonds 445 81 Banking house, furniture, fixtures . 10,074 09 Due from National banks (not re serve agents 1,000 00 Due from .State hanks and bankers. 4,W0 B4 Due from approved reserve agents.. 5,5ti5 58 Chocks and ot her cash items 98 40 Notes of other National banks 1,4110 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 17 62 Lawful money reserve In bank, viz: Specie tl 1,318 90 Legal-tender notes 4,8110 00 18,118 90 Redemption fund with II. 8. treas- . urer (A of circulation) 625 00 Total 1172,130 27 Liabilities Capital stock paid In.. f 50,000 00 Surplus fund 19,113 65 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid. . 2,212 24 National bank notes ou'standlng... 12.50J 00 Individual deposltasubject to check 87,10(1 10 ' Time certldcatesof denoslt 1.100 I'O Cashier's checks outstanding 98 22 88,304 as". 1172,130 27 8UU f Panatylvtnit, County of Jefferson, n: x, j. . nunter, uasnter or tne anove named hank, do solemnly swear that the hnvn statement Is true in the hpst. itf mv J. W. HrSTEtl. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before nie this 8th day of December, 1917. Laurence J. McEntire, Notary Public. Correct Attest: D. Wheeler, - A. O'DONNEl. Andrew Whbei.er Directors. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF REYNOLDSVILLE, at Uoynoldsvllle, In the state of Pennsyl vania, at the close of business Dec. 3. 1907. RESOURCES. Bonds I 9,300 00 Loans and discounts 250,194 00 $259,104 00 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 95 99 II. H. Bonds to secure circulation.. . . 50,000 00 Premiums on U. 8. Bonds 2,000 00 Banking house, furniture, fixtures.. 32,612 66 Due from approved reserve agents 47,4.11 89 Checks and other cash Items 10,304 69 Notes of other National Banks 11,890 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 101 62 Lawful money reserve in hank, vis: Specie 1 .. 81.414 00 Legal-tender notes 7,820 00 109,022 1 urer(6it of circulation)...... .. . 2,500 00 Total 155,724 64 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In.. . 1100,000 00 Surplus fund 1 16,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses ana taxes paid. 6,4.18 65 122,4 65 National Bank notes outstanding... 60,000 00 Individual deposits subject to check 1281,779 04 vitamer a cubckh uuiai nu g 1,000 w 2otf,zs0 W Total .(155,724 64 8UU tf FtnaiylvtBis, Oouty mt Jofform, m: i, r. a. Alexander, vasnier ox tne anove named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. K. Alexander, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4Viday of Dec, 1907. Suits M. McOreiobt, Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 80, 1909. Correct Attest! W.B. Alexander, W. H. MoOKfl Adoust BALDAur ' . Directors. STEEL PLANT PERILS. Recklessness a Psychological Factor That Must Be Considered. Iteeklessness is certainly u psychoid? tcnl characteristic of men in steel plants. All tradition teaches them to be reckless. The very example of their superiors tenches them to be reckless The assistant superintendent ol' the plant that the Illinois Steel coiipnn ninintnlns at Jolict stepped on tin tin protected near nud lost his leg Jus after lie hud warned his men not ! be guilty of any such culpable nen'l ponce of their own safely. I urn will lug to tulinit the existence of vtilpnbl nesliiience altogether apart from the negligence of the company And no only lliiit. but I nm also willing to giv a specific Illustration. I was standing one tiny on the plal form of n blast furnace. Art at once unexpectedly. I beard the four whistle: that indienle danger. There was a "hang" in the furnace. The vlili-!Itii eddying mass of ore. coke and lime stone In the high Interior of that fur nace had got caught somewhere, some how, and was recusing to come down When it did come down 'there would be a crush and perhaps an explosion I ran and got behind a brick pillar On coming Into the plant that morning I had signed n piece of paper. Just the same kind of a piece of paper that ev ery visitor signs, paying that I wouli not hold the Illinois Steel company re sponsible for anything that might hap pen to me. I reflected that nobody would profit by my demise. But oh serve what the othor mcu around that blast furnace did! I could see them as I peered out from behind my brick pillar. Those of them who were already In front of tin furnace looked up at it with an expres sion of profound curiosity on their faces. Two other men who had been standing at the back of the furnace ran all the way round It nod came out In front. There they all stood hurling their mute Interrogatories nt the crafty reticent volcano that might neverthe less the next moment hurl forth an indignant answer at their heads! Ev erybody's Magazine. BLOOD PRESSURE. The Determinstion of Its Relation to Mental States. In addition to those bodily move fronts which are called "voluntary" various bodily phenomena which ore clearly Involuntary accompany violent mental excitement. The blush of shame, the distinctive flushes of Joy and of anger, the pallor and sweat of fear, the tears of grief and the "creep ing" of the flesh provoked by horror are familiar examples The respira tlon Is quickened by Jo and retarded by anxiety, and the f'ecliitc ol' relief fjinls expression In a dee; s-Uh Vio lent emotions often disturb the diges tion. The hear! "bounds , itlt Joy," Is paralyzed by horror, "leaps to the throat" In terror. The euuneetlon be tween the heart nnd the e imiiuns is so intimate that the heart was long re garded as the seat of the soul Most of these Involuntary physical concomitants of mental excitement are brought about by a special part of the nervous system, the sympathetic nerve nud its branches, which ramify to ev ery part of the body The best known brunches are those Hint govern the dilatation of the blood vessels, which are profoundly affected by mental states. These phenomena are stisccptl ble of exact quantitative determination by means of a method devised by the Italian physiologist Mosso Tin- result Is fairly accurate measurement of the variation of blood supply . In the brain The subject is laid on a board which Is balanced on n fulcrum at tho center of gravity. When the subject is quiet i.ivl undisturbed the h -ml lies horizon tal. Now, If tin unpleasant sensation or emotion is induced In the subject I'.is head is Involuntarily elevated, In i!i -a'.ing dimlnulhui in lite quantity of blood In the brain An agreeable sen- wition of emotion produces the opposite effect. Scientific American Tennyson's Queer Ways. it was with great dl.Teulty that Professor Unbelt llerkomer. the por trait painter, obtained Ten::,vson's con sent for a sitting but at last he was successful and called at llie poet's li aise. After Ro:.:e ll::!e t!e!:iv the door of the room where the artist was wait lug slowly opene.l. a;:. I '. eunysoii en tered with drooping head. He looked most dejected and murmured: "I hate your coming. I can't abide sitting. However, Mr. llerkomer was allowed to' remain. Soon after be hud retired to bis room for the night there came a knock at the door. A bend wits thrust in and the voice of the poet remarked: I believe you are honest. Good night" Secondhand English. Swede (to Englishman at Colorado Springs, noting that the Englishman's accent was unlike that of the other in habitants) IIow long you bane In dese country? Englishman - Nine months. Swede You bane spake de litngungo putty goot already. Ven you bane in dese country two years you vll spake as veil us de people here. Eng lishman (annihilating!)-) Man alive, I am from the country where this lan guage is manufactured. What you are learning to speak Is secondhand Eng lish. Judge. The Modern Youth. "When I was your age," said the se vere parent, "1 was compelled to earn my own living. "Sir," answered the complacent youth, "I know too little of the circum stances to attempt to defend my grand fathersWashington Star. The fox may lose his hair, but not Ids cunning. Dutch Proverb. A Mistaka. Not one of us, even the most good natured, likes to have bis mistakes pointed out. We may appear not to mind corrections nnd accept them with a smile, but It is human nature to fmnrt under correction, .although some of us may be clever enough to conceal the smart; hence the fewer mistakes we call attention to lu others the bet ter. Two-thirds, of the mistakes we male are trivial. Their correction Is unimportant. Why. then, notice them? i'ct some people do. nnd do so con stantly. A person speaks of having done a certain thing on Thursday, when in reality It was done on Wednes day. If no important point Is involv ed, why call nttcntlun to the mistake? What good does It do to have the ex act day set right? It Is a matter of no Importance, so why Insist upon cor recting the trivial error-: Stanch friendships have often beeu pricked by this needle of useless correction It Is a great art, tills art of learning to allow othei-s to be mistaken when the mistake is unimportant. i-'cw learu It, but those who do are tunou. the most comfortable friends one can have. Arbiters of Hairdressing. "1 want to learn the latest thing in halrdresslng," said the visitor its soon as she landed in New York. "Take me to a hairdresser's establishment, so I can look things over.". "No, Indeed," said her New York friend. "We will go there after you know what you wish to buy, but the place to learn how to dress your hnlr is lu the dry goods shops. All you have to do Is to study the salesgirls' hair. It Is always dono In the latest mode, nnd they all do it alike, so you cainn-t mistake. Sometimes it Is badly exaggerated, but, of course, you don't have to copy that." "1 didn't know the shopgirls were your arbiters of fashion in New York." "Not in nil respects, but, yon see, hair- dressing doesn't cost tiny tiling. To have the latest styles in clothes or jewelry is expensive, but one can be a very howling swell In the matter of hnlr without Its costing a Cent. Bo- sides, they are usually restricted In the mailer of gowus to rittin black or possibly white blouses, so they take It all out in doing their halr."-New York Tress What It Costs to Feel and Think. Every throb of pleasure costs some thing to the physical system, and two throbs cost twice as much as one. If we cannot lix a proi ise equivalent it is not ltecntise the relation Is not defi nite, but from the dililcultles of reduc ing degrees of pleasure to n recognized standard. Of this, however, there can be no reasonable doubt namely, that a large amount of pleasure supposes a co.vespondingly large expenditure of blood nnd nerve tissue, to the stinting, perhaps, of the nt!ve energies nnd the intellectual processes. It Is n matter of practical moment to ascertain what pleasures cost least, for there are thrifty nud unthrifty modes of spend ing our brain nnd heart's blood. One of the safest of ifi'lights. If not 'very acute, is the dcl'ght of abounding physical vigor, for, from the very sup position, the supply l tile brain Is not such ns to Interfere with the general interests of the system. Alexander Pa In. Nothing Doing. A playwright discussed at a dinner In New York the art of acting. "I believe," said he, "in subtlety and restraint A nod, a shake of the head, a silent pause these things are often more effective than the most violent yelling and' ranting. "Life is like that, subtle nnd silent. What, for Instance, could bo more ex pressive than this scene, u scene with out n spoken word, that I once wit nessed in the country': "An undertaker stood on a corner near a noble mansion He elevated bis brows hopefully nnd Inquiringly as a physic-Ian came from the house. The physician, compressing his lips, shook his bead decidedly and hurried to his carriage. Then the undertaker, with a sigh, passed on." Mary Knew A'l About It. Little Mary's father- !iad been teach ing her to walk propcly. "Walk slow ly nnd turn out yo;:i :oes." he admon ished her. ,.' While she was uiaic: .oiug this teach ing she ulten.'.cl Su:i :ay school one Uuy. The golden text was. "Tench me to walk honestly." After reciting It several times the teacher asked: "Who knows what that means?" "I do," replied little Mary. "Walk slowly and turn out your toes." His Poetio Imagination. "Jjoesn't the delay nt the telephone annoy you?" "No." said the slow spoken person. "I kind of like silence and solitude and I never feel more aloue than I do with the receiver at my ear and no sound save that of a low sad voice now and then In the dark distance that sighs, 'Waiting. "-Washington Star. Not Guilty. Employer (to his clerk) la it lm. that when the clock strikes 0 von tint down your pen and go, even If you are in the middle of a word? Clerk Cer tainly not, sir. If It gets so near 6 as that I never begin the word at all-- fllre. Tha Flax Expert. Parvenue (going over bis estate with bis steward) The flax is very short this year. Seems to me tbey will only be able to make children's shirts with It Fllegende Blatter. Laziness u the deadliest of all dis eases, for the disease Itself prevents one from taking the remedy. GOLD COINS. Why Bankers Don't Like Them and, Prefer to Handle Paper. "Of the different kinds of Aiuerlcnn, money now In circulation' the gold! coins of all denominations are the most disliked In my business," said a pruml neut New York banker. "Take a green buck, a sliver or a gold! certliknte or a inttionnl bank note to, your bank and It is received and plac ed to your credit without a m uncut' delay. Not so with gold. A few days, ago a gentleman brought to our bank upward of $3,000 In gold of il liferent denominations nud was much p-o oked because we would not receive It and give him credit with the amount the face of the coin represented. This we could not do because the law requires 'that gold shall be redeemed only at Its actual value. Coins carried In the pocket for any leugtlfof time naturally lose something by abrasion -probably but n fractional part of a cent on n ten dollar piece, but it Is n l;rs neverthe lessand therefore bunkers cannot give credit for gold deposits until the coin shall have been weighed. In the case mentioned my friend took his gold to the subtreiisury nnd was compelled to wait there nearly an hour before he could get notes for It. ' "Every coin bnd to be passed through the scales, and after the weighing proc ess had been completed three of the coins two five dollar pieces and a ten dolar piece were returned to him as short in weight. Before returning short weight coins the department stamps on the face of eacli coin a cross. The owner is either left to send the coins to the TJulted States mint for redemption or ngaln put them into circulation. Eventually the coins with crosses on their faces will go to tho mint and be redeemed nt their actual value. In ninny Instances there may not be more than several cents' shortage on $.")0 worth of coins. Business men, bow ever, naturally object to the inconven ience and get rid of their gold as fast ns possible." New York Press. KEATS ON MARRIAGE. Barrier Against Matrimony In Which the Poet Rejoiced. Notwithstanding your happiness nnd your recommendation, I hope I shall never marry. Though the most beau tiful creature were waiting for me nt the end of a Journey or a walk, though the carpet were of sUU, the curtains of the morning clouds, the chairs nnd sofa stuffed with cygnets' do'vn. the food manna, the wine beyond claret, the window opeuing on Wlnander mere, I should not feel, or, rather, my boppl uess would not be so line, us my soli tude Is sublime. Then, instead of what I have described, there Is a sub limity to welcome me home. The roar ing of tho wind Is my wife, and the stars through the window pnne are my children. The mighty abstract Idea I have of beauty in all things sillies the more divided and minute domestic happiness- tin amiable wife and sweet children 1 contemplate ns a part of that beauty, but I must have a thou sand of those beautiful particles to fill up my heart. 1 feel more and more every dayviis my Imagination streutlien.-i that 1 do not live In this world nloiy, but lu a thousand worlds No sooner am I alone than shapes of epic grentness are stationed around me and serve my spirit the otllee which Is equivalent to n king's bo lygunrd then "tragedy with sceptered pull comes sweeping by." According to my state of mind I am with Achilles shouting in the trenches or with Theocritus In the vales of Sici ly, or I throw my whole being into Trollus, nnd. repenting those lines, "I wander like a lost soul upon (be Sty gian bunks, staying for waftage," I melt Into the air with a voluptuousness so delicate that I am content to be alone These things, combined with the opinion I have of the generality of women, who appear to me as children to whom I would rather give a sugar plum thiiD my time, form n barrier against matrimony which I rejoice in ."Poems of John Keats," by Walter Itdlelsh. Troubles of an Amateur, "I thought you had gone to raising bees." said the man from the city. "I don't see any sign of them around here." "1 had half a dozen colonies of the linest bees I could get," answered tho suburbanite "and u whole library ol literature on bee raising, but they swarmed one day. urn! while I wns looking through my books to find out what was the proper thing to do when bees swarmed the blamed things flew uwny. aud I've never seen 'em since." -Chicago Trlbuue. In Nameless Graves. Not far from Hamburg, on the Island of Westerlnnd, is n small, graveyard tu which pathetic interest attaches. Here the bodies of those washed up by the son bodies unrecognized and unclnim ed are burled. The cemetery was dedicated to this use In lSo.'i, and from then up to now over sixty nameless ones have found their rest, lu 1S83 it stone was raised bearing the dedicutio.i "The Home of the Homeless," and each little mound Is further marked by a simple black cross. . Like the Parrot. Thumper occasionally sayik things dint are wonderfully apropos." said one statesman. "Yes." answered the other; "he's like )tir parrot at home. It doesn't know uiuch. but what It does know It keeps .'cpeatlug until some circumstance irises that makes the remark seem nuirvelously apt" A good way to get on in the work! Is to make people think you are dolu, It. -New York Press. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED DANK IN THE COUNTY THE Wr&s PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK . OF REYNOLDSVILLE Capital, Surplus and Profits $122,500.00 The chief concern of the oflloers and directors of The Peoples National Bank of lioynoldsvillo Is the welfare of the depositors . and the security of their deposits. Its officials are men of integ rity and sound businoss judgment and your money Is absolutely safe if confided to their care. Tho lonfj and honorable record of the institution and the steady growth of its patronage furnUh eloquent testimony to the fact that it has at all times command ed the confidence of its patrons, and this characteristic was never more prominent than at the present time. Any one de siring the very beat service that a Btrong modern bank efficient ly ofllcered and thoroughly equipped can furnish, are cordially invited to open accounts hero. Semi-annual interest allowed and compounded on Savings Accounts from date of deposit, having most liberal withdrawal privileges. Open Saturday Evenings 7.30 toB.i iiffi&f 9 The ' Christmas jW' Spirit Is once more in the atmosphere and the vexatious question of What shall I give him (or her)? is uppermost in the minds of most people. The displays in this store will offer many sensible and seasonable solutions of the problem. Diamonds, Watches, Chains, Charms, Fobs, Neck Chains, Lockets, Rings, Brace lets, Umbrellas, Hand-Painted China, Cut Glass. Cull and inspect our stock. Make your selections and have them laid away until Christmas. v " HOFFMAN'S JEWELRY STORE, J. W. Cunningham, Prop. " Reynoldsville, Pa. We Have the Finest Line of Rockers Ever Shown In this Town. From $1.00 to $20.00. Stands and Gibony Tables from 95 cts. to $18.00, and all kinds of Furniture that will make nice Xmas presents. Call in and see our stock before purchasing elsewhere. J. R. JOB WORK of all kinds promptly done at THE THE rEOI'LES BANK BtlLDINO. i Hillis & Co. STAR OFFICE
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