THE PHIOT SECTION It Takes In Portions of Virginia and North Carolina. ENORMOUS CROPS IT GROWS. Nineteen Counties In the Two States Produce an Average of Twelve Mil lion Bushels a Year The Way the Toothsome Goober Grows. Suffolk, Yn., Ib tho greatest pi-mint shipping point In the world. More of 1lio (icliiloim co(.l);M'H arc ruixi'd l'i Nnnsciiioml comi'y, of will; II SufToll; If) tlio'ciipllnl. t til's 11 In liny other comi ty on ciiilli. If ons; tnkt'M Hit' limp anil ilrnwa n pencil mark iiioiin l uliii'tivii cotintlc )u so'Ulicnstoni Vlririniu mill nirtlii'iist orn North Cnrolliwi ho will put n fi'tire. 80 to speak, nrminil the Kront'?t pea nut soctio" of the world. Tlu' colli) ties n iv : In Virginia, NiiiihimiioiiiI. Nor-' folk, Isle of WlBlit. Soiitliiiinptoii, Sms so.T, Oriv:ivllle nud Prince (leoige; In Kortli Carolina, riisiiunlnnk. l'eriil. ninns, Gates, Hertford, Chowan, North ampton, I lit 1 1 Tit x. IMkocoiiiIkv Martin. IMtt, Itertlo mid h'nshliiKton. This territory, wlilcli Is within n ra dins of loll miles from Norfolk, pro duces 3,(MHi.()iil) Im;,' of peanuts every yonr. Every tint; contains four hush els, so that 12,000.(100 husliels Is the nveniiro nnimiil production. The ship plnp centers of this helt are tfnITo'U, Norfolk, IVterslmru nii'1 SnilthMeld. nil in Virginia. Some peimuts arej-nl .fd in Tennessee mil California, hot the crop of thoKe k!i:'os Is ii hiifrnlelle us compared wltli the production of the Vlrtrlnln-Novlli Carolina territory. The fdiellcd iianuls are planteit about the middle of May hy means of n drill, similar !- a rnni ill ill. 'vhlch drops one of t'.o kernels In a (place, nhout twelve Inches apart. The soil that raises the hei-'t peanuts Is ll'it. snndy loam. It need not he rich, la fact, a great deal of Virginia land that was considered In the antelielliiin ilr loo poor to raise nii.vllilnu on Is now producing great (piantl'les of peanuts. Very little, cr'livation Is rcipilred. IVntnit lands are usually plowed only once or twice when the plants nre small to choke out the grass. The digging time Is October, when tho peanut leaves turn yellow. A plow Is run under (tie peanut vines find throws up the g;.ohors after the fash ion of digging potatoes In the north, l'oles seven or eight feet tall nre stuck Into the ground, and the vines nre shucked nronnd them, with (lie peanuts next to the pole, so that the leaves and vines form n protection from the weather. If the weather he bright mid cloudless wIlHe the peanuts nre curing, so much the belter. If rain sets In. the hulls become blackened and mildewed, which lessens the value of the crop. - Formerly nil peanuts raised were picked from the vines by hand. Now machines similar to thrashers separate fully 75 per cent of the peanuts from the vlnea. No machine has been in vented, however, that will do tills work perfectly. The tendency of ma chines Is to crack the hulls, mid pea nuts with cracked hulls nre likely to spoil. When tho peanuts are separated from the vines tho farmer sacks them und hauls them to n factory, ntid his work ends there. Delivered at theso so cnlled "factories" his nuts bring 3 to & rents a pound (each bushel containing twenly-two pounds) for the best grades and 1!4 ceuts to 4 cents a pound fol lower grades. The nuts still have on n generous coat of dirt. At the "factory" they are dninpe.'. first duto u drum-where the dl. t i.i re moved nnd n powder Is mixed wil'i them to brighten and polish tile, i. .V the same time two fans scpa.a c the lij'ht and shriveled nuts from t ie pe.' feet ones. The nuts are (lien il impel on slowly revolving tallies, vlroi-o ne gro women au.l jtlrls tint il sue the process of se;inraliii; t':e gsio-l from the Led. . U ! en the nuts are i ie-r.-.ed a -:.! t.-.-jn rate ! the;.' nre i-svef!!'!;: raeke! n;:d graded according to quality and. are then sold nt 4' to (IV. ,-ri's a pound U jobbers air Over the country. From. tUo jobbers they find their way to .street venders, candy mrvi'' y t'irors and fac tories that make peanut butler ami Bnlted peanuts. Exchange. !' Emprci Et;s;r.ie'3 Plnyfulncss. Home yenrs ago the liuipress Eugeule was a Capital hand nt whlllng nwny her own and other people's time when residing nt obscure watering places where the accustomed resources of roynl gnycty were nt fault. One game which she Invented nnd which gave much delight was this: A costly Jewel was placed upon a saucer nnd covered with an inTorted teacup. A lady then tossed them to a gdutloman seated on the opposite side of the room, and if hejaught tho flying utensils with such a Bteady hand that the jewel wns not displaced from under the cup the gem became the property of the lady. Of course the gallant who was to "catch" felt an Intense solicitude, inasmuch as the prize for the lady which tils ndrolt ' ness might gain or bis awkwardness lose had a value which rendered its possession exceedingly desirable and made Its loss acutely felt. It is said that the emperor was the best "catch er" of them all, and when be was pres ent the game was played with at. en thusiasm which would rival that of a thickly populated nursery. ' Fortunate. . "IIow dreadfully stout tho 'general is getting!" y "Yes. Isn't It fortunate? Otherwise he wouldn't bo able to wear all his mednlE."-Tlt-Blts. Why Jimmy Didn't Sit Down. The woman who had shopped until the closing gong had sounded blood at the transfer station nud awaited the 1 suburbnu trolley. "What." she wearily asked herself, "does it prollt a woman If she gain the elusive bargain and loses every truce of physlcul freshness'" Presently the car came along. It -had the usual crowd of humanity, nnd the woman resignedly prepared to stand, when a grimy youth arose nnd tendered her Ills place Protesting faintly, she sank Into it g illtily and reglsleivd a vow uever in shop over time ngalu. In due time several seals were vacat ed, and the woman looked hopefully toward her knight. "Jimmy." a friend of his wns saying, "there's room inside now. Why don't you sit down?" And the last drop of discomfort was ndded In I lie woman's cup of hmnllla- 1 lull when .1 1 : il 1 1 1 v responded: "Aw. w hat's the use! No shoner I'll get me legi stretched when another tired old lieu will get on mid I'll have to hop up!" -New York Times. Capping Verses. On going Into the rooms of one of his friends who was absent Dr. Mansel saw on the table the opening Hues of a poem in the following lofty style: Tho suu'B perpendicular heat Illumined the depths of the sea. . Taking up a pen, lie completed the stanza lu the following witty wny: The fishes, beginning to sweat. Cried, "Hang It, how hot we shall bel" Dr. Wntsou, reglus professor of di vinity, had nt one time been tutor of Trinity, nnd when he was made bishop of Mandnff an honest publican lu Cambridge, who kept an Inn called the Bishop Iilaise, out of respect to Dr. Watson changed his sign and replaced the head of ltlshop Illalse by that of I'.ishop Watson. This transfer drew from Mansel, who probably bad some grudge against the late tutor, the fol lowing epigram: Two of a trnde cun ne'er npreo No proverb ere was Juster. They've ta'on down I liaise, you see, Anil put up liishop Uluster. London Chronicle. What Is Patriotism? What Is patriotism? Is it n narrow direction for the spot where n man wns born? Are the very clods where we tread entitled to this ardent prefer ence because they are greener? No, sir. This is not the character of the virtue, and it soars higher for its ob ject. It Is nu extended self love, min gling with nil the enjoyments of life nnd twisting Itself with the minutest filaments of the heart. It Is thus we obey the laws of society, because they nre the laws of virtue In their au thority we see not the array of force nnd terror, but the venerable Image of our country's honor. lively good citizen mnkes that honor his own nnd cherishes it not only as precious, but as sacred. He Is willing to risk his life in its defense nnd. Is conscious that lie gains protection while he gives it. l'Tslior Ames. Tears and Joy. ruder the title "Tears of Joy" George Frlederlcl writes to n Herlln paper that the custom of "weeping and howling on all occasions of great Joy wus general nmong the early inhabit ants of America" and that in mnny tribes visited by him in South America the approved form of welcome was still to weep. "Tears of welcome," he says, nre also shed by the natives of the Carihliean islands and by the Slonx. Algonqnlt'.s :". .1 r!!!-.r North American Indians. I'rmii nil thnt I have seen, I judge that in times pnst tonrs nnd joy were Inseparable nnd that the emotion which civilized peo ple now display at, parting was once the expression of hearty welcome." Made It Complete. When Lablache. the famous operatic singer, was presented to Queen Vic toria her majesty, who had heard of the artist's hobby, asked If it was true that lie had n larg, Section of snuff boxes. He replied that it was correct. He had one for every day In the year -:itc "Nevertheless, your collection Is not quite complete." was the ipiceu's re sponse. "Here Is another for leap year." Tearson's Weekly. The Misjudged Turk. The rural Turk at homo, when not goaded Into violence by his corrupt rulers, Is the very antipodes of the monster of popular Imagination in England. His domestic virtues are at least equal to those of any western population. He Is honest. Industrious, patient, gentle and of fine natural man ners. London Times. Just a Hint. Chnpleigh I say, dwuggist. can you aw give me something to aw bwlghten me up, doucher know? Drug gistYou're in the wrong place, young man. This is a drug store, not a night school. Chicago News. On Advantage. "What do you think of this idea of having dogs for caddies?" asked the old golfer. "If s a good Idea," replied the begin ner. "The dogs can't laugh at you!" London Standard. , An Old Timer. "I guess that Tom over there Is pret ty old," remarked the young Tomcat "I'- should say," replied the other. "Why, he claims that once In his youth he actually saw a bootjack." Pblla lelpbia Press. NearThere Now. . She They say Tom Swift Is going to the bad. He He'll hare short Journey. Plck-Me-Up. WIT OF AN IRISH STORY. Lost, as a Rule, When the Tale 1.1 Re duced to Cold Type. "Irish wit loses more In reduction to cold type thau that of any other na tion on earth." At least that Is tho opinion of a St. Louis Hibernian who ulim;ulf furnishes many excellent ex amples of tho article In question. "When nil Irishman perpetrates n wit ticism It is always tinged with a per sonality which in print or even lu the retelling Is often completely lost. There is always something a wink, n smile, nn nrch expression, a shrug or ixsturo that emphasizes tho joke nud must be seen to be appreciated. Sometimes nn Irish witticism put Into type Is mis taken for mere dullness of siiper UItlon. "I remember onco hearing an Irish man tell a story about a wonderful old time king on the north coast who caught the devil nt some trick nud for a punishment mndo Old Harry tarvo his own head on one of the cliffs. Tho story was (old us seriously ns n ser mon would bo preached. No one could apparently be more sincere than the story teller. Ho seemcl to believe tho legend as devoutly ns though it came directly from holy writ. "After he had wound up the narra tive, noticing n snillo on my face, he stared in apparent surprise. 'Don't ye belnre It? Sure, the old king's ham mer nnd chisel Is kept In the church beynnt, nud what better proof could ye nx?' And he gnve a wink nnd a grin and sprend out both hands in a gesture of expostulation Just ns a law yer would when posing before" a jury and putting his most convincing argu ment In the form of a question. "It was the most exquisite bit of act ing I ever snw. The tone of perfect conviction In which he told tho story was Inimitable; then the contrast from BoienuiJty to comic dismay at the Idea of nny one being so grossly Incredulous us not to believe tho story and the wink, which Indicated that ho didn't bellevo It himself und wns simply tnlk lug for amusement, wore worthy of nny actor that ever trod tho bourds. Yet in the type nil this wns lost. To appreciate properly tho wit of nn Irish story you must hour the Irishman tell it." St. Louis Globo-Demoernt. SOAP IS ANCIENT. It Was Used by the Gauls as a Dress ing For the Hair. Who Invented soap? That it la not a modern convenience is well known, but Just when it came into general use is n mystery. In 1 1 i lil leu l times cleansing agents were used. Tho books of Job nnd Jer emiah contain tho word "soap." But this is merely n convenient use of the wurd In translation. Tho Hebrew word "borlth," for which it was substituted, is a general term for cleansing sub stances. What those substances were is unknown, but they were probably llttlo like tho modern soap, ' lMIiiy speaks of the invention of soap by tho Gauls, who, however, used It only as a sort of pomade or hair dress ing. Ho also refers to the use of both hard soap and soft soup by the Ger mans. Tho use of fuller's earth, which has saponaceous qualities, for cleans ing purposes was known to tho Ito niaiis. The French word for soup, snvon, comes from Suvonn, France, where It wns manufactured. Tho first manu facture of soap In Loudon is mild to hnvo been In nnd previously Bris tol had supplied It for tiso in tho Eng lish cities. According to the historian Slsmondi, a soapmaker wns included In tho reti nue of Charlemagne, king of the Franks, nt the end of the eighth cen tury, In the excavation of the ruins of rompcll a Bonp boiler's shop wns tin coTered, with soap In It, showing that tho making of it wns known lu, the first Christian century. Pliny, who wrote of the eruption of Vesuvius, which destroyed the two lto uinu cities In 7! A. D., stated that soap was Hindu from tallow and nshes and that the German soap was the best Galen also referred to tho use of soap. A Gracious Negative. "The rtth.ir day I got the politest turndown," said a bond salesman, "that ever happened. I had been talking f-.'o.n 11 o'clock' till almost noon to a mun I'd known at college, trying to In terest him in $10,000 of what I con sidered very exceptional bonds. Final ly he looked at his wutch "'Bob,' ho. said, 'it's lunehtiine.' ' ' That's so,' I answered. 'Bob,' he went on, 'if I buy those bonds will you take me out to lunch?' " 'Of course,' I sold. 'Why, sure.' " 'Well, Bob,' he concluded, 'you'd better have lunch with me this noon.'" New York Suu. Solitude Cures Crying. "The best way to cure yourself of crying Is to live nloue," said the wo man. "I used to cry an awful lot when I wns married, but I hardly ever do now. It's the saddest thing in the world to hear yourself crying all alone In your flat, and what's the use any way If there Is nobody around to say 'There, there! "New York Press. The Change. "You don't love me as you used to,' declared the termagant wife. "Before we were married you considered me absolutely perfect" "Yes,." interrupted the downtrodden husband, "but now you're perfectly ab solute." Philadelphia Press. Circumstantial Evidence. Mrs. Coburgger It Isn't right to charge Freddie with tftklug that mon ey out of your pocket,, JVbx don't you accuse me? Cbbnrgge? Because it wasn't all taken. Harpers Weekly. .-. !..CCtasf -A ' It Would Improve It. ' A clergyman speaking on chnrlty held thnt chnrlty which was not grace i ful und clean was hound to fall, bring ' lug to the donor scorn Instead of grati tude 1 "Thus." he once said In n Sunday school address, "a rich landlord while making the round of Ids tenants' jot luges rollecllng rents met n tittie girl whose beauty much Impressed him. "lu Hie shabby front ' room of the cottage the landlord tanked for awhile with the Utile girl, ami as ho rose to go an unwouled feeling of klndllne: s 1 wanned his heart. j " 'Let me see.' ho said. (Islilng In his pockets Met ine see If I haven't some thing to give to this dear little girl.' "And, smiling ami chuckling, ho went I through pocket after pocket. Finally j in his hip pocket lie found a pepper- mint drop, a w hile pppNriulnt drop. He dusted the llulT and lint from It nnd extended It gayly to the llttlo girl. I "Here we ate,' lie cried. 'I thought wo had something. Here Is a nice peppermint drop for yon. And now.' ho ended, what will you do with It?' I "'Wash It.' said the little girl grave- " I - Beginnings of Baseball. The history of (lie American game dates from the first Natlonnl Associa tion of Basebnll In New York in lSoS. i The first series of Important match games wns played betweeu picked nines of Brooklyn nnd New York, at Hushing. In tho same year. Nearly 2.000 persons a large crowd for those days paid their r0 cents a head to see ' the contest. The rules of basebnll were very crude In. those days. The pitcher's position was simply limited to a twelve foot line forty-five feet from tho home base, behind which he could tnko nny number of slips lie wished. All he I was required to do was to pitch the bnll its nenr ns possible over the home bnse. There was no penalty for wild pitching or for refusing to strike nt I fnli' IkiIIu I mien cntv n nltflinr rti.. liver siiy balls to n single batsman lu one Inning before there wns a strike. Not until 18711 were there nny para phernalia for defense. Old time catch ers' hands wore n sight with their cracked Joints nnd bruised pnlms. Harry Clindwlek in Outlug. French Bells. The number of phrases pt t he clnss called "bulls" to be found In polite works are not ail the product of the Irish brain. A novel that was crowned by the French nendomy ns possessed of tin usunl merit contained n sentence of which the following Is n translation: "It wns midnight. A man who lay in ambush listened to their conversa tion, but suddenly a denso, dark cloud pnssed In front of tho moon nnd pre vented him from hearing more" Another phrase, written lu down right seriousness by a master of French criticism, runs something like this: "It wns one of those duels in which one of the blades literally buries itself In the heart of the other." Minneapo lis Journal. Their Little Surprise. They were elopers, nnd the stern pnr- eut was supposed to be in pursuit. But he wnsn't. On the contrary, a tele gram awaited them nt tho next town. "Is It forgiveness?" nsked the agitated youth ns he handed It to the angelic one. She rend It through nnd burst Into tears. Then the startled youth took It and rend it nloud. . "Your moth er nnd I offer congratulations. Your hasty nctlon meets with our npprovni. We can now carry. out a plan that we have long contemplated nnd that was delayed only because we hnd you with. us. In other words, we nre nhout to break up housekeeping nnd go Into a flat r'Argoun ut. Helpless! A city man had a friend In from a north country farm on a business mat ter tho other day, nnd they lunched to gether at n restaurant. The Cork mini nto Ills menl entirely with his knife. When he wns near the end he discov ered thnt he had no fork. "Look here." he said to the city iiiiiu. "that waiter didn't give me a fork." 'Well, you don't need one." replied tho city uinn seriously. "The deuce I don't!" enme from the farmer. "What nm I going to stir my coffee with?" London Opinion. Village Schoolmaster (explaining "bi ped" end "quadruped") Now. Jones, what 13 the difference between me and a pig? Jones Couldn't tell you sir. London Opinion. Kidney Troubles FROM THE LI VERA to hit study of kidney disease. Dr. A. W. Chase, the Umou.". Receipt Boot author, found that 90 per rent, of the rases aroae di reel result of liver and bowel disorders and working on this idea led to the discovery of his celebrated Kidney and Liver Pills, the only Kidney medicine having a combined actioa oo ' lives and bowels as wcIL Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills Br this unique sctioo, cure ike plicated diieites of (he kidneys when ordinary medicine (ail. They alto prevent kidney disease by curing liver complaint, bilioutnen end constipation. Try them when the back ache or there are rheumatic pains, of deposit! b the urine. One pill a dose, 25 cts. a box, at all dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co, Buffalo. N.Y. Mrs. Maury Jones, 831 East 2nd St, Mb Vernon, Inct, states! "I formerly suffered horn Kidney trouble and severe pains in ihe back. Dr. A. W. Chaw's Kidney and Liver Pills effected thorough and lasting cure, and I consider them a iplcsv did medicine." For bale by Stoke & Felobt Drug Co. THOUGHT HIM A SPY. An English Official's Narrow Escape In France In 1870. The thrilling nil venture which befell Ciiptnln Iluworth, one of Queen Vic toria's, messengers, vividly Illustrates the perils of the diplomatic service when n member of that corps Is traversing n country v.-h'.-re the Ftonii mid slress of war It rnsjffig. It was iliiiln.' Ihe I'l'ani o Ceriiinii war, nnd I'aplrin llav.mtli wmi on hlti way Inline charged ui h dispatches from the English ntiibiindo?. then lit Tours. lie got lis far ns tiie town of I.e Mans, when some' hin t suggested to the excited townsfolk Ihe Idea thnt lie was n rriissinii Kpy. lie wns arrested, tarried before the Juge (To p-iix mid repilred to give nn cci'iiuiit of iiiuiHcif. He explained that lie Miti in the service of (hi; iirilish government nnd piixlu vd his creden tial;;. He was then uski-d to show the contents of the Utile bag which, ns he nllirnied, contained his nfh'Wiil dh;- I patches. This lie nbso'titely refused to do. though ho showed them the gov ernment label nnd seal. His refusal was Cio's'it suspicious, mi l he was plainly told that 'unless ho could produce, some more satisfactory evidence lie must he prepared to die. The unlucky messenger was actually led awny for execution and was saved only by some little glimmering of com mon seusn in the captain of the guard ho was committed to. This olllcer remonstrated Willi his prisoner on the folly of refusing to satisfy the court by submitting his pa pers to their Inspection. Captain Hu worlh told him thut their bullets should go through that bng and his breast at the same time and that then they would have to reckon wl'h the P.rltlsu government. The officer seemed to bo Impressed nnd sent him hack to the ni'tho IMcs. After further pn"ley the Englishman v.cs or.'ered to clear out of the town with nil speed, nu order which he did ids besr to comply with. How Kingfishers Perich. Iirendful Is Ihe death of the stately kingfisher. A hard winter l: his cer tain doom. Long olwervailon seems to Indicate the birds do not migrate, and from having to enter the water for their prey In winter their dripping feet iitilckly become Incased , l:i lee. As in i. rd wcnthi;- It Is only possible for tl i :n to alight either' on snow or Ice in water. It Is ci. y to sea how the !: around their feet would rpilckl.-. uccti imilnte and b.liri nl n.it a lingering uenth. London tJlohe. Mean Thing. "1 really must get to my room,"' said the first college girl. "I can't afford to keep Inte hours, must preserve my complexion, you know." "Tho idea!" exclaimed the other. "I thought the kind you bought was al wod nreserved." Philadelphia Press, in SALE $6,500.00 Worth of Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silverware, Sterling Silver Novelties, Clocks, Etc. MI MUST BE SOLD IN ORDER TO PAY CREDITORS. Same 1 The Jeweler Main St. Reynoldsville, Pa. Sale each day commencing 2 and 7 p. m. Goods laid away for future delivery. MORRIS M. MYERS, OF ROCHESTER, N. Y. WILL CONDUCT SALE. EVERY RHEUMATIC INVITEDTODAY TO TEST URIC-0 FREE! 75-Cent Bottle divert Free To All Who Apply If thnra are still nny fuiffurers from Rheuma tism In this county or whnrevnr this paper roaches, that Imve nut yot tried ttio wonderful Ji.u-ifinallc Iternptjy I rlco-O, we want them to try it oof at our er.pente. Wo (Irmly believe thut tin-re Ii not a cue of Iilioiinmttun In the Vfm 1J that will not ykM to the wondurful effects ct Urld-O, nud v o wsut to prove U to every donbtor Iwyoud all possibility. The best way to do this Is to Rive u l:iiK t lal bottle of this rcmraly outright to evrcry mifTer : nd let lllra test nml try It to his own fiatl.stai'tlon. !t you or any vt your family sufTor from Ithnun atlsin, no nit .tor what form, Just c. t this nuLIotout of the p;'i.irHiid send It toKiahnr Willi your enme and aili.rcss, also the name of your i! r ux'l. t, to the 3m Ui Drop; Co., Ryracuso, N. V., and they wllf sen I you by ri '.inn mall a liberal trial p ickade Iti e of all expo:. )e. There Is no r"irT:ttloo.to this offer. You til e the remedy lioi ie nnd na It nriordlnu to directions until t!:oion.Jbly satv Isfl lot Its merit. WoC'iulU not afford to do tills If we did not know that alter you aie freed from this dreaded disease that you will recommend it to all your friends who have rheumatism. Wo know from experience that personal recommendation from one person to another Is tho mo.,t vahiablo ad vertihlag, and th.;t I J tiio way nu Intend to uo. qu;ilnt tho world with Uric O. Don't put off writing because this offer will soon expire, and then It will bo tog late. Do It ti day an J start yourself upon the highway to pericct health and happiness. Rond for Urlc-O, no nuttier wber( you live. It Is sold by Drmrplsts all over this country, and we want you to have a bottle free. Uric-0 Is sold and personally recom mended in UeynohJsvillo by Stoke & Felcht. STTAT1V I NORMAL Opens its Winter Term January 2nd The term Just clos- Jnir has been the most prosperous in the his tory of this trreat school. The catalogue can be had free by addressing the Prin cipal, Dr. Jamei E. Ament Indiana, Pa. subscribe for The -X- Star If you want the News 810GE Men