THE DECADENT.
jksaonir the virile hosts he passed along,
Conspicuous for nn undetermined grace
Ot sexless beauty. In his form end
ta.dK ,
ad's mighty purpose somehow had gone
i wrong.
"Ant on his loom he wove a careful song,
Of sensuous threads, a web of wordy
lace.
Wherein the primal passions of the
race,
Ab4 his own sins, made wonder for the
throng.
3fc !HU pen-prick opened up a vein,
And trove the finished mesh, crimson
Not
The) Inst consummate touch of studied
art.
Bast those who knew strong passion and
keen pain,
bsoked through, and through the pat
tern, and found not
Onm single great emotion of the heart.
Ella, Wheeler Wilcox, In the Century.
AAAAAAAAA
Twice Told Tale.
By LOUIS TIDDEMAN.
Mr. Gllllngham proposed to me be
fore he left for Australia, when I bad
Just tamed seventeen, he being ten
years my senior. I went direct to my
father, as was my wont at any trouble
or perplexity, and told him, my arms
bout his neck, my head pillowed on
his shoulder. For a while he dW not
peak, then he said fervently: "Thank
God!"
That decided me that the sudden
clearing of his haggard, careworn face
as he clasped me in a close embrace
and spoke in flattering terms of my
lover, affirming that he was of all men
the one he would have chosen for a
mn-ln-law.
"His father is my oldest friend," said
he. "Jack 1(3 like him, brave as a lion,
true as steel and honest as the day.
God bless you for the news you have
ferought, my child; now I shall die
happy."
I clung to him In a passion of tears
and protested that he should not die,
and that God would never be so cruel
as to take him from me.
"No, no, not for many years yet, I
hope," answered he, returning my ca
resses and comforting me as he alone
knew how.
Soon after this Mr. Gllllngham left,
with the understanding that in three
years' time I should go out to htm, ac
companied by my father. His voice
hook as he bade me good-bye, there
yma even a suspicion of moisture in his
eyes; mine were tearless. I was sorry,
of course; we' had been capital friends
all through the summer, but since our
engagement there had appeared to be
something strained In our relationship.
At seventeen one is not, as a rule,
much addicted to self-analysis, but it
did occur to me that in choosing a hus
band a girl should be Influenced by
ether motives than the desire to please
a parent, however good and wise that
parent may be.
Suppose that when I went Into soci
ety I should meet some one I liked
ever so much better? Nothing of the
kind occurred; I returned from every
ball I attended quite convinced that
.Mr. Gtllingham was superior to any
one whom I had met.
Meanwhile each mail brought me
long, lover-like letters, to which I re
sponded in frank, friendly fashion. It
seined to me only natural that he
should write as he did, for I, for my
part, was not at least so it seemed
at all sentimental, and it was contrary
to my disposition to make any pre
tence. Nevertheless, I was really sorry for
him when, as the three years drew to
a close, I found myself compelled to
wtfte and tell him that, owing to the
state of my father's health, It would be
Impossible for me to keep my promise.
I felt for him In his loneliness, and
grieved for his disappointment, all the
more so because he strove to keep it in
the background and to comfort me.
1 can wait," said he, "and will be
patient"
He had need for patience, poor fel
low, for my dear father lingered on,
and two more years passed before
death touched him. Then my sum
mons came a manly, affectionate let
ter, and withal clear and business-like.
I was to take my passage on board the
Oriental. A friend of his his dearest
wrtend would travel in the same ves
sel, and would be happy to do all In
his power to be of assistance to me
en the voyage.
I was glad to go; glad to turn my
Dock, on the familiar scenes amid
which my life had been passed. Home
was home no longer now 'that my fath
er was dead. I stood on the deck o!
the vessel and watched the well-known
shores recede from view, straining my
eyes to catch the last glimpse of them.
Then, turning suddenly, I confronted
Mr. GUIlngbam's friend. He was very
tall, very bronzed, but for all that
goo4 to look upon.
I know now, as I look back through
the mist of years, that there Is such a
thing as love at first sight, but In those
Ian I should have ridiculed such an
Idea. But Mr. Gilllngham's friend was
the means of demonstrating Its reality.
Hour by hour, without misgiving, I sat
and listened to his words, at first in
terrupting him by questions relating to
Mr. Gillingham. but only at first.
Day by day he waited on me sedu
lously, anticipating my every want
Week by week I learned the silent lan
guage of the eyes, the hidden secret of
a fleeting smile, and yet remained ig
norant ot my knowledge. He was so
much older than I; besides I was en
caged and had been so for nearly six
years. There could be no danger.
Thus I dreamed on until the awaken
ing came came wllh a fierce flash of
pain, an agony of self-abasement.
It happened one morning, when In
the toldat of a pleasant chat that bo
fell back suddenly In a dead faint He
had had a severe illness recently, so
he told me later, and had been subject
to such attacks since then. But I did
not know this at the time, and was
terribly frightened.
I remember kneeling at his feet,
frantically chafing his hands, sick at
heart and trembling. At length his
eyes opened slowly and rested on
me. I think we both knew then how It
was. In my mind, at least, there re
mained no shadow of uncertainty.
I knew now what love meant. It was
no calm, friendly feeling, but a great,
unquenchable passion. Shame-stricken,
I fled from his presence, and fought
out my battle alone; the strength ot
my own feeling was a revelation to
me. I had at least sufficient honor to
despise myself.
Next day I feigned Illness, and It
was not until the voyage came to an
end that we met again, and he stood
at my side once more, helpful as ever
but reserved and distant. It made my
heart ache, but sympathy, possessing
the rare tact that pierces through con
ventionality. "My dear," she said, after we had
dined, "you wish to be alone; you are
in no mood for talking."
I was about to reply as politeness
dictated, but she only smiled and
shook her head as she led me In to the
cozy library, settled me comfortably
In the armchair by the Are and left
me. How I blessed her for her klntllj
consideration. Left to myself I could
at least try to think.
I would be true to the promise I had
given so many years ago, buS I would
not deceive the man who lered me
I would tell him all.
So I sat thereinthe dark room and
waited till, out of sheer weariness, I
fell asleep.
A slight sound awakened me. I
rubbed my eyes and peered through
the gloom. Surely that was a man
seated at the table his head burled In
his hands.
"Mr. Glllinghari," I whispered, "Is
it you or am I still dreaming?"
The vessel hrid arrived a day earlier
than was expected. Mr. Gillingham
as not there to meet me, and I was
conducted by his friend to the house
of his aunt, who had offered to receive
me as a guest. She was a model host
ess, gentle and full of I knew It was
best so; indeed, I mistrusted myself
so greatly that I would have shaken
him oft had it been possible. Un
fortunately It was not.
"It is I," he replied in a strange,
hollow voice. "And so my wife has
come to me at last, after six weary
years of waiting.
The word "wife" stung me Into acute
self-consclcusness.
"Yes, I answered slowly, "I have
come, but do not come near me, do not
touch me till you have heard all."
He appeared little Inclined to do so.
He might have been a figure carved in
stone, still and rigid, cold and hard.
"Listen," I cried, flinging myself at his
feet; "I will be a faithful, loving wife
to you who have waited so long and
so patiently; but I will not come to you
with a He upon my lips. "I have not
been true to you."
"Not true!" he cried, rising to his
feet; "not true! Child, do you know
what you are saying? Who has come
between us?"
"Your friend, and that by no fault
of his own. I alone am to blame; he
never tried to win my love; he was
only kind oh! so kind and thought
ful." "So kind and thoughtful!" My words
were re-echoed mockingly, but I paid
no heed.
"It's all over now," I continued;
"trust me; I will never see him again.
From this time forth I will put him
out of heart forever."
"No, no," cried my lover, "not for
ever. I hope. Surely there Is no need
for that."
Then he clasped me in his arms and
covered my tear stained face with
kisses. It was good to know myself
forgiven, good to feel those Btrong
arms about me.
For a space I hid my head upon his
shoulder; when I had courage to lift
my eyes to his I understood.
"Sweatheart," he said, "It Is for me
to ask forgiveness, for you to forgive.
I am both John Gillingham and his
friend. You gave me, your promise
so long ago that strange doubts and
fears beset me, and I was fain to do
by wooing over again. This time,
thank God, I have won." From The
New York Evening Journal.
The Sphinx and the Infinite.
I can imagine the most determined
atheist looking at the Sphinx and, in
a flash, not merely believing, but feel
ing that he had before him proof of the
life of the soul of Khufu beyond the
tomb of his pyramid. Always as you
return to the Sphinx you wonder at it
more, you adore more strangely its
repose, you steep yourself more Inti
mately in the aloof peace that seems
to emanate from it aa light emanates
from the sun. And as you look on it
at laBt perhaps you understand the
infinite; you understand where Is the
bourne to which the finite flows with
all its greatness, as the great Nile
flows from beyond Victoria Nyanza
to the sea.-'-From Robert Hlchens's
"The Spell of Egypt" in the Century.
In Need of Change.
A small girl recently entered a
grocer's shop In the suburbs of
Whltechapel and said to the shop
man in a shrill, piping voice:
"Please, sir, I wants 'art a pound of
butter and penn'orth of cheese
and muvver ses she will send a shill
ing In when farver comes home.
"All right," replied the man.
"But," continued the child, "muv
ver wants the change, 'cos she 'as
got to put a penny in the gas meter."
London Telegraph.
'GARDEN, FARM and CROPS
SUGGESTIONS
FOR THE
UP-TO-DATE
AGRICULTURIST
Cleanliness Necessary,
Too many poultry raisers imagine
that If they can see no chunks of dirt
In the drinking vessels, they must be
clean. It takes very little manure or
other filth to contaminate a vessel, and
the water It may contain from time to
time, with harmful germs that may In
jure the health of the birds, whether
they be young or old. Scald the
drinking vessels occasionally and
brush them clean enough tor a persou
to eat from. Sunning them afterwards
will promote a sanitary condition.
Progressive Farmer.
The Farm Toolhouse.
No building on the farm pays better
than a good toolhouse. It should be
bo convenient of access that there need
be no excuse for leaving farm imple
ments exposed to the weather when not
In use. Properly cared for, many Im
plements that now last only a few
years ought to be serviceable as long
as the farmer lives to need them. Be
sides, a tool that has not been rusted
warped and cracked by exposure, will
work as well the second and third year
of lis use as the first. On many farms
the tools are so much injured by being
left out of doors that after the first
season they cost more for repair thau
they save in labor. Epltomlst.
New Method of Churning Butter.
A new method of churning butter has
been patented by a native of Finland,
A. H. Borgstrom, says the Paciflo Dairy
Review, which consists of churning the
butter at a .temperature in the vicinity
of the freezing point. At this tempera
ture the butter will not "break," the
claim being, however, that the nature
of the cream is so changed that by
heating same to a temperature which
permits of the formation of butter, the
"breaking" takes place almost instant
aneously. The advantE;je claimed for
this method is that "overchurning"
cannot take place, that less butterfat is
left in the buttermilk and that the
body of the butter is Improved and has
greater keeping quality. It is further
claimed that the loss of butterfat in
churning sweet cream is largely over
come by this method of churning.
There ia no record given In the ndvices
of any long continued practical testB,
but if the method has the merits claim
ed for it, it will certainly change the
methods for buttcrmalilng.
Red Holstelns.
The inquirer who mentions having a
red and white Holsteln may be inter
ested to learn that I purchased a regis
tered bull from a celebrated herd and
have three red and white heifers, and
also lost or vealed two more, all from
different mothers. I have been told
that the original colod of the Holstelns
that the original color of the Holstelns
white calves are undoubtedly of oc
casional occurrence. Whatever the or
iginal color of the breed, and though
it has In the main been kept remark
ably free from the admixture of other
blood It cannot bo denied that there
has been some admixture with other
breeds. French, German and English
breeds are mentioned by Sanders in
"The Breeds of Live-Stock" as having
been introduced to a limited extent to
repair the ravages of war and disease.
He says: "Red and white offspring,
from black and white ancestry of sev
eral generations, are sometimes pro
duced. These have come to be consid
ered, in the Netherlands, as of the
same original breed, nlthoug'h the evi
dence of reversion Is unmistakable."
Country Gentleman.
The Use of Nitrate.
Commercial hay growers figure that
used upon a field of timothy In fresh
and vigorous condition a top dressing
of one hundred pounds of nitrate of
soda will increase the crop at least
a half ton, worth in the prescat mark
ets from ?S to $10. The present cost
of nitrate of soda In Boston and New
York in small lots Is about 2.50 per
hundred. Half a ton of extra hay ob
tained at this price would seem like
good value.
The chemical appears to pay better
applied to timothy than to other hay,
and better when applied to fields laid
down within a year or two than to
old fields, and best of all when applied
to such a field at the very ou.tset of
the growing season In spring. At that
time soluble nitrates are in scanty
supply in the soil, and an extra ration
of them pushes the growth ahead rap
lrly and gets the crop well started be
fore the fields without topdressing have
fairly begun to show green. It is not
advisable to apply the nitrate the pre
ceding fall, because, being almost as
easily dissolved as common salt, it is
apt to more or less waste from wash
ing. There may be other crops on
which nitrate pays better than on tim
othy, but on no other crop Is it more
certain to show-definite results from
each and every application under tho
1 conditions described. American Culti
vator.
The Best Layers.
With a little systematic selection
even the common liens can be bred up
until most of the flock become prolific
layers. It will pay to watch each in
dividual hen, paying particular atten
tion to the shape and color of her
egs. It will be nn easy matter to keep
. rocnrrl nf those dalnc the best work.
' and after the second year cull out
every one that falls below the 200
egg mark, and every one that produces
eggs poorly shaped or off color. Of
course, to accomplish anything worth
while one must be accurate and be
willing to take the time to wait for re
sults. Accurate records must be kept
until the laying flock Is established.
Having then secured a flock of twenty
or more hens which have made a .con
tinuous record, the matter of increas
ing the size of the flock will depend up
on proper mating. By sating the best
laying hens and then the pullets from
these hens, and mating with cockerels
bred from laying strains, one can with
in a few years establish a flock that
will beat the dung-hill sort four to one.
This is work which should be under
taken only by those who have a lik
ing for the business,. and who will stick
to it long enough to get results. The
men who will do It will find it a prof
itable outlet for every good cockerel
they can raise. Farmers are looking
for Just such stock to breed up their
farm flocks. Indianapolis Farmer.
Husking Corn,
When corn is to be husked direct
from the standing stalk, it should be
allowed to mature quite thoroughly,
particularly if It is of a variety with
large ears and large cobs containing
a large percentage of moisture, which
must determined by examination. The
time will also depend largely upon the
variety. Early maturing kinds have
small ears and small cobs and they
can be husked much earlier than late
maturing, large-ear varieties. Corn
when first placed In the crib contains
13 to 35 or 45 percent of moisture.
In gathering, a common practice In
the great corn states is to start through
tho field marking a "down" row. Husk
two rows to the left of the wagon and
the one row that is under it. Go round
a good sized "land" in this manner.
The next time have the team straddle
the last row next the corn that has not
been husked. This will prevent the
necessity of picking up a down row
each time and will enable the husker
to do his work much easier and quick
er. The ordinary wagon box -will hold
from twenty-five to thirty, bushels.
When the corn is exceptionally "good, a
skilful husker will be able to fill more
than one wagon box in half a day. The
capacity of a box may be increased by
putting on additional side boards. On
the right side of the wagon box It is
desirable to place one or two extra
boards to act as bump boards. The
husker will not need to use so much
care in throwing' in his corn, which
will enable him to do more work. A
good husker so gauges the distance
from the' row to the wagon box that It
Is not necessary for him to look where
he throws his ear. All this may not
bo entirely new to many ot the farmers
while to a far larger number It will be
of interest and value. Agricultural
Epltomlst.
Spurs for Poultrymen.
Incubators hatch better when filled
with eggs than If only partly filled.
If Incubators or brooders are used, be
sure that .the burners, wicks, and the
oil vessels are thoroughly cleaned be
fore use begins.
Better results will be got by having
the eggs used for hatching nil of
like size, and more particularly when
an Incubator Is used.
Those who use hens for incubating
will find it gainful to avail themselves
of the method of .Incubator users in
testing out infertile eggs.
No amount of heat will take the
place of sunshine for small birds, even
if artificial heat may bo necessary In
the early part of the season.
At the start fill the Incubator to Its
utmost capacity. When ithe eggs are
tested out, It will not be so full; and
the fuller It is the better will be the
chance for each egg to hatch.
An Infertile egg under a hen or in
an Incubator will not dovelop the In
ternal heat that a growing chick will,
and Us touching others eras that con
tain growing chicks will have a harm
ful Influence.
The male birds should have plenty
of nourishing feed during the breeding
season. A specially gallant one that
may be more Intent on feeding his
consorts than on eating what he should
have, should be so handled that he
will eat enough.
Early chicks avoid many handicaps
that those that are hatched later must
bear. Furthermore, if the hatchlJg
season extends over a longer period,
not all the youngsters of the year will
be "equally Injured by the same period
of bod weather. From the Progressive
Farmer.
A Bath in Brittany.
About the time that the sun Is set
ting all the beggars descend toward
the sea and spread themselves out
on the beach. It Is perhaps the only
bath that some of them get during
the whole year, and Judging by the
cries of Joy with which they divest
themselves of their clothes and
plunge into the water, they enjoy
it all to the full. In some cases they
are so anxious to take part In this
century-old ceremony of St. Jeun du
Dolgt that they da3h into the water
without troubling to undress. Wide
World Magazine. j
The First National Bank
OF REYNOLD8VILLE.
Capital and Surplus
Resources . ,
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MM
garment whether made to sell at $10 or $25
is cut and modeled after the latest dictates of
fashion,
Clothcraft Clothes are just as correct and
reliable in style as in the cualitv of the cloth
and workmanship,
$10.00 to $25.00 1
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It has Simply Got to be
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ood Varnish .mSb1!13
Scratching, stamping, moving furniture
across it, sweeping it, washing it, everyone
of these repeated tests is endlessly seeking
a soft spot or a weak place in the floor':,
finish.
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will stand it all for weeks and weeks. It's
made for that purpose. Seven beautiful
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PITTSBURG.
Wheat Nn. a red t V) 01
Kye No. 2 71
Corn No 2 ynllow, our 68 07
No. yellow, sbnllod 01 f!3
Mixed ear 07
Oats No. white 51 4
No, 3 white 51 V.
Flour Winter patent 4 05 6 0)
Fancy straight wlntors 4 0' 4 71
Hay No. 1 Timothy 15 0) 15 V)
Clover No. 1 15 DO IB S)
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton -7 SO sw 00
Hrown middlings 88 no 17 0.)
Bran, bulk 51 SB so
Siraw Wheat 0 5) in 01
Oat jd 10W
Dairy Products.
Butter Elgin creamery.... t " 81
Ohio creamery 11 HI
Fancy country roll H 8
Cheese Ohio, new 11 17
New York, new 18 17
Poultry, Etc.
Hens-per lb 3 " M
Chickens dressed 1 11
Eggs Fa. sud Ohio, (resh 18 21
Fruits and Vegetable.
Potatoes Fancy whlto per ha M 71
Cahbage per ton .. 18 01 18 0)
Onions per barrel 51 1
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent I 3 M 5 8
Wheat No. . red 97
Corn Mixed 71 71
Eggs SJ 81
Butter Ohio creamery Hi 40
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent I S iJ 5 7
Wheat No. a red W
Corn No. 11 mixed 71 75
Oats No. a white 4 4
Butter Creamery 81
Eggs Pennsylvania firsts 88 41
NEW YORK.
Flour-Patents t 4 81 t 71
Wheat-No. red 1M ,
Corn-No. J !
Oatt No. 8 whlto S'J
Butter -Creamery 4) 31
Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... 88 41
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Extra, 1,450 to 1,801 Ibi...; I 80
I'rlnie, L ao to 1.UO I04 6 JO
Hood, 1,J0 to l.U lbs 6 SI
Tidy, 4,050 to 1,150 lb 0 00
Common, 7uu to KJJ Ibi ft
Oxen 4 51
Bulls 801
l ow 8 II
7 0)
0 75
6 iO
8 t)
t 5
5 0)
8 00
4 8
5 55
6j JO
Heifers, 700 to I.IOI 8 51
flesh Cows and Springers U jl
Hogs.
I'rltne heavy f 6 jj
I'rune medium weight tt -i0
Uest hoavy Yorker 0 50
tol light Yorkers 0 0
Figs 6 10
houghs 4 71
Stags 8 9)
8 51
U 55
8 55
8 a
8 81
5 )
4 1)
Sheep.
Prime wethers, clipped I 4 50 f)0
Wood nilxe.1 5 .0 H'iO
r air mixed ewes un l wethers B Si bai
Culls and common e.ij
Lambs a OJ 1800
Calve.
Veal calves 9 0J 7 i
Heavy and thla culvej i JJ 0J
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findings that enter
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t
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Ualn acreot. Oentioness in operating.
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DENTIST,
Office on second floor ot the First National
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ARCHITECT
Corner Grant and Flfta sta., Reynolds
fllle. Pa.
PLAINLY APPARENT.
"Pardon me," began tne new jf
oualntance. "but are you the Mr. CaJ-
ley Nuritch who wrote that magazina
article last month for us?"
"Yes,' interrupted Nuritch, "but, u!
course, you'll understand that I don't
make a business of that sort of thing."
"Of course, I know that. I read
the article." Philadelphia Press.
HAD NEVER TRIED THEM.
"Have you ever," asked Mrs. Old-I
castle, "become Interested in lime-1
ricks! A great many people es-J
pecially In England seem to be al-l
most crazy about them lately. ,
"No," replied her hostess a
toyed with her sixty-karat solitaire
"I've never got hold of any yet. Ar
they anyfhlng like these pickled jjJpi
olives?" Chicago Record-HeraUl"