Brevities ' '1 1 THE HALL OF FAME. Admiral Jnureguiberry hits been np pointed lion J of the French mission which will take part In the celebration of the Quebec trleoiitimnlnl. The queen of the Netherlands Ims by n decree dated Juno 1 conferred the order of knighthood of Orange-Nassau upon V. CujillfTe Owen of New York. Tho president has nppolnted Captain Lewis Onion of the Twenty-sixth Louisiana Infantry n tnember of tho VIcksliurg national park commission to till the vnenncy caused by tho recent death of General Stephen 1). Lee. N. S. Tlowlter of Miirshlield, Me., hits been ehnlnnnn of the board of select men for forty-nine years, from isril to 19110, excepting 1004. lie was nlso town treasurer for twenty-two years Olid Is lit the present time town clerk. A Blxly-flr.st wedding anniversary wns observed recently by Mr. and Mrs. Ilobnrt II. Ford of 8t. JohiiNluiry, Vt. Sir. Ford Is eighty-one years old. Ills father lived to be ninety-six nnd prac ticed fancy skating until ho wns over eighty. Lord Mount Stephen, formerly tho president of the Canadian I'im-IIIc Hall way company, who had previously do nated 2,00,0X) to the King Edward hospital fund, has now further do nnted B,000 shares of the Great North ern railroad to the same fund. City Councilman Victor Cnrlson oft Few Britain, Conn., lu tho street In that town ran so near n man on tho ,tvnlk he started to beg pardon nnd found ho wns a long lost brother, Au gust, of Boise, Ida., whom bo had not Been or heard from for twenty-two years. At tho recent golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Albert O. Lloyd of Walts burg, 'Wash., moro than 200 old set tlers were on band with congratula tions. Lloyd crossed the plains In 1345 In season to tnke part In n four day fight with the Indians on the banks of the Wnllawalla river. Facts From France. The Tnrls Louvre Is lu future to be guarded by watchdogs. A flve-yenr-old boy fell out of n third story window In I'nrls, nnd his II fo was saved by his falling on n tnnn .wearing n silk hat. The French senate has appointed a committee to lenrn what hns become of $200,000,000 worth of property sup posed to have been left behind by the expelled religious orders. In French vegetable markets ar rangements can often be seen by which ono man can by pulling strings cover eighty square meters of delicate plants In one minute to protect them against frost. New York City. - The New York city police department das recovered about $400,000 in stolen property during the last year. While the borough of Manhattan Is Only 7 per cent of the area of New lYoik city, It contains about one-balf tof the entire population, i The most expensive publication, fwlth the least income, In New York city Is the City Record, which will cost ONew York $ 1,174,600 this year. If the real estate- of Manhattan Island were divided equally among Its Inhabitants each Individual would town $2,020 worth, according to the as sessed value. New York Herald. i Pointed Paragraphs. 1 :- -At the exact moment you try to show off look out for a streak of bad luck. When a man neglects a duty he ays, "I was too busy," ,but usually lie was too lazy. If you want to make a man mad, tell him not to loso his temper when he has already lost It There, is so little money earned In attending to other people's affairs that re wonder people don't quit It. By the time a man Is wise enough (to realize the importance of making bay when the sun- shines It Is twi light Atchison Globe. Home Notes. I A. milk strainer that gets clogged Is easily cleaned by rubbing coarse salt through the wires. ! ( not water assists in paring small po tatoes or peaches. Tour water over pern, let stand for a few minutes, and jtho skins can be rubbed off. i Fuller's earth Is effective In remov ing spots from cloth and carpets. Mois ten the earth to a soft paste and spread a thin layer over the soiled places. Mix .the earth with a little turpentine If the spot Is grease. Allow the paste to re gain for two days and then brush off. The 'Cookbook. A little sugar will destroy the salty tasta of food caused by the too liberal sse of the salt shaker. A spoonful of strong vinegar added to the kettle of hot fat will prevent tloughnuts from soaking fat, It Is said. , If canned pears have a flat taste, and most pears do, they will be Improved py adding stick cinnamon to them rhfle cooking. Save all lemon rind, dry It In the Een, grate and store .In an air tight l little of this added to an p ple pie gtres a 4eUclous flavor. Short Stories. Canada last year .Increased Its gov ernment debt by $7,20!l.SStt, making tho total debt fjilti.ti I5.727. The Portland (Me.) school census shows 1 l.r."M children of school ago lu the city, n loss of 701) from last year. The population of tho world Is now estimated to be about 1,003,000,000. Of this number 1S0.000.000 nro black, 000,000,000 yellow and 750.000,000 white. In Switzerland uniformity, or fixed prices, may bo arranged, but agree ment to discriminate against or to pro hibit the sale of nn'y article Is not per mitted by law. The police In New York cay that In searching Mary Cm in and her daugh ter, Catherine, nrrpsled on a chnrgo of larceny, llfly shirt waists were found concealed In their clothing. On account of tho vigilance of th! tralllc police of New York city the number of arrests for violation of the laws of the road have decreased 12 H?r cent during the last six mouths ns com pared with the half year preceding. The conulry store account book used by l'.liciie'.er anil P.-imilol Tulcott of Wethers'leld, Conn., Ill 17i)2 Is owned by Yi'llllnm II. Tulcott, a de Kccndnnt. These old accounts were kept In pounds, shillings and pence. Scraps of Science. nil.. A .1... ......... I.. nl....1.. J. 11U BUIIIUU f'l IIIC llimiu in i mi hum- ed to have an area as large as that of Afrlcn and Australia combined. A Swiss physician, Ir. Uonln. recom mends brown glasses as a protection for the eyes In preference to the blue or black glasses' generally used by climbers mi snow fields, etc. The sun and lis planets, though mov ing toward a point in Ilerctiles at the , velocity of 20,000 miles an hour, or j 500,000 miles a day, must travel at this rate for a million years to reach tho ' frontiers of tho distant constellation we are headed for. Mons Dufour, n French scientist, has succeeded In making thermometer tubes of pure quarts. Not only aro theso tubes exceedingly transparent, but their resistance to heat and other advantages make them superior to glass for thermometers Intended to measure high temperatures. Fly Catches. The Boston National club has pur chased Catcher Harry Smith from the Flttsburg club. With the exception of Hostetter, not ono of the present St. Louis National men was on tho team three years ago. Charley Gnnzel, once a veteran catch er, Is now salesman for a Boston manu facturing concern and looks prosper ous. Los Angeles falling to act promptly to secure the return of Outfielder Car lisle, the Boston American league club sold that player to Kansas City, i Scout Tom O'Brien of the Cleveland club reports that It Is next to Impossi ble to find players of major league caliber In the various minor leagues. German Gleanings. Jena Is to have a biological (phylo genetlc) museum as a memorial of Frofessor Haeckel. A Bible well preserved In wooden covers dated 1500 has been found built into the wall of an old house at Stutt hof, near Danzig. Berlin workmen obtain higher wages than those In other parts of the em pire. These Berlin men also have a reputation of being the best workmen In Germany. The savings banks of Germany have some 19,000,000 pass books out, and their deposits amount to 13,500,000,000 marks ($3,213,000,000). These deposits are practically all guaranteed by the various municipalities of the empire. Plays and Players. "A Walts Dream" Is to be produced In Australia. Vera Mlchclena Is going to Paris to study for grand opera. - Elsa Ryan has been engaged for tho new operetta by Plxley and Luders, entitled "Marcelle." Nanette Comstock Is to star under the management of James K. Hackett In a comedy called "Jet," by Louis Lovell. Next season John Drew Is to appear in "Jack Straw," by William Somerset Maugham, a young English dramatist who has suddenly become famous. Impertinent Personals. "I am ready for rest," writes Poet Laureate Austin. The ayes have It, Alfred. Richmond Tlmes-DIspatch. There Is absolutely ho truth in the scandalous rumor that Dr. Mary Wal ker is going to appear in a dlrectolre gown. Boston Globe. Hall Calne complains that Shake speare, though dead, still competes with him in the literary market Bernard Shaw wouldn't admit that Shakespeare is in the same class. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Warm Weather Helps. A tepid bath morning and night is refreshing. All sorts of green vegetables should bo taken in quantities. Heavy diet, and especially a meat diet; should -be shunned. Too much Iced tea Is Injurious on account of its tannic acid. A watercress or lettuce . sandwich, with a glass of milk, makes a satis factory lunch. Baltimore American. ATE HIS TILL. Ths Sharp Trsvalar Hod Hli Money's Worth and Caught ths Coach. There tvps a coach that used to run between Noln Clunky and I'alnt Itork. a mutter of some forty miles. For lunch the conch stopped at n halfway house lu Tin Can. aid here a good fifty cent meitt.wuH put out cake and pie, coffee nnd ten and nil the cold ments you could mention. lint the landlord of the halfway house hail n mean little secret dicker with the driver, whereby us soon as tho travelers bad paid for thHr lunch and got fairly settled to It a call would come for au Immediate start. So off they'd all go, grumbling. They'd luivo paid for 50 cents' worth of food and only eaten, you seo, about !i cents' worth. But along came one day a traveler with n sharp, bright eye. The bindloid found this chap some ten minutes aft er the coach bad started on again still tucking In pie and hum at n terrible rate. "Why, man," Ii6 said, "you've lei the coach go without you." "I know it," said the traveler calmly. "1 was too blessed hungry to stop eat ing." Suddenly the landlord's face piled.. "Good gracious," he said, "nil my sliver's gone!" It was too. Not a knife, fork or spoon wns left except tho sharp eyed man's. IIo said as he kept on cntlng that he had noticed a suspicious looking char acter among (he passengers, n man with a red beard, a hump nnd a limp oh, very suspicious! The landlord sent u hostler off to overtake the coach and bring It back. In about forty minutes the roach re turned. Then the sharp eyed man came forth, wiping his mouth But he made no effort to Identify the sus picious looking passenger. Instead he got aboard the coach, took his sent nnd Bald coolly. "Thanks, landlord, for the good food. You'll find the spoons ami things lu tho coffeepot. Now. driver, off we go ag'ln." Washington Star. PAYING BY CHECK. References Required to Open Bank Account In England. "I like the American custom of car rying money loose In the pocket," said D. 11. Llelmn, a retired banker of Lon don. "In England gentlemen and busi ness men carry very little money with them. Nearly everything Is paid for by check, except, of course,, money enough to pny tho small Incidental ex penses of a day. "If a man goes Into a store to buy K lint, lie does uot pay money for It, but gives a check. If be Is dining nt a public place, he very likely pnys for his menl with a check. The system of credit In England Is different from thnt in this country, and the mere fact that a man hns an account in a bank serves to give him standing. "One cannot open an account with a bank in England merely by carrying money to the hank and depositing It He must have two first class refer ences before a bank will accept his ac count, and when reference Is given It means that the person giving It would Indorse or stand for the person to whom it Is given. "A reference in England means more than a mere phrase. Checks on banks in England cannot be obtained for the mere asking, and a man must have an account in order to get checks from any bank. They cannot be picked up on bank counters or in public places. "Private accounts in English banks are not accepted unless tbey are paid for, the general charge being $50 a year. There are one or two banks in England which discriminate so care fully in the accounts they accept that when a person Is fortunate enough to be permitted to open nn account with them he can get credit lu any city in England or the continent of Europe." Washington Tost "And how did you come to marry him?" "I didn't come to marry him," an swered the- womanly little woman In dignantly; "he came to marry me." First the thick cloud and then the rainbow's arc Bonar. Nervous Headache A WARNING. Not disease but lympton or sign which tells o( thin blood and exhausted nerves. A warning that nerve force Is becoming exhausted and that you are in d anger oi nervous col lapse prostration, paralysis, or even worse. What is to be done ? Headache powdet. are dangerous and only leave the nervous system more exhausted than before their use. New blood must be formed, new nerve force created, and this is exactly what is ac complished by the use oi Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills Gradually, naturally and certainly the nervous system is built up by this great restora tive treatment, until weakness, pain and dis couragement give way to health, strength and vigor. The portrait and signature of A. W. Chase, M.D. the famous Receipt Book author are on every box, SO cts. at all dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co, Buffalo. N.Y. Mrs. Richard Torey, Walnut Street, Ashland. Pa., states : "I was very much run down and suffered from severe headaches, Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills did aw s world oi good cured ths headaches, strengthened ray nervous system and enabled rae to sleep and rest welL" For Sale by Stoke & Feloht Drug Co. HUGHES & FLEMING. FUNERAL DIRECTORS. ' Mala Street. BeynoldsvUle, Pa. NO ALTERNATIVE. Ths Jury Had to Teach the Pompous Judge a Lesson. A certnlu trial Judge In n certain stnte became ho unpopular that tlio only way he could get u verdict for the state was to make Ills charge lu favor of the prisoner." When mutters had reached this stage n famous feud lift er was arrested on n charge of murder and brought to trial. The case, which wns the Judge's Orst murder trial, at tracted much nttentlou, nnd the Judge, whose unpopularity arose from his vanity nnd pomposity, greatly enjoyed his role ns umpire of the law. Tho case was a clear one against the de fendant, nud his guilt was so conclu sively proved that the Judge even pre sumed to charge accordingly. The Jury retired, and when they died back into court it wns noticed that they avoided the prisoner's eye nnd looked unusually solemn. "Gentlemen," said the Judge, wavlug the clerk Into silence, "have you reached a verdict?" "We have," said the foreman. The Judge opened a paper bag and drew out s black cap. With nn Im portant look around the courtroom he placed this on bis bead and pulled it ' down until it met his ears. "rrlsoner," he said, "arise nnd look at tho Jury. Jury, nrlse and look at the prisoner. Gentlemen, what is your verdict?" The Jurymen, who had been whisper ing to each other, nodded cheerfully at the prisoner. "Not guilty," said the foreman. "Of course," he said later, when ev ery one hnd sunken the Innocent man's hand, "he was guilty all right, and that was going to be our verdict, but when the little Judge put thnt black cap on his head nnd pulled it down over his enrs like that there was only one tiling for us to do, and we did it" New York Sun. Graveysrd Neighbors. The agent for a cemetery company was expatiating on the good points of a certnln lot. Presently the prospec tive purchaser Interrupted with the enumeration of several prominent fam ilies owning property there. "Is this lot near theirs?" she asked. The agent admitted that It wns quite a distance oft. "Then," snld the wpman, "1 don't want it I'd rather pay more and get In a good neighborhood." The agent collapsed. "Hns it come to the point," he said, "where people consider their next door neighbors even In a graveyard?' New York Sun. Business 8ens. In new lines of goods Is where the profits lie. The old standbys that ev ery dealer keeps have the prices all cut to pieces on them. Get the new things ahead of tho other fellows and make money on them. Frequent change of the arrangement of your show cases gives the effect of new goods received. The same old arrangement month in and month out, no matter how many new goods, looks like the same old stock. Printers' Ink. Persuasive. Tour wife Is somewhat strong mind ad, isn't she, LIttleJohn?" "Strong minded? A furniture polish peddler came here yesterday and in five minutes she sold him soma polish she had made herself." London Tele graph. Duty is what goes most against the grain, because in doing that we do only what we are strictly obliged to and art seldom much praised (or It Tjk Bruyers, aw2i FIVE BROTHERS HpeSmoM? Tobacco! JOHN riNZ LOUISVILLE. KY. i IMtasitKIUIN It Beats Them All 5c Ask any old smoker what's the beat pipe to bacco and he'll teli you Five Brothers. It's been the best for 25 years and everyone knows it FIV Pipe Smoking Tobacco (A Good Chew, Too) Get the new, dust-proof, foil package, 5c, and smoke die cleanest and the best tobacco, with the finest flavor and fragrance. You can't fool an old smoker he knows that Five Brothers is the best, and he never smokes anything else. You can depend on his judg mentcall for Five Brothers, and see that you get it Sold everywhere. NEW FOIL PACKAGE, So SHORT STORIES. Nearly nil the men In our marine corps carry cunes. The cano Is a two foot sliver headed bamboo like tbnt affected by the English soldier. Ten million little flounders were placed in the Wareliam river recently, having been procured at tlio United States fisheries hatchery at Woods Holo. Htgglns, a cocker spaniel of New York city, whose hind legs are para lysed, is strapped backward in a small two wheeled goenrt and gets along quite well. Jong Duck, n Worcester (Mass.) laun dryman, claims that George Washing ton was of Chinese descent, with Con fucius as one of Ills ancestors. Jong says be enn prove this, In part at least While taking up the floor of au empty bouse at Fatroclnla, Brazil, a poor wo man found imbedded In the earth be neath A diamond of the first water and perfect shape, weighing 220 carats. It Is the second largest diamond ever found lu South America. A golden eagle, the oldest ever cap tured neur Denver, wus shot by George Utiles receully. From the tall feath ers of the bird nnd other chnracterls tlrsCurator Adams of the state normal school believes the bird nt least seventy-five years old. It measured ovei Six feet from tip to tip. Facts From France. A museum of dress is to be establish ed by the Paris Society of the History of Costume. It will contnln specimens of the costumes of all clnsses of people at all times. I In Paris shoplifting has become s fine art; consequently watching hat bad to become a One art also, and the Parisian shopkeepers are finding that . it pays them to employ proper women detectives to watch their stock. So now every house of importance has Jts own woman detective. ' A new occupation for women Is that of the "grateful patient." Well dress ed women are hired by unscrupulous men In Tarls to sit In their waiting rooms," enter Into conversation with genuine patients antl bold forth In glowing terms on the benefits derived ! from the doctor's treatment. Thought Ha Was doing to (.... The new rubber in the Turkish bath had formerly been a barber. Thus It was when his first patron came in that the new rubber looked him over nnd snld pityingly, "Wash yourself sometimes, don't you?" Louis ville Courier-Journal. HAS LAID THE FOUNDATION. FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE And possesses a diploma that makes her a lenity qualified teacher for life b on of ths rich est and greatest of ths states better than lrfe Insurance for bar better sad surer than say Inheritance that might be left her. - One of the moat beautiful and healthful locations in Pennsylvania, 1M0 feet above ths sea. Beautiful campus of 26 sens. Buildings modern, commodious, msjrnifleent. Every hams comfort Uot and cold baths. ' Abundant table. Purest sir and drinking water. Laundry well cone, Trained nurse roe temporary umees scholarly. Christian influence on erery hand. musicians on American platform. Bplendri library. Fully equipped Laboratories. Best of Social ad ran tagea. Proper trainins for Ufa in Its broadest sense, ALL FOR iee.00 FOR THB YEAR OF 40 WEEKS More than 1100 students last year. Students may attend from any stabs or country. High Bchool Graduatea complete normal course in two rears, leading to decrees of Pd. B. er.Pd.lru The School also main tarns the leading Conservatory of afuaie in Pennsylvania, offering ex ceptional advantages for the study of Piano. Pipe Organ. Veiea. Violin. Orchestral faurtns. ments. Theory. History and PnbUe School Music, all under an eminent faculty of suet jailers. Thorough Couiass in Art. EsmtigBandthaUraeTsngse. Strong Business Coarsee. TW Kta Tear Win tfw Se?ttavtr ISta. WOf The CataWraas fall sUtad WeKiSally at ami nee. t Is BROS. i i " IUcr.0C0.iiKCaM CHURCH TOWERS. They Ars a Distinctive Feature of ths Mexican View. There Is no country bettor worth vis iting than Mexico. It Is very striking in crossing the border from the United States to noto how completely every thing changes. Here there hardly seems anything man hns constructed which harmonizes with Its surround ings; there everything seems to be en tirely a part of tho country. It is moro foreign than Europe Is now and constantly reminds one of the east. Riding In some of tho little traveled districts, I could hardly believe that I was not lu India. The dust In the road, the thorn scrub on both sides, with that pungent smell of the blos soms, all reminded me of the country about Ahmertnbnd. The plateau In winter, the dry season, la very much like the desert long stretches of coun try, with pnrple mountains In the dis tance, without a tree in sight except where there Is a town or where irri gation has kept a little green and a few trees have booh planted. Often the horizon Is so distant that the mountains melt Into" the sky, and per haps one catches a glimpse of the snow on one of the volcanoes. The color Is that of its own Mexican opal greens, blues and reds. " Everywhere- the distinctive features are the church towers and tiled domes rising above the towns. The exteriors of these churches are always pictur esque and interesting, but the Interiors are usually disappointing, for they have suffered much during many revo lutions and perhaps even more from senseless renovations. There are a few still untouched, where one can see them as nearly all were once, entirely covered with richly carved wood heav ily gilded. Gold was used thickly ev erywhere till the carving looked like solid metal. I have seen much gold 1 1 churches, but none to equal that I t Mexico. Lockwood de Forest In Ceu- tury. j - "Love me and tho world is mine," hci said. "What's the nse of saying that?" slu-i replied. "I've been loving you for weeks and you haven't even succeeded in getting a good Job." Chicago Record-Herald. DR.A.W. CHASE'S OK ft CATARRH POWDER &UUi is sent direct to the diseased parts by the improved slower, steals ulcers, clears the sir passages, stopsdropping-s in the throat end permanently cures Catarrh end HavFeven. No harmful druirs. . 25c b'.ower free: all dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase McriicineCo.. Buffalo, N.V. For sale by Stoke & Foicht Drug Co ra perreetiy sanitary rnnrmsry. Kennen, Prlrileg-e of hearing the best lectures and JAMES E. AMEKT, LL. I.. rtlXCim isiniASSa. Hsu. . 2t
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