HI3 FIDDLE. Hii tender, sweet life-story's told At InSWie's solved the riddle! He'll ask 'era not for hnrps of noli: He'll only wiint bit liddlel II. Twn far a way for him to ronm An' eyes with teardrops clintened: .When tie waa playiu' ' llome, Sweet J IIUNII . I know the angels listened. III. Eeemed like Hint music, thrillin' far, A heavenly touch was given, Bweet as the ainftin' of a star Heard in a dreum o' hcaveul ' IV. . 'An echo came of unseen wings As o'er the. last dark river; 'A strange, sweet tremhlin' o' the strings And tncy were stilled forever. But in that higher land nn' fair Where now lie read's Life riddle, Perhaps they'll need his music there An' five him back his fiddle! Frank L. Stanton, in Uncle Remus's The Home Maeaziue. liiadys anu victoria They Avoid That DreHle 'Uzabeth In the Basement. "Let's stay down here in the base ment till that dreffle 'Lliabeth goes borne," said Victoria, looking over the edge ot tlio anchored schoal drink ing cup, which Bhe still held to her Hps. "The Janitor will chase us out If he sees us," said Gladys, looking around, "And Marie told me thatonce Bhe saw a mouse down here. And Harriet said that one day last fall a boy threw a snake In here right on a girl. Maybe It will come out when It thinks no one Is around." She shivered and glanced all about her fearfully. "Well, Gladys Ilammlll, I'd be ashamed of myself to be afraid of such a little thing as a mouse, and everybody knows that snakes die in winter," said Victoria severely. Why, a mouse couldn't hurt you the teeniest little bit In the world " "Oh! Oh!" shrieked Gladys, jump ing nimbly on the bench. "I saw one. It ran Into the waste basket." "I don't think it was one," said Victoria, looking warily around from her perch on the narrow window sill. "I think it was a piece of paper, I wouldn't be like you for anything in this world always jumping around and scaring people." . "Well, you jumped higher than I did," said Gladys with more spirit than she usually Bhowed. "And If you'd be ashemed of yourself, why did you get on the window? I wasn't as afraid as you. I stayed on the bench." Victoria took refuge in dignified silence. Seating herself as far from Gladys as the length of the bench per mitted, she began to study her spell ing lesson diligently, while Gladys, humming to herself with her feet tucked up safely, looked nervously around. "S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e," spelled Victoria, her eyes closed. "A rat! " said Gladys, explosively. Victoria shrieked and scrambled for the window Bill again, but Gladys got there first this time, nnd de manded from her lofty shelf: "What Is it? Where did it go? Was it a mouse again?" "You said It was a rat," said Vic toria, trembling. "Everybody is afraid of rats; they suck your breath." "Why, Vicky, I never said there was a rat," Baid Gladys, indignantly. "I never in this world did." "Why, Gladys Hammill, you did, loo. Didn't you say, "A rat!' just like that?" demanded Victoria. "Yes, but that was for 'separate.' Don't you remember that teacher told us there was 'a rat' In the middle, so we'd remember and not put that little old 'e' In It?" "Well, why didn't yau say so, then?" demanded Victoria. "I did, Vicky, and then you Jumped and I thought you saw something." "You're such a fraldy cat, Gladys, that you make everybody else fraidy cats, too. Come out and play tag. 'Lizabeth must be home by now." " They ran out of the basement of the school building and bad played but a few minutes when down the stairs clattered the belated Elizabeth and joined the game by hitting Gladys a sounding . thump on the back, shrieking that she was "It." "You go right straight home, 'Liza beth, and don't play with us," com manded Victoria. "We don't want to play with a girl that tells things that ain't true. Go right away, or I'll tell Mollle what you said about tier the other day and she won't do a thing to yon.". "There's Mollie, now," said Gladys. Let's tell her." "Mollie! Mollle!" shrieked Eliza beth, before the little girls could col lect their thoughts. "Vicky says you tell things that ain't true." Mollle, with a rush, descended upon them, while Victoria stood helpless and speechless, rooted to the spot with horror and amazement. "Mollie, you may have my blue pencil," quavered Gladys, before the ten-year-old amazon had reached them. "Here It is, all nice and sharp ened." . . "I wouldn't take it, if I was you," said Elizabeth. Out the eager fingers had closed over the treasure which bad been her heart's desire for weeks, and Mollio was speeding down U.e street to get out of sight before Gladys should change her mind. "Now. smarty," began Elizabeth. But her speech fled at the sight ot Ralph, her sworn enemy, who came around the corner with a grocery basket. Before he had time to put the basket In a safe placo she was running away fit the top ot her speed. "That kid Is going to get what's coming to her pretty soon," remarked Ralph, resuming his burden. "She's a peach, I don't think." "Don't you care, Gladys," said Vic toria to her mournful play fellow. "I'll make my brother Billy give you his new little bull pup that he Is bo crazy about; that's better than an old blue pencil." "It wasn't so very old and It was so lovely, Vicky," said Gladys, with a lump In her throat. "Maybe Billy won't give me the Utile dog." "If he doesn't," said Victoria,' un easily, "he'll have to fight 'Lizabetb's brother again, and bis eyes are all swelled up yet from the last time. 'Llzabeth's brother is so much bigger than he Is that Billy haBn't any show." Chicago News. THE LITTLE COMMODORE And a Seaman's Seventh Trip Through the Inland Sea. He came aboard at Nagasaki, dressed all In gray, every snap ot bis keen black eyes telling that he was not delighted with his berth, and for that matter neither were we, the crew, exultant when we looked to our gallant-mast and saw that we had lost a star, for instead of an ad miral's pennant with two stars we fly the one star of a commodore. It was Commodore Dewey who was succeed ing Rear-Admiral McNalr. McCue timed his sweeping to accompany his cracked voice, and Bang: "Hurrah, hurrah! for southern right hurrah! Hurrah for the bonnle blue flag, that bears a single star." But the Bwallowtall saves it. Oh, the discriminations of flags and pen nant! Some day, when I have noth ing to do, I will go to the flag locker. Just around from the ship's library, study them out, and write a descrip tive poem about them. A flag that means "yes" at the main truck means "no" on the after gaff. We carry the ensign of every country under the sun, and among our rating flags there are blue fields with one, two, three or four white stars, standing respec tively for commodore, rear-admiral, vice-admiral and admiral. Of the last our navy has had but two Farragut and Porter. It will cost another war to restore the office. Purdy recognized the newcomer on sight; says he cruised the Mediter ranean with him when he was a middy, and Scotty says, "Him and me was Bhipmates with Farragut at New Orleans." These two, with others of the old guard, having approved, we have nothing to do but accept their verdict, and certain it is he can ren der an admiral's Inspection quite as miserable as his predecessor. This through with we started back for Yokohama, making our seventh trip through the Inland Sea. I have seen It in the rosy bloom ot spring; in summer, when the purpling mists from the hills came down and nestled among the pendant wistarias; In autumn, when the rose had deep ened into crimson nnd the golden kiss of Midas awakened it to unwonted splendor. But on this, my last voy age, I thought it more beautiful than ever before, for tho cold winds com ing down from the home of eternal snow crisped the air until the halos on the heads of the sailors, guardian angels shone with uncommon radi ance. Some time I am coming here again: coming when I may sleep all day un disturbed in my berth, and lie awake all night upon the deck, watching the stars as they guide the mariner upon his way. Or I will loaf all day upon the deck and sleep at night. Oh, joy in the thought to sleep again a whole night through! From "Three Years EehlndT the Guns," in St. Nicholas. . Women's Sighs Banish Fish. The living brook trout that used to disport in the fountain in the summer garden of the Plaza have been trans planted because some ot the women wept at the sight ot some of the speckled beauties making their exit to the kitchen. The trout used to disport them selves In a marble fountain, amid rocks and watercress. A dainty dip net lay on the edge ot the fountain and guests were permitted to capture any trout In the water. At first this was a huge success and delighted the guests. But finally the women guests used to turn away, overcome by the sorrows ot the fishes. One emotional young woman mur mured, "Poor thing!" when a trout leaped from the dlpnet to the mosaic floor. " Now the living trout disport them selves away from the gaze ot the diner, and sensitive women no longer see their floppings when captured. New York Times. On the Lookout. Eph "How'd you git along rldln in them there sleepin' cars when you took your trip?" Pimp. "Got long all right, but 1 caught a colored feller tryln' to sneak away with my boots an' made 'Im bring 'em back." Pirtnre Postcard Terms. Nan "Young Mr. Ketchley Is away on his vacation, isn't be? Are you and be on corresponding terms?" Fan "Not quite but we're on plcti " terms." RAISING CABBAGE. Before the young cabbage are large enough to transplant, the ground they are to occupy should be cleared ot everything that will be In the way of working the cabbage, and the soil turned over and allowed to He for a few days to mellow; a harrow should then be run over It to smooth it down, break up the clods and kill the weeds that remain. This done, the hills can be made up or the ground marked out for the cabbage, 'which should 'be placed about three feet one way and four the other from one another. When they are about four Inches high Is the time to set them out. If it rains when this occurs, set them out, by all means, Just as soon as It slacks reJnlng. Pull them up by catching elose to the ground, but be careful in so "doing not to mash the stalks or let the fingers slip on them, for If the young, tender bark Is injured the plant will lake the rust and die. About throe days after setting sprin kle some salt on them to keep the worms off and to start them to grow ing, and if the ground Is dry work the cabbage every four days, but if wet not at all. Continue sprinkling alt on them to keep tho worms off, and when they commence to head re move the 'bottom leaves, as this will let all the BiibBtance of the plant go into tho head. All cabbage, of course, will not do equally well on the name land, and certainly net In the same locality. Such being tho case, care must be taken to obtain those varieties best suited for tho place In which they are to bo grown and then not to grow them too long on tho same ploco of ground, for If devoted year after year to the crop It will soon be out of condition, resulting In wenkened vi tality and loss ot color In tho cab bage. An excellent fertilizer for the crop consists of phosphate, applied tit the rate of ono thousand pounds to the acTe. A home mixed, medium high grade, analyzing 4 per cent, nitrogen, 7 per cent, phosphoric acid and 8 per cent, .potash will do. This can be distributed In tho rows In which the p'ants are to bo sot when the ground Is marked out. Cultivation should alwayB continue until cabbage begin to head, nnd If beads exceedingly crisp and tender are wanted, filtrate of soda should bo applied Immediately after the soil is last tilled, at the rate of two hundred pounds an acre In the row close to but not on the plants. The heading will be so much more general nnd rapid that It often pays to do this. iFrcderlck O. Sibley. DAIRY SCIENCE. During tho past twenty-flvo years' progress In the knowledge of the cow and the why of the dairy Industry has grown very extensively eo that there Is beginning to be formulated what might be called dairy science. About 1880 or near that time there seemed to have coins out In various parts of the world ne ideas regard ing Ihe dairy industry. ' Practically the most iniportnnt dis covery at this special period was the Idea reached various parts of the world about the same time, nnd ex periments were made along various lines to accomplish this purpose. The practical machines were first made In Germany and Sweiltn, bo that It may bo Fald that Germany and Sweden were the birthplaces of the discov ery of this special method. This being such a radical departure it encouraged experiments and think ers to further work, resulting in the discovery of what might bo called the science of bacteriology as applied to the dairy Industry, followed direct ly by the discovery of the Babcock test. With these three Inventions and dis coveries, centrifugal -separation of cream, the Babcock test for determin lng butter fat and bacteriological de termination, we have the beginning of "what might be strictly called dairy science and the foundation upon which the development of so many different phases of the dairy industry have been built. Since the establishment of the dairy division In the Bureau of Animal In dustry, Department of Agriculture, va rious investigations have been car ried on 'by that branch and are stlL' In progross along scientific lines es pecially those that have been direct ed towards determining the best and proper temperature at which to store butter and cheese for future distri bution. Slow to determine the moisture con tent of butter and how to Induce it that may be called a scientific pro cess, the farmers end dairymen to ppoduce and deliver clean, wholesome mflk, are problems now under con sideration. Of all the branches of agriculture, the dairy Industry has received in the last - twenty-five years more thought and more care for its develop ment along proper lines than any oth er Individual department ot farmlog. This has' resulted in many changes and Improvements In the production, manufacture and distribution of dairy products, giving to the people a high er and better grade of product and thereby Inducing larger consumption, Increasing the demand and generally enhancing the value of the dairy to 11 parlies engaged In the production and distribution of Its produces. fcN gin Dairy Report. A PLEA FOR THE PLUM. Next to the peach, the plum Is tie most Important fruit grown anywhere In tho temperate regions. In many localities it is even fliore Important than the peach. This ob servation holdB true in Massachusetts, for while in some sections the peach Ib a valuable fruit and even an im portant commercial crop, there are other sections where it cannot be grown. Plums of some sort can be grown, however, In every town in the State. This much wider adaptability ot the pl'im is due to two causes: First, there are many different varieties, de rived from many different species, some of which thrive on one soil and some on another, so that plums may be Bolocted for every kind of tillable soil; second, these different species vary a great deal as to hardiness. While some of them are more ten der than poaches, others are even hardier than apples, so that they may be grown In cold districts and exposed situations. In spite of all its good points, the plum la sadly neg lected; in fact, It is a rarity to find a supply of good plums on any farm In iMassachusetts. There are a few trees on almost every farm, but the sad fact Ib that a majority of thera are mere breeding places for black knot; only a few ver bear fine, sound, clean fruit. Yet the plum Is one of the most luscious fruits when properly grown and well ripenod on the tree. For eating out of band It Is surpassed by tho peach alono, as a dessert fruit It has no superior; while for canning it easily ranks next to the peach, end for jelly-making competes for first place with thd red currant. Unfortunately, the general Impres sion has grown up that the plum is difficult fruit to grow. In a certain sense this Is so; but when looked at fairly, tho plum Is found to bo as easily managed as any other crop. Tho difficulty is that men have con sidered It to bo of secondary Import once, and therefore have not given the same careful attention to It that they have to whnt they consider more im portant crops. The plum Is really no more difficult to grow than corn, tobacco or straw berries. There are a few principals which have to ba carefully attended to; but these requirements have to bo met with la every other crop, in order to make It a success. Cor Country Gentleman. PROFIT IN WASTE PLACES ON Til 13 FARM. Many poor soils, now waste spots on the farm, would become profitable If planted with the right kind of for est trees and cared for in the right way. Trees will often grow where grain and grass will not. Swamps, stony ridges, exhnusted fields and washed hillsides need not bs aban doned. There is money In most of them If they are sot to work pro ducing wood lots and forests. Fer tile acres aro usually fairly profit able, but the gravel bars, rocky knolls, marshy swales and exhausted and eroded slopes are not. Scarcely one of them need remain unproduc tive. They will grow timber pine, locust, poplar, osage orange, oak, chestnut or some other kind. But the soil must bo studied and the species Belected to suit It. Failure might follow the planting of walnut on soil suited to white pine or vice versa. -. Studies of various regions and trees that suit them have been made' by the forest service at Washington. Re sults and conclusions have been pub lished, and may be had for the ask ing. The aim ot these studies has been to point out how the farm's waste and neglected corners may be turned into wood lots where the farm er may grow bis own posts, poles, fences and sawlogs. The owner pays taxes on all his land, and is out ot pocket for whatever is not earning him something. Further, by growing a tree crop on' land which is too poof to plough, the 'quality of the land It self Is improved. Wood growing on wornout land thus becomes, doubly profitable. Practical Points. The meek may Inherit the earth, but the mortgage is held by the other fellow. Don't hide your light under a bush el use a reflector and make the most of it. Success is the ability to forget failure. You can't play hookey from the School of Experience. The reason . that babies are so ex pensive Is because the stork has such a long bill. The Bohemian Magazine. In Times of Thirst, Detective "A glass ot ale, please." Barkeeper "We don't keep ale. Nothing but soft drinks:' Detective "Then kindly give me a glass of water. I am thirsty." Barkeeper "Sorry, but our water Is hard." The Bohemian Magazine.. At one point along the Australian coast the line is unbroken by any stream for nearly 1,000 miles. -, v. iIDJ ! TUE APPLE CURE, v In these days of indigestion, Of fever and congestion, A new and pleasant remedy has lately come to light; Tie a eure-all pure and simple. The very latest wrinkle, Just eat a big round apple and you'll be all right. ' HE KNEW. Sentimental Young Lady "Ah, professor! what would this old oak say if it could talk?" Profesaor "It would say, 'I am an elm.' " Fliegende Blaetter. ' ONE MONTH. Mistress "How long were you In your laBt place, Bridget?" Maid "Bhure, an' if I'd stayed there eleven months longer I'd have been llvin' there a year." Life. UP TO THE MINUTE. Mrs. Style "I want a hat, but It must be In the latest style." Shopman "Kindly take a chair, malam, and wait a few minutes; the fashion Is just changing." Human Lite. IN MITIGATION. Magistrate "So you acknowledge having stolen the overcoat? ' Any thing more to say?" Prisoner "Yes, your Honor. I bad to have the sleeves rellned." Punch WHERE HE LIVES. "That society man lives in very humble quarters, doesn't he?" "I don't know where he gets his mall, but he lives where people invite him to dinner." Catholic Standard and Times. A HARD WORLD, INDEED. First .Offica Boy "Unsympathetic world, I call It! I went to the boss and showed him the rings round me eyes, and asked if I didn't need a hol iday?" Second Ditto "Well, wot did 'e say?" First Ditto "He said I needed a half bar of soap." From Ally Sloper. HE COULD TELL. Church "I don't believe you can tell tho difference between a' stable and a garage." Gotham "Why, do you think I htfve no sense of smell?" Yonkers Statesman.. IN OKLAHOMA. Keeper "I don't know what I shall do with No. 1323." Assistant "What's the trouble?" Keeper "He's too far gone to run around here at large and not quite crazy enough to send to the Legislat ure." Judge. THE USUAL WAY. 'How do you expect to spend your vacation this year?" "Judging from the number of peo ple my wife has Invited to visit ns at our cottage, by sleeping on the floor as usual." Detroit Free Press. A DIRECTOR'S IDEA. "This business of giving people a lot of straps to hang on to in the cars is all wrong!" exclaimed the indig nant citizen. "That's right," answered Mr. Dustin Stax, with sudden interest, "the public ought to be made to fur nish its own straps." Washington Star. POOR CAB HORSE. Cabman (with exaggerated polite ness) "Would you mind walking the other way and not passing the horse?" Stout Lady (who has just paid the minimum fare) "Why?" "Because if 'e sees wot 'e's been carrying for a shilling 'e'll 'ave a fit," Plck-Me-Up. A TRADE PAYMENT The Patient "Doc, I can't pay you no money, while I ain't got none, a'ready. Vill yon dake it oud in trade?" The Dentist "Well. I might con sider that. What's your business?" "I lead a leedl Choiman band. Ve'll come aroundt und serenade you effry nighd for a mont', yet." Cleveland Leader. ' IfcaJifa.' f BUSINESS CRDI, NEFF v JUSTICB OF Tn B TEACH, Per.ston Attorney and ftoal TCstate Agent, RAYMOND E. BROWN, attorney at law, Brookvillh, Pa, CJ, m. Mcdonald, ATTORN EY-AT LAW, Rsal estate agont, pntanta secured, eol Minions inmle promptly. Utiles In By ndlcaM Wilding, Uoyuulusvllle, Pa. SMITH M. MoCHEiaUT, -ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Notary public and real estate agent, "ot-lectlon-i will rere ve prompt attention. Offioe In the Meynoldsvllle Hardware Uo. building, stain street UeynoldiTllle, fa. fyll. O. E. HOOVER, DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover bulldtas Halu street. Uenlleness la operating. OR. U U MEANS, DENTIST;, Office on second floor of the First Ratio at bank building, Mala street. I)U. R. DcVEREKINO, DENTIST, office on seoond floor of the Syndicate kail' Ins, Halo street, Keynoldevllle, fa. HENRY PRI ESTER UNDERTAKER. , Black and white funeral cars. Mala street, tteyuoidsvllle, Fa, DUN'3 WEEKLY SUMMARY General Trade Is Fair, Although Col lections Are Still Reported as Backward. New York. R. O. Dun & Company's "Weekly Review of Trade" says: "Reports of trade continue Irregular, with pronounced gains in some sec tions and no Improvement In others, the net result being encouraging, however, and sentiment regarding the future grows more confident each week. "Steel demand is steadily broaden ing, each week bringing a larger per centage of active capacity, and th Improvement Is especially gratifying in view of the few orders from the railways. Export contracts are re corded In every department of the In dustry, from pig iron to steel rails. "Sales of pig Iron are made for de livery during the first hnlf of next year, and some coke ovens have also received orders covering the same period, while there Is a larger move ment of ore down tho lakes. The lighter lines of steel continue most actively engaged, notabty wire pro ducts, pipe and plates. "Textile markets have been dom inated this week by the second big auction sale, buyers either devoting attention to seeking bargains there or awaiting the effect on the general market. Reports from visiting Job bers indicate low stocks of goods, but abundant supplies In other lines, which makes the outlook uncertain. Prices are almost nominal in conse quence, except tin cash transactions for current needs, which are necessar ily limited. Many cotton mllU will be Idle -next week pending a mere definite tendency In the market. As to woolen goods, the market for men's wear is now fully opened, the feature of the past week being the offering of fancy worsteds. "For the first time this year, ship ments of boots and shoes from Bos ton were almost as larf?e as In the corresponding week of 1907." MARKETS. PITTSBURG. , " Wheat No. S red t 1,5 ' Kye-No.2 Corn-No 2 yellow, ear !i No. 9 yellow, shelled Mixed ear 77 ' Oats No. S while J; 6) No.S white ' Flour Winter patent W 11 Vane j straight winters . Hay No. 1 Timothy I'" Clover No. 1..... 1"" Peed No. 1 white mid. Ion " i 1 Jlrown middlings '50' 85 HI Bran, bulk ' Biraw-Wbeat 7 3. 1 " Oat 7 7W Dairy Products. Batter Elgin creamery I K ' Ohio creamery l Fancy country roll 1J 'J Cheese Ohio, new 1 17 New York. new. 17 Poultry, Etc. Hens-per lb t Chickens dressed " Eggs Fa. and Ohio, fresh. 17 13 Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes Fancy white per bo.... '' I J1 Cabbage per ton 1 SO I 7i Onions per barrel W BALTIMORE. Floor Winter Patent Jt 5 "0 1 ) W boat No. S red .-. 1 M Corn Mixed 71 78 Eggs 17 M Butter Ohio creamery ii M PHILADELPHIA. Floor Winter Patent t f Wheat-No. S red 1 Corn No. 1 mixed SS Oats No. S while M Si Butler Creamery IM Iggs PsnnsylTanla firsts 17 IS NEW YCRC ronr-Patenu. 4 Waeet-No.Sred If Cora-No. S. M Oats No. S while - U Butler -Creamery Kgga State and Pennsylvania.... 1 a LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg. CATTLB Extra, 1490 to 1000 pounds Prime, lJ0 to 11 .0 pounds.. 00 i s f. Good, 12U) to loo pounds S 41 300 lldT, 106J to 1150 pounds. 4 45 1 V Fair, 90) to 1101 pounds 4 00 14 4 75 Common, 701 10 900 pounds. 3 0Ou4tO Bulla SOU 14 4 Cows 110 4 00 00s Prime, heavy ( 7S ia 0 Prime, medium weight f so fit n Beet heavy Yorkers 7 1 Light Yorkers. S ia TO Pigs. a m i n Hoashs. 5t n J CO Stag. 400 (4 4
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