BEAVERS' HOWES. How tha Ingenious Little Builders Con- struct Their Houses. When the) beavers' dams nre com pleted, the animals separate Into small companies to build cabins or bouses for themselves. These nre const meted upon piles along the borders of the pond. They are of nn ovnl slinpe. re sembling a beehive, and they vary from five feet to ten feet In dlunieter, according to the number of fiimlUe they are to accommodate. These dwellings are never less tlniii two stories high, generally three, and sometimes they contain four apart ments. The walls of these are from two feet to three feet thick, formed of the same materials as the dams. On the Inside lliey are made smooth, but left rough without, being rendered Im penetrable to rain. The lower story Is about two feet high, the second Is formed by a floor of B ticks covered with mud, and the upper part terminates with an arched roof. Through eaeli floor there is a passage, mid the uppermost floor In always above the level of the water. Each of these lints has two doors, one on the land side to admit of their go ing out and seeking provisions tl''t way, another under the water and Jow where It freezes to preserve tln-ir communication with the timid. Eng lish Magazine. FLOATIING A WHALE. Inflating the Momter Carcau to Keep It on the Surface. "Then began the work of bringing the whale to the surface and blowing It up so that It would float." says a writer on whaling In Popular Me chanics. "Taking a hitch about a con venient post, the rope was slacked and run through a pulley block at the mast bead to relieve the strain of raising tbe great body. The winch was set In motion, and (or fifteen nilmuos noth ing was beard save the monotonous grind as fathom after fathom of line was wound In. When the body was brought alongside the lobes of Iho flukes were cut off and lifted to the deck. Then a long coll of small rub ber hose, one end of which was nt .tacUed to a pump ami L lie other to a hollow, spear pointed lube of steel "with perforations nlt'Pg Its entire length, was brought Into play. The Dear was Jabbed well down Into the HrJille's side, the air pump was started, and the body slowly filled., with, Jv .When iuflnted.Buffiflontty to keep it .afloat, the tube was withdrawn, the Incision plugged with oakum and the chains cast off. A buoy with a flag was then attached to the carcass and the whole set adrift to be picked up t the end of the day's hunting." fV . Whet He Wanted. Young Mr, Charles was plainly em barrassed, and Miss Smith knew what was coming, or thought she did. "Er-MIss Smith," he said feverishly, "could 1 er sec your father for a mo ment or two?" "Certainly, Mr. Charles!" And, excus ing herself, she swept from the parlor. Presently the old man came In, and, after a short conversation with Mr. Charles, he stepped to the door and summoned his daughter. Mr. Charles, whose face was radiant, said, "As I have u long ride before me, I think I will say good night." "Oh, pnpa," pleaded the girl Immedi ately her lover disappeared, "did he did you" "I did," broke in the old man. His dauguter fell on his neck and kissed him. He held her at arm's length. "I did." he repeated. "I lent him fourpence to get home with that was what be wanted me for." London Mall. Origin of Surnames. Surnames were Introduced Into Eng land by the Xormnus and were adopt ed by the nobility about 1100. The old Normans used Fltz. which signifies son, as Fltzherbert. The Irish used O for grandson O'Neal. O'Donnell. The Scottish highbinder used Mac, as Macdonald. son of Donald. The Welsh used Ap, as Ap Ithys, the son of Rhys, Ap Richard. The prefix Ap eventually was combined with the name of the father; hence Prys, Pritchard. etc. The northern nations added the word son to the father's name, as Williamson. Many of the most common surnames, such as Johnson. Wilson, Dyson, Nich olson, etc.. were taken by Brabantcrs and others, Flemings, who . were nat uralised In . the reign of Henry VI., 1435. The Sycamore. The sycamore has been called the Egyptian flg tree. The date of Its be ing planted In England Is not known, but It was very early. Mary, queen of Scots, brought over from France a young sycamore, which she planted In the gardens of Holyrood, and from this have sprung all the beautiful groves of sycamores now to be seen In Scotland. St. James' Gazette. His Dilemma. ' "I'm In a difficulty over my girl." "What's wrong?" . "I've been saying such nice thlugs to her that she's getting conceited. If I stop she'll think I don't care for her any longer, and If I go on she'll think he's too good for me." London Mall. A Previous Specimen. ' He If I'd known how sarcastic you were I never should have married you. She You had a chance to notice it. Didn't I say. "This . is so sudden." when you prortoKed to me after four years' courtship? Boston Transcript. N A Heroine. Ella Bella never passes n mirror wlibout looking la It Stella Brave Ctrl! Harper's Weekly. THE TOWN THAT PUSH BUILT V. The Wily Furniture Man HERE Is the furniture dealer who read A clothier's ad. and by it was led , To spend for olothing the selfsame bill That he got from the dry goods mer chants till, ' Where it had been plaeed when the butoher bought And paid with the bill that he had got When the grocer with him had settle I ment made I With the money tha honest workman I paid. P. S. The heal dtalir who's up It snuff 1 Will always advertise his stuff. THE LANDLORD'S MISTAKE. ! An American's Experience In an Eng lish Country Inn. An American was Journeying through England and encountered In a certain town a rather pretentious Inn, at which he ordered turbot, a favorite dish In those parti. The American bud hud a few days of dense fe, and bis appearance and manner .Berks ghOwei mat" be 'had become a little wheezy In consequence of the climate. He was Indeed forced to have frequent recourse to his band kerchief. When the turbot was brought the guest fancied, even before It reached bis plate, that It was no longer' fresh, ind an attempt to ent It confirmed that Impression. He called the proprietor, who nt once sent a wnlter for fresh turbot and removed the objectionable dish. "1 beg your pardon, sir." said Hie Innkeeper, "but wi- got Hie Idea, sir. as you came in that you ad a bill cold lu your 'end. sir " "And suppose I had) Wliat could that have to do with my being ervi'd spoiled flih'" demanded the indignant traveler "tlevcrytliluk. sir We as this rule lu tills niiuv Hsh as Is a leetle di.lllit fnl, like thai ere. sir ilieiu which as lost Hie flavin of yi.mli us I may say -fhiMli We v,-tM-,.M tn i;iH!pm as appear to 'live mid In Ci.'ti I lr and we finds Hint, liclu us such parties en n't smell iinthliik. they like Hie flVh Just as well. '-It mid hoften i 'lev prefer" 'em." Cincinnati t'ouinien-lal Tribune LONG DELAYED PROPOSAL A Note In a Bouquet That Wee For Years Unanswered. One of the longest delayed proHs)ils on record Is related In a French story of a shy youtm subaltern who was or dered uwnj to the wars Not daring to Bpeak. be sent a nosegay of yellow roses to the girl he loved, with u little note inside begging her If she rei uracil bis love to wear one of the flowers In her breast that ulght at the ball. She appeared without It. and he went away broken hearted. Years afterward, when he was a lame old general, be again met bis old love, now a white haired widow One day his old sweetheart gently asked blra why he had never married "Mad am." he answered somewhat sternly "you ought to know best. If you bad not refused to at..wer that note in the bouquet of yt'.iow roses I might have been n happier man." "The note In the bouquet?" be repeated, grow ing pale. She opened an old cabinet and took out from a drawer a shriveled bouquet of what bad been yellow roses, among whose leafless stalks lurked a scrap of paper yellow with age. "See! I never . had your note," she said, holding the I bouquet up. "If I bad I would not have answered It as yon fancied." "Then answer It now," said the gallant old soldier. And the long delayed ' proposal was accepted at last. Lot don Telegraph. ! Where Widows Commit 8uicide. I Old customs die very bard In China, says a writer In the Wide World Mag azine, and In several parts of the Ce lestial empire It la still considered a high act of virtue for a woman to com mit suicide after the death of ber bus band. According to the law, the pro- : ceeding Is actually legal In some prov inces, and sucb ta tbe state of public "opinion that In districts where it is officially prohibited the authorities rarely Interfere. These extraordinary voluntary sacrifices may frequently be seen, and I myself saw one take place. The widow herself; clad In white, tbe Chinese mourning color; tbe gallows erected for tbe 'occasion and the Im mense crowd gathered to witness tbe grewsome spectacle made a picture which I shall never forget Grecian Food For Oreamert. Hasheesh, the strange drug which i bus given our language Its word "iih sassln" a inn a so liciizlcil by the drug that he uccoinpllslii-s murder Is used by Ilie I'ersiaus. Tut Us unit Unypiiiiiii lu a mil ij hit uklu (o the use nl upturn j by I In- Chinese. It Is the pioilui t nt a : phi i: I grown In liirge iiiuiilliics lu tin ' reliipiiuuesus (siiuilii'i-u (Jri't'ii'i.'ln the . district about Ti'lpolltzii. The plant I Clows to a height nf about Tour fii-t. and its briiiiclies are thickly covered : with small leaves and studded with ; lay seeds. The entire phial, stalk and branches. Is cut within a few Inches of the root and laid out in the sun to dry Tlie. Iiraiii'lies are then rubbed to sepn rate the seeds, and these In turn are ground Into a Hue powder, which con sulates the drug. The drug has the power of inducing sleep and producing pleasant and fantastic dreams Con tinued use of hasheesh renders Its devotees reckless and results In a wreck of their mental and physical constitution. Montreal Standard. Immune From Arrest. In Washington. In the capital of the nation, there reside 200 men who, with their households, have absolute Immu nity from the laws of the land, even though they commit crimes of the first degree. They may shoot down the mini who Injures them: they may. If they see fit, paint the equestrian statue of General Phil Sheridan a vivid pea green, yet the hands of Uncle Sam must be kept from their shoulders, and woe unto the unterrilled policeman or other servant of the law who under takes to bring them to Justice once they have declared their official con nections. These men who nre so cloth ed In Immunity are the members of the diplomatic corps, and their shield Is International law It Is provided In the laws of nations that they must answer before the tribunals of their own countries for- the offenses they commit here In Washington, but that From the depths of the blacksmith they shall not be tried by any court of shop a deeper voice roared: the United States.-Wnshlngton Star. . "Is she young, John, or old?" I In the words of the old poem, "she A Realietio Actor. i looked nt John and John looked at Malcolm was three years old. He I her." Then, still without moving, he stood stock still In the middle of the ' answered: floor, one nrtn extended horizontally. "You'll be satisfied, Bill, when yott Ills mother, looking Up from her sew ?et "t." lug, saw the door open. " - - - ''Shut the door, Malcolm, please," she , Survival of the Fittest, said. Only one oyster embryo' out of every No response. She repeated her re- ! 6,000,000 produced grows up through Quest. Still no response. "H the successive stages of youth to "Malcolm," she said more sternly, "I the adult state. , Even lu animals asked you to shut the door." . which produce a small number of Still Malcolm stood In the middle of young there Is great destruction, and, the floor with his arm outstretched 'taking all the Individuals Into -consld-and did not move, I eratlon. only a single pair of young "Malcolm," bM his mother, "if you arrive at maturity to replace their par don't sht the door nt once I shall ' ents. There Is no exception to the rule have to punish you." ' that every ore"""? being naturally Malcolm burst luto tears and (lung multiplies at so high a rate that If himself on bis mother's knees. "Muv- not destroyed the progeny of a single ver." he cried. "I was belli' a wooden 1 P'' would soon cover the earth. The sign, an' wooden signs can't shut doors!" Woman's Home Companion. Memory 8tudiee. n A small boy went into a South Bos ton drug store, wrinkled his face, rubbed bis head and rubbed his left foot up and down bis right leg In an effort to remember something that had escaped him. ' "Say." he began, "will you tell me the nnme of the place where we Amer- ; leans have so many soldiers?" I "Fort Sheridan?" 1 "Oh, no. It's farther away than , thnt" "The Philippines?" "That ain't Just It. but It's some where around there." "Perhaps you mean Manila?" "Manila! That's right! 1 knew I would get It after awhile. 1 want a bottle of mnnila extract for flavorln'. They're goln to have Ice cream." Bos ton Record. Old Time Temperance. The first temperance .society is said to ' have been founded by Margrave Frederick V. in luOO. and It is Instruc tive to learn that the noble members of that society were bound by a pledge good for two years not to drink more than seven bumpers of wine with any meal nor more than fourteen bumpers a day. They were, however, permitted to quench any surplus of thirst with beer and to drink one glass of whisky on the side. By this Ideal of absten tion may be gauged the ordinary drink ing habits of our forefathers In the good old times when knighthood was in flower. Morris Hlllquit In Social ism. r His Walking Papera. "My sister Ml be down in a minute," said little Clarence, who was enter taining the young man in tbe parlor. "I beard her tellln' maw a little while ago that she was goln' to give you your written permission to perambu late tonight Wbnt do you reckon she meant by that?" "I think I know. Cjarence." said the young num. rciichlng Tor his hat "You may tell her. If you please, that I hare decided not to wait for It" Exchange. Barring It Out. Irate Parent - So you think my daughter loves you, sir. and you wish to marry her? Young Lover That's whut I called to see yon about And If you don't mlud I thought I'd Just ask first If there Is any insanity lu your family. Irate Parent No, sir, and there's not going to be 'any. London Express. Parliamentary Procedure. "How about my letter of proposal?" demanded the young congressman "It has been advanced to a second' reading." answered the haughty Wash- I moralist, nnd It will be backed by ex ington belle.-Knnsns City Journal. . perlpnee.-Atchlson Globe. To draw a caricature of our contem poraries Is not difficult It requires only a small portion' of talent and great want of courtesy. Disraeli The Middle Horse. A farmer, plowing with three) horses hitched abreast, noticed that the mid dle horse became tired and exhausted long before either of Its mates. As the animal was the equal In every way of the other two, he was puzzled as to the cause of Its not being nble to stand the same amount of work He finally observed, however, that as they drew the plow along the three horses hwil their noses close togelh er, Willi the result that the middle horse was compelled to breathe the ex pired air from Its fellows. The farmer ' then procured n long "Jockey" stick, which he fastened with straps to the bits of the outside horses. The device worked perfectly, for. given Us right ful share of good, fresh air, the mid dle horse was able to do the same amount of work and with no grenter fatigue than Its fellows. Many persons are like the middle horse they do not get their rightful share of pure nlr. And this Is why they are not able to perforin as much work nor of as good a quality as they would otherwise be able to do. Chi cago Tribune. A Ticklish Moment. If to act cleverly on the spot Is the measure of tact, then the man who figures In the subjoined New York Tribune story deserves both respect and admiration: A woman, driving through lyew England last summer, noticed suddenly that her horse limped a bit, so when she reached the next village she stopped at the-.door of the blacksmith shop. A man was holding up the doorpost, and to him she said: "Will you please tell the blacksmith to come out? I want to see him." After the manner of the village Idler, the man did not stir, but smiled sweetly at the woman 'and, lifting up his voice, railed 1 "Bill, come out! There's a lady wants to see you." t elcphnnt is reckoned the slowest breed- er of known animals. It commences to breed at thirty years of age, dies at 100 and has six young In the Inter val. After 750 years, supposing nil the offspring of a single pair fulfilled the rule and were not destroyed In an untimely way, there would be nearly 10,000,000 elephants alive descended from the first pair. Sir Ray I.nnkester in London Telegraph. When the Terror Quailed. He would terrorize the neighbors In a most outrageous way, broke the ' wide world's standing records In ath letics every day, while in pugilistic cir cles he could wipe men In the dust and show master tricks at fencing laugh i at every -cut and thrust. He slew ti gers In the Jungle and scalped red skins on the plain. He chased lions across, the mountains and harpooned "upon the main. He could break a bucking broncho yes, and rope a Tex an steer: sling a bowle knife or hatcb I et, throw the boomerang or spear. In j hairbreadth escapes he gloried, did this worthy son of Mars.'and he'd lick his weight In wildcats kick them higher than the stars. But his shoes were in his pocket, and his face was ghastly white; be was silent as an oyster when he came in late at night Exchange. He Took the Chance. "Ho." she said, and there was that in her voice which told him she would neither change nor falter In her re solve "no. 1 have vowed to marry none save one brave and strong enough to swear that should he ever be elect ed president he will give the vote to woman." Dc Lnncy, such was his love's abound ing depth, hesitated not at all. "I swear It!" he cried and fell upon his knees before her. Exchange. Tibetan Test of Character. The Tibetan have some strange tests for a?i'ertalnln:r the character of a man. said Sven Iledln. One Is by means of a hole In n block of granite, through which the Indlvldunl has to crawl. If he Is nn honest man he will according to the theory of the Tibet ans, creep through, but If a scoundrel he will stop lu the middle. War Play of the Future. "What properties will we need for the battle scene?",' "Nine w'-n'pvr The' rt.ige will be bare. The men are supposed to be wearing invisible uniforms nnd firing smokeless powder from noiseless guns." Kansas City Journal. Tha Best Advice. If .von tiro u bout to do something which mny cause trouble, ask the ad vici nf it man who has tried it. IIIm t'llvlcc will be stronger than thnt of a Keep nn eye on your enemies, but j keep n mlcrovope to one eye and n j telescope to the other when watching your "Jrlends." P. r. Shevlln. The Peoples National Bank (OLDEST BANK IN THE COUNTY) REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. ' The First National Bank OF REYNOLD8VILLE. Capital and Surplus $175,000.00 Resources . . $550,000.00 OPKIOEKH J. V. Kino. Vlee-Pres. DIKECTOKH J.O. King Daniel Nolan J. 8. Hammond Jobs n. Aavohkh, Pres. John n. Knucher Henry C. Uelble Every Accommodation Consistent with Careful Banking Bunaio, Kocnester &FiusDura Ru. Five-day excursion from Falls Creek Saturday, July 24, 1909 $4.00 Train leaves Falls Creek $7.45 to Niagara Falls; $8.90 to Toronto, Ont.; 16-day excursion from Falls Creekevery Tues- day during July, August and September. ' "" I The average cost on all Mutual policies issued by the RURAL VALLEY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY for the past six years has been 49 per cent of Stock Companies' rates. Think it over and see what you would have saved by having your insurance with this Company. They also write a cash non-assessable policy. References by permission, Rural Valley National Bank, Rural Valley, Pa.; First National Bank, Dayton, Pa. You can get full information by addressing the Com pany at Rural Valley, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Sixteen Day SIO SI2 to as m i unfile, ruiiii rieasant, mm Hay Head, .J. Tickets Ht the lower rate goo! only In Coaches. Tickets nt the hlaher rate good In I'nrlrror Sloplnjrciirs In connection with proper Pullu.un tlckots. July 15, and 29, August 12 and 26, and Sept. J, J909 Train leaves Reynoldsville at 1.28 P.jM. Tickets (rood for passage on trains leaving Plttsbuigb at 8.33 p. m. (coacnts only), 8.50 CD p. m. (sleeping cars only), or 10.45 p. m. (sleeping cars only to Philadelphia and I Atlantic City) and their connections going, and all regular trains returning" within - sixteen days For stop-over privileges and full information consuTarest ticket agent. J. R. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Manager. it P E NN SYLVANI A CTATE NORMAL SCHOOL V 1 Our 36th year opens Send for our new catalogue ' J in detail. Proner training; for life 13CO feet above the sea. Perfect modern ecm'prrent. Scholarly, Christian I influence. Dr. JAMU h.. AiVltNI, I Capital and Surplus $125,000.00. Resources $500,000.00, Foreign Exchange Sold. Interest paid semi-annually on Savings Accounts, hav ing liberal deposit and with-, drawal privileges. Liberal treatment and ev ery courtesy extended con- sistent with sound banking. Open Saturday Evenings. K. C. Sohucksrs, Cashier ' John H.Gorbett K. H. Wllimo NIAGARA FALLS at 2.32 a. tn. and 1.06 p. tn. Excursions Atlantic City, Cape May Anvlches. Wllriwiwl, H illy BVncn. Ocean City, ft- IsleCliy, Avalon, N. J.. heliobotb. Del., ai.d Ocean L'Hy, Md. :i f Asbury Park, Long Branch tft i S'"et En"' Elheron. Diil Bench, Allpnhurat, I North Ashury Hrk. Ocenn Grove, Bradley I Hearh, BHmiir. Como, Hrlnir Lake, eittilrt, GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent. September 14tn, 1909. I beautifully illustrated full in its Irrac'cst sense. Idea location. Principal, Indiana, Pa.
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