"USE SIGNALS OF INDIANS.
Army Experts Adopt Many Ideal of
the Aborigine.
Just ns tin' lllilliiK men of (lie Unit
ed Stilton iirmy tunny jours iii?o took
lessons front tltn I nil Inns it ml front
their methods of wiirf'ire tlpvlwd nnd
perfected t ht K.vsii'in of cxtctnli'il or
der or 8klrnilslt drlllH which Imve prov
ed bo cllccllve, ho the sl,'iuil iini8 of
the arniy has followed to n Inre ex
tent the red men's method of eonvey
lttK informitllon from point to point
where there Is not time to nii'Iuk tele
pniph or telephone lines or where wife
less teleirrnph Is iimiriillalile.
As the I iil in ns slnee prehistoric
times hnve used columns of smoke In
various eonililnatlons to hIkiiiiI the np
proneh of tin enemy or to transmit
other moKMitKes, ho the nrmy nIuhiiIhh'II
hnvo found most effective what are
known hh smoke homhs or smoke rock
ets. The former lire tired from n small
nortnr, the Intter In the same wny as
Fourth of July fireworks. Kach when
renehliiK a desired helulit. reKtiliited liy
a fuse, hursts and lllieralesn pii'rlc nclil
compound, which Ignites and limns
colored fires, one after the other, ho
orrnnRed In the eiirtrldue as to eonvey
a message to those who may lie watclt-
THE TOWN THAT
PUSH BUILT
VI. The Keen Clothing Dealer
the clothing dealer who,
ItiK for It. These enrlrlilnw are made j To th, hardware etore and freely spent
THI8 Is
went
in sections, each coiitainlnt; Its own
different colored lire, and threaded to
crew together In n fraction of a min
ute. These military II re works, as they
might aptly he called, are packed in
hermetically sealed cans, much In the
en me manner ns tinned meats, with
the same sort of thumhscrew attach
ment for opening them quickly. In
this wny they keep Indefinitely In any
Cllmnte and have been found particu
larly effective In the campaigns In the
riitlipplnes.
While the nnvy does not employ so
complicated a system of rocket and
bomb signaling ns does the army, ev
ery warship carries n supply of pow
erful rockets, which liberate. on burst
ing a series of brilliant white stars for
the purpose of cnlllng'' attention to
other signals which 'are transmitted
by a system of combinations of colored
electric lights strung from n masthead
and operated from a swliclihoard much
on the plan of a typewriter, called the
Ardols system. But both branches of
the service employ an odd sort of pis
tol the Invention of a nnvnl officer,
WIch shoots from cartridges "stars"
similar to those of a romnn candle of
any color. The combinations which
can be made In this manner practically
are numberless. Popular Mechanics.
On advertised bargains th very bill
He got from th furniture dealer's till,
Where It went when th dry goods
merehant bought
And paid with th bill that th butoher
got
From th grocer who had settlement
mad , ' '
With th money th honest workman
paid.
P. S. The local dealer who's up t snuff
Will always advertise his stuff.
FATE OF THE BRAAKE.
A Treasure 8hip That Lies Buried Off
Cape Henlopen.
Somewhere In deep water off Cape
Henlopen lies over half a million In
British gold, and how much more In
gold and silver bars and plate and ntb- I
,er treasures cnu only be guessed at. ,
Iu 1708 the British privateer Braake
sailed for the west Atlantic bearing i
enough gold to pay off all the English
.troops stationed In various parts of the
new world. As the soldiers had not
been paid In many months the sum
was a large one. '
Whether the captain of the Braake
decided to turn pirate or whether ho 1
merely was showing excessive zeal in
making war on all the enemies of
England that he met on the high seas
and Intended to turn over his loot to
the crown on his return will never be
known, but the fact Hint the Braake
took no prisoners and sank every prize
goes a long way toward proving the
piracy theory. The Braake captured
a Spanish merchantman coming up
from South American ports laden wl!h
rich tribute from the Spanish colonics
there, transferred the precious cargo
to ber own bold and burned the vessel
Another Spanish ship bringing a
church service of richly Jeweled gold
plate to a new world cathedral en
countered the privateer and suffered
the same fnte. The next to fall a vic
tim to the Braake's rapacity was a
Frenchman carrying silks, spices, bran
dy and bars of silver. That, too, was
sent to the bottom after It was de
spoiled. The Braake was overtaken by a hur
ricane when nenritig the American
coast, was blown far out of her course
and sank off Cape Henlopen. Several
of the crew escaped In a small boat
and reached land. Their tnles of the
treasure on the sunken ship caused
several expeditions to be fitted out the
following year, but nothing was
brought up save pieces of the anchor
chains and a c.innon or two. During
the last hundred years every effort to
raise any pnrt of the treasure has
failed.
The last attempt was made by Cap
tain Charles Adams, who fitted out a
ship under the auspices of the navy
department, but was unable to locate
the wreck, which Is probably by this
time deeply submerged In the ooze and
mud of the ocean bed. New York
Press.
Respect For Old Age.
"Jonas, did you beat that rug accord
In to orders T
"No. S'manthy: 1 Just didn't."
"Didn't? What's the reason. I'd like
to know?"
"Cause, S'mnnthy. when I got It
out on the line there an' saw how
frittered an' feeble It was I didn't
hare the heart, to lambaste It I know
I have a shortage of virtues. S'manthy.
but I want you to know that respect
for old age ten't one of 'em." Boston
Courier.
Going to Law.
The man who goes to law for tin
purpose of obtaining satisfaction gen
erally gets so many other things that
be forgets oil about the satisfaction If
there Is any In It for him. Cilcugu
Kecord-Hernld.
ORCHID HUNTING.
Th Terrors and the Dangers of a
Tropical Forest.
It Is not a pretty story, this narra
tive of a trip up the Orinoco, but you
may understand orchid people better
If you rend It.
"It begun unluckily," said he. "I
I took a partner because I'd learned that
the dark places of earth are hard lipu:i
a man by himself. I met hi in at Port
of Spain, and he was eager fur the
adveulure because he had Just abscond
ed from a British tnercuntlle huiise In
Havana and the Orinoco sounded to
liliu like a haven.
"We hired a few negroes. Our real
guides we would pick up ut Angos
tura. One day while waiting for the
stores to be packed 1 took my partner
3n t to show him what an orchid was.
"Near the Pitch lake I saw one in
a tree and ordered one of the negro
boys to shin up and get it. lie would
not. A deadly snake dwelt in thai
tree, he declared, lie wim iilraiil
afraid of snakes: Nice. eltl. lent, help
ful boy to take lnp trophal forests,
wasn't he?
'ii In
fore the
"It V. .13 ! MS' II i i i . . I , ill I
Xiedltluil hud even id.uvd. rAu I
.-tilTcd til in and h:;--" .1 '! - r.';- '.Hill
ing knife, firing d"n ihr.l Hewer
and also the snake's hcml.' I m'tlcrcd,
and. vvhini::-. iiyhiII!:ik. unit up
the l rn ii U. lie u.i.i dcla lili! l!ie or
chid fl" 'II . II'MI- l elMi-S Vi j"ll 11
tl ley ilue -i -.ii. i j i,!,; .1; is Mi mil
. ..i. .ei l.v s'lU I, ! I in- li.e.'s
W.' ' I"e wren 'in-. I ulili lerri'l' il tul.
"v, ii. u rlilieil u il h pain, lie
i .'c!t a fei. . ... . ,lle on my
toppi,. ;
illei!, ...
spirits.
"Well, at Am (' v. pint; rafts
UUd sl. Ullilles II;.-: II'. till I 'll'Hl one
guide died of fever; then nniitlicr was
bitten by iiiiIkoikiii. insx-l. one leli
In with ir Inn, an uili.Mtoi'. We
needed meat, and the sklu tin wnrtli
a good deal, so half In tcveigc. half
In furiosity, we went out and plugged
holes in the monster. When t!ie guides
cut it open they stooped and drew
things out the limies mid the cotton
clothes of the guide this iiiiiiilnil rep
tile had swallowed. The very knot
was still In his sarong. (Mi. don't
squirm! This Is orchid hunting
"We had three guides left at the
end of the second month, when, pud
dling along one day where the vines
overreached and let snaky tendrils
draggle down, we came to a fifty yard
clearing. We saw there the sides of
three canoes, half smothered with rap
Id growing vegetation, and l..r00 alli
gator skins well salted, but decaying.
Hanging to the roof of what had been
a kind of lean-to were 100 orchid plants
withered and dead. On the lloor lay
two rusty rifles and two skeletons.
Out by the nshy place where the lire
had bceu was a third skeleton. Up
between the ribs were cheerfully grow
ing some gay weeds." Everybody's
Magazine.
Aroused Her Curiosity After All.
"Don't want any," said a housekeep
er from her second story wludow to n
street vender whose covered wagon
was standing a few steps away and
who had Just pulled the bell.
"Don't want any what?" gruffly asked
the vender, who hadn't had even a
chance to tell what bis wares were.
"What have you got?" asked the
housekeeper, whose curiosity was get
ting the better of her aunoyauce.
"Oh, never mind. You don't want
any. Git up. Bob!" .
"Now, I wonder what that exasper
ating man Is selling, anyhow!" she ex
claimed ns the wagon disappeared
around the corner. Exchange.
Dressed For th Part.
"What subject bave you taken for
your address at the Civic club?"
"Woman's moral obligations as a
citizen." '
"What a lovely subject! And what
ure you going to wear?"
"That new gown I brought home
with me from Paris. And Just think!
I bud it so cleverly packed In with my
old clothes that the customs bouse In
spector never discovered It was there.'"
ALL NIGHJjJAKERIES.
Where Now Yorkers Can Hav Wants
8upplled at Any Hour.
Among the many places of business
of one and another sort that In n great
city are kept ocii nil night are bak
eries
The bakery Is it peculiarly domes
tie business establishment, supplying
mostly home wants, and as most peo
ple work days ami sleep nlghls It
might be supposed that there would
lie no occasion to keep bakeries open
nlghls, but here, where wllh the city's
manifold Industries there must be a
large number of pcoplo working at all
times to keep things going, there are
bakeries that do keep open nnd find
trade at nil hours.
Some of these nil night bakeries
have lunch room nttachnients, where
people stop In to eat going to or from
work, while others do a bakery busi
ness only. At either customers come
In al all hours of the night to buy
things to carry away, Just ns pcoplo do
at any hour of the day, for the people
who go to work at midnight or at 1. 2
or 3 o'clock In the morning want bread
nnd link cry stuff before they go, Just
the same as do those who begin their
In Inn s at T. 8 or tl, nnd there Is likely
to be In their neighborhood nn nil night
opeu bakery where they can regulnrly
supply their wants. '
I'niin 2 to f fl.' in. are the hours that
mark JoW'ebb In the all tilglit bukery
mule; 'but customers are dropping In
till night long. -New York Sun.
ANCIENT GUNS.
Remarkable Weapon That War Used
by th Turk and Chinee.
At the siege of Ithodcs the Turks
constructed mortars by hollowing nut
cavities In the solid rock nt the proper
angle, and in the arsenal at Malta Is a
trophy of the long and glorious defense
of Valetta in a Turkish gun. about a
six pounder, composed of a copper tube
colled over with strong rope and "Jack
eted" with rawhide. In the sume col
lection are some ntithpje "quick firers."
breechloaders, with small bores and
Immensely long barrels, like punt guns.
The Malay pirates put great trust In
the long brass swivel guns called
"leln." and In Borneo these Idas were
used ns n kind of currency, large sums
being estimated In guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns (there Is a fine specimen of them
In Devunpurt dockynrdl, but so little
did they understand gunnery that In
the so called "opium war" the forts of
the Bocoa Tigris, defending the Can
ton river, had the guns built Immova
bly Into the walls. The Sikh gunners
opposed to England In the two I'unjab
wars, though they loaded with amaz
ing recklessness, shoveling In the pow
der from open boxes, stuck to their
guns to the last. The blood of the first
man killed wns smeared on the gun,
and the whole detachment died beside
It sooner than retrent. Chambers'
Journal.
Too Much of a Tonio.
When Mr. Chlnchln returned home
from Chlnchln & Chiiichlu's the other
day he found his wife lying worn out
upon the sofa. t
"Nothing wrong, 1 hope!" he ex
claimed. "I'm afraid I shall have to stop that
tonic the doctor prescribed for Tom
my," Mrs. Chlnchln faintly murmured.
"Why? Isn't be any better?" asked
Chlnchln.
"Oh, yes. but I think the tonic must
be too Invigorating. Why. he has slid
down the banisters six times this
morning, broken the hall lamp, two
vases, a water Jug and a looking glass,
tied a tin can to the cat's tail and
scribbled his name on the drawing
room paper. Of course It's very grati
fying, but I don't feel I could stand
much more, so I think 1 I'll. stop the
tonic."
' Bats Inside Bamboo.
The cutting down of a clump of
bamboos In the royal botanical gar
dens, S!ugttore, shows that the hol
lows In the stems of these plants may
afford a dwelling place for bats. On
the splitting of n joint three bats flew
out, and It was perceived that others
were within. Care was taken to pre
vent further escape, and later exami
nation of the Joint revealed the pres
ence of twenty-three bats In the hol
low. Four of these were adult females
and nineteen young ones. Other bam
boo Joints were ulso found to contain
a number of bats. The species Is
known us Vesperugo pacbypus. Lon
don Scraps.'
Th Proper Question.
The man with the glassy eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanor put
down a sovereign at the booking ofllce
at Charing Cross and demanded a
ticket. "What station?" snapped the
booking clerk. The would be traveler
steadied himself. "What stations have
you?" he asked, with quiet dignity.
London (Jlobe-
A Criticism.
"lie said this skirt of mine was a
perfect symphony."
i "Maybe, but it's not well conducted."
"What do you menu?"
"It drags." Cleveland Leader. .
Th Real Want.
"What we want Is a square deal."
"Oh, we'll compromise on that In a
pinch. What we really want Is a
shade the best of It" Louisville Courier-Journal.
'
Insincere.
"Oh, John, don't you wish we could
sit here and spoon forever?"
"Yes, dearest But let's go now. I
think I bear the dinner bell !" Boston
Post
.It costs tae devil little trouble to
catch the Iniiy jnan. German Proverb.
Brother McMurray's Opinion.
The Star said the Reynoldvtllo
school directors were considering the
question of Increasing the school term
In that borough to nine months, and
Rdltur Stephenson advised them to
make the Increase. Hut we notice the
board fixed the term at eight months.
An eight month term Is long enough
for any puh'.lo school In Pennsylvania,
If the school ollluers consider only the
good of the pupils. If they wish to
bnnnflt the teachers by giving thorn
extra pay, one way to1 do It Is to
lengthen the school term to nine or
ton months. Pupils under proper In
struotlon will lourn us much In eight
months continuous Instruction as they
will In nine, or ten. Their expanding
bodies and minds need rest, and relax
atlon. To keep them In school more
than eight months a year during school
age In harmful to thetn. If directors
want teachers to have more money lot
them give It In Increased wages, and
not In lengthening the' term beyond
eight months. Brookvlllo Jknmo.riit.
""' District Conference. .- .
The 7flrd semi-annual session of the
Clarion District Conference of ' the
Methodist Episcopal church was held
In Brookvllle last week. One of the
most spirited dltcusslons of the Con
ference was upon the proposed plan
of entertainment of the Annual Con
ference. The plan Is to tax the preach
ers and the churches according to their
grade and from this fund pay the
traveling expenses and board of all
the preachers and members of the
annual oouferonce. The next district
conference will be held In Big Run.
Brave Fire Laddies
Often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget, them. It soon drives
out pain. For burn, scalds, wounds,
cuts and bruises its earth's greatest
healer. Quickly cures skin eruptions,
Old sores, bolls, ulcers, felons; best pile
cure made. Relief Is instant. 2.rio at
II. L. McEn tire's.
Letter List.
List of unclaimed letters remaining
In post offioe at Reynolds vllln, Pa., for
week ending July 17, 1009.
Antiseptic Sweeping Co., Mrs. E.
Qalbroath, Albert Sollsman, Highland
Park, Wishaw Park, Mrs. Alie Wolf.
Foreign Mazzola Lulgl, Pavonl So-
bastlna.
Say advertised and give date of list
hen calling for above.
E. C. Burns, P. M.
D r. L. M. Emerlck will be at Frank's
Tavern, Reynoldsvllle, Friday, July 23.
During 11)05 Dr. Emerlck examined
24,81!) patients, In Mill, 28,221 and In
11107, 27,551 patients, a total or 80,591
patlonts In three years. 3t
One-third off on all oxfords at Nolan's.
SEALED PROPOSALS
Commonwealth ok Penn'a
State Highway Department
Harrisburg, Pa.
Soaled proposals will be received by
the Stato Highway Department or
Pennsylvania, under the act approved
May 1st, 1005, for the construction of
0,800 feet or road, extending from the
Brookvllle borough line to a point
known as Station (18-00 in Pine Creek
Township, In the oounty of Jefferson.
Plans and specifications can be seen at
the office of tbe county commissioners,
Brookvllle, and at the office of the
State Highway Department, Harris
burg, Pa. Bidding blanks will be fur
nished by the State Highway Depart
ment upon request. Bids must be en
dorsed "Proposals for Reconstruction
of Road In Pine Creek Township, Jef
ferson County," and received at tbe
ofllce of the State Highway Department
not later than August 12, 1009.
JOSKPH W. HONTKH,
State Highway Commissioner.
SEALED PROPOSALS
Commonwealth ok Penn'a
State HiohwayD e pa rtm ent
Harrisburg, Pa. j
Sealed proposals will be received by
tbe Stale Highway Department ot
IVnnsvlvaota, under the act approved
May 1st, 1005. for the construction of
1,!)57 feet of road, extending fiom ihi-Pin-1
Creek township line to tbe end of
t.ht present b -ick pavement, in Brook
vllle Borough, in tbe county of Jeffer
son. Plans and specifications can be
seen at tbe office of the county cots mi
sinners, Brookvllle. and at the office of
the State Highway Department, Har-ri.-hurg.
Pa. Bidding blanks will be
furnished by the Slate Highway De
partment upoa request. Bids must be
endorsed "Proposals for Reconstruction
of Road In BrookvIUe Borough, Jeffer
son County," and received at the office
of the State Highway Department not
later than August 12, 1909.
Joseph W. Hunter,
Slate Highway Commissioner.
The Peoples National Bank
(OLD CRT BANK IN THE OOUNTY)
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Capital and Surplus
$125,000.00.
trv-
Resources $500,000.00.
Foreign Exchange Sold.
Interest paid semi-annually
M il' .1.1 r
18a LScSfi 1 A Savings Accounts, hav
3.tVraH '"K'il't-ral deposit and with
m
SlfKjf'felf M Liber, treatment nnd ev
4 m kmy rsy extended con.
S-4---; -V-A.-. ststent witn sound banking
Open Saturday Evening9,
The First National Bank
OP REYNOLDSVILLE.
Capital and Surplus
Resources . 1 ',
$175,000.00
$550,000.00
Jonit H. Kaociikn, Prm.
John fl. K anchor
Henry O. Ilble
OFFICERS
J, 0. Kiwn, Vt.ie-Pres. K. O. SonnCKEBS. Cashier
DIRKCTOKH
1. 0. King Dnnlnl Nolan John M. Onrnstt
J. B. Hammond H. H. Wllwin
Every Accommodation Consistent with Careful Banking
Buiiaio,Rocliester&PiusDurflRu.
Five-day excursion
from Falls Creek
Saturday, July 24, 1909
$4.00
NIAGARA
FALLS
Train leaves Falls Creek at 2.32 a. m. and 1.06 p. m.
$7.45 to Niagara Falls; $8.90 to Toronto, Ont.;
10-day excursion from Falls Creek every Tues
day during July, August and September.
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
SO-$12 s
m c , I av-.
m 4i(
Sixteen Day Excursions
Atlantic City, Cape May
AnrlfMx. Wllflw, od, Itnllv Brum. Orwin City.
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Occnn t'li, Md.
f Asbury Park, Long Branch
West. End, Ellieron. Deal Hmch, Allftihurnt,
llJl I North Aabury I'arU, Ocean Grove, Hradley
I Hearh, helmar. Cnmo, Uprlii? Latin, HeaOIrt,
i i oneue, rmin rieaHani, ana Buy neua, s. J.
Ticket at tlie lower rate gro! only Id Coat-re'. T cketx "at tlie higher rate good In
I'arlr.r or Slewing cars In connection with proper Piillmnn tickets.
July 29, August 12 and 26, and Sept. 1, 1909
Train leaves ReynoldsviUeCat 1,28 P. M.
',u-aajgjg
'I icketa good for passage on trains leaving Plttshniph nt ,33 p. m. (concha only), ..1Q
.. PiiileeplBt ears only), or 10:prin."(ilepplngcnr!ionly'to Phlladclphla'snd
LAtlantlc Clt y) and their ronnfctinn pnlrg, and nil rPKnlartrnlns retomlnglwlthln
sixteen days For stop-over privileges and full Information consult nearest ticket
B I agent,. l. CsO r:
L"" J. R. WOOD.r q
Paseenger Traffic Manager.'
C GEO. W. BOYD,
General Pastenger Agent.
PENNSYLVANIA
CTATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Our 36th year opens September 14th, 1909.
Send for our new catalogue beautifuHv i!lnfmfd full
in det3ll. Proper training for life in its broader! sense. Ideal location.
1 300 feet above the sa. Perf-ct modern eoTjirirenf. Scholarly. Christian
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