A Gold Digger.
Lady Sybil Grey Is the latest dlstin-
, gulshed gold digger. She accom
panied her father. Earl Grey, Governor-General
of the Dominion, on his
recent trip to the Canadian Arctic
gold fields. Near Dawson City, the
capital of the Klondike, she pegged
, out a claim for herself with all the
prescribed legal formalities and
christened It the Sybil. Her first pan-
: nlng out produced $20 worth of gold,
which she considers a' very promising
start. During the long Arctic winter,
Lady Sybil will work her claim by
deputy, but she says she will return
next summer to supervise operations
and examine results la person.
Westminster Gazette.
Wedding Invitations.
I They need not be answered, unless
I the recipient is an Intimate friend.
Then a congratulatory note may be
c sent.
An announcement demands no
reply.
The matter of wedding gifts Is, of
course, an unsettled question.
There Rre a number of well-bred
persons who do not respond .to an In
vitation with a gift, believing that it
Is poor taste to send gifts to those
whom they scarcely know, but to
whose wedding they may have been
Invited, for some reason of courtesy.
An "at home" card Inclosed In the
Invitation necessitates a call, within
the time named, or, If one lives In
a distant city, a card sent by post.
Indianapolis News.
Mrs. Locke's Theory,
If the theory propounded by Mrs.
Clinton Locke is correct the cat is
likely to play an Important part
among the remedial agencies of the
future. She has developed the con
viction that the care of a cat will ex
ert a soothing and beneficial effect on
lunatics. Mrs. Locke Is president of
the Beresford Cat Club and vice-president
of the American Cat Association.
Sho's an enthusiast on the cat ques
tion. She has been studying the possi
bilities of tabby, and has come to the
conclusion that a person whose wits
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.ea,
Apple Cake. Place a thin layer of short pastry on a
round baking dish, pinching up the edges with the fingers so
as to make a little ledge around the cake. Peel and cut In
two some large apples, carefully taking out the cores. Slice
them and arrange in' a circle around the pastry, one slice
overlapping the other. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and
sugar and bake for three-quarters of an hour In a Bteady
oven. When cold sift powdered sugar over the top.
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are addled can be materially helped
by taking care of a cat or two. In
order .to test her theory Bhe has sent
one of her finest animals "a beau
tiful white female" to an insane
asylum In Pennsylvania. Hartford
Daily Times.
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' Ignore Trouble.
"We can't make sorrow and trouble
non-existent by keeping them out of
our conversation," said a physician.
"At the same time, I believe that
nerves are wrecked and the suicide
records Increased by this modern
harping on neurasthenia, degeneracy,
corruption, social and political, tuber-
' culosts, divorce and crime. Things
. are talked about in the most out
spoken way that It wasn't good form
to mention once. All this makes the
race wiser, no doubt, and evils must
be known and discussed or they'll
never be removed, I suppose; but
think of the physio effect of all this
verbal delving into dark places. Prob
ably no one can measure the harm
done by suggestion. I'd like to have
the power to: try, for one year, the
plan of. keeping all murders, suicides,
divorces, etc., out of print and out of
conversation. I'll wager there would
be fewer murders, suicides, divorces
. the latter part of that year than the
first part" ,
A Farmer's Enterprising Daughter.
I am a farmer's daughter, twenty
six years old, and have earned my
o?n living for eight years. I am
employed on my father's farm, eight
miles from town, and ha pays me
$2.25 a week. Out of this I have
clothed myself, had a very good time
and have laid up some money each
year.
. ' The third year I bought with my
savings seven head of good sheep,
and let them out on shares. The next
year I bought fifteen more; then I had
twenty-two old ones. I kept my part
of the Increase, the ewe lambs. . The
wethers I would sell. I kept increas
ing my flock until I had thirty-three
bead; then I would cull out each year
'and sell the oldest ones.
The wool and wether Iambi from
year to year helped to keep me in nice
clothes and spending money. My
wages I loaned at eight per cent.
Each year I put In from one to two
acres of potatoes, and these I culti
vate myself. It is not hard work; It
Just gives one good outdoor exercise.
. Sometimes I go to other farms and
nook .during harvest, clearing $50,
and again I spend a couple of weeks
in the hop fields, which gives me a
little change, and adds from' $20 to
$30 to my earnings.
At the end of eight years I had
$700 In money, and a fine mare worth
more than $100. Last fall I leased
a 360 acre farm for five years at a
rental of f E50 a year cash, and I
bought 137 head ot sheep, which I
added to the thirty-three I already
owned, and put tbem on the plnco.
I have a man running the farm on
shares. I will get one-third of all the
grain and hay raised on seventy acres,
but the sheep I will look after myself.
At the end of five years I expect to
have $2000 In my own right and to
do very little work myself. I think
any country girl who will save like
this In the beginning and strike out
on Independent lines can make a
good, honest living, and not work all
the time, either. C. R. B., In Wom
an's Home Companion.
Feminine Philosophy.
No woman Is a humorist, because
all of them are.
A kiss In time causes ninety-nine
and then some.
The use of complexion powders Is
never objectionable to the man who
sells them.
These are the days llir.t girls are
crowding No. 6 feet Into No. 3 ball
room slippers.
Most girls are also deciding these
days what they don't want for Christ
mas presents.
It Is easy enough for a woman to
look pleasant if Bhe has anything to
look pleasant about.
The favorite girl of the family Is
the one who can get the most money
out of the rich uncle.
No Thanksgiving dinner will be a
complete success unless Nora, the
hired girl, breaks a tew dishes.
It sometimes takes a woman a long
time to discover that a cheap man Is
the dearest thing on earth.
An extremely popular fashion with
men would be one that would reduce
the prices of things women wear.
It is hard to tell which Is the most
sensitive, the girl who is getting too
thin or the girl who is getting too tat.
The old-fashioned woman has her
Inning when she exhibits her pre
serves and needlework at the county
fair.
What's the use of women taking
any Interest In the Cuban troubles
when that country furnishes us noth
ing but tobacco? New Haven Reg
ister. TO WEAK,,
Large hats are the rule for evening
wear.
Sleeves have a decidedly fuller
tendency.
Silks are more prominent than for
many seasons.
The waist line has been lowered
but tho tiniest bit.
The cuirass gown has seen its best
days and is on the wane.
Contrasting facings are a feature
of the latest winter hats. ' -
The daintiest new hatpins are head
ed with Irish crochet lace.
Tight fitting and stiffly boned
basques .are again imminent.
Embroidery appears on many of
the charming new stockings.
Lace trimming on hats will bo com
bined with much furry material.
Eyelet embroidery has more or less
taken the place of net for blouses.
Small bows are replacing the large
ones for tying the young girl's hair.
Lynx, black fox and pointed fo.x are
best in small furs for general wear.
Glace gloves will be worn more
than the suede with evening costumes
this season.
Jet trimming upon frocks of sap
phire hue is oue of the niany varia
tions of tho hour.
The large hat is being restricted to
dress occasions; small hats are In
sway for all ordinary wear.
Skirts, while cut on broader lines,
still retain more or less the sheath
effect. The siihoutee is almost ex
actly the same as it was last season.
Coats are still semi-fitting, but; the
cut has changed. The backs are nar
row and flat and the skirt of the coat
Is almost as close-fitting as the dress
over which It is worn.
A very pretty finish for the simple
felt hat Is a band of wide soft satin
ribbon looped at one side. The ends
which hang below the brim of the hat
are finished with tassels.
""Orange, the exact shade of the
fruit Is one of the most fashionable
colors. It is alluring In panne velvet
for the long military cape, which Is
getting in fashion every day.
Ruffling for shirt waists will be
worn much this fall. This in a meas
ure Is due to the low-cut coat. These
rufflings, which are detachable, are
made of tucked net, batiste or sheer
linen.
The fashion for bloomers for the
small girl Is an increasingly popular
one and nowadays each frock is ac
companied by Its nether garments
made of the aame material as tha
frock Itself,
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New York City. The shirt waist
that Is closed at the left of the front
In double breasted stylo makes a nov
elty of the season. This one can be
made from Bilk with trimming of vel-
vet, as In this instance, from flannel,
albatross, cashmere or any similar
walstlng can be utilized for such
washable ones as linen, madras and
the like. The two pleats at each side
of the front provide becoming ful
ness. The sleeves are of the regula
tion shirt waist sort, and the waist
can be closed either by means of but
tons and buttonholes or Invisibly as
liked. ,
The waist consists ot fronts and
back. It Includes one-piece sleeves
that are finished with overlaps and
straight cuff g and a high turned-over
collar.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and a
half yards twenty-four or twenty
seven, three yardB thirty-two or one
and seven-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide with three-eighth yard ot
ilk or velvet for collar and cuff.
Odd Coat Collars.
The new coat collars are odd and
attractive and cut on decidedly novel
lines.
1
Quills For Hats.
Quills, very long and very odd, are
prominent upon walking bats.
Jet Once More.
Long fringes of Jet dangle from
steel beads, and, indeed, over the en
tire skirt of a black dinner gown." So
close are the single Btrands of Jetted
silk or cord that they form a tunic.
Fragile Brooches.
Brooches are made In fragile de
signs, such as a silver or gold trans
parent leaf set with gems, or a little
spray of frosted silver buttercups,
each cup holding a yellow topax.
Blnuae With Vest.
The blouse that gives a vest effect
is always a smart one, and this model
can be trimmed with plain rows of
banding, as illustrated, or with a fan
cy design executed with soutache or
rat-tall cord, or with applique., with
a single row of broad banding or
with contrasting material or, indeed,
in any way that may be liked. The
essenelal feature Is found in the cut
of the frout and the vest effect. The
ribbon bow Is fashionable, but not
essential. In the Illustration mercer
ized cotton poplin Is trimmed with
straight rows of braid, but all waist
lngs are appropriate and all materials
that, are used for simple costumes, for
the design Is Just as well adapted to
wear with the skirt to match as It Is
for use with the odd one or the coat
suit. Moire velours Is being much
used for odd waists and suits this de
sign admirably well. It also Is to be
commended for French flannel, as
well as for the familiar linens, mad
ras and materials of the sort.
The waist is made with the fitted
lining, which is optional, and consist!
of fronts and back with vest portion.
The right front is cut with an exten
sion, which is lapped over the Test
onto the edge of the left. The pleat
at the shoulders provide becoming
fulness.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-four or twenty-seven, three
and an eighth yards forty-four Inches
wide with twelve yards of banding.
Tulle With Embroidery.
' Tulle, edged and weighted with
embroidery, is ,much used for over
drapery. ( . i
The vogue of the fur hat, hereto
fore somewhat la the background, Is
now firmly re-established.
Roads, Wealth and Intelligence.
It Is estimated by statisticians in
the Department of Agriculture that
there are hauled annually over the
2,161,000 miles ot public roads In the
United States, more than 250 million
tons of freight an average of nine
miles, at a cost of twdnty-five cents
per ton per mile, amounting to more
than 560 millions ot dollars. As the
cost In some foreign countries, where
good roads are the rule, Is estimated
to be only from eight to twelve cents
per mile, attention Is naturally called
to the element of absolute waste of
energy and substance, without com
pensation. Take the waste as being one-halt of
the amount paid, and It amounts t
over 280 millions ot dollars, which
would ,be saved by the existence of
good roads. With our population of
80,000,000 people this loss amounts
to $3.50 for every man, woman and
child In the country every year, or a
handicap to our citizenship of $100
per capita.
It is further found that good roads
appear to have a strong effect on the
educational qualification of the peo
ple. In four States with a high per
centage of good roads (30.55 per
cent.) the percentage of white Illit
eracy Is only 0.34 of one per cent.,
while In four other States which have
few good roads (1.61 per cent.) the
percentage of white illiteracy is 4.76
per cent. It may be claimed that the
relation of .cause and effect may be
an ' inverted one, but whether bad
roads are the result of Ignorance, or
Ignorance the result of bad roads, the
fact remains that they are closely
allied.
It Is Invariably the case, when a
good road is constructed through any
section of agricultural country, the
farms begin to assume a finer and
better aspect. Buildings are painted,
fences renewed, better horses, vehi
cles and farm machinery are pro
cured, and the farm houses and
farms take on an atmosphere of
thrift and prosperity. It may not be
putting It too strongly to assert that
the means for this advancement'
comes from the saving made In mar
keting the crop. A small farmer may
have of crops which he sells, thirty
tons to take to market. His supplies
may amount to six tons, making tblr-ty-slx
tons In all for a year. At the
average distance of nine miles at
twenty-five cents per ton per mile, the
Cost will be $81 for the marketing of
the year. It can be readily seen that
when good roads are constructed,
and a half of this amouat saved, a
good deal of paint can be spread and
many elements of Improvement put
Into operation. When this is done
the social natures ot the people begin
to develop and a broader and a bet
ter intelligence results. Good Roads
Magazine,
The Cost of Administration.
In the building of highways much
attention must always be given to
the economy ot administration.
There Is a tendency on the part of
some newspapers throughout the1
country to criticise this department
of the work, but they rarely give suf
ficient data for the formulation ot
reliable statistics.
A recent publication states that In
a certain State a "careful examina
tion made from the orders Issued for
a period of one year, shows conclu
sively that only sixty per cent, of the
appropriation was actually expended
on the roads, the other forty per cent,
representing the administration and
supervision." This amount seems en
tirely out of proportion. Many prac
tical road makers figure on a profit
of ten per cent, in contracting, and
an amount equivalent to fifteen per
cent, to cover the expense ot engi
neering, supervision and all Incidental
expenses, including wear and 'tear on
plant, Interest, Insurance, taxes, etc.
In work done under direct super
vision, Instead of by contract, the ele
ment ot profit is, of course, elimin
ated, as are the other Items of wear
and tear on plant; and such inci
dental Items as the salaries ot the ex
ecutive officer and the employes of
the office, should be covered by ten
per cent., at most, of the appropri
ation. ' (
It seems to be the concensus ot
opinion among engineers that the
combined cost of engineering and ad
ministration in general work In the
construction of roads, should not ex
ceed fifteen per cent. Good Roads
Magazine.
A Korean Choir.
Miss Ellasue Wagner, an active
missionary from Korea, said that
music was as far away from the na
ture ot the Koreans as could be Im
agined. '
"We feel greatly encouraged," she
said, "It by some fortunate chance we
can teach a Korean boy or girl to
carry a tune. We've been successful
with a few ot them, but very, very
few. A Korean choir Is the moat
horrible bedlam of noises it has ever
been my misfortune to listen to."
Miss Wagner said, too, despite as
sertions to the contrary, -there was a
home affection between parent and
child. "The sons, especially the old
est son, in the heathen families," she
said, "receive the most affection,
while the least is conferred on the
girls. The sons are the ideal and
hope of the Korean parents. It is
customary to marry the girls off be
tween the ages of eight and twelve
years." Washington Star.
A machine has been invented to
wrap with wire a telephone or tele
graph pole to save It from gnawing
horses.
WEEKLY TRADE SUMMARY
Holiday Business Compares Favorably
With Other Year.
New Tork. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade eays:
The year is closing with the
volume of business back to more than
the normal point and with confidence
fully restored. The prevailing high
commodity prices indeed produce con
siderable irregularity, and there Is
much discussion among close students
of economic conditions as to their ef
fect upon the money market and the
Industrial and labor situation, but the
business world seems to be adjusting
Itself to the conviction that an
era of high prices has set In to con
tinue for an indefinite period.
An advance of $1 a ton on wire
nails and other wire products became
effective last Saturday and the present
level is now $5 a ton above the low
point touched last May, although still
$4 under prevailing prices a year ago. ,
Some seasonable curtailment of de
mand for finished products la appar
ent, but contracts expiring at the end
of the current month, and there is
promise of extensive buying during
the first half of 1910.
Bradstreet's say: Retail and holi
day trade has been helped by season
able weather and the approach of
Christmas and makes good compari
sons with preceding years, a few mar
kets, in fact, reporting a record turn
over for the season. Best reports
come from the North and West, but
Southern trade also shows expansion,
though this class of buying is not yet
at its fullest Jobbing trade reports
are cheerful, with special stress laid
on the volume of reasserting demand
to fill broken stocks.
Business failures In the United
States tor the week ending with De
cember 16 were 273, against 259 last
week, 311 in the same week of 1906,
800 In 1907, 227 in 1906 and 235 In
1905.
MARKETS.
PITT8SURC
Wheat No. t red J
Bye-No. 3
Corn Mo. 3 rl low, nr 77 74
No. t yaliow, shelled at 71
Mixed our 68 ea
0t No. i white 44 45
No. I white 48 44
Flour Winter patent 6 60 IM
Fanoy straight winters
Bay No. 1 Timothy 16 09 17 00
Clorer No. 1 1 6 ot un
Feed No. 1 white ml, ton. 8u 00 80 50
Brown middlings 2M)i n 00
Bran, bulk 24110 26 00
trew Wheat 8 09 i so
Oat 8 60 tOJ
Dairy Prsducti.
Batter Elgin creamery I SI St
Ohio oreamery 2.) 88
Fanov country roll is 15
Cheese Ohio, now 14 IS
Mow Tork, new. 14 U
Poultry, Eto.
Bona par lb I 17 19
Chlokens dressed ) m
ggs f a. and Ohio, (rash 24 87
Fruits and Vtgetabltt.
Potatoes Fancy white par bu.... SO 7.i
Cabbage par ton 18 ji HO)
Onions par barrel 18) 8 86
' BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent f 6 80 5 TO
Wheat No. S red 1 08
Corn Mlied ?0 71
Eggs 87 83
Butler Ohio oreamery 88 88
PHILADELPHIA.
Floor Winter Patent 1 8 80 8 78
Wheat No. 8 red 1 14
Corn No. 3 mlied 88 69
Oats No. S wblte 48 47
Butter Creamery ii 87
gg a Pennsylranla, 11 rets . 27 88
NEW YORK,
Flour-Patenta 4 J
Wheat-No. 8 red I J
Corn No. 8
Oats No. 8 white
Butter -Creamery J
Eggs Stale and Pennsylranla.... & "
LIVE STOCK.
Union. Stock Yards, PitUburg.
CATTLE
Bitra, 14S0 to 1600 pound T5 7 JO
l"rlme, 1800 to UU pound 6 8 6-M
UfHt.l. IttMl In Wtfl I It tk 10
Tidy, 1050 to 1150 pounds..'.""!"." 10
ran, vw io uuu pounds ivi 4 dm
Common, 700 tosoo pounds. 8 .0 4 .
Bulla , 8 00 . 6 00
Wow. 2o , j, 55 l0
boos
Prime, heary. 8 50
Prime, medium weight 8 4 1 1 8 48
Best heary Yorkers 8 85 tHu
Light iorkere. 8J 4 8 85
'' 8 1. 880
Houghs. 7uO 7i
, 00 t 75
SHEEP
1 rime wethers 610 4 5 90
toyd mlnil..w 475 4 68.
BUSINESS CXROB,
JUSTICE OF THX FEACE,
Panaloa Attorney and ReaHEetate Agea.
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
B ROOK VTLLB, PA.
q, m. Mcdonald, ... .
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Rfinl estate agent, patent secured, obj
ections made promptly. Of&ca la Syndic!
irillding, Ueynoldsvllle, Pa.
SMITH M. MoCR EIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary public and real estate agea. OoJ.
lections will receive prompt attention. Odea
In the ReynoldsTllle Hardware Oo. bulldlafl.
Main street RoynoldsTllle, Pa.
QR. B. K. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentlat In the Hoover butldlmf
tl el net reel Qentlenesa la operating.
QR. L. L. MEANS, ;
DENTIST;
Office on second floor of 2be First Natlemal
sank building, Main street.
OR. R. DlVERE KINO,
DTOTHT,
Office on second floor of the Syndicate hattM
ng, Main street, Heynoldllle, Pa,
HENRY PRIEST ER ' . . , "
UNDERTAKER. - ,-.
Black and white funeral ean. Mala street
ttynoldTUie, P a.
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