uu ' Ctimbrln, S Freeman, V . Is PaMimcd Weekly I liBIiNSBUKO, - - - PF.NN'A. BY JlMtJ HAStV? ) urntwl Circulation. - liiOO. W V BSC KIP 770 A' RA TICS. '' fiiMnn i rar III s.lvaacs f 1 .60 do do II not paid within jnoU. t.00 f jo do If not lald lthtn tbs year.. 1 A 5 -To persons restdin onWIds of the e"""t7 : i r,U additional par year will be charged to PVnU?o' .Tent will th. above ww N dj parted iron.. and those who don-I ""T wn intm-asts By paytnn " m who ... jo. Ml Uiii inc. uv s hM time rorwsvro. don't D a Ktunx-is too snort. SO.AIE REASONS Wnnv tlilnirs t-omliini' tlurinir tliis nxmth of Juuuary to thniw all inc immipiii i" ; of lli- I.tiv.-r. (KM Low Itroki-n Assiirt , nu-iits. 'l'oo niiii-U of on.' thing, loo Ht ' tie of anotlicr. v Preparation k Annual IflTeatory, End of one season, hi ttinniniz of another, General olearinir up. aru soin reasons for this SACRIFICE SALE A reekles sncritielnir of priees.li villi ni? All douMe with impoi:t1:i nool DltF.SS FAIUMI S now at most favorable pi iies. 1.25 AXU 1.50 yUALITIKS NOW 7.1C. . . 4 '.ill" l.K) " .75 fl)C. QUALITIES NOW 3.-.C. Plai.ls stripes, eheeks. mixtures, ltouelo ami Atraean elTet ts. The.-- 7.V. and h: liai irain tahles of lress (iooiis. we eonMil- r tin- (fr-Atest values in this lino ever of- t hem in most ease- ferml. A Itarcain Tahlo also of Colored Silks at 50cts. liii-liiiliiiK In the as..rtm. nt l'laiU ami Cheek Cheviot Silks. :ia I l'etsiaii anl .str;pel Surahs, that were ifUU until this week. Our Importations of Hamburg, Swiss and Nainsook KMUKOIDKKIKS Now in sale. All new patt rn3 and all ro markahl" values. SPKCIAL. Km tvles (ii.i ls. llamhurir RlirtugH ! anil lnsertiutrs" at 10 cents per yard, ?, V. to H itifhes wide. Write our I Order Department I for samples, ami see if you eannot trade by I mail to your spiral advantage. V Iboggs&buhl, I ALLEGHENY, PA. :NOT DEAD YET1 o I VALLIE LUTTHiNCEn, ' MAVTAl-tVRUH O IT1N, COPFER AM) SHEET-IRON WAKE j AI) TIX JiOOFISG. " Kecpeettully Invites the attention ti Ma Irien.ls I anil the public to itouoril to the tact ttmt be Is still 'rrylnu on lu."lne- at the old Starr! opostte the Muuntalo Hun-e, Klcnlurif, tnd I" prepared to "upply frm a l:ir?e .t'T-k. r r.iai:nln'lu'lnK toor iler. any article la h lino. Ir- ;u tnn riu ilicot to the lament, ic. the le.'t manner an'l at the lowest ! llvln r:co.-. I IfSn ponltTtlary orl either made nr mid f at liii eilaUlinbuient. i TIN KOOl'INd n Hl'KCIALTV. i ttire tue a ca!1 and sat:aiy yuurM'lvc h. t my i wrr an I price.. V. I.C m;J .N IKK. ? i;Kn."hurK. April IS. lmrt-tl. NU M2P OF THISI ' . . -.1 w ; r v - I ' "ffnrtaMv lfeht, '- ' '.. r r :i'e.!y - . : .. . U " 'Mi GO. . -l of tti? heel Une.1 rvlth : . -o e.utl Tevelits . : 'V! Ill; I rr." .j ..-a-kier ' r ;.i or;'iu.i. !u theat. BY CUTTINO Thu out. telling where you an w it, and sending m xc stamp, or posta note for slity centw. t tde WEEKLY BEE Tuledo. t., you will re , oelvetheWeuklyBeeby mail, poaiage paid, till 3 .lunuary lit. Inji. The ;!)( has 8 large paves, I- columns each, making I one and one quarter J naios of reading each year. It la one of the bet eeneral Weekliw I l;i timl nltodSlates; hae 1 all the News, great Sto I r:eH, Household, Farm. 1 Chlldrens Hour. Pus zliw lu l m&ire's Sermons, Market Rr porta, rractical Pon tics andFrlctlon.C'lean in everydepartment.arand premiums to getters np of clubs. Act at one and how your wLJoru. Add rem plainly. o need to ; rejiatM letter. Tao Wl.i.KLY . Toledo, Q. j MOUNTAIN HOUSE parber Shop I A .. . ananoiti 7- ij n.ira ro. tbTrure 'ill ""-"r 1H be carried on In fcen." "ry hint l-TZ "'"""I iumber is Advancing. .iAW-MILLS, STEAM EXRIXEs" ? rHlN(ILE MlLLas , HAY PRESSES, fcc. yor s eeti.rn to na,''"l I-rlce to Introduce I A. U. FAKtirAK.(I.IBitd;iTorki,,a T0 WEAK nnVrteg from the affects of youthful errors. ar'v oecay. walng wsaknees. lost manhood, etc, I wta sad a valuable treatise (sealed) containing full partlenlars for home ears, FREE of tSL i Jd rnc work s shra rld ev$ man who U nerrone and deblUtated. AadreaZ rf. F. C FOWLEJa, Soodua, Conn. stvrrn for a City 2 Jii V 0 JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and a t T VOLUME V. The Moat r?acccfol Remedy erer discov ered, ma It U certain In Its ejects said does not blister. Bead proof below : Brookltw, Conn Slay 3, 90L Dr. B. J. KEICDau. Co.: Rlra: Ijust Summer I cured aCnrniipon mTtiorM with your celebrated Kendalls b pa via Cure and U was the Ih'AC Jibleveraaw done. I have a dea empty Ivotttea. having usetl It with perfect suoomh, curlojrevery thinK tried It on. ify nelKtilMr had a hore with a very bad Spavlu that mwlenim lanwx He asked nte buw to cure IC I recommended Kendull'a Spavin Cure. Bo cured tne Spavin ill Just ttirco weeks. Yours respectfally. ViuLCOTt WrmtH. Coixkbts, Ohio, April 4, "90. Da. B. J. Ksitdau. Co.: . Dvttr sirs .I bave been selllmrmoreor Kendall's Spavin Cure and Flint's Condition Powders than ever before. One man said to me. It was the bet Puwilur I ever kept and t be beat he ever used. Respectfully, Otto l HoFraait CrrrrrESATCO, S. May 19, "90. Da. B. J. KbitdaU. Co.. Dear 8ln I bave used several bottles of yrmr Kendall's Spavin Cure with perfect success, on s valuable and bloodeil mare that was quite lame with a Bone Spavin. The mare la now entirely free from lameness and uttnwg no hufica on thejuint. Respectfully, F. 11. HuTcuua. KENOHLL'S SPAVIN CUBE. Mo!ceo, Tjv, May 8, "90. D. B. J. KFrr.r. Co ihntn : 1 thluic It mv duty to render yon my tliankii for your far fr.rned Kendall' Spavin Cure. I h id a f ur year old nil;- which I prized very hlirhly. fcbe had a very severe swollen lei;. I tried alvout vlgM UI:Ten'iit kinds of medicines which did no nod. I purchased a bottle of your Kendall's Bpavm Curo which ci:red her in four days. 1 rtiauia yours, Winrnv SowDEX. Price tl per bottle, or six bottles for gi. All drng pLsts have It or can got It for you, or it will be sent to any oddre" on receipt of price by the proprie tors. IJit. 1J. .1. KEMIALI. '. taoibursh i'u.lK', Vermont. OctlO.UO.ly. -;:av7 ; WtrmiFKl Ol Whithfr, oid wouam, so tunHt WrTH ltUACK DlAMOM) nooriXG TO COVVK THE SKT. Why oo so far fk.'M tik tm or your birth? Decalsb rr alkeauv iovuus ths barth. Send for illustrated circular to Me EnRET, Jr., & Co., L23 "Walnut Htrcct, PHILADELPHIA. ROBERT EVANS, UNDERTAKER, AND MAM'KACTl'KEK OF and dcler In a:i kinds ol FUKNITUUrJ, IDlaris8l-iircv-, J n. ar-A fall line f irakeU always on haod.-t Bodies Embalmed WHKS KEUriKEK. Apt SO 19 ?.00u Udifs 75 W. L. DOUGLAS ttO O U s C and other special. 0. T. ROBERTS y AUKXT. jani,6m A SOLID TEEL FENCE! HAUI! OF EXPANDED fvlETAL Cl'I FBOJI NTCX S08IETUIN3 NEW. ruiu. I'"or RF.sioeNcrs. CMUPCMra. OEMrrERita, Farms Garocms, Cutea. Arbors, Window Guards, Trelliaea, rlre-preor PLASTKKIXO LATH, IRK lit BATS Ae. Write for Illustrated Catalogue: mailed free CENTRAL EXPANDED HETAL CO 116 Wnlejr St., MlUbnrzh, Inu Bardware Men accc 1U Ctve name of this paper rp W. DICK. ATTOKNEY-AT-t.AW. Ebkmski-io, I'bks'a. r-Speclal attentloD given to claims for Fen. sion Bounty, etc. ch7-H-Mo I ' 1 m . r ifl ll ;n r r Will Kf M ill ! . i Proprietor. THE QUARTETTE'S ANTHEM. Oh, yes ; I heerd the anthem sang by thact big church quartette; , My w ifc Hhe raved about It but I kup' my own cioutn suet ; "No sweeter song," she Bed, '1 song by any angel's !ip" An I sot btlll an' heerd bcr talk an' never raised a yip. They nan?: "We Shall Be Changed;" that's all ; that a all. or party nigh; "We shall be changed we Khali be changed we Bhr.ll be chantred." Sez I: "If you perposo all day an' night just them same words to stnfr. W'y I should think a change would be a very proper thing." The tenor pang "We shall be changed;" an' then struck In the base, Wio sang "We shall, we hhall be changed," from the bottom of his face. The alto and soprano then both tried their vocal rarnre. An' bo'.a en-.paatically expressed the certainty of "change." Tho obsenee of idees wuz drowned In plente- ousness of voice. What strict economy of words an' extravagance of noise! For they wen; stiniry cf their words and gen erous of their st mitis. An' they were spendthrifts of their lungs an' misers of their brains. An' they call this mighty music ; 'taint for me to say it's not; But I think music's tetter w'en it's slightly mixed with t'.iought. I think yer luncs give forth to men a more in- spirin' strain If they first have made connection with the inglne of yer brain. Wen Maria rocked our boy to sleep an sung her baby song That quiet Sabbath evenin with the shadders growin' long, "The music of that baby song," sez I to her, pez I, "It beats yer quartette anthem out an' knocks the thing sky-high :" S. W. Foss, In Yankee Blade. BATTLING AVITII A BEAK. An Intrepid Hunter's Conflict -with a Giant Grizzly Tho carcass of a huge grizzly lxar was brought into town a few days ao by Henry Robertson, who had killed tho animal tho day previous in one of tho gorges of tho I'inaleno mountains, lying to the northeast of this place. The body weighed over twelve "hundred pounds, measuring five feet five inehes in height, while its claws are fully four inches long and curved almost into fish-hooks. Robertson himself was in need of niedieal attention, for his legs and shoulder were badly torn and his countenance decorated with numberless scratches, indicating that the grizzly had considered her life worth fighting for. The hunter was accompanied by his two dogs, which, while only curs of mongrel breed, had. their proud owner declared, undoubtedly saved his life in the fight with the big bear, conducting themselves with a courage and intelli gence that would have put to the blush many of their pedigrec-d and high-bred brethren. Tho dogs, Nip and Tuck, each exhibited severe wounds on the head and bodj", and listened with evi dent comprehension of the story to their master as he related it to the crowd gathered round the dead grizzly, betraying at any mention of themsel a pleased ai:d proud excitement, and corroborating the narrative at intervals with many short barks and wagrrinirs of their stumpy, yellow tails. Robertson tells his story as follows: I was looking for no particular game, and had started out toward the mount ains more from idleness than any thing else, and only from force of habit had taken my rifle and belt, containing a revolver, hunting-knife and toma hawk. And, speaking of tomahawks. 111 say right here that for a fight at close quarters with man or beast it is the handiest weapon that was ever in vented by white man or savage. Tho Indians, who patented it, as you might say, seeing that they had been hob nobbing with them for hundreds of years while the white man was follow ing his plow's tail, knew more about wild animals and fighting than that white man, and he has never brought out any thing to equal the tomahawk in a hand-to-hand fight, for all his big blowing. Well, I was sitting down to rest on tho top of a little ridge after jogging along an hour or so when I heard tho dogs that had gone on ahead and gotten out of sight barkinjr as if they had gone mad. I knew they had found something worth having, so 1 went running down into tho little dip below the ridge, and there I found them tearing round and round an opening in a heap of rocks sort of piled up till they made a good sized cave, and acting like they had taken leave of their senses. Rut, ex cited as they were, it was easy to see they thought it better to bo pretty cautious, too, for they would go rush ing up to the mouth of the cavern and then come tearing back in a big hurry, as if they would almost make np their minds to tackle whatever it was and then on second thought give it up. I could not think what it was, for it never occurred to me that it might be a grizzly bear, for 1 had not seen or heard of one in these parts for ten years and over. So I stepped over a big log that lay between me and the hole and looked in, when I heard a tremendous growl and a rustling of dry leaves that told mo there was some largo animal down there, though I still could not place it. I stuck my head nearer to the hole, and such another growling and gnashing of teeth was surely never heard. This time I saw pretty plainly two big eyes glaring at me out of the darkness like red-hot coals. I cocked my rifle, but found the log was too close for me to draw a sight on the animal; so J got on my knees, and, leaning back on the fallen tree, leveled my gun as well as I could, the bear all this time tearing up the ground and making the gorge fairly ring with his furious cries. The dogs stopped barking, though, from pure excitement, and stood by mo with their very hair bristling up like a porcupine's, and their tails as stiff as a ramrod. The big shining eyes of the beast seemed to get closer to the open ing in the rocks, so 1 fired, aiming to Lit between tho eyes, but, as I found after wards, the shot only passed through the muzzle about an Inch below them, and seemed rather to make her as mad a fury than to disable her. Anyhow she fetched a yell to make a man's blood turn cold, and came bouncing through the smoke, rushing straight at me. I jumped to my feet, and having no time to aim and fire, made a push at her with my rifle, but she knocked the gun fifty feet into the air with one stroke of her paw, and with another slap knocked me rji :rax?i-r- ?& Miisi tc: vVw "HE IS 1 FBKZMAN WHOM TBI TRCTH EliENSBURG. PA., down as easily as I could a child in arms, tearing my shoulders pretty badly by the blow. I fell with my back across the log, and beforo I could draw a weapon from my bolt tho bear was upon me, crushing and nearly suffocating me with tho weight of her big, hairy body. "With her forepaws the hugged me round tho shoulders in a clasp a little too lovinj? to be altogether comfortable, and, pin ning my arms to my side, would draw up her hind feet again and again, trying to rip me open it seemed. Ry tho luck iest chance in the world I had on one of these oilskin jackets such as sailors wear and a pair of buckskin overalls, reaching to my knees, where my thick boots met them, and it was only my dress that saved wo from being torn to pieces, for tho bear's claws, as often as she tried to rip it, would slip over the smooth surface of the oilskin jacket and spend its force on my overalls and boots, which protected my legs to a great ex tent, though the flesh was badly torn even through them. All this, though it takes some time to tell it, happened so quick that all I had been able to do before the lear grabbed me was to yell to Xip and Tuck. They actually seemed to be taken so aback at first by the sight of me lying on the ground with the bear on top that they could only stand still and look, with their eyes popping out of their heads; but when they did fairly take in the sit uation they made for that bear with no more ado than if she had been a pussy cat. One took her by the ear and the other laid hold of her hind ieg. Now, bears have a trick of always letting go any thing they have their clutches on for tho next thing that bothers them, and it was to this way of theirs that I owe being here to tell the tale, for if she had held on to me much longer 1 would have been suffocated, as sure as death. Rut when the dogs grabbed her she let go of me and turm-d on them, snapping her jaws and snarl ing liko a devil gone mad. Away they went, tumbling over the rocks and crashing through the thick under growth as if it had been dried grass the dogs too cute to get in the face of the bear and only worrying her from behind whenever they could, and t!i liear too big and clumsy to get a good chance at them. v.;. ..-.--""""" While this scramble was going on I got on my feet and ran to get my gun. but I found the muzzle full of snow and the ramrod gone, so I drew my pistol and rushed back to help the dogs. I fired when I thought I could hit tho bear without "hurting the dogs, but a. chance would have it the pistol snipped. Just at that moment the In-ar made a sudden rush at Tuck, and tho two, struggling and yelping and growling, rolled over a ledge of rock and disap peared. . Though I was still dizzy and sore f rom my full, with the blood running down my legs and face, I could not leave my f;ithfi! friends to fight it out alone, so I dropped the blamed .pistol, and, draw ing my tomahawk, I jumped ver the ledge right in the thick of the shindy. The grizzly now dropped the dog and turned to me again, but I jumped to one side and caught her by the nape of the neck, striking at tier forehead. She turned to bite my arm as I brought my arm down and the weapon glanced, nearly cutting off one of her ears, which made her turn her head to that side, so giving me a chance to strike her again. J took good aim that time and succeeded in burying the tomahawk in her brain, so that she fell at my feet without a struggle or a groan.- St. Louis Globe-Democrat. PATIENT WORSHIPERS. A I'renrhfr Whose Aodlenes Hid Hot De pend on His Eloquence. A clergyman, says the Pittsburgh Dis patch, was lamenting tho fact that his congregation appeared to be restless during his sermons, and declared that many of tho members of his flock would get up right at a timo when he fancied himself most impressive, and would leave the house. ''That's bad," answered a young preacher, "but I must say that I do not experience any such annoyance. Not a single member of my congregation pets up and goes out during services." "You don't say so?" the first speaker exclaimed. TIow do you manage it?" "I don't manage It at all seems to manage itself." "Don't they complain when you preach a long sermon?"' "No. I've never heard a word of com plaint." "That is indeed singular. Your peo ple must have been exceptionally well brought up." "No, I think not." "Then you must be ono of the most eloquent of men. What is tho style of your preaching?"' 'O, rather dry, I am compelled to ad mit. I do not possess the faculty of drawing an interesting illustration or of throwing out a bright idea." "Well, well! I have never heard of any thing so wonderful. And you tell mo that no one ever gets up and goes out." Yes; that's what I tell you. "Well, I don't understand it at all." "O, it is easy enough to explain. I am chaplain at the penitentiary."1 UNPLEASANT WOMEN TO MEET. Women who wear diamonds with cal ico dresses. STI'T? wnmPTi wbrt tnan of rnnr .. , - 1- j clothes, yonr family and your friends. x Womfx ttlin talk bhv talk In iuh other and kiss each other on all occa sions. fail to tell you disagreeable thintrs said of you. SlM PFnixn. bnliT?tri TVrtmon wKr, haven't brains enough to know when A 1 , mey re jiungry. l"l O.VEX Who WMr rain Wvtic fr,vrra r the street and a whole millinery store on their heads. WoMFX With VfticH n CYVMhV a a n 4,,w tie dove's coo in soeietr nnd lilr saw in the family. llYTF.KICAL Women, who Thni-ct i-ntn floods of tears if vou crnKs t bm In , nnjjuiesi particular. l'KArnrui. women, who think their beauty entitles them to all of the earth and a good share of the planets. Women who lug dogs around in their arms when there are millions of moth erless, homeless children in the world. Extraordinary Suicide. Y?en,na 8uicido ot genius painted his iniuals and three crosses on J sar an then drowaed himTOl, j) VAIH FREE iSD ALL AUK tUAVtS BESIDK.' FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 0. Of all the treasures I possess I have not one so fair Or one of half the worth to me As mother's rocking chair. They say It's old and worthless now. Its rockers useless, worn. With leaning back and broken arms. AJid cushion sadly torn. I love It for Its priceless wealth Of memories sweet and dear; I love it for the loved and lost Who eft have rested, here. My dearest earthly friend bas sat And rested In that chair; And when I look upon it now 1 seem to see him there. I ever found him true and kind, Unselfish to the end; Ko other one has ntlcd his place My father was that friend. And still another more than friend In days long, long gone by. Eas rocked to sleep, upon her breast. With low, sweet lullaby Eer little helpless, darling babe. Whom fondly she caressed ; And on ner check, her Hp and brow Her kisses Hoftly pressed. And yet another, dearly loved. Has pressed that cushion old. And, seated here, a blushing mal-t, I heard the story told. The same old story, old as love. And yet so sweet to hear. With ford caress on lip and cheek From lips we hold most dear. You heard my childhood's griefs and Joy And saw my girlhood pride ; Tou saw me learn to fondly love, Tou held me next, a bride. And then yon saw my mother love. My wifely griefs and cares; You lulled my child as you had mo. And heard my low-breathed prayers. Cnstfc'htly thing to other eyes. To mine thou art most dear. A lifetime's sorrows to thee cling. Its joys are centered here. Then wonder not because I love My mother's rocking choir; For all I ever loved on earth Hath left a memory there. Farm and Tlome. t A QUESTION 0F POLICY. The Ways of an Ineuranoe Agont Are Indeed. "Myaterioua. How 01T, I tola a Was Induced to Take On st Follcy Throuch the Machinations of Two Sharp- Wit ted Ins or- sate Fiends. Milton J. Tonteen was a young Insur ance agent who w as naturally very anx ious to get business for his ccmpany. That in fact was what he was there for. lie looked on all humanity, individually and collectively, as risks. Every man who walked the streets was to him a risk, good or bad. lie Luttoned-holed people on the street and whispered a few words to them about tho necessity of insuring while it was yet time, and he followed people into their offices un til many a man was worried into taking a policy that he felt he did not need, but he had to do it in self-dtfense if he ex pected to get any more work done dur ing the rest of Lis natural life. . .. , There was one man that vounar Ton teen wanted very much to get, and that was old Dolus, the millionaire. lie felt that if he could rake in the old man, who was not so very old after all, it would be a good name with which to get others, because every thing that Rolus touched seemed to turn to gold, and people were very much in tho habit of trying to get into the schemes in which the old man Ilolus was interested. Tonteen had tried and tried again to get Mr. Bolus interested in life insurance, but Lis ef forts had all been without avail. IIo was talking ono time about this million aire to a friend of his, a young physician, when the latter said: . ,.-- "Look here, Tonteen, ono good turn deserves another. Now, if you make me one of the examiners for your company I'll agree to help you rake in old man Bolus." "-'-'-V--.M" "It's a bargain," 6aid Tonteen, and forthwith the young physician was ap pointed. "Now," said that gentleman to Ton teen, "you go to Bolus and offer him ten thousand dollars insurance for noth ing." "Oh, but I can't do that," said Ton teen; the company would never sanc tion such a proceeding." "That's all right," replied the doctor, "you go and offer him that and see how quick he will jump at it." "Why, if you offered old Bolus a cent he would take it quicker than wink." "You offer him the insurance and tell him there will be nothing to pa; and send him to me to be examinod." So the next time that Tonteen went into the office of Mr. Bolus he said to him, notwithstanding that gentleman's frown and wave of the hand: "Look here, Mr. Bolus, business is business. I will not conceal from you the fact that if I got you on our list it would be a very good thing for our company. Our company recognizes that, and so they authorize me to offer you ?10,000 insur ance on your life for nothing. We will take the risk for the advantage it will give us to carry you. Of course you un derstand that this thing has to be kept quiet; we wouldn't care to have any body else know it." "That's all right," said Bolus, genial ly. "Now, young man, you are talking sense. I will accept that proposition, and some time perhaps I will take a lit tle more In your company." "I am sure," said Tonteen, "when you see the advantages of carrying lifo insurance that you will have more of it. Now, if you can call around on our ex aminer. Dr. Bones, corner First and Blank streets, be will examine you." "See here," said Bolus, "I haven't time to go fooling round a doctor's of fice; can't you send him up here?" "All right," said tho insurance agent, "I'll see about it. What timo would suit you best?" "Oh, I don't know; any time In the forenoon," and so it was arranged. Young Dr. Bones was kept waiting some time for Mr. Bolus, but at last he was asked to step into the private office, and the door closed behind him. He stood the old man up and made him breathe long breaths, and then thun-ped him on the shoulders and listened to his heart, and rj laced bis ear back of him front of him in different positions, and finally stood up and looked at the "Ever been rejected by any Insurance i company7-" said the doctor. "Certainly not, sir," answered Bolus, hotly; "never applied lor a cent of In surance in my lifo." "Well, I am sorry to say, Mr. Bolus, that I can not recommend onr company to take you as a risk. Thcro is some lf!illl''i1l' - v . sr . sr l m a ii. . r s . I - s a SI.50 and 1S91. thing the matter with your heart. Yon may drop dead at any moment, sir." Old Bolus turned pale and then sank into his office chair again. "Oh, it may Ik- nothing serious," said tho doctor, "only our company is very careful about 6uch matters, and of course I have a great responsibility. If you should drop off threo months after I have made thisexamination then I would bo in trouble. I wish you good morning, sir." Old llolus sat for some time looking inio space and paid no attention to t'ue knocks at his door. Finally he called up his boy and told him to telephone to Mr. Tonteen. Wnen thutgentlt man came he found the millionaire in a state of mind. - -r . . "See here," he said, "what do you mean by offering me 510,000 insurance and then having your physician reject me? What do you expect to tuako by thai sort of conduct, sir?"' "Really," said Tonteen, "has he re jected you? Why, I wouldn't have thought it. You look to me as healthy a man as walks the streets." "And so I am, sir; and so I am." "Well, see here," said Tonteen, confi dentially, "thi3 is rather serious, you know. Perhaps Bones is mistaken." "Of course he's mistaken," cried tho millionaire, smiting his fiston the desk. "Well, the trouble will bo that if you apply for insurance anywhere else you will bave to tell them that you have been rejected by our company." "But, sir, I haven't been rejected. I never made application to your com pany and I refuse to have it considered so." "I am sorry to say," said Tonteen, "that your application has alrcaJy gone in; you remember you signed it? Now, I'll tell you what we had better do, Mr. liolus; you come around with me to oil Squills. He's not half so particular as uor other man. Perhaps ho will pass you all right." - "Very well, Mr. Tonteen, I will do so," said the millionaire, with a sigh of relief. "But, of course, you understand it can not bo on tho first arrangement? You see, I took you for being as sound a man, as I sciiiL as any that walks the streets. It seems that you aro not so, and if you get into an insurance company at all now, let mo tell you you are mighty lucky and making a very good speculation of it. I only do this now because I have offered you the free insurance, and be cause if your application were rejected by our company you would not be ac cepted by any other company. I may get Into trouble on account of this as it is, but we had better go and see what Dr. Squills says." -.- . Dr. Sq-jills did not make nearly so thorough an examination as Dr. 1! r.es, and ho had no hesitation in passing tho subject all right. - Mr. Tonteen is now a very successful insurance agent, but bo neter cares to tell how he landed oid man ltolus into the insurance net. Luke Sharp, in De troit Free Press. .. LOVE IN A FLAT. The Thin Young Man and the Shapely Yoitiij; Woman. If history simply repeats itself one en : . ' "i.vi;v- a fv.ti .'..:.i.",.-u.n th ;t the oi l T.v'iTvl-divellers are having st-'.:ie sort o: icetition in the bltc';s of m -lern New York fat houses, of tho ty; e which is r-.r.sltiplying so rapidly in tho hitherto empty and rock bound str.-ets of upper New York. Two series t.fliox-like rooms constitute two Cats for each lloor, and thus a block of ten houses witl.in their five stories shelters one Luiiln-l families. To watch for a few minutes tlaily from an opposite window the curious characteristics of such a throng of neighbors grows to be a fascinating occupation. A Tribune re porter has been studying incidents through open windows lately, and hero Are so. no of t'.ic results. The young woman on the top floor pposite seemed extremely agitated, shohu.iga largo portion of her rather ihapely form dangerously far out of the A-indow, until the on-lookers would aave been alarmed had they not been convinced that somewhere within the room a pair of pedal anchors were se 2urtly holding fast. She looking anx iously up the street and down in a way siirnilicant of some one's coming, a waiting and watching that was soon re warded by the appearance of a tall, thin young man on the horizon. The mar velous occurrences that followed tho advent of the tall, thin youngman in the parlor of the top flat, beginning with a series of torpedo-like kisses aud the sud den disappearance of gas-light, defy de scription. In about three minutes the tall, thin young man and his hostess appeared at the window. They thoughtfully pro vided against wear and tear on tho fur niture by using only ne chair. "Awfully glad to see you," he said, giving the other occupant of the chair an athletic hug. "You sassy thing!" she screamed. The thin young man disregarded this remark by administering another large hug, followed by a series of little tremor hugs and ten or a dozen pop kisses. "(Jo 'wayr "I won't." Four toy-pistol kisses. "I like your sass." "I know you do." At this juncture there was a dive and a jump, the external symptoms of a pinching match. "O-o-ch!" "Never do it again?" "Never!" Bang, bang, depreciating into the long rattle of kissing musketry. The opportune arrival of a thunder storm at this point compelled the shut ting of windows, and incidents in the parlor of the top-floor flat no longer en grossed the attention of the opposite community. Compressed Air Torpedo. Still another torpedo, this one the in vention of an Austrian Count, Buona corsi by name, has made Its appearance in tho European naval and military world. According to official and private reports of the trial of this instrument they were eminently successful, giving results superior even to those obtained from the Whitehead The motive power Is compressed air, acting directly from a reservoir upon the propeller without any assistance or intervention from ma chinery. The propulsion is effected by twin screws working inversely and giv ing a velocity greater and mure contin uous, it is contended, than any obtained in other torpedoes. Ono remarkable feature of this invention is the faculty f automatic guidance, which enables it to avoid protective nets and shields, and to dive any distance before rising to give its blow. i ik.-w i r-m i it" m - n is?.. i r i 2 postage per Year In advance. NUMBER 5. I rwf a lad dierteJ by his mates. Hecause his ways were little, to tin ir mind. Turn sick at Leart, f-hed tears to make him blind; So sad, 'uu never have the after-fates Drought r ain that pitched taoie close, a day more dark. Though maty tlnce have sullen been and stark; And yet we call our childhood soft and kind ! Again I see him, stretched alon? tho fl Kr, lteadtng wi'.n bated breath and blue eyes keen. Of her the mystic maiden called Undine: Of how she w.m a k:iii'l:t lcMd- the j-hore. With looks that fctirred his heart to nuiailen fears. The reader burst Into a storm of tears That day she sank beneath the waters green. Now, older grown, but still a very lad. He stands beside -a woman, Mrokes her hair. And touches, timidly, the love lorl.s there. Laying hi.-, w ul before l.er U-rmly pliel. Though she ho twice Lis years, lie draws his breath. More worauipfully than to his hour of death He will utjam-a lad's Crtt love is fair: One night, he lies cbed In wckefu'ness The vihile his mother iins nrvt Mr:rs tx.iow Some dim sweet melody of lorii.' u-o. And sad withal, bt yend hi.-, snldeM fucms; I'ntil the rhilJinh heart we!:ts I It with pain. ThroUf h ail the years it h-mcds for him a'ain, That mother's voice, that music sobbing sol And last, one day stands out fretn those gone by, And those that followed, us a single tree Fta&ds out, a creature loiui-ouie utterly, U;-oa a desert "p::inst a i:uniii.g ky. "f vas when his father died; l.e uiaile no sound, Rut in a si.cn. t lh.ce u;on the grtmud They found him dazed aud dumb that such could be. Ah. recollection, how ye throng and set Time's d'al b;ick. ur til th" by-irones teem With potent doings ! How the child days seem As dewy as a spring timo violet. Sad as the flower, too, when iii,:bt tide comes. Yet sweet with all the sweets her biieto Furas; Yea, bitter-1-weet a rres nnd a !r-am : liichard K. llurton, inX. Y. JuuVr.LniicMl. DON'T BOB THE -MAIL. Post-OfBco Inspectors Rotate teresting Anecdotoa. In- As a rule, tho secret servico of tho Post-OiMco Department contains some of the hardest-worked employes of tho Government. Very few persons outside of tho mail service know of the duties of a post-office inspector, but suffice it to say that a day's duty of an inspector contains half a dozen thrilling romances. When one becomes statistical and glances at tho vast amount of mail mat ter which annually passes through the post-o!Tco of the country, he can not for the life of l.im even imapirie how a mere har.iful of insjiectors can trace at all tie many petty robberies of the mail and M-ruro evidence enough to convict th'.' j erpf.trators. Thcro is a wonderful system about an inspector's daily woik, but even with this system ho is worked liko a Trojan in the battlements from early marring until late at night. IIo hns no regular hours, lie may lie found on duty any timc from one n.idnight to the next. No one except his superior and himself kno'.vs J)!.? bu-siness. jt --PI r ; lily I'll that Oi'io ill tile greatest n ijui..' to make a good inspector is a lovo silence. Arour.l the walls of the Government buiidii;?, if ono will look closely, ho v ill observe what appears as registers, hiph uy near the ceiling. They aro in nocent looking enough to distract the suspicions of the most wily thief. But every day, behind one of those iron g. atings, there may be feunl a p.i t cflkv inspector, intently wutcLing tho actions of the clerks, either in the main distributing room or in the register or money orJer departments. Should there happen to bo any com plaints of missing mail there is a scur rying In the inspection department, and every man o: the staff is put on to test bis niCttle with tho case which con fronts the department. And the won der is that nine t mes out of ten the cao is worked to a successful conclu sion and the guilty person convicted of tho heinous crime of tampering with Uurle Sam's mail. "We get some pretty tough cases," said an old Inspector recently, "but it has been my fortune to run down every case on which I was set to work." "What was tho most difficult case you ever handled?" asked a reporter. "It happened while I was stationed at Utica, N. Y., aliout seven years ago," replied tho inspector. "Many letters containing valuables had been missed, and by dint of hard work we managed to trace tho job down to one clerk, a shaved-faced young fellow of about twenty-two years. lie was a clerk who distributed the letters into tho boxes of the carriers. "As I said, we managed to get this far on tho case and then I set my trap. 1 had a decoy letter containing a twenty-dollar gold piece mailed from a country town in Connecticut to a prom inent stove dealer in Utica. The let ter failed to reach the carrier promptly, and I felt we had our man solid at last. "I waited for him until the dinner hour, and as ho was leaving the office accosted him. He came with me, and look as closely as I might I failed to detect any signs of uneasiness in his features; they wero perfectly immobile. He walked with me into the ofilce of the postmaster and submitted to a thor ough search, but no trace of tho letter or twenty-dollar gold piece was found on his person. "To say I was dumfounded is draw ing it mildly. He appeared to bo very indignant Cut whether I was right or wrong at tho time, tho petty robberies came to a sudden stop. No moro com plaints were heard for a month. Then they began again. This time I was bound I would not fail, so I set a closo watch on my man. "One day when I was about to give up tho case in despair, I noticed the fellow tearing up an envelope and dropping it to the floor. When ho had pone I picked up tho scraps of paper, and after a hard job managed to pieco it. I was dis heartened when I saw that the envelope had been addressed to himself. I was about to walk away when a sudden idea struck me. "I came down the next morning be fore the young clerk came to work, and tioned myself behind a letter rack, free from observation, but in such a position that I could see t he fellow's every action. I saw him take several stampe.1 and addressed envelopes from Lis rocket and walk over to tho stamp ing table and cancel tho stamps. Dur ing the course of the morning I saw tho fellow slip four letters insido of as many cnvclores and seal tho envelopes. Then I knew my suspicions were cor rect. I wcut to the carrier who carried .Arivei'lihiini' IfnlcH. The i rpc s rd rt I i ! nrculvllrp of tl 'AW BBIA ltmM n nun.'ii It to H e lavnra.e ooiiHlrrslxn iIhmiii'mh I oie Ifcw la will to isnerlid t ti e jrlnwwp liw mim: I Inch. 3 "ice? i 0 1 Inch , a merit.... ',( 1 tucli, e u i.ti,t bo 1 torn I i ..... a o 'i irWie, t wi'u, li..... ....... ..... m e oo S Inrhc J ?ei.r .... loco 31 iiwlr umi tl poo t liirhr. I -iir I2u0 '4'ruiQina 6 m-jatni 1(1 0 0 V. ffolauia. ft m icttii 2" vu CjC'iumo 1 year S3 DO ! to!unni, 0 uiotitliii 400 1 column, 1 year 74.(0 Kui"lof lie n. hf luert.i'n, U--. per liuaj si briaect l!j-rtinriK, f. cr l'no Atfu.njiMruir'i nu .xccuior NutlCfif . . $2 0 Aulit rF Nciicm K viray rfl mni:ar Njttcca .' 160 1 !-" .1 .i i uvm or itmo olaiiol any Tinii- 4D frui'ii'tv itt4l c ii.n.iiui'-nti'.rj ile.-'jrfr, u .o uu mii'Liii'ii nj'i;;. ri i i.fui'-a i t .r.iii rilul ui.-r-t titutt In iwil l'r ;iti':tl;rTii4ta I !!. k uu. I Jut. rnnl.ii- ) l kni'! nmlly siij ' dun't i u l.irct ll. the lctl'-r to ti e young man's home and secured the four letters aidrcssod to tiiO fellow himself. " 'Have you carried many letters liko this?' I asked him. " "Yes. sir," the carrier fcaid; T carry four t r live a day. "1 then called the fellow into my of fice and told l.im we had determined to have the f all clerks delivered at the clliee to lighten tho duties ;f th; carriers. I then told him that I had four letters f jr him and ha'.:i"d him tin' missives I l.a 1 received from the yosl man. The fellow turned pale and wa on the verge of fainting when 1 ashes, him to open and read tho letters in i::y presence. "With trembling hands he did so, -..rid insido tho envelopes, addressed to b:;.i se!f, I fouiid 'our valuable letfrs al ilrosscd to a 1 i;' wholesale bouse. lie broke down and confessed that he bad been stealing for n bout six mor.t'i-s, and that during that period he ha I ab .t.-i.ct-ed nearly fifteen hundred dollars from business letters. lie had spent ibo money in gambling." "The hardest case I ever had to v or'.t on," broke in another inspector, "turne i out to bo no case at all. It was in a small town in Ohio a few mouth-; a.' i. From this town had come nu mui-.n; s complaints of missing mail, v-:lu;'bio-and valueless pieces clisaj peaiiii;' r pu larly. I was sent down to woriv tl;o matter up. I worked as hard as 1 coi.li and faile d to detect any guilty person amongst tho several employed in thj cilice. "As a dern ier resort I determined to spend one night in the-office. It proved to bo a very successful night. Si. i'.!y beforo midnight I heard a sera! -hi..,.' in the lower letter boxes an l ear. f iliy gan to investigate. I opened a t'.rav. . and out jumped a big rat. I v,;.t .: 1 him disappear through a hole and t;ie.i went home. "Next day the floor was torn up ar. 1 in that rat's hob? we found s-rar.i f a per, cheeks and turn ncy, nil u- i a .i eoft.do-A'ny bed for the- family oi I'mlen .s. It was a bies:,i tig for tho town, as a iie'.v post-olllee was secured at once." "Onetime,"' said another inspect it, "I was fooled by a pair of h i U-u ', boots. Many letters had bi en rsi-'-ir:.: from the mail trains running b t'.vt- u Cincinnati and New York. J!y t-. :'. of decoy letters I traced the i-.e.iie ; down to a railway luail cleric hst unable to eaten him in a thelt for lon time. "After many letters hr,d r1 isap'-oaj -o 1 I got mad ono wet night. a:.d j : -t tho clerk stepped from his a: I pi 1 him tinder arret. Tho truth of the matter was ti.al I really bad no ,!-: which to arrest 1 itn, so I took ni:n to l and rcuiei ono room for hia f A nico grate f!ro was sit. l- in tho room, and 1 to"K elf my shoes t 'ry n,y feet in the grateful t an:.: Ii. I ' j prisoner reuaiin d ouietiy in i.i ci.a.r until I t'ejuestea him to t li:.e i t; big boots and feel mc-rn romfoi lthh.. "Then ho brgan to f.dg t ;.;:..-: iy, and I pre w u-picioua. Vi:h 'i.-h an 1 ;i j. rl; T puilu.l o:f or.e of , I.e.... and out dropped three letters to the floor. The oilier beet yii I h i t.: i...lf a do7on. Never until that moment " :d I had the least suspicion of tlio-.e ei- - y, big boots, and were it not fur tlial lucky grate lire I should probably Lave never been able to convict my man."' "What is tho most wearing task v ' "u-h, you are compelled to perform ?" in i. l Ihe scribe, ''e'i.ec;. lug up tl.e accuuiit : fi .ier ant country po-tm istTs," i , ,';; inspector. "I woul I awm r c i to unrated the tougbct ca-r v . h " l.ich tho department is .com pel ' t .eal than to square tho accounts of me poslrnastcrs I know of." (. i ncin uali Times-Star. WOMAN'S PAINTED FACt . It Vt'na Seen In inev-li, sum! ll o Is a I'iIi In America 'Jo-day. The art of beautifying theeeu,; : :.' :i by artificial means is very oi l. '1 ho women of gray anti ji.ity 1 o 1. . o give their cheeks th- rosy hue v'. u li nature had denied them. In NiTi"h the practice of enameling was (iiii'c common. Tho skin was made m:k. .ii an 1 clean with pumic stone and iL-n covered with a layer of white -het::cal preparations. A toilet cast found i n t he ruins of Thebes contained a wii i e i.r senal of little lxt'h ..; f'.illof perf ,it-,i rh s and complexion medicines. The w..;:n n of Athens painted them-'eb es with white lead ad vermilion. The poet of Ovid describ-d various paints which were used by tho Roman mat run-, iM.d complained that tho women tiled to imitate with couk Ucs the rosy com plexion which health alone could give. He also s ke of the de ceitful pallor len to their ch'-eka by white l-ad, and of carious methods they had of lieautifyir.g i: oir eyes. Again he mentions that a pale face was a necessity for every von, .11 who a.-pircl to bo "gu-l f-.rnj."' ("lay speaks of a conco'-t ion of flour f ;. :'S and barley, eggs, '.ar t-.iioi n. etc.. . ieh fashionable women in Rune v. ore on their faces all night and pari, of ti e day for the p,u rpose of cleaKie; thi ir ; ' : ss. The CLsuuii of paii i iug ll.er.e v as brought tJ Gaul a;ei Germany by the Romans. A few eeniurtes lat : ono hundred different sjlves f.r the com plexion was soli in th. G.'-rnn.n tea ket. lu modern limes I'ru-co ; N-e:i tUo great manuf.i. t.:: . r and fiT.Suii'.i'f of cosmetics. Jn Ii.:-l-r.J, too, the u. -i,f them ha.- In-t n g. n- ial. In 1 77'.i t':e jl , glish 1'urlianu nt f en.l it epe.H, ;,. consider a hill to i!.. ('. c. :il women, without di-1 Ire". 'on it , .i :.; or rank, maidens as well as vil...-, v. ho should deoeive the h,le sal '.-. ,sul hi Majesty and t.-tisl.-ad then: ;.. t i.ir riago by means of paint, s.il.e. bt-i.ty water, false t-elh, hiv hair, sjt wool, corsets or padded Lip. -o :hl !. punished under the j.rovi- i,".:, i.f il. , law against sorcery, and the mai Hugo should bo declat'i d null." A German s'.a.U.s! iei.in. who ii is ac curate data coiic,-: iii i:g ;li u-e ." c .s metics throughout the cuili.-vi vwrld, estimates that the money ut'ch Ameri can women pay lor c,o,-,mi tics wo.i!i j i:y lor the painting of :T,im houses at an expense of -j n r house At Ten and at fifty. "I was cross to-day," wrote louisa Al COtt, when she was ten yeais oid, "ur'l cried when I went to l d. I u.ad" pol resolutions and felt Ik iter in my hi u:l. If I only kept all 1 make I bhoc'.d bo the lnsst girl in the world. But 1 don't, and am so vet y bad." "l'oor little biu mr!" is Miss Aleott's later comment, "tho avs the same at lilt v." Ir G
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