rat a CURIO COLLECTORS WHO STEAL RARE WORKS OF ART, ri ss —————— A Queer Old Man with a Passion for Quaint Things=Romance of sn Bom brandteThioves In the LibrarioesStu- dio Sneaks, “We have to keop our eves open th prevent vur stock being carried off,” said a Broadway bric-a-brac dealer the other day, No idea what really respectable men and Women are templed to steal a valuable piece of porcelain or a eno or u rar coin when is is put so conveniently Isfore them as the things are in this store, We play everything very freely, but there is alwavs one of the | employes falling around in an unconcermed | aut for our interests,” tempted to ho wa asked, sOrt of wav who lnoly “Are vour eostomers pocket your wares” ever “Weil, now and then we have a case of that | kind, but of course nothing unless the article talon tic =; shaw id not o TERE Liye wo has somo spockal artis. nothing about it. odd demi] of ot iu wo hd lose na i we did om The « \ \ y den wih, olisctors are the wares have t You see the over there” poitting in the direction of on very id whits ‘hair and a gueenidiied up face avd clothed ing respectable entleman with long and seedy ulster, He was stilling along from one shelf to another, examining every- thing furtively ‘with his sheup, dittle, ferret like eyes. “That “has one of man said the deales the finest poroeinin collections in this city. | rich, but nowd guess he bas | He used to Le to hustie to get his three meals a day prop erly. When'ne was well off § thought noth ing of selling him 81,008 worth of goods ov ery mouth, bat he hasn't spent a cent bere ix years, and have to watch fhe old chap hal the time forse that he doesn’t walk off wigs my best things, for there dai't a better Judge of the vale of a work wf art than hein America’ At theSstor and Meroentile libraries so- merons tricks and devices are used bivam- scrupulous collectors of prints to get possession of some rare picture aredition. They either cut thedlesired illustration out of the be ok, thus muiving it forever. another vo alvesily prepared in place. 'Bince print collecting has coments be SO poptlar some elegant works bebomging to the New York libraries have been ruthlessly destroyed and very often stolen. Theonly ume is way teput keep oa constant wateh, and oven thea trickyure the thievesand so fertile of Bevi that they carry om their practioss bomeath the very eves of the Hbrarians, It srus only a few meoks ago that a megnifi cent sguarto was destroved in a library by one of these vandal, armed with a sharp | knife and a strong artistic desire 80 caplare a rare;print at the expense of his principles of i of |, honer. Artistic thieves are some tines veryrespectable families, which the foliowin - inciflent, well known to most New York | artists and Bobemisns, will illustrate A gentleman living in West Portyaecond streel owned ameng other paintings a real tembranat whick he A wory fair specimen of that artis work The other pictures were all light works hy American painters, but this picture, on a court of its value, cocupied a room by ital! and its owner was vory proud of his posses shan. anid the collector was compelled to hand wvery thing over to. the suctioneer it seas then dis covered that the Rembrandt thet mich tremeured painting to which all Mucras Hil hal Bowe resvrence, was mdithing clever f« The vears, a had owned for the turn to find some of frames _— al abiras er pai to bem * alt t ” troasn res Mar 1g tours t ra their best paintings cut from the nN am thei tudios man who owns a fine collection of brie has « and admirer unone servants of tings or onr more visit i 4 ni hows 1y an amatenr who is badly bitten with the craze of ting curious will} hi Was Jong as he can and then whon the money gives out he will stead at the fmt the coveted article whi h be admires and must own. The aver : a royal scorn for artistic work, PF when he considers it will bring a good price. He would jost as lave steal something Jess artistic and more salable, for a tei oting which is well known is bard to dispose of at a fenee, Ass oid Eolwinian whe wad to wll a an NH WOrKks IY what wan chance ow “You have | cnn be dons, and | for we | eriouk the ecesntricitios of the kleptos i kind | old man | or take the work | away with them when they go, substity ang | a stop to hese depredations is to | had purchased in | Europe at a good reund price, and which was | When bardtimes struck that family | rine SR bs TH | ENEMIES OF GOOD FICTION. Shortsightodness of Book Publishers The “Readers of Manusoript.” One great drawback to good work in ties {Hon is the financial inability of capable | writers of both sexes to put thefr work before the community. It is useless to say that pub- | lishers are ready to seize everything new and | sager to give the public the latest thoughts, This may be true of some publishers, but | many are as eager to make an bit and reduce | fancies or Ideas to hard coin as any merchant (in the land. They publish books to make (money, and a striking title is often prized more than a good plot. The publishers them- selves are human and often shortsighted { Bvery one knows that somo of the best works over given to the world were knocked about | from publisher to publisher and finally sold | for n song, Why is this Back of the publisher are “the readers of manuserips,” the man and one | woman, sometimes the two men and one | woman, who mast sit in Judgment on the an i thov's werk, With all gue respect for the ja | dicious sen engaged in publishing books, itds an umdeabted fact that these readors do not always possess especial fitness or knowledpo of the wor) It may sound like i treasan, but it is undoubtedly true that many { excellent volums of flotion are hidden BWRY, « reader” far experienced amd the writer, { which, if pubiidsl, would rank and bonetlt the roadis world who spends moch thee in an editorial capacity Rnows that mistakes as to scorptancoe.and re 1 fection constantly ur, It is the merest folly to talk “individaniisy of the Pevriter” and “the reality of experience which {#8 the secret of success” when a book of real Xperienos, far caplivating il 8 In question, Ow ondemnod by Loss prilted Es 1] thon high ANY ane Oc af the and filled with moving, thrilling life, ds sat down upon, behind by men and women who “think #t will not | pay.” I Why talk of the re alityved experience? The real or more the scanes of some publishes desk, fanlos &F wel fietion areithe Ve, annex periencad “readers fin tim mechanical painter oo understand the go { the Rembrandt in your library, They are pond women, whe are paid te «it in jo the heart throbs of real werkers ers, real deers, and their write a goo! work of fiet fit to decid upon the work already have the public i 431) i Ml th more wnderdand poopie than a mere sympathetic if wl polats « ent an I think ai and a: tsa plaes in this Live of those who v aaorer to Eive “our own « fiction of the dm American { fiction srevsnormons, the lifesf the American people fraitful, satis{nctory ideas and fnipe: the eracid’ test of while publi { ing a hit | fault dees not res its gr od “ny nn possi biil wid not be t the Outeose until gendos snd application, List to nor to mak The n, m malion are not sul) ince mpoterst “reg bers pay more attention than the merits of £ with the the Vo, uine of fict " - IR a makers but in market Globe, Good Wine on the Paribandle Road. The examination of watches of condoeto neers on the CL, 8 1. and P Theres are some 300 watches ntl about . is pro. i 0 be examin 00 have been ox { amined. Fully | The ides of the company isto compel every | man in Weir employ to have a reliable Cime | keeper. Bome amusing incidents conn tend with theexamination are milated. One ig. | bamest Woking man, who hati Just been pro | mated to an eng came in the Hirst | of the week. He had sn old fashioned westel i thet might have kept good enough tines to I ran a country school 71] per cent are condemned teeta sent nn, but eertainiy wasn't kinfl of a nm the scouracy of | which veer would to trust yo it When ft was condoned the man took | good mavureetly “UH ibin't relial I run as much Th finest watches on the 7 : the tine rdecy want don't want Passe cers do” 8" stil ho, ~I iis wu ae {he sew of « if the Ar pny 3 V AL men in now tha poe ! an, ne, ¥ bie! fonth, t ads He the #iphon hast ntents of * and shirt Dastraction in Practical Work. Col. Richard T. Auchmuty, who bas been writing for nagnsines on the subject of in dustrial education, js practical as weil a theorotical in the advancement of his ideas upon that subject For many years Col Auchmuty bas brought together in the ug pe part of Now York in night schools and smal gatherings young people whom he baw ix structed in praetiond every day work, A gon tema v ho has vidted bis schools said to ne the ot'wr d “The colonel Is a practiva tod was HN term Foom various sindios wos dis fo Le a most aotorious sneak thief, it discovered that be carried on quite a bad in dispuding of pletures and sietelion winch be puvieined while in the studios wider (Le pratenes of siling paints and brads, [304 oral Janitors were suspectsd of covamifitiye thews Lilie, but the real man was at ast 11g down aul prosecuted. In his room fn Bas Broadway piles of eanvases were found upd portiolios full of sketches which he had sur. repeitionsly made away with dasing bi riot but succewtul career as a sneak thief, Tho collvcting mania is in its infancy in Use country sad consequently the poor collector fs move clumsy as a thief than Lis Buropean brethren, who conld give the average snenk thief points in the business. The American, however, Is steadily improving and in time may become as doxtorous in making off with [} liblow vase or a Chinese god ns the lectors across the water who have more sxperience. New York Journal, LW Bot cone do right if en mast aevord. «Toe eretely helped they won't do so of Barth, their own pila t and las bown sowing med. | him showing one young ma how to mix wovtar, Another of his pupil he was Instiy ting in shoving a jack plane BAT mnother was being shown how to use o saw, That seems to be a simple thing, but skilled carpenters will tell you that ot oie man in ty knows how to properly thove o mw back and forth through a pine Lomn, The colonel bad also a Ji clas of pupils who wore being instencted how to sharpen igs Siva Xou can catch She iden of ia y Vom those tn making holntul pros ey phe RL ones, "ee Jaen Ye Tribune, Averpting the Situation, Bobby (to young Featherly)-Will you Plena pass mo the cake basket, Mr. Foath- 1 Bobby, you cannot have any more vale, Bobby «Why not, ma! Mamion—Bocatse I have mid no. You will have to take no for an axewer, Baby (rosignedly)- Well, I'm no worse off then Mr. Fontherly, so, Boblyyt Mamnu—No, Dobby «Sister AB though I went by beckoning hands close hid den, I nesrad, as when one answers calling fond, i The curtain hy which “there” from “here is hidden Its mesh grew gaugy, and I saw beyond, | SHADOWS, i | | Against its sereen my eyes stared straight and strongly, The soul of sight searching past warp and woof, Uniti! 1 ovnuld not think my ears hind wrongly Led we to we of afterlife a proof I seem] to seo a stir of wiogs Nght smitten, And weleoms waving of white, shining hasds, But misty ns the summer's message writion, Ln quivering air above the sun steeped lands, Aw then, as thourh by sore myetorions tension, The warp and wool grew close my game before, and darkness fell bevond, wit! quick descension, And stir of wings and h #1 naw Ben D. House, BO Hore UNCLE 8ANM'C CAVALRY. What a Man Hm lang to Yellow the Men to Go Through to Bee Sato Money, “People have an idea that the vecroiting flees of the United States army take anvyhody who osimnes al Histexd tng niost HIE, in the cavalry service © areporter, “Dut that is nogeont “tal 1 took pains to fined out » my appli when le thant only unel ott th ation and learned one man in therty of those who apply to en- ter the cavalry service are able to successfully wm. L out of fx od only el Wore acteg Petes ¢ wt mont 13 four who ag! Instead of Jumping SAT i “ Ten, throng L1H Raminations, ns people pose, they ut him the most end thorong and alter ! ver if he is hoy pale Li wer and ¢ knows : sire id nd is fully satisfied v to the arm Ty bave got t Sat § nd mentally ut and hear- ried mv eve ck of cards stood at a dis from and the doctor The mau in the Orie Gard over one of ids held up ene qu wi, and J numb of spots my eves with th after saother il off # : Kk sn had on tack ecard un you telling one card oon V YOU are re In testing my ) Ley turned me so man af the othe oom and the doctor placed bis wd eve fe of my be wl od Then the man im ieation takds, ire whitest esd ms Bm called &f, tones an OW, anol AN ¥ provis Wich as Pest wy You mu this, bear t aid sappy the rest as 4F it rulion HeRLIOnN tha 1 dart five s men during wave as much as $1,000, beooming temekers nnd dust LORTY doing extra y for whigh thers eXtra pay lend money on in terest to th vmrades and thot ings whic direx for thir Voy Sir ake a good deal wn Besides this, thers is a sort of suv established interest om the savings of the so can ale m the allownn g nd the home of enlistment over. Three quarters of the westore ranchmen. J am # areex-soldiers who have invested their ings in lout there A CIEE In the cavalry avs well aduoated colleges bred New York Mail and Express 5 bank fh pay One BRYe ¢ term wm aka nen The Companion of Sirius The companion of to its dared ne most ‘p glimgeed with pletedy got anrade that even telmsoopes it HiBenity Gisappenr from wn Hirins is ng wo close with can only Soon it will ose view in 4 the over { Siries, and evan the great | wpe will beosrabile to detect is Fears it will sgain enwres away { i tie eal Rat after apy ik tami f mv are 5 IY anny med impressed inl clearness ve, ab the Howard, an «in spite of | wos i ar, evidently i { Ladnant Phil Fey saw him and went to luis side, saying: un. Howard, I am really deoply grieved to | #00 this. Where are you bit?” Howard, point. Ing to Kearney's emply right sleeve, a relic of his Mexionn war service, replied: “General, wo can buy our gloves in Paris now." The other incident oocurred during Banks’ famous Redriver exnedition. Admiral Poiter despised Bunks ax a military man, and was inclined to treat his plans with great contempt. Banks one day, nfter sou Mather hosted cor respond once, undertook to order Porter to place leis gunboats in a certain position. Porter's fuser was short and to the potit: “Toll Gen, Banks.” be said, “shat be mar be a Line on Inind, but I am supose on the river.” Banks fury at this reply may well be imagined, but it stated the facts, and the general had to sub mit ~'ol, L. J. Hartioy in Globe Democrat. CREE {+e The Darroom Crank. The barroom crank is ono of the characters of the town. No metropolitan bar is complete without its crank. At such swell establisly ments as the Hoffman be is commonly a man of means, whose wits have been worn thread. bare by overindulgence, In smaller ostals Vistiments be varies in quality from the Jack of the bar room who sweeps the place out for the privilege of hanging around and picking up what drinks be can, up to some well-to-do cuatomer whose cash makes his eccentricity JALD EAGLE VALLEY HR Tyme Tubie in effect Nov, 15, WESTWARD. Mail, P.M 8 20 8 24 327 8 88 83 42 8 62 3 b8 4 03 .4 10 4 22 «4 32 4 8b 4 43 . 4 68 5 01 bh OB 5 16 519 Leave Lock Haven,..........o.... Bletiinglon. cen. cosines RULBall.......iconniiniis, Beech Creek ................ Eagleville. .ooveiveiene Howard......... Mount Eugle.....ivnviies ON csssnsiiiriinirinneiiss Milesburg..... Bellefonte....cco...... Milesburg......... Snow Shae lot... Unionville....... Julian......... Marthe ann Port Matilds,...... Hannah.......... Fowler . Bald Engle Vall cosnseescsssersieririvinies Arrive at Tyrone......., voy IRR e RRR na of | said 0 powly ens | ight was this, | by the government | ’ » fare allowed after | great many whe bee | : } DAY Nr. B Clara have Ww take ne for an atwwer Now Fork Ban: EASTWARD. Louve Tyrone, Bust Tyrone,,, Vail Soow Shoe Inte...ocnnnss Mileshurg Bellefonte M sunt Eng " Howard Engle Broch Mill Flemiagton {| Arrive sl Lock Haven JELLEFUNTE & SNOW B R.—Time Table in «flac Leaves Snow Shoe 6.45 8. m., arri | Bellefonte 8:25 8. m, Leaves Bellefonte 9:00 a “now Shoes st 11:00 & Leaves Snow Shoes 2 Bellefouts 4:56 p. m Leaves Bellefonte 7:56 pn. Snow Shoes 2:5 p.m BLAIR, Gen Sup 4 L Vesin m., arrives mn 0p. m., arrives st mW, , 5 , PE EWISBURG & TYRONE R Time Table in effect Noy 15 WESTWARD. Leave Seoti Fairbrook Penn's Furnace. Momler.......onniianeei. Marengo...... lovevitie 1. Furna £ Be L Warriors Pennington Waston Mill fnnivennes L.& T. dunetior TYPORD. csisaniiiniasiiionne EASTWARD. : Lave Tyron id — L&T. Junciios Weston Miil...... RPP Pennington ...ciee. Warriors Mark.......... Farnsce Road, bovewille.....cviiiiiviia Marengo....... Hustler id Lo kh Hay Jd Renoy Arrives at Krie..... NIAGARA EXPRI Leaves Pi Leavos Phil nh Harrisburg . Wil inmaport... Arr at Lock Haven... EASTWARD | LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS Leaves Lock Haven...... Williamaport, arr at Harrichurg.. Philadelphia EXPRESS Loaves Kane ........... WMnoOvYOo... m m m Lock Haven arr atl Harrisburg...... Phiindelphia...., ERIE MAIL Loaves Erie ........ Renovo ..... "ay Lock Haven...... Williamsport... arr al Marrisborg........ Philadeipbis...... Erio Mail Esst and West connect wt Erie with trains on L. 8, & M, 8, RR.; nt | Corry with B. P. & W:RR.; at Emporium | with B, N.Y. & P. RR, and st Drift. wood with A.V. RR. R. N ETLSON, Gen’ Sup’. | resiene ORL OPPS An—— ob HIS institution ie devoted to the specialty o! imparting busioess know. ledge, and 10 qualifying the young and ~ CHRISTIE'S | : Orricn wen D8, Keres, ” na hd od ; 4 FB 3 2 a ENRY KELLER ATTORBEY -AT-LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA 14n wo—-y N MEYER, ATTORREY-ATLAW Balletonte, Ps. Rngpeye . J CALVI Ld i Ofice with Judges Hoy. SA A OM, Powis, Eves L. Oxvw middle aged of both sexes by pew and practical methods for the responsible duties of business life, H Rates moderate, Advan'sges super ior. For partionlars addres, i B, N. CHIR Principal. | Ia AVEN, Pa. | ONE DOLLAR. Th o Wook! ‘igh iN I Tis | | i 4 HARRISBURG, PA, { Yul politics piper In the Niate. The leading Democrats of funeous and interesting nows and misce reading Only One Dollar Per Year. | Special Rates to Clubs | | Sapte ropien maled free om apy ious doilar and AN fis 1 The Patrim i the Philadeiphi ¥ « Wetkily Times one Hve « us tie dollar and seve Bi, WANTED. this oounty ¥ Patriot immuniontions to TRIOT, Harrisburg Pa Sin avery township in Theft we pth for the Wes Ad Aros 4il # ™Hi Vv at | arrives at | LAKE MAHOPAC, N. Y. Pd L. Braneies, | S | Convin. Commutation in German or British J. 6 LOVE, i ! ents | to so | Jno. 1, Onvis, (RVIs, BOWER & ORVIS, ATTORNEYBAT LAW, Belietonts, Pa, Office opposite the Court House, ou Bret floor Woodring's Block. C.F. Hewes ¥ * 3 * nT] PANGLER & HEWES, ATTORNEY SAT LAW, RELLEFONTE, CENTRE COUNTY, PA, Special attention to Collections; practice in sl) the nt VINEY, ATTORNEY AT-LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA Ofes En Conrad House All ephion y street, Bpecial stlention given to the sells tion of claims 411 basinens attended to prow ptly iy D. F. FOI ATTORNEY AT LAW beliefonte, Pa. upied Ly the Inte voi bis, Ofon in the rooms forme, iy PF. Wilson oe Ww 1 { w.P.RxapEs, & REEDER, ATTOKNEYE AT LAW BELLEFORTE, P§. Office on Allegheny street, two doors eset of the af. BH, BARTINGS I JASTINGS | Bos occupied by late fom of Yocum & Hastings, 400 Ld J, WEELEY GRIMBARY, [BEAVER & GEPHART, ATTOKNEYE AT LAW, Office on Allegheny street, north of High, Belle ont, Pa i-iy W. e, pays AT LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA. Last door tothe Taftin the Court Hove “na (CLEMENT DALE, ATIOBNEY-AT-LAW, W. corner Mamond, wore from first bank 5 1%1y. T C. Hipp . FAKES A. valionel JE, ATTORNEY -AT- LAW, WCK BAVER. PA. All businesepromptly attended to, iy WA. PF MITCHELL, 7 PRACTICAL SURVEYOR, LOCK HAVEN, PA , i work in Clearfield, Centre sud MY DAUGHTER WA® VERY BAD OFF ON ACCOUNT OF A COLD AND PAIN ON HER LUNGS. DR. THOMAS eECLECTRIC OIL CURED HER IN 24 HOURS. ONE OF THE BOYS WAS CURED OF A SORE THROAT. THE MED- ICINE HAS WORKED WON- DERS IN OUR FAMILY, ALVAH PINCKNEY. “ITS SPECIALTIES.” DR. THOMAS'ECLEC- TRIC OIL. FOR COUGHS. COLDS, CROUP, DIPH- THERIA, SORE THROAT. CATARRH, AND BRONCH- IAL TROUBLES GIVES IM- MEDIATE RELIEF. THE MOST VIOLENT AT- TACK OF NEURALGIA WILL RECEIVE IMMEDI. IND PERMANENT RE- te IN FACT, A A CURE FOR NEL ALGIA iT HAS NEVER FA D. ATE C we JR i E 3% CIROU LA Rs © NESR CARDS INVITATION CARTES SITE CARDS ON ‘VELOPES AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS | Ba" Orders by mail will receive prompt | altention. : $8 Printing done in the beststyle, on | short notise snd at the lowest rate « i ” : HOS SOV) #0 JY SABIUND 40 | Yd TPanuems, TAKE Norn. “= Bayard rae and Cattle Powder fa the bat In th old, 200 pord. Give itn brine 4 be convi Soi i | F P. BLAIR, . | BR. A. Beek, Ofiow opponite Lock Haven Nations! Band D W . HAFER, ] DENTIST, - RK. BELLEF RTE, P 20-3y iE wk H K. HOY, M. D., Ae Offics pext door to First Nations! Bask [181y] BELLEFONTE, PA. igh wireet | R. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can be found et bis offos iv old McAllister building Belictonte, Pa A. n JEWELER, WATORES , CLOCKS, JEWELRY , 80, All work seatly execated. On Allegheny street andet Brockerbof Hoven At Business Cards. ( EM BARBER SHOP, x Cader Piret Nations] BELLEY OK may 3 83 ENTRE COUNTY COMPANY, ( BANKING mite V.Recurities tf A tens, Pre JIRST N LLEF( FP. Bouse Cesl'r BANK OF tf TIONAL ¥ |PASSMORE H Frowt and 2 # pry §tron PHIULIVERTRG , FA $ sie ging st wmoderat JAMES PASSMORE, Prop JAKMAN'S HOTEL, X Opposite Const House, BELLEFOSTE PA TERMS $1.2 ER DAY BY > BELLEFONTE, PA. Families and single pentiomen ss well an the ge eral traveling public Mumercisl then are Ineite to thie Pivet-Class Hotel whers they will find bow comforteat reasonable rates, Liberal reduction to J srymen and others attes art W. RB. TELLER, Prog'r New Brockerhoff House, JBROCKERHOFF HOUSE, " ALLEGHEN YT. BELLEFONTE, » C. 6G. McMILLEN, Prop'r. Good Samule Room on First Floor, BFFs ous 16 and from all Trains. Bpecial rates to witnesses and inrom, (JENTRAL HOTEL, ( wite the Raflrond Station) ILERBURG, CENTRE COUNTY, Pa A. A. KOHLBECKER, Propristor, anovu TRAVELERS on the raflrond wil) thin Hotel an excellent place to lunch, or meal &0 ALL TRAINS stopabout 26 nhates, ( Ty atisched Lis Sa Wa SH HOUSE, «11 and « Firs: NATIONAL HOTEL. , MILLHEIN, ORNTRE COUNTY, PA. W.G. Rook, Proprietor. RATES—8100 PER DAY. : "BUS RUSS 10 DFPOT MEET. NG ALL TRAINS A GOOD LIVERY ATTACKED This Hotel has lately been remodeled dnd refurnished ond the raueling Juste will find accomadations fiat in every rapes, Sur, BAR w THEONLY FImsrotam sorplied with the best the Market Oysters in sesry in season, Bar TH ott hich he Tent wines ij
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