SULLIVAN REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XIII. LAUGH ALONG. If tho world present a sorrow— Luu«U at it, Chaff lit it; Is there throat of woe to-morrow— Chaff at it. Laugh at it; The joy will comous surely If you faoo the world demurely; Or the grief will fall as certain If you strive to rond the curtain— From tUo coming day to borrow All Its store of joy or sorrow. Bo let the world keep drifting Laugh at It, Chuff at it; Tho deeds of mortals sifting— Chaff at It, Laugh at it! —Cleveland l'lnlu Dealer. lIIS KIWARD. wns *' lo c ' ur^ H establishment, z/M R. $ and when the JTjB k/A ra rolling balls Vfl JjpA |i gave him a mo /JTEBk JS incut's lcisuro, used to look jtfi HI down from his 'vM.'ii -MM HI perch at A WAHwiM. IS I tbo sllo P IV beneath his feet, and, in his 1 slow, quiet fwlw iPxl style, study the ways of the numberless assistants whoso lifo -books thus oponed to him so many of their pages. Lately thero had come to tho placo a slight, gray-oyed girl, who woro her black dress with such graco and held her small head with such dignity that lio whimsically had named hor to him self "Tho Littlo Duchess." Ho liked to look down and catch a gliut of lier hair's suushino when hia braiu was dulled with calculating change aud his fingers achod with shutting cash balls and despatching them on thoir journeys. And he used to wonder greatly how any customer coald hesi tate to buy silks and satins when their lustre and sheen were displayed by her slim littlo lingers and tho quality descanted on with so persuasive a Hiuilo. There wero handsomer girls in the shop, girls with finer figures and better foatures; but to tho boy iu his mid-air cngo there were nouo with the natnoloss charms that made the little duchess eo lovable. For, of course, he did love hor. In less than two months he had boguu to watch for her cash-bn'l with a tremb ling eagerness, to smooth out and stroke gently tho bill ber fingers had written and to wrap it aud its change up again with a careful tenderness that, I may assure yon, no one else's change and bill received. 110 had spoken to her half a dozen tunes in all; twice at tho door on leaving— weather remarks, to which she had re sponded graciously; once or twice about bills that sho had come to rec tify at tho dosk, aud once he had had the great good fortuno to find and return a handkerchief sho had dropped. Such a pretty, ridiculous atom of muslin it was, with a fanciful "Nellio" taking up ouo-quarter, and some delicate scent lendiug a subtle fascination that had mado it a real wrench for the lad to take it from his vest pocket aud proffer it to her. So great a wrench, indeed, that ho proffered his love, too, humbly, but fervently, and received a very won dering look from the gray oyes, a badly concealed smilo, a "Ihankyou," for tho handkerchief, and a "No, thank you," for the love. He had kissed her, though, and that was some consolation afterward to his sore spirit—kissed her right upon tho sweet, ecarlot lips which had said "No" so decidedly, aud then, bold no longer, had fled to the shelter of tho friendly packing cases and boatou a retroat to his desk aloft. That was nearly a fortnight ago; not once since had sho spoken to him, and to-day he was feeling desperate. It had been a very busy morning aud ho had fouud hardly a second to raise his oyes from his work ; tho onco that he had looked down sho had been busy with a customer, a girl prottiiy dressed aud golden-haired like herself. That had been at about ten o'clock ; beforo twelvo her cash box, with tho notch upon it that his penknife had made, rolled down its line, and he opened it, as ho had opened it twenty times that moruiug; but this time it bore his fate. Besides tho bill there was a little twisted note with "John Walters, private," written upon it, und the boy's very heart leaped at tho Down below customers wealthy vaited for change aud anxiously ratchcd for their own particular ball vhilo the dens ex machiua read again .lid nguiu, with eager eyes, "Please till you meet uio at lunohtiine on the Strand? Do, if you can. I am iu rouble. You said you loved mo." I'lten, as ho began mechanically to Manipulate the waiting balls, he ouki' I dowu to tho ucoustouiod placo if tho littlo duohess. She was pale, io saw, aud her lip i tretr bled oddly low au>l agiuu. Thero was a fright •lied look iu her gray eyes, and once >r twice he thought ho uotioed a p'trkle as of tears. At Inu'h time ho actually tore hroigli the shop and away down to ho xppi'iuted pliw. She wns there, ,ti I |i ile, still nervous and fluttering. "liet iis f(o to tho gardens, It is ■ it11•!< r," iie aaid, put nig a great v trout upon hiiusell ; thou, when at n-t fo v were within lit iU-«, "God lies, vioi tor tins N'.-llie!" "\Vlrtt?" said tho girl, with an vrii'iut,". but not looking at the dark, •il ...ill l nee that was all aglow with in •• lor lo r. "Fort -111114 me alnnit tho worry— ,*lM • me M eon.. 0\ <1,.l bl,-*S i, \' ll . , i. . « led III' ■" ..J • ■!( on iu on i »jal all lln iu to cry, quietly and miserably, till tho boy was almost beside himself. At lust, between tho sobs, he learned hor trouble, which was grave, indeed. Sho and her sister had very much wanted togo to a certain ball, and, moro than that, to liavo new dresses for it, of soft, white Liberty silk, BUch as sho cut off daily for fortunate customers. 13ut her purse was empty, so in their emergency tho sisters had hit upon a plan, questionable, indeed, but not dishonestly meaut. Tbo sister camo to tho silk counter und purchased thirty yards of silk, paying 15s. for it instead of £3 15s. "That was on account; I was only taking a little credit like other cus tomers," said tho little duchess, with a haughty movement of tho head. "On Saturday I was going to make out a bill for an imaginary customer and send .£3 up to you. Don't iinagino I would really wrong the lirm by a half penny." "Oh, no," cried tho boy, eagerly; "it's all right." "That's not all." Tho girl began to cry again, hopelessly, miserably. "I had no money to get tho dresses made, and tho next customer paid £2 10a., and—and—I on'v sent 10s. up to you —I wanted to make it just J£J I had borrowed. I thought I might borrow onough, as I was borrowing—don't forget, I would rather havo died than havo stolen tho £5, Mr. Walters." "Of course, of course, I under stand," said the cash clerk, seeing that it was a worso fix than he had imag ined, but longing to take her in his arms and kiss away tho tear 3. "And then that horrid Mr. Groavcs, who signod first in a hurry, askod for my book and took it for something, and then sent it lip to tho desk, and tho figures aro all confused, and tho check leaf isn't tho samo as I sont it to you. I hadn't timo to make it right, and when tho books aro com pared to-night it will bo noticod, that I shall got into trouble, and, oh, I am so miserable !" Tho littlo duchess was sobbing pitifully. lie kissed her this time in earnost, on tho lips, tho cheeks, tho hair, tho tear-wot eyes. I think ho would bo kissing her still, only a gardeuor's form, and specially his smile, obtruded itself upon their notice, and thoy sat apart, looking foolish, till tho two o'clock bolls made them hurry back to tho shop. "I'll put everything right—don't you worry," ho said, ami she smiled relievedly and went to tho counter. That afternoon lie did what all the other years of his life ho had deemed impossible for him to do. Ho made a neat alteration in his books,so that tho £5 in question would not be missed. To-morrow, he resolved, ho would take £5 of his own, and would pay it into tho account of tho firm. Tho little duchess would bo his debtor, and run no more risks. But, alas for tho mor row I Ere ho had fairly taken his seat in tho morning, beforo Nellie had fin ished fastening in her neck the violets ho had brought her, some words were said at his elbow, and ho slowly be camo awaro that ho —surely it was a dream I—was being arrested for de falcations in his acounts. Ho learned that for some timo past the firm had been aware of considerable discrepan cies in tho books, and had placed a detective accountant in tho oflico. Last night, for the fir.st timo, tho man had discovered, as he thought, a cluo, and had convinced the firm that in Walters he had found the offender. Tlio lad was ushen palo, horror stricken, as lio realized liow those t hiugs must go against tiim. Ho could uot drag iu the name of the little duchess; eveu it he did it would not avail him much ; ho certainly had al tered his book, and to mention the girl's share would only be to have two of them brought to trial and perhaps to jail. The little duchess in jail I That hair catching the prison-yard sunshine ! That slender form -,lad iu the garments of shame I Tho boy drew a deep breath, waved one vory wistful glanco at tbe siik counter, and then walked straight to tho manager's room followed by tUo policeman. "I took tho £5 yesterday and brought it back to-day. On my oath, before God, sir, I have uovor misapplied ono farthing of my moneys." his voice trembled in its eagerness, tho deop sot eyes gleamed aud tho whito lips worked. "Your purpose, Walters?" Tho manager looked hard, disbe lieving. "Direst need. Oh, boliovo mo, sir, I havo served you throe yoars honest ly as man can servo—yesterday I borrowed this money and brought it back this morning—don't ruin my whole lifo for this ono act." ••Your pressing need yesterday?" John drew a deep breath again. "I—cau't well toll you." Then the heads of tho lirm camo in iudiguant at their misused trust, and thoy ucornod his story. Tho defalca tion amounted to almost X>o in all, and ho had confessed to £5, which had boon found upon hiui. Of course, he nud no other was the offender, ami they must teach their employes a lesson. So Johu walked down that loug shop by the side of tho ollicial, his head very erect, his face palo and his kuoes shaking; all his lifo ho would remember the glaucos of pity, curiosity aud disthtiu that ho met ou every side. AH he parsed tho silk counter the little duchess was meas uring a groat piece uf rose-red, sheeny sat in, that gleamed warm and beauti ful beneath her hands. Mho was vory white, and iu hereyoswa* u look of Ab ject horror anil eutreaty ; his eyes re aHxurod her, au I pas«eU ou uud out of the doer. Yes, all his lifo ho would totuombcr th«t that row-tod satin and its brilliant, glauciu ; light. After the trial everyone thought him fortunate to n«'t only twoyuars, 1 and tho little duahom, who ha I gro«ru r.itiit and ancient looking, breathed irooly as she read thu account iu the LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1895. papers, and saw that hor name was not even moutionod iu connection with tbo matter. lie wrote to ber a loving, boyish letter, anil told ber she must be truo to him till bo came out and tboy would bo married and go away where thin could never bo hourd of. It was no small thing bo had dono for her, bo knew, and as ho was not more than human be oxpcctod his re ward. And the littlo duohess had cried quietly over the letter, and for several Jays cut off silk and satin with a pensive, unhappy look that quito touched her customers —thoso few among them who realized that it was human flosli and blood at the other side of the yard measure. Twenty months aftortho little duch ess was at tbo same counter measuring silk and satin for the stock-taking, when a note was brought to her in a writing she remembered too woll. "I got out to-day, Nellio —come down to tho Gardens in the luncb time." Sho hesitated when tho timo came; but, you see, bo might come to tbo shop, and that would never do. Ho sho put on her hat thoughtfully and set out for tho Domain. He was awaiting hor on tho scat whero noarly two years ago tho gar donor had smiled at them. 110 stood up as sho came slowly towards him, and for a minute they gazed at each other without speaking. Sho was iu black of course, but fresh and dainty-looking, with a bunch of white ohiilon at hoc throat, with ber littlo tan shoes, aud hor hair showing goldea against tho black of her lace hat. For him, his faco had hardonod, tho once thick, curly hair was horri bly shorter, his hands wore rough and unsightly, his clothes hung awk wardly upon him and hia linen was doubtful. "Tho littlo duchess !" ho said, dully ; then ho put out his hand, took her small gloved one and looked at it cu riously. "I—l am glad you'ro out," she said, carefully looking away from him. "Yes—wo must bo married now, Nellie; that's all I'vo had to think about all this awful time." His faco ilushod a littlo under its tan, and his eyes lightened. "It's good not to seo tho walls," ho added, looking round at tho spring's bravo show, then away to to the bluo sparkle in the bay aud the glancing sails. "Wo mnsn't talk of that timo, though over, eh, Nellie?" "No,"she said, regarding hor brown shoes Intently. His eye notod tho smooth round ness of her cheek, tho delicate pink that came and went, tho turn of tho white neck. "Areu't you going to kiss mo, Nel lio?" he said slowly ; and ho drew her a littlo strangely uml awkwardly to him. Then sho spoko. "I knew it wouldn't bo any use, aud you'd never have any money or got a place after this. Wo couldn't lie married on nothiug, and it would only drag you down to havo me, too. I'm not worthy of you." "Well, littlo duchess," ho said soft ly as sho stopped and faltere 1; a slow smile crept over his faco, aud his deep set oyes lighted up with tenderness. Not worthy, his littlo duchess I Then tho crimson rushed into her fice, and sho flung up her head de fiantly. "I married tho new shop-walker four months ago!"— Hartford Times. Bear iu a Town's Suburbs. "Yoit aro thinking about going be ir huutiug, oh 1" romnrkol dinner El more, tho largest salmon packer on tho Columbia River, wheu ono of his acquaintances expressed a desire to bag some big game. "Well, if you want to get plouty of bears without muoh troible goto Astoria." "Astoria is a nico little city of about 10,000 inhabitants, but half a mile south of the Custom Houso is a virgin forest skirting Young's River and the Lewis und Clarko Tho foicsl stretchc3 eastward to tho Willamette Valley audi 9 full of elk, dejr nud boar. tho summer tiiuo daring tho packiug season thousands upon thou sands of salmonbeads are throwu into tho Columbia River off tho water trout. Tho tido carries theui urouud into Young's Bay aud they drift up on tho beach. "Bears, like cats, aro wild for fish. They will leave a beehive to get u salmon head, und tho result is that great numbers of thorn corno dowu from tho muuutaius to the beach to feast ou s.ilmou heads. Many people set big log traps baited with salmon in tho timber uloug the beach aud inauy bears are trapped every year almost withiu gunshot of tho Custom House." —Sau Fraucisco Post. Walk a TlioiiHUirJ Miles t» Worship, Tho history of Cauala, especially its earlier history, preserves tho story of many u deed of heroism on 1 devo tiou oti tho part of Christian mission aries who worked an 1 perished a-uotig tho luiliatiH, but there aro few »t >rii-s which reflect so much crodit ou ludi iu piety as that published Tro u Quebec. Moiitu-tuais and Kikimos came from the southt-ru shore of ilndsou Htrait to worship tu tho I'rovinoe of (£uelK«o. This involved a traiup ou footot I — * iT\ - /7S till Won Dollars _ , ( PAYMENT' UmeriGan Wealtar/ §§ Hlg so million Dollar^ 111 PAYMENT |jg 25 ttlilliotfDollars |lj PAYMENT/ I—ZERO. n , mSI, 25 hilli6T> Oollors 1| "BELOW,ZERO; pll so lifnirpvooiini's BELOW ZERO, European IS H Weather 13 ~ j) Overage QnttUa\ Onnua\ DECREASE OFOEBT ADDITION TO DEBT^ '■ ft 6V,-7)4,894 $65,582^3fc>5 ( SURPLUS \ 15 million Pol lots Very surplus, Gomjortnble Summer' ||3 Temperature ||| Hi SO fflil/ibn'OoHors IS U RPJ-USJ : 2STfiillion Dollors SURPLUS; ——£ERo —* 2.S million Dollors I BELOW ZERO SO million Dollars BELOW ZEROr .. , QJfiffibjj fS million Dollors |m belovoero SflvcragcQirauoV Qvci-ofleOntwol SURPLUS. DEf|C_IJ jA sS6jmilsS. ( Cottan Planters' Tron'iles. It may soom all vory well porhapi for tho oottou planter to get tho boun fit which liohopostodorivo fro-n "free" oottou bagging by placing his neigh bor's flax ou Jbo froo list, but ho will havo tho ]>oorootnfortof knowiugthat if ho sooures any advautago it will bo at the expense of fanners engage 1 iu agricultural avooatious at honorable and honest as his own. The ootton planter's trouble lies koyoud cheaper ootton bagging. It lies in overpro duction, failure to rotato btscrops for lietter yields aud the poor baling of hia product, entailing reluclious iu prion all aloug tho line uutil the cot ton reaches the manufacturer. Should May Fair. If tho freo traders are not satisfied to oompare tho imports of 18J3 with those of IHU4, why aro thoy so anxious to oompare tUo improvement in busi ness, as represented by bauk oleiriu js and the better Treasury exhibit mado this year with thoso of 18'Ji? What is sauce for tho goose is sauoe for tho gander. Hard on tbe Ulrls. The falling off twenty-live por oont. in marriages under Cleveland an l low tariff is not at all surprising. It has been difficult enough lot .the average young man to feed aud elotbe ono per •on.—Journal, Kansas City, Mo. Terms—Sl.oo in Advance; Sl<2s after Three Months. HERALD'S "DIFFICULTY" CAN UK THACKD RACK OVER TIIIUTY YEARS IN HISTORY. Disloyal Papers CoiiiTi"' , ort to Ilolst tlic Stars and Strin's—A Simple Remedy That was Very Rflccttve —.luKKllnfj Figures Through a Free Trade Drain. Under this caption tho New York Herald, July 2D, endeavored to show that the period of protection is re tponsiblo for tUo existing accumula tion of tho National debt under the free trade administration. The Herald said that "tho expenditures were ox tremoly largo on account of the enor mous pension payments necessitated by reckless Republican legislation." Setting aside any discussion of the "reckless Republican legislation" which provided for tho payment of pensions to American soldiers, we would remind tho Herald that the free trade majority in CoDgrcss, wliioh framed and passed tho existing tariff law, were perfectly well aware •• what exteut such payments had to be mado when they voted for their tariff for deficiency. It was tho incompetence of the freo traders in Congress that led to this deficiency, through not framing a revenue measure that would meet the l6'.5,082,92l pounds in tho corresponding porio.i of 1804. Nenrly 000,000,000 pounds moro wero sold in 1805 than in tho preooding year, and netted $3,400,000 less. The distribution of this in creased quantity may bo takon as a fair indication of the industrial coun tries which have felt the approach of better demand for the manufactured goods. England naturally stands first, taking 700,000,000 pounds moro in 1805 than in 1804 ; Germany, France and Italy will use 450,000,000 pounds in excess of last yoar; and even greater needs are indicated by tho in creased exports to Moxioo and Canada. One other country, tho youngest urnong Nations and tho youngest in dustrial Powor, will repay careful study if her domand for American cot ton may bo taken as an indication of growing competence. In tho yoar 1894 less than 5,003,000 pounds wero exported to Japan ; in tho year 180,> tho export was more than 11,000,000 pounds. This is tho moro remarkable as Japan has British India and China as sourcos of supply, and is known to draw heavily from them. This need for our cottou poiuts to positive de velopment on tho best linos of manu facture. It is only five years a-jo that the Unite 1 States sent cotton cloth to Japan. Now Japan asks for raw cottou, defeats .British Indian competition in yarns an I threatens English cloth with exclusion from tho continont of Asia.—Worthington C. Ford, Chief of tho Bureau of Statis tics, Washington, D. C., in tho North Amerioan lleviow, August, 1833. A