I Italian's Pnvrrtj. Contrary to what Is nn pposed by many, H. Ernest Rptmn left little prirnte for tone to his family. So much no is this the rase that Mmo. Rnnan intcncls to mil the library of hrr deceased husband while awaiting the national pension which parliament will make no difllctilty In granting her. M. Berthelot, the lift long friend of Renan, says that the latter left the world almost as poor as he wna en the day when he quitted 8aint-8nlpic In order to face the stniRRlo for exist ence. Renan had the same disdain for money, per se, towards the end of his career that he had when he said to the Imperial minister who offered him a lucrative post, "Sit tecum tntf pecuniar All he wanted was sufliclpuf to enable him to pnrsue his studies in ease ami comfort. ' As a professor of the College of France Renan had 10,000 francs, or i'4(M) a year, from which 0 per cent, was deducted in order to form a pension. As director ol the establishment he had CO yearly and rooms, 80 also as fees for attending committees and 60 for attendances at the Institute of France. On the whole, M. Bertjielot estimates that Rennn's of ficial ytnoluments amounted to 1.1,000, franti a year, or 000. He had sold all in his literary works to his pub i, and had to live for many yean what he earned by writing. TbeM revelations" about M. Renan's private means are made by M. Berthelot in or der to do away with the notion thnt at a writer and a functionary his friend had made a large fortune. Paris Cor. London Telegraph. The Governor of Trnneanre. Judge Turney, governor of Tennessee, though he has been on the supremo bench for twenty-two years, is a farmer, lit has a magnificent old typlcul southern home in Franklin county known of Wolfs Crag. He is sixty-five years old, 6 feet 4 inches tall, has broad shoulders and weighs 200 pounds. He wears a full, short gray beard. With the exception ol slight rheumatic affection he is half and hearty. His rheumatism has caused him to abandon deer and fox hunting, ol which he has been a greut lover. At Wolfs Crag he has his pack of dogs and the horses which have carried him on many fox hunt. For years he has been noted as the best deer shot in the state. Men whe have been with him on the hunt say he can bring down a deer running at full peed 100 yards distant. Ho is one of the people. All over the state he is known as "Old Pete Turney." It was his county under his leadership which first seceded from the Union. Before the state ol Tennessee had seceded he had organized the first Tennessee regiment and gone tc the front. Though many times offered promotion, he declined to leave his regi ment and went through the war as col onel of the First Tennessee. At the bat tle of Seven Pines he was shot through the face. New Vork World. Thinning Them Out. A new device for plucking strangert has been invented by the keeper Of a biij Clark street restaurant. He didn't want to frighten regular customers away by raising prices on the bill of fare, and yet felt that it was a shame to be behind boarding house keepers, saloons and ho tels in overcharging. Yesterday a bright idea struck him and he promptly put it in operation. A waiter gave the snap way, "I've eaten there for six months,'' said wll known merchant, "and sel dom had cause for complaint. Last night I ordered a sirloin steak, as I had often done before. It was much thinnor than usual, but I was not particularly hungry and did not complain. This morning 1 was served with u still thinner one and kicked. Then the waiter told me the steaks were all being cut thinnor this week because so ni-iny strangers wero in town, and the boas wanted to get more for meals without driving away the reg ulars. It's the same way everywhere else. The pies are smaller; so are the pats of butter, and the proprietor has ac tually run in lot of new coffee cups that hold considerably less than the old ones." St. Louis Globe-Democrat To Dlw-iitate an Orange. It is not generally known that an orango bit in the exact center by a riflo ball will vanish at once from sight. Such, however, is the fact. Shooting it through the center scattevs it in such in finitesimal pieces that it is at once lose to tight. Pittsburg Diaputch. Raiting Canary Bird. In Germany the poorer classes are nearly all engaged in raising canaries. . Several hundred thousand are shipped every year to all parts of the world. There is no industry like it in existence. The birds are strong and hardy and re quire very little attention; consequently among the peasantry every family has is aviary, which is a constant source of Income, independent of the proceeds of their daily toil. The buyers for the New York houses make periodical trips through the country; the birds are bought and are soon on their way to America; where they quickly become accustomed to their gilded cages. Pittsburg Record. Shapaa for Folding Napkin. About 1650 Pierre David published the "Maistre d'Hostel," "which teaches how to wait on a table properly, and how to fold all kinds of table napkins in all kinds of shapes." ' The shapes were: "Square, twisted, folded in bands and in the forms of donble and twisted shell, single shell, donble melon, single melon; cock, hen and chickens; two chickens, pigeon in a basket, partridge, pheasant, two capons in a pie, hare, two rabbits, sucking pig, dog with a collar, pike, carp, turbot, mi ' tor, turkey, tortoise, the holy cross and ' the Lorraine cross." Youth's Coinjtan lon. 1 Oaa tor Regret. Lady I dont like this picture so well M I did the last one yon took of me. Photographer Ah, madam, I have not the artistic taste that I had when I wu young, and besides my camera U r X oil New York Weekly, , Pennsylvania Farmers. The celebrated Farmers' club of Penn sylvania have just been eating their an nual dinner. At this feast the talk presum ably was confined to the practical phases of agriculture, to a compnrison of meth ods of fanuing, to a discussion of the re sult of the year's work and to specula tions touching the prospects of the crops of next season. Perhaps a sonnet on en silage was read. It is stated that among the well known hayseeds present were Oeorge W. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger; Oeorge B. Roberts, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad company; A. A. McLeod, president of the Philadel phia and Reading; Charles Hartshorn, second vice president of the Reading; Joseph Wharton, John Frits and Roliert H. Bayre, Sr. Their fellow agriculturists the country over can scarcely hope to receive any useful hints from the wisdom which Bowed at the dinner, because it is also stated that "the proceedings of the club meetings are never divulged." Why "never divulged?" Can it be possible that if they were divulged it would turn out that some of these experienced and sagacious farmers as was once said of Farmer Samuel J. Tllden have so little true genius for their occupation or such uncommon hard luck that they are un able to pick out the cow which gives the buttermilk? New York Tribune. The Large-it Monolith. The enormous pillar of stone that will be the wonder of thousands upon thou sands of people who will visit the World's fair was broken from Its bed ut the Houghton quarry, Ashland, Wis., Hiniil the cheers of the throng who visited the quarry to witness the breaking of the monster. The stone had Ihi-ii sawed ut each end and side, and but the bottom remained to bo broken from the bed of which it was a part. On tli bottom wedges to the number of about 200 on each side had Ix-eti entered and only the signal to drive them farther remained. At 11 o'clock Frederick Prentice, do nor of the monolith, from a pluce on the rock gave the signal to drive the wedges, and fifty workmen began at the lower end to drive them. Then, like clock work, the fifty mauls of tho men rose and fell as they moved from the base to the apex of the stone step by step. Slowly a crevice appeared at the lower eud of the stone, which, with each succeeding blow became larger and larger, until the stone lay broken from the muss of which It hud been a portton. The huge stone lies at tho bottom of the quarry, and weighs in its present state 600 tons, but when dressed down will weigh about 420 tons. Cor. Stt Paul Pioneer Press. ' ' A Few Tolnts on lluaton. Here is a scrap of conversation I heard in walking down tho street the other day. Two men were back of me. One said: "Yes, of course Chicugo is a very en terprising city. It will probably make a success of the fair. It will always seem to me, however, that wo should have had it. Boston is really the historical center of our country, you know." "Boston have the fair? What has Bos ton ever done for tho country? It has turned out a few pointed toed shoes; parted its hair and its name in the mid dle; started tho fashion in eyeglasses: worn its overcoat shorter than its under coat; got Its pronunciation up to the limit of broadness; stocked up in con ceit nnd culture, and it has an under crust and uppercru.it of brown bread and baked beans. What has any one of these things to do with the growth of the country?" They turned a comer, and I couldn't hear the answer. Chicago Inter Ocean. An Kleetrle Blelgh. Mr. C. J. Schminskey has apptied for a patent on an electric sleigh. Stored electricity concealed beneath the seat of the sleigh furnishes the power which is to propel the veliicle. This power is transmitted to a single wheel in front of the sleigh by means of an endless chain. The face of the wheel is furnished with cutters, which imbed themselves in the snow and prevent the wheel from slip ping. Mr. Schminskey says that a speed of twelve or fifteen miles an hour can be attained by his motor. A lever to con trol the steering gear and another lever to regulate the speed of the sleigh are placed near the occupant's seat in the sleigh. Baltimore Sun. Democratic New York City. For the first time in tho history of politics New York city will be repre sented by a solid delegation of Demo crats in congress, Clio state senate, the assembly and board of aldermen. Why, even the veteran Colonel Thomas Dun lap, who voted for Andrew Jackson, can not remember when such a thing ever happened. Think of it not a Repub lican congressman, not a Republican senator, not a Republican assemblyman, not a Republican alderman to represent the G. O. P. of this city! New York Herald. The Dlmoulty of Becoming m Dutchman. The second chamber of the Dutch legislature has passed a bill which will make it more difficult for a foreigner to become a Dutchman. Naturalization Will no longer be a personal matter, but will concern the entire family, who will, however, only receive acknowledgment as Dutch in the second generation aftor the settlement. Ten years' absence from the country without a declaration of the Intention to remain a ' Dutchman will cause ihe loss of the nationality. All on Account of a Flva Cent Cigar. George Smith is to be tried at Valpa raiso, Ind., for the third time on the chargo of having stolen a five cent cigar. About $1,000, it is asserted, have been expended in lawyers' fees. Center county, Pa., has a natural curi osty in the shape of 20-acre pond which appeared in a single night on ground never known to be covered with water before. The area of the coal vein discovered t Fairhaven, Wash., is estimated at 100 acres, and believed to contain about 10, 0"0.000 tons of coal. Ti - r I I Faying Funeral Rspenaes la AdraaM. Workmen put up a telephone soma weeks ago in an office In a building near the Brooklyn navy yard, and later on other workmen carried In a number of coffins of various slues and styles of fin ish and set them np In different orna mental positions. Neighbors looked on with a curious sort of Interest. All this weird activity was the outfitting of a business that Is something brand new In corporate enterprise. It was the pracM cal beginning of a project of enabling citizens to provide while still alive fot their own or their friends' burial upon the same system as life insurance is car ried on, and at rates that are a slush at the "union prices" of tho Undertakers' association. The coffins were sample of the cut rate wares. The new business is done by a serine of contracts with customers whereby the projectors of the burial business agree to furnish decent burial at price that range anywhere from f HO for a child to 250 for an adult. A f:t0 interment, for instance, Is obtained by paying HC centson signing a contract and 80 cente monthly thereafter until the $fl0 is paid. At the ife'iO burial the rate is raised tc $2.R0 on signing and f2.R0 a month. The contracts contain this binding clause: The preparation and preservation ol tho body for interment. One cosket and name plate. Chestnut or oak outside case. Extra line shroud: Door band. Henrse and five coaches. Attendance ol undertaker at funeral. Opening and fill ing the grave. New York Snn. fatehlng m Runaway Car. As a freight train was pulling nut past Sheridan Station, seven miles from Pitts burg, on the Panhandle railroad, s heavily loaded car, the last of the train, broke loose and started back on the down grade toward Pittsburg. The operator at Sheridun telegraphed back over the line all the way to lifts burg to look out for the runaway car. At Ingram station stood an engine ready to go out. When the operator there goi word that a loose car was flying buck over the truck ho notified the engineet and fireman of tho engine, and they pre pared to pursue the car. Within a few minutes the runaway came thundering along at the rate of thirty miles an hour As soon us it passed the engine started after it. Then ensued a wild and exciting chase. The car flew along and the engine aftei It. Over the long 00-foot high trestlo at Temperanceville the two thundered, and the engine caught up to the runaway near the Point Bridge station. The en gineer ran back over the tender, coupled onto the car and then began to slow up, but did not stop until he was at the Bir mingham station in the city. There s large crowd of people had gathered tc see the pursued and pursuer come in, greeting both with a cheer. Cor. Phila Helohia Pre A New Rose. It is curious that the greatest attrac tion of the chrysanthemum show should be a new rose, magnificent clusters ol which are to lie found in the foyer. II is called the American Belle, and it is s sport from the American Beauty. Johr Burton, of Chestnut Hill, a great rose grower, while growing American Beau ties found this variation, and this sport of nature will bring him a small for tune. It happens that as the American Beauty fades it grows darker, and there fore loBes its delicacy. The sriort it lighter, and as it fades grows lightei still pales and pales, like a fading maid en dying with unrequited love or con sumption. It is an artistic rose, and has made a great hit. It has taken two silver cupi one at the New York show just closed. It got a silver medal at the Boston show, and it takes the medal in the show here. Bo of course it must be a beauty. Hall a dozen firms of florists have offered tc take all the flowers Mr. Burton has a) his own prices. As yet he has mado nc cuttings for the market, so that he has s monopoly of the flower. Philadelphia Times. Opinions of a Dead Millionaire. A disinterested citizen gathered seme opinions touching a dead millionaire. A country clergyman asked, "He got hie money by a species of gambling, didn't he?" A German barber's comment was, "Veil, he hadt to leaf his millions be hindt liirol" A naval officer was glad ol the end. A young business man hoped that the country would nover again see such a career. An elovated railway guard said: "He's dead, and I'm sorry for it. Mebbe he done them as tried tc do him, but he wanted the company tc give us two suits o' clothes a year ot raise our pay." New York Letter. Urging a Canal Syatem for Europe. The president of the Vienna corn ex change in a recent speech said that grain growing in Europe has ceased to be re munerative, owing to the development of new agricultural regions and to the lowering of railroad rates. The only chance he could see for the European farmer was in the construction of a net work of canals In central Europe. - Cheap water transportation would help the Eu ropean fanner against the competition of the United States, India and Aus tralia. , Columbus on the Stage. The English actor, Charles Warner, ie among the players who intend to make a tour of the United States this year, and he will bring with him a four act drama written for him by Henry Hamilton, oi which Columbus is the hero. Tho famous explorer, who of course will be imper sonated by Mr. Warner, appears as the hero of a love story, and conducts him self with very little respect for history. Detroit Free Press. Loved His Grandma. Grandma And so yon were real anxious to come and visit grandma? That's lovely. Little Johnnie Yes'm. I cried till mammti let me come. Grandma Why didn't yon wait till Christmas? Little Johnnie I was 'frald the initios meat would be all. gone, Good New 1 Coat of tho World's Fair. More money has already been paid out in creating the World's fair than the directors thought would be necessary to complete it when congress voted to send the exposition to Chicago. Ten million dollars was thought to be the limit then. Auditor Ackerman's report shows that the expenditures to Deo. 1 have been 112,460,286.61. The receipts have been $18,229,4(51.08. The available balance on hand Dec. 1 was f038.O08.88, about enough to last two weeks at the present rate of expenditures, but the souvenit coins are coining, and the directors have nearly (3,000,000 yet in exposition bonds from which no capital has been received. Chicago letter. Trip to the Chicago F.ahlhltlnn. Memliers of the Regent Street Poly technic, London, are going to show Americans what such nn institution can do in the woy of pleasure trips to the Chicago exhibition next year. Nearly 8,000 lierths have already been secured for the daring Polytechnlcions and for friends in various parts of the kingdom, who intend to celebrate tho discovery of America by visiting tho World's fair In fortnightly parties during the year. London Tit-Bits. Caused by m Comet. Some learned scientific gueHsers have contended that tho del n Re of Noah's time was caused by a comet disturbing the earth's atmosphere. Ever since the time set for Biela's comet to strike the earth we have had rain. Has the comet which did not strike us caused the rain? If sa will the rain continue till wo have an other deluge? Are we out of danger yet? Buffalo Express. AT In s dnngprom emiTRcnoy, Arm's CiiEnnT IBCTonAL Is prompt lo net anil sure to euro. A dime tnken on tlie Krai symptoms ot Croup or llniiii-liilla, check turtlier proR reus ot thoau complaint. It snltciis the pliloitm, amttlirs llio l.idanu'it memliriiiie, nnd Induce sleep. A a remedy for colds, coiinln, loss of vnlcp. l:i Bi lpjie. pneumonia, and uvea cu::smii;ii::i. la Ua early Hinges, AVER'S Oherry Pectoral i -eel nil similar preparations. It Is rif i'.. ii-acd by lending pliytlelmia, Is ngrecnhlc to I io tnatc, does not Interfere with digestion, n.id needs to lie tnken usually In small doses. " From repented tests In my own family, .'.yr's Cherry 1'ectnrnl (in proved Itself a v. ry efficient remedy for colds, coughs, and t'.io rnrlmis disorders of the throat and limit.' A. W. nnrtlett, rittsfleld, N. II. - For the Inst 25 years I have been taking .'. yer's Cherry Peetornl for lung troubles, and : .:i ussured thnt Its use has Saved My Life t Iiiv.i recommended It to hundreds. I find u j must effective wnyof taking this meill- !no is In small and frequent doses." T. M. Matthews, 1'. M Sherman, Ohio. "My wife suffered from a eoldi nothing h'-lNtd her but Ayer's Cherry Pectoral which cfluetud a cure." R. Amero, Flympton, N. 8. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Prrpared by Dr. J. O. Ayer k Co., Lowell, If ass. P rom pt to act, su re to cu re o a co m 04 W X 12 V3 1-2- r -as oj GL3 o - o Ipl P ' r. P -2 HlZ COgg I 5I S g ix 8 j Si pPDDBD an 3 3 hnnnnnnn1 Do You Wear Shoes ? Do You Deal With Us? if not, WHY NOT ? LOOK HERE! We nro going to sell our Shoes nt a very pmall margin and turn our money oftener this year. We are now in 1893. World's Fair year. We commence NOW. Watch our win dows every week. ces You can tell better by calling and examining Shoes. We lead. Henry A. Reed's Shoe Store. Here it is! TRUTH mm SQUARE DEAL! Aiwl they know where to get it. Here is another slice of news that will create another 4 BIG SENSATION In this Community. ' Every person that studies the interest of themselves, their wives and families will take, or rather should take, advantage of this article, because it will be conceded by every fair-minded person to be nothing more than a straigh tout effort to keep up our well earfled reputation m The originators ; Small Front System. Possessing that steadfast determination not to be outdone by our competitors. All our goods will undergo another Great Reduction. This Great Diminua tion will keep thinkers thinking, and it will also puzzle our Rival's Thinkers, especially when they commence to think and realize that we possess the courage to do it. It will be a Perfect Boom Trousers that will leave our establishment WILL BOOM ITSELF. And customers will help to boom it for us. You can make your selection commencing to-morrow. hundreds of Overcoats, hundreds of Suits, hundreds of Ulsters $5, $7, $9 $10, $12, $14. Worth, without the faintest shadow of exaggeration, forty to fifty per cent, more than the above charges. Wishing to aid all by our Small Profit System, and thanking the public for past favors, We remain, always sincerely, BOLGBR BROS., The recognized Leading Clothiers, Ilattera and Gents' Furnishers of Keynoldsville, Pa. Just in THE Ljft CLEAN- PS. LINESS OF MBtT jfyiraia CINDERELLA -rr LESSENS LABOR AND THEIR ECONOMY SAVES YOU MONEY. V , CALL ""l AND SEE I OUR J STOVES.fci "mt In fact anything you, may desire In our line will be found ; in our mammoth store. The Reynoldsville Hardware Co. Up! There is not an article in this paper that is more worthy of consideration than this one: What the people want is And one that won't require self booming because every Over coat, every Suit, every pair of Season ! IT WILL PAY YOU TO EXAMINE OUR" LINE OF STOVES BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE A3 WE CARRY THE LARGEST AND BEST LINE IN THE COUNTY.
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