VOLUME 3.
REYNOLPSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1894.
NUMI5EK 12.
BUFFALO, KX'11KKTKU & 1UTTS
UUHUH HAIMVAY.
Thrh(iH Him hrfwcrn PuKoK Kirtitwny,
1trndforl. Snliiinniirii. IttifTiilu, Km'Ih'm)T,
Nlfiirnrn FiiIIh inifl point?. In the uivr nil
On nnd nfinr .Turin ITili, 1MM. pn-pn-prr
trains will tirrfvt mirl lti:irt from FjiIK
Crvek mathm, iliiily, rarrpt hunclity, tin fnl-
ttVO P.M. nm ft.W p. m. ArrnninHwlntlorn
friini I'tinxsiitnw ni'V nnd Hla Knit.
8:50 A. M . HulTiilnnml l(iH-h4tir Tim U Vnt
HrtM'kwavvllli'. Khljrw hy...oliiiniilnrnMt .
.Irwi't f , lirmir nil , In tinmen, Itnllnlo ntul
Kth'hrsfrr; nmmvtin;: I .lolntvmlnirir
with P. & K. tnitn :i, for Wlli'iix, Katio,
M niTi'it, Con v ii nil Krl
10:ft.'l A. M. A'oniinfKltloti .'or Hyki',
Htj: Ktm nml Piinxsiitnw rnv.
ti:ttO P. M HiiMlfoid ,.'c..ruriMMlut Ion Tor
Hi Iittfc. 1tiiM'kwn Hie, Kllnmnt. ur-
mtn. KMtrwiiy, .Inhnmhutjr, Mt.Jrwi-lt
mid Itnulfdrd".
5:14 P. M. Mull -Tor PuPoN, Hykr III
Kim. Ptinniiiuni y nml iiMnti.
PiisHi'iiL'crN nrc ititirl'l lo puivhuHp tlck-
i'tn iM'fnrr fiiM-i'lliif iIm' i'Imh. All cXri'-M
rhnrjrtMtf Ten iVntswHI tn mtlrctnl ny con-
(InctoiH when fiiii't lite pulil on tniliiH, from
all Ml tn Ions w hric n I leki'l otlhv Is tniilnl iiincd.
Tliou-.nTi( mite (li'kcts nl two renl per
mile, itmul for pitnm- ln'l ween nil Millions.
.1. II. McIntyhk. Ajfrnt. Pn I U ni'ck, Pa.
K. li. Matiirwh K. i Kai'ky.
(Jem-nil Sunt. (iui. I'll1. Atfi'tit
ItiHlalo, N. Y. KiM-lH'Hicr N. V
PENNSYLVANIA KA1LKOAD.
IN KITKIT NOV. 10, .KM.
TMiMiinYlpMn Erfr Katlrond Division Tlmo
Tutilu. Train leuve hrlftwoocl.
KAHTWA It 0
l:(4 A M-Truln H, dally except Hunday fur
HutitMiiy, lltirrMnini and Intermediate sta
tloim, arrlvlnir lit I'M ladclphln tt:.V p.m.,
New York, Ht:ln. m.; Itult Itnore. 7:2 p. m.;
iiNlitriifion, N:;t, p.m. Pullman Parlor ear
from S llhamsport and piiHHeiirer four he
from Kane to Philadelphia.
!t::m P. M.-Train tl, dully except Sunday for
llarrlthurir and IntermedlHte station, ar
rlvliiK in Philadelphia 4:M a. m.; New York.
a. M. Throuirh eoaeh from IhiMol to
VWInnnnort. Pullman Sleeping run fmm
lhurlslmttf to Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia pnsseuirerM ran remain In
tdeeper undlMturhed until 7:'Ml a. m.
P:Jft P. M. Train 4. dally for Sunluiry, llarrl
liuruand Intermediate Hint loan, arriving at
Phlladelphht, A. M.; New York, D::tu
A. M.; Itult iinore. (l:'i) a. m.; WaHhimrttiu, T::m
A.m. Pullman earn from Krleand llllantH-
ort tn Phlladelphht. PnHemrerH In nleepiT
or Malt t more and WaHhliufton will Im
transferred into V iiNlilnutoii HleeM-r at Hnr
rlhiirif. PasHi-iurer eonehe from Krie to
Philadelphia and WtlllaiiiHport to Haltl
tiHirv. VESTWAK D
7:!R A. M. Train 1. dally except Sunday for
lUdirway, IMiHoIm, llerinonl and Inter
tnedlate HtathtiiN. Ihmivch HldRway at 9MK
1. H. for Krie.
Q:M A. M .--Train a, dully for Krlo and Inter
mo4llato polntN.
tt:','? P. M. --Train II, dally except Sunday for
Kane and Intermediate nt at Ioiim.
THKOItMl TRAINS KOK lK!FTVtXI
F KOM TIIK FAST ANO Sol'TH.
TRAIN II leave Philadelphia H:V a. m.;
WaNhimrtoti, 7.Va. ij.; Haftimort. H:4.r A. m.:
WllkeMharre, 111:15 a. .; daily except Sun
day, nrrlvlim at OriftwiMHl at tl:27 r. M. with
Pullman Parlor ear from Philadelphia to
WllllamHport.
TRAIN IJ leaven New York at H p. m. Phlla
delphfa, 11:0 p. in.; WaHhintm, MMOa.iu.;
Itn It itnore, 11:40 p. ni.j dally urrlvlrur at
DrirtW(MMl at 11:30 a. m. Pullman Nleeiiln
rat-M from Phlladidithla to Kile and from
WnMhlritrt(!i und Halt (more to Wlllhunsport
and thnmuh paMsenirer coaches from Phila
delphla to Kile and Italtlmoru to Williams
port and to IMiHoIh.
TRAIN 1 leaven Renovo at :,' n. m., dally
except Huiiduy, arriving at Driftwood r..Vi
ll. in.
JOH NSON BURO UAILUOA X
(Daily oxe)t Sunday.)
TRAIN ID leaves ICMl'wuv at D:40h. in.: .Tohn
HouhiiiKal UuVia. iu.t ai'iivliiK at Clermont
at 10:4; a. in.
TRAIN go h-aves ('hrmoiit at I0:M a. ni. nr
rlvlntf at .lohnsonhuiK at 11:44) a. ni. and
Ridway at H:.Va. m.
R
IDGWAY & CLKAUFIKLU Ii.R.
DAILY EYCKIT SUNDAY.
SOUTH WAKD. NoKTIIWAItD.
K"M A.M. STATIONS. A.M. I'. ST
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t m imh IsIiiimI Kun l) nt!
VSil HM Mill lllivi'ii 1 III III.".
12 III IIIIU Ci'iiylinifl I INI tl Ik".
mill KlmriH MIIIh 12 .H Him
1141 III 15 lllllli KiH'k 111. 4 AM
l'44 III IT Vlnryurd Kim 13 ft! A.M
12 441 1II 2II CurrhT U' Ml ft 4H
lull H) :r; IlriN-kwnyvlllii l xh 6;ii,
111) 11142 M.'Mllin himmilt I2:m R2
114 1H4N lliirvcys Kim 12 2ll ft 21)
120 HIM Klllln Crd-k 12 21) ft 15
145 11 in DlllliilK 13 Oft 6 00
TKAINB LEAVE HIDOWAY.
EuHtwurcl. WcNtwtird.
Train H, 7:1"B. m. Truln a, ll::tt h. m.
Train 8, 1:45 p. ni. Truln 1, :) p. ni.
Truln 4, 7:55 p. ni. Train 11, B:2ft p. m.
H M. PHEVOHT,
Obii. Munatror.
J. K. WOOD,
Una. l'awi. Ag't.
ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY
COMPANY commonclng Sunday
May 27, 18114, Low Grade Divixion.
AHTWAHH.
. NATION. No.l. NOJI. NO. II. 101 10
A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. P. M
Red Bank 10 45 4 40
LuwMHilium 10 57 4 53
Nfiwlllhlliom 11 W) Hi ft 12
Oak Ulduu 11 ilM 6 1(1 A 211
MayHvlllu 11 411 ft 41 A ii
Huniniurvlllu ... 12 05 6 Oil A 47
llrookvllliv 12 tl 20 07
Hull 12 l 0 211 A 1:1
Fuller 12 4:i 8 ;ih 6 25
UoyiioldHVllle.. 1 00 8 A7 8 44
PunvullHt 1 Us Hii 8 52
EuIIh Creek 1 2il 7 25 7 00 10 Aft 188
ItuHolH Ui 7 at 7 10 11 UA 1 45
Hiibulu 1 4H 7 47 7 2a
Wlnterliurn .... IAD 7 5K 7 at
1'lillllulU 2 05 H Oil 7 40
Tyler 2 15 H HI 7 AO
Olon I'lxhur 2 211 H 27 8 01
Uunetetlu 2 411 B 44 8 is
(Jrunt UI 8 54 8 2
Driftwood a 20 t) 25 81.1
IMH. P. M A. M. A. M. P. M
WC8TWAHD.
TATIOHH. No.2 No.8 No.10 108 110
A. H. A. H. P. M. P. U. p. U
Driftwood 10 ID A () 8 M
Orunt 10 42 A 82 7 UI
lionuiutte 10 52 A 42 7 111
Ulcn Klxlior II Oil A All 7 ail
Tyler 11 2(1 8 II) 7 44
Ponlluld 11 ail 8 20 7 54
Wlniurburn .... 11 ail 8 2il 8 m
Hubula 11 47 6 117 8 12
1 IllliolH 1 05 8 All 8 25 12 10 BOO
f'nllHOreek 1 2il 7 20 8 S3 12 20 1 10
I'unvoiiHt 1 IM 7 2 8 40
ltnymilu.vllle.. 1 42 7 40 8 4M
Killlor 1 AN 7 57 05
Hell 2 10 Oil 17
Hrookvllle 2 20 8 111 U 25
HuiniiKirvllle.... 2 UI 8 as 6 44
Muyxvllie 2 AH 8 A7 10 04
OukKldKe 8 UI 8 05 10 IN
New Uellileuem 8 15 15 10 25
Iiuwuinliam.... 8 47 0 47
Kedilwik 4 00 10 00
A. M. A. M. P. M. A M. P. M.
Tralu dally except Sunday.
DAVID MoOAltCIO, Gim'i,. Bdpt.
JAB. P. ANDEKBON. Out PAW. AOT.
DORRI9' SHOE STRINGS.
On Dnrrls' fert
Are the nninllput of twos, ,
Bnt surely nmn rlf
lliwrnrhnnlrd tier shoes.
For, w lu-rrvrr t ko.
Walk, row nr rUl.
In clinrch nrnt tnnnis,
Ilrr nhovn enme nnllcd.
At timcK It I trying,
Hnt wlmt ran I do
W'lion poor Dorrls murmnrs,
"Oh, bfitlnT tlmt hhoe!"
Bn down I nitint flop
In tlii- ilu-t nnd dirt
To tic up the uline
OC tlmt di-ar little flirt.
These prerlnns plrl tyrftntsl
Wo cannot reliol.
For even their ribbons
Arofltli'd with thilrspell.
Blnre old fnhlnnrd aprons
No longer they ,
They tie a poor man
To tho slrliit'i of their shoes.
Vnspur Mist'cllanjr.
3IAT)EHIMACHIMINAL
AN OPERATION THAT HAD AN UNFOR
TUNATE EFFECT.
A Hoy's Hump of ArqnlNitivpnemi Grew Ab
normally After IllWn Trephined But
the Hnriteon Stood All the lllnme and
Corrrrted the Krror.
"Do yon think criminnlity is a (lis
easo?" asked the drnmmcr of the hotol
clerk.
"Conrso not," Hnid the ckrk. "It in
n ncqnircd habit, and thoro vronldn't
bo any criminnl if children wore train
ed riht"
"That's what yon think, bnt sit
down there where yon will bo comfort
ablo, and I'll tell yon something. "
It was after midnight, and as the
clerk hadn't anything else to do he ac
cepted tho invitation and sat down.
"Not a great whilo ago," went on
tho drnnimer, "I was in an eastern city,
and it happened that I had a package of
samples stolen by a boy on the street.
I canght him in the act, and a police
man being on the spot, for a wonder, I
tnrued tho thiof over to him and ngreed
to appear against tho boy, jnst to teach
him a lesson. The next morning I was
in the police conrt on time, and there I
was met by a physician, who told me
something which led mo to leave the
case to him. . Wliou tho boy was called,
the physician apioared with him and
desired to make a statement to the conrt
It was granted, and he said:
" 'May it please the conrt, I want to
asnnmo responsibility for this ofTenso
and for a number of others of a similar
charncter, which I understand tho ac
ensed has committed within tho pAt
year.
" 'Your honor,' he said, 'until some
thing more than a year ago this boy was
as correct a boy as any I ever know. Of
good pnrcutago and excellent training,
there is no reason why ho should not
havo been so. Two years ago he sus
tained a severo accident by being thrown
from a bicyolo, in which his skull was
fractured directly on that spot which
phrenologists have designated as tho
bump of acquisitiveness. I was called
in to treat tho caso, and upon examina
tion discovered that tho only thing to
bo done was to remove a part of tho
skull and trephine tho fracture. This I
did, exposing a considerablo area of tho
brain. Tho trephining, however, was
qui to sncoessfnl, and I had tho pleasure
in a fow weeks of seeing my patient
oneo more on his feet, nnd to all intents
and purposes as well as ever, or vory
likely to be soon. At this time, and un
til several months Inter, nothing un
usual was noticed about the boy, but
aftor several months it was observed
that ho began to purloin small things
about the house. He was not suspected
at first, but one day his mother caught
him in the act, and he was punished. I
may add that at this time he was per
haps 18 years old. His parenU were
greatly grioved over this disoovory and
afterward kept close watch on him.
The habit, however, seemed to be grow
ing on him, and all their efforts to
check it were in vain. They even went
so far as to have their pastor talk to
him, but that did no good. One day
they wore painfully shocked by his ar
rest for a theft of trifling character.
The matter was settled as quietly as
possible, and it was hoped that this
wonld be a lesson to him. It made ab
solutely no difference, and the boy went
from bad to worse. What he has stolen
no one can tell, for he is as cunning as
a fox in his work, as a rule, nor is it
known what he does with his stealings
unless he has hidden them somewhere.
Ton days ago the case came directly to
my notice by a theft from my own
house. I had heard, of course, of what
the boy had been doing, but it did not
occur to me to think I had anything to
do with it
" 'The parents came to me when the
theft occurred at my house, and in the
talk about their boy the suggestion
struck me that perhaps I oonld offer an
explanation. I said nothing to them,
but sout for tho boy and made an exam
ination of the trephined fracture and
discovered that while I had saved the
boy's life I had also given his bump of
acquisitiveness an opportunity to devel
op abnormally, and that it was growing
greater every day. I did not reach this
conclusion definitely until day or two
ago, and this is the first opportunity I
have had to make an explanation of
what, to those who knew the boy pre
viously, is a remarkable cose of moral
retrogression. Having made this ex
planation, I wish to assume the respon
sibility (or the boy'y acts, and as the
prosecuting witness" is willing not to
appear against iny patient I wonld ask
to havo him discharged. His parents
hove agreed to let me perform another
operation on him, and I fwl assured
that I can render him a scrvieo whirh
will mako an honest ninn of him. As
ho now is ho will continno to grow
worse, and thcro is nothing before him
except a prison, for stenl ho will until
his offenso becomes such tlmt he will go
to the penitentiary, where his opportu
nities may lie minimized, but his desire
to steal will eontiinie,to glow.'
"Well," concluded tho drummer,
"this sort of thing kmx-ked out tho
court and everybody else, but tho prison
er was turned over to tho physician as
his patient, nnd ho took him away with
him to a hospital, where ho said tho op
Iration was to be performed at once.
That was n year ago. Today I met tho
physician tin tho street here, and tho
first thing I asked him about was tho
boy. Ho smiled nil over and told mo
that ever sinco tho operation tho boy
had been steadily improving, and for
two months past ho had stolen nothing,
altliongh tho temptation was constantly
put in his way by his orders.
" 'I think,' ho snid as we parted,
that tho boy is entirly cured, and hero
after when I have any trephining to tlo
I shall keep an eye on tho bumps and
not mako a patient either better orworse
Mian naturo intended.' " Detroit Free
Press.
HE WAS A HUSTLER.
The Opportunity Wan a Onldrn One, and
lie Hantened to Graap It.
When Major General Pohofiold went
to Keokuk, la., and married one of tho
belles of that town, Miss Kilbonrne, an
amusing incident occurred which Ar
thur Clarke, business manager of John
Drew, the comedian, enjoys tolling
about. It appears that Mr. Clarke's fa
ther is editor and proprietor of Keo
kuk's leading paper, Tho Gate City, and
in his counting room ho has a particu
larly energetic Hebrew, by name Joe
Klein. Josoph is a hustler in every
sense of tho word, and the day is bleak
indeed when he gets left Ho heard of
the approauhing wodding of Miss Kil
bonrne with the distinguished officer,
and early on the morning of the date
set for the happy event ho called at the
Killiourne homestead, rang tho doorbell
and inquired for Mvs. Kilbourne, moth
er of the bride. Ho was informed by
the servant who answered his ring that
Mrs. Kilbourne was vory much engaged
at the time, but he insisted that he
must see her on very important busi
ness. In a moment sho came half way
down tho front stairs. Blie knew Mr.
Klein very woll, as peoplo always know
each other in small towns, and when
she saw him at the door she said:
"I can't see you now, Joo. I'm dress
ing for the wedding. Call another
time"
"But I can't," said Mr. Klein. "I
want you to present mo to Major Gen
eral Suhoflold. I must meet him. "
"That is impossible, Joo," said Mrs.
Kilbourne. "The genoral is dressing
for tho church." But the soldier had
overheard tho controversy from an up
per lauding, nnd rather than crcato
troublo ho camo down and was duly
presentod.
"General Schofleld," began Klein
impressively, "do you realiza that you
are about to take from us one of the
fairest flowers wo have in Keokuk? Do
yon know that when she goes Hence
with yon sho will long for uows of her
old neighlmrs? In order that sho may bo
really mado happy by those tidings I
ask you now to plaeo your honored nomo
upon the subscription list of The Gato
City, which is tho best paper in Iowa.
Our rates are (8 for tho daily per an
num and f 1.60 for the weekly. Think
of your young brido. " And thoro were
tears in Kluiu's voice as ho pleadod for
recognition.
"Mr. Klein," said the genoral after
regarding the bnsinoss manager with
undisguised admiration for several min
utes: "I do not hesitate to proclaim that
you are a wonder. You deserve success.
Come in, and we will have a bottle of
wine together. I will not subscribe for
your daily, but yon may put me down
for your $1.60 weekly," and The Week
ly Gato City now finds its way from
Keokuk to General Schofield's house
hold with great regularity. Chicago
Times.
Campaign Relic
A relio of the presidential campaign
of 1884, consisting of a copper coin is
sued by the opponents of Andrew Jack
son, is in the possession of Ira H. Ben
jamin of Romeo, Mich. On one side,
encircling the center, are the words:
"Perish Credit Perish Commerce,
1884. " In the center is the figure of a
hog running, with the words, "My
Third Heat" on it Above the hog,
"My Victory. " Below it, "Down With
the Bank. " On the other side, encir
cling the ocntor, are the words, "My
Substitute For the U. a Bank. " In the
center is a medallion of Jackson, and
below it the words: "Experiment My
Currency. My Glory. "Chicago Her
ald. Catarrh.
Many cases of catarrh might be avoid
ed and others greatly relieved if at the
first sign of any trouble in the "early
snuffles" period the nose and throat
were thoroughly sprayed at least ouoe a
day with one part of listerine mixed
with two parts of water. A throat spe
cialist thinks this treatment as much a
part of the good and cleanly toilet as
brushing the teeth or hair or bathing.
New York Post
MODERN 8URGERY.
The Large rnrt That Absolnte Cleanliness
Flays In Its Operations.
There aro three locations, so to speak,
tho absolute cleanliness of which must
bo above suspicion before tho operator is
Justiflct' in proceeding to his work.
Theso aro tho surgeon's hands, his in
struments nnd tho integument covering
tho part of tho patient's body at which
tho operation is about to bo performed.
How is tho requisite cleanliness in each
caso secured? Ho far ns tho hands aro
concerned, by profnso scrubbing with a
nailbrush in soap and hot water, fol
lowed by a thorough drenching iu some
antiseptic solution, ns that of 1 in 3,000
of perchlorido of mercury. So far ns
tho instruments aro concerned, by ster
ilizing them that is, by boiling them
in water, or by passing them throngh
tho flunio of a spirit lamp, or placing
them in a steam sterilizer, and then,
when the operator is ready to begin, by
putting them into a receptaclo contain
ing an nnttecptie solution as, for exam
ple, that of carbolic noid. Lastly, so
far as tho patient's integument is con
cerned, by washing tho part first thor
oughly with soap and water, having
previously shaved it, if necessary, and
afterward with a perchlorido of mercu
ry solution, or, if the part bo greasy,
by removing all tho greasy material by
scrubbing it with ether.
Without going into further details
theso are tho cardinal precepts of tho
science of operating in tho present day.
Of conrso each wound which in this
manner is mado under aseptio condi
tions, as it is called, is kept aseptio by
the use of nntiseptio dressings until
healing has taken place. Tho resul. ; of
this method of treatment of wounds aro
nothing less than wonderful in compar
ison with those which the earlier sur
geons were ablo to obtain. Whot hap
pens after, say, tho amputation of a
limb nowadays? The rule is, nothing
nothing, that is to say, beyond the un
eventful convalescence of the patient.
The dressings are not touched unless
tho temperature and tho pulse of tho pa
tient indicate, by some disturbance that
it would bo expedient to examine tho
wound. Tho teuipcrature and tho pulse
are tho surgeon's guide Ho takes his
cue from them. Nothing can bo amiss
in the wound if these remain normal,
and thus it follows that a largo wound,
such as that following an amputation,
heals soundly from first to last without
any suppuration. What a contrast with
that which obtained in former daysl
Suppuration was then thought to bo an
indispensable part of tho healthy proc
ess of healing. In the present time, on
tho contrary, a surgeon is held to have
failed in his practicoof tho principles of
surgical cleanliness if, in wounds orig
inally aseptic, suppuration occurs.
Nineteenth Century.
HIGHER EDUCATION.
The Interesting lieaults or the Ktiulyofa
Frog's Tiny Muscle.
Tho young man who has had tho
priceless cxperieneo of self abandonment
to some happily chosen point was well
Illustrated in a man I know, writes G.
Stauley Hall in Tho Forum. With tho
dignity and sense of finality of tho
American senior year quick within him
his first teacher in Germany told him
to study experimentally ono of tho 17
muscles of a frog's leg. Tho mild dis
sipation of a somewhat too prolonged
general culture, aided by somo tasto for
breezy philosophio speculation, almost
diverted him from so mean an object
But as ho progressed ho found that he
must know in a moro minuto and prac
tical way than before iu a way that
mado previous kuowlodgo seem unreal
certain definite points in electricity,
chemistry, mechanios, physiology, etc,
and bring them to bear in fruitful rela
tion to each other. As tho winter pro
ceeded the history of previous views
was studied and broader biological re
lations seen, and as tho summer waned
and a second year was begun in the
study of this tiny muscle it was seen
that its laws are the same in frogs and
men; that just such contractile tissue
had done all that man had accomplish
ed in the world, aud that muscles are
tho only organs of the will. As the
work went on many of the mysteries of
the universe soomod to enter in his
theme. In the study of this minute ob
ject he gradually passed from the atti
tude of Peter BelL of whom the poet
ays:
A primrose by a river's brim
A yellow primrose was to him.
And it waa nothing mors
up to tho standpoint of the seer who
"plucked a flower from the crannied
wall" and realized that could he but
understand what It was, "root and all,
and all in all, he would know what
God and man is." Even if my friend
bad contributed nothing in discovery to
the temple of -science, he had felt the
profound and religions conviction that
the world is lawful to the core and had
experienced what a truly liberal and
higher education in the modern as dis
tinct from themedioival sense really is.
A Discovery.
Little Girl It's all nonsense 'bout
ole maids never tellin their age
Little Boy Why?
"Queen Elizabeth was an old maid,
wasn't phe?"
"Yes. "
"Well, the paper says Professor Dry
asdust is goin to leoture on 'The Age of
Elizabeth, ' so there. ' 'Pearson's Weekly-
Life savers on the French, coast are
hereafter to be aided by trained dogs.
PICKETT AND THE ARCHIVES.
The Light Tnrnrri on a Hidden Chapter of
Wartime History.
Frank Riggs, tho son of tho famous
banker nnd his father's successor in tho
financial circles at Washington, tells
mo an interesting story that corrects a
falso impression which many good peo
ple havo curried for yenrs. During tho
second term of President Graxt a man
of tho namo of Pickett sold to tho gov
ernment of tho United States tho rec
ords of tho executive departments of
tho southern confederacy. From theso
ilocnments was obtained much evidence
that prevented tho payment of claims
of southern citizens who pretended loy
alty for lottos growing out of tho war.
In n singlo instance they saved several
millions by showing that mail contract
ors throughout tho south had been paid
from the Confederate treasury for serv
ices performed by them for tho postofllce
department of tho United States before
tho outbreak of tho rebellion. They
proved to bo of great value in ninny oth
er directions, and tho price paid Mr.
Pickett for them, which was some
thing like (00,(100, proved to be one of
tho most profitable investments ever
mado by tho government.
Pickett had !cen the chief clerk of
the Confederate stato department or
held some similar oillce which made
him custodian of tho archives. When
President Davis and his cabinet fled
from Richmond, Mr. Pickett carted tho
records away and hid them in somo
place that escaped tho searchers of tho
Union army, and the manner of their
disappearance) was a mystery until they
were delivered to Secretary Fish. It
was always believed that Mr. Pickett
pocketed tho money, and he was nul
vorsally condemned by southern people
for betraying the secrets of the lost
causo for a price.
"Tho facts have never been told,"
said Mr. Riggs, "for Mr. Pickett exact
ed the strictest pledges of secrecy from
my father iu regard to the disposition
of tho money. But both of them are
dead now, and thore is no reason why
the truth should not be known. Mr.
Pickett never had tho benefit of one
penny of tho money ho received from
tho government for those records. Ho
deposited the entire amount ns soon as
he received it in our bank to the credit
of 'George W. Riggs, trusteo for,' and
it was distributed in small amounts
among tho widows of Confederate offi
cers. Mr. Pickett mado out the list of
the peoplo to whom he wished it sent.
The checks were nil signed by my fa
ther. Each ono was accompanied by a
letter, which ho prepared and which my
father signed, saying that tho inclosuro
was forwarded at tho request of a gen
tleman who felt nn interest iu their
wolfaro, but for reasons of his own do
sired that his identity should not be
disclosed. Tho account wus carried for
several yean, nnd nil tho checks and
vouchers aro now packed away in our
bank. " Chicago Record.
i
Stopped Smoking to Kave.
Xerxes Jones dotcriniued to quit smok
ing, not, you know, that it had any
bnncfnl influence upon his health, but
solely for tho reason that ho didn't feel
justified in spending 25 cents a day for
tho weedy luxury. Jones had a good
disposition and began his new scheme
on Hunday. "Seeing 1'vo quit smoking,
I'll put an extra quarter iu tho collec
tion box today," ho mused, and iu tho
money went.
On Monday, just to pleaso his little
srife, good Jones bought a 40 cent box of
mixtures and handed it over with tho
remark: "No, my dear, it's no cxtrava
gance. Just about what I saved on ci
gars today, and wo both can enjoy this
after tea. " Tuesday Jones bought a 60
cent toy for his littlo boy out of the
cash saved by abstinence from tobacco.
Wednesday ho changed his dining place
down town from a 25 ceut to a CO cout
table d'hoto, feeling justified in spend
ing the extra quarter saved on cigars.
Apparently forgetting this on Thurs
day, tho roformor remarkod to himself:
"There's that new umbrella my wife's
been talking about I'll buy that and
charge it up to two weeks' saviugs on
'smoke.' " On Friday a now dinner sot
was purchased to please tho wife of his
heart and set over against 20 weeks'
savings from tobacco, and on Saturday
Xerxes Jones spent 80 cents for cigars,
having lost six days of his luxury, and
figured np that he had "saved" on the
wrong side of his books just about
f oo.BO. Philadelphia Call.
Eskimos and Tobacco.
"There are many interesting features
about the Eskimos of Alaska," said A.
C. Bruce, who is in charge of Lake
Charles Roindeor station, at the Gibson.
"Ono of the most interesting features
of this peculiar people to me has been
their habit of smoking. They are invet
erate smokers without regard to sex.
Their pipes are mode of walrus tusks
and are hollowed ont in snoh a manner
thut a great deal of the tobacco as well
as tho smoke is inhaled Thoy will meet
every whaling or othor vessel, and al
most any kind of a trade con be made
for smoking tobacco, Thoy will deliver
np the ivory of the walrus at vory much
loss than its valne and take in exchaugo
smoking tobaooo at several times its real
worth. The groatost punishment you
can lnfliot upon an Eskimo is to deprive
bimof his tobaoco." Cluoinuati En
inirer. There are over 8,000 anolent towers
in Sardinia, the object of which no ono,
from Aristotle down, has ever been ablo
to determine..
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.
A Tlnrhelor's Highly Interesting Knperleneo
In the Tribulations of Housekeeping.
"I nm passing through n novel and ex
ceedingly interesting, even if not highly
agreenble, experience just now, " said a
young newspaper man at ono of the
down town offices this morning. "I am
going through tho tribulations of the
housekeeping side of marital life, al
though I have never yet led n brido to
tho chancel rail. Yesterday nil my folks
Ivcnt away to tho seashore, leaving only
myself, tho youngest of tho family, nnd
my sister, who is next older than mo,
to nssumo tho cares of tho honsehold.
Neither of ns has had any cxperieneo in
this lino, and tho results bid fair to lo
r.musing, if nothing more, especially in
tho mutter of preparing for breakfast,
as both of us nro Into sleepers. Ibis
morning the first break occurred,
nnd thus it happened. Thn servant is
duo at nbont 6 o'clock in tho morning,
and as I nm a sound sleeper I instructed
her to ring tho bell vigorously nnd not
to go away if sho wns not very prompt
ly admitted, and I nlso told my sister,
if sho heard tho boll, to awaken me,
and I would let thn girl in. Lust night
I was up till 2 o'clock writing, nnd con
sequently four hours later was in tho
soundest of my slumbers when tho ico
man came and left n cube of his Wares
on the steps. Just afterward the serv
ant came and applied for admission. At
first her vigorous rings on tho loud
gong, which is only one flight of stairs
awny from my room, produced no im
pression on my morning slumbers, but
she followed my instructions and con
tinued conscientiously to make that bell
startlo tho wholo neighborhood except
myself and sister, whose alarm clock
also did not have tho slightest effect of
driving away unconsciousness.
"At last I was partially aroused so that
the ringing of the liell caused mo to
dream of fire engines, and iu a few sec
onds all the horrors of a destructive firo
passed throngh my reviving brain, nnd
I saw myself running and shouting, nnd
the engine steaming, aud tho firemen
pursuing their heroic work of rescue
Then I suppose her arm wns tired
the faithful servant pulled slow, stendy
strokes, nnd instantly my dream
chnuged, nnd I found myself on n rail
way station going to join tho family at
the seaside. Suddenly these visions
were dispelled, and tho stern reality of
the occasion wns forced upon my un
willing mind as I reluctantly jumped
up and removed tho bars tlmt hindered
the servant's cntrnnca She was qnite
cheerful over tho affair aud said sho
had not been kept waiting for moro than
16 minutes. Truly, tho way of the head
of tho house is pleasant. " Washington
Star.
Roman fttamlnrds.
In tho Romnn army thcro wns a very
highly developed system of military en
signs, which, just as among modern na
tions, wcro regarded not merely ns n
rallying point for a given body of men,
bnt as an emblem of tho state, and were
thereforo surrounded with a veneration
which degenerated into idolatry. From
a tactical point of view, tho Roman
standards wero of moro importance than
tho flag at tho present day, for tho
movements of the troops wero entirely
regulated by them.
According ns thoy wcro raised and
carried forward, planted iu tho ground
or turned townrd tho rear, in obedience
to tho sounds of tho horns of tho "cor
nicines," tho army broko up its camp
and marched or retreated and halted.
Iu tho camp tho standards wero planted
beforo tho general's tout, where thoir
presence sanctified tho spot as though it
were a temple nnd rendered it a safo de
pository for tho booty collected by the
legion. It was to the standards the sol
diers swore allegiance, and tho first
step of a protondor who sought to be
come emperor was to seizo the stand
ards, ns he thereby secured the fidolity
of tho legion. All the Year Round.
She'd Had Enough of Them.
"Don't yon say a word to mo about
them lifo insurance companies," said
old Mrs. Rodhot the other day. "They
aren't any good for poor, common folks.
Only rich folks and big bugs can do
anything with 'cm. Why, whon my
husband lay here with fever two years
ago, I sent for the agent of an assurance
company to come and insure him for
$2,000 right away, and, do yon know,
that there agent never came noar mo,
and my poor husband up aud died.
Don't talk to me about life insuranoel
It's all a fraud!" Pomona Progress.
Ibsen and Tolstoi,
Blumenthal, the great theater man'
ager of Berlin, was once talking with
Tolstoi about Ibsen and said: "I have
put a good many of his plays on tho
itage, but I can't say that I quite un
derstand them. Do yon understand
them?" "Ibsen doesn't understand them
himself," Tolstoi replied. "Ho just
writes them and then sits down and
waits. After awhilo his expounders and
explainers oouie and tell him what ho
meant "Son Francisco Argonaut.
The most wonderful cliff dwellers of
the United States are those of the Man
oos, in a southern Colorado canyon.
Borne of those caves are 600 or 000 feet
from the bottom of tho perpendicular
sides of the oanyou wall, and how their
ooouponU gained ingress is mystery, j
A wedding In the Flowery Kingdom
is managed by Ho and Heb, who super
intend the operations of 840 separato
deities that look after the details of the
marriage oeremoniea.