THE MOHEUX SAFE. AN UP TO DATE FIREPROOF ANO BURGLAR PROOF DE.P03ITOnv. ftkinrut Worhnmn.Mp Il-il rvy -1 In In Mannflictura I.orli Willi Wlmpl Mi rh. anNm Tlint Arp t:ttroiMely llnrrt to Ovt If Yon Innt Innw 11. iw. Tim Intrst bnrpliir ro"' ',1,rt vault nic liiiiHiiiliocut iticoiiiRU t fkillful vorkiimni-li!). Although the doom often wIkIi tons, tliry swing m easily on their liiiiK1'' iisn wiwlow lmt tor. After tlie llmt irront Ann in throwu back mid dlsplnvn its plHti-ring array of bright bx'ks. Its 1:1:1? incased rlix-ks and it uniootli Ktcel bolt tliem is nn otber door almost as strong, with bolts nnd locks of it own. When this is vycn it reveals thrco other door.. Tho uiipt v two are of thin Mivl mid havo no Iih ks. Only paiier and books ure to bo kept in the littlo pocket or )iKeonholes which they inclose. Under them nnd shutting in the cash drawer there is the third door with it own lock and bolts. lrl this safo tho size of the cash repository bear nliont tho same relation to tho size of the Whole safo a n pumpkin seed doe to tlie pnmpkin. And it is not only lmrulur proof but fireproof warranted, in fact, to stand for at least 7 ft hours the irrc.it est amount of bent that any burning building could give it. The making of u safo of this kind I a complicated and expensive operation. All the steel used come in the form of plate from tho works. After having the necessary screw hole bored in them they are heated to a high temperature nnd then tempered by suddenly immers ing them in water. When they come out they are often a littlo twisted and warped, nnd have to be rolled cold and sometime polished clean by a swiftly moving emery wheel. The noise of this operation is ear splitting and po rnspinij that a man with ordinary perves cum hardly endure it. When tho plate is per fectly level it is transferred to another machine, where it is clamped tight, and an emery wheel shares off tho edges. Tho plates are now put together, flrr one of hard steel, then ono of wrought iron or soft steel, and so on until tho necessary thickues is obtained. From tho iron tho safo receives its tenacious qualities it cannot bo cracked or bro ken n easily ns steel, nnd tlie steel im parts n lmrdne -s that di'Me the burglar' drill. Tho screws are also made of com bined steel nnd iron. Each of them is only long enough to reach through two plate, and thew-rews which join tlie third, fourth nnd fifth plates to tho first, ore never directly under any other screws, so that thero is no chanco for a burglar to bore down through a row of screw. Tho plates aro also drawn very close together, for if any spaco was left between them a safo blower might suc ceed in getting his dynamite into it. Between tho interior and exterior walls of tho safo a large amount of hy draulic cement, combined with other in gredients, usually according to n necret recipe, is packed solidly. In caso of tiro the theory is that the water in tho ro ' ment about 4!1 per cent will, owing to the heat of the outside covering, bo como steam, partially, at least, and be driven cVk-o to the inner wall. Here it will remain and furnish a blanket" im pervious to boat. All t lie bolt:' aro cylin drical and from an inch up to two inches in diameter. Combination locks nro now used ex clusively. Tho nitx'hanism of most of thorn is extremely simple. In ouo lock there nro a number of round brass dix or "tumblers," each pivoted at tho cen ter on a small shaft which runs through the safo door nnd connects with tho lock knob. Each tumbler lias a fclit in it just the sizo of tho steel arm which controls tho bolts and reaching nearly back to tho center. hen nil these slits aro to gether and pointing in exactly tho same direction tho urni slips into them and the bolts can bo thrown. But if tho slit in a sing'o ono of the tumblers is oven a thousandth of an inch cut of lino tV.o arm will not slip back. Tho disks aM sot a sh.irt diiitar.ie i'.;..::t and snial screw with big bonds uro fastened nt random owr them. As these strike to- gothiir in turning tho tuinbli rs whirl, and a iuuu miht turn tho lock knob a thousand years without once getting tho slits in nil the tumblers together. l.it the niau who knows just how far to turn ouo way and then how far buck ' again according to the combination num bers lnw no trouble ut ulL Tho combination and numbers are eas ily changed by changing tho screw in the disk. Many of the best safes and vaults aro now being provided with time locks. Two and sometimes three clocks are inclosed in glass oases just in' side of the safo door. When the door is locked, no one can open it again until ithe clock bauds have traveled tho set distance around the dial and touched a littlo trigger which releases the bolts. . More thou ouo clock is used, so that if one runs down the others will goon and ' perform their duty. In the big banks the vaults are clouted about 6 o'clock in the evening and sot to open a little be fore 9 o'clock in the morning. It is a general impression that an expert bur glar can open a combination lock by lis tening to the clicking sounds, but deal ers say it is not possible for any one to do it If a safe owner forgets his com' . biuution, the sufe bus to be bared into. There is no other way of opening it Chicago Record. j The Next Heat Thing. ! Tlie robber prescntod his glittering pistol. "Have yon a vacancy in your book keeping staff?" he demanded. Tlie president of the bunk shook his head. "Well," the outlaw siglied he was palpably chagrined "I'll have to be contented, then, with what cash you navo on hand." Stealing (117,413. 18, he luft the place. Detroit Tribune. M6 WAS TOO 6MART. Tbe Kxptrlrnea of n Countryman With London Cotiflilnncs Men, London hn its confidence men, who are tpiite n expert n America's, say a writer in tho Huston Herald. Their method nro very similar. It is not worthwhile to record their rontino oper ations, but ono recent instance, a illus trative of their resources, i nmnsing and instructive. An old Scotch travel ing man, who boro somewhat tho ap pearance of a countryman, but who knew tho rope perfectly, wa accosted. He decided to have somo fun nt the ex iense of the would bo swindlers, so ho iretended to fall reailily in witli their statements to lie a particnlurly easy victim. They bought him a splendid dinner, calling him Mr. Kenny of Dun dee a name which they had caught from a traveling bag which ho had lsr rowed from a friend. Ho enjoyed their hospitality hugely, nnd nto prodigiously nnd expensively. They paid the bill, and began the usual talk about a lottery prize,-eta Then ho saw it wa almtit time to "cap their game. " Said hoi 'Gentlemen, I thank yon for tho din ner. It wn very good, and I havo had a very pleasant time with yon. Hut I won t go to seo you draw your lottery prize. Oh, no I I know all nliout the lot tery prize. My nnme is not Donald Kenny. It i Koliert Ferguson, and I'm uot from Dundee, but from Lochnovcn, where I've lived with my daughter for 30 years. I am too old a lish to be caught Good night 1" And ho went his way rejoicing. Two weeks later, when ho went home to hi daughter in Lochnovcn, ono of tlie first thing sho Raid to him was: "Did you get the 20 all right?" "What 20?" "Why, the 20 you telegraphed for. " And it dovclotied that tho confidence men whom he had beaten nt their own game lmd an acoup their sleeves, which they played nftor bo hnd left them. HE KEPT THE CHECK. TntTmnn Oram Morris Was Tim Cunning For tlie Hunks. With so ninny bank robberies all around n it is not surprising that there should bo some uneasiness among deposi tors. In general, however, tho New Yorker ha a clear head. He has faith in tho Clearing House association, becanso ho renlly doe not quite understand tho mvstery of it, nnd ho believes in his bnnk through thick nnd thin. because ho hn een the banks of the city stand to gether in support of n weakened institu tion. I am reminded of what happened to Green Morris, tho turfman, who lived in Brooklyn nnd raced horses on all tho tracks of tho metropolitan circuit. Ho hnd a big year of winnings nt Monmouth park, and received at tho end of tho sea son a cheek from tho association for $07,000. Eighteen months later ho (bowed that check to mo, considerably worn. "Why, Green," I said reproachfully, this check is 18 months old. What do yon mean by keeping it so long? It. is nearly worn out. Don t yon know that a chock should bo deposited at once or cashed? Snpposo tho bank was to fail? Green chuckled knowingly and wink cd ns ho folded it np and put it back in his pookotlxiok. "I nm t lieon racin bosses for notion these goin on nigh 20 year. I ain't got no faith in no banks. They's too much fnilin to suit mo. That's whut I've alius boon nfraid of, an that's why I'm holdin on to my cheek. I ain't n-goin to havo no bank fnilin with my money in tho snfo. Besides I ain't had no uso for the (167,000, an it's jes'n easy to keep it in my pocket this way. " This same Green is worth now $300, 000 or (400,000, and yet cauuot write his name. Now York Press, Christ Hftth Risen." All at onco is heard iu tho distance the clear boom of tho cannon announc ing the hour of midnight Tlie Russian priest, stnuding on the steps of tlie al tar, swings his censer and announces in tones which penetrate to tho farthest corners of tlwi edifice, "Cliristos voskres" (Christ hath risen), and the pcoplo nn swor him with ono voice, "Vo istine voskres" (In truth he hath risen). The woman standing nearest tho priest lights her taper at tho consecrated one present ed to her by him, her neighbor in turn receives tlie light from her, nnd eo on, till in a minute, as it flP'ro, the chnpol was illuminated with a hundred lights. Fathers and mothers, sous and duugh tors, frvnnds and relations embraced ono anothor, kissiug tliree times on the forehead and either cheek and exchang' ing the Easter greeting. The whole con gregntion, then passing before the priest, did the same with him, and high mass now followed. Chambers' Journal. A Hltf Niirprlne. In store for all who try Bacon's Cel ery King for the Nerves. The general verdict of all who have used the great vegetable! preparation is that it is the grandest remedy ever discovered for the cure of dyspepsia, liver complaint, general debility, etc. Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves stimulates the digestive organs, regulates the llrer and restores the system to vigorous health and energies. Samples free. Large packages 50c. Sold only by VV. B. Alexander. Frankford, Del., July 20, 1804 Gentlemen: I have been suffering from Insomnia, caused, I suppose, from disordered liver. A friend of mine recommended Hood's Compound Extract Colory. Although I am not a believer In medicines of this kind, rather than suffer uny lunger I was prevailed upon to give your modicino a trial. Hod any one foretold the results that followed, would have disbelieved them. Thanks to the excellent effects from two bot tles, I am working eight hours per day and sleeping like a top. Patrick Hennessey, Sold by Stoke, the druggist. A VISIT FROM THB DEVIL. IIow Ills Kntnnla Mnjxsty Onea Mutt HI Appinrnnea In Ilnntny. A rare pamphlet in the library of the rditor of a department of The Repub lic, bear the following onaint title: "A Htrnngo nnd Torriblo W under Ronght Verio Lately In tho Pnrlsh Church of Bnngny namely, on the fourth of thy August In tho Yoeroof ourLordo 1677." Tho story, stripped of the quaint Inn- pnngo In which It I couched, and brief ly told, i a follow: A storm of ex traordinary fury raged during divine service in the chnrcli alluded to; rntu fell in torrents, and the lightning flash ed "bine,' red, green and in a mixture of Indesoribnble colors," whilo the thnnder peals "not only dlsqnloted men and dumb creature, but sonsoless tilings dovoid of all life and feeling trembled and shook With torror. " Whilo the tompost wn nt it height, a fiend frq the lower region appeared in tho midst of tho terror stricken con gregation. The nccnunt say: "It wa in form, n well a could bo discerned, of an enormous dog, of black color, the Ight whereof, together with the fearful flashes of fire which then were seen, tuovod ninny mind to the boliof that the end of timo hnd come, and that doomsday wn upon us. Tlie evil one, for ho it wn in such strange likeness, ran with extraordinary speed Into that portion of tho church wbero tho major ity of tho congregation wa Rented. In doing so it passed between two persons who wero upon their knee in the atti tude of prayer, grasped and wrung the neck of both in nn instant, so that they died presently as they knelt A he pass ed by another he gave him inch a grip on tho back that ho wn drawn toget her and instantly shrunken np like a piece of leather scorched u a hot Are. Lenving the church at Bungay, the dovil is said to have "flown with a grento noiso and rustling" to the church at IJlibory, soven miles away. Ho wn scon to alight upon the roof and to instantly pass through it, dropping from tho vaulted colling upon tho heads of threo porson (two men and a boy, ) who wero all instantly killed, "beying scrntched byo the horyd thing nnd burn ed to uearlio a crack lyng. " Tho "Book- of AVonderous visita tions," published in 10H7. 110 your nfter tho events mentioned nbove, says that tho prints of tho dovil's claw whero ho ran down tho aislo of tho Bun gay church wero then still plainly to bn seen. bt Louis Republic Rleclrla Light Tout. Tho public is becoming quite know lug in many branches of vlectrio knowl edge, nnd in nono more than iu tlie do termination, with greater or less accu racy, of the efficiency of the electric light At ono time a central station had nc great difficulty in foisting upon it cus tomers a a 10 caudle power a light that the ordinary gas jot would be nn im provement upon. Now, however, people are inoro critical, and they havo a very shrewd Idea a to whether they nro get ting as much light us they tiro paying for. If they have any doubt on tho sub ject, it can bo eusily set at rest Uho latest method of measuring illu mination is based upon tho principle that tho illumination, fulling, say, on u printed page, must havo a dcllnito value in order to wilder the printed characters just legible, nnd that tho intensity of il lumination so required will, for a nor mal eye, depend upon tho sizo nnd char acter of tho print. A small printed tab let is placed in a darkened box and ex posed to illumination from a translucent plate of glass or porcelain, which re ceives directly on its surface tho light whoso intensity is to bo measured. Tlie area of the translucent plato is then varied until tho amount of light received by tho test characters just render them visible. A scale is provided by reference to which the exact degree of candle pow er of tho illumination is determined. New York Times. The fompH I'liuil. On the western pruirlo is found the compass plant whose leaves point to tho north. Wo wish to direct you to the great health giver, Docon's Celery King for tho nerves. If you aro sutTor ing from dyspepsUi, liver complaint and indigestion, if you arc sleepless at night und awake in the morning feeling lan guid, with coated tongue and sallow, hagganyooks, Bacon's Celery King for tho Nerves will euro you and restore you to blooming health. Trial pack' ages free. Largo size oOc. at W. B Alexander, solo agont. A Very Ttoneit Tlew. The young man whose salary wasn't long enough by several lengths to reach to all th points he wanted it to had been harassed that morning by numer ous persons with bills and bills and bills. bout noon, at which time he had lost count of them, his landlady's husband appeared with another for the post mouth's provender. "What's this?" he asked, displaying considerable annoyance. "Tour board bill for the month. " "Well, I'll not pay it," he exclaimed, throwing it on his desk. "Do all yon people think I have no use for money ex cept to pay bills with?" and he invited the caller to get ont Detroit Free Press. Shlloh's cure, the great cough and croup cure, is In great demand. Pocket size contains twenty-nvedosos, only 2uo, Children love it. Sold by J. C. King &Co. if Every Woman VST l Kill VT c .I,- nmd m nil. T . Ul .. Mnl,1atinrt Mil medicine. Dr. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, At prompt, nto and MrUla la rolfc The senii. Id (Or. Feul'i) nerer tflmppolnt. nl suwuers, U.0O, fiwl UwUclue Oo CleTtlwd. O. For sale at II. Alex Htoke's drug store. A5S (3 1- I i7a r run i Root?. fOff-ACASE IT WILL .NOT CUHIL.M . An agTsesbls TAiatfve and Vwwrm Toirto, Bold br UmirglstA or sent by mill, g&o Wo. nd,1.00peTpsfksg-8. flnmplo free, MTTrS -Th" Favorite T00T1 tWtU II W forthoTeethand llreath.Ho. Hold tiy J. C. KhiRACo Get an Education. Ftluentlnn nnd fortimn irn tin ml In hnnrl. Jf iHM'fhh'Htimi nt Hm) Ci'titi-til Mum- Nnr nml HcIhhiI, l,M'k HuvtMt, Pu. Hit-clim ntTtirmtHMtiif Inn ftwl low rut ph. Nlnio iilri to Htudi'iitH. Fur tlltiolriilt'ri rutiilninii' iullrt'M IAMKH 1-XlHiN, I'll. !., Iri I tm I pn 1, l'k Ilium, Pn. ubmrrlbe for The Star, If you want th Nrwa. M M Ml Mil Dilllh OV HE VXOUtS 'ILLE. CAPITAL 9SO.OOO.OO. '. Mitchell, I'rraldc lilt Srnll UlrClrllnml, Tire Pres. John II. KnlK licr, ('ashler. Directors! t. Mitchell, fciH Mct'lelliinit, .T. C. King, jihciiii pit-ntem, i. r,. in-own, ti. W. Fuller, J. II. Kuiiclier. line ti uiMieiiil linnllnii liilhctN nnd mllchs t In1 ticciiiiiiiH nf inercliiiNlH, irtife.Hlf,nMl men. fio-iMci-M, iiiet-ltiiMli'M, miners, hiinlH-rnieti mid ill Iici-m, irimilitiu I he mo! careful nllelltloll in iiio iiuhiiii'hh nr all iicnum. Pufe Ili'iKwIt Ho.xes for reiil. Fllxt Nn Hi iiml Hunk ImiIIiIIiik, Nolan lilis'k Fire Proof Vsiult. Moore & Dickinson, THE GROCERS, (Successors to Schultze fe Son) Are now urt'paretl to naliafy the wnntri of everybody in tlie line of FaiiGu and Staple Groceries, Grockeru, Glass and Ghlnaware. We guarantee our prices among the lowest for a utand arl class of goods, and would much rather sell our custom ers something we know they will lie pleased with than an inferior article. We Pay the highest price for farm produce, and ask all our readers to call and see us in the Schultze building, oppo site Bell's clothing store. Goods delivered promptly! PEOPLE'S Bargain Store I Is the only cheap store in town. Special bargains every day in Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods! Note our prices: Five-fourths oil cloth 15c. per yard. Men's top shirts from 15c up. Boys' knee pants 15c. per pair and up. Men's working pants from 73c. up. Finest line of trunks in town at cut prices. Fine line of men's and boys' straw hats at very low prices. Ladies' and children's un derwear from 5c. up. Come and get one. Our motto is Quick Sales and Small Profits. Call and get our prices and be con vinced that we are cheapest sUre in town in our line. Ifeople's Bargain Store. mum . , A. D.DIH1 Arnold In order to accommodate the our store dally wo are compelled to he on the alert for new goods constantly. We have succeeded in get ting just what yon want in tlie latest styles of id -Summer Call in and see the Swisses, Lawns, Dimities, In all iigui'cs, Zephyrs, Ginghams,! Salines pin in Do-not fail to get one of Grandma's Delights. They arel nice and very cheap. SHOES! They are daily arriving. With we will give one bottle of Shoe Polish, black or tan. Do not let this offer go by. A. D. Oeemer & Go, K wish to inform the public Selling - Out Our Entire GiotliliKj and Gents' Furnishing Goods AT COST! We most respectfully ask that you come in and see our prices and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. Tailor-made Suits to Order from $17.00 up. BOLGER BROS., Merchant Tailors and Gent's Furnishers. . - ,ti if i yr-Ck C.i J.:Jj 'X fra 5T " ."-'.'i .A'WiiV? CHAMPION. Y:t ''. iV ..? .. ... . j COME IN! Where? TO THE "Bee Hive" store, WHEEE L. J. McEntire, & Co., The Groceryman, deals in all kinds of Groceries. Canned Goods, Green Goods. Tobacco and Cigars, Flour and Feed, Baled Hay and Straw. Fresh goods always on hand. Country produce taken in exchange for goods. A share of your patronage is respectfully solicited. Very truly yours, Lawrence J. McEntire & Co., The Croccrymcn, m R & CO. Block. immense trade which throngJ Dress Goods! largest selection of Dutches, DeLorns, Duck and -figured. every pair of 2.00 shoes that we are Stock of iTTT TAKES THE PUCE OF KANGEROUt Olid GASOLINE. GOES IN ANY STOVE. IIIITIVPTI NO SMOKE, DIRT OR 000R. H CHEAPER THAN WOOD OR COAL. J WANT AGENTS on , salary or commission. Send for Catalogue of Prices and Terms. NATIONAL OIL BURNER CO. 692 ClOAR AVC. CLEVELAND, OHIO. J. S. MORROW. DF.ALEU IN Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, and Shoes, Fresh Groceries Flour and Feed. GOODS DELIVERED FREE. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK Reynoldsville, Pa. M,t;J A i ii It 1
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