lie VOLUME 4. KKYNOLDSV1LLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, FtilMtUAKY S, 1B0. NUJIBEK 3H. llrtllrenK rim PatiWe. pKNNSYLVANIA UAII.HOAl). IN EFFECT MAY ll, lH!l.i. Philadelphia A Erie llnllnind Division Time Table. Trillin lenie lirlfinisMl. KASTWAIIU 0:14 n m Trnln . llty except Hnmlny for Hiinliiiry, lliiniahiirii nnil Inici niiillntc stn llinia. iirrlvliiii lit riilhiili'liililH p.m.. New York. i. tn. t Iliiltltimrc.Silit p. in. I VhIiIi'I"II, T p. m I'lillinim I'm lr on from W llllnni-IMiii mill piiiscniicr mucin's from Knnotn riillmli'lplilii. 3::tn p. tn.Trnlii , dally except Hnmlny for llnlil.-hili nnil Inlet nlcillulo still Inn, nr rlvliiKiil IMillndclphlii ::IA. M.i New York, ':.U A. M. I'nlliiiiin Hlceplnit rum fmm linn Ixlinru to riilliiiMphln ihkI New link. Vhlhiilclphln pn-n'iiircru nil fMiinlll III sleeper undlsliirlH'il tint 1 1 7:im A. M. B::n p. in.-- Train 4, tin 1 1 y for Hiiiibuiy. Harris lnny nnil InlcriiicilliiH' slntton, mi i l Inn nl Phlliidclphlii. il:''! A. M.i New York, li:XI A. H. Oil Keck lIlIVS mill 10 i. A M. nil Hllll lliiv: ll'illlmole, (: : W n-lilimtoll, T:.i A.M. 111 1 t?n il il curs from Krlcnnil Wlllhitns-iMit-t to I'hlliiili'lpliln. I'ii-i imcisln li'i i i for Itn 1 1 1 rt nnil W ii-IiIiijkiii lll In' . ti iiti"fcrrcl Into Wnshlnuion sleeper nt II m- rMnirtr. I'liHwiiL'i'r i he from Kilo to riilliiifrlplila "ml Vlllhini"il to Hulil nioro. WESTWARD f :2H a. m. Trnln 1, dally cxci pt Hnmlny for Klilu'iniy, linltola, t li'iiMniii mi. I lull".- incillnic station. Leaves lililuniiy m :im p. M. for Ei li'. :.vin. in.--Tniln il, dully for Erin nnil Inter- ineilliilo point. 6:27 p. in. Tniln II. ilnlly except, htiniluy for Kn in' u ml Intcinicilluteitnllon. Tiiuoi'iiii trains run intMTWoon rilDM THE EAST ANIiSiir i ll. TRAIN tl leaves IMillnili'lpliIll K:.'iil A. In. WliHlilniilim, T..tn A. M ; lliillitnori'. :;.;ia. w.: Wllkohni ri', ii:l."i x. M l ilnllv except Han dily, nrrlvlnir ill Driftwood ill ll:JT I". M. Willi I'li'llmmi I'lirlor cur fi-om riillnilclphlii to Wllllnmsport. TRAIN :tlenve New York nt H p. m.; I'htlii ili'lplilu, 11:211 p. in. i iii-IiIiil'Ioii, 10.411 ii. m.; llnlliuicic, Il:."n p. m.i iliiily nrrlvini: nl Driftwood nt ii-.mi n. m. I'ulliiinii MlecplitT curs from rhlltitlclntiln to Eric mill from Y iimIiIiiimoii nnil llnltltnorc to VIIII:iiii-.p"i I nnil throiiirh prwenuer conches from I'lillri fli'lplilti to Erli mill llulllinoi-e to llllniu.- - purl. TRAIN I li'iivci Ri'novo nt tt-M it. m.. Ilnllv except Sniuliiy, nrrlvlim nt Driftwood 7: 'At a. ni. JOHN'SOXBUltO KAILUOAD. (l)uily except Sunday.) TRAIN Ift loaves Riiluwny nl ll::i n. m.t .Inlin Minliurff nt :4iV ft. ni., nrrtvliiK nl I'lt'rmont at 1U:4U il, in. TRAIN 20 leaves Clermont nt W:.V) ii. tn. nr riving ut .lolinminlmrK lit 11:44 tl. ni. nnil KlilKWftV Htl2:imn. m. It IDGWAY & CLEARFIELD H. II. DAILY EY'CEPT SUNDAY. POrTIIWARU. NORTHWARD. P.M A.M. STATUiNS. A.M. P.M. 12 10 :m I'liltfivnv i: ti:m 12 IH 9.IH iMlnnil Run I 2A ft 2! 12 22 8 42 Mill llliven 1 21 HIT l;il 9M I'niylnml III ilin 12:H loon SliortHMIIlH lit! (Jim 1242 ! Illue Hock 12 M A54 12 44 10 07 Vlneymil Run 12 M RM 12 411 10 10 Currier 12 ni A 4H 100 1022 RrockWHy vtll UM n;w '110 Id :w McMInn biimmlt 12 : ft :. 114 10 :tH Hnrveyn Run 12 2H ft 20 120 10 4A Fulls Creek 12 20 6 In 144 100A llilllols 12U3 500 TRAINS LEAVE R1DCWAY. Fftstwurd. WeHtwnnl. Tmln N, 7i.7k. m. Tniln . 11:114 . in. 6, 1:4,1 p. til. Tniln 1, ;i:lio p.m. 4, 7:Mp.ni. Tniln 11, 8:25 p. m. REVDST, J. R. WtMU), (ien. Piihh. Aff't. AinnHicur. uo, rck;hksteu &, pitts- JUUGH RAILWAY TliA short linn hetween Diillnts. Hliluwuv. RrtKlforU. Siiliimmu'ii. Hutlnlo. Kiwlicnlcr. NlHimra. Fulls and ixilnlH In the upper oil region. On and nfter June 171 li, WH, piissen ffer triilns will arrive mid depart from "'nils Creek atatlon, dully, except Hunday, as fol lows! 1.S0 p. m. nnd 5.:t0 p. m. AcrommodutloiiH from Punxsiitawtiuy and ltlg Run. 8:40 a. m.-Hulfnlonnd ltochester mail For HriMikway vllle, RldKway,,loliiiHOiitiurtf,Mt.. Jewett, Hradford.Siilnmuiiuu, KiilTalii und KorhnNter; connorllng at Joliiihonliiirg wllh l Jb I? ImIi, U r..M Wll.wiv U-...... Warrfin. iUirrv and Erie. :Xtl n. m Hriirlforri Aivmnmnnnl ion Vt Heechtree, Hnwkwayvllle, Etlmoiit, Car- mon lilriirurMV .lilt,,Mj,i,h,ipff Ml. .Iir,lt and Bradford. t:10 p. tn. Mall For DiiRoIh, Pykef, Rig Hun l'unxsutawney and Wulston. PassenBors are requested to purrhase tick et before entering the cars. An excess charge, of Ten Cento will be colluded by con ductors when fani are paid on trains, from all stations where a tlcketoftlce Is maintained. Thousand mile tickets at two cents per mile, good for passage between all stations, J. H. MoIltTTBa. Agent, Falls creek, Pa. B. O. Mathkws. E. C. Lapkt, General 8upt.v Oen. Pas. Agent UutraloN.Y. Rochester N. Y ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY commencing Sunday May 26, 1895, Low Grade DivUlon. KASTW AHJ. TATIOH. No.l.lNoJ.INo.t. 101 109 A. M A. at. r. u. Red Bank... Lawsnnham . 10 4.1 10 67 11 30 11 H 11 4(1 It Oft II 11 4 40 4 bi New Bethlehem 6 12 6 2(1 li- 4 07 13 6 25 444 (52 Dak Kldge MaysvUfe pummerrllle., BrookTUle Pell Fuller. KeynoldiiTUl. Pancoaat Falls Greek.... DuBols. f sbula wlnterbtura... Pen4uld Tyler Glen Fisher.... Beneestta Urant Driftwood i II 0 41 ( 00 I so U 31 26 U4J i H 8N 6 57 TOft T 11 TB4 1 0H! 1 2D 1 11 TOO 10 55 11 05 its 145 7 10 723 TIM 740 1 4 1 m t(B t is 2fl t a i w 7 4 T 5 I 09 15 750 4 01 8 1H I 2H (55 I 27 Ito t 25 r, . at A. at A. M.. M WESTWARD. t 1 , tTATIOIll. No.l No.4 No.lM 104 110 A. at. A. at. r. If. p. M. p. M rnftwood 10 10 s 00 4 as ( rant 10 42 4 82 7 04 ) -neMtte 10 62 t 42 7 16 -ofcikhar..... 11 M (6 7 33 1 -.Mr 11 20 4 10 7 44 1 naald 11 30 4 20 7 54 V ...Mirbura .... 11 84 4 25 8 00 11 47 4 37 8 12 ' 1 ' -01 t 05 4 60 8 11 12 10 I 00 !OnMk ltd 720 ( 32 12 20 1 10 momI. ...... 1 4 7 2M 140 -uarllle.. 143 7 40 8 4H or 1 M T 67 (05 1 , 1 10 8 00 (17 . -kvt" 2 20 ( 19 ( 11 1 "..ie.... Ill ( (H (44 2 W I 67 10 04 IW (15 10 Is hem I In ( 15 10 15 8 47 (47 4 0) 10 Ou A, . A. M. P. M.A M. P. H. Teuwntianday. I J k nOAlJO.QmtUlvrt. REGISTERED MAT riilt OUR POSTAL DEPARTMENT NOT LIA BLE IN CASE OF L093. The OoTemmrnt Ines Not Pay Indemnity. The Ituslness Is tercalitg-ln Almost All Other t'nnntrles Senders Are Heeum pensrd For Losses, No wonder Hint tlio registry tinnliirs of tlio Jinstiinlco (Icpiirtinciit In Mctiilily tliminlsliiiiK I Tito ppiiplnHrnliiHiiiK cou fldonoo tn tlio systtrtt as n lneiuis of in mrnncfl. ThntiKh Iho fco lins boon ro dnccd from 10 to 8 routs, tlio immber (if lottors and rnri'oN rcglstorpd during tlio lust flscnl yenrwns liwttlmti 11,000,000. Four yenm no tlio iniiiilior rxconlcil 15,000,000 nnnunlly. Wlint Is wnntcd is enfuty, and tlio system doca not glvo it. When a mull car or o pofltofllco irnl) bod, It 1h nhvnyn tlio roniftcrod mutter, ndvortlnod on Its fnco on vnltmblo, tlmt is tnUcn. In 1RH0 tlio iioslnutHter nnnor nl nf tlio United HtiiteH ndvis-iitnd tlio nlinndnninont of registration onthn ground tlmt it xn.1 "fruitful only of flanker to what it was designed to pro toot." Tlio remedy is very piniil The pi v ernment ontilit to nriint i inn'ii: ui;. ;. for regiHtered letters lust or tleflriiyeii. Nearly nil foreign cotnitries give micli insnrnnco. In (Irent llritnin, for ex:t!it jdo, tlio roRistrntion fee is only 4 cents, and if tlio letter is not safely delivered to tlio addressee, nil indemnity of $10 is paid to tlio loner. A graduated oeries of fees Is co nrranged that the sender of 11 parcel can insuro it tip to 'JB0, this maximnm giinranteo retiniring the piiy mont of 23 cents. Tho rarcol uiust bo marked with its valno. It is stated in tho postal regulations of tho United Kingdom, rather quaint ly, that payment of such insnrance will bo mado by tho postmaster general "not in consequence of legal liability, but voluntarily and as an not of grnco." Registration of money or Jewelry is compulsory ; such articles are not per mitted to bo sent In tho ordinary mails At tho same time parcels addressed to foreign parts cannot be registered, though for Iudin they may be insured. Tho British government pays tip to 10 for the vnluo of any ordinary unregister ed package that is lost in its mail serv ice. This applies only in the United Kingdom, and it does not govern at all if the parcel is improperly wrapped or contains eggs, liquids or very fragile ar ticles. Nearly all foreign countries insure ettors and packages tip to f 10 in their domestio service without extra foe. On the other hand, no indemnity is paid even for registered mail matter by the United States, Brazil, Bolivia, Para guay, UraRnay, Chile, British India, Japan and Kongo. These are the only exceptions to tho general rale. The third assistant postmaster general of the United States in two annual reports has recommended to congress the granting of an indemnity on registered letters and packagoa not to exceed $10. This Is suro to be done sooner or later. Turning to the regulations of the In ternational Postal union, one finds that the sender of a registered package to a foreign country-is entitled to 910 in case of loss, unless the latter has been occa sioned by "force majeure" meaning war. This indemnity must be paid by the government that dispatches the pack age. However, that government may recover the amount from the govern ment in whose territory the loss was in curred. The adoption by Uncle Sam of an in demnity limited to f 10 would increase the confidence of the publio at very lit tle cost During the last fiscal year 854 pieces of registered matter were lost Supposing the maximum payment to b granted in eaoh instance, the entire ex pense of such insurance wonld be $6,640 for the twelvemonth. This is a trifle compared with the money gained that would accrue to the government from the increase in the registry business that would follow the acceptance of the in demnity plan. The latter would take from the ordinary mail a vast number of money letters and would make the transmission of such letters much more safe. The registry system practically pre vents dishonesty on the part of postal employees. Every person who bandies registered lotter or package must give a receipt for it If it Is lost, the postof floe department can put its hand, so to apeak, on the spot where it disappeared. It can go right to the individual who bad it when it vanished and can hold him responsible. IX it la a oase of theft, it is known exaotly at what spot (earoa ought to be begun, and the missing package or letter is very apt to 1m re covered. It ia considered most desirable that valuable packages should be taken out of the ordinary mails, where their pres ence ia a 0011 stout temptation to postal employees. Thefts by them involve. neavy expenses (or detective work, trials, eta Thousands of people make a regular praotioe of (ending money in the ordinary mails because they believe that the chances of loss are increased by registration. -New York World. Physic, for the most part, ia nothing else but the substitute of exercise for temperance. Addison. Salt is like good humor almost ev erything ia bettor for pinch of it NEUDORF CONVENT PRISON. Where Austrian Female Murderers Leave the World and Start Life Afresh, Tho women In tho Nonilorf Convent prison were all so kindly in their ways, so peaceful and good hnmored, they differed so completely front our precon ceived ideas of criminals, that wo were puzzled tn imagine what conld hitvo brought them Into prison. We had never a doubt bnt that their offenses were of the most trivial nature, and wo said so. Tho superior gavo us ouo of her odd, hnntorons smiles. "Did yon notice that woman In tho corridor?" she ntikod. "She is Jlnrlo Schneider." Tlmt insignificant looking little wom an, who had stood aside with a getit io depreeatlvo smilo to allow lis to pass, Mario Schneider I Why, in any oilier plnco ouo Would have set her down nt once ns tho hardworking wife of a struggling curate, so thoroughly re spectable did she look. And she is Marie Schneider, n Kuroponn celebrity with more mnnlors on her conscience than she lias lingers on her hands) "And you lot her stay hero?" "Wo have nowhere elso topnthor," tho inspector, who had joined us, ro plied, "and wo don't hung women in Austria." Nor is she, ns wo soon found, tho on ly notoriety in tho place. (Jno of tho prisoners is a dolioato looking girl, with largo brown eyes und golden hair a typo of beauty ulmoHt peculiar to Aus trinns. She has n low, cooing voice nnd a siiiKnlai'ly sweet, innocent expression. "What tin earth can that girl have done to bo sent hero?" I whispered. "Doner" tho inspector replied grim ly. "Set n houso on fire in tho hopo of killing a man with his wifo nnd five children." Tho girl must have had extraordi narily sharp ears, for, although wo wore standing at some distance away, sho heard what ho said, and she gave him a glance such as I hope never to see again in my Ufa It was abNolntely diabolioj had thore boon a knifo within reach the man would have died ou the spot. Yet only a moment before sho had been looking np into my fuoe with a smile an angel might have envied Several of the prisoners are in the con vent for killing their own children; some for killing or trying to kill their husbands ; othors for stoaliug or oinbez aliug ; othors again for no more serious orinio than begging. Thore are all de grees of guilt there, in fact, and all ages, from girls of 16 to women of near ly 60. And they all live together on torms of perfect equality, for there are no distinctions of rank thore no one is hotter or worse than her neighbor. When the convent door clonus behind them, they have done, for the time be ing, not only with tho outside world, but with thoir own post. They start life afresh, as it wera Cornhill Magazine. A Little French Leaeon. For those who have no knowlodge whatever of Frenoh the fashion maga zines and the menn cards of restaurants' bristle with difficulties. When the strango words are ventured upon, it is with foar and trembling which the re sult oftou justifies. The following is a short list of some of the most nsed and worst pronounced i Choua (shoo) A small rosette. Ohio (sheek) is untranslatable, but perhaps "stylish" comes nearest to' its fashion book meaning. In its own home the word is slang and oousidered vulgar. French ladies do not say "ohlo" any more than wo say "nobby" which word is really its equivalent Peignoir (poyu-wor) A wrapper as fine as it can be niada Saute do lit (so-de-lce) being our bath robe. Cerise (sir-ease) Cherry, hence the nama of the color. Bandeaux (bahn-do) Braids of hair. Soutache (soo-tash) Braid for trim ming. Biz de vean (ree-do-vo) Sweetbreads. Bouillon (boo-yon) Clear soup, ' Menu (mur-new) A bill of fora Roux (roo) A mixture of butter and flour, which, after being baked, is nsed to thicken sancea. Saute (so-tay) Lightly fried in but ter. Hors d'eenvres (hear d'urver) Light dishes as appetizers served after the soup. Philadelphia Ledger. Xo( to Be Beatea. In a certain manufacturing town in Yorkshire it was a common thing not many years ago for skilled workmen to save sufficient money wherewith to bnild houses for themselves. A great deal of rivalry existed among these men as to who should have the best house, with sometimes curious architectural results. A and B were two rivals. A having built a house, B, whose tarn soon afterward came, deter mined to "best" him. So he called in a well known arohiteot to prepare plana, Asked what aspect he would like to bis bouse, B, scratching bis bead, in quired: "Aspect! What's that? Baa A got one?" "Why, of course," said the arohiteot "Be couldn't possibly" "Then put me on two I" was the prompt and empnatio reply. Strand Hagasine. The East river, North river and South river, at New York, wore named by the Dutch. Uarooco has always been the "land ( the Moors." THESE i3 NO NATIONAL HOLIOAY. Not Eeen the Lahnr liny Art Creates One, Bay the Lawyers. There would seem to bo 110 such thing in this country as a national holiday. Lawyers assett that even Lnlior tiny, which was set npnrt by net of congress in 181)4 In such milliner ns to lead tlio confiding layman to suppose it ut least to bo a national holiday, is not such ontsido of tho District of Columbia un less by state enactment. Tito creation and regulation of holidays hnvo been left entirely to tho legislatures of the individual stales. Tho not of congress concerning Labor day was approved Juno 2H, 1HIII. It, pro vides "that tho (list Monday of Septem ber In each year, being the day cele brated nnd known cs f, i!-.nr tiny, Is hereby mado n 1. i ':,y, to all in tents nnd pmpuH'S, to .1.: hi no liniiiuor as ChtiKtiniiH, Jan. 1, l'l.li. liJ, May U0 and July 4 ore now mud" by law publio holidays." Clearly the proper construction of this statute can bo arrived nt only by reference to the provisions beating npou tho other holidays named. Tho act mak ing holidays of Jan. 1, July 4, Christ mas nnd "any day nppointod or rocom uionded by tho president of tho United States ns a day of publio fast or thanks giving" wus passed in Juno, 1870, nnd was restricted in its effect to tho Dis trict of Columbia. Theso days ore holi days iu tho various states only us they are mado so by tho various stuto legis latures. The act of Jan. 81, 1870, makes Fob. 311 a legal holiday, and tho net of Aug. VI, 1888, does tho same for May DO, and both nro restricted in their applica tion to tho District of Columbia. The net referring to Labor day says nothing about the District of Columbia, but it does say that tho ilrst Monday of Sep tember shall be a legal holiday, "to all intents and purposes, in the samo man ner as Chrlstnius, Jan. 1, Fob. 82, May 80 and July 4 ore now mado by law publio holidays. " Tho intents and purposes for which and tho manner iu which those days are mado holidays are expressly limited to the District of Columbia, and so, by necessary inference, is the aot reforring to Labor day. The misleading language of the Labor day act has led to a prevalent statement that the first Monday of September is a holiday throughout the United States by congressional enactment. New York Tribuna PRANKS OF 8COTTISH FAIRIES. A firm Belief In the "Fair Folk" Btlll Lingers. There still lingors a widespread belief In tho north of Scotland that the "fair folk," or"gwoodneebors," as the fairies are called, still live in the hills, and during the first days of convalescence a mother must be zealously guarded lost one of the "wee people" come and rob the child of its nourishment. Some times they succeed in carrying off the mother. Horo is one of the superstitious logonds : A north country fisher had a fine child. One evouiug a beggar woman entored the hut and went up to the cradle to gnzo into tho eyes of the babe. From thut time good health left it, and a strange look came into its face, and the mother was troubled. An old man begging for food passed thut way. When he caught sight of the child, he cried: "That's uue a bairn. It's an image, and the gweed folk has stoun his speerit " Thereupon he sot to work to recall the fisher 's bairn. A peat fire was heaped high on the hearth and a black hen held over it at such a distance that it was singed and not killed. After some Strug gling the hen escaped up the lum. A few moments elapsed, and then the par euts were gladdened by the sight of a happy expression once more on the child's face. It throve from that day forward. Scottish Beview. Dot; Fane Butcher. Pointer dogs can always be trained to steal. Many of them are natural thieves without training, and any of the species can be taught There is a dog of this kind in northwest Washington. Be will pick up anything he can find .around a yard or outside of a store, but his spe cialty is ladies' pocketbooks and hand' bags. When he sees one of these, be grabs it and runs, always suooeeding in getting out of sight before bo oan be captured or followed. No owner has ever been seen, henoe no complaints bare been made at police headquarters, but there ia but little doubt, if it were possible to follow the animal, that it would be found that he has been care fully trained as a purse snatoher and that be takes his booty home to bis master. Be seems to be aware that he ia doing wrong, jumping fences and dodg log around bouses when running away. Washington Star. That Planet aignallaa' Bahama. What baa become of the planet signal ing scheme suggested by the speculative astronomers two or three years ago? If we remember aright, it was proposed to signal the planet Mars by mapping out an liamense right angled triangle on the desert of Sahara, cover the same with light combustibles and set fire to it on aome moonless night It was hoped that the Marslans would see such a biasing figure and answer with the Pythagorean figure of three squares built on the aide of the triangle. The desert is still avail able, and so are the light combustibles, fit Louis Republic. HIS $100,000 DANK ACCOUNT. What Happened When m t'apltnllst Sud denly Met Ills Hank's 1'aylng Teller. A paying toller of a down town bank tells nil interesting story of n Cuban ex perience of his. "I shall never forget," ho said, "how I nearly petit n man into fits otto diiv last winter, nil because I met hint unexpectedly. "I had been planning; a Iittlo jaunt down to Ctihn for some time. As It was doubtful when I should bo able to get away from the hank I said nothing about it tn my friends or tho bank's customers. I had been Instrumental in getting n good sized account for tho bank ono of thoso $100,000 ones that lire hard to pick np nowadays nnd worth qnito a good deal of money to us, I knew the head of this concern, nnd, in fact, had got tho account through him. lie told xih when ho gavo It to ns that ho was in ft hurry to get it fixed satisfactorily be cause ho was ubout to go to Cuba. "As soon ns I was nble to get nwny I sailed for Havana. I staid in the Island nearly a month, having n most delight ful time and keeping ono eyo open fot my friend of onr new nceonnt. I wnf just oliottt rendy to stnrt for home when I met him, qnito by chance, in one ot tho Havnna shops. When ho saw me he jumped back nliout five feet, ns if he had been shot from ont or a gun. " 'Mod Moss my soul yon here?' hp said. 'Wh-y, wha-t?' Ho seemed strnck nil In n heap. 'Yon here? Mood heav ens I' I had to laugh, und laugh hard nt that, for I knew what was troubling him. Ho was thinking of that $100,0110 balance, and worrying aliottt it a little. You see, ns I was tho paying teller of tho bank, tho thought naturally flashed through his mind that I had skipped with tho bank's funds und a largo slice of his hundred thonsnnd. "Of course, us soon ns ho saw me laugh nnd his excitement had cooled down a Iittlo ho began to seo tho fun of the thing and that ho nnd the bank were snfo, nfter nil. We fonnd out we were going home on the samo stenmer nnd ton minutes Inter wownlkod over to the American consul's office together nnd got our passports vised. And wo hnd a jolly time of it bnck on tho boat" New York World. Oreat Men and the Presidency. There is nothing more pnthetio In our history than the successive disappoint ments of great men in the mutter of the presidoncy. They have dedicated their lives to tho service of the country with the boliof that thoir labors would surely bring thorn whut thoy earned, bnt after all their endeavors, they have been dis appointed and the prize has gone to men of inferior merits, as if in contempt of the rules of justice and propriety. There is no way to explain this enrious irony of destiny. We only know that It is a part of the established order of things, and uo man is groat enough to be exempt from it In a sense, men of superior ability are always nt a disadvantage, by reason of the envy that they provoke and the hos tility tbnt they exoito, but this should not be sufficient to deprive them of what rightfully belongs to them, ns tho presi doncy certainly has rightfully belongod to a number of mon who have not been able to obtain it The tendency of such a form of gov ernment as ours should be to reward publio men according to thoir true de serts and to keep the highest office fill ed with the best examples of current greatness, but the truth is that it does not thus Justify itself. St Louis Globe Democrat The Pappy Fainted Away. "Speaking of dogs," said Superintend ent John Home of the Mount Wash ington railway, "did you ever see a dog faint away?" No one hnd. "Well, I have," said the votoran railroad official, and then he proceed od to tell of a very young pup which was taken from its mother and remained at the signal sta tion on Mount Washington all winter, several jears ago. When token down the mountain in the spring, be met another dog, who undertook to make his ac quaintance. "Yon will observe," said lit. Borne, "the young fellow didn't remember ever having seen a dog, and doubtless thought the one before him was the only other dog in the world. So be keoled over in a dead faint" "Among the Clouds. " Aa Old Colonial Blockhouse. Among the attractions of the town of Bourne, Mass., are two historio cellars. One was dug by the Plymouth colony and the other by the Dutoh traders. These cellars lie side by side, and the structures built over them were filled with goods so necessary for the comfort of the early pilgrims as well as the Dutoh. The pilgrims needed manufac tured goods such as the Hollander had for sale and the Dutch required prod ucts such as the colony could supply. Governor Bradford, in bis diary, states that this block bouse was built as early aa 1627, only seven years after the land ing of the Mayflower. St Louis Globe Demoorat About OlrU. "Girls, " remarked the small boy in, his composition upon the subject, "ia of several thousand kinds, and sometimes one girl oan behave like several thou sand girls. Some kinds of girls ia better than some other kinds, but they ain't any of them np to boys. This ia all X know about girls, and father says the less I know about 'em the better. New York Advertiser. THE WIID GI-ESE. The wild Reran, flyliiK In thn nli-lit, lichnld Our stinlicn towns He tiiKlcrnentli a eea Which huejrs them on Its lilllnws. Liberty They linre, tmt such tliipw fr.ill Imrhs of old That enwsed nnsntinilori n:rtns In eenrch otir Wlilll. To 1 hem the lilht unnfei ';r:l 1 U frees They Imvo the nnsn nid ptcs for cmupfiny; To them no fue hut. the re- - i I"... inM, And frnth nf pelnr currents itnrtlnjc past, Thut hnvo bn'n iiIkIi the world's end Inir of storms. Enormous billows flrait their frnrlle forms. Yes, those frnll 1 lnr to iin on tho vast Of wild revolving- winds, feel no di'minyl 'TIs wo who ilrctul the tlimnlcr, nnd not they. Jntiies II. Morso In KtTll, iter's MnKiixltie. LITTLE KENTUCKY. It May Rome I lav lie Claimed as Part of Tennensne. Littlo Kentucky, ns it nilfOit be dub bed very appropriately, is located oppo site Island No. 10, where Ki ntuel.y und Tennessee meet. The river, by gradual ly cutting out the KentucKy bank, hud worn off a narrow atrip of land, until 0110 bright morning several po.oplo who lived on this sido of the lino woke up to find themselves on the other sMo. In other words, tho swift current had washed away the nt.-kof earth which mado tho extreme southwestern corner of this state n part of the commonwealth of Kentucky. The section of territory thus separated from its parent, as it wero, Is ten miles long and fivo miles wide qnito n good mouthful to take in nt 0110 bite, even for the greidy Missis sippi. Every well posted river man and ev ery person who is acquainted with the geography nnd topography of this state will nnderNtand how such n thing could happen. Right at the state line tho river forms a loop nliout ten miles long. .The loop extends up into Fulton county. Tho swift stream has simply drawn this noose tight nnd formed an island out of what was formerly a peniusnln. Hick man is tho closest town of any size to tho place whoro nil this landmaking oc curred. Darnell, a littlo hamlet over in Obion county, Tenn., is qnito near tho spot The boundary lino between Kontueky nnd Tonnossoo has always been rather complicated down nbont Island No. 10, owing to the peculiar bend in toe Mis sissippi mentioned nbove. The lakes, bayous and sloughs which bisect that corner of Fulton comity in all directions also serve to mix matters. The biting off of such a largo strip of soil will add to the general confusion, and the ques tion may arise as to whether Littlo Ken tucky will hereafter belong to the do main of the Volunteer State or still be a part and parcel of the dark nnd bloody ground. Puduoah News. A Hint to Slnokere. Many tobacco smokers consider that little light specks on the wrapper of a cigar indicate a good article. Very few know how those specks get there. If on a hot day, when the sun has boon beating down on the tobacco plants, a sudden thunder shower should come up and sprinkle the leaves with the im mense drops of rain so common in Cuba, and it should then suddenly clear np, the sun coming out brightly again, the drops of water on the leaves will act as lenses and concentrate the sun's rays, which bum the little specks upon the tobacco. The tobacco must be ripe in order that the sun may give this effect. On account of the great selling capacity of this sort of wrapper, these spots are made ou the cheaper brands by chemical means. London Standard Chevalier Uayard. The famous Chevalier Buyard, who is held up in all the histories and ro mances as a model of chivalry, was greatly opposed to the use of firearms, and always ordered his troops to put captured musketeers to death without mercy, as practicing a form of warfare, entirely uncivilized and unlawful. How to ( lire a ('old. Simply take Otto's Cure. We know of its otoniiMn; cut-en and that It will stop a cough quicker than any known remedy. If you have Aathma, Bron chitis, Contiumption or any disease of the throat and lungs, a few doocs of this groat guaranteed remedy will sur prise you. If you wish to try call at our store, Main street, and wo will be pleas ed to furnlt-h you a bottle free ot cost, and that will prove our assertion. W. B. Alexander. Waeted Koerar and Hxpenao. A new advertising .wagon introduced, in New York is fitted up with two cyl inders which keep revolving, giving a momentary view of various business announcements. There are people who would rather spend $10 to catch the eye of 8,000 or 8,000 people with a contrap tion of this kind than invest SO centa to reach 100,000 reader in a good news paper. St Louis Globe-Democrat North Carolina has risen rapidly in the line of manufacturing states. At present her factories employ 86,s4 bands and turn out $40,875,450 worth! of product It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality. Its sovereign law ia subordination and de pendence. Vauvenarguea. Karl's Clover Root, the great blood purifier gives freshness and clearness to the complexion and cures constipa tion, Soots.; SOots., $1.00. Sold by J C.King 4 Co. "t ' '
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