BEAKS AFTER (J RANT.
HOW THE GREAT MILITARY MAN MA
NEUVERED FOR TIME.
Threw Trnnt From thn Wngnn In AppriMf
ttrnln'a Appetite Th llrnra Wmiteil tils
Bit (lain, lint Didn't Oi-t It-Tho Old
McRan County Gnlilo'a fltnry.
"CJpunrnl Ornnt wiw n proaf Invor nf
trout finding, " said n Riiiilo, "iiml the
Jrrpntput cif nil his outings was nt Kuiic,
MrKnnn comity, Pn., In August, isni).
I mvivod it lctti-r Into in July of tlmf
ypnr requesting tlmt I g'-t everything
ready for a two weeks' llhing tour on
tho Oswnyo crook.
"Tliis nl roam flows thrnngh the north
western part of 1'ntter county, one. of
thn wildest forest sppMoiis. At tlmt timo
I was living nt Knno nnil spent nil my
timo in tho woods limiting and fishing.
"(leneral Ornnt usually wns noroiii
pnnicd by one. or more companions, Imt
this timo ho cnm to Kano alone. It
was then, prior to leaving Kano for Os
wayo ereek, that General (limit wrote
his letter to Hecrrtiiry of Hlato Fish
concerning tho belligerency of Cuba.
Wo wero delayed 24 hours on nremint
of that letter, because General Grant
spent tho wholo day in thinking the
pitnalion over. Tho general was glad to
get tho subject off his mind for tho timo
being, as ho remarked to me, 'Well,
that settles Cuban mat tors with inn un
til I return from this trout fishing trip.'
"I had tho general's rod nnd flies in
shape. Wo got on my old spring wagon
nnd started for a farmhouse near Sharon
Center. Tho roads wero rough, and by
the timo wo had covered tho distance of
87 miles wo wero tired out, nnd the old
liorso lay down. It was bout 10 o'clock
at night when wo reached John Hiiber
steeu's homo in tho country. Ho hud
been expecting us and assisted in put
ting tip thn liorso and showed us tho
rooms wo wero to occupy. Wo did not
go to tho trout stream tho following
day. 'Rest is morn desirable than trout,'
is the way tho general put it.
"Whilo Habersteon was not acquaint
ed witli Grant prior to our arrival, ho
was a fast friend of mine, as wo hud
gono to school together. General Grant
soon made a warm friend of HaberHteen.
"Tho first day's fishing along Os
wayo creek wns successful, and wo re
turned with a number of trout. It was
a difficult place to reach, and the coun
try simply abounded with wild gnmo.
Tho general was fond of seeing deer go
through the woods and was not it bit
afraid of bears.
"General Grant was an expert fisher
man nnd could whip a stream with any
of tho pot fishers. He would never fish
for trout with bait. But if it so hap
pened that ho had lost all his flies, ho
would put on whatever ho could find
and continue to whip tho stream. Tho
two of us in flvo days' fishing caught
713 trout, all good sized ones. Wo ato
Bomo of them, and tho rest wero paokod
in ieo to bo sent to friends.
"I shall never forget our return from
Shnron Center to Kane. Wo had every
thing ou tho spring wagon, including
tho iced trout. After traveling about
four miles wo passed through an excep
tionally heavy woodland, and when wo
wero about 200 yards fmnutho woods
two bears mado their appearance. Tliey
trotted along after us at it gait that
showed us that they wero gaining on
tho horso. They evidently had scented
tho fish and were wishing for a good
meal.
"We did not fiel much afraid until
wo camo to discover that our guns and
revolvers wero left behind at Haber-
steen's house. Tho bears wero gradual
ly gaining on us, and it wns timo to bo
thinking about doing something.
" ' What's to bo done in a caso of this
kind?" queried tho general.
'"Tho only thing I know of is to
drivo so fast that they can't eatch up,'
I replied. But tho faster we drovo tho
moro rapidly tho bears ran.
"'I know how to get nway from
thorn, ' exclaimed Grant. ' Wo will throw
trout to tho ground, a few foot apart,
and as tho bears stop to pick them up
wo will gain so much by every fish. '
"Well, that looked like a' great
scheme. Wo began throwing the fish
out, fwo or threo at a time. Tho bears
began to pick them up, but I'll bo con
twisted if they didn't start to givo tho
trout tho go by and hasten their steps to
catch up to tho wagon. All tho timo
we kept throwing choieo trout into tho
road to coax them bears to quit the
chase.
"Wo concluded that tho old liorso
would havo to hurry. Tho whip was ap
plied. We lost tho bears, and in the vil
lage related tho story of tho bears fol
lowing us to several farmers, who got
guns and started after them.
"Do you know what those confounded
bears wero doing when they found
them? They stopped at tho cud of tho
trout trail aud for a distance of a niilo
and a half back had eaten nearly all
the trout They evidently wanted big
ger game, and when they saw they
uonld not get it they were content to eat
trout Tho bears wore overtaken and
killed.
"At the village we looked to see how
tnauy trout we had left To our surprise
we had only 854 out of the 700. "New
.York Press.
Lack.'
"There is no such thing as luck, '
aid Colonel North onoo. "Everybody
in this world has chances yes, every
body, from the working collier who
strikes a seam of coal which was never
thought of by tho mining engineer to
the colliery proprietor who gets infor
mation regarding that seam and re
solves to work it What people call
luck simply means that a man sees his
chance, holds on to it and at the right
moment works it for himself. Luck?
Nonsense! Luck is simply the faculty
of seizing passing opportunities. "
. The bower bird is so called because
several of this species nnite in construct
ing a bowsr or playground, apparently
for no other purpose than amusement
LOOKED LIKE AN OLD UMBRELLA.
lint It Wan a Krennd fllarj Mnenk Thief
Pteplntliler,
Major Moore's office In thn District
building is a curiosity shop. TIo ha
there it collection of nrtielesnsed by fbo
criminals who havo been run down by
tho metropolitan police! but Micro is
ono particular article among them that
Is probably the center of Interest In
appearance it resembles an umbrella
that bus seen much service, or it might
be taken for a stage umbrella, such as
is used by Marks in "Undo Tom's
Cabin."
This Imitation umbrella was formerly
the rroH'rty of a burglar, and it was by
its menus that he was able, to enter tho
second story of a building. Ileiuoving
the cover, a stick wound with ropo is
revealed. The stick opens liko a tele
scope or a Jointed fish polo. Wound
around it is a rojie ladder, made of
strong material nnd about 1!) feet In
length. The ladder is only wide enough
for one foot to bo placed on the rounds.
The extending stick was used to raiso
ono end of tho ladder to tho window
through which tho operator wished to
enter, and on ono end of tho ladder are
two hooks to bo fastened to the sill. Tho
contrivance was taken from a colored
burglar named James Moore, who is
now serving out a 20 years' sentence in
tho Albany penitentiary for housebreak
ing. Mooro wns first arrested about ten
years ago. It was then that he made use
of the ladder to gain admittance to tho
houses that tempted him. Ho was an
old sailor, and while on board ship ho
learned tho art of making nnd splicing
rope.' Entering thn field of crime, he
conceived thn Idea of tho rope ladders.
It is regarded as one of tho most in
genious affairs ever mado use of by a
thief. Ho carried no other tools, as ho
was what is known in polico circles as
a "summer thief," one who works
when windows aro left open. Mxiro
operated alone, an ho was afraid to trust
a "pal." Washington Post
LASSOING REQUIRES SKILL.
One Man Thought It Was F.hhj ami Lmt
a Thumb.
"I lost that thumb by knowing too
much," said tho old stockman, in an
swer to a query. "I was nothing but a
tenderfoot, but I thought because I could
ropo a calf In a corral that I could do
anything any one else could.
"The first day that I went out wilh
my rawhide riata on my saddlo somo of
tho ineu commenced trying to tell me
how to ropo a steer and how to tako a
turn around the horn of the saddle with
tho riata when I wanted to hold him,
but I told them I guessed I knew how
to do it, and I'm a thumb shy in conse
quence. "I chucked the ropo on n steer as ho
was running nnd quickly wound tho
riata around tho horn of tho saddle.
Thero was a jerk, tho steer went down,
and my thumb wns crushed to a pulp.
I had, in taking a turn with tho riatit
around tho horn, unwittingly got my
thumb between the ropo nnd tho pom
mel. When it tightened I lost my thumb.
"When a cowboy holds a loop in his
right hand, ready to throw, his thumb
is pointing from him. After tho throw
it is natural for him to let tho riata
slide through his hand from his little
finger toward his thumb, but if ho at
tempts to wind it nround tho saddlo
horn in that way it is 10 to 1 that ho
will get his thumb tangled up as I did.
After tho throw ho has to let go of tho
riata entirely, seize it again, nnd as ho
Winds it nround the saddlo horn let it
slip through his hand from his thumb
toward his little finger. Just recollect
that nnd it may save you a thumb."
San Francisco Post.
Qulxntry.
Qnixoto is nt least interesting, and
even nniusing. Moro than this, ho is of
practical sen-ice. His daring unreason
ableness stirs up stagnating waters and
relieves tho gray monotony of common
sense. Perhaps wo regard him with tho
pity that is akin to contempt, mid call
him fanatic, enthusiast ; but so havo wo
called tho prophets that were before him.
Kiithusiaam now is rather out of fash
ion, liko duels nnd hard drinking; and
to call a man enthusiastic is almost as
great an insult as to call him genteel.
And so wo look askance at Quixotry,
becauso it is not tho "mode. " But per
haps wo rather ought to weep that it is
so much a thing of tho past, and cherish
thoso few instances of it that remain;
not only becauso of its artistio valuo,
but because where tho moro sober thinker
fails, tho Quixote is often of service.
Liko nn inferior soprano, ho will bo
heard by his much screaming, aud noth
ing is ever done without a scream.
Wo have Mr. Bumble's statement that
the publio is "a has," and it is only
too apt to stand between its proverbial
two bundles of hay and tasto neither.
It takes a good deal to wake it from that
deep, sweet slumber in which it habitu
ally lies, dreaming that it is doing some
thing, fighting old battles over again,
instead of bestirring itself about now
ones. Most progress, and especially po
litical progress, is a series of compro
mises. No party gets as much as it
wants, but each is a drag upon the other.
"-London Spectator.
Reform Spelling,
Whitelaw Roid in a letter to a "re
form spelling" advocate sensibly says
of the dnjy of the state board of regents:
"We at least should avoid the barbarous
business of vivisection on our noblo liv
ing English. Such changes as are need
ful should, so far as we aro concerned,
oome, as in nature, slowly, aud not ar
tificially, but in the order of growth. "
Politncss is ' a kind of aumsthotto
which euvelops the asperities of our
character, so that other people be not
wounded by them. We should never be
without it, even when we contend with
the rude. Joubert
Keep you iu the rear of your affec
tion, out of the shot and danger of de
sire. Shakespeare.
ENGLISH CAVE DWELLERS.
BTldeneea of Them Fonnd In the Region
Made Merry by Robin flood.
Thn town of Nottingham Is 124 miles
north of London. A part of the town is
on low lying ground close to tho river
Trent, whero floods sometimes occur,
but tho rest of tho town is built on a
series of red sandstorm hills. It Is sit
uated on the southeastern fringo of thn
great Derbyshire coal field, and tho
historic forest of fiherwood formerly
proud almost up to tho city walls.
Now this forest has, in a great measure,
been cut down, and this has reduced tho
rainfall, raised tho temperature and
rendered the climate of tho town drier
nnd more bracing than it used to be.
Thn mean annual rainfall Is now 23
Inches nnd the temperntnro 47 degree
As sandstone Is soft and easily cut it is
only natural Mint tho early dwellers In
eaves came and lived in holes dug in
tho hills of Nottingham, particularly
as tho forest close at hand wns a good
hunting ground whero game could be
captured for food.
Unitize atid other tools employed by
Miese early nnd prehistorio inhabitants
aro occasionally found, and tho first
name known to have been given to tho
place was Hnntlngaham. This in Celtio
means "tho home among tho rocks. "
Afterwnrd It became one of tho towns
of tho kingdom of Morcin, nnd iu the
ninth and tenth centuries was ono of
tho fivo chief northern strongholds of
thn Danes. Already what is now known
ns the Castlehill was a strongly forti
fied position, and it was iu his attempt
to capture this fortress that Alfred tho
Great was signally defeated by tho
Danes. Two hundred years later, when
William the Conqueror in his turn sub
jugated the Haxous, ho rebuilt tho ens
tlo of Nottingham nnd placed it under
the command of his natural son, Wil
liam Pevcrel.
But it was hero also that. Saxon re
sistance continued for many a long
year, for it was in tho great forest hard
by that Kohin Hood and his merry men
dwelt. Those outlaws wero Saxons who
wero dissatisfied with tho Norman rule
and preferred a lifn of brigandage to
submission. Tho holes dug iu the rocks,
tho passages made through tho sand
stone mountains, enabled tlicso bold for
esters to occasionally appear in tho
town and close under tho Norman bat
tlements. Boston Post.
BAD BILL'S BREAK.
ft Wat a Bennatlnnnl Fenture nnd Rhnt I'p
the Whole Revival.
Bad Bill was a well known charac
ter in tho west, and there are many
stories told of his exploits, but ono of
tho best hns never been printed, nnd
was related to a reporter by a man who
was present when it occurred.
Great Bend, Kan. , now ono of tho
best towns in tho state, was nt ono timo
about tho worst That was when it was
a railroad terminus beforo Dodgo City
was established.
A traveling evangelist went to Great
Bend and tried to start a revival. There
wero a few Christians in town, nnd
these nil attended tho first meet ing, tho
only ono of tho unrcgenerato present be
ing Bad Bill, who took a front scat
Every ono feared troublowhen ho walk
ed into tho church, but ho sat quietly
during tho exhortation. Thn evangelist
requested all who wnntsd to go to hea
ven to stand up, nnd every person pres
ent except Bill nroBC. When they were
seated ngain, Bill got up, and, drawing
two pistols, said :
"You say yon want to go to heaven.
Now, anything I can do to help this
game along and givn pleasure to tho
players, I'm in for. You all want to go
to heaven, and I'll givo you as good a
chanco as you'll ever have. Tho first
man that gets up I'll give him a ticket
clean through, without any stop over"
Tho evangelist crawled under a Beat
nnd tho members of tho congregation
laid on thn chairs.
" Well," said Bill, "I see you wasn't
in earnest, so we'll put out tho lights
and call this meeting adjourned." Ono
by one ho shot out tho lights, and by
morning tho ovangeliut was on his way
to Hutchinson, whilo tho members of
tho congregation kept quiet uud mado
no further attempts at holding a revi
val. Washington Star.
Fald For the f'leaaure.
During n journey of tho Emperor Jo
seph II to Italy tho wheels of his conch
broke down ou the rond, so that it was
with difficulty that he reached a small
village at a short distance. Ou his ar
rival there his majesty got out at the
door of the only blacksmith shop in the
town and desired him to repair the
wheel without delay. "That I would
do willingly," replied tho smith, "but
it being holiduy all my men aro at
church. The boy who blows the bellows
it not nt home."
"An excellent method then presents
of warming oneself," replied the em
peror, who was unknown to the smith,
and he set about blowing the bellows
whilo the blacksmith forged the iron.
The wheel being repaired, 8 sols wore
demanded for the job, but the emperor
gave 0 ducats.
The blacksmith returned them to the
traveler, saying, "Sir, you havo mado
a mistake, and, Instead of 6 sols, have
given me 6 pieces of gold which no one
in the village can change. "
"Change them when you oan," said
the emperor, stepping into the carriage.
"An emperor should pay for such a
pleasure as that of blowing the bellows. ' '
Talent. .
The world is always ready to receive
talent with open arms. Very often it
docs not know what to do with genius.
Talent is a docile creature. It bows its
head meekly whilo the world slips the
collar over it It backs into the shafts
like a lamb. Holmes.
Bis Unele Did It.
"Did you say that Marks owed hi
financial success to his own will power?"
"Oh, no; to his uncle's will power.
He loft everything to Marks. "Detroit
Free Press.
I have bought the
Finest and Best
line of Goods ever
brought to Reyn
oldsville. A lino of novt'lty goods
from 10 to 50 rent a yard;
drew goodn in nil colors nnd
nt nil prioep; plaids from 8 to
75 cts a ynrd; Shepherd plaid
from 12i to 75 cts; cashmeres
in nil colors nnd nt prices to
suit thn times; forty-live inch
Henrietta in black, blue,
green nnd rose nt 48 cts a
yard; former price $1.00.
A largo line in wash goods;
Dimity, Percnle, Gesmonda
and Moire Esistal, Dotted
Swiss in white, blue and pink
at prices lower than ever;
white goods at all prices;
satines in plain, striped nnd
figures.
Largo lino of embroideries
from 2 (is up to 75 cts a
yard.
Ladies' waists from 48 cts
to $1.25.
CLOTHING.
You will save money by
buying your clothing at
Italian's. Men's all wool
cheviot suits at 0.50, worth
10.00; men's all wool cheviot
suits at 5.00; men's clay suits
from 0.50 to S14; youth's
suits in cheviots, worsteds
and clay, all colors, at all
prices.
Boys' and children's suits
from 75c up to 5.00.
A large line of laundried
shirts, white and colored,
from 50c to 1.25.
A line line in neckwear,
hats and enps.
Please call in before buy
ing elsewhere. No trouble
to show goods.
IN". Plaiinu.
m. w. Mcdonald,
FIRE,
LIFE and
OCCIDENT
insurance.
I have a large lino ot Companies and
am prepared to handle largo or small
lines of Insurance. Prompt nttontlon
given to uny business Intrusted to my
cacc. Ollleo in Nolan lilock, Iteynolds
ville, l'a.
L. M. SNYDER,
Practical Horse-slioer
and General Blacksmith.
Hors-Hhoelntf dmiu hi tho m-iilit nmnnpi'
nnil hy Hit' hilt-Nt hnii4ivcl tui-llmtls. Ovit
Hl HHlVi t'iit kinds nf slides tniiiln for rorror
tion tif fimlty action anil llt')iMi'l fict. Duly
tlu Im-kI muKt! of shoe ami hiiHh um'(1. Hv
puliintr of all kinds nm-fiill v nnd promptly
llolU'. AT IMPACTION (ilTAUANTKKD. Luiulwi'-
hu'ii'm HupplioHon hand.
Jarkrton St., nrm Fifth, Rcynnldtivillp, I'u.
Facts
and not "fad" are ele
ments the thoughtful
buyer is looking for in
these days of close com
petition, and these are
found in purchasing
GROCERIES where you
get the best, returns for
your money and this you
can do at the
GHOCERY - STORE
OF
W. R. Martin,
Dealer in Fine Groceries,
Canned Goods, Tobacco
and Cigars, Flour,
Feed, etc., Fine
Teas and
Roasted Colfees.
W. R. MARTIN,
Main Street,
Reynoldsville, Penna.
New Price List I
Hettt flour, In cotton,
Fine Cal. apricots lllc, or 2 cann,
" Tomatoes 7c. a can, l"i cans,
" Syrup, per j?ii!lon(
" Head rice, per lb.,
" lialslns, "
" l'ure tapioca, ht lb.,
" Tea, extra quality, per lb.,
" Ijlina bcniiH, "
" Navy beans 8 lbs. 2."ic, Il'i lbs.
" C'ofToe cakes, "i lbs.,
" l'ens, 10 lbs.
Absolutely pure pepper, per lb.,
" " ' baking powder,
1 Oil
r,
1 00
:io
0.1
(1.1
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2n
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IS
20
Tho above Is price on a few articles
In our Immense stock. We have the
(roods and our prices are rljfht all alonjf
tho line. Wo can savo you money on
GROCERIES, FLOUR and FEED.
Robinson & Mundorff.
Wash
Dress
FOR
HOT WEATHER.
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Have received and placed on
sale this week all the latest
novelties in thin goods.
NEW SHIRT WfISTS
fND WRAPPERS!
Call early and get your
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MEEKER BROS. PRICE LIST.
Golden Sheaf Flour, $1.00 Per sack.
Golden Sheaf Flour, 3.90 Per bbl.
Perfection Flour, 95c. per sack.
Perfection Four, 3. 70 per bbl.
Graham Flour, beet in the market, 2c. per lb.
Corn Meal, for table use, lc per lb.
Rye, Corn & Oata Chop, $1.00 per cwt.
Corn Chop, 85c per cwt.
Corn & Oata Chop, 85c. per cwt.
Fancy white middlings, $1.15 per cwt.
Pure white middlings, 90c per cwt.
Wheat bran, 80c per cwt.
Cracked Corn, lc per lb.
Gall and see us, Yours Respectfully.
MEEKER BROS.,
Centennial Hall Building.
HALF A CENTURY OLD,
now
Is a sure remedy for
Couchi, Colds. Whoop
ing Cough, and all Lung
disenie when used In
season. Fifty years ago,
Elder Downs was given
up by his physicians to
die with Consumption.
Under these circumstan
ces he compounded this
Elixir, was cured, and
lived to a good old age.
You csn try It for the
prlceof one doctor's visit.
For sale everywhere.
CURED ANNUALLY.
Kor wile by II. Alex hMoke.
ubacrlbe for
The Star,
If you want th News.
Goods
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