She VOLUME 5. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1896. NUJIBER 11. Itittlroab fflmt ffnlilra. PENNSYLVANIA RAILHOAD. IN KFFKCT JUNE 14, 1S(MI. Philadelphia Eric Itallrond Division Time Table. Trains Wnr Driftwood. KASTW AMI) R:n4 a m-Tniln n, dully except Sunday for Hnnhury, llnrrWnirir iirnl IntcvmvfHiitu hii tlon. arriving nt Philadelphia tt:'-':t p.m., New York, M:Sip. m.i llHlilniorc.il:i p.m. I Washington, 7:1.1 p. ni I'lillnmn I'nrlor car fnim Wllllamsport nnd passenger coaches from Kane to riillnrlclphlii. H:!W p. m. Trnln fl, rinllv except Sunday for Hnrrlhnrg nnd Intermediate station, ar riving nt rhllndelplilii :: A. New York, T::n a. M. rullmiin SliM-plnir car from Harrlshnrg to Philadelphia nnd New York. Philadelphia piisxcnpcrK rnn remain in sleeper umllstiirhed until 7: A. M. :aip. m. Train 4, dully for Hnnlniry, llarrls huni nnd Intermediate stations, arriving nt Philadelphia, :.Vi A. K.i New York, Q.Xl A. m. on week day mid IO.:in a m. on Hun dnyi llnttlmnre, t-.m a. m.: Wn-dilngton, 7:40 A. M. Pullman cars from Krle nnd WllllnmH. IHirt to Philadelphia. PaswllgclKjn sleeper for Hultimoie ami Washington will he transferred Into Washington sleeper nt llar rlsbnrg. Passenger conches f rum Krlo to Philadelphia, and Wlllliimsport to Hultl more. VE8TWAim 7:51 n. m. Trnln I, dnllv except Sunday for Kldgway, lMillols, t lermont nnd Inter mediate muttons. Leaves NUlgivay nt a: 1ft p. M. for Erie. 9:.) a. m.--Traln , dully for Erie nnd Inter mediate polntH. R:2ti p. m.--Tmln U, dully except Sunday for Kline nnd Intermediate stations. THRt)TT.H TKA1NS EOU D1UFTWOOD rilOM THE EAfT AM) COUTH. TRAIN 11 leaven Philadelphia H:23 A. m.! Washington, 7.M A. M. linltlmnns te.HIA. M. Wllkcslinrre, 111:1.1 A.M.! dally except Sun day, arriving at Hrlftwood lit fl:'.H v. M. with Pullman I'nrlor eur from rhllndelpliln to William-port. TKA1N 8 leaves New York nt fl p. m.; Phllft dclphia, 11:2V p. m.; Washington, 10.40 p. ni l Hultlmore, 11:30 p. m.; dally arriving at l)rlftwoixl at tt:fiO a. m. Pullman sleeping cars from Phlliulclnhla to Krle nnd from Washington nnd ltidilniore to VYIlllnnitort nnd through passenger conches from Phila delphia to Krle and Hultlmore to Willlams port. TRAIN t leave Hcnovo nt S:8I n. m., dally except Sunday, arriving at Driftwood 7:-'l a. m. JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD. (Daily except Snndnv.) TKAIN 10 leaves Kldgway nt 9: SO, m.s .Tohn sonhnrg at 9::w a. in., arriving hi Clermont at 10:H.1 n, m. TRAIN SO lenvc Clermont at 10:15 a. m. ar riving at Johnsonburg at 11:41 a. m. and Kldgway at 1!!:UU u. ni. II IDGWAY & CLKARFIELD R. R. DAILY EXCKPT BUXDAY. BOLTHWAR1). NORTHWARD. P.M A.M. STATIONS. I'.M. P.M. 12 10, 1A1 Kldgwnv 2 HO :) 1217 9X1 . Island Kun IK 0 2:1 1221 O.W Mill Haven 14s l 12 W 9 4m t'royland I :i7 noil 1238 952 ShortsMllls IU SU4 12 40 DA7 Hlueltock 121) !yi 12 42 9 Ml Vineyard Ring 1 27 5 S7 12 4.1 1001 Currier 12.1 AM ,12M 1012 Hrockwiiy villi! 11.1 6 44 101 1022 McMInn Summit 101 8i 109 10 2.1 HarveysRun 12 V ft 2" 11.1 10 ail l'all t'reuk 12 .10 ft 20 14S 1040 DulloU 12 40 ft 10 TRAINS LEAVE IMDG1VAY. Eastward. Westward. Train ft, 7:17 a. m. Train it, 11:1(4 a. ni. Train, 2:10p.m. Trnln 1.:i:l.1p.m. Train 4, 7:M p.m. Train II, 7:21 p. m. 8 M. 1'KF.VOST, Gen. Manager. 3. R. WOOD, Gen. I'ans. Ag't. BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS BURGH RAILWAY. The nhort line between DnHoln, Rldgwny, Bradford, Hulamanca, Itnflulo, Roi'lieHter, Niagara FallH und points in the upper oil region. On nnd after Nov. 40th, 1M.1, pasaen- fer trains will arrive atMl depart from Fulln reek ulatlou, daily, excupt Sunday, ns fol low : T:St. re. for Ourwennvllle and Clearfield. 1:8S p. m. Accommodation from TunXHU- twney and Hlg Run. 10:00 a. ta. HufTalound Rochester mnll For Broc.kwayvllle, Rldgway,.lohnKonhiirg,Mt. Jewett, Hradford, Salamanca, Hiill'alo and Rochester; conuei!tlng nt .loliiiHonhiirg with f. A E. train II. for Wilcox, Kano, Warten, Corry and EWe. 10:97 -a. m. AccommtMlatlon For Sykea, Hlg Uira and 1'unxHiitawney. 4:20 p. in. Bradford Accommodation For Heeobtree, lirockwayvlllo, Kllmont, Cur- moii, Rldgwuy, JoliiwunUuig, Jit. Jewult and tfradford. 4:87 i. m. Mall For DtiBols, Sykea, Big Run ruiiXHutawney and WalMon. Paiwengeni are requented to purchase llck eta before 'entering the I'tirs. An excesa charge of Ten Cent will lie collected by con ductors when farca are paid on trulna, from all stations wfiere a tlckelottioe la maintained. ThoiiMKod tnlle tlcketn t two cent por mile, good tor passage lietween all atatloim, J. H. MJuTViiE. Agent, Falls Creek, I'a. E. C. LArux, Gun. Pua. Agent, Rochester N. Y. ALLEGHENY VALLE Y.RA ILWAY COMPANY commencing Sunday June 7, 18U6, Low Grade Division. EAKTWAHD. INo.l. N0.5. No. 9. 191 100 STATIONS. A. M. P. H. A. M. A. 11. P. M Red Rank 10 4.1 4 40 Lawsonham K) (17 i I 52 New Hetliluhem U Ho 6 2,1 5 20 Oak Ridge H 3s 1U ft 27 Maysvllle A 41 5 S4 riiimmervllle... 12 4fi fl 00 A M Brookvllle 12 .1 6 20 6 01" Bell 12 91 ta 2ll 1.1 Fuller 12 4.1 S lis ta 2 Keynoldsvllle.. 100 0 Mi 6 4.1 Pancoaat 1 (W 7 m 0 .VI Fails Creek 134 7 12 7 00 10 80 I 39 IiuHola 1 7 2t 7 10 10 40 1 is suiMiiu 1 4N 7 ;v 7 SI 'WioU'rlmm .... 1 lw 7 40 74 PeuUuld 2 05 7 ft-' 7 40 Tyler 2 1ft 9 02 7 fto Beneaett 1 4:1 9 DO 8 IN Grant t2 M tS 40 t8 2N Driftwood 20 9 10 KM P. M. P. M A. M. A. IT. P. II WEHTWAHD. No.2 No.eiNo.10l 106 I 110 STATIONS. Driftwood Grant BenesettA Tyler I'enneld Wtntarburn .... Habula DuHoiH. Falls Creek Panuoaat UeynuldbVlllti . . Fuller.... Bell Brookvllle Suuiiuervllle.... Havsvllle OukKldce A. P. M P. M. P. U 10 10 6 00 ft U2 ft 42 6 10 4 20 6 21 4 87 4 ftl) 7 20 724 7 40 7117 8 09 8 19 8 V, ft? (Oft 1ft 9 47 ft HO 10 42 10 A2 01 6 11 11 20 11 HO 6 99 6 49 6 ft.1 7 07 7 27 11 Hn 11 47 1 00 1 2ft 1 HO 12 40j 6 10 ( 20 7 m 1 4lll 12 60 l 4: 7 ft: 1 ftH 10 t 20 2 811 t ft ( Oft I 1ft I 47 4 00 S oil 48 21 8 211 8 4N t9 Ufti In I 2il ew iMniilehem 1 awsoiihaiu. MMtlk..., 10 00 P. H A. M l'rsias daily axoept Sunday. DAVID lioOABvK), GBa'b. 8DPT. JAI. P. AMDKBSON Osa'L Pass. Aoc. JJEIX'H t'RKKK RAILROAD. Ntw York Crnlnl II Hudton River R, R. Co., Itiiro (X)NI)KNSKD TIME TABLE. nr. Exp No AO I'P IIKAD HOW Exp Mall No) No:m .Mull No :tl Mat 17, Mm. p m S "l Arr I'ATTON... .I.ve I :i4 Wcstover II 21 I fo M All.1l I'Kt 9 00 12:iftI,vo.... Keimisr....Arr Hftt) 1221 ua..,ym: K4:i 12 1 Air Kermoor ... h:w 12 i:i New Mllsirt :t; 1207 Olantu... H2.1 12 on Mitchells... Mill II 10 I.vt'.CIi'iillli ld.liini 7M 11 111 CLEARFIELD ft 2.1 ) .1 4.1 I 10 74.1 1121 Arr.CleuilliTd.lunc.Lvo Bill II 111 7:17 1112 Wooillund 114.1 2!i 7:il lin.1 Hlgler H.12 n: 72.1 I0.W Wallaceton II ft" 1140 7 1.1 ion) .. Morrtsdale Mines.... 70)1 H 4s 707 1041 Lve Munson Arr 7 1.1 11.17 :L1 in ml 1101 AVr ( I'llllPMH O Arr Mnnson . . . Wlnlmrne.. I'EALK... Ollllntown. SNOE SHOE 7 0.1 "no 0 40 H20 i:i ft Is ft 11.1 4 ft 4 47 4:t1 4 '4 00 p ni 10 :! 10 : 10 12 9.VI 94:1 M H CI H2.1 R 1.1 9 00 7M 7 21 a m ....BEECH CREEK Mill Hall.... LOCK HAVEN. Yoiingdule. .. JERSEY SHORE. 11' 1KRSEV SHORE Lve WILLI AMSP'T p m K 111 ' n ni Hftft II IHJ Tlili.A. & Rr.AiiiM) R. R. ArrWILLlAMSI-T Lve Lve. . . .J MM LA Arr I.v N.V.vluTamiuiua Ar Lv..N. Y. via Phlia.. Ar J7H0 p m Dully t Week-days fl 00 p m Sundnya t I0M a m Siindnv "b" New York passengers trnvellng via Phil adelphia on 10.20 a m train from Wllllnms port, will change curs nt Columbia Ave., rhllnitclphla. 4rnJK"TI0Na. At Wllllnmsport with lMilladelphlulteaillnglt R. At.lersey Shore with Full Hrook Hallway. At Mill Hull with Central Ruilroud of IVnnvlvimlu. At I'hlllpshui'g with Pennsylvania Railroad nnd AltisMiuit Phlllpsliurg Connecting R. R. At Clemtleld Willi KiilValo, His-hester Pittsburgh Railway. At Mnluilfey nnd Pntton with Cambila tc tiearllild Dlvlshm of Pennsylvania Railroad. At MahifiTcy with Pennsylvania & North-Westem Ruflriiud. A. G. Palhrii, F. E. llr.nniMAn, Superintendent. Gom'J Pass. Agt. llilludclphln, I'a.. ilotrl. JJOTEL McCO N N ELL, 'reynoldsville. PA. FRANK J. J LACK, Pmnrictm: The lending hotel of the town. Headquar ters for commercial men. Steum heat, free win, nam rooms ami ciosia on every Door, ftample rooms, lillliuiU room, telephone con Tiecuona Ac. JJOTEL BELNAP, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. J. C. 1ULLMAK, PinpHetor. First clnss In every particular. Locmred In the very centre of the business part of town. Free Mm to and from trains and commodious sample rooms forcommnrclal travelers. TJOORE S WINDSOR HOTEL, 1217-29 Filbert street, PHILADELPHIA, - FENJTA, ntESTOX J. MOORE, rroprhtm: 1142 bed rooms. Rules K.00 tier dnv Amerl 'n Plnn. I'iWnrk from P. It. R. Depot and dkick irom ixew 1, Si. n. u, Depot. SiIrrlUtxrou. NEFF. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And Real Estate Agent, Reynoldsvllle, Pa. c, MITCHELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office on West Main atreet, opposite the Commercial Hotel, Ueyuoldavllle, Pa. C. S. (lOHDON. JOHN W. HEED QORDON & REED, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Brookvllle, Jefferson CoM' Pa. Offl-e In room formerly oocuplod by Gordoa & Corliett West Main Slruot. , W.l. MeCBAOXIK, Brotkvillt. 0 M. MtDONAU. BiyitldiTill. jaORACKEN & Mcdonald, AUornos and CouniielknwU-Laie, Officios at Reynold! vllle ami Brookvllle. JRANCIS J. WEAKLEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ofniwsln Vahoney building. Main street, BeynoldtvlUe, Pa. jyx. R E. HOOVER, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Resident dentist. In building near Mollio dlst church, opposite Arnold block. Uontle auss In operating. jyR. R. E. HARBISON, SURGEON DENTIST, Reynoldsvllle, Pa. Office In rooms formerly occupied by I. B. McCrelght. jyn. R, DEVERE king, DENTIST, Office at the residence of T. O. King, M. D., at comer of Main and Sixth streets, lleynokls vllle. Pa. JJEYNOLDSV1LLE LAUNDRY, WAH SING, Proprietor, Corner Vth street and Gordon alley. First class work done at reasonable prices. Give the laundry a trial. If you are troubled with "hacking cough," Down's Elixir will give you relief at onoe. Warranted M recom mended or money refunded. For tale by H. A. Stoke. a m p m IA2 .1ll 4 11 ft 2.1 4 4 2 .1 : 4 .V! .Lve ft 41 4 .V . . . . ft 40 ft m .... ft .12 .109 .... !W ft 1.1 Air lil.l ft:i4 (Trr TJii 727 1 I.ve H .1.1 II 111 .I.ve 7 17 foT) 7 22 7 IKI 7 40 7 21 7 .17 7 44 9 04 7 .12 .... 9 4" 8 42 .... 1101 9 ft.1 . . . . 9 07 H .18 .... 9lll 907 NO. 9 29 9 18 .... 9 HO 9 20 Arr 10 01 9.11 a m p m am p m 10 2011 HO ftiw 710 8 00 1)7 2.1 J9II0 p m a m Orttlng Very Mneh Mixed. One cnrloos armptom of tho OTer- throw of common aenao by bcIouco In such a shidy nj rltimestlo ccminmy in tlifl fact, thnt the paper nre freqnrntly niarVod by grotpwiu nilvpelllnp, not morply of sclpiifillo terms, but evrn more rupeoiiilly of common words which In other papers would present no tlim- cnlty whutuver. This n a nmrk of the f npers of senior seh(Hillrls, who study he subject of domestic economy as well as of older students, nnd to such an ex tent tltnt nn examiner Is forced to tho conclusion that this study is in some occnlt way a danger to nrthofrraphy. To Invest in "cousins," to have the fltiRor imils nearly "paired," "poodles" of water, "minch meat, "roasted stake," to have tho drains "slushed" vrith water Bnd to break a class up Into "drnfts," niny be taken hs a few ex amples of this tendency. But sclontiflo terms nro by no menus safe from varia tions, as tho two following quotations, this time from tho papers of schoolgirls, will show: "Car bonny enssid" Is an nnusuul yet rccognlznlile form of enr-' bonio acid. "Lnck tail ducks" mny not bo so easily rocognizwl. O110 might suppose that it referred to a species of waterfowl related iu some way to the Manx cat, but it is really intended for lacteal ducts. Possibly tho functions of theso vessels was no less a mystery to tho writer than tho spelling of their name. Blackwood's Magazine. Water S3 a Quart. In speaking of tho Pnpazo Indians Mr. McOeosaid: "They inhabit a coun try of broad plains, with mountain ranges between them. Tho mountains aro remarkably rugged and riso shurply from the lowlands. All over the plains live the Indians. Tho country is one of tho most arid regions ou the face of tho globe, a whole year passing sometimes without a drop of rain. Geologically it is a curious place. The streams rise in the mountains, but never reach the sea, and the debris curried by the rivers, in stead of finding its way to tho ocean, is spread npon tho plains, the rivers dry ing up before they reach the sea. Sem land, in the state of Souora, ivas never seen by a white man until about two years ago, when the bureau of ethnology sent out tin expedition to explore Unit region. The natives me constantly vigi lant every moment, from day to day, week to week, month to mouth, year to year, expecting and dreading the ap proach of an enemy. Thoy are always prepared for anyuergency. The dearth of water was the greatest obstucle to the exploration. Every drop wo used was carried from 12 to 15 miles by men un der heavy guard. Water there is more valuable than gold, and often we meas ured it ont in Rpoonfuls. In counting the dangers and labor of securing water we estimated its worth at from $11 to f 4 a quart. "Baltimore American. Bapld Reading. What an inestimable boon it would be if we had tho faculty of grasping sentences, paragraphs and perhaps pages at little 111 or 0 than a glance I That there have been men gifted in that way is im undoubted fact. Macau lay possessexl that faculty in a remarka ble degree, and most editors have it to a lesser extent. IIo would take up a volume fur uu eveuiug'a intellectual enjoyment, and before he r'tthvd he hud tho contents fully impressed upon his marvelous mind Dickens was nnother of tho remarka bly rapid readers. Georgo Eliot's "Adum Bode." come to him one day. Bofore his ordinary bedtimo ho hod road it und pronounced this remarkable dictum, "That Ixxik was written by a woman." Others required days of leisure to read it, and tho question of authorship was the question or tho time in literary cir cles. Of a well known lawyer it was once said that ho was able to read a nowHpu per article or a pago of a book at what soemod to tho observer to be but a glance- tndowoa at too sunie time with a pow erful memory, he was enabled to digest at lolHure vyliatlio bad absorbed In haste. Very much the same was said of Dan iel Webster, who read "Don Quixote" in a single night Strand Magazine. J ait a Coincidence. What curious coincidences will some times occur," remarked Police Judge Low the other evening. " I was walking along Post street; noar Union square, one uight rooontly, when suddenly the bowhiskered face of Judge Campbell came before my mind's eye. I don't know what oould have called hint to mind, but I was still thinking of him when I saw a parcel on the sidewalk. I picked it np and found it was a sheet of music that some one had dropped. I on rolled it and was confronted with the title, 'And Still His Whiskers Grew.' It struck me as being so ridionlous that I sat ou a bench in the square and laugh ed for half an hour." Sun Francisco Post An Important Question. If your friends or neighbors are suffer ing from coughs, colds, sore throat, or any throat or lung disease (including consumption), ask them if they have ever used Otto's Cure. This famous German remedy Is having large sale here and is performing some wonderful cures of throat and lung diseases. Reynolds Drug Store will give you a sample bottle free. No matter what other medicines have failed to do, try Otto's Cure. Largo Sizes 2S. and 60o. MANICURING AT HOME. One Branch af a Bnalneas That Is Cob stantly Increasing. Of the oreatly increased and still in creasing number of persons who have their hands attended to by professional manicures, a considerable number now have tho work done at home. Among tho customers at the largo manicuring establishments there aro almost as many men as women. Those whose hands are cared for at homo are nearly all women and regular customers. Operators are sent to them at any desired hour from the manicuring establishments, and there aro now visiting manicures who devote themselves entirely to home work. The visiting manicure acquires the art In a manicuring establishment An apt pupil can learn the work in two or three months. Then she sets about building up a route of customers. Wom en usually have their hands cared for once a week. They aro not likely all to want the work done at the same time, and tho visiting manicure endeavors to lay out a route that can be covered without loss of time and which will keep her constantly employed. More and more parents now have tho hands of their children, both boys and girls, cared for by a manicure, begin ning when tho child is 8 or 7 years old. In the case of children, the work is as often done to cure them of tho habit of biting the finger nails as it is to beauti fy them. It is sought to instill iu the child a pride in the appearance of tho nails, and thus to prompt it to prewrve them in good order. Tho work tints be gun is likely to be continued for pur poses of beautifying. The number of people, men nnd wom en, who now have their feet attended to by the chiropodist, as they do their hands by tho manicure, has also in creased greatly. The work npon tho hands is done to beautify them; upon the feet for comfort It is now required, by tho law of June 8, 1895, that chirop odists shall pass an examination by a board of examiners of the Pcdio Society of the State of New York. Some persons have their feet cared for at home, but much the greater number go to a mani curing establishment, iu which chirop odists also aro employed, or to a chirop odist's establishment. New York Sun. AN ABLE PRACTICAL JOKE. 1ft Created Considerable Kzeltement In a University City. The Cambridge (England) Independ ent Pross retells the story of the hoax perpetrated npon the oivlo and univer sity authorities at Cambridge on the occasion of tho visit of tho lato shah of Persia to thut country. It was on Satur day, June 88, 1873, at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, that a telegram was found lying on the hallkcepcr's tablo iu the (iniidhall. It was directed to the wor shipful the mayor of Cambridge, was signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton and read as follows: "His imperial majesty the shah of Persia desires to visit your university town todny en route for London by spo cioL arriving at Cambridge station about 1 :10 o'clock. Bo prepared with escort and reception as far as tune al low." Instantly everybody began tumbling ovnr his fellow. The town clerk was sent for, and messages wore dispatched to tho vioe chancellor, the memliers of tho corporation, the volunteer oflioers and tho cook of St Peter's college kitch en. The vioe chancellor hurried ou his robes, tho aldermen and councilors did ditto, the volunteers donned their nui forms, and the cook began to bail and fry. Nor were the general public behind hand. Flags were hung out and crowds guthored iu the street Dr. Cookson, tho vice chancellor (irreverently known in those days as "Dismal Jimmy",, made his way to the station as fast as his dig nity would permit The muyor, Mr. T. H. Naylor, and the corporation followed suit A guard of honor and carriages wore in waiting, and soon everybody was there except the shah. Then the news flow round (hat the railway offi cials knew uothing alxiut the special train, and after a brief delay it was ap parent that tho whole thing was a hoax. Tins perpetrators of the hoax were never discovered, though two persons were afterward freely mentioned iu connec tion with it In the year of grace 1873 the era of practical jokes was past, but bad the authors of the shah s visit been alive in the days of Theodore Hook they might have lived in literature. Inhaling Carbonls Aeld. Professor CTgolino Moasoof Turin hal tested the breathing of soldiers during an expedition up Monte Rosa, and found that the quantity of carbonlo aoid ex haled by a man at a height of 20,000 feet or so differs very slightly from what it is at the sea level or near it' The professor has also subjected himself to a rarefied atmosphere in the Physio logioal institution at Turin, and found that when the pressure in the air was till 84 centimeters (about 7 inohes) of mercury, he felt no inconvenience, but when it was reduced to 80 oentimeters (about 0 inches) he felt a great want of breath, and became unfit to make obser vations. London Globe, Too large a percentage of clay used in the manufacture of paper not only Increases the weight, but renders the pa per weak and liable to be easily torn. When fortune means toymen most good, aha looks upon then with a threatening sya. fib&kespeare. Chinese Dislike of llelnsr Tleturcd. In attempting to paint pictures of Chinatown I found it almost imitossi- bio to gain the consent of the parents to have their children poso as models for mo. I tried in vain for a long time. They always declared that some ill luck wcmld certainly overtako their littlo ones If their portraits were painted. So strong is this dread that a person com ing along tho street with a camera cre ates a panic Frightened mothers, rush ing about, seize their children and drag them indoors out of harm's way. This disliko to being pictured is very general and does not apply only to chil dren, as was impressed npon mo on one occasion when I saw 0110 of tho most crowded streets in Chinatown suddenly cleared because of a photographer who had placed his'enmcra at one end of the street to take a view. This fear of evil consequences I found to bo so strong that oven the poorest would not be tempted by the offer of money. Conse quently I had about given up, when I fortunately found tho one exception in my experience in Chinatown. This was a poor wonwin with four little children and a sick husband to support. She was in great need, and my Chinese serv ant, after much difficulty, persnotled her for a largo payment to let me paint her little girl named Ah Yung. Theo dore Wores in St. Nicholas. Fata of Two Bnakes. A Forest and Stream correspondent tells a South African snako story. Two snakes were at the bottom of a 00 foot mino shnft. The snakes were each about 10 feet long and of 0110 of tho most poi sonous species, known as mambas. Now, miners and 10 foot mambas do not agree very well, and this is especially true when both are at the bottom of a min ing shaft The miners whose claim had been jumped sent a message down to tho snakes with orders to como up. The messago was a bottle of dyuamito with a lighted fuse attached. The snakes obeyed tho summons at once. They came up tho perpendicular shaft with such speed that they shot up 80 feet above the opening of tho shaft When they came down, they were some w hut mixed. The two tuils had in sumo way got tuugled into a squoro knot, such as sailors tie. The snakes wanted to go in opposite directions, but their efforts were iu vain, and they fell to and stung one another to death. Tho Forest and Stream does not vonch for this story. It would hnve been all right to have the snakes blown out of the shaft, but tho suitor's knot sent it to the column where the campfires flicker. Washington's Commission as General. "In searching the libraries for bank ruptcy loro I found in one of the secret journals of the continental congress tho act of congress dated June 20, 1770, to 'George Washington, Esq.,' appointing hiin general and commander in chief of the army of the united colonics," said Judge Joy L. Torrey. "It contains somo qnaiut language e. g., 'You are to vict ual nt the continental expenso all vol unteers. ' ' 'It also referred in a patriotic way to our liberties, as follows: 'And where as, all particulars cannot be foreseen, but that many things must bo left to your prudence nnd discreet management as occurrences mny arise npon tho place or from time to time fall out, you ore, therefore, upon all such accidents to uso your best circumspection to order and dispose of tho said army, making it your special care thut the liberties of America receive no detriment. ' "Washington Post Keeking- Information. A lady riding on a railroad train was quite annoyed by the fixed store of a long, lank, leathery looking woman sitting just across , tho aisle. She had piercing fclack eyes, and she kept them fixed ou tho lady's faoe. Finally the truin stopped at a little station, und the keen eyed woman leaned across the aisle, and, laying a bony, ring loved hand ou the lady's arm, said : "Scuko me, ma'am, but kin I ask you a question?" "Certainly." "Well, I jist wanted to know if your complexion is natchreel or if it's ouo of these liianicli'd kind I've heered of." "My complexion is natural, madam. " "It is? Well, I'm jutt sorry to hear it I was hopin it was one of the inameled kind and that you could tell me where I could git one like it That's all. Thank you, ma'am," and she resumed her fixed gaze. Detroit Free Press. Smallest Bepnbllo la Karon. Neither Andorra nor San Marino can claim to be tho smallest independent territory in Europe. That position be longs to Tavoralo, an islet off the northwest coast of Sardinia. Its size is three miles long and three quarters of a mile broad, and its population numbers exactly 66 soul. From 1886 to 1883 the Islet was governed by one Paoloto, who bod all the authority of a king, but when he died in the latter year he ad vised the inhabitants to form a republic, which was dona All the adult island ers, women equally with men, have Votes, and every six years a president is elected for that period. Westminster Bazetta Aa asy Bemedy. "Oh, dearl" sighed Mrs. Cnmso ai she tossed about in bod. "I'm suffering dreadfully from insomnia. " "Go to sleep and you'll be all right, " growled Mr. Cum so as he rolled over and began to snore again. London Answers. A NAMt. At first s slimmer, wavering and pale, Pierced her and there a clond's o'orhanslng veil, And then at length a great star, fall and blight, Broke forth and cast Its radiance on the night C'atherlno Tonng Glen In Contury. CHURCHES OF GRANADA. They Are at Onea Magnificent and lleg garly, Solemn and (lay. It was in its churches that I thought Granada at once most magnificent and beggarly, most solemn nnd gay. I know nothing in Franco or Italy to compare with the effect of the cathedral when the sun steeped streets were left the leather curtain was lifted nnd we were suddenly in darkness as of night a great altar looming dimly in far shad ows, vague, motionless figures prostrate before it Their silent ferver in the strange, scented dusk gavo a clew to, tho ecstasy of a Theresa, of au Ignatius. But it was well to turn bock quickly into matter of fact daylight To linger was to bo reminded that mystery has its prico, solemnity its tnwdrinesn. In ca thedral and cnpillarenl if we ventured to . look at the roynl tombs at the grille which oven in Spain is without equal at tho rotables, witli their wealth of or nament 0110 sacristan after another kept close at our heels, impudently expect ant If in unknown little church our eyes grew accustomed to darkness, it was that they might be offended with Vir gins gleaming in silks and jewels, with Christs clothed in petticoats. And if we did onco visit tho Cnrtuja it sntisfied our curiosity where other show churches were concerned. Tho word Cnrtuja hung upon tho lips of every visitor nt tho Ho tel Roma. Foreigners wrestled hope- -lessly with it Spaniards repeated it tenderly, ns if in love with its gasping gutturals. We never sat down to a meal that some 0110 did not urgo ns to tho en joyment of its wonders. At last iu self defense wo wont Tho Cnrtnju's nrchi- IclTiuit? nuuiia us nn vitiui'isiv, im ucvf- ration ns abandoned as the gush that had sent us to it It Iiinl not oven tho amus ing gayety of Bohemia's rococo, but was pretentions and florid in a, dull, vulgar way, moro in keeping with gild ed cafo or popular restaurant But to this visit my record owes a place, since it was our one concession to tho guide book's commnnds. It pleased us better to forget tho exaggerated, tortured flam boyance in tho kindly twilight of churches tho names of which we never troubled to nsk. Elizabeth R. Pennoll in Century. Where the Walters Ash No Odds. Common as tho practice of tipping is) becoming in this city, there must still be restaurants in which tips are neither given nor expected, and among these must bo somo, at least of the beef and beans places iu the neighborhood of Park row. I have not been so familiar with these places in recent years as I used to bo years ago, before they had grown so largo and when coffeo and enkes fur nished the chief staple of tho food pro vided. Iu those days I am quite sure that nobody ever thought of tipping the waiters, nnd I believe that the same practice prevails in them now. It might be that a waiter would take a tip from somo old customer with whom ho was on friendly terms, but I doubt if he would tnko ouo from a casual guest I think if such a guest should put a tip on the table the waiter would wipe W, off on tho floor with tho cloth with, which he swabs the tabla The beef and bean places aro refresh- ing, not only iu the food they furnish, but in the spirit of self reliant inde pendence that pervades them. Cor New York Sun. Charging; a Bear With Bayonets. y Russian soldiers in Siberia are not' only encouraged to exercise their mar tial ardor on big game, but are actually led out in squads to take part in the hunt On a recent occasion a local po lice inspector joined in tho hunt and got two of the soldier beaters to act a his bodyguard. Whon the bear came merrily romping toward him over the snow, tho inspector got flurried, missed both barrols, flung down his gun and buried his head in the snow, seeking to burrow out of sight The bear came on in a great fury. Two of the soldiers waited til) he oame to close quarters and turned him back with a volley. They then charged with fixed bayonets and finished him off in true military styla They hove been rewarded for their presence of mind in saving the life of the guardian of the peace by having their photographs hung in their head quarters and being each presented with, onerubla London Glgba Nat Cracking as a Trade. There are in Chicago a considerable number of men and women, mostly Italians, who make a fair living by cracking pecan nuts. It is a recognized troda They tuke orders regularly from the fruit stands and stores and supply them with cracked nuts. So far us pos sible they keep their methods in shadow. They crack them with hammers, but ' they get no such disheartening result as -tho amateur who essays the same at tempt They have uo little pieces to pick up, but every kernel comes out in neat, unbroken halves. This i because they soak the nut over night iu soft water. Chicago Tribuna Proof. . . "Is Mrs. Beverly so highly cultured?" . "Yes. she run look nt a hole In a newsnaDer without wondi rimr what waa ent out "Chicago lit cord.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers