KEYNOLDSVILLK, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 31, 1Mi7. NUMREK 10. VOLUME 5. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Of llir lltirnmih of ff 7M'W.''i"' fV Ymr Einliini Mmih x. inn;. JOHN TUUHIKN nnd H. HAKIM N, I'vri seers. In mvitmit Hli Poor IHsli-li'1 of Kcvnitldsvllli- Inimiiiili fur Hi'' year I'lullmr Ma'ivh H, IHlir. int. To tiBlimee lnt "I'lili ini'iil ' 'I " Rttimiiit of iliinlli'iiii- HIIIIMIIll lldlll-tl til lllipllrlltt' -'il II " rem " summit fnmi itlc nf fiiinltine " liRl.lnTniilncn'liiiiid lnl settl'l " 1mm flnni l lrst Nnllniii'l Hunk.. . " minium fiiim Hullols 1'iHir IMI... " hiii'I (Mini Cinuily i'iiiiiiiilHliinrr I'll. ll'l ml ) ;i in :m !.-i II mi on in Hy Julin Powers mtiirr. Col. Illsi. 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Tonni'l iliiffmm tltl.t'ox lni w'lll't. .JVttn from HiirwvM KolirrtMiii 2:1.11111 " " t iMl.tr tin-1 ox ' t'itinil Ti-i'Hiirt'r " t'li't-k t-t rnunrll " " J. II. IS'inx, fx Hi'iMor " tnn't in lmt' ImiiMt. fiinil IllNt hoi t li.nit'lll ' " tllll' il't'll'-llll'l' IK. I,m :w .VI Til 2:1 VI III 24 Hill I D Hy Hint riiitMtviifc.liM Ht'ttl't. " onliTH rt'ilrt'ini'6 orili'in rt'ilft'iimJ 'lioo tlllllM'fllllll) ' 2 M-r ! itint. on l.4M 42 1 si '7 till 71:17:1 IIDH2 :i..j.J2 .jii K1..VJ2 Mi "W. T. l'O.N,Tix'HUir, In iti f I vt illi llwu'l I ax HI!. Tnam't ditf from Col.Cox luxt -ttri, 2iw:ih rrointviiiciti ri't'Hsurt'r 1 in " from Colli'i'toi' Cox .k.hhi To IikI. In Tivtiit'ni hum!, I11M wtt lp't nJ 12 .'H. By ortlom roilwnM-! I mm M 2 iMM- rt t'oni. ou tutnttt 17 :i:i " htiilr lux iiitlrt 4H 4:1 liul. In Trt'UMiiivrV IiiiiuN. 2ii2(IK fl.lNUHNil.OtUUS W-T.COX.Trt'iwmvr, Hi nuf't with JYatrr Tax (Hi. Ta halanre lnttt Ht'ttlcmt'tit ff 1VJ21 " Iml. due fnimt'ol.l'ox last Hi'tllv't fWi4 " ani't fi-oni 10. Tivouiit WhIIu... I2.J.J " Llll'HM... 11 M " " CollwInrCox Ji2 4U. Hy f.nliTit rt'ili'i'mi'd im m " H uerrtt'oni'lK'n onwmt'. torn liul. title fixiin treitttui-fr.. 2J4.J7 734 17 - VU 17 rimiH'ial Htatt'nit'ttt of hVynolilMVillu Hor- 1. 1... .....11.. IL..I. u IuiiT IIIKU ml IIItT jril D.lu.riH Jinnil n. ini , I 111. To lun't of dtitiUt'ate H.HTI 411 " uoilt'U to unplii'iitt r4 an " from Hui'ict'HM HohttrtNon 2:iHICI " from Col. Cox litBt Nut t It.nif nt. I.iukik; In Th'hh. hiiiitlH hiHt wttli'm t H7m " front Co. t reiiNurHr HIH.J2 " fraiu Ciurk of Counril 2:1 .JO " troin Kx-t ollcc t.11 IVnli 11124 CK. Hy exoneration 110 I.J rt'llHU'M hNHH Collttt'Uir'M t!OUIIIliltHlotlll. . IAU UU ordt'n riMlutuiit'd 4.H37 Wl Ti'ttaNurer'H tionimtHNlotiH. 1MI M Htute tax uuld 4il4:i itm't due mini Col. Cox... 1,0711 :i7 ual. In tmaa'ii liaudo 4112 47 l,HH0 H.WIHKO OulNlitnillnir Innflitt'dntiHH of Id'vnoldsv II o JforouKIt lor liiv year imiuiok Murt-n a, iw.. UK. fTo ImndH outittundliiK 10.IKI.J m uruuru ouutauulnu iiM77 CK. Ily ain't due from Col. Cox... 1,07)1 'il iim't In treiiM'M handH 4U2 47 nut Inutilitutliii'iut v:7 a fl0,N'!tl4a III,K3II4J nCTrtj tiiiurtiTcnv n 11 ui'.'ouiil Willi Ki-yniildNVlilti Horatliili for tilt) yi'UI tllKIIIIK .11 II ti ll H, 1KHI, UK. To flutia mill llruiiHi'tf I'ollortiid i 2B3 71 CK. Illy treitHiiror'a n-ri'lpu 2:m0li KltH I'lllh llltltl II ' aiindry I!Xiiium'k 2 70 82.J0 71 2.J0 71 Tlit'W iii't'oiuitH uiiilittul tliU Nth dity of Itlu.rt'11. IM'7, aim rouuu to lie roi ri'i'l. J.K.HAMMOSII, I MI.KMX(1, l-Audlloia T. I'. HliVNOKDS, i W i Vi ii 1 hi INDQLPIt 'XJUm HAWTHORNE. rol'YHKHIT HV AHEKICAN I'llIiBI ASSOVUTIOR, ICONTIXL'F.I). "It is ltiiiHjHsililo ytm uluuil'l Intpnu any l)pncflt tn tno tlmt jvmiM not benefit yutt ton tlmin moro." wii'l Mrx. llotnnx intlmsHivifly. "Ytm il'i mi grim Injustit;;'; yon iiro liku all jvoinrn w ilh n t?ri. v:'.nri'!" re tnrnoil Jnci'lyn, jvlm-w' loinp'T jvhi fi-r-tiiinly ft-ry fity. "My srln'ini' is t.i put ynn in twoipt of an fnimltio of 1.2iMI 11 yt'iir. Iliivo yon any luuli in fun l jviiii tlmt?" 'NVli'it tint tin1 h 'rvir:'t for -.vliirli this ia tin- ti.iviurnt?' Mrs. ll 'iuax iniMiin-.i. 'T11 rli;iperiin 11 liuly imlliin;; nioti1." 'A linlv!" ropi'Mti'il tin- oIIht. it po- culiitr Kinili' ili-.iviii'. ilnwit tin; t'ornrr of lior linnilli: "1 lii'tfin tn niiilorstnii'l! Who in Hill ?" "Tho pfinm ilniinu nt tin- lu w tipi'i-ii bnnwo." "Yt-Bi in whom you nro ti'tnVrly in- tt'tisti'il. Tn kin 'j fvorytliitr.; into run- aiili'i'ittion, IlatniltiMi, Unit is vt ry t'linr- ' acti'iistit! of yon: n wry tli'lttyitti piiw j of kinilnoss!" , "Bali! Mt-K, ytmr rynifimii (m oj-it- 1 douoj ytm am ou ii jjtoiih sct'iit t'Utirt'ly. In tlio tit-ht ili't, the lmly in not tlto jwr- Kill 8llC'S ltUIIHH4t'll to IM!. Slip's tile daiiKlitiT of an olil frit'inl of luinu; 1 once inti'ii.lt'd to marry her, bnt 1 thought better of it. CirfninHtnneen whith you will lie fully inforuieil of have led to lier porputMtiiiK the Mitraua i naiiio an J all tlio coining reason. I It'a a grand eeret, of course, and I ce leeted you 4iii the only woman who could . be t runted to keep it. You are to con- firm in every jvny that HiiKKesI it.telf the j idea that xlu ia the bona fide Murium: way you've liwd with her for years in En- ; rope, and ou. Hut ahe i wholly if- norant of tlio jvorld, and yu aro to nee ( tt it that mine of the younjf felliuva jreta alu'inl of tier. You may invent all the adveuturi'H ytm likt) for bi.tr m Iho past, : but on mi at'eouut let lior K''t into any scrapes iu the present. Do you auo what , I mean?" "I think so. Tho youui; fellow.t you ' apeak of aro to be kept o ut of the way for your sake rather than for hem; and i she is to be instructed that any arrapu she nets into jviih you U n scrape at all, but a distinct ion and a Ulexsin." Uihik my Html 1 ttliouM Hatter myself you jvcjh jealous if 1 didn't know you st well," said .locelyu with a laugh; "1 only j jvish to irotect the giil from aimoyaiiee i and to insure, the Knecesa of the whole scheme. If you cmild make me believe iu your disiiterestoilue ast'l virtue the j only result would bo that 1 should nerve. ! you let efficiently than -other wise. Uet ! you uJuvays liked Uuceptiuu for its own j sake, juid you are I he same Hamilton Jocelyn that I knew iu Richmond twelve years ago. Well, I ahull know what tone to take tt.-ith her." "Take any tone you like, in the devil's name, so long as yon take the position and olwrvo the conditions!" exclaimed Jocelyn, getting up, with some signs of impatieuce. "I wiU take the position on conditioa of beiug.guuvantoed my ,outfit and twelve hundred dollars," said All's. Bemux. "It i is not high wages for tiie devil to pay, but it's lietter than nothing, and to live as comfortably aa I cau, so long as 1 do live, is the best I have Vi look forward to now. I'm not so fastidious in other re spects as you do mo the honor to imag ine." "Well, Jleg, when you've enjoyed a few mouths' luxury you'll take a more genial view of things, I hojie. Above all things make as good an impression nn the lady as possible. 8ue must learn to confide iu you, and to take your adv;ee in all social matters from the outset. You cau do anything with her if she likes you a ad trusts you, nd nothing if he doesn't." "I understand; 1 am to be another mother to her!" said Margaret Bemaz, in a tone and with a look iu her eyes so quiet and yet so repellent that Jocelyn made no attempt to reply, but took his leave without further ceremony. Certainly Beatrix needed a mother at this epoch of her career. The peculiar conditions under which she was making her entrance into the world rendered her especially defenseless. She waa not ouly ignorant (as any girl brought up in the seclusion of home is likely to be) of the ways and wickedness of mankind, bnt the strict necessity of her incognito cnt ber off from the.support and society of both her father and of all the other rela tives and friends who should naturally be around her. She waa not herself, and she was somebody wholly different from herself as well. Furthermore she was a singer, with all the sensitiveness aud the liability to emotional impres sions that the musical temperament im plies. Upon the whole a young woman can select no career more dangerous than that upou which Beatrix had just en tered, aud the external circumstances which attended her entrance could scarcely have been more untoward. Meau'.imo tho subject most constantly present to her thoughts, since it gave color to everylhiiiif else, was her assumed character of the Mui'uua, To be herself msm. began to appear in the light of tome thing crlnt; nil. Everything depended upou maint"ining the deception Nor could she di gitise from her.ti lf that the men she met treated her jvith a sort of freedom to which she was tpiile unac customed. This iierplexed rnd annoyed her, anil Mrs. Bemax.wlii'ii she appealed to her, only smiled and said she mustn't mind Hum. finally she thought it would lie a good idea to ask Information of Mr. tloeelyn, "I'l'llinvs bother you, do they?" said that gt nl Ionian in aii ever I ' her coin plaint, wilh a reasurin smile. "Well ina'iiiH'lli., you know we mustn't lie loo particular a '.mill that. When JJ'e have been on the stage a little longer we shall learn to look upon all men as out brol hot's, and not niiml a little fun. Be sides, you know, you nre the famous am. invincible Marana. ami are supposed to be able In settle all such Jack u dandies with tine hand, so to sjieak!" "I don't understand you," said Beatrix, with a slight flush. "Well, my dear, the amount of it all is they mean no harm, and they've heard so many stories alsmt tho Mantua's ad Ventures that they feel justified ill try iug to find out what she's made of. The fact is, you know, she's said to be a little haaarde dangerons as soon ruin a man as look at him, and you must act out the character." "Do yon mean that 1 should pretend to ls anything that is not good?" "Oh! no, no not that, of course! Only a sort of givo-anil-take, live-aiul-let-livo style that's jvhat you want." "If they think 1 am different from what I am, in any bad way," continnetl Beatrix, "I will either tell theni who 1 am or give up the wholo thing." Her Toico trembled. "Now my g.wtl littlo prima donna, don't yt.M say anything so foolish!" said Jocelyn, taking her hand in bis and pat ting it. "Conns you know me, don't you? and you know jvhether or not Hamilton Jocelyn would iermit an.' one to insult you? Very well, then, you're as safe, if the worst comes to the worst, ns if you jvere sealed up in the center of th" pyramid of Ciicnp.! Bui what I jvnnl yon to learn is lo have courage-to told ytmr own bravely, and not to be too siiieaiiii.-0i about JvhtU Un people you meet with nay aud do. The jTorld always seems vioer and a li'tle disagreeable when one is first broni. in contact U'ith it fnll of people not a bit like our quiet folks out in the country, lint we rau't change tho world, cau we? All wtt cun do is to take things as they are, and tiiak the best of it. if we are all right nothing can really bui't us. But we must have courage, we mustn't bo afraid, we mustn't talk of giving up! We must lie a littlo jvomnu of tho world. Every woman must be who intends to accom plish anything, let alone to mako snch a reputation as lies liffore yon. It's a lit tle freemasonry we all have to learn, nothing more: and, as 1 said, though yon jvon't love me naughty child! yet yon can't help trusting your father's old I friend; and as a matter of course you will come to me if yon get into any real scrape. 1 sball be only too ready to as sist you; bat I don't want to seem olli cious either to yon or to others, and 1 want you to fight your own way as much as possible at first. It will make it all the easier for you hereafter. Don't let yourself be put pon, of course, bnt don't altogether forget that yon're the Marana either. U you manage it clev erly her name ought to bo a help to yon rather than the contrary." "In what wayT "Oh, the sharper the fight the sooner over, you know, sad the more decisive," aid Jocelyn, laughing. "Yes, it is an advantage in every way. If yon were entered in the lists in your own name, with your father and all your (Wends to fall back on, you would be falling back all the time. You would be trusting to their strength instead of to yonr own. But since you're alone you'll discover your own force, and make it evident to the others into the bargain." "But will not papa live in tho hotel with me?" "My gracious, nor exclaimed Joce lyn, lifting his hands in half playful con sternation. "In the eyes of the world, remember he's nothing but a respect able old gentleman, in no sort of way re lated to you. To have him in attend ance on you would be roost what shall I say? inexpedient; and if it led to nothing else, it might lead to his true relationship being found ont. No, you may see him occasionally, of course, but on the same footing as any other chance acquaintance. Ha, hat Yon wouldn't want to compromise your own father, would yon? not to speak of being com promised by him!" "Well, I certainly am alonel" said Beatrix gravely. "In appearance, yes; but so long aa namilton Jocelyn is alive you'll have an unfailing resource." "1 should compromise you as well,'' said, she, looking at him. fixedly, He made n laughing gesture of depreciation. "Oh, don't be afraid of that! I'm known; cJ-ert'lsidy understands mn! We can do no possible harm to each other. It's an undcrstiMMl thing that I stand godfather to nil primo doline on their entry Into New York society. You may safely refer to mo aa an old friend on all occasions. And, by the by, I've tnken tho liberty to do yon a bit of service al ready. Yon need a companion, and I've been so lucky as to secure just the per son. She's an English lady, daughter of a clergyman; I've known her for years; an excellent creature: really a lady of great refinement and experience, and precisely suited to your needs. She will take jierfect care of ytm, and keep yon posted nbont everything ytm ought to do and all that sort of thing. I have let her into the secret, the only other jier sons who know it being your father, Inigo, and myself. The idea Is, of course, that she's been living with you on the continent, and all that sort of thing. Mine, lli ni ix. she'll be here to morrow morning. You'll be certain to like I'.er imm"iisely." "Well, what must be, must. 1 sup pose," said Beatrix, folding her hands in her lap and looking down. "It dm- sci'in linpi'lcs to think of going bark now I have come so far. But if I had nndirstiHid b'-foi'i'liainl." She pim-eil. but went on nfter u moment. "I seem to be living in the midst of fal-e-IphmIm, and it seems to me that thai is more likely to take away courage than to give it." "l'ooh, pooh! things will very soon shake down, and then in everything but name you can be more yourself than you ever were before!" returned her father's old f. iend encouragingly. The next day Mine. Beinax jvas in troduced, and was very genial, helpful and agreeable. ("HAPTEIt VI. SOCIETY E.i'l'F.KTAINS TUB NEW MVA. The Cadwalador Dinsmores are peo ple such as can exist (as a social fact) nowhere but in America, and, indf -1, in New York. Mr. Dinsmore (call.-d Wallie Din-moro by every one Jtl.o knows him) is n man of paramount though nntibtrnsivo usefulness. He is or for the sako of tho unities let us ray he was a gentleman of medium sir, iilain exterior and remarkable quiet ness of spet ch nnd demeanor. Ho w like the heart of jieace in tho midst -. f the fashionable social whirlwind, tl.e timleiuonstrHtiJ'e center nl' n.l ii.-mon-titrations, the reposeful culmination i.f nil activities. To snv that he knejv verylMidr and everyuiiii.;, not only that everybody else knew, but that every body elsw would like to !. uiw. but im perfectly expressed bis ni'fo.iiplihhmi'iils. llo liwd in New York, lint he was at homo in all countries and in nil socio ties, and occasionally jvas met jvith in all. lie jvas about forty-two years of age, but looked younger, having light hair aud a subdued iredilish complexion, ami he seemed, when ytm considered his ex perience and serenity, indefinitely or in fart infinitely' older. Ho had unexcep tiruiable manners, was genial, kindly, gently liuim irons and insensibly enter taining. He never was detected making an effort, and ho never forbore uu efTort to bo obliging. Ho was as accurate aa a pendulum, and as versatile as a conti nent. Ho:ould neither play, sing, act. make a speech, write a look, nor paint a picture; but no one knew better than he bow all these things ought to be done, or waa more sympathetically appreci ative of others' attempts to do them. He smiled easily, but always as if h Gave her hand Jlnt to Mri. Ciulu-nUulcr. oould not help it. His laugh was a low. contagious chuckle, and seemed to sug gest an unexpected charm and drollery in life. There was a manly, masculine look and quality about his plain face and ordinary figure, and in the tone and utterance of his voice. You felt that there was substance in him when re quired that he was by no means a. phantom of conventions and escapes that, when everything else had been eliminated from him, a gentleman would remain. He waa a great favorite with women and with children, and his relations with the former were just aa cordial and wim ple as with the latter. If you dropped in to see him during a morning you were sure to find a number of men who m it was particularly worth while to meet, sitting about iu the easy chairs and Smoking Wallie's famous cigars ami cigarettes. He had a flno old fashioned house down in West Twenty-third street and plenty of money, Jvhich he knew how to spend: that is, he waa both generous and economical. But the most remarkable thing about Wallia Dinsmore waa that, instead of being iu fact the bachelor nnule of so ciety that ha was in spirit, ha waa at:!"-- ally anil conspicuously married. Mrs. Cndwalader Dinsmore (they never called her Mrs. Wallie) was a few years older than her husband and weighed about fifty pounds more than he. She whs might. nnd Imposing, convincing and memorable. Uion her massive counte nance, which had the texture and hue of the finest pink-and-white enamel, was fixed immutably a gracious smile, which served to condense, as it were, Into man ageable dimensions the else too ponder ous acreage of her cheeks and to refine the contour of her scarlet lips. Her hair, of a denso yellow hue, without a thread of gray, was arranged in an In scrntablo manner, npon what might be termed the cylindrical principlo; it re sembled a carving In vnrnished maple: it looked brittle. As for her figure, Mrs. Cndwalader might have stood for the capstan of a three decker, round which the jovial seamen trio as they heave the mighty anchor. Ilervoice.meanwliile.wassina'il, soft nnd caressing, and she regard, d her Interlocutor wit Ii a glance of indul gent coquetry, as if to mitigate tho ter ror of her proportions, though it renlly rendered thein only more alarming. Nor was her usual talk, as might have been expected, about devouring quarter beeves, or causing earthquakes, or oblit erating populations, but about embroid ered handkerchiefs, and summer zejih. yra blowing on jvild roses and the holi ness of infae's' rbimb'-r. Was she, then, a sardonic humorist, or a fool buried alive iu flesh? No: she was a hard hearted, practical, shrewd woman, with sharp eyt s, a politic disposition and un relenting determination. The fact that she jvas not of aristo cratic or indeed discoverable lineage may have sharpened her claws, so to lHak, and steeled her heart: she had had to fight her own way. and was a lit tle tis much alive to tho j-alue of the worldly objects she had striven for. The most telling "ttccess she had ever scored was, of rou.-se, her marriage with Wal lie Dinsmore. How she contrived it is not kntuvti: but it must have been, In every sense, easier to embrace her fifteen years ago than now. Wallie was tiie most humane of mankind, generously appreciative of everything except bis own value. At any rate the thing took place, and Mrs. (.'ad walader proved to lie an admirable and substantial wile. She made war upon none of his holi bies: she broke up none of his habits; she sacrificed lionn of his bachelor friends; she kept out of his way except when she t-onid be of use to him, and then she was alwnvs ready. She made him pay, as the j-ernacular hath it. but she let it cost him nothing. In short, though she ami her husband had almost I no fastes or traditions in common, they were completely in harmony, had no I children, and jver'i a moiii'l of New York I domestic virtue, happiness and prosicri I ty. It is no - mall tiling lor a husband ! to be able to affirm that his wife has not I bad his study dusted for a week, nor I launched c-veii an oblique critici.im nt 1 his African lemur. TO HR fViNl 1VITKI1 Ilia Hwet-t Voice. Tho best of meu nro at times liablo to make very serious mistakes. A man in ! to tho best of my ability, preserve, pro a Leicestershire village Vcko in tho I teet anil ill fi nd the constitution of the niulit tind heard what ho aumicsed to bti ! ITnitctl States." be has indentured him- tho harsh grating of a siuv on a hard board and ut once jumped to tho con clusion that some bold, bad burglar jvas wawing a holo in tho front door. Ho slipped out of bed, glided like a porter into the boll and again listened aud this time becanio fully satstled that hs first suspicions wero correct. Seizing his trusty gun, ho poured a handful fuT powder and ditto of shut into each barrel, capped it and, softly raising an up stairs window, blazed away in the darkmiss, the shot being followed by a hojvl of pain from belojv. Ho thon hurriedly drejv on a few of his moat necessary garment and went to investigate, tho matter, and upon tho first step found the wonudod form of a neighboring youth, who, iu feeble tones, explained that ho had come over to sere nade his .sweetheart, the old man's only daughter, with a song aud that when ho was shot he was driving ahead aa best he oouM on "Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer. " Ha expressed no surprise at the old man's mistake, but thinks that ho might have at least yelled "Who's there?" be fore he polled the trigger, but the shoot er said In was somewhat excited and just a littlo scared, so didn't stop to thiuit Pearson's Weekly. Th alma's ExeoM. It in wt ll knojvu that the queen has a dislike to tho smell of tobacco, and even such a ooustant smoker as the Prince of Wales ia careful to deodorize himsolf as much as possible before being received ty his royal mother. Perhaps the late John Brown took her majesty's aversion more coolly than any one else, for his sporran was always crammed with a mixture peculiarly black and strong. Ou one occasion the late Duke of Sutherland sent some live deer to Wind sor under the charge of his head keeper, Jvho, having seen his charges safely housed, foregathered with Brojvn, and smoke and whisky speedily combined in no small quantities. While, the carouse was progressing John waa hastily sum moned to tho quecu'g presence, and away ho went Jvithout changing his clothes. Ills sovereign lady soon detect ed the pcooaut odor and reproached Browu with it. "Ilcohl Your majesty," said Browu, "it's nuo my fault. It's joosfc 'coutact' with tho duko's keeper." Ho jvas for given ou Ihe spot. London Tide-graph. JVhOMI WlM It? A scholar traveling in tho east say. Hint he was once in ramp with his friend Kamsay, a man of kindred tnstes, In a wretched Phrygian village far from tho track of travelers. As they were striking tents in thn morning a heavy faced boy bronght Mr. Kamsay a hnnd fnl of bronze for sale. He sorted it rap Idly on the palm of his hand and found among the rubbish ono very rare coin of tlierapolis. Then he put it all back (gain in tho boy's outstretched palm nnd offered half a dollar for the lot. Tho bny aceept'd the bid, gave back thn handful, took his money ami disappeared jvlrlo the exnltant, purchaser went chuckliL off among the horses. Ten minntes later the bny appeared again, and, going np to tho other Eng lishman, offered another handful of rub bish among which was the same ram Ilicrapolitan coin. Tho peiitletuan kept the bronze in hi lmnd ni"l offered a half dollar for it, jvliieh the I ;y refusi d, though the bargain Jvas eventually con cluded for a dollar. Then the gt titlemiin, in high gloo, hailed his companion and. Knowing bis purchase, informed him tluit he jvas not the only man jvho possessed 'a coin of IIieraMilis. "Let us compare," Faid the other, emptying the pocket jvhrro bis bronzo was jingling. He sorted tho lot and felt in every pocket. No coinof llicrijpolis jvas there. To this day three questions remain unanswered: How did tho boy retain the coin in tho first instance iu order to sell it over again? Iltuv, in that remote region, far from the haunts of travelers, did ho know tho value of his find? And to which pnrchaser did tlio coin really belong? Youth's Companion. Druilger) Required of tiir I'rrtltlent. In Tho Century C. C. Buel has n.pa per on " Our Fel lojv Ci t i n n of t he W h i to House," in jvhich ho jvrircs of the offi cial cares of the president. In opening his article Mr. Bnel rw;: A president jvho sht .ild nr.t rarry in to the White House a relish fr drudg ery, business habits nf tho nicest dis crimination ant) n constitution of iron would be president only in name, even as regards his more important duties. Ilia signature on the papers which ho is told will not otherwise bo legal might, be as good as tho custodian of his bunk account would require, but jvithin tho meaning of the lmvit jvonld be as often as not a moral forgery. Yet no com plaint should bo offered on this account. Presidents are made for bitter or f r worse. Such as they are iu natural fat ;il- I ties and strength, so they must serve, some of them leaning on oftlcial advisors and bureaucratic! clerks in every step they tako and sonioof them putting tl.o stamp of their own individuality ou the papers and pets jvhich make np an ad- n.li.i.l t J.lt . lllllini l l.l ..ill. ' When a r.li sideiit elect, facing the Chief justice, has repeated the constitu tional oath, "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the of.tcn of ! nroHident of tho United States aud will. self for four years of tho heaviest st rvi tudo that ever fell to tho lot of any mor tal. By comparison tho "hired man talked about in tho last canvasi would. lead a pampered existence, and a consti tutionnl monarch is a man of leisure. A . president equal to his oath is both kit!? and premier. Ho reigns and ho rules. Ho is bowed tlnjvn by the rroivn ft au thority and is cucompassed by tho muu- tlo of care. IJnoer Laugaag-r. Tlio Saturday Review says that when he was iu Egypt Mark Twaiu hired two Arab guides to take him to the' lo r;.'' mitls. He was familiar enough Wiflu Arabic, he thought, to understand and be understood jvitii perfect ease. To his consternation he found that be could not comprehend u jvord that cither of tho guides utteretl. At the pyramids he met a friend, to whom he made known his dilemma. It waa very mysterious, Twain thought. "Why, tho explanation Is simple enough," said the friend. "Please enlighteu me, then," said ifjvaiii. "Why, you should have hired f ou tiger men. These old fellows haj'o ost their teeth, and, of course, they don't speak Arabic, They speak gum Arabic." A Wonderful Scholar. Antonio Magliabeechi, the famousx Florentine scholar, waa remarkable not only for tho amount and variety of his knowledge for ho knejv accurately 00 different languages but also for his iu Cessaut labors as a student and libra rian. "He usually passed tho whole night iu study and when exhausted na ture demanded rest a straw chair served for a couch aud au old threadbare, oioak, for a coverlet. " All Saiuoiu lor lit Own. "Ice is au awfully ruinous thing, lighed Cholly. "In winter whole tuwus re bankrupted by ice gorges, and in the summer the yonng men are bank rupted by ice oream gorges. " Chicago Tribune, Every man will ilud his own privuto affairs moro difficult to manevo uud control than tiny publiu affairs in whu-li lie may be engaged. Lord Mt llcui ut. Not morn than one eriuiini'.l in a thousand sentenced ltr life, t rim yearn, by tho courts of thu United Sfatt a set vts uiore tluiu jJU yearn.
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