HERMITS OF GREECE. RELIGIOUS RECLUSES WHO LIVED IN HOLES IN THE CLIFFS. 1 hnjr Dopi ndpil Wholly t'pna Charity For Ttielr KuMennni-p anil Ki'innlnetl Always In Tholr Arrlnl 'Tf n The Monantrry of M. Rteih'in. One of tlin iriostmirlons sppiips on the Ihrssitlinu frontier is to bo fotind at KnHhiikl, snnin 60 milrs by mil nlrvfl Triklinl.'i. Tim town lie on h jilnln which is bnrkpd by thn rxtrnoriHniiry rorks of Motcorn, riflitiK proof pitmisly to n pront licifjlit mill cnintimutliiiK tho ninrkotl ut ten lion of triwlrrs. In plums the clifTn Bwond like a wall to a btiilit of 9,000 foot. Tlioy nro louijli, froe from verdtiro and diflflgnrpil liy limti tnprnble holes nnd cavrs oil ovrr their fnro. It in thorn onvpsomt remains of monk ish dwellings in them flint glvo thn rooks of Metoora the strniiRe, almost . prehistoric, appearance that hns mndo thorn famous. Thorn are sereml monasteries at Kalibuki. The large ii St. Stephen's. Unlike the other monasteries, thin in reached by a drawbridge thrown across a yawning chasm. This ia one of the largest of the monasteries of Mctenra and ha a guest oh amber especially fit ted op for visitors that ia to lay, there are three iron beda in it, and it ii only eonrteona to surmise that the wadded eorerlet and single sheet that go to make np a Greek bed onoe were new. The negonnienos ii moat hospitable. He gives bis visitors' excellent monastic wine, a dinner of many weird courses and Is himself very good company. As usual, there are two churches in this monastery, the smaller of the two pos sessing some very fair ikons set in beautifully carved frames, and one very old picture, dated 887. The large church consists of a nave, antecbapel, with the body of the church tinder the dome, which is decorated with the usual bulf length figure of Christ. Here are seen some of the in laid Ivory and motbor of pearl stools and lectures which at one time were the staple work of the Moteora monks. All the manuscripts of any value have been removed to Athena. A long build ing at the right of the bridge contains the cells of the monks, which open into dark covered corridor. In time of war these monasteries are need aa places of refuge. Not the least ourioua feature of these nnique rocks of Meteora are the holes and caves which literally pepper the face of the cliffs in places. In many oases these retreats of the hermits of 8t. Anthony are merely cages. At a distance they look, some of them, like big birdcages hung up against the face of the cliff. Aa dwell ings they are all exceedingly primitive. The Thessalian hermit did not ask much of life. A rocky floor to lie on, ban or railings to keep him from fall ing ont of his hole, a shaky ladder down which be might now aud then descend to earth and a basket and string to let down for soppliea were all he needed In addition to his crucifix and other religious necessities. Those aerial caves were oooupied in the fourteenth century. Thousands of hermits, judging from the remains of habitations, must at one time or another have aought refuge in these cliffs. Few ' of tbem can now be entered, for the ladders have for the most part fallen way. ' Seemingly the way hermit proceed ed was to choose a hole that took bis fancy. Dp to this he rail a ladder. Then, driving poles iuto the rock before the cave, he built ont little platform. This he roofed in and surrounded with a Wall made of atioka or dried grass. From one platform to another these anchorites ran np their ladders until the whole face of the rock was alive with these hermits of t Anthony. After the time honored of re ligions recluses, the cliff dwelling her nuts of St Anthony depended wholly on charity for their sustenance. Far np in their airy caves they spent their days and nights in prayer and contemplation. . When hungry or thirsty, they let down their baskets to the ground, and when these weae filled they pulled them up again. The devout people of Kalibaki be lieved that these hermits were a special charge upon them and kept them well supplied with bread and water. Every morniug men, women and children ould be seen tramping to the cliffs to fill the baskets that were let down by the strings from above. And so the hermits were able to live their quiet, lazy Uvea without a aingle worldly care. New York World. Aa Oplnloa ( Coakllasj. The Bev. H. S. Haweii expresses this nnoomplimentary opinion of the late Bpaooe Oonkling in his book of travels, lately published: "At Bigelow House In New York I dined with Oonkling, the crack lawyer, talker and, I should lay, cfaaraoteriBtio windbag of the peri od. Oonkling seemed to me an insufferably vulgar, loud, clever person utterly conceited and self centered. a Oonkling talked through you and over yon and all around you and quoted poetry whether yon wanted to bear it or not and answered bis own riddles and ' asked questions which he never meant yon to answer, being of the nature of Cicero's rbetorioal inquir ies in the Verriue and Oataline orations. I eaa recollect nothing that Oonkling aid only tho abiding flavor of bia ar rogance and oououi t. ' ' Drlthal. A drink called drithel is popular in the north of . England. The cotton hands of Manchestur und the factory workers got through nearly 10,000,000 pints of this stuff every y oar. It is made tana hops, hemlock rott, parsley aud c"e and ia one of the moat dangerous f ever brewed.' The t northern ( ciioa pay about .175,000 a year for -.t cf trie3 A $20,000,000 FRAUD. ritat It What the IlrMal Pwhaafl In tin QoToroinentTrrannrjr Is Declared to Un. "Unite to shutter a pet delusion by giving the facts in the rao," s;ill a former clerk in the treasury department it Washington, "bnt fraud omjlit td lie exposed roa.,irdlPss of emipi quelle. tmd tho greutest fraud I know of is the fa mous 'bridal package' of the treasury vaults. "I iwy famous, but it Isn't faiuouu in a general sense. It is famous only among Iiriilnl couples. I don't know how it is, but every bridal couple I!. .it go to Washington on their wedding tour und it seems to me that about nine-tenths of tho bridnl couples of the country go to Washington know nil about that package, und tho brido oun'l rest until she goes through the rcgului routine connected with it. No visit tc Washington by a stranger is complete without nn inspection of the treumiry vaults, bnt if his or her visit is a nou bridal ono the fraud of the package isn't played. "I don't know who it was in the de partment that Orst imposed it on a bri dal pair, but It went, aud it grows In popularity every year. When the conpln enter the vault, the man in ohargo, aft er a few preliminary and perfunctory remarks, reaches up on a shelf, takes down a package of notes, and tells tho bride to take it in her hand, if she hasn't asked for it the very first thing. He thou tolls her that the package con tuins 30,000,000 in treasury notes, all in denomination of $10,000 each. The bride is delighted, of course, und when she goes back borne she talks for weeks about having bold $80,000,000 in her hand all at one time. The bridegroom can't resist enjoying that same pleas ure, and he fondles the package awhile, and the pair go away blissful over the experience, while the treasury vault man tosses the package back on tho shelf and chuckles. "Now this is all simply a gigautio fraud on the young people. The treas ury at Washington does not hold that amount of money. The bulk of the gov ernment money is at the subtreasury in this city That 'bridal package' is u gay deceiver. It does contain notes to the amount of $30,000,000, of the de nomination of $10,000 eaoh, but they're not money, because they're not signed. Ho iustead of having held in their bunds $30,000,000 the happy couple have fondled simply m package that repre sented no more value than the price of the paper and the printing on it. It may be cruel to shatter this pretty delu sion, bnt my conscience forbids me to carry the burden of its concealment any longer; hence these facta. "New York Sun. A Workman and HI Work. The wife of a friend of mine is the possessor of a thin gold watch chain. It ia something after the pattern of a cable. Euch link is finely finished, and the workmanship ia that of an artist. In examining it closely one would even think that the person who made it was in love with his work. It is mechan ical masterpiece. My friend made it a gift to bis wife about IS years ago, and it is not only highly prised by her on that account, but also because of its de sign and finish. A week or two ago ouo of the links broke. "I will get that fixed for you all right," said my friend. "I know just the man to take it to. He ia not a jew eler, but a machinist by trade, aud I would rather give a job like this to bim than to a jeweler. He has a mechanical genius which ruus to work oi this kind. " My friend took the chain to the gen ius. He has a small, mean looking shop in an ancient, dilapidated buildiug in an unlikely atreet down town. He examined the ohain oarefully and ap peared to become refleoti ve over it Then bia face lit up with a smile as he said: .' 'I remember this chain very well. I made it IS yeara ago. " Brooklyn Eagle. The Paulas; of tho Cayaa. Fossil collections gathered in old lake beds of eastern Oregon demonstrate that tbe broad plains between the Rocky and Cascade mountains were the original habitat of the prebistorio horse, a fleet little animal no larger than a fox which in the long ago scampered over the lonely land. After the lapse of agea the modern horse ia now to degenerate upou tbe stamping ground of his ancestors. Tbe cayuse baa beoome so valueless by tbe invasion of the electiro oar aud the bicycle and the disappearance of the stagecoach and the wagon train that the halter baa been taken from his neck and he has been turned loose to struggle with nature for bia own subsistence. Over thia section many thousand head of wild horses now roam as untraru meled aa in prehistoric days, and during the past winter these perished in large numbers. It is case of tbe survival of the fit test. Tbe cayuse, like tbe red man, may read bis doom in tbe setting sun, but the well bred horse can still look oivi lisation in tbe face and demand shelter aud oats in abundance. Spokane Spokesman-Review. Two Definition of Poatry. An Alabama editor, being asked to give a definition of "poetry," replied: "Poetry ia nothing more than words thrown together with a jingle at the end of euch line like the music of a tin can at tbe end of a dog's tail. " Not to be outdone by the above, a Georgia editor adds this opinion: "Poetry ia the foolisbest thing in the world, but it has return stamps ou one end that help an editor to got his muil off. " Atlanta Constitution. Addition to a Wall Known Proverb. I remember to have been told by a late brother officer, who was a well read man, that this proverb was of Portu guese origin and that it ran, "Hell is paved with good Intentions and roofed with lost opportunities. "Notes aud Queries. Ghaldcaa Weapon. ( The analysis of Befthelot iit only shows that tho Chaldean weapon orna ments nnd toils of 8,000 or 0,00u years ago were of pure copper, but that iron, silver und gold were known. The. cop. per nge preceded that of uronr.e, Wuluh appeared later in both Kgypt and Cl.ikl dea. It is further noted, moreover, tli.t the form of hatchets with handles, tie process of maunfaetnro and even tho practical rises wero the samo for the pure copper liutcliets of Clmldoa aud tho prehistoric hatchets of Europe. ' Worked Moth War. "It must have cost you a grput deal to provide all these comforts for your employees," said the friend who had been looking tbrongh thn reuding rooms and gymnasium attached to the factory. "It does cost a little," admitted the manager, "but, yon sop, we pay 'cm such low wages that the factory Is real ly a bettor pi ace than home. That makes 'em contented to stay." Exchange. How to Be Handsome. It Is a mistakn to suppose that the only wh.v to bo good looking Is to be b.irn so. Good health bus more to do with good looks than anything else. Such diseases on constipation, dyspopsla, llvor complaints, rheumatism, nervous diHoi dors, Vc, not only shorten lift), but spoil tempers and "looks." Ducon's Celery King- for tho nerves cures these troubles. II. Alex. 8 toko sells It and will give you n sample package free. Large size 2e. and 50c. 53 -X- - o 0 O Hi) TO EH 3 CO ex O RED LETTER Clearance Sale ! A. D. DEEMER & CO. for the next ten days offer La dies' Oxford Ties, worth LANCASTER GINGHAMS, 5c. NORMANDIE " 6c. BEST CALICO PRINTS, 4 and 5c CHALLIES 8c, LAWNS 6, 8 and 10c. EMBROIDERIES' that were 8c reduced to 5c; 10c. and 12ic. kind to 8c. , GENTS' DRESS SHIRTS that were 50c, 75c. and 85c, reduced to 87c. ' STRAW HATS, 50c kind at 83c A Few DRESS PATTERNS that were $6.00, $6.50 and 7.00, to go in this Bale at $4.00. Ladies' Shirt Waists will be sold regardless of cost or quality. fl. A Comm en Danger. If you have ever had a cold which you permitted to "wear away" it may In tercet you to know that it was a danger ous proceeding. Kvory cold and cough which Is neglected paves (ho way for consumption, bronchitis, nsthnm or catarrh. Otto's Cure, the famous (ici'tr.nn throat and lung remedy, will euro any cough or cold and save you from consumption. Call on II. Alex. Sloke and get a sample bottle frcn. Largo slo li'io. and .'lie. VANTF.II-I'AITII1'I I. MEN (lit WOMKN limine in IVniiylviiiila. Suliiry $71 mid r.x nene. I'umlton pei-nuinent. Itefei-enrp. Kiirlti-e sclf-nddii'MMed Htiinmed envelope. 'Hie Nut If mill. i:ir iNsiiriinre flliltf , Chieuifo. 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Lumber men's supplies on hand. .laekaon ft. neur Fifth, Ueynoldsvllle, i'a. 1ITANTEO FAITHFUL MEN OR WOMEN " to travel for rimMiimllil established house In Pennsylvania. Hnlary $7st and ex penses. Position permanent. Kefereni'6. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The National, Klnr Insurance illdit., Uhlvaifti. Tirj,TK-n uti.m. a m at s $1.00 at $ .80 1.25 " .98 1.50 " 1.00 1.75 " 1.00 2.00 " 1.50 D. Deemer & Go. I will close stock of DRY GOODS, Clothing and Furnishing Goods at less than mfg. prices. HENRIETTAS, sold at 75c. and 85c, now 57c. " '65c. 49c. " 60c. 42c. " 50c. 89c. SERGE, " 65c. 49c. " 60c. 45c. " 30c. 21c. DRESS FLANNEL, " 90c. 57c. " 75c. 57c. " 50c. 40o. RED FLANNEL, 50c. 38c. 25c. 19c. " 20c. 15c. White Flannel at the same price. LADIES' RIBBED WAISTS, Bold at 25c, now 19c 15c. 10c. 10c. 08c. RED TABLE DAMASK, " 25c. 20c. V " 50c. 40c. WHITE 75c 57c. " " " 50c. 39c " " 40c. 32o. " " " 25c. 20c CORSETS formerly sold at $1.00 now 79c; formerly 75c, now 57c; formerly 50c, now 39c CAMBRIC at 3ic a yard. TAFFETY at 8 and 10c a yard. O. N. T., Clark's Cotton, 4c Spool Silk 4c. CLOTHING Childs' Suits $1.00, now .75 Boys' Suits $7, 8.00, now 5.50 1.50, " i.10 " 5.00, " 3.75 2.00, 1.50 Men's " 4.98, " 3.85 " 44 2.50,, " 1.85 14 44 5.00, 44 3.75 4.00, 44 2.75 4 4 4 4 5.00, 44 2.75 Men's Fine Worsted Suits reduced from $10.00 to 6.50. GRAND ARMY SUITS reduced from $8.50 to 5.50; from $10.00 to 7.50. Shirts reduced from $1.00 to 75c, from 90c to 67c, from 75c to 62c, from 50c. to 42c, from 85c. to 25c. - We are always receiving new goods and can always give you good values in 2STotior3, Clothing, & Hats and Caps, Shoes, Etc. We carry a complete stock of everything and you will find our GROCERIES and PROVISIONS always up to . standard in quality, and the very lowest price. We invite a share of your trade. JEFFERSON SUPPLY CO. out my entire RHftNftU.
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