VOLUME 0.
KEYNOLDSVILLE, I'ENN'A., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1897.
NUMBER 18.
Matlremb Crtitt Vrablv.
pENiNSYLVANIA HAILKOAD.
IN EFFECT Al'tlfST 1, If!'".
Phlliidclplihi ft Krln I'liHroiid IMvlslon Time
Tiihlc. Train lenic liilftwooil.
KAHTWAItn
:IOn m-Tniln f. weekilny. for ditilniry,
llkeslmrre, llHtlpton, I'oitivllle.K'iiinti'ii.
llnriMmiu nnil the liitciiiicillnle tui
tions, nirlvltitf lit I'lilltnlclphlll p.m..
New Vol :: l. ni.i ltii.H lnit-, ). in.;
WimtihiKton. 7:li p. in I 1 1 1 11 : I'mlor cm
from WHIIiiinHii't m I'lilliuli'lplilii nml pn--enirer
couches from Knnc to I'hlhiilclphtn
li HlV 111 I ii niopvii t lo Hull lirmr.- nnd VViimIi
Itwtnii, . , .
4:( p. in. Trnlti fl, weekdays, fur llni-
rlnlnirs himI Intcrnicillnie stations, ar
riving nt I'lilliuli'lplilii 4::m A. M.I New link.
1-.:u A. M. I'lillmnn Hlpeplnit car f mm
lliirrlslmra: in I'lillnilclpliiii hiiiI New "lurk.
I'lilliidclphln piisscnsein run remain In
sli-ener unilMiii licd until 7::i A. M.
:IU p. in. Triiln 4, dully for Himlmry. Iltinls
tiniK nml liiterniedhito Minimis, milvlnt! lit
I'liiriidrlplilii, (l:.V! A. M.I New York, H::i:i
A. m. m wi-i'k days mid le.Hi A m. mi Fiie
illiyi llulllniiirp, HiSIA. H.t WnshliiiMoii, 7:40
A.M. I'lillmnn ilwirn fnim KHc nnil W II- -llHniHirt
to I'lilliiilclplilaiind Vlllliinipnit
lo Viililnirlnn. i'lisscnin-rs In slcepci
for Hiiltlnime nnil Wiislilnptnii will lip
transferred Into Washington nlcpper ill Wll
litiinspiii't. I'usspiigcr Clinches from Kile In
1'hlliidclphln tinU Vllllti:nspoil lo llullt
tnore. WrSTWAUP
4:41 tl. m. Train , weekday, for Ki lo. Hlilir
wny, HiiHoK Clciinont mid luliieipiil Inter
inediute stiillnu.
:4;ia. ni. Triiln II. dully for Erin nnd Inter
mrdliite points.
V4S p. ni.Triiln h weekdays for kiiiip mid
liitprniedliitpstutlnn.
Tllltol (111 TKAINS FOIt ItHlFTWOOP
KliOM TIIK KAUT ANHSOI'TH.
TRAIN u leaves Now Voik5:iVip. in.,l'liltiitlcl
pliltt H:nu p. ni.i Washington H:Ti p. in., ar
riving hi llrlfiwnod 4:41 ti ni., weekdays,
Willi I'lillniini sleepers mill piitopii'.'i-r
coitchiM fnini t'lillatlclplilu to rXi'iind lliil
tltnnre to WlllliimHirt.
THAI N hi leave I'lilliuli'lplilii R::m A. til.!
Washington, T.ftO A. M. Hnllliiiore, S:.0a. m.s
Wllkosluirre. 1(1:1 A. M.: weckilnvs.
arriving lit IdlftMood lit ft:4"i r. m. iiltli
I'nllniiin I'm lor cur from I'lilliuli'lplilii lo
VllllniiiHMirt mid pusscnirer couch In Khiip.
THA I.N :i leave New Vni k in 7:itt p. tit. : 1'lttltt
di'lplilii. 11:211 p. ni.i Washington. 10.4(1 p. ni.i
lliiltlmorp, ll:itn p. in. I iliillv arriving ul
Driftwood lit. 11:4:1 ii. in. I 'ii 1 1 inn it sleeping
cars f mm I'll I lit . to Wllllniitsn't. nml Hi roup n
I Kissinger cniichps from f'litliiilolplilii lo
le nnd llliltllliorn to Wlllhunspni't. On
Muiuliiys only I'ullmiin sleeper riilliidi'lpliln
to Erlo.
JOHNSON BURG KA1LHOAD.
(Dully except Sunduy.)
TUAIN IV Iphvi'i Klditwny Hi 9:M . ni.: .lolin
NnnliurR at M:(t n. m., nrrlvlim lit CliTniiilit
nt l(l:M a, ni.
TUAIN JO lemon C'lnrinimt ut 11:00 it. ni. nr
rUlnff at Jnlinminhnrff at 11:4ft a. in. and
Kldgwar at 12:04 p. in.
RIDGWAY & CLEARFIELD R. R
AND CONNECTIONS.
WEEKDAYS.
KOTJTHWAIW. NOKTIIWAItl.
A.M A.M. HTATIONH. I. STTT'. M .
H Ml 4 00 Up novo Aim 1(1 -'A
H4:i 441 Driftwood 4U:i ti:i
Hilt!' 1110 Emporium .Innc. I?
II II AiV! Ii. Marys 11 :t! mil
Khiip
Wilcox
Jotinnonlitirfr
Klilirwav
ImIiiihI Hun
Mill llitvpn
4'rovlimd
Slicllln MillH
Itluu KiK'k
Vlnpyard Run
(.'arrler
nrix'kwHVvlllo
Ijiiiin MIIIh
llnrvpys Kim
FiiIIm I'lwll
lhifliilM
. I). hViTcIiinsox
J. H. WOOD,
Uen. ManuKur.
Ull. I'nwi. A'l.
A LLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY
COiIPANY commoncin? Sunday,
May 1(1, 1H117, Low Grade DlvlHlon.
KAtlTWAHII.
No.l.iNlU.lNo.tl.
I'll
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STATIONS.
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Fuller
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13 17 7 27
12 20 9 31
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12 M 7 4A
12 3 7 4U
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A. M. A. H. P. M.
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11 17 34 8 AM
11211 41 43 7 0S
11 H2 411 T IS
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STATIONS.
Driftwood
(rant.
BenetetU)
Tyler ,
l'enfleld
Wlnterburn ....
abula.
IhiHola
Fallii Creek
Paacoant
Ueyuoldavllle..
Fuller
Bell
Uruokvllle
Summervltle....
Matravllle
OakHldue
12 4A
12 AAl
II 40
AO
New Bethleliem
Lawminnuni.
Bed Bank....
Train dally except Sunday.
DAVID McCAKUO.0ei(,i..8upt.
. JA8.P.ANDEKSONGen'lPass.At.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS
BURGH RAILWAY.
The short line between DuBola, Itldgway,
Bradford, Halamanca, Buffalo, ttoirheater,
MlaKara rail and poiuu lu the upper oil
region.
On and afuir Nov. lAtb, 18911, passen
ger train will arrive and dupurt fiom Full
Creek station, dully, except Sunday, a fol
lows: 13b a m and l.SIS p m for CurwensvUle aud
ClearUeld.
10.00 a ni Huffulo uud BocheHter mall For
Brockway vlllu,l(ldiiWRy,JohiiMiilHirn,Ml.
Jewett, lsradfiiid.HHliiuiunca. Huffulo and
BocheHter; connectlnir at Jolinnonliurif
with V. & E. train 3, for Wilcox, Kane,
Warreu, Corry and Erie.
10.27 a m Aivoiiimodutlon For PyUei, Big
Kun and l'liiiXHutHWiiuy.
10.28 a oi For ld'yiioldHville.
1.1A n in llrudfoid Accoinuindiitlon For
Beeclitree, HiiM:kwayvllJe, Klltiiont, Cur
mon, lildxwuy, Joliiiauiiliuri', Mt. Jewett
and Bradford.
1.25 p. ni. Acromniodatlou for Punxuu-
tawnuy uud Biic Uuu.
41.25 p. in -Moll-Kor DiiIIc.Ik, Bykes, llli!
Buu l'uuxautuwiiiiy and WulMun.
f.40l m Acconiinodutiou for lllg Kun and
Puiixuulawiipy.
PsHiieuKum are requested lo purchase tick
ts before enlerliiK liie cuih. An excen
cbartceof Ten (ieut will be collected by con
ductor when fain are puld on trulii. from
' ail 1 alloiiH where a ticket olilce !h maintained,
lhousand nille ticket at Iwo cent pur
"nils, food for puHHaKe between all stullon.
J. 11. Mnlmma. Aiiaiit, FalU Cruek, 1'a.
. U. LAfur, lieu. Pa. Apent,
liiMrhesUir N. Y.
A S0N0.
BrltiK me the julo of tbo honey fruit.
The large, triinilt'.'wnt, snibsr lined.
Rare grnpon of wiuthm n Mm, to unit
The luxury Unit lUlu my iiioikI.
Ana i,ri:i(t tne only wirh in iirew
"A'lmrp fnireiit nin.il9M tfid Ihu bower,
Ami only fpd by rulr. nnd Hpw
Willi h flrnt had tathiil a Ii ink of flowers.
They iiiimt lmr liunit mi iinipy treo
In nlm nf fur envli!intp;l .Mli-a,
And all nliilit hinrd thu pcHtiuifS
Of nnble tlironteil nlulitlinmli .
Bo Hint the vlrtuci whh'h IhiIiiiik
To flowers miiy therein tnntiul
And tlmtwlil. il Imlli lieen thrilled with
sonB
Hay give a thrill of suiir o nin.
For 1 would wake that string for theo
Which hth too loi'ti In hIIciicc liutig,
And sweeter thuii till i'h:e hIk'J'.IiI he
The sonu which in Iliy vrm"' 1 hunt.
Thotnun huehi'iinn Her.il.
THE SQUIRRELS IN THE OAK.
How They Kept Home anil Got Their
Provisions.
My favorite bnnrdors lu the oak were
the urny sqnirrrls. Tim boys knowllieir
holo from the woodpecker' nt a glaiicp,.
for It was in the living trunk of tlui
tree, nnd the rod brown morn in always
showed where their powerful teeth had
been cuttinR nwny tlui Imrk Unit threat
ened to Ktow in nml close theiu up. I
have oftened wondered how tlto wnii'l
peekers knew that it would iinprlxon
them, nml that they must put up with
the dead liuib.
As for tliPRrnys, they wcio not ufmid
to live in tlui heart of t!io colt, uud wiint
stores of nuts, harvested in tin hickories
on the hill, they tliil lmuiugo to "tote"
np there. There n:ut have been n peek
at least when I ruthlessly chopped into
the hollow with n sharp Imkbct nnd
captured n Que brnod of young ones thut
were soon turned into graceful uud af
fectionate, pets.
The old father and mother we did not
want, even if wo could linvo oanpht
them, because, they are fierce and un
tamable in captivity.
The abduction of their pretty chil
dren did not seem to weigh muoh ou
their minda. They gave no iin of tho
poignant grief, not to ba comforted,
that I have seen, for instance, in bine
birds whose nest hid Urn despoiled,
but refitted their (lea ns snugly ns bo
fore and raised another family.
When my squirrels went harvesting,
one of them first held his head in the
mouth of tho bole for half a miuuto to
see if tho coast was clear. Present! out
be whisked and stopped ugain to make
sure, while his mato followed. Thou
Air. Squirrel gave a rasping, long drawn
bark of deOuuce, which must huvo filled
his lady's heart with admiration for
his boldness nnd with apprehension lest
some unwary creature should come
within rfiirli of her lord's auger.
Theu if you didn't betray yoorslf
aud send both soamperiug in wildest
fright hack to the l;olo afwr playing
hide and seek for a few luor.icu'i they
rau in ningle tile oat to tho voiXiGnt
twigs of a great bough, gained tiranuh
of tlx neighboring barn waluat aud,
crossing to its furthnr side, mudo a des
perate living loan into tlio top of n
you UK hickory, ltuuuiuu half way dnwu
this, they urn-d sacccvF ion cf nVgwC'i4
and onk mplings aiit'il tl.eyh.T rca.hi' t
thu grovu i.f tall, struicht hicl-iiries on
tho hill, au eighth of a uiilo f"ou thir
holu iu tho ouk. tJonm oil thurc fudoeu
ly now if you would earn t rec fast
time) iiiuile over this queer cosne aud
some record breukiug leaps .'tin! fuirly
take awuy one' brcuth. 8erit)nr'a
Magazine.
Antafjsapb Fiend.
The author of "Chats WiVt Celehri
tie," Mr. Guild, says of tlto dcm.iud
upon Longfellow fcr Ins aatotrraph:
I remember oeo very i.luusiiut psrty
at the poet's dinner table, at which Mr.
Monti, Professor K. Xlorsfnrd aud
uyaelt were present, when Mr. 7on-
fellow related m number of au'..i-l ii;
aneodotei respecting application i!:ut
were made to him for autographs. He
was very kind to tmtogruph seekers aud
used to keep in a little bcx upon his
writing table a uuinbor of slips upon
wbico were written, "Vourivery truly.
Henry W. Longfellow." One of these
would be sent to tho eppllcaut by a
member of bis family to whom he passed
over their request.
But the autograph seekers were not
always satisfied with a mere signature.
and he often sent a verso from one of
bis poems signed with bis uume. Tfce
most remarkable request, however, canto
from a lady in Boston, who, the poet
said, sent him by express a package of
ISO blank visiting curd, with a letter
requesting thut be would inscribe his
name ou each of thuui tho uu.M day, its
she was to buve a grand reception at
which a number of literary iicodIs
would be present, aud she wished to
present each one of her guests with the
poet's autogrupb.
This wus too muoh for even fxwgfcl
low's good nature and would room to be
hardly credible had I not hcurd it fr.nn
the poet's own lips.
Animal aud dteain Machinery.
That proverbially stupid animal, the
ox, stands composedly -on the rails
without having any idea of the duuger
that threatens him. Dogs ruu among
the wheels of a departing railway train
without suffering any injury, and birds
seem to have a peculiar delight in the
steum engine,. Larks often build their
nests and rear their young under the
switches of a railway over which heavy
trains are constantly rolling, and swal
lows make their homes in engine bouses.
BARNATO IN THE COMMUNE.
,
iw the Diamond Kins Saved the Hank
of Franee.
A writer of stories about Barney
Bnrnnto snys, in tho 1'hiliWelplilil Bul
letin, that there Is a oircnmshintially
definite account nf his presence lu Paris
during the commune of 1 M? 1 . Iu the
utter break up of all social f.ibrla he
found his capacities of a paying order.
For thero is little doubt that his whs
the craft that enabled the shrewder
communards to renlin the money need
ed to supply the sinews of war.
One day, during ton gloom aud stress
of the government siege, the president
of the Bunk of Franee was confronted
by an unkempt mob. The demand was
explicit They wanted all the gold in
the bank's vaults. Tho spokesman
flourished a bloody saber aud the mob
accentuated the demand by all sorts of
ferocious threats. It was in the height
of this melee that a man who had been
counseling tho Quaucinl deputy of the
commune rode up, adorned by a red sash
and other insignia of the terrorists. He
made his way through the vociferous
throng and banded the governor of the
bunk n large envelope. While the official
was reading It the besasbed emisnary
turued to the clamoring nomads and, iu
a tongue unknown to the officials and
probably to many of tho mob, addressed
them a few sentences. A si.igulur event
followed. A dc7.cn of tho ringleaders at
once begun hurauguing the rioters. In
a few minutes every one of them with
drew. The besashed personage tsmaiued
in consultation with the governor aud
when it was ended withdrew. Au hour
later six covered wagons cume to the
bank aud were laden with bags such as
the bank always makes use of in trans
porting specie.
When Born a to appeared as the dia
mond king in South Africa, a score of
the communards, who had fled from
France, were in exile in the region
where Burnato had cornered the mines.
One day in the plenitude of his afflu
ence he was waylaid, riding in the
Baud, by a company of miners. One of
them, by a few words, suocceded in
gaining bis private ear. This man was
known as the most ferocious of the blood
thirsty gang who had taken part in the
killing of the hostages in La Itoquette.
He recognized Burnato as the emissary
sent by the commune to tho Bank of
France, aud the knowledge enabled him
to get iu on the ground floor of the dia
mond deal. The tale goes on to tell that
Burnato, who figured as Felix Barnette,
bad fallen desperately iu love with a
flguruuttt iu the Folies Borgcres just as
the war of 1S70 broke out; that be bad
lingered in Paris, became a member of
one of the "Red" societies, exploited
the ardent patriotism of his coworkers
and succeeded in getting several mil
lions of the cash he had forced from the
Bank of Franca The tale, whether
true or not, is by no means so improb
able as the actual facts known in the
man's mastery of the African diamoud
yields, for to do that be was forced to
pot himself against such schemers aa
Cecil Bhodes and to contend with
tba "dour" shiftiuess of the Boers, and
paiticulurly with that astuto old fox
uncle Kruger
oldten Bed.
The soldier's bed varies notably ( the
different European armies. Acoording
to Or Viry, the following are tba prin
oipul varieties, im which, perhaps, we
may see the reucotiou of national char
acteristics. Iu Euglaud the bed is hard.
The soldier lies on a tbin mattress that
rests on canvas stretched over a frame
In Spain the soldier has only a straw
bed, but be is allowed besides this a pil
low, two sheets, two blankets and a
covered quilt, sometimes even a cover
for the feet It is almost sybaritic. In
Germany and Austria be has a simple
straw bed with one or two oovers,
neither sheet nor mattress. In Russia,
until recently, the soldier slept with
his clothes on on a camp bed, but now
ordinary beds baa-in to be used the re
sult of contact with more civilized
countries. After this iteannot be doubt
ed that the French soldier's bed is the
best of all, with its wooden or iron bed'
stead, a straw bed, a wool matn-ess,
sheets, a brown woolen coverlet and
an extra quilt for cold weather. Thus
the bed of the French soldier is the soft'
sat of all soldiers' beds, as that of the
French peasant is acknowledged also to
be the best of all European countries.
British Medioal Record.
Boos oa the Unmarried.
The North Frisians are very unmer
ciful to people who don't marry. One of
their legends says that af tor death old
maids are doomed to out stars out of the
sun when it has sunk below the hori
son, and the ghosts of the old bachelors
must blow them up in the east, run'
niug, like lamplighters, all night up
and down a ladder
Fair Proposition.
"Don't you throw off anything be
cause of the big holos iu these dough
nuts?" asked the new wife of the baker.
"I'll tell you," he replied, scratching
his chin. " Eut the doughnuts, and we'll
make a liberal allowance when you re
turn tbe holes." Exchange.
An old ruin has been unbovered on
the Moqui reservation iu Arisona and
Dearly 800 pieoes of perfect pottery
found.
Tbe star gazers of tbe Mount Hamil
ton observatory ta? that there are 600,
000,000 burning suns in the milky way.
Caught by a New Game.
"What's the matter with your
asked the head of tho firm when he
oame in and found the junior partner
pacing the floor like a cnged lion.
"Understand that this is strictly be
tween onrselves, " came the answer in
an irritated voice. "There are some
things that a man wants to endure
without any assistance or sympathy
from others. I wus sitting here au hour
ago looking through the mail. A well
dressed man with pleasing manners
enme lu and asked for yon, stating that
there was au important matter of busi
ness about which he must talk with
you personally. We bad a pleasant lit
tle chat, when he looked at his watch,
said he seemed to have conflicting en
gagements, and asked if he might use
the telephone. Of course I consented
and showed btm through the next room
into the booth.
"In about ten minutes lie came out
smiling, thanked nio cordially and said
he would bo back in hulf an hour to
transact his business with you. He
wasn't more than out of the building
when the tolephone jingled and tho
main office inquired whom tliHt message
to St. Louis should be charged to.
" 'What messnge?' I yelled excitedly.
'"Why, the one that just went over
tho long distance, of course.'
"My knees quaked aud my voice
qnavercd ns I asked how much it was.
" Must f 16.80,' came the maddoniug
reply.
"'Charge it to me,' I, shouted, and
then chased wildly around the block
looking for the fellow That was an
other fool trick. To think of a man of
my ago and experience being such an
unmitigated and infernal chomp! I'll
hunt that fellow to the ends of the
earth. But don't you say a word. Mind
now. "Detroit Free Press.
Tiie Tame fox.
Southey's story Is of a tame fox at
Bridgwater, which bad been brought
up from a cob to run in tbe wheel as a
turnspit One day, however, bis vaga
bond instincts proved too much for him,
and he determined to take a holiday.
The fleshpots of bis Egypt wero as dm-t
and ashes to his palate compared with
the chickens of bis own selection. Un
fortunately he chose tbe hunting season
for his excursion, and soon came in con
tact with his hereditary persecutors
He evidently determined to give them
a good run, for be took them twice
through a stream called the Parrot,
after a grand oiroumbeudibus, whioh
involved a chase of nearly 80 miles He
made his way back with hounds in full
cry, and re-entering the kitchen re
sumed operations in tbe wheel with as
much unconcern as though he had never
left it The tut cook, with whom be
was a great favorite, succeeded in beat
lug the bounds off until the arrival of
the huntsman, who humanely assisted
in saving a life which, if sagacity and
ingenuity be virtues, well deserved to
be spared. New Illustrated Magazine
he Was Prepared.
A certain minister always felt it to
be bis duty to give each young oouple a
little serious advice before be per
formed the marriage ceremony, and for
this purpose he usually took them aside,
one at a time, aud talked very soberly
to each of them regarding the great im
portunes of tho step they wero to tako
and tbe new responsibilities they wero
to assume. One duy he talked in his
most earnest manner for several min
utes to a young woman who bad come
to be married to a bright looking young
man.
"And now," he said inclosing, "I
hope yon will fully realize the extreme
importance of tbe step you are taking
and that you are prepared for it "
"Prepared I' " she said innocently.
"Well, if I ain't prepared I don't know
who is. I've got 4 common quilts and
9 nice ones and 4 brand new feather
beds, 10 sheets and 19 pairs of pillow
slips, 4 all linen tablecloths, a dozen
spoons and a good six quart teakettle.
If 1 ain't prepared, no girl in this coun
try ever was. " Dundee Times
Banks WMeh Cobb Bl(h.
A writer in a critical review says
that one-half of tbe book buying public
does not know what the other half
buys. All the books that are published
are by no means to be found in the
bookstores. The most beautiful and
costly books never And their wsy into
tbe shops at all, are not sent out for re
view and are known to a very limited
number of people. Immense sums are
yearly spent on the making of such
books, which bring from $100 to 91,000
each. These expensive volumes are not
sold in the ordinary way, but eutirely
by subscription, and the business of
selling them in the United States is iu
the bauds of about half a dozen men,
who neither sell nor attempt to sell
anything else. Their season is short,
but the profits are large, aud they live
at the most expeusive hotels and drive
about luxuriously in broughams with a
man servant in attendance to carry the
books.
The Uualne Mm la Politic.
Watts The business man iu politics
is a deal of a fake. What can a business
man know about politios?
Potts At least you must admit that
a good business man would not sell a
$1,000,000 frunchise for a paltry little
'J, uuu or so, ludluuapolis Journal.
I The biggest price ever paid for a
horse in America was $135,000, given
I by J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston for Le
! laud Stanford's Arionc a. trottur.
ARMY LIFE.
Its Social Informality Constitutes One ol
It Great Chann.
"Army life is informal to a degree,"
said Mrs. Custer, during a recent inter
view. "The custom of using cards when
calling is only of very recent date
among officers' wives. When I lived in
garrison, we should never have dreamed
of such A thing. It Is only at a few of
the larger posts, near the cities, where
there Is anything like the formality of
civio life. The people In a garrison are
like one great family. Nothing that
deeply ooncerus any member is a matter
of indifference to the others, and the
spirit of good fellowship is universal.
In time of sickness the friendly helpful
ness of tho women for each other is
shown strongly Muuy a time I have
known a number of women to detail
themselves, in regular military fashion,
to duty in the house of sickness at cer
tain hours, relieving one another
through the day aud night with abso
lute precision, so that Die sick person
should never be left without au attend
ant
"With all this close intimaoy there
is surprisingly little friction or ill feel
ing. There ure, of course, nt every post
a few people who are disagreeable or
hard to get along with, bat they cause
no more trouble in general than they
do in their own households They be
long, we feel, to our army family, aud
their shortcomings diu.I bo overlooked
just as we should overlook tho fault of
a husbnud or brother or sifter. -No dis
tinctions between rich aud poor are
ever observed. There is occasionally a
question about calling upon uew ar
rivals, but it is solely on account of
reputation and honor. If tln.ro hn been
anything discreditable to tho good
Attiuo of au officer or his wife, tbe oir-
cumstuuoea must bo investigated before
other funiilies of tho post will call."
Philadelphia Times.
Where Prlnoe Are Sate red.
When a young prince of Japan wishes
to learn the mysteries of obirograpby,
young maidens bring paper, others make
the ink and prepare the puint brush.
Tbe master expresses admiration by
gesture aud face, for no words must be
spoken by him to tbe priuoo, his mouth
even being bandaged that his breath
may not blow upon the face of the
prince. The teacher must move about
in the quietest maimer and give com
meudutiou only.
How Dead Soldier Look,
A British arm? surgeon is authority
for the statement that the cause of death
is clearly shown in the expression of the
face of a corpse on the field of battle.
He states that thoso who have been
killed by sword thrusts have a look of
repose, while those killed by bullets
usually have pain of an intense nature
dearly depicted.
firlsln of a Kama. fV
The origin of the name Fife is not
known. One historian tries to show
that it comes from the Celtio word
veach, a Pict, and means that the dis
trict was inhabited by Picts, but that is
obviously absurd, as Fife was not spe
cially the home of uny of tho Piotish
nations. Tho tradition that finds great
est favor is related by a monk, who
states that the first known possessor of
the district which has since grown into
tho kingdom of Fife was one Fifua
Duffus, a famous chieftain whose date
is lost in the mists of antiquity.
Thf Qneen's Messengers.
The four queen's messengers always
travel incognita They wear their
badges of office out of sight, suspended
round their necks, and aro always most
reluctant to display them to emphasize
their authority and tbe importance of
their mission. Tbe badge is a small,
exquisitely modeled silver greyhound.
London Standard.
Tonics.
Willie Pa, what's a tonic?
' Pa It's something yon take to brace
you up.
Willie Well, what's teutonic some
thing to brace you too much? Harper's
Bazar.
Her Sweet Charity.
When a man is so mean aud cranky
that nobody wants to have anything to
do with him, bis wife always says he
has a peculiar disposition. New York
Press.
Long Ago Ufa In Washington.
There are some entertaining pioturea
ft life in Washington 70 years ago in
I Stratford Cunning's diary and letters,
j "My predecessor," be writes, "had
: greatly the advuntago over me in bis
collection of good stories. I record one
of them to serve as a pattern of tbe rest.
very attractive manners, intelligent,
witty and kind. An American minister
and his wife (lining with him one duy,
he beard Lady Bagot, who was at some
distance, sav rather ouicklv. 'Mv dear
I Mrs. a, what can yon be doing?' Tbe
j salad bowl had been offered to Mrs. S.,
I and her arm was lost in it up to tho
elbow. Hor reply was prompt 'Only
rollicking for an onion, my lady. ' "
Tha Venetian K la I to.
The Riulto at Venice is said to have
' beeu built from designs of Michael
Angelo. It consists of a single marble
: arch W8 f-'ct long and was completed
: about 16911
The Fighting Editor.
1 remember calling at tho office of a
great Parisian newspaper with a friend
who wished to have rectified a state
ment published in it concerning him.
When our, business was mado known,
we were ushered into a handsomely
furnished room on the first floor. eated
at desks, without a trace of pens, ink
or paper or of anything in a literary
way except some now novels, together
with a few packages of cigarettes, were
two gentlemen whose appearance made
a considerable impression on me. They
were faultlessly dressed in deep black
(the duelist's color). Each had the rib
bon of the Legion in his buttonhole,
their long jet black mustaches were
waxed out to a point as fine as a
needle's, and there was in their whole
manner, their voices, their gestures and
the expression of their eyes and months
an indescribable something that pro
claims the man who at one time or an
other has worn a uniform. These were
the fighting editors, with whom evi
dently the pen was not mightier than
the sword. They were civil, however,
and consented to tbe rectification of tho
paragraph. As fighting was their trade,
they looked at it in a purely business
way and only went out when the do
mauds made were too unreasonable to
be entertained. I fancy that they some
times fought in defense of articles they
had never even seen. Cornhill Maga
zine. A Roland For III Oliver.
It is said that Professor John Stuart
Blackie often told "ou himself" this
anecdote, which seems to Indicate that
personalities are not agreeable, eveu to
those who deserve criticism.
This geuial old professor used to
form a very piotnresqne feature in tbe
Edinburgh streets. He was a wiry old
patriarch, with handsome features aud
hair falling in ringlets about bis shoul
ders. No one who bad seen him could
possibly forget him.
Ono day he was accosted by a very
dirty little bootblack with bis "Shine
your bcots, sir?"
The professor was impressed by the
filthiness of the boy's face.
"I don't want a shine, my lad," suid
he, "but if you'll go and wash your
face I'll give you sixpence."
"A' richt, sir," was the lad's reply.
Then he went over to a neighboring
fountain aud made bis ablutions. Re
turning, be held out his hands for the
money.
"Well, my lad," said the professor,
"you have earned your sixpence. Here
it is. "
' 'I dinna want it, auld cbap, " return
ed tbe boy with a lordly air. "Ye can
keep it and get yer bair cut "
Antleholera Vaeelnatlon.
Anticholera vaccination originated
about 13 years ago with Dr. Ferran, a
Spanish physician. His vaccine of eight
drops of a cholera culture mixed with
bilo was used with many misfortunes
upon 35,000 persons, but gave sufficient
encouragement to lead to Harfkine's ex
periments, which have proved so suc
cessful in India. Haffkine employs
attenuated cholera bacilli, followed a
few days later by virulent cultures.
Equally good results from the uso oV
dead cholera baoilli killed by eitWir--beat
of chloroform are now claimedv
by Kolle, who gets tbe same effetiOrby
simply using somewhat larger doses of"
his less terrifying preveutive. Compara
tive tests bave shown that the blood ot
the vaccinated individuals is now 80
times as potent in resisting cholera in
fection as that of tbe unvacciuated. Aa .
evidence of the effectiveness of moderi
methods of dealing cholera the-
fuct is mentioned that it ha." 0n -?"
000 victims In Russia since 1893, y,"1'
in Germany, including the Hiimbuir
epidemic, its deaths have been but
0,00a The disease seems destined soon
to become as obsolete aa smallpox
Bishop Coze's Wit.
Bishop Coxe's wit was aa quick as
his memory. On one occasion, being in
a slight railway acoident, tho bishop
had a lower berth on one side of a car,
the corresponding berth on the other
side being occupied by a Presbyterian
minister. At the time of tha oououssiou
neither was hurt, but both were thrown
into the aisle, their heads hitting to
gether. "Church unity," said tbe Presby
terian divine, ,
"Not entirely, " suid the bishop, rais
ing his haud to his heurt "Church
unity to be complote must be of tbe
heart as well as of the head. "
Another time a very lovely elderly
lady huppened to mention to him thut
she was a second cousin of tbuc dis
tinguished but unprincipled man,
Aaron Burr. "I wish," suid tbe bishop
quickly, "that you had hud as good a
cousin as he had." George Alfred
Stringer.
look Tar's. Keply.
A sailor was recently brought before
a magistrate for beating his wife, when
the magistrate attempted to reach his
heart by asking him if he did not know
that his wife wus the "weaker vessel. "
"If she is, she ought not to ourry so
much sail," replied Jack. Loudou Tit
Bits. Mot So In Praetlo.
"Do you accept the theory thut man
is a free moral ugont?"
"Well, it may bo all right iu theory,
but I've beou murriod BO yours. "Chi
cago Journal
Porcelain coins were for a long time ,
current iu Sjyui.