SAVED BY A I M IE AM. A THRICE REPEATED WARNING THAT WAS LUCKILY HEEDED. Row Twit Mrn Farrttwly Kftcaperi AmnnAl not Ion In a Wantrra Oatarlo Inn Ilia Ri-Klltr Wm a I'rr'irt Reproduction of the Vlili.n nf tlm llrala. MIm Mnhrt Wilnnuhhr, wrltliiR iu tlin Toronto lilojt, relate tliis ntnmKo Btory i "Many yenrn ago my rent nnclo, a l:ini;lf trte cf Nitiyura iliKtriitt, Imd oc ORHimi, in lio often Imd, to make n jour ney (iu harm' luck tUruunh amne (if the iiiiiio uiiHi.r ili il piirtfl of wextorn On fnrio. An tlniMO wore Hie piiinper ilnyn, many nrlKnf Ontnrlo Uow thickly net tled nml prospiTimM ctmimnuitiim wero almost nuhrokeii "trrtclirn of fnrrxt, iu turwutml by rondo, pusHnlile only by oiiucsttiinm. The ouly pluoui of pulilio nccomiimihitinii were aninll tnvenm or luiia to be found nt intervulR of tuuiiy milin nloiiK there trulls or roadi. My uncle nml hi fatlmr ln law, who ne coinpanlt'd him, carried largo miiin ol uioiipy with which to buy graJu uw cattle from the net tier. "One. afternoon, toward nightfall, an they were nearitiK the anmll inu whore they intended stopping for the niuht, they heard the sound of horflei' hoofn clone behind thorn, mid, turning iu bin f addle, my unclu Haw that tiie HtratiKiri approaehiiiR him were a dark viHaged pair of men whom ho had noticed ut the dinner table with him at the last boHtelry. They, however, saluted my nnole and Mr. II., bin father-in-luw, iu n very civil iimnner and returned the compliments of the hour. "Tho party soon reached the inn, end, to uncle's snrprlfo, the two stran gers trotted on past the only resting place there was for miles. But he concluded that they were hunters or settlers liv ing farther on, mid so for the time thought no more of it. "Our two grain dealers took their upper and shortly afterward retired comfortably for the night. Not long after going to bed Mr. IL, feeling thirs ty, rose and went down to the batrooui for a drink of water. ( No laughter here. He was a local preacher mid ttauch ad herent to the Methodist church.) "On entering the bnr be was greatly surprised to see stretched out on the wooden benches the guests of the li in ner table and traveling companions of tho early evening. However, he trou bled very little about the matter, as be thought that they bad been overtaken by night and turned back. On return ing to tho bedroom ho found my uncle dozing, and so made no mention of the uncanny pair in the barroom, and iu a few minutes fell asleep also. ' "After a short Bleep uncle awoke aud almost started out of bed, having had a most vivid and frightful dream, in which he saw one oi those men udvauo ing toward him with a dark lantern turned upon his face and a drawn knife in his hand. I3ut, finding the room per fectly quiet, unclu persuaded himself that his dream was tho result of soma suguc apprenensiou no imd bad concern ing the two men, and so fell asleep again, but ouly to have the horrible vi sion repeated. "He began to feel that the dream, so vivid and persistant, might have the nature of a presentiment, so put bis hand under the pillow to see that his pistols which he carried were safe. But as everything continued perfectly still he allowed himself to fall into light doze, which was again interrupt ed by the same dream, like a midnight specter. "W.Cito thoroughly alarmed and feel Ing that bis dream was sent as a warn ing, he roused the old gentleman by his side and told him of it. Mr. II. then told him of the men in the barroom. This increasing thoir apprehension, the two men decided to watch by turns, Mr. H. taking the first watch. Not five min utes had elapsed before a footstep just outside their door caught the ear of both men. "In a moment the door opened very softly, and a man stealthily entered and crept toward the bed, while the two iu the bed prepared for immediate defense when the villain bad come close enough to be seen distinctly, kept perfectly quiet When within about two yards of the bed, the intending assassin, by the manipulation of his lantern, which un til this time had remained perfectly dark, threw a clear light over the sup posed sleepers and revealed to them the reality of the vision the same man, knife and lantern, with bis murderous intention hideously written on his fixed oonntenanoe. "One glance at his intended victims and his expression changed to amaze ment and fear aud he stood like on paralyzed as he met my uncle's steady and white face, who, with pistol pre sented, waited but another move on the part of the villain to kill him on the spot But the man didn't move. All was perfectly still, except for a smoth ered prayer from the old gentleman. Unole was the first to speak, demand ing, what he wanted. No reply was giveu. Unole then, threateningly ad vancing his piece, ordered him to leave the room at once on pain of death. In obediouoe to this the robber, without turning his face or changing his atti tude in any way, booked as steadily from the room as he had entered it and was seen no more." Alt Dear to Him. - Wife The doctor orders me to the miuorul baths at Carlsbad, and yon re fuse me the means to go. That shows aow little you vulue me. Husband On the contrary, I do not wish to lose a pound of you. Fliegeude Blatter. Strange as it may seem, the origin of the miter is to be found in Aots ii, 8, "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them." The miter is supposed to be a representation of these cloven tongues. A HARD RAILROAD TO BEAT. Dim Mm In Pontile THatlllrd III Luck Found It So, The Southern Parlfa is about the worst road in tho wide, wide world to fool in tbn matter of transportation. The Southern Pacific has such a plain monopoly of California hmrinn that It is not iicceHKury for it to look for favors. o It closes down very fight. Even the tickets which the scalpers succeed iu getting ai'd so hedged uluiut with pro motions that it is like .taking a civil service examination to heat one of thorn. The lavoi it.i Is a long slip which is deigned to bo punched to tit the de scription of the puriibuwv, so that by no means enn it bo used -by another than the ritthtful owner. When one of these tii ki ts appears in a scalper's stock, it looks like a porous plaster, being punctured for the color of the eyes, the hair, stature, weight, complexion and other details of the physical nialio up. Once Jim Crawford of Laramie found lilmself stuck in Man Franciww witii f 4 and a fearful hunger for borne. LSut $ I was as nothing to the fare back over tho desert. While he was worrying his soul with regrets he came upon a neatly folded slip of paper which hadlwen lost, doubtless by some hurried totiriHt. It was one of those pieces of orgauette mu sic representing a ride back to Ogden. Jim read it ovor, printed matter, pouches and all, and rushed for a drug store. Ho bought dyes for his hair, a stain for his complexion, got a pair of blue goggles and ran a concealing band age ovor his chin. A barber took off his - mustache, and fur a dollar a cheap oculist made his eyes blue, so that tho goggles were re-enforced with corrobo ration. It took all bis money but 40 Cents Then hn climbed aboard the train. He had reached Port Costa when the conductor cume around and gave cue hurried look nt the ticket "This thing expired a month ago, " he said tersely. The telegraph poles were pendulous with blue and brimstone for two weoks after Crawford bad finished bin walk back to Oakland. Chicago Record. "NO BOXES SOLD HERE." A Sign Iilaplnrei! In Khops Whlnh Onard Carefully Tlielr Reputations. "No Boxes Sold Here" is the sign that hangs in one of the principal jewelry establishments in the city. The sign made its appearance after the shop ping of one Christmas season. But there is no time of the year in which the de mand for boxes Is quite discontinued, and tho sign serves its purpose always. The demand for boxes was prompted by the amiable dosire to deceive some .(o.wl nm n1,A l..,n lw. I...I I.. !.... I the article presented to him caino from the best establishment in the city. Sim- . ilar attempts are made at the well known glass aud china shops, at one of ; the well known French confectioners and at all of the establishments which have made a reputation in some par ticular field. Nearly all of these answer such ap plications with the words nf the sigu, "No Boxes bold Here," but there ara , some few which sell them as regularly , as they do other objects of merchandise and are quite indifferent to what be comes of them so long as they get their rather high prices for the empty boxes bearing the name of the firm. Similar indifference is shown by a well known English pickle factory, which allows its labels to be sold here and pasted over any sort of stuff that the pur chaser of thera happens to concoct new lorx sun. Tho Now lull Longest, Bone aud cartilage euter so largely into the structure of the nose and de termine its characteristics that it un dergoes little perceptible change, as a rule, with the lapse of years. The brow becomes wrinkled, and crows' feet gather round the eyes, which them selves gradually grow dim as time rolls on. Cheeks lose the bloom which cos metics cannot replace and lips their fullness and oolor. The chin, dimpled in youth, develops angularities or globularities, as the case may be, and the eyebrows become heavy with the crop of many years' growth. The nose shows no mark com parable to these familiar facial indica tions of the approach of old age aud practically enjoys immunity from the ravages which time makes on the other features of the face. Next to the nose, probably the ears, as a rule, show the fewest and least obvious signs of old age. A Cartons Sight, In Japan the traveler sees many ou rions sights. One of the strangest of which is the population washing it- ' self at the corners of streets toward evening. In Yeddo the citizens fre quent large bathing establishments. The street doors of snoh resorts stand open, and a striking spectacle, to say the least, is presented by the inmates . sitting washing themselves with the ut ' most Buooncorn. This is a general ous j torn, and nothing whatever is thought of it. Such an apparent want of modes ty is diftiault to comprehend and is not reoonoilable with tho advanced state of civilization of the Japanese. In many othoi of the manners and customs do the Japs offer a striking antagonism to those aooepted by us. Watoblng Plants Grow, Procure a little collomia seed. Take one of the seeds, and with a razor oat off a very tiny slice, place it on a slide, cover with a glasi and place uuder the miorosoope. The instrument must be in a vertical position, When it is well fo oused and lighted, moisten it with a drop of water. The seed will absorb the moisture and throw out very large number of spiral fibers, giving the ap pearance of veritable germination. Be ginners will find it easier if one applies the moisture while the other looks through the instrument. Microscopical Journal. GUARDING THE MINT. HOW THE PHILADELPHIA INSTITU TION 19 PROTECTED. t.lttle Chanee for An On to Get Rlrft Qnlnhtf by Helping SJMmnelf to ITnele Aftm'a Treasure Patrols, IteToWem and Wlnehenters In Plant. Probably not one pernrm out of a hnn ilrcd who pass by tbo Philadelphia mint, that grim looking edifice at Chestnut and Juniper streets, after nightfall real izes what Is going on Inside. There is nothing mean about Uncle Hani, but he is determined that anyone who get bis money shall get It honestly and by process duly laid down. Therefore he bus taken all kinds of precautions to properly protect, especially at night, the millions upon millions piled up in the vaults. The doors of tho mint are closed ev ery weekday promptly at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. After that hour no one nut mint employees have any linxiiiem within the walls which inclose so much money, and no one cnu either stay in or get in without a special permit fro-.i the superintendent. Needless to my. this is difficult to obtuiu. Simultaneously with tho closing of the doors at 4 o'clock the first fhift of the tiight guard goes on duty. The shift is com pom d of tho captain of the guard and II stalwart men. As tho men file out to begin their roinid ench one is handed a big Colt's revolver of tho most approved pattern and loaded with big cartridges. From then on till midnight seven of the 1 1 guards patrol without cessation every floor of the inside of the mint, from the corridors of the gloomy vaults whore, away down in tho earth, are stowed eighty odd million dollars iu silver and almost as much gold, to the top floor, where there is nothing more valuable than machinery. Placed at fre quent intervals throughout the corridors are electrical devices for enabling the captain of the guard to keep tabs ou his men. Each of these little machines com municates with the rotunda opposite the Chestnut street entrance to tho mint. Here it is that tho captain Is sta tioned all through the long hours of his shift Every two minutes aud a half tbo central machine in the rotunda denotes the presence of some one of tho guard at some particular station iu the building. If it doesn't, then the cap tain knows that something is wrong, and he immediately proceeds to discov er what it is. But it has been a long timo since tho little machine failed to send forth its announcement at tho proper timo, for tho mint guards are patrolling np aud down outside the big building, careful ly watching that no suspicious charac ters approach too near the vust treasure left iu their care. Promptly at midnight the second shift of tho night guard puts in on ap pearance to relieve the eurly shift It is also composed of a cuptain aud 11 men, and they are split np, as tho other squad, into inside and outside details. From midnight on until 7 o'clock in the morning they follow in tbo foot steps of the first shift, with every fao ulty alert to catch an intruder. The big revolvers aro not the ouly weapons upon which the gnards have to rely. On each side' of the main cor ridor leading from the Chestnut street entrance stands a walnut case. Through the polished glass front of one frown 20 Winchester rifles. The other con tains as many ngly looking carbines. To grab these dispensers of death would be but the work of an instant for the guards, and then woe be unto any man or men upon whom it might be found necessary to turn them. For the revolvers there is kept con stantly on hand in the mint 600 rounds of ammunition, and for the rifles and carbines 3,500 rounds. Each of the gnards is an expert in the use of both the pistol and the gun, and each is en dowed with a plentiful stock of cour age; hence a combination capable of successfully resisting almost anything leu than a regiment The superintendent and assistant cus todian both talked to the reporter about the methods in use to protect the mint and its contents. Both smiled signifi cantly when the possibility of one get ting away with a portion of the vast treasure was suggested. "It would be folly for any one to try it," was the superintendent's only oora ment To it the assistant custodian nod ded emphatio assent "I have been here for a good many years," the latter said, "and no such attempt has ever been made. It is prac tically impossible for any one to break into the mint from the outside,, aud no one could secrete himself in the build ing during the hours when it is open to visitors and hope to avoid discovery. We search every nook and corner of the structure carefully as soon as the doors are closed for the day, aud yon may rest assured if any one who had no business within these walls was found he would regret the day be was born. " In addition to the two shifts of night guards, the superiutendent and assistant custodian have a habit of dropping in At the mint at odd hours of the night to see that everything is going on all right The mint is connected with the cen tral telephone station, and should there be trouble the captuiu of the guard could communicate with polioe head quarters in a brief space of time. "If you come across anybody who thinks he can get rich quickly by help ing himself to our coin," remarked the superintendent in parting, "just advise him to think it over carefully first" In compliance with the superintend ent's suggestion the advice is hereby given. And it is pretty good advioeto follow too. Philadelphia Inquirer. The population of Antwerp inoludes 10,000 Germans, who, it is said, buy their goods of German merchants only. We have moved fropi Centennlnl hall to Cor. Main and Fifth SR, in the old tt Bee Hive" Stand. A CORDIAL INVITATION is extended to tlie general public to ny us a visit at your earliest convenience. We have Home Bargains for you. Thanking you for past favors, we solicit a continuance of same. Respectfully, HUGHES & KELSO. F. A. CLARK'S Restaurant and Gontectionery. Fruits and vegetable in sea son. Next door to post office, Main St., Reynolds ville, Pa. A If en t fr MM HOIS STEAM LA UXIflt 1' and VITTSIIVIW POST. II. D. CLARK, Manager. -4-1 o 5q a o t. O 0 $ A3 E ea. O J3 H w ? o an 0 sd 5TGQ o -a EH L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse-shoer . And General Blacksmith. llonte-mioelnx done in the neatest manner and by the Intent Improved methods. Kb pairing of all kinds carefully nnd promptly done. BATmrAcrioN Uuauantkuu. HORSE CLIPPING Have Jiwt received a complete et of mu clilne horHe cllpiwn of luteal Htyle '1M putteru and am prepared to do cllppliiK In the best poHHlble manner at reasonable rules. .Tacknon 8t. near Fifth, Heynoldavllle, Pa. Subscribe for The W Star, If you want thi W we). Handy Tools miiimnmtmtmHmtmmmnmmmmnimmmmmmi I N. HANATJ I Great Reduction 1 t In All-wool Summer Clothing, Scotch Plaids 3 and Check Suits you can save from 10 to 20 3 per cent. Men's $5.00 Suits, now $3.50. 3 S Men's All-wool $7.00 and $8.00 Suits, now j S $5.50. Men's All-wool $9.00 to 12.00 Suits, 3 $7.00 to $9.00. In Youths' Suits you can 3 save the same reduction. 3 Straw Hats Price. I r Nice Over Shirts, with white band, 23c. 3 H SUMMER DRESS GOODS j Organdy, was 15 to 18c, to-day 10c. 3 E " " 10c. " 6i, 7ic 3 E ChallieB, " 5c. " 4c. 3 HiiiiUiiiiUitiitmiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiil Dry Goods Mld-Summmer Sale Announcement. Ci.oTniNo In order to fully appreciate the bargains we are offering in all lines of staple and fancy wares, it ia only necessary to call at our store, where you will soon be con vinced that we are "Rook Bottom" in prices on high grade goods. You will find an immense, carefully selected stock from the best markets in the world and we guarantee Satisfaction with every purchase. It will be to your advantage and we will be pleased to have you call. JEFFERSON SUPPLY CO., Groceries AND Provisions PLEASANT AVE., REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A. "Hello, Toml You look sick what's the trouble?" "Yes, I am lick. Sick of this iuit I bought g'cit your better advice. Here after my clothej, like youn,wulbe madb to order by EDWARD E, STRAUSS & CO. Aawrica's Popular Tailor, Cbieagt. are more than convenient; they're necessary. You wapt tools, and you want good ones, too. In our stock of hardware we carry the best tooia made in this or any other country. It's a maxim in hardware that the better the article the better it pay to buy it. There's value in such goods and you want value for your money. To" insure that we confine our stock to tot) grade. Don't go elsewhere for something that's too poor even for a gift. Reunoidsville Hardware Go. Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes Hardware, Furniture, and House Furnishings It Is Easy to see the difference now. but the experience cohU money. If you want To Be fiappu you will profit by the advice of others who have found that Edward E. Strauss & Co.'s Cimnitr 1 c m TttlAnAl rauiuud outturn lanuicu Suits and Overcoats are the best to be had anywhere at the Price. $12.00 is the Bturttng point of these hand some suits, but no matter what you pay, you will find the quality is Worth Double. 300 Samples to select from. Gallon MILLIREN'S, BEYSOLDSVirLE, PA.
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