A FEARLESS CONVICT.
DTEADMAN'S DARINQ ESCAPE FROM
SAN UUENTIN PRISON.
Ona off tha Mit Ittniarkatila Caami of
Jnll tlrraMna; on llrrnril AeemiinlUhail
by Prat Which Almnat Bnrilcrad
Mia Mlm. nlnn.
it l r.iin tlilno to rntch a tbtef aud It
I another IIiiiik tn ImiIiI Iii iii DuriUK n
mcetiiifi of tlio oil icl of police of nil tlio
lnri;ir cltirs of the United States aud
Cuiiuiln, wliiuli orriirred nt Milwaukee,
them rire tciiiililwcclHTPH of rt'iimrknlile
cnplurt'S unil of uhuhikis wliiuu bordered
clofi ly numi tho niiracnloiiH
"Tin1 ini'Pt remm kulilo escape from
priHon tluit 1 can recall, nnid Willinm
A Plnkertiiii, "was that of frank
rlfemliiiiiu from tlin Sun (Juoutiu prlmm
lint I'll not tell you about It, for lit re
in John ( Ihmr, who oimht Htcailniiiii
ami cent liim hack to Sim yuontiii. "
Clilcf ChihO pinched tho brown tin
pcrinl ou Ilia under lip reflectively for
ft moment lief ore he responded to tho
lookn of hent iiponblmby tboxn
not fit mi li itr wilb tbu story
"Tho I'scnpn to which you refer, Piu
korton, was made after I sent Steadmnil
to trim Que utin and not before. I whs
. not the fortunate one to got him after
that bint wonderful break. And to tell
the truth, I Irivo never tnkeu to niymlf
nmcli credit for taking him tbe time I
did, for it whs to a coimiderable degree
matter of good fortune. Yon nee, we
were just at that time keeping our ere
open for n bank robber by tbe name of
Burnt h, who had gone into one of tho
bnnkn out there, covered tbe one mini
who happened to be nlnne iu the place
at tbe time, locked him up in tbe vault,
and then coolly walked out of the bank
and out of right with all the funds be
could get bis bands on.
"Ono day n man answering closely
tbe description we bud of Itarnos step,
ped off the train at Los Angeles. W e
took bim in tow at ouue, but found
we did not have the bird we were after.
However, we managed to hold biui
long enough to And out that be was
Frank Stcadmaii, who bad become no
torious even at that time as a successful
jail breaker. He bad four or five escapes
from prison in Foutheru Indiana credit
ed to him, bad got away from Joliet
and bad still seven years to do at tbe
Illinois prison ; bad also been at ban
Queutin, and bad escaped from there
with five years unfinished
"Steadmun was a macbinist by pro
fession, and st burglar by inclination
When he was sent back to Sau (jueutin
to finish bis time, he was put to work
with othor convicts in tbe engine room.
It was here that an idea came into bis
brain tbat for absolute daring and fear
lessness was typical of tbe man. He had
noticed tbat every evening at the time
tbe men working in tbe engine room
were lined np to bo marched nwny, tbe
machinery was stopped at exi etly the
same moment Ho bad observed as well
tbat n window leading to an adjacent
roof was uot far from tbe top of tbe big
driving belt of tho engino. From that
roof it was possible to renoh the outer
wall of the prison. Beyond the wall
was freedom. He had escaped so many
times tbat his mind teverted again and
again to tbe window bigb np on tbe
wall of tbe engine room. Apparently it
was beyond all possibility of being
reached. No ladder was to be obtained.
Had such a thing been even standing
in place against the wall, to break
from tbe line and scale it with oatlike
dexterity, although tbe work of but ft
few seconds, he well knew would be
futile, possibly fatal. Bullets travel
fastei than legs, aud tbe guards were
not bad shots. But desperate deeds de
mand desperate means. Some minds
may work with an ingenuity born of
despair, but Steadnmn's was of differ
ent caliber. His plans were tbe out
growth of steadfast optimism.
"One day there came to him as if by
inspiration tbe thought that tbe big belt
might be the means of carrying him to
his goal. He found that it was impossi
ble to count the revolutions of the driv
ing wheel, but there were lacings in
the broad belt, which he wag able to
distinguish as a sort of blur as it passed
given point For days and days he
counted, and in bis cell at night he
pent bia time in calculations. He dis
covered the exaot number of revolutions
the wheel made per minute. He learned
also by eoustant observation just how
many times tbe belt went round after
tbe engine toas shut down,
"One evening, when the line bad
been formed as usual at the close of the
day's work and as the big wheel began
to lose its momentum, suddenly con-
riot sprang from the line, leaped to the
belt, with outstretched arms grappling
both edges of the broad leather.' He had
calculated well the strength that would
be required, for the terriflo wrenoh did
not loosen bis grasp. Outward and up
ward be swung until be reaohed the
topmost point of the circumference. The
nioety of bit calculation had reaped its
reward. The bolt stopped. He leaped to
bia feet, sprang through the window
nuu waa guue uuiure oouvicu or guard!
Jiod recovered from their astonishment
He caught up a guurd's coat and bat,
dropped from the wall and got away in
tho dusk of the evening. I am inclined
tn VielinVA thnt aa a mnthmnntinnl iwnm.
sitiou that was about as perfect a piece
of work as any man ever accomplished. "
"And did be get away without re
capture?" some one asked.
V'Mo, I am almost sorry to say, be did
uwt, " answered tbe Los Angelos chief,
"for that ought by rights to be the de
nouement of inch story, which com- ,
bines so much of daring and cleverness.
Steadmau was taken again in a short
time and put to work at bis old job.
There are bars over tbat high window
above tbe big drive belt now. Not long
after this Steadinan cut and nearly kill
ed on of tbe other convicts and ia now
serving on. an additional sentence for
attempted murder at the Folsom prison,
which is situated some 88 miles from
fc'acrnnieuto. " Chicago Inter Ocean.
A FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER.
A Toonf Woman Whn t an Arivnt tn tha
Cm of tha Raokaa,
Miss Juliottn Atklnsou, the cnstnrn
tenuis player who easily defeated the
best local talent at the Kenwood tourna
ment, is ft wonder among women ath
letes. 8h was brought np In tennis
onnrts, one may say, and while in her
teens could handle tha racket with a
skill that was marvelous. She bos in
tbe past fow years won every chain-
Mlfw JULIRTTK ATKINSON.
plotmhlp worth speaking ahont. Hue
has won the national and International
championships, aud at Niagara-on-the-Lake
she defeated all of the best women
tennis players of Canada. Miss Atkin
son lives in Brooklyn, and It was in
that city she learned the game that lias
made her famous. Sho acquired such
striking skill so rapidly that ber friends
urged ber to got Into tho big tourna
ments. When she did appear against
tbe crack players, her fume was assured.
Miss Atklnsou in her fiercest bouts in
tho court Is always polo. Hlio nover
flushes either in defeat or victory.
Chicago Times-Herald.
A Povrrtr Farlj In England.
Tho Idea of a poverty pnrty, at which
all tho guests appear as cheaply attired
as posniblo and wearing no jowelry,
originated in this country and has beou
promptly adopted in Europe. A recent
adaptation of tho idea bus bean tried
with great success nt au English house
party of smart idlers. The rules rail :
"Ladies' dresses must be calico. No
luily la to wear moie than two brooahos.
(lold chains aud diamond stars are for
bidden, also kid gloves. Oontlomen may
wear any costume they please the sim
pler the better. No patent shoes nor
diamond studs. Orobids in the buttou
hole forbidden. A prize is offered to tho
worst drossed oouple in the room. Gos
sip, flirting and telling secrets will be
punished by tbe oomniitteo," Before
the people left the room the announce
ment was made tbat the worst dressed
oouplo bad become engaged. Poverty
parties are likely to be popular at tbat
rate.
She Unparlntonds Wedding.
One of the newest ooennationa for
women that is proving very successful
is said to be tbat of superintendent of
weddings. The superintendent, who is
usually a comparatively young woman,
is installed iu the house of the brido to
be some little time before tbe cere
mony. 8be selects tbe trousseau and
advises what Is the latest in underwear.
She buys tho material aud dosigna and
superintends tbe making of gowns. She
knows all about stockings, boots, gloves,
laoea and handkerchiefs. She sees to tbe
millinorv. jackets aud wrana. Shn tnlla
the bride's mother and sisters what to
wear. She diotatos to tbe bridesmaids.
She attends to everything concerning
the weddine. in faot. aud lata thn nn.
gaged couplo enjoy tbemselvos with nn-
anxious minus.
Railroad Woman In Korway.
In Norwav women have for mmn
time been employed In the railroad and
postofllce service and are now reaoivina
appointments as eunerviuors of the rail.
way stutious. They receive reports from
oonauotors, answer questions inUerman
and English, call out trains in the wait
ing rooms, ring tbe station boll at the
departing of the train and telegraph it
departure to the next station. They per
form the duties of government telegraph
operators aa well as those of postmasters
and buRKagemon. and do them well.
Boston Globe.
A BDoaaaaful Stock Farmar.
The number of women nntoHnn iorl.
cultural Holds is constantly increasing.
Hosts of women throughout the laud
are now conducting successful stock
farms. Mrs. Phebe Tabor Willotts la the
possessor of a fancy (took furui at Boa-
Ivn. N. Y. She started flrat tn maka
butter, which found ready sale, but she
soon realized the necessity of having
first class cows to make first class but
ter, so sho turned her attention to the
brooding and raising of Guernsey cattle,
at which she made a signal success.
Olrl Clfar Maker.
Most of the oigar makora in Detroit
are girls. Manufacturers say that tbe
change from male help has revolution
ized their business in more ways than
one. They hold that tbe girls are
prompter and oleaner, aud that thoy do
not carry away or consume any cigars
while at work. One factory baa esti
mated a saving in cigar consumption
by employees of f 20,000 in ten years on
the basis that male workers use three
tigars duily. .
An Advocate of Diet Kltohena.
Dr. Mary E. Green, president of the
National Household Eoonotnio associa
tion, is carrying on a diet kitchen at
Fort Thomas, Covington, Ky, She or.
dors and gives out supplioa and cooks
large quantities of nourishing food for
800 sick and convalescent soldiers. Dr.
Green will probably tisit Boston in No
vember and will show the methods of
tbe diet kitobuua at the Moohaulos' fair.
Boston Woman's Journal.
TILTING THE EARTH.
A Matter of fleffntlfla Interest, If Mot af
rraetlnal Valae.
M. Fouehn, the viae president of tho
rreneli Astronomical society, has In
vented a way of altering tho present in
clination of the earth's axis to tbe
eellptlo What he wnnts to do It for is
not very dear. Perhaps, however, lie
doesn't want to do it and merely puts
forward nis method as one possessing a
purely academic interest. At all event,
it Is worthy of the attention of com
pan? promoters
All that has to be done, as described
by Invention, Is to dig an enormous cir
cular ditch, say, in Africa or Honth
America (its center must be on tha
equator) and to fill it with sea water
Fresh water will do if yon can get
enough of it, but as the radius of the
ditch Is to bo a few hundred miles that
is hardly likely. Having got your ditch
full of sea water, nothing remains but
to make it raeo round and round in thn
trench, whereupon the earth's axis will
begin to point toward different quarters
of tho heavens from those it indicates
at present. Tho amount of deviation
will depend on the radius of the ditch
thn amount of water it holds, the speed
at which the bitter moves and the time
during which the motion is kept up
We may suggest to M. Koncho that
when a sufllclent sphere of French In
fluence has been secured in Africa be
might have a trench duif and then bv
its use get all the ice incited round each
of the present poles. French explorers
coma tnen discover them, whereupon
the action of the trench would bo stoo
ped and the present climatic conditions
restored. Franco could thon remain as
long as shn wished tho only nation to
nave reached tbe celebrated points on
the earth's surface. As tho digging of
the ditch will bii very expensive, we
make tio charge for this suggestion.
Inveutiou.
A TOUCHY OLD COMMODORE.
Insisted on Running His Own Man-nr-war
ICven nn Hunilaya.
A story is told of an old commodore
at the' Boston yard whose method of
measuring religions affairs was with
the same inexornblo rule used for tem
poral things One Sunday morning he
was aroused from his nap by something
out of tbe usual routine being announc
ed from the pulpit, and he sternlv ad
dressed tho chaplain with: "What's
that? What's that?" The chaplain de
murely repeated the notice that "by or
dcr of tbe bishop of the diocese divine
service will be performed iu this chapel
on Thursday evening next." eto
"By whose order?"
"By order of the bishop of the dio
cese, air."
"Well," thundered tho commodore,
"I'll let yon know tbat I am bishop of
this diocese, and when I want service
in this chapel I'll let yon know. Pipe
down." aud he cleared the chapel.
On one occasion be beard a different
voice in the pulpit from usuol, and,
looking np, be asked: "Who is that up
there? Is that you, Billy MoMastors?"
"Yes, sir."
(Billy waa a religions foreman in tbe
yard who sometimes helped the chap
lain along.)
"Come down out of that, " thundered
the ponimnrinra "Vk,n r ....... . .u,.
-j . . nv . tiuov u i 1 1 1
for the chaplain, I'll appoint one. Don't
) ow lob wo cmon you np mere
Benin. " and ha nlauoil Hid nlmul
u W .jwwb aUW WUMfV
again. "Ou a Man-of-War."
Tha Poor Mother-in-law.
Motber-in-law stories are drag on
the market, but this one seems to be a
little loss druggy than usual.
A man aud his wife went to Europe,
and the man's mother-in-law weut
along. Up to this point thore is no nov
elty in the story.
On the voyage tho mother-in-law fell
ill and died. Of course, she had to be
buried at sea, and so the usual canvas
sack was made, but instead of an iron
weight to sink the body they used a
bag of coal.
Iu commenting on the arrangements
afterward the beteuved son-in-law, who
stuttered badly, said :
"I I always kuew where m-m-m-mother-in-luw
was g-going, but b-b-blame
me if I a-s-suppnsed she'd have
t-to carry her own f-f -fuel I" Clove
laud Plain Dealer.
Children aa Grammarians.
Two littlo tots of 4 and 0 years re
spectively, living out of town, wore
anxiously awaiting the arrival of a fa
vorite unole from whom they were ex
pecting a visit Tbe train came in, but
no guest appeared, to the bitter disap
pointment of tbe little ones. Tboy ran
to their mother for consolation, the
younger one saying:
"Mamma, don't yon think Uncle
Ned oughter come?"
"You mustn't say oughter; say
shooder," put in tbe 6-year-old, with
11 the dignity that such a correction
wonld imply. New York Tribune.
An yutgilih Juke.
Mother Why don't you ploy with
that American boy?
Boy He tells stories.
Mother Ho does?
Boy Yes. He came from New York,
rnd he says he nover saw an Indian or a
buffalo. London Sun.
An Old English firm.
For wore than 800 yours a drapery
bnsinoss bus been carried on in the same
building at Sheffield, under the title of
the Sign of the Crowno, nnd since 1760
the business bus been oonduoted by one
family.
In fasting feats tbe sect of Jains, in
India, is far abend of all rivals. Fasts
of from 1)0 to 40 days are not uncom
mon Fifty years ago Austria had seven
cities with more than 20,000 inhabi
tants. Toduy there are 83.
Profanity is forbidden by both the
army and tbe navy regulations of the
United States.
tMtrrllanrctt.
H. 8TAMEY.
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW,
Office ill lintel McCmincll, IteynnlilsrliK I'll.
fl MITCHELL. .
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Ollli-p nn Weal Main street, opposite Hie
Commercial llolel, Hi-ynnlilsvllln, Pa.
(H Z- GORDON.
'
A TT( ) 1 1 N K Y-A T-1 j A W ,
llrookvllle, .IcuYrwmCo. pa.
Office In iiMim foirnerlv ih-ciiuIuiI by Gordon
A Curbed, West Main Hi reel..
m. Mcdonald,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, ipiiI eatnle inrent. I'lHcnt
seciiieil. called Inn. tmnlc promptly. Ottlce
II .llllllll IIIIH-K, llC.VIinillHVHIP, I'H.
JUANl'lH.l. WIOAKLKY,
ATTOIINKY-AT-LAW,
onicet lii Miilimiey bullilltm. Main Street
Itcyimidsvllle, I'll.
gMITH M. Mi-CMKKJMT,
ATTOIINKY-AT-LAW.
NotltrV IMlbllc mill ltf.nl tvMttltf. Airnnt f'f.t
lii-llnns will receive piolnpl llllclillnn. Officii
iii r rni iiocii , iii-iiry nines, near uiistolllce.
KcymiblHvllle, Ph.
J N KKF,
JUHTICK OF TUB PEACE
Ami Ileal Estate Aifcnt, KeynnlilMvllle, I'a.
D
U. H. K. IIOOVKU,
HKYNOLDSVILLE, I'A.
Iteslilcnl dentist. In the I rni hlleli II,.
ry block, near tbe ixwtnHlcc, Main street,
lientleness In oprrutliiE.
j)U. n. dkvkur king,
DENTIST,
Officii over Iteyiiiililwlllp llarilwiirc Co. store,
ninin hi reel, Keynolilsvllle, I'a.
JU. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office In the .1. Villi Held blillillmr m,r
i iMiivriii m it in iiimi r iii ii hi reels.
tlotrla.
JJOTEL McCONNELL,
HEYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
FHANKJ. HLACK, 1'mprirlnr.
Tbe lenillint hotel of Die nwn. Jlenilipmr
lers for eoiiiitiercliil men. Steam bent, free
llllfl llt.lll Nylin, ti.wl il.u...(u .... .......... a
sample riMiniH, billliinl room, telephone enn-
n-:i iuiih (VIT.
JJOTEL UELNAP,
UEYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
J. V. JULLMAX, Proprietor.
Klrst cbiHS In everv imrtlciibip 1ju-ute.A ln
tlin very cent re nf Ibe tiunlne. purl of town,
r ree 'hits In mid from tmlii miri f-i,iiriwiiriis
sample room forcommercliil travelem.
DMINISTUATOUS NOTICE.
In tbe matter nf tbe iwimn ,if ci,riuinu
Hniltb, latent Henderson towitHblp, lieceiised.
,-Mi-m hi iiiiiiiuiiHiriiiion on i tie iinove estate
luivlnii been itrunteil tn tbe undeixlKiied, hII
Hurtles IndebliMl to Hie anlil osiiitt, um
ipiested In make payment and Hume having
claims In iiruMint llieni without delay
11 v. 1 OMR,
IteynolflHvllle, I'a. Administrator.
We have moved
from Centennial hall
to Cor, Main and
Fifth Sts., in the old
"Bee Hive" Stand.
A CORDIAL INVITATION
is extended to the general
public to pay us a visit at
your earliest convenience.
We have some
Bargains
for you. Thanking you for
past favors, we Bolicit a
continuance of same.
Respectfully,
HUGHES & KELSO.
L. M. SNYDER, '
Practical Horse-stioer
And General Blacksmith.
aMJaWta aUIlI: (Wl
HorHG-h(M3liiir done in the neutUHt man nor
And by the Intent Improved nuithodH, l(o
puirltix of all kind rurefnily and promptly
(lone. Hat impaction U uauamtkku.
HORSE CLIPPING
Ilavo lust rocplved ii roninloto not nf ma
chine hoiHe clipiHTit if luti-hf stylo 'W piitturn
unci urn prcptueti 10 110 riippK lu lite uHt
poiwIUlo uuinnur ut rcitHonuhlu rutu.
.Tiickson Ht. near Fifth, KeynoldnvlUo. Pa,
WRIT
OH CALL AND CONSULT
DR. LITTLE
About Voun Evia.
V IfHVMinJI, ujwiaiiini, , u
rp ana artinmi r.ytt
638 immnuBj t. riTTiiEtmo.
A. D. DEEMER & GO
Dress" Goods
Our line of Drops (roods HiirpnPrWB all other. We
have without doubt the largent and most complete
line of Hlm k Gooda ever shown in Keynoldsvillo.
NovelticH from 12J to GOc. per yard.
Fine lilack Crepon from $1.00 to $2.00.
42-Iuoh Serge nt 2 Sc. per yard.
A beautiful line of all-wool 1'oplinn in all (shadee.
A fine lin of Drew Patterns Dithh Trimmings to
match.
Call and see our Silk Waist Patterns from 35c. to-
$1.25 per yard.
A complete line of Taffetas.
Fur Collarettes
Something you need for cool evenings. Ask to see
our $1.7S Collarettes. We have a few left; we ex
pect another new lot in this week.
Ladies,' Misses and Children's
Coats and Wraps
Ladies' plain cloth Capes, Kersey and Bouclaye,
nicely trimmed.
Ladies' plain and crushed plush fur-trimmed Collar
and Front they are beauties fancy lined.
Our Ladies' Jackets great care has been taken to
select only one of a kind. Call and see our new
Blues, Tans and Greens. We can save you money
on any wrap you buy of us. We certainly can give
you good values.
See our WOOL HLANKKTH frnm 9 nn n ai no r.Q..
pair; Cotton Blankets from 45c. to 1.25: Hans from 7fWv
to $2.00. Yarns and Flannels
ft D.
Dry Goons
Mid-Summer sale
fliiiioiiiiGciiieiit.
Cloth r no
In order to fully appreciate the bargains we are
offering in all lines of staple and fancy wares, it is only
necessary to call at our store, where you will soon be con
vinced that we are
"Rock Bottom"
in prices on high grade goods. You will find an immense,
carefully selected stock from the best markets in the worhj
and we guarantee
Satisfaction
with every purchase. It will be to your advantage and we
will be pleased to have you call.
JEFFERSON
Groceries
PLEASANT AVE.,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A.
and
Provisions
Handy Tools
go elsewhere for something
that's too poor even for a
gift. .
Reunoidsville Hardware Go.
of all kinds.
Deemer & Go.
Hats, Caps,
Boots
and Shoes:
SUPPLY CO.,
Hardware,
Furniture,
and House
Furnishings
are more than convenient;
they're necessary. You want
tools, and you want good
ones, too. In our stock of
hardware we carry the beet
tools made in this or any
other country. It's a maxim'
in hardware that the better
the article the better it pays
to buy it. There's value in
such goods and you want
value for your money. To
insure that we confine our
stock to top grade. Don't