T 77 If Mnrconl (loot os jie pronilnaa re ,,'lfluce the price of trnnsntlnutlu com mnnlcntlon to one cent a word It trill Co to prove what ling alronriy Iippu said o coticlnely. Talk la clicnpl A French economist linn figured out that, nil conijmrcd with France, the lower freight rates lu (leruinny rfTect an numml ravIuk to the (.orinnii In liwtr!ps of (HO.noo.OUO. France's great need, he thinks. Is uinre ennuis. L . J. . The Industrial depression at present im-vnlllnR In (Iprninny Is accompanied with the customary mniilfrst.il loim of poverty and distress nmoiitf the work ing, classes the establishment of soup bouses and free food depots for their relief, lterlln Is supposed to be now JinrlMirlng 100,00(1 workless men and women, 4.1,000 of whom, according to the reH)r(s of the clly niithorllles, be long to the metal trades alotie. Third position for Great Itrllaln In the world's commerce this is the well Crouudcd fear of English economists, according to the niiumil report of t'nlted States Consul Hoyle, at Liver pool, to the State Department. Even England's long supremacy lu the car rying trade Is seriously threatened, and It Is possible that the seeking of remedies may radically affect the lu dUBtrlul and social life of the Nation. Syracuse, N. Y., hns mnlutalned a municipal lodging house for the past two years at a net cost to the town of fti.03. For this sum the town has given lodging accommodations to the number jf 12,Sct; single tueals to the number of 2,1,738, ifinl baths to the number of 11.28H. The Institution Is kept on a seU-supporling basis by compelling stack night lodger to work four hours on the streets of the city and an hour Sot a single meal. During the exist vnce of the house the superintendent las fouud work for 1108 men. A little time ago Australia was cursed with the rabbit, which ate up all verdure In sight nnd became such a peat that the various governments, particularly that of Queensland, were ouipcllcd to adopt most strenuous measures In order to keep enough Xrnss ou the ground to feed the sheep and cattle. Now there Is a new pest, vegetable this time Instead of animal. A few years ago sonic of the Austral laus thought the colony would be more like "home" If they had blackberries to cat. Some bushes were Imported train England and planted. In their now environment they grew like Jack's beanstalk, and now the country Is being overrun by vast brambles that threaten to become In their way as treat a pest as the bunny was. - The Indianapolis Sentluel has been doing some figuring In averages ou the baby boy's chances lu life. It says that the chances are 30,000,000 to 1 that he will not become President of the United States, or VIce-Fresident, or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vet It boldB true that any baby boy way reach either of these places that la to say, there Is a possibility, until tu phenomena of his development urcly count him out The chauces are 410,000 to 1 that he will not be a Halted States Senator. 103,330 to 1 that he will not be a member of the Mouse of Representatives, and 820,000 to 1 that be will never be tho Governor of a State. The chances are 688 to 1 uat be will not go Insane, 1250 to 1 that he will not be blind, 801 to 1 that b will not be an Inmate of a public almshouse, 400 to I that he will never lie au enlisted soldier or sailor, 1200 to 1 that he will never be a city police man, and 0117 to 1 that he will never to the President of a National bank. According to the Forum there are JDot mauy rich Chinamen lu America; bat some of them are -very well off, with fortunes ranging from (100,000 to $500,000. There is one multi-millionaire. Chin Tan Sun, who la the richest Chinaman in the country. Chin Taa Sun owns whole towns, and em ploys hundreds of white men and worn- la his factories and canneries, lie owns ranches, city real estate, gold xoinea, and diamonds; he runs lottery sanies; he imports laborers; he con ducts a real estate business, and be liaa several merchandise stores In San -Francisco. He is a self-made man and very shrewd and progressive. He came ta America in the steerage as a lad. and went to work in a kitchen. He anarried a white woman, and with their savings they originated a "little lottery" business in San Francisco. lie aoon grew rich enough to become a merchant also. From this beginning i developed Into a commercial and political power. Us Is six feet tall, and a wwU-ffroportioned, good-looking man. la bMshwsa fa to regarded as tat soul "FAREWELL." iTrnvottnl 1i ravfrlrVs "Forever."! "Farewell!" Another gloomy word 4 An ever Into Inngtinge crept, Tit often written, never heard except In playhouse. Ere the hero flits Jti hnnm-ntis trom our pitying view, "1'iirewi'll!" he murmurs, then exits It. U. "Farewell!" It Is too siRhful for An nge Hint has no time to sigh. te snv, i M see you later, or ' tlood hy! When, warned by chnntieleer, ymt go From her to whom you owe devoir, "Say not 'tlood-by,'" she laughs, "but Au Kcvoir! Thus from the garden are you spedj ' Anil .luiiet were tne nrst to ten You, you were silly if you said iarewelll ELEN MAItTIN lived with her widowed I I tie Lnke Viet Q tapped the f ed mother lu a lit- w cottage. Helen fender before the crackling wood lire a bit nervously with her tiny foot. Then she turned to her mother and said: "Well, dearie, I've answered It." "Oh, Helen, you ought not to hove done It. There must be something sin ister, perhaps a crime, behind on ad vertisement like that." Helen laughed. "Criminals don't hnve first-tinss references, dearie, nnd then you know we need the money." "Head It to me again." The girl took up n morning paper nnd read this: "Wanted by a man thirty years old, comfortable room In subur ban residence, where there are no vis itors; absolute seclusion the first con sideration. Applicant will refer to peo ple of standing; highest price paid. Se clusion, box 85, Breeze office." There was a step on the veranda. Helen exclaimed: "Dearie, there's the answer." A moment afterward a ninn with a tall, well-knit figure stood in the little parlor. One side of his face was shrouded In the folds of a scarf. This side he kept away from the lamplight. The voice had In It a ring suggesting that at times Its keynote was com mand. "Is this Mrs. Martin? I hnve called In response to an answer to my adver- BUT HE SAVED tlsement. My name Is George Sid ney, I know, Mrs. Martin," be con tinued, "that my advertisement may have seemed strange. I do desire ab solute seclusion and freedom from call ers. My reference Is Gent-nil Nelson, army headquarters, Pullman Building. I should like to see the room, and If you find my credentials satisfactory, I think other details may be arranged readily." Helen led the way up a winding stair to a well-appointed room. Lighting the gas she turned to look at her fol lower. He was In the act of drawing still more closely the folds of the scarf about the right side of bis face. What she could see of bis countenance was strikingly handsome. "Mother and I live here alone," she said. "After my father's failure and donth we came here from a distant city.. We have fow frk'nds and no visitors." "I like the room," said the stranger; "kindly look me up aud let me know If I shall make a satisfactory lodger." Then he said good night and left the bouse. "Well, mother, what do you think of him?" asked Helen, "aud why does he cover up half of his face like the tal ent that was burled In a napkin?" "What I saw of his face, Helen, bad something of nobility In It. As for bis hiding one side of It, I suppose that has something to do with his seeking se elusion." Helen called on General Nelson In the Pullman Building. .Did he -know Mr. George Sidney? "Yes, well. He is an officer in the army, retired for disability received in line of duty, Mr. Sidney Is now work- log oo Mine ordnance plana, tod (ox "Fare well," meant long Imkv hre It crept, tear-spattered, tnto song. "Safe voyage!" "Pleasant journey!" of "So long!" Hut gone its cheery, old-time ringj The poets made it rhyme with knell. Joined, it became a dismal thing , "Farewell!" "Farewell!" Tnto the lover's soul You see fate plunge the cruel iron. All poets use it. It the whole Of llyron. "I only feel farewell!" said he; And always tearful was the tellings Lord llyron was eternally Fare welling. "Farewell!" A dismal word, 'tis true (And why not tell the truth about it?) Hut what on earth should poet do Without it? Chicago Tribune. reosons of his own he works only nt night. He Is a soldier and a gentle inn n." For two months the members of the little Lnke View household saw (leorgc Sidney Infrequently. Ho left for bis work after nightfall and returned Just before dnybrenk. At 1 o'clock every day a closed cab was driven to the doorstep. The recluse drove nway In it, presumably to bis breakfast, when ever Helen caught a glimpse of their mysterious lodger she saw the ever- present scarf concealing the greater part of his features. One morning her surprise almost overcame her wheu she heard his voice cnlllng from the upper fioor. Lieutenant Sidney wns s.tjJUJ'i'W In the doorway of hTs room with his head averted. "I am sorry to trouble you, Miss Martin," he said, "but I wish you would ask the cabman wheu he conies to go for Dr. (ilrard, the head quarters surgeon, nt once." The surgcou cnnie. He saw the Mar tins' lodger, and then going to the lit tie parlor said to Helen: "Mr. Sidney Is suffering Intensely. I have expected this trouble and have urged rest. Now he must take It. He must keep his room and on no account Is he to use his eyes." Thus It was that Lieutenant Sidney became the patient as well as the lod ger of tho Martins. For weeks he sat In a darkened corner of his room while HIS FELLOW. Helen, read to him , from where the light found Its way through a half opened shutter. How she had come to do this she did not Just know, but It came about naturally. The girl's life had been a lonely one, and It needs but to say that there slowly stole Into her heart something deeper than a mere interest In her charge. As for George Sidney, he knew, and the thought was like a knife to blm that something was once more creeping Into his breast which he thought was forever barred. The day for the patient's release from the dark room hud come. Uele heard his voice calling her. Tho girl went to the doorway. Sidney had thrown wide the shutters aud the room was bright with sunlight. He was standing with folded arms at the win dow where Bhe bad sat when rendlug, The strong light was full on his face and the jearf which be had ever won was gone. The girl gave one search ing look at the face so long concealed. Sidney's eyes were ou her. A cry came from her lips, and she recoiled with feeling half fear, half horror. ' Sidney saw the action and beard the cry. In an Instant he bad closed the door quiet ly. Helen with a white face lied to her mother's room. "Child, what Is it?" exclaimed Mrs. Martin. "Mother, I saw bis face. He showed It purposely. Mother, It is the face of a fiend." . The mother led the girl to a sofu and took her in her ai ms. They beaKIJiun pass on to the veranda, and both moth. er and daughter felt that George would not return. A month passed. Helen went about her duties as usual, ttrlv Ing to be cheerful, but the inothof knew. j At the end of the month Ocnernl Nel- son called. Mr. Sidney had not re turned to his work as expected after Is recovery. Did Mrs. Martin know of his whereabouts? No. Well, for years Sidney had been a man of moods. "You see" said tho general. when Sidney was In active service? he risked his life to save a brother officer. It's nn old nrmy story. It's enough to sny tbnt Sidney Jumped between his friend and n shell the fuse of which bnd become accidentally Ignited. The shell exploded. Sidney received n fear ful wound nnd was marked for life. but lie saved his fellow. Marked for life, did I sny? Yes, marked worso than Hugo's 'Man Who Laughs.' Thnt shell fragment gave to the handsomest man lu the service the balf-fnce of a fiend. He was to be married, poor chap, but the girl saw his face nnd fled. She was the sister of the man whose life he saved. What n world It s! The face of a devil and his life a ell. That Is George Sidney's fate." It was the nnnlversnry of the day thnt George Sidney left the Martin cot tage. Helen was standing at the gnte looking down the moonlit road. A bush partly hid her. Sho heard footsteps. .eanlng forwnrd sho saw a figure ap proaching. Her heart gave n, sudden brob, and she muttered the half- mothered cry, "Mr. Sidney!" Tho man heard and turned as If to hurry away, but there was something lu the tone of the cry thnt held him. He snw the gill's face In the moonlight, and In a moment he was nt her side. "Helen," he snld, "I left because I loved you." She looked up. "Then stay because you love me," she snld, aud saying It she drew the scarf from the side of his face, and, kissing htm gently, said: It Is God's mark of ninnhood." Ed ward B. Clark, In the Chicago ltecord- Herald. LI WROTE TO BOTH MEN. But Tliey Compared Notes and Spoiled Ills K(rect. Many tnles are tohf of the dealings of LI Hung Chang with his diplomatic subordinates, nnd there Is a character istic story afloat with regard to his re. lotions with the present Minister to Cuglnnd, Sir Chih-chen I.o Feng Lull The time was that of the siege of the legations In Pckln, when nil the civil ized world was lu fear as to the fate of the beleaguered, and when Cbluil with her emissaries and nil pertaining to her, wns looked on with no very friendly eye. LI Hung Chang wns the irtunl ruler of China, nnd It wns from blm that the various ministers and nmbassadors received their Instruc tions. There hod, apparently, been some fresh manifestation of European displeasure, when one day the minister In England received from LI a mes sage, the purport of which was as fol lows: "Wo nre not satisfied with your ef forts In London. The English are lion tile, and you must do something to ni ter matters. You are not energetic nough. You nro neglecting to Infill euro the Government. The ninn who Is doing all the work Is your colleague In Washington, Wu-Ting-fnng. He Is the man you should Imitate." Unfortunately for Li's little game, Sir C'hlh-cben nnd Wu-Tlng-fnng hap pened to be close friends, nnd the Mln tstcr here confided what had hap pened to bis friend In Washington. Wu-TIng-fang was, to say the least of It, surprised. This Is very extraordinary," he re plied. "I also have bad a message from LI Hung Chung. This Is what he says to me: " 'Your efforts are not giving satis faction. We feel you should be more energetic, and that you should try to Influence the American Government to take our side In this affair. You are not doing half enough, and, if you want an example, you should turn to Sir Chlh-chen Lo Feng Lub, tho minis ter In London. He Is tho man who Is doing all the work.' "The Candid Friend. Tons Cannon and the Old Judge. Representative Cannon began his po litical career by running for State' attorney in his town. His opponent was another young lawyer, who, like Cannon, had not made much headway In the practice of law, but both can didates went upon the stump and promised to do great things If elected One day as the rival candidates went down the street together thoy were Joined by the Judge of the court He stepped In between tbcm taking each young man by the arm. "What are you boys making all this fuss about?" he queried. "We want to bo State's attorney," they replied In unison.' "Well," snld the Judgo laughing, ought to take some Interest lu the mat ter, but I dou't. No matter which one of you Is elected there will be no crim inals sent to Jail." Cannon, telling the story, says that he was elected, but whether It wns be cause he was the best or the poorest lawyer, he has never been able to tell Washington Post. "Coronation" Clubs. It Is a sign of the times to And "cor onation" clubs are being instituted throughout the busiest of London dis tricts. Tho cue has been taken up by the clothiers and linen drapers of the poorer parts. By entering at once and punctually paying sixpence or so week, either a man or woman can in sure new garments for wear on the eventful day of tho approaching cere monial. Some one or two have a pro vlslouol rulo to the effect that should a member desire to withdraw from the club be Is at liberty to do so, and have the privilege of securing goods to the amount be has already subscribed, but no cash will be returned. London Chronicle. HOW 8W0KE EXPLODES. Esplalnr d and Remonstrated for the Ben. lit or Insurance Men, How smoke explodes In n burning building wns graphically shown the Ire Insurance Society lust night in Its rooms by Underwriters Inspector Wllllnm McDevltt. Mr. McDcvitt set two-story building, about three feet high, ou n table. Then be partly filled It with smoke from pieces of burnt wood. Thrusting lu a gas Jet, a sinnrt explosion followed, aud a tongue of fin inn nnd smoke ten feet long shot out of the windows! The Inspector also endeavored to make, on a small scale, what firemen call a bnck draught, which Is really n downward explosion of smoke through elevator shafts or stairways where there are Irou window shutters, but the root of his little bouse was blown off, nnd the smoke went upward Instead of down ward. The Inspector used only plain wood lo produce the smoke for bis explosions. Varnished or oiled wood would, be snld, hnve been more effective, ns pro ducing more and thicker smoke. Be fore giving bis practical Illustrations of the explosive force of hot smoke, he briefly explained the causes of such explosions. In a fire, be snld, free carbon rises and mixes with hydrogen; methyl, alcohol, creosote mid other gases are also present lu smoke. These gases become hented to the point of Ignition nud an explosion Is the result. Of Itself smoke would explode, he snld, nt a temperature of from 000 to 800 degrees, but frequently It Is Ignited by sparks or by coming Into contact with a flame. "When the smoke becomes Ignited," the Inspector went on, "the Interior of the building is Instantly converted into a mass of tlame. The Hunt-Wilkinson lire strikingly exemplified that. When I II 1st saw the fire great volumes of dense black smoke poured out of the windows. Suddenly there wns nn ex plosion, uud the smoke was trans formed Into such llamc us I never snvv beforej tery tiucx smoso, wnen ignueii, me speaker said, becomes a pllbir of flame, and rolls through a room with such force as to shake the walls and make the windows rattle. If sprinkled with water there would be no explosion. Where formerly llretneu tried to keep smoke in, under the Impression thnt It smothered the Are, they now Immedi ately break lu windows or skylights to let It out. Several ways of preventing such ex plosions were described by Mr. Mc Devltt. Iu large stores, be said, if mi air shaft of sullicleut size were In the centre, there would be no lateral spread of lire. Philadelphia Public Ledger. John null, the Leuntlrvtnan, The allegorical figure of Brltunuln presiding at the world's washtub is hardly gratifying to the national van ity, but it Is quite true that she Is fast becoming the washerwoman, or rather the clear sturdier, of the world. There was a time when the English man's shirt front nud collars were "done up" by French workpeople In Loudon, but now it appears the tables lire completely turned. Shiploads of linen cross the channel from France. Not only does the French daudy send tlo laundry to London, but ou the Dutch packets come great bales from Holland, and cargoes of men's soiled llucu are sent from India at regular Intervals, being returned a week later In a state of glossy wblteuess. Britannia personified as a buxom woman with sleeves turned up and hands burled tn the suds Is not going to appeal very strongly to the humor of the English people. London Cor respondence, New York Herald. An Allnrlna Appeal For Recruits. Nearly a century ago England was In her life and death grapple with Napoleon, and recruits being wanted for that crack corps, the Twenty-third Light Dragoons, under orders for ser vice with Wellington In Spain, the regi mental recruiting officer advertized for men In terms whereof the following Is a choice extract: "You will be mounted on the finest horses In the world, with superb cloth Ing, and the richest accoutrements; your pay and privileges are eyuul to two guineas a week; you are every where respected; your society is courted; you are admired by the fair, which, together with the chance of getting swished to a buxom widow, or brushing with a rich heiress, renders the situation truly enviable aud desir able. Young men out of employment, or otherwise uncomfortable 'There Is a tide In the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune' ulck It, and instantly apply." Kilen-l'oweU Idea for Cavalry.' Baden-I'owcH's brain Is never still. His versatile nature Is ever Improvis ing and Improving. The stern needs of war have shown htm many plans to help cavalrymen In action, uud one of the most Important Is a method to bold horses In action from Stampeding. He has Just been asked to submit bis plan to the War OtUce. The Idea Is simplicity Itself, and, seeing that It allows, every man to go Into action, has been favorably received by the War Office officials. The system is that of leaving the reins simply undone on the offside of the horse's bit, the nearside being left fastened. The rein Is then fastened to the nearside stirrup, so as to give Just sufficient pulling power ou the horse's nieutb to keep It moving In a small circle, If it Is In clined to move at all. In this way It will be seen that all possibility of a stampede Is done away with, as the horse caunot move In a straight direc tion. London Express. No man's dtlny can t judged un til tteftlvj bh faded blm. CLEARANCE SALE. About stock taking time nnd I wnnt to sell nil winter gootU at cost for the next four weeks. CLOTHING.' Men's 110 and f 12 Overcoats, now S to W.SO. Mon's Overcoats, M and fin, now 11.50 and $(1.75. Hoy's Overcoats, ll, now :). Hoys' Overcoats. 4, now ."". Mon's line Clay Worstod suits, I2 to 115. now !0. " 110 aud $12, now87.G0. Hoys' Kneo Pants Suit, 7!i cents. Hoys' Knee Pants. l!te. Mens' Flnece-llned Underwear, suit 0c. Mens' All-wool Undorwear. suit $1.25. Men's Necktlos, !tfo, now 15o. PRess Dlack Henrietta, 21 cents. " ' 4.i c mti. ' " e.nits, now 41 conts. Ladles' Plaid. 15. IS and 24 cent now 12JojnU. Ladies' Fleece Llnnil. 40 cents, now i cent. La-lies Flannoletto Night Gowns, H.Oil. now 75 uonts. L idlcs' Night Gowns, $1.25, now 115 cunts. Mlsvis Night Gowns, fi'l cants, now 40 cents. Outing, 60 conts. Flolshnr Yarn, 00 cents per pound. I have a few Ladies,' Misses and Children's Jackets left yet which I will sell at Half Price COME IN AND SEE THEM FOR YOURSELF. immnnnmnnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmininmi THE JEFFERSON SUPPLY COMPANY Being the largest distributor of General Merchandise in thi9 vicinity, is always in position to give the mt quality of goods. Its aim is not to Bell you cheap goods but when quality is considered the price will al ways be found right. Its departments are all well filled, and among the specialties handled may be men tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y., Clothinir, than which there is none better made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton, Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour. This is a fair representation of the class of goods it is selling to its customers. 1 iuiauiuiuiumiuiiiiuiuiiuiiiuiiuuaaiiuauiiuiuiauiiiv FIRE INSURANCE. Brookville Ta. since 1878' 2 FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES. JOHN TRUDGEN, Solicitor, Reynoldsville, Penn'a. BUSINESS CARDS. MITCHELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office on Weat Main atreet. oppoalte ths Commercial Uutel, Itoynoldsv uie, fa. q m. Mcdonald, attorney-at-law, Notary Public, real wtate stent, Patents secured, eollecttona made promptly. Ofllo In Nolan block. Keynoldirllle. Pa. gMITH M. MoCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW , Rot nrv Public and Real Estate Agent. Got icttoua will receive prompt attention. Office In Froehllrh ft Henry block, near postofflca, KeyooldaTtlle Pa. C.WHEELER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, . Office upstalrxln Stoke Building, corner Maln aud fifth atreet. D R. B. E. HOOVER, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Resident dentlnt. In the Hoover building next door to poatofHce, Main atreet. Gentle neaa In operating. D R. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second floor of First National bank building. Main street. D a r. devere king. DENTIST, Office on second floor RevnoldsTtlte Real Estate Bldg. Main atreet KejnoldnTille, Pa. R. W. A. HENRY, DENTIST. Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brick building, Main street. E, NEFP. JUSTICE OP THE PEACE And Real Estate Agent, RcynoldsTllls, Pa. H OTEL BELNAP, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA, Fit ASK DIE TZ, Proprietor. First class In tvery pirtlcular. Located la the very veutre of tne nusinene pars of toon. Free 'bus to aud from trains aim commodious sample rooms for com ni ,'iulal travelers. SSL EVERY WOMAN omstlmca need reliable SBOatblr rscuiatiaf atieilwlaa. DR. PEAi.'8 PENNYROYAL PILLS, AfamsnTtsanaMOaamlaraaut. IMgeana (Dr. fWsJ HW dli.npalst, LMfeb Tf aala kj H. Ala. Itoka. GOOPS. - 1 3 3 L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse-Shoer and General Blacksmith, HnMA-ahmtn dona in tha Baateat 1 mil hff IktMt Imnmttd method. K DHlrlng of all klnda carefully and proapU) done. HATurAOTio Odauituo, HORSE CLIPPINQ Rave Just received a complete sat of aaax chine horse clippers of latest style 'M natter I nd am prepared to do clipping la the baa possible manner at reasonable rates. Jackson et. sear Fit lb, be jnoldavUla, Fa IflBHL''LrTT'rl ill 'FTI-fl LULU YOUNG'S PLANING MILL You will find Sash, Doors, Frames and Ficish of all kinds, Rough and Dressed Lumber, High Grade Var nishes, Lead and Oil Colors in all shades. And also an overstock of Nails which I will sell cheap. J. V. YOUNG, Prop. BBS Death Asks for a Birth Certificate. A man of the name of Jean Baptist Fabre. 87 yeare old. presented hlmaelf the other day to Mayor of MontreulK soua-Boia to obtain at last a birth cer tlBcate. Scarcely had ha Uttered hla request when he aanlc down" without a cry. Men pushed to help htm, but without avail; he waa dead with a sud den stroke of apoplexy.
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