The boy King of Spsln owes a groat
(Seal to his advisors Tor tlirlr 1Iito
tion In not over-advertleing h!m as an
infant prodigy.
The Empress of China, although the
tnost remarkable woman In the world,
baa resisted the temptation to lecture
or wrlto heart-to-heart ta)ki.
Immense sums of I'nlted States
rapltal are annually poured Into Mexi
co for the development of Its mineral
resources. It Is a good thing for Mex
ico and. It may be assumed, for United
States capital.
The members of the Automobile
club of Great Britain and Ireland are
tnhlng the first steps toward establish
ing an automobile museum at which
historic motor cars and literature re
lating to automoblllng In general and
to the early attempts at manufactur
ing motor vehicles will be kept.
The universities of the maritime
provinces of Canada hnve sent me
morials to the executors of Cecil
Rhodes' will, asking that the term3
tif thai Instrument be amended so as
to extend the free scholarship provi
sions to all the provinces. As now
Interpreted the will only recognizes
Ontario and Quebec.
Pennsylvania Enoch Arden returned
tiome the other day, after an ubsiT.ce
of 25 years, to find another installed
there as his wife's consort. Hi3 had
no respect for Tennyson's sentimental
Jiero, and refused to follcw his exam
ple, but promptly kicked the usurper
of his wife's affections Into the street.
The episode' was not poetic, but It wns
Insensely human.
It Is a good advertisement for vege
tarianism that a pedestrian who
doesn't eat meat came In first in the
International walking mat ,n between1
I-eriin and Dresden. The winner made'
the 125 miles In the record-bicnlting
time of 27 hours, 12 minutes and 14 1-2 ,
reconds. This beats the fnmoui runi
of the Greek from Marathon to Athena,1
140 miles In 48 hours, '
It Is a mistake to assume, as mostl
people do, tlint because bombast and
iffflorescence are no longer tolerable
there should be a neglect of the art;
of public speaking. Indeed, there Is1
more need of It now than there was
,when heroic stock phrases and pre
tended erudition and a robust voice
could carry a speaker creditably
through a public meeting. In both
Breaking and writing the man who Is
r.ot able to arrange his thoughts with
ncrne degree of skill, and who has nol;
acquired a clear and simple style, has
no right to stand before an expectant
crowd of his fellow-creatures who are
r.ot dull enough to be duped by conn'
terfelt passion and extravagant words.
S. Holden Howie, of New Zealand
tho originator-of the carrier pigeon
postal service in that country, has
been making a tour through the Unit
ed States, Is thus quoted in The Kan
sao City Star: "My carrier pigeon ser
vice would not bo satisfactory or nec
essary In the United States or any
other place where tho telegraph Is
Tsod for the transmission of messages.
in new y.eaiana mere are many small
Islands whero telegraph lines are un
known. For many years the residents
of the smaller islands have had no
means of communication except by
clow boats. I established a carrier
pigeon service that is under the con
trol of the government. It is a succcsn
In every detail. The rate for pigeon
grami Is one shilling, or 24 cents In
American money. I came here to pur
chase American homing pigeons. I
expect to visit all the big lofts In the
United States before I return to New
Zealand."
Chicago Is rapidly coming to tho
front as the centre of American cul
ture. The other day a Judge In that
city Jeclded that not Rostand but a
local man was the author of "Cyrano
de Bergerac," and ordered all royal
tics on the play paid to him. We re
tret to aay that this decision has not
been met with that spirit of acquies
cence In literary circles which la con
sistent with the dignity that the bench
ought to receive, remarks the Phila
delphia Inquirer. Rostand and his
blends laugh at It, and even Ameri
cans seem Incredulous. And now an
other Chicago Solomon hat decided
that Balzac's works are Immoral, and
thai a person who subscribed for a
set need not pay for them.' Into the
question of law we do not care to go.
It seems a rather odd decision and one
that will make book agents cautious
thereafter. But as to the moral qual
ity of Baltic's works there arise some
interesting questions. What la the
canon which la to decide the ultimate
anoral or Immoral character of literature?
j Hi Great Lancaster Merfeilii Conspiracy.
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A Narrative of Truth That Is Stranger Than
Fiction.
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"It was ten millions or ten years.
We took the gambler's chance ami
lost."
In these words William M. Jacobs,
chief conspirator, epitomized the most
gigantic counterfeiting plot ever un
earthed by our government On the
day he uttered them he was a captive
ltlon;.only the day beforo he was
known to his fellow-townsmen In Lan
caster. Pa., as a prosperous cigar
manufacturer. Ills chief comrnde in
wrong doing wo3 a neighbor, William
L. Krndlg, a manufacturer on a small
er scale. Jacobs was the capitalist
of the plot, but a man of meagre In
ventive faculty and poor address: Ken
dig was a born executive, a gi-nlus In
resources, and had the gift of "soft
approach," like a cat.
During the Christmas holidays of
1897 a clerk from the sub-treasury
at Philadelphia appeared in Washing
ton with five flOO silver certificates
bearing the vignette portrait of Pres
ident Mmnroe. The weak color of
the red seal on their faces had aroused
his suspicion. All the experts who
scrutinized them, however, pronounced
them perfect except as to the seal, and
It had been about decided that they
had been stolen from the government
bureau of engraving, when one of the
r.c.tes which had been steeped In hoi
water by Mr. Morau of the secret ser
vice split In two. Microscopic exam
ination then showed that the green
Ink. soluble in acids, had been washed
from the backs of two $1 notes; that
their faces, being printed In a per
manent black Ink, had been shaved
down or peeled off; and that the
face and back devices of a $100 certifi
cate had been printed on the cleaned
surfaces, and the thin pieces stuck to
gether with rice paste. These excel
lent notes were counterfeit.
A circular of warning went at onus
to the banks, and every sub-treasury
was ordered to ship to Washington
all the $100 Monroe-head certlfleatu
It had on hand. When theso came In
a number were found to bear the tell
tale seal. The possible magnitude of
the fraud gave the treasury a chill;
end Secretary Gage sent for John E.
Wllkle of Chicago, a Journalist who
had done some shrewd detective work,
appointed him chief of the secret ser
vice, and bade him win his spurs by
running this affair to earth. That was
In February, 1898; the last person
sentenced for connection with tho
crime went to prison a few days ago.
The story of the four years' patient
campaign I shall try to give In out
line. ,j , i i. .
Enlarged photographs of the notes
proved that the plates must have been
made by photo-etching, helped out by
hand-work, a process which expert3
agreed could have taken not less than
four months. The oldest of the coun
terfeits discovered had been redeemed
hi June, 1897. Allowing a month ior
their circulation beforo redemption,
they must have bren issued in May;
and four months for their manufac
ture would carry the date of begin
ning them back to January.
Armed with this logic, Mr. W,llkio
took a trusted subordinate with him
to Philadelphia, tho chief seat of the
fine engraving industry In America,
and the city where the false notes had
appeared in the greatest quantity.
They pretended to be about to opca
a high-class printing establishment,
rrhere they would need engravers
skilled in lathe work, and capable of
copying vignette portraits for bonds
and checks. This started gossip In the
craft, and Mr. Wllkle soon heard of
18 or 20 men who were deemed com
petent for such employment. Among
them were two partners, Arihur Tay
lor and Baldwin S. Bredell, who struck
him as being worth knowing,' for their
friends had laid wondering stress on
the fact that, though young and only
tccently started In business for them
Mlves, they had suddenly, fn January.
1897, dropped out of their accustomed
haunts. Until April or thereabout,
their shop had been closed much of the
t!me; but In spite of that, both after
ward wore the air of prosperity, Bre
dell buying a fine diamond ring and
Taylor taking a pleasure trip to Flor
ida. Here was a lead, surely. A watch
was set upon this eccentric pair, and
for more than one year thereafter no
person entered or left thoir shop in Fil
bert street, and no package was deliv
ered there, without careful note being
made In the reports sent nightly to
Washington by the watcher . The
shadowing was unremitting, and It
soon became plain that the firm was
perfecting a machine for paper-making
In a small way.
One day In June, 1898, Taylor left
the building with a gripsack for the
railway station. A detective followed
close In his footsteps,, and when Tay
lor bought a ticket for Lancaster his
follower did likewise. They rode In
the same car, and at their destination
the officer mw his man meet Jacobs
as by appointment and hold a long
private conference with him.
What use has' a respectable cigar
manufacturer for a "crook" engraver?
This question bussed In Chief Wllkle's
brain for some hours after reading
that day's report. Then an Idea oc
curred to him. He wrote to an agent
la Chicago to ascertain what tobaccon
ist there dealt In Jacobs' cigars, and
to purchase a few boxes for him. He
put the revenue stamps under the mi
croscope, and the connecting link was
there. His agent, on his orders, in-
rpected 200 boxes. There was not a
genuine (stamp in the lot!
Another group of detectives were
therefore sent to Lancaster at once
to watch Jacobs. They soon noted his
Intimacy with Kendlg, about whose
factory there seemed a cloud of mys
tery. A watch "was set upon that
building as minute as on tho en
gravers' room In Philadelphia. Ere
long it was found that Bredell, on one
of his trips to Snow Hill, shipped a
parcel of apparatus to Lancaster,
where Kendlg receipted for It. Pres
ently both Taylor and Bredell came to
Lancaster and made a stay of some
length under assumed names. With
Jacobs and Kendlg they spent much
time In an Inner room In the Kendlg
place a hireling named Burns, an ex
policeman, acting as their picket
guard.
A hitch occurred at this stage, to un
derstand which we must go over for a
little Into the camp of the malefactors.
The collector of Internal revenue for
the Lancaster district had assigned
his deputy, one Downey, to Inspect
the Jacobs and Kendlg factories. Sus
picion had been aroused by the tact
that Jacobs, though apparently doing
a larger business than ever, was buy
ing fewer stamps. Suddenly the col
lector, after a visit to Washington,
called Downey off the scent, and bade
him make his examination merely per
functory. No explanations were given:
but Downey, who was short of money
and had borrowed $100 of Jacobs,
proved his gratitude for the loan by
telling his benefactor of the strange
Incident. Jacobs and Kendlg took
fright at this, and did the worst thing
possible for themselves by carrying
all their Inculpating material off to
an unfrequented spot near the city and
burying It: for two detectives followed
them on bicycles and made careful
note of the hiding place.
The more Jacobs pondered the hint
given him by Downey, the more con
vinced he "became that the secret ser
vice had got wind of his operations.
How to avert this peril was the ques
tion. The whole gang lay qu'et from
September til January. Then Kendlg
suggested that there was a lawyer In
Philadelphia, one Harvey Ncwltt, who,
having been United States district at
torney under a previous administra
tion, was probably well acquainted
with tho personnel and methods of
the Secret Service. Why not retain
him to find out what was afoot, and
hold the detectives In check if need
be?
To return to the watchers In Phila
delphia. They observed that the gang
had struck up relations with some one
In the Franklin building, where sev
eral lawyers had their offices. For
fcoine time It seemed tmposdlbla to
discover whom they visited there, tin
one day the riddle solved Itself. Now
Itt, who, with his partner, Ellery Ing
ham, was quartered In the Frnnl-.lin
building, tliimced to meet William .1.
McManps, one of tho watcher"-., wl'.h
whom he had eome previous ecqualnt
ance. In the course, of a tohort con
versatlcn the lawyer remarked, signifi
cantly, "There la a man in my of0.ee
who would alvo $1500 for a littlo in
formation about tho Secret Service."
Negotiations thus opened, MeManns
was eopn in the pay of tho gang, dol
ing out Information carefully shaped
according to Instructions of Chief Wll
kle, to whom he turned over hia bribe
money as fast as received.
The Information which Newilt's
client was willing to buy so freely
must have had a moat reassuring ef
fect, for the whole gang wore beaming
faces thereafter. The engravers went
ngnln Into retirement. One day a
camera was carried Into their rooms,
nnd the next a photographic pointing
frame was sunning Itself on a flre-es-eopo
outside of their wlpdows. Simul
taneously, the material burled near
Lancaster was dug up and carried
back to Kendlg's shop, where work
was apparently resumed.
Taylor and Bredell went to luncheon
as usual on April 18, 1899. When they
returned two Secret Service men, who
had been lying in wait, entered their
rooms with them. The two counter
fcltors wero quietly warned that they
must make no disturbance, and that
thoir wisest policy would be to confess
In full and surrender the plates on
which they were then at work. They
yielded gracefully, and the party fin
ished plates of a fine $50 note passed
Into the hands of the government.
That evening Chief Wllkle and a
handful of men ran over to Lancaster
on a late train. Going directly to Ken
dlg's shop, they let themselves in with
a duplicate key, and sat down In an
Inner room to wait for morning. About
7 o'clock Burns came, and was hand
cuffed before he realized what had
happened. Twenty minutes later the
door opened and the proprietor stood
In their presence.
"Good-morning, Mr. Kendlg," was
his greeting, in chorus.
He was too dumbfounded to re
spond, but bowed to acknowledge that
the Jig was up. On receiving the
same warning as the engravers, he
surrendered bis plates, his press, and
nine tons of paper for bogus stamp
printing. The party then went after
Jacobs, and captured him without trou
ble, confiscating bis factory and stock,
levying upon his balance In bank, and
generally provlJIng for the recoup
ment of the government's losses from
his frauds.
Meanwhile, by Instructions of the
chief, McMinus had proceeded to tho
cfflce of Ncwltt In Philadelphia, and
taken him Into custody on a charge of
attempting to bribe a government offi
cer. Everything had been to timed
that no one of the conspirators had
had a chance to warn any of tho oth
ers, and It was supposed now that th
last depth of the plot had been sound
ed. Ncwltt. In his negotiations with
MeManns, had made a special point
of keeping all knowledge of what was
going on from his partner, whom he
represented aa a man of extreme pro
bity. But Jacobs and Kendlg. In tho
first flush of esndld confession, In
formed Chief Wllkle that all their
dealings In the bribery matter had
been with Ingham, and that they had
never given any money to Ncwltt. So
a detective descended in due course
upon Ingham, and the virtuous and
the wicked partners wero lodged to
gether In Jail. It was thought best
bIfo to lock up Deputy Collector
Donney.
The two engravers enga&ed for their
counsel ex-Governor Pattison and John
8. Semple. They attempted to gain
partial immunity by hinting that they
had made and buried the plates for a
dangerous $10 note, which other par
ties would use if they were punished.
But Mr. Pattison advised them not to
trifle with Justice, and through his In
tervention the plates were dug up and
put out of harm's way. While in Jail,
however, they resolved to make an
other effort to blackmail the govern
ment. The necessary materials were
smuggled In to them, anJ they rigged
up a tent of blankets, beneath which
they could work at night by the light
of a taper without being seen by the
guard In the corridor. Under these
ttylng conditions they produced plates
for printing a very clever counterfeit
of the $20 note bearing the portrait
of Hamilton. Bredell lured his father
Into helping him by a pretence that
he had invented a mcehanlsm for Iron
ing cuffs In a laundry, and needed a
small model to accompany his appli
cation for a patent. The son fur
nished the drawings, and the father
made the machine, which was actually
a press for printing false notes, and
so small that It could be packed In an
ordinary cigar-box, with space to
spare. With this apparatus Bredell
and Taylor ran off a few bills, provid
ing the pnper in the same way as for
the $100 note first discovered. Tay
lor's brother Harry was taken Into the
secret, and the plan was, after a few
of the counterfeits had been circulat
ed, to send one to the treasury for
Judgment on Its genuineness. It was
then expected that the government,
discovering so dangerous a counterfeit
at large, would be ready to make al
most any terms with its authors to
have It suppressed, ,
This scheme failed, however,
through an accident not necessary to
describe here. . Harry Taylor, who had
undertaken the handling of the notes
outside, and a poor creature named
Hayes, whom he had employed as his
tool, were arrested within five (lays
of their beginning operations. This
Inst defeat seemed to break the spirit
of the engravers, who again confessed
their guilt, but charged their Junior
counsel with having advised their
course; and on the strength of their
represenlntlons Semple was arrested,
but aTler two trials he was discharged
on a verdict of "not guItty.H
The trial of Ncwltt and Ingham re
sulted In their conviction, but an at
tempt to corrupt the Jury was discov
ered, and two more men, named Fair
banks and O'Dea. were arrested for
the offence. In all, 13 persons have
been brought to the bar of Justice In
this remarkable case, and 12 con
victed. Between the counterfeit stamps,
which Jacobs had already used on mil
lions of cigars before his capture, and
the false silver certificates, tho male
factors might today have been rolling
in wealth, and government and public
pioportlonntely poorer, but for tho
miscarriage of the first $100 note.
How came the defective seal on a
piece of work otherwise so admirable?
Poor human nature! The engravers
had been originally mere employes of
Jacobs, who was to pay them $25
apiece, weekly, till tho profits of the
scheme reached a certain figure. The
disproportion between their salaries
and their ambitions stirred their im
patience, till they decided one day to
test the plates already made by print
ing a few notes an.l trying them on a
bank. The right kind of carmine Ink
was too expensive for their purpose,
and, as this was a strictly secret slJe
speculation, they could not borrow any
money of their richer partner. So
they bought some Inferior Ink. which
was bright enough while fresh, but
soon faded. The success of the ex
periment was Immediate and com
plete, and they put out note after note.
Their greed, as we have seen, was
their undoing. Harper's Weekly.
Whea I KM Fruit,
The time to eat fruit Is at the end
of a hearty dinner, at which a variety
of food has already been consumed.
This applies to raw fruit; cooked
fruit may be eaten at any time, and
much digestive disorder would be
averted If this distinction were observ
ed. Fruit Is wholesome only when It
Is In proper condition ripe and fresh.
Its deserved good reputation has oeen
much Impaired by the sale of half
ripe and stale fruit, which Is about the
most unwholesome food that can ba
eaten. In general, fruit Is less whole
some wher. eaten out of Its natural
reason. Eat acid fruits In the morn
ing Just before breakfast, taking with
them a little bread and butter If the
plain fruit is not acceptable..
The Brazilian coast city of Babla
has about 200,000 Inhabitants, who live
la 17,000 houses. For each house $3
a month water rent Is paid.
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Remark hy a Leading WMtslnginn
Specialist.
"A dispatch In Tho Star recently
recording the death of the son of a fol
lower of the faith healing theory from
appendicitis, calls to mind a point or
two regarding this much dtFcusacd
disease which may well be borne in
mind by tho public," said a promin
ent Washington specialist.
"The father of this unfortunate boy
sustained the faith doctor In his meth
ods, and opposed an autopsy. A com
pulsory autopsy was nevertheless held.
Bnd It was shown that the lad s life
might have been saved by proper
treatment, nnd thnt he had died of
peritonitis Induced by appendlcitles.
The father stated that tho neighbors
'thought' that the boy had typhoid,
and that he 'thought' that the disease
was gastric fever. What the faith
faith healer 'thought' was not given.
"The Bticcesslxo recurrence of these
distressing Instances of neglect of
helpless patients will, before many
years have passed, cause such .a re
vulsion of popular sentiment that an
adequate law to reach all concerned
will be written upon the statute
books of every state In the Union. Ex
posure In the press, local Indignation
and adverse opinion seem to have lit
tle effect in lessening these cases.
"Medical opinion Is not entirely In
accord In tho treatment for appendi
citis as regards time and the urgency
of an operation, but out of several
hundred cases which have come under
my personal observation the seed the
ory may be dismissed as one not offer
ing serious alarm. Any particle of
foreign matter, as a seed, may obtain
entrance Into the appendix and set up
inflammation, but I have never seen
but one Instance of what was proved
to be a grape seed, and only one of
what was thought to be a raspberry
seed. Cold settling In the parts Is a
prolific cause of appendicitis, as Is
habitual constipation, and intestinal
inflammation resulting from the vari
ous known causes. Persons who may
be seized with what tney may consider
to be cramp or colic which will not re
spond to the usual remedies should
send Immediately for medical aid, as
such symptoms may be the forerunner
of appendicitis. For instance, a pa
tient came Into my office recently, and
throwing himself upon the couch, stat
ed that he had been suffering for three
days 'with the stomach ache.' On the
contrary, he was suffering from a se
vere attack of appendicitis, and he was
then in such a dangerous condition
that ho was hurried to the hospital,
where he subsequently recovered,
The point Is not to wait. In the
acute stages of inflammation of the ap
pendix proper Internal medication,
and especially the immediate applica
tion of the Ice hag over the seat of tho
trouble on the right side of the abdo
men as long as tho attending physician
directs, may avert appendicitis in nlno
cases out of ten; only milk, dear,
strained broth or beef tea being al
lowed for diet. This Is the now rec
ognized treatment at this stage of tho
disease. Later, when the pulse and
temperature are very high, and tho pa
tient Is in a dangerous condition, tho
treatment cannot be discussed In a few
lines. Hundreds of cases have been
advanced to this latter stage Just
through misconception of the true
character of the disease, and neglect
In Immediately calling in a physician.
Once Intestinal inflammation gets
started It goes on the rampage like a
prairie fire, and every hour lost is of
tho utmose Importance in its control.
In the matter of abdominal pains peo
ple err In taking things for granted
that they are innocuous.
"As to the advisability of an opera
tion, that is a matter of opinion, but
in the event of dangerous gangren
ous Inflammation, and other ilanger
ous complications. It is imperative.
Physicians are often blamed for tho
loss of a case which tho operation
will develop that the condition was
such that the patient was beyond mcd
leal or surgical aid beforo the opera
tion was even begun. These in
stances are largely the result of the
patient's delay In tho Initial treatment.
Under the old treatemnt cases of ap
pendicitis were largely dingnosed as
inflammation of the bowels. Tho pub
lic should not forget that tho first op
eration for appendicitis was performed
as late as, I believe, 1887. It Is absurd
to suppose that medical science may
master a new condition of d'-jrase in a
moment, and it should be borne In
mind that where patients once died
from Inflammation of the bowels they
now live through appendicitis. There
Is much needless fear regarding this
disease, too. I would much prefer
taking my chances of recovery from
an operation for appendicitis than
from an attack of typhoid, though I
am of that branch of the profession
who does not look with favor upon
the theory of an operation at once un
der all circumstances." Washington
Star.
The Attainting f William IV.
At the coronation of William IV.
when the archbishop was about to
anoint blm on the chest, and opened
his robes for that purpose, the King
was discovered to be wearing under
neath his mantle a tight admiral's
uniform. A delay was caused by this,
during which the King became Impa
tient, and showed frank indifference to
strict adherence to the ritual part of
the ceremonial. Irritability and Im
patience were marked characteristics
of William IV.. and there was, more
over, a thin streak of democracy in
the composition of the very eccentric
sailor king.
The superior flavor of cane s'igar
over that from the beets gives it an
advantage in the world's markets of
bout half a cent a pound.
THE JEFFERSON
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Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, is alwaji in
osition to give the be4t quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell tou 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.,
Clothing, 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.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.
King Edward Is a great lover of dogs,
nnd has had ninny fuvorltes.
Th? King of Portugal Is an ardent
tennis player, devoting most of his
spare time to thnt sport.
rope Leo recently gave nn audience
to A mm Morenl, 102 years old, the
nurse of his youthful days.
Secretary Hay has left Washington,
to spend the remainder of the summer
at Ills New Hampshire home.
J. W. Hutehiusoii Is the last survivor
of the famous Hutchinson family of
singers. Ho still sings almost as well
as ever.
Miss Clnrn Bnrton has been invited
by President Dins to go to Mexico and
establish a branch of the Ked Cross
Society there.
The Sultun of Turkey never roads
anything but state papers and such
laudatory articles ns pass through the
selecting hands of bis secretary.
Oenernl Cbuffee, who was recently
relieved from his duties ns Military
(Joveruor iu the Philippines, will reach
the United Stntes enrly iu December.
Grand Duke Boris, of Kussln; the
Crowu Prince of Warn and Prince
Chen, of China, will visit the United
States within the coming three months.
Joseph Chamberlain was at one time
worth About $3,(XK).O00, but has met
financial losses, it Is said, that moke
his $25,000 a year salary as Coloulul
Secretury most acceptable. -
Joseph Devlin, tho Nationalist lender
In Parliament, says thnt during his re
cent tour of America with William
itedmond they organized IHU branches
of the Irish Lund League and collected
$25,000.
Tho Prince of Wales nnd General
Kitchener will bo present with the
Khedive of Egypt at the formal inau
guration of the great Assouan dam in
December. The purty will afterward
visit Khartoum.
THE NATIONAL CAME,
Jennings Is back at (hat base for tho
Phillies.
George Smith now lends the National
League In stolen cushions.
The rirntes have been beaten twice
In succession only four times this sea
son. Joe Cummlugs. of the Baltimore
News, says that Mclirnw Is worth $75,
000. Bid McPhoe lias resigned tho Clnciii;
nntl nmtingcnicnt, Iinucioft succeeding
him.
The Cincinnati Club has secured Lee
Tniinchlll, the Louisville sliurt slop, for
next sc'ison.
Harry Hcmls Is catching great ball
for Cleveland, and Is hitting the ball
finely as well.
At the last moment outfielder Her
man McFatiiind. of Chicago, refused
to Join the Washington tram.
Umpire Tom Connolly says that Pres
ident Johnson treats lils umpires like
men, and depends wholly upon their
Judgment.
The attendance at tb Boston Ameri
can grounds up to date Is ahead of
last season. Jlmnile Collins Is a great
Jrnwing card.
First baseman Carey, of Washington,
Is makinira wonderful lidding record.
In 501 chances Carey made but four
.rrors. an average of .OIK).
It Is reported that the American
League Is already out gunning for new
player for IfH'K), and has offered fat
terms to some of the National's new
itnrs.
According to President Jim nart
10,000 has been spent by the Chicago
Vr.tional League Club this season so
far In paying for diffeivnt players to
try out.
The Philadelphia papers are hinting
'trongly thnt the Philadelphia Club
.Management should make sonic effort
o get some new material, Iu order to
itreugthcn the team.
The Turbine Steamer.
The day of the turbine steamer it
appparently in sight, at least for pas
senger traffic. A year ago the first
passenger steamboat, the King Ed
ward, to be fitted with C. A, Parsons'
patent turbine engines was placed on
the Clyde route, England, between
Gourock and Campbeltown, and not
only outpaced the fastest paddle
steamers on the Clyde, but was alec
more economical In the consumption
of coal. Messrs. Denny Bros, have
now built a second turbine steamer,
the Queen Alexandra, for tho same
route, and at her trials ' she has de
veloped a speed of 21.63 knots per
hour, or a knot more than her prede
cessor. It is claimed for the Queen
Alexandra that she Is not only the
fastest, but the most palatial excursion
steamer in Britain.
BUSINESSTXRD9.
MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office on West Main street, oppnafte
Commercial Hotel, Reynoldivllle, Pa.
q m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real estate arent, Parents
eeourod, collection made promptly, GOtoa
In Nolan block, Reynolderllle, Pa.
gMITH M. MoCHEIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Nolarr Public and Real Folate Agent. OoW
lectiona will recelre prompt attention. OffloS
In Froehllch Henry block, near poitoffloa,
Keynoldivllla p. '
)Ii. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
Resident dentist. In the floorer building
next door to poeuiffice, Main atreet. Qentlt?
new In operating.
J)R. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of First National bank
building, Main atreot.
jyn. r. devere king.
DENTIST,
Office os second floor ReynoldsTllle Real
EaiateBldg. Matnttreet KeynoldavlUe, Pa.
J)R. W. A. HENRY, '
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brisk
building. Main atreet.
E.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, ReyaoldiTtlle, Pa.
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YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash; Doors,
Frames and Finish 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.
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TTXIT'i'i.TITTi n TT TTXIX1
t The 800 Canal.
The St. Mary's river, 00 miles In
length, connecting Lake Superior wlm
Lake Huron, has been highly develop
ed for commercial purposes by govern
ment expenditure of large sums of
money in clearing away the smaller
rapids, but the big rapid near the
northern end of the river, the Sault
(rapid) Ste. Marie (Saint Mary), from
t'blch the American vandal of speech,
with his mania for phonetics hr-a con
verted Into the "Soo," could not be
disposed of in like manner and was
overcome by the construction of a
United States sfclp canal containing
the largest lock In the world. There
the vessels go up and down an 18-foot
stairway In almost continuous lines.
The barking of a dog Is said to be
an acquired habit and one lost It the
animals are allowed to run wild.
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