flt.l..llllJ.II.II....J.I...I S.I....I ...',..11... a Uncle Peter By EDITH M. DOANE Copyright, 1908, by P. O. Eastment pi"M""ii"'iiii'nii'iir"iir"ii!i"iiii'iiimin . Thomas Coleman, cold, reserved, am bitious,' sat at the head of tlio heavy library table. . Beside hlra his pretty, fashionable wife drummed softly with ber finger tips on the polished mahog any and watched her husband sideways out of her dark, inscrutable eyes. The other Coleman, Elizabeth, stood by the window, a letter with a queer South American postmark In her Hand. "Poor, lonely old man," she said soft ly. "Listen, Tom. 'I'm kind of hun- gerln' for the sight of a face that be longs to me,' and this 'I Jest want to get acquainted with my own folks'- Isn't that pathetic?" "'I ain't beholden.' she went on. scanning the letter swiftly. 'I don't ask no favors, but I'd kind of like to feel that them that Is to have the little something I leave will have a kindly feellu' tov the old man who scraped It all tJKether, when he's gone.' " She looked up with swift comprehen sion at the tense attitude of the other two. "You do not suppose that 'little 'something can be a fortune, do you?" she said half.nervously. "It might be as well," Thomas Cole man suggested, "to acquire more defi nite Information concerning It before ah committing ourselves." Thomas Coleman was a man whom his friends called "level headed." "May be nothing In It," he added. "But If there should be?" suggested his wi: Ft ill c'niniiniug softly on the polished wood. Only his wife knew how fearfully Thomas Coleman had been hampered In money matters lately. "Vi'hether there is or not, he has a claim upon us." put In Elizabeth, hotly. "He's a p'jor. lonely old man our father's brother." Tliomtw ''-ilcman raised a remon strating I'm 1. "Be reasonable, Eliza beth. We (".: not know him. It Is not to be supposed that we can offer him "I HAVa. COHH TO TAKE YOU BOMB WITH MB." a home Indefinitely unless we receive some little ah remuneration in the end." "Although It would be In line with Elizabeth's quixotic ideas to do so," said Tom's wife, sharply. Elizabeth was a standing grievance with her sister-in-law Elizabeth, who was supremely Indifferent to the value of money Elizabeth, tall and straight and splendid, who preferred a self supporting life in a tiny Hat to de pendence in her brother's beautiful home, and who proposed to "throw herself away" on a fellow whose only lack was that of money. She confronted them now indignant ly. "It is a shame!" she flashed, look ing like an enraged princess, with her flan. Ing cheeks and heavy, red gold lull:-. "A lonely old man begs for affection, lie freely offers us all he has. le It niiu a or little, it is t. II. In return you weigh and appraise and calculate. Oh," she broke off, "I am ashamed of yon. Let us make him lion- estly welcome, whatever he brings." And in that first day, while the others held aloof, it was Elizabeth who, in warm hearted, Impulsive fash ion welcomed the little old man en veloped In a shaggy greatcoat, who regarded his "own folks" with shrewd blue eyes which looked out rather wistfully from under the shaggy brows. On the second day Uncle Peter ap proached Thomas Coleman. "Some morniu' when It's convenient I'd like to go downtown with you. I Want t find Willie Moore's office," be added apologetically. Thomas Coleman looked up quickly. William T. Moore, the lawyer?" The old man nouded. "Willie Moore's 1 n,A 1 ....... 4n41lnt. nwt I always had considerable confidence In Willie. I've got a few papers I'd hinder like him to keep," he added. The few papers turned out to be $5,- 000,000 worth of shares In the El Jua- rea gold mines. Uncle Peter's welcome was assured. For six months he was the recipient of every attention which the solicitude of bia beloved and happily surprised nephew and his wife could devise; ! Wrw then, one day, like a bolt from a clear sky, the storm burst. The El Juarea mines were flooded! The rumor started in the Mining Ex change when stock thnt hnd been $150 was quoted at $'2f a share; then the reporters got it and the Journals flaunted great headlines of 'Tunic In Wall Street!" "El Juarer. Mines I'lood ed!" Later the report was confirmed, and by 3 o'clock the shares of the El Juarez mines were not v -"th the paper on which they were wrl.. :i. The old man to whom the mines had been a lifelong companion stared des perately at the flaunting headlines, then, covering his face with his rough, worn hand, gave way to his grief with the abandon of a child. "Them mines was Jest like my own child," he sobbed. "I knowed they wasn't actln' up Jest right when I left 'em, but I never susplcloned they'd fetch up where they iiev," and again i teni'8 "owed unrestrainedly down the furrowed cheeks. Disappointed, luiblttered, almost uiad- i doned by the loss of sorely needed wealth Just within his grasp, Thomas Coleman broke the silence. "Don't worry," he said coldly. "You are not too old yet to find some suit able employment." t'nelo 1'eter looked up In astonish ment, then as the meaning of the cruel words dawned upon him his face went suddenly and pitifully white, "I kinder thought if I was ever In t -0111)16 I could depend on my own folks." The old voice quavered plte ously as the curtains parted and Eliza beth entered the room. Sweeping past the others, she tool; the oM man's hands in her young ones. "I have come to lake you homo with me," v'.io said simply. "But tile mines," he said unsteadily. "Never mind. There Isn't much room in my little flat, but there's a loving welcome, and soon" she blushed hap pily "there will be a little house In the su -urbs." "But how about that young feller you're gain" to marry V" questioned the old man doubtfully. "He told me to come for you," an swered Elizabeth, with proud, happy eyes. The old man rose aud, still holding Elizabeth's hand, faced Thomas Cole man and his wife. "You said I wasn't too old to find suitable employment," he said. "audl ain't. I've found It. I'm goin' to buy that house out In the suburbs, and It won't be no little one, either. An' I'm goln' to set the young feller ttp .In whatever business he'wanls to be set up In, an', what's more, I'm goln' to give Elizabeth n million dollars In gov ernment bonds fer her weddln' gift. I ain't through with the other million yet, but when I am she an' her chil dren gits It. My money wan't In them mines. I told Willie Moore how they wuz actln' up, an' he took it out fer me three months ago. I ain't deuyln' I felt bad about 'em, but 'fv.arn't the money I wuz thiukin' of. "Xo," he repeated, "I warn't thlnkiu' of the money, an'" he patted her hand lovingly "neither wuz Elizabeth, but," he added slowly, with n shrewd glance at Thomas C'Jltvuan's white, baliled face, "it kinder lojks as though there's others that wuz." Pnnrtnrlns; n Fnllncy. The barber applied the rich brown dye with a fine tooth comb, combing It evenly Into the grizzled locks of the old man. "Hair dye, sir," he said. "Plain, un varnlched hair dye Is the base of that absurd fallacy about people turning gray In a single night. "If you investigate those yarns you find that Invariably they concern per sons In prison. Orsinl, pining In Jail, bad his hair go back on him. Marie Antoinette, languishing In a cell, found the deep hue of her hair changing to an ugly gray. Raleigh, imprisoned in the tower, developed grayish streaks with Incredible speed. "The secret of all that, my dear, Is this: "These prisoners In order to conceal their gray hair dyed It, using a poor sort of dye, one of those sorts that have to be applied every day or two. In prison, naturally, they could not get hold of this dj'e, ond hence their locks whitened nt a miraculous rate. When people said of them pityingly that then' terror of sorrow had turned their hair gray In a single night they acquiesced themselves in the , decep tion, for is It pot embarrassing I leave It to yon, sir, Is It not embarrassing to explain to the world at large that one uses hair dye?" St. Louis Globe Democrat. Well Timed Puns. A southern clergyman, on inveterate punster, says that while he Is well aware that puns belong to the lowest order of wit he is seldom able to resist the temptation to make one when op portunity offers. On one occasion after preaching an eloquent sermon be was met by two friends, one of whom began to praise bis discourse In enthusiastic terms. When he paused for breath the other man said, with a laugh: "Well, doctor, can you stand as much soft soap as that?" "Indeed I can if there isn't too much lye In It," returned the minister quickly. At nnother time he was present at the marriage reception of a young cou ple of tae name of More. The occasion J was somewhat stiff up to the time of i the minister's entrance, and he quickly ' discovered the Btate of affairs, j "Madam," he said, with his radiant ; smllo, addressing the awkward young bride, "how fortunate you are! There ' are so few people who can say with truth, "The More I want the More I ; have.' " The laugh which followed put the company at ease. THE ANNUAL ROMANCE. They met beside the tossing waves. This summer lad and miss,, Ths first ev 'neath the glistening moon 1 3 I sat somewhnt like 5 I The second evening Cupid came, And life was filled with bliss. Fair Luna smiled as she looked down 5 I If October came around, and so This summer lad and miss Broke nil the tender vows they made, i s 3 . B - And i $ this. Pcrrlne Lambert Bier AdvnntRse. ''A man's vocabulary Is always larger than a woman's." "Yes, but a woman's Is more persist ent." Philadelphia Press. Arltlimrtlcnl History. Mrs. Russell Sage often speaks of the days before her marriage, when she taught school. In an address thnt she made last winter before a charitable society Mrs. Sage said: "That method of giving was not sat isfactory, was it? So vague and un certain were Its results Indeed thnt 1 was reminded of the answer that a pupil of mine once made In a history lesson. " 'How mnny wars,' I asked this pu pil, 'did England fight with Spain?' " 'Six,' she answered. "'Six? said I. 'Enumerate them, please.' " 'One, two, three, four, five, six.' said the little glrI."-Phllndelphla Bul letin. Very Little to Say. "Yes," said Bragg, "I've decided to have a long talk with the boss and tell him Just what 1 think." "Is It possible?" replied Knox. "Why, don't you believe I've got the nerve to tell him what I think?" . "Oh, yes! But If you tell him Just what you think how are you going to have a long talk?" Catholic Standard and Times. A Counter Irritant. "Have you mode arrangements to prevent frnud In the election?" "No," answered Senator Sorghum. "I couldn't quite manage that, but I've done the next best thing to defeat the opposition's inquiry. I've made ar rangements that'll make their fraud so Insignificant by comparison that It won't be noticed." Washington Star. Friends No More, "Do you believe that disease germs are transmitted by kisses?" "I don't think they are." "That young man who came to see me Ia3t night has a theory that they are." "Don't you believe It. He was Just lying to you to keep you from kissing him good night." Houston Post. Taking; In the Coin. "Talking about Inventions," snld the business man, "1 have a little machine in my place that would make me a mil lionaire If I could only keep It going all the time." "What is It?" "A cash register." Philadelphia Ledger. . Haw, Hair! Larry 'Twas th' funniest Joke ,OI ivcr hur-rud In all me born days. Faith, Oi laughed all day long. Denny Yez did? Larry Yls. Ivery bone In me body flit lolke a funny bone. Chicago News. A War to Balse Money. Physician's Wife I need a new even ing dress. Physician All right, my dear. I'll look over my ,11st and find some fellow who can afford an operation for ap pendicitis. Boston Transcript More Essential. De Style At last we ore in our own tittle home.' I suppose the first thing t must get you Is a good cookbook. Mrs. De Style (wife of a week) No er you'd better get me a strong can opener. New York Press. Usual Thins;. "What Is It a sign of," asked the In nocent maid, "when a young man be gins to tell a girl his troubles?" "It's a sign that be will soon ask her to share them," nnswered the pretty widow. Judge. A Prospective Snub. Edltii You would hnrdly know Bob ble since he got back from Europe, ne lost nil lis money there, and Ethel Hardly know him! Why, - I shan't, know him at all! Detroit Free Press. - POLICE OF PARIS. How the Third Ilrlitade Spies Upon the Whole Force. Vance Thompson describes In Every body's the famous Third brigade of the Purls police, whose business Is to supervise tho police. It is composed of an officer de palx, a principal In spector, a brigadier, five subbrlgadlers and about seventy-five picked men. About half are assigned to watch the patrolmen. He Is a bold policeman who commits any of tho little sins dear to the patrolman's heart. There Is hardly a chance that he will not be detected In time. Reprimand follows, after that flue and lastly dismissal. There Is always a long "waiting list" of candidates, sound young fellows fresh from the army, and the city can choose Its new servants among tho best. The other half of the Third brigade Is engaged In work of n more typically Latin kind. It Investigates nil com plaints made against the patrolmen by chiefs and citizens, and it main tains a regular system of espionage upon tho private lives of all police men. "This, of course, Is the Latin way of doing things," writes Mr. Thomp son. "Wrong as it may bo in principle. It serves to weed out the men of bad character and bad habits and bad as sociations, and It prevents that mon strous alliance of the police and the lawbreakers." The Third brigade In turn Is watch ed by a smnller body of detectives, who report directly to tho prefect of police. DESERT THIRST. Its Five I'hnxes, Two of Which Mean Certain Death. Half of the people dying from desert thirst perish In thirty-six hours, a quar ter within forty-eight or fifty hours and all others of which the history lu known i within eighty hours. The phenomena of desert thirst may be arranged In three stages namely, normal thirst, functional derangement and structural . degeneration. These three stages are made up of five phases the clamorous, cotton mouth phase, the shriveled tongue, the blood sweat and the living death. There Is hope In saving the lives of the victims whose thirst Is diagnosed In the first three phases, but for the fourth und fifth death Is certain. The clamorous phase of desert thirst may be relieved by water, or In some Instances fruit acids or similar sub stances. The second, or cotton mouth, phase should be treated by giving the victim quarts of water taken In small sips and Hooding his body. Practically the same treatment may be applied to the third, or shriveled tongue, phase, with the addition of a medicine to counteract the fever and a tonic for the heart. Water would only prove a damage In the fourth, or blood sweat, phase, and even If It were possible to satisfy the thirst of the victim his mental condition would never be clear. Death from thirst is often painless. Los Angeles Times. The Valley of Qulllola. "Whoever," says Charles Darwin in his "Voyage of the Beagle," "called Valparaiso the valley of paradise must have been thinking of Qulllotn." Qulllotn Is a thriving town twenty-six miles from Valparaiso In a northeast erly direction. Any person, he de clares, who sees only the country around Valparaiso, barren of vegeta tion, would never Imagine that there were such picturesque spots In Chile. "As soon as we reached tho brow of the sierra the valley of Qulllotn was Immediately under our feet. The pros pect was one of remarkable natural luxuriance. The valley Is very brond and quite flat and is thus easily Irri gated iu all parts. The little squure gardens are crowded with orange and olive trees aud every sort of vege table." According to Contract. A man who was very miserly hoard ed up his stacks of hay year after yenr In the hope of making double the price he was offered for them. A well known hay nnd straw buyer In the district one day asked the price of a stack. An enormous price was asked, which the buyer accepted. "How about the terms of settle ment?" asked the old miser. "Well, yon see," said the buyer, "my terms are to settle when I fetch the lost load away." "That's a bargain," said the miser, slapping the other's hand. The old chap watched every load go a way ex cept the last, nnd that the buyer never did fetch away. London Standard. No 8alnte For a Dirty Prince. The crown prince of Germany had as a child a great dislike of being washed. The emperor tried various means to cure him, and he at last hit on the right one. - The young prince came running to him one duy in a great rage, saying the sentry had not saluted him as he passed. "To lie sure," said the emperor. "I gave orders they were not to salute a dirty prince, but only a clean one." The child's pride was hurt, and be took to the bath. He Must Have Had Faith. The church was packed, even the aisles lined with chairs. Just before the benediction the thoughtful clorgy ninn, who loved order as he did the gospel, thus admonished his hearers: "In passing out please remain seated until the ushers have removed the chairs from the aisles." Llppincott's Magazine. Man often feels himself Independent of nil the f'fili, but let the sunshine and rain fail for a little while and ho realizes how meanly dependent he Is. Salisbury Democrat THE FRENCH HUSBAND. Always, as a Rule, Anxious to Do the Ao-recnhle Thins. The French husband has a faculty that amounts almost to a genius for bestowing the delicate attentions which cost little except tho exercise of a modicum of tact and thoughtful ness, but which enrry Joy to every true woman's heart. He not only thinks to take home to her often (In the absence of the means to make a larger offering) a ten cent bunch of violets, pinks or roses from the flower market or the Itinerant flower vender's barrow on his route, but he presents them gallantly with tho compliment and the caress the occasion calls for, and this mukes them confer a pleasure out of all proportion to their intrinsic worth! He remembers her birthday or fete day with a potted plant, a bit of game, a box of bonbons, a cake from the pas try cook's or a bottle of good wine. He Is marvelously fertile in expedients for making the time pass quickly and agreeably for her. He has a thousand amusing aud successful devices for helping her to renew her youth. He projects unique and Joyous Sunduy and holiday excursions. Ho improvises dainty little banquets. Ho Is n past master especially In the art of conjur ing up amiable mysteries and prepar ing charming little surprises. And In all these trivial enterprises he vindi cates the old French theory that true courtesy consists In taking a certain amount of pains to so order our words and our mnnners that others "be con tent with us and with themselves." , Tho American husband Is particular ly solicitous to do the proper thing; the French husband to do the agree able thing. Independent. WATER IN TURKEY. Host Meet Mnny Condition to De a Perfect Hcvernire. "Turks are extremely particular," writes a traveler, "in regard to the quality of the water they drink and are willing to be at much trouble and expense to obtain water of the kind they prefer. To be a perfect beverage water must Issue from a rock', fall from a height, bo of medium temperature, flow rapidly and copiously, taste sweet spring iu high und lonely ground and run from south to north or from east to west. The excellence of any water is accordingly determined by the num ber of these conditions It fulfills. It is remarkable how much pleasure Turks find in visiting n famous spring In the country, to spend tho whole day beside It under the shade of trees, doing little else than drink carafe after carafe of the water as the elixir of life. Resorts of this description abound on the shores nnd In the volleys of the upper Bos porus under such names ns the Water of Life, the Sliver Water, the Water Under the Chestnut Tree, the Water Beside the Hazels. The spectacle of the great gatherings there on Fridays, arrayed In bridal colors, seated tier above tier on the terraced platforms built against the green slope of the hill, the women nbove. the men be low, all iu the deep shade of the branches meeting overhead, forms a picture beyond n painter's power to re produce. Chicago News. Hot Drinks For Thirst. It Is a mistake to suppose that cold drinks are necessary to relieve thirst. Very cold drinks, as a rule, Increase the feverish condition of the mouth and stomach and so create thirst. Ex perience shows It to be n fnct that hot drinks relieve the thirst and cool oft the body when it Is lu an abnormally heated condition better than Ice cold drinks. It Is far better and safer to avoid the use of drinks below 60 de grees. In fnct, a higher temperature is to be preferred, and those who are much troubled with thirst will do well to try the ndvnntages to be derived from hot drinks Instead of cold fluids, to which they have been accustomed. Hot drinks also have the advantage of aiding digestion Instead of causing debility of the stomach aud bowels. The Harshness of Orators. American political orators are often charged with being unduly harsh to the other side. The following extract from n speech of the late Earl of Shaftesbury, published In his memoirs, shows that If our stump speakers ex hibit harshness they come honestly by It The noble carl thus described nnd prophesied: "When Gladstone runs down n steep place, hia Immense nia Jority, like the pigs in Scripture, but hoping for n better Issue, will go with him, roaring in grunts of exultation." Boston Transcript Noah's Advantaxe. Mrs. Noah was complaining thnt her clothes looked as If they hnd come out of the ark. "On the contrary," returned her spouse,- "they have Just come across the water." Herewith be congratulated himself on the cheapness of imported gowns. New York Sun. As the Boy Saw It. An Englishman tells the story of a boy who saw an exceedingly bowleg god man standing In front of a hot fire. Finally he could restrain himself no longer nnd said, "Hey, mister, you'd better get away from there; you'so warpln'." Politeness. The greatest thing In the world Is politeness. And no schooling is nee essary to bo agreeable. Simply have a little consideration for others and be quiet nnd modest Atchison Globe. There Is no virtue in the Sunday that makes children say, "I wish It was Monday." The paint that lasts proof against all weather conditions. The maker does the mixing and guarantees it to be. satisfactory, too. LAWRENCE READY MIXED PAINT Sold by Keystone Hardware Company. GREEN BONE An excellent feed For Your Chickens i during winter. It saves grain, produces results where grain fulls, hoi pi the hens to moult and makes thorn winter lay ers. Try it. We grind green hone and keep It constantly on hand at Hunter & riillireiVs MEAT MARKET REYNOLDSV1LLE, PA. I I ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Schedule In Effect May 27, 196. trains leave reynolds ville : For New Bethlehem, Red Blink, und prin cipal Intermediate stations, Oil Oily and Pittsburg, 8:30, 8:08 a. m, 1:30, 5:07, 7:68 (New Bethlehem only) p. m. week-days. Sundays 6:30 a, m.,4:20 p. m. For Dubois. Driftwood, and principal Inter medium stations, Harrisburg, Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington, 0:30 a. m 12:52 6:25 p m. week-days. Sundays 12:59 p. m. For DiiBols only 11:42 a. m. week-days, 9:5 p. m. daily. W. W. Attebbuhy, i.R. W003, Oen. Manager. Passenger Traffic Mgr Geo. W. Hoyd, General Passencer Agent. BUSINESS CARDS. E JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Pension Attorney and Real Estate- Agent. JJAYMOND E. BUOWN, attorney at law, Brookville, Pa (j. m. Mcdonald, ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, mnury punnc, real estate agent, patents secured, collections marie promptly Ofllce l Q.,nll...ta l...ll,lt Da C. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Justice nf the peace, real estate agent, col lections made promptly. Ofllce In Syndicate building. Keynoldsvllle, Pa. gMITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W Notary public and real estate agent. Col lections will receive prompt attention. Office In the Reynolclaville Hardware Co. building, Main street, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. DR. B. E. HOOVER, DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover building Main street. Gentleness in operating. )R. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second floor of the First, National Dink building, Main street. DR. R- devere king, DENTIST, office on second floor of the Syndicate build Ing, Main street, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. pRI ESTER BROS., UNDERTAKERS. Rlack and white funeralears. Main street. Keynoldsvllle, Pa. J. H HUGHES UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING'. The U. 8. Hurlal League hiis been tested, nd found all right. Cheapest form of In surance. Seeure a contract. nesr ruuuc Fountain, Keynoldsvllle fa. D. H. YOUNG, ARCHITECT Corner Grant and Flftn sts., Reynolds- vllle.Pa. JOHN C. HIRST, CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER, Surveyor and Draughtsman. Office In Syn- aicate puuaing, main street. WINDSOR HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Between 12th and 13th Bts on Filbert St. Three minutes walk from the Reading Ter minal. Five minutes walk from the Penn'a R, R. Depot. European plan 11.00 per day and upward. American plan COO per day, a mDH ill. OUUOIUHSJ, mUdsai. CHARTER NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that an application ill be made to the governor of Pennsylvania on Friday. November ttth, mm, ny .lonn w. Im.ws.nn. II. Alex Stoke and W. II. Moore, un der the act of Assembly, entitled "An act. to provide for the Inrornnration and regulation ofcerialn corporations" unproved A.jrll2!lth 1K74. and tho supplements thereto, for the charter of an int ended corporal ..,u to be called the Keyneldsllle Amusement Comp any the ehaiaeter nod ot)ict of which Is i rtlng and maintaining an Opera House id & iiW.-n of fntfrrainment nr"! amuse ment, and for these pul pites to have, ooa- ses and enjoy all the rign. Bene fit., ami ttrlvllpiTMa nf said act of a-LublV and supplements thereto.
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