FREE ATTRACTION r: i; T Prcf. Edward Curamings, the mid-atr perfuroixr on tlirht. wire., will (five two free performance each day during Old Mum- Week I POUT IB a a LOTS On the easy payment plan. Pay what you can down, $5 or $10 a month soon pays for a lot in Point View. o a a o a a a a a POINT VIEW LAND COMPANY I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SIXTEEN-DAY EXCURSIONS $11 or $12 to si2arSi4to Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Maoatquan, BrUlle and Point Pleasant, N. J. Tickets at the lower rate (rood only In coaches. Tickets at the higher rto irood in Parlor or Sleeping Cars In connection with propet Pullman tickets. August 15, and 29 and September 12, J 907. Train leaves Reynoldsville 4.25 p. m. Tickets Rood for passage on trains leaving Pittsburg at 4.56 p. m. and 8.50 p. m., hn1 their connections eoin?, and all regular trains returning within sixteen uay j. For stop-over privileges and full information consult nearest ticket agent. J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent OLD HOME WEEK. 4 4 ' VIEW a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Atlantic City, Cape May Anirlesea. Wildwood, Holly Beach, Ocean City, 3ia Isle City, Avalon, Peermont, and Swna Harbor, N. J Rehoboth, Del., and Ocean City, Md. Asbury Park, Long Branch West End, Elberoo, Deal Beacb, AUn hurst, North Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach, Avon, Bel mar, Corao, THE PRISONS IN CHWA' Fearful State of the Criminals Confined In Them. ' ALL PRISONERS FETTERED. Soma From Cruelty Become In Appear anca aa Wild aa Baasta of tha Forest. Puniahmant, For Purpoaas of Extor- , tion, That Killa Many. The first thing which impresses the ! European visitor to the Chinese prlsou I Is the absolutely flimsy diameter of , tlie structure itseir. ir one (jets per mission to visit the prison In Canton, anil shoals of trlohe trotters do wend their way thither after they have seen the execution ground, it will he found to he a ramshackle bulldiug of no pre tense whatsoever. The question will he asked, "y wlint means are the prisoners held In safety If the structures In which they are Incarcerated are so flimsy and in secure?" The answer, says the East of Asia Magazine, Is brief. Without exception the prisoners are fettered. Many have chains on the legs only. Thesenre the less dangerous and have been guilty of the less Important crimes. Others, In addition, have fet ters on the arms, which make It Im possible for them to escape. Lastly, a few prisoners were not only niauncled on the aukles, but wore n chain around their necks, at the tlun gllut; end of which was attached a block of granite. The prisoner would walk from place to place within the court yard, but ere he could move beyond the length of his chain he must stop and lift the stone and. carrying it In his shackled arms, drop It ngain where he wished to stop. In addition to the chains worn by day, nil the male prisoners are further shackled at night. I!y means of two heavy beams, In which holes have been made for tho ankles of the prisoners, a rude but effective method Is discovered for detaining the prisoners in absolute security. The prisoners, who during the day have been Ion ling in the courtyard, are In the evening driven into the wards and made to He side hy side on n raised platform. The upper of the two beams Is then raised, and each man is compelled to place his ankle in the hole made to receive it, whereupon the upper beam is replaced, and jthe prisoners are held by the feet In these rude stocks. There is no possibility of escape. They are allowed bricks for pillows, uud in this uncomfortable position they pass the hours. In addition to this, however, special cruelties nre perpetrated on certain prisoners who, for some reason or other, are exempted from capital pun ishment. Trlsoners there are whose appearance becomes as wild as the beasts of the forest; who, with heavy cangues on their shoulders, are incar cerated In a filthy dungeon for the term of their natural lives. I have seen them moving to and fro like caged hyenas In their dens at a menagerie. Their appearance is revolting. Night and day, as far as I remember, both asleep and awake, this heavy bur den rested on their shoulders, though how it was possible to sleep therein I was unable to understand. On the other hand, in a prison I visited a few weeks ago I was informed that the cangne was removed nt nights that the prisoners might sleep. A crowd in the prison quadrangle, with their unshav en heads, their unwashed faces, their clanking fetters, their hopeless looks, their diseased bodies and their bebrut ed souls, can never be forgotten. But, although under the recognized Bystem of punishment Chinese prison ers must live a life which to us of the west would be unbearable, It would not be so to them if they were fairly treated and were saved from the exac tions and barbarities to which they THE CELEBRATED . .... ... V ''- - IF'-" 3 King and Queen, diving fifty feet into a tank of water each after. noon and evening. are exposed at the hands or their ra pacious keepers. When a prisoner first goes into the wards the warders claim his clothes and bis money, and be Is left with the barest rags to cover his nakedness, lie Is robbed of all his cash, as a mat ter of course. Those who are con demned are compelled, under a threat Tjf the whin, to write begging letters to their relatives requesting them to for ward money. If the unfortunate man hesitates to accede to this demand, the warders, assisted by some of the oldest prison ersfor it appears that Inmates of more than twenty years residence have accorded them certain privileges take the man In hand during the night. The hands of the prisoners are fastened by a rope, and the other end it the rope Is theu passed through a ling which hangs from the roof of'the A aril. The warders then hoist the unhappy Wretch, who Is left banging In midair by the hands. Should he attempt to cry out bis mouth and throat ure tilled with ashes. When the breath has al most left his body and be Is choking he Is lowered, and under the terror of re newul of this torture be Is eager to promise almost anything. Many die tinder this ordeal. Hut as it Is assumed among the mandarins that mortality must be high and as no official probing Is ever dreamed of a general statement as to natural death Is sufficient. A LOST iRD. It Was Fredariek tha Ce-Us and Waa Confiscated by Napoleon. While I'mssJa was at his feet after the battle of Jena, Bonaparte visited Potsdam, and there lie saw the sword of Frederick fhe Great. lie took pos session of It, Nuyln. "I value this sword mure than all the treasures of 1'russia." it was deposited at the In valides on May IT, 1N0T, with military pomp and ceremony, to the Immense grnlillciitlon of the people of Paris. lint there came the black days of 1814, and with the allies on the point jf entering the French capital t lie gov arnor of the Inviilldes." Marshal Ser rurler, received orders to take steps for the preservation of the precious trophies there collected, especially the sword of Frederick the IS rent. Inter preting this Instruction in n peculiar fashion, the governor took effective measures for preventing them from falling Into the hands of the enemy by making a bonfire of them, and It was Bald that he threw Frederick's sword Into the flames. Ilits statement was confirmed as late as 1857 by an eyewitness. Thus per ished, as was attested in 1830, when an official Inquiry was made Into the matter, between 1,500 and 1,000 war flags and other memorials of victory. The ashes and remains were thrown Into the Seine at the mouth of a sewer. The sword could not, of course, have been destroyed in the conflagration, but It was never 'seen again. It hap pened that In 1815 an engineer, having ascertained the precise spot where the debris from the fire had been put Into the river, made a senrch ami recovered from the bottom a considerable mini Iter of bronze and copper articles which wore returned to the Invalldes. But the sword of Frederick was not found. One would like to think that It was not the fate of this historic weapon to rust away In foul mud, but that It had undergone the noble transformation of being turned Into some Implement of peaceful Industry. Of this, however, there Is no evidence. London News Tha Dust.' They were celebrating their engage ment by dining nt ii swell i-ifo. "Do you believe," she encHed as the conversation lagged, "that man Is real I" made of dust?" "Well." he rejoined. gl:iucing at the dinner check, "h" vildn't bo able to tr-vi. far In v'-ir omntiny If he wasn't." Chicago News. DIVING HORSES. ' ' .."iW - '' V VV?i': -:-i-: .. .. -.... J I i THE BLIND OF CAIRO. To Be Found Everywhere In tha Shops i and on tha Streets. The first thing that Impresses the strnngcr In Cairo Is the number of blind men, women aud children to be found everywhere in the simps uud on the streets. Ophthalmia is very preva lent throughout Egypt. Hceau.se of su perstition concerning "the evil eye" the uatlve mothers of the middle or the lower class do not wash the eyes of their babies at all. Watching the files biizsiug uuhec.lcd around anil upon these blind children, u stranger hastens to buy a fly wbl.ik. These are for sale everywhere and are quite at tractive with their ornaments of fancy beads and palm leaf fiber. Tlliud beg gars greet one at every corner. Even In the high class Egyptian families there are many blind. The lower classes of Egyptians are given much to hasheesh that is, the lower classes in the large cities and, although It is ngnlnt the law to sell It, one will have the hasheesh places pointed out, and tho men who smoke the drug ure seen everywhere. They ore distinguished by the peculiar appearance of their eyes, which become red, swollen and baggy underneath, and by the peculiar color of the skin, which resembles somewhat the skin of a Chinese opium smoker. Harriet Qulmby in Leslie's KIDNEY, LIVER AND BOWELS Slcknnia la next to tmpoialbla If yon keep the Kldnej". Liver and Bow.li In perfect working order with an occasional doae of Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills Mr. S. B. Holder., No. 284 V4 Cms Art., Qrand Rapids, Mich., says:"! hare for fears been subject to sluggishness of tb Irer and constipation, the kidneys were also Inactive and paused me a great deal of pain across my loins. I got some of Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and they cured the Inactivity of the organs rapidly and easily. I would not be without them." 25c a box at all dealers. Write for a free sample. Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For &ule by Stoke & Felcht Drug Co. jJtNNIE N. KECK, Notary Puulic, Stenographkr and Typewriter. Reynoldsville, Ha. horseshoeing, Black smithing and General Repair Work of all kinds. Horseshoeing a sp?clalty. All work neatly done. Give me a trial. Shop on Willow alley. E. C. REED Here are some of the important things you want in your repair work of watch, clock and jewelry repairing : Best of Workmanship Best Material. Right Prict s. Prompt Service. All these you can get when you leave your work with Gooder, the jeweler, in the Peoples National bank building. J, R. HILLIS& CO, Will furnish your home complete with Furniture and Floor Coverings We have over 100 Rugs, room size, $5.25 to $35.00 and more than 6,000 yards of Carpet. Never before have we had such a line to select from. CALL AND SEE OUR OLD PEOPLE NEED VINOL Because it contains the very elements needed to rebuild wasting tissues and replace feebleness with strength. Wq return money if it fails to benefit Stoke & Feicht Drug Co. N TICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. In HiBf'nurt of Oommnn Pleas, for the Ooun ly of JiilTerson, of Auuust term, No. an. Notice Is hereby Riven thiil en implication will he ninile to the unld court on l lie twelfth diiy of August, HM, Ht 2 p. m. under the Act of Axsemhly of the t'ommonweiili h of Penn sylvania, entitled "An act to nruvlde for tho Incorporation and regulation of certain cor porations," approved April id, 1S74, and the supplements therein, for the charter of an Intended corporation to be cal'ed the First Baptist Church of Iteynoldsvllle, Fa., the character and ohject whereof Is for the wor ship of Almluhly God, accoidinx to the teachings of tne IUhle and In accord with the faith, doctrine, creed, discipline and usage of th" regular Ritpilst church of Hie T'nlted Btates, and especially of the state of Penn eylvanl , and for these purpose to have, pos-ess and enjoy all the rights, benefits ana privilege of the said Act of Assembly and Its supplements. , The proposed charter Is now on file In the prolhonotary's onlce. M. M. Davis, Solicitor. Receiver's Sale of Bankrupt Property. In the District Court of the tin I ted States, for the Western District of Pennsylvania. In the matter of Charles Philip Koerner. No. 86ti0 In Bankruptcy. Notice. By virtue nf the hereinafter, In part, recited order of theplmve named Court. nide on the trddaynf 11 1 v. A. D., imi, all the stock of merelmndl-R, fixtures, etc , of the stock of. Charles Philip Koerner, the above named bankrupt, will be exposed for Halo under the terms und conditions of said order and sold by Henry lleruel, Receiver in Rankruptry, at the store lately occupied by the said Charles Philip Koerner, nf Reynoldsville, Jefferson county. Pennsylvania, at 10 o'clock, a.m., August 12th, 1WT. ORDER OF COURT, mnVred that the aald Receiver, Henry Ueruel, is hereby au thorized to dispose of In bulk or by the piece at putdic sale, at a sum not less than aeventy Hve per centum of appraised value, the mer chandise, stock, fixtures, etc., belonging to Bald bankrupt, and IT IS Fl'KTHEK ORDER F.D, that notice of such sale be Inserted In Tne 8tah, a local newspaper published at Reynoldsville, Penn sylvania, at least 10 days prior to date of said sale and that notice of said sale be forwarded to All known creditore of eaid Bankrupt as aforesaid; that the Inventory taken by said appraisers be exhibited In the law office of 8. M. McCrelght, Esquire. In thi. borough of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, and that all persons Interested be allowed to in spect said stock of merchandise, stock, fix tures, etc., now In possession of said Receiver, located In the room formerly !occupied by said bankrupt In Reynoldsville, Pennsyl vania, at least three days prior to the time fixed for said sale. IT IS FCKTHER ORDERED, that all bids be forwarded to the Receiver. Henry Hnrpel, at the address aforesaid, and that each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in t'je aum covering 10 per cent, of the amount bid. IT Iri FURTHER ORDERED, that said stock of merchandise, stock, fixtures, etc., ' now in possession of said Receiver, Henry Herpel, be disposed of at public sale In bulk or by the piece, to the highest bidder at 10 o'clock, a m.. on the lath day of August, A. D., IW, at tho store room formerly occupied by said Bankrupt in Reynoldsville, Pennsyl vania." W. T. Dark, Referee. 8ald atiove stock of merchandise, stock, fix tures, etc... consisting of a full line of grocer ies and ford stuff s,snow cases, show windows, desk, aafe, Ktoves, household goods, sleds, wagons, and other vehicles, 1 horse, sew of harness, etc.. Including all the stock of mer chandise, groceries, furniture, fixtures, and property of said bankrupt now In hands of said Receiver. HtCXRY IIERPK1,. Receiver In Bankruptcy of Charles Philip Koerner. ( July 2.1, Km. STOCK AND SAVE MONEY e
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