mmx. HEYNOLDSVi LLE, I'ENN'A... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908 Xl'MBEK 61. fflOTORiS RASCAL " j fiold Exploits of Colonel Thomas Blood In England. TRIED TO STEAL THE CROWN The Daring Scamp Almost Succeeded, Too, and Managed to Escape Pun ishment After Being Captured Hie Attack on the Duke of Ormonde. A daring, fearless eon nip and one of the most reckless and brazeu soldiers I fortune that ever cut a swath In ngland was the notorious Colonel Thomas Blood. This choicest of seventeenth century coundrels -was born probably In Ire land la or about 1018. During the civil War he was active on the parliamen tary side, was made a justice of the peace by Henry Cromwell and received large grants of land. These were con fiscated at the restoration, and Blood forthwith began his career as a des perado. His first plot was to seize Dublin cas tle and the person of the Duke of Or monde, the lord lieutenant, In 1003. A irotvd was to be collected at the castle gates, a pretended baker with a load Of bread upon his shoulder was to tumble and upset the loaves, and In the scramble which would Drobablv en- among the castle guards the gates yore to be seized, but the plot was be--rayed to Ormonde, and. although ijUood himself escaped, his brother-in-law was arrested and executed. After a period of seclusion among the Slsh hills and in Holland, Blood croBs i to England and Joined the fifty mon archy men. After one or two minor deeds of daring he planned and nearly V - v " 1 - ) that year the Prince of Orange vislt- (ed fcnglnnd and was entertained by the city, of London. In his train on the oc casion was the Duke of Ormonde, against whom Blood nursed undying hate. The duke was dragged from bis Coach in St James street by Blood and his son-in-law, strapped on horseback to one of the conspirators and hurried toward Tyburn. So determined was the prime mover In the affair that his enemy should die that he hurried on toward the gallows to arrange the rope. fTtlA ililra'tt rAnitimnn rra ia alarm End followed his master with assist ance, and a timely rescue was effected. M3aMay 0 in the following year Blood iiiiuuu ins great. uuuiiiii 10 curry uu lue flower Jewels. He set about the task in Ignite a modern style. Some three Weeks before the attempt he and a wo pnafa whom he represented as his wife V-hls real wife being then In the north y England visited the Tower, where ihe lady feigned a sudden Illness. She find her companion were Invited Into ;be private apartments of Edwards, lie aged keeper, that she might rest "d recover. 'nree or four days later they return- lth a present of gloves as an ac- wledgment of the civility. Blood courtesy. Itself, admired every a -'' otSt. Have.vou $2.50 for the cheapest pair. $4.00 for the costliest. And several prices sandwiched in between. (The above talk is addressed to women only; we will say things to husbands and brothers next time. - x BING-STOKE COMPANY. "Gunninonam JEWELER AND OPTICIAN . . Opposite Imperial Hotel. ftcFjoldsville, Pennsylvania. thing, but especially Edwards' pretty daughter, and presently proposed a match between the young lady and his "nephew." This was agreed to, and the visitors at once dined with the fam ily, Blood pronouncing an edifying grace. After dinner they were shown over the house. Blood munaged to rid Edwards of a case of pistols by pur chasing them for a friend, and it was arranged that the "nephew" should be brought for Inspection by bis future bride at 7 o'clock on the morning of May 0. rtinetuHl to the day and hour. Blood appeared with three companions Par- I rot, Hunt and Holloway. Each had a sword stick In his hand, a dagger lu his belt and pistols In his pockets. Hollo- way remained outside to guard the door. Blood, with a nice regard for the eti quette of the occasion, proposed that they should await the arrival of his wife before joining the ladles and that Edwards should show them the crown Jewels to while away the time. The Jewel room was entered and the door, as usual, closed. Edwards was at once attacked, gagged and bound, an Iron hook being even attached to his nose "that no sound might pass from him that way." In spite of threats he struggled gallantly, was knocked down, stabbed and left for dead. Parrot put the globe in his loose breeches. Blood crushed up the crown and thrust it be neath his cloak, while Hunt began to file the scepter in two before putting It In a bag. At this moment, like a bolt from the blue, appeared Edwards son, newly ar rived from Flanders and eager to greet his family. He went first to bis moth er and sister, and the thieves slipped out, but Edwards, regaining conscious ness, managed to give the alarm, and they were taken. Said Blood philo sophically, "It was a bold attempt, but It was for a crown." ' After this one Imagines there would be short shrift for Colonel Blood, and we expect the march to Tyburn and an edifying "last speech." But be refused to plead unless In private to the king and was admitted to an Interview, got on the right side of the merry mon arch, hinted at accomplices by the hun dred who would avenge his death, was granted his forfeited estates and was thenceforward frequent In the pres ence chamber. Then he quarreled with his patron, Buckingham, and was cast In damages for slander on the duke. Ho died in 1080 and was burled in Tot hill fields; but, a "sham funeral" ru mor being started, he was exhumed two days " tter and Identified at an In quest Lo;.don Olobe. Seeing the Alps. "Did you see the Alps?" "Oh, yes. Our car broke down right opposite them, and, do you know, I'm almost glad it did. I found them so charming and Interesting." Exchange. A Slight Diversion. "Anything new at the reception last vening?" "Well, yes. The genial host and the amiable hostess quarreled Informally." -Kansas City Journal. . nassed our window lntp. ly? Next time take a peep at those dainty summer low cuts that grace the display. Ever see prettier, more graceful heels ? " Ever see nattier toes ? Made as right as they look, too. Tans and vici and patent coltskin and snowy white canvas. Watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, cut glass, china, umbrellas and sewing machines, i : : Typewriter ribbons, safe ty razor blades, sewing machine needles and sup plies. Umbrellas recov ered and repaired. f THE COUNTRY BANKER. His Influence on National Finance Dur Ing Crop Harvesting. Enter the small town for almost an; purpose to sell hooks, to seek a loca tlon, to look up land tltloH, to write llfi insurance, to got a news story, to col leet a debt and early in your visit yoi will go to tho ornate. Imposing build ing on the corner of the two busies streets. You will pass n lattice crown ed counter and lie admitted to a roon large enough only to hold a desk ant two chairs. There you will come fno to face with the town's financier, tin rieipont Morgan of the community, thi banker. Not an enterprise, not a con sltlerable business undertaking, ii started without consultation with him The man who sells a farm and wishei to put his money where It will earn in "terest goes to the banker. The widow with a few thousand dollars of life in surancemore money than she ever saw together in all her life before asks the banker how to Invest it It would be better if more of this class would take the banker's advice when it is given. Then there Is the merchant who owes for a large portion of bis goods. He comes nervously asking If the bank will "see him through" the dull season. The banker gives assent to one, explains to another, refuses a third and comes at Inst to read unconscious ly the business record of every man he meets on the Btreet The country banker exerts his great est Influence on national finance dur ing the crop harvesting season. Wheth er it bo in the gntherlng of fruit In California, of cotton in the south or of wheat in the plains region, the banker comes in direct touch with the worker. Take the wheat hnVvest as covering the widest area and creating the most intense demand during Its existence. In a single- state 20,000 harvesters are needed besides those already at work on the farms. Through the labor bu reaus and railway departments whole train loads of workers are secured from states at A distance. These helpers are mostly Itinerants, and they have no lo cal standing. A grain raiser went among his laborers one Saturday night and, asking their names, proceeded to make out checks for the week's work. "What shall wo do with themr ask ed one." "Cosh them nt the bank, of course." "Who will Identify ns?" The employer saw tho point, tore up tho checks and secured currency with which to pay the men. That made a demand on the bank. Scores of other farmers were doing the same thing. Hundreds of other communities did It The result Is that tho country bankers draw millions of dollars from the "re serve centers" every hnrvest and to some dogree change national financial currents thereby. C. M. Harger In At lantic Monthly. Helping the Postoffice. "It is surprising," said a postofflce employee, "how many people there are who think they know better than the postal authorities the most direct way for a letter to reach its destination. It Is quite common for us to handle mall that has instructions In regard to speedy delivery written in one corner of the envelope. Not only are we di rected to send domestic mall by a cer tain railroad or steamboat line, but the route by which the writers wish for eign bound letters to travel is also desig nated. These instructions frequently denote a lamentable Ignorance of trans portation facilities on the part of th writers. If they, were obeyed the de livery of the, letters would be delayed rather than expedited. Fortunately such directions are disregarded by the postal authorities unless they happen to coincide with the government's ar rangements for handling mall, so no body Is Inconvenienced except the clerks who read the unnecessary ad vice." New York Sun. Mother At a mothers' meeting a young wom an recounted with some pride a num ber of proverbs about mothers. " 'It's easier for a poor mother to keep seven children than for seven children to keep a mother.' . That sad and striking proverb," she said, "li from the Swiss. " 'A mother's love Is new every day.1 "He who will not mind his mother -will some day have to mind the Jailer.' 'Better lose a rich father than a poor mother.' 'A father's love Is only knee deep, but a mother's reaches to the heart' Those proverbs are all German. "The Hindoos say poetically, 'Mothei mine, ever mine, whether I be rich oi poor.' "The Venetians say: 'Mother! Ho who has one calls her. He who hat none misses her.' "The Bohemians say, 'A mother's hand is soft even when It strikes.' "The Lithuanians say, "Mother means martyr." i Measures. "Tho money a man amasses," re marked the philosopher, "Is not the measure of his value to the commu nity." "No," answered Mr. Dustla Stax; "It's the measure of the community's value to him." Washington Star. A married man -says It Isn't the Jaws of death that worry him, but the Jawt of life. , FIERCE CANINES. " The Wolfish Dogs of Newfoundland and Labrador. On the extreme northern coast of New foundland, as well as on Labrador, the fishing villages and settlements are all situated In the harbors and creeks along the seashore. In the summer nil Intercommunication with the various villages is liy water, so that the roa.l are very primitive. In winter, when the ground Is covered with snow and the marshes and lakes are frozen, the peoplo utilize dog and "coimiticks" to travel to anil fro, ami also fur hauling firewood, building material, etc. Thore dogs are savage mongrels, closely ill lied to their progenitor, the wolf; In fuct, they are half wolf. The residents do not trouble niui-h about these mongrels In the summer, anil they are generally kept In n state of sein Isn vn gt' starvation. They feed ou Dsh offal during tlu fishing season and occasionally baud together and go .1-huutlng on their own nccotint. On these occasions they will attack any thing they come across, mini or beust, and so fierce are their depredations that carlboi, which are plentiful lu Labrador, can only ou rare occasions lie found within twenty-five miles of the sencoust, as these mongrels have destroyed or driven them all Inland. Last winter It was reported that a team of those dogs turned ou the drlv er aud devoured him and his wife and child, who were accompanying lilin to a distant settlement. It has been long recognized that theso packs of savage dogs were great obstacles In the wny of the progress of the people lu these pahs. It was Impossible for them to keep cows, sheep, goats or even poul try. Forest and Stream. EARTHWORMS. They Can Move About Only When the Ground la Damp. Ever since Dnrwlu wrote his remnrk able book ou earthworms the general public has taken an Interest In these lowly creatures. Everybody has ob served thousands of them on the ce ment walks during and after a rain, but the true cause of these remarkable wanderings is not often written about. The fact Is that earthworms con move about ouly when the ground and the grass are wet. Tho truth of this Is eas ily shown by placing an earthworm on some dry Fund, when the dry grains will stick to its slimy skin anil make It helpless. All living creatnrei are emlowo 1 with the In.itlnct to move anil rprc-vl over the earth. Ilmnan l'e''ig.-i. III ."!.' animals ai d bl:' : preft1:' to move about lu fair nwiiliei'. 'in l!ie o:i::'i worm nnd otht'i' lowly ei-.vt aires, I!'." frogs, salamanders, slugs -and hrM snails, rainy la.s are tlie only fair days for traveling. When t!u rivi comes out and dries the rmv.l nnd i'ie meadows, they wlthdr.-nv h'o t': t hiding places. As earthworks ciinni t see clearly, they crnwl about In nr. aimless sort of way. If they liaypft t.i get on a hoard or cement ..all:, w'i.-ii the sky clears they soon. die and shrivel up. When a dry season or winter ap proaches, the earthworms burrow deep er into the ground. At a depth varying from six Inches to two feet each worm colls up into a little ball. By aid of secreted slime it makes a case of dirt round itself, and in this state it re mains dormant until abundant rains or the spring thaws call It bark to a more actlvo life. St. Louis Republic. v Well Known Signal. Tho trainman who when sober was so competent that the officials had winked at his occasional bibulous lapses was at last called up on the carpet . " "What does this mean?" asked the. trainmaster sternly. "A month ago you went on a prolonged bat when we were short handed stayed drunk a month. Then recently you were away ou two different occasions for a half week each time. What does It mean?" "Why," said the trainman, "I am surprised that you should ask mo what It means. I had understood that you came, up from the ranks yourself, and yet you ask me the meaning of one long toot nnd two short ones. I thought everybody knew that 'was the signal to stop." Chicago News. A Greater Noise. They had removed from New York to a quiet country town, and a new neighbor was tendering bis sympathy. "I guess you must miss the noise of the elevated cars a good deal," she said. "I don't suppose you could get to sleep at first because yon was so used to hearing them where yon liv ed." "I never heard them," said the lady from New York. "My husband snores." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Helping HTm Out. Borrows I say, old man, I wish yon would help me out today. Busyman Haven't time to do It my self, but I'll call the porter. John, open the door and help the gentleman out Chicago News. "The best lightning rod for your pro tection," says Balpn Waldo Emerson, "1 your own spine." ; EVENED tlP MAfYERS. ' The Way a Fine Imposed In Court Came to Be Remitted. A row mountaineer got back at Judge Mose Wright of the Home circuit lu a very clever way. While the Judge was presiding over the Chattooga su perior court he had occasion to plas ter n fifteen dollar flno on this man because lie failed to nppear In time as a witness In n case. "Say, jedge, hain't that party steep?" mildly inquired the Chnttoogah. "No," wns the rpply. "You know you were nn important witness In this ensp nnd ought to have been here. I will suspend payment, however, and hold it over you to see that there Is no like trouble iu the future." Later Judge Wright was spending a few weeks nt Meulo, a popular sum mer resort in Chattooga county, sev eral miles from a railroad. He had -package to come out from Summer vllle, and the big mountaineer hap pened to deliver It "Well, what do I owe you?" asked the judge genially, reaching for his change pocket. "Waal, jodge, I reckon about $15 would square us," was the calm reply. "What?" yelled Judge Wright, stag gerlng back. "Mcbbe you won't be so dern keer less next time 'bout leavlu' yo' pack ages," was tho imperturbable answer. "Look here," whispered the perturb ed Jurist, "I'll Just remit that fifteen dollar flue I put on you down in Sum mervllle." "Old ap, Beck. That 'bout squares us, Jedge." It's true,' all right, because Judge Wright told It on himself. Atlanta Georgian. A CLEVER THIEF. Hie Capture and Sale of a Consign ment of Diamonds. An expert criminal named Raymond Is described by Sir Robert Anderson as a Napoleon of crime. The plot which he devised for the theft of diamonds Worth $450,000 and which he carried out with a masterly forethought and address is unrivaled. Diamonds were habitually sent from Klmberley to the coast just in time to catch the mall steamer for Europe. Wore the convoy delayed the gems were locked up in the postofflce until the next steamer left the harbor. Raymond, profiting by a knowledge of those simple facts, visited the port of departure. Ho made friends with the postmaster, learned his habits and took wax impressions of his keys. He then returned to Europe, leaving be hind htm a memory of pleasant man ners nnd good fellowship. A few months later he was in Africa again,' disguised and unknown. He made his wy up country to the point where the diamonds had to be carried across a ferry on their way to the conBt. Unshipping the chatn of the ferry, be sent the boat downstream, and the next convoy of diamonds missed the mall. AH that remained for Raymond to do was to unlock the safe In the post offlce and go off with the treasure, which by a fine stroke of Ironical hu mor be presently sold to Its rightful owners in Halton garden. This was Raymond's masterpiece. Blackwood's Magazine. Precaution. She But, Fred, dear, fancy coming In such shabby clothes when yon are going to ask pa's consent Fred Ah, but dearest, I once bad a new suit ruined. London Sketch. .Laziness begins In cobwebs and ends In Iron chains. Spanish Proverb. The First National Bank Of REYNOLDSVILLE. Capital and Surplus Resources . . John H. Zaucher, Pres. John H. Kaucher Henry C. Detble J.O. Kin? J. 8. Every Accommodation Consistent with Careful Banking THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANK IN THE COUNTY The Peoples National Bank REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Capital and Surplus $120,000.00. Resources $300,000,00. 1" Ueml-annual interest allowed and compounded on Pavings Accounts 0 from date of deposit, having most liberal withdrawal privileges. JJrafu and Money Orders on all parts of the world. trjffleers: W. B. Alexander, President. F.D.Smith and August Baul. v dauf. Vice-Presidents. F. K. Alexander, Cashier. F. P. Alexander, Assistant faultier. err TVrectors: v. B. Alexander, L. P. Beeley, F. D. Smith, D L. Taylor, I Auirust Baldauf, Amos Btrouse, W. 0. Murray, Dr. J. 0. Bayers, YV. Barry Moore, James U. Bpry and John O'Hare. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS. OCEAN CABLES. The Many Dangers to Which They Are Constantly Exposed. The vicissitudes of a submarine ca ble are tunny, say the Magazine of Commerce. It muy 1 torn by an an chor, crushed by a rock or seriously damaged by coral reefs such as abound in the tropics. Some of the growths often found on a cable tend gradually to decay the iron sheathing wires. Then, again, a eabl is sometimes severed by a seaquake. It may be fa tally attacked by a snout of a sawfish or by the spike of a swonlllsh. But perhaps the little animal that makes itself most objectionable from the ca ble engineer's standpoint is the insig nificant looking teredo navalls. This little beast Is Intensely greedy where guttu percha Is concerned, work ing its way there between the Iron wires and lietween the serving yarns. The silica in the outer cable compound tends to defeat the teredo's efforts at making a meal of the core, and this defent is further effected by the core being enveloped In a thin taping of brass. But where the bottom Is known to be badly Infested with these little mon sters of the deep the insulator is often composed of India rubber, which has no attraction for the teredo and possesses a toughness, moreover, which is less suited for its boring tool than the com paratively cheosellke gutta percha, which it perforates with the greatest ease. WIGS IN COURT. Bench and Bar In England 8tiok to the Traditional Headgear. American visitors to English court rooms have been struck by the strange appearance strange to their eyes, at least of Judges and lawyers in wigs. Times and customs change, but the Judicial wig of England remains un changed. Bench and bar hold faith fully to the tradltldnal headgear. Until 1827 human hair was used In making the wigs, which were heavily powdered when worn, but since then white horsehair has been used. While English horsehnlr is considered the best, the wigmakers buy supplies In France, Russia and even China and South America. Every operation In the manufacture of wigs is by hand except the curling, and this Is done on a small band curl ing machine. Most of the wigs run from twenty-one to twenty-four and a half inches in circumference. The wig of the average member of the bar costs $30. Full bottomed wigs, such as are worn occasionally by judges and the king's counsel and al ways by the speaker of the bouse of commons, cost nbout $0. Few lawyers buy more than one wig In the course of their career at the bar. Some, of the most famous advocates of England may be seen In court with dilapidated wig and rusty gown. Phil adelphia North American. The Reptile. Schoolmaster So, then, the reptile Is a creature which does not stand on feet and moves along by crawling on the ground. Can any one of yon boys name me such a creature? Johnny Please, sir, my baby brother. London Tlt-Blts. Little Things. Life Is made up not of great sacri fices of duties, but llttlo things, In which smiles and kindnesses and small obligations given habitually are What win and preserve the heart and secure comfort. Sir H. Davy. $175,000.00 $550,000.00 OFFICERS J. 0. Kino, Vlce-Pres. K. 0. Schuckirs, Cashier DIRECTORS Daniel Nolan John H. Corbett R. H. Wilson. . Hammond THE PEOPLES BANK BUILDING. f 4 "3- I
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