HOKE SMITH'S STARR It Soon Makes the Unwelcome Visitor Uncomfortable. llow Mr. Cleveland's Secretary of the In terior Subdues and Humiliates Ur gent lieggars for the Spoils of Office. The term "Hoke Smith stare** has got to be the familiar designation of a certain expression of countenance with which congressmen have become ac quainted through frequent visits to the interior department. Hoke Smith stands next to Mr. Bissell in the num ber of callers he receives each day and he has a most expeditious way of get ting through business. He has away of greeting his visitors with a smile, giving them the benefit of the doubt until he knows they are going to bore him. Then he hastens to find out what their business is and to dispose of it as speedily as possible, saj*s the Washing ton correspondent of the New \ork . Commercial Advertiser. By being smil ing and courteous on the start he opens the way to get through the business without loss of time iu suavity during the rest of the interview. If the case in hand proves to be one he does not desire to devote any of his valuable time to, the stare follows quickly in the wake of a smile, and the individual stared at soon acquires an uncomforta ble feeling which hastens his departure. If the matters being pressed by the visitor are of a character to command attention, the stare is later in its ur rival, but in nine cases out of ten it comes sooner or later during the inter- j view. The stare has individuality, but no character whatever, for it is a mere concentration of expressionlessness. The only qualities it has are penetra tion and steadfastness. Yes, one other quality, novelty. It is the obliteration of expression and an exodus of intelli gence. It indicates an absolute done ness. It is painful and gives the im pression of a demand or an appeal for something to be done. The only time I ever saw anything like it on another countenance than Iloke Smith s was In traveling through the south. An old darky, as black as coal, with white hair and sparse white whiskers on his chin, in the threadbare broad cloth of a house servant of ye time j [ befo' the wa', and a high hat of the j block of forty years ago, stood looking into the windows of a Pullman while i the train waited for half an hour at a junction. There were fifty young darkies begging and selling berries or dancing for money. They were male SECRETARY HOKE SMITH. and female, half-clad heathens, and the most importunate set the holder oi a copper ever came across. But the old man stood apart from the rest and they kept from him a respectful dis tance. His dignity was impenetrable. He was too proud to beg. He just stood there and stared. For twenty minutes his face never changed ex pression, or, rather, never acquired j any expression. He just looked and looked and looked away through that I coach of comfort to the traveler until every one in the car began to fidget about and to wonder what lie wanted thera to do. The stare told them that there was something wrong about them individually and collective ly. It was the "Hoke Smith stare," or it was from that darky that Hoke got it. They are the only two who can get it off. One man breaking the spell by the donation of a dime, that old darky about cleaned up the small change in the car without saying a word or indicating in any ordinary way that he wanted aid. Hoke Smith with the same stare clears out his room j without giving other indication that I he would like his visitors to hurry. A Wcll-Ilulanceil Head. Jacob Myers, who was last heard of on the Pacific coast, delights in scaling dizzy heights and performing all sorts of foolhardy tricks. His wonderful feat on the electric light tower at Tip ton, Idaho, is still remembered by most of the people of Cedar county, if not of the entire state. The tower is a pointed affair, 120 feet high, with an iron rod an inch in diameter extending 7 feet above the platform. Myers mounted this tower and stood upright on one foot upon the rod for twenty-one sec onds. \V. 11. Barber, a photographer of Fortuna, Cal., has a photograph of Myers dancing a jig on the sawed-off top of a redwood 178 feet from the ground. The Auiitro-llung arlan Crown. The Hungarian crown worn at their accession by the emperors of Austria as kings of Hungary is the Identicul one made for Stephen and used at his coronation over 800 years ago. The whole Is of pure gold (except the set tings), and weighs nine marks six ounces (almost exactly 14 pounds). The settings above alluded to consist of 53 sapphires, 50 rubies, 1 emerald and 838 pearls. It will be noticed that there arc no diamonds among these procious adornments. This is account ed for by the oft-quoted story of Stephen's aversion to such gems be cause he considered them "unlucky." The Mighty Kenneltec. The people of Maine contend that the Kennebec pours into the bea a greater volume of water than any other river on the Atlantic or gulf coast from the St John to the Miasia- M PPL J CRIME AND CRIMINALS. SOCRATES was tried and put to death for disbelief in the national religion. THE average cost of criminal prose cutions in England at present is £33 each. TIIE Romans had a jury system, the jury being drawn from the roll of citi zens. THERE are over 5,000 assassinations or attempts at murder every year in Ituly. OVER 08 per cent, of the whole num ber of English criminals are unable to read. CAPITAL punishment was abolished in Switzerland in 1874 and restored in 1870. IN 1881 there were 120 convictions for murder in France and but four execu tions. CHILDLESS and unmarried men form 75 per cent, of all the criminals of France. HANGING in chains was abolished, with many other cruel punishments, in 1834. ITALY has the greatest proportion of criminals, 5,140, to the million of poj)- ulution. IRELAND has the least proportion of criminals to the million of popula tion, 050. IN 1531 the British parliament passed an act punishing poisoners by boiling to death. UNTIL 1830 an English murderer was hanged ou the second day after his conviction. ONLY 3 per cent, of the murderers of this country have received a higher education. NINE women were legally executed for murder in England in the ten years ending 1888. FAMOUS AMERICANS. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND never wears gloves, whether the weather be (Sold or .warm. VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON follows the example of the president and pays his hotel and railroad bills wherever he goes. N. C. CREEDE, the founder of Crecde, Col., has taken up his residence in Los Angeles, Cal., and* bought a residence there for forty thousand dollars. Hav ing amassed a fortune he will devote the rest of his life to taking care of his health. IT is rumored in New York that Miss Helen Gould, eldest daughter of the I lute financier, is planning the erection jof a hospital for women. Miss Gould is probably the richest heiress in Amer ica, her fortune being estimated at from ten to fifteen million dollars. GEORGE VANDERBILT'S purchase of the Paul Cameron estate near Ashe ville, N. C., for seventy-five thousand dollars, it is thought, will make him the largest land owner in the state. This property is in the iinmediato vicinity of his great chateau and hunt ing preserves. I SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS. , BY mixing a saturated solution of carbonate of soda with ordinary car- I mine ink, red lines may be successfully drawn on blue prints. ON a clear day an object raised one foot above a level can be seen 1.81 miles; one ten feet high, 4.15 miles; one twenty feet high. 5.80 miles, one 100 feet high, 13.1 miles, and one a mile I high (as the top of a mountain), almost 00 miles. TOUCH the convex side of a watch glass upon water so as to leave a drop hanging- on the glass. Pour a little ether into the concave side and blow upon it. The rapid evaporation of the other will render the glass so cold that I the drop of water will be frozen. ENTIRE combustion of smoke is se cured by a German invention by an en tirely new process. The coal is pulver ized by machinery and injected into i the furnace by an automatically rcgu j latod current of air. The carbon is said to be entirely consumed and there is ! no smoke and no ash. Besides, the fire is under complete control and can be instantly started or cut off. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. IT is said that there have been two hundred Christian martyrs in Uganda since the entrance of Protestant mis sions into that country. AT a recent convention of the synod of China the question of Presbyterian union was thoroughly discussed, and i the outlook is said to be hopeful. | THE synodical missionaries of the Presbyterian church complain of the lack of well-educated, self-denying and devoted men to preach the Gospel ; in the southwestern territories and states. Miss MELTON, a Presbyterian mis sionary at Mosul, was recently attacked by fanatic Moslems and narrowly es caped death. The Turkish govern ment has promised to punish the as sailants. THE Free Church of Scotland claims a total of nine hundred and seventy five mission workers, Scotch and na tive, and last year the home contribu tions amounted to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. FOR THE HOME NURSE. ONLY bright, happy, healthy subjects should be discussed in the hearing of a sick or ailing person. DISTRESSING vomiting ina}* he relieved by applying to the stomach a hot shingle or woolen pad brought from the oven. THE quickest way to treat a burn or scald is to cover it with carron oil und flour and bandage with linen. In case of prostration from either accident ad minister a mild stimulant. WHEN a delicate person is fatigued and has no appetite sponging the body with bathing whisky, diluted alcohol or milk will nourish the system and produce rest or refreshing sleep. A HUO in the ear may he drowned out with a little warm water. Apply with a sponge or syringe, and after each in i jection incline the head with jerk so as to thp contents of the cavity. Why It Was C'hf-ap. "This is as good lemonade as I want," said the economical citizen from the outskirts, smacking his lips and set ting the glass down. "The bo.v on the other side of the street is selling his lemonade at five cents and it doesn't look any better than yours. I don't see how you can afford it." "I'm gittin' do trade, ain't I?" said the youthful merchant on Stony Island avenue, with a scowl at his rival across the way. "Yes, you seem to be doing a good deal better business than he is." j "Betcher life I am! His- pup fell in my lemonade tub awhile ago, and I'm gittin even wid him."—Chicago Trib une. Traveled Incog;. I irst American—Have a good time abroad? Second American—Fine. I traveled incog. Went where I pleased and es caped the vulgar curiosity of the gap ing crowd. "Eh? llow did you travel?" "Incognito, I said. I didn't let 'em know. I was a rich American. Just pretended I wasn't anybody but an or j dinary English lord."—N. Y. Weekly. HEROIC TREATMENT. Dawson—l shall die if I'm not soon relieved of these hiccoughs. Do some thing to frighten me. Mrs. Dawson—Booh! Scat! There's a snake under the chair! There's a mouse— Dawson (in disgust)—Oh, pshaw! That sort of tiling wouldn't frighten 8 baby. Mrs. Dawson—Well, here's the bill from the dressmaker, for my new fall dresses! Dawson (as he recovers from the shock) —Thanks, dear; they've gone!— Puck. Disenchantment. Sho climbed upon a street car And Hoemed surpassing sweet To everybody till she'd stepped On everybody's leet. —Detroit Tribune. Cruelty to alloy. Little Boy—Sister isn't sisterly a bit. She don't care how much she makes me suffer. Auntie—Why, what has she done? Little Boy—l was awful hungry at breakfast, and enioyin' my oatmeal like everything, and she went and told me it was scorched, and after that It tasted horrid. If she'd go to Sunday school reg'lar, maybe she'd get kind enough not to tell me till I was through.—Good News. Matrimonial Item. Mr. Morris Parke—llow are you and your wife coming on? Mr. Westside—l can't stand it much longer. Sho is the boss. "Well, my wife only demands three things." "What are they?" "She insists on having the money, the latchkey and the last word."—Tex as Sittings. A Nearer Relation. Teddy—Mamma dear, what relation is my now papa going to be to me? Mamma—He is going to be a good stepfather to you, dear. Teddy—And are you going to be a step nearer, mamma? Mamma Yes, darling. Harper's Young People. A Matter of Etiquette. "Ilicks is crazy about etiquette. He saw in the paper the other day that in the best circles the wife ladles out the soup, aud he has consequently given up soup." "Why?" "He has no wife." —Harper's Bazar. • Solitary Hliss. First Little Girl—We went to the picnic, and you wasn't even invited. Second Little Girl—No, but mamma gave me a whole lot of money to buy candy, and cake, and ice-creara, and 'emonade for myself, and I'll bet I was sieker'n you were.—Good News. A Parent's Hope. "\\ hat's papa's boy going to be when he grows up?" "Policeman." "And what'll he do when he's a great big policeman?" "Club the stuflin' out of papa."— Texas Siftings. Carried It a I.ong Tlrao. Hotel Clerk —Your face looks famil iar, sir. Uncle Ilumsted Likely 'nough, young man. It's the only one I ever had.—Truth. * A Conclusion. Mr. J. Howard Bragg—Yes, I told him to his face he lied. Sho—Did you? Why, I had no idea there was that much difference in your sizes.—Life. Hreak It to Him Gently. The baggage-smasher's Joy Is gone; His occupation's sadly shrunk— A Boston man has patented A nonrosisting rubber trunk. —Detroit Tribune. CLOTHING p or nvciEiiisr, IBOYS OHIILIDIRIEnsr. Now is the time to purchase a new suit for yourself or your boy. Clothing is cheap in our store at pres ent and we guarantee everything to be of the best quality. We will show you the largest variety in town and assure you the privilege to make your se lections without dictation. We have a nice lot of Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery, Underwear, Boots and Shoes. CALL AND INSPECT THIS STOCK. JOHN SMITH, - BIRKBECK BRICK. ORANGE BLOSSOM IS AS SAFE AND HARMLESS AS JBL Flax Seed Poultice, It ia applied right to the parts. It cures all diseases of women. Any lady can use it herself. Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS. Mailed to any address on receipt of sl. Dr. J. A. 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