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uklng Wllhonl Seeing. s you are nn exception to the if you are, uot you have prob- mny occasions. Just after look- ■ or watcli, been forced to ac- ;c to a friend who asked you tlmt yon dirt not know what It you undoubtedly took your out of your pocket, looked at and carefully replaced it in ket. showing a logical se- f thought aud a well ileflued g a sufficiently distinct Im- your mind to satisfy your •miosity ns to the hour of the . motion was not an involute like that of the hoy who cnit- ftet: admire his Urst chroiioin- ct habitual, for few pei-sons !y in tiie habit of taking out tches. One dues so only for a impose. may this seeming contra- (. accounted for? Perhaps the s that not once in ten times nn look at his watch to see actual time Is. hut rather to A Criminal. A Mend of mine, the minister of a west end chapel in London, tells how, In his last visit to America, he preach* ed 1U one of'the larger Jails aud after the service visited some of the prison* ers lu their cells. One case Interested him especially, a man of good educa* tion and address and seemingly of abilities fitted to command i^cccss In the world. My friend gave vent to his ikn, Gilbert Lost Her Spec tacles. The only time I resented newspaper chatter was when I had tny spectacles stolen. They were snatched from my belt, the case I wor<r there being torn away. I spoke of It to Mr. Doruey. and the story weut round the theater. Some how the reporters got hold of It. and they made a great to do about IL It wus really too had of them. I felt It did not, however, result sincere distress at finding sfleh n man * 1 the more because I had managed to In such a position and was going on to keep a much more serious theft an al) “improve the occasion” when the prh- solute secret. That was at the time oner cut In with the remark that he when so mueb-fun was being made of believed in England we were fond of the “robbery of Jewels” form of the fox hunting. ! atrlcnl advertisement. I had a very My frloud, regarding It as a broad J valuable pair of earrings taken from hint to change the subject, assented. “Aud may I ask,” said his compan ion, “when a man gets a fali, does lie give up hunting?” Aud on getting the only possible answer to such u ques tion he added, “I have had a bad fall, and no mistake, hut I count ou better luck another time.” This ease Is thoroughly typical. The true professional Is uot n weak crea ture who yields to uncontrollable 1m- tny pocket most cleverly, and I was ou my way to play for a charily too' However. I kept my loss quite to my self. And then to he brought before a sympathetic public asp the loser of ti pair of spectacles!— Prom “The 8tage Reminiscences of Mrs. Oilbert” if Scribner's. ether he alii! has time to ac- , , , . , . , , I pulse. Loving a life of adventure and some purpose. He may want if, , , , , 1 having a soul above working for his living, he pursues a life of crime with a full appreciation of Its risks. Chauge those risks to certainties, and you at once supply a motive adequate to influence his course. If every* fox hunter ended by brenklng his neck, fox hunting would he shunned, save by a few desperate men, nnd the same would he true of professional crime of this character If It always ended In disaster.—Nineteenth Century. appointment at a certain to he sure uot to miss a boat When lie takes out his watch. , lie Instinctively looks for 4 in the position called for by Iculnr moment, and when he i they have not yet reached ie returns the watch to Its lace, with his mind relieved, position of the hands real part at nil In- the opera- when the time is asked of is unable to reply. In other • accomplishes the paradoxical tetitly looking at a thing witb- • seeing It. utite With a Telescope. neil observation With the tele- tlie Yerlsos observatory re lic unpleasant existence of n ltrlons streaks of light run- izontnlly. whose appearance linly never been noticed be- gnve rise to redoubled un- And yet everything seemed U the glass viewed externally most searching Investigation cover no cause, in desperation the eyepiece unscrewed, and Professor , tiie slimmest of the party, on to crawl, as lie well could in tiie tube Itself, and see If discover aught amiss. He iiit well enough, so wide is the lie got beyond the center, • telescope began to turn over weight, and he would Imve a oti tiie toji of the glass had tiicr end been promptly seized Inst. Then he continued Ids mid In another moment laid i tiie unsuspected author of id', an over!niliistTious spider 'ipially hardworking progeny; succeeded In tilling up tiie 1 of tiie tube with a mass of in tiie hope of cntclilug wbilt e been wholly Imaginary Hies, and their spiders were cure eved. and. from that day to eliavlor of the Yerkes -to Inch been all that heart could de- J Words. Worked the Ptiaaenger*. An amusing scene was witnessed one day on one of tiie mail boats running from Calais to Dover. The sea was rather rough. A young woman, pretty and nicely dressed, appeared to be sud denly taken very ill with seasickness. She groaned and screamed lu apparent agony for some little time. At length a person who nppedred to be a stranger to her approached aud asked whether she would like to take a lozenge,. which he guaranteed would ease her pain. He had often tried it. he said, on people and always with the most marvelous results. Tiie young lady demurred n little at first, but finally accepted the offer Never was cure so instantaneous. Hardly had she swallowed the lozenge than the fair George Washington** totlfry. It is not generally knowu that the great Fn'ther of His Country was on at least one occasion the originator of a lottery, the like Of which at the pres ent duy would he forbidden to. send Its tickets through the malls. That Georg Washington wns Interested In such a scheme is proved by a number of tick ets still In existence which bear bis august name'. It wns the Mountain Rond lottery of which George was thr promoter, and It 1^, of course, unnec essary to state that Washington him self did not financially profit from It All the funds raised by the lotter.- were spent In building the rone through Cumberland gap, near Fred ericksliurg. Va. Originally the lottery tickets which Washington signed wer ■ worth $1 each. Now, been use they hen his signature, they are easily sold fo $30 apiece, though It Is certain tha not oue of them will ever draw a prlzi NO ! BUSINESS Can be properly run without being Advertised, Whnt They Made. A certain father is possessed of ; pair of exceedingly bright girl ehil dren. The other day his eldest dnugii ter, Alice, was putting her younger sister, surname Gretclien, through some arithmetical paces, nnd the father was an amused llstenc; “Gretchun, how much do 12 and 1 make?” was the form of one query aud, being correctly nnswered; othpi patient was sitting up all smiles and , and similar questions followed encli other in quick succession. In! Rest nmUSxerelse. M. ICvarts was a marvel of ill vitality to an advanced lie used to explain It liy say- tie slept late in the morning r took any exercise. There antage lu getting up early in ing if you need tiie sleep, nan is hunting the caudle at - by getting up at an early plv In-cause Ids housekeeping I to that programme. As to xercise. Mr. Evans had dis- |or himself what our pliyslolo- now beginning to tench— lint If a man consumes tissue eliectiiul work the way to loss is by resting nnd not alng more tissue in physical lo the majority of brain xvgeiiizntloii of the blood Is important than physical excr- H'cre are two very good ways Unit: Sleep with your lied- i low wide open in summer and, if you can afford it, i‘ and drive lu the open air. d an hiiiau. ordering ham sandwiches of the stew ard. Some pnssengers were with the iucldent that they Inquired whnt wns the remedy that had had such a wonderful result, and the gen- tlemnn, who, ns he said, was the agent for the sale of tiie lozenges, disposed of a considerable number of boxes 'of them at 10 francs apiece. What was the surprise of the purchasers wlieu they saw the young lady and her pre server go off arm in arm ou the vessel renchlng Dover! The boxes contained common jujubes.—Loudon Telegraph. | Tiie father believing the younger struck | daughter wns doing too much of the work thought he would put bis first born up n tree, and so he broke In with a problem of ills own Invention “Alice,” he queried solemnly, “how much do yob nml Gretclien make?” Without an Instant's hesitation enmi the reply: “Gretclien nnd I. pop. make you n proud and happy father.”—Exchange. VVliUt Story. r,r| l Tlmnet was Imprisoned '•r of London for the O't'ou- ''V of ills friends, the Duke the Duke of Laval and ’eith. were admitted to play An Officious Sexton. There is an Irish clergyman of our, acquaintance who has deservedly a considerable local reputation ns a wit and story teller. He sees everything from tiie humorous side. His appear ance, his voice nnd mauijer are all mirth provoking, especially his laugh. The present writer heard him speak lately of his sexton, who appears to be an original. A lady, a stranger to the place, asked him if there were daily matins lu the church. “No, madam,” he replied, “we can’t afford that, but we put down cocoanut every Sunday.” This official is close at hand at nil baptisms and marriages and Instinct ively answers all the questions asked of sponsors and couples being mar ried, so that the rector says he is god father to Innumerable children nnd has married himself to a considerable num ber of brides, for when the question is put, “Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife?” he always audibly answers, “I will.” It may be truly said “this is very Irish,” for so it is. Indeed, we have been told of a case in which a young lady about to lie mar ried in the church which this sexton serves made It a proviso that he should be churged to keep his distance dur ing the ceremony.—Exchunge. lb'.. v • Out of Children** Sloolha. The teacher of a Sabbath school clnss, i says The Christian Register, npproacb- | ed one little fellow who was present for the first time and inquired his ' name, for the purpose of placing it on the roll. "Well,” said the youngster, , “they call me Jimmie for short, but my maiden name is James.” The Man nnd the Rope. A Chinauiau who tiad been condemn •d to wear the enngue, or wooden col lar, was seen by some of his friends. “What have you been doing,” the,' asked, “to deserve this?” "Oh. nothing.” he replied. “I only picked up an old piece of rope." “And are you to be punished tints so verely.”' they asked, “for merely pick Ing up an end of rope?” “Well," nnswered tiie man, “the fact Is there was a bullock tied to the otltei cud.”—II. A. Giles’ “History of Chinesi Literature.” Ac Rn«> Matter. “The reason some men don’t get along happily," said Mr. Meekton. “lit that they don’t know how to manage a wife." “You know this?" was the skeptical query. “Certainly. It Is the simplest thing In the world. All you have to do is to say ‘yes’ whenever she wants any tiling aud always let her have her own way.”—Washington Star. And no advertising pays better thah newspaper advertising. The news paper goes into the homes of the people nnd is read through. If bar* gains are offered, they make a note of it. TIE SEARCH-LIGHT a first-class advertising medium, HI* Rrrommrpilafloii, Tom—Hello. Hilll I hear you have a position with my friends, Skiuner & Co ? Rill-Oh. yes: 1 have a position ascoi lector there. Tolu—That’s first rate. Who recorn mended you? Rill—Oh. nobody. I *oJ<l them that 1 once collected an account from you. and they Instantly gave me the place —London Fun. [*' liim and remain till the j This is a good mate for the naive and somewhat boastful statement ot a lit- Tli; girl in a Buffalo household who as sured a playmate that she not oDly had two maiden aunts, hut a maiden graud- , mother! She Hod Walled For M. He (about to ask for a kiss)—I have , P llla riss ; i an Important question to ask you. j She (playfully)—I kDow what It Is, George. Yon want me to he your wife. I Well, take me. V r . ! He (rather taken aback)—This is ’ - - . >rar y* ra -' 60t1, a somewhat sudden. Isn’t It? She (tenderly i - I don’t know. George, whether ti is sudden for yon or n"t but l have wa t-il f<» it fur Croc years.-- I- ,.*l"i> . «««•• l:r of 11. Early in the sit- 1,1 s mith fell buck In a lit ' i" 11 ! one of the party rose ! "1;> ’‘Stop’’’ tried another. lle turned out If yon make < t our friend nloue until 11. 'lummy, and be II he none for l tan read death lu bis vni’.r the Case. •ildo-Papa, what Is a 11- ef books which a man Hnr*aer's Razor 1- ‘it' tiff's as much Inconsistent. “You are a most inconsistent wom an,” said Henppck. turning at last. "I am. eh?" she retorted. “How?” “You Insist upon having and using only the most expensive things, and yet"— “Well? You certainly never objrrted \o that?” “No. but do be consistent. Don’t use so much talk. It’s cheap.”—Phihfcel- Swindled. ! “The saddest. inorffbllghted life case i I ever knew.” said the major, “was | that of a man who received a life pass j over a new railroad.” | “How wns tinii ?** asked the eolonel. "Why. the was i-s-nt-d before n- was n ‘ti! !:•: ! I'.;,-: • !ju ■ •■■■ » . i; ’ i 1 .' .1 i -. t ■: ^wiii'li* •' *,or •• i.-.J iikalv: .* ? As it is read by the people very generally in this county and by many hi adjoining counties. PUT AN AD. IN And work up your business to a i * * payin point. Job Work Our hook and job office is busy turn- ini' out first-class job work all the time, and \ye propose to give satis* faction at reasonable prices. If yon need anything in the job printing line, write to us or see us before placing your order. It will pay you. HSSFSCTF'OXX.’S THE SEAI-CE-LISET.