H. V. Mortiiimer, Proprietor.
INDEPENDENT" Live ana Let Live."
$1.00 a Year if Paid iu Advance.
VOL. ni., No. 3.
LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY, FENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1874.
Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
CARDS.
Furniture Warehouse.
V. Bchwarti, Bank streot, dealer in all lindi qf
Furniture. Cbffiptmadeto ordtr. .
Uot ami Shoe Maker.
Clinton nretney, in Lrran'n building. Uank street.
All order! promptly filUdvmrk warranted.
"W
SI. IlAPSIlKIl,
ATTORNEY AND COONSElLOll AT LAW,
Ileal Estate and Collection A cency. W IU Buy and
Bell Iltal Kutate. Conveyancing neatly done. Co),
lectlona promptly made. Settling Kstates cf I)e
eedent, a specialty. May be conaulted In trjKlUh
and Uerman. "T.
jn'o. d. iieh.toi.ette',
attorney and coonsetioh at law
Omce-Flivt Natlonal Bank,.Bulldlng,2nd Floor
MAUCII CHUNK, I'tNNJ.
Hay be conaulted In German. (apr 18, 1871
JJANIEI. KALBFCS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
SI audi Chunk, Fa.
JlS-Ofllce, abOTeWon'a Jewofry.Blore, Broadway.
J u. uiuaucK,
AUCTIONEER,
Eait Welaaiiort, I'a.
N B. Sslea of every description attended to at
reesouable cha'rgea. The patronage of the putlk
Is respectfully solicited. Jan. 21, '74.
JJU. N. II. UEUEB,
PRACTICING rilVSICIAN AND SUItaEUN.
Office, Bahk Street, nelt door above the rostollice,
Lehighton, I'a. Office Hours l"arry Ilia each day
rom 10 to 12 o'clock; remainder of day atofflculu
Lehlghtot. Jiora.'72.
E
AOL E HOTEL,
N. ICLOTZ. PKOP'Il,
Summll Hill, Carbon Co., Pa.
-ilet of accommodations, bxcelleut res
taurant underneath. Good iUlillng attached
Terms moderate.
J BOYD IIENHI,
ARCHITECT,
122 S. 9th St.,Allentown,Pa.
Will furnltu Plana, S peclflcatlons and Estimates
giving exact cost of public and private building,
from (he plalneat to the moat elaborate; alw
Drawings for Stalra, Hand-Halls, .tc. jel3
fgyiOJMAS A. lVIELIAMS.
LAMES' AND UKXTLUMEN'S
FaahlotiKble
Boot and Shoe Maker,
lVeirljr opposite tbe rost-ofllce
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
Having commenced ImnIneSs, as alote, I would
respectfully announce to the cttlzena of Lehigh tou
auti vicinity that 1 am prepared to do all work lu
my Una In the ue.it en t and uiot sulslantUI urnti
tier, at prlcex fully ntt ow ax the Mine work can
be otalneJ In riilladtlphia, A uptendld assort
nienkof C'HILUI.KX'S and MISSED' UKARof
tbe iTest make always on bund. A trial Is solicited
and mttlfactlon guaranteed.
At iowofct prices. J uly 4, 1874.
uomas kejikukr,
conveyancer,
AND
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
The following Companies are Represented!
Lebanon Mutual Fire,
Reading Mutual Fire,
Wyoming Fire,
FottsvUle Fire,
Lehigh Fire, and tlio
Travclcis Accident insurance,
Also Pennsylvania ami Mutual Ilorso
Thief Detective ana insurance torn
pauy. March 20, 187a.
fOS. M. FRlTZIKGCn, .t
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Opposite T. D. Clauss' Store,
BANK STREET. LEHIGHTON. Pa.,
respectfully iufurms his friends and the
public, that ho las Just received a new
nnd excellent assortment of .Men's wo
men's and Children's Ready-Mado
Boots, Shoes & Gaiters,
Which ho will Sell at the Lowest Prices.
Ef Roots and Shoes made to order,
and Repairing neatly and substantially
done at short notice. tap ao.yi
fTMic undersigned respect
fully announces that ho Is better
prepared than ever to liuy and bell
Hides,
Calf aud Sheep Siting,
Tallow aud
Plastering H.alr,
at his Old Stand, nearly opposite the
post ofUce. Rank btreet, Jchlghton.
137" The highest cash prices paid for
Hides audbkins.
nov. 22. C. E. GREENAWALD
OIIACCOMST.
OLIVER CRILLEY, dealer In To
bacco, Cigars, Pipes, Ac., next door to
Rex's Grocery Store, Susquehanna St.,
Mauch Chunk, respectfully mks tlio
peoplo of Lehighton and vicinity, when
visiting that place, to call in and try his
FRAGRANT CIGARS,
the very best In tho market. Every
articles in ins line warranted as repro
tented s i at lowest prices. jnarS
MOTHERS, Look at that Child, it
hae Worms. Go nr send at once
to DURLING'S Drug Store, and get a
bottlo of his WORM SYRUP, so plea
ant and yet so 8uie. may 1)
WHY, Oil, WHY will you suffer
with that Couch or Cold? when
relief may b hurt Immediately by using
DURLING'S Compound Syrup of Tar
Wild Cherry and Horeuonud.
1 NADEN HUTTEN TANNERY
LEIIIGUTON, TA.,
B. J. KTJNTZ, Prop'r,
Respectfully announces to tho public
that ho has Just rebuilt tho Tannery,
formerly of Daniel Olewlne, and put
in all the best and most approved ma
chinery for the
Manufacture of Leather,
such as Hemlock and Oak Sole, Harness,
Upper, Kip, Calf and Sheep, which ho
will supply at the very lowest prlco.
Plastering Hair supplied In large or
small quantities very low. HIDES and
SKINS bought at highest cash prices.
Patronage solicited. Aug. 8-yi
ritoKii
norwm
Tho undersigned calls tho attention
of all parties using Iron to the fact that
ho keeps on hand, at tho
WeissportRollingMill
all Sizes, which he offers at tho Lowest
Market Prices. Also, that he pays tho
Highest Price for SCRAP IRON, or
will take it In cxcliango for Manufac
tured Iron.
In tho absence of the undersigned,
parties will call at the Feed Store of W.
II KNhUli T, Esq., and be attended to.
LEWIS WEISS.
Welssport, Sept 12-m3
JpiLOUK A NO FEED.
Charles Trainer
Respectfully Informs the peoplo of Le
highton that ho has most Excellent
I'lonr Tor Sale ;
Also, good FEED of all kinds, and
STRAW In the .Bundle. He Is also
prepared to do any kind of
Hauling and Plowing
at short notice,.
LEHIGH (2d) STREET,
Lehighton, Pa. March 28-ly
E. H. SNYDER
LEIIIGUTON, l'ENIV'A.,
Dl'.ALKlt IN
Dry Goods, Notions,
GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE,
Glassware, Hardware, &o.
May 31, 1873.
ONDERFUL, RUT TRUE I
Whenever I cct a Rottlo of Uloom
of Youth or Magnolia Ralm, Rose Tint,
a Vj'ox of Lilly White, or anything In
that line to beautify the complexion, at
Durling's Drug Store, it seems to ha
nicer and better than I can get auy-
wneroeise. may
UKILMAN & CO.,
BANK STREET. LeHghton, Pa.,
MILLERS and Dealers In
Ail kinds of GIMIN 3ouRht and Sold
at Regular Market Rates.
Wo would, also, respectfully Inform
our citizens, that we are now fully pre
pared to supply them with tho
From any Mine desired at thn VERY
LOWEST VKICES.
M. HEILMAN & CO.
July 25ti, 1874.
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i-uge, 40 uoiumns ot Uliulco Miscella
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gether with articles from the pens of
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Tnowiuuuai:, Maiik Twain, Ac.
4j-I will send "The People's Ledger"
to any address every week for threo
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SO CENTS.
"The People's Ledger" Is an old es
tablished and reliable weekly paper.
published every Saturday, and Is very
popular tnrougiiout the ri. . ana ilia
die States. Address,
HERMANN K. CURTIS, Publisher,
Nc. 12 School St., liostou, Mass
Nov. 14.3m.
ralTY HIM 7 NO I That Electric
Liniment, like I cot at Durlina's
Drug Store, will euro him or any other
man ot RHEUMATISM aud all other
Pains. may 0
TTUST look at hor Hair! Why I
thought It was turning Grey? So
it was, until sho got a Dottle ot that new
Hair Restorer at Durling's Drug Store.
TjJUV IT I TRY IT I Tlio India
. mi3 Rubber Plasters for a Weak Rack
' DRU LING has them may 0
Railroad Guide.
N'
OIITH PENN A. RAILROAD.
'aaaengers for Philadelphia will leave Lehighton
as follows :
5.00 a. m. via L. V. arrive at Fhlla. at 9.00 a. m.
7.37 a. m. via L. AS. " 11.10 a. m.
7.39 n. m. via L. V. " " 11.10s. m.
11.07 p.m. via L. AS." " 2.15 p. m
11.02 p.m. via L.V. " " 2.1p.m.
2.27 p. m. via L. k S. " 653 p. m.
4.47 p.m. via L. A S. " " 8J!0p.m.
4.44 p. m. i Is L. V. " " R.20 p. m.
7-18 p.m. via L. V. " " 10 80 p.m.
Beturnlng, leave depot at Berks and American
Street, l'lilli., at 7.00, 850 and 9.45 a. m.; 2.10
330 and 5.15 p. m.
tarerrom fnignton to rniiaaeipma, tsa.
E eb.llS74. EL1SCLALKK, Agent
CENTRA I. R. R. OP N. J.
LEIIIOIt i SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
Time Tablo of Juno 20, 1874.
Trilns leave Lehlshton aa follcwa:
For Xew York, Philadelphia, Easton, ke.. s, 757,
11.07 a.m., 2.27, 4.47 p.m.
For lfauch Chnnk at 10.15 a. m., 1.14, 558, and
V 03 p. m.
For Wilkea Carre andScrantonatlO. 15 a.m., 1,14,
S5S p. m.
Returning Leave New York, from station Cen
trai iuurnad or Mew Jeraay, loot or Liberty
street. North Blver, st 5.15, S.O0 a. m., 12.41,
4 00 p. m.
Leavo Philadelphia, from Depot North Peon's
II. II., at 7.00,9 45 a. m., 2.10, 6 15 p. m.
Leave Eatton at 8 30, 10.05, 11.48 a. tu., 3.55 and
7.15 p m.
Leave Mauch Chunk at 7 JO, 11.00 a.m., 2 20 and
4.40 p. in.
Fo: further particulars, see Time Tables at tho
Stations.
II. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Fawngtr Jgmt.
July 4, 1874.
PENNSYLVANIA UAILItOAD,
PHILADELPHIA k E1IIE UK. DIVISION.
Summer Time Table.
On and after SUNDAY, JUNK 28th, 1874, the
Iraioa on the Pbllada. k Erie R It. Division will
run as followa :
WESTWARD.
Fast Ll.il leaves Philadelphia 12.55 p.m.
" " HarrUburg 6.00 p.m.
" " Sunbury 6.65 p.m.
" " Wllllamaport 8AI p.m.
" arr. at Lock Haven 10.(10 p.m
Ekii Man. leaves Philadelphia 11.66 pan.
" ' llarrlburg 4.25 am.
" " Sunbury 630s.m
" " Wllilam.port 8.3Jm.
" " Lock Haven 9.45 a.m.
" " Itenova 11.10 a.ml
" arr. at Erie 8 05 p.m.'
KLKiai Ulll leavea Philadelphia 8.00 a.m.
" " llarrlaburg 1.20 p.m.
" " Sunbury 4.20 p m.
" " AWIIIamaport 6 20 p.m.
' arr. at Lock Haven 750 p.m.
NuaiRi KirntBs leaves Philadelphia 7.20 a.m.
" " " llarrlaburg 10 40 a.m.
" " Sunbury 1250 p.m,
" " i " Wllllamfport 2.05 p.m.
" " " Lock Haven 310 p.m.
" " " llenova 4.J0pm.
" " arr. at Kane 9.50 a.m.
EASTWARD.
Pints. Eirxtsi leaies Lock Haven 021 a.m.
" ' " Sunbury B5i p.m.
" " Wllllameport 7.45 a.m.
" " arr. at llarrlaburg 11.45 am.
" " " Philadelphia 355 p.m
Erie Mail leaves Erie 11.20 a.m.
" Renora 9 20 p.m.
" ' Lock Haven 955 p.m.
" " Wllllamsport 10.60 a.m.
" " Suobury 12.40 a.m.
" arr. at HarrUburg 2 40 a.m.
" " Philadelphia C40a.m
Eimal MlIL leaves Lock Haven 0.45 a.m.
" " Wllllamsport 11.00 a.m.
" " tunbury 12.40 p.m.
" arr. at llarrlaburg 3.05 p.m.
" " Philadelphia 055 p.m.
Kuaait ElPEtss leaves Kane V.OJ a.m.
' " " Renovo 4 05 p.m.
" " " Ick Haven 6 25 p m.
" " " Wllllamaport 8.50 p.m.
" " " Sunbnry 8.40 p.m.
" ' arr si llarrlaburg 10,65 p.m.
" " " Philadelphia 2.50 a.m.
Mall East connects east and weatat Erie with L
Si M 3 R Wsndatlrfluetou with Oil Creek aud
Allegheny R R W.
Mall West with east and west trains on LSAU
S R W. and at Corry andlrvlneton with Oil Creek
and Allegheny 11 It W.
Elmira Mail and Buffalo Rzprera make close
connections st Wllllamaport with N C K W trains
uorth, and at llarrlaburg with N 0 R W train,
south. TO A. BALDWIN, Qcn'l Supt.
AAA .REWARD for an Incurable
llllllf Vse of Catarrh, ifler having
snulfered. delnired. Eancled. hawk
ed, spit and gagged t your entire satlifactlon In
your useless eudesvors to get relief from catarrh,
use Urlgga' Alleviator according to dlrectlona. The
nlthy mass of mucous will be Immediately expell
ed, and tbe Inflamed surface soothed, the eyes
sparkle with delight, the head feea natural aeaiu:
hope revives, for a cure Is sure to follow the uie of
mis agreeame, scienuocana reliable remedy.
f1nr1ici T Ml1CII has been said
H illlli' IIS 1 and written, and many re
VUUgUUI medles bsve been ottered for
tbe relief aud cure of throat and lung diseases; but
nothing baa been so eminently successful, or ob
tained suen a wide celebrity, as jirlggs' Turost
and LuDg Healer.
Corns!
TnE
uroduc
excruclatlne pain
reduced by corns, the uoceai-
los twloglog from IluolODtb
plerrlntf, dtitrrlDB pajn from Ioprowlog Nalli,
caunot be deicrlbed. Tbouaandi luffer, not know
iof there li a cure Urltfgi corn and 1J union
fieniedlti are no acid cr potash compound. Lut
are reliable, loothtnsr. and elXectual, and Justly
merit the aucceii the have earned from an ap
preclatUe public. The Cura'Ire i a healing oint
ment: Imiuedlate relief li obtained by Hi appltca-
tlon.aod it will poaltlrely cure the wont caaea of
leciereu corni! mnamea ana uieeraiea nunioni.
the lorett Inctvp, the largest and aeTereat bUterf.
the moat extemlte catloaltlcson th soloior hls
of the feet; uuequalled In the cure of chlldUiIni
or fronted feU The AlUtiator for ordinary corui
and preventing their formation li absolutely un
equalled by an thing tver known. Aslt forllrlgga'
Hemedles. Take uo other
fl) Stefan T IT'S ALL VERY WELL,
III i iS thw not troubltd to think it it nUA
M. frgtafuivtlVtt. brtAw reason
the unfortunate lujftrcr geU wry littU tynpalhy,
TheayonyoTopJutunotor cannot be much wone
than Vte torture endured by milt ion t who are troubled
with internal bleeding t external and itching piles
Glid Tiding $ for tuffcrerer, Uriggt'i IMe Jiemedies
are mild, eafe and ture,
afljAMiici ! ARE THE MOST PLEN
8 jlltllS I kina Lorain inthemarket.
w a autK; e jwry one nat p tuppty , from
the thru year dd child to the grandtire verging on
a hundred; tytuh,hand$ome young ladies tcho daily
promenade ash umable resorts; middle aged matrons;
old maids, drtssed un to a wear vouna and aayidan-
dies, wUh Vuirpatentleathertt and tnvenliable walk'
ing slick; ih clergyman, mercnaru, cktk, anttan
(aim msminKt aj un uyr unu iiutvn iravcu jut
supply of corns, bunions, bnd itnds, and other bother
aixonsoj inejtti,au oj wnxenare oanueu ana curea
by the use of JiriggsU Corn and Bunion JUvtedies,
Alleviator and Curative. Suld by
A. J. DUULING.Drugglst,
Lelilghtou, I'a.
May 0. 1874 ly.
rmilK Teople ot Lelilghtou and vlcln
!ty all unite In tcstifyluff that at A .
J- DUULING'S Drug and Family Med
Iclnu Store, 1'uiui, l''m:tm and Unaddl-
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gJAMUEl, GUAVBll,
Opposite tho Public Squaie,
SOUTH ST., LEHIGHTON, PA.,
Manufacturer of
Tin & Sheet Iron Ware
And Dealer In all kinds ot
t3T Roofing, Spouting and Jobbing
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JTjlOR SALE,
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Imjuiro of
W. M. RAPSUER.
Lehighton, Oct. 24, 1874.
A Terrible Tlmo or It.
Thoy have a now hired girl over nt
Keyser's farm, just outside our town,
says Max Adcler, and on Tuesday, be
fore starting to spend tho day with n
friend, Mrs. Keyser Instructed the girl
to whitewash the kitchen during her ab
sence. Upon returning, Mrs. Keyser
found the Job completed In a very satis
factory manner. On Wednesdays -Vrs.
Keyser always churns, and last Wed
nesday when she was ready sho went
out, and, finding (hat Mr. Keyser had
already put the milk into the churn sho
becan to turn the hanlde. This was at
eight o'clock in the morning, and sho
turned until ten without any stgus ot
butter appearing. Then she called In
the hired man and be turned until din
ner time, when he knocked off with
some very offensive language addressed
to that butter which had not yet come.
After dinner tho hired girl took hold of
tho crank and turned it energetically
until two o'clock, when she let go with
a remark which conveyed the impress
ion that she believed tho churn to be
haunted. Then Mr. Keyser came out
and said ho wanted to know what was
tho matter with that churn, anyhow. It
was a good enough churn If peoplo only
knew enough to work it. Mr. Keyser,
then wotked tho crank until halt-past
three, when, as tho butter had not come,
he surrendered it again to the hired man
beciuse ho had an engagement lu tho
village The roan ground tlio machine
to an accompaniment of frightful im
precations; then the Keyser children
each took a turn for half an hour, then
Mrs. Keyser tried her hand, aud when
sho was exhausted sho again enlisted
tho hired girl, who said her prayers
whllesho turned. But the butter didn't
como. When Keyser came homo nnd
found tho churn still in action ho blas
ted his eyes and did some, other Intio
cent swearing, and then ho seized tho
handle and said he'd make tho butter
come If he kicked up an earthquake in
doing It. Mr. Keyser effected about
two hundred revolutions ot tho crank a
minute, enough to have made any or- 1
dlnary butter come from tho ends of tho '
earth; and when the preipirntlobcgan
to stream from him and still the butter
didn't como, he uttered ono wild yell
of rage and disappointment aud kicked
the churn over tho fence. When Jrs.
Keyser went to pick It up sho put her
uose closo down to tho buttermilk nnd
took a sniff. Then sho understood
how It was. Tho girl had mixed tho
'whltwesh in the churn and left it thero
A good, honest and Intelligent servant
who knows how to churn can find a
situation at Keyser's. There Is a va
cancy. After the Election.
When I got homo last night, said
Squills, tho old lady was up waiting for
me. I knew there was something in
soak. There always Is when she sits
propped up in bed reading, and I know
it.
I wasn't feeling pretty good, said
Squills, for I bad been whltewahsd In
the convention, sold out body,boots and
breeches, and I felt like a board yard
hu cat with his back hair curled the
wrong side up,
"Have you got elected, Squills,
dear?"
I know that she had seen the paper,
but I said, "No, love," as mildly as If
elections and all such snares' were be
neath ray notice.
"Not got the election, Jr. Squills?"
"No, Mrs. Squills; not that the court
Is awaro of at this present writing.
Certainly not."
'Then, what do you expect to get
for all the whiskey you've been pour
ing down those fellows' throats?"
"What fellows' throats7"
"Your frltnds who havo boen tramp.
Ing in and out of my home, Mr, Squills,
and borrowing your children's money,
and running you Into all kinds of dis
reputable places to hunt up votes and
sneaking you off Into tho country
to barbecues and other Infamous re
sorts, paying for buggies and making
ridiculous remarks which I know you
paid the reporters to work up Into a
speech. A nice thing you havo dono
for yourself and mo and the poor chil
dren, and then, after all, not to get any
for your pains. I'm ashamed of you,
Mr. Squills. If I could afford to bluth
for o wretched a being, Squills, I would
blush for you, but I can't, and, what's
more I won't. Don't till mo Squills,
that you don't want mo to blush for you,
and you sitting there Just as mad as a
hatful of hornets. After you telling me.
' too, and the dear child, that sho should
havo n new silk when you got the ejec
tion. A nice election you've got, and
thoso fellow3 who took your money anil
your whiskey Just laughing at you and
thinking what a fool you nro for be
lieving tlicm. That's what hurts mo In
the tenderest point, Squills."
"About thW time," said Squills, "I
put out tho light, tumbled Into bed and
prepared to go to sleep, but Mrs. Squills
still kept at It with forty Squills pow
er." After a time exhausted naturo gavn
way, and sho waa silent. Then I felt
a singular jiggling of tho bed, I turned
around and said. "Mrs. Sqallls, Is that
you? What In tho world aro you doing
that for? If you want to laugh, laugh,
but don't shake as if you had tho buck.-,
ague."
"Oh, .what a politician you are,
Squills," said she. "Two weeks can
vasslng, and then to bo beaten by a
tadpole!"
"Too keep peace In the family,"
said Squills, "I had to promise tho ilrc33
or something else, and aa for tho tad polo
business, what can you explain to a
woman?"
..Did Not Escape It.
Wo of to-day look upon Georgo
Washington's memory with reverence
nnd. respect. It may be a consolation
to politicians, who nave been abused by
fiolr opponents in tho iato champaign
to see that even Washington did not
escape calumny. Tho Philadelphia
American of March 4, 1707, contain!
tho following:
"Lord, now lettest Thou thy servant
depart In peace, for tuino eyes havo
seen Thy salvation," was tho pious
ejaculation of a man who beheld a flood
of happlLcss rushing upon mankind, If
over there was a time that would license
tho reiteration ot tho exclamation, tint
tlmo Is now arrived, for the man who is
the sourco of all tlio misfortunes of our
country Is this day reduced to a level
with his fellow-citizens, nnd Is no long
er possessed of power to muUlply evils
upon tho United States. If over there
was a period for rejoicing, tills Is tlio
moment. Every heart In uuUon with
thn freedom ami happiness of tho peo
ple ought to beat high with exultation
that the name ot Washington this day
ceases to glvo a currency to political
iniquity, and to legallzo corruption. A
now era Is now opening upon us an
era which promises much to the people,
for public measures must now stand
upon their own merits, and nefarious
projects can no longer bo supported by
a name. When a retrospect Is taken of
tho Washington Administration for
eight years, It Is a subject of tho great
est astonishment that a slnglo Individu
al should havo cankered tho principles
of Republicanism in an enlightened
people Justemerged from the, gulf ofdo.
spotism, and should havo carried his
designs against the public liberty so far
as to have put In jeopardy Its very ex
istence. Such, however, aro tin facts,
and with theso staring us In tho face;
this day ought to bo a Jubilee In tho
United Stites.
A Ileal Life No Komancc.
Charlotte Cushmau, in bidding adieu
to tlio stage, said: If tlio few words I
am about to say savor of egotism or,
vainglory you will, I am suro, pardon
me, Inasmuch as I am hero only tospoak
of myself. You would teem to com pi I'
mcnt me upon an honorable life. .Is I
look back upon that life It seems to mu
that It would have been absolutely Im
possible for me to havo led any other.
In this I have been mercifully helped
more than are many ot my moro beauti
ful sisters In ntt. I was, by a press of
circumstances, thrown at an early ago
iito a profession for which I had re
ceived no special education or schooling;
but I had already, though so young,
been brought face to face with necessi
ty. I found life sadly real ond Intense
ly earnest; nnd, In my Ignorance of
other ways of study, I resolved to take
therefrom my toxt and watchword, To
be throughly In earne-t, In all my
thoughts and in all my actions wheth
er In my profession or out of It be
came my ono slnglo Idea, and I hones'.,
ly believe therein lies tlio secret of my
success In life. I do not believe that
great succuss in nny nit can bo achiev
ed without It.
I say this to beglnuers In my profess.
Ion, and I niu suro nil tho aossclates In
my art who havo honored me with
their presence on tin occasion, will In
dorse what I say lu this art Is an ab.
toluto mistress; sho will not bo co
quetted with or sli;litud; tho require
the most entire self-devotion and bite,
repay with grand triumphs.