INDEPENDENT-" Live ana Let Live."
$1.00 a Year if Paid in Advance.
yoL. in., No, oo.
LEniGIlTOX, CARBON COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 3t, 1875
Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
H. V. Morthimkr, Proprietor.
CARDS.
Vnrnltnre 'Weirelioiise.
,V. Bchwirti, Bank street, dealer tn all I fruit t)f
furptturt. Qofflnt made to order.
Ho.t ami Shoe Makers.
Clinton llretney, in Leran'l building. Dank street.
Ml ordertpromptlyJUledwork warranted.
r good joi) printing, call at
the cabbon advocatk office
"Work ready when rroroisod. And at cUy .prices,
lie sure to call It -will pay to aa so.
BEATTY..
Plnnol
i-WHiMid Ktsmn tor lull Information, Price
List, Ac,. 40. DANIEL F. a?ATTY, Wash
ington, N ow Jersey.
JJANIEI. KAIiBPUS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
ftlaiicli Chunk, Pn.
P-0fllre. abQTS Colon's Jewelry Blore, Broadway.
M. MOIillBAUN,
ATTOBNEY AT' LAW.
MAVJCH C'nusK, PA.
Collections and all tcg.il business Promptly
ittended to. rely 24. 137B.
attended t
srwT A. UjSnilAMKIl, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON.
Special attention paid to Chronic Disease".
Office: 8rath East coiner Iron ami 2nd Ft;..
1,0-
M anion. Pa. April J, ibi.i.
T)U. N. B. UBDEB,
PRACTICINO PHYSICIAN AND SUROKON,
Offlcs, Bank Street, next door above the Poatofftre,
Lebtahton. Pa. Office Hours-Parryillls each day
rom 10 to 12 o'clock; remainder of day ;njMln
LebUhton.
J U. DIMNIOK,
AUCTIONEER,
East Wetuport, Pa.
N B. Sales of every description attended ly at
reasonable charges. The patronage of the nubile
4. ...nflfiil1 solicited. Jan.24,'.4.
ii respectfully solicited.
JNO. D. BKU1 OTKTTB. . . JB B. IOSE
gkllTOLiBTTB b I.OOSB,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
Oiri.ci-Flrst Natltnal Hark r.ull g, 2nd Floor
MAUCII CHUNK, Ttsxi.
May be consulted In Ocrman. IJuly 21 1S75.
jp jr. aiKEHAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 4. Dolon's Illock,
VAIICII C1HJNK, PA.
J3-Cn h fousulted In German. Jan9.
yplIOMAS 8. DBCK,
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE.
BANK Street, LBHIQIITON, Ta.
Conveyarclnt,Collectlnr and all business con
nectedwlththeofflcepmnipilyattendid to.
kn.nt iap UrBtlMk. Insurance Cninnanles
and ltUka of all kinds taken on the mint lllrnl
erins. J""'
-yrr m. uAPsimuj
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
ii. vk atseet. Lehiohton. PA.
Ileal Eststeaud Collection Agency. Will Iluyand
M.11 u..l MktMte. CoureTanclu neatly done. Col
lections promptly wade. Settling Estates of De
cedent, a specialty. May be coukulted In Enijlish
jndUennau. Nov. 22.
J,
BOYD UENKI,
ARCHITECT.
No.
310 Lackawanna Ave.,
P.. O . Lwk Boi No.WO,
' SCRANTON, (la.
Will furnish Plans, Specifications and Estimates
..l.ln Mv.ct rn.t of rublle aud nrUate buildings.
fram the nlaluest to the most elaborate: also
Drawings for 8talrs, Uand-llalls, Ac. je!3
CONYEYANOER,
AND
PENEHAL INSURANCE AGENT
The following Companies are Kepresented:
LEBANON MUTUAL l'lBK.
11EADIQ MUTUAL 1'lliE,
WVOMIM1 FIltK,
POTTHV1I.T.K T-IllK.
LEIIinll FIltK.andtheTHAV
KLElla' ACCIDENT INUUltANCi;,
Also Pennsylvania aod Mutaal llorbe Thief
lleteoiive anu insurants uuuiiauv. .
Marco 2a. 1873. . Tliua. KKMEltliU.
f-piIOBlAS A. WIl.iIABlS.
JU
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe 3VIacer
Kelt toLeuckeVi Illock.
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
UavlnK commenced business, as above, I would
espactfully announce to thecltlsens of Lehighton
B.UU Vicinity I atujjrejurtru iuw.ii .wi.iu
lav Una In the neatest aud most substantial mau.
ner. at prices fully as tow astho same work can
be otalned In Philadelphia. A splendid assort
raent of CHILDREN'S and MISSES' WEAR 01
t be best mske always oil hand. Atrial Is solicited
and satlfactlon guaranteed.
t lowest prices. July 4,1874.
iO NADEN HUTTEN TANNERY
LEUIGIITON, VA,
B. J. ?:TJNTZ, Pyop'r
nespocttully annonnoos to the nubllo that ho
haaJuatltKBUILT THK TANNKUY. former
ly 0! Daniel Ulewtne. and pat In all the best and
moat appioveu macuinery tur vuu
Manufacture of Leather,
irach as HEMLOCK and OAK BOLE, 11AU
HMO. ui rAn. iv.,. naij. nuu nuu... ,
which he will supply at tho very lowest uiloes.
PLAHTKltINO JlAIIt aunnUed In lane or
email quantities very low, 1UUK3 and HKINU
Douant at nixneai oasn prices.
' Patronage aoUclted. AU(r. 8-yl
F"1
UK ABiI FEED.
Charles Trainer
nMpeotfully announces totnepeopleof Lehlgh-
lon uu no aeeps a iiui siogk oi exoeneub
Flour Tor Sale
Also, OOOD FEED et all kinds, and STBAW In
Ue BUNDLE. He ts also pi spared todo all
tlndsot
gaoling and Plowing
fa sAcrt notloe and at LOW PRICES.
LEIIIGII (2d) STREET
UHIOnTON.Pa. Mitcb23
Railroad Guide.
ORTII PKNNA.lt AIT. HO AD.
Passengers for Plil'adclpliia will leave LchlitU.
ton ns follows t
w a. m. via i v. arrive m a'iiub, ni v: w u. m.
17 n. m. vm L. S. " " imon. m.
31 n. m. vl i T V. ' ' 11:15 a.m.
11 :07 p. rn. via L .t S. " M0 p. m.
1H12 p.m. via L.V. " 2 20p.m.
2:21 V. in. Via L. i o, on i v. m.
4ll7li. 1U. VlftL. 4 B. " 8:20p.m.
H p. to. VIB L. V. " " I31 P. "I-
38 p. in. via L. V. ' " 10,50 p. in.
Kunming. IcavndCDOtnt I'crks and Aincrl.
enn St.. riilla., DtTiK), 8:30nnd 0:15 a. ra-i 2:10,
5:15 nml 6:15 p. m.
rnro irom ijcnignion 10 A'niin., oo,
Juno 6. 18;3 ELLIS ULAIIK, Agent.
KNTltAI. 11. H.lOl' N. .1.
1.K111GU A SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
All ltnll Itnutc tn I.onfi l'rncll.
Timo Table or May ill, 1870.
Trillin le-ive I.pklihton as tollcwst
orNW York. Eiston, Ac., a, 7.17, 11.07 a. m.,
for i'liladelpbla,'7.47, 11.07 a. 111., 2.20,4.47,
l.i r p. ni.
rMauch Chnuk at 10.20 a. m., 1.14, 5.3S, and,
11 43 n. rn.
For Wllkcsllarre and Scranton at 1U.S0 o. m., 1.14
). in.
Jttlurning Loavo New York, f.cia station Cen
tral llauroau or rew jem-y, iooi oi j.ueny
street, North Klvor, atO.30, U.13 a. ni., 12.45,
6 .10 n. in.
Laaro Iiilladtlphla, from Depot North l'cnn'a
11 j:., at 7.0 ', o.lo a. in., -.io, p. ni.
Leant Easloii at tl.40, 11.4t a. in., 3.55 and
8.10 p in.
Leave Mnucli Chunk at 7.40, ll.Ga.m., 2.20 and
4.40, 7.10 p. in.
Fo: further particulars, see Time Tables at the
Stations.
ASSENdERS FOR LOXU 1111ANU11 Ull.V.MJ li
CARS AT I.LI.A11KT1I.
II. 1'. IIALDW1N, Ben. l'aucnser Agent.
July4,lS74.
pKNNSYI.VANl A UAipOAD,
PHILADELPHIA A ERIE RR, DIVISION.
Summer Time TuLle.
On and alLoi SUNDAY. MAY 23rd. 1871. tho
Tralusbn Iho PmlaueliihU 4 i.rlo Buluoad 1)1.
vision i Ul 1 uu as follows ;
WEh rW ABI).
FAST LINE leaves Nw Yonc
'lnladelihia
0.2 am.
12.55 p.m.
I. 20 p.m.
ri.iup.iu.
8.S5 p.in.
10.20 p.m.
11.5'ip.m.
8.23 V.U1.
II. 5i p.m.
11.5! p.m.
1.25 a m.
b a-ia.m.
0.43 a.m.
11.05 a. in.
7,t.c p.m.
7.40 a.m.
7:ru a.m.
10.55 a.m.
1.55 p.m.
3.15 p.m,
4 31. p.m.
8.00 A.m.
8.30 u.ui.
1.23 p.m
fi.10p.1u.
j.'inp.in.
iii.iumoiu
Jlnnl$UurA
air. at WllUamsport
Lucx Jlnveu
liclicfunte
ERIE MAIL lcatcs New York
rnuadcipiiia
Bahimoro
llarrl.burjx
Wllliamspoit
Lock Uu cu
lienovu
nir. at Knu
NIAOABA EX. loaves l'Mladdphia
llairisburs
arr. at WUUsnispurt
Lock 11 en
ltenovu
ELMIBA J1AIL leaves puiladclptila
Knlllmnm 1
llarrlshuig;
aiT. at WilllanisiHirt
L'ick,llayeu
EASTWAB1),
1IILAD!A EX. leaves Lock Haven
William: port
mr. at Harn'!)iui:
lmulpioro
l'lnlnileipUla
Nbw Yoik
0 4) A.m.
7.5 a.m.
11.43 a.m.
0.15 p m
3.33 p.m.
t.43 p,m.
Ti w rvpnr.se! leaves Iteiiova
o.iue.n
Williainsiuirt 10.60 a.m.
nrr. at narrieunra; cohmu,
I'niiauuii'iua n-uji.ui,
New Yorx
0.15 p.m.
3i.5 p.m.
l'.20u.m
8.23 p.m.
0.45 p m,
10.50 p.m.
223 am,
7.35 a m.
Jialtlmoro
1R1E MAIL loaves Eno
Ttcuova
Lock Haven
WilUnmspoit
nrr. nt HnirUburir
lla'tnnoie
Philadelphia
New York
6.45 a.m.
loan a.m,
12.35 n.m,
8.53 O.IO,
7.33 a m,
7.31 a.m.
rAST LINE leaves Williameport
r arc at llnrrtsbnrg
jiuiumoru
Philadelphia
Now Y'orK
10,25 a.m.
-Erin Mali West. Nlarrara Exnrcss West. El
rolra Jlall West aud liny Express East piano
close connection ni r,orinutuueri.nuwuii jj. ec
11 n ii tmiTiHinriv nti'ii lain, anu bcianioti.
Kilo mall West. JNinaoru I'.xpre a west anu
r.itnira Mail West mako c.oso connoctlou at
WilUamspoit wllh N. C. It. W. tralua uortli.
r.rlo Mall rftal anil Wot. Niagara Hiprcss
West, Fast Lino west and Day Express mako
close ctninccuuu Ub jiaivu nnu u. v.
1111. trnllta.
Erin JItt 1 East aud West connect at Etlo with
trains on l a. w. a. inv. lit upiTy win u. v.
4 A, V. nil., at j.-iiinonuui wuu u. i, i. l-
ul, mill nt nrlllnroiul with A. V. ItH.
Pallor Cars will run oetween Philadelphia and
wililiiii'tiioit en. riuiiNia express new, ihki
Lluo West, 1'UUailelehl.t Uiptcss East aud Day
lsxpros East. Mcepinif i;ars u an iiiaut triune
HJl. J. II1IUUHI.I1 BU I l-Ul'.
PVotts' Star Organs.
uutl cdoo, Vfl6l)Uifitoii( N, Jx CorrespoiiUeuco
toiiciteu,
"TQAVIU EUIIERT'S
Hvery & Sale Stables
I1ANIC STIlKrST.MIIIItlHTON, Pa
FAST TROTTING HORSES,
ELEGANT CARRIAGES,
And positively LOWEB PRICES than any
outer ijiti'iy 111 ino mauiy.
Large and handsome Carilapes for Fanoral
purposes and Weddings. DAVID EUUliUT.
Nov. 22. 1671
SAVJU JIIONKY
By purchasing your
Groceries 1 Provisions
Also a Choice Variety of
AT THE NEW STOIIB OF
E. H. RHODES,
Opposlt tbonsomco. BANK.
A FULL LINE OF CHOICE, FRESn
Teas, Coffees,
Sugars, Molasses,
Spicos, Dried j?ru.its,
$fo. . Mackerel,
ICerosono Oil,
Tobaccos, &o., &o.,
All ol which are warianted of first-class ouallty
and sold CHEAP FOB OASU.
Thelllahost Market Pneo allowed for BUT.
TEB. EOOS and COUNTRY PRODUCE gen.
crallv In Exchange for Goods.
A trial Is iMpcctiuUy solicited.
April ju-yi t i ill vz.
UYITI TltYlTl-inE 'NDIAHUB
IlEn rr.ARTElls for a Weak Back. DU ItL-
INO has them. May
Plotts' Star Organs
Are in caws warranted not to crack or warp If
properly used. Bend for catalogue Address.
KlAvAHl) 1'LO lTa. Wnalllnnton, N. J.
T OOK BEAUTIFUL-LOOK ItOSYJ-A hot--LJllO
Cf DURLING'S iioxi: .aLYcnniNi! for
Itounhncss of the SKIN, cllXl'PED HANDS,
oco.f.oniy &i cenis a uoiuo. aiuj v.
BEATTY.
Plnnol
COMBINES EVERY IMPIlOVr,lIENT
KNOWN. raScml stamp for circular. A3
ros U. F. 1J15ATTY, waslilngton. N. J.
Plotts' Star Organs
Comblnobeauliy, dnrnbllity and worth. Send
for Illustrated caialoiruo beforo buylnir. Art.
dress the ranimtacturer, EDWA11D rLOTTS,
Washington, N. J.
II Y, Oil WHY will you suffer with that
POTIOII or ClOr.Dt wlipn rnn niavlin im.
mediately re'n.veil by usinFDUIlIilNO'l COM
POUND HYItUP of TAB WILD CITEBBY
DUd 1IOBLHOUND. Slav 8
ninE PEOPLE OF LEnianTON and viran
x ltv all nnlto In tn.tlf vlnur that nt A. J.
DUBLING'3 Dru
g nnn i amuy jueaicinestoro.
V KADULTEK ATED MEDICINES
u.in. 1KV.8M and
ran always bo found.
uay o.
BEATTY.
I'lniipl
AGENTS WAN'lEDI (Male or Female.) to
tako orders. DANIEL F. UEATTY, Wash.
Iniflop, N. J.
Plotts' Star Organs
Acronta Runoliwlnt flmirfatlmt ilrfr comnA.
tlilon for thn Batne rlnsrt or lnitrnments. Try
one. Aiiarcss, EDWAUD PLOTTS, WashiDi?.
ton. N. J.
BEATTY
piano:
NO OTIIEB FIANO-FOi.TEhas attained the
aimn popularity. Send stamp far circular.
D. F. BEA11Y. Washington, Now Joiacy.
plotts' Star
Organs
Amrnersnn. miln orfrtmntn. V7hn hnn ti llttln
lelsordtlmn can timeum ti firRUrlfiainstrnnifnt
at a preatly j educed pneo. Sfud stamp for
iinuicuiar, Address, JisUWARU I'LOTTS.
Vnshincton, N, J,
s
AniVEL GRAVER-)
Opposite tho PuhlloSquar". SOU TU STREET
LEHIGHTON, Tx,
Manufacturer of
Tin & Sheet Iron Ware
And Dealer in all kind of
i T V M I !
rr uoopiNo.proUTiNn and JonniNa
promptlv attended to ot reaunable charce-t.
f-iUY. JV. OAAlUrJLi UUAVHiU.
jS W. E ACHES,
Contractor Sc Builder,
LEHIOHTON, PENN'A.
l'lans anil Spcrldcatlons
FOU ALL KINDS OF BUILDINGS MipE
AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
NO CHARGES
Made, for TLANB and SPECIFICATIONS
wncn tun coutract Is awarded to the unaer
slgnod.
June,IS73yl.
A. W. EACIIKd.
L.
F. KLiUl'I'IIVGKR
Would respectfully .
ami ounce to lilac
friends and the pub C
llo Iu ireneral. that'
he has opened a flrst-class
Livery & Sale Stable,
and that ho can furnish Horses, Rnggles and
.no L,-t. iiew.rniuoii, ior lueasuro,
busiuussor FUNEBAL PUItl'OSKS, at very
UEASON AULE ClIABQEs and short notice.
AIM, KIM)S OF IXAVaM'G
Promptly attended to at moderate rates.
L. F. KLEPPINQEB,
Corner of Bank and Iron Streets,
Jan. 2. . Lenlghton, Pa,
UKSSUI ANO LIVE
The iindnriitfmnii rpnfli'tfMili7 infrti-m. .
liens of l arlxjii and adlolnlnjr counties, that he
aav v l s.xi A VU HJ aujsl(w UlrjLU W1U1
at all times, at prices fully as low as they can
bo bought for elio there. Also, SMOKED
J.Vl.ll:' , auuiuai aim ii MAUHAUK, AT
WHOLESALE AND BBTAIL.
Orders will lie timmntlv 1111M9 mm1 rrnna
euippcu w uuy puini, ai. ino suonesi notice.
JOSEPH OBERT,
Danfc Street, LchlgbtoD, To,
HCpi, IV, 1874-yl.
rj-HIKODORE KEMEREIt,
Manufacturer ol and Dealer In all Unas of
uuuDaiiuiiu ana ala i-u jusn
FURNITURE,
Next to Bomls A nofford'a Carriage
ianufactory,
Bank Street, Lobighton, Pa
Klcb'ant Parlur Suits,
Handsome Uedreom Bets.
Selling very Cheap for Cash
Examine before purchasing elsewhere.
nsvlnghad an.xperlenee of twenty years
In tit
UNDERTAKING
Easiness. I am prepared to furnish all kinds oi
cur PI MS and CASKETS on short notice, and
attend to all business in this line In such a man-'
ner as will gtve entire satisfaction, on very
rcaaonable terms. Patronage sollolted.
if a-h 27. y 1 UEO. KEUEREB
OB PBf NTj-Na nt the very lowest prices at
THE CABBON ADVOCATE OFFICE.
MOTnElfB, Ixwk at that Child, It has
"Woru-n. Oo or send at onto toDUELlNO'a
DRU'J bTOHE. and Ket n hottio of his WOBM
SYRU1. so pleasant and yc0 sure. May o
BEATTY ,
PIANOl
ENDOBSEO 11Y.TUE HIOIIEST MUSICAL
AUTIIOltrriES As THE BUST. D. i
BEAlTY.yroprlotor, Washington, N, 1.
T P. BBI.TZ,
pnoTooRArnnR,
Upper Main street.
bLATINGTON, PA.,
Iu tho OALLKHV recently oocnpicd by
H. H. DENflLHR
riCTJRE TAKEN IN ANV W3SATHEB,
A "pccially.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED,
And Sntwaetlon
Ountnntced. June11lT75yl
(UDITOIl'S NOTICE.
The undeulsned, Anditor appointed by (he
distribute the fund la Court arising from iho'
anerm -h snio oi inn properly OI Augustus Us-
wald. will meet all nortirui lntrreRleil. fnr thn
purpose of his appointment, mi Monday, the
ties ml
the olilces nt I'ertolotte 4 Looso, In tho borough
olu unv oi nngasi, ia,a, ni III O'CIOCK, A. ai at
VL MUUKH V.11U11K.
jamkh k. r.nnsi-:.
July 24.- 4 Auditor.
OA. SEYMOUR, M.
DUUO flTORE. IM". W. corfier TIIlTt.
T KEN XII and 1SIIOWN Streets. Ptylartotptila,
la more than a anally successful in the treatment
of Blood. Him and Diinarv AffectlonsAllBoasoa
arlslnp tb rough iraprndence -hr early Inalscre
tlona, or where tho parties aflTcted no not care
to apply to their regular physician. Chartro
moderate. Two-thtrOsol the Doctor's pittlcuU
have employed him solely through the recom
uiendutlon of others. July 24-yI
JSSIUNEE'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
Tho nndcrslimed. Assignee of PRI8CILLA
and H. A UEEIis. of thoBoroaeh of Lehixh
ton, Carbon County. Pa., will offer at Public
Sale, on tho ji remises, aa above, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14tli, 1875,
Commencing at TIlttKE o'clook P. INT., the lot.
Iodine valuable property, situated on Bank
titreet. In the Dorough oi Lehigh (on aloronnld.
bolng one-half ot Lot No. 32 on the plan of fcaul
Itomuirli. havinz a, front on said 11 aim strict of
i3 feet, and exieumnK weerly in depth lbO feet
v luciim iu rBcti, iuiuv, uikju -yvuiuu is urJi;n-u a
Two-sTony plank dwkllinq house,
22 bv 20 feet, with biseraent, a two-story Plank
Kitchen attached. 10 tjy 18 feet, u gooil well of
water, and othpr lmprovemeuts. The build
lags are all In srood order, having been built
anuui three years
At the Fame time the followlucr articles of
PEI180NAL PltOPKHTY, t Wltj OneBed.
stead and beddinjr, one bnteftu, cat pets, stove
and ptpe. one pick, one axe. one pair counter
sen e. lard can. pint Jars, and oib,cr article too
nnmercu- to mention.
Terms of tale will be raado known afc time and
place of sale by
TIIUM Jt!.JUUilCs.l..
Aaalmieeof 1'. & H. A. Ilei-rn.
July 1,1875.
-J-RS. S. E. I'ATJSINUKH,
Milliner! Dress Maker,
One door above Darling's Drag Stoic,
HANK Street, Lcliightoii, Tenim.,
If as just opened a splendid assortment of the
latest styles of Spring anfl summer
Millinery Goods!
Co rap rising n ATS, BONNETS, TRIMMINGS,
UAJB UOUD3 and NOTIONS to whleh she
Invites thoattoullon of the Ladles of Lehighton
and, vicinity.
Ladtos own Material made up to order at
Bp,ui notice, auu ai. lowest prices.
Also, Dealer In all kinds of
Groceries Provisions,
TEAS, COFFEES, SUGARS. SPICES AND
1I1U11M. lll , HHOULDEUS,
blDE'MEAT, Ac. &C
FLOUR AND FEED,
Of tho nest Brands, at prices fully as low as
elsewhere.
i he Highest Market Pricopald for all kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
In Exchange for Goods,
A share of pnbllo patronage la solicited.
MST13.T1 MRS. a E. FATZINOE.1A
1875 Spring. 1875
Mrs. M. Guth
TtMpectfullT annonnc-as to the LAD IK 3 OP
WKlhHI'OnT ANli VintWITV that, ahfi hua
Just returned from the CITY, and Is now recelv.
IDC oneof the LARGEST tiTOCKHOf BPRNU
JUilliuery Goods
COMrRISING,
Hats, Bonnets,
And Triniraingrj. t '
ver before brought Into this section, and thai
she Is prepared to do them up In the
Very Latest Fashion,
AT PRICES J1ELOW ANY OTIIEB E8.
TABLI8HMENT IN THE COUNTY.
Atso. AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF
BV ITfllllCS. In llfulanil TtnltAtlnn 11 .If Wri.
TIONU, and ALL other Goods usually kept In
Ladies' own Hair made up to order
Call ud Inspect Goods and..! earn Prices beforo
MRS. II. GUTH, Welssport, Ta.
WAS IT A WARNING ?
It linpioned a matter of fifteen years
ago, In 180. I wns nt, engineer on
tho V. C, railroad, and running tlio
lmoskcae " on the niche lino from
N. to St. A. It wns a good ten hours'
trip, leaving N. at seven I. SI., and
getting Into St, A. at, five A. M., or
just about daybreak. Jroolts Vuno
was iireman a young fellow, only
ahout two years married to as nwoct
little woman as you'll very oflcn see.
Tliey had one child a baby, three
months old. Mrs. Vane had oeen de
licate andfceblo ever since Uu blrth-and
just at this time was confined to her
bed, with a sort of slow fever, lirooks,
at was natural, fret'od a good deal
about her, and laid off a day or two as
often as lio could find a substitute.
Tho 20th day of September I can
nover forget that date between threo
and four o'clock In tho morning, we
were rnnnlnc down a grade about forty
miles from St. A,, when I noticed, some
fifty rods in front of us, what looked
like a fire built exactly on tho track,
straight ahead, frooks saw It as plain
ly as I did. Wo wero not running at
lull speed, so to reverse tlio cnglno aim
btop the train was not an affair of raany
minutes, lirooks auu I lumped out, to
gether, and weDt round In front of tlio
engine, wherowe found nothing,
Tho fire, which 1 saw as plainly as
over I saw anything in my life and
which lirooks saw, too, nail disappear
ed utterly and entirely. Wo went up
the track hail a mllu or rooro,uuc louiid
no vestige of anything to denote that
any (ire had been built upon the track,
or anywhere near,
Jlrnoks turned to rue, with a vwilto
face.
"MS God, sir. what was It?"
" 1 wish I know," I sal 1. " Fifteen
minutes ago I would have taken my
oath there was a fire, built by somu stu
pid Idiot or designing villain, on the
track. Now I can't .uuderstand It."
"Nor I nor I," bald lirooks.uluwly!
" you don't supposo, sir "
llo stopped, confusedly.
"Suppose what?" 1 said, ns wo
stepped on board the " Amoskeag''
again,
" inai it's a warning, or oraeq of
danger, sir "
This more firmly spoken.
" Pshaw I"
Dut, for all my affection of contempt,
I was puzzled and confounded. Yet I
tried to convince myself that It was
merely an optical delusion, and nothing
more, liut my success was doubtful.
Tlio next morning I could Bee that
lirooks was crowing nervous aud anxi
ous. I, too, was not within a little Hut-1
ter of excitement at my heart, though
I should hardly have cared to own It
It U( perhaps, needless to stale that
this. night's experience corresponded in
every particular to that of thu ono re
coding, Tho same seeming Ore blazed
and glittered on tho track In front of
u?. Tho train was stopped again.
Again, wo searched around and upon
thp track for a long way ahead j again
wo found simply nothing I
I don't deny that tho repetition of
this mysterious occurrence Impressed
me with a strange feeling of comming
led dread and terror, And lirooks
the man's set white faco fairly frelgh
tened me. There was little conversation
passed between us that night. I think
we both felt too deeply for speech.
The third nicht, lirooks Vano and I
stepped on board tho " Amoskeag"
with much tho samo feelings, I think,
as men who go knowingly to their own
death. As we passed out of the station
at 1). 'within a mllo or two of the fatal
place, lirooks turned to me.
" Mr. Dean" ho stopped.
"Go on."
" It may seem foolish to you, but I
think something will happen to tho
train to-ulght, If I should bo killed "
I'shawi. lirooks don't cet such
Ideas in your head. I"
v know all you would sav. Mr.
Dean, but I'd rather you'd hear whut
I've got to say."
wen, i am listening."
"Iwint.ifyou survive mo, that
you should promise to lend my wlfo a
helping hand it she should need ono.
Her folks are well-off, and will be good
to her, I think ; but they aro out in
Kansas, and It will be pretty hard lines
for her at firat.beforesho can hear from
them, aud she'll need friends, poor
girl." lie stopped, brushing his hand
across his eyes.
" If she ever needs help," I said, Im
pressed, In spite of myself, by his ear
nestness, and sharing besides, much ot
his apprehension, ' ray wife and I will
stand by her. Sba shan't want for a
frit nd while we live, liut don't get
1 blue,' Brooks.. All this may amount
to nothing," trying to speak cheerfully
but with partial success only.
He shook bis head moodily, but did
not speak. Wo neared tho mysterious
place. I turned my eyes for one mo
ment from the road In front to attend,
to some slight duty. I looked back
Just in time to catch ono gllmpso ot a
light -not (be seeming fire for what wo
watcned nut, ine Headlight of a comli.g
train I Thenextlnstantatcrrlbloshock
a ueaioiiiDg crasn una i knew no
more.
I recovered my senses to find myself
lylug on a bed, lu a low-celled room of
a farrc house, standing not fur from the
scene of disaster. Stunned and bruised.
1 was, nut bad sustained no serious In
jury, in answer to my eager Inquiries,
I learued that the trlu colliding with
mine was a heavy express, whlchI
should have passod at M. , tho Boxt
station ueyona
Liquor did It all. Tom Jones, the
engineer, who, though known to be a
" regular drinker, was still, considered
triist-woitliy, had taken thu train out
of St. A. all light as far A3 anybody
knew, but whether ho hud drank nti
extra glass, and got crazy drunk, or
whether ho had a touch of the dollnum
tremens that night, nobody could over
telt. Ho and his fireman wero both
dead, poor fellows. It Was only known
that lie had rushed the train through at
full speed, disregarding ail signals
from the conductor, and stopping at no
station, liut as for tlio thirty odd miles,
from St. A. to M., theru was none but
suiall stations whero the express stop
ped only when signaled. I think no one
suspected any harm until they reached'
JI., where they should havo stopped,
and from there to destruction had been
only it brief ten minutes' ride.
There weru half a dozen kiltod and
wounded on the express ; on mine, ono
of the brakCMien was badly hurt, and
Zrooks Vauo could not bo found.
"Gun't ba found, man," I said to
my Informant' what do you mean?"
"That's what I mean, sir. The men
on your train have searched every
where, and they can't find a trace of
him,' even."
It was odd, to say tlio least. It was
now broad daylight, and I could not
concelvo how any search should have
failed to find him. I got up, lame and
sore, but still ablo to move about, and
went out.
Tho houso was only a littlo way from
tho scene of the accident. The dead
and wounded had been removed, aud
men weie busy removing the derbls
and clearing tho track. The express
train was a very heavy ono, and mlno,
though freight, comparatively light,
since I had but few cars. My engine,
had been thrown completely from the
track, over tho low bank, iuto a wet,
marshy meadow lying alongside the
road, The smokestack was half burled
In tlio mud. 1 walked around It caie
fnlly, but there was no sign of my un
furtunate llieman. I looked for hliu
as long as I was able, and then went
back to tlu house, from whence
I dispatched tho farmer's son to li.,
with a te'egrupUIo message, to bo sent
to my wife, apprising her of my safe
ty, and begging to see that nil knowl
edge of the accident was kept from
poor Vane's wife, and directed him to
wait for a reply.
Ho returned In tho afternoon with n
message from my wife :
"Viola siys Bioiks' body Is buried In the
marsh, under thi suiokestio uf tho Amoaueiig.
Search tor It there. Emma Deanx
Viola was lirooks' wlfo. I was con
founded, ! had not Intimated to my
wifo that tho body was nilsulng.iuougn,
of course, she knew from the wording
of my dispatch that ho must bo dead
or badly hurt. 1 knew that an account
of tho accident had been telegraphed
to N., but I doubted if this fact had
been mentioned. However it was ovl
dent that thoy know it but how Mrs.
Vano should know more than that, I
could not understand.
I walked out again to. tho placo
where the cnglno lay. Men wero al
ready at work with a derrick trying to
ralso It. It was matly hours before
their efforts wero Bucessful. When at
last they accomplished their task, un
der tho smokestack was found tho body
of lirooks Vano 1
Thero Is little more to tell. You
wore at his funeral, and you know how
haid his poor wife" took his loss, and
how sho laded aud pined, aud cro long
followed him with her babe to the
" farther shore."
Tho little I havo to tell you, Is tho
reason my wife sent that mysterious
telegram. All that night on which
thu accident happened, Afra. Vano lay
In n half stupor my wife was sitting
up with her routing but onco between,
threo aud four lu the morning just
about the time her husband must have
been hilled, when she started up with
a bhriek that rang through tho house
crying :
"O Brooks! Brooks I don't go;"
and then sho fell back moaning "dead,
dead," anl seemed to realize nothing
more.
No one, then, know anything of tho
accident; but when the news came,
not long after, overy precaution was
used to keep It from her. It was not
until Jiut before my telegram had been
received, that she seemed to evince any
consciousness of what was passing
around her. At that time sho opened
her eyes calmly, looking steadily Into
thu face of my wife, who sat beside her,
and speaking In low even tones :
" They can't find my husband, Mrs.
Dean. Telegraph to Mr. Deane to
have thorn look iu tho marsh, under the
smokestack of the ' Amoskeag they,
will find him thero."
She dld'nt speak again all day. Howr
sho knew her husband was dead, or
where he was, I cannot tell.
" There are stranger things In heaven anicartlu.
Horatio,
Than aro dreamed oi in your philosophy.''
Qratr frown. Is coins to speak oa
political subjects. in Ohio. Let him be
ware ot water melons.
Fordlo Taylor.a woman of Carson,
California, who had contracted an ap
petite for opium, smoked a hundred
pipes of it at oue sitting, and died In
the ensuing slumber.
A South Boston lady was recently
interrogated by a Benedict ns to why
sha did. not get married. She replied
g'l prefer to bo an old maid." Ha
Bald be did not believe it, as lie felt
turo she envied his wife. "Oh, nol
hat would be breaking the command,
ments ; thou shalt not covet thy neigh
bor's ass." The subject dropped
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