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LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1881. If not paid in advance, $1.25 CARDS, Attorneys, M. lursiiER, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Dim Siir,traTonTOK,Pi. B..)n.i.t.i nAll.etlrtn Aiemf. Will Buy nd Bl 1 R.al Estt,e. Conveyancing .lertly done Col- tetlont promptly tnaae. coming uiun eHvnta a specialty. MaT be aonaulted In Knglltn ndUarman. Nov. IS. JAS. IN STUUTHEUS, ATTORN ST AT LAW, y OSlee ! 21 floor of llhoad's Hall, MruoIi Ohnnk, Pa. All tantrums entru.ted to him will be promptly """ Mvl7,ly. Physicians and Dentists. q w. nowuu, m. n., (iu,) Oyrionf Opposite the Post Office, BANK STREET, IiEIIIQHTOJT, Pa. May b consulted In cither tho English or German Language, July lu-Vl D It. CIlAS. I'HAKO, Veterinary Surgeon, BANK Srtl'JET. LTCIIKIU'ION. TA. Office ( From ft to Ida fi Hours! From t to Or. K. Disease! ct tho Foot a specialty. ?!oy bo ton.ultid In Enclishor Qerimin. July l!-yl. D H. W. A. COKTIllGIlT, SURGEON DENTIST, Tenders his professional services to tho peo ple of Mauch Chunk, Lebighton, Woissport, Faokerton and vicinity. OFFICE: Opposite tlio Broadway House, BROADWAY, MAUCH CHUNK, Ta. Fresh Laughing Oas always on hand. All Work guaranteed satisfactory. atig2-yt a. in:it!iAMi:i:, h rHYSIOIAN ANDSCHOKOX flpftrlal attention paid to Chrnulc PtK.nseft. Ofne,: South Kant eornarlronand 2nd ?tt I.e Ujbton.Pa. Aprl'3. 1S7S. b. m:i!Kit, si. i). TJ. S Kxttmltilng Surgeon, rruoTiGixa purgxuiAN andsci.anos. oericsi Bank. Street, litr.cn's iiloci:, Lehish. ten, 1M. Nny boconsailcd Ju tbo aernun I.anjuaeo. Kov, m. J COXVKVANtJKU, AKD GENERAL INSURANCE AOETJT Tha f.'Uof Inj Compinl.s are Ue.piesent.dl Lien an )'rr mu rOAi, nns. ntiiiino hui'uaij i'liiz, WYOMING riKU. rorT.i villi: vine. Lint toll l'lUK.aml tholTiAV W,Etl ACCIDENT lUSUBANOrj. Also Fsnnsrlvanli and Mutu-il Horso Thief beteeilveninl lu uram-o cnturai'V. Xmcn Tiioa. icKMERXti. jgKUN.Ki I'UHil-n'h, OoDKir Building, MAVUIl CHUNK, Pa. Fire Insurance Agent. trf POL,IOIF.i In SAFE Companlet only. t Reasonablu llaus. Aug.S5-jl j- lVI CDUCR'PS Livery & Sale Stables UANitsTnnuT.i.r.inoiiTox, i FAST TnOTVINO HOUSES, EL.KQAST CAIUUAGE3. And positively LOWER WllCM than any otbar Livery til tho CoJuty. Large and hnrid.nnio Carriages fdr !7:in&r9l HiriKaeaaud WeOdlnsa. UAVID UUUK11T Kev.:2 J. W. RAUDENMUrtll liripectlully announcs to the puhllo lhat lie has opened f. NKW I.IVUUY SI'AIILlj In nnnrction with hlj hotel, and Is prepared to furnish Teams fur Fanerals, WeMta or Bnsiicss Trips, on ahorlrat nelleeand moil llbarnl terms. All ordara lillai the "Unrlnn lnusa"nlll recelro P'orapt attention aiable on North S'reet, Bait the ho:al, l.elilxtui.n. JanS-) 1 ..tnrOUTll AND MIIIUIl:-Ani'D. WojiU von o re-tor d to bou.4 u Mnnhnnil 1 ted aunn and vna Mill ret id- iMUllOOll .' V.o tn luis.txl envs'.nn Addrea. frot J.Y vtlAN (iirdcaoiir x.r Jjin'ri ni inn inr Tui nil' Mttt- iMrrcniAi, inu?s 1 ,ul uwhsijoii want Ine arealest Inventl.tn rf thtnel .- pe oue n,ai. tibial -mt tree, t'rol. J. Y. CuAN. Urrens barir'.Y. Jlyl7)l A LECTURE TO YODNG "mf On the Loss of a i.ij.Trnrs on tiik natu iii'.ti:i:at. MUST, AND HADIi'AL euro of feminal Weakness, or NnormatorreMt mdurxd bv M,f. Abu. Iuvolnuiary ISmisalnns, Impotency, Marvout Debility, and Iinnediu rnta to tlur. '!.: f.'nerally t Con.umetlon hpilrnar and llat Mrntal and Pbriel Inej J.cltr. ito JlT!5'.VKlF,J- ct;i.vi:iivm.i, u'bt au thoi of the ' Ureeii Ucok," o. .l.T,'?"4r''l")w,1K, eoth'T, In this admlr. abl, bmuti, cueanr ooieafrnm hlaoivnex. perieuea last lbs awful ronenUeueo ofBe-ll. Abota mar be eOeeiuM.v reiunved without dsr.ire.ro is snralcal oparatlona, IranrrlM.insti u menta. rlusa, or eaidlala ; poi tlnic tni a unxie ol core al nnre certain ane e fire in a , ti, which verr auSeier. no matter what I I. eouOJIlnu ?ad,d"ie,nilf tV '',m," clleP1t prisaielr rswThis Lecture will prove a boon totl .o aands ani thoauDda. Slant asdar aeal. ttl a nlaln MlAia A n. aireu. fMHiud raenitof uloHtser to bone KMiTArK wohu am tu Tho Culrprnrll Medical Co., 41 St.. Sew Yiwlc. N Y. r. O. Bol tsM Ju, , iui r PI3IPLKS. . I will nail (free) the rralae (r a slmsle VcntTAiLa Balm tbsst will ivnwv Tax, J HaifjKLaLW. pfMPLtW aad DLOfeMM, : iu maaw. awi. at ear aw B4Wuiui S4MISI atra4SHe4H lay lusantnt (Wwth at hair f a tlW U4 a astil tef, Ailitia. I tliu hi.. ' V JAioans JAaans' l.V tcri feLas we? ,1 Railroad Guide. pIHI.A. ti IltXAUINO UA11.IIOAU. Arrangement of rasscrjger Trains. NOVRMBEIl 15Tn. ISsO. Trains lcnveALLK.STOWN astollowai (VIA l'lHKlOUEM HAILnoAU). For Fhlladelphla.at Mi3), CAS, 11.40. a.m.. and J.lu p.m. RUNBAYS. For Philadelphia at -io a. mwri n. m. IV1A KASl' 1F.V.1A. BIIANCH.) For IlondluB auil UnrrisbuiK, t!i O.coa m,, 12.10. .30 mid 05 p. m. For Lancaster and Columbia, 0 33,9.ooeni. and 4.30 p.m. SUNDAYS, ror neadlns, narrlsburg, and way points, 9.05 P- ' (Via betuwiiim.) For Philadelphia from I, V. Depot 'i.U. t.li 8.17,a. m ,u."2,ri.r,3,S.t4 p. m. Sutiuny 4 W p.m. 1'nr Philadelphia Horn h. & S. Depot i:.04, 3.23. fi-Att p. in. Trains Jr'Oll ALLRNTOWN leave as follows! (via riiUKioiir.s iiailiioaii.) Leave Philadelphia, 7.40 u. in. and 1.03, 1.30 dUCt.lSp. in. 8UNDATS. Leave Philadelphia, 6.Vi a. in., lit and '4.15 n. m. (via east fenna. snascH.) LeavoHcaOIUES.OO. J0.30o.ni.,2.Ui.3.55.!,nrtC.IS p.m. I.tavii llarllsbiirr; 0.1' S.(5 aiid.S0, a.m. ,1.45 mid 4.00 n. ui. Leave Lancaster, 8.05 a. m l.rs and S.sop. m. Leave Columbia. 7.Su a. in. 1.10 hud 8.40 p. m. SUNDAYS. Leavo TtcaillUK. S.OO n. m. Leave Uarrl.bnii:, e.oo a.m. (VIA llETltLKUEM.y leave Phltndclorila 045, 0C0, fi.4M.10, 4.15 8 ooti. m. Buiidav l'.3) a. ni., .i.on p. m. Trains mm hen thus ) run to ami from depot 8th nuU (lieeu atrects, l'hllaflolhla ntiter tinlnatoa d lr m Broad street depot. Tialns Via Bcthlehrm" n.n to anil fiom Deris St., Delict. except lhop marked () Too A4.'iinud (i.4&H.m tialnsfrom A11rr.ton and tho -1.3 and 5.19 p.m. tirm from Phlla drlnliia, bavethroUBh taistocudtrom l'Ullii delphta. J. K. WOOTl'KN. Genernl Manaacr. C. a HANCOCK, Otn'l rati. & 71cAt Aatnt. may 15, ci vsrf-rr mnrtuiiuno. Fur Catarrh. llav Fover. Cold In the Head, &.C., Insert with little 4iWDf7BUI?,nR iter. . a 1) partlelo oi tno t lialm Into hopostrlltidraw ilroiiK breaths through tho nose. It will be absorb. k, cleansing and leallnir. the dls. ;ased membrane. '"Al.ri-.,rR For Deafness A ply a partklo Into ihu cur. i:i,Y's ci:uaii it ir.?i HAVINCT iralned an enviable local repots, tljn, dlsiilaeing all other preparations In the vicinity ol discovery, le. tn Its merits alone, recounted as a nomletful remedy wherever known. A lair trial will cnnvine the most skeptical of Its curative power". It cliecliiaU ly cleanses tho nasal passaues of Untjirrhiil virus, causing healthy Becrftlons, allavsln. fl iminntlon and Irritation, protects the inein brnnal linings nf tha head Irom oddlllonal eoldi, completely heals the i-orcs and restores the sense of taste nnd s.nclt. Itenellelal re sults are realized by a few applications, A thorough treatment as directed will euro t'n. tarrh. Asa household remedy for culd In the heod It Is nneijualed. 'I ho llalm l easy tn nse and agreeable Fold by trnrcglsts at 60 cents ' n receipt of 60 cents will mallapael:. aite. Semi fnrelrculnr with full Information. in.Y'S OHUAS1 llAMt till., (Jwego, N. Y Fun balis nv A.J. Durling.I.-hluhton, Pa., and by Wholesale Druggists geneialiy, Oct. 3,'fBly PORT GRAPE WINE Used In the in-inciral Chuicbcs lorCcmun. li ion purputo. EXCELLENT FOR LADIES AND VEAKLY TEItSONS AND THE AGED. F 13 El in9 . W IMS Speer's Port Grape Win ! FOUIl YKAIl HOtAt. mill. Pi.l.Oirnf.,H VativA win. I. ...,. A thejulconf llir Oporto Ur.ir" raised in tl.U ' cooniir. Itslnvaliablo Tonle and btrenythenlng Piopprtlou I nrn nnanroaFfted bv anv i.thep S'nflvn win. tin. I mjTtlio pur.-u:cu of tie (Irnnu. modtic d itc m r -Mr. Miieet's own lersoual .unoriloon.it nnrlly anil Romilnenc a i.re miniiintceil. TUi vonniresi clu'il mnv p.ttcakent Its foi oimi. ilus.lltie,cniMhe weniint luvn IJ use it to ad lantige. It Is particularly beucflclal tu the eeo mid flibll tttcrt. nno enite-l to ilie Vhilona al.menta Ihtt hfTi. ain th wo.iler sex. Ii is in even respect A WINJJ TO Hli Hl.LIDU ON. SPEER'S TlioP. J. sHDnnY fa a Wine of -uneruu rhnrncter and part, lies nf the no Cen nut mo ot (lie iirnpa imm nhlcli It in made, l'or I'm . IV. itlchuta", I'lDvurnnd Medical Iropcrlea. II will bo found uuexco led. SPEER'S This B HANDY stands unrivaled in this ountry, bomvfor aupenor for medicinal uur poses, IT 19 A ruitu dlstlllahiii frrm Iho crane andconialus valuable inedlc-nal propeities I base do icaie flavor, similar to that cf lite CT.Deafiuni which it isillstl b d and Ism ureal lavor aiuouc 111 st-cla-a families. Ke that the signature of A LFBCD S PEHB, t'asa ue, X. J la over the corn, of each bottle. soi, v lmuGciSTs, and bv A. J. Dufllna. O. T. Horn, I.ehljh ton and o. v. Lent of Weissport. Deo. 23 yl FARMERS. LOOK to Your INTERESTS AND PUnUIIAfJE Tiireshine Machines and Agri cultural Implements, The Celt In the Market, at J. L, GABEL'S. hand, and for Sale in Lot! to Mult 10,000 feet Georgia Yellow Pino Flooring, White Pine Boards and Floor ing, Lath, &c. A.T HIS HARDWARE STOBB. AptUI-m JjEHIGHTOK, PA. MS. LVDiA E. PIHiiHAM. OF LYNM, MASS. siscovinin or LYDEA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE C0MP0TOD. For all Femalo Complaints. Thf preparation, na its nnrao 0lt7nlf.es, oonslstg M VcjcUUo PropcrUei that nro LarmUu to the taobt del IcatelarolliL Upon one trial tho merits of tUi Com pounJwillbotcconlzcJ.ftjrolicf la immetllato and Khon lie useU continued, In nlncty-nlne cases In a hun. droJ,apcnriftncntciiroiblTctcdsthoustnils will tes tify. On account of J'.4 proven morlt It Is tonyro commended and proscribed by tho beet physicians In (hoooantry. Ib will euro entirely tho worst form of faHlnj of the uterus, Lcncorrha'ft, lrrccular and palnrul McAstruntlen.allOTarlanTroublM, Inammatlon tnd Ulceration, nocxllnjs, all Elfplaccmenta and the con twqnpnt spinal weakne&e, and Is especially adsptod to tho Chanffocf Lift, It dissolve and cxpol tuntora from the uterus In an early tta.T of dcTelpn?nt. Tho tendency to cancerous humors thero lj ehdvad Tory cpoodily by ltd use. Ju fact St has proTed ta bo the rrcat eat M lest remedy Ihrt hss erer bi dlrcovtr cJ. It permeates crery portion cf tho iytcm, and circs new lifoand visor. It remaps fiJntncCTatulczcy, do tiroys all craving for ctlAUulonts, bad re'lovca iroanees of theiitomMh It cures Eloatlne. Ilradachcs. 5?erreaf rrertratlen. General Debility, Slteplcscnco, Ecrreislon ai.d liu'.l Eestlon. ThatfeelAnjoCbearinsi'oYvn, causlnr; ptln, vclht and bachach, Is alwaja pcnsanently cured Ly Its use. It Mint all time?, mdundercll cirsiu.tin ces, not In harmony with tho Uw that governs tha female syrtem. rer Kidney Complaints of clthtr eox tills oompoand Is unsurpac3cd. Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vajelablo Compound Isrrcparedat2!3ond CT7e.t-m Avp-u, Lynn, Mam, PrlcoCl.OX Cjc bottles f ?r V- . lS..tLyiAiaUint..o foro cpi:i. abuLn llao lorai oflrtstirjcs, on recti; t ctprica, fil.C0, per boT, for el'Jicr. Sirs. I'ttiriLlII frcclyamnvorsaZllettcrsof lnqalry. 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M P I n ionnelves ny mikinu money rl r I I wben a co'den cbnnre is offered, i ilsi theiehr alwavaaeeplns poverty from your door, Thosu who always tako nil vamneeol the chances for maklue mouey that areoffoiod, ceuerally become wealthy, wluio thouo who do not Improve such cram es remain Id pov. rtv. Wo want manv men. nomen.bors end glrla to work for u. riaht In their ohu lo. rantlea. The buslnees will pay more th.n ten limeacrdiuary wage. Wo lurnlvh an ripen, aivoouliltnnil all that ron need. Ire. Nuone who engage faila lo made mono erv rapiair. You cau devote your whole time to lie work, or lily your spar momenta, full Ir.formatlou and all lhat i needed sent t. ree. Addi ea RTI-.i-ON d: (.'O., Portland, Maine. Oct. 2, iw - . QARBON HOUSE, J. W. RAUDENBUSH, PnOPRIETOK, JIacSt., LEnianTOX, Ta. Tho Oasbox Horse offers first-class accom modations to Ibe Traveling public Hoarding by the Day or Week on Reasonable Terms. Uholce OlKars. Wines and l.lnuors always on hand. Uoo.1 Sheds and Stables, wllh atten tl7 Hostlers, altaehej. April 10-yl fKJ3pOMNTON nilETNEy, fashionable IlkTCr Hoot and Scoa Maseb, Bask (., LthiKBton. All werlc warranted. I .sJI II - L 1 . kitchen. third of wivrciu Oh I I am sighing for spring to come again' 7,'m tired of wintry weather. The leaden skies and frosty days Seem going to last forevor. The gaunt old trees like spectres stand, Their leaQes branches waving, Whllo the whistling wind, with mournful In angry tones Is raving. sighs, Around, as far at tho eye can reach, Is a desert wasto of snow, And the waters, fast In chains of Ice, Are longing again to Mow. Tho birds have flown to other climes To sing their happy lays, And ne'er again will wo hear their voice Till the coming of spring time days. Oh 1 1 sigh for the warm and perfumed breath Ol beautiful, emlllng spring, With the vernal robes, and crown of bloom, And birds beginning to sing. I long to roam the meadows and hills All dotted o'er with flowers I long to bear the patter soft Ol April's sunny showers I But now, all day, the cold winds blow, And tho snow or the rain comes down, Filling the air with their chilling breath, As they fall on the hardened ground. Oh 1 I'm longing to smell tho flowers again, And the birds' sweet song to bear On I haste, sweet spring, and come again, And end this winter drear. NOT STOLEN. 'I liavo got a somewhat unusual case for you, Mr. Detective," eald a tall, gentlemanly-looking man, as lie entered my room one August evening some fifteen years ago. "You know me, I daresay, I am Mr. Med win, tho picture-dealer." "What Is your case, sir?" I replied, giv ing my new patron a chair. 'Tho fact Is I liavo lost a very valuable painting." "I have heard of that tha whole town Is talking about it. The night you bought it somo one entered the gallery and cut it from the frame." "Yes, and although I have offered n largo reward, no trace of my painting lias been found. Lord Bcrksbiru advised me to try you." "I am much obliged to his lordship. Have you any suspicions?" "No, it Is puzzling in tho extreme. A picture of that immense value is not so eas ily salable as a sWen Bank of England noto. I don't know who would dare lo buy it. The painting is known throughout tbo whole world." "It Is a llllle perplexing I must own, but something may occur to mo. Leavo tho mailer in my hands for a duy or two." "Yuu know tho reward, two thousand munds, and I will, of course, pay all your expenses." "Havo tbe police discovered nothing?" I asked. "Nothing whatever; see what you can do." Hereditary faniil'cs, likp nations, have their riso nnd fall, their period of prosperi ty, ami their time of poverty. Sometimes this decadence is the evil work of a scries of members of the family, and at others chains nf unforinnrito circumstances have brought about the downfall. It Is a world of continual movement, there it no remaining stationary. A yolumoas interesting as any romance could be writlcn about the vicissitudes of the Burko family. The present lord 1ms n groat name lo keep up, but no money, ex cept works In art, his private collection of which is, or rather was, unsurpassed, lie is poorer thou some of his own tenants, Thry all lisd one peculiar trait in llicir character. They devoted much time, when iiinuey was plentiful, to the gathering to- gether, In the ancestral mansion, rare works of art. They were all born with the aitis- lie eye. Their gallery became oneol the most renowned in Europe, and until the ac cession of the present peer they never thought of seeing what tho works would felcli in an auction-room. Scandal had ollen whispered that some scarce specimens of the foreign schools which adorn Hie gallery came to the Inml ly by (he right of might, when a certain Gen. Burke was lendins (lie armies of his country in Dutcli ami Belgian provinces. The present peer Is as devoted to art as his predecessors, but lie has less money than anyoflliem. IlisTather ruined himself. It was the family lawyer who suggested the disposal nf a portion of the pictures, and he almost gut kicked out fur ventilating tbe Idea. But afterwards, when his lordship recon sidered tbo matter, and thought or his des perate financial position, he entertained the progiosal, but with great reluctance. In his eyes, what he was doing i mounted to sac. rilege. Tho rale attracted lo the well-known rooms all tho fine-art buyers in tbe world, ami lasted for several days. Many of the works fetched sensational prices, but one picture in particular dls Lanced dl the others. The Times and lesser lights bad leaders on the subject. The painting was the mnsterplece of a master. I his was tbe picture about which Mr. Medwln camo ts eco me. On Hie night it was sola it was carefully cut from the frame, and nothing had since been heard of it. It was difScult to say where this Inquiry should begin. Alter much hesitation, I de cided lo go to the gallery where the plcturo had bung. The auctioneers knew me, and placed all the, information they could before me. I saw tho empty frame, but nothing was to be gleaned from that. A sharp kulfe had done its work well. Who had aeceas lo the gallery at night? Itoone) the keys were deposited in a safe, I asked who bed been lstt in tbe gallery and after some trouble, I ascertained with out a dotibt that the last persons in the gel lery were Lord Burke and Ibe custodian of the room, whoee duty It was to see that everything was secure, and hand over the keys to be placed In the safe. I saw the custodian and questioned hits, lie teemed an honest man, and had but lit' tie to tell. Lord Burke bad asked to pay a last visit to nil favorites before they were ditperted to the four quarters of tbe world, and tha custodian had accompanied him. The visit did not occupy more than ten minutes al together. He had not the slightest Idea wbst bad become of tbe work. The thltf had not Uft any trace whatever behind. At a rule tbe fevered rsee, the Jews, jo, not affect hard work they detest manual labor, and prefer making money through their brains. I had some knowledge of a man of this race who earned an excellent living tis an expert in the value of pictures, I looked blm op to see whether he could throw out a bint to guide me. finding him at homo, I opened the conversation by say Ing "Where can the picture havo got lo?" "Perhaps It is nearer tban you Imagine," was the answer. "What do yon mean?" I said looking round, expecting to teo it In tome corner of his room, "Not here," he replied, laughing, "but In London." "In tbe possession of whom the thief?" "Ob, no I In tbe custody of its natural guardian tho purchaser." 'I do not understand vou. If Mr. Med wln has the picture, why all this bother?" "Mr. Medwln knows what pays, nnd wants a big advertisement. Some day tho picture will turn up found In America, lor Instance and it will sell at a greatly en hanced value. And look at tho Immenso number of engravings of tho work Mr Med wln is disposing of weekly all through this notoriety. Ho has not much to learn, has Mr. Medwln." "I must differ from yon. In my opinion. Mr. Medwln is quite in the daik, and that tho plcturo was really stolen." "We shall see. Keep in mind my words. What chance would a thief havo of selling such a well-known work ?" Next morning I went to reside close lo the country scat of tho Burkes. The house was a show place, and ndmis ion could tbcrcforo bo easily procured. I avnlled myself of this permission, and pass ed myself off as an amateur paiuler,deslrous of studying certain landscapes in the gal lery. "Therofcero some cabinots containing rare engravings in the library, I should like to have seen," I said to tho librarian. 'But tho old man shoot his head, and said "Ills loidship always carried the keys with him, aid never showed tho contents to anyono." "Does bo not even Intrust you with the keys?" I nsked. "Ho used to do eo, but not of late." "The collection ofltembranl's is very com plete, I believe?" This I learned from tho local guide book. "The best In England." "Well, look hero, there would be no barm in my having a peep, and if you can man- ago it I will richly compensate you for the trouble." 'I am afraid it cannot bo done. How long nro you going to remain Jn the neigh borhood ?" "A day or two it don't matter," "Well," said the avaricious old humbug, I will see what caii be done, but you must bo' prepared to come up licrnnt a moment's notice Give me your address, and I will wrile when a chance occurs." So far well and good. I hoped soon to prove whether my theory was correct, that Lord Burke, not being able to part with this particular work, hod surreptitiously taken it. It was a strange thing for a man to do. On my second visit to tbo London gallery Ihe man in charge was more communica tive, and I learned Ihnt his lorshlp hod been alone with the pictures for about Ovo iniuutcs. Theto was plenty of timo to do the deed; nnd nothing so easy as to place the canvas (lot on your person, aud button your lop-coat over it. The librarian did not keep me waiting long. On receipt of his note I did not lose any time In joining lilni in the library. He produced tho keys. How ho got them I don't know; and his lordship had gone to the quarter sessions. There were three cabinets allogelher, and two of them wero drawn blank. The en gravings I appeared lo admire greatly, but was anxious to see the contents of the last cabinet. On unlocking number three, the librarian looked as if he had just seen a ghost. In a drawer all to Itself, carefully arranged, was the well-known picture about which the world had beeu so recently talking. The old man was terrified, and locked the cabi net hastily, saying it contained private pa pers which could not be shown to any one. I did not pretend to havo noticed the pic ture, and bavinggiven theold man a hand some gratuity, I returned to London. Mr. Medwin was astonished at what I told him. A man does not usually run away with his own property. "It was n very delicate matter," he said, and required great consideration." Mr. Medwin had not parted with any money for the work, which made it all the more difficult to take any steps. A few days afterwards Mr. Medwln tent for me. "I want to settle with you. Everything is arranged." "Then you have got back the picture," I said. "No; but it Is all right. His lordship and I understand each other, ne cannot Imagine how I discovered the secret." "It Is the real picture?" "Yet, decidedly. His lordship told me but it must be kept in the greatest secreey that he found it impossible to separate from that picture, that he cut it out himself and that I am to have it at his death for tbe price) I ofl'cred at the sale, less the two thou, sand pounds I havo to pay you," Not a bad fortnight's work, London De fertile Sloriu. IVlij- IVrit'r llntm) They may relieve, but they can't cure that lame back, for the kidneys are the trouble and you want a remedy to act di rectly on their secretions, to purify and re store their healthy condition. Kidney-Wort has that tpeclAo action and at the asme time it regulstes the bowls perfectly. Don't wait to got slek, but get package In-ilsy, ana cure yourself. x,iquKl ami ilry told by all Druggists. Uermantvn Tdtgraph. A cloud about the tlto of a one dollar note bis 'risen upon tbe brow of the young man, Icdiealire of coming Ice cream. -There It lets of enterprise In thlt world. A C hies jo stleon keeper offers prizes to per tent who take tho greatest number ofdrlnkt at bit btr in a given time. And It may not be long Ufera enterprising undertakers offer premiums to families tn w blch there are tbe largest number of deatbt during tbo green apple tnd oueomUr muoi. fa.iih.y i;Xfi:icii:Ncn ih toi orixtsa of a box or sardi.su. "Look here, my dear," said Mr. Spoopen dyke, tossing over tbe laces and ribbons In his wife's bureau drawer, "what's become of the ran opener? I don't see it anywhere." "What do you want of It?" asked Mrs. Spoopcndyke, fluttering up to protect her trinkets, and trying to gain a littlo time. "I want to open somo sardines with it," returned Mr. Spoopcndyke, abandoning the drawer and hunting through tho work-basket. "Think I want to comb my hair with it? Imagine I wanted to write a letter with it? Well, I don't. I want somo sardines. What havo you done with it?" "You might toko your big knife," recom mended Mis. Spoopendyko. "The largo blado is Just the thing for that." Mr. Spoopendyke seized tho knife and bored away at one corner of the box, while his wife looked on with considerable dis tress. "Hadn't you belter put a paper under tho box? You'll get tho oil all over the table cloth," suggested Mrs. Spoopendyko. "No, I won't cither," said Mr. Spoopcn dyke, as the knifo plunged through and the oil spattered, "3ervo you right If I did," he continued, plowing away at the tin, while the grease flew In all direction, " It would leach you lo put tho can-opener whero you could find It. What kind or housekeeping do you call lhie,anyhow?" ho yelled, as the blade slipped out and closed up on his fingers. "Did you hurt yourself, dear?" asked Mrs. Spoopendyko anxiously. "No, I didn't hurt myself," grinned Mr. Spoopendyke. "Tho knife struck the bono, or I would have been dead with agony an hour ago. Give mo some other I" he howl ed. "Fetch ine some chloroform I S'pose I'm going to saw at tills box nny more without an aneeslhello? Got an idea that I am going to chip off a couple dozen fingers without something to deaden pain? Where's tho laughing gas7 Oivo me somo laughing gas while I extract these measloy old fish," and Mr. Spoopendyko prnnccd around the room, nnd then jabbed the knilo into the box again, and ripped away as though he was run by steam. "No use to hide away from me I" ho yell ed, hacking away at tho box with all his might, "I know you're In there, and thoro cau't be any sardine that ever was built get away from mo, Como out, I tell yd" and ho seized a fish by the tall and slung blm across the room. "You'ro transacting busl ncss with Spoopendyke now I" and he claw ed out a handful of mashed sardines and slapped them down on a plate. "Wnu't you spoil 'cm, dear?" nsked Mrs. Spoopendyke, dodging the flying beads and tails. "They won't be very good if you open 'em that way." "Oh, won't they 7" howled Mr. Spoopen dyke. "If you don't like 'em that way, what'il you ask for them for? Maybe you want mo lo lake 'em out in a baby carriage. P'raps you'vo got nn Idea I ought to cllm'b under 'em and lift 'cm out,. Muybo you want mo to get Into that box with a boat and take 'em out with a eeino. Well, I won't, I tell yo. Glvo me the long'; I want that Ash at the bottom. Where's the tongs? Gone lo get married to tho can-opener, haven't they J" and Mr. Spoopendy ke grab bed another fish and fired him into tho grate. Be patient, my dear," said Mrs. Spoop endyke, soothingly. "Make tho opening a little wider and they'll como out." "Ain't I patient?" shouted Mr. Spoopen ilyke. "P'raps you wnnt mo to sing to 'em, 'I with I was an angel, and with tho' dod gast the fish I Come out of that I" and with a wrench Mr. Spoopendyko hauled off the top and disclosed tho mangled lemnlns of bis enemies. "Now give me a lemon," and he oyed tho repast with anything but con tentment. "Stir around and get mo a le mon, quick, now." "Upon my word, my dear, I don't believe there's a lemon in the house," stammered Mrs. Spoopcndyke; "I had one." "Oh, you had one I" proclaimed Mr, Spoopendyke, "only you'ro just out. If you'd been brought up right you'd only need an awning and a family on the top floor to be a grocery shop I S'pose I'm go ing lo eat those sardines raw? Think I'm going to swallow tlsose fish alive? Gimme something to put on 'em, will ye?" "What would you llke,my dear ?" queried Mrs. Sjiooiwndyke. "Ink, dod gast it t Fetch mo rome mess ley ink I Got any nails? Can't ye find somo laudanum somewbore?" and Mr. Spoopendyke projected himself Into the clos et and pranced out with a bottle of arnica. "There," be howled, as he dashed tbo con tents over the sardines, "there's your fish all ready for you, and the next timo you want me lo open tho things, you havo a lemon, will ye? Find a can-opener won't ye?" and Mr. Spoopendyke flopped Into hit easy chair and picked up the paper. "Don't you wont some ol the fish?" asked Mrs. Spoopendyke, after a long pause. "No I don't," growled Mr. Spoopcndyke. "But this is a fresh box," said Mrs. Spoo pendyke, dlsplsylng tbe sardines in neat layers. "How'd you get it open ?" demanded Mr. Spoopendyke. "With the can-opener," replied his wife, "I found it In your tool-boz, where you put it tu tharpen It." "Maybe I put tbe lemon In there to sharp en that loo," grunted Mr. Spoopcndyke( pegging away at the box and looking up with his mouth full, but recognizing tbe taste of vinegar ho mado somo remarks about some people needing a handle and a cork to bo a fortunatus jug, and having finished the lot be demanded why his wife hadn't asked for 'em if the wanted some, and went to bed with some incoherent observations on the absurdity of fblkes sitting around like mar tyrs with fish within reach, A Michigan girl went to the parson's with her young man to get married, but just before the knot was tied she wat called to the door. She did not come back, and tben it was found that she bad gone straight to another parson's and married a rich wid ower who bad tent word he was waiting for her there.. A young lady at an Oabkosh temperance meeting tald i "Brothers and titters, cider It a necessity lo me and I mutt have it. If It Is decided tbat we are not to drink f IJ. r I shall eat apples and get some young man lo squeeze me, for I cant llfo without tie J its of tbe apple. Miscr.i.MNnorjs. An arithmetical snake The adder. A close shave Two per cent, per month. Tho rule which works both ways is no rule at all. -SA life preserver! "Sines' Syrup of Tar, vviiu unerry anu noarnounu." i-rico, zac per bottle. Tho girl in tho apron is always tired. Tho toot assemble Tbe dinner-horn. i-M. It. Roberts' Embrocation ts the old est Liniment In the markct,ttdoes not blister and has a reputation over all others. Tautologlo Convicting perjury per jury. A sound investment Hiring a bras3 band' H.CniOK I CmcK I OniCK f See how thev run lor Roberts' Poultry Powder warranted 10 iieen iowis in pencci conauion nriee oniy a quarter. A pressing necessity Tho tailor's goose. "Capital" punishment gelling only thrco per cent. H. Sines' Svrun ofTnr. Wild Hhere ttnA Hoarhound Is pleasant to the taste and roost roiinuio remeuv lor courrns ami coins, mvo it a trial. Price, 23 and 60 cents per bottle. "Time makes all things even." It levels tho rougbost natures and smoothes the ugliest dispotitons. Tt At t1,n nM.anl .tmnnrt-nn - many worthless liniments In the market. It uu,u uo nvii lUilUUO WIHUU IS llig IJ5l this will be found In M. U. Roberts' celebrat ed Embrocation. It Is n panacea for all all- beast for sa.o by all druggists. It's a terrible bad thing for a girl to have enormous') long and thick blonde hair Evcrybody'll say its false, tcsuThe best nroof of the value of Roberts' Horso Powders Is that notwithstanding the iiuuurcus oi tiiuerent. Kinus tnnt ate in mo market these Powders within the past year have had an Incrcasod demand ofoveroi ner cent over any previous year. Ask your drug gist for M. II. Roberts' Horso Powders, --ma you can your uroincra narr'asiteu tbo stern parent, and tha culprit replied : "W.,11 T oM 1.. .-. .,-.,, MIU ,iua t In " III j IliavillUV agent. 3If you havo a horso for sale, onopackstto of Roberts' Horso Powders will Improve his condition to the oxtont brio per oont. In his selling price. Fnrmers figuru this out. 29 Cents buys a package. For sale by all drug gists. The very latest, nicest little Idea is for a young lady to decorate a inlnlnturo bellows nnd send it to her best gentleman friend. It signifies, "Don't mind your poverty; I will raise tho wind. XS-Poulterers nnd Farmers that aro alive to their Interest are at this season of the year giving their chickens M. II. Roberts' Poultry Powders. It makes thorn healthy and strong consequently more valuable for the fall trade. Miss Featherfuss, sitting in the front new in her corcoous new hat. was tntallv oblivious of the Innocont little tag that told to tbo congregation lhat stunning spray of flowers cost her iust"B2c." 'f CI Ttn CHrA n1 .Iaw, .irl n al fnrt Tl J " u.uj. uu.. ..or. ,v Bammert's German Vegetable Worm Medi cine. Warranted to euro or nn pay. A.J. Durllng, Bank St., sole agent for Lehightou, Fenna. 20 13w Everything In naturo indulges in amuse ment. Tha lightning plays, the thunder rolls, tbe snow flics, the waves leap, and the fields smile. Even the buds shoot aud the river runs. Important lo'Iruvclcrn. SrrciAL IxDcciuiKXTa nro offered you by tho ilURf.tXOTOK' Ructk. It will pay vou to read their advertisement to be found else where in this issue. Stop and think over the matter two mln ntet aud you will agree that a man is rarely tendered a public dinner except, when men want to use him or have got through wilh him. Bpeer't Tort Graj-e for Weakly Tcrsont. This excellent product of the grape la pro scribed and used by tbe leading physicians in the country, when a geii'rous and nour ishing wine Is detlrablo; especially for fe males, seed persons and consumptive : and by churches for communion. Hundreds of Xsew York Physicians have visit Ner's Vineyards and Wine Cellars, but twelvo mites distant from New York. For sal by A.J. Durllng and Dr. C. T. Horn, Lehigh ton, and Zern i: Ilapiher, Wcissport. Miss Brownitoue says if she hss a dog she wants one of those great Sarah Bernard dogs that dig those dear old monks out of thetnow In Switzerland, rcople tpcak carelessly of "bloated aris tocrats," as if an aristocrat Is always obeie. That is wrong. Some of the aristocracy of to-day aro mighty thin. Ely's Cream Balm is tho onlr Catarrh remedy of mauy I havo tried which has acted as a cure. I have been troubled for over fifteen years; my head has been most ofthetlmoetapiied and very much inflamed. It has opened my nostrils and reduced the inflanimttlon. My eyes are improving, so that I can stand strong light, which I have not been able In do fur years. Nathaniel Fegley, with E. F. Montz,Mercbant Wilkes barre, Pa. My son aged nine years, wss afflicted with Catarrh I the use of Ely's Cream Balm effected a complete cure. W. E. Hamman, Druggist, Easton, Pa. Ely's Cream Balm sells better than any other preparation for Catarrh, and give's better satisfaction. B. Armstrong, Drug gitt, Wilkcsbarre, Pa. "Wbals this?" atked Jcemt of Wllklns' well diggers. "A Spring opening," said Wllklns. The life of a man should be like his watch constantly on the go and full of good works. Au u Cure for I'llcsi Kidney-Wort acts first by overcoming In the mildest manner all tendency to consti pation ; then, by its great tonle and invigor ating properties, It restores to health the debilitated and weakened parts. We have hundreds of certified cures, whsre all else hod failed. Use it and suffer no longer. Exchange, As usual the moit of people will wait for the summer vacation to come around to them. rAlbaiy,(N.Y.) Dally Press A Klckerbocker AUANUUNCO. We preceive by one of our Massachusetts exchanges that Dr. Lorenzo Walte, nf West field, an eminent physician of Berkshire Co. strongly Indorses St. Jscobs Oil. With it he cured a case of Sciatica that resisted all regu lar professional treatment, and that had in fact been abandoned ct incurable. A poor fool Is Jut', tu well off as a ricb one la hit mind. Our Puzzle Corner, D0UBT,EACn03T!C. 1. A kind of shell-fish it my first I trorr, 2. A river In Asia which of oourso you! know, 3. A narrow passago, for my next rdeasa find. 4. An adverb now please to bring'lo minds 5. A gentleman's name is my next. 6. A group or division will suit the text. 7. A kind of gem now bring to view. 8. A scripture name for my next will &m 9. A kind of covering my ninth must be, 10. A preposition you now will tee. 11. My last Is a cltv far o'er the sea. My Initials and finals, if road arisht. Two American rivers will bring to light. G rraii. CHARADE. My first W-os an ancient king; my second is a metal; my third Is an enclosure; my whole is the title of a book. Barkis. AMPUTATIONS. 1, Behead and curtail lively and leave a blunder. 2. Behead and curtail dark and leavo a pronoun. 3. Behead and curtail a whim and leave a preposition. 4. Behead and curtail a route and leavo si preposition. ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK. RfDOLl!. Man. Esioma. Alcohol, DfCCAPlTATIOK. 1. Lark, ark. 2. Plank, lsnk. S. Fralt, rail. 4. Plane, lane. S. Pit, it. 0. Bowl, owl. LAND su'iivnr.Es. WHAT A OtJORCItA HAH WOH :N A LOTTMtY The originators of the Texas land swindle! were enterprising men who wished to de velop tho resources of the stale, but, unfor tunately for them, tho people of Texas did not view the matter In tho samo light, con sequently the msjority of the parties en gaged In tho scheme nro now gazing at tF,s beauties nf naturo through prison bare. Some years ago the Texas land lottery was organized by a similar band ol Individuals, whoso solo desire was to lnok after tho earth ly welfare of the adventurous immigrant. The country was flooded with pamphlets containing tho interesting story of a poer young man who came from one of the states with nothing but a good reputation and an old valise, and how he took a chance in tho land lottery and won a beautiful larm. Tho pamphlet had the desired eflcct, and tickets were sold llko hot cakes; but.strange to eay, the farms seemed rather scarce. They per haps bad pulled up stakes and gone tt Lcadville, or Bomo other place; nnd the per sons who had invested In the lottery begm to realize tbat they had been sold, and not a few or them felt as if they would like to hit somebody with a persimmon club. Tho milk had been spilled, however, and In most cases they bore their lossos without a murmur; but thero was one msn from Georgia who did not bear his disappoint ment so heroically. He had Invested fifty dollars in the lottery, and when tbo grand drawing took placo he was Informed, much to bis delight, that ho had won a fine tract nf land in a western county. A map was given him, alto the necessary deeds, and he started In company with a surveyor tn locate his land. By night ho dreamed of his bo nanza and tbe fortune it would bring him. and he was a happy man. Ho went about trying to lend people money, and saying tbat a man was not fit to live in this world if he let a little good fortune make a fool of him. After a week journey beundlb-"iur-veyor reached a point in a vail ''rie fifty miles Irom a drop of wa'jr or a stick of timber. "Your land is somewhere about here," said tho surveyor, at ba got out oi tbe am bulancoand planted his instrument. "You must be mistaken," replied the Georgian nervously, as ho glanced over tha broad sea of shriveled sage bushes and mcsquile. The surveyor paid little attention to his remark, but merely sighted with bis Instru ment and began to figure, then he moved ahead a hundred yards and repeated the .erformancc, after which he pointed with bit finger and said : "Do you see that dry-looking mound over there? Thai's the centre of your tract." "What," moaned the Georgian, "It that bald-looking spot my land?" "It Is." "But Where's the timbered hill and tie) spring-gushing from the mammoth rock t" "Duped mortal; unsuspecting stranger," said the surveyor kindly, "nothing can gush on that land, not even a boarding school girl." "Perbsps I can raise onions on It," said lbs Georgian hoarsely i "they say that kind of land Is good for onions." "Thero you are wrong again, stranger. It would take a whole barrel of the meanest whiskey In Texas to raits a row on it. The land is poor." "Do yeu tbluk I could tell it?" inquired the Georgian, in a voice choked wilh emo tion. "I don't think you could," replied tim honest surveyor. "I don't belieye you could give it to an orphan asylum." These words were tbe knell of all hit hopes, and there, far out on the bosom of tho great prairie, the victimized Georgian fell on the survey or's neck and wept. A'cie Orleant Timei. The Rev. Mr. Tibbits, ef Coldwatef, Michigan, is a character. He is now an oc togenarian, long in the ministry, but refut ing other reward than a pound ot tea. Ha himself lays i "I never swore an oath, or took a chew of tobacco, or smoked whole cigar. I never bought or sold a drink of brandy or whisky for myself. In a travel of over 100,000 miles by public convey ances I never met with an accident, or was a moment too late when it depended upon my over-exertion. I sever sang a song or plsyed a gains of checkers, billiards or cro quet, or any game of cards. I ctver listed a rod or struck a man a blow with my fist, I can repeat more cf tha Bible than any man living of wbem I have any knowl edge. I have given away more ml eatate lo thlt elty than all Its tUr Inhabitant,"
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