I tliota Advertising Rates For Legal Notioos. The following price (or legal advertis ! The Carbon Advocate, ii iNPKPRNn&xT F.vMttv N'wiasM Pit llshed every Sntunlny in Loblsbtoti, Torbont'onnty. Pennsylvania by - Harry V. Mortliittiof, Jr. - -BANK STREET. I $1 00 Por Year in Advance 1 Best advertising medium In the county. Kvory ilescrlptloh'of Plain andTahcf ' ! JOB PRINT IN G , t very low prices. We do not besltate to say Uietwe are better eqnpped than any other printing establishment In lids section to do nrst-class Job-work, In all Its branches, at low prices. ing bas been adopted by tho Oasbon Advocate. Charter Notices Auditor's Notices Commissioner's Notices Divorce Nctlccs Administrator's Notices Executor's Nollce - $4 00 400 4 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 $1.00 a Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live." $1.28 when not paid in Advance. Other legal advertising will be charged for by the square. H. V. MortMmer, Jr.. Publisher. VOL. 3VI No 28, Lohighton, Carbon County, Ponna., May 26, 1888. Single Copies 5 Cents. lie 0 anion Lohighton Business Dlreotory. fTAL. SOUWAUTZ, Hank 8t the oldest furnl; V ture house in town Every ucscrlptton o) furniture always on hand. rrire vprv err A. VKTKILS. Saloon and Kestalirnnt. Bauk VV . Street. Kresta Lager always ou tap. Oys- In season. Drop In and sea us. I10V12-1) JW. ItAUlJKNMJSH.Ilankstrect, wholesale dealer In choice Drands ot whiskies, gin brandies, wines, Sc. tar- Patronage solicited ESRANO'3 81IAVINO SALOON, opposite tbt Auvooatb Office, Is headquarters foi shavlnc and hsir cutting. Cigars S tobacy sold, GO TO FR8. nODEHER, under the ItxchanRi Hotel, Bauk street, for a smooth shave or fashionable haircut. 137" Closed on Suutlay's. Boeder's Hair tonic, cures Dandruff. J J. KUTZ, Bank struct, manufacturer ol , choice Urandj ot cigars Riid dealer In al kinds of tobaccos and smoker's novelties. Call PETE It IIEIM, Bank street, dealer In ladies cents, misses and children's boots.shoesant slippers. Repairing promptly attended to. Call TAMK3 WALP. Rank street, steam heaters. U stoves, an kidoj spouting a specialty, tnvna oil I. in.it of tinware, uoonnir am IS. KOCH, Bank street, manufacturer o. . choice brands ot Havana clears. AU kind? ot smokor's sapplles constantly on band. Call 73 F. CLARK, lager beer hall and restaurant Jr. opp. square. Bank street. Choice wines ami liquors and cigars. Fresh lager always on tap. J. S. WEBB, saloon and restaurant. Bank street, headquarters for fresh lager beer and r drinks. Cholco eatables always on hand. other Si'clFs E. QILHAM, attorney at law and notary 1UDI1C, UanK Street, mnj ue i-uiiauttcu ii' sli and German. Kstato & collecting agency. CB. R110AU3, Ag't,, Bank street, dealer In . dry goods, notions, tlanware, queensware and groceries. taSharo of patronuge sollcted A RELIABLE JEVfELElt! D. 8. BOCK, , JauM M OPP. I'UBLIO 8QOARB. THE C Alt DOM ADVOCATE OFFICE, Bank street, plain and fancy Job printing a sped It. Advooatb one dollar per year In advance. Till) il&aiUU 1IAUVH KjKI., J.IIUUCli on Bank street, manufacturers of butcher. , Limited, factor) lurers of butcher. baker, milk, truck and express wagons Ti O0HE3TER BOTTLING nOUSE, Tlioa. J. V Beck, Bank street, lager oeer, rip, porier. itnirer ale. sc. Your oraers are soncitea O. 1, STRAUSS, Mahoning street, fresh 1 1 w ...... ..nm it . 1 1 rtxA Bi"Brv in nrti In rr kinds of vegetables In season. Low prices. MrtTfi RKnKit'H U DltUO STORK, SOOTlTBANK STREET. wvniti KflH HOTEL. Bank street, Thoma.- XI MsnU. proprietor. Coach to and from de- pot. Bates reasonable for regular & translet trade tJETJBEN FENSTERMACHER, LehlRh street AV dealer in ury goous, notions, provisions, irocorles, queensyrare.&e. raironage souciicu. IffUS. DrTSOUIRSCUSKY. Lehigh street. l AM. headquarters 101 visions, groceries, Sic, headauarters for dry goods, notions, pro- EX THE BEST OAKLEY'S PERFUME AT THOMAS DRUG STORE, BANK STREET. Tho Seorot Societies. MB f 1 t? meet Monday evening of each week In (label's HaU igie s curuiauy iuvucu. TOHN D. HHHTOI.ETTE POST. NO. 4S4. O. A. U U-.S . second and fourth Thursday evenings ol each mouth, In lteber's Hall. Comrades Invited. or .TnitM I.KNTZ GAMP. No. , 05, S. of V., U E. Pa. Dlv.. U. 8., meet 1st and 3rd Thurs. day of each month, Reber's Hall.F.D.MlUer.cap IO. G. T., meet Friday night of each week In . Reber's Hall. Bank street, at 7 -.30 o'clock. All emplars Invited. W. H. KERN 0. T. Our Ohurohos. HJTETnODIST EPISCOPAL. South Bank street. JYi , 8unday services at 10 a. m., and T.30 p. m., Sunday School 2 p. m. Ww. Majok, Pastor. mRINITY LUTHERAN, Iron street, Sunday b' jcivii:rs, aw u. in., iim..iii, ihw p. '" iTiW.buuday scliooUp.ra. J. U. KUDEK.Pastor. nKFnnMRn. I-ehlirli street. Sunday (services AV as 10 a. m., ueriiian, p. m., inususu;, ttunoay scnooi i p. in, E VANGELICAL. South street, Sunday service at 10 a, m., (uerman;, ijup. ra., iniigiisni. Sunday school 3 p. m. L. a. Jim i nsiui CATHOLIC, corner Northampton and Coal streets, services every Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Hamuacke Pastor. YJt. O. A., meet every Tuesday evening. . fcff-You are cordially lnvitod.a3 Presbyterian church. Northampton street. PRANK P. DIEHL, NORTH STREET, , Practical BlacksroltbJb Horseshoer li orerjared to do all work In bis line ln the best maimer and'at the lowest prices. Please cau. nora-sc-iy. PACKERJON HOTEL, Midway between Hauch Chunk St Lehtghton, LEOPOLD MEYER, PBOP'R, PA0KERT0N, Piicai. This well-known Hotel Is admirably reflttod, and has tbe best accommodations for permanent and transient. boarders. Excellent Tables and the very best Liquors. Stables attached. seplO-yt MANSION HOUSE Opposite LkS. Depot, BANK STREET, - LEHIGHTON, O. H. IIOM, PBOPRIETOB. This house offers tint-class accommodations for transient and permanent boarders. nrian.nent boarders. It nas Dean refitted la all Its departments, and is locat- ti In one ot the most picturesque portions of the n.anv borough. Terms moderate. Hrine BAltls suppuea wuu uie cuutccsi .viucv, iiijuurs uu Slgan. 1X3W Amikci uu ay. i-j T. J. BRETNEY Untivuifullv announces to the Mcrcha )lghtou and others that be Is now prepared to to all kinds ot Haulinc. or Freight, Express . Matter and Baggage very reasonable prlees, Bv promndonrlraen all orders he hopes to merit a sbaroof publ Ic stronai vast.. Residence 1 corner ot rineauairon anrdr left af Sweeny & Son's Sornsr Store H recelde prompt attedtlon- , ar. J2,e . T.'C BRKTNEY. .? If A D. J. KISTLER Bespectfully announces to tbe nubile that be has opened a NEW LIVERY STABLE, and that he Is now nrrnared to furnish Teams for Funerals. Weddinasor.Euslneis Trips on the shortest no tice aua iRioat uoerai icrnu. uraers icrt at tue "initios nouse- wiu receive prompt attention. BTABLES OH NORTH STREET, ext tbe notel. Lehtghton. laliW-vi LI Wemne Contractor and Builder. (Neil dwr to-Reubcu Fnstermactier's) LEHIOH STREET, LEHIGHTON. Plans aod spesbieatlons; and' probata eost ot DaUdmgi, furnished nrwnappaoarJon. AH work guarQte Hepalriag promptly mxtaifi to aadaaSarUlMmltUtawbsndsslrfa lly Professional & Business Cards. Horaoo Heydt, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC, Jrricci-Ths Boom recently occupied by W. M. Bapihor.- )AN1C STREET, - LKIIIQHTON. PA. May be consultod in English and Oerinan. July My W. 1YI. Hapshor, ITTORNEY and COUNSELLOR" AT LAW, aSD DISTRICT ATTORNEY, , First door above the Mansion House, MAUCII CHUNK PENN'A. teat Estate and Collection Agcuey. Will Buy mrt Sell Real Estate. Conveyancing neatly done, "ollcctiens promptly mads. Settllne Kstates of Occidents a specialty. May be consulted In English and German. nov. !H-yl O. V. Klointop, Instructor in Music, Bobbins' Amerlaan Classical Methods a special y. Terms moderate. luifftt-tf W. G. KC. Seiplo, PH YSIOIAN AND SUROEON. SOUTH STREET, - - LEHIGHTOS. May be consulted In Uncllsb and German. (peclal attention given to UynecolOEy. OrFicx Houna; From 12 Jt. to 2 P. M.,and rom s to 9 P. M, mar. 3-yl iBAJtOU Orrics : Over J. W. Raudenbusb' Liquor Store, BANK STREET, LEHIGHTON. Dentistry In all Its branches. Teeth Extracted without Pain. Gas administered when requested. Office Days WEDNESDAY of each week. P. O. adshess, ALLKNTO WN, Jan 3-yi Lehigh county. Pa. F. I. SMITH, 0. D. S., OFFICE: Opposite Wleand's Opera House Bank Street, Xehighton, Pa. DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Filling and making artificial dentures a special ty. Local anesthetics used. Uas administered and Teeth Fztracted WI TH OUT PAIN. OFFICE HOURS : From ft a. m., to 12 m., from t p. m., to s p. m., from 7 p. in., to 8 p. in. Consultations In English or German. 0ctl5-87-ly EYE AND EAR. Dr. G-. T. FOX Visits AUentown regularly on THURSDAY of ;acn week. Practice limited to Diseases of the Eye aud Ear. Office at Hayden's American Hotel, and Office tioursxxora a.m. 10 r. ju. Aisuaueuusiu Retraction ot tbe Eye for the proper adjustment I Ulasses, and (or the Relief ana euro 01 opll al Defects. Mav also be consulted at his office In BATIT. Wednesday and Saturday of each week, at B AN- UOR on Monday, aud at EASTON.on Tuesday of aenweea. jaua-u Horse Doctor, (Honorary Graduate of Ontario Vet. College.) Office: Manon House, BanTc St., LeblEhton CASTRATION, DENTISTRY, AND Diseases of Horse and Cattle, SUCCE3SEUL1.Y TREATED. Special and Particular Attention paid to LAMENESS :-: SPAVINS, Splints,. Eingbone, And all diseases prevalent among Domesticated , Annuals. m Horse ami Cattle Powders Prepared Suit able for each Case. Consultation Free Charges Moderate. Calls by telegraph and telephone promptly at- tennea to vperavions aauuuuy reriormea Tan 11, lis Henry Nolf, -AT THE CARBON HOUSE IS NOW Running an Accommotlation 'Bus, BETWEEN THE Hotels and L. V. Depot. Parties called for at their Homes by Leaving or aers at any 01 uic uoieis. April, 1BJT Stoves, Tinware, Heaters and Ranges, In Great Variety at Samuel Graver's Popular Store, Rank Street Roofing and Spouting a special ty. btoYe repairs luimshed on short notice. Prices Reasonable ! ! PURITENE PRIZES! Competition Open to All on the following conditions : To Interest the aired and also the young during the leisure hours, day or evenlnc. we oiler the following prizes for the "HUNT FOR WORDS." For the largest list of words framed by the letters composing tbe UU9QUWW nuru PURITENE I we will give Tea Dollars; for the next lanrest ve D01- Ca 1 Deeember 16tb, 188s and must be accompanied . with ten trade marks, cut from packages of Purl 1 tone. No word to be admitted whlcn contains " less than four letters; but use no other letters than those composing tbe word wwmmmwm Ask your merchants tor tbe powder: It sells at 7 en Cents a pound, and is superior to Boaplue or rorlne. or any other soap powder made. Oire liatnai. insist npon your msrenant getting it and take no other. A. F, SNYDER, rural Sblpplsg Agsnt for PennsylraaU, MCKISTH, AMXM..rA. ' A. S. Rabonold, S. D. Weissprt Business Directory. J. O. ZKRN, M. D.. W. L. KUTZ. M, D. J-US. 2BKN & KUTZ, Physioiana & Surgeons. OFFICE at the residence ot Dr. Zem, WMte Street, Welssport. All calls or surgical or medical treatment will receive prompt attention. mayli-er-U -JJ1KANKMN HOCSU, EAST WEISSPORT, PENN'A. This bouse offers first-class acoommodsllona to the permanent boarder and transient guest. Fanlo prices, only One Dollar per day, augT-iy Jonx linn mo, Pnirlet..r. J-yEATS, THE JEWELER. All Kinds of Jewelry 1 SgM Bonis anil Stationery. auffsutT,M-ty. The - Weissport - Bakory, 0. W. LAURY. PROPRIETOR. Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes in Welssport, l.eillgmnn anu vicinuiri every nay. In the store I have a Fine Line of Confectionery for the Holiday Trade. Sunday schools and fes tivals supplied at lowest prices decS-om. THE Fort Allen Hou ft Welssvott, Carbon County, Fenss., Henry Christman, Proprietor. The public Is respectfully Informed that this well-know house has been refitted and improved to a llrst rate, and able to furnish the veiy best accommodations of all kinds A Livery Stable In connection with tbe hotel, with ample means to accommodate weddinc parties, funerals and pleasure seekers with safe teams. In connection with tho hotel Is a FINE POOL ROOM handsomely fitted up. Apr23 87Iy For Newest Designs and Most Fashionable Styles of DRESS GOODS. DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, PROVISIONS. SILVERWARE, &c, "&c CO TO E. H. SNYDER, Bank Street, Lohighton. Goods guaranteed and prints as low aa el no where fur the samp quality of goods. July 18, 1835-ly if. On To HOBIi AT THK Central Drug Store, OPP, TIIE PUBLIC SQUARE Bank Street, Lehitrhton, Pa., 13 HEADQUARTERS FOR Pure Drugs and Medicines, Fine Soaps, Brushes, &c, &c., Choice Wines and Liquors, Largest Assortment of Library Lamps ! Wall Paper and Decorations! Spectacles ! When vou bu? a ttalr of Hliwa oti tvnutu good fit. But II you need SPECTACLES It is much more Important that the EYK should be accommodated with correct lenses ahd n proper lr fitting frame which will bring tbo lenses di rectly before the centre of the eye; U vou buy your spectacles at Dr. Horn's you will find the above points properly attended to. PERSCR1PT10NS Carefnlly OonmoniM OCU5-18S7 Accident, Life & Fire INSURANCE ! A. W. RAUDENBUSH, Bank Street, Lehighton, Has secured the agency (or tbo following SUBSTANTIAL INSURANCE C01I PANIES wlilcu cau be recommended to the public as Teriectlv Safe and Reliable. The National Life Insurance Co., OP JVIONTPEIiIER. VT., which Is said to be "Tbe grandest step In fair dealing wK.hIn the history of Lite Insurance." It protects against adversity In business; It pro tects depeu dent ones against the contin gency of death 1 1 Mannfrs' Accident Indemnity Co. OF UNITED STATES, with a reserve fund of iW.OOO guarantees every policy in iuii. ro otner com pany has ever put up such a fund. It costs but a few cents every day a good Investment, LOCAL AGENTS ARE DESIRED! Hamstoni Mutual Live Stock INSURANCE COMPANY. Fixed rates; no annual dues. Animals ill Tided Into classes of one hundred and flfy each. Members responsible only for losses occurring In the class in winch tueir ani mals were enrolled. August SO, 183 ly The Cream or all Ms or Aflyeotore COXDiaSKU INTO O.VE VOLUME. HEROES DEEDS. The thrilling adventure ot ell the hero ex I iurer bqu iruuuer ujfniera Vina inuians, out iws and wild beasts, oer our whole country, from the earliest times to the present. lures and exploits ol LeSoto,La.Sal!,Staudlsh,Boone. Kenton, Brady, Crockett, liynle. lloujtuu. Car soo, Custer, California Joe, Wnu BUI, BuOalo Bui, Uenerals Mile and Crook, treat Indian cbltfj, and scores., of others. Splendtdlr illua. 1 iraieu wiu x-v bm eoxranuic. Agtmt wanseu Low prlcwl, us beau anything to mIL Ttml Seller's Corner. I have lately added to my stock the celebrated Blue Diamond Roofing Slate! ! and also other brands. And j Plastoring.Building Lime and Builder's Sands. A Variety Cellar Grates. 1 have the usual stock of cmciit, Pewter Snud, Plaster-Paris, P.Iuo and White Land Plaster, Phosphates, Coal, UardwarcOil, &c. I have the most complete line of Farming Implements, Tools, and Repairs for the same. Garden and Field Seeds. am sole agent for The Allen- toyvnor Breining's Ready Mixed Paints. My prices are popular and my goods desirable. Ydur orders are solicted. SAMUEL SEILER, Nest door to Advocate odlce, Bank Street, Lehighton, Pennu. GO TO SWEENY'S "Corner Storo" F .O Rgau Bottled Gherkins, Sweet Pick- es, Chow-Chow, Onions, Table Sauce, Horse-radish, Cauliflow er, Catsup, Mixed Pickles, ' Cel- ery iSauce, and all kinds ofchoice Jellies and table necessaries. In Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware, &c, H'e lead, both In low nrlces and oualltv of goods. Our large stock is displayed to ad vantage, an Item which purchasers will certainly greatly appreciate. REMEMBER THE Corner Store, LEHIGHTON, PA. Money made easy niauulactur Ing Rubber Stamps.Scud torprlce list ot outtlls, to J. F. W. Dormnj, K0.21; East German St., llalU more,Md.,U.S.A -nc32Ctu H. B55LTZ, JUSTICE OP THE PEACE, AQENT FOR F1I1ST-CLASS Fire, Life & Live Stort Insurance Special attenUon ot Farmers and otters Is railed to the liberal terms ottered by the BEHRS COUNTY MUTUAL LIVESTOCK INSUR ANCE COMPANY, (or wblch I am the scent tor this County and nelebborbood; .Of Real Estate Agency, Heal Estate Bought & Sold. Collections promptly Made. Bank Street, Lehighton, I'enna. CieeUl.tMf AL. CAMPBELL, Jeweler aid Watdunaker. Bank Street, Lehighton, Minna Uespeattnlly Invites the attention ot bit friends and the citizens generally to his Immense new stock of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Jewely, at Prices that UCIy competition. It win pay you to call and Inspect my slock before purchailoe elsewhere. REPAIRING Promptly done at lowest charge, and alt work fu'tanteed. Don't Fonet tbo Place. IGN OP THE BIG WATOH, Bank St., Lehighton. Desaber. ll.esny SubMrib fot the Ad?ct. How's .Your Liver? Is tho Oriental salutation, knowing that good health cannot exist' without a healthy Liver. When tho Liver 13 torpid tho Bow els are sluggish mid con stipated, tno food h'ea in tho atomach undi gested, poisoning tho blood; frequent hcadacho ensiles ; a fueling of lassi tude, despondency and nervousness indicato how tha "whole system is de ranged. Simmons Liver Regulator has been tho means of restoring moro people to health and happiness by giving them a healthy Liver than any agency known on earth. . It acts with extraor dinary power ami ofTmacy. NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED. As agenerat family remedy for Dyspepsia, Torpid Liver, Conallnutlon.-otc., I hardly ever mo anything elso, and ham never been dlsoppoliitctl In thecrfoot produced; It seems to lw almost n period euro for all diseases of the stomnoh tm.i Dowela. W. J. ileULKov. Macou, U E. F. LUCKENBACH, DEALER IN Wall mQmi Borders & Decorations, B00K Stationery, Fancy Goods. Window Shades & Fixtures, lAtsil Styles, made and pul dp. If dMlrea. Paints, Oil, Varnish, Putty, Brushes & general ainlers' Supplies. No. 61 Broadway Manch Mil Pa. KMow the Rroadway Hnu-p. Common Sense In the treatment ol slight 'ailments would save, a vast amount of sickness and misery. One of Ayer's Pills, taken alter dinner, will assist Digestion j taken M night, will relieve Constipation; taken at any time, will correct irregu lorltlos ot tbe Stomach and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and cure Sick Headache. Ayer's Pills, as all know wfio .use, them, are a mild cathartic, pleasant to take, and always prompt and satisfactory in their results.' "I can, recommend Ayer's Fills abovo all others, having long proved their rolue as a Cathartic lor myself and family." J. T. Hess, iieuusvuie, i-a. 'Ayer's Fills have been in use In my lllv unwarda of twantv veant. anil have completely verified all that is claimed lor them." Thomas F. Adams, nan JJiego, xezos. " I have used Ayer's Pills in my fami ly tor seven or eight" years, Whenever I have an attack of headache', to which I am very subject, I take a dose of ;Ayer'a Pills and am always promptly relieved. I find them equally beneficial in colds ; and, in my family, they aro used for bilious complaints and other disturb ances with such good effect that we rare ly, if ever, have to call a physician." II. .Voulllcme, Hotel Voulllcme; Sara toga Springs, N. Y. Ayer's Pills, rnarjLEED et Or. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mast. Sold by all Dealers in Medicine. NO MORE BIG PRICES! W. S. KUHNS rtespeetfutly announces to the public that be Is now nicely located hi bis. Hew stare Room Opp. L. V, Bound House DANK STREET, LUHIGHTON, and' has ! stock a full and complete line of Stoves and Tinware ! In Including tbe Justly Celebrated and Popular Netw Mayflower. APOLO & IRVING Stoves, Which he It selllnK at THE VEItV XOWEST CASH 1'lilCES. You are respectfully Invited to call and Inspect his stock and leant prices before purchasing elsewhere. Roofing and Spouting wilt be promptly and correctly attended. Termi low as me ycry lowest. W. S. KUHNS, Opp. Round House, lknk StretLelilfihtoi.. Weissport Planing MANUFAOTUREK W WlNDOTir and D'qob Fkamks, Doprs, Shytters,; " Blinds. SasJics, Aiouiaings, uracKt'is, Shingles, Failings, . , Hemlock Lumber, &c, Sec. ;Vr.y Lo.west Price TH1R TOO, SHALL PASS AWAY. NYIicr midst the strife ot caily llfn. We're sad and weary frown By carb opprcsed, we long to reit Where son ows are linknnnn TIs sweet to know, tliongti life below Is but a fleeting dn Of smiles and tears, and hopes nnd few., "Thh, too, shall pass away. Sad mourner here, doei life seem drear? Itavo loved nno's gone bcfuTe? Though life Is gloom boyond tho tomb Friends meet to part 110 more; II. 're, partings come; hut In that lumie There comes no parting day. Thouth Hie below I) full of woe, "Mils, too, Khail pass away." ArciI plljrrlm lone, tlinu'rt Jouruejinif on Toward a home on high, Wliere fairest flowers, In Eden's uoom, Shall never fado and dies In this fair cllrne, no touch of Ttmn Takes youthful Joys away. Though sad and lone, and weary grown, "This, too, shall pass away." When life Is past, we hope at lait To reach that heavenly shore j And free from care, In mansions fatr. We'll dwell forever more. Id that blest home no sorrow come. And we shall never sar. While with the blest wo sweetly reit, "This, too, shall poss away." Honrs With Men ani Women of the Revolution. TWIN SISTlClSft. ICofJiWiMcd, 1888, 6y Funk & Wagnulk.) Un a pleasant day in early Jarch, 1861, I crossed tho Hudson Wvcr In a small host with an export oarsman, from the wcs:crn shors of Tapaan Hay to the mouth -of the Croloo River. I was thon on the quest for materials for my "Hudson from the H'ilderness to tho Sea," first published In the London Art Journal. We passed little squadrons of thin floating leu ou the way, and tan led awhllo at Croton (former ly Toller's) Point, visiting the pt city Italian villa and the vineyards ot Dr. Underhlll, where hundreds of tons of luctous grapes wcro raised every year. Wo then rowed up Croton Hay and passed under the draw brldgo of tho Hudson lUvor Hallway into tho mouth of tho Croton Klvor. Wo fouud the current of tho stream very rapid, for the tide In tho Hudson was ebbing. inicn nearly abreast the Van Cortlandt Manor House, tho oarsman found it Impos sible to stem tho current any longer, and as tho water was too shallow to bear tho boat to the rlc;ht bank as I desired, I was landed ontheruggod left bank. I clambered up the acclivity along the margin of a little brook, cheered by the notes of (to rae) tho first bluebird of tha season, perched on a spray overhead. Following the post-road that skirled tbe elevated shore of tho stream, I reached the rlckotly "high bildge" the famous "Croton llrldge" of Kcvolutionary times nt near suiuct. It was a picturesque structure, spanning a rocky gornc, through which the Croton river was running rapidly. NVar the brldgo I obtained a charming ticw of tho mouth of tho Croton, with Dover Kill Is land near, the broad Tappaan Uay wnd the blue hills in tho distance beyond. .Vfter making a sketch of 1I10 old bridge I strolled down tho road 011 tho right bank of the Croton, as it sloped toward tho Hud son, and reached tho Van Cortlandt Manor nouse at twilight. At its entrance gate I met Colonel Plerro A'an Cortlandt, tho pro prietor of tho estate, and accepted his cor dial Invitation to pass the night under his roof. I was kindly vvelcomcd by Mrs. Van Cortlandt, a daughter of the eminent Pro fessor T. Homeyn llcck of Albany. The house, yet preserved In Its ancient aspect, Is near tbo shore of what was once the up per part of the beautiful Croton Hay, In which vessels of considerable slzo often anchored, and which was the resort of vast flocks of wild ducks and shoals of .shad. Early 111 1841 heavy rains and melting snows caused the sweeping away of tbe great Croton Dam, and an Immense volnmo of water released rushed rlverward, carry ing with It loosened earth sufficient to half fill Croton Bay and convert much of It Into a shallow stream. The Van Cortlandt Manor House was erected at tbe beginning ot the last century by John Van Cortlandt, son of Stephen Van Cortlandt, the first proprietor of the great domain, whose father, Oloff Stevens Van Cortlandt, was a lineal descendant of the Dukes of Courland, In Russja. His ancestors, when deprived of their duchy, emigrated to Holland, whence OrlofT came to Now Netherlands In 1030. In the service of the Dutch West India Company. The family name was Stevens or Stevenssen, that of Van Cortlandt being only titular. The family became allied by marriage. In time with tho Van Rensndaers, 1I10 Sclmj lers, tho Itayards, (lie Del'cystcrs, the Livingstons, nnd other leading families in the province and Slate. The Janor House was built of heavy stone, and the thick walls of the basement story vero pierced with loopholes for the use of musketry, In defence. Theso still remain. The mansion commands, from its broad piazza In fionl, an extensive view to the southwest of Tappaan liay and the ruirged hills bejond. It Is sheltered on the norlh by a high hill covered with sturdy forrst ttcs. At 1 1 to time of my visit there unsa broud lawn at the fiont, and a path led through the old garden to the ancient1 ferry house, a building occupied duriug the Revolution as a guard-liouae. The lJai-on de ICalb was stationed there in 1778, and In the winter of 1762 a dclaichment of New Vork levies, having just returned there from a scout to Morrisauta, were sururlsed at a barn near the ferry house by sown of tbe enemy's cavalry. One of the "Conti nentals" was killed : tbe remainder escaped on the Ice. The broad entrance hall of the mansion was adorned by the horus of state ly stegs, killed on the manor when wild deer roamed over tho doman. The rooms were enriched with many family portraits, ancient and modern, and other works of art;and I he library displayed many precious mementoes of tha. colonial and Revolu tionary period, sufficient to hold the at tentlon ot the curious antiquary fur days. On the morning after my arrival at the Afanor House Mrs. Van Cortlandt invited me to visit aged twin sisters -living at the Ciotontabout two miles up tha river. She kindly'accompanled ma to Introduce me to tba nonagenarians thv were over ninety year of agw- Oo tha nj we drora Into 1 ' . tho bcautlfiill v situated cemetery of tho I Van Cortlandt family, on a summit of the I hill west of the mansion. It commanded an extensive view of the Hudson south' ward, with the entire range of the Palisades from Plermont to Hobokcn. At a llttlo west of the cemetery, at the neck which connects Croton Point with tho main land, Is the tt'.e of the old fort or castlu of Kltch-a-wan (the original narao of the Croton River) was pointed out. It is said to liayo been the oldest Indian fort south of tho Highlands. It was built by the Sachem Croton, and there ho gath ered his parties for hunting or for war. At a little east of tho alto of the fort we camo to Kltch-a-wan burying ground, In n beau tiful nook at the entrance to "Haunted Hollow," concerning which old supersti tions supplied many weird stories of early times. Tho people believed that they saw in tbo groyes and glens the forms of tho departed red-men whom they railed tho IKalklng Sachems of Teller's Point. Only one of the twin sisters could bo seen Mrs. Miriam Williams the other, Mrs. Eunice McCord, being too fecblo In mind nnd body to rccelyo visitors. Their maiden name was Teller, and they had long been widows. They were descendants of Andrew .Teller, who In 1071 married a daughter of Oloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt, and a sister of tho first proprietor of tho Van Cortlandt Manor. "Teller's Point" received Its namo from a descendant of his who occupied it. The memory of Jfrs. Il'llllams seemed to bo but very llttlo impaired by age, her lecol- lections of her childhood and early woman hood being very ) tyld. She well remem bered Incidents connected with the en campment of the American army at Vcr planck's Point, In tho fall of 1782. She and her sister were then twelvo years of age. She remembered seeing Washington ride up to tho ate 111 front of their house one day, lilt a single attendant, dismount and ask her father, who was standing near, foi soiuo food, ns ho had been detalued on business below. The twins were standing at the. door as tho General entered the house, and placing his hands on their heads said: "You look as much alike as two eggs; nny you have long life." "Tho wish of 'tho great man has beon granted," said Mrs. Williams, "for we bayo lived long. Wo wcro ninety years old last August. H'o had very Utile In the house at that time wherewith to ontertaln such a guest. -Vy mother could set upon tho llttlo tablo only some cold ham, ircsh rye-bread, sweet butter, a bit of cheese and i Bomo cold water. Wo chlldron were poen- Ing through tho open door Into tho room, and I remember as well as If it had hap pened yesterday seeing General Washing ton, before sitting down to parlakc ot the simple meal, place one hand on the table and closing his eyes ask a blessing. Father meanwhile, stood with his head uncovered In the further part of the room. And here," said Mrs. Williams, "Is tha very table at which General Washington stood and asked a blessing," polnllnz to a small oyal table standing near Iut. "3fou seem to have nincli bodily strength and good health," I n-markod, "for a wo man so old.-" "Yes," she answered: "aUtcraud I have never had any dausennis hlcknesi. We wcro marrltd when wi- wen" quite young; have alwajs lived prudent' and generally happy lives; alMavs had plenty of -sleep, and were 110 gadabout as mn't women ore nowadays. Why, jou'II hardly believe me when I tell jou lliat. ncithiT of us was ever more than iv or six miles fiom whom ye wore bom. The Tollers aro a xlrnng bodled and long-lived people." The story related lo me a few hours later was a coiifil inJtiou of the assurance tlmt tho Tellers possessed great bodily vigor. "Do you rvmembor the French aimy en camping near here the same fall when you saw General Washington?" I Inquired. "Oh, yes," she said. "They came from tho south. They crossed the rierat King's Ferry, and marched by our house. They encamped nt C'romford, below nnre. I re member bow afraid and yet delighted sister and I were as wo watched them from our window as they passed by. We never saw so many soldleis. nor such glittering uni forms as some of the officers wore; and we never heard such drums beat. We were bewildered with the show, and dreamed of It many nights afterwards. I said farewell to the venerable woman on whose head the hand of Washington bad been laid, and to whom kind words had been uttered by his Hps. At her carriage In front of Mrs. llllltams's house I parted company with Mrs. Van Cortlandt, and soon afterward rode to the house of a friend about two miles further north. With a neighbor of his we climbed to tbe top of Prickly Pear Hill, the. summit of which, five hundred feet above tha river, was quite thickly strewn In some places with a species of cactus bearing that name, from which the eminence derived Its title. From that elevation we obtained a most extensive view of tho lower Hudson and Its shores, and a cluster of localities of the most stirring events of the old War for Independence. That pinnacle Washington made his chief point ol observation while the American army was encamped near, in the fall of 1782, There Washington and hisofllccrs and Rochauiheau and his French olllcers had viewed tho scenery to gether with profound admhatlou. Atone sweep of the vlslou might bo seen the lofty ciags of Highland and the Flahkl'.l Mountains stretching eastward, with all the Intervening county adjacent, to Peek skill, Vcrplauck's Point and Stony Polpt, the theatres of Iniporiant military events during the War of the Revolution, then drawing lo a close, liefore them was Haverstraw, near which Arnold and Andre complotted; Teller's Point, off which tbe Vulture lay when Andre went to moet Arnold, and from which sbn received A caunonadlng that drove her down the river; King's Ferry, where the American armies crosse and recroiscl the Hudson and Andre made his way t the eastern shore; Tarrj town, wl'ere he was captured, and tbe Long ll'barf at Plermont, near Tappaan, where he was executed. All these, with the vllleges on tbe eastern bank of tha Hudson from Cruger's to York Island, might be seen. As we were looking at Teller's Point, projecting far toward the western shore of tbe Hudson, I remarked that I bad a most Interesting Interview at Cioton thati'mqra lng with a ntmberef tbaTiller- family, ,a woman ninety years of age and p9seiJt4t of exceedingly great physical vigor. "One of tho twin sisters?" said on of tho gentlemen. "I nerer knew a 'Teller' who was not possessed of an abundance of bono and sinew. Have you over heard the story of Flshklllbully who neotintefdd 'fc' young daughter of a Teller living lnibli neighborhood?" "I have not." "Oh, yon must hear It. That TollerhaJ two buxom daughters, a llttlo more thaa, twenty years of age. It li said that either of them could lift a barrel of elder. 'Thel? father was noted for great strength ahd al.. so for wrestling and pugilistic skill. Oa day at the close, of the Revolution a large,4 rough-looking man came to tbo door of Teller's house au old-fashioned double door and leaning on-thn under one, ,lk upper 0110 being open, asked ou. of Uie daughters within, in a rttdo manner , '"Is Rill Taller home?' " 'My father Is not at home answered the girl. 'H'hatdoyou want of hlmf- I attend to his business vlien ho Is away."-1 '"Youcan't 'tend to H this time, any" how. Nobody but lllll Tailor himself can said tha gruff man. '"Come In and tell me what your busi ness Is,' said the girl, as she opened 'ibs door. ' "The man went In and she eloled lt after him, leaving the upper 'door'itlli open. r '"Now tell me,' said thd daughUf, what your business Is nnd see If I ean'i attndto If.' - ' ' '"No, vou can't I tell yc,' grlow tha'p man. 'I'm Puttie of Fishktll, the boss rastle.r up there. Maybe you've hearn ou me. They tell me lilll Taller Is the bo rasllcr down here, and I'm come down t find out who's tho best rastlcr.' -il 'Oh, If that's all tho business you havi' said ilia spirited girl, I can attend to It 'at once,' nnd seizing the man by' his coat collar and tho scat of his breeches' she threw him, over flic dooi Into the grnis' be fore II. ' : "The man picked himself tip, and loot ing In astonishment a few moments at the girl, who was standing In tho door with arras a-klmbo and smiling" placidly, lie sneaked off without uttering a word. ; " 'Any more business to be altendcd'tif asked the girl in a provokingly 1 pleasant voice. The man was too crestfallen io tatty a moment. He joined some companion's" at the river, who were waiting for him" to"5 ri tual with Teller and glVe them the excite ment of a tussle. " - " 'Didn't you see Teller?' asked one Of tho company. " 'Naw, I dldnV-sald the fellow, in a tone of supreme disgust; 'I see. one -of eld Tailor's gnl, aud that's all' I 'want to know.' " Uknson J. Losbino, LI-..!)'.- The universal use of them proves their merits. Hop Plnntrrti clean, safe effective against pain. - A 7-ycar-old who Is about to sire, a birthday party has. sent out richly mountsJ invitations reading In this way:, "My moth er wants to know if your mother - Will: let you como to my parly." Here Is one of the answcrswrltton bYa little $r!V ".My mother told me to ask you to , tell your mother I can como to. your patty."' An End to Bona 8 craping. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, 111., says- "Having received so much benefit rom Electric Hitter. I feel it mv dutr.to. Ut suffering humanity know It. Haye had a miming eorc on my ie ior vigiib ycarj mj doctors told mc I would have to have' the bone scraped or leg amputated.. I u4d. intic.nl, thre-e bottles of Electric Bitten, ami seven boxes Bucklcn's Arnica. Balye, (irnl my leg is now sound and well." Elec tric Hitters are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Rucklcn's Arnica Salve at i!5c per box 111 T. D. Thomas' Drug Store. A sad-eyed man stood on tbe safe side of a fence watching a vicious eqnlne.trylng to kick a wagon lo pieces, "I wonder what club he Is going to play with next season." soliloquized the sad-eyed man .In audlable tones, "rfhaket" exclaimed it by stander thrusting out Ills haud; I .am. a basebn'l umpire myself." That Tired FmIIdk Season U hear again, and nearly every one feels weak, languid, and exhausted. The blood, luden with impurities which 'hav been accumulating for months,- moves 'sing, gisplv through the veins, the mind falls! to think quickly, and tho body I still,-slowei-to respond. Hood's Sarraparilla ,ls jur wliitl is needed. It is, In a peculiar sen the ideal spring medicine. It' purIBe, vitalizes, and enriches the blood, unkerf.tbe head clear, creates an appetite, overcome that tired feeling and imparts new strength and vigor to tha whole body,. . 1 A young roau in a railway carrltgr was making fun of a lady's hal to au elder ly gentleman In tho seat.wlth him, '!?," said the elderly man, "that's my .wife, and I lold her It she wore.- that .bonnet sine fool would make fun of It." It is stated by nn -English dealer In East India cereals that there are more tbau ten thousand dlffe.ent,vailtles of rlce, aiul yet that there is one ppfcles. The different varieties are of all colors, from black to pale yellow and snow white, Sunken eyes, a pallid coroplexleu.ltand disfiguring eruption, indicate that thcr Is samethtng wrong within. Iixpcl(lliu lurking foe lo health, by purifying-the blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla.-. Cuu Erysipelas, Eon ma, Salt-Rheum. Pitpph . and Rlok-hcs. - The heirs of a- merchant ofJfopson. Mass., received the othtr day thirty cenli, tent by a man In Pennsylvania, who wrole that they wero to pay for four apples th.u he took from tb merchant's itore wbenh lived there forty ytr ago ' ' 48 A Richmond. Mich., woman Ibsfbei watch a few says ago, She couldnot "find It, but wherever she went she' heard 'thai watch tick. This dsrved her oiflo'gre.'ater efforts, and she turned the house upkljf down in her search an(l thsn found' the watch lu her bustle. A Swede, of Terre Haute, clalniak.to l. the "world's .champion water drinker. He thinks It no feat at all, scarcely. drink half a gallon In fifty secondhand h drpnk five gallous In five hours ajnljiliiy gallons In a day, which exceeds tKcapacUy of any horse. His appetite-keens up'tw I !i bis thirst pretty well, forhecanr lit down and eta much as can ten,cien, . A cbncA. for. quaTaUacJlt-'t low whxpUyipoierlwtlj yolj MKm .'' ic sm& 1
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