Advertising Rates
For Iiogal Notices.
Tho following prices for legal adver.is
lug has been adopted by tho OxnnoH
Advocate,
Charter Notices - - $4 00
Auditor's Notices - - - - 4 0o
Commissioner's Notices - 4 00
Divorce Notices - - - 4 00
Administrator's Notices - - 3 00
Exeeutor'a NoIIco - - - - 3 00
Other legal advertising will bo charged for
by the square.
H. V. Morthlmsr. Jr.. Publisher.
t i l in a
The Carbon Advocate,
Ail tNDRPKNDKNT FAMILY NKWSPAPltH Ill-
lishcd every Hatunlay in Lehizinoii,
Carbon County, l'cnnsylvanla, by
Harry V. Mortliimei', Jr.
- -DANK 8TIIKKT.
$1 00 For Voor In Advanco 1
Ilest advertising moolura lu ins county.
Every descrlptlon'ot Plain and Fancy
JOB PRINTING
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live."
$1.28 when not paid in Advance.
t very low pilcca. We do not hesitate to say
that we are better eqnpped than any other
prlntlnn establishment In this section
to Uo first-class Job-work, In all
Its branches, at low prices.
VOL. XVI., No 34,
ehighton, Carbon County, Ponna., July 7 1888.
Single Copies 5 Cents.
Professional & Business Cards.
Horaoo Heydt,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NOTARY rtlBLIO,
irrtcFi-The lloom recently occupied by V. M.
llapsher.
fcANIC STREET, - - LEHIOHTON. rA.
May be consulted In English and German.
July 4-ly
W. M. Rapsher,
ATTORNEY axd COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
First door above Hie Mansion House,
MAUCII CHUNK, - - PENN'A.
Heal Estate and Collection Agency. Will Buy
yni an neA icatntn. rvnwm-nnrlnff neatly done.
fnllnrttons nrnmntiv mad
willing 1-.SLUU-9IH
Decadents a specialty. May
be consulted In
EtiRllsii aua uerman.
nov. SH-yi
O. V. Kleintop,
Instructor in Music,-r-
Kobblns' American Classical Methods a special
ty. Terms moderate. nug utt
W. O. M. Seiple,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
60UTU STREET, - IjEHIOHTON.
May be consulted In English nnd (ennan.
ppclal attention given to Gynecology.
OWICK, Hours i from 12 M. to 2 P. M., and
treroe,w8F.,M, mar. 3l-yi
BiUKCW OFncR t-Over J. W. Itaudenbiish'
Uquor Store,
BANK STREET, LEHIOHTON.
Dentistry In all Its branches. Teeth Extracted
nlthoutraln. Gas administered when requested.
Office Dai's WEDNESDAY ot each week.
P. O. adaress, AM.ENTOWN,
Jan 3-yl Lehigh county. Pa.
F. I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
OFFICE: Opposite Wleand's Opera House
i
Bank Street, Zehighton, Pa.
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS DUANCIIKS.
Filling and making aftlflclnl dentures a special
ty. Local anesthetics used.
Uas administered and Teeth Extracted WITH
OUT PAIN.
OFFICE HOURS: From 8 a. m., to 12 in., from
1 p. m., to 5 p. 111.; from 7 p. Ill,, to 8 p. ill.
Consultations In English or Herman.
Oct US-ST ly
EYE AND EAR.
Dr. Gc. T. POX
Visits Allentown regularly on THURSDAY of
tacbwek. Practice limited to
Diseases of the Eye and Ear.
Offlce at llayden's American Hotel, and Office
flours Horn A. M. to 3 i30 P. M. Also attends to
Refraction of the Eye for the proper adjustment
of Glasses, and for the Relief and Cure of Optl
ral Defects. . , , .
May also ue cnnsuiicci ai nisomce in uaiii,
iVAdneitlav and Maturdav of each week, at HAN
UORen Monday, and ntKASTON on Tuesday of
each week.
Jan 2-vl
5S 3
Horse Doctor,
(Honorary'Oraduate of Ontario Yet. College.)
Office: Mansion House, Bank St., Lehightou
CASTRATION, DENTISTRY,
AND
Diseases of Horse and Cattle,
SUCCESSEULLY TREATED.
Special and Particular Attention paid to
LAMENESS :-: SPAVINS,
Splints, Ringbone,
And all diseases prevalent among Domesticated
Horse and Cattle Powders Prepared Suit'
able for each Case.
Consultation Free Charges Moderate,
Calls by telegraph and telephone promptly at
tended to Operations Skillfully Performed
.Ian tl, Its
FRANK P. DIEHL,
NORTH ST11EET,
, Practical Blacksmith llorseslioer
Is prepared to do all work In his line
In the best manner nmlV the lowest
prices.
riease can. norjo-ssc-iy,
PACKERTOM HOTEL,
JSIIdway between M&uch Chunk & Lehlglitnu,
LEOPaf.D MEYEIt, I'itOP'K,
' PAOKEBTON, - - - Pknsa.
T1.I. I. .i.l.l.n,.,.. .it..,
has the best accommodations for permanent and
transient boarders. Excellent Tables and the
tery best Liquors, tstables attached. seplfl-yl
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite I- & H. Depot,
BANK 8TRKET, - - LEHIOHTON,
o. n, now, ritoi'itiEToit.
This house offers first-class accommodations for
transient and Derniaiumt boarders. It has bin
newly retlttedln all Ha deiartnicnUs, and Is locat
ed In one of the most picturesque portions of the
iiorougb. Terms moderate, ear- The HAH Is
supplied with the choicest Wines, Liquors and
Vlgars. Fresh Lager on Tap. - apr IT-yl
T. J. BRETNEY
Respectfully announces to the Merchants of Le
altflitou and others that lie Is now prepared to
.-to all kinds of
Hauling or Fkeigiit, Expkkss
Ma-ptkr and Baggage
ifcry" Peaspnable prices. Ilyproiniidonrlraep
all orders he hopes to merit n shareof pulil Ir
stronage. Residence! corner of fine and Iron
taroet, Lehighton.
itOrdersleft at Sweeny & Son's Bonier Store
11 recelde prompt attedtloii'
ar. 12, 8 T. T I1UKTNKY.
1 &f W KTSS'ST
Coiitraclor aud BDilier.
(Next door to Reuben Fenstermacher's)
LEIUOlf STBEET, I.HHI01ITON,
I'lans aud specifications. Mid probable cost uf
buildings, f urulsued upon application. All work
guaranteed. Repairing promptly attended to
JAOmaterUU furnished desired.3-l-ly
S. Rabenold, D. D. S.,
Mil
Weissport Business Directory.
J. O. 7.EKN, M. !., W. I- KUTZ, M. D,
US. S5EIIN & KUTZ,
Physicians & Surgeons.
OFKtCR lit .the residence of I)r. Zero, Wl.Itn
Street, weissport.
All calls or surgical or medical treatment w 111
receive prompt nttemion. niayn-j-n
JpitANKLlN' -HOUSE,
EAST WKIHSl'OKT, l'ENN'A.
This house offers first-class accommodations to
tho permanent boarder and transient guest,
ranlc pi Ices, only One Dollar per day.
augT-iy John ltF.unin, rroprlet.r.
J-yiATH, Tlin .THW15LEK.
All Kinds of Jowolry !
School
augsiit7,M-ty.
The - Weissport - Bakory,
c. v. lauky. rrtorniCToit.
Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes In Weissport.
leliighton nnd vicinities every ihiv.
In the More I havo a l'lne Line of Confectionery
for the Holiday Trade. Sunday schools and fes
tivals supplied at lowest prices. ilccl Cm.
THE
Wolsspsrt, Carton County, Penna.,
Henry Christman, Proprietor.
Tim public Is respectfully informed that this
well-know house lias heen refitted and Improved
to n tlrst rate, and able, to furnish the very best
accommodations of all kinds
A Liyery Stable
In connection with the hotel, with ample means
to accommodate wedding parties, funerals and
pleasure seekers with safe teams.
In connection with the hotel Is a FINE VOOl,
KOOS1 handsomely lifted up. April 87Iy
For Newest
Designs and Most
Styles of
Fashionnbln
DIU5SS GOODS,
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS.
SILVERWARE, &c, &c.
GO TO
E. H. SNYDER,
Bank Street, Lehighton.
Goods eunrnntccd and prices as low as else
whcin for the same quality of goods.
July 18, 188S-ly
3 fi 1 ISOBBMl
AT the
Central Drug Store,
OPP. THE VlTIIMO SWAIUi
Bnnk Street, Lehightou, Pa.,
IS HKADQUAKTEKS KOU
Pine Drugs and Medicines,
Fine Soaps, Brushes, &c, &c,
Choice Wines-nnd Liquors,
Largest Assortment of Library
Lamps !
Wall Parlor and Decorations!
Spectacles !
When vou buv a nalr of Shoes you want a
good fit. Hut It you need Sl'KUTACLEH It Is
much more Important that the EYJi should be
accommodated with correct lenses ahd a proper
ly fitting framo which will brine thu lenses di
rectly before the centre, of theeje. If oubiiy
vour sriectacles at Dr. Horn's vou will Mud the
above points properly attended to.
PERSCRIPTIOHS Carefully CompiM
0CU5-188T
Accident, Life & Fire
INSURANCE !
A. W. RAUDENBUSH,
Bank Street, Lehighton,
Has secured the agency for the followlnR
SUBSTANTIAL INSURANCE COM
1'ANIKS which can bo recommended to
the public as rerfectly Safo and Kellablo.
Tie National Life Insurance Co.,
OF MONTPELIER, VT,
which Is said to be "The grandest step In
fair dealing within the History or l.ini
Insurance." It protects against
adversity In business; It pro
tects 'dependent ones
against tho contin
gency of death 1 1
Mamifrs' ACuito Menroity Co
OP UNITED STATES,
with a reserve fund of $50,000 guarantees
every policy m inn. o oiner com
pauy has ever put up such a fund.
It costs but a few cents every
day it good investment.
LOCAL AGENTS ARE DESIRED!
HarrisliM Mutual Live Stocfc
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Fixed rates; no annual dues. Animals ill
yiueu into classes ot one mum reel ami
fif y each.- Members responsible
only for losses occurring In tho
class In which their ani
mals wero enrolled.
August 20, 188G ly
The Cream of all Ms of Adventure
CONDENSKD INTO OSB VOLUME.
PIONEER
I DARING
ANIl
HEROES
1 DEEDS.
The thrllllne adventures of all the heme
itlorers and frontier flchters with Indians, out
laws and wild Leasts, over our w hole country,
Iron) the earliest times to the present, Lives
and exploits ot Do Soto. LaSalle. Standlsh.Ilooue.
Kenton, Urady, Crockett, llortlc. Houston, Car
son, Custer, California Joe, Wild Bill, lluftalo
lllll. Generals Miles and Crook, irreat Indian
chiefs, and scores ot others, tiulendldly lllua.
lw nriseu. auu ueais unniuug to sen. urn,
for payments allowed Agents Khort of fund,
PLANE! WD. CO.. Box. C8SI.. l'niladelohla. '
fthlS-na
Fort Allen House
Mum
iter's Corner.
I have lately added to my stock
the eelebratcd
Bios Diamond Eoofuig Slate !
and also other brands. And
FlQBtering,Building Lime
and Builder's Sands.
A Variety Cellar Grates.
I have the usual stock of
Oimmt, Pewter Rand,
Plaster-Paris, Blue
and White Land Plaster,
Phosphates, Coal,
Hardware, Oil, &c.
I have tho most complete line
of Farming Implements, Tools,
and Repairs for the same.
Garden and Field Seeds.
I am sole agent for The Allen
town or Breining's RcadyMixed
Paints. My prices arc popular
and my goods desirable. Your
orders are solicted.
SAMUEL SEILER,
Next clonr lo Advocate office,
Bank Street, Lehighton, Penna.
-GO TO-
SWEENY'S
"Corner Store"
o Rjg3fl
Bottled Gherkins. Sweet Pick
les, Chow-Chow, Onions, Table
Sauce, Horse-radish, Cauliflow
er, Catsup, Mixed Pickles, Cel
ery Sauce., and all kinds of choice
Jellies and table necessaries. In
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Queensware, &c,
We lead, both In low prices nnd nuallty of
goods. Our largo stock Is displayed toad-
vantage, an Item which purchasers will
certainly greatly appreciate.
UEMEMBER THE
n
orner Store,
LEHIGHTON, PA.
Money
made, easv niauutaettir.
IllL' Ituhber Stanus.Seiid
for price list of outfits, to
.1. 1'. W. Dorma.i, N0.217
ICast (icrniau St., Haiti
nore.Md..U.H. A -OeSJOm
A. BELTS,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
AC.KNT FOU FIItST-CLASS
Fire, Life & Live Stoci Insurance
Hpeclal attention of Farmers and others Is
railed to the liberal terms offered by the UKllKK
COUNTY MUTUAL l.IVli STOCK INSUR
ANCE COMPANY, for which I am the alien! for
this County and neighborhood.
Real Estate Agency,
Real Estate Bought & Sold.
Collections Promptly Made.
Bank Street, Lehighton, Penna,
iee2l,87-tf
AL. CAMPBELL
Jeweler anil Watchmaker,
Bank Street, Lehighton, i-tenna
Itcspeetfnlly Invites the attention ot his friends
andthe citizens generally to bis Immense
new stock of
Watches, Clocks,
Silverware, Jewely,
at Prices that defy competition. It will pay you
to call and Inspect my slock before purchasing
elsewhere.
REPAIRING
Promptly done at lowest charge, and all work
guaranteed,
Dou't Force! Ilic Place.
1,
0 tSE2'C7$
IGN OP THE BIG WATCH
Bank St., Leliighton
ellecinber lT.oSTly
Subscribo for the Advocate.
So
IU peculiar efficacy Is dno
as much to the process and
skill In compounding as to
the Ingredients themselves.
Take It In tirao. It chocks
HOTJtINQ
likit, .
diseases in tho ontsekortc
they be aaroncQa will prove a potcntcure.
Ho HomB stonWe Without IL
It takes thoplacoof
ooctor ana costly pre
scrlnllons. All who lead
VfOR WHOSE
sedentary lives will And
It tho best preventive of
and enrefor IndlnrosUon.
VDENCFIT
Constipation, Headache, IIMptisnMI,
l'lles nnd Mental Depression. No loss
or time, no lnterrcrenco, witn vuinesa
wniie tailing, ror cnuaren it is most in
nocent and harmless. No danger trom
exposure after taking. Cnrcs CoUc,xl
arrhecn. llowel Oomnlatntn. Feverish
nom nnd Fovcrlsli Colds. Invalids anl
dellcato persons will find It the mlldosy
APononi ana ionic iney can use. a iuuo
taken at night Insures refreshing sleep
si Aon N
and a natural evacuation of the
A little taken In the morning sharpen!
the appetite, cleanses tUo etomacU and
i oowew.
Bwccions tne Dream.
A PUrSIOIAIS OPINION.
"I hav been mactlctne medicine for
twenty years and hare never been able ta
put up a veceUble compound that would,
like Simmons LWer Regulator, promptly
and effectively move the liver to action,
and at the same time aid (imtead of weak
ening) the digestive and assimilative
powers of the system."
L. M. HiktOn, m.d.( Washington, Ark.
MarkaorOenulnenesii Look for the red
Trade-Mark on front of Wrapper, and the
red,onthoelde. Take uo other.
1. F. LUCKE CBACH,
DIVALER IN
Wall Fsperai,
Borders & Decorations,
Boois, Stationery, Fancy Goods.
Window Shades & Fixtures.
Latest Styles, made and put up. If detlrea.
aints, Oil, Varnish, Putty,
Brushes & general ainters
Supplies.
No. fil Broadway Maneh Chunk Pa.
Itelnw the Droadway House.
The Old Doctors
Drew blood, modern doctors cleanse it ;
lienco tho Increased demand lor Altera
tives. It la now well known that most
diseases aro due, not to over-abundance,
but to Impurity, ot tho Blood ; and it
Is equally well attested that no blood
medicine is so efficacious as Aycr's '
Sarsaparllla.
" One'of mv children had a. lartra snrft
broak out on the log. "Wo applied
elmple remedies, lor a while, thinking
tne sore wouiu snortiy neai. nut it grow
worso. Wo sought medical advice, and
wero told that an alteratlvo medicine
was necessary. Ayer's Sarsaparllla
being
Recommended
above all others, we used It with mar
velous results. The sore healed and
health and strength rapidly returned."
J. J. Armstrong, Weimar, Texas.
'I find Aver's Sarsaparllla to be an
admirable remedy for the cure ot blood
diseases. I prescribe it, and It does tho
work every time." E. L. Pater, M. D.,
Manhattan, Kausas.
" Wo havo sold Aver's Saraanarllla
here for over thirty veara and always
recommend it when asked to name the
best blood-purlQer." W. T. McLean,
Druggist, Augusta, Ohio.
'Aver's medicines continue to be the
standard remedies in spito of all com
petition." T. w. Richmond, Bear
Lake, Mich.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
rnnrAiiraj by
Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Fries (1 ; sli bottles, 5. Worth IS a bottls.
NO MORE BIG PRICES!
W. S. KUHNS
Respectfully announces to the public, that he is
now nicely located lu his
Hew Slore Room Opp. L.V.Eoniii House
BANK STREET, I.UHICIHT0N, nnd has In
siock a mil ana complete line ni
Stoves and Tinware !
Including the Justly Celebrated and l'opular
New Mayflower,
APOLO & IRVING Stoves
Which he. Is selling at THE VERY LOWE8T
CASH PRICKS. Von are resoectfullv lnvltcO
to call and Inspect his stock aud learn
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Roofing and Spouting
will be promptly and correctly attended. Terms
low us 1110 very lowest.
W. S. KUHNS,
Opp. Kound House, Hank Btreet, Lelilfihton, I'
Memw Mile
Weissport Planing Mill,
MANUFACTURER OV
Window and Door Frames,
Doors, Shutters,
Blinds, Sashes,
Mouldings, Brackets,
AND DEALER IV
All KMs of Dressed Life
Shingles, Failings,
Hemlock Lumber, &c., &c.
Very Lowest Prices
V i
SMALL BE0IHHINOS.
nv C1IAIILKS MACKAV.
.V traveller tlirough a dusty road strewed. acorns
on the lea;
And one tool; root and sprouted up, and urew
Into n tree.
' lava sought llssliailQ.iitovciilmrtlinctolireatlic
its eany voivsi
And ape was pleased, In lientsof noon, to baste
beneath Us boughs;
The dormouse loved its dniiKlliiKtnlgs, tho birds
sweet music bores
It stood a tilory hi lis place, n blessing evermoie.
A Utile spring had Instils way iuuld thoKrnss
and fern,
A passing stranger scoopeil n well, where weary
men might turn 1
He walled It In, and hung with care a ladle at
the brink;
lie thought not of the deed be did, but Judged
that toll might dilnk.
He passed nealn, nnd lo! the well, by summers
never dried.
Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, and
saved a life beside.
A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas
old and jet 't was new;
A simple fancy of the brain, hut stiong In being
true.
It shone upon n genial mind, ami lol Its tight
' liiiuiiirt
A'famp of life, a beacon ray, a monitor llaiiic.
TliV thought was small; its. Issue great; a wnteh-
hre on Hie hill;
It sheds Its radiance far iidown. and cheers the
valley slllll
A nameless man, amid a crowd that thronged
the dully mart.
U1 full n word of Ilniii! and Ixive. unstudied.
fiom the heart;
A whisper on the tumult thrown, a transitory
treath.-
It raised a brother from the dust; It saed n soul
from death.
Ogerml Ofountt Owoul of love! O thought at
raudom castl
Ye were but little at the first, but mighty at the
last.
A HAUNTED LIFE.
11 V MRS. E. IT. HOUOlf.
Up and down a luxuriously appointed
room a woman was pacing a woman of
regat beauty, clad In a robe of soft, sound
less silk, with jewels on her shapely hands,
at her fair throat, and In her dainty, shall
like ears; hut on her face and In her gleam
lug eyei the look of a bunted creature a
woman battling with the wildest, the
fiercest, tlio most overmastering passion of
her life.
For aoino time sho kept up her ceaseless
pacing; then suddenly coming to a halt In
tho middle of the room, slio threw around
her a look like that of a fugitive at bay, or
of a prisoner surveying the place of a life
long Incatceratlon.
"Luxury wretchedness case misery
wealth! worse than poveityl" she c.x
claimed at last, In n tone of chill despair.
How gladly would 1 lesign It all for the
freedom which Is forever denied me. Oh!
Is my whole life thus to be haunted because
of a youthful error? Let uic think let me
see If tlieie. I not some loophole of escape.
1 have never cared for It before 1" she went
on, passionately, her voice rising almost to
a job. "I liayo been content to let matters
drift 011 as tiicy were; but now, alas! my
heart has awakened, and its cry must be
granted."
With clenched bands and set, white face,
sho paced up and down the room again for
several moments; then pausing at length
in ti out of the long mirror, whose polished
surface rellectcd every feature of her peer
less face, every turn of her graceful tigure,
she stood gazing Into it with a mournful
smile, her hands clasped loosely in front of
her, her attitude one of quiet, calm despair.
'Let ine look my wretched life, my mis
erable past, squaie in the face!" she ex
claimed piescnlly.wllh a smile that seemed
the very mockery of mlrtli. "An orphan
at fourteen, sent from my luxurious East
India home, whero I had bo.cn the spoiled
pel of half a dozen slaves, to the care of
my stem New England uncle, who was on
ly looglad to get me oft" his hands by send
ing ine lo a country hoarding school. There
I became acquainted with Ileglnald Cljve,
a handsome, ardent boy of nineteen, with
0110 fortune in his own right, and another
awaiting him when he would bo of age.
l'lie Inevitable sequel followed. Ho
fell madly In love with mc. and I well, it
was anything to get rid of tho bondage of
lessons, and taskmakcrs and arbitrary
rules and at the end of six months I yield
ed to his impassioned pleadings and we
eloped. How like a weird and unreal dream
those few subsequent events followed each
other. The hurried marriage, the journey
to the railroad station, the mid-night ride
that brought us to New York, and aboard
of the vessel that a few hours later was
bearing us lt Europe.
"Then mad, reckless gaycty and dissipa
tion for six months, and then the end,
Willi unbounded wealth and unstinted flat
tery, what wonder that my bead was
turned, and my one object In life to add
new conquests to my train. And when
Reginald, white with jealousy, pain and
auger, commanded me to cease my reckless
course, I defied him to his face told him
I had marrlod him simply asa release from
hated thralldom, only to find that I had In'
volvcd myself In a bondage oyen more gall
ing. Shall I ever forget thn look he turned
upon me when I ended?
' 'Vou have said enough, MIra,' he
said so quietly, 'It Is well that wo have
reached this understanding so soon. Half
of uiy privale fortune I will settle upon
you, then I will go out of your life never to
return unless you send for me, or unless
you are In some peril from which I alono
can savo you.'
"And well he has kept bis word, for
since that day I havo neyer looked upon
his face, but my whole life since has been
haunted by the memory of that mad step
that now like a grinning spectro rises be
tween me and the man I have learned to
love. On my return to America five years
ago, after coming lu possession of my own
fortune, I have passed among my now
made friends as a widow, and this has led
General Ayrc to approach me In the way
be has done, and my whole soul has gone
out lo him In a passionate longing that
must be appeased. Must this blight that
has come upon my life remain shall
never be lifted? All these years Reginald
has never come near mc, has never sought
to conciliate me or win my friendship, and
he shall give me the releaso I havo a right
to demand. This very night I will send a
letter to the address from which he told me
any communication would be forwarded to
htm, and will notify him that I Intend to
apply for an absolute" release, which will
cave tne free to wed tho only man I can
oyer lovo. Yes, my resolution Is taken. I
will break this bondage, I will be free. My
life shall be haunted no longer."
Sho turned away from the glass with an
expression of fixed and settled resolution
hardening every lino of her beautiful face;
then bestowing a few finishing touches
upon her costume, went down to the guests
who were already filling tho parlor of her
beautiful home. As she -entered tho room
her gaze sought out a particular figure, and
a long, throbbing sigh parted lier Hps as a
handsome man with a masterful hearing
came quickly forward and saluted her.
From that time until the guests departed
he was oftencst and longest at her side;
his casual glanco, his lightest word causing
hci heart to thrill to Its Inmost depths.
And yet several times she caught Ills cyo
fixed upon her with a searchlug, probing
anal, tlcai gaze that sent a strange tremor
through her pulses; and when at last the
uests had departed Gerald last, and with
a lingering pressure of llic hand U was
with a strangely compounded feeling of
joy and dread that she wended her way to
her room.
A letter lay on her dressing-table, the
sight of which made her heart stand still
and breaking the seal with nerveless fingers
she silently read the few lines it contained:
"JIira my wife; for so you aro still,
though for years wo havo been moro than
strangers, 1 havo kept my word and left
you free from my presence; but my heart
pleads for a dicary ending of this exile,
and a return of thosu joys wo shared for a
brief time together. Shall not the past be
forgiven and forgotten and our lives united
once moro? I will wait until midnight In
the Bummer house at the foot of tho garden
for your answer. IIkoin au."
The letter dropped Horn Jlra's hand,
while a cold chill shook her from head to
foot. Reginald coming to claim her at the
very hour when sho was preparing to sever
tho tic that had bound them thus. far to a
hollow mockery? Was It a premonition of
this that had been hanging over her all tho
evening?
Her first feeling was one of bitter anger
and resentment, lie had held aloof from
her all these years, and now was coming
only to dash aside Hie cup of happiness
about lo bo held to her Hps for Gerald's
eyes had that night told tho secret of his
heart as plainly as though ho had spoken.
"Yes!" she exclaimed, starting up under
the impulse of feeling; "I will go to him
but It will be to tell him that there can be
no reconciliation, no reunion between us
that the bondage I have endured so long
must and shall be thronn off forever!"
Catching up a light, fleecy' shawl, she
thiew it over her head, and going noise
lessly down the stairs, made her wy out of
tlio liousu and into the moon-lighted gar
den. Swiftly and silently sho approached
the summer house, then paused for a mo
mcnt to control tho sudden agltatiou that
swept over her. In the cntiance, with the
moonlight falling over his handsome fca
turcs, Reginald Cleye was standing the
same, saye for tho maturing touch of years;
but with an expression of tender, wistful
yearning upon his face that smote upon
her heart with a strango pang.
Seeing her advanco, ho stepped a pace
forward ami held out bis hands;
"Yon have come. Miral" he said with
fervent pathos. "Docs it mean that I am
welcome? that the past Is past f 01 ever?'
Hut she was powerless to answer him for
a moment. She could only tako in tlio In
unliable pathos of tho scene before her;
and when sho did speak, tho first words
that sprung to her Hps were the last she
had thought lo utter.
"I can say nothing to-night!" she gasped.
Give mo lime let mo think come again
to-morrow night and I will answer you!"
then without another word sho turned and
fled like a hunted creature" back to the
house.
Alone in her room, with tho dour locked
and barred, MIra paced the flour like a mad
creature. What was this strango new feel
ing that possessed her, that had sprupg
Into birth as it were In a moment? She
did not love her husband she had never
really loved him sho had parted from him
without a pang; and to forego her purpose
was to glvo up forever the only man she
ercr could love; was to shut out from her
life all that seemed most dear.
And yet, strango lo say, a spirit seemed
to havo awakened within her, urging by all
the strength, the fervor and intensity of
the new feelings to which her heart had
Iate'.y responded, to keep tho fidelity to
which sho was pledged; to preserve Its
honor, Its brightness, its integrity hivlo-
late aud unstaulcd.
For hours she wrestled with tho conflict'
Ine forces of duty- and passion; hut duty
triumphed at last, and tottering to tho
window sho lifted her face to4the tender
light of the now day.
"Good-bye forever to passion s dre.iin!
she murmuted, lu a faint but firm touc,
lie Is my husbandhis heart has been
faithful to me and ho Is bound to me by
vows I have no right to break, and will not
dishonor. II shall assume his rightful
place In my home, and though I have no
love to offer, I will not fail In the duly 1
pledged at the altar."
With a sad but firm step sho went to keep
har tryst at the appointed hour; but as she
neared the place a low cry of almost-hor
ror broke from her Hps, as there advanced
to meet her, not her husband, hut Get aid
Ay re.
'Forgive me If I have tresspassed!" ho
exclaimed with si ran "6 agitation. "Hut
this unexpected meeting gives me the op
Dortunllv to say what I havo long desired
to do that I love you, MIra."
The charm these words would onco h:
hefd seemed turned now to a scorpion'
sting as she waved him from her.
"Notauother word, Gerald A J re!" she
exclaimed, hoarsely. "I am a married
woman; my husband has leturncd to claim
me. and ray duty and fealty arc due to
him. Farewell forever."
"Your husband!" repeated Aj re. "Who
ts he that be has neglected bis wifeso Jong
FVhat rights can he claim? MIra, you are
the only womau I ever lovod. On your
own admission, you do not love this man
you call jour husband a separation will
set you free
"Cease!" sho cried, in a ringing yolce
'Better houor without love than love with
out honor! My husband's name t hall never
bo tarnished by his wife, and, in bis name,
I bid you leave me forever."
Gerald Ayre bent upon her a look that
seemed to pierce to her very soul; then a
fervent cry broke, from his Hps:
"JUy darling! my darling!" nnd in an In
slant he had her in ills arms.
"Release me!" MIra exclaimed, white to
tho lips.
"Nay, darling!'' ho exclaimed, holding
her still closer. "For love and duty may
henceforth walk hand In hand."
And with a few rapid movements of 0110
hand his dlsgulso was cast aside, and ho
stood before lier Rcglnnld Cieyc nnd Ger
ald Ayro both In one.
"Forglvo me, darling!" he exclaimed,
wllli passionate fervor; "that being unable
to exile myself longer from my wlfo I took
tills means to win her love. I slmly altered
my first name, and look as a surname that
of my mother's faintly. And all these
mouths I havo been leachlngyou tho sweet
lesson that my heart has always held for
you," ho continued, as MIra, half fainting,
gazed at liltn In utter bewilderment. "And
your heart answered to mine to Its true
loyalty, even though It was hidden from
you. And this was the crowning test of
tho fidelity that would overcome even pas
sion, and royally you have vindicated the
belter nature that I havo seen dawning in
nil these, mouths. Had you failed mc.Mlia
had you not stood Hie test, searching as
it was I should have gone away forever.
Hut now, you remember what we said in
our marriage vows, darling 'to have nnd
to hold?1 L had you onco and lost you; I
havo you onco more, my treasure, pure aud
bright and loyal, and so" folding her In
fervent embrace "I will hold ou for all
coming tlmo forever."
And nestled lu his arms, with her faco
upraised, aud hor beaming eyes reflecting
the light in his own, MIra felt that the
phantom that had hauuted her llfoso long
had vanished before the clear and blessed
light of a day whose sun should know no
selling.
warned while asleep.
On tlio night before the battle of
rederlcksburg, my companion had cauiped
about a mile from tho battle ground," said
aptain Isaac Cooper, a jollv veteran at
lham. "We wore all very tired, so it
as uo wonder that as soon as I laid down
was fast asleep.
'That night I had a dream. The only
pait of It that 1 could remember the next
morning was that I had lost my leg. How
my dream had me lose it I could not recall
though I tried hard to recollect. It was a'
very singular dream, as afler events
proved.
"My regiment was in the thick of tho
battle. H o fought yety hard. The roar
of the cannon was appalling and men fell
all around us. As the battle was growing
ilcker our standard bearer suddenly
umped in front and fell lo Urn ground
dead. At the same tlmo one of tho 'rcbs,1
iiotlclng this, sprang forward intending to
apluro tho colors, but I was too quick for
him. I grabbed him and wo began to
wteslle for the flag.
Dm wrestle was cut short by :i cannon
iall striking us, killing the poor 'ieb'
Instantly and carrying my leg away entire
ly at the same. time. 1 fell to the ground,
still conscious, but retaining my hold on
the colors until one of my comrades look
them from me. Thou I beratne Insensi
ble."
'iHE LIMEKILN CLUB.
It ar' my duly lo explain," said H10,
Gardner, as tho hall grew quiet, Mat de
Hon. Gawge Washlnton Jones, of Mem.
phis, arroyo heah two days ago on puiposo
to dolibcr a lecktur' hefo' i.lis club. I)c
namo of Iccktur' ar": 'How an When to
EcoiimUe.' 1 had a chance to look de
gum'lan ober an' size him up, an' las' night
I walked him down to de ribber, pintcd
across to Canada an' told his to sklpn. He
skipped. Slch of joit as lied your moufs
all ready fur sumthln' good, will no doubt
feel a bit disappointed until I finder ex
lain. By a kccrful study of the Hon
Jones 1 dlskibcicd most of his pints.
1 found dat hewaseconltnlzlii' on boot
heels to buy mo' btass watch chain.
He was maklii' otic slit 1 1 las' him door
iii'ilo spring sczim in order to buy fo' pink
collars which reached up to Ills ears.
"Ho hadcu'l any underclothes, hut ho
had a galvanized watch dat run twenty-six
hours to du day.
He barfut In bis bules, but he wore a
glass diamond ilat nebber cost less dan
thirty cents.
'Ho hadn't any obeicoat, but be woio
pair o' bcwtl fill yaller kid gloves dat mad
obery strjet-kyar boss stop dead in his
tracks.
"While ho didnt carry a comb uorbrusl
he swelled out wid a blue handkerchief on
which do Czar of Russia might hev ached
to bluw his nose.
"Ho showed me a dozen hlauk checks ou
varuus banks dat he was luggln' around
fur show, but It took his las' nickel to git
across to Capada.
"Ho had a uewtlful way of spcakiu' to
you, but mreo umercnt policeman war
gwlno lu run him in fur a susplchus
character.
'While ho hadn't 'ad a good sqttar'
meal fur two weeks, ho was armed with a
dozeu cheap cigars to mako a show on dc
streets'.
'1 looked ober him, an' I cuiu lo ile con
clusion dat wo didn't want any of his hints
011 economy. 1 didn't want to seem too
cold aud severe wid him, an afler turnln
do suhjlck ober in my luiiul I decided dat
do United States was an onhealthycllmaU
fur his system."
On motion of H'aydown Beboe, the
thanks of the club were teudered the
president for his action In the case, and a
resolution of symathy was extended to
Pickles Smith for having loaned the Hon.
Jones (2 In cash without security.
BOBBY'S WISH.
Bobby was lonesome and Minnie was
quietly playing with her doll, an employ
inentln which Bobby had vainly sought
diversion.
"Mamma," sighed Bobby, "I wish I wish
I owned the wholo world."
"The whole world? -What would you do
with It, darling!"
"I'd trade Jlnnie's doll for a pup."
THE SILENCE BBOKEN
Nothing bad been said for some
lime,
aud tho girl gazed dreamily Into tbe fire,
'In maiden mediation, Miss Clara,"
he asked, as tenderly as he dared.
"Yes, Mr. Sampson," she replied,
"anil 'lancy iree.
Ksnews Her Tooth.
Mrs I'liocbo Chcsloy, Peterson, Clay Co.,
own, (ells the following rcmnrkable story
the trulli of which is vouched for by the
residents of llic town: " I am 73 years old,
avo been troubled wflh kidney complaint
and lameness for many years; could not dress
myself without liclii. Now I am free trom
all pain and soreness, and am. able to do all
my own housework. I owe my thanks to
Electric Hitters for haying renewed my
youth and removed completely all disease
and pain. Try a bottle f0c and $l.nt T. D. '
rlinmns' drug store.
-Ucjoties (of Chicago, who Is visttln? a
friend In St. Louts In summer) "I say,
Tom, old boy, how far Is St. Louts from
Hades', anyway?" Tom fa native) "Just
.110 miles by rail."
Tho printers object lo having the con-,
vlcts taught tho mysteries of.tho art preser-
ativc. Tho locking up of forms, they
think, Is qulle enough for prisoners to
know,
"Heiress to MUlioni,"
Hie licpapcr Mated, and howtnany women
probably, read tlie same, and envied" her.
Hut little w'as die lo be envied, however; for
in eplle of her great wealth Hie was mis'e'r-
ble. It was her lot, m common with
myriads of wuiiimi, lo miller from those -
"chronic weaknesses," which are peculiar to
the female sex. .Miserable, nervous, and
iseouragcd, she would gladly haye given
very dollar of her fortune for one brief
nstallment of health. How easy, nnd how
inexpensive, would he tliejourney to health,
fJJr, PicrtvH l'nvonte Prescription was
selected as a leinedy, and the use of the same
persisted in; thai is, the experience of thous
ands of women nfllictod In the above manner,
teaches us to predict no. It is the only '
mcdi cine fur women, sold by druggists,
under a positive guarantee, from the manu
fuctiires, that it will give satisfaction In
every case, or money will be refunded
This guarantee has been printed on the bot
tle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out for
many years.
Dr. Pierce s Pellets, or anti-bilious gran
ules, cure sick headache, dyspepsia and
constipation.
-"Mr. Duscnberry, you wore outrageous-.
ly cheated in buying that suit. You 'are.,
loo.easlly satisfied." "Yes, dear. That's"
what my mother told me when she heard I
was going to marry you."
"I don't wish to say any thing about .
tlio individual in question," said a very po--"-Hie
gentleman, "but would merely remark .-
in the language of the poets, "that to hlra '
truth Is stranger than fiction.' "
Uh, What a Congh.
Will you heed the warning. The signal
perhaps of the sure approach of that more
terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your
miIvch if you can nflbnl fyr the sake of sav-'
tug Tit) cents, to run the risk and do nothing'
for it. Wo know from experience that'1'
Sliiluh's Cure will cure your cough. '.It"
never fails. Thin explains why morif than?
a Million Dollies were sold the past ' year.1'-
It relieves croup, and whooping cough- at
once, .Mothers do not oc without it. l or
lame back, side or chest ,uso Shiloh's Por'-'
oils Plaster. Sold by T. D. Thomas, I.e.
Iiiglitun, W. Iliery Weissport.
A fond mother called tho other day
upon President Patton, of Princeton, and.,
asked anxiously If tier son would be wel
taken care of at college. Said Dr. Patton r
"Msdam, wo guarantee satlsfatlon or re,
turn tho boy."
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
Is it not worth the small price of 75 cents
lu free yourself of every symptom of tlieie
distressing complaints, if you think so call
at our store and get a lmttle of bhlloh's
Vltalizcr. Uvcry liotlle lias a printed guar
antee 011 it. use accordingly, and if.it doe
vou no good it will cosl you nothing., Sold
Iiy T. 1), Thomas'. Leliighton, W. Uierir
VcissKirl.
Emerson says a man ought to carry a
pencil and note down the thoughts' of the
moment. Yes, and one short pencil, de
voted exclusively to that niso would last
some men wo know about 2,(KjX) years, and
then haye tho original points on.
Ehlloh's consumption Core.
Xo. 1. This is beyond question the most
successful Cough Medicine we have over
sold, a few doses invariably cure the worst,
cases of Cough, Croup, nnd llroncliitis,while
it's wonderful success in the cure of Con
Hiimpliuii is without a parnlicl in the history
of medicine. Since it's first discovery H'
has been sold oil a guarantee, a test which
no other medicine can stand. If you have
a Cough we earnestly ask you to try it.
Price 10 cents, 50 cents, and $ 1, If your
lungs are bore, Chest or Back lame, use
Shiloh's Porous Plasters. Sold by T. D.
TliomiiK' Leliighton, & W, Bicry Weissport.
The freak who, .writes and cats with
his feet Is proud of the flexibility of bis big
toe. Ho says It earned as much money by
Its writings as ever Harriet Bcecher Stowe
did.
Your Honssen "Fire.
Not the house of wood, or brick, or stone,
In which you live, but your bodily tenement
may be in terrible danger from smouldering
lire wliiih you make no eflbrts to quench.
The great danger from impure blood is that
jt debilitates the system, and the digestive
organs grew weak and inactive. Hood's
Sanaparilla combines the best kidney and
liver invigorators, with the best alteratlye
and tonics, all from the vegetable kingdom,
carefully and imderstandingly prepared in
a concentrated form. It purifies, vitalizer-
and enriches the blood, and Unes up the
system, giving the whole body vitality, and
effectually guarding It against the attacks
of disease.
"Do you believe In love at first sight?"
"Xo. I'm near-sighted."
Guest Do many people visit tbls
beach?
Lahlord We have quite a floating popu
lation during the bathing season.
Until the blood Is cleansed of impurities,
it is useless to attempt the curof'iany .di.
sease: rheumatism, which is traceable to an
acid in the blood, has been cured, in'numcr
ous cases, by the use of Ayer.s Sarsaparllla,
external treatment being of po avail.