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VOL. XVIII.. No 24
Lohightorf, Carbon County, Fenna. April 26, 1890.
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"WMapnrt Bnsiness . . , Directory.
gllUNKI.lN HOUSE,
KAST WKtSSrOUT. TKNK'A. '
This Homo offers HrsUlass accommodations to
lie .permanent ooaruer aim iran?icm v.
rnnlo prices, only One Dollar per day.
JiiK7-iy j0UN Kwini". 1'roiirlctv.r.
Oscar Christinan,
WEISS POUT, PA.
riWw; mill Exchanqe Stables.
-f - I
wuy riding carriage! and sate drlvlnu horses.
Best accommodations to asents and travellers.
m.ii .....i loirm-nuli orders promptly attended to.
,,., atrial. mav21-ly
Tho - Weiasport - Bakory,
o. w. laajry. rnopntnTon.
Delivers 1'resh Bread and Cakes In Weissport,
Ill the store I have a Fine Line ol Confectionery
i..t:..i.ii,i..iTNiia unni !iv schools and fes-
Xr. X. EfYt.it d : Ices'. decvom.
MprtGr for CARRIAGES 1
Henry Christman
- ' -AT Til r. 1
Fort Allen House, Weissport,
Bells the Popular and Celebrated
Burlington O and O York
SINOLB AND TBLS CABBUQES
At prices that are considerably less than compe
tition. I have all styles and qualities
which I wish vou would not fail to Inspect
before making purchases. inayll-3m
FOR FRESH
OYSTERS AND FISH 1
GO TO
O. J. Seager's
Cool VAni?orrirr Pa
Stock is always Fresh. It will
Dav hucksters and o.tner dealers
, . . i I
to leave their" orders with us and
savp frpiciit. lancer the very
lowest. BSSUGive us a call.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
WE'RE ALIVE.
Our Story's Short. .
We have'nt got the 1IIG0E8T STOCK ol
Dry Goods, Groceries, Provis
ions, Notions, Boots aud
Jioes,Tohacco, Cigars,
&c, &c, &o,
In the Lehleh Valley, but we have an Klegant
Assortment Just the same, and the prices are
narked way down below the great majority of
our competitors, and that's what suits you lie
cause QUALITY Is the BEST and theriUOES
are always JUST RIGHT. Our stock Is entire
ly New. Fresh. Clean. Complete and Handsome,
so we take pleasure In asking the people of
Weissport and the surrounding community to
call and Inspect our assortment of general store
goods, Jtespectlvely,
A. W. MARSH,
Post-Ofllco. Weissport, Pa
Over Canal Bridne E. Weissprt.
Joseph F,
UNDERTAKER
AND DEAUilt IN
FURNITURE,
PARLOR SUITKS,
BED ROOM SUITES,
., e. Prices the very lowest. Quality ol
Koods the best. ' Satlsfaetlon guaranteed Jn
every particular,
Caskets, Coffins and Shrouds,
VVa hate a full line which we will furnish a
the lowest possible prices.
Flour, Feed, ficc.,
Olthe choicest quality at very reasonable prices.
Call and be rouvlnced.
JOSEPH P. REX,
An.ii.iy EAST WKIHSrOOT.
AL. CAMPBELL,
Mff ant WatcMer,
Bank Street, Lehighton, mna.
KesDectfnlly Invites the attention ot his friends
' i . i. .Tin- -..i.u.lli. m In. ImiiiimaA I
HUULIlfl U.I.CH. .tiivtiwi,
new stock of
Watches, Clocks,
Silverware. JewelV.
auvut iuo uowuijf,
.'..M.i.tiiin. i, iu .v vn
at Prices t
a call and Inspeci
eisenheru. .
my stock before purchasing
..
REPAIRING
Promptly done at lowest charge, and all work
Knaranteen,
Don't Fonet the Place.
if) 'lM.f WWSSJ)
SIGN OP THE BIG WATOH,
Bank St Lehighton.
MeoplM(;
TfjWB r n two sr t
R. 4. ISJLER
Iteiaattidlv' aniumnaa to the lmhllo t hat he
ipVuea TaljBW LtVKlirfrrABl:E.aijlIt'hathe
rqvrqreparcq iq.wnuni 'H, "ll
tq fiUQljti Teams lo.f Fii
"'wfllrljVeurqniptaHei
sIBXb
unerals, I
tVeddlotY
or ui
imi
raw
t at
tltlOII,
BTABMS OK NORTH BTltBBT.
next the HuUI, Lehl xlitnn, I anssu-
All the freshest county news
this paper. Read it.
ick Headache
IS a complaint from which many Buffer
1 and few are entirely free. Its cause
is Indigestion and a sluggish liver, the
cure for which Is readily found in the
useofjyer Fills.
" r hava found that for sick headache,
caused hy a disordered condition of the
stoxnachAyer's Pills are the most re
liable remedy." Samuel 0. Bradburn,
Worthlngton, Mass.
"After the use of. Aycr's rills for
many years, in my practice and family,
I am justified in saying that they are an
excellent cathartic and liver medicine
sustalninjrall the claims made for them.
W. A. Westfall, M. D., V. P. Austin
& N. "W. Hallway Co., Burnet, Texas.
"Aver's Pills are the best medicine
known to me for regulating the bowels,
and for all diseases caused by a dis
ordered stomach and Uvtt. I mBettA
for over three years from headache. In
digestion, and constipation. I had no
appetite and was weak and nervous
most of the time. By using three boxes
of Ayer's Pills; and at the same time
uJetimyself.Iwascompletelycured."
Philip Lockwood.Topeka, Kansas.
"I was troubled for years with Indi
gestion, constipation, and. headache.- A
few boxes of Ayer' Pjlls, used In small
dally dosos, restored mo to health.
They are prompt and 'effective."-. H.
Strout, Meadville, Pa.
AverS rMS,
9 primmd bt o
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mas.
Bold by ll Droglt nd Dealers In'Medtcln.
Professional & Business' Cards.
W. M. Rapsher,
WTORNEY and COUNSELtiOU AT LAW.
l'lrst door above the Mansion House,
MAUCH CHUNK PENN'A.
(teal Kstnte nnd Collection Agency'."' Will Buy
ind Sell Ileal Estate. Conveyancing neatly ilone.
Collections promptly made. Settling Kstatespf
Dec-dents it specialty.
May be corsnlted In
English nnd Herman.
HIIV. zz-vi
W. G. M. Seiple,
PHYSICIAN AND SU110E0N,
SOUTH STREET, - - LEHIGHTON.
May be consulted In English and German.
special attention given to uynecoiogy.
OFFinn Hours
l'rom 12 M. to 2 P. M., and
from fl to 9 P. M
mar. ai-vi
m MaIn Bath( Pa
at barton, swaniiotkutuksdavs.
AT Al.l.KNTUWW, KAUI.rc HULKl,, TIIUUUJ
at hanoor. bboadway house, monuavh.
omcoiiours vrom9n.tn.to4n. m. Practice
umiieu to uiseases m mo
Eye.Ear, INose&Throat
tar-Also, nelractlonof tho Eyes for the adjust
ment of glasses.
Dr.H. B. REINOHL,
Graduate ol Phlla. Dental College.
DENTISTRY !
IN-AM, ITS niUNCHES.
Psrsemtioii of tiie Teeth a Specialty.
OFFICE HOURS; From 8 n. in. to S p. in.
OAS HALL, Market Suture, Manch Chunk.
URANClt OFFICE:
EAST - MAUCH - CHUNK,
two uoors norm oi rost-umce.
OFFICE HOUHSs 7 M oa. m. andfitoTp.m.
Aprll2S-3m
. S. Rabenold, D.
ncii Orricn : Over J. W, ltaudenbush
Liquor Store,
BANK STREET, LEHIGHTON.
Dentistry In all Us branches. Teeth Extraetea
Althout rain, uas aonunisxerea wneu rrqucsveu.
Ofllce Days-WEUNEHDAY ol each week.
P.O.addiess, AIXENTOWN,
3-yl . 1-elilgh county. Pa.
F. I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
Orllce opposite the Opera House.
Bank Street, Zeh jjhton, Pa.
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS UltANCHES.
FlIlliiK and makliiR artificial dentures a special
ty. Local anesthetics used.
Has administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH
OUT VAIN.
OFFICE IIOUU3 tFrom 8 . m., to 12 in., from
1 p. in., to o p. in., from 7 p. m., to 8 p. m.
Consultations In Ensl(Ii or Herman
omce Hours at Ilazlcton-Every Saturday,
Oct 15-87 IV
DENTISTRY.
Di J. A. Mayer &Son.
T3r. GEORGE? H. MAYER,
a Graduate from the Dental Department of the
University of Pennsylvania,
has opened au ofllce In the same building With
his f.vther, second floor m tho llay Window,
69 11BOADWAY, MAUCH CHUNK, PA.,
and Is now prepared to receive everyone in need
of llrst-class oental service. luue 8-89-tt
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite L. k S. Depot,
BANK STREET, LEHIGHTON,
O. II, HOM, PROritlETOK,
this house otters first-class acMinmqdations for I
inuiMent and permanent boarders. Ithasbeenl
-ISii, Ai,rfLT .ii it. rionartmnnt. and isinnat-l
-v."' .Kra..r.:.s;r w nr.
ed In one ot the most picturesque portions of the
hnrmtirh Terms moderate. W" Tho bAR Is
uppjled with the choicest Wines, Liquors and
FRANK P, DIBHL,
NOUTII STREET,
, Practical Blacksmith Horseshoor
Is prepared to do al work In his 11ns
In the best manner and at the lowest
drleea. Fleasecall. nov2G-8My.
PACKER-TON HOTEL,
Midway between Stauch Qhunk ft Lsnighton,
Z.H. 0. HOM', Proprietor.'
PACKEKTON, - - - Pmki.
I'hls well-known Hotel li adinlrablyrefltted, and
has the best accommodations for permanent and
trnmleut boarders. Excellent Tables and the
very best Mentors. Stables attached. laus-yl
SHOEMAICIjTt'S
Horse adjejilcr,
Josh.ua Shoemaker, Proprietor
OHHHUYVII.r.K. l: O., Northampton co..
DIKKPTIONH Kor a horse, 1 tablespoon ful, two
or three times a week; when slek. 2 table-
has
Is
no -
the
spnonsliil a day. Por a Cow. 1 teaapooulul
twice nwaak; when sick, twlee a day. The
same for Hons. For IWtry mix Hlth teed.
urTuis powder la pre pared alter lite reriiie
ol the late Ir 11 o. Wilson, aud I. (he ai-ulue
in
article usiui: i aoof muuca aiiuttu.hvuid
ruflMt cote
D. S
LOVE AND DEATH.
loss solemn nlcht, upon my way
Ifeath waited, as my steps arew naar
I felt my heart stow chill with fear
1 And cried: "O, let me lire my day I
"The itara are globed In gold above;
The world beneath Is fair to see;
1.0Te builds his rosy Wreath for me
I, let me lire and die for lor:"
jt Death smiled and fled and lore was mine;
Hut bating lore I would not die,
Kor lore O, tenderest, strongest tie
Stake lite too hearenly to resign I
F. L. Sunton In Atlanta Constitution.
THE PRINCESS L ATOKA.
Marshall county, in tho north of Mis
sissippi, contains a pretty little town
called Holly Springs. In oldon times
in the glorious dayB before the wax It
-was often styled the Athens of the South.
Today, though a dear little place, where
a wealth of flowers bloom and tho far
famed magnolia trocs lift aloft thetr
stately blossoms of snowy whiteness and
tropical odors, It in not what It was hi
the storlod days of tho "Old South."
Like many another place in tho valley
of the great "Father of Waters," this
has a history peculiarly its own. The
woof and warp of tradition lend a charm
to even very commonplace localities,
and over since the time when the red
man owned and loved this vast region,
there have been legends and wonderful
stories connected with Its fields and for
ests. And this is tho one which the stately
old trees that stand guard along 'the
broad walks of Holly Springs whisper
under their breath to each other during
the long moonlit nights when mocking
birds sing and give voice to tho shadowy
spaces.
A long time ago there lived where the
town now stands a great Indian chief
tain. He had his wigwam hero and
hunted through all the forests for the
graceful decr.and huge boar that abound
ed. It was a pretty wigwam the old
chieftain had, all painted and ornament
ed with curious devices drawn in red
and blue paint by the hand of the young
princess, who, as she grew taller and
taller, was like a comely plant so the
old father said or like the graceful
young crepe myrtle trees that stood about
their home.
The davs flew by and the young: prln-
cess was a child no longer, but a rarely
beautiful maiden. Her hair was dusky,
like the blue black smoke that curled
above the wigwam, nnd It swept about
her like the clouds when a Btorm is gath
erinir, but the large, luminous eyes that
rivaled it in color wore soft as the young
rose, and full of a light which seemed to
attract like a magnet all upon whom
they rested. Her lips Were like the flush
on the flame bush for color and bright
ness, and her soft glistening skin was as
the chestnut when it is ripe and ready
for bursting
Very, very beautiful was the young
Princess Latoka, still she knew It not,
Yet a day came when, going with her
father to the stream a few miles distant,
Bhe gazed more and more upon the face
that looked back from its waters, 'and
wpndered upon the change that she saw
there.
Then a time came when, as she wan
dered under the grand trees, a new pathos
seemed to thrill in the notes of the mock
ing birds that called to each other and
made much ado in the swaying branches.
Even tho ocent .of the flowers seemed
changed In a manner, to possess some
new essence, but she knew not what it
meant nor realized that a sense of lonoll
ncss bad come into her life, that she
longed for companionship, and finding it
not felt, as never before, the all pervad
ing loveliness of nature, and discovered
with It a mystical kinship through the
sang of the birds, and through the ex
quisite fragrance of the flowers.
Now among the young braves who
come to her father's wigwam, who had
been wont to come since first sho could
.remember, was the matchless Tullahoina,
brave in fight, skilled in chase, envied by
all his brothers, adored by all the maid
ens. Bhe could not look back upon a
time that Tullahoma was not known to
her.
Now he, the fiery, the willful TuUa
homa, loved the maiden with all the
power of hla untamed heart, and only a
vow to the old entertain, imq kept mm
t
from telling her bo many moons ago. nrooe'89 win restore It Manv DeoDle be-.:No,no,theoldman
a Diossom out a nuu uiuwu uuwer) toure
her with me in peace for yet twelve
moons. When they have waned,. It she
will, thou mayest take ,her to thine
own wigwam that she may bo thy wife."
So Tullahoma dareil not o lnJ words
his love to the princess, but oftentimes
sh) found his coal black eyes resting
.1...
upon her In so strange a manner
"i
perforce she would rise, and leave his
rl !,! an n,,tn heM vmmti.
presence, would go out to hold commune
with the" birds, with the flowers, -or to
watch' the far oft azure that was like
unto some distant, ever changing lake of
rest.
She wondered, and could not explain,
that In these days she felt afraid of the
young chief, Something made her trem-
W undor his traze- soniethine held herl
"wM.8wM haveTJ sneiX
with himj something drew her eyes
. : .. .7 V .
away when she would have lifted them
to hltf face.
And now there came one day another
young brave with a band of brothers to
bunt in the rich forests about Latoka'd
homo; her father gave consent and they
followed the game for many weeks
7," , t , .ii.j
time for departure was arrived.
UN
i '- i.., i
ipple of limb; strong and graceful as
teriaut matrnolias. soft of soeeoh as
the giant magnolias, soft of speeoh as j
the wind when, it kisses their snowy
blossoms, he found other game in the
forest, In the wigwam where dwelt La
toka,
He came, and his eyes, dark and lu
minous as her own, rested upon her face,
then fell before Its beauty; he lifted
them once again; her line parted and
she would hate spoken, but something
neither divined what arrested speech;
they both' were silent, but each looked
av ma umer lur iuv bjiumj u. i.iuviuoiib,
then Paolo turned from the wigwam and
went away by hlm&olt Into the forest.
Days passed, and coming and going hs
saw the maiden, and a u'reat love and a
masterful, grew up In his heart.
"Now.'phu piglitfall, wnentne. young
moon had just lifted her crescent and
tilted, it down toward the little path, that
ted to the home, of Latokft, Paola drew
pear Ilia place and suddenly saw the
maid standing beneath a great tree; be
could not knov between the night and
her dusky tresses, nor discern where her
robes mingled with the shadows, the
light was so uncertain; but through a
rift between the brandies came silver
shaft of radianoe, and uplifted to the
heavens was bar face, aud all th glory
1 at Uus light reaMd upon bar ceURtda&c,
In soft tones sho communed him v
own soul, and Jiko zephyrs. fresh from
jasmine vines were her murmured words.
Paola, the proud, the noble, would not
spy uixn her reveries, but silently draw
ing near, stood before Her in the light
and looked into her upturned face.
One moment it was so; then he leaned
toward her and whispered, "Latokn,
oomo,"
She gazed nt him with a strange won
dering luster in the marvelous eyes, jlif-t
for a bocond then answered simply, "It
is the will of the great spirit, I come."
With these words sho paused, then he
drew her to his bosom and folded about
her the strong, brave arms that would
shield her now forever more.
So they stood, and a lifetime was com
passed in the completeness of the mo
ment. They heard not, they saw not,
they only knew each the presence of tie
other.
But llko a vile serpent came a wily
creature through tho darkness, two glar
ing eyes rested upon theiovers, and quick
as thought a poisoned arrow entered
their paradise. Winged by the crafty
Tullahonia Itflew on its mission, piercing
two hearts us one, nnd together they fell
on the cool mosses.
One moment gave them the life of
love, the net the life of death.
The Great Spirit hod loved these beauti
ful children with a wondrous tenderness,
nnd just where they fell his teara gushed
forth in two beautiful springs, whose
waters soon mingled In a clear nnd
sparkling stream. Then ho gave com
mand, and tali, graceful holly trees, em
blem of undying love, started into being
all aglow with berries, blood tinted, like
their warm drops that had stained the
earth.
And theso trees strew beside the water.
and the place was called Holly Springs
by the braves, who soon began to hold
their councils here. So they did until
the pale faces came, and then slowly the
red man wandered westward, leaving
this legend to tell itself In tho whisper
ing of the branches and the murmuring
of tho fountain that still bubbles up near
the center of town. Memphis Commer
cial. Mexican OourUty,
In Mexico a group of lads f rota 7 to IS
will meet, and each boy will decorously
lift his hat and salutations of extreme
courtesy will be exohanged,- and then
comes the boyish chatter, the run and
the laughter, the same as anywhere,
Boys here treat their elders with respect.
An old man or woman Is not the butt of
the youth of Mexico; rather for the old
people are reserved the shadiest seats
under tho trees in the park. A Mexican
boy or girl on entering a room walks
around among the company, shaking
hands with all, and on leaving the room
does the same, Urbanity. Is taught in
the public Bchools, as arithmetic is at
home. Thero Is no one jostled on the
street; the best seat in a horse car is
promptly given up to ladles; who never
fall graoef ully to acknowledge the favor.
I have never seen a Mexican gentleman
fail to give his seat to a woman, whether
she is richly or poorly dressed, Mexico
Letter,
Women In the Ocusna Office.
In the census office there are already
250 women clerks, and by tho first of
June thore will be 1,000 more added.
Mr. Robert P. Porter, tho superintendent
of the census, favors the employment of
women. In a coaratsatlofi lie said:
'Takon br roomlula. or as a olaca. I con.
aider that Women are oensoleatlous and
koep at their work will) caoro ambition
than men, I am in dead earnest about
the appointment of women, end I find
nothing in the law against employing
them as enumerators." In Mr, Porter's
of&oe women reoeire tbatame salaries as
nlen for equal work. Sixteen hundred
dollars is the largest salary paid. Only
two ladies as vet receive tbat amount,
One of these Is Mr.Torter'a 'private sec
retary and stenographer, Washington
Irfalxe
How In Treat JPfttent LeatbM-a.
All that this leather needs Is a little oil
about twice a week. The dirt should be
caref ully removed by a dampened sponge
and the shoe allowed to dry. Then ap
ply a few drops of Neat's foot oil and rub
it well Into the leather"for about bwo
minutes, and polish with a dry piece of
cloth. If thero la any shine left this
pantaloons, but this is not so if the work
la properly done. Boston Herald,
Flujer petit.
Tho growth ot the. nails on the left
hand requires eight to ten days more
than those bn the ricbt. The crrowth is
I more rapid in children" than in adults,
i . .-. i .i i
nt, fe Z,YrL n .3.1 T
w,nter- tt require an.average of
auu kinm Ull loawr iu suuiiuci uiau ill
182
days for the renewal of the nails. in cold
weather, and but HO In, warm weather.
Chicago Times.
Illatory of Finger Klnoa.
"Nobody seems to bo able to tell ox
aotly when finger rings were worn first,"
..( . rl aa T ii r roMtnllp ''TIia vtr.nvlncpnf
, V"' , ,
f ' l'!
,ana Hie custom uegan oi a yetv caiij
penou ot lie worm s ntstory, oorao tra
ditions say that Tubal Cain was the first
one to decorate his fingers with a dainty
piece of metal
The first authentic reference to linger
rings occurs In the Old Testament, where
Judah s signet ring Is meutioned. it is
also evident that they were in use a,m,ong
j " v .
the Egyptians at that tune, for rtiaraoti
fl d t lt ojogenh'i hand when
I . - when
he made him ruler over Egypt
The Egyptians were evidently very
fond ot rings, for the hands of female
mummies that bave been found have
been profusely decorated with rings,
many of them having very costly ones
on every finger. The poorer class seem
to nave worn rings, too, out oi cneaper
material, sucli as bronze, glass and pot'
tery. The ancient Chaldeans ahd Per
sians used to wear rings.
In those days rings seem to have been
worn not so much for ornament as for
practical purposes, They were used for
sealing. The 1 tomans used to wear signet
rings of Iron, and every (ree tratj Tud
ino ngpt to yrrar vne. Amuassauors in
the early days used to wear gold rings as
a part of their official dress, Thlsprlv
liege of wearing rings was afterward ex
tended to chief magistrates and senators.
The emperors used to confer this right
upon those whom they wished to favor.
.Nowadays the wearing of rings has no
partiouiar signiuoance except the wea
dlnir rlnir or the enpatrement rlntr. A nr.
body who wants to and who can afford.
to purchase, on can wear a-slgnet ring,
rl . . . 1.1 . . j ,
The custom U wearing rings is a very
popular one, ana the manufacture ol
them forms on of the most Important
branches (4 th iwlw,' tedustry ?W.
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
A Tfcttern Judge's Ttimciilty In Purine
rriiiiner front Itlmicir.
The stories of early western, judges tiro
almost as numerous and Inoredlble as the
bear stories of that part of our country
Tho following Incident, which is vouched
for as fact. Is of a ludnro who had a vorv
lofty idea of his own legal capacity nnd
was at tho same time anxious to sustain
tho dignityof his court.
A "shooting case came before him
Thero was no direct evldenoo as to the
perpetrator ot the murder, but the indi
viduhl arrested was well known, and.
indeed, confessed the deed
When brought Into court the judge
cautioned the prisoner not to commit
himself; that he must remember his
rights ns a free citizen, and that, above
all things, he must not Interrupt the pro
ceedings of the court. After the friend'
ly warning, the judge proceeded to .state
that he, tho prisoner, was accused of
having, on such a date, shot the deceased.
Upon this the prisoner hroke in, "Wal,
an so I did.
The judge was Biinoyed at the Inter
ruption.
"Hold your tongue, sir! he exclaim
ed. "Haven't I told you not to commit
yourself nor to interrupt me? I shall
commit you for contempt of court If you
do so againl he added, sternly.
He then repeated the accusation, upon
which the prisoner again broke in;
"I have told ye afore that I killed"
The Judge's Indignation was intense at
this second interruption, and he demand'
ed: "Mr, Sheriff, what is your evidence?"
I have nothing but circumstantial
evidence, your honor, and the prisoner's
own confession.
"Then." said the judge. "I discharge
tho prisoner on this accusation, but com'
mit him for contempt of court." Youth's
Companion
Death In n Ilatli Tank.
A friona of mine, who occupied an
important consular ost ut Singapore,
had a very narrow escape from death
like this; He had u Malay house steward
who alone had access to his bedroom.
This man was apparently most devoted
to him, but the wife ot one of the under-
servants having complained that the
steward had offered her an affront, the
consul had severely reprimanded him
and forbidden him to speak to tho worn.
an again on pain of dismissal. The next
morning my friend, who was an exceed
ingly early riser, left his couch at the
first rays of dawn, and went as usual to
the marble tank in the recess from bis
bedroom, where he always began his
toilet with a shower bath. He was on
the point of stepping into tho tank, when
his attention was attracted by something
glittering in the hair darkness.
He stepped back and drew aside the
lattice, admitting the full light of morn'
ing. Theie in the marble basin, where
in anbther moment he would have placed
his bare foot, lay colled Up an echy a, with
head erect, preparing to spring, ' He
summoned the steward, but he was no-
wliero to ho found, and he was never
heard of ngain. The other servants
killed the snnke, which had undoubted'
ly been placed there by the steward from
a motive of revenge. IS. Li. Wakeman
In Pittsburg Dispatch.
Saved by Ilia Beauty,
It is rarely, Indeed, that a man's life is
preserved by his beauty, for it is a quail'
ty more likely to lose than to save, but it
was the case with Lord Ponsohby, He
told mo the anecdote himself as far as
the risk of life which he ran, but he left
others to inform me of the cause of his
rescue. He was not 80 when he passed
through Paris in 1791, AVar had not been
declared, but thero was a strong feeling
against England. At that time the lamps
were hung across the streets hence the
cry, "A la lanternel" When any unhap
py victim was taken tho process of
banging him was a very simple one.
'Lord Ponsonby, walking in the Rue St
Honoro, was so unfortunate as to fall in
with the mob, who seized him with the
cry: "voila tin agent de ntt! un sacre
Anglais! a la lanternel ' (He is too fine a
boy to be hanged.) The lamp was taken
down, the cords placed round his neck,
and he was actually
, . 7 .. u "I
when the women
" "L
prominent part throughout the revolu
tion, rushed forward and cut the cords.
"Cost un tron joll garcon pour etre pen'
dul" was the cry. He fell on the pave'
ment nnd was immediately carried off
by his protectors and carefully tended.
-Blackwood's.
American Floor In Eugland.
The millers ot London have for their
grists the wheats of the whole world,
and they necessarily possess, machinery
which is capable or taxing out au tnc
flour there may be present In wheats ot
all sizes, colors and natures, and yet they I
are not happy, because up to a certain
point (that of the London "households
flour) Undo Sam can beat them at value!
for money. Not only so, but the Ameri
can millers can beat us both above and
below that point; in fact, can beat the
i wnoie worm at selling nour, as tney are
doing, only that the American peopleeat
whole world at selling flour, as they are 1
i ,e.t am sf th riwt. whereas some
other exporting countries, Austria-Hun
gary, for example, do just the other
thing. London Agricultural Gazette.
IV. Ar AU Millionaire..
Teresa H. Dean has written a treatise
on "How to Be' Beautiful," from whloh
one Is surprised, pleasantly, to find tbat
. - are a millionaires in nores. miss
we are all millionaires In pores. Miss
TV lnalfow P0 5 efn
I square inch of sttth, and reckoning the
number ot square inches on a person ot
ordinary size to be 8,000, tha multiplica
viuu uio l(-iia uiio uinv uuo pvxwca
about 7.000.WO pores ThU is. n-
slve responsibility.- Pall Mall Budget.
tion table tells one that one possesses
Counting; a. Quorum.
A young man was calling on a con
gressman's daughter the other evening,
when the father appeared at the parlor
door. "May I come lnr he asked hesi
tatingly. "Oh, yes," he lowered, "you
may, but wo ln.ve a, quorum, without
ran." TM h ' didn't.' Washlugtoa
Inyejitlnc the Speetroaaop.
Vhsn one strikes a common sulphur!
match the phosphorus burns with a pur
plish Same, then the sulphur with a yel
low hue, nnd .last ot all the wood glows
with reddish rays. From noticing that
every substance yields Its own peculiar!
color in burninir. Sir John Hersohel long
ago suggested, that these oolor might I
servo to identify the substances showing
them. Some time after he threw out
thft aiiirurttAtinn the, anMtrAannrwi was dft
vised, and now by iu aid we are able
tell what elements are aglow, not only In
the .un, but in the stars as well. George
lies ia New York Man
AT THE WELL.
A Jen tali maid who cane at trentlds,
Bringing her.pttbtr with tier to th B
With do foreboding in her hwrt to tell
How one wm nalttug thers to b her guM
To a ntnuigfl country, to a life untrisd;
Where, far from home and klndrod the would
dwell.
Iearing all gUdlr, wrapped as In a tpII,
To follow him, mod, where ne lived, abldel
Ah, so walls walking soma familiar war.
Bearing the burdana tbat with all are rlfa,
There cornea to eaeh a atrange, grand, aolemn
day, 1
Tbat Bnrtg Lor waiting b.r the well of Ufa;
iot a strong or araea man, no winged fay
Who takes our fat and rooMs It; vain were
trlfei
Buffalo Kxpreea.
GYPSY ISAIAHS WIFE.
Of -all lonely places the Trott farm
house was the loneliest. Not a house In
sight not so much as a barn, a toll gate
or gristmill: nothing but bleak hillsides,
scantily clothed with scrubby pines;
grim, black houghed evergreen woods
and pasture lands, where the cattle hud
dled in the Corners of the fences to es
cape tho knife llkd polnt-nf the keen west
wlndl
And, of a gray sunny afternoon like
this, with the sullen rush of the river
booming in the valley below, and a knot
of crows cawing mournfully In the tree
tops above tiie farmhouse roof, it was
lonelier still.
Mr. Trott was lit the kitchen, with a
solder kettle bubbling over the fire; lie
was mending a huge kettle wherewith
he proposed to rifle the sweetness of a
neighboring grove ot maple trees In the
coining month of March. Mrs. Trott was
studying out the complicated pattern of
a new device in patchwork, lent her by
a friend, with halt a dozen blocks of Tur
key red, four of white and two of corn
colored calico; and Deborah, the only
daughter, was trimming over her Sunday
hat with newly Ironed pink ribbons and
a cluster of artificial rosebuds which she
had liought cheap at the clearing oft sale
of the Stockbrldge milliner and all
three were silent.
Suddenly the clock struck, with a
whirring sound, like an asthmatic lo
cust!
Is that 4 o'clock?" said- Mrs. Trott,
still puzzling over the blocks of Turkey
red.
"That's 4 o'clock," said Mr. Trott. look
ing into the trailing silvery mass ovir
the stove.
"We shall have to light a candle soon,"
said Mrs. Trott. For she had never seen
that modern abomination, a gaslight,
and made it her boast that no drop of
keroocne had ever crossed her threshold.
She burned symmetrical white candles
of her otvn running, in old fashioned
brass candlestloks with snuffers and ex
tinguishers to match, "I wonder where
Isaiah is; We need new logs for tlie.eit-
ting room fire to-night. Squire Draper's
son toia me tie snouin drop in, in a
friendly way."
Prettv Deborah frowned over the bunch
of rosebuds;, she was; a dimpled, blue eyed
girl, quite unaccustomed to the business
of frowning, so that it was rather an
effort for her to contract her bronze
brown brows,
"Isaiah," slowly repeated Mr, Trott,
still intent on the kettle. "Why, I've
sent Isaiah over to Marshall Hill's with
that fifty dollar bill!"
Mrs. Trott dropped her spectacles.
"Thomas Trott! You halnt. never!'
cried she.
Yes, I have," said Thomas Trott.
"Why shouldn't I? Whltofoptii lame.
arid I've no notion of walking over to
Hill's with my rheumaticky old bones.
And the Interest on my note is due to
day, so I Just gave It to Isaiah, and told
him to step lively and get lack before
dusk."
Mrs. Trott drew an ostentatiously long
sigh
"Theu you. mar be very sure of one
thing, Trott,'' said she, "You'll never tee
neither Isaiah nor that fifty dollar bill
again."
"Why notr said her spouse, storing,
"Because Isaiah .belongs, to a gypsy
race, ana because aii.pur.neignoors aa
'X'V M;h--tt2W!Thenwedld!
"ms worked Just.as welli8 If.tuere
wasn't gypsWoodJkhlmi hasn't her
demanded th' farmer, sternly,
"I don t say but what he. lias, ad'
mitted Mrs. Trot. "J only know that
Y. ...... I Kaa uwiti
r'V'l? Z 4,,inVk3
lar bill. And you're a bigger fool than I
took you for, to trust a wild fellow like
that with solid money,"
But here pretty Detorah rosa, flushed
and panting, from her chair.
"Mother; she cried, her blue eyes all
aflame, "you shall not talk sol Isaiah is
as true and. good and noble aslt the blood
of kings ran In his veins."
"Holty-toityl" cried Mrs. Trott In
amawraent, "And what Is Isaiah Black
burn to you?"
Just tliis, said iMborah; "that I m
engaged to htm."
'Engaged to marry hlmr
"Yes to marry him."
"Debby," said Mrs. Trott, "are you
crazy?"
I love him, mother, Debby simply
mailo response. "And he loves me and
we are to be married, as soon as he has
laid up a little money to rnt a (arm of
his' own."
"Indeedl" Mid Mrs. Trott, frowning
darkly. "And your parents consent,
suppose, is a matter of no. consequence
whatever"
We thought, mother," said Debby,
with downcast eves, "that tou would
offer no objection to what would mal
me so very, very happy.
..p-.i. Hoidlv added Mrs
, ,yon?know tha't fcndo D ,
un, wUh th ,ft
rigidly added Mrs. Trott
aper I
coming to-night with the eepeoial Inteu
tion of making; an offer of marriag? to
you Squire Draper's son, with a red
briok house and a bapk. account at Stock
bridee?"
Then ha mar go. away again," said
Debbr, resolutely, "For I naver, never
will marry anyone, but Isaiah Blaok
burnS"
"A stray gypsy lad. brought up in the
woods, with nobody knows who for his
father, and a kiwck fur qliieken stealing
at his fiugtv ends," sneered Mrs Trott.
"Mother! pleaded the g'rL
"l'ow, Petaey, don't," said the farmer;
"that ain't Lilr. Isaiah 's is good
young ohap as ever stepped. And It
you'll juat remember, I was as poor
any gypsy of the lot when, first we mar
ried. Deborah raj only child, ana. she
shan't be teamed! sXms here,. Pussy, and
- 1' firive the old fatber a kia.'
tot And the stormy February aitaraooo
I darkened into snowy xugninui, sea
j Debby gased wistfully down tha road,
I wondering; why bar tovcr bad not re
turned.
''He lias had time to go to Marshall
Hill's nnd hnnk twice," she snid lo her
self.
"It is strange," said Mr. Trott. "Isa
iah ain't one to loiter, in general,"
"Didn't I tell you so?" said Mrs. Trott.
You'll never boo neither Isaiah nor the
money Bgaln."
And when 0 o clock came Mr. Trott
put the horse Into the nld fashioned red
cutter and climbed resolutelyon the seat.
"Lame or not lame," said he, "Old
Whltefoot has got to take me over to
Marshall Hill's to-night."
It s no use, said Sirs. Trott, dryly.
You'll And the bird has flown. He can
pick up a foolish girl anywhere, but fifty
dollar bills ain't so easy to get at."
"rather, can't I go, too?" piteoitsly
urged Deborah, stung to the quick by
every malicious word and accent of her
mother.
No, daughter; no," said Mr. Trott. "I
won't b long. And you're best oft" at
home."
He drove away Into the white veil of
flying snow, the bells ringing with a
muffled sound, nnd Old Whitefoot's
breath rising In a column of steam
through the uncertain darkness.
"Isaiah?" said stout old Marshall Hill.
Of course he's been here. Paid me that
there fifty-dollar Interest money, and I
give him a receipt four good hours ago.
Am t ho got home yetf
And Thomas Trott scrambled, once
more Into the sleigh and drove rapidly
away.
Uikhi a dreary side hill, where to the
left a steep precipice extended almost
perpendicularly downward, and a fir
clothed slope seemed to reach upwaril to
the right, Old Whitefoot stopped sudden
ly. Thomns Trott caught up his whip
with energy,
"That s tho second time you've done
It, old fellow!" cried he. "You shied
ust so when wa came by before."
But all in vain the whip descended.
Whitefoot stood with hriatling mane, dis
tended nostrils and four feet firmly im
planted in the snow, obstinately refusing
to proceed.
I declare," cried tho farmer, scratch
ing hiri puzzled head, "it I was a believer
iu such things, I nliould a'most think
Whitefoot saw a ghost."
At that moment there came a brief
lull in the storm and tempest, and as
Farmer Trott sat there he heard a groan.
"It am t the old pine tree creaking,"
said he, "nor yet it ain't the wind. It's
something human,"
And straining his eyes through the
snow illuminated darkness he saw a
figure crouched in it crevice ot rock half
way down the steep precipice, clinging
to a cluster of stunted savin bushes.
"Help!" it cried feebly. "Help! help!"
"Bless me!" said Farmer Trott, "it's
our Isaiah!"
And so it wits. Plodding homeward
from his errand, his foot had slipped in
the storm and darkness, and falling half
way down the hill, he had broken his
leg and badly- bruised himself, only es
caping from a still more disastrous fate
by holding desperately to the savin roots.
I don t know what I should have
done if you had not heard my voice,"
said he, "I could not have held on
much longer."
"And you may thank old Whltofoot
for that," eBid Mr. Trott, as he helped
Isaiah into the sleigh, "He'd a-stopped
on the way down If I would have let
him."
So Isaiah Blackburn reached the old
farm house safely at last, where Debby
and her mother were anxiously sitting
up, and told his tale.
Mrs. Trott burst Into tears.
"Isaiah," said she, "I spoke evil of
you, and I'm sorry for it."
Ana ueoorans blue, tear wet eyes
spoke all that was needed on her part.
'l hey were married in tho early spring,
and Isaiah rented half of the Trott farm,
and lives In the wing of the old house, a
select tenement of three rooms, with his
blue eyed wife.
'I do believe, Debby," says her moth'
er, "you've got the best husband In the
world!
And Debby, playfully parodying her
mother, says:
"Didn't I tell you sor' Amy Randolph
iu New York Ledger.
Aging of Spirits Artificially.
novel industry is the separating and
storing of oxygen from the atmosphere,
This interesting process lias a unique np
plication in the maturing of spirits. It
Is claimed that the oxygen, in its contact
with spints, actually accomplishes in
few days what, if left to the natural and
usual proceis, required a period of fiom
three to rlvo years. The oxygen gets rid
of the fusel oil quickly. New York Com
mercisl Advertiser.
Tha llaart and Atomach,
The weight of the heart is from eight
to twelve ounces, and it beats about 100,'
000 times e very twenty-four hours.
The capacity of the stomach is about
Ave pints; it dally produces nine pounds
of gastric juice for the digestion of food.
An amount of blood equal to nil the
blood in the body passes through the
heart every seven minutes. Professor
Humphrey in Pall Mall Gazette.
Hat tar Than an Kleotrie Clock.
A hitmpbaoked man at Chicago gets a
living by selling the time of day. Hs
has a chronometer, and It is warranted
time. Ha has a certain territory which
he ges over, and furnishes th house'
wlvfti in that territory with the time of
day once a week, He gets ten cents from
eaoh patron.rhiladelphia Ledger.
American Dnfla.
F.very little while the continental news.
papers publish accounts ot what they are
pleased to call "Amerioan duels," though
why American Is beyond oomprehen
lion, sine snoh ldlotio affairs were never
heard of this side the Atlantic. At Or.er-
nowtta, in Austria, a youth of 18 was re'
cently found dead In bed, having pol
toned himself with stryohnfne. He e(t
a letter to hla mother, In whloh b ao
counted for his self murder by saying
that he had agreed with a comrade to
fhrht an "American dual." which con
lata simply in drawing lots to see whloh
of two fools shall kill himself. San
Ifranolsoo Chronicle.
ytaeraatlan od Tf ork
.ne man ot our time would be stronger
and better it be did not work so many
hours. mean not only ths day laborer,
but also the brain worker. We have not
yet adapted ourselves to the ehanged
conditions whjch modern inventions
have brought to us. When we are adapt
ed to lliera whan our recreation hour
are longer and our working hour are
m-w shall do more than we do sow
and it will be better work, -ftttrou
ws.
Life is made Up largely of blunders.
Their Is a limit lo human knowledge, and
after all, the man who docs bis best doe!
all that can be expected of him.
100 l.adlca WniitefL
An.llOO men to call at driifftfisls. for
'ee IMU'blifrH (if T.flm.' 1mlllw lnltnt...
i r - . . . i. v 1 1 i.i 1 1 1 j
ID KlYml Wtnt n,,.l l.nrl. ..a. ...!, .It-. a I
- v". ...... iivni icmcu, .uavwv.mil
by Ir .Silas Lime while in the Kocky moiui
tanins. For diseases of the blood, liver and
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipa
tion nnd clearlhg up the complexion It does
onders. Children like it. Everyone
iraises it. Lnr&c-sitp Dackocre. 150 cents.
t nil clrujM'sU'
A Married couple may be one, but that
ope cannot travel without two railroad
tickets.
-Boston clrls of culture, In conversing
ith old tars, always pitch their voices.
Some Foolish People
Allow n couch to run until it rla luvn.n,'l
tho roaeli of medicine. Tliev often aa'v:
Oh, it will wear away, but in most cases
wears them awnv. Could Ihov l. In.
diiced to try tho successful medicine called
Kemp's Balsun, which Is sold on a nosltlve
gunnintce to cure, they would iniuicdlateiV
tee the excellent cflect after taking the first
ose. rnce 00c and SI .00. Trial ulro frpo
Al all druggists.
The key that winds up a man's busi
ness is whiskey.
Oyspcpala and Mver Ooinplalut.
Is It not worth the small price of 75 cents
to tree yourself of every symptom bf lliese"
clibtrcbsing complaints, ifyou think Ho call r
- our store anu gel a bottle of Shiioh
,'italizer. Kvery bottle has n printed
uarnntcc on it, use accortlinelv. and if il .
loes you no good il will cost yon nothing.
?old at lliery's or Thomas' drug store.
Makes a holt
for business the black-
smith.
Oh, Wlmt a Conjth.
Will you heed Iho warning. Th clonal
net luips of the Hire approach of that more
fii nuu (unease, onsumpiion. Ask your-clvi-.
if you can afl'ord for the sake of sav-
ic ..il cciils, to run the risk and do nnth.
iig lr it. We know from experience that
hilc.li Cure will cure vour cousHi .' It
never fails. This explains why more than
Million Bottles were told the ast Year.
u relieves croup and whooping couch nt
nice.
Mothers do not be without it. rPn
aim-
back, side, or chest, use ShilnVs
'molts Plaster.
jsoiu at Uiery's or Thomas'
niK More,
There's nothing very doleful about It:
nill when a maiden has sifted a kiss
throiiiih an Incipient mustache she Is apt to
uoihiwii In inoiith'
A M:rupr rnper Haves Her Life.
It WHS IllHt an lirillllHrv ICKinAf urannlmr.
paper hut It am eil her life. She was in the last
slncesof cciiniinptlnji, t old by physicians that
sue nna mciimblo nnd could live only. a short
weighed less than seventy pounds.
Kins s New Discovery, anil got a sample bottle
(il M milium, iranpi aim ron n i
Ii Dr.,
it helped her, shobouehtulargebottln.tthelpea '
her more, bought another and grew better fast,
continued Us use and Is now stronger, healthy.
j'uitii, nuiuiiiiiK iw uuiuius. jor luuer,
particulars send stamp to v. II. Cole, Druoght.
I'ort Smith. Trial 1ml tips nf tills ur,n,lorfnl ,11..
cove.iy Iroo at ltKllKIt'B drue ttore.
A New York glal who was attending
cooking school got ao Infatuated with the
culinary art that she went off and married
supe.-'
Don't Stand That Pain,
It don't do to neortcet nAtnra'i wnrnlVir. ,.h.;'
through tho system cause Itheurcatlim, Near.,
algla, Hackaclio and pain In the side, a prompt
and nfo remedy Is required, lied Hag Oil, the
famous pain cure, nils the bill. Price 2A cents,
art you uoniumpnra oraoyon snnarwttbs
COUKhor OoKI. If so usa Puritan llmioh ami
Consumption (Jure, Price 25 cents. For salt at
Thomns drug store.
'T.oye Roes out at the window when
povcity enters the door," but should pover
ty retire by the door. It Is amazing with
what celerity love comes screaming In tha
window.
i:i tuots ov MoimnN lifk.
Eminent authorities unanimously agree that '
uini uie uigii presburo metnousoi modem
itio are rapidly making usa race of helpless
Invalids Miliject to all manner of uervoua
ifl'cciioiiB, headache, insanity, ditziness,
neiirilcia, backache, hysteria, nervous
trniil.lt (if the heart, stomach kidneys,
hniiu, i ic Ladles aud gentlemen who are
thiifi afflicted, or who are compelled to keep
lino luiiirx, do much mental physical work,
now worry or fret about business or dome
stic troubles should remember that nor
other remedy In the world will so speedlr
cure tlicane descases, remove worry and
blues induce tranqnil sleep, relieve pain',
or Imild up ihc brain and nervous systems,
as Dr. MihV great discovery, the Itestora
tiyo Norte. It contains no opium or morp
hine. J run hnttle Tree at Uiery's or
Tlioniiis' iliu:r stoie.
-He Miss Way ting you area pnzzle lo
me. I never know how to take you. She.
(shly ) You nevei tried.
The rirent American Chorus,
Siueiinc. sufliiur and couirlilnir! Tfifa i&
the music all over the land now. aI've eot
such an awful cold in my head.'1 Cure it
with hly's cream Jlalmlir it may end in the
toughest form of catarrh. Maybe vou have
cattnrrh now. Nothing is more nauseous and
dreadful. This remedy masters it as no.
other over did. Not a snuff nor liquid.
Ploi.aut, ceitaln, radical.
The huzzy season of the moannito it
about commenced.
A cat concert on the back shed by
moonlight, la rather atnew-slng.
Thin and impure blood Is made rich and
and healthful by taking Hood's Bsrsaparllla.
It cine scofiila, salt rheum, all blood dis
order. Dusted up The sky-rockeU
Celestial tall-bearers Comtta.
I AVIahed I. VVasIcail
After aiiflerlng several years with (he Leu
corrhoea, and no doubt I would have been,
only a lady induced me to try Sulphur Kit
torn. Now 1 am well. Three bottles ruietl
me.
Funeral
hearted,
music should always be re-
For nearly ban a century Aytrs' Uhtrry Pee
(oral has beta the most popular oough remedy
In tha wrW. Th eensiaotly inereaslna; dVmand
for this remedy proves lt to b the vary best spa
Ifleloroelds, eouRks, ami all dlieasts of tha
throat and lungs.
Can any connection be shown be
tween the dsy rate of gold and the nitrate
of slher .
A young fellow suffering from a vior
lent attack of the tends passion defines
hit eompUhnt as an aliaak of lassitude.
A thief who stole a mirror was lm
prisoned for theft and fined for drunken
Baas. He had taken a glass too much.