EVERYBODY READS FINEST - JOB PRINTING A. SPECI-AJLTY ADVOCATE Til $1.00 a Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live." $1.28 when not paid in Advance. WeisspurrBiiste Directory. TJlIUNKfilN HOUSIV BAST WKISSPOIIT. rKNN'A. This homo ortcrs flral-elas9 ncconimodallons to lie permanent boarder una transient Rutui. Panic prices, only One Dollar per day. m,K7-iy Join llKintHi. Proprietor. Oscar Christman, WMSSPOP.T, lA. Lhory and Excfianqo Sialics. ..vM.!inMirrlacnnnd Mite ilrlvlim horses. tlest accommodations to agents anil traveller. Mall ami telegraph orders promptly attended to. ..,!! inai. mnvJMy The - Woissport - Bakery, o. w. i.auiiy. PitopniCTcn. Ileltvers I'riwli Hrcnd ami Cakes In WeiMport, 1-phleliion ami vicinities every .lay. ur Hi" null"..) ....... - ,1pu!iii vali supplied at lowest prices. Heaiprter for CAMIAffl Henry Christman AT Till! Fort Allen TJouse, Wejsspmt, Sells the Popular anil Celebrated Burlington O and O York fjiNdLE AND Tn"BLE CAMtlAQES At prices that are considerably le than compe tition. I havo all styles nml qnalllles which t wish von would not f.illn Inspeel before making purchases. inayuom FOR FRESU OYSTERS AND FISH ! GO TO O. J. Seager's East Weissport, Pa. Stock is always Fresh. Ifwill pay hucksters and other dealers to leave their orders with us and save freight. IYicer tho very lowest. EGive us a call. Dead Men Tell No Tales WE'RE ALIVE, Our Story's Short. We liave'ntcot the 111(1(1 HST STOCK of Dry Goods, Groceries, Provis ions,. Notions, Boots and ."iioefirobacco, Cigars, , &c &c &c In the Lehigh Valley, hut we havo an Klegnnt Assortment Just the samo, and the prices arc marked way down below the great majority of our competitors, and that's what suits you be raiua qUAUTY is the 11KST and the P11ICJI5S are always JUST IlKUIT, Our Mock Is entire ly New, Fresh, Cleaij, Oomplelo and Handsome, so we take pleasure In asking the peoplo of Weissport and the surrounding community to call and InsiK'ct our assortment of general store goods. Kcspcetivcly, A. W. MARSH, Post-OiUco. Weissport, Pa Over Canal Brite E. Weissprt. UNDERTAKER I AND I1EALKK IN FURNITURE, PARLOR SUITES, MRV) ROOM SUITES, ., 0, Trices the very lowest. Quality of goods the best. Satisfaction Ruariinteeu 111 every parftctiW. Caskets, Collins and Shrouds, We have a full line which wo will furnish a ttje lowest pnnlb.e price Flour, Peed, &c, , t I the choicest quality at very reasonable prices. Call and he convinced. JOSEPH P. REX, AprH-ly 1JAST WHISXFOUT. ATU CAMPBELL,' Jeweler aiiH Watctimaier, Brink Street, Lehigliton, Pbnnrt. llejiieellnlly invites the attention of his friends audlheeHUens generally to his Immense 11. 1 " new stock of Watches, Clocks, Uyerware, Jewely, at Prlew that defy eompetltlon. It will nay you d call ana iinpeci my sloek beinre piirclinsum risewwii. REPAIRING Promptly done at lowest charne, and all work guaranteed, , Don't Fond tlic Placo. SIGN OP THE BIG WATPH, Rank St Leliighton. Dec 18 1MT. KISTLER Itearrttully announces to the nubile I list lie has oT ii' ' "8W LIVKItV HTAI1I.K, and thai In- is cn ori-Duii-d t (uruish Teams for Funerals, u 1,1 iiu-.nl Iln. lues Tilns on the shortest no li .u 1 inosl lil,-t.il tfMili Orders left nt tbe ( 1 ' 1 Uwu-it" will ii-i-i-ive pi,iitiil atti-ulinu. IU 'BLKS ON NORTH STRF.KT. ueu vise IUkl. 1-ehilMou. ln2iA- All the freshest county news in tliia paper Read it. Joseph F. Hex, D. J. VOL. XVIII.. No 26l5f CONSUMPTION? IN its first stapes, ran ,bo successfully checked by the prompt uso of Aycr's Cherry Pectoral. Kvcn In tho later tiorlods ol that illsenso, tho cough 19 wonderfully rullevoil by this medicine. " I linvo used Aycr's Cherry Tcctoral with the best effect In my practice This wonderful preparation onco saved jny life. I had a constant cough, night .sweats, was greatly rcdhced in ilosli, and given up by my physician. Ono bottlo and a half of the Pectoral eured me." A. J. Eidsou, M. D., MHdleton, Toiinessee. " Sovcral years ngo I was soreroly ill. Tho doctors said I was in consumption, and that they could do nothing for mo, but advised mo, as a last vosoit, to try Avar's Cherry Pectoral. After taking th'ls medicine two or three months I was cured, and my beallh remains good to tho present day "James llirchard, Dftrion, Oonn. r " Several years ago, on a passago homo from California, by water, I contracted so severe a cold that for somo days I was confined to my stuto-room, nml a physician on board considered my life In danger. Happening to have a bottle of Ayor's Cherry Pectoral, I used it freely, and my lungs wero soon restored to n healthy condition. Slnco then I have Invariably recommended this prep aration." J. 11. Chandler, Junction, Va. Ayei's Cherry Pectoral, p rnsrBKD jit j C. Ayor & Co., Lowell, Mass. Dr. J. Bold by oil DrugftliiU. Price I ; lxbottIes,5. Professional & Business Cards. W. M. Rapshor, A.TTORNKY A-nd COUNSELLOR. AT LAW, First door above tho Mansion House, MAUCH CHUNK, - - - - TBKN'A Ileal Kstate and Collection Agency. Will lluy mil Sell ltoal Ustate. C-onvevaneliiK neatly none. f'.iili-ntinns ' lis prniiipny mane, wiiiinu r.w Dec ileitis a specialty. May be coi-Miltcd In Kiikikii ami Herman. uuy. i W. G. M. Seiple, PHYSICIAN AND SUItGEON, SOUTH STREET, - - - liEHIGIITON. Mav be consulted in Ifcipllsli and (lorinaii. Special attention Riven to llyuecolOKy. (WICK IIOUHSj 110111 12 01. lo i I. Jl.,.mu rrom (lion i . si nun . oi- i DR. G. T. FOX, 172 Main Street, Hath, Pa. AT HAH10.V. SWAN IKH KI..TUKSPAVR. AT AT.I.KNTOWX, KAIII.K llOl'Mi, T1IHIISPAY AT ItAMllnit- llnfl AIIWAV 1IOHHK. MONUAVt). vr Math, Wkhnkkiiavb aniHatuii1)Ah. Olllee Hours-P'roin !)a. in. to p. 111. Practice limited In diseases of llio Eye,Ear, Nose&Jnroat fcjflf.AIn, lieiraciKHltHIIU' r.jt'sim- uiuatijuai HUM II 01 JEiiVhSt'S, Dr. H. B. REINOHL, Oradnnto nf Pl)la. Dental College. DENTISTRY! IN ALL ITS IlUANCIlIiH. Personation of loo Tectli a Specialty. OI'FIOU IIOUHS! From 8 a. 111. to r. p. 111. OAS IIAX&, Market Square, Haucfc Chunk. II HANOI I OFFICII! EAST - MAUCH - CHUNK, Two Doors Norm 01 rost-uuioe. OFFICI5 1IOUKS: 7 to an. 111. mid S to 7 P. 111. ApiliaiWm ncii (iFrioi? : Over .T. W. ltaiidcnhush'v liquor Store, BANK STUE1CT, LEHiaiJTQN.' ..iinll.lM-ln nil Ita tinmMtna. Tpi'tll ICxtraeteil a Ithout i'aln. (las administered when requested. offlco Days wiSliNltupAY or uacn wecK. P. (). atldtoss, ALLHNTOWN, 3-yi Lehigh county. Pa. QlUco opposite the OpcraHouso, flank Street, lehliton, Prt. DPATISTltY IN ALL ITS lIltANt 1IK8. Filling and making niilllrlal dentures a special ty. Local anesthetics used. Hag administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH OUT I'AltJ. ' . OFFK1H 1IOUUS: From 8 . m.,to jt mlrqm 1 11. in., 10 a l. in-, n"in i i'. ' o r. Consultations In KiiKllshnr (ieriiuu Office ilotiis. at llimletut-Hveiy Satilrdav. Oct IS-W-1V "DENTISTRY. Dr. X A. Mayer &8cn. T3r, (JEQRGE H. MAYER, s Oradnale from the Dentol Pcinrtmeivt of the UnlM-mlly of P$imsylvaulit,i has opened an oltlee In tin) same biinirmgwllh Ills lather, secomi noor tu ine liny vt mi I WtOAllWAY. MAUOlt CHUNK,' and U now prepared to reeeUe every 0119 otlirsMlAfsueiitulserviua. J"11 MANSION HOUSE Opposite I & S, DeiHit, BANK 8TKBI?r, - . LEHIOIITON. o. 11. iioh, FitOFitii-rroit. I Ills Iwuse oners flntt-vkus nceommoilatiniiH for rausteiit aim permnnciu uonrum-H.. 11. huh nceu mm in,. iquurs am ajirn-yi Hsats. Fresh iticer on Tnp. FRANK P. DIEHL, NOltTll ST11F.KT, rracllc.it Illackmlth& Ilorsoshocr la preistreil t? tin ill work In Ills Hue hi the best manner and at Hie lowest ilrlees. .I'leiuMi esll. naviiy PACKERTON HOTEL. Midway bet ween Maimh ('hunk & henlgliton, Z. 11. U. HOJd, Proprietor. PAOK8RTGN, - Pmkx, lilts well-known lintel is admlrnblyrefllted, and lias the liest wctmimnibtUoiis for iieriUAiient and Irausleut Ixiardi-rs. I'.xcelleiil Tattles aud the very best Uijuors. tuables attached. lanft-yl SHOEMAKER'S Horse aWoiSuer. Joshua Shoemaker, Proprietor UIKltlt VI I.I.H, P. ()., Northampton eo. IilllKi lniNh I' ,ii a iinise.itawespaeufuhtiiro or tliii-K liii"- ,t m-Aik; vrtieu sli-k, 2 taHe spoonsful adu). For a (low, t laupoooful iwkic a w.k-n , uiin nii'k, twice a nay. me saiiirfor lloi-i. For Pimlti) mix with Ict-il tdfti 1111 Mmiii is prt-purni uiit-run-i.-npe III lilt IHI ,' III II ( I 1 lllllll, rtllli l- III K-lllltt ttltl'-lt- iluiii-ii 1 .Uui.c uuillid auiuuls bhoultl S. Ratoenold, D. ,D. S finked lMf rlaiie&t ouue. ' It founVa lolley youngand fair And virgin of regret; That laughed away tho amorous air, , Kor drestned of lore as yet. It left a valley wan and old And outcast of desire, .. " When through her maiden bearthod rolled Its passion flood ot flro. Her springs are dry; and dry between Is all her flowery pass, Bnvo one wee strip of faithful green The friendship of the grass. And block across her beauty's wreck Poor wreck, that may not diet lies dead the flamo she could not check, Norcahrevltffy. Bo, won'and wrlthon In despair. So, rrozeti black In stone, Tliey He tho awful semblonco there Of Uv.es tlmtfl hare known, Charles P. Lummis in Frank Iicslle's. A Startling lrophecy. . Nothing in tho future appears more probable thau that within tho lifetime of persons now living the industrial su premacy of Great Britain will pass away witli tho exhaustion of her coal fields. Switzerland, Italy and tho Scandinavian peninsula aro - destined to become the great manufacturing districts of Europe. Tills extraordinary industrial revolution will bo brought about by tho transmis sion and distribution by electrical means of tho inexhaustible and permanent wa ter power in those countries. More than a year ago In Switzerland a woolen man ufactory with 80,000 spindles, with the usual complement of auxiliary machin ery, was operated wholly by electrlo pnwpr ppnvoypd from a (llstapt stream, deriving Its never failing supply of wa ter from tho melting of Alpine snows. In tho now era the Swiss republic may not improbably become tho foremost In dustrial nation of Europe Electrical Engincor. pondlton or Ilujtl. The country is naturally rich, but not rich enough to support tho hordes of shameless, self seeking politicians anx ious for their own enrichment. The cause for their nppcaranco in sucl num bers is easily explained. The many revo lutions, with their 'concomitant murders pillages and conflagrations, havo dc- pfcrpyei industry and labor, nni have closed nil the avenues to tho attainment of n competence by honorable pursuits, Of what use is it to the peasant to plant cano or to cultivate coffee when at any moment tho general of tho arrondisse- nacnt inay forco im to abandon his crops jo uear arms m support ot Bomoono wno, in tho set terms of the usual proclama tion, has "raised the standard of revolu tion against tho most odious of tyrants?" Cor, JSew York Post. Hon Stanley Punished u Traitor. Ono anecdote told by Mr. Stevens of tho way in which Stanley disposed of the Egyptian ofUecr who was. popvlcted of having plotted to hand the expedition pvpr to the Mnliui, Is wortli repeating. Stanley, who was suffering with acute gastritis, had himself carried in a chair outside tuo tent. Turning to tho incrim inated officer he said: ''Wo havo corao through 0 thousand difficulties tq save you and yours. Mean Willie you havo been plotting to destroy us. Depart to God." Saying theso words, ho pointed to a bough of a tree, where justice was done after the. fashion of Judge Lynch. Pall Mall Gazette. Circumstances Alter Coses. Northern Man (down in Florida) What's the prico of that orango grove? Native Ten thousand dollars, mister. Had tho consumption long? "Consumption! I liaven't ppnsump- tlqn." "dust weak lungs, inayber "My lungs are sound as a dollar. I "am merely looking for a good place to locate t'Ooesn t matter to mo whether it s north or south, east or west." "Oh! Well, I'll let you havo that grove for ?250." New York Weekly. What Fogs SI.cn.Ify. Night or morning fogs, or in winter persistent fogs, often signify a calm and settled condition ot the air and the prev alence of fair weather. Heavy dews, especially In tho autumn, likewise por tend lino weather, out usually ot Bhorter duration. Fogs appear usually (n one of two conditions either tho air is nearly saturated up to a considerable height, or else is unusually dry, except in a stratum immediately above tho ground. Ex change. Adulteration of Food The total food consumption, per year 000,000. It is estimated that a per cent. ot this is adulterated, or $00,000,000, of which 00 per cent. Is harmlessly doctor ed. If the estimate bo truo, then there is an annual output of food containing poisonous adulteration to the amount or $9,000,000, while, the ponton that is harmless reading a total of $31-,000,000. American Grocer. Weeds That Travel. The thUtlo and somo other Woods have winged Beeds, and thoso not unf requontly travel 300 miles in a day In a, paiw&nger car ana uy rati, are swept out at tuo oau of tho journey, find a suitable habitat, tako root and grow, Thero nro plants crowing in KIrkwood between the rail- raid tracks which aro only round in Kansas, tho seeds being brought on the railway t-niii8,.-rS,t. fouls, public. A Opod Memory, 'How far back con you remember. Bobby? ' asked his uncle. Well," said Bob. "I oan remember when I didn't know how to play mar bles." "No further back than that?" "Oh, yes: 1 can remember when 1 couldn't remorubor a,t all." Ilarper'h Bazar, A Frog That Dies of Old Ace. A frog In Nicaragua, colored red and bluo, fearlessly hops about in the day time. It has perfeot faith In Us warning color. tiQ snake or Djrq win touon k, for It is disgusting to the taste, and the ooner It is reoognlwa the better. uatn- olio World. Social Opportunities Ara Kqual, There is no good reason why the ms ojianlo should not play tho piano or the banjo if he is so inclined) none why he should not keep himself clean and re spectable and go Into Boolety ; none why the doors of mansions should not open as wide tu him as to the salesman In a store. If the daughters ot Squire Tinsel lofU gown upon a luacjwnio aud smile unonfi counter jumper, the former may gOMale himnelf that he Is no loser by the preference, and that he may save, the money the latter expends uioa concert ticket and carnages. Oliver Optic's letter. Lohighton, Carbon County, Ponna. May 10, 1890. Canluo ltndnrnnce. A gentleman farmer in Amherst coun- ty,-va., had two dogs that disappeared, at tho earne timo and in a very myste rious manner. They woro seen ono day chasing a rabbit. After that no clew could lo found that gave tho slightest intimation ot their whereabouts. Day after day "passed, and tho dogs wore given up as lost; but at tho oxplrntfou of tliree.weeks a negro camo to tho farmer and told him that a sound like tho whin ing of dogs oould be faintly heard at a point on the roadside whoro tho red olay banks rose to somo height on cither sulo, just whoro n sort of blind ditch had been tuado across the road. Tho farmer and his sons lost no time in providing themsclvos with picks, spades, etc., and repairing to tho spot indicated, wlioro, after listening intently a few moments, tho sound described was heard. Then thoy set to work with a will and ero long oamo to tho poor. wretchod creatures entombed alive in a sort of hollow which they had dug in their fmntio efforts ito release themselves. With such energy had thoy worked that they would have succeeded had they dug In tho opposite direction, toward the road, but thoy wero digging all tho time Into tho bank, further and further from tho road, toward the field which stretched away to tho foot of the mountain. They had been three weeks without food, water or light. Ono was never quite strong, and lived only a year afterward, but tho othor is alive, and Is fat and thrlv Injr and frisky. Philadelphia Time Ferocity of lied Ants. Ono evening I found that a countless multitude of red ants had collected about two trees close to my tent and wero mak ing a thoroughfare of ono of my ropes. I thought it best to discourage this, so I got somo kerosene oil, tho best antidote I know for insect pe9ts of any kind, and, dipping a feather Into it, began to anoint tho rope, thinking, in mysimplicity, that they would not like to cross tho oil, and would bo obliged to find another road. There was a perfect storm of indigna tion. They rushed together from both sides, and threw themselves on the oiled feather In the spirit of ileltus Cttrtlus. They died, of course, but others came on In scores, panting ifor tho samo glorious death, and I had to give up my Idea of dislodging them by kerosene. "Eha," the Naturalist, in St. James Gazette. Greek Architecture and SIndern Genius. Wo mny B9 well concede that in archi tecture, soulpturo and poetry tho Groeks havo not "been surpassed by nations of modern times. But this concession cov ers only a small space in tho boundless field of human effort. Within the in closure of those Grecian walls that house our patent system are wonders that seem to belong to a different world and to a higher order of beings, than the world and the men for whom Homer sang. Wo copy somo of tho beautiful forms of Grecian architecture, but wo add to our buildings the results of ages of 'scientific progess. In heating, lighting, draining, ventilation, the elevator, and fTtliousand devices that promoto comfort and en hance beauty wo have made more prog ress in tho present century than was achieved in all preceding nges. New Or leans Picayune. " To Prohibit Mesmerlo Exhibitions. In different European countries medi cal and legal societies havo petitioned the authorities to prohibit all public' ex hibitions of "mesmerism" by any person whatsoever, and to forbid the employ ment of hypnosis by any person not a physician with special knowledge of nor vous dkeasps. The use of hypnosis by physicians, should bo limited to thera peutio purposes, or for tho Instruction of medical students, and ns for theso ends tho lower grades of hypnotism nro, ac cording to Bernhcim, sufficient, no in jurious consequences need follow. For his own protection tho physician should not uso the method except in the presence of a third reputable person as a witness. Dr. J. O'Uonnor In (Jatliolio World. Crushed Acaln. The storm doors on thepostofHce build ing open outwards, as all publio doors should. Thirty out of every forty people who enter the postofHce, no matter how often thoy have been there, give a jump on the doors, figuring that they open In wards. Saturday forenoon a lady got out of a carriage and attempted to pass In by tho inward bang, but it was no, go. "Thoso doors open outwards, maam, said a boy who was closo by. "Oh, they do, eli?" slio queried. "Well, let 'em open)" And shewalkodoff to a lamp post box, dejtosited her letter and stlflly enterod her carriage and was driven. away. Do troit Free Press. Utilize the Uousetop.li I am much inolined to tho theory that roof gymnasiums, Bolarlums, gardens and promenades will become a feature of the Twentieth century architecture. What a wise uso it would bo to make of our flat and unpromising city roofs. Imagino one of our ygly and unoccu pied roofs, converted itito a veritable gar den of Babylon, where exquisite flowers would breathe their dollcious perfumes tho year round: whoro swimming baths, swaying hammocks and soft couchee would alternately invite to exercise, and repose. Anne uennpeq juuier. flood Form. It Is good form not to mind If your friends aro a bit shabby, but to be satis fied because they aro your friends, and, curiously enough, although riches are appreciated, It a good form not to envy anybody their gold, but to make the most out of one 8 own. possessions, and in the matter Pt costly banquets and rich gifts to take the will for the deed. Ex change. A Chinese Altar. The chief joss in the Mott street wor ship house of the Chjnamw in New York htm a new altar ana canopy specially im ported for him at a cost ot 90,000. it is made of wood almost m heavy as metal and Intricately carved. The figures are In heavy gold leaf and orystel. Chicago Times. A, Veullar ISallut Has. Probably tl uiot extraordinary sys tem ot voting was In Hungary, where tho ballot boxes were immense casks and the ballot poles from four to six feet long, which the citizen carried and de posited for 1U fuvorite caiulidntt- with peculiar pride. Dc-troit News. Ralph Dihmdi, a bruthi-r nf Lqfdj Beaconsilcld, ivtirt-d at tin- aK'' of after fifty years uf publio service, I the office of deputj clerk of tho pi ments, U vvlmtu In wan appointed I Lord Beoconstield. A LOVE BRIEF. Give me short words and sweet yet strong u I sweei In which to Bpoak tho lore I bear to thee, Who art not slow of wit's keen sense to see How la small coals of Are Blows the white heat; . While, as In straw's tall blase that lights the street, But sinks ot once to naught, small warmth may Bo. what makes lave of worth full oft ahull flm From large, long words wherosense, like sound, U ueet. Wide as the sea, and deen. mv lore I boast. Nor gauge It by wild streams, that brawl and man To flaunt and fling their pride forth in a falL And by my words, as tynes. I think that most Its length and breadth and depth thy cheeks I snail nusn With -oso tlnta pure as thy sweet name I call. William C. Richards In America. A New SliOHthlnc for Ships. A few years ago the Japanese govern ment decided on lacquering tho bottoms of all their iron fillips, and tho results proTod that corrosion was most effective ly prevented. Tho process does not seem to have been applied to foreign ships un til nVmilt two VPflm nfm .vl,a ft, a nllnn. tion of the captain of a ltussian frigate was directed to it. and lacoimr wns V plied both to tho Iron and zino parts of the bottom. To the latter it was found that the adhesion of tho lacquer was very light, but on the iron, or rather steel, It was found that It was in an extra ordinary good state of preservation, so much so that it could not bo stripped off except by being scraped with a sharp in strument, and from the experience thus gained it has been decided to substitute iron on the part whore zino had been used. Manufacturfir. OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. A Neirress Who I Irs Documents Showing That She Was Horn In 1743. In the northeastern portion of Dallas, Tex., between Bryan and Iivo Oak streets, and fronting the Houston and Texas Central railway, lives Aunt July Colo, who has but recently grown too old to tako in washing. The cabin in which she lives is a rude hovel, and yet it is kept as neat as a pin. It is sur rounded by a dozen huts of tho same kind, though not so well kept, all hud dled together In an Irregular colony. The railway people havo forced their right of way with barbed wlro to keep the hordo of pickaninnies off the trnck, but In vain. They crawl through tho fangs ot the tenco nnd gather upon the road in Buch numbers that the cautious engineer finds It necessary on passing through UYeedmantown to use both bell and whistle. After the train had passed the other day The Republic! man crawled through tho wire fence, and with difficulty found the cabin of tho "Olo Furginny Aunty." She sat in a low chair nnd smoked h blue clay pipe, Aa she raised her face slowly and her wrinkled features were first seen the writer involuntarily asked him self: "Is It alive?' When she spoko her tremulous and cracked volco increased his astonishment. But It was not only alive, but it smoked and talked. "My name is July Cole," she said. "I belonged to Col. Cole in Furginny, and lie fit de Britishers wld Gen, Washing ton. Norfolk was my home, eir; right on de Bea, My mammy como from de (Jape In Afriky, and my daddy went back dere. My mammy was named Lucretla, and was give to Col. Cole by Gen. Washington's lady, who had many servants. I was brought to Henry county, Tennessee, and sold to Thomas Waters. I had grcat-grandchillun den. After I helped to settle Tennessee X was sold to William Itabb for lan'. Mars Jef como to tako me homo to Tennessee, but ole man Itabb wouldn t let me go wld him. Den I lived on Rabb's Creek, below La Grange, Tex. I was took away from my husband and two chilluu in Tennessee, and my olo man he run away and followed mo till dey caught him wld dogs right on de bunks of de Mississippi river. Yes, sir, right dor in do bed of de river, whar de hill Is and do high trees, and right down by do boat in de dark fur ho was runnin' to clt on de boat wld me. But dey caught 'lm and I never saw 'im any moro" On being asked her age the old woman began to riso slowly, holding, In the meantime-, to tho chair for support. "I doesn't know by de Aggers, but 1 knows by happenin's," she said, She moved to an old trunk, which was cov ered with rawhide with tho hair on and tacked With big headed brass tacks. From this she drow an old letter on (Hue paper, which she says was "de paper" given to Mars Waters by Mars Colo when she was sold. Only the lower half of the sheet remains, tho other having evidently been taken oif by time, and the only legi ble portion of the writing purports to give the dato of Aunt July's, birth, The only words aro "was born Deo. 10, 1745," The writer had heard that she was 14S years old, but of course he believed notli lug of tho kind. Tho appearance of the old negro and the ovldonco produced by her to prove her nge were astonishing. "Bey says I is er hundred and forty- five year ole, an(, honey, I speo' it la bo," "What is your earliest remembrance, aunty? Do you remember Gen. Wash- ton?" "I never seed him," she said, "but I knows when he was.general.andl knows when he was president, too. I lieerd Mars Colk say when de tea was flung ottten de Boston ship, I has seed de Tories, an' my brother was wld Mare Cole when he went Into de war wid de Britishers. Dat war was seven years. and Mars Cole ho got shot in do arm. I 'members when dey fit de French tn' In juns, too, sir." It took quite a, vhile to get all this out of the aged creature, who is very feeble, She had only ono want smoking tobacco and that was supplied, after which the writer left her at her low, luury trunk putting away her document-Cor. St. Louis Republic J4ve for Horses. Onoo in the horse business always in the horse buslnoes might be put down as a proverb. I have known a good many men to get tired of race horses and sell out, but unless they sold out on account of ago or infirmity they have always gone back to it. Look at Will Barnes. He sold his stables a few years, ago and swore he would never own another horse. lie is now (it the market buying a lot of yearlings, showing that he means to stay in the busineM. I could name a nuni oer ot otnere wno navo uono jusi wnsi Barnes has done, There is a fascination about racing that sticks to a man through life. Interview in St. Louis Ulolw - lJem Fred's Condition. .Little Fred oame down to breakfast 1 tbe grippe in full force." Bote of 'Me leaking," ho said, "and one of . .T . . . . , . ti n ... 1 sum gw. vuumw. THE VOICE OF THE VOID. I warn, like the one drop of rain On your face, ero tho storm; Of tremble In whispered refrain With your blood, beating wnrm. I am tbe presence that ever Baffles your touch's endeavor J , Done like the glimmer of dust ( Dispersed by a gust. I am the absence that taunts you, The fancy that haunts you; Tho ever unsatisfied guess 7- That, questioning emptiness, j Wins a sigh for reply, f- Nay; nothing am I, 1 1, Hut the flight of a breath ' For I am death : George Parsons Lathrop In Century, IT WAS BY CHANCE. How n Faiorlte Soubrette Came to do On the Staco From" Flower Girl Onward. "Isn't it Interesting to think of the slight incident in one's lifo on which hinges ono s career? ' said bright Nellie McHenry the other day. "Now, my be ing on actress is purely the result of an unforeseen incident. Ono day I was on my way homo from school nnd met Bill Wiggins, at that time tho comedian in Ben Do Bar's theatre, St. Louis, and who occupied tho same house with my par ents. Said Wiggins to me: " 'Where nro you going, little Nellie?' " 'Tliis is a half holiday, nnd I'm going to play with somo girls,' said I. " 'Were you ever in a theatre? In quired he. .Tr. In it t .t.i 1:1,.. ... " 'Well, como along,' ho replied, and oft wo started to tho theatre. "It appeared that Mr. Wiggins was on his way to a rehearsal, and when we reached tho theatro everything was at sixes and sovens. Fouillet's play of a 'Romance of a Poor Young Man' was in rehearsal, and Mr. Lawrence Barrett was cast for the head. The child who was to have played tho flowor girl had beon detained at homo because of the Illness of her mother both of us were St. Louis girls, it appears. Well, Mr. Barrett es pied me standing nt tho entrance. Turn ing to Mr. De Bar, who was at tliat time on the stago, ho said: 'Whose child is tnatr' " 'You'vo got me. I don't know. It struck me as Bhe might possibly do the flower girl. Tho other child is absent, and I suspect she doesn't know her part, anyway.' 1 heard every word of tho conversa tion, and observed Mr. Barrett nod his head, stroko his chin and walk toward me. " 'My child, can you read?" ho com menced, eying mo kindly and taking me by tho hand. " 'Y yes, sir.' " 'Well, come hero and read this part for mo, and don't forget that you aro to read as though you wero talking to a lit tle friend. Never think for a moment of your surroundings, but put yourself in tho place of tho little flowor girl. Now, my little girl, commence, and bo aa nat ural as possible. Remember, you nro no one elso than tho liower girl,' "So off I started on tho manuscript, reading asanaturally as possible, and using my best efforts to prevent my legs from trembling beneath me. .Finally I mustered up courago enough to gonhead in an assuring way, and finished as proud ly as it it wero my debut, and I hail fin ished to the fifth curtain call. "Every ono applauded, and Mr. Bar- rott patted me on tho cheek, accom panied by n word or two of encourage ment. 'Cau't you study those lines and come here to-night and speak them ns you have read them? ho asked. "Certainly, sir." "'Well, you may go now. Study your part well, and como hack to-night and you can act. "I can never forget how I posed ovei my part. Taking a position beforo the glass, with my part in one baud, tho arm" outstretched and tho other as free as pas sible, I gestured and read and expressed, When tho timo came to leave homo for tho theatre I laid my manuscript asido for a few moments to snatch a bite of food. In thoso few moments the lines I had worked so hard on had taken wings and my memory was a blank. Willi tho tears streaming down my checks I seized tho llttlo book, ored through it and soon had the part pat. "I arrived at the theatre long before tho time forthe.performanco, and slowly went through tho lines over aud over. As the time drow near for the curtain and during the overture my heart, which had long beforo began thumping my ribs, continued to plt-a-pat faster than over, Observing me standing and twitching nervously in the wings, ran Jiurrett walked slowly up nnd in hift quiet nnd reserved manner said, , " 'You need not bo afraid to speak too naturally, my child. Put yourself in the place of the part you play, and if you ever adopt lUo fctage, never forget this' and never did. "Aa I was entirely ignorant of the time to go on, some ono whispered in my ear In the middle of tho scene: 'Now s you time, Nellie, When you've finished your part, turn about and walk oft. So on went, and never'faltered in a lino. All the people In the company prnised me warmly, and their encouraging word knocked all school out of me. Every time I saw Mr. De Bar and I madu it point to seo him often my inquiry for position In his company would bo the first thing. His reply would always bo 'Oh, go homo and grow, Nollie; you're too small, At lost the opportunity ar rived, and you know the rest." Boston Globe Kind of Men Women Like. Women likoo man who can be strong as a lion when trouble comes, nnd yet, if one is nervous and tired, can button u a shoe and do it with an amount of con sideratton that is a mental and a physical bracer up. Thoy like a man who oan tuke hold of the liaby, convince it ot ms power and got it to sleep after they have been wor rying with It, und walking with it, until their oven are tired and tnoy feel ns they had no bruins. They like a mau who Is Interested in their now dreesen, who oau give an opin ion on the fit, and who is properly Indig nant at any artiolo written agninst wo men. Ladies Home Journal. Thv lMueatiou of Fifty Years Ac", The treatment of bovs at sohool Is I everv Wav infinitely Improved, oom wjtj, wnat ft resembled even fifty or 8xty yeara ag0. Early hours of rle- - jng. hoy of that epoch said thathU Idea or l'aradlse was "waking up in tne night and finding that it -was only 3 o'clock In the morning" insufficient food, wretched accommodation and great a verity were the lot of boya who were brought up even at tome of our umt edu cational establishment. London Tele- 1 graph. Single Copies 5 Conts A KANGAROO HUNT. Kxrltlng Sport In Which the Country Youth of Australia Indulge. Kangaroo hunting, for pure sport, forms one of tho great pleasures of tho country youth of tho Austrnlins, nnd in fact of most of tho adventurous of tho younger portion of tho different com munities. It is a sport requiring tho greatest coolness and during, if one is to gain tho ooveted prize tho tail. I pre sume tho fox hunt indulged in by tho Englishman or American has, though In much less degree, the attraction a kan garoo hunt has for tho average Aus tralian, I Bupposo what makes tiro sport so very exciting is the dunger encounter ed in pursuing tho nnimul, tho country presenting so many obstacles dangerous allko to man and horse, and the break neck paco It is necessary to keep up to follow tho semi-flying "mareup" until such timo as ho may become fagged out, when, like a lion nt bay, ho will fight till the Inst gasp. While there Is not any of tho ceremony or dross incident to a fox hunt in chas ing tho kangaroo, thero in no doubt it fully as enjoyable, tho necessary re quirement being, If you nro going to have any fun, that you can ride and handle a horse perfectly, havo a fairly fast horBO and two or moro fleet dogs. A party so equipped will start from gome given placo and make for tho nearest rendez vous or camping ground of tho kangaroo, tho object of tho party being to get as near as possible to thtWr haunts before being detected, all possible precautions being taken to make no unnecessary noise. The kangaroos having n wonderfully keen sense of smell, should the wind favor them, it is sometimes not easy to get very near them before thoy are awaro of their clanger. Their senso of hearing being very acute, the lenst noise made the better. They are, however, a very neur sighted animal. Immediately tho kangaroos perceive in what direction tho danger is coming from, if any, they begin to act in a manner worthy of the greatest udmiratiou. It is exceptional to find them In groups of less than from twelvo to twenty In number. Tho young members of the group are the first to leave tho camp, diverging and scattering in all directions. Next in order como tho "old women," who get away and follow the samo tactics last of the group to leave being the "old men," who remain ns long as thoy think they safely can, and then scampec olT, eacli ono in an opposite and different direc tion, their aim for. pursuing such tactics being to puzzle nnd outwit tho dogs, which they frequently do. All this Is done within n very short spooo of time. When it is discovered that men nud dogs have beon perceived It is tho eignnl begin the chase, there is a rush. pell mell:" the fun begins. Over ridges, down gullies, through swanips, creeks, broken country, rocks, etc, men, horses, dogs, go at breakneck pace, tho point aimed at being to keep tho "marsup" in tuo open country. Should ho succeed in gaining tho densely timbered forest, only tho more venturesome follow. They are rewarded, however, by having fagged out tho victim, and the dogs liegin to en- oy their part of tho play. The kangaroo, not being able to run further, selects some tree, with his back to which he faces and awaits his foes. He has not long to wait. Your veteran kangaroo dog exhibits rare caution in conducting (for the kangaroo) the un equal battle; but tho younger and less experienced brute will make a rush nnd try to grab tho silent victim by the throat. Ho usually regrets his impetu osity, however, as those lower, powerful limits of the kangaroo, used with light ning like rapidity and in terrible despern tion, send the dog howling back with a wound that he, if he ever recovers, will carry the marks of for tho rest of his natural life. Tho dog who has been in a hundred wars or more will act in a very different manner from his younger brother. The point of tho marsupial's anatomy he favors most is the tail, the object being to unbalance the kangaroo and throw him down; once thoy succeed in so doing tho silent victim's, moments ore num bered; tho throat Is rushed for and it is good-by, kangaroo. Then the tall is taken aa a trophy of the chaso, and the sportsmen repair to their respective homes. George Harrle in Shoe aud Leather Reporter. Where Sponges Come F10111. Tho Bahama group of Islands is the world's supply sourco for tho cheaper grades of sponges. Tho Industry brings to the islanders an annual rovenuo ap proximating $300,000, and is constantly increasing. Nearly 0,000.000 of tho slimy protozoa, bo soft, yielding and clean in tiioir evolved commercial state, but so' revolt! ntr In their habitat, aro token yearly from the Bahama waters. Cor, Providence Journal. .The Rleht Kind of Stan. Women like a man who knows their innocent weaknesses nnd caters to them who will bring homo a box of candy, the last new magazlno or tho latest puzzlo Bold on the street, that will do more than it duty in entertaining everybody for the whole evening. Ladies" Homo Jour nal. Not So niaofc as Tainted. "I was agreeably surprised, Mr. Brief, at your bill." "I'm very glad, sir. "Yes; I was told you wero .a oonsura- mato swindler, but I don't think you aro anv worse than tho ordinary bunco man." Harper's Bazar. A New Explosive. Experimonta with a now oxplosivo called ocrasite. which is to dynaiutQ as 100 to 70, liava recently been mado In Austria, and aro said to have suocooded bo well that the invention has been pm chased for military purposes exclusively, Christian at Work. rie Wm In Luck. "Havo you got $5 In your vest?" asked a constituent of a congressman. "No, I must confess that I haven't," and he turned away and felt happy be cause he alwaye carries bis money in hl trousers pookota. Washington Poet, The tut Straw. Hitherto Patient Boarder Mrs. Starr em, I can stand hash every day In tho week, but when on 8unday you put raisins in it and call it mince pie I draw the line. Harvard Lampoon. It is said of Richard Wateon Gilder, the editor of The Century, that he oan rejoot a monueoript to gently that the dkappuinted author tiavels 800 mile to. see him nn&tUf to dinner. A picture In your Imagination, Is of course, Inclosed In a frame of mind, Aunt Ker.lah(sevcrely): "So von're going to try the experiment of reforming young Scapolv after marriage. Is he worth rcformlnc?'" Kittle (tearfully): H'rll, he's worth a million." 100 Ladles Wanted. Ami 100 men to call nt druirirtsta., for tt free package of Lane's family Medicine, the great root and herb remedy, iliscovcerd by Dr Silas Lane while in the Kocky moun Inmns. For discuses of the blood, liver and kidneys it is a ixuitive aire. For conslipa lion nml clearing up the complexion it does wonders. Children like It. Everyone praisos It. Largo-size package, CO cents. it all drills! Whilo the modern husband has much to answer for, it can not be said against him that ho ever goes through his "wife's pocket. Some Foolish Feople Allow a couch to run until it eels bevond the reach of medicine. They often say, Oil, it will wear away, but in most cases wears them awnv. Could thev bo in- dured to try the successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold On a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately sec the excellent effect after taking the first ilosc. Price 00c and 1.00. Trial site free. At all druggists. Fortunes are mado by takinc oppor tunities, characters is made bv makinir them. Dyspepnla nnd Liver Complaint. Is it not worth the small price of 75 cents to treo yourself of every symptom of these distressing complaints, if you think so call at our store nnd get a bottle or tihlloh s Vitalizer. Every bottlo has a printed guarantee on it, U6C accordingly, nnd if it (Iocs you no good it will cost you nothing. Sold nt Miery's or Thomas' drug store. Frucality does not imply parsimony any moro than extrovagenco comprehends generosity. Oh. What a Cough. Will yon heed tho warning. The Bignal rliaps of the suro approach of that more erriblo disease. Consumption, Ask your selves if you can afford for the sake of sav- ng 00 cents, to run the risk and do noth nc for it. We know from experience- that Slnloh's Cure will cure your cough. It never fails. This explains why more than 11 Million Bottks were sold the past year. 11 relieves croup and wiioopmg couen at once. Mothers do not bo without it. Por auic back, side, or chest, use Sliiloh's I'orous Plaster. Sold nt Bicry's or Thomas' irug store. What men want of reason for their opinions they usually supply and make up in rage. Electric Hitters. Thl! rcmedv Is becominc so well known and so popular us to need of no special mention. All nhohavo used Klectrlc Hitters sine the same song nf jmilse. A purer medicine does not ex ist ami it is Ruaramceii 10 an mai is ciauneu. wccine imiers will euro nil uisenses m me urr ..., 1.1.1........ ...lit nlmnla. lull. B.ll. dim muui-iD, i.iii iliiiu.u tiiuifi., r rlicuiu and other effeetlons caused by Impure blood. Will drive malaria from the system and prevent as well as euro all malaria fevers. For curu ot headache, Constipation and Indigestion iry Jiicctric inucrs i.nure sausiaruon suaruu tced. or monov refunded. Price DO cents and 1 cr bottle at ItKIlEU'S Drucstore. -An oM salt who saw an incubator work for tho first time, said It was the most wonderful hatchway that he ever saw. From tho Nation's Capital. Mr. A. N. Ilazcn, Waahlnirton, i).U., says tk ramous Red Flag Oil Is a perfect faintly medi cine and has no equal Tor Itfienmatlsm, Nturtlira Sprains, Oats, Uurns and bodily pain. Price Ki. Consumption, arelyou troubled with this terrt bio dlioase, Ifso take healtby exercise, lire In open air, use Puritan Uougb and Consumption (Jure and be cured, don't delay. Price 25 cents, at Thomas' drug store. The Is a different between the lips of a young man and the lips of a young woman, mil sometimes it is a very small one. I Wished I Was Dead! . .- e After suffering several years with the Len- corrhoeu, and no doubt I would havo 'been, only n lady induced me to try Sulphur Bit ters. INow 1 am well, tnree bottles raira me. It takes a strong man to bold his own on a sea voyage. PiniiAPU no local disease has putzted and halllcd the profession more than nnsal catarrh. While not immediately fatal it is among the most distressing and disgust Ine ills the flesh Is heir to, and the record show very few or no cases of redialcureos- chronic catarrh by any of-the multitude or modes of treatment until the introductions of Ely's Cream Balm a few years ego. The success of this preparation has been most gitifying and surprising. Everybody sticks out their tongue at it The postage stamp. XI roil All the Time," Sey many poor men and women, who seem overworked, or aro debilitated by change of season, climate or life. If you could read the hundret8 of letters praising Hood's Saruiparllla wnich come from people whom it has restore to health, you would ue con vinced nf its merits. As this Is impossible; whv not trv Hood's Sarsanarilla nourself and thus realize its benefit? It will tone and built up your system, give you a good ap petite, overcome that tired fe ling and make you feel, as one woman expresses it, "like a iicw erenture." Only poor men write books on "How to Got Rich." Tbe rich men themselves will not give tho snap away. Illoodva, Nerves Grwt mistakes havo been made in the world, by Mlpiiortingniauy nervous troubles were hue to bad blood. Tims headache, fits, diuineos, sleeplessness, stc, are always due to weakness or irritation of the nerves of the brain; dvspeii6ia, pain, wind, ets, to weak nrss to the nerves of the stomach: weak ltiugs is caused by weakness of the parts: dtlllous newt, constipation, etc. to weakness of the nerves of tho liver and bowls: pains, Irreg ularity, sterility to derangement of the 11 n erino nerves, trom all weakness, Dr.Milea' great nerve ami brain food surpasses all oilier remedies Trial bottles freest, Blerr'a or Thomas' Drug Store. Life, as we baye often said In this column, is full of compensations. Tbe tongue of the deaf mute never gets him into trouble. There is danger in impure blood. There is safely in taking Hood.s Sareaparllli, the great dlood purifier. 100 dosee one dollar. "He's a master of the fine arts," was the manner In wbleh a culprit who had lust paid a financial penalty referral to the judge. Jtlwuuatum tt caused by an aeM In the Noo4; therefore, uteresl treatment afferdt so psrms Bwt rtll(. Ts IlislMt lbs pettea and SMke thorough ear ol tasdlssSM, uatalsc til it to sinesal as Ayer'a Sartapartlla. Ulvt II v trial Pries (luu. Worth tMu a tattle
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