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THE HEW
NATIONAL
GARMENT
GUTTER.
The establishment of a Cutting School
In Lehlgbton lias been Instrumental In
more fully arousing public sentiment upon
one vital question than hai ever bffore
been aroused, namely:
"THE PRACTICAL KDUCATION
FOR WOMEN."
Appealing to your most candid judg
ment, parents, have you educated jour
Uaughleis In such a manner that they can
earn a good, honest living by their own ef
forts, If such a thing should become neces
sary, for Utile do any of us know what I?
In store for us? It Is a refined accomp
lishment for any lady to bo able to look af
ter her uwu clothing and see that It is made
correctly and In becoming style, and there
Is no education that prepares any lady for
the responsibilities anil duties of life equal
to knowing how to construct her own
clothing properly.
It is only the second consideration con
cerning this life's goods. The first Is pre
paring our food properly and next Is our
clothing, and this is of the highest import'
ance to all, and might mean very much to
some of our readers, it is an attested fact
that the Cutting School Is a harbinger of
good wherever established, and the price
of the thorough course of Instructions giv
en is merely nominal compared with Its
great value which Is clearly demonstrated
by the best judgment of some that have
already been doing good work with It, and
we cordially welcome any one to our In
sttuctlon Rooms to see and Investigate for
themselves.
Space only permits us to give the names
of a few who take pleasure In speaking of
its worth.
R. K.SII.FIKS.
II. DniEsiiACir. & V. DitiEsuAcn,
Agents for Lower Carbon county.
1st Door above THOMAS' Drug Store,
LKHIGHTON, PA.
, . ICl.tcKNBRSTIM.t, I'll., Sept. 25, '89.
Messrs. Pittock & Lavery Gentlemen :
Havinaaltendedyour Culling School at Mauch
Chunk, I must say that I was highly pleased
with the full and complete Instructions given.
Youreysleuils by far the best that has come
to my nolle, and I cheeitully commend it tn
ethers. Urn poet fully,
KLI.EN J. IIEHEELINQ.
Milieu Chunk, Oct. 17, '89.
Messrs, Pittock Jk Lavery Pear 8lrs : You
ask rue what I think of the Garment (hitter,
and Ifeel as if I could not speak high enough
Id Its praise, I have cut several patterns with
It, and among them was the lea gown. It was
just splendid, fitting so nicely every wbore.aud
I take pleasure tn recommending it to all my
lady friends who desire elegantly fitting
clothes. Vnitra respectfully,
C. KSTELLE BACH MAN.
Mauch Chdne, Pa Oct. 19, '89
Sirs i I take pleasure iu saying that I am
highly pleased with the National Garment
Cutter, aud with Instructions given I found it
not only very easy to earu, but perfectly ret!
able. I hare used it Willi excellent success.
Yours, KATIK OTTIS.
Maucu Choke, Oct. 15, 1889.
Gentlemen : I am very much pleased with
the thorough instructions you gave in the use
of the Garment Cutter and also; with the cutter
iisen, 1 nave lesieu nana nuu 11 an mat yon
claim for.it. Unlike other systems the cutting
of drapery and trimmings Is made so simple
and the instructions for the making of the
garments aj plain mat any one could learn.
Wishing you success,
SARA It. ELY.
AUucu Cuuhk, Oct. 9th, 1S89.
. Pittock A Lavery Gentlemen I Haying no
JreyIous experience In cutting and fitting be
nre'I learned to use the cutter. I felt a little
timid In undertaking to cut a Jacket with your
system, oui 1 oyercame my teeiings and 'tis a
perfect fit In every way and I am perfectly
satisfied with It, lean conscientiously recom
mend your system to all ladies desiring perfect
ailing garments. soura irmy,
MAUI) SMITH.
Maiich Chunk, Pa., Oct. SUb, 18S9.
Pittock A Layery-8iri While taking a
course of Instructions In yourCutllne School. I
cut rriyaelf a basque, last week, with the bias
darts and It fits perfectly without a single
change 01 teams ana am very much pleased
with it. I can btartlly recommend it to anv
on desiring a perfect system for cutting any-
ming. xnurs rospeciiuny ,
MAGGIE PAULEY.
MtucH CutiNC, Pa., Oct. 1 SIL .
Garment Cutter Co., Gentlemen : After
taking a few lessons with the Garment Cutter,
cm a rasque msi wis a periect lit without
cnauging a seam. 1 ininic your system all
mat 1 citimeu inr If lours respectlullv.
ANNIE WILKINSON.
Mai'CH Chunk, Pa., Oct, IS, 1889.
Pittock 1c Lavery Gentlemen.- Having
examined the National Garment Cutter, I am
wall pleased with it. I have used the Magic
Scale, but find yours far superior to it or any
other I hue ever examined. I am especially
pleased with Its simplicity, and the fact that
it cuts all kinds of clothing and full drapery
and trimmings are advantages iosseB8ed by no
other syatem I know of. Together with the
Instructions for making up garments it Is con
sidsred perfect. Yours truly,
KATE SWEENRY.
Macch CaunK, Pa.,Oet. 15th, 1889.
Sirst Having no previous knowlodne nf
cutting In any way before I learned to
your system, 1 was very much pleased wiiT
the different patterns I cut. They were all
perfect fit without a tingle change of eeama
Then your Voice of Fashlnu nukes It , ,
ulete authorilv for culling ll bi... ' . '"'
,nr.t. in th. UI..I .IvIa WI.I..J Kr
bat of succen, Respectrully, "
the
JOSIE KEFRR.
Mil.cu fHUm:.Ocl. U,h, ISSQ
elrti I never cut any clothing ,for. i
learned your tytirm, I w.s verv mil
pleased to know that I could cut. baiq
slfand h.ylng it a rfCct fit wiZ T
change at well at the larger girls. ""J
Yoiirt truly, JULIA BTERMEIt.
MiVCB CavHt, P,., Oe. 2ltt, isgs.
Gentlemen: I am very much Dleaal
1.11 you of the iuwu, I k... u. . P'f.ed
to
system
,i' i k.,. 7r.:t " .wu" vour
. u.tv l-Ml ao Dainil.a mrxA .. -I - . .
er cape.
and I have hid S V"ou,a."
and an, on. deslringTM,,'''!""'.
thould ute the Ginnentl kiVi., '"K '"'othing
irk. . .
Yourt respectlnlly, kHe CORKILL
MauoH CaeNK, p.., Oct. Iflth, 1889
aarment Cutter (Sa. -Gentlemen: I.ml.k
ing ureeof inatructionslD ttrm.fii
I SndTt very eimpie and ee.r ,0 iW ,1D5
1 have dralted slJ . t.'I '""JeWand
and it fit. petfety Anx$
wnt I have no trouble in drifnX lrk?'
of garment. HeipeotAjllr " k'
VOL. XVIII.. No 29
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
SCMafUltaEIf PURE
Weissport Business Directory.
jJUUNKLIN HOUSE,
EAST WKIHSrORT. I'KNN'A.
Hits house offers first-class accommodations to
he permanent boarder and transient Ruest.
Panic prices, only One Dollar per day.
tugf-iy .loiiN limiitKi, Proprietor.
Oscar Christman,
WKISSPOKT, PA. .
Livery and Exchauqe Sialics.
dasy riding carriage and sate drlvlna horses.
Best accommodations to agents and travellers.
Mall and telegraph orders promptly attended to.
(Jive nie a trial. mayiil-ly
The - Weissport - Bakery,
C. W. T.AURY. PilOPKIKTOH.
Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes 111 Weissport,
lelilgliton and vicinities every day.
tn the store I have a Fine Line ot Confectionery
ir the Holiday Trade. Sunday schools and fes
vals supplied at lowest prices. declaim.
Over Canal Brito E. Weissport.
UNDERTAKER
AND DKALKIt IN
FUItNTTUltE,
PARLOR SUITKS,
BED ROOM SUITES,
, e. Prices the very lowest. Quality of
goods the best. Satisfaction guaranteed In
Avery particular.
Caskets, Coffins and Shrouda,
Wo have a full line which we will furnish a
ihe lowest possible pvlces.
Flour, Feed, &c,
ttlie choicest quality at very reasonable prices.
Call and be convinced.
JOSEPH P. REX,
AprH-ly EAST WEiSSPOKT.
DR. G. T. FOX,
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
AT KAHTON, SWAN HOTKL, TUKSDAVS.
AT ALLRXTOWN, KAOLR HOTKI., THUII8DAV
IT I1AN00B. I3BOADWAV HUUSK, BlUHUAYB.
KT BATH, WKrWKSnAVS AND HATUKUAYS.
Offlce Hours From 9 a. m. to 4 1. in. Practice
limited to diseases of the
Eye,Ear, Nose & Throat
t-Also. Refraction of the Eyes for the adjust
ment ot glasses.
D. J. KlSTLER
Hesectfullv announces to the public that he has
opened a NEW I.I VEUY.STAliI.E, and that he Is
now nrepureu 10 iuruisu leams lor runemis,
Weddings pr ltlislness. Trips on the shortest no
Ire and most liberal terms. Orders left at the
Caibnn House" will receive prompt attention.
STABLES ON NORTH STREET,
next the Hotel, Lehlghton. ian22A-
All the freshest county news in
tliis paper. Head it.
Fur Newest Designs aud Most Fashionable
Styles of
DRESS dOODS.
DRY GOODS,
GllOOERIES,
PROVISIONS,
SILVERWARE, &c, &c.
GO TO
E. H. SINTBERi,
Bank Stroet, Lohighton.
Goods guaranteed and prices at low as else
where for the lame uallty of goods.
July 18, 1885 ly
more
of this.
llubber Shoes unleaa worn uncomfortably tight.
"... ... u. HI, ItTh
THE "COLCHESTER" RUDBEK CO,
offer a shoe with lontde of heet lined with rubbei
ThU eiluira to the ahoe end prereutt (he rubbei
Call lor the "Colchester '
"ADHESIVE COUNTERS.'
JOHN E. LSNTZ. Wholesale Agent,
ALI.UNTOWN, PA.
AT RETAIL BY
ltrtail dealers ran have their names Inserted
Here onappllcatiou. iniiyl?. lnwi yl
EMORY
Hlad waadariae eared BookaUanud
a& uue raaita.B '1'ral.iuuaiaU Iiom an
aen
li).(iate t-tuiua eoa
ran
. aev (wa.
Joseph F
Sffl"iti ml
mm
mm
U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
1 Baking
1 ii
ONSUMPTION;
IN Its first stages, can 'bo successfully
checked by the prompt use of Ayer'o
Cherry Pectoral. Even In the later
periods of that disease, the cough is
wonderfully relieved by this medicine.
" I have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
with the best effect lu luy practice.
This wonderful preparation once saved
my life. I had a constant cough, night
sweats, was greatly reduced In flesh,
and given up by my physician. One
bottle end a lialf of the Pectoral cured
me." A. J. Kidson, M. D., MHdleton,
Tennessee, i
" Several years ago I was severely 111.
The doctors said I was in consumption,
and that they could do nothing for me,
but advised me, as a last resort, to try
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. After taking
this medicine two or three months I
was cured, and my health remains good
to the present day." James Blrcbard,
Darien, Conn.
" Several years ago, on a passage home
from California, by water, I contracted
bo severe a cold that for some days I
was confined to my state-room, and a
physician on lioard considered my life
in danger. Happening to have a bottle
of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, I used it
freely, and my lungs were soon restored
to a healthy condition. Since then I
have invariably recommended this prep
aration." J. 1). Chandler, Junction, Va.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
0H rHIFARID BT Q'
Or. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Matt.
Bold by all Druggists. Prlctt;slitottlci,t.
Professional & Bnsiness Cards.
W. 3VI. Rapsher,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
First door above the Mansion House,
MAUCU CHUNK, .... PENN'A.
deal Estate and Collection Agency. Will Buy
inri Hell l.'pnl Kdtjltft. f!nnvev'ilnnlmr nefttlv (lone.
,'ollections promptly made. Settling Estates of
necjuenis a specially, aiay ne cocsuueu in
Knellsh and German nov. a2-vl
W. O. M. Selple.
PHYSICIAN AND 8UKGE0N,
SOUTH STREET. - LEHIGIITON.
May bo consulted In English and German.
tpeclal attention given to Gynecology.
Okkick Hours; From t2 M. to 2 P. M., and
rom o to 9 P. M mar. 3t-vl
Dr. H, B. REINOHL,
Graduate ot Phlla. Dental College.
DENTISTRY !
IN ALL ITS BHANCIIES.
Perservalion of the Teelli a Specialty.
OFFICE HOURS! From 8 a. in. to s p. in.
OAK HALL, Marfcat Sijuare, Uaueh Chunk.
BRANCH OFFICeT
EAST - MAUCH - CHUNK,
Two Doors North ot rost-OOlce.
OFFICE HOURS: 7 to Ha. in. and B to 7 p. m.
Aprlli!8-3ni
A. S. Rabenold, D.
ncii Ovkick : Over J. W. Kaudenbush'
Llijuor Store,
BANK STREET, LEHIGIITON.
ijentlslrvln all Its branches. Teeth Extracted
Aithout rain, (las administered when requested.
umce nays wniinnaiiAr ni earn weea.
. O. addtess, AI.LENTOWN,
3-yl LehlRli countv. Pa.
F. I. SMITH, D. D. S,
Office opposite the Opera House.
Bank Street, ZeH i ton, Pa.
DENTlSTItY IN ALL ITS BUANC11E8.
Filling and making artmclal dentures a special
tv. Local anesthetics used.
lias administered and Teeth Pxtracted WITH
OUT PAIN.
OFFICE IIOUItS:-From 8 . m., to 12 in., from
1 p. ill., w d p. in., ironi 7 p, in,, iu b p. in,
.Consultations In English or lierin.in
Office Hours at Hazleton -Every Kiilurdav.
Oct 16-87 IV
DENTISTRY.
Dr. J. A. Mayer &Sen.
Dr. GEORGE H. MAYER,
Graduate from the Dental Department ot the
University of Pennsylvania,
has opened an office In the same building with
Ijls father, second Moor In the Hay imluw,
Ki BROADWAY, MAUCH CHUNK, PA.,
and Is now prepared to recelteeveryoneiu need
in iirM-viasa ueiuai service. nine h-k-ii
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite L. k S. Depot,
BANK 8TREET, . LEHIGIITON,
0. II, IIOM, PROPRIETOR,
lids bantu offers tint-class nccuniinodatinns for
transient and permanent lioarders. 1 1 has been
newly renttedln all Itsdepaitnients.aiid Is locat
ed in one of the. inntt picturesque imrtlon of the
borough. Terms moderate. t The HAH is
lupplled with Hie choicest Wines, Liquors aud
Slgars. Fresh iger on Tim, apr 17-yl
PRANK P. DIBHL,
NORTH STREET,
Practical lfkoksmitliA- Ilorsesboer
Is prepared to do al work In Ids line
In the boat
manner and at the lowest
drlces.
Please call.
llOV26-B8-ly.
PACKERTON HOTEL,
Midway lietweeu Maueh Chunk & Leiilghton,
Z. II. 0. MOM. Proitrlrtor.
PACKERTON, - - - Pai.
I'hitMell-known Hotel Is adinirablyrefltted, and
nas the best acoommodationa (or permanent and
transient boarders ticelknt Xables and the
tn best Liquors, btables attached. tana-yi
D.
Lohighton, Carbon County, Penna. May 31 , 1890.
LIQUID GOLD.
Legend there Is, somewhere tn Fenian story,
Relating how a peeaant, bent and hoary,
Enriohed but with the memory of good deeds.
Into the shadow land whore death eiicoeeds,
Came with bis weight of years, all iinconsoled.
Here fate to htm a radiant Perl leads.
serving a challoe brimmed wlu liquid gold.
This," eald the fair attendant, "Is distilled
Of thy good deeds. Drink I For the gods have
willed
Kindness tor klndueM. In this draught thou'lt
find
Assurance of endearing peace of mind.
Years ot renewing life and strength's lnoreaael"
K'en as tne peasant drank the potion kind
Restored was he to youth, to health and peace.
Akin to that rare nectar Is this wine
Unto the (.unbeams giving gold for gold 1
Borne tnyatto power tike that by legend told
Bleeeea ita mission with a gift divine;
Rich m ita treasure or vltalltv
Unfailing doth Ita benediction bring
Comfort and strength unto the suffering,
Hope to the hopeless on Ufa's threatening sea.
Philadelphia Newt.
SHERIFF JACK'S STORY.
AVheit I found that I would hnvo to
wait several hours at Powdervills for my
train I wondered how I could manage to
paas away the time.
It was rather dull for an hour or so,
until I met Sheriff Jack.
We Introduced ourselves. The sheriff
saw that I was a stranger, and having
nothing to do he proceeded to entertain
me.
I had heard strange stories of lawless
deeds in Buckshot county stories in
which Sheriff Jack figured conspicuously,
and as we lounged in tho Shade in front
of the court house I found myself asking
questions rather freely.
My companion was not at all reticent.
After he had pumped me to his satisfac
tion he began to talk about Buckshot
county and its noted characters.
It was very pleasant to rest there in
the shade, watching the sturdy six footer
as he whittled a pine shingle, and it was
equal to an Arabian Night's Entertain-
tuent to listen t some of his yarns.
The county, if what I heard was true,
was a rough locality. Human life was
not held at a very high estimate. Some
times duels were fought, and long stand
ing feuds between families occasionally
resulted in bloody tragedies.
While we were talking a young man,
whose pale, sad face and glittering eyes
Instantly drew my attentfon, walked out
ot the court house and made his way
down the street.
"Thet's Bob Ransom," said the sheriff
in a low tone, with a significant nod of
his head.
"And what is he?" I asked; "one of
your lawyers or merchants?"
"Oh, no jest a planter like most of
us."
"Anything remarkable?"
"Yos bet yer life thar is lie's a Yan
kee, yer knoy."
"Never heard of him," I replied brisk
ly; "but why is a Yankee remarkable?"
"Yer don't quite ketch on," answered
Sheriff Jack. "Thet Yankee thar 'has
killed six niggers."
"Did he blow them up with dynamite?"
I asked laughing, for I did not believe
the tale.
The sheriff looked at me with a frown,
"Mebbe yer calls sich. as that er jokin'
matter," he said.
I hastened to assure him that he was
mistaken, and begged him to tell me all
about it.
"Yer see," said he, "this young feller
Ransom has killed six niggers that we
know of, and how many more the Lord
only knows."
"Has he been tried?"
"Tried fur whut?" Inquired the sheriff.
"For murder."
"No, and ain't ergwlne ter be."
"Has hq been arrested?"
"Arrested fur whut?"
"Do you mean to tell me," I said, "that
the authorities have made no effort to
bring him to justice?"
"Thet's a bran' new way of putting it,"
replied Sheriff Jack; "but thet's about
the sue of it.
I was silent a full minute. Then I
spoke up.
"Did Ransom kill those men because
they attacked him, or In a right, or how?"
"He jest hunted 'em down one by one
an killed em.'
"Mr. Jack," I exclaimed, "I cannot un
derstand such a state of affairs. Why
don t you arrest the manr
The sheriff's eyes grew misty, and he
wiped away something like a tear.
"Cunnle," he whispered, hoarsely, "I'd
resign fust. Besides, I have no 'call ter
act. The grand jury has found no in
dictment. Thar'a no warrant out. 1
never saw Ransom Are a shot. We jest
know in reason thet he done the job, but
thet's all. We ain't got no pint blank
evidence, an we don t want none."
"It will hurt the county."
"Not by a durn sight. It will help it."
Then Sheriff Jack told roe all about the
sad business.
Robert Ransom had come to Buckshot
county with his young wife from the
north, and had made his home on a
plantation,
The Ransoms In a quiet way made it
understood from the first that they were
going to carry out their own peculiar
ideas. They hired a large number of ne
groes and treated them just aa they would
have treated so many whites. They paid
them good wages monthly in cash, loaned
them money, worked them eight hours a
day and cave them freauent holidays.
The young couple were so pleasant and
attractive, so honest in their views and
to full of good fellowship that their neigh
bors were very friendly with them, OO'
caslonally the older citizens warned them
that they were making a mistake, and
that their negroes would give them trou
ble.
But the Ransoms laughed at all this.
They said that kindness was bound to
win, and they believed that putting the
negroes on a footing with the whites
would stimulate them to do better work
and make them more faithful.
It was suggested one day to Ransom
that it was a risk to leave his wife alone
on the plantation when he went to town,
The young man laughed the idea to
soorn.
"My policy makes us safe," he said,
"My negroes are bound to me by the ties
of gratitude aud friendship. They would
die in our defense."
One day in the summer Ransom had
to go to town on business. Just before
he started his wife, a pretty, fragile little
thing, put her arm around his neck, and
begged him to return early.
"Bless my li fe! I believe you are afraid I"
said Itansom.
"I feel nervous," answered his wife. "I
don't know what is the matter with me.
but I am straugely depressed. All the
bouse servants are going off to camp
meeting and I shall be alone. Now, try
to get home before dark, please."
, Rs&tom vromisjdj aud kJhued her. And
then handed her a small plstoi.
"If anybody bothers you point that at
them," he said, jostlngly.
"1 will do more," she answered; "if I
am in danger of the worst I will turn It
against myself."
Her husband kissed her again, told her
that she was a little fool, and rojle off to
town.
It was Saturday, and a busy day. In
spite of his best efforts Ransom found
that he was late in getting home.
At last the planter was on the road, and
he flew nt the top of his speed.
Nine o'clock ten caught him before ho
reached tho plantation.
Ueforo taking his horse to tho stable he
thought he would speak to his wife,
whose white dress he saw on the piazza,
tie walked right up to her and she did
not move, ns she sat there in a big rock
ing chair.
What did her silence mean?
Ransom saw a dark stain on the white
dress, and seized his wife by the arm.
aiie was dead shot through the breast
and in one hand she still held the pis
tol with which she had taken her youug
llfel
The wretched man found that the
house had been robbed, and the foot
prints near it showed that a strong gang
of negroes had visited it during his ab
sence. It needeei no one to tell him, why
his wife had killed herself. It was her
only escape from a worse fate.
"Yos," drawled Sheriff Jack, after
telling this part of the story; "it stirred
up the county. Everybody was Borry fur
the tioor feller, but he nilirht nr knnwnil
jest how it would turn out. All the nig
gers turned up but six, an' in course we
suspicioned 'em. We tried bloodhounds
and done our level best, but nobody had
any luck but Ransom. Fust an' last he
got erway with six of the devils an'made
no bones about it either."
"Did he tell it?" I asked.
"Sartinly lie did. Mum: an' many a
night he's come back from his hunt an'
told me about another nigger he'd fixed
that day."
"It is awful," was my comment.
"That's no name for it," said the sheriff.
"but Ransom was not tor blame. He was
only a youngster, full of New England
crank ideas, and he thought black hitman
natur was the same ns white human
natur. After his trouble he acted like a
man hunted tho beasts down. He made
come of them confess, an' then shot 'em.
Others had some of his wife's trinkets,
an' others jest acted suspicious like, yer
Know, ao made a clean sweep of the
gang, an', stranger, you're the fust man
thet's talked about arresting and trying
him."
'I didn't understand the case," was
my reply.
"Well, yer understand it now," said
Sheriff Jack. "We don't stand no fool-
in down here in Buckshot county. We
go in fur straight justice. If yer got on
the jury would yer go agin Bob Han
som?" 'No, I would not," was my emphatto
response.
"Oood fur your shouted the sheriff.
"Thet's the way we feel. Bob Ransom
will never be bothered in this county."
Just then I heard the whistle of my
train, and with a hurried shake of the
hand I left Sheriff Jack. If any of my
readers ever visit Buckshot county it will
pay them to hunt up this ulodel officer.
Some of his methods may be a little
irregular, but he is the right man in the
right place. Wallace P. Reed in Atlanta
Constitution.
The Mule un the Farm.
A mule weighing 1,000 pounds is about
as strong as a horse weighing 1,500
pounds. If well used mules will live
twenty-five to forty years. They are use
ful nearly twice as long as heavy horses,
often three times as long if used on the
paved streets of cities. As a rule mules
do not become vicious if used continual
ly, but horse mules will frequently kill
pigs, calves, sheep, etc., if kept idle and
well fed.
New England Homestead advises that
in caring for mules the same rule should
be followed as in the care of horses,
namely, kind treatment, quiet but firm
control being exercised. Mules should
be broken to tho bridle and halter while
very young, and before they get their
teeth, that they may be the easier han
dled. If this plan is adopted there will
be little trouble with them as they de
velop, and when strong enough to be
put to work they will take it as natur
ally as does a horse. Mule colts demand
as much care and warmth in winter as
any other animal, and the size and stam
ina depends as much on food as does
that of the horse.
Ills Way uf Taking Itevenee.
Alonzo Peppers, a Canadian farmer,
had a colt which kicked at him. He put
it in a stall in the barn, and for seven
years it has not been out of the narrow
box. Its hoofs have grown so long that
the animal is a curiosity worth $300 to a
New York museum, but Peppers will not
sell. He says it will take him ten more
years to get revenge. New York Press.
A small instrument has been devised
for use iu mines to indicate the presence
of firedamp, or in gas mains to indicate
the escape of gas. The invention is based
upon the property certain metals have of
evolving heat in the presence of hydro,
gen gas, New York Commercial Ad,
vertiser.
Mine. Taylor, a bearded lady, is said to
bear a striking resemblance to the late
non. Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of
war under President Lincoln. Philadel
phia Reoord,
Umax for Cleaning Garments.
Borax water is excellent for sponging
either silk or wool goods that are not
soiled enough to need washing. In wash
ing cashmere or wool goods put it little
borax iu the water. Tills will cleanse
them much more easily and lietter, with'
out injury to the colors. Do not rub
them on u, board, but use the hands, and
throw on a line without wringing. Press
them on the wrong side and they will
look almost like new. Good Housekeep
ing.
It WouW lie Mortifying.
Open air games are finding their way,
step by step, into fashion, and thence into
custom. But the progress is slow, and
must be credited to EuglUh and Ameri
can travelers. European women have
such silly notions about propriety that I
cannot refrain from telling here the an.
swer I received from u French lady t
my question why she preferred croquet
to tennis, "I would be mi ujhiimed to
perspire," she said. Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Iatet novelty in cards Is a set of
fifty bound lu a neat little book, from
which they ar toru like bank checks
having perforated edges to make the
operation eiwy. Especially for business
men the novelty is an excellent idea.
FAITHFUL.
It Is something, sweet, when the world got 111
To know you are faithful and lore me still;
To feel when the sunshine baa left the skies
That the Ught la shining In your dear ejree;
Beautiful eyes, more dear to lne
Than all the wealth of the world could he.
It Is something, dearest, to feel you near
When life With IU sorrows teenu hard to bear;
To feel, when I falter, the Olatp divine
Of your tender and trusting band in mine;
Reauttful hand I more dear to me
Than the tenrterest things of earth could be,
Sometimes, dearest, the world goe wrong,
For Ood glres grief with hit gift of song,
And poyerty, too: but youMore la more
To me than riches and golden store;
Beautiful lovet until death shall part
It Is mine -an you are my own, sweetheart I
F. I. Stanton.
Calculating the Rainfall.
The quantity of rain falllm? akanv
place Is estimated by means of a very
simple piece of apparatus kn&wn as a
rain gauge. The most common form of
rain gauge consists of a copper funnel,
the area of the mouth of which is aoctf
rately known. The rain collected in this
funnel flows into a graduated measure,
which can very easily be. constructed by
any one out of a small glass' tumbler or
beaker by pasting on its side a narrow
strip of paper, carefully marked off into
inches, half inches, quarters, eighths and
sixteenths; or into inches,' tenths and
twentieths. Supposing that the area of
the mouth of the receiving funnel is five
times that bf the graduated measure,
then a depth of five inches in the meas
ure would represent a depth of one inoh
on an area equal td thai of the aperture
of the funnel. New York Telegram.
Politeness in New York.
I heard tlio other day of a delitrhtful
old country parson who came to New
York as the guest of a son who' is success
ful In business here. The old gentleman
did not go about alone .after the first
time, because he said it wrung his heart
strings to hear the tales of woe the beg
gars poured into his ears. He could no
more wave a beggar aside than you or I
could strike a child, and yet he only
grieved at the pain their stories gave
him, and at his inability to solace them
all with money. When the rampant
newsboys tugged at his sleeves and
yelled, "Here yer evening paper!" he
bent over with studied politeness and
said in his gentle voioet "I've got one
already, thank you, Johnny," How the
little ruflians stared at thatl Julian
Ralph in Chatter.
A 8cltool for Housemaids.
Housemaids should be taught that
some of the new scouring soaps, and es
pecially that housewife s treasure, "con
centrated lye," will take off paint or color
stains from floors and bath tub lodges.
When we get the new high school atter
Miss Charlotte Pendleton's heart, all girls
will be taught the detersivo effects of
potash and strong soda. Until then you
had better caution the housemaid, while
putting the indispensable touches of the
lye (potash) to either bedstead slats or
closet corners, that it must not be dropped
on stained boards or painted surfaces, as
it will leave bare or white spots when
the stain is "scalded" off by the lye.
House painters use potash, in fact, to
clean off a surface that they are about to
patnt anew. Philadelphia Ledger.
Oood for the lawyers.
Under the extradition treaty with Can
ada almost any sort of a criminal charge
will extradite, and those planning offenses
against the law will be obliged to take the
advice of a criminal lawyer. Indeed, the
treaty is a good thing for tho lawyers,
aud they will, no doubt, charge a regular
fee for advising a criminal to go to Mex
ico instead of to Canada. Detroit Free
Press.
A Diplomatic AuMwer.
Editor (after a discussion about the
spelling of a word) Well, you wouldn't
take my say so, but you had to see
whether I was wrong by looking in the
dictionary.
Reporter I did not look to see if you
were wrong, sir, but to see whether or
not I was right. Epoch.
Fantastlo Handwriting.
A little English girl 4 years old writes
with her left hand, and writes backward,
as characters are reflected in a mirror
from ordinary writing. Her friends have
to read them by means of a looking glass.
The child was taught writing with a sis
ter, but would do things her own way,
with the result that she writes fluently
In this fantastic, way, Montreal Star.
Uoode for Children's Ureases.
There are pretty flannels in the market
that retail at twenty-five cents, wash
like linen, and make very serviceable
dresses for children. It is not necessary
to buy dull grays. The cream grounds
striped with rose, lilac, orange or brown
are so much more suitable for baby wear
and keep clean quite a long time. New
York World.
I'oiupellani Liked lloast Pig.
Tho citizens of ancient Pompeii knew
what was good. They relished roast pig,
A family in that aristocratic city, one of
the F. F, P.'s, perhaps, were about to
dine on the rioh and succulent dish on
the very day that the restless Titan under
Mount Vesuvius expectorated from his
fiery lungs the shower of ed hot ashes
which entomlied the Pompelians in their
dwellings. The pig was being cooked,
and was probably nearly dono at the
time, when the tolcanlc storm Hurst In
and spoiled it.
This is not a matter of coniecturo, for
a mass of indurated lavu and ushes has
been found in a stew pan standing on a
cooking stove in the kitchen of a disin
terred house, ami on oponlng the lump a
perfect mold of a buckling porker was
disclosed. A cast was taken of the hol
low and the result was a fao-simile in
plaster of tho little animal, which had
been trussed iu solentifio style, and is
supposed, from the shape of the matrix,
to have been just ready for the table.
Chicago Herald.
Zola's Opinions.
Zola has fixed opinions on Socialism,
aud says at heart he believes himself to
be a Socialist. He alarmed us one day
by saying, "Before another century (hall
have hardly, begun nay, before this cen
tury ends I believe society will be over
turned. This social revolution will begin
in Germany, I ant sure, for Herman So
cialists are the moat determined. My
bookH are all written in pity, for I have
carefully studied the miseries of miners,
the miseries uf all workmen. The revo
lution or 1,89 diil nothing for the work
ing clashes, I mean the ouvriers. The
peasants obtained laud; the ouvriers lost
privileges they had formerly enjoyed.
Let us hojie that this social transforma
tion will ouuie witliuut bluodshed, for
other h Mi what may uvctu- i kauw uot."
-Paris Letter.
Single Copies 5 Cents
WONDERS OF THE NORTH.
INTERESTING THINGS FOUND IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Curious Formations of Ice Natund llrldges
Are Found In Mauj nlrern A Shattered
Indian Tradition Cliaams Six Miles Long.
Deep nornes.
There are a few very curioUs things
about British Columbia rivers. Every
body knows that they flow in the wrong
direction while they are young. For In
stance, the Peace and Liard persist In
going to the Arctic ocean, in defiance of
the Rooky mountains and the laws of
nature, while the Columbia, Frnscr and
Kootenay only consent to travel seaward
after going in the opposite direction some
hundreds of miles, But they also have
very peculiar ways of making ice, quite
opposite to that laid down In the text
books. In the Skeena I have observed
the ice iu autumn to form on the river
bd among the bowlders in globules, like
a mass of flab spawn, this often growing
until the reef actually reaches the sur
face, but more often it breaks away in
large pieces and floats off down stream.
bearing pebbles and even bowlders for
many miles.
There are many natural bridges on our
rivers also. In tho Kicking Horse, three
miles below Field station, there is a rock
bridge in n slato formation which is in
clined so aa to present sharp edges very
unpleasant to walk; upon. Kvery observ
ant passenger on the Canadian Pacific
railroad has noticed tho snow bridge on
the Illecillowaet, but thero are records
of ice bridges also. I think I have heard
of one on the Homnthco river, but of the
Stlckeen a marvelous story is told. There
is a great glacier descending out of tho
high enowfiold to the north, and this in
ancient times flowed right across tho
valley, meeting a leaner ice stream from
the heights opposite, TheStickpen flowed
under the ice in a tunnel, and at very
low water the passage was too small for
it, although the water must have been
banked up into a lake at tho spring
freshet.
A SIIATTErtHD TItADITION.
Now, the Sicane Indians of tho upper
valley used to regard this tunnel in tho
ioe as leading to tho "sweet by and
by." They were therofoiu very anx
ious to avoid the place. But once the
tribe was encamped not far nbove the
glacier, and thero was a very old man
and his wife with them who were too
mean to die because of tho expeseof giv
ing a funeral feast. They were vorv rich
and of no use, and had large appetites,
aud their relatives at last consented to
part with them. They were therefore
set adrift in a leaky canoe and consigned
to the current, and all the people, con
scious of self sacrifice, stood on the bank
and watched the canoo vanish into tho
tunnel, and felt good. Now, the old
people were very frightened and squealed
a good deal, but when the bluo shadows
of the ice closed over them they thought
they were dead Indians, and behaved
accordingly. Presently the old lady
thought it was getting light, and became
ourious and looked about her. Then she
kicked the old man and asked if he
didn't wish they were at the funeral feast.
He looked up and found the canoe out in
the open again, tho glacier behind thorn,
and the world pretty much as usual.
They got ashore, out paddles and poles,
and prepared to go home again. The old
man began to be hungry for tho grease
boxes; the old lady set her heart on
grease and berries, and thoy both deter
mined to get home for the banquet, since
they had assisted at the funeral. Well,
by dint of making the old lady work,
while he steered and gave good advice,
they succeeded in making their way up
through the tunnel and home, and were
In ample time for the feast. In fact they
lived happily every afterward. But how
shall we condole with the relatives, whoso
sweeteet and most pious traditions had
been shattered about thn sweet by
and by?
A DEliP OOROK.
Not least among the natural wonders
of the coast is McKenzio passage, a little
to the westward of Kingcomo inlet. It is
a chasm about six miles in length, lead
ing to the base of an isolated and broken
peak, 5,665 feet high. The wnlls nro very
close together, vertical and snow crowned.
The sun never shines in this awful gorge;
the vapor from ltn waters hangs dark and
bitter cold, unmoved by any wind, and
no living lieitig enters its solitude. I
find but two records of thin placo having
been visited by white men. Scarcely less
wonderful Is an inlet tributary to Dean's
canal.
Some of the tide sluices nro very dan
gerous, and many lives have been lout in
them. A great puzzle thoy wero to early
travelers, who found cataracts of sea
water pouring into many of the inlets.
They are explained by the existence lo
htnd them of large basins filled by the
flood tide, the outlets lielng too small for
Its ready escapo at the ebb. Some of
these salt water cataracts arc as much
as twelve feet high. There is a minia
ture example at the gorge, near this city.
On the Yukon river tho upper waters
are rendered quite clear by the deposit
of all their silt In a chain of lakes, but
lower down a stream called White river
enters from the south, so charged with
glacier mud that the Yukon from thence
to the sea is too dirty for even the bot
tom of a cupful to bo distinguished.
Graylings rise readily to the fly above
no fishing without nets is possible below.
Moreover, where the great river crosses
the Arctic circle the tributaries from tho
tundra lands are like rivers of tea, bo
deep is tho stain of vegetable matter
from the moss swamps of the far south,
Victoria Times.
Money Through the Malls.
Some ingenious fellow Bent a $10 note
fastened to a large tag properly addressed,
signed and stamped, to some correspond
ent half way across the continent. It
was ijo odd a missive as to attract atten
tion all ulong tho line and even to raise
the question whether it was mailable or
not. Wo kept an eye on it to its desti
nation and it was properly delivered.
Exchange.
A Curtone lllrttunark.
Joseph II. Rothennan, a carpenter, re
siding ut CnniiellsviUe. Pa,, bus a cres
cent shaped birthmark on the back of
his neck, which hasaroused considerable
curiosity in that vicinity.- When the
moon is new Hothernmn's mark is hard
ly noticeable, but as Luna turns thn first
quarter it begins to turn red and swell.
By the time of full moon it has swelled
into a horn like roll over two inches in
tliiuknee. As the moon wanes the mark
decrease In site and oolor until it again
beooui. - a IduMi, creaoent shaped mark,
Itardlv rawed above the skin. (St. Louis
ltlOLnitlcsAVniitetl.
And 100 men to call nt druggists, for a
free pnekngo of Lane's Vnmily Medicine,
the grent root niul herb remedy, discoveerd
hylr Kilns Lime while in the Rocky moun
tnins. For (licenses of the blood, liver and
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipa
tion mill clearing up the complexion it docs
wonders. Children like it. Everyone
praises it. Largo-size pnekngp, fiO cents.
At nil druggists'
When a man gets to bo a grandfather
ho sighs as he thinks how old his wife Is.
Some Foolish People
Allow a cough to run unlit It gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say,
" (111, It will wear away, but iii most cases
it wear Iheni away. Could they he In
duced to try the successful medicine called
Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on n positive
guarantee to cure, they would immediately
see the excellent cued after taking tho first
dose. Price GOc nnd $1.00. TrialRiro free.
At nil druggists.
Love Is blind, which probably accounts
for the spectacles some young lovers make
of themselves.
JyIeli nml T.lver ()oiiilalnt. "
Is it not worth the i-mnll price of 75 cents
to tree yourself of every symptom of these
distressing complaints, if you think so call
at our store and get a bottle of Bhiioh's
Vitaliier. Every bottle has a printed
guarantee on it, use accordingly, and if It
does you no good it will cost yon nothing.
Sold nt Bicry's or Thomas' drug store.
A bootless attempt to get up stairs
without bolng heard by your wife.
Oil, What n Cough'.
Will you heed the warning. The signal
perhaps of tho sure approach of that more
(prrltite ili;nnf.p Hnnsnmnliiin Ad-
helves if you can afford for the sake of sav
ing 50 cents, to run the risk and do noth
ing for it. Ve know from experience that
.mnlnlt'u Pllpn Trill mm vmi.. rm.l. T.
never fails. This explains why more than
n .minion jsouics were Eoiutne past year.
It relieves croup nnd whooping couch at
once. Mothers do not be without it. For
lame hack, side, or chest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Sold nt HicrelnfTlinm'
drug store.
- The railroad engineer may not havo
much stylo about him, but wealtk and
fashion follow in his train.
Klectrlc 1! liters.
Tills relnetlv Is lieeninnif. n wi.ll Irnnwn nVii
so popular as to rifced of no special mention. All
who h.o used Klectrlc Hitters sine the same
song of praise. A purer medicine does not ex
ist and it is guarnntccu to all that is claimed.
i.lectrlc Hitlers will eitrn all ilKensea nf the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples, bolls, salt
rheum and other affections caused by Impure
blood. Will drive malaria from the system and
prevent as well as cure all malaria fevers. For
euro of headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Klectrlc Hitters Kutlre satisfaction guaran
teed, or nionev refui'ded. Price DO cents nndk5t
it-r inline iil ibftimn o iJriigsiore.
He: "I don't sco why there should be
no marriaue or giving in marriage in
heaven" She: Probably oecauso there won't
bo any men there."
I'rom the Nation's Capital.
famous Hod Flag Oil Is a perfect family medl-
uiuu mm uHB uu cijuai tor itneumaitsm, cenraiKa
Sprains, Outs, Hurns and bodily pain. Prlco as.
Consumption, ftro you troubled with this terri
mo disease, If so tako healthy exercise, live In
open air, use Puritan Cough and Consumption
(Jure and bo cured, don't delay. 1'rlco ZS cents,
She Know It was Coming. He (at the
ball) :"Do you know I have decided never
to cet married?" She (hastily), "Let ns go
Into tho conservatory.
Gen. U. V. Jlutler!
Still lives, so do hundreds of others who
havo been cured of Rheumatism and Neu
ralgia by the creat blood purifier, Sulphur
Hitlers. .Send for testimonials.
The poot who asserts that life Is but a
dream, was never called upon to help to
move a stove, or get a barrel of elder down
tho cellar stairs.
Tub proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm do
not claim it to be a cure-all, but a sure
remedy forcatarrah, colds in head and IiaS
fever. It is not a liquid or a BnufT, but is
easily applied into the nostrils. It gives
relief at once.
Tommy has been playing truant Irom
school to go fishing, Friend :"D!d you catch
anything?" "Not till I cot home, was the
sad reply,
Slight derangements of tho stomach and
bowels may often be corrected by taking only
one of Ayer's Pills. Though not haing the
Pills at haiiil, yourjlisorder increase, and o
reyulai fit of sickneaa follows. "For the
want of a nail, the shoe was lost," etc.
Instead of laying down tho law with
absolute certainty, the true thinker Is
better pleased to put his convictions to
every test. Even when he is fully
persuaded of their trnth, ho has no desire
to foice them others, knowing such a
method to bo utterly unavailing.
What It Costs.
Must be cearfully considered by the great
majority or people, In buying evnen necess
ities of life. Hood's Sarsaparilla commends
itself with special force lo tho great middle
classes, because it combines positive economy
with great medical power. It is tho only
medicine of which can truly be said "100
Dose One Dollar." and a bottle taken accor
hing to directions will average to lost a
month.
It has been discovered that kisses
love kisses, we mean are full of electrlcty.
Now we know why old maids have always
called kissing shocking.
An Important Matter
DriugUU everywhere report that the sales
of the iteatorative Nervine a nerve food
and medicine arc astonishing; exceeding
unjililiie they ever had, while it gives uni
versal satisfaction in headache, nervousness
(deepness, sexual debility, hackcahe, poor
memory, fits, diuiiiess, etc. L. Burton &
Co., Troy, N Y. Ambery & Murpy, of Battle
Creek, Mlch-jO. B. Woodworth & Co., of
Fort Wayue, Ind., and hundrets of others
stai that they never handled any medicine
which Mld mi rapidly, or gave such satis
faction. Trial lMittles of this great medicine
arid book on Nervous Diseases, free atT. D.
Thomas and W. F. lliery's who gurantees
and recommend it.
"I haye seen some laughable things,
loo," said the doctor. "Human nature
co in s out when people aie slek. I was
called In once to attend a ladv who
taken uddenly ill, and quite shttre abe'was
noingtoiile. riiere was nothing serious
the matter with ho, hut she was quite sure
her end was near. "Doctor," she said, I
know I am going to die. Don't tell my
husband, but let me ask you one favor be
fore I go. "What is it?" Iaked. "Whisper,
doctor. Ask Mary to fix my bangs before
ihe bury w"