A$ IKftf rtiHf Jl liri nit 4 ff4
S 3 $
jtjr-lre yon a tubiertbrr to the
paper you are now readlnqt If not,
It wilt cost you but $1 for 02 toeelcs
to hccomc one, and t en , you can
tell your neighbor that you will
neither Borrow nor levin.
93r"tfvoto want a paper Ifiat oten
iUetf and isn't afraid to tell the
ntvis; that btlietet In public
morality, anil the enforcement of
the lam agalntt malefactor), that
hat optntofit, and leri't afraid to
etepreis them, get THE CARBON
ADVOCATE.
$1.00 a Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live." $1.28 when not paid in Advance.
VOL. XlS-i. po 11 Lohighton, Carbon County. Penna., January 24, 1891. Single Copies 5 Cents
II mm I -.- 'II Ml Ilk 11 Ml - I
All kiuds of Rough Material are hero again. They will be
ound predominating among almost every style of
Dress Stuffsfor Autumn&Winf er
wear. Among the Plain Rough Goods there is nothing more
serviceable than handsomo Camel's Hair. We call-particular at
tention to our ibcper yard goods. ' Pour othtsr grades, $1.00
1.85, $1.50 and 2.50 per yard.
Qi- mm, mm
634 Hamilton
Lehisch Ooa! & Hardware- Co,,
LIMITED)
fcilex'e orner, North First Street,
Would Make this Special Announcement
Of thefact that they have bought the finest and most complete
line of Guns, Revolvers. Cartridges, Shells, both blank
and loaded, Gun Covers, Game Bags and all
Implements and Tools used by the -
Sporting Fraternity eyer
shown in Carbon county and that
they have marked them at prices that will defy
competition. e extend an earnest invitation to all to
come and inspect them whether you want to buy at present or not.
We also have n line of Br. Horner's Cattle and Horse Powders.
THE
I IM
KG
Dave again Veen awarded the FII13T PREMIUM at the Lehigh county Fair for the manufacture
and display of the finest line of
Men's Boys' and Children's CLOTHING.
ffhls is sufficient evidence that the Arm of Koch & Bhankweller still take the lead In the Clothing
UusUwst In the Lelitnh Valley. Their stock for this Fall has been carefully selected,
and U by far the largest over shown la this section.
WorklrigiSuits, Business 'Suits and Dress Suits in Large Qunnti
. - ties, arid of evry' Description.
Smoking'ttackets, House Coats, bffi.ee Coats, Bath Robes,. &c.,
- ' .in great variety,
OVERCOATS! " OVERCOATS ! I 7
Thousand's to select from, tnull the nenest shades. Kersey takes the lead. We have fiiem- IfV
Fourteeen jblBerentShadej. e-
Boy's and Children's Clothing.
Our counters are plied full. We will-make any mother proud of her boy. It Is astonishing
bow cheap these Suits are sold. 1 ' ' ,
OUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT.
As vou ice by FIRST PREMIUM wa had the
K-rl. Mi. b,i th,,. nvlntA l.t.n Wa AtArt
Kdi .Iteatol trimmings. Ith. ll skilled mechanics to make the garmeute. 8th. farfects fits
and our.oustomers alwiys pleased.
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS.
htir) bit '&l Dres' 8t"ct-na
tryWe make it a point to lead the trade In these lines and are the first to show all the new de
signs lresh lrom the manalaclurers. Ulva us it call, and we will try to please you.
Koch & Shankweiler,
The lMns at Largest GlatUi House .in -flu IdlA Valley,
Hotel Allen Building. . Centre Spuare.
ALLENTO'WNi PA.,
g3OPPOSITE L. & S. DEPOT,gr
FIRST STREET, - - LEHIGHTON, fa
Has just opened an entire new line of
LADIES1 FINE DRESS GOODS.'.
Pnmnriij'Timill thn vnrv latest stvleB in White G-ooela. Sa
mf W - J j f w
teens, Prints, Ginghams, Marseilles, Seersuckers and
.uanMMM T)As4eAM rkPiViA VOW Kacf nnnli fioo of r-vrtnA
Groceries, Provisions,
VO0Q tlHtl W lUUWWalO ui
Cloth's Cassimers. Hats,
mno nirtfTiinrr in meat variety and at nrices with the read.
of all purchasers prices fully as low as the same goods can be
hnnnrht. for" at tinv other eeneral store in this vicinity.
Carpets, Oil-cloths, Lamps and Fixtures in groat
vnriotv nnrl nf hfist niialitv at Rock Bottom Prices!
Best quality of Flour and
nma ovtir1ria ran hi nnrfihaBod
CV.U J u&V.VAuw wwu '
A car load of ooarse salt has just been received the price
Vinnn mnrltprl rlnwn to the verv lowest notch.
All goods of.the very best quality and are being sold at prices
equally as low as the same goods can bought at any general store
July 828-71.
of all
JOBWORK
For Bmssels, Ingrain and Good Hag;
Carnetfl. Saxonr, Germantown ana
Stocking Yarns,
Jtsruali Mats, call at
Eslsior Carpet "Works,
' JORTH f iRST 8TBSET, LEHIGHTON.
TO Eyi-flfkx RMMfM to
i
St., Allentowrv
PBEMTOM
tradA Instylt, quality, make and finish and In
with first clitva mutat-Ltl. 2nd. KtDrtrt cutter
mm
Crockery ware, Glassware,
me uvok uiun.es ni luir ugjuico.
Boots, Shoes and Eeadv
Feed at prices fully as low as the
plsewhere. "
AMOS REIf'EL.
kinds nicely executed
at this office. Prices low
Carpet Wool, and
O mxkm ( Xg Qt
Professional & Business Cards.
W, M. Rapsher,
VTTORNBT asd COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Vint door above tho Mansion Ilouae,
MAUC1I CHUNK, .... PBNN'A.
.teal Katate una Collection Agency. Will Buy
iihI Sell Ileal Estate. Conveyancing neatly done,
'ollections promptly made, Bettllns Estate ot
Decdents a specialty. May be consulted In
Rnellsli and German nov.
PACKERTOTJ HOTEL,
Midway between Maitch Clmnk & Leolghton,
Z. 11. 0. HOW, Proprietor.
PACKBltTON, - - - Pissi.
rlils well-known notel Is ndmlrablyrefllteil, and
das tho best accommodation for permanent and
.inslent boarders. Exoellent Tables ft'id tho
eJirybost Liquors. StablosrUtnelioil. jllan
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite L. St H. Deiot,
DANK BTltEET, - LKIIIOHTON,
o. ii, uoji, mopitiETon.
1'hls houso offers flrsUclass necommodations for
transient and permanent boarders. 1 1 lias been
newly reflttedln all Its departments, and Is locat
ed In ono of the ntort picturesque portions of the
bpriuri. Terms moderate. ta The bAU Is
luppiiea win im cuuicest wines, wiuwia uu
3Igars. l'resu i..igcr on Tap.
apr 17-yl
O. A. CLAUSS,
Office with Clauss Bros., First street, Lehljliton
Fire, Life and Accident
Insurance.
Only Trst-class Companies aro represented
Information cheerfully furnished. 4-) y
Ex-Sheriff Rabenoid.
234 N. Bth St AIXENTOWN.
DENTISTRY,
In all Its branches. Fresh, gas always on
hand. The patronage of the people Is
solicited. Satisfaction giiaronleed.4-5 90
DR. J. P. BROWN,
Slafington, Penna.
Special Treatment given In Diseases of Women.
Specialist In-Dtseases of Eye, ltar, Noso and
Throat.
Catarrh Permanently Cured.
Flno Frameless Kvo Glasses and Spectacles ad
justed my own patent. augn-ly
Ml,G.T. FOX,
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
at Bamqor, Broadway iiousk. Mondays,
at icarton. Swan Hotel. Tuesdays. ,
at Uktiilkii km, sun Hotel, Wkdnesdays.
AT ALI.KNTOVN, KAOLK IIOTF.D, TIlUltSDAl
VI HATH, r JilDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
Office Tlotirs From 9 n. m. to 4 d. m. Practice
limited to diseases of the
Eye,Ear, Nose & Throat
Gff-Also. Refraction of tho Eros or the adlust
ment of glasses.
., I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
OQce opposite the Opera House.
Bank Street, Zeh tjhton, Pa.
DEtmsTrty is aix its branciies.
rilling and making artificial dentures a special
ty. Iteal anesthetics used.
Gas administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH
OUT VAIN.
OFFICE HOURS: From 8 , m., to 12 m., fron
1 p. m., w o p. m., irom p. ra.. 10 p. iu.
Consultations In English or (Jcrni.iu
Office Hours at nailoton Every Saturday.
Oct 15-87 tv
DR.W.F. DANZER,
No. 86 North Wyoming St.,
HAZLETON, PENNA.
Specialist In Diseases of the
IB , NOSE AND, THROAT
Or. Dancer will be at tho
Exchange Hotel, Lehighton,
Spectacles and Kyo Glasses nccuratcly fitted a
rexsonuuiQ prices.
P70onsultatlou In German and English.
uiiKUsuu-uum
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
helunderstsrned would respect
lully announce tha
ho is prepared nov
to do all kinds 01
work in the above
line at short notice,
in the best mannei
and at the most ren
son able prices. Esti
mates will be cheer
fully furnished. A
full line of all. th
necessary articles
namely, water spig
ots, uvinnls, etc., nl
way in stock. A
share of the public
patronage is solicit'
ed. batistaction s
iimwinfnnl
W. S. KTJHNS'.
North First St., Lehighton.
HHMk,IniM ww tor m. 1"v
,qu "i.v not nuk. i, nod. but w H
ImcIi wou.(ilckl7 hew laMm ftftlw M
ilO di l uW wart. n4 won, job f
oa. JloUi kin, ll tgu. In &j prt o
1HMU. you uu aainwnr k ii.
lu All yttur ilui.u- momiMra tj t
,lI wcA All I. iuh. GMMt lV M KB fu
wen orktr. Vfm Mrt rott, Ibmunlai
.r.rjil.Uur. tiULT, SritpILT
rAiciicULiii" i'uee. 1Sw,ii
allftSUS A UJ.. INR1U1U. BllJik-
Hava ypn read th Advocate.
A.. 8. Rabeuold, D. D. 8 ,
you 0IOB :Over 3. W. IUudeotmsh'
mwtr STREET. LEHI0HT0H.
Mry to 141 H ortnchei. TmU BxtrfteUj
utmlnUUered wlun requited
g-ySatWorifee for and
this paper. Purely Ual.
9
Sir-
THE IUUNTED HOUSE.
In tho fall of 1800 I was living in
Philadelphia, occupying bachelor's
quarters, but congratulating mjsolf
upon tho fact that my boarding-houso
existence would soon be changed into
living in a homo. Tho partner of my
joys, who was to occupy that home
with mo, was a young lady born in
tho city of Ponn, whom it is not nccos
sary to doseribo, as sho is now looking
over my shoulder at tho linos I am
writing.
We were to ho married tho day
after Christmas, and tho wedding was
to be a double ono. for mv old friend.
Fred Doolittlo, was to marry tho sis
ter w my jMin.
Whoro was tho home to bo located ?
This -was tho question I was trainer to
answer at 'tho time of which I am
wiiting. I did not want to rent. I
wanted tho homo to bo our homo bv
title as well as by occupancy. I had
a few thousands of dollars, but nob
enough to buy in tho city in a good
neighborhood. Wo that is, Ella and
I had talked tho matter over nnd con
cluded wo could ho very happy in a
modest homo with a couple of acres
of ground attached, and not more than
an hour's rido by cars from tho city.
Every day for soveral weeks I looked
for such a place. I read tho closely
printed columns of tho Ledger undeit
tho head of "Real Estate for Sale,"
but saw nothing I thought would suit
us, until ono Friday I read a glowing
description of tho very place wo
wanted only tho houso was larger
than necessary and I was greatly sur
prised at its chcanncss. Tho adver
tisement referred for further particu
lars to Mr. Smalls, on Walnut Btrcot,
near Fourth.
I at onco went to Mr. Small's nfflno.
and learned ho had gono out a few
minutes boforo I called. I made my
business known to a tall clerk li
charge, who seemed to smile when I
mentioned tho houso, and said : " I
am very sorry, but Mr. Smalls has
gono out to show a houso to a cus
tomer, and tho keys to tho houso you
want to sco aro in tho bunch with tho
ones he has taken." '
" I want to see tho houso to-dav if
possiblo," I answered. "A train will
start in an hour, and I would liko to
go by it."
"If you aro very anxious," roplied
tho clerk with a vory apparent grin,
" I think you can get tno back-door
key from tho owner, who lives out.
Arch street, almost on your way to
uiu esuuiuu.
I Kot the owner's namo and ad
dress, and entering tho first passing
car, rode out to Twentieth 6treot, and
then walked thrco squnros to Arch,
and ringing tho boll at the proper uum-
oer, was snown into a nanasomely
furnished drawing-room, where the
owner of tho house soon entered.
When I stated my business, ho smiled
as the clerk had dono, and asked :
"Do you think you would liko tho
house V"
"If it is acoording to tho descrip
tion, I think I will," I answered.
"Have you heard anythine about
it?"
Nothing but what tho paper says."
"Then T mav n ivpll hn frnnlr with
you," ho said, and tell you the honso
nos tno name oi Doing nauntoa:"
I didn't like the idea of livinc in n
haunted house, for I wanted to enjoy
my wiio s society without ghostly in
terference. But I was not a believer
in spirits, and accounted for nil the so
called manifestations as the theory of
tiuipiu inumui action on tno part oi
the person affected. Besides, think
ing it would bo sport to show tho
owner now loonsu ana unioundod was
tho belief that tho house was haunted,
I at onco answored : " I don't boliovo
it."
"All richt." said tho centlomnn.
hero aro the keys. You mav m
and sleep a nieht or two in tho houso
if you wish. There aro two chambers
provided with beds, ono on the second
and the other on tho third floor.
Take your ohoice."
I didn't hesitate, and took tho kors.
Why should I fear ghosts? There
were no such thincs. and I felt I was
a match for any one who might at
tempt 10 piay gnost. in lact, i rather
orided myself on my physical develop
ment, and I was considered as bravo
as tho ordinary man.
As some- preparation was necessary,
I abandoned tho idea of taking tno
next train, and ooncludcd to wait until
0 o'clock in tho ovonine. When that
hour came I was in tho cars, with
somo matches, candles and two re
volvers in my pockets and a heavy
cudgel in my hand. If thoro was any
ono aooui uio muiso anxious to piuy
Knosi, i proposca giving nim tho op
portunity of being ono in earnest. I
had calculated on hcinc at tho h.inntml
houso at 7 o'clock, but on account of
a delay, caused by a derailed freight
train, it was two hours past that timo
when I reached tho station. I had
but a quarter of a milo to walk, nnd,
otter ooing directed uy tho station-
master, wno look-cd suspiciously at
tho cudccl. I started off at a iirisl,-
paco, and in less than four minutes
camo to a houso which stood among
tno trees, tnreo rous irom tho road.
As I saw a light in ono of the win
dows, I thought it could not bo tho
house I wanted, and walked to tho
adjoining dwelling, a few hundred
feet farther on, which was perfectly
dark. Thero was nothing suspicious
looking about tho place, and I at onco
went to tho back door and inserted
tho koy, which did not appear to fit
very well. While I was at work with
tho key in ono hand and tho knob in
the otnor, an upper window, imme
diately over my head, was oponcd
and a white figure uppeared. I
stoppod back, nnd drawing a revolver,
said : " You needn't nlav chnat with
me. uomo down nore or l will lire."
Tho answer was a scream, un
earthly, but not ghostly, soundini?
very much as if it came from tho
inroat oi a monai woman. The
scream was followed b.v the onenlnc
of two other windows, and two more
white figures appeared. I thought it
was a very gooa nignt ior ghosts t
when it occurred to mo that I might
havo made a mistake, particularly
when ono of tho figures levolled a gnn
over the window-sill and asked:
"What do you want?"
"Isn't this Mr. Pinkney's house?"
I said.
" No, it is not," answered the holder
of the gun.
"Then I have made a mistake,'' I
suggested.
HiRhJ of all in Leavening Tower.
reac i
Om r W
ABSourrmaf pure
it to anybody but you And I would
not bo so wiokod as to rofuso to help
anybody in distress, if I know about
thorn I hopo you don't think I would,
James? I am not nulto oa bnd as
that."
"I nm suro of it, love," Jamos an
swored, thinking how charming sho
ooked with tho toara starting into
her child-liko bluo eyes, and that
wistful, half-aggriovod expression ,on
her foco as sho inado tho appeal ; mid
his little lecture was quite over for
that ovoning, nor did tho occasion of
it recur again to his mind.
But that night, as he walked homo
under tho stnrs, their conversation
camo back to his memory, and ho was
conscious of a vague, undoiinablo feel
ing of dissatisfaction, a longing for
something he was not quite suro of
havinc obtained. TIo hurl Iiaoiv
brought up with very prudent, sensl-
bio ideas in regard to money, and
though ho was tho most generous
hearted man in the world when occa
sion required, ho never indulged in
wilful wasto. or threw nwav a shllHni?
simply for tho pleasure of throwing it
away, isut it was not tno unowiedgo
of tho difforenco of Mary's ideas on
tuo subject, or tho thought that fho
might expect loo much from him when
they were married that troubled him
now. He know ho had ample moans
of satisfying her wants, and was not
afraid of over giving her cause to re
proach him for depriving her of any
thing to which sho had heretofore
been accustomed.
But her answer to his ouestlon.
" And so you could not marry a poor
many recurred to mm perpetually,
with a sense of pain, for it seomod
somehow to lessen tho value of his
love for her, and to put it aside, as of
minor importance in comparison with
his wealth.
It was true, he had not asked her,
"Would you havo been willing to
marry mo if I had been a poor man ?"
but would not her answer in that caso
havo beon Just tho same? Was hor
affection for him as puro, as deep, as
1119 1U1 11U1 i Ul ,t3 uoi ft i J UUUIU HIW1
shallow and frivolous than ho liked to
think? Could ho look forward to
having hor a true, womanly helpmeet,
to journey with him through life, or
was sho a mere brilliant butterfly,
fitted flnly for sunshine and summer
hours 7
Musinc thus, in not a verv chcoTful
framo of mind, ho arrived at last at
his lodging. Un tho table in Ms room
ho found a note, containing only tho
following brief notice.
" You aro wanted at tho offico with
out delay. News of importance to
communicate."
Marvellinn much at this summons,
which was from ono of his partners
in. business, Jamos immediately re
paired to his office, whoro news of a
most distressing oharactor awaited
him. , ,
Intelligence had been received of
tho failure of a largo speculation; a
bubble had burst, and the urm, or
wit fab Vio wis n. member anions soveral
othors, was lOtally ruined. Even his
own private fortune would prooaoiy
bo swallowed up in assisting to pay
tho claims against them.
Tho blow was almost too stunning
a ono for him to realize at first.
After a long and perplexed consul
tation, he hastened homo in tho chill
gray dawn of morning, a baggard
iookitfg and miserable man. It was
not for himself - ho grieved ; ho oould
have borne tho blow bravely, for ho
was young and strong, full of energy
and hope, and in a few years at most
he knew ho could again work his way
up. But Mary-his betrothed How
could ho expect her to wait on him so
long? Ho felt too surely that all
must now be at an end between them;
every sentiment of duty and honor
required that he should at onco ro
leaso her from her promise, and bring
their engagement to a oloso.
How dark tho future looked, when
all had been so bright a few hours
before I
Ho reached his lodgings, nnd,
throwing himself on a sofa, buried his
face in his hands. Lone ho brooded
ovor his sorrow, powerless to not in
any way.
At lost, witn a groat ouort, no
roused himself.
" This is mere folly I" ho oxolaimed.
'What is tho use of delaying what
has to bo dono. Let me bo a man!
I cannot seo Mary I could not bear it
lust yet : but I can write to her, and
I'll do it at once."
Ho drew a little table, with pen,
ink and paper, towards him, and after
3imo deliberation, wrote tho following
lines :
" My Own Mary t For I must oall
you so onco more, though for tho last
time when we parted last night I was
a rich and prosperous man ; to-day I
am ruined. Our firm has failed, and
I havo nothing in tho world that I can
call my own.
"Under theso circumstances, thero
is but ono course, left mo to pursue,
and that is to give you up. I woll
know that you could not share a lifo
of poverty and toil indo'ed, I would
not ask it. It nearly breaks my heart
to write theso words, I lovo you
more than I can express, more perhaps
than you will evor comprehend. But
enough of this; all is ovor now, and
why dwell on thoughts liko theso?
Our brief engagement is at an end;
but you will still pormit me will you
not? to chorisU its memory as a
brjght and beautiful dream, which
shed oyer my lifo a halo of tho purest
happiness I havo evor enjoyed.
" Farewell, bless you, my lost love I
May you bo happy in whatever path
of life you are called to walk, is tho
fervent, hoartfolt prayer of ono who
can now only sign himself your
friend, J. U."
James read this note ovor, and was
not satisfied with it; it seemed too
flowery, too elaborate Ho had meant
to bo calm and concise, keeping his
own footings in the background, in
stead of obtruding them solfishly upon
her. But as it was writton ho would
let it stand, no had a wretched head
ache, and a second attempt would
Erobably bo worse than the first. So
o carried it to tho nearest letter-box,
dropped it in with a feeling as if he
were burying a friend, and then re
turned home to indulge at leisure in
his melanoholy reflections, for ho
really felt too ill to make the exertion
of going down to the office, boforo Che
afternoon, at any rate.
How changed everything seemed I
A dull, dead blank was around him,
a weiaht on his hoart that felt as if
it could never be lifted again i all was
, dark where it had been sunshino a
few hours before. A few hours ! It
tJ. S. Gov't Report, Aug. M. 1889.
Powder
Baking
seomod as though' years had elapsed
since last night.
How llttlo had ho thought, as ho
lingered with Mary in tho moonlit
portico to say hi3 reluctant good
night, that it was for tho last time
that those littlo hands wonld never
bo placed confidingly in his; that
gentlo voice murmur his name, giving
it tho sweetest sound it had ovor
borno on mortal lips, no more I
How fleoting had boon his dream of
happiness and lovo 1 how dreary and
tasteless seomod his lifo whon robbed
of its grace and glory t
Tho , weary morning wore away,
and tho hour of noon rang out from
tho Bteoplo close by. Ho roso im
patiently from tho sofa, rang for coffeo
and somo dry toast, but could not
taste them whon they came. Ho had
oaten no breakfast, and felt faint and
woary from oxcitemont nnd fatigue,
but loathed tho sight of food.
His landlady, a kind-hearted elderly
woman, quito compassionod ms lov-
ereil and hanirard anncaranco.
"Dear Mr. Morley, but you do look
bad I" sho exclaimed. " You had bet
ter let mo send for a doctor."
James smiled faintly, and assured
her that it was only a nervous head
acho, whioh would wear off after a
while.
Ho was, indeed, suffering from ex
treme nervousness, his pulso throbbed
and his blood coursed through his
veins with painful rapidity. Ho tried
to compose himself to sloop, but tho
attompt was vain.
Lata in the afternoon, as ho was
sitting in an arm-chair near tho win
dow, he heard tho sound of footsteps
on tho stairs leading to his rooms.
"Nobody coming to sco mo, I de
voutly hope," was his thought.
Tho hopo was a vain 0110, for tho
next minute thero was a tap at his
"door, and in answor to his resigned
" Como in!" his landlady flung it
opon, and with a beaming face ushored
in who ?
A littlo lady in a blue silk dress and
a hat with a most bewitching foathor
in it, who, without the least show of
bashfulncss or timidity, ran up to him
and clasped her arms about his neck.
"Oh, James! how could yon how
could you writo mo such a noto ? I'll
never-never f orgivo you 1"
Sho was sobbing on his shouldor.
" Mary Mary, my love, my darling
girl! what is this? What does it
moan ?" said James, too bewildered to
comprehend how this state of affairs
could possibly havo como about.
" It moans this : That you aro a bad,
bad, good-for-nothing person, who
wants to got rid of mo, and I won't
bo got rid of do you hear ? New do
you understand, ungrateful man?"
"No, I don't understand, Mary. I
am afraid thero is somo great mis
take." "Yes, thoro is a great mistake the
Fsatost you ovor mado in your life,
daro say it was my own fault" (sob).
" I mado you think mo a mean, selfish,
heartless mercenary littlo wretoh'i
(sob), "and it was shameful in yon to
believe mo, and I nover thought you
would havo acted so" (sob, sob) j "but
I will show you that I am just as good
and forgiving as I can bo, and Pve a
great mind never to forgivo you or
lovo you any more !"
With which very lucid and consis
tent speech Miss Sweet hid her face
and cried moro than ever.
"But. Mary, my dear, dear girl! do
you know that I'm a ruined man ?"
"Of courso, I know itl Papa
knbws it, seo papa, thero 1 you didn't
think I would bo so improper as to
como to a gentleman's rooms without
him, did you, sir? and ho says it's all
tho samo; and you are just as silly
as can bo,"
" Pardon mo.tuy dear .Mary." Wandly
interposed Mr. Sweet, of whoso pres
ence Jamos had been in total uncon
sciousness ; " that was by no means
my expression. I only said"
What ho said, and what James said
in return, is too long to bo repeated
hero. Sufflco it to say, that James, in
tho strength of his newly restored
lovo, f olt equal to making a dozen now
fortunes ; but as ono will bo sufficient
for his needs, let us hopo that it will
not be long boforo ho succoeds in at
taining it.
Ho is already on tho road to re
newed prosperity. He has been mar
ried now for ovor a yoar, and in all
the city thoro is not a happier couple
than Mr. nnd Mrs. James Morley.
Mary was not to bo done.
A Happy Woman.
Ono of tho most successful women
In society is tho woman who abso
lutely knows nothing that is, in tho
ordinary acceptance of the' term but
whoso nature is so nicely adapted to
tho noods and requirements of this lifo
that sho makes no blunders, and hurts
tho tender feelings of no one. It is a
inatior for us to rofleot upon, and it
should incite ua to help our children
to cultivate that spirit of kindliness
whloh would fust as readily speak well
of people as ill, if not to prefer to do
so. Wo might leach our daughters
that to listen pationtly to tho prniso
of othors will not dotroct in tho least
from thoir charms. Thoso happy
women who aro capablo of honest and
hearty admiration of porsons of thoir
own sox aro and always havo been
ndmlrod nnd loved, though without
accomplishments or graces savo this
one of inborn charity and good will.
New York Lodger.
tfor Haadacheh
Ezterpal applications are rarely bne .
flcIaL Frequont foot baths in hot water
will nover fail to los9n the quantity of
blood in and about the head, and It is
also a good plan to ex'erctee the muscles
by systematio breathing through the
noso, taking in and exhaling tho air in
quick sucoeMlon,
A Good BualneM Head.
Farmer's Wife Couldn't you sell tho
potntoos, Hiram?
Farmer Nawj the grocers said they
wan't good fer nothln'.
Former's Wife Well, I wouldn't ha'
brought 'em home when you owe the ed
itor $7 for his paper. Judge;
Tho sucoossful man, as a rulo, ii the
ono who knows the trick of doing the
right thing at the right time; and the
trick is not one which cornea from in
spiration, but from trained habits and
thought;
A man can no more be a Christian
without faciug ovll and conquering it
tbrm hs can be a soldier without going
to battle, facing the cannon's mouth,
and encountering the enemy In the field,
Ch&pln.
Gunpowder was invented so long sgq
that its origin is lost in obscurity. It is,
however, supposed to have originated
In China some centuries before the
Christian era. The making of,tln plate
vessels, and their use as receptacles for
gunpowder, has been going on for a long
time, And yet we have powder works
blown up and death and devastation
Wttttred'brea4cst, beoause a soldering
iron is used to seal obqi of gunpowder.
It does setm (list soienoe and Invention
ought long sin 06 to have obviated all
danger of iuoh explosion from eueh
MUM,
niNTS OK READING.
It la nn Art to Olenu Rapidly nnd Wlnoljr
the Contents of a Hook.
All books need not be rend carefully;
indeed, it is often a wasto of tlmo to lin
ger long ovor a volume whoso entire
thought is not essential to one's purpose.
It is nn art acquired only by practice to
glean wisely and rapidly from tv some
what barren yet occasionally fruitful
book. Many, probably most, volumes
demand time and careful thought Tho
second rending of a good book is often
of great value. Tho thoughts rotalned
from tho first reading are Impressed
more fully on the mind, and becorao
nssimllatcd with one's meutal structure,
whllo others of value that wero unnoted
before aro gathorcd in,
If thero is no timo for ft second read
ing, it is an excellent idea to read with
a blue pencil in hand, and to mark thoso
passages on which ono would liko to bo
stow further thought. In the eyes of
some people, marking a book is an un
pardonablo sin, but the practice has
many advantages. Tho objection that a
book whose margins are interlined looks
less clean aud fresh than if free from
marklugs has no weight Of what
value is a shelf full of books that havo
beon rigidly kept free from thoso writ
ton comments, and look as clean as if
just from tho publisher, except to com
mand a higher price, whon some years
honco our cherished possessions aro
taken to a dealer in second hand litera
ture? A judiciously marked book is a source
of delight to the marker and his friends,
and booomea tenfold more a part of tho
roader's thought than any other.
Read with a friend if possible; not
necessarily aloud or together, but if tho
thoughts of two friends are directed to
the same courso- of reading during tho
day, its subjects are pretty suro to bo
discussed and its substance moro thor
oughly digested and assimilated. Years
after an allusion to the book or a quoted
passage recalls tho thought and tho
friend both profitably and pleasantly.
Discussion always emphasizes and
greatly facilitates oomprehensiou of a
written page Harper's Bazar,
The Afrtoan Premie.
The namo of dwarfs, applied by somo
to thoso people, has been objected to as
implying deformity or arrested growth,
and therefore conveying a wrong im
pression. Noitlior of the kind can be
said of tho African pygmies, who,
though of short stature, aro well shaped
pooplo of perfectly normal formatloa
It is truo that tho Hottentots and bush
men show certain strango anatomical
.peculiarities; but theso may be said to
bo moro or leB3 accidental, being, in part
at least, the result of special and un
favorable conditions of life,
Tho pygmies are nomadio In their
habits, and neither keep cattle nor till
tho ground, but live by hunting and
snaring wild animals and birds, or,
under the most unfavorable circum
stances on wild fruits, roots, and ber
ries. Thoir weapons are always bows
and arrows, the latter usually poisoned
the rospurpe' of.the weak. They havo
no fixed abode, 'and, if they build sholter
at" all, ouly construct rude huts of
branches. They have no government,
nor do they form regular communities.
They usunlly wander about liko our
gypsies, in hordes oomposed of fow
families each. This, however, depends
on the nature of the country iu the
parched deserts of the south they are
not even united to this extent. Some
times they aro to a certain extent de
pendent on more powerful tribes, who
afford them protection in return for
certain services. Their notions of the
Unseen, when they have any, would ap
pear to be of the vory crudest Their
language seems to be distant from
others, related among themselves, and
very peculiar. Popular Science
llonthly.
A Hone on the Pension Itoll.
Thero is a horse in the TJnitod States
army on the retired list, drawing a pen
sion. It's a fact. Tho horse belongod
to Captain Koogh, a near rolatlvo of
General Custer, and is the only horse
which escaped tho massacre in whloh
that general was tilled. His name is
Comanche, and ho is Btationod at Fort
Kiley, Kan,, with tho Seventh Cavalry
Custor's old regimont His pension U
sufficient to pay his transportation whore
ever he goes and to pay for his forage.
He Is cared for by a man detailed for
that duty, and who does nothing else.
He is saddled, bridled, and equipped and
led out for inspection, yet 110 one sits in
his saddle. He has been much sought
after by enterprislnghowmen, but Un
cle Sam says 110. He will be kept as
long as lifo lasts, and nfter that will
probably be prepared and sent to the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
Svhen found Comanche was many mllos
away from the scone of the battle. He
had seven wounds nnd was nearly ex
hausted from loss of blood.
How to Freterre tha Tolee.
How to preserve the voice and keep
it presumably fresh is almost liko Ask
ing how to keep from growing old.
Some people grow faster than others be
oauso they are imprudent aud do not
take care of themselves. The vole
should not bo imposed upon, and Instead
of growing husky in a decade it should
remain comparatively fresh for two and
even four decades. Fatti's voice is a
fine example of one that has never been
imposed upon, never boon forced to
sing six nights in a week and once at
a matinee. A grand opera singer should
sing only twioo a week, perhaps throe
times if bis or her physical condition
warrants it. Singers Bhould have plenty
of sleep, good appetites, nothing to make
them nervous, and, if possible, a more or
less phlegmatic disposition. The latter
they rarely possess to any great degree,
Overwork Is death to a voice. A singer
will not notice at first the inroads that
gradually undermine a voice and leave
it on echo of its former swoetness.
Camponini, in Ladies' Home Journal.
KlLl Kill Cattle.
A ranchman living on the Sateop,
Ool., missed throe head of oattlo, and,
noticing a congregation of buaards a
thort distance away, proceedod to make
on investigation and found all three of
the animals lying dead, their bones oil
broken, their horns knocked off,
scarcely any hair left on them, and the
ground around them all torn up with
elk traoks. Apparently a band of elks
had oome up and attacked them in an
ppening and hooked and butted them
down and pawed and stamped them to
death.
In China, it is said, all the land be
long to the State, sad s. trifling sum per
dors, never altered through long centu
ries, is paid at rent 1 this is the only tax
in the ooentry, and It amount to about
60 cent pr head, ,
There is considerable similarity Id on
particular between a grasshopper and
erowiau bar. It is euppoifd that agran
hopper devours thre times it own vtlg&t
every flttsen diyc.
Catarrh
In the bead
Is n onwtlUillonnl
Disease, nnd requires
A ftnnatltnllnnftl rnip1
'Liko Hoo&'s Sarfaprlllii,
Whioh uarifies the blood.
Mabet the weak strong,
Restores health.
Try It now.
An old cathedral is still atandlntf abflnt
teven miles from Tuscon, Arizona, whrralt
was erected bj the first missionaries orer
three and n half centuries ago.
I?Try llous Should Hare it.
. It Is not always convenient to call a physician
tor every little ailment. Hailuc Hed Flae OH
In the house vou Ii.iva a Vhi-ttiHun i&-v At
handi It kills Khcninatlsni. Neuralila. Burn,
rtyl,vs 1 urns, rnco cu,
lueiu nre lew tilings in lire 01 nnicn we maf
so cents at Thomas' Dnut Htore.
If we had nn antfArtno In I1,u Itf hKM.
eonld nndersttnd what love meant.
Babierlbe for this paper.
Oh, AVhnt a Coagb.
Will Vnll howl tlio irnl-nlnrr Tk.
perhaps of tho sure approach of that more
terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your
selves If you can afford for the sake of sav
ins v ccuis, 10 run me dsk ana do noth
ing for it. We know from experience that
omion s jaro win cure your cough. It
never fails. Thia oxplains why more than
a Million Tlnlll. worn mill llir mil
. . v.u .uw Wt
It relieves croup and whooping coueH at
once. Mothers do not bo without it. For1
lamo back, side, or chest, use Shiloh'4
Porous Plaster. Sold at Itierv'a
drug itoro.
It is never bard to do the riohl Lhln.
It is In deciding to do It when the tug
comes in.
ir on had a friend
AhoUt to visit anmn ftentlnn nf rnnnfrr h.
tnalrlal dlseaso either In the form or chills and"
lever or bilious remittent .was particularly ills,
what would bo about the ueatnrivlrnvniirnmrC
give him? We will toll you to carry along. 0?
procure on arriving, that potent medicinal tn&
guard, Hosteller's Htomach Bitters, known,
throughout malaria plagued regions, here and1
In other countries, as the Burcst means ot dis
arming tho miasmatte flnnnrfrn. And rnhhtncli
of its fell destructive Influence. Mot. only does1
ihiuruiy inn bj sir 111 uy increasing us Biarnina.
but overcomes Irrpmilnrtttf nf illatroHtlnn " thm
liver and the bowels, and counteracts the un
favorable effects of over-exertion, bodily and
mental exposure in rough weather, or occupa
tion too sedentary or laborious, loss of appetite
and excessive nervousness. The functions tot
allmentAtion. bilious secretion and sleep hays
lu It a most powerful and reliable auxiliary.
Tha n,l wav Tha wl.tATh ms. mam Iuuum.
pare is to ueooms filled with a lore tot
parity.
Borne Fobllsh Feople
Allow a couch to run until it cots beTontt
tho reach of medicine. Thev often ar.
"Oh, it will wear away, but in most cases
It wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine called
Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive ,
guarantee to euro, they would immediately
see the excellent effect after taking the first
dose. Price 60c and.Jl.OO. TrlaUiie f ree.
At all druggists,
When a man finds ont that hs need
knowledge he has his hand on tna oata
leading to II.
If Sufferer from Coninraptloa
Consumption Cure, they will find quick relief
and permanent benefit. The medical profession
Hliim tafnmailv a, tha H...., .... 1 r rr
. -1 . ' 1,1 ,W UIR1IC8, VaiUC. At J
v ..ww m, u.iu iWMUl,, J 1 111 UUU1CS irUC
BkuiuauM, uuncifl imu iiver. Air. jjee wver
Regulator removes all these troubles. Trial
bottles free at Thomas' Drua; Store.
No man ever amounts to touch wbg
hasn't got conSdencs enough in hlmcslf to
make an offort
Enpensy.
This Is what ron ought to hare, In fact, TO,
must hare It, to fully enjoy life. Thousands r
starching; for It dally, and mourning because
they find It not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our people In th
hop that they nay attain this boon. And yet
It may bo bad by all. We guarantee that Elec
tric Bitters, II used according to directions and
the us persisted In, will bring you good diges
tion and oust tb demon dyspepsia and Install
Instead eupepsy. We recommend Eleetrlo Bit.
ters Tor dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver,
stomach and kidneys. Bold at toe. and tl.M per
bottle by Iieber, Druggist,
The Strasbnrg Oatbedrol olook wa bnitt
In 1670 by iBaad Habreoht
nucklen's Arnica Salve.
The BEST Halve In the world for cuta. brusot.
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblains corns and all akin
eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction, or money refunded. Price ja centsnrr
box. 1'or sale by 11 Ell till druggist.
The reslly good man it the itrongott man
in lbs world
What 1 the TJ
Of buying worthless medicines, sad, spend
ing money on quaes: doctors whose pnlr
idea is to gull the pablic? Is it not bettYr
to buy reliable medicine like Sulphur Bit
ters? I think so, as they cured me of ca
tarrh after suffering three year. F. P.
Clark, Manchester
IPhsn yon havo hard work to do, sins
while yon are doleg it.
Orent Discoverers.
What Bell and Edison are to the telephon
and electricity, says the Pittsburg Haws,
Or. Franklin Miles, tbs wellknown special
ist in nervous diseases, Is to tb ntrroas
system and nerve fluid. Among his earner,
ous dlsooverles the BestoraUv Nervs is un.
donbtedly one of the greatest. It Is unsur
passed n nervousness, dyspepsia, beadaebt,
epilepsy, neuralgia, backache, mtlanobPlly,
sleeplwsoMa, ebange of life, eto. For trial
bottles of it may be had of T, D. Thomas
and V. P. Blery. Drnggist. All should
read bis "Hew and Starling Facts for tb
Aulioled.' avery able, inUreeting, attdfloeljr
illustrated book. Free to all.
You oan never become umwnctd without
being thankiul.
Bead tbts paper.
As oar reporter oame along Water Street
last night, shivering with the chill night
air, ana drawing bis overcoat tlgUtlyabont
biru, be thought, "now l the Urn for
oougba and oolds." bnt if poor mortals only
knaw, what a certain core Dr. Ball's Gough
Syrup is, how few would long nrYer, 'and
then it eoU only twsoly.five oent.--8an-duky,
(Ohio) Biglster. ,
Farmer will 'find that Salvation Oil Is, a
sura iwoedy for frosted feet. All dealers
keep It.
Oood manlioiia lh .,. Mr a a.ii.m..
- - - - - w. n BmitiKMif
WhO. fn his BlftAn. MinMU14 n A a,.
r ' mm U V . I a
staosas and set it to muslo.
Instead of "petting off tb old man
1 nan niml irv taAr&za .... m.t.
bios look nlee.
Paonla who am -.Ict-.. ua. ,a i,v, R
- -- - - J avw A.VVA ,W lt.1 A
eOOa BWlDM.lleu- h n InuU. I.
rawing nosey to go to a elrous,