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VOL. XIX.. No 13
Lehighton, Carbon County, Fenna., Fabrnaty 7. 1391.
Single Copies 5 Cents
VfB CALL ATTENTION TO OUR NEW LINES OF
MUSLIN'S,
SHEETINGS
QUILTS,
Blankets,
EMBR0ID1ERIES
and
YAL and TORCHON LACES.
id. mm a sao.
634 Hamilton
(LIMITED)
tiki's, orner, North First Street.
Would Make this Special Announcement
Of the fact that they have bought the finest and mo9t 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 ever
shown in Carbon county, and that
they have marked them at prices that will defy
competition. e extend tyi earnest invitation to all to
come and inspect them whether you want to buy at present or not.
Wo also have n line of Dr. Horner's Cattle and Horse Powders.
GREAT CIO
No wonder there is quick-selling. The
knife goes into prices because we have, an
overabundance of Clothing, from tho cheapest
to the very finest, in mens, boys and children's
suits, storm overcoats, FineKeiseys, ilfeltons,
Chinchillas and Fine Beaver. An accumula
, tion just now, and prices almost one-half. "
Never in the history of selling (7lotiiivg
have we had a more attractive stock to offer,
. and never have we offered to sell at such low
prices as now
Koch & Shankweiler,
Bib Mini ani Largest Cbittt
Hotel Ailen Building. Centre Spuare.
ALLENTOWN, PA.,
mm
KS0PP0S1TE L
FIRST STREET, -
Has just opened an entire new line of
L DIES' FINE DRES "GOOD'S!
Comprising all the very latest 6tyles in White Goods. Sa
teens, Prints, Ginghams,
anoy Dresn f attorns oi
'na low prices.
Groceries, Provisions,
wood and Willowware
Clotha Oassimers, Hats,
made Clothinc: in jrreat variety and at prices with the read.
of all purchasers prices fully as low as the same goods can be
housrht for at any other general store in this vicinity.
Carpets, Oil-cloths, Lamps and Fixtures in great
variety and of best quality at Kock Bottom Prices.
Best quality of Flour and
ame articles can be purchased
A cur load of coarse salt
y been marked down to the
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 stoie
in this cection. Uall and be convinced, ifesp?ctlnlly,
July 82S-71 &.MOS REir-EL.
JOBWOHK
of all
at
ITor Brussels, Ingrain and Good Hag
Carpets, Saxony,
Stocking Yarns,
Brush Mats, call
Excelsior Carpet JWorks,
NORTH FIRST STRBET, LBHIQHTON,
ffj pgftif4fti atteai 5 to
St., Allentown.
f f
n I
Houh la 'tto Mi Valley.
& S. DEPOT,jr
- LEHIGHTON,-Pa
Marseilles, Seersuckers and
me very best qualities at exceed
Crockery ware, Glassware,
ot the best makes at low figure..
Boots, Shoes and Ileadv
Feed at prices lully as low as the
elsewhere.
has just been received the price
very lowest notch.
kinds nicely executed
this othce. Prices low
Germantoyrn and
Carpet Wool, and
at
1h raauufaotura f Bag Carpet
jj J 2 c
Professional & Business Carfls.
W. M. Rapshor,
VTTORNEY iKD COUNSELLOR AT L4.W,
First door above the Mauslon House,
MAUOU CHUNK. .... PENN'A.
teal Estate and Collection Agoncy. Will Buy
nd Roll Ileal Estate. Conveyancing neatly don ).
oiieetions promptly mono, aetiur
nil JMatesnt
lectncnta
u specialty,
May lie consulted In
iiov. as-rl
Knellsli and Oormau
PACKERTON HOTEL,
Midway between Maueh Chunk & TeQlgUton,
Z. It. 0. 1I0M, Proprietor.
PACKERTON, - Vmxi.
fhls well-known Hotel Is ndmirablyrefltted, and
has the best accommodation for permanent and
inslcht boarders. Excellent Tables and the
Mirybest r.iqcinrs. Stablesattaclied. llnn
MANSION HOUGE
Opposite L. St 8. Depot,
DANK STREET, - LEHIGHTON,
0. II, IIOM. rBOPRIETOlt.
I'hts house offers first-class accommodations for
rsnsleut and permanent boarders. It lias been
lewly renttcillu all Its departments, and M Inutt
d In ono or the most picturesque portion- of the
jorougn. Terms moaerute, iW The 1 A It 1
upplled with 'lie choicest Wines, Liquors and
llgurs. Kresli i Ker on Tap. npl lT-yl
O. A. CLAUSS,
Office with Gauss Bros., First street, Leldgbtoti
Fire, Life and Accident
INSURANCE.
Only Frst-class Companies are represented
Information cheerfully furnished. 4-1 y
Ex-Sheriff Rabenold.
334 N. Oth St., - - - - AUGSTOWN.
DENTISTRY,
In all its brandies. Fresh gas always on
hand. The patronage of the peeple Is
solicited. Satisfaction, uarontecd.4-590
DR. J. P. BROWN,
Slaiington, Penna.
Special Treatment given In Diseases of Women.
Specialist In Diseases of Eye, Ear, Ni.se and
Throat.
Catarrh Permanently Cured.
Fine Kramcless Eye Glasses and Spccti cles ad
justed my in patent. umrP-lj
DR. G. T7F0X,
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
it baxoob. bttoadwav h0t7sis. moxkays.
it kaston, Swan Hotkl, Tuesdays.
,vr lir.Tiir.KiiitM, Sun Hotul, Wkdnkpuatb.
VT ALLKSTOWN, KAQI.R HOTEL, THUUHDAT
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Office Flours From 9 a. in. to 4 p. m. Practice
limited to diseases of the
Eye.Ear, Nose &, Throat
fay-Also. Refraction of the Eves or tan adlust
mcnt of glasses.
F. I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
Office opposite tnoopem House.
uanic otreec, xen ijnton, xa.
DENTISTRY in all its branches.
Filling and making artificial dentures a special
ty. Local anesthetics used.
Uas administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH
OUT VAIN.
OFFICE HOURS: From 8 . m., to 12 m from
1 rj. m., to s p. m., irom 7 p. m., 10 a p. in.
Consultations In English or Oerru in
Office Hours at Hazleton Every Saturday.
Oct 15-87 IT
DR.W.E. DANZER,
No. 80 North Wyoming St.J
HAZLETON, PENNA..
Specialist In Diseases ot the
JYB, NOSE AND THROAT
Dr. Danzer will be at, the
Exchange Hotel, Lehigh ton,
4jiecUcles huU Eye Glasses accurately fltted u
reasuiiiiuiu iinues.
7Consultatluii lu Uermau and English.
o Qatarrh,
IS a blood disease Until tno poison la
I expelled from the system, there can
bo no euro for this loathsomo and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective, treatment Is a thorough course
of Aycr's Sarsaparllla the best of all
blood purifiers. The sooner you begin
tho better ; uolay Is dangerous.
" I wna troubled with catarrh for over
two years. I tried various remedies,
nua was treateu oy a numoer ox pnyi
ciaus, but received no benefit until I
began to taue Ayers aarsaparma. a
few bottles of this medicine cured mo of
this troublesome complaint and com.
pletely restored my health." Jesse II.
Boggs, Holman's Mills, N. O.
1 "When Ayer's Sarsaparllla was rec
ommended to me for catarrh, I was In
cllned to doubt Its eftlcacy. Having
tried so many remedies, with little ben
efit, I hnd no faith that anything would
cure me. I became emaciated from loss
ot appottto and Impaired digestion. I
had nearly lost the sense of smoll, and
my system was badly derunecd. I was
about discouraged, when a frlcud urged
me to try Ayer's Sarsaparllla, nnd re
ferred ma to persons whom it had eured
of cntarrh. After taking halt a dozen
tmttlBs nf this medicine. I am convinced
thnt tho only wire woy of treating this
obstinate dtoease Is through the blood."
Charles n. Malouey, 113 ltlver St.,
Lowell, Mass.
yers
rnzrinED bt
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mais,
l rUt $1 ; Ii bottlM, ft5. Worth 5 a bottlfc
Have yon read the Advocater
4. S. Rabonold, D. D. S.,
sea OTTKJI t Over J. TV. Raudeatratb'
Ufuor Store,
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rltboutValn. Oas ailml:ilatrud when runiiMtetl
Ofltoe Days WEDNESDAY of eaeh wolc.
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Jim vrarlo qualltlM ira owupuwl, actui
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THE IIAUNTED nOUSE.
In tho fall of 180G I was living In
Philftdclpkin, occupying bachelor's
fluartors, bnt congratulatinc mysolf
upon tho fact that toy bonrdiiiR-houso
o.xistonoo would soon bo changed into
living in a homo. Tho partner of my
Joys, who was to occupy that homo
with mo, was a young lady bora In
tho city of Penn, whom it is not necos
ary to dosoribo, as sho is now looking
over my shoulder at tbo linos I run
writing.
Wo woro to bo marriod tho day
after Christmas, and tho wedding was
to be a double ono, for my old fnond,
Fred Doolittlo, was to marry tho ids
tor of my Ella.
Whore was tho homo to be located ?
This wns tho question I was trying to
answer a, tho time of which I am
wilting. I did rot want to rent. I
wanted tho home to bo our hqmo by
title as woll ns by occupancy. I had
a fow thousands of dollars, but not
enough to buy in tho city in a good
neighborhood. We that is, Ellit nnd
I had talked tho raattor over and con
cluded wo could bo very happy in a
modest homo with a couplo of acres
of ground attached, and not more than
on hour's rido by cars from the city.
Evory day for sovoral weeks I I lokcd
for such a place. I read tho cl jsoly
printod columns of tho Lodger under)
tho head of "Ileal Estate for Male,"
but saw nothing I thought would suit
us, until ono Friday I read a glowing
description of tho voryN placis wo
wanted only the house was 'arger
than necessary and I was greatly sur
prised at its cheapness. Tho adver
tisement referred lor further particu
lars to Mr. Smalls, on Walnut f.troet,
near Fourth.
I at onco went to Mr. Small's ofllco,
and learned ho had gono out rt few
minutes before I called. I made my
business known to a tall clerk in
chargo, who seemed to smilo when I
mentioned tho houso, and said : " I
am very sorry, but Mr. Smalls has
gono out to snow a houso to n cus
tomer, and tho keys to tho houf o you
wont to sco aro in tho bunch whh tho
ones ho has taken."
"I want to seo tho house to--lay if
possible," I answered. "A train will
start in an hour, and I would llko to
go by it."
"If you aro very anxious," implied
tho clerk with a very apparent grin,
" I think you can get tho baclc-door
koy from tho owner, who lives out
Arch street, almost on your v. ay to
tho station."
"I got tho owner's nsmio aid ad
dress, and entering the first passing
car, rode out to Twentieth strcot, and
then walked throo squares to Arch,
and ringing tho boll at tho proper num
ber, was shown into a handsomoly
furnished drawing-room, wheio tno
owner of tho houso soon entered.
When I statod my business, ho smiled
as tho clerk had dono, and raked :
"Do you think you would liko tho
houso V"
"If it is according to the descrip
tion, I think I will," I answered.
"Ilavo you heard anything about
it?"
" Nothing but what tho nanor savs."
" Then I may as well bo frank wilh
you," ho said, " and tell you tho houso
has tho name of being haunted."
I didn't liko tho idea of livintr in a
haunted bouse, for I wanted to enjoy
my wifo's society without ghostly in
terference But I was not a bollover
in spirits, and accounted fori all the so
called manifestations as the theory of
simple montal action on tho part of
tho person affected. Besides, think
ing it would be 6porfc to show the
owner how foolish and unfoundsd was
tho belief that the house was haunted,
I at onoo answered ! " I don't boliovo
it."
"All rieht." said the cenlleman.
'hero aro tho keys. You rr,av co
and sleep a night or two in tho house
If you wish. There are two chambers
providod with beds, ono on tho second
and tho olher on the third floor.
Take your ohoico."
I didn't hesitate, and took tho kevs.
Why should I fear ghosts? There
woro no sucn tumgs, ana i leit 1 was
a match for any ono who might at
tempt to play ghost. In fact, I rather
prided mysolf on my physical dovclop-
mont, ana i was considered as bravo
as tho ordinary man.
As'somo preparation was necessary,
I abandoned tho idea of taking the
next train, and concluded to wait until
0 o'clock in tho ovoning. When that
hour camo I was in tho cars, with
gomo matches, candles and two re
volvers in my pockets and a heavy
cudgel in my hand. If thoro was any
ono aijont the houso anxious to play
ghost, I proposed giving him (he op
poitnnlty of being ono in earnest. I
had calculated on being at tho haunted
houso at 7 o'clock, but on account qf
a delay, caused by a derailed freight
train, it was two hours past that time
wheu I reached tho station. I had
but a quarter of a milo to walk, and,
after being directed by tho station-
master, vno looKea suspiciously at
tho cudgel, I started off at n brisk
pace, and in loss than four minutes
camo to a houso which stood among
the trees, three rods from tho road.
As I saw a light in ono of the win
dows, I thought it could not bo tho
houso I wanted, and walked to tho
adjoining dwolling, a fow hundred
feet fnither on, which was perfectly
dark. There was nothing suspicious
looking about tho place, and I at onco
went to tho back door and inserted
the koy, whioh did not nppoar to fit
very well, wane i was at woric witn
tho key in ono hand and the knob in
tho other, an upper window, imme
diately over my head, was opened
ana a wnite nguro appeared, i
stepped back, and drawing a revolvor,
said : " Yon needn't play ghost with
mo. Uomo down hero or l will lire."
The answer was a soream. un
earthly, but not ghostly, soundintr
very much as if it camo from tho
throat of o mortal woman. Tho
scream was followed by the opening
of two othor windows, and two more
white figures appeared. I thought it
was a very gooa nignt inr ghosts i
when it occurred to me that I might
have made a mistake, particularly
when one of (he figures 1bt1U r gun
wor the window-sill and asked t
"What do yon want?"
"Isn't thi Sir. Pinknej's hme?"
I said.
"No, it is not," unawarod ftp holder
of the fin.
"Then 1 have madf .i mistake," I
HlghAH of all In Leavening Power.
ABSOUUTECif PURE
. "I think you have," snld the thiid
figuro, with a malo voice.
" Oftn you direct mo to Mr. Pink
nay's houso," I asked.
" It is there to your right," snirl tho
ono with tho gun.
"I thought his houso was vncanti,
and I saw a light thoro as I passed,"
was my answer.
. " You will find plenty of things
thoro besides lights,' replied tho samo
voice.
"Aro thero ghosts thoro?" I nsked.
" Go there, and you will find out,"
said tho female vofoo.
"Are you thinking of buying?"
askod tho ono with tho gun.
" Yos," I said.
"You aro weloomo to it, for I
wouldn't stay in tho house an hour
for it," was tho answor, and down
wont tho windows.
I Started towavrln f lin linnnfml V,
Tho light worried me, for I had sure'y J
ouou oiiu. uut wnati uo gnosis want
with lights? I asked mysolf, and oo i
oludod I must havo made a mistake.
Before ontering I look tho prtvnution
to walk entirely around the houso,
but could seo no light or anvthing
olso suspicious. Tho koy fitted tho
lock, and I stepped into tho hall nnd
listened. Not a sound wns heard or
tho sign of a ghost to be seen. I
lighted a candle and looked about.
A fooling of loneliness camo over me,
aud I wished for company. There
seemed to bo a groat many dark cor
ners; nnd as I uirnod my oyes up tho
stairway I appeared to bo looking
from tho bottom of a doep well. I
ascended tho stairs, trying to mako no
noise, but thero was not a silent boai d
to tread on, and a croak which startled
mo was given out at each stop. I
thought I hoard a sound, as of tho
lighting of a match. Thou an tiro
sistiblo impulse seemed to bo hurrv
tie mo on, though tho prospect of
dark hallways and open doors was not
inviting. I said half aloud, "Doi.'t
bo a fool," and walked bravely into
tho first room I camo to. I cloied tho
door quiokly and turned the key.
I put tho candle on a tablo.and my
self in a chair, and took a view of tJio
room. It was furnished with a chair,
table, bed, a door and window. J
walked to tho window and tanked
through tho panes. Tho trees, stand
ing in their own doep shade, were
faintly visible, and tho neater -onus
dimly lighted by tho ilamo of my lone
candle. As I glanced upward my
light was seen among tho loavo;. hiph
abovo my window. I moved so as I o
intercept tho light from my candl.3,
but tho uppor branches still shono.
What was it? I raised the sash and
looked out. Thoro was a window
abovo my head, and coming from it
1 couia see a lnint light. I drew in
my head to meditate, and distinctly
heard (ho window abovo mo minn. T
closed mine and wont to tho door to
nsirn. l heard a muUled footfall on
tho stairs, and all tho stories I had
heard of walking ghosts flashed
through my mind. Stop after step
tho sound-camo nearer, and I strained
my ears to catch every noise. Sud
denly tho loud ringing ot bells was
heard through tho houso, nnd the
sound of tho step3 ceased. All was
silent for a moment, and I began to
think I was foolish in coming to tho .
house. While listening for outside
noises a cold chill took possession of
my fiamo at tho sound of a vnlco in
tho room, seemingly within a few fcot
of mc. It was a deep, muffled voire,
and in measured accents it said :
"Blood! blood! blood!" I adroit I
was unnerved. My revolver wns in
my nana, out thero was nothing to
shoot at. I was about to open the
door when I heard tho stops again.
I stooped and looked throuch the kev-
holo. Horrors! I distinctly saw an
oyo looking into mine, and again tho
oeiis rang.
I started back, and stood in the mi 1
dlo of the room. Thoro camo a lo.id
noiso from bolow, whv-h sounded a? if
heavy bodies wero falling, and (!o
entiro houso shook. This was Al
lowed by the sound of hurrying ftot.
in tho hall outsido of my door, and
again all was quiet. I know I didn't
beliovo in ghosts, yet I wished I was
at home in my own comfortable bod.
I conoluded the house would nover
suit Ella. During tho silenco I gath
ered my senses. I had como to dis
cover tho ghosts, whioh I surely could
not do by locking myself in a room;
yet I had no great dosiro to wander
about tho houso. Was my courage
failing mo? I couldn't admit it. I
determined on a bold stop. I took up
my candle and bravely opened the
door. A gust of wind blew out my
light, tho bells rang, and tho cry of
" blood I" sounded through tho house.
I jumped into my room and closed tho
door. I was in darkness. My candle
had fallen to tho floor, nnd several
minutes woro consumed in finding it.
While I was groping about tho floor,
and at tho moment I placod my hand
on tho candle tho blast of a horn
sounded in tho room and apparently
within a few inches of my head. My
hand trembled a littlo as I lighted the
candle and looked about mo. Thero
was no apparent cause for tho sound
of the horn. I lighted a second can
dle and placed it on the tablo.
Again I opened tho door and stopped
into tho hall, whioh appeared lighter
than I knew my candle could make it.
I looked about, and saw thero wa, a
lignt on tho floor abovo, and It was
moving. I stood motionless. The
light appeared to be ooming near the
odgo of tho stairway directly over
whore I was. Then I saw what looked
like a shooting star coming touaixU
mo, and a candle fell at my fee.
picked it up. It was liko tho ordinnrj .
candle. Where did 'it come from?
I was determined to know. Without
hesitating I walked to the landing
above. Nothing was to be seen. I
went to the door of the roun imiiv
diately abovthe one I had left, and
listened. Tho door opened and 1
stood face to faoe with Fred Dcx, lit
tle. " Ben I"
" Fred I"
" Is that you ?" we both asked.
" What does this mean ?" I inq.iird.
" Thai's what I want to know," miid
Fred.
When I told him about my coming
lo the house he bunt out laughiug
and uid : " It is too funny. I saw
the advertisement, went to get the
key. and was told the house wm
haunted. Like you I didn't bolieve
it, so out I camo ta investigate the
spirits."
'And here we have been dodging
about, each taking the other fur a
gboet," I said.
"I think we are two rather snb-
tj. S, Gov't Report, Auk. n, :88c,
1 Baking
1 w
rowaer
stnntinl ghosts," answered Fred,
but-"
Ho was interrupted by the ringinc
of the bells and the ory of "bloodl"
Wo looked at eaoh other.
"What's that?" I-asked.
"Ghosts, suro onough,'' nnsnerod
Frod.
" Como," I said, "let us investigate
thoso noises. If thoy aro mado by
spirits of tho departed, I want to
know it.
Down the stairs wo went to tho
room I had loft, and, as we entered,
the cry of " blood !" sounded again in
our ears.
" Thoro," said Fred, pointing to tho
mouth of a speaking-tube in the wall,
" is where the sound camo from. Let
us go below and oxamino tho other
end,"
When wo reaohod the lowor hall wo
plainly saw tho front door close nnd
hoard a koy turn in tho lock. Fred
oponed it again with his key and wo
stepped out aud listened. Wo hoard
voices around tho oornor of the poroh,
not twenty foot away, and I at onco
recognized thorn as belonging to tho
men who talked to me from tho win
dow of the next houso. Tho one who
had aimed the gun said: "John, I
don't beljeve ho will buy tho house."
" I think not," nnswoi-ed John : " I
guess old Pinkney will soon sell it to
you nt your, cwn pneo."
" If ho don't," said tho othor, " ho
won't sell it to any ono. I want tho
land to squato out my ton acres, and
am going to havo it. Dome, let us
raiso somo more racket and then wo'll
go to bed."
Thoy turned tho cornor and ran into
our arms. In a second I had John
down, while Fred had tho other firm
by tho throat.
"Who aro you?" asked Fred.
" Don't choko mo," was tho answer.
"Lotrme up."
" Not until you say who you aro and
what you aro doing hero," said Fred,
in a determined Voice.
" I livo next door," hoarsely replied
tho half-chokod man. My namo is
Peter Marks."
"What aro you doing hero?" I
asked.
"Trying to frighten you, so you
would not buy the placo," answered
John.
Wo thought tho promises wero rid
of ghosts, and' concluded lo let tho
men go, which thoy woro very glad
to do. Tho houso was not haunted
after that night. I bought it, and
am writing these linos within its walls,
with my littlo family about mo. Fred
bought tho Marks' property next door
at a bargain, for the owners woro glad
to get rid of it and leave tho neigh
borhood after their failure at playing
ghost. Ilarry 0. Fulton, in the Chi
cago Nows.
llnwnro of the linn Who Whittle.
"Do not trado horsos with a man
who whittles," said a shrowd Yankee
recently. " If vou do." went on tho
sago, "you will probably bo imposed
upon.
" This whittling habit of tho Ameri
can pooplo is a curious thing. Who
is there who doesn't whittle? Who
is thoro who doesn't find a quiet satis
faction in aimlessly slicing shavings
oil a soft pino stick ? Tho boy takes
to whittling from his earliest infancy.
To buy a" boy a Jack-kn'ifo is to mako
him happy, about as absolutely hapc.y
as ho can over hopo to bo in this
world. If I had a bor and he didn't
carve tho piano-logs with bis now
knife, n ho aidn't sorntoh his initials
on tho mantlo-shelf, if ho didn't out,
hack, and mar tho family furnituro a
dozon times a wee c, 1 should call in
the doctor, for I don't boliovo such an
unusually good boy could ho healthy.
"As men aro merely children of a
larger growth, thoy oling to tho pro
pensities of the early days. Henco
thoy whittle. Hence thoy often find
relief by tapping tho table with thoir
fingers. Honco thoy likewiso whittle.
The man who whittles is usually your
thoughtful person. Thero is some
thing on his mind, and whilo the shav
ings aro sliding away hoforo tho
sharp knifo blade, tho mind is like
wiso playing havoo with somo prob
lem. Whittling is a mild stimulant,
like a fino cigar, quieting tho nerves
and composing tho mind. A man
whittles for tno same reason that a
woman rattles tho dishes moro than
is really necessary to oaso her mind.
If you trade horsos with a man who
whittles, or who keeps on whittling
whilo ho is making tho prospoctivo
bargain, you will como out at tho
short ond. IIo will got tho better of
you every time."
At this point tho quaint philosopher
of whittling mechanically pulled out
his jack-knifo and began aimlossly
shaving away on a stray toothpick.
Tho Tinman lar.
Few peoplo realizo what a wonder
fully dolicate structure tho human ear
really is. That which we ordinarily
designate so is, after all, only tho mere
outer' porch of a series of winding pas
sages which, like tho lobbicw of a
great building, lead from the world
without to tho world within.
Certain of theso passages aro full
of liquid, and their membrane aro
stretched like parchment curtains
across the corridor at different places,
and cnu be tin own into vibration or
made to tremble like the head of a
drum or the surface of a tambourino
does when strurk with a stick or with
the fingers. Between two of these
parchment like curtains a chain of
very small bonos extends, which
serves to tighten or relax theso mem
branes and to communionte vibrations
to them. In tho innermost plaoe of
all a row of white threads, onlled
nerves, stretch like the string, of a
piano fioin the last point to whioh the
tremblings or tlirilllngs reach , and
pass inward to the brain. A wonder
ful piece of mechanism indeed !
A t;o!Arl UlervyiiiHn .in London.
The Rev. Dr. H A. Monroe, tliu well
known colored olerffynian of New -York
city, recently visited some nf the slums
ot London. "I did wish a hundred
times, " he says, "that I could have taken
that walk aud the one 1 teok tli6 tiny
after through Seven Diale nnd White
clmpel in company with soma of OUT
negro haters, in order that they might be
confirmed in their couoxited opinion of
tlie Anglo-Saxon. The negro slave hi
hi darkest hour had more decency,
more regard for religion, more desire to
rice iuto something better than you can
aver inetill into the miserable drunken
understrata ot that gieat oitr. It may
be vi oil enough stauding in Hyde Park
and watching the splendid whirl of
fathion and pride around you to talk
about the pioud position of the British
nation, but wlint ) the icreat majority
the millions that ere groveling In filth,
nuvoitr. and drunkenutw like Bwioaf"
Krrltlei Koilrlll.
The rats arc reeklewl.v roaming
around the rustic regions of Ferrari,
Ite'v, consuming the harvest before it
is gathered and making the prospect
for the formers peculiorlj dismal. In
some places the peasantry have taken
to eating thu rodont, and have foimd
them very exrelient food. Damages
mounting to Hii,00u ne reported
Irom aae (tistriot.
to nrr.r cmr.nnnN nnAi.Tiiv.
Itnlfi IVhleli II Will He Well for Mnlhr
to Heart nnd Follow.
Twice, or even threo times a day, In
very hot woather, tho wholo surfuoe of
the body should bo sponged with water
nt n tamperaturo of 60 degrees F. and
after dried with gentlo rubbing. Tho
brnoing offset of thoso baths Is groatly
itiorcas'id by tho addition of rock salt or
concent rntod seawntor. Care idionld bo
token to wot the child's head first, find
to seo tint it is not in a current of nir.
The following rules being a portion of
thoso recommended by the Obatolriool
Society Of Philadelphia, and published
by tho board of health of this city are
concise ond worthy of quotaliod:
Rule 1 Batho tho child onco a day in
lulto warm water. If it be foeblo, spongo
It nil ovor tv, ice a day with luko norm
water nnd vinegar.
Rule 2 Avoid oil tight bandaging.
Have light flnnnol as the innor garment,
and the rest of the clothing light and
cool, nnd so loose that tho ohild may
have free play for its limbs. At night
undress it, spongo It, and put on n slip.
In tho morning removo tho slip, batho
the child, and dress it in clean clothes.
If this can not bo afforded, thoroughly
air tho day clothing by hanging it up
during tho night. Use clean diapers,
and chaugo thorn often. Never dry a
soiled one in the roo.n in which tho child
is, and never uso o e for tho second timo
witiiout first washing it
Rule- 8 Tho child should sloep by
itself in a cot or cradle.' It should bo
put" to bed at rogulnr hours, and bo
taught to go to sleep without being
nursed in tho arms. Without the advice
of a physician novor give it any spirit,
cordials, carminative, soothing sirups,
orsleoplng drops. Thousands of chil
dren die ovory year from the use of
theso poisons. If tho child frets and
does not sleep, it is olthor hungry or else
ill; it neods a physician, Never qulot it
by candy or by cakoj thoy are common
causes of diarrhoea.
Rule 4 Give the child plenty of fresh
air. In the cool of the morning and
early evoniug have it out doon for n
littlo; take it ti tit shady sido of brond
streets, to tho public squares, to the park,
or mako frequent excursions on the riv
ers. Whenever it seems to suffer from
boat, let it drink froely of wator which
has been boiled and cooled by ice. Keep
it out of the room in which washing or
cooking is going on, It Is excessive heat
that destroys tho Uvea of young infante.
Rule 0 Keep your house sweet and
clesu, cool, and woll aired. In very
hot weather lot t'.e window be open
day and night. Do your cooking in tho
yard;1 in a shed, in the garret, or in an
upper room. Whitewash the walls
evory spring, nnd see that tho collar is
clear of all rubbish. Lot uo slops col
lect to poison tho nir. Correct all foul
stnolls by pouring chloride of limo into
siuks and privio. Mako every effort
yourself, aud urgo your neighbors to
keep the gutters of your street or of
your court clean.
Should an infnut be attacked with
summer diarrhoea the prompt attention
of a physiciau is imperative, and since
these articles are intended to point out
the methods of preventing tho ills ot
the "secoud summer" rather than of
curing them, I shall avoid entirely tho
therapeutical aspect of the subject.
Ladies' Homa Journal
Lord CTolteley on the Ohlneio.
I found that Lord Wolseley fully
shared General Gordon's belief in the
latent possibilities of tho Chinesa "The
Chinese," be said, "aie the coming
nation. The Chinese will, I thiuk, over
run the world. The battle of Armaged
don will take place between the Chinese
and the English speaking races. There
will be, 1 assume, another war between
France and Germany, nnd it will ba
about tho bloodiest wnr or series of wars
which we hare seen in Europe. But,
some day, a gient general or, lawgiver,
will nrtso in China, and the Chinese,
who have been motionless for threo
conti vies, "ill begin to progress. They
will tako to the profession of arms, and
then thoy " ill hurl themselves upon the
Russian en-pire. Before the Chinese
am ies ns they possos every military
virtue, nie stolidly indifferent to death,
and capable of inexhaustible endurance
the Rus inns will go down. Then tho
Chinese nimlei will inarch westward.
They will overrun India, sweeping us
into the sen. Asia will belong to thorn,
and then, nt last, English, Americans,
Auntrxlinns, will liav to rally for a last
dopvrute conflict. So cortain do I ro
gard this that I think one fixed point of
our policy should he to strain every
nerve nnd make erery sacrifice to keep
on good terms with Chiua China is
the ooming power. Those people in
telligent, active, ingenious; so industri
ous thnt at l'J o'cloak at night you can
hear tho hoiiunvr of tho smith In the
forge have, for the last threo hundred
years, been ruled by the simple method
of liaviiii; all' the more active, cnpablo,
and progressive heads shorn off by their
Tartar rulers; that is a simple literal
fact. The government of China has
been carried on hy the method of cut
ting oif every head of more tlian aver
age intelligence, activity, nnd energy.
Vou hare no idwi of the masiacre that
were carried on as part of the regular
go eminent of the country. When
Commissioner Leh was nuked whether
it true that he had, iu three years,
behwdod tW.WO iun he replied, 'Oh,
surely many more than thai I' So long
its tlii aystem prevails Chinese progress
is impossible. But these rude Tartnrs
ill not always be able to oontrol the
nation. Another Mosea might olmnge
It, or a Mohammed, or a Napoleon. The
wholo system very nearly went under 80
yours ago wheu Gordon saved the empire.
From the point of view of humanity, Gor
don did right, but the case was by no
means so clear as ouia people Imagine.
The Taeptngg very neaily overthrew the
Tartar dynasty. Their chief not only
deolared that he was a Christian, but
always styles himself iu his proclama
tion as' the Uterine Brother of Jesus
Chriit, and wat a progressive ruler. He
abolished opium smoking, and showed
biniself in many respects in advance of
the government But there were no
oonstrnotive eapaoities In the Taepings.
They destroyed every plaoe over whlqh
they passed, like a crowd of loousts. I
was seat to Nankin, and from there to
Hankow, GOO miles up the Yang-tee-Ki
' l. 1.- f..rA..Mt - (
the rebellion, so that the BriHth govern
ment might be better able to decide
which aide to support "
Big vamplie are a plants tc
Drosso, BmbII, They atteak cattle at
night, bite through tbe tough hides, and
suck the blood.
One of tbe pensioners of tbe war of
1812, in Haifte, was not bom until nearly
a year attec tr late bujband had served
la that was,
What a Cliane
II wrought in ptople who suffer from
rh-imil-un when they take Hood's Sarsa
parllla. The acidity of Ihe bload, which
osusn Ihe disease, la BoMrallzsd, ths blood
is notified and vitalized, the aoblRg joints
and limbs n st easily aud qnletlr, aud
'eebog t srreno health is Imparted. Hood's
Aurk.innrillA lm nM.mi,l!l,,t r..
thoneimUs "snbject to tbanmatliro. Try It
yourself.
If a girl knows sbs is protty.il is not baeaa
,nv otnui girl tells her so.
Kverr ITome Khoold nT t. (
It Is not nlivars convenient In eill k i,rili.u
lor every littlo aliment. Having KelFIatfort
In tho .fique you have a I'liysIclsnTuwayrat
liandj It k lis Ithcuniatlsni, Ncuralila,, Burns,
Bruises and all Aches and rains, ftlc SsTetiT
There are few thlnts In lire ot which we
be certain, but this Is one ot them, run-Tina
Cotish and Coinumptlon Cure has nn euonuor
Colds, Couglu nnd (-oiisilmptloa. ITIee as
TO cents at! nomas' Drue store.
A cirl annrecijiln4n Irlnvwhan , niltAld
enongb -to know she sbe ought not to.
Oh, What n Connh.
Will yon heed tho warning. The slsraal
perhaps of the suro approach of that more
terrible disease. Consutnntion. Ask Youn
selves if you can afford for the aie of sav
ing 50 cents, to ran the risk and do noth
ing for it. Wo know from experience tllit
Slnloh'e Core will cure your cough.. -jU
never fails. This exnlains whv more than
a Million BottUs were cold the past year.
ii relieves croup ana wnooping couck. at
once. Mothers do not be withont it. For
lamo back, side, or chest, use Bhlloh's
rnrous blaster. Hold at iSierv or Thom
urug store. l
An nnsaccessmlfiinerman's mottorThr
sreas good fish in the maritt ss ever wei
caught."
If Yon hnd a Friend
About to Visit BOmn apntlnn nf i-mintr wltrA
malarial disease cither In the form of chtllselia
fover or bilious remittent Was particularly ru.
guard, Uo9tettcr's Stomach Bitters, knowa
throughout malaria nLimpd relrm. Iiak ana
tn other countries, as the surest means bt iw
uiuiuiK uiv iiiittsiiiuuu scourge, aDaTUDunurrt
of its fell destructive Influence. Kt only does
It fortify the system by Increasing Its stamina,
but overcomes trrecularlty of dlsgestlon, to
liver and the ben els, and counteracts thsua'
favorable effects otorcr-exertlon, bodily an
mental exposure In rouirh weather, or occupa
tion too sedentary or laborious, loss of appetite
and excessive nervousness. The functions' of
alimentation, bilious secretion and sleep bare
In It a most powerful and reliable auxlllarr.
Tbo maiden. "Olade, dear hold ,th' wa
berolla more over me, or ia the ptopls'H
thluk we're married."
Somo Foolish Teopl
Allow a cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say,
" Oh, it will wear away, bat in most cases
it wears them away. Could (her ba in
duced to try the successful medicine called
Kemp's BaHamr which is sold en a positiver
truaranteo to cure, they wootd immediately
see the excellent eflect after takinir the first
dose. Price 60o and $1.00. Trial tliVfrW.
At all druggists.
Mrs. .Tones: "Don't trouble to ass ma te
the door, Mrs. Smith," Mrs. 8ml tb: "He
trouble -quite a pleasure I assure your' '
If Snfferers from Consumption
Coughs and Colds will try Pan-Tln&'Coogh and
Consumption Cure, theywlll Jlnd quick relief
and permanent benefit. The medical profeislc
declare It n remedy of the highest vainer Try
it. Price 23 and so cents. Trial bottle rreeV
t A large proportion of the diseases which eauts
human suffering result from derangement ol Mis
stomach, bowels and liver. Dr" Lee's T.ttfcr
Itegnlator removes all these troubles, TrlsJ
bottles free at Thomas' Drue Store. "
Never judge a man by the nmberella ba
carries; he may have just left an, bid cotton
one for it at tbe restnnnt he last patronized.
Enpepsy.
This is what you ought to hars. In fact, yon
must have It, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are
searching tor It dally, and mourning boot
they find It not. Thouiandi upon tbodsaats, of
dollars are spent annually by our pebnli'(ip.'ih
hops that they may attain this boon. And y
It may be bsd by all. Wa goarantss thkt'Else
trlc Bitters, II used according to directions tot
the use persisted In, will bring yen gaeddlgts
tlon and oust the demon dyspepsia aodlnsUlt
Instead eupepsy. We recommend Eleotrla let
ters for dyspepsia and all diseases otthb liver,
stomach and kidneys. Sold at Cos. and f 1.N ft
bottle by Iiebcr, Druggist.
"Yon asy ' our husband la a great whis
tler?'' "Y-h, indeed; you ougnt to bear hits
some times wben my milliner's 'bill eoross
homo."
Dncklen's Arnica Salve.
The BEST Salve In the world for cuts, brutes,
sores, ulcers, salt sheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblains corns and all jktn
eruptions, aud positively cures plies, or no pay
required. It Is guaranteed to give perfeetlitu
faction, or money refunded. Price 23 ceotsper
box. l'or sale by HKBF.lt drup.'Ut,
Landlord (to departing gnesl): "J trait I
may rely npou your, recommeudiDR nr
aablisbment?" Gnest: "I don't happen to
have nt this moment a raotu! sosmy in this
VVliat Is the Um
Of buying worthless medicines, and spend
ing money on quacic doctors whose only
idea is to gull the public? Is It not bsttsr
to buy reliable medicine like ulpBurTBIt
ters? I think so, as they cured, nit 'it ca
tarrh after buffering three years. F. P.
Clark, Manchester
Patlsnt. i'batmadlcTue you" gave m for
my oold, doctor, cared me entixelj.'1 DoV
tor (in surprise: 'Did ll? JKsll, bUmtfd
if I dou't believe I'll try it myself, I 6111
get rid of mine."
The Worlds Fair.
The excitement caused hv this great ejent
is scarcely equalled by that produced by tfie
great dbeovery of Dr. Milw tbC'Retorii.
live Nertlne. It speedily cures ssrvbut
prostration, change of life, fain, dbllnes
and confus fun in bead, fits. alefplcses,th
the blues, neuialgia, paljiiislio'n, tn'oothly
pain, etc. C. W. Snow & Co., of Syracuse.,
N' Y., Tnlbott and Moss, of Qreensborsr,
lod., and A. W. Blackburn, of Wooatw, O
any that ''The Nervine sella better than any
thing we ever sold.and givesnoiymil satis
faction.'' Dr. Miles' new illustrated treatise
on the Nerves nnd Heart and trial bottle
freat T. B. Thomas and W. F- Biery,
Drug Store.
Firing Riok. Mrs. Shoddy (lotlaly): It
there wire any geollsmiw (rj thUoar One of
ibem would give a lady i,seat.i QM,enlf.
mat: "II a lady abould enter,' iprobsMr
soms of tbem would. " -7 c-.
Always keep tbe bottle bsndy,
Do uot place it out orslght.
For it cores oar little Andy,
Who Is coughing day sod night.
Dr. BnHaDonRh Byrup.
Veui I Vldi ! Viol ! This Kali. ftf-SfJ,'
tlon Oil tor it copqnsr tbe worst easai ef
rbsematism and nenralglsv at oof;, fries
only Keeets a bottle. ' '
Besot Itlsh railway-station. Potter (In
a valuable bnt dreary monoone)i"Th balf-peaht-nlne
o'clock train won't atari to-'Blgbt
till tin o'elook, and there'll ba no teM fist
tralnl-
It wa once atipposwi that scrofula could
net be eradicated freeuhe system; bat the
marvelous Jesuit producfd by tweef
yer's Seraaparilla disprove this Ihsery
The msoo is, this BKlieis lteal
powerful blood-purifier tt ditroTir 4