S2T"IV0tt wetnf apaper that ownt
felaniHan'C afraid to Ml the
new; that beltetea in public
morality, and the enforcement 0
(Ae laws agatntt malffacton; that
has opinions, and Un't afraid to
express them, get THE CARBON
ADVOCATE.
fflf-Ar you a suhteriler to the
paper yu are now reartlnpf If not.
it will ol you 6ut $lor52 wet'
to Veiome one, and f en 1ou "
(!I vour netyWor that you will
ntUhtr borrov nor lend.
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live."
$1.26 when not paid in Advance.
VOL XIX., No 32
Lohighton, Carbon County, Ponna., Juno 20 1891,
Single Copies 5 Cents
Spring and S
NOW ON DISPLAY AT
MISS ALVMIA OR AVE
Millinery Emporium.
I ho
see
:veryi
sony is uuning rneesi
Our's Remain the Same i
-Don't Buy Until You See Our Goods
and Compare Prices!
One day time clocks, 60c, 75c, and up to $2.50.
One day alarm clocks, 80c, $1.00 and up to $3.50.
JL'htdav clocks from $3.00 up to $10.00.
American Lever Ifntchcs
We don't make a " blow "
need to " cut " for the eimplo reason that our prices are now as
low if not lower than those of other Jewelers in this town or in
v vmpni-. nnr invitation : Come and see us and
pxam'ine our goods and lenrn prices
The Reliable Jeweler,
j pii.iM'Wl,y'.L'.Jr:mlJtJI-JLt."l tT"" AW t .' "
The Warm Weather
Makes it Quite
Riph Tpp. Ofitim. Fresh Soda Water &
Good Milk Shake.
rl Vnstivals
yery lowest prices.
""
Confections, Fruits and Groceries.
. -v .
Toys, Games and
In this line wo have everything
ways the
S1LTERWARE
fins line
f VV'4 V MWMW m' V
have all the new effppts it te lowest prices.
BEN K OULTON3
ICE CREAM, SODA WATER, MILK SHAKE, CON
FECTIONS AND FRUITS.
WK AKE now nicely locsted In our new store room and with
Increased facilities and conveiilstic.es are bettor than ever pro
pared to cater to tho public. We extend an earnest Invl'atlon
(0 Hie people to call and seo us at our handsome new &tore.
m ma r . i
To nraiim ana uonieaiianHi iiiiiirnmmuiPMHud weddiin utrtiesutn
linromntlv supplied at the yery lowest nrce.
prleti. We fnrnsl all paT0r ol (Jreaia in auy quanuiy v suun uuuee.
FINE SILVERWARE, WATCHES AND BEAUTI
FUL JEWELRY.
VJJ CARRY as line aud as complete a lino of tlie abovo roods
at can bo found In any Jewelry Sloro In Carbon county. We
have all tho newest novelties and tlio prlpei rip the very law
let. S"Come and tee ns bcfnro you buy.
AH the Yery Latest Novelties in
Chas. H. Wusbaum,
BRIDGE STREET, TTEISSPORT,
SUMMER UNDERWEAR.
yT0 have opened up a very njee line of Seasonable
Underwear in
Ladies, Misses, Childrens and Gents,
Ladies A'ests, IJJcU eaoh or two
frk, -2oo, 4oo nnd 50c These gooth arc actually worth double
tlie money nnu cant uu uxueueu. ucius uuuu ouiim,
46c, 50c Low values not to be matched in town
Mitts for Ladies and Misses
In Black ami Fancy Colors at
more nnd can't he matched in town at the price.
Hosiery
AF r(d.i!'8, Misses, Children and Gpn'S it lowest prices
iJtggDon't forgpt our 5 and
OBBRT'S BLOCK.
Adam's Express Company.
r Millinery
umms
Tlie styles arc the newest on
market Kvcrv plice was
carefully searched for the newest
idrw and handsomest efFects in our
line, andVjir;l($lSni;e that our
new spring ami Summer stock rep
resent the cream ol the host. IKc
cordially invito you to come and
us. e caininc our jrooils and
learn prices.
from 5.00 up to $50 and $60
about low prices and we have no
before buying elsewhere
Seasonable for
sunnlied with Ice Cream at the
-a .(kT HT 1 I I
tlie lNew iNoveicies.
that is new. Uur prices are at
very lowest.
AND JEWELRY.
of silverware and iewelry. We
Iii TlaL'ill or Whiileu.la lots, l'iciiio and fas
Don't buy elsewhere. untl you call nnd learn our
oys
PA.
for 33ots. Something hotter at
25c and .50c. Thoy are worth
10 mt Counter. Hare Bargains,
i Best and Purest Medicinels
EVER MADE. 19
MdrlvethoHumorfromymirl 19
KByetcm, and mako your skin I
L'imples nnu jjioicnesfcu.
1 ',. 'A
iili-ii mar y
ronr beautverj
caused by Impure W
oou, nnu can uciis
rcmovcdlnashortl
1. Mvounre
jwlso nnd use
uio gront
otooupu-
inner,
Tlio Done 1
! em.ill nnlv n t
. . 'SI CJ. 'n
IsDoonful. It la Hi
Sliest nnd rhcalicl
I mcdlclno. Try ft, i
.m,, ..111 tin ftMlftllfitt.
'nnMinf vnnr IlrnfTQlst.
Don'tWait. gdtitatonck
tt vnn nrn mifferlnflf from Kb
Iney msoaso, una wimi f!iHl"N
Shi gc, use SULl'llllIt BITTEKS
'xucy never iuu iu tu,u,
c.i n qnnt Rtjimoa to A. P. Onlway & Co..
Boston, Mase., for host mcillcal work published?
Praioiial & Business Cards.
W. M. Raiishor,
ATTOIINEY ano C0VKSELL0R AT LAW,
First door nljoro tho Mansion House,
MAUC1I CHUKIC, .... PEKH'A
lienl ltntc. and Collection Accncv. Will Ruy
anil sen jieai isstaio. conveyancitu; ncauy none.
Collections nroinntlv made. Settllmr Ustatesof
uecfuenis u specially.
Eccllsh and Ocrman
May be consulted In
nor. kcs-i
O. A. CLAUSS,
omoe with Claim llros., First street, Lehlshton
Fiiik, Life and Accident
INSURANCE.
Only I'l st class Coinpniiira nie represented
Inlnnnatlon cheprfiillyfuriilslied. 4-iy
Ex-Sheriff Rabenold.
324 N. Bill St ALLESTOH'Ki
DENTISTRY,
in all Its branches. Fresh sal always on
hand. The natrenaao of tho people Is
solicited. Satisfaction suarontceil.4-5 00
DR. J. P.
BROWN,
Sla'lngto,'
Special rreatnient given In Diseases of Women
SpecI.ilM In Wseasci of Eye, Ear, Nose and
inioau
Catarrh Permnncntly Cured.
Kino I'rameless Kvo fll.issos and Spectacles ad-
Jiistedmv own patent. auaa iy
DR. G. T. FOX,
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
at DANnon, llnoAnwAY noysK, Mondavs.
at kastok, Swan IIotei Tuesdays.
AT UBTIILKIIIUl, SUS HOTEL, WKDNESOAYS,
AT ALUESTOWN, HAOI.K HOTKr., TltUnsUAY
AT DATIt, 1'niIlAYS AND SATU11DAYS.
Ofllcc Hours From o a. m. to 1 p. in. Practice
limited to dlsensua of the
Eye,Ear, Nose Throat
tWAlso. Ilefractlon of thorites or the. ad lust
inentotslaMos.
p j SiVllTH, D. D.
ORlce opposite the Opera House.
Bank Street, Leh I ton, Pa.
DENTISTUY IN ALL ITS llltANCHES.
Filling aud makliiK artlllelal dentures a special.
ty. Local niii'stlii'tk'S used.
Uas administered and Teeth Fxtractcd WITH
OUT TAIN.
OFFICE HOUnSi-I'ioiii 8 . in., to 12 in.. from
l u. m., to o Pi nil, riuiu i ji, in., m p. in.
Consultations In Euxltsuor (leniun
Ofilce Hours al Hazleton -Every h.iturilav.
Oct 15-ST-lv
DIt. W.F.DANZKSB,
No. SO North Wjoiillilj Sf
haletow, penna.
SpoculUt lit HHi-.nes of tho
BYE, N03E AND THROAT,
Or. Donzer will be at the
Exolmnao Hotel, Leliighton,
peetmles aud Eye UuUios ascurately fitted -at
reasonable nnoea.
tVt?onaidtallon tn aerinan and Encllsh.
aucustllKiutln
A.S.Rabenold
Biukcu OrriCR :-Orer J. W. naudrnbtnir
Liquor Store,
BANK 6TREET. LElIKjlITilN
uentUlry lu all Its tuielies. Teeth Extratel
MMnutHata. Ciaa administered wburquesd.
(Mnoe Days -WEDNESDAY of each week.
f . O. address. U.I.ENIOW.V,
8-yl Ililxli county, l'u.
DENTISTRY.
Dr. J. A, MtVtier&Scn
Hr. GEORGE H. MAYER,
s Orndnate from Uie Deuutl Deirtiuut of the
uiilverftlty of rennsylvnnlo,
turn opened iui urltee In the aawe Uilldlngwttli
hu i.inri , vecwuu noor in uh iihy wimiew.
M RHOADWAY. JIALTII ( 1 1 I 1 TA
snow i.fepnrei to rerelveereryoue lu ucil
nn rias iieuuti hitvici,. - wi inw-v
Piles! Piles! Piles!
frcj's t'l n i-
rib' hupo.itury. A sine
1 l'llow, intel I14I ori'i'erual.
cure fm i t n . i
ItClllUk' HI li'ii-'illl
1L.SUH,'I f.lill I
I huu standing chm1
erll II
llHM
failed Willi i't'i -iiIht cineily. This Htinii il
1 turv U
it ipi (i. i'usj io.iiiiy, jMtui, neat aod
1 cimui. nun I'iMess,'!, rvvrv wivuiukb over oitiii
menu aou sa.vea i-nysicans use inineirtimci-
loe. (live It 11 mill and you will be relieved situ
I eonvlncfil If our druirulst does not keen It or
I gvt It lor )on, hoiki tn It by man, rn-Ice, ovOenU
A1IU1
lAursiti-r, Pa
Uorn ill il I l
h.Jil b Dr. N. B. KeWr. C. T
'lli'iuios, In Iblgliton, ln
At seven o'clock she, sits nnd sight,
"Why doesn't ho como? Holgho!"
At 12 o'clock sho sits nntt yawns,
"Dear mo! Why doosn't he go?"
Tlte l'urost mid lJest.
Articles known to medical science nr
used in propnring Hood's Sarenpnrilla.
Every ingredient is carefully selected,
personally oxamined. nnd only tho best
retained. The medicine is prepared
under tho supervision of thoroughly
compotent pharmacists, aud ovory step
in the process of manufucturo is care
lully wuteuca Willi a view to scouring!
in Hood's Bnrsnparilla tlio best possiuio
result!
Thoro probably novcr was a woman
who did not demand that Ivor husband
bo as good ns wcro his lovo lattejaBjlLM. .
Subscrlbo for this paper niIUf&fU
tho nows. '
Suspicion of wrongdoing breaks Up
more homes than actual wrong uonig;
doos. c
Ktary Home Slionlil IIuvo It.
It Is not nlwnys convenient In call a physician
tho house sou have a riiysfclaii nlii)s ut
every mi e in nieiii. iiaviuc jiru roue vu
ll.UIUi 1. IMtll JtlJllllllllllllli IUUI.IHHII 41.11 ll-l,
Urulsi ninl till Aehfi mill Ialns. I'lli'O vistti.
...,.. I. ..Ill- 111... Il.ni ?,... ...1..),. li..,,,-
mere me low inuiss in me oi niiirn no 111115
ho certain, Imt tlih la one of them, l'an-'l Ilia
Coiiuli mid Consumption Crrn hits no equal for
'nhio. coiiims ami consumm on.
I'rli'c SB nud
no ccnis in Tliomiis' 1)1 lie Slnre.
It is easier to suppress
tho first
that fol-
desiro than to satisfy all
low it.
Tho man that knows it all raroly
misses an opportunity to toll it.
Ktimo Voollslt l'coplo
llmv it fntisli to run until it ccln teynml
lie reach of medicine. Tlicy fflcn say,
t)h, It will wear away, tint in tnn!.t rnjes
weiirs them away. Ctuilil tlicv 1'0 in-
iiccil lu trr tlnl mccTssful mejieinc called
Kcuid'h iialMiui. uhli'li ih&olil on n iiositivc
Kunranlce In cure, they uould immediately
see llir excellent illect uflor talfliiR the lirnt
use. I'ricfc 60c ami t'J.OO. Trial size free.
Atal! ilniKKitts.
No evil dooms us hopelojsly oxcopt
the ovil wo lovo and desiro to continuo
in, aud mnko uo effort to oscapo from.
Tasto doponds upon thoso finer
emotions which mako tho organization
of tho soul.
IfSuffcrcrs from Consmnittlan
Couirlisaud Colds Mill trvl'an.TinaCoueliiind
Consuinplieii Cuic, liny will find iiulck relief
nnd permanent Utncllt. Tlio medical profession
decl.ire It a rctnedy oflho hleliest Milne. Try
. iticl'.. uuuouceius 1 1 mi oouies irec.
A larirnnronortlouof llipdlseusea which rHime
human sulrerluir l csult frmu ilernnL'tiiHiit of the
stomach, lioucls and 11m r. Dr. Ic's Liter
KCiniiaior remroes nit tinse irniiuie.s. iri.ll
bottles tree, at Tuonii'.' Diim Slbre.
Becauso a man has a silvery laugh, it
doo3 not follow that ho has a rich
pice.
By tho time a, man roallzcs that ho is
fool It la usually too lato to realizo on
his realization.
The l'ulplt nml the Stuce.
Ittv. F. M. Shrout. Pastor United Hrntlirnn
nhnrnh. Itlua Mnnntl. Van . nvi; "T funl It mfe
duty to toll what wonders Dr. King's New Dis
covery has done for me. My lungs wcro badly
diseased, and my parishioners thought I could
live only a few weeks. I took, five bottles of Dr.
King's New Dl'covcry and am sound and Well,
gaining 26 lbs. In weight.
Arthur Love. Manager Z.ove's Funny Folks
Combination, writes: "After a thorough trial
and convincing evlnence, 1 am confident Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption, beats
uui u, huu cures nueu everviniDg cise laug,
The greatest kindness I can do my many tbous-
and
ineDui li
rlendl 19 to urge them to try It.'
trial bottles
at I
it itcurjit-p urug store.
Itcgula
slicaWo. andSl.oo,
iivery mau should hear his own
grlovnnces rather than detract from tho
comforts of others.
If you havo a friend who can bo iu
fluoncod oither by tho klnduoss or tlio
fear of your'foos, you had better aban
don him.
llurltluu's Arnica Snlve.
The P.EST Salve In tho world for cuts, bruscs.
sores, ulcers, skit rheum, fever sores, tetter,
cliapiicil ban ils, chilblains corns and all skin
emi'ilons. nnd nosltlvelv cures ntles. nrnonav
rciiuireu. ii is Ruaraiueeti 10 i:io pciicctsaw.
luciiuu, ur lliuuvy icitiiiucti. n lev 4a ccnisper
uux. ror sine uy itr.jir.1, (iiuKltist.
IIoi "I lovo you passionately, my
darling.'.' Sho: "Ah! That remark has
tho genuine engagement ring."
Tlioglrl wno says she will never
marry except for money, is, tho very
first girl to muko a facd. of horsolf for
love,
Hold It lo the r.lKlit,
Tho mint who tells mi eonftdentlallv Inst
what will cure your cold Is prescribing Kciuii's
uaisam (ins year, in uie preparaium oi mis
rcmarkablo mcdlciiie for couuhs anil colds no
expense li snared tn combine onlv tho best nnd
iiuresi utgieuienis. iioui u onuie oi ncmp'S
llalsamtothe light and lock throiuli It: not ce
tho bright, clear look: thou coinpnic with other
remedies.
Large boltles nt
all
druggists.
cents and $1. tCunple bottle free.
The best friends a mau has are thoso
Ho (after tho ceremony): So darling,
we are at last woddeu for life! She:
"Oh, not uocosgarlly."
Fool a man, if you enjoy U, but you
win navo to be on your guard every
time you soe him for the vest of your
life.
Look at llluil
A yoar aso ho was not exneoted to
live. Llvor complaint almost killed
him. Ho got grea.t relief from three
hnttlnci nf Qnhthnr intiArfi nml atv
bottles oured him. Editor Weekly
HUU.
Stages of Courtship-.Seleetiou-AlTeo.
tiou Inspection -Rojootion Deject-
So many ' people have the look ou
their faces n,s if tliey ha.d boon allowed
one last strike ut something, and
missed (t.
llow to SueeetMl.
This is the great problem of life which
few satisfactorily bolve. Some fall be
cause of poor health, others want of
luck, but the majority from deficient
grit want nerve. TUay -tr$ Hervoira,
lrre6olitt,e. pJiijlHrble, easily get the
IJnaa pud fcfcake the spirits down to
keep the spirits up," Utu wasting
money, time, opportunity and nerv
foruo. ''.'here Ih nothing llko the Res-
toruttvc Nervine, disoovoiwl by the
grt-Ht npcoiulist, Ur. Miles, to ouro ull
nuri.ju.i disuaso, kh Uendaohe, the
blues uervouu proatratlou, sleepless
uetu, neurabjia, St. VUum dauce, fits
and hysteria. Trial lottlo aud line
ljook of tostimouiaLs frtn,' at Thoui't-.
1-liiKhton and lUery, WiK-.port
MIGHT IIAVU niSRH.
llo inlglit bavo been great, you have heard
liootile say.
If things bad turned out In a illlTcroUt way;
tip svas bandlcappod heavily houi 'how or
other:
He trot a bad start luck favored bta brother.
lie might have torn laurels from Webster or
uurke.
Snob I bta belief, but tbey set lilm to work
lb a basic or a brewery no matter which.
And what could the poor follow do but get
Men.
There' Twnbilly, now, might bare written,
who Knows?
Tut loreUnt verse, if be hadn't writ prone.
There are tailor with souls that soar abovo
coata:
And farmers a-wearr of marketing! sboaU:
All trades and professions count plenty of men
Who'd llko to try starting life over again
Who know that they mlgbt bavo been, Heaven
Knows wbat.
If the nlokel they'd dropped In some other
slot.
Here's this ono whose haWt of drinking pre
vent Tlio wotld from ftdmlHug hi Tlrtut And ssose;
I (a iBlaht hA-re bD gnat, hi meads all In
And nek us to ween over what we Inve missed .
They're dotens who might have with pen or
wltb saber
Won fame If they hadn't all hated hard labor.
The I nrtoleo wo know would havo never been
In It
If the bare hadn't tarried to doze for a minute.
It's a pity, perhaps, and tho poet has sung
Of 'might bavo been's" sadness, on pen or on
tomrue.
llut wo order a dinner or nut on a coat.
Spend money or mako it, smoke, versify,
voto
According to facts you can't go behind 'em.
And take 'cm you must, yee, just as you find
'cm.
Ho might havo been nonsense! The world
would know this:
Not what a man mlshtbc, but JUBt what ho Is!
iiiepDurn Jones.
THE YOUNG REPORTER.
"You needn't stay, Hervoy, uuloss you
care to wait on emergency," said tho
editor. "Thero's nothing Bpccial, and
ou may ns well havo your night off, if
the rest of us can't. "
"Thank you, sir."
Alfred Hervey, tho youngest reporter
on tlio paper, would no doubt liavo pre
ferred to work, but thero was nothing for
him to do, andasthodismissalofliiscluof
had been kindly meant, ho accepted it iu
tho same spirit-
It was no ordinary achievement for a
boy of 19 to havo advanced, by lus un
aided aptitude and energy, from the
typesetter's caso to tho reportorial staff
of ono of tho great daily journals.
1 his was what Alfred had recently suc
ceeded in doing, but ho discovered only
too soon that tho position, onco attained,
involved difficulties and drawbacksT
Tho new reporter's position was a very
subordinate one. Ho was paid at iho
rate of so much per column for such of
his articles only as were actually printed
in tho paper. "What was cut out of his
copy" by tho editor or rejected bodily
was so much time and labor lost.
Tho consequence was that Alfred, like
many others, not only had 110 opportun
ity even to attempt to distinguish him
self by "fino writing," but his earnings
were actually less than ho could com
mand nt typesetting.
lneso wero tlie rcnections, no doubt.
that tended to cast down tho spirits of
tho young reporter as ho quitted tho edi
torial rooms that Christmas ovo.
Alfred drew on his cloves and started
In tho direction of tlio river; ho usually
went homo by steamboat. As he elbowe'
liis way through tho throng of people hi
occasionally throw back his head and
quickened his step with an air of detct
mutation. Ho was thinking of tho resolutions hu
meant to mako on tho approaching Now
Year's day resolutions of pluck aud per
severance in his work, wmcli would tri
umph in spito of all obstacles.
Arriving at tho pier, ho went aboard
tho boat that was in waiting and, accord ing
to liis habit, walked straight to tho
forward deck.
Tlio boat glided out into tho swift, dark
tide.
As the vessel bumped against tho pier
which was Alf's destination man wear
ing a long black overcoat, with the collar
(timed up about his cars, advanced in n
r.ervous manner to tlio oxtremo edge o
the deck, ready to leap onto tho pier.
Ho might havo accomplished tho feat
iu safety had uot tho boat at tho same
Instant recoiled aud suddenly receded
Eoveral feet.
The passengers wcro horrified to see
tho unfortunate man fall short of his
.uuling, and, tlirowing up his nrms with
a wild cry of terror, disappear in tho dark,
seething waters.
He had escaped being caught nnd
crushed between tho boat and tho pier.
but his plight was nono tho less terrible.
junu ovoruoarai now ner uncle 1"
shouted tho men on the pier to the wheel
man. Tho order was obeyed with prompt
ness.
The poor fellow in the water was In
capable of making any effort toeavo him
self.
Ono of the pier bauds, who had had
Srerioiw experience of such accidents,
id tlio one thing practicable under the
clrouinstanoes.
Grasping a long boathook, ho thrust
it into the water, and dexterously catch
ing it in tlio loose clothing of Uie drown
ing mau, dragged him with more expe
dition than gentleness to the pier.
ills comrade waited there to grasp the
limp and dripping body, and the twq
gently raised it from the water.
Sowed witli a feeling of profound pity.
Airrod bent over tlie proefnue body whet
lie stepped onto the pier.
"Do you know him?'' asked the man
who had used the boafiiook.
"I don't, but I know he must be at
tended to at onco," replied the young re
porter energetically. "Look, lie lias been
ntunned by tho shook, and he'll freese to
'loath liere!
"Call a pulU'oman und get a doctor, 01
else take the poor fallow to some place
where he can be attended to. We can't
leuvo him here even for a second, " said
the mau.
Alfred beckoned to a jioUconiaii, who
clumood to be nt the top of Uto pier ap
proach. "VliuV up: Hello! l'Yll uwi board
v'.it" lomarked the ofhcial dt hUn-atety ,
Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTE! PURE
shaking tho drenched victim by the col
lar of tho long overcoat.
Tlio unfortunate man gave no sign of
life.
Somebody procured some brandy, And
while the policeman was trying to force
it between liis char -o's llps.n young mau
carrying a physician's mcdicino caso el
bowed his way through tho crowd,
glanced nt the p 'lid face, seized tlio
hands, and felt tho pulse, then bent over
and laid his ear cloeo to tho heart.
For a moment not a word was spoken i
then tho young doctor uttered n startled
axclamation, and, raising his head, said
with gravo decision:
"It is too lato. Tins unfortunate man
is dead."
Tito awestricken sllcnco which fol
lowed this announcement was broken by
tho policeman, who asked, addressing
Alfred:
Who is ho ? Do you know him ? "
No ; I never saw him until he fell into
the water. Porhnr'' wo may find out by
searching his pockets. "
On both sides strange but not unkindly
Iiain'i wcro thrust into tho capacious
pocketa of tho big overcoat.
Thero wore bags of sweets, nuts, and
oranges, and a packago of tiny colored
wax candles.
Presentsl For whom?
For tho children of the drowned man,
who were, no doubt, at this very moment
watching for his return.
Tears rushod to the eyes of more than
ono man iu gazing upon this affecting
sight, and explanations of, "By George,
that's hard!" "His poorwifo nnd little
oncsl" and "Saddest thing I oversaw!"
aroso ou all sides.
As for Alfred, his young heart, not yet
hardened by newspaper experience,
seemed almost ready to burst with tho
emotion ho felt.
For tho time bcinrr ho ouito forcot tho
mdtivo wliichhad originally induced him
to tako such an eager interest in this
etrangcr's misfortune namely, the
chance of securing a good "news story"
for tho paper upon which ho had yet life
reputation to make.
What's tins?" said tho policeman,
taking a soiled cnvelopo fron tlie inside
pocket of the dead man's coat. "Here's a
name 'August Fallot and tho address
of No. 9 Patchin place. We'll have to
tako liim to the morguo to await identifi
cation, and send somebody to inquiro at
Ihis address. "
Tho young reporter nt onco volunteered
to got to Patchin place.
indeed, ho was tho only ono in tho
party who know exactly where Patchin
placo was, it being not far from lus own
home.
Onco on tlio car, going toward his des
tination, Alfred's newspaper instinct re
asserted itself, and ho began to turn over
in hu mind the manner In which ho
should "write up" tho snd adventure.
And tho adventure itself how was it-
going to turn out?
The thought caused lutn much uneasi-
noss, but ho had no time to dwell upon it,
lor tlio car was soon passing tho entrance
to Patchin place.
Alfred sprang off, nnd resolutely
marched into tho narrow thoroughfare.
r(o. '.) was ono of a row of shabby three
story houses of brick.
On ovcrydoor post wcro threo bell
knobs, ono for each floor.
Under these knobs wero written tlio
names of tho tenants.
Alfred's heart beat wildly as he read
A.Faltot'sbcU."
Ho pulled it nervously, and in a mo
ment tho summons was answered by a
pale, pleasant facod woman, who looked
at him inquiringly, and then glanced
i.own tho street, as if she wero expecting
soiuo ono else.
"Is Mr. Faltotin? I mean does ho livo
here?"
"Ho livos hero," was tho reply, "and I
am expecting him homo overy minute.
won t you como up i"
Alfred followed her up a narrow flight
of stairs to tlio second floor, where ono
largo apartment served the family for
kitchen, parlor, and living room, whilo
two little bedrooms nnd n pantry closet
completed tho Buite.
Every tlung, however, was clean , bright,
and cheerful.
Three children wero playing about
a boy of eight years and two younger
girls.
The happy sceno smote Alfred to the
heart when ho thought of thoterriblo
cloud that hung over it ready to break.
He felt liko a relentless monster, and
wondered how ho had ever consented to
bring his fatal message.
"My husband is lato," said Mrs. Fal-
tot, offering him a chair. "It is Satur
day night, you know, and there's extra
shopping to do, isn't there, children?"
nnd sho glanced merrily to her boy and
girls.
Alfred thought of the colored wax
candles nnd tho water soaked parcels in
the pockets of that long, black overcoat.
Alfred mentally was suffering keenly.
When Mrs. Faltot asked him his name
and if he wero acquainted with her
husband he was glad to gain a littlo time
by stammering out in reply :
Yes, ma'am that is to say I have met
htm at least I have seen him, you
know. I I
"I thought, perhaps, you might bo
connected with the shop whero ho
works," sho continued, uot observing
his embarrassment. "You sec, this is
going to be an unusually happy year for
us, because now things are beginning to
go so well. My husband was out of
work for u long time, but now he has a
.rood, steady situation ut Noel's. So wo
con afford to havo a littlo jollification."
"Madam." cried Alfred hoarsely, un
nble any longer to restrain his feelings,
"pardon me, but
"Wliat is tho matter? Are you ill?'
"No, no! Your huilKind "
At these words tlie first intimation of
alarm flashed aoross the poor woman's
features.
"My Imsband?" alio repeated anx
iously. "You havo somo message? Has
anything happened? Speak, please I"
Dot lie could not speak. The words
choked him.
"Mamma, where's pupa?" asked little
Tiny, instinctively taking fright.
Alfred thought of making a bolt for
ki
Powder
IIS
tho door, and so effecting his escape, but
It was too late.
A heavy footstep sounded on tho stair.
"Thero ho comes 1" oxclaimed the three
children in a breath.
Mrs. Faltot rushed to tho door and
opened it.
A hearty, genial lookln-r man entered.
his f aco red and smiling, his arms full of
parcels, which ho carefully corned into
one of tho bedrooms before returning to
kiss tho children, who danced about hiin
in high glee.
Oh, August, I'm so glad you've come! "
oxclaimed Mrs. Faltot. "I was worried
about you." -
"Well, I havo had a littlo adventure.
that's a fact. But who is our young
friend here?"
'I'm a reporter, Bir," said Alfred.
springing up and holding out his hand.
".May I ask you name?"
"laltot August Faltot."
"I am most dellirhted to mako your ao
qualntanco, sir, "cried tho "young man,
witli what seemed like unnecessary effu
sion. "Pray, go on witli your story, and
then I will relate mine."
'Well," said Mr. Faltot. "I had my
overcoat stolen in a restaurant, that's alL
I had just bought a lot of things, and they
wero in tho pockets. But I bought somo
morct children, and you ore all right after
all."
"Was it a lone black overcoat?" asked
tho young reporter.
yes, with side pockets tlint you could
carry a bushel of potatoes in. "
"iho very same Sir. tlio man who
took your overcoat was drowned less
than an hour ago."
And Alfred recounted tho accident in
detail.
Mr. Faltot listened with absorbed at
tention, and said :
"Poor thing! Ho met liis punishment
quickly enough, and it was1 a far more
terrible ono than ho merited. But it'fl
wonderful how soon you newspaper fel
lows get hold of things."
"Hint reminds mo I must hurry over
to tho ofllco and write it all up. You
can't Imagine what a surpriso and relief
it was to mo to seo you come in at that
door, sir. Good day, all. A very good
day to you."
And Alfred Hervey disappeared as sud
denly as ho had come, but with what a
lightened heart!
In 15 minutes he had crossed tho river
again.
Tho editor pronounced his story a cap
ital one, and told him to "work it up" to
tho extent of a column if ho liked.
Alfred wrote as he had never written
before, and ho had the proud satisfaction
of being complimented and paid well,
too.
Tho young reporter's story marked tho
opening of a now and brighter era in lus
journalistic life, and it was his first deeply
impressivo lesson in that great mysterious
complication of joys and sorrows which
makes up what wo call everyday life.
Tlds littlo word, which means so much
in winter, is from theSpanish,andmean3
empty, hence nothing. It was first used
on a thermometer in 1709 by a German
physicist named Fahrenheit. From a
boy ho was a close observer of nature,
and when only 19 years old, in tho re
markably cold winter Of 1709, ho experi
mented by putting snow and salt together,
and noticed that it produced a degree of
cold equal to the coldest day of tho year.
As that day was tho coldest that tho
oldest inhabitant could remember, Ga
briel was tho more struck with tho coin
cidence of his littlo scientific discovery,
and liastily and incorrectly concluded,
that he had found the lowest degree of
temperature known in the world, either
natural or artificial. He called the de
grco zero, and constructed a thermometer,
or rudo weather glass, with a scale
graduating up from zero to boiling point,
which ho numbered 312, nnd the freezing
point 33, because, as he thought, mercury
contracted the thirty-second of its volume
ou being cooled down from tho tempera
ture of freezing water to zero, and ex
panded 0110 hundred and eightieth on be
ing heated from tho freezing to tho boil
ing point. Timo showed thatthls arrange
ment was by no means truly scientific,
aud lliat theso two points did not repre
sent tho extremes of temperature; but
Fahrenheit's thermometer had been
widely adopted, witli its inconvenient
scale, and nono thought of any betterun
til his namo became on authority, for
Fahrenheit early In life abandoned trado
andgavo himself up to science. Then
habit mado peoplo cling tothocstablished
scale.
Sir. McAllister and New York Society.
The contempt in which aristocracies
havo always held commercial society is
natural, and it is natural that such a so
ciety should always try to escape from
itself by reverting to the ideals of aris
tocracy; Oils was the way of commercial
ized society in Venice and In Florence
but it is nono tho more dignified in New
York for that reason. It isj always and
everywhere amusing to seo a plutocracy
trying to turn into an aristocracy, and
this is what Mr. McAllister shows us,
with no apparent senso of its comicality,
Theso men who have had no ideal but to
get money and mora money, theso women
who have no ideal but to spend more and
more, aro necessarily ridiculous in the
transformation act; but it is not Mr, Mc
Allister who has made them so; ho lias
merely shown them so. He did not
create society ; it created him; and'ifho
is deplorable, society is to blame for him.
If society had known how to do some
thing besides dress and dine and dance,
wo have no doubt ho would have said so ;
that Is, ho would havo written a dif
ferent book. But you can not mako
something out of nothing. W. D. How
ells, in Harper's.
Tlie chowing gum industry is a big ono
in this country. There are dozens of
factories which produce $450,000 worth
of gum each per year. Their product,
witli tlio output of smaller institutions,
will amount to 10,000,000 a year.
Thero are 103 Irish members in tho
house of commons of Great Britain.
In Bangor, Maine, Leslie Ellis drank a
quart of whisky without taking the
littli- from his lips. He died next day.
Some Characteristics of New Orleans.
A visitor in New Orleaus says tliat
there are thrA fun hi ma nt tha Ufa n tlio
Creole City that are sure to impress tlie
Biranger lorciuly. They are tlie cem
eteries, which are veritable flower gar
dens : the language of tlie French reai
di'iibj, which is spoken everywhere and
li.t-. the puru Parisian accent, and the
fui-t tliat Uie negroes on Uie lower xiver
iiill -.in,; the ,,id tuneful song that were
hiMi'l 111 sUrwry day..
MVB llIGIITtiY.
I.
Ono whom I loved went home long years ago,
And I, who thought my life ecarco worth tho
ltvlnir.
Was ohldsd by the words ho dropped, uncon
sciously,
Voi thinking ho was glrlng
The ksy unto me for tho years to come
Toe minor key since he went home.
rr.
'Thoy tell mi 'tis a solemn thing to die
(Buraiy, inougnt 1, surety iney icn aim
rutatlr).
-Ills sold
mn thing to live. Instead,
Aud living well tasre ll BO death, " he said:
"We shall not nesd to fear when life Is ending
here,
Tho other life will dawn so brightly."
lit
Ilearlog, I pondered on Us helpful words,
Ahl touched by asgel fingers, low, sweet
chords
Of faith arose and kept the strings vibrating:
Harp-strings that have been hushed and mute
solopg
Can not at ones respond with perfect song
That falters not nor ever knows abating.
IV.
Trusting, I knew not that tho hours were long
Or Joy-bells ceased tbetr ringing,
For la the dark I sang a thankful song,
Nor ctued my si 0 ting.
Blessing Ills lots for every day to come.
Trying to be more fit for that dear home.
V.
And every day I try tp tuns my life
unto ins acy as gays met
I know Ukat work of mine avalleth not,
No deeds can sirs me:
Sometimes the skies are threatening, dark as
night,
Sometime the azure skies are heavenly
bright,
But all the same, I'm trusting In Ills name;
Horning may com ornltkt,
I know "at evenlag-tlme it shall b light."
-Nell! Hart Woodwortb.
Rediscovered.
Walter Besant, in a London journal,
tells of his visit to the newly discovered
remains of a Roman city at Silchester,
Kent, England. The Antiquaries' So
ciety is excavating the place in sections,
which after being studied and sketched
are covered again for preservation. Ho
Bays:
" You might look across that flat land
to right and left, and never dream that a
foot or two below the surface lie tho
foundations and floors and tcsselatcd
pavemonts of a great city, of which not
a tradition or memory survives."
The town was built In squaro blocks,
which can be traced whsre the corn Is
standing. The most interesting part of
the place is tho Forum, the official center
of tho town. Here are the great Basilica,
a hall 280 feet long, chambers for legal
and public business and the shots whero
tlie business of the city was carried on.
A parfect ground plan of a villa has
been laid bare. The Wnant of this house,
which was probably of one story osdy,
had a cloister buflt areund a quadrangle,
the fourth aide remaining open; it in
closed a small girds ; a large garden lay
outside this. Behind the cloister were
largo rooms, theeo used in winter being
warmed by hot air pipes connecting; with
great underground stoves, which can be
gaen. Behind these chambers was
another cloister, and at the back were
kitchen, pantry, and larder. The largo
area occupied by tills one villa seems to
indicate that the population could never
havo been oh exceptionally large ono. A
(jrcat itcflS wall stretches around tho
town, inclosing an area of 100 acres.
Ileform In Funeral Ceremonies.
"The time is coming," said an under
taker of this city the other day, "when
people will ceaso to go to funerals in
troops, and when the friends Of the de
ceased will take farewell of his remains
at his homo instead of following liim to
tlie grave, as they do now. This will bo
a doojded chango for tho better. Fu
nerals as now conducted are foolish and
mcaningijUsj performances. They bring
discomfort to all who attend them, and
in many cases they do positive injury.
Think of the thousands of peoplo who
catch their deaths of cold from standing
shivering at an open gravo and from sit
ting around for hours in carriages travel
ing at snail's pace for miles into the coun
try. Of course tlio time is not far dis
tant when burials will bo largely super
seded by cremation.
"On tho whole I am disposed to regard
cremation as a blessing. People nro op
posed to it now becauso they think it is
unnatural and horrible, It is simply an
assistance to nature's work; it doos
neatly and quickly what nature accom
plishes after a long time and in a very un
pleasant fashion. I wonder if people
will over realize that when a hunt&n
being dies tho body which he leaves be
hind him is not himself. There Is no
more relation between a man when he is
living and when he is dead than there Is
between any living thing and a piece of
clay. But wo liave not reached that ago
of civilization when the popular mind
can grasp this fact. When we do thero
will bo very different funeral ceremonies
from those now in vogue, and other
methods of disposing of the dead will
change materially," New York Tele
gram. Art Before All.
A struggling sculptor, reduced almost
to starvation, had finished what to him
represented tho aim of his existence. It
was a plaster cast of a very beautiful
woman, and the poor fellow hoped It
would mark the turning point In his ex
istence. The weather was bitterly cold,
and the sculptor, shivering in his Parisian
garret, became alarmed for the safety of
his work, for it is well known that frost
Is a deadly enemy to plaster. Tenderly
and lovingly he draped the figure in the
worn coat he took from his own ill clad
shoulders, and lying down beside it, fell
asleep. The morning broke, and tho
frosty sun shono upon tho two figures
both inanimate. The artist had sacri
ficed himself to his art, for he was frozen
dead. His brethren, stirred by his un
toward fate, raised sufflcjent money to
have the flguro cast in bronze with an
inscription let into tho base of the pedes
tal, describing how he gavoTus life all
he had to give for his beloved art.
Another Picture of Rider IUggard.
Here Is a pon picture of Rider Haggard
at his hotel on Broadway, leaping up
stairs threo steps at a timo to escape an
interviewer ; A sandy haired, loose jointed
young fellow, with an almost sophomorio
mustache, yellowish brown eyes, that
havo a sort of foxy look j big hobnailed
shoos, evidently put to good uso in tho
forests of Mexico, and the smile and good
natured bearing of a boy with, on closer
inspection, the manners of a man of the
world. The bellboys of the hotel did not
seem at all Impressed with tho Idea that
they wero entertaining a distinguished
character, and none of them seemed to
have ever heard of Mr. IUder Haggard ;
but thoy epeedily remembered Uie gen
tleman referred to when Uie clerk ordered
them to find " that tall young man w h. .
goes upsuira three t,teps ut a turn.'.
INewVorss World.