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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE "WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1895.
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By ANNA KATHER1NE GREEN.
Copyright IBM. by
I m . youner ma.n, but I hope I have
eoma of the' virtues of an older one.
However confounded by the turn thus
given to my suspicions, I did not allow
myself to be swerved from the path
which my judgment 'had laid out for
me. Fmdlng tt to be not far from the
hour when I had a right to expect Mr.
BImmons, and correctly judging that
be would bring some such man wKh
him as a constable, I only waited ?or
their coming to Institute a rigid search
of this place. I had told the two c?n
tlemen ait their first appearance that
this was done with the owners' per
mission and even at their entreaty; and
seeing ths calmness of Miss Knollys,
the stolid Indifference of .the brother,
who seemed to take the whole affair as
rtted but by no means repellant bear
tog, they accepted my assurance and
went cheerfully, thoughJiot carelessly,
about their work. Mr. Simmons oldie
stopped to whteper once In my ear a3
we wemt down the tunnel-shaped hall
through which Miss Grant had fled on
that fatal night: "But what about the
grave In the woods and th? body that
was burlied there!" To which I whis
pered back: "One grave Is not enough
for us to find; If we come across no
more that one can be easily explained."
And I whispered In one short word
whose lit wan.
It was a rambllTifr place and we were
hours going through It; but though we
followed Miss Knollys' suggestion and
visited both cellar and attic, we found
nothing In any way suggestive of crime
or death. With many apologies to .the
young ladle9 we were about to leave
ithe house when Lucetta, gliding to my
Ride, touched me on the arm and said:
"You will not forget our compact. Mr.
Trohm'a house Is to be searched also.
Is it not?" To which I answered by a
decisive "Yes' -which made her cheeks
flush and a bright light come Into her
eyas. "If you do not find anything,"
said she, "come back .to me. I have r.i?
faith In his cheerful airs and smiling
hospitality, and what you fall to dis
cover, I wIlL For, mark you, ther? is
certainly some one of dangerous char
acter In thl3 vicinity, and who should It
be, If net the persecutor of my
mother?"
Deprecating this assertion, which
looked a little too much like vengeance,
but yet anxious to keep my word with
her ait all hazards, I followed the two
gentlemen into the road, and quietly
explained the necessity which our In
vasion of this peaceable dwelling be
hind ua had occasioned. "We shall
have to go through .Mr. Trohm's also,"
eald I; and though the constable was
for demurring, Mr. Simmons at once
fell m with the project, saying:
"Oh, Mb. Trohm won't care; he will
rather enjoy showing off the neatness
of his dwelling."
. And so he did. For when he learned
our errand, he showed the utmost alac
rity in opening all the doors and usher
ing us into every nook and corner of
his comfortable domicile. . ' "Of course
I know you don't expect to find any
thing," he laughed, "but none the less
do I admire your thoroughness and the
extreme Justice shown toward my In
teresting young neighbors. What do
you think of my pictures, and what do
you think of the neat little pln-cushlons
you will find on every bureau, and all
stuck full of pins?"
Not exactly liking this sally, which
somehow seemed out of place, I an
swered lightly, but took care to survey
the whole house, and especially the cel
lar, with a care that evidently aroused
surprise In my country colleague. But
I found nothing; no, not the last trace
of anything, In the last sinister; and
when, the formality over, we til stepped
Into the open sunshine, I could not but
ask myself if my expedition were des
tined to failure and if my plan of pro
cedure had nut been too open and
brusque. ,
A smile from Mr. Trohm as he bade
me good-by rather served to emphasize
this decision In my own mind. It was
not like any other I had seen on his
face, and showed that under the genial
ity of his appearance, lay depths of
sarcastic enjoyment In other people's
discomfiture that went far towards ex
plaining the Inveterate course he had
taken In reference to Althea Knollys.
"I must see those girls again,"
thought I. Lucetta may be right
But " My cogitations got no far
ther, for at th first turn of the road we
came upon Lucetta stading like a
wraith by the -wayside, her bent finger
laid upon her lip.
"I see," she cried, "that you have dis
covered nothlng, Now may I see what
I Can do to lift the suspicion which rests
upon those who live on this unhappy
road?"
"But what can you do?" I objected.
"Why, you are as frail as that bough
of alder under -which you are standing."
"Never mind; you are sure, are you
not, that people are killed here by Borne
strange and unforeseen means?"
"We have thought so."
"Very well, come back here at night
fall and see me brave Mr. Trohm. If
he Is the man I think he'is, results will
follow which you will do well to watch.
But you must be secret. He must con
aider himself safe from all prying eyes."
I stared at the young girl In amazo
- ment. There was fever In her eyes and
on her flushed cheek, but there was a
tern determination also, such deter
mination as a martyr shows for a
cause'whlch he deems holy.
"You will do this?" I exclaimed .
-"I will do this," said she. "Remem
ber at the sunset hour in Mr. Trohm's
garden."
"A whlppoorwHl's cry shall be the
signal," I assured her. "When you
hear that, you may know that a watch
ful eye is on you both."
"And heaven defend me," sfie mur
mured, and was gone before any of us
could utter another word.
I pass over the comments of my com.
panlons, who regarded the girl as half
mad, as well as the arguments with
which I Induced them to keep silence
over this adventure, till I had given it
the test her earnestness demanded, and
come to the hour when, concealed In ft
knot of bushes overlooking Mr. Trohm's
garden, I waited for the sinking of the
sun below the wooded slopes behind
me. I had crept to my place quite un-
percclved, I thought, and If there were
no dogs about might reasonably hope
to remain urldlsturbed In my conceal
ment. Mr. Trohm, whom I had been
enabled to kaep In sight from my first
minute, of approach, was working
among his flower beds, and as his man.
ner evinced neither- perturbation nor
curiosity, I judged that he looked for
. no more visitors in Lost Man Lane
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Irving Bacbellor.
that night. Suddenly I heard a rustle;
It was very faint, but as the sun sank
at that moment, I raised the cry that
had been agreed upon between Miss
Knollys and myself, and In so natural
a tone that Mr. Trohm looked up with
astonishment into the trees above. At
the same Instant Lucetta Knollys ap-
1 poared at the gate, and calling his
' .1 ul- .MnHtlnn tn V, .1 r 11 1 f
evidently to his great surprise and In
ward agitation.
"Lucetta!" he exclaimed. "What does
this moan? You are not In the habit
of visiting mp." And a peculiarly eager
lujk crossed. h!s face as he came down
the walk, and Btopped before her Just
where the sweep of the old well I have
mentioned cast Its long shadows over
the shaven lawn.
Her answer was brief and decisive.
"No," the said, "I make few visits.
When I do come It is to utter either a
protest or a warning. This time It Is
a warning. Mr. Trohm, your evil prac
tices are discovered; tomrrow you
will have the police here In earnest;
they did but play with you today."
"You child!" he gasped, striving,
however, to restrain all evidences of
shock cr terror. "What do you mean,
and to what practices do you allude?
that of my gardening inJ housekeep
ing? I never heard them called evil be
fore." "But murder is evil, and gardening
ar.d housekeeping do not employ all
your time. Where is Silly Rufus, Mr.
Trohm? They have asked me, but if
any one In Lost Man's Lane can an
swer that question It Is you!"
And then I saw that the Instinct of
this grl had led us where mere acumen
would have failed to take us. For the
old man cringed and the wrinkles came
out in his face till he was diabolically
ugly.
"You viper!" he shrieked. "How dare
you accuse me of a crime you, whose
mother would have died In jail but for
my forbearance! Have you ever seen
me tread upon a worm-even? Lucetta,
you are mad!"
"Mad cr sum. my accusation will
bear fruit, Mr. Trohm. I believe too
deeply In your guilt not to make others
dj 0."
"You do?" he sneered.
"I do."
"And why?" he cried.
"IJeoausw your heart Is wicked. Be-
ciui your face "
"My face? Take care, Lucetta, take
care; yiu will bring trouble on yourself
If you go on.
"Though I bring death, I will de-
ncuncs you. I have ths honor of my
own household to defend. Besides, the
earth should be rid of such a monster
as you."
'Such a monster as I ! Well, my pret
ty one" (his voice grown suddenly
wheedling, his face a study of mingled
passions), "we will see about that; we
will see about that. Come Ju-t a step
nearer, Lucetta; I want to see If you are
really the little girl I used to dandle on
my knee."
His hand was on the curb of the old
well; his face, so turned that it caught
the full glare of the setting sun, leaned
toward ths girl, and seemed to exert a
fascinating influence upon her. She
took the step he asked, and before I
couldcryouittoher to beware I saw him
bend forward with a sudden quick mo
tkn, and then start again upright,
while her form, which but an Instant
before had stood there In all Its frail
and youthful beauty, tottered as If the
ground were bending under it. nnd in
another moment disappeared from my
appalled sight, swallowed in some
dreadful cavern, that for an Instant
yawned in the smooth, shaven lrwn
before me, and then vanished again
from wight, aa If tt had never been.
Shouting out my horror, I bounded
from my place, but stopped again for
an Instant, dazed by the sight of the
old man's demoniacal delight. He was
leaping to and fro over the curb, hold
ing up his fingers In the red' sunset
glare. "Six!" he shrieked. "Six! and
room for two more! O, It's a merry life
I lead. And now, where Is my pretty
Lucetta? Surely she was here a mo
ment ago. How could she have van
ished, then, so quickly?"
This last question was uttered In
such a different tone of voice that It
gave me a cue to the whole situation.
I saw, even while I bounded to tha
rescue of the devoted maiden, that he
was one of ithose maniacs who have
perfect control over thmsiives except
In the moment of triumph; and noting
his look of sinister delight perceived
that half hi3 pleasure and allfnost h'.s
sold reward for the horrible crimes he
had perpetrated' was In the mystery
surrounding the loss of hit victims and
ths surmises which It naturally called
up. I coulJ therefore understand his
letter tr the police and the extreroe sat
isfacttin took In p!ay!n? with my
efforts ami contemplating hla own fan
cied Immunity from suspicion.
Meanwhile I had covered the wretch
with my pistol, and reaching the spot
where Lucetta went down tried to lift
the moss covered lid I could faintly
discern there. But I found this lmposT
sthle with the glaring figure of the rav
ing maniac ready to spring upon me,
and I should certainly have fulled In
my efforts If at that moment young
Knollys had not come Into sight, anx
iously looking for his sister.
Urging him to hasten, I thrust the
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pistol Into his hand and bid him held
Mr. Tohm at bay, while I flew to the
well-curb and tried to find the spring
which worked the deadly mechanism.
A yell from the writhing creature at
my side gulden ma unconsciously In
my search, and In another moment I
saw the fatal ltd tip and disclosed what
appeared to be the remains of a second
well long ago dry and abandoned for
the other.
"Now," cried I, "for more assist
ance." And, raising my voice, I sent a
shout down the road which brought
Mr. Simons from the place where he
had hidden himself. Between us we tore
the lid from Its fastenings, and rescued
Miss Knollys. As she had fainted In
falling, she had not suffered much,
and when a half hour later she opened
her eyes In her own house It was to find
one shadow at least lifted from her
life.
One word more In explanation of the
persistent hatred which Obadlah
Trohm had shown toward his erring
neighbor. When his papers were
searched this letter was found, dated
twenty-five years back, but showing
In every discolored crease how often It
had been opened and read. It began
abruptly:
"You persecute me. I do not love you
and never shall. If you continue atten
tions that are positively distasteful to
me, I shall end In hating what is now
simply disagreeable to me. I am going
to marry Andrew Knollys. Yours very
truly. Althea Burroughs."
THE AMERICAN Ml'PIHW
From the Heirship to the Crown of France,
Charles Louis Descends In til Ho Dc
conies a Member of a Tribo of Half,
breed Indians.
From the Chicago Herald.
When the people of France, stung to
desperation by long nnd cruel wrongs
under the monarchy which for 800 years
hnd enslaved and humiliated them, In
1783 deposed and nut to death their
sovereign, Louis XVI, and his queen,
me beautiful Austrian, Marie Antlon
ette, they left alive the Dauphin
Charlog- Louis, a boy 8 years old. Him
the reigning republicans consigned to
the cruel care of one Simon, the cob
bler. Him the royalists proclaimed
king as Louis XVII. Simon's care made
the boy an Imbecile, almost an idiot.
He was grievously afflicted with scrof
ulous sores In his lees, esneclallv nhmit
the knees. This boy was an elephant on
xne nanus or the chosen democratic
leaders of the French, people, and was
equally worthless to the rovallstH n
It was agreed In 1794 that a committee
snouia nna means of sending the son of
Louis out of the republic. But he was
sick. It can readily be supposed there
was an agreement mode between the
two hostile factions, to both of whom
he was an eyesore, to relievo tiw.m.
selves of his presence. On the 9th of
June, 1795, it was reported to the conven
tion ne was dead, and three surgeons
testified that he was the victim
ulo. He was no more In the way of
iaiuis Avm. ana the roval sta nri v,io
case no further troubled the republican
rulers of France.
About the same time thnm 0 .
Caughnawa, N. Y., in the family of
Thomas Williams, a half-breed of the
St. Regis Indians, a branch of the
Oneida tribe, a boy about 10 years old,
who Is of weak Intellect almost an
IdUit. All the other child ran nf ha
family, eleven In number, had distinct
ly marker characteristics, like their
mother, a full-blooded Iroquois. The
other. Eleazer. had tho tana nH
of a European. In about 1799, when
ine miot boy was called 14 years old,
he fell from a high rock Into the water.
was rescued Insensible, and after nnmo
time resumed animation. From that
tlir.t he was no longer an idiot. He
was sent with his hrother. .Tnhn in
school at Long Meadow, Mass., with a
Mr. Ely. In 1S26 he was ordained as a
clerygyman of the Episcopal church.
He resided at intervals with the Iro
quol about Green Bay, Wis., and with
the St. Regis band In the northern part
of New York. In 1841 he met the Prince
de Jolnvllle. son of Louis Phllllnno.
After long conversation with the sup-
poser Indian the pi-luce announced to
him that Instead of being the son of
half-breed Thomas Williams he was
Louis XVII of France, the supposed
dead Idiot boy of Louis XVI, wherein
the raui hin Louis XVII was to abdi
cate and relinquish In favor of the then
reigning sovereign, Louis Phllllppe, his
right and title to the throne of France,
and in consideration of the relinquish
ment the king was to provide for the
fouttltlii with cl nrlnpelv ratnhtlahmpnt
either In Europe or America, as he
should choose. This document, evident
ly prepared in Paris, the prince asked
Williams to sign as Charles Louis, the
dead c'nuphln, whose death In the tem
ple or l-arls was Delieveii to nave oc
curred nearry lifty years before, but
Williams refused.
POtLY LIGHTS A CIGAR.
From Puck. ,
Polly looks coyly from the cigar to me.
and back again to the cigar. She holds It
gingerly between her small Angers, as
though it were an Easter egg Urst one
way, then the other. She examines it at
tentively, minutely, critically as though
wtrlvlng to (Uncover ' wherein lies the
charm. She holds it to hor nose and sniffs
It knowingly, as she has seen her father
do.
I look expectantly and wait patiently.
She selects a match-land scratches It on
the mantej; It breaks; so does the next.
The third flickers for a moment and goes
out. .
"Bother!" says Polly.
The fourth match she scratches on the
sole of her diminutive shoe and holds
proudly aloft; the sulphur fumes steal up
her nose, and she gutters, "I'gh!"
Then she looks at me, blushes charm
ingly and bites oft the end of the cigar.
She places It between her lips, and, hold
ing the match to It, lights It with hur
ried, spasmodic puffs, and tries to look rb
though she was enjoying It. Then Bho
coughs and gives It to me.
And I kiss her, and swear by all the
saints that It is the best I have ever
smoked! and silently and fervently wish
she had not lighted the) wrong end!
ML'LTUM IN PARVO. '
They that govern must make the least
noise. Seldcn. . ,
Uncertainty and expectation are joys of
life. Congreve.
As sight Is In the eye, so Is the mind In
the soul. Sophocles.
There Is none so homely but loves a
looking glass. South.
Thore Is a pleasure In poetic pains which
only poets know. Cowper.
Covetous men are mean slaves and
drudges to their substance. Burton.
If fame Is to come only after death, I
am In no hurry for It. Martial.
The greatest learning Is to be seen in
the greatest plainness. Wllklns.
In our world death deputes Intemperance
to do the work of age. Young.
All: philosophy lies In two words, "sus
tain" and "abstain." Epictetus.
The world Is only saved by the breath of
the school children. Talmud.
Troubles spring from Idleness, and griev
ous tolls from needless ease. Franklin.
GAVE CLAY THE HONEY.
And Then Eased Ills Mind by Calling llitn
. a Largo Number of Names, Some of
Whleh Wars Scarcely Compllmontary
From the Chicago Herald. '. '
"One of my boyhood recollections,"
said General Wade Hampton, "refers to
Henry Clay. He was a frequent visi
tor to my father's house In South Caro
lina. Both Clay and my father were
ardent whist players, and nothing was
more In their minds than the collec
tion of a brace of gentlemen equally
addicted to whist, and then the quar
tette would piny for hours. While the
name of whist might serve to Imply a
game where silence reigned, my father
and Clay didn't play whist that way.
They exulted audibly over a success,
and did not hesitate when they were
playing as partners to violently point
out mistakes the other had made, and
attributed defeat to the other's Ignor
ance and utter lack of natural Intelli
gence. Indeed, on occasions particu
larly trying they were even known to
apply hard names to each other. This
they did in no slanderous spirit, but to
brighten up and sharpen' the wits of the
other to the Improvement of his play.
As they were sitting down to a gume as
partners one evening Clay remarked:
" 'It's a great outrage the way we
talk to each other, and my Idea now,
at the outset is for each of us to put
up $20 to belong to the one who is first
called hard names by the other. If you
assail me the money Is mine; If I forget
myself you take It.'
"My father readily agreed. He felt
In a mild, agreeable mood. He was
confident he would never again be a
prey to the slightest Impulse to speak
harshly to his dear friend Clay. And,
besides, It was his recollection that
Clay was the man who raged and did
the loud talking. So my father cheer
fully placed his $20 on top of Clay's. He
thought It would be a good lesson
to the blue-glass orator to lose It. As
they proccded with the game Clay
made some excessively thick-headed
and Ill-advised plays. He led the
wrong cards: he trumped the wrong
tricks; he did everything Idiotic In
whlBt that he well could. My father's
blood began to boll. As he and Clay
lost game after game his wrath ran
higher and higher. Still he bit his Hp
and suffered in silence. It went on for
hours until Clay made some play of
crowning Imbecility which lost him and
my father the eleventh game. Flesh
and blood could stand no more. My
father sternly pushed the $40 over to
Clay.
" ' Why,' said Clay, opening hla grey
eyes with a look of Innocence nnd
amazement, 'why do you do that? You
haven't said a word.'
" 'No,' retort.?d my father, 'but I'm
going to tell you, sir, that you are the
most abject idiot, the most boundless
Imbecile that ever dealt a hand at
whist. Yes, sir, I repeat It. you are the
biggest fool I ever met In my life.' "
MADEMOISELLE SUZANNE.
Tho Skeleton of a Typical French Novel
Told In Chapter.
From the Chicago News.
I.
Suzanne, as all well-regulated French
maids should be, was petite, chic, and
piquante. I discovered this fact In a
French dictionary.
In addition to all this she possessed
the fatal gift of beauty.
There was a mystery about Suzanne,
but it will not be revealed till the last
chapter If then.
Suffice It to say, Suzanne had a past.
Mon Dleu! Yes.
A French maid without a past has no
place In literature.
II.
"Suzanne, I love you."
"Monsieur Is witty today."
"You are perfectly adorable."
"Out? Monsieur have ze most perfect
taste."
"Yes, I love you! Will you be my
wife 's maid?"
"Wlz ze greatest plalslr."
III.
The scene changes to a brilliantly
lighted theater.
This night is to witness the debut of
the beautiful Parisian mystery. Mile.
Vinaigrette.
It is a great occasion.
In the box nearest the stage sits a
man alone reading a newspaper.
There are Just three hairs on his head
which seem to possess an important
significance of their own.
He reads on during the entire per
formance. At last, Just at the proper
moment for a denouement he raises his
eyes. Sncre blue! Also Mon Dleu! It
Is Suzanne!
IV.
The town talks of but one person.
Mile. Vinaigrette Is at once the envy
and despair of women, the reigning
queen over tho hearts of men.
She rides In her carriage behind real
horses. Magnificent Jewels adorn her
profusely. She Is distinctly "In It."
Can she dance? Non. '
Can she sing? Non.
Can she net? Non.
But she has a talent as a llvlnir pic
ture that has never been equaled.
Sactte bleu once more. Alam, Mon
Dleu! What would you?
V.
Here the plot thickens until no one
can see through It.
But Suzanne Is game and Is victor
ious every time over the villian.
He tries to hypnotize her, a la Trilby,
but it dossn't go.
Hypnotism presupposeB tho existence
of mental cupaclty and th only capac
ity to speak of that Suzanne has Is for
champagne.
Ho wever Peste ?
One day the beautiful Mile. Vinai
grette Is kidnapped.
The sudden and mysterious disap
pearance exclltes the whole city. '
Suspicion rests on the bald-headed
man who was last seen drinking beer
through a straw In the Mnlson d'Or.
Witnesses who saw him chaw up
the straw and swallow It were ready to
swear that he was at that moment con
templating a terrible crime agalnct his
Victim.
Peste!
CANNIBALISM IN CONGO.
A Talk with Ono of King Leopold's Eng
lish Officers.
Some four years ago Dr. S. L. Hlnde was
appointed to the Congo medical service.
He afterwards received a commission In
the military service In the Congo state,
and spent over three years soldiering and
exploring In that portion of the Dark Con
tinent. Dr. Hlnde 1b now In London. Tho
other day he was Intorvlewed by a West
minster Gazette reporter, who asked:
"Is cannibalism still very prevalent In
the districts you visited?" "Yes, In many
of them. At N'Oandu, the haadquarters
of Congo Lutete, we found that ohlsf had
gathered together about 10.000 cnnntbnl
brigands, -mostly of the Batutela rate.
Through the whole of the Batatola country
and from the Lurlmbl northwards, for
some four days' march, ono sees, as I said
at the Royal Geographical society, neither
grey hairs, nor halt nor blind. Even par
ents are eaten by their children on the first
Ign of approaching decrepitude. N'Qandu,
I may tell you, Is approached by a very
handsome pavement of human skulls, tho
top being the only part showing above
ground. I counted more thun a thousand
skulls in the pavement of one gate alone.
Almost every tree forming the boma. or
fortlllcatlon, waB crowned with a human
skull."
"But sights of this kind are not very un
common, I suppose. In Central Africa?"
"Not very. When we arrived at Lusuna's,
a town described by Cameron, we found
that LuHiina had died about ten months
before, and we were told that when he was
burled his followers cut the throats of a
hundred men and placed them In tho
grave, laid the chief's body on top of them,
then throw In a hundred live women, filled
up the hole, and built a splendid house
upon it."'
"Did you see anything of the pigmies?"
"Yes, not very far from Mona Chelllos we
came on two .villages of them. In reply to
a call from our guide about a hundred of
them, men and women, came round us.
They were very friendly on that occasion,
but at a later time we learned to know
them In other moods. It Is a curious fact
that they are not afraid of firearms; they
drop when they see the flash, and then run
in and spenr or shoot their opponents with
arrows before he has time to reload."
"What sort of a country Is the Congo
state for a sportsman?" "I saw lots of
gamo at different times; In some places
the marshes and grussy plains along the
rivers teemed with It vast flocks of egrets,
pelicans, geese and mnny other species.
On one occasion wo counted 230 hippopot
ami In a line, looking like a ridge of black
rocks."
SIBLEY'S PRIZE STORY.
An Anccdoto F.mploycd by Pennsylvania's
Famous Frco Sllverlte.
From thd Buffalo Times.
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
was recently asked his opinion of the
man in charge of a certain bill. He re
plied: "He Js nil right, I guess, but he re
minds me very much of a man up In
Pennsylvania. He came from the lum
ber district with an old bull's-eye
watch to a jeweler and said: 'I want
you to fix my watch.' The Jeweler
asked: 'What Is the matter with your
watch?' 'Well.' replied the man. "I
have been looking into It and I can't
tell exactly, but as near as I can make
out I guess the trouble with it Is that
the hair Is all worn oft the hair
spring.' "
SOMEWHAT INFELICITOUS.
Tho Forgetful Parson Meant Well but
Clioso tho Wrong Text.
The minister forgot to perform his
duty at tho proper time, but remem
bered tho omission just before enter
ing the pulpit to preach. The result
was that he announced: "I publish the
bans of marriage between John M ,
widower, and Elizabeth N , spin
ster;" and then, without a pause or In
troductory of any kind, he read out the
text of his sermon:
"And the last state of that man Is
worse than the first."
RATHER LACONIC.
How Ono Witty VarrUtor Exacted Pay
ment of a Hill.
From Tld-Blts.
A luwyer, residing In the north of
England, and noted for his laconic
style of expression, Bent the following
terse and witty note to a refractory
client, who would not succumb to his
reiterated demands for the payment of
his bill:
"Sir, if you pay the enclosed you will
oblige me. If you do not, I shall oblige
you."
PROVERBS ABOUT WOMEN.
Many a woman finds at times that it
would be money In her pocket to be a man.
It tires one to work for nothing, but a
man usually discovers It sooner than a
woman.
A woman need not be any worse for hav
ing money In her own right.,
Some women have a knack of making
over husbands as they do their bonnets
for tho better.
"I did not mean to do It," generally de
serves the retort, "Yes, but you did not
mean not to do it."
Money In It for them Is tho only golden
rule some people know.
A banknote often furnishes a keynote to
tho situation.
Business knows no sex, sentiment or
sympathy.
The modern artist paints Mrs. Million's
portrait as accessory to her dress.
You can not measure the depth of a wo
man's purse by the length of her train.
Tho term, the "holy state of matri
mony," seems somewhat of a misnomer
when It can be said that one may "com
mit" matrimony or "indulge" in It. Chi
cago Iiccord.
That insists upon
keeping a stock of
MWii'O RC2-1U MM
In the house f
Why, Hie wise mother. Because, when
tf.ken internally it cures in a few minutes,
Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache,
Diarrhcea, Dysentery, Summer Complaint,
Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains.
DOSE Half a teaspoonful in half a tumbler
of water.
Used externally, it will cure Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Mosquito Bites, Stinjrs of Insects,
Sunburns, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Coughs,
Colds and all throat troubles.
Railway's Ready Relief, aided by Rail
way's Pills, will cure Fever and Ague; Ma
larious, Bilious and other Fevers.
Fifty Cents a Bottle. Sold by Druggists,
RADWAY & CO., Hew York..
R A DWAY'S
PILLS.
Tu olr vegetable, mild and reliable. Causa
infi-i. ct (ittteaiiun. couifititt) Hssiiniinuon ana
healthful retfulnvity. Curu constipation and
its long lint of miploastnt svmutoms and reju
venate the systiin. 26 cento u box. All drug
tints. French Injection Compound
Cnret positively, qulrklr. (not merely checks.)
Ouarnutci'it or money ruruiideil. Avoid dangerous
reoMnllos. rrtooAttonitwr bottle. Mia Molilwa
(will euro tftwruitt case) bent prepaid, necuro f roia
ouwrvtiluu. Trim only cleiitlnially mads lyrluge,
to any mlimus (or 3.u0.
Bar yon Bore Throat, PltnplM, Copper-Colored
RpoU, Aches, Old Borro. Ulcers In Mouth. Halr
Kalllnut Wrlto Cook Heraedy Co., SOT Urn
onleTvmpte.bleas.lll.or proofs of onres.
Capital SKUMMHrO. rulienticutod nine year
aajotnilyoirodaTjdjfonSMe
wtio
OUT' ilfi
CORES THE TOBACCO HABIT
IN 4 TO 10 DAYS
OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Uso All the Tobacco You Want Till
Your "Craving" Is Gone.
NARCOTI-CTJEE is the only remedy in tho world that acta
directly on the nerves and drives tho nicotine from the system
ta from four to ten day. It leaves the patient in better health
than before taking, and is warranted free from any injurious
ingredients. ' '
NAliCOTI-CURE is popular because it allows the patient
to use all the tobacco he wants while under treatment, or until
the "craving" and "hankering" are gone. It is then no sacri
fice to throw away tobacco forever.
NA.KCOTI-CUBE is sold at the uniform price of $5.00 a
bottlo and one bottle cures.
Money refunded if a euro is not effected when taken accord
ing to directions.
' PROF. W. N. WA1TE,
Of Amlicrst, Moss., Chewed Tobncco for
40 years, and Was Cured by Xarcotl
Cure. A MBRRST. MASS., Fob, 8. 1850.
Tub Xabcoti chemical Co..
Spriuglleld, Mass.
Gontlemon: Replying toyours of the 1st,
would say that I hnva unta toba-co for 48
yearn, and of Uta uavo consunwl u 10-cent
plug a day. besides imoklnr crntldernbly.
1 commenced to use tobr.cco wbett 1 was 11
years old, and have novor be ;n able to giro
up the habit until I toolc Nakloti Cdiib,
although I hare triod other B'j-callod reme
rtlon without ed'3 -t. Alter usint your ronio
dy four days, all "hankering" for chewing
disappeai ed, and in four days more snioU
In j became unpleasant. 1 have no further
dosiro for tho weed, and experienced no
bad effects, whatever. I am irainlnif in
llano, and fool better than I nave tor a lou
time. To all who wish to bo free from the
tibai'co habit 1 would say. use KAIUOII
Cuuo. Yours truly,
W. N. WAITS.
tvvvvTvvvvyrvTTwirvvvwn
TO OUR
Washburn-Crosby Co. yish to assure their many pal
rons that they will this year hold to their usual custom
ol milling STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop
is fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and
owing to the excessively dry weather many millers are
of the opinion that it-ft already cured, and in proper
condition for milling. WashburnCrosby Co. will take
no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully three
months to mature before grinding.
This careful attention to every detail of milling has
placed WtbhburnCrosby Co.'s flour far above other
brands.
4
MM
MEGARGEL
Wholesale Agents.
WELSBAGH LIGHT
Speedily Adapied lor Reading and Sewing.
Consumes three (3) foot of gns per
hour aud Rivca an efficiency of sixty
(00) caudles.
Having at least 8.1 per cent, over the
ordinary Tip Burners.
Call and Sec It.
T It CONNELL CO,,
434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
rianufacturers' Agents.
DUPONTS
. MINING, BLASTING AND SPORTING
POWDER
Manufactured at the Wapwallopen Mllla, Lb
seroo coauty, Pa., and at Wil
mington, Delanare,
HENRY BELIIM, Jr.
General Afcnt (or the Wyoming Dlatriot,
118 WYOMING AVE, Scranton, Pa,
Third National Bank Building.
Aoanmiat
TH08. FOBft Mttaton, Pa.
JOHN B. 8&1ITII A SON, Plymouth. Pa,
E. W. MULLIGAN. VVUkw Barre. Pa.
Agenta ror tne ttepaoiio inenucai
(any' lUgu Kxploairea.
0 ond Very
EniQi.
If your druggist Is nnablc
to give yon full particulars
about NABC0TI-CIRE, send
to us for Book of Particu
lars Tree, or send $5.00 for a
bottle by mail.
THE HARGOTI CHEMICAL CO.,
Springfield, Mass.
3
patrons:
linis M
BREWERY.
Manufactarere of the Celebrate
PILSENER
LAGER REER
CAPACITY l
too,ooo Barrels per Annum
ff?2" DCUIUA
RESTORES VITALITY.
Made a
ell Man
UtbDay
of Me.
TMB aNCAT 80th DOT.
prodaoee the above reaalte ta'3 days. Itacli
powerfully and aolokly. Curat waea all othara fall,
young men will retain their loet manhood, and old
men wlU woover their youthful elior by uelua
KKVIVO. It quioklr and eurely reetorei Narrau
neea. Loet Vitality, Impo tenor. Nightly Emlloae,
Loet Power, Falling Memory, WaeUnc Dieeaeea,and
all efeota of eeU-abuee or axeeaa and IndleereUoa,
whleh unite one tor eludy, euelneee or marriage. It
not only euree by etarttng at the aeat et dleeaae. but
lee greet nerve tonlo and blood builder, bring
ing bach the pink glow to sale cheek aad fe
ttering the Are of youth. It ward off Inanity
and Consumption. Inalet on hartng BKVIVO.no
other. It can be carried In veet pocket. By mall,
1 .00 per ptekig, or eli for SS.OO, with a poel
tWe written guarantee to ear or refund
the money. Circular free. Addmoa
0YAL MEDICINE CO., 13 Rlttr tt., CHICAGO. ILL
tew atria y afattnewe Broia Dgwetglat
eraaioa , Ia
& CONNELL
' I')'- XM r.
RAILROAD TIME-TABLES
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
(L4uiuand .--uequouauua Lnv.e-oui
Anttii'&cito coal uaed exclusively, Inaur
tint cleaoUnesa and comfort.
'iiAle; TAULti IN Jbh'KhiUT JUNE 2, 1S96.
Trains leave Bcranton for Pittaton,
Wllkeu-Barre, eto., at 8.20. J.16. 11.30 a.inj,
1.23, 2.UU, 3.0a, 6.0V, V.lu p. in. eluiiauya. .uv
a. m.. 1.00. 2.15, 7.10 p. in.
For Atlantic City, 120 a.m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth.
(oxpreui) a. in., IX (uxpiets wall Hut
st parlor car), g.OG (express) p.m. 6un
day, 2.15 p. m. Train leaving Vi p. in.
arrives at Philadelphia, Ktartlng Term
inal, 6.21 p. m. and Now York u. p. ni.
for Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Beth!e
hem, Eaatun and Philadelphia, g.20 a. in..
l.Zi, 3.06, 6.00 (except Philadelphia) p. rn.
Sunday, 2.15 p.m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc, at
g,20 a. m., 1.23 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Hanisburg
via, Allentown, D.20 a. m., 1.23, 5.00 p. i
Sunday, 2.15 p.m.
Kor Hottaville, 8.20 a. m.. 1.7s p. m.
Returning, leave New York, foot of Lib.
erty street, North river, at 9.10 (express)
a.m., 1.10, 1.30, 4.30 (express with BuiTet '
parlor car) p.m. Sunday, 4.30 a.m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
1.00 a-ra., 2.00 and 4.80 p.m. Sunday .27
a.m.
Through tlcketa to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application In ad
vanca to the ticket agent at the station.
H. P. BALDWIN.
Gen. pass. Agent
J. R. OLHAUSEN. Gen. Supt.
May 12, UW.
Train leaves Scranton for Philadelphia
and New York via D. U H. R. R. at 7.4
a. m., 12.05, 1.20, t.88 and 11.18 p. m., via D ,
L. V W. R. R., .00, 8.08, 11.20 a. m., and 1.30
p. m.
Leave Scranton for Plttston and Wilkes
Barre, via D., L. tt W. R. R (.00, 8.08, 11.20
a. m., 3.50, 6.07, 8.52 p. m.
Leave Bcranton for White Haven, Ha
clnton. Pottsvllle and all points on the
Beaver Meadow and Pottsvllle branches,
via 13. Ac W. V. R. R., 8.40 a.m., via D. A H.
R. R. at 7.45 a. m., 12.05, 1.20, 2.38, 4.00 p. m.,
via D.. L. at W. R. R. 6.00, 8.08, 11.20 a. m.,
1.80, 8.50 p. m.
Leave Bcranton for Bethlehem, Easton,
Reading;, Harrlsburg and all Intermediate
rolnts via D. H. R. R.. 7.45 a.m., U.v
20, 2.38, 4.00, 11.38 p. m., via D., L. Ac W. R.
R., 8.00. 8.08, 11.20 a. m., 1.30 p. m.
Leave Bcranton for Tunkhannock, To
wanda, Elmlra, Ithaca, Geneva and all
Intermediate points via fc. & II. R. R., 8 45
a.m., 12.05 and 11.39 p.m., via D., L. AY W.
R. R., 8.08. 8.55 a.m.. 1.30 p.m.
Leave Bcranton for Rochester, Buffalo.
Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago and all
points west via D. At H. R. II.. 8.45 a.m.,
12.05, 9.15, 11.88 p.m., via D., L. Ac W. R. R.
and Plttston Junction, 8.08, 9.55 a.m., l.M,
8.60 p.m., via E. & W. V. R. R., 3.41 p.m.
For Elmlra and the west via Salamanca,
via D. oV H. R. R., 8.45 a.m.. 12.05, 6.05 p.m.,
via D., L. ft W. R. R., 8.08, 9.56 a.m., 1.30,
and 6.07 p.m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or L. V.
chair cars on all trains between L. & B.
Junction or Wllkes-Iiarre and Now York,
Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Suspension
Bridge.
ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHA9. S.LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phlla., Pa.
A. W. NONNEMACHER, Asst. Goa.
Pass. Act.. South Bethlehem. Pa-
Del., Lack, and Western.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex
press for New York aud all points East,
1.40, 2.50. 5.15, 8.00 and (.58 a.m.; 12.55 and 3.M
p.m.
Express for Easton, Trenton, Phllade
phla and the south, 6.15, 8.00 and 9.55 a.rr
12m and 8.50 p.m.
Washington and way stations, 3.55 p.m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, C. 10 p.m.
Express for Blnphanilon, Oswego, El
mlra, Corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 12.10. 2.35 a.m. and 1.24
p.m., making close connections at Buf
falo to all points In the West , Northwest
and Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9 a.m.
Hinghamton and way stations, 12.37 p.m.
Nicholson accommodation, at 4 p. m. and
6.10 p. m..
Bingbamton and Elmlra Express, 6.05
p.m.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse. Oswesro
L'tica and Richiicld Springs, 2.35 a.m. and
1.21 p.m.
Ithaca, 2.35 and Bath 9 a.m. and 1.24 p.m.
For Northumberland, Plttston, Wilkes
Earre, Plymouth, Bloomsburg and Dan
ville, making close connections at North
umberland for Wllliamsport, Harrlsburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
Northumberland and Intermediate sta
tions, 6.0. 9.55 a.m. and 1.30 and 6.07 p.m.
Nantlcoke and Intermediate stations.
8.08 and 11.20 a.m. Plymouth and Inter
mediate stations, 3.!0 and 8.62 p.m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains
For detailed Information, pocket time
tables, etc., apply to M. L. Smith, city
ticket ofllce, 32$ Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.
DBLAWAXS AND
HUDSON RAIL
ROAD. Commencing Monday,
day, July 80, all trains
will arrive at-new Lack
awanna avenue staUosi
aa follows:
Train will leave Scran
ton station for Carbendale ana in
termediate points at i t. 6 43, 7.0p, 8.25 and
10.10 a.m., list. Us, 155, 115, I.U. 7.25, 8.19
and 11.2a) p.m.
For Farvtew, Waymart and Honesdal
at M, 8.26 aad 10.10 am.,1100, 120 and all
PFor Albany. Saratoga, the Adirondack)
and Montreal at S.49 am. and 8.20 p.m.
For WJIkes-Barre and Intermediate)
, jluts at 7. 48. 8.4ft 8.88 and 10.46 am., 11.C6,
lj, las. 4.04711M .06, ale and 11.38 p.m.
Trains will arrive at Soranton station!
from Carbonoaie ana inienneauii puuu
At 7.A9. 8.A9, 8.84. and 10 40 ana. 11W. 1.17.2,34.
From Hoaeedaie, Waymart and Fare
YleaTat Mt am., UOO, Lit, 14. 6.65 an
7.46 p. an.
From Montreal, Saratoga, Albany, eta
at 4.6 aad U.H .nj. , . ,
From Wllkes-Barre and Intermedial')
painU at lit, 8.04, 10(5 and 1U6 am.. 1.14
VU, UH (.Ml Its, 7.10, 148 and ILIA p.m.
Erie and Wyoming Valley.
Trains leave Scranton for New York
and Intermediate points on the Erie rail
road at 7.00 s- m. and 8.84 p. m. Also ror
Honesdale, Hawlcy and local points at
7.00, 9.40 a. m. and 3.24 p. m.
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
Train for Lake Ariel 5.10 p. m.
Trains leave for Wllkes-Barre at (.89 a,
m. and 8.45 p. m.
CRAKTnN DITUION.
la Kneet, May 19th, IgSS.
Nerila Beeind.
S05S03
igotjoiilo
Stations
s
(Trains Dally, Ex.
13 "IIS
cept aunaar,;
F HIP
Arrive Leaiai
k
740
TM
(10
10 5S TS5
N. T. Franklin s:. ..
Wast 4Hnd street! ..
10 40l 7 lOj
19801 70
wecuawgea i ..
p ar
Arrive LeaveU
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55)
6i
Uaaonok Juncuoni
819
(11
998
9 31
(41
999
(0(
818
Hancock
Starllfht
Preston Park
Coaio
Poyotelle
Belmont
Pleasant Ht.
UnlundAla
. Fonet City
Carbondaie
Whit Bridge
Mayfleld
Jarmyn
Archibald
Wlntoa
Peckvui
Olrnaant
Dickson
Throop
Previaeaee
Park Mace
Bcranton
51
tti
4M
is BW
83
1114
8a
4
18 It
451
18 084
14 8
IMS
819
(19
4 Ml
11 4Vi
4 08
II 81
9418 9tl 984
frtlttflfS 88
88 049i8 48
84119 45 8 45
401(81 8M
431(84 84
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111 1SI
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11 11
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11 OsJ 8
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69, 1 041 4 01
94J tori 49T
(Slid 419
Mllll 14
tan iM it
04 1(0) 4 90
at'p ttr u
8 85
fast
8 89
11 opl g
fioftri 8
rsr,
ax
P M
10 88
A St'
Leave Arrival
All trains rua dally azoept (on day.
f. slgnlflet that iralna nop on signal for p
sogers.
t ecure rates via Ontario Western before
purchasing ticket and save motuy. Day and
nagtatipresstota West.
J. O. Anderson, Gen. PASS AgU
T, FUtcroft, Dir. Fas, Aft, (crantoa, Pa.
(