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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1898.
AUNT ELVIRA'S BUREAU.
"I am afraid," said Unbelt Dawson
to his wife, as lio took Ills plnco at tho
daintily rnrcncl illnncr table. "Hint
John Archer In finding out that niiiv
rlaRe Is a, feast where the Grace la
sometimes bettor than the dinner."
"Why, my dear, are you not lather
haul on Mrs Ateh'-r? Whnt has nlie
dono to deserve,- sucli revere consul e?"
"Well, volt ee, John .vanted her to
take In his old aunt, I.lvlnt lirenvn.
She Ik the only one lxloturtnf? to him
now Uvlnir and lina Ik en like a mother
to hlni. It B"enm he had made all the
crrnngenicnti neoeMnrv, then her high
inlghtliie!s kicked oet the whole plan
mid would rrnt r.llnw the old 1 idy to
((Mile tlieie. I hope 1 nm not a tyrant,
hut If mv wife's was too pood for my
folks, it would be too good for me," paid
Mr. Dawson with decision, and when
his wife lookul nt him peihnpq she was
relieved to Know that her mother-In-law
was Bleeping the slep of the lust."
'It ceitalnly does wm haul, but
tlieie aie always two sides to a story
Did John tell you '
"He tell me? Not he. 1 found It out
by accident."
"ivrhaps, then, -you have not heard
the whole of It."
"Peiliaps not." replied Mr. Pnuson,
i-ententlottslv, and let the niattei diop
John Airlift had been tho friend of
Hubert Dawi'on for veai. He was n
simple, quiet follcnv, some jeais the
senior of 'lis wile. IJe was fond of do
mestic life, nt tho littler side of which
he had -"ii very little, as he was left
lilt oiphan at a tendet age. his sol.j
t-urvlvliig relative being the lllvlra
Hi own In iiuestloti.
John bnd not been looked upon as n
niairylng man, but fiom Hie first he
had b'eer. urcnll tuliili with Miss
Smith, who was a new light on the llr
mnnient of the snrlctv of Watfivllle.
and had imsliul his silt with siu'h
i Igor that ho had cm led off the pilre
Irom the vounger and wealthier men.
Miss Smith lml nut alwajs moved In
the class of noelc-iv whlih she nt pres
ent giaeed. Phe had dining bet eaily
H'llfl M'B'tlteil With the lst of llcr
kindled upon a faun, and not n feitlli
fat in, either.
Hut the tide wMdi In '-aid to be In
the iffnliH of in n Iind swept mineral
nil beneath tht inm bed of soil which
her father and brothers had liltherio
tiled with such iatn letuins. and with
Its discovery Wealth Mowed Into the
family co;fe-s until Its menibeis all
forget that tli-y had ever W-n poor.
All Watei ville con-ldeied the match
between John Aich-r nrd Mbs Smith
a very suitable one. Mi. iehei's
lather had bestowed a lovelv 1 1 1 1 1 "
house, cliarinlngly luinl'-lied. upon his
daughter, and with health and a fair
Int'oine they ceitaluly i"ight to have
been happy.
Mrs. Dawpon was fully as fond of
John Aieher is her husband was, ami
theiefore took an Inteiest In his a Talis.
Khe did not like Hu thought of out.'lde
gossip getting about eoniei nine' tha
young w Ife, and lueai"-f of this mucin
up her mind to imostlgate the storv
lor hersilf. and to do whet ! could
to smooth down the rourn ilaees.
It was a charming little diawlng
room in which Mrs. Aieher leeeived
lief eallcis, beautiful and co-.tl things
lining eveiy nook nnd comer. There
was not much In common between tli
ednte Mis. Phwop. who was old
enough to be Mis. Aielier's mother,
nnd that ali young ination, who evi
dently had made up her mind to cairy
things with i high hind.
Mis. Dawson had too much good
sen--o to bifiai-h the subject heiM'lf, but
Mrs. Archei was a great talker, and
t-oon came nioiuid to the matter, which
was evidently uppeiniost In her mind.
'John and I have had mil flrsV
nuairel," Mis. Dawson. "A week or
two ago he tulle Insisted upon the
ptoprlely of ciffeilng hK Aunt r.lvlra
u home with us. It seems that the
old people who have alwavs cared foi
her place aie going out west to their
mauled eldldicn John dots not want
to put the old lady Into the caie of
Mrangor.s. 1 gave only a i eluetant c mi
sent, for I cannot ablcl- eldeily peci
plo they aie so fuv. Hut John
coaxed and pleaded until I gave in.
Wo agieed upon tli- laige fiont cham
ber fur her. and I wtiu with the best
giaee I could muster to Invite her In
pel son. Then tin- fu". began. 1 found
she had a van load of peisonal niop
eity, a eat and a pat mi. I agieed to
the live stock, but I drew the line at
the olif furnltnie. Then John went to
see her, and she consented to come with
only her minks, but at the last mom.
eut she stuck tu a most dlsienutable
old bm can, and I would not allow It
to come Into in house. 1 told her I
did not hae a single aitiele of old
furniture In mv house and I could
not think of allowing that old bmeaii
to come. That made bei mad, and she
Strike tjulckij.
" On the mstaut w hen
a lion snow his lem
pet " muI a famous lion
tauter cut mm quickly
over the face. Don't
wait until he springs at
you." huh is equally
cood advice for trtai-
Itrj the lion of disra Many .in attark of
dangerous lbntss would be headed off if at
the first premonitory smptoms the Uctim
would sttiUr (iiukly
'fliose severe coughs, bronchial affections
and wiMing di!cnrs uhich merge into
consumption would ntver get their savage
teeth into the constitution if then early
signs were headed ofT by Dr l'ierce-'g Cold,
ru M'dicd I)Ueorr. Ii provides such an
ulmnel.iuce of uch nouiisluiig blood that
tuberculosis geruis have no chance to uct
any lodgment iu the lung It clears the
skin ii ml purges all the impurities from
every oiirun It invigorates the liver to
expel all bilious poisons from the circula
tion. It cicites healthy tissue, vitalized
ncne fiber and gives solid strength.
" I lrue thought tor a lone time " writes Mrs.
Rose rettj.of Ijckvll'e Chatham Co JC C,
"Hut I would not lo vou jmtlce If I did not
wril"iiud tell yon hoiv I w i cured of that dread
ful di-rute cnllcit consumption, hy luing jji.
I'lerce'a Golden Medical Jlscoery I had uveas
lea awl purumouia liotli at the ame time, unci
came near dfug. and DKfoou at I wasnMetogo
out I wa tntru with crip, and then followed
consumption My ph) hiclau did nil he could for
my relief but I received uoue I Iried eery
tlunjf that I could hear of that was good for a
rouen but grew worbc, and would have-died koou
had I not commenced uslos the Mloldeu Medi
cal Dltcovery.' I felt ImproNcd before the firt
bottle was finished. 1 took kix liottles, and after
that I felt better and stronger than in ten years
before. That waa nix yeara ago, and to-day do
not feel any ayroptomiofn return of the dUeaie.
I remain cured, and I thlqk I am the cause of a
friend being cured by using the aame mediciue.
Ife wai afllicted aa I was, and after every thing
failed to cure him he took Or. 1'ierce'a Coldcu
Uedlcat Discovery and was cured."
flsrx
X3fJ
said: "More shame for you. That old
bureau is woith a dozen of new-fangled
ipiies." Anyway, she wouldn't give In,
neither would I, and so the whole
thing Is off. John Is very angry, 1 am
afraid, but 1 don't care."
"Oh yes, you do. I am sorry, in
dear Mrs. Aieher. It Is evident that
the craze of the antique has not struck
you. or jou would bo wild to have that
old bureau."
"Si, Indeed. I never could nblde old
traps. I like new. bright, expensive
furniture. 1 was going to get the old
lady a beautiful new chiffonier. Hut
It Is all off now."
"Well, 1 must say I think It Is n pity.
You know, my dear Mrs. Aieher, that
Mrs. Hi own Is all the mother your
husband ever knew, but we must nil
glow old In time." ,
"That's tt tie'; but she never did any
thing extra for John. Hesldes, 1 nm
under no obligation to her. I would
lather have her room than her com
pany at any time, and why should I
give In when she won't."
Why. Indeed, thought Mis. Dawson,
though she did not give expression to
her thought Xeveitheless. she did
say what she could to the young wom
an about fotebearanee. and felt when
Mio left as If her visit had not been
In vain, and that if John took the
light wiiy his wife would finally con
sent, It was evdent, however, that
John Aieher did not follow tho lead
that Mis. Dawson had given him. for
his limit did not become an Inmate
of Mrs. Archer's pietty home, and
about thiee weeks afterward Mr. Daw
sou bi ought home word that the old
lndv was dead
"And the funny pnn of It nil Is,"
said Mr. Dawson, with a chuckle of
ainuscinent, "thu she left that bone
of contention, the old bureau, to Mrs.
Archer, 'her beloved niece,' bv will
Her leal estate goes to John: she made
provision for her pets nnd her old
senants, hut the buieau without a
sciap else Koes to Mis. John. The old
woman had a stiong sense of the hum
orous. I wonder whnt my fine lndv
will do with It, now?"
"1 wonder, too.' nld his wife.
It was theiefoie with some natural
cuilosily that Mrs. Dawsor called once
mow upon hei young filend, whom
she found In a high state of Indigna
tion "Spiteful old thing' Slip was Just de
termined to ninke tumble between me
and my husband, dead or alive. John In
sists that the buieau must coin" here.
The Idea' Hut I shall not allow the old
lattletiap to come Insid" my hous". I
am on guard have been for days an 1
v. hen It comes I shall send It oft again.
1 gces-s I nm a match -o- John and .in
oul woman."
While the lady was Fpeaklng nil -piess
wagon diove up to the pretty
fiont e-irauee, and the driver dis
mounting chopped the tail-board of his
wagon and drew a very solid-looking
old-fashioned bureau to the back. Then
apparently lememberlng that he ought
to iiink.- some Innuiiie-s as to the dis
position of the article In his cbaigo
before shouldering It, he opened the
gate and walked toward the house. Ho
did not get a chance to ling, for Mrs.
Archer herself opened the door.
"Vou can take that old thins away
again, my good man, I do not want It
here."
"Isn't this Mr. Archer's place?"
"Yes, this s .Mr. Aielier's place. Hut,
don't jou understand. I don't want that
buieau. You aie to take it away."
"Hut I have only Just hi ought It, nnd
wheie must 1 take It to? I was told by
the old man to bring It heie, Heslde,
sine, I wasn't paid for hauling it."
"Wry well. I will pay you for haul
ing Ii. How much is it"
"Seventy-live cents." said the young
Iilshmnn, with n grin. He evidently
thought this u nun go. but so long as
he got his )Uy t did not matter much.
And the etm iuarter would come In
hnndv. Mis. Alrhei paid him, and as
lie tin nod to go he said: "Must 1 take
It back to the old place where I got
It, ma'am?"
'('eitiilnly not if you did. It would
onlv have to he brought back bote
again. !io what you like with it, my
good man, but don't bring It back here."
"All light, ma'am. You'ie sine noth
ing will be done to me?"
"I'eifeetlv sine The bureau was glv
in to me, and I lefuse to take It. I rIvo
It t" you. Do what you like with It."
"All right, ma'am. I am glad this
!ud heai' the dlseouise. My name Is
"No. no. I don't want your name
nor address. want to know nothing
eeept Hint you get that buieau away
fiom my fiont gate before my husband
let urns
"All tight, nin'eni," the expie.ssmnn
said lor the tlilnl time. Ho sllnned the
thiee quaiteis Into his pocket and
walked back to his wagon In the most
delllieiute fashion, like one In deep
thought. .Mis Dawson saw that her
hostess was veiv anxious to hnve him
ih-pait but he was natuiallv slow In
his movements, and It was evident that
the old buieau was a kind of white
c lephant on his hands.
Hut at last he was off, and Mis
Aieher bieathed finer. Mis. Dawson
soon saw that she was t1 too excited
a mood to enjoy her Mt, j,(i wjti,
some legietful thoughts over her
.voung filend's rutin e happiness, the
eldeilv l.ulv took her ilenaiture.
Meantime Tim OTIaheitj diove
nhniit to several second-hand stoics to
dispose of his present The first dealer
refused to take It at all. and the second
offeied him only r.0 cents.
" 'Deed and I'll not tnke that for It,"
said Tim. "It's an llllgant chlst or
draweis. I'll take it homo to my sis
teis to kape the children's clothes In.
It'll be fine for that, sure." So saying.
Tim got upon his wagon nnd drove
aw ay.
"Hoic, Maggie, me Jewel." he said a
little Intel, to a comely young liish wo
man, who, upon hearing the sound of
a wagon stopping, inn from her tiny
cottage In a narrow street to "spake"
to her in-other, "here's nn llllgant chlst
of di aw eis for you. It was given to
me b a lady a bit ago. I was going to
sell It. but jlst In tho nick of time I
thought of you."
The Lord bless you, Tim, for n good
biother" said Mis. Connelly. "It's
the veiy thing of nil that I want tli -
most. Tho childer' things be that
mussed that 1 don't know what to do
with them sometimes "
'Well here you are. Hive me a
hand with It. for it Is lather heavy to
lift alone"
Hut somehow Mis. Connelly was not
stiong, or she was nvvkward, for th
old bureau went down with a thud
sucli a thud that a board clnttered off
tho'tmek nnd fell with a flat pucknga
tied up In blown paper Into tho gut
ter. Tim pushed tho package nnd the
board-nsldo with his foot, while he In
structed his sister linw to take hold
of the old bureau to lift It up on th
CARELESSNESS.
Often Causes no End of Suffering.
Probably 'half the people who see this
in tide suffer from 1'lles. It Is one of
tho commonest discuses and one of the
most obstinate. People have It for
years nnd Just because It Is not Im
mediately fatal they neglect It. Care
lessness causes no end of suffering.
Caiylessness about so simple a thing
as plies has often caused death Hem
morhnKes occur during surgical treat
ment, often cuusing death.
Piles are simple in the beginning nnd
easily cm oil. They can be cllied even
In the! win st stages, without pain or
loss of blood, quickly, surely and com
pletely. There Is only one tcmedy that
will do It Pyramid Pile Cure.
It ullays the Inllniiimatiou Imme
diately, heals the Irritated surface and
wilh continued treatment reduces the
swelling nnd puts the lnembruncs Into
good, sound, healthy condition Tho
cure Is thoiough nnd permanent. Drug
gists sell tho Pyramid Pile Cure at 50
cents. Send for Kree book on cause
and euro of Piles by addressing Pyra
mid Co.. Marshall, Mich
curb. Hut his words Ml upon dull
cats. Something about the package
claimed his sisters attention, and she
rtioped down nnd plek"d It up.
"Weil take this In first, Tim." she
lemaiked, "an' If you push that chlst
back tlieie out or the road, Tom will
get some one to help him in with It
th? night. I nlvet was much on the
lift."
"All tight, Maggie. Hut I must be
off now. I have a good Job wnltlng
for me to haul a trunk. Hy the pow
ers. I ought to bo there this minute."
"Not till we see what's In this ollld
bit of paper, I'alx, Tim, me boy, 'tis
money. 1 think."
"Faith, Maggie, vol' were alwavs a
caution for thinking- things. Hut let
us see, me jewel'"
In a moment Tim's strong hands
had rent the paper, and then an ex
clamation fiom the both.
"Holy mother! What a sight!"
When the flat paicel was spread open
upon Mis. Connelly's clean kitchen
table it piovcd to be n lawyer's folder
for holding legal documents, and It
contained such a pile of treasury notes
that It fnlilv bulged and took the
br-'ath fiom Tim O'Klaherty and sls
lei to oven try to count them. Hut
Intel, when they grew enlm they
found the sum total of the amount lo
be ten thousand dollars In bills of
kit go determination. Hesldes the
money was a queet little will contain
ing the childish phiase. "Finders are
keepers.'
This simple little will wns legally
driwn, pioperly signed and duly wit
nesFcd. and bore such a lecent (Into
Hint It must have been executed a
few days bffore the old lady's de
mise. She l'.ad evidently planned it us
a surpilse foi her nephew and niece,
never thinking that ufter her death
the bureau would still prove unac
ceptable. Tim Flaherty and his sister made
no secret of their find. They were
the flndeis, and according to the de
visor's will tho keepers of the find.
The Archers, .if couise, weie terri
bly cut up, especially Airs. Archer,
wno was very fond of money, but she
could do nothing, though at tlist Mis
Aieher was full of the Idea of going
to law to i cover the money. How
ever, John Aieher would not listen
to a wotd.
"It would be only tin owing good
money uflei bad. The will Is perfect
ly legal. You had your opportunity,
nnd lost It through a whim It is a
pietty costl leron, hut 1 Hope II
w 111 not be thrown away. ' he said, and
hlstoiy does not lecoul what reply
Mr?. An her made. Philadelphia
Times.
A RECENT "CONVERSAZIONE."
Chnilcs Hatlell l.oomls, In Lite.
"Coiivei-ii.loiies" still lOllthiuo to be
popular nt the. department stoles. J huV3
never been Invited lo one. and 1 It-It so
Ilia-an Inluloper when 1 attended one un
asked last week that I vvilhdluw ver;
Minn.
I uppioul.ed the hosiery counter and
found that the "conversazione" was nl
leadv In piogn-ss.
".Maine Ciiimlau has a tace like a crime,"
pli.is.inilj iiniaikeil an angular jeiun?
lad), whose own fucu leseinbled ii mlscle
liiinnoi at least.
"lto.de, that Just hits 11 off. I'd he
nshaniid u have n ste.i 1 if I Ii id a fain
on nu like ili.it. '
I lieu luteipnlnitd- "! d like :o look at
number l'J hlail. socks, not too expen
sive." "Kosle" glanced al me. hut evidently
cuusldeud tli.it 1 hud taken the winiig
cue to liegln, lor she went on: "Why.
she's so t 111 ta In the flee llijt her cheeks
iiowd In r tuugui . S iv tor the love er
cilme look at Hint noo lloolwalkei. lie
Icoks dope. I wonihr dm he think ev
er one Is nolle in" him. I wouldn't bother
Willi him It I had -ts iu me ten flngels.
Did Mm want all) thing '' This to me. 1
Mt undid i laud ut buvlnh been recog
nized us n p.ntv to the "cunve!su7lQlie, '
mid I U.cui;.ht enouiih of what 1 hud said
toneeinlng sucks to npe.it It
"How much d'ver want to pav?"
Define 1 had time to reply, tho other
p.ulv to the dlnlogiiH said. "Oh, Iloale,
ale you ga'n' lo the Ninth Ward Oentle
men's Sons PU nli ' '
"If me mother cits me chess done in
lime. How much d'you sny vou wanted
to pax "" shi indeed me. She was evi
dent!) nniinjeil at me She had not
asked nie to come to her rountei,
"Kr ten rents." I said, being flustered
"We ilnn't have 'on as cheap as that."
Then to her filend: "Sav, I was to tin
bun' conceit at the pink Sunday nftiiooii.
un' Ii wns ins' man' "
"Nevvi min' who twit me" This with
n fast hinting leer "We got some fo
il quitter. Oh. that i minds me. Sttll.i.
Sruiihiu tins ii noo steady an' lie's u ten I.
hie good-looker."
"He miisi make Stella look sick."
"I guess I won't vvnlt for tho.n bocks.'
said I
It hud hist cnnio over me that f wns
Us Idtilly nut of plnrn.
"Ileezv Ilullorau lost her Ink hist week.
She was ton Inattentive. I In fluin walker
said."
t sav." the floeiwnlkcr Juct tlnn. hut I
fUiln't s,i nnvthlng. 1 took the pfont or
view Ih it I bud Intreiled upon a social
function to which I hid not been asked,
nnd 1 hmmht mv socks nt n "genlh'nifii'a
fiirntshlnir store" "he.re t!n don't lmv.
"enivers'irlones."
Lincoln's Fondneus for Grant.
1'ioni the Pittsburg Dispatch..
An amusing and possibly Instructive in.
etdnte. In which l.lmohi and Urunt tlguri'.
nnd showing Hu Initer's estimate of euv.
nlrv, Is ii laud b) Mr. William O. Hind,
lard, for snmo time one of the found s
pilvate siiieturles. The Koieral hud mi
lung bun In command of lie- Aimv of tho
Potonui', when one dny Mr. Siochlrrd
asked Lincoln's nnlulon of him. "(.runt. '
repllid llu intsldsnt. "Is the Hist general
I've hail llf-x u gi'iieinl'" Henii'mlier.
Ing the high esteem In which Mctiellan.
Iluruslile. Hi oker mid Monde hud been
held. Mr. Htoddnid nsked Lincoln to e
plain, and this Is what he said:
"Von Reo. when any of the rest set out
on n cumpalgi they'd look over matters
and pick oy' some one thing Uir were
short of nnd they knew 1 couldn't give
'em. and tell me they couldn't hope to win
unless thev had It: and It wns most gen
erally cavalry. Now, when Grunt took
hold, I was waiting to see what his pet
Impossibility would be, und I reckoned It
would ho cavalry, as a matter of couise,
for we hadn't horses enough to mount
oven what men Wo hud. There were lfi.iMJ
or thereabouts up near Harper's Ferry,
mid no hmses to put them on. Well, tlio
other dny. Just as I expected, Ornnt sent
to mo for those viry men; but whnt ho
wanted to know was whether he could
disband 'em or turn 'em Into Infantry!
Ho doesn't ask me to do Impossibilities for
him, and he's the llrst general I've had
that didn't."
Travel as nn Educator.
From Scrlbner's.
The usefulness of travel for lightly
trained and constituted lads Isso generally
recognized Hi it It Is not nt all unusual for
rartuts who wish to give their sons ovcry
chance possible to Increase In wisdom to
offer them the choice between spending
revernl yeurs In Kiiiope or going to col
lege nt home Knch of us knows ono or
two men who have pursued education In
this Way. nnd wo are vsed lo compare
them with their collrgc-hied coevals nnd
pass opinions as to which method of In
tcllectutil development resulted best, liv
er year there nro lads who were fitted
for eollego and, perhnps. entered, but
Went abroad. To comparo them slv or
eight, or ten or twenty yenrs later with
their schoolmates who went on nnd took
their college degree Is, perhaps, tho most
available test of tho respective efllclencv
of the two methods; urd It seems safo
to sny Hint, according to that test, tho
educational fruits of fnvel and studv
fllimnil rptntinrn -M- unit will, Il, .to...
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ducts of the domestic tree of knowledge.
PRETIUM LIBERTATIS.
For The Tribune.
Kveultig, nnd tho sun was setting
With Its gold t ml crimson glow,
I was wuud'Mltg b) the biooklet,
Listening to Its gentle How
Smiling us tho glinting sunlight
Fell upon a small gold bund,
Loved for him who lately placed It
As his pledge uptn my bund.
In the hush of April twilight,
With a clear blue sky above.
Hound mo close un nrm came stealing;
On my car fell tones of love.
Little need had 1 to uuestlon
Who it wns beside me there,
For no other's touch could thrill mo
With a joy so sweet and rare.
Long we lingered, till the sunset
Faded to an amber light;
And tho weo stais, coyly peeping,
Lit the path of coming night.
Lingered till the umber incled
From the silent, shadowy west,
And tho ntw moon in her beauty
Hoso above the mot main's crest.
We vvero talking of tho future
And the Joys It held In store;
When our lives, made one forever,
Should be parted nevermore.
And his words so full of gladness,
Made my loving heart rJoico,
Till an undertone of sadness
Love detected In his voice.
Laughingly I ral'led him
On his sid and thoughtful air,
Told him that I thought my presence
Ought to banish every care.
Then in nccents of compassion,
I'nderneath Hie moon's nale beams,
He. my lover, rudely shattered
All my fond and happy dreams.
Telling me that very evening
iio had joined the patriot land,
Who would meit the Spanish forces
And for IJIght ard Justice stand,
"nut," he said, to soothe my sorrow;
"Let this th night, dear, be your pride,
You will be a soldier's sweetheart,
And, borne clay, a soldier's bride."
Through my tea-s i smiled and answered,
Choking back tho sobs which came:
"When jou come back with your laurels
I'll be proud to bear our name."
Then. In eloquence of silence,
Clasping close each other's hand.
Speaking language which but hearts
speak
And hearts cnly understand.
Slow the moonlight path we wended,
Lending to my fnther's home,
When-, with sad farewell we parted
Till the day of peace should come.
Sorrowing I sought my pillow.
And with utiilng heart, 1 wept.
Hut In youtii hope huds nnd blossoms
And e'er long I sweetly slept.
When the first faint streaks of dawning
Heralded the coming dny
I aiose, for lust at d.ivlueak
Our brave hoys would inmcli away.
Mothers, slsteis. wives nnd sweethearts,
Ave and aged fatlu r. too,
Watched Hut dav 'nealh nehliig eyelids.
The needing Hue of hlue.
Then returned to homes made lonely,
All to do our duties tlieie.
And to bear nt night to Heaven
K.ieh her dear one's name In player;
To nwnit with anxious longing,
News from those we loved so well
And tceeive their llrst fond missives
With u Joy words cannot tell.
Scon the sell of suffeilng Cuba
With our binvfst Mood was wet.
And no message came to lighten
Fears that now my soul beset.
"Can it be," my SSld Ill-lilt questioned,
"That I II see nlm ne'er again?"
Facli day but hi ought disappointment
And un m'did weight of pain.
Hut nt last one pleasant morning,
Hie the tlowirs (hell dew had shed,
When tho bhds 'mid leafy bowers
Hllthelv sang nbove my head,
Down the sunny path 1 hastened,
Joy's blight smile upon mv face,
In mv hand the precious letter.
To mil dear old tr. sting place.
And Hie brooklet's gentle murmur
Memories fond und sweet aWoke,
As upon Its bunk reclining
Hacerly the seal I broke.
Words of htieugth nnd manly courage.
Words of tender Irve and i lieer.
Soon dispelled, like snmniei cloudlets,
Hveiy lingering thought of fear.
As I rend In veet contentment
H.uii lino o'er and o'er ngaln
Near the close a strange handwriting
Sent a chill through every vein,
I heard Mho birds chirp o'er tne
Hut 1 scarcely knew I henul,
And the summer breiv.o, iniieeded,
All the leaves above mo stirred.
All my hope In life was ended,
All mv jov tin ever fled.
Foi the long-expected letter
Slid the one I loved was dead.
It was finished bv the eomiado
Wlio bnd held his dying head
And received the Inst fxyiil messngn
For the one ho ne'er "might wed,
"Tell her," he had feehlv whispered,
"That our Inst faiewell Is o'er;
We will meet with happy gtertlng
Ovor on that better shnrr.
I hnve given lo mv eountrv
All n soldier has to give:
And at death I will not murmur.
Though for her I fnln would live,"
Then his mind hud spemed to wander
And he dreamed of lovr and home;
Thought we stood .beside the sti camlet
Where no off wo used to roam;
Dienmed he held once more my lingers
Closely clasped within his own.
While he told love's old. sweet story,
In ii low and tender lone.
Rut his palo lips censed their motion.
And from ill earns of home nnd love,
That binvo soldle-'s mnsomed spllit
Passed to realms of light above.
There where breed's from the ocean
Touch the hind with kisses wnim,
Willi Hie sod to Freedom fflvon,
Covered thev his wasted foim,
When the years my hair hnvo silvered,
Softening evtii gi lot's deep slgli,
I inny Joy Hint war no longer
Calls our patriots to die.
That above tho tyrants' ciiolgn
Liberty's bright banners wave
nut my heart for nye lies burled
In a (inldlcr's unknown grave,
-Inez Ult'Bslag,
Llinhurst, Pa., Oct. !S.
FICKLE AUTUMN
No Danger if Warner's Safe
W 111
Mi Mw
mmsmMm,
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.
Gallium Sells for $3,250 an Ounce
Other High-Pilced Metals.
"Tho majority of people when nsked
to namp tho inbst precious metals
usually mention gold as llrst, plantln
lim as second and silver as third," said
the pioprletor of a largo unsay and re
fining establishment In New York to
the wilter recently. "If nsked to name
others some might add nickel and a
few aluminum to the list. Now, let us
see how near the truth they would be.
Gold Is worth about $250 per pound
troy, plantlnum $1'!0 nnd silver about
$12. Nickel Is worth about CO cents and
pure aluminum from fiO cents to $2 to
the troy pound.
"We will now comparo these prices
with those of the raier and le&s well
known metals. To take them In alpha
betical order, barium, the metal which
Davy Isolated from Its ore, baryta, In
180S, sells for $950 a pound when It Is
sold nt nil, und calcium Is worth $1,800
a pound. Clrluni Is a shade higher; Its
cost Is X1C0 an ounce, or $1,920 por
pound. These begin to look like fabu
lous pi Ices, but they do not leach the
highest point, ehiornlum being $200.
Cobalt falls to about half the nice of
silver, while dldyiulum, the metal Iso
lated by Masander, Is the same price
as calcium. Then comes gallium, which
Is worth $3,230 an ounce. Dlth this me
tal the, highest price Is i cached, and It
may well be called the tarest and most
pieclous of metals.
"Clucium Is worth $2.7) per ounce, In
dium $150, Iridium $Im8 a pound, Jan
thanlum $17.'., and lithium $1G0 per
ounce. Nldlum costs $12S per ounce,
osmium, palladium, platinum, potas
sium and rhodium bring, respectively
$010, $100, $1S0, $32 and $312 per pound.
Stiontlum costs $12S an ounce, tantnum
$144. murium $D. thoilum $272, vana
dium $'.20, yttorlum $114 and zlneonluin
$2,"0 an ounce
Thus wo see that the commonly re
ceived opinion as to what aie the most
pieclous metals is quite erroneous. Har-
lutn Is moio than font time as valuable
an gold, and gallium mine than 1C2 times
as costly, while many of the other me
tals mentioned aie twice nnd tin Ice as
valuable. Aluminum, which cost $S and
?U a pound iu 1S90, Is now piodueed as
cheaply us inc.- lion, zinc, lead nJ
copper."
THE NTJMBEK OF -LANGUAGES.
Fiom Tit-Hits
The least Ii allied nie nwf.ie that thire
nie many languages In the world, but Hi
actual number Is probably hcoud Hi"
eltcams of oidlu.uy people. Thu gtogia
pher llaldl enumerated mai width nie en
titled to be lonsldmed us distinct lan
guages, and j,(W0 whlth may be regnid-J
us dialec ts
Adiilguus, another modern wilter on tills
subject, reckons up ",0GI languages nn I
dialects existing, and which have o.su I
liven after we have allowed elthei of
these ns the number of languages, wu
must ai knowledge the eistente of ulnn K
Infinite minor dlvei spies; tor almost e-
oi y province has a tongue inoio m less !
pet Hilar and this we may well believe I
to bo the case lluouuhout the woild al
large.
It Is said tin re nro little Islands lvln-5
close together iu the South si as, the In
habitants of which do not uudei stood
each othf r.
Of the buu distirct largungt s mimerat'l
by llaldl, by belong to Uurope ill to Atti
ca, 121 lo Asli. 117 to Ameilen. 117 to
Oeeanli bv which teim hi distinguishes
lln vast number of islands sti. -tilling be.
tween Hindustan ni.d South Aimrlia.
HAPPINESS VS. MISERY,
l)r Charcot louU- 'i'ftlilelx, tlio sr.' it I'.er
Islun leinc'ilv, li a Rimriiuleeil m u fir thu
lirlnk llulilt; ulio nervoiiint'st ninl inotiin.
c holy cmiHoU !y ovi.ncliili;unui.
It U struyi 111: Appctlt: for Alcoholic nml
nil Intoxtcutlue Ucer.nei, niul Icuum innn
na ho should li. it fun ho iulinliiUlera.1
without tho Knovloclue of tlio putk-nt where
uricKMiry. Heuil for pnuiphlct.
Win. 0. Clarl., jab l:nn Ae, , Scraita i, Pa
McMUNN'S
.b a preparation of the Drus hy which Its
Injurious eflcetti nie icmovcil, ulilhi tho
vnluuhla medicinal properili'H aio ru.
tatncil. It postit's.sea nil tho tetUitlve,
unixlsno unci antl-HpjaiiienlIc poncrj of
Opium hut proiluceh nn plokiu'ss nf tha
vtoniuch. i.o voir.ltln(r. un couth encH no
heudnehe. In acute nonoim ilnniilor It
N an liivr.ltiiiulu irmcilv, nnd is rccom
mcnd'Hl by the boxi phMclnna
fEnRETT, Afjont,
t7J I'eirl tt.. New York
f3J Chltbttler'a KngUih IllaraouJ llrn.
KiNlllTnUVHL nS-EoeS
unpium otl "My Onulno. A
Jtu-mIM lor CAtrKtittrt hnjluh Jn Y
onJ BftinJ la K..1anil f.nJ tntlllnXiifA7
Oxjiw, eiJ ltu blui rtiiboo '1 ale W
fuuotitr.-t nrint atngtrou tUQ$tttu V
fittu cni mil art ent. At DfCffUli, or cod 4a,
If f "lll't f' r.atl..." In Klbr. I, rw
,,7-" ". CbtilirtFrtaemlcall'o.,MalUitiHQarN
fluid b all fcocn l),oHiit., rillLAUjC, !
TOl ZiVvKf'OJ
A chill nlr nnd a lowcilng sky In the morning, a sudden
,iusli of heat In the middle of the afternoon, then a cutting
wind after sunset such Is tho history of an nutuiuu day In
the not Hi tempera te zone. This Is tho weather that threat
ens not only tho avowed Invalids, but many who fancy
themselves stronger than they are. It strikes them In the
back. It stops the free action of the kidneys,
Then come feelings of cold, hendaehe, nervousness, and,
worst of nil, the grinding, cutting lhoumutlsm which may
last for years, defying common remedies, ointments, lln.
luents, etc. The worst of diseases begin In the kidneys,
nnd In the fickle autumn weather the seeds of danger are
sown. Avoid tho saddest consequences of these uncertain
days. Strengthen your kidneys with Warner's Safe Cure.
P. W. Lewis, of Clyde, Ohio, writes:
'I hud been contlticd to tho house for months with bcI
ntlo rheumatism, not able to get into or out of bed with
out help, nud had despaired of ever being able to walk
again. A friend advised me to take Warner's Safo Cure. I
told hint 1 had been lame so long I had no hopes of get
ting well. Hut a drowning man will grasp nt a straw, so
I sent for two bottles, and when I had taken them I walked
to my barn, with the old of two canes.
"I got more Warner's Safe Cure, and It served the sci
atic rheumatism as Admiral Dovvcy served the Spanish ships
at aiauua. ii aiso KnocKeu my tun enemy, uidnoy tioublc.
I was soon nble to dispense with my canes nnd to go about
my business."
The connection between the kidneys and the rheuma
tism wns probably obvious to Mr. Lewis, but It may not
be to ever body who reads the stoiy of his recovery. Tho
diseased kidneys, sluggish unci Incompetent, Instead of tak
ing dead tissues from the blopd and hurrying It out of the
body, acted as a dam. In such a case, with every beat of
the heart, tho blood Is laden with u substance as truly
poisonous as arsenic or strychnine. Hut It Is a lingering
poison, except when tho rheumatism touches the heart, then
It kills like lightning.
There Is no hope for tho rheumatic unless he nttend to
his kldntvs und, by making them sound nnd strong, rid his
system of tho enemy. There is more than hope; there Is
ceitnlnty of lenowed health In Wnrnet's Safo Cure. Can
nny fair-minded man, or woman, doubt this, uftcr reading
Mr. Low Is' letter?
ACKAWANNA
MftNUFACTlin-RS OF
551 SHED FEB. 1I1E MM MRIM LUMBER
mil Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Miuo Rails
snwctl to uniform lengths coiiHtantly on hand, l'uclcd Hemlock
Prop Timber promptly i-'urnlshed.
MILLS At Cross Fork, I'ottcr Co., on th Buffalo nnd Susque
hanna ltnilrond. At Minn, Potter County, Pa., on Coudcraport, and
Port Allenany Kullroad. Capacity 400,000 feet per day.
GENKUAL OFFICE-Hoardof Trado Italldtnu, Scrantou, Pa.
Telechono No. 4014.
WASHIHGTOn
VIA
OLD POINT COMFORT
Is the most attractive shoit tiip
at this season of
the year.
Express Steamships
of the
LO I0IH lit!
Perform Dally Service.
Through tickets returning
froiii Washington by
rail or water.
Tor full Information apply to
OLD DOMINION S. S. COMPANY
Pier 3(5, North River, M1W YORK.
vV. I., (lulllaujcu, Vice I'res. an J Traffic Mgr.
The Standard
ElectricClocks
No Wiiieliiifj. No Springs.
No Weights. No Repairs.
No Trouble of Any Kind.
At Small Cost.
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Tin: i.wKiiisr and n.vijsr mmoic
or clocks, WAiciir.-. jjiwr.i.itv and
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DAYS.
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LO
NEW YORK HOTELS.
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Droaduny and Eleventh St., New York,
Opp. ejroce Church. European Plan.
Kooma $1.00 a Day and Upward.
ta n modeit and unobtrusive way there ara
few butter conducted betels In tha metropolis
than the St. Donia
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readily ho tracsd to Its unlqn location, iu
uomollhn lUraoipliere, tua peculiar or calls no
of itn culslno and sorvlco, and IU Tory moder
ate) prices
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AMERICAN PLAN,
Day' and Upwards.
EUROPEAN PLAN,
Day and Upwards.
S3.50 Per
SI. 50 Per
I. D.
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For Business Men
In tin henrt of the holesatc district.
For Shoppers
3 nilmites walk to W.-inamaUer 8
iiimuui to sIckcI Cooper's llur htore.
15ay of acusa to the great Dry Gooda
btores.
For Sightseers.
One hlock Irom U way Car giving easy
traiibportatiou to all points of interest.
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Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
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FIXTURES
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Light . . .
WIRING
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7
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rac-'i) tiny Caiisulci iu
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tUt U(kju brtliiR tho conalna Mix UfiMft-i. Thar
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ltlro nrlttaa mitiranli-e to effect a euro rn HTtJ In
cachcacoor refund Ilia moncr. rlcOU U 1 Wipar
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mall, la plain nrapvr. nion rdclF-totrrlc. (Hrcolar
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