OUR ONLY TIME
We should waste no moments in weak re
gret,
If the day were lut one;
If what we remember and what we forget
Went out with the sun;
We should bo from oui clamorous selves set
free
To work or to pray,
And to be what the Father wou'd have
us be,
If we had but a day.
—[Mary Lowe Dickinson.
THE PORTRAIT.
BY EVELYN TIIOKP.
It was a February day without; but
within the high, wide studio building
there was color in plenty and movement,
and an animated hum of voices. It was
an artist's reception. All the studios
were open and in all there was a crowd.
But in none was there so great a crowd j
as in Roderick Roth's studio. For Rod- I
crick Roth was talked about; talked
about incessantly. There had been no
such original work shown as his had been,
that year or any year. It had the touch
of genius. Roderick Roth was a star of
the first magnitude just breaking upon
the horizon. People wanted to see him.
Of course, his studio was besieged.
There were those who looked nt him j
quite as much as they looked at his two
or three exhibited pictures; and quite as j
admiringly, lie was like the figure of;
some youthful Viking, with eyes as blue j
as seas in Summer and a yellow mane j
against his velveteen coat collar.
Some of Roderick Roth's fellow-artists !
arched their lips at the yellow mane.
They pronounced it, among themselves, j
a pose. But prejudice alone could not have !
found Roderick Roth guilty of any pose j
whatever, once it had seen one of his i
frank smiles. This young man, who<
measured six foot two and was so athletic- i
ally deep of chest and wide of shoulder, 1
had a most disarmingly sunny, and I
honest, and good-tempered, and geutle
smile. It was quite free from any arti- i
fice. It was the sort of smile that on at
man's lips causes the mothers of
daughters to wish that "they might have I
such a son-in-law! "
It was quite surely with no such sen- |
timent, however, that Mrs. Ritchey now
stood, smiling also on her side, and be- I
nignly, in front of the young mau.
"The sittings may be arranged to suit
your own convenience, of course, Mr.
Roth. I should like them to begin a- j
soon as possible, however, as the por
trait is destined for a certain purpose, at
a certain time. Ry the by, you have not
seen your sitter yet, Ethel."
Mrs. Ritchey turned, seeking at her |
elbow the daughter who, however, had |
become u little separated from her in the j
crowd.
"Ethel, this is Mr. Roth. He is going '
to paint your portrait."
Roderick looked at the young girl and
caught his breath a little, she must
have been quite accustomed to such ad - ,
miration ere now, yet she changed color j
slightly. Mrs. Ritchey saw that Ethel [
had made a profound impression anil j
was amused and gratified. Of course,
an artist, of all men, would be struck
with Ethel's beauty. lie would appre
ciate it at its full worth. The mother
felt that she had presented this rising
Velasquez with a model magnificently fit
to inspire his art.
"lie seems a nice, unpretentious youqg
man, too," said she as they drove home.
"Not spoiled by his success at all.
And his work is certainly very fine. I
wonder who the prim, elderly woman '
was who sat near him and out of the
crowd a little. She appeared to belong
to him, somehow. She didn't look old
enough to be his mother. An aunt, or
an older sister, perhaps. But there was
no resemblance, certainly! lie is a won
derfully good-looking young man. And
he has quite an air."
" 'Yes," said Ethel Ritchey.
Meanwhile the afternoon had conic to j
a close, the crowd had dispersed and j
Roderick Roth, finding himself restored
to privacy, had turned to the woman
whom Mrs. Ritchey bad noticed. She .
had been sitting very quietly for a long \
time and she looked a little pale and
tired. She was not in any sense pretty j
and nrobably had not been even in her !
youth. She was now thirty-eight or i
forty.
"I'm afraid you've been dreadfully I
bored, Lavinia," said Roderick cheerily. ;
"Oh, no. I've been looking and—and
thinking. I think I'll go now."
"Wait until 1 get my coat and hat." I
He disappeared in an inner room and
when he reappeared they went out to
gcthcr. He took her to her "home," |
which was a boarding-house on a quiet
block. 1
There was a fine mist in the air and the
street lamps twinkled, blurred and sal
low, through it. They walked along,
both rather silently. When Roderick
had rung the bell and while they were
waiting for the servant to answer it Rod
erick's companion said:
"Arc you going to paint that young
girl's portrait, Roderick, the one with
the largo hat?"
"Miss Ritchey? Yes. Croft was tell
ing me about her the other day. lie has
known the family since she was a child. .
It was he who suggested to Mrs. Ritchey
that perhaps I could paint the portrait
she wanted of her daughter. He said she
was the most beautiful creature in the
world. And she is, she is! Did you see ;
her well. Lavinia? She is perfect, per-
He stopped with glowing eyes, i
"Yes, I saw her," answered Lavinia. !
The door opened and she went rather
quickly in.
She did not usually take leave of him
thus abruptly, and as Roderick retraced
his steps aloug the moist, black pave
meat he wondered a little! Had he of
fended Lavmia? Could it he that she
was hurt at the enthusiasm with which
he had spoken <-f that beautiful voi.ng
girl. Impossible! Lavinia was the
largest-hearted, the noblest of women
She was incapable of a small, asuspicious
or a jealous thought.
Several times during the evening al
though his studio was again' in
vaded by a coining and going a
pushing and talking throng, a vision of
the faultless face under the brim of the
large hat rose up before Roderick's men
till eye. and hi fancy busily worked nt
the pose he kl.ou I give it, the light lie
should bring to b-;u- upon it.
When everyone had gone and the
studio was dim and quiet 1. clmsc u can
vas and placed it oil his easel and for n
moment stood lost in thought.
lie aroused himself from his rcvu
with a light sigh.
" \• s, said (To ft, " You have made a
great succc-s of it. Roth, a great success.
It's your best portrait. I don't know
but that it is your very best work." He
glanced from the canvas on the < a-el to
the original of the portrait, and as the
glance left Ethel Ritehey's face it soii"|it
that of Roderick, standing beside bin?.
"Ah!" said Croft to himself. "Ah!"
"Will there be many more sittings
needed, Mr. Roth?" remarked Mrs.
Ritchey, her gratified sinile beaming
patronizingly on the artist between the
two big diamonds in her ears. "It would
be a 'great pity not to have the picture
quite, quite perfect. It is such a very,
very good likeness."
"Three or four more sittings," mur
mured Roth. He spoke a trifle hoarsely
and busied himself with his brushes and
paint tubes.
That evening Croft dined at Mrs.
Ritehey's house. lie was a very quiet
man. All animation in him seemed
centred in his shrewd, observant eye.
"Yes," he remarked, as ho sat a little
apart with Ethel in the course of the
evening, "Roderick Both has a great
future before him. I cannot but feel it
to be a pity that he should be bound by
this engagement to Miss Reck, although
it is one of those things that seein pre
destined and unavoidable. Any marriage,
however, would be hampering, perhaps,
at the very outset of his artistic career.
And in this case, of course, the disparity
of years—"
In the moment's silence that followed
upon his words he could feel the change
that came over the face of the girl. He j
purposely avoided looking up to see it.
It was as lie had imagined. The tie that
bound Roderick to Lavinia Reck had not
once been suspected by her. Croft was
just enough to exonerate Roth from
blame in this secrecy. It had probably j
seemed impossible to him that this beau- j
I tiful young woman of fashion could be
j interested in anything concerning him.
lie had not mentioned his engagement |
because he had never mentioned any I
personal matter whatever before her. |
"How did such an engagement come !
about?"
Ethel Ritchey had commanded herself j
quickly. Croft knew her thoroughly. I
Though he had discovered her secret, lie '
was capable of hiding it well. Beneath i
that exquisite exterior there was a sup
ple, flexible moral strength, like the I
strength of a delicate steel blade. Roor, !
proud child! She had been foolish j
enough—the world would call it folly— I
to lose her heart to the young artist, and j
now she must suffer. But Croft knew i
that she would suffer bravely.
"Ah, well, simply enough, poor fcl- '
low," he replied. "She used to keep the :
boarding house where Roderick took a ,
; room. That was some years ago. It i
| was a little room, but Roderick could '
■ not pay for it. He painted night and ,
: day in a bare loft somewhere, but he
i found no purchasers for his work. 1
Roderick would sacrifice liis art to noth
ing. you know. 11c might have daubed
pot-boilers and sold them, but lie
wouldn't. He preferred to die. And I
when things got very bad he did prepare j
to die. lie spent the last piece of money ,
j in his pocket for laudanum enough to j
j kill ten men. Yes. This is a sad cliap- I
icr in poor Roderick's life. You did not
know that such things actually occurred j
in real life, Ethel? Alas, they arc all j
| around us. But they are not made for i
j such hothouse flowers as you to hear! |
I Well, Lavinia Reck discovered his in- j
j tcution. She has lost her youth, and \
i she is neither pretty nor attractive. But I
! she is a noble, tender hearted wo nan. j
! Perhaps she loved him even then. In '
I auy case, she helped hira. Roderick's is
j one of those rare natures which can ac- I
cept rare favors without loss of self- I
respect. He asked nothing but to be al- j
1 lowed to paint, to work out his concep
tions. But he was grateful—profoundly,
honestly, loyally grateful. He could do
but one thing in return. And he did it. I
He asked Lavinia Peck to marry him.
Now he has been famous a year. But if;
one should ask me whether I think he
has ever allowed himself to regret his en- i
I gagement I should say no. Yes, he is a
loyal fellow, is Roderick Roth."
1 When he stopped Ethel stood upright,
her hands tightly clasped, before him.
• "Thank you for telling me," she said
jin a whisper. Her eyes shone. "Thank
you."
! There was no pretense at concealment.
She saw that this old and faithful friend
had read her soul and had wished to
warn her, to guard her from a great j
I wrong to the other. She put out her '
hand and Croft took it with firm gentle- j
j it ess.
i "You always were a good little girl, |
Ethel!"
! "There should certainly be one sitting ;
more, at least, Ethel," urged Mrs. j
j Ritchey.
■ "No, mamma. It is really not neces
sary."
j Mrs. Ritchey had never quite under
! stood her daughter; nevertheless she was
1 apt to give away before what she termed
[ Ethel's quiet obstinacy.
| "Very x%\. I should suppose you
would like to have the portrait perfectly
finished and complete. But you are a
j queer girl. I wish you were not!"
Left alone, Ethel sat down rather!
wearily. Al as she queer? Ah, well, it
did not matter much. Nothing mattered i
much, except the keeping of this one I
resolution. She must never again see '
Roderick Roth if she could avoid it; !
never allow him to see her. For he loved
her-—he loved her! That bitter-sweet ■
thought made a tumult in her veins,
however much she might try to drown it. j
They had never been alone together; he
had never spoken a word that the whole !
world might not have heard; he had j
never looked at her but a guard had been 1
on his glance, that it might do no injus
tice to the woman who had a sacred ,
claim to all his truth and allegiance.
Yet lie loved her! Aud Ethel knew it,
as tlie blind may know when the sun
shines. As she sat there, lighting her
first grievous battle in the deeps of her
soul, a servant came quietly in.
"There is a lady, miss, who would like
to see you. She did not give me a card
nor yet her name."
When Ethel first entered the room she
did not recognize the figure that half
rose at her appearance. Then the foil
light touched her face.
Lavinia Peck!
Forty, perhaps, she was, but to day
she looked many years more. She was a
woman without any sort of assurance,
either of speech or manner. Even at this i
moment, the most critical of her life, she |
had no outward dignity save that which !
comes from simplicity. She might be a
heroine wearing a crown of thorns as j
sharp as ever stung a martyr's flesh, but \
in aspect she was only a faded little!
spinster in an unmodish bonnet and with
nervously twitching hands.
T wanted to see you," she began; her !
voice died away, but she rallied and
( commenced anew : "Perhaps you will
think it >trai:;c, what I ain going to say.
Hut it seems best. Perhaps you did not
know tlint I was engaged to Mr. Roth?"
"I did not kuow it until yesterday."
"1 was engaged to him throe years ago. i
It did not seem so wrong then, though, i
of course, people might think it strange.
\A e understand each other very well. I
think he was fond of me. Yes, 1 think
,he was. But all that is past now." Hie
suddenly lifted her eyes t., Ethel's pa'e '
beautiful face. "Roderick loves you."
"No, no!"
j Lavinia Peck went on with growin
j
" Acs; it is so. I felt that it would b
the first day. lie could not hide it from
me, though he has always tried. He
would marry me to-morrow and be a
good husband, uud just because I hap
pened to be a friend to him once. But I
sec now that it is all a mistake. That is
all I wanted to tell you. He is quite
free."
She rose and Ethel rose too. In a
novel the girl would have thrown herself
into this poor woman's arms. But real
life witnesses no such scenes between
women. Ethel could not speak. She
dared not even put out her hand.
Yet each knew what was in the other's
heart.
* * * * *
Perhaps that meeting with Ethel had
been the bitterest phase in all Lavinia
Reek's sacrifice. When she left Mrs.
Ritehey's house she knew that the last
step was consummated. To Roderick,
the man she had loved so well and re
nounced so nobly, she could not speak,
but she had written; and when she was
gone the letter, according to the order
she had left, was taken to him.
An hour later Roderick Roth, white
and trembling, burst into Croft's room.
! He flung the letter on the table,
j "Read it!"
Croft read it slowly, then folded it
and put it back in its envelope.
" Well—she is a noble woman!"
"Noble! Oh, Croft, I can't bear it!
I She shnmcs me: she shames me! What
would have become of me had it not
been for her? And now, now!"
Croft reflected a moment.
"I know how you must feel, Roderick.
But—undoubtedly it is for the best. It
seems brutal to say so, and yet the en
gagement was a mistake. Yes, a mis
take. You can't make a marriage like
that right, gratitude or no gratitude.
Yes, women are capable of noble thiugs.
Ethel Ritchey would not have stretched
out her proud little linger to win you
once she knew you were bound to an
other woman."
"Miss Ritchey?" The color flamed up
in Roderick's face. "Lavinia thinks
that she, too—but no, no, it cannot be!"
Croft nodded quietly.
"Well, Miss Reck is right. Ethel
Ritchey loves you."
"Good God, mau!" Roderick sprang
to his feet.
"Yes, and you can have her, even
though her mother may object a little at
first. Your being poor won't matter to
Ethel. You will be rich enough one of
these days. Not that it would make any
difference with Ethel in any case. Y'ou
may believe me, 1 know her well." He
! got up. "Yes, yes; go on and be happy,
both of you. Youth—love! There is
one season only for them; enjoy them
while you may." He smiled with a
slight sigli at the same time. "Roor
Miss Reck knows I hut now; and so does
a man of my age."
Rut Roderick Roth stood there un
heeding. Heaven had opened in a vision
before his eyes.—[New York Mercury.
A Strange Delusion.
J Years ago, away back in the 70's, one
j of the leading families of North Daven-
I port, lowa, were possessed of an only
i daughter, fair of form and face, whom
they had betrothed to a young gentle
i man of good family living in the neigh-
I boring eity of Dubuque (all names being
| withheld out of consideration for these
good people, who still reside in the
cities named). Everything was arranged
for a speedy marriage of the young pair,
1 when the happy prospective bride took
sick and died. The grief of the young
man was dry-eyed but terrible when ho
saw his loved one arrayed for the bridal
j of death instead of for a union with him
self. He followed the remains to the
j Oak dale Cemetery, returned home in an
abstracted sort of manner, only to
ibe stricken with nervous fever
, the same night. Then a peculiar hallu
j eination took possession of his fevered
i brain—he believed the lost one to be
| present with him in t he room. His
parents gently but vainly remonstrated
with him, yet lie would talk to her that
should have been his bride, describe her
: dress and appearance to those attending
on him in his delirium, even though
I others would sit or stand where lie de
' clared her to lie. Finding that lie was
i rapidly sinking under this peculiar dc
[ lusiou, it was decided to array a young
lady in clothes that were an exact coun
terpart of those in which the bride-elect
had been buried, and which were the
same the young man declared were worn
by her when she visited him in the spirit.
While he was sleeping this well-meaning
counterfeit took her station in the room,
anxiously awaiting the outcome. When
lie did awake, he turned his eyes to the
spot, flung his arms aloft, and shrieked
in an unearthly voice, "My God, there
are two of them!" Gasping which he
fell back and expired. —[St. Louis Re
public. _
Arabs as Guides.
It is not a little singular that the Arabs
of the desert are far inferior to the na
tives of America in the faculty of finding
their way through woods or over plains.
They are apt to he near-sighted at the
best, and often have the additional mis
fortune of diseased eyes. In her account
of the "Bedouin Tribes of the Euphra
tes," Lady Blunt speaks of this incapac
ity of Arab guides:
We were 110 sooner out of the wady,
and on the table-land again, than we
found ourselves in a thick fog, which
would have obliged us to stop if we had
been without a compass. By the com
pass we determined the direction, and
then kept to it by the wind, which blew
from behind upon our right ears.
It is curious how little faculty the
Arabs have of finding their way. Their
course seems to he directed entirely by
what. I believe, sailors call "rule of
thumb." Once out of their own district,
they are incapable of pursuing a straight
line by the sun, wind, or by any natuial
instinct. They travel from landmark to
landmark, and almostalways in a zigzag,
which costs them many a mile.
Here they had to depend entirely upon
us for the direction of El Iladdr, a place
we had never seen or heard of till two
days before; and our knowledge of its
position, though simple enough to us,
seemed very marvellous to the guides.
When the fog cleared, as it did in the
course of the morning, they saw, to their
surprise, El Haddr straight in front of
them. It was still many miles off, but
our course had been correct. 1 think this
fog was a fortunate circumstance, as it
raised us in the eyes of all our following,
who now professed full faith and confi
dence in my husband.
Stohiks arc not uncommon of letters
having gone the round of the globe and
then reached their proper destination.
Something stranger than this has just
occurred at Birmingham, England. Mr.
Groves, one of the oldest officials of the
County Court in that city, has just re
ceived a letter which had been addressed
to him and posted at Stafford in the
month of July, I*so. The letter bears
i lie stamp mark made at the Stafford
R >-t Office in that month, and the Bir
mingham postmark of the succeeding
day. There is also the
postmark of Feb. G, 1891.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A BOSTON doctor says that wd should
exercise an hour for every pound of food
we eat. One egg is worth a pound
of meat. Dyspepsia can be cured
by walking. Every meal we miss is a
decided gain. A fast day helps us more
thau a feast day.
THE use of tobacco among women is on
the increase in France, and even in Lon
don it is not unusual to see a lady produce
her silver or enamelled case in the draw
ing-room. Cigarettes arc giving place
to c igars in Paris, and some fears are en
tertained of the smoking habit among
women becomiug uncontrollable.
THE United States government pays
the railroad companies from $21,000,000
to $24,000,000 per year for the transport
ation of the mails. The estimated cost
for the present year is $22,050,000. In
the past, however, the estimates have
fallen sliorl of the actual cost from
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000.
RECENT statistics show that French
railways annually kill one person out of
each 2,000,000 carried, while in England
21,000,000 arc carried before one meets a
violent death in a railway accident.
French railways annually wound one j
passenger out of each 500,000 carried;
English one in each 750,000; Belgium, |
one in each 1,050,000 and Prussia only
one in each 4,0b0,000
THE old University building on Wash
ington Square, New York, is of interest
to all students of telegraphy and pho
tography. It was here that Prof. Morse,
fifty-four years ago, put into practical
operation the first telegraph ever set up
in the world, aud it was on the third
floor, in the north wing, that the wires
over which the first message was trans
mitted were raised. It was in this Uni
versity also that Prof. Draper succeeded
in fixing the first photographic portrait j
of the human countenance from life. |
PROF. SNOW, of the Kansas State Uni
versity, has discovered the existence of a
disease resembling cholera, peculiar to
the chinch bug, and which is easily
propagated, and will doubtless eventu
ally afford farmers complete relief from
the destruction of their crops by this
pest. During the last summer infected
bugs were let loose in a bug-infested
field. The disease spread so rapidly and
was so fatal that the field was soon rid of
the pesls. Many farmers have made ap
plication to the professor for carcasses of
the bugs which have died from the
cholera.
THE railway tunnel under the St. Clair
Itiver, between Michigan and Canada,
was formed by driving an iron cylinder
into the earth under the river bed and
pushing it forward as fast as the cxcava
vated earth could be removed. A three
mile tunnel has been constructed in I
London on a similar plan, which is said ;
to have cost less and to have been fiuished
in less time than would have been re
quired by old methods. And now come 9
a project to unite Newark and New York
by a fifteen-mile tunnel, iu which elec
tricity is to be the sole motive power.
Tunnels will undoubtedly play a promi
nent part iu the systems of transportation
in all large cities.
THE oldest living graduate of the
"West Point Military Academy is Wm.
C. Young, of Chicago. Mr. Young was
born at Youngstowu, 0., a city founded
by his father, November 25, 1729. Iu
1818, he obtained an appointment as a
cadet and on completing his course of
study was commissioned a lieutenant of
artillery. lie remained in active service
until 1820, when lie resigned. There
after he devoted himself to civil engin
eering. In the railroad branch of that
profession he gained much repute. By
virtue of his seniority Mr. Young is pres
ident of the West Point Alumni. Despite
his great age he retains a large measure
of physical and mental ability, and still
looks after the details of several im
portant enterprises with which ho is
identified.
TITLED aliens,chiefly Englishmen,now
own in this country about 21,000,000
acres in large lots, to which may be
added the ownership by aliens of lesser
degree of many smaller parcels. Besides
this direct ownership, inquiry has devel
oped the fact that European capitalists
' have invested in land and other bonds
sums covering nearly 100,000,000 acres,
which arc subject to foreclosure sales.
The caso was cited in the report of the
House Committee on the Judiciary last
Summer accompanying the bill to pro
hibit aliens from hereafter acquiring
lands in the United States of a man liv
ing in England, who owns and rents
90,000 acres in Illinois, deriving there
from #200,000 a year. The land
commissioner himself, six years
ago, officially declared that "the
time is near at hand when there will be
no public lands to invite settlement or to
afford the citizens of the country an op
portunity to secure cheap homes.''
SINCE General Sherman's death the
question has been raised as to Washing
ton's highest military rank. Some au
thorities assert that the rank of General
of the Army was held by the Father of
his Country,and others that it was created
for General Grant. The truth is that
during the Revolution, Washington held
the rank of ''General and Commander-in
chief." There were no lieutenant gen
erals in the Continental Army, and
Washington's supreme command was not
questioned. Ho was emphatically Gen
eral and Commander- in chief. In 171)8,
when the "quasi-war" with Franco op
ened, Washington was commissioned
Lieutenant General from .July 3, 17t)8. By
he act of March 3, 171)0, it was provided
nut "a commander of the army of the
nitcd States shall be appointed and
ommissioncd by the style of 'general of
the armies of the United States,'" after
which the rank of lieutenant general was
abolished. President John Adams
deeming that the rank of general of the
armies of the United States encroached
upon the prerogatives of the President,
did not issue the commission. It was the
decision of the attorney general of the
United States in 1833, when called upon
to review legislation affecting military
rank, that George Washington died in
ollice under his commission as lieutenant
general. It would seem clear, however,
that during the Revolution, Washington
held a rank equivalent to that of general
of the army.
Tho "Buffalo Moth."
The so-called "bulTulo moth," is not a
moth, but a small hairy grub, about une
qual tcr of an inch long. These grubs
aic covered with erect bristling hairs of
a dark brownish color, and their peculiar
uppearancc may have suggested tho
name "buffalo moth." The grubs move
very rapidly on their feet, and are dif
ficult to catch and kill. The perfect in
sect is a minute beetle, scarcely more
thau one-twelfth of an inch in length
and somewhat less in breadth. The
beetles live out. of doors, and feed on tho
pollen of plants, but crawl into houses
•uul other buildings when ready to lay
their eggs, because their larva- or grubs
feed upon wool and fur garments oa will
as carpets.—[Nov? York Sun.
CITIZENS' BANK
OF
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Capital, 9P50,000.
OFFICERS.
JOSEPH BIRKBECK, President.
H. C. KOONS, Vice President.
13. R. DAVIS, Cashier.
EDWARD SNYDER, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Joseph Birkbeck, 11. C. Koons, Thos.
Birkbeck, Charles Dusheck, John Wag
ner, Edward Snyder, William Kemp,
Anthony Rudewick, Mathias Schwabe,
Al. Shive, Jolin Smith.
ISt' Three per cent- Interest paid on savinir
posits.
Oj>en daily from 0 a. m. to 4p. m. Saturday
vcuiDtfs from 0 to 8.
LIBOR WINTER,
RESTAURANT,
AND
OYSTER SALOON,
No. 13 Front Street. Frceland, Pa.
The finest Liquors and Cißnrs served at
couuter. Cool lleer always ou tap.
J YOU YSTANT
J 1 ;
jlj C"."ZTT.. . -
IVOEAVANT TO SELL YOU ONE, !J
I STADE^AN.
' SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION ['
STYLE AND FINISH. H
1 AGENTS \7A[lTEo^,^ rn rJ
5] wo v. I 1 ofTcr cpccial Ir.tlucetm iita ll
Mi direct I o purchaser
I FIRST-CLNOJ YET ri::rn.ur nr:::3. 8
S. RUDEWICK,
Wholesale Dealer lu
Imported Brandy, Wine
And All Kinds Of
LIQUORS.
THE BEST
Beer,
B=orter,
-A-le And
Broivn Stout.
Foreign and Domestic.
Cigars Kept on Hand.
S. RUDEWICK,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
The Mont Hnceennful Remedy ever discov
ered, us It 19 certain In its effects and does not
blister. Read proof below :
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
BKLVKUNON, Pa., Nov. 27, TO.
Dn. R. J. KENDALL CO. :
Gents—l would like to make known to those who
ore almost persuaded to use Kendall's Spavin Cure
the fact that I think Itisa most excellent Liniment.
I have used Iton a Blood Spavin. The horse went on
three legs for three years when I commenced to
use your Kendall's Spavin Cure. I used ten bot
tles on tno horse ana have worked him forthrco
years BIUCO ami has not been lame.
Yours truly, WM. A. CURL.
GERMAN-TOWN, N. Y., NOV. 2,1359.
Dn. R. J. KENDALL CO.,
Enosburgh Palls, Vt.
Gents: In prnlscof Kendall's Snaviu Cure I will
sny. t Imt a your ago I had a vnlnablo.vou t .' lu.rse In
come very lame, lawk enlarged and swollen. Tho
horsemen about hero (wo have Do Veterinary Sur
geou here) nroriounecd his lameness Blood Spavin
ur I horouglipin, they all told mo there was no
euro lor it, ho became about useless, an.i I eon
3ldere I him almost worthless. A friend told me of
tho merits or your Kendall's Spavin Cure, ho I
bought a bottle, and I could 800 very plainly great
Improvements limned lately from its use.and bef.ro
tho bottle was used up I wossutlslle.l that It was
doing him a great deal of good. I bought a second
bottle and before It was used up my horse was
cured and has been In tlie team doing heavy work
all the season since last April, allowing no mora
Signs of It. 1 consider your Kendall's Spavin Cure
a valuable medicine, and It should be in every
stable In the laud. Respectfully yours,
EUGFCNK DEWITT.
Price 81 per bottle, or six bottles for All drug
gists have it or can get it for you,or It will be sent
to any address on receiptor prleo by tho proprie
tors. DR. 11. J. KENDALL CO.,
Euosburgli Folic, Vermont.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
PETER TIMONY,
BOTTLER,
And Dealer in all kinds of
Liquors, Beer and Porter
Temperance Drinks,
Etc., Etc.
Geo.Ringler&Co.'s
Celebrated LAGER BEER put
in Patent Sealed Bottles here
on the premises. Goods de
liveredin any quantity, and to
any part of the country. t
FREELAND BOTTLING WORKS,
Cor. Centre and Carbon Sts., Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
JERSEY
GALVANIZED STEEL
F/IRH 22 LAWN
IS jusy
THE THING
whoro a bikom:, CASTING, St.
£*S££4Eol4 fence U desired.
Is ORNAMENTAL, does not conceal yet
protects enclosure with n;t Injury to man or
boast. lieilus wind, time, and water.
All intcndhi"' I'Aircliascr.s
should get our il lust rated price list, showing
the superior twist and weave, and utiles
points of merit. Apply to your dealer, oz
directly to the manufacturers,
Tliu Hew Jersey Wire Cloth Co., r T.T'
H. M. BRISLIN.
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
WORMS::#::
Sure, Safe and Speedy. Tliis medi
cine ill remove Worms, Dead or Alive,
from llorses and Cattle. Will purify
the lilood, correct and tone up the
stomach, and strengthen the Nerves.
DR. EMERSON'S "DEAD SHOT"
for Worms in Horses, is the best general
Condition Powder in use. Dose: One
tablespoonful. Directions with each
box. Sold by all Druggists, or sent by
mail upon receiptor titty cents.
RhflS R Smith w ho ' e " > ' c
UllQOi L)i Olllllllj 865 broaa St . Ncwaik.N J.
A. RUDEWIGK,
GENERAL STORE.
SOUTH HEBERTON, PA.
Clothing. Groceries, Etc., Etc.
Agent for the sale of
PASSAGE TICKETS
From all the principal points in Europe
to all points in the United States.
Agent for the transmission of
MONEY
To all parts of Europe. Checks, Drafts,
and Letters of Exciiange on Foreign
Banks cashed at reasonable rates.
"Nothing
Succeeds % [
Like E
SUCCESS" i
„t.*.SOAP: i
HOUSE KEEPING A SUCCESS. -
ABSOLUTELY PURE =
HIGH GRADE LAUNDRY SOAP. ; '
BUY F
A soap free from impur- ■
lty, that will not injuro ■
hands or fabric, and that is 5
In ©very way a proven
1 success. 1 ;
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO THE TRADE. E ]
R. H. MEAGLEY'S SONS, I 1
BINGHAMTOIM, N. V.' ■
"YOU ARE INVITED
To call and inspect our im
mense stock of
DRY GOODS,
Groceries, Provisions,
FURNITURE, Etc.-
Our store is full of the new
est assortment. The prices are
the lowest. All are invited to
see our goods and all will be
pleased.
J. P. McDonald,
S.W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland.
FERRY & CHRISTY,
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,
Periodicals, Song Books, Musical
Instruments,
CIGARS and TOBACCO,
SZFOrEETnSTCrO-003DS
Window Fixtures and Shades, Mirrors,
Pictures and Frames made to order.
Pictures enlarged and Framed.
Crayon Work a Specialty.
41 Centre Street, Quinn's Building
MIME gags'
mm&ssm
the name of every newspaper published, hav
ing a circulation rating in the American News
paper Directory of more than 85,000 copies each
issue, with the cost per line for advertising in
them. A Hat of the best papers of local circula
tion, in every city and town of more than 5,001)-
population, with prices by the inch lor one
month. Special lists of daily, country, village
and class papers. Bargain offers of value to
small advertisers or those wishing to experi
ment judiciously with a small amount ol' money.
Shows conclusively "how to get the most ser
vice for the money," etc., etc. Sent post paid:
to any address for 30 cents. Address, Geo. P.
Howeli. A ('o.. Publishers and General Adver
tising Agents, 10Spruce Street, New York < ity.
& C. D. ROHRBACH,
Dealer in
Hardware, Paints, Varnish,
Oil, Wall Paper, Mining
Tools and mining Sup
plies of all kinds,
Lamps, Globes, Tinware, Etc.
Having purchased the stock
of Wm. J. Eckert and added a
considerable amount to the
present stock 1 am prepared to
sell at prices that defy compe
tition.
Don't forget to trj- my special
brand of MINING OIL.
Centre Street, Freeland Pa.
E. M. GERITZ,
23 years in Germany and America, opposite
the (fontrul Hotel, Centre Street, Freelaed. The
Cheupest ltepuiring Store in town.
Watches. Clocks and Jewelry.
New Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry on hand for the Holi.
days; the lowest cash price in
town. Jewelry repaired in
short notice. All Watch Re
pairing guaranteed for one
year.
Eight Day Clocks from si).oo
to $12.00; New Watches from
$4.00 up.
E. M. GERITZ,
Opposite Central Hotel, Centre St., Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOlt
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funeralß. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
D. O'DONNELL,
Dealer In
—GENERAL—
MERCHANDISE,
Groceries, Provisions, Tea,
Coffee, Queensware,
Glassware, &c.
FLOUR, FEED, IIAY, Etc.
We Invite the people of Freeland and vicinity
to call and examine our largo and handsome
stock. Don't forget the place.
Opposite the Valley Hotel.
The undersigned lias been appoint
ed agent for the sale of G. 13. Markle
& Co.'s
Highland Goal.
The quality of the Highland Coal
neods no recommendation, being bnnd
picked, thoroughly screened and froe
from slate, makes it desirable for
Domestic purposes. All orders left
at the TRIBUNE office will receive
prompt attention.
Price $3.75 per two-horse wagon
load. T. A. BUCKLEY, Agent.