80 FAR.
Aaketh how near is Paradise, thou who for it
hast striven?
How far soe'er from truth thou art, so far
urt thou from heaven.
[Chicago Inter-Ocean.
WARNED BY A MOUSE.
The old manor-house at Barton-Bridge,
although one of the quaintest and most
picturesque houses in this side of the
country, was not half so well known as
it deserved to be. Cut off from the
highroad by a clump of ancient and
well-wooded wych elms, the few tra
vellers who passed by the pluutatiou
gates plodded or drove wearily on up the
Steep hill beyond it, reached the top,
admired the view away across the valley
of the Bar, and little dreamed of what a
Curious old mansion lay hidden among
the trees.
Its master and owner, John Trow
bridge, was an old-fashioned bachelor,
who had few frieuds, and their visits
were few and far between, he always
boasting that they were "enough for
him, and enough was as good as a feast."
It was a lonely place, too, ten miles
from the county town, and six from the
station; while the whole hamlet of Barton
consisted of about a 6core of cottages,
all clustered around the tiny church,
half a mile down the valley below.
The Squire, therefore—as he was every
where called—when not busy in his
library, troubled his head about few
things beyond his own domain, lived in a
royal sort of cosy comfort on half his in
come, and gave up most of his time and
thoughts to the care of his niece and
wurd, Miss Grace Rivington, declaring at
times she was the plague of his life : and
at others, that without her he didn't
know what would become of Barton
Manor.
Left an orphan when a mere child,
with a fortune of L' 20,000 on coming of (
age, she had grown up at last to be as <
wilful, high-spirited and charming a
young lady as could be found in all the
country-side. In short, she wa9 the old i
man's pet, and managed by dint of coax- i
ing, flattery and scolding, to have her
own way "in things little or big," as
John Trowbridge ofteii confessed. His '
favorite name for her was, " the little i
witch;" "a wee body, but with a mind j
and spirit in it big enough and deter
mined enough to manage the most fussy
and troublesome horse in the stable, or
out of it."
These were the two who sat chatting
together one wintry evening in Novem
ber, on the day of her coming of nge,
when, contrary to all custom in such
cases, and in defiance of his urgent j
cntieaty, she had insisted on having no '
dinner party and no birthday celebra
tion; but a quiet time "just for us two,"
she said; "and I can have you all to
myself." Dinner was over, and the table
was wheeled up to the blazing wood- j
fire; Graves, the butler, had departed, I
and at last she could speak freely.
"My dear, dear uncle," said she, i
"there never, never was, and never will
be, anything half so beautiful as the
necklace you gave mo this morning. I
had it in my pocket all dinner-time, and j
was longing to look at it the whole time
—but why did you spend so much
money?" %
"Why, my dear? Well,"because you
are such a naughty, ill-tempered, ugly
little shrimp, and I determined that
people should look at your diamonds to
morrow, if they wouldn't look at you.
As to money, child, I only had them re
set; they were my mother's fifty years
ago, and her mother's before that a
wedding present from that old Jack
Trowbridge whose eyes are now lookiug
down at you from the other side of the
room. 'Gentleman Jack ' they used to
call him when he came back from India
and brought the diamonds with him."
" Lookl" she said, taking them out of
licr dainty morocco case, sec how they
shine in the light of the fire! I shall be
as grand as a queen to-morrow night at
the ball; and in that lovely dress from
Paris, oh, uncle! the very happiest girl
in Cornwall! What can I say, what can I
do to thank you—the dearest, goodest,
wisest of old uncles?"
" Well, Miss Grace Rivington say
good night, be off to bed, and lock up
your necklace in a safe place, and keep
the key in your pocket. You'll have a
thousand things to do to-morrow; so go
now and get your Beauty-sleep, that you
may look your best at night. Half the
women will go crazy at the sight of your
necklace ana gay feathers; and all the I
men about your lovely face. But mind,
the first quadrille is for me."
In less than an hour from that time
the diamonds were safely locked up in
an old oak cabinet, and the happy owner,
like most of the household, sound adeep,
and dreaming of all the joys of the com
ing morrow.
The morning carao, as most to-morrows
do, in good season, heavy with clouds
at first, but slowly breaking out into
sunshine at last. Miss Grace Rivington,
after her Beauty sleep, came down radi
ant to breakfast; and that being over,
sent off a special messenger to her special
friend Florence, at the Grange, with the
following brief nctc :
My Dear Florrie : f'omo over at once, if
only for half an hour, un.i you idiull see the
loveliest necklace to he found in Cornwall.
lam to wear it to-night. G. K." |
It was but a short walk from the f
Grange to the manor-house, and in less
than an hour after the dispatch of the
note the two friends were in full talk by
the side of a roaring wood-fire in Grace's
own sanctum, a cosy, snug room, with :
oak panelling and oak furniture, which
opened out upon the lawn. The two!
girls were in high spirits; the neckla. e !
was duly admired, looked at again and
again, carefully nut away and locked up; j
and then came the discussion of dresses, •
laces and partners, about which last 1
point there was a considerable difference
of opinion, us great almost the differ
ence in the personal appearance of the
ladies themselves. In that difference, in !
fact, lay the strength of the friendship. '
I I lorrie was a tall dark brunette, with an
abundance of black hair, a loud rather
masculine voice, and a still more' mascu
line manner, dress and tastes.
It was six o'clock in the evening, and
Grace Rivington, after an early dinner,
had gone up to her own room for the im
portant and laborious work of dressing
for her first ball.
It had been a fine, calm duv for No
vember ; the tiro of wood had" all but
died out, and tfcc window was still ajar
as her friend had left it in the morning.
But as it grew darker and colder and
the serious business of the night had to
be begun, Grace closed ami fastened it,
and going to the opposite side of the
room, Mit down in front of a large
chcvnl glass, and, as many a pictty gir
has done before, took a calm survey ol
herself, and determined to wear the
white dress.
As she looked at the glass, into which
the flickering fire now and then threw a
fitful touch of light, she was suddenly
startled by a slight rustling sound behind
her, as a mouse dashed out and scampered
across the floor: anil then, turning licr
head, she saw, to her utter horror, a
pair of eyes watching her from one cor
ner of the room, among the curtains,
t where the mouse had sprung out!
For a moment she was utterly para
r lyzed with dread, and not daring, or
able, to move, was about to cry out for
help. Luckily for her the cry was stifled,
aud then, with a sort of desperate cour
age, she turned back to her old position
aud again looked into the glass, as if
• nothing had happened. At the very first
glance the two terrible eyes seemed to be
fixed on her from among the dark folds
[ of the curtain, and she shuddered as she
B looked. It was clearly some scoundrel
s who had hidden himself there for some
B plan of robbery, and her life for the mo
j ment was in his hand, and all depended
on her success or failure in lulling him
I into a belief that his presence had not
e been detected.
After a minute of sharp thought licr
' usual resolutewill prevailed ; her courage
£ rose and her plan was formed. Without
T rising from her chair she drew up to licr
3 side a small writing table, calmly light
ed a wax candle, and began writing a
series of pretended notes, scaling and
B addressing each, as if for post. Over the
s fourth of these notes she seemed to take
r much trouble, and, as if not satisfied with
it, began to read aloud short bits of it
as she went on, with an occasional word
of comment: "We depend on your being
e here, my dear Jennie, in good time to
a night, whatever the weather be; and I
'' send this by a special messenger to say
' that we shall keep you until to-morrow.
! I have heaps of birthday presents to
~ show you, and the loveliest diamond
s necklace." As sho uttered these words
k she suddenly stopped and said, ns if in
I I a whisper to herself : "Why, what a
j 1 goose I am! Old Foster, the jeweler,
I i has never sent back the rings and neck
-1 lace, though he faithfully promised 1
should have them in good time this morn
j ing. Jane must go for them at once or
I shall not get them in tune."
j Then, having sealed un nnd directed
1 the last of her pretended notes, she
walked with trembling steps to the bell
' rope, pulled it, waited for a moment,
and next unlocked a drawer and took
j out her jewel-case. As she did so, the
> door opened, and the servant appeared.
| "Jane," said her mistress, "tell Richard
to take this note to the Grange, and this
Ito l)r. Forbes at once. There are no
j answers; but as he comes back, call at
I Foster, the watchmaker's, with the other
' note, and ask for my rings aud necklace
which lie had to clean. As it's getting
I late, he had better take the pony. The
necklace he can put into this box ; Foster
i has the key." And words she
handed to the servant her precious jewel
case. In another moment the door was
1 shut, nnd Grace once more alone with
| the pair of eyes watching her intently
> from behind the curtain.
I Jauc was slightly puzzled, but being a
well-trained servant, obeyed her mis
tress's orders. "Here, Richard," said
she; " Miss Grace says you're to take the
pony as sharp as you can, nnd leave these
notes at the Grange and at old Forbes's,
| aud as you come back, call at Foster's
, for some lings aud a necklace that's to
j go into this case."
In five minutes he was on his way.
The three notes he carried with him
were duly delivered, and read with
amazement by the recipients. The one
I to Dr. Forbes ran thus:
A "My dear Doctor: Don't be alarmed,
though I beg you to come straight to the
1 manor-hoane when you have read this. Hay
1 j nothing to the servants, but make your way
' i quietly up to the Oak Itoom, where 1 wait your
; coming. Uiiele is away at the magistrates'
meeting. Lose not a moment.
" Grace Rivington."
The second note was this:
; " My dearest Florrie : A mouse has got into
t the Oak Room, and here lam a prisoner; send
your two brothers at once to deliver me—at
once. Ever your affectionate, Grace."
' | Foster, the watchmaker, utterly and
) hopelessly puzzled, read as follows:
:i " Mr. Foster : Take the box which the bearer
j will give you to B irnet the parish constable ;
j. , tell him to bring it here to the Manor House
; at once. G. Rivington."
y !
D Old Forbes was the first to recover
t . from his amazement, nnd, after a mo
meut's thought, to hurry down from his
I surgery and rush out of the house—
j armed with a case of instruments and
his biggeststick—without a word to wife
' or servants, or to himself, but "What on
. earth is that witch of a girl up to now?"
, He ran ns hard as he could, and in ten
, minutes, red-hot and breathless, reached
the hall-door of the manor-house, where
, he was well-known.
t "Parker," said ho to the astonished
footman, "Miss Grace says I am to go
straight to her room without being an
nounced. I know my way." Then lie
walked quietly upstairs aud knocked at
the door of the Oak Room, and at once
, entered.
His patient, with a pale face, and her
long hair streaming down over her
shoulders, was sitting in a low chair in
front of the mirror; the fire had died out
into white ashes, and the dim light of
the two wax candles left half the room
in darknes.
"Grace, what has happened ? Are you
ill—here, all alone?"
And then came a dread silence, more
terrible than any speech. She tried to
speak but for many minutes the effort
was in vain, and ended in a few broken
sobs and still more broken words. While
the agony of suspense and fear lasted,
she had bravely kept up her courage, but :
now with safety had come the reaction. 1
j Her nerves, after being strung up to '
the highest pitch, suddenly collapsed,
and the doctor was fairly puzzled. But 1
at last, after a sharp effort, came an in- 1
telligiblc sound, and she stammered out, '
" Not ill, doctor; not ill; and not alone; '
; lie is there behind the curtains." (
Before he could ask, " Who or what 1
( is behind the curtain?" outstepped Mr. 1
i Sikes to answer for himself, a common !
roadside tramp of the lowest order, who 1
| that very morning had begged for broken 1
victuals at the kitchen door and been
rewarded generously in honor of the 1
. day.
I " All right, governor," said Sikes,
I "you needn't make no fuss. 1 ain't done
I no harm to the young lady ; and the
i winder hein' open, you see, I only coine
in to get a rest."
But at this moment there was a sud-
I den and tremendous clatter on the stairs,
and in rushed not only the two brothers
i from the Grange and the parish con
, , stable, but the whole troop of terrified
i servants.
z i In the midst, however, of nil the
j noisy confusion, congratulations and out
i j cries that followed, Sikes continued his
t speech, with the same unblushing impu
r j donee as he had begun it: "And to
*hink, now, of being took in by that
I | there young gal, a-knowiu' all the time
> j that I was behind the curtains, anil
. ! r.he ready to drop at a mouse !"
e, When Grace had recovered herself
: 1 enough to tell her brief story and regain
rl her birthday necklace, then arose a fierce
>f discussion as to what was to be done '
c with Mr. Kikes.
"C unstable, 1 said the old doctor, "tie ;
h that fellow's hands behind him and lock !
a I him up in the ( link until the Squire j
y j comes home; and first give him a good
il ducking in the horse-pond."
il But then the vagabond altered his
:r tune, aud put on such a piteous look,
a and told such a miserable whining tile
of starvation and misery, that Grace's
voice prevailed, though he did nt es
cape his taste of the pond.
"Let him go; let, him go," she said,
"and take him away at once before the
Squire comes back, which he may do at
any minute. And now, all my dear good
friends, a thousand thanks to you, every
i one. But begone, all of you, for the
clock has struck seven, and I have to be
dressed before eight."
In spite of all difficulties, however,
' Miss Grace Riviogton, in her white
: dress and wearing her diamond necklace,
was the admiration of all beholders that
night at the ball. She danced miny
dances and not a few with Charlie Bur
ton, who, after his marriage, told me
this true story.—[Chambers' Journal.
SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA.
How It Exists Among the Chinese
on the Pacific Coast.
Chinese slavery exists in California and
thousands of celestials are in bondage.
This rather startling statement is
vouched for by 11. Jay Hanchett, of Los
Angeles, a member of the executive com
mittee of the orange carnival and an old
resident of the Pacific coast.
"The slave-owners are the six Chinese
secret societies which carry on their op
erations both in California aud China,"
said Mr. Hanchett, while smoking an
after breakfast cigar in the I.eland j
Hotel. "The modus operandi is holding
up to the coolies in China flowery de
scriptions of life in the new world. The
ease with which affiuencc is acquired is
painted in glowing colors and the glory
of being able to return to China after a
brief sojourn in California with enough
money to spend the rest of
their days is told in honeyed words.
"The Chinaman, being human, is
tempted. He would go to the new
world. But how can lie get there? It
costs money. 'Nothing easier,' says the
agent of the societies. 'I will pay your
way, and you sign a contract to work
for me when you get there. I will find
work for you, will give you clothes and
food and collect the money you earn.
When you have earned enough to pay
me back what I have paid for your pas
sage and other cxpeuses you will be
free.'
"Well," Mr. Hanchett continued,
" the Chinaman agrees. He is brought
to Lower California or Mexico or Canada,
aud smuggled across the border. This
smuggling is done by experts who
charge SIOO a head for it. It is easily
done. The bolder is too long to patrol
and once a Chinaman is in the China
town of any city it is impossible to de
tect him from an old comer. And we
can't keep count of them. San Fran
cisco has over 90,000 Chinamen and Los
Angeles has between 8,000 and 10,000.
The number of Chinamen smuggled you
may estimate when I tell you that de
spite the monthly return to China of
from 1,000 to 1,500 Chinamen who have
been in this country long enough to
make sufficient money to keep them in
comfort at home, there is scarcely any
decrease in the number of Chinamen in
the state.
"When the new Chinaman is safely
smuggled into the country he remains
where he is taken until the company to
which he belongs has orders for some
men. If I want Chinamen to work in
my orchard I go to one of tne six com
panies and contract for as many as I want
at $1 a day. The company delivers the
Chinamen to me, aud they work for me
as long as I want them. I pay their
boss, who is the company's agent, aud
they get nothing but about 10 cents
worth of rice a day.
"It takes them two or three years to
work themselves free, during all of
which time they must do whatever the
company desires aud without receiving
save a little rice and clothes. Ostensibly,
' of course, the companies are doing a
[ legitimate business, but in reality it is
nothing but slavery. Besides the men,
the companies smuggle in a lot of girls
who are sold to whoever will buy them
from $:100 to SSOO. You cannot buy one
until you become acquainted with an
agent of one of the companies. Then,
however, it is easy enough. All that I
have told you is true."—J Chicago Post.
Who Kn owß ?
"Here's your nice fresh roses, violets
and pinks—only ten cents a bnnchl" he
cried in sonorous tones at the corner of
Fourteenth street and Broadway.
And among the scores who halted to
buy, admire or covet was a "trot of a
girl" about ten years old, her toes peep
ing through her wretched shoes, her
garments patched and threadbare. She
stopped in front of the hawker and
looked at the early summer flowers with
more hunger in her eyes than as if she
had been gazing at tempting viands.
She was jostled right and left by the
hurrying throng, but she minded noth
ing but the bright, sweet-smelling flow
ers. A man in the dress of a working
man, whose purse could not have been as
large as his heart, saw the longing in her
eyes and bought a bunch of red and
white roses and presented them to her
with a bow and a "Here, little one —
take it home."
"Oh, you are so good!" she whispered
in reply, and with her hat in one hand
and the roses in the other she started ofT
on a run for home.
Flowers are gentle things, but one
may weave of them fetters stronger
than steel. Who knows where the roses
went—to what abode made wretched by
want, made gloomy by the curse of
drink, made desolate by death? Held in
the hand of one soon to die, perhaps
caressed by a mother into whose heart
there came a little sunshine as she in
haled their fragrance—aye! the sight of
them, so soft and gentle, may have
turned a wicked heart from some wicked
resolve.—[M. Quad, in the New York
World.
A Swiss Night of Terror.
The priest of the district of Bristen,
in the canton of Uri, writes to the
Lucerne Yaterland an account of " a
night of terror" which his pec pie passed
; through some weeks ago. The whole
valley was covered deeply with snow.
Shortly after midnight tho§e who were
still awake felt a sort of shudder pass
through the valley, followed by a suc
cession of explosions with a noise like
the loudest thunder. It was an avalanche
of the finest snow, like powder, which
swept down the valley from the Hristen
stoc.k with such force that its destructive
force extended nearly half a mile below
the termination of the glacier. Some
houses were entirely wrecked and the
roofs blown away from others. In one
of these unroofei' house 3 two girls were
sleeping in an upper room when the ava
-1 lanehe fell upon them, completely bury
j ing them. In the morning they were
j dug out. Beyond their tcrriole fright
; they sulfercd no harm. Numbers of
! trees have been uprooted and even
j broken into pieces, and the whole neigh
| borhood presents a picture of desolation.
Escauabu (Mick.) in the "greatest iron
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE Spanish Government has offered
two prizes for the model of a monument
to commemorate the discovery of Ameri
ca. The first prize is 5,000 francs, the
second one 1,000. Both native aud
foreign sculptors are allowed to compete
for the work. Models are to be sent to
the Academy San Fernando, in Mad.id,
within one year.
ONE hundred millions of dollars in
vested in truck farming yields, from
535,000 acres of land, nearly $77,000,000
worth of production, giviug constant
occupation to 240,000 men, women and
children and 70,000 horses and mules.
Truck farms, as a rule, are on lauds far
removed from markets, and this marvel
ous advance in capital investment aud
people employed is due entirely to the
contemporaneous extension oi railroad
facilities.
IT may encourage the humble maiden
of limited resources and busy life to
know that during the life of the Danish
King's daughters the royal sire was
comparatively poor, and consequently
the two most popular and powerful
women of Europe, the Princess Alessan
dra of Wales and the Czarina Dagmar of
Russia, used to trim their own bonnets,
fashion their own gowns, and do up
their own laces, besides looking after
several other things not nearly so easy of
accomplishment.
AT church, the theatre, and other as
semblies the Japanese take oil their
shoes. "At the large theatre in Trukiji,
Tokio," says a correspondent, "the rush
for shoes is sometimes tremendous. Im
agine 2,000 people after a matinee crowd
ing and elbowing and pushing to get at
their shoes, so as not to be late for their
supper! Further, imagine what anxie
ties and distress of mind the attendants
must undergo who have in charge
the task of getting the multitude prop
erly shod. The famous problem pro
pounded by Carlyle in the opening
chapter of 'Past and Present' of 'getting
the thousands of shirts on the thousands
of backs' doesn't oiler more difficulties."
WILLIAM H. RIDEING (who has all his
life been familiar with steamship affairs)
gives in Scribner a clear account of the
ingenious precautions and devices which
have made ocean travel one of the safest
methods of locomotion, lie prints the
following remarkable record for 181)0:
"Nearly two thousand trips were made
from New York alone to various Europ
ean ports; about two hundred thousand
cabin passengers were carried to and
fro, in udditiou to nearly three hundred
and seventy-two thousand immigrants
who were landed at Castle Garden. This
enormous traffic was conducted without
accident, and no more comforting assur
ance cau be given than this of safety on
the Atlantic."
TIIEHE IS no sweeter charity in all
England than the Robins' Treat, which
a Mrs. Louisa Birt, of Liverpool, pro
vides semi-annually for 5,000 of the poor
est little children she can find. A month
in advauce of the Treat agents are seut
into all the dark courts, alleyways and
back streets of Liverpool with invita
tions for the Robins. Absolutely no
questions are asked, the messenger see
ing with half an eye whether the dwell
ers deserve cards or not. At the last
Treat, served New Year's Eve, the Fi
nance Committee placed St. George's
Hall at the disposal of Mrs. Birt and her
5,000 Robins. The treat wus oil that
could have been desired, and not one
birdling was permitted to escape until
he was too jolly full to eat another
crumb.
SAYS a Nebraska beet-sugar man:
"Here is a prediction that will startle you,
but it will be fulfilled in every particular.
Within one decade the States west of
Ohio will produce enough beet-sugar to
supply the entire demand of the country,
and that notwithstanding the alleged
cheapness of the cane product. The
home-made and home-grown product
will supplant the foreign article. Illi
nois, Nebraska and California have the
best soil for the growth of sugar-produc
ing beets. Capitalists have great confi
dence in the future of this industry and
are investing large sums in it. I have
just completed two refineries—-one at
Grand Island, Neb., and the other at
Pomona, Cal.—the cost of each being
SOOO,OOO. We shall begin work ou an
other plant at Norfolk, Neb., next
month."
TIIE census shows that there are twenty
eight cities in the United States with a
population of 100,000 or more. It also
shows that Texas, the largest State in the
Union, lias not a single city of the first
or 100,000 class. According to the cen
sus the largest city in Texas is Dallas,
whose population is 38,000. Next comes
I San Antonio, with 37,000, while Galves
ton id third with 39,000. Hut the census
shows that Texas, in the percentage of
ils increase in the population of its cities,
surpasses all rivals. From 1880 to 1800
the ten leading cities of that State had
an increase in population ranging from
30 per cent, to 1,300 per cent.—the for
mer Galveston, the latter El Paso. Fort
Worth shows nil increase of 34(1 percent.;
Dallas, 207 per cent., and Laredo, 221
per cent. At this rate of progress the
next census will show nothing in Texas
excepting cities of over 100,000 popu
lation.
Du. WII.I. It. LEE, of Springfield, I
Ohio, who has been appointed royal
physician to the King of Siain, is only
twenty-eight years of age. Only four
years ago he was driving an express
wagon and delivering express packages
in Springfield, lie was youthful, of
handsome appearance, ol line physique,
rare intelligence and was always sc'.ivc
in church work. His friends raised a
fund of over SI,OOO to assist Mr. Lee in
taking a course at the University of New
York to fit himself lor a medical mission
ary. He was graduated with high hon
ors in the class of 1800, and after his
marriage with a young Canadian lady,
who had also studied to become a medi
cal missionary, lie was assigned by the
Presbyterian Hoard of Foreign Missions
to a station at Petcliaburee, Siam. He
entered into the work there with a will,
and the stories of the astounding cures
of the young Yankee physician soon
filled the sleepy Oriental land with won
der. What it took the native physician
five weeks to cure with their pagan t< m
foolery young Lee would cure in five
days. He had only worked six months
at I'etchaburee wheu the fame of his
wonderful cures spread ro ilankok and
reached the ears o f , tho Siamese Govern
ment.
The Great Orloff Diamond.
The great OrlofT diamond, which sur
mounts the Russian imperial sceptre, is
the first in size and the third in value in
the world. It once formed the eye of
the idoi in a temple near Scriugham,
India, and was stolen by a French ail
venturer. It weighs 185 karats, and is
valued at $2,300,410 in United States
currency, —[St. Louis Republic.
An ordinary autograph letter ol Napoleon
brings about SIOO.
UNCLE WILLIAM'S PICTURE.
BY JAMES WRITCOMB lULEY.
Uncle William, last July,
Had liia picture took,
"Have it done, of courj-e," Bays I,
"Jes the way vou look !"
(All droßsed up, lie was, fer the
Barbocuo mid jubilee
'1 he Old Bottlers belt.) Bo he-
Last ho had it took.
Lido sho'd coaxed and begged aud plead,
Bince her mother went;
But he'd cough and shake his head
At all argyment;
Mehby clear his throat and eay,
"What's my likeness 'mount to, hey
Now, with mother gone away
From us, like who went?"
But we'd projick'd round, till we
Got it liggerod down
How we'd git him, Lide and me,
Lrivin' into town;
Bragged how well he looked, and fleshoa
Up around the face, and freshed
With the morulng air ; and breuhed
His coat-collar down.
All so providential I Why,
Now he's dead and gone,
Picture 'pears BO lifelike I
Want to start him on
Them old taloH he ust to tell
And old talks, so sociable.
And old Hongs bo sung so well
| ,'Foro his voice was gone 1
Face is sad to Lide, and ihey's
Borrow in the oyes—
Kisses it sometimes, and lays
It away and cries ;
I smooth down her hair, and 'low
Ho is happy, anyhow,
Boiu' there with' mother now—
Bmile and wipe my oyes.
—Century.
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KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
BKLVEUNON, Pa., Nov. 27, '9O.
DR. B. J. KENDALL Co.:
Gents—l would like to make known to those who
are nimost persuaded to URC Kendall's Spavin Cure
the fact thnt I think It Is a most excellent Liniment.
I have used Iton a Blood Spavin. The horse went on
three legs for three years when 1 commenced to
use your Kendall's Spavin Cure. I used ten bot
tles on the horse ana have worked him for three
yeursslueo and has not been lame.
Yours truly, WM. A. CURL.
GERMANTOWN, N. Y., NOV. 2,1859.
DR. B. J. KENDALL Co.,
Kuosburgh Fnlls, Vt.
Gents: In praise of Kendall's Spavin Cure I will
say. that a year ago I had a vahiablo young horsebe
eoine very lame,hock enlarged anil[swollen. The
horsemen about here (we have no Veterinary Sur
geon here) pronounced his lameness Blood Spavin
or Thoroughpln, they nil told mo there was no
cure for it. ho becamenliout useless, ami 1 con
sidered him almost worthless. A friend told me of
the merits of your Kendall's Spavin Cure, no I
bought a bottle, and I could see very plainly great
Improvements immediately from its use.aml before
the bottle was used up I wns satisfied that it was
doing him a great deal of good.. I bought n second
bottle and before It was used up my horse wns
cured and has been in the team doing heavy work
all the season since Inst April, showing no moro
signs of it. I com-i l. r y >ur Kemlull's S;>avln Cure
a valuable medicine, and It should be in every
stuble In the land. Respectfully yours,
EU&FENK f>EWITT.
Price $1 per liottle, or six bottles for All drug
gists have It or can get It for you, or It will be sent
to any address on receipt of price by the proprie
tors. DR. IS. J. KENDALL CO.,
Enoeburgli Fnllfij YC?riiiout.
SOLI) BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
PETER TIMONY,
BOTTLER,
And Dealer in all kinds of
Liquors, Beer and Porter,
Temperance Drinks,
Etc., Etc.
Geo.Ringler&Co.'s
Celebrated LAGER BEER put
in Patent Sealed Bottles here
on the premises. Goods de
livered in any quantity, and to
any part of the country.
FREELAND BOTTLING WORKS,
Cor. Centre and Carbon Sts., Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
JERSEY
GALVANIZED STEEL
is jo si JB!$? *
The Thing '
where a STRONG, LASTING, SU
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In O UNA MENTAL, docs not conceal yd
protects enclosure without injury to man or
beaut, Defies wind, time, and water.
All liilcn(ling Purchasers
should get our illustrated price list, showing
(Ih> superior twist ami weave, and other
points of merit. Apply to your dealer, or
directly to the manufacturers,
Tht) New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Tr 7.\""'
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
Sure, Safe and Speedy, This medi
cine will remove Worms, Dead or Alive,
from llorses and Cattle. Will purify
the Wood, correct and tone up the
stomach, and strengthen the Nerves.
DR. EMERSON'S "DEAD SHOT-'
for Worms in Horses, Is the best genera!
Condition Powder in use. Dose: One
tabiespoonful. Directions with each
box. Sold by uii Druggists, or sent by
mail upon receipt of fifty cents.
Chas. B. Smith,
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 Exchange on Foreign
Banks cashed at reasonable rat^s.
"Nothing
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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 te
see our goods and all will be
pleased.
J. P. McDonald,
8. W. Corner Centre and South Sta., Freeland.
FERRY & CHRISTY,
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,.
Periodicals, Song Books, Musical
Instruments,
CIQABS and TOBACCO,
SiEOrRTHSTGr C3-OOIDS.
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
fiMl SSSSSs
amm&ssx
the name of every newspaper published, hav
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population with prices by the inch for one
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to any address for 110 cents. Address, GEO. P.
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|$ 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. Eekert and added a
considerable amount to the
present stock I am prepared to
sell at prices that defy compe
tition.
Don't forget to try my special
brand of MINING OIL.
Centre Street, Freeland Pa.
E. M. GERITZ,
SI years in Germany and America, opposite
the Central Hotel, Centre Street, Freelueu. The
Cheapest Repuiring 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 $3.00
to $12.00; New Watches from
$4.00 up.
E. M. GERITZ,
Opposite Central Hotel, Centre St., Freeland.
GO TO
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Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freelaud Opera House.
D. O DONNELL,
Dealer In
—GENERAL—
MERCHANDISE,
Groceries, Provisions, Tea,
Coffee, Queensware,
Glassware, &c.
FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc.
We Invito the people of Freeland and vicinity
to call and examine our large ind handsome
stock. Don't forget the place.
Opposite the Valley Hotel.
The undersigned has been appoint
ed agent for the sale of G. B. Markle
& Co.'s
Highland Coal.
The quality of the Highland Coal
needs no recommendation, being band
picked, thoroughly screened and free
from slate, makes it desirable for
Domestic purposes. All orders left
at the TRIBUNE office will receive
prompt attention.
Price s3.7s per two-horse wagon
load. T. A. BUCKLEY, Agent.