THOUGHTS AND ECHOES.
Strong is the spell that error weaves,
In midnight madness for mankind;
And deep the trnco that error leaves
impressed upon the human mind.
Bright must the rays of God's light break,
And strong the power of truth must be,
Ere men from error's trance awake
And think, and act, and dare to be free.
11. B. MAUBEB.
W ndrous the web our Father weaves,
lhrough midnight ages for mauktnd,
And deep the truce His image leuves
Impressed upou the human mind.
Bright shall the rays of God's light break,
And strong the power of Truth e'er be,
That men from error's trance shall wake
And think, and act, and all be free.
A. G. BEECHSB.
DIAMOND AND AMETHYST.
BY MAIIY KYLE DALLAS.
Marcella's birthday was approaching
and I desired to give her a present. It
grieved mc to thiuk that I could not af
lord a costly one. I should have rejoiced
to be able to oiler Marcella diamonds,
rubies or emeralds, but since this was
impossible, I did the best I could. A
ring is always au acceptable token of
love or friendship, and having spent uu
evening or so roamiug the Bowery, I
ventured into a shop in which the unre
claimed pledges of a pawnbroker were
displayed for sale, and found amongst
the jewelry a very nice amethyst ring of
tho right size, at the modest price of ten
dollars.
"Vorth double, so help me Simpson," ,
said the young man behind the counter.
"Vorth double, or I'll eat my head." It
was such a large head that this was a
very impressive otter; and I knew that
it really was a nice amethyst, and I hoped
that it had never been stolen.
Of course, Marcella would never know
where I bought it, and poverty drives us
to strange deeds.
I bought the ring, took it home, pol
ished it up with an old nail brush and
ammonia, rubbed it with wash leather,
and resolved to get a handsome box for
I had barely time euough to do this
and express the ring in season to reach
my darling by, the dawn of the anniver
sary of the day on which she tirst saw
the light; for she had gone with her
mother to visit an aunt in Boston, and
the aunt was not favorable to my suit;
and even if I had had a holiday, which
I had not, I had no invitation to visit
her. The ring must be sent, and be
fore six o'clock, and I hurried from the
Bowery in the direction of Broadway, !
toward the establishment of a well- i
kpowu fashionable jeweler. I was ac- |
qualntod with one of the clerks; and
the boxes there must be handsome if
tney would sell them. Young Doughty
WM at a counter aud unemployed, and
lie exhibited some little boxes of satin
lined Russian leather which were very
handsome.
"Give me your ring," he said, "and
I'll fit it to one." And I gave it to him,
®nd he went away. When he came
" back he had two boxes in his hand, and
handed one of them to me, the other to
aq elegantly attired lady, who, after re
ceiving it, passed to a carriage which
stood before the door. A footman in
livery opened it, a coachman to match
was upon the box. Mr. Glitter himself
opened the door, Mr. Glow bowed in the
background.
"Notice that lady, Parkin?" said my
friend.
"She's a handsome woman," I re
plied.
44 Very well for a married lady of
forty," said Doughty. "But I was tak
ing what you might call a professional
view of her. She is said to have finer
diamonds than any other woman in the
country. They say there are lots of
duchesses and all that on the other side
that couldn't show their equals. Of
course, she don't wear 'ein on the street,
but of an evening she blazes with them.
Her husband is immensely rich, but they
say he hates to hand out ready cash, and
now aud then—but there is Glitter com
ing this way, and ho don't allow gossip
•-that's a pretty amethyst of yours—
she'll like it. Ila! ha! ha!"
And glad to escape, for I had not a
moment to spare, I rushed out of the
store and to the express office. I longed
to look at my ring again, but Doughty
had it put up into such a workmanlike
little parcel that I hated to undo it. The
• clerk at the express office directed it and
I rejoiced to know it wus on its way.
Two days after I received a note from
Marcella:
"DEAR CHAUI.ES: Your magnificent present
took my breath away. Have you come into
a fortune? lum utterly amazed. The name
on the box told me at once that it was
something very fine, but I never in my wild
est dream thought of anything so lovely,
etc., etc.'*
Of course, I do not mean to give you
the whole of Marcella's love letter. It
was so kind of the dear girl, who had
many handsome ornaments, to make'
such a fuss about this little amethyst ■
ring. But it was just like her. I car
ried the letter next my heart until I
heard that she had returned home and
went to her.
When she entered the room, smiling
and holding out her hands to me, I for- i
fot everything but her beauty, at first, I
ut when we were seated together upon
the sofa she held up her finger. Upon
it she wore, firstly, the little pearl en
gagement ring which 1 had given her, \
Above it a in which shone the most
magnificent diamond I had ever seen, as !
large as her finger-nail and a perfect well
of blazing light.
"Your diamond, Charles," said she.
"My diamond!" I repeated in a be
wildered way.
"I suppose it is an heirloom or some
thing of that sort," said Marcella; 44 1
never was so overwhelmed. But do you
know, you have won Auut Matilda by
it? Her own diamonds are very fine,
but when she saw this she fairly
screamed. She has made up her mind
that I may have you, and she is going to
come down and sec you—she came home \
with us, you know—"
"Oh! she came home with you," I re- 1
peated, like a parrot.
"Now, don't look like that," said
Marcella. "Auntie is very worldly, I
know, but her good opinion is of value
to us. She influences mamma greatly,
aud you must smile."
I repeated : "Oh! I must smile—"
"Don't!" gasped Marcella. "Don't
look like that!"
But how cou'd I look otherwise than
"like that,"with the awful truth that had
flashed .upon my mind, burning it? 1
understood what that diamond blazing
on Marcella's finger meant. Doughty
had given me the wrong box. 1 had
Mrs. '6 diamond: she had my poor
little ten dollar amethyst. Just how
many thousands I had stolen I did not
know. 1 was not experienced in gems.
But f wus certainly in for grand larceny
at the lowest computation. Doughty
was a good fellow euough, but he would
not be likely to remember that lie gave
me the box. I should be suspected of
having exchanged the two purposely.
My only hope was to make full confes
sion instantly. Marcella was a dear,
sweet, reasonable girl. A word would
be enough,
j "Marcella," I began, "I think I must
! appear somewhat confused—l have
something 0:1 my mind. I must tell
you a very mortifying—"
"Oh, how do you do, Mr. Parkin?" said
one of those peculiar voices that have
won for American women the reputation
of a waut of mellowness and softness of
speech, which is by no means universally
deserved. "How do you do? It is nice
to see you again. Why didn't you run
up to see us? We are lovely in the au- j
tumn, crimson maples and all that. You :
must be quite an admirer of nature; [
your taste is so good in other things, i
Gems, for instance. The color of that
diamond is marvelous. You have artists' I
eyes—melaucholy eyes."
I have no doubt they were melancholy j
| enough at that moment.
"I know a gentleman, quite an artist j
amateur, but could be professional. He j
cannot wear many ornaments, but he car
ries a little bag of unset jewels in his j
pocket, and when he wants to refresh j
himself, ho pours them into his palm i
and looks at them—gloats on them, j
Really, I could not trust him alone in j
the room with Marcella's ring, it might ■
make him dishonest."
So spoke Marcella's aunt. Nor did she I
leave us until I was obliged to take my j
departure. I could not make confession
before her. I resolved to write to Mar
cella. After all, it would be better.
And I wrote a dozen letters that night
and tore them up. The unlucky
thirteenth, penitential to the last degree,
I posted. I remember that my excite
ment was so great that I went out to do
so without my hat, and was followed
home as a suspicious character by the
policeman or. our street in consequence, j
I bounced about in bed for hours that '
night and slept the next morning in con- |
sequence. Out of breath and pallid I .
arrived at our establishment after hours
next day.
"There's been a person here inquiring ;
for you," said Briggs, the individual i
who noted down our sins of tardiness
and the consequent "deductions;" "a
gent in gray clothes. Said his name was
Doughty, and he came about a ring, lie j
said you'd understand."
Understand! I did, alas! but too l ,
well. The blow had fallen. However, j
1 could do nothing until Marcella re- I
turned the ring, or bade me come and j
get it. I would not implicate her by !
mentioning her name.
"Briggs," said 1, "I don't want to see
that man yet, nor for a day or two."
i "Owe him something, and don't want
, to settle till salary time?" said Briggs.
| I let it pass by a nod.
"Ah!" said Briggs. "Well, as you
j arc on the second floor, I can tell him
you arc home ill and that I don't know
where you live. But it's a lot of trouble
to take fcrr nothing. Is it worth a couple
of dollars to you?"
I put two silver dollars into his hand
and in au instant they clinked together
in his pocket.
Doughty called that evening, and
next morning, and the day after, and all
■ the while no answer came from Marcella.
What did it mean? I knew when my
letter was returned from the dead-letter
I office, with 41 Not found" written all
| over it as if it wero an example in a
copy-book. I had addressed it to 4'Mar
cella Darling, New York." Marcella's
father being named Gillworthy, it is not
astonishing that it did not reach its des
, tination, especially without a number.
I My full explanation had, perhaps, in-
I terestcd some clerk in the post-office de
partment, but had not reached Marcella.
Moreover, in the same mail war a letter
from my bethrothed herself;
"1 am nearly wild," it began. "My dear
Charles, what has happened? I have been j
; terrified by your absence.
"I sent brother bob to Lighter & Jowls j
with a nolo from me, and some one told him
you were ill at home and they didn't know
where you boarded. I do not, either, but
perhaps the postman does, so I put New
Vo'k city upon it. tome at once. 1 am
i not superstitious, but your diamond seems
to be a little dim, and I shiver when 1 re
member the stories told of gems.
"Why haven't you written? Did auntie
offend you? The worst of it is my trunks
are packed for Europe. Aunty decided to
take me theevoningyou were here. Oh, how
; long it seems! We shall be away three
j months at leust. I can't change my mind
now. A thought startles me —perhaps your
i heart is changed; perhaps you love me no j
longer. If so, you have but to tell me where j
j to send your presents—above nil, your valu
able ring. Your manner was not your own j
, when 1 saw you last. MARCELLA." '
What had I clone? Fear of losing my j
treasure overcame all other thoughts. I
caught my hat and rushed to her dwell
ing-place.
t4 oh, my, Mr. Parkin 1 Is it you? The
family thought you must be dead!" said
the girl who opened the door for mc;
"gnd Miss Marcella has gone with her
aunt to Europe, and master and missis
have gone to Chicago, and Master Bob
is ut boarding school, and there ain't no
body at home but cook and mc except
Banner, and she's got a holiday. We're
j lonesome and real scary."
Bo was I. I staggered down the steps
i with my hand to my forehead, and
| through the open window heard the
I waitress inform cook that it was plain
j my heart was broken by Miss Marcella's
i cruelty. What should I do now?
Whither fly? I went as far as the cor
ner, and ran into the arms of a man who
was stalking along with bowed head
and a general air of desperation. In
voluntarily we clutched each other.
"Thank God it is Parkin 1" said he.
4 'Doughty I" said I, but added no
thankagiving.
"I've been looking for you for days
about that ring," suid he.
4 'All right," said I. 4 'But you remem
ber you gave it to me ?"
"I did," said Doughty. "But I want
you to save ine from dismissal by saying
you picked it up yourself."
"I did not," said I.
"I have a chance for promotion and a
capital salary ; I lose it if you won't say
j that," said Doughty. "Think of my
wife ; it can't matter to you ; old Glit
ter has your ring safe ; you'll get it."
"Jiang the ring !" said I. "Think
my feelings! I wonder I'm not dead.
You see, I gave it to her and she is in
1 Europe, and—"
"Make a laugh of it," said Doughty.
I "Give her the other. Don't ruin me!"
I "Doughty." suid I, "I don't want to
hurt you, though I suffer through your
; mistake. But- well, I'll go to the heads
j of the firm at once and do my best for
j both of us, but 1 won't risk being ruined
| for any man."
"Why, you arc in no danger," said
Doughty. 4 'Come, they are still in the
office. Come!"
J lie dragged me by the elbow; he
! rapped at the . glass < oor. Within I
could sec the counters all covered in
i ghastly fashion by great cloths, a mar
ble statue of an angel looking down
upon the vailed splendor, and a light
burnt in the partner's private room.
MY. Glitter opened the door himself.
"It is I, sir," said Doughty, faintly.
"I've found Mr. Parkin, sir. He will,
I know, do mo justice, sir.
Mr. Glitter looked at him coldly.
"In that case all will be well," he
said. "Mr. Parkin, walk in. We have
your amethyst ring safo, and a lovely
stone it is. An old-fashioned stoue, if I
may say so, not in the market to day.
We apologize to you; we understand you
intended to send it away as a present;
we regret your mortification."
"You are very kind," said I. "I
regret to say that it will be some time
beforo I can return tho ring I carried
away. It is now in England."
"Let it stay there," slid Mr. Glitter.
"And now, to explain how wc came to
have it in one of our boxes—you'll bo
discreet. Mrs. Well, we'll mention no
names, a lady renowned for her jewels,
' lias a husband who is parsimonious. At
| times she needs ready money, then she
brings one of her rings to us. We lend
her money on it, and give her a ring of
no value whatever to keep in the box, in
case her husband inquires—wants to see
it, etc. In time she pays us; we re
store the diamoud. The substitute was
exchanged for your amethyst, and if it
was Mr. Doughty's doing—"
"I carried it off myself," said I. "And
what, pray, was the price of the substi
tute? The—the—"
"Plate aud paste," said Mr. Glitter.
"Half a dollar to the trade. Theatrical
people buy them to play queens in some
times. We have full sets. Mrs.
came back with the amethyst a few days
ago, and we gave her another sham; but
if she had been a person of another
class, your ring would have beeu lost.
We can't have careless clerks here."
All my aplomb had returned to me.
"Mr. Doughty was not careless," I
said. "The mistake was entirely mine."
I saw Doughty brush away a tear, and
as I took my leave, I heard him say to
Glitter:
4 'Thank you, sir."
But the diamond, the great, glowing,
gorgeous diamond, is still in the family.
Oh! it i 9 a family now. My wife knows
the truth, but her aunt never will; and
when Marcella wears it on state occa
sions, the old lady is wont to draw at
tention to its splendor; and no one has
ever yet doubted that it was genuine
and a very line stone, indeed.—[Ledger.
COLUMBUS RELICS.
Proposed Reproduction of the Con
vent La Rabida at the Exposition.
j The World's Fair Directory is recora-
I mended by its foreign affairs committee
!to appropriate $50,0 J0 for the purpose of
j building at Jackson Park a fuc simile of
; the ancient convent of La Rabida, of
| Palos, Spain, It is believed that this
would bo tho most appropriate structure
possible in which to exhibit the large
number of relics of Columbus which is
being collected. If the project is car
ried out, as it seems probable it will be,
this building and its contents will doubt
less be one of the exhibition
which no visitor *r:il be content to leave
without seeing.
It was at the door of the convent of
La Rabida that Columbus, disappointed
and down-hearted, asked for food and
shelter for himself and his child. It
was here that he found an asvlum for a
few years while he developed his plans
i and prepared the arguments which ho
submitted to the council at Salamanca.
It was in one of the rooms of
this convent that he met the Domini
can monks in debate, and it was
here also that he conferred with Alonzo
Pinzo, who afterwards commanded one
of the vessels of his fleet. In this con
vent Columbus lived while he was mak
ing preparations for his voyage, and on
the morning that he sailed from Palos
he attended himself the little chapel.
There is no building in the world so
closely identified with his discovery as
this, and fortunately its architecture is
of such a character as to permit of a re
production at a comparatively small cost,
l and at the same time furnish a pictur
esque view and appropriate group among
the splendid buildings that will be
erected at Jackson Park. It will not
only be ol itself a monument to Columbus,
but it will furnish commodious and con
venient show rooms for the collections
and relics of Columbus that are to be ex
hibited. Besides a large collection of
maps, manuscripts, books and pictures
that are being secured there will bo
among them public and private collec
tions both from Europe aud the United
States. Many of the articles being of
great value, it is proposed to bring them
all together in this building, where they
will be secure from fire and all other
dangers.
Bones of An Ancient Race.
A most interesting lind, which may
prove of historical interest, was made a
day or two since by some well-diggers
three miles from Chancing, Texas, on an
eminence overlooking the Rita Blanco
1 Creek. Near a spring they came across
a number of ancient human bones, teeth,
etc., protruding from an exposed lime
stone bluff, where, in the distant past,
doubtless some race of people had their
burying ground. Evidently at the time
1 of their interment, by whatever means,
this ground was simply a soft, limy sub
-1 stance and nearly level, or at least of a
character not easily washed or exposed.
To-day it presents a badly brokeu sur
face, on one side a bluff, the whole a
hardening lime-rock hill, and the scat
-1 tered and innumerable bones form simply
a part of the rocky hill, and cau be seen
and cut out everywhere.
There are bones small and large, ribs,
j"intbonos, teeth of sizes which make
them inexplicable. The petrifying con
dition of these bones, except where they
ate entirely decayed, aud the fact that
they are in no way arranged, but scat
tered, precludes the thought that they
could have been placed there by tho In
dians, unless very remotely. The entire
matter furnishes a puzzle alike to the
old frontiersmen and college graduates.
The fragments of teeth found are much
larger, apparently, than those of ahorse,
though not so heavy und coarse.—[St.
Louis Republic.
Settling an Old Question.
The difference between a girl's throw
ing and a boy's is substantially this :
The boy crooks his elbow and reaches
back with the upper part of his arm
about at right angles with his body and
tho forearm at 45 degrees. The direct
act of throwing is accomplished by bring
ing the arm back with a sort of snap,
working every joint from shoulder to
waist. The girl throws with her whole
arm rigid, the boy with his whole arm
relaxed. Why this marked and unmis
takable difference exists may be explained
by the fact thit the clavicle or collar
bone iu the female anatomy is some
inches longer and set some degrees lower
down than in the masculine frame. Tho
long, crooked, awkward bone interferes
with tho full and free use of the arm is
the reason why a girl cannot throw a
stone. [Washington Post.
The Union Pacific is arranging i-o place a
$250,000,0U0 mortgage.
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
JESTS AND YARN 3 BY FUNNY j
MEN OF THE PRESS.
The Odd Cent—A Good Definition— j
True to the Original—Comes Only
From Experience, Etc., Etc.
THE ODD CENT.
Grocer—Better you try some dis fine
Limburger. Only twenty-six cents u
pound.
Yickwire—Why don't you make the
price an even quarter? Why not knock
off that extra cent?
Grocer—Vy, my friendt, dot extra
scent is vot makes it sell. —[Indianapolis
Journal.
A GOOD DEFINITION.
"What is the meaning of the word
lukewarm?" asked the teacher. "Johnny
Cumso, you may answer."
"Water is lukewarm when it looks
warm and isn't."—[ Harper's Bazar.
TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL.
"Whose picture is that?" inquired an
Eastern artist in a far Western cabin,
discovering a well-executed portrait
hanging on the wall in a dark corner.
"That's my husband's," said the
woman of the house, carelessly.
"But it is hung with fatal effect,"
urged the artist, who remembered tho
fate of his first picture in the Academy.
"So was my husband," snapped the
woman, and the artist discontinued his
observations.—[Detroit Free Press.
COMES ONLY FROM EXPERIENCE.
"Why did you break off your engage
ment?"
"I accidentally learned that he wa9 a
widower."
"Are you sure?"
"Certain. Why, he holds a baby just
like a trained nurse."—[New York Re
corder.
IT WAS EARLY DEVELOPED.
Tillingha^t—There is a cannibalistic
instinct in fruit.
Gildersleeve—What do you mean?
Tilliughast—Tho first apple was eaten
by the first pair. —[Epoch.
HOW IT FELT.
Brown—l'd have this infernal tooth
I out if I were sure it wouldn't hurt too
much.
Mrs. Brown—Alake up your mind, my j
dear, that you will feel just about as
much pain as you do when you give me
a little money to go shopping.—[Epoch.
SIMPLER THAN IT SEEMED.
"Air. Sliarpsct," inquired P.U attentive
hostess, "how in the world do you man
age to cat thuirLot soup without burning
yourself) •
"Madame," was the pathetic reply, "I
am burning myself."
A NEW STYLE OF NOVEL.
Sain Pctcrby, who has a great deal of
literary ability, recently submitted an
unfinished novel to a friend for criticism.
The friend examined it, and, upon Peter
by asking for a candid opinion, the
former asked:
"What in the mischief do you mean
by killing off ail the characters in the
fourth chapter?"
"Ha! That's a splendid idea of mine.
In the fifth chapter I am going to trot
out all their ghosts and have them kill
each other off. It is going to be one of
the most spirited novels of the day."—
[Texas Siftiugs.
ASTRONOMICAL DANGERS.
First Astronomer—l think that long
straight line wo see in the moon, anu
which is usually called tho "railroad,"
should be given another name. Let's
call it the "highway," or the "aque
duct," or something of that sort.
Second Astronomer—But why not con
tinue to call it the "railroad?"
First Astronomer (whispering)—l'm
afraid Jay Gould will grab it.—[New
Yoik Weekly.
SCIENCE VERSUB NATURE.
"Do you go in for scientific farming?"
"No," returned the larmer. "I can't
afford to pay $7 a pod for pease and sl3
apiece for potntoes. I farm by the nat
ural method aud come out ahead."—[Ba
zar.
PERHAPS nE HAD ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
She—l notice that you are always
glancing at the clock.
He—Good gracious! You don't sus
pect for & moment that I am weary of
your company?
She—No, but I suspect that you have
pawned your watch.—l Humorist.
A WARNING TO THE TENDERFOOT.
J. Cliolmondelcy Phipps (en route
over the plniu9)—When I gaze around,
don't you know, over these boundless,
rolling prairies, stretching on every side
to the horizon, without a vestige of
human habitation, I am positively filled
with awe.
Broncho Bob—Filled with ore, eh?
Well, don't let tho boys find it out or
they might stake you out for a mineral
claim.
ITS NUMERICAL OBDER.
"What holiday stands first in tho esti
mation of the small boy?"
"Independence Day."
"Oh, no; that's the Fourth."—[Bazar.
GOOD ADVICE.
Captain—Aly man, I wouldn't ship on
this voyage if I were you.
Sailor —Why not? Ain't I all right?
Captain —Yes, hut you are too fat.
Sailor —What if I am? I can handle a
rope as well as a thin man.
Captain—Yes, yes, but wc arc bound
for the Cannibal Islands.—[Yankee
Blade.
HE KNEW HIS BUSINESS.
A fond father took home some dainties
for the table the other evening. The
family gathered at the board aud the
children were prospecting.
"Gel but they look good!" said
Johnny.
" Well," said the mother, "if papa's
so good as to bring home such good
things to eat, what ought you to do?"
Johnny's eyes glistened as he inter
preted a suggestion in lus mother's ques
tion and he answered energetically.
" Eat 'cm."
COOL.
"Please, sir, can't you give me an old
coat ?" asked a mendicant of a wealthy
merchant. As the mendicant had for
merly been the servant of the merchant
the latter said:
"Go over to the clothing store ami
pick yourself out a sl2 suit and I'll come
and pay for it."
Tho mendicant did a9 he was told.
Taking the clothing store man to one
side, he said to him:
"That old duffer sent me over to pick
out a suit of clothes. Now, I want you
to let me have my commission, so I, too.
| will make something by this little trade."
—[Texa9 Siftings.
HE OUQHT TO BEE.
"That's a mighty poor poem you se
lecteA for the prize," said a man to au
editor who had been conducting a lit
erary contest.
"You thiuk that was a poor one, do
you?" replied tho editor. "You ought to
sec the others."
810 BROTHER'S CALLING.
Little Miss—Brother won't be homo
until supper time. He is learning to be
a telegrapher.
Boston Aunt—Do not say feLegrapher,
say tel-ei/rapher.
Little Miss—l wish brother were here
to take you out walking. I can't go be
cause I sprained my leg.
Aunty—Mercy, child I Say limb.
Caller (shortly after) —Is your brother
at home?
Little Miss—No, sir. He's away learn
ing to be a tel-limb grapher.—[Good
News.
TOO SUGGEBTIVE.
"You've got a fellow in there that
won't wait on me again, I think," said
an irate customer as he entered from the
dining room and slapped his check down
before the hotel clerk.
"What's the trouble, sir?" asked the
clerk.
"I'm not stingy," continued the cus
tomer, "and don't mind giving tips; but
when a waiter hangs round when a fel
low is nearly through his dinner and
whistles: 'Do Not Forget Me.' I think it
is about time something was done."
The offer of a five cent cigar seemed
to wonderfully pacify the enraged cus
tomer.—[Chicago News.
A DROP IN PRICE.
Effio—See, Eva, there's a ring exactly
like the one that Jack Chapman gave
you—the one that he said he paid S2OO
for.
Eva—ls there> Where?
Etlie—Right in front, here, and it's
marked $7.08. —[Bostonian.
THEY'RE PAID FOR.
Her curls arc gold, that tender hue,
Like sunlight over ripened wheat;
Her eyes are sweet and darkly blue
And always smiling when we meet,
Ilcr voice is just that gentle tone,
Her hand a dainty size at that,
But ah! her curls they're all her own,
I know the shop she buys them at 1
—[New York Herald.
A STROKE OF LUCK.
I gave my icve an opal ring,
(The stone was pink and yellow)
I found it no unlucky thing—
She wed the other fellow.—[Epoch.
TUMULiii* TO IT.
I*lr. Townly—l got a letter from our
I country cousins to day.
Mrs. Townly—lnviting us out to spend
the summer, of course.
Mr. Townly—No; stating that they
do not intend to run a charity hospital
this season.
GREEN FIELDS AND PASTURES NEW.
Mrs. Gotham—The doctor says I must
go to tho country for my health.
Mr. Gotham (busily)— All right, my
dear. Which would you rather visit,
your aunt in Brooklyn, or my aunt in
Jersey City?—[New York Weekly.
AN UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY.
First Youth—l know where wo can
hire a boat. Let's go sailing.
Second Youth—l never sailed a boat,
nor did you, I guess.
First Youth—No, but I've bought a
book which tells all about how to sail a
boat. Come on. I'll read the instruc
tions while you steer.
Both Youths (half an hour later) —
Ooo! woo! woo! We're upset.
Second Youth (floundering around in
the water) —Wha-wha-what shall we do
now?
First Youtli (gasping)—l-I don't—
n-n-know, I've lost the book.—[Good
News.
CONSOLING.
Miss Spinster—Sucli a nice man—Rec -
tor Brown! Why, this morning he said
there were marriages in heaven.
Alias Sharpe—So consoling for you,
dear, too!—[Ledger.
RETORT COURTEOUB.
Lady Noodleby—lsn't American aris
tocracy very cheap?
Miss Veripert—Well, I don't know. I
find that it.is not hard to buy a Euro
pean nobleman at a bargain.
GO TO SLEEP, OLD MAN.
Old Bellows (from top of stairs) —
Cora, I dou't want to lie awake all night.
Cora—Go to sleep then, papa, dear.
It Pays to be a Freak.
The dime museum business in this
country has within a score of years grown
to enormous proportions. To bo born a
freak in these days seems to be equiva
lent to being born with a silver spoon in
one's mouth. If he is specially freakish
it will bring him rcvenuo to the extent
of probably SI,OOO a week, with the
privilege of selling photographs, songs
and books.
One of the most popular freaks in the
United States is the famous Airs. Gener
al Tom Thumb, whom the children of
several generations have worshiped as
a fairy queen. Airs. Tom Thumb is
bordering upon sixty now, and is paid
$ >OO a week by managers who think her
price reasonable at that figure.
She not only gets $.500 in cash at the
end of every seven days, but she has her
railroad transportation paid from her
home in Bridgeport, Conn., to points of
exhibit, as well as a carriage irom her
hotel to the museum or theatre. Aside
from this salary and perquisites she
reaps a large income from the sale of her
photographs. Airs. Torn Thumb resides
at Bridgeport, Coun., in luxury and
case.—[Kansas City Times.
A Wonderful Wisteria Vine.
The longest, biggest, and handsomest
wisteria vine in Connecticut belongs to
Mrs. Alary B. Coit of Norwich. Its roots
are under a young elm in Mrs.Coit's door
yard, aud the vines, like two gigantic
pythons, not only embrace the tree for a
distance of thirty feet, but extend to the
dwelling of Air. Amos Allen, forty feet
away, one wall of which they invested
in a web of interlacing boughs, strunds,
tendrils, and great violet-hucd clusters.
At its root the trunk of tho vine is five
inches in diameter, and five feet from
the ground its branches begin, several of
which are three inches in diameter.
The vine is now in full bloom, and in
describably beautiful, for it has not less
then 2,000 great pendant, delicately
tinted blossoms. The vine is a complete
garden in itself, for with branches,
tendrils, foliage and llower clusters it
covers a space not less than a quarter of
an acre in size. Airs. Coit's vine has a
reputation in all parts of the State, and
people come here from other cities to sec
it. It is said to be the greatest vine of tho
kind in America. —[New York Sun.
Diamonds in commlorab'o quantities have
been discovered in the north of Lapland.
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,
8. W. Corner Centre and South Sta., Freeland.
FERRY & CHRISTY,
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,
Periodicals, Song Books, Musical
Instruments,
CIGARS and TOBACCO,
sopoisTiosrca- GOODS
Window Fixtures and Shades, Mirrors,
Pictures and Frames made to order.
Pictures enlarged and Framed.
Crayon Work a Specialty.
41 Centre Street, Quinu's Building
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IPITISIIG isslis ,H'5E
the nuinc of every newspaper published, hav
ing a circulation rating in the American News
paper Directory of more than 25,000 copies each
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them. A list of the best papers of local circula
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population with prices by the inch for one
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Shows conclusively "how to get the most ser
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How ELI. & Co., Publishers and General Adver
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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, Eto.
Having purchased the stock
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considerable amount to the
present stock I am prepared to
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Don't forget to try my special
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Centre Street, Freeland Fa.
E. M. GERITZ,
21 years in Germany and America, opposite
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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 §3.00
to §12.00; New Watches from
$4.00 up.
E. M. GERITZ,
Opposite Central Hotel, Centre St., Freeland.
GO TO
Fisher Bros.
Livery Stable
FOR
FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS
At Short Notice, for Weddings, Parties and
Funerals. Front Street, two squares
below Freeland Opera House.
D. O'DONNELL,
Dealer In
—GENERAL—
MERCHANDISE,
Groceries, Provisions, Tea,
Coffee, Queensware,
Glassware, &c.
FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc.
We invite the people of Freeland and vicinity
to call and examine our large ind handsome
stock. Don't forget the place.
Opposite the Valley Hotel.
Tofll! COAl!
The undersigned has been appoint
ed agent for the sale of G. B. Markle
& Co.'s
Highland Goal.
The quality of the Highland Coal
needs no recommendation, being hand
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 $3.75 per two-horse wagon
load. T. A. BUCKLEY, Agent.
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.)
H. M. BRISLING
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer In
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
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The Hlont Successful Remedy ever discov
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_ _ _ BROOKLYN, Conn., May 5, *9O.
DR. B. J. KKNDALL CO.:
SirsLaKt Summer I cured a Curb upon my horse
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was the best Job I ever saw done. I have a dozen
empty bottles, having used it with perfect success,
curing every thing I tried It on. My neighbor had
a horse witli a very bad Spavin that made him lame.
Ho ask* me how to cure it. 1 recommended
Kendall H Spavin Cure. He cured the Spavin lu
just three weeks.
Yours respectfully,
WULCOTT WITTER.
_ _ _ _ COLOIBCS, Ohio, April 4, W.
DR. B. J. KKNDALL CO.:
Dear Sirs I have been selling more of Kendall's
Spavin Curo and Flint's t 'om lit lon Powders than
ever before. One man saUl to me, It was the best
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Respectfully.
OTTO L. HOFFMAN.
_ CHITTENANOO, N. Y., May 19, •90.
DR. B. J. KENDALL Co.,
Dear Sirs: I have used several bottles of your
Kendall's Spavin Cure with perfect success on a
valuable and blooded maro that was quite lame '
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Respectfully, F. H. HUTCUINS.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
R T TT MONROE, La., May 8, >9O.
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO.. '
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E.ill ow" u y ? ar °' which I prized very
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about eight different kinds of medicines which did
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Spavin euro which cured her in four days.
1 remain yours,
MARION DOWDKN.
Price $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $3. All drug,
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to any address on receipt of price by the proprie
tors. M. 13. J. KENDALL CO.,
Enosbnrnh Falls, Vermont.
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
Bankp cashed at reasonable ralqs.
S. RUDEWICK,
Wholesale Dealer ID
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B=orter,
-A-le And
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Foreign and Domestic.
Cigars Kept on Hand.
S. RUDEWIGK,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
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