WHILE, THE RAIN OA ME DOWN. While the rain enme down they stayed In the maples' kindly shade, Leaning from the ferny slice Watched tho dappled river-floor Where the raindrops guyly played. Every leafy mountain glade Felt the raindrops' rushiug raid; Lowering storm-clouds hovering o'er While the rain came down. Laughing, careless, man and maid, With the wide umbrella's aid filtered from the drops that pour, L6ve and youth their happy lore, Naught cared thev, though long delsyei, While the ruin came down. ■—[Georgia Roberts, in Boston Transcript. SAVED BY_A RAVEN. BY EDMUND COLLINS. Two brothers, George and Frank Blackburn, lived with their father in one of the largest settlements on the Labra dor coast. George was seventeen and Frank fifteen, and both the boys in sum mer ranged the coast in a small skiff col lecting birds' eggs aud other specimens. George owned a pet raven, which he had trained to follow him, carry small parcels in his mouth, and do many other intel- j ligent things, and the bitd was exceed ingly attached to him. Whenever' George went into the woods or among the hills Jack, which was the raven's i name, followed him, cawing and chat-1 tering, sometimes walking, sometimes > fluttering, and frequently darting far ; ahead with loud, delighted screams. He j liked also to go with his young master j in tho boat, but that he was seldom per- : mitted to do. One lovely June morning the two boys and their cousin, Ned Bradshaw, put out from the little wild dock in an open skiff with two tanned sails, to make au excursion to Cormorant Islands, about three leagues down the coast. Jack came hopping and Hying down the rocks, appealing piteously, with loud cawing, to be taken on board. George raised his hand and shouted, "No, Jock; , can't come. Home, Jack/' end then the i skiff was pushed off, while the poor, ! lonosome bird stood on a rock close by j the water's edge. Then he raised his I wings, Hew out over the water and cir cled over the boat cawing and looking at George as if begging him to relent and take him on board. But George arose in the boat and, in astern, angry voice, ordered him to go home. The disap pointed bird turned and flew quietly ashore, perching on the edge of a nar row strip of meadow, looking discon solately after the fast disappearing boat. The object of the visit to Cormorant Island was to get some of the eggs of the cormorant, which are rather difficult to obtain. The boys had not told their parents where they were going, but they Lad decided upon nothing less than the ascent of the island, the sides of which rose almost perpendicularly out of the sea to a height of nearly four hundred feet. The island had three sides, and on one of these sides was a series of rocky shelves resembling a stairway, but some Of them were so narrow that it was im possible to get a steady foothold upon them. When the coast fishermen passed the Island they shuddered because so many ! tragic events were connected with its i name. Five or six adventurous persons ' had scaled its shelvy sides and got up atnong the multitude of birds, but not a man of them had ever been able to make the descent. The boys very well knew the history of the island and its dangers, but George had for more than two years been studying the problem of how to get up and come down in safety, had exam ined every rock-shelf on the side through a glass, tracing the same on paper, and had talked with every fisherman on the coast who knew anything about the place find obtained his opinion as to the safest ways of descending. So he had quietly provided himself with two short hand-gaffs, with stout wooden handles, having on one end a running loop of cord to be fastened around each wrist, and on the other end a strong steel hook. These were de signed for getting a hold in cracks and fissures in the face of the cliff where it would be impossible to draw one's self up by means of the fingers, for George knew that the most daring and expert climbers had used gaffs with success. The coast was bold and desolate, and contained no habitation between the dock from which the skiff had set out and the island, or for several leagues beyond. When they reached the base of the isl and, which stood close to the mainland, they pulled their skiff upon a small plat form of rock, got their guns and began shooting the birds that circled around tjie island r.nd nested on the terraces. Then George told that he was going up. They knew how expert he was, and re membered all the dangerous places that he had climbed before, but their faces Srew white with fear as they looked at ! ic 400 feet of sombre, rocky wall that towerod above them. "Now, boys," said George, as he threw off his coat and tightened his belt. 4 'don't be a bit frightened about me; with these gaffs I can climb up there without any trouble, and I can come back, too, with the greatest safety. I'll take your bag, Frank, for the eggs, only put plenty of oakum in it so they won't break when I am coming back." Frank brought him the bag, and his hand trembled as he put it around his brother's neck, but neither of the boys seemed to know what to say. "Now, good-by, bovs, for the present; I'll be througn in twenty minutes; these cormorants defend their nests so that I may be able to gaff some of them. Look out for them as I throw them over." Then seizing his gaffs tightly in his hand he sprang toward the cliff, running nimbly up a half-dozen paces almost as light-footed as a weasel. The two boys looked at him in speechless terror, but they had great faith in his skill and : courage, lie found little difficulty in passing the first dozen ledges or so" for Le could easily reach them, and they gave sure footing. Every minute or so he stopped to consult his drawing, which was a complete chart of tho face of the cliff. After a third of the descent was made he paused, and, as the boys could see from below, looked somewhat nerv ously about him and again carefully studied his drawing. It was plain that the path which ho had traced out for himself >.') a dotted line was an impos sible one. Ne vert Del he turned his hand behind him and waved a signal of encouragement, but lie never once looked back or down. Then he seemed to gather resolution; stuck fast one gaff and then another, into two tiny rifts in the cliff and drew himself up over a space of seven or eight feet to the ledge j above. Then, for the first time, lie turned and looked down. These rifts J ran obliquely, and from his gestures it j seemed only too plain that he doubted ] if he could get back. But his courage did not fail him, and after a minute's j rest he resumed his perilous journey, | sometimes being suspended in the air by both arms, sometimes by one, with no place to put his toe; yet it was marvel ous to sec the progress he made up the iroustained face of the steep wall. When ever he reached a terrace that he could staud upon he rested a few seconds, hitched up his trousers, and began the ascent ugain. Near the top the cliff beetled out above his head, and he crept a'.oug the ledge, lirst to one side and then to another, looking for some part of the rock above him where he could get a hold for his steel hooks. lie tried one place aud an other, but was afraid to trust himself, and at last discovered a small rift through which a tiny stream of water trickled, and into that he thrust both his gaffs, lifting himself lightly upward. This was the most perilous spot of all, for above him was a stretch of about 15 feet of bald cliff; below him lay an abyss nearly 400 feet deep, with surging sea and cruel rocks at the bottom. To turn his head and look down would be terror and im mediate destruction, so he climbed on and on, shifting his gaffs from one hold ing point to another, sticking his knees hard against tho cliff and hardly ever finding a spot to place his foot. Then the summit was reached aud he sprang lightly upon the rim of sod. The two breathless watchers below pulled off their caps and hurrahed, but he stood silently at the dizzy top till the echo of their voices in the cliff had died. Raising his hand to get their attention he shouted iu a strong, mournful tone: "I can never go back. Don't wait for me, but try if you can get help." Then he sat down upon a rock, exhausted from the desperate climb. The top of the island was about three acres in area and was inhabited by more than 5,000 birds. It would be almost impossible to take a step in any direc tion without treading into a nest, and the mothers became infuriated as George walked about, and rose with shrill cries, brushing his face with their wings and pecking savagely at him. The wings of the other birds hovering about aud Hy ing across the island fairly darkened the ground, and there were tumult and anger among all the cormorants at the intru sion upon their abode. George struck several of the birds with one of his gaffs, and, after killing them by pounding their heads against a rock, threw them i over the precipice to the boys below, for he knew they would linger about the base of the islaud for awhile before re turning home. Then with despair in his heart he sat upon the sod near the verge of the cliff and watched for the departure of the skiff. The air was filled with the harsh cries of the birds, and the echoes iu the cliffs turned the place into an utter Rabel. He sat there for half an hour, and by that time the sun sank in the far western water. Now he noticed the sails of the skiff, aud the brisk breeze carried her swiftly around the nearest headland and left him there with tho gloomy shadows creeping upon tho islaud, leagues from everything human and surrounded by screaming, angry birds, whose eyes gleamed in his face as , they brushed past in the gathering dusk. | Night very soon fell upon sea and i land; the birds ceased their tumult and | settled among the rocks and upon the i ledges, but the wind freshened and i whistled about his ears, while the rest j loss moaning cry of the sea came to him | from below. Not a star was to be seen, | but huge, black clouds came trooping out of the south, filling the heavens to | leeward. It was not long before tho '■ night was suddenly riven with tlamo— j awful thunders bellowed across the heavens, seeming to shake the island and the cliffs about it; then torrents of rain were loosened, drenching to the skin tho poor boy as he lay there upon the bleak sod. George had a bravo heart, but he felt that his chances of escape were very slim. Down the island wall he could l not go, and in what other way could he I leave the plaoc? Then arose in his heart a feeling of remorse that ho had con . coaled from his parents his intention of I climling the island, and far more bitter to him than his own misery was the thought how his mother would feel when his brother and cousin reached home without him. He knew they had been crying out some words to him before they left, but the noise of the water, dis turbed by the freshening breeze, had prevented him from hearing what they said. So he sat there through the pitchy dark, hour after hour, terrified by the I blinding lightning and deafening thun- ] der and deluged by the pitiless rain. I The great black birds everywhere about him crouched close upon their nests and | l huddled behind the rocks for shelter. I Not once through that long and terrible j night did he close his eyes in sleep, and | when the gray dawn appeared in the East a great throb of hope went through his heart. The clouds had rolled away and the sun burned up on the edge of the sea. like a large scarlet furnace. And with the rising of the sun came the voices of his parents and friends from the main land asking how he had fared during the night, and telling him to keep up his spirits. He could sec his mother in j the group, and ho saw that she was weeping; her voice came distinctly from among all the rest telling him that God was good and that he would in some way he rescued. Then some of them tried to throw across food made up in tins and parcels, but they all fell short and dropped into the gulf below, lie was now tortured with hunger, and on the advice of his mother, who stood in the front of the assemblage, on the . mainland, he built a fire out of the de cayed grasses aud weeds, the dry bones | | of birds and neat materials, and roasted a half-dozen eggs, selecting the fresh onc9 when cooked and eatiug them. So far no one could devise any means of reaching him. It was impossible to stretch a ladder across, and access from below was equally impossible. A number of fishermen had gathered around the base of the island in their boats, but they were nonplussed like those on land. His I fi-thir and several ot the fishermen tried j for hours to fiy a rope across the chasm, but it fell short fully 40 feet from tho brink of the island. The group stood there iu mute sorrow, the mother con stantly shouting across words of en couragement. Hour after hour passed till the sun had passed the meridian, then the party on the mainland heard a wild cawing close beside them, and turning, saw thnt Jack, poor George's raven, had joined them, j Evidently the bird had followed the patty at a safe distance, remaining all these hours in the background, but had j it last ventured to show himself. No sooner did George see him than an idea Hashed through his mind, and raising his voice he cried: "Catch Jack ard fasten the smallest ; rope you have to his leg and 1 will get 1 him to bring it across." Fortunately, ( one of the party had brought along a reef of cod line, so the bird was cap- 1 turcd and the line fastened to his leg, after which it was placed in a loose coil by the biink of the mainland cliff. "Come. Jack, come," shouted George, and immediately upon the bird being re leased he plunged out into the air across the gulf with exultant chatteriug, drag ging the line and made straight for George, perching at his feet and looking at him with wide, curious eyes. The party on the mainland understood the expedient, and immediately fastened the end of one of the heavy coils of rope to the small line and then fastened care fully together all the heavy coils. Taking the small line in his hand, George drew across the heavy coil, and when he got hold of the end of it dragged it to a perpendicular rock aud carefully fastened it arouud it. The men on the mainland then threw the joined cable over into the gulf aud it went with a swash down into the sea. George next unfastened the line from Jack's leg, then saying a few cheery words to his mother, got upon the rope and descended swiftly down over the precipice aud was received below by a boat which lay by the lower end of the rope. A wild hurrah went up from hu delighted friends, but no one made a louder demonstration of joy than Jack, who went screaming down tho abyss and perched in the boat beside his beloved master. The mainland party returned home by the marshes and reached the dock just as George arrived there by the fisherman's skiff.—[St. Louis Republic. IT TAKES A STEADY HAND. Steering a Hook and Ladder Truck Not Easy Work. "Perhaps you think it an easy thing to steer a fire truck; so it is—when you know how," said a gray-haired tiro-lad die the other day as he nimbly vaulted out of his lofty seat on the tail of the truck after returning from a false alarm a few blocks away. "There are practically two men on the truck, the man who drives and tho man who steers," continued the veteran. "I've done both duties now for more than ten years, and Hatter myself that I know something about them,but I think that the steerer has the harder job of the two." It is probable that any one who has thought of the matter at all has come to the same conclusion, for the deftness with which a hook and ladder truck is swuug around sharp corners, in its mad race to a fire, is something to be won dered at by the onlookers. The truck itself is about 40 feet long and carries from six to eight extension and several life-saving ladders, the long est of the foimcr projecting out behind l about ten feet. The truck is drawn by three strong and lleet horses, which are driven by a man sitting on a high scat in front. The members of the company find standing room ou the low platform which ruus along either side of the truck below the body ot the conveyance, while at the extreme end sits the steerer away up in the air. You scarcely see the men between for looking at the driver and his coadjutor at the other end. The lat ter has his hand ou a big wheel like un enormous brake on a freight car, on which he keeps his hands firmly closed. Meanwhile his eyes are on the driver, lie sees the driver turn a corner, and he is ready in an instant. If his eye was not true and his hand brawny and steady the unwieldy vehicle would be dashed into a lamp post or even into a building in a twinkling. But the steerer knows his business. At just the crucial moment he turns his iron wheel this way or that way, and the heavy wheels of the truck, which ans wers to his touch, as the ship answers her helm, barely touch the curb and in a moment swing into a direct line with the forward wheels, and the machine dashes on until the same dangerous maneuver is repeated at the next corner. Every tireinun conuected with the sev eral hook and ladder companies is taught both to drive and to steer, but in some way the duties are apt to devolve upon the most competent in the company, and so it is that one man or another comes to do the same work year after year, and good work gains for him a reputation for his specialty. Beginners are taught their duties in that direction by handling tho truck on the returns from tires, and little by little learn skill from experience.— [New York News. Judge Poland's Authority. Judge Poland was one of the most ro markable figures in Congress, llis blue swallow-tail coat, brass buttons, snow white hair and chop whiskers made him appear remarkably English, and he al ways admired himself. Before entering Congress he had been Chief Justice of his native State, and at once resumed his practice before tho courts after enter ing political life. One day he was arguing before tho full bench a quite important case, and had referred to several decisions, when, picking up a volume, said: "May it please your honors, I will now call your attention to a case decided in the volume of our State reports. I The decision is somewhat old, but at j that time there were some able men upon the bench," and from a decision rendered by himself twenty years previous sus j taincd the position he was contending j for. I Tho judges, of course, all smiled, but Poland was as dignified as it was possi ble for mortal to be. (Detroit Free Press. A Preserved Pig. A curious old story tells of a house which stood under the clills near Dover, England. During a terrible storm a por tion of the rock fell, wrecking tho house. In the ruins were buried the father, mother, five children aud one other child, the son of a neighbor. Tho father only was rescued alive; the others were smothered. At the back of the bouse stood the pig-sty, inhabited at the time of tne ac cident by one very large and fat hog. The animal was neglected, and no one took the trouble to attempt to release 1 him. Six months after some workmen | passing the spot heard a faint noise. At first they were frighteued, but, as the sound was several times repeated, they they began to dig to discover tho cause. Far down among tho timbers and rocks they excavated the pig, a mere skeleton, with pale eyes and Imigshaggy hair. What had preserved its life so | long was a mystery, but live it did, and ! for several years afterward. The owner ! exhibited the animal throughout Eng ! land, and made a good sum of money j out of his long-buried pig.—[Harper's Young People. Lincoln's Advice. An autograph letter of Abraham Lin | coin to a friend is said to contain tho following: 14 Do not worry. Eat three | square meals a day. Say your prayers. I rhink of your wife. 13c courteous to I your creditors Keep your digestion ' good. Steer clear of biliousness. Ex erciso. Go slow and go easy. May bo there arc other tilings that your especial j case requires to make you happy, but, i my friend, these, I reckon, will give you Sa good llft".-[Chicigo Herald, THE JOKER'S BUDGET. JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS, Applied Science—Served Him Right —A Love Match—A Bright Boy, Etc., Etc. APPLIED SCIENCE. She—ls that a rattletnake? Attendant—Yes, ma'am. "How many rattles has he?" "Fifteen and a button." " May I make him rattle?" "CertainPr, maim." 11 What r Jst I do?" "You touch the button and he will do the rest, 1 * -[ Arkausas Traveller. SERVED HIM BIGHT, lie talked the old man dumb and blind, Then muchly to his grief The old man said—'twas most unkind— "Go on, I'm not yet dcef." A LOVE MATCH. She—So she married for love, did she? Ho—Y'es—love of money. A BRIGHT BOV. Closefist—l told that good-for-nothing boy to-day that he would have to paddle his owu canoe. Mrs. Closefist—What did he say to that? Closefist—He struck me for money to buy the canoe. GETTING RID OF A BORE. "Just lend me your ear for a moment, Mr. Hicks." "I won't do it. If you want to hear yourself talk, you'll have to use your own ears. They are big enough to hear all you have to say." CAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE. Collector—What? How's this! Old Park rich's property assessed at SIO,OOO ! Last year the same was ouly SIOO. Assessor—You see, before I assessed it I had been trying to buy it." A HABIT BROWN HAS. Jasper—l think Brown is in the liabit of blowing his own horn a great deal. Jumpuppe—Perhaps so. but it seems to me that he is more in the habit of drinking it. EYES, MALE AND FEMALE. Miss Nocliick—So you have been mar- | ried a year. Has your husband found out about your dyed hair, false teeth, or ! glass eye, yet? Mrs. Wed late—No, indeed ; lie's been too busy concealing the same defects in himself.—[New York Weekly. BENEFITS OF BANKING. George—l say, Jack, change mo a five, won't you? Jack—l haven't more than enough for lunch and car-fare in my pocket. Fact is, I don't carry money loose in my pockets any more. I put it in the bauk and pay by check. "I don't care to bother with checks. I always carry money in my pockets, and I never miss a cent." "Y—c—s, but you are not married." —[Now York Weekly. CHEAP DOCTORING. Anxious Mamma—Little Dick is up stairs, crying with the toothache. Practical Papa—Take him around to the dentist's. "I haven't any money." "You won't need any money. The toothache will stop before you tret there." —| Good News. HIS LAST CIIOKE. "I hope you will cut mc dowu as soon as convenient after the job is done," said the culprit to the hangman. "Why, what difference can it make to you after you are dead?" "Ah! my friend, you must remember that suspeuse is worse than death." BASEBALL NOTE. "There is more growling done by that nine than by any other." "What nine is that?" "The canine." A STRANGE CASE. Young Doctor—l was just going around to seo your brother. How is he this morning ? I Patron—He is no better. Young Doctor—What ? No better ? That is certainly very strange! The pre scription I gave him contained over forty things.—!Ncw York Weekly. CRUSHED AGAIN. Editor—Who wrote this article ? Kepoiter—l indited it, sir, yester day. Editor—Oh, did you ? Well, it's bad enough to have been indicted six months ago. Good morning. —[Washington Star. HE DOWNED IT. "I mastered French in six lessons," Baid the liar. "Yes, I suppose so," said the cynic; "I noticed you never allowed the language to have its own way when you tried to talk it."—[St. Joseph News. SAME OLD STRUGGLE. "Now, John," said the pessimist's wife, who had persuaded him to go to the circus, "I do hope you will try to throw aside all care and enjoy yourself." "I have, Maria,'' he replied, as lie gazed at the contortionist; "but there it is again, the same old struggle to make both ends meet." —(Washington Post. THE REASON MADE CLEAR. "There's a good deal of bounce about Bounderby, isn't there?" "Yes, hut it's easily explained. He was a 4 bouncing baby,' I understand, when he was born."—[Philadelphia Times. THE EFFECT OF CULTURE. Boston Girl—Oh, mother! I did something awful at the party to-night. Mother—Why, my dear child, what was it? Boston Girl. —That horrid bouquet Mr. Beacon sent me had some cinnamon pinks in it. They made mo sneeze and —but I can't say it. Mother.—Go on! Boston Girl—My glasses fell off and Mr. Beacou saw my bare face!—[Boston ian. COMPENSATION. "Tom is in great glee. He started out to the races yesterday, but he fell in running for the train, broke his leg and was carried to a hospital." "What is there for him to be gleeful about?" "Well, you see, all the horses that he intended to back lost." —[Rider and Driver. LACK OF PRESSURE. Dumly—l would like you to be my wife, but I will not press you for do uisior.. She (coolly) Then I shall uot marry you. JUDGING FROM APPEARANCES. Thin Individual—Mr. Cleever, I think I'll trade with you hereafter. I've been buying my meat from the butcher acrosa the way. Cleever—Well, you look it! A GOOD MEMORY FOR FACES. "Excuse me. sir, but haven't we met before? Your face is strangely familiar." " Yeß, madam, our host introduced us to each other just before dinner." "Ah, I was positive I had seen you somewhere. I never forget a face."— [Brooklyn Life. INJUSTICE TO THE riO. Weary Mother—You little imp! Look at yourself; you're as dirty as a pig. Willie (appealingly)—Papa, mamma says I'm dirty as a pig. What do you think of that? Papa (calmly)—l think mamma's pretty harsh on the pig.—[Pittsburg Bulletin. INGRATITUDE. Mr. Gotrox—What are you doing out there in the chilly night air? Come into the house. Gladys—l was just admiring the moon, papa. Mr. Gotrox—What business have you admiring the moon when there arc so many things in the houso that I have bought expressly for you to admire? Anybody can admire the moon.— [Chicago Tribune. SHE LOVED TIIEM. " Ah, what won't a person do and put up with for those they love." "That's true. I've been wearing these new shoes for a week now on a stretch, although they nearly kill mo every time I walk."—[Philadelphia Times. STRICTLY BUSINESS. "What's the matter, Clark?" asked the principal of his book-keeper. "Oh, sir, I've got so much family trouble." " Family trouble? I want you to un derstand I don't pay you to have family trouble in business hours. I want you to have business trouble."—[Phila delphia Times. BROUQnT TO TIME. She—You will ask papa, will you not? Or must I? He—Oh, I have seen him. Fact is, ho made the suggestion that it was about time for me to propose.—[lndianapolis Journal. A DOUBTING TnOMAB. Teacher—With the exception of the animals Noah took with him iuto the Ark, every living creature perished in the flood. Doubtful Tommy—The fishes, too? [Texas Siftings. DID NOT NEED A SCARECROW. "Where are you going, my pretty maid?" "I'm going to work the corn," she said. "May I go, too, my pretty maid ?" "The crows don't bother now," she said. THE GIRL FOR TIIE IIOUR. When 'tis a hundred in the shade And stifiing is the air, Oh! for a cold and distant maid To freeze us with a stare! THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT. "Is this calves'tongue, Mrs. Sniithers?" asked the star boarder. "It is," replied the lady. "Why do you ask?" "It is so tough I thought it might bo part of a wagon tongue." THE MAN OF THE HOUSE. "What are you sitting on that step for?" asked the policeman. "Why, I live here, and I'm locked out." "Well, why don't you ring up the man of the house?" "I am the man of the house myself," and the way he said it indicated his chances of getting in might be better if lie had been the woman.—[Philadelphia Times. Tho Great Fighters of Africa. A Zulu impi (warrior)—there are few civilians in tue Zulu tribe—is physically almost perfect, averaging six feet in height, deep, broad-chested and taper ing down wedge shape to a pair of large, strong feet. 1 lis native dress is scant, composed simply of a narrow band around the body, from which dangle hundreds of monkey tails or strips of fur curled in imitation of monkey tails. Add |to this his assagai, war club and cow hide shield, and you have a Zulu war rior (juite ala mode. Tho Zulu warrior always wears a crown or ring on his head. This crown is made of a com position known only to this tribe, and it placed on the head when in a puttylike consistency, the hair and wool being woven and drawn through the compos ition, so that when dry it can never come off unless the head is shaven. A Zulu without a crown is no war rior, and is usually cowardly and effem inate. A warrior would not part with his crown for the wealth of the world. It is his emblem of manhood, and to lose it would be to reduce him to the rank of boys and cowards. He could own no cattle or wives, have no voice in the councils, and, in fact, would be an outcast. If iu a war he should have his crown taken from him, he will, if strength remains, throw himself on tho enemy's assagais and die, and il wound ed so that he cannot reach the enemy will end his life by driving his own as sagai through his body.—[New York Press. Naicotic Poisoning. The startlingly general use of mor phine, opium and laudanum in this coun try calls forth words of warning from every side. Many begin the use of these narcotics because physicians recommend them when they are sick, but it should be understood that these drugs have an entirely different action in health and sickness. The person that might take a large dose wheu seriously ill, will often be killed instantly by half that dose when well. They should never be used with out the advice of a physician, no matter whether the patient is sick or not. They arc taking a deadly poison, and poison is beneficial ouly under certain circum stances.—[Yankee Blade. Strawberries. "Why arc they called 'straw 1 berries? Smart men differ on that. Some say it is on account of their hollow, straw-iike stems. Others think it is because they have to he covered with straw or similar protecting material in winter. The most classical explanation is that Saxon forefathers used to raise them and they gave them this name because tho berries are generally on the ground, that is, 'strewed' or 4 strawcd'around."—(De- troit Free Press. Fumc*l infttninientß are provided on soma Russian railways. 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, B.W. Corner Centre end South Ste., Freeland. FERRY & CHRISTY, dealers in Stationary, School Books, Periodicals, Song Books, Musical Instruments, CIGARS and TOBACCO, siFOZßTinsra- cs-ocaus Window Fixtures and Shades, Mirrors, Pictures and Frames made to order. 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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 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, 2H years in Germany and America, opposite tlie Central Hotel, Centre Street, Freelaeu. The Cbeupcst Repairing 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 813.00; New Watches from 84.00 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. ~ JOB PRINTING SUOUTXS AT THIS OnTOB AX Lowest Living Prices. OR! COR! 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 TBIUUNK office will receive prompt attention. Prices3.7s per two-horse wagon load. T. A. BUCKI.EY, 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. BRISLIN, ~~ UNDERTAKER AND Also dealer in FURNITURE of every description. Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland. 7 cußEpi The Most Successful Remedy ever discov ered, as It Is certain in Its effects and docs not blister. Bead proof below: .. _ _ _ BROOKLYN, Conn., May 5, '9A DR. B. J. KUNDALL Cn. ; Sirs Last Summer I cured a Curb upon my horse with your celebrated Kendall's Spavin Cure and It was the iwst job I ever sun done. I have a dozen empty bottles, having ued It with perfect success, curing every thing I tried It on. My neighbor had a horse with a very bad Spavin that made him lame. He asked me how to cure it. I recommended Kendall s Spavin Cure. He cured the spuvlu in just three weeks. Yours respectfully, WOLCOTT WITTER. „ COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 4, *9O. DR. B. J. KKSDAI.T. CO.: Dear Sirs I have been selling more of Kendall's Spavin Cure and Fliut's Condition Powders than ever before. One man said to me, it was the best Powder I ever kept and the Lest lie ever used. Respectfully. OTTO L. Hoffman. _ T TR CHITTKNANQO, N. Y., May 19, DO. DR. B. J. KENDALL CO.. Dear Sirs: I have used several bottles of your Kendall's Spavin Cure witli perroet success, on a valuable and blooded mare that was quite lame with a Bono Spavin. The mare is now entirely freo from lameness and shows no bunvh on the Joint. Respectfully, F. H. IIUTCIUNS. KENDALL'S SPAVifi CUBE. T> T tr ~ MONROE, La., May 8, *9O. DR. B. J. KENDALL CO., Ueuts:-I think it mv duty to render you my thanks for your far famed Kendall's Bpavfn Cure. L h S? /8 UI LJJar? ar 01,1 ,u,v which I prized very highly. She had a very severe swollen leg- I tried about eight different kinds of medicines which did no good. I purchased a Itottle of your Kcndull's Spavin euro which cured her in four duys. I remain yours. MARION DOWDEN. Price $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $5. All drug gists have it or can for you, or it will be sent to any address on receipt of price by the proprie tors. Dtt. 11. J. KENDALL CO., Enoobnrgh Fnllw, Vermont. A. RUDEWICK, 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 RMUL-M fashed at reasonable rat *,B. S. RUDEWICK, Wholesale Deuler In Imported Brandy, Wine And All Kinds Of LIQUORS. THE BEST Beer, Fcrter, jftule .And Brown Stout. Foreign and Domestic. Cigars Kept on Hand. S. RUDEWICK, SOUTH HEBERTON. A pamphlet of Information and ab./fIV stract of the laws, Showing How to/Mf Obtain Patents, Caveats, Copyrights, sent MUNN A CO./JTBV Broadway,
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