SHADOWS.
Shadows of night have driven the light
Out of the bright autumn sky;
Low through the lines of towering pines,
Sighing a breeze rustle* by;
Sighing.
Dyimr.
Down where the meadow-lands lie.
Shadows and gloom hare darkened the
room,
Save where the flickering flame.
Throwing a light now dull and now bright
Never one moment the same,
Glancing,
Dancing,
Sinks in the dark whence it came.
Shadows of years have driven the tears
Back from sad eyes that would weep;
But through the mist of time, sorrow
kissed,
Mera'ries awake from their sleep;
Ghdly,
Sadly,
Out of their shadows they creep.
Shadows of time have driven the chime
Out of Life's rhythm and rune,
But through tho hush and fuint tire-flush.
Floats a forgotten love-tune;
Throbbing,
Sobbing,
Dies with the dcud afternoon.
Unheeded fall the lights on the wall,
Gone is the darkness and pain ;
And through the gloom of the darkening
Old loving eyes speak again;
Faintly,
Qu&int'y,
Echoes the tender refrain.
—[E. Adelaide Copp, in Boston Transcript.
""HECTOR."
BY CELIE GAINES.
Not that son of Priam, the beloved of ,
Andromache, but still a real prince of
his race, and greatly beloved by one
small woman. A magnificent mastiff is
Hector, as bravo and ho Id, not to say as
gallant and noble, as many a hero with
two legs less. As for dogs not being able
to think, any one who can entertain such .
an idea deserves to live in a 1 'chill condi
tion of doglessness" to the end of his
days. I will tell you about Hector, aud
you may judge for yourself.
Having been suddenly thrown upon my
own resources, as so often befalls a
brought up in luxury in this swiftly
whirling maelstrom of our American life,
I determined to cultivate the only decided
talent I possessed, that for painting.
Dresden was recommended to mo as a
place both cheap to live in and offering i
unusual facilities for art study. I ac
cordingly went there. Without a
chaperone? Certainly. I was to be a f
person of affairs, and what was a business
woman to do with so costly, not to say in
convenient , an appendage as a chaperone?
All winter I studied and copied in tho
gallery, and when summer came I took
the little steamboat which ruus up and ■
down the Elbe, bowing its smoke-stack so I
deferentially to all the bridges, and •
hunted up picturesque castles to sketch. |
"Liebcn-felsen" was the beautiful old |
Bchloss I fell specially in love with; so I :
finally persuaded an old couple who lived
near it to tako ine into board for a lew j
weeks. They had rather a nice little j
house, and a garden that sloped down to
the water's edge. There, under the
overhanging trees, I used to sit for hours 1
gazing up ut, the massive towers just on 1
the othor side of the castle wull. Now
and then a feeling of loneliness swept
over me, and my heart yearned tor some
of the pleasures of the joyous past. One
morning I asked my landlady if any of
the numerous German laws would be in- j
triuged if I should go in swimming. At j
firßt she declared I would drown immedi
ately, but when I assured her that I had ! !
known how to swim since a child, she | j
finally consented with a protest as to the i
general unusualness of American be-1 '
navior.
How refreshing it was! What happi
ness to plunge fearlessly into the cool, !
clear water! Not a living soul was to j
bo seen; not a sound to be heard. Sutl- |
denly a great splash startled mo. I felt j
my bathing dress seized between the I
•boulders and myself dragged vigorously
out of tho water upon the bank. I was
thoroughly terrified, but fortunately
roado uo resistance. As I looked up an
•uormous head appeared, and a large pair
of eyes gazed inquiringly into mine. I
had always loved dogs, but this monstrous
disturber of my peace was so formidable
that I dared not move. He, too, was
motionless; and I road on bis collar the
name, "Hector." At last I raised my
hand very gently and patted him on tho
neck, and to my infinite relief I per
ceived a slight vibration in the tip end
of his tail. Just as I was wondering
how far I dared presume upon that
friendly symptom, he lapped his rough
tongue all over my face. Then I sat up
and laughed, and he jumped and
frolicked as large as a young lion, as
gentle as a kitten.
Presently I tried to go back into the j
water, but to this he forcibly objected,!
and I was obliged to submit. When I
returned to the bouse he accompanied j
toe, to the terror of iny hostess. "He 1
belongs up at tho schloss," she ex- j
plained; "the young graf is away trav
eling, and almost all tho sorvants are
afraid of him."
Poor fellow, I thought; ho has been!
lonely, too; that is what we read in each
other's eyes. After that Hector and I
were inseparable. He came every day
and wo explored all the surrounding
countiy together. lam sure he thought
yes, thought, just as much as you or I
can think —th• t he saved iny life und
consequently ought to appoint himself
my guardian. To mo he seemed like a
I'ving link to the beautiful old castle, a
proteotor *nd faithful friend.
One inon ing as we were returning
from u log walk, 1 saw advancing that
always novel sight to American eyes, a
woman aai a dog harnessed together,
dragging a curt. In this instance the
cart was full of vegetables. It was evi
dently it market fruu taking produce to
town. Now Hector was u true knight, val
iant, loyal and gentle, but he possessed
also that other eharacteristic of knight
hood le brooked no intruders; and no
■ooner did one of ui kind appear than
ho challenged him to combat. I know
this ana Yicmhled, but hoped for the
best. Uuluekily, however, that plebeiun
dog, as he approached, presumed to give
a defiant bark, which settled his fate.
Instantly, Hector gave one spring, and
seizing bis boastful adversary, shook him
out of bis harness in less time than it
takos to tell of it, overturning tho cart
and scattering the vegetables in every
direction. I was distressed beyond mea
sure and called Hector in the most com
manding tones 1 could assume. Then I
coaxed him, all of which ho entirely
ignored. Meanwhile, the other one of
the span was by no means quiet. She
was indeed perfectly furious. She abused
Hector; she abused me; she abused the
aristocracy, to which she seemed to think
we both belonged, as highway robbers
and assassins! In iny desperation I
picked up a stick to compel Hector to
obedience, but she mistook my motive
and advanced upon me in a ruge.
" Silence ! " We turned quickly. .Just
out of the wood came a young man in
uniform, evidently an officer. The dogs
stood still an instant, and I rushed for
ward and grasped Hector's collar.
"He did not consent kindly to being
led off, but the other dog had been pretty
11 well chastised by this time. Hector felt
his knightly powers had been duly estab
lished, and he quieted down in a deferen
tial sort of way, as if he were only con
senting to it on my account. Then the
market-woman began to wail that her
wares wero spoiled and she might as well
go home; but when I gave her some
" money, and the gentleman kindly added
some, too, she harnessed herself and her
•log again and resumed her journey.
Then I turned to thank my preserver, j
Hector, whose collar I still held, was I
restlessly dragging me forward, BO we
walked on together.
"I'm so sorry," I began, "that my dog
should have made such trouble."
He smiled. "Happily," he said, "the
damage was not irreparable."
"I am very much obliged to you for ;
interfering just now," I went on, rather 1
excitedly; "it gave me a chance to bring |
Hector away."
'•lt wus courageous of you to do it," ;
he replied. "He is a huge beast for you
f to defy."
"Well," I protested, "he would not (
hurt me. He is such a noble fellow, and ,
we are very fond of each other, Hector j.
and I. Indeed, he has been my best ,
friend all summer."
He looked down on me and smiled
again. "I am glad of that," he said, ,
"for Hector is my favorite dog." ;,
This, then, was tho count, and I had ,
been claiming his property. No wonder j
Hector had quieted down at his voice!
He must have read the disappointment. |
and mortification in my face, for we had
j? just arrived at the castle gates, and Hoc- ~
j tor had bounded away into the grounds, i
| j when he raised his military cap with j j
graceful courtesy and said: "Frauloin, i ,
■ we shall lot Hector choose between us.
If he prefers you, I shall never claim | g
him, und shall moreover admire his j j
' taste."
! lie walked toward the gate while I ,
went on; but Hector rushed out past him
to me and whined pathetically, then he
j ran buck to the count and stood defiantly
jin his path. To humor him his master },
came out again, and I turned and faced ,
him. Hector's joy was unbounded, lie <
jumped nround us both wildly, and',
showed by every sign in his power that ,
ho had no intention of "cleaving to the < (
one and forsaking the other." It was so L
i evident and so amusing that we both ]
laughed heartily, which seemed to estab- y
| lish a friendliness ut once. I ,
| "He is determined wo shall not part,
fraulein; will you permit us both to ac- ' ,
company you home?" They did so, and s
on the way I assured the count of my in- !,
I tent ion to return shortly to the city, when 1 j
lie would probably have his favorite's I ,
I undivided affection again.
| Tho next morning, when I took my ac- ,
, customed place out under the trees, Hec- (
I tor soon came trotting gayly along the (
bank, holding in his mouth a small object 1
of dark blue nnd red cloth, which ho do- {
j posited at my feet. I picked it up. It ,
j was a military cap! You may call it ac- (
! cident if you like, and say any dog will (
1 pick up a hat and carry it off, but you j
will see how mistaken you are. After a j
1 while Hector's tail, as he lay at my side, (
| began to hammer the ground with grat- j
: ified thumps, and I looked up question
; ingly. The count came toward us i
I laughing—to get his cap, he said, but he ]
must have forgotten his purpose, for ho
stayed to watch me sketch, and the next
day he came again, and the next. (
I did not return to Dresden as soon as s
I hail intended. Indeed, I finally decided
not to return at all, but to make my home
in the beautiful old castle. I hud always (
been opposed to American girls marrying !
foreign uoblemen, and the count had -
hud, he told me, a most disapproving
• •pinion of American girls in general;
but, you see, Hector had made up his
mind—yes, his mind , not to spare either
;of us, and he is such a fine follow, we
could but acquiesce in tho matter.—[Our
Animal Friends.
Unique Ruins. ,
The London Times, of recent date,
publishes a letter from Cape Town, '
South Africa, which says that the Zim
babyo ruins, now being explored by Mr.
Bent, are the most unique in the world.
The walled inclosure, '260 yards round,
containing many phallic emblems, is re
garded as being a phallic temple. The
walls in some places are sixteen feet
thick and forty feet high. Two attempts
have been made to open the large tower,
which is solid and shows no opening at
I the top. There are ruins on tho hills
| close by of the same age and style. These
I consist of numerous walls und steps,
4 . arches and walled-up caves. There are
i indications that three persons occupied
, j these caves. The original builders wero
I probably Phoenician Arabs. The natives
I have found a phallic altar, sculptured
j with birds and large bowls and with a
; ! frieze representing a hunting scene.
; There are four quaggus, at which a man
j is throwing a dart while holding a dog in
' a leash. Behind are two elephants. ,
i Some blue and green Persian pottery
i ! and a copper blade, plated with gold, j ]
have also been found, but no inscrip-1
I tions.—[Picayune.
Odd Sport In Provence*
I 1 When we had seen the last, boat-load
1 of pretty girls rowed briskly away, we i
f hurried down the white road to where the !
i j crowd had collected. Far on the other I
i • side of the lake was a circle of gray hills; j
the black fishing craft hud anchored in a 1
; j long line about half way across; and be- I
t tween it and the shore were the two boats I
a | —tho two water steeds—of the knights j
of the tournament. From each boat two i
e 1 long beams rose in an inclined plane
i- j away out beyond the stern and above the
0 water, and placed on them, at their ex- '
1- | extreme end, wus a narrow board, on '
d which presently stepped a man in shirt
t- ! und breeches, with a big wooden shield
io strapped to him, and covering him in
n ( front from the neck to the knees, and a
w | wooden lance in his hand. There were
le 1 twelve rowers and twelve oars in each
n 1 boat; in the stern stood the steersman,
e | his hand on the tiller; und in the prow
e. I wore trumpeter and drummer.
id , At the first blast of the trumpet, the
in ; first roll of the drum, the two boats took
it | up their position about two hundred
rt yards apart. At tho second, each com
y ! petitor waving his little banner as if vic
i- j tory were already his, the rowers dipped
1- | their oars together, pulled with all their
1 might, the steersman encouraging them,
y unci the drummer beating louder than
>f ever, and the two boats drew nearer and
io nearer with ever-increasing force, while
'd an expectant silence fell upon all the
waiting crowd. As the two bows crossed,
the oarsmen stopped rowing in ofder to
steady the boats, which, however, by
this time had got up such speed that they
passed each other at a tremendous rute.
At the moment of meeting, each of the
combatants, who had long since dropped
their banners and lifted their lances,
aimed at the target on the other's shield.
There was a crush of boards that could
be heard a mile away, and, head over
heels, shield and all, one man went into
tho water, and a great shout rose from
the black lino of fishing craft and from
the crowded banks. Then in the blue
lake a shield wus seen floating in one di
rection, a man swimming vigorously in
the other, and on the winning boat the
victor stood high above tho oarsmen, his
arms extended, strong aud athletic as a
young Hercules.—[Century.
FIRST AMERICAN ANARCHIST.
.lames Few's Uprising to Overthrow
Government in Colonial Days*
There is a general impression that the
| Anarchist is a foreign importation, and
that Johanu Most is tho first of the An
i arcbists of this country. As a matter of
fact, the first Anarchist in tho United
I States was an American of English an
-1 cestry, and he lived a very long while
I ago as we Americans reckon history.
< James Few was his name. He was a
i thrifty, industrious carpenter, born in
South Carolina about the middle of the
last century. His parents were simple,
honest people, und he wus their only
child. As he grew up he became their
support. When James Few had grown
! to manhood there came a new Governor
to the Colony of Carolina. He wus
Governor Tryon.
He hud away of clapping on extra
taxes upon every pretext, which was
| something the simple people of the
; colony could not appreciate. In fact it
j became very diflicult for them to get
I enough to eat, and drinking was out of
the question if they were to pay the
; taxes. Now, you may sometimes reduce
a man's rations and he may not hurt
fully object, but wiseacres let a man's
propensity to drink severely alone, or
else prepare for squalls.
To Jurncs Few the conduct of Tryon
seemed an outrage. Ho had no book
knowledge of any sort, but a few years
later a great many others, who did have
a great deal of knowledge, agreed with
him and started the great Revolution that
founded the United States.
But the first anarch went further. It
seemed to him that law was the cause of
all the trouble. He thought if all the
Governors wero abolished the people
would get along very nicely by them
selves. They needed no government to
collect taxes; in fact, there should be no
taxes. Ho did not stop with thinking.
He talked to his companions at bis work
bench until be had won over a great many
of them.
One day a friend of Governor Tryon's
was brought before him accused of
several heinous offenses. The Governor
made a farce of his punishment by order
ing the prisoner to pay a tine of one
penny for each offense. This was the
last straw. Tho good loyal people be
came indignant. James Few and his
companions felt that the opportunity had
come to test their theory. They armed
themselves nnd set about capturing tho
Governor. But a rumor of the proposed
uprising reached the Capital. Summary
measures wore taken. The troops were
called out and the followers of James
Few fell like the summer grass. Jumcs
Few himself was captured, and without
even the farce of a trial was bunged to a
forest tree.
The people at once dispersed but the
seeds of the great Revolution were sown,
and a few years later grew up and over
turned the old form of government.
But poor James Few was not the only
one who suffered from his unselfish de
sire to help his fellows. The little prop
erty which his domestic virtues had en
abled him to accumulate was confiscated,
and his aged parents were obliged to end |
their days in un almshouse.—[New York 1
World.
A Record of His Children's Cost.
I heard yesterday of a practice of a
man of this town that should be brought
to the attention of all who are seriously
interested in questions concerning the
education of the young. This man has
a large family of children, boys and
girls, and the eldest is about eighteen.
Whenever a child has been born unto
him he has bought a blank-book. He has
written the child's name upon the cover,
und ho has entered upon the pages in a
firm, precise handwriting, all sums of
money spent upon tho child from the day
of its birth. He can tell at a glance the
cost of its food, its dress; what he paid
for the services of nurse and doctor; the
price of its schooling; tho money value
of its amusements. And he proposes
when each child is twenty-one to give it
a birthday feast, and after the cake is
cut he will present the book to his off
spring saying: "Here, you can see what
you have cost mo." The expenses of
the feast will be included in the sum
total. I have forgotten to state that this
gentleman is of Scotch descent.—[Bos- ,
ton Post.
Accepted the Challenge*
During Bishop Newman's missionary
trip around the world, a while ago, ho
spent some time in India. One day a lot
' of native pastors were called together to
! hear the Bishop's views on the best
I methods of carrying on evangelical work.
Native converts, according to the mission
aries, are apt to think they know just
I what to do and are perfectly qualified to
i get along without advice. Bishop New
• man begun his talk, hut was constantly
| interrupted by the native brethren, who
i jumped up one after another to remark
l that they thought this or that would be
. preferable. "Now, look here," finally
I exclaimed the Bishop, losing his patience
I a little, "if any of you think you can
' conduct this meeting better than I can
, will you please rise?"' There was silenco
I for a moment us the Bishop glanced
! around the room. Then four of tho
■ brethren gravely rose and waited to be
counted.—[St. Louis Star-Sayings.
The Sou of Galilee*
The Lake of Gennesaroth, called also
tho sea of Galilee, etc., situated in Pales
tine, sixty-five miles north of the Dead
sea, is pear-shaped. The greatest width
is six and three-quarter miles, its extreme
length fifteen miles. The Jordan enters
it muddy at the north and passes out
clear at the south. The natural features
of the luke are neither various nor es
pecially attractive. The chief interest
connected with it is that Christ passed
• much of his time on its shores. It
, abounds in the best kinds of fish, which
i made the southern part of it noted as a
1 | fishing ground. r l he towns around it in
j former times are now mostly in ruins.—
a [Chicago Times.
ODD BOOKS*
Queer Substitutes Used for Leaves in
Olden Times*
In some countries, loaves of trees are
still used for books. In Ceylon, the
leaves of the talipot, a tree common on
that island, are used for a similur pur
pose. The talipot tree belongs to the
palm family. It grows to about a hun
dred feet high, is straight, and has no
real branches. When very old the tree
blossoms, and dies after ripening its
fruit. The tree never blooms but ouce.
The leaves used for books are cut by the
natives before they spread open, and are
of a pale brownish-yellow, a color they
retain for years. The characters ure
impressed upon the leaf, and ure rubbed
over with charcoal to make thein show
more plainly. The leaves are then
strung together between covers of board,
or some less common material.
Early writers made use of linen or
cotton fabrics, of skins, and even of
scales of fishes, for writing. For a long
period papyrus was used, the books being
mudc in rolls, being about one and a halt
feet wide and sometimes fifty feet long.
Papyrus was a flag, or bulrush, growing
eight or ten feet high, found in the
marshes of Egypt; from its inner pith
the form of paper called papyrus was
made. A most extraordinary papyrus
was discovered at Memphis, supposed
to be more than 3,000 years old. It
measured 100 feet in length. It is a
"funeral roll," and is preserved in the
British Museum. Papyrus sheets were
neatly joined, attached to a stick, and
rolled upon it (whence we have our word
•volume," from the Lutin volvere, to
roll.) The titles were written on tags
attached to the sticks, or inscribed on
the outside of the rolls. The rolls were
kept in round wooden boxes resembling
the old-fashioned bandboxes, uud could
easily be carried about.
When the literary jealousy of the
Egyptians caused them to stop the sup
ply of papyrus, the king of Pergamos, a
city in Asia Minor, introduced the use of
sheepskin in a form culled from the placo
of its invention, pcrgumonu, whence our
word "parchment" is believed to be de
rived. Vellum, a liner article made from
calfskin, was also used. Many of the
books done on vellum in the middle ages
were transcribed by monks, and often it
took years to complete a single copy.
Books consisting of two or three leaves
of lead, thinly covered with wax, on which
they wrote with an iron pen or stylus,
the leaves being joined by iron rings or
by ribbons, were also used by the an
cients.
Books remained very scarce and ex
pensive until after the introduction of
paper made from linen, and the invention
of printing.
When the first libraries were estab
lished in England, books were so rare
and valuable that they were usually at
tached to tho shelves by iron chains to
prevent their being stolen.
A fashion of expensive bindings pre
vailed for a long time, and great skill
was exhibited in bindings ornamented by
embroidery and various stylos of needle
work, as well as in bindings studded with
precious stones. Queeu Elizabeth used
to carry about with her, suspended by a
golden chain, a book called "The Golden
Manuul of Prayer," bound in solid gold.
On one side was a representation of "the
Judgment of Solomon;" on the other the
brazen serpent with the wounded Israel
ites looking at it. In the Jewel House
of tho Tower of London is a book bound
in gold and enamel, clashed with a ruby;
on one side is a cross ot diamonds with
other diumotids around it; on tho other a
flower-de-luce in diamonds, and the arms
of England. The book is enriched with
Small rubies and emeralds.—[St. Nich
olas.
A Cargo of Serpents.
For two years agents of Mr. William
Cross, tho naturalist of Eurlo street,
Liverpool, have been engaged in India
in the collection of serpents, the result
being that a cargo of tho reptiles has
just arrived in Liverpool. Atter trav
ersing the jungle districts tho collectors
succeeded in capturing or purchasing
from tho natives who joiuod in the hunt
about 300 pythons, some of them four
teen feet in length being secured. About
fifty died on the journey through the
country or failed to survive tbo passage
home, when, for the purpose of transit,
they were placed jn long coflin-likc cases,
through which, of course, holes were
bored for ventilation and feeding.
The surviving reptiles, to the number
of about 250, were unpacked at Mr.
Cross's promises, Earle street, but so ex
cited were they on escaping from their
long confinement that they gave consid
erable trouble. Some of the assistants,
in endeavoring to recapture them, as
they wound themselves with remarkable
alucrity round posts, stair bannisters and
the legs and bodies of those who hap
pened to be in the way, sustained bites,
which, happily, have not proved serious.
Some of tho larger ones also took to
swallowing the smaller fry. To place
some of the large fellows in tho cuses re
served for them required the united
strength of three men. Mr. Cross him
self had several times to be delivered
from tho coils of the creatures. Tho
serpents have now commenced to lay
eggs, of which there is already a small
collection. So large a number of suukes
has not been seen before in this country;
but the demand for them from zoological
societies, snake charmers and others ap
pears to be larger than would be readily
[ imagined.—[St. Jumes's Gazette.
A Clover Stratagem.
When the electric telegraph was first
introduced into Chili a stratagem was
resorted to in order to guard the posts
and wires against damage on the part of
t)io Avuucnnian Indians and maintain the
connection betweon tho strongholds on
the frontier. There were at the time
between forty and fifty cuptivo Indians
in the Chilian camp. General Pinto
called them together, and, pointing to
the telegraph wires, said, "Do you see
those wires?" "Yes, General." "Very
good. 1 want you to remember not to
go nenr or touch thorn, for if you do
your hands will be held and you will be
unablo to get away." The Indian)
smiled incredulously. Then the General
made them each in succession take hold
of the wire at both ends of an electric
buttery in full operation, after which he
exclaimed: "I command you to let go of
the wire!" "I can't; my hands are be
numbed!" cried each Indian. The bat
tery was then stopped. Not long after
ward the General restored them to lib
erty, giving thorn strict injunctions to
keep the secret and not betray it to their
countrymen. This had tho desired effect,
for, as might be expected, the experi
ment was related "in the strictest confi
dence" to every man of the tribe, and
tho telegraph ever sinco has remained
unmolested.—[New York Herald.
Recent rains have improved crop prospects
in England much.
UN PER SIDE OF FLORIDA,
niddrs Hirer, That Flow tlgn to th.
Surface.
Until about twenty years ago the
vast grassy plain lying between
Gainesville and Mlcanopy, and known
as Payne's Prairie, was one of the
most noted localities in Florida.
Stretching fifteen miles from east to
west and six from north to south, it
presented a grand and beautiful spec
tacle when waving with green grass
and herbage. The old Indian chief,
King Payne, had his headquarters in
the neighborhood of it, and it came
to be known by his name. But in
1871, during a violent storm of several
days' duration, the subterranean out
let to the waters of the prarie, known
as the great sink, became clogged with
moss and other debris that drifted
into it. Then the water rose over the
prairie to a depth of from three to
twenty feet, and for twenty years the
prairie remained a lake.
Such phenomena are not rare in
Florida, and they prove that the sub
terranean features of the State are
even more remarkable than those of
the surface. Let a tourist travel
from Marianna to Gainesville, and
thence southward to Brooksville, and
he could not fail to be convinced that
that portion of the State at least has
an extensive system of underground
waterways. Through those bottom
less, well-like holes at Silver Springs
one looks down into a subterranean
river. "The devil's hopper," the
"devil's punch bowl," and thousands
of other abrubt depressions or "sinks"
are caused by the cave-in of the earth
or soft rock that spanned some hidden
river or creek. The outlets of some
of these underground streams have
been found off the coast, the fresh
water boiling up out of the sea.
But Florida is not unique in this
respect. In the region known as the
Great Basin there are but two streams
that do not find underground chan
nels for at least a portion of their
course. Innumerable streams are be
lieved to flow entirely below the sur
face. A similar state of things ex
ists in other portions of the West,
and in many places east of the Mis
sissippi subterranean streams havo
been detected. It is a well established
fact that there is a river flowing
under the bed of Lake Erie connect
ing the waters of Lake Ontario with
those of the upper lakes. The pe
cularity of Florida's system of natural
underground drainage is its proximity
to the surface. Understanding this
subject, many of Florida's peculiar
topographical features are easily ex
plained.—[Jacksonville Times-Union.
XV* ll:iv More Railroads Than All Europe
The Duke of Marlborough's con
demnation of the American railway
system is justified by the latest issue
of Poor's Manual. According to that
old authority, the United States had
at the end of 1889 100,817 miles of
railroad. Comparing this with the
insignflcant 19,943 miles of Great
Britain, it is easily seen how vast are
tho interests here involved and the re
sources essential to their administra
tion. The total mileage of all Europe is
only 154,718 miles. France increased
from 5,415 miles in 1800 to 19,913
miles in 1889. The percentage of in
crease in this country in five years it
29.8—-a truly remarkable addition
when one considers the original
figure —[New York Tribune.
Out of Sorts
Describes a feeling peculiar to persons of dyspeptic
tendency, or caused >y change of climate, season or
Ife. The stomach Is out of order, the head aches or
Coes not feel rl^'it.
The Nerves
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and Irritable. Tills o mdltfon finds an excellent
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regulating aud toning powers, soon
Restores Harmony
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and body. N. B. Be sure to get
Hood's Sarsaparllla
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Sheridan's Condition Powders
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fill I ILf LR We want the name and ad
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ELY'S CREAM BALM
Is worth 6300 to any
MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD ljj>
Buffering from J|
CATARRH.L/< IS
Apply balm Into each nostril.
ELY BROS.. 56 Warren St.. N. Y. 22
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YOU ARE INVITED
To call and inspect our i m ,
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DRY GOODS,
Groceries, Provisions,
FURNITURE, Etc.
Our store is full of the new
est assortment. The prices are
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J. P. McDonald,
8. W. Corner Centre and South Sta., Frecland.
FERRY & CHRISTY,
dealers in
Stationary, School Books,
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Instruments,
CIGARS and TOBACCO,
GOODS
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I*- C. D. ROHRBACH,
Dealer in
Hardware, Paints, Varnish,
Oil, Wall Paper, Mining
Tools and mining Sup
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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
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Don't forget to try my special
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E. M. GERITZ,
2) years in Germany and America, opposite
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Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
New Watches, Clocks and
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Eight Day Clocks from $3.00
to $13.00; New Watches from
$4.00 up.
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GO TO
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FOB
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COAL! cm?
The undersigned has been appoint
ed agent for the sale of G. B. Morkle
& Co.'s
Highland Goal.
The quality of the Highland Coal
needs no recommendation, being hand
picked, thoroughly scx-eened and free
from slate, makes it desirable for
Domestic purposes. All orders left
at the TRIBCNE office will receive
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Price $3.75 per two-horse wagoD
load. T. A. BUCKLE*. 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 Sta., Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
H. M. BRISLTN, ~
UNDERTAKER
AND
EMBALMER.
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland.
The Most Successful Remedy over discov
ered, as It is certain in its effects and does not
blister. Read proof below:
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CUBE.
BELVBUNON, Pa., Nov. 27, *9O.
DR. B. J. KKNDALL CO. :
Gents— l would like to make known to those who
nre almost persuaded to use Kendall's Spavin Cure
the fact that I think it is a must excellent Liniment.
1 have used Iton a Blood Spavin. The horse went on
three legs for three years when 1 commenced to
use your Kendall's Spuvin Cure. I used ten bot
tles on the horse and have worked him for three
yearssince uud has not been lame.
Yours truly, WM. A. CURL.
GERMANTOWX, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1389.
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO..
Enosburffh Falls, Vt.
Gents: In praise of Kendall's Spavin Cure I will
say. thatayeur ago I had a valuable young horse be
come very lame, liock enlarged and swollen. The
horsemen about here (we have no Veterinary Sur
geon here) pronounced his lameness Blood Spavlu
or Thoroughpin, they all told me there was no
cure for It. he became about useless, and I con
sidered him alniOHt worthless. A friend told me of
the merits of your Kendall's Spavin Cure, so I
bought a bottle, and I could soo very plainly groat
improvements Immediately from Its use,and before
the bottle was used up I was satisfied that it wan
doing him a great deal of good. I bought a second
bottle and before It was used up my horse was
cured and has been in the team doing heavy work
all the season since last April, showing no more
signs of it. I consider your Kendall's Spavin Cure
a valuable medicine, and it should bo in every
Btable In the land. Respectfully yours,
EUQBNE DEWITT.
Price $1 per bottle, or six bottles for s">. 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. 11. J. KENDALL CO.,
Enoeburgh Falls, Vermont*
SOLD BY ALL DRPGQISTS.
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 parte of Europe. Checks, Drafts,
and Letters of Exchange on Foreign
Banks cashed at reasonable rat*n.
S. RUDEWICK,
Wholesale Dealer In
Imported Brandy, Wine
And All Kinds Of
LIQUORS.
THE BEST
Beer,
Porter,
-A_le And
Bro-wn Stout.
Foreign and Domestic.
Cigars Kept on Hand.
S. RUDEWIGK,
SOUTH HEBERTON.
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