THE THREE BIRDS. "Fly over the mountains,'' I said to the itove, "O'er the fields of barley and hav. And bring me the talisman flower of Love." But the dove sighed, "It's too far awayi" To tho eagle I said, "On thy valor I count That ehall steal mo Love's flame from tho sky; Spread thy pinions to reach it, and heaven ward mount!" But the eagle replied, "It's too high!" To the vulture I cried: "What is left wilt thou spare Of this heart that can stilt hope and wait? Then tear out the rest, for her image dwells therel" But the vulture mode answer, "Too late!" —Florence Hennlker in Temple Bar, MR. SMITH'S PLAN. When Augustus Smith was engaged as a clerk by the great banking firm of Brown & Blue he did not show any of the ingenious traits of character that subsequently made him famous. He was just an ordinary appearing young man and rather pale. He had a pair of shrewd, sharp gray eyes that might ex press much or little, just as it happened. Young Smith worked hard and faith fully at his desk for a long time before he happened to come under the notice of the senior member of the firm. Brown was a man who fully realized liis posi tion in the financial and social world, and was never better pleased than when others did the same. It did not take Smith long to discover his employer's weakness. And when he had discovered it he resolved to make use of it to his own advantage. Conse quently he managed affairs so that he was obliged to come in direct contact with the senior member of the firm. That gentleman took no particular no tice of the young man at the time, but Smith did not despair. He contrived other little schemes whereby it became necessary for him to speak with the old gentleman, and the result was that Brown soon knew and began to notice him. Smith made the most of those encoun ters, so that in a comparatively short time Brown began to think that Smith was a promising young man. He never made any boasts or took advantage of the senior member's regard, so that it only increased with time. Small wonder was it then that when Brown's private secretary died he chose Mr. Smith out of all his employees to fill the place. It was in his capacity as private secretary that Smith first called at his employer's home. Smith noted the evidences of wealth and woqdered when he, too, should be able to maintain such an establishment. One evening Smith accompanied his employer home from the office. A knotty financial problem had come up late in the day which needed to be set tled before the next day. Brown did not care to attack the matter by him self. Blue was out of town, and there was no one left for him to call upon but Smith. And had he but acknowledged it to himself he believed that Smith's brain would work quicker and clearer than that of any one else connected with the place. That was an eventful evening for Smith. In the first place he met the banker's daughter, and, having met her, immediately lost his heart. But he did not lose his head, which was one of the strongest points in this young man's composition. Smith had never been known to lose his head under the most trying circumstances. The present in stance was no exception to the rule. Smith's heart beat so hard he thought every one in the room could hear it, but Smith's brain was cool and calm and calculating as ever. Just what impression he made on the yonng woman at that time he never knew. But upon each subsequent call he made at the house he was careful not to lose any ground. Matters went on thus until Smith had declared his passion for his employer's daughter. She was a little shocked at first, though she had suspected that he loved her. She told him that she could not tell if she cared for him, and inti mated to him that, as matters stood at the time, it was rather presumptuous in him to ask her. But she was so consid erate as to promise not to tell her father of what his private secretary had said at least not then. Smith's spirits were low, but his brain was active. And his active brain evolved a scheme which brought about the result he wished for. He knew a pilot on one of the pilotboats and proceeded forthwith to call upon him and request a service. He told the pilot what he vanted and that gentle man readily fell into the scheme. Smith also called upon the agent of a steam ship line and obtained the agent's per mission to sail down the bay on one of the big steamships. The same evening Smith called upon his lady love. His visits at the house never excited comment, Because he gen erally managed to have some little busi ness to perform in the library. He re peated his declaration of love and asked the object of his affections to marry him. She refused. Smith uttered a fare well and departed. The next day he asked the senior member of the firm for a month's vaca tion. Brown was inquisitive, so the yonng man told him that he wanted to take a run over to Europe and see some of the sights. Brown was somewhat taken aback, for he always had an idea that his private secretary spent every cent he made about as fast as he could make it. When Smith told him that he had plenty of money with which to bear the expenses of the trip the old banker was more than pleased. He had been thrifty himself and liked to see the same trait in his employees. And Smith wondered what his employer would say if he knew his private secretary's finan cial condition at that moment, for he had nothing more than his week's salary in his pocket. Two days later all Smith's companions in the office stood on one of the Ho boken piers and shouted and screamed and waved their lints at Smith as he stood on the after deck of a biir ocean liner. They had come to see him start I for Europe. The last they saw of him ' that morning Smith was waving his handkerchief to them from the vessel's side. And all the while he smiled in the happiest manner imaginable. When the steamship had passed down the Narrows and got out near Sandy Hook a pilotboat came flying up to her side. The steamship slackened speed, the pilotboat ran close under the side, and Smith was lowered to the deck of the pilotboat, where his friend greeted him warmly. An hour later and Smith was ashore at Sandy Hook. From there he made his way to the Atlantic High lands, where, at a modest little hotel, he engaged a room for a month. It was a week later that the banker was one night asked in a casual way by his daughter as to the whereabouts of Mr. Smith. "Why, bless me," he replied; "1 for got to tell you, didn't I? Smith has gone to Europe. I wish he had remained at home, because I miss him very much." [ When Miss Brown had been informed as to young Smith's whereabouts, she was displeased. She did not really think he could go off in that fashion, with just a calm and formaigfoodby, she told herself. The more she thought of it the less she liked it. When three weeks had gone by she was quite sure she had never meant to say "no" to Smith when he asked her to marry him. "If he'd only come Sack!" she would say to herself. "I never knew how much I cared for him until he went away." One evening her father came in and said: "Well, Smith will be back tomorrow and I'm glad of it. The business hasn't been run so smoothly since he went away." From her father Miss Brown learned that the private secretary was expected in on one of the French steamships, and that most of the clerks in the banking house were going to the dock to meet him. The French steamship which came up past Sandy Hook that morning was slowed down long enough to take aboard a pilot. And with the pilot came aboard another gentleman who, the pilot said, was a friend of his. The other was Smith, who had only that morning left the small hotel at which lie had been staying and got aboard the pilotboat. He was attired in the costume usually affected by tourists. He had grown stouter and become bronzed during his stay at the Highlands. When Smith had been greeted by his friends in the office the senior member of the firm invited him to dinner. He marked, and with approval, that Smith seemed more anxions to talk about busi ness than the places he had visited in Europe. They had reached the house, and Smith was passing toward the library, when he suddenly came face to face with Miss Brown. "Oh, Gus—Mr. Smith," said she, startled for the moment into betraying herself, "I'm so glad that you have come back—because—because papa has missed you so much," she added. But Mr. Smith did not believe it was alto gether on her father's account she was glad he had returned, and later in the evening inquired more particularly into I the matter. A short time afterward the signs on the banking house were changed. There after they read, "Brown, Blue & Smith, Bankers."—New York Evening Sun. He Mukei* Cyclones. Professor Douglass has succeeded in manufacturing miniature cyclones and tornadoes by means of electricity, thus ] proving the electrical character of the | "prairie terrors." In carrying out his ! plans he suspended a large copper plate j by silken threads and charged it from a ! battery. He then used arsenious acid gas, whereupon the combination of gas ; and electricity could be seen hanging j from the under side of the plate in the I form of a perfect funnel shaped cyclone | cloud. When everything was ready 1 the professor swung the plate and the miniature cyclone to and fro across a table littered with matches, pieces of paper, pens, pencils, etc. The lighter objects were instantly sucked up, the heavier scattered in all directions. The effects were exactly those of destructive cyclones. These curious experiments explain cy clonic phenomena. Low clouds become charged with electricity, descend and j form a connection with the earth. Then j a violent electrical commotion ensues, 1 j finally settling into a whirl which con- ] I timiea until an electric equilibrium is ' j established. —St. Louis Republic. Ho Was a Real Yankee. During a local option election in a western town both sides had a challenge : | committee at the polls to see that no I | fradulent votes were sent in. A work ingman with Celtic features offered his vote. An "optionist" committeeman challenged his vote. The Celt was sworn to truthfully answer the ques tions put to him. "How long have you resided in this state?" "About two years." "How long have you been in Inde pendence?" "Nearly a year." "Have you ever taken out naturaliza tion papers?" "No, sir." "Police, take this man into custody for attempting to cast a fraudulent ! vote." i An indictment was next in order, so I it was thought best to ascertain the exact nationality of the prisoner before it was drawn. He was asked: "Of what country were you a native?" He answered: ! "Massachusetts."—"The Sunny Side of Politics." With Ht Uncle. Brace—Among my dearest treasures is a watch my father carried when lie j was a young man. j Bagley—Would you mind letting me see it? I Brace—Certainly not; but it is tem porarily in the possession of my —or— -1 father's brother.—Now York Sun. INSANE FROM JOY. j An AMHociatcd I*rt88 Account of a Mother and Daughter's Meeting. | A very sad and remarkable case of ! overpowering joy unbalancing the mind j occurred at Ashley, the victim being j Miss Ethel Barney, a handsome fifteen | year-old girl. Her parents were divorc ed shortly after her birth and she was j taken to the West by her father, where !' she has lived until a few weeks ago. East spring Mrs. Barney, who lives in Ashley, wus married again, and being in a position to support and thoroughly educate her daughter, she wrote to her first husband in the West asking him to ■ give up the child. For montiis he refus ed, but upon the mother's plea that she was now able to give her daughter the j best advantages of education he con sented. The mother and daughter had not J seen one another for fourteen years, but | despite their separation had horn to ward each other the fondest recollec tions and tenderest iove. The young girl ever since she had been able to understand the reason slie had no mother to watch over and bring her up, had looked forward to a time when she would see her. The mother j too, waited with eagerness the time I when they should be united. Before starting from the West Miss Barney | wrote to her mother tlxe only letter she j had ever written to her, speaking of the j j time when they should meet and saying 1 I she could scarcely wait until that time I should come. Naturally a rather weakly girl, the six days' journey across the continent witli the anxiety of seeing the mother preyed upon her mind and body, and she was far from well physically when she arriv ed in Ashley a week ago. The meeting between mother and daughter was most affecting, each shed ding tears of joy, but tlxe happiness was too much for the young girl and an hour xxfter the meeting slxe became violently hysterical. She recovered shortly, hut only to develop symptons of violent insanity. She grew worse day by day, and after a consultation of physicians was held, it was decided to send her to the insane I asylum at Danville for treatment. She was taken there just a week from her meeting with her mother. A Funeral Dirge. The recent P. O. S. of A. convention, at Lebanon, adopted a funeral dirge composed by 11. Ed. Bufiington, Harris burg. It will be used at all funerals which may be conducted by the order, and is sung to the air of "Nearer My God to Thee." It is as follows: Farewell! Ob, brother dear! Thy earthly toil Now sleeps so silent in Thy native soil. Clothed in red, white and blue Thy deeds, so loyal, true. We with our tears bedew. Our teui-s bedew. No nxorc in earthly camps Thy face uppcurs. Sov'reign of liberty Thy voice now hears. With patx-iots of old, God's bugle call luxs told Thy dwellings, there to hold, In eixmps of gold. Hallots May Not be Iteady. Colonel \V. Hayes Grier, superinten dent of public printing and binding, ■ says it is a practical impossibility to i have printed the election ballots under ! the new law in time for election. It will require, he says, 14,000 reams of white and tinted paper in equal quanities, which will weigh nearly 400 tons. There are few presses in the state upon which the ticket can be printed. Three regular and three specimen bal lots will he required for each voter. The official ballot now being printed for the state department will be 22x52 inches' It is stated that there is not enough pa per in the country of the kind required to supply all the ballots needed, Enlarged. The Lansford Record entered its fourteenth year on Saturday, and its columns hear evidence of its popularity among the merchants of that thriving borough. For the future it will be a nine-column folio, and Editor Maloy proposes to keep it as bright and newsy in its enlarged form as it always lias been in the past. Lansford people | ought to be proud of tlxe Record. PERSONALITIES. Misses Ellen Scottjixnd Maine Wilson nLM I " j i ,°. n Thursrray evening from 1 hiladelphia, where tliey spent the summer. j William Morgan, of Drifton, left at 12.16 to-day for Erie, Weld county, Col orado, where he will engage in mining. Miss Sarah Dodson returns to Blooms burg state normal school to-day, after a vacation of three days. Win. Watkins, Jr., of Wyoming Sem inary, Kingston, spent Sunday witli his parents here. T. J. Denneney, of Hopeville, was here for a few hours yesterday. Ed. J. Orampsie, of Nelson City was : visiting here yesterday. Frank McHugh, of Hazleton, was here among friends yesterday. Patrick Ferry, of Williamstown, is spending a few days with his relatives on Main street. M. I. lireslin, of Plymouth, is visit ing friends on Walnut street. Miss Mary Callahan, of Plains, who has been visiting friends in this vicinity for a few weeks, returned home on Fri- I Jay- Mrs, Patrick McNeils, of Drifton, is vis j iting Mrs. Condy Sharpe, of Lansford.— Record. \ We had a pleasant call from Wm. Eberts, of Freeland, on Thursday. Mr. , E. anil wife spent the day at the fair.— Lehighton Advocate. DEATHS. j SugrPARU.—At Upper Lehigh, October 6, Isabella, wife of George Sheppard, ! aged 70 years, 8 months and 29 davs. i Interred on Sunday at Upper Lehigh I cemetery. Albert. | The history of Downs' Filixir is iden tified witli the history of New England I for the last fifty years. It cures coughs i and colds. Hold by Dr. Schilcber. CHURCH DIRECTORY. r > l-TII I ;i, BAPTIST. 1 ' Uidgc ami Walnut Strode. Hev. C. A. Spauldiug, Pastor. Sunday School 10 (10 A M Gospel Temperance 2 00 p M Preaching 0 00 P M HEAVENLY IIECTU'ITS. Centre Street, above Chestnut. Kev. Charles Brown, Pastor. Morning Service 1000 A M Sunday School 2 00 PM Love Feast 315 P M Preaching 7 30 P M JEDDO METHODIST EPISCOPAL. In charge of Kev. E. M. Chilcoat. Preaching 1000 A M Sunday School 2 00 PM gT. ANN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC. Hov. M. J. Fallihoe, Pastor; Rev. F. P. MeNally, a Curate. Low Mass 800 A M High Mass 10 30 A M Sunday School 2 00 P M Vespers 4 00PM Mass on Weekdays 7 00 A M ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL. South and \Vushiugton Streets. Rev. J. P. I lux ton, Pastor. : Sunday School 1 80 P M ■ Prayer and Sermon 7 00 P M 1 OT. JOHN'S REFORMED. I Walnut and Washington Streets. Rev. 11. A. Benner, Pastor. I Sunday School 9 00 A M German Service 10 00 A M I Praise Meeting 700 PM | English Sermon 7 80 PM I Prayer and teachers' meeting every Saturduy i evening at 7.45 o'clock. i OT. KASIMER'S POLISH CATHOLIC. I Ridge Street, übove Curbon. ltev. Joseph Ma/otas, Pastor. M ss 9 00 A M Vespers 4 00 P M Muss on Weekdays 7 80 A M ST. LUKE'S GERMAN LUTHERAN. Main and Washington Streets. Rev. A. Belmuller, Pastor. Sunday School 9 00 A M German Service 10 00 A M Catechial Instruction 500 PM OT. MART'S GREEK CATHOLIC. Front und Fern Streets. Rev. Cirill Gulovich, Pastor. Low Mass 800 A M High Mass 10 80 A M j Vespers 2 00 P. M rpRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL. -L Birkbeck Street, South Heberton. ltev. E. M. Chilcoat, Pastor. Sunday School 2 00 PM Preucliing 7 00 P M Epworth League meets every Friday evening at 7.80 o'clock. WELSH BAPTIST. (Donop's Hall) Walnut and Ridge Streets. Sunday School 10 80 A M Prayer Meeting 000 PM N'OTK'E is hereby given that an application will be mude to the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county, or one of the law judges thereof, on Saturday, October 29, 1892, at 10 o'clock A. M., under the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en titled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation und Regulation of eertain Corporations," up proved April 29, 1K74, and the supplements thereto, for the charter of an intended corpora tion to be called "St. Vigilio Rcuctlciul Society, of Frcelund, Pa.," the character and object of which is the muintuinunce of a society for charitable and benevolent purposes for its members from funds collected therein, and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy u'.l tlie rights, benefits and privileges conferred by suid Act of Assembly and its supplements. John l>. Hayes, solicitor. j "PKOTECTIOKT cr ! FBEE By Henry George. The leading statesmen of the world pronounce it the greatest work ever written upon the tariff question. No statistics, no figures, no evasions. It will interest und instruct you. Read it. Copies Free at the Tribune Office A. W, WASHBURN, Builder of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PINE AND JOHNSON STS., FREELAND. Bulbing ut tlie Southern Beaches. Something has been said heretofore in regard to the inconvenience caused by sea blubbers to the surf bathers on the island. This nuisance, instead of abat ing, is on the increase, and if any one wishes to bathe in the sea water now with impunity it becomes necessary to completely swathe himself in clothing from head to foot for fear of being stung. Tho effects of these stings vary ac cording to the constitution of the suffer er. Usually, in persons of good health and active circulation, an angry red blotch appears in the Bkin proportionate in size to the animul by which it is in flicted, rarely exceeding eight or ten inches in diameter. An intolerable smarting sonsation is produced which re mains ordinarily about half an hour, and it is easy to imagine the condition of a nervous or sensitive person when stung in three or four places at once. T-lio feeling must he nearly akin to that of being on fire. In some cases the effects are more seri ous. A young man recently showed the writer his arm, which was severely stung. A broad hand of what looked like highly inflamed mosquito bites formed an almost perfect spiral around tho fore arm. He complained that the pain was at first intense, and that although under a physician's treatment it was rapidly becoming less, still it was far from i pleasant. An old sea islander who took a surf hath the other night said that he had seon sea blubbers before and in consid erable quantities, "but never like this. At certain seasons of the year," said he, "it is nothing unusual to get stung. Here tho exception seems to be to get stung less than five times in half an hoar." Complaints of sea blubbers come also from Tybee and other watering places in the south.—Charleston News and Cou rier. EMPORIUM. We Are Now Ready With Our Fall Stock of Dry Goods. Canton flannels, from 5 cents a yard up. Calicoes, from 3 cents up. All-wool dress goods, double width, from 25 cents up. We have the room and the stock. Ladies' Coats, Capes and Shawls In Fall and Winter Styles. Mens' Heavy and Light Weight Shirts. The Most Complete Line of Underwear In Town. Blankets, Quilts, Spreads, Etc., Etc. Wall Paper, Stationery and School Books. Furniture, Carpets and Beddings. A good carpet-covered lounge for $5.00. Ingrain carpet 25 cents a yard up. Brussels carpet, 50 cents to $1.50 per yard. Boots and Shoes. Ladies' kid shoes, SI.OO. Children's school shoes, Nos. 8 to 10-J, 85 cents; Nos. 11 to 2, 95 cents. Groceries. All fresh goods. Flour, $2.35. Ham, 15 cents. Tobacco, 28 cents. Cheese, 12£ cents. Scim cheese, 8 cents. 3 pounds of raisins, 25 cents. 5 pounds of currants, 25 cents. G pounds of oatmeal, 25 cents. 6 bars white soap, 25 cents. 3 bars yellow soap, 10 cents. Thousands of Other Goods All Guaranteed. Queens ware. We sell Deite's Lantern, 38 cents. Milk and butter pots, a com plete line. Tinware. Washboilers, with lid, 90 cents. Blue granite ware, a complete line—is everlasting. Call and see our stock and be convinced of our assertion that we can save you 25 per cent on any goods you may need. Terms, spot cash to one and all. All goods guar unteed or money refunded. Yours truly, j J. C. BERNER. Corner South and Washington Streets. CITIZENS' BANK —OP FREELAND. 15 Front Street. Capital, - $50,000. OFFICERS. JOSEPH Bikkukck, President. H. C. Koons, Vice President. B. K. Davih, Cashier. John Smith, Secretary. DIRECTORS. Joseph Blrkbeck, Thomus Rirkbcek, John Wanner, A Kudewiek, H. C. Koons, Charles Dusheok, William Kemp, Mathias Schwabe, John Smith, John M. Powell, 2d, John Burton. Three per cent, interest paid on saving denosits. Open daily from 9 a. m. to 4p. m. Saturday evenings from B to 8. WM. WEIIRMANN, German Practical Watchmaker. Centre Street, Five Points. The cheapest and best repairing store in town. All watch repairing guaranteed for one year. New watches for sale at low prices. Jewelry repaired on short notice. Give me a call. All kinds of watches and clocks re paired. ENGLISH, SWISS AND AMERICAN WATCHES. Complicated and fine work on watches a specialty. PATENT £ A 48-page book free. Adderss W. T. FITZ GERALD, Att'y-afc-Lnw. Cor. Btli and F Sts., Washington, D. C. Don't Miss This! For if you do you will lose money by it. WE NOW EEC IN Neuburger's Annual Clearing Sale. We will offer our entire stock, which is the largest in ' this region, at prices that will astonish you. Call early if you are looking for bargains as this sale will last ! Foit TEW DA yw OXI.Y !' During this time we will sell goods at prices lower than I were ever before heard of. In the Dry Goods department you can buy: f Handsome dress gingham-print calicoes, 6 cents per yard; re duced from 10 cents. Apron gingham will be sold at 5 cents per yard. All the leading shades in double-width cashmere, which was sold at 15 cents is now going at 10 cents per yard. As handsome an assortment of Scotch and zephyr dress ging hams as you have ever seen, which we sold at 20 cents, will ' now go at 12£ cents per yard. Lockwood, best sheeting, we will sell at 17J cents per yard, reducing it from 25 cents. Fifty different shades of Bedford cord, Manchester chevron and Henrietta cloth, which were sold at 45 cents, will now go at 25 cents per yard. j Hosiery department quotes the following: . Men's seamless socks, 5 cents per pair. Boys' outing cloth waists, 15 cents each. Men's outing cloth shirts, 20 cents each. Ladies' ribbed summer vests, 4 for 25 cents. Ladies' chemise, 25 cents. We have just received an elegant line of ladies' shirt waists and will sell them from 35 cents upward. ; Shoe department makes the following announcement: > We have just received a large consignment from the East, and have not yet had time to quote prices. But we will say that they will go at prices on which we defy competi tion. Call and examine them. ' Clothing prices are marked as foliows: >. We are selling boys' 40-cent knee pants at 25 cents. Men's $1.25 pants are now going at 75 cents per pair. Boys' blouse suits, 50 cents. Men's $6.00 suits reduced to $3.00. Men's Custom-made SO.OO wood-brown cassimers suits re duced to $5."00. Men's absolutely fast-color blue suits at $6.50; reduced from SIO.OO. We have lowest marks on all goods in our lines of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Notions, Etc. i ——— BARGAIN EMPORIUM, P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa. Wt 4it FOR : ® 2 ii> "tIIf § lo I v EH igSilk m H And Hardware of Every Description.. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot he surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. B\RKQECK'S. CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA. V