A MINX. KITTY TRELAWNEY, a Minx. MARION HARCOURT, an Angel. GEOFFREY FORTESQUE, a Man. SCENE—A drawing-room. Kitty (jumping up from the pi ano as Miss Harcourt is an wm ,WM nouno e d) —0 Marion, it is fi you. What a /C? Vl relief! w Marion—Are //////rm you expecting Wi/I/lt?' V— anyone else? Kitty-Yos, i /N. and I was afralcl vA — but it's you V\ %' and I'm glad. Did yon got my last letter? And have you come back for good from your travels—nearly two years, isn't it? And is your father better? When did you got back? And can you guess what a wicked girl I am, and how mis erable this unhappy secret makes me— at least, part of it, for some of it's hap py. you know; but I do so want your advice and sympathy and— Marion—O my dear Kitty, stop! Sit down and lot us talk quietly. I want sympathy, too. Kitty (open-eyed)— You! You want sympathy! I thought you were above that weakness. Marion—Not a bit I want all you can give mo. Kitty—Oh, do tell me; but you mur.t hear me first—my troubles are more pressing. I'm in such a fix! I've got a letter from him to say— Marion—llirn? Whom? Kitty (impatiently) The him, of course. There's only one him—at least there ought to be only one. That's I just it Marion—What do you mean? Kitty—l mean—that—there arc two. Marion —You arc engaged to two men at once? Kitty—Well, you sco—they overlap— for the moment Marion—You take my breath away. Explain! Kitty—You remember my writing to tell you about my engagement to an ! awfully nice, clever fellow, a lawyer, j about eighteen months ago, and how ! he had to go to India—to take evidence j on commission, they call it, I think—a few weeks after we were engaged? Marion—Yes, and you were to be mar ried as soon as he came back. Hasn't he come back? Kitty—Oil, yes; he's come right onougltT I'm expecting him hero now— immediately—any—every moment; and I don't want him/ Marion —Explain! Explain! lvitty—Last summer,! went to stay at Mrs. Fairlight's place on the Hud son, and, of course, there was lots of boating, tennis, picnics and —(hesi- tates) moonlight walks. Marion (gravely)—Oh, 1113''dear Kitty! Kitty—The situation's got to be faced. 1 know I'm a wicked flirt, and all that; but oh, Marion, ho is such a darling, and I really, truly want to bo his wife. Marion—Then why weren't you true to him? Kitty—Which him? I'm speaking of the—the—well, the new one. Marion —Kittty, you are dreadful You never can have loved truly, deeply, seriously, for true love is constant—it lifts one out of oneself, and— Kitty—Thanks; I've read all that in novels. Marion—J'ut you have never felt it — uot deeply, I'm sure. Kitty—You're in love, Marion. You never talked about it like this before. Who is it? Tell me, quick! Muriou (after a pause)—l don't feel that I can talk to you as freely as 1 could once have done. Kitty—Oh, I shall get it out of you. You met him abroad. \V here was it? Who is he, and when were you en gaged? Marion—Wc arc not engaged. Kitty—Broken oil'! Oh, Marion, I'm so sorry, dear. Marion—No, not broken off. He was engaged before we met. Kitty (whistles) —And ho fell in love with you and told you so? Mai-ion—No. Kitty lie never told you he loved you? Marion —No, not in so many words. Kitty—Well, when shall you see him again? Marion —I do not expect ever to sec him again. Kitty—And you love him very much? Marion—l could love him very much. ff|^ "LET US TALK QUIETLY." Kitty—Poor thing! Mnrion, It's four o'clock, and you've never helped mo out of my iix one bit lic may be here at any moment, and what am I to say to him? Marion (bewildered) —You're speak ing now of Kitty—The—the original one. Don't you understand? He returned from India yesterday. I have to tell him I love some one else, and I can't Hark! there's the bell. Marion, I can't see him I won't (Suddenly) you must (Rises.) Marion —Don't be absurd. I can't see a perfect stranger. Kitty (making for the door) —Say you're a friend of the family, and I'm a silly, hare-brained girl who doesn't know her own mind. Say anything 1 you like; but get mo out of this, and I'll love you forever. (Flies out of the 1 room by a side door as the servant [ enters by another and announces Mr. Fortesque. Marion rises.) ! Mr. Fortesque —Miss Harcourt! ! Marion—Mr. FortesqueJ Mr. Fortesque—You here! I—l had , no idea you knew the Treluwneys. Marion —Yes, Kitty and 1 are old I schoolfellows. 1 i Mr. Fortesque (with some emotion) — I never thought to sec you again. And Miss Trclawney, has she told you all : about me? ; Marion— She told me she was engaged j to—to some one very nice. I Mr. Fortesque—Ah! why did she run away as I came upstairs? 1 Marion—l will go and ask her to i come hack. Mr. Fortesque—Please tell me first 1 why she ran away. Marion—She shall tell you herself, j Mr. Fortesque—Then there is some thing to tell me. What is it? She has changed towards me. I half cruessed it from her letters of late. She is afraid to tell me herself, and has left you to do it for her. Isn't it so? Marion—Yes. Mr. Fortesque—And she loves some one else? Marion—She must come and speak to you herself. I'll fetch her. (Goes to wards the door). Mr. Fortesque—Stop—did you toll her of our previous acquaintance? Marion—No. but I must note. (Marion retires, and in a few minutes Kitty enters in a rather shame-faced manner.) Mr. Fortesque—How do you do. Kitty? Kitty—O Ueoffrej', I'm 60 sorry; are you dreadfully angry? Mr. Fortesque-—I)o I look angry? Kitty—N-no, I can't say that you do. I thought you would be. I think j'ou , ought to bo. You ought to look—well j — a little unhappy. | Mr. Fortesque—You want me to look I unhappy because you love somo one else. Kitty—l think it would have been rather nice of you. Mr. Fortesque But supposing 7 love some one else? Kitty (eagerly)— But you don't, do you, Jeff? | Mr. Fortesque—My dear Kitty, what can it matter to you now? | Kitty (doubtfully)—N-no. Of course, it oughtn't to matter. But I didu'* think— Mr. Fortesque—That I could be as faithless as yourself? Kitty—How horrid of you! Mr. Fortesque—No, I'm not, and 1 haven't been faithless. I been 1 M I Jt'i j j "ARE YOU*DREADPULLY ANGRV?" true to you, Kitty, and would have married you. You wish to be free. Well, I give you your freedom. Kitty—Oh! 1 never thought you'd take it so coolly. You want to bo free, too? Mr. Fortesque—Naturally. Kitty—To marry somo one else? Mr. Fortesque—l'm sorry if the idea hurts you. Yes, I wish to marry somo one else. You want to do the same, 1 understand. What could be better? Kitty—Oh! but I didn't think you would be so glad to got rid of me. I—l —Jeff, who is she? Ls she pretty, aud young, and clever? Is it any one 1 know? Mr. Fortesque—Yes, it is your ol<| schoolfellow, Marion Harcourt. Kitty (amazed)— Marion! ! I Why— you've only known her fire minutes! Mr. Fortesque—No, wo met on the way home. She and her father joined our boat at Colombo. Kitty—Then you arc the man she has been telling mo of—who was engaged to some one else and with whom she parted forever. Mr. Fortesque—We thought we had parted forfcver. Kitty—l should think so—when 3*oll were engaged to inc. Mr. Fortesque—Don't you mean, Ivitt3 r , when you were in love with some ono else? (titty—l'm not sure that I am. now. Mr. Fortesque Good heavens! What a compUcatlonl I Kitty—Oh! it's all right as far as you ire concerned, Mr. Fortesque. Don't mind me! Mr. Fortesque—Kitty, you can't pos sibly be such n Kitty (coolly) Dog in the manger, ire you going to say? At any rate, I am a dog with two strings to iny bow, and I know now I never loved you. It's nice to have one's mind made up for me, so send for Marion at once, and I'll wish her jo 3*. And I must send a telegram! Mr. Fortesque—Whom to? Oh! I beg your pardon. Kitty—You'll sco. You may hand it in for me if you like. You pass a tole -1 graph ollice, don't you? Mr. Fortesque —Certainly, with pleas -1 ure. Ivitty (sits down and writes) —Therel Mr. Fortesque —Can you be polite in j ten words? Kitty—Read it, and see! (Watches him.) Mr. Fortesque (reads)—To Trefusis. Club. l'lcase come congratulate me.—Kitty. Who is Trefueis? Kitty—Why the other one, of course. Go and hand it in, quick. Mr. Fortesque (going out) rLittlo minx!— Society. MAKINU HOME HAPPY. Tiia Grandest Task Any Woman or Man Can Undertake. One of the most important requisites for a happy homo is self-control, es pecially a good command over temper and tongue. There are many occasions when the peace of a family might he preserved by a timely recollection of the proverb that "silence is golden." j Many of the efforts necessary for tlio preservation of peace and happiness in the home circle arc of a negative kind, i and consist in refraining from the j things that jar on others, such as rude neas, impatience, fault-finding an j other "lesser foxes that spoil the | vine." Yet this negative work is as 1 important as the jnost energetic exer tions of bustling activity, perhaps even I more so. It is of great importance that cour tesy be strictly observed in the family circle. It is the lubricating oil that makes the jarring machinery of life go on smoothly. Insist on your children observing the rules of politeness towards each other as strictly as to wards strangers. Above all, let hus band and wife do this towards eac'.i other, and the children will easily and naturally imbibe the same spirit and form the same habit. Innocent amusements are •. ne of the elements of a happy home, and none is more re fining than music. We should culti vate as a fine art the habit of talking cheerfully and good humorodly in the family circle—excluding harassing and depressing topics, except when it is ab solutely necessary to introduce them. A little social enjoyment is necessary in order to complete the circle of home happiness. It is not right always to seclude ourselves in the privacy of home. Wo should sometimes open th J doors, and admit others to share its pleasures and comforts. In doing this we will receive as much as we give, for it will enlarge the circle of our ideas, our affections and our sympathies. Flower culture is a great addition to the happiness and general attractive ness of a home. Indeed, no place seems thoroughly homelike without their lovely and fragrant forms. Be ing a pursuit that is carried on in the fresh air and sunshine, flower culture adds to our health, besides gratifying our taste a?i 1 inclinations. But when all is summed up, it seems to mo that the great value of home life lies in something better than even hap piness itself. It gives us the finest and best discipline life could possibly af ford. It teaches, if we will receive its training aright—lessons of unselfish lovo, patience, forbearance, forgive ness, self abnegation, and other lovely virtues and graces, such as no other school on earth could possibly afford. In a high state of development, home life reminds mc of a well-trained orchestra in which the members, by dint of practicing with each other, and tuning their instruments (i. c., their dispositions) to accord with each other, learn to give forth a lovely and har monious symphony that is pleasing to all persons.—Mary Washington Earty, in American Agriculturist. NEAT POTATO DOILY. Notes on the Proper Way of Serving linked nnd Dolled Tubers. All housekeepers know, or should know, that boiled and baked potatoes served whole keep hot and fresh longor if sent to the table wrapped in a nap kin. A doily for this purpose may bo made from a square of fine butcher's linen with hemstitched hem, and, if desired, a narrow drawn-work border just inside the hem. In one corner em broider in linen fioss or wash silk a half dozen or more potatoes in a group. Those may be done in white or col ors as taste suggests, but if done in Is? 1 A POTATO DOILY, colors care must bo taken in selecting the shades of silk that tho potatoes may look natural. To serve the pota toes place tho doity in the dish or tureen, neatly put in the potatoes and fold the corners of the doily over them, with the decorated corner on top. To serve plates, open the doily and removo potatoes. —Orange Judd Farmer. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. SPRINKLE salt ovor the soot on a car pet and sweep all up together. CAMPHOR should not be placed next to furs as it will make the color lighter. FEED caged birds with lettuce, sor rel, plantain and celery top as well as IT is said that castor oil applied once a day for several weeks will remove warts. THICK cakes, such as fruitcakes, bak ing two or three hours, require a very slow oven. THE luster of morocco may bo re stored by applying tho white of an egg with a sponge. SEW a strip of chair webbing two Inches wide tightly on the under side of a rug to prevent it from curling up. AN apple kept in the cake box will keep moderately rich cake moist if the apple is renewed whon withered. A TARLE a yard or so in size on stout casters is a help when frying food like griddle cakes, doughnuts or fish. All the things needed, placed on this table, can bo trundled near the stove, so saving steps. Frying Chicken*. Chicken, no matter how young, will be tough and tasteless if not well sea soned and floured before being fried. This hint is given because many cook.-; persist in frying it in plain lard. j\ Terrible Encounter. Tli y hud had a fulling- out, th j two youn;; men in tho loud clothes, und this was tlic way the trouble termi nated, while a number of horrified persons looked on. "You're a chump!** "Did you say I was a chump?" "That's what I said." "Oh, you did, did you?" "That's what I did." "Well, .you better not say it again, that's all." "1 guess I'll say It again if 1 feel like it." "Oh, you will, will you?" "You bet I will." "Well, you better not. that's all." "Why hadn't I better?" "That's all right, you'll find out quick enough." Right here friends intervened and both young men received congratula tions on having survived the encounter without injury.—Chicago Record. Discouraged Pedagogue. "Ilow many hours are there *n a day?" asked a Harlem teacher. "I reckon there must be more than twenty-four hours a day now," was the reply. "Haven't I told 3*oll more than forty times that there were only twenty-four hours in a day?" "Yes; and yesterday I heard you say that the days were getting longer. I supposed that there must be about twenty-five hours a day now."—Tam many Times. Object London on tho Chair. Teacher (having directed tho atten tion of the class to the various parts of a chair) —Of what use is the seat in a chair? llright Little Girl (who knows it all) —I know. Teacher—You may tell tho class. llright Little Girl—To keep tho peo ple from flopping on the floor.—Judge. Indignation. "I want a divorce," she said, as she sank into a chair in tho lawyer's of fice. "From 3*olll* husband?" queried tho careful attorney. "No, from my grandfather!" she snapped, as she bolted through tho door and slammed it behind her.—Life. John and the Old Man. "1 never see John these days. Where is he now?" "He's off somewheres a-learnin' ol Latin." "And the old man?" "Spl it tin' rails in dialect, fcr to pay John's bills."—Atlanta Constitution. KNEW BY EXPERIENCE. 11 Hilas—l feel just like a city chap, dressed up in these city clothes. Hannah (with a far-away look) —Yes, Indeed you do, Silas. Them city fel lers, as hoarded here last summer, all wore clothes that were nice and soft, like these.—Puck. A Bovine Repartee. lie picked up a hickory bough, And aimod u wild blow at tho oough; But tho brute, with a laugh, Bellowed forth: "I'm no cuugh," And thollttlo dog tittered: "Bough! wough."* —Llfo. Thoughtful Girl. Mrs. Jacobs—Eva, you know wo ex pect. tho now boarder to-night. Is tho family Bible put away? Eva—Hotter than that, ma. I have left one of my pictures is his bureau drawer, and marked it, ; October 15, 18911, aged nineteen.— j Judge. Same tho World Over. MOXO3' —(' ad! I wonder what the poor Icelander does when he coines home from the club after a six months' even ing poker party? Mrs. Moxy—Probably the same thing he says hero—"My dear, it's very early!" -N. Y. World. A Mitlgitln? Circumstance Little Penny—Mamma, please lot me hold the baby for a minute. Mother —I am afraid, Penny, you might let her fall. Little Benny—Well, if she does fall she can't fall ver3' far.—Alex Sweet, In Texas Siftings. Com on 1 incut. "Rabbi, who is the happier, the man who owns $1,000,000 or ho who has seven daughters?" "The man who has many daughters" "Why so?" "I!o who has $1,000,000 wishes for more; the man who has seven daughters does not." —Fliegeudo Plactter. A Modern Miracle. "A miracle happened on the II O. line the otjier night." "You don't say so." "Yes: tlie.v discovered u hot box while the train was passing through Philadelphia."—llrooklyn Life. Remity of Absence. Wiggins—l wonder how it Is that old DeCasli nhva.ys t peaks so highly of his poor eon in in the west? Grump—l I'm! His cousin is so hard up that he never can afford to pay him a visit!— Truth. With ft Marked Accent. Friend -Does the baron, your son-in law, speak with much of an accent? Riclipurso—Ho did when he discov ered how I hail fixed his wife's dower. Puck. CELECTIONS DY THE POETS. Wo I t: a the Weather. This is thec.a.ngeful season when The weather trios the souls of m-.a An J keops thorn over on tho gue s To know just bow they ougnt to dross, One can't bo certain if tho day Will like December bs or May, And so the very prudent man Carries both an overcoat and fan. Now as wo go upon tho street We're always very sure to meet Men wearing heavy coats and those Who havo put on Beersuckor clothes. ' Somo wear tholr arctic shoes and boot® And some havo donned their teunls suits. While others seize their newest ohanoe To air their Icc-croam summer pant& Bomo fancy tan shoos are the thing J While others to their car-muffs cling, And mammoth ulsters, deep and wid<\ And pink shirts travel side by side. It's quito enough to waken smiles To note tho sadly tangled styles That an observer may behold Detwocn theso days of hot and cold. Tho man who'd have his dress to be In warmth or coolness tho dogroe Tho changing weather may demand Should always have his trunk at hand. Then, oomo tho breezes oold or hot, Ho'd havo his wardroboon tho spot, Whcro ho could suiteach changing breath And neither roast nor freeze to death. —Nixon Waterrfian, in Chicago Journal. Revelation. Most men desiro yot fear to stand revoaled Unto thon.selvos; when forced, ughast they stare, As captives long from life and light concealed Start at their shadows in tho sunlit air. —Craven Langs troth Botts, in Harper's Weekly. How Curious I Bald ono little girl to anothor little girl As proudly as could bo: "I'll tell you something very nice That my papa told rao: lie said I was tho sweotest girl That over tboro could be!" SaM tho other little girl to that ono little girli "Why, now!—how can you bo? For that is Just tho very sumo thing That my pap 1 told mo!" (And nelthor was as swoot an my llttlo glrL As any one could see!) —Tudor Junks, in St. Nicholas. Tho Pausing of the (late. They've moved away the dear old gate On which tho children used to swing Through morning hour or twilight lute To hear tho night orchestras sing. Thero in tho starlight lovers met, Abovo tho dear old gate thoy kisscdi It 1111s mc with a sad rogret, This ruthless spoiling of their tryst They toll mo 'tis old-fash'.oned now To live upon a fenced estate; To fashion's progress al 1 must bow— Good-by, good-by, doar gardon gate. A boundary of tho heart remain In memory, to guard and bloss; Bliut out tho images of pain. Shut in tho forms of happiness. —Mrs. M. L. lluyno, in Dotroit Free Press. The Consistent Kicker. " Whatever is, is right," I'vo heard— I'll never sing that song; Tho moilorn motto I'll adopt— " Whatover is, is wrong." Just think of how delightedly We'd bask in summer's charm: What hours of swoot content we'd pass If heat were not so warm! What blissful oomfort we could know In months that now spood illy I What weeks of indolent roposo, If cold were not so chilly! Think of tho rambles wo might take, With freedom from rogrot, Consulting naught but our desires, If rain were not so wet! And so by night and day I'll raise My wail both loud and long, To malio this foolish world believe " Whatover is, Is wrong. ' —Washington Star. Tho Evolution of a "Name." When Hill, tho poet, first ossayod To push tho goose's qullL Scaroo any narao at all ho made. ('Twos simply "A. 11. Hill.") But as success his efforts crowned. Rewarding greater skill, Ills namooxpandod at a bound. (It was "A. Hlller HllL") Now" that his work, bo what it may, Is suro "to till tho bill," Ho has a namo as wide as day. ( "Aquilla Hlller Hill.") —Charles D. Loomls, in Century. Do Your Work Early. Beside my window in the early spring, A robin built her nest and roarod her youngs And cVv ry day the same swoot song sho sung Until her llttlo ones has taken wing To try tholr own bird living; everything Was done before tho summor roses hung About our bomo, or purple clusters swung Upon our vines at autumn's opening. Do your work early In tho day or year, Do it a song to sing, or word to choer, Or house to build, or gift to bless the rocoj Ufo may not reach its noon, or sotting sun: No ono can do tho work you leave undone, For no ono over llils another's place. —Sarah K. Bolton, in N. Y. Independent A Hong of Sunny Hides. The sunny side o' city llfo, what Is it to tho rills i O' sunshine gloaraln', dreumln', on tho valleys on' tho hills? I What is It to the rivor banks whore honoy suckles swing? J To tho peaoh ilolds where tho mockln' birds are primpin' up fcr spring? The sunny side o' city lifo, what Is it to the light That is tangled in the woodlands, whore the purple and tho white Of sprlngtlmo's oarllost blossoms seem blowtn' into you, With the rumpled trees abcndln' an' a bo* in* "Howdy dol" Tho sunny sido o' city life, the poets slug it fine, An'for the girls with gllntin' curls tholr city roses twine; But the brightest light is boamin' from a wild er, h woo tor sod, Whero tho dew-wet violets drenmln' send mes sages to God. -Frank L. Stanton, In Inter Occam Too Much Realism. O, writers realistic, Won't you, Just to please o friend, Bo not so pessimistic In tho way youratorles end? And can't you now and thon contrive To lot tho lovers wed, Nor havo the heroine arrive To find tho hero doad? Tho fair appearing things of life Aro not forovor bad; And oven iu this vale of strife Aro moments that are glad. O, can't you to your world of doubt Admit a little flash Of sunshine now and then without Its going all to smash? Quit blasting every happy bud; Quit clouding evory hour, Quit plastering our gods with nrnd. Quit making sweet things sour We're tired of roplners who Embitter evory cup Ring off I ye bilious whlners, do For pity's sake let upl —Nixon Waterman, lu Chicago JourusL ELKHART CARRIAGE and HARNESS MF3. CO. /V Have old to ronanmern fop 81 year*. * Kiiir," " 7.7 AFTx (fcll flfl caving them the dealer's profit. We 'iro the 1 . A&r<±. alliUll Oldest and Largf*i manufacturers in Amor- (• I Vr r \ teaselling Vehicles and Harness this way ship v'* ( LJ acypgggga with privilege to examine before any money l J? _1 # >-- 1; jr R ft Ab\ paid. Wo pay freight both ways If not satismc- s ' ' \ J|| $b Varr j lMt f f " r - year Why pay an iu,'Ont|lU / '. : .4.. /'? \ /V Boxing free? 1 " all risk of damage In V W ;AI ■ hlppmK -wholesale pr.ces. JAJ&r (L T Spring Wagons, s3l to SSO. Guaranteed No. 781, Surrey. ** Mama at, Hell for,6oto oNf<. Surreys, st>s to B>IOO cT-nj. i No. 37. Burrey llaruees. wmo an sell for ,100 to Sum. Top Buggies* run, IS 13 $37.50, 0h fine as Bold for ICS. PhTetons.SSG **sSSS*|t to Sioo. Farm Wagons, Wagonettes, /" i, i | MtsoW r V 7.1 / Milk Wagons, Deli very Wagons ami Koarl f _ 37- VMM ©*• llll'trLKS FOR PEN, HOMES 8 (lllLPllk.V. V' P " 3 A Our SO to Situ No. 727, liuad Wairou. No. 713!5, Top Buggy. Manu^ai" ItMU ,Al No. 1, Form Hariicus. BIKING BAKIH.ES Olid FLY NETS. Elknart Bioycle, 28tn.whccl9. Y/lviJklJF L-TWI9 iNTMi •* Ik* wwli wfc oyEafv Nend clear aud healthy com-"T!7r X/fy'X^V,-- plezlon. Superior to all face preparations and perfectly harmless. At all druggists, or mailed for 50cts. Send for Circular. VIOLA SKIN SOAP l J simply lneomparhlti ns a skin purifying Kop, iiuoqunlod for tho tollut, nnd without n rival tor tho nursi-iv. Absolutely tiuro and dcllculoly uicdi- CAted. A% druKltß, Price 25 Cents. G. C. 6ITTNER &. CO.,TOLEDO, O. i Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COR. LAUREL and MINE STREETS. Monuments, 1 Toads tonos, selling at cost for next thirty days. Iron nd (•nlvaritz.'d Fences, Sawed Building Stones, Window n; s, lioorSlUs, Mantels, Grates, Cojing, t'emetery Supplies. PHILIP KKIPKIi, PJiOP., Jlazlcton. THSTATE OF FAON SANTEE, late of Bulk r ! ili fownsliip, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named ; estate having been granted to the undersigned, i nil persons indebted to said estate are request! <1 to make payment and those hav ing claims or : demands to present the same without delay to ! Solomon Suutoo. Chos. Orion Stroh, attorney. IN THE COl lIT OK QUARTER SESSIONS I I of Luzerne county, No. mm, April sessions, ISiM. In re additionul election district to be known as l'ond Creek election district in Foster township. Notice is hereby given that the report of tho , commissioners in the above stated ease has j been 11 led with the clerk of the court of qunr- i ter sessions, and was confirmed nisi by the court on May 11, 1804, and flmf said report will be confirmed absolutely by the court, unless | exceptions thereto are filed within twenty da.\ s from the presentation of tin; report to the court. A. Lee Stanton, Clerk of tho court of quarter sessions, j Democratic ihstkkt cox vkntion. ! In accordance with a resolution adopted by the district committee on May 12,1804, a con vention will bo held at the Ihiilii Shiinhi) ! oflicc, llazleton, I'a., on Saturday, May 20, isoi, at 2 p. m., lo select three delegates to represent the tourtli legislative district of Luzerne conn- I ty in the state eoiiveiition to be held at Harris burg on June 27, IHO4. Delegate elections will be held at the respective polling places by the regular Democratic v igilance committees on Friday, May 25, 1801, between the hours of I and 7p. in. Election districts are entitled lo one I I delegate for every 100 Democratic votes or i fraction thereof above lift \ east at the last pre ceding county election, such voting being bused upon the average vote of all the county candidates. Bernard MeLauglin, chairman, John J. McNeils, secretary. Freclund, Pa., May 14, 1801. I N'OTll E is hereby given that an application will lie made t<> the governor of Pennsyl vania. oil Monde v. May -N IU, at 12 o'clock noon, bv (I L. Halsev \. P. < hhds, George II i I bei t, (' 11 a rles Kieei.ner and s. .1. Strauss, under ll'.e a d of assembl.v • i>-d "'I he Min ing and Mechanical Institute ol t li• Anthracite Coal Region ol Bania." tlm chainelcr and object vvherc'l i- t he support ot an t duea tlonal and Bt lent H uiidortakin - In un.i .img I to men and bo.vs wlm are e,,gam d.;,r ai desir ous of engaging. 1,1 , ' ll ' business ol mining, or : in mechanical, or other pursuits, a better op portune ol lifting themselves for the w< rk in which tlie.v propose to engage, and to furnish I those who desire to do so, proper facilities lor , preparing thems Ives thoroughly to pass tl o ' exainintdions required by the mine laws • f Pennsylvania, and for these purposes to have i possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and | privileges conferred by the said act ol nsscin- , iiiv and its supplements. I May 17,1884. 8. P. Wolvertou, solicitor. Wheeler k Wilson ILIGIL ARM No. 9. y. . v.- i j ' TR 1 / 1: I I 1 , v • — 7 DUPLEX SEWING MACHINE. J Sews Eitiieu Chain ok Look Stitch. 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