Hi trJ' )yi o
Continued from Thursday.
"Ah, then, you have yourself pre
|i:;n d Signora Elena for it?" asked the
countess.
"Oh, no, unfortunately I could not
succeed In doing so," answered he,
with a comical sigh, "but she has
promised to come to church this even
ing. The lord bishop will be there,
you know. The church is beautifully
dressed. The clergy and choir-boys
will wear their finest vestments. Oh,
your excellency must see It! It will be
fine. And after the service, when the
people are gone and the church Is dark
I think—l think she'll not refuse. And
If she should be so foolish, the lord
bishop will have a serious word to say
about it."
The countess could not help laugh
ing. and the old gentleman laughed
heartily with her. The count also
laughed, but rather sheepishly, and
said;
"yo it seems that this unfortunate
kiss is to be solemnized as a sacred
ceremony In the presence of the clergy.
1 beg your pardon, reverend father,
but this arrangement does not alto
gether meet my views."
"Oh, excuse me." said the padre, po
litely. "Your excellencies will make
what arrangements you please. That
is, if your offer was made in sober
earnest."
The count glanced at his wife. How
gladly would he have withdrawn his
offer if she had only raised her eyes
to his in loving reproof.
But she was not looking at him. The
same ironical smile was still on her
lips. So ho hastened to reiterate that
he was quite in earnest in the foolish
affair. The padre bowed deferen
tially and begged for a written assur
ance that the tfbunt's offer was made
in good faith.
"Pardon me," said he, shrugging his
shoulders, "I myself do not doubt your
sincerity, but Signora Elena might
fancy that somebody was trying to
play a bad joke upon her, and the lord
bishop also might "
"Certainly, 'certainly," Interrupted
the count, impatiently. "Just as you
please. Will you be kind enough to
dictate what you wish me to write?
My Italian is not quite equal to the
occasion."
Ten minutes later Padre Sebastlano
bowed himself out with the valuable
document in his pocket and calling
down heaven's choicest blessings on
the heretical heads of the count and
countess.
When evening came, the bells an
nounced with joyful clamor the ap
proach of St. Elena's festa. The day s
heat had been succeded by a copl, re
freshing sea-breeze, and the count,
weary with climbing about the rocky
streets, sat smoking in the balcony.
The countess came out and said,
stil! with the same ironical smile;
"Well, don't you hear the bells call
ing you? St .Elena is waiting for her
deliverer."
Count Dietrich tossed his read an
grily and tugged at his mustache. But
after a moment's reflection, he an
swt-red quite meekly, "Yes, I am
ready. Are you going with me?"
"I? Oh no indeed! I would not he
so indiscreet as to interfere with your
amusements."
The count sprang to his feet and his
eyes flashed. He took two steps to
ward his wife.
"Do you know, Lore, I " He had
almost humbled himself to make the
suicidal confession; "do you know
I.ore, I have made an awful fool of my
self!" But just in time he noticed her
calm, superior smile, and his words re
mained unspoken. lie seized his hat
and with a stiff little military bow, he
left the fast darkening room.
With grim determination In his look,
like a noble criminal determined to
carry out his sentence, he walked
down the street to the church. The
whole population seemed collected In
front of tho cathedral. Tall poles,
wound with red, white and green, and
the scaffolding for the fireworks, were
already erected in the piazza. Count
Dietrich pushed his way through the
crowd. The flat-roofed rotunda was
crowded and on the grand altar was
the richly gilded shrine of St. Elena,
still with closed doors. The bishop and
a numerous assemblage of priests all
i in gold-embroidered vestments stood
* about the altar, bowed, knelt, chanted
and prayed in monotonous unison.
At the close of the ceremonies the
clergy formed a procession and made
a short visit to each of the saints in
the little side chapels. The count
stood leaning against one of the slen
der Moorish pillars which supported
the low gallery which ran round the
rotunda.
The gay procession passed; every
body bowed deeply, some women fell
on their knees and tried to kiss tne
bishop's hand outstretched in blessing.
Just behind the bishop walked Padre
Sebastlano, his kindly old l'ace full of
anxious lines. His eyes were starch
ing here and there over the heads of
the crowd. Ah, now he catches sight
of the eccentric German gentleman.
llf touches his arm in passing and
whispers: "I am in despair, my dear
sir; she will not do it, the God-for
saken creature! She is in such fear
of her tyrant's anger, that even the
promise of all manner of heavenly
plcssings cannot move her."
He kept hold of the count's sleeve
and drew him gently along. Suddenly
► he grasped him tightly by the arm, so
that the count could hardly suppress
an exclamation of pain.
"Eccola!" (there she Is)—whispered
the padre hastily, and nodded toward
u little woman, kneeling near by. She
had Just caught the bishop's hand and
seen the benignant prelate's face.
The count broke from the padre's
grasp and stood as if rooted to the
spot. Yes, It was she! and she was
far, fur prettier close at hand than at
a distance. He had never seen such
fabulously Innocent, childish eyes In a
woman's face, and it seemed l'ar less
Idiotic and reprehensible to have of
fered one thousand lire for a kiss from
those lips, than it had done half an
hour ago.
After the procession had passed, he
stepped forward intending to speak to
the devout little beatity, but she
seemed to recognize liini and a burn
ing blush suffused her Dale checks.
| She rose hastily, drew her black lace
| vil over her face and slipped away in
j t;n crowd. After a moment's heslta
t ion, the count followed her. He want
. to make her some flattering speech,
see t hose soft cheeks redden once
.ore, and thos*, wonderful eyes raised
. him in gratitude, when he should
tell her the t he renounced the kiss un
less given willingly, and that he would
redeem the saint's image even with
out so sweet a reward, for no other
reason than that her name was also
Elena. But he had hesitated too long;
she had already disappeared in the
< rowd. The count elbowed Bis >v iy
recklessly out, but she was nowhere to
be seen, neither on the steps nor in the
piazza. Could she have slipped out
by another door? He ran around the
church. No, there was no other en
trance. Perhaps she was still inside.
He entered the cathedral again. Choir
boys and acolytes were extinguishing
the lights. She was not there.
But wait, what was that? A slen
der female form with a black luce
mantle over the head! Ah, there she
was at last! She stood before the pul
pit in earnest conversation with a
black cassock which could hardly be
long to anybody but Padre Sebastlano.
Now the old gentleman turned
around. It was indeed he. The sound
of footsteps had attracted his atten
tion and when he recognized the count,
he opened the little bronze door under
the pulpit steps and pushed the lady
through.
The count rushed up, seized the good
priest by the arm and in his excite
ment said to him in German: "What
have you done with her? why do you
hide her from me? Am Ito have my
kiss or not?"
Padre Sebastlano placed his broad
back against the door and waved the
excited man gently away. A broad
smile lighted up his kindly face and he
cooed soltly to him, "Gently, gently; bo
quiet, he quiet, my soil! She lias
changed her mind, the little pigeon.
You shall have your kiss, exce!lenza,
but not here in the lighted church.
The poor little tiling is too timid."
"Of couse, <>f course; in outer dark*
ness, if she likes it better," cried the
count impatiently. Then he tried to
get hold of the door handle.
"Excuse me a moment. Do you
happen to have the one thousand lire
by you? If so. I must beg you to "
and with an insinuating smile he held
out his open hand.
The count felt in his breast-pocket
and said with an angry .shrug: "How
suspicious you Italians are. Well, I'll
pay in advance," and hastily took a
red bank-note from his pocketbook and
pressed it into the hand of the priest,
who now drew aside.
Now at last the road was clear.
Padre Sel nstiano himself threw open
the little bronze door for him. His
heart beat faster than on the day when,
as an ensign, he had fought his first
duel. The door closed behind him. It
was very dark, hut by the faint gleam
of light from the little shuttered win
dow, lie pould see a shadowy form.
He whispered softly, "Signora Elena!"
A garment rustled, the shadowy figure
glided toward him, and the next mo
ment he felt a rf.ir of soft warm lips
against his own. Two arms wore
thrown about his neck, and the deli
cate little hands clasped behind his
head.
His expectations were more than
realized. Never in her most loving
moments had his Lenore kissed him so
tenderly, so fervently. Ah, these hot
blooded southern women knew how to
love! It would he a pious mission, H
work of humanity to rescue this love
ly creature from that horrible, ogreish
miser. He clasped her closer and
warmly returned her caresses.
HE CLASPED HER CLOSER.
But now-j&ighed Lenore, "Stop, stop!
encugh! You will smother me! I
; have been a fool! Forgive me the de
jcc it. I love you so dearly. I can
not live when you are angry with me."
j The count's arms fell helplessly
down. "You, Lenore!" cried he, quite
; overcome with astonishment.
"Yes, you dear, faithless man. It Is
I, your wedded wife! To be sure 1
cannot give you kisses worth one thou
sand lire apiece, but- "
j He silenced her with kisses, and
murmured, "You dear, sweet, lovely
creature; can you indeed forgive me?"
He felt her tears upon his cheeks,
though she did not answer, and then
they went out of the dark, close, lit
tle room.
Padre Sebastlano stood outside the
door and shook his finger playfully at
them.
"Aha!" saiil he, "You have kept me
waiting a long time!"
Wjth one accord they each seized
one of his hands and stooped to kiss
it. He drew back and said modestly,
shaking his gray head: "No, no; not
that, my children. I do not deserve
that. I am only a poor sinful man,
and have been cherishing sinful
thoughts. May St. Elena intercede
for me when I come to make my
atonement. But I am a priest and
have power to absolve from sin when
I see true repentance. You are, I
know, arch-heretics and Lutherans,
but if you do not despise God's mer
cy "
Count Dietrich seized his wife's hand
and drew her to her knees beside him,
and the old priest laid his hands on
them in blessing, and said, in rather a
trembling voice: "Rise up absolved
from sin, afid depart in peace!"
Hand in hand the reunited pair left
the church. Arm in arm they wan
dered up and down the streets among
the singing, merrymaking populace,
; And the next day, when the glittering
procession bore in Its midst the jew-
I oiled silver image, and rose loaves flut
terea aown irom every w.nu ana noli:
top on the crimson canopy above i:•.
and at night, when in Ihe pia'/v.a gr.\it
fl*e-whecls Whirled whizzing and sput
tering, Hie magnificent rockets rose
high in the air and illumined the nar
row valley and the dark sea with a
glittering rain of gay balls and glow
ing sparks; when the band played its
lc dest and the children shouted with
delight none in the whole Joy-intox
icated city shared in the festivities
with such devout gratitude to the
blessed St. Elena as the blond German
rount and his radiant little wife.—
Translated from the f. rir.an of En d
von Wolkogt 11, for Short Stoiies, )y
Mrs. .T M. Lane aster.
THE DEAL WAS OFF.
Russell Sage, the New York Millionaire,
Wouldn't Hid Twelve Dollarn.
Wall street has another joke on fru
gal Russell Sage. Some time ago a
clothing store was opened in the build
ing under the offices In which Mr. Sage
carries on his varied business, and the
financier stopped in the other day.
"Just dropped in to look at your
stock," warbled the financier as ho en
tered the store. One of the finest
812 suits was brought out and
Mr. Sage ran his hand over the
texture. It was smooth, soft and light.
Just what he wanted.
"How much?" he asked.
"Twelve," said the salesman.
Mr. Sage felt again. The market
was weak across the street in the stock
exchange, so feeling his way Mr. Sago
bid 810.
"We have only one price here, Mr.
Sage."
"Ten dollars and two shillings."
* O /.../
RUSSELL BAOE.
"Not under 812, Mr. Sage."
"Ten dollars and four shillings," bid
Mr. Snge.
"Nope," responded the salesman.
"Well," said Mr. Sage, "I'll tell you
what I'll do. I'll give 'you 810 and f>
shillings and carry them up-stairs my
self. "
"No, Mr. Sage, that won't do," said
the salesman. "But I'll sell you a call
on this suit at sll.f>() for 50 cents, good
for one week."
But the salesman was playing
against Mr. Sage's long suit hero and
the financier (piit.
"1 guess the warm weather won't
last long, anyway," ho said, "and I'll
get along with tliis ami my other suit j
very well."
"All right, Mr. Sage," answered the
salesman, and the great deal was off.
Poisonous Sunken.
There are 1,500 different species ol
snakes known to naturalists, and only
four kinds of snake or snuke-like
creatures are to be found in England.
Of these, but one is poisonous, and it
is very rare. The ordinary snakes to
be found in the countries inhabited by
civilized man are harmless, and but
few of the poisonous snakes aro deadly
in their poison, even though the effects
may be serious. A study of snaker
and their ways would do much to do
away with the educated fear of tlio
reptiles that most people have.
Wofhan's Curiosity.
She—Women haven't a bit more
curiosity than men, so they haven't.
He—No, but it is manifested in dif
ferent linos. For instance, a woman
might own a sewing machine for yours
without finding out how it is made,
but she wouldn't have a seamstress in
the house a week without knowing all
about her.—lndianapolis Journal.
Why Thf?y Do It.
Mrs. Ilauton—Don't you know, in;
dear, it is extremely bad form to turn ;
and look after a gentleman in tin '
street?
Daughter—Yes, but, mamma, 1 was !
only looking to see if ho was looking to
see if I was looking; that's all.—Town
Topics.
A C ompany Chair.
Visitor—The maid says your mamma
will soon bo in, so I will wait for her.
Won't you sit down and talk to me, my
litltlo man?
I.ittle Man—Yes'm; I likes to talk.
"Well, take this chair by my side."
"Oh, no, that's too uncomfortable to
6it in long. That's for visitors."—Good
News.
Long Past That Time.
"I)cah me!" said the bore, interrupt
ing the conversation at a few minutes
after 12 o'clock, "I believe it must be
time for mo to go."
"Oh, no! it can't bo," said the tired
girl, emphatically, "that time won't
come around again till to-morrow even*
ing."—Chicago Record.
METHOD IN 1118 MADNESS.
'r ' J
j
Abe—Whad fo' yo'goin' marry dat
ol' Sally Ann, Mose? She's JoV 'bout
free times yo' age.
Mose—l Tow yo' donn' know Sally
Ann's got de fines' water-million patch
iu dc ken try. does yo'?—Judge.
CLEVER LINK PUZZLE.
If i'ou Follow Those Inst r act long You Can
Ithilio Onu Yourself.
The puzzle is simply of construction.
To sin eceil, however, you must pay
careful attention to my instructions:
You require two pieces of steel wire
(or bru-.s, if 3*oll prefer) of an inch
thick and ' - inches long. Carefully
round tl;c ends with a file, or by rub
bing them 011 a piece of tile or brick.
Bend the wire to tlio shape of A and
Respectively Fig- 1. If you use steel
wire yen can bend it to shape cold
/7j. J.
(as you will do if 3*0 u use brass wire),
but in case of stout steel wire it may
be better to heat it a dull red, and
gently hammer it round an iron rod of
the required size. You can get the re
-1 quired turn with a pair of pincers, or
| by any other means 3'our ingenuity
may suggest.
One reason why I prefer steel wire is
that you can nicely burnish the links,
either with emery powder or 1 >3- sim
: ply rubbing between the hands. If you
| happen to have a lathe and burnishing
wheel, why, there 3*oll are.
Another reason—and an important
one—is that the "steel link can bo made
of finer wire than I have given, and
still retain the required stiffness neces
sary to prevent them being forced to
gether, in fact, no force is required at
all.
1 must now call your attention to
some important points, unless you ob
serve which you will fail to gain the
desired end. First, take particular no
tice that the ends A and B overlap the
bends from which spring the straight
ends. Though not shown in the illus
tration. it must be distinctly under
stood that the ends A and R do not
touch the bends, there being a space
between them almost the width of the
wire.
You may now proceed to put the puz
zle together. If 3*oll carefully study
Pig. ? you will easily succeed; not,
however, if you have A and I! too close
to their respective bonds. Also, if ynt
have too much space the links wil
"full" together. What you want is t<
so regulate tills space that you--know
ing "how it's done"—have difficulty to
accomplish the feat. It will then tes
your friends' ingenuity before they
succeed.
To take the links apart again—well,
suppose you exercise your ingenuity.—
Golden Days.
PROMPT COURTESY.
A Quntlty That Will Transform a Iloor
1-th f.ocl into a (.rutlt-man.
Hoys, rid yourself of that false shame
that makes you shrink away when
there is a book to be picked up, a
door to be opened, some one to be as
sisted.
I recently saw a young woman re
turning from a shopping expedition
laden with a number of packagei.
Suddenly she tripped and one of Iter
purchases fell to the ground. Hell la
her in a most awful predicament, when
11 bell rang, and on the instant a bevy
of boys rushed from the schoolhouse
near by.
_ Their bright eyes grasped the situa
tion at a glance—the young woman
standing helplessly, arms and hands
encumbered, the little brown parcel
lying at her feet. Their kind hearts
told them what to do, but shame, fear,
j a sort of cowardly timidity held them
hack. \\ itli one accord they stopped,
looked at one another, then passed
silently on. There was not a . lad in
that crowd whoso fingers did not ac
tually itch to pick up that bundle, yet
not one dared to do it.
Hoys, I beg of you, let your hands,
your feet, your voice, he the willing
| agents of that great master of polite
j ness, the heart.
You see an aged person trying to
mount the steps of a ear. Your heart
whispers: "Help." Obey its impulse;
go oifer your strong young arm. Your
teacher drops a pencil; quick as a flash I
return it to her. Your very willing
ness will make her feel stronger and
bettor.
The truly polite boy is a good son, j
for politeness teaches him the duty
and respect ho owes to his parents. lie i
is a grateful brother to his sisters, al
ways returning a pleasant "Thnnlc
you" for any kindness received at their !
hands.
This world would ho better and
brighter if our boys would obey as !
readily as they feel the charitable Im
pulse that rises in their hearts to as
sist, the helpless and lend their strength
\ to the weak. It is this prompt courtesy !
that will transform the awkward,
boorish lad into the polished, ever
graceful gentleman.—N. Y. Observer.
The Difference In VoltMM.
One's surprise at the fact that no two
persons' voices are perfectly alike
cease.-; when one i- informed by an
authority on the subject that, though
there ure only nine perfect tones in th ■
, human voice, there are the astounding
number of I~.S'.I:.MB('>.OI-1,-1!.-I different
sound -,. Of these fourteen direct mus
cles produce 10,181, and .10 indirect mus
ilcs produce 17:1,741,8:.':!, while all in oo- 1
i operation produce the total given j
Above.
I TOUCH OF TIIE I'LAYER. |
Important Paper on tho Subj'oot
by a Boston Pianist.
I'liinlst". rt::I I'lano Munufuct.irers Aro In
terest (1 Alike In Thifi Tlu'iuc -Thc Kny |
uiul its Control Kxplainrrt uiul
Illustrated.
In the recent ivports of the annunl !
meeting of Ui< Mu.sie Teachers' j
National m.snciuli -i at Saratoga was
published an interesting* but some
what inadequate account of a paper
read b3* 11. J. Lung, pianist, of lloston,
upon "Piano Touch."
In commenting upon the paper, tho
critic <>f the New York Tribune, 11. E.
Ivrehbiel, said: "From a pedagogical
point of view this subject as presented
I>3* Mr. Lang is faraway the most im
portant matter in the scheme of the
convention."
Since Mr. Lang's lectures in Boston
last, winter there has been much agita
tion of this subject of pianoforte touch,
r -peeiiilly in periodicals devoted to tho
subject of music.
Wishing to present an authoritative
article upon the matter, Mr. Lang him
self was applied t > l>3* the Boston Her
ald and supplied the~following:
"In our day it is rare to find the
pianist* whose acquaintance with his
instrument goes beyond its kc3*board.
As the result of this, of two most
valuable inventions applied to piano
forts during the last ten years, depend
ing for their effect upon the use of an
additional pedal, one has been given
up nib .ther and the other, though
retained by the best manufacturers,
lias not yet been made use of in the
concert-room by any pla3*er of my oc
quaintance.
"I do not deny that where emotion
and nlility of the right sort exist tho
greatest normal possibilities of the
present instruments are brought out,
but I do declare that this is almost in
vuriably accomplished without enough
intelligence regarding the means em
ployed. The emotion of the pla3*er
and the reaction upon himself of
what ho produces is too often the be
ginning and the end of the matter.
"Proof of all this is to be found in
the stormy objection to the assertion
that by pressing an individual key ono
can get 011I3* variety in quantit3 f of
tone, but never variety in quality.
"The accompanying diagram shows
that porti >ll of a key and its action
which is hidden when the parts of a
pianoforte are in their proper place. A
verv rude description would designate
A as the pin upon which tho ko3' hinges
or rides; I as the brass capstan, which,
being screwed into the kej*, serves,
though unconnected with aught else,
to push upon the entire action, and
thus set in motion the extremely deli
cate mechanism that sends the hammer
to strike the string, this same mechan
ism making it practically impossible
for the player to control the hammer
otherwise than to impel it to the string,
the rebound and its own weight secur
ing its fall. C is the hammer jack,
which actually is in contact with the
hammer and impels it. 1) is the ham
mer itself. Eis at the point where the
key depresses the dumper level. F is
the damper, and (J represents tho
strings, which are set in vibration by
the blow of the hammer.
"A glance at this mechanism shows
to the most cureless observer tho rea
son why it is most universally conceded
that a delightful pianoforte touch is
obtained not through striking this
thing called lu\y, but by caressing it,
pressing it,persuading it,as it were, and
all wayt in treating it as a means to an
end. and n >t the en 1 itself.
fL
v/Y* £
1 ■Yttry^'
DIAGRAM SHOWING lI.\NO KEY, 11 A.MM Hit
AX I) ST 111 NO.
"It i: true that were th • action made
• s wa ' an instrument that Ilehnholz
discusses in one of his essays, and were
ii arranged so as to be somewhat out
. f proper condition, it would, if it were
con ivable I hat <OIO could appreciate
ihe fact that ow rt ones below the
■ igher octave continue to sound after
! lie fmidam. itnl lias died away, a dif
i\ rer.ee could be made in quality. It is
fact, that it i concei fable that an
instrument c 1 1 ; •• made who osingle
t'Mies would :.:*.*• difference in quality,
, that renders tin,* <h u.-.- ion of this su\>-
i j 'el interesting.
"John Sebastian Ikich refused to
; ;th a: eof pianoforte!: in place of
the clavichord, for the single reason
j : hat he preferred variety in quality to
variety in quantity if he could not have
both. There i.-> no apparent limit to
f- variety cr effect that ono may ob
: 1 1:1 C tnbiaktf? Lines, lmt the [jmat j
(fain that would be ours if we could 1
! cumm::nd variety i:i quality where the
we i. made of Individual tones only is 1
! incalculable.
; "Where so much t. accomplished on
• ■ld and primitive lines, it my belief
that vastly more can be done when the j
inamifaei over has the artist's practical j
collaboration,
"It is marvelous, this power of the
piauiat to produce yru l.di :r, in color, ]
tones which are as sparks, of fire and
others that are as {lull as lead, with j
tliis tlihiff called touch, this quality !
that itidivldualh.es the playing of an
artist uiul so larovlj ;-oes t {'character
ize his ability for good or for bad; but, i
if cause ami efleet were thoroughly un
derstood, I believe that what notv is
done almost entirely from impulse and
emotion mloht he accomplished with
far more security and open up era ml
possibilities. There is enough that is
subtle in all branches of art without,
leaving unlearned that which is tangi, j
hie and can he brought into intelligent
now."
What
We Are Now
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j sterling calicoes, 4|c per yard.
I Item mint calicoes, le per yard,
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I ltcinuunt linings, 4c per yard.
J White cambric, 8c per yard.
Homespun blankets, 75c per pair.
I Gray blankets, OUc per pair.
All-wool blankets, S2.UO per pair.
| Horse blankets, $1.25 per pair.
| Sheeting, two and one-liali' yards wide, 17c
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| Good muslin, 5c per yard; twenty-one yards,
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Good quilts, 50c each.
Boys'suits, SI.OO.
| TJ"nderwear
"\7"er3r CUsap.
Men's line calf shoes, $1.75; worth $3.00.
I.adies' shoes, from SI.OO up.
Boys' overcoats, live to thirteen years, $1.25.
The best bargain of all! Selling fifty.cent
dress goods for 25c for the balance of this
month.
Hood double shawls, $2.50
Ileavcr shawls, $2.25.
Lace curtains, 4He; worth 75c.
Children's grain shoes, numbers ten to two,
SI.OO.
Wall paper very cheap.
All colors of window shades, 25c.
Curtain poles, 20c each.
Furniture and carpets. Look at this! A good
coueli, $4.00; better. $4.50 up to $15.00.
A large oak bedroom suit, eight pieces, $25.00.
Large center tables, solid oak, $1.25 to $2.50.
We carry complete lines
of all kinds of furniiure,
and will give ten per
cent off to cash buyers.
Did you see our $10.75 oak side boards?
(Jarpets, from 25c a yard up.
CS-rcceries and.
Provisions.
Six bars Lenox soap, 25c.
Six pounds oat meal, 25c.
Five pounds ginger cakes, 25c.
Two cans salmon. 25c.
Five cans corned beef, SI.OO.
Good ooloug tea, 25c; live pounds, SI.OO.
Four pounds good raisins. 25c.
Three pounds mixed cakes, 25c.
Four pounds oyster biscuits, 25e.
Soda biscuits, by the barrel, 44c.
Yours truly,
J. C. BERNEK.
CITIZENS' BANK
CF FREELAND,,
CAPITAL, - $50,000.
OFFICERS.
Joseph Birkbeck, President, >
11. t. Koons, Vice President*
11. It. Davis, Cashier.
Charles Dusheck, Secretary, j
DIRECTORS.—Joa. Birkbeck, H. C. Koons,
Thos. Ilirktieek, A. Kudewick, John Wagner,
. Chas. Dusheck, John Burton, Michael Zeiuany.
t&r Three per cent. Interest paid on saving
j deposits.
Upon daily from 0a.m.t0.1 p. m. Saturdays
! Close at 12 noon. Opcu Wednesday evenings
. from 0 to 8.
Dr. H. W. MONROE,
Dentist.
Located permanently in Birkbeck brick,
second floor, rooms 1, 2 and 3, over Smith's
shoe store, Frccland, Pa.
Gas and ether administered for the pain
less extraction of teeth. Teeth Jilted and ar
tiflcial teeth inserted.
Reasonable prices and
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
d. Goeppert,
proprietor of the
Washington House,
11 Walnut Street,above Centre.
! The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, etc.
j Call in when in that part of the town.
Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap.
CHEAP WATCHES^
A Chance to Get
a Good Watch.
| ll'chrman, the reliable watchmaker, is set
j ling watches at the loicesl prices. Clocks,
j jewelry, etc., are all away dawn. This is
your op/iorlunity to purchase first-class goods
at extraordinary low figures. Call now.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS.
CONDY 0. BOYLE.
dealer in
Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc.
The tlnest brands of domestic and
imported whiskey on salt' at his new
and handsome siiloon. Fresh Roches- &
ter ami Ballentine beer and Yeung
ling's porter on tap.
Centre - Street, - Five - Points. |
COTTAGE HOTEL,
Washington and Main Streets.
FRED. HAAS, Trop.
First-class accomodation for permanent and
transient guests. Good tablo. Fair rules. liar
' finely Blopkcd. Stable utWcbcdL
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insuring
cleanliness and comfort.
ARRANGEMENT OP I'AHSENGEIi TIIAINS.
NOV. 18, 181)4.
LEAVE FREELAND.
! . 05, 8 25, 1)22. 1(141 a m, 1 35, 2 27, 3 40, 4 25,
I u 12, U 5s k tr, 57 p m, for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum
ber * aid, Stockton and llnzlctoii.
•3 (15, 8 25, 933 a i 2 40, 4 25 p in, for
Munch ( hunk. Allentown, Bethlehem, Fhila.,
East on and New York.
ii In, 0 33, JO 4J am, 2 27, 4 25, (3 58 pm, for
Mahanoy < ity, Shenandoah and Pottsville.
7 20, D ."s; a m 11 51, 434 ~ m, (via Highland
Branch> tor White Haven. <; leu Summit, Wilkes
; Iarre, I'ittston and L. and l>. Junction.
SUNDAY THAINS.
11 to a m and 2 45 pm for Dril'ton, Jeddo, Lum
ber Yard and Ha/.leton.
2 15 i. in for Delano, Mahanoy Ci y, Shenan
doah, New \ ork and I'hiladclphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
7 20, 1)27, 10 5(3, 11 54 a in, 12 58, 2 12, 4 34, 5 32,
b.B, *l7 pin, from Ha/.leton, Stockton, Lum
ber Yard, Jeddo and Di ifton.
7 20, 1127. Hisl am. 2 12, 4 24, 05sp m, from
Delano, Muhninn ( ny and Shenandoah (via
Newjloston Brain hi.
|M| i, from New York, Easton,
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown and Maueli
('bunk,
Easton, Phila., iiethlc-heiii'mid Mntuii chuiik." 1
H32, 10 41 a in, 2 27, (3 58 p in lroiu White Haven,
Glen Summit, Wilkes-Burre, Pittston and L. and
li. J unction (via Highland Branch).
SUNDAY TRAINS.
1131 a in and 331 pm, from Ha/.leton, Lum
ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
11 21 a m from Delano, lla/.lcton, Philadelphia
and Easton.
3 31 p m from Delano and Mahanoy region.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
C'IIAS. s. LEE, Gon'l Pass. Agent,
I'hila., Pa.
ROLLIN 11. WILBUB, Gen. Supt. Last. Div.
A. W. NONNEMA( IIEB, Ass't G. P. A ,
South Bethlehem, Pit,
*TpHE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND
A BCBUYI.K ILL RAILROAD.
Time table In effect June 17, 1894.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eokley, Hozlo
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Mcudow Itoud. Roan
and liazleton Junctioii at (3 00, fi lu u m, 12 UU,
4 0!) p in, daily except Sunday, und 7 U3 a in, 2 ;w
p in, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood. Cranberry,
Toinblcken and Deringer at t3 UU a in, 12 01' p m,
daily except Sunday; und 7U2 u in, 238 p m,
Sunday.
Trains leavo Drifton for Oneida Junction,
liar wood Road, Humboldt Itoud, Oneida und
Sheppton at(slo a in, 12on, 4 (*) pm, daily except
Sunday; and 7 03 u m, 2 88 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazletou J unction for Garwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at (3 27 a
in, 1 49 p in, daily except Sunday; und 8 47 a ui,
4 18 p m, Sunduy.
Trains leave Hazletnn Junction for Oneida
Junction, Hurwood ltoad, Humboldt Road,
<)nclda and Sheppton nt i 47, 9 W a m, 12 40, 4 40
p ui, dally except Sunday; and 7 40 a in, 3 UH p
in, Sunday.
Tr. ins leave I>erluger for Tomhicken, Cran
berry, Hurwood, llnzh-ton Junction, Boau,
Beaver Meadow ltoad. Stockton. Ba/Je Brook,
Kckley, Jeddo und Drifton at 239, (307 p in,
daily cxeept Sunday; and 927 a ni, 51/7 p ui,
Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humlxddt
ltoad, Hurwood Itoud, Oneida Junction, iiazle
ton Junction a - <1 ltoan ut. 8 31, lu tu a ui, 1 15,
25 p ui, daily uxcv pt Sunday; and 8 14 u in, 2 45
p in, Sunday.
Trains leavo Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Huzlo Brook, Kckley, Jeddo
und Drifton ut 10 Itia m, 5 25 p in, daily, except
Sunday; and 8 14 u ni, 3 45 i> in, Sunday.
Trains leave llu/Jcton Junction tor Beaver
Meadow Itoud, Stockton, llazle Brook. Kckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 10 38 a m. 3 lu, 5 47, ii ;8 p
in, daily, except Sunday; tual 10 08a m, 5 38 p m,
Sunday.
All trains connect at Iluzletou Junction with
electric ears for Ruzletun, Jeaucsvillc, Auden
ricd and other points on Lehigh Traction Go's,
it. It.
Trains leaving Drifton at 0 10 a in, and Sbepn
ton at 831 a m, and 1 15 p in, connect at Oneida
Junction with L. V. It. it. trains east and west.
Train leaving Drifton utiiUO a m makes con
. nection at Deringer with l\ It. It. train lor
i W1 ikes-Burro, buubury, liarrisburg, eto.
|K. 13. OOXE, D.\ NI HL ( "<>X R,
President. Superintendent.
Dii. N. MALEY,
I> iitisT.
Located permanent ly In Dirkhcck's building,
rooms 4 and ft, seeond floor. Special attention
paid to all branches of dentistry.
ALL OPEItA TIDA'S
I'EIIFOUMED WITH CAKE.
All work frun ran teed. Olllee hours: 8 to 12
A. M.; 1 to ft p. M.; 7 to J P. M.
FRANCIS BRENNAN'S
RESTAURANT
Iftl Centre street.
EXCELLENT LIQUORS,
BEER, PORTER,
ALE, CIGARS, Etc.
All kinds of
TEMPERANCE DRINKS.
I tarn ess!
Harness!
Light Carriage Harness.
£5.5(1, £7, £0 and £10.50.
Heavy Express Harness.
£10.50, £l9, £2(> and £22.
Heavy Team Harness.
double, £25, £2B and £3O.
GEO. WISE,
Jeddo and Freeland, Pa.
A new stock of blankets, lap
robes, buffalo robes, etc., just
arrived, are selling cheap.
DePIERRO - BROS.
CAFE.-
Corner of Centre and Front Streets,
Freeland, Pa.
Finest Whiskies in Stork.
(Jibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
ltoscnblutlt's \ civet, of which wo have
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Minimi's Extra Dry ( Uampagne,
lleuuosy ltr;iii,ly, I Buck berry,
tlins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Imported and Domestic Uigurs.
OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE.
11am and Schinitzcr Cheese Sandwiches,
Sail lines, Etc.
\ MEALS AT . ALL - IIOI'RS.
Hallentine and Hazloton bee r on tap.
: Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents.
Advertise in the THIISUNK.