Dropsy starting in the feet or ankles comes from a weak or diseased heart—a heart that cannot keep up the circulation. The blood then settles in the lower limbs where the watery portions ooze out into surrounding tissues causing bloat and swelling. The heart must be strengthened and built up before the dropsy can be cured to stay; and the best of all heart medicines is Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. " ITcart disease caused my son's ankles to swell to twice their natural size and liis body shook with every beat. Four bottles of I)r. Miles' Heart Cure cured him." MRS. A. M. DEMI NO, 1206 Broad St., Providence, It. L Df. Miles' Heart Cure gives new strength to the heart, regulates the circulation, stimu lates the digestion and restores health. Sold by druggists on a guarantee. tr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. ROUND THE REGION. While arranging for a shooting match j near Mount Carmel, Charles Thompson, aged 18 years, was shot by Robert llin- | kle, who says he did not know the gun was loaded. The victim received the full force of the bullet in the left elbow and the bones wero completely shot away. You can't afford to risk your life by allowing a cough or a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. One Minute Cough Cure will cure throat and lung troubles quicker than any other preparation known. Many doctors use it as a spoeilie for grippe. It is an in fallible remedy for croup. Children like it and mothers endorse it. Grover's City drug store. Clarence J. Farrell, a brakeman on the Delaware and Hudson, was found dead yesterday morning upon the top of one of tho box cars. Many people worry because they be lieve they have heart disease. " The chances are that their hearts are all right hut their stomachs are unable to digest food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests what you eat and prevents the formation of gas which makes the stomach press against the heart. It will cure every form of indigestion. Grover's City drug store. The drought prevailing in tho coal region for several weeks remains un broken, and many collieries will have to close down if rain docs not soon fall copiously. There is no pleasure in life if you dread going to the table to eat and can't rest at night on account of indigestion. Henry Williams, of Roonville, Ind., says he suffered that way for years, till he commenced the use of Kodol Dys pepsia Cure, and adds, "Now I can eat anything I like and all I want and sleep soundly every night." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat. Grover's City drug store. Miss Jennie York, of Seranton, took a dose of strychnine because her sweet heart had forsaken her for another. Burglars broke into tho ticket office of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at Pittston and se cured considerable plunder. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It,artificially digests the food and aids Nature iu strengthening a nd recou structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It isthe latestdiscovereddigest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It In efficiency. It In stantly relievesand permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache, Gastralgia.C'rampsand all other results of imperfect, digestion. Pricesoe. antlfl. LnrEcslwcontulnßitH times small size. Book all about dyspepsia malledfree Prepared by E. C. Dei/iiiTT SiCO-Cbicafla. Grover's City Drug Store. Site and to UNION-MADE. M tin u fact u red ly The Clock Tobacco Co., •Scranton, I'a. Sclvwairtz, Sole Agent lor iiuzloton und Vicinity. SHORT NEWS STORIES. One Glimpse of Hlh Fntnre Wife. Gillette's Cruise—The Emper or Not mi Orator. llow the Chinese minister at Wash ington, Wu Ting Fang, secured when a young man and about to be married the unusual privilege of seeing before the wedding day the girl who was to he his wife was told by him to several friends, relates The Saturday Evening Post. "In China our young mon do not se lect wives for themselves, but leave it to their parents," said he. "We know that our parents want us to be liappy, and we are willing to let them judge who will make a good wife. The youug man is never per mitted to see before the ceremony the one whom he is to marry. "We have few unhappy marriages in China, and perhaps that is because we do not spend all the affection before marriage, as it seems to he the young people In America sometimes do. "I was very anxious to see the girl my parents had chosen for me, but they told me it would be Impossible to have an Interview or even a formal meet ing and that I could not even see her. But after I had begged very hard they finally consented to lot me have one look at her, and the permission over- Joyed me. "So one day I sat by a window he hind a blind which entirely hid me. After waiting a long time three young women came down the street, and I was told that one of them was to be my future wife. " 'But which one? Which one is she?' I demanded eagerly, and when I was told that It was the one on the outside I looked at iT harder and with great er delight than I ever looked at any thing else either before or since." The minister was silent for a few moments, and his mind was evidently busy with the pleasant past. Then he said, with a half chuckle: "What 1 was curious to know hut couldn't find out was whether tho fu ture Mrs. Wu knew I was looking at her. Oh, It was entirely contrary to Chinese etiquette—entirely—hut I shall never forget how happy I felt as my bride to be came so prettily up the street." GUlotle'n Cruise. William Gillette lias a penchant for queer boats, as was evidenced by the brief but hectic career of the Holy Terror, in which he sailed a few years and which caused great havoc and con sternation among seasoned navigators. This year he fixed up an old yacht, re christened It the Sherlock Holmes and took a party of friends up the sound in "WHAT YEAH?" this craft recently. Rumor lias It that the trip was accomplished in no very rapid time and that, turning aside from the beaten wake, the Sherlock Holmes came up against a drawbridge In a cer tain Inlet. The bridge didn't open any too promptly, and Captain Gillette arose to accost the keeper of the bridge. "Hey, hey, there!" shouted Gillette. "What craft is that?" called the keeper doubtfully. "Tills is the Sherlock Holmes," was the reply. "Where do ye hail from?" cried the drawbridge man. "New York," sung out Gillette. "What day did ye sail?" asked the other. "July 20," replied the actor-sailor. "What year?" shouted the keeper. And then came a dead, pause that beat any Gillette had ever put on the stage.—New York Dramatic Mirror. Not nil Ornlor. The emperor of Austria is not a good speaker, and lie confesses that his ap petite is disturbed by the very Idea of saying even a few words in public. The venerable emperor recently spoke at a political dinner. According to his wont lie said a very few words, and these were poorly expressed. Next morning the emperor on looking over the paper noticed that "his majesty had made a most Impressive and im portant speech" and in very llowery language followed the address lie was supposed to have delivered. The hon est emperor, turning to one of his at tendants, asked, "What does this mean?" "Sire," replied the attendant solemnly, "that is the speech it pleas ed your majesty to deliver last night." "The speech I delivered?" returned the emperor, thunderstruck. "Kindly go to the ass who wrote this and tell him j that I may lie an emperor, but I am 1 not an orator!" Ilea* and Sleeping?. A German doctor has been Investi gating the question of beds, and the re sult of his labors has been lately given to the world in the pages of a German journal. In the first place, to convince mankind of the importance of his sub ject, the doctor reminds all mankind that we spend from one-fourth to one third of our lives In bed, after which he proceeds to advise the world on the healthiest kind of couch and the most sensible manner of reposing thereon. A hard bed appears to be the best, and it Is laid down that children from the earliest years should be trained to sleep on these hard beds. Soft beds are too warm and do not admit sutii cient air. Even in the case of the hard bed the sleeper is warned to see that his covering, whether woolen or cotton, is not so heavy that the body is kept overwarm and fresh air is excluded. This ventilation, according to our au thority, Is all important. But what will middle aged people say when the man of science bids them dispense with their pillows? Pillows, he de clares, are evils, and it Is right that we should sleep with limbs uncramped on a perfectly horizontal plane. Knowing the weakness of human flesh, however, the doctor declares that if pillows are retained they should be neither too soft nor too thick. A point on which most people will agree with this authority is the neces sity for constant (the doctor asks for daily) airing and sunning of the bed ding. Much ill health may be attribut ed to carelessness in this matter.—Lon don Globe. A Story of Whlatler. The Boston Transcript says: "A di verting anecdote is told of the boyhood of Mr. Whistler, the greatest modern Impressionist. lie was apprenticed to some engineers who were etching elab orate maps on copper. One day his employer asked him if he also could etch maps on copper. 'Oh, yes. I can etch,' promptly answered young Whis tler. "As a matter of fact he had never used an etching needle in his life. However, they gave him the copper, and he set to work, making a very tine and beautiful map. But round the edges of the plate, which when bitten in with acid are always stopped out, he etched some characteristic little sketch es of the different members of the firm, including a very humorous one of the chief himself. "Shortly after he happened to go away for a week or two for his holi day. Meuutime the plate had been bitten in and printed with all of the dreadful little caricatures that he had forgotten to stop out appearing in star tling prominence, the sketch of the chief being especially remarkable be cause of its great resemblance to that gentleman, who was so enraged at the indignity of the thing that immediately on Whistler's return he dismissed him." Tlie Gold Brick Swindle. "The gold brick swindle," said a business man quoted in the New Or leans Times-Democrat, "is one of the most plausible propositions ever ad vanced and has lunded some of the cleverest business men in the country. A number of years ago It used to be a common thing for banks in the west to buy gold bricks —I mean real ones— and frequently there were the best of reasons for keeping the transaction quiet. "It often happened that the owner of some partly developed mine would make an unexpected strike and wish to buy the adjacent property. Natu rally he would want to hold back the news of his discovery until he secured the land and if he had any bullion to dispose of would make the sale as quietly as possible. The banks be came accustomed to deals of that kind and were consequently pretty easy prey for the gold brick swindler who turned up with a precisely similar sto ry. "I don't believe I exaggerate when I say that fully one-third of all the bank ing houses in the western mineral belt were at some time victimized by this game." A OoKflK'lit In Clmreli. The Westminster Budget says that it was once usuul for highland shepherds to take their dogs to church and leave theui outside the pews. Two shep herds at enmity sat on opposite sides of the aisle one Sunday. Soon nfter the sermon began the dogs, one a collie and the other not, seemed to enter into their masters' qunrrel. One tender of the flock and then the other egged on his animal, and each faithful dog obey ed his master. The people at last cran ed their necks over the pews, and when the dogs actually fought not a few of the congregation were standing up. The minister's patience was ultimate ly exhausted, and so he called to his "hearers" and said, "Ah, weel, my britherin, I see ye are more Interested in the dogfight than in my sermon, and so I'll close the buike—and I'll bet half a crown on the collie!" Had It Lowered. Sir Augustus Harris once settled the pitch question In his own offhand fash lon. A famous prima donna of his op era company came to him complaining that the piano used for vocal rehears als was too high and asking that it might be lowered. "Certainly," replied Druriolanus, with a bow. "Here, Forsyth, have a couple of inches sawed oil the legs of this piano." Genetu. the Actor. Some English investigator has dis covered that actors have a patron saint who wns an actor in the days of Dio cletian and won his place by proclaim ing before a heathen audience his be lief in Christianity. He was put to death and for many years afterward was considered by Christian actors as their patron saint His name was ' Genetus. j § FOR U $ The FAR MER. $ | J. 11. Halo told mo tho other day | something about his scheme of packing poaches to music, says a writer in The Uural New Yorker. In his packing shed in Georgia tho poaches come pour ing In from tho orchards and must bo i sorted and packed without delay. He | found that as the afternoon passed I away the packers became tired and be ! gan to lag. The strings that connect j the mind with the lingers seemed to re ! lax and sag. He said he remembered | Incidents of his own life and also what ; he lias heard soldiers say and conclud j ed to try music. Every afternoon at about 4 o'clock ids orchestra struck up. j They began playing soft, gentle music I and gradually quickened up until they j were playing the liveliest of jigs. The effect on the packers was wonderful. Their eyes brightened up, hands moved j faster and spirits rose, for the music keyed up the lagging strings and made the work lighter. Mr. Hale says that the packers actually did 110 per cent more work, and instead of leaving the shed with drooping shoulders and lag ging head they felt like colts. I have | seen much of the same thing. No use talking, the mind manages the muscle. Fun on tlie farm is the fungicide for all the ills that lurk in gloomy thoughts. Heaven help the farm fami ly that does not possess at least one member whose soul is so full of sun shine that the rest can't possibly shut it off. I remember once going over to our back field with letters for Hugh, Charlie and Uncle Ed. Hugh's letter | was from his sister, Charlie's from his sweetheart and Uncle Ed's from his ! wife. They were toiling and sweating in the broiling sun, grubbing out stumps and bushes and trying to plow, j These letters cost 0 cents in stamps, i yet for the rest of the day these young i men saw three girls sitting on the ; fence at each turn, and many an ache | went out of the back. Don't shut off j honest fun, Mr. Farmer, and encour j age music all you can. Perhaps, like me, you will encourage it more by re fusing to sing yourself, but if any one shows an inclination for it cultivate it. TliritMliiiiK Corn. Many favorable reports come to us of I persons who have had experience in i thrashing corn with the ordinary wheat thrasher, says The American Agrlcul- I turist. Some call attention to tlie fact | that the corn must not be thrashed un : til the fodder is thoroughly dried, oth j erwise molding of the grain will occur I in the bin and of the fodder in the mow. This in a sense is an innovation I in taking care of corn fodder, and ev ery precaution should be taken to pre vent It becoming unpopular at the start. Excellent feed results from thrashing well cured fodder. Where the hay crop is short it will prove a ! valuable addition to the regular forage, j It is good farming to adopt new metli | ods that are practical. We would sug j gest that farmers try this on a small scale rather than risk much until the ! method is thoroughly tested. Shred | ders and fodder cutters are objected to jon account of tho expense. If old thrashing machines can be used for this, a good gain can be realized. Fall Sow In k of Clover. A New Jersey correspondent of the i Germnntown Telegraph writes that he j has had much trouble in getting a | catch of clover, and in one field he had j failed several times to get a catch of j grass or clover with wheat. One year he plowed it as soon as the wheat was off, and, mixing a pound of flat turnip seed with the clover and timothy seed for an acre, he sowed the field with that combination and rolled it in with out harrowing. The season was dry, but the turnips came up well, and ' when cold weather came he could have harvested a large crop. Most of them were left to freeze in the ground. The green leaves nearly covered the ground, and when snow came they caught it and held it there, effectually protecting the clover and timothy. In the spring j the turnips were decayed and furnish- I ed much food for the grass and clover, j and he had one of the best stands that 1 he had obtained in many years. TurkeMtnn Alfalfa. ! Turkestan alfalfa and sugar beet I seed will be distributed during the I coming year by the department of ag j rlculturo. "It is the policy of the gov ! eminent," said Secretary Wilson, "to search out new seeds. Then as soon as people find them a success and demand j them and seedsmen begin to supply 1 them the department steps aside and devotes Its energies to more new prod j uets. Last year the department im ported considerable Japanese rice. It was a success, and this year thousands of bushels of the seed are being Im ported Independently. Brome grass seed, which has proved such a fine for age crop, is also being brought in by seedsmen, as the demand for it is , large, so the department stops distrib uting it." Frotf Cnlllire. "There are now wild frogs and barn yard frogs," says an expert. "The wild frog is a thin legged rascal who can only sit and sing. The barnyard frog sings a few months, then goes to mar ket. Frog farming has been reduced to a science, and tlie business is one of the most profitable in the country. The demand for frogs is growing, for the meat is clean, beautiful and delicious and easily digested. It is the idea', meat for invalids. Spring chicken is gross compared with its delicate flavor. Besides, a frog is a cleanly beast, and one may eat him with assurance. Mil lions of tlie swamp warblers are eaten in the city every year, and prices are good new." I Winter Shoes For 1 I Men, Women and Children. I ll We carry extensive lines of every style and feel S satisfied that our prices will be found reasonable, [ffi! Our stocks of Rubbers, Overshoes, Gum Boots, etc., P are complete. jSJ Underwear. ||j Our Underwear department is filled with the 3] finest that the manufacturers have produced this irajj season. We have a variety of weights and qualities j=jj which are not to be found elsewhere in town. [3= im Slxirts. ay White Shirts of every size and qua 1 ity. Flan- Sgl nel Shirts in endless assortment. Colored Dress LJ and Common Shirts, including the Coat-Shirt, have IS: their headquarters in our store. Prices the lowest [§|j and styles the latest. S] Gloves. ' ® We have all kinds of Gloves, ranging in quality ISJ from the finest kid to heavy mittens. We call your pj attention to our Si Genuine Buckskin, which cannot fjSJ be equalled in Luzerne county for the same money. I^l P BULats and Caps. PJ All the latest shapes in Men's Derby llats, also |flj| P] the winter styles of Alpines and Fedoras. Caps for PJ |[fj] men and boys in every design made. ggl P ITeokwear and. Fnrnisliings. P Pi ' We continue to lead in the Neckwear line and P| M our stock for this season is greater than ever. [Sj When you want the latest in Neckwear or Furnish- ggl oh ing Goods, come to us. sou Boys' Knee Pants. p] PI A very complete line of these goods is displayed PJ |j|j on our counters. We handle nothing but the best- I^l r3J wearing Pants and our patrons tell us that they are g i™| far ahead of those for which other dealers ask the P cS same price. I® I McMENAMIN'S 1 i Cents' Furnisliing, Hat and Shoe Store, it P r^J |j|j 86 Scvftli Centre Street. IMI Fast StromlNburK, I'M. The Winter term ol' this popular institution for the training of touchers opens .1 n. J, woi. This practicta training school l'or teachers is located in the most Ih->illltt'ul ami charming part of the state, within the Kroat summer resort region of the state, on tiie main line of the I. L. &W. Railroad. Unexcelled facilities; Music, Elocutionary. College Preparatory, Sewing and Modeling departments. Superior faculty; pupils coached free; pure mountain water; rooms furnished through out; GOOD BOARDING -V RECOGNIZER FEATURE. We arc the only normal school that paid tin state aid in lull to all its pupils this spring Write for a catalogue and full information while this advertisement is before you. We have something of interest I'm you. Address, GEO. P. BIBLE. A. M.. Principal. ToN^f A Girl's Experience., My daughter's nerves were terribly out of order. She was thin and weak; the least noise | startled her, and she was wakeful at night, i Before she had taken one package of Celery | King the change in her was so great that she could hardly be taken for the same girl. Hhe Is rapidly growing well and strong, her com plexion is perfect, and she sleeps well every night.—Mrs. Lucy McNutt, Brush Valley, Pa. Celery King cures Constipation, and Nerve, Stomach, Liver and Kidney diseases. 4 DeFXERRO - BROS. CAFE. Corner of Centre and Front Streets. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club, Rosenbluth's Velvet, of whicli we h vo EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm'a Extra Dry Champagne* Henncsay Brandy, Blacliberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, F.to. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS. Coiidy 0. Boyle, dealer in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen andoah Beer and Youngling's Porter on tap. M Cent re street. S M BysT,'itigF# Host Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Dae *1 In time. Sold by druggists. Bs2ZBHSBEZigZSi|i RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. May 27, I'JUO. ARRANGEMENT UK PASSENGER TRAINS. LEAVE FItKELANI). 6 12 a m for Wutithuriy, Aluuoh Chunk, AllL'llluwn, IR'I tilflirln, I'.UBlUll, i'hila del phut uuU New Turk. 7 40 u HI tor sandy Hun, White Huven, Wilkes-Burre, i'itlstou und bcruutou. 8 18 a in tor iiuzlcton, Muhuiioy City, I blieiiunduah, Ashluinl. Weathoriy, Aluuch Cuunk, Auentown, Bethlehem, 1 Fhiludelphiu and New York. 9 30 a in lor iiuzlcton, .Mahanoy City, sheu undoah, -t. tunnel, Shuiuokiu and Pottsvillc. 1 1 45 a in lor Suudy ltuii. White Haven, V\ likes-Hane, bcruiiloii and all points West. 1 30 p in tor Weathoriy, Munch Chunk, Al leiitown, Bethlehem, hasten, i'hiladcl piuu and New \ ork. A- 42 p in lor liu/.icton, Mahanoy City, Slicn undoah. An. Cariuel, Shuuiokiu and Pottsvillc, WeiHherly, Maucli Chunk, Alietiiown, JietliloLcui, hasten, Philu dciphi'i and New York. 3 34 p. in lor Sandy Hun, White liavcn, \V llkes-Harre, soruiitou and ull points 7 L 9 p in for lia/.letoii, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Alt. Caruiel and shauiokin. AHHIVK AT 1 KiSBLAND. 7 40 a ID troin Weathoriy, l'ottsville, Asli llliz' Mahanoy City and 9 17 u in lroid i'lnladolpiiiu, Kaston, Bethle hem, Alleutown, Aiaucii i. honk. W eu th en y, ila/.letou, Aluhunoy City, Shonun deuli, AIL. Caruiel und MiuuioKiu. 9 30 a in tioiu Soraiiton, Wilkes-llarre and While Haven. 1145a in from l'ottsville, Shauiokin, Mt. aud "l'V. 1 d!' L ''* HU^ ° 11 '*' Wul,uuo * City 12 55p in from New York, Philadelphia, hasten, Helliielioiu, Alientowu, Muueh , , r-E Chunk and W eatherly. r 42 p in from bcruiiloii, Wilkes-lJarre and VV hite Haven. 3 34 p in from New York, Philadelphia, hasten, Bethlehem, Allentown, l'oiis villo, shamokin, Mt. Curmcl, Sheiian doah, Muhuuoj City und Huzlctun. 7 29 p in l'rout scrunton, \N ilkos-Barre and White Haven. For lurtner luiormation inquire of Ticket Agents. auhhiN B. W] LBUlt,General Superintendent, 20 Coriiai.dt street, New York City. 011 AS. $. hhh, General Passenger Aaent, 20 Cortlandt Street, New York City. J. T. KEITH, Divisiuii Superintendent, Hu/.leton, Pa. I"* HE DELAWARE, BUBUUEHANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. • I Time tuble in effect April 18, 1897. 1 ruins leave Drilton lor Jeddo, Kckley, Hazlo | brook, stoekton, Leaver Meadow lioad, Hoau | ami littzlctou J unction ut 6 ;*), 000 a m, daily except Sunday; und 7 08 a m, 2 86 p ui, Sunday, i .. 1 Giiiis leave Drilton lor Hurwood, Cranberry, I omhicken und Deringer at 5 M, ti uu a m, daily exueivn Sunday; and Tu3 a m, 2 8b p m, Suu -1 rains leave Drlfton for Oneida Junction, .iiirwood Houd, Humboldt Hoau, Oneida and aaS??^ a -* iw l a ra ' haily except Suu- IH' ' a in, 2JB p in, Sunday. 1 rains leave iiuzlcton Junction for Harwood, cranberry, iomhioken und Deringer atbJs a ai, daiiy except Sunday; and 8 6b a ni, 4 22 p m. Sunday. * • Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Houd, Humboldt ltoad. Oneida and Shepptou at ti 82, U 10 a m, 4 41 p in! daily except Sunday; and 7 87 a in, 8 11 u m sunday. F ' Trains leave Deriugor for Tomhick >n, Cran !73K* c ttl wo< " 1 ' Haxieton Junction and loan at - *o, 040 p in, daily oxoopt Sunday; ana 87 a m, 6 Ui p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton lor Oneida, Humboldt Koad, Harwood ltoad, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction tt'id Hoan at 711 am, 12 40 622 p m, daily except Sunday; and h li a ml 3 44 P m, Sunday. .<•* nkifa U if>* U w e f° r Beaver Meadow ~1 llazlo Brook, Eckley, Jeddo und Drlfton ut 6 22 p ni, daily, except Sunday; and O il a ui, 844 p IU, Sunday. Trains leave Huzleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Houd, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley. Jeddo and Drilton at 6 46, 626 p m, daily except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 5 40 p in, Sunday. All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany s line. Trains leaving Drlfton at 6 ;JO, 6 00 a m make oouncetion at Deringer with P. H. H. trains for west Sunbury, liarrisburg and i oints For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction and Der fiS®*; a wi " ieave the former point at JoU p m, daily, except Sunday, arriving at Dennger at 6 00 p m. " LUTUEK C. SMITH, Superintendent,