GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Frcolmid Opera House Co., Lessees. Thursday Evening, Sept. 26. THE BUIT.LIANT ACTOB, Mr. Willis Granger nnd H select company Direction of M. W. llunley und .Son, Presenting the Romantic Drama, "A Secret Warrant," Jly W. A. Tremayno, Powerful Company Magnificent Scenery Superb Costumes Brilliant Accessaries Prices: 25,35,50,75 c, SI.OO, Souls on sale fit McMenntniifs store. mo tiiNoovcry or IGleotrlelty. Children rub together lilts of amber picked up. from the ground nnd find that when rubbed these small pieces of wjixllkc substance are excited to at tract particles of light substances, like straws and feathers. Could anything be more elementary or seemingly fur ther removed from the mighty mechan ical developments of the electrical powers which now surround us? Yet that simple frletional play was the starting point of all we now possess electrically. It lay by as a child's sport for ages—lay by for Sir Isaac Newton himself to look at, removed only to a box with a glass lid contain ing paper ligures, which would move when the glass surface was excited by friction. A little later, and the flat glass surface became a tube, a globe, a globe revolving on a frame, u machine, nu electrical battery, nnd so steadily onward until, each stop marked by a gentle advancement upon advance ment, lightning nnd thunder them selves were the Inventions of man as well as of nature. The Moor* nnd Tlielr Morals, Iu appearance the Moors are a very line race. For many generations their mothers have been chosen for their beauty. An active life in the saddle has developed them physically and a splendid appearance Is the result. In addition, they have manners of un equaled suavity and polish, the result of early years spent In the harem. They are so habituated to think well of themselves as followers of the true prophet that an uneasy conscience never troubles them. A man may be an utter scoundrel, cruel and licentious, and yet be regard ed as a saint if lie Is descended from the prophet and conforms to the out ward ceremonial of Islam. Ills brow is frank nnd unclouded, his smile Is even benevolent, and yet It would be Impossible to describe the details of his life. Such are the Moors an interest ing tableau vlvant cf many a chapter 111 the book of Judges, or Samuel or the Kings.—African Review. CofTrc Drlnklna Denounced. As early as 1003 coffee was satirized In England, and on every haYid the bit terest invectives were applied to It by the press and pulpit. In one Instance a preacher hurled anathemas at the heads of those who used as a beverage "a sirup of soot and essence of old shoes!*' Probably lie bad good grounds for this statement, having sampled some boiled cofTee. Another divine de nominated It "a poison which God made black that it might bear the dev il's color!" The women also took up the cudgels against It. Foldliiß Linen In Holland. Folding linen is an accomplishment in which each one of the women in Holland Is expected to be proficient before she becomes mistress of a home. In Holland especially the folding of linen requires considerable skill and training. Much of their fabric is of tho finest texture and quality, and they fashion the various pieces in ironing into birds, animals, flowers and all manner of artistic shapes. Their linen closets arc often shown to visitors with the same pride that china closets are shown elsewhere. Never Wanted to Be ut Home. "Olu you men, you men! When you used to call on me before we were mar ried, it was all you could do to tear yourself from me at midnight. Now you are never so happy as when you are away from home." Mr. Griffin—But you seem to forget, Fannie, that I was away from home in those courting days when it was so hard to tear myself away. Boston Transcript. 91 .50 a year is all the TRIBUNE costs. 'THE PLAN TO k .. KILL LAON. Tonight the Indian prince was think ing a< to how he would kill this Laon, and many plans came into ids mind. He reached for a wine cup, and as he was in the act of drinking his mind was flashed with an inspiration. He saw his way clearly. He laid the half emptied goblet upon the board, and leaning back in bis chair he smiled as a man will smile in a moment of tri umph. At last! At last! And lie began to revel in bis scheme, lie looked at it from this side, from that side and thought of all the con tingencies that might arise from the working of it out, for this Laon was surely one of great power. And as he was thinking he suddenly raised his eyes, and there, standing be fore him, was Laon. "I have come," said Laon as be look ed blm full in the face, "to tell you to abandon the plan that entered your mind as you were drinking the wine." "What plan?" asked the prince. lie was too surprised to feel even fear. "Your plan to kill me." "I kill you! For what reason?" "I will not discuss that," answered Laon. "All that I will say is that I know the whole details of the plan— the plan you have determined to act upon. I warn you against it.'' "Warn ine! Warn me! Explain yourself!" "You know well that I speak the truth. And I will not threaten you. I fear you uot, though I know that you have thought out nnd accomplished the death of many. I)o not look at me so strangely. What I have spoken is the truth." "Then"— "1 merely tell you that If you attempt my life it will be your own that will go, and after that will come punishment." "Cannot we be"— "No, we cannot be friends. I have desire neither for your friendship nor fear for your enmity, powerful and treacherous though you be. And you will tliink it strange that I have come to speak to you as I do. Well, it is strange, but there is a reason for It—a strong reason." "What reason?" "Oh. a certain reason. However, listen. Go your way if you will, but remember that going your way means deatli nnd terrible punishment. Re member!" And Laon was gone. And the prince wondered. llow had lie come so mysteriously? What did it mean? What was there In this Laon so different from the rest? 1 What strange, clear eyes he had—eyes that pierced into the soul; aye, eyes that pierced the soul. Was it man or demon who read what was passing in the miud of another when far apart? lie had heard of beings who could feel the innermost thoughts of others. He had beard of men who bad discovered the hidden secret that underlay and was the life of all tilings—magicians who kept their knowledge from the world, who mixed uot closely with their fel lows, whose aim was to keep the knowledge of their secret close till men were wiser. Could It be that this Laon was one of these men or as one of them? But he was so young. He was—but stay, was lie so young after all? Did not his eyes, though brilliant, look old nnd full of an all knowledge? Aye, his eyes looked wise and old, and it is tlie eyes that tell the age. Tills Laon was old. And then lie began to think of him self. Why did lie wish to kill-ever to kill? What was the tiling or tlie de mon that drove him to plan, carefully to plan, the death of those who had done him no harm—those against whom lie bore no malice? Vengeance had never overtaken him because he was such a power iu the land. But why did lie feel this desire to kill?. There was uotltJug malignant In his look. He \vty ueither misshapen of body nor distorted of limb nor cruel of feature. Then why—why did lie kill? There were times when be felt u love and tenderness for all tilings, times when lie felt- Oli. why—why did he obey this prompting? This question repeated it self to him again and again. And as if to answer it he sprang up suddenly. His eye had become cold and threatening. llis thoughts had taken nuother turn. lie killed—ho killed because of tho sense of power it brought him. it was fine to carefully plot and plan, to lie awake in the dead of night when all was still and think, think as to the killing of the one he had fixed upon. Yes, he would kill this Laon. Magic or no magic, bo would kill him. Ho would begin tho working cut of tho plan lie had formed ut once. He was reaching up Lis hand to a small squaro I*JX that lay upon a shelf when he heard u slight noise behind liiin. He looked, and there was Laon again, but now he was clad in the garb of a priest of Bruhma. His right hand was raised aloft; ids left baud was grasping a huge, writhing enake, tho body of which trailed off behind him. "You have uot heeded my warning," said I.nou In a slow, cold voice, "and yon are to die. The last act- of your will has used the last of your life force, end you are now to he punished for your crimes. You are to live for the space of one human life in the body of this snake. As you die It will die, and then It will live again, possessed of your soul. Die, prince, die—die of awful fear!" And the prince fell and, gasping, died. Stock Market Tips. ! Does it ever occur to those who fol low Journalistic tips on the stock mar ket that they are written by men who ! find It worth their while to follow an arduous and moderately remunerated profession and that therefore the tip ster obviously cannot trust to his tips for a livelihood? Is It conceivable that any one whose judgment of the movements of securi ties was sufficiently trustworthy to make even the majority of his shots bullseyes would waste his time by compiling paragraphs for newspapers? Would he not rather spend half an hour or so In the morning at the end of a telephone Instructing his broker to buy and sell and devote the rest of his day to the graceful consumption of the boundless fortune that his knowl edge ami acumen would, ex hypothesl, Inevitably provide? And tiiis from stockbrokers conic un der the same suspicion, for It is not reasonable to suppose that one who really had tips worth following In his possession would utilize them as baits for clients who reward his efforts with a beggarly half crown per cent.—Coru- L ill. Deer Live to a Great Agp, Romance has played a prominent part with regard to the longevity of deer. What says the highland adage? Thrira the age of a dog Is that of a horse, Thrice the age of a horse is that of a man, Thrire the age of a man is that of a deer. Thrice the age of a deer is that of an eagle, Thrice the age of an eagle is that of an oak tree. This Is to assign the deer a period of ; more than 200 years, and the estimate is supported by many highly circum stantial stories. Thus Captain Mc- Donald of Tulloch, who died in 1770, aged SO years, Is said to have known the white hind of Loch Trlcg for 50 years, his father for a like period before him and his grandfather for 00 years before him. Ko in 1820 Mac-Donald of Glengarry Is reported to have killed a stag which bore a mark on the left ear Identical with that made on all 4 thc calves he could catch by Ewcn-Maclan- Og, who had been dead 150 years. Anal ogous stories, it may be noted, are told iu countries on the continent of Europe, where deer are to be found In any number.—Chambers' Journal. Jant Like Eve'i Apple. A fruit supposed to bear the mark of Eve's teeth is one of the many botani cal curiosities of Ceylon. The tree on which it grows is known by the signifi cant name of "the forbidden fruit," or "Eve's apple tree." The blossom has a very pleasant scent, but the really remarkable fea ture of the tree, the one to which it owes Its name, is the fruit. It is beau tiful and hangs from the tree In a pe culiar manner. Orange on the outside and deep crim son within, each fruit has the appear ance of having had a piece bitten out of it. This fact, together with Its poi sonous quality, led the Mohammedans to represent it as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden and to warn men against its noxious properties. The mark upon the fruit Is attributed to Eve. Why the bite of Adam did not ; also leave its mark is not known, but as only one piece seems to be missing its loss is ascribed to the woman.— Youth's Companion. Lnnkn lienOy For Bmernrenclen. To meet sudden and unexpected de mands upon banks a large sum is kept ready for use. The average large hank— say with total assets of $20,000,- 000—is prepared by four lines of de fense to resist sudden attack. In the vault or safe about $500,000 In bauk hills is always on hand, back of that is a cash reserve of perhaps $1,500,000 de posited in various business banks sub ject to Instant call, back of that again is perhaps $8,000,000 In United States and other gilt edged securities imme diately marketable, and the fourth and last line of defense and to be retired upon only In extreme distress is $0,000,- 000 or $8,000,000 In bonds and mort gages, ou which the mortgagers will be hurriedly called to make a payment on account If the bank is pushed to ex tremities. With such resources dis aster would seem Impossible, though it has come to the best fortified iustitu t ions.—Book keeper. Monument to a Plff. No stranger monument ever existed than that which was erected at the Hotel do Ville by the inhabitants of Luncburg, iu Hanover, iu honor of a pig. This, which took the form of a kind of mausoleum, contained a large glass case in which was hermetically , inclosed a fine ham cut from the ani mal whose memory was to be handed down to posterity. Above was n baud some slab of marble, on which, en graved in letters of gold, was the fol lowing Inscription In Latin: "Passers by, contemplate here the mortal re mains of the pig which acquired for itself Imperishable glory by the dis covery of the salt springs of Luue burg." Changed Ills Tune. It Is said that when President Polk visited Boston he was impressively re ceived at Faueuil Hall market. The clerk walked iu front of him down the length of the market announcing in loud tones: "Make way, gentlemen, for the president of the United States. The president of the United States! Fellow citizens, make room!" The chief had stepped into one of the stalls to look at some game, when the clerk turned round suddenly and, find ing himself alone, suddenly changed his tone, and exclaimed: "My gracious! Where has that darned idiot got to?" The follies of youth are drafts on old age, the payment of which is impera tive.—Chicago News. i, The eye of an educated person aver ages 2,500 miles of reading lu a lifo -1 time. A ROMANCE OF RAGS By Hope Harte. • 4 Raj?s" stood on the corner of two of the busiest streets of the city. The "beautiful" covered him with a white mantle, and a cold, biting wind swept chills through his thin, worn coat. Passers by there were by hundreds, but none bestowed upon him more than a disinterested glance. lie was a "stran ger within the gate" of a city where poverty is too common to awake com ment. "lings" was the eminently fitting so briquet given him by half a dozen dev ilish youngsters. "Rags" had walked the streets all day in a fruitless search for employment, lie was "willing to do anything." "For God's sake, let me do something!" The many times he had made this ap peal he had ceased to count. Truly there was nothing prepossessing in the appearance of the shaggy haired man, with the stoop of (JO years and the burden of liis poverty. And "Rags' " services were not In demand. It was growing dusk. Through the thick mist of snow the electric lights began to twinkle. The lonely man on the corner put his hands in his pockets—they were empty, lie heaved a sigh and, turning, entered a narrow side street leading to a cheap lodging house. The door closed behind him, and he wended his way lip two flights of rickety stairs to his room— his home! The mockery of the word to how many poor, weary, aching, breaking human hearts! It was cheer less and cold, hut the wind didn't blow in even at that big hole in the window half so hard as It did on the corner, and "Rags" was grateful for the cot and the rickety table, with Its new red and green cover (the donation of some enterprising "Dorcas club"), and a hard wooden chair. A violin case stood In one corner of the room. "Rags" lighted the dirty lamp and brought forth his old violin. lie touch ed It tenderly with his almost frozen fingers, rested It under his quivering chin and drew the bow caressingly across the strings. He loved it. It had been his compan ion now lor 40 years. Its every tone was fraught with sweet memories. When the strings awoke to magic melody under the pres sure of Love's bow, there thrilled an answering vibration in a fair woman's heart, and even after the heart was stilled the violiu was the medium for "heart to heart" talks—the messenger from soul to soul. It had been his "good fairy;" It had brought him into favor with the tickle goddess, Fortune, and the queen of fame had smiled when he and the old fiddle had played for her—long, long ago. If "Rags" were playing for her to night, she would surely lay a laurel wreath upon his silver hair, and fickle Fortune should return and fill his pock ets with golden nuggets direct from far Cape Nome, for he played touight as he had never played before. A man passing on the street below paused and listened. He entered the lodging house and followed the stairs up to the half open door whence came the music, lie was a man of 30, per haps, and his face was one familiar to amusement patrons. He waited for the music to cease. Five—ten minutes—and still the vio linist played. Each passing moment the listener felt more certain that he had not been mistaken. Ib? peered in at the door. The faint light fell across the old man's face, his fingers had warmed, his eyes Hashed, and the love for his old in strument (ah, there was the secret of his power tonight) shone in Lis counte nance. There was only one thing else on earth lie cared for—since Kate was gone—and tonight was the last time he would ever touch the beloved violin! Tomorrow it would hang in some pawnbroker's shop, and he ll is frame shook with sobs, and the music ended in a broken chord. "Father!" The word was uttered in a low, con centrated tone, and the strong hand of youth clasped the feeble baud of age. "Father!" The old man started. The gray head was raised, and the violinist looked into the handsome face before him. "My boy! My boy!" he cried, his arms round the two things he loved most on earth, the old violin and his child. "And you never received my letter, father?" the boy had asked. "I supposed your silence meant that you were still angry with me, and pride forbade my writing again." "It was too hard 011 you, my lad," the old man wept. "Kate told me so. Six teen was but a boy, and the circus ring is attractive"— "From a reserved seat," the young man Interrupted. "But the spangles are for the benefit of the audience, and sometimes each separate spangle means a separate heartache to the wearer. Many, many times 1 longed to see the old home and you and—mother. And you have been searching for me ever since"— And after awhile the young man told the old one a little story of One made up Of loveliness alone— A woman—of her gentle sex The seeming paragon, who had brought Into his life bright ness thousands of times more radiant than ever the spangles of circus riders in years of yore. Then the old man and the young man and the violin that would not hang in a pawnbroker's shop on the morrow all went away together to find her. The snow had ceased falling, the moon was shining, and the gilded cross of fashionable St. Paul's gleamed pit. less and cold in the white light.— .Nickell Mt^'ttzine. LIIPfftL , E3 [TtfJ a [THJ a Eg rplj-l & IrfcU -y J^f^fW-j|jj [il dices for Ml Wear! | Very large stocks of the latest style Fall Shoes have just been received. rjj We invite inspection from the most critical, knowing that the goods we Li. now have to offer you are the peer of anything sold elsewhere at the same price. We carry complete lines of all [sl grades of Men's, Women's, Youths' and Children's Shoes. S is Hats for | Fall Wear! | Our Hat department is stocked with vij the latest from the large factories, in cluding the season's make of the cole- [§3 brated Hawes hat. Boys' and Chil- fjSJ dren's Hats and Caps in endless variety. Sj Underwear I and Hosiery! jj f=n| You make no mistake when you do- S pond upon us for good goods in E: liS Underwear and Hosiery. We also 0® [E have ready our stock of Fall Shirts, |J§] Neckwear, etc. Complete lines of all kg] ro| reliable makes of Overalls and Jackets. a] 1 McIIENAMN'S I Hat, Shoe and Gents' Furnishing Store, 86 So\xtlx C3n.tre Street. TOjefiTOnmi a * rjtU¥irgrFiwJlii RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. June 2, 1901. ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS. LEAVE FKBELAND. 6 12 a ra for Weatherly, Munch Chunk. Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila delphia and New York. 7 34 u m for Sandy Hun, White Haven. Wilkes-liarre, Pittston and Scranton. 8 15 a m for Huzleton, Weatherly, Muuch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadelphia, New York, Delano und Potts ville. , 9 30 a m for Hazleton, Delano, Muhuuoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Curmvl. 1 1 42 a m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al- j lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila- ! delphia. New York, Huzleton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. i Carmel. 1151 am lor White Ilaven, Wilkcs-Barrc, Scranton and tiie West. 4 44 P m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel phia, New York, Huzleton. Delano, Maliaiioy City, Shenandoah, Mt. Carmel and Pottsville. 6 35 p in for Sandy Hun, White Ilaven, Wilkes-Barre, Serantou and all points West. 7 29 P ni for Hazleton. AIiHIVE AT FREELAND. 7 34 a m from Pottsville, Delano and Haz leton. 9 12a m troiu Now York, Philadelphia, Eas ton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk, Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel 9 30 a m from Scranton, Wilkcs-Barre and White Haven. 1 1 51 a m from Pottsville, Mt. Curmcl, Shen undoah, Muhuuoy City, Delano and Hazleton. 12 48 1 m from New York, Philadelphia, Fusion, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk and Weatherly. 4 44 I> "1 from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and White Haven. 6 35 P in from New York, Philadelphia. Easton, Bethlehem Allentown, Mauch Chunk. Weatherly, Mt.Carmel,Shenan doah, Mahanoy City, Delauo and Hazle ton. 7 29 p in from Scranton, Wilkes-Barro and White Haven. For further Information inquire of Ticket Agents. HOLLIN 11. Wl LBUH.General Superintendent. 20 Cortlandt Struct, New York City CH AS. S. LEE, General Pusseugcr Agent. LI J Cort laudt Street, New York City. G. J. GILDROY, Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pa. *"¥ A HE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND A SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect March 10, 1001. Trains leave Driftou for Jeddo, Ee.kley, Hazlc It rook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roan and Hazleton Junction at (100 a m, dail* except Sunday: and 707 a in, 2 p tn, Sunday Trains leave Driftou for Harwood,Cranberry. I'omhickcn and Deriuger at 800 a in, daiq except Suuduy; and 7G7 a ui, 2118 p in, Sun ' Trains leave Driftou for Oneida Junction. Harwood Road, Humboldt Head, Oneida and -heppton at 000 a m, daily except Sun day; and 7 07 a m, 2 38 P ni, Sunday. Tiains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood. Cranberry, Tomhieken ami Deriuger at 835 j: •n, daily except Sunday; and 8 511 a m, 4 22 p m Sunday. Trains leave Hnzleton Junction for Oneida .1 unction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Sheppton at 0112,11 10 a m, 4 41 p ra, daily except Sunday; and 7 517 a m, 3 11 p m. Sunday. Trains leave Deriuger for Tomhieken, Cran berry, Hai wood, Hazleton Jii net ion and Hoan at 600 p m, daily except Sunday; and 037 a in, 5 07 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton J unction and Hoan at 711 am. 12 40, 628 p ui, daily except Sunday; and bll a m, 3 14 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 20 p in, daily, except Sunday and 8 11a m, 3 it p ni, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stock ton, Hazlc Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 4'J p in, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 5 40 p m, Sunday. Ail t rains connect at, Hazleton .1 unction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanne ville, Audcn ried and other poiuts on the Traction Com pany's lino. Train leaving Drifton at 800 n m makes connection at Deriuger with P. K. H. trains for Wilkosbarre, Suubury, Harrisburg and points west. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. k The Cure thai Cures ( p Coughs, Ifj \ Colds, j |) Grippe, L \ Whooping Cough, Asthma, J Bronchitis and Incipient A Consumption, Is follo'sl f j ,j| TVve GERMAN REMEDY* £ Puures\\\ro?&-at\d frxss.'ases. J THIS GUN METAL FINISHED FOUNTAIN PEN ' .itE y FOR ONE HOUR'S WORK. "* ONE THIRD ACTUAI SIZE ! Bojs .mil Girls, wo will Trust you. No Nouoy in a4vamc. J' ■ * .!•<• Uml Top I .",1 I I MlGßtl SUPPLY CO., 179 Broadway, New York, s ZPIRUST Tl3STG riouij'ilj Uuuc 91 (Uc Tuhuuc OUloo,
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