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, 1881-03-07

FROM one point Of view the appointment
Of Robert Lincoln to Cabinet ofllce was as
1nuch a recognition Of the colorcd lace as the
selection Of one of their own humber would
hnye bcet,. That the son Of the great Email-
cipator should have been chosen Is public ac-
acknowledgement of tho fact that posterlty l,as
justified and nppIaudcd his work.
, 1881-03-07
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

THY Cu,cAoo TRlnusE has established branch
offices sor the receipt Ut subscriptions and aseEsi1a-
ncnss a. follows:
NEW yUltK-isoom 70 Tribune Building. FIT. Nc
FAnpEs, Sfaiasor. .. 49,
GLASGOW, Scotland-A1Inn's American Eens
Agency. 3l Kgnne1t.st ....-..
LONDON, EnR.-Amcftcau Exchange, 10 Strand.
HENRY +. G1tLfa. Agcut
hAS1IINElUN. u. t.-l2Io r street,
, 1881-03-07
ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE,


ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
Tic purpose of tic caucus held by tho
Democratic Senators OIL Saturday while
waiiing for tic Cabinet nominations was not
merely To determine the question of i'm.
mediate confirmation Of tho nuw Presidents
ofllcia1 fnu.ily, hut nlso to consider the prob
leu Of reorganix'ne tho Senate. 1t cmna
out In Washington yesterday that while tlse
catcus reached no fnal tlcclsfon, tie plan
wns suggested, md mny he Adopted, to have
tho Se1nto take II recess till about tic middle
Of tho month, III order tn give time for the
filling OF vacancies Oil tic Republican side
causcsl seyernity by the death OF tho lnte
Senator Carpenter md tho retirement Of
MGssrs. 1'laine, Wiiuton,, md kirlswood to
tho Cabinet. 4 special messenger lett
Washington yesterday to carry N1r.
Dlane's resignation to tho Milne Lcgtslat~
urc, so tllnt Ills successor may be elected Il
week from tomorrow. 'rllo designations of
Messrs. Kirkwood and Window will probn-
bly, bo sent III to-lny. alltl, tho Legislatures IN
their States having adjourned, successors
may bo appointed at once. The Wisconsin
Legislature may proceed Tomorrow 10 tho
election Of Senator to tako Mr.. Carpcnter's
sent.
sach dcc's1on oil tho part OF the Demo-
cfatic Senators would uitlnesttonably DO
wise. II tlleS should seek to .ake advantage
OF the existing vacancies OIL tic Republican
side, they would thus invite reorganization
Mt my tinle when tho Republicans should
feel themselves strong enough to undertake
It, The Senate, being permanent body, atl-
m1ts ot reorganization az any time "l1ah
ma1oflty are Ill iaFof of 5uch proceeding,
ahd Nero resolution IS the only
necessary preliminary to suell step.
IT, Is tho practice when MI organization
mas once been lnada to retuIll 1t during tic
current Congress, but this practice Is based
upon the assumption that the original or
ganizasion lias been made by clcnr ma
1or'ty, without resort to sharp practice.
There Is nothing nrbitrnry or binding about
II. 1t TIC Democrats shnll resolve to post
pohe tho organization for tho present. 1t Will
probably be because certain Senators whose
votes nre Indispensable to the'll nre not will
inE to take shnp Judgment upon tho Re-
publscttns owing to accidental vacancies.
Among tloso Senators may probably bo III.
cislttea Judge DAVIS, OF Illinois, anu Messrs
Bayard, Beck, anu Pendloton. II the Or
gantzation be postponed TIL tho Republican
vacnne!es shall be ltlled, uosl t,ero may DO
III tllo meantime free and fair fight for
Senator MRlone'a vote. upon which the
balance OF power turns, aud, whatever the
result may be, both sides WILL be bound
thereby.
Willie the sonate will be very close and
uncertain upon I'LL questions during tho next
, 1881-03-07

lHll5 III JlA HUN +llA NlbH3NkSNl
1t with strict flnpArtiality and sound
hess Of Judgment. lie belongs wholly
neither to the Westcrnnur tho Eastern sclnol
uf finance. tllongh ,,o yotcd for tho ren,onctE-
zat1oM Of silver. III tic face Of II severe PRESS
uro brought to l,car tn influence lin on tho
othcr si.le. l'otll Mr.. Window mt! Mr..
llinlne will promote by every l!ea,,s IN their
power tho success of tic Forthcoming bi.
metallic conference; md their appointment
mny be accepted as committing tho nuw All
tnlntstratlon thoroughly 10 tho support OF tho
double standard, aud acttycly employing tile
influence Of tho Republic to extend 1t over
Europe aittl America.
Mr.. Robert 1.tneoln I,as been obscnrcd by
the sl,atow Ut n gruat name, a,N, still mnre By
Ills own tllnttesty. Thosu who know lin rs
tho people Of Chicago do will not l.re1 To TO
assured that lle Is n goott lawyer, a.,.l that
his whole life has been marked BY MI unu'
sunl degree ot fidelity nntl adherence
To principle. lie Is scrupuluusly exact,
,nethodtcat, and busincss-llkc III his own
practice, And possesses nIt tlle quail
fticattons Tor n go0d executive ofllder. llo
I.as llad solnu military experience rs III AS
slstant Adjutnnt-f'cncrai oil Gets. Grants
stat, md II! this respect Is better fitted for the
War-Ofl,cp tlau must OF those who l!nye held
It. His aEo Is nearly 10 years, so tEat he
cannot bp considered too yuu,,g; atud Ills
knowledge Of Washington life will protect
him from tic mistakes TINT too often result
from lnexperlcncc. We do not wholly re-
ject thu sentimental Rronnd III considering
this appointment, It WINS II graceful thing
for Gen. Garfield to honor the son Of the
great 1tito!san. Tile people OF Illinois will
thank him for it. 1t IS well TINT ]le Inns done
NO, too, rs seems to be tie case, of his own
motion, without suggestion or urging from
my quarter.
William II. Hunt. who has been appointed
Secretary of tho Navy, Inns been q member of
the Court Of Claims at Washington sjuce May,
1875. lilo is u native of Louislana; was n
Union ,uou during tho War, oul |,os been (.
Republican since, lie Inns been cugagcd in
tic practice of law for many years. nnd was
prominent In tho Ilnr Of New Orleans when
called to Washington. Ills character las
never been questioned, AID, rs lie Ind MI In
innate acaunfntance with Geu, Garfield, tho
latter Ind the best opportunittes Of tut1gtng
of his fitness for the office,
Samuel j. Kirkwoo,l, tho Secretary Of the
Interior has been ,lescribed Ms IN hon,e-
suun man, Ile Is regarded III 1own with
some Of the same peculiar Infection TINT ,yns
bestowed in Illinois pnon Abraham Lincoln.
who,n he resembles botl, In his fie,tre nnfl his
| mnnncrs His upyhnustible nnw of ront1.
]1umor and ,,ts countless nnrctlntcs ltnye dc.
livl,tel many yrstprn nn,,icncps. AR. Kirk
wond,s uh,ic expcrIence Ecnan IN thu Ohio
Constitutional Convention Of 1885,, III ttho,,pl,
|
, 1881-03-07

"The not reduction IL $I1.b11,7G5 In I'd.
nuAl ntorest, or m0ro than l8!i per cent.
The enylug to tho uovcrnmet,t Ia 4 perpctu.
nj ono Of aiiE0st million nud /, half dollar
month. ind It has nIl benn accomplished not
merely without nny help frnm Legislation BY q
pcsnucrltic cpnREcss, but In spite of runstan.
attempts Mt nlc.ltlllng. which served to unseit|s
tho public mind without really etlcetIny any
cha,l9e III Tho law: and aolely by tho authority
granted ten years ngo by far-seeinx Repub
leans"
, 1881-03-07
Iollno ns n Cure Tor N)iplltl,ertn.


DR.. II. i. Ganthier, OF st. Paul. Mimi, con.
tributes tho following cure for llphtherla to tE4
ChfcnGo tftdfctt lfcrfe,u: "Wh!Ie Mt Sntehrs.N Mss,
In tho early pnrt Of l6Gl, was let, through mye1
perience withan epidemic tioll and there prrra-
lellt, to adopt tho treatment 1nnw propose 10 da-
scribe. during this epidemic Iuout to- cases Of
dphthorlA wero successfully treAtod in tho .aan.
narnbuut to butlcsoribrd. l'dr some years a1bse-
uutnt to my return to Illinois tr9Atrl all the
clses encountered t1fty In number, with coni'
pluto sisccess by tho SANG .nrans and hare
slnce treated nbolt 15J cAses. Ill With tho samo
satisfactory result, except III two Instances
where ttoath occurred, the patient being alnoat
m0rtGuHl When coming under trantmtmt. Psc"
vlons to tho adoption Ut tho present nlo1e Of
trcntusont my results were by no1neans IA aali3'
factory, tho dscase lroylug Fatnl III III lens one'
third tho whuto number OF cases. The trcat'
n,Gnt which has proved 50 successful IN my
hands IL MS follows: Tho pntient ~ ordered
tlncIurc OF lotltuu ln ton to twelve drop doses
every hour, vol diluted With watcr, so long d
tho fever lasts, subsequently reducing 1t to ten
drops cynry two, nnd nnally every thspo ho"Fa:
lOcnl arpsse1ttUns Of tho drug nro nlatte l''o ~
Mt tho sumo time. Tllrsu hitter should 10 !Ga1a
by tho pt,ys!ufnn tlulsclf ut lenst twice da'.
For internal use. give, latter!y, tho deconFlzea
tinct,lro; bread md starchy articles OF tliet nia
ut tho san,e time used In ABUNDANCE. such
my treatment
, 1881-03-07

1lTE Shanghai correspondent Of tho Lon
t1oi, Times writes to that paper n running
sketch of tile progress of events IN China
during the yenr 1850, from which 1t would
appcnr that very little growth has BEEN made
III ans direction. The system Of drill III tho
army remains rs Of nltl, nnd. "except in the
CAMPS OF .lcfense, the old drill of antlcs, coll
tortlons. and snmersets, to frighten the
enemy, Is daily gone through III every barrack
IN Chlnn." Tile dispatches between tho
Capitaf nrld the provinces are still carried OIL
aohkeys, The canals are all cioked up, md
the public works arc crulnbllnE into ruin.
There has been ITO progress Mt nil In the
development Of the country by Western
sctentillc appliances. The surveys nade Of
coal and Iron fields. which are known 10
exist III the IanEtszo VALLEY, have come to
nothing. The cotto1-mi'l which was to ],ayo
beel built hns been abandoned. and tile
woolcll-ltills which were built some time
NeO at Lancliowfoo are not yet In
operation, There Is promise Of telcgraphs,
but opcrformance. Explorers for petroleum
In Forrnosa camo back with broken heads.
The only advance made Is In the manage
lnent Of their Steam Navigation Company, and
VI this tile correspondent snys: " For the
first ttmc III Its history proper amount las
bcen written Off the value of the Compnny's
ileet for depreciation and an honest and
prAtsewort!iy nltoMpt made to cut down all
useless expenditure and to put the Company
oil soind commercial basis. Its operations
are to be extended to nll foreign countries
where Chinese merchants are established,
md will, this yiew two OF Its thirty steamers
, 1881-03-07


THE cnNenEssroNar, spnrra pvaTrM
President Garfield In his Inaugural nj.
dress touched M tim sul,frct NJ n{1lcc t,nnr,
aud Incidentally pointed out to Congress md
to tic country tbe hnnc of nnt1 the mcons
whereby tlcru ,uay be by lcpls]nttou n perma-
rent reform in the Ciyl,.Sefyicc systr,n og
tho United States, The President. sucakinp
o1, this subject, said:
Tho civil Service cau noycr bo plaoea on q
satisfactory bnsss unit! 4 IS rcEtlased by Inv.
tecinI. 81 those yio nrc t,trstcd with tl,d M
pointing power, nRainst tho wnsto Of time md
oTou, ,rss,ro .r tiucn nnt for tn nr9,nr.
ttun &C incurubents nEalnst intrigue and wrnng
ta,rn -, If ny r ccs ... M HM tn s9,re 70
Depnrtsnenta. nnd prescribe tho grounds Upon
Sr1,a Mn1ua f., .si. S sna no mnn Mnf!ng tao
pointed.
President Garfield roa IN co,preaa rrou
March, 1eG3, mill Decemhor. i'm. md f.,
direct ami irtimnta ro1ottnna wifi, Nil tho
Dcnnrtments of tho Goynrp,nont NJ ,n,,,
Inns hecn II tnorn ol,snrvout yltnesa NJ tho
DEGRADATION of nol,tlcs. anI tho iuiurv to tl,a
nnb,}c scryicc rrs,,lttnc fro,u tre 1,sot;nhIo
ctamor for oolce, aud thc tmprrlous Icmnn,u
matta ,,,,ou mom,wra of f,o,rrn,, H.. ,,,,t,,
friends for HllnrA IN tia st,nft4 nf rnrfu
vtctory.
Gen. Garfield Inns mt t,urInc lila nnhttc
service undertaken tn "boss " thc no,,,ics of
thio. or of nny ntlnr Stuto, ,,o Ina mt M
dcrtaken to co,,trol tina Federal notro,,oga in
,}at State. liz has nat nrrnn,zru n fnctlon IN
Ohio drvotcd tn h1s norsonat i,,tnras,.
nnl theresnro Ina nnvnr ,ln,uo,,t,t ,ht,
wl,o]a or even hta "shoron ~ lin
Offices for any "winrn oY tbe Marty
trvotc,1 to htnso1f liz b,u ,ytt,nssa,,
tne dan,nrohle afrct.te ~ ~. ,,oi,,,,
nam t,,o ,w1t,ic. of ,,thor c,,taa ,,,I so ~.
n,otter of tnete md of fnstfca ,,os ,rt hi.
tnto,r t1,o fo1lv If o,,,ors Ina ,,tstr,,,t,a,,.,
notrn,,a1, nc n.rt NJ t,,,, ,,,,',,,.n,",. 80 c.,
atora ,,,.l i,nnrue,ntottr.u hnv ,,or,.o1 ,,,o.,,
tniny,. tn tha nnrtw ~, t,,, ,l,ssn,,s,,,n' ] a,,I
str,,o r. hoc ,,ro,1ucu1 tho,, lbs ,,,,.
H.. t,,, 1,nn,n,.rats In "n,ors ~, rx,'',.,,.
oi,,cn thernror. ,s,t,,o,t ha"i,+ ar"S '," ,"n,'
nr hn,,t,,9 d,v,r'l ~ ntto,',,,,"I ~ ~ ,,s''
or drctntor IN tho ,listrhntinn ~ ~ ~ ,n,oa. no
o,,,,,. ,,nrso,,n, ,.,to,,a., 49,, .,'t., ]
lnowIrtlp. of tha l,tnfu, rsroeta ~ s,,,i, -
- 49," ~" S"ee'' ~ ""s" ="
own party and upou TIM reneral no,,tica nf
~, ' ..'.'...s S, ~ N'o' @'60 es''sA"' p'''t'es "
~ G5'rnr',s tus ,v,cn,u eo,,a ott.nt,ou ~ ,,,,.
would laye leon tic condition Of thlnys ut
,","n .a.oI ov '".a .ho .'u!o n "'ele .'oe
oeon elec.es, a"l tho ell11fe patronage Of lilo
oor,t1n ,,rt, 1,I,nr,, ,r,,,L1 IT,, ,,.,,, -. a.
"el"..a p"tts' lhe'o "ou"A oo 10" ~ tt5e
pa"t stIess nose .0sa!1''.s the
,,,l tors bel1ng on, tic suo!s," ana eacl Democrat
|''''' tf. "'e' ~ '''o o'i''' "o"'o w 4tast-
, 1881-03-07

McV1ekerf1 Thentre.
Siat;aou street, bctwenn State and Dearborn.
engagement Of Lotta. "1he Little Detective"
, 1881-03-07

1rnverly'a Thcntrcs
rcntborn street. curnrr OF Morro5. EneaReMons Of
Louis AldrIch and Charles T. rarsoo. "My Partner" "
, 1881-03-07

ITnafey's Theatre.
Rhrdo1ntl stTcct. betwe1n CInrk md In Snte, En-
Rngetuout Of Snlatury's Troubauoues. "Htook."
, 1881-03-07

Grand 0rer1a4Fz0nzc.
eInrk street, opposi now Courthouse EnanGe-
nent ct tho loston Theatre Company. "ToyaHers
In huutheFp Halkr
, 1881-03-07

Academy Of Hfua1c.
1fnlsted tttcot. ncar Madison. West Gia. Variety
, 1881-03-07

Olympic Theatre.
r1ark street. hcswrcn Like and Randolph. Ed
gngement Of Harry Webbcy. "S!p md Tuck"
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Railroad Guide.
UHILA. g. READING RAILROAD.
Arrangement of Passenger Trains.

MAY 29TlI. 1881.
Trnlns leave ALLENTOWN as foiiows,-
WA pERKIoyEN RAILRoApl.
For Philadelphia, at '4;s1, 6.45, iI.4o. au.. and
S3lO p. IN. -
For Philadelphia at -. 90 a. m.,s.s5 D. m.
wa EAST PrkNA. DEANcn.l
For Rondrs and Harrisburg, 600, o.Oe M,
FOR Lancastorand Columbia. GOO. 9.aOan. and
$50 p. III
For Reading and way noints. 9-So p. m = mi,
For Reading. Harrisburg, and way po nts 9O6
tvrA BETHLEHEMJ
For Philadelphia from l. v, Depot .4.54. 0.l2
4siaa IN ,is.uO 5.hS 1874 p. m. Sunnny 40 IN.
For Philadelphia from L. u $ Gepot 'Ec4'
II Traino o FoR + m ALLENTowN N leave as follows.
IVA PERRIoMEN RAlLRoAD,l
Leave phIladelphia, 7.4o Il. N. anu Loo, F1.SV
"no - m' Sundays.
Leave Philadelphia, 800 u. M, s.15 aud t4.2o
tvIA EAST rEHNA DRAScHl
foavc Reading,7.G0 l0.3O Il. IN, 40 3bj,fnd 0,lt
Leave Harrisburg SO st5 aud ESQ a. M, l.45
ana 100 y. m.
Leave Lancaster, 500 a. m l.o5 ana S.5o p. m.
Leav . Columbia 5.50 a. NJ l.1O and $40 p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Reading 7.3o End a.Gr q. m.
Leave Uarrishui =, go ain.
WA hEJHLEHEM.l
Toave ohiladelp MA G d.. ~ 90, ais, 2.lo, td.I5
as - ~. .oon ~. SUI dav 81 q. IN. *S.nu u. IN,
Trains maj ket thus y run to ana from depot
9th ana Greeu streets, Philade plia other
iiains toa frt M Broad street depot. Trains
Wis B"thlchem' run to AID from BerLs ST,
Depot except those marked tAl
Tne AI.7 anu G.5j N.iu tluihs from Allentown.
and the ~i.3 ard 5.15 p. NJ. tram from Phila-
de!phlu, have through cars to Gnd IRON Phila.
]. Il. WOOTlEN
Geuer0t Manager.
c. q HANCOCK. Gcnl Pass. q Ticket AGent
may Is,
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mE touLp Nor rNLlsf.

"No, I am not one Of the veterans Of this
war" he slowly replied to the inquiry, "but
it was not my fault. WANTED to be thers5
but something always held be back"
"rhat was to bad"
"Yes, II was. When the war broke out
offered TO go, but was in jail on a ak
months sentence nni they would not take
me. was ,nnocent, Of course, but as was
in Jail tho recruiting officer bad to refuse
me; Lands but how did ache to. 60 down
to the front and wade in gore"
"And when you got cut of Jail 2"
Eyes, got out, but then my mother died
was on my way TO enlist when she died,
and, of course, that altered my plans, No
one knows how bitterly wanted to be down
there and wado in blood and glory"
"Well, you didn't have to mourn all
through the war, did your"
"oh, no. Bless your soul, but only
mourned for thirty days, and then | started
out to enlist in the artillery. was just
about to write down my name when con-
stable arrested me for breach Of promise,And
1t was four months before got through
With the suit. All | sir, but il you only
knew how suffered at being held back
when others were winning glory cn thd
field Of carnage you would pity mer
"But the sun was finally decdediY
Yes, finally, and within an hour after the
jury brought in verdict | started for Tole-
do to enlist ia the cavalry"
"hnd you enlisted ~
almost was beng examined by ths
doctor when I got a dispatch that the old
man had tumbled into the we'll, and Of
course had to go home. had not got the
undertaken paid before lightning struck the
barn. Then some one set fire to the cheese
factory and soon after that bad three ribs
broken and was laid up for year. When
finally did get around to enlist, the doc
, tor rejected me becouse ! was color blind,
pear-sighted, lame and deaf I tell yod5
sir. when think of the glory lost and the
gore didn't she'd il breaks me right down
and don't even Sars for soda water"
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THE EMPTY CRADLE.

She sits beside the cradle,
And her tears streaming fast,
For she sees tho present only,
While she thinks Of all the past
OF the days so full ofRladness,
When her hrst.boru's asswerlng kiss.
Thrilled her soul with such a rapture
That It know no other bliss.
Oh, those happy, happy moments,
They but deepen her despair
For she bends above tho cradle;
And her baby Is not there.
There are words Of comfort spoken,
And the leadsn clouds Of grief
Wear the smiling bow Of promise,
And she feels a sad relief
But her wavering thoughts will wander,
Till they settlo on the scene
or the dark and silent chamber,
And Of all that might have been
For little vacant garment,
Or shining tress Of hair,
Tolls her heart, In tones of anguish
That her baby is not therc'
She sits beside the cradle,
But her tears no longer flow;
For she sees blessed vision,
And forgets all earthly WOO.
SANITY eyes look down upon hor,
And the voice that hushod the sen
stills her spirit with the whisper,
"Suffer them to come to Me-
And while her soul Ia lifted
On the soaring wings Of prayer,
Heavens crystal gates swing inward
And she secs her baby there.
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sENAToR nooNr.s nlG rEEr.

In the early days of Indiana. one of the
State Senators was a good-natured giant
named George Boone. When he stood
up his height attracted attention, for he
measured nearly seven feet. If he made
gesture, his hands we're noted as the
largest ever seen in that State. But it
was his feet that amazed his colleagues.
When about is, young Boone thought
he would call on neishbor who lived a
few miles of. Sally, the neghbor's dsush-
ter, was large and pretty, and the youth
ful giant thought she would make suit
able wife.
It was late in the fall! though too early
to put on shoes. 30 that he started bare
footed. His best buttern=t.colored suit
had been made some six months before,
and was much too small for him. The
pautaloons reached inst bellows the knees,
while the coat stretched as tight over his
body as an eel skin dried over hoop
pole.
After wading creeks and muddy bot.
toms the would-be sparker arrived at the
neighbor's log hut just as the family were
sitting down TO supper of mush and milk.
Being invited to draw up, be sat down
along side of Sally. The old lady offer
ed him a large bowl, which he stretched
forth his hand to take. Not making
sufficient allowance for the size of his
hand, he struck the big milk pitcher. Out
went the milk over the table, and ont
went Sally from the room roaring with
laughter
The old lady kindly remarked, at
will rub ont whom it dries;" but the
youth knew that he was already rubbed
ont, so far as Sally was concerned. He
saw nothing more of her. The clock
struck ten.
Mr.. Boone" asked the old lady.
won't you wash your feet and go to
bed9'
'Yes, me'am."
Here's an iron pot it is the only
thing have that'n do"
The pot proved too small for bis feet
to enter. except by sliding them in side
ways. When in, they sWelled so much
he could not get them out. The pain
was intense. AS the clock struck eleven
the old lady asked;
"Nr. Boone, are you not done wash
ing your feet?
What did this pot cosi2' He roared.
II must break it."
"a dollar"
( ]. BriAg me tho axe"
Breaking the pot in pieces, be handed
the cid lady dollar, opened the door
aud started for home. SevesrI years af-
ter, he met Sally at hu,kiog. AS soon
as she saw him she hiIssi out laughing.
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COOL MARTYR.

Ten minutes aftei the Flint and Pere
Marquette train had pulled ont of the
depot yesterday Young man with grab
bag in his hand aud cigar in his mouth
sauntered in rs If he had an hour to
spare. After walking mp and down for
about fve minutes. he stopped at the
tioket-window and nsked'
elias the Flint train gone yeif'
Eyes, quarter os an hour ago"
"The doucel Why, l was to GO on
that train"
"Well, you didn't"
"That's 30, and I'm placed in an em-
barrassing position. was to be mar
ried to girl up the road tonight. No
other train, suppose"
''No, sir"
'And cant't get there2'
"Perhaps you could hire locomo-
tive"
"Ah. perhaps I could. I'll fnish my
smoke and then go und see about it"
After the end Of his cigar had been re-
duced until the fire burned his nose, the
young man went up stairs and said to
the Superintendent;
"Could you, ah, for abont five or six
dollars, ah, give me locomotive as far
as Flint. ahY"
"No, sir"
"Ah, you can'i3 VIII, that's badtlish.
was to have been married at six o'clock
this evening. / might say seven dollars
for locomotive"
"And you might sey seven times that. "
Couldn't do it;'pon honor I couldn't,
though I'll go down and smoke anothet
cigar and perhaps make you another Of
fer after time"
He lit another cigar and paced up and
down and all a. once he began hunting
his pockets. He shortly pulled out a
note book, and after running over the
leaves he approached the ticket-sellcr
and said:
II find that 1 am saved"
How"
"Here it is, Just as wrote it down
last Fall. MEN; The said party of the
first part which is me--agfees to wed
the said party of the second part-which
is Helen ON the evening of April 4,
1881, provided, that billiards., foods,
broken bridges. railroad delays, or other
acts of Providence permit I always
make a mem. of these Things to save mis-.
understandings. missed the train,
and that comes under the head of rail
road delays, eh2'
II think SO.
"And she has no grounds for breach
of promise9"
"Can't see any,
"Nor I. My conscience tells me that
ought to offer about niue dollars for n
locomotive to run me up there. and if il
is refused Iii go back to the hotel snS
take thugs easy until tomorrow Are
you married."
NO"
"Going to be7''
"I-Iexpect SO"
make mem. Of 1t, and give Provi
dence plenty Of latitude for delays. III
not only business, but you've got EN-
tight as wedge, Mem, it right dowf
in black and white, and if they talk sas,
say, show 'em the door. Bye-by, ole
fcllow--see You later"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-10-15

Mrs. Annie a. smithton, of auburn, N.
Y, writes al had doctored for years and
tried various advertised remedies for my
complaint, which was general prostration.
believe ! suffered every i'll that 1esh is
heir to. The least e1ertion caused the great
est fatigue. | was tormented with dyspep.
sia and every irregularity. My blood seem
ed poisoned, pinples and sores were allVver
my body nothing tried ever gave me more
than mere Temporary relief, and felt my
self growing worse and worse. Mr.. Rey-
nolds, the druggist, advised me TO use
Browns iron Bitters. From the very start
began to improves Row J do not feel like
the same woman"