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Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
ROSE FROM THE RANKS.
Railroad Magnates Who Started as Brake
men, Operators or Rod-Men.

Railroad Magnates Who Started as Brake
men, Operators or Rod-Men.
Among the officers of nearly every
railroad in the country are to be found
men who have risen from the very low
est round. 4. NJ. Tucker, who is
division superintendent on the Erie
under Murphy, started in as track
laborer. and his first promotion was to
the position of rod-man in the engineer
corps. John n. Abbott, of the Western
States Passenger Association, used to
be a freight clerk on the Erie c. W.
Bradley, general superintendent of the
West Shore, used to be a brakeman
and conductor on the same road. Gen.
eral Superintendent Bancroft of the
Denver & Rio Grande learned the Morse
alphabet in one of the small stations
on the Erie. and counted himself lucky
when he obtained a position as tele-
graph operator on the West Shore.
President Caldwell of the Nickel-Plate
was once a clerk on the Penn sylvania.
F. X. Hahn. general manager of the
New York elevated roads, began his
career in his seventeenth year as a
machinist's apprentice on the Philadel-
phia 4 Reading road at Pottsville-
The officers of the great Pennsyl-
vania system. from the president
down, have all come up from the bot
tom. President Roberts entered the
service of the road in 1852 as rod man
in the engineer corps. Later he had
charge of the construction of small
branch lines, and finally was made as
sistant to the president in 1862. He
eight years. a. j. Cassatt. formerly
vice-president OF the company. also be-
gan as rodman. Second Vice-Presi-
dent Thomson used to be a machinist
in the shops at Altoona He invented
the block-signal interlocking switch.
General Manager Pugh commenced as
brakeman, and General Passenger
Agent Carpenter was once messenger
boy in the Philadelphia Office of the
company General Agent Geer used
to be receiving clerk in the freight de-
partment
James McCrea. general manager OF
the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts
burgb, like President Roberts. began
as rod-man at $40 month. He now
draws salary of $500 a year. and
is still under forty. Robert Pitcairn.
superintendent of the Pittsburgh di-
vision of the Pennsylvania and gen.
eral agent for the company, was once
a essenger boy in the old Atlantic &
Ohio telegraph Office in Pittsburgh.
Among the other messengers en-
ployed at that time was Anson Stager.
afterward general superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany; W. O. Hugart. now president
of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail-
road Company; Andrew Carnegie. who
. few years later laid the foundations
of his wonderfully successful career As
private secretary to Colonel Tom Scott.
and David McCargc. now general
superintendent of the Allegheny Val
lsy RAILROAD ad-Philadelphia Newa
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
Enterprises of Grea, Pith and Moment

Have, ere now. had their currents turned
awry,' as Hamlet says. by an attack of dys-
pepsia. Napoleon failed to improve his ad-
vantage at Austerlitz in consequence, it is
said, Of indigestion brought ON by some iu-
discretion in eating. In order to avoid dys-
pepsia. abstain from oFer indulgence; and
precede the meal by a wineglassful of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. more effective than
any dietetic in improving the tone of the
stomach. Liver complaint, chills and fever
and rheumatism are annihllated by the
BitterS.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
RALEIGH. n. c., Feb. Goth, 1sSs.

DR. A. 7. SHALLENBERGER.
Rochester, Pa. Deor SiI:-I wish
to say word in behalf of your wonderful
Chill and Fever Pills. Some months ago a
friend, who knew that my wife had been
afflicted for months, sent me a package of
your pills. / gave them to her and they
cured her at once. A neighbor. Mr.. Perry,
had suffered with chills for more than a
year. and had taken Quinine until his hear
ing was greatly injured. Seeing the cure
wrought in my wife's case. he procured a
bottle of pills and was speedily restored to
perfect health. feel that this is due to
you. Very truly, Rev. j. ID. DAVIS.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
"FoR seven long years I struggled aw.

"FoR seven long years I struggled away
farming. running mil, &C.. until / was
fortunately introduced TO B. F. johnson &
Co., Richmond, Va, By my brother, and I
had made more clear money than had made
in the seven years before. They took me
right by the hand from the start and seemed
to be very glad Of the chance to show me
how TO do II" This is about what q young
man said year or 50 ago Of the above-meR-
toned firm. Since that time he has been
steadily at work for them, and is now one
OF the happiest men in America fyou need
employment II would be good thing for you
70 follow this young mans example.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

TIE Elizabeth Thompson science fund,
established by the woman whose name il
bears .'for the advancement and prosecu
ton of scientific research in its Oroaoest
of s., COO has already been bestowed on in
vestigators for important researches, and
there is now some accumulated income
available.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
Philosophy Of the pav.

-.
The degrees Of luck are so-yarious
that they can be applied to all circum-
stadces. ~ -z -
Wisdom waits to be asked for advice.
Truths differ. Sometimes they are
told to mans face, and sometimes be-
hind his back. s.e -oBsaes
The truth about some men ia not
told until after they are dead.
Vanity produces corns and vexations
of spirit
Trusts are combinations OF men and
corporations that can not trust one an
other. FY
Ii every man could have his way the
world would be almost depopulated.
Some men discipline themselves to
death
Much sympathy is thrown away on
an ambulance patient. 1t may be only
a case OF plain drunk.
Many man lives on the reputation
others make for him.-N. Y. Sun.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

FIVE cents saved on soap: FIVE dollars lost
on rotted clothes Is that eoOaOmyf There
is not cents difference between the cost of
q bar of the poorest soap made and the beet,
which is as all know, Dobblns' Electric.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

ADoLPH STRrTHERs. of Hancock County
O., is bound to keep cool this summer. He
has invented a fan 70 be placed In his hat,
which is run by an electric battery carried
In one of his pockets. He has been using
the fan for several weeks past and says it
works perfectly and that he doesn't mind
the extra weight.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
It Deur R.x

70 use uncertain means when suffering
from diseases Of the liver, blood or lungs,
such as biiiousness. or silver complaint"
-&kln diseases, scrofulous sores or swellings,
or from lung scrufula fcommouly Known as
consumption of the lungs) when DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is guaranteed to
cure all these affections, II taken in time. or
money paid for 1t will be promptly refunded.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

ASwIss chemist has invented Q new ful.
minating mixture that can be carried about
with perfect safety, but will explode with
q deafening report II brought in contact
with . drop Of ether or alcohol.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

WHEN the policeman says "Nove on r. It
Is wise to move. He has two advantages; /;
= CLUB and the semblance of law
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

Oregon, tho Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate. certain and abundant
crops. Bestfruit grain. grass, stock country
il theworld. Fullinformation free. Address
Oregon nImmigration Board. Portland, Oregon
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets. and
them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

WHEN the Saxon dynasty was overthrown
by the Normans all persons below certain
rank were forbidden to wear necklaces
under heavy penalties.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

MISS AMELIA B. EDWARDS. the popular
English novelist who is coming TO America
to lecture on Egypt, has long been on the
staf of one of the great London dailies, .
fact known TO but very few people.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

A POCKET mirror free to smokers Of 'sTan-
sill's Punch'' &C. Cigar.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

THOUSANDS of people place necklaces of
coral beads around the necks Of babies, with
the belief that they viii assist the children
in teeching.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

A sALLow skin acquires healthy clear
ness BY the use Of Gienn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

THE New Yor,. Legislature, just before
adjournment authorized the creation Of Eve
extra normal schools, costing the State this
year about S350, 90.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

TIE jamestown (Pa) School Board has
issued orders forbiddIng lady teachers "a
embark either in courtin9 or mssrimony.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

The Puritans abolished necklaces. as they
abolished every thing they laid their hand.
on which sayored Of ornament.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

TECsrs are combinations Of men and cor.
rupticns that can hut-trus one another.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

AL disorders caused BY billions state Of
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their usa Try them.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

TIE next thing to having wisdom our.
selves, is to profit by that Of others
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

The Roman church Is said to have $4,000
farms in Canada yielding An annual income
OF more than million and half. And this
does not include what belongs TO the eccle-
siasticN orders
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

II afflicted with Sore Ewes use Dr.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it 25c
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

MEN would be less wicked If they would
hu Mt for fewer opportunities.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

$500 offered for an incurable case of Ca
tarrh In the Head, by the proprietors Of Dr.
Sage's Remedy.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

MORE than third of the board school
mistresses in London get salaries Of over
81 600 year. and there are altogether about
one Thousand in the metropolis and the
provinces altogether who receive $50 or
upward.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

THI whole apparatus Of the new electro
pneumatic signal balloon, intending the ma
chine for making the gas, weighs only fifty
two pounds and can be conveniently carried
by one man The balloon is held captive oy
TWO wires connected with two eiectro-mag-
nets acting on cylinder Of compressed cir
which works set Of signal arms.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
Niagara Falls.

In the summer Of 1888. Mr. Charles Ora
ham, OF New York, one of the finest aquarel-
hsts IN the country, produced . water-color
OF Niagara Fails, remarkable in its accu-
racy OF drawing, In its marvellous coloring,
in its mastery handling of tones and ef-
fects. all Of which have been perfectly
Reproduced. As the point OF view OF this
picture ID near the Michigan Centrai's
station At Falls View, and represents its
vestibuled limited train at that point in the
foreground, it obtained possession Of the
water-color and the copies made therefrom.
The latter are printed in color, 155S by3
inches, upon paper 224 by % inches in size,
and when framed can not be distinguished
from genuine water-cOl0r save by an ex-
pert
They bear no advertising. save what is
involved in the title, MICHIGAN CENTRAL
TRAIN PASSING NIAGARA FALLS" A limited
number of them will be furnished to the
pubic at Fifty Cents each, which is very
much below their commercial or their
artistic value They will Oe securely sent
by mail upon a paste-board roll. without
extra charge, but not more than two copies
will be sent to any one address.
Address, with postal note or postal
money order for the amount, o. ". Rue
Giles, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt, Chicago.
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Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

Anoxe the most wonderful inventions Of
The age is . musical instrument, or . COM
bination Of musical instruments, known
- the ssPick2phone." 1t consists Of eight
eight bells and one triangle II il whole
oGcheStr8 IN itself, and certainly Il q mouu-
Hen3 % the patience ofits inveEtor, Charles
e Crawford, ef Plymouth, q
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

Is South America the natives wear neck
lAces OF peculiarly marked seed which be
longs to plant growing only on the mount.
aims along the snow line.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

IT has cost the city Of Boston to supply
school-books for the last five years an aver
age per year of sixty three cents for each
scholar The number of scholars Is set
down at G. CO..
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15

Let progresswheels alone!
Margaret 3. Harvey, in Philadelphia Press
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BITS OF HuMOR,

Ma" said Willie, sis man made out of
mnd?"
"Yes, my son."
''Was that the reason pa said his name
was mud when he forgot his umbrella the
other nightP2
Blotterwck Il see the hustle is no long
er worn,
His Wife Where did you see that, my
dear?
Blotterwick (meekly) - In the news
papers
His Wife (sharplyl-Well, when you see
it in the street, just tell me.
Inquisitive Poet How is IL that at your
age you haven't tooth in your headP
Old Man-I guess it is hereditary. I was
born without teeth.
Young Mr. Brunner--My dear, didn't
you enjoy my letters while l was awayP
aatter my self write rather spicy lettersp
Mrs Brunner--Yes, l should say you
carried your letters in the same pocket with
your cloves for about three days before
mailing them,
Young Wife-Poor Fid0, he has broken
ont three of his teeth,
Brutal Husband-Yes, see. gave
bim one of your pancakes for his breakfast.
Cowboy, by moonlight on the plains
The preachers say as how folks die and 60
to live in stars. Can yer b'lieve it, pard,
old boy?
Partner 1t mouGht be, Bill. Now,
there goes a shootin' star; some cowboy
must have got sent there.
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TO LIVE THE LIFE OF A MAN.

1t has been well said that the vital prin-
ciple grows weak when isolated The man
who cares for nobody and for whom no.
body cares has nothing to live for that will
pay for the trouble of keeping soul and
body together. You must have heap Of
embers to make glowing fire. Scatter
them apart, and they become dim and cold.
So to have brisk, vigorous life You must
haye group of lives to keep each other
warm, as 1t were-to afford each other mu.
tual encouragement and confidence and
support. If you wish to live the life of a
man, and not that of fungus, be social,
be brotherly, be charitable, by sympathetic
and labor earnestly for the good of your
kind. Once Week.
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MEALS IN INDIA.
he icds dead.

In ndia, the tabe-servants are men OF
infinite resources; nothing dauLts them.
A lady, writing in the "Cornhill Magazine
saws she once objected to the manner in
Which vegetable marrow had been cooked.
'Your majesty" said the servant, "has
but to give the order and tomorrow It shall
be made into French beans"
Her servant announced that there was
beef-steak for dinner, and she, as a matter
of course, asked: "What is It made off" /
"Of mutton as no beef could be bought" ,"
he answered.
At ceremonious dinner, given by a ma.
tive gentleman TO the lady and to her hus.
band, when the game course was placed on
the table, she saw something unusual in
the look of the partridges. Her head-ser-
want whispered to her thatthey were chick.
ems ANssed as partridges.
Ay4be course was necessary to cere-
monl ldinner, and as no partridges could
be procured the chickens we're offered up
on the altar of custom.
The native who gave the dinner did not
sit at the table with his English guests.
They dined by themselves, and only saw
him after the dinner was over. The table
was spread with the foreign guests own
linen, plate and china, and they were waited
on by their own servants. who had cooked
the dinner
The explanation is that his caste would
not permit him to cat with his guests, and
the servants caste forbade their cooking
for them. FTe had no table furniture such
as English guests require, and if he had
possessed any, he could never have pro-
duced it after they ''polluted" IT,
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SHORT AND LONG COURTsHIPs.

Daisy Dandelion, Essex, Ct, is perplexed
over the question of short and long court
ships, and wants our advice. Well, Daisy,
it is hard to make a rule to ct every case,
but in general we will say that long court
ships are not advisable. Many women.
pale, haggard, wan aud wasted from long
continued uterine ailments, are forced to
banish all thoughts of marriage. Such un-
fortunate sufferers should know that DIR.
Plerce's Favorite Prescription is a positive
cure tor the most complicated and obstinate
cases of leucorrhea, excessive flowing,
painful menstruation, unnatural suppress
ions, prolapus, or failing Of the womb,
weak back, "female weakness" anteryers-
ion, retroyersion, nation and liberation Of
the womb, inflammation, pain and tenderness
in ovaries, accompanied with ''internal
heat"
For all arrangements of the liver. stom-
ach and bawels, take DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
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Aaansihla Man

You'd use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing more coughs.
colds, asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all
throat and lung troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized
any druggist to give you a sample Bottle
Free to convince you of the merit of this
great remedy. Large bottles soc and 81.
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Kentucky Coroner YES, the papers
found upon the deceased prove that be was
Colonel Blood" Witness There was
also quart bottle found in one of his pock-
cts" Coroner-"Was the bottle emptys"
Witness-''No. sir, it was full; 1t hadn't
been touched - Coroner-"Poor fellow;
he must have died without moments
warning.
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Answer This Question

No 2. Why doso many people we see
lround us seem TO prefer to suffer and be
made miserable by Indigestion, Constipa-
ion, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming
Up ofthe Food, Yellow Skin, when for rs
'ents we will sell them Shiloh's System
Vitalizer. guaranteed to cure them. Sold by
I. D, Thomas, Lehighton, w. Biery, Weiss
port
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shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.

Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, a marvellous
cure for catarrh, diphtheria canker mouth,
and headache. With each bottle there is
an ingenious nasal injector for the more
successful treatment Of those complaints
without extra charge. Price 90 c. Sold By
[. d. Thomas Lehighton, w. Biery, Weiss-
port.
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You should bear in mind, my FRIEND"
said the kind-hearted visitor, consolingly.
that your loss is-bis gain" 'Ido-Ido,"
replied the bereayed cousin addressed, as
he shock his head mournfully, ~ cannot
forget it. He had given his note for SIZE,
due next week. and am the security.
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The worldwide reputation of Ayers
Sarssparilla is the natural result OF sur
passing value as blood medicine. Nothing,
in the whole pharmacopoeia, effects more
astonishing results, in serofula, rheumatism.
general debility, and all forms of blood dis
ease, than this remedy.
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Railroad smash.ups are wreck-erea-
tion.
-"Will the coming man perspireS' asks
an exchange. Not unless be is dude. II
he is an ordinary everyday citizen he will
simply sWeat
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Manufacturers OF pure ground coffee
will be interested to knew that there il ne
duty on ehicory or dsndelion root.
Only poor men write books on ''HoW
10 Get Rich" The rich men themselves
will not give the snap away.
While the modern husband has much
to answer for, it eau not be said against
him that he ever goes through his wife's
pocket
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THEIR BUSINESS BOOMING.

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival Of trade at T. D. Thomas
Drug Store as their giving away to their
customers of so many free trial battles OF
Or. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that It always
cures and never dissppoints. Coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat aud
lung diseases quickly cured. You can test
it before buying by getting trial bottle
free, large size 81, Every bottle warranted.
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We have speedy and positive cure fer
catarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth, and
headache, Shiloh's catarrh remedy. A
Nasal injector free with each bottle. Use
it if you desire health and sweet breath.
Price 80 cents. Sold by T.. D. Thomas,
Lehighton, w. Biery Weissport.
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AN impecunious young man refers TO
his 'uncle" as a very dear relative.
1T hurts man just about as much to
burn him in effigy as to have his shadow
on the wall butted by goat.
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Evidence, Fresh, New, Strong.
Mt PlsAEant. Ts1AS
SufYered 5 Years. 1uns 2o 1ses,
suffered years with strain Of back; could not
walk straight used two bottles S. Jacobs Oil;
was eursa No pain In II months:
On Clutches. Cambridge Ohio, June -, 80.
T,go weeks on erutchea from utrainea ankle; USED
st. Jacobs oil; cured: no return Of pain IN ens
rear. Wa DAtf
Used Cane. Houston, Texas, Jans sa iass
gnrAlnsd my back; haa 70 uhs cane; vas cured
By 81 Jscabs oil after months sansrtng
MRS. 3. BHohkfLkLp.
In Rad. Houghton, Mich, IAy "a. isss,
About March 3, strained my ankle and uAs n
bed one week; used cans two weeks, Three APpli-
cations day, from three bottles Of 81, jacobs Oh.
cared NE No return OF pain.
JOSEPH DANIEL EASfERpAr
rarrfble Pain. PIAinvisw, Ill, NAY IS, tose.
1 sprGinsd NJ thumb last 6pflas, ard teirtels
swelling and pain ensued, Tear appicatloas q bts
Jacobs OIL cured ne and thsre hss been no rs,srn
II pain. GIL nhoF"
AZ DRuGGIsrs AND DEALERS
WA CHARLES A. vO0ELER CO., Baltimore, No.
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1t is hard TO write oil paper without
lines, because it is unruly.
"A Western dramatic critic recently said
of play that it was as lively as an old
cheese
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Ruphirs cure guaranteed by DR.. j. y. Mayer
s3l Arch 9tres.. Phla, Ease at once, no opera
ion orhuClness delay Thousands cured. Send
for cirrnlar7 I9-IV
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The most remarkable of scsofula on re-
cord have beeu accomplished by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. Try is. Sold by all druRe-
lists
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Point of observstion----The needle point
of the compass.
"A man welded to his own ideas is
difficult chap to divorce.
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South American tails--Monkeys' ap-
pehdages.
The latest out--The boy who Is "kept
after SCHOOL,
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Not political heeler--The shoemaker.
Beware, as the potter said to the clay.
"A tidy fortune--An orderly housewife.
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Single Copies S Cents.

He strove to cry out--"My-," the
words strangled in his throat.
For the second time he knew no more
he icds dead.
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Ola CLOTHES ITNF that requires 40 CLOTHES
PINS. Every hOusekeeper, lHundress and Store
keeper wants IT, Sample sent by mail, teet Tor
cts., 70 feet FOR ~ cts. PHYSICIANS AGENIs.
WANTED FOR THIS COUNTY. Address. NOR
NAN X. BONO 4 CO., Manufacturing Agent
Phiiadslph!a, Pa, SLoek BoS 9Ss). 3ya.