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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-14
HER DREADFUL PLIGHT.
An Ultra-Modest Young Lady's Adventure
at Atlantic City.

M OIVTH --HUUtbV fUunE Dduy , FfuV6HUHfB
at Atlantic City.
A rare and ridiculous case of sea-
shore modesty was brought to light a
few days ago by Life Guard Repp, of
Atlantic City, an intelligent young fell
low with keen sense of humor.
He was leisurely rowing his surf
boat along the line of bathers when he
espied young l@dy swimming towards
him with all her might, In an instant
he had his boat close to her, and at
once proceeded to get her aboard. Then
he set about administering the pre-
scribed treatment for half-drowned
persons. But she Indignantly refused
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-14

According to statistics, the Lutheran
Synod of Pennsylvania numbers 29l
ministers, All congregations, lis, 800
communicates at present. The grand
total of contributions for church and
charity purposes amount to $6l2, $50, and
$O,725 of this passed through the hands
of the treasurer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
Jim Bledeoe,s Sorrow.

During cavalry raid in West Virginia says
the Confederate War Journal, the advance
guard approached stealthily a log fort. and
seeing some suffers tents out OF range,
charged and took them. Along with the fore
most was Jim 'Bledsoe. Though II was In
cold weather he wore only a gray jacket and
pants, each much too small for him Among
the first to get to to the commissary stores
was jim, and his eyes flashed with delighl
when he saw full barrels OF
good things. The barrel nearest
the door had in 1t sugar crackers. In
a twlnklihg his pockets were crammed full of
these delicious things Then he came TO a
barrel Of ginger cakes Out went the crack
ers to make room for the cakes-hands and
mouth ready to make room for a full share.
No sooner was he loaded with them than he
spied barrel of cut loaf sugar, when an ON
Ger appeared and took possession of IL. The
blank look OF despair that settled on jim S
face can better be imagined than described.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.

For Biliousness, Constipation and Ma
laria.
For Indigestion, Sick and Nervous
Headache.
For SIeeplessness, Nervousness and
Heart diseases.
For Fever, Chills, Debility and Kidney
Diseases, take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough organ
ic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir is prepared
from the fresh juice of Lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and will
not fail you in any of the above named
diseases. SOC. and 81 bottles at druggists
Prepared only by DR.. H. Motley, Attain
Ia Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
rhere are three women holdIng rather nn.

usual positions in the patent office at Wash
ington One is Mrs Sarah j. Moves, who is
the expert second assistant examiner in the
electrical division; the second is Miss Tyler,
The second assistant examiner Of farming i'm
elements, and the third is Mrs. Francis r.
Ivbraud. assistant examiner of civil engi-
neering. All three positions require the most
thorough technical knowledge, and all three
women hold their positions by merit alone
and not through any political influence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
HOTEL LAEAYETTE 6 6nPs 2 Mas, Z !. - >

U1HE Hotel de Luxe Of the North Tele-
l. phone in every apartment. All the latest
improvements, with elegance and refinement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
A Banker Writes:

From experience in my family, DR.. H.
Mozley's Lemon Elixir has few, if any
equals, and no superiors in medicine, for
the regulation of the liver, stomach and
bowels
w. H. MAGNBss, Pres. NATL Bank,
McMinnville, Tenn,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
Card.

For nervous and sick headaches, indi-
gestion, biliousness and constipation (of
which have been a great sufferer) Ihave
never found medicine that would give
such pleasant, prompt and permanent re-
lief as Dr. II. Mozley's Lemon Elixir
j. p. SAwTELL, Griffin, Ca.
Publisher Morning Call-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
WKsELWRlGHr WORKS.

>0-o-o.Nsr-NAgNn.o-N.N.<r-c-.,l
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09

HOTEL Bancroft, Chicago, 'hreproof.
II Calumet avenue and Twenty
street pa fine rooms steam heat. baths on
every floor frst-class family hotel, best loca-
ton in Chicago. near worlds fair European
and American plan, II to 50 per day. Write
Tor circulars il Won wish to reserve rooms.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
Il. VAUGHN, Oakland Heights,
Asheville. n. 9
LAKE GEORGE AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Fort William Henry Hotel.

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, NOW OPEN
The largest, best appointed and most liber-
ally conducted hotel at Lake George. Pure
water, pure air. perfect health
For terms and particulars apply Hotel
Grenoble, Fifty-sixth street and Seventh ave
nue. New York. WILLIAM NOBLE,
Owner and PrOprietOr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO US:

If you do, it'll make great difference with the
youngsters and a still greater difference with
you. They'll be better shod than they posi-
bly, could be elsewhere, and at a considerab bly,
less cost. When you can save money by buy
ing better goods you've struck good imita-
ton of bonanza. That's what you'll always
find in our stock-the best juvenile footwear
in savannah, and sold at lower prices than
elsewhere. You can't beat either our goods
or prices you might as well try to beat
drum with a feather. Economical parents
buy their footwear
AT THE LITTLE STORE AROUND THE
CORNER.
100 BrOuQhtOn ST.,
Blu TIER & SSEY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09

OWS like tnaGE were Juey ever
so purple? Was light on plains
showed them to be- Were women so
beautiful? Was love so poetical that
painters painted it always, and with such
passion? How fast life seemed to be I'M
folding.
Her startled mind showed her sudden
ly the interior of the Office where she had
sat for three long years, and she felt
again the silence-not silence
such as COrot had paint
ed which might at any moment be
broken by the wind of dawn rushing up
through the meadows, but the silence
imposed upon slaves She saw the I'M
movable. dull yellow face of the man
she worked for-the man who could not
differenUiate between the machine and
the woman, and thought of them both as
type-writers Why, that had not been
life at ALL With gesture born of new
courage, and new dehght,
she threw back her head and looked
M at her companion. She wanted to
make sure he was following her thoughts.
He looked back at her without smiling,
but with perfect comprehension And
from somewhere there came wave OF
warmth, delicate and touched with SEN
TENT iOy. and passed over her body, ana
seemed someway to bring with it per-
funne and a song, and all Jhe pictures
swan for a moment in a golden haze fair
err than that any of the artists had put
on their mountain tops. -,
Youth is an alchemist. He Will make
cold for one any moment, II he IS only CIV
en- the right materials.
To follow the evolution Of soul-who
can do that} 49,. go. ,,oo,1,
were saying always:
1T is the last day" ,, to-
Anyone who could have heard these
unspollen words, and the sorrow OF Them,
would have supposed that on th e. morrow row.
creation would be destroyed. 1ndI Jay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
cAPoh SPRINGS AND RArhs.

With its Hotels and Cottages. opens June lst
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, w. VA,
Offers TO the people of Georgia and elsewhere
Superior Mineral Waters Baths of any tenn
perature lovely summer home in a beau
tiful mountain region. Safe retreat from
cholera Rates reasonable, Send for pamphlet
and secure rooms. Double daily mails and
telegraph. w. Fl, SALE, PrOpr.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
Root. nlaok.n.a for N.,h M.

Free shines are to be had In evesy
large city in the United States to-day,
but to got one you must go to the shop
where you bought your shoes This
idea OF blackeniR the shoes Of Gus
toners for nothing was put In opers-
tion five years ago by firm Of New
England manufacturers who had
twenty-five agencies In different psrts
of the country. A bootblack was hiysa
ut each one of these agencies. AZ frst
the customer went In timidly and he'd
his shoes blacked once after buying
them When he next bought shoeshs
hsd them blacked dozen times, and
row there are men who never think Of
paying for q shine. The scheme wss
copied by number of manufacturer,
SO that IL IN not unusual TO find half .
dozon places on n single block WHARF
blacking In done for nothing. In some
OF the larger shops as many ~ I've
men are kept busy Mt this work. but 10
Is noticed that they do not labor -
severely as bootblacks do who are In
business for themselves. One coneesn
gives to each customer q card with
numbers 10 be punched out The card
IL good for fifty shines.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
CHAPTER XVII.

must go back (said Mr. Bostoclf) 10
the time of my marriage. The lady
was belle OF New Orleans beautiful,
but not wealthy. was then, though
a young man, the richest planter of
the La Fourche. had rival, Napo-
leon Castoxr who was settled In Cuba,
but who often came over 90 enjoy the
social festivities OF the mild winters In
New Orleans. Our rivalry was close
and sharp. l was Buccessful, and
gained the mans lasting hatred In con
sequence.
Why Is 10 that men and women will
deliberately marry, when they are by
nature, habit and education, utterly
untitled 10 mate together Such things
always have been and always wiz be.
Less than three months of welded life
showed us that we were utterly uncon-
genial But we lived on together, max
ing the best OF II, and enduring our
irkgomc bonds.
We had but one child, Conrad. ! viii
speak OF him later. / desire now TO
nay that, 80 far as have been able TO
see, he resemblcd neither OF his par
ents In anything. He was bad, reck-
less and profigate, from an age when
boys usually have no knowledge of the
world / have somewhere read that
hereditary vices, as well as diseases,
will sometimes skip several genera
tionB, and appear In a child Of parents
not given TO evil. IT must be 30; the
accumulated sins Of many ancestors
must have been inwrought in that boy.
/ attended one day at the New Or
leans slayc-mart an auction Of the peo-
pie of Il Cuban plantation, who had
been sent there 10 obtain better pricef
! learned upon inquiry that their
owner was Caatex, who had become ru-
ined by unfortunate speculation. A lit
tie orphan, thirteen years old, appar-
emily ns white as myself, attracted my
notice. became her owner and took
her home as n houHc-servant. She was
called Louise Bonfant.
Time passed; the coldness between
my wife and myself increased. Let me
not try 90 apportion the blame; per-
haps there was none. Our mistake
was when we mutually promised 20
love, honor and cherish.
But she was better than ]; she at
least tried 10 keep her vows. Cherish
ing no affection for her became care
less of those vowB The pretty slave
girl grew up; she was pcttcd and edu-
Gated; she usurpcd the place Of Emile.
For awhile the latter bore H.. silent
and indignant. At length her outraged
womanhood spoke ont.
"ft Is better that we part quietly
and without scandal" shc said 81
Gun ao l2nger giay u this house. Make
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
CHAPTER XVI


have no very clear idea Of what
Immediately followed that astounding
revelation. do remember that there
was silence I'm which the tick Of the
clock on the marble shelf sounded like
thunder. realized the full force Of
the discovery, but was made dumb
and motionless by IL. Coralic, think,
did not at FIRST fully comprehend it
Her great eyes were lighted with curl
Dus inquiry.
why, thnt is strange, papa" she
said. THAT dreadful mans mother
was not my mother; am very glad Of
that. But who was my mother?'
"Loiisc lie Bonfant, beautiful
Creole, whom | bought Of Napoleon
castex. bought her, girl-do you un-
Derstand? She died In giving you
birth, and the shame aud gorToY Of
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08

begged him to look upon her, TO kiss
her, to call her his darling. He looked
at her, but IL was with rueful, despair
ing face.
"Dorr," he said, "come here. Sit
down in this chair before me. Sum-
mon your strength; and you, Coralie-
be strong, II you can. You have con-
! fcssed that you love each other; let
that love strengthen you for what Is to
come The time has come when the
| bitter truth must come out. IL Is an
hour that have feared and dreaded
| for years, and ono that have prayed
might never come. Yet how can ] hold
silence any longer? When a man tells
me that he loves you and would marry
| you, Cory; when You confess that you
| love him-I must speak out. The lie
that / have lived for your sake, my
child, can no longer be concealed; you
and Dorr must know IL. Pray God that
the truth shall not divide your
He covered his face and shuddercd.
looked at Coralie; sought 20 take
ler hand. She withdrew IL, and looked
with frozen face at her father.
you spoke Of poverty "a moment
since" he resumed. "rhat Is nothing
to me. am rich / like you, Dorr
| jewett, as you know. / could depart
IN peace II knew you two were 10 be
auppy. But"
Nc looked from one 20 the other, and
hcsitatcd. He had hidden us strengthen
ourselves for the revelation that he had
J not the courage Co make.
"Coralie, give me your hand"
She placed IL almost mechanically In
his palm. lie held IL up and looked at
TIA shapely little hand, with tapering
| inRcrs and rosy nails.
! thought his mind was wandering;
I was almost sure Of IL when he spoke
again, rudely, almost fiercely:
"This Is the hand you want Dorr
Jcwett, is IL? Look satit-closcly, boy,
closelyl"
Coralie softcncd and tremblcd. She
must have thought, with me, that he
was crazcd.
Look at the base Of the hnger-nail;
zee the little quarter-circle, which upon
your nails and mine Is pure white.
Look al hersl"
We looked. The circular mark was
duslsy and cloudcd.
aye, IL IL the mark OF Cain IL
speaks n terrible truth, that ! have
! kept hidden from the world. But ono
man living knows IL. beside myself;
there was another once who threat
ened 20 reveal it-and | slew him.
Girl there is drop Of blood in your
veins that is Of the dcspised race. You
nre my child; but your mother was not
my wife. She was a slave; and you,
following her condition, are also a
BlaYcw
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
MOST WONDERFUL or PEARLS

The "Southern Cross," y Gem HouDa ~
Fisherman In Westsrn Australia =
Black pearls used to be held n of
small value, comparatively speaktng.
They were first made fashionable W.
the Empress Eugenie. wife of NApo-
leon ILL.,, who possessed = famcus
necklace of them which fetched twenty
thousand dollars 1T auction after ne
overthrow of the imperial dynastTs
This did not include the single fy9nt
pearl forming the snap. which was pnr-
chased by the marquis OF Bath for Avs
thousand dollars. Mexico, Tahiti ana
Fiji supply the markets of the world
with black pearls The most extrsor-
dinary pearl in the world, according to
the New York Advertiser, is known -
the Southern Cross" 1t Ii probably
the most remarkable thing Of It's Kind
that nature has ever produced. So fAr
as Is known IL occupies an absolutely
unique position In the history Of pearls.
1t consists Of group Of nine pearls
naturally grown together in so regular
a manner as TO form an almost perfect
Latin cross. Seven of them composs
the shaft, which measures an inch and
half in length, while the two arms Of
the cross are formed by one pearl on
each side. All the pearls are of ADs
luster.
This astonishing freak was disoov-
cred by a man named Clark, while
pearl fishing in western Australia. Hs
regarded 1t as n miracle, and. enter
tanning supsrstitious dread of ~ hs
buried It, In 1874 it was dug up sealni
and since then IL has changed hsuae
many times It's value Is set ~ Afty
thousand dollars How Il came about
that these pearls were grouped ~
gether In such manner no one hes -
yet been able to explain satisfactorily.
1t has been suggested that frsRmeAt
of serrated seaweed may have got Into
the shell of the oyster and that o.
succession of teeth along the margin ok
the front may have caused the dspoai.
tion of nacre at regular intervals sons,
to form a string Of pearls In straiGht
line. The cross was found In the shah
of the mollusl, just as IL was taacen
from It's native element, without eny
possibility Of It's having been subjected
to human manipulation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
CHAPTER XIV.


He tottered to chair, and sank in it.
'sHe, tooI'' he moaned. Must he
share in the punishment? Must every
thing touch DC destroyed? Just God,
my punishment is greater than can
bear"
/ was about to try to explain the
situation in which he had found me.
Before could do so, he reached ont to
the bell cord and jerked it. A slave
girl presently appeared.
''Close the blinds; shut the windows;
bring a light" he commanded. She
obeyed.
When she had gone, he told me TO
lock the door I did it, wondering
what was next to happen.
''Now we are alone; we shall not be
disturbed" he said. Tell me what
this means
still held the girl in my arms; she
tried not to escape. Her compliance
emboldened me; ! spoke out, not only
rs / wished, but as thought she would
have me speak.
"Mr. Bostock, if have presumed too
much upon your friendship, and upon
the kind treatment have had in this
house, beg you to forgive me. | can
only plead my love in excuse. I am
poor, as you know, but for you and a
very few others, am friendless; but l
love Coralie. 1t come of itself; did
not seek it nor invite it; l could not
help it. That is all"
/ watched his face closely, and my
heart sank as l saw that it was hard
and cold.
'Indeedr' he said, with something
almost like sneer. Perhaps ought
not to be surprised at this. but / take
little heed of what passes around me.
Cory, how is it with you? Speak the
truth to me, as you always have. Is
this merely an idle fancy-or do you
love him?"
81 do love him" She raised her
head, and looked steadily at her father.
He heard me; he heard her; and his
harshness disappeared He crossed
his arms upon his breast, he bowed his
head upon them; great sighs burst from
him as he rocked himself to and fro.
"My crime-my crimer he moaned.
Must they suffer for it?-they, the
innocent ones whom lover
Coralic heard that cry from his
despairing soul and was on her knees
by him. She clasped his hands; she
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
CUNNING FOR PLANES ..


Asteroids Caughf In Numbers y ~ "a
OF Photography.
One of the most remarkable c&lns
cert astronomical developments is -
result OF the application OF ~.
Biography TO the discovery of asterdida
or minor planets, says Prof. "A
Young. astronomer 1T Princston col
lege. tt :
By the old methods of search thA
annual rate of discovery ranged from
one to twenty, the average for khe
twenty years ls72-el, being 1o.2-
In 1892 twenty-nine were discoysrsd,
two only by the old method, while ~
tween January 1 and April IS Of stho
present year twenty-five were p&elcod
up by the two observers, Wolf, tf
heidelberg, and Charlois, of Nice,
who have pressed the camera into
service.
The negatives are made with an En-
posure of from three to Eve AourS
each covering an area two or three De-
grees square. u
On the plate the images of the s1a6e
are round and clear, while any u2nueea
or planetoids which may be present -
at once recognized by the elonsaAirn
of their images due to their oyhitol
motion; and three or four of these Oh
long lights are sometimes found % Q
single plate. 7' bs
II the number of observers usin9,
this method should be much incrcaseA
the number of annual discoveries NAV
easily mount into the hundreds
The total number of these little
bodies which circulate in the space be-
tween Mars and Jupiter stands st three
hundred and seventy-five. SO far - nok
known, but it is almost certain tAas
those still undiscovered must be oounS-
ed by the thousand, and obviously 10
win soon be hopeless to attempA 70
keep the run of them all.
We may reasonably suppose thai Al
the larger ones have been already dis.
covered, and that those stiii rennsin-
ing unrecognized are all extremely
minute. airtl-ha =
1t is true that from q certain defunsi.
BILE standpoint the size of . planet hsA
nothing TO do with Its astronomi1A1
Importance - -mathematica1ly cousld-
cred q planetoid's orbit Il just e
worthy of investigation as thst %
Jupiter itself, but practically 10 =
plain that the computers viii ~
obliged to select limited nuRhSf
which present special points Of inter-
est and confine their attention to them
ulnna
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
WHY She Stnr.d

Mr.. Gayboy twho is homely. to q
pretty servant girD-My wife talked
rough to you. but you haven't given
any notice . quit. Tell me, candidly,
Jennie, is it me that keeps you in this
house?
Jennie-Yes, it is, Mr.. Gayboy. This
is the only house | ever was in where
my sweetheart wasn't jealous of the
boss.-Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
Son-Interference.

Robinson-My dear, ! don't know
why you should warn the cook so fire.
quently about lighting the fire with
kerosene. Let her do as she pleases.
Mrs. Robinson-But she may blow
herself up.
Robinson-Ex Exactly. BROOKLYN Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08

Rose, said the adorcr, taking his
hat and cane for the seventh time. and
making the third bluff ut leaving since
eleven o'clock, Rose, bid me but hope.
l could wait for you forever"
"Thnt's all very well, Mr.. Staylatc, v
said the beautiful girl, coldly, but
you needn't begin tonight. "--Chicago
Ilncord
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
A wickefi HOu,

Johnny crushing in excitedly)-
Mother, stick your head out OF the
window, quick!
What's the matter, Johnny
house on fire?
Johnny-No; but I've bet Billy Jones
n nickel against quarter that I've got
the ugliest mother on the block Stick
yer head out OF the winder, quick, 10
he can see for rhimself.-Tcxas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08

ure or Fierce Bostock, Iraung on ms
canes. He saw US; he saw our attitude.
/ had become used to his moods, to his
stern ard forbidding facial express
sions; yet must confess that nothing
had I seen in him to equal the blank
dismay, the CONSERVATION, with which
he saw Coralie in my arms.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08

Queen Victoria has now passed the
record OF Henry ILL.,, who ruled atty
six years and twcnty-nine days, snd
has rcigncd longer than any English
sovereign save George ILL.,. who ruled
from October rs, l7Go, TO January do,
1920. period OF ffty-nine years and
ninety-scven days; and may she live TO
equal TINT
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
In the Third Reader.

Teacher-"For men must work and
women must weep" What is the
meaning of that line, Tommy Figg?
Tommy-It means that men has to
work to get money and then the
women has to cry before the men viii
divide with 'em. m.-Indianapolis Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
Professional In.tinct.

Husband (the father Of six daugh-
tersl-Comc, Rosa, there is n gentle
man in the drawing-room who wants
to marry one of our daughters. He is
n wine merchant.
Wife-A wine merchant? Heaven be
praised! Then he viii be sure to select
one of TIE older brands.-Le Main
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
Nothing the Matter with IL.

Juvenile Customer (at restaurant)-
Paw, this duck is spoiled.
Paw-What is the price marked on
the bill of fare for duck?
Zone dollar and fifty cents"
1.-The duck is all right, r'v son. You
mustn't object to its gamey flavor."-
Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-08
Ought % Feel Tired.

Madge-I don't believe Mr.. Twaddles
knows what II means TO feel weary.
Florence--How unjustl
Madgc-Why?
Florcnce--Hc has TO listen to his own
conversation. Chicago Inter Ocesn.