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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
WYOMING.

Misses Rosa and Mary Suffer and
Messrs. John Sutter, Howard Lewis
and Archie Alling. of Mount Zion. were
calling on the latter's cousin, Miss Ida
McRil.
Mrs. William Bates. of Luzerne. and
her daughter. Nellie. of Wilkes Barre,
spent Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. Edward Rozell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Whitlock, of Pittston.
Miss Nellie Shelly, of Falls, Is visit
ing in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Edwards, of Mos
COW; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas KnOrr of
Trucksville: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles AL
ling. of Mount Zion: Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
Hufford. of this place. and Charles
Knorr, of Harris Hill. attended the
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore KnOrr, of Car
verton. Friday.
a family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh ellsworth
on Christmas. and the day was spent
very pleasantly by sons and daugh-
ters and grandchildren, numbering 90,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Furman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Vaughn and son,
Cary. of Tunkhannock; Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Rinker. Peter Rinker, of Scran-
ton: Mr.. and Matte Rinker. Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Stevens, Mrs. Thomas Con-
ley and son. Edwin, of this place. were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Rinker
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. X. +. Hitchins enter
tanned friends from Scranton Christmas
day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
SISTERS HEROlSM SAVES LIVES.
A Church Panic Gained by Several
Brave WOmsu.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2S.-The pres
ence of mind of several Catholic sisters
of the Oruer of st. Francis tonight
prevented loss of life at a Christmas
entertainment in the hall of the Holy
Rosary church. The hail is on the
third floor of the school building. Over
800 persons, mostly Polish women and
their children, We're crowded into 1t.
On the stage fifty or more children
were taking part in the tableauX. Illus
trating scenes in the life of Christ.
One of the little girls thoughtlessly
pushed a gauze curtain too close to a
gas jet. In an instant a flame shot up
wards and across the top of the stage.
The children screamed. a panic fol-
lowed, and death would have resulted
but for the sisters, who, stationing
themselves at the narrow exits, held
back the children and excited women
and guided them slowly out the door,
ways. Some of the frightened people
rushed for the windows, but the sis
ters again prevented any rash attempt
at escape.
The fire was quickly subdued and
many of the people left the building by
means of the fire escapes. Several wo-
men tainted from fright but no one
was hurt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
BIG MAIL ROBBERY.
| No Arrests Have Been Made By Inspec.
tors Investigating the Affair
Of Last Tuesday Evening.

New York. Dec. 2S.-No arrests have
yet been made by the postofiice inspec-
tors having in charge the investigation
of the mail robbery committed on Tues
day night The mail stolen came from
the west and was for delivery in this
city.
1t is suspected. although the postof-
flee inspectors are reticent about their
discoveries, that the thieves are postOf-
flee employees who operated in Jersey
City or Hoboken.
That a robbery had been committed
was first made known to the pOstofiice
authorities on Wednesday, when Il wO-
man delivered at the postoiiice two
bags of mail matter which, she said,
she had found in the bay near Coney
Island.
The letters We're badly soaked and
nearly all of them had been opened.
1t is believed that the thieves secured
booty amounting to thousands of doll
lars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29

The petition states that there is much
suffering for food, clothing and shelter,
and gives some particulars of the cal
amity than which, 1t states, none has
been more devastating in the history of
the island.
Tons of water poured down upon the
city, which was of about $4,000 inhabit-
ants. mounting above the roofs of the
houses, ripping up the streets and car
rying destruction everywhere in it's
path. The torrent reached down the
slopes to the sea, tearing wide cham
mel through nine miles of country and
carrying with 1t the homes OF thou
sands of people. The flood also de-
stroyed the town of Riberia Quente, Of
5000 population and several outlying
parishes. All along the coast the fish,
ermen lost their boats and the shore
was Uttered with the corpses of those
who perished in the floods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Ebert Tiffany Receives Bullet That
Was Intended for Target.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Lindaville. Dec. 2S.-About 3 p. m.
Christmas day two boys. sons of o. l..
Tiffany, and boy from Franklin
Forks by the name of Snow, We're prac-
ticing at target shooting in the door
yard. The target was mark of some
kind on a small out-building. with
open cracks between the boards.
Elbert Tiffany was inside the building
when one of the shots was fired, and
the ball from a 22-calibre rifle easily
found its way through one of the open
cracks, and without any apparent OBJ
struction struck Elbert near the spine,
just above the hips and was driven so
far into his body that Dr. Wheeler, of
Nicholson, who probed for the ball.
was unable to reach it with any in
strument then in his possession.
The fact that the ball had passed the
spine before it entered the flesh and
that its course was away from the
spine. and the further fact that it en-
tered the body below the vital organs
are favorable to Elbert's recovery. The
doctor says that two inches higher
would have been fatal.
Elbert is not suffering much pain and
hopes for Il speedy recovery are enter
tanned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Review.

New York, Dec 2S.-Stocks during
the early hour of business were quiet
aHd heavy. Lower quotations from
LonGOn and the bank troubles at the
west bring the disturbing factors. The
pressure to sell was not pronounced
by any means. Burlington and Quincy
scored the heaviest loss in the railway
list and fell pa per cent. Consolida ted
Gas was the feature of the industrial
group and broke AZ per cent. with a
late rally to 1888. Sugar was firm con-
sidering all the talk about a war with
ArbuC kles. The losses in the general
list were unimpOrtant. In the last hour
of trading the market developed firm
ness on efforts TO cover short sales
made earlier in the day. The rally In
prices ranged from a to ~ per cent.
Speculation closed quiet and firm. Net
changes show gains of AM7s per cent.
In Reading, Manhattan and sugar. and
losses Cf about as much in the usually
active stocks. Burlington was an eX-
ception, losing rs on the day. Total
sales were only 10l. 900 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO.. stock brokers, Mears build
Ing. rooms. 705-706
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
SlX.DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Ten Riders Enter the Track ut Con.
VentiOn Hail. Washington.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 2s-At .
o'clock this afternon the six day inter-
national bicycle race began in Conven-
tion hall this city. The track was in
splendid condition. and the boards We're
inclined at the curves at an angle of A.
degrees.
At the crack of the pistol the follow
ing racers started: c. w. Ashinger, AL
bert Shock, II. Fl. Maddox. America
Frank Waller, Fred Forester, Germ
any; c. Chapple, Dudley Marks. Eng
land: Albert Hunter, France; Frank
Albert, Canada; John Lawson, Sweden.
Ned Reading and James Johnson,
Americans, withdrew.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
PAYING TELLER SKIPS.
Leander Bosch, of the Suspended
Bank Of Minnesota Missing.

Chicago, Dec. ga special from ST
Paul, Mimi, says:
Leander Bosch, paying teller of the
of the suspended bank of Minnesota.
has disappeared. When the receiver
took charge OF the bank he was in
formed than an item in the accounts of
the paying teller could not be satisfac
tory understood without personal eX-
planation from Mr.. Bosch. The dis
crepancy amounts to between $1,000 and
$4,000. and rs so small! that the assets
of the bank are not affected. The sum.
indeed. is so trivial that it is believed
Mr. Bosch could readily replace it from
his personal means should the omission
be not explained by rechecking of the
books.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
ASTOR A SUBJECT OF THE QUEEN.
The Millionaire Said to Have Fore.
sworn His Native Land.

New York, Dec. 2S.-A letter was re-
ceived here yesterday from London to
the effect that William Waldorf Astor
has foresworn his native country.
where he made his millions. or. rather
where his millions We're made for him.
and has taken the oath of allegiance
to the queen.
People who know Mr. Astor has
given expression to the idea that Amer
lea is not fit place for gentleman
and of his family troubles. Mr.. AstOr
is but 4s years old, and gossips have
made him an asDirant to the hand of
one of the Prince Of Wales daughters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
ACCUSED OF HOTEL THEfTS.
The Alleged Thief Claims Pittsburs
as His Home.

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. CSC. Fl
Watson was arrested here yesterday
charged with having robbed a number
of rooms in several hotels in this city.
Much plunder has been recovered
from pawn shops. and Watson. who
claims to reside at Pittsburg. Pa, was
identified as the man who pledged it,
The police believe he is a noted Eastern
hotel crook, who is wanted in Philadel-
phi and other cities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
Terrible Death Of Charles Hagerman,
n Tcamster.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Charles
Hagerman. aged about 81 years, who
resided with his father, Thomas Hag-
erman, on one Of the farms of the Mos
ser estate about two miles from Shire
manstown, Cumberland county, was
Instantly killed about $50 o'clock this
morning while hauling wood.
The young man was standing on the
brake beam of a big wagon and in
passing over breaker was jolted off.
He fell headforemost to the ground and
before he could recover himself. one
of the big rear wheels passed over his
head. crushing ii like an egg shell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
HONESDALE.

Rev. Y. c. Smith. of Pheonix. Ari.
zonia. occupied the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening.
Attorneys Russell Dimmick and Fred
Grambs, of Scranton. spent Christmas
with Honesdale friends.
Mrs. w. II. Lee and daughter are
visiting relatives in Wilkes Barre.
John Brandymore. aged 20 years. died
OF typhoid fever Friday afternoon, af-
ter an illness of one week.
When will the Citizen and 1ndepen-
dent drop the postOffice quibble and
give us something new like the Texas
depot or the army worm and grass
hopper plague of last summer?
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Buffalo Live stock.

Buffalo. ". Y, Dec. 2S.-Cattle-Active
and higher: prime steers, N.SiaJ.O5: good
to choice, si.G0ai.1j; light to fair. sia4. 80
best export bulls. si.5Oa3.75: butchers, s.jt
a3.35; stockers and feeders. firm: good
stockers, $3.2Oa3.jO; good feeders. S.joa
3.35: veals, higher, Sl5oaG15. Hogs-Act-
i've and strong; Workers, s3.GoaS.7O; light
So. 72l2a3.I5; pigs. s3.75a3.S: mixed pack
ers. s3.55a3.GO; heavy and medium, S3.5C
ASS. Sheep and Lambs-2j cents lower
for lambs: steady for sheep; best lambs,
s.. S0a5.3j good to choice. $J.lja5.2j; mixed
sheep, good to choice, S5.25a3.5e; common
To fair 81 2ia2
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Philadelphia Provision Market.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2s.-Provisions We're
inactive and unchanged We quote:
Beef hams. $lSalS.j0. as to age and brand:
pork. family. sl0al0j0: hams, $. =. cured,
in tierces. Sa9c.: do. smoked, 9ilallc., as
to average and brand; sides, ribbed. in
salt. liaa4a,c; do. do. smoked. 5l4a5lac.
shoulders. pickle cured, 5iiaji2c.; do. do.
smoked. G'aa6a.c.; picnic hams, 5. p.
cured. 81 i,a5a,c.; do. do. smoked, Ci4aGi,c
bellies, in pickle. according to average.
loose. 5i.aGc.; breakfast bacon, Ease, as
to brand and average: lard, pure city re-
fined. in terces, 5a5i,c.: do. do, in tubs,
5i,ajI 2c.: do. butchers. loose, 4a4i4c.: city
taliow, in hogsheads, Be-; country do, 2ig
a3c., as to quality, ana cakes, 3Lc.
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lG5salsisc.; May, 2oal97sc. Mess Pork
January, S.G2iaa7. go; May, s7.92iaa7.eO.
I.ard-January. s3.sOa3.S2ia; May. siai.
Short Ribs-January, s3.SOa3.SO; May, Sia
4. Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Quiet and firm: No. 2spring wheat,
7SaI9c. No. 3 do, 7la76lc.; No. . red, Sy!,
a9la.c.: No. 2 corn. 22@sa23isc No. oats,
l7al1lac.; No. . rye. S7a31%c.; No. bar
ley, 3ia3jc.; fiaxseed. 73i2c.: timothy seed,
s2.55: mess pork. s615aG.SO: lard, SS.75a31I'e;
short ribs sides. $375a3.95: dry salted
shoulders, 81. 25a4.5O; short clear sides. 81
aLl2ia; whisky. Sis; sugars, cut loaf,
$5.26; sranulated, SiG3; standard A., H.1G.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
lfthe BABY Is Cutting Teeth.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething. with perfect success. II
soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and call for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
HORRORS OF THE WATERSPOUT.
Portuguese Consulate Gives Details o.
the Disaster of fNOvember2,

Boston. Dec. 2S.-The Portuguese
consulate in this city has received a
petition from the Island of st. Michael,
in the Azores. signed by the Portuguese
governor and nineteen of the principal
citizens. asking aid for the sufferers
by the bursting of a giant waterspout
November 2 over the city Of Povoacao.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
Oil Market,
FAR TOO MANY OF ,EM.

Oil City. Pa. Dec. 2s.-Option oil no
quoted. Credit balances, 50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
n the PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There are children in the public schools
throughout the country who are DISCUSS
ing Greek and Latin verbs without know
ing how to make English verbs and their
subjects agree,
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New York Produce Market.

New York. Dec. 2s.-Flour-Dull, steady.
Winter Wheat-LOw grades, S2.20a3.30: do.
fair to fancy, So. 35aI7 10: do. patents. A90d
5.25: Minnesota clear. s3.5Oa4: dp. straights,
siai.G0: do. patents. s25a5.25: city mills,
S4a5: do. patents. $J10aj.35. Wheat-Dull.
iirmer: No. 2 red. T. o. b., 100lI; ungraded
red. s0alO0ih; No. northern. 92&.c.: OPP
tions closed firm at l2c. over Thursday;
January, 9oc.: March. 9l&c.: May, ssiic. !:
July. S37sc.: December. 90i2c. Confirm
eh No. 2. 29ssc.; elevator. 3OIac afioat: No
3. 27c.; options duh and firm: December,
29asc.: January, 29Ssc.: May, 3lSsc. Oats
Quiet. steady: options dull. steady: Janu-
ary, 22hc.; May. axe: spot prices. No. 2
22a4c.: No. z white. 254c.; No. 2 Chicago.
23a.c.: NJ. 3. 201sc.: No. 3 white. 2''.,. :
mixed western. 23a2ilsc.: white do. aud
white state, 23a3lc. Beef-Fair demand,
unsettled: family. $9.25a1O50: extra mess.
ST. 25as25: beef hams, quiet. firm: $lSaiS. y:
tierced beef finn; city extra India mess,
sl3.50al4.5C Cut Meats-Quiet st" ~;
picked bellies. 4ssc.: do. shoulders. 3a4a4c. !:
picked hams. sAa9c. Lard-Quiet. firm
er: western steam. si.1O: city. s.; refined.
quiet; continent. si.35: South America.
$i.G5; compound. 4asa4l1c. Pork-Firm,
quiet; new mess. SS.25as.75. Butter
Steady: state, 1Oalsc.: do creamery, ia
2lc.: western dairy. 4la22c.: do. factory.
7al2c.: Elgins. 22c.: imitation creamery.
1la16i2c. Cheese-F'irm: state large. 7iaa
l0a.c.: do. small. 7iRal0Ac.; part skins. 3ia
a7ihc.; full skins. 2i1a3c. Eggs-Steady;
state and Pennsylvania. 2la2ic. ice house,
15alSc.; western fresh. 20a23c.: do. case,
$2ai; southern. 19a2ec.: lined, 15isc.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Chicago. Dec. 2s.-The leading futures
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29

BLOOD is LIFE and upon the purit,
and vitality of the blood depends the
health Of the whole system. Experience
proves Hoods Sarsaparilla to be the
best blood purifier.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
THE DISASTER AT
CAHABRA BRIDGE
List Of the Dead Is decreasing
Daily.
MORE BODIES YET IN THE RIVER
The List Is Now Up to Twenty.t three.
1t Is Thought That the Victims
We're Crcmated Alive.. Examina.
tiOn of the Bridge Reveals a Dc.

birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.-Few fur
ther details are obtainable than those
given in yesterdays dispatches as to
the terrible railroad wreck at the Caha-
ba river bridge yesterday. The rail-
road officials have a list of twenty lone
dead, that number of bodies having
been taken out Of the river, but the
belief gains ground that there are
more dead bodies yet in the river, or
else some were entirely consumd by
fire. 1t seems impossible to ascertain
how many passengers We're on the train
Nearly all had round-trip holiday
tickets and had been away from home
to spend Christmas.
1t develops this morning that a man
named Libbs and his wife got on the
train at Guiners, six miles this side OF
the wreck. They are missing, and 1t Is
probable that they were burned in the
wreck. This runs the list Of known
dead up to %. Others to the number of
six who We're supposed to be missing
have been accounted for.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
The corrected list of dead and MISS
ing now stands as follows:
Railroad employes-Frank White, en-
gineer; James Bowling, express mes
senger; George Carney, ilagman; a. p.
Connell, conductor; Tom Streeter, por-
ter: X. Webb, bridge Waterman.
Passengers-Bruce Phillips, l.. w.
Martin. Mrs. Henry Hanbury and two
children. Rev. X. II. Blount. Miss Ada
Powers. d. ]. Powers, Mrs. Emma Pow
ers and two children, Mrs. X. Little,
James Gardner. mother and sister, Mr..
I.ibbs and wife.
The injured are: Henry Hanbury,
will probably die; Andrew Bryson, will
die; +. r. Eckels. Will Gardner.
Miss Both, Sam Stuart, fireman:
child of Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Walker,
all slightly hurt.
The only persons on the train to es-
cape unhurt were three little children
of Mrs. Walker. 1t is thought that fully
half the dead were cremated alive.
A further examination of the bridge
shows that the spikes on one side had
been drawn for a rail length, which in
dicates that a rail was moved out Of
place to deliberately wreck the train.
w. ID. Ross. a bridge carpenter, who
was hurt in a collision at the scene of
the disaster between two relief trains
died today. Another bridge carpenter,
named Estes had both his legs cut off
in the second wreck and will die.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
10 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

My WIFE SARAH JANE. HAVING LEFT
wi my bed and board, I will pay no debts
of her contraction after this date. Dec. %. '96.
GEORGE A. MANN.
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HOODS PILLS act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels. Cure
sick headache. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
CHIROPODIST AND MANICURE,

CORNS, BUNiONS AND INGROw!NG
drawing blood Consultation and advice given
free. L. N. HETSEL. Chiropodist, 80 Lack
awanna avenue. Ladies' attended at their
residence IL desired. Charges moderate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING,

V'HE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEET
L ing Of The Weston Mill Company will be
held at the First National Bank. Of Scranton,
Saturday evening, Jan. 9th, at o clock.
A. W, DICKSON, Secretary.
NOTICE ~ HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ annual meeting Of The Spring Brook
Water supply Company for the election OF
directors and the transaction of such other
business as msy properly come before it, will
be held on Wednesday, January Goth. 1897, at
the hour Of 10 o'clock q. m, at the Office Of the
company in Scranton, Pa, In accordance with
the by-laws Of the company.
l.. A. WATRES. President
Attest:-T. II. WATKINS, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
BOARD WANTED.

YOUNG GENTLEMAN SEEKS A QUIET.
i refined boarding place near Public Lii
brary; references exchanged.
l-OR MAN AND WIFE. NEAR PUBLIC
i Library. Address A., TT ibune Office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29

EOR RENT-HALF OF DOUBLE HOUSE;
Il modern improvements; rent reasonable;
corner Of Pine and Blakely streets, Dunmore.
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CENT
A WORD.

WANTS OF ALL KINDS COST THAT
MUCH. WHEN PAID FOR IN Ap-
VANCE. WHEN A BOOK ACCOUNT
IS MADE NO CHARGE WILL BE LESS
THAN 25 CENTS. THIS RULE Az
PLIES TO SMALL WANT ADS. EX.
cEPT LOCAL SITUATIONS. WHICH
ARE INSERTED FREE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
FOR SALE.
FOR RENT.

LNOR RENT-NICE l2-ROOM HOUSE, ~!
i Washington avenue; all modern i'm
provements, by February l.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Marke

Chicago. Dec. 2s.-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-December. 20
a7s1sc.: May. S2isas2c.: July. 7Ga.a76isc
Corn-December. 23isa22%c.: January. 22a4
a22s.c.; May, 2Jsssa25ssc. Oats-December,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
BAIJER'S ORCHESTRA-MUs1C FOR
balls, picnics. parties. receptions. we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address r. J. Bauer, conductor.
III wyoming avenue. over Hulberts
music store.
MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes. paper bags. twine.
Warehouse. 100 Washington ave-. Scrsn-
ton, Pa.
FRANK p. BROWN & CO., WHOLE
sale dealers in WOODWARD. Cordags and
OIL Cloth. 30 West Lackawanna ave.
THOMAS AUBREY. EXPERT AC.
countant and auditor. Rooms 10 and q,
Agent for the Rex Fire Extinguishsr.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-03

ulonc in my room, knowing how strong
lad been the unacknowledged hope.
ROW crushed forever. Every ambition
must die without my right arms help.
Yet it was. best so.
"Are you awalie?" soft voice qucs-
toned, and raised my eyes, TO find
Eleanor had stolen TO my bedside.
Awake, and would not call us? Rebel
lious boy! VIII you never lcarn to
obey?" Then--oh. did my eyes betray
my hungry love which could not speak?
one little white hand came creeping
into mine. A great sob rose in my dar-
ling's throat as, in choking voice, she
whispered: George, why will YOU bc
so sad? You will never go away from
us again, never | will be your right
hand dear. George" this in low, sol
cmn tones, II should rather you had let
me die than again to leave us. Tell me.
do YOU hate me, that even now you turn
away from me? What have | done?
What have done?"
AS yet my misery had wrung from
me 10 tears; but now they blot from
my vision the sweet lock of shame
on my darling's face. With mighty
effort | conquered myself, and the hope
ii is torture to crush.
"ITush, dear!" said at last. "Do not
be SO pitiful, | could not stay, Flea
nor. You must not ask it,"
''Not with mc?" she questioned
And looking into her azure eyes, I
read her secret even as she read mine.
at is not pity, darling? You are
sure. sure? I could not quite bear
that. though I would be strong for any
thing else. And if l stay, Eleanor, you
will be my"
] pause, but lower and lower sinks
the bright, sunny head, until it rests
upon my heart. In my helpless
weakness am not strong enough to re-
fuse the precious gift she yields as a
free-will Offering. and SOL win my
wifc.-N. Y. Ledger.