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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
THE RAILROAD THAT OPERATES WITHOUT CARS

adopted by regulation roads over which
cars pass. with one exception. Stout
plank is nailed to the ties and it is upon
this foundation that the logs rest as the
engine pulls them along. The rails
act as guards to prevent the logs
leaving the track. In this manner
the timber Is conveyed from the
point at which the engine takes it
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28

presenting herself like a thing on wheels.
She sinks back into oblivion with some-
thing like sob OF grateful anguish. I
have retired into the ignominious posi-
tion Of turning the leaves for. the Lady
Patroness. who plays, with admirably
marked time, the most stirring music. 1t
is with shame confess that feel no
movement of that philanthropic passion
that kindles in Miss Grey the flame that
makes her martyr.
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The remains OF the big bird were found
associated with those OF other extinct
marsupiaIs. Owing to the fact of the e1-
treme brittleness caused by the salt the
task of recovering and preserving them
was one of exceeding difficulty. 1t was,
however, accom- plIshed safely and, SO far
ss can be determined all that was neceS-
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presence-I hate him! l shall hate him
ever!"
| had been spellbound by the in
tensity of her passion, and perhaps
little by her glorious eyes, seen in this
new light, and l cannot imagine what
strong magnetic force 1t could have
been that had power to draw my eyes
from her face to where, behind her,
yet to one side, the window stood open
on the piazza There-there, framed in
the opening, the bright light on his
face, the dark background of the palms
and shrubs behind him, stood the fig
ure of my comrade Thompson. When
last / had seen that face, it had shocked
me in it's drawn intensity of suffering,
but now the effect was different. 1t
seemed to me no longer human. There
was pain, indeed, pain that was horri-
ble but no longer of that kind that in
volles sympathy. Malice the most in
tense, bitterness the most fierce, yet,
and triumph the most unbounded. His
face was like q book-he had heard 1t
all! 1t was but second or two, and 1t
seemed as If we both stood as If bound
by a spell; a look like that of a mad
man or q demon came over his face; he
threw his arms out wildly, as If in
denunciation, and, with one fierce, low
curse, that sounded like the growl of
beast of prey, he turned and dashed
headong from the spot. With cry
of sudden alarm Margarita had turned
and seen his flying figure, and for mo-
ment | thought she would have rushed
after him. l seized her as she reached
the door, and at that very moment my
ears cought the quick tramp of soldiers
coming through the grounds. They
must have heard her cry, even If 1t was
possible that the traitor, in his '"satio
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ment was largely mingled with fear
that he listened to the torrent of ex-
planation in which Margarita poured
out her history of what had taken
place. AS l watched his expressive
face, l could not help suspecting that
the fear was not wholly on my account,
and 1t gave me a still more unpleasant
feeling as to my own prospects, when
IL dawned upon me that even so infiu-
entail merchant of Havana as Don
Castellano had reason to fear my com
rade Thompson, and what he might see
fit to do in his anger.
TO do him justice, however, the Don
welcomed me warmly, even after he
must have known from his daughters
headlong tale how matters stood be-
tween us. His first question, however,
enabled me to let in flood of new light
on the situation. But how did you
come to Havana?" he asked. told him
In as few words as possible, for | must
admit that each moment there was
growing upon me the sense of my dan
ger at the hands of this man whom 1
had known as Thompson, and who, for
some unaccountable reason, had taken
1t into his head to save me from the
death to which, no doubt, he had been
perfectly willing to consign the rest of
our passengers.
"Ah, you mad Americans" was the
Dons comment. why should you have
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Del, Lacka. and Western,

EHect Monday, October 10, 1896
o,ns rams leave Scranton as follows: Ex-
press Tor New York and all points East.
. 9'59' 59' zoo, 5.15, 500 and 955 a. m. 1.1O and
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel-
puia ~ ana the South, 515, 500 and 0.55 a. m.
Washington and way stations, 3.45 p. m.
pynanna accommodation, 6.10 d. m.
-, ii.Apress Tor Binghamton, Oswego Ell
Mn,, corning, Bath, Dansville Mount
:, 80 is ana Buffalo, 1920 2.35 a. m, and /. 90
=. III, making close connections at Buffalo
Southwest s'' A'o' "e'' "NN
Bath accommodation, 9.15 a. m.
Nins hamton and way stations, los D. m.
nSicn0lson accommodation, 5.15 p. m.
blhghamton and Elmira express, 555
. Js Express for Utica and Richfield Springs.
%'So a. m. and Los p. IN.
Ithaca 2.35 and Bath 9l5 a. m, and l. So
p. m " " ' ~
For northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
nilie making close connection at North
uI,in,perland for Williamsport Harrisburg,
paitlmore, Washington and the South.
:, .,Northumberland and intermediate sta
LUIS, oVo, 800 a. m, and 1.55 and 500 p. m
Nanticoke and intermediate stations, sos
ana H. a. m. Plymouth and Intern ediate
statlons, $40 and SAT p. m.
!, ullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
t9r detailed Information, pocket time
tables etc, apply to NJ. L. Smith, city
ticket office, 1928 Lackawanna avenue. or
depot ticket office
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

(Lehigh and Susquehanna Division.)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
Ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JAN. 25, 1897.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston,
Wilkes-B Barre, etc, at $50 915 II 80 a. m,
40, 200. 3.05, 500, 7.10 p. m. Sundays $50,
a. M, 100, 2.15, 40 p. m.
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$50 (express) a. m. 12.45 (express with Buff
fet parlor carr, 3.O5 (express) p. m. Sun
day, 2.15 p. m. Train leaving 12.45 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Termin-
al, 522 p. m. and New York 800 p. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown. Bethle-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $40 a. M,
l245, 3Oo 800 Except Philadelphia) p. m.
Sunday, 215 p. m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC., at
$40 a. m. and 12.45 p. m.
For Lakewood, $40 a. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown, $40 a. m. 12.45, 500 p. m.
Sunday, 10 p. m.
For Pottsville. $40 a. M, 12.45 p. m.
Returning leave New York. foot Of Lib
erty street North River, at 9.10 (express)
a. m, 1.10, 130 AIS (express with Buffet
parlor carr p. m. Sunday, 4.30 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
600 a. M, 200 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday, 6.25
a. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad-
vance to the ticket agent at the station:
II. P. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
]. H. oLHAUsEN. Gen. supt.
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PART ".

For the moment it was relief He
was gone, and we We're alone. l was
free to clasp Margarta close and yet
closer to my heart, while I answered
with soft words and tender touches the
one word in which she contrived to ex-
press a thousand feelings of love and
Happiness: "Juliano-,Juliano." But
then Thompson's face came back to
me. | knew what it meant-hoW could
j fail to know, as | held Margarita in
my arms, and the thought passed
through me with a shiver icy cold. What
if l had stood by and seen her in his
arms?
Suddenly the crimson blush spread
over her cheeks and neck, as Margarita
drew herself quickly away But
Tomaso," she whistered, 81 forgot that
he was here, Juliona."
He has gone, Rita" I whispered. II
fear he has gone in anger; and he saved
my life"
in anger?" she exclaimed, looking
round, but why in anger, Juiano?"
Can you not guess, Rita?" l said,
looking into those glorious eyes, and
thinking to myself, what wonder if he
loved-what wonder if he We're des-
perate?
| saw the idea dawn in her eyes as 1
Sazed into them, and as it daWned l
saw that the blood ebbed away from
her face, leaving her pale. I looked at
her in surprise, but, before l had time to
torment myself with any lovers ques-
tionings as to what it meant, she
clasped her hands in quick emotion.
"Oh, no-not that, Juiano; say it is
not that"
There
that was almost like fear. in her eyes,
as she looked in my face, that 1 was
conscious of some surprise, but 1 could
only try to soothe her at the moment.
You could not help it, Rita, 1 know,
love-" 1 whispered.
"Ah, but he will hate you, Juliano-
and none can hate like Tomaso. He
Will denounce you for a rebel. He has
influence; he has power" And she
Wrung her hands together, the image
of bewilderment and fear
Hey L exclaimed. He? Thomp-
son? You are wrong-you must be
wiring, Rita
Wrong, Juliano? All, no! How can
l be wrong? 1t is you at whom he will
strike. Has he not done it before? Is
he not the friend OF the captain gener-
al? All, no, Juliano!" she said, as lover
like l tried to soothe her-"not now. 1t
is sweet, but not now Let us seek my
father and tell him all; it may be that
he can save you"
AS she spoke, she turned quickly from
the room. l followed her, my mind in
an unenViable state of confusion. A
moment before 1 had been all but re-
preaching myself for the pain l had
given my friend Thompson-the man
who had saved my life-the loyal
partisan of revolutionary Cuba-the
trusted pilot of our expedition and
now he seemed to have gone; and in
his place was Tomaso, the friends, and,
no doubt, tool, of Weyler-the enemy,
and therefore the treacherous enemy
OF the rebels. / am not surprised that
IWas confused. Looking back on it all
now, | am almost surprised that / was
not more utterly confused than I was.
We found the Don in the full enjoy
ment of his evening smoke. He had al
ways been warm friend of mine, yet
1t was with look in which bewilder-
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excitement, had missed them. A cold
chill went through me. 1t was useless
to tiy-there was nothing to be done.
The thought flashed through my
brain like a flash of lightning; almost
at the same moment, a voice challenged
in the quick, peremptory tone of COM
mand, and, the next, a loud sharp VOL
ley of a dozen rifles rang out on the still
ness of the night. We stood as if we
had been turned to stone, listening with
every sense for what was to come next
but it seemed as if nothing was going
to happen. The faint sound of what
might have been footstep; a low sound
that might have been a distant whis-
pering, and nothing more.
We waited-our eyes fixed on each
others faces. Suddenly there was an
order given once more and then as we
listened, step by step, the footsteps of
the soldiers died away.
What had happened? After a. long
pause we stole cut with pale faces on to
the piazza: then, as if compelled, step
by step down the avenue then, as if
led by some unerring instinct, across
the grass and beneath the soft shadows
Of the graceful dropping palms-and
there, as If by common consent, we
paused. Farther on-only a few yards
farther on-there was something dark
lying under the deeper shadows. We
stood for several minutes as if afraid to
move-almost afraid to breathe-and
then ! recovered sufficiently to go for
ward.
The moon was rising at last, and, as
stood beside that silent heap, her first
light glanced from the east under the
shadows of the trees. l laid my hand
on it; / stopped and turned it over
The first rays of silver light fell on the
shastly FACET was the face of my
cOmrade Thompson.
The End.
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SYNOPSIS.

The narrator of the story, who has re-
Gently spent year an a half in Cuba,
where he has made many friends ana
fallen in love with a Cuban girl, is en-
gagged by the editor of the Universe to ac-
company a filibuster steamer, with car
go of supplies, to the island. He meets
the second mate, one Thompson, ut the
wharf and together they board the steam
er. The latter starts, and on the voyage
Thompson and the narrator become quite
friendly. The steamer approaches the
Cuban shore at night and there are indi-
cations of a hurricane. She seeks shelter
in a bay, but is surprised and fired on by
Spanish gunboat, and making for the sea-
receives the fun force of the hurricane.
The steamer Is wrecked, only Thompson
and the narrator escaping ashore alive.
They make their way to house in the
suburbs of Havana, where Thompson has
friends The narrator discovers that 1t
Is the home of his ladylove, Margaritd,
and that Thompson is in love with her also.
Margarita embraces the narrator, and
Thompson leaves in great anger
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come to our unhappy island; and come
back, too, as if to seek death?"
Margarita had drunk in every word
as / spoke, and she turned her eyes full
of question and reproach on me, as her
father spoke. Then the light came back
into her eyes till they shone like da-
monds, and the hot blood flushed her
cheeks once more, as she exclaimed
"Oh, father, save him from Tomaso. 1t
was for me he came"
The Don smiled as he looked down at
the troubled face of his only child, now
lifted to his in impassoned appeal
then he frowned as the full difficulty of
the situation came over him. "Ah!' he
exclaimed, you children-you chill
dren But l must think. This is not an
easy thing, look you, my young friend.
Margarita Is right as to this Tomaso.
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l24-126 Wyoming Ave-
14.126 Wyoming Ave-

We are receiving daily all the latest nov
elites In black and colored silks, printed
Foulards. black and colored dress goods,
organdies, dmities, dress trimming
buttons, buckles, belts, neckwear,
etc, and invite inspection. our entire stock
of winter goods of every description must
be sold out within the next three weeks,
no matter how great a sacrifice we have
to make. We make it rule never TO
carry over goods from one season to an
ntb
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Pennsylvania RAILROAD.

Schedule In Effect November is, 1896.
Trains Leave Wilkes Barre as Follows
7.3O a. M, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balt-
more, Washington, and for Pitts.
burg and the West.
lO.l5 a. M, week days. for Hazleton,
Pottsville. Reading, Norristown.
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West
3.l5 p. M. week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia. Balt-
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and the West.
3.l5 p M, Sundays only, for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Phiadelphi a,
and Pittsburg and the West.
600 p. M, week days, for hazleton
and Pottsviile.
J. X. WOOD, Gen'I Pass. Agens.
S. M. PROVOST, General Manager.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Effective Jan. 4, 1897.
Trains will leave Scranton for New
York, Newburgh and intermediate points
on Erie, also for Hawley and local points.
above points at 10. SO a. m. and 9SS p. M
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EmbrOideries, Laces, Etc,

10000 yards Swiss, Nainsook and Cam
brio embroideres, bough at so cents on the
dollar, we have same now on sale prices
range from cents yard to so cents. We
nave just put on sale complete line of
42-inch Swiss embroderies for infants
dresses. all nNer emhrnilerie to match.
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White Goods, Towels, Linens. Etc

25O pieces white India linen,
Prices, Sc. 74c, SC and 124c
These goods are worth fully 25 per cent.
more
$50 pieces checked muslin, all size checks
and plaids, from sc. yard up.
lOO dozen pure linen towels, 121ac. kind,
Our Price, Sc
12l2c,
Our Price, 9ac
5000 yards dress ginghams in short lengths
running from 2 to u yards, 10c. quality,
Our Price. SC a yard
Ladies' Dress Skirts.
so ladies' figured brilliantine skirts. lined
throughout. velveteen bound.
Our Price, Csc
so ladies' figured brilliantine skirts, very
fne quality, newest patterns,
Our Price. S1.59
Infants Wear.
80 dozen infants long and short dresses,
embroidery trimmed, worth 65c.,
Our Price. 25c
20 dozen children's lawn dresses, fancy
trimmed, sizes /, 2 and 3, worth S9c.,
Our Price, 49c
Mems Furnishings.
% dozen mems laundried negligee shirts,
collars and cuffs attached, new styles,
we'll made,
Our Price, 49c
100 dozen mems new spring neckwear in
tecks, four-in-hand and club house ties,
Our Price. 25c
Special Sale i'm Kid Gloves.
rs dozen four-button kit bloves. with heavy
embroidery in tan, brown and red.
usually sold at $l00,
Our Price, 69c
So dozen ladies' real kid gloves in four
button or two clasp, in tan, red, brown,
black and white, with heavy black en-
broidery, every pair warranted, former
price, SIPS,
Our Price, S9c
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RA/LROAD TIMETABLES
LEH1GH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS-
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.

iEIilbft VALLEY .RAlLtOAD . -
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV. 10, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.
For Philadelphia and New York via d.
% II. r. r. at 6,45, 7.45 a. m, 1205, 1.20, 3.33
'Slack Diamond Express) and IL 80 p. m.
tor Pittston and Wlkes-Barre via. ID.
o.; ~ " ". r.. r., 500, sos, 11.2O u. m, LOO
o'Io oU ana S.41 D. m.
for White Haven, Hazleton, Pottsville.
ana principal points in the coal regions
VI wa -. d H. r. r., GAS a. m, laos and AL
FOR Bethlehem, Easton, Reading. Har-
tiispurg and principal intermediate sta
~ mons nl wa II. II. r. r., 6.45, 7.45 a. m,
t-;yo, I.Zo, 3S3 (Black Diamond Express),
AL and 113O p. m.
,,tor Tunkhannock, Towanda, Elmira,
tttnaca, st Geneva and principal intermediate
SStatlons via D., l.. G. w. r, r., 600, sos,
''59, a M, 1920 and $40 D. M
For Geneva, Rochester Buffalo, Niagara
e. us Us Shlcago and all points west via d.
", ~, a.. ~ H., h45 a. m, IL, 05, 1888 (Black Dia-
hioiiu i IlNpressl, $50 and 1l.30 p. m.
,,i,ulInan parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
NNiii,ey ehair cars on all trains between
Mlikes-Ba and New York, Philadel-
phia' Buralo and Suspension Bridge.
c,, ROLLlN II. WILBUR, Gen Supt.
LAS >. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phila.,
A.; W. NoNNEMACHER, Asst. Gen
c. Pass. Agt., South Bethlehem, Pa.
scranton Office, 309 Lackawanna avenue.
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Silks and Dress Goods,

Is pieces pure silk Foulard, "a inches wide,
Our Price. 49c
250 yards Black China Silk, "a and 27
inches wide, soc. quality.
Our Price, 35c
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BOOKISH BLUNDERS.

There has been in bookish circles of
late some complaint that the book
trade is passing out of the hands of
men of culture into those of an inferi-
or class of men, who hnow little and
care less about the books they handle.
Point is given to this accusation by
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AMUSING SLIPS
OF THE TONGUE
BIunders That Add Unexpected Piqu.
ancy TO OratOry.
NAPOLEON THE GREAT
"EXecuted in Terra COtta'-- The
Late John Chamberlain Remem
bered in London.-why Bismarck's
Answer to a Governor Was Delayed.

1t would undoubtedly form an inter-
esting anthology If contemporary
should have taken the trouble to pre-
pare a collection of the stump-speech
blunders made during the last political
campaign. AS for our own city we
heard of only one made in the course
of a short address to workingmen. The
speaker, a silver advocate, noticing a
number Of Frenchmen among his audi
ence while he was denouncing the Brit
ish interference in Americas
finances" suddenly exclaimed, And
did not Napoleon the Great, even in his
day. say of the English that they We're
a nation of shop-lifters?
Half the fun of life" says the col
lector of a Boquet of Blunders comes
from blunders, and it seems cruel to
laugh at the mistakes of people who
are trying to do their best. And the
one who laughs loudest never knows
but it may be his turn next time to be
laughed att
Amusing slips of the tongue abound
and even practiced orators are not
above making them. An English states
man is reported to have said not long
ago in public speech: Let it be
known, gentlemen, that of these just
demands we abate not one jit or tot
tie"
Another English lawyer examining a
witness who said he found the prisoners
in bed with their clothes on, asked
sternly: do you mean to say that
they had gone to boot with their beds
on?"
A speaker at parochial council pre-
lminary meeting, meaning to be elo-
quently eulogistic of his working class
auditors, mixed the matter bit when
he said: Il will call you by the noblest
name that you have. You are tons of
soil"
Many ludcrous blunders have been
made in the course of the church SER
vice by nervous clergymen, but there
can hardly be recorded a more comical
one than that which startled a London
congregation the other day, when the
off1ciating curate announced Hymn
four and seven pence halfpenny." In
his nervousness he had confused the
offeratory total of the previous Sun
day with the hymn figures.
1t was an American who, lecturing
one evening, said: Parents, you may
have children, or, if not, your daugh-
ters may have"
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HYPER-CRITICISM.

When an Irish doctor reproved a
friend for his tCo liberal use of brandy,
Bah" said he, I've drank of it since
/ was a boy, and I'm CO." VERY like
ly," replied the doctor, but if you had
never drank of it, perhaps you would
now be TO-
1t was at an art exhibition, and two
old ladies, fresh from the country, We're
examining with great interest the
statue of a young Greek, underneath
which was inscribed the words, "Exe-
cuted in Terra Gotta" Where is Terra
Cotta?" asked the elder of the two.
turning to her companion. Il haven't
the least idea," replied the other; II
never heard of the place before" "Ah,
we'll" observed the first speaker, sit
| doesn't much signify. The poor man
who was executed there is none the
less to be pitied, wherever it may be-"
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"BULLS."

There are blunders of the species
"bull" which have not been born in Ire
land. 1t was a Scotch woman who said
that the butcher of her town only killed
half a beast at time. 1t was a Dutch
man who said a pig had no marks on
it's ears except long tail. 1t was q
British magistrate who, when told by a
certain rascal that he was not married,
responded: That's a good thing for
your wife"
At one of the first examinations for
sanitary inspectors in England there
were some very curious replies handed
in. One candidate, asked what a death
rate was, replied that 1t was a rate
levied on the living to support the ceme-
teries. Another replying to a ques-
ton about the willful exposure of a
person suffering from an infectious dis
ease, said that 'he must not ride in
any conveyance except a hearse with
out first informing the driver" Anoth-
er in reply to the same question, laid
it down as imperative that "a person
dying of an infectious disease must give
notice to the local authorities within
twenty-four hours"