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we carry in stock
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MERCHANT TAILORING
Has in the past given the reputation of being
among the best.
Gents' • Furnishing • Goods
And every thing else to fix up with. Our
stock in these articles, which adds so much to
the comfort, convenience and general makeup
of gentlemen, is very full and complete. In
dressing one's self, it is just as necessary to
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have t a k e n possession of t h e old L i t i t z Bak-ery
tad Confectionery—which has been in
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FRESH BREAD/ BOLLS, BUNS AMD
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F r om t h e Boston Globe«.
In one of the broadest streets of the
City of Mexico stood, many years ago,
a fine, large, old house. Over the
portal was the coat-of-arms of the noble
family of Yerano. Through the deli:
cate iron scroll-work of the gates
might be seen a large "patio," or
court-yard, with a fountain playing
in the middle, and beautiful flowers
growing all around. For many years
but few visitors were allowed to enter,
for the master of the house was old
and feeble, and saw hardly any one
but the priest and the doctor.
There was one bright thing in that
dreary house, and that was the old
count's grand daughter. She was 16
years old, and as pretty and sweet a
little fairy as ever was seen in the
City of Mexico. She was the life of
the house, and there was not a crea-ture
in it, from the solemn old major-dome
to the groom in the stable, but
would willingly have died for the little
Ccuntess Teresita de yerano. She
was small, slight and agile, with tiny
hands and feet. Her head was beauti-fully
set upon her shoulders, and her
great black eyes made a curious con-trast
to the masses of rich brown hair
coiled round and round the small
head. Her mother had been a beauty,
and had died when she was born. Her
father lived with the old count in the
dreary old palace. But nothing could
sadden Teresita's spirits. Her laugh
was like a peal of bells, and she had
sweet coaxing ways. Her father was
a man of refinement and taste, and
adored his little daughter, all the
more that she resembled in many ways
the mother whom he had loved -so
dearly.
At last the old Count de Verano
died, and his son lived quietly with
his daughter in the dreary old palace.
The term of mourning having expired,
tn9 whole city was excited by the news
that the Count de Verano was going
to give a masked ball, to introduce
Teresita into society.
Many years had passed since his
old friends had crossed the threshold,
and great was the curiosity of those
who were fortunate enough to be in-vited.
The house was said to be
haunted and all were anxious to see
what the old palace looked like inside.
The evening came, and the old palace
was brilliant with a thousand lights.
The rooms were hung with choice old
tapestries, and the silver and gold
chandeliers sparkled with lights and
reflected a thousand brilliant colors.
The walls were hung with old armor,
and the broad marble staircases were
thronged with people dressed in
dominoes and masks. At midnight
they were all to unmask. The guests
were more or less startled, therefore,
at meeting a man dressed entirely in
armor, with visor down, who wore
neither domino nor mask. He seemed
to know no one, and was always alone.
The clanking of his armor and sword
could be heard a long way off, and as
he came near people stepped aside, so
cailly did the air become as he strode
past.
It had been arranged between the
count and his daughter that they
themselves should not wear dominos
and masks. Teresita looked very
lovely in her white gauze draperies,
and had no lack of partners for the
dances. Her simplicity and gayety
chaxiiiied all hearts, aiid her father's
heart swelled when he heard his darl-ing
praised.
The only thing' that marred the
general enjoyment was the entrance,
from time to time, of the man in
armor. He walked straight through
the rooms, and the conversation and
merriment died away as he passed.
People wondered in whispers who the
strange knight might be. Some sug
gested that the house was haunted,
and that perhaps this was the ghost.
In short, all sorts of suggestions were
made. Teresita was at first too full of
pleasure tobe disturbed by the knight ;
but she could not help noticing the
disturbed looks of the people as the
knight passed through the rooms, and
the dead silence which fell upon them
all.
" Mi padre," she said, " who is the*
strange caballero, dressed in armor,
who walks about alone?"
"What caballero?" asked Don Jay-me,
turning pale. " I have seen no
one in armor."
" Where are your eyes, papa ?" cried
Teresita, " we have all seen him, and
you could hear his sword and armor
clatter a mile away. Why, there he
comes now! Don't you see him ?
Can't you hear him ?"
Don Jayme turned white to the
lips. He saw and heard nothing him-self;
but he knew that the appearance
of the ghost of the house portended
disaster.
At last the time came to unmask.
It was like a transformation scene;
every one bloomed out in gay cos-tume,
and lent additional brilliance to
the already beautiful rooms. The
servants handed round wine and cake,
chocolate and ices; and the air was
filled with the hum of voices. But
after (he first taste first one guest and
then another set down his glass with
a look of disgust. The wine looked
iike a rich, heavy Burgundy, but it
tasted like blood. At that moment
the knight in armor entered the room.
The voices were hushed, and all gazed
at the figure which strode hurriedly
across the floor. But Teresita quietly
left her seat, and approaching the
figure, said:
" Sir knight, will you not join us
now at supper ?" .
There was no answer, and the
guests shuddered and covered their
eyes. When they looked again the
knight was gone, and Teresita lay on
the floor in a dead faint. She soon
recovered her senses, however, made
light of the matter, and was among
the gayest of the company for the rest
of the evening.
"So much for trying to be polite to
strangers," she said, laughingly.
" Perhaps he is mad, poor thing."
Don Jayme could neither see nor
hear the knight in armor; but he had
heard enough of the ghost in his boy-hood
to remember that those whose
attention the ghost wished to attract
were the very persons who were both
blind and deaf to him. As soon as he
could leave his guests unnoticed he
made his way to the room of Juan,
the old majordomo of the house. He
had been in the family since Don Jay-me
was a baby, and to him the ghost
was an old acquaintance.
For the first time in his life poor
Juan appeared frightened. His lips
were white and trembling, and his
eyes were starting out of their sockets.
When his master entered the room he
held up both hands and said in a
frightened whisper:
"Why, what is'the ghost walking
for? You have doubtless seen him?''
" No, Juan, I can neither see nor
hear him but the senorita has done
so, and all the guests."
Old Juan fell back in his chair with
a groan.
" You must hear him, Senor Count!
He is coming along the passage now.
Can't you hear his armor clashing
and his sword clanking over the
stones ? He is in the doorway ! Can't
you see him ?" Juan saw that he was
making a great effort and groaned
again.
" No," said Don Jayme, after a few
minutes' pause : " I can hear and see
nothing."
" Oh, Dios!" cried poor Juan.
"Come into the hall and see if all the
armor is there.
They went together. Almost at the
end of the hall one complete suit of
armor was missing. They looked at
each other. Don Jayme's face was as
white as Juan's, and he whispered :
" What does it mean ?"
" It means misfortune" replied Juan.
There! He is coming towards us
again. Surely you see him now, senor!
" No," replied Don Jayme. " I see
nothing."
'' He is making noise enough to
wake the dead," muttered Juan to
himself.
Meauwhil e the guests were beginning
to feel uncomfortable. The small
hours had begun, and who could tell
how many more ghosts might be seen
that night? They moved abaut un-easily,
and made inquiries for the host.
Teresita did her best to amuse them,
and begged them to stay for a few
more dances. Her efforts were un-availing,
however, and she sent a ser-vant
to find her father.
Don Jayme, the moment that he
had seen thejast.of his guests, return-ed
to Juan, with whom he remained
in consultation.
Teresita sat alone in the drawing-room,
where she had that evening had
so much enjoyment. She wondered
where her father was, and he had turn-ed
so pale and had not answered when
she pointed out to him the knight
coming into the room. She was not
at all tired, and could joyfully have
gone on dancing two hours longer.
She saw herself reflected in a long
pier-glass, and rose and stood admir-ing
herself for some time. She looked
almost as fresh as when the evening
began. At last she began humming
a gay air, while her feet kept time to
the music. She danced to her own
reflection in the glass till she was tired,
and then sank on a sofa. She won-dered
why no one had come to put out
the lights and shut up the house. She
listened, but could hear no sound of
any one stirring excepting the tramp
and clatter of the knight in armor as
he made his rounds.
The servants were too frightened to
move from the kitchen: and Don Jay-me
and Juan were talking together
in the major domo's room. Juan con-fessed
to feeling alarm. He said he
had been told by his late master that
the ghost had walked when Don Jay-me's
grandfather was away fighting in
the wars. The ghost appeared for two
days and three nights in that very
same suit, of mail. At the end of three
days news came that Don Anares had
been slain in battle, and the ghost
had disappeared as suddenly as he
had come.
Just then Teresita, who had been
hunting all over thé house for her
father, opened the door, and seeing
him, she immediately began talking
about the ball and the guests, and
finally about the man in armor.
I think he must be tired by this
time," she said, " for he has been walk-ing
four whole hours. But I do not
hear him now, and although I have
been all over the house to find you I
have neither seen nor heard him."
All this excitement had tired Don
Jayme very much.
"Let us have a glass of wine," he
said, " and refresh ourselves before we
go to bed," and he led the way to the
diningroom. Juan poured his master
a glass of wine and then retired.
Teresita joined her father in the
dining room almost directly after Juan
had left him. He was sitting in his
usual chair at the head of the table,
holding his half empty glass in his
hand, which was resting on the table.
Behind his chair, erect and immovable,
stood the knight in armor.
" Why, papa, there is our friend,
the knight," she said, " standing direct-ly
behind you. If you turn your head
you cannot help seeing him."
But her father taking no notice of
her remark, she touched him, and a
shriek resounded through the house
which brought the servants hurrying
to the room. Don Jayme was dead.
For weeks Teresita's life hung by a
thread. When she recovered her gay
spirits were gone and her hair was
perfectly white. It is said that one of
the sweetest of the nuns in the days
when the Church of Sta Maria la
Blanca had a convent attached to it,
was Teresita de Verano. The old
house is empty, and is supposed to be
haunted still by the knight in armor.
Story of a Woman's Ijife,
A woman from he earliest conscious-ness
inclines to reminiscence. As she
grows up she stamps each notable ad-venture
and each pleasant fi iendship
upon her mind by some token. Our
dime museums with their meagre
collection of odds and bits, would pale
into nothingness when compared with
the bottom drawer of a girl's bureau.
This she generally devotes to her keep-sakes.
At five she begins storing it
with horsechestnuts and broken bits
of colored pencils given her by dear
friends. Some of these are the mys-teries
of the " ¡secrets" which are the
life of childhood's freemasonry: By
ten she has a gold piece, generally be-stowed
by a bachelor uncle, and per-haps
some tokens from friends that
are dead. There are pressed four-leav-ed
clovers, pin-cushions with zoologi-cal
tendencies, gray-flannel rabbits and
such, a few carefully preserved yalen-tines,
some bottle that once held per-fumery
and now presents only a fading
recollection to the nostrils. At 17 she
has some faded violets, some locks of
hair, a few scraps of dried orange peel,
a collection of dancing programmes,
and, carefully tucked in the further-most
corner, a bundle of notes tied with
a blue ribbon. As the year pass still
the treasures increase. By-and-by the
wedding slippers are laid awav in the
drawer Which holds the valentines, and
still, as the years pass, come a pair of
the wee'st shoes kicked out at heel,
and a silken curl, which shows a sil-very
gold in the light.. After this
keepsakes are fewer, and are oftener
the souvenirs of sad days than of glad
ones. Finally, after a long time, some
one lays away in the drawer a thumb-ed
red Testament with a lock of gray
hair and a thread-thin wedding ring.
Then the drawer is locked.
A Bis Step.
. The House of Lords in England has
resolved, by a majority of fourteen,
" that the time has come when, in the
interest of religion and education, all
national collections should be opened
to'the public on Sundays as on • other
days." This resolution, in substance,
has been frequently before the House
of Lords, and has always heretofore
been defeated. As that body is the
more conservative one of the two, it
may be presumed that the resolution
will pass the House of Commons, and
become the law of England. America
has an advance over England in this
respect: that we can try a new experi-ment
in one locality wiihout making
it national. Unmistakably, however,
the drift of public sentiment is in the
direction indicated by this resolution ;
and as unmistakeably, in our judg-ment,
it is wise and right for Chris-tian
men to recognize that fact, and to
attempt to guide rathet than thwart
the tendency.
Last Sunday was a beautiful one in
New York City. The writer of this
paragraph took a walk through Cen-tral
Park, and as he saw the perfect-ly
orderly crowds, good-natured,
happy, peaceful, and the great ma-jority
of them belonging to the plain
people, with their children, and in
many instances their baby-carriages,
getting the one breath of fresn air
and the one sight of early spring
which was possible to them, bound by
their hard tasks to the workshop, and
often the stifling rooms, through the
week, he could not think that if Jesus
Christ were on earth he would have
padlocked the gates of the park, and
driven them back to their tenement-houses
and* their nrrrow streets and
alleys. He could hardly believe that
any Puritan looking upon the sight
would have objected to it-
J u s t L i k e t h e C i t y .
" Ah, Farmer Robinson," said his
fair city guest, "how quietly you live
out here in the country. You are not
disturbed by society quarrels or politi-cal
excitement, or labor troubles, but
all is comfortable and pleasant."
" Yes, miss, I s'pose. it looks so to
you. . But there's the hottest society
quarrel over who's going to sing alto
in the choir next year, an' the polities :
Ben. Johnson swears I shan't be select-man
again; and as for labor troubles,
my hired man struck yesterday because
I wanted him to milk the cows before
breakfast. Oh, we have our little
seasons of enjoyment as well as you
city folks."
The Minister's Wife.
A lady from one of the up-country
counties was in Washington for the
first time, and the other evening she
attended a reception where there was
dancing. During the evening she
watched a handsome woman in the
waltz.
" Who is that lady ?" she inquired of
her chaperon.
" I t is the wife of one of the minis-ters,"
her friend explained.
" You don't say," was the surprised
response, "Well, well; it's a mighty
queer place for a preacher's wife, now
ain't it?"
The May Number
of Demorest's Magazine is very attractive.
Mrs. Hart's serial, "That Other Per-son,"
is contiuued, and there a ie
several excellent short tales. A
Walk in P a r i s , " and " The Familistère
in Guise," both illustrated, are yery
readable articles. Mrs Croly contribu-tes
" What Money will B u y , " and W.
Jennings D e m o r e s t , " A Moral Revol-ution
Pending." " A r t Work in
Metal," " Home Art and Home
Comfort," und " F r o m Pencil to
Brush," will prove acceptable to mauy.
The frontispiece of this number is a
beautiful oil picture, " A t the Spring. "
Tfhen Baby was sick, we gave her Caatoria,
"When she was & Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Hiss, she clang to Caatoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Caatoria,
Dressed or Undressed.
" Do you want a fine spring chicken
this morning,|Mrs. Mulligan?" said a
poultry dealer in a Philadelphia mar-ket
to an Irish customer.
" Chickens, did you say ?" replied
she, "and sure an', it's not the likes of
me as can afford such luxury these
times."
" But by the bye, Mrs. Mulligan,"
asked the poultryman again, "are you
in favor of dressed or undressed chick-ens
coming in the market?"
"Dressed or undressed did you say?"
asked Mrs. Mulligan;; dressed, to be
sure—do you think the poor dead
chickens have no modesty ? How
would you like to be exposed in the
market undressed ?"
The poultryman shut up.
Predictions.
Professor Foster, meteorologist, late
of Iowa, will make the following pre-dictions
: Great storms will pass over
the United States in rapid succession
during the last ten days of April, and
all shipping interests, especially in the
Northern States, should prepare to pro-tect
their property from heavy rains,
high winds, floods, sleet, snow and
extreme changes of the weather on
land, and from dangerous gales on the
Lakes and Atlantic coast. The heavi-est
of these storms will be over the
Missitsippi basin about April 25 or 26;
west of that earlier, and east later.
Mr. Foster was the author of the
prediction that great storms would
pass over the Lakes and Northeastern
States February 25 and 26, and the
storm now raging he predicted a week
ago. ^
The Philadelphia Press says t he
southern shad is a fraud.
I n n o c e n t B l o o d S h e d.
Ever i-ii ee the railroad employes in
East St. LBuis cea-ed work in support
of the striking Knights on t h e Gould
Southwestern s-y^teui, rumors of rioi
and bloodshed have daily gained cir-culation,
but Lititil Friday no serious
conflict had occurred between them
and the Deputy Sheriffs and United
States Marshals stationed ill t h e var-ious
yards to protect the company's
employes and property. The County
Sheriff has sworn in. numerous depu-ties,
and upon several oocasions has
brought to that city bodies of armed
men to suppress an'anticipated attack
on the railroad yards aud their protect-ors.
SHOOTING- INTO THE CROWD
Arriving there, they swarmed into
the yards and persuaded the .-non a t
work to desert their posts. The crowd
remained in the yards lor some time,
and although considerable excitement
prevailed, no violence was resorted to.
Just at this time, however, a Louisville
and Nashville freight train was slowly
passing, guarded by eight deputy
sheriffs armed with Winchester rifles.
I n the meantime, crowds of men and
women had congregated 'on Broadway,
where the Louisville and Nashville
cross t h e street, and also upon the
Broadway bridge, which spans t he
Caliokia creek and in the open space
to the east.
Just as t h e train reached the Broad-way
crossing the trouble began.
The crowd on t h e bridge began to yell
and jeer at t he officers, and i t is assert-ed
stones were thrown, which struck
two or three of them, and it is also said
that a pistol was discharged.
The deputies immediately leveled
their rifles and fired two volleys into
the crowd on t h e bridge with fatal
effect, four men being killed and one
mortally wounded.
SHOOTING DOWN AN INNOCENT MAN
The greatest excitemen t immediately
prevailed and pandemonium reigned.
The crowd fled in every direction and
•when t h e deputies realized how fearful
was t h e result of their Are they sought
means of escape by rushing for t he
bridge with a view of fleeing to St.
Louis. At t h e approach, and just a t
the bridge tower, on theeastside, they
were met by Major Joyce, City Clerk
Couty and a third man, who seized
the deputies' guns and endeavored to
t u r n them back. One of t h e deputies,
in his terror, flred upon the trio, kill-ing
a man named C. F . Thompson,
who stood between Joyce and Canty.
Some shots were fired by t h e remain-ing
deputies at theapproachingstrikers
and all started over the bridge.
The scene on t he bridge was one of
wildest confusion and excitement.
Coal teams loaded, and other teams
with wagons, v/ere galloping westward
and their drivers shouting to all ped-estrains
and teamsters to r un back.
Women and men on foot w e r e running
toward t h e city and waiving back all
they met, while immediately behind
come t h e deputies pursued by t h e van-guard
of t h e crowd from East St.
Louis.
One of the frightened guards threw
his gun into the river, while another
hid his weapon in a wagon that was
in full retreat.
Can You Take Care of an Umbrella,
Umbrellas will last far longer if,
when wet, they are placed handle
downward to dry. The moisture falls
from the edges of the frame, and the
fabric dries uniformly. If stood handle
upward, which is commonly the case,
the top of the umbrella holds the
moisture, owing to lining underneath
the ring, and therefore takes a long
time to dry, thus injuring the silk or
other fabric with which it is covered.
This is the prime cause of this part of
the umbrella wearing out sooner than
the other part. Umbrella cases, too,
are responsible for the rapid wear of
silk. The constant friction causes the
tiny holes that appear so provokingly
early. When not in use leave the
umbrella loose. When wet, never
leave it open to dry, as the tense con-dition
thus produced makes the silk
stiff and it soon will crack.
A S h o r t Sermon,
It is the food which we lack that the
best charity bestows.—It is in giving of
our most valued possessions and most
difficult exertions that true charity to-wards
others consists.—Whole armies
of Christians go through life dispensing
gifts to the poor, and grinding the
servants of their own household. The
great majority, of the teachers, from
the nursery to the pulpit, render such
an exact measure of goods to those
around them that they chill the heart
and even religion, a grim and cheer-less
thing. To unbend, to genial, to
condescend, to offer the simple oup of
cold water, the trifling charity of good
cheer to the world, this is not in their
list of good works, but would it not be
better than all ?—Queries.
ST. ELMO HOTEL, N o s . 3 17 a n d 319
Arch street, Philadelphia.—Rates re-duced
to $2 p«;r day. The traveling
public will still find at this hotel tne
same liberal provision for t h e i r com-fort.
It is located in t h e immediate
centres of business, and places ofamuse-inent
and t h e different railroad depots,
as well as all parts of t h e city, are
easily accessible by street cars con-s
t a n t l y passing the doors. I t offer
special inducements to those visiting
t h e city for business or pleasure. Your
patronage is respectfully solicted.
JOSEPH M . FEGER,
op71y- Propr.
State Items.
While Fran S. Nelson, a foreman
in the Otsego fork works, a- Miles'
grove, Erie county, was at work Fii-day,
the scales from a maps of iron
under the forge struck his face, burn-ing
out both eyes.
In the vicinity of Pottsvilie there
were four fatal accidents caused by
mine gas, machinery and dynamite.
A woman eighty four-years old was
called up for sentence in a Pittsburg
court undercharges of receiving stolen
goods. The judge was so affected by
her plea that he refused to impose sen-tence.
.
The Philadelphia public building
commissioners have granted a space
on the north side of the building, op-posite
the Reynolds statue, for one of
General Hancock.
Detective Smith, of Allentown, ar-rested
John Wilcox at t h a t place upon
the charge of murdering the Kest'er
brothers at Seybertsville, Luzerne
county, last October.
There are only two small collieries
working in t he vicinity of Ashland,
Schuylkill county, but they are not
of sufficient capacity to meet t he
demands of the place for fuel.
The Barclay coal company will soon
begin cuttiiigtlireemillion Ieet of lum-ber
from its lands near Barclay.
The Historical society has'been pre-sented
by George W. Childs with a
copy of the original mark of Abraham
Lincoln and cast.of his hands. The
originals have been presented to the
National museum, Washington, D. C.
Auditor General Niles has meived
from the schools conducted by the
soldiers' orphans' syndicate the follow-ing
bills for the quarter ending Febru-ary
28: Meier, $8,299.11; Mount
Joy, $10,058.0!); McAHisterville, $7,978-
97 ; Chester Springs, $11,232.21. None
of them will be paid pending t he
investigation.
F i f t y old maid» will be on exhibi-tion
at the Ninth and Arch street dime
museum, Philadelphia, this week.
The visitors will ballot for the pretti-est
and homeliest, the beauty to re-ceive
a gold medal and the other- a
leather medal.
Five Young Men Killed.
POTTSVILLE, April 9.—At t h e New-castle
station a box of dynamite cart-ridges
had been placed beside t he
blacksmith's hearth. William Al-bright,
the blacksmith's helper, dis-turbed
oneoftheicartridges. The shock
of this explosion exploded a doyen
more cartridges. Albright was killed
instantly and shockingly mangled.
The blacksmith, William McGough,
had both eyes blown out, his ears
blown off, and his head and body bad-ly
injured. He will die. The Coroner's
j u r y declined to defipitely decide the
cause or fix t h e responsibility.
A miner working in the first breast
of the colliery operated by the Phila-delphia
and Reading Coal and Iron
Company cut a leader of gas, which
exploded and blew him, with a large
quantity of loose coal and dirt, down
the chute. The debris caught and
imprisoned A. S. Doyle of Phoenix
Park and Edward Caufield of Black
Heath, and t h e gas smothered them.
Canfield was 29.
Edward Parnell, aged 15 years, a
slate picker at the same colliery, went
into the hoisting enging house, fell in-to
t h e machinery, and was mangled
to death.
Hasty Marriages,
When young people go into an en-gagement
for life as carelessly as they
go to a picnic, they must expectjto pay
for their bitter experience. With
thousands a marriage engagement is a
matter of boyish or girlish caprice.
Sometimes a wile is sought for a gross
gratification of sensual appetite; some-times
as a shrewd pecuniary specula-tion
; sometimes io secure a support for
shiftless laziness from a father-in-law.
Such violations of the sacred cord idea
of wedlock often end in the divorce
courts or in some other form- of
permanent separation. If wise mar-riages
are " made in heaven," theu
the hasty, loose, selfish, or libidinous
sort are the handwork of the devil.
I would like to whisper in every young
lady's ear—never be " to be had" too
cheaply ; never say, " yes" too hastily ;
never accept any man who cauaot
offer you a love without a rival and
a character without a stain. Common
sense, industrious habits, a warm
heart, and the Bible-conscience are
first requisites.—When a young man
can lay these at your feet, be careful
how you say " no" to him. You
may be sorry for it, and by and by
take up with a sorry stick from a
silly fear of being laughed at as an
" old maid." But the easier the
divorce-process is made, the more
numerous will be the hasty, reckless
and ill-sorted marriages--Dr. T. L.
Cuyler.
ßää"For Engines,Boilers, Separa-tors,
Horse Powers, Threshing
Machines, and all kinds of repairing
goto A. B. Wolgemuth, Manheim, Pa.
He will give you low prices an
guarantee satisfaction. First-class
maehiinsts employed. 21 a ug
—Over 5000 lodgings were given to
tramps at t h e Dauphin almshouse t he
past year.