UXCL1S JOB'S PLAN. Uncle Job Foivstrr ww li!;o n grrnt ninny otlirr Aiiii'iieuu jnuvnts ho luul jK'iTi'Pt cliililivn. "Thorn hoys." ho wns wont to nay, "wouldn't marry nry woman in tlie county j nut but what tlu-y's li'iily gixnl tnou;;li nu' better, but they have other rlaii8 an' projec's!'' A pretty si-hool teacher hnimlcit at the Forester's, and it was her apparently in nocent self that was making all this trou ble. Lew Forester, the younger of the boys, was hopelesnly in love with her, and as he wrw young, with his life's work Beaivt'ly mapped out, and ns 5Iny Horn ing was pwr, with an abundance of ioor relatives, the marriage was deemed highly inexpedient Uucle Job rumiuntod upon the subject as he followed his luzy, fat team along the corn rows, "Seems to mo," he soliloquized, "ef I'd jes' speak to her father drut the weeds! I do wisli I'd a check rowed this! Tho cocklolmrn is a goiu' to jus' plum teeto tally take hit he'd stop hit, being so poor nn' high minded. But like' not Iev'd git mad at my interfering, an marry her unyhow, jes' to teach me a lesson, nn' not a aimin' to marry her at all, before. I've knowed parents to put they foot in it mightily afore this, an' I've often won dered if Muhaly Ann Hriggs would a ben a better chance than Mary Ann, though I wouldn't have nuther one of 'em a sposiu' that I rlcleck anything about them times. No, I rectin I'd better not call on her pap for any help, seeing as I spilt his prospec'g in our young days. Oh, you git up there, you lazy heifer! Looks like the more you feed em' the lazier they git! No, but ef I can't hatch up some thing 'thout showin' my hand, why, I'll jes' let 'em marry for beiu' a fool. " "Low," said Uncle Job, the following Saturday morning, "I want you to take the one seated gig an' go to Chillicothe on business, an' I want you to not pick up any passengers either goiu' or comiu', for that left wheel ain't any too strong, 'n watch an' don't go iuto any ruts. I'd like for that gig to lost till I feel able to get another one. " "Can't Dan go ?" Lew asked petulantly. "I do hate to ride to town nil by myself over the hills an' through the red bresh. I'd rather plow hard ull day. " "Well, plow, then," Uucle Job an swered, with a merry twinkle in his eye. "That medder piece needs plowin' mon strous bad. You and I can plow, an' 1'an'l can go jes' as well as not. " "If I was him I wouldn't drive no gig," Lew remarked, uttering the words beforo reflecting upon what might follow. "I ain't ngoiu' to," Dan answered, with the confidence of a young mau who owns a good team of his own. "I'm agoiu' to drive Stell and Grace tho buggy needs a little flxiu' up. " Lew hitched up his team and went to work. He despaired of having a chat with May so early in the morning, but he could come in at half past 11; alio was not busy then. "See here, Dan'l," Uncle Job began, as soon as Lew was out of earshot, "any. body can see that Lew is soft on the teacher, and the ijit will marry her ef he ain't stopped ; not but what she's plenty good enough for him, an' too good, ns to that, but you know we've alius had other plans for Lew. I nover saw sich a hard hearted creetur as he is. He can cut an' slash on live animals, an' I think he'd make a good doctor. That's what me an' your maw wants, an' of course, ef he mar ries the school teacher he can't never be nothing but a farmer, for you know he can't more'n write his name now, though he's learnin' considerable from her, tlort bless her! She's a good little thing. Well, what I was going to say is this : you make up to her. You've got your new horses and buggy and lots of nice clothes, an' you can cut him out quick as wink." "Then s'pose I take her to town to day," Dansuggosted, not at all displeased at the prospect of a 24 mile ride with so pleasant a companion. "Yes, yes! You hitch up an' I will go tell her. I'll fix it." With that he hurried to tho house, elated at the working of his plan. "Miss May," he said in a low whisper, from the front door, "you come here a minute. " " In a moment, uncle, " a pleasant voice answered. "Come out into the yard," he mur mured. "I want you to do a favor for me. I want to get the old lady two new gingham dresses, an' I want 'em to bo nice an' look nice an' fit nice, aud I want you to pick them out an' pay for them. I'll give you the money. I want you to go with Dan'l." "Yes, certainly," May answered with a suspicious pink mantling her cheeks. "Could you tell me anything about what Jfinil of gingham you want?" "You jest use your own judgment get something becomin' to old women and you cut it an' make it an' I'll knock oil a week's board for one, au' another week for another. We like to have mother look nice. " i At about 10 o'clock Mr. Forester went over to see how Lew was progressing with his work. He found him busy, and cheerily whistling "Marble Halls." "It's a plum shame to tease the boy," his father soliloquized, as he approached the grassy turning row. "But all the evils of lifo must be keoved with some suffering. I know I'd better keep him free to go on an' make something out of hisaclf titan to have him tied down to hard work with a wife and a passel o little children. I see you've been a humpin' yerself," he said as Lew ap proached. "No need to kill yerself and the team too. " "We've taken it easy- nice dirt this never seen belter wish you'd givo ma my shur on this side when you divide up." " May be but you'll be a-selling yourn, " his father answered, looking with prido upon his various fields stretching away in the distance, some with wheat, some with oats, beside small patches of castor boaus, flax, cane, millet, und pasture, and meadow, "No, I'm thinking of bulldin' an' set tlin' right hero," Low replied, while boyish Mush ilyod his downy cliouk. IVe boon a-thinking that ef you and rnaw was willin' " " Yes, n mentionln' of your maw puts nio in mind that I sent by May this morning to got her a couple, o' new drosses. Sooms to me we don't lay cnou?;h slore by the way she looks. " " Whcre'd May go?" Low Bsked with a sinking of the heart. "Sho went with Dan'l," looking over his fields and mercifully turning his back. Without a word Low turned his team Into tho corn und begau to plow. His father noticed that he was unusually gentle with tho horses, and his conscience troubled him not a little lis ho walked townrd the house. "Kf I hadn't n-tole him." he said, con templating the variegated sod with un noting eye, "he would a-como in at 'leven, and when ho found sho want here, he'd n-went out agin jes 's quick's ho could get his dinner an' n-plowed till dark, an' Hint's too much on the horses. " Lew came in at a quarter past twelve, ate his dinner in silence, and was for starting buck to the field. "You musn't take the horses nut till two, Lewie," his father said. "You go lio down and sleep under a shade tree you'll feel lots better. " "I don't want to sleep," Lew growled. "Ef you don't tho homes does,"Baid his father. "But ef you aiu't sleepy, let's no out here under the trees. I feel kinder restless an' lonesome with Dan an' May gone, ami I know mother don't like to have men folks around till she gits her work done. You an Dan'l is young and free, an' I jest saw Jim Lucos puss, nn' I couldn't help a contrasting ye. Jim was young about 10 years back, an' so wag Sallie, and they had ambitions. Jim was a purty good sohollard for this county, nn' he wanted to be a congressman or somethin'. Sallie was purty and sweet, an' most any man in his senses would ha' loved her, an' he did, an' they married, an' now they have six children, and Jim can't do nothin' but jes' dig for them. He ain't able to hire a hand, an' ho rents, and lie don't get no richer every year, even ef Rullio does contrive an' save. It looks purty hard, but Jim's got to dig an' save an' scrimp until he's old, and maybo longer. " "I suppose he loves Sallie," Low sug gested. "Oh, yes, kinder sorter; but his life ain't what he bargained for. Married life lacks a good deal of beiu' a picnic when people looks high ami is poor. This ever lasting grind for somethin' to eat is awful hnrd on a feller with ambitions. Your maw an' me want you to be a doctor, ai' I was a thinkin' " "Paw, I don't know enoughr" Lew sat up and looked reRolute. " You kuow I never was fond of books, an' I don't lik nothing but turning up dirt an' handling stock. I'll never make a doctor nor u congressman, nor nothing buta. plain far mer, and JI want to marry May an' go to housekeeping as soon as I'm of age, which will be in 10 months aud 17 days. "Wait till you'ro 21, and then, ef you want to marry her, why, all right; but I'll tell you now that the day'll come when you will wish you hadn't. May's as good a girl as ever lived, but I'm afraid you'll be overrun by her kin. They're great folks to come an' stay all night an' bring the whole family." That afternoon lie confided his doubt, and misgivings to his wife, aud receiveii some very sharp advice about the advisa bility of attending to his own business. 'Well, my heart jes' bleeds for other people's boys," Mr. Forester asseverated, "an' when it comes to my own, it 'pear like I would do anything to keep 'em from a running their heads in nooses that'll keep 'em down the rest of their days. " " You'll see, paw, " Mrs. Forester replied with the confidence of nn observing mind. "I've knowed and heerd of a good many matches a beiu' broke oiT, and very few of 'em evor come to any good." "Stuff!" scornfully replied Undo Job. "You know the girls in this country avr engaged lots of times 'fore they marry. Why, I know a young feller that'd jes' cet down an' write to a girl an' ast her U nwrry him, an' ho didn't have the leasi. intentions that way. Don't you think that engagement ought to be broken off!" "I'm not talkin' about that kind I'm a talking about where they love an' want to marry. " "Well, we won't quarrel." And they didn't. During the rest of the term Dan paid May the most marked attention. Scarce ly a day passed that he did not take her driving or horseback riding, and she sat a horso with the utmost grace. May brightened and looked her prettiest dur ing these happy days, while Iw at first sulked and then became genuinely indif ferent. He kept to his work iu all weath ers, and it began to be noticed that bin part of the crop looked much better tha Dan's, although Low had helped hiai more than once. "I will plow this afternoon, " he would say, "and you may help mother and May with theryard." Or, "I'll go after the cattle and you and May can drive down to Springhill and get the mail." At first this indifference was ansumed to hide his wounded pride, but it soon camo to pass that ho found himself hap pier aud nearer real contentment than over Ixifore. Not so with Uncle Job. At first ho rubhed his hands complacently, and smiled to think how easy it was to man ige boys so well brought up as his were, llut Dan was continuing his attentions too long, and they wero too marked and too ardent. He resolved to speak to him, "Look here, Dan!" ho began one day, when they were building ilia new rail fence around the pasture. "Don't you think you are carrying this thing too far? May might fall in love with you. " "I hope she has, paw," Dau replied with a Bheopish laugh, "for we aro going to marry when her school is out, and if you'll let me I'd like to build on tho west 80. " "Yw, Dau'l, jes' at you like, meekly, "May's a mighty fine girl, an' I've got everything to be proud of. Thaukeo, Dan'l, for bringin' us scch a nice darter. " He turned away for some rails, and p:iusod a moment looking at their splint ery cleanliness. "Out of tho frying pau Into tho I'.ro," he muttered, "an' I done it, shore' fate!" Asa Ulauval. THIS YAMil H ftKKYl'Kll. Our IJrllUh Cnu.lli. 1.IW It llrcnn.r It Uoriii'l KjilliHfl- on. Englishmen have some reason to feel aggrieved nt the fact that nn necessary nn item of tho domesticity nsskewcrs should bo sent every year in immense quantities from America; and the advocates of fair trade may hold that the circumstance of our being mainly indebted for our sup ply of skewers to foreign imiorts, admit ted, free, is an additional argument in favor of some degree of protection, l'ut ing, however, fiscal questions altogether on one side, it would seem to be entirely within the lilnessof thing that the Amer icans should be exceptionally skillful fabricators of skewers. It is not only that they have an abundant variety of hard woods in their forests ; that one of their recent 1'residonts dwelt originally in a log cabin, and thnt Abraham Lincoln, the most illustrious of their Chief Magis trates since Washington, originally fol lowed the useful but unpretending occu pation of a rail spli'tcr. They can do something else besides hewing, chopping, and splitting timWr, or polishing planks of butternut or bird's rye maple into handsome, panels for tho embellishment of s'eeping cars'. They can "whittle." They have taken tho noun substantive desoriptivo of the knife used by (Jul th, the son of Beowulf, and turned it into a verb. When tho "smart" American needs a little mental repose he bestows himself in a rocking chair, ele vates his heels, if practicable, to an anglo of 4.) degrees above his head, lights a cigar, orders a mint julep or a brandy smash, according to tho seasou, produces Ids clasp knife, aud liegius to "whittle." With exquisite neatness and dexterity ho will pnre and round and sharwn any thing ligneous which is handy, from an oakeu cudgel to an ofHco ruler, from a lied post to a bootjack, to tho required form. There was a champion wood attenu ntoroticeat Oshkosh, Wis., who would back himself heavily with a given num ber of minutes to whittle a walking stick down to a tooth pick. Such nn achieve ment, however, must bo looked upon ns only a "fancy" one, and would iuvolvo tho loss of much valuable timber. The majority of the wooden splints whittled by the Americans iu their leisure mo ments intimately tvscmblo those abom inable little imple nents of boyish pas time and mischief employed in the popu lar but perilous English street game known as "tipcat." The transition from the diminutive projectile used as tip cat tor a butcher's of poulterer skewer is very easy, and may lm extremely rapid, and it is far from improbable that sonio cutely speculative dealer in notions, struck with the large number of whittled Bpliiita which were produced and the few uses to which they wore turned, deter mined to send a cargo of them as skewers to tho British Isles. London Telegraph, The Country's Wood ProdtirU. Among the special reports of the Cen sus Bureau ono of tho latest is devoted to statistics of tho wood production of tho United States in 1890. The bulletin in question embraces nearly all tho indus tries in which wood is tho principal ni!V. terial. Of these industries there are 171 shingle factories, 80 cooperage establish ments, and 1G8 in which materials for wagons and agricultural implemeuU, chair legs, axles, chests, and other articles of wood are produced. Of tho planing mills only such are, included in this buH letin as come in connection with the saw mills. Within this limitation the statis tics show that of the wood products of tho mills the valuo was $115,009,000; of wood products not worked in the mills, 030,426,194, and of products in more fin ished forms. $21,112,018 making a grand total of $107,237,81(1. For the production of these value? a capital of $270,152 102 is omployed, with an army of 05,253 men n, 104 women and children cutting timber in the woods, and aided by 33,491 draught animals. In the mills is required the labor of 87,939 men and 1.299 women and children. Tho bulletin gives full statistics of the stoam and water power, machinery, and me chunical apparatus, railroads, and tram ways employed in these industries. For wages and salaries the expenditure last year was $99,0SH,258. Tho report shows the growing tendency to concentration of the wood industries nnd economy of production by working the raw material into finished forms at points located as nearly as possible to the foroata in which the lumber may be cut. In tho three grentest lumber States tho increase of production within the last 10 years was : Wisconsin, 170 jier cent ; for Minnesota, 159.0 jor cent, and for Michi gan, 80 per cent. In iortions of Michigan the forest supply of timlier has been al most completely exhausted, while in other portions different kinds of timber in placo of the vanished pines is worked into a great variety of products. Tho city of Menominee, in Michigan, shows the greatest increase in woo I production in tho last 10 years. A Illatoriv Stnns Wrmlng Out. There is danger that the historic slab of brownstono which lies nt tho foot of tho big statue of Washington in front of tlie subtreasury building iu Wall street will bo worn out unless an iron railing is put around it. Scores of ponplo stand on it nnd walk over it almost every day. This particular slab formed u part of tho stone baluony of tho old Federal Hall where Washington took his first oath of olfico as President. The present location of tho stono is supposed to mark the p'ace where Washington stood on that memorable occasion. A large proportion of thn hundreds of oightseekers who visit Wall street very naturally pause in front of the groat bronze figure on the subtreasury steps. They read tho inscription on the front of the pedestal which informs thom of the character and significance of the statue. Then they climb upon the pedestal and stand on the slab of brownstono in order that in after years they may be able to relate to their children and their chil dren's children how they once "stood 00 exactly the same spot that Washington occupied when he took the oath as th first President of the United States. New York Times. gH EATING Ahorse Blankets Nearly every pattern of ty Hor$0 Blanket is imitated in color and style. In most cases the imitation looks just as good as the genuine, but it hasn't the warp threads, and so lacks strength, and while it sells for only a little less than the genu ine it isn't worth one-half as much. The fact that Horse Blankets are copied is strong evidence that they arc THE STANDARD, and every buyer should see that the & trade mark is sewed on the inside of the Blanket. Five Mile Bos Electrie Extra Test t Baker HORSE BLANKETS ARE THE STRONGEST. 100 6A STYLES at prices to suit evcrylxxly. If you can't get them from your dealer, write tis. Ask fat the Va Hook. You can get it without charge, WM. AY RE 3 & SONS, Philadelphia, PHILLIPS.' The Summer is gone, but we still keep ice cream of several flavors daily. Oysters are now in season, and they arc served in any style desired. Regular meals served to transient or permanent guests. The Cafe is open, and the kitchen is in charge of an ex perienced cook. Catering for parties, lodges, weddings, etc., a specialty. Fresh bread and cakes daily in the bakery. M. M PJIILLirS & SOX. Proprietors of "PHILLIPS' CAPE." Bloomsburg, Pa. KESTY& HOFFMAN, Practical Machinists. We repair Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and all kinds of machinery. WE HANDLK STEAM PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, STEAM GAUGES. And all kinds of Repairs. TirE CUT 10 OHDER. AGENTS FOR Gariield Injector Co., Garfield Doucl3 Jet Injector, Automatic and Locomotive- In-'ectcr. All work done by us is guaranteed to give satisfaction, and all work in our line will be promptly attended to SHOPS - 6th and CEHTRESTEEETS. COLLEGE T lll'MNKSS MAKES TI1K MVIXO. ,,,,, ruing leiegriipliy, unit oilier liniuclicH me tuuiflit. lu mom eurnet friends are those who hnvo pntronUed It inoHt. Htudeutit of either sex irniv enter ill uny time. ' Book-keeping, (thorllinutf , bun. uetta PeuiiiauHhlpaiid Type, writing. For both Hexes, Kuler at any time. Writ for particulars. O. LEWIS BALDWIN,) n, , . May 8 lyr. A. W, mohh, ') Principal. , , - -- a. WMtl.DUl t.A ttu , "'" ''""it." o... u..,i." ----" t,uo , . v riitr a) lM'lt, ni. .! w,.,k"ui! "i.'',""'T """ "'" " vr. ..rk. r. . ti.r, , o ,, Himl.Ll UlUMD St IU.. IUUTUMI, UAlV. lor 111 nil A7 M A tnmlni'KH education Is of more value to tlip ttiwit, minority of men tlinu n I'liiHNletil one. kiiIiimI ut u ifixuter expmiHe of lime and money Huslni'HH In the eHperlul feutoin of I Ills k.IwuVi THE "PEOPLE'S STORE," DANVILLE'S GIANTSIIOPPING MART. NOVEL DRESS GOODS. Marvels in Mixed Voolens,riiii..H, Funcy Stripes mul Mieli, ,t ode per yard, that arc our prido and your delight, day indeed for the children, neater and more Milulucd for older mem bera; you can't go astray on these. Here's everything you can possibly want and more too. In light clns dn.s coodd, wc believe our assortment gives wider eeopc toall fancies than any collection to he found elsewhere in Danville, or with in n radius of 10 miles ; every Mylo, plain or fancy, is hero for your inspection, Our lino of Plaids and Camels Hair Doi3 which are so popu'ar, will he found extensive nnd at tho name time exclusive. You can he assured that wc arc particular not to handle more than on-or nt the utmost, two of nny pronounced cli cks goods pattern; pi ices, considering the quality, the lowest you can find search Danville throng". OUR COAT DEPARTMENT is spreading out of till bounds. It is packed full of the choicest Xcw Goods, upon which wo have jilncetl very small figures for their actual worth. The latest arrival is u coin plete assortment of L'ulic Copes in Srnl Pluhf llusxian Lynx lilitck Hare, Wool Sea, Heaver Ant radian. Alaska Seal, jilurk Marten, Krimmcr; &c. Prices Ten to Thirty Dollars. IIu-m. aro the very Cream of the newest fashions. They'll make tho Winter n joy to you. We make no charge for altering either Ladies' or Misses' Coats, .Jackets, Fur Garments or Capes. COMFORTABLES AND QUILTS. w e arc showing an elegant assortment of Kidtr Down Com fortables, embroidered or plain coverings iu bilk Olive nnd figured French Sateens, all colors, ranging in price from $:;.. to .S.."0 each. Special values in cotton comfortables in Turkey Kcd and chintz coverings, all full sizes, and pure white cotton lillin" Mc to $2.75 each. . Marseilles ;md Honeycomb Quilts in every tize and Qu ilitv T-'ic to $1.00 each. ' " ' CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Trade is very brisk here nnd why should'nt it be. We are ofllriiig men's fine business suits in Atnev mixtures, Scotch t"'t eds, cassimers and corkscrews at $S.o(), $10.00 and $1L00. Also men's genuine all wool Slater and ofher fine blue and black flannel sack suits, single and double breasted nnd lined with double warp ser-e at $1S.00 and $L'0.0(). Wc are also showing our complete FhII and Winter line of fine ready made overcoats for men, youths and boys in plain black, blue and fancy checks; prices tlie lowest. PERFUMES AND TOILET WATERS. , Slvrr i (,,I,C'1 'l' m,r ',Prl'1,n,fr.v ,kT"'",'t a line of TV i.l , ;Ta,ul Quadruple extracts, that will suielv delight tlie heart of every live vwlinr T,-;l vi,.n.., ounce, in tho following ; odors : lLUotro, Jod:n, Club, Fravni panm, While Lilac, Wild OUc, Xac J;,rn IlJ,. hU, yi, .. ,,, , nuc ucuoirope, Muk, Violet, LJh, of the Valler, May Lfomm, J railing Arbutus, aud Yl-mj YlaJ (Quadruple Lxtracts 50c an ounce in "th following odors : Llossom and Musk, 1 J Wc know the goods are right. We irant you lo know it. We furnish the bottles. Mie "People's Store," Mild 4fc Cbzctbb St., DANVILLE, LM. Entrance on both Streets. C B. BOBBIN DEALER IN Foreign and Domestic WINES AND LIQUORS. Bloomsburq, Pa. YOUR is behind witout i " Th, p .P0L1 in s,ock- No ci'y s,ore is other s our J - f ht COmt'y hlnd,e n0 not S, S('beCaUS,e ,he best -housekeepers will kepes't & " &&f j, J' Tr store- , he offers vnn nau- rVuu le'l nim to wake up. wise and deal in genuine goods. It pays to have the best. the age
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