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THE SADDEST THING.
Quarrels come, Mid the 'lnyt turn dnrk;
I 'art I lien are, find the i.irtl moan;
Duaili stHlli hy, and a ho ly Murk
Lict where lova onco claimed its own!
But the saddest thing In a love outgrown.
A word, and th quarrel's smooth (irjnln;
A time and tho parted elnp anil ki"i
And i-ven drath is paeed nf pain
By hope of a reunited bliss;
Rut a love outgrown Id ntript of this.
'Tis the living form and the heart long dead;
'Tit tho touching hands, yet the soul alone;
Tis the trick to walk bride garmented
With dust and nshes upon us thrown
The saddest thing Is a love outgrown.
Travelers' Record.
THE STONE BKEAKEK.
There was once in Japnn nt a time so
remote that aavants hardly dare apeak of
it a poor little stone breaker who worked
upon tho highways.
He worked upon the highway., while
it wng daylight, all the time, during all
seasons, under tho rain, the snow, or the
sun. He was always half dead with fa
tigue, three-quarters dead from hunger,
and wasnotat all con ton ted with his fate.
"Oh! how I would thank Heaven,"
said he, "if I could one day be but rich
enough to sleep the whole morning
through, and eat and drink my fill. It is
said there exist people, blessed by fortune,
who thus live in ease and comfort.
Stretched upon thick mats before my
door, my back covered with soft vest
ments of silk, I would make a siesta to be
broken every quarter of an hour by a serv
itor who should recall to me that I had
nothing to do, and that I could sleep
without remorse. "
An angel passing heard these words
and smiled. "Thy prayer be granted,
poor man," said ho.
And suddenly the stone breaker, en
veloped in sumptuous vestments of silk,
found himself stretched upon some thick
mats before the door of a splendid dwell
ing. He was no longer hungry or thirsty,
no longer tired, and all this apeared to
him as agreeable as it was surprising.
He tasted during a half hour unknown
happiness, when tho Mikado chanced to
pass. The Mikado! That was no small
matter no! The Mikado is the emperor
of Japan and the einK?ror of Japan was.
nt that time, above all, the most power
ful of the emperors of the Orient.
Preceded by couriers, the Mikado was
traveling for pleasure, surrounded by
cavaliers all decorated and bedizened,
like the Grand Turk of Turkey, followed
by famous warriors, escorted by musi
cians, accompanied by women, tho most
beautiful in the world, who dozed in
their silver howdahs perched upon white
elephants.
The Mikado reposed upon eider down,
in a palanquin of fine gold studded with
precious stones. His prime minister had
the unparalleled honor of holding above
his head a great tinkling parasol, ali
fringed with little bells.
The enriched stone breaker followed
with an envious eye the Imperial cortege.
"I haven't gained much," he said to
himself. "I am not much happier for the
few paltry pleasures I am enabled togivi
myself. Oh, that I were the Mikado! 1
would travel in grand state, lolling in u
golden palanquin blazing with precious
stones, attended by my prime minister
holding a great glittering parasol over
;m, while my second minister should
0X1 my face with a fan made of pea
'cock's feathers. Ah! that I could be the
Mikado!"
. "Your wish is granted," said theangel.
And immediately he saw himself
atretchedin the palanquin of fine gold.
Vtnrred with precious stones, and sur
, founded by his ministers, his warriors.
I his women, and his slaves, who said to
! hiin in Japanese :
"Mikado, thou art superior to the sun
, thou art eternal thou art invincible.
All that the spirit of man can conceive
ihou canst execute. Justice itself is sub
ordinate to thy will, and God, trembling,
oiwoits thy counsels. "
. And the stone breaker said to himself :
.""Ah! happy day! Now, here are peoplu
' who know my value. "
The sun, which had been very fierce for
some days, had parched the country.
Tue route was dusty and the sun'a glare f a
' t'gued the eyes of the new made Mikado.
Addressing his minister who curried i
tie tinkling parasol, he said :
- i "Make known to the sun that ho
troubles ine. His familiarities displease
ine. Say to him that tho grand emperor
of Japan commands hiui to retire. Go!"
i The primo minister conlldod to a
cIiAtnberluiu the honor of carrying the
tinkling parasol, and went away, j
He returned, presently, with the great
est consternation written in his face.
( "Great emperor I Sovereign of the
gods and of man! It is past comprehen
. sion. The sun pretends not to hear, and
continues to shine on the road. "
"Let him le punished."
"Certainly! His insolence merits it
but how shall I get at him to administer
the punishment?"
"I am the equal of the gods is it not
so?"
"Assuredly, great Mikado the equal,
to say the least. "
"You told me, but a moment since,
that nothing was impossible to me. You
have lied to me you have disobeyed me,
or you have badly exeoutod my orders.
I give you five minutes in which to put
out the sun, or 10 in which to commit
harikari. Go!"
Tho primo minister went away, butdid
not return.
.The imperial stoue breaker was purple
with rage.
"Upon my, word! This is a fine post-
tion this of emperor, when one is
obliged to submit to tho familiarities, the
caprices, the brutalities of a moving
planet. . It is no use to deny it, tho sun is
raoro powerful than I, I would like to
tathesun."
'You are the sun, " said the angol.
And the little stone breaker shone in
high heavens, all radiant, all flaming.
Ill took pleasure in scorching the trees,
m drying up the rivers and the springs,
And iu covering with sweat the august
' visages of emperors, uo less than the
dusty noses of tho stone break ors, his col
lougue of the morning.
But a cloud oame between the earth
and him, and the cloud said:
"JlaU there; my deal. No one can
paws, "
"By Iho moon! This is a littlo too
much. A cloud, a poor little cloud, with
out form, calls mo "my dear' and bars the
way! Clouds are more powerful than I.
I will be a cloud or I shall burst with
jealousy. "
"Do not burst for so little," said tho
angel, alwnys In attendance, "be a cloud,
since you wirth It." And tho new cloud
rested proudly, in his turn, between the
earth and tho respleudetit sun.
Never in the memory of God had there
fallen such showers. Tho transformed
stone breaker took pleasure in pouring
rain and hail upon the earth in a fashion
so terri.Mfl that trees fell down, finding
only mud in which to fasten their roots.
Under his aquatic rule of several hours,
streams became rivers; rivers became
torrents ; seas mergod into each other, and
formidable waterspouts were everywhere,
A rock, meanwhile, held up his head in
the storm. In face of all he remained
impassivo. Upon his flanks of granite
the waves dashed, covering with froth
the waterspouts breaking at his feet; and
the thunder made him laugh each timo
that it tickled his sides.
"I am at my wits' end, " said the cloud.
"This rock ignores my power. He re
sists me, and I envy him. "
Said tho angel "Take his place, and
let us see if you will at last bo satisfied. "
The transformed cloud at length felt at
ease. Impervious, inaccessible, impas
sive, under the burning caresses of the
sun and under the fury of the thunder
he believed himself master of the world.
But lo, at his feet a little soft hammer
ing drew his attention. He leaned over
and saw a poor creature, covered with
rags thin and pale as he himself had
been in the time of his greatest misery
who, with a mallet in his hand, chipped
the granite into pieces to repair the
neighloring roadway.
" What is this?" cried the superb rock,
"a jxwr wretch, miserable among the
most miserable, mutilates me and I ran
not defend myself! I am profoundly
humiliated. I am reduced to envying
the state of this creature. "
"Take his pluce," said the angel, smil
ing. And the insatiable personago becamo
that which he was before a poor little
breaker of stones.
As in the past he worked upon the
roads while there was light all the time,
in all seasons, under the rain, the snow,
or the sun.
Ho was always half dead from hunger,
and three-quarters dead from fatigue
all of which did not hinder him from be
ing perfectly contented with his lot.
1'reuch of Ernest L'Epine.
Hard to Swallow.
The teller of "tall stories" generally
finds his rebuke awaiting him in an in
telligent company. On one occasion,
when several physicians had met, the
conversation ran to the subject of the
extraordinary things which a human be
ing might swallow and still live.
The familiar stories about swallowing
silver dollars, sets of false teeth, and so
forth, had been related, when Doctor
Longbow began to to speak.
"Two years ago," he said,"I was called
in great haste to atteud a carpenter in
my town, though the message said that
the man was beyond doubt already dead,
for he had, while holding a large gimlet
in his mouth at his work, suddenly been
taken with a fit of hiccoughs and swal
lowed the gimlet
Hut when I arrived at the man's house
1 found him very comfortable. The gim
let, gentlemen, gave him no trouble at
all to digest. "
There was silence for a moment Pres
ently one of the other doctors remarked :
"With you for his physician, Long
bow, the man was lucky Uiat it was
only a gimlet that he undertook to swal
low. "
"What do you mean ?" ,
"Why, if he had tried to swallow one
of your stories it would have choked bin
to death. "
The Mother' Treasure.
Very daring was the performance of a
certain young housekeeper in a little
Ohio town. She had just come, a bride
and a stranger, among these people.
She was ambitious and quick witted,
and her household goods had only just
been thrown down upon her floors.
There came a ring at her door. She
thought it was the truckman, and hast
ened to open it. Before her stood a
woman whose face she had had pointed
out to her the day before as a society
leader iu the little town, a woman, also,
of sharp eyes and (.harper tonguo. She
was elegantly dressed, and evidently
came to make her first call at tho timo
most auspicious for observations.
The young mistress had her head tied
up in a big cloth ; she wore a dressing
jacket and a dusty dress skirt, partly
covered with a gingham apron. In her
hand she held a whisk brush.
"Is Mrs. Smith at home?" asked the
dainty lady, card in hand.
Now tho new coiner had been the host
amateur actrcs3 in the city where sho
had lived, and she had not played the
p'irt of tho singing chamber maid, who
whisks the feather duster about coquot
tishly in tho air, all for nothing.
"No, mem," she said, in the sweetest
Irish broguo you ever heard ; "no, mem,
she's had to go up to Pittttburg for a day
or two. She'll be back the last o' the
week, mem. "
And the bafllod society leader went
back to her carriage.
Two weeks later she sat in the per
fectly appointud little parlor in the new
house chatting with" the stately, well
poised young mistress.
" What a pretty maid you had when I
first called," she said; is she still with
you?"
"Oh," answered the other, her eyes
sparkling, "that was my mother s little
Norah. She came down to help me
sottlo, but she went back last week to
Pittsburg. She's a treasure, but she's
mother's."
, Faith is the pencil of the soul that
I 1. . 1 .. .1.1
JOHN SHERMAN VIN5.
He Is rVoiiilnutt-ri it tlie t-'Irxt Pnltot
for vmutnr.
Coi.rtMnrs, O., Jan. 7. Tho Itemibll
can Senatorial caucus last night re
nominated Honntor John Sherman by
n vote of 53, to H8 for ex-Gov. Fornker,
Gov. McKinloy and Secretary Foster
each receiving ono vote.
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JOnN SUEHMAN.
Sherman and Forakor wero sent for.
and made brief speeches, and then
the caucus adjourned.
Tho Foraker men nro very finery
and say that the end Is not yet They
are especially bitter aprulnst Governor-elect
McKInley, who, they say.
stepped in at the Inst moment and
took a hand in helping his friend
Sherman. Friends of Sherman deny
that McKInley has taken a part in the
fight either for or against Sherman,
but has adhered strictly to his pub
lished determination not to Interfere.
OR. GRAVES'S SENTENCE OF DEATH.
lie Proteits Ills Innocence, hut I Con
dcmneit to Hang Kelt Month.
Denver, Col., Jan. 12. Dr. Graves's
motion for arrest of judgment was de
nied by Judgo Iilslng yesterday, and
the doctor was scntoncod to be hnngod
during tho fortnight beginning Janu
ary 31.
Tho crowded court-room was silent
when the Judge nskod Dr. Graves if
he had anything to say why sentenco
should not be passed upon him.
Tho nccused, his gray hair strag
gling over his forehead, arose and
said :
" Your Honor, I never, In any way
or in any manner, thought or had any
thing to do with the death of Mrs.
Barnaby. I have never confessed to
any one that I sent a bottle of whis
key to Mrs. Barnaby, becauso I never
sent it Proceed, Your Honor."
The doctor was deadly pale while
tho sentence was being pronounced.
His counsel asked for ninety days in
which to file a bill of exceptions to the
Supreme Court and fifteen days were
allowed.
Gov. Routt will crant a renrleve to
Dr. Graves in order to allow him to
take his case to the Supreme Court
A petition for commutation of sen
tence will be circulated in thts city.
Dr. Graves was removed to Canyon
City last night.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Hundreds of Man Rnlombed by av Bllno
F.xploslon at Krebs, I. T,
McAllister, I. T Jan. 8. The
town of Krebs, five miles from this
place, was the scone, yesterday even
ing, of an appalling mine disnstor. At
four minutes after 5 o'clock, just as
the minors employed in shaft No. 11,
operated by the Osage Coal and Min
ing Company, were preparing to come
to the surface, an explosion occurred.
spreading death among the men In
the mine. There were 400 persons in
the mine, and it is known that at
least 100 men are entombed.
McAllister, I. T., Jan. 0. There
are sixty-three dead and cighty-flve
Injured miners now lying at the im
provised morgue here as the result of
the disaster in shaft No. 11.
Of those who were taken out alive
fifteen died yesterday evening, and
last night forty-eight were dead when
they were brought from the pit. In
audition to these, elghty-nve are so
badly hurt that it is supposed that at
least twenty will die.
At a late hour last night it was esti
mated that the number of missing
would roach nearly 200. The names of
ninety-eight injured are known, and
about fifty men escaped without in
Jury. . DALZELL'S VIEWS.
Ho Is for Elaine, but Says Harrison Is
tho lia.t Proildnnt Silica Lincoln.
PmsBDiio, Pn Jan. 11. Congress
man John Dnlzell, the foroinost op
ponent of Senator Uuny iu Pennsyl
vania, makes this significant declara
tion: "Pennsylvania is for Blaine,
and the sentiment is so strong that it
would be Impossible to stem tho tido,
even If there was a disposition to do
so. In view of the pronounced and
universal demand for becretary
Blaine, and in obedience to tin will of
the people, asklo from my personal
regard for him, I could not bo for any
other man. I bellovo a second
choice should not bo considered."
" Then you have no second choice?"
" Harrison la the best presldont we
have had slnco Abraham Lincoln,"
replied Mr. Dalzell. "I would not
care to speak of him as u second
choice, as that question should
be considered, but if Blalno is not
nominated there should be no other
candidate. However, the demand for
Secretary Blaine Is universal."
Twins Dlo Together After 60 Years.
Wilkesbarbe, Pa., Jan. 11. Julia
and Mary Howard, maiden twin sis
ters, died at their home in this oity
last night almost at the same hour.
They died on the same day of the
year and at the same hour they were
born. They were sixty years ol ago.
One was tho victim of pneumonia and
the other of dropsy. They lived
together all their lives, ,
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50RSE
LAHKETS
Nearly every pattern of SJ Horso
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 VA Horse Blankets
are copied is strong evidence
that they arc THE STANDARD,
and every buyer should see that
the ?A trade mark is sewed on
the inside of the Blanket.
Five Mils
Bos
Electrlo
Extra Teat
Baker
HORSE BLANKETS
ARE THE STRONGEST.
100 6A STYLES
at prises to suit everybody. If you can't jjet
them from your dealer, write us. Ask for
the Sl Hook. You Can get it without charge,
WM. AY RES & SONS, Philadelphia.
PHILLIPS.'
THE SWEETS OF LIFE.
"Sweets to the Sweet" is a soulful
motto. Who would be guilty of mix
ing bitter with the sweets offered to
sucli charming creatures ? Yet that
is just what dishonest confectioners
do. A specialty at Phillips' is the
very best of pure candies. Sole
agency for lenney s celebrated New
York Confectionery, lhe Bakery is
always well-stocked, and the Cafe is
always open.
M. M PHILLIPS & SON.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
KESTY & HOFFMAN,
Practical Machinists.
We repair Engines, P.oilers, Saw Mills,
Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and
all kinds of machinery.
we handlk
C1TAM DIDF riTTINQS.
VALVES, STEAM GAUGES.
And all kinds of Repairs.
VIPE CUT TO ORDER.
AGENTS FOR
Garfield Injector Co., Garfield
Double Jot Ir.;ector, Automatic
ar.d Locomotive Injector.
All work done by us is guaranteed
to give satisfaction, anil a.l work in
our line will be promptly attended to
BH0FS - Cth and CENTRE STREETS.
sunvcts cubcb ciQAxenea fore.
MUKt Urrhl-PrlH tQOti. Atoll trugglitt.
'AfWwr ' fell
Ik i "People's Store,"
MILL AND CENTRE STS.,
-4?: DANVILLE, PtlNlMAi
W1TH DECEMBER
Conic thought-) of Christina., and giving and receiving presents.
To those who have the means, " 'tis more hlcssed to give than
to receive' with attendant pleasure in selection and in buying
to give happiness to others. )o not postjone selections until
the hurried days immediately preceding Christmas. Buy now,
when goods are fresh and choice.
JJuy Now, This week we open a full assortment in
fancy goods, and complete stock of staple goods.
HERE'S The list.
Wooden, hrass and nickel hat
racks.
Nickel plated cuspidors, stone
bowl.
Towel rings.
Mirrors, till sizes.
Perfume hottlfs.
Celluloid, pludi and leather
collar and cuff boxes.
Leather writing tablets, with
ami without Jocks.
Leather memorandum books.
Leather toilet sets.
Cigar boxes lined with silver-
ine.
Jewel boxes.
Nut sets tyid cracker.
Napkin rings.
China placques. hand painted.
Match boxes, silver.
Smok'ng sets.
Hanks, h11 Mylcs and sizes.
Indian baskets direct from the
Caughanwanga Indian tribe:
Tlie.-?e goods arc made and
designed entirety by Indians.
7o styles, all prices.
QUEENSWARE
After dinner coil'ees 2oc to
2.00.
Sugar and cream sets oOc to
$2.50.
Cracker jars Coc to $1.7o.
Satsuum vases G5c to S2.50
each.
Uutter dishes 2"c to $2.00
Chocolate pots $1.25 each.
rancy plates 10c to c2.o0 each,
Salt and pepper shakers 5c to
zoc each.
Tea pots 25c to $1.75.
Water pitchers 10c to D5c.
5 bottle castors 50c to 85c.
Water bottles 25c each.
Celery holders 10c and 18c.
Milk pitchers 5c to 25c.
Fruit dishes on stands 5c to
50c.
Lemonade sets G7c to $1.50.
Soap dishes, stone china 5c
each.
Oat meal sets 35c to $1.35.
Mugs 5c to 25.
Wine sets $1.45 and $1.50
villi and without tray.
Liquor sets, with glass tray 58c
a set,
Bis,que images 10c to 75c.
Meat platters 8 in. 18c each,
figured.
Tho new novelty toy for the
You must sec it, for sale on In
cut ranee.
Its to," Mill
C. B. M0BBINS, .
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic
SS AND LIQUORS.
Bloomsburq, Pa.
DR. SANUEN'S
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frMIMl bo.a .r.r .if.r.d IMk b; HtKK HII HALL BkLTit.
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Silk scarfs, hand painted and
embroidered ends.
Satin handkerchief and glove
cases hand painted, all the
new shades.
Kid photograph stands, hand
painted.
Celluloid calendars, hand paint
ed. Celluloid whisk broom -holders.
Silk shirred glove and hand
kerchief eases.
Satin card cases.
Satin spectacle cases painted.
Match receptacles.
Satin shirml land painted
jewel cases, edged with lace.
Celluloid shaving papers.
Celluloid hair receivers, hand
. painted.
Celluloid pin trays, hand
painted,
Sachet bags with calendar.
China silk saddles, figured.
Fancy figured plush pillows,
, down filling.
Plain pillows, down filling.
DEPARTMENT.
Meat platters 8 in. plain, 10c
each.
Soup tureen, with cover, 25,
42, 50, 75c and $1.00
Children's tea sets 10, 15,25,
35, 42 and 50c a set.
Wine glasses, 50c a doz.
Liquor glasses, heavy, 20c doz.
Liquor glasses, flint GOc doz.
Plain goblets 40z a doz.
Flint glasses, with leaf, $1.00 a
doz.
Glaps sets, six pieces, 25, 50,
75c and $1.00 a set.
Tea sets, 50 pieces, blue, brown
and pink decorations, $4.00 a
set. Better ones at 0.00,8.00
and $10 00.
Dinner sets, 100 pieces, brown,
blue and gray decorations;
$10.00 a set, better ones at
15.00, 18.00 and $20.00.
Stone cuspidors, decorated, SOc
each.
Yellow stone pudding dishes
and gelatine moulds, pie
plates, bakers, etc., 5c to 50c
each.
Lamps of all kinds, all styles,
plain and decorated, 15c to
$7.50.
young and old. It is crazy
st centre counter, right main
d Cistti Sis., hnil!s, h.
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