I0PI3 XIV- Louis XIV was declared kini? when lie was 4 and one half years old under ihc regency of his mother, his Cither Jiiis XIII dead, or rather just pre vious to the demise of Ijis father, pi early youth he developed a positive character. There had sp.ung up a deadly feud between the court, headed by the Cardinal Minister Mazarin up 0:1 the one side, and the Parliament upon the other. There were riots in l'aris. Affairs looked threatening. Mazirin led with tho young king and regent to St. Germain and surrounded the court with troops. Parliament de clare Maziriu an enemy. Now two rival courts in Franc. There were two fictions, the Mazarins and Frondes. Mazarin l y fraud and extortion accu mulated an immense fortune. He was stripped of this by the Frondes. There was but a superficial reconciliation and Mazarin escaped. There was great tumult thinking the king was carried away with him. The attempt was made but without success. At the age of 13 I.ouis XIV was made the abso lute king of France, and there were conflicts between the forces of the king and Parliament. The carnage was dreadful. The king got rid of his Cardinal and there was reconciliation between king and Parliament, that last ed but a short while, for the king de nounced the leaders of the Frondes and hostilities were renewed between the king and the Frondes. Mazarin turns up successful and again controls the king and France. The king mar ries Maria Theresa of Spain before the Spanish anil French Courts. This brought reconciliation between France and Spain, as these nations had been quarreling and fighting. Louis' sole object was to aggrandize himself by promoting the splendor, the power, and the glory of the monarchy. To maintain this reckless and utterly use less extravagance of the king and the Court the millions of the peasantry of France were compelled to live in mud hovel, to wear the coarsest garbs, to cat the plainest food, while their wives and their daughters toiled barefooted in the fields. They were compelled to help drag the plough with donkeys hitched along side of them. This was the Bourbon dynasty that ruled France for four hundred years at least. I o we wonder, at the French Revolution? Maarin was the monster that ruled the king, the Court and France. Maz arin died while his body was subjected to the most extraordinary convulsions He not only supported the Court in the most wanton expenditure but robb ed the nation to replenish the mon strous expenditures of his own pocket book; had been virtually monarch of France for 18 years' Fouquet held the keys of the treas ury, and sought his own advancement and really lived in grander style than the king by robbing the treasury. The king and courtiers were invited to the chateau of Fouquet and then he found that its magnificence outrivalled his own palaces. The king was thoroughly informed of the rascality of Fouquet and he was imprisoned, and all his property confiscated and came near losing his life all this helped not the peasantry. Louis invested with abso lute power with all the Court bowing before him in the most abject homage, had gradually begun t- think himself a god For some time he had been ex ploring sites for a palace that would transcend in giandeur anything ancient or modern. He lit upon Versailles. 12 miles away where the palace should be sui rounded ith dense forests. This place outrivalled in gaieties and festiv ities all Europe: the expenses were enormous, and came from the bone and sinew of enslaved France. The stupendous pile of bnildings eclipsed all other palaces ever reared upon the globe, the king's palace costing 33,000 000. The plans for the palaces came from Mansard our Mansard roofs are named after him. Over thirty thous and soldiers were employed 7 years helping the workmen. Mansard was the eminent architect of 17th century. The laying out of the grounds the work upon them and the multitude.vastness and splendor of the palaces cost the modest sum of ttco hundred million dollars. It was all finished in 2$ years. Here the royal family and court resided till the Revolution of 1789. The fetes, festivals and tournaments of 7 days the size of the court was about a thou sand nobles and ladies their cost is not counted in the above millions. The marriage of Louis and Maria Theresa was one of political policy, and was not a happy one. He mani fested great fondness foi his maids of honor from time to time, audthey had children and he was the father. We are not to suppose there is any more virtue and happiness in high life than in lower life. Poverty nor riches, or station has but little to do with inte grity, honesty, candor, virtue and happiness. History furnishes that in all ages many kings, queens, monarchs and princes have been miserable wretches and destitute of honor, honesty and virtue. The ties of consanguinity are feeble in courts, and often so among brothers and sisters when t!:e Estate is to be divided. The queen mother, Anna of Austria died after a long ill ness from a loathesome cancer. She was the aunt of Maria Theresa, wife of Louis. The King wanted I 1 11 ' ii ..1 1- 1 1 1 - 1 - - Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Holland and Chas. II of England was bribed in order to get it. At this time France was the most powerful of the continental nations. Holland was conquered by war. Great ex actions were made which she refused : the dikes wete broken, and Holland wn flooded. Miratiine Holland, weak on land, was powerful on sea. Louis threw up the spor.ge, a combi nation was formed against Louis F.mn. of Germany. Stuinand Flanders with Prince of Orange. There vas ' war and J.ouis conquered. He got half of Flander., Dunkirk and other territory. Who was the ''Man with the Iron Mask ?" The son of Madame de la Vallierc, who was of Louis' court, and had b.-en intimate with the King. His name Count 1 Vermandcrs : was dissipated and struck the dauphin, the King's eldest son j wai condemned to death, but through influence of the mother, was imprisoned, wearing an iron mask for over 30 yrs., was treated with con sideration belonging to his rank, but death was his portion if he ever re vealed his name. War between Catholics and Protestants and thou sands slain. We skip a portion of Louis' reign. He is on the wane. The war between the Protestants and Catholics was terrible. A protest came from the Protestant countries that intimidated the King. Louis marries in secret Madame de Maintc non at Versailles. She had been maid of honor for a long time. Man sard built the Kings palace, Trianon, which afterward became the favorite residence of Maria Antoinette. The palaces of Versailles still unfinished had already cost Louis counties mil lions, yet they did not suit him. It was cold grandeur, cheerless. He had othct palaces, none suited him. His war with Germany! thousands slain. The people were in a terrible state of poverty and slavery after a reign of 70 yrs. such the condition of France when Louis died. These sufferings and corruptions were the origin of the French Revolution. Louis XIV died amidst the rejoicings of his courtiers and the nation. Louis XV commenced his reign, E. J. Cowman. Catarrh Can't Be Cured with local APPi.rCATiorfs, as they can not reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is a blo3d or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you have to take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. I Fill's Catarrh euro is no quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh Send for testi monials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. 4 4-2t That Injudicious Cough. From the Jester. 'Why Mabel, what's the matter ! You look as blue as an owl." "Blue 1 I should think I might 1 You remember what a bad cough Mr. Oldcash had when I got engaged to him?" "Yes." "Well, now that the wedding is only a week off, it seems as if it grew better every day." The proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm do not claim it to cure-all, but a remedy for catarrh, colds in the head and hay fever. It is not a liquid or snuff, is easily'applied into the nostrils. It gives relief at once. 50c. I had catarrh of the head and throat five years. I used Ely's Cream Balm, and from the first application I was relieved. The sense of smell, which had been lost, was restored after using one bottle. I have found the Balm the only satisfactory remedy for catarrh, and it has effected a cure in my case. II. L. Myer, Waverly, N. Y. 4-1 2t I )r. Meeker's Medicines are pure and a sure cure for whatever they claim. Lung tonic Tor colds. Speedy relief for pains, internal and external. Blackberry Cordral for bowel com plaints, for young and old. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale by all druggists. Manufactured by II. C. & J. A. Olmstead. Williamsport, Pa. All put up in 25 a,lcl 5 cts bottles. 6-19-1 yr. Specimen Cases. S. II. CluTord, New Cassel, Wis., was troubled whh Neuralgia and Rheumatism, Ilia stomach was disordered, Ids liver was af fected (o an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced In flesh and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bit ters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Ilnrrisburg, 111., had a running sore on his leg of eight years' stand ing. Used three bottles of Electric Hitters and seven boxes of Uucklcn's Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speak er, Catawba, O., had five large Fever sorer on his leg, doctors said he was incurublc. One bottle Electric Hitters and one box Huckleu'i Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold at C. A. Klc-im's Drug store. . Children Cry foi Pitcher's Castorla. The Oae-horso Farmer- HE IS MADE CF ALL KOL'NI) TRFJl IUCES AND CIIK.AP IDEAS. The one-horse farmer has a lifelong ambition to gain a reputation fur wear ing a dirty shu t. lie will alarm the neighborhood by getting up two hours before day, then sit around and not go to work till after sun up. He will ride around a week looking for a $2 hog. He will complain of hard times, then tear his pants climbing a fence where a gate ought to be. He will pay $3 for a new bridle, then let the calf chew it to pieces be fore Sunday. He will get all his neighbors to help in getting a cow out of the bog, then let her die for the want of attention. Stock will get in and destroy his crop at a place in his fence that he has been putting off fixing for six months. 1 le will sprain his back lifting some thing to show how strong he is. He will talk all day Sunday on wh it he knows about farming, then ride round the neighborhood Monday, hunting seed potatoes. He will go in his shirt sleeves on a cold day, to show how much he can stand, then return home at night and occupy two thirds of the fire place till bed time. He will ridicule the mechanism of a cotton planter and then go out and mash his thumb nailing a board on the fence. He will go to town on Saturday and come back with fifty cents worth of coffee, a paper of pins, a dollar's worth of chewing tobacco and his belly full of whiskey. I Ie is economical ; economy is his forte ; he will save ten cent's worth of axle grease and ruin the spindle of a $70 wagon. I Ie won't subscribe for a newspaper, but will borrow one from his friend and forget to return it. Tej-as Aiift-trigs. Mr. Hiram Thweate, an aged and prominent citizen living near Troy, Alabama, says that for thirty-five years he was sorely afflicted with Eczema on his face. The eruptions were of a large and cancerous nature. That he tried a number of experienced physicians, but with little result, and then received only temporary relief. After having used only seven bottles of S. S. S. he feels like a new man. The painful trouble is all gone, and now at sixty years of age he is once more in good health, and restored to his family. He states that his cure is entirely due to S. S. S. He says that he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and that ms post-ofhee address is Olean, Pike County, Ala., and that as he wishes all sufferers to know the good that he has received from the medicine, he will take pleas ure in answering any inquiries that may be sent him. Our treatise on the blood and skin will be mailed free. (1 ( 1C SS SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, (la. A VALUABLE PRESENT. A ykar's subscription to a popular agricultural paper given free to our readers. By a special arrangement with the publishers we are prepared to furnish free to each of our readers a year's subscription to the popular monthly journal, the American Farmer, pub lished at Springfield and Cleveland, Ohio This offer is made to any of our subscribers who will pay up all arrear ages on subscription and one year in advance and to any new subscribers who will pay one year in advance. The American Farmer enjoys a large national circulation, and ranks among the leading agricultural papers. By this arrangement it costs you nothing to receive the American Farmer for one year. It will be to your advantage to call promptly. Sample copies can be seen at our office. tf Plenty of Time- From tlio New York '.Press. Husband. "Your mistress went up stairs a while ago to write a letter, Mary. Please go up and see if she has finished it, as I want to go down town. Waitress "She has finished the letter, sir, and is just beginning on the postscript." Husband, "Then I can go to the office for an hour or two before she finishes." "Every Spring," Says one of the' best "housewives in New England, "We feel the necessity of taking a good medicine to purify the blood, and we all take Hood's Sarsaparilla. It keeps the children free from humors, my husband says it gives him a good appetite, and for my self I am sure I could never do all my work if it was not for this splen did medicine. It makes me feel strong and cheerful, and I am never troubled with he?dache or that tired feeling, as I used to be." 4 4-2t Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. For ) 35 Years ) WeuseAlGOhot pnro filcohol to ruiiko Wolff's Acmg I!i.acki:.o. Alcohol is piod for leather; it n r, 1 fortlionkiil. Alcohol Utbcrhicf i.ircJitnt ol Cnlmrnc, Florida Water, nnil Iky I! ma ill a well known faro wnolics, Vo think there is nothing too costly to uso : : ;. oiaJ la'tlicr preservative. Ac-no Blacking retails at 20c. s:il nt tlmt price sells readily. Many j ?'iplo r rn no ncctwtonicd to buying a dress n? en ..lucking at 60. nnd 1K:. a Imttlo licit they run not understand that 0 Mnk ir.:; run l,e cheap at 20e. Wo want to meet tlit::) with cheapness if wo can, and to f cc:'.-.p!li!i this wo oiler a reward of .-' 0,000 SMSr SSr TtC for a recipe whieh will crmLlo us to tnako Wolff's Acme Ulackino at such a price that a retailer ran profitably tell it nt 10c. Initio. . W hold this effer oen until J.vi. I t, 1S93. X701.V2 t nniDOIIT, Philadelphia. Do You Want Relief? KROUT'S RHEUMATIC REMEDY Will proni.t1y nlii-vs th HVwt rlUtrtwfcitJK nu-ti vf Acuta nr Chronic :heiiiitHtimii or (Mint, Yf mrutiy olirviiK iti Htrftciluui, it will cur yoi Tiiimicntlr. I tilth ih & kin -roat f Tfiirttimfl that fl'Hi'l llivp.iuntrT, ftiU merit, h. 1 hfcairer.fi f-rtltf tnrioba linn ul Tlx iifiifeHaiit onlr, ind i.ftt In ? it'ii a ' fiirf ft " oiv liotfic will 11m ki n atlrrtirT lmprfhfi rn tlir n "in. it id In rmnm-ilnn m Ith thn 111, coin I u it ihf mif)T-r tbt thf pin; rr WW rnrAj bmm o-n fi-urui, 1 o am ear LU ftijucaUd to U'li the merits of KHOUT'S RHEUMATIC REMEDY a Ifa 'licit prp"r'l" aro todoried b hurtflrvda ol tht liit' HuM'Tlii U Mh 11. Only ?"l'! ltr:-'-lM nt, rpiaarkalilp Tnr thHr iuratlre puffin, or "' I loihf tiin.i'rwiiTf of fcKulT 6 It.iKI M MIO IIKM r.DY. CI.H Tor B:'.tl. 6 Bsttiis, S5.C0. TiWt S3 Cti. B:x. U ymif MnrrVf-rpr ili-ca i.-tt .-p It, n-nd $i.yft tf. tho luaatttotitM'f'r, anl ten win rfvrl it br mall, j MiKKT KlUH T, Marl: tt Street, Vhllud', Ta. XtOam Mfa,0MrtMmTOmL0rM,XatMiM, WkMplaf 0rak.lmUUaa4AkM. iwaa ami fcr CoBUapdn U In ium, ul mn rur la 4vmm4 itaCM. Cm m mm. Tn will th ex lUat fMt tftet tekima Ik tnt i. feu ky mqwrni hmv. m wmm in (SURE Blck IleadMha and Teller all the trouble rnofi dent to a billoua Ute of the eratom, mon a) Dlcdneim, Kaueee, Drowiineaa. DUtreM aft of Mtlng. tela la U Bldu, ho. While tholr most remarkable eucofta La been howu lu curing , SICK Beaehe, yet Carter'a Llttlo Liver Pill era equally valuable In Constipation, curtngaud pro Tuutlug tlilannoylDgcomplalut,whllo thejr alia correctalldiortlaroitbetomechtlmiilattba liver and togulato th bowel. STeaUtueyonly -, (HE AID) 'eVehathey would bselmotprleelou to thorn who) uffar I rom thl diatraulng complain!; but f orti. t&toly their good nee docenoteudbereMulthoHa Vhooncetry them will And thoeo llttlo pills vulu. able In o many way that tbey will not be wit. ling to do without uem. But after eUlckhe4 Alr.IE 'is (ha bane of so many lire that her Is what we make our gnat boast. Our pills cure it while others do not. ... I Carter' Llttl liver Pill are very small and very easy to take. One or two pill make a dose. Th.-y are atriotly vegetable and do not gripe or purge, but by their gentle action please all who tue them. InvialaatSCoentai nveforfl. Sold by druit everywhere, or seut by mail. CARTER MKOIOINI CO., New York; SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE PILES "AHAKESIS " Klvrs Instnnt n-lii-f uml is un liil'nllilila lurefnri'llra. Privc'l. lly DruyKiHtRor mull, h-iimplcs rree, Acllnf"ANAkfcsls,, llux 24 lo, New York City. HE THE ARTIST. Makes now the finest Portraits anil Cravons. Is having his Gallery remoilled and fitted up in fine style, and the only first class north lij;ht in the county. 12 CABINETS $1.00. Also having a wagon on the road fitted with the latest improvements for taking in views, Portraits and Tintypes, will call at your door without extra charge. Reserve your photos as we carry a full line copying samples till we call at upper place. ... 1 Irop U3 a postal card anl m will c;t a day tiea'.l oa you. (iallcsy Main ft., next lo St. Elmo Ilhucl, BLOOMSHURG, PA. I: r.j ? if. CARTER'S I f I VER Cj) IBM HERTSCIF3. A DRIVE IN HATS. am mailing u. big 1. 1 I 7 V unvc in nais, ana ojjcr nobby thatches fur the dome of 1li ought at prices that paralyzo comjjctiiioii ana popu larize our hats. Accu rate measures taken for alii i mi tiic taicsv srtics oj sun hats, or any style the customer uants. A lew of lite fur caps at cost still remain, but do i.ot a f . wait too long or you ivilt miss a, a rent opportuu it. Jit custom made clothing ice defy comve tilion. A line line ot golds from which to se lect, always on hand, and a good lit guar an teed. We almost forgot to name oar recent invoice of nobby Derby hats, and genteel u cell wea r. Next door to First Na tional Banli. Bert sch, The Tailor, Bloomsburg, Pa. BYRON CLARK, A. M. M. D. SEW YORK CITY. SPECIALIST, In the treatment of Chnmto Vinemv notlclti Chnmtt OhBtltmte fatten irlto mtv tthtaiitKl ,to relief rttrirwr, ami coHAneti htg prarttfe to mcA vitre oitli n$ are hi clearly aitft JhIIm iteveltriteA an to iiutk eomtilrle and ittsilire l)iaunol iritis out tpwxtlmiiiH) nr alloirlitg luillrut to make a HtaUuiirttt of their rottttilioii. 771 melhotl uex arntnatiun i made In ortler to eliminate an far a human kill ami esiieriem-e can 7o, all ffo. meat if uncertainty In the iliuunoeln and treat mrut of tltHeoitee, awl Imtptre ctmfltlence irhen Uml try nhtHUwimfiU If not injurant treatment from mistaken itiaanoKin. On thin ttaslit of loU tire IHaummle, for treatment. In: Clark Iff per ieutT hat) Imimie. strictly unlimileil liy a J'hirlu I'ear' Practice irhieh in extent, variety a.d mc ceefitl remit I equalled liy few ami excelled hy tame. Patient, male and female, ,tot cured hy urdinant treatment or in ilouhl an to (lie nature of their diiteane expeciallti Invited. Dli. CLARK, thiylnnwd, Teaclte and Practice Punitive iUa Hum and liy cuti.ttnlng hi irracltcr to the fully ileeeloiml dtucaecii of Men and Women ha attained nnumial miccce 1n the treatment of many inn-ailed Utcnrattle maladie, if flte ex. amtnathn I nut In very trict accordam'e irith the ymptoin the patient I adclned not to under go treatment ut all. The. doctor can In corutulted free nf charge at NKW VoKK. CITY, The lUron, No. 107, West Will Ktrt'et, Jan. 81 to rVb. K, Wny lt to mil, Autf. iBt to 7th, Oct, to Nov. 6th, 1HW; Jan. MMh to Fell. Atli. 1MW. BLOOMSIIl Uil, PA., hxchttitge lintel, Friday and Sat unlay, Oct. and 10 lfflU; Hat unlay Jan. null, Thursday and Kilday April and -, Tliiuwlay and Friday July -JK and at, Thursday and Friday Oct. S7 and Witt; Thursday und Friday Jan. art and S7, 1MM. The Best Burning Oil That Can to Made From Petroleum. It gives a brilliant light. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wick. It has a high fire test. It will not explode. It is pre-eminently a family safetv oil. We Challenge Comparison with am oth?r illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is me Best Oil IN THE WORLD, ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme i ACME OIL COMPANY BLOOMSISURG,- PA NE8S k MCA0 NOItrt CURIO r ft-, m mvihllil.tt lUBUlS I A.l itucuinst wi,i..u. it. . :.m. ortjihta. fiuct-triil whci hII Hi-iiifNll.'. wii.. In I.....I. .ft (tfuot.fr... AdUrcw . II1M U1, D3 Urwanty. Ink. A FINE PIECE OF IS INDEED A LUXURY FlHZER'S C0MES AS NEARBEIN3 A FINE plECC OF , PLUG TOBACCO AMONG DEALERS THESE GOODS ARE ON THE MARKET IN ONLY ONE SHAPE, 3x12 FULL 16 0Z. PLUG THE MOST CONVENIENT TO CUT IN POCKET PIECES OR CARRY WHOLE. M. FISZEB ft BROS., Loalsiille, Ky. M'Killip Bro's. Photographers. Only the best work done. Fin est effects in light, and shade; egatives re touched and modeled for sup erior finish. Copying view ing and life size crayons. Over II. t. Clark & Son's store. BLOOMSBURG. A WINNER FOIl ALL DISEASES IS MANNERS' Mis Erhit S:r.i:: IF rKOI'ERLY TAKEN. Headache. Loss of AnDetite. I.anf ui.l nml Tired Fetling. Fifty Cents a Bottle. MANN EliS POrill.ll EXTRACT SAKS.M'ARIl.L has no eciunl as a Wood rmifier and TonU . Rash, Piirmles and Uoils can li curr-t. A all druijists, F1FTV CKNTS A liOTTI.f Trv it nml vntt ttll iioim- t-m.t It I. sale by all druggists, YUty cents a bcHtlc. - It ii ... I DEAFNESS, ITS CAUSES AND CURL 8cicntifll-ftllv troiUnd hvnn uiirlAfAftirnf-M.w-i.lA repumiion. Denfneiw orndicutud and entlreh cured, or from do to no yuaru' sutDdiiiK, after till culty Is reached bud the cjnme ruiuoved, IiiIit explained in circulars, with alUdaviU and U-'. -rnonmUof eurcHfrom promlnvut people, nmilcj Crce. lr. A. tOtiSAUttf, Xuvoiuu, Wii. Mow AND lS WMT KNOWN ASA fe MAKE IT rana mrwm
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