TIIIICB DOVES. FeairanV at morn, mr iIotm flew free; At ere they clrrlpil buck to me. TU drat waa Faith: the eeconrt, Hope; The third-the ttutteat-Chartty. Above the plunging eurj'a play Dream-like they hovered, (lor by day. At lost they turned, end bore to me Creeu ligni of peace through nightfall gray No ahore forlorn, no lorellcnt land Their gentle eyee had left nnicanneJ, 'Mid bue.nf twllluht heliotrope Or daybreak Area by Leaven-breath fanned. Quick vlelon of celetlal grace liither they waft, from earth'a broad apace. Kind tboughla for all humanity. Thar ablna with radiauca from liod't face. Ah, alnre my heart they choose for home, Vh loonatbem fortb again to roamt Yet look: they rlael With loftier acopa They wheel In flight towarda Heaven'a par dome. Fly. ineaaengera that find no reet 4ve in eucu toll aa ntakee man bleat! Your home la Ood'e Immensity; We hold yon but at hla bebeet. Ueorge Persona Let hrop. In tb Independent. AN UMBRELLA EPISODE. IT JCRIOR. I begf pardon!" "Exeunt m!" A pair c( black yf and a pair of blue TH met defiantly, while a mall white) hand and a large whit hand each graepexj tli handle) of an umbrella. "Thi umbrella i mine, I think; did you with to use it?" murmured black ere with polite fieieeneee. "I am sure it U mine. I bought it last year, and have never toen another like it," answered bin eye; with a firm hand on the article in question. Veiation and polite unbelief were ex preaeed on each face. Then the gentle man, with an indulgent, provoking lit tle tmile said : "If it ia mine, I can show you my name on the inside, if you will allow me to open it " "Very well, piny do so," said elie.step. ping back. He opened it, and behold! inside was ft small tnc with "Richard Ransoms" in scribed thereon. She fell back in con fusion, rosy red and humiliated. "I am very sorry! I beg your pardon! Where can miue le? I am sure I left it here!" she exclaimed in distress, glanc ing at the falling rain without. He magnanimously joined in tho search, but no duplicnt umbrella could be found. He was as lamed of his ill temper, and also made the discovery that she was a lovely girl ; go, much to Lucy Dpane's dismay, he insisted upon escorting her home. She feltTery much like & convicted thief, and woudered if he believed that ah had ever really had an umbrella like hia. "I am afraid our evening has uot been a successful as we hoped," he remarked hesitatingly, touching upon a topio about which both were sensitive. "Oh, no! I am so disappointed! It didn't seem to take well that is, they did not appreciate it as we thought they would a they ought to have done, 1 mean" Lucy paused, conscioug that she was making bad much worse. They had now reached a cross street which led to her home. Here she paused, and, acting on an impulse born of a desire to fly from what she felt must be his reproachful and indignant glances, she aaid : "I see an old friend who ia going post our door, and I will not trouble you far ther. I am much obliged for your kind ness. Good night. " And theu she has tily left him. H stared after her, and saw her join a gentleman whose face, aa aeon in tho struggling gaslight, showed both sur prise and delight at being so honored. Richard Rausome, on discovering that hii umbrella rested on his shoulder and that the rain was beating ou his shiny tile, pulled himself together and went on hia way, soliloquizing as follows : "Well, this is a queer place! Odd folk, especially the girls. Seorued in a great hurry to get rid of me. Didn't seem to take evidently blames me, too. However, I don't usually talk to empty sU." Then he laughed. "Fancy me getting cross and rowing with that poor little girl about th umbrella! But aha wa gam, and I had to prov my claim. Sh evidently thought I was determined to make aur of some; remuneration for my service. Hope I shall seel or again." This hope was dettined to be speedily realised. The next day when Mr. Ran soms went to the society rooms to meek th committee for whom lie had lectured Lucy Dean was there, and shyly apolo gised to him, for her blunder of th even ing before. She explained that her mother had borrowed her umbrella with out her knowledge. He found her pretty embarrassment very attractive, and asked for permission to call at her home ; this was given him, and h soon availed him self of it She) was a merry, intelligent little thing, and her flu of shyness, when a sense of his awfuLneas aa a dominio came over her, added a touch of pi quancy which fasciuated him. He found Mrs. Dean, who was only a plumper and maturer Lucy, a pleasant companion when her daughter's conver sation resolved itself into prim monosyl lables, and he paid the elder lady so many flattering attentions that she was half inclined to believe Lucy's ad mirer her own. Indeed, Lucy might have been of that opinion too if it bad not been for an occasional expression in his eyes, when they rested on her, which always brought the blood to cheek and brow, i As the days passed on, Mr. Ransom discovered that Lucy exactly realized his ideal of womanhood. The idea of a final separation from her was intolerable. When th time for him to resume his city duties drew near, he knew that ha wanted to take her with him, that h de sired hr for his wife. But, puzzled by her shyness, h was not abl to discover bow shs regarded him. The were walking togothar on even ing, when ho suddenly resolved to and his suspense and ask her to become his wife. Lucy listened, dazed. She could not realize that her secret dreams had bacon rML Tb tnaMdow Cm. thai Iio whom she h.id set upon a pedestal of dignity and learning was only a ninrt, pleading for her love, seemod impossible; to face. She could not lift her eyes to his, and wheu ha tried to draw her nearer she felt a sudden, loving fear ot him. Habit and girlish modesty were barriers too great to be overcome at once, 8lif gave him one swift glance, and then broke awny and fled toward home. He stood there, gazing after the flying figure. Disappointed love, wounded pi ide and amazement trugK'd within liim. He tried to think how he had of fended her. He searched his memory to see If ho had ever heard of any girl who had received a declaration of love in like manner. .Mas! he had not. He sadly concluded that some other man must have been beforo him, and that she dreaded to tell him so. "Even though she does not love mo, she would hare given me a chance if there were no one else," he said. The next few days were wretched one to both. Lucy knew that she had wounded Mr. R.-timomo, and was in de spair because she had apparently rejected the love she really desired. She longed to tell him she was sorry, but felt that to do so would be to surrender entirely, aud that she found us hard to do as ever. She hoped he would seek her again, and so force upon her the opportunity she was not brave enough to eeek. And then, alas! he ramo on th very afternoon on which she went for a walk down the secluded path where he had mad his proposal, to live over again the scene Inch was ever in her thoughts. Mr. Ransom approached the house with wavering courage, and on being in formed that she was uot at home, imme diately concluded that she refused to see him ; and he departed from the town forthwith. He returned to his work and found some comfort in the old routine of his pi. f esjiiou j yet he was a more resile man than he had ever been in all his busy life. One afternoon, feeling the need of cheerful companionship, he Ntarted out, umbrella iu hand, to call upon a lively fiiend who had been a former resident of tho tow u where lived the Deans. Per haps he secretly hoed to hear mention of his ungrateful lady love, lie reached tho place, and learning that hii frieud was at homo, turned to place his um brella iu the rack, when, behold! there rested another exactly like his own. lie felt sure that Lucy was within and stood a moment, debating ou what was best to do. Finally a desire to see her again overcame all other feelings, and he ontered the parlor. Hi hostess rose to greet him, and presented him to her fiiend Miss 1 nn. Lucy received Mr. Rausome with com posure. She may have recognized the possibility of meeting hint as a con tingency of her trip. He made his call a short one and as Lucy returned home early that evening he did not see her again. It was not until afterward that he discovered he was in possessiou of Miss Dean umbrella instead of his own. He was vexed beyond measure. Tho fact that he had committed such a blun der betrayed the state of his mind at their hut meeting. "She will think I made th exchango because of some silly, sentimental no tion. I will return it to her and then throw mine away. I'll make it a purely business errand, and let her understand that I'm not iu for any nonsense," he fumed. Accordingly he went down to the village one bright evening. He walked from the station and waudered toward the spot wnere ne naa made Ins unlucky proposal. "I'll just go and look at the place where she flouted me. It may serve to help me forget this worry over her that I can't get rid of," he muttered. He reached the spot, aud there he saw a little figure leaning against a young tree aud weeping forlornly. His heart jumped an 1 then stood still. lie dropped the umbrella and sprang forward, "Lucy!" he cried. She turned toward him and held out her hands ; and then They understood each other. Ia the Bias Ridge. An important North Carolina indus try is the collecting and preparing of roots and herbs for sale to wholesale drug gist and exporters. This industry gives employment to 80,000 people iu the Blue Ridge. On the Atlantic slope of the Blue Ridge grow no less than 3,200 va rieties of plants known to materia med ic ; this fact, coming to the notice of two shrewd business men of Stnteville, they began the business of collecting, preparing, nnd exporting them. It is in teresting to go through the immense w arehouses of this firm. There ar 44.. 000 square feet of floor space in all, and on this are stored several hundred tons of roots, herbs, barks, gums, and mosse, some varieties in lots of many tons each. The yenrly business of the firm amounts to 1,500,000 pounds. Hiis mass is bought in by collectors, or sent in by country merchants w ho act as agents for the firm. A certain knowledge of herbs, how and what season to secure them, is a neces sary outfit for thecollector. The greater part of the gatherers live in mountains in small log cabins of one room, and pur sue their uorel calling in the shadow of the deep cliffs, under the mighty forests, on the open summits of the lofty peaks, or in the deep gorges of the great Appal achian chain. In these almost iuacessl ble solitudes, the ginseng, snake-root, lobelia, blood root, mandrake, unicorn root, and scores of other varieties are found iu abundance. These the moun taineer collects, carries to his cabin, and dries. When he has a sufficient cargo for his large, canvas-covered wagon he hitches up his ancient mule and trans ports it over th mountain roads to the nearest town or settlement, where he exchanges it for tea, sugar, snuff, aud tobacco. There are chords in the human heart which are only struck by accident, which wiH remain mute and senseless to appeals the most passionate and earnest, aud re P1 at last to th slightest casual touch. Dickens. GOOD PIE is much prized, but many people can't cat pie because of dyspepsia or dyspeptic tendency. I Everybody CAN EAT .'IE if it is made with Cottolene, the new pure substitute for lard. Cottolene is simply pure cottonseed oil and pure beef suet, two of the healthiest foods known. 1 Troperly combined they are better than lard for all kinds of shortening, and everyone can eat, digest, and enjoy food cooked with it. Food that was indiges tible when cooked with lard is easily digested when cooked with Cottolene, and many of the leading house keepers of the land say they can make nicer bread, rolls.biscuit. cakes, cookies, ginger bread, pies, patties, tarts, griddle cakes, cro quettes with Cottolene than with cither lard or butter. Get it of your grocer and try it Beware of imitation. Mann featured only by N. K. FAIRBANK &. CO.. CHICAGO, and 138 N. Dataware Ava., Phi la. elvs Catarrh CAE AM LALM Clean, the I JfRtAlA BAlVi covtf Nasal rassaci ttotl Tiling- lwm. a.eJ.. in It AM.is Tain nnd FHAYTWER'fijg Inflammation, Meals t!;c Sores. Restores the Sense of Tate and smell. TRY THE CUKE HAY-FEVER A particle I applied Into each nostril nnd Is amvenble. l'vlce V ivnrs at Drwrtrlst: liv mall tvirlitertti, 60 eta. ELY liltoTHEHN 5o Wurrrn St , N .Y. now i Kntvrorlaliiat Mai Trna k On. lnt-nrtri and tar t4 m: I w.rkad atasvlf y and mad mny rtr Mian 1 tintctm to I Kfcnir.)allk)tobur An island and btiilil amall urn mar hmat. If I Jontnfa-4ai that. 1 will go Iu work aain at th butn in vldeb I Dade mr m.rwy. T m .! hall wa tnt'rttel and iirl jnn. ntdarf If wado, and if y..i amrk iMmtrtu-lj yom will la daa lima t alila in hnv an UUn.l and btilld a htl. If yon with tn. MM caa ho sMraal at anr hw liiia of work, rap id! and honorably. ttioto of ahhrr yoiinj or old, and in tttalr own Ix-alit4a. wharavar tluy livo. Any ona can d-'Miawork. Eajr I.) Warn. Wa famUli avurTtliinj? jf4 rik. n a& d.taruar ap- tuomanta.a-all your lima to thaanr. Thta antir-lr now lad Urinsr w.ndtrful iuc pa toavarv worker. Hnnart ar atrnH fr-rtn f p-r TMk andrjparnr.lt. a,od mm attar a littlaasp rtfira W r-n fnrnUh ! ihaatnploymant wtnA-hyim Kit r.K. Thiiia an ay of marralnu ttiinc. and hare i anothar treat, aafil. wealth fririnfrwoo ler. tirtwii gnina will raward aary Inrinatrijos wr f . Yhrvr Tin ar. and whii'avar vcrn ar dmn. von want a km ilit ii -nd ""fill work at nra. i4ay maant mor'i rnimT )-t tri yu. No antra in axnlain bar, hnt if run. w'll wntt U u. ..'.?l'!Pv'kt1IPIip,,T"n KUatr, Addresa. 'Ulfctfc CO., Box 400. AMTWJUa, Maliae. SVIONEY Wifely invested will soon double itself, and there are often as many elements of safely surrounJii: a good payng invest ment as one that pays small dividends. The earning capacity of every investment is the foundation of 'dividends. The Attla'0? EOUSS Furnlsahtg CO., of Maine. Organized in 1SS7, has paid its stockholders 9 semi annual dividends of 5 per cent, each (10 per cent, a year) and is earning a handsome sur plus besides. It is a buy and sell business and a safe investment for all classes. The authorized capital is 1,000,000, of which 570,000 has been raid in. To further in crease the business, ifSo.ooo of the Treas ury Stock is offered until March tjih, at par, to per share. Trice of stock will be ad vanced February 18th to take effect on above date. For full particulars address the com- nany, Box 121S, Bcitoa. KtM. or Portland, Soleatifio American Agency for CAVEATS. Bin. M.et-raa DCSION PATKMTat COPYRIGHTS, ate. For Information and free Handbook writ to ML'NN a CO 3N Broadway, Nw York. Oldest bureau for aecurtna patent m America, Every pntvnt taken out toy ua la brouabt befor the pubuc by a Dutlce given tree ot charge la lh Sf cieutific JVmcriratt Lanteat ftroolatlnn of anr actentlfle paper In th man anouid ba without It. Weekly, .I.OO a yean fl.it) atz tnontha. Addrw MDNK dt CO, w-.... c-uivuuiuiT ina-inuen. no inTeiuffeDi . uuju.11. wwutu. now . ura. SMOKE YOUR MEAT WITH VIRCU LAR.t.iIV.UOUlB.1U.rrllUU,1.PA. Mii.tom, Pa., ourI.litilt1 Extract nf Smnke is excrllt-ut ; It lve the meat a k'h1 flavor and ktfit It tree from luaeela j II aaa tlin-, trtiuble and money, nnd U tar superior to t lie out ,iv of smoklnif meiit. JAMKS KOS. Milton. I'a.,-1 ijave your I.biilil Exirui't of Hinoke a KcxKl trlttl lust full uikI it proved very aatlsfuolury. 1 do ueurtlly recummend It to all. UK11. JKltHV. Xsar rorrsoBOvi, Pa., I cannot suy too much for yuur I.lituld Kxiraut 01 Nmoke. It Is excellent and will do Just w hat you recommend: easily aupled, lew trouble aud exientie, aud can hanK It In a more secure place than a amoke home, and (five the meat a ifood navor, lieiter Hum you can tjet trom wtvd, and keeps it a"lld and eutlrvly r- tntm lusecls. I recommend It to all wlm aiuoxt ' t. J. U. KHAMEK. ror Siile by MO iKO', Hlucimaljuiv, Pa, -.'J-Sai'j. ( , . , ' a? 1 ill "VP u,JL ' a-. PHILLIPS'. 1 .At. V Th c sha de of a parasol is a, very acceptable thing in the summer months, but the reputation of Ph Hips' cafe am 7 h ery cannot be thrown in the shade at any time the year round- 'Bread and cahes fresh every day. We are sole agents for Tenney's fine candies: Ice Cream always. Ca tering for parties t and weddings a specialty. Special terms to regular boarders in the Cafe. M.M. PHILLIPS & SON. ELOOMSI5URG, FA. KESTY& HOFFMAN, Practical Machinists. We repair Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and all kinls of machinery. WE HANDLE STEAM PIPE FITTINQS, VALVES, STEAM GAUGES. And all kinds ot Repairs. I IPE CUT TO OHDER. AGENTS FOR Garfield Injector Co., Garfield Doutla Jet Injector, Autc:aai:3 and Locomotive Injector. All work done by us' is euaranteed to give satisfaction, and all work in our line will be promptly attended to SHOPS - 6th and 0ENTBE STEEETS- X3R. BANDER'S ELECTRIC BELT UTHT MTtlTS 1ST lanovcatiTS. WITS IlItTH HtlltTIS timitiir. win tar wlUtaat axdlrlK all Wtakaaaa milllaf from ruiftlla f brala, ar. fre, UMHt ar tadlaerttloa, a Liual tthaailtca, araiai, lM,t, arM Scbtlttr, ! Bl.lBIt, iBIBS BBek, I.BbBfB, UtlfB, eBBTBl LI-bBBllb, !. BtB .iBBlriB BBII BOBUlBB WB.rf.l iBBBBtBBMalf BBf Bl th.r.. BBd ftTBf a currant IhBt U iBtUBtlj rsll Bj IkB wsBrar Bra. hrf.lt ai.oOO.BO. BBd will nr. all of IBB abox dl.ne BBB Br BB Bay. ThBBBBBdB ItB.S BBBB BBraS ky tbll BtBTTBlBBB B-.nii.a BriBr an Btfiar rtaBatBt rBli, aaa WBtU'a aatv axU oi tBallBBBlBll la IbltBBd erery BtbBr BtBtB. 0 fwutml laipr.-.B ktXTair kii.pmRT la tks fTBBtBM bbbb ..r .11. r WBBk BIBB: tHkt WITMALL BSLTH. M.Bllh aa VIBtBS SlrBffth titjtaiSTKKU B SO u SU fBia. Sbb4 Ur uiaa Uiuubib4 bbpb1u, bbb.,1, rM so, 9 1 9 Broadway. NEW TORSI. Ml THE AHTI5T. Makes now the finest Portraits and Crayons. Is having his Gallery rcmodled and fitted up in fine style, and the only first class north light in the countv. st 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. Crop us i pestal card ani wa will ist a day t ca'.l oa yon. Gallery Main St., next to ft. KImo Hotel, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Fishing Tncklts. LIN ES,-lt01M,HOOKS, KLI ES.-lt KEI.rv MOI NTINOS OK ALL DISt'ltlPTIUNH, WHAT KVEK IH WANTED KOlt tlO(ll) FIS11IXG. Call anil sc before pnrchaalnij risen here. ... , W. PlTTKSBSKnKH, iu. Beutou, I'a. a. s. mm, Repair department for Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, is the best in the county. Work guaranteed. Dorllinger's cut glass. Silverware, Spoons, Knives and Forks at very reasonable prices. FIXE CHINA VASES AND SOVENIR CITS AND SAUCERS. lifirgnin 8 Day' i-a liour strike, koIIcI walnut nnd oak CLOCKS $3.50 to $4-50 Guaranteed. SOLID GOLD 8kt Glasses $3 50. 10 kt 5.00. 14 kt 6.00 to 800. All glasr.es fitted Free cf charge- C, B. BOBBINS, DEALER IN Foreign and DObMestic WINES AND LIQUORS. Bloomshurq, Pa. basily, quickly and permanently hv Dp. Tafi-a aaa.a. - . You will aJmit after having taken a few doses that It Is a AS I IIUALtlJE specific for that terrible disease. Instead of flying to the doorTr window Bt!ta 'ft affhalVMp5' MhCh T W0UIJ voulast, you have on y o take' ffeS, doS Of the ASTHMALENE when the spasm is broken, the breathing becomeseasv and vu Ir'.l5 'i SOm anel ,of i"ercy haJ unlooseJ Iron grasp of ttie fineerVof deh that had nearly deprived you of life. nngers 01 death, IT IS AS HARMLESS AS THE FOOD YOU FAT yt the ease win, worst cases ot ASTHMA is the wonder and admiration of all who'haveud'itT ht moment of your Jif. will be whea you have used a bottle of DR. TAlft TO I fT1TlTlJLNCfniJIound, the most distress- rOR BRONrm-TT q TTv?! ,ing that ever afflicted thehuman family. 7 . u b?, ll surPasses every knwn remedy. For sale by all druggists! A rial bottle .ent ft-., to 7 on. ...dl.r P. O. addro.a who mStoZ from A.tW Or, TAFT BROS. MEDICINE CO., 142 State St., Rochester, N. Y ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IX Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Kuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Wk " Qoora A 85BC1AMT. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars: Henry Chy,or.ircs, Noraal, Indian Princess, Sams- Silver Ail Bloomsburgf Pa. We have addej to our large double store the entire fourth floor of the new Anthracite Building. his we devote entirely to parlor furniture, exhibit ing the greatest variety and finest qualities. We are now giving much of our attention to furniture for porch and lawn hairs, rockers, settees and settee rockers, with oak, splint, reed or cane seats. There is no article of furniture missing from our immense collection, which we have lately re-arranged and classified. , TC PaC frsht n Purchases from to any point not more than too miles from ukes-Barre. VOOBHIS 4 MtJKRAY, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, IflATTIIYO, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. ffiL BIOWIE'S 2nd Door above Court Hons. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. LOST MANHOOD! NERT1TIB" (Viv.r'i French hcrva nmedy,)it aolJwitbaWnltaii Ouiranlaa to euro altNervou.d.ftea'. ri. such a WbbIc S Memory, Lota x ilrkin Puwcr, Ner. vou.ne.t. H a a d. ' " w. l I . . 11 ..ci u nat, Lost Manhood, Laniiuds. all drain, and Ion of powrr lit either acx, cau.ad by over-eiertion 01 youthfullndiBCr.iion, which ullimal.W lead to la. Biniiiy, Coniumption and In.anity. Price, li oa t packagi. With every f 5 crdcr wa give a wrirlaa guaranlaa ( aura er refund money. Hy mail t anyaddraaa. PIVEH't REMEDY CO., Toledo, O. mtn.1 lun BBwn 1 1 . L. ' i. r . t It will pay WALLPAPER want l le. In per p.eaae on our beautiful llueuf Addr f. U. CAlV. 1 einVldTuoe, U. t II Inlliwi IS NnHfiii U LiUUVU r nSBSBSSkiyl GET THE BEST. My riymouth Rocks and Red Caps are great favorites, as is proven by my past success. Eggs of either kind $1.50 per 13 or $2.50 per 26. Write for information. W. 13. GERMAN, Millville.Pa. in. iue n .nee, ... uuaii. ji ; -,Th-Juitit of eu.iu). n. 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