Advertising Rates.
For Legal Notioos.
f illovTlti3 prices foi legal ftdvur.ts
has been adopted by Vio Oahiio
Aovooatk. '
Mnrter Notioos -'iJitor'a
N'otlees -Commissioner,'
Notices
Divorce Notices -Administrator's
Notices
Executor's Nollco
(4 00
4 00
4 00
4 Ob
3 Of
3 00
Other legal advertising will bo charged for
ytha square.
H. V. Horthlm?r. Jr.. rablUhor.
New Liver,IIV,(l Store
AT PACTfEB CON.
T.u.ol'OI.U MP.YKH8 re pnnfuliY Informs the
ncoi.le of l'ackertoti and icliuty that ho has Just
opened a LIVKRY STA 3LE, oil llHAVLR St.,
where pmsons can be s'lpplled with Gooil. Safe
Teams either tor P11nr1.1I. Wedding or lor Ilayl
lliK IVilows Ht very Lowest lutes. In conj.ee
!!'.V . iia i.,t uun m iis'lt tin vitv belt
i.Bta. M FtoDiti.nd FEED. fvl.lch howlll
sel 4t Lowesi mem.
Attention, Builders!
The undersigned Is tl 1 working tlio DOI.ON
1TONK UUAlVltY, ami Is prepared to supply, al
irnrirt lu.tlce and at Lo vest 1'nces. Person;
urn
""XV Tim, H . INK for llOlLUlNU
r uuii.l
v 1HPOS15S. Call ami lu uect the Stones and
learn l'rtces teforo purchasing elsewhere.
LEOPOLD MEYERS,
lob-ly
Packerton, fa.
D. J. KISTLER
neaoectfully announces to the public that he has
opeted a NliW LIVERY STAliLU.und that he Is
nr.nrj tn fiirtiinh Teams for Funerals,
Weddings or Business Trips on the shortest no-
. - ... in . . n.Mnrn laFt .,r tllw
nceana most nnerai iciuu. viucn 'v'"
Carboi: House" will rocelve prompt attention.
STABLES ON NORTH STREET,
next the Hotel. Lehlghton. lanHtA'
t GO TO
SWEENY'S
"Corner Store"
JF O BjO
Bottled Gherkins. Sweet Pick
les, Chow-Chow, Onions, Table
Sauce, Horse-radish, Caulifiow
er, Catsup, Mixed Pickles, Cel
ery Sauce, and all kinds of choice
Jellies and table necessaries. In
Dry Goods, Groceries
Queensware, &.c,
It'e lead, botli In low prices and quality of
goods, Our large stocK is aispiayea 10 au
vantage, an Item wnicn curcnasers wi
certainly greatly appreciate.
REMEMBER THE
Corner Store
LEHIGHT0N, PA.
XL. CAMPBELL
Jewalsr and Watclnoalcer,
Bank Street, I.chighton, Penna
Respecttnlly lavltes the attention ot his friend;
andthe citizens generally to his Immense
new stock of
Watches, Clocks,
Silverware, Jewely
at rrloes that defy competition. It will pay you
o can and Inspect my stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
REPAIRING
Promptly done at lowest charge, and all work
guaranteed.
Don't Forget the Place.
SIGN OP THE BIG WATCH
Bank St., Lehighton.
Decmber !7,o871y
E. F. LUCKE NT ACH,
PLAIN AND DECORATIVE PAPER HANG
ING, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING
AND GRAINING. "
Competent workmen sent to any part of
the county.
-nEADQ.UARTEM rOtt
Wall Papers. Borders 8t Decorations
Large assortment, and the latest styles.
Boots, Stationery, Fancy (Ms
WINDOW SHADES.
Alt grades. Shade making ana putting up
promptly attended to.
Paints, Oil, Varnish, Putty,
Brushes & general Painters
Supplies.
Ho. 61 Broadway Mancii Cluiiii:, Pa.
Below the Broadway Hons.
Horse Doctor,
(Honorary Graduate of Ontario Vet. College.)
Office: Carton House Bant 81. LebteMon
CASTRATION. DENTISTRY,
AN I J
Diseases of Horse and Cattle
8U0CESSEUL1.Y TREATED.
Special and Particular Attention paid to
LAMENESS :-: SPAVINS
Splints, Ringbone, Hoofbound
Ab4 all dlM&Ms prevalent among Dome&ttoated
Aoiruain.
Els Bone and Cattle Powders sold b him
elf and stores generally.
jcnialtatlon Fre Charges Moderate,
C s telegraph and telephone promptly st-
whom so uperauoos amjuuuy renormea
circulation is growing
wi. because we furnish
all the latest local news in the
tact sty'i. Sunplo u.
$1.00 a "Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live." $1.28 when not paid in Advance.
VOL. XVII., No. 27 " Lehigkton, Carbon County, Fenna. May 18, 1889. Singlo Copies 5 Cents
I I 1
Weisspt Business Directory.
lit AN KLIN UOUSE,
EAST WEISSrOItT, l'KNN'A.
fills houso oilers first-class accommodations tc
he permanent hoarder tuid transient guesi.
'anlo pilces, only One Dollar per nay.
aug7-iy JOHM ickiiuio, rropricMi.
Oscar Okristmaii,
WEISS TOUT, PA.
Livery and Exchanqe Stables.
Easy riding carriage I and safe driving horses
Hestaccommodutlonsto agents and travellers.
Mull and telegraph orders piomplly attended to.
Olvo ino a trial. mavnw
The - Weissport - Bakery,
O. W. LAURY. PUOPItlETOR.
Delivers Fresh Bread and Cakes in Weissport,
Lehlghton and vicinities every day.
... ' . t i.....nn vina iinant rnnrpetlonen
for the Holiday Trade. Sunday schools and fes
iini annulled at lowest nrlces. decs-wit.
R. J. EONGEN,
SDCOESSOll TOCHAltLKS SonWEITZElt,
Near the Canal Bridge, in
EAST WEISSPORT, Penna.,
Is prepared to do all kinds of
Blacksmithing and
UlAreo-ShftDinor
at verv Roasonawe l'rices. iininno
Sl'E01ALll.wAISO, Ageuv iur "
P. P. Mast Road Cart,
the Cheapest and Best on the market. febJ-yl
Over Canal Brite E. Weissprt.
UNDERTAKER
AND DEALER IN
FURNITURE,
PARLOR SUITKS,
BED ROOM SUITES
&c. Sc. Prices tho very lowest, yuaiiiy oi
ood3 the best Satisfaction guaranteed li
every particular.
Caskbt.s, Coffins and Shrouds
w havn n full line which we will furnish al
the lowest possioie prices.
Flour, Feed, &c.
Of the choicest quality at very reasonable prices
Call and bo convinced.
JOSEPH P. REX,
AnrU-lV KAHT YVEllSSl'UHi
Cehighton Business Dlreotory
fTAL. SCHWARTZ, Bank St., tho oldest furul
V turo House in lown. r-very ubsuiii'uui
urnlture always on hand. Prices veir low.
rrr A. PETERS, Saloon and ltesluurani, uani
W. Street. Fresh Lageralwaysontap. Oy
Drop in auu scu us.
nov!2-l
OSRANG'S SHAVING SALOON, opposite th
P. Aiwrtnivw fln't-'ir.R. Iq lic:ldnu:tl ters 10
.having and hair cutting. Cigars a tobacco sold
tO TO FRS. RODEltER, under the Exchang
T iioipi Mank tiipt. tor a smooth shave or i
ashlonable hair cut. UT- Closed on Sunday's
lloeder's Hair tonic, cures uanarun.
A RELIABLE JEWELEK!
A, D. S. BOCK,
iu28-83 OPP. I'UBLIC SQUARE.
r HE CARBON ADVOCATE OFFICE, Banl
street, plain and fancy Job printing a speel
y. Advocate one dollar per year lu advance
W. RAUDENBUSH, Bank street, wholesal
dealer in cnoice nranus oi wuisKies, kih
irandles, wines, &c.
13? Patronage folleiteil
Our Ohurohes.
HrETHODIST EPISCOPAL. South BanK street
IV1 Sunday services at in a. m., ana 7,ug i. in
Sunday School 2 p.m. Rev. Dunoan, Pastor
fiuiNlTY LUTHERAN. Iron street. Bund
i services. 10 a. m., (German), 7.00 p. m., (Euc
dsh), Sunday school 2 p.m. J. H. KuuEH.Pastor
ts EFORMED. Lehigh street, Sunday service:
tli at 10 a. m., (German), 7.00 p. in., (English)
Sunday school 2 J. in. J.ALViNKEBEit, Pastor
nVANGELICAL. South street, SundaT service1
j at id a. m., tuerraanj, 7.1x1 p. m ir.ngusn
unday schools p. m. J.S.Nuwhabi', Pastoi
ATHOLIC, corner Northampton and Coa
streets, services every Sunday morning am
iSVeUlllg. IIUV, UAMJUAIiAU X iUHJI
SOMETHING NEW
IlNDKIt THE Sti:
which King Solo
nion never bean
of-aptOTHBS link that requires NOCUJTiiro
rins. is very nouseaeeprr, iamiuica .""y ,
Keener warns iu nrtuipiu uv uj "m4,. vt-.
,nl. ,0 fan, lit. U1 lT, Ki IIHTI.IiAnn AIICJ1 I
wi ilrifn win tun minjTV. Address. NOR
MAM K. BOND & CO., Manufacturing Agenr
Phlladelpiila. pa., (ivk hox hhi. )yn
HORACE HEYDT. JOHN 8EABOLDT, J
Heydt & Seaboldt
Successors to Kemtrer Is Heydt
INSURANCE AGENTS
Office iBank street.
Prompt attention given to every kind of In
Accident Life 8c Fire
INSURANCE !
A. W. RAUDENBUSH
Bank Street, Lehighton
Hu sMured the agencv for ths follow!
SUBSTANTIAL INSURANCE COM
PANIES wuicn oan be recommended to
the public as Perfectly Safe and Reliable,
Tie National Life Insurance C
OP MONTPELIER, VT.,
Mannrrs' Accident Meranity Ci
QP UNITED STATES,
Harristo Mutual Live Stoci
INSURANCE COMPyNY.
ynglS.-lv
A VALUABLE FARM
AT PRIVATE SALE,
The undersigned offirt bis Farm, situate on
tbepuMloroad leading from Lehlghton to Ta-
roaqua, la Mahoning Township, Carbon
county, Pa,, at private sale. The Farm contains
TEN ACRES, all cleared andnnder a high state
ot cultivation. The Improvements are. a Two
and a Half Story Plank Dwelling House, 80x31
feet with Frame Elton en and porch attached
Barn 2U38 feet with all necessary outbuildings,
all new. Apply to
NATHAN RErNiIITH.onPrtmlMi,
b.l-ll1T Of tt tkil 00,
osepSi r
Professional & Business Carfts.
Horace Heydt,
ATTO It N E Y AT LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
)rriCEi-Tho Koom recently occupied by w. m.
Kapsher.
JANK STREET, - LEIIIGIITON. PA
Mav bo consulted lu English and German,
July 4-ly
W. M. Rapshor,
ITTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
First door above tho Mansion House,
MAUCII CHUNK, - - - PENN'A.
Ifmt TT.fula nnii f!nll"ftlnn AppnM. Will P-UV
nd Sell Ileal Estate, conveyancing neauy uono.
ollections promptly made. Settling Estates of
pcsdrnts a sneclalty.
Sngllsh and German.
nov. 22-yl
W. G. M. Soiplo,
PHYSICIAN AND 6UROEON.
30UTII STREET, - LEIIIUUTON.
Miv hn consulted In Enirltsh and Herman.
ipeclal attention given to uynecoiogy.
office nouns: From 12 M. to 2 l . H.,ana
roin o 10 l'. bi, ,urt.. oi-j
A.. S. Rahenold, D. D. S
E1
kcii Office s Over J. W.
Raudenbush'
Liquor Store,
BANK STREET, LEIIIOHTON.
ufntlstrvln all Its branches, leem
without Pain. Gas administered when roqucsveu,
Olflce Days W'EDNESDAY or eiich weeK.
. O. addiess. ALLENTOWN,
Jana-yl Lehigh county. Fa.
I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
OBce opposite the Opera House.
Bank Street, Zehtiton,
Pa.
?illlnc and makingartillclal dentures a special
Jas administered and Teeth Fxtracted WITH-
3FFICE HOURS: From 8 . m., to 12 m., from
1 p. m., 10 op. ni., iium t ii. hi., iw o f
Consultations In English or Herman
Office Hours at Hazleton-Every Saturday.
:t 16-87 ly
Dr. H. B. REINOHL,
Graduate of Phila. Dental College.
DENTISTRY !
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
'erseryation of the Teetn a Specialty.
OFFICE HOURS: From 8 a. ra. to 5 p. m.
)AS HALL, Market Square, Maueh Chunk,
BRANCH OFFICE:
BAST - MAUCH - CHUNK
Two nnnrs'North of Post-Omce.
1FFIOE HOURS : 7 to a. m. and 5 to T p. ra
Vprll 28-3m .
DR. G. T, FOX
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
tT F.ARTON, SWAN HOTEL, TUESDAYS.
VTALI,KVTOWN, AMERICAN HOTEt.,Tnt)ItSDAY
vt Bang on. Bboadwav house, Mondays,
vt Bath. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Office Hours From 0 a. m. to 4 p. m. Practice
Lulled to diseases nf tho
Eve.Ear. Nose&Jhroa
EB-aiso, uoiraciion oi me ayes lor inn itujusi-
neiit oi glasses.
jvjreTrEitfMEt)
419) fSfi4 ft
CoBtractor aui Bifc
INext door to Reuben Fenstermacher's
LEHIQU STREET, LEHIGHTON
5SST
- ;
il.ii, ,nH inftrlft .ntlnns. find nrcbable cost
)ulldlngs,furn'shed ujk.p application. All vvork
ind material furnishec when desired" S-18
'iinriinteiea. nenairipr proiupfc'y icnaru i
FRANK P. DIBHL,
NORTO STREET,
Practical Blacksmltb& Horsesboer
- Is prepared to do al work in his hue
In the best manner and at the lowest
irloej. Please call. nov20-c-iy,
PACKERTON HOTEL,
Midway between Mauch Chunk & Lehighton
Z, U, C, HOM, Proprietor,
PACKERTON, - - - Paxvi.
Villi well-known Hotel Is admirably refitted, and
ias the best accommodations for permanent and
ranslent boarders. Excellent Tables and the
fery best Liquors. Stables attached. Ian3-yl
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite L. fc 8. Depot,
BANK STREET, - - LEHIGHTON,
0. H. HOM, PROPRIETOR.
This house offers first-class accommodations for
transient and permanent boarders. It has been
nrwlv renttedln all Its departments, and is locat
ed In one of the most picturesque portions of tho
borough. Terms moderate, pm The BAR Is
lupplled with 'n choicest Wines, Liquors and
tlgars. Fresh t-ger ou Tan. apr 17-yl
T. J. BRETNEY
Respectfully announces to the Merchants of Le
tt ghton ana others that he Is now prepared to
do all kinds ot
Hauling op Freight, Express
Matter and Baggage
On reasonable terms. Orders oleMSweeny't
Corner Store or at my restden cett I'lNEBt.,
near the Cemetery, will receive prompt atten
tion. Patronage solicited.
For Newest
Designs and Most
Styles of
Fashionable
DRESS GOODS,
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, '
PROVISIONS.
SILVERWARE, &c, &o.
GO TO
E. H. SNYDER,
Bank Stroot, Xiehlghton.
Goods msrtnteed and prices as loir si else
where for the attne quality of goods.
JviT 18, 1885 -ly
(larluin tliina(i
acoBsOil
VETERAN'S FRIEND.
Cures
Wounds,
Bruises,
Strains,
Aches and
Pains Rheumatic,
Sciatic,
PROMPTLY
And PERMANENTLY.
At DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
THE CHABLES A. VOCELCR CO., BslUraore. Ml
-AT inu
Central Drug Store,
OPP. THE PUBLIC SQUARE
Bank Street, Lehisrhtou, Pa.,
IS HEADQUARTERS FOR
Pure Drugs and Medicines,
tune soaps, iirusnes, etc., etc.,
Choice Wines and Liquors,
argest Assortment of Library
Lamps !
Wall Paper and Decorations!
Spectacles !
When you buy a pair of Shoes you want a
good lit. But It you need SPECTACLES It Is
much more Important that tho EYE should be
accommodated with correct lenses and a proper
ly fitting frame vhlch will bring the lenses dl
rectly before tho centre of tho eye. If ynu buy
your spectacles at Dr. Horn's you will find the
above points properly attended to.
PERSCRIPT10WS C6My. Cofflsonnael,
OctKS-1687
ssyfe
Living characterizes these modern days.
The result is a fearful iuereaso of Brain
and Heart Diseases General De
bility, Insomnia, Pnrn'ysls, and In
sanity. Chloral anil Morphia augment
the ovil. The medicine best adupted
to do perraanont good is Ayer's Sar
saparllla. It purines, enriches, and
vitalizes the blood, and thus strengthens
every function and faculty of tho body.
' I have used Ayor'a Saraaparllla, In
my family, for years. I have found It
invaluable as
A Cure
for Nervous Debility caused by an In
active liver and a low state of the blood."
Henry Bacon, Xenta, Ohio.
"For soiiie thao I liavo been, troubled
with heart disease. I nevor found any
thing to help me until I began using
Ayer's Sarsnparllla. I have only used
this medicine six months, but It has re.
Herod, mo from my troublo, and enabled
mo to rcsuino work. J. I Carzanett,
Perry, III.
i' I have boen a practicing physician
for over half a century, and during that
time I liavo never found so powerful
ana renaoio nn alterative and blood
purifier as Ayor's Barsaparllla." Dr.
M. Maxstart, Louisville, Ky.
RErARBD BY
Dr. J. 0. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Prlo tl ; tlx bottlM, (6. Worth 5 bottla.
SIesty
lei?
Weissport Planing Mill
MANUFACTURER OF
Window and Door Frames,
Doors, Shutters,
Blinds, Sashes,
Mouldings, Brackets
AND DEALER IN
All KInfls of Dressed Mer
Shingles, Failings;
Hemlock Lumber, &c, &c
Very Lowest Prices
SHOEMAKER'S
Horse ana Cattle Rowiler.
Joshua Shoemaker, Proprleto;
0HERRYVILI.E, P. O., Northampton CO.,
DIREOTION8-For a horse. 1 tablespoon ful, two
or three times a week; when elck, 2 table
spoonsful a day. lor n Oow, 1 teaspoonful
twiceawark; when sick, twice a day. The
same for Hogs. For Poultry mix with teed.
, ,fTTnl? po,Urj5Prpar6a attertbereclpe
oMhe late Dr. H. O. Wflson. and Is the genulns
article. Owners of aoove named animals should
wm Neuralgic
Fb Os Tb ho
LOVE 13 BEST.
Maiden, frollcsomo and fair, 'i
Life U Joyous, not n care, "
Lore you know not, neither Borrow;
Live today and trust to-morrow.
VShould I love!" tho maid replies;
'. i'Love steals youth, brings tears and sighs;
Liberty Is far alxne;
Giro me that and I srewell love."
fWalden, now wo meet once more,
..Changed your eong from that of yore.
When the leaping billows foam
Jtound the crags thit shield your home,
When tho sea fog- creeps before you.
Waving ghostly shroud shapes o'er you,
Then your heart, with longing mad,
iPrays for him, your sailor hul;
IAU the woman rising, yearns
iFor tho lovo tho maiden spurns.
V'Why toot love!" tho wifo replies;
'Naught In life yields sweeter prise.
Love Is beting,, Life Is weary,
.'.Love lifts shadows dark and dreary,
Juurs the golden glamour o'er us,
Hallows all that lie before us.
iTIred hearts have o'er confessed,
- Jltorm or sunlight, Love Is best,"
Mortimer Foy lu Godey'a Lady's Book.
THE FALLEN PINE.
i
Tho poets tell us of a period (It is al
ways "a long Uuio ago ) when all tho
animals conversed as well as sung, and
when if wo bclicvo tho immortal legends
every created thing had its exprosslvo
tongue.
Wo are told that even the very stones
had language audible and eloquent. The
Uiu Testament gives us more than one
instance of the time when what we now
call the inanimate spake in instructive
tones.
The story of tho trees who wanted a
king to rule over them isamong tho most
interesting. There ia another tradition
which, while it does not lie in the author
ity of tho Scriptures, luwecriptural fact
aaits basis. Who is there that has not
hoard tho.legend of the Aspen, which
received tho curso of a perpetual palsy
because of its refusal to bow its head in
sorrow on tho doleful dav of the cruci
lixion, when all naturo was In mourning?
Mho story of the Aspen Is tho story of
Pi$de. Let mo tell you another the
leeond of tho Fallen Pine. This, how
ever, cannot claim a birth coeval with
creation or tho crucifixion, for tho in
press of modern thought is seen in the
coinage of tho tale.
Havo vou over traveled over nmonc
th5 Sierras, and havo you ever listened
to tho croonings of tho old priestesses and
nSns there?
lit will bo a long time before the last
vestiges ot uio early spanisn ecciesiastl
cism is gone from tliose regions in our
far west, whero its missionaries half
wasted heroic lives, especially in tho sun
set lands of tho Now "World. But I am
not sure that what I am about to relate
comes from tho pious exile' from the
mother country. But where did the
"good mother" who related it to me re
ceive it?
; Listen to tho legend, though if you
have traveled in tho Sierras jou may
havo heard tho story there:
. There is, by a wayside, a great fallen
pine. Youseo in the elopes of the Sierras
many of its cpmpanions pines (not! red
wood) with a girth of more than thirty
fee1. atyour height abovo their base. At
the foot of this prostrate monarch, its
near companion of centuries ago, there
still stands a mighty oak, tossing its
brawny, mossy arms to the sky. It stands
a vigil, perhaps now neither sorrowing
nor exulting. If you ontcr tho little
cabin near by tho "good mother," though
it may bo that she has never been a real
mother at all, earning her tltlo by deeds
of devotion, heroism and sacrifice, and
wo might therefore say that tho "ancient
maiden" thero will tell you: not like the
story monger at Waterloo who rehearses
for a sou the ailair there to the great
historian of "Les Miserable3," but will
recount to you the long, long quarrel
betwixt tho pine and tho oak. As you
may never travel there, or pwhaps the
old croon is thero no moro, for it has
been years shico I was there, I will there'
foro tell you the story ns It came to me:
It was many and many years ago that
tho pino and the oak sprang up there.
cido by side. They grew together lov
ingly and happily until they had passed
tho period of their "teens," as the world
expresses it. At length, and when, in
the language of the modern pen, they
began to hear tho gossip of tho world
when they heard of "society," when
tlioy Heard of tho jealousies among
neighboring beauties, and tho contrast
ing of tho virtues of troes, then
was that troubles began, Tho winds that
came from far off seas (for it is a stormy
country thero) tossed their branches to
gether, and the "family jars" may be
said to havo then commenced in earnest.
Tho harsh wood of the oak rubbed
against tho tender pine, and white blood
ran from the open veins. "You are be
coming too familiar over there!" It was
tho pine that spoko thus, whilo tho oak
replied
"Poohl your smell is disagreeable, and
that vile blood of yours has defiled my
fingers!"
"You aro a cross vixen; don't scratch
me so," tho plno now complained
The clouds wept and with their tears
washed tho wounds of the pino. But
they could not blot out the memory of
the ugly words spoken.
Every time tho winds came, and they
camo frequently, for it is, as l havo said
a stormy country thoro every time tho
winds came tho wrangles were renewed,
and tho bitter and reproachful complain'
inc words would come neain.
The pine called tho oak an obstinate
and cruel neighbor, vowing ho would no
longer livo by his side. Hear his re6olu
tion:
"I am going toleavo you; I shall grow
far away from you;" and forth with the
plno turned his head away in disdainful
prldo. He grew away from the oak. He
grow rapidly far more bo than his neigh
bor and was soon high up in the sky, his
branches leaning far and anxiously to
tho morning light. Ho wafted back, it
Is Bald, this farewell to tho oak: "Good'
by, Scrub) You can scratch my face
no morel"
From this time on it was a warot
word i only, for tho branches of the pino
grow further and .further away, Tho
pino boasted of his virtues, and of tho
oak's inferiority. Again there was
'Good-by, Scrub!"
Tho oak was piqued and wounded te
the core, llo shouted up to tho pine;
! "I don't care what you say about mel
l imow i am prized abovo sou for my
noblo qualities of strength and toughness
ana weignt."
"You boastof your virtues, you clumsy
thingl" retorted the pine, "You say you
are useful, while I am not only useful
out i am ornamental a joy in the world,
1 am light of weight: am easily wrought.
I travel over all tho earth; am found in
every place and in every mansion under
Use van. woeeiaUr whr them Is trr
that delights the eye or tho heart of
childhood."
Yes," quickly responded tho oak.
"but I make tho vessels that bear you in
your journeys over tho sea."
"Bahl"said tho pino, "you lie hidden
away under tho waters whilo I ride high
abovo you in tho heavens. You are a
very 'beast of burden,' and without mo
thero would bo no mast, no spar. Fur
thermore, as I am abovo tho waters, with
my eyes I see all tho gay fashions of the
world!"
'Fashions forsooth!" said tho oak. "I
know tho fashions, for I wear them three
times a year, while you, like a poor
prude, havo tho snmo unvarying dress
tho wholo year round that old fashioned
frock which you cannot changer
This remark stung tho pino to the very
heart. Thero is no one who likes to have
hla or her garments criticised "mada
fun of," so to speak. The pine flung back
this in reply:
"You are a booby; you aro a fickle.
fadey thing; your colors soon change."
"Uh, yes," said tho oak. "I know I
change my livery; I get a new garmont
ever) year, fresh and beautiful, from the
great milliner, Naturo; and even if my
old clothing does fade, tho world says that
hi the sober seasons of tho year my garb
b lovely and becoming."
And the pino continued to rrow further
and f urtlior away with its branches.
Ino oak stood leafless and trembling: in
the winter's cold, whilo the gay neighbor
waa rojoicing in its evergreen splendor,
as it saw tho many scions of its family
around the varied mansions of earth
ornaments of a fadeless type.
ihe oak cast his eye downward and
beheld the rich wealth at his feet.
"Whom do you feed?" he cried, as he
saw tho great harvest of acorns scattered
around, and upon which the beasts oi
tho field and fowls of the air wore feast
ing and fattening.
"I feed the sick!" replied tho nine with
a sigh. "Not only this, but the vory
ships which you boast of making, all re
ceive a coating that comes from mo."
Then the oak said: "If you do feed
tho sick, I warm ond comfort the poor,
tho peasant and tho prince alike."
" Yes, and I embellish the world oven
with so poor a thing as the moke that I
send away," impatiently retorted the
pine.
And so they continued tp boast and to
quarrel as the years ran on. I need not
tell you all that the good mothor re
counted to me of the long, long troubles
between those neighbors. But tho pine
grew further and further away, its
branches gathering weight with every
summer sun. Again the storms camo
for i have told you it was a stormy coun
try there nmong tho Sierras and the
autumn's rain had pelted tho earth and
the forest with long and steadfast fury,
"Boo how l defy even the blasts of
winter!" exultantly cried out the pine:
the winds that rushed through his
branches were heard only In sighs and
moans.
The oak, with his shorn limbs, stood
trembling, while the fierce tempest
came; its fury passed by, and tho oak
waved in obeisance. But the proud
pine, with heavy mantle and crown
high in tho heaven?, his hold on the
earth weakened by tho softening winter
rains, and leaning far away from the
lino of rectitude in his efforts to avoid
tho oak. But I need not tell tho etory
further for o! tho pine is fallen!
And the good mother will tell you, as
tho moral of her song, that tho story of
tho pine is also the story of pride. M.
V. Mooro in Atlanta American.
Verbal Slips,
The verbal slips that a preacher or lec
turer inadvertently makes are often re
membered long after every thought in
his address has been forgotten. They
are often laughably funny.
A lecturer said: "I must beg you to
glvo me your undivided attention; in
deed, it is absolutely impossible that you
could form a true idea of the hideous
animal of which we are about to-speak
unless you keep your eyes on me."
A. certain preacher, discoursing upon
Bunyan and his works, caused a titter
among his hearers by exclaiming: "In
these days, my brethren, we want more
Bunyans."
Another clergyman, pleading earnestly
with his parishioners for tho construction
of a cemetery for their parish, naked
them to consider the "deplorable condi
tion of 80,000 Christian Englishmen liv.
ing without Christian burial."
Still more curious was another olerioal
slip. A gentleman said to a minister
"When do you expect to see Deacon S.
again?" "Never," said tho reverend gen-
t Ionian, solemnly; "the deacon is in
heaven." Behoboth Herald,
Origin of the Dos.
The question of tho origin of the dog
has recently been discussed by Professor
Nehring, who believes that it has de
scended from various still surviving
species of wolves and jackals. Tho latter
animals can bo tamed, and many at
tempts to domesticate wolves have been
successfully made in modern times. Herr
Kongo has so completely tamed o-young
wolf that it follows him exactly as a dog
might uo. frame Leslie s Newspaper.
Mr. Ham (the eminent tragedian)
Yes, we opened our new play in
Chicago on tho 23d of February,
Friend And did you liavo a long run?
"well; no, wo didnt have alonz run,
but after tho second performance wo had
a long walk all the way from Chicago
to New York,"
Sarcastic.
Husband (after some words with his
wife) Well, let us drop it I don't care
to say any more about it. And besides,
I liko to talk to a sensible person whon
I'm talking.
Wife (with a sarcastio laugh) You
don't always do it, then.
Husband I don't?
Wife No; I sometimes hear you talk
tng to yourself. Boston Courier,
All tho Colors Wre Guaranteed.
Mrs. Beacon Well, how do you like
the home your future husband has pre
pared for you?
Miss Rural I am delighted with it.
Every room is adorned with oil paintings,
Mrs. Beacon (dubiously) Ah, Indeed!
Nothing adds so much to a houso as oil
paintings, if they are good.
Miss Rural Well, those are good be
yond a question. Why, my fiance's first
wife painted them herself. Lowell Ulu
ten.
Very finely plaited li&se, silk, muslir
ana loco anout live inches wide are used
as collars, cuffs and jabots.
The empire style of dress round
waist, full sleeves and slightly draped
ikirt has not lost it8 popularity, New
xorij rrw, .
HOW THEY WRITE.
F. R. Stockton dictates to n long liand
writer.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox "composes pen
in hand."
George W. Cable writes his novels hi
long hand.
John Boyle O'Reilly writes with his
own hand.
A. W. Tourgee says he writes with a
pencil or pen.
George Alfred Townsond dictates to
stenographers.
Georgo William Curtis writes with n
pen or a pencil.
Murat Halstcadrcsort3to phoiiogfnphy
and typewriting.
Charles A. Dana dictates ovrythitg
to a stenographer.
Edward Atkinson, tho Btatlticini dic
tates to a stenographer.
Georgo Bancroft, tho historian, illrtat s
all his work to a stenographer.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich writes in tii '
Id fashioned way, with pen anil int..
Charles Carleton Coffin finds he can
not compose ns well on n typewriri r o
with a pen.
Robert Grant, who wrote the "Ciinfe
slons of a Frivolous Girl," rays h" rti 1
uses tho pen.
Amello Rives, a beginner, says: '-I id-
ways uso pon and ink in writing and
never dictate."
Georgo Kennan, the Russian explorer,
writes his Stories in lead pencil, thei? dic
tates them to a typewriter.
Capt. Charles King, the novelist, says:
"It is hard to teach an old dog now
tricks." He writes with a pen.
Oliver Optio has used a typewriter
fourteen years, and has not written a
book or story in that time by any other
means.
Bill Nye travels so tlint he cannot use
a typewriter or stenographer constantly.
some clay, he says, he wui "uictnte ' till
ho gets black in the face.
Margaret Deland, author of "John
(Vard, Preacher," uses her peu alto
gether, but after her copy is ready for
tho printer she has it typewritten.
James Parton writes in the old fash
ioned way. Marion Borland dictates to
her daughter. W. H. Riding is a pen
pusher, and so is Edward Egglcston.
Mr. Richard Watson Gilder, editor of
The Century Magazine, says he writes
his own compositions himself, out feels
disappointed if MS. sent to him ia not
typewritten.
Mr. W. D. Howells, the novelist, writes
as follows: I havo a weak wrist, and I
use a typewriter -whenever I havo a pas
sage very distinctly in mind or a bit of
plain sailing before mo. Tho difficult
places I feel my way through with a pen.
Phonographic World.
Her Only Poja Blade a Bit.
A very bright girl, the daughter of t
congressman, and well known In Wash
ington society during the past winter, it
a great reader of poetry.
"I love poetry," she said theother day,
'and would give anything if I could
write it."
"Did you ever try? asked her compan
ion.
"Never but once," she said, hesitating
ly, and with a poetlo blush j "never but
once, and that ended my muse s career
forever. I was in school then, and tho
teacher insisted upon every girl in tho
ihetorlo class writing a poem for next
recitation day. I couldn't do it, and
avowed I wouldn't, but she insisted, and
finally I just had to."
"What was the poem?" inquired her
friend, cautiously.
But the caution was of no avail, and
she refused to divulge for some time,
but at last gave up.
"Well, if I must I must, I suppose, so
here it goes:
"Now fancy my delight.
For I am asked to write
A poem for the rhetorta class today.
My only hesitation
To do this for recitation.
Is that I haven't thought of oaa darned word to
say.
"Wasn't it awful?" she continued;
"but the worst of it was the teacher
made me recite it beforo tho whole
school. But it brought down the house,"
and & very satisfied expression fell over
her face. Washington Critic
Wise Chappie.
Robinson Jones, what do you suppose
they put littlo mirrors into the crowns of
some hats for?
Jones Oh, I suppose it's so a man can
tell when he's beginning to got 1ld.
Once o Week.
Damon In Search of Tythlas.
Thoro was a popular play running at a
Boston theatre. The crowd was crush
ing In at the door and the auditorium
was already full, when a man from the
country rushed up to the manager, who
stood rubbing his hands as ho listened to
the plunk-plunk of (ho money on the'
little box office shelf.
"Say, mister, you're the manager, I
believe?"
"Yes, sir."
"Wal, I've lost my friend in tho crowd
and I guess he a got Inside by this time.
Would you mind going into tho theatre
and justhollerin' 'Jligginsr" San Fran
Cisco Chronicle.
Object to Sacrificing Everything.
Philanthropist I understand, Mr.
Gould, that you think you would be hap
pier if you were comparatively a poor
man, with only $1,000,000 instead of
8100,000,000.
Jay Gould I may have said something
of the Kind.
i-Mianinropist well, sir, 1 havo a
proposition tb make that will enable you
to dispose or some of your surplus wealth
and at tho same time mako yourself a
publlo benofactor. Join mt iu founding
a great religious dally In New York.
Jay Gould (recoiling hi -Do
you want to bankrupt tuo
TheCa.bon Advocate,
in iNnRFENDRicr Family. Nnwsi'Atitnm,
fished every Saturday In Lehlghton,
Carbon County, Pcunsylranln, by
fciarry V. Mortliimor Jr.
BANK STREET.
$1 00 Por Year in Advance I
Best advertising medium In Uie county,
Every doscrlptlon'ot Plain and Fancy
JOB PRINTING
tvery low prices. Wc do not hesitate to sar
that wo ate bettor equpped than any other
printing establishment In this section
to do first-class Job-work, In all
Its branches, nt low prices.
Bright'o Dscease.
X Ten.Ycur-OM Child Kitvcd After
Failure of Faur Physlr.li.nK. ,
Hyllltls girl, ten yreti of r. mt UVra sick Id
Kirch, IMS, with scsrlct fevr, Vten rscOTWlsg
she took severe cell, wUr'i deralerd BrlahP
XMseue of the Kidneys. Her i : ,1 fc'ct and eyts
were terribly swollen: she hud a burning ferer, and
all the symptoms of an anrnvrt.l rr. of DrltUfn
Disuse. Fonrof our best phyrlrUui atteadtd her,
but without ueis, and
Her Lifo was Despaired of.
Bnt a mother's love and prsyem rmraountaUiUAt
eulues, and I determined to try nr. D.itU Xeaaedy'k
Favorite Remedy, made at Itondnut, it. Y. This wm
last retort, nd I hored, Bi:inintrt my Hills dtaxfc.
tar's cue was a very iitm-o one, that ihe ZaTorlt
Remedy would do for her -liat I thoddone for otkeri
whose condition had not bcn, oeralngly, m hose
less. IIow happy I ami list I iVt .trained upon tall
course f or an Imrrovenonf wsp t onoe percepUM.
Thoferer lef t hor htr appetite lmproTrd-ahe gataai
Ix pounds In a short H-ne, &i,l rr,o by on tb wsl
known suddreadod eymptoina of 'hodlseoia lefft Jur.
Words fall to express my frmtttude, and I c&nnot to
earnestly recommend thn 7nvorlls Remedy. It vm
A MARVELOUS RECOVERY.
and Is flu entirely to tVe Furi-rlle Remedy. vMH
u tha only n,vdic..ir uken nfter her eat vi
abandoned by tlierhya
The Siaeaaoa . that fo! tv HwH Fever. Measiat,
Diphtheria and Ytrjpuiituh" i, .rljlnu often laart
behind them acnufjlnj of tUe moat danreroua char
acter, ToiMpel all trace of eneh aiaordora, ton
OP-the vartouaorirani.. and all the veti? wltS pvtpl
and autrlUoua blood, uie Dr. David Kennedy's
Dr. Kennedy's Favorita Remedy.
f -. . Prepared by i
DR. DAVID KENNEDY, KONDODT, If, "f
v e-1 Rutland. Vermeell
tpapoiu uixiorw. Cy all drngglit.
An old lady savs: When mv crand-aon
was four vears old I alwava sat bv hla had
until he sleDt. One night, as I was about
to leave him, be onened his eves and said
2S?A earnestlyiSi. SH3ft, g3iK&
Ui Grandma, I am so glad you are not a
uressmaKer.
I asked him why. He said:
"Because thero are no dressmaker In
heayen."
I asked him his reason for thinltlnv
and he replied
"Because the little angola never have any
dresses."
100 Lndlea Wanted.
And 100 men to call on nnv driimrU! fnr
free package of Lane's Family Medicine,
me great root and herb remedy, discovered
by Dr Silas Lane while in tho Rocky moun
ntains. For diseases of the blood, liver and
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipa
tion and clearing up the complexion it does
wonders. Children like it. Everyone
praises it. Large-size package, CO cent.
At all druggists'.
Barber Do vou want a nrlvate'fmnr.
sir? Customer No, sir! unless jou treat
It with more respect than you do tha one
nature bestowed unon me.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
Is it not worth the small mice of 75 cents
to free yourself of everv svmninm nf the..
distressing complaintsif youtliink so call
ai our store ana get a bottle of Shllolra
Vltaliier. Every bottle has a nrinted euar-
anleo on it. Use accordingly, and if it doe
you no good it will cost vou nothing. Sold
by T. D. Thomas. Lelfighton, W. Biery
Weissport.
Oliatnmnr aarr'a.tlnallnl TliA. -
only two hairs In this mock turtle, waltar.
irauer very sorry, eir, dui that's all wa
can afford, sir In Mock.
Avuiiu,u luio Kuaiuuiccu uy iiTt- j. is.erroay
J31 Arch Street, Phila. Ease at once, no ilepa
Hon pr business delays Thousands cured. . Send
t) i ... .. .
tu. vuvuiaie. u-iy
"Yon are now one." said the minister-
to tho happy pair be had just tied together.
Which one?" asked the bride. Thu
dominie replied, "That you must settla for
vourseir."
PERSONAL.
young lony of seventc
summers.
highly educated, refined, and of prepossess
ing appearance, desires to form the acquaint
ance of some nice yonne man, whom sh
would advise, if troubled with dyspepsia,
to use that great blood purifier, Sulphur
uiurrn.
Mrs. Topcrust I would have vou know
that my familymoved In the uppor circlet
of society. Mrs. Blum I've often hears
tell that scum alius rises to the top.'
A DltUOGIbT BAYS.
Marvin C'. iliown, Druggist, Meredith
Village, '. H., tuiye; 1 havo sold your Sul
phur Billt-is lor years, and, contrary t
most medicines. I never sold a bottle lo anv
one who said it did not help them. They
cured me of tlin.se terrible sick headache
when every other remedy failed.
He I fear I am wearying you with my
prosy conversation. You look a little tired.
She O, no. Indeed; I was only thinking"
now very inea you must be.
Shlloh's Consumption Cure.
No. 1. This is beyond question the
successful Cough Medicine wo have ever
sold, a few doses invariably cures the vrorst
cases ol Uiugh, Croup, nud llronchltiB.tth.il
It's wonderful success in the enre of Con
sumption is without a parallel in the history
of medicine. Since it's first discovery it
has been Kold on n guarantee, a test which
no other medicino can stand. If you have
a Cough we earnestly ask you to try it.
Price 10 cents, 60 cents, and f 1, If your
lungs are sore, Chest, or Back lame, us
Sbiloh's Porous Plasters. Sold by T. D.
Thomas, Lcbigliton, A W. Biery Weissport.
A Missouri girl dressed up as a boT and
went out as a farm hand, and they never
found her out until she carelessly let them
see that she could thread a needle without
pricking every finger, and swearing like a
deputy sheriff.
Since the Introduction of female post
masters, a girl goes up to the window and
says: "Is there a letter for Miss Rebecca
RobUon?'' "Yin." says the female post-maMi-r,
"here In one from John .VcJohni."
wtJiTjrsv;
This is n hot you ought to have, in fact,
you rnni-l have itt to fully enjoy life. Thou
ssnds uie . nrt'hinjr fre it daily, and mourn
ing Wan"- tlii'v find it i.nt. Thousands
upon llidiiM.ndi. .f il'dlnrs hi o spent annual
ly bv ur tiii.pK in ilit I ope that thoy may
attain tli is l)i,.in. Wd xitjt may be had
by nil. W gnsiiaiiUB that Electric Bit
ters, ifiiMil 'iKt'uliii,! tn li lections and the
nc pcit-i-iid in, will bring you good diges
tion and oii-l th' di'ii'im dyspepsia andin
itall instpii.l eiipi-.k. We recommend
Electric littler for ilyi-pcptia and all dis.
sase of livir, stomach and kidneys. Sold at
50o. and $1 00 perlmUlp bv T. 1). Thomas.'
A handkerchief should never be as an
ornament, nor should the comer be allow
ed to slick out o. the pocket. It is a con
cession to nature that should be kept out
of sight as ranch as possible.
Wood v. Nerv.
Great mistake liavo been made in tb
world, by nnti,sinx nmnv nervous troubles
were due In bad bluod. Tims headache, fits,
lininefs, sleepimifieus, elc, are always due
tu weakness or irritation of tlio nerves of the
brain; dyspepsia, pain, wind, etc, to weak
nous of the nerves of tko stomach: weak
lungs is caused by wcakneps of the parts:,
nilliuusiies-, constipation, tc. lo the weak
nets of the nervss nf the liver for bowels:
pains, Irregularity, sterility to derangement
of the uternine nerves. For all weakness, ,
Or. Miles' great nerve and brain foodfnr
pasaes all other remedies, Trial bottlatt
at Bierys' and ThcaA (drug stor.
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