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MISS ALVENIA GRAVER, Proprietress,
Second Door above Post-office. Bank Street. Lehighton, Pa.
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Yes, it is still on top. It takes the lead One Hundred
and Twenty of these Washers sold every Ten Hours speaks
for itself. It is not an experiment. All who use it say, "1
would not do without it for ten times its cost." It is guar
anteed to out-wear two white pine tub washers, and does not
require two pounds of soap and powder to do a washing. J
will contiuue to sell them at $8. I can sell you any other
style for the same amount of money.
WRINGERS, "Wood or Iron, at $2.50.
Wringers repaired at short notice. How about that Pump 1 1 can accommodate you
with anything in the pump line that your heart may desire.
The New Meyer's Glass Valve Slat, Anti-Freezing Pump
lay them all out. Yes, I don't mean one, I say all, and the price is what has opened
the eyes of dealers in pumps. I don't buy pumps in lots of one or two, but
I keep a large supply on hand. 1 buy them at
mi Bonoi 'urn mm
and sell them accordingly. When in need of a pump drop me. a postal card stating
depth of well and I will name you a price.
YOURS VERY RESPECTFULLY,
A. F. SNYDEB, Weissport, Penn'a.
THE LAST GOOD NIGHT.
Clad In their night govns, clean and whlU
The children come to say "good night."
Father, good night," say Marjory,
Climbing for kisses on my knee.
Then Ernest, Kitty, n&rry next,
And baby, till I felt perplexed,
Wishing the last good night was said,
And each and all were packed to bed.
These small folks take me unawares;
I hear them call, when safe upstairs.
As I sit down to read or write,
Tather, w. want to say good night I"
The book or pen ta laid aside;
I find them lying open eyed,
lire rosy rebels, girls and boys
Who greet me with tumultuous nolso.
Can I be stern with such aa these!
Can charming ways and folks dlspleasef
They hold, and scarce will let me go,
And all because they love me so.
Then In a vision suddenly
The future seems unveiled to met
It Is my turn, though all In vain.
To long to say "good night" again.
I see the years stretch on and on,
The children all grown up and gone;
No chamber echoes to their tread,
The last good night has long been said,
And by his fireside desolata.
An old man alts, resigned to wait.
Recalling Joys that used to be.
And facos that he may not sue.
Therefore, what bliss Is mine that now
I still can smooth each fair young brow I
And feel the arms that clasp me tight,
The lips that kiss the last good night I
J. IL Eastwood In Qulrer.
MAUIED BY A BEAR.
IMrhapa the moat of us associate tho
Idea, of a bear with tho grizzly of tho
Rookies or the fierce denizen of Polar
regions. All tho same, tho Indian spool
men, a the following will show, is by
no means to be despised.
He is of two kinds ono tho red brown
bear of Cashmere, a native of tho Ilima
layaa. living chiefly about tho snow lino,
which in that range lies at an altitude
of 10,000 feet; tho other is the black
bear, found on lower slopes, where ho
haunts walnut and apricot trees, and is
partial to honor. Ho is found also in tho
table land of southern India, in tho jun
gles.
Both kinds sometimes measure as
much as six feet from tho tip of his noso
to tho end of the stump of his snort tall
The blaok boar Is adorned with a queer,
horseshoe shaped whlto mark on the
chest, a good place at which to aim at
him.
Tiie strength of boars is enormous.
Qno constantly comes across natives
who have been brushed out of tho way
bv a ruaa pusn witn tho paw of a boar,
with the result of losing a limb or part
of their Jaw.
One of tho great dangers of the sport
of bear shooting is that of getting below
the animal, who may thon charge down
upon his antagonist.
'But, owing to thpir bad sight they
Ijaye queer, small oyes, deep euqk in
their heads and their ccreedlness. which
absorbs them In their foodlng, a bear is
by no means difficult to stalk, and a far
easier prey than an Ibex or doer or tiger.
My largest bag was onco four bears in
one day. It was in Cashmoro; we had
marched ten days across tho hills to a
TnUey high up in tho mountains, where
we had pitched pur tent. 1 was alone,
fujcrjmpahled only by two shikaris, or
imuvo nuniers.
It was the month of April, tho best
season for bear shooting, for Bruin, thin
hungry and full furrod, had only just
emerged from his winter hibernation.
Rising about 8 a. m., and leaving the
smoldering camp Are, wo cllmed, under
a bright moon, a steep pul up a pe(gl)
boring peak.
It was essential to reach our point of
vesssge ssrsrs inc sun wr j, ts. zzzsz
sunriso tho wind blew down tho moun
tain, and would bo between us and our
quarry.
with Held glasses to our eyes wo
scanned tho panorama, bounded to tho
north by the sharp cut peaks of snow
landing out clearly in tho growing day
light. Tho bears wero then returning
from tho night's prowl, and on a lucky
day I havo seen as many as seventeen
within a radius of four or flvo miles.
When a likely beast is spotted, hard
at work, unearthing somo root or Inves
tigating a bees' nest, tho stalk follows.
It may bo over difficult ground, and
mean steady hard work.
At lost wo readied to within a hun
dred yards of whero tho bear was lust
seen, and, with a doubled up figure and
cat llko steps, peered over tho point of
rock, with cartridgo put in and rule
pointed.
It was all right. Within thirty yards
was a bear, unconsciously feeding. But,
ah! ho suspected something, for ho roso
on his hind logs and snufTed tho air. I
fired, aiming at his chest. Bruin tumbled
over and rolled down tho hill, dead.
Bo much for number one.
Loaving tho Bccond shlkftrl to take tho
skin, wo mado for a point above us, to
look for moro sport. On turning a corner,
howovcr, wo saw a llttlo abovo us n bear
coming toward us.
To retiro hastily out of sight and to
struggle up tho hill, so as to get on better
terms with the animal, was tho first
thought. Then, with riflo full cook, I
poepod cautiously over the edge of a rock
to get u vlow or my friend, when was
it possible? I found myself almost faco
to faco with Bruin. Our heads nearly
touched!
But ho was tho moro surprised of the
two, for ho had no notion I was any
whero about, and he swung slowly
round, only to receive his death wound
and to topple- down tho hill.
Then followed breakfast and tho hot
hours of tho day, spent lying on ono's
back in tho shade, sleeping, or enjoying
dreamily tho wonderful panorama of
fold after fold of mountain and valley
spread out before one. It was about 4
o'clock, when tho sun had begun to go
down, that I accounted for bears num
ber three and four. ,
about a mile oil we saw a bear cross
a patch of snow. After a careful stalk
wo caino closo upon mm. But ho was
not alone; ho was feeding In company
with another, on a little plateau between
two mus.
I got a shot at him, and ho mado oil
excitedly, hanging ono forearm, I after
him, with my second rule, as fast as I
could go, when a whisper from my shl
kari mado mo turn my head.
"For tho lovo of Allah, sahib, not that
wayl There, up that tree! '
I took his advice, and from tho treo
could 63 over tho preclplco as to whither
my wounded friend had gone.
Lo and behold! There- ho was, resting
on tho very path 1 was taking, and on
tho lookout for mo tool A Btcady shot
from my express, and down ho went
into Borne birch bushes below him.
Reloading quickly, I looked out for
him to break covert; but in tho mean-
me his companion, had. taken, tho satno,
pain, ann as no turned anu iookcu in
quiringly at mo I got a shot at him and
bo also mado oil into tho covert.
I reloadod and awaited tho result.
Nothing emerged from the patch of
junglo. So after a while wo cautiously
approached the spot, and tho second
shikari seeing something lying throw
etono, and then pronounced it dead.
And jndoeil upon closer inspection we
found tho two bears lying dead side by
sido. So much for bear shooting in tho
tiimamyhs.
It was amongst tho great black bears
of tho Ecml-troplcal jungles of southern
India that tho following much moro
serious advonturo befell mo, nearly put
ting an end to mo nltogothcrand leaving
a gash two inches deep down my thigh
for life.
Wo wero a party of two or threo,
shooting in a vast junglo on tho banks
of a river, and found plenty of sambur
doer, leopards, and a fow bears.
wo beat tho junglo by means of a
small army of coolies, tho sportsmen
stationing themselves nt likely spots for
tho gamo to break covert. A very large
black bear lumbered past within shot of
mo. I missed him, and ho disappeared
Into tho junglo.
Beforo I had tlmo to pursuo him, how
ovcr, tho bear, headed back by tho beat
ers, camo down tho path straight to
wards mo, and in a torriblo rago stalk
ing along on his hind legs as ho ap
proached mo.
I lireil and hit him, but on ho camo:
and in anothef moment, towering above
mo, ha had closod with mo and knockod
mo down llko a nlnoplu, drawing his
hugo claws across mo, from my shoulder
to my tldgh.
But for my wearing a thick woolen
cumberbund, or bolt, wrapped many
times round my mlddlo, ho must all but
inovltably havo injured mo fatally.
Tho bear stood over mo, growling, liko
a cat playing with a mouse. But I did
not loso my presenco of mind, and man
aged to get out my hunting knlfo, which,
with tho strength of despair, I buriod up
to its hilt in tho nnimal's chest.
Ho staggered a llttlo, but ho seized me
tho next mlnuto with his jaws round my
thigh and shook me. Tho thick goatskin
legglns I woro stuffed up his mouth
somowhat, and probably saved my leg,
but tho gash Is there to this day.
I mannged to get my knife Into him
again, though, at this juncture, and ho
dropped mo, only to selzo mo, again,
however, at this tlmo on tho shin, which
ho toro from kuco to ankle.
But ho was losing blood fast, and drop
ped mo a second time. Then ho pulled
himself together, as it were, and had an
other go at mo. This tlmo ho seized me
bythoanklo, and hit ono of tho tendons
nearly through.
But tho bear was douo for. Fuint from
loss of blood, ho had to drop mo again,
and staggered, rolling over. Ho picked
himself up, though, only to fall again,
and roll away somo yards from whero I
lay, and to fall dead.
Ho measured six feet from noso to
tall. So when on his hind legs ho could
not havo stood much less than nlno feet
high.
As for mo, wounded as I was, I had to
bo carried somo forty mllos, across two
rivers, in a litter beforo I could, recolvo
medical attention, and narrowly escaped
bleeding to death. As it was, I lay two
montlis on my bock, and it was a ques
tion as to whether they would not have
to amputato tho leg that had been so se
verely mauled by a bear. E. E. Cuthell
in Golden Days.
An Intellectual Cat.
At tho graduating exercise, of tho high
school at Stookbridgo.an old cat, belong
ing to a scholarly family, walked into
tho church unseen nnd unhoard. Noise
lessly she mado her way through the
crowd of pcoplo, taking tho eido aulo In
stead of the middle, and with quiet dig
nity ascended tho steps of tho platform.
Then sho placed herself in a conspicuous
position, right in front of the, committee
men, tho ministers and the professors,
and with a look of intense interest on her
faco sho listened to tho essays with
satisiled air. No ono molested Iter, and
sho sat quietly until the close, when alia
WaiKCa OUT Wim a Btflna trjnTrt lict im,
as much as to say: "You have all done
well, young pcoplo, and I predict a grand
futuro for each of you." Now York Ex
aminer. The Question of Sleeves.
All tho sloovos tiro fast verging on to
tho fashion of fifty years ago, and it
seems that every week sees thorn swell
ing toward tho balloon styles of another
epoch. Tho sloovos of dresses of that
tlmo wero almost big enough for dresses,
and each had an enormous puffed and
bedecked undersloovo. Even tho chil
dren's clothes and boys' jacket sloovos
wero wido and flowing, with largo full
undersleoves of muslin, as wo see from
tho old fashion books. I hope wo will
stop short of tliat exaggeration, but
don't expect wo will. Now York Letter.
A Dream Defined.
Is a dream a sign of anything? Why,
yes, undoubtedly. It is a sign of llfo in
the dreamer, and that ho is not asleep all
over. Soma of tho organs of tho com
plex brain aro active, carrying on tho
process. or thought without guidancoof
tho will. A dream is simply tho result
of ungulded mental action, and tho
naturo of the dream depends on what
part of tho brain is active. There is
probably nothing moro superhuman in a
dream than in a roverio, or even in tho
Incoherent Imaginings of an Insano per
son. Chicago Inter Uconn.
Long experience has enabled us to properly under
stand and appreciate the tastes of the ladies in this sec
tion, so every season finds our counters and shelves just
crowded with the very latest in all the new Novelties
to be found in Fashionable and
WflWf If
iiJwihjyL ill,
I)y Their Words Yon Shall Know Them,
"No. sir." said Fanner TbUtlenod. "you
needn't tell ma anything about the beauties
of a freo government I'm sick of it I've
tolled aud moiled and dug and delved on this
farm, boy and man, forty-five years, and ail
I've been able to do fata been to pay taxes,
keep up the Interest on a mortgage and wish
I had money enough to take out a little In
surance on the stock, but I can't do It. I "as tor
was bare tbls morning uraln' me to trv to do
a little mora for the church, an' I had to tell
him 1 was coln'-io air up mv pew at the
end of this quarter; just got to do It; I
navent tbe money, I tall you, and, what's
more, you can't make li on a farm in this
country. I dont know a farmer to York
state that is makla' enough to pay for labor
cm the farm." That night three burglars
who overuearu tbe oil man talking In tbls
strain to tbe church clerk came Into his
hntiM .t mMnfvht ra iv .m. I Mm dim
down on the kitchen tahls and held a torch
to his feet until he oune down, and they got
away with 14,000 In cold cash, $3,B00 in
United States hands, four gold watches, two
brteohloadlng shotguns, English) fflOO worth
of solid silver and about a dosen cutthroat
mortgage on western farms, drawing 0 per
cent, interest. Ananias doexnt fall dead as
be used to, but be suffers a gnat deal more
than If be dld.-Ilurd.tU In Brooklyn Eaglo,
Khu'i Imported Clear,
Thrr gave a hall at Xcawwoej's,
alike Keraa be sucked a clg jar,
(Is knew that It was Im-ptnrted,
McOulnMas toort It on a kjar.
It was torn than aoy ato-gt-.
On, mj I though, but wasn't It rack I
rrom tbe way that Keegan smoked U
TouM a thought that be ow aed a bask.
Its smoked It out In the hallway.
WU a plashter back Iv hi neck.
And "the wind blew through bt
whkkera,"
Making c( thara a tola! wreck.
Through (be window he left open,
U needed a ahtUX hur-rtatiei
Hut twill be many a day, though,
Iltfore Kvrgfcn will smoke again.
MUMS Kergao. said. "McSa-etaer,
Mary Ann's put bad rggs In the duff.'
But Kergao, be calmly Mood there.
And he took acuher lung ruff.
Tbeo some said, "The gas was baking i
While others, "A rat U4 died tWef"
But Kergan, he kept oa smoking
At the toot of the tag hall teir.
They ep-ptoe-ted a cwu-inlt tee
To dleoheover the horrid smell.
Who gut ueto Keegaaa smoking,
Tot we seoo heard an aa fut all
Then tnmelMng aolkl a sthrlklag
The back fence bear the big aah damp,
Whbperl We found old Tewser dead
Rut day he'd s hallowed Keegaa's
FTTTflUY
6A0DS,
-INCLUDING
Hats and Bonnets. Z?
Flowers. Feathers, etc., etc.
Appreciating your patronage our every effort is put
Jforth to please and merit the same, and that our endeav-
'0i ors are respected is proven by a constantly growing pa
tronage throughout the County. Enjoying this large and
steady trade we are satisfied with small profits, conse
quently our prices are always much lower than any other establishment in Carbon
connty, while our facilities always guarantees the best goods, the best styles and
prompt delivery. To the ladies we extend a hearty invitation to call and inspect our
fashionable line of goods, promising them in return to sell them Cheaper, more Sty
lish and Better Goods than can be purchased elsewhere in this county.
Very respectfully yours,
Miss ALVENIA GRAVER.
OWEN
REHRIG,
LEHIGHTON, PA.,
Cor: Lehigh and Iron Sts.
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WALL PAPERS,
BORDERS,
DECORATIONS,
Painters' Supplies,
VARNISHES,
BRUSHES,
OILS, &c.
School Supplies,
BLANK BOOKS,
STATIONERY,
&Q , &C, &C.
WINDOW SHADING,
ALL STYLES,
ALL QUALITIES.
Our stock of Wa 1 1 p
was never as com- TT ttjA cijjZ r?,
pleto as now, and embraces over 10,000 rolls of
different styles at all prices and in all grades.
Last year our very low prices sold us over 10,
000 rolls, and by fair dealing, low prices and the
best goods always for the least money we expect
to greatly increase our trade this year. It. is no
trouble for us to show goods which are conveni
ently arranged in a well lighted store room, which
enables you to see correctly the various styles and
effects with great convenince. Wo also carry in
stock an excellent assortment of WINDOW
SHADING, at low figures, together with a full
line of PAINTERS' SUPPLIES, including
Brushes, Oils, Varnishes, all kinds of Paints, &c,
at remarkably low figures, which together with
our immense stock of STATIONERY ut won
derfully low prices make us the most popular
store in Carbon county, while our low prices and
fair dealing gives us hosts of friends among the
buying public. Call and inspect the new stock.'
IWEN REHRIG,
LEHIGHTON, PA.,
Cor. Lehigh and Iron Sts.
JBig'gest Stock,
Lowest Prices,
Fair Dealing'.
We Show Goods
Without Trouble
To Ourselves.
While the
Splendid Styles
Always Please
Our Customers.
Don't Wet an OuportDiy
To Call ant see Us,
We will oie yon rinlt.