lie
GUT THE X
Z'd bon Advocated
II H the Newa
52 WBBKS
si.oo.y
FINE
JOB PRINTING
-AT TUlt-
lo west Prices,
.-! uo Yfi'ir m Advance.
INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live."
$1.2B when not paid in Advance.
SEE USr
VOL. XVIII.. No 8
Lehighton, Garb on County, Fonna. January 4, 1899.
Single Copies 5 Cents
Weissport Business
- . -p. !
Directory.
TTIIUNKMX I10UHE,
EAST TOSISarOUT. rBNN'A. .
lit s homo offors tlrst-class accommodations ti
the permanent- boarder nnd transient guest
ranlc prices, only Ono Dollar per day.
John ltitiiiito, rropnei,.r.
Iug7-iy
Oscar Ckristinan,
wnissroitT, pa.
r: .. J mmhanae Stable.
JjlUGl 1 WH- f
i nnd safe drlvtna horsi-
Mall and telegraph
aivonieainai.
niav2Pl
The - Weissport - Bakery,
o. w. LAimw rnorninTon.
this suuidied nt lowest prlcos. dec.l-Cn.
R. J. HONGEN,
OCCItSSOIl TO CHAItl.ES 8C1IWMTZFII,
Near the Canal Itrldge, In
AST WEISSPORT, Penna ,
la prepared to do all kluds of
Blacksmithing and
Horse-Shoeing,
P. P. Must Road Cart,
the Cheapest and Best on Uio market. tebM'l
An Attack of Gravel.
The Terrible Suffering of Woman at CO.
IIow Btie mu Ilnpptlr Cared.
There It nothing I sow enjoy that I da not on to
tUTiwt mod Dr. David Kennedy"! Favorite ltemody,
taado at Rondont, K. T. My trouble began In my
kldneya and from which I neTer exacted to recov
er. lint there vera rains In mj bsck, 1 wu farer.
tah. with no appetite and could not sleep, I was com
palled to use a cane, and finally got so weak that I
could not stand alone. The distress In my back war
terrible. Xwaaburninffupwlthafarerorconstant
ly shivering aa If cold. My physicians said
I HAD BRIGHT'S DISEASE,
which was alarming Information. To add to my af
lllction after! had been ill about two years, I had a
bad attack of OrarcL When this made Its appeals
an co my physician pare upmr case, and I resinned
myself to die, I had four doctors attend me, the best
In the country, yet I constantly crew wore. Eli
years ago last Jnne,howwc:i I remember the tlmel I
ssw Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Ilemedy adTertlaed is
our paper. Aftecnslni; one bottle I threw away my
cane and went to Dew York on a visit, and throe bot
tles cured me, I hare nerer had a return, of Oraval.
nor of the pains or weakness In the back, and though
tX am orer sixty years of age I am
Now Vigorous and Strong
to be tuod. Ikn-ptheinedi-
Autumn l'ootry.
tilt d tiling George, dear, Imw tad ati
mlemn aru the thoughts cunm-ccd wit
t-.f cl.isa f the year. The bpamlfiil sun
n.-r Is iIi-mI. TIih boughs of "lie tiff
i InrO'l f ttiuir f'tllns' tnil .ml sway li
e chill mil in breezes that souxii throng
iholr their
"if i,kersf" suggested Oiorju lilm
3 'If.
' No; branches d -irest. Ami listen tc
Mm melancholy chirping of the toad
Vool-- "
Thiwo aro nut load. toots: tliov are
rickets, dear."
'Oh. Is tut "? I knew Itwassonii-
hing o sli on "
IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER.
as T was in my prime, I do all my own work, and
l.lVtf PllUff JB IU UtS U1UU. lAR'piUBIlK
me in urn nouse a -a p-ive it to lnrrrhndciilidr
oil recommend it i henflver I e:i-i. what nhmlrli
Qd ll Of thfiVitHniia rmn,vllM, T liful t.trrm en,,M nnl
go Dr. Kennedy's favorite ltemuly did It stayed
An Intel Igent pcia.m wmii liu,i will nt one'
impure a bottle olS ovation Oil It I the bes
timtf lOeure iwellluKS, huins r wonds. Al
.rugg.ms sell It at tnrnty.nra cents a liottie.
Dr. Ilu.l s rou.h syrup shuuld be kO(.t It
etcry ruiiiny A sigin cuiun, ip um.urBvi, -off
n tke lr runner of roiiuinitliin. line dot
,r this won ernil modlclne Ins refeucd man
uiu iho itr.ivo.
What do you see In the fire my darling;
Oold haired laesle beside my kneel
la It a castle In Bldorldo,
Is It a 1 over from o' :r the Belt
Leave the castle for ethers, laMte,
Lot tho lover coma whence he may;
Lore is loro In the humblest cottage,
Kerer mind what the world will say.
What Is thero In the llnmen, my darllngf
Do you wonder what I cau sect
Tho old white house and tho little garden,
Oh, how it all comes back to mo!
Oh, the sound of tho mill wheel turning I
Ob, the scent of the lilac treel
When I was a girl like you, my darling,
When your grandfather courted me.
You will grow old, like mo, my darling;
Timo n Ul whiten your golden hair;
You'll sit at eve in the chimney corner.
Dreaming and watching each empty chair.
You will not woep as you sit and ponder;
You will remember granny's smllo;
For wo Icon that the hearts that are gone,
my darling,
Are but lost for a little whUe.
Frederick K. Weatherly.
THE NECKLACK.
ttin hmisa m. '.1 trlvft it tit in armnrlnhlMrtin.
lomraenr, it heiierer I c:in. wiiat pbyBldans
MparterE for
jUitdiMMfliinrl rn1om n Ftronir, Ylroroni womia,
Dr. Kennedy's Favonio hsnicuy,
Prei'Sml by
OK, IAT KliSMJDV, 1MINDOUT, N. V.
tlpe' otts Ki i forts. By all druitirieta.
D.irvvln's iilaue in
o nil.
mainly is apc-Mrcti
Henry Christman
ATTHK
Fort Allen House, Weissport,
Sells tho Toputar and Ct lfliralcd
ft. W
Horse Doctor,
(Honorary (lr:ulil:ile of Onttrlo Vet. College.)
Office: Carton House Bank sis Leliigliloii
UASTRATIOlSr. DENTISTRY,
Diseases of Horse nnd Cattle,
SUCC KSSE U I.I ,Y T 1 1 B ATE I).
100 Lndlvs Wniitd.
An 1100 umn to cull at drugisls, for a
fi'es liiuk aire nf Lane 8 rtiimlv AIuiliciin
I tliemoiit rnot ond lierli reined;, diseoveer
by L'i Silas, Lane while in the Hucky mon
! inn i ns. F.ir dlseiiMn nl the hlmid, liver urn
kiilnevs it is u positive cure, l'or cimiliiii
lliiniind I'U'iirine "p I'm inninlexion it due
wiiitdcr.' C'hildri'ii like it. Everyoii
iimiKcs il. Lurnc-sir-o package, 60 ccnte
At till Jrilwl''
A man ln has thi- d Irlnm trcineiu
cm Justly claim iu nave wen the folly o:
iiilemnerrtiuM- In all Its nakfil trtuh.
Burlington O and O York f
BIH3LB AD lOUTLS OABEI-033
At prices that are considerably less than compe
tition. I have "'I'11'5 'nrt H' l'IHes
which I wish you would not lull to Inspect
before making purchases. niayll-3m
Special anil Partlcuhir Attenllnn paid to
LAMENES ' :-: SPAVINS,
Splints, Ringbone, Ilnofbnund,
And all diseases prevalent ainoiig Douiu-I'jati'd
AulinaN.
His Hnre ami Callle I'oiv lett sold li him
elf and stores generally,
iisultiitlmi Free 'barges Moderate.
I Ca Is bytPlegrnpli and telephone promptly at-
ntt n n il to OiiiMallnns skllirnlly rerfnrinnil
APPLES
POTATOES
Ileceived in Car Load Lots al
most every week at
O. J. Saeger's
East Weissport, Pa.
Store-keepers, Hucksters and all
others can savu money by male
ing purchases' of him. Other
frtlits in season. .Call or-rite
for prices.
-AT
Pa
Over Caaal Brite E. Weissport.
josepli I m
HIS IJOUYTJiUninLY MANOLI5H.
A .slmcklng nccldrnt iiccured al the TJ ill I
Kmtilnir .Hills, whereby Is mo (Jux wns horrlhl
iniilliiiled. Kid F.a.i Inl Ih Famous J'aln I ur.
was qu.ckly a piled nd leeevi ry on lollunci
yuu can try this great rtmeuy toriu cents.
ir you want to drlvo away Dyspepsia, Hllllou
mss. onftipati' n. Pom Ajipi Itlo and all tvil.
nrisinir Iriini a dlsuiiletcd LiUtr use Dr. 1-ce
I.lv r K KUIutur. Trial bullies tree ui i. i
'thomdS.
Tho tavern keeper Is constantly li
llrjuor. bltl hi) frequently knows bettr
than to gel liquor In him,
A si:nsiiii.i: man
UNDERTAKER
AND DEALKK IN
FURNLTURE,
PARLOR SOITliS,
BED ROOM SUITES,
., e. Trices the very lowest. Quality ot
UqoUs the hast, aiUsMcUmi giiaviiuteeil lu
svery particular.
Caskets, Coffins and Shrouds,
We have a full line which we will furnish a
the lowest possible prices.
Flour, Feed, Scc,
Ut thttcholcest quality at very reasonable prices.
Call Uild be convinced.
JOSEPH F. REX.,
THE;
Central Drug Store,
orr. the ruiinc squaiie
Bank Street, Lehiphton,
IS IIE.VDQUAUTEUS FOlt
Pure Drugs and Medicines,
Fine Soaps, ..Brushes, &c, &c,
Choice Wines and Liquors,
Largest Assortment of Library
Lamps !
Wall Paper and Decorations !
Spectacles !
When you buy a pair of Shoes vou want a
good nt. Hut If you need SPECTACLES It Is
much more Important that the EYE should be
accommodated with correct lenses and a proper
Iv Ilttlng frame which will bring the lenses di
rectly before tlmcylitre of the eye. If vou buy
your spectacles at Dr. Horn's you will find the
above points properly attended to.
PERSGRiPTIONS W! QmmM
()ctl.Vlh7
Would use Komp-s lalsam for the throa
and liuiKK. It is ciirini; mure (.iiKcwif Conrlif
UiiliR Asthma, llionciiilis, Uroiip and u!
Tliio.it and Linias Trimbles, than nn otlie
inediilne. The proprietor has authorize an
ilrugist to git h yuu nbiimple Ilnttle Freen
louviiue vou of the merit of this Kfeat rem
edy. tiirge Uottlo 50cnnd 51.
There is no rubbish In the yard of tin
man who keeps three gnats.
Hints That are Hotter tlinn Gold.
If vnu h i Mn 1 iuiil.,6hii!(;Wi bowel,
pain in tliepinall ofvmir liac.t, nervouuniu
nr uiildiiiUiM, your vital orgiins are s.n l
out of nr.lei. A mere "dne nfpliycie" li
not help you. Your only wise tun rue is t
tuke Ur. Tuviil K"iincdy's Kuvoritn onus'
uf l.ondiiiit, N. Y and cleinise our h
tc tit of the imiiiirities. It reguhites tl
Llyer and Kidneys.
Oros carelessness Losing one bundle
and forty-four dollars.
Didn't Want n, Olrl.
Last summer my wife'a health was a I
run down, and t!ie wanted me to hire a Rn
to do the work. In n'itiie while 1 fom
me I tliiiiiulu would s ilt her, when to n
surpriee she raid I need not hire any on
us plio fell mutli belter, mid thought a
other buttle of Sulphur Hitters would en
her. D.inal.l Grey, 41 Worcester squui
liiwtun.
A sound stigjestlon ueytjr turn a de
i'ar to the .elephotpi.
4rirHy
bast wkisspout.
DENTISTRY.
Dr. J. A. Mayer &Scn.
unm an i-if
Dr. GBORGB H. MAYER,
a Graduate from the Dental Deiwitment of the
University of l'ennaylvanla,
has opened an offleo in the same bu dding tilth
Ills fivthcf, ticnnd nonr in ino iny iiiuuw,
mbiToadway! M.VUOIieilUMC, PA..
.i i j nw ,rpivird tn ri'i-elvo cvcrvonelll Heel
of Urst-cUss iieutal service. lane 8 -SB ti
New LiverlFeid Store
AT PACVFtt TON.
LEOl'.OI.I) MKVEItS n pe stuhv Informs the
people of l'ai'keiionand it-lint that helms just
opened a IYIWY S"dl.p on Jlt',VHIt St..
n lie.ru pi duns oiu; be s ipplled w(ih (iood, Safe
I cuius f.iuer iur riiiiei.ti. n I'uuing or on iiiiiu
iig I'll imses at very l.iius( Itites. Ineoimee
loa t eretilth he li is mIsh hi to-k the vry hi'ii
branLs of 1'I.OVU nnd I'lSlSIl, Alilcli be will
set it Lurtesl 1 1 tees.
Attention, Builders !
The undersuiiusl Is stt woikhut the DOI.ON
n'lM'.olIAItl'Y.aud U nrtusire In snniilv. al
innliesl linnet-mm ui j, 'rav i nci-ii, piraiius
wlui desire with l'.(K)l) S.U.NEfur IIUli.lll.M,
I'lllil'OSI'. Cull uild In Pitt the Mimes and
learn Prices leltire purchioliiteletiiee.
LEOPOLD MEYERS,
feb.2-ly Paekertnn, Ta.
Lehli'titon Business Diroolory.
thai.. rtOHWAltrZ. IUnKSltne oldest. fnrul
VJ 'tur hiurln mmi. Kvnry (leseilptloil o
iljfilltiila i-liy.lVJ mi tl Hid. Vne.is v.irv liev
TXT A, l'i', ri!U1. H iIikiii and Uesuuniiil, .m
VV Street, rrosii i,aiterutn(iiysoiii.iii. ijo
n season. DroiAu and stw ut. novl-i
A0VOCATK UKFtCR, Is tieadipurters foi
shaving and liaircuumg. uigars oi tooaowi sum
the I'.xi'hauK
aliavu or i
Sunday's.
Itoeder'a iulrtoalc, cures uaiiurun,
VQ TO PUB. UllDBUHH, ipitler the Uxi
Vinilotel.liankiitreeLfor a snmollr sliai
fSshlouahle hair out. tjir Closed on Sui
mm
UKLIAULE JUWlSLKlt
ij.
',111. I
Sii'c'yAnB.
lliillK
Mitwntnnov AnvodATl' oi'l'IOIi
1 droit, W4lll and fatWJ' Job printing sped
A o vou AT K ono uiniar it i"
T W. ItAUDBNBUSII.IUinkalreet. wholesale
vJ . dealer 111 cliuiee iirunus oi wquKiea, an
brandies, wines, sc. ur i-.itrmiw "
lortunute luther and Son.
'I nm as terPiiii lis I now livc,"favs(
K. Iliiitholoinew, of lui kaskas .Mii li., "lln
llr ll.iviil Kennedy's Kuyorite ltemedy, i
Uiindnut, N. V., Mtveil my lie when I wap.
iii'ilin hi Hint terrible renal tliHuriler
UriKlit's Disease. .My win had a lever tor
hi Ins eg, lie, lo i, use.1 pavoritc Iwrnoi'
iml is noiv well. Hut lor this medicim
no sure both father und tn would ha-
been six feet under tho Sud.-
Somebody has well s.lid:
poUou of uiuan life.
Anxiety Is lb
A Scrap of l'uperSavcs Her Life,
It was Just uti ordln try scrap of wrappln
paper hut it saved her life. She was in the 1.,
rtuitcsotcmsuuiptlon, told by physlclms th
she was incimihle nnd could lire on y a shoi
lliuo;shu weighed less than seventy pnun .
nil it piece of wrapping paper she road of I
King's New Discovery, nnd gpt a sample Imtt'
t helped her.sliHliiimihtalargf bnttlr,lt help'
her mpie, hnhglH aunther ami grew better fa
. onltiiued Its usd and U n wstiunger, healtb
ncy, plump, weighing 110 iiouuds, For full
iiaitii'iilsrs send stamp to W. 11. Cole, Druugis
Fort Smith. Trial iHiilles ot this wonderful rtli
covejy Iree ut IIKIU'.lt's drug sloie.
D. J. KISTLER
Uesertfullt anuoiiiieus tn the luibiii- unit he ha
opeiieiUNKW KKV STAIil.U, and Unit he Is
ow iirenareu to iiir'iisn rmims inr i uiinraia,
WwliPiijaor lliwliem Trios IIU Ulf MtorU'at no-
l,!aM.II I II.IMt hlMMl IMPIIU fllMMii. Ifl Ml th
Uaruoi. ijiilise" tffli inoelvu prompt ntteiittoii.
BT.M1LKS ON SOUTH STKBBT,
next the HUel, Uhlichton. lanttSU-
Oyir Ohurohes.
Howard Deifenderfer.
OppoSlTK TIIH VUIIMO HqUAHN,-tlAXU
StIIUHT, LrUIlOUTOV,
iIANUFACTVItEU OF FINE . ClUAltS
Also a Ciioiet Line nf
jr Don't Rrgt to Q"li!P
lionnets made of wash leather have
appeared in London,.
Dlood va, Nerves,
Great mUlukea have benn made in tin
wor d by Hipp mine ma"V nnrvuns trtyil '
were due to bad blood. Thus headache,
liiH, ilizxi mump., sleeuleiwiuss, etc., muiiiw.i
b,e to enkn .'sH nr irriiuliun uf tho neru
nf the bra n; lv'.ewia, pain, wind dr., i
weakuetwi nf the neivtti nf the stonme
weiik luinr U CMiueil bv weukmss nflli
earta; billid'unea, pnnstimtiiui, ete., .
we.ikiitvs of the nerves of the livrun
wi-U; iKiins, irregularity, slurliiv i
lerunuement nf the iilenne nerves. F
ill weakneiw. Ilr. ,M1W urtwt nerve in
lirniii Um viriHisMHt all other rwnedle
I ilal oottlett ffeti ai Uiery or Thoumi dm
tore.
If
ET'HlQl8T EPISn)l'AI..Soiitli llutikiitr-jtrt.
Handav carvleea at 10 a. in., and J.Ou p.
Sunday School i p.iu. ltBV. Dukuan, I'm
in..
itstoi
mltlMIV I.IITIIKRAN. Iron atraot. Sunday
! aervioes.ioa. m., (Oefiiiuill, 7.00 p. m., (Eim-
ljti),9un4y s,clioolii.iii. J, l( koiiii.pu t.
EEFOItMKD, Lehlgli street, Sunday njivl. es
at 10 a. in , (Herman), 7,00 p. in., (K'litlkli),
..lll,llllllinHl t.r.
buuj.iv auuool 4 in.
EV ANOBLIOAL, South street, Sunday rvl
at 10 a. in,, (twrman), T.oo p. m tBiigllsh)
Sunday seliool 2 p. in. J.S.Nbwiiabt. I'asior.
CATHOLIC, eornor N'ortliamplon and Coal
streets, services every Sunday morula; aod
twitMI ftxfri lUxutAcan faetar.
SHOEMAKER'S
Horse H Cattle Ink.
Joshua Shoemaker, Proprietor
CIIRrtUYVlLLK.r. O.. Nortliainpton ett.
liIUKTION-i-roraboM.! Whlervmful,two
or tlirnt times a week; when sick, 3 tabje
siMoisful a day. For a Cow, 1 teaspooufid
twice rfivx-W; when alrk, twin ada. The
same for Hons. For Poultry mix with teed,
bar is powder l prepared alleriUereclp
OI I uu Idle tl il. u '111 U. ttl.B l IUV K-Mllir
artb li- )uors of atwiv Basosa anlntut
iCmltli la nut
tliateuju. I'. '
lim that luth it but hi
n yon BtifF'r wiiu una r.if YiPiennl
cured If yon take II hVh riiriflr'llq, tb
4rj; uiootl U'intlr. "'i "v n uiugisi
What we mek In nttural 4uliis ma'
muallv be male up by Inbtvry; a dwatl
mat keep ptaoe with a giant If lie wM
oiil move I i tr-i Inst iiilsb.
greasing hl(rws Jro'iln!.
f nvlKvlv rIv VQU 111 Ungitaga rathe'
nhy blip than be moved to anser. Yor
will find that llouee ijr oiy (mle word
a. re the vry 'wst revenue.
Theharleat fblnj Is to keep cheerful
under the little Mings that eome from tin-
congenial surroundings, the verv inslsnlfl
canee of wb ch add to tbelr power to an
no, because tbev oannot be wrestled with
and overcome, si In the ease of larqer
"Now, randaine, what do you think of
thatr1 asked Mine. Valoia, drawint?
from a little mauve colored velvet onso a
necklace of curious beads, of a substance
resembling nmber, but having in the
heart of each a light like that of tho
finest opal, and being generally of tho
color of which wo speak aa cf usl ted Btra w
borry. "What aro those Btones?"
"I think tho necklaco beautiful," I re
plied. "Hut you must tell mc what the
stones aro, for I can not even guess; I
have never seen anything like them, nor
do they tally with nny descriptions that
I remember."
Mmo. Valois looked pleased.
"Ah, inndnine, I cannot tell you," she
said, spreading her hands abroad, "nor
can any one, I believe. They havo been
examined by many peoplo learned in
such things without having a name
given to them. They are pretty now, but
when the warmth of tho wearer's neck
acts upon them they glow liho rubies.
The little clasp also becomes transparent,
and you seo that a toad is carved upon It.
It lias been in our family a century and
a half, and many celebrated jewelers and
lapidaries have seen it. I never dreamed
that I should be tho first to get a clow to
tho mystery, but I think I have dono so.
It was by reading your Shakespeare,
madamo. You look astonished, but it is
true. .1 am much indebted to your
Shakespeare," said Mme. Valois. ""What
a wonderful man ho was! It was
while reading his plays that I solved
a problem that has puzzled many gener
ations of our fnmily. You remember
what ho said:
" 'Like a toad, ugly and venomous, still
hides a precious jewel in his head.
"My necklace, I am assured, is made
of thoso jewels that aro mentioned by
your Shakespeare. I will tell yon my
reasons for thinking so:
"Y'ou must know that I havo in Avi
gnon a very old yet still very pretty cha-.
tcau which I now leaso to tin American.
"A hundred and fifty years ago our
family resided thorp, nnd ono day a Va
lois brought homo to tho chateau a very
orav and nrettv Parisian wife. Mine.
Valois, coming a young bride to her bus- j
baud s chateau iu Avignon, thought il
gray and gloomy, and felt that, aftet
Paris, it was very stupid. To bo sure
thero was a great garden, but it was si
infested with toads that at first her walki
among the borders always ended in he)
flying homeward in an agony of terror
crying out that tho little wretches wen
too disgusting to endure.
"One day, however, as sho sat upon t
bench besido an old stone fountain sin
heard close to her a little singing noisi
and saw squatting close beside heron tin
bench a little toad. It sat quita fctill an
made this littlo plaintive musical sount
continually. Its eyes were fixed upor
her and sho noticed that they wero very
bright.
" 'Poor little thing,' she Bald toherself
'Really, it looks hungry.' And, havingt
littlo cako in her pocket, sho crumbled 1
upon tho bench.
"The toad looked at her as she did so
and when sho Baid kindly:
" 'Thero, Toady, is your breakfast,' I
hopped forward and eat every crumb
Then it did a strango tiling. It sat upot
its haunches and touched its fore feet ti
its forehead aa an Oriental does to makt
an obeisance, and hopped away.
"Tho next day Mme. Valois awob
thinking of tho toad, and whenorer ehi
eat anything Bho liked very much rip
saved some bits, 6ayingToady would liki
that, and at sunset sho went to tho foun
tain, carrying a basket, and sat dowi
upon tho old bench.
"Not five minutes had sho been seater1
there when sho heard tho soft, singinj
sound, nnd thero sprung to the bench be
side her tho toad she had fed tho day be
fore nnd four of tho most charming littl
toads any ono over saw, ovidently Mme
Toad a family.
"She Bat in the middle with two oi
each side of her, and they eat the crumb
Mme. Valois gave them, and when al
wero gone Mme. Toad made a, Baluta
tion ns on the first occasion, nnd hoppoi
away backward as peoplo aro expeotei
to retire from tho royal presence, an
Mme. Valois went homo nnd wrote it
her journal which is preserved to thi
day all the particulars! have recount
to vou.
"She was now quite iu love withMmi
Toad, nnd every day sho went nt th
satno hour to feed the littlo creature
dhe was very young and very muol
ifraid of her husband, who was n ver,
jravo, elderly mun, and did not lik
lonsense. so she did not tell him any
.hinrr about all this, but kept tho score
or her diary until winter oame. Thei
ndeed she was obliged to confido th
natter to her maid, for the dearth of in
eota caused a famine among the toads
ir so she supposed, for when sro want t
he fountain hundreds of themcamo am
.quattd about her with pleading lookt,
'.n their litUe bottle shaped eyas, and all
.Ireir littlo hands clasped imploringly,
, "When she saw thorn Uwq assembled
for the first time. Mme, Valois made
them this speochi -t
" 'My protty little toads, I love you
nil. You are my tenants being bom
unon m v crouud. I assure you you spall
not starve. Every morning and every
evenlnc vou shall be fed.
"After this ths maid alwaysi oarrlwi ft
basket of food to the bench and madams
distributed iu The army of tows swaV
lowed the last orumb, Mme- Toad thank
Ing her aa at flrt, ond away they bop
ped. All this and muoh more she Has
written In her diary.
"Time naaeed on. and one day there
oame a baby to the chateau a beautiful
little rirl. Madame was very napp7
but she did not forget her toads. Every
day tb maid fed them and reported to
her. As she lay in bed she often said to
bar bihv 'Ah. cetite. when -rou are ahla
to take notice you shall see my toads.'
But while sho was still an invalid n very
curious thing happened. 1
"Tho winter was passing! tho air was I
mild: the window of her chamber was
left open, and ono evening when tho
nursowos nbsent for n time Mmo. Valois !
Buddonly saw a dark object appear on
tho window sill anothor nnd another.
" 'Tho toads,' sho said to horself, and,
watching, saw the great throngs that sho
had fed drop from' tho sill Into tho room
and approach tho bed.
" 'How 1 would havo screamed oncel'
sho writes in her diary. 'But now I
loved them, nnd I know well that they
loved me. "Good evening, my littlo
toadies," I said. "Do you want to see
my baby?" Then the room was full of
the faint little toad music, and I lifted
my Celestino and hold her up, and one
by one tho toads hopped to the bed,
looked at hor, hopped down tho other
sldo and out of the window.'
"Mmo. Toad was last of all, and made
obeisance as in tho garden. Her four
toadlets remained upon the floor nnd
looked up at us.
"Before tho nurse returned tho room
was empty again, but lying at ray elbow
I found a string of exquisite, jewel-ilko
beads a chain or necklace Bitch as I had
never seen before Tho toads had brought
it to mo, and I worn it at my Celestiuo's
christening, where"lt was remarked what
numbers of toads hopped across the
church floor and seemed to stop to listen
to the music. But no ono can tell mo
what the jewels are.
"No one has ever been able to tell that,
madame," continued tho speaker. "But
my nncestrcss now felt that sho must tell
her husband all, and bo she did; and after
that the toads wero fed every winter as
long as this Mmo. Valois, of whom I
havo told you, lived. Also, Mme. Toad
maintained terms of the most intimate
friendship with tho family, nfi far ns a
toad might. Even yet the toads nro al
ways foil in tho winter at tho Chateau
Valois, and tho nccklaco is given to the
eldest daughter. So it came to me, nnd
It is I who, having read tho account of
the jewels in tho heads of toads given by
your Shakespeare, know of what tho
nccklaco of my ancestress is made."
Mary Kyle Dallas in Firesido Companion.
f"
THE SPINNING WHEEL.
I would I could a-woolng go,
Quick would I fare unto the ball
Where Dmste, with her cheeks aglow,
Hums with the wheel against the wall
And down tttfore tbe feet I'd kneel
Of Hassle at her spinning wheel
Tho sunlight gleams the hills athwart,
To color rosea, wheat and wine;
8o down the valleys of my heart
Do lionnte Reesle'H blue eyes shlno.
They shine on me until I reel
Like her own restleas spinning wheel.
Fair Donate with the golden hair,
Sweet Besato with the deep blue eyes,
Is twisting for my heart a snare
Each tlmn tbe slender spindlfl flies,
A snare for me which I shall feel,
Caught by the fate which turns the wheel.
And so I must n-woolng go,
And quick betake me to tbe hall
Where Ivy creeps nnd rosea blow,
And Sol flings kisses o'er the wall,
And at the dainty feet must kneel
Of Bessie at her spinning wheel.
Atlanta Constitution.
HOW IT WAS FOUND.
Chased by a Deer.
Tho early Bettlers of Illinois hunted
deer not only to obtain venison, but to
protect their corn. Tho deer would cat
tho corn from tho cob without tearing
off tho husk or breaking down tho stalks,
so that what looked liko a fine field of
corn might yie,ld scarcely a kernel.
" The hunters usually went on horse
back, and when a deer was killed, it was
a common practico totio it to tho horse's
tail, and in this manner drag it home.
A story which is told of Nicholas .Tones
is a rather rcniarkablo one, but is con
firmed by old settlers in Monev Creek,
Ills.
Mr. Jones was ono day on n hunt in
tho timber, nnd shot a deer in the neck
and stunned.it. Not having a, butcher
knifo, ho neglected to kill it, but tied it
to his mare's tail and started homeward.
He had gone only a few steps across
Money- creek, when his mnro stopped
and Jones felt a jerk.
Looking around, ho saw that the buck
had como to life, and nt that moment
was trying to goro the mare with its.
antlers. Uo whipped tho maro into a
gallop, and did not allow her to slacken
her pace for an instant nil the way
homo, for fear of those menacing horns.
in tho rear.
A farm wagon stood in his clearing
near the house. Ho ran the horso in a
circle around tho wagon, shouting mean
whilo to his wife: "Jane, Jane, fetch the
butcher knifo, tho butcher knife!"
Jane was afraid to approach very
near, and Jones dared not stop just then,
so tho raco around the wagon continued
At length the deer s horns becarao en
tangled In tho wagon wheel, and tht
huntsman was quick to Bcizo tho ad
vnntngo. and quickly dispatched thi
buck. Youth's Companion.
ailcro-Organlsms,
Tho remarkable fact was dUcovered
that in canals and rivers the micro-organ
isms slowly subside. The water of tht
Thames yielded D00 colonies per droi
near tho surface, and 2,750 colonies pel
drop closo to the bottom. At Sunbury
thero were found in a sample which was
taken abovo some black mud no less
than 280,000 colonies iwr drop. But it
the sea water round tho coast of England
the organisms nro moro numerous near
the surface. Sample taken oil tho old
pier at Brighton iu July were found tc
yield 780 colonies per drop near the sui-
face, and only iu at the bottom, mt
A-ater supplied to Loudon by tho Middle
sex and Grand Junction compnnieti varied
in purity according to the season. Ib
May a drop contained 7 germs, in Juh
H3, raid in November a. these aro re-
jiarkablo facts. Now York Telegram,
Coma Off the Vercli.
The jewels owned by tho king of Siani
ire valued at $3,000,000 in cold cash.
nd ho even has an umbrella wortl
A000. No heathen has any legal right
o (ling on any such scollops in this dat
tnd age, and we respectfully suggest to
.he burglaring fraternity that they at'
lend to business. Detroit tree free.
"To look at you, Jonton, no one would
ake you for a humorist.
No?"
No. And hanged If they'd think you
vcro a funny man to read your jokes,
itherr Harper s Bazar-
MEN YOU HEAR OF.
Thomas A. Edison it n theotophtst, be
ing a memlnr af the Aryan Theosopldcal
society of New York city,
Tho famous novelist Tolstoi has Just
rounded a society in Moscow with the
Intention of "popularising misery,
Gen. Rosecrans has become a miner,
having found and purchased a rich iron
mountain in western Pennsylvania,
Tho Rev. Phillips Brooks, whose fame
as a rjulnit orator is worm wiae, oan
speak at the rate of 800 words n minute
and keep it up for one nour,
Sir Francta Grenfell won 860.000 by
hts brilliant victory in Egypt- A wealthy
aunt sent him a oheok for that amount
in recognition of hie euooew,
The lwad of the Mormon church, Presi
dent Woodruff, is 83 years old. He Is
soildlv built, and his head looks like
Mrs. Moffet was In despair. No won
der. Hero sho was, "a lone, lorn widow,"
who having been left In straitened cir
cumstances with only the houso In
which sho lived to call her own had
been reduced to tho dernier resort of
taking boarders. Well, surely that is
misfortune enough, its nil poor, worried,
tired out boarding house keepers can
testify; but now calamity had como upon
I her, and bIio was about to loso her best
paying boarder loso him jU3t ns tho
winter was coming on, nnd the thousand
and one extra expenses which cold
weather is certain to creato all lo bo
met, Tho immense coat bills, tho extra
gas, tho endless additions to lirr already
exorbitant list of expenses.
Mrs. Moffet was n meek littlo woman,
timid and retiring; sho disliked change
in her household affairs, sho disliked
worry and anxiety, being naturally
cheerful nnd lively in disposition, and
sho did liko Mr. Montgomery, Truman
Montgomery, bachelor, had baen a flx-
turo in tho Moffet boarding houso over
since Mr. Moffet had "shuffled off this
mortal coll," which ho accomplished in
a hasty manner ono day, falling dead in
the street of heart disease.
From the time that the childless widow
had turned away from tho lonely grave
under tho crisp November sky, nnd went
back to her desolate home to face lier
own poverty, from tho timo that a mod
est placard had appeared upon tho front
door, stating in clear, concise terms
that there wero "rooms to rent" within,
Mr. Truman Montgomery hnd been hor
most distinguished nnd best paying
boarder. lie had been tho first to apply,
had secured tho most oxpenslvo apart
ment, furnished it to suit himself, and
engaged to tako Ids meals also at tho
Holler table; as timo woro on he had
come to bo part of tho household. Men
might como and men might go, but
Montgomery stayed on forever. And
now this cold morning in early winter
Mrs. Moffet was forced to stand faco to
face with tho truth. Ho was going
away. Anu wnyf Ah, that was tho
worst of it! Uo had lost money a largo
amount from his room, and refused to
longer remain in a house whero thieves
wero harbored.
Mrs. Moffet was a plump, pretty littlo
woman of some pshaw I who can guess
a woman's age? If a woman is really
'as young as sho looks, then Mrs. Mof
fet could not bo muoh past ISO; at all
events she had not yet begun to look out
of tho western windows of life, and she
was in every way a charming woman,
Sho listened to Mr. Montgomery s story
with alternato horror, terror, despair,
At its closo sho burst into teal's.
Oh, dear! It i3 awful!" sho sobbed
"You know that I am ignorant of the
whereabouts of your money; and oh, it
will rum my houso if it gets known! "
"Can t help it, manm. Very sorry,
Vm suro; but then it's a raerocuseof self
defense. Can't stay in a house where I
am liablo to to bo robbed.
And then ill's. JUoliet bowed witu as
much dignity as though sho wevo an cm
press.
"Very well, eir. xou know best, of
course, sir, I will havo your bill ready
In a few moments, and you
"Stay, Mrs. Molret. I will not leave
until my month 13 up, which will lie in
three days, 1 believe.
Mrs. Mouet bowed once more.
"As you like, sir. In tho meantime we
will do all in our power to recover the
missing money."
But Mr. Truman Montgomery looked
blank, for ho knew that tho money was
gone beyond earthly hopo of recovery,
and Mr. Montgomery was a man who,
liko Jack Bunsby, "alius know his own
mind."
Poor little thing! How pale she
looks!" ho said to himself, its he went
back to his room to go through with a
long and fruitless search once moro. "I
wish It had been different. But then a
man can't stay in a house and look upon
it as a homo when he is always losing
money. First, it was that paekage ol
$100 I didn't say a word to Mrs. Moffet
about that, for fear of hurting her feet
ings; and then it was a SJ0 bill; and
now -now it Is this package of $3,000.
Too muoh to lose. Altogether too much,
I declare. Yet I wish it had not hap
pened here. Lucy Moffet is the sweetest
little woman alive, I think."
And at that very moment 'tho sweet'
eat little woman alive" was Bhut up in
her own rooni in close confab with Frank
Glyndon, one of the hoarders, who was
also a privato detective.
"Ho tells me, mauame, tnac lie naa
lost money here before," the young man
is saying as ho studies Mrs. Moffet's pale,
aritated face intently; "and I really
think for the sake of the reputation of
your house, if for no other renson you
cnicht to have tins mystery weareo up,
I'm in favor of searching the boarders."
'Meroyl' shrieked Mrs. Moilet. "It
wouldn't do, Mr. Glyndon. I'd lose the
last one. Fancy searching Col. Overton
and bis stylish, fashionable wife ot
their rooms to find a etolen paekage oi
money. No no! Whatever you may
see fit to do in this sad business must be
done secretly."
The detective took a new taok.
tnst taoio. lliat emtio nnd tho looic
which accompanied It met Mr. Mont
gomery's oye, and straightway a strange
conviction was aroused in Ills breast.
What did it mean? That Mr. Glyndon
waa n dotectlvo he did not droom.
Shortly after breakfast waa over ho saw
Glyndon slip a folded scrap Of paper
into tho widow's . plump hand. This
sight inado Montgomery gnash his teoth.
"A billet douxl" he muttered. "Here,
this is going on right before my eyes; I
supposo thero will bo a wedding nextl"
nnd Mr. Truman Montgomery, ns ho
left tho houso and wended his way down
town in search of a new boarding place,
certainly did not feel comfortable.
Now, the scrap of paper had contained
theso words:
"I'vo found out tho mystery. Havo
somo ot tho boarders all of them, If
you liko in tho uppor hall to-night at
about 11, nnd you will learn tho truth.
It was just as I had suspected."
That very morning Col. Overton an
nounced his Intention 6f romovlng him
self nnd ultra fashionablo wife from tho
contaminating influences of Mrs. Moffet's
boarding house. Poor Mrs. Moffet, know
ing full well that the others would soon
follow in their wako, was half wild with
anxiety; but sho remonibered the ap
pointment for tho night, ami hoped on.
Eloven struck in loud tones from tho
big clock on the stairs, and most of the
boardors, obedient to a ha6ty summons,
appeared in tho hall outsido th-j door of
Mr. Truman Montgomcry s room. A
little later tho door was opened noiseless
ly from within, and the boaiders saw
before them Mr, Frank Glyndon. Ho
held his finger to his lip and pointed
within the room. This is what they saw
by the light of tho hall gas: Truman
Montgomery, iu dressing gown and slip
persbut sound asleep working away
diligently at the empty grato.
Mrs. Moffet had lieen unabln to havo
a fire started in his 'grate, for (ho chim
uey smoked furiously, and had post
poned its renovation until tho boarders'
departure.
Two dozen eyes watched wit'i breath
less eagerness whilo Mr. Truman Mont
gomery, still in that heavy slumber,
knelt before the grato, and thrusting his
hand up tho chimney, brought down nn
oblong tin box.
"No wonder the chimney rnuoked!'
oxclaimed Mrs, Moffet, breathlessly.
And right then Frank Glyndou stepped
to Montgomery's side nnd slowly and
carefully awakeued mm.
"Turn up the gas high, Jirs. Mor
fetl" commanded Glyndon, firmly. "Mr.
Montgomery you somnambulist! your
money is found!
And so it was. Many such cises havo
been known before. Truman Montgom
ery had only added ono moro to tho list
of such occurrences. The money was
found all safe within tho box, lrom tho
ono hundred first missing down to the
flvo thousand, carefully sealed in a pack-
ago and marked with tho amount In Mr,
Truman Montgomery's. own hand; and
when ho realized tho truth ho could
ouly stammer forth inaudlblo rpologies.
begging everybody's pardon lit a most
indiscriminate manner.
The next day he sought Mn, Moffet,
nnd there was a long private convcrsa
tion; when ho left her ho kissed her and
called her dear Lucy.
Shortly afterward the placard was re
moved from tho door of tho Moffet
house a boarding house no longer; and
only yesterday I read in tho pajiers a no-
ticoof a marriage, tho contracting par
ties being named respectively Montgom
ery and Moffet. Mrs. E. Burke Collins
in Fireside Companion.
HIS OHOICE.
Ih Asked Too Much for Hint lo Grant.
A ltoBtonlan ISplsode.
"Harold," murmured the gentle girl,
a tear dimming the luster of the specta
cles that rested lightly, on her Gioaco
Bostonian nose, "I will not deny that
our soul communion, our interchange of
impressions, our mental symposia, not
only specifically paleontologtcal, butcos-
rnicol and metraphrasMc in a general
sense as well, have been pleasingly Emersonian.
"But you have taken advantage of a
moment of porhnpa unwonted soulful
nees to endeavor to extort from me a
pledge of earthly affinity. You seok to
degrade If I may use so strong a term
our essential psychomaohy to tho ulti
mate level of mere intersocial volition."
"Waldonia," exclaimed tho youth,
"you misapprehend me. I"
"Hear mo out, Harold, sho persisted.
"I havo confessed that I feel drawn to
you by many payohocentric Influences.
But thero nro other considerations.
When two earthly lives assimilate, thero
must be no clashing vagaries, nn h vgieulo
polemics. Harold," she continued, in a
trembling voice, "pardon tho question
there is so much nt Btake bur do you
ever defile your immortal nature by eat
ing pie?'
Tho young man rose slowly lo his feet,
and felt around In a vague way for his
hat.
"Waldonia," he said, in a voice of
tragic misery, "tho bitterest hour of my
lifo has como, but I cannot hesitate a
moment. I wouldn't givo up pumpkin
pie for tho soulfullest woman that over
squawkedl Good evening, Miss Ticklo-
well."
Tho palo moon rose with tho timid,
abashed demeanor with which sho al
ways rises over Boston harbor, and her
rays shono mildly and pityingly on a
young man with his hat pulled down
over his oyes, who was striding down
tho street, going but of his way to kick
savagely at every lono nnd friendless
dog in sight, nnd talking volubly and
recklossly to himself in the dialect ot
New York. Yankee Blade.
The Mouth Dowl.
The English "nasty" is the only word
that exactly fits tho new mouth -bowl.
How such an abomination over recom
mended itself for one ins'ant to peoplo
of refined tastes I cannot conceive. I
havo been taking notes on its adaptabili
ty to decent use, Tho first person whom
I saw make a trial of -it was a dainty
young debutante. She was very young,
very sweet and very shy, and she only
essayed the feat because sho thought sho
must.
She took ono tiny sip of tho scented
water and gave it a modest littlo swish
behind her pink lips. Then tho critical
instant arrived. Could she, should she?
Why, it was nothing more or less than
spitting! Her sweet faco grew very pink,
Bho gavo ono littlo gulp, and swallowed
tho mouthful. Tho next attempt was
mado by n polished young fellow, who
was equal even to 60 trying nn emer
gency. Hut with an nts aeitnosa i was
reminded of a Cluneso launUryman in
tho nctlvo practico of his profession.
Let us not oven go on with the protest,
Tho very Idea Ir nauseating ton sensitive
mind. Woman About Town Jn New
York Sun.
The Kdltor-a Mistake.
"Do you ovor receive contributions
written on both sides of the paperr
asked a gentleman, entering a now-spa.
per ofuce. "No, sir; never," emphat
ically replied tho editor. "All right; 1
was going to Indorse tms ohectt to your
order, but I don't wantyou to break your
rules." Then ho went out leaving tho
editor hi a deep green study. Yonkers
Statesman,
What He tTa Doing,
Mrs. Curuso Father's holding an in
quest, you say, Johnny. What in the
world do you meanr
Johnny Yes; hen holding an Int
quest. He says he oan t find the bottle
airy where. Yenowine a News.
Shade nf Clcerol
The friends of a pretty young girl in
ono of tho suburban towns aro telling
under their breath the following storyi
Tho young woman, who is noted for
her pretty face and winning ways rather
than for her gift of mind, has just re
turned from a personally conducted tour
of several months in Europe.
"And you visited Roino, of course,"
said a friend on her first morning call.
"Let mo seo," mused the young girl
deeply; "did wo visit Rome? Mamma,
did wo visit Rome?"
"Why, child, I don't just remember,
but it seems to me that we did; let me
see"
"Oh," yes, mamma," bvoko in the
daughter, "I know now; of course wo
did. Don't you remember Rome? Why,
that was whero we got thoso lovely
cheap stockings!" Minneapolis Tribune,
Not So Hail for I'cnrl.
Cholly and Fred are lunchlug at Heu
rici's for GO cents.
Fred Deuced pretty girl, ch, old
chap?
Cholly (assuming his monocle) Yaas,
I suppose I shall have to mash her.
(Deuced pretty waitress approaches.)
Cholly What is your name, my dear?
D. P. W. (with due respect) Pearl, if
you please, sir.
Cholly (with unction) Ah, I see, the
Pearl of great price, eh?
D. P. W. (demurely) No, sir; a rearl
before swine, if you please, sir.
(Cholly subsides, Fred explodes and
the deuced pretty waiter girl goes on
setting tho table unmolested.) Chicago
Chaff.
Ho Didn't TTnlt for tho Vacancy.
Applicant for Position (to manager of
Now York Electric Light companyji-I
saw your advertisement for linemen in
this morning's paper, Mr. Carbon, nnd
havo called to niako application for a
place.
Manager Well! Ural Krl Tho fact
is. we havo no vacancy nt present; but If
you will sit down for half an hour one of
our mon is sure to get holU or a live wire,
and you can take his tools and go right
to work. Muusey's Weekly.
far tlio Graveyard.
Eastern Doctor Have they tried the
elixir of lifo In your state yet?
Kansas Man Oh, yes, they tried it lu
our town on an old fellow who had been
bedridden for years.
E. D, Djd it enable him to leave his
bed?
K. M. Oh, yes. He left it very quick
ly, New York Sun.
Rhe Dofeuded Her.
"What a low voice your friend, Mrs,
Quimby has," remarked Mrs. Fangle.
"Well, I don't agree with you there."
replied Mrs. McCorkoy, with borne as
perity. "I've known Sue Quimby for
fears, and I must say there is nothing
low abolt her." Yenowine's News.
Absent Minded.
DOINGS OF
ROYALTY.
begun the
"Mrs, Moffet, there la a closet adjoin
hjg Mr. Montgomery's room. May I oc
cupy It to-night? I have an Idea, and
would like to Drove If my theory Is cor
rect. If you consent, I will slip into the
oloeet after Montgomery has retired
that of Gen. Grant He wears his hair (there Is another door, you know), and in
and beard close cropped, and does not
have a ministerial air at all.
The late John F. 8mith, the great
PhUadalDhia tvDefounder. gave to van
ous charities more than $100,000 a year
during tbe closing years of his long and
useful life. "Everything I have to give
away," he said, "I shall give away be
fore I die."
the morning I will make a faithful re
port to you,"
At but it was settled. There were only
three nhjute before Mr. Montgomery'
Intended departure. Tbey must make
the best of the time.
The next morning Frank Qlyndoo
smiled knowingly in Mrs. Moffett's di
nette wtten he met her at the bk-
The sultan uf Turkey has
study of German.
The queen of Italy is reported to be
muoh distressed over her increasing cor
pulency. Her physicians are unable to
make her lean sufficiently on a vegetable
diet.
The- empress of Austria, who has ar
ranged to spend part of the winter at
Corfu, is having a house built at Gasturi
in a lovely and secluded spot south of the
capital, where she will probably pass a
great irt of eaon year.
Prinoess Militsa, of Montenegio. re
ceived 1,000,000 roubles as a wedding
present from the csar of Ruasltu Imme
diately after tbe wedding she bestowed
the whole gift to be divided among needy
inhabitants of Montenegro.
Albert Victor, nf Wales. "Prince Col
Jars and Cuffs," is extremely unpopular
In Engis.-id Heooiit occurrences have
made htm ileiestfHl. and instead of being
a nonentity in Englioh ali'aiib ho has be
come a M-i"iiHnd ivipleasaot possibil-
iky.
Algy (at the door) I aw, bless my
loul, Muw Gushlyl I Itelieve I've foi
otten something. Leinme see
Miss Guehly Goat hat cane? Why,
you have them all, Mr. Baboony.
Algy Aw, yaas; but but Miss Gush
iy dear Edith I fawgol to awak will
f ou will you Vie my wife? Texas Sift-
. Oaths w ere tafceu by Abraham Ti. C.
1863 (Gen xxi, 2!), and authorized 1491
B. C. (Ex xxti, IU The administration
nrocetdinirB was
ind by the Saxons.
a judge was settled
AUtersil.) mines tiuuvr many
tuie nf j,,kjx riij .
a Btruo-
of an oaui ia juj
introduced tutu 1
That administered i
lnl&U.
Mohammed w, -v. born i.i Mecca, Ara
bia, in the year 570 or fiTI Hi v us de
nounced a-in nu'dui'in i'i liup'tur liy
the people, of In-, lull,.- i it u li, n he
piomulK'l,'i1 bl turn, I u i,lm d
Ui lk-e t-nl .1 ,i, i ' ,,i . 1 1 1- i -ta
of bio fiii.i, i.i 'in, n.. ti Uabe
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