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medium Price
Jlrtefltlie lino nl handsome Dross Onod in Plain staffs well as s inc striking novel
lit may niw b found on ssle nt out Dean Goods counter. Many of tho goods
.fitequile is original In design as anv of th higher prided stnffa. mid for n slylurb
pgmfiM, nl almost ono-half the price of finer gtfhds, iliev eaut.ui lie surpassed,
V. Among Ibem nroolab wool plaid, numerous strlpea in mauysnadlnc. Irish twills,
line oheokt nnd mixtures, and ft long list of plain goods in Mohairs. Cashmeres,
Cloths, Beiges, Flannel ind Qamel'ii Hair, a'l in the newest Antnmn an I Winter
tourings,
Prirfs begin tin low ns 12 cents and rnnjjp up
wauls to 75 cents per yard.
The 50 cent qdallties are particularly ahtn Isnt. At this price the assortment In nlruml
without limit, and, a all tho nlaterttU nrs in donblo width, the coat of an ex
i ellcnt dres In niftst moderate.
m- fa nr. fx ftfiwL
.634 Hamilton
LIMITED)
Seller's Corner, North First Street.
Would Make this Special Announcement
Of the fact that thoy have brmght the finest and most complete
line of Guns, Revolvers,' Cartridges, Shells, both blank
nnd loaded. Gun Covers, Game Hags nnd nil
, Implements and Tools used by the
Sporting Fraternity ever
shown in Carbon county, and l hat
they have marked them at prices that will duty
romietition. We extend an earnest invitation to all 10
come and inspect them whether you" want to buy at present or not.
We also have n line of Dr. Horner's Cattle and Horse Powders.
TIE HRS!E MMIWM i 1
ilaveufam been awarded ttie FIRST PREMIUM
UIIU U19I(U Ul tllV 1IUO 111
Men's Boys' and Children's CLOTHING.
This I." sufficient evidence that the firm ot Koch &
l!u"!nes3 in the T.ehlgli Valley.' Their stock
r anu i oy iar ine urfosi ever
Wovl.ing Suits, Business Suits and
ties, and ot every
StiiBKuig Jackets, House Coats,
in great
OVERCOATS I
Thousands to select from, in all the newest shades. Kersey takes the lend. We have them In
rouitecen Different hiiades.
Boy's and Children's Clothing.
Our counters are piled full. We will make any
how cheap tnese sunt are soiu.
OUR CUSTOM
As you see by FIH8T PKEMIDM v.n hadthetiado in style, duality, make and finish and In
order to Kiln all these points: 1st. We start with first class mateiul. Snd. Kxpert cutlers.
3rd. Best ot trimmings Jth. Ml skilled mechanics to make the garments. 5th. Perfect., nts
and our customers anv lys ineascu.
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS.
Underwear, Knit Jackets, Hosiery, Suspenders,
Diivinguioves, tonars, i;iuts, JNecicwear, Kc.
grffo make it a'point to lead tho trade In these lines nnd are the first to show all the nen de
signs Iieui ironi ine luauuiuciurris. wive us u vhii, uuu ,e win try in piease you.
Koch fc Shankweileb,
TIib Wins aud Lapt Clotliincc
Hotel Allen Building,
ALLENTOWN, PA.,
SS0PP0S1TE h. & S. DEPOT,-
VlRST STREET, - - LEHIGHTON,
Has just opened an entire new line of
LADIES' FINE DRESS GOODS!
Comprising all the very latest styles in White Goods, Sa
teens, Prints, Ginghams,
Panoy Dress Patterns of
ing low prices.
G-rocaries, Provisions,
JVOOO. ana vv mow ware tu
Clothts Cassimera, Hats,
made Clothing in great variety and at prices with the reacl.
f 1 1 , I . 1
oi nu purcnusers prices rauy as
bought for at any other general
sj l 1
uarpecs, uii-oiocns, iiainps ana r lKtures in grt'iti
variety ana oi nest quality at itock liottom rricos.
Ti-.i- jit:... m j r-i .1 , i..n ,. .,
uuav iuuiibt vi je iuui ttuu
same articles nan be purchased
A cur load of coarse salt
y been marked down to the
All goods of the very best quality and are being sold at prices
equally as low as the same goods can bought at any gonornl Moie
iri this section. Call and be convinced. Respectfully,
July 823-71 OKS REIEL.
AT THE
Excelsior Carpet Works,
NORTH FIRST STREET, LEHIGHTON,
IS THE PLACE TO BUY
The Finest Ingrain and Brussels Carpet
at tho lowest prices. 30 different patterns to select from. Smyr
na Rugs and Brush Mats in handsome assortment
dPManufacturing it AG CAB PET a specialty.
F. P. i-IEIL
JOB WORK
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
VOL. XVIII.. No 52
Ooods I
St., Allentown.
at the I.ehlch county Fair for the manual, tnre
Shankwcller still take the lead In the Clothliip,
tor tills Fall has been cuetully selected,
snnnn in mis ecnon,
Dress Suits in Large Quantl
Description.
Office Coats, Bath Hobes, &c ,
variety.
OVERCOATS ! !
mother proud of her boy It is astonishing
DEPARTMENT.
Dress and Flannel Shirts, Dress, street aud
Honsfi in ity Leliigli Valley.
Centre Spuare.
Pa
MSC111CS, Seersuckers and
the very best, qualities at pxreed
Crockeryware.Glassware,
me oest, maKes at low ngures.
Boots, Shoes and Heady
mw ns uie same gnodR can no
store in this vicinity,
t uuu ui iiiuy us IOW lit Hit
elsewhere.
has just been reroived the price
very lowest notch.
of all kinds nicely executed
at this oflice. Prices low.
W. M. Rapsher,
VTTOIlNBY ano COtTWSRI.IiOll AT LAW,
First door above the Mansion House,
MAUCIt CHUNK. .... TENN'A.
ltenl Itotato Mid Collection Agency. Will ltuj
ml Sell Heal Hatate. Oomeynnehut neatly done.
folllctinng nfommir made, settm
made. Settling fiafntesnt
ficolent a specialty
juay no consulted in
nov. M-vl
LSntiisunna ucrraau
W. G. M. Solplo.
1'HYBtOIAN AN1 SUP-OIION.
30UTir BTRRET. - - IiHHtOtrrON.
May bp consulted In litigllsh and Herman.
special attention given to flyneeology.
OrviOK Hotma; Fiom 12 M. to i! P. M.,and
from ft to 9 P. M mar. at-vl
P ACKERTON HOTEL,
.Midway between Mauch Chunk & I.enbjhlon,
Z. II. C. HOJI, Proprietor.
l'AOICKM'ON, - - Trnxa.
Hi It well-known Hotel la adiutrahlyreflttrd, nnd
linn tlio host ticcoiinnodatlon tor permanent and
anstont boarders, lttcollent Table and
the
ciry Uof TJipion. stalilnattclitMl.
l l Ian
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite I.. .S S. Depot,
P.ANK STrtEIiT, r.KHIOUTON,
C. II. HUM. riloriUKTOB.
ibis liome ofTers Hrt fhn aceommodatioiM tor
imnelnnt nml l.pi-tnitnpllt Itonrdei'S. It lias boon
jewlv rellttcdlu all its department, and Is locat
ed In'one ot the most plrttiresnuc iKirtloiw or the
borongli. Terms moderate. tST" 'Hie bAlt Is
illppilCCl Willi MW enuiei'M i.niuu.n .inn
JlK.irs, Vresh ijiceron Tan. aprK-yt
O. A". CLAUSS,
Oftlee with Clauss l)ro , 1'irsl street, Whljlilnn
Kirk, Life and Accident
INSURANCE.
Only frstclass Companies aio lepresenled
Infoiniallon clieci fully fui'idMiccl. -t-'y
Ex-Sheriff Rabenold.
!4 M. Mil St AI.l.r.N TOWN.
DENTISTRY,
In all Us brunches. Frosh gas always on
hand. The patronaRo nf Hie people Is
solicited. Satisfaction gnaronlced. 1-5 W)
DR. J. P. BROWN,
Sliuingtoii, Ponna.
Special Tif itmenl given in Diseases nf Women.
Specialist in niseasea nf U.e, Knr, Nose and
Catarrh lVrmanently Cured.
h'lne I'ranieless i:e (ilnsies and Speetneles nd-
Justcd-niy nn patent. :iiir!i-i
BE . G."T.FOX,"
172 Main Street, Uatli, l'n.
t llAXiinit. Hroaiiwav nouaR, Mondays.
VT KAS10N.S'S IIOTKI., Tl'IlSIIAVS.
AT llRllir.r.ltKJl, St'S UOTft., WF.r.-JRSIIAYS.
AT AIXRNTOWN, KOI.n IIUTKU, Till. hsii.i
VT llAllI, I I'lDAYS AMI B.Yl UlllIM
Office Horn s- -From 0 a. in. to 4 p. m. Practice
limited to diseases ot ihe
Eye.Ear, Nose 8t Throat
ment of zlassos,
F. I. SMITH, DTliT S.,
OfSca opposite the Mperti Iloiie.
Bank .Street, Lc t;ton, Pit.
HUNTlMl'ltV IN Al.f, ITS mtANCIIKH.
filling and making aitlflclal dentures ;i special
tv laical anesthetics used.
Uas administered and Teeth 1'xtracted WITH
OUT PAIN.
OFFTCE HOUKSs From 8 . in., to 12 in., from
I n. m., loop. in.,nom7 p. in., ion p. in.
Consultations In English or tiemun
ttfllee Houis at Ilaileton - F.very Saturday.
OctlV87-lv
DB. W. F. J) ANZEIt,
No. 30 North Wyoming St.,
HAZLETON, PENNA.
Specialist lu Diseases of the
YE, NOSE AND THROAT.
Dr. Danzer will be at Hie
Exchange Hotel, Lehighlon,
on 1'ltIDAY of evciy week between the hours
oi u u. in., anu -i p, in.
Spectacles and Kye Glasses accurately fitted at
rt'UBuuauiu jiricus
"jCmisiillnllou In German nnd Ihigllsli.
augustlc-Hottn
A. S. Rabenold,
Non tlifKirit :-0ver J. W. liaudcnhush'
t.lo,uor Store,
CASK flTP.BKT, I.KIIinilTON.
i.i nil lie hiai,nliAa Teeth ItKlmclCd
Allhout rain. Has administered when nMuiMun.
oniee Days v cu.-viinuAi n ei-u hh-r,
.0. add en. Al.hinmiW.N,
n.yi ihlah e,Hinlv. ra.
"Subscribe for ami read
this imner. Purely local. One
dollar a vear.
Indigestion
I S uot'only a distressing Mmplalnt. ot
I Itself, but, by causing the blood to
henome denraved and tho system en
feebled, Is the parent of Innumerable
maladlos. That Ayer's Sarsapnrlllu
Is the heat cure for Indigestion, even
when complicated with Liver Coiuplalut,
is proved by the following testimony
from Mrs. Joseph Lake, of lirockway
Centre, Jlich.!
"Liver complaint anil indigestion
made my life a burden aud came near
ending my existence. For more than
four years I suffered untold agony, was
reduced almost to a skeleton, and hardly
had strength to drag myself about All
kinds of food distressed me, and only
the most delicate could he digested at
all. Within the time mentioned several
physicians treated me without giving re
lief. Nothing that I took seemed to do
any permanent good until I comtnenoed
the use of Ayer's Sarsapnrllla, which
iiaa produced wonderful results. Soon
after commencing to take the Sarsapa
rilla I oould see an Improvement in my
condition. My appetite began to return
and with It came the ability to digest
all the food taken, my strength im
proved each day. aud after a few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, I found myself a well
woman, aide to aiiemt to an non.mium
duties. The medicine has given me a
new lease of life "
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
rRtrABtu it
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mai,
frttt 1 , six boulM, 6. Went! t a tietU.
jD. D. S
INDEPENDENT"
Lehighton, Carbon County,
lleil, luntld In wttli blue, lHirple and t:
"Tis thus, in oolors, the Daya Ufa Is tol.l
Ast neara Ita clow, ere Twlllght'a dinky boin
Are nailed lu plaee by Klght'a close drlTen mara.
Tlio erlowon tell lt tale without my word
Of bleeding hearti, whose moans the Day hi
heard;
The blue ot Hope, whleli trom drier font doth
rtso
In more transplendent life toward the skies;
The purple Karth'a nmblttoiui ones ItesjieaW
A s'l proudly wivru from tight the mountain
paalw
Ita tint hs eottly touched, and yet ascends
Till ull the gathered glory with It blends.
Then, o'er it. all a elilning glory gleama;
Yea, In tho red ot suffering It atreeirre.
And rlra Ihe Woe; a prophecy as well
Of bliss beyond as limit to Hope's spell.
And, yet, the purple mingles Ith the gold.
And Its career the lips of light hare told:
And then In conscious grandeur alnka away
At the approach ot NlghtauOlher Day I
Philadelphia Islger.
BURIED IN THE OCEAN.
It was iti my tWenty-sixth 'year that
my ship, the Qsprey, owikmI hy l'owlor
Brothers, was clmrleretl to come to Snn
Frnncisoo for wheat. Wo arrived here
safely, loaded wheat, and noon were out
side of tho Goldett G'ate heading for
homo. Everything went smoothly, nml
nothing occurred to forewarn me of the
terrible adventure tho lnturo had in
store for mo.
We were to the southward of Valpa
raiso when I full ill. It was a hind of
faintuess that would suddenly and with
out watning come upon nte, bo that 1
often fell on tho deck and lay there un
til somo one could come to my assist
ance. This continued without my get
ting much worse until we got down off
the Mugellnn straits, in the latitude of
Capo Pxllar or thereabout!.
One day, a gloomy, forbidding day,
such as the mariner often meet with
down there, I had tho afternoon wntch.
and was superintending ono of my men
who was ftxinir a ratline in the weather
mi2zen topmast rigging. The fellow
was very clumsy, to say the least of it.
I got annoyed watching his awkward
ness; moro annoyed, in fact, than was
warranted, I think, now thntl lookback,
But 1 w'ofl growing more nnd more
irritable every day, which was probably
owing to my tainting Bpells. Suddenly
I became so excited that I jumped into
the mizzeu rigging, and wus into the top
in it trice. I was about to pull the fellow
away from his job when a lit came on.
A sudden mist clouded .my oyes. My
senses left me: I reeled and fell from the
top to the deck. In my descent I struck
once or twice, which caused me to turn
over, with the result that I fell on ray
head.
When 1 recovered consciousness I was
lying in a hunk ill the hospital. Still
there was a thick mist before my eyes.
I could indeed spo everything so as to
recognize where I was, but somehow my
eyes refused lo move about, and I could
only stare straight up at the deck,
tried to turn in my bnuk, but I could
not. To raise my arm, bur I could npt.
To sit up, but my muscles failed me.
At last the truth-struggled into my dark
ened mind. I perceivod nt last that I
was in a perfectly cataleptic trance.
The strange part of it was that my mind
was almost as activo as over. I knew
all that wos going on about mo, and 1
felt an overwhelming terror at my pos
siblo fnte.
It wus soon made known to me. The
captain entered my room. 1 could hear
indistinctly, ns if it wero afar off, Us
footstep on the deck. Then the steword
also came in. I heard them coiiMtlting
together, and both came to the conclu
sion that I was dead, that my neck was
broken by the fall.
Tell Sails to come in and take his
measure. We must bury mm to-inor
row while the fine weather limb,"
heard the captain say, and presently the
sailmaker came In ond measured mo for
tho lat hammock I should ever sleep in.
I conld not feel him, but I knew by his
motions what he was doing. I will' not
describe how they laid me out on the
cabin table and left m" there, while
Sails, close by. made my throud. Stitch,
stitch, stitch went his needle, st eming
to enter into my brain every time in
stead of the thick canvas. I can distinct
ly remember that while J lay there the
steward tried to close my eyelids, but,
thank God, they flew up every time and
left me the poor consolation of seeing
the tirenarations for mv doom.
At last all was finished. The raVvas
was spread on the deck and I was laid
iu it. Then tho sailmaker began to
stitch me up. lie had stitched up all
bnt my face when I heard him say he
had lost his knife. A rigid search was
made everywhere, hut it could not be
found, so Sails returned to work, and all
that time I was thinking In my dull way
what fooh they were for not looking into
my shroud for tho lost knife. As I after
ward learned, it was next day at noon
that I was carried on deck and laid on a
plunk premratory to being shot over
board. The men one hy one took a look
at my face, and then it was covered up
forever. The burial service was read by
the coptnin, there was 11 little, delay, and
then the plank Wits tilted, and I idiot
iuto the bitter cold water off the Diego
Ramirez. It mtiBt have becw the shock
that brought mo to my senses, for us
sank down, drugged lower by the shot
at my fi-et. I felt my feeling and action
return.
At tlin Mime moment mv right hand,
released fiom its dread inertia, grasped
what I instantly knew to be a knife.
Mechanically I forced the blade aud
ripped my cunvas shroud so that the
shot fell, aud I began to rise lo the sur
face. In a few seconds, I suppose, al
though it seemed years, I opened my
eyes for it is a curious fact that while
1 lay in a state of coma they remained
open, yet when my feelings returned
with the shock I closed them at once
and saw ouce more the light of day,
which I had never expected to see agaiu.
I was an excellent swimmer, and hud
soon regained my breath, and cast from
me the canvas which impeded my juove-
i inents. Then I looked around over the
waters, aud saw that my miraculous
of all in Leavening Power.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Live and Let Live.
Ponna., Novembor 8, 1890.
escape had ufenall for nothing. Tho
wiip, loosing lino a great swan,- wan sev
eral miles away, getting smaller and
smaller .oven as I looked.
There arose from my lips a frenzied
curse ngnlnst God that had abandoned
mo thus, but almost immediately after
ward, as if io rebuke me for my wicked
ness, I noticed a piece of wreckage float
ing toward me, Hope once more filled
my breast, and I swam toward tho piece
of deckhouse, ns it proved to he, and
clambering on (op throw myself on my
faco and wept for very wretchedness.
Alono on the wide oceau, a piece of
wood the only thing between me and
death, dazed and weak from my lust ter
rible experience, what else could I do
but weep? Soon I began to feel an in
tense hunger. By the lowest calcula
tion I must have been comatoso for three
days, so for that time I had had no nour
ishment. The thick mint that suddenlv cumin
down satisfied my thirst, hut there was
nothing to eat. nothing to eat. I nearly
went crazy ns tho day wore on.
At.laslnight fell nnd added the terrors
of the blackness of darkness to the pangs
of hunger. I could never tell the hor
rors of that first night. It was a wonder
I was not stark, staring mad when day
broke. The second dnv passed like the
first. Nothing to eat, something to
moisten my lips, hut no sail in sight
Tho third day broko with an angry sky
and angrier sea, and I saw that before
the day closed n Cape Horn gale would
be raging, with its attendant sleet and
cold. I trembled then, for even though
I was almost dead and quite without
hope I wanted to live. By noon the sea
had risen tremendously, and it was with
great difficulty that I managed to keep
on my raft. By nightfall the gale was
raging fiercely, and I was expecting
every moment to be engulfed in one of
the terrible abysses into which my raft
slipped constantly.
Tlus was tho most, awful night I ever
spent worse even than when I lay to all
appearances dead on tho cabin table of
the Osproy. The flying spoondrlft cut
me to the bone. The great wavew rolled
their crested, phosphorescent heads high
above me, who, sunk in a black abyss,
heard the galo shrieking overhead. I felt
soon that it could not hut much longer.
Numbed and weak as I was I clung to
my refuge witli the energy of despera
tion and waited bitterly for death.
Finally an immense wave, higher than
all that had gone before, mined its wild
head and rolled down on ins,
My time had come. I was swept liken
child from my raft and carried on the
crest of the monster as I supposed to
death. But once again the hand of the
Almighty was stretched out to save mo.
I was dashed with inconceivable vio
lence against something solid as n rock.
Ropes wero floating all around me. 1
grabbed sovoral and thou swooned,
I a woke, and recognized tho old hospi
tal of the Osprey. Then I thought my
burial and subsequent adventures were
all a wandering fancy, nnd that I had
never left the hospital. But. I was soon
undeceived. A kind face bent over me
and I saw once moro tho features of my
good captain, lift would not permit me
to speak at nil that day, but on the next
I was allowed to relate my story, which
I did in a weak and quavering voice, 1
can assure yon. Then tho captain told
me that, after burying me, ns they
thought, they had kept on their court-
for two days, when thoy cncouuternd a
heavy head gale which drove them hack
on their course again. JLhey shipped a
terrible sea, which carried away boats
and houses forword, but it was the last
exertion of the gale, for after that it died
away.
When the waist was sufficiently clear
of water to enable the men to walk
there they had discovered my body en
tangled in ropes lying in the lee scup
per. At first they thought my corpse
had been washed aboard again, as has
been swvoral times done, hut on lifting
mo np they saw unmistakable signs of
life, and with great awe and wonder
carried me into the cabin. As to ray
comatose sleep, the captain said he had
never seen anything more like death.
He had doubted if the moat skillful doc
tors could have discovered any life in
mo. He was confident my neck had
been broken, F. D. B. in Alta Califor
nian. Tlie Yoillifir KuUer at Otteml.
The Eniperor William has never yet
received a raoredelieate compliment than
that mid him by the kingof tho Belgians,
who vacated the roral chalet at Ostend
in his favor, and allowed the imperial
standard of the Hoheuzollerns to replace
for twenty-four hours the national tri
color. At the last moment the projected
military display in the streets and the
presence of the German consuls at'the
wliarf wero abandoned, but the first visit
of the impetuous ruler of Germany to
Belgium created, on the whole, a very
favorable Impression.
The unwieldy Hohcnzollem expert'
enced some difficulty in opproaching the
lunding stage, but King Leopold, who
like his brother and nephew, had donned
the somewhat unpicturesque uniform of
the Prussian cavalry, lessened the te
diousness of the wait by conversing with
his ciiest across the bulwarks in stento
rian tones. The bluff geniality of the
voiunr kar Won all hearts, and his
progress through the streets was marked
bv an amount of enthusiasm wuiou Bel
gium is altogether unaccustomed to. The
emperor never fails to make his strong
individuality felt. London worm.
That's What It Spelled.
A farmer's man brought the village
doctor a note the other day, and with
some difficulty Medicns spelt out, "Please
send mo n bottle of fizzle."
"Hellol" exclaimed the doctor, "f-i-z-z-i-c
doesnt spell physic.-'
"Don't ili" answered the rustic; "what
do it spell, then"
The diK-tnr gave it tip. Chatter.
The income derived by French peo
ple who rear fowls, according to offloial
returns, is WT.IOO.OOO francs. of which
153,500.000 franca represent the value of
the flesh and IKil.OOO.oOO frauoa that of
the eggs.
I'. S. Gov't Report, Aw. 1889.
Powder
Dul!
$1.25 when
,thB BOY WHO
MINDS HIS MOTHER.
Hsjra. mt llvten for a moment
To a word 1 have to ):
Manhood's gates a I jnt liefoce jrou,
OranUg nearer every day ;
Dear In mind while you are iw4.tu
OVr the Intervening span
Thnt Hie boy who minds his mother
HMoiu niAhN a ttleked lusti.
There are many slips anil failures
In this world we're living iu:
Those who start with prospct falirst
Oft are overcome by sin:
But I'm certain that you'll notice,
If the facto you'll cloHoly scan.
That the boy who minds his mother
tvidom malccfl a wicked man.
Then lie guided hy her conns!;
it will never lead astray
Rt assured she has your nelfaii-
In her thoughts by night and day.
Pou't forget, that she bas loved you
Slow (be day your life began.
Ah, the boy who minds his mother
HMom makes a wicked msu.
Yankee Hlml
THE END OF THE WORLD,
I stood 011 n high cliff. Twenty feet
before mo a perpendicular wall of rook
went down, down, n veritable "jumping
off place." till it seemed one would have
to look twice to see the lwttom. where
the waters of the harbor splashed against
tho bowlders.
Today tho bay was smooth as polished
glass, snvo where tho vessels coming iu
from the sea through the strait opposite
the point where I stood left a ripple and
a line of foam behind, like a flaw in the
crystal.
The great city lay to tho left of the
strait. Tho burning midsummer sun,
shining from a cloudless sky, was reflect
ed by a hundred thousand chimneys and
roof tops, and the images of tho high i
buildings nnd tho myriad vessels an
chored in tho harbor made the scene
more like it mirage than reality.
So far ahovo the city was my point of
observation that not a sound, not oven a
murmur of the hustlo and noise attend
ant upon its activity, reached my ears,
though through the clear atmosphere 1
could distinguish moving objects 11s in a
camera obicnra.
From the bay, too. although ninny
vessels huge ocean steamers, ferryboats
and yachts were moving about, Ilienrd
oulyone sound, the inlermiiiahln "puf-puf-puf'
of a little tugboat which rapid
ly threaded its aimless way among Ihe
other craft. So monotonous indeed did
this sound become that I turned my eyes
from the water nnd looked around at
nearer objects.
To my right was a grove of maples.
In a clear space in the midst of the trees
stood a white building, its gable toward
me, which reminded me at first glance
of nothing dfe so much as of the Par
thenon as it used to bo represented in tlio
classical dictionary. I had not noticed
this building before, and ns I stood and
wondered a troop of gnyly dressed young
people came rushing out of the door and
arranged themselves in groups on the
mossy circles surrounding the trees.
At this moment my companion, who
had lagged behind me. came up. and to
gether wo wpnt toward the gay throng.
Our approach seomcd unnoticed.
Scarcely had wo joined the group,
when, raising my eyes, I saw to right ami
loft dark thunder clouds rolling rapidly
toward the zenith. Broad flashes of
lightning played about tho horizon.
while in sharper, zigzag straiks the
electric spark cut its path through the
azure directly above our heads. From
the right low muttering of distant
thunder were heard, and a chilling wind
rising suddenly moaned among the pines
in the distnnco, and rustled the leaves of
the lindens under which we sat. I
glanced toward the building, and on tho
steps of the door which looked out upon
the city there stood an old raau, wrinkled
and bent. A faded dressing gown was
corded about his waist, his feet were en
cased in embroidered slippers, and his
right hand, which boro h long oaken
staff, gnarled and twisted, trembled as
the fierce blast struck him and tossed his
thin gray locks. Iu a shrill voice he
cried: "Come in! Come in! Wo are
going to have a terriblo storm."
Even as ho spoke, and as if iu corrob
oration of his words, the force of tho
wind increased almost to a gale, aud
large drops of rain began to fall, slowly
and gently at first, but with increasing
vigor till the patter 011 tlio leaves was
lost in ono long drawn softnd, almost a
roar, as the wind drove tho water
through the trees.
Meanwhile the rest of tho party had
sought shelter in tho building, bnt as
started to follow them my eyes rested on
a siaht which compelled me mvoliiu
tarilv to pau-e. Ahead of me, beyond
the bay, boyond the city, beyond even
the waters of the ocean itself, a veil, ur
shutter, of more than inky blackness
rose perpendicularly from tho horizon.
Up to the very heavens it seemed to
stretch, and to both Rides ns far as the
eye oould reach.
A sudden, undefiiiuble fear came over
me and lipid me rooted to tho earth.
My horror increased as I saw that this
horrible veil was moving toward me,
how rapidly I could not guess, but it
seemed to cover the thousaud miles be
tween the horizon and the straits in
barely an iota of time. As it drew nearer
to me I saw that it had also another mo
tion, like that of a band saw or an end
less chain, as if a huge jack towel of
flexible blackness had been swung over
two roller 1111 1 lie nethermost bounds of
the universe, and rapidly revolving was
eating its way deep into the very bowels
of the earth, for as this horrible engine
of destruction approaohed I perceived
that it was cutting away the sea Biid
the solid land, leaving a smooth, clean
cut edge where these before had been.
"It will stop.-' thought I, "before it
reaches the city."
But pu; the dreadful Thing, like an
insatiate monster, never paused or
swerved for an instant, and a chill shock
coursed through my veins as I watched
first the points of land on either side of
the strait, then the furthermost houses
of the city, nd tlven nearer objects fade
into absolute notliingne.
The hng machine kept steadily press
ing forward.
As street after street of the city melted
j away the Thing approached nearer and
' nearer the water of the harbor. Tall
I spire fell uittl mighty buildings were
j swallowed tip. but until touched hy the
Thing itelf the remainder of the city
was us linn and unchanged as ever. The
' crie of the dying at intervals reached
. my earn, but o far dixtuni was I that
I the noise kound.il more liko the squeak
' of a dying inous than as if it came from 1
the Uiroats of a mumtiido of human be
ing. Now the lw) began to nielr away.
Ship after khip, a moment ago riding
peacefully at anchor, was swallowed up,
not paid in Advance.'
Single Copies 5 Conts
ttnn iSrr nor even a nppie, ror tne water
and the hottom of the sven were likewise
nnnlhilnted.
And now, above the ever increasing
roar of the vast black body, 1 heard
again the "puf-puf-puf" of the little
steam tug, and I looked and saw it
coming nt full speed directly toward the
preclpico on which 1 stood. In au in
stant the Thing had overtaken it, and as
it disappeared, with one last hopeless
scream from its whistle, like the de
spairing wall of a lost soul, it flashed
over me what this awful catastrophe
that I had been witnessing was. It was
the end of the world!
By n mighty effort I threw myself for
ward, clutching as I fell at a tuft of
hunch grass. Barely hud I time to gasp
out "God help me!-' when tho awful
Tiling, cutting through the cliff as if if
were paper, was upon me. The earth
beneath ine gave way, and I plunged
headlong down, down, into the blackest
of darkness, and then all was silent aud
blank for a space.
A drop of rain on my face aroused me.
I la- in tho soft grass in the middle of a
level meadow that extended on all sides
as far as I conld see. The setting sun
was firing the western skies, hik! b few
small rain clouds scudded before the
breeze. Hither she came and found me,
and together wo returned home. Frank
P. Stockbridge in Washington Post.
Savfeel I"ood.
To The Scottish Review Mr. A. H. J.
Crespi contributes an interesting article
upon strange foods. "Seaweed," says Dr.
Crespi, "is eaten on the coasts of Scot
land and Ireland in vast quantities, and
though unpalatable and flavorless is at
times the chief food of some of tho poor
est. When dry it is richer than oatmeal
or Indian corn iu nitrogenous constitu
ents, and takes rank among the most
nutritious of vegetable foods. Laver is
an exception to the low estimation iu
which seaweed is held, and is a favorite
condiment. Wo have known it eaten in
large quantities in "North Devon nnd
with much relish.
To prepare seaweed for the table it
should je steeped in water to get rid of
the salt with which it is impregnated,
and a little carbonate of soda removes
the bitter taste, which to some palates
is most disagreeable. It should then be
stewed iu milk or water till mncilRgi
nous, and is best flavored with vinegar or
popper. Fungi are almost everywhere
largely eaten, though in England lees
attention is paid to them than they de
serve, and few kinds appear at tableJ
A curious error is to suppose that
fungi arc eatable and toadstools poison
ous. No such lineof demarcation exists,
nor, strictly speaking, has the. jiame
tnadstrwil a,,v nm.i.a nonii, irln iVamt'
many fungi are edible, and thgjjommou
agaric usually eaten in EnglondTs not
the most palatable and wholesome. Few
foods are more savory, and none are
greater favorites, than well cooked fungi,
and the souls of vegetarians yearn for
them.
Only a flatter of T'orm.
"Mr, JCajones," said young Spring
byle,.cleariug his throat, "I have called
to ask permission to pay my addresses
to your daughter."
"Which one, Julius?'' inquired Mr.
ICajones.
"Miss Maria, sir."
The father looked fixedly at the young
man.
"What are your prospects in life,
Julius':" he said,
"To tell yon the truth, sir." acknowl
edged young Springbyle, "I have 110
prospects worth mentioning. I am in
moderate circumstances and have 110 re
sources except a knowledge of my busi
ness, good health and steady habits."
"Just so, .Tuliiw," mused the father.
"Your income, I dare say, is"
"About 150 a year."
"And on this, my young friend, you
would expect to support yourself and a
young woman who has lived in a home
where she lias never been used to any
thing like privation, or even judicious
economy?''
"It does seem presumptuous for me to
think of it," faltered the youth, "and as
t see it does not meet your approval I"
"Stay, Julius," exclaimed Mr. Kajone
somewhat hastily, "I only ask those ques
tions ns a matter of form. If yon .want
Maria, my boy, you can have her!" And
he shook the young man warmly by the
hand.
Mr. Kajones, it may be proper to state,
has eight unmarried daughters besides
Mnria. London Tit-Bits.
People Were Strong Thau.
Donnerwetter (who is always inform
ing others on matters they take no in
terest in) Talking about watches, do
you know that they have been in use
only since 1401?
Nocheiumal That's interesting; vfhat
did people carry before that time?
Donnerwetter -I guess sun dials,
Jewelers' Circular. j
. A t.lon Tamer's Maglo Wand.
Science comes along to rob the lion
tamer ot much of the glory that comes
from the danger of his work. There has
lately been invented a light wand with
an insulating grip for the hand, connect
od by 0 flexibla wire with a battery, of
which the rower cau be varied at will.
An experiment with this form of applied
science la aald to have been successfully
made.--New 1 orlc Journal.
Th KomlK Stone.
Tim "llosettn Stono," a famous Egyp
tian riiiiiwity now in the British Muse
um, was discovered in the year 1709 by
M. Doussard, a French explorer, near
Iloselta, a seaport of lower Egypt. It is
of black kisalt, about forty inches long
and thirtv inches wide, with three en
griivi-d inscriptions upon its suiface.
The first of these is in Greek, the second
a conglomeration nf hieroglyphics, the
third in enchorial writing, a system used
by the Egyptians iu recording every day
matters. After years of laborious re
search the savants of Iltirope ascertain
ed that the throe Inscriptions were three
versions of 11 decree in honor of Ptolemy
Hpiph' n - '.iy the priests of Egypt, be-
eu he Iim'I remitted their tiTxes, Thif
woudenul rolic dates about two cent
uries b-frv the beginning of the Chris
tian era. St. Louis Republic
llHiup That Will Not Mk. Twine.
Proleeeor Mnootui, botanist of the Do
minion government, is reported to havt
Mid that tho native hemp of the Can
odiun northwest, about which para
graphs have appeared from time to time,
is not likely to prove a suuuess m a tex
tile fiber, at least for uordage. or twines.
It appears that he is now investigating
new filler plant to be found in profusion
iu the Ho. ky mountuiu region, aud be
lieve it will be proved to poeseM re
markable propertied as a textile plant.
Pluitdelubia Record.
a
That l.lttle Tlekllnir
III your tlirpat, which makes you couifh
1 11 icq lu n while and keeps you. cunstantlr
clearing your Ihront, arises from catarrh
and as onltirih is a conMitiitiohal disease
the ordinary cough medicines nil fall to hit
the spot. What vim need is a constitu
tional remedy like Hood's Snrsaparilla.
Many people who have taken this medicine
for scrofula, ilyspensia, los. of appetite, and
oilier troubles, have been surprised that it
should euro Ilils troublesome cough. Jhit
to know ihe nclual cause of the roucli is to
solve the mystery. Many cases of con
sumption ran he traced hack to Ihe ueglci t
of some such slight nlli'flion as this. Con
sumption can be controlled in its early
stages, and the ch"cct nf Hood's Sarssparilla
in purifying the blood, building up the
geneial health, and expelling the scrofulous
taint which is the cause of catarrh and
consmniitioii, lias restored to perfect health
manv person; on Minim this dretded dis
ease seemed to hayc a firm hold.
You cannot sow shoe pegs and harvest a
wheat rron. To get wheat you must sow;
wheat.
'Feebly the lauehcth In the lanauld moon.
nhlle rnrryhrn upon her race doth look" and
vromlcrs what lis! ivrelled II so. Wlttn tie finds
It Is neuralgia however, he does not lose hit
head, hut having twenty-Uve cents In his tosldt
ock-t, Invests In a bottle of Snlfatlon Oil.
Kudoreed hy the people as a sate, reliable,
harmless anil cheap remedy, lir. Bull's tlonrk
syrup.
H'hen a fanner expects to raise a big
crop, he puts heart into his. plowing.
Slilloh's Consumption Cure.
This Is- beyond nuesl ton tho most success
ful Cough Medicine wo have ever Mid, a
few doses invariably cure the worst cases
of cough, croup, ami llrouchilis, while It's
wonderful success iu the curoof Consump
tion Is without a parallel in tho hinoryof
medicine. Mticu it's ursi discovery nv na
been sold 011 a guarantee, a test which no
other medicine can stand. If yon have a
cough we earnestly ask you to try It.
Price 10 cents, 50 cents, and $1.00. If
votir lungs arc sore, chest or back lame,
use Milioirs Porous riaster. Sold at
Ulery's or Thomas' drug stores.
The biggest coward in all the earth Is
he man who is afraid to do right.
Ite Yelled Kemp's 11rm.
I jell "Take Kemp's Balsam, the best cough
cure." I always do when 1 hear a usn cough,
snd I can't hrlp It. It ravsd roe and ltwllteurs
you. I was threatened with pnsumonla last
wlnttraud It hrokelt up. It helps the children
nut when their throats are tore, cures ttielr
coughs, and tastes m goon. Th first dose helj
vu. ou oilier it. iiriniiu, riisinvvr vniuv
Wtn Shore Ity . at Uanojoliarls, N. V.
Never stop over one duty to perform an
other. Take the nearest first.
i:cr Home Should Have It.
Ills not ahvavs convenient lo call u nlivsli-.lari
for even- little ailment. Having Red Flag Oil
In Ihe house Sou have u Physician always at
hand: It kills liheuniatlsni. Neuralgia, Burns,
uiiiim' nun iui Ariie4 aim mills, i-nce zacia,
Theicaie lew tilings In llbfof ivhlchwe.mat
be. cerl.ltli. lint thlv l ona f fhrm. Pn.TInu
Cough and Consumption Cnre has no equal fox
Colds, Coughs and Consumption. Price 55, and
. . in. ,. j,., man ijiiii, civic.
Fond mot hci "Are jou better, my baby,
dear?" Little Kflle.-"l dunnojlsthe jelly
all gone?" "Yes" "irell. I'm well enough
to got up then."
A Sensible Man
Would use hetiipV-Tialsam for Ihe Throat unrt
I.UUKS. II Is curing morn eases of Coughs, Colds
Asthma. Uroncliltis. Crouu anil aUThm.it and
Lung Troubles than any other medicine. The
proprietor has authorized anv dnit-uUf to ttln
you a Hninpli, Pottle Fret to convince von ot the
merit of this great remedy, harce floilles 50c
and -SI.
We hear and read remarkable stories
about cats abandoning their kittens aud
raising motherless puppies or squirrels, bnt
lu Texas, not long since, a mule raieed a
grown man eleven feet without any appar
ent ellott.
Worth Its Weight In Gold.
If you feel depressed, jonr appetite Is poor
lid llle troubled with diz2liieaK nf tlio hfao.
biliousness or il.H !ila, I)r. Lee's Liver Itegu
lator w ill cure jon. Trial size hollies free.
A well-Kiiown phvslclan In New Yoik advises
all Ills nalienls that Milft-rwllhcoughsand colds
to usu Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption Cure.
25 .mil M cents. Tilal hottles-free at Thomas
mug More.
rermmi on the
mount The usual
bicycle advertisement.
Happy Uooslers.
Win. Timmons. Postmaster of Idaville. lnd..
wines "lilcctilc miters has done more for in
Ihan any other medicine combined, fur that bad
feeling wising 1 1 out kidney and liver trouble."
John l."slie. farmer and stockman, of same
place. k.is -I lnd KIitIpc IlP.lers 10 be Ihe
best kidney ami liter mcdclue. made ine feel
liken new man." J. W. Gardner, hardware
merchant, saiae town, says: "Klectrle Hitters Is
lust the thing for a man who Is ull rundown
and don't rate whether be lives or dies he
luiiini new airriifiiu, goou nppcuie anu leu jusi
like be had u new lease on life.'' Only too a
hoillc, ,it Hi-hcr's Plug Htore.
Deer ate not always the brayest of
animals, yet they always die game.
I llon't Want a Iloctnr,
I have tried llieni. and ihev have have
only swindled 1110 I hare, figured up what
they cot ine lor the last four years, it was
jut oiil.;il. If I had it now it would be
1 turtiine to me. Hits year my hill Tor
medicine was tmlv live dollars, for which I
purchased nix hollies of Sulphur Ullters
They cured me of scrofula utler, ?uuring
four e'rs. I'. J. Cummlngs, Troy, N. V.
The first words
risen Chi 1st were:
from
"Co
the i
tell.'
rave of the
Are you
doing Ii?
Tim World'. Flr.
The excileincnl caused hy this great
event Is scarcely equaled hy that produced
by the great dUourery of Pr. Mile- -the
ticsltirulive Nervine. It speedily .cures
nervous prmlmtion, change of life, pain.
duUneM and confusion in head, fits, sleep
lessness, the blues, neuralgia, palpitation,
monthly iins, etc, C. W. Snow & Co.,
ofSyractue, N. Y.j Talbot t and Moss, of
Gitcusliiirg, hid., and A. V. Blackburn,
of Wiswler, O., say that "The Nervine Mils
better than anything we ever sold, and
gives universal satisfaction." Dr. Miles'
new illustrated treatise on t lis Nerves; and
Heart and trial Mile frepTttT. I), I liomas'
and W. F. Iliery's Drug Store.
Far-fetched jokes Translated Cermsn
humor originally clipped from the Ameri
oau funny papers.
There is no more fruitful source of disease
ilun vititated hlood. It involves every or
gan and function of the body, and If not Im
mediately corrected by Ine usef Ayer's
StfrMparilla, sooner or later leads to fatal
results. Re warned in time.
Never let the sun go down without d
iti some kind act that w(ll make, your
pillow softer.
The quickest way to become convinced
that there is .1 devil is to try to lf a
Christian.
HalW.un intended for publication, ait
usually as big as ip's eggs.
Responsible for roanr tips and downs la
lite wottd Elevate boy.