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VOL. XIX.. No 4
Lehighton, Carbon County, Fonna., December 6, 1890.
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Uu owest Price J
FRENCH CAMELS HAIR !
All kiuds of Rough Material are here again, They will be
pound predominating among almost every style of
DressStuff
wear. Among the Plain Rough Goods there is nothing more
serviceable than handsome Camel's Hair. We call particular at,
tention to our 75eper yard goods. Four other grades, $1.00
$1.35, $1.50 and $2.60 per yard.
a, mm & ma
634 Hamilton St., Allentown.
Lehigh Coal & Hardware Co.,
LIMITED)
Seller' a Corner, North First Street.
Would Make this Special Announcement
Of the.; fact that they have bought the finest and most complete
line of Guns, Revolvers, Cartridges, Shells, both blank
and loaded. Gun Covers, Game Bags and all
Implements and Tools used by the
Sporting Fraternity ever
shown in Carbon county, and that
they have marked them at prices that will defy
.competition. We extend an earnest invitation to all to
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.
THE FIRST PREMIUM 1 1
KOCH & SHANKWEILER!
Have again been awarded tbe FIRST PREMIUM at the Lehigh county Fair tor the manufacture
and display of tbe finest lino of
Men's Boys' and Children's CLOTHING.
This Is sufficient evidence that the Arm of Koch St Shankwetler still take the lead In the Clothing
Busiuess In tbe eblgli Valley. Their stock for this Fall has been carerutly selected,
and Is by far tbe largest ever shown In this section.
Working Suits, Business Suits and Dress Suits in Large Quanti
ties, and of every Description.
Smoking Jackets, House Coats, Office Coats, Bath Robes, &c
in great variety.
OVERCOATS J OVERCOATS t !
Thousands to select from, In all tbe newest shades. Kersey takes tbe Itsd. W hay them In
jrourteetn uwerent naaes,
Boy's and Children's Clothing.
Our counters are plied lull. We will make
how cheap these Suits are sold.
OUR CUSTOM
A vou see bv FIRST PREMIUM wo had the
orderto Eiiin all these points) 1st. We start with first class material. 2nd.. Expert cutters.
3rd. Rest ot trimmlnKS. 4th. Ml skilled mechanics to make the garments, sth. "Perfects fits
and our customers aiwiys pieasec.
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODSr
Underwear, Knit Jackets, Ifoslcry, Suspenders, Dress and Flannel Bhlrts Dress. Street and
Driving Cloves, Collars, CiuTs. Neckwear, &c. ; .
tSTWe make it a point to lead the trade In these lines and are tbe first to show all the nsw de
signs Iresb irom the manufacturers. Give us a call, and we will try to please you.
Koch & Shankweiler,
The Mil anil Lamest ClotMne House in tie -Muff Valley.
Hotel Allen Building. Centre Spuare.
ALLENTOWN, PA.,
mm ia
iKSOPPOSITE L.
FIRST STREET, - - LEHIGHTON, Pa
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, Marseilles, Seersuckers and
Fancy Dress Patterns of the very best qualities at exceed
ing low prices.
Groceries, Provisions, Crockery ware.Glassware,
Vood and Willowware of the best makes at low figures.
Cloths Oassimers, Hats, Boots, Shoes and Ready
made Clothing in great variety and at prices with the reach
of all purchasers prices lully aa
bought for at any other general
(Jarpets, uu-ciocns, iiampa ana Jt istures in great
variety and of best quality at Rock Bottom Prices.
Best quality of Flour and
tame articles can be purchased
A car 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 general stoie
.1 j v J n .? 11
in mis bcgliuui i;au uuu uu tuuYumcu, jvespecuuuy,
July 823-71 AjjQg REIfflSL.
JOB WORK
of all
at
For Brussels, Ingrain and Good "Raj
Carpets, Saxony, Germanfcown an
Stocking Yarns,
Jtsrusn mats, call at
Excelsior Carpet Works,
NORTH FIRST STB BET, LEHIGHTON,
Y py jwrUdr attNtUen t
sforAutumn&Winter
any mother proud ot her boy,
DEPARTMENT.
It Is astonishing
trade in style, oua ty. make and finish and In
9
JsarBI mfs p2BQ9
V8. DEPOT,SJfT
low as the same goods can be
store in this vicinity.
Feed at prices fully as low as the
elsewhere.
has just been received the price
very lowest notch.
kinds nicely executed
tins omce, rices low
Carpet Wool, and
tha patHufaeture ! JU$
Professional & Mm Cards.
W. M, Rapshor,
ATTOHNKY mo COUNBKLLOn AT fcAW,
First door above the Mansion House,
MAUCH CHUNK PENN'A.
Keal Estate and Collection Agency. Will tiny
snd Sell Ileal Estate. Conveyancing neatly done.
Collections promptly made. Settling Estates ot
Decadents a specialty. May be consulted in
English and (Jerman nor. 22-rl
W. G. IH. Solplo,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BOOTH STREET. - - - LEHtOHTON.
May be consulted In English and Gorman.
Special Attention given to Gynecology.
Orrtcx Ho cms j From 11 M. to 3 P. M.,and
from e to 9 P, M mar. si-vl
PACKERTON HOTEL,
Midway between Mancli Chunk & Lenlghtou,
Z. 11. 0. HOM. Proprietor.
PACKEKTON, - - - Pima.
l'hls well-known Hotel Is adnilrablyre fitted, and
has the best accommodations tor permanent and
anslent boarders. Excellent Tables and tbe
enry best Liquors. Stablesattached. yl Ian
MANSION HOUSE
Opposite L. h 8. Depot,
BANK BTB.KET, - LEtltOHTON,
l). II, MOM, PItOritlKTOH.
l'hls house offers first-lass accommodations for
transient and permanent boarders. It has been
newly reflttedin all its departments, and is locat
ed In one of the most picturesque portions of the
borough. Terms moderate.tear- The b A It Is
Mippuea wnu vie cnoicesi ty mes, uquors ana
igar. rresn utger on iao. apr 17-yi
O. A. CLAUSS,
Office with Clauss Bros., First street, leblghton
Fibe, Life and Accident
INSURANCE.
Only Frt-class Companies are represented
Information cheerfully furnished. 4-ly
Ex-Sheriff Rabenold.
. M. 0th St., - - - - AIXBNTOWN .
DENTISTRY,
In all Us branches. Fresb gas always on
band, Tbe patronage of the people Is
solicited. Satisfaction guaronteed. 4-6-00
DR. J. P. BROWN,
Slatington, Penna.
Special Treatment given In Diseases ot Women.
Specialist in Dl:
:mm ot Eye, Ear, Nose and
Catarrh Permanently Cured.
Fine Frameless Eve Glasses and Snectacles ad
justed my own patent. augMy
DR. G. T. FOX,
172 Main Street, Bath, Pa.
XT BAHOOR, BKOADWA.Y II0CS1C. MOXDATS.
AT KASTON, SWAN HOTEL, TUESDAYS.
AT UETIILKmtU, SUN llOTKL, WKDNESDATR.
AT ALLENTOWN, RAO LB HOTEL, THURSDAY
IT UATil, I'lIlUAKS AMD BATU11DAY8.
Omce Hours From 9 a. m. to d. ra. Practice
limited to diseases of tbe
Eye.Ear, Nose&Throat
rwAlso. Refraction of the Eres or the ad lust.
ment otxlaases.
F, I. SMITH, D. D. S.,
Office opposite the Opera nouse.
Bank Street, Zeh ghton, Pa.
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS MUNCHES.
Filling sud making artificial dentures a special,
tv. Local anesthetics used.
Uas admlulstered and Teeth Extracted WITH
OUT VAIN.
OFFICE HOURS: From s , m., to 1 J ra., from
1 p. ra., to 5 p. m., from 7 p. m., to 8 p. m.
Consultations In English or tiernian
Office Iloura at nfllletnn Kverv Hattirditv.
Oct 15-87 IV
DR. W.T. DANZER,
3To. 9 North Wromlns; St.,
HAZLETON, PENNA.
V
Specialist In Diseases ot the
YE, NOSE AND THROAT.
Dr. Danzer will be at tbe
Exchange Hotel, Lehigbton,
on FRIDAY ot erery week between the hours
ot 9 a. ra., and 1 p. m.
Spectacles and Eye Glasses accurately fitted at
tSfOonsultatlon In German and English.
augustlB-Mtfn
4. S. Rabenold, D, D. S
Kan Ornoa : Orer J. W. Itaudenbash'
Liquor Store,
BANK 6TRF.KT, LEUIOHTON.
uentlstnr In all Us branches. Teeth Extracted
without fain, Oas administered whenrenuested.
omce Days wkunimua Y of each week.
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s-yl LebUh county, fa.
g"Subscribe lor and read
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dollar a year.
Oatarrh
IS a blood disease. Until tne poison U
expelled from the system, there can
be no cure tor this loathsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective treatment la a thorough course
ot Acer's Sarsaparllla, the best of all
blood purifiers. The sooner you begin
the better ; delay la dangerous.
" I was troubled with catarrh for orer
two years. I tried various remedies,
and waa treated by a number ot physi
cians, but received no benefit until I
began to take Ayer's Bareaparllla. A
few bottles ot this medicine cured me ot
this troublesome complaint and com.
Eletely restored my health." Jesse it.
loggs, Uolinau's 21111s, N. 0.
9 "When Ayer's Sarsaparllla wai rec
ommended to ma for catarrh, I waa In
clined to doubt lta efficacy. Having
tried so many remedies, with little ben
efit, I had np faith that anything would
cure me. I became emaciated from loss
ot appetite and impaired digestion. I
had nearly lost the sense of smell, and
my aystem was badly deranged. I waa
about discouraged, when a friend urged
me to try Ayer's Sarsaparllla, and re
ferred me to persons whom it had cured
of catarrh. After taking haU a doren
bottles of this medicine, I aa convinced
that the only aura way of treating thla
obstinate dlaease Is through tha blood."
Obarlea U. Maloney, IIS River at.,
Lowell, Maes.
Ayer's Sarsiptrillt,
0 inrisu t j
t. J. 0. Aysr It C., Uwtf, MM
ft , tit xtuw. H. W p a .
WAY WORN.
1 eomttltoM thlsk that U would be bnt
' II the bands that labor were folded o'er
To silent breast In ton last sweet rent,
When I think of-the friend who hare (on be
fore; Who have craned o'er the river's rolling tide.
And reached the home on the other-side.
It seem Bo far to the wished for day,
And weary and lonely and lost I roam;
I feel like a child who baa lost his way
And bt always lontfoj; for home, sweet hornet
But I aay to my yearning heart, -Bo stlU;
We'll go home when U U God's will."
The night la Jong, but the day win break
When the light ot eternity streaming down
On the cross we bear for the Master' sake
Will guide onr step to the promised crown.
A little while and the gate 1 passed
Home and heaven and rest at lost
F. L. BUnton.
BY WORD OF MOUTH.
ttbs author of this rtorr. ltudvanl Klpllnr. I a
young Englishman who ha lived most ot his life
tn British India, nil stories ot that country,
written during personal contact with It people
and the British army, have recently attracted a
gnat deal of attention both In England and
America.)
Thla tale mar be exTtlainpd bv those
who know how soula are wade, nnd
where the bounds of the possible are put
down. I have lived long enough in this
country to know that it is best to know
Bothing, and can only write the story ns
it happened.
Dumoue waa our civil fturceon nt
Meridki, and we called Mm "Dormouse,"
because he was a round little, sleepy lit
tle man. Ho was a eood doctor, arid
nover quarreled with any one, not even
with our deputy commissioner, who had
the manners of a bargee and the tact of
a horse. He married a girl as round
and aa slcopy looking as himself. Sho
wna a Miss Hillardvce. dauirhter of
"Squash" HiUardyce of the Berars, who
married his chiefs daughter by mistake.
A honeymoon in India is seldom more
than a week long; but there is nothing
to hinder a couple from extending it
over two or three years. This is a de
lightful country for married folk who
are wrapped up in one another. They
can live absolutely alone and without
interruption, just as the Dormice did.
These two little people retired from the
world after their marriage, and were
very happy. They were forced, of
course, to give occasional dinners, but
they made no friends hereby, nnd the
Station went its own way -nnd forgot
them, only saying occasionally that Dor
mouse was the beat of good fellows,
though dull. A civil surgeon who never
quarrels is a rarity, appreciated br such.
Few peoplo can afford to play Robin
son Crusoe anywhere least of nil in In
dia, whore we are few in the land, and
very much dependent on each other's
kind offices. Dumoise was wrong in
shutting himself from tho world for a
year, nnd he discovered his mistake
when an epidemic of typhoid broko out
in tho station in the heart of the cold
weather, and his wife went down. He
was a shy little man, and five days were
wasted before he realized that Mrs.
Dumoise was burning with something
worse than simple fever, and three-days
moso passed before he ventured to call
on Mrs. Shute, the engineer's wife, and
timidly speak about his trouble. Nearly
every household in India knows that
doctors are very helpless in typhoid.
The battle must be fought out between
death and the nurses, minute by minute
and degree by degree. Mrs. Shute al
most boxed Dumoise'a ears for what she
called his "criminal delay," and went off
at once to look after the Door trirl. We
had seven cases of typhoid in the station
mat winter, and as the averaco of death
is about one in every five cases, we felt
certain that we should have to lose
somebody.
But all did their best. The women sat
up nursing tho women, and the men
turned to and tended the bachelors who
were down, and we wrestled with tlioso
typhoid cases for fifty-six days, nnd
brought them through the valley of the
shadow in triumph. But, just when we
thought all was over, and were going to
givo ft dance to celebrate tho victory,
little Mrs. Dumoise got a relapse nnd
died in a week and the station went to
the funeral. Dumoise broko down utterly
t tho brink of the grave, and hd to bo
taken away.
After the death Dumoise crerit into his
own house and refused to be comforted.
He did his duties perfectly, bnt we aU
felt that he should go on leave, and the
other men of his own service told him
so. Dumoise waa very thankful for the
suggestion he was thankful for any
thing in those days and went to Chiui
on a walking tour. Qrtni ia some twenty
marches from Simla, in the heart of the
hills, and the scenery Is good if you are
in trouble. You pass through big, still,
deodar forests, and under big, still cliffs,
and over big, still grass downs swelling
like t woman's breasts, and the wind
across tho grass and the rain among the
deodars care, "Hush bush hush." So
little Dumoise was packed off to Chiui
to wear down Us grief with a full plate
camera and a rifle. He took also a use-
leas bearer, because the man had been
bis wife's favorite servant. He was Idle
and a thief, bat Dnmolss trusted every
thing to him.
On his way back from Chini. Dumoise
turned aside to Bagi, through the Forest
Reserve which is on the spur of Monnt
Hnttoo. Some men who have traveled
more than a little say that the march
from Eotegarh to Bagi is one of tho finest
in creation. It runs through dark wot
forest, and ends suddenly in bleak, nip
ped hill side and black recks, Bagi dak
bungalow is open to all winds and is bit
terly cold. Few people go to Bagi.
Perhaps that was the reason why Du
moise went there. lie baited at 7 in -the
evening, and Ms bearer went down the
hillside to the Tillage to engage coolies
far tlio nert day's march. The sun had
set end the night winds were beginning
to croon among the rocks. Dumoise
leaned on the railing of the veranda.
waiting for his bearer to return. The
man came back almost immediately af
ter he had cUttppoared, and at such a
rata that Dumoue fancied he must have
crossed bear. Eo vu rnimlng as hard
as he could up the- face of the hUL
But then wss no bear to account for
Hmh- of all in Leavening Power.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
his terror. He raced to (he veranda and
fell down, the blood spurting from his
noso and his face iron gray. Then ho
gurgled: "I have seen the Meinsahlbl I
have Been the Jkleinsahibt"
"Where?" said Dumoise.
"Down there, walking on the road to
the-village. She was In a bine dress,
and she lifted the voil of her bonnet and
suid, 'Bam Pass, givo my wUoams to tho
Sahib, and toll him that Ishall jneothim
next month at Nudden.' Thon I ran
away becauso I was afraid."
What Duraoiee said or did I do not
know. Rnm Dasa declares that ho said
nothing, but walked np and down the
veranda all tho cold night, waiting for
the Memsahib to oomo up the hill and
stretching out his arms into (he dark
tine a mnaman. uutno Memsauib enme,
and next day he went on to Simla, croes
auestionhicr tho baarer nvm-v lmnr.
.RLTn DttArf rvinld nnlv uv ilinf. Va fenrl
met Mrs. Dumoise, and that she hud lifted
np her voil and given him the message
which he had faithfully repented to Du
moise. To this RtAtfmnnt Rnm Tin on n1.
hiredr He did not know whore Nuddea
was, hod no friends at Nuddea, and
wouta most certainly never go to Nud
dea, even though his pay were more
than doubled.
Nuddea is in Bengal, and has nothing
whatever to do with a doctor serving in
the Punjab. It must ba more than
iweive uunnroa mllea from Meridki.
Diunoino went thrnnn-li Himln ivlflinnt
haltinc. nnd returned tft Meridlcl. t.hnrn
to take over charge from the mon who
naa peen omcinting ror him during his
tour. There were some dispensary ac
counts to be explained, and some recent
orders of the surgeon gonornl to be noted,
and, altogether, the taking over was a
full dav's work. In thh nvrnilno-
Dumoise told his locum tenens, who was
an old friend of his bachelor days, what
had happened at Bagi; and the man said
that Bam Dasa might as well have
.chosen Tnticorin while ho was about it.
At that moment a telegraph peon
came in with a telegram from Simla or
dering Dumoise not to tnkn fiver rhnr&a
at Meridki, but to go at once to Nuddea
on special duty. Thoro was a nasty out
break of cholera nt. NnrtilAn nnillia
Bengal government being shorthonded as
usuai, naa oorrowea a surgeon from the
Punjab.
Dumoise threw tho telegram ncrota tho
table and said, "Well?"
The other doctor said nothing. It was
all that he could say.
Then ho rememharprl that Dmn
had passqd through Simla on liis way
have heard first news of the impending
transfer.
He tried to put the question, and he
implied suspicion into words, but Du
moise stopped him with: "If I had de
sired that I should never have come
back from Chini. I was shooting there.
I wish to live, for I have things to do
but I shall not be sorry."
The other man bowed his head and
helped in the twilight to pack up Du
moise'e just opened trunks. Ram Dass
entered with the lamps..
"Where is the Sahib goingf ho asked.
"To Nudden," said Dumoise softly.
Ram Dass clawed Dumoise's knees
and boots and begged him not to go.
Ram Dass wept and howled till he waa
turned out of the room. ' Then ho wrap
ped up all his belongings, and came back
to ask for a character. He was not go
ing to Nuddea to see his Sahib die, nnd
perhaps to dio himself.
So Dumoise gave the man his wages
and went down to Nuddea alone, the
other doctor bidding him good-by as one
under sentence of death.
Eleven days later he had joined Us
Memsahib, and the Bengal government
had to borrow afresh doctor to cope
with that epidemic nt Nuddea. The
first importation lay dead in Chooadanga
Dak-Bnugafow. Rudyard Kipling.
Irrepressible Statisticians.
France still remains the country most
prolific in energetic and irrepressible
statisticians. Ono of the tribe has lately
been busily engaged in getting up facts
and figures about persons smitten with
the mania for collecting all sorts of ob
jects. There nro, he informs us, 18,000 col
lectors of botanical specimens and 20,000
antiquaries. The labors of these people,
however, are he thinks lofty and noble
compared to those of the beings who
stick pins in beetles and love to exhibit
the impaled insects in glass cases, or of
the silly collectors of Tus and train
tickets.
The statistician has also much to say
about the scrap book people and the
hunters after historical buttons. One of
these has a wonderful collection of civil
and military specimens, ranging from the
time of Louis XTV to our own days, and
he spent largo sums of money in looking
for articles of the kind on the battle
fields where soldiers of the first rriblio
and the first empire had fought.
Another Parisian brought together
20,000 different portraits of the great
Napoleon, while a dealer in curiosities
has on hand the palettes of all the prin
cipal Frenoh painters who have flour
ished in the second half of the present
century. The careful statistician has
omitted to add to Juts list the collectors
of such trifles as the slippers of "stars"
of the ballet, there having been once an
old Parisian who had an assortment of
these things in his mtuenm. London
Telegraph.
Roductng Ills Family to Suit,
A certain man. Tint nnlmnnm in Y. i .
city, tells this story about himself: He
om w uu& av ruuius, onu aicer a cnat
with the landlady, in which he told her
he thought he would take them, he asked
her if she objected to children. She said
no, not particularly, and wanted to know
how many he had.
"Oh. abont seven," he replied in an
offhand way.
"What!" she cried. 'OanAnesa
clous, I conldn't let those in."
"W6I1 . ne Bald rnHwHm.lv "I'll
home and kill four nf thnm Tlttn. tt,
rooms very much." The lady was horri
fied and begged him not to dg it, until
finally he consented and gave np his
hope of ever living in her pleasant room.
Providence Telegram.
U. S. Gov't Report, Auk. 17,1889,
. Powder
ONLY TEN YEARS.
Only ten years of joys and tram
It soems not very long
Only ten year of hope nnd tears
That to my memory throng;
And as you are standing again at my side.
Bo fair and so young, my bonny bride.
Now break from my heart this song:
Only ten years ot joys And (ears,
Ot nirrry and cloudy weather,
Have blcndod our live together, my love,
jiave weioert our Heart together.
Bo well drrara one again of thn hnjipy days
wncn
We tlmldlr stood in the monilnor
With heart full ot love, with the blue skies
aoove.
And rosea our garden adorning.
And now you are standing again at my si'ln,
Bo fair ando young, my bonny Ivide,
With roses our pathway adorning.
Only ten year of Joy and tears,
And the tear into pearl are turning;
Only ten year of hope and fears.
And now a sweet tnoense ia burning
On the altar of Love, whose dladeui
Now shimmer and glistens with manr n gem
ur HKiiiwi sorrow ana yearning.
Onbr ton year of Joy and" Uiara,
Of merry and cloudy weather.
Have blended our lives together, my lore,
ITave vreldod our hf arts together.
Only leu yean of hope and fsnr!
Their passing was fleet,
But their living waa sweet
In merry and cloudy weather, my love.
An we've journeyed along together.
Boston Qlobe.
THE CLERK'S STORY.
In the fall of 1868 I was employed as a
clerk in a goneral store at a cross roads
in southern Indiana. The store, a chnrcb
and a blacksmith shop, with two resi
donees, made up the buildings, nd the
tamiiies of the merchant and tho black
smith were the only residents. The
country about was thickly settled, how
ever, and trade was alwavs trood. Be
fore the merchant engaged mo ho an
nounced that I would have to sleep in
the store o' nights, and that unless I had
pluck enough, to defend the place against
marauaors iifttiirt not want mo at any
price.
He nhowed me a shotgnu, a revolver
and n spring gun," which were used, or
on nana to be Used, to defend the nlace.
and the windows were nrotected with
stout blinds and the doors by double
locks. The close of the wur had drifted
a bnd population into Indiana. The
highways were full of tramps, nnd there
were hundreds of men who had deter
mined to mako a living by some other
means than labor. Several attempts
naa oeen maae to roo the More, nnd it
had como to that pass that no clerk
wanted to sleep there alone.
Tho merchant seemed satisfied with
answers I gave him, and on u certain
Monday morning I wont to work. The
same night a store about four miles
away was broken into and robbed and;
the clerk seriously wounded. Two
nights later three horses wero htoleu in
onr neighborhood. At the end of
week a fanner who was on his way
homo from our store was robbed on the
highway.
If I had not been a light steelier from
habit theso ocenrronoes would have
tended to prevent too lengthy dreams as
I lay in my little bedroom at tli? front
of tho second story. Tbe revolver was
always placed under my pillow, and the
shotgun stood within reaoh. The spring
gun was sot abont midway of tho lower
noor. it was a tumble barreled shotgun.
each barrel containing a big charge of
buckshot, and the man who kicked the
string and discharged the weapon would
never Know what hurt him.
It did not seem possible that any one
could break into the store without arous
ing me. There was no door to my room,
and after the people in the neighborhood
had gone to bed I could hoar tho slight
est noise in tho store. I had looked the
place over for a weak spot and had
failed to find it, but my own confidence
came near proving my destruction.
should have told you in describing the
store that just over the spot where we
set the spring gun was an opening
tnrougu wnich we hoisted and lowered
such goods ns were stored for a time on
the second floor. When not in use this
opening was covered by a trap door.
Toward evening on the" tenth dav of
my clerkship I hoisted up a lot of pails
ana tubs, ana had Just finished when
trade becamo so brisk that I was called
to wait upon customers. Later 011 1 saw
that I had loft the trap door open, and I
said to myself that I would let it go un
til I wont to bed. The store had the
only burglar proof safe for miles
around, and It was customary fur the
farmer who had a hundred dollars or bo
to leavp it with ns. He received an en
velope in which to enclose it, and he
could take out or put in as ho liked. On
this evening fonr or five farmers came
In to deposit, and as I afterward figured
np we haa about 1,000 in the safe.
There were two strange faces in the
crowa tnat evening. One belonged to a
roughly dressed, evil eyed man, who an
nounced himself as a drover, and the
outer as a-processionai tramp. I gave
tne latter a piece of tobacco and some
crackers and cheese, and he soon wont
awny, and we were so busy up to
o'clock that I dld not give the drover
much attention. When we came to shut
np the store he had gone frpm my mind
aitogetner. we counted np tho cash.
made some charges in the day book, and
it was about 10 o'clock whan the mer
chant left. I was tired, and I took a
candle and made the circuit of the store.
set the spring gun and went to bed.
had. to pass within six feet of tha trap
aoor as 1 went to my room, bnt I did not
see it. It was a rather chilly night in
October, and we had no fires yet, and as
I got under tbe blankets the warmth
was so grateful that I soon foil asleep.
it was tne nrst night 1 had gone to bed
without thinking of robbers nnd won
dering how I should act in case they
came in. I did not know when I fell
asleep. I suddenly found myself half
upright in bed, and there was an echo in
the store, as if the fall of something had
aroused mo. It was 1 o'clock, and I had
been asleep almost three hours. Leaning
on my elbow I e 'rained my ears to catch
the slightest sound, and after a minute
I heard a movement down stairs. While
I could not say what it was, a sort of in
stinct told me that it was made by some
human being.
Everything on the street waa as silent
as the grave. My window curtain was
up, and I could see that the sky had
thickened and was very black. I did not
wait for the noise to be repeated. I was
just as sare that some ose was in tbe
atora as if I bad already aaan him, and I
erept softly oat of bd, drew on my
trossers and moved out into the big
room, having tho revolver in my hand.
There was no door at the bead of tba
air I intBdd to go there and naieo
down the stairway.
A i wna moving aoroas tbe Knot,
vMah w tiw jirW &w of ; f o4 sj
far as tho trap door. I suddenly recol
lected this opening nnd changed my
courso to reach it. It was terribly dark
in the room, and ou6 unfamiliar with
the place would not have dared to move
a foot. Half way to tho trap I got down
on hands and knees; and as I reached the
opening I settled down on my slomaoh.
There wfis a dim light down stairs.
That settled the fact that some one wm
in tho store. After a minute I heard
whispers, then the movement of feet,
then a certain sound which located the
intruders to a foot. They were at tha
safe in tho front of the stor.
I drew myself forward and looked
down tho opening. I could boo a lighted
candle and two or threo dark fiirnres at
the safe, and I could hear the combina
tion being worked. My first thought
was to drop my hand down and opon fire
in their direction, but I remembered that
we had so many articles hanging up that
no bullet had a chance of hitting the
men. 1 was wondering what to do, when
1 heard ono of the men whisper:
"It's all d A nonsonse. We might
work uoro a woetc and not hit it,"
"But I told you to bring the tool and
you wouldn't, protested another.
"Oh, dry up!" put in a third voice,
"What we want to do is to go np and
bring that counter hopper down, and
make him open the box,"
'Til give the cussed thing a few more
trials," said the first man, and I heard
him working away again. My eyes
could not have told me tho number of
robbers, but my ears hod. There were
three of them, and they wore no doubt
desperate and detonninsd men. They
Bpoke of bringing me down to open tho
safo, as if no resistance was anticipated
or taken into account. Indeed, they
might well reason that they had mo at
their mercy. The rain was now falling,
the night was very dark, and a pistol
shot in tho store could not have bean
heard in either ofthe dwelling.
If they had reflected that I might be
armed they would have offset it with
the fact that I was a boy of 18, with a
girl's fare and probably a em s nerve,
I don't deny that I was a bit rattled, and
that my hp would qntver in spite of me,
but I was at the same time fully de
termined to protect the store if it cost
me my life. How to get at the fellows
was what bothered me, but that trouble
was hoon solved.
"There," whispered tho mon at the
combination as he let go of it, "J won't
fool here another minute. Tfiat kid
knows the combination, and we ovn
mako him work it. Come on."
They were coming up etalrs. The bast
place for mo would be at the head of the
stairway. , The stairs had a half turn in
them, and I would fire upon the first
man who came within range. I heard
the men coming back to tho stairway
and my nerve gave way. It wasn't from
cowardice, but the knowledge that I was
to kill a human being upset roe. I da
cided to retreat tomy room, nnd if they
persisted in coming that far I would
shoot. The trio had rubbers on their
feet, but thoy cams up stairs without
trying very hard to prevent making a
noise.
The one who came first had the candle,
and as he got to tbe head of the stairs I
saw n knife in his other hand, Thy
made no delay in approaching my room.
and with .1 great effort I braced myself
for what I saw must happen. They
could not see me until within three or
four feet of the door, and their first inti
mation that I was ont of bed was whoa
they heard me call out:
"Stop, or I'll shootf
I had thom covered with the weapon,
and for fifteen seconds there was a dead
silence. Then they got a plan. The
man with the candle dashed it on the
floor, nud I suppose thoy meant to man
in on me in the dark, but I cheokrantod
it by oitcning fire. They then either
meant to retreat down stairs or toward
the rear of the floor, for I saw the three
together moving off, and fired at their
dim fignfes. Throe seconds tAtwr thsw
won a great shout of horror, followed by
the tremendons report of the double bar
reled spring gnn, and then there waa ab
solute filcnce.
I think I Btood in the door shaking Ilka
a leaf for fully three minutes before the
silence was broken by a groan. Then it
came to mo that the robbers had fallen
through tho opon door upon the cord
leading to the gun. I struck a match,
lighted my own candle, nnd going' to
the opening saw three bodies lying be
low. Running back to the bedroom to
reolmrgM my revolver, I then went down
8tair- to investigate.
It wtt k I suspected. The three had
pitched down together. The top of one's
head had been blown off by the shot, a
second liad u hole in his chest as big as
your fist, while the third, who was re
sponsible for the groans, was severely
wounaea m totn legs. It was thre
mouths before lie could be put on trial,
anil lie tnen got four years in prison.
The wholesaling was a put up job. The
-orover waa a (.mcngo nurgiar called
"Chi whammer Dick," and he hod hidden
himself in the store that night, and then
let hie pals in by the back door. Thev
had a hurso and wagon in the rear of
the building, and the plan was to rob
tbe store of goods as well as to get at the
money in th safe, A bit of carelessness
on my part not only saved the store and
probably my life, but wiped out a very
aenperate gnng. Boston Commercial
iinlletln.
Th. Ball PUj-vr.
Bobby Do you like your new housef
LitUe Johnnie Yes. It has a vacant
lot neat door. Epoch.
A Slight Error.
When Sir John Herschell was defend.
lncr the '-cience of AAtrrmnmv in viniv nf
a mi- take of newly 4,000,000 of miles in
estii. luring the distance of the sun the
con- diwi whs shown to nDnlv to nn er.
ror of ol'-ervation w small as to be
enu' 'lent to ths apparent breadth of a
hum in iinir at a distance of 1SS feet.
8t. I uK l.Vnublic.
rolltrnMi,
It .i i.olif r to avoid nractical iokea. It
is p ''it'- when you have offended any
one o;- hurt his feelings in' any way iv
anolou- for it aa olMrlv ax nnadtila
withont v. nervation or exense, since the
mon- vul3i- a man 1b the more does he
oh -nre and degrade an anolrunr liv otf
jueiilu .ni. 11 It is polite to express an
inteiei in 01 admiration of that whioh
is dnr to c.; hers.
Itn i-inK-times more polite to accent
a gin 1,1 .1 coartesy, espeoially from
mum ii- jnupie, inan to refuse it: and it
in 'in to whow the ntmwt lrtnAntu
and 1 illltt-Y to IhAM who batra Kha -
dwfc-l i' adversity. And it is som
thltiir more than noli to in intmmj. ..J
shiej.l nmnerrjrofrom&xrfeiieMeB,
wtyin'iea ben respect and ioeuf dignity.
Jrau Juhnron in Jennee Millar My-
ease of the blood, and Hood's Snriaparilla
,iu uuph rciueur ior an oioou diseases.
Worry Is a good friend to the grave
digger. Love has no strap around the pocket
book. ...V " " piam aoouvnawaing
nd spitting, these aeilons mean catarrh and
"I for tho use ofOld Saul's Oatarrh Core, a
tv - .VU.-MI. nsoiw, aoia everrwusre.
. . 1 u bior vmvy is not so muon
IS'! '!?, " ' """thing to "assist nature. "
.i..,ig ,r, rvoommeoaea, nut we best
known remedy ror the ailments of yonngchlh
dren If Ur. Hull's Bby Syrup. Fries only St
a bottle.
Loye knots shoti'd be tied nilli a slngl
beau.
Dip the pen of the tongue In the Ink of
the heart.
Snlloh' Catarrh Itemed?.
Sliiloli Catarrh Remedy, a marvelous
ure ,for ,9;,',rrh' Diphtheria, Canker
Mouth, nnd Head-Adie. With ench bottle
there is an ingenious Nasal Injector ibr tha
more MiccAlul treatment of these com
plaints wlBbiit - xtra charge. Trice 00
cents Hoff at Dlerv's or Thomas drug
lore. Jfnka money and money will make
you.
Never abridge tbe usual hours of sleep.
Answer Till Question.
Why do so many people we see around
us seem lo prefer to suffer and bemad
mincrnlile by Indigestion, Constipation,
Diwiniss, Lrs of Appetite. Coming Upiof
the Pood, Yellow Skin, when for 7fA cents
we will tell them Sliiloh's System Vital
tier, guaranteed to core them, gold at
Blery's or Thomas' drugstore.
It belter to live rich than to die rich.
Loy Is like a silk shirt with burr
in It.
n Yelled Kemp' ItaUani,
I yell "Take Kemp's Balsam, th best toua-h 1
1MIVA TT T i Ilea vm m t. a
. i . . "J" uu "licit tucar Dili eoiiiK.
and I oan't help it. It saved me and It will cGrK
you. 1 ws threatened with pneumonia Usf
a,,., ,t uruno 11 np. it neips tn ettlldresv-'
out whun tnelr throats sre sore, rnres thslr
eoughi, snd tastes so good. Ths first dose helps I
fon- "rites A. R. Arnold, engineer on til V
Wen Shore Ky., at Uana obarie. If. r.
Hold fast that which Ia good.
Two of a trade can never agree,
MJIes Nerve ami Liver llls.
An iinuortant discovery. They act on
ihe liver, Ptomnch and boaels throuuli lh'
nerves. A new principle. Tiiey speedly '
.'U1T hilinilHIlfifi li-irt lafefa nt.l i:.
. ; , -" "pv, ..,!, i,,cr, una
and constipation Splendid for men, women"
.,,.1 ..t.il.t ...... O II . MJ ' . ,
..... , ....u,i,. uiuuiirst, inuuest, surest, ou
doses for 2-5 cents. Samples free at T. D.
lliiinmn and W. F. Biervs Drug Store.
I.PAVa Vmi hutlnai. K-I.1...1 ... , '
.wVH. ifuaiuu, vuiiiiiu ;un Yiif;u
jou go lo ourhome.
I'llln mill (ll-Anit niton,! ft, ..- f ... I '
oatarrh remedies. Liquids and mnfft are
uuplfasaiit as well as dangerous. Ely's
Cream Balm Is safe, pleasant easily ap
plied into the nostrils, and a sure euro. It
cleanses the nasal parages and heals the
,.1. :., 11 vu iin-iii.-uinv, giying reiitr at once.
Priiv fide.
Uelleve not half von hear, and repeat
cot hall' you bolleye.
A Sanelhla Itlan
m'i'J? 1 1? ,KcmP " Blm for the Throat and
ii I,',.lH m!W mSTB calics of coughs. Colds
n?nl?.nch.Lu"' c"'n. "1 allThroatand
Lung Troubles than any other medicine. The
nun uihiiuikcu liny orUKKlSl to elvo
Jm.U,iJ S??!1,'" nolt! Kree f f on'lncoyou oftlii
and i S re,nedJ'- i-arge Bottles soo
The one who I willing to be kind can
always lie busy.
A Ynnhen Sheriff frightened. .
A sjvaII t.-nw . V. .ir .....
hil .. . jVu' ..'L ":es Maine, naa
, f.vv" lV U1B "n wiiai nis pnyslcan
eallf i Consumption, a friend advised thesherlff
to Cry Pan-Tina Cough Consumption Cure" re-'
covi-ij soou followed, much to the surprise of the
doctor, who now prescribes it for Ctughj.Cold
"VU W'nptlpn- Trice 25 and 60 cents.
I r 1 , 1 1 1 w . 1 1 1 , Im, a, 'r-1. . - . ...
- hi. .. AiiuiiuL a urutt more.
lTIIS"lllSll lOVB I Ihfi mil thlni. ft,.,
- . V V 1, 1 1
be truly great.
a chair 120 years old Is In use In an
office in Spring City, Tenn., and it is
said to lin just as cam! ax h.n It
bought.
Tlio l'nlplt and the Stage.
III.. TT Uk..... n-..- . .. .
nVh S,"'""V "n,"1 "re nren
ffTt.t.7i
flfirCrV hst. (lrta 7 m. Ti I fl .
gTnlnVi lb.. In weight.
.".."' ixv's -nnny Folks
Combination, writes: "After a thorough trial
and eonvlncing evinenee, I am confident Dr.
..J?5o N"S """very for Consumption, beats
'tm all, and cures when everything els falls.
The grraiest kindness I oan do my many thous.
and irleiids Is to urge them to try It." It
trlsl :.AH!.i, TfVl!LiTu r ' .
The man who travels down hill mt-,
rapid progress.
The St. Golhard tunnel. In the AW
Is twice as long as the Hoosac over nine
miit-s.
He lour Own Doctor,
It Wull'l wt votl one-half bm miiM, TV.
not ilajay. tent three two-cent .tamps for
postage, and we will send vou TVr. TT.iif.
mail great worU, fine colored plates from
life, on diseases, its ranses and home cure.
Address, A. V. Ordway & Co., Boston,
Lore f peaks the mother innnn, n ...
body.
Tho word boss comes from tbe low
Dutch, and has tha
sia m
EocMsh.
The fmintaii. nf TwrnAdtal
of the dreams of antiquity. It has been
well-nigh nwlliied in Axer" Ssrsaparilla,
whleh purine the blood, gives vitality to
all the bodily functions, and thus restore
to ae much of the vigor and freshness of
youth.
The l'rlnce of Wales has rut i,im..i
down to three cigars a day and ten cigar
ettes. 'I'hey AH Failed
Thn f.Jlnvtnw A. If ...
.--....., .rite:, iiutu nir. IV. A
S,"' of j;rIumut,W'-. Peculiarly
intemtlng: "My wife, ' says he, "has bean
treated for her head, stomach and nervous
. iiirceuoQior in xnew York
two in C hioHgt one in Philadelphia, one in
neinMii, .ml at. the large Institute!,,
Buflalo for 16 months. They all faffed
5Ut T ft, "l- MiwVestontw;
Wervlne helped her wonderfully " This
111 Hwiaeses, backache.
Tr umuroancee, fits.
Krla'ndeartf ntoo w lU
Gold ean be poumled 1300Ma( tajt,
than prloUsg papar. Oa ouaoe of it -111
Ottx 1 H feat.