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THE SCRAN TON TB1R UN E- THURSDAY MORNIPG-, DECEMBER HO, 1H97.
THE KAISbR'S JOB
IS NO SINECURE
Royally in His Case Not a Finn cry Bed
of Ease.
HARD WORK AND PLENTY OH IT
Crnphlc IMcttiro of Ills Jlxtruonllniin
Labor and Iturilcii!i--Aii Arrom
lilishcd Linguist mid hcliolnr-A
Solillrr, n Siillor, nml a Stitteimiin.
The Figaro kIvpi In tin follow Inn
conilcti'ieU form llic most lnii?n "tlni;
cnaptcr or a blight little viiluiiu- Jift
published In Paris, cntltkd "rinllliumc
II. Intlme" liy Alain kv l.ouclPt. wlilili
Is bound, It ii, to huo a bilillnnt
eucf.es do urloMltu
The activity of the O'tnuin ctnpn r
W proverbial. II Is mvet at iot. lie
Ins a hoi nil to IdlfncRt, and lii" i n
ilurancp It prodlglo'itt. In Ills Iniiiii-d-late
surrounding It Is fen rod that his
lipnlth innj one day soiffei fr. m his
constant pfforts to pxunliu1 ieroiinllv
Ii'to all thp affairs or the cnuilt'' To
test Ms weary head ho talrs a kp it
deal of physical exeiilp( and hi- t?xt 'Is
In athletic ncLumpllHliniPnlH
The cmpeior nilscti at & o'clock In
tht nioinliiK The moment In- pets out
of bed lie takes a lold bath lit
mother, Mho Is the dnughtri of (lit'im
Victoria and consequently Knpllsh by
origin, taught him from his childhood
to loio cold watei After the liath l.e
dretses rapidly, and at half P ist C ho
takes breakfast.
Immediately after biealcfist the pm
peior iroes to Ms olllclnl rutin tot h,
when heaps of lottui- and doi unn-ntM
awn It him. The empeioi, who attends
himself to all thes" nffilts, has so
muih to do In the line of leading docu
ments and examining ecithinu In
detail that he has hatdlv an Instant's
lest He larelj puts off the examina
tion of nny nntter, attending t eveiy
thlng on the spot, even when lo do so
it Is necessary to take two r thiee
bonis from his sleeplnir time
The adjutants on duty ate .it their
pota at halt past C. The pinpitor dis
cusses with them the movements of
that day, and then l.e goes to sue his
cl..ldien.
SOIU'TINIZING ACCOl NTS
After that he goes to his own apait
ments, where he tecelves the lepotts
of officials a, nl confeis with the func
tionaries of the stand master of the
palcce He looks after all entertain
ments and solemnities, the progi amine
and the oppoitunlly of outings, the
ixpenso to be Incurred, etc In the
sann w.iv during the moinlng he sees
to the atfalis of the impel lal house
hold, scans the accounts, authoiles
the ojiI-ts given by Hie giand mar
hh.il, in a word, looks Into the m.itteis
of the domestic life of the t istle.
In liupoitant cases he uielve-, at S
or lock his mlnlsteis and eounsdlois,
the piefcct of police, the generals and
high olllelals. All these ) t" sonants
f,lve oially bilefs of the lejio'ts whlih
they present to him foi his l'nutuie.
He has made It a habit to wade
through all the lepoits which come in
dining the eliy and to examine them
lhorouchl He often says to the of
llciuls w 01 king with him. I know
ver well that I nm giving jolt a gieat
deal of tiouble but I ciniot help it I
am imposing a buiden upon mM.lf,
f r my conscience will nevei allow me
to eome to a decision pieelplt itclv "
It otlen hnpptns that the heals of
depiitmcnts present him with tv.enty
docuni-nts fot his slgnattne. V.ai li one
of them Is examined taiefullv, and out
of the twenty papers It rarely happens
hat he signs moie than thiee or four.
As for the othoib, he wants aldlilonal
det ills
At 9 o'clock In the moinlng tin em
ptioi lias alieady accotnpllshi d .1
heav piece of woik. The libel
ant! season peimlttlng, he takes u llde
In a eaniage, which Is followed by a
long piomennde on foot If the weath
er Is not suitable for that ex. i else, he
go. s horselKitk tiding lor thiee-iiuai-tcis
of an houi.
The emperor Is a good swordstn in, a
good hoiseman and un excellent liun
tei When on hoi.selintk he likes in en
counter dilllcultles He Jumps not only
hedges and ditches, but also hut dies
with the gieatest facility
Cm the days of Inspections, wlen he
Is obliged to be In the saddle inr a
considerable time, he omits the ear-iiag-
ride. He often lemalns In the
saddle live or six hours continuously,
AGAIN AT WORK
At 11 o'clock the confeienees and n
poits nie again taken up. This is also
th'" time for nudlentis. The ollleis n
high rank and nl?o the functional lis
who have Just ben pionrnted aie nu
Jtounced, Ho receives nls t the imimivs
and lepiesentatlws ot othei stati-s,
pilnces and ginnds seigneuis. Willium
II chats with each of them lot a f i w
momentp At these leeeptlons the em
peror displays towaul his em Ms .n
tentlons that aie quite uiiglnal. Pur
example, he changes his unlfoim six
or seven times. If the miii of en uitil
leiy genetal conies to nnnounie th
deRth of Ills fathr the emneior nee, r
falls to don the unlfoim of an nitllletv
general In orJer to pay lesnect to tin
ofllcer who died In his si l vice. He ap
peals In the unlfoim of an iiitilleiv
genet nl, of a geneial of cavalu oi of
infantry, or even In the uiilfuim of an
admiral, accoidlng to the innk of the
person whom he ieteies
If the empeior lecelves lepiesutla
tlves ot nillltaiy uttaehes of fmelAii
countries, he wimis the uniform if th
foiek'iier that he jecelvcs, or at least
the decorations of the country of that
fot elgnei
All this tin some leiemony lasts un
til 2 o'clock In the afterroi u The em
peror then govf back to sic hW chil
dren, who aie ulieacU at tabh and he
takes lunch with them Then he sees
the high ntlklals the geneials nnd
mli'Istjrs, and discusses with them th-
Bklns on flro with torturlnp, dlsllgutniu,
itching, burning, bleeding, seal j , ami linily
bunion, Instantly relioicd by a warm hath
with CtTicuiu Boat, astnglo aiilliatlonof
CfTieuiu (ointment), tlio gieat kkln euro,
and a full doso of CuTlcinu lttoL t.sT.
! lold throuthoul Iht wotld. PoiTIS P. O. t'OBP , Rolt
Ytcp , lluslun. ' IlcwloeurtTortuTlof llumori,"rt
DHDVIQ ClflM Sctlp tnJ llilr purlBtJ ami llciu-
mticiira
affairs ef state. He vMtB the artists
and poses for a portrait of a bust. He
Inspects the barracks and the ollltjcs of
th public nilmlnlsttiitlon, nnd, If the
weather penults, ho closes tho tiny
with a long can lag" ride.
At half past C he lecelves agnln tho
People who have any communications
to make or who come to consult him In
legnid to mllltaty or political nffalrs.
He Hikes un the detailed reports and
papers that vveie picstnted to hlin In
the morning, and, after having read
them carefully, signs them Then at
T o'ebek he dines with his family.
FAMILY LIKi:.
Whjn he llses fiom table the em
peior passes n certain time with his
children, who have devoted their day
to stu lies or to bodily exeicli s Then
he lettuns to woik. Ill the evening
th" emperor fence ". Then, at nbout 10
o'clock, he p.utnkep of a light lepapt
and i utiles to his bedchamber. A lit
tle after 10 o'clock he calls his seivant,
who assists hlin to undress. On n
tilde placed beside his lied there are
alw'ivs pencils and paper, so that the
soveflgn may be able to wilte the
Ideas that come to him befoie going
to (deep.
Kue.lt Is the daj's woik of the em
peior In oidlnaiy circumstances. In
extraoidlnaiy eiicumstances William
11 unel'M takes a still heavier task. One
may etiMI Imagine the additional la
bel that l imposed upon the emperor
bj the visit of a king or a pilnce.
All th cut rent nffalis ate attended
to by himself, even when the lslt of
some gint piMsonnge compels him to
spend half n day in feasts, piomenndcs
nnd cereaionls His time Is so mcas
uiel In such caes that It is only at 11
o'clock In the morning that he Is able
to go Into his study, to glance at the
Join nals ci lead sume new book of a
scientific, political en lltciaiy chaiac
tei He nvei can sk'ep befoie 10
o'clock p. m. Nevertheless, he often
ikes at 1 o'clock In the moinlng to
itciimiiie'iir his work In expediting nf
fais of state Moreover, visits, man
ecutvies of troops and military Inspec
tions outMde of Tl'tlln absuib a gloat
pen Mop oi the oveielgn's time. Dur
ing the travclllnt, Hire he never le
malns nn Instant utuccupled. He ex
amines ippmts, signs documents, etc.
When evening comes, after nil the
solemnities at which he Is obliged lo
be pics-nt, after tho haianguis nnd
the toasts that he must listen to and
to which It is necessary for hlin to tc
plv, one would fmev that lie ought to
be wont out bv fatigue1 but as i-onn
as he leaches his loom nft"r midnight
he begins again to examine ptpeis and
to sign them. When absent fiom Het
lln. the seat of all the gieat admlnls
tiatlon, he is obliged to deal with af
filts moie promptly and with more
thin oidlnny discernment
During th manoeuvres and Inspec
tions the empeioi Is In the saddle fiom
half past 5 In the morning, and he re
mnlns in the saddle until - o'clock In
tlie afternoon He has Inidly time to
eat, and ifter a hasty meal he com
mence? again to study the aflairs of
the government He holds a leception
In the afternoon and is piesent at more
ceiemonle-i. 11" never manifests the
k ist l.ltig'ie He xrls 111 the alt of
sajlng pleasant things to eaeh one of
his vlsitois. In these e Irciimstauees
the emperor has lately more than thiee
limits for lest, but the next day lie Is
in the saddle nt the recnlar hour.
He Is pa"-Ionatelj fond of the sea,
and ndmlies the natuuil beauties of
the co ist of Noiwaj. Hveu on his
plrasuie tills he devotes a gieat pot
tloli c f his time to labor Wherever he
slops he alwdjs finds desp itches, let
tus nnd documents addiessed to hlin,
and even on bo.ud his yacht his active
mind is ahsas investigating and lead
ing No dou'jt h" goes upon voyages
of -onio length, espvially dining tlio
summer months, when the administra
tions have their vacations, but the
government machine never stops, and
William II. always attends to business
ot an tiigent n.'tme.
Notwithstanding all the woik that
the empeior Ins imposed upon himself,
he still llnds time to tea I the gi eater
poitlon of the Impoitant books that
nppe"ii in Pan pe on liteiaiy, scienti
fic lcllglous, and phiUsnphlcal sub
jeets A distinguished linguist, pos
sessing thoroughly and admirably
the Piench and Pngllsh languages,
he leads all these books not
In the tianslation. but In the
oiiglnal text. In this wa he is
raiely taken at a tllsiid vantage In a
eonversitlin which some new question
or new book Is discussed
To accomplish all this woik William
II. follows the Idea tint nothing but
the most absolute lepulnity in the em
ployment ni ids time can penult him
to siKe the ptoblem, In apoiatanee
imposilhle, of acquit lug a c leai light
upon evei.v thing that temp's hunnii
obsei viitlon. He was pr mated fin this
wuk bj a severe iducition. lie was
lalsed In a haul school. In which he
seldom had moie than halt an houi to
satisfy his taates. Knowing the value
id time', he lately postpones anv sei
l.nis nllYili. tfomewhit theatilcal In
bis niunnei Indeed, we tulgiit almost
say eabotln he Is nevetibebws eon
v lined that the bend of fi slate should
be not only the I piesentatlV" of au
tl.uilty, but also the nmt active c ol
Inloiatoi in th II f of the countiv
ovti which ho iiiles. His m stlc Ideas
have hiought him to the point of be
lieving that his niuhoilty e-nius fiom
divinity itsull. He Is ( i e; of the last
believeis In the divine il.;nt of kngs.as
the Comto de riiuuboiil was the 1.1
j lepiisentathe in TiaMee.
m iskatim; ismr Tin: hush.
"I see nctoiillug to leceni HtntlsiUs
that m tiling's uie die leasing i.iplill) in
I numb.'i' ' In MiiU, us he looked at lie t
SUtlllllll).
"Ar.t Itllll ' Ulll lllltmil II tllinlll ...iinli
...- .... ...,. uriiLii niinuiii iiiiitii
-how of Intel est.
'ThfV ui i', accoidlng to this stutls.
Hi Ittll he leplkd "I think theie lillist
In Konu tiling wiong with the iuesi-nt ro
i lal lumillloiiH, don't )ou?"
"I don't know. I luivui''l glien it uny
lliinullt " she leturiled.
Of colli se. It may b the effeet ot tho
mw woman' he continued, "but I
wouldn't cue lo buy so positively. Still 1
think Its verj much lo bo i egret uu,
dun t an"
' I suppose so "
It doesn't hit ni lust light to nie It
mi ins us If the woild was soil of going
wiiuig Tho population Is IneieiiHlng. but
inarrtiigis aie decireiislng. 'Unit Is u
lute of nffalis thut thuatens Kiave dan
gei and I think It Is the duty of evciy
ti in -hearted Individual to do what he or
sin i an to change such conditions, don't
jou '
bli had become Intel cstcdb this tluin,
and she Htralgthteued up and looked ut
him shaiplv
'What me oti di mug at"' she a
claimed "What mo von talking about,
uuwa ""
S by, 1 I " he stammered.
"If jou want to piopune. ' she Inter
tuple d, "speak uii like a iniiu and do It,
and don't go beating mound the hush nnd
talking about tendencies of luimanltj and
all thut. I'm u new woman, with a bus
iness training, and 1 believe hi coming
straight to tne point. Ale jou ufter meY
"Wlij', I I jch 1 was Just about to- '
"Well, thou, I'm jours, and tho matter
Is settled. Now, nevor try mi) of jour
foolishness attain nnd we'll got nloug all
light All thoso old-fiuj, round. abo it
methods urn nut of elate. I'll name tho
da) ufter 1 havo discussed tho matter
with my bloomer-muker.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
A Great Sale of Groceries
And House Furnishings
We Usher Out the Year of 1897 with One of the Greatest Sales in the History of Our Concern.
We want to fill every nook and corner of the great basement of this big store with people on Thuisday and Friday. We mean that you
shall know this great depaitment of our business better. There is only one way to bring it to your attention by making pi ices that will
diaw you here. Marching orders have been given to
$1,900 Worth of Qreystone Granite Enamelled Ware
At Less Than Cost to Manufacture.
This is positively a tremendous bargain. We captured the entire stock of a well known maker at a pi ice that would astound you. We're go
ing to sell it at a price that is ridiculously low. Along with it, just to make the trade music in the basement complete, we name for today and tomor
row only
SPECAL RRGES ON GROCERIES.
The saving power of buying good gioceries for cash is every day demonstrated in this store. Prudent buyers already appreciate:
First The economy in their grocery bills by buying where stock is largest and assortment greatest.
Second What they get for their money. Quality is everything in groceries, and quality is what the stock here is based on.
We aim to buy the BEST of everything. This is as aptly illustrated in our Minnesota-Patent Flour, at $5.60, which otheis charge you $6.o a bar
rel for, as it is in our best grades of Coffee at 32 cents a pound, which you cannot buy elsewhere at any price, because small dealeis cannot obtain such
coffee. Buying in great quantities, we can keep prices down and we do. We deliver your groceries free no matter where.
& Remember, This Great Sale Is for Two Days OnlyThursday and Friday.
t&AB
Enamelled Ware.
Rice Boilers
One quait, value ox
Three pint, value 69c
Two quart, value 89c
Dippers
Quait Dippeis, value 17c At 8c
Tea and Coffee Pots
Three pint, value 30c At 17c
Two quaits, value 3 jc At 19c
Five pints, value 4jc At 22c
Tea Kettles
Two sizes, value 55c and 6c Choice at 35c
Drinking Cups
Largesize, value 17c At 8c
Frying Pans
Three large sizes, value from 29c to 50c... Choice at 15c
Dish Pans
Fourteen quait size, value 4,c At 22c
Wash Basins
Large size, value 17c At 8c
Lipped Sauce Pans
Three pints, value ijc At 7c
Two quarts, value 19c At 9c
All other preserve kettles and sauce pans at pi ices in
propoition to above.
Coffee Mills
Just one gross of them for this sale, worth c.At 14c
Pillow Sham Holders
"Widman" Holdeis, woith ic At 9c
Table Tumblers
6,000 Tumblers, fancy patterns, woith $ cents
each. For this sale 6 for 9c
4,000 best quality thin blown Table Tumblers,
regulaily sold at 60c dozen. For this sale... 6 for 15c
Cups and Saucers
Best White Cups and Saucers, per pah 4c
Wash Bowl and Pitcher
Best quality, per pair 45c
Store Open Friday Evening;New Year's
Store Closed
THE GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
At 25c
At 39c
At 49c
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
Toilet Sets
Last week one day we
cleaned out an entire lot of
Toilet Sets. They were great
value, and the people knew
it. How about this lot ?
Full size decorated sets,
containing Wash Bowl and
Pitcher, Soap Dish, Tooth
Brush Mug, Chamber and
cover, very handsome and
sold regulaily everywhere at
$1.89. Here for today and
tomorrow only, at
95c Set
Tea Sets
Beautiful English Printed
Tea Sets, containing $6 pieces;
three colors to choose from.
Worth at the least $4.9, at
$2.39 et
Dinner Sets
Extra quality English Print
ed Dinner Sets, each set con
taining 112 pieces. Assoit
ment of colors and patterns
to choose from. Worth $10.
For this sale at
$5.95 set
Why Not
Dine Here?
When you are through choos
ing from these great bargains,
try the Cafe for your dinner
or luncheon; or, if you like,
a cup of coffee or tea or cocoa.
Regular dinner from 11.30
to 2.30,
Forty Cents
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
1 1 1 injfrn wv
fife m iw f
Standard Granulated Sugar
21 pounds for $1.00
Canned Goods
Tomatoes, hand packed, 8c
Coin, N. Y. State 7c
Corn, fancy Maine lie
Peas, early June 9c
Peas, exti a sifted 1 5c
Lima Beans 8c
Stiing Beans 8c
Succotash lie
Cereals
Rolled Oats, 8 lbs. for.. 25c
Pettijohn's Wheat, pkg..!2c
Quaker Oats, pkg 10c
H. O. Oats, pkg 14c
Buckwheat, 2 lbs 48c (
Loin meal, 10 ids 10c
Graham Flour, 10 lbs. ..24c
Fruits
California Muscatel
Raisins, per lb 4c
Fancy Citron, per lb 12c
Lemon Peel, per lb 10c
' Cleaned Currantb, per
lb 9c
Seeded Raisins, per lb.. 9c
London Layer Figs, per
lb 10c
Golden Dates, per lb... 8c
California Prunes, per
lb 8c
Haple Syrup
Pure Vermont Sap Syi up
veiy tine, gal $1.09
Holasses
Best New Orleans, gal. .35c
Vinegar
Pure Cider Vinegar, gal.. 16c
nincemeat
Home-made, very fine,
ij lb. pails 49c
Royal Baking Powder, lb..39c
Davis Baking Powder, lb.. 18c
Tomato Catsup, bottle 9c
Strained Honey, glass 8c
Eve.
SaturdayNew Year's Day.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
n
Canned Fruits
Cal. Egg Plums, can 12c
Cal. Gieen Gages, can.. 12c
Cal. Bartlett Pears, can.. 12c
Lemon Cling Peaches,
can 17c
White Chenies, can 12c
Wayne Co. Apples, gal
lon 26c
Sliced Pineapples, can... 17c
Orange Quinces, can... 16c
Crackers
Soda, 6 lbs. for 25c
Milk, 4 lbs. for 25c
Oyster, 6 lbs. for 25c
Lemon, 4 lbs. for 25c
AND
Mixed Cakes, 4 lbs. for... 25c
Hams
Sugar Cured, per lb 8lc
California, per lb 6Jc
Butter
Fancy Creamery.per lb..21c
Lard
Fancy, 10-lb pails 69c
Soap
White Chief, 6 for 25c
Imperial Boiax, 7 for 25c
Long Branch, 12 for 25c
Ammonia
Per bottle 6c
Washing Powder
"Gold Dust," per p'k'g.. 18c
Salt Mackerel
Extra fine, in 10-lb
kits $1.19