M1DDLEBURG POST. THE MOUNTAIN. hind the mountain the t'.in :ooif i down, Ttt a bun.l tif his g.iMi n. misty liit. 10.9 the mountain's Kian.1. a-rtal crown. Ho casts u'hwart of thi- ;mr.le luinht. Wbere the nrc.il pine forests art rich und dep. And tli- iviki nre b'.ue on th erarry Steep. O motmtnln, swvct N th flow farewell Cf the fuiiiii.i-r day wiih lis ti;;iln.S b am! rrom tin- tiusc oUl trees wlfrc the f.ilrns (Ittcll To ..m r vat, i. r th c'.cam; While In.' blue .-lla.L.w. s. ivno and c .1.1. Ascends thy l.rcist with Its niantlliiB fold. By her (,-rc. ti, dim curulii of dusk and i dew. .Away from tlie warm and f.'stive liplit. i lianh bears tin bark In tin- solemn Mno To tli.' realm of lo r old uaa-val nlnht: She bi ars line, O niount.ii -u r pensive ThroiiKh loinfotiif neons le r un.li tiled! Ami ttv tones of t;...l. thy rivers are praying Tin v iniirmiir their chants of the deep ol'l til, i' ; .And swot ii r- tho ferns of thy mossy Fd As win ii tin y sptaiiK to the luat tub- ! Ilino. , And thy brow !s trod by the rlslnu stars ! As win n It !-.b aiio il from the glacial bars. The Rolib n lUlit from thy outmost puns Is gathered honm Immensity. And thy calm, unwearied, eternal lines Are darkly drawn on the rose-Hushed sky. While forevi past, mid forever more. With one deep lunnimj thou dost adore! Irvtie 1'utiiain. In Youth's Companion. 8 The Cloverburg Si Comedy. fc! Clmerl'iir;'. Kv., lived two ii'i v ri'sju elabli' nlil iji'iil lemon. I Tliey iiwiieil cuiitio-iiipiis lilucgrrnss I i. . r ! Janus, i.itii i J'.otli nu n wen- il cltl Kentucky sli extremely l r 1 1 1 oenertius llolv:iiri -icinlid fi'mii "noil !;, mill boll) won! il' lln'ir uiistniuej ami Ik .in iralili- liin-aj:e. i:M.iiiv Isr;,el l.iii";;icrc, 'n e-,,t bis title from Iiihiiil; lieeu at one tinn: a country niai.-l i 'ale, was alunii Civ jeurs of ;iv.r. id' nitiiiul figure, ami klrmi' I'liustil mi,, ii. ilu i.tirieil his years well, ami iil 1lioiif,'ii jiiisM -."oil i.f a naturally kind heart, was nl limes, .-ulijoct to violent attacks of eliolcr, ilumijj which pe riods of temporary Insanity lie would neither reason himself nor listen to the reasoning of others. lie married, late in life, a very es timable lady, and had one daughter a, beautiful and accomplished jr'nd who. at lhe time of which write, was just budding into womanhood. The pijuire's wile had died four Tears uro; ions, and since that tinm his household ii flairs had been man- ' Judy of tmcerfuin age, Kpare figure ind lii.egary temper. The squire albeit till people and all things were usually subservient . Ids will-had a mortal dre.i.l -f s spinsier sister, and a whole.-.!. .i.. ie pecl lor her sharp tongue. She had absolute control of house hold matters, mid as the squire never interfered wil'i her arrange Vii ills, the pair got a!": ..' very nicely togetln r. Tilth loved lhe beautiful girl who hud grown up to womanhood under the.r eves, and the heart of the old MU!i'e could always be approached through Nellie, who was the image of her d 'ad mother. The daiiglitcr and her aunt who rejoiced in the nauie of Dorothea Loiuraei-e - never quarreled, and taken tltoL'-el her the l.ongaere household iuacliiue moved smoothly. j Tin l.ongaeres' nearest neighbor was i ol. Anson Short rood, who at I .n period of his life rode at the bend , of a '.ali.o.t regiment of militia. 'lhe e. On ml was a widower of long ft:i ti.iM g. his excellent spouse having dcpai'od this life several years ago, Iruving ,o him, as a legacy, a boy, now grown ii. , manhood, who was named An: ou. iiioior. after his father, and who v ; a 'model of industry and wilirioiv. The ( .'unci's household goddess j was a buxom widow. Mrs. Abigail j , Plotir, w !mi was related to the head of ' tli" hoi" "hold by marriage, being the 1 oniy sN'er of his Into consort. j 1 ie o.oiiei was .1.1 or theren bouts, was tail, angular and bony, and (lis- po.-i il to in unrelenting una uiiylebl in in . i. position. "lhe "done I ami the squire had lived rei.''. .ol:i lor :w years, and up to ftbo i six r oiilhs previous to the oe- cii rrcii vai-'n 1 Ii.,. TI - .'. uu i' .r d. of a ;. Id 'c, 1 ;:i'i about to describe, were nit ocr a t rilling matter. '. owned a tine flock of I.." p, of which he was cry 'I ii.1 :(itiro was tin possessor ;(' i.asiiil dm;, of whose in- .ii ,1 yoml oualities he was 1 i. -ling. ! I i an animal, supposed to !.( p kill'iiur d.i'r. broke into ah. , !li h" .a tit c bark V. 1 1 -.:,uhT-. fold, killed a aluable :ir,d Mangled several ewes. ii tVe doughty military ehief-ui-. iveeed his loss be was fu , atnl stunned in true soldierly lain rices, etilo. "Whr-t piir Ill ctl to I'". .g could have done it'.'" in- hi. who had been nt tract spot by his father's storm of won't. "V- ity, that cur of Squire I.ong-rr.-'s,"' bawled his father, "lie shall jipy in e heavy damages, or I'll have lie law nn Vim." "I don't think " began the Bon. ' "Tlu.t's plain to be seen," sniffed tbr wi do'.v. "Hut wdiat, in goodness nie, ha brought it on?" i "A dog broke into tho lold last', rfjlit. killed a fine buck, and crippled! antral ewes. Tot pity's sakel Weft "nn ntnd! ire Long1- . acre's." "Not Trimo?" "I In Iievp lie bus only one do?." "Well. I f..r i ne. don't think llriino will kill sheep. I know lie will not. and the si..iiv i t...i in ihborly and too wise a nn,u l i,uuicl with, just :i n 'i-."' ", : ' ; lint." "They'll ipiarrel, thoue;h," Faitl yoiitiU Anson, "rather lias p-one over there, mad, and the first word lie tit ters will start the s(iiire." "It's a k'tcnt pity," commented Mrs. Sloan. "That's what 1 say," assented An nul. And lie walked through the kitch en and si n; h r his own room. lie seated himself fit a desk which stood in one corner, and drew to- "Well, don't lliink. then'." bellowed his father. "I'll do the thinliin";." "Itut" "Shut up!" roared the colonel, frothing at the mouth. And younij Anson was silent. The colonel hurried back to tho house for his cane, and in u few mint.tes was striding across the field in the direction of Sijuire Longacre's mansion. "What's the matter with your fa ther'."' asked buxom Mrs. Sloan, as younif Anson entered the kitchen, where she was at work, shortly after the departure of his sire. "He's ;-iit one of his mad spells on," was the answer, ward his pen and paper. After a few minutes' hesitation, lie dashed olT a few lines, read what he had written carefully, ti lie I placed the sheet in nil envelope. After directim; it, he allixed n stamp, and pulling the letter in an liltn T lim l.,'t, :,! I I lie house 1 1 V 11 l ri ':ir door, rod walked across the field toward 1 he villaoe. I He dropped lhe letter in the box at the post otii'e. and returned di rectly home. Win n he reached there, ho met his fat her. "Anson," said lhe colonel sharply, "that scoundrel. I.oniracrc, refuses to I ay for the sheep his do"; killed, and 1 bi yoiii!,' to brin"; suit against him." "Yes, sir." "I'e noticed lately that yoii'w' been paying that jrirl f his a piod de;.l of ultelltuui. 1 want that stopped." "Yes, sir." "If I bear of you bein together again, I'll disinherit Ton. She's as had as her father, and he's no better than n thief. His sister, Miss Ibiro thru, is a very clever woman, and the only really decent pcr.-.oii about thu house." Mrs. .'.l'i';ail Sloan, who usually spoke uj ' ,s llorot'iea l.ongaere as that '!.. . .ut faced old maid," told i''""'ff ( no did hi t :ial night t hat she for believe in these neighbor and slie lucaut to tell acre that she had ' no ly ii u. Squire bclieve i .s dog killed nheep, the first 1 tie she saw him. At about the sum" time Squire Loiigacre was standing on the porch I of his house, angrily confronting hij daughter, Nellie, w ho had just re : turned from t he ilhige. "Nell," he said, "that old rascal, Shoitiood, has been here, and 1 ex ' peel we'll have a lawsuit. He says my dog, I'.runo, killed bis sheep last night, and 1 told him flatly that If he said in v dog killed his sheep, he was I a liar!" j "Oh, papa!" protested Nellie, i "Well, he's an unreasonable old wretch, and I'll give him all the law lie wants. His son's no better. And : hark ,e, girl, if I ever catch yon and : that young puppy together again I'll break my cane over his back and put you in a n madhouse! Do you hear?" ! "Yes, papa." "Well, heed, then!" cried the squire, wnrniiK'lv; and walked in to supper. Nellie retired to her room, took a I letter from her bosom, and read the ' contents eagerly. ' "Dear fellow!" she said, and kissed I the sheet which had been penned only ' u few hours before bv young Anson. Then she went down to supper. Hut little was said during the meal. The squire was cross and sulky, and Miss Dorothea was evidently In one of her worst moods. After the evening meal she put on her bonnet and threw a light shawl over her bony shoulders. "Where arc o,i going. Dor'.'" asked i,,.r bmiber "None of vour business;" was the sharp answer. ! "Von needn't be so snappish about it!" , "Snappish!" cried the ancient maid. and she tossed her head. "I should say snappish! A man as unreason able as you are, talk about people being snappish! Quarreled with one of the nicest men in the county." ! "lie's u scoundrel!" snarled the sipiire. i "He's n Christian gentleman!" con tradicted Miss Dorothea, "and you ought to go down on your knees to him and ask his pardon." i i "I'll see myself! If there's any go ing down on the knees, let him go down to mo. lie insulted me in my ( cwn house." "I suppose you'd go down on 'em fast enough if that maneuvering old , widow would ask you!" I "She's a lady," cried the squire. 1 "Vou'd better go tell her so. It'll be news to her, 1 reckon." i "Perhaps I shall." 1 "Well, you'd better. A lady! Well, heaven save the mark." And, with this spiteful reflection. Miss Dorothea flounced out of the room. She directed her steps toward a grove of maple trees, which marked the boundary line between the farms ol the two belligerents. j By a curious coincidence, Col. Sh'ort- t-nnA atrnlloA in thu enma Mtraeftnn' TJint's enough to mrt';c n Whose dog was it ?" "IIe tliinlix it uus "i Hie argular soldier end the thin l( y met. They hkr. a i.l finally .....'... toward an iiuf retjut ated part . ' il.r groe, arm ill arm. -il'y. after Miss Dun-then left I'm' house the siiire stole out the back ...j ;.nd walked rapidly across a wheat lichl toward a certain Inj; wil low tree which stood uu the edge of a pond. I!y a Finfftilnr coincidence, Mrs. Abigail Sloan, in the eourte if her serpentine ramble, reached this same pond. Seated on n fallen lofr. she and the representative of county judicial hon ors were soon engaged in au animated lonversation. While these little scenes were being enacted, pretty Nellie l.ongacre.in the seclusion of her chamber, v. rote the following note, which yotii.g Anson Short rood got out of the pus t ofiice the next morning: Icarest An You know best. We will nil attend the Lcxiimtim fair, and I'll bo ready then. As papa has forblilib-n me to see you, we must muiiaK our cor respondence and Interviews very secret ly. Will be at the old place promptly Sunday uiKht. Your loving llttlo Nellie. The Kentucky State Fair that year came off at Lexington in October. The colonel, young Anson and the Widow Sloan were there; the squire, his maiden sister and pretty Nellie also attended. On the evening of the second day of the fair, at three separate places in the blue-grass city, there were three separate couples, under cover of the night, drove out of the city by three separate roads, which nil, however, headed toward the Ohio river. lrryhody has heard of Aberdeen, ()., which is f a verity, the Ameri can "lire.iiu (ireen." and most every bodv has heard of Souire Massie I'.easley, the presiding genius of the little lillage. Late on the morning of the night I speak of, a man and woman were fer ried across the river from Maysville, mid proceeded directly to the squire's house. A few lusty raps on the door roused his sable assistant, who rejoices in tho name of Vulcan probably be cause he has assisted in welding so many pairs of hearts together, and he opened the door and admitted them. There was no light, nnd he ushered them into a big room which opened directly olT the hall. He was just going for a light when another knock summoned him to the door, nnd lie admitted another cou ple. Again he started for the light, nnd n third knock sounded, lie admitted a third couple, nnd leaving them all in the big room, be hastened upstairs to urouse the squire. "Ittisni ez boomin,' boss," he said, when the Croat American Matrimo niulier jumped .ov-i-"- "-"Free '"Three!" repeated the magistrate, making a hasty toilet. "Take that lamp down. I'll be there directly." Vulcan obeyed the order, and when he opened the door of the big room, and the rays of the lamp he carried flooded the apartment, the six peo ple therein contained, gave utterance to six quick cries of astonishment. It was the denouement of the Clo verburg comedy! Stap ling in one corner of the room was Colonel Shortrood, on whose onn hung Miss Dorothea l.ongaere. Fac ing the military chieftain was Ks quiro Isreal l.ongaere, whose arm was twined about the waist of buxom Abiirail Sloan. In the middle of tho epartmcnt stood young Anson Short rood, holding to his breast pretty Nellie l.ongaere. After the first cries of astonish ment there was a moment's silence, then a tremendous roar of laughter; and then followed such handshaking and kissing, and cries of mutual for giveness and pledges of eternal love and friendship as probably were never heard or seen b'ore. Squire Massie lleasley married the three couples, and they went back to Cloverburg together. The lawsuit was dropped, and r.ll parties there after lived together in peace and am ity. Saturday Night. A .Mimical Word. It was during the late Spanish American war. A wealthy merchant, who bad left bis business to offer his services to his country, was pac ing up and down on picket duty one dark night. Suddenly he detected sounds of approaching footsteps and quickly bringing his gun into posi tion, commafideil, in u sonorous voice: "(live the countersign!" The person challenged proved to be an enlisted dry goods clerk form erly employed by the merchant be fore the war broke out. As their eyes met n smile played around the corners of the clerk's mouth and he answered in a low whisper: "Cash!" Then the merchant, bringing his piece to a right shoulder, let him pass and resumed ids pacing. Lip pineott's. An lnnoliilile Myntory. Once upon n Time there were two Intelligent Parents who (libbered to their beloved Offspring about going !ye-r.ye on the Choo-Choo Cars. And behold when the Youth was drown the Intelligent rn rents Won dered Much and Were Sore on the Kducntionnl System because their off spring took engerly to slang and other Things instead of Clinging to Pure English. Baltimore American. neckleas. Gladys So he proposed Jn his auto after a week's acquaintance? What did you tell him? Dolly Told him he was exceeding the speed limit. ruck. , r ' 1 Seven M22on Imxs sc:d !n frt 12 Further cause for indignatica '.uon the cult that is for getting back to na ture and old-fashioned ideals as fast as possible will be Urau Lullablra for llnblr. mpp'.iid by the new ly invented machine of a Swiss mechanic. It is an automatic nurse fur babies, und is attachtd to the iradle. If the baby cries, the air Kaves cause specially arranged wires to operate a plioimgraph, w hieh croons a lullaby, while clockwork released liiuultaiieously causes the cradle to rock. How the heart will be ktirred at the sight of the motherly brass phono graph bending hut the grieving pink und white mite in the cradle, "croon ing" u lullaby, exclaims the St. Louis Clohe-Dcnioerat. Did you ever hear a phonograph croon? It croons in a tad, low tone, Jike un X-ray machine und a torn cat singing u duet. Itought tocul tivate a taste for music in the infant mind that might materially affect the voice quality. 1'nins would have to be taken to prevent mischievous little Willie, baby's elder brother, from utib Miluting "When Johnnie C'c.nies Marching Home" for the lullaby, l'er haps a spanking machine might be set in motion by baby's squalling to spank little Willie; itought not to require all the power merely to do the crooning and cradle rucking. This patent nurs ing machine may find favor in the social and domestic circles that ure up to date. It would allow still more time to devote to the important work of regen erating the race after it is grown up. Though it may be very hard to bluiko the convictions of a considerable num ber of people who cling to the custom of raising children bv hand. The complexity of human nature is evident when we reflect how little we Complex II.,.,..., 1,arn of '" character from the Nature. . ., . epithets that are used to describe his qualities. We say that a certain person Is guiorous, but we need to know much more aboulhim than that, even for u partial under standing of that single trait. Since no quality acts in isolation, we need to know how it is geared to other quali ties. Some men, says the Poston liudgot, ure generous under the im pulse of domestic love, and it takes that to open their pocket-books; others are generous when working under the mo- h flve-af eaute ftrMrfcfsyoTCers when their ambition is touched, and still others from the loftiest considera tions of Christian duty and privilege. There are many men who will spend their money freely from good fellow ship with other men who begrudge every cent they give to wife or duugh-1 ters. There are others who will give' lavishly to charities or religion who, will be hardly decent in meeting thoj legitimate social demands of their, friends. Any one seeing such men in one phase of their activity would pro- i nounce them liberal and free-hearted, but he would find that he was dealing with a different person if he saw him in other moods. Men nnd women who admire each other's qualities enthusi astically, are often amazed, after mar riage, at tho change constant associa tion brings. The fuct is that they have j simply had opportunity to i.liserve how the qualities they admire are geared to the activities of the soul. The 'Winter Solntlee. Al. Manack The days are pretty short now, aren't they ? Willie Everpeigh I should say sol Seems as if the ink doesn't have time to get dry on a 30-day note before it's due. Prookl) n Life. Thui.Klitf u!nea. Jerry Don't forget the widows and j orphans. I Tom That s right; lm courting a pretty widow, and she's un orphun, too. Detroit. Free Press. A DIM? of Content. Sing a song of happiness, To dellfiht the soul Beef upon the table and A cellar full of coal. Washington Star. Algy (trying to introduce himself) May I have the pleasure of learn ing your name? Miss Tcrt PearL Algy Are you the pearl of great orice? Miss Tert Xo; I'm the pearl be tore swine! Good-bye! Scraps, T1IE HI'.ST OF 1I1M. unre ti m jne uav mortis. Tub signature, -fr FURNITURE..,.. I Mill Villi 111 Style and in Prices Our stock is new ami up-to-date. It is no trouble to show goads and quote ju ices. Ul'TAI RING neatly and promptly done. Lewistown Furniture Go,, No. I2-I4 Valley St. MnklnK Hln.Nrlf Clrnr. She Do you know that lady in the far corner? lie In a way, I have a listening ac quaintance with lu r. "I don't believe I understand you, sir." "She is my wife." The Smart Set. A tiny lpelver. "So your husband has been deceiv ing you, eh?" "Yes, lhe wretch! I used to give him ten cents for car fare every day, and I've found out he's Ik en walking downtown and spending the money for beer." Chicago American. Ktii n It. Mooney Ilrace up, man! Troth, ycz Ink as if ye, didn't hov n fri'nd in th' whole wur'rld. llogan Oi liovn't. Mooney (i'wnn! If it ain't money ycz w ant t' borry, Oi'm as good a fri'nd as iver yez had. Prooklyn Life. Xot nt All Xlkelr. 11D1...1. i x-..: t - m i -j me. "Oh, no. She's too ambitious to at tempt any such easy task as that." Chicago Post. A Genuine GoNnlp, Betty Mr. Cynique is too polished for words, isn't he? I 'egg)' Oh, dear, yes. Everything he says reflects on someone. Town Topics. A St rn nice Troth. The Mrds will sins In gentle spring-; The flowers will prace the garden spot; And we'll complain oh, wondrous thing! liecauee the weather Is too hot. Washington Star. OXK Little Girl A pound of steak, please, and cut it tough, will yer? liutcher (amazed) Why? Little Girl 'Cans', if it's tender. father eats it all! Phil May's Jour nal. A Dental Comment. The w ild w Ind blew o'er the Klondike vale, lilting nnd bluM(ring, fierce and cold. The dentist smiled as he viewed the gale "The teeth of lhe storm have been filled with gold." Judge. Suileloua Symptom. Tiflington I'm getting old. Widdleton Oh, no. Tillingten Yes", I am. I've begun to think that I look young for my years. Urooklyn Life. Il.it It Did. Tommy Did paw say it hurt him worse than it did you? Johnny Nope; but it did, cuz while he wuz whaliu' me I stepped on his corn. Indianapolis Sun. True Illne. Customer This milk looks rather blue. Milkman Dluet You ought to have seen it before the boss put the chalk in. X. Y. Journal. ! The- Eaaleat M ar. . Hewitt How do you spell? ! Jewcttr I don't spell it; I just dic tate it to my stenographer. Brooklyn Life. ,, ! What 'We're. Coming To. ' Lakeside Why are Mr. and Mrs. Wedogain holding a reception?. j Porker They're celebrating thejr flyer divorce. V. T. HtraM'ij ones ucfu i. uig tu umnc a mui iie'v"' . . FfWU OF mil. MAY'S JOKES. - ip ia Two Diy on evoMj we box. 25 If) mi an- in mttl ofFur.iittir, Carpel, Manilas, Knus, Oilcloth, Linole ; m, Lied Curtains, Window Shade, lMcturet?, and I'ic'uif Fmtius, give us a rail. can Felix Block Notice I Special Coal Sals At the NEW STOK;:. W.. I I'll. i C nave iicciilcd to ri.;i.; duction on all Ladies ( ,;:t the holidays, m as to : hody a chance to Imy a ,n a i. i H'l Jr I M co-ii i dure Uinstmas at a why, price. This sale will g uU, tgfl I. - ...Ml .... iw-uuj. it u win surprise our tnaa' customers when tlicy J earn prices. HemeinlKT, every coat is im new and the styles are beautiful. fcpecial bargains in Led I'.laiiltJ .,1 i.es. Underwear. ;,m )nJ i.eJlllie in nnd .-''0. trouble to eliii..-..Z A (specially grand lot of i,k make selections from H. F. Clemmer, m Market St., SUXKUKY, Pi Three doors east of the Market Hons FURMITUHE Do you need any furniture? If so, don't fail t come to our store and get our prices. We can suit you in style and prices, from the cheap est to the better grade. I ii Hard wood, golden oak fini-li Only $12.50 Mattresses - $1.90 Bedsprlngs - $1.25 GrOOtf. V7"liito Enctm o 1 Bods xvitla 1 j3xings SG.OO ('halm, ItiK-ki r., Cnuclirn, Siilo bourda, Fancy and clioiip Mi lennial. Tallies, Unby Carriages and Uo-curta. .M. HARTMAN FURMTCRCCO. f MillllnbiirK. I'D- Schpoyer 8- Smyser, FIRE INSURANCE AG I2NTS. Represent on : i flrst-class Stock C ran lea Lichtln r Clause and t?t9 TTireshlnir neri, 't. crnnted. We are comn l sioned by our t-J Canies to issue oolicies and trs'1! UHiness at our o.ilce same as at bo office. All business entrusted to our will be prompt!) attended to by or otherwise. office cHESTfWT STREET' In Schroyer's Building, near Pep0' SELINSGROVE, Snyder County.