Miscellaneous News. Blew Out the tins. WLLKESBARR®P*- April 23. A well dressed young man, about -4 years, whoss name is suppesed to have been James Gannt, was found dead in a room in the St Cloud hotel this morn ing. Hehad justbeeo suffocated withgas from a jet which had not been turned off. He is a stranger here and is suppos ed to have comsfrom Westchester, Fa Boyu.Ktned by Eating Wild Parsnips. INDIAN A FOLIS, lud., April 25.- Near Boonville, five boys, J, B. Irwin, Eramett Mooro and Clifford Lampion, while in the woods yesterday, ate wild parsnips. Three of them died within an hour, and the fourth is not expected to recover. The fifth will probably survive. Supposcd[Kldnapi>tng.by Gypsies. MrBRSViLLB, Pa., April 22 A son of Adam Christ, a wealthy farmer re siding two miles north of this place, disappeared from home on the 12th in stant, Since which time nothing has been heard of him. It is believed he was kidnapped by a strolling band of gypsies. Several gypsy camps In Berks and Lebanou counties have beensearch ed, but without success. The parents are greatly distressed on account of his prolonged absence. Brother of. Ex-Governor Pollook Bead. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, April 28.—Dr. Samuel Pollock, for many years a lead ing physician of the West Branch val ley, died to-day aged 79 years, lie was abrother of ex- Governor James Pollock, of Philadelphia. He had been prom inent in the state medical society, and was a noted classical aud biblical schol ar. The Height of Meanness. The meanest man competition has begun again. So far California takes the lead. It is recorded that a mer chant in Los Angelos observed a news boy peering down into the grating in the sidewalk in front of his store one afternoon recently, and upon inquiry leatned that the little chap had dropped a quarter into the place and was study ing upon the best means of recovering his wealth. The merchant one of his clerks sent downintothe cellarrecovered the coin and very coolly put it into his till. A police-officer investigated the matter, and gave the boy twenty-five cents to replace the coin of which lie had been pluadered. A Distinguishoe Old Lady. Mrs. Polk, the widow of James K. Polk, tenth President of the United States, is over eighty years of age, but she is in good health and she possesses a memory of unimpaired yigor. She resides in the old Polk homestead at Nashville, Tenn., a large, roomy, two story building made ofjbrick. Are Wooden Bridges Safest ? A wooden bridge has been built in place of the iron death-trap which re cently went down in the suburbs of Boston. Who is there to prove that after all wooden railroad bridges [are not better 'than those built of iron ? No one has ever beard of a wooden structure eoing down because of its sudden contraction by cold or expansion by heat. Wood goes to decay, but it does not crystalize or rust out. A blow delivered by a broken shaft or locomo tive driver which will crack and possi bly destroy a bridge constructed of iron will not in any way cripple a good bridge made up of wood and bolts. Iron bridges have not been used long enough to be anything more than an experi ment. The experiment, has not yet proved entirely satisfactory. A Sumptuous Smoking-Room. A Russian' millionaire has recently bad built for him at St. Petersburg a most flumptuou3 smosing room, which is the astonishment of all the northern capital. Its richness consists not so much io its furniture, which is a mod el of simplicity, but in its walls. These are literally lined with European bank notes. Instead of the mass of white ceiling which forms the despera tion of disciples of William Morris, is seen a profusion of Austrian notes most artistically grouped round a 10 florin bank note. Charming designs composed of Freneh, English, Italian and Russian bank notes adorn the walls. The curious room has received many famous visitors from all points of the compass. Among others a celebra ted Hungarian painter was introduced. He glanced up at the million aire and said with a smile : "Sir, it is a pity you have already thus disposed of your money, for the same amount I would willingly have decorated your walls, perhaps more artistically,indeed than is now the case—by covering them with paintings, even as Michael Angelo did for his Holiness, Pope Ju lius II." IF I wanted to get good, square j udgement on something I had done, I had rather go to a newspaper olfice for it than any other court of j rstice. I know the justice of journals, their in tegrity and their purity of motives. I know that they probe into men's char acters. No man whose character is pure need fear all the press in America. The way to be safe from so-called news paper attacks is to be a Christian. The reporters are the best detectiye force in this country. They have brought more criminals to justice and punctured more shams than all agencies combined. Rev. Sam Jones. Bleeding at the Noes. To prevent it keep erect. Apply cold water to the neck. Then take a lone strip of cloth, an inch or so wide, and with a pencil push it gently into the nostril, beiDg sure to carry the first of it well back toward the throat. See that there is noihing tight about the neck. G. A. K. NOTES. New York has fins posts. Rhode Island, with twenty posts, lias 2,oo'JJmembers. New Ilampshirehasoighty four posts and f>,r. Holland in Scr tier's Monthly. He says: "Nevertheless, it is a fact that many of the best proprietary medicines of the day were more successful than many physicians, and most of them, it should bo remembered,were at first dis covered or used in actual medical prac tice. When, however, any shrewd per son, knowing their virtue, and foresee ing their popularity, secures ami advis es them, then, in the opinion of the bi goted, all virtue went out of them." Is not this absurd V This great man appreciated the real merits of popular remedies, and the absurdity of those that derided them because public atten tion was called to the article and the evidence of their cur-s. If the most noted physician should 'announce that he had made a study of any certain or gan or disease of tlre body, or make his sign larger than the code size, though he may have practiced medicine and been a leader in all medical counsels, notwithstanding all this, if he should presume to advertise and decline to give his discovery to the public, he would be pronounced a quack and a humbucr, although he may have spent his entire life and all his available funds in perfecting his investigation. Again we sav, "absurd." If an ulcer is found upon one's arm. and is cured bv some dear soul of a grandmother, outside of the code, it will be pronounced by the medical pro fession an ulcer of little importance. Hut if treated under the code, causing sleepless nights for a month, with the scientific treat meet, viz., plasters, wash es, dosing with morphine, arsenic and other vile substances, given to prevent blood poisoning or deaden pain, and yet the ulcer becomes malignant, and am putation is made necessary at last, to save life, yet all dour according to the "isms" of the medical code, this is much more gratifying to the medical profession, and adds more dignity to that distinguished order than to l>e cur ed by the dear old grandmother's rem edy. This appears like a severe arraign ment, yet we believe that it expresses the true standing of the medical pro fession in regard to remedies discovered outside of their special "isms." One of the must perplexing things of the day is the populatity of certain reme dies, especially Warner's safe cure, which we find for sale everywhere. The physician of the highest standing is ready to concede its merits and sustain the theories the proprietors have made —that is, (hat it Wait tits in most of the ailments of the human system, because it assists in puttingtho kidneys in prop er condition, thereby aiding in throw ing off the impurities of the blood,while others with less honesty and experience deride, and are willing to see their pa tient die scientifically,and according to the code, rather than have him cured by this great remedy. Yet we notice thai the popularity of the medicine continues to grow vear by year. The discoverer conies boldly before the peo ple with its merits, and proclaims them from door to door in our opinion much more honorably than the physician who, perchance, may secure a patient from some catastrophe, and is permitted to set a bone of an arm or a linger, which he does with great dignity, yet v ry soon after takes the liberty to climb tin editor's back stairs at - o'clock in the morning to have it announced in the j morning paper that "Dr. So-and-so was in attendance," and thus secures for his benefit a beautiful and free adver tisement. We shall leave it to our j readers to say which is the wisest and most honorable. lit- Could Slug. Several years ago on one of our north-' ern bays, when, as yet, steamers were j infrequent visitors, a certain small boat j used to ply, touching at various points, according as its freight or the weather demanded. The crew was somewhat limited, con sisting of the captain, the first mate, j whose name was Barnabas, and cook, ! John, who, when stress of work requir ed, also acted as second mate. John was an excellent cook and a fairly good sailor,but was aftlicted with an impediment in his speech which j made liiin somewhat backward in ex pressing himself,'and was especially an noying, if, for any reason, ho becomes excited. At such times the more lie : wanted to say something the less lie was able to say it. Fortunately, bow ever, he could sing as straight as any one. One day the Captain was below tak ing a nap, while Barnabas and John were running the boat. A sudden squall happened to come up, and a puff of wind brought the boom around with such unexpected violence as to knock the unwary Barnabas overboard. Thereupon John rushed into the cabin in the wildest excitement to inform the Captain of what had occurred, but, as usual, lie was unable to get out a co herent sentence. "B— b—b—b—" he stuttered, until the Captain, in a rage, shouted : "Thunderation ! man, sing it if you can't say it," and John,catching at the happy suggestion, sang : ' Overboard is Barnabas, Half a'mile astern of us." The boat was immediately put about and the luckless Barnabas recovered. — Detroit Free Press. A Bet Kasily Won. Robinson Did you ever notice, Brown, the habit Dumley has of saying "What's that ?" to every remark made to him ? Brown —No; I think you're mistak en Robinson. Robinson—l'll bet you five dollars that you can't make a remark to him that he won't say "What's that V" Brown (puts up the money and ac costs Duruley) Will you have some thing to drink, Dumley ? Dumley— Doncarfido.—JV. Y, bun. I>l.H< II.\IM;I*:I> ROW H I S. V Fnntoiis Detectlv*'s I,lens <'oncom ing Their ProtectlOll an,l Employ ment . The (iuoßiion arises us to how those iiion can lie employed. Of course, it is not possible to force thoso men into employment ,* noithor would it ho prop er to put thoin into rosponsiblo posi tions. Thoy should lo graded accord ing to tlioir intelligence and education. There ate many places where moo have been criminals and to whom 1 iia\e talked in regard to reforming, have expressed to me their lack of coiili lencc in them. The invar iable conclusion reached has been that the principal thing that is given by them is advice and veiy little a>M>t ance. It is juM possible that this arise from lack of funds. If a society of this ki..d were organized of course it would be necessary to ket pa complete record of all those who had 1 e< n assist ed, and the employment they tj.nl been put at. It would also be nec 'ssary for the agents of the society to keep a look out for tin* welfare of these men, and to see how they wa re getting along. The books and records of the society should of course be considered secret, and no information should be given from the same unless the society's agent were thoroughly convinced that it was for the purpose of aiding the ends of jus tice. Whenever a complaint was made about any one who had been a criminal that lie was being persecuted by pul.ee officials or others, the society should at once take steps to put a slop to such persecution. A man who has b -en known as a pro fessional'criminal, starting out to re form, has an almost impossible t isk to accomplish, and although a number have succeeded, very many have be-n forced back from their good resoluth n by persecution on the part of police of ficials and those who have know them in their criminal career.— l!ohcrt A. Pinker ton, in < 'hicayo Inter-Ocean.. An Interest ling < Yntt-miijil. The Pennsylvania Prison .Society (late the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating tho Miseries of Public Prisons) cele brates its Centennial Anniversary in Philadelphia, this week, May 3, 1 and 5. Meetings are to be held each day, front 3to 5 and S to 10 o'clock, p.m. Ad dresses will be delivered by distinguish ed penologists of tins and ot her coun tries. The mornings will be devoted lo visiting the Eastern Penitential y, County Prison, House of Kefuge,House of Correction, Station Houses, o!e. The Governor of the State is ex peel d to welcome the delegates and guests. The Mayor of the city will make an address of welcome. The officers of the State, the Legislature, Judges of the Courts, and ot tiers are invited. This is perhaps tho oldest society of the kind, having been organized May s, stitution, minute book, and roll. There were present at the first meeting thirty one gentlemen, and these with many others are recorded as the original sign ers of the constitution. Their names are recognized as those of the men "who gave character and prosperity to the city," such as Benjamin Rush, lit. Rev. William White, Benjamin Frank lin, and others honored in the history of the city and the State. It stated that in its earliest days tho founders of this Society would take discharged prisoners into their own homes, and shelter and provide for them. To this davit continues to care for the same class in methods similar to those of our own New Yoik Prison Association. These associations, in the rescue of a single criminal, often save the State thousands of dollars, which would have been expended for his re-trial and re-in carceration.— New York: Observer. A Waste of Time. Mother—"What did young Mr. Tompkins say to you, Clara, last n'ght, while lie was to button your g'ove ?" Clara (sadly)—"lie said the man who would make a glove that wouldn't but ton easier that, than ought to ba hang ed." Mother—"Well I wouldn't waste any more time there \"—Puck, < '>• in <• I*4* 111 I Honesty. Confidence between dealer and cus tomer is a irrari'i thing. It's got to have a deeper loiind.it lon'than that one man has the goods and'another wants them. Without seeming censorious, it's got to have a more substantial base than even commercial honesty. That tolerat" i adulterations'of goods, admix tures of poor materials and good and runs its risks, it' needs be, of being found out. If anyone in business wants to get llriuly rooted in the esteem of those lie deals with, lie must be ready to go a step farther —be sponsor for what he 'sells out-and-out, or ready to make it good. Confidence is sure to follow sueli a course. It may seem like giving a hemic character to business to put it on the same footing as morality, but that's the only price that will pur chase the eontidenee of otheis. Integ rity can't tie made two-faced. Voting man about starting out in business, ponder this. —"■ STOVES [New Advertisement.] Jacob JjJisenliuth withes to inform the public thai, hoc iurj /Hlreliant 11 the machines and (mils, tm IF (her with stocl* of Stores, 7 HI and I In! lowa re, for metly the ja'oj erty of It. I. Jlrown, and harim/ the serenes nf that yent tenia n who is a praetieal mechanic, is now prepared to /ill 01l orders in this line. Hones & Ham Spouting *S' A St'K< I A I. TV *v> and satisfaction yaarnnteed. Just rect'iccd a fine assort meat */ the best males of STOVES, Ranges, HEATERS, &e., &c., &c. .lin/ person in want of a store for eool'im/, btl iny or heating purposes will find it to their interest to call at the shop or sale room, under It. /. llrowiva residence, Main St, MILL HE IM. PA where Mr. JSrowa may be found at all times to attend to the i rants < f pafrm s L Js"*lt ICMEM IIKIt TH AT KI -1"SIIVTII"s STOVES mi'ST r.i: SEEN TO HE HIOMTI.Y A l'i'U I ( I A l l I Ileystone Hotel, Selinsgrovc, ----- Peunn. -:o:- —-a -:OJ This Hotel has been remodeled and | refurnislied, and f!ie Tiaveling I'til-lic will liud if class in every re i mute (i,mi WASIIISHTOS. Send MODEL Oli D/IA WISH. Wo advise as ti, patenlahUitv liee <>f eliarit'*: an,! we make So I'lt AEH E I 'XL ESS LATEST IS SE CL'IIEIJ. We refer here to ih" Postmaster, the Sunt, of Money Order Olv.. and t., the official- of the l\ s. Patent Office. For eircalar, advice, terms and references n, aetiiul clients in your own Stale or countv, write to <\ A SXOW A CO.. Opposite Patent imice, Washington, I>. C, Si 13 WEEKS. The POI let: UAZIiTTE will bo niaile l.se. curely wrapped, many address in the United States for three months on receipt of ONtt DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, a- Rt&ts and clubs. Sample copies mailed boo. Address all orders to RICHARD K. FOX, FRANKLIN Sgi'ARE. N. A*. 8100 A WEEK. Ladies <>r gentlemen desirinu pleasant proflt able 'innkynieii write at once. We want you to handle an ariiele of domestic use that tttVo- MKXUS lTsiu.K to everyone at sight. STAPLE AS FLOP It. S-lis like hot cakes. Profits .ton per cent. Famldes wishing to riuCTK E ECNo- MY should for their own benefit write for par ticulars. l's, (i every day the year round in every household. Price within reach of all. Circulars flee. Agents receive SAMPLE FLEE Address IMIJIKSIIC MF'UCO.. HAKIOV, OHIO. WORKING CLASSES ATTE\TIO.\! we are now prepared to furnish all classes with eniployinent at home, the whole of the time, <>r for their spare moments. Business new, light and profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from an cents to £>.oo per even ing. and a proportional sum by devoting ah their time to the business. Hoy# an,l girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this may send their address, and test the busi ness, we make this offer. To such as are not well satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing. Full particulars and out lit free. Address (JBOUOK NTINSON a CO., Portland, Maine. 5t22 9% ELI W lO I>e '"arte- Cut this out SvM ; 5 aS jga af and return to us. and we BJ ifl KL I will send you free, sonie ■ thing of great value and importance to yon, that will start you in busi ness which will bring you ill more money right away than anything else in this world. Any one can do the work and live at home. Either sex; all ages. Something new, that Just coins money for all workers. We w ill start you; cap ital not needed. This is one of the genuine, im port aut chances of a lifetime. Those who are ambitious and enterprising will not delay, firand outfit free. Address TRUE & Co.. Augus ta, Maine. If A H lean live at home, and make more ■V II ■■money at work for us, than at anv il BJ A* lug else in this world. Capital th tie I*l ; you are started free. H< >t It boxes; till ages. Any one can do the work. Costly outfit and terms free. Hotter not delay. Co stsvou nothing to send us your address and find out; if you are w|se you will do so at once. 11. lIAU.ET.ti Co., Portland, Maine. F, 4, NORTH & CO, Philadelphia. Pa'.keep KvßttVT.il .no IN THE Mrsii'Ab LINE. Sheet Music. Music Hooks. Ail the foreign and American Editions. Pianos and Organs, by the best known makers, sold on liberal terms. Catalogues sent on application. Mention this paper. guaranteed I *ll I•M rnl IM 1 ! >y Nr. J- I'.. May | J EH ™ B |1 4tr. B'tl Arch St. faam> -iin r Pa. Ease at once. No operation or business delay. Thousands of cures. At Keystone House, Hea ding, I'a.. 2d Saturday of each mouth. Send for circulars. Advice free. 5-ly ACENTSSp er. Durable, perfect in operation, and of grent domestic utility. XV rite for circular. FAMILY COFFEE ROASTER CO., ST. LOUIS, Ma. THE COMMON SENSE LIITAXI* FOKCKI'UMP Makes a complete Eire Department for any Country Rom oat of a common wood pump. At a v,-1 v •iii ill cost. Worth I llty Time* It*. t ot if miii it,'f,t it to put out li,* 1 , mnl t-x --11','in.*t>t > handy for tats of ot!|,*r th|u-'. Ui-ailv for action in Oie-eljtllb of n VI IIIIIto. Energetic lae- ness m,*:, who will give it prop er utt, lit 101 l are waoteit tu handle litis pump in every town in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maiyland, Delaware. Virginia and N >rf!i faro- Una, and will I e uecorded eoiiiroi ot suitable terijt.ii) not already occupied. OHAS. G. BLATOIILEY, MANUFACTURER til III! Sixes mill My ICH ot Wont! I'lliti |>t ui.ee: !a N B < i I V HALL SQUARE. Opposite Htoad St. Station P. b. It.. ! - t FHILAUK LI'IIIA, PA. HARWOOD'S I ICHAIR SEATSI 1 WANTED IN EVERY FAMILY | To Roplaso Broken Cane. R RE-SEAT YOUR CHAIRS, G ■ An* body ran apply '~J 'LV B No Mirhunlc needed. SOLD IIY ) I Faruilnre & 'wfri '^i TRADES.' ; | In buying new Chairs, aak for Ihoac with p I HABWOOD'B Red Leathc r Finlrh Scats, s Tlicy never wear out. s 7?"- (ELSE RATI 0 Bjeadk- llrqan, B.U .V ! ovr u IO coo IN CON-i i'A. > r ISE. 2i\j Direct fro.o tio Manufacturer. Whi,;,\ _D® "I| ?S| "Warranted tlie most perfect Force-Feed Fertilizer prillln existence. Send for circular. t b. FIBQUHiB, York, ft PTHE IL9CSHT RUNNING* IDIIPLEI (CORN&FEED MILLS THE BEST MILL MADE Pop Grinding* MT ■ EAR CORN > SHELLED com ° ATS ' ryeand 6*" GRAINS. &&■ ; \ vBPli !t is the on, Y rni,, in the \ m world that grindson both W \ ' ff H sides of the revolving fw H JL ft burr at the same time, r E 1 - —~^*Hf|., giving it double the —" grinding surface of any j other milh whenthe di- SEND FOR DEBCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. THE BUPKaEX 2YIFG CO, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. . .WgJ'l if——MMl A THE ENTERPRISE ViPOR MEDICATOR, 'MiKy* a new patent steam MED,CAT OR. inhaler, disinfector, *&c. I Jjjipcijllv c)iihiru< t <1 for tfj • t: i alii.cit < f tudi dlttani as * I //CONSUMPTION- NASAL CATABEH, EA7 AX3 BOSS FSVI2, tIPSTHIEIA n cousn, cuirsr. cols in the head, ccicnrtA cwblukcs. acteka.' f t flu "OKCEXTza. p-eueisy, mraoKXA. nbuealoia, kceps. nsKmBMXAX Thefint time "SOLIDS" cuuld be tutd in MLDICA Tl.\o STFAU. %'aaul Catarrh, Ility Fever, A.flima. ' \L4gf lu all UJCHC- dUcaeea tlio Meditator la worth ten time* the priccuktd, \ I i/,'/ -tn)' liadyiaulit-iiiilifv herCoinnlriion after uting • fw dari< lOfj IIAKNLEM BIT t EItTAIK. '■"& -A *'• ::: - e '" r * NSB3E :t LUNCH LAMP, hiriaj u extra attacheect of a Cap. I'rlre, Complete, $3.00. By Blall, $3.33. I, AGENTS WANTED.reliable Agenta wanted to handle otir W%- M-.1i.-ai..r larj-e Proflt*,— Sella at Sight. One Ageut aold Twenty-aevoa iu one day. Write for t< rtua and circular, to the 30 UNION SQUARE. NEW YORK. - Q WIU ' WOBC EQUALLY AS WELL 1/ ~ ~ Ol{ Rt >DuU STONY LAN I) AS ON Li "awmT? Ju-s W Ci 117 tlij: western prairies. it lj Tfe is $5 ¥Pi V 1 r Jbr unlike any other sulky in Itt !&* fl ftS T % B A *IV UP THE W..RLD. CAN HE ATTACHED UA it' J iiiiß @JS ts err, — ClifflT WV PLOV Ix FIVR MistrKTuilt! AMI.. LI "j* riulß.Hl AND xs WARRANTED NOT lo f! hJfUJLIAA Ra INC!'EASE THE draft one _ < rjHhL . - , ' POUND. SO SIMPLE A CHILD >V r \fHLsl STRONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A / \ YVrt TEAM CAN OPERATE IT. WILL Vv / , V y. TURN A SQUARE CoRNUt WlTH jf** '> ,v \ \ Ws our raising the plow, the r \{>j v to \ji sif Qnly plow m \de vtth a foot \ , . ft*"-- LEVI UTO START THE POINT X. 0 Xfiu >y OF VJX>vr auruptlt in THE XCL V. .„ - tmi .. - Im GROUND OR elevate it to X 2ft *.> skim over the top of fast V', STOKE#, AROUND ROOIS, ETC. \A/ 91 \l f > ffIVX 11 Wo wan tar "xxl. lire tu au to act ma ■***- # 1 X agent iu every town lu the U. 8. "X Xil. KAvt. of hom too lea foil treat BV FWTVAnr u TnX VnA'imt. Take a hUßEßcanrr thatßaa L- lit n lid ivero re.Uirod to health iy uw of IH. 7ii r RED tSotuanda. doc not Interfere harr/b* seminal A 1 ;.•.ebilit r. WeakacMS indPErti rai Docajr in Yon't pay other companies it4o-00 profit 1 1 rm iiiite so cood ASTtuil'bAiOKK'sT, Imi| ■ .! , .•■ ! 1 f the mahrfaetv,vrs. SutitC. O. D. .xWCNG MACHENE CO. - 57 Ce-L ! :V.t Ttreot, Now York City '• i.i pupcr L kept on tile at tl;c oCtre of IYER^SOff Agents 1 ' TIMES BUILDING PHILADELPHIA. FSTIM ATFS Far *•** ibteitisha cdcc LOI Imfl Ito a t Lowest Cash Rates rnCC stumps fur AYES & SON'S MANUAL