THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG, CO I JJMBIA COUNTY, PA. The Columbian. BLOOMSBURG, PA., IWIDAY, JANUARY Sfl.TSSH. "- - - - . Correct Kiillroittl Time Table. Trains on the l'UllAilclphta & It. It. leave ltupcrt nSIUUOWB! Monru. soctii. 6;S(I (. la. H:Ma, in. 4:Utl p. in. 0:13 p. in. o Trnlnsou the 1). L. s w. It. It. leave liloorasburf ss luilowsi NOliTII. SOCTII. :0.1 a. ui. 8:28 a. m. 11.01 a. in. ll:M a. ni. 1.11:311 p. in. 4:30 p. ID. TOO 8:3S n. m. train connects nt Northumberland with lue..'13 train on l"ennsylvanla road, reaching rhitadelpuu at 3.1 j p. in. The 11:63 train connects with Philadelphia and Heading ro.id at ltupcrt reaching Philadel phia ul6:0U p. m. Tho I . :5i train connects with Pennsylvania road at .lorthuinbcruud at 1:00, reaching Philadelphia M'f.li p. in. Tho 1.30 p. m. train connects with Pennsylvania road at aoriliumoeruucl at B.uJ p. in., and reaches l'liuaaeipnia iu 3.113 a. in, 4J Trnlnennlhn V. Jt U. 11. ItftUwnv nilM Illoom ferry as follows t MOKTII. south. , ll:S7a.m. 12:01 p.m. (1.80 p. m. 4:16 p. in. Club llatcH tor' 1883, A CHANCE TO UET THE 11 EST DEMOCRATIC l'Al'Ell IN TUB COUNTIIV. Tho New York H'orW is acknowledged to bo tho lending Democratic paper In thu United States. Everybody ought to take n city paper In addition to a local one. We have msdo arrangements with tho Weekly World to club with tho Coujmman. prico of tho Weekly World Is $1.00. On receipt of 2.20 wo will send tho two pa. purs to any address In tho county, for one year. Clubs of five persons at ono post of Hce can get them for 10,00 If ordered at one time. This Is n very liberal offer, mid is made for the purpose of extending our circulation and not because tlicro Is any money in It. Wc do not believe In the chromo busi ness. All the county nowspapers nrc pub lished nt rates so low that thu margin of profit Is very small, and unless nil subscri bers pay up, tho loss 13 nearly equal to the profits. Wo consider that our readers get tho full worth of their money out of this paper at $1.00 n year, and wo cannot nf ford to glvo every subscriber a gold watch or a piano, nt that price. But wo will do this i Every subscriber who will pay up all arrearages and ono year In advance will rccelvo for ono year, Good Cheer, a monthly paper devoted to the Interests of homo and family, nnd containing much valuable reading matter. A sample copy can be seen at this olllcc. This offer will stand only for a limited time, and all who wish to get $2.00 worth for $1.50, should attend to it nt once. ulillc Sales. Lafayette ICeelcr, administrator of Thom as McIIenry, deceased will sell valuable roal estate on tho premises, in Benton township on Saturday, January 24, 1885. See advertisement. lernounl, W. O. Holmes will tnko charge of the Rupert lintel In the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bertsch visited their parents nt Mnuch Chunk last weak. Dr. Wlllets formerly of Catnwlssa expects soon to locate In Bloomsburg. It. II. Hinglcr's brother of Philadelphia, is visiting friends In tills place. Geo. E. Elwell attended the meeting of tho Democratic Slate Committe at Harris burg on Wednesday. W. E. ivnorr having purchased L. D. Wintersteen's tobacco store, took posses sion on Friday 10th. Judge and Mrs. Elwell went to New York state laBt Saturday, to attend the fu neral of I!ev. King Elwell, a brother. Frothonotary Snyder will move to Bloomsburg soon, .and will occupy the Townscnd house on Iron street, David Wnlsh of Centralla, was in town this week attending tho meeting of tho mine commission, of which he is a mem ber. .Miss Sadie Moore of Bucklioru, has pur chased a handsome square-grand piano of Audrus & Co., of WHliamsport. Miss Sadie is fine player, and well deserves such an instrument. People who have been wishing for cold weather ought to be satisfied now. Sheriff Mourey has been kept busy of late, ilo has had n number of sales. Close observers of tho gooso bone say we will have a mild closing of tho winter sear sou, nnd an curly and plcasnut spring. Lost. A Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pen. The finder will return the same to A. A. Clark at McICelvy's store. The Catawissa Paper Mill is closed, on nccouut of the falluie of McCready Bros, of Philadelphia, Iho present owners. David Winner offers himself as crier at vendues. Apr 1 G, P. Stlncr's ready pay store at Orange, villo Is the place for bargains. Head his advertisement. The thermometer ranged from 10 to 30 degrees below zero on Monday, at Chlca. go- Silas Young's advertisement in tills paper is worthy of careful perusal. Ho Is a llvo business man and believes iu printers Ink. The Eiening Journal, edited nnd publish ed in Wllkcs-Barro by Mr. Sanders has sus pendyd publication. G. W. Sterner lias a store room and dwelling on Main street, and a dwelling on Market street for rent. Call on him for particulars. 2w Wu are indebted to Col. S. Knorr for a liberal supply of delicious oranges, sent direct by express from ills grove In Florida. Thu Colonel will be at homo on the 20th Inst. Mr, Samuel Loremau, ono of tUo oldest citizens of Columbia county, died at his homo in Franklin township, on Sunday morning aged about 82 years. Ho wns burled at Elysburg, on Tuesday, Our closing out sale will last but u few days longer. Wu still havo some desirable goods left, but they are going rapidly. Such an opportunity to buy cheap station cry will not occur soon, aud those who uso such articles should takn advantage of It. Colcmwax storo. The Pennsylvania Railroad lias reduced thu faro for emigrants from Now York to Chicago to $1,00. Tho regular faro Is $13. 00. This reduction was msdo in retaliation agalust tho other companies which bad en. tcrcd into a combination, nut failed tostund by their agreement. The tlmo for vendues is approaching Those In need of sale bills will do well to bear In mind that their work can bo done at this olllcc promptly, neatly uiul at tho lowest prices. Wu give a local notice free until time of ealu, to all having bills printed. Fon Sai.r. A fine pair of Vlnoyard nil clnmp nnd nll-nlckct rolltr skates slzoll Inches. Inquire nt this olllcc. ('has. Krug is making some repairs nt his planing mill. When completed ho will be In better shape than ever to turn out nil kinds of work In Hits line. Some further Improvements aro going on at the Exchange Hotel, The sample room has been handsomely fitted up, and the hall lending .to It has been wainscoted and painted. G. A. Clntk lias recently received a lot of new goods. Among them Is n large line of well-selected wall papers. Persons who contcmplulo making new Interior decora tions and Improvements In their homes this spring should examine Ids samples be fore making selections. ' John Kclchticr died nt Ills home In the northern part of Centre township mi Mon day morning. Ho was upwards of 80 years of age, and leaves n bust of relatives and friends. He hnd been aftllctcd with drop sy for somu time back nnd anticipated sud den death. He was one of the oldest resi dents of the county. A. P. Burbank, the Prince of the Plat, form, Humorist nnd Elocutionist, will ap pear In the Opera House early next month, under the auspices of the Winona Fire Company. Tho date will bo announced later. Ho Is n whole theatrical company by himself. When here with Cnmllla Urso he was highly appreciated, and will no doubt draw n big house. W. II. Smith, of the Milton Arpu, has seen the gcncrnl tickot agent of the Penn sylvanla road, Mr. Hnrrar, ond has ascer talned that If one hundred tickets can be guaranteed, the rale of fare for the round trip to Washington nnd return, nt the In. iiuguratioii, will bo IJ5.73. All neighbor, tng towns to .Milton are invited to join In the excursion, which will leave Milton Tuesday, Miir.h 3rd, nnd return Thursday, March 5. Monday evening, January I9tb, some of the members of tho Lutheran church gavo a surprise to Newton Boone, as well also to Hev. Battersbee and family who hnve recently moved to this place from Lairds vllle, Lycoming county, Pa., and are liv ing with Mr. Boone. Tho party consisted of nbout sixty-flvc, of all ages, who spent a joyous evening and gladdened the heart of Mr. Boone and gave a cordial welcome to Mr. Battersbee nnd family, G. P. Stlncr of Orangeville , loBt $50 00 lust weak tnrousli tho carelessness of some one. He gave the money to a Mr. Smith for tho lienton stage driver to bring to Hlnnmsbiin for denoslt In b.ink. Smith gave the money to the diivur, whosu namo Is Sutton, oi Demon. Aiine same lime amitu nlso gavo Sutton some money for deposit nt bank. In the evening Sutton returned Smith's book, but denied having any for Stinc. Sutton has been arrested and bound over for court. The Towanda Review has passed into the hands of E. B. Thompson and O. D. Good enough, nnd Is now a 6taunch Democratic sheet, nbly edited, bright and newsy in its matter, and very neat in appearance. It will vie wilh the Argm for the leadership of the Democracy of Bradford county, and unless our friend Parsons looks after his laurels ho will get left. There Is plenty of room for two good Democratic papers in Towanda, however, and It is not likely that they will tread on each other's toes. Success to both. ItolirHliurir. Honiwiiur.d, Jan. 12th, 1885. A large surprise party met at the house of P. D. McIIenry, in Fishlngcreck town ship on the farm of Phillip Applcman Sr., on the 10th Inst. It was a genuine surprise for Mr. and Mrs. McIIenry. They met aboul 11 o'clock in spring wagon buggies and a foot, they camo from every direction with their baskets nnd buckets tilled with goodies of nil kinds, nnd numbered nbout 00 of nil nges and sizes. We had a very sociable and good time all around. About 2 o'clock the tables groaned under tho weight of tho steaming eatables of various kinds. At about 4 o'clock they began to return to their respective homes, well satis fied Ihut it will not soon be forgotten. By One of the Paktt. Harry Berlin took to himself u better half last week, In tho person of Edith Lat teer. On Thursday of last week it snowed faithfully nearly all day, to the depth of about six inches. Everybody was elated with tho prospect of a season of good sled ding. But on Friday It rained all day and made a bad muss of slush nnd water. On Saturday it was nil gone, nnd the wind blew a gale. We met the senior editor of tho Colum. man, Col. J. O. Freeze, N. U. Funk, L. S. Wintersteen, nnd some others wu do not recollect.from Bloomsburg, last weck.Tues- day. They are a hale, hearty looking lot of men. The Colonel begins to show his age. We would like to sco him rewarded for the services rendered to hU party, ac cording to their true merits. The prospects for a good Ice haivest are not very bright at present. Said lie, "My love, would you sharo my joys and sorrows, prosperity and ndver slly, weal nnd woo as long as wo both shall live ?" "You shock me," said she, with oppnrent surprise, "I never presumed of your Intention mo thus to apprise." The bluff was rather gruff, nnd unpleasant to retain, hence, not alluding to tho subject again. She becamo more thoughtful, and not a llltle Impatient at last) and finally said, "pleaso shock me again, and I papa and mamma will ask." TllC MlllllliC CoilllillNHlou. Tho commission nppolnted by tho Gov. cruor to report on thu mining laws of this State, and to make such changes and sug gestions ns arc necessary aud desirable for tho best Interests of nil concerned, met at tht Exchange Hotel on Monday aftcrnsun at 5 o'clock. Theru wero present repre senting tho operators Messrs. Phillips, Kcmercr, Fulton, Riley and Hlnes j Mine Inspectors Gay, Ryan, Williams, Hoderlck, Mauchlino j nnd Miners White, Brcnnan, Wulsh, Coylo and Fisher. Tho members not present wero Mr. Bwoyer of Luzerne, of the operators j Inspector Bluett of Lackawanna, und Mr. Honey, miner, of Northumberland. Mr, Hlnes of ficranton, is chairman, and Cnpt, Richard Halm of Pottsvlllu secretary of the commission, Tho sessions continued unill Wednesday morning. This Is the eighth meeting, and will probably bo thu final one unless tho Attorney General finds somo unconstltu. tional provision In thu report, when tho commission will bo teconvened. Tho re- port will bo printed and submitted to the Governor. All the sessions havu been bar inonlous, und thcro has been no friction between tho different elements. The re port will bo substantially unanimous. Thu conduct of tho miners of this commission Is highly spoken of by thu operators, as they havo shown a disposition from thu be. glutting to further tho work of the com mission, and have been of much assist, auco in practical suggestions. Ceiitrnllu. The Individual collieries In this vicinity suspended operations, Indefinitely, on Wednesday. Tim prospects for tho future, or until Spring at lcastf lor tho hundreds of men and boys tints thrown out of cm ploymcnt, are Indeed discouraging. Thomas Kcarns, a young man employed nt Ccnlrnlla colliery, had his foot badly crushed between the bumpers, while coup, ling mine wagons, on Tuesday. A pigeon shooilng match lias been ar ranged between Daniel Curry of town, nnd William Wrngg of Shennndnnh, for $100 n side. The match to take place on the 23rd of next month, In Centralla grove. Lovers of this kind of sport will bu afford i'd nn opportunity of witnessing somu very fluo shouting, us both men aro considered expert wing shots. At n sweepstake pigeon thoollug match In Olrardvllle on Tuesday, Mr. Curry took second prize twenty.llvu itullais killing six birds out of n possible seven. Jnmcs Goldsworthy has been nppolnted Assistant Inside Foreman at Logan col licry. James has n host of friends, who are pleased to hear of his elevation to such nn Important position. The marriage of Pntilck Walsh nnd Miss Mary llornn look pUco In St. Ignn. tills' church on Tuesday evening, In the presence of n largo number of friends. After thu marriage ceremony was per formed they repaired to the home of the bride, where a very pleasaut time was In dulged In until tho early hours next morn Ing. Tho Citizens' Band tendered tho hap py couple a serenade during tho evening, and were Invited to regale themselves with the many good things usually on hand on such occasions. Lou. Walsh was presented with n gold medal on Monday, by Mr. Davis, the con tiactor of Heno tunnel nt Montana. Lou. Is thu conceded champion of tool sharpen ing, hence the presentation. On Saturday the employees of Logan, CcntrnlU and Continental collieries re ceived their wages for December. An infant child of Michael llyan died on Saturday, fiom croup. Heprescntntlve-elect Bryson left for liar ilsburg on Tuesday morning. Thomas Gerrity ha3 opened a llsh mar ket on Broad Street. Four young men, slightly Intoxicated, entered the Polish saloon under Fclffci'a Hotel, on Wednesday evening, and under took to lay thu bar-tender out. The latter, seeing they were determined to do 1dm bodily harm, caught up n bar of iron and dealt one of the young men n blow on the head, from the effects of which lie has not yet recovered. The others, evidently, thought the "beer slinger" n rough man to tackle, and made a lightning exit through a back door. Tho following day warrants were issued for their arrest, and each wil lingly paid fine and costs, to esoapo the vengeance of the Polo. Messrs. Ferguson, Currau nnd McDonald havo been appointed ushers In the Catholic church. Palmer Kress, son of John Kress, book keeper in the Mammoth storp, fell on thu leu on Monday, nnd contracted the cords of his leg. The boy has been a cripple for years, and his physician thinks that with proper treatment the stretching of the cords will restore to him tho use of the crippled limb. Darby O'Connor, the oldest landmark In town, died on Sunday morning, at the ad vanced ago of 101. Ho came to this bor ough about thirty years ago, and hns been a resident ever since. Ho was never known to bo sick, and his last Illness was of short duration, lasting but a few days. His funeral took 'place on Wednesday morning from the residence of Mrs. O'Connor, and was very large. A Requl am High Mass waB celebrated for the re pose of his soul, by Rev. J. J. Itusscll. A brother of Daniel Curry In Now Mex ico has been heard from, to tho great sur prise of his relatives, who wero under the impression that ho was drowned seventeen years ago. Samuel Kress, clerk for L. A. Riley & Co., has accepted n similar position in Park Place store. Rov. Smoyer, Presldiug Elder of this district, preached in the M. E. church, to very largo and appreciative audiences on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Mr. J. Taylor, owner of the Big Mine Hun colliery, Inspected tho inside work ings ot Logan nnd Centralla collieries du ring the week. Prof. Ball nnd Miss Christie Williams embarked on the matrimonial sea on Wed nesday evening. Tho knot was tied by Rev. O. SI. Lamed. May thelr's be smooth sailing o'er the great sea of life. Pkksonai.s. Monroo Daniels and sister of Shnmokin, Mis3 Rhoads of Danville, Jame3 Bakey of New Berlin, nnd Lewis Stockett of Park Place wero visitors to town the past week. The Noli, Valley nncl llieir Hcenery The Nob Mountain is a beautiful chain ridge of u uniform altitude of several hun dred feet of elevation from base to sum mit. Its baso docs not exceed a mile, nnd slopes boldly nnd regularly from either side until it forms n sharp even edgo nil along tho top of the entire length of the tlrst link, or to Shlekshinny notch, rescm bllng a continuous oblong pyramid. It is crossed by the old Berwick turnpike via. Jonestown, and nlso farther oast by u State road. Its western extremity butts against Orangeville and stretches far away In tho distance in a nearly straight line in the direction of Wllkcsbarro nnd beyond. It branches about four or five miles east of Orangeville nnd runs from thence two par allel chains to Shlekshinny, whoso liases almost meet in places, forming an exceed. Ingly narrow valley, expanding sufficient ly, however, to contnln a small settlement, and contracting ns It approaches Shlek shinny, when they again unite Into n sin. glo chain and continues its abovo named courso. Several gaps uro cut nbrubtly through the Nob to thu luvel of tho sur- rounding country through which flow Shlekshinny nnd Ifunlock creeks, faclllta. ting convenient nnd easy communication between tho great Fishlngcreck and other valleys nnd thu railroad, river, canal nnd coal breakers, creating Shlekshinny aud isantlcoke great centres of trade. Access to tho above named places Is bettor facili tated than formerly by the construction of first-class turnpikes about llvu or six miles in length each, through nnd from these notches into thu country. We never saw a road so much traveled nnd used as tho "pike" through Slilckhlnny notch. The great valley lies at tho foot nil nlong the entire Nob Mountnln, nnd tho landscape spreads In tho far distance, an extensive, rugged, broken nnd undulating plateau, containing many townships In upper Col umbla and Luzerne counties, extending north twelve to sixteen miles until it does horaago nil along tho foot of North Moun tain. It Is crossed by numerous sticams meandering In nil directions, watering the country nnd uffordlng power for mauy llouring mills, nncl it largu paper mill nt Hubcrvlllu. Saw mills are things of tho past, 'Iho soil Is highly productive and well tilled, nnd tho Inhabitants aro chiefly farmers. Purer nnd softer water and a moro salubrious cllmato could not easily bo found. It contains no mining districts nor railroad facilities nt present, but there aro fair prospects for both In tho near fit. turc. Wc will now return to our first sub ject and ndd other features to tho nnrallvu. From the summit of Nob Mountain which overlooks tho entire valley, bounded by these mighty mountain walls, nnd tho hor Izon, ths votnry of scenery nnd pleasure has a mrovlow, picturesque, romantic nnd grand beyond description, which cannot well bo surpassed In grandeur nnd beauty. Here the whole vnlley opens to view Us cu tiro length nnd brcadlh. The numerous vales and dales, hills nnd sides, Hopes and gorges present n pleasing aspect. The cultivated fields, patches of woods, farm buildings mid towus ndd to Its splendor. Here the poet hns a rapturous field, nnd a transporting prospect. Each particular season hns Its peculiar charms. In the Spring ull nature fresh nnd nllve with tho warble nf birds and tho gentle zephyrs, tho orchnrds and trees in full bloom, the foil, agu fairly started, the grain fields nud meadows green from the congenial rays of tho sun, tho beholder Is transported In !m. nglnatlon to a state of n new existence. In the Summer tho busy, tolling masses may bu seen preparing the soil for the reception of seeds nud tho gathering ot tho rich nnd bountiful crops so common, for this fa mous nnd historic section of country. Iu tho "balmy, smoky days" of Autumn, und days of "many colored lenves," the hnz.y atmosphere renders double beauty to nil objects seen through Its partiul obscurity and dimness. And dining lis frosty morn. Ings come thundering up n confusion of mingled sounds from tho report of tho sportsman's gun, whack of the nxc, pound ing with Iho thresher's flail or mechanic's hammer and rumbling ot wheels nnd other causes from the busy populace below. In the evening, when nil objects fade in the twilight, and the mnnilo of darkness en shrouds nil nature in obscurity, and every thing Is hushed In repose, and the silence only broken by the occasional hooting of tho owl, or cry of the wild beast, It is not without lis attractions. The lonely obser vcr in thu solemnity of night in solltuda from thu mountain's height is greeted with an almost Innumerable host of glimmering lights streaming forth from tho lamps of every dwelling, like beacon lights signal ing the wanderers home, or to warn them ot npproaching danger. But thu home clr cle, with all its endearments, charms, nt tractions, domestic duties, family chats and jokes, and other evening employments with childish amusements, and nil things else worth living for aro represented by every light that penetrates tho darkness. Ah I it Is n scene that needs the guardian care of angels. Still later on In the night as ono nfter another flickers mvay nnd dis appears, he may well conclude from t.iu few remaining lights what caieful watching with anxiety aud fear, lest ma llgnaut diseases, suffering, nnd perhaps death have entered some humble homes and rendered somo of them broken, dis consolate and unhappy. And, oh ! what sympathy they need. Winter is not without its chatms, though Its frigidity will not permit much of obser vation. Its sports and pleasures aro more attractivo than Its sceneries. But, to crown nil In a densely foggy morning, as one ascends 113 heights, and gradually rises above the fog, as though emerging from tho depths ot the sen, until he enters into the clear sunshine of day, abovo thu even surface of the mist. What a pros, pect I What a sight ! and what a thought! An apparition of a beautiful, broad and ex tcnslvo lake, without u sign of a vessel on its white sheet, and bounded by thu shores, viz i tho tops of Nob and North Moun. tains, with all tho inhabitants and every thing hu left behind engulfed beneath its bosom. It reminds ono of Lot fleeing from tho cities of destruction. And as the sound of the hum aud drum of tho bus iness of the sturdy yeomanry from below comes through its depths, ho is struck with astonishment, wonder, awe. Benton. llllcltliorn. On Thursday of last week, T. W. Kist ler camo homu to spend a month. David Stroup of Ml. Pleasant, accom panied Rev. Sharrettsou this circuit Sunday last. Amos F. Old of Allegheny, who U visit ing a few weeks at this place, spent the latter part of last Sabbath with Win. Kline's. Thu funeral of Hattlu Applcman took place Monday afternoon. Austin Ohl hns returned from a few week's visit with his cousin iu Centre county- .Miss Mattio Hartmau Is spending thu week nt Bloomsburg with her sister, Adda, F. B. Hnrtman formeily of this place, Is now in New Jersey, actlngas gcueinl agent for Will's Fountain Gold Pen. Parties desiring guineas may bo supplied by applying to Joe White, our up.town merchant. He has a flock of fifteen. Never you mind, Buckhorn will not be behind. What do you think, wu Imvo n skatlug rink! Pursel's hall and free to all. The two grades of our schools will throw together this week and have rhetorical ex crclses. C. M. Tcrwilllger our down town mer chant, renders the Berwick correspondents puzzle to be tho following name i Berwick High School, He also finds thu answer to thu Benton ladles lobe Hattlo Laubach. Wo glvo the following as our solution to tho beef problem .In tho Benton items of last Issue : x equal cost of B's per lb. x plus ljc, equal cost of A's per lb. 40 x plus50(x pluslc.)cqual(7c. xl021b.) 102 x equal $0,30. x equal 0 3-17cts. cost of B's per lb. x plus 1 Jo . equal 7 23-84cts. costs of A's per lb. Whole cost of B's equal $2.81 2-17. " "A's " $1.29 15-17. Answer to puzzle in same Items. Hon esty Is the best Policy. Fairy. AHlmry, Mrs. Cornelius had a light stroko of par alysis last week. Sho Is conllucd to her" bed. W. W. Sutllff Is ntteuding to his business again, I supposo the new mull route will bo given to Mr. Alfied Eveland, starting at Forks and ending nt Shlekshinny. W. W. Coleman left here last week for Berwick j ho Is clerking for T. P. Swayze. Packer, our miller at Jonestown, Is going to leave tlicro In the Spring j Ho Is going to Philadelphia. Mr. Bart Shannon will take charge of thu Jones mill after Packer leaves. Our school houses aio all kupplled with thu patent seats and desks. Somo ot thu tax payers are very much displeased with the board for purchasing them s Ihey say wo are too poor at this time. I think It spenks well for Fishlngcreck school direc tors. They don't want their children to go to school in a hogpen. The suow nt this plnco left in a hurry causing Huntingdon creek to rise very rapidly. Hames. IMixkIch. Tho answer to No 1, of last week is Ber wick High School) No. 8, Hnltto Laubach, from Bcnlon correspondent, Honesty Is tho best Policy, Eber A. Brown, Clcmuel liar, man, Maurice- L. Keller, Llghtstrect, Harry T, Wells, Guss Lenm, Berwick, Andy Mc Henry, Stillwater, Charley Lulz, Blooms burg, IrnmDcrr, Dorr's, W. B. Pousl,Buff nlo, N. Y., Mrs. J, B. Laubach, B'.nlon, Ida Kelchncr, Llghtstrect, W. II. Mailz, Berwick, have sent In tho correct nnswers. Wo have received sovornl solutions to thu Benton problem, but ns our corrcspon dent did not send the answer, wc cannot say which Is correct, not having tlmo to solve It. "Dick" sends thu following i No. 1. 1 nm composed of 15 letters. My 12, 3, 10, 5 Is n passion. My 1, 0, 13, 4, 0 Is to bu thoughtful. My 2, It, 15 Is n color. . My 7, 8, 6, 13, 14 Is puic. My whole Is n distinguished man. A Stillwater correspondent contributes this. No. 2. 1 nm composed of 23 letters. My 1, 12, 7, 6 1, 20, 17 Is tho name of a state. My 10, 7, S, 8 Is thu condition of some people. My 17, 10, 4 Is thu name of an animal. My 10, 22, 14, 17, 10, 2, 12, 2t is a root vegetable. My 11, 7, 21, 18, 10, II is n stale capital city. My 1, 8, 17, 10, 15, 21 Is n kind of n fruit. My whole h a man that Is very well known In Pennsylvania. Answer to Benton problem I correct as given by our Jerseytown correspondent. It was solved nlso by Charlc3 Lutz of Bloomsburg, John McIIenry of Benton. A Centre school-boy,1' .Miner A. Kurnes of Stillwater. Our puzzle column Is attracting consid erable attention, and If properly conduct ed, may bu madu a sourcu not only of amusement but of Instruction. Numerical puzzles of a historical character, contain ing names and words that require somo study on tho part of those who solve them, may impress Important tacts upon tho minds of tho young Unit they would not otherwise remember. Such ore preferable, and wc invito our contributors to turn their attention In tint direction. Hero Is one from n Bloomsburg boy. No. 3. 1 am composed of seventeen letters. My 3, 12, 8, is a mythical god. -My 0, 12, 11, 2, 8, 14 is a tropical fruit. My 8, 4, 7, 11 is midday. My 1, 0, 2, 15 Is not far away. My 0, 10, 14, 10 floats on water. My 13, 17, 2, 15, G Is found In oysters. My wholo Is a celebrated character who was tho victim of his own ambition. Another from n subscriber in New York State. No. 4. I am composed of 20 letters. My 12, 10, 10, 14, 2 is my favorite name. My 0, 5, 3, 21, 10, 15, 10 is an island. My 20, 13, 22, 1, 0, 8 Is part of n house. My 20, 21, 11, 0 Is used in cooking. My 13, 7, 23, 20, 18, 17, 4. 15 what I made on New Year's day. -My 15, 13, 4, 25 Is used by carpenters. My whole Is what I would like all my friends In Bloomsburg to sec. Answer to half square puzzle. Youthful Osseous Usiuer Terms Hoes Fur Us L Answer to squaru puzzle, ROOD O T T O OTTO DOOR Puzzles containing personal allusions, and those intended as advertisements, will not bu printed, IiiHtlUito rroccudlngH, TlirnSDAY AFTE1INOON ASM I'lllIlAY FOltENOOX. Prof. Ileck wns the first speaker of the afternoon session. His subject was Local History and Geography. Many young pupils aru not interested in history and geography, because in Iho former tho ob ject of thought Is the map nnd not real mountains nnd livers nnd oceans nnd towns ; iu the latter tho event Is too re mole and thu place n dot on tho map or a mystery. To bo Interested In the study of thesu branches the Imagination must be exercised nnd cultivated. The geography of Columbia county should be tnught in every school of thu county. The pupil could then contemplate the physical fea tures of the county ns on the map nnd as lu nature. Maps would then menu some, thing. Thu history of the county should go with Its geography. Tho event could bo Imagined hero from thu knowledge of the place. Pupils uro intensely interested iu thu history of the county and from this a passion for tho history of thu state and nation can bo educed. Someone should prepare n school history and gcogruphy of Iho county iu which not only thu history and geography and Industries and rcsour res of the county and thu object of county nud township organizations bo set forth ; but also the duties, thu responsibilities and Importance i.f each.comity and town, ship olllcc. Prof, Sanfoid spoke on busy work. The beat way to keep children quiet is to keep them busy. Ho gavo tho following, ns some of the things to keep them busy with profit und Interest. Talking exorcises und writing exercises assign words lor bases ot sentences. Havo them punctuato their sentences. Tell them something towrltu about. Glvo them objects to wrlto about. Glvo them pictures to wrlto nbout. The toucher describo something to write nbout. Tho teacher rend something. Have them wiltu letters. Let tho pupils tell and wrlto thoughts from their reading lessons, nlso, of things they havo seen. Children aro very much Interested In letter writing. Be carttul to correct nil errors In language made by tho pupil, Mr. Brown, editor of tho Republican nnd Scc'y. of thu Bloomsburg school board then spoku for a few minutes, Theru are no young men learning trades. Teachers should teach tho pupil that labor Is houor. ublu uud nolle, Hu should hold beforu his pupils such examples as Fulton, Whitney, Stephenson, Edison, Wi'stenhouse ifcc. Prof. Balllett epoku on tho child's knowl edge of number. Wo should always proceed from thu known to thu unknown. Tho child knows many things that wu do not glvuhim credit for, and ho Is iguorant of niuuy things thnt wu credit him for. Wo suppose that the child when he first enters school knows nothing of numbers. Tho Prof, showed very clearly that a child of 5 years under, stands ull thu fundamental processes of number uddlllon, subtraction, multiplica tion, division nud fractions i but that the teacher f lightens nud confuses him with terms, nibltrary symbols uud characters. The child's ability u count does not prove that ho understands number, for counting hns nothing to do with number, except the number one. Figures confuse the young child. Four to the child is tho name of a una nnd n flguro 4 is one character cnllcd four nnd means only ono to him. Pupils should bo exercised In nllthcpreccscs with numbers but figures should not be Intro duced for the first six mouths. By number, concrete number Is meant. Prof. Harrison recited Good bye Brother Wntklns. Bob Burdettc was then strect-parnded before the Institute. He gnvo n humorous sketch of his experience in teaching. School "Manns" nrc llko tho chinaman. They havo no power In politics, therefore their rights nro neither respected or com piled with. This closed tho exercises for tho day. . Prof, Hnnford began the tnlklng on Fri day with n continuation of his busy work. Tho followlne Is n tkctcli of this rmrt of his tnlh , Wflltnt. mnvlnit Innirnnfrn luaannd ! "V"bt 6i) drawing, 1 tracing, 2 copying, 8 draw. Ing geometrical figures arranging ob jects, arranging colored shoe-pegs, work In colois, &c, work In weight" nnd meas ures. Ho then spoko of tho Importance of blackboards nnd other apparatus and the lighting, heating and ventilation of the school room. This Is a subject that would bear much ventilation ; for thcro Is nn un. necessary amount of Ignornnco on the sub ject. Of history he said teach the parts of history that will developo patriotism, omit ting dry details nnd Incidents. Prof. Hnrrlson recited Thu Creeds of the Bells. At thU stage a motion was passed to ex tend tho Institute to 4 o'clock. Stnte Supt. Hlgbcu spoko ot his school recollections. The child will not rcniem her you for tho history nnd arithmetic you taught him. He will remember how you handled him. Whether recollections be pleasant or otherwise depends on the teacher. Those things which mnku home pleasant and Its recollections cndenrlng should be introduced into school. Wc should have good music in the school room nnd pictures and other ornaments should decorato Its wnlls. Not. only should Iho Interior of tho school bo pleasant but the exterior, also the grounds should bo laid out In walks and flower beds. An ugly and defaced school house Invites mutilation From the stand point of economy a hand some school house U to be preferred to nn ugly one. Teachers should bo employed for n longer time, than one year nnd should be retnlned ns long ns possible. Tho direc tors should havo power to employ them for two years nt least. If moro than the prcs eut appropriation Is needed nsk tho Stato for more. (Read his last report). Tho committed on resolutions reported the fol lowing resolutions which were ndopt cd : Whkiieas, Tho teachers of Columbia county, assembled in Bloomsburg, havo again enjoyed tho plcasuies and beucflts of their iinnual institute. Whereas, It becomes n body of teachers to keep nbreast ot the times on educational subjects j to profit by the instruction of eminent nnd experienced educators ; to 1m prove In their leaching skill, nnd intellect ual developments, therefore be it. I2csolicd,' That the most sincere thanks of the teachers be extended to all those who, dlicctly or indirectly, helped to make tho Institute a success : particularly to Dr. Gruff, of Lewisburg University, Pa., Prof. Sanford, of Middletown, N. Y., nnd Prof. Balllett, oi Normal Park, 111., for their earnest efforts in our behalf. Tlerohcd, TJiat ascctctary, treasurer aud door-keeper bo appointed by tliQ Supt., be fore the opening of the next Institute, who shall be paid $ for their services, nnd that nn auditing committee of two be appointed to audit accts., of tho Institute and pub lisli the same by reading before the next in stitute. Rcsohed, That we recognize tho impor portnnco nnd necessity of teaching Tern perr.nco Physiology and Hygiene in the schools of our county, and that wc do here by petition tho legislature to make the teaching of them obligatory in all the pub lic schools of .tho State. Resolved, That three local Institutes be held in the county during the balance of the term ; that places bo assigned and lo cal committees bo appointed to make ar. rangements for the institutes. Iteaohed, That some definito reading or study relating to our profession bo mapped out for the teachers lo do yearly, by the committee of permanent certificates, (teach ers to bo notified) nnd tho Supt. take cognizance of it in his yearly examina tions. Iltsohid, That we recognize tho impor tance of u permanent directors' organiza tion in tho county, under the management ot the Superintendent. llesohed, That we firmly bellovo in tho hearty co-operation of the teacher and par ents and feel that more visiting of tho schools on tho part of tho parents would be n source of encouragement to the teachers and nn Incentive to moro earnest study on tho part of tho pupils. Remind, That we most heartily endorso the action of the Instltuto of last year in charging each teacher u fee of ono dollar toward defraying the expenses ot tho In stitutc. Committee : O. H. Bakeless, Sue P. Thompson, Kate Lnngon, II. W. Bucking, ham, F. W. Becker. I had written this out before, but it wns lost In the mall. This accounts for tho abrupt closing of tho published proceed ings of tho issue of the 0th Inst. Some ono suggested that the secretary must have been drunk to close so abruptly. That person must know how drunken men act. Did he learn so from experience? In theso reports 1 have included what I considered of the greatest Importance to thu teacher. Thu thoughts aro thosu of thu respective instructors or tho instltuto and these re ports I consider (not from anything I havu done, for I only recorded) of sufficient value to bo carefully read, thought over and preserved. Iam responsible for the accuracy of everything in them even tho spelling. The spelllug of tho resolutions Is tho prevalllnglwny. I havo followed tho 5 rules of the spelling reform society, but inter nos, llin printer and mc, wo got things n lime mixed ull for the best. Kpy, Ga.hiahi, der dweudy.wunce, '85 Veil, do dimes nro very hart, und blsb. ncss dul, so I sout I would rite n Icedlo fur do babcrs, nnd dus okubv mv dime begin mlt, I met my front Shoseph Hons up down do oder day j ho looks rito gut uud no slimclt a Iccdlu un baracorlc Vat ho was doiu up down I do nod no, but I dinks ho was looking ntdod butent-np. hlled.fur lamb post uf do Snulre's. Hot lamb host wns pud ub as a imbrovemcnt fur do down, so ns to lied off du Burro. I gess It wus, bud If do shanses of do rerniin- stradors lsh no br der deu do llto In i de lamb wot hangs on do host lsh, do dl Hue iooks very dark fur dcni rcmonstradors, I so by de babers dot Kuruel Yilliam Carson lsh a guryman furdu February uerm ui Kort. 1 kno do Kurnel ho lsh nlso mau. Ho lsh de chamblon later uf i goundy, I bet. Ve hat nod got a skadelne rink in dowi but wo haf somdlng nboud youst as gud I meen der berformnnco wot do poys glf tfery kuplo uf ulles up at der Wasp, Ef yu wants sum fun sum nites, feleri, yu FOR S-A-DliIE- I BUY AND SELL, CALVES. SHOTES I want neatly nil the good calves Id the county. A specialty. I deal largely In nlco white clean and thrifty shotes In pigs from 7 to 8 weeks old, 2 months, 2, 3. 8, 4, 4), 6, 0, 7 to 8 months old, shotes in weight from 23, 30, 5, 40, 45, 60, 60, 70, , 80, 00, to 100 pounds a piece. POULTRY Chickens, Turkeys, PORK REEF A specialty. I handle pork In 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 350, 400 sldo or wholo pig. A specialty by the pottud, halt standing up or knocked down, cents n pound. A PPJES "i peck, bushel, or by PURS Fox' Skl"k, Raccoon, Mink, HAY Timothy, Clover, nnd Timothy BARK 0ak nml "cmlock. CLOVERSEI3D "ought and RY E STR A W "y 11,0 1)Un1,e BEESWAX. LllESIl COWS LU MRE R All kinds 2x4, 3x4, 3x5, 3x0, 8x7, 3x8, 4x5, 5x0, 0x8, 12, 14 10, II iJU.tUtJUii nnd 20, 24, 28, 80 to 32 feet long. Boards and Plank 12. 14. 10. 18 and 20 feet lone worked half Inch, nt German siding 12, 14 and 10 feet long. Hemlock Boards 0x12 Inch, gauged 12, 14, 10 nnd 18 feet long. Shingle and Plniter Ing lath. A lot of good dry white plno boards, narrow, medium nnd wide 12, 13, 14, 10 18 and 20 Inches wide. Worked white- pine, yellow pine, nnd Hemlock flooring, 12, 14 and 10 feet long. Shaved and sawod shinnies, pine, No 1, 2, nnd 3, pine, Hemlock nnd chestnut. Battens 2 and 3 inch, 12, 14 nnd 10 feet lone, pickets, potts, rlU, waln scollng. Lumber dressed In the yard at the store. Telephone connection. lilOIBTSTKEET, JPJGUITV'A. must go up tu der Wasp uud by sum uf dot glt-ub-ln-der-morning-nilt-n-lietaku si- der, wot lias n Gcrsey Senator in It, und glf It tu Gini und sum uf de rest uf do boys, und git dem starded mil a parrel rolen obcr der flor, und a kuplo uf Utiles Gcws' harps, Ac, und den do berformunce keeps up guide a vile, und den sum one uf de poyB ho puts bobber on do stofe, und purdy soon yu sco do poys dig fur de door a caufen und sncesln, unit der old Wnsp ho gils mat und says ho vlll shuto der poys, und says ho has do dings tu do it mit. I do not kno veddcr he means to sliule dem mit n bisdol, or dot slder wot tastes uf de bung hole. Dot Wasp blaco lsh a hi doncd place. Yu youst ask de poys und dey wll del yu so. It lsh no St. John blace, und don't yu furgit it. Dot old shentleman wot stops lit do ho- del, dey call him Ira Shluimcuy, bud he Is mat at da brcachcrs dot Is, I meen Bur- chart, wot talked tu much last Fol youst before lection. He was a bad man for Glm Blaine. Und now, in shord, der Esby Lautlort refust der drinks tu two eulcted shentlcmens sum dime ngo, but dot was rite i ven der poys arc nod olt nuf, dey shud nod trlnk. I glf der Landlort kredit init dot way uf doiu bishness in shord. Veil, der downshlb lection will soon cum off agin, und der dax bayers shud look to daro inderests, und lect youst slch n'en ns ar fid und kabablo fur do oflce. Do daxes ar very hi, speshly der rods dax 8 mills. Pluo biases 1 Dot lsh tu much. Don'd pud a.man in wnt wands to sco how much muney ho can sphend on do rotes, bud pud Inwonwatwll safo nil he can ; pud Inn man wot is n dax bayer, und knos de value uf a dollar. Wen you do dat wuncc, lect de best men to do oflce, den yu will find dot yu ar on de hi rode to success. Der man vot farms John Gross' bog, mid has shmoked nboud eight hundred bounds of Frishmuth und Bruddlei's shmokiug to baca, isli a gandldato for Sessor. Look a leedle oud for him, lie ma shelf sum uf de rest uf yu felors vot ar out for du saincbo sishion. Ho was lectcd wuncc before, und Jeneraly bolls a hcafy vote on de oder side uf do hll. Look a leedle oud fur him. De men nnd poys okuby a grade dele uf dcre dime mlt blayin dominoes. It lsh blaycd all ofer down. Davo lsh dot ex Auditor und ex.Schule Director ; dtiy blny down at do oflco on do berm site uf dor Pcnsllfony kanawl, klose py der plack- shnilt shop on der Bummer's nley, nere der ' dry doc. Dey boso blay a guto game 1 sum dimes one beads, und den de odder. Bud on do hul dot fat man lsh n , leedle do best. ' Dare lsh n goln tu be drublo now afore long mlt do Host Olicu In dish blace. Dare lsh a kuplo of hunkry Diuiocrats wot has , dare eyu sot on do Host Oflce. Do Bost j Otlco iu dis plaso has bin In do bants of do Republlkans beyout de rekelcctlon uf de oldest Inhabitants, und It isli no moru den rite und gust dot it goes in do hauls uf do utio return! Dlmokrntic administration wot isli soon to be. Uf korse, 1 do nod kno dot daru will bo n shange In de oflce, but wcii you seo a couplo of ofiec-hunkry Dimo- krats wot has surfed daro pardy fascful. Lookln ut du Bost Oflco crery day und now und den shinile, It looks a leedle bllus. I snbboso sum of dem fclers will soon dacklo do blan how tu git d6 oflce. Daru will bu a hart dlmu of it, you better pelefu It. Yell, ash I did nod git nroutit tu nil do blaces in down dis dime, I cum mm oder dime und rite yu up a leedle sumdings aboad yu. My poss. dot isli my wife, sho youst knllcd mo tu cum In und stay mlt du shil der vile she goso ofer tu du next hows tu dalk aboud de nabors, uud oder beebles' bishness, und furglts tu tent tu der own. Bosun. JcrHCylown. A little warmer, much mud s a" little colder, big snow j a big rnln, little snow left i there all at once u whoopln' cold blast, and altogether Its vary variable. Win. R. Johnson and littlo daughter, of Frcnchtowu, W. Va , havo been visiting here. J. Wintersteen has purchased Mrs. Robt, Johnson's farm.paylng for thu same 2,000, nud Mrs. Johnson has bought tho house and lot In town formerly owned by Win. Dcmott. Supt. J, S. Grimes visited a number of our schools on Friday, Charles Carey of White Hall, who lately returned from the west, was lu town on Sunday, Prcbably Saturday evening also, as there seems to be.some special attrac tion to bring him hither, nnd it Is whisper ed that ono of our fair youug Misses wll't noun uu missed irom among tboso who mako up the list of young ladles in Ibis vll lago. Miss Kate Fruit Is visiting at Hazleton. Mrs. Bomboy of Bloomsburg was visiting nt Dr, Swisher's last week. Miss Anna Leldy ot Buckhorn was with her friends pait of last week. Hen Fenstermakcr who has been in the west, Is in towu. Mrs, Dr. Swisher was very pooily the be ginning of the week, but Is better at pre. sent writing. Mrs, John M. Smith who has been sick Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Ac. weight from -76, 80, 00, 100, 15, 1C0, 175, to 450 pounds, by the pound, quartor.nnd quarter, quarter, side, whole beef, live, from 5 cents n pound up to 0, 7, 8, 0 to 10 tho barrel. Muskrnt, Sheep Skins, Ac. and Clover Hay. sold. or by lon- for sometime, Is, It Is said, slowly recover ing. AVe nro glad to seo that Esquire Wclliver is nblo to bo out ngaln, Rov. Hughes has begun n revival meet ing nt this place. Prof. Keller has just begun his instruc tions In vocal music for the second term with a number of new pupiU added to tho class This term is begun with prospcts which indicate even greater success than was achieved during thu first term. lie has n largo nnd Interesting class, and tho clnss did well to have tho Prof, continue his Instruction. Ho Is, also, giving instruc tion In Instrumental muslo to n number of our young people. Miss Minnie Sheep solves tho puzzle lu the Benton items of last week, and gets for the answer, "Honesty is the best pol icy." Somo of our young friends stato that the answer to Benton's arithmetical problem in last week's issue, Is as follows : 0 3-17 cts. per lb., was paid for tho fore quarter of beef, and 7 23-84 cents per lb., was paid for the hind quarter. Tho, amount paid for tho fore quarter, $2.84 4.34 . tue amount paid for the hind quarter, .$4.20 30-34. N. Y. 82,400 Wasted. First mortgage, gilt edge security. Address P. O. Box 204, Bloomsburg, Pa. lqcalTnotices! For tho next 00 days I will make fine rnblnct photos nt S3.00 per dozen. Light ning process. Quick ns wink. A full Tine of frames on hand. MoKimr. Jim 10-3 mos Lulz & Sloan nre selling dry goods very cheap to rcducu stock. Good dark calicoes Lutz & Sloan's. 4 cents a yard, at Full size, nll.wool, heavy double shawls $4.50, at Lutz & Sloan's. Big bargains In black silks and cash, meres at Lutz & Sloon's, If you call soon. Lutz & Sloan have tho cheapest towels and table linens ever offered in this town. BUSINESS NOTICES. When baby was sick, we gave her CAS TORIA, When she was a child, she cried for OASTORIA, When sho became Miss, she clung to CASTORIA, When sho had Children, sho gavo them CASTORIA. "nocau on- oouaus." Ask for "Rough on Coughs," for coughs, colds, soru throat, hoarseness. Troches, 15c. Liquid, 25c. ' 'KOl'dlt ON IlATtJ." Clears out rats, mice, roaches, files, ants, bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 10c. Druggists. HEAltT TAINS. Palpitation, dropsical, dizziness, lndlgcs Hon, headache, sleeplessness cured by "Wells' Health Renewer." "kcco.ii on oouns." Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns. 15c, Quick, corapleto cure. Hard orsoft corns wnrts, bunions. "nocau ox pais" roiiocsEn rLASTEk ; Strengthening, Improved, tho best for backache, pains lu chest or side rlieuma tism, neuralgia. this l'Eorus. 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