THE COLtTMBiAJSr AND t)EM OORAT, BLOOMSBtfRG, COLIJ&BIA. COUNTY, PA. A New King on the Throne I "Malniln," ns a "populnr nllmont," has given tilnoo to a now' potentate If you havo rheumatism now, tint medical wlstaores exclaim " Urio Acltl r If you havo frequent Iic&ilachc9,thcy sagely remark "Urio Ac'ul P If you lmvo softening of tlio brain, Ihoy insist that It is "Urio Acid 1" If sciatica or neuralgia mako lifo miserable, it is "Urio Acid I" If your skin breaks out In boils and pimples, it la "Urio Acid 1" If you liavo abscesses and piles, "Urio Acid" lias set your blood on lire. If you liavo dull, languid feelings, backache, kidney or bladder troubles, gout, gravel, poor bloodi nro 111 at case, threatened with paralysis or apoplexy, vertigo; nro bilious, dropsical, consti patod or dyspeptic "Urio Acid' is tlio key to tlio situation, tlio causo ot all your diflicitllics 1 Wo do not know as madam malaria will tako kindly to this masculine usurper, but he lias evidently coiuu to stay. "Urio Acid," this monstor, is tlio product of tlio decomposition death constantly taking placo within us, and unless ho is every day routed from tlio system, through tho kidneys, by means of somo jueat blood specific like Warner's safe cure, which bouator H. K. l!nico says snatched him from its grasp, there is not tho least doubt but that it will utterly ruin the strongest human constitution I It is not a young fellow by any means. It has a long and well known lino of ancestors. It is undoubtedly tlio lather ot a very creat family ot diseases, and though it may bo tho fashion to ascribe progeny to it that nro not directly its own, thero can bo liltlo doubt that it it onoo trots thor oughly seated in tho human system, it really docs introduce into it most ot the ailments now, per force of fashion, attributed to its baleful influence. Beware of Smart Young Hen. Throo panics havo been caused by threo young men, two of whom were less than thirty years of age; each was tho son ot a minister, who had lorgot ten tho God of his father. One was a banker, ono was a broker aud one a confideutiM clerk. Two died homo- less and penniless, in self-exile and ono is now in jail. At the ago of 22 he was a bank president. Tho bank was a success. His personal specula lions brought him largo returns. Tho venerablo directors encouraged him in his career. He was esteemed a won der in tho financial world; but his aged lather, tlio retired clergyman, treia bled for tho future of his son. When the young banker had accumulated 8200,000, ho begged (lira to bo content and stop. Jsut tlio son was sure he could mako a million. Temp tations multiplied. Honesty was sus pended, the golden bubblo burst, de tection followed, tho young banker fled lrom Home and died a penniless stran ger in a strange land. His lifo story, with a-fow .circumstantial variations, is tho story of tho confidential clerk. The linal story of tho third is yet to bo told. Let us bo wary of tho smart young man. How consummate are his per sonal attractions. Mis address pleasant. His imagination is his fac ulty, lie is a most persuasive conver sationalist. Listen to him, and tho falso seems truo and tho fiction real Success attends his early ventures. Ho is envied, petted, courted, feasted trusted. Ho handles millions. Tiik' Rovai. Bakkk and Pastiiv Cook. A royal addition to tho kitch on library. It contains over soven hundred receipts pertaining to tho cul inary department, including baking roasting, preserving, soups, cakes, iel lies, pastry, r.nd all kinds of sweet meats, with receipts for tho most de lirious candies, cordials, beverages, and all other necessary knowledgo for the chef (le cuisine of the most exacting opicure, as well as for the moro modest housowifo, who desires to preparo for nor lord and master a repast that shall no ootii wholesome and economical With each receipt is given full and ex plioit directions tor putting together manipulating, shaping, baking, am kind of utensils to bo used, so that a novice ,can,go through' ;tuo operation with" "success; while a special and im portant feature is mado of tho modo of preparing all kinds of food and deli cacies for tho sick. The book has been prepared under tho direction of Prof. IJudmani, late chef of tho New York (Jockmg school, and is tho most valua blov of, tho recent editions upon the subject of cookery that has como to our notice, it is gotten up tp the inch est stylo of the printers art, on ilium! nated covore, etc. We aro assured that overy can of tho "Hoyal Baking Powder" contains an order for one'of these valuablo books. v t jjP00'? Delivery Problems. Washington, October 23 Tho special delivery system so) ro ccntlv inaugurated has not proved such a success as its originators expected p it. oovoral problems have arison which puzzle tho Department. In the first place, tho law authorizing tho service mado no provision for its support m cities where it did not support itself. Tbo Department found itself in many cases powerless to carry out its own ndvertiscd scheme. From many small towns whero tho full delivery does not obtain tho reports come that nobody could bo found to deliver tho special letters tor tho money there was in them. As thoro wero no rognlar oarnora in such towns np way out of tho difficulty was found until it was suggested by an Indiana postmaster that his assistant in tho ollino bo allowed to deliver such letters and collect tho rovenuo there from. Tho Postollico Department to-day has decided that whero such assistants wero hired by tho Postmaster this might he done, but that no official appointed by the government could lie allowed to add to his nnlary in this way. Unless tho Postmaster or his as sistant will nndertako to run about town and deliver special letters in per son lor nothing, thero will bu a good many olllcers whero tho blockade will exist. 'in tho opinion of legal officers tho government is liablo for any damage whlch'may ariso from tho non-dellvery of lotters prepaid at tho special rates, tho samn as a telegraph company is lia blo for tho non-delivery of a dispatch. Tho obligation 'on iho part of tho gov ernment is stronger, owing to tho fact that it enters into a special contract for tho additional ten cents to deliver tho letter immediately in certain specified cities. Tlio department understands this and feels considerable embarrass, incut. A Parisian manufacturer has prod no cd a paper piano, tho compressed ma terial fur tho ease taking a perfect pol ish. Tlio tone of the instrument, though not loud, Is said to bo very sweet, a soft, full, quasi continuous sound, some tvhat resembling that of an organ. J At Blunt, Dakota Territory, nattiral gas has been found at a depth of M2 feet. J. II. Mercer would especially rcc6m mend to tho ladies Aoker's Dyspepsia Tablets. As a laxativo they havo no equal. They aro guaranteed to euro Ohronlo Constipation, Dyspepsia, and all diseases arising from a deranged Btomach. With a free uso of the lab lets, Sick Headache is impossible. .T. II. Mercer wishes to state thnt ho has at last found nn articlo ho can bell on its merits. It is with pleasuro he guarantees to tho publio Acker's Hug liah Hcmedy as a sure and never fad ing cure for Asthma, Coughs, Whoop ing Cough, Croup, and all Lung Trou bles. It is tho standard lemedy for Consumption. I have never found its equal. j . j.ciuuco Hitters Known. Itc other in ilirCii known bo effect a ally pnrp:i ItlltllmiN lirnr testimony to Its wonderful enrntivn (-Ift'ttH. It In a purely Vegetnbln rrermrntlon, mado from tlio native Ihtiis tiu. routs of California, tho mtMllcInnt properties ol wlikli are extracted there from without the ueo of Alcohol, It remote tlio canto of cHfcobo, end the pAtlcnt rororere Ms hen ltd. It In tlio uroat lllood Purifier find Mo tiving I'rliiclple a Urntla I'urgatltc aud TudIc; a nerfrct Kenotntor and ImlrnrHtor ot tlio eyatem. Never before In tho hUtory of tho world lifts medldno been componndt-d pOMwtuJrig the power of Vinkoah Bitteiu la healing tho. sick of every dleeaao mau Is fielrto. - Tlio Alterative, Apetifnt, Diaphoretic, Car. initiative, Nutritloun, Laxative. Sedative, Connter Irrltiint, Smlorlfic, AntMUIlou, Solvent, Ditmtic and Tonic properties of Vineoaii IIitters exceed thoce of any other medicine In tho world. No person can take tlto Ditteiis according to directions and remain long unwell, provided their bones aro not destroyed by mineral )Klpon or other incaus, auu uio iiiai organs wsBieu uvyonu me point of rrnulr. Itlllottft, Remittent, Intermittent and Mn larlal FetTH are prevalent throuliout the United States, partlcnlarly la tho valleys of our reat liters nml tht'lr vust tributaries during the Hummer and JVatnmii,jerpecially durlDg Beaeona of nnueual heat anu iiryiicBP. TliCHO I'overR are Invariably accompanied by exteiisle derungements of tho fionmch, liver and bowels. In their treatment, a purgative, exerting a powerful iufluenco upon these organs, Is abbolutely necessary, Thero I no eatliartlo for the purpose cqnal to Dr. J. WAUtin't Vineoah Uitteiu, as It will fclHwllly remoo tho dark-colored vledd matter with which tho bowels aro loaded, at tho samo time etlmu latlng tho Hocretlons of tho liver, and generally restoring tho healthy functions of tho digestive organs. Fori If v tlio boilv aeaint dUeasobv rturlfrin!? all Its fluids with Vinkqau li itt eii. No epidemic can taku hold of a system thus forearmed. It liivliEorutcH tbo SComacU and Btlmu latea tbo torpid IJver and Bowels, cleansing the blood of all impurities. Imparting life and vigor to the frame, and carrying off without tho aid of Calomel, or other minerals, all poisonous matter irom tuo systani, u is easy ok auniiuusirauuii, Timtnnt In r;ttnn. itnil rprtfllnln Its results. I) yificpln.or luillirctloiif Ilcadacbe.rala in me rnouiuera, uougns, iiprnioess oi iuu tufht, lMpumnntiL. Dtzlnpas. Rnd Tastrt in the Slouth. ltilioui Attacks, 1'alpitation of the Heart, and a hundred other painful symptoms, aro at onco.ro Ucved by Vineoar Bittehs. For inllanininlnry and Chrome Rheuraa wm, uoui, iveuraipia, iJiseaacstu ui uiwu, i-ncr, Kdlnpra mul lllflddfir. tho Ulttrtt have no eoual. In the-HO, oa iu all coustltutlonal Ilsciu.os, Walker's Vinegar UrrrEns has nhowu its creat curative powers In tho most obstinate and Intractable cases. iiT.linnlrnl tllfccnwoH. Persons eniraccd in Taints ami Minerals, such as Plumbers, Type hottew, Uold-bcatcrs, and Miners, ax they advance In lifo, aro subject to Taratysls of tho Bowels. To guard against this, take occasional dobca of VIMEOAa IHTTKHH. Mi I ii lli'iL', Pcrofulo, &alt Rheum. Ulcere, Swellings, llmples, lMtstuIcs, Boils, Carnuncles, King-worms, Scald-head, Soro Kyes, Kryslpelas, Itch, Scurfs, Decolorations, Humors aud t!ieanes of tho sthi. of whatever name or nature, aro liter- ally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the use of tho Bitters. lMu, Th pout ul other AVnrin, lurking in the bystem of bo many thousands, art effectually destroyed and removed. No system of medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmintics, will freo the HVRtmn fnim worniRllko ViNcnAH UrrTERS. JfrenHlris Scarlet Vcver, Mumps, Whooping Couh, aud all children's diseases may bo made k'sst.overo by keeping tlio bowels open with mild doses of tho Bitters. This wonderful remedy la especially adapted to the systems of children, for purifying herbs alone give it its remarkable cura tive powers. It contains uo alcohol, opium or oiner poison. lfnr lsVmnln CniiuilnllltM. .In VOUDC or Old. manied or single, at tho dawn of womanhood, or tne turn ot lire, twt miters lias no omiai. 4? I ran we tho Vitiated lllood whenitslm' purities burst through the bkin In Eniptlont or Soresj cleanse it whwi obstructeil and sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it Is foul: your feelings win itru you wuen, anu luenemuiui luosybu-iu ui frtllnw. In coiieliiHloii i CI Wo the Bitters a trial. It will .speak for itself. On bottlo is a betu-r guar- nntut nf If a muHta thnn n loiiirttiv flikfl t ittiMriPllt. ,Vi ouiulench hottloorufuUdia'Ctionspiluted iu dluereut languages. It. II. ITIcllonnia lni:r Co,, Troprietors, Sou Frauchieo. Cat . nn l fx, K & Watahlnton SL, uor. uuariton m., isbw i orn. Sold all Dealers and Druggists. TyAIN WRIGHT & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, PlIILADEUMlIA rKA8,SYUUPa,COFVEK,SUOAK, MO L ASKS RICK, 8FICI3. BICARB 80DA, AC, AO. N. E. corner Second and Arch stroeta. ry"OrderswiU receive prompt attentln COURSEN, CLEMONS Sl CO. Limited, Iraportcra and WUolosalo Dealers la Crockery, Glassware, Table and rocket Cutlery, window Glass, and 1'lated-waro, TUo M candle-power marsh electric lamp. Tlia celebrated l'lnaforo llumer. UlrdCaes, Fruit Jars. 4JS Ixckawanna Avenue. BCltANTON, l'a. may My l'KICE UST OP ROOFING SLATE On Cars at Quarry. No. 1 Blato ,.; No. 1 Mb blato.. , Keconila No. 2 Ulb blato Itoil Wale Green blato . ....... o to ,4.01 Kioto AJ5 3.00 U.S'I 10.SO 4.U) J. I.. IIUI.I., ss lackawanna'Avonuo, scranton, l'a Maysa-iy PATENTS, Obtained and all patent business attended to for moderate fees. our ortlce Is opposite tho U. 8. Talent Oftlce, and we can obtain rutents In less time than tuoso re mote from Washington. bend model or drawing. We advise as to pat entability freeof charge, uud we mako uo chargo unless patent Is secured. We refer here, to the l'ostmaster, tho Bupt. of Jloney order IHv., and to oflKi.ils of tho V. H. Patent omco. For circular, advice, tenns and references to actual clients In your owu btate or County, write to C. A. SNOW & CO., Opposlto J'atent ODlce, Washington, 6. C. anv-tf BLQOMSBURG PLANING MILL Tho undcrslirued hav'lu'ir out his 1'lanlnc Ml on IUllroud street, In Urst-cuss condition, Is pre parod to do al I kinds of work tn his line. FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BLINDSj MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. (urnisncd at reasonable prices. All lumber used Is well ueasoned and noau but skilled workmen aro employed. ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS furnished on application, nana and Bpccinca tons prepared by an eiperlenced draughtsman OIIAIII.ES KHUG, IIlOOIIINblD'P, IU $5 0 REWARD. F01( Hvciy Oiinco of Adulteration in tub MW PROCESS SOAP. THE "WONDERFUL 3-LB BAA. JIAIlK ONLY J1V GowaiiM & Stover, liuffalc, N. Y. For trilo by oil firnt-clats gioceiK. April 10-J-yr STONE IN KIDNEY. KxrKt.i.sn AiTKit tmtNo tm. nAvin kknnk- PV'S "VAVOltlTK HEMKIlY" AlloUT TWO WKKK3, Ono of the mtwt remarkable cases'that lias ever boontotignttotlionotlcoof tho public Is tint Of Mr. J.H. lioach, o( Stone ltMge, Ulster countr,N. Y. -Mr. Poach hail suffered slnco oot, IS, 1ST I, trora tho presence of calculus or stono In tlio right kid ney, tio lctts than sctcn physicians wero era plo ed at iVtnSrent time, to whom Mr. Peach paid hunemta of dollars' for' fhedlcal treatment, with only temporary relict from lils agon. llv tho urgent Nollcltallons of hhfrl"nit.1in wan Induced to try Pr, l.ld Kennedy's! "Favorite Itemed-," and experienced a marked Imprm einent from tho llrstdayho begun to nan the medicine. uu ino iuiiioi pepmnuer no vomeu n stono as lariro as could bo named tlirouitli tho natural chanuel. Mr. noacn eonciuuesa long letter to nr. ncnnctiy by Raying: "It will always afford mo pleasuro to recommend tho 'l'avorlio Iteniedy'tn those who may bo suffering from difficulties of tho kidneys and bladder or liny disorders arising from an lm pt.ro stale of the b ond. I l.l.l A .,1 .Ml'llUY, 1X1 lrA 1 (il l K SI,, ll.M.Tl MOW:, .MI)., says: "I believe 'favorite Itcmcdy'U a good medicine. It Is doing ma mnro good than anything 1 ever trlnl, and I havo tried almost ov. entiling, for I nm a sufferer from d) spepsla." vv mm "rnvonio iicmcuy" is a speciuc in Moinacu and bladder diseases, Ills equally Tamable Incases ot bullous disorders, constipation ot the bowels and nil tlio class of ills apparently Inaepcrable from Iho constitutions of women. I'ltcc, Jl; Mx bottles, J5, TIIK UK HAT Blood Uk ol tho World. AN AHNOI.IITi: ct'ici: roit CATARRH. rilHK imMt ctn1l'nru cav tcltl rcntllly to It iiut h.ili)t railed to CtU'iift pttiicto Civse ltan Ih'u.i ruiuntknbloiuiil I tn cures homier fill. Ulsllio lnoHfiicct'ssfHl itri piinitloii In the market fur CATAltltll nnU the only one tlmt Itftiiulff nu Alisnlnto, loltln (Inns It i ruly a blt-nJlitK to liiiinkltul, A Trial Ih all til tit Id nU'il Utv It Dnco used, It l nlways rccotnmcnJcil. Sy.nl for testimonial:) of actual cures. it itAfl so KQL'AI Pt)lt MALARIA. A j'osrrn'v cl'kh is assikj;d. Ono iKjttlo Is (rcncrally culDclcnt for a cure. Stop tukltiK (tulnlno. Atrial only U Abkcd fur K el UK'S OATAllltlt liKMEDT. It It a STIIC'Il'IC for nil illcape!inTUIiiK from an linpuro blood and ilrUes nil eruptions from thu skin. For Syphl lltic complaints It Is superior to any preparation lo the market, .lino bottlu wilt euro must of tlio following complaints mul a continued uso will rosITiVKLY cure, S.ivo doctor bills and try It. HllEUMATISM. SCROFULA. SKIN EHUl'TIONS. VKNKUEAL DISEASES. DYSmU'SIA. LOSS OF Al'I'ETITE. KEELING OF LANUOUK. 1HLIOUSMESS. LTV ICR TROU1SLES. NEUVOttS WEAIfXESS. FEMALE WEAKNESS. Kkllku'h t'ATAUiiit llevunv Is mi patent ineillclne. but a sale aud pleasant plepuratloii totiikcnud surely the irleatvst meillr:il dlscov cry ofthe aire. Ono botilo U'Juvi'ii.it --thctnllro system and postes'cs moru vlrtuo tlmn a half ili7on bottles of ortltii.vry patent in.'p.irittlous. Writo for testimonials nml otlior Inrurmatlo.i. tf"l'or salo by drufrists irenernlly. rititn: st.oo a iiottt.i:. six iiot Tl.lW roii in.oo. On receipt of s.-i.no by tlto manur.ujturerj, Samixl 1'. ICi:r.Li:i: A. Co.. Ilarrlsbur.', Pa., six bottles III bo sent cvprcss I''""- rf4. mm HEADACHES Aro generally Induced by Indigestion, JAiul Stomach, Costlvciierc, Uellrlent Circulation, or somo Derniifrement of tho I.lver and lucrative Syatera. Sufferers will find relief by tbo use of Ayer's Pills to stimulato the stomach aud produce a regu lar' daily movement of the bouels. 11) tbii action on theso organs, Ayku'h 1'ili.', divt-rt tlio blond from tbo brain, and reticle nil.l euro all forms of Cuugejtliu and Nervous lleudaelie, llllliiiiii Ileudnrlie, and Shk Hcudaelio; and by keeping tlio bouels frie, and pre.crvlng tlio system In a hmlthfcl condition, they insure immunity from futurs attacks. Try Ayer's Pills. I'ltEfAUCri I1Y Dr.J.C.Ayerd.Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. SUPERIOR SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES ncnoscuPES. FISLd.ClASSSS. TELESCOPES. MAGIC LANTERNS. THERMOMETERS. i.niMi,.,. iMfctrnmi iib, ridI,i.ojhieiil urn! " ItrniM'tll .Vlilllllllllri. ul I.m.'rtt.ii..ii4 ul ..nr Tin Ontttl iruiw spnt r It 1 K "n i.,.li . ii, i . .J i & v. J j C.-.tnut si. VaiLAC'"'! L febwy lAlillMbbould use Dr. Kilmer's FKM.M.E jli:.M. K1HH.S tor all diseases iieeullar lu them, hold by drugglatH. IS llr, KUincr'H "(luldo to IIcallli"'you will find t he remedies, ivltli symptoini of jour caso deilnm. Vat ohronlo ills why tlpnid jou a doctor need when Dr. Kilmer's htaudaid lieibal ipaiedlps nuvcr fall, bold by druggist. 11' YOU havo rlieuinatlain.bclatlea, malaria, or lever and ague, organ-colored urlno Dr. Kltiucr'n HWAMIMIOOT comiuera every caso. Ask your druggist for II, iao.,11. IV ay roLsu und plt blood, or mouth, tongua and llnadryfi-om Internal BUnie-fevcr Dr. Kilmer's INDIAN coNsflieriON mi, win arrest aud ro. hUiretho Hccretlom to a healthy condition. Ask ) our druggut for it. sx., fpiw., ji, io 1AI.AUV OK COMailHHIUN. A VTrtlTP'n IniiuedUU-li a lew good All ii-iU men to canvaxsfor the salo rult 'i'rees Orape Vines, Hews. Ac. 'rations experience not ehnentlal. 11. 1', JrllKKMAN t IU., llrlghton, a, V, CiO10-Ht Intelligent BOI.IC ITOHS WANTED for GEN. GRANT' if iwyn iiimik "4 1118 OWN ACCOUNT of the trreatost military tvtrugglo of modern limes. ulieady o deiedl Hucressut agents Is mnrielbus. Address, IIUIHIAIID 111108., 1'iib's, Ul Chestnut St., l'hlla., l'a. oct-llid. II. SB. tBAba MARK UTU11 REMEDY, The 'Little rWkcs. A bnrclegged bfy rit31ng,ft rftko on o of tho divides near tlio Santa Fo ono trail drugged Into tho windrow a rattl er t but itnlttul of colling and giving lortn a (tenant, buzz, inu Biiaxo mani fested every inclination to get off peaceably. Tho averago Kansas lad would have taken a strap from his liar ncBi, given tlio reptile two or three par alyzing taiu, countod tho rattles, and cono on his way bofdro any ono dis covered tho rako was Idlo. Not bo did Hilly Woodward, who is only a few months from County Uonrgal and pos sessed of the abundant natural curioB ily of an It ish boy abroad, Ho got down from his high Beat and began to study natural history. Tlio snake tried to runaway, but Hilly "headed her off," as ho Bald afterward. Onco or twico tho fugitive coiled and threatened, to tho boy's great delight. Vor fifteen minutes tho leasing went on, ami men tho Bnako darted her head into a hole in tho pratrio sod. Perhaps a third of her lenirth was concealed, while there camo from under ground a noiso which tho boy said souuded like "a tpiccr kind of clucking.'' Hy tho timo he had got a trace ohain looso tlio snake was out of tho hold and wriggling slowly toward tho uncut grasb. Hilly followed her up, "fetched her a couple cracks" and supposed tho pport was oyer. Later In tho day a party of hunters camo along and the boy exhibited his trophy, ami toltl what ho hatt nccn. Ono of tho hunters, a ranchman of va ried experience, got out his pocket knife, and witli tho remark that he guessed he could show tlio others some thing about rattlesnakes they never knew before, stooped down and drew the sharp blado across tho thickest fold . ., . . , r . ! 1 oi tne tieati snaKC. win gmurinca eleven voting rattlers, all of a size, say eight inchos long and as largo around as a leatl pencil. They wero a vei y lively family, and had to bo laid out ono at a lime. Billy's eyes grew big as he saw tho revelation which added tho best part to his snako story. The ranchman saul that when overtaken with her young tho maternal rattler will, as a last means of protection, swallow the little ones. She catls them with a noiso which is a combination uf cluck and whistle. Very raiely does it happen that the act is witne'tseu. In all his experienco tho ranchman paid ho had never seen this snake-swallowing peiformance but onco. Then ho had como upon tho mother 6nako and her young sunning among tho stones. They had tried to get away, but, fail ing, the young had glided into tho mouth of the old ono In response to the peculiar call, and had disappeared be fore his eyes. The Licorice Plant- Tho licorice plant is found in Syria, in Western Andalusia and other parts of Spain, in Asia Miuor, Greece, and is cultivated in Surrey and Yorkshire, England. It is believed that it could bo successfully grown in tho United States, especially in tho wanner por tions. It isia very important articlo of commerce, tlio import of tho Iliot alone to the United States iu 1381 amounting to 39,0.7,000 pounds, val ued at SHOO.OOO. This is not taking into consideration tho powdered lico rico ami tho other forms in which it is sold. From the reports of Ammiuaii consuls in foreign lands we havu re cently learned many interesting facts about Iicorico. Stick licorico is mado by crushing and grinding tho loot to a pulp, whicil is boiled in water over an open fire, and tho dtcoction, separated from tho solid residuo of the rodt, is evaporated in copper pans till a sullio iont degree of concentration is at tained, after which, on cooling, it is rolled into the form of sticks or other shapes, for the market. The prcpar.v tion of the juice is a widely extended industry along tho .Mediterranean coasts; but the quality beat appreciated is made in Ualubna, ami snld under the namo of Sola.zi and Corii'liano juice. Tlio licoiiee grown in York shire is made into a conlcetioti called l'ontefract cakes. Licorico was first cultivated in Kngland in the reign of Elizabeth. Tho plant, very graceful, with feathery leaves, is 'planted in ridges, and does not como to perfection until the fourth year. Tho sandy soil suits it, and tho fibrous roots arc somo limes ten or twelve feet deep. Theso aro dug in Autumn, and pounded in tho following Winter; tho juco thus extracted is boiled down and mixed with gum arabio and other ingredients, and mixed into largo cakes. Ono of tho bc6t varieties of licorice grows wild in Sicily, and iu parts of that island tho farmers look upon it as a pest, it is so hard to subdue, Tho plant grows to tho height of two or throo feet, and boars a small flower. When tlio roots aro taken from tho earth they are bound in bundles, and upon tho backs of mules transported from tho fields to the factories. Here tlioy lio in store for a timo in a state of seasoning. When tho roots are Bulliciently cured men and women, with hatchets cut them iu bits of from threo to six inches in length. Theso nro then plunged into a vat of water and thoroughly washed. They aro then crushed in a mill of rudo construction. It consists of two circular stones of lava. Tho ono is iu horizontal position; tlto other, perpendicular, rests upon it. Through thocentroof tlio upper stono is an axle, to .which is attached a mule, which revolves it slowly in a cir cle (cart-wlicel like) upon the lower stono. A workman with a wooden shovol is constantly employed in keep ing tho roots beneath the lovolving stone. Wlion tho roots aro sufllcjcntly crushed they nro placed with water in kettles and boiled for twenty-four hours. They nro then removed from tho kettles and placed beneath a screw press, and all tho juicu is thoroughly squeezed out, which runs into a cistern beneath. This juico is pumped from the cistern and paRhed through a sieve into kettles anil the boiling resumed. The sediment from tho strainer is again pressed. Thu contents of the boiling kettles is a second timo filtered. When boiled to tho proper consistency It is removed to a broad, shallow kettlo over a slow fire, whero workmen witli spades con tinue to stir it until it becoins tleuso enough for panto. Then it ia removed and placed In wooden moulds of tho size they wish tho cakes or by work men worked Into littlo rolls or sticks. vVhon cold pr hard the cakes arc wrapped in paper and boxes for ex port. ThftJittlu rolls or sticks .of licorico aro placed upon shelves to dry. When they become perfectly dry uud hard they aro packed in laurel leaves mid 1)0X(B.- Iu preparing tho root for maikct women with knives scrano off the bark and then out it into hits of one half inch or longer in length, ns llie purchaser may whh. Theso mo then dried in the sun and placed iu bags for export. JHE GREAT OVmrDTniirO liltteroruaittastolnmotith; 0 X JLY1XT 1 UJVJ.D . toncuo coated whtto or cov with a brown fur; pain In tho back, sides, or Joints often mlitaken for rheumatism; foun stomach; loss or ArrKTiric; Bometlmes nausea and water brash, or IniliK'ostinn.' flatulency and acid eructa tions, bowels alternately costuo nnd lav, itHAn achk; loss of memory, with a painful ixMisatlon of havlnir fallod todoso nethliuf which ought tn have bccnlone, tmniMTv; low spirits; a thlrk, ikmiw appcaraneo ot tho skin nnd eyes; a dry coiiith; lover, restlessness; tho urlno is wanly and hlitli colored, and, If allowed to stand, deposits n sedi ment. iYI (PtHIKLY ViaiGTAIU.K) Is generally used In tho South to nrpu.se the torpid liver to n healthy action. IT ACTS WITH KtrittOnfHHAItr miCACYONTIIK L lVHIt, KIDNHYS and HOWKLS. AM Kt'FKCTOAI. Sl'IXil'lO KOK MAt.AlltA, IIVSI'KI'SIA, CONSTIPATION, IIIMOfSNlfeg, SICK IIKAtlACtllt, JAUNMCa, NAt'SKA, COLIC, &IKNTAL IlintKSStON, IKlWKLCOUl'I.AlNTS, KTC. RTC, RTC. Kndorsed by tho use of 7 millions of bottles as The Best Zamily Medicine ' For children, for adults, and for tho nged. S1IK TO 1 11C IK AM 10MHTIO Of Tilt HtSlLK I J. H. SE1LI1T & CO.. SOI.KI'KOI IltBTOIIS, I'llll.AIIKI.l'IIIA, PA, 1'IIICK, tl.tXI. maysti-ly A. rKlSsENTI Our readers for is! cents In postage stnmpsto pay for mailing nnd wrapping nnd nan cs of two iKxik agents will receive l'ltHU a Mcel Finish l'anor Kngrnvlng of nil our I'ltnsl. HUNTS, ! eluding Cleveland, slo ilx-lH Inch, worth ( l.oo. Address Eider Pub. Co.,Clu'cago, III. JulylMy RAILROAD TIME TABLE. D KLAWAHE, LACKAWANNA AND WKSTKltN KAlI.ltOAl). BI.OOMSHUUG DIVISION. NOltTH. p.m. p.m. a.m STATIONS. SOUTH. a.m. a.m. p m. u Ul 12 3 I 8 M 1 art S 4S 14 S 4(1 12 13 8 111 U IIS 8 S7 II! 01 K.W II SS S 17 11 SI S It! II fill s os it tr S US 11 If S 0.1 II u 7 S'J 11 US 7 St 11 111 7 SU 11 311 T J . i 11 2-1 7 SO 11 12 7 IS II 141 7 11 10 SI 7 10 10 41 C SS 10 41 0 SI 10 3S 0 f,0 10 SI 4J 1C 27 G 30 10 21 C 30 10 10 G 2.1 111 11 B 30 S 20 S 21' S 10 ...Scranton,... ....Uellcviic... ..Taylorvlllo. , Lackawanna.. o in ia Z uo 0 15 1) 20 2 10 0 20 20 2 lb G 27 0 S4 2 21 0 31 41 2 30 G 40 U 47 2 30 G 41 52 2 41 G 49 U 50 2 41 it M in nm AT S 10 S ttl 7 5S 7 51 ; 50 7 II 7 47 7 12 7 3S 7 111 7 31 7 23 7 12 7 00 G 51 0 41 0 41 0 G .'II! 0 27 0 21 G 1G II II 5 50 5 411 5 IS 5 33 a.m. rittston ..West I'lttston. ....Wiomlng.. . . . ..lloltbi- .Uennett ..KlUgstoll 1 5S 10 152 so ..Kingston .... g ss iu lis ti so l'l) mouth June 7 US 10 10 2 55 ....Plymouth.,,. .... Avoudalo. . ....Knnllcoke... lluulock's creek 7 07 10 153 01 7 12 10 20 3 OS 7 15 10 23 3 10 7 2.1 10 12.1 27 ..shlckshlnny 37 10 41 3 ! .Hick's Fcrry..i 7 so n n 3 &j ..lleachllavcu.. 7 57 n 0J3 ss Berwick-.... s PI u 134 03 ..Urlar Creek.., 8 10 lj 20 I 12 ..Willow drove.. 8 14 ll-'2J I 10 ...Llmoltldgo... 8 IS 11 2D 4 21 Kspy 8 25 II 3!4 27 ...Uloomsburg... S 80 11 44 4 31 .... Itupert s 30 n sol 40 CaUwln llrldgo 8 41 It 53 4 40 . .Danville.... M IS ur. in ....Chuiasky.... a os 12215 12 .... c.itncrou.... u us 12 25.1 17 Northumberland, I) 25 12 10 5 35 I a.m. a.111. p.m. W. F. IIALSTKAll, Bupt. o.Uce, MoMMon, Feb.lst,is 0 OS U .Ml g no s ss S 40 p.m. U IS) II 4.1 0 .11 a.m. Superintendent's lennsylvania Railroad. INI Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Divis ion, and Northern Central Railway. IWI TIME TABLE. In effict Aug. :10th, lsso. Trains leave Sun bury. EASTWAltD, 11.44 a.m., Sea Shore Kvpruss (dally except Sunday), fur llairlsburg iindlutcrmcUlaicstutldiis, arriving at ritUadcli'hia 3.15 p. in.; New York 6.20 p.m.; llaltlmore, 4.10 p. m. ; Wnihtniiton, 6.50 p. in., connecting at l'hllndelphla for all boa Shore points. Tuiougu passenger coach to rhlladelphla. 1.40 p. m. Day etpress dally cxcctitSundayl.furliarrKburgand Interme diate stations, arriving at Philadelphia G.S0 p. in. ; New York, 11.33 p. in. ; llaltlmore 6.43 p. 111. ; Washington, 8.00 p. m. Parlor car through to Philadelphia and passenger coaches through lo Philadelphia and llaltlmore. 8,05 p. 111. Williamson Accommodation (dally, for Harrlsburg and all Intermedia to stutlons, nrrlv. lug at Philadelphia 4 23 a. in. : New York 7.00 n. in. lialtlmoro, 5.25 a. m. ; Washington 0.30 a. in. ; Sleeping car accommodations can bo secured at Han Isburg for Philadelphia and New York, on Sun days athrough sleeping cir will bo run; on this train from Wllllainsp'l to 1'hlladelphla.l'hlladelphla passengers can remain In sleeper undisturbed until 7n-m. 2.31 a. tn. Urio Mall (dally except Monday, for Harrlsburg and liitciincdlaio stations, nrrlvlug at Philadelphia 8.S3 a. m. New York, 11.30 il in. ; Hall lmoro MS a. in. ; Washington, u.25 a. in. Through l'ullinnn sleeping cars are run on this train to Philadelphia, Hallluiore und Washing ton, and through passenger coaches lo Philadel phia and Hallluiore. WESTWAUD. 5.20a. m.Krlo Mall (dally except Sunday), foi lirlu and all Intermediate stations und C'anandal- gua and Intermediate stations, Itochester, iiurti- 10 unu Magara tans, w 1111 tin ougn run man rai ace cars and passenger coaches to Frio nnd Itoch ester. a.M-Newa Express (dally except Sunday) for lJCH Iluimi unu iiiictim-uiuLU CIUUUI13. 1.U5 p. in. Niagara F.xpiess (dally except Sun day) for Kauo and Intermediate stations aud Can andalL'iii and uilnelnal lntermedlato ktatlouu. Itochester. liulfalo und Niagara Falls with through passenger coaches 10 Kane and Uochester anil Parlor car 10 Watklns. 5.30 p. in. Fast Lino ulally except Sunday)tor lte novo and Inlcimcdtate stations, und Klmtra, Wat- Kins anu imcrmcuiaia sinuous, w uu inrougu pas senger coacues lu itcituvu unu ,1 uinius. u. JO a. in. Sunday mall for ltcuovo and lntcrmo. dlato stations. TUltOUQII T11AIN8 FOll SUNUUHY FliOM TUB KAST ANU SOUTH. Sunday mall leaves l'hlladelnhla 1.30 a. in Harrlsburg 7.10 m living nt sunbury 20 a. in. w 1th turougu sieepingcur iiom luuaucipuu to nil. lllllilapoi t. Nuus Impress leaves Philadelphia 4.30 n, m. Harrlsburg, S.10 a. 111. dally except buuda; arriving ut Suubury U.53. a. 111. Niagara Express leaves Philadelphia, 7.40 a. in. ; Daltlmuru 7.30 a. 111. (dally except Sunday aiming at buubury, l.usp. nr., with through Parlor car Irom Philadelphia uuu viiruugu piisseuer euueues truut 1 uiiduei' phl.i nnd Baltimore. Fast Line leaves New York 9.00 a. in. ; l'hlladel. nhla.ll.SO a. m. : Washington. 0.50 a. tn. : Ualtl more, 10.43 a. m., (dally except Sunday) ai riving ut nutiuuij, o.ou i. 111., turn imuui;u iiusseuei coaches from Philadelphia and lialuuiorc. Urio -Mall leaves New York s.00 p. m. ; l'hlladel nbla. 11.20 11. in. : Washington, ldoo 11. in. -. Haiti. more, 11.20 p. in., (dally execpt.Salunla) ) arrlvtug at Sunbury 5.15 a. in., with through Pullman bleepln.' ears fiom Philadelphia, Washington and uaitiiuuiu uuu mruuu iiasaeii,er cuacneq tltuv i uiumuipuiu. MIINIIIIUY, IIA.I.UTO.N .V WII.ICKHIIAUKI It.UMtOAD AMI .MI11T1I AMI WliS'P HltA.M'll lt lll.WAV. (pally except bunuay.) Wllkosbarro .Mail leaves buubury lo.uin. m. arriving ul Uloom lvriy lasj a. m. , Wltkes bari 0 12.18 p. m. Ex pi ess East leaves Sunbury 5.43 p. in., arriving at uiooiu r erry u.sf p. m., v uues-uarru t.ss p. 111 Sunbury Mall leates wllkesbarro HUn a. 111. urriv lugul llluom Feiry li.tH p. in., Hunbury 1,10 p. in Kxpruss West leaves V llkis burro 2.43 p. in., nr riving at uiwm Ferry 4.13 p. m.,bunuury s.111 p.m SUNDAY ONLY, Sunday mail leaves Sunbury IU5 a. m., arriving at llloiim Ferry 10.14 11. In.. W llkis-lliine 11:3-1 11.111. bunday iiteommoilutlou leaves Wilkes llairo 5 30 p. 111., urn nig av 11100111 rerry, 7.i p. in., nunuury, 7:55 p. m. CI1AS.E.1'UUH. J. II. WOOD. lien. Manager. lieu, l'asscuger Agent A 1, ffl ID. Offer lo tlio Trado ttielr Vino Hrand ol cigars. Tho Landrcs, Ilonry Ohj, Normal, Simoon, ( and Cosmopolitan FI110 Fruits nml Kino Confeetionory on liantl, li'rcsli every week. IMooinu burg, J'l. I Pl, Q7 suiiscuriT)Ti"H ' TIIK COLUMBIAN, $1.60 A YliAH. SZsTX LIVER WfimiM DISEASE. 151 ODD ITEMS. Nino mohiiinonts to Grant will be orcotcd In this country, unless some of tlio iircBOtit jirojfccts fall. Tho centro t of pojiulatlon In this country Is ratiitlly moving westward, it bo'iiitf now a littlo to tho south of Cincinnati. During last year thero wero postetl in li'iulnnil 20.000 letters" without anv address on them, and of those 1C00 I'ont'tine'l nont'v. A recent novi Ily in Purisian sl'illon- ary Is tcrinud 'P.iitipeiin piper.'' It is uuiioiMly mottU'tl as If with tho damp Hess of eighteen ciititrlts. Jni iiifr the last vcar theio weioscnt to tho Dca.l Letter olliuo 4,8 18,000 letters, and among their eontenls wero over $1,00.000 in vtuU nnd .hafts. At Llvo Oaks, Florida, an aitesian well Is bi'iiii' sunk, but water has not yet been found, though tho drill has penetrated over one thousand feet. Hoslon has just npnroiiriatcd llvo thoi.nid dollars towards a statuo of William Lloyd Garrison, vet fifty vears ago ho was mobbed In that city and barely escaped hanging. Near tho fool of Moosio Mountain. somo thirteen miles from Ilonesdale, Wayne county, this State, copper ore has been discovered, which yields sixty-livo per cent of the metal. An oxcliancosays that a folded news paper placed under thu coat in thu small of tho back U an cxeellent sub stitute for an overcoat. Now is the time to subscribe. IZcanavillc Argus. In a riibbor manufactory at South 'Vauilni'haiii, M us., tho cmnlovcs have lately been suffering from a peculiar affection of the eyes" supposed to be caused by the naptha used in prepar ing tho cloth. Tho Now York Morninc Journal. which on Friday assumed a now and handsome dress of tvne. ouons its fall campaign with a rogular circulation of over IflO.OOO, bvititr an increaso of 50- 000 within tho last eighteen months. Tho country evidently has not a mo nopoly on patriotic politicians, witness tho following advertisement in a recent London paper: "Advanced liberal con stituency required, payinrr expenses by gentjomon devoting whole energies to iimIiIim ernnA ' In New Hampshire a law has just done into effect which inflicts a fine of $20 for tlio sale of a cinarctto to a boy or girl under sixteen years of ago. At newarK, in. i , mo public Miliool au thorities havo decreed that cigaretto smoking by pupils shall bo punished by expulsion. The bill introduced in tho Gcoreia Legislature imposing a 'tax on bache lors has been withdrawn, and now an other bill has been submitted which proposes a tax of 8100 for overy base ball name played in the State. Real legiiiatiyo business must be scarce in that section Keeping Apples Uuring tte Winter. A most important factor iu tho keep ing qualities of apples and ono that is frequently lost sight of is tho con dition of the fruit at the time of pick in'. Tho moro carefully fruit is handl- t'd tho better it will keep ; the slightest bruise or injury of any kind engenders decay. Tho best lime for iiickinir moles is just before they aro fully ripu ; full ma turity lessens their keeping quality .'i0 per cent. An applo that drops off tho tiee uy a iiglil toucli is tt o ripe for long keeping. It is ono of nature's iiniiiiit'iblo laws that fruit, as soon as it has Income fully matured, shall decay. This pro mcss, although it may commence and progiess very slowly, ii sure to take place it the lrtut is left to natural con ditions, and every preserving method aims to furnish means whioh shall (I'liinteiiiet or protract this natural tend- em y. To accomplish this, expensive fruit houses and othor devices have been in vented, the experienco with all of which ,oes to shw that, other condi tions being equal, a low temperature, ranging from thirty degrees to thirty six degrees, and neer above foity de grees, is the primary and principal con dition of success. Everything else is of comparatively littlo" importance. Whichever way such a tempera ture can be provided most cheaply will generally bo found most suitable. Extreme dryness of stoiaga was for merly considered of great importance, but later experienco has proved the fal. lacy of this supposition. In fact, it has been found that, if the tcmperaluio is kept low enough, apples will keep bet ter in a damp than in a dry atmos. phere. We know of several instances in whioh npplis placed completely und er water have kept in good condition all winter and but a few weeks nijo we havo eaten apples that have stood niid er tho drip of an ice liouso for neaily a year, and that wero as fresh and sound as when picked off tho tree last September. Only when existing conditions do not admit tho loweiing of tho temperature to tho most tk'sirablo degree, dry (tor aito becomes mnro advantageous. Country Jlome. J. H. Mercer wishes lo mako an assertion, which he can back with a positive u'uaranlcu. It is all about Acker's Hlood Hli.xir. Ilo claims for it superior meiils over all other rt med ics of its kind, and guarantees for it a positive and sure euro for Rheumatism, Syphillls, and all blood ilisordcis, it fiees the skin from spots and disease, and leaves the complexion clear Ask him about it. Dr. IVIcTaggart This noted Specialist of Scrauloii, is tlio only specialist litis side of New York, I'liil. a'lclpliln ami HulTalo who makes nn e xclu. sivti specialty of treating chronic, huii' stiunliiiL' mul lingering discuses to which ninn nml womankind tiro subject, such ns Consumption, Hrniichtul nITcctloni, Scrofti. In, Biilt.Itlicum, Loss nt Manhood, Skin ills, cuius, ltliciunatisiii, Ulcers, Old Sores, Kpi. lepsy, HypIiUU, Deafness, l,osa of Voice. Chronic Dlnrrlmia.Clillls ami ftiycri Worms, Liver complaint, Cunrcrs, Tumors, l'anily. ela, Tnpu worm, Henrt disease, Ac, Ac, liilTciniilu disease n specially, No mutter how Jonir you Imvu been stif. icrlng nor how inuiiy Doctors ypti hityccm. ployed in vain, you should npply to I)n. ln I'AfHUiir ul once, when ho will tell ill reclly without holding nut false, hopes whether your disease is strictly curnhlo or can only bo relieved, Ho owes his widii reputation for tlio sue ccsafiil treatment of nil lingering or chronic diseases to expcilcnco and close appllcn lion for over 20 yours, uud to no mimtwouj power, . What tiik IVvi'Kits Bay t "lie i tdclllju! Iinnest, e nii(ent, upright and re laLluani viull vjorthyof (lio iKmpl 'n iunn.len(p undeUvln. lioalwaij h.i)b exactly what ha nikans and ineam Mm. ily vvli.il ho iuvn"-scran. inn ipuuukvu. "liuWiootneftiU man to ley'-lackawanna iieiiiuttnt. Corner Laekawinna and Wastltgton Avermas, SOHAISTON, Bept 11-ly ECONOMY THE PRACTICAL qUESTION OF THE IIOUK. EVERY THING THAT IS M AND STYLISH FOll THE SEASON, CAN BE BOUGHT CHEAFEJffi TJBtAVI E1M. A Large and Varied Stock of iCLOTHIHC, JUST RECEIVED. win 1 1 nm ii i i umi i n mm m n ALSO A LA150U AND SKLliCT LINE OF VTt Call and be Convinced that you have the LIB 1E1I1I OV LATEST STYLE, AND The Lowest AT - OF - m mwmM vnrled seleetion'oT' 1!"Bi(;S n,u! WaSons- At llli3 depository maybo seen 11 large nnd Qg VEHICLES l.'01l BUSINESS AND PLEASURE) rom tliu best manufactories. Purchasers arc invited to call nnd inspect tlio goods or lo TjCSrWrite for Information and prices. n p r. -3-85-1 y. am GMAIN C IB, MOBBH DEALER IN WINES AND LIQUORS, AND JOBBER IN CIGARS. BL00MSBU.RG, PA. for Infants and Children. "CMtorla Is so well ndarted to children that I Castorta ctma Collo, Conrtlpntlon. irwommeiulHiiasuiierlortoonyiirescriiiUon I Pour Ktomaeh, liiarrhrea, Krtklalton, laovrn to mo," il Jl, Acnii, HI) I K"18 wrra4, given Elccp, and i.romotea 1I III So. Oxford Et, IIiwUj-b, ji, V, WltESu'tlSiurioua meJIctttton. Tu CoTlca CoMPiy, 1S rulton Btrcct. N. T. ). IF GOODS THE BEST QUALITY, AT Possible Prices THE T. IF. MltJIf , 320 & 322 Pcnn Avenue, SB 1 Vor the C'elcliratcd Clilcljcrliirj, Ivers As I'ond, and Vosu& Pon riniios. Worldrc nowiied Kstcy Orj;..ns, Violins, Aecordeoiis and Sheet Music. Celehinted While, New llinh Arm Davis, New Home, ltoynl St. John, nnd LIilit Humiing Domestic Sewing Mai'liinus. Needles, oil anil attaclinienls for all makes of Sewing Machines. a Stove -v. n STREET,) SI Stcro andZwarcrccmt;, Nc. 12S Franklin Avonue. Mso Wnicioomn ill Kniuklln Arc. mul KBCr.. ,ter Street. SCRANTON, PA. H Anything to mako up n now- wagon or rpjiair an olil, iu stock. liar Iron, nml Steel IJoltH, Holt Kml, Lag ScrcwH, 'rninhuckle's Horse SIiucm, mul nil lilacktinith Bill IpllcS. AprSMr