I THE COLTJTMBIAN AJH) DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBTJR.Gr, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. Martlu Irons. sToAif of Ills imurAi. life as told iiv ins wins. Tito ccntrnl figure in tho great mil road strike on tho Gould Southwestern syotem wtw Martin Irons. To thoso whf know anything of tho man this circuinstnnoo proves conclusively that the Btriko was not inaugurated at tho request of tho best element in tho Knights of Labor of tho Southwcstt but at tho demand of tho worst ehnrnet- ers in tho order. Irons is Master AVork man of the assembly at Sodalia. His election was not procured by tho con servative element. His predecessors wero comparatively fair-minded men. They objected to arbitrary measures.; They wero in favor of giving tho rail road company n chance to settlo a dilli culty before precipitating a strlko. This iuu not suit mo ponoy ot trio minority. It wanted a man of Us own stamp, was in favor of terrorizing tho company. It succeeded in cowing tho majority, and finally selected Irons as tho head of tho assembly at Sedalia, and tho Socrotary of District Assembly No. 101. A fow days beforo tho Knight's con vention was held at Marshall, Texas, Irons called at tho Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's oflico and asked for return passes for himself mid asso ciates. His request was granted. It was for neglecting his business in at tending this convention and piloting tho visiting' Knights about tho town, after tho convention had adjourned, that Foreman Hall waj discharged bv tho Receivers of tho Texas Pacifio Hail road Company. When Irons determined to begin a general striko on tho Missouri Pacifio Railroad ho did not tako counsel with tho conservative men of tho order. His cronies were the desperato spirits. Ho simply did thoir bidding. Although perhaps in tho minority the bad clement was in control. Their ferocious threats deterred thoso Knights who considered the striko uncalled for from asserting their manhood and finally from even expressing their opinions. Powdorly saw at a glance, upon visiting tho section, that, tho strike was unjustifiable. He lacked the back bone to tell Irons and his associates so, and contented himself with issuing his secret circular on his return to Pennsyl vania. Tho result of tho striko is a matter of small consequence 10 the men who ordered it. The Knights of Labor may havo received a sovero blow ; manj of them may have been impoverished ; many of them may have beeu rendered homeless, but Irons and Coughlin and Sullivan, tho heads of the Joint Ex ecutive Committee of District Assem blies Nos. 101, 93 and 17, have lost nothing. Many think they aro much richer to-day than they were eight weeks ago! Sullivan is a school teach er at East St Louis. He may bo a poor one ; ho looks it, a big, burly, coarse-grained, red-haired and red bearded know-nothing, but his job is a good one and ho retained it all through the striko. Coughlin is an ex-Methodist parson. His head teems with wild ideas, to which ho gives tongue in ridiculously sensational language. Irons is an agitator. He calls himself a machinist, but he never served a full apprenticeship. Tho person who is best qualified to Bpcak of Irons is his wife. She lives about five miles southwest of Richmond Mo., and is a decent body. Tho fol lowing interview was Held with her a few days ago. She said : "I was born in Kelkeith, Scotland, June 21, 1832. My maiden namo was Mary Brown. I was married to Mar tin Irons in Lexington, Ky, by J. K. Lyle, D. D., on July 28, 1852. ''After I married Martin Irons wo resided in Lexington, Ky., about three weeks and then we started for Now Orleans, stoppincr at Cincinnati, where my brother and Mr. Irons, went into the saloon and restaurant business. Ave returned to Lexinctoa in three months. Irons went to work for Mr. Heininwnv in the hemp factory, looking after inuuiuiiury unuer iioucrt JJrovvn, my father, who was foreman. In tho fao tory he lost tho second finger of his left hand. In tho spring of 1853 wo removed 10 Cincinnati, where my hus band worked for Robert" and John Brown as a machinist. Shortly after ward ho wont to work in a sowing machino shop. Prom there we went to wewport.lv y., whcie wo icmaincd seve ral weeks, Mr. Irons still working in the sewing tuachinu shops. Ve went irom luero to (Jamestown, Ky., where 1... 1 J .1 l e ' . ne-worKuu in mo netnp lactory. We remained there till the fall of 1854, when we returned to Lexincton. Kv.. and my husband worked in the machine shops. In 1850 wo went to Hannibal, Moi Irons could not get any work mere, so no went to u j.ouis, where, 1 think, ho worked as a machinist. In tho satno year ho went to work for Mo Grow & Morrison, in the foundry, at Lexingion, Mo. Wo left Lexington for Liberty in 1859. I lived at Liberty Mo during tho war. In tho fall of 18C5 we returned to Loxincton. Mo. In 1807 wo went to Knoxville. Mo.. whore Mr. Irons went to work in a saw mill. In 1870 we removed to where I now live, five miles southwest ot Kichmond, Mo. KOKCKI) TO I.KtyK llisr. "I Bcpcraled from my husband in 1870. Viro wero then living at a place known as Lime John Brown's, which joins the placo whero I now live." "Did you leavo Mr. Irons or did ho leave youT i.T i..r 1.!... T 1 . . 1 luit mm. i nave u I. seen mm since wo separated. He has sent me souio money jinco wo seperated, but not enough to support mo and my luuniy. u T T 1 i. . . -nave you ever ueeu divorced irom Irons! ' 11XT T 1 , .. r . . -vu. l received a letter irom inm slating that if I wanted a divorce ho would not appear against me. Sineo men i nave leirned that he has married again. I do not know tho woman he married. "Who ho a kind parent and husband! "No; ho wm very cruel." "Have you your marriage certificate!" "lcs, hero it is: 'Dug is to certify that Martin Irons and Mary Browu wore with their own consunt. this dato lawfully joined together in holy bonds of matrimony, which solemnized by mo ;v minister of tho Gospel, licensed to aoleinnizo marriage, In tho presence of a creditable witness. Given under my baud this 28th day of July in the year i our j.uru eignieen iiiinureu ana ntly two. - J. K. Lvi.k, D. D." 'Was there any complaint made against your husband for assaulting your' 'Yes i Robert, my son, mado a com plaint against him charging him with assault to kill. A warrant was issued and served by Joht Brown, who was theu alien!! of J (ay county. "What wns done in tho matter!" "It whs comprised. Since our sepa ration I have known very littlo of Mr, Irons except throuuh tho newsnape reports. Martin Irons was born at Dundee, ScotJsnd, in 1832." LADIES! Aro you rceklem ramiRh In venture Mf no sriul two cent In Flumps Ut tho tUtck IhiUUMng Co., and 69) Wnshlnctoii Stnrt. Ken York, fur one nf their ln-uiitlful llhutrntcil "LnillCB' IlonkH." It Im mirrl. unique, ami Intimating work to eveiy vi,m nf rdlneinem. On leeeliit or ivnn In taniw they n III enil pwlp.ilil it lull net vl ttulr (ainoiH honwholtl Kiinie Vcrlia. l'or leu renin Ihev K III nl' Mnl n unok containing roinii'ota onl nt "'I In' Mlkmln," i"'l Inmlo of ltn matt iMiinlnr nong", tojirtlicr llli ten exquisite cliromo rani. QUIIEPTTJS! A very tilcaMn?, linrinloM ylc)rrh1ml nrmnatlc com iHiumt tor clleitiilplin? llio tni ot quinine nml other hitler (true, cfiher IM or Hiilil. Wire, 5t'fntfr I'lnt Holt Ic Prescribed hy thotmnml ot l)'lcUtii In Knroitc and America. 1- onnutti accompanies every bottle. 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If YOt' have Internal sllmo fcyer, canker, acrid phlegm, bad tasto and offensive breath -Dr. Kll. mer's SWAMI'-IIOOT removes all theso conditions. Ask your druggist lor It . t5c,.fl. It' YOU nau lost your appetite or toreue coated, dry and parcheil llp9 and mouth, spittle dry and cottony, or havo become emaciated Dri Kilmer's SWAM I'-ltooT will build up your broken down constitution. Askjourdrugglstiorlt. 55c ft IF YOU have budden attacks of sinking spells thofaco whltoand deathly pale, nnd experience feelings as though dying, nntl coldness seles your very vltuls-Dr. Kilmer's OUKAN-WKKD rouses the heart's action and saves life. Druggists sell It. fl IF YOU have organic disease, or pericardii or heart case troubles, or havo thick and sluggish blood, feel ns though bleeding would relievo you l)r. Kilmer's OUKAN-WKHU coereets and is the emedy you need.' Druggists seOl it, (1. 14. hvalids' Hotel ahd Surgig&l Ihstitote 663 Main Street, Buffalo, H. Y. Staff of 18 Physicians and Surgeons. 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Address ns above. World Dispensary Jlcliral Asportation, Prop's. D. LANGELL'S ASTHMA AND CATARRH REMEDY. sou) iiv all rmraaisTS. Ilavlni; strutrgled :ll years between life nnd deatli with asthma or 1'IITIII.slf, treated by eminent physicians, and recelUng no benent, I was compelled duilug the last 5 years of my III. ness to sit on my chair day and night gasping for breath -My sufferliigiweio beyond description. In despair I expeiluiented on myself by com. pounding roots and herbs and Inhaling tho medi cine thut"oblnlncd. I forttmatel t discovered t his WONHHhi'DI, CL'HK VOU ASTHMA AND UA TAItlill, warranted to relieve tho most stubborn case ot AHTIIM A IN FIVK MINI'TKS, so that the patieni can itouowniorestandsieepcomtortabiy. Please read the following condensed extracts from unsolicited testimonials, allot recent date: otner v. ic iiouncs, nan Jose, t'al., writes: "I find the remedy all and even more than ivpre- wuivu. . iivcnu iiiaiuuuueuus irijei. IL II. Carson, A. !., Warren, Kansas, writes: "Was treated by eminent nhvslrlans or this country nnd Uermany: tried the cllmato of different states nothing afforded relief like your preparation." T. K. dates, County Treasurer, Philadelphia, Sliss., writes: "Hare used tho llemedy. Would not live wllhout It. Every one that uses lue. commends it," I. 11. I'heips.1". .v., (Irlgga, Ohio, wiltes: "Suf. lered with asthma 10 years. Your niiillclni! In 3 minutes does more or mo than tho most eminent phjslclan did lor ine in three years." II. o. Plumpton, Jollet, ill., writes: "Bend ca tarrh lteinedy at once. Cannot get along wit bout it- 1 llnd It to ba the moat valuable medlcmo 1 have ever tried." ieo. W. iirady, Nelson Co., Ky., writes: 'I am using the remedy, (lalneds pounds ins weeks, would not bo without It." Martin l'ox, Little Falls, N. V writes: "Find lteinedy excellent. Could not live without it." We haio many other hearty testimonial of cure or relief, and in order that all sufferers from Asth ma, Catarrh. Hay r'ever, and klndiod diseases may liavoan opportunity or lesllng tho value of the Itomcdy e will send to any address TItlAl. I'ACK AUK MM Ol'' I'HAKuT. Address, J. .MM:il.MAN K CI),, I'roprlolorj, liolesalo Drugglsia, Woosu r, Wayne Co., o, l uHslie box by mull , (majt-ly, A PRKSENTI Our readers for 11! centjt in tmRtncrn ktntnnutn I pay for mailing and wrapping and names of I two book agents, will receive r'ltHK a Meel l lnuh J'arlor KngiaMug or all our I'ltKSI. HK.NTS, Including ilctcland, size wxss Incli, worth H00. Uddress Eider Pub. CoChicago, III. 1 urn ODD ITEMS. Even wctldlng presents mo Lircil out. Mrty tliviilcntls nro filllnc the pock- etbuok. A common pnsswonl "Tliu butter pleiue." '1 raveliiitr unuer fnlso colors Wom en who paint. Tho pet dorr Is to bo boycotted nl summer hotels. Liiiiutry U lo como, and rumors of her inarriaga nro stnrtetl. Sonio of our pooiely leaders murder tho King's English Iti their letters. Iliriiic flowers for linvnto and pul- lio cutcrtfilnments is n big business. Wonder if Job was a iiaraurniiher ! They Bay that ho wns full of humor. Cucumbers havo arrived on schedule time. Now look out for music in the heir. Olcomnrtrarinc mutt bu stroiiL' to keep up a reputation, nntl to tasto nat ural liko butter. It is said that ol tho 00,000 llubruws in Now Yotk city not one is tho keeper ol a grog shop. If tho barbers strike tlicro will bo a revival of tho old question what shall wu do to bo shaved f Tho American boy's first bawl aen- crally hits tho hippy father stiaight on llio leit ear. Spiinc opeiiintrs nro still boinir held but lite thing thai does tho most open ing is tho old nun's pocketbook. Them's a now cemetery out West that is rushing up trade in lots by adver tising bargains in intent graves. "Mamma," cried a "i-year-old girl, "I started to make my doll a bonnet nml its come out n pair of pante. Tho number of paupers in London oxclusivo ot lunatics in asylums aua vagrants is reported at 10a,;i0U. Portland, Oregon, has an alleged whito laundry, but Chinesoaro employ. cd up stairs, out of sight from the street. A library of 2000 volumes has been established by tho Boston and Albany Kan road lor tliu licncht ot its employ ees. Tho Princess IJismark finds 15is terribly stubborn regarding his diet Ho will cat cabbage when ho should chow pepsin. Why is a young man closeted with his wifu's mother like an ancry bear at a oirciiB? Hecauso there is trouble Brulo. Tho average annual yield of the ivimberly diamond mines 111 South Atrica during the past thrco years hss uecn isiz.uuy.uUU. Colonel Folsom, Frankio's grandpapa is a dear old man, nnd ho can wnto Ins name upon n piece ofpaper represent CM fin lllg I51W,UUU, Kentucky has M,000 square miles of conl helds; Pennsylvania, 12,000; Ureat isntain, 11,859, and England, alone, busy square miles. A cavo largo enough to accommo dato nil tho citizens of tho town is to bo dug in Clifton, Dak. It is design ed ns a safeguard against cyclones. Evangelist Moody objects to church fairs whero "any cm can bo kissed for 2,r) ct-'nts." IIo is right to object. Twcnty-fivo cents is too confounded cheap. Hen Hulk r is suing his son-in-law in a Minnesota law Court. The General is shrewd in beginning personal law suits as lar away irom homo as posBi bio. Tho Hank of Montreal appears to bo in a prosperous condition, for its em ployees havo received a bonus of 10 por cent on their salaries during tho past year. "When is a man dead" asks an ex change. When ho can gazo calmlv for five minutes at a show caso full of fishiug tackle nnd not want to bio away to a trout stream. There aro 124 button faotories in this country and yet many a man lias to let tho church collection plato pass with only a nod because ho has not oven ono button. to throw in. A dude has sued a Bkating rink owner for a lost cane. Such an exhi bition of courage leads to tho dark suspicion that tho dude swallowed it and so acquired a temporary spine. Tho largest theatro in tho world is tho new opera house in Pari". It covers nearly three acres of ground; its cubic mass is -1,237,000 feet; it cost about 100,000,000 francs. In the Owl Mountains, Wyoming, is seen at long intervals a snow or whito ibex. O110 of theso ram animals was recently killed by an old trapper end hunter known ns Shoshono Jack. Somebody has written n book onli. tied "What Shall My Son Ho ?" Upon ...l.:..l. rI ti -.-i ..t wtiiuii auiuu uue iruiiKiy replies; "11 tho boy is ns bad as the book the dinners are that they will bo hanged." Texas SijXinyi During tho month of April rj2u,933 pounds of manufactured tobacco were exported from the Second district of Virginia, against nn export in tho cor responding month cf 1885 of 7!I5,073 pounds. Mir-s Kloicnco Nightingale has fre quently exprissed 11 desiro to visit America. It would afford Americans very much pleasure to seo and thow her what thoraro doing in the way of hospitals. A Michigan man, bv feeding a tramp, found a long lost brother of his wile, wo suppose this ought to bo taken as a solemn Warning against something or other, because ho has had to kecj on lcediug him ever since. Hans vou Dam smiled all over his face ythterday.- "I haf a poycott," he re market) 1 mine vifo she gif it to me." And now wo suppose the uic tuie papers will give poi traits of Mr. nnd Mrs. on Dam, too, Judye-. J, II, Meicer wishes to mnko an assertion, which he can back with 11 postlivo guarantee. It is nil about Acker' Hlood Elixir. Ho claims for it superior merits over all other remed ies of its kind, ami guarantees for it n positivu and sure cuio for ltheumatism, Syphillis, and nil blood disorders, it frees llio skin from spots and disease, and leaves llio complexion char Ask him about it. There aro scores of persons who aro suffering from some form of blood dls frder or skin disease, such as Scrofula, Hoils, etc., etc. After a practical test, J. H, Mercer asserts that Acker's Hlood Klixir will certainly euro all such dis eases, including byphillis and Khcum utisin, Jtis net a patcut nostrum, but a scit ntifio preparation, ho guarantees it. After a thorough test J. II, Mercer most positively ntserts that Acker's English Hcmedy Is tho best medielno for asthma, oroup, coughs, whooping cough and all lung troubles that can be touud. Ask him about it, for ho fully guarantees it. SVMl'TOMS ov JJysi'iH-atA nro loss of appetite, riling ol food, heart burn, distension of tho stomach, headache, bad urcatli, sleeplessness, low spirits and general prostration. Constipation Is a Ireuuent concomitant of dyspcpila, but sometimes It Is attended with diarrhoea. The test of mnnv rears nnd the exnerlence of tunny thousands nnd tens ot thousands ot every ago and condition of llfehai established the fact thai no one will remain a dvspepllu who will tako tho purely vegetable nullcrine. 3gT l'UlllILV EOKTALH. TKST"moN!A!.S. AN EFFICACIOUS ItKMEDV.- t can recommend ns nn enicaclous remedy tor all dleases of the llier, heartburn and tlispepsla, simmoni Liver Ilegulator. I-ewli o, Wonder, l(1 Jlaster SU, Assistant rosimaster, ruiiaucipmn. KllIMKIAI. I'MNCRTOK, N. .1. i Wo wish our readers toknovr thai wo have found much bonent from using Simmons Liver Iteirulatnr. our trouble originated and rendered chronic many years In India, leaves little hopo of n perfect cure Irom anything. Iluttho insulator has af forded moro icller than nil eKowchawitrled, Wo say thli without llio wish or knowledge ol J. II. Benin si-o., who prepare u in rnuadcipinn. ItRV, a. If. 1 l.lfKU, I'A. "Missionary lIcMcw," William 1'bnn 1'. i .Montgomery Co., l'n. MKssllS. J.II.ZUL1N CO.-llavlng sutlcrcd rom debility, headache, (llrztncgs nnd los, nrnnne. tlto.nnd being persuaded they resulted from an In active liver, Mmmous Liver regulator was recom mended by n friend. I wns greatly bcneilteil In n short time, and consider It nil almost Indispensable household remedy, ,!. t. PKTTKHUU. I'HKrAHKII nv ,T. II, ZKIIil.N ifc CO , . PJIICK, ljl.00. I'lllI.ADKI.l'IIIA, J-EIjAWAUK, IiAOKAWANNA AMI) WESTEltN ItAILltOAD. BLOOMSHUHG DIVISION. N0IIT1I. I STATIONS. i SOUTH. Ia.ni. n.m. p m. n.m. n in n.m U Od 12 .1,1 S 30 ...cranton.. S 51 VI it S 4S It! 2-1 H An i-j is 8 2tl nellevuo w 11, V 10 X 05 15 9 20 2 10 0 20 9 21) 3 15 U 27 9 31 2 23 0 31 9 41 3 30 0 40 9 4f 3 ltd 0 45 9 63 a 41 II III 9 2 41 fl 5.) 10 0-12 47 (I 53 10 05 2 60 0 58 10 05 V! 60 7 02 10 102 55 7 07 10 15 3 00 7 13 10 20 3 05 7 13 10 25 3 10 7 2J 10 K2 3 27 s 8 is1 s 10 .. Lackawanna.. l'lttston..... ..West l'lttston. I ....Wyommg.,,. . , ..Jlaltbj.... Hcnnetl, , ....Kingston .... ....Kingston .... Plymouth June 8 3.1 i US 8 S, 1'.' 01 S i!i 11 58 8 IT 11 M S 13 11 M 8 OS 11 47 5 OS 11 4f 8 Ot! 11 43 7 51) 11 38 7 51 11 31 7 60 U lit) 7 IJ 11 23 7 3D 11 13 7 18 11 LO 7 11 ID 51 7 0.1 10 4T 0 68 10 41 0 61 10 as 6 50 10 31 0 43 1G 37 0 3li 10 31 0 30 10 111 0 35 10 11 H OS II 50 0 00 II 49 5 55 'J 45 5 40 8 m p.m. am. s 01 7 SS 7 51 7 60 7 41 7 17 7 42 7 38 ..nymouth.... 1 HI Avnmfnla 7 3)!..,.Nnntlcoko... 7 21 Huuloek's creek 7 12.,shlckshlnny.. I 00 . Hick's Ferry. 0 54 ..Iicachllnven.. a ir llnrvvtf-L- . 7 37 10 11 3 C9 7 50 11 11 3 62 7 5" II 00 3 6S H 111 11 1 a i or. 0 41 0 38 C 31 o s; fl 21 a is 0 11 5 Ml .lirlar Creek.. .Willow drove.. ...Llmellldgo... i Iispy ...Uloomsburg... S 10 11 20 4 1! S 11 11 234 IS IS 11 2U4 21 S 23 11 aa 4 BT 8 30 11 444 31 8 311 11 60 4 40 Catawl'a lirldgo s 41 11 55 4 46 tl.nvlll. u .a ... ... .,, 6 49 ..Chulasky.... 05 12 215 13 5 45 6 33 a.m. Northumberland 9 25 13 405 . '15 1 u.ui. a.m. p.m W, P. HALSTEAD, Supt. Superintendent's onice. Scranton, l'eu.lst,13.; Pennsylvania Railroad. Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Divis ion, and Northern Central Railway. In effect Nov. stb, lsEft'Fr'alns leavo Sun bury. EASTWARD 9.40 a. m.. Sea. Shore Exnrnss (dnllir nyeent Sunday), for Harnsburg and intermediate stations. aiiniug ui, x I111UUC11JU1U a.lD p. m. , new iorK, 6.20 p.m.! llaltlmore. 4.40 D. m. : Wnshlnmon. 60p. m., connecting at Philadelphia for all Sea Shore points. Through passenger coach to maaacipiua. J . 1.43 p. m. Day express dally except Sunday),forlInrrlsburg and interme diate btatlons, arriving at l'hiladelDhla 0.60 p. m. j New York, 9.35 p. m. ; llaltlmore 6.43 p.m.; Washington, 8.0op.m. l'arlor car through to riilladelphla nnd passenger coaches uauugii lu ruiiuueipiiia anu llaltlmore. 7,50 p. in. llenovo Accommodation (dally tor Hnrrlsburg and all intermediate stations, arm ing at Philadelphia 4 25 a. m. : New York 7.00 a. m- uaiumoro, 5.35 a.m.; Washington c.30a. m. ;. oict.-uig cur uucuuiuiuuiiiiuus can oe Fecurca a. Harrlsburtrforl'hlladelDliliinndKp.w Ynri.-. iinwnn days a through sleeping car will be run; on thbi viuiu iiuiu iiuaiusp t iu 1'uuaaeipnia.i'niiaacipnia jiiMauiHiuatttu ivluuiuiu sieeucr uumsiurocu uuti 7 a. m. 7.10 a. m. Erie Jlall (dally except Monday, for ' Ilarrlsburg and Intermediate stations, arriving ut Philadelphia 8.35 a, m. New York, 11.30 a. in. ; llaltlmoro 8.15 a. m. ; Washington, D.25 n-m. Through Pullman sleeping cars are run on mis irum iu 1 iiiiuut-ipnia, oauimoro anu wasning. ton, and through passenger coaches to l'hlladel phla and Baltimore. WESTWARD. 5.20a. m..-Erie Jlall (dally except Sunday), fo. Erie and all intermediate stations and Canandal. gua and Intermediate stations, Rochester, liulta- iuuuu .-tiugiuuruus, nun tutougu ruiiman rai ace cars and passenger coaches to Erlo and Koch ester. .53-Ncws Express (dally except Sunday) for 1111, t UMU luivilliuuiuiu siaiions, 1.00 o. m. Nlatrara Exoresa (dallv exeent finn. day) for Kane and Intermediate stations and Cm andalgua and principal Intermediate stations, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls with through passenger coaches to Kane and Rochester auu i-arior car 10 iwninmspori. 5.S0 P. 111. Fust Lino (drllv excent SundavWor lie. novo and lnteiuiedlate stations, and Elmlra. Wat kins and intermediate stations, with through pas senger coaches to ltenovo and watklns. 9.20 a. in. Sunday mall foriienovo and lutcrme- uiaiu biuiiuns. THROUGH TRAINS l'OH SUN11URY VROMTHE JiAST AMU MJUT1I, Sunday mall leaves 1'htladelphla 4.30 a. ra Harrtsburg 7.40 arilvlng ut sunbury 9.20 a. m. u tth mrougu sieepiugcar iiom rutiaueipuia to WU llamsport. News Express leaves Philadelphia 4.30 a. m. Harrlsburg, S.in a. in. dally except Sundaj arriving at Sunbury 9.53. a. m. Niagara Express leaves 1 lumucipuiu, i.iun, in. , uaiiuiiuru ..an u. in, many except bunday arriving at sunbury. 1.00 p. in., with through l'arlor car from Philadelphia and thiough passenger coaches from Philadel phia and llaltlmore. Past Lino leaves New York .no a. m l'littnripi. phla, 11.50 a. m. ; Washington, 9 50 a. m. ; Haiti- iiiuiL-, a. 111., vuuuy except nununy) arilVillg ut sunbuiy, s.3op. in., with through passcugei coaches from Philadelphia and lialtlniore. Kile .Mall leaves Now Y ork aoo p. in. ; Philadel phia, 11.20 p. m. ; Washington, nuo p. 111. ; Haiti more, 11.30 p. m., (dally except Saturdaj) arriving at tiunbury 5.15 a. 111., with thiougli Pullman bleeping cars from Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore and through passenger coaches Iron) Philadelphia. HUNI1IMIY', IIA.I.KTO.N .V U'll.KUHIAKKIi KAll.KIIAI) AM) .SOUTH AM) lT III' M1 IH.I.WAV. (Dally except buuuay.) WHkesbarro Mail leaves buubury 10.00 a. m. arilvlug at Uloom Ferry 1U52 a. in., Wllkes-barre 12.18 p.m. Express East leaves Suubury 5.43 p, m., arriving at llloom Ferry B.37 p. m., Wllkes-barre 7.58 p. in Sunbury Mail lenies Wllkesbarro 10.411 a. m. arrlv ing at llloom Ferry 12.05 p. in., buubury 12.55 p, m Express West leaves WllkeB barre 2.45 p. in., ar riving at Bloom Fciry 4.1S p. m.,suubury 5.11p.m. Kl'NDAY ONLY". Sunday mall leaves feunbury 9.25 a. m., arrlMng at Uloom Ferry 10.14 a. m wtlkes-liarre ii:S5 a.111. bunday necommodatlon leases Wtlkcs-Baries:i5 D.m., arriving at llloom Feiry, 0.4s p.m., sunbury, ' oiia!"k. PUGH, J, It. WOOD, uen. Manager. acn, Passenger Agent L. E. Klotz, .-SOLE AGENT FOR THE SHAVER SYSTEM -OF- TELEPHONING, (Specially ndnpted for communication In .Mines,) For llio Counties of Carbon, Columbia, Lo lilgli, I.uzerne, l.nckiiwtninn, .Monroe, .Montour, Northampton, North, umlierlniitl anil Schuylkill, Also, Agent for lltu Mm System o! Arc and Incan- . I'l.ii -AND DEALER IN KUSCT4Ut SUPPLIJCS Mill Applluurcs of all klnils. Hotel una iiotiso Aiiuuiiclatnrs, Ilurglar Alaims, Kltctrlc Door Dells, Llghtnlnir Arresteri, Kite trio (las Lighting, &a. hstlinatcs given nn oil work onuppllcntlon. I'. O. Aihlnss, L E. KLOTZ, a .MAUCII CHUNK, I'a. , "STSollcIlora and Agents wanted. Apr.-10-Snis. , RAILROAD limn TABLE. I Tho Oldest Tiano, A JIUSICAI. I1KI.1C TO in: SF.EN 1M TIIU ANCIENT TOWN OF LYNN, Tho "inventor'' of llio first American piano, which was brought out in Salom according to moro than one chronicler, would not hnvo enied to Iidvo the fact generally known that hu spent hour after hour nt different limes studying tho lingers piano, nnd that ho copied all of its essential poinis. This vener able instrument U a surprising tevela- Hon to those wlm ponilor on tliu 'strides mndo in tho mnnnlacliire of piapnfnito in this cotintty. This musical lelio of "vu oldun time" is a pretty convincing bit of testimony to tho fact that iheio have been no astonishing improvements in pianos Jor n hniidiul ears. The cssiiitials of tho modern splendid pianos are nil in lhai old insirumen', nnd its nol( s aro still surprisingly ex cellent, wliile'lhe "action is nlnuxt a marvel ol mechanical nehiu'incnt, win n J tho icinoteinss of tho production is taken into account. The cajo is u onr-t-ly one, filletH nl raiv inlaid work pio fusely ilivcisilying tho beautiful lose wood and mahogany, whllo the keys, though varying slightly irom llio pres ent pattern, aro about ns good as those now standard, In sis.o this instriiuii nt is in ii'i wiso lo be compared with the modi i n piano. It is so diminutive that its leal excellence is obcuieil. Il is 00 inches long, 2i! 1 2 inches wide and !tll inches high. Its legs, six in number, nro ns slim nnd of llio shnpo ns those of a slnml or small tablo, Tin leus'aro Kipiaie, tapeiing lo the bottom slightly bended. Four of tho leg mo on the ft out of the piano. At oicb end, mulct neith the piano piopcr, are email music olivets with door opening lo the front, while still neater the piny i t until rneatb aro sin lvi s with ji:u:u fully rounded cornels. Jti-it nbove the lees handsotiiu rotetles aro set iion tho body of tho iittMimeiit. Their are two pttlnln, one being used In inn long the tiotcs and tho otlur seiving u lunula purpose. One of lis ti'u-i h lo increase tho volume of sound somewhat, by lifting a section of tho top of tho piano or nil near the front. Hie other use of this pedal is to iiiodtico tin imi tation of the firing of ciuuoit, in litis caso a clam bang operation, astlu- play er suddenly Itllw tho section ot tliu lop refeiied lo and ai suddenly lels it fall. Jiobton Herald. He Didn't Bite. HllAlll'CItS IHSCOVI'.K A FAIlMKIt WHO WAH I'P TO rilKll! llltltlllTKST (i.5Ii:. Thero is n slinrpei's jinmo which lins been ployed lor tho lut-t lmmlicil years, and as the turniiiL' tioint ih avnnco tho camo works fortv nino tilnca where il fails once. Two sharntra sel out a low weeks ago to play it on a Wayne comitv lamier. Uno ot them camo a- lone ono day anil wantid lo bnv llio faun. As ttio farmer wanted to sell, it was uuilo easy to striko a liarjiain. The pure was to be S-1,000 in cash, and the man handed over S-'')0 to bind the bargain. Within two days a second stranger came along and wanted tho farm. IIo wanted it fo bad that he couldn't stand still. IIo found indica tions of coal, natuial gas and conl oil, and ho was willing lo givo soiOt) for the place. The idea was, of courte, that tho farmer would ho awful sick of his lit nt sale nnd seek to buy tho man oil. Jt would pay tit 111 to oner tho man 9l,oUU to veleaso him. ... Tho second stranger was only out of sight when tliu hint ono turned up a gam. 111s inotnii wateiou over tlie prospect, but not for long. Tho far. mer explained that ho had been offered $2,u00 more, and added : "Hta I don't' cato for money. The 8-1,01)0 is enough for me and it's all the old farm is worth. When you are ready to pay tho balance we'll make out tin unpen.' The purchaser offered to release him lor 1,000 S700 S.iOU 8300, but tho fanner didn't wnn't ti bo- released. IIo hung to tho bargain money and he's got it yet, while the pair ot sharper rave and guasli their ttuth every tunc they think of tho thickness of his skull. Preservative Action of Common Salt, Ever slnco the days of Lot's wife the antiseptic and preservative action of chlo rWo of sodium, or common salt, has been generally known. Plates of salt have been placed on cofllus nntl dead bodies from time Immemorial, probably from some ill-understood. Idea of its sanitary virtues. The addition of a littlo vinegar to a dish of salt causes the disengagement of chlorido, which Is a potent antiseptic and disinfectant. During the prevalenco of epidemic diseases, of whero tho drink ing wnter Is liable to contamination with organic matters from any cause, it may ba well to increase tho amount of salt tuken with the daily food, as the gastric Juices would disengage a certain nmount of freo chloride In the stomach. Chicago News. What a rrofCMnlouul Tattoer Says. "I havo two men who come hero every day whom I nm tattooing all over tho body, from the neck to the ankles. One ot them will go to Australia after It Is done, and the other goes In a dime museum hero nt S2o a week as the escaped shipwrecked mariner. They como hero for three bouts every day for four months, and pay mo tlCO each when done. Yesterday I had two ladles up here to be tattooed. On one I worked a star and a name upon her pretty arm," sighed the brawny artist. "No, I don't havo many lady patrons, but some of the sea captnins's wives havo It done, for you know It is n euro for rheum utism nnd a sure preventive San Fran slsco Exchange. Visual Perception of Colors. Sensations of vision require a definite time of exposure of tho retina, which time Mr. J, if. Cattell of the university of I.eip bIc, finds to be considerably dependent on tho nature of the object and the intensity ot the light. It vnrles with tho several colore. Orange give the quickest Impres sion on the eye, and yellow closely follows It; theu comes blue, red and green; while the retina is least sensitive to violet light, the time for which is from two or three times ns long as tho orange. Ily lamp light thu eyo works nore slowly than by daylight, and the order of perceiving colors is changed to orange, red, yellow, violet and blue. Arkansaw Traveler. A New Kind of llurglur Alarm. A new burglar alarm consists in a small might which falls oil n window when laised ard explodes a thirty-two blank cartridge. Itusslu's 1'etrulciim Halauce-Slieet. The magnitude of the Items in tho bal-anco-sheet of tho St. Petersburg Naph tha Producing company (llrothers Nobel) is impressive. Tho nssots, taking the ruhlo at a shillings, amount to 2,631,000 liounda bteiilug nnd tho profit last year wus 200,000 jiounds sterling. Tho coin jiany possesses factories valued nt 438,. 000 pounds sterling, nllowanco having been mado for depreciation; steamships stand In tho balance-sheet nt 427,000 pounds sterling, tracks nnd vehicles nt 247,000 jiounds sterling, storehouses nnd reservoir at 404,000 pounda sterling. Tho kerosene la stock Is put ut 207,000 pounds sterling, residual pro ducts at 128,000 pounds sterling. Among the liabilities share capital stands nt 1,500,000 pounds Bterling and out Wandlng obligations nt 428,000 jiqunds sterling. Theso nro obviously tho incN dents of an immense annual producing power. Foreign Letter, U years dax ciiee.or.ffPent fr'eo to S7ad elys catarrh Cream Balml demises the heatlj nllays liiflnmmn. tion,. heals the sous, ristoreB the senses of taste, smell, iii'iriW. HIAYF.EVER times lelUI, i pusillve cine. pinileie Is up lied Into eneli noslill, nnd Is ngrccnblo In us , PrleeMetR., by mall ornt drusglls. Send forelr cular. ELYliltOlllEIIS, druggbils, Owego, N Y. AprSf. d.iiv. ASTHMA CURED ! I (IICI.K TKI1L ron- Tinrra the omul klrplical Jr.FRMRN ASTHMri r.URE,lV,'.,lf;, ICIU iunt K iiwurr',ri'iuiiiiiiii' : "vr,' linn where ill nltorrnncMIr fall No MnllliiH ,lr rrMill t, nrlliti, lo nmiriilnte, direct .!i!'il..rer.V!l!,.'.f."J,..D 1 rureU cllrrleilln him 1111.11111, i a-i..-- 11 permtooiiur coroa rut. ncicr in mo .nj uir. timfOtlffl .tired to htfcllh ty Oerhmn A.thtni .. r..,r fit,..,. .imifli.H ttkla OcrminA amllor I, kll Jin -Itlm ft r II. It utter rtll.. 1" f , Iti oipmi. Uirenttur a. V Mf rhj.lv-lin ricommen lad Oermin Aitlniift Cure. Il Bu,.,t uie. Jf.i .V. . T'l'li, J.tii'm UAlo TfeonunJ of ttmlUr Ull.r. 01 01. Ak so drvrtlit KhaHl II. f!.nn ltln,in f'nre Id fnM 1'V sll drnir. .,. nil,,, miui Nt.nr p4nt liv I, nil oil nli t oft-rk-o. 1 rial iBcki. I'rei- tu any ftildrcM fur stAine. It.1 llll- r I1 1 . .11. 1'.. M.l-nni.mm, Api SamoH ns, more money than at anything elRpbytaka Ine nn nireucy lor the best scIIIhb book out llegl'incn) succeoil grandly. None fall Terms freo. IUllett Book ('0,,1'OKTtiN Maine. declBBS. for Infants 'Castorlalssowelladaptodtochildrcnthat I IrccommendltaasuperlortonnyprcscrlpUon I knowntome." IL A. AkcheOLD., I IU So, Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tux HAVFEVER ECONOMY THE FIMCTICAL OIUffiSTIOW OF THE HOUR. EVERY TJIING THAT IS NEW Ai SIM FOR THE SKAON, CAN UK BOUGHT cheap thai mm,. A Large and JUST RECEIVED. ALSO A LAKGE AND SELECT LINE OF Call and be Convinced that you have the LAMEST SELECTION OF GOODS OF THE LATEST STYLE BEST QUALITY, The Lowest Possible Prices AT THIS W'r &t-ai 1 For tlio Celcbriittil ClilclterlnL', Ivors & XMV l'oii.l.nn.lVosD&lSoii I'innoa. Worl.lre- 'PltW 0W'R'd KMcy Oralis. Violins. Atcor.leons WtfU UW fe( uiul BlieetlMimu:. CelelimieinVliltc, New M Sj "IK11 Arm Davis, Mew Home, ltoyal St. FfW? ' Wr Jolin.tand Light Hunniiig Domestic Hewing W-M, . '$ , 1 I Jlnnlilncs. Needles, oil nntl nttnclimenls QMAIN C B. KDBBIli DEALER IN Foreign audi Mamestio WINES AND LIQUORS AND JOBBER IN CIGARS. BL00MSBURG, PA. Wltolesalo nml lit m BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES. llcailtjutirliN for MGRdlANr jRON & STKKL- Storo and Wart-houst-H, No-. ISC & 128 Knmkliii Avi'iiui", No. a Lnek'a Avmuo it 210, 212 kfc 2M Ct,i. ter Streft, iiCRANTON, PA. For Our- NewDook entitled THIRTY YEARS A DETECTIVE BT ALLAH F1NKEIIT0M. Conlaintnir a thoroujth nd romrrehenilTe ipoiS of crlm lnit mctlcoj ot tlHlradet nd ClMtci, with Numerous rpiioacsof rsriopM Experience In tne Deteotlon of OrlmlpU, ooTerlnu a iwlod f Thlrtjr Yar Aetlvfj Beteott tlfaand embraclnir many intensely Intererttnii ond thrtlllna JUetectii'C tSlteUhct. k An entirely new book, pronr!u illustrated, and wlta Portrait of tbo Ureat UetocUre. . tar ACE NTS WANTED! ' In Tcry town there are number; of ropl o mill be olad to vet thtt 6ooK.lt sells to Mcr ehant5, Mechanics, Mrmert and not eulonal men. Thus erery Airent can plcft out NUt or more In a town to whom ho can fool sure of selling It to. We want On Asnt In eterv township, or countr. lSAni per son, with this book, can become a succMiiMont. For full particular, and terms fo (iffents, address G, W, CAItLETO N 4 CO,, lniblljhers, New Tork. apr it n At, olUBt 1,1 tbdrotin tiUlM Iwil.WHt-knimn aiirnrr!i' Lit ftml.' eni-Aii iwr. I.tnblllirif. may-I t-lt.il. nnd Children. Cnatorla enrca Colle, Constipation, gour Stomach, IMarrhtna, Eruc"'!00 ., K111LVu0T3' e'V3 P Without injurious medication. Cesmcb CyKriKT, 132 Fulton Street, N. V. Varied Stock. of anccawtuwtaaKir OF STREET,) lull dealers I c5j AGENTS WANTED