PROFESSIONAL CARDS,
T E. WALLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bloomsburg, r
Odloo over 1st. National Hank.
N.
U. FUNK,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW. 1
BLoOMBBUBd, Fl.
O r.co In Ent'R Building,
J OIIN M. OLAR1C,
ATTORN KY-AT-L AW
AKD
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
IlixKmsicRa.l'i,
0 lice over Moyor Bros. Drug Store.
W. MILLER,
ATTOHSET-AT-LAWi
omcola nrowof'suulldlng.seoondtloor.room No.l
Bloomsburg, Pa.
B.
FRANK ZAHB,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
O nco corner ot Centre ata aln BtltctD.Clnik i
Building.
Can be oonsultod In Oorman,
eo7e7 ELWELL
ATTORNEY-AT -LAW)
Bloombiiuho, I'a.
Ofllco on First floor, front room of Col
ombian Uulldtng, Mtiin street, below Ex
change Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attomey-at-Law.
Office In Columbian BniLDino, Boom No. s, second
"0r' BLOOM8BURG, PA.
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURG.PA.
Ofllco In Browcrs' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tf
S KKOBB. L. S.WINTIR8TIIH.
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttornoy s-nt-Law.
Office in 1st nauuniu ur-un. uuiiuiu., DUwU.. UUUI,
nrBt door to tho left. Corner ot Main and Market
BvrUUlH UlUUUiOUUl g, .
H&-rctunon and Bounties Collected.
P. B1LLMEYER,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
tfcjTOfllco over Dcntlcr'a shoo store,
llloomsburg, Pa. apg0
trr. H. RHAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
' catawlafa. ra.
Offloo.cornerot Third and Main Streets.
M
ICHAEL F. EYERLY,
Conveyancer, Colloctor of Claims.
LEGAL ADVICE IN THBjSElTLEMENT OP
ESTATES. tO.
1 1 . h,,iMtnff with V. v. mil
meyer. attorney-at-Uiw, uont looms, 2nd floor
Bloomsburg, ra.
3. BMITH,
" ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Berwick, Pa.
K. BONORA A. BOBBINS.
omce and residence. West First street, Blooms
burg, ra. "
It. J. n. MOORK.
EYE, EAB AND THEOAT, A SEECIALTY.
TMTTHTON. I'A.
Will be at Exchange Hotel, In nicomsburg, every
two weeks, on baturday, from s:30 p. m. 10 p-"
April 23, May 7 and 21. norasws ly,
Tvi) t i, OTAUR M T Rnrrrpon and
I ) rnyBlclin. orace and residence, on Third
hireeu
n tWCEI.VY. M. D.-Burceon and Phj
. Blclan, north Bide Main Btreet.below Marttot
L. FRITZ, Attornev-at-Law. Offito
l, jirront room over niuwwi
D
R. J. O. RUTTER,
PI1Y8ICIAN BURGEON,
Ofllce, North Markot stroet,
Bloomsburg, l's
DR. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon and
Physician. Office corner ot Hock and Market
ircoi.
EXCHANGE HOTEL
W. R. TLTBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOMSBUEO.PA.
OPP0SITB COURT H0U8B.
Ijlrtrn anil rnnvmtpnl Rftcnnle rooms. Bath room
hot and cold water, and all modern comenlences'
B
F. IIARTMAN
BirBsaiHTH in following
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia.
Franklin, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
York, ot Pennsylvania.
Uanover, ot N. Y.
queens, ot London,
North British, ot London.
Office on Market Street, No. 5, Bloomsburg.
oct. 34, 1"
JpiRE INSURANCE
CHRISTIAN KNAPP, BLOOMBBUW.PA
HOME, OF N. Y.
MERCHANTS', OF NEWARK, ,N J.
' LINTON, N. Y.
PEOPLES' N. Y.
READING. I'A.
These ld coki'okations are well seasoned by
atr e and fibk tkbted and have never vet hod a
loss settled by any court ot law. Their assets are
uninvested in solid SBCDBITIES are uauieuiiue
hazard ot viut only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
pain as soon as aeierminea Dy uuhibtian r,
KNAPP, SPKCUL AOXNT AND ADJUSTER BLOOMSBtTBO,
Pa.
Thenennlanf rnlnmhln. nnuntv should natron-
lie the agency where losses It any are settled and
put j uy one oi incr own cuizena.
PROMPTNESS. EQUITY. FAIR DEALING,
17REAS BROWN'S INSURANCE
X AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Main stroet,
fflooinabunr. Pa.
Assets
ttna Insurance Co., ot Hartford, conn $7,078,220
Royal of Liverpool.. I3,500,ooo
Lancashire 10,000,000
Ftro Association, Philadelphia 4,164,710
PhoDnlx, of London 5,268,370
London Lancashire, ot England l,J09,S76
Hartford ot Hartford! 8,273,060
Sprtugneld Fire and Marine 2,082,580
As the agencies are direct, policies are written
or the Insured without delay in the office at
lWUJBUUnf. UCU Of '01-
y"AlNWRiailT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Philadelphia, Pa
TEAS, SYRUPS, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES
HICK, BI'IOES, BIOA1IB BODA, ETO., ETC.
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Sts.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
H. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Dloomsburq, Columbia CouNTr, Pa
All styles ot work done In a suporlor manner, work
nautuiieuaa represemcu. j iitu uriuirr
id without pain by the use ot Gas, and
tree of charge when urtinclalteeth
are Inserted.
Ofllco In Barton's building, Main street.
uciow juarKci, nvo doors ueiow ivieimi
urug store, nrst uoor.
lobe open at all houri during the dai
Novss.ly
JpURSEIAS BARBER SHOP,
Uuder Exchango Hotel.
Tlio Tonsoriol Art in all its branches.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
Haiibik B. Pursel,
lymai25 Proprietor.
SUBSCRIBE FOR
THE COLUMBIAN,
4. ti. SIiWELL, -
J K BITTEHBENUEn,"01'10"'
1 jBEST
FOR MEN AND YOUTHS.
TOR BOYS AND CHILDREN,
A. C. YATES & CO.,
SIXTH AND CHESTNUT STS.
M. G. SLOAN & BRO.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAOES BUDGIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS &C.
First-class work always on hand.
REPAIRING NEA TLY DONh.
Meet reduced to tuit the timet.
BLOOMSBURG PLANING MILL
:o.
The undersigned hnvlnp nut hla Planlnir Ml
on Railroad street, In flrst-ciass condition, Is pe
pared to do all kinds ot work In his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS. MOUi-DINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furnisncd at reasonable r rices. All lumber used
la well seasoned and none but skilled workmen
are employed.
ESTIMATES FOE BDILDINQS
urnlshed on application. Plans and specinca
ons prepared by an. experienced draughtsman
CIIARL.ES hriig,
nidomgbnrer. Pa
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING I
C3r. W. BERTSCH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Cents' Furnishing Goods9 Hats & Gaps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notice
and afitalwajs guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine- the largest and best
selected stock of goods ever shown in
Columbia county.
Store next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
JBloonisburg Pa.
ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES
OF CAST CR WROUGHT IRON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemetery Lots
and
Public Grounds
:o:
The f oUowlng shows the Picket Gothic, one of
the several beautiful styles ot Fence manufactured
by the undersigned.
el a
wnr rwant v unit Tmrahiiltv ther are unsurpass
ed. set up by experienced hands and warranted
to give satisfaction.
Prices ami specimens of other de
signs sent to any address.
Addrc&s
BLOOMSBURG PA-
May4.tr
O WITHIN C. SHOHTLlDOK'S ACADEMY,
ft roil YODNO MEN AND I10V8, MEDIA, PA.
li. U111CB 11U1U , Ullttuvutw
every expense, even books, sc. No cxlra charges.
No Incidental expenses. No examination for ad
mission. Twelve experienced teachers, all men,
and all graduates. Special opportunities for apt
.loHaxl.ln uilvflniVl DmlrilV. MM-Clat dlill for dUll
and backward boys, l'atrons or students may se
lect any studies or cbooho the regular Knglbli, scl-
course, btudents nttod at Siedla Academy are
i Haw.uI Vnla Drtnintrtfl flflfl f Ptl fit llPT
colleires and polyiechnlo sclionia. 10 students
sent to collese in lb3, 16 in 18M, 10 In IStJS, 10 In
18. A graduating class even; year in the com
merclal department. A Phytlcal and Chemical
Laboratory, Gymnasium and B.U1 Ground, l&co
vo.B. added to library Ui 1683. Physical apparatus
doubled in 18SS. .Media has seven churches and a
temperance charier which prohibits tho sale of all
Intoxicating drinks. For new Illustrate; c reular
address the itlnclpal and Proprietor. 8J n lU N c.
HUOinLlDQE. A. M.t (Harvard Graduate,) Media,
Pcnn'a tAug.tt,6fl,iy.
Monthte 'SWUSi
I li r ladles In each county, and highest
Vr commission paid (often (150 a month.
NKW 11001C already on
WONDERS
In North and South America, at the Ice-Bound
ivies over the landi ot the Midnight Sun, under
the Kauitor, through the Dark continent, among
tho Old Ti-raples of inula, lu tho Flowery King
doms of china and Japan, amid the ruins of Incas
Aztecs and Zunt, within canons, cliff Buildings
and Gardens of the Gods on the Wes of the sea,
and in all parts of the globe. 3110 engravings.
Low price, (juick sales, rend for circular.
v p. . Z1KGUS1! k CO., 7W Chestnut St.
Phlfadelphla, Pa. deo 17, 8CU
to be made. Cut this out and return to
us, and wo will send ynu free, some
thing of great value und importance to
yoU, lUai, "ill blUIl JUU U uupiucoa
which win bring you In more money right away
t ban anything else lu this w orld. Any one can do
the wort and live at home. KHher sex; all ages,
bomtthlng new, thot just coins money for all
workers. We will start you; capital not needed.
This Is one ot the genuine, Important chances ot a
lifetime. Those v. ho are ambitious and enterpris
ing will not delay. Grand ouilll In. Aldress,
'rtus Co., Augusta Maine. dee84-M,ly.
NW.AYER&SON
ADVERTISING AGENTS
bMng PHILADELPHIA
Cor. Chr.lnul uud lilghlh Mi.
Deceive Adverll.eincnU for tills Piper.
ESTIMATESJ?ra?StV,lrnEE
VAYER SON'S MANUAL
He
For Toilet Use.
Aycr's Itnlr Vigor Uoep tlio lialr sdft
anil pliant, imparts In It tho luitrn nn.l
(rcslines ot youlli, inities It to grow
luxuriantly, crnilltnten Damlruff, eurca
nil sculp disease, nnd It tlio most clean
ly ut nil Imlr prrimrntlnns.
AVpD'O Hair Vigor lint Riven 11m
nil.ll O perfect sutlifaetlon. 1 wni
nearly lalil lor six j imuh, ilurlng wltuli
limn I ikciI 111. my hair jueiiaratloin, Imt
without mtL'cen, IikTiciI, what (ill In
lmlr 1 li.nl wih Erpwlng llilnner, until
I tried Ayer'ii Hair Vigor I iihi iI tun
bottlei of tlio Vigor, nml my lioail It now
well covered with a new gi'owlli of lialr.
iludsoii II, (.'Impel, IVaboily, Mim.
HAIR
hat lieonmo wonlc. pinv.
f.lilcil. tnitv liavn new lifo
nnd color ipttori'il to It liy lint utn ol
Ayrr'.t Jlulr Vlor "Mv lialr w.m ililn,
failed, mid dry, anil fell out In laign
miantltlos. A.er's lialr Vigor slnppid
tlio ailing, ami lestinuil my lialr lo lit
origin. il color As 11 dressing lor tho
hair, tlilt iiri'paratton hat no ennui.
Mary N. llJiuinoinl, Stllluutcr, .Minn.
VIRflR .vu,1l'i ""d liennty, lu tlm
VIVAUil) iippi'iirani 0 ol tlm hair, mny
be preser ed for an liiili'liiillo pi'rlod liy
tho lite of Ayer'.t Hair Vigor '"A ills,
eato ol tlm scalp caused my lialr to In
come linrsli and dry, and to fall out.
freely. Nothing I tried sri inid to iln
tno any good until I rommcuiTil ntlng
Aycr's lialr Vigor. Thrru lnitllis of
tlilt prpparutlon rrsUired my li.ilr to 11
healthy eoiulitloti, and it it now soil
and pllntit. My tialp It cured, nnd it
it ulto Ireu from ilnndrulT. Mrs. K. H.
1'os.t, Mlluauki c, Wis.
Ayer's Hair Vigor,
Sold by llmctfl'lt nnd Porfumtri.
l'F.UKr.CT Safktv, prompt action, nnd
wonderful curnlho propcrtiet, easily
placo Ajcr's I'lllt nt tlio head ot tlio lltt
of popular remi dlct lor Sill: and Neiv
out Irail.icliet, Conttiii.i'.fnu, nnd nil ail
ments originating In a dkordcred Liver.
I havo been a groat sufferer from
Headache, and A.wr's C.illiurtlu I'lll.t
arc the only mcilfciiiit that lias oer
ghen mo relief. One ilosu of tlieso I'ill.t
will quickly move my Imwelt, and free
111 v head Irom palu. William I., l'uge,
lticlimond, Va.
Ayer's Pills,
rrc'flrod liy Ir..T O A ver Co., Lowell, Man
tiold bj mII Doulcitli) Mcillclim.
FOR STEEP OR FLAT ROOFS
CAN UK PUT ON 1Y ANV PEHSON.
THOUSANDS OF ROLLS SOLD ANNUALLY
FOB BUILDINGS OF EVEItY
DESCIUPTION.
SEND FOB NEW CIRCULAR. CONTAINING
PKIUE LlfiT AND BEFEItENCES.
ACENT3 WANTED.
M. EHRET, JR. & GO.
SOLE MANUFACTUUEBS,
423 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA.
inarlas3ms.
CARPETS
1IWII
flaving received liis Spring stock
of Carpetings, is now
ready to show a large stock of
hi IEM
At iirices
which
Call
cannot help
but please.
and examine
them at the old stand,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J.R. SMITH & CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
Dealkbs IN
PIANOS
By the following well known makers;
Cliickcring,
ICnabc,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of tho
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not buy a pinno be
fore getting our prices.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
Septs-sat t.
Atkrnur retailer forth. James Mcnn.1 RSHhiie.
( nulloii I Sumo dialer. reeomiiiKD; jiifellfir
EoiHliiluoritiTto lusltualugvrpiiUlc. IliUUIh.
urlliliinl Mhlioe. llcwaroef ImlMtluii.wh eluu--knowledge
ihrtr own lnfMlnrlty by iitt. niiliw lo
liullil Ulxju tlio reputation of tho original. ,
Isuuu ileiiuine uule.M bcuriutf luU blntnp,
MEANS'
.T:rCr.UiBiL, eo CUrtl?
MaIo In Hut ton, Conttrcsx umt
iUiUii. nt wiy tt,M. unot
loeile.1 la IhirabUifj, cmijui I a
.rtjyHfWH-. JKJBlUIVIUtl
M. Ill I U H t HI lllkVUU 111
formation liow to tat tltU
LMioa m any aiaia or
J.Heans&Co
4lI.llU-ol'.G(,
Our ujle'ratet4 factorr proUiui- tt urccr quantity
of shoo ot tUwuraJe lliau uy other fuctriry lu ilio
worM. ThouKaiuU who wtnr iliem will lell vniltlio
reanonlf on flt them, JA1U HIKNn b'J
HIKIti for liujdU uuappj cwiciitxj In UurublLtty.
Full linos of tbe atwve enoea tor ealo by
I. W. HARTMAN & SON,
Sole agents for Bloomsbars, I'a. (feblMSt.
PATENTS,
( htalned and all patent business attended to for
moderate fees.
Our omce is opposlto the U. S. Patent omce, and
we can obtain Patents In less time thsn those re
mote from Washlneton. , ,
Bend model or drawing. We advlso as to pat
entability tree ot charge, and we make do charge
unless patent Is secured.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Bupt. of
Money order Dir., and to officials of the U.S.
Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms and
references to actual clients In your own btateor
County, write to
C. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington,!) 0
Hi Ue &
iU XV "MCk.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 6,
SELECT STORY.
THE BOX IN THE CORNER.
It is fotno years sinco I was station-
master, bannatro-nccut, U'lt'itraDh-oDcr-
ator and ticket seller at a little village
near soma valuablo oil wells. Tlio
ptatlon-houso was nuito a distance
from tho unpretentious tliorouchfaro
that had grown up in a day, and my
duties wero so arduous that I lintl
soarcely loisuro for a weekly flitting to
a certain mansion on tlio hill where
dwelt Ellen Morris, my promised wife.
in fact, it was with tho liopq of lessen
ing tho distance between us that I had
undertaken tlieso quadruple duties.
1 ho any nnd been uloomv, and to
ward the afternoon ominous rolls of
thunder portended it storm.
Uolonel llolloway, tho well-known
treasurer of tho oil-company, had been
in tho villago several days. About
0110 o'clock he came hurriedly into tho
oflico with a package, which he laid
upon my tamo, saying:
"lake cato ol that, Uowen, till to
morrow. I m going up tho road.
Tho commission was not an unusual
one, and my Bafo was one of Marvin's
best. I counted tho money, which
footed up into the thousands,a placed it
in tho ollloial evelope, affixed 'tho seals,
and deposited it in the safe. As I
turned away from tho lock, a voico at
tho door said:
"Say, mister, can you tell mo the
way to the post-ofliou V
A sort of shook went through mo nt
tho unexpected presence that seemed
to havo dropped down from nowheic,
and I replied, irritably:
"Yon could not mis it if you tried.
Keep straight ahead.''
Soon largo drops of rain camo down
then faster and more furiously, until
the air was one vast sheet of water,
and little rivers leaped madly along
tho gullies and culverts. Forked
lightning kept paco with the pealing
thunder, and heaven's own artillery
seemed let loose, anything more
dismal or dreary could not well be
imagined, and gradually tlio loneliness
grew oppressive. Evei'y straggler had
tied to shelter, and tho usual idlers had
deserted the platform, liut I rcao
lutely set to work at tho dry statistics
ot toe station-books, with an occasion
al call to tho wires, which were ticking
like mad, so fierce was tho electric cur
rent.
It was near five o'clock when a long
freight train came lumbering by,
switched clt a car or two, then drag
god its slow length onward. This
created a brief diversion, then once
more I was deserted.
lho next passenger train was not
duo till ten o'clock. I lit tho lamps
ana resigned myselt with questionable
patienco to. the intervening hoars. An
agreeable interruption camo in the
form of my supper, which was brought
in a water-proot basket by a sort ot
jack at-all trades whom wo called Jake
Shaking himself like a great dog, ho
" 'lowed there wa n r. much more water
left up vondcr nohow."
"I hope not, indeed, I said, clad of
tho sound ot a human voice. "Jake!
I called, as he lelt the omce, "come
back as soon as you can I may want
you. '
I bad a vaguo idea of dispatching
somo sort of teport to Ellen that I had
not been enlirely washod away, nnd
obtaining similar comfort as to her
own fate. I little thought I should
really need him.
I thiuk Iaiu n't by nature moro
timid than other men, but as the dis
mal ovening'closed in I took from ray
desk two revolvers kept ready for
possible emergencies, and laid ono
upon tho desk wharo I was making
freight entries, and tho other on tho
table whero the electric battery stood.
At intervals a fresh package for tho
night express was brought by some
dripping carrier, who deposited it, got
his receipt, hung about for a few 11.0111
ents, then hastoucd away to more com
fortable quarters.
Still the ram poured in torrents. It
must have been nearly nino o'clock
when a wagon, hurriedly driven, sud
denly stopped at tho plntfonn. In a
moment-the door was flung open, and
I saw a small ambulance well known
about tho 'villaeo. Two men sprang
out, and, with the aid of tho driver
and his assistant, proceeded to lift out
ti box which from its dimensions could
contain only ono kind of freight, to-wit,
tho remains of a human being.
Caroftilly placing tho box in a re
mote corner of the room, near other
boxes' awaiting transportation, tho
driver und his jnan returned to .their
wagon, while .tho two strangers ap
proached tho desk to enter their ghast
ly freight, They wore Blouched lials
and were very wet. They produced
a death certificate of 0110 John Slate,
who had died at a farmhouse several
miles away, of a non-contagious com
plaint, and was to bo shipped to friends
down tho road. This was all. Thero
was nothing singular about it, and yet,
when tho door closed upon the Strang
ers and I was again nlouo, or worso
than alone, a feoiing of awo camo over
mo. Clearly tho storm had somowhat
unstrung me.
Only one hour till tho train was due,
after which I could turn in for tho
night.
A louder peal of thunder shook tho
house, and hercer flashed tho lightning.
Minuto after minnto went by, and each
seemed, an age. Tho roar and din of
tho elements only deepened tho gloom
inside, where tho uncertain kerosene
darkened the shadows.
Suddenly, to my overstrained nerve,
the ceaseless clicking of the wires
seemed to say: "Watch tho boxl
Watch tho. boxl VfaMi tho boxl"
As a particular strain of melody will
at times repeat itself in tho mind, nnd
obstinately keep timo to ovory move
ment, till ono is well nigh distracted,
so this refrain began to oncliain every
senses "Watch tlio boxl Watch tho
box! Watch tlio boxl" Till now
my depressed spirits wero due only to
the solitudo and tho storm. No
suspicion of ovil or danger had tor
mented mo.
Peering moro closely into tho dingy
corner I saw only tho ordinary pino
box, with what se'emed to bo a equaro
paper or placard, on tlio sido facing
mo. Probably the address, buuglingly
adjusted on the sido instead of tho top,
or eUo a slain of mud from tho late
rough ride. At all events, I was not
cm ions enough to approach moro near
ly lho ghostly visitant.
Then minutes had crept by, when a
mullk'd uoiso In tho dark corner dis
tinctly sounded above tho pelting
rain drop.', while as if to mock at my
quickened fears, the wires continued
their monotonous warning: "Wntoh
tho boxl Watch tho boxl Watch
tho boxl" I did watch tho bor, nnd
as by inspiration I grasped tho situ
ation. Thero was indeed a man in the
box, but not a dead one. A living
man, who had boldlv lent himself to a
plot to rob or murder mo, perhaps
both.
I remembered tho straggler who had
surprised mo while at tho safe, several
hours berore. Ho had doubtless fol
lowed Colonel llolloway an! witness
ed Out money transaction. Quick and
last new my thoughts in tho startled
endeavor to grasp some plan of action.
Single-handed I was no match for any
man, having recently recovered from
an attack ot malarial fever. This ono
in tho box (if indeed thero was one)
must mean to secure his prizo before
tho train was due, and cscapo tho con
sequences. IIu must havo accomplices,
and theso wero doubtless on watch.
waiting cither to give or to receive a
signal. At least it wjs not probable
lliat ho would undertake tho 10b alone.
and the fact that ho had confederates
had already appeared.
l'erliaps tho sight of mv pistols had
delayed tho attack. Perhaps homo
part ot their plan had miscarried and
caused delay. At all events I must bo
cool. I faucicd I Baw his eves through
the daik patch on tho box. I was al
most sure ho was slowly lifting tho lid.
There was no help near, and much
might be done in tho tima still to
elapse beloro tho tram was due.
Umctly walking to the batterv. I
feigned to take a message. In reality
I sent ono to the conductor of tlio on
coming expre-s, as tlio only device
whereby I could secure assistance, and
this would doubtless be too late. Yet
it was all that I could do just now.
With every sense on tho alert, 1 arose
to secrcto my keys if possible, when
tho door burst open, and Frank Morris,
my future brother-in-law, rushed in,
followed by a huge dog that was
Ellen's special pet and attendant.
"Confound you " said Frank, splut
toring about, and shaking himself as
vigorously as tho dog. "I'll bo blow
cd if ever I go on such another fool's
errand as this."
"Why, you aro pretty voll 'blowed,
now," I said, with a poor attempt to
bo funny, but immensely relieved. "I
nover was so glad to see anybody in
nty life f and I meant it.
"There it is," ho said; "make much
of it," as ho cleverly flipped s little
wluto missive over to me. "Snob bill-
mg aud cooing I uever want to sco
again Regular spoons, by Jove I
Can't go to sleep till she knows you
haven't been melted, or washed away,
ur suuieuung. vnu jaio must come
along to seo that her precious brother
doesn't get lost. Ugh! Lie down,
over mere, 01a ienow r men lo mo
ho said: "Here, help mo out ot this
wet thing."
But I was ongrossed, just then, aud
ridding himself of the offending gar
ment, uio uroaa-snouuiered young
ainiete strode about in mock impa
tience.
"Heavens 1 what a night I" ho ex
claimed. "What timo docs your train
pass? lenT Just three minutes.
guess 1 11 stay; but wo 11 havo that
young damsel floating down hero if
Bhodoesnt hear pietty soon. Hello,
Cato! What's tho matter?" as tho dog
gavo a low growl. "What's that in
the comer, Iiowen?"
Tho dog continued to growl and look
suspiciously about as tho young fellow
rattled 011.
"That," I said "is a dead man.'
'.'Humph!' he laughed. "Jolly good
company ior suon a night. I say.
liowon, you ve got a nico toy there.'
and he took up tho pislol .that lay on
tuo tame, meanwhile l had scrawled
on a pieco of paper, which I quietly
piaceu near tne lnstoi. "lho man in
tho box is a biirg'ar. 15o readv for an
attack."
"Oho! that s the game!" he said,
aloud, and instantly Btrodo across the
room, as Cato sprang up aud banted
f. . .1 1 is- 1. 1 .
lunuuoijr UK uiu UUA. i31IHU!i;iIlCOUHiy
tho top of tho box flew up. and utter-
iug a'shriU whistle tho man sprang to
a sitting posture, while through the
wide flung door tho other two ruffians
appeared with pistols cocked. At
once there began a deadly struznlo,
The dog had leaped upon the box nnd
kuocked tho "dead man s pistol out
of his hand, as Frank shouted. "TbIio,
Cato!" uuwilling that tho dog should
tear him to pieces, but wishing to keep
nun :u nay.
"Your keys!" yelled tho other men
"or by heavens you II drop! 1
Instantly closing in, man to man,
tho fitrco struggle went on amid shouts!
corses and pistol shots.
'Call off your cursed dog!" scream
oa tno "in.'air man continually.
lho encounter, which had occupied
scarcely u minute, was at Us deadliest
both Prank and I endeavoring to dis
arm rather than kill, when tho whistle
ot tlio train sounded aud in another
moment tho conductor and his men
wero among us.
"Seizo that scoundrel!" shoutc
I'rank, breathlessly, indicating tho
man in tho box. "Here, Cato!' and
tho obedient animal unwillingly re
tiled, but continued his savage growls
At this juncture my man fell heav
ily to tlio floor, wounded in tho leg
aud uttering groans and Imprecations,
It was quick work to secure the men,
and Jake, who opportunely reappear
od, was sent lo summon tho villago
pouco. Domo 01 tno passengers, im
patient at the dolay, had got wind
11.0 adventure, nud now crowtlcd into
tho station 111 110 littlo excitement
lho box was found to havo a faiso
sine piece, next 1110 wan, which was
easily pushed down by lho man inside
for greater comfort in his cramped
nn:.:n... .i .1 . - ...
I'voiuuii, unit mem nuiu oustttu a uum
oer 01 air notes, n was tho moving
of this side-panel that caused tho
mullled noiso I had heard.
I was questioned in all possible
ways, and tno curiosity 01 the paascn
gers was fully gratified amid the
clamor of tho prisoners who contin
uaiiy sworo at each other.
"What did you wait so long fori
said ono of them glaring at tho "dead
man,
"What was your hurry! ' retorte
tno other, sarcastically.
It was plain from lho quaricl whioh
ensued that lho sight of mv pistols.
nud my evideiit uneasiness, together
witu tuo eittct 01 uio loariui storm
had unsettled tlio fellow's plan and
1887.
robbed him of his presence of mind.
While pur.zling ns to the safest course,
tlio sudden entrance of Frank and tho
dog had precipitated the catastrophe.
The men wero conduotcd lo tho
County Jail, and I was tho hero of tho
hour, nlthough I could not
claim
much credit for personal valor
in the
mhtter.
Was it fato or Providence that bo
friended me? But for mv presenti
ment, or whatever it wob, I should
Iiavo urged Frank's imincdiato return
to my nuxlous betrothed. IJnt for her hereby enacted by the authority of the tooion 0f a very respcctablo old gen
loving anxiety ho never would have ame, That tho county commissioners tteman wjti, white hair and a queer
como down on such a night. Hut for
tho dog one of us must havo been kill-
ed. And urst ot all, but lor tno in- iuutuuuiue. miiiriusurn usu ui huuiub uuu niotjg from one shelf to another, ex
stinctivo Bonso of danger tho telegraph classifications of each person subject to ami:ning everything furtively with bis
tticna lumi il nfiuni hnun unnbiin n ur a r,t. I
...iu uuii- ii.b, nj.iuni.il . ttm.ii- ,
ing to my excited lancy; ana mis mam-
fest feeling of apprehension, though I
strovo hard to conceal it, held tho man
in tho box at bay. "
Tho practical result Ot tho episodo
was a moro commodious station-house,
and moro men on duty. My salary
was raised! but nvnntnnllv I ir.ivn tin
tho situation becauso my wifo could should the county commissioners desire
never feel satisfied to havo me perform to limit 8Uuh publication to that num
night ork after tho fearful experience ber. And provided further, That tho
I havo related.
As to Frank, bo is not hackward
with oxplosivo English whenever the
subject is mentioned, and no amount
ot persuasion could over reconcile UatO
to tho old station-house. ifran
Leslies.
A Prairie of Pitch
INTEIIESTINO I)K8CHI1TI0N OK THE WON-
DKBKUI. ASPHALT LAKE OF VEN
EZUELA. I have lust returned from a trip
tho c-called "Pitch Lake," writes
correspondent from Port of Spain,
Trinidad, lb the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Tl f 1 1 .1 1 , r
ivunning souin uown ino i-arian uuu
to La Brea, some forty miles distant
from this port, wo thero disembarked
and, climbing a gentle ascent ol 140
feet, we found tho lake, a little more
than il mtlo inlnnii Ktrintlv anonkinr
. ........... j ,,......fa,
there is no lake, in the common accept-
anco ot the term, but a level plain,
composed of a concrete, though flex-
iuie, muss 01 puon, covering an area
of perhaps ono hundred acres.
Hushes, patches of vegetation and
occasional poo's of brackish water
diversify tho Burfaco here and there,
giving in mo appearanco 01 a muu-
swamp. 1 hero is no difficulty in walk-
ing or wading from one end to the
other, for with the solo exception of
several places where the pitch is in a
state of ebullition in a soft and viscid
consistency tho "lake" is semi-solid.
uii it l lound cheBtnut-colorcd men
and women digging out largo clods of
the asphalt with ax and shovel and
loading it upon donkey-carts.
.acn lump oi me aspnait exutmieo
small cavities, and we were informed
1 il - .1! . I a. .1 . 1 ' . I
uy me uiggers mat, utey never uig
deep enough to find tho pitch at al'
feoueuea. ino rouguenea suriace oi
me is exposea w me tropica, sun,
aud within a low days the cavities are
... . , ,
f ii nrrain h'rnm HO I HO tn Jll flllf)
tons of tho asphalt are dug out every
" a awiu vw."UV w I
year, each cubic, foot of the pitch
weigning on an average ou pounas.
J t is estimated that there aro m the
rlonnair tint, looa iVinn 10.100 000 001
pounds, which, at the nrescut 'rale of
digging, should last fully 8,000 years.
This is on tho basis that it lies four
feet deep, but as :t actually lies much
deeper, aud as there is moro or less of
it elsewhere, il is practically inexhanst
lbic. l ho lake is a dead sea, and de
serves the name quite as much as did
tho I.actis ABpbaltttes of Palestine in
ancient tunes. This, iiowover, is
moro remarkable deposit-tho most re- ."l ",u lca'T vu" 7 " "m , painung.ano mat an on ms in 1,011
raarkable in tho wold-raoro bo than ?.ear'w r,li!roe .De.ln? ?T d" and, P?rl9 had oombinerl in saying
tho asphalt stone of Switzerland and
Germany. lor many Bcientiho rea
sons 11 is superior to tho latter, and is
proving an able substitute for it. For
what purpose, do you askl Ior pave
ments, of course. It is a Yankee idea
of European parentage, and not a bad
idea by any means. It is a strangely
interesting history that has to do with
It mav be of interest to
of asnhalt In 1711
iL a
tho matter,
relato the story
Elriniuas, a German physician, discov
ered and first utilized the asphalt of
tho Val de Travers, near Neufchatel,
and ten years later published his dis
covery. In 14'J the material was
mado uso ot tor paving, and In laa t
tho first asphalt pave was laid in tho
Hue Jiergcro, rans. Tho result was
satisfactory, and to-day thero aro in
antialnnlnrf, nnt, , , ln Ihtipn am in
.i, i,vnnh '.nr.i.ni w,i .kn i .
nnnnnn nnL ,r,ia if j
snuare vards of comnress
asphalt paves and 5,000,000 yards of
,..Ut w. w.u,,..,- .
asphalt raastio sidewalk. .London also
has it, and so havo other European
cities.
Mighty Close OalL
A TKAVEL1NO MAKS NARKOW ESCAPE
FllO.M SU1IDKN DESTllUCTION.
Thev wero swannincf exneriences
tho smoker, of tho narrow escapes Oioy
nuu i rum ueuiu on mo ran.
"You remember, don't you, when
they wero having such a succession of
awful accidents down in New England
a few years ago ?" asked tbo lugubrious
passenger.
They remembered it, certainly.
"Well, sir, it was just ray infernal
luck to striko ono of those doomed
trains, it was in tho dusk of evening
that the locomotivo left the rails as
it happened, at a point whero wo wore
close to an iron bridge, across a small
stream, that flowed at loast forty foet
below. My seat, all tho way from
Boston, was in the saloon ond of tho
drawing-room car. As wo left tho
track, plunging along at full forty
miles an hour, tbo saloon end of tho
drawing-room car was hurled with such
violence against the iron girders of the
bridgo as lo crush it in, instantly kill'
ing tho unfortunato person who occu
pied ray seat,
"Tho occupant of your Beat killed ?'
"Yes, it so happened that I had left
tho train at tho last station before, and
tho old lady who took ray scat was
plunged hoadlong into eternity."
jJrakes Jravelers Magazine.
Genenl uoger A. l'rvor went to
Now York soon after the war without
a dollar, and with no iutroduotion save
his reputation as a cornier In tho lost
cause, IIu acquired almost immedi-
aieiy a good practice, which has stead-
itv rrrnwn. until !f rtnw iti-im.a l.t...
.0 000 a venr
-
Baker County, Oregon, is larger thau
any Now England state.
.. X' . ... I.' 1 1 . '
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI.NO 18
COLUMBIA DBMOOHAT, VOL LI, NO 7
Meroantlls Appraiser.
The following Aot has been passed
and approved by tho QovcrnoV, April
20tb, I887,tn reference to tho nppoint-
ment of tho Appraiser of Mercantile
and other licenses, nnd requiring the
publication of tho same ; wo givo it in
full.
Sectiok 1. Re it awcled by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonxcealth of J'ennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and it is
ol tho respcctivo counties aro hereby I
auinorizeu una requirou 10 puuusu mo
HUUUHi:. ill lIlTUt! IlllIIUrH UI IfMiiurill Uir- I
- ' . V C fl 1
wmiiii ui mo
monwcalth, one of which shall roprc-
eBt tho minority party of tho two
prinoinal parlies of tho county, nnd
which inuy ire a uuniiiiu ur
Welsh paper. J'rovided, however,
That such list shall not be published in
moro than two papers in any county
Auditor General and city treasurer
shall direct that said list and olassihoa-
tin shall bo published in four news
papers in cities of tho first class.
omnium &. xno.mtuii.ur uenenn is
hereby authorized and empowered to
pay tho icspeotive newspapers for the
publication of said mercantile apprais
er's list, tho usual rates of advertising
charged by the samo to private cus
tomcrs, and not exceeding thirty cents
per lino lor four insertions. 1'rovuled,
That in no caso shall tho amount paid
for advertising in any city or county
oxcoed ten per centum ot tho amnun'
received by tho treasury of tho otato
from said city or county during tho
preceding year
;ar from tho class of taxes
- -. - .... ... . ...
to advertised, and a 1 bills Bhal bo cer-
tided to the county treasurers of the
respective counties by the appraiser;
and tho county treasurers are hereby
authorized to pay tho same upon said
l.llta Knt.tr. wM,n ..in.l V... .1... nannn:.,n
u ubI. icuiiiiicu uv w.u iuc-ioh.c
publishers in proper form, and upon
approval by tho Auditor General they
shall be entitled to receive credit for
tno nmount so paid in tho settlement
of their accounts for licenses with the
Commonwealth.
Section 3. Tho anDointmcnt of mer
cantilo appraisers shall be made annu-
any by the county commissioners, ex-
cept in cities of tho first class where
tho Auditor Genera, and the treasurer
of tho city are authorized and required
td appoint five suitably qualified citi-
zens, all of whom shall not be of the
same political party, and tho term of
ottico ot said appraisers snail be tor
three years. Tho accounts for adver-
Using mercantile lists and all other
State accounts shall bo audited by tho
Auditor General.
Section 4. Thero shall bo no pay for
. r
auveriisjng nor lee to any appraiser
for fictitious names or tho names of
persons not residing at tho nlaco des-
ngnated.
Section 5. All acts or parte of acts
t . u
nm fnMA n -nFnnnn n Un .. .
cation of mercantile, liquor and other
uun 111 1UI jV IU lUICIUlO IU lllu IIUUU
licenses, except as hereinbefore provid
cd, shall continue to be and remain in
full iorce and virtue,
A Turpentine Faim
what it is and now it is CAititiED on-
oiuDES of turpentine.
A turpentino farm in southeast Geor-
gia consists of from five to forty crops
of 10,000 boxes each. Tho work is
sometimes carried on by tho owners of
thn llino ffrPRt tlieirmnlvps Jlffflin trip,
iuu iiiuiL. iL-jjiu muui it, puiiuiiiaiiy
employed in this section. Tho work
commences in November, when tho
boxing of tbo trees begins. Tho boxes,
which aro cut sloping back into the
trees about a foot from tho ground,
measure three inches back .it bottom,
four deep and about seventeen in
length. In March they are cornered ;
that is' a chiP is takcn off " ,,otl' s'"ies
u9t abovo tbo enda of 1,10 box,!S- Nuxt
the faces for dripping aro cut V-shaped
between and abovo the places chipped.
Tho number ot laces on each treo de
pends upon its size, varying from one
to three. Besides the original cutting
of the faces, tho trees aro haokod once
a week during the dripping seasou
with a peculiarly shaped knife suitable
I I I " D
to the purpose. The hacking inert as-
o length of tho faces, as one or
two inches of bark aro taen off movo
, , -ni. rt .1 - r .1. ...... 1
eaoh time. Tho dipping of the crude
into uarreis oegtus aoout tno miaoio oi
Marob, and the boxes aro emptied sev-
en or eight times during tho season.
They hold jrotu ono to two quarts
each, and Irom 10,UUU boxes 210 bar
rels is considered n fair, 250 a nno
yield. Tho firet year's dripping is call
ed "virgin," the second "yearlings,"
and all after "o'd stuff." From eight
barrels ot crude they get two ot spirits
of turpentino, and five to fivo and
" ui imi- "" n.n;i uicm mo
several grades ; W. W., "water-whito ;
W. G., "window-glass ; M, next high
cr and so on up tho alphabet, but down
in quantity to A, tho letter J being
omitted. Tho first drippings, if uot
scorenca in oouing, inane oeatuiiuiiy
white, transparent resin ; henco tho
name "wator-whito." Tho crudo pro
oueing tins can never oe ootained irom
the trees after tho first month's miming;
that for W. G., "window gloss,' pos
sibly into July or August.
Good Thines that Don't Get In.
W. S. Gilbert, lho composer, is good
at repartee Uno of the best of his re
partees was nuried at Jur. r . U. isur
nand, tho editor of Punch. Thoy wero
.1! I .. T 1 1 )
who sat at tho other end
u ui uiu iuuiu
kept talking while Burnand was speak
ing, and attracted tho attention of a
number ot guests wuo wero intent on
what ho was saying, isuruand was
considerably annoyed, and finally said:
"Uilbert, what aro you relating down
there ; some of tho good things you
send to J'uneli that don t get in T '
Tins thrust put tbo laugh on Gilbert,
but ho instantly retorted
"Well, Burnand, I don't know who
sends tho good things to I'unoh, but
Oiey evidently do not get lu. Atlanta
Constitution.
I
John Gomez, a Portuguese, has lived
over fiftv years anion i? the 10.000
islands oft lho coast of Florida. IIo
I t , i . ...
I is ono hundred and ono years old.
Uno-a-Brao Earelars.
curtio coi.t.ECTons who steal
iunr.
WORKS OF AltT.
From lho Now York Times.
"Wo havo to keep our oyca opsn to
provont our ftook from being
carried off," said a Hroidway
brio-a-brao dealer tho other day. "You
havo no Idea what really respectable
men and women are templed lo steal
a valuablo piece of porcelain or a curio
or a raro coin when It is put so con
veniently before thorn as tho things aro
In this store. Wo display everything
very freely, but there is nlways ono of
tho employes idling around in an un
concerned sort of way who looks out
for our interests.''
"Aro vonr customers over tempted
to pocket your wares V he was asked.
"Well, now and then wo hnvo a caso
of that kind, but of courso nothing
ca) bQ (onPf nnj uniC8g t10 arti0lo has
somo special artistic vnluo wo say noth
ing about it, for wo should lose a good
deal of custom if wo did not overlook
tho eccentricities of the kleptomaniacs.
Tho collectors aro tho worso kind wo
havo to deal with. You seo that
old man over there,'' pointing in tho
clricd up face nud clothed in a long
nr)(j 8Ce,iy ui9tcrf n0 wil9 ghufiliug
SUUrl, lllllu, lullUb llnU uyvp.
- T ,1 .ln n..n
"That man," said tho dealer, "has
one of tho finest poraelain collections
in tins city. Ho used to bo rich, but
now I guess ho has to bustlo to get his
throe meals a day properly. When ho
was well oil 1 thought nothing ot sell
ing him $1,000 worth of goods every
month, but he hasn't spent a cent hero
in years, and I havo to watch tho old
chap half tho timo to seo that ho doesn't
walk off with ray best things, for thero
isn't a better judgo of the. value of a
work ot art than he in America. '
At tho Astor and Mercantile libraries
numerous tricks and devices aro
used by unscrupulous collectors of
prints to get possession of Bomo raro
picturo or edition. Tboy either cut tho
desired illustration out of tho book,
thus ruining it forever, or tako tho
work away with '.hem when they go,
substituting another volume already
prepared in its place. Since print col
lecting has como to bo so popular somo
elegant works belonging to tho New
York libraries havo been ruthlessly de
stroyed and very often stolen. The
ni tr. nt nn in fi,m ,im,r..
Li,:nna : , 1,. n'.nn,i,nf ...o.pi.
,i .,.. .1 ti, - , i,:.
U..V.U..O - -V v..,
kn(1 Bo fertile of device that they carry
0n their practices beneath tho very eyes
0 ti10 librarians
It wils only a jow weeka 30 lhat a
... - . .
magmhceit quarto was destroyed in a
iti,ii t, r ,v, ,jf0 n,i
with ,,',, knlfe and a 8trong arli9tio
dcgiro t0 ' turo a rare VTt at tho
expenso ot his principles ot honor.
Artistic thieves aro sometimes of very
respectablo families, which tho follow
ing incident, well-known to most New
York artists and Bohemians, will illus
trate:
A gentleman living in West Forty-
second street owned among other pamt-
Inrra n rpol Tinmlirnndf. whlp.li tin lin.il
pllrchased in Eurone at a good round
n,i tt.i,:,.i, utna fair mnr.i.
men of that artist's work. Tho other
pictures wero all light works by Amer
7 " ' ' J '
ican painters, but this picture, on ac
count of its value, occupied a room by
itself, and its owner was very proud ot
his possession. When hard times
LtrX ,,nt rmv nnd tlm rnlleptnr
I " w"- - J
was corupciled to hand every thing over
t0 tho aUcticmeel. jt waatheu discovered
.u... .i. t t a, ,ut i. .-
VUU IhCIUUlUllUk, lUHb uiui-u tivaa
ured painting to which all Murray Hill
hil(i irowGd : rovercnce. wa8 nothinfr
... '
but a clever forgery.
Tho gentleman who had owned it so
many years, and who considered him
self no mean judgo of art, was dumb
founded and would not believo it. An
investigation proved that tho canvas
on which tho picture was painted had
tho stamp of a New TLork firm on it,
and that a drying varnish had been
mixed with the paint that was invented
onlv twenty years ago. Tho fact that
tho picturo was bogus was definitely
settled by tho arrival in town of a
wealthy Brazilian who said ho had pur-
nlinnoil ?n Vnrnun thn nrlrrinnl .if tlin
mat no nau a genuine ivemuruuuu
Detectives were finally set to work
to ferret out tho mystery and soon made
everything clear. Tho son of the
American collector, who was p wild
and dissipated young man. had taken
an artist friend into his confidence and
together they plotted to exchango tho
genuino pioturo for a copy. Tho friend
worked on the copy at night and soon
produced a fair inntation.whilo tho s-m
with tho real pioturo went to Europo
and thero succeeded in selling it to the
Brazilian.
In Philadelphia another great pic
turo was spirited away for a long while
by much tlio samo means and not ro
turned until tho wheels of tho law
were set in motion. Every now and
then wo hear through the press oi tho
I - ' ' '
robbery of an art gallery, but hundreds
of such thefts are committed which tho
I .i.i- i
publia at largo nover hear of. Artists
who go away lor tho summer on
sketching tours often return to find
their studios ransacked and somo of
their best paintings cut from the
frames.
Tho man who owns a lino collection
of brlc-n-brac or paintings or curios
has moro need to look after tho visitors
and admirers of his treasures than
among too servants of Ins house.
a Many an amateur who is badly bitten
i wim mo cmzo oi ouiieoutig uunuus
works will buy what ho wants as long
- ns ho can, and Oipu when tho monoy
gives out be will steal at tho first
chance tho coveted articlo which he
admires and must own. Tho averago
tluel lias a royal scorn lor artistic
work, except when ho considers it will
- bring a good prico. IIo would just as
leavo stoal soinotliing less artistio and
moro salable, for a painting which is
- well kuowu is hard to dlsposo of at n
fence.
An old Bohemian who used to sell
art materials to the yarioiiB studios was
discovered to bo a most notorious sneak
thief. It was discovered that ho car
ried on quito a business in disposing of
pictures and sketches which ho pur
loined while, in tho studios uuder tho
:,.:.- ,i., . !.., i...,- ,i. i
vuiiui.itti.iui: kui-ou invito, uui iuu iiai
man was at last run dowu and prose
cuted. In his room in East Broadway
piles of canvasses wero found aud
portfolios full of sketches whioh ho
had surreptitiously mado away with
during his brief but successful career
as a sneak thief.
Tho collecting mania is in its infancy
in t'ds oountry and consequently tho
poor collector is moio clumsy as a
thief than his European brethren, who
could pivo lho nycrago sneak thief
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