THE COLTJMBIAN iND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBTJRGr, COLU3IBIA COUNTY, PA. Mrs. Lovelock's Trunk. a ootm woman's Tntwo r.xrr.Rtr.scr. WITH A SOUt.tXSS COHPOIUTION. Tho claim agent of tho Draw Bound Railroad Company sat In his office, his desk piled high with correspondence. Ho had disposed of sixteen claims for cows killed, thirteen sheep claims and several personal injuries about the usual daily averagoot accident when tho oflico-door opened, and a tall, an gular woman entered. "Bo you tho claim agent t sho de manded, with a voico which sounded like a cr.iss between a buzz-saw and a steam whistle. "I be," responded that official, brief- "I come up here to git pay for tho trunk I lost in tho Coon Creek collision." There had been a bad smash-up on the road a few weeks before, an 1 this was one of tho claims growing out of it wnicti remained unadjusted. "What Is your name t" asked the agent, "Mrs. Lovelock, of Geneva," sho re plied. "Ah, yes," said the claim-agent, "I remember now. How much do you imnK your irunic was world, Airs, liove lock" "Well, I danno exactly, tut sh'd think abaout two hundred dollars would be nich the value of m and I wouldn't want you should pay any 'That's pretty steep," mused tho ciaim-agent, looking at his note-book. "Let's eeo how you make it. AVhat was the trunk itself worth, for in stance I" "Well, it was a fine large, new irunk, an 1 uaa jest paid titteen dot lars for it before I started." The claim-agent made a note of the tolteen dollars. "Well, what was in tno trunk 7 ' be asked. "Lerame see thero was my best aunday dress a black silk the ma nTol ; : . . 1 (- j n tho makin' ten that makes thirtv-five. Then thero was an alpaca dress, worth about fifteen dollars, an' a new bunnit i bad just paid hfteen dollars for. The claira-agent kept track of the items. "That makes seventy-eight dollars , now what else ?" "Well,'' sho said, "there was con- aid able other clothin ." "What was that worth V "I dunno exactly, but I guess about nuy aouars. "Well, what else now V Her memory seemed to fail her at this point, but after a moment she con tinned : "Thero was about seventy-five dollars worth o' jewelry in the trunk." "That makes something over two hundred dollars," said the claim-agent. "Well," ho said, magnanimously, "I don't want to be hard on the comp'ny, so we'll call it jest an even two hundred." "Trunk have any marks on itf asked me ciaim-acent, casually. "It had a kyard with my name on it, sne answered. "Got the check !" Sho produced it "Seems to me you are a little hard on us," said the claim-agent "Don't yon think you could reduce the amount a little 7" "No, sir," she said, "an' if you don't pay, i n sue. ' "Sorry to go to law with yoa, ma'am, bat we won't pay that claim." She flounced ont of her chair and started for the door. "Wait a minute," said the claim- agent soothincly. "I guess we can make some arrangement She sat down again, and the claim agent stepped out into the halL When ne came back a porter followed him, bringing under one arm a small, vel- low trunk, tied about with a rope, and somewhat the worse for wear. It could have been bought anywhere for a dol lar and a half. The claim agent looked at me card and compared the checks. "Is that voui trunk !" he asked. Hei face was red as a beet as she acknowledged.withvery bad grace, that it was. "The trunk hasn't been hurt at all. said the claim-agent "except by the wetting it got when the baggage-car fell into the creek. If you've got the key here, we'll open it, and see what me damage was. "I I've lost the key," sho statu merea. "Oh, well, then, we'll break it open. Baid the claim agent, cheerfully. Tjn, no, aon t do that, she remon strated. "It it ain't mv trunk- borrered it from my sister, an' she wouldn't like that I should break the lock. I'd ruther take less money." "I guess you teould" said the claim agent with a chuckle. "I ain't been claim-agent on this road for five years wuuoui meeting iota oi people like you. We'll give you fifteen dollars for what damage the water may bavo done to your baggage or I'll open the trunk, and you can bring your lawsuit "I'll tako the fifteen dollars," she replied, quickly, but snappishly. And when 9he bad cot the monev and sirn ed a receipt, she relieved her mind by saying, as Bne leu tno office : "I wouldn't a thought a rich corWrj like this would insult a lady that way, uui an men am i gentlemen, an cor porations ain't got no souls nohow." Charles TP. Cheanutt, in Tid-Bits. In Djnger of Tipping Up. During tho war it was tho habit for delegations of "prominent citizens tc visit Washington to consult with l'resi dent Lincoln upon the conduct of the war. Sometime during the darkest days a dozen or more of the leading business men of Wilmington, Delaware called upon the President. They told him that the represented tho "solid business men" of Delaware, atid that they had come to discuss the situation i n .1 i V, f z: . i. . i After the chairman of the delegation (who is still in active business in Wil rainglou) had finished his tpeech the President nqberi "So you are solid men of Delaware! -ice, was me reply. "AH from New Castle county t" "Yes, all from New Castle." "All from Wilmington, too 1" "let, an trom tho samo city, re plied the gentlemen, in a chorus. wen, remarked air. Lincoln, as his eyes twinkled, "did it ever occur to you gentjemen that there was danger of your little State tipping up during TI i (i ilalannltnn .nd.mn.l liAm. !... but so full of appreciation of tho joke mai weir trieiicM were not long in hearing of it. A' Y. Sun. We agree with Bob Burdelte In the most truthful saying of his life "God wasted mad when he made the man who after taking a paper for six months oidered it stopped without paying up arrears." Oil City Critic You can't convince a young man whose best girl has just said "Yes" that this country is going to wreck and ruin. Aomtrvitlt Journal. A Tooled Farmer. SNTPF.n COUNTY Man's rmF.F.D (IAIN (1KT9 II1M INTO A THAI. von The following is tho story of tho swindling of , farmer in Snyder c6unty by threo scoundrels. By reading It other farmers may be cautioned against entertaining dreams of quickly acquired wealth. Tho victim s namo is John llnmmel. He had a farm for sale, and had been in correspondsnco with an alleged C. liaxter, M. I)., with a view ot dis posing of the property. A day for a meeting was appointed, but the dsy previous to the appointment Mr. Hum mel received a telegram notifying him notito expect the would-bo purchaser, as he had sickness in his family. The next day fixed was Saturday, May 14, and on the morning of that day two strangers, well dressed and witbjdash- ng manners, applied to liarlholomew s livery stable, Sunbury, for n horse and buggy for tho day, which they paid for in advance. Thny drove to Mr. Hommcl's farm, where they met that fenlleman, and Baxter introduced W. I. Motton, his lawyer. Tho party looked over the farm and began nego tiating for the sale. Whilo near the barn another well-dressed stranger droyo up, with a liorso from Bassler's livery, feunbury, and introduced him self to the party. His business was that of painting advertisements on barns and fences. After a great deal of talk the last man produced a satchel in which wero rows of envelopes that he said contained prizes. Uhe price ot drawing was $5 and Morton said he would take a chance at the prizes. which according to the fakir, ranged from $5 to $C,000. Morton lost, his first draw being a blank. This did not discourage him in the least, but he asked Hummel for a small loan to con tinue the game. Hummel hauded him $30 and he commenced over again. Morton's luck changed, for after that he won. First five, then ten, and soon fifty, with only an occasional loss. Then Hummel drew and he won $5. The next time he lost but he soon won, till at length, guided by his friend Morton, ho drew an envelopo contain ing a card with tho mystic figures, 0,000 "conditionally." The condit ions were that Hummel bad to pay over the sura of $3,000 in cash, for which he was to receive $0,000, and he was to have two hours to do it in. He hadn't tho money, but his friends sug- ested that be go to aunbury and raw that amount from the bank. This he agreed to do, while the remainder of the party awaited, his return. Mr. Hummel went to Sunbury and to the bank and drew $3,UU0 in bills, and in return placed upon the counter his check for that amount -Ho then re turned to his farm above Northumber land, holding in his hand the card on which appeared a dollar mark, the fig ure six, and three ciphers. The adver tising man was seated in his buggy by the barn and Hummel paid him the $3,000. As soon as he received it he shut up his satchel, hit the horse a cut and drove for Milton. Morton and Baxter condoled with Hummel for an hour, said they also had been stuck and could not purchase the iarm at that time, but would return. They also made him promise not to mention the loss, and left after bidding him an af fectionate adieu. Arrived at Milton they left their horses and hiring oth ers of Malady they drove to Muncy, where they spent the night. They dropped a letter to the Sunbury livery man, inclosing a ten dollar bill and tell ing him to go to Milton for his horses. On Sunday they drove to VTilliamBport and spent the night there, and on Mon day took the Erie mail and went straight through to that city. Mon day Hummel got out his warrant be fore Squire Weaver, and his son, in company with J. W, Bartholomew, of sunbury, went in pursuit They work ed hard and Monday night they arriv ed in Williamsport only a day behind. TheyJ left for Erie Tuesday, the con ductor on Monday's train having told them how throe men had picked up an acquaintance over a game of cards on his train the day previous. They had separated in Williampport, each stopping at differ ent hotels, and one was ticketed to Erie, another to Corry, while the third held a pasteboard good to Warren, but the two paid fare into Erie. At this place the trail was lost Bartholomew and young Hummel went on to Cleve land, but heard nothing of their men. All trace of them disappeared at the Erie station with their arrival there Monday evening. Thursday Bartholo mew and his companion returned from their fruitless search and all efforts to capture the thieves has been abandon ed. The utmost secrecy has been maintained by every one who was in any way connected with the affair and the most strenuous efforts were made to keep it out of the newspapers, the story of "How they did it," only being told under a pledge cf secrecy. A Mean Tuck. Gus de Smith is ono of those fellows who fairly revel in historical reminis cences. Anything that relates to early history geu away with him entirely. Tuesday Gilhooley introduced Gus to a venerable old gentleman, whom be rep resented as one of the franiera of the Texas Constitution. Of course Gus was nearly tickled to death. He squeezed the old man's hand,asking him a thousand question! about Sam Houston and San Jacinto. The old man s answers were rather confused, and, as he hobbled on, Gil- hooly said: "What in tho world did you mean. Gus, by asking that old man such fool- lib questions' "He is an old veteran, ain't he! He framed that Texas Constitution." "Well, suppose he did frame the Constitution of Texas. He is a car penter, and that is bin trade to make frames, and tho like. The man who hired him to frame the Constitution paid him for the glass and tho frame and hU work. Why do you go raking up past grievances aud throwing it up to me oiu man mat lo is a oarpenterT no has only been in Texas about a year. Siunys. A Bade Awakening. They were on their way to tho thea- tre,andshe was tremulously happy. She felt tho words she so longed to hear would be spoken that night, and the Idea made her almost dizzy with de light ".Mr. Sampson," said sho softly, "why do you wear that bit of string about your finger 1" "Oh," replied Mr. Sampson, taking it oti, "that was to remind me oi ray engagement with you to-night" It wasn't much, but it was enough to take away the delightful dizziness. ivew J orb Ann. In Borne strange way tho pawcr to accumulate monev Beems to dwarf the power to elevate the bouI. Cumber' land Jmtyttrlan. THE BAB-B00M. Home of the hearties, where misery rclgtu, Fount ot pollution, that virtue disdains; Thou cradle of sickness, the nurse of the Tile, Whose faces are never upllt with a smile; Where be whispers of tender affection are lost In the hoarse Imprecation and bachacall toast; Where the friends of foul passion and fury deface The glory of women, anl manhood disgrace I Kecking up trom the Boor where men-demoni hare trod, Comes a voice that declares thee "Forsaken ot Ood r Frtdtrtc Wright. An Arkansas Legislator. Member from Sandstone Knob "Mr. Speaker, I hope, sir, that you wilt let me have a fow minutes' timo in which to place myself squaro on tho record. Yesterday evening Mr. Buck loy Brown, from Gum Bottoms, said that I had accepted tho present of a new hat from a rail.-oad superintendent and hinted, in a way inclined to sting a sensitive man, that I had practically sold myself. I should liko to know if there is anything in our constitution arises and Bays that i snan t take ev tiker, and as an encouragement to those who may coutemnlate giving me something, let me say that my capacity for taking presents, although well de veloped, has not been over tasked. I may also say that the man who won't take a bat and thereby save himself the expense of buying one is composed of a mixture of fo'ol, liar and thief. I'd be afraid to meet such a man away out in tho woods. I would feel sure that ho would knock me down and rob me. I know of au affair in my county that strongly illustrates the dishonesty of men who are afraid to accept presents. A red bearded fellow named Watson went to work for old man Clark, who, well knowing how to appreciate merit, said to him: "Watson, I never had a man that I think more of than I do of you." "Much obleeged to you," replied Watson. "And I have decided," Clark contin ued, "to give you my daugl.ter,Lorena." "Much obleeged to you," said Wat son," "but I ain't acceptin' any pres ents." "Well, Mr. Speaker, that man was so honest that he would not accept the daughter as a present, but the next day he ran away with Clark's wife. Since then I have been extremely sus picious of men who are too high toned to accept presents, and to keep other fairminded men from suspecting me, I have determined to refuse nothing." The Mew .Ballot-Box. The Trenton True American gives the following interesting information about the new ballot-box just adopted by the state of New Jersey for all fu ture elections: It has four clear glass sides and a wooden top and bottom. It is secured by four locks. There are two combination locks, the keys to which are held by the judge of election and the clerk, and two Yale locks, the keys to which are to be in the custody of the inspectors. A box after being once locked cannot therefore, be sur reptitiously opened unless the person shall by connivance, conspiracy or theft come in possession of all four combinations and keys. By an ingen ious arrangement each ticket as it goes into the box is pierced and stamped. This is done by a crank arrangement. wbich is turned by the judge, the ballot slip is not only pierced by needles, wbich is conclusive evidence that it has been voted, but it is stamped with the number of the ward and of the precinct, or name of the county and township. Even if two or three bal lots should be put into the box at once, rolled together, the stamp would make its imprint only upon the outside ballot and that only would be counted. Thero is also an automatic arrangement, by which, as each ballot falls into the box, after having been pierced and stamped, a little gong rings. This can be beard for some distance away, and gives notice that a vote has been cast. The voter can see the ballot fall into the box, and thus make certain that it has not been dropped npon the floor or supped up the sleeve ot a dishonest election officer. As a mechanical ar rangement the new box is certainly a most excellent one, and will go far to ward making impossible the substitut ing of false ballots, or the miscounting ot the honest ones. Michigan Hermits. The following comes from Marquette, .uichigan: Twenty years ago John Flynn, then thirty-five vears old. with drew from society and shut himself up at home with a sister, Mrs. JJono hue, for twelve or fourteen years. He was seen occasionally in the yard, but always at night f inally be disap peared altogether, and after a few months public interest died out, and be was forgotten. Nine years ago voung Lawrence Donohue suddenly disap- J mi.!. . . i . ? . peareu. mis reviveu tne interest in Flynn's disappearance. Mrs. Donohue lives in a hovel south of the city. No one remembers having seen the cur tains ra:sed in btteen years, ror sev eral days there have been rumors of a ureal mystery at the hovel. Persons claimed they saw a man s face, wild eyed, pale and haggard, at an upper muuunr. luttuiy disreuai uewnuiDDU to investigate, and, accompanied by two detectives, forced his way in. Filth was everywhere. In an isolated room ho found a man whose hair hung below his shoulders; his beard was long and unkempt It proved to be John Flynn, who dropped out of ex istence twenty years ago. When taken in charge bo fought like a wild beast It was also discovered that Lawrence Donohue was confined in the same house, but tho most diligent search failed to find him, ho having some secret hiding place which the woman would uot disclose. She claims that the old man had not been outside before in twenty years and that Law rence bad not stepped outside for nine years. No reason is known for this strange action. The Engineer's Oat. An engineer on the Wabash railway, whoso run is between Danville and Springfield, has a oat which ho would not part with for lovo or money. It belonged to his wife, who is now dead, and for a year past it has been his con stant companiou in tho csb. The cat loves its life on tho rail and has grown s'eek and fat sniffing the prairie winds. Ordiuarily it sits perched up at tho cab window beforo its master, but oc casionally it itrolls out to the pilot whero it will ride for miles at a stretch, winking knowingly at the dogs which bark at the train as it thunders by the cross-roads. Sometimes when tho train is approaching a station the adventur ous animal climbs tothe top of tho sand box and calmly roosts there, undeterr ed by the shriek of the whistle or the clang of the bell. The engine has had good luck ever since the animal became an occupant of the oab, and the train men look on it M a mascot ngairst disaster. erything that is given to me, then will I say, 'Mr. Constitution, attend to your affairs.' Mr. Speaker, I am a present Another Victim. AN INNOCENT I.tFF. SACTUFICF.K TO THE moi.ocii of cincnisTANriu, F.ViriFJiCB. No matter how strong may bo everjr link in a chain of circumstantial evi dence thero is always a doubt, a lack of certainty, that should wcakon it and cause us to distrust it I remember a story my grandfather used to tell of a case in which an innocent life was sacriPced for a guilty person. A boy on a farm, for somo misdemeanor, was sentenced by bis father, a stern man, with an eyo to saving a half-price ticket, to be deprived of his annual cir cus privilege, and, in addition, he was to lux) so many rows of corn whilo tho rest of tbo family took in tho lady's pad act, tho horseback riding of Jack liobison, the club that killed Captain Cook and other attractions of the great moral show. The boy watched the wagon drive away, with tears in his eyes, and then ho went at his corn rows with a determination to make a short crop, if it could be worked without detection. But he grew hungry after awhilo and went into the houso and investigated tho pantry. Tbero were seven pies it was an American house hold seven blackberry pies, baked for Sunday. Tho boy, who was not feeling very well himself, soon placed his person anterior to six of tho pies, but paused thoughtfully, aud with keen regret midway on the seventh. One half of that he left no then caught the family cat, thrust her nose and feet into the remains of tho pie, and dropped her on the clean, white sanded floor of the pantry that sho might track around on it Then ho went back to bis corn rows. Evening brought the family home. The boy saw them climb joyously out of the big wagon. He noted how the over ripe apples fell from the trees when his sister jumped over the side and lighted flat-footed on the ground. He saw his father let himself down over the double trees and get himself kick ed twice by the roan colt He 83w his mother waiting patiently until some body had time and inclination to take the baby. He saw his grandmother perch herself on the bub of the hind wheel on one foot, while she made vague, circumferential, wandering excursions for the wide, wide world with the other. He saw bis brothers let them selves down over the tail gate and sneak away to avoid doing any work. At last the wagon was empty, and there wero visible signs of excitement about the house. "The raid is discov ered," Baid the boy, cutting the roots of a healthy stock of corn and careful ly hilling up a vigorous lance weed. Presently he saw his father come out of the house with the gun over hiB shoulder and the cat under bis arm. "The culprit is arrested," calmly re marked the young robber, as he leaned thoughtfully upon his hoe, and watch ed his father disappear behind the barn. Tho sharp report of a gun rang out upon the quiet of the sunset hour. "There," said the boy, with tho con fident expression of one who knows what he is talking about, "there goes another victim to circumstantial evi dence." BurdeUe, in Brooklyn Eagle. It Did His Good. Side by side in the waiting room of the Third street passenger station yes torday sat a nervous little woman and a tall melancholy man. The woman had a boy seven years of age, who eeemed to be possessed of an evil spir it. He wouldn't sit or stand still. He didn't want applea or candy. He couldn't be coaxed or bribed to be have himself, and bis kicking and whining seemed to wear the little woman out The melancholy rnan stood it for awhile, but finally felt call ed upon to observe: "Madam, I know what that child is aching for." "Yes so do I,'1 she promptly answer ed ; "but I've a boil on my right arm." "I'll take the job off your bands if you say so. It's suthin' I've been In the habit of doing almost every day of my life, for Iv'e had three wives and threo sets of children." Tho boy set up an extra howl and began kicking her shins just then, and she looked around in a helpless way and said : "Well, you may try. Not too vigor ous, but just vigorous enough." He reached over and picked the child up and laid him across his knee, and the spanking machine started off at about forty revolutions a minute and worked like a charm. "There you set thert-1" said the old man as he straightened the boy up and sat him down. "That's better than all tho candy &,nd peanuts in the country, and you'll behave yourself for the next threo days." The boy blubbered softly and sat still, and when the mother bowed her gratitude the old roan replied : "Oh. don't mention it. It's the best medicine in the world. Besides, I was a bit lonesome to-day, and it ha sort o'ebeertd me up.-Detroit Free J'rets. A Queer Coin. made of a bullet that shattered a soldier's jaw. "There is a counterfeit ten cent piece with a history," said a Chicago man as he fondled a greasy looking coin dang ling from hu watch chain. "When the Federal troops were before Freder icksburg a New York volunteer got out of his trenob one morning, and after attracting the attention of a Johnny, who oould be seen inside the fortifica tions, raised a flask of whisky to his lips, which were puckered for "a long 'pull.' "Tho volunteer had taken, perhaps, three swallows of the liquor when we saw a puff of smoke and a flash from the fortifications, followed a second later by the collapse of the whisky flask and tie fall of tho volunteer. The bottle which had already been struck by the minnie ball was shivered, and the raan who had held it, lay bleeding at our feet. His upper jaw had been shattered by tbe bullet, which had also taken away seven of bis front teeth and buried iuolf high up in right cheek. It was one of the prettiest shots 1 saw during the whole war, and tho volun teer, although seriously wounded, seen, ed to think it the nicest piece of work it had been his pleasure to witness. "Tho bullet was cut out by asurgtor and as soon aa the patient recovered from the slnvk whiuh be exerieDccd we melted the piece of load and cast four of thee dimes. The volunteer kept one, another went to his brother, the surgeon kept one, and I was so for tunate as to become tho possessor of the other. So you see this little pleco of rebel lead oroko a whisky bottle and a human jaw, knocked out soven teeth and traveled over GOO yards to bathe Itself in liquor and gore. Six months after this incident wo learned that tbe bullet was fired by a cross-eyed man in e South Carolina regiment'' Ev. J Hoarded Wealth of Isdis. HOW Tlir. EAST IN MAX TCRNS F.VERT- Tinsel he roMtMfa into jewilst. Never during its existence has India been so rich In jewelry as now. The people arc alway adding to their stock. Savings from nearly all sources are dis posed of in this way, and these savings are being constantly made often at the expense of clothing, sometimes at tho "xpense of greater ueewsarie of life. The making and the storing away of wealth in this form i the national peculiaritly of ;this country. It is in-; dulged in by all classes o? native-s. Jowelrv is regarded as the most staple kind of wealth, and fortunes are never counted without estimating the value of the stock of jewelry. It can always be pledged or deposed of. The mar kct for its sale is never closed and novcr depressed. Tho most ignorant native who wishes to sell a piece of jewelry knows its mar. kel value quite well. lie can scarcely be cheated. Jewelry forms the great est lactor in matrimony. The mosti lowly bride Las her stridban, which is often equal in value to five years' in como of the bridegroom. There is often a sextrcity of clothing, sometimes a Bcarclty of cooking pots, generally not a particle of furniture, but nearly always a stock of jcwely. Tho wife that has no jewelry pos sesses nothing else, she cannot be rob bed. Tbe family that does not possess jewelry is absolutely indigent. One of tho greate-st boasts of the jewelry owners is that bis hoards cannot bo taxed. A man may own jewelry val ued at a lakh of rupees and pay no in come tax. This is a source of greater satisfaction. Jewelry yields no recur ring income, but it is prized more than government paper. "If it never in creasen it never diminishes," is a nation al saying, common among men and women alike. No native marriago,exoept among tbe most impoverished, takes place without a trnusferof jewelry, and very frequent ly of new jewelry. So great in value is the new jewelry "that is introduced into new families by marriage, that we dare not estimate it, the amount would be so fabulons. Truly the investment of wealth in jewelry in India is tho greatest and roost remarkable institu tion in the country. Eery other in vestment sinks into insignificance bo side it Under no native prince or rajah of former times has jewelry accumulated as it has accumulated under the Brit ish government in British India. For a century past the sacking of towns baa been unknown; the plunder of in dividuals has been greatly restrained, and wealth in the form of jewelry has accumulated. One-half of the people of India are jewelry owners. It is only when the day of taking stock of the family jewelry comes round, such as the oc casion of a wedding or a great gala day, that a stranger can form tbe slightest conception of the'araounl of wealth in the family in the form of jewelry. Amazement at once strikes him as he for the first time is permit ted to see tbe amount of accumulated wealth. Tho inventory day is, parexcollence, the women's day. Gathered round the iron safes, thp cash boxes, the metallic boxes, the neatly carved wooden boxes, the delight of tbe women is observed in their eyes as eaoh pair of golden bracelets studded with pearls; each pair of diamond, or emerald, or fap phiro earrings, each nose ring with large pearls, massive gold chains and a large number of rings; expensively and even extravagantly gemmed, are banded round tbe family circle for ad miration. And great is the family delight A Word to the Boys. If we are to have drunkards in the future, some of them are to come from tbe biys to whom I am writing ; and I ask you again if you want to be one of them T No! of course yon don't Well, I have a plan for you that is just as sure to save you from such a fate a the sun is to ris" to-morrow morning. It never failed ; it never will fail ; and I think it worth knowing. Nover touch liquor in any form. That is the plan, and it is not only worth knowing, but it is worth putting in practice. I know you don't drink now, and it seems to you as if you never would. But your temptation will come, and it probably will come in this way : You will find yourself, some time, with a number of companions, and they will have a bottle of wine on the table. They will drink and offer it to you. They will regard it as a manly practice and very likely they will ljok upon you as a milksop if you" don't indulge with them. Then what will ou dot Eb, what will you do ! Will" you gay, "No, no 1 none of that stuff for me ! I know a trick worth half a dozen of that 1" or will you take the glass with your own common sense protesting and your con scunce making the whole draught bit ter and a feeling that you have dam aged yourself, and then go on with a hot head and a skulking soul that at once begins to make apologies for it'elf and will keep doing bo during all its life ! Boys, do not become drunkards. Dr. Holland. "Why Men Hate Women," "Why Women aro Tired of Men," were tbe titles of two articles recently sent to an editor for approval. He returned them with the brief legends, "They don't" "They arn't Demoresta Monthly. HANDSOME WEDDINO, BIRTHDAY OR HOLIDAY PRESENT. I CHILDPIM'Q PAnni THE LUBURC M ANF'C CO.,' llllll HMTl lT I I I I for Infanta HfaililkliM.n..Ji..vni . IromliMpp,. I taowatOBM." UA.A1HU, M.D, I m6Oito4Bt,Bro0Uja,H.T. Mikiag aa Eipsriaeat- Let tu make an experiment Hero Is a boy ten years old who has never used tobacco. "Charley, will yoa help us to niako an experiment t" " "I will, sir." "Hero is a piece of plug toba:co as Urge as a pea. Put It in your month; chew it Don't let ono drop go down your throat, bnt spit every drop of juice into that spittoon. Keep on chewing, spitting, chewing, spitting." Before he is done with that littlo piece of tobacco, simply squeezing tho juice out of it, without swallowing a drop, ho will lie hereon the platform in a cold, death like perpir.Uion. Put your finger upon his nrit Thero is no pnlie. Ho will seem for two or three hours to be dying. Again, steep a plug of tobiceo in a quart of water, and bathe the seek and back of a calf troubled with vermin, and if not very careful, you will kill tho calf, too. Tbee experiments show that tobacco, in its ordinary state, is an extremely powerful poison. Go to the drug slote ; begin with the upper sheKcs and take down every bottlp. Then open every drawer ; you cannot find a eingle poison (except some very rire one) which taken into tho mouth of that t-n-year-old-boy, and not 'wallowed, will produce such dead ly effects. Jio Xcicis. Mark Twain's Little Joke- Mark Twain relates that when beset ail for the Siudwich Islands ho alono of all his Mlow-passongcrs found no one ut the wbarl to bid him farewell and wish him a safe return. Mark felt lonely, ad and insignificant, soli tary in tbo midst ol a crowd, eh ho watched the handshakings the takings of leave and last drinks by his fellow passengers and their hosts of friends. But, worse than all, tho thought worm ed its bitter way through his bosom, what would all the other passenger think of the man who set sail ona voy age to the Cannibal Islands unwept, unliquored, unfarcwclled. He noticed that all those in whose company he in tended to dare the dangers of the deep were titled personage Captains, Ma jors, Judges or Honorablcs and al their friends, in turn, were Honorablcs Judges, Majors or Captains. There was not a single General, strange tol say, in tho whole party. A thought, struck him. Waiting" until the ship had started, he jumped upon tho taff rail, waving his hat, and Ehouted: "Good-bye, Generalt" Instantly every hat in tho crowd was waved in tho air and a mighty shout went up "Good-bye, General!'' Mirk stepped down from that taff rail the most admired, thereafter to be the most courted, and oftenest invited to take something of any one of all that ship's company. Tbe man who has tho reputation of always Baying just what ho thinks is either an exceedingly good actor or a fool. Poverty is the want of much, but avarice of everything. SCOTTS EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL Almost as Palatable as Milk. The only prnonUon of COD I.IVF.B. OIL thit can be Uken rc&oily and tolerated for a long Umo by deUcate tlotaaru. ivn as e iiemfdt ron roOTirTT0S, ).bl mm un. mi .iis ami nimur af. MATm-NX. and ll llAMl.MI tlsllHOHI! J? eillLHKl.. It U mirrflioM In In rrtalln. lTeecnbctl ud endortt.4 by ita best I'byticUns in the coontne of tbe vorld. For sale by all druggists. oce-aMj- PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM the pepaUr frortt for drwrtnj the tuair, Restoring color Len ft clMnjes tb et&lp Uw tAir filing, and U rare to ;Wuue. i'c. aad i oo at iVucrlrtii. HINDERCORNS. The tafwt, nirrrt and cure for Corn, EarJom, Ac bioim tUl iLtn. Kararee comfort to the fert. NTerfAllt to cure U ccnu at Unuriib-u, Iluoox Co., N. Y. elys catarrh Cream Balm Positive Cure. . is woirru $1000 TO ANY MAN, Woman er Child sufferliis from CATARRH. Not a liquid or SsoS. KAY-KEVER A particle U applied into each nostia and 1 affrwable. Price jo Wnia at dm jslsts: by maU rrUtered.eocent&. eirculars (ree. 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BLOOMSBURG PA. Piatt's y Chlorides - THE HOUSEHOLD Disinfectant .A'j colorteM haold, pmtertul, efficient and chep. ImnifthawlfSMiroyi all bad odori. purte ei f ry lrapure tpot and chemically neutralize. IM ALUABLE In the iclt room, bold by Druz titan irywtere. yam botuu W ccou. mayrdit. PHIUOllKl. OrandTrlM Medal, Prli, IS7. Ailr 'JrOrorerforlt. Wm. lire,dop,M.i,)fr, So North Fruot SirMk FUlLADKLFiiIA, Ta. lunws-ipntc WILKES-BAREB City BtvJsrj FAcyoivr uiKcrxtrrcum of ill Kisoi op BRUSHES. No. 9 North ranal Et , Near I. V. It. It UCJKIt, John H. Derby, FHOP1UOTOR. CiTWIll oii ..... wo., uu ucoiers onco in tlx week.. f?ve your order. ocU.ly ANYoimnu FOIl FKSTIVAI.S will bo SUI'I'LIKI) WITH THE LOWEST Ir;:::, AS FOLLOWS ! ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, l'EANUTS ENGLISH WALNUTS CREAM NUTS, iVJiillUMJS, 1'OP CORN BALLS. MALT WHISKEY. u.tii from selected llarlcy Mall anil Biinrnblrcd to o chemically mirn rom Injurious olln and uldaottcn conlnliitd in nlcoliollo liquors, it u adapted to persons rcqulilni: it Mliinilnllnc letilc, t tniuinptlvea Lelne m-uiimiiviniru uy ii-mniiK i lijricinna aa aiitutm aim iciwiis w iiinn a wm ni urv mo renders prone to Tim onalyMsas 11 anneara liv tim in iH-lon every liottle: I have carefully an Uyrod Ihiil'DiiK IUui.ky suit WhisJ hist made by M. A: J. K I'crrlnoandnnd it entirely frit) from fuu-1 oil. furritmi uiv.Mis urn. in ma nun la uu&UIIIien pure." Monro. (Simula Arthur iniei li.'mdunl iirii irnUmlllit tf .Munich! IrtTM'ni U'MI riJKXIHCTI NORTH WATER ST., PHILA FOH SALE IlYDRCGdlSTS AND ALL DEALERS. JanSm Varied Stock of Q WITHIN C. SIIOllTUDGE-S ACADEMY", S'..,r0? T0K' MEN' AND ntlTS, MEDIA. PA. JSpU'rom Philadelphia. Vtxcd price covers vc7 "J11. "en hooks. 4c Ko extra charcci T"ele experienced teacheri all men. and all graduates. bWtil onDominirif.. rnrnnr lnddSctVlXe rW- raft"?l M entlflc, Jiuslness. Classical or civil SiiMerlDir ESTS ifa'v'A1 MMla Acdfm'irS conies n,!I I&J.ife r,nceton ud ten other !rfsJ?il?u Polytechnic schools. 10 students merclai SSSJlm'.1?, cla? fl"7 e&Tin tno com KratoP m-?.1', A 1 "rcal and Chemical vois?ad.?S',nffi.asllJm.c',n'S UaJ1 "round. iw l"enn-a AucAMUy- Working Classes Attention. m;iu.".';re.PIlrei o rurnish all classes with DrontS5,p a,r moments. liuslness new, UgM ani sum hi- Pwwntalf. and proportional Uo?a and Sni01, aU u"flr tlme 10 Co WlcfcA tneburtSSL.'S'S""' 'r addrew, and test m? SSi .S.S.lni" oaer. To such as aw For thi ,vsr,Si.wo.wul wna one do arto pr ou,S, trilub e..' wl.'lne- tun particulars in land. vXiAo """"sh uoao bTiNbON Co, Ir w ANTED ttS'S-pransiHi inef 5 tO-Uke nice light work at our horns Co sii : vin.tS'HS .wl b s,aulP CROWN JiriJ iom-vi Mne bu, Cincinnati, o. rnaySTdit. IT STOPS THE PAIN kG InB lck. hip., and aldcf. kidney mPM , "(i,uu'rin pafna w eaknesa and IniUm. fWlo lfla.t.r. inaj-ttdiu H ires' nnn'p nmim nnnmnn .8' PPrance beverage, Mrenglbcna atorueepm itinayltd. ittvuuara nuuu mv succtislul ClUtK at jour I a itanixu nn.tn r, O tr fl H .! i . w .uti-roaiui I- i hi. UI I." own home, by ono who was deal twenty; ,f'8nt years. Treated br moat oi the noli J 11U without beneau Cured Mmitl W ,? . ." "nee men hundreds oi otheri". ry' l?uvSltfVnt 00 Application. T. B. FAOt No, lUtutbu, New Vort pity, marsfJit, Mrstf Ml mmmmmm.
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