j mmmuL cards. i L. KllITZ, A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ofkick Front Room, Over Pontoftlco. BLOOMSPUHO, PA. T E. WALLKIl, " ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, omee otof 1st, national nan. ni'00m"""g, r TO" U.FUflK, ' I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. OMCO In KnV. Banding, """-"MO, PA, j OIIN M. OliAltK, ' ATTORNKY-AT-LAW AMD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Dlooubicro, I'A Offlc orer MoyerBroa. Drug Store p W. MILLER, Jt ATTORNKT-AT-LAWi Offlc. In Brower.'a buliulng.Boconil noor.room No. 1 Dloomaburg, ra. T FRANK ZARR, D ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Bloomaburg, Pa. o nice corner ot Ctntro and aln streets. ciatl a Buuaing. Can bo consulted la German. QEO. E. KLWELL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, iiLooMSBDno, Pa, OfUoO'OQ First floor, front room of Col- cmbian JiullUlnE. Main street, below Ex-. change llotel. pAUL E. 'WIRT, Attorney-at-Law.. Offloo tn Colombian Bdildiho, Itoom Mo. s, second uoor. BLOOMSBURG, PA. J V. WHITK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BLOOMSBURQ, PA. Office in Browers' Building, 2nd floor, may 1-tf - s xxoaa. U B. wiktiesiiin KNORB & WINTERSTEEN, Attorneys'at-Law. omoe In 1st National Bank building, second noor, nrst door to the left. Corner ot Main and Market treats Bloonisburg, ra. t&'l'mriont and' Bounlici Collected. J P. BILLMEYEH, (DIJSTJtlOT ATTORNEY.) ATTORHEY-AT-LAW. WOfllco over Dentlcr's. shoo store, Uloomsburg, Pa. apr-30.80. y. H. RIIAWN. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Catawlsia, ra. 0 noo, corner or Tnlrd and Main Streets. jyj-IOHAEL F. EYEHLY, ' ConTty&ncer, Collector of Claims. AND UtQKL ADVICE IN THE; SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES, 4C tvofflce In Dcntiers building with F. r. BUI meer,i attoraey-at-law, tront looms, snd Boor Bloonfflurg, Pa. t,apr--8. 3. BMITQ, " ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Berwick, Pa. JB. HONOItA A. BOBBINS. oince and residence, West First Btrcet, Blooms burg, Pa. novaiiyily. JB.-McKELVY, M. D.,8urgeon and Phy a lclJi; north aide Main Btrcet. below Market rjR.J.O. BUTTER, PHYSICIAN tSURQKON, " omee, North Market street, Bloomsburg, ra DR. WM. M. REBEli Burgeon and 1'nyslclan. Office corner ot Hock and Market treet., EXCHANGE HOTEL, W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR BLOOMBBUBO, PA. OPPOSITE COURT HOTJSB. Large and convenient sam pie rooms. Bath room, hot and cold water; ana all modern conveniences. T F. HARTMAN BaraisiNTS ini followino AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANIES North Amorlcan ot Philadelphia. Franklin, " " Pennsylvania, " " York, ot l"ennsylvanla. Hanover, of N. Y. oueens, ot London. NorthBrltlsb, ot London. Offlce odMArkectitreot, NO. , Bloomsburg. OCR Hi. !- ' ' pIBE. INSURANCE CHRISTIAN V. KNAPP, BLOOMSBURQ, PA, HOME, OP N. T. .MANTO'pP NBWAItK, N. J. PKOPLKs' N.' Y.' READING, PA. These iu corporations are well seasoned by aire and hbk txstxd and have never yet had a 1 oss settled by any court of law. Their assets are all invested in solid sxodkitim are liable to the hazard of firs only. . . . Leases raoiirrLT and bomstlt adjusted and paKTai soon as determined by Christian r. KNirr. irieiAL Aoint and aiudstib bloonsburo, Pa. The people of Columbia county Bhould patron. Us the agency where losses It any are settled and paid by one ot ther own citizens. PROMPTNESS. EOU1TY, FAIR DEALING. J7REA8 BROWN'S INSURANCE 1 AGENCY. Moyer's now building, Mala street, bomsburg,Ps. AgMt8 Etnalnsuranoe Co., ot Hartford, Conn $J,OW, Uoyal of Liverpool.;...., 2'5S2-S9S Lancashire.',.... ' 10,000,000 Fire Association, Philadelphia MSM12 Phoenix, of London 5,866,370 London Lancashire, ot England l,I0?,97B Ilarttord ot Harttord! a'?S"S prlngaeld Fire and Marine 2,082,580 As the agencies are direct, policies are written or the 'Insured without delay in the office at Bloomsburg. ' Oct, 28, '81- vrryuNWRipuT &CO., ' WHOLESALE GROCERS, Philadelphia, Pa. iyU8, BYIIU18, COFFEE, bUGAR,, MOLASSES ItlOE, SI'IOES, BIOABB SODA, ETC., XTO, N..K. corner second and Arch Bta. fTOrders will receive prompt attention. II. HOUSE, DENTIST, Bwomsburg, Columbia County, Pa All styles ot work done in a superior manner, work Fnirrnntaitei m n rd onntAil ffatnirt t 1 OT- ' id witdoct Pain by the use ot (las, and tree of chargewbenarttnclalteetb are inserted. Office In Barton's Iniildiutr. Main street, below1 Market, Uvo doors below Klolm's arug-jstore, nrst uoor. 7o4 (pen at all houri during (he rfaj N0TS8.17 Benton Hotel, LEMUEL DRAKE, Prop'r. This well-known hotel has been re-opened and many Improvements made tor the accommodation of the traveling public. The bar and table are supplied with the beet the market affords. A large and commodious stable Is connected with the hotel. Terms always reasonable. tlmayST LEMUEL DRAKE, Proprietor. WlTaLIAM HART BL00MSBUBO, PENN'A., AGENT FOR TUB KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO., manufactucrs of the celebrated Keystono Dyna mite, 'Tula explosive Is giving universal satisfac tion. Quotations cheerfully given. lUaugum' Fonn'a Agricultural Works. Steam Engines, saw MUls, Hay Presses, stump Pullers and standard Agricultural Implements generally, send for catalogue. fPjwt A, B. PAItQUllXlt & SON, York, Pa. a.E.ELWELL, 1, 1 & aiiTENnriwnrn rA-roiriateri. WD XX MB TABLE J)ELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD. BLOOMSBURQ DIVISION STATIONS. NonTn SaW'fr.jg r"s iSK''sX- Chulaaky.... J 7 6W ' in m. S ?J Itum?t 55S WM BM fe-7.::-.:.: l ug ? Illck's Ferry.. .....";.:. 7i8 sm ill! IS 2:::::I8 ss 2 li Kingston 80s u 1337 s 4S Bennett s 12 . is It ii Maltby .87 12 n f Wyoming ,,, 8 j- a 12 m S Ilttston 8 8.1 4 01 1 0.1 9 09 Lacknwnnna a 40 ... 11 17 Taylortllle.. 8 4S .... J ii u il Heflcvuc 8 51 .... H 5 m SCANT0N 9 00 4 25 1 SO 9 83 r-M r ru am STATIONS. SOUTH. ah am m ru "ANTON 0 10 fl 60 8 05 0 20 BolIOVUe.. 0 15 9 65 .... 0 85 Taylorvnic o so 10 oo 2 it gji Lackawanna on 10 OS 2 21 6 87 !?t'WJk t 6 85 10 18 2 s o JJestintuton 04a 1022 281. ng Wyoming 1 6 47 1027 s 89 6 63 f'a'tby 0 81 10 30 ... 6 69 Bennett , 6 63 10 81 2 47 7 03 Kingston 6 68 10 3-i 2 50 7 07 Plymouth Junction 7 (V 1042 2 51 71s Plymouth 7 10 10 47 2 59 7 10 Avondale 7 14 10 61 3 01 7 21 Nantlcoke 7 19 10 63 3 00 7 25 llunlOCk"s 7 28 U 02 3 19 7 41 Khlckshluny 7 47 11 12 s 29 7 51 Illck's Ferry. 7 8.1 1122 3 S') 8 07 Beach Haven 8 01 It 28 ,1 45 8 13 Berwick 8 07 11 87 3 81 s 20 Bnarcrcek 8 13 s 67 8 27 Willow (irovo 8 10 11 4S 4 01 8 31 Llmo Ridge. 8 20 11 62 4 05 8 35 Espy 8 26 11 t9 4 12 8 41 Bloomsburg 8 32 12 03 4 18 8 47 Rupert 8 37 12 10 4 21 8 62 Catawlssa 8 2 12 15 4 29 8 67 Danville 8 67 18 30 4 40 9 16 Chulasky. 9 ft'! 4 M 9 23 Cameron 9 07 12 40 6 00 9 28 Northumberland 9 22 12 63 6 15 9 43 am r m ru pm Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia & Reading Railroad for Tnmonend, Tamaqua, will lamsport, hunbury, rott svlile. etc At Northum berland with P. & E. Dlv. P. li. R. for Harrlsburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren, corry and Erie. W. F. UALSTEAD, Oen. Jlan., Scranton, Pa ennsylvania Railroad. w Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Divis ion, and Northern Central Railway. Ml TIME TABLE. In effect Slay 29, 1887. Trains leave Sunbury. EASTWARD, 9.40 a. m., Sea shore Express (dally except Sunday), for Tlarrlsburg andlntermedlatcstatlons, arriving at Philadelphia 8.15 p. m. ; Now York, 6.20P.m.: Baltimore. 3.10 d. m. : Washington. 5.50 p. m., connecting at PhllodelDhla tor all Sea Shore points. Through passenger coach to-l rniiaaeipnia. 1.13 p. m. Day express dally except Sunday),for Harrlsburg and Interme diate stations, arriving at Philadelphia 6.50 p. m. ; New York, 9.35 p. m. ; Baltimore t.45 p. m. : Washington, 7.45 p. m. Parlor car through to Philadelphia and passenger coaches lurougu 10 ruimueiimiu aua uaiiiaioru. 1,43 p. m. Iienovo Accommodation (daily ,ui uuuiauuiK t.i'n ... luuiuitumtu o.ai.Uiio, m Ing at Philadelphia 4.25 a. m. : New York 7.10 a. m. Baltimore, 4.55 a. m. ; Washington 6.03 a. m. ; Sleeping car accommodations can be secured at Harrlsburg for Philadelphia and New York. On Sun days a through sleeping car will be run; on this train from Wllltamsp't to Phlladelphla.rhlladelphla passengers can remain In Bleeper undisturbed untl 7 a. m. 2.6O a. m. Erie Man taauy except .Monday, for Harrlsburg and Intermediate stations, arrWlng at Philadelphia 8.25 a. m. New York, ll.Su . m. ; Baltimore 8.15 a. m. ; Washington, 9.80 a. m. Through lullman sleeping cars are run on this train to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing ton, and through passenger coaches to Philadel phia and Baltimore. WESTWARD. Mil a. m Erie Mall (dally excent Sunday), fo Erie apj all Intermediate stations and Canandal f-uaard intermediate Btatlons, Rochester, Burra 0 and Niagara Falls, with through lmilman Pal ace cars ana passenger coacnes 10 .arie ana ocu ester. 9.53 News Express (aauy except eunaayj ror lock Haven and intermediate Btatlons. 12.62 p. m. Niagara Express (dally except Sun 1 y) for Kane ana Intermediate stations and Can- amalgua and principal intermediate stations, H-chester. Buffalo and Nlairara Falls with through passenger coaches to Kano and Rochester ana rariorcanu uuauipuru B.80 p. ra. Fast Line (dally,except Sunday)tor Re novo and intermediate stations, and Elmira, Wat- sengerooacnes to jteuovo una wui&ins. 9.20 a. m. Sunday mall for Renovo and lnterme dlate station- TUROUOU TRAINS FOR SUNBlRY FROM THE Rnndnr mall leaves PhlladelDhla 4.30 a. m TtnrHRhurir 7.40 arrivtnir at sunburv 9.20 a. m.wlth through sleeping car from Philadelphia to Wll Uamsport. news nxpresa leaves i uuuacipuia .ou a. iu. narrlsburir. 8.10 a. m. dally except Sunday arriving at Sunbury 9.83. a. m. Nlairara Express leaves PhitndclDhla. 7.40 a. m. : Baltimore 7.30 a. m. (dally except Sunday arrlvhig at Sunbury, 12.32 p. m., W1VU vuruuu ur.ur uni uvu, luuouciui. and through passenger coaches from Philadel phia and Baltimore. Fast Lino leaves New York 9.00 a. m. i Philadel phia, 11.60 a. m. : Washington, 9.60 a. m. ; Balti more, 10.45 a. in., (dally except Sunday) arriving at coaches trom Philadelphia and Baltimore. Erie Man leaves rcw iQrKti.uup. m. ; rnnauei phla, 11.25 p. m. ; Washington, 10.00 p. m. j Baltl more, 11.20 p. m.. (dally exccpt.Saturday) arriving at 'Sunbury 6.10 a. m., with through Pullman Sleeping cars trom I'nuaacipnia, wosningion ana Balumoro and through passenger coaches from Philadelphia. SUNUUllV.lIA.I.KTON it WII.KBHTIAUHE ' HRANIIIl'ltAlI.WAY. (Dally except Bunuay.) Wllkosbarre Mall leaves sunbury 9.65 a. m. arriving at Bloom Ferry 10.46 a. m., WlUtes-barre 12.15 p. m. llkes-Barre accom. leaves Sunbury 2.55 p m, ar riving atllloom Ferry 3:31: Wllkes-llarre, b:W p m. Express East leaves Sunbury 5.85 p. m., arriving at Bloom Ferry 6.26 p.m., Wllkes-barre 7.65 p. m Sunbury Hall leaves V1 lkesbarro 10.25 a. m. arrlv tng at Bloom Ferry 11.64 a. m., Hunbury 12.43 p. m Express West leaves Wllkcs-barre2.60 p. m. ar riving at Bloom Ferry 4.19 p. m., sunbury 6.l(ip.m CatawLssa accom. leaves Nescopeck 5:03 p m, ar riving at Bloom Ferry 6:30 p m: bunbury, 8:25 p m. SUNDAY ONLY. Sunday mall leaves Sunbury 9:23 a. m., arriving at Bloom Ferry 10:16 a. m.. Wllkes-Barre H: a-m. Sunday accommodation leaves Wllkes-Barre 5:10 p. m., arriving at Bloom Ferry, 6.39 p. m., sunbury, T:30 p. m. CHAS. E. PUGH, Gen.Manager, J. R. WOOD, . . Gen. Passenger Agent RBUCKLES' nnmo on a paokago of COFFEE Is a guarantee of oxoellenco. ARIOSA COFFEE Is kept in all flrst-olasa stores from tho Atlantic to the Paoiflo. COFFEE Is never Rood when oxposod to tho air. Always buy this brand lnherraetloally sealed ONE POUND PACKAGES. marl.rly BLOOMSBURQ MING MILL :o, Tho undersigned having put his Planing Ml on uauruKu oirwoi, u uibwiw. , r - pared to do all kinds of work in his line, FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS. MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. nrnisned at reasonable j rices. All lumbei .used la well Beaaonea aau uvud u bwuvm &re empioyca, ESTIMATES FOB BUILDINGS urnlshod on application. Plon and Bpoclflca 6ns propared by an oxporiencca arauk-ui.um" CHARLIE KIUIG, Illoniiixburir, I'M SUBSORIBE FOR COLUMBIAN, mmL riL . m w f . 'I unhesitatingly odd my testimony to tho great ben efits to bo derived from Sim mons Liver Regulator. I was nfllictod for several years with disordered liver, which reBiilted in a severe attack of Jaundice. I had good medi cal attendance, but it failed to restore mo to tho enjoy ment of my former health. I then tried tho most ro nowncd physicians of Louis ville, Ky., but all to no pur pose, whereupon I was in duced to try Simmons Liver Regulator. I found immedi ate benefit from its use, nud it ultimately restored mo to tho full enjoyment of health." A. II. Shirley, Richmond, Ky . . . ."I most cheeriully ro coinmend it to all who suffer from bilious attacks or any diseaso caused by a disar ranged stato of tho liver.'' .... W. R. Bernarp, Kansas City, Mo. CROWN ACME THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM. It gives a brilliant light It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wick, it has a high tire test. It win not explode. It Is pro-erainently a family safety oil. WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON With any other Illuminating oil made. We Stake Our Reputation, As rcQners, upon tho statement that It Is THE BEST OIL IN THE WORLD. Ask your dealer for CROWN ACME. Trade for Bloomsburg and vicinity Supplied by MOYER BROS., Bloomsburg, ra. sep2-iy. FOOTJEAR. In buying Boots, Shoes, Slip pers, or any other kind of foot wear, people will go where they can find the largest assortment to select trom, and where they can get the best goods for the least money. Such advantages can bo iound at the best in an establishment that deals exclu sively in foot wear. Almost ev ery general store keeps a few boxes of boots and shoes, but at Dcntiers shoo store the stock consists entirely of this line of goods. .Boots, blioes, clippers, Pumps, Rubbers, Sandals, Gai ters, &c, for Men, Women and Children, occupy shelf after shelf, and even the lloor of the large room is stocked with boxes. Hero tho customer can find all styles, all sizes, all prices, from uie Heaviest cow muo, to tne finest kid, with prices as low as can be found anywhere for the same class ot goods, we are provided with implements for removing pegs, and for resetting buttons, so that our goods are made comfortable, and made to fit any loot. Among the special lines are the W. L. Douglas Shoe for gen tlemen, Curtis & Wheeler's La dies' Fine Shoes, the celebrated Towanda Boot, for men and boys. No trouble to show goods. F. D. Dentler, V BLOOMSBURG, PA. isaugsms. CLOTHING 1 CLOTHING -:o:- G. W. BERTSCH, THE MERCHANT TAILOR. -:o:- Dsntsv Furnishing Goods, Hats &,Cap& OK EVERY DESCRIPTION. Suits rondo to order at short notice and a fit always Guaranteed or no salo. Call nnd examino tho largest and best selected stock of goods ever snown in Columbia county. Store ucxt door to First National Bank, MAIN STREET, Bloomsburg Pa. J. R. SMITH & CO. LIMITED. MILTON, Pa., Dealers in PIANOS liy the following well known makers: Chickcring, Knabe, "Weber, ' Hallet & Bavin. Can also furnish any of tho cheapor makes at manufacturers prices, .uo not imy a piano uu fore getting our prices. Catalogue and Price Lists On application. EcpU-tf. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, Idiotio Oommonplaoos, DREARY CHESTNUTS THAT ONE OBMOED TO HEAR EVERY HAY. Tim IS From tho Boston courier. Tills is about tho timo of year when tho idiot of tho commonplace comes aloug with smiling face and outstretch ed hand and says: "Hello, old man, have you got homo againt" How sur prised ho would bo if his friend should say: "No, 1 havo not got home ynt, 1 am null at iiur Harbor. lio would bo surprised because ho would sco the idiocy, tho absoluto lunacy of his un meaning though well-intentioned com monplace Tho fact is that most of our popular forms of salutation nro meaningless and often silly. They do, howovcr, manifest tho speaker's cor dial and kindly spirit; and it would bo churlish to resent thvm. liut it must bo nd milled that many o? theso greet ings nro almost as hard to bear as a "dead cut'' would bo. Mo man likes to bo sliirhtcd by an acquaintance, but an idiotio commonplnco is very depress- inc to most person?, it reveals a pov erty of tho mind, a leanness of thought that is very like n wet blanket in its effect. "Hello, mj dear boy," said one of tliceo cheerful idiots) on tho deck of a Whito Star steamer, one day out of Hew York, "going to Europe!" "No,'l was the calm reply. "I am going to Skaneatele." Similarly, a pale-faced man emercini: from his berth after two dayB of seasiokness on a San Francisco and Honolulu packet ship, was asked if ho was going to the Sand wich Inlands. "No," was tho ead reply, "1 am noinc to walk back." OI couree, when a mau a9ks "llow do you dot" ho does not expect nny other answer than tho usual conven tional, "How do you dot" This by way of passing. If tho interlocutors havo time, tho saluted man will pro bably say, "Very well, thanks, how are youV And that settles it. How sur prised a man would be if, in answer to conventional conversation, his friend Bhould say. "1 am not very well my self. I did not sleep very well last night; too ranch nutmeg in that last tumblerful, ailil I havo a "uch of gout in my loft lec, and tho third tooth in my back upper jaw has troubled mo these two days,1' and to on. Nobody is expected to give full report of his health when a brisk "How d'yo doT ' is flung at him. Equally conventional is tho "How do you find yourselff so much affected by tho off-hand and humorous. But tho man who should reply, "Thank you, I haven't lost my self," would very properly bo voted i boor, or at least, "too smart." As for tho poor creatures who ask, "Is thin hot enough for you?" or "Is this cold enough for you?" in tho midst of a sum mer's heat or winter's cold, only cor rectiouary discipline is available for them. Cares Couh. Oolds, noarwnwm, Croop, Afthma, I Bronchitis, Vi aooplntf Couch, Incipient Conaump. numuuu ivuein I'uiiriiaijiuvB a iktsctu In ftUvnr.wJ FUgts of I iliodiiMO, l"rlee LSrta, Oi'i-I tton. llio OcouliiO ZV. VulVtf Vcmgh burup la trA only InB irJif.rff wrapper, nnl boara our I A JiuU'a in a vitvle, a Ji- fl strip Cautlon-Labtl, and thP SALVATION OIL, "The Greatest Cure on Earth for Pain," Will relieve more quickly than any other known remedy. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Swellings, Druiscs, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Lumbago, Sores, Frost bites. Backache, Wounds, Headache, Toothache, Sprains, &c. Sold by nil Druggists. Price 25 Cents a Bottle. SCOTT'S MULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL And Hypophosphltes of Lime & Soda Almost as Palatabloas Milk. Tho only preparation of f On I.IVF.U OIL that can be taken readily anil toleratod for a long tlnio hj delicate ttoiaac lis. AN1I AS A HKMEUV fori fONSmrTlOX, StllDHI.III S Atn.lllllN. A.NAKMIA, l.l.V I.1UI, IIHIII.I1. rill lillh AMI 'llllilttT Al'. tt.lTIOS. anil all USIIM1 liTsilltllKUS UY ( llll.lllll.X It In nurt'tli"! In IIh nuplu. iTescribeU and enilorscil by tho best I'byilclans In the countries of the world. FOR SALC DV ALL DRUGGISTS. oci-sMy ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES OF OAST CU WltOUGUT IKON. Suitable for YardS, Cemtery Lots and Public Grounds :o: The following shows the Ticket Gothic, one ot tho several beautiful Btyles ot Fence manufactured by tne unaersiunca. Kor lieauty ana Durability they are unsurnasa CO. Bel up by experienced nanus ana w&irnuiua 10 give saiisiacuon. Prices and speoimens of other de signs sent to any address. Address s. m m BLOOMSBDBG PA " H. C. SLOAN & BR0 BLOOMSBURG, PA. Manufacturers of . CARRIAQES BUQQIES, PHAETONS SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS &C Flret-claas work always on hand, REPAIRING NBA TLYDONh. Prictt reduced lo mil the times. SELECT STORY- TOM'S HUQQET. It was early mornlntr, yet, early as it seemed, tho littlo Australian mining camp on tho slopo of Mount Magoari was nsur. dinoKo was ouriinir up trom camp fires whoro battered tcapoU bubbled and boiled, and 'dampers woro being ukcu in mo crnuurs. Tho air on overy sido was vocal wiin oiru music, urowus ot parrots linn' Attnfhnml I ti anrnnviin flntra I cooKaioos cnatioroa in tno cum trees, anu magpies wiimuea tnr.ougii tno ra- w nivn, I Jiut lorn Jiiorion, "ti o lanko lau." as ho was generally called, had no car on this particular rnorninc. ...v.vujr vi iuwiiiiiu 0uuKo;i llo was heavy hearted, and, in con sequence, irritable. And tho curcliiiK discordant and altogether exasperating "lie, ha, ha-a-a 1" of a laughing jack ass (a species of largo kingfisher) from a thicket directly behind thu rudo shanty, did not serve to sootho his troubled mood. It was almost as though some ma licious individual was laucbin' at his ill luck, ho moodily told himself, as crouched beforo thu blaze, he sat wait ing for his tea to "draw. l et Tom had not seemed to deserve ill fortune, if thcro was any truth in tho old saws about pluck and persever ance. Moro than a.ycar before be had quit ted tho worn out down east farm whore ho had patiently toiled for his miserly uncle sincu ho was left orphaned and penniless by the death of his parents. Ho had no wild visions of finding a great fortune ready mado to his hand. Ho expected to work for what ho did succeed in getting.- But tho rolling stone thus far Lad gatherod no moss. Ho had sought work in largo cities, but his ignoranco ot city ways, his lack ol references, and his shabby clothing wero all against him. Then ho thought to try a now conn try, and worked his passage to Lon don in a sailing ship. There, to his surpiiso, ho found things ten times worse. From London ho shipped as ordi nary seaman, at two pounds a month, for Melbourne, Australia. Thero he was robbed of his scanty wages on tho seuuuu ingui uuur ms. arrival. Ay moro accident ho got a chance to drive a supply team to iiallarat, and Irom Ballarat ho had drifted to tho Magoari digRings, ninety miles to tho west ward. Twenty years beforo, there had been rich finds in this vicinity, and in thoso palmy days tho digging was of the most hasty and superficial kind. In tho.greed lor gold, men dug awhile in one spot, and if unsuccessful, deserted for another. And in a "nuggcty" country not a foot of soil would bo left unturned. So a small colony of miners had lo cated at Magoari, and here Tom Hor- ton made bis first essay at gold hunt ing. Ono and another of tho friendly diggers contributed somothing to his simple outfit. They helped him repair halt-ruiued shanty, and having taken possession of an abandoned claim closo by, Tom went to work with his usual energy "And hero I've due and sweated for ar v sir montlia." mutterod Tnm. isconsolatelv. as all thoso tinners nass. ed . . . o d in mental review, "and how much has it amounted tol" Rising, Tom stepped into tho shanty L!i. 1tU,l i. l .1 wuicu was ngnic u uy a largo winoow uiu ic.ii, Kuii.uu-o ui ui Bia-s. lrom under the coarso straw pillow at tho head of his bunk ho took a small U"K "" uiHiiiieu uu mo slab labia a few verv small nuggets. "Wot twenty pounds worth in all," said Tom, continuing bin soliloquy in tho same disconteuted tone, "and here I'm owing pretty near half of it for supplies." lla, ha, ha-a-a-a 1 gurgled tho big brown kingnsher trom tho deneo un derbrush closo to tho window. Con-found that bird 1" angrily and unreasonably exclaimed Tom, and snatching up tho noartst thing that camo to hand, which happened to be a small iron skillet, ho sent it crashing nto the leaty thicket. To his surprise aud dismay, tho act was loiiowcd by a howl ot pain and a volley of oaths that certainly did not como from tho laughing jaekass, which akurricd away with another exasperat ing "ha, na r A heavily built man, whoso dark.for- bidding features wero half hidden by an iron grey beard, dashed madly from tho thicket, holding ono hand to a nasty cut just under one of his eyes, as lorn, sweeping his nuggets Into tho bag, hastily returned it to his bunk, Hie mildest typo of colonial lan guage is moro or less emphasized by profanity : but during tho whole of his stay m Magoari, Tom had never Itston Ail r nniilt!iii lilrn tlio 41ticiii It 1 n r Vi l" Wv K .." "v..,v u.uomuu- inios that escaped tho nowcomors 1 ns. oa ,.niin,, i.imaoif nt ,i, ,inn. i, nniin,i on,.,,tinn i i,ia ronnmi "A.aliittorln' nf nntn in' kittlnn MimnrrVi tlm urimW intn lir,niir fnlL-a' facts as though tho placo was your own vnn wliitn-fir-rwi vnnnrr kid ' iin rnr.w.,1 nftP rnnwnt ovhmatinrriiia first outbreak of nrofanitv "Honest pcoplo hayen't any business sneaking about in tho underbrush back of a shantv wiodow." sharply retorted Tom. "And as far as tin placo is con corned, I'd like to sco any ono mako out that it wasn't mine," ho went on defiantly. 'j ho man, who had a square brutal lower law, and a low retreating fore head, dashod his battered billycock hat on tho ground in an ecstasy of rage. "You would, eh T ho shouted, throw ing his hand to his hip, where hung a heavy revolver. Tom was too quick for him. Snatch ing from tho oorner an old siuglo bar reled fowling pieco given turn by one of tho miner?, ho corned tho stranger tuitu iifniiiit; pituu utitu sj.ii u r wit iu au utDinuu "Drow that or I'll riddle vou with charge o uucks.iov no said, out not i r i i .hi , . irucu oi uiu mwuru t'xuiiumeui, wub di'eorniblo in his voice. By this time a small crowd had gath ered from the neighboring shanties. "Thunder 1'' exclaimed old Jiramv North, as his oyo rcstod on tho scowl ing faco of Tom's would-bo assailant, "It a Ulack Mike. 1 thought ho was "tiung, car sunny mtorruptou 1887. Gentleman in question, whoso right hand had lelt, tho rovolvor butt "well, i ain't, nn' what a more, 1 vo oomo back hi.ro to tho shanty I built an' tho claim I loft nigh eighteen years ngo any one cot nnythinc to say acin it r I it was oviuent to Tom. who turned his troubled faco to tho bystanders. .i,nt n nnrt uni.i, miw il,oTto5.n AfiJ,..i nnii.i.in, t,i a dozen aliases Was bno of thoso characters not Unliko tho "Bad Man of II itnr nrnr,b (n ,nui,n(o .,t'ii,Ac( nf.n tt uad boen by ttlrn9 a garnblcr, convict . .. . . , ni Mnrfli i,n f tt10 original discoverers of Magoari, rnmnmlinron littn no nnt nf Hm nntvt. mw : i,:0 ,., .i ,i ,i,, i. hail abandoned his claim after taking nearly two thousand pounds in cold "You better civo up tho shant-v i peaceable, my lad," ho said to Tom, "mebbo some of us'll find room for you.' ".No need ot his leavin less he wnnls to, put in tho burly minor in a suriy lone, "there s two bunks hero j he s welcotno to ono of 'cm, an if ho wants to go shares on tho claim, I don't mind." This was quito a concession on the part of Mr. Ucelish, and Tom was ad vised to take up with it. But indeed ho hnd no other resource. Until he was lucky enough to make moro than he had been doing, ho had no money to liiro another shanty, and nil the rest of thu old claims wero taken up. ' very won, ho nnaiiy said, antl without being invited Black Mike pro ceeded to help himself liberally to Tom's tea and "damper." It soon became evident that Mr. Deelish's idea of working tho claim on halves differed essentially from tho usual method. That is to say, Tom did most of. the' work and halved tho scanty proceeds with his now partner, who spent most or his time smoking and drinking brandy obtained "on tick" nt tho canteen. "If you don't liko it you can leave," hu said, whenever Tom' spiritedly ex pressed his views on tho subject. And as Tom's luck crow poorer, ho oould not save enough to help him got even as far as Ballarat. So ho stayed. Perhaps becauso tired of inaction, Black Miko finally took an industrious fit. Working vigorously at ono end of tho claim, while Tom plied pick and B10VCi at the other, he began tunnel' inn- toward his vouncr nartnor. who in turn worked his way slowly toward nooiioi, hnth pnmf.iiw cnrlnr, . . . ' 1 . I . ,i i ' t f ..f :i :i them anything. A few small nuggets from timo to time, this was all that rewarded their search. And ono morn ing Tom woke up to find that his part ner had decamped, taKmtr with him not only the canvas bag containing their joint savings, but also the littlo one, which held his own pnvato store, fie had buried this last under a loose slab in tho floor, but Black Mike had dis covored tho hiding placo in some way, and levanted wnn tno wnoie. l lUVUIItUU Willi VllU ITUUIC. I Threats of vencenco wero freely mnrin hv thn othor miners a nnrfectlv safe proceeding when Black Mike was miles away. Tom, far heavier hearted than over, swallowed his sorrows and ban over, swallowed nis sorrows and his scanty oroaKiast, ami started Tor u: 1; WI,Kf nmni l,lm (n n. "li:?"": ''AZ .t,. i, i,s Jt Iu : .1.: r .!.:: .i : ,....:. c i iiiuiu la iiv aiuiruuuuii. uuiud ujuii Lu it Prnvi,WpniWa "nhnn ' Tn,Wnd W ,Wvnr m.- Tnm crawlod in Vith lantern and pick and I . . . began work m tho narrow aperture whoro ho could only sit, not stand, stopping from time lo timo to remove tho dislodged earth in a rudo drag w , oh ho nulled alter him by a rone. "Deelish didn't even tako tho troublo to half shore up,'' ho muttered crossly, as ho noticed how insecurely placed wero some ot tho short props. "Now look at that 1 he exclaimed aloud, pressing his foot against ono back of him. 'T can shake it. ' But tho notion suited to the word waa a terriblo mistake. Tho prop and plank it supported gavo way, and with a deafening crash tho tunnel cav- od behind mm. Thoro was but a moment for collect ed thought. Already ho breatho-1 with difficulty in the confined spaeo of five or six feet which remained. Be hind him were tons of earth. It would bo hours beforo his absence would bo discovered, jva nuany us uu uumu usumnio omv k - 1 U 1.1 i 1 - a few oubio feet of earth remained be- tween tho two m.naturo tunnels, which I,ZS i,FU'"B vr j .1 r .: xurvun wiin uiu uiiuiuy ui ui-niuiii, Tom plied his pick vigorously, yet with caro, packing down tho thus loosened earth to mako room as ho ad- vanced every moment fearing, to bo buried beneath some falling mass. , . , . ... , , nf " . """v . obstruction might bo, till ho saw by tho light of his bull's-eye lantern tho uuu gieam oi yeuow inuiai. x et wiiat. would goia avail unless no 00u'd reach tho light and alrj the I lattor especially, for he was gasping iff ""'catht "u llaru7 g'anoeu at uiu uisiougoti UBB. whioh Jell beloro him tilloh, J?y 01 Joys''8 pick penetraied into 1 1 tuonol boyond, and with a few - moro Btr0Ke.8 .Ul. .oavlty waa maao self through. i ivo minutes later a iaint snout, irom i . 1 . drew several oyes in that direction, A rnur aAiifi.nl nrta In flint rlli-fiftllnn "I believo tho boy has struck itl" ox- claimed old North, leaping out of the trench and hurrying towards Tom, who, palo as death, reeking with per spiration, dirty and breathless, stood iu tho mouth ot tho excavation. Two or three loft their tents and shanties and rushed to tho spot whero w , , -r . . . . - . 01(1 oru, U0'ulnB ln om. Iia,,ia w I t w , a Bpouon, was peering uj is eugeny 1 1 hmumi hiM imnknf. mftrfiinvinrr maun. tlirniirrli liid imnknr. mnrrnifvlnrr rrlnaa. a v' -"'; , while Tom looked up eagerly, await- ing his verdict. "It s tho biccost lind theso parts over '. a .a . a . .. saw. and tho purest." said old North enthusiastically, and I am happy to say that there was no one who gather - ed to oongratulato Tom Horton who wria not linnpfttlv rvlnil fnr Mm. "If that tramp hod worked half ilnv lnnrrnr. hri'i, .1 fniinil t. inMil moiyfli, lad," said somo ono, as, after ' I Th SenwMon of THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI.NO 40 COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. LI, NO 29 had told his story, Tom, with his nug got hold In both hands, made his way back to his shanty, soarcely able to be. liovo in his own cood fortune. "Much good it 'ud a dono Tom, thounh, criraly returned another. "Blaok Mike would havo kop' it to his- sell and lit out with it nrst chanco. ' But-what "might havo been'' was not worth spoaking of, and for the first timo in months, Tom Horton turned into his bunk with a really light heart. And in tho morning tho bird concert which began with tho day dawn had no moro appreciative listonorthan Tom, even when the laughing jackass etartcd iu, for now thero seemed to bo some thing joyously exultant in (ho bird laugh itself. Not many moro mornings did ho hear it though, for as soon as possible Tom set out for Ballarat. And thouch his "find" was not in itself a fortune. tho sum realized by its salo will I havo no doubt, provo t j bo tho nucleus of ... a future fortune, if Tom goes to work tho right way. lio is beginning right now nt any rato.-'As Golden Argosy. A 'Woman of the People. Tho New York World correspond ent writing of Mrs. Cleveland's pleas ures and ways at Marion, tells this I'ttlo story: many are tno oau cnaracters wno como hore from tho surrounding coun try places, hoping to bco JUrs. Cleve land. They aro mostly quiet and in offensive, and seldom givo the object of their admiration any reasonable cause for complaint. A largo portion of them aro farmers with their famil ies, who drive into town from all di rections, and tho interest they tako in tho President's wifo is almost pathctio rather than droll, for to many of them tho littlo journey and fleeting glimpses they may chanco to got of her aro the events of a lifetimo. Ono. of tho strangest and at tbesamo timo most touching incidents of this naturo occurred yesterday morning. Two deaf and dumb people, an old gontlemon and his wife, camo in on tlifi train, and by writing on a pad of paper, contrived to let it be known they wanted to bo shown Mrs. Clove- land's house. Tho World's correspon dent offered his services" as "guide. philosopher and friend lor this oo casion only. Tho three stepped into a waiting carnage nd drove away, the correspondent holding a written con VAiMilinn nnH ahnn?,nr Iha nlain all nf " . , r . .. once. Their strange, mysterious sil- enco was eloquent of delicht and pleas uro as their guide pointed out Captain E'PTTa beach where Mrs. Cleveland bathes. JUr. Under s house, tho town below tho church whore sho attended service, and other places of interest. As e wero returning to tho station we met Mrs. Cleveland and her friends walking down to tho landing. 'We wero driving rapidly, and tho guide did not notico her until she bad bowed. with a pleasant good morning. Ho had bad no time to prepare tho minds . , . . - - - . ,., b charges, and passed her without V ." . lie explained tho matter to them at once, and they ;wcra full of excitement. So we turned, drove back, and turned . . , ... . fSmn .;..: .-.. ntn W tr, i""k uaiuu muui; just, muii. compelled to drive slowly, and so closo to her that tho guide felt an apology was apology was necessary, and so eaid: ,mt nr m I i . "Plcaso excuso mo, Mrs. Ciovoland, buttliwp ? two unfortunates, both- ' f a"' havo come fa lonB I fliarn.np.ft nit. In InnLr unfit, von fnr nn distance lust to look upon you tor an instant." She was then standing close to the oarriage, and bowed and smiled in her sweetest and most gracious man ner, saying: "1 nm sure 1 am very clad to see them." The gentleman removed his hat and bowed in a very courtly fash ion, and his wife s laco beamed so much plcasuro as she returned Mrs Cleaveland's bow that she rauBt havo been happy to confer so much joy in so simple a manner. More smiles, moro stately bows, and wo drove on lbo simple, unaftocted manners and the deep kinduess of heart which Mrs. Clovcland shows in litllo things to all about her, especially to old people, children, and to thoso who might be said to bo in a lower station of life, endears her to everybody and demon strates that tho President could not havo sent out a better vote-getter than his wifo has proved to be. It is this sincere kindness of disposition whioh .1 r i r..i j Bh j wMoif enables her to ':,., m mnni, 1JlM nn to say and do always the right thing o Purity of Natural Bas. Tho natural rras burns absolutbly without smoke, dust or odor. Boaut;- fully decorated tiles used in tho con- ,, , . . .-. I l"u ""v ""u -""- tho flames of tho burning cas for months, The most delicate furniture and laurics aro not lmureu uy ueing i Kept in a room heated uy iu in tact, they retain their original freshness and beauty as though they had been caro- fully protected by covering. The natural gas requires no aitonuou. Lighted at the beginning of tho season m a turnaco, stove, grato or nrepiace, and tho proper amount turned on to 8vo tho required dogreo of heat, the the two latter will not vary so much aa degrees in months, liut, smco with I W . the varying tomperaturo of tlio outer I trtl n r. . . ! .1 . . ficial heat aro required to preservo uni formity in an apartment or house, arti- cial regulators aro supplied by which tho amount ot neat ot eaon room cau bo governed so accurately that tho variations of tomperaturo will never bo greater than two degrees, except dur- inu the heat ot summer. 6. Jj. White, in The American Maaazine - v for October, I tin.- tt. i.. tti ui. a u viayo auu ocl- A VOUng man politely offered I - A young man politely offored his Boal a stroet-car to an old gentlemen 1 11.,,.. ...At h.1 . . . 1 n.. 1, i. nf "' wwui u muu uu mu i-mv form. "I am glad to see, sir," said a follow 1 I passenger, "a young man like you pay that respect and deference to old which it should always command." a "Yes, Bir,'' replied tho youth, "that Eight dogs belonging to tho duko of nfl OIU OOUgor is worm a million uouare. hel Boston jseacon. IlaneJog, COMinRP MAtf V'HO HAS illCRtf TllKntS iiKscninKs )iis kxvkrif.ncI!. From tho Worcester (Mass.) Telegram. I .Yesterday afternoon a colored mnn was taken ill on tho common and would havo fallen but for tho timely ns- slstaneo of two bystanders. Tho man had been wandering about tho common sinoo morning and had been noticed on account of tho peculiar way in which ho carried Ills head. ItUiung toward his right shoulder, nnd lie seemed to tako no pains to pud it into tho posh in which people commonly carry their heads. Whon ho had been nssis'.od to a soat ho fainted, and when ho regain- od consciousness ho clutched at his throat, loro away his oollar and said appcalingly: "No, nol My God! Not acainl" Tho humano person who had remained by his sido took him tn a restaurant and saiv him properly fed. It was in a burst of gratitudo and con fidence at being so well treated that tho colored man told a talo so utterly marvelous as to bo utterly unworthy of crcdonco wero it not corroborated by known facts. It was sitting in tho oommon after he had dined that ho said: "I havo had troublo with my neck and been subject to fainting spells ever sinco I was hanged in Arkansas. ' The expression was startling enough to mako any ono think tho man was crazy; but ho was circumstantial as to detail of timo and place, antl it is a well known fact thai n negro was legally hanged threo years ngo in Arkansas for assault on a whito wo man, and afterward recovered con sciousness twenty minutes after tho drop of tho old-fashioned platform gal lows fell, and tho body was given by tho Bhcriff to the father of tho youus man, who, with somo friend, was wait iug near by with a wagon. It was tho intention to tako him to tho settlement, whoro ho formerly lived, and bury him there. This settlement was fourteen miles from the county scat, at which ho hanging took place, and was through a lonely piece of country. Whon tho wagon was nearly at homo tho father of tho supposed corpse and his friends wero startled by groans coming from under tho tarpaulin thrown over tho supposed dead man and his struggles to get from under it. As soon as they had recovered from their frigh they wont back to tho wagon, lrom which-they had lied, and helped tho legally dead man up, gavo him a drink from the omnipresent jug of whisky and took him home. "I was locked up," ho said, "moro than six months, but I never thought I was going to bo hanged until the night beforo. Then I know tho gallows was op and I got scared. They prayed with mo all tho time and tried to keep me from thinking of it, but I didn't hear what thoy prayed about! I was too excited. 1 didn't go to sleep all the nicbt before, and when they came to fetch mo I was so weak I couldn't stand up. Tho sheriff; gavo mo a drink of whisky and then tied my el bows behind mybaok and took me along. I knew there wero crowds around when I went to the gallows, but I didn't seem to sco them. I heard somebody singing and I joined in. Then they puBbcd me up on tho gal lows and "l saw the rope and got scared again and tried to hang back, but they pushed me along and made mo stand up straight. I recollect their putting the nooso on my neck tnd drawing it up tight, but I was thinking of wheth er they wero going to hang me, and all at onco I dropped. I had shut my eyes when they pulled a pieco of cloth over my face, but I opened them then and tried to get my hands up to tear tho cloth off so I could sec, but all at onco I thought somo ono hit mo a ter rible blow on the head and I lost my seuses. When 1 woke up 1 thought some one was choking mo aud I tried to get loouu but I couldn't. Then It seemed as if my head was bursting and I saw awful lights before my eyes, and my fuet and hands seemed to bo 60 heavy, I couldn't stir them. Then great rings of all sorts ot bright colors began at my eyes and went lurthorand further off, growing bigger aed fainter until I lost them. My bead felt prick ly all over and so did my hands and foet, and 1 couldu t breathe, and then 1 fainted. Onco I know I was being hanged, but it was only for a second. When 1 awoko m tho wagon 1 was worse scared than before, and whon I got out from under thu tarpaulin I thought 1 had been dreaming. Then when my neck got to hurting mo so 1 knew what was tho matter. For weeks afterwards I could hardly swallow, and I couldn't turn my head, and I can't now very much. Tho cords aro all stiff on ono sido and drawn down.'' Getting His Pive Dent's Worth. I turned and looked at that beloved man, and 1 sco that ho-wuz a drinkm lavishly of tho noble water. I see that ho wuz a drinkin' moro than wuz for his good, his lineineut showed it, and Bfz I, for ho wuz a liftui nnother tum bler full onto bis lips, sez I, "Pause, Josiah Allen, and don't imbibo too much. "Why," he whispered, "you can drink all you aro a mind to, for 5 cents, 1 am bound for once, bamantha Allen, to get the worth of my money. And ho drinked tho tumbler full down at ono swallow almost, and turn- ed to tho weary boy for another. lie looked bad, and eager, and 60z 1, How many have you drinkedt "bez he, in a eager, animated whis per, "9." And ho whispered in tho . , ,. . o ,, ;t ,,,, " i " " been to a fair, or fourth of July, or anything, it would havo cost rao -1 corns, anu u 11 nan ueen to a cnurcn rsooiai leramo see u times iu is uu. I It would havo coit mo a dollar bill! And hero I am a bavin' it all for 5 cents. Why," sez he, "1 never ecu tho ooat on t in ray llio. And ag'in ho drinked a tumbler full down, and motioned to tho frightened b0y for mother. iut I took him by tho veBt and whispered to him, sez I, "Josiah Allen, do you want to die, becauso you can I w 1 UM HUI1V V W MIVI dio cheapl Why," sez I, "it will kill ! I "But think of tho cheapness on'r, Saraauthal Tho chanco I have of gut- tin' tho worth of my money." But I whispered back to him in anxus axents and told hira, that 1 guessed if "funeral expenses wuz added to that 5 cents it wouldu't como so cheap, and ecz 1, "you won't livo through many more glasses, and you ll seo you won't. Why," sez I, "you are a drowndln out your insmes, "Thero is such a thing as beln too graspin, Josiah Aiicti.' ocz l "iuo children of Israel used to want to lay np mo'o manny than they wanted or nnfiilnil owl It u.illlf, rn llim linmlii 'I II VI u . , M 11 v, it. ri,,,, J Ill.tl ,JM....U. J'Tom "bamantha at Saratoga," by Josiah Allen's Wije. ago I Sutherland nro iu ucrmanv PC'ltlg ticai 0,i j0r tho gout.
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