ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office Front Room, Over P.utuftlco.
ULOOMSBUilU, PA. "
T il. MAIZE
" ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office. Room No. &7'Coujmbian
building. . ' i
BLOOMSHUKO, PA.
Jan. tuth 1888, tf.
U. FUNK,
' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ulooksbubo, Pa
L.
I) r.co in tit's UullJIng.
j UlIN M. OijAltk,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
AMD ''
IUH HUE OF T11E PEACE.
BLOONBSOBO,
Omen over Moycr Bros. Drug Store.' '',",
p.
W. MILLER,
ATTORNRY-AT-LAW,
imceln Brower'sbulldlng.seeondfloor.room No.
Uloomsbarg, r.
FKANK ZAKB,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Offlce corner of Centre Ana Main Street. Clati .
Hulldlng.
Can be consulted In German.
p EO. E. ELWELL
J ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, j
.ULooMancBQ. Pa.
Ofllce on First floor, front room iof Col
umbian uulldlnit, Main street, ueiow x.x
cliango Hotel.
pAUIi E. WHIT,
Attorney-at-Law.
onice in colobbuh Btjti.Dtna, Third floor.
BLOOSlBBURQ.PA.
H
V. WHITE,
"AT . ORNEY-AT-LAW,
BL jOMSBURQ.'PA.
OlUceln i-towers Building, 8nil floor,
may 1-tf
S INOBb" WIHTIH8TIBW.
KNOKU & WINTERSXEEN,
A ttorney sfritflLdw.
Office tu 1st National Barns ouuaing, iscana uuur.
flrstdoortotholctt. Corner of Main, ana Mattel
streets uioomsourg,
Wi'nJtoin and BounlUt Oolkettd.
P. BILLMEYEH,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-IAW.
S"Oflleo over Den'tler's shoe store.
Uloomsburg, Po. apr-30.88.
II. RHAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlsaa, Po.
oace.oorner of Third ana Main streets.
M
IOUAEIi F. EYEULY,
Conveyancer, Colloctor of. Claims.
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE .SETTLEMENT OP
ESTATES. AC
ty-Offlce in Dcntler's building with' P. P. Bill
mcicr, attorncy-at-law; front rooms, una floor,
R. IIONORA A. ROBBIN3.
offlee and residence. West First Btreet. Blooms
burg, Fa. nogsy.iy.
Jit. McKELVY, M. D.ureeorSSdTtly
. stclan, north siae Main Btreot.aMar
D
R. J. 0. RUTTEB,
PHYSICIAN 8URQKON,
otnee, Nrtrth Market street
Bloomstmtf , Pi
nil. WM. M. REBER Burgeon and
PhvDlnlan rtnnn Mni rtf RoClC and MXKef
ii! m7., t.
ESTABLISHED 1870:
J B. BROWN.
PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON.
Offlce and residence on Third street. Diseases of
the eyo, a, specialty. j
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOB
BL00K3BUEO, FA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE
Large ana convenient sample rooms.. Bath room
hot ana cpld waten ana all modern conveniences.
B,
F. HARTMAN
BsnssiMTi ibi rouowiKO
AMERICAN INBURANCElCOMPANIKf
North American ot Philadelphia,
Kranklln, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
York, of Pennsylvania.
Banover, of N. Y.
Susens. ot London,
ortb British, of London.
Offlee on Mirket street, No, 5, BloomsborE.
oct.s. 1-
Dloomsburg Firo and Life !ns. Agency.
ESTABLISHED 1665.
ML. P. LtTZ
(successor to Freas Brown)
AGENT AND BROKER
COVPiNIES BirKISIMTXD: L
.ittna Fire Ina. Co., of narttord,,
Hartford of Hartford -
l'hoculxor Ilartronl ...
sprlngceld ot HprlDgflfld....,,.,.
Fire AMtnclatlnn.- VSTUilelnhl&i...-.
Assets
$ 9,5!8,SS8.97
6,2H.0a.lT
4,T78'46 IS
a.cmi.soafia
(luardlan nr Iyindnn... - . EO.B(l3.!23 Jl
Pbcenli, ot London e,924,&6S.48
LancaBhtreof EnirlasdU. B. branch) 1,64MJ.OT
Mutual Bcnent Lire Ins. Co. of New
ark, N.J.. .I .., 41,JT,!!S
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this offlic
piBE JNSURAN n.
CnnlSTTAN V. KNAPP, BLOOMSBURG, FA,
HOME, OF N. Y.
M BKOflANTS', OF NEWARK, N. J.
CLINTON, N, Y.
PEOPLES' N. Y,
RKADING, PA.
GERMAN AMERICAN INS. CO..NEW YORK.
GREENWICH IN8. CO.. NEW YORK.
JERSEY CITY FIRE INS, CO., JERSEY
CITY, N.J. ' ' '
These old coapoRiTioxa are well seasoned by
sue tina vihk Tinrtn and have never ret had a
loss settled by any oourtot law. Their assets are
all invested In solid sscvbitiss are liable to tho
h RTQrri nt mdi nnlv 1 '
Losses raonrTLT ana honistlt adjusted and
Dald an noon an itAtflrmlnnd br Chuibtum F.
kxirr, ariciAL Aam j and adjobjix bloombdk9
. The people ot Columbia county should patroa.
Ue the agency where losses If any are settled and
PROMPTNESS. 'EQUITY, FAIR DEALING
jy n. house,
DENTIST,
Oloomsburo, Columbia County, Pa
Ml atylea ot work done In a superior manner, work
Kuruaieaas representea. tsbth kituot
id wiTBourFAin by the use ot ass, and
free of charge when art lflclAl teeth
arelnaerted.
Offlcoln Ttartnn'a l.nlLUn' "Main1 street.
tielow Market, tlve doors below KleinY
u.u svure, ursi uoor,
Jo be open at all hours during the dai
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, PA.
uuuciwisuru ub iraEra mis wru-snown
S,u&.Bnd Is prepared to accoomodatethepubllo
with all the convenient of anrsl-claeshoteL' J
PhA ...wl 1 . , . ... .. .
uihjmj JtMVFI DI AKI.'JTjepiWipr.
AINWRIQIIT & CO,, M
WHOLESALE BRBCERt, '
PUILADELPUIA, PA.
AS, SYRUPS, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES
BIOS, BPI0I8, BIOAW) SODA, km, kTO.
N, E. corner second and Arch 8U. ,
Mrorders will receive prompt ttentron,,'
3 K BITTENBENDEB, "PrUtOH.
cj:r.smth&co.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DsXnits in
PIANOS
By the following well known makers:
Chickcring,
' Knabe,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furuish any of tliq
cheaper makes at manufacturers'
prices. I)o not buy a piano be-j
fore getting our prices. '
.o.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application. .
sepu-eetf.
Bitten bender Co.,
WAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITH'S SUFFLIES.
- ' No. 12G & 128 Franklin Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Irqa a Steel.
(aprlll-iy. . v
J. W. RAEDER,
mn nn mm,
EULEE AKD BINDER,
Noe. 7 and 9 Maikl St.,
WILKES-BARlE, PA-
tepie-lycibro.
A LBUMS, PHOTOGRAPH, AUTOGRAPn AND
J scrap, a large and complete line at J. U.
Mercer's Drug and Rook Store, Evans' Block.
LL THE FINEST EXTRACTS COLOGNE
HaChetR. 1'OmariPa. Ilnlr Itrpa mid Tlnv llnm
J. II. Alercer'A Dmcr nnd ItnnL- Ktnrp Pvnna.
BUock, opposite Episcopal Church. '
LL PROPRIETARY AND PATENT MEDICINES
at J. 11. Alercer'H Timp And Itnnlr Ntrtm nnnn.
Xe Episcopal Church.
BOOKS, STATIONERY .AND WALu PAPER, A
fine Stock At Merccr'n nmtr nnd llnnL- Ntnpf.
opposite Episcopal church, Uloomsburg, Pa.
(1ASTILLB, TOILET AND. MEDICATED SOAPS,
J a full line at .1. II. Upnvr'H Ilntv nnd Ivmlr
Store, Upper Main 'treet.
COMBS OF ALL KINDS, WELL SELECTED, AND
at very low prices at J, II. Mercer's Drug and
Book store, third door above Iron street, Blooms
burg, Pa.
c:
IONDENSED MILK, COXE'S, NELSON'S AND
I COODer'B Gelatine. 'I'aoloca. Sairn. Arrow liimt
and alltho prepared foods for children and In.'
shoe store, Uloomsburg, ra.
t .-I l
rpr 1
CANARY. HEMP.
RAPE, MILLET, MAW AND
JU Mixed Seed tor the birds, at J. II. Mercers
urugana iioos Biore, nrst. aoor Deiow crei
Uroofry Store.
uaN
NE WRITING PAPERS, BY BOX, LOOSE OR
in Tamei lonn, at J. 11. Mercer's Drug and
EJtore, Bloomsburtr, Pa.
ajURSING BOTTLES. TJirPLES, RUBBER H 1
and nl! rpnulMltn ..i ihp
Nursery that will contribute to the babv's naoDl-
nest, at J. n. Mercer's Drug and Book More, two
doors above Evans EyerB Clothing store.
TnY8ICIANS'
rCj .reeelDtii c.t
PRESCHIITIONS AND FAMILY
Mdr'8 Drug'and Book Store, uioomsbjirg, Pa.
receipts careruiiy prepared at all hours at
fllOILET AND INFANT. POWDERS, ROUGE,
J. . Cosmetic and gold and sllTcr Diamond Dust,
at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Cook store, No 8 Main
street, Blogmsburg, fa.
"ITTiALL PAPER MANY KINDS AND MANY
Vj . prices at Mercer's Drug and Book Htre,
opjjpsite Eplscopil Church, Bloomsburg, Po.
f3Tune3,iy,8T
1l.,S5t-.B.AKEI1 "RM- 00 ,Boi 1M (laffulo.N ,Y.'
ERSIAH BLOOM, Bri Ceafluloj Sua.
lUaukjCar UU1 packaa., AddreN m a t; ot.
nov8Sn.ccoiy.
PENNEY GOODS
A SPECIALTY.
SOLI AOINTS FOB
F. Tt ADAMS t CO.,
' PINE CUT
CHEWING
TOBACCO
Sole agents ot the fol
lowing brands of
v cigars.
HENRY CLAY,
LONDRES,
NORMAL,
INDIAN PRINCESS,
SAMSON,
SILVER ASH.
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH
JIOy AOOt)MPIJHIlKnrKJ1thoS5 knot?'
Bio
Alexander Bros. (6 Co,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
CANDIES,
FRUITS MP NUTS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
DENRY MA1LLARDS
BBCANDIES.-
FRESH EVERY' WEEK.
Bloomsburg. Pa.
1 0 fi Ms ilBWIl
Huvo received a largo stock of
for tho Spring trade, consisting in part of
Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestry
' ' .t-v 1 IT " 'O 1
tJrussei ana ingrains,omyrna ana
Cocoa Rugs, Cocd'a Mattings,
and a nice line of
Canton Mattings.
KLOOIrlSBlJIltt, PENN'A.
Feb. 10, less. Son,
BLOOMSBURG, PA
''I unlicsitatingly add my
testimony to the gcat, bon
clits to bo derived from Sim
moils Liver Regulator. I
was aftllctcd for. ncvoral years
with disordered liver, which
resulted in a severe attack of
Jaundicr, I had good medi
cal attendance, hut it failed
to restore mo tq, tho enjoy
ment of my former health.
I then tried the most re
nowned phytdcians of Louie
vllle, Ky., hut all to no pur
pose, whereupon I w.as in
duced to try Simmons Liver
Regulator. I found immedi
ate beuetit from lU uc, and
it ultimately restored mo to
Iho full enjoyment of health."
A. II. Shirley, Richmond,
Ky . . ."I most cheerfully re
commend it in all who suffer
from bilious attacks or any
disease caused by a disar
ranged ntatf of the liver.'1. . . .
V. It. Bernarp, Kansas
City, Mo.
OBOWIV ACWLE
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke thecnlmneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high Are test.
It will not explode,
it U pre-coiinently a family safety oil.
WE CHALLENGE OMP AHISON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that It la
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYER BROS.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
scp2-1y.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING !
6
Gr. W. BERTSCH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Gents' Furnishing CoodsBats & Capa
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notice
and a fit always guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine the largest and best
selected stock of goods ever enown in
n i
VAMUiuuia uuuuiy.
Btorc next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
BMaMBBHrHafSBBBSBBBm SWIB
FOR STEEP OR FLAT ROOFS
CAN HE PUT ON Y ANY FEItSON.
THOUSANDS OF ROLLS SOLD ANNUALLY
T' 1VII BUILDINGS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
SEND FOR NF.W CIRCULAIl. CONTAINING
PRICE LIST AND REFERENCES.
ACENT8 WANTED.
M. EHRET, JR. & GO.
SOLE MASUFAtrfURERSi .
23 Walnut Street. PHIUDELPHIH
aprll may sept.
r n V A MONTH and BOARD for 3 bright
ll I U. young men or ladles in each county.
ANY ORDER
FOR FESTIVAL)
will be
SUPPLIED W I ru
THE
LOWEST
r
1
AS FOLLOWS
ORANGES,
LEMONS,
BANANAS,
PEANUTS.
ENGLISH'
WALNUTS,
CREAM TCUTS,
ALMONDS,
POP CORN
BALLS. .
SELECT STORY.
THE 8TRAN0E BTORY OF GABEIEt
TOOT, HianWAYMAB.
Tho iurv re-entered tho ootirt after
half , an boor's; consultation. ' It . al
corals, bacit to mo as viyidly as thoucl
I stbod in the dock at this very mom
ent. The denso fog .that hung, KVft
,ibe wetl,9f.1tbe court, the barristers
wigs tnai Domieu up tnrougn it anil
oro orownel licaln in that ceotliind
caldron, the- rays of tho Kuacrinii
caiidlt-s fbr the murder trial ha'tfl
lasted jar into the evening that loomj
o t through it and wore a sickly halot
tne reu roDes ana tne rea iaco oi my
lord judge ''ppositetbnt stared tbrougli
it am) outthono tho oaudleHi, ,lie .black
crowd around, aeon mistily; tho voioi
pf.iho usher caMing8ilenc)-Jw
felni 111 i n U of tho "Jury me'n's .feott tn
forward and tried to read the; y.erdjctl
on them; the, very ismell of" the :tatie,j
comiv unded of fog, jail fovn-.tbe clonol
uiuiik uai oron'ineir iaoeH as i; leunroi
uii, uuu uiuuiuuuiH uuteu t-anier iu iu'1
day by ihe crowd all tbir'sirikts
home upon me nsharply.asiLtcii'iJidi
aiper mo numo apntny m watting.
As tho jury huddled into their plaon
I stole a lookat,my council. He pqu
ed a momenl'frpra lis task. of trjpi
ming a qtnii, shot a quick 'glance u
the rortman h face, and then ,went oi!
i-ultinir as coolly as over. J
"Gnntlemen' ,of the jury" it was
tin- judge's voice " aro you agreed up
on your verdict."
"Wo are."
"Do you find the prisont-r guilty or
not guiltyt '
"Not guilty."
It must have bocn fully a minute, a
I leaned back' clutching the rail in
front of me, before Iff4p"rjyl3iing
but the bleared eyes of thotcaWdwrfrr
h'ard anything but a ho.WaUiiiltr.mur
from tne crowd, fsut as pop,;a) top
court ceased' to heave andjjIjji&nt'
sare about mo I lookHl tpardmy
counsel again.
Ho was still shaping JiU ppn H
made no motion to come, fdrwftrjt an'l
shako bands over my .acquittal,- tor
whioh he had worked untiringly al
day. He did not o en offer to speak
He jiiBt looked up, nodded carelcnRl
and turned to his junior beside him;
but in that glance I had read some
thing which turned my heart cold,
then sink within me, and from tba
moment my batred of too man wax
fixed. He knew my secret!
In the fog outside I got clear of the
gaping crowd, but the ohill of the
night after that heated court' pierced
my very bones. I bad on the olothes
I had been taken in. It was Jun-i
then, and now it was late in Ootober.
I remember that the day they caught
me I wore my coat open for coolness.
Four months and a half had gone out
of my life. Well, I had money enough
in my pocket to get a greatcoat, but I
muBt out something warm inside mi-
first to get out the chill that cursed
lawyer had laid. qd my. heart. . 1
I had purposely, chosen tho by-lanes
ot the town, but 1 remembered a cer
tain tavern theLatiib, and Flag
which lay down a Bide alloy. 1'resenl-.
ly a light from its windows loomed
like a beacon atjeadi !f, pushed open;
tne door and entered.-
The small bar was, full of people
newly come from the court and discus?,
ing the trial in all its bearings. In the
babel I beard a dozen different opinions
given in as many seconds, and learned
enough, too, to make me content with
tho jnry I had had.- But tho warmth
ot.tlio place was pleasant, and. 1 elbow
ed my way forward to, the counter,
There was a woman standing by
the door as I entered, who looked cur
iously at.mo for a moment, then, turn
ed to'nudge a man at her side and
whisper. The whisper, grew as I. press
ed forward, and before I could reach
the counter a .hand was laid on my
shoulder from behind. I turned,
"Wfllt" said I.
It was a heavy looking drover that
bad touched die.
"Are you tho chap as was tried to
day for murder of, Merchant Todd!"
he axkod.
"Weill" said I again, but I could
fee the crowd falling back as if 1 wa
a. leper, at his question,
"Well! Tatn't woll than as I reck
on, to bo making so free with respect
able people,"
Thero was a murmur of ascent from
the gaping mouths turned toward mo.
The landlord came forward from bo-
hind the bar,
'I was acquitted," I urged defiantly.
"Aoquittedl" said he, with big
scorn in the syllables. "Hear 'itn
now 'acquitted!' Landlord, is this a
respectable house!"
Tho landlord gato his verdict.
"H'out yt-r goes, and blame yer ira
pudencel"
I looked round, but their faces were
all dead against me.
"H'out yer goesl" repeated tho land
lord. "And think yerpelf lucky it
ain't worse," added the drover.
With no further defense I slunk out
into tho night once more.
A small crowd of children (heaven
knows whence or how .they gathered)
followed mo up tho court and out' into
the street. Their numbers swelled as
I went on, and some began to hoot
and poll me; but when I gained the
top of the hill, and a lonelier district,
I turned and struck among them with
my stick. It did my heart good to
hear thoir screams, '
After that . I, was let alouo and tramp,
ed forward past thi scattered houses
toward the open country and the
moors. Up hero thero was soarcely
any fog, but I oould see it by the ris
ing moon, hanging like a shroud over
tho town below. The next town was
near upon twelve miles off, but I do
not remember that I thought of get.
ting so far. I could not bayp thought
at all, iu faot, or I should hardly have
taken the high road upon which the
jeweler had liaen stopped and murder
ed. Thero was a shrewd wind blowing,
and I shivered all-over; but the cold at
my heart waii worso, and my hate for
tho man who had sot it there grew
with every step. I thought of the
four months and more wnich parted
the two Uvea of Gabriel Foot, and
what I should make pf the new one.
I had my chance agaiu-a chance
gained for me beyond hope- by that
counsel but for whom I should bo sleep
ing to-night In the oondemued coll; a
chance, and a good chance but for that
same cursed lawyer, Ugbl bow cold
it was, and how I hated him for it!
DAY, APRIL 27,
Thero was a lltllo whitewashed cot-i
tage on tho edge of th moorland just,
after tho hedgerows ceased the lasti
house boforeiho. barren. heath boean.i
standing .ri full SR" yards from any,
othor dwpiiig. 'fts-ront facctl tho)
road, and at the uaolc an'puthouso andi
a wretched garde'rl jutted Cut on the
wasteland. Thero wis a llgit in each
of its windowti to-night,-and, as I pass
ed down the road, Ij heard the. dismal
inuRio of, a Jlqto,"
Perhapgjit' washis that jogged, my
thoUBhtB;arA.wk'alKem up.to my
present pass. 'AV.any. rato 1 had not
gone mure than-tWcnty yards before I
turned andrmade. .for ,the door. The
people" might give rao a! 'night's lodg
ing In the onthouso. At any rate thoy
oulti not rofnse. a crust to stay th-
fist whloh 1. .had- not broken ,b1uco tho
morning. I tipped, .gently on the
floor atid listened. ;
I waited five minutes and no one
aoswered. The flute etill continued its
melancholy tuhet it was evidently in
the hands of.a jearner, for tho air (a
uitqiinuuK uuu euuugn at uiu ot-ntj
kept breaking off suddenly .and repeat
ing itself! But- ,th"oi 'performer bsd
patience and the sound' never ceased
for more than two seconds at a time.
Besides this was nothing to bo. hoard.
Tlje blinds were drawn in all tho win
ows. Tho glow of tho oandles throng,
them was cheerful. epough,, but nothing
was to be seen of the house insido. j
knocked a second, ,tlmq and a third,
vi'h the same result. FiuaUt?, tlre'1
1 pushed open the low gate which le-i
into the garden behind,-and stole rouud
to the back of tho cottage.
Here, too, tho window on the ground
floor was lit up behind its blinds, but
that of tho room above was shuttered.
There, was a holo in the shutter,
however, where a knot of the wood
had fall"n out and a thin shaft of light
stretched aoross tho blackness and
nuned itself in a ragged yew tree at
the end of the garden. From tho loud
nes if tho sounds I judged thi-t to b
the room where the lluto plaving wa-
goiug on. The sound of my footttcp
n the thin soil did not disturb th
performer, so I gathered a handful of
earth and pitohed it against the pan
ine uute stopped tor a, minute or so,
but just as I was expecting to see the
shutter open, went on again; this, time
ho air was "Pretty Polly Oliver."
I crept back again and began to ham
mer more, loudly at the dopr. ''Come,"
said I, "whoever this may. be inside,
I'll see for myself at any rate," and
with that I lifted the latch and gave
tho door a heavy kick, it new open
quite easily (it had not been locked),
aud.l found myself in a low kitcheD,
The room was. empty, hutjtbo relics ot
supper lay on the deal table, and there
mains of what must have been a noble
firo were still smoldering on the hearth
stbne.- A crazy, rusty blunderbuss hung
oyortbe fireplace.. This, with a couple of
chairs, a broken bacon, rack, and a
small side table, .completed the furni
ture of the place. No for as I sat
down to make meal, off. tho remnants
of supper something lying on the- line
ash floor beneath' this side tablo caught
my oyej I stepped forward and picked
lb op.
It was a barrister's wig.'
"Thisi8'a queer business," thought
I; and I laid it the' tablo 'opposito 'me
as 1 went on .with my supper, It. was
a, "gossan" wigr,as we call it in, our
parts; a wig grown yellow and rusty
wita age and wear. It looked so sly
and wiokt'd as it lay there", and
brought back the event ot the, .day so
sharply that a queer dread took me of
being discovered with it. I pulled out
my: pistol, loaded it (they had given in
back both the powder and pistol foil t
on mo when I wfis taken)', and. laid i
besido my plate., This done, I went
n with -my supper it was an excel
lent cold capon and all the timo th
tluto upstairs kept tool tootii g withou
stopping to change the tuntv Itgavi
'me t'Hrarts of Oak," "Why, Soldbre,
'Why," Liko Hermit Poor and."Uom
Lassies and lads,"'beiote I had fairly
cleared the, ,disn;
"And now," thought I, "I havo had
a good supper; bnt there are still Hire.
things to be do'no'. In the first, placo I
want drink,, in the second 1 want.
bed, and iu the third I want to thank
this kind person, whoever ho is, for hi'
hospitality. I'm not going to begin
life Ho. i with housebreaking.
I rose, slipped the pis'ol into my tail
pocket, and followed-tho sound up th
ramshackle stairs. My footsteps made
such a tacket on these old timbers as
lairiy to frighten me, but they never
disturbed the flute player. Ho had
harked .back again to "Like Hermit
Poor' by this tmo, and thedolefulnem-'
of it 'was fit to mako the dead ory out,
but bo went whining on until I reached.
the head of tho stairs and struck i
rousing knock on tho door.
The playing xtopped. "Como in,'
said a oheery voice; but it gavo rao no
cheertulness. Instead of that it si nt
all the comfort of my supper clean out
me as 1 opened tho door nnd saw him
silting there.
There he was, the man who bad sav
ed mv neck that dav and whom most
1 hated in, the world, sitting bofprp a
snug tire with . hbj iluto bn his knee, a
class of port wine at bis elbow and
looking so comfoitablo with that know
ing light in his gray eyo that I could
have killed him where he sat.
"Oh, it's you, is itt"'ho said! juBt the
very least biturpriued, and no more.
"Uomo in,
I stood in tbo doorway hesitating.
"Don't stay lotting in that uionstrou
draught, mat) but sit dom. You'll
find the bottlo on tho tablo and a glass
on a shelf.
I poured out a glassful and drank it
ou. Miie stuit was rare (I, pan reraem
her its trick, on the tongue to this day)
but somehow it did not drive tho cold
out of my heart. I took another glass
and sat' sipping it and staring from the
uiu w my uuiupumuu.
no nad takeu up. the tluto again
and waslovying a-few deep notes out
oi it, inougntiuiiy enough. . no was n
small, squaruly built mau.with a sharp,
ruddy faco like a frozen pippin, hoav)
gray eyebrows aud a mouth like a trai
when It was not pursed up for that
everlasting lluto. As he Bat thero will
his wig!off, the crown of his bald head
was fringed with an oUtiuato looking
patch of hair the color of a badgerV.
My aroszempM at finding lira there al
mis nuur, anq aione, was tost in my
hatred of the min as I saw tho depths
oi couiplaoent knowledge in his face,
i leu that l must kill him sooner or
later, and the sooner tho bettor
Presently bo laid down bis flute
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again and spoke:
"1 scarcely expected you."
I grunted somethlnu in nnswer.
"But I might havo known somcthlncr
was up if I'd only paid attention to mv
flute. It and I aro not in harmony to
night. It doesn't liko tbo Bccrets I've
been blowing into it; it has heard a
lot of queer things in its time, but it's
an innocent minded flute for all that,
and I'm afraid what I've told it to
night is a point beyond what it's pro
pared to go."
" tako it It knows a d d deal too
much," growled I.
Ho looked at mo sharply for an in
stant, rose, whistled a bar or two of
'Like Hermit Poor." reached down a
eouplo of clny lipcs from tho shelf,
mica ono tor himse It and uravolv
handed the other with the tobacco to
mo.
Beyond what it is prepared to tro."
ho echoed quietly, sinking back in
hiB ohair nnd puffing at tho pipe. "It's
n nice point that wa havo been discuss-
ng together, my flute and I, and I won't
say but that I've got tho worst, of it.
uy mo way, what do you mean to do
now that you havq a fresh start!"
JNow 1 had not tasted tobacco for
iver four months and its effect now
Upon mv wits was snrnrisinrr: Tt icm.
ed to oil my thoughts until they work
ed H'ilhout'a hitch, and I saw' my plan
i acnon marked out quittf plainly bo.
ore mo.
'Do you want to know tho first step
f ahf' I asked.
'To bo sure: the first step at
any
rate determines tho direction."
"Well, then," Baid I, yory steadily,
and'staring into his, faoo,i "tho first
step ot all is that 1 am going to, kill
you."
"11 m, said be, alter a bit, and I de
clare that not so much as an eyelash
of the man shook, "I thought as much..
1 gncssed that when you came .into the
room. And what next."
"Time enough to think of 'what
next I answered; for though I wn
iet upon blowing bis brains out, I
longd lor him to blaze out into a
,niou and warm up my blood for
he job.
"i'ardon me, ne sain as ooony as
night be, "that would bo the very
-vorst time to think of it. For fust
consider; in the Grst placo you will al
ready bo committed to your way of
life, and secondly, if I know anything
about you, you would be iari too- Hur
ried for any thought worth the name.''
There was a twinkle ot humor in
his eye as ihe, said, of this, and in f the
silence wbioh followed 1 could hear
him chuckling to 'himself, and, tasting
the words over again as though they
were good wine: el sat fingering my
pistol and waitinc for him to speak
again. When he did so, it was with
mother dry cnuokio;and a long.putf of
tobacco smoke. .
"As you say, L know a deal too
much. Shall I tell you bow much!"
'Yes, you may if you'll, bo quick
ibout- it.
"Very well, then, I will, Do you
mind passing tho. bottle.? Thank you.
I probably know not .only too much,
but a deal more than 'you guess. First,
let us take the car-o for the crown.
The jeweler- is traveling by coach at
night overAthe moors. Ho has one
position only, vRoger Tallis by name,
and by character shady. Tho jewi-ler
has money (ho was a niggardly fool to
take pply. ono,posUliou), and carries
p1 lamonl of great or rawer ot enorm
ous aud notable value (he was a bigger
fool to tako this). In the dark morn
ing two horses came galloping back,
frightened and streaming with sweat
A search party goes out, finds tin
0'iach upset by the-K our Holed Uross,
the leweler lying beside it with
couple of pistol bullets in him, and the
noi.ey, the diamond and Kogcr Tallis
nowhere.. So much ,for the murder
ed mm, Two or three days aftpr, you,
Wtbnol foot, by-character nlsoishady,
i d known to bo a friend ot iuiam
; Tallis, arc whispered to havo a suspic
ious amount of money about you, also
,'tood stains on vonr coat. It furthei
eaks out that you were traveling on
the moors afoot on tho night in qucs
lion, and that your pistols arc soiled
with powder. Uase tor the Urown
tloses. Have I stated It correctly !'
I nodded ; ho look a sip or two at
is wine, laid down his pipo as if th
tobacco spoiled the tasto of it, took
iinoiner sip, anu continued
"Caso for tho defense. That Roger
Tallis has decamped, that no diamond
lias been found on you (or anywhere),
(nd lastly that the bullets in the jewel
fer's bodv do not fit your pistols, but
bame from a lamer Dair. Not verv
much of a case, perhaps, but this last
t . . . .
Is a strong point.
"Woll !" I asked, as ho paused.
"Now, then, for the facts of the case,
Would you oblige mo casting a look
over there in the corner. '
"I see nothing but a pickaxo and
shovel.
"Hal Ha! very good ; 'nothing but a
Pickaxe and shovel. Well, to resume,
Faots of the caso. Roger Tallis mur
ders tho jeweler and you murder
Roger Tallin ; after that, as you say,
'nothing but a pickaxo and shovel.
jinu wiui tins us i um a living sin
.1 1. .! f - l! i
ner, the rosy.faced old boy took up his
Auto and blew a stave or two of "Como
Lassies and Lads."
"Did you dig him up!" I mutteii d
hoarsely ; and, although deathly cold
I could leol a drop of sweat trickling
down my lorotieau aud into my eve.
"What, before the trial! My good
sir, you havo a fair, very fair aptitude
for crimo ; but, beliovo me, you have
much to learn both of legal itiquetto
and ot a lawyer s conscience. And
for the first tune since I oamo in 1 saw
something like indignation on that
ruddy face.
"Now," he oontinned, "I either know
too much or not enough. Obviously
know enough for you to wish, aud por
baps wisely, to kill me. The question
is, whether 1 know enough to mako
worth your whilo to spare me. I think
I do ; but that 1b for you to decide
If I nut you to-night, and in half an
hour s time, in possession of properly
worth ten thousand pounds, will thai
oonU'iit you!"
"Come, como," I said, "you need not
try to fool me, nor think I am going to
let you out ot my sight,"
"You mlsuudei stand. I desire
neither 1 1 only wish a bargain. I am
ready to pledge my word to mako nu
attempt to escape boiore you aro I
possession of that property aud to offer
no resistance to your shooting mo I
case you fall to obtain it, provided, on
the other hand, you pledge your word
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COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL LU, NO i
to sparo my lifo should you succeed
within half an hour. And, my dear
Ir, considering tho rolativo vnlno of
my word and yottM, I think it must bo
confessed you havn tho bolter of Iho
bargain."
I thought for a .moment. "Very
woll, then,"" Bald I, "so bo ilf but if you
fail"
"I know what happens," replied he.
With that he blow a note or two on
his lluto, look It to pieces and cato
fully bestowed it in the tails of his
coat. I put away my pis'ol in mine.
Do you mind shouldering that
pado and piokaxo nnd following mel"
In, nulriifl T fnnls tltnm Mr, in oilnnnn
Ho drainrd his glass and put on his
hat
"Now, I think wo are ready. Stop
moment.
Ho reached across for the glass
whioh I had emptied, took it up gin-
eriy between thumb nnd torehnger
nnd tossed it with n crash on to tho
hearthstone. Ho then did the same to
my pipe, after first snapping the steni
nto halves. This done, he blew out
tho candlo and with groit gravity led
tho way down the staircase. I ehonld-
ered the tools and followed, while my
heart hated him with a fiercer eptte
than ever.
We passed down the crazy stairs
and through tho kitchen. The candles
wero still burning there. As my com
panion glanced at the supper table,
H'm, he said, "not a bad- beginning
ot a new leaf, iny friend, I will allow
ou exac'.ly twelve mouths to get
hanged."
1 made no answer, and wo stepped
out into the night. Tho moon was
now up and tho high road stretched
liko like a white ribbon into tho gloom.
The cold wind bore up a few heavy
clouds from the Northwest, but for the
most part wo could sco easily enough.
We trudged side by Bide along iho
road in silenc., except that I could
hear my companion every now and
then whistling softly to himself.
As wo drew near to the Pour Holed
Cross nnd the scene of the murder I
confess to an uneasy feeling and a do
stro to get past the place with all pos-
ibio speed, liut tho lawyer stopped
oy tho very spot where the coach was
overturned and held up a finger as if
to call atlcction. It was a favorite
trick of his with tho inrv,
"this is whero tho jeweler lay. borne
httecn yards oil thero was another pool
of blood. Nofl the joweler must have
dropped instantly, for he was shot
through the heart. et no ono doubt
ed but that tho other pool of blood
was his. Fools !"
With this he turned off tbo road at
right angle b and began to Strike rapidly
across the moor. At hrst 1 thought he
was Irving to escape me, but he allow
ed me to catch him up rapidly enough,
and then 1 know the point tor whioh
he was making. I followed doggedly.
Clouds bgan to gather over tho moon's
tace and every now and then 1 stum
bled heavily on tho uneven ground,
but he moved along nimbly enough
and even cried "shoo!" in a spiightly
voice when a startled plover How up
foio his feet. Presently, after we
had gono about 500 yards on the heath
the ground broke a way1 in a lltllo hol
low, whero a rough track led down to
tho lime kilns and the thitily wooded
stream that washed tho valley below
We followed this track for ten' mil rules
or so, and presently the masonry of
tbo disused kilns peered out, white io
tho moonlight, from between the trots,
There wero three of these kilns
standing close together beside the path,
but my companion, without hesitation
palled up almost beneath tho very arc!
of tho first, peered about, examined
tho ground narrowly and thetl motion
ed to me.
"Dig here."
"If" wo both know well enough what
is underneath, what is the use of dig
gingi"
1 very much doubt if we do, said
he. '"You had better dig.1'
I can feel the chill creeping down
my back as 1 wnto ot it ; but at th
time, though I well knew the grizzly
sight wiuoii l was to discover, l lug
away steadily enough. Ihe man who
had discovered my secret set hiinel!
down on a dark bank of ferns a, about
ten paces distance and began to whistle
oltly, though 1 could see his hng, r
fumbling with his coat-tails, as though
tney itciud to be at tho lluto again
llio moons rays shone mtully upon
tho white face of the kiln oud lit up
uiy hutk. ino iiuie stream rusnei!
noisily below. Aud so, with this hate
tul watcher, 1 bared to tho light of
heaven tho remains ot tho comrade
whom, almost five months before, 1
had murdered nnd buried there. IIow
-r bad then cursed my luck because
forced to ludo his corpse away -beforr
couid return and search lor tho dia
mond I had failed to find upon his body
nut as i tossed the earth and lime
aside, and discovered my handiwork,
tho moon s rays weic suddenly cauglii
and reflected from within tho pit, nnd
i luo luiwaiu witu a snort gasp oi (iu-
ugnu
r or there, kindled by her broad
glory into countless Bhafts and points
of color violet, gieeu, vellow nnd
fierest red lay tho missiug 'diamond
among tho bones of tho man who -had
committed murder to possess it, aud
had been murdered for its sake, As
I clutched tho glorious gem a black
shadow fell between tho moon and me,
i looneo up., mv companion was
standing over inu with tho twinkle still
iu ins oyo and tho lluto In lus hand;
"lou w9ro a fool not to guess that
he had swallowed it. I bono vou are
satisfied with tho bargaiu. As we nro
not, l trust, nicely la meet again iu
this world, I will here bid you adieu,
though possibly that is soarcelyitho
word td uso. I owe you a debt to-
uight for having provonted mo from
commuting a crimo. You saw that I
had the Bpado and pickaxo ready in thu
cottago, Woll. I confess I justo j for
thai gem and I was arguing out tho
case i wilh my lluto when you came iu." teeth is reported ouo'of tho most an
"If," said I, "you wish to share" noylng that p'.ysicians havo to deal
"Another word," ho interrupted, very
gravely, "and I shall bo forced to thi
Ink
you insult me. As it is I am grateful
to you for supporting ray flute's advico
at an opportuno moment. 1 will now
leavo yqu. Two hours ago I was in a
lair way of becoming a criminal. 1
owo it to you and to my fluto that I
am still merely a lawyer. Farewell."
With that ho turned on his heel and
was gono with a swinging stride up
the path and across the moor. His
figuro stood out upon thu sky lino for
momcut and then vanished, liut I
could hoir for some timo tho tootle,
tootlo of his lluto in tho distance, and
it struck mo that Us note was unusual
ly sprightly and clear. Vrc.
Iimuanco Commission.
civil skrvio iir.roriM not rrgarpf.i iiy
TIIK ItKPI'lll.tCANS 01' PKXNJTLVAfctA.
Tho term of Insurance Commlsiloficr
Foster will explio on the 1st of May
and if an overwhelming prepondcronco
of patty sentiment shnll prevail Col
onel Gritnoson will ho appointed to suc
ceed Coinmisaioucr Foster. Foster has
held tho position ever sincu it was cre
ated fifteen cfira ago; indeed it was
created with the general understanding
that ho should fill it, although always
and yet a moderate Democrot, aud
Governor llarlranft appointed him.
Sinco then he has been reappointed
Irom timo to timo by both Ilepuplicm
and Democratic Governors, bqt tltp
movement for Colonel Grimesoii bos
loveloped such proportioLst hat- Gov
ernor Beaver will find il difficult to
disregard it.
(Jdlonel Urimcsons graces ui nocep-
tanco of defeat in the last contes for
Auditor General was understood at the
timo to be nn announcement of tho
purposo of himself and friends to mako
a claim lor the insurance uoramissiouer-
ship, and sinco then his linos nave octn
we" fortified. Ho is strongly suppor
tod by Senator Quay. Stone, ,Kirk-
patrick and Hastings of tbo Cabinet
look upon his application and a strong
and positive pressure comes upon the
Governor from almost every section of
the State for Grimcson. General Cam
eron was the main pillar in support of
Foster when ho was" lust appointed and
he and his son,tho present aunator,bave
uniformly stoo l by Foster. Whether
they will do so how in an aggressive
manner has not yet doyeioped it
they outer tho fight in dead earnest
they might save Foster again; but nn-
ess they throw tnemseivoj mto me
breach Colonel Griineson will be ap
pointed. It is admtled by all that he da
specially fitted for the position, as h(S
long public service in' the revenue dep
artment of tho general government
gives him the pratioal experience nec
essary to fill tho Insurauco Commissi
ouership very creditably.
Danced With a Corpse.
From tho Referee.
Burials alive are far moro common
in hot countries, wncre tne uuriai
takes placo within twenty-four hours
after death, than they are here, where
ono gets, as a rule, a week's grace. In
Spain thu body is frequently rcmoyed
to the undertaker s shop a lew nours al
ter death. In one of the largest of these
establishments in Madrid, some 'years
ago, an extraordinaty sight was wit
nessed. A gentleman was brought in
his "casket" one afternoon, and pi .iced
in the room set apart for that branch
of the business. Tho proprietor lived
over his premises, and on this especial
evening was giving a grand ball.
When the ball was at its height, a gen
tleman in full evening dress suddenly
joined the company, lie danceU'Wiin
tho wife ot the undertaker, and ho dan
ced with the undertaker's daughter,
and seemed to be thoroughly onjoying
himself. The undertaker thought ho
knew his face, but didn't like 'to bo
rude and ask' him his name; but'byand
by all tho guots departed, and tho
strange gentleman was tho only ono
loft. "Shall I send for a call for you ?"
said tho host at last. "No, thank
you," replied tho gentleman; "I'm
staying in the house." " staying in
tho house!" oxolaiaied tho undertaker;
who aro you, sir!" "What, don't 'yon
know me! I'm tho corpse that wa
brought in this aft 'rnooni"
Tho undertaker, horrified, rushed to
tho mortuary room and .found the coff
in empty. His wife and daughter had
been dancing with a corpse. An ex
planation, ot course, loiiowed. lni
gentleman who had only been in ' a
trance, had sud lenly recovered, and,-
bearing muic aud revelry above, aiiil
haiing a keen sense of humor, bad got
out ol Iiih ccflin (iho Spanish collin
closes with a lid, which is only locked
just preiious to interment ) and joined
tho lestive party. Ho was quite pre
sentable, as in Spain. thu dead aro gen
erally buried in full evening dress.
A Gold Mine in a City.
Tho residents of Providence, R, 1.,
are astonished at tho fact that people
are digging for gold right in the heart1
of their city. On the loth of February
last a laigefire occuired iu l'rovidenco
and among tho buildings destroyed
was that ot a large manufacturing firm.
I he mass of rubbish aud earth that
covered the site of the building has
been carefully guarded ever since, and
now the firm has begun to mino tor its
gold and silver after the old California
method of sluice washing. An engino
pumps water for tho sluiceway from a
pond a few hundered vards up lue
Wopnasnuntuokel river. Tho sluiceway
is about 100 feet long and is made up
of boxes or sluices each about ten feet
long. Thoy empty into a basin which
contains the quicksilver neccessary for
securing the washed gold and silver.
fhe earth and rubbish are thrown
in at the head of thu sluiceway and
washed and sifted by each sluice un
til nothing but the finer particles float
onward to tho basin. '1 lie sceno i al
most as picturesque as some of Bret.
llarte's descriptions. This novel
claim" is expected to vield S7,000 or
8,000 worth of the precious metals.
Fourteen Husbands, All Livine.
From the Plttsbarg DUpstch.
McICeau County's record breaker is
a she, nnd her oxperince in tho " silken
bunds ot matrimony would till a book
as big as a dictionary. She lives in
Smithport,the county seat of this coun
ty, and is known as Mrs. Ida lloosted.
Her chief attraction is her Juno lixo
form. She is tall and magnificently
proportioned, and looks as if the winds
of thirty-eight Wintern, moro or less,
might havo toyed wiio her abundant
dark-brown tresses. Whou scarcely out
of her short dresses sbo contracted her
first marriage. Sho has been after men
ever since, and is now liviiit? with 1ms-
baud No 11. The other thirteen bus-
bands are all in tho flesh, and nil are
on good terms with tho marrying wo-
man. Sho has been legally separated
from all her alliances, and was miiiiid
a few months ago to No. 1-1.
The Poison of Human Teeth.
Tb.i nnislmi emiveved liv liumnn
w)tb. Ono of them sajs: "I havo tin-
der mv attention severe nnd most com
plicated cases of blood poisoning, in
which thu patient had but slightly ab
raded tho hand in tho course of a light
by Btriking tbo knuckles against tho
teeth of his opponent, I have known
hands thus poisoned only saved from
amputation by tho application ot all
tho resourccB of science. Tobacco or
whisky nr derangement of Ihe stomach
from many other causes may bo res
ponsible for this poisonous conditions
of the teeth."