PROFESSIONAL CAR It,
u Fitirz
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Okfiok Front Room, Over Postoftloe
uLooitammo, pa.
J II. MAIZE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OKwcH.-noora No. 3, Columbian
building.
HLOOMSIlUItO. PA.
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jq- U.FUNK,
' ATTORNh JT-AT-LAW.
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AMD
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omce OTor Mojror Bros. Drue Store.
c
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
omce In Drawer's bulldtng,Booondnoor,room No.)
Bloomsburg, p.
D FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
omce corner ot Centra and Main Streets. Clark
Building,
Can bo oonsultcd In German,
QEO. E. ELWELL
ATTORN E Y-AT-LAW,
BLooManmto, Pa.
Ofllce on second floor, third room ot Col
ombian LliilUllnis, Main street, below Ex
cliango Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
omce in Columbian Buiuiiko, Third floor.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURQ, PA.
0 111 co la blowers' Building, Snd.floor.
may 1-tf
I. XHOBB. L. I. WIHTlBfTlIX.
KNORR & WINTER8TEEN,
Attornoys-at-Law.
omce In 1st National Bank building, second floor,
flrst door to the left. Corner ot Main and Market
streets Bloomsburg, Fa.
tWPennont and JBountUi Collected.
F.
P. BILLMEYElt,
(DISTJIIGT ATTOMNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WOfllco oyer Dcntlcr's shoo store,
Bloomsburg, ra. apr-30,86.
yT, II. IUIAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
catawlasa, Fa.
osoe, corner ot Third and Molnstreeta
jyjIOUAEL F. EYERLY.
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims
AMD
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE. 8ETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, AC.
WTOmco in Dentlcr'a building with F..P.BU1
merer, attorney-at-law, front rooms, smd floor
Bloomsburg, fa. apr-f-sa,
J-jB. HONORAA. ROBB1NS.
Offlce and residence, West first street, Blooms
burg, Pa. nOY2S81y.
B. McKELVY, M. D.J3uroeon and Phj
. stctan, north side Main street, below Market
FR. J. O. EUTTER,
PHYSICIAN SURGEON,
omee, North Market street,
Bloomsburg, Pa
DR. WM.
Physlolan,
treot.
St. 11EBER Burceon and
omoe comer ot Bock and Market
ESTABLISHED 187.
J J. BROWN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
omce and residence on TbJd street near Metho
dist church. Diseases of the eye a specialty,
J 0. REIFSNYDER, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offlco with Dr. Vllllts in Mrs. Ent's building
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOMSBUEO.PA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
Large and convenient sample rooms, nath room
not Ld cold water: ana au moaern cxmveiueucra,
B.
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age and msTiBTinand have never yet had a
tnaaRAtr.iAii hr aht rnurt of law. Their assets are
all Invested In boud sscdbitiis are liable to the
haiardof riBBonly.
Loaaes raonm-v and hohibtlt adjusted and
jiald as soon as determined oy uuuhuh r,
KNirr, sriciAL aoski and Adjusts Bloomssubo,
The people of Columbia county should patron
lie the agency where losses It any are settled and
pall by one of ther own oltuena. ,,..
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n. HOUSE,
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All styles ot work done In a superior manner, work
warranted as represented. i io jvt
d wirnouT V aim by the use of Uas, and
tree ol charge when arttnclalteeth
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' Offlco in Barton's building, Main street,
V .. 1 ,1 .1 l.nlnn. Vlalm'
uuiuw iiiaraui, iivo uuuts utiun
drug store, flrst floor.
lobe open at all houri during the da
hoy
Exchange Hotel
BENSON, PA.
The undersigned has leased this well-known
nouso, ana is prvparea la accuuiiuuuaio wo uuuuw
with all the conveniences of a nrst-class hotel.
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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
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8LEIQHS, PLATFORM WAQONt' AC
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REPAIRING NEA 7LYDONB..
Prieet reduced to nil the timet:
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to order, to suit their special needs. Every kind
ui uihuk iiuqk, mm or wuiiouiprinica ueoaing
Checli Books and Hulcd Blanks I make In tho bo
manner ai nonesi prices, unexcelled faculties ror
Numbering. Kvietfnr. Perforating, l-unclilnr and
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especially solicited. Mlscclloneous Book Binding
ot the highest class. Missing magazines supplied.
Estimates and particulars cheerfully furnished.
J, W, RAEOER,
7 and 9 Market St.,
WILKES-BARRE.
scpis-lycibro.
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AT
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Clieviofs
in
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Fine Dark Blue and Black
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ed in Sacks and Cutaways, and
HANDSOME
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a pecial leader
at $ 5.00
Very Pretty Children's
SEJETS
Plain or pleated and belted in
dark and light colors.
PRINCE ALBERTS
in all qua lilies.
NICE LIGHT SPRING
Sailor Suit
with Blue and Gray, also,
KILT
SUITS
with Pleated Skirt for smaller
Children
AT
D. LOWE
INSURANCE AGENCY OF
J. II. MAIZE,
Oulce Snd floor Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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urea uou tl shods.
Travelers Lire anil Accident ot nartforJ.
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of London, the largest In the world, and thelm-
nirfalnf Innrinn
A liberal share ot the business Is respectfully
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mm
aoucnea ana sausiacuon gusruuircu.
i, II. MAIZO, 'Agent,
Janet, less, U.
lie
BLOOMSBURG, PA., Fit ID
NO ONE NEED
Remain
A DYSPEPTIC.
"I have boon suffering for
over two years with Dyspep
sia. For tho last year I
could not tako a drink of cold
water nor cat any moat with
out vomiting it up. My life
was a misery. I had had re
commended Simmons Liver
Rogulator, of which I am
now taking tho second bottle,
and tho fact is that words
cannot express the relief I
feel. My appetite .is very
good, and I digest everything
thoroughly. I sleop well now,
and I used to bo very restless.
I am fleshing up fast; good
strong food and Simmons
Liver Regulator havo dono it
all. I.writo this in hopes of
benefiting somo ono who has
suffered as I did, and would
tako oath to these statements
if desired."
E. S. Ballou, Syracuse, Neb.
CROWl ACMLE
THE BEST BURNINQ OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant Ught.
It win not smoke the chimneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high Ore test.
It will not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety OIL
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON :
With any other Illuminating oU mode.
We Stake Our Repu ttion,
As refiners, upon the 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, Pa.
eepMy.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
-:o:-
G. W. BERTSCH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
W Furnishing Coodsjats S. Gaps
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 shown in
Columbia county.
Btore next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
Albums, pnoroQiupn, autogkapii and
ScraD. a lartre and complete line at J. IL
Mercer's uiugand Bookstore, Evans' Bloclc.
ALL THE FINEST EXTRACTS COLOGNE
Sachets, Pomades, Ilalr Byes and Bay Bum
at J,1 II. Mercer's Drug and Book Store, Evans'
Block, opposite Episcopal Church.
ALL PROPKIETAR V AND PATENT MEDICINES
at J. II. Mcrcer'a Drug and Boole Store, oppo
site Episcopal Church.
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER, A
nnestoct at Mercer's Drug and Book store,
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
C1A8TILLE, TOILET AND MEDICATED SOAPS,
j a full line at J. II. Mercer's Drue and Book
Store, Upper Maui street.
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'8, NELSON'S AND
1 CooDer's Gelatine. Tadoca. Saire. Arrow Root
and, all the prepared foods for children and In
valids at Mercers Drug and Book store, nrst.door
atove uess' uooi ana tsuoe more, uioomsourg, ra.
CANARY, HEMP, RAPE, MILLET, MAW AND
Mixed Seed for the birds, at J. 11. Mercer's
Drug and Book Store, Drat door below Creasy's
FINE WRITING. PAPERS, BY BOY. LOOSE OR
In Tablet form, at J. II. Mercer's Drug and
Book Store, Bloomsburg, Pa,
VTURSING BOTTLES. NIPPLES. RUBBER IU'l
1 ties, Teething Rings and all requisites ol the
Nursery that will contribute to the baby's happi
ness, at J. IL Mercer's Drug and Book store, two
doors above Evans Eyer's Clothing store.
DHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS AND FAMILY
X reoeipts coreruuy prepared at an nours at
juerccr a urug ana hook more, iiioomsourg, ra.
fPOILET AND INFANT rOWDEUS, ROUGE,
X oosmetlo and gold and silver Diamond Dust,
at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book Store, No es Main
WALL PAPER-MANY KINDS AND MANY
Drfcea at Mercer's Drutr and Book srire.
uppuuue upiacopai uuuivu, uuwiusuurg, nt,
jUUt,l,QI,
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LIMITED.
MIL.TON, Pa.,
Dkalbus IN
PIANOS,
By the following well known makers:
Chickering,
Kualic,
"Weber,
Hallct & Davis.
Can alBO furnish any of tho
cheaper makes at manufacturers,
! luces. JUV UUU UUjl II JllUtu uu
bro getting our prices.
Catalogue and Price lists
On application.
sepu-Mtt.
ORIGINAL STORY.
TEE VANISHING INK.
HOW MISERLY OLD JONKS OUTWITrEIl
HIMSELF.
OH Jonoa was a miser, and perhaps,
tho worst ono that over lived, for
thouph ho did not go so far as to
starve liimcclf or denying himself fire,
ho cortninly loved money better than
his soul.
However ho "had come to bo fifty
years of ago boforo ho bethought him
of his worst trick beloro ho uooamo a
thiof in fact as well na in wish.
On that day ho saw in the news
paper he borrowed from his neighbor,
and only returned when nskeu tor, an
advertisement stating that a certain
person had lor salo an ink which, black
as a raven's wing at first, faded in six
teen days and left no traco of what had
been written with It.
"An excellent ink," said tho adver
tiecment, "for lovo letters."
Now, oU Jones never wrote a love-
letter in his life, but he certainly ad
dressed that advertiser, and received
small, sealed box that day; and it was
very singular that when poor David
Uritnes died, bis widow lou'id only
bit of blank paper where she was sure
she had put the roceipt tor rent, and
that tho orphan children of Dr. Dunn
discovered that their father had no
document to provo that ho had paid
off the mortgage Jones held on the
plaoo though bo bad thanked heaven
that it was done with bis last breath.
Howover, nobody know anything about
the vanishing ink, and their littlo bouse
was taken from them. Ono went out
as a nursery governess, the other learn
ed dress-making: and Jones' young
nephew, Oliver, an independent young
fellow, who never thought to curry
favor with his rich unole, wont over
to his house and gavo him a pieco of
his mind.
"A thousand dollars was nothing to
you, Uncle," ho said. "I beliovo the
doctor paid it, but if ho did not, how
could you turn the cirls out of house
and homo!"
"You havo no right to dictato to me,
younir man, cried old Jones. "1'er
haps you think, as my next of kin, my
money will co to you when I die.
It shan't; not a penny of it; no, not
penny of it. liut 1 see what it is
Jfou'ro sweet on Kitty Dunn., You
want the house!"
"I lovo Kitty Dunn. I shan't den
that," replied Oliver; "but all I want is
. 1 - .Ll I TT T'll
to no aoie to marry nur. iiuwuvur, i ii
work hard.'
"You'll wait for my old shoes, yell
ed the old man; "but I swear you
shan't get a penny. Not ono cent.
Get out of ray house. My brother al
ways was an abusive, insulting follow,
and you are his image.
" 1 bank Uod 1 don t rescmolo you,'
retorted Oliver, as he marched away,
wishing that ho know how to make
moro than five dollars a week, onough
at least to enablo him to save Kitty
from dress making ; ashamed of his
uncle, who, ho felt sure, cheated the
poor dot-tor and his orphans.
It is not well for gentlemen ot apo
plectic tendencies to fall into great
rages. Old Jones discovered this that
night. After swearing so that tho
only wonder was that tho ground did
not open and swallow lam, no baa
something tho nature of a fit. Hap
pily ior uuu a uuignuur miw uiui oiay
ger and fall as be camo out to fasten
his gate, and helped him into tho house
and sent for the doctor.
Tho doctor came, shook his head,
and advised him to settlo his affairs
and send for the minister.
"It it as bad as that!" asked old
Jones. "No matter for tho minister.
Send for Lawyer Peabody. I haven't
made my will, and tl i dio my good-for-nothing
nephew, Oliver, will get
all I leave."
Lawyer Peabody, summoned in
baste, came at once.
"I want my will made, said old
Jones.
"Certainly, sir," said Mr. Peabody.
"What's a good charity!" asked Mr.
Jones.
"I beg pardon!" said tho lawyer.
"I want to leave my money to somo
ono something away from nephew
Oliver. He'll get it if I don't!"
panted Jones.
"There s tno indigent w mows
Home," said tho lawyer.
"Hato women! ' gasped old Jones.
"Destitute Clerk s Association," said
tho lawyer.
"No; Olivor micht get taken in them
in his old ace Who is tho richest man
n th county!
"O d Cantain Waddilovo worth a
million," said Mr. Peabody.
"I ll leave it all to him, said tho
miser.
Mr. Peabody know him too well to
remonstrate Ho took somo paper
from tho escritoire and ho also filled
ui) an crantv ink stand with n small
bottlo of ink which ho found, and went
to work. Tho miser, lying with closed
eves, begged him to express his Mr,
Jonea' high respect for the charactor
of old Captain Waddilovo, and to say
that this, as well as that spendthrifts
should not waste his savings, was uis
motivo in loaving all to him unknown
as ho was.
It took two pooplo to hold tho miser
up in bed whilo ho feebly traced his
signature, but this onco dono, ho chuck
led and laughed, and Doasiou mat no
bad outwitted Oliver.
That night his mind wandored.
Tho next day ho lost all ubo of his
limbs. But bo lived a fortnight more,
and died nt last nuilo suddsnly, after
trying to swear at tho good old minis
ter, who strove to recall him to a ssnso
that ho had a soul.
Tho funeral was over. Not a tear was
shed. Tho time for tho reading of the
will had come.
"Perhaps, Mr. Oliver, you had bet
tor hear it," said Mr. Peabody. "You
aio the heir-at-law but for this, I fairly
warn you that your late uuolo has prov
ed his ill feeling towards you to bo
deep soatedi but I would liko you to
como."
"I'll come," said Oliver, "I know my
undo hated me 1 expeot nothing.'
And so ho sat in tbo queer littlo par
lor, where curious neighbors assembled
to hear what miser Jones had dono
with his half million of money.
Tho lawyor sat in their midst. Ho
held in his hand a paper indorsed i
"Last Will and Testament of X. Jones,
Esq." aud after a few brief remarks,
slowly nnfolded tt. He stared in astonishment.
AY, JULY 13, 1888.
Tho pages, properly fastened togeth
er, were thero but not a word of writ
ing was visiblo upon thctn.
"litdics and gentlemen, said Air.
Peabody, "this savors of a mlraole. I
know this to bo tho paper upon which
1 wroto tho will ot tho lato Aorxcs
Jonos. Hero is tho seal under which
tho witnesses signed their names, but
tho testament itself has vanished from
tho paper."
ltiverybody crowded forward to look.
"In fact," said Mr. Peabody, "tliero
is no will in existence. It is plaip that
writing of somo sort has bcon here, but
no words remain.
"No moro they didn't," piped a laint
old voice, "on my poor husband's rent
receipt.
"Mor on tho paper wo '.bought prov
ed our mortgage paid," sighed Miss
Kitty Dunn.
"Ahal said tho lawyer. "I begin
to understand." Then rising he wont
to tho escritoire. "Hero is tho ink with
which I filled tho stand." ho said; and
catricd it to the window.
"All is explained," said ho. "This is
marked 'Vanishing ink for love-letters.
warranted to fado out in sixteen days1'
T . j! .1 .1 Ml .
jjiuan iu hi guuueiDcii, wu will not re
mark upon the conduct of ono gono to
his account, but you will bo pleased to
know that Mr. Oliver hero is his unclo's
heir and worth half a million of money."
Olivor could not believe it; nobody
could; but it wns truo, and vou may be
suro that poor Widow Grimes had her
money baok; that all who had been
ohoatcd were repaid in full; and that
unver and ivilty woro married in a
few weeks, and sent for Sister Ruth to
llvo with them. And so, alter all, tho
vanishing ink mndo overybody happy
Mr. Oleyeland to Tammany.
Tammany society or tho Columbian
order July 4th celebrated for tho
hundredth time tho anniversary of the
Declaration of lndependonco. Tho fol
lowing letter from President Cleveland
was read :
Hon. James A. Flack, Grand
Sachem.
Dear Sir: I regret that I am ob
liged to declino the courteous in vita
tion which I havo received to attend
tho celebration by tho Tammany so
ciety on tho birthday ot our republic,
on tlio -1th day of July next. Tho zeal
and enthusiasm with which your so
ciety colebrates this day, afford proof
of its steadfast patriotism, as well as
us care for all that pertains to tho ad
vantage and prosperity of tho people
I cannot doubt that tlio renowal of i
"lovo and devotion to a pure Jeffer-
sonian democratic form of government,'
which you contemplate,- will suggest
the inquiry, whether tho pooplo nro re
ceiving all tho benefits that aro due them
under such a form of government.
These benefits arn not fullv enioyed
when onr citizens aro nnnecosarily
diminished under tho pretext of gov
erimiental support. Our government
belongs to tho people They havo do
creed its purpose, and it U their clear
right to demand that its cost shall bo
limited by frugality, and that its bur
den of expense shall bo carefully limit
ed by us aotual needs, and yet tho use
less and dangerous surplus in tho nat
ional treasury tells no other talo but
extortion on tho part of tho govern
ment and tho perversion ot tho people s
intention. In tbo midst ot our ltn
petuous enterprise and blind confidence
in our destiny it is time to pauso and
study our condition, it is no sooner
appreciated than tho conviction muBt
follow that tlio tributo exacted from
tho peoulo should be diminished. Tho
theories which cloud the subiect, mis
leading honost men, aud tho appeals to
selfish men which deceive tho under
standing, mako tho reform, which
should bo easy, a difficult task. All
thoso who propose a remedy for the
present evils havo always been the
friends of Amerioan labor, and though
they doclare their purposes to furthor
its interests in all their clforts, yet
thoso who opposo relorm attempt to
disturb our working mon by. tho cry
that their wages and their employment
aro threatened. Thoy advocate a sys
torn which benefits certain classes of
our citizens at the oxpenso of evorv
householder in tho land. A system
which breeds discontent, because, it
permits the duplication of wealth with
out tha corresponding additional recom
penso to labor, which provents tbo op
portunity to work by stilling produc
tion and limiting tho area of our mar
kets, and wbioh enhances the cost ot
living beyond tho laborer's hard cam
cd wages. Tho attempt is made to di
yert tho attontion of tho peoplo from
tho ovils of such a echemo of taxation
by branding thoso who Beek to correct
these evils as frcn traders and enemies
of our working mon and our industrial
enterprises. This is so far from the
trutli that there should bo no chance
for such deception to succeed. It be.
hooves American peoplo whilo thoy ro
joice in tho annivorsary of tho day
when their freo government was do
olarcd to also reason together, and do
termino that they will not bo doprivod
of tho blessings and tho benefits which
their government should auord, X our
very truly,
Grover Cleveland
Post-Office Statement for the Year.
A statement has been prepared by
tho post-ollico department showing the
number ot post-othecs established and
tbo number discontinued, also tho num
ber of fourth class presidental post
masters appointed on resignations, re
movals aud deaths, during tbo fiscal
yoar ending June 110, 1888. Following
is tho statement: Number of post offices
csiabiishoii, u,H(ji. jNuminr mscon
tinucd, 1,012. Number of post
masters resigned nnd successors appoi
uted, 1224. Number of deaths, suo
ctssors appointed, 025. Whole nura
of fourth class postmasters appointed
during the year, 11,852. Number of
prcsidcnthl postmasters resigned nnd
successors appointed, S82. Number
removed and successors appointed, 20,
number ot deaths, successors appoin
ed, 84. Whole number of presidental
postmasters appointed during tho yoar,
-liJU.
Tho Basis of His Inferenco, Jobson
"What is Bobson's work on tho
JJadU Noon V Robson "I think 1
takes care of Stock Exchange news
Jobson "Havo you ever peon him
around the Exchange!" Robson
"No ; but I saw him buy a book of
'Familiar Quotations' tho other day,'
'IfC.
Down the Bapids to Death.
ACK MAKES THE TIUI', IIUT COMES
A corpse.
OUT
Niagara Falls, N. Y July 4.
Robort William Flack, of 09 Apple
street, Syracuso, lost his life to-day in
an attempt to navigato tho Whirlpool
rapids in an open boat.
his is tho lirst latalily ot tbo kind
since tho death of Capt. Webb in tho
summer ot load. 1 lack was an Kng-
ishman, who camo to Canada sixteen
years ago nnd to the States four years
ago. Ho was a carpenter nnd builder,
but ho bad been a lirilish soldier, a
sailor and an engineer. Ho camo to
Niagara Falls a week ago to-day in
answer to n ihallcngo from Charles A.
ercy, of this village, who last year
ado tho voyago of tho rspids and
Whirpool successfully in a lifeboat of
his own construction. Tho two wero
to raco through tho waters named from
point lust below the .balls to .Lewis-
ton for S500 a side about Aug. 1.
I'eroy bad tho advantag-j ot having
mado tho trip, so Flack took tho journey
-day lor practice, merely selecting'
tho l1 oni th as a time when big crowds
would bo at tho Falls that ho might
ain moro notoriety. Flack was per
fectly confident of success. Ho camo
down from his hotel to the foot of tho
old Suspension Bridgo at 2:15, his boat
having preceded him an hour before.
lie was smoking a Jipo coolly, and
said ho was all ready to start as soon
as tho crowd got whofo it conld see
him.
"I'm going to stop at tho Whirlpool
few minutes,' ho said, "for tho bene
fit of tho reporters, and then I'm go
rig on through Foster's b lats down tho
river to fjowistown. 1 hopo 1 will
havo a rough voyago and turn about
twenty somersaults, so as to prevent
any other tellow irom trying it. liood
by." And with that ho Btepped into
his boat. Foster's Flats is a danger
ous bit of water between tho Whirlpool
and the Devil s Hole, through which
no barrel navigator or any other has
n a i tno courage to go. l lack's boat
tho Phantom, is an opon boat about 15
feet 9 inches wido and 84
inches deep. It was painted white
outside and bluo in'ide. Part of it
was" decked over, hut tho oentral open
paco was 8t by 8 feet in dimensions.
It wouid have held a dozen passengers
and woighed 700 pounds. In tho bot
tom of tho boat was a crank for mov
ing the propeller, with rudder ropes on
oach aid i.
Flack seated himself in tho stern of
tho boat and was strapped in by Joo
Percy, brother of the rival navigator.
Joo did tho strapping down to perfec
tion. Flack was clad in a blue flannel
suit, with socks, and a handkerohiof
about his neck, given him by a lady
friend. He cast oft from tho Muid'of
tho Mist landing on tho American side
at just 3 o'clook. Big crowds had
gathered on tho bluffs on both sides,
at the Manning and Buttery elevators
and Deveaux College grounds on tho
Amerioan side,- at lirundanea and
Colt's elevators on tho Canadian side,
whilo tho Suspension Bridge was lined
with spectators.
The boat drifted slowly out into the
stroam until tho central current caught
it and then it was whirled quicklv down
into the teething, oaming waters of
tho rapids. A big wave tipped tho
craft bottom up inside of two minutes,
hut sho righted again. Flack could
bo seen hanging on tor dear uto An
other wave, nnd the boat was buried
from sight in the foam. Just below
Buttery's nluvator and abovo tho col
lego grounds is tho third and most
dangerous point. Hero tho boit was
soon for a moment and then disappear-
ed beneath a mountain ot water.
When sho was next seen sho was float
ing keel upwards, and thus sho drifted
luto tho Whirlpool.
A cry went up from the banks, and
tho query arose, Is Flack under the
boat ! Tbo craft never righted again.
Tho question was only finally Bottled
when an . hour later the boat was
brought to land on tho Whirlpool's
margin and thero overturned. Tho
foolhardy navigator was found insido
dead and stiff. Flack's sister, br ther-in-law
and eldest son witnessed tho
most critical part of tho journey from
tho blutf overlooking the lower rapids
and Whirlpool. When it seemed evi
dent that tho boat would stay in the
Whirlpool until rescued Charles Peroy
stripped off his clothes, and, waiting
until it camo near to tbo shore, swam
out and with tho ai 1 of two other
swimmers towed tho boat ashore.
Flack was still buckled tightly to tho
boat. His faco was black and his
body boro tho marks of tbo pounding
received trom tho waves.
Tho boat entered tho Whirlpool nt
8:05 and was rescued at 4:05. Tho
body was takon in chnrgo by William
Stephonson, of Woodstock, Out,
b lack s brother-in-law, and Undertaker
MoArthur, of Syracuso. It will bo tak
on to Syracuso to night. Just as Flaok
was about starting on his vovago tho
President of tho villagn of Niagara
falls recoived a letter irom alias M
Smith, of Syracuse, asking him to in
terforo nnd prevent tho suicidal attempt,
becauso Flack had a wifo and fivo ohil-
drod dopnndont upon him for support.
lint p lack s start was mado irom tlio
villago of Suspension Bridgo (outside
of President Clark's jurisdiction) and
tho letter was received too lato,
Bo (Jourteous.
The editor of a Western paper has
this to say : "Tho dead-gcranium-leaf-
onred spotlet, 'whom fato has willod
shall wither and blight tho littlo week
ly Droadtul around tho cornor, rofois
to tho editor ot this nourishing and in
tluential journal as a plufeather journal
ist and a can t-get-thero dudo. lie also
go s on to say that as a newspaper
freak wo are probably tho finest speci
men oi tno kiuu over captured alive.
Brclhion of tho press, this is all wrong.
Let us bo courteous to ono another.
In this work-a-day world of ours thero
is no iniiuenco bo soothing and relin
ing as that of courtesy. Tho soft,
iow-MOKen word, the gentle smile, tho
kindly rofcrenoe who has not felt
their halm, been helped over some
rough placo in lifo's pathway by their
beneficial effeot! Brothcrn of the
pres, again wo say lot us bo courteous
to ono another, and let tho littlo mi
crobe pull his number fivo hat dcen
down over his eyes and ponder upon
llmua i,.a .,lnt, !'
Pot-luok is tbo good fortune of
poker player. J'ucf:,
tho
TJIE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXII.N0 27
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL LI1, NO 14
Cleveland Speaks Out.
REASONS FOR HIS ItA VINO VETOED PRIVATE
PENSION BILLS.
PENSIONERS ARE NOT MENDICANTS.
Washington, July 5. In amcssago.
to Congress to-day returning without
his approval n Senate bill to plaoo tho
name of Maty Ann. Dougherty on tho
pension rolls, the President gives a
general exposition of bis views in ro-
gard to pension legislation. Tho Presi
dent hrst takes up tno reasons advanc
ed for tho pensioning ol Mrs. Dough
erty. Tic says that a largo sharo of
tho report of tho Senato co'mmitteo
recommending tho bill's passage con
sists of a petition signed by Mrs.
Dougherty, in which sho states that
sho resides in Washington, having re
moved hero with her husband in 1803
from No w Jersey j that shortly after
thoir arrival in tno city her husband,
Daniel Dougherty, returned to Now
Jersey and enlisted in tho Thirty-fourth
JNow Jersey Voluntoers ; that sho ob
tained employment in the United States
Arsenal, making cartridges, and that
while so engaged sho was injured by an
explosion. Sho also states that alio had
a young son killed by machinery in tho
navy yard, and that at tho grand re
view of tho army after tho close of tho
war another son, C, years old, was
stolen by an officer of tho army and
has not been heard of since Sho.furth
er says tbat her husband left his homo
in 1805 and has not boon heard of sinco
and that she believes ho deserted her
on account of her infirmities.
It is alleged in tho teport, tho Presi
dent says, that sho received a pension
as tho widow ot Daniel Dougherty un
til discovered that ho was alivo, when
her namo, was, dropped from tho rolls,
Tho petition of .this woman is indorsed
by the admiral and several other of
ficers of tho navy and a distinguished
clergyman of Washington, certifying
tbat bo knew Mrs. Dougherty and be
lieved tho facts stated to be true
HER RECORD WAS LOOKED UP,
ihero is no prctonso made now
that this beneficiary is a widow, though
sho nt ono timo claimed to be, and was
allowed a pension on thnt allegation.
Her present claim rests entirely upon
injuries received by her when she was
conccdedly not employed in the mili
tary service If the pension now pro
posed is allowed her it will bo a mere
ct of charity.
Her husband, Daniel Dougherty, is
now living in Philadelphia, and is a
pensioner in his own right for disabil
ity, alleged to havo been incurred
whilo serving in the Thirty-fourth Now
Jirsoy Volunteers. Of this faot this
beneficiary has been repeatedly inform
ed. And yet sho slates in her petition
that her husband deserted her in 1805
and has not been heard of since. It is
alleged in the Pension Bureau that,in
1878 she succeeded in securing a pen
sion as the widow of Daniel Dough
erty through fraudulent, testimony and
much falso swearing on her part. The
polico records of tho precinct in which
she lived for years show that sho is a
woman of very bad character, and that
sho has been under arrest nine times
for drunkencss, larcency, creating dis
turbance and misdemeanor of that
sort. It happened that this claimant,
by reason of her residence here, has
been easily traced and her character
and untruthfulness discovered. But
thero is much reason to fear that this
caeo will find its parallel in many that
has reached a successful conclusion.
EVERYIIODY WANTS A PENSION.
ino i resident then enters upon a
consideration of pension legislation
generally, and says:
I cannot spoil ont any principle up
on which the bounty of tho govern,
mont is bestowed, through the instru
mentality ot tno nood ot private pen
sion bins tunc reach me. Tho theory
seems to navo oeon adopted that no
man who served in the army can be
tho subject of death or impaired health
except thoy are chargeable to bis ser
vices. Medical theories are set at
naught and the most startling relation
is claimed between alleged incidents of
military service and disability
or death. Fatal apoplexy is adraittod
as tho result of quite insignificant
wounns, neart disease is attributed to
chronic diarrhoea, consumption to her
nia aud suicide is traced to arrav ser-
yico in a wonderfully dovious and cur
ious way.
Adjudications of the Pension Bu
reau are overruled in tho moat per
emptory fashion by theso special aots
of CongresB, sinco nearly all the bonefi
ciarics named m tbeso bills have suo
co-sfully applied to that bureau for
relief. This courso of sncoial leirisla
tion operates very unfairly. Those with
certain influence or frionds to push
their claims procure pensions, and
thoso who havo neither friends nor in
fluenco must be content with thoir fato
under general laws. It operates un-
lainy uy increasing in numerous in
stances the pensions of thoso already
on the roll, whilo many othtr more do
sorving cases from tho lack of fortunato
advocacy aro obliged to bo content
with tho sum provided by general laws,
ino apprehension may well be enter
tained that tho freedom with which
thoso private pension bills aro passed
furnishes an inducement to fraud and
imposition, while it certainly teaches
tho vicious lesson to our pooplo thnt tho
Treasury of the National Government
invites tho approach of a privato need,
REGARD FOR THE VETERAN SOLDIER.
Nouo of us should bo in the least
wanting in regard for tbo veteran sol
dier, and I will yield to no man in
desiro to seo thoso who defended the
government when it neoded defender
lihorally treated. Unfriendliness to our
vcteraus is a charge easily and somo
times dishonestly made. I insist that
tho truo soldier is a good citizen nnd
that bo will bo satisfied with generous,
fair and equal consideration for thoso
who aro worthily entitled to help. I
havo considered the pension list of tho
.Republic a roll of honor, bearing names
:...,:i..i i... ..! i ... i
luotiuuu uy iiuiiuiiut grutituuu ami not
by improvidou and indisoriminatealras
giving. I have oonceived tho proven-
tion of tho completo discredit which
must ensuo trom tbo unreasonable, un
fair and reckless granting of pensions
by special acts to be tho best service 1
can ronder our vetsrans.
In tho dischargo of what has seem
cd to mo my duty as related to legis
lation and in tho interest of all the
veterans of tho Union arm v. I hav
I attempted to stem tho tide ot improvi
dent pension enactments, though I con
fes! to a full sharo of responsibility
for somo of thoso laws thnt should not
havo been passed. 1 anffar from deny
Inir that thero nro cnes of merit which
cannot bo roachtd except by gpoclal
onaotmont, but I do not beliovo thero
is a member of cither honso of Con
gress who will not admit that this
kind of legislation has boon carriod
too far.
NOT TIME TO EXAMINE ALL OASES.
I havo now boforo mo moro than
. - i , t.ii,
ono Hundred special pension inns
which can hardly bo oxaraincd within
tlio time nllowed for that purpose.
My aim has been nt all times kind
dealing with bills of this clinrcter) to
give tho applicant for a pension the
benefit of any doubt that might ariso
and which balanced the propriety of
granting a pension if thero seemed
any just foundation for their applica
tion; but when it seemed entirely, out
Bido of every rule in its naturo or the
proof supporting it I havo supposed I
only did my duty in interposing an ob
jection. it seems to mc mat it wouiu do wen
if our general pension la srs should bo
revised with a view of meeting every
meritorious caso that can arise. Our
exporienco and knowledgo of any ex
isting deficiencies ought to make tho en
actment ot a compiuto pension couo
passable. In the nusonco of such a re
vision, and it ponsions aro to no grant
ed upon equitablo grounds and with
out regard to general law, the present
methods would bo greatly improved
by tho establishment of some tribunal
to oxamins tho facts in every case and
dotermino upon tho merits of the ap
plication.
OTHER VETOES YESTERDAY.
Tho President also returned without
his approval the Senato bill to grant a
pension to Joel B. Morton, of Nebras
ka, as dependont father of Calvin Mor
ton.
The Senate bill to pension Polly IL
Smith, widow of Lieutenant John H.
Smith, of the Second- Artillery, who
served in the army Irom 1851 to 1B7U,
was also returned without Hiiecutivo
approval. In 1870 Lieutenant Smith
was placed on tbo retired list on, ac
count of bis disability resulting from a
fistula, thought to bo the result of con
tinuous riding in (he saddle In 1885
he died suddenly at Portland, Oregon,
of heart disease while attempting .to
raise a trunk to bis Bhoulder. The
President says: "1 can not see how
the causo of death can bo connected,
with bis service or with the incapacity
for which ho was placed on the rottred
list. The application mado by tho
widow for a pension is still pending
before the Pension Bureau, and I
understand that she, or her friends,
prefer taking tho" chance of favorablo
consideration there to tho approval of
this bill."
A Hair Qroomer.
A NEW YORK WOMAN'S NOVEL OCCUPA
TION FOR MAKING A LIVING.
From the New York sun.
Tho Dames of tho occupations which
refined womon in reduced circumstan
ces aro seeking nowadays aro legion.
A reporter was introduced by a lriena
tho other day to a lady who was earn
ing a very comfortable livelihood as a
air grooraer. "I m not a hair dres
ser, sho said, "I'm a hair groomer.
don't do up hair at all. I only comb
the hair and give it that general atten
tion which every woman's hair de
mands two or threo times a week.
There are lots of women in this city
who are in this business, and who
wonld scorn to call themselves profes
sional hair dressers.
"What do I do to the hair! Well,
first I rub' it dry with a soft and then
with a hard brush. I don't put a lot
f water and 'cleaning stuff upon tho
hair at first, as some do, bnt after I
have got the dandruff all out I wet tho
balr with a simple solution, wmcn I
know to bo effective and not deleteri
ous; then I rub and brush the hair dry
again. Next comes the trimming. I
pull out the gray hairs one by one
taking care to pull them so that the
scalp is not lacerated and the hair cells
thomsclves destroyed. Thero is a
great art in pulling out hairs. You
must pull them in the direction in
which thov lio in tho scalp, iuBt as you
would a sliver ol wood trom your
hand, in tho direction in which it enter
ed. Men or women can't pull out
thoir gray hairs themselves, for it is
utterly impossible for them to see tbat
they are pulling the hairs on tbo pro
per slant. Of course, you know that
peoplo are very tonony on tne sunieot
of gray hairs in their beads. It makca
a w oman have the blues for a week
when her first gray hairs come Now
when gray hairs aro tho result of age I
never meddle with tbem; the only
thing to do is to let tbem como. But
thoy aro often the result of sickness or
somo other littlo trouble, and it is then
often possible to prevent thoir com
ing, m.'dncss is to be doctored in
just tho same way. I can never euro,
though, and nobody can cure the
baldness of people like accountants
and others accustomed to work nil day
with the glaro and heat of gaslights or
electric lights beating down upon
their heads. In their cases tho hair
cells havo been literally burnt out.
"Well, finally 1 trim tho hair. I
out oach individual hair separately, so
as to mako it even with tho, others.
Whon tho hair is gathered up in tho
hand and out square across i n a lump,
as it were, with the scissors tho strag
gling hairs are not reaohed. The re
snlt IB ouly to make tbo hair shorter
and quite as uneven as before. Then
I part the hair simply and do it up
pi au ly. As I told you, if women
want their hair dono up in any of tho
fancy styles thoy musn't come to mo.
"How much doesitpay me! Well,
I gonerally think I ought to get $1 at
least oach timo I visit a lady's house
If a lady lives a great way up town,
and it takes mo all afternoon or morn
ing to go up and see bor, I want mora
money, of course And on tho con
trary, when two or threo patrons live
near each other, why, I can modorato
the price a littlo to eaoh one It is an
humble way of getting a living, I
know, but it is respectable, and I shall
stiok to it."
Your House on Tire.
Not tho boaso of wood, or
briok, or stone, in whloh you live, but
vour bodily tenement may bo in terri
ble danger from smouldering firo which
you mako no effort to quench. Tho
great danger from impuro blood is that
it debilitates tho system, and the di
gostivo organs grow weak and inactive
Hood's Sarsaparilla corahinos tho best
kidney and liver invlgorators, with tbo
best alteratives and tonics, nil from
the vegetable kingdom, oarefully and
understanding prepared in a concen
trated form. It purifies, vitalizes, and
enriches the blood, and tones up tho
system, giviug the whole body vitality,
nnd effectually guarding it agaiust tbo
attacks of disease.
GoodNows ''Ladies' hats reduced,"
is a Bign on a Gratiot Avenue stoic.
This will bo good news to theatre-goers.
Detroit Free J'ress.