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J 0I1N M. CLARK,
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AND
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omceln Browor's bulldlng.socond floor.room No.I
llloomsburg, Pa.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.,
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Can be consulted In German.
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ULOOUSBmtO. 1'A.
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M - uv..wui uuv, hjiiu .UUU. Ui yUI-
dmbian Building. Main street, below Ex-
pADL E. WHIT,
Attornoy-at-Law.
fflco In Columbian DoiLDiKa, Third floor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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(JDISTltlCT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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catawlsea, Pa.
moe.cornor ot Third and Malnstreeta
M
ICHAEL F. EYE11LY,
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AND
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r" Office In Dentler's building with P. P. Bill
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omco, North Market street,
Bloomsbarg, Pa
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Physician. Offlce corner of Rock and Market
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Office and residence on Third street near Metho
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MJ. HESS, D. D. 8.,
a'duate of the Philadelphia Denial College,
Having opened a dental ofllceln
LOOKARDS BUILDING,
corner of Main and Centre streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
a prepared to receive all patlenta requiring pro
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BlOOMSBUHO, OOLEMMA COUNTY, Pa
Jill stylesot work done In a superior manner.work
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It has become a household necessity with us.
If there is an unusually obstinate spot on the clothing, on the wood
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plate or surgical instruments, a cleansing and harmless preparation for
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JIEPA IRlaU NEA ILYDONh.
Prictt rcducedto wit the timet.
Exchange Hotel
BENTON, I'A.
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now, ana is preparea io accommodate me put
i It all the conveniences of a Oret-claes hotel.
.-.urn'? IBMVll DJ'AKF, Proprietor,
SELECT STORY.
STD AST BTABOUER'B LESSON.
ALL ABOUT AN KI.OPEMENT WHICH
8TAHTI.ED LONDON SOCIETY.
Thirty lycars ago Mr, Stunrt Starch
cr had been a notorious young rnnn
about town; ho'.ailcctl'd to bo a notori
ous young man about town still.
Sinoo ho began to sow his wild oats
threo generations of youths had come,
sown theirs, and gone; but ho continu
ed gaily scattering crop nftcr crop, and
imagining all tho whilo that tho world
regarded him still ns tho satLO young
fellow ho was of yore. When ho roso
in tho morning and looked in his glass
ho could not but sco that his faco was
wrinkled anil his hair was thin. When
ho took his afternoon stroll in tho
nark ho felt only too plainly that his
step lackod lightness and his iigure
drooped. Thcso and such like un
pleasant "finger-posts'1 he contrived to
conceal, ns he thought, it not from
hitnrclf, at least from tho world. His
toilot, it is true, made an immeiiBO de
mand upon the skill of his valet and
the resources of art; but when it was
completed he Haltered himself that he
was to nil o m ward appearanoa as
youthful as many men thirty years his
junior.
Having thus in exterior renewed his
youth, it was his delight to spend his
afternoons and nights with "tho boys.''
Thcro was something pathetic in tho
efforts whioh ho made to do as theso
sturdy young roystercrs did. Ho
would stroll with them in the streets,
gamble with them at tho club, ehuillo
off to tho theatre "to mash" with them
the ladies of the stage, until ho was
ready to drop with fatigue. All tho
time be imagined that tbe lads took
him for one of themselves. Ho forgot
that there were few of them who had
ot heard their fathers talk of "old
Starch," tell of his elopement some
twenty years ago with poor wealthy
Miss Cash, wonder what had become
of tho child of that marriage, and
laugh at thd old fogoy's affetoation of
voulh.
Thcro was just one point upon
which Mr. Stuart Starchcr acknowledg
ed the effect of year's, and that was on
the point ol worldly wisdom, lie not
merely admitted, but he boasted of, tho
width ot his experience and tno pro
fundity of his knowledge of men, wo
men and thing. Every possible
trouble or difficulty a man about town
could get into ho had been in. Ho
had been in lovo and in debt, hard bit
at cards and threatened with tho di
vorce court; he had eloped with an
heiress, been in scrapes with ladies and
had fought a duel. Every conceiv
able adventuro he had, according to
himself, come through, and come
through, as ho proudly declared, with
out as much as a scratch. He was as
vain of his astuteness as ho was ash
amed nf his age.
On this great tund ot wiidom and
experience he was always ready to draw
tor the beucnt ot ms young I rienus wnen
anv of them cot into trouble; it was
tho only fund ho was ready to draw
unon. Ho was at least as rich as he
was wieo, but be was as prudent witn
his money as he was prodigal with his
advice. As ho used . lo say, ho did
this on principle; ho stuck to his mon
oy because if he did not somebody elso
would, but as to Ins advico bo could
offer it fieely because ho know do
body would take it.
In this observation ho scarcely did
himself justice, for his advice was not
only taken but often sought, and
among those who most needed and
souuht it was one of his youngost and
most intimato friends, tho Hon. Frank
Terrington.
Tho lion. J? ranK was a true leinng
ton; that is ho was moat ol his time in
high spirits and low company and ho
was happily blessod with many friends,
many lollies and many debts. He
was not on good terms with his father;
no Terrington ever was.
The lion. PrauK was the lavonte
nephew of a very wealthy old aunt.
That was all ho had to live on ypt for
a long time, but with tho Vid o! usur
ers, he contrived to ltvo on it very
well. But one tine morning what
ehouht the wealthy old aunt do but go
and get mnrried 1 Mho hist lutima
lion of this horriblo example of feinl
nino thounhtlessncBi which poor Frank
had was tho announcement of her
wedding in the morning papers. He
i ad the shameful intellieer.ee with a
throbbing brow. His aunt had cal
loulv taken from him his only liveli
hood, for now his credit, like Othello's
occupation, was gone.
As was ms hauit wnon in trouble no
went and consulted Mr. Stuart Starch
er. What was to ua uone, mat was
his question.
Done!" excliiiued Mr. Stuart Star
cr, Willi his youtiiiui manner, out
shaky voice. "Done!'' Why, my
boy my poor uoy, you must marry
This alternative, this resource is :
fearful ono to fall back upon. When
a fellow's b to lie broke there's nothing
else for it! '
'But who would havo met" aeked
Frank. "Beforo my aunt married I
might havo had a chance of marrying
a fortune I had prospects then; but
now, whin 1'vo nothing but a bad re
nutation and big debts
"Uonfound thp reputation," said Mr.
Stuart Starchcr, in a most decisive
manner, "and blow tho debu!
peak deliberately, and not, as you
may nuagiue, irom the turn ot my
periods, wttuout consideration
Frank, mv boy, I weep for you,
thought you wcro a lad of spirit and
resource, but I w.is wrong very
wrong.'
"Oh, cut this chaff, man, and bo
serious," replied Frank, a littlo nettled
j Mr. htuirt btarchora buuoonery
over his dwro. "i m ready to mar
vv money if I can get thn chance,
But how am I to get it t Everybody
worth anything in town knows me,
nnd will havo nothing to do with me,
llow am 1 to marry mouey n monoy
won't marry mo!'1
"But it will, Frank," said Mr, Stuart
Starchor. "Mark me, it will, if you
only follow my advico. I know what
I'm talking about, I can tell you
Now listen. 1 never meant you
try the gamo on in town; as you say,
you and your jw.ltion aro too wpII
known to permit you to jarry on oper
ftUoris successfully. But towns not
oveiywhoro; whim you know a llttl
more you n Know mat. Thero aro
other places where you and your posi
tlon aro not uuowu, and where money
any amount of monoy is to bo
Sicked up. Did you over hear of
outhport, Scarborough, Brighton?
Why not go to ono of theso places,
take up our abode in tho best hotel
and lot it bo known that you aro tho
Earl of Uoughshod's son; thon Bearoh
out tho richest merchant's or manu
facturer's daughter, b ceo mo acquaint-
with her thcro aro scores of ways
f doing that, subscription balls, tables
bote, and such like; make up to her,
and if the old people object to your
suit run nway with herl It's tho easi
est thing in tho world, I assure you, to
man ot somo birth, appearance and
cutencss. I did it mysolf years ago.
was quite a boy then, and I hadn t
io benefit of good advico liko you,
but then, you bco, I always know my
way about. Nobody over outwitted
Cbnrlio Stuart Starchcr, I can tell
you."
"I never looked at tho matter in this
light," said Frank, in a reflective way.
"woll, now that lvo given you tno
idea," replied his guido, philosophor,
and friend, "do look at it. I'll givo
ou any littlo tips I can, and mind 1
can give you every tip worth know-
ng. If vou want to humbug tho old
people, or to carry off tho girl, just lot
mo know, nnd I'll put you on tho
proper track."
"By George," exclaimed Frank, "it
would bo worth trying, if only for tho
fun of the thing. But it would cost
monoy, and 1 m doviiish hard up just
now, and there's no uso going to tho
money lenders."
Tho old dandy heard tnis witn a
leer; ho had no intention of lending
rank anything but the uso ot his
wits.
"Oh, it won't cost much, ray boy,'
ho answered. "You havo plenty of
welrv. Yon can raise enough on a
third of it to do tho whole business if
you got to work nt once."
Dor somo lirao Mr. atuart otarcnor
heard or saw no more of tho Hon.
ank. What had becorao of him tho
superannuated fribble did not know,
and again ho did not oaro. Ho was
too much used to seeing ins menus "go
under as ho called it, to bo particu
larly moved by tho collapso and disap
pearance of ono of them.
About six woeKs naa eiapeou, wuun
- r c t-. I
ono attcruoon our. o. oiaruuur was
surprised by tho Hon. Frank walking
nto his room.
"Hillol is that you!" ho said, rather
coldly. "What havo you been up to
this long time! uad, l nad nearly
forgotten vou."
"Ob." replied Frank, "I bavo been
oarrying out your advico."
"Indeed!" said Mr. atarcntr, Deoora-
ing interested. "And how have you
succeeded!
"Splendidly," replied I rank.
"Eht You don't moan it!" cried
Mr. Starchcr, springing. to his feet and
Iasping Franks band warraiy. -uy
Jove, I congratulate you, my boy.
U she a big-catch a regular sea Bor-
lonl? Eh! Who is she, my boy!
and is everything settled!''
"Mot so tast, starcn, said rranic,
laughing, "not so fast. To answer
shortly, eho is a big catch and every
thing is settled at least, so far as she
and I aro concerned. What tho papa
will say is a different matter, but we
don t intend to consult mm.
"Oh, it's a runaway business is it'
"Yes; I'm afraid it must be."
"Why, this is delightful!" cried tho
old man, enthusiastically, "xou can
command me, my boy, don't forget
that, don't forget that. But; coino,
tell us all about it. Who is she!
Whore did you fall in with her!"
"At Brighton. I went there and
did as you adyised me. And, at one ol
the Pavillion balls I fell in with her
not only fell in with her, but fell in
love with her.
"I know," said Mr. Starcher, with a
wink, "in love with her pile,
"No, seriously and truly with her
self." answered Prank earnestly.
Sho is a charming gin. uarnvng
enough to turn any fellow s head if
Bho hadn't a farthing."
"But she has several, ehl' said Mr.
Stuart Starcher. with another wink
aud a alv leer.
"Oh, yes, she s neir to an ner iatner
has. and bosules she is entitled on
coining of ago to a considerable for-
tuno umior her mothers win.
"That's tho sort of thing, my boy.
that's tho sort of thing. You ought to
let mo go halves with you for giving
you such good advice, 'pon my" word
vou ought. That shows you, ray lad,
that whon you want a wrinklo you
can not do better than como to old
Starch: he's as 'cute as thoy make
them. But what is she! A raanu
faoturor's daughter!"
"No," replied P rank, witn a sngniiy
troubled look, "that's just tho difltcul
ty. Tho fao is, she's tho only child
of a man whom I know pietty well,
nnd from whom I have reoeivod many
kindnesses,"
"Woll! And what s tho diflicuity
there!'' asked Mr. Stuart Starchor, as
Burning a puzzled look.
"Wei'., you soe, it seoms to mo that
to run nway with a friend's daughter
is lather a shabby return lor ms Kind
ness to you. In fact, it seems hardly
honorable
"Oh, ho!" cried Mr. Starcher, with a
loud laugh, "is that all! Well, you
aro a ninny! You don't mean to Bay
you let that disturb your mind!''
"I'm afraid I do, answered Frank
gloomily.
"Well, you're a 1001 ior your pains.
"But, under tho circumstances,
would you run off with herl"
"Of course l would.'
The Hon, Frank was silent a mo
ment. Then ho saidi "ThoroB
another point on which I want to oon
Btilt you. She's not yet of age, and
I m atrald the father might prosccuto
mo for carrying her off. I believo ho
oould."
"Yes, I supposo ho could and
would, too," replied Mr. Starcher, "if
ho caught you whilo his blood was up,
Bat vou should tako her abroad, and
remain out of his rsach for a month or
two."
(ill lltnt .onnl.l mjt mrtnn,, I1 nl.
looted Frank, ''and neither she' nor I
havo any just at present It will bo
very different, of com ho, when she
comes of age."
"Oli, ray dear boy," said Mr, Stuart
Slaroher, magnificently, "don't trouble
about that. Didn't I tel1 you you
night command me! How mnoh
would do yon! Would 300 bo
t-nouchl''
"ou'ro extremely kind," replied
Frank, "most kind. Yes, 500 would
1888.
bo just about tho thing."
"Horo's a check, thon," said Mr.
Sttrohor, at onco filling ono up for tho
amount "And now, ns nn oid friend,
may I know tho lady's name!"
Frank shook his head.
"Sorry," ho said, "very sorry, but I
really can't tell you. I promised her I
would toll no one."
"Who can sho be!" wondered Mr.
Stnart Starcher.
"You needn't trouble your mind, for
you would nover guess, said Frank.
"By tho way, I hope to carry her oft
the day after to-morrow."
"That's right; lojo no time," said tho
old beau; "and bo uro you telegraph
and let mo know tho inomont tho raar
riage is over."
From that moment Mr. Stuart
Starchor was in a stato of high excite
ment. Thcro was to bo a great scan
dal in tho fashionablo world, and bo
was wild to havo his name mixed up
with it. Ho was eager to bo tho first
to communicate the intelligence of it
to "tho boys." Fearful of being anti
cipated in this, that very evening ho
cast out to them dark hints about
Frank which perplexed aud interested
them. Tho next day ho mado his
hints a littlo plainer nnd when on tho
morning of tho third day, Frank's
tolcgram reached him, ho took it
about among his friends nnd exulted
in their amazement. Ho had to pro
tend that ho knew who tho lady was,
but that, for occult reasons, he daren't
tell them; but ho did not fail to dwell
on tho fact that Frank throughout had
oonsulted him, and that it was by tho
aid of his money that the elopement
was effected.
Tho next day juBt as Mr. Starcher,
after his claborato toilet and sointy
breakfast, was preparing to go out,
who should be shown into his room
butFrank'b brother, the Hon. Jack
Terrington.
"Well," said Jack, after tbo usual
salutations, "I hear you know about
Frank's last escapade!"
"Well, yes I do," said Mr. Stuart
Starcher, coniplacontly. "I think I
havn done something to help him to n
fortune."
"Yes, so it would appear," answer
ed the Hon. Jack, looking at a letter
ho took from his pocket. "Do you
know who the lady is!"
"Woll, yep," Baid Mr. Starcher, hesi
tatingly, "but I promised not to tell."
"Just-look, at that," replied Jack tos
sing tho old dandya letter in Frank's
hand writing." 'Tho wholo town is
laughing over you and it."
Mr. Stnart Starcher took it and read
as follows :
Mv Dear Jack: Bv old Starch's advice
and assistance I havo run oil with' his
daughter. I have letters ot his to prove it.
Isn't it a joke? The old rascal was having
ner Drougnt up privately at urigmon,
when I happened to come across her at a
danco at the Pavilion. She's a little
beauty, and has fifty "thou" ot her own.
In haste. Fbank.
"The.blackguardl" cried Mr. Stuart
Starohor, springing furiously to his
feet. "By heavens, I'll prosecute
him!"
"Don't you think," asked tho Hon.
Jack, quietly, "don't you think that
you've made a big enough fool of
yourselt already!
And, on rellection, Mr. atuart
Starchor thought bo had. London
Truth.
White Slaves la Turkey.
FURTHER niSCOVEHV OF THE HAREM
TRAFFIC IN EUROPEAN C1IRLB.
Thore is sa'd to havo been a con
siderable sonsation created in Constan
tinople by tho discovery that a market
exists tbero in wnich fcairopeari giria
imported for tho purpose from (jer-
many, Austria, Italy and Russia are
publicly Bold as slaves. Tho matter is
said to bavo boen duly authenticated
and is now occupying tbo attention of
the embassies. Tho statement is that
every week largo shipments of German
and Italian girls arrive via Verna,
Odessa, Salonica and from theJAdriatio
ports. Needless to add that this human
freight is not disembarked on tho ordi
nary cuatomhouuo quays of tho Golden
Horn, whero passongera and cargo aro
usually put ashore, and where its peos
ence would speedily have attracted tho
uotico of the consular authorities. Tho
girls aro landed in small boats at tho
Turkish quarantine Btation at Kawak,
whence thoy aro brought overland
through Bu jukdero into Constantinople.
Nono aro awnro of tbe fnto in store
for them, having been lured to under
take tho trip to tho Turkish capital by
meatiB of promises of munificent remu
neration as governesses, pianistes, and
other forms of rospectablo and honor
able employment. On arriving, thoy
are taken to n place whioh goes by tho
nauio of tho "uasino," nnd which is
nothing moro nor less tha-i an oxohango
or mart whero human cattle aro dealt
in as treelv as breadsuffs on tho Pro-
dnco Exchange in New York.-Sheffidd
Daily Neica.
Why Persons Taint.
SOME OK THE CAUSES WHICH PRODUCE
FAINT1NO SPELLS AN1 HOW THEY
SHOULD UK TREATED.
"Fainting," remarked a leading
physioian tho other day, "only results
when tno neart inns iu buuu iu uiu
brain a sufficient supply of blood,
Fainting is either partial or completo,
and iu either case thero may bo a warn
lug of what is coming, nnd in cases it
has been known for BOino persons even
to havo assumed favorablo postures be
fora losing consciousness. Tho famil-
inr Bymptoms aro the turning palo of
tho face, tho oyos close, consciousness
is lost and tho person falls. Then tho
heart fails to send blood to ttie brain
it also fails to Bend it to tho surfaco of
tho body, and hence tbo ekin is pallid
cold and often clammy. Both tho
breathing aud tho pulse may bo im
perccptiblo and tho person may seem
to bo really dead. Fainting sometimos
is a serious affair, and sometimes it
cuds in death. In racist cases howover,
there is au inherited nervous Biiscepti
bihty. In any case of faintness overy
obstaclo to tho freest action of the
boart and lungs should bo removed by
tbe loosening of tho clothing, But tho
Urst thing is to got tho patient into
rccumboct posturo and flat on tho back,
If tho person is in a orowded assembly
ho should at once bo taken intc fresh
nir, but under no circumstances should
anything bo placed under tho head
Tho moro common form of fnintin
does not, as has been erroucously stated;
nnnAaaail i n n .) -v aiiAvtnn II fn "
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL, XXII.N04S
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL Lll, Ml S5
Phosphate M-rung.
south Carolina's marvki.ous natural
product a recently dkvei.0ped
in1iustrv.
Within seven years tho annual value
of South Carolina's mineral resources
has increased from $1,371,939 to 82,
093,028, and of this about 85 por cent,
is phosphato rock. Visitors to tho
New Orleans Exposition In 1881 and
1885 will romembor a pyramid formed
entirely of this curious deposit. It may
now bu uecn nt tho spacious hall of tho
stato department of agriculture in
Columbia, S. O, whero it towors from
u baeo twenty feet square to tho height
of thirty feet. Long known to geolo
gists, it wns not until 18C7 that tho
commercial importance of South Caro
lina phosphates was recognized, yet
moro than 3,000,000 tons of tho rock
havo been mined nnd shipped sinco tho
peculiar industry was established. A
dozen land and twenty river raining
companies, now nctively working, havo
S-1,000,000 invested. During the three
years. 1808, 18G9 and 1870, only 20,
000 tons were raised, 90 per cent, of
which was land mining. In 1880
125,000 tons wero produced from tho
land mines and upwards of 05,000 tons
of river rock. Last year tho total out
put was 433,000 tons, almost equally
divided between tbo two varieties.
Most of tho river rock is sold in Europe.
It is officially stated that notwith
standing the comparatively low prico
of phosphate rook, during 1887, tho
value of this product alone was moro
than three times as great as tbo aggre
gate value of preoious metals unearth
ed in tho entire Bouth in tho eamo
period.
This remarkable deposit is found in
beds on tho South Carolina lowlands
running parallel to the Atlantic sea
board and from eight to fifty miles dis
tant from tho coast. It is also rough
ly massed with fossil bonos and teeth
in orecks and rivers. The nodules
have developed, on analysis, from 55
to 02 per cent, of tricalcio phosphato
and from 5 to 11 tier cent, of carbonate
of limo, with various minor constitu
ents. These phosphates form tbo basis
of superior artificial fertilizers largely
consumed throughout the TJnitcd'Stntes
and in foreign countries. Tho chem
ical working reduces the rock to pow
der of a most insidious nature. In the
manufactories tho men who nro em
ployed to p ck this dust into bags aro
compelled to wear handkerchiefs bound
across their months and nostrils.
South Carolina's phosphate mines
aro located in Beaufort, Colleton and
Berkeloy counties. What is known as
tho Coosaw Mining company is tho
only rivor dredging phosphato syndi
cate that has exclusive rights. There
has recently been much talk of "pools"
and "trusts" among tho richer compan
ies, mainly with a view to protect tho
prico of rock. Tho principal operators
in Beaufort county, besides the Coosaw
syndicate, aro the Oak Point Mining
company and the Sea Island Chemical
company. Next January tho l'orl
Koyal Mining company will begin rock
dredging.
Tho Cooper and Ashloy river marls
are composed of minute shells, aud
their gianular texture is frequently so
compact that the dark gray mass is
suitable for building material. Frag
ments broken from the irregular sur
faces of these marls, rounded by wave
action, have becomo converted into tho
nodules that aro so rioh in phosphato
of lime. Tho rock which is now
extensively mined in South Carolina is
always found overlying tho marl.
Much darker in color than the land
deposit, and palpably harder, tbo water
rock is found at a dredging depth of
ntteen to twenty leot at the bottom ot
creeks and rivers that aro feeders of
Port Royal harbor or St. Helena sound
Land rock is usually mined at a depth
f five to ssven feet from tho earth's
surfaco. It varies groatly in size of
tho nodules. Found in clay, mud,
peat, it is marked wilh tho fossil re
mains of mastodons, elephante, deer,
horses, cows and hogs : not imbedded
in tho rock but mingled with the loose
layers. Beautiful specimens of sharks'
teeth, from two to four inches long,
are not intrequent.
Scientists havo been mentally oxer-
ciBod to account tor the changing ot a
marl which originally oontatned (U
per cent, of carbonate of lime and only
or ! por cent, of phosphato of lime
into ouo wuicu snows oy analysis oa io
. . i , i , w .
62 per cent, of phosphate of lime, and
from 5 to 11 per cent, of carbonnto of
lime. In tho exhaustive and deeply
interesting icporls of South Carolina's
state board of agriculture, it is mention
cd as a notowortbv circumstance that
while tho greater part of eocenu marls
that region havo preserved their
constitution almost unchanged, a very
romarkiiblo mutation U observable at
tho beginning and end of the series, in
tho buhr stone on the northern border,
and in tho widely removed phosphato
rock on tho southern. In tho buhr
stono the original carbonate of limo
composing tho shells has boen removed
by eilcia, rendering huge masses of
rock, that onco might havo imparted
valuable properties to the soil, worth
leas to th.- agriculturist ; whilo in the
ihosphato Delt there lias been n cur
ious but vastly beneficial evolution
Two theories aro ottered tor ex
planation of the ohango from carbon
ato of limo to phosphato. Ouo of theso
theories assumes that the fragments of
marl were charged with sweepings
from guano beds formed abovo them
by congregated flocks of Bea birds
But no remains ot birds havo boen
found among tho other fossils discov
ered in theso wondorful beds. Tho
other theory as to tho formation of
these rocks is that certain mollnxks
have the power of separating tho phoB
phato of limo from ocean water, and
that through their instrumentality tho
marl (especially us upper strata) bo
camo charged with phosphato of limo,
i hat tho proportion ot phosphate, thus
obtained, to the wholo body of the
8iipoifioial layeis of marl was after
wards increased: pirst, by tho re
tncval of a considerable quantity of tho
enrbonato of limo rendered soluble by
the tho percolation through it of rain
water containing carbonic acid, do
rived from tho decomposing vegetable
matter in tho soil overlaying tho tvnr).
Seoond, by a well known pronencss of
phosphoric acid, when amused, to con
centraio mid to jjivo nso to concre
tionary processes similiar to thoso
btrongly marked in the flint nodules
and pebbles of English chalk. This
, theory agreoa with tbo diffused occur
renco of phosphato of limo In tho sup
crficial layers of tho marl, ns well ns
with tho fact that tho tipper layers of
tho deposits and tho onteido of tho
nodules aro richest in phosphate. It
substitutes a general causa for a local
one, oominei-surato nt oiicq with tho
wido area occupied by tho phosphato
rocks nnd by the phosplmtlo marls of
tho south Atlantic co.-uit line.
Ono ton per day of the rook can bo
raised by an ordinary laborer. Ho Is
paid for this work 81.76. A royalty
of $1 for cftoh ton minod is paid into
South Carolina's treasury. In 1883
phosphato rook was marketed at $9
nor ton, but of lato years lower prices
havo ruled. Working ono and one
half hours on tho ebb and tho sanio
length of timo on tho flood tide, nt a
dopth of ton feet or moro, tho Coosaw
divers earn as ranoh ns 318 a week
raising river rock. This labor is noitber
unhealthy nor perilous.
Buying Indiana "floaters."
A REPUni.ICAN CHAIRMAN TELLS fcXACTLY
HOW IT WAS DONE.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel,
A correspondent of a Chicago nanor
met Sam Ivercheval, of Spencer county,
in tho bar room of tho Dennison Houso
tbo other night. Korcheval is tho
chairman of tho Republican committee,
and ho seems to havo bad tho unblush
ing impudenco to tell publicly to tho
crowd around tho bar how the voters
of his county wero debauched nt tho
recent election. He is described by
the correspondent as reclining with his
arms on tho bar and discoursing as fol
lows ;
"Of courso it was an expensive cam
paign the most expensive tho stato
has over known. The prico of votes
averaged over 820 each, and iu Bomo
cases we had to pay as high as $10
and 850; but wo got them, and wo
carried tho Btate. In Spencer county
wo had a great many 'floaters,' and it
was an open question whether wo or
tho democrats could buy them. Wo
got most of them."
"now could you bo sure, ' tho cor
respondent asked, "that a vote which
you had paid for would bo really de
livered !"
"Nothing simpler," said tho chair
man of the Spencer comity committee.
"it you buy dry goods, you got tho
package when you givo the money.
We went on tho sarao principle. Wo
had ono man stationed nt tho polling
place who was able to sco the ballot
from tho timo it left his hands until
tho timo it went into tho box. Now,
suppose a floater is secured by a work
er. Say vou are a worker and this
gentleman is tho voter, and this gentle
man hero is tho guard at tho polls.
Now, you agree Willi this man to pay
him 520 lor a straight republican vote.
You steer him up to tho guard at tho
polls nnd call his attention to tho man.
The guaul gives him a ballot folded
and ready to put into tho judgoV band's.
Tho voter takes it, and it ho votes as
ho haa contracted to do, without look
ing at it, or 'monkeying' with it in any
way and tho guard can eeo whether
ho does or not, for ho is nover more
than threo feet away from the ballot
box thon ho (tho guard) signals back
to you that tho man is all right, and
you take him off aud givo him his
money, lie has to trust yon that tar,
although I have seen cases in 'this
election when the 'floater would not
trust the worker, but insisted on having
ouo hand on the money whilo bo put
in tho ballot,"
"How is tho monoy paid afterwards!"
"Well down in our part of tho
county we took a room which had been
used as a gambling-hell. The door
had one of thoso little cpenings to it
in tho centro from which you could see
out, but you could not soo in. When
a worker had got a vote he wrote on a
little piece of bho paper tbo amount
ot mfiney to which tho voter was en
titled, and the voter poked his band
through the hole with that bit of card
board in it. I ho paper was taken off
by a young man inside, examined and
verified, and, if it was all right, tho
monoy 810, 820 or 850, as tho case
might be was placed in the still open
hand. The man outsido saw notbiug,
neither did the man inside. It us all
done quietly and effectually, aud no
body was the wiser."
aenator voorhees, of
Indiana, tells
nn Indianapolis Sentinel reporter that
ho is confident tho republicans spent
8200,000 to purchaso that state. "In
Terre Haute," ho says, "tho minimum
prico paid tor votes was SI 5," and ho
mentioned one place whero a man re
ceived S200 for his influence.
Mr. Houston, chairman of tho India
na republican committee, is credited
wilh tho frank admission to thocorres
nondent of tho Chicago Tribune fron.l
that it is folly to dony that a majority
of voters in Indiana aro democrats."
The Portland, Ind., Sim (dera.) de
clares that Jay county, which went re
publican last week, was "boodlo-izd,
aud bo openly that "thcro was no ex
cuso for any ouo boing ignorant of
what was going on." Tho tlimy pa'h
of "boodle," it says, was blazed by tho
r . r . u- ii . i i . i- ii.,. -
iui ui uiu uuaiei bo piuiuiy vnui -ine
way-faring man, thongb a fool, could
not err therein,' and tho rustle of green
backs floated out from tho treasurer'
office as distinctly as tho 'klink' of
glasses from a " grog shop. If a
voter addicted to drink had too much
self-respect to fell his voto while sober,
ho was properly dosed with whisky
until ho had i-o clouded his intellect ns
to voto in tho directiou where his
whisky came from."
Ihu llanco'jk (Ind.) JJemocrat Dives
this illustration of tho way monoy was
used in its county : "i he democraoy
of tho first precinct of Center township
mado a gallant tight on Tuesday last,
but they corao out hfty-six votes be
bind tho voto of 1SS1, owing to tbo
corrupting influonee of money in tho
hands at unscrupulous republican lead
ers, who went into tho open market
and bought fiom eighteen to twenty
formerly democratio voters in tho pre
cinct at a cost of not less than 8500.
furnished by the friends of monopolies.
Tho men that sold their votea wear tho
mark of Cain on thoir brows, and their
names havo been properly entered on
tho books of that highly moral party.
Ono man was blindfolded and led to
tho polls by a petticoat politician.
When ho recovers his eye sight nnd
manhood l o will be ablo to appreciato
tho contempt in which be is held by
decent people of all parties."
Eolipses for the Yt-ar 1B89.
Thero will bo fivo eotipscs next year.
throe erf the sun aud two of tho moon.
Tho first is a total eclipse of tho Bun
on Jauuary I, at 5 o'clock, live minutes
in the evening, visible at tbo Betting of
tho sun.
Tho second is a partial eclipse of tho
moon on January 17, at 12:11) in tho
morning, visible here.
The third is au annular eclipso of
tho sun on Juno 28, at 3 o'clock, 64
minutes m tho afternoon, visible hero.
I ho fourth is a partial eclipse of tho
sun en Jiuy l.'. nt a o clock, -11 min
utes in tho nf lei noon, invisible here.
Tho fifth is a total eclipse of tbo sun
on December 22, at 7 o'clock, 48.
minutes iu tbe morning, invisible here.