PROFESSIBMAL CARIt.
h. mm
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ofmce Front Iloom, Over Poatoffloo.
BLOQMBBDnO, PA.
J It. MAIZE "
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
INSUI1AN0K and REAL EnTATK AQENT
Omcic.Hoora No. !2, Oolumbiak
building.
llLOOMSUUltU. PA
I JsjLWthisss.tt ' 1
N,
U. FUNK,
ATTOItNK 1T-AT-LAW.
OfflCO!nl.lf.nulM.n. ' BtOOII.lOEa.PA
J 01LN M. CliAlUC,
A1TOIINEY-AT-LAW
AMD
JUaTXOE OF THE PEAOE.
BLooxsacas, Pa
Omceover Moyer Bros. Drag Store,
Q W.MILLKR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Offlceln Brovrer'sbutldlng,secondaoor,room No,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
FKANK ZAKIJ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloorasb'nrg,,Pa,
nniiii," 01 Lontre na Main Btrsetl. Clark
Can be consulted In German.
Q.KO. K. KLYVELl.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,-
Bloomsbdiio, Pa.
Ofllce on second Uoor, third room of Col
umbian miliums, Main street, below Ex
cnango uoici.
pAUL E. WIltT,
Attorney-at-Law.
nice In Columbian Buudino, Third floor.
BLOOMSBURQ, PA.
H
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURQ, PA.
.Office In WlrU' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tf
B. XNOUB. L. S. WIMTIUTIIN,
KNOKR & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttorney S'Ot-Law.
oraco lu lBt National Bank building, second floor,
nrst door to tho left. Corner ot Main and Market
aireeia uioomp r. org, ro.
l&-l'entwni and Bounties Collected.
JP P. BILLJ1EYEH,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
WOfllco over
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Dcntlcr's
shoe store,
rapr-BO.88.
y. H. RllAVVN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ofttftwluftf Fa
O Tee, corner ot TMra and XalnBtreeta
G
KANr HERKINO,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBUItO, FA.
Office over Hawllng's Meat Market.
yJIOUAEL F. EYEHLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims.
AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE. SETTLEMENT 07
(ESTATES, to.;
tar Office. In Dentler'a building with p. P. BUI
merer, attomey-at-law, front rooms, 2nd floor
Bloomsburg, Pa. apr--Ss.
D
It. H0N0RA A. ROBBRtS.
Office and rraldencfl. Wont First street. Blooms.
burg, Pa. novssssiy.
JB, McKELVY, M. DBurgeon and Phy
. stclan, north side Main street, bolow Market
rR. J. 0. RUTTEB,
PHYSICIAN 8DKQB0M,
Offloe, Nortn Market street,
Bloomsburri Fa
DR. WM. M. REBER Burgeou and
Physician, omcecornerot Hock and Market
treet.
ESTABLISHED 1870.
J J. BROWN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence on Third street near Metho
dist church. Diseases olthe eye a specialty.
jyi. J. R. EVANS.
Treatment of Chronic Disoases made a
SPECIALTY.
Office, Third Strcot,
BLOosisBiiita Pa
HUBS, D. D. B.,
radu'ate ot the I'hlladelphla Dental College.
Having opened a dental omco In
LOCKARD'S BUILDING,
corner ot Main and Centre streets.
BLOOMSBURG, A.,
s prepared to receive all patients requh ng pro.
estlonal services.
ETHER, OAS, AND LOCAL ANAESTHETICS
administered tor the painless extraction ot teeth
tree ot charge when artinclal teeth are inserted.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTED.
Oct 26-1 y.
VST a. HOUBE,
DENTIST,
Bioousburo, Columbia County, Pa
sllstylesot work doneln a superior manner.work
warrantea as reprvocntea. iinuetxuui
id wirnocr Pain by tbo use of Oas, and
tree of ohargewbenartlflclalteetb
are Inserted.
Officii In Barton's bulldlne. Main street.
bclqw llarket, tlvo doore below Klelm'a
drugstore, nrst uoor.
lo be open ai all hourt during the dai
.N0VS3.1T
TD F. UARTMAN
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Pennsylvania, " "
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oueens, ot London.
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omce on Market Street, No, I, Bloomsburg.
E!c:m:sur2 Fi::- and Lifclw. :Ast!:c7.
ESTABUHUED lEbS.
(Rncoeesor to Freaa Brown)
AOENTAND BROKER
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Assets
t 9,52S,lsa.9I
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Mutual ltetietlt Life Ina Co. Of New.
5;
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ark, N. J 4!,37S,mS3
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office.
KIRK INSURANCE AGENCY OF
J. II. MAIZE,
Office 2nd floor Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Liverpool London and Qlobe, largest In the world.
ASSETS.
IMPERIAL of London. u,6.8,ru 00
CONTINENTAL Of New York, tS,i3,SlS
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uns J, 1888, tf.
0. , BIWELL, 1 . . .
& BITTENBEMDEB,
LADIES t
Ladles do your dying, at Home, with
PEERLESS DYES
i.., c,r7thlDttL nT sold ever
ki'JJt--1'00.!00, tt ractcafre. 40 eolors. Ther
S.1I25?.53ual fPr "trength, brightness, amount
In packages, pr tor fastness of coFor, or non-fadlng
A avert. Bern
Howo &
KJF??afa,Ul cn obtain all nTlnfonnton
A '-uiSZZZ:. a nuiuiuiDUllI 111
seem
EMULSION
OF PURE COD LIVE OIL
22 HYPOPHOSPHTTES
Almost as Palatable as MHfc.
Bo dtsfttte.il that it earn b tahtat,
dlaestMl, it aMlmllated by Hi. uh!
miuIUt atnatHTi, Win the plain ad
' tolerated and by The oaa
blnatlon or th alt with th. hypophM-
Bsukikl'M (esb proditer.
Vtnw gtui npldl; whll tiklu K.
SOprT'SEMTJLSIONlaaoknowledgeabj
Physicians to be the Finest and Best prepa
ration in the world for the relief and ours Tot
OON'UWTIOM, SCROFULA,
GENER.L DEBILITY, WASTING
uiaaaaes, EMACIATION.
COLDS and CNRONIO COUQHS
im great rtmtdy for Consvmpttan, and
waning m unuartn. Hold by all DrugailU.
sept ss.'88-ly
,9 Cords "10 m
(5 NO BACKACE
JIT ONE MAN. ore.tlr Improred. Alia TOOL
or AHu i.w. wb.rebr thoi. Iwt .xp.rlDM(ro.n.
Dot mS. a mliuk.. M free Wl maeklM. t.
Urn. fa r.Mr.t caw., J W.l! tl.OO. Hun
drM hr. i.wkI a t. acoaDa iUMj, We w.nt .11 who
barn wood and all lntertd In the timber builnen to
writ, for our llnatr.til Jw.t.t.tnii, iv.i
wb.t rou want, tbe grctMt Ubor-Mrer end Deiu
Mlllng tool now on e.rth. rint ornre from your Tleln
Itr e.ciirefl agency. POLaUa iwrjaSUCHUBCO.. 101
h ill b, Cue! SUMt, CkteKe, V. , ' ,0
Jan 469-6t-eow L & T
J. W. CDSICK,
ryrmont, Ohio, writes:
" I feel that I can not reo
ommend Or. 8eth Arnold' Congb
Killer
too highly. Would not b
without It.
Druggists, 25c., 60o., and $l.oo.
I CURE
FITS!
When I say Curb I do not mean merely to
stop them for a time, and then have them re
turn again. I Mi: AN A ltAUICAl. CCItE.
i have mado the disease ot
FITS, EPILEPSY or
FALLING SICKNESS,
A life-long study. I WARRANT my remedy to
Core the wont eases. Because others have
failed Is no reason for not now receiving a cure.
Send at once for a treatlaa end Vnvw Ttni-r, n
of my Infallidlb Remedy, aire Express
and Post Omco. It costs you nothing for a
trial, and It will cure you. Address
H.G. ROOT, M.C., 183 PEABLSr..NlwYou .
The WONDERFUL
UBURfi CHAIR
pombjlrJna a Parler. LlklirtTiITJT
l,i,il.iVer"L7 " '"'"
erjevuea. yr-t.s7.ao :v
v men . Urfret eerietr of
ASIesllkls. Rltpii,, rklelclep.'
'J1H fMP reKlll.teeS atllll CHAIKSand
LOCIPEDK8 and SELF BrcOPILLSRS.
l-tT HOACHE8
Over tnrt rfifr.ret
Oor rilut ai1(.lc Irikl on ell Car.
"Wei. Srtt. .w. heT. dlMontinned
oireot with the mekere roa cen a9
and dsIWarad free to Any point In
I llDliDaH mmt m.
. - a awus 7QQ WlaQ n it
owMwnta in r via WU.
140 North iUahck Httu PUladelptoI, Pa
KNOW THYSELF.
tjih oxsnvoi ov XiTWJr.
A ScleotuloaDj Standerd Popnlar Medical Treatise on
the Krroraof Youth, Premature Decline, Netvou.
and Pbytical Debility, Impurities of (he Blood
fB5
it
Iteiultirig trom Folly, Vice, Ignorance, liicc.ii or
Ocrtaitlon, Enervating and unlUtinu the ktliu
for Work, Ilmlneii, the Married or Social Relation.
Avoid UDikllful pretender., I'oiku thla great
ork. It contain. 300 psgei, royal 8vo. Ilrautlhil
blading, emboiaed, full gilt. Price, only $1.10 by
mall, poaupald, concealed In plain wrapper, itlua.
Initlve Prorpectua Free. If you apply now. Tbo
dlitloguUhed author, Wni. II. Palter, M. I)., Tt:
ceivetlthe GOLD AND JEWELLED MEDAL
from the National Madloal Association,
for the PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS nntl
PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr.Parkeraudacorra
of Aaaletant Phyalclans may be conaulted. roml.
Jrntlally, by mall or In peraon, at the office of
Till: I'liAllOIiY MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
N'o.4 lliilllnch St., l!oaton. Maea., lowborn all
jrdera fol hooka or Utters for adrlce ibould te
directed as above,
Feb 16-d-4t
SAFE INVESTMENTS.
TUB KKYNTONK IHOKT(IA(IIi CO.,
OP ABEhDEEN, DAKOTA.
Eastern Ofllee, IK! Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Ta,
vupimi axaii.tiiiu. uncr uuarantcea 7 per
rl, nrmiMMnm HCKl UIKIP iTIOriKaKe. at
1'ar. Theso mortgages aio socunul by laud) worth
three to six times their amount. We oiler choice
investments In Aberdeen oily Properly. Aber.
ucen is a city oi b,um, ana is growing more rapldl,
Address for full
jxx more ranldlv
particulars.
Jim u-r-ii
MORTGAGES ON LAND!
ue purchase MORTGAGES upon lands lo all
the western and southern states and Territories,
and have constantly on hand for salo very de-
The Cprtin BanWng Co.
US BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Jatll-r-H
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, PA.
The undersigned has leased this well-known
house, and Is prepared to accommodate the public
niw u iud vvurDuiciwn ut a ursv-ciass novel.
Imy67) L BUUBL DRAKE, Proprietor
MJXSE7
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BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
rV a ; lu. It II W I
mm
PRACTICE MAKKS- PKRFF.CT.
The makers of the Ivory Soap have been enrraged in the man
ufacttirc of Soaps for over fifty years, and the "Ivory" is the happy
result of their long experience, and is unquestionably the soap to be
used by all who value the advice (quoted below) of Ellen H. Richards,
Instructor in Chemistry, Woman's Laboratory, Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, who says, "In the purchase of soap, it is
"safest to choose the make of some well known and long established
"firm who have a reputation to lose if their product is not good."
A WORD OF WARNING.
Tliero are many white soaps, each represented to be " just as good as the ' ivory ' j "
they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of
tiie genuine. Ask for " Ivory " Soap and insist upon getting it.
Copyright 18SC, by Procter Gamble.
dse Pain Instantly.
Strengthens Weak Parts,
Quiets Nerrousness.
HOb
rrwh Dope, Hemlock Gam and
Pine Balaam, prepared and
apreao, au roaoj to apply.
Best Plaster Erer Made.
Bold by Dm and country ttoree.
ZSCts. Ofor 81. Mailed for price.
Loci
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING
G. W. BERTSCH,
TITE MERCHANT TAILOR.
-:o:
Ms' Furnishing QoodSaB&ts & Caps
OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short uotiou
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
WILLIAM HART
BLOOMSBURG, PBNN'A.,
AGENT FOR THE
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO.
manufactruers ot the celebrated Keystone Dvna
mite. Thla explosive Is giving universal satlsfao
lion quotations cheerfully given. Aug 187
D
RS.J.N.&J.B.HOBENSACK
M. die. I and Surele. I Office,
206 NORTH SECOND ST., PHILAOA.
llSTAllLIHIIKD 40 YKAltS
Fortlieln-atinontof Ymithful Imprudence,
Ii-tHor V)g'r, Nervmi, Itelilllly and Mpeclal
lirTi.r, Uo t'liltntlOM by mall free of charge,
11 ok Knt Tri-o
Oin ',n'rr 'fr 'i.tolr.M Aftometot'r.v
Mayll-P--Caly
T 8. WILUAM1, AUCTlONEEIt.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Bal Estat B:ught and'"'Bi,.d.
Parties desiring to buy horses and wagons
"vould do wi-11 to rail on the above.
jrAINWKiallT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Philadelphia, Pi,
TEAS, SYRUPS, COFFEE, fcUQAR, MOLASSES
mi ''on 'vaos (invent! 'ihoi.is 'saiit
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Sts.
earorders will receive prompt attentuoi
DR, THEEL
JC Vi rQQ North Faarlh Htrt, Wlt
, 77 OJ5 Orttn, rMUdtlvkla, With
ra (a-eaalaa) ractUa.l axverl
(rBta I " on ur
ICttlv. aaialfftaBd Mmusitlf than sit
htidTartUliif i&jalcUa, no ottUr t. k
u; freuwbat Colleic t Ttt.va.adL
or hat ka ana alalm 1a A a. It-. Thaal
tftr AfiMt la a&r adrtrtiatia bataiotaa
ilantMts aB.d uoMufat traattvaal of all Varatvla
I auAfaUatat. h ttaa aaaal him In thai eMirvai
SPECIAL DISEASES
AND BLOOD POISON,
OTtNTINATF. CI.CERH. BlVOTCllEN,
KKVPTItlNN. I'lHrLIS, NWUU
INUN.INr-LAMMATION. IxxtVltallty
Early Ureay, Phyaleal and Mental
Prostration, Meloncbolla, Bladder
aod Klduey IMeeaaea. (Acute catea 410
4V.)- tM,t a' tiH. 0IV NHTOHD
nUatBf tkaillopataU, Honoacpaialfl tCeUetla A Bolaala
j i tarn rutaiUfDa, tha iaa Laawa that fare
rrmaaatlr tb u iihi. Larrtat llaaaltal aad
rtrala PrUcal Ei aarltae wtlh f trj ram ad y tad
tua,6a batva UHitnai (r t,ukkMt ttcamj asd Hr
aaai ra Tha taoot daaceraaa caaea aalUlUJa
Taf , lalddla u4 aatt 14 uaa writ or 01 ( for Wok
Trail.. pMiai rttttiu, latlr akaiaaf ta tUMbIm
Mftrallac aad Ijhf adftrtUantnU m m tbMi laiau
H U la u ftut Mrianaaaalah tkt da aol poaiaat.
kMtiklilla Ika UilaDiai will TB.efitT,affarlof tad da-
Ttawaoda ara dUtppolotal by ante a, Ulr i-
17. Uon, a-a. da47 asl atUfUj In
WVHBJ IVaj, ajR iiu .
PARKER'8
HAIR BALSAM
Clcante. and beautifies Ih. hair.
Never Falla to RiiUti Orsy
rromotra a luauriant growth.
.r ran. to Hour, at
Hilrlolt. Y..tful C.ler.
Tlereota Dandruff and Lair falUu
tOo. .nJ t1 00 fct I'rrl.i.. "
Feb l-d-4L
Cifitttiktt
COMPLETELY AND
Back.
ChMt,
Rida,
KidosTf,
Shoulder,
jraba. or
SPEEDILY
CURES
All AotiM, Pains,
Sore&esfl or Weak
mm lath
L MusolM.
far On mmridott timature
HOP PLASTER CO., BOSTON,
on all genuine poods.
CROWN ACUIE
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN Z
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
It win not smoke the chimneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high dro test.
It win not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety OIL
WE OHALLENGE COMPAEISON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Eeputation,
As refiners, upon the statement tbat It is
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer for
UANVIIXE PA.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOVER
BROS.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
seps-ly.
Cures Liver Complaint, Bilious Affec
IAXAD0R
tions, LlOSS 01
Appetite, Sick
I Ileadache.Siclc
Stomach, Qid-diness.Costlre-,
ness,Dyspeps!a
1 Kidnertroublo
AXAOORi
and all delicate Female Com
Plaints. Sold ovcrywhero. Trice 25 cents.
DREXEI3AC010GNE
Fragrant! &0 Lasting 1
The Leading Perfume fork Toilet and
Handkerchief.
Sold by all dealers. Price 25 ota.
Salvation Oil
bW Ptlct only 23 cti. Sold ty atldruggliti.
Will relitva Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Swellings,Bruise,Lumbago,Sprain,
Headache, Toothache, Sores, Burns,
Wounds, Cuts, Scalds, Backache,
Frostbites, Chapped Hands and Face,
Gout, or any bodily pain or ailment.
rUCW"C S riUOS. r Great iciaeeoAif
oncrr titti.r,ici o ct. At an
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
07. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
sz.ooiaSBUBa.rA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath room
hot and cold water; and all modern convenience
MADE WITH BOILING WATER.
EPPS'S
GRATEFUL-COMFORTING.
COCOA
MADE WITH BOILING MILK.
SELECT STORY.
OLD ME8. DILL.
Wlion all the other women in Camp
Paradise wont away old Mrs. Dill
stayed on.
"I come to tho mountings in 50,"
alio often said, "an' I've livod in the
mountings ever bcdco, an' it ain't tho
fust time I'vo boon left tho only wo
man thev was in a minln' camp. I'vo
lived long es a year 'thout seein' tno
faoo of no woman 'ccptin' my own
when I looked in a bit of lookin' glass.
I was tho fast woman in Camp Para
dise, an' I reokon I'll be tbo last to
leave 'or.1'
Her many years of hfo in tho
"mountings" had told on Mrs. Dill.
She was bent and gaunt, with a leath
ery, wrinkled face and bony, calloused
hand. Her faco and voice her wholo
manner was masculine. Tho fow
cracos that old ace vouchsafes its
choosen ones had not been given Mrs.
JJill. she was uncouth and repelling
in appearance, tbo result ot years and
veara of straggling against adverse
fates amid tho demoralizing influences
of mining camp life.
'llieyain t no kind o roughing it
that 1 ain't used to,' she often said.
"Lordl if I ain't roughed it I don't
know who has. Thoy ain't a guloh
in this part o' the mountings I ain't
been in or a trail 1 am t been over.
I've lived in tonus and lug cabins and
sometimes under notbin' but the trees,
for most thirty years. Dill ho never
once struck it rich in all that time, and
he died poorer n lie was when wo
come out hero from old Missouri.
"We'd a good farm back there, but
Dill he got tho gold roinin' craze, an'
we sold out an' come out hero with an
ox team an' put our farm into a holo
in the ground, ez a body might say,
an' we've never got it out ag'in. Talk
'bout hard times and roughin' it, good
Lord! you might say so if you'd wont
through all I have!''
Mr. Dill had been dead six: years,
leaving bis widow homeless and penni
less, aomo ot the miners in the camp
in which old man Dill died offered to
raise a fund to send her baok to her
friends if she cared to go, but she had
declined tho otter.
"I'vo lived in the mountings too
long to live any place else now," she
saidj "and, anyhow, 1 hain't got no
friends to go to. I ll stay here aud
roagh it out to the end."
She had been among the first comers
to Camp Paradiso in tho days of that
camp's short lived prosperity. It was
supposed then that the camp would be
come a second Leadville. Two or
three promising strikes had been made,
and wily speculators had got up a
carefully planned "boom" solely in
their own interests. In ono summer
nearly three thousand people came to
Camp Paradise. Most of them went
away again before the year was out.
Old Sirs. Dill camo wearily up tho
steep and narrow track one day, walk
ing slowly behind an aged and dimi
nutive burro, which carried her world
ly all on its back. She began her
Camp Paradise career as a laundress.
Some of the miners had known her in
other camps, and a number of them
got together ono day and built hor a
little cpbin, and afterward gave her
their rough garments to wash and
mend. They paid her well and her
wants wtro few.
When nearly all the other cabins
in the gulch were deserted, and when
all tho littlo white tents had been fold
ed up and gono away with their own
ers, Mrs. Dill stayed on. Tho men
rather liked her for doing so. It
showed a certain loyalty to the "old
camp'' and a faith in it that pleased
them, for those who stayed were firm
in tho conviction that there woro great
treasures hidden away in tho secret
depths of tho granito mountain tower
ing abovo the little town.
And they were determined to find
those treasures; so about twenty-five
of them mado common property of
their few worldly possessions nnd mov
ed into a long, low, rambling house- of
logs, that had once been a hotel, for
the winter. They did more, thoy cavo
old Mrs. Dill a homo with them.
There was at ono end of the build
ing a little room for which the men
bad no special use, and this thoy mado
very comtnrtabio lor "old Mother Dill,
as many of them called her. Iu return
Mrs. Dill kept their rough garments in
order, assisted about tbo cooking and
mado herself useful iu other ways.
There was not another woman within
twenty-fivo miles of Camp Paradise,
but Mrs. Dill did not caro for that.
"I'm used to it," sho said.
Tho winter set in early in Camo
Paradiso. There was snow on the
ground in October, and eaily in No
vember tbo mountain slopes and
gulches were covered under a foot or
fnoro of snow that only tho suns of the
coming June would melt.
iljo men could do little prospoctlng,
and nothing toward developing tbo
claims they bad staked out during the
summer. They spent most of their
time m hunting and visiting tho ad
joining camps, nono ot which wero
more prosperous than Camp Paradiso.
The men woro idle in all of them, and
tho natural consequence was that they
spent rauoh of their time in gambling
and drinking and in tho carousals
common to mining camps.
it was a stormy night in Dooembcr
that all the men in Camp Paradiso sat
around tho great tiro of pine knots iu
tho broad fireplace at one end of the
cabin.
Old Mrs. Dill had gone to her littlo
room at tho end of tho cabin, and tho
men were enjoying tho rollicking
songs most miners know. Some of
thctn wero playing poker, an upturned
uarrei serving lor a tauio. Tho wind
blow cold and flerco, and fine, hard
dashes of snow btat against tho littlo
windows on either sido tho door.
As early as 8 o'clook some of the
men began to talk about "tnrnlng in"
for tho night. Several of thorn woro
shaking up the blankets and skins on
their rude bunks when, without knock
or other sound, the door oponod sud
denly and a roan camo in. The men
around tbo Greplaoo turned their faces
qulokly towards tho visitor, and ono of
tnem saia;
"Well, Jack Downoy, what in tho
thunder brings you clean from down
in Camp l'alrview away up to old
Prosperity on suon a nicht as this!
Como to tho flro an' thaw out, man, an'
rriva an nncnunt n' vnrenlf 11
The man, tall and sallow and grizzl.
od, laughed gfimly as ho camo for
22, 1889.
ward.
"Come to Invito you to a littlo party
down to Fairview Jetl .Tudsons
doadl"
"Nawl"
"Jed Judsonl"
"Ye don't mean itf '
"AVhatt"
"Jed Judson deadt"
Tho speakers all spoko at once, tho
poKer piayors dropped their cards.
somo of tho mon rose hastily to their
loot.
"Whatever ailed Jodf
"What ailed him,'' repeated the
man from Camp Fairview; "ho was
well an' hearty as you and 1 bo three
hours ago, when an ornery cuss from
Poyorty Gulch that Jed caught cheat
in' at cards, and told him of it, put a
bullet in 'im that's what ailed Jed."
"An' ye hung tho felhr that did it?"
asked St Sharpe.
"We ain't yit, but wo cal'lato on
doii' it 'foro mornin', and that's the
party I como up to cive vou n bid to.
Thought Wd fell slighted if nono o' you
got a pull at tho ropo that'll swing tho
chap that killlod Jed a whiter man'n
Jed never drawed tho breath o'life."
"Yor right thar," said SI Sharpe,
heartily; "an' It'll do mo good to git a
pull of that ropo when you git tho fel
ler tbat shot Jed to the other end of it.
Who is he, anyhowt"
"Don't know. Thev don't anv of
tho boys know, an' he won't tell whar
ho como from nor who he is; but wo all
know whar bo's goin' to, an' that
mighty durnod quick, too. He's a
youngish sort of a chap, not moro'n 80
with' threo fingers off'n ono hand and a
soar over his left eye. Wo reckon his
name's Hobbs Henry Hobss anyhow
he's got a ring on with that name on it,
an' that's tho namo on somo letteis we
tuk from 'im, an' also on a big, old
fashioned Bilvor watch he's cot. How
many of you going down to tho hangin
with met It'll como off at midoight.'
Nearly every man in tho cabin rose
lo his feet, and while all were pulling
on hats and coats tbo door of old Mrs.
Dill's room suddenly opened and Mrs.
Dill herself, ghastly and trembling,
with her thin gray hair falling to her
bony shoulders, walked swiftly across
the room, locked tho door and stood
with hor back to it, her bleared oyes
dim with tears and her shrivelled lips
trembling.
"Boys" Bho said, in her shrill craokod
voice, "yc ain't goin' down lo Camp
Fairview to hang that feller I tell ye,
ye a'iut! Ye shan'tl" She drew an old
pistol from beneath her apron as she
spoko and hold it aloft with a trembling
bony arm and wrinkled fingers. "I'll
shoot tho first feller that tries to go out
this door. I'll do it, I'll" Her head
dropped suddenly to hor breast, her
arm to her sido and tho pistol to the
floor. Sho put both her bony hands
to her faco and sobbed aloud. With
her head still bent low, sho said;
"Boys, lookeo hero. Somo of you
hev kiiowtd me fer twenty year, an'yo
knowed my man that's doatl an' gone.
There's men in this cabin that I'vo fed
an' kecred for when thoy was homeless
an' sick. In all the twenty-nino year
tbat Mis' Dill has lived in tho
mountings tho latch string o' her cabin's
hung out free lo all. Nobody wa'n't
over turned away, as some of ye
mighty well know. I'vo gi'n favors
wherever I could, an' ain't never askod
nono back. I've had my tribbylations
God knows I have! an' tho wust of
'm all ha come to-night; for boys,
that man yer goin' out tor hang is is
my boy tho only baby I ever had,
an' it's ten long year since I seen Iiiml
"Dill wa'n't my fust husband. His
namo was Hobtx an' tho boy was
named after 'im Henry Ilobbs. Somo
o' you may mind o' seeing him fifteen
and twenty year ago at our oabin down
in Cinnamon Gulch a putty, black
oyed, curloy headed boy. He got that
scar down in tho guloh, and thfni three
fingers came off in a bear trap Dill had
set and tho boy fell into it. Ho alius
was a wrjturesomo boy an, never
stopped at nothin'. Somo of ye
mind the big excitemont they was
down in cinnamon Gulch fifteen year
ago, when they was usaloon under ev'ry
tree an' thoy wa'n't no each a thing as
law an' order. It wa'n't to bo wonered
at that a-many a boy went nUray then,
an' my Henry was among 'era. He
hadn't never had a ohanceto be diff'-
lent. Ho didn't know how decent
folks lived, an' I I wa'n't fit to learn
him, cause I didn't know how myself.
ue look to gamblin' an to drink, with
plenty to coax tho bov on. an' when
the oxcitemeut died away he ran off an'
l am t ever hoard of im but once since:
an' he's tho man thejr want yo lo go an'
uH Mlll. AC WUU V UU lb, UUytS, Will
ye?
Her yoico had changed to one of
earnest entreaty and her old apron
was held to her streaming eyts.
"Boys" sho added, "coulden't yo git
'em to givo tho boy another chance?
Tell 'em he's my boy. Bring 'im hero
to me an' let mo go away with 'im.
Can't ye, boys? Can't yo do it for tho
sake ot old times? Go an' bring tnv
boy to mo. Hang mo if you must
have a life for tho on j my boy took.
I won't say a word ag'in that; only lot
me seo my boy first.'"
Every man iu the cabin filed silently
out of the room aud disappeared in the
darkness, going huriedly down the
trail. It was almost daybreak when
they camo back, silent and stern, a
If. f . 1 a.. '
wuite taceu, sienuer, trembling man
with them, his arms still bound and tho
fear and horror ot death still in his
face.
Old Mrs. Dill mot them at the door.
They led hor son to her littlo room aud
left her alono with li.m.
"Ye'd bettor be ready to start by
daylight," was all Si Sharpo said as ho
closed tbo door of tho little room, and
went back to tho firoplaco whero tho
other men sat looking silently into
the glowing ooals.
Tho next day had hardly dawned
when the tirav haired old woman nrwl
tho tall, haudsomo young man camo
from the littlo room, and, with a brief
good-by to tho men of Camp Paradiso,
went slowly down tho trail to moot
tho outgoing stago.
"They'll be all rinht." said Si Shame.
"But thero ain't another Demon nn
God's oarth they'd givo that chap up to
but old Mis' Dill, an' I'vo an ideo he'll
bang yit somo day spite of her."
But thero lives to-day in ono of tho
coast towns of tho Paoifio in California
a nun of wealth and inlluenoe. a cood
dtizoa and an honored man, who has
but lately buried bis mother, a white
bali'ed old lad v. to whom he was said
,to be tbo mott dutiful and affectionate
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXHI.N0 8
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. Ill, M) 4
of sons. On tho plain white etono at
her gravo is tho nnme-"Margarot Dill."
uex iu .wew l ork Mercury.
Beaton Institute.
The Instituto held at this place on
Feb. 8 nnd 0 proved an entire success.
Prof. Waller and Albert wero with us,
and helped to make tho Instituto an
interesting ono.
Tho Friday ovonlng entertainment
consisted of recitations" by Miss Anna
Kdwards and Miss Lena Cole. Prof.
Waller was then introduced, nnd in
terested tho audienco for an hour and
twenty minutes, with a doscrption of
his voyage to tho East. It was knowl
edge not found in books
The Institute oomtaenoed on Satur
day at 9.30 o'clook, with devotional
exercises conduot6d bv Prof. Waller.
and singing by the Instituto. An
essay on language was then read by
Alias Gearhearl, followed by a r. cita
tion by Miss Maggio Tubbs, and this
by a very good address by Prof. Wal
ler. Knowing, and notdointr. amounts
to but littlo. Persovering an essential
imng.
After
singing "Iho Lord s Prayer"
by somo lit
i le children, wero recitations
by Teresa Everett and Maud MoIIenrv.
A declamation bv PoterDilldine was fol.
lowedwith recitations by Hattie Karns,
Stella Uirlinger, and Willie Dildiue.
An oxcellent talk on "Methods of
Teaching Primary Numbors" by Pi of.
Albort. Use objects, boxes 6f saw
dust, pebbles, wood splints, shoo pegs,
measures eta rrinoiplos nover chance
methods do and should. ABO sung
by little children.
lu the afternoon a largo number were
present. he Supt. opened tho Insti
tute with a talk on History, followed
by a dialogue "A broken heart," by
Charlio Colemab, Elmer Davis, Lilian
Kline, and Ella OBrian aftor which, an
address was delivered by Dr. MoIIenry,
on "Oompolsory Education." It should
become compulsory for children to b6
sent to school. A recitation, by Daisy
MoIIenry, was followed with an essay
on reading by Miss Callender, after
wniou, was a class in "trOnoert Head
ing. A tow remarks wero given by
Mr. Burton Parks, teacher in Luzcrno
county, followed with a well delivered
recitation by Blanche Kase. Singing
"I'm the ohild of a King," was followed
by an excellent address on Morals in
Our Public Schools," by Prof. Albert.
A teacher should cultivate a habit of
cleanliness and neatness, and should
teach the pupils tho same.
A recess of ten minutes was followed
by an oration "John Brown," which
was well delivered by Clarence Butt
after which, was a splendid recitation
by Zoll Krickbaum. A nioely acted
dialogue by Cora Klino and her broth
er was followod by a cunning recita
tion by Bennie MoIIenry. A song by
somo little children, was followed with
a good littlo recitation by Ordess
Chapins, and this by a duet, sung by
uu uayiun Jiiuwarus.
"How we tried to lick tho teacher."
a recitation by W. W. Ilirlingcr, was
followed with a recitation by Bessie
Appleman, and a dialogue, A Rumpus
in a family," by Warron and Joio
Korns.EUaO'Brian, Georgio MoIIenry,
and Edna Hirleman. Then a recita
tion by Eva MoHonry, was followed
with a declamation, Tho Brother's
Fool," by Christina Hirliugor.
oupt. u runes made a tow remarks to
the school directors concerning the
conditions of tho school houses, after
which the Institute camo to a close.
AUJseemed delighted with tho Institute,
and many valuablo hints wero thrown
out by tho instructors, which wo hope
.-in u i... I 5 1 . f
wm uo luug iviuuiuuureu, aim put in
practical use.
Wo tender our thanks to our worthy
Supt. for his assistance, and those whb
camo to help us.
Secretary.
Among the Azores-
UNDER TIIE SHADOW OF PICO A SEMI-
tropical people tiie wonderl'ui.
c1iai.deira donkeys a por
tuoue9e hall.
City of Horta, Fayai.
In my boyhood days I read a cood
deal auont fairy-land, and was half in
clined to pronounce it all a fiotion. I
never expected to como vorv near to
such scenes in the reality, and was not
prepared for tho surprises that tho is
lands of tho Azores had in storo for
me. un our approach to the trroun
that lies clustering in uiid-atlantic, tho
varied scenes ot tropical beauty seem
ed to rise from the ocean liko nn en
chantment.
Although lyinrr in the latitude of
Now YorK, about two thousand miles
lo the eastward, tho Azores aro rarely
-.!.!Jt I f r
viBiieii Dy jvmericana lor pleasure or
lor trade. They form a crouD of is-
lauds, volcanio in origin and delight-
imiy picturesque, mat havo bocu in
habited for several centuries by tho
Portuguese oolonisls and their des
oendents, and are nino in number.
When our good shin swunir round
tho headline and glided into tho harbor
ot llorta, on tbo eastern side of Fava .
tuu priuuipui isituiu ot tno group, a
most bewitching scone sprang into
t-rt : s l i i ...
beiug. Iho waters of tho crescent
shaped bay woro outspread in tranquil
ueauiy. i iew steamers and ships
wero at anohor. The shores of Fayal
seemed to rise from tho water's edge,
with a gradual ascent to loftv hills.
wnoso slope wero covered with lux
nriani vegetation and orange groves,
within white-walled enclosures.
At tho foot of the hills, whose oreeu
slopes aro lifted above the housetoi)-.
the city of Horta runs along tho short-,
with tho whiteued walls and tho red
roofs of tbo houses standing out in
ciear reiiei. Across the bay on anoth
er island Mount Pico looms up iu ma
jestio proportions, eight thousaud feet
auovo tho sea, with Us eummit wreath
ed in clouds and covered with suow.
Tho contrasts aro bewildering -the
snow crowned mountains, the tropical
verduro of tho islands, tho blue waters
of tho harbor, aud tho cheery little
uily on tho shore! I cannot begin to
toll you of the wonderful transformn
tion scenes tbat oocur in this Azorean
climate, how Pico at one timo appears
in clearest outlino, and again Is sud
denly hidden from view by a dense
bank ot clouds aud log.
The principal businoss street of Hor
ta extends along tlw water-frout, and
oontalns many substantial building.
Tho streets generally aro narrow, but
well-pavei, clean and orderly. The
place has a population of about ten
thousand, mostly dusky Portuguese,
whoso costumes, customs and habits
havo como down to them from remote
limes.
They aro a shiftless nnd Indolont
iieoplo, nnd livo with limited comforts
In small houses, that aro built of blocks
of lav ', with white-washed walls and
red tiled roofs. With a fertile- soil and
a mild climate, tho means of livelihood
arc so easily obtained that tho ways of
the sluggard soem to bo adopted by
common consent. So far as I may
fudge, tho only energy displayed Is In
ruit urorvlnjr and flirting,
Every householder has an orungo
grovo attached to his place, and no
higher compliment can bo paid to tho
owner than to help ono's self to nil tho
fruit ho may be abla to eat. iiivcn tho
Hotel Fayalonso, where wo found a
generous hospitality, has an orohard of
orango trees laden with tho golden
Iruit. 1 dare say that tbo landlord
himself was astounded at tbo feat of
one of tho officer who, without any
qualms of conscience) or disarrange
ment of physiological functions, suc
ceeded In eating two dozen oranges at
ono sitting.
Ono is o liitantly ioitled in the
slroets by loaded doukoys, lazy men
and by, who require tho greater part
of tho narrow nassaito-wav. as thev
jog along to and from market. Tho
matron glides by most demurely clad
in a capote, that covers tho head with
a hood ot immenso size and hangs in
drapery to tho feet. Sho is the cm.
bodiment of prim dignity, and looks as
though she mitrht havo walked out of
some picture of the middle agos.
i ho market women with baskets on
their heads, and black-eyed girls with,
vessels of water from tho springs, aro
equally suggestivo of ancient times.
Thero is much that is interesting
about tho donkey, that threads tho
streets with tho air ot the groatest un
concern, iio is the veritable beast of
burden in the Azores, somewhat larger
than the ordinary varietv of his spec
ies, and is used for carrying packs as
won as tor riding. A thiok pad rests
upon his baok, and to tht is attached
a wooden frame shaped liko a saw
buck, that servos for a saddle.
You aro constantly urged by boys
to tako a donkey, with the persistency
of a civilized hack driver. Now for a
pleasure trip, perhaps to the moun
tains, into tho country, anywhere on
the island! There are enough donkeys
and boys to go around, whoso services
may be secured for a nominal sum.
Yon sit upon this model saddle, not
astride, but with your feet unsupport
ed by stirrups dangling at tho Bide, aud
oven without bridle and reins. A boy
trots along by your sido and leads tho
donkey, or as is more commonly tho
case, belabors him soundly at regular
intervals, and goads him on betwoen
times with a very sharp stick. As a
result, for a fow moment, a fair gait is
attained. It is well, however, to clinir
firmly to tho pommel of tho saddle, for
without warning ono is in a perpetual
danger of finding himself thrown to
tho ground.
Among tho objects of interest to bo
seen in b aval, to which visitors are
pretty sure to bo directed, the most
wondertul ot all is tho Chaldeira, an
oxtinct volcano, within riding distance
trom tbo city, t or a low miles tho
way leads through pleasant groves,
and makes a gradual ascent toward
tho interior of the island. The road
becomes more broken and diffcult, and
in time exceedingly steep. After two
hours of tedious riding our party dis
mount0, aud leaving the donkeys in
caro of a guard, proceeds on foot to
tbo top of tho mountain, accompanied
with guides.
I be volcano is six thousand feet
high, and is sometimes called tho "nest
of the clouds, because at night tho
vapory masses often settle down in tho
orater and in tho early hours of the
day come rolling over the edge and
down tho sides. As wo ascended a
dense fog enveloped us, and a rain
storm came pouring down in torrents.
Hesitating, tho guides urged us on.
aod in a few moments we emerged
from the storm. Wo wero above tho
clouds, with nothing below us visible.
Un tho summit a grand sight is re
vealed. Tho crater has a ciroumference
of tix miles, and is two thosnand
feet deep with almost perpendicular
walls, it is no easy matter to clam
ber down into the cavern, clinging to
tho bushes and shrubs for support.
The shell of tho crater, ot circular
form and two miles in diameter, rose
above and around us, on which the sky
seomed to rest, making an impressive
scene. A littlo lake slumbered at our
feet, fire-scarred rocks lay strewn
about, and a painful stil'ness waa in
tho air.
On our return to Horta, the same
fog belt was passed in descending the
mountain, and the same rainstorm was
encountered. Our donkeys were
found awaiting us, on whose back we
made our entrance into the city rather
the worse for our experience, forming
a ludicrous spectacle. With saturated
clothing and with no change of gar-
incuts nearer than the Bhip in the har
bor, the last rtsouree, aud the only al
tcrnativo, was to retiie to the hotel
beds while our clothes were dryinc bv
the kitchen tiro.
In contrast with tho experiences of
mountain-climbing and exploration,
were the scenes of a uativo ball-room
in llorta, during our stay in tho oily,
at which the oflictrs of the Juniata
were honored uuests. Tho fact that
the Portuguese is the society language,
and the grca'er one that the Ameri
can representatives wero conversant
only with their own vernacular, did
not destroy the pleasures of the even
ing. The ladies wero beoominclv
dressed, many of them were pretty,
ana most ot the in danced with charm
ing grace and dignity.
The customs aie a little novel to oc
cidental minds. The ladies were as
sembled iu thu ball-room at a seemly
hour, whero iu silenoo or engaged in
conversation they waited for tho danco
to begin, perhaps wondering if wo
Americans were good looking and
good daucers. Tho men were gather
ed in tbo ante-room, and at tho arrival
of tho hour of dancing entered tho
ball-room and were presented to tho
ladies.
With lively airs of rausio tho danc
ing bogan to tho apparent delight of
all. After completing tbo dance, tho
ladies wero seated and tbo gentlemen
retired to appear again as before. Al
though tho hours of tho night passed
away rapidly, and tho small talk with
one's fair partner was out of tho ques
tion, the naval gallant, it must bo con
fessed, Is not likely to forget his danco
with tho black-eyed damsels of Horta,
an honor which was given as a com
pliment to theNAmorioan man of-war
on the ovo of her departure frtu tho
Azorean port. Salisbury,
It Is a Carious Fact
That tho body is now more susceptible
to benefit from mediolno than at any
other season. Henco tho importance
of taking Hood's Sarsaprfrilla now,
when it will do you the most good. It
is really wonderful for purifying and
enriohing tho blood, croatiug an appe
tite, and giving a healthy tone to the
whole system. Be sure to cet Hood's
I Sarsaparillaj which is peculiar to itself.
V