PMFEStllNAL CAMS,
L. tmtz
' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OKFioEFront Kopro, Oror Postoffioe,
HLOOJtSUUMJ, PA.
J M. MAIZE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
1N8UKANCK and JIKAL EiTATK AGENT,
Omen. -Hjoiii No. 2, Cor.uuiiiAN
building.
HLUOMSI1UUO, PA.
Jan. oth loss, tt.
ATTORN Y-AT-LAW.
J 011N At. (JLAHK,
AT TORNEY-AT-LAW
AND
JUsTlOB OF THE PEACE.
Bl.OOXBitJlO, I'i
Office over Mojcr Uros. Drug Store.
Q W MlLLKU,
ATTOIINKY-AT-LAW
cruceln Drawer's buiiatug,socor,d floor.room Mo.l
Dlooaisburg, r.
jJ FRANK ZAltR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, l'a.
yOfflcoMrner of Centre ana Matri,trietatjiat4
Can be consulted In German.
Q.EO. E. KLWKLL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Uloomsbubo, Pa.
Olllce on second floor, third room of VoiJ
UMuiAN uuuuing, Main street, below Ex
change Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
fflcc In Columbian Bcildino, Third Goer.
BLOOMSnURQ, PA.
H
V. WUITK,
ATTOENEYrAT-LAWi
BLQOMSBUflQ.-PA.
iOfflco In Wirts' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tf
S, IN01B. u i. wumimix.
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
Attorneys-at-Law.
onice tu 1st National Bank building, second floor,
flrstaoortotnelett. vomer ol Maluiand Market
streets Uloomrt org, Ta.
t)a?mlJeninant and BovntUt Colltcltd.
P. I3ILLMEYEH,
JDIJSTJilGT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
"WOfllce over Dcntler's shoo store,
Bloomsburg, Pa. rupr-30.86.
H. RUAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlssa, Pa.
Offlco.corner ot Tnird and MalnStreeta
QUANT HERRINoi
ATTORNEY-AIVLAW,
DLOOMSBUIK), FA.
Office oyer liawllng'a Meat Market.
TyjICUAEL F. EYEHLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims.
AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN TUB SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, tCl
tvofflce In Dentler's building with 7. P. BUI
meyer, attornej-at-law, front rooms, sndi'floor
Bloomaburg, Pa. (apr-e-sa.
D
It. HONORA A. HOBBIN8.
Office and residence. West First Btroet, Blooms-
burg, Pa. notiM 88 lj.
JB. McKELVY, M. D.,Surireon andPhy
.slclan, north side Main street.below Market
D
R. J. 0. RUTTER,
rnyeiciAN scbqboh,
Offlee, North Market street,
Bloomsbnrg, Fa
DR. VM. M. REBER Burgeon and
Physician. Office corner ot Bock and Market
treet.
ESTABLISHED 1BT0.
J J. BROWN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence on Third street near'Metho
dlat church. Diseases ot the eje a specialty,
jyll J. R. EVANS.
Treatment of, Chroujo Diseases made a
SPECIALTY.
Office, Third Street,
BuioMsnuiia Pa
T J. HESS, D. D. S.,
tfra'duate of the Philadelphia Dental College,
Having opened a dental office in
LOCKARD'S BUILDING,
comer ot Main ana centre streets,
BLOOMSBIIRG, PA.,
s prepared to receive all patients requli ng pro-
ffctlonal mtvIccs.
ETDKU, OAS, AND LOCAL ANAESTHETICS
admlnlsiered for the painless extraction ot teeth
tree ot charge when aruuclal teeth are Inserted.
ALL WOKK QCARANTEED AS P.EPItESENTED.
octs-iy.
w
Ih HOUBE,
DENTIST,
Bi ooMBBuno, Columbia County, Pa
AlUtjleBot workdonelna superior manner.work
warranted as represented. Tsxrn Extkaot
id without pain by the use of Uas, and
free of oharge when artificial toeth
arelnserted.
Ofllce In Barton's bulldlnjr, Main street,
below Market, five doors below Kleim's
drug store, flrst floor.
lo be open at all hourt during the . da
.Nov3.lr
B
F. HARTMAN
airaisiMTS tbi rctLowixu
AMERICAN INBURANCE.COMPANIEB
North American of Philadelphia,
Franklin, " '
Pennsylvania, " "
York, of Pennsylvania,
Hanover, ot N. V.
Oueens, of London.
North British, of London.
Office on Market street, No, l, Bloomsbarg.
oct.M. 1-
Bloomsburg Fire ftndLifel&s.seney.
ESTABLISHED ISM.
. . (Successor to Pre as Brown)
CourANiis BiraisiNTzn:
,tttna Fire Ina. Co., of Hartford,,,
Hartford ot Hartford
Phoenix ot Hartford.
Bnrtngfleld ot Bprlorntld. ,
ylra Association, Philadelphia
Guardian of London .,
Phcenlz, ot London , ,
Lancashire ot KnglandttJ. 8. branch)
Royal ot England
Mutual Beneat Life Ins. Co. ot New
ark, N.J.-..
Assets
i s.Kaamw
e,sa.609.7
4,i;)i'c.is
4,iu,riri.t9
so,M)3,tmi
i,Mt,iM.oa
4,ilJ,5H.0O
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this 'Office.
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY OF
J, II. MAIZE,
Office 2nd floor Columbian Building,
RLOOMSUURG, PA.
Liverpool London and Globe, largest In (ho world.
IMPEUIAL uf London, ijr,tWU)
CONTINENTAL Of Newlork, Atail,5lAI
AMRHICAN of Philadelphia, i7,40i,4.M
NlAUAItA Of MW VPfk, 3,IM0,7.84
una i, lasa, u.
0. E. EIiWELL, -,.,.....
3 S BITTEUBEMDEIt,;
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL
HYPOPgOSPHITES
Almost as Patatnbla.as tfik.
,Bo ell.gala.il that It can be taktn,
dlCs.tetl, and BMImllat.d by tho nail
MnsltlTa stomach, whan th. plain oil
caaa.t be talerted and by tha
blnatlon of th oil with tha hypophat.
phlUa la macli mora afllciielotis.
Kcmirkasle sj t eth prodsttr.
Pcnosi gain rapidly while Using It.
t SOOTT'SEMTJLSION Is Acknqwlcdgod bj
niystcIanB tpbe the Finest and Best prepa
ration in tho world (or the relief and euro ol
RnNmiMBTinu inaoein a
GENER.L DEBILITY, WASTING
DISEASES, EMACIATION.
COLDS and CHRONIO COUGHS.
The great rtmtdy for Oonsumptian, and
Wasting tn Chlldnn. Sold fcy filJJDrujigyiU.
sept 2S-'S8-ly
9Cord5"IO!
BY ONE MAN. Grefttlr ImproTed. 110 TOOL
forflllac mws wherbj thoie let expciiencM en
Tftot tnmk m mliUkp. fimt free wits marifM. T
i !-, IW rfrit , bf 11.00. Knn.
Hdrtdin-TBMwrd I u tOHUS dally, we want all who
Xtmrn wood nl all lntresUHl In th timber butlaeii to
writs for onrIllutrtrHl v(.'atAlointe. Weh.ve x
Mtlr whatroa want,th greateit labor-ar and bit
aslUiiir tool now on earth. Ft rut ortlrr from your Tleln
Uracil i eoairvnor. roLDIXU SAHIsa aUCUllllCO.. tot
lelll 8a. Caaal Blrt, CalKt V,.U
Jan 4-69-6t-eow LT
J. TV. CUSICK,
Fyrmont, Ohio, writes)
" I feel that I can not rec
ommend Dr.Sath Arnold Coneh
Killer
too highly. Would not bo
without It.
, and ai.OO.
Druggists, 25a, OOC'
I CURE
FITS!
When I say Curb I do not mean morely to
stop them for a time, and then have them re
turn again. 1 mean A ItADICAJL, CUUU.
1 have tnado the disease ot
FITS, EPILEPSY or
FALLING SICKNESS,
A lifelong study. I warrant my remedy to
Cure the worst ca.es. Becauae others havo
failed Is no reason for not now receiving acure.
bend at once for a treatise and a Kbkb Hottlu
of my Infaluulk ItBMBDT. Glvo Express
and Post Olllce. It coats you nothing for a
trial, and It will euro yon. Address
H.O. ROOT, M.C.,183 Ptm ST-MbYOM
t Tho WONDERFUL
UBURG
Oomblatna a hrlar. tUtirj, lok.
Ul. Ricil.l... h li.alld CIR.
W COUCH. rik.9.UU at.
vt lull la. i&nran wmr 01
ail.iii.M, Racll.l.i, PlniciiM'
-ialll... liMul & Lihrarv.
aai ttf....i
a. .w..... HH'Bi'Bl, i.taiiaj
rnc, ClIHl ral.la. IhS a I. Rati.. CH AIRSnnd
RUVKiRS M CICLEI.TR BTL'LEB.VE.
Luciptuu ana uelf pruheuuc.rs.
AIL KINDS OF APPLIANCES FOR INVALIDS
RABY fQ ACHES
Urer IOO dlLTertBt dHlgat.
Oar Pftlilt AilaiJilk trail on all Car
rUyi.Stit. Wa haro duoontinusd
wnoieaaiiiia;i dj piaeittf jour oroora
bpl
as mi
ttrrral profit. Our tUuhwg pnetm
ud iifeial Harcalna will aaionlahj
i tua miien joa can mm
f.a. Oooda sold ondar a guarantee
and delivered free to any point In
fulfil Stnlta tVHanrl stann tsar-
OtlaloffQea wd itau elaee ol food jroa Wfih It for.
LUBURC MFC. CO.
1JS Norlh lilahlh street. Philadelphia, Pa,
m
KNOW THYSELF.
OF XjTIT3
A ft Icutlftc and BtAndard i'opnlar Medical Treatise c
theKrroraof youtli, I'rcroaUiruIH'tlU e,Nerciio
mill I IIJOICUI leuuiijr p iiuiJUl Hi"." vt mv iiiuuu,
It.-Hiiltin trom Folly, Vice, Ignorance, KxmH-. or
Ovurtasulloa. Encrrallnz and uiil'itllnu I lie lillm
for Work, Dualm u, tho Married or Social HcUtlon.
Avoid un.xlltul pretender.. l'oe. thla (ileut
work. ItcontaluaStHlriase.oyftlhio. lleatilltul
blndinif, emlioa.c.l. foil pit. Pi lie, only 41.ro by
nail, pom-paid, concealed In plain w rapper, 11 1 n at
irjllvo l'ro.pectu. rroe. If ou apply now. tha
dl.tlnKUlliFd author, Wm. II. Parker, M. P.. re.
(elmllhoGOLD AND JEWELLED MEDAL
from tha National Medical At srclntinn.
for iha PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS and
PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Vt. Parker and a wrp.
of Aaal't.nt l'hslclan. may bo coo.utud. ronll'
dentlally, by mall or In peraou, at the clllco of
mi: pi:ahiy MK1HCAI. inntitutk.
No. 4 lliillliuli St., Iln.lon, H., lowborn all
)nler. fo( book, or letter, for advice should b
dlrecled a. above.
AtlvcrtlricrH by addressing Geo. l.
Howe & Co. 10 t-pruce bt., New Tork
In Rood faith, can obtain all needed Information
about any proposed line of ABVKHTIS1NU In
American Newspapers.
fir SM-page Pamphlet, 300.
N0T16-MW.
MADE WITH BOILING WATER.
EPPS'S
GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. .
COCOA
MADE WITH BOILING MILK.
D
RS.J.N.&J.B.HOBENSACK
nl.dic.l and Surjlc.l Offlc,
206 NORTH SECOND ST., PHIIAD
r.MTAIU.lHIlKl) 40 YIMKS
Kor h I -eat merit of Yotilliful Imprudence,
Loa of Vigor, Verr,iu llelillltv and Special
Due.ue., CoriMullall'i'i by inatl fr" of eliarLO,
11 uV, Hent Kr-e
tim 'eh ol.arrninHA.M.tO'Jr.U ,8. from 61 UP V
Mayl.F--Caiy
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00USEUEO.PA.
OPPOSITXOODRT HOUSE!
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bathroom
uut sun yuia waier, auu an moueru couvciuouca
Exchange Hotel,
IIENTON, PA.
The undersigned has leased this well-known
hAuw), and Is prepared to accommodate the public
wiui ail IU9 cgnewencea ui a nrswjiass uolvi.
Imyl LfUUKLIjR X$q, Proprietor
Jt
TK NOTUCKAClIg. 'iljt
vajaam
BLOOMSBTJRG, PA., FRIDAY, MAHCH 15, 1889.
Jti ' ' ' " ' -
' ' v -csy' Sss-
Said Lill to Belle:
"Oh! will you tell
"What makes your hands so white,
"So smooth and soft?
"I've wondered oft,
' ' For mine are such a sight 1
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps, each represented to be "just as good as the 'Ivory' ; "
they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack tha peculiar and remarkable punlities rf
the genuine. Ask for " Ivory " Soap and insist upon getting it.
Copyright ISM, by Procter A fjamhlo.
Eases Pain Instantly.
Strengthens Weak Parts.
Quiets Nervousness.
Freah Hop, Hemlock Gam and
Pine Uilum, prepared and
epreau, au reaaj to apply.
Best Piaster Erer Made.
Sold by Droc and country atone.
2SCIS. a for 8 1. Mailed for price.
.pLOTHING ! CLOTHING
Cr. W. EERTSGH,
THE ilEHUIIANT TAILOR.
-:o:
ki Furnisbing kiihi i' Haps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits mado to order at short notico
and a fit always guaranteed or no sale.
Call and nznmino tho larprst and best
solected stock of goods ever shown in
Columbia county.
Btorc next door to First National Hunk
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburc; Pn.
WILXiliiM HART
EL00MSBURO, PENN'A.,
AGENT KOU THE
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO.
manufactruers of the celebrated Keystone D)na
mite. This explosive laglvtng universal satlsfao
lion Quotations cheerful)
illy Kiveu. iauk ibi
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Cleante. and beautifie. tha hair.
Promote, a luxuriant crowth.
N.v.r F.il. la R.itora Qr.y
H.lr loll. Youthful Color.
Prevent. HandnilX and hair r.UU
Mar i-d-it.
J . W1I.UAJH, AUCTlONEEIt.
BLOOHSIlUKfl, PA.
Bcal Ectato Ecrght ad Sold.
l'nrtlfs ilealrliif; tnbuy ImrFca anil w.iROns
foulil iln well to rail on tho uliove.
w
AINWHIGHT A, CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
1'llILAIlSLl'ItU, l'a,
1K.S, BTKUrS, COPPEE, SUGAIt, MOLASSES
013 'dm 'vain unvoui 'sam.is 'aom
N. E. Corner Seconl nd Arch Sts.
tarorders will receive prompt attentooi
DR.THEEL
QQ North Foorlh Ntreet, '
JO Onin, rbU4lpbU, l'a. With
years (KtaulaeJ practical exprU
nets ajaarHntaee lo eure ju ure
quickly, aUt; mutt permutotiv tbia anj
,a4rrtulii( pbrtlcUo, do ntlier b
Kimf be rrouwbt Collect A rredstted,
or ahat fca mar alaJm la aa. Ila. TkhI
utttrt UOM lo aor advarilaloi thrtlolta
dl(DMlof and oonful Ircatmcnl ot all CurkIe
SPECIAL DISEASES
AND BLOOD POISON,
OIUSTINATK UtCEIW. IlLOTrilKM,
KRUITIO.N.S. riMPI.EN, NVILt
lNUN,INtIiAianATIO.. aLonl Vitality
Enrly lecny. PliyHlrnl nad Heutl
l'roafrntlou, Meloncliolln, Blndder
mud Kliluey DlbeiMir. (Acute cuet)4 10
a..)- BilUf al eue. MY MUTOIID
onUalBf the allopath'. Hotpiala Eleile A BeUate
tjMtu sruidlalet, tee mlf ae kaown that euree
.uaalf.4 uofikllatii. aha CAB tiail him In tha ourrrat
rersaaarKlir inewrak urmtiiwpiiaitBti
'rtt ate Practical Kieerteaee lia tTtry iejdy nl t
pjattit known l Hitata for qulakaat rccoftrj sad rtnf
ai furt Tbe aatMi tiaafereea eaaea eoiieiie.
Vonof , tulddJa-ag 4 in I ol4 inn writ or ai for bcot
Truth, eiMMinc freud. ittlr huium u vletlmlie
LTrar. TLound en dii.ipolaU4 by eaaeki, thtlr i
aiftr.UBf and lylpg a4rrtUiBait as well u IbM plalov
lag U ! yfl tiMrUobteh thy 4s pMitW.
hs skill In lbs UftSBltig will t nf ,iB9rU aud d-
a-.B,t.l, finBlaya, till I
Ugust lT'Mll'.
GATAnRH a." fnr
auj i.H.e, tu'iiiuor clirouk. aUq
lluy Kevor or Ooid lu lieaj, rauld.
ly vurvU. Ulfih meUloal eudurae
ineut, lawy or who bad Catarrh
T y. dUcoteri a cure which Is
tiowrglvt-n to tha world, No o
value or harmful euUttinie ho
mnitf urdiiiieha. Eaar.aarfs.iurTm).
ei'i. Demi iur cLrruiar h iioihu ifiiiinuinaia.
Bijorfi cut sd, Dnugiiie, fck. i mail. NVut mell.re
Ktetertd.GOe. l'AVNK &. CO., AtuM, l'a,
Febi5-r8iu
GKT YOUR JOB THINTING
DONE AT THE
POLUMHIAN OFFICE'
MW7
7 my V
mm
Said Itellc to Lill:
"Of course I will!
' ' Tis Ivorv Soap, my dear,
" Use it, and your
"Hands too, I'm sure,
"Like mine will soon appear,"
COMPLETELY IND
Back,
ChfiBt,
Hide,
KidnftTB,
Shoulder,
Neck.
IiimbH, or
Moeclea.
SPEEDILY
CURES
All Action, Pains,
Soreueea or Weak
nees in tho
Look Jot thtpropridoi't rtgnaiure
HOP PLASTER CO., BOSTON,
on alt genuine ooodi.
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke thecnlmneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high tiro test.
It win not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety oil.
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON
With any other Illuminating ol mado.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that It is
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WORLD.
A6k ycur dcalor for
IANVIIXE PA.
Trade for Hloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYER BROS.,
Bloomaburg, Pa.
seps-iy.
DAY'S HORSE
POWDER
Prevents Lung: Fever t
Cures Distemper, Heaves, Glanders, Loss
of Appetite, Founder, Fovors, &c
1 lb. In each package. Sold by all dealers.
l Cures Dysentery,
II
RUUlJiniThcca.
Cures Wind
BABY SYRUP
Colic, &o,
KellovcsGripIngandSnmmcrComplalnt.
Facilitates Teething!
Regulates the Dowels!
Sold by all druggists. Trico 25 cents.
"T1TB PEOPLE'S
11EMEDY"
Fortho curoot
COUGUS, COLDS,
Hoarseness
Croup,
WTiooplnfj
Couch.
Asthma,
Incipient
Con
sumption and for the relief ot
Consumptive, per
sons. ForSalobynll
drugglste. 25cent3
vunre ubes cukb cioAntms fur Ca-
OflfAC farrhl Prl-tlOCIS, At all dmggUtt.
auU Dartlcilani M
CHAS. L. CO
land Com'r )rt a, ,
UIUVAVEEE,
I'ehW-L4T.lt.
- i -- r .-
BULL'S
0U6H
SYRUP
' ",'uU partliUL Uap. I '"nlj'
atutlVca, Addna I Vtw
CHAS. L. COLBY L. , u,,Mt
LaJ Cim'r If, a it. tt. W?:-SyWS&tmt.
WIS. niUZSjVBr3aaH
SELECT STORY.
THE "OIiAIM-JUMPER "
I10U' UK (I0T
KVKN WITH
ARIINMM."
TUB TWO
"Wlml's that over thar, Uill" naked
Joe Scnggu, pointing toward nn object
Hint liad in ado its nppen.ra.nco on tho
prairie, n inilo to the eouth. Bill Liar
luiin looked In tho direction indioalvd.
'A house, or I'm a livin' liarl'' ex-
claimed Bill, wiili cmpliasia. An' on
Dick Barber a claiin, tool ho continu
ed, with n gesture of excitement.
"JJo jo suppose hen gum tor jump
Dick'-i olaimt" a.kcd Joe.
"I dunno," anwtred Bill. "I guess
he's not Rioppin' ont thnr fer hh
health. If ho in, I'm tliinkin' he'll
soon go 'way on the name nrratit,
won't he, Jot'''
"You boll" Bitnetioncd Joo. "But
ther wny tor find out is tor go over nn'
Bee: an' whilo yo air cookin' Btipper, I'll
rido over an' interview tho uttnii'.er."
With thi?, ho walked ftom tho dnor
of tho half-board, half-dugnut shanty,
wliero the two had been standing, and
approaclied a nmall barb-wire corral
no r by, wliero ho mounted a power
ful cayime, anil galloped away acrona
tho stretch of wind-Hwept prairie that
sepnrated him from tho distant sbanty
on tho prairie lo tho smith.
A fow moment' rido brought him
to tho iront of a little dug out shanty
that nestled in the side of a littlo hill
at tho edge of a Mnall ravine. Just
around tho slight elevation in tho
prairio stood a covered wagon, or
"prairie-schooner,'' as thoy arc fami
liarly termed in tho West.
A pair of torrel mules, tied to tho
rear end ot tho wagon, wero busily on
gaged in eating their evening meal of
corn and dry grass out of tho wagon
uox. A man came out of the shanty
with a frying pan in his hand, and
held it over a tiro in front of tbe
dwelling.
"Hello, tharl'' exclaimed Joe, angri.
ly. "What in tho blazes air yo doin'
hyarT"
Tho wtrangcr turned and looked at
tho visitor a moment, aud then said,
quietly: "Fryin' meat."
"Joe's anger rose. "Oh, yo air, air
yet'' Wal, as yo seem tcr bo so smart,
mcbhy yo ken tell mo whoso claim yo
air pijuauin' on!"
"I reckon I ken; h'it's mir.o."
"Jl'it is!''
"ThM's thr- way h'it looks tcr mo."
"Look hyar, strangeil" said Joo
Scaggs, clinching his fist, "mo an' my
pardtier over thar," j 'rking his thumb
over his shoulder in llio direction of
his own fhanty, "air holdin' this yore
claim for Dick Barber, who's comin
hyar in the spring from Injiany, an'
we'll jist giye yo tell ter morrcr ter git
out o this!"
' 'Tain't long enough time,'' said tho
stranger, deliberately turning ovor a
liberal slice of "muddling'' that smok
ed in tho fiying pan.
"How long do yo want?'" questioned
Joe, his wrath somewhat mollified by
the stranger's evident intention of leav
ing. "How long does a man have ter live
on a claim boforo ho ken get a deed
for h'itr was the reply of tho Grang
er. "Five years," replied Joe.
"Wal, then,'' continued the strang
er, "mako h'it five years, an' h'it's a
barg'in."
"You impudent skunk!" roared Joe,
now thoroughly arousfd by tho
stranger's cool manner, "for a cent I'd
wallup tho ground with yeroneiy car
case." "Ya, ye might undertake h'it for a
cent, but ye'd never lay up any money
at h'il,'' was tho answer, as ho set the
frying-pan down and confronted Joo
Scaggs.
Joe now moycd Ins hand towards
his pistol, but hesitated.
"Look hyar," said tho stranger.
"You order me ter leao ibis claim. Is
li'it yournt"
'No, not exactly wwie; but wo're
holdin' h'it fer a friend, mo an my pard
ner air. Wo'xo gotihe twolyin' north o'
this, .vi' mo'io holdin' this fi r Dirk
Baiber, an' wo'io goin' ter hold hi't.
"All tight,'' ho ruswercd. "I giioss
h'il won't net d much holdin'. H'it'll
ho hyar when yero friend comes so
will I. If h'it U yer claim, I'll git off;
but yo can't hold h'it fer somebody
i-lse. I know tho law.''
"Yes, yo may know the law, but yo
don't know our law. We've nndo a
special law fer sich fellers as ye, an'
wh'io goin' ter go by that, an' don't ye
Icrgit h it.
"Wal, when yo force me ttrgn, 1 11
Ho not before.
Angry words lose to Joes lips, but
ho hesitated Tho cool, indifferent
niarnrr of tho claim lumper puzzled
him.
Ho was about lo speak, when the
tramp of a horse's feet soundod in the
gia-s liehiriii linn, ami Kill liarnum
rode up, a Winthrstcr ritlo swuDg
across his saddle.
'Thought mebbe yo'd havo trouble,''
ho explained, "an' that I'd como over
an' seo yo out "
'Bill,'' said Joe, gaining courage ot
tho arrival of reinforcements, "ho says
ho h am t a.goin tcr leave. '
"Won't hot'' Bill answered, bring
ing his Winchester down on tin
stranger. "Now, yo lo.vl up yer traps
an' git."
"All right," ho answered, doggedly.
"Yon'vo got ther advantage o' me,
I'll go, lint I'll git even with yo Bome
lini'. sio if I don'i;" and ho began
tumbling his t-lfects together.
Bill and Joe watiihed him whilo he
piled his traps into tho wagon.
"Stranger," said Bill, "wo don't
want ter bo hard on j or, an' wo don't
iniiid payiu' yo fer yer liitlo shanty,
scein as yo can't tako h'il along.'1
"No, h'it ain't worth noihinv' was
the answer, "l nou t mma givln a
good neighbor a littlo thing liko that."
"Wal, Bill," said Joe, "h'it's gittin'
late, an' we'd bettor brt gittin' ter tho
Bhaniy ami lookm nttor our supper.'
"Suppeil' cxclalmol Bill. "Thar
h am't nothin' fer supper, ror break'
fast either, unless that onery cuss gits
I 1- f . t i ! . f , . ,, "
uuck irom miiey icr-rugm.
"Don't say that," answered Joe,
"11 it makes mo hungrier 'an a bar ler
hear yo speak likn that. H'nlnt we
got nothm' tcr eai? '
"No, nothin' but a fow pieces ol
hard bicod an' a Into or two o' meat
That onery cuss, John Biggs, that we
sent after giub to Attioy, 'II git drunk
er 'an a b'iled owl, and not como baok
till we go after him, liko as not. '
Willi tills thoy tiirnod tlioir horses
around and rodo away in tho direction
of home, leaving tho stranger standing
in Rilrnco looking nfter thum.
Ike Dover for such wn. tho strang
er's name turned nnd entered his
shanlv.
"Wal, h'it means null out, I reckon,"
ho mnttereds "bill I'll jistetny hyar till
mornirT anyway."
Tho sun had gono down behind a
bank of tawny, purplo clouds, an ashy
pallor overspread the sky.
''Goin1 tcr have bad weather," ob
served Joo Scaggs, as thoy ' rode
through tho fast gathering darkness.
Lalo that night Bill punched Joo
in tho ribi with his elbow, and said:
'Joe, h'it's cittin' colder 'ah all git
out. Wo'vo got tcr git up an' find
some more covers. Geo wbizl listen
tor that windl"
Bill got up and struck
light
and
put on ins clothes.
Tho weather had, suddenly giown
intensely cold, and the wind was roar
ing across the pralrio, and sweeping
through tho dead grass with a sharp
his.ing sound.
Bill opened the door and looked out.
A great gust of wiud swept into
tho room, whirling a cloud of snow
flakes with it and extinguished the
light.
"A blizzard!" exclaimed Bill, slam
ming the door and relighting the
lamp.
Joe had also got up nnd was put
ting on his clothes.
"Wo mut seo ter tho hosses," he
.aid, drawing on his heavy boots.
"They'll freezo ter death in that shed
if they h'ain't blanketed."
Ho opened tho door and went out,
and in a few moments returned.
'The hosses air gone!" ho exclaim
od," "broke loose and been driven
away by tho blizzard."
"Oho uv us must go after 'em," ex
claimed Bill. "H'it won't, do to 1-ise
'em. They'll die in this storm if they
don't find shelter."
"Yi s, an' you'd die a dozen limes
'foro ye'd find 'em in this storm."
"IVini- aniniilsl" exclaimed Bill, "but
h".t can't be helped."
Bill kindled a firo in the littlo sheet
iron stovo in tiio corner.
Tho air was growing coldor aud
colder every mnnvnt, and tho ciro'o of
heat around the stove grew smallor
and smaller with each surgo of tho
wind as it shook ihu roof and sent tho
sleet and snow hissing through tho
crevices.
Tho two men drew their ohairs near
the stovo after replenishing tho flamo
from a pilo of coal in "tho corner of tho
room.
Morning camo at last, gray and de
solate, willi blinding oloud-t of snow
and sleet sweeping across tho prairie.
Tho storm showed no sigus of abat
ing, but was increasing in its fury.
"Joe," said Bill, breaking tho sil
ence, "nobohy can't come from Atticy
ter-day; and tho pervisions! thar's
nothin' in tho house ter eat."
Joo got up and looked out at tho
small window.
"H'it's as yer say, Bill; thar C3n't
nobody como from Atticy ter-day "
Aud then, huskily: "H'it may ba a
work 'for' thoy can."
Tho two men looked nt each .other,
and each read tho other's thoughts.
"Thar can't nobody gitnowhar now,
and mobby not for a week. Bill, we
air in a bad fix."
Bill mado no reply, but filled a large
black pipe, lii it, sat down by tho fire
and bJgan pulling away in silence.
,loo brought more tuui trom tho cor
uer and filled up tho stove.
The day pissed and night camo
down, and still tho storm raged aud
the, snow fell in blinding clouds.
It was at tho close of tho fifth day,
aud neither Bill nor Joo had tasted
food for four days, and a thoy looked
out across tho dcsolat-;, snow-covered
plain, their hearts Mink within them.
llill, said Joe. huskily, "wo cin't
hold out much longer. H'it'll be more
an a week foro any one could "it
hyar or wo could git away."
"l as, an that ill ha too late," an
swered Bill, an ashy pallor overspread-
uic in imu luce.
Tho next morning Jo j aroie, kindl
ed tho lire in tho little stovo, and sat
lotvn in silence.
Bill did not get up, but remained in
bed, a pinched lo:k settling oyer his
feature". It was getting late in tho
afternoon wh' n ho called Joe to tho
bedside.
!o" ho said, toebly, "I hVin't got
much longer ter stay with ye. This
yore cold is fierzin' my thin blood, an'
I'm gittin' weaker an' weaker.
Jome, come, Bill!" said Joe, a croat
lump rising in his thioat. "Cheer up;
mebbv Hom'thiu' 'ill turn up; mobby "
'Tat n't no us", Joe. Wo'vo all got
ter go somelimo. 'Taint no uso in
hopin' when thar h 'ain't nothin' ter ex
pect." Joo made no reply. Snooping do-vn
presently ho drew a liitlo box from
under tho bod and took out a small
pieco of dry, hard bread and laid it by
tho side of Bill.
"I saved h'it for c, Bill," ho sai l
turning away.
"No no!" said Bdl; "h'it's bettor fer
one uv us ter go 'an both uv us. Meb-
bo, as yosav, somethiii II turn up, an
il nnnuuu sound liko loolsteps in tho
snow camo from tno outside, ami
tomethimg liko tho sound of a human
voice mingled with tho hissing wind.
Jo listened, but tho sound was iiQ.
repoatod.Iie opined the door and look
cd out.
A fow feet f torn tho threshold, half
mined in tho dinting enow, win tho
prostrate figuro of a man, a largo bun
die of something at his side. A mo
ment, and Joo wm stooping over the
prostrato figure. Ho cliook him but
ho did not speak. Then, by a series
of heroic efforts, be dragged the un
coiHoiom nnti into tho dug-out. As
ho did so a bundlo that waaslranned
about the shoulders of tho unfortunate
became dotaohed and rolled over on
tho lloor, displaying a small bag of
uour ami a cnunk ot bacon.
"H'it's John Bines come backl" vx
claimed Joe; "an' he's brought enouch
pumsions ter carry us through, thank
Godl but, pore follsr he's almost done
ten
Ho hwicdly stirred ui tho firo in
tho littlo stovo, and then turning to tho
uuuousoious man, no brushed tho bhow
from his wan faoe.
"Bill," ho ai'id storting with surprise,
"h'it ain't John Bices h'it's the claim.
jumper. He's saved our lives, Bill, an
after we was goin ler run him awav."
".My uour exclaimed Bill, struggling
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XX1IJ.NOU
COLUMBIA DKMOOKAT, VOL.L11, MMO
foebly out of tho bid, now strenftth
coming to his feeblo fmne. "Wo
must sivo him, Joe, if ho h'alti't nl
ready dead. Wo mustn't let him die,
Tho two men shivering with cold
and weak from hunger, worked jts thoy
never workod before By their com
bined effort, thoy lifted tho poor
frozen squatter from the floor and laid
him tenderly on their only bed.
Ho opened his eyes and muttered
something in an incoherent manner.
Tho two men bent over him and listen
ed. "H'it ain't much farther,' ho muttor
ed. "I heard 'tin say they didn't
havo nothin' to eat over thar an' Iko
Dover, h'it's yer dooty tcr help 'cm
No no thoy wur goin' ter run me
off h'it can't bo much farthor O, if
I could only Bleep a little h'it ain't
cold now."
Joo took hold of his hands and hold
them in his own. Thoy were frozen
as hard as icicles! Ho looked at bill,
and uttered a groan.
"Ilo aan't livo, Bill," ho said, chok
ingly. Bill bent over tho bed, his face
closo lo that of tho dying man.
"Pardncr," ho said, his voice husky
with emotion, "you'vo throwed away
yer life fer us that didn't deservo noth.
ing but yef bate. You'vo frozen them
poro hands for us onery wolves that
would 'a' driv' yo away from yer claim.
0, if yo could only livo ter tell mo how
mean an' onery I've been ter yer "
Hero Bill broke down and wept liko a
ohild.
Presently tho dying man muttered:
"H'it's all right I seu h'it now 1
richt I seu h'it now thar
is tho cabin, right ahead " and with
theso words his spirit flod.
Kor a long liuv) tho only sound that
broko tho stillnos of that desolate
prairie homo was the sobbing of tho
two men and tho hissing of tbo winter
wind. Will Lisenbee in Leslie's
Illustrated NetosiWjHv.
"To kith Kit hold the plow or drivu"
requires strength. To sec tro and koep
strength a good stomach is required
and it must bo kept in strong and
healthy action.
Warners Lro Oaiiim HOPS AND
BUOHU REMEDY
will put your weak stomach in good
working order.
Inaugural Travel on the
Railroad.
Pennsylvania
When in 1885 the Pennsylvania
Railioad Company successfully carried
into and returned from Washington
tho vast host of inaugural pilgrims, it
was considered that tho perfection of
railroad management, in promptly and
effectively moving enormous numbers
of people within a givcu spaco of time,
had been reached. But notwithstand
ing this extraordinary record the ach
ievement of this company on tho in
augural occasion just passed surpasses
all previom acuomplishmoots in this
direction. Tho company was prepared
lo do much moro than it did, an I had
not tho unusual inclemency of the
woathet intervened tho total result
would have been far greater.
One hundred and tiv" thousand cx
cursionists, including tho public, the
orgmizations, and tho military, were
delivered in Washington before noon
of March 4th, and all, except the olubs
and tho military, wc-ro lauded at the
Baltimore and Potomac Station. For
tho conveyance of this number it re
quired two hundred and ten trains
of ten cars each, with an averago of
fifty persons to each car. All tho
trains wcro run in soct'ons, and in
many cases the number of sections to
a given train reached ten. This invol
ved a continuous stream of crowded
oars entering iho station at intervals
of a few minutes, discharging their
passengers, and being shifted onl to
mako room for tho incoming current.
11 theso trains were moved piomnilv.
and no accident of any character oo
cured to mar tho success of tho work.
No unavoidable delay was experienc
ed, but under tho strct rules govern
ing tho operators of the block system,
thero werp, prhap', h"re and there
delay, which safety necessitated, on a
lino "of track filhd to r pletion with
long trn'ns of crowded cats.
Tho true to-t of ability in manage
ment oamo when Iho thrui'iind'. im-
pitiont and o-igor to return, o-o.vded
into tho station and filled tho trains a.
fast as they were ma le up. This diffi
cult portion of tho work was aecom-
pushed witli roas mablc promptitude.
considering tho vat numbn of popli
and tho niul'ipicity of trains lo be
moved at one timo. On Monday night
and Tuesday hundreds of train's start
ed from the capitol, nil froight"d to
their utmost capacity, and, under tho
admirable system which distinguishes
tho ontiro ortan!zation of this road.
wero forwarded to their destination
steadily and in completo safety. Snob
a result could never bo achieved rx"opt
under the method of operation employ
ed by tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, coupled with the abilitv, sai-acilv.
and taiilituine?8 of tho employes. It
l'...a - t"
was a truly wonderful exhibition of
skillful management, and finds its onlv
parallel in a similar achievement, when
tho same company handled with con
spicuous success one hundred and
sovontyfivo thousand p'oplo on tho
occasion of tho Cou'titutiuinl Centen
nial vyeiouratinn at rniiadeiphta, in
csoptember, 1887.
1 he revenue from this servloo will
amount to half a million of dollars.
Help to mothers Nursing.
iMothers who havo tho caro nnd
draught of nursing infants need tho
aid ot strengthening tonic to make up
the nourishment required for the
growth of tho child Ale, porter, an I
lager oeer nave ouen been rroiin
J..1 v- e . . . .
iiiunueu. ui laic, sitioo physicians
havo beooino aware that tho Port Wino
produced by A fled Speer, ol Passaic,
in. J., is Btnclly pure, they havo pro
scriueu it instead ot ale or porter, as
being moro blood making. This Wino
is principally sought for by mothers
who havo nursinir infants at tho breast
as tho beat supplying medium to bo
lounu. i no wino is rich in body nnd
not intoxicant oiii gently stimulating
auu makes goou mood Druggists
generally Keep it, ana fell it lor a tlol
lar n bottle. Inquirer
"There, my daughter," said tho old
man as he took a lorn lookiiiL' clieok
. , i i .... rt
irom ins pockciuooK, "inrro is my wed
Ulng present, a check for SliO.OOO,
(3nd IiWh i nn " (O it,,t . .
you nro kind and generous," ixainlplug
tho chock; "hut isn't thU tho
check you gavo sister Kl!u when alio
'who marricdT Juwct,
OommUnica'oJ.
Messrs Editor'
It is undoubtedly' true, that the
democratic party U tinder do obliga
tion to tho liquor inttrest. Its nfiilia
tions have always been with tho Re
publicans, and it has contributed to
thorn in votes and tnjnoy mnro thin
any other organization in Pennsylva
nia, unless it lie tho especially protect
od intcrsM and If now, tho I'qtior
interest has it-i neck wound by Us lito
pilitioil colleagues, wo can Blund by
and say "served you right."
At tho same time, as a mat'erol prin
ciplo tho Democratic party ought not
to Btioport tho Prohibition Amendment.
Tho enaotmont of snmptttry laws, tho
regulation ol drink, diot or clothing,
the interference with prnonal rights
nnd liberties arc in contravention of
tho doctrines, thoorioi and practices
of the Democratic party.
Let mo add to tho above tho follow
ing from the Philadelphia Record.
An Interesting Inquiry.
If the proposed prohibitory amend
ment should be adopted in this state,
would it prohibit tho making of home
made wine grape wine, dandelion
wine, blackberry wine, etc. such as
is made by many families in tho
country district for homo purposes,
and used generally for tho relief of
certain complaints and disorders that
do not rcqtilro a physician's attention,
which is both expensive and incon
venient in remote country plaocsT
Phtcnlxvillc, Pn., Feb. 21. J. W. II.
The proposed amendment to tho
Constitution, if adopted, would clearly
prohibit tho making of domestic wine.,
beer or cider to bo used as a beverage.
Tho Lpgishtnre is empowered to
authorize hou'ewives to mako wine
for medicine, or tho farmer to make
cider for vinegar, but not to be used as
St. Paul advised timothy to use a littlo
wino, for his stomach's sake, on his
own prescription. Tho language of
Ihu amendment is as follows:
Tho manufacture, sale or keeping
for Bale of intoxicating liquor to be
used a i a bovorage is heieby prohibited,
nnd any viol ition of this shall ba a
misdemeanor punishable as shall bo
provided by law.
J. he manufacture, salo or keeing for
sale of intoxicating liquors for other
purposes than as a beverage may bo
allowed in Bitch manner only as may
be prescribed by law. Tho General
Assembly shall, at the tirst session
succcding tho adoption of this article
of tho Constitution, enact laws with
adequate penalties for its enforcement.
i hern is no mistaking tho iron-clad
character of this language. The farm
ers who vote lor 1'rohibition may as
well pull down their cider-mills and
havo their good wives convert all their
grapes and berries into jam.
Tha Profound Slumber of Mrs. Althouse,
Whose Oase is a Mystifying One
At Attica, N. Y, thoy have been in
a state of wonder oyer the case of
Mrs. Emma Althouse, who has now
been "dreaming tho happy hours
away," for days. In August, 1887,
alter obtaining "relief from a severe ill
ness, sho fell into a series of slumbers
of an averago duration of from three
to ten days.
In iho intervals when sho is awako
she converses upon her condition, and
predicts tho length of eyery trance.
When sho goes to sleep sho tells either
a physician or an attendant just how
long her slumber will last, and she
carries out her prediction to tho letter,
never permitting herself to ba aroused
till the terra is finished,
Mrs. Althousu is married and has
ono child. Sho is 25 years old. Her
parents camo to America Lorn Ger
many 34 years ago. In March, 1888,
sho sank into a trance, which lasu-d
35 days. Just previous to this trance
Bhe partook of more nourishment thin
usual, a glassfull or milk by means of
a teaspoon. After ebo goes to sleep
hor teeth aro tightly set together, and
nil effotts to pry them apart for tho
purpos-j of giving her fo d have been
failures.
These trances aro not all tho myst
ery connected with Mrs. Althou. In
Juno last there was an attempt to jiis
on the sick womm. Tbo doctor, ') niug
been called, tonnd her stiltering irom
cramps. Sho app aed to bo almost
lifeless, aud was vomitinc a nroinish
substance. Sho was relieved by em
etics. It appeared that almost an
hour b--foro two men called at tho
house asking to seo the paiieut, affirm
ing that tho doctor hal seat them.
Hearing them spak, Mrs. Althouso
rocogniz"d their voices, and said sho
lid not wish to see them. The men.
however, brushed by a sister who was
in altciidinco and entered the room
win-re tho sick woman lay. One of
them talked to tho patient while tho
other sat by a table upon which wero
puuH oi medtciiio ami a cup of colfeo.
Atter the men loll Mr. Althouse ask
ed for a diiuk. Her sister gavo her
tho coffee lint bad been stauding on
tho table. Sho hid no sooner drank it
than sho oomplaiiied of a binning
sensattou in her throa'; she becamo
very p.ilu and was seiz-td with cramps.
Tho plnsiciau examined the divus
left in tho bottom of thecoffeocup nnd
also tho contents ol a phial standing
on tho table. In a fow davs they both
turned g'een. Tho bo ly of tho patient
was soon atterwarls oivered with
black spots. The case was tiken be
fore tho district attorney, but nothing
was done about it.
Last D.'cetub.'r Mrs. Althouse went
to sleep again for nine days, awaken
ing January !l, when sho said sho
would go into a traioa lastiniz lonccr
than any sho had jet been through,
and at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon sho
was again Numbering.
Tbo doctors tried to awakinhcrby
throwing cold wator on her face and
by means of n gilvanio bittery, but
did not succeed. Sho awoke rn Fcbru-
ary 5, after h iving slept 31 days. Sbo
immediately went to sleep ngain.
Don't Get Caugbt
This spring with your b'ood fn'l of
impiuities, your digestion impaired,
your appetito poor, kidneys ond liver
torpid, and whole syttera liable to bo
piostratod by disease but get your
aolf into good condition, and resdy for
the chaiijjV- -nnd .warmer wnai'ipr, by
taking Hood's SaVsaparilla. 'It elands
unequalled for purifying tho blood,
giving an spputite, aud lor a general
spring nudioiiie.
Color in Men's Oiavatt.
I am glad to eeo that men may at
last study their complexions a littlo.
I nover could understand why they
iliould rot. Whenever I seo a very
dark man in tho regulation costumo of
metropolitan habitue 1 hlways long
to put n red tio cm him, to lilt up his.
olivo cheeks aud aid the expression of
his dark eyes. I should liko to banish
black satin cravats ind ties foreyer
from tho wardrobju of all dark halrtil
iw n, cv truth dark tinted ties with n
f&ryv.and aud turn tbeui into deeu
tones triirson or goldin brown or dark
olive, era particular kind of water-blue-that
1 can eo wi'h my mind's oye but.
caunot escribe. Zotulon 'JYxctlu