A,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
L. FRITZ,
J
ATTOKVSY-AT-I.AW,
Office Front Itoom, over Poitoffic
HI.OOMSPURO. PA.
H. MAtZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
INIWRAHOR ASD HEAL I5TATJI AOXTT,
Offici Room No. 2, Coluuiuh BailiUg,
BLOOMSBURG, VA.
N,
U. FUNK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Ent's Building, ner Couit Home,
BLOOMSUURO, PA.
J
C
OIIN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Office over Moyer Bro't Drug Str,
PiLOOMSBURC, PA.
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Brower's building, 2d floor, room No I.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
B.
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office cor. Centre & Main Sts., Clark's buililafc
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
WCn be consulted In German.
QEO. E. ELWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Second floor, Coluubiam Bulldlsg,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
TJ V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office in Wirt's Building, 2nd floor, Main St
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
P P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY,)
Office orer Dentleri Shoe Hate, Froit roam,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
T5 OBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Colvuiiax Building, I Star, front rsn,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
lie
"'WELL. . ) L
it x, BITTEHBENDEE, trofnon.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1890.
YOL. 25, NO.30
Finest Line
of
GOLD and
SILVER
WATCHES
IN THE COUNTY
AT
J. G. WELLS' JEWELRY STORE.
QRANT HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ottc. ts KawKngt' Meat Market,
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
H. RHAWN,
ATTORKKY-AT-LAW,
'Office corner of ThinI and Main Street,
CATAWISSA, PA.
J-
B. McKELVY, M. D.,
SURGE'OH AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, North tide Main Street, beltw Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
jytL . C. UUTTER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
D
R. WM. M. REBER,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, comer of Rock and Market Streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
L. S. WIN rERSTKKN, W. V. HECKIXY.
Notary Public.
-yyiNTERSTEKN & RECKI.KY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Loans secured, Investments made. Real cs
tate bouoht and sold.
Office in First National Bank Building,
Moomsburg, 1'a.
pjONORA A. ROBBINS, M. D.
Ofllco West First St.
Special attention Riven to tho ojo and
car ana lue nttlng or. glasses.
J
J. BROWN, M. D.f
Office and Residence, Third Street, West
of Market, ner H. i. Church,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
WOffiee hours every afternoon and evening,
Special attention civen to the eye and the fittlaj
el classes. Telephone connection.
D
R. J, R. EVANS,
TUATUEXT Of CilBOKIC DISEASES MADE A
SPECIALTY.
Office and Residence, Third St., below Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M,
J. HESS, D. D. S.,
Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental Caflecc.
havinf opened a dental office la Locxaeo'i
lUUILDlKa, corner n Main ana uaatrt nreeu,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
1l prepared to receive all patUnU reqtdrlaf f-
lessiwai lenucs.
ElEOTKIO VlHBATOIt UsKO.
Etuxe, Gas, amp Local Asxmancs,
ainlslstere4 fr ttn palalta utnctlta 4 Wtlh
free of chirp w& artHdaJ Ueth art nucxUa.
All Wout Ovaeixtub xt IUvubrw,
"tAINWRIGHT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
'TEAS, SYRUM, COFFXf, SVOAB, MOUAISO,
RICE, SriCIt, U1CAB1 SODA, ETC., ETC
N. E. Corner Second and Arch St.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
WOrderi will receive prompt attention.
M.
C. SLOAN & BRO.,
Manufacturers of
Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Sldjhs, PUtfonn
wagons, otc
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First-class work always on hand. Repairing
neatly done.
WPrlces reduced to suit the timet.
w,
H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's Building, Main St., bel. Muktt,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
All styles of vrork done In a suptilor manner,
ana all worn warrameo, si rcpicicmcu.
Teeth Extracted Without Pain,
'jythe us of Gas, and free of charge when
anincin leeiu j
W To be open all hours duilcjthe day.
PLUMBER AND
Tin
THE COLUMBIAN
IS THE BEST.
GAS FITTER
DKAI.KIt IK
co!i 15
a Spi;ialty
ESTIMATES FUllNISIIED ON
ALL WORK IN HIS LINE.
First door Bloomsburg Opera House
QHRISTIAN r. KNAP?.
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOUSBU&G.
Home of N. Y. i Merchants, of Newark, N.
1 Cllntor, N. Y. i Pemlea N Y. j Reading,
a. 1 uermin Amenta ins. Co.. New York, i
Oretnwlch Inisrance Co., New York j Jersey
1.117 rm uai. wo., jersey wiry, n, l.
These old corporations ar well seasoned bv
agt and riu Tested and have never yet had a
101s seiuea oy any conn 01 law. i Beu assets
u all Invested 1 souo securities, are liable
to the hazard of rial only.
Losses ikomftly and honestly adlusted
and paid as soon as determined, by CHRIST
IAN F. KNAPP, Sfxcial Aoent amd Ad.
(uster, Blooussuro, Pa.
he people of Columbia county should pat
lonlie the agency where losses, if any, are set
tled and paid by one of their own citUen,
Tho Bost Burning Oil That Can bo
Mado From Petroleum.
It gives a brilliant light. It will not
smoko tbo chimneys. It will not char tho
wick. It lias a high fire test. It will not
explode. It Is pre-eminently a family
safety oil.
Wo Challenge Comparison with
any other illuminating oil made.
Wo Btako our Reputation, as HcQncre, up
on Uio Statement that it is
;ir tiii? wom.D.
A8K YOUU DEALElt FOK
Crown - Acme.
ACME OIL COMPANY,
HLOOMSUUHG,. - PA.
D
R. I. C.BREECE,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
f3" Office over Moyer Bros. Drug JStore.
Residence West Main Street.
1 2-20-1 y.
J.
S. QAHIHSON M. D.
IIOJIEOI'ATIIIO 1'IIYBIOIAN AND SUIIOKON.
tS" Ofllce over I. W. Hartman & Bon'
store, residence N. E. corner Centre and
Fourth streets.
D
r. j. t. foj:,
DENTIST.
All the latest appliances for manufacturing,
treating, filling and extracting teeth. All
tylesot woiK warrameu as represented, unite
on Main Street, near East,
5-l6.y.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Clcautc ut fecaulities tlt hair.
I'roiiiotfi a luaurlial crowth.
Nr Fills lo RTor Crijf
lAino in uiiui vir.
Rheumatism,
BEINO duo to tlio presence of uric
acid in tbo blood, Is most effectually
cured by the use of Aycr's Sarsnpo
rllliv. Ite suro you get Ayer's and no
other, and take, it till tbo poisonous
acid la thoroughly expelled from the
system. We challenge, attention to this
testimony :
"About two years ngo, after suffering
for nearly two years from rheumatic
8 out, being ablo to walk only with great
iscomfort, nml having tried various
remedies, Including mineral waters,
without relief, I saw by an advertise
ment In a Chicago paper that a man bad
been relieved of this distressing com
plaint, after long suffering, by taking
Aycr's Sarsaparllla. I then decided to
make, a trial of this medicine, and took
It regularly for eight months, anil am
pleased to state that It bos effected a
complete cure. I have since bad no re
turn of tho disease." Mrs. It. Irving
Dodge, 110 West 12Sth St., Now York.
" One year ngo I was taken 111 with
Inflammatory rheumatism, being con
fined to my houso six months. I camo
out of tho sickness very much debili
tated, with no appetite, and my system
disordered in every way. I commenced
using Ayer's Sarsaparllla and began to
improve at once, gaining in strength
and soon recovering my usual health.
I cannot say too much in praise of this
well-known medicine." Mrs. L. A.
Stark, Nashua, N. II.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
rniraRiD t
DrvJ. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
TtUs tX ; six ttetllM, S. Worth S a bottle.
SOPHRONIA
It was a email story and a half oH
tage, pinto 1 white, with irroen Minds;
tho whlto paint had lost it? pristine
purity and the greon of tho blinds was
faded and dusty. A hlno of the gato
was broken and tho gala swan and
creaked hideously) tho little p.itoh of
grass in front sorely nooded attention.
Tho sewing maohino agent, noted
theo things without knowing it, as he
jumped from his buggy and walked
toward tho front door, lie was of an
unboautiful Yankee type, bluo oyod,
sandy haired and shambled somewhat
in his gait, yrt you might look long in
hisloinfacd with its twinkling cyei
and frequent smile beforo you oould
detect an untrustworthy lineament.
There was no boll, bo ho rapped.
No answer. lie rapped again. This
time a footstep might bo ho"ard within,
and presontly tho door was held slight
ly ajar and thon flung wido open, as if
to welcomo a long expected guest The
sewing inachino agent was used to all
kinds of reception, and did not lose a
second in commencing his well learned
lesson.
"I am representing the firm of Gus
set & Ilcmm, sewing machine manu
facturers, madam, and would ltko to
Mm. Twitoholl, smoothing tho sunny
hoad.
Azariah sat down in tho nearest
chair. "You could knook mo down
with i feathor,'' said he. nrosontlv.
"That child Is a living image of ono I
kuowthitry odJ yoars air). What's
your namo sissy 1"'
"Atiuio a. Twitcuoll, solomnly ans
wered the llttlo ono. with n stoa Iv
look out of hor doop bluo oyos.
"1 nis llttlo oirl I used to know w.n
Sophrony Sophroi y Miller. You
nam t no relations named Mil or, have
youf ho askod Mrs. Twltche'1.
"les, but they're tar removed." she
replied, with unconscious bittornes'.
Far removed, InJeod, was theboautiful
child Sophronla from the middlo ageJ,
worn widow 1 witolioll.
Aztriah seomod to have forirotton
his tnual onorcotio hasto. With soft,-
euoil voice and ingenious coaxing ho
onticod tho llttlo ono to his stdo, thon
to his kneo. Mrs. Twitohell took up
her soaring and liatonod to tho talk go
ing on uetween tno two.
"Where did you know thoso Millers
you spoke oil' she said aftor a while.
Decided Scruples.
A DKUCIOUS
DISQUISITION
1'nopniKTT.
ON OFFICIAL
TIIB l'ltMIDKNT ACCKl'M A IIOUBK, FUUNI
TUltK AND OltDOKttlKS, IIEOAUSK IT
W0UI.U UK INDKl.lOATI! FOR HIM
TO PAV HIS WAY.
Mr. Ilindolph Koim has written a
letter about Mrs. II trrison whioh oan
hardly fail to closo the doors of the
Whito Homo and the Gift IIouso to
him, though it might bo arguoJ by an
aonto lawyer that to djny this gontlo
man the right to bask in tho sunlight
of greatnoss, and to disport himself in
proximity to Presidential families w.n
a oruol and unusuil form of punish
ment from whioh the Constitution
protooted him. If it be truo as Mr.
ICeim says, and say corroctly as wo do
not doubt, that "If any ono supposes
that Mrs. Ilirrison courts prominence
ho is greatly mistaken,'' thou Mrs.
Ilarirsou om notjtoo promptly banish
the aforosaid Keira from her train. It
was ICeim, we behove, to whom tho
"Tnoy lived iu tho same nlaoo whoro I world is indobtod for tho imaginative
I was born," said Ar.iriah. "Sonhronv oio.uro of Mm. Ilirrison, with a hand-
Miller was tho prettiest crittor you kerchief wrapped around her head,
ever did seo. She looked just liko this 'weeping tho Whito IIouso. It was
little ono of your'o and whou sho was Koim who attributed to Mrs. Ilirrison
show you one of tho machines unless
youhavoooe already. Havo you a just about as biir as this ono. she and I remarks about bad housekeeping iu Booking to advanco Presidont Olovo
sewing machine! used to rro to snhnnl tnrntlior nn.l sii. tho Whlto Ilusa iirnvirm tn lmr ml. land i nolitioal or pecuniary lntorosH,
No answer. bath Bohool. tos. Shn huln't. no mr. vent whioh n lidv would not. hnvn Tho bill for tho bridao became a lay
Wo sell thorn for cnh or iustall- ents. so her aunt brnnrrht lmr nn. If. been likelv to make. It w.n ICim without tho President's sigoatuio
inents, and warrant them satisfactory, don't seom but a Hutu whito sinnn who has at divers timi ronrnfmt.ii Tho oxtension of Missaohusotts aye
I would liko to show you a Gmset A Sonhronv and I wnnt nnnr tho Mrs. Ilirrison as mik'mc nomnl.iintH nuo was ordered booausa tho owners of
. . t , . . . r. ... i ... . , . . i i.s i.
iu;ut tUU 1U1UU1 JlUUUy U1U lOUJUVeUl- I fcu'' i.uiwi nuiww ,w
or givo tho transaction tho appoaranco
of a deliberate money-making echemo.
Wo hopo the Commissioners of the
District, whoai P.esldent Harrison an
pointed, enjoy this dolicato compli
ment to them. Tho fact that tho gon
tleman whom tho Presidont nppoinlcd
Postmaster Generat was ono ol tbo
donors of this summer rosidonoa to
Mrs. Harrison probab'y suggested to
Mr. ICeim this flutcriug estimato of
CoTimissioncrs Douglass, Hinos and
Hoberts.
Mr. JIjr.it Halstesd, exiled from
Ohio on aooount of his conduct during
tho last campaign has recently bcon
circulating 1 10 story tint the valuo of
Oik Viow was enhanced by improve
ments nude by commissioners an-
nointd by President Cleveland. Mr.
tlalstoad probably knows that this is
false; if ho does not he ought to. The
improvements rfferrod to can only bo
the now bridge on Woodly Road, an 1
tho extension of Massachusetts avenue
Tho bridgi was vo'.od by Congress,
with Oito'braneh of whioh Prosidont
Cleveland did not have as much influ
ence as ho was ontitloi to, aid the
other branch of whioh was controlled
tr tiid nn1itintl nnnnnnn r. Hflnafnr
.Tnhn Tnn.oa TnrfnlU thn nhnlrmin took frichi and I irkod, tho bridlo rein
of tho oommittoo on tho Dis. riot of by which ho held hor parted in tho
nr.l,iml,in TTn tun nntfnr nn.tnaml nt middle, tho 000 OOanOOtinc tho tWO
Letter From Mrs- Ur- Heal.
CiibFoo, China, Afnti. 17, '00,
Mr Dr. xn Mothrk:
Wo aro at Zon Soe, fairly started
now on our wny to our now homo nt
Oho Nan Foo. Wo loft Tung Chow
Tuesday, April 11. Tlicro wcro so
many last things to bo done, so many
camo to say good-bye, that it was noon
before tho ShcnUzo was packed and
off, thon wo got on our horses to go
around to say our last farowell to all
our Missionary friends, making (ho
rounds quickly. It uas dreadfully
hard at tho last to turn our backs on
all our old haunts, our work at Tung
Chow nnd tho frionds of six and a half
years. Tho good-byes wcro sorrowful,
more liko a funeral than anything else.
Tho Doo.or say when ho went into tho
school room to toko leave of tho girls
that they nil had their heads on their
desks and wcro crying hard. Wo rodo
fast that first afternoon, but tho slicnt-
sze had three hours start of us nnd wo
did notovertako it until wo had gono
almost 23 miles to our first stopping
placo whero wo stayed over night.
Tho next mornlnir wo nriain started
the boy and Bhoutszo off aliead of us,
but I was so t'trod by tho long rido of
tho night before that whou I had gono
about eight miles I was gtad enough
to get in the shenlszo to rido the re
maining eight to our noon resting
place. After dinner wo started tho
boy off again ahead so that wo oould
havo a longer rest at the Inn, but
I didn't wish to rido on horsobaok all
tho fifteen remaining miles into Cho
boo, but after riding n short distance
wo name to a stream over wluon tho
bridgo seomod unsafe to load our
horses, so we walked on the bridgo,
tho Dr. loading tho two horses ovor by
the bridlo, he on tho bridge, they in
thi water. His horse nttemptod to Ho
down and when he shouted at it mino
Hemm, oould bring tho machine right hand in hand together, pioking black
iu and show you how it works. Did berries, or wintorgreons, or whatever
umi Biif rmi bail !l Inqnlilnol'' .
No answer.
"Or, if you havo a maohino and it
isn't quite satisfactory, wo would take
to
cording to tho season or sat to
gether in tho meetiu' with my old
grand'ther feeding us pep'mints to
keep us quiet. Ho was a master hand
for pep'mints loved 'em and always
carried 'om. Fact, ho smelt so strong
of 'em all the timo they used to oall
him old Pep'mint Adams.
Annie had hoan rnrrnr-flinrr Mm with
Sho might have bo m great gravity, and now askod: "Do
old, tho agent's own you lovo pop'mintst I do.
AftUiah burst into a lnnrrh.
hand on tbo woman than the man. He "You Bee if I don't bring you some
noted that sho trembled and looked next timo I oorae." said ho. "But
fixedly at him, and thought, in his there's a woman a milo il nwn tli mm!
Yankco yernaoular, "Nervous crittor, hero that's oxneoting a maohino. and if
h in part payment, lo.' me new ono.
He looked at tbo hguro beforo htm, a
little woman dressed in black her oaoo
sunny hair streaked with gray and
bidden under a widows oap, her foe
pale and worn.
35 or 40 years
age, but time had laid a heavier
I dont net it to her this afternoon
sho'll givo mo ballyhaok, so I must go
tolling his wares, and finally wonnd now. Givo mo a kiss, Sophrony Au-
, jrim.. - J.UJUBU luiuu i mu uia- nie, i mean, anu gooa-by ma am.
afraid of'tramps and peddlers, l!':ely."
He rambled on in his usual fashion.
oxtollin
up
chine and seo how you like it.
At this tho .woman found her
tongue. "No, don t, sho said, breath
lcesly.
' Did you say you had a inachino,
madam! ' asked, tho, agent.
"Yes.'' sho said; and thon added,
hesitatingly, "but it is out of order.
remaps vou coulu hx it lor me. and
held tho door open wider as a mute Twitoholl did not purchase it Then
invitation for htm to enter. He avail- he called to seo little Annie. Thon ho
ed himselt ot it at once, walkintr oalled bold v to see Mrx. Tu-itnhnll
Ho took bis loan, lank frame out of
tho houso leaving behind him two
firm frionds.
Ho came auain and brought tho
hemmor, and somo peppermints for
enco ot the llouso whioh would not
havo ben in very good taste if sho
o id mado them. It is Koim who iu
the Philadelphia Inquirer of last Sun
day represents her as sayiug:
"The Executive Mansioa, as every
ono knows who is at all advisod, is not
suitado lor tho ocjupanoy of a large
family. The President should at
least have tho consideration of any
other citizen, when ho takes enjoy
ment in having all tho members of his
family aronnd him. Some parsons
having tsken except'on to our having
a U'go tatniiy. 1 enjoy tho presence
(if my father in his declining years.
We enjoy our children and our grand
children and wish to havo them about
us all tho time. It would be unnatur
al for any fattier or mothor to feel dif
ferently. Tho Government furnishes
inadequate accommodations for the
ftmily of tho Presidont and besides
during uio summer, witn too oonvon
tion d restraints put upon the Presi
dont and bis household, tho Exooutive
run
gave the land for the ayonue, and the
opening of tho avenue won'd make a
qiant!ly of agricultural land taxable
as city lots, and thus provo a good in
vestment for tho city. Tno extension
of tho avenue will bo of great import
ance to tho owners of land across Rook
Craok from Washington, now ootiroly
inaocessiblo, and to land lying too far
aou.h of Woodley Road to bo roaohed
by it. Tho place Presidont Cleveland
bonght, fronting south on Woodloy
Road and woit on Tenallytown Roa1'
and at least -109 yard) north of tho ox
tension of Massachusetts avenue, will
not ba ronderod ono particle moro ao
oassiblo or dosirablo by that oxtonsion,
whioh is still very far from oompletc.
A man of tho section is onough to con
vince any ono that the oxteusion of
Massachusetts avoinio cannot add to
tho valuo of Oak Viow. If the avenue
wero to run north of Oak View it
would add to its value by giving it a
now frontage, but running 400 yard
south of tho south front of tho plaoo it
Annie. Then he called to show a now I mansion is a very uncomfortable placo. I will ba of no bencht whatever t o any
attaohmont to Bowinr manhinna. nnrl I Senator Harrison's family was not I property that Mr. Cloveland bought.
insisted on leaving it for a trial. Then large; it is not perfectly clear why liut thon, it is hardly worth while to
he called to tako it away, as Mrs. I Presidont Harrison's family should ba instituto any comparisons botween tho
I The rim ud only eomblMd
Boothia-, Pila-KMlnc,
OartUva and BtrvnxltMofnff
PUiton Ter fropvvd.
Hop Plasters
A nutrrelloaa omblnUI .of tnftdJctl imdU-
KrwiU llopd. Hemlock, I ins iitium, ud KiumU
prepared and spread on moalln. ail r4 to pat on.
1 ba New England remedy.
PAIN, Hrctie. I nil an nation mr Weakataa
how caoeed, rlelda inaUnt to the all-powferfal medl
cin&l urovertleB of tho 11 oo 1'laaUr.
The part are woaderfiillr trMJfthened, TitaUzed
and rotOored to health and Tifor,
HOI I'LAftTKKB neTCr bant r trrlUte. An
umhI by thousands of Doojila in efery walk of lila.
SIV1IJI Willi RUCIXWB 11H4 MU1IKUOS.
XOVK ATTENT10X-nmt Ut & dealer
fool roa into taking a rabcutau or Imitation.
genuine Uop Flaatera ahow I be proprietor ticnatara.
Hop PLASTERCo., Proprietor. BOSTON.
A tvid ilUhunttt dialer $ and exubt M tcit you hV,
Dec. la Aug. b.
F. HARTMAN
KrUINTS THE rOLLOWINO
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES i
Nortl. Americin, of Phllidelphla,
FrsaVlln, '
PtanijFlTtnli, "f "
York, of PnniylvDii,
HaTtrf ol New york,
Qns, of London,
North British, of London.
Onc a Msrliet Street, sbore Mln, No. 5.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
yr p. lutz, .
(Successor to Freas Brown,)
AGENT AND BROKER,
Bloousburg Fire & Lire Ins. Agency,
(EstiblishcJ In 1865.)
COMPANIES REPRKSENTED :
Assets.
straight nto the email tront room,
bare uestituto .of ornament, its most
costly furnishing beiiig the sewing
machine, at which ho seated himself
without loss 01 a moment, it sunc
and buzzed nnder tbo stress of his
rapid foot atd hand.
'.Needs oiling, ho said whirr
whirr "A new bolt would be a
mighty good thing on this ere; I'll
tako this up a little" whirr whirr
''Now I'll toll you, madam, you better
let me fetch you a Gus?st & Hemm,
"vou 11 like it a great deal better than
this one, and you can havo plenty of
time to pay lor it 111
'Mo, no, said tho widow, hastily.
"I couldn't pay lor another one. I
was two years doing shop work enough
to pay for this, and I had to support
my child besides.
"ishol yon don 1
agent with sympathy.
price, didn t ye!
candidly there don'
tho matter with this, except it ain't
tho newest fashion. Hero's my card
Azariah Adams, with Gusset &
Hemm I'd like to leavo it, and if yuu
want any sowing machine supplies,
needles or winders or anything of that
sort, ill take your order now and
bring it when I come around to de
liver machines in two weeks.
"Bring me some neodles," said the
widow eagerly.
The agent took out his note book,
"What name, madamV
'MtB, Twitcholl," said tho widow,
nnH unomDil In lnnV unavnltinr.lt,
through her glasses at tho agent, IIo
scribbled a minute, thanked her, went
out and scrambled into his buggy with
a word to his horse, and drove away,
whistling cheerily. Mrs. Twitohell
dropped into a seat, buried her faco in
her hands and cried softly, but 11 n
ceasingly, until her little daughter
herself. The noarest neighbor 'ooked
out of the window at tho frcnuont
visitor and observed: I believo my soul
Widdow Twitchell's got a beau!"
1 ho courtship was short. Azariah
made his appearance ono evening in
Mrs. Twitchell's front room, and at
once assumed his favorite attitude, ono
kneo crossed over tho other and balano
ing his chair on two legs.
"See here!" ho said abruptly. "You
know I told you onoo about p. girl
uamea sopnrony iilillor.
so largo that it oannot be oomfortable
in the Executive Mansion. But this is
a mere trifle; it is simply singing tho
old song which Mr. Keim has bo in
singing tor a year because ho knows a
iood architeot to supervise tho ereotion
of a largo addition to tho mansion.
Mr. Koim has made all his previous
attacks upon the good sense and good
tasto of the President's family seem
small by inserting the following in his
letter to tho Inquicr of last Sunday:
un uiu Huujrut, ui tue acceptance ot
a cottage, Mrs. Harrison said: "Last
year the I rosulent thought best to oo
cuoy a cottago at Deer Park. This
President who buys his house and his
chair and his flo'ir, and tho Presidont
who saves his monoy by accepting ai a
pressnt a "boautiful oottage fully
equipped.
The Great Ant-Eater.
IT IS A HIDEOUS ANISIILANU DANdEItOUJ
TO rilOVOKK.
"Yes," answered tho widow, in I summer the prospect of a late adjourn
the breathless way which scorned to be
habitual
"Well, I didn't tell you sho was mv
girl,'' continued Azariah, "but she was.
We was encaced. Wo was uointr to
bo married. Everytlrng was all ar-
ranged, and I went to the citv to pet
t say so, said the t na ia., 1 .,..j
'.. t.a.UI a.. '"B"1 and when I corao baok. lo and behold.
WCll, 1 11 tell yOU Sni.l.rnn" u,n r,nnl Vna T
tn Fire Ins. Co. of Iftrtford, $9,518,388.97
minora, 01 lur lord 5,185.1.09.97 onma Il0mu from i. Th , ,
t homli, of IUrtford '. 4,778,469.1
Springfield, of Springfield, 3.bQ9,903.9
fire Associition, Philadelphia,. .. 4,(12,781.29
Muaraian, 01 London 20,003,323.71
fhasnli, of London, 6,924,563.48
Lancaihlre of Eng., (U.S. Branch) 1,642, 195.00
Royal of England. " " 4,853,564.00
Mut Ben. Lf.In.CaNewark,NJ 41,379,228.33
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
H. MAIZE,
never know where, nor why, except
mat. tier aunt died, and sho hadn't no
home, but sho would have had a home
if she'd waited till I got thero.
"Well nover mind Sonhronv now.
only she's tho reason why I nover
wanted to get married since till now!
lou roraind mo of her, and I took to
ym tho first time I boo you. I can
tako care of you and Annio too. Say,
what s tho reason you and I can't get
along together!"
.Mrs. Twitchell was visibly tremb
ling, and her voice shook as Bho re
plied, "if you can't havo Sophrony,
you'll take me!''
".No matter about Sophrony I want
you '
"Suppose you could have Sonhronv
and me toot"
"Well 1 ain't a Mormon." commenc
ed Azariah, but tho widow interrupted
him by leaving tho room abruptly.
Azariah stared after her for a moment,
letting tho two foro legs of his chair
drop to tbo Uoor. She reappeared as
hastily as sho departed But was it
no signs ot tears, however. To her
sho was tho same gentle, careworn, si
1..... ,,!,. !, I..l !... 1..,
icub uiisiiivi duu uau uiwutB nuuwil, I ir l rn . i ,i ,
nor could the little ono dream that old ulu, ,Ymo Aon, wiiu, speotaoies
nml rnol.inir ttuu u;lF U180arlloui a 1X8081001 HUSH
J.
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Second Floor, Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Llrerpool, London, and Globe, largest In the
worm, ana perfectly rename.
Assets.
Imperial, of London, $9,658,479.09.
Continental of New York 5, 239,981. jj
American of Phlladeluhia. 2.o!.oc6.n
NUjars, of New Y01V, 2,260,479.84
J7XCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR,
OrrosiT Court House.
BLOOMSBURG, TA.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath
rooms, hot and cold water j and all modern
convenience.
J" B. WILMAMB, AUOTIONKEH.
11LO0M8UUH0, PA.
Heal Estato Bought and Sold.
Parties desiring to buy horses and wago n
-vould dc veil to can on tue auovo.
memories wero rising
within her mother's heart liko tho
spring Hoods, almost overwhelming
her with lorco.
When Azariah Adams camo again
Uio summer had lairly commenced,
and Mrs. Twitohell sot doors and
windows wide open that tho Rwoet per
fumed air might fill the wholo small
cottage. Besides, sho placed a boquet
of the common wild flowers in a glass
tumbler on tbo sewing maohino. Sho
herself retained hor former aspect, ox
copt that her black dress was laid
aside and a gray dress and whito
apron lent her a Quakor liko scm
bianco.
Mr. Adams gavo greeting as to an
old and valued customer, with respect
anu tervor, proauoeu tno needles, ro
ccivod tho few cents which wero duo
and took up his hat to go. But tho
widow, in nor usual hesitating way,
uuimucu mm.
"Shall you bo this way again soon!''
sho asked.
" ires, 1 shall," said Azariah, prompt
ly, "I'vo sold more machines this time,
and I've got to come and deliver them
inside of a "fortnight. Changed your
mind about a new machine!"
"No,"' said tho widow. "I only
lending the bloom of youth to her
pale checks, her hair arranged in tho
fashion of hor girlhood, smiling, vet
with tears sparkliug in her eves, mik
ing thorn bright as of yoro. Azariah
made two strides across tho narrow
room, and his long arras closed about
her siondcr form. No doubts wero his,
no question arose in his faithful heart;
ment, possibly oxtending into early
autumn, necessitated the selection of
a nearer point to tho Capital. Thero
havo been suggestions from various
sources about purchasing a summer
homo in tho suburbs of Washington,
which at tho end of his official terra
might bo sold at a considerable ad
vance. Wo have had an example of
this, but tho President trill not nse his
official rank as a means ot making
money, oven to tho extont of purohas-
ing a homo for his summer use nnd
selling it when ho retires from office.
The President has deoidod scruples
about that. Tho Commissioners of
tho District, his own appointees,
would doubtless feel disposed to mako
improvements in that direction which
would still further givo tho transaction
tho appearance of a deliberate money
making soherae. " It happen
ed while we wero considering what
plans it would be best to make that I
was surprised by the tender of this
beautiful oottage, fully equipped and
reauy lor our occupation, lis accept
ance seemed to mo to bo tho best that
could be done. None of tho gentle
men oonoernod oould havo any object
other than tho courtesy of making ui
oomfortable. As far as thoir names
are known none of them seek oflioe. It
does uot involve tho President iu any
money-making for his personal benefit.
How others may bo benefited does uot
concern us."
It is incbnoeivablo that Mrs. Harri
son should have mado any such offen
sive and untrue allusions to her hus
band's predecessor, or that sho should
havo made theso absurd remarks about
tho superior "dehoaoy" of accepting
"this beautiful cottage, fully equipped th? r,?" a8 followf llf
and ready for our occupation' a! a ?atcr hT Tn anl?' W
present, as compared with Presidont has fo?,Dd ul ono f lle.,r n
ninUn,!'- Ji,.0 r i.! i opens tho upper part of it w
Clovelands purchase of bis homo, his
furniture and his food. This must be
ar- rr t. ..i ..
all lie said was. "Sophrony. Sonhronv ?. ." 'UB?L 01 '?mm"jr'
ia " I uuu wu ulul uuairiiiu ino anger ot a
I ...i :...Ti: . .1."
ouuoiuiu anu IMVUMlVUl UUHUUlUIl UKO
It is a most uncanny-looking creat
ure; its curious looking head, with
small eyes and ears, and extraordinary
long snout endingin a diminutive mouth
its great toro limbs armed witu enor
mous claws, which it carries lolded 111
upon its plalms.andits huge, bushy tall
giving it an odd appoaranoe ot bein
all out of proportion. This odd np
pearanoe, indeed no doubt gavo rise to
the extraordinary stories trat wero
told of it by tho earlier travelers and
writers such, for example, as that wi.b
in tho habit of climbing trees in search
of its food, a story which aroused the
wrath of tho lato Charlos Waterton,
who attacked both tho story and its
authors with bis usual fierceness. This
author also strongly objected to "the
remark that the long visage of this
most singular quadruped is out of
proportion and unsightly," stating that
ho "considered it to bo quite in unison
ivith tho rest of tho body, and admir
ably adapted to the support of life;"
adding. "Wt'at could tho ant-boar do
without its tremondous claws and
cylmder-shapod snout, so tough as to
enablo it to perforate huge nests of
ants, which in oertain districts of South
America appear moro liko tho roofs ot
Chinese temples than the work and
habitations of insignificant liltlo in
sects!''
Tho ant-eater's method of obtainini;
its food is said to be as follows: Hav
ing torn open an ant lull with its
powerlul claws it draws its enormous
long, flexiblo tongue, which is covered
with a glutinous saliva, ovor tho
masses of insects which rush out in de
fense of their home, with the result
that numbers of them adhere to it and
are thus drawn into tho animals mouth
and B J quickly is this opperation ro
pealed that we aro assured that tho
tonguo is put out and drawn in again
covered With the insects twice in n see-
on 1. Quaint Dr. Brookes dosoribes
"IIo (the ant-
ben ho
ests ho
opens the upper part of it with his
claws that ho may havo room to put in
bis snout and tongue, i his is bebinoar-
ed with a slimy liquor and is soon
coverod with ants, which, when he
horses broko and off went tho horses.
Tnoy woro tired and didn't oaro to bo
. . .! . L - "TV-
ciugni, so overy nine uiu ut. uauio
near them his horse would run farther
away and mine after hor. Aftor about
half an hour he sucoeodod in catohing
mine, and aftor throe quarters of an
hour of tantalizing faiiuro, ( for his
horse would follow mino but not allow
itself to bo caught ) be offered a dol
lar to a passing Uhinaman it lie would
catch her. Tno man niada a quick
divo and omght hold of ono stirrup
but tho horso wheeled itself romd and
round in a oirolo till tho man, hanging
on a'l tho time and flying around with
it, was almost taken off his fe3t; final
ly she suokened up a uttio, tne man
grasped her by tho bridlo and tho vio
tory was won, and.ho poakeled his dol
lar a happy man. Then we mounted
and came towards Clio Foo at a rapid
rato.but there was no catohing up to tho
shontsze; it reached bore fiftocn min
utes ahead of us, and we oanw in both
well tirod out. I had riddou on horse
back -17 miles out of 55, tho longest
ride I ever attompted, and havo been
very tired ovor since. 1110 uorsos are
to go baok to Tung Chov until wo
find out whether we can use them at
Cho Nan Foo. Wo aro at Dr. Novius'
whero we aro always mado so welcomo
and aro only waiting for a stoamor to
start to Tiontsin; ono is oxpectoJ to
morrow. Wo wish to push through
so as to get settlod at Cho Nan Foo
beforo tho hottost days 001110 on. From
Tientsin we want to g) to Pekin, then
to tho Great Wall, b30k to 1'okiug and
Tioutsiu from whero wo will tako a
oaral boat to Teh Choo, from thero
have thrco days by wheel-barrow or
car, to our final destination.
With dear lovo to all,
Kver devotedly your daughter,
Eu.AiiETii S. Nur
Note. A Shontsze is a litter swung
between two mules, one walking bo-
fore, another behind. It has a can
vass cover but no wheels.
"I had to go away after aunt died," the President of having his extraordi- fiwl?,' ho ilTiTnt0 h,a T11' anU
nary view at othcial proprieties attri
buted to Mrs. Harrison.
"Tho President will not use his offi.
Ioial rank as a moans of making raou
oy." No, indeed; he will simply use
his olhoial rank as a means of irettinc?
a "beautiful oottage" of twenty rooms,
"iiuiy equippou- with lurnituro and
said oopuroma, later in tho ovoning.
''I wont to seo if 1 could earn a llttlo
in the factory. I ain't no hand to
write, you know, I rover was, but
idid writo niter a while and nover
got no answer. Then somo of
the girls from homo oamo visiting tho
taotory, and they said they heard
you d got married In tho oltyl f00d, and possibly clothes, for uothi ng.
"'1 was a lie,' said Azariah. thump-1 "Vnnn nf tlm n Mill Inmnn iAtAr ..1
ing tho tablo with his fist. oould havo any obieot other than the
"I just gavo up thon! And whon Mr. I oourtesv of making us oomfortablo."
Twitchell came courting me, 1 thought Of course not, but Bomo how or other
I mittht as well take him. IIo wasn't. I it hannens that t.linan nnniM.irntn
good to me, Azariah, ho drank; ho I geDtlomen never thought of making
died beforo Annie was born. Annie's I President Harrison comfortable whou
name is Annie Sophronla. I expected I he lived in the Woodmout Hats, and
sho'd tell you so long beforo now. I'vo I was only a Senator, and did not have
earned her living and mine doing hand I the federal patronage to distribute.
.1 l.T 111 l . ... M. . "
luougut i wouiu navo a now nenimcr sowing, and it weakened my eyes, bo
if you oould bring one." I commenced to wear glasses, but
With bis usual miperturbablo cheer-1 since I'vo bought ray sewinc machine I benefit."
who oontemplatei pursuing a oourso ot atuly la
Ce commercial branches, sliiuM litve Iroa copies
oi mo uiugirauxi circular uuu vhh auduai uaiu-
lOL'ue oi tue
i:o(:iii:sri:u iiiminins irsivKitsiTV
convenience, (urnlshlni;. awioratloos anl general
elettuico. Is not ulsowliero approiotea In tbe
IJuluUBUOod. For tuoro'Jiti, practical instruc
tion la tba useful braocbiM, tills laitltu loa lias
tmuratoidatLuanoakii. fuaa.
WlLUlMJtKOUSU, UoeuuT, N. V,
"It doesn't involve tho President in
any monoy-making for bis personal
benefit." Far from it: It onlv i
fulness, Azariah noted down tho now I they've grown strongor, and I'm goiug I bis making a houso, a quantity of fur
order and prepared to depart, when I to leavo off tbe glasses now. Azariahl I nituro and a supply of provisions for
"What sayi repnod tho lover,
beaming with unmistakablo happiness,
"You was truor to me than I was to
through the open door Hashed a vis
ion of beauty, n tiuy 0 year-old girl,
gold halted, azuro oyed, musia voiced.
Sho stopped short at tho sight of the
strauger, thsn lied to hor mother's
side.
"l swannyr said iho sowiug ma
chine agent under his breath.
"Ibis Is my little rim, volunteered
to
you, for 1 got married and you didn t.
But you didn't know mo till I took off
my oap and specs, and 1 knew you tho
nrsi uay you oamo peddling to tho
doorl' Kloanor W. F, Batcr in
SpringlUUl Jltpublican.
his porsonal benefit. It is so much
more "delicate ' to acoopt a valuablo
presont, givon on aeoount of tho great
olliee you hold than to mako a fctu.
uate investment with your own money.
"Tho Commissioners of tho District,
his own appointees, would doubtless
feel disposed to mako improvements in
that direction which would still tuith-
swallows them. He ropeats this praot-
ice us long as there are any remaining
or at least as long as they will run into
tho sa.iio snare. When ho is hungry
again ho will go in quest of another
nest.'' The tonguo is a wondorful or
gan, much longer than tho bead, round
and capable of being projected sixteen
or eighteen inches; in appearance it is
very muoh liko uu enormous worm;
when at rest it is bent backward in tho
mouth, or, as Dr. Brooks has it, "he is
obliged to bond part of it back when
ho keeps it within his mouth, for it is
long enough to bold it without this
artilieo." When tho animal at tho Zoo
Is led this curious tonguo is most no
ticeable, sweeping round Mho pan iu
which the food is contaitiod in a most
extraordinary manner. &iturlay Jie
view. What It Does.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
1. Purifies tho blond.
2. Creates an appetito.
3. Strengthens the uorves,
t. Makes tho weak strong.
5. Overcomes that tired feeling.
0. Cures scrofula, salt rheum, etc.
7, Invigoratos Iho kidneys and liver.
H. Relieves headache, indigestion,
dyspepsia.
Heligoland.
Germany's now acquisition in tho
North sea is a milo long aud one-third
of a milo wid. In sizo it is not a
groat acquisition, and will become less
as timo goes on, for tho action of wind
and waves is fast wiping out Heligo
land. Its wholo population, English
oflkial residents aud all, does not ex
ceed 2,000.
Tho native inhabitants of Heligo
land aro among the most interesting
people of modem times. They aro
Frisians, a Germanic race who havo
kept their blood almost puro from
classic limes to tho prcent. They aro
largo lunged, healthy, strong, slow,
handsome, too, and of moro than aver
age size. They live to bo very old, SO
or 90 being no unusual ago with them.
The ancient Frisian language is horo
preserved in its greatest purity, and it
resembles tho old Anglo Saxon moro
than any other longne. Still tho
Heligolandcrs speak German also and
often Danish.
Tho men aro fishermen and soamen,
leaving tho women to do all the agri
cultural work, which 5b not heavy,
Binco vegetables aro tho main crop.
small as iho island is thero are num
erous flocks of sheep, which are kept
over winier by feeding them on fish.
1 ha enoyclopedia says so.
An ornithologist who has studied
and painted birds of the miniature is
land says ho has found thero birds
from overy part of tho globe, evea
from Australia and South Africa.
They had been driven to this rocky
refuce by storms.
Although tho island has belonged to
England sinco 1807, Gorman is tuo
language taught in tho schools, but
tho Heligolanders seem subliinoly in
different to whether thoy belong to
England, Germauy or nobody. They
have had a succession of owners, in
cluding Danes, Germans and English,
but through all thoy havo romaied
tho same, and kept their lives simple
and honest and their old heathenish
Frisian blood pure. They aro beyond
all tho ficrco excitements of modern
life, political and otherwise That is
why thoy. live so long and aro so
healthy and good looking. Thoy will
allow no gambling on their little is
land, though largo rovenuos would ao-
cruo 10 mem inercQV. iioiiguiuim m
a piradieo for tho tired citizen of tho
world.
A Oouutlv Jokk This occurred in
tho Pittsburgh license court; "Did you
over havo a retail licensiV "My son-
in-law had." "What does your son-in-law
do uowl" "He's an undertaker."
Attorney Cohen "That s a good busi
ness." Judgo Ewing "It will bo if
wo license all theso applicants."
Mr. Crisscross Pass mo tho butter,
uleaee.
... .. l HT'.l. II
reaiiieruono wiui uu my
Crifoross Only tho butter,
Miss
heart.
Mr.
please.
"Why, MUlcr Singer, hns doy turn
ed you oil down at do hotel, whar
y oil's bin woikin't"
Kx-Woitcr "Not .nttly. It romes
bout dis May. you set: ley l'd mo
dry didn't hab'no furdrr u.e fur mo
after dis inomiu', and I jisl ,',ot mad
and quit."
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