PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
A.
L. FRITZ,
ATTonr:nv-AT-i,Av,
Omci Front Itoom, over 1'ostoffloa,
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
J.
H. MAIZE,
ATTOHNKV-AT-LAW,
INSURANCE AND HKAt ESTATS ABXTT,
Ofrici Room No. a, Columiiah BoUilaj,
BI.OOMSnURO, PA.
JyJ U. FUNK,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In J ntM Buii ling, new Court Home,
IILOOMSD'JRG, PA.
J
OHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
JUSTICE OF THE TEACH,
Office over Mover Bio'a, Drug Stora,
BLOOMSBURO, PA.
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Brower't building, 2d floor, room No I.
BLOOMSBURO, TA.
g frankzarr;
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office cor. Centre it MilnSU.,CUrk'i bnlUlng,
BLOOMSBURO, PA.
W Can be coniulted In German.
QEO. E. ELWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Second floor, Colvuiuk Builiiag,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
jT V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Wirt'i Building, 2nd floor, Main St
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
P P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY,)
Office over Dentler'i Shoe store. Front room,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JOBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, CoLCHiun Balldlaj,a Boar, front
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
QRANT HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Offc vjk RnwHap' Meat Market,
BLOOMSBURO, PA.
w.
H. RHAWK,
ATTOBMBV-AT-LAW,
corner of TYiifA tnd MaIa Streets,
CATAWISSA, PA.
J
B. McKELVY, M. D.,
SURGE;. IN AMD PHYSICIAN,
Office, Ntrtfc tide Main Street, btfew Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
D
R. . C RUTTEJR,
PHYSICIAN ANB SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
D
R. WM. M. REBER,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, comer of Rock and Market Streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
U S. WINTERSTKEN, W. D. 11ECKI.EY.
Notary Public.
"yyiNTERSTEEN & BECKLEY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Loans secured, Investments made. Real es
tate boueht and sold.
Office in First National Bank lluildinjj,
uioomsuurg, ra.
JLJONORA A.
ROnniNS, M. D.
Ofllco West First Bt.
Special attention given to the eye and
car anu mo nttmg or glasses.
J
J. BROWN, M. D.,
Office and Residence, Third Street, West
of Market, near M. E. Church,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
WOfficc hoars every afternoon and trails.
Special attention given to the eye and the fitting
Of glutei. lelcplMc connection.
D
R. J. R. EVANS,
TutATMurr or Cireoinc Disaiii mads a
SriCIALTY.
Office and Residence, Third St, below Marltt,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M,
J. HESS, D. D. S.,
Graddatc of the Philadelphia Death) CsUec e.
harinf opened a dental office la LCBAhDil
BUILDUCO, corner wl Main and Coatra stmts,
BLOOMSBURO, PA.,
Is prepared to receive all f atitaU reabing ft.
leuioaai semcts.
Elkotkio VmiUTOitUsEi).
Etrii, Gis, xmd Local AsUTKmcs,
tdsalaUttrol fee It Delates eatruUta of teeth
fc 4 chxrp Mk ttmiMl tetth are taxrUd.
Au. Wosut OvAumsw u Eamsoiinwt.
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AINWRIGHT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Teas, Sykuts, Corni, SVOAS. Molajjh,
Rici, Sficxs, Bicabs Soda, Etc., Etc.
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Sts.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
WOrdtrs will receive prompt attention.
M.
C. SLOAN & BRO.,
MAMvrAcroiiM or
Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Sleighs, PUtfona
Wagons, &c
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Fint-dus work always on hand. Repairing
neatly done.
W Prices reduced to suit the times.
W.
H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's Building, Main St., bel. Market,
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
All styles oi wsrk done In a superior manner,
and all work warranted represented.
Tutu Extracted Without Paw,
by the use of Qas, and free of chugs whan
aruociai mux an uhiku,
fir To be pea all hors daring the day.
THE COLUMHIAN
IS THE BEST.
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tJ. E. BITTENBBMBSB, P"PrItori.
Finest Line
of
GOLD and
SILVER
WATCHES
IN THE COUNTY
AT
J. c. whit jiiiur mil
B . F. Savits,
PLUMBER AND
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DKAI.KK IN
U to.
Tin
a Spiialty
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First door Bloimsburg Opera Houso
Tho Best Burning Oil That Can bo
Mado From Potroloum.
It gives a brilliant light. It will not
smoke tlie chimneys. It will not clinr the
wick. It lias n high Are tost. It will not
I explode. It Is pre-eminently a family
safety oil.
We Challenge Comparison with
any other illuminating oil made.
Wo Btako our Reputation, as Refiners, up
on the Statement that it 1b
TJM Beat mi
lit tihc voni.i.
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ACME OIL COMPANY,
BLOOMS11URG,. PA.
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nubile domain 'Of agricultural and
Froo
Lands
grazlne valunalonir the Groat North
ern 117. in north Dakota and Montana 1
Now
WO or mow along tho Great Northern
Hallway Line. Business cbanoes.
Write r. I. Whitney, St. I'auL Minn.,
forlooks.Mjps,&o. Write now.
Towns
Settlers on free Government lands a-
Low
Rates
long the Ureat Northern llr. Line la
North Dakota and Montana get low
rates and rwe markets for products.
Hunting
Fishing
Finest resorts In America along Great
Norhern lty. Line In Minnesota, Da.
kotas and Montana. Host cUmate for
health seekers.
Montana produces the nnest Ilorsoa
Horsos
Gattlo
IandCattlo. )mv ranses jet In Mouse.
Milk and sun ltlver Valleys and Sweet
Grass mils.
Health
In Montana. Free lands, New Towns.
New Hallways, New Mines. Low Rates
Largest area ot good vacant
lands.
Wealth
Sweet Grass llllls. Milk and Sun lUver I RKnnn
I Valleys, Montana, reached only oy the i"ww
Great Northern Hallway Line. Tho I Uncrq
stock Raisers' paradlae. 1 llua"
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UOIU ern Hallway Lino In Montana produce
p n 1 I all the precious and baser metals New
uutti towna and railways are being bunt.
Go to tho Great Reservation of Mon-
Milk
Rivor
tana and get a good free homestead.
Low rates and Free Sleepers on Great
Northern lt'y. Lino. Go now.
Herds
Mino3
Tbeso have made Montana the richest
State per capita In the Union. I'lenty
of room lor more miners and Btock. rais
ers. Now Is tho tune.
imnixhndreat Northern Hallway
Line In Montana are free ranches and
Young
Man
pasturage, mines or precious usuwl
Iron aid ooL and new cities and
towns, now is your cuauuo.
Surrounded by a line agricultural and
crazing country, close to mines ot pre
cious metals, iron and coal, possesslni; a
water power uneiiualed la America, It
ts Montana's industral centre.
Qroat
Falls
ti,a vniinva nf lied. Mouse, MlswUn
Mint and sun ltlversrecnod by Great
G. N.
R. L.
Northern Hy, Une. Ilalf, rat 1 excur.
Ulons Sept, II. IS, and OCU U, ltwo
Wrlto r. L wmuiujr, ou nm n-.
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R. I. C. BREECE,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
CB finice over Mover Bros.
Drug IStore.
Residence West Main tiireei.
12'20-ly.
iff tii
Indigestion
TS not only a distressing complaint, of
' Itself, but, by causing tho blood to
becomo depraved and tho system en
feebled, la the parent of Innumerable
maladies. That Ayer's Sarsapnrllla
Is the best euro for Indigestion, even
when complicated with Liver Complaint,
Is proved by tho following testimony
from Mrs. Josoph Lake, of Ilrockway
Centre, Mich.:
"Liver complaint and Indigestion
made my life a burden and camo near
ending my existence. For more than
four, years I sufferod untold agony, was
reduced almost to a skeleton, and hardly
had strength to drag myself about. All
kinds of food distressed rao, and only
the most delicate could be digested at
all. Within the tlmo mentioned several
fhysicians treated me without giving re
iei. Nothing that I took seemed to do
any permanent good until I commenced
the uso of Ayer's Sanaparllla, which
has produced wonderful results. Soon
after commencing to take the Sarsnpa
rllla I could see an Improvement in my
condition. My appetlto began to return
and with it came the ability to digest
ail the food taken, my strength im
proved each day, nnil after a few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, I found myself a well
woman, able to attend to all household
duties. Tho tnedicino has given mo a
now lease of life."
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
TatraaiD bt
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
l'rlcr l; .li bottle, t. Worth S3 a bottle.
B.
F. HAKTMAN
UrUiZRTS THI rOLLOWlNO
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES i
Nortt American, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, "
York, of Fonnjylvania,
Haarrer, of New York,
Quwni, of London,
North British, of London.
Omcx oi Market Street, above Main, No. j.
BLOOMSBURG. VA.
M.
P. LUTZ,
(Successor to Freas Brown,)
AGENT AND BROKER,
BLOOMSBURG FlRK St LIFE I.VS. AOKNCV,
(Established in 1S65.)
COMPANIES REPRESENTED 1
Assits.
Xtnt Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, $9,528,388.97
Hartford, of Hartford, 5,288.609.97
Phcrnlx, of Hartford, 4, 778,469.13
Springfield, of EptlngSeld .1.099.903.98
Fire Aisociation, Philadelphia, ... 4, 5 12,782.29
Guardian, of London 20,603,323.71
Fhanlx, of London 6,924,563.48
Lancaihire of Eng.,(U.S. Branch) 1,642,195.00
Royal of England. " " 4,853,564.00
Ifut. Ben. Lf.In.Co.NewarV',Nj4r,379,228.33
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J-
H. MAIZE,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Second Floor, Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Liverpool, London, and Globe, largest In the
World, and perfectly reliable.
Assits.
Imperial, of London, $9,658,479.00
Continental of New York 5,239,981.28
American of Philadelphia, 2,401,956,11
Niagara, of New York 2,260,479. S
J7XCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBES, PROPRIETOR,
Orrosin Coukt House.
BLOOMSBURG, TA.
Larce and convenient sample rooms.
Bath
rooms, hot and cold water ; and all modern
conveniences.
JaH
WILLIAMS, AUOTIONKEIt.
ULOOMSUUHG, PA.
Koal E:i.j Bright and Sold.
Parties doilrlntob'iy horsiisanil wagon
Toulil tie well to call nn the above.
J-
S. GAUItlSON M. U.
IIOUKOIMTIIIO IMIVSICUN ANl SCRORON,
tSS" Ofllco over I. Y. Hartman & Sin'
storo, resldenco N. E. corner Centre and
Fourth streets.
J. T. FOX,
Dentist.
All the lateit appliance? for rninufacturlne.
treating, filling and extracting teeth. All
styles of work warranted as represented. Office
on Main Street, near East. 5.16-iy.
QHRISTIAN V. KNAP1.
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBUKa
v..
1. 1 ainton, N,
LSI a IsVflM Ale
1 N Y. I Reading,
1 reenua'
Pa. 1 German Americaa Ins. Co., New York, j
Oreawlch Iuarance C., New York ; Jersey
City FUe las. Co., Jersey City, N. J.
Taet aid corporations u well seasoned by
age and riax TSSTID and have never yet had a
Uas setlUd by any conn of law. Their asicta
are all lavtiteJ la soud sicuaiTUs, are liable
to the haiard ( rias only.
Loaaes rioumv aad konutlv adjusted
tod paid a soon as determiBcd, by CHRIST'
IAN P. KNAPP, SraciAt Aqikt and Ad.
vstu, Bloouisuio, Pa.
Jfh people of Columbia county should pat
lenlie IM ajrency where loncs, If any, are Mi
lled aai paid by em ( their own dtlsen.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 29,
FOR HER.
LOVE STORY BY MARY ANOELA
B10KENB 0RAND-DAU0HTER Of
THE H0VELI8T.
CIIAITEIl It.
CONTINUKII FROM LA8TWKKK.
Ho s.tt upright, and looked nrotiml
tho room ns thongh a groat longth of
tiiro had pained einoo ho hnd scon 1
aad as ho did bo, (suddenly somcthinc
seemed to catch hU oyri ho tnrncd
lute to tho lips, and half roio to hU
ft'Cl with a hoardo itiartloulalo oxcla
mation. Ho was looking at tho mi
covered pictnroof his dotd wife.
"What ia tho ratltwT" asked Mn
Grahome. Sho did not follow tho di.
rcctton of lna oyes. Sbo had soatod
herself go that her own faoo was in a
snadotv, ana ner watchini eyes wore
resting on his working, quivering fea
tures, with something ouriouslv nationt
and untiring in thir steady look.
"What why I have never seen
that picture before.
"It stands thero always, sho nns-
wersd very low, with a stranuo Ihrill
in hur deep voice. "Thero is a curtain
ueioru it ns a rule. '
"Ho pused a moment, still starincr at
tho picture, and theu said
'May I may I coyer it now!''
"Why."
"5ccause--becaus'; '' Ho seomed
iterally to tear his eves awav from it
with a liorco effort of will, and turned
to Mi S3 Graliamo. "It's this confounded
weather I suppose, it always affects
me. it g so horrible somehow, it s so
so awfully unnatural.- I'm I'm not.
myself.''
"Uover it yoursolf thon.
Pdr'a moment-ho hesitated. Then
ho rosfeV and Viflkioc acres? tho room
stood for a moment looking down irto
tho (jcntlo pictured face. As he look
ed a strago horror crept into his oyes,
to bo dominated quito suddenty by a
wild, fierce expression of recklo reso-
ution. lie pulled tho curtain roochlv
over the pioturo and s'rodo back to
Miss Grahamu s sido. As sho saw his
faco she stirred a little, and a quite
new expression sprung into life in her
still and watchful eyes, an expression
of sickening, incredulous hope. Sho
had novor boforo seen that look on
Caltoo Leigh's face.
"icon know why I have como hero
to-nightl'' ho said, and hia voice was
as his tacc strong and determined.
"I did not ask you.'
"No, you did not ask me. It is
weeks sinoo you have asked me! Ask
ed me great heavens! Katberine,
there oie limits to every man's endur
anco and mine has given out." Ho
waited a moment, as if determined rot
to loso hold on himself and Miss Gra-
hamo eat motionless. Her faco was
quite whito now, but perfcotly unmov
ed. Only her eyes glittered with a
burning light and they never left his
face.
"I thought, when I spoke to you
two months aco, that I had suffered all
a man could suffer. If you had told
mo then that you could ncvor love mo
I should hayo killed myself ves I
should havo killed myself and never
have known what a hell on earth
man's life may becomo." Ho caught
his breath sharply and went on, seem-
ng to lose his self-control a littlo with
the force of his own words. "But
now now, 1 will not die, I will not
givo you up. You havo been mine,
you gave mo your love you lot mo
tasto happiness. By heaven, I will not
let it go!"
lie made a step or two towards her.
stood right over her, not touching her,
but lookincr down at her with a fierce.
restrained intensity of pission awful to
sec. Mill sho dM nut move. (July
her strong, firm hands wero wrung to
gether until her rings cut into tho whito
lingers and her breath was heavy and
labored.
"What right have you, I say what
right havo you to raise a man 10 heav
en and plungohimtohell.lotorturo him
as you havo tortured mo during these aw
ful weeks? You led mo on can you
ueny 11 until my very soul was yours,
and now, now for three days you will
not even see me. Katherino, Kath
erine, ' what does it meant" As be
spoke tho last words sho slowly lifted
her head and looked at him a moment
without speaking; then sho said in a
low, clear voice: "It means that I do
not lovo you.'1
As if tho words had turned him into
Btono ho stood before her, speechless,
motionless, almost breathlos. At last
he repeated in a hollow, mechanical
voico, "You do not love me."
Still thoro was no touch of pity in
tho hard white faco that watched him
with such terrible intonlnoss.
"I do not lovo you and I will never
bo your wife," bIio Baid.
Then, with a terrible or?, ho seemed
to rcalizo tho meaning of her word
and he (lung himself down on h b knees
in a frenzy of wild despa'r.
"Kalhoriue," ho oiiod, "my lovo, ray
love, what aro you saying to me; what
do you mcaui" You aro my life ray
love I cmnot lot you go now. Kath
orine, Katberine, Kathcrino, Bpeak to
me, tell me that it is not true."
No answer, no raovomont on her
part, only her wholo personality seom
ed to bo quivering and vibrating, with
a brcilhless, almost unendurable agony
of suspense, an intenso burning eager
nesc, bo ropressed, bo rigidly hold
down into uttor quicBenco of overy
limb and fualuro that it would havo
made her almoij terrible to boo had
not the man before her beou blinded
by his pnsa'on and pain.
liar silooco seemed to madden him
and be sprang to his feet with a des
perate cry. "By hoavoul" ho 0 led.
"By heaven, you aro too late! Not be
my wifet You cannot help yourself.
You aro mine, mine, mine forever, fo'
I havo given ray soul for you. Listen
to me," and ho seizad her hand in his
in a grip of iron, while tho rapid
words Bcoraed to burst from him lu a
recklosa frenzy of mad despair. "List
on to me, I Bay. My loyo for you is
not whit you think it is now thing,
tho growth of months. I loved you
from tho first moment I siw you. I
loved you then as I love you now
loved you thon as I lovo you now
above all things in heaven and earth.
I tried to orush my love but it grow
and grow stronger and stronger, until
it destroyed ovorything, overy thought,
every feeling but one my deathless
determination to posson you."
Ho piuiod a moment, mastered by
mo overwhelming lorco of his un
reasoning passion. Ho had drawn her
up from her clmr and was holding her
cloeo to him, closer and closer as ho
poured forth his words like a resist
less torrent of fire. Sho was quite pae-
eivo in nis nanus, wuuo and oold '
stone, and all hor lifo seemed to bo
concentrated in thoso burning oyes,
winch seemed to draw tho words from
him with tho intensity of their devour
ing light. Still holding bor in that
mad, agonized clutch ho wont 0.1 in a
low, hoarse whispor:
"Mildred stood in vour nl.ir.o. mv
love, my lovo. I gavo ray bouI for
you, 1 our placo is empty."
1 hen with an awful orv a orv in
whioh triumph, hatred aid rovengo
wero strangely blended tho woman
tore horself away -om his despairing
hands.
"At last," sho criod. and hnr deen
vuico rang iiiroticii ttio Uiir room. "U 1.
God! at lastl at last!"
Ho fell back a step, and for an in.
stant tboy laced each other in silence;
then she went on still in tbat wonder
ful, ringing voice, while her wholo
figure seemed to dilalo with tho forco
of her torriblo triumph.
"i inve waited for this moment
waited and watched until I thought it
was novor to como. I havo tried
everything. I havo watched and
wjrked, aud at last at last I havo it.
Murder, murder! I havo known this
all the time. Did von think wero
you fool enough to think that I, I who
know her aud loved her bo, oh God.
who loved hor so, could over beliovo
my darling capable of such a crime?
That she, my little girl, my Httlo Mil
lie, should evor tako her own sweet in
nocent life! Fool, fool, I know my dar
ling." Tho man before her bad turned an
awful ashen gray, and ho stood there.
tho frenzy doad within hira, self-con
victed, utterly defenseless.
" "Suicide, thoy said, sho went on,
'as you know they must sav 'suicide!'
You did not count on tho friend that
ovod herl I know I know it was a
murder and from tho first I hayo sus
pected you. I stood your friond
your friend when all other friends
who could behevo that sho had dono
that thing would havo turned the.r
backs , on tho man thoy believed
had drivon her to it. I stood your
friend and kept you hore. I kept you
hero for this. Thon you began, yon
villain, to make lovo to mo and I was
suro. 1 led you 011, 30s, you aro right
I led you on for this. I vowed that
aoonor or later you should tell mo all,
and I havo borno your presence, I havo
homo your touoh your kisses for
this, (JaltOD Leigh! For thisl"
Sho stopped. Heroicohad swoll
ed and grown deepor with every pas
sionato word she uttered, and as bIio
iinished with a kind of fierce triumph
ant cry, it seomed to ring again with1
Biich an intensity of hato and ven
geance, as would surely, if such a fo.co
could kill, havo laid ber object dead at
her feet. Then sho began again, ami
hor voico this time was low and terri
blo with a determination.
"Now listen," she said. "I have not
lone with you yet. A lifo for a lifo
Ualton Leigh. Your worthless lifo for
my darling's! I will prove your guilt
to all tho world, I swear it! Listeu!
My darling shall not lie forevor wkh
that cruel sbamo upon her innocent
head. For her sako I have brought
you to this; for her I will hunt you down,
somehow, someday. Till then livo if
you can. Now go!" Sho lifted hor
hand as Bho spoke, and stood there
pointing to tho door, superb in her pas
sion and hato.
Tho wrotched man never moved.
only his faco was hoi riblv drawn, his
lips wero ashoD, and he Bwayed slight
ly to and fro as ho stood staring
straight beforo hira with awful sight
less eyes. As she ceased to speak ho
turned his oyes slowly until they rest
ed on hor face, beautiful now in its in
describablo passion. Then ho turned
away, heavily and uncertainly, as 11 to
go towards tho door. But beforo ho
had taken throe Btciw be stopped ab
ruptly with a droadful low laugh, and
with a sudden quick gesture he
liftod his band sharply. The next mo
ment there was a sharp report and he
was lying at her foot, in a stillness
which no passion, no lovo, longing or
rcmorso would ovor break again.
"Vengeance is mine. I will repay
saith tho Lord."
Buttons and Button Holes.
A curious discussion of an unimport
ant matter arose lately in a party of
ladies and gentlemen. Why is it, it
was asked, that men s garments always
buttou to tho right that is, havo the
huttou-bolcs on tho left Bide while
tho garments of woraon commonly but
ton the otnor way, trom right to leltT
Trifling as tho matter was, the
people who disoussed it found it inter
esting. It appeared, from a compari
son of notei that wome 1 reserve for
themselves a certain amount of liberty
in this matter, whereas men do not
Now and then a woman's dress or
o)oak is found which buttons from left
to right. Mon often havo double
breasted coats, but if tho garment is
buttoned to tho left, it is a protty suro
sign that tho left row of button-holes
is quite unpresentable.
A lady insisted that men's uniform
ity in this regard is duo to their bo
ing ranch moro tho creatures of habit
than women are: but sinoo three
quarters of the buttoned dresses and
cloaks of the women present wero
buttoned to tho lefi, this seemed to
make them also croaturoa of habit, but
why tho opposito habit!
A scientiOu gentleman in tho party
declared that tho whole thing had a
foundation in Boienlifio fact. "Man,"
ho said, "possesses an occentrlo move
ment that is to Bay, a movement
tending to fly from the contre-wheroas
women, on the oilier hand, is cor.oen
trio in her movements. Wo infer the
Inferiority of womon from this fact, be
came tho oocentrio movement, or move
ment of expansion, is indicative of
superior physical and moral powers."
This explanation sounded well, and
was flattering to the men of tho party,
but it was open to tho objection that
it moant nothing or whatever moan
ing it had, was beyond tho comprehen
sion of any ono present, oxoept tho
man of Boienoo himself.
An old lady was finally appoalod to
10 explain tuo iaot, "i supposo, siio
Bald, "that it a booauso thoy'vo simplv
got in tho habit of it."
"But how did they get In tho habit
1890.
of it!"
"BccauBo thoy had to got into sorao
habit." Since thero was nothing moro
to bo said on that snbjpct, tho problem
was given up. Youth's Companion.
GREAT MEN AND TEE INTERVIEWER.
Until rccontly Mr. Blaino has been
ono of tho most difficult men in tho
country to intcrviow, and evon now
will only talk for publication Ith his
most, liiumato menus in 1110 prolees 11
and thon most always insists in revia
mir mo interview. yioxanuer 11.
Stephens was equally particular.
lime and again whilo Mr. Blaino was
ongagod in bis hardest political stnig.
glos, I havo tried to get a few words
for ray papers upon tho results ho had
accomplished. I remember that only
two years boforo ho was beaten for tho
Presidential nomination in 1880. and
thon tccatno tho Secretary of Stato in
Garfield's cabinet, I was a guest at his
nouso in Augusta, lie bad just won
one of tho most bitterly contested
Stato campaigns in his political career.
1 asked him for a statement of tho
situation, aud somo littlo s )ry ot how
ho won the battle. Stiuator Hale was
present at tho momeut. Mr. Blaino
turned to rao quickly, and Baid, pleas
antly, "Oil, interviow Mr. Halo. Ho can
tell you all about it. I do deteit be
ing quotsd in the newspapers in tho
foi in of an interview. '
Two yojrs later, when ho was assa'.l
d about his South Amorican noliov.
ono of tho most in portant incidonts of
his remarkable career, ho at onoa
sougiit the form o interview, and two
long ones from him wero printed in
nearly every now aper in tho land.
tie wanted to reach tho general public.
as well as the statesmen of tho country,
and ho acknowledged that tho onlv
way to do It tccessfullv w i in a
conversational form. Si co U at timo
ho has always sought tho interview
when attacked upon any important
matter wh'ch ho desires to answe..
No croater tribute could be naid to t.10
efficiency of this class of newspaper
work.
Gonoral Grant was tho best man to
interview I over met. ne would only
talk to a person ho know woll, and
then ho could tell you exactly what
you wanted to know iu fewer words
than any raau I ever mado au inquiry
of. Ho was very pleasant to nowB
paper mon in whom ho had conSdenco;
but when ono camo about whom he
did not know or trust, you couldn't get
a word out of him with a crowbar, IIo
nover cared much to talk for publica-
tion,and novor did to auy extent upon
pumic manors except to John Kussel
Young, who, by ho wav. is ono of tho
ablest and most successful interviowers
of any time. He alone among scores
of daily toilers with tho pen of this
day is equally able as an editor, corres
pondent, descriptivo wiitor, or tapper
of sap from all sorts of fountains of
information.
Roscoo Conkling was tho onlv nub-
lio man l over met who never would
be interviewed for publication upon
any subject whatever. ,Ho onco told
mo that ho would rather havo a mad
dog sot upon him than to havo a news
paper man eont after him for a talk.
Two or three times in his lifo. int r-
views wero printed with him. which
ho never intended should go beyonu
iho piivacy of his room, and ho never
fogavo tho men who quoted him. IIo
had ono able correspondent discharged
from tho Herald for publishing a talk
with him which occurred at tho breakfast-table,
and M.. Bonnet directed
that ho should nover again write for
his paper.
uavd Uavis oould not bo interview
ed. While ho was a justice of tho
Supremo Court it would not havo
oeen proper, and after ho became a
United States Senator ho always be
lieved himself to be on the high-road
to tho P.esidency, and was afraid to
taiic, test no might injure his chances
for getting there. I nover approaohed
him but once and tbat for tho story of
how Lincoln was nominatod in 18G0.
I told him that I had already secured
the recollections of two of tho men
who thon operated with him. when ho
drew himself up and said, very seri
ously, "lhoro are only four men who know
the history of Mr. Lincoln's nomina
tion, and any ono of them would bo a
tool to tell it.'
Charles Sumner was by no means an
easy man to bo led into a talk upon
puulio matters. After tho passage of
tho treaty of Washington I onco inter
viewed bim as to tho meaning of tho
damage alanse of that instrument. IIo
was exceedingly dignuied, although in
his own apartments, with hia dressing
gown on. IIo spoko with great de
liberation and to tho point. I could
readily remember everything that ho
Baid, although bo was talking on a
very important BUDject.
Colonel Uobcrt G. Ingcreoll. liko
General Gordon, of Georgia, is just tho
kind of a man that a journalist likes to
ineui. ior uusineBB purposes, isoiu aro
fine talkers and Bay original things.
If tho subject is very important. Col
onel ingersou win writo it out for you
.-u:in it- 1 i T. . ' ,
wuuu yuu walk uu uuug U1S1IKO 10 DO
misquoted, and ho says that inter
viewers bo often miss tho mark that ho
profors to do the work himself wbon
ho will talk at all.
John Sherman is a dilucnlt man to
interviow: but ho does not seriously
object to it. In fact he is very pleas-
ant to a writer ho knows. But despite
ins great, auimy, no is not uuent, and
11 m very naru to get irom the very
beet work with htm anything moro
iiiuu u uuiu ttimement, 01 lasts.
Sonator Edmunds can never be in
torviowed upon any subject. His
chum whilo in tho Sonate, Senator
Thurraau, nicknamed tho "Old Ro
man," was very much liko hira.
Goneral Ben Butler is a capital Bub
ject for tho interviewer. He likes that
form of addressing tho public. IIo al
ways talks with spirit and originality.
Any man to whom ho will speak at all
can always got a good story from hira,
that is full of meat; but ho usually
wants to revise it reforo it is printed
IIo is very particular.
Kx-PrtBident Cloveland is usually a
good man to seek information from.
IIo is quito easy of access, and does
not waste any words in what ho has
to Bay. Lx Governor Foster, of Ohio,
next to tieneral Urant Is the most por
feot raau I ovor mot for interviewing
purposes. Ho always gets in a good
deal 01 nis p rgonalily aud imparta a
rust to his words. Business men. v a
rule, aro rather undesir. citato
YOL. 25, N0.35
mors for tho journalist. They aro
carcftd about what thoy say, and havo
few entertaining subjects to talk
about. To a gioaler or less oxtont
this is trui of lawyois. Ex-Govornor
Hoadley, of Ohio, is, however, a do
omed exception to tho rule.
benator Ingalls docs not obioot to
Inlkiug to the publio second-hand, and
of all tho prominent publio mon of tho
day ho undoubtedly talks best J'rom
"TM Art of interviewing, by J rank
A. Jiurr, in September Itppincot's.
ANYTHING FOR A PABS.
STOnlKS IIXUSTItATlVK Of A WIPESITIEAD
HUMAN WEAKNESS.
Several Washington officials who
chanced to meet the other evening
wero lamenting tho present scarcity of
railroad passes, which deplorablo stato
of affairs was brought about by tho
passage of the Intcr-btato commerce
bill soveral years ago. Beforo that
time parses wero plenty, and nearly
every man holding an Important office,
with any patrona-ro attached thereto.
could display a pocket-book well-lined
with tuo fosttvo "trip " and "annua'.r.
Many of theso fortunato pass holders
wore generous in loaning them to their
friends, and numerous amusi g as woll
as sorrowful incidents thero were that
often bofoll the borrowers, as two or
throo of tho abovo gentlemen wero
well aware, judging from tho personal
experiences thoy l-olaled. Ono of
theso gentlemen, who holds a high po
sition in govornmqnt services in this
city, told tho following advonturo
which befell him whilo riding on an-
other man's pass. Said ho;
"A number ot yoars ago I was about
to lcavo the western part of Pennsyl
vania on a trip to Washington when
I met a friend, ono Mr. E , who was
then a member of tho Los'.slaturo of
that State. On learning of my pro
posed trip he kindly offered to 'chalk
my hat,' as wo called it in thoso days,
or, in other words, ho tendered mo tho
uso of his annuil pass ovor tho North
ern Central Ra'road. Having been as
sured by my friend that I oould oasily
assume tho rolo of a mombor of tho
Pennsylvania Legislature pro tempore,
at any rate, I accepted tho offor and
went on my way rejoicing.
"I had lieen ih tho car only a few
minutes when my attention was callod
to the apparent nervousness of a seedy
looking individual who sat near the
f ro it of i ho cir. As tho conductor ap
proaohed, tbo scody passenger's uneasi
ness increased. But when the tickot-tak-or
finally reached him, the former drew
himself together, assumed as bold a
front as bis appearance would permit
and handed tho conductor an annual
pasp. The ticket-puncher soannod tho
pass, brought bis lantern square
around bo its light glared full in tho
aco ot the pass-bearer and askod: 'You
aro Mr. are yout Aro you a member
of tho Pennsylvania Legislature!' Tho
man, ivho looked moro liko a hungry
tramp than liko a statesman, replied
that ho was Mr. . A searohiug.
professionally doubting expression
camo into tho conductor's face, whioh
Boeraod to Bay: 'I know you aro lying,
but I oan't very woll prove it just now,
bo I'll havo to let you ride.' At any
rato ho roturnod the pass, and re
sumed his work of punobing and tak
ing up V1CKCIS.
"You can perhaps imagine that the
interval between the conversation,
overy word of which I overheard, and
tho timo tho brass-buttoned railroad
otlimal reached mo was not tbo most
pleasant period in my life. Bot I was
determined not to back out, for I bad
sufficient confidonco in myself to think
that if that fellow in tho frout of tho
car could work through on a pass not
his own, I certainly had an equal
chance for doing tho same. There
fore, I handed out my friend's pass
with all the assurance I could muster,
and aa tho conductor took it and read
tho uamo, ho exclaimed: 'I am very
glad to meet you, Mr. E., for you can
help rao out of a difficulty. Up ahead
of you a few seats is a fcJ'ow who
claims to bo Mr. , a member of tbo
Legislature. He offered rao tho lat-
tcr's pass, but I havo spotted him as a
dead beat. You, howovet, can tell mo
whether or not I am oorrcct in so
thinking.
"Ibis was getting interesting for
mo. In order to gam time I asked:
'T.to which gentleman do you refer!'
"Iho conductor turned around to
point out to mo the alleged impostor
and after looking in nil directions, ax
exclaimed: 'Why, tho scoundrel
has sneaked out.
"I am a firm boliever in snccial
providences and I consider this esoape
of mino from what might havo been a
most embarrassing predicament as a
marked corroboration of my belief.
might add that this was tho first and
last timo I ever traveled on a pass not
tnada out in mv own namo. From
the Washington Post.
PATTISON VS. DLiAWiTER.
All public men mako some mistako
and tbo judgment of the people in res
p it of thoir merits as candidates is
irado up rather upon a consideration
of their publio carreer ps a total tv
than of Bomo particular fault ordofect.
For example, it is generally admitted
by tno politioal opponents of Govornor
rattisoti that his ac" utntstration was
ono of tho best, if not tho very best,
tno stato has eve had, and such cnti
cism,thereforo, as may bo undo of
tome of his acts oomes to nothing
when considered in tho light of its
gcuoral acceptanco and approval by the
people irtospectivo 01 j arty, What.
ovor may bo Baid, for instance of the
policy of somo of Governor Pattison's
yotoos, it mint bo admitted that all of
them wore based ou tho belief of their
author that bis oath of oflico forbade
his approval of tho bills which ho
fused to sign. All of Governor I
lison a vetoes rest upon principle and
thoso whioh aftected appropriation bill
or legislation involving additional
publio expenditures wero intended for
iho protection of all tho taxpayers from
burdons which tho governor regardea
as unnecessary, or premature or need-
lecsly severe.
The recent donial by Candidate Del
amatcr of tho charges preferred against
hira by ex-senator lUnery puts tho
onus probamh upon tho latter. Tho
MclCoan county leader is a man of
high charaotor and not given to mak
ing reoklehs asaertloni. Doubtless ha
is ablo to produce tho proof of hi al
legation'. Tho Em.'ry charges aro not
an assail upon tho private character of
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmlmmmmmmmmmmBmmimrvii
Mr. Delamatcr, but upon Ins oonduct
as a publio man. If ho hfu vlolaod
tho law b engnjj'ng in tho bribing of
voters atib delegate;, or 11 bo iraiuliil
ontly nlterod a conferenco commit so
report whilo a niembcrof tho strtosen
ate, both of which ofTcnsos ox-Senator
Emery charges against hira, ho h.is
not merely mado mistakes, but deliber
ately comralttco public wrongs of bo
grave n character ns to rendor him u.i
fit to bo entrusted with tho ndministra
tion of tbo high ofllio for vhloh ho is
a candidate. If theso characters nro
clearly proved, his patty will no doutt
demand his withdrawal from tho
ticket.
Thus far tho opposition to Mr. Do!-
amatcr In his own party has been n jo
chiefly to tho manner in which his
nomination wan secured and to tho
fast that ho U tlm personal representa
tive of Senator Quay. That opposition
9 widu-siitena, vigorous and dotcrmln
(1, but if tho Emery charges shall ho
uitnlnod by proper proofs it will
bo groatly augmented as to numbors and
deeply intensified inspirit. Tho forth-
coining replication of ox-Sonotor Emery
to Mr. Delainator's denial will, there
fore, bo looked for with rauoh anxioty
by both the supporters and opponents
of tho republioau Candida 3 for gover
nor, meanwhile tho domocraoy may
congratulate thomselvcs upon the fact
that their state ticket is unsssailablo
from any such point of nttaok as that
from whioh tho republican opponents
of Delamatcr aro making their assult
upon his candidacy. Patriot.
Wilkes-Barre Cyeloie.
ONK THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Wn.KEs-UAititE, Aug, 21,-Mayor Suv
ton to day said that in his judgment
1000 persons, it not more, nad been
made practically homo'ess by Tues-
lay's cyclono. Yesterday tbo ,peoplo
counted tho doad and tho wounded.
To-day thoy tried to count tho number
f buddings damaged and demolished.
It is now over 400, and if every ono
that sutainod very seight damage were
counted tho figures might bo doubt 1.
Two moro deaths occured to day. Tho
funerals will occupy attention to-mor
row, it is not probablo that any ap
peal for aid will be mado. That sub
ject will bo discussed to-morrow night
by tho Ciity uouucil and also by tuo
Board of Trade.
The town was busv to-day in buying
itself a new roof. Mechanics by tho
dozens Hocked in, and thoro wasn't t
idlo man in tho city oxcopt of h's
own choice Street CommlaisOiier
Crogon let others pull tho trees, fere?
rails, tin roof oud other rubbish, out
o'-tho front of his houso, wh'lo ho hi
od every toam he oould to carry aw
tho dobris that filled street after street
for blocks. Tho long lino of wagons
mado an ond'ess procession throu, '
tho prettiost section of tho towD, down
to tho river bank abovo the bi'.dgo at
Markot Street. Only tho trees wen
being carted off to day, but their dead
brancbos stuck high above tho bluff
ovor ivhich they had boen toppled.
A SCARCITY OF WORKMi tf.
Tho repairs were mostly of a temp
orary charaoter. "Temporary repair
ing done promptly carpenters wanted
was a lrequont sign. Wherever looso
boards could bo put on thoy wore used
as a stop-gap. Mon who hadn t dm
en a nail for years tried their hand at
it. bo scarco wore men to-day that as
The Prea correspondent passed along
South Main Street ho saw tho matte. - .
of-faot wifo of ono of tbo wealthier
merchants in the town actually vigor
ously wielding a pitchfork in tho
Btablo bo that tho hired man might lug
big boards to her husband, standing
half way up tho aido of his house on a
laddor. Sho was in a hurry to have
shelter for hor horse, for tho day was
lowering and tho whole town shudder
ed as it looked toward tho hills.
So busy aro tbo people that thoy
have not had timo to pause and con
sider whether thoy need help. Two or
three hundred poor peoplo have lost
their all and havo only tho clothing
on thair back to show for thair muu
dano possessions. Speaking about aid
lor tho distressed, Mayor Button said,
this afternoon.
I havo made no appeal for help, but
help is certainly needed. I think it
will bo better to leave tbo matter for
City Councils and tho Board of Trauo
to deoido. You know that thero is a
great deal of wealth in this oily, and
1 am not suro but that wo ought to do
something for oumolves first. Any
help that may bo sent wo will gladly
accept and wo can mako good uso of
it.
Aa it was Wilkes-Barro's boast that
she was safo form a cyclone, bo has it
been that sho was the wealthiest city
of her sizo in tho United States. Sho
certainly makes no pompous or vulgof
show of her substance, but it ia mo'-o
than probablo tbat tho hand of woaUh
will not feel liko binding up tl 0
wounds of others until after it has firtt
bandaged its own.
A careful glanco at tho situation
shows that the demago was greatest at
tho extremities of tho path and almost
exactly in its middle Tho rich wero
struck two-thirds of tho way along tuo
route, and then tho poor of "Fivo
Points" Buffered. A Bpootator. w. 0
saw from a hill tbo storm raging aco. 1
tho town, said to day:
Tho largo column that moved ahead
of tho dub.is Boemcd 300 to 400 feot
high and yards iu diamatcr. Tho roo a
timbers, fences, and trees wero aw ,t
along liko feathers in a wind.
The dead of to-day aro Jnmea Mo
Intyre, who was crushed in tho ruins
of tho Hazard wire ropo factory and
James Olotu, a German, who was iu
j 11 red on tho etrcols. His back w '
broken by u mcsivo timber, and ho
was taken to tho City Hosital, where
ho died, nover having regained consci
ousness. Several others of tbo wound
ed are moving fast toward tho grave,
it is thought.
Tho stories of narrow escapes in
crease as do the minutes One of the
most thrilling and it has not yet been
told was that if a young man named
John Judge, who was endeavoring to
reach his boarding house. He was
picked up off his feet, whirled 150
yards over a vacant lot and ntwo story
house and landed unconscious in somo
branches, to whoso pliability ho cows
his life. IIo is in bed, badly bruised,
but tho doctor says ho will bo about in
a week.
A thrilling story is told of tho ad
ventures of an engineer and fireman in
tho railroad yard. When thoy saw
tho storm comi ig thoy Hoi.vubled to
the ground and sought safety under
tho pondorons machine A flying
timber entered thi v, threw tho lever
over and opened tho throttle. The
ongino at onco smarted up tho track
and tho two men had a hard scramble
to get from under tho moving maobino.
Thoy aucccded. 111 tunled tbo cab and
stopped tbo engine in time to save a
bad collision iu tho yatd
The estimate of tho los9 still over
tops the million mark, and ono liftli ot
that is thought to bo tho burden laid
upon thoso now destitute
Tho latest novelty in trifles is tho
perfumod pencil.