PROFESSIONAL CARDS,
L. FRITZ,
ATTORVnV-AT-LAW,
s OrriCR Front Hoom, over Postoffios,
DLOOMSDURO. PA.
J-
H. MAIZE,
ATTOP.NEY-AT-LAW,
mJDRANCK AKD REAt KSTAT1 AIT,
OrriCl Room No. Coluuiiah Beildlnc,
BI.OOMSJ1URG, PA.
JyJ U. FUNK,
ATTO UN E V-AT-LAW,
Office tn Ent's Building. ner Court Hour,
h'loomfhukg, pa.
J
OHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Office over Moyer Bro's. Drug Str
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
W. MILLER, "
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Brower'i building, 2d floor, roomNo I.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
B.
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office cor. Centre & Main Sts., Clark's bsiUlnf,
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
W Can be comulted la Gcimaa.
QEO. E. ELWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Sccn4 floor, Columbia BolUiig,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
H,
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Wlrt't Building, and floor, Main St
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
p P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY,)
Office orer Dentin's Shoe stare. Front roam,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ROBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, CoLUUilAM Buildiag,sflor,front ra,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
RANT HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OSes rjK RmwHnl' Meat Markst,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
w.
H. RHAWN,
ATTORKKY-AT-LAW,
OSes, comer of Thud and Mils Streets,
CATAWISSA, PA.
J
B. McKELVY, M. D.,
SURGE'-lH AMD PHYSICIAN,
Office, Nerth cut Main Street, bttw Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J-S. . C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
SLOOM8BURG, PA.
D
R. WM. M. REBER,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, comer of Rock and Market Streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
U 6. W1NTBRSTEEN, W. D. BECKLKY.
Notary Tubl'ic.
riNTERSTEEN & BECKLEY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Loans secured, Investments made. Real es
Itate bought and sold.
Office in First National Bank Building,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
H
ONORA A. ROBBINS, M. D.
Ofllcc West Firpt 8t.
Bpeclal attention Riven to.lhe . cyo and
st r and the fitting of glasses.
J
J. BROWN, M. D.,
Office and Residence, TWtd Street, Wort
of Market, sear an. B. Cbnra,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
WOffice hours every afternoon and erealBg.
Special attention given to the eye and the fcttlaf
of glasses. Telcphtoe ctnsectlon.
D
R. J. R. EVANS,
Tuatuutt or Cirsonc Dimaiis wads a
Sfzcialty.
Office and Residence, Third St., belur Market,
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
J. HESS, D. D. S.,
nr.dnatc of the Philadelphia Dotal Cttlece.
'having opened a dptal office im 1CIIT)'
iDTi.DUio, cormer n snam anu vwa um
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
it prepared to reed all fttUatt revrfrst ft
Kleotbio'Vibbatob1 Used.
Emii, Gas, abb Local As jsmmct,
dmUlitered fr 6ka paW"" wml
free 4 ehuft whs HttdJ hth M kasarltd.
JLlX 'WOJC (MAUMTSa t IMUUW
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AINWRIGHT it CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
Tas, Svaurf, Com. Suoab, Moi-Aias,
.RICK, SMC1S, UlUM au, uu, uiv.
X. E. Comer Second and Arch St.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
WOrden U1 rectiie prompt UUstloa.
M,
C. SLOAN & BRO.,
MANVrACTUMat OF
Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Sleighs, Platform
YVagoat ats.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Fint'dus work always on hand. Repairing
aeatly done.
'Mces reduced to suit the times.
w.
H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's Building, Main St., Vd. Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
AH styles of work done In a superior maaner,
and ell worn werrameo u
Tzrru Kxtbactio Witbowt Paik,
.tht u Gas, amd free of charge whe
. .i r I ...it. tmarfed.
PjutOM
W To tie pB all fcoaxs drlog tho da,
. a, BIiWBLi, 1 ...
i. K. BITTBHBEHCBB, "'PnMOri.
There will be ninny attrac
tions at the Bloom Fair, and
thousands will como from far
and near to see them. 131ooms
burg too will offer many now
features, and among the leading
features will be found the large
and elegant stock of Jewelry,
Silverware, Watches and Clocks
at the Jewelry store of J. G.
vVellS, m tho Columbian Build,
ing next door to Post Office.
Don't fail to see it and get
prices.
Repairing a specialty.
Tha Bast Burning Oil That Can bo
Mado From Potroloum.
It gives a brllli.iut light. It will not
smoke the chimneys. It wilt not cliar the
wick. It Uas a high Are test. Il will not
explode. It Is pre-eminently a family
safety oil.
We Challenge Comparison with
any other illuminating oil made.
We Stake our Imputation, as Ileflnera, up.
on the Statement that It is
me Best Ml
IN 'Mil? WOHI.l).
ASIC VOUU DKALEK FOR
Crown - Acme.
ACME OIL COMPANY,
BLOOMSUUHO,.
PA.
ELY'S CATAttHH
Cream fiaim
Clennse9 the
Nasal Passage!,
Allays I'nln and
InfUmmatlcn.
Heals tho Bores.
Restores the
Senses of Tasto
and Smell.
TOY THE OUltE.HAY-EEVER
Aoartlclols applied Into each nostril and ls
acreeao e. rnce w ueuis ui.
lis: bi
br mall,
mastered, 60 eta.
U'-ll-a.
60 warron M., New York.
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING
G, W. BERT5CH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR,
Gsnts' Furnishing Qoods.Ha.U & Caps
OV KVKKV DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notioo
and a fit alwavs cuaranteod or no sale.
Call and examine tho largest and best
selected stock of goods over shnwn iu
Columbia oonnty.
Btoro next door to First National Hank
MAIN STREET,
Bloo msDurc Pa.
D
R. I, C. BREECE,
PIIVSICIAN & SURGEON.
W Office over Mover Bros. Drug Store.
Residence West Main Street.
i3.70.iy
J B. WILLIAMS, AUimuniwi.
ULOOMSUUUU, I'A.
Real Bstato BjugW and Sold.
ti.,,.i ,iairin tnbuv horses and wagon
"vould dc ell to call on tho above.
S. GARRISON M. D.
J-
HOMEOPATHIC) PHYBIOUK AND SUKOKON.
t-OfUceoverl. W. llartmw & urn-
store, residence N. K. corner Ccntre ana
Fourth streets.
J. T. FOX,
DENTIST.
All the latest appliances for manufacturing.
Dworkv?arr:n,ed;V7Cpa-senled.ome
on Main Street,
near East,
5-16-iy.
wantkd. rermane nt employment,
BalOSmOHuoiS iSiry or coui-ululon. if uw out-
-M-iu
lie
BLOOMSBXJUG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10,
A man runs no chance of miffing a
bargain at our stores. The prices are so
fair and ttio qualities so lelinMe tli.it you
can close your eyes anil mMv purelinne.
If you havo a Suit or Overeat to buy
this Fall make it n point to le.il where
there are i.o doubtful qualilUH, in ex
travagant prices.
A. C. YAEES & 00.,
6th & Ohostnut 13th & Chestnut
(Ledger Building)
1'IIlLADELrmA.
(New Store)
Rheumatism,
BEING due to the presence of uric
acid In tho blood, Is most effectually
cured by tho use of Ayera Sarsapa
rllla. Be sure you get Ayer's and no
other, and take It till tho poisonous
ttcid Is thoroughly expelled from the
system. Wo challenge attention to this
testimony :
"About two years ago, after suffering
for nearly two years from rheumatic
Sout, being able to walk only with great
Iscorafort, and having tried various
remedies, including mineral waters,
without relief, I saw by an advertise
ment in a Chicago paper that a man had
been relieved of this distressing com
plaint, after long suffering, by taking
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I then decided to
make a trial of this medicine, and took
It regularly for eight months, and am
pleased to state that It has effected a
complete cure. I have since had no re
turn of the disease." Mrs. B. Irving
Dodgo, 110 West 124th St., New York.
"One year ago I was taken 111 with
Inflammatory rheumatism, being con
fined to my house six months. I came
out of the sickness very much debili
tated, with no appetite, and my system
disordered In every way. I commenced
using Ayer's Sarsaparilla and began to
improve at once, gaining In strength
and soon recovering my usual health.
I cannot say too mucli in praise of this
well-known medicine." Mrs. L. A.
Stark, Nashua, N. H.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
rniriniD bt
Or. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Priwtl; iU toltlei, 5. Worth 5 a koltle.
B.
. HARTMAN
XirtlSINTS THK rOLLOWINO
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES .
NertL American, of Philadelphia,
FraaklU, mm
Peaniylrania, " "
York, of Pennsylvania,
Haatrar, of New York,
Oueeni, of London,
North British, of London.
Ornci a Market Street, above Main, No. 5.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M.
P. LUTZ,
(Successor to Fi'eas Brown,)
AGENT AND BROKER,
Bloomsburo Fire & LirE Ins. Agency,
(Eitablithed in 1865.)
COMPANIES REPRESENTED 1
Assets.
iBtna Fire Ins. Co. of Hartfoid, $0,518,588.97
Hartford, of Hartford, 3,188.609.97
Phcaili, of IUrUoid,,,,
4, 778,4(9.1
3,000,003.0
Springfield, of Springfield 3.C99.90J.08
Fire Association, rniuaeivnia,... 4.512,7
iljjhia,... 4,512,781.19
10,603,313.7
Guardian, of London, 10,603,323.71
Phmnlx. of London 6.024.-6t.48
Lancashire oj tni.,(U.!.rancl 1,041,195.00
Roval of En?
'5'!naL T"",Vr!.-f:
Mut. Ben. Lf.In.Co.Newark,N J 41,379,118 33
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at .hii ulTue,
BLOOMSUUUG, PA.
J H MAIZE,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Second Floor, Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Liverpool, London, and Globe, largest in the
vvoria, ana pciieciiy rename.
ASSIT5.
Imperial, of London $9,658,479.00
Continental of New YorV, 5,139,981. li
Anierie.n of PMlidelLihia. 1.401.0(6.11
Niagara, of New York 1, 160,479. 8
JXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR,
OrPOSITI CnVKT Housx.
BLOOMSBURG, TA.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath
rooms, hot and cold water ; and all modem
conveniences.
QHRISTIAN Tf. KNAPP.
FIRE INSURANCE
ULOOMSBURG.
Home of N. V. 1 Merchants'. f Newark, N.
1. . rilnton. N. Y. 1 Perplea' N Y. 1 Reading,
Pa. 1 German American Ins. Co., New York. J
Orseoict In.urance C., New York Jersey
City rice Us. C., Jerwv wiy, n. ,
-Tt,..f ai uiooTitloos arc well seasoned bv
sge ind rus Turin sod have never yet had a
Ion Milled br snr courl of law. Their assets
us ill invested la sol insicuurua, are liable
10 tt hsari uf rial only.
Losses ilnmit inj honistly saiusiea
sod Biid a "O-sn is deteidilsed, by CHRIST
IAN r. KNAPP, smut Aoinr and An-
lUSTll, BUWUISI II, 1'A.
tt people of Columbia county should iat.
tonlx the ajency when losses, if any, are !
Ue4 ind paid py one wi miir uwu tuiKu.
Momtroui Fower of Sea Breakers.
From experiments tnado last month at
Dell ItocknudSkQiTyvolollglithousvs.on
the coast of Scotland, It Vf aa found that
whilo tho forco of tho breakers oh tho
ldo of tho German ocean may bo tnkon
at about a ton and a half to ovcry equaro
foot of exposed surface, tho Atlantis
lido throws breakers with double that
force, or throe tons to tho sciunro footj
thus a surface of only two wjnaro yards
sustains a blow from n heavy Atlantic
broakor equal to fifty-four tons.
In March of this year n heavy galo
blew for threo days and nights at Skerry
vole, washing ont blocks of llmestono
andgranito of threo and five tons weight
as easily aa if they had been empty egg
shells, in some casos throwing them en
tirely over tho breakwater at Plj-mOulh.
Over BOO tons of such blocks wero wnahed
800 feet up tho Inclined beach after being
thrown over tho breakwater and scat
tered about in various directions.
Ono block of limestone, estimated to
bo of fif tocn tons weight, was moved
over ISO feet from a placo in tho surf
where it had loen firmly grounded since
1097, It having first been rolled in sight
by tho awful gale of tho "Windy Christ
mas" of that year. This is quito a high
sea record for 1890, showing that tho
gale of March 8 was tho worst known on
tho Scottish coast for 108 years. Chicago
Times.
Illack Itllli Tin Minn.
Joseph Ilaro, editor of The Tin Miner,
of Hill City, S. D., in speaking of the tin
mines at that placo, says: "Hill City Is
situated exactly In tho center of the tin
belt, wlilch is in tho shape of a half
moon, nnd is about thirty miles In length
and threo miles wide. We are twenty
eight miles from Rapid City, tho near
est railroad troint.
"Tho richness of these mines is simply
wonderful, and ono who has not been
there can hardly believe It, but I state n
fact when I tell you that thero la enough
tin on tho dumps and In sight now to
supply the United States for five years.
As soon ns the big mill is started nt Hill
City wo shall then be able to ship the
tin out in -bars. Some of these mines
have been pushed down 240 feet, and the
deeper tho richer.
"The vein Is eight feet thick and dips
toward tho east nt an angle of about 45
degs. Some of tho mines averago 27J
per cent, of metallic tin, and tho whole
ledge averages 10 per cent. The canital-
lsts interested nro mostly Now York and
English mon. The larger part of tho
capital is furnished by New York men."
A Kite Story.
Some fishermen engaged In Belfast
lough recently picked up a very largo
seagull which was seen npproaohing
tho boat with wings outspread, floating
on tho water, but quite dead. The men
were puzzled to account for tho progress
It made through tho water, as it went
faster than tho boat; but as It came noar
It was found that, wound seonrely round
the body and under the wings, was n
string or cordage, which on closer exam
ination they discovered was attached to
a largo paper Uto then flying above
them at a considerable height. Tho kite
furnished the propelling power. The
bird had evidently, whilo fhdng at Bel
fast, got entangled iu tho string of a
boy's kite, bad been unablo to oxtricato
Itself, and taking to tho sea had been
drowned in its efforts to obtain freedom.
Exchange.
A Now llsfugo for Paris.
By tho death of M. Pruvot, a landed
proprietor, who lived in tho Boulovard
ae uourcoiies, ana leit oemna mm a
fortune of $80,000, tho city of Paris
lias received a legacy of nearly 40,000.
The testator left instructions that tho
chiof portion of this amount is to bo
used for the construction nnd mainte
nance of a "Night Shelter for tho Home
less and Destitute Poor in tho Seven
teenth Arrondissemcnt," which Includes
the districts of tho Ternes, the Plaine-
Monceau, the Batignolles nnd the Epi-
nettos. Ho has also left n considerable
sum for benevolent purposes (imong tho
young to tho town of Solesmes, whore
ho had a residence. London Telegraph.
lawlessness North ami South
There Is a familiar tono in tho dis
patches which tell of the efforts of
White Caps near Baugor to tar and
feather somebody. "Tho sympathy of
the pcoplo is so strongly with them," the
reports say, "that the authorities will
make no efforts whatever to prevent tho
carrying out of their throats."
Such news sometimes comes from tho
south, and then It Is generally seized
upon by papers hostile to that sunny
section as a text to point tho moral that
life nnd property are not safe down
there, and that tho authorities are iu
sympathy with the law breakers to such
an extent that crime goes unpunished.
Up in Maine, a good, respectable New
England state, of courso It s different.
The lawbreakers up thero wear white
caps, while those down south wear black
ones.
Como, now, let's bo fidr. Shouldn't
those little episodes in Now England lifo
teach ns that human nature is very
much tho samp on both sides of Mason
and Dixon's line? Wherefore pluck out
fhn ,,, ia ln .. nf ),.
em nniifli.wmi whiln wn still havo nuita
a sizable mote bothering our own oye?
Boston Globe.
Jtrllllttut Venus.
Venus, the fairest of the stars, shines
like a young moon on September even
ings. She is visible almost as soon as
tho sun disappears, and may bo seen at
noonday by observers who know where
to look. The time of her visibility Is,
however, lessened by her southern
declination, which shortens her stay
Buuve mo nunzun. one readies ner
greatest eastern elongation on the 8d,
when she Is as far east of the sun as
possible, and begins to retrace her steps
toward mm, becoming larger and
brighter as she approaches the earth
until Oct. 29, when sho reaches her
greatest brilliancy, Youth's Compan
ion.
Money tn Grass.
One of the summer industries at Old
Orchard beach has been the gathering
and tho sale of "sweet groan," a kind of
irreen thatch that crows imlto tilciitiful.
Jy along tho sea wall. It lias a peculiar
ly rich odor and a small pack ago in bu
reau drawers or a close room gives out
Its fragrauoe for weeks and months.
One little fellow has peddled 85 worth
of grass among the hotel guests this sea
son. Parties do a thriving bounces fill
ing orders for gross from all parts of the
country, Sermons in stones, books In
running brook and dollars In every
thing. lx change.
Th Wall of the M. U.'s.
First Doctor This depression ln my
bualnciia la awful. We shall dloln abject
poverty.
Second Doctor Same here. No chol
era morbus, no colic, nothing remunera
tive. And all because fruit is too dear
to be within reach of the masses. Pitts
burg Bulletin.
1U Potatoes.
George L. Bartlett has had on exhibi
tion one hill of potatoes which were
dug upon his land on Clifton which
consisted of thirteen potatoes, tho small
rat of which weighed over half a pound.
Tho African Premies.
Tho namo of dwarfs, applied by eomo
to thoso pcoplo, has been objected to as
Implying doformlty or arrested growth,
and therefore conveying a wrong Im
pression. Nothing of tho kind can be
said of tho African pygmies, who.
though of short stature, are well shaped
peopfo of perfectly normal formation. It
la true that tho Hottentots nnd Bush
mon show cortaln strango anatomical
peculiarities, but these may bo said to
bo more or less accidental, being, In part
at least, tho result of Bpoclal and un
favorable conditions of life.
Tho pygmies are nomadio In their
habits, and nolthor keep cattle nor till
tho ground, but livo by hunting and
snaring wild animals "and birds, or,
nndor tho most nnfavorablo circum
stances, on wild fruits, roots and berries.
Their weapons aro always bows nnd ar
rows, tho latter usually poisoned tho
resource of the weak.
They havo no fixed nbodo, and if tlioy
build slioltors at nil only construot rndo
.huts of branches. They havo no gov
ernment, nor do they form regular com
munitiwt they usually wander about,
Uko our gypdes, In hordes composed of
a fow families each. This, howevor, de
pends on tho nature of the country In
tho parched deserts of tho south they aro
not even united to this extent. Somo
tiinos thoy are to a certain extent de
pendent on more powerful tribes, who
afford them protection In return for cer
tain sorvioes. Their notions of tho Un
seen, when thoy havo any, would appear
to do or tne vory cruuest. Their lan
guages seem to bo distinct from others,
related among themselves and very pe
culiar. A. Worner In Popular Science
Monthly,
New Finds Bt Pompeii.
At Pompeii Bomo mural paintings of
more than ordinary Interest have recent
ly boon disclosed. In tho Eighth Region,
between Nos. 10 and 21 of the Second
Insula, via HI and IV, the remarkable
discovery has boon mado of a houso flva
stories high. Tho upper floor, which is I
entered from tne higher level formed by
a mound 01 prohistorlo lava, is profusely
decorated, and the principal hall displays
on one wall the myth of Bollerophou, a
nude figure, who, holding with ono hand
the bridle of Ids horso, Is in the act of
recoiving the letters and orders of King
Prcotns, who Is seated on a throne before
mm.
Tho lower part of tho house, looking
toward Stabiro nnd tho sea, was used as
n bathing establishment. Three steps
lod into the frigldarium, which la por
feot, tho lower part of tho surrounding
walls being painted blue and the upper
rod. The middle of tho right wall is oc
cupied by n picture representing a
nymph, semi-nude, borno over the waves
on a sea horso. Tho horizontal band di
viding tho blue from tho rod surface is n
kind of friozo of comic or caricature
scones, representing dwarfs or pigmies,
in scenery ovidontly of the Nile country,
fighting with various animals. One
dwarf is in tho act of throwing a large
stone at an ibis, while another is trying
to savo by drawing to tho land a figure
(probably a womau) fallen Into tho river,
when, seized himself by a crocodile, he
has tied hlmsolf with a ropo to another
dwarf standing behind, who Is striving
with might and main to prevent his com
rodo from being drawn down Into the
water. London Athenioum.
lie aned on rtls X.nck.
"I bad a most extraordinary piece of
luck last Sunday," remarked a young
broker a day or two ago, "and for It I
havo been thanking a kind providonco
over since. I invited o girl cousin to go
down to Long Beach for tho afternoon,
tako supper thero and return In tho early
ovenlng. After wo started I discovered
that I had somehow brought only $2.00
with me. I had ono railroad ticket, but
with another required, two suppors, car
fares and ferriage, nguro as 1 wanted, 1
was just about twenty cents short. It
was one of thoso horriblo cases of smiling
and joking without, and a sort of whitod
sopulchor within, wondering wildly how
to pull through.
"Wo reached tho beach, ana I was re
volving the plan of throwing mysolf on
tho meroy of tho clerk and offering a
check, when wo stopped In our stroll
along shore to examino some shells and
seaweed, when blamed If lying right at
myfeetwasnt thirty cents a quarter
and a nickel.
"I stooped down and pickod them up
in n hurry.
'I 'What havo you foundr asked my
companion.
" 'A llttlo silvor, I said carelessly.
" 'Oh, how lovely. How muon?
" 'Only thirty cents,' I said, as though
I was disappointed at not finding a bag
of it. I wasn't disappointed. Novor was
so happy in my life. It was just enough
to pull me through, and I reached home
with ten cents, but I tell you it don't do
to lean on your luck like that every
day." New York Tribune.
Grapes.
Eat gropes. In tho morning before
breakfast thoy aid digestion. A bunch
pf perfectly formed, rlpo grapes is as
beautiful as a flower, and appeals at
onco to tho appetite and ossthetio senso.
Tho salts and acids in this fruit drive
away gout, rheumatism and dyspepsia.
Tho grnpo euro establishments of Europe
bring benefit to many patients. Most
pcoplo cat soggy, heavy food that in
tlmo makes tholr wits of that character,
too. But the grape I Thero ore wit and
quickness ln tho vory flavor of It, gently
acid and biting, likowiso penetrating.
Tho grnpo packers nearly ruin them
selves occasionally by sending unripe,
sour fruit to market. One taste of such
la enough. Tho trapped buyer, with
wry face, vows ho will nover touch that
kind of grape again, and he keeps Ids
vow. The reputation of ono really good
table grnpo was well nigh destroyed
simply becanso the farmers cither did
not know when it was rlpo or would not
wait till then. If you raise table gropes,
let the bunches thoroughly ripen, then
clip them tenderly off with shears. Pick
oft the green and defootive ones and
pack tho rest carefully in a tray. Then
they will reooh tho morkot looking like
what they ore, food far tho gods.
Lived on Three Oenta a Day.
Georgo Gilbert, a miser, aged 70, was
found dead at his residence in Beard
man, During tho past 'fifty years he
had lived alone, devoting his time to
saving monoy, which ho deposited in
the banks. It was his boost that Ids
living tho year round did not cost him
over three cents per day. In 1853 he
sold a neighbor a load of hay for $37.
Gilbert punctually collected the interest
each year, nnd last year accepted tho
prinolpal. It having earned him over
$100, Gilbert leaves on estate valnod
At $125,000 to $150,000, and has no rela
tives residing ln this section, Cor. Pitts
burg. Dispatch.
Ex-President Andrew D. White lias
mado a great discovery. Ho announced
in Tho Popular Science Monthly that
eomo human skulls havo been found nt
Cro Magnon and elsewhexu amid sur
roundings that indicate a lower order of
civilization than that which now exists.
1890.
nets Itlmler sv Train.
A swarm of bees created a block In a
curious manner on tho Porldoinen rail
road tho other day. A freight train run
ning between PerWomen Junction nnd
Allentown, Pa., stopped to tako water at
PaUn station, twenty miles north. A
swarm of bees from a neighboring farm
bouse had taken refngo in somo woods
near by, nnd when the train stopped at
the station they came buzzing ont and
alighted with ono accord on tno tendor
behind tho engine.
The engineer nnd his assistant In tho
engine and tho ln-akemon standing
around tho train wero astonished nt the
visitation and promptly sought safety in
tho waiting room of tho"stntlon. Tho
fireman, William Heist, was on tho en
gine cab at the time busily shifting coal
from ono side of the tender to tho other,
nnd in an Instant a hundred bees set
upon him. Half mad with pain ho
Jumped off tho tendor and rolled wildly
In the gross at tho roadsido.
Tho schodulo tlmo for starting U10
train camo and went, but tho crew saw
no way In which to statt. They held n
consultation over the problem, and final
ly a bright idea Btruck tho engineer.
Putting it into execution ho crept Boftly
and unconccrnodly up to tho tender, af
ter tho manner of nn experienced beo
fanner, and secured possession of the
adjustable hoso with which engineers
aro accustomed to clean up their cabs.
He got the drop on tho boos nnd turned
on them a steady stream of cold water.
The effect was tnagicaL Tho entire
swarm took to their wings and described
a straight lino a bee lino toward tho
woods. Tho train then resumed Its
Journey, fifteen minutes behind tlmo.
Cor. Now York Sun.
A Llttlo Heroine.
Jeanne Vlctoiro Snooko, 10 years of
ago, tho daughter of C. Snooko, of Ports
mouth, England, was on April SO, 1800,
with hor brother James, aged i years,
on the landing stage of the old sallyport
at Portsmouth a place which is a favor
ite resort of children. Suddenly Joaffno
was startled by tho fact that her brother
had falleninto tho water, which was thon
twelve feet deep. Without a moment's
thought about self, Jcanno sprang into
tho sea to tho rescue. Tho struggle was
great, and both of the little ones sank
and rose to the surface continually, but
the bnivu elder child never quitted' her
hold of her brother. Tho tidowas run
ning strong and carried them owoy from
tho stage, and both mnst havo been
drowned had not IX Craven, of the
chamberlain's office, Portsmouth, who
was coming out of tho harbor ln n boat,
gone to their rescue and got tho half
drowned, struggling children out of tho
water. For this act of bravery Miss
Snooko was, on the 20th of May follow
ing, awarded tho honorary first class cer
tificate of the Royal Humane society.
Philadelphia Times.
Jews Golnc to Palestine.
A convention of delegatesrepresenting
the largest Jewish colonies in thirty-six
different cities of Russia met ten months
ago, and after n long discussion thoy
gave a unanimous vote for Palestine as
their future homo.
The change that such an emigration
would prodnco on tho Holy Land can
not be overestimated. One million new
workers would turn tho barren bills of
Judea into terraced vineyards. The
olive trees of the past would again spring
forth, and tho whole land would blossom
like the red poppies that cover tho
plains of Sharon. It would mean tbe
adding of 100 per cent, to the population
of the land occupied by ancient Pales
tine, and It wonld mako Jerusalem a
city of more tlian 100,000 people.
The Holy City has boen growing with
almost American rapidity within the
past few years, nnd an exodus of tbe
Jews from all parts of the world to It is
slowly but surely going on. Frank Q.
Carpenter in National Tribune.
Be Careful of Your Derby In Summer.
"Derby lints must bo handled witb
velvety touch In summer." Fow peoplo
are awaro of tho fact that tho great heat
at this season of tho year softens a stiff
bat so much that it can almost bo rolled
up into a ball. That's why tho crown
should bo handled as llttlo as possible,
because it is the easiest thing ln tho
world to dent tho hat when it is soft, and
the mark will stay there forever. The
hat is all right if you don't touch tho
crown while it is soft, because It regains
Its natural stiffness as soon as cold
weather cools it off. It you hold a derby
hat near a hot stove it will loso its stiff
ness in a few moments and bo limp as a
rag. New York Journal.
Inoreaso of Hallway Allloage.
The Increase in railway mileage In this
country during tho first six months of
the year was 1,893 miles. This is no
counted highly creditable. More miles
of railroad have been constructed in tho
southern states than in any other section
of the country. The northwestern states
and territories, where construction went
on rapidly for a while, havo nearly
Btoppeu building. Massachusetts laid
but a mile and a half of new road.
Maine abont'ten miles. The other Now
England states stood still. California
gained one mile. Chicago News.
Girls on Ilaco Horses.
John C. Moore, a rancher near Mooro
Station, permitted two of his daughters
to ride a couple of race horses ho owns,
one of them, Gold Dust, being well
known for speed. Tho girls rode with
surcingles only, but tho horses becamo
unmanageable. Being two of them and
supposing themselves matched for a race,
the high bred animals dashed away with
their inexperienced riders. Tho girls
were soon thrown off and dragged a
short distance. One had her arm broken,
and the other was injured internally,
Chi co (Cah) Chronicle.
Two Sharks.
A Uazolton lawyer went into tho surf
at Capo May recently and encountered a
big shark. Their eyes met for an in
stant in what seemed a friendly recogni
tion, and then each went his way. Ha
zelton (Pa.) Sentinel.
A Vegetable Wonder.
A remarkable vegetablo or horticul
tural curiosity Is to bo exhibited at tho
noxt state fair in California. Several
woeks ago a grapevine growing in close
proximity to an apple treo was found to
have a' bloom similar to those on tho
tree. Finally a handsome apple has de
veloped, which will bo exhibited as
abovo mentioned as proof of an abnor
mal growth, which seems to bo natural
grafting. St. Louis Republic
A veterau atidote, known as "Old
Vettor Michael," although passed his
eightieth year, recently climbed to tho
top of tho spire of tho parish church of
Baar-Alben, Germany, which Is 183 feet
high, and stayed there somo minutes.
turning tho weathercock round and
round and performing a few gymnastlo
feats.
Lord Randolph Churchill is a great
consumer of cigarettes, smoking almost
as many as Henry Labouchere, tho edit
or. Nearly all the men ln public life in
England, except Mr, Gladstone, uso to
bftCOOl
VOL. 25, NO.4!
Iluylng Christmas Presents.
'Tvo been about among the summor
shops all tho morning," said ono lady to
another on tho plazzaof a Saratoga hotel
recently, "and I havo pickod up quite on
accumulation of Christmas gifts. I al
ways buy them nt this time," sho wont
on, "and put thom away until Just be
fore tho holidays, when I sort them out.
In that way I avoid any rush and fatlgno
at tho last moment" Threo or four of
hor companions agreed with her, but
one, n vivacious young woman, dissent
ed emphatically.
"I call that dreadful," sho announced.
"Fancy selecting Cliristinas presents In
cold blood as it were. I could never do
it. I should bo guided by economy nnd
prudence, I know, and pull my purso
strings together. I nover buy a singlo
present till tho gonuino Christmas fover
Is on moi till the shops aro gay with
pretty tilings nnd crowdod with shop
pers. Then I join tho throng and share
tho infntnatlon. I rush right and left nil
daylong and am ln an agony of sus
pense nnd indecision; what I want finally
conies to me by inspiration, nnd then it
is such a satisfaction to havo settled
upon it.
"Why, half the Joy of tho season
would bo lost to mo without that de
lightful rush and bustlo and worry. It
seems to me almost sacrilegious to tako
Christinas time by tho forelock. I posi
tively could not do It." All of which
goes to show how complox and Intricate
n tiling Is a woman's method of reason
ing. New York Times.
Tho Waste sit a Bummer Hotel.
In occordanco with the long estab
lished and destructive idea which has
prevailed in tho best hotels of tho United
Qlntnc win, 41mn lintnnmnrlnl nf. Innaf.
twice as much food is sorved as tho
guest can eat. Tho result is that at least
fifty barrels of waste aro carted away
from this hotel each day by a man em
ployed for that purposo. In the rush
consequent upon uio feeding of so many
persons silverware and other artioles ln
uso ln the dining rooms aro constantly
being thrown into the receptacles for
this waste material, and consequently
tho services of one man aro required to
search, and rescue thoso utensils.
At n certain seaside hotel 8,000 per
sons can bo fod at one time. Ono
Saturday and Sunday nearly 20,000
persons wero catered to botwoon tho
Lours of 11:30 a. m, and 1 p. m. Judg
ing from the amount of food de
voured, every man, woman and child
visiting the beach that day must havo
been hungry. Tho valuo of tho sllvor
waro and crockery used by this Immense
crowd amounted in tho aggregate to
$30,000. Each one required three nap'
kins, ono for personal uso and tho other
two for tho waiter's uso. Five plates
were used with each order, no matter
how trivial, which ran the total number
of pieces of crockery up to 70,000. New
York World.
Millions or Crlolicts.
For tho past threo years about tho
mlddlo of August Dallas was visited by
a flight of small hardshell beetles, which
at night would strew themselves over
the sidewalks and occasionally crawl
down tho backs of passersby. This year
thero has been a chango in tho pro
gramme, and instead of beetles there
has como a visitation of crickets of tho
Bingtng varioty, which bos been immor
talized by tho poet who wroto "Tho
Cricket on tho Hearth." A singlo crickot
hidden nwoy behind a largo llrcbrlok
occasionally touchos a tender chord, but
when tho homy looking things cluster
by millions, frying ln tho eloctrio lights
and crawling over tho Bidowalks, the
ldoa of tho pootio gives way to that of
tho hideous. Tho creatures seemed to
descend from tho clouds, as It attracted
by tho clectrlo lights whilo migrating hi
tho upper regions of the atmosphere.
Tho dip of tholr descent was toward the
south, Indicating that thoy como from
the north. Dallas News.
Ills Arm Torn Off.
An employo in n Cincinnati brewery
met with a frightful accident a fow days
ago. An endless bolt, in which aro large
hooks for holding tho beer kegs, runs up
and down through tho hatchway. He
was working on tbo first floor, and there
being no lights burning ho walked into
tho shaft. He fell about seven feet, and
his arm catching on ono of tho hooks the
inomber was torn open from tho shoul
dor to the wrist, and ho was held there
for fifteen minutes before his follow
workmen succeeded ln releasing him.
Ho received a terrible shock, but it is.
thought that only for catching on the
look ho would havo been dashed to death
on the cellar floor eighteen feet below.
Philadelphia Lodger,
A Daring I'hotograplicr.
A daring feat in photography was per
formed last week by Georgo H. Baily,
of Boston. Ho succeeded in getting n
flno negativo of a blast of a ledge near
Savin Hill, one of tho largest on record,
in which 250 pounds of dynamite were
used. He did it at tho risk of being
crushed by somo huge rock, and moved
lumsolf and camera ont of tho way just
as a bowlder several Tons ln weight wni
about to land dangerously near him.
The picture was taken just as tho dusl
and stones had reached their highest ele
vation, and Is as Interesting as it is rare.
Boston Letter.
Manuscript Kept Tim Years.
Ton years ago tho late H. W. Rich
ardson, of The Portland Avertiser, wrote
an article on "Tho Metrio System" for
Harper's Magozlno. It la printed this
mouth. This is a neighborly illustration
of the enormous pressure on the pages of
our great periodicals, and the small
chonoo of an author's getting Into them
unless ho has first made a great reputa
tion. Harper's would not wait ten years
to publish an orticlo by Tolstoi or Stock
ton, Lewiston Journal.
In New York lloardtug House.
The dinner supplied to her liouschold
last Sunday by a Lexington nvenno laud
lady was soup and watermelon, and af
ter tho meal was over tho boarders sat
on tbo front steps and wondered why
thoy had teeth. Now York Tribune
Accoralng to tho secretary of. the Na
tional Cranborry association the cran
berry crop will bo 20 per cent, larger
tins year than In 1880. Tho crop lost
year amounted to 183,000 bushels.
Capt, Tillman, the leader of tho fann
ers' movement ln South Carolina, owns
1,800 acres of land, runs twenty plows
and has a dairy supplied by forty thor
oughbred Jersey cows.
Frederick U. Hossain, the antiquarian,
of New York, Is to make ox-President
Cleveland a present of Daniel Webster's
rod, reel, wicker flask and fihlng hat.
Jupiter and Vcuus.
Jupiter is thocvenlngBtar,and exceods
in radiant light overy other star ln tho
hoavens excepting Venus, while he boa
tho advantage of his rival in romalnlui
much longer nbovo tho horizon, as well
as lu shining from tho dark background
of the midnight sky. Jupiter Is not in
tho most favorablo conditions for ob
servation, for ho Is receding from tho
earth, and like Venus is low down hi
Uui sonth. Youth's Companion.
nlnnted Ills nitnlty.
FotintAlno, of Narford, Is a name of
worthy associations ln tho mtm1iot Nor
folk men, and ono which must 1m famil
iar to all readers of Bwlft's correspond
ence, but Us present holder's latest
achievement has certainly not added
anything to its luster. Mr. Foiintnltie,
of Narford Hall, Is n justlco of tho jxmco,
deputy lieutenant and master of tho
Wont Norfolk foxhounds, and ho appears
to have been under tho impression that
thoso accumulated dignities entitled him
to the privllego of having nn express
train stopped whenever ho pleased for
his especial convenience.
The station master at tho llttlo station
of Eastwlnch not seeing tilings In this
light, Mr. Fountalno stepped out at onco
upon tho four foot way, and by gesticu
lating and throwing his arms aloft con
trived to Btop tho train for himself. Tho
drivw not unnaturally Inferred that
something serious was tho matter until
ho pulled up, on which Mr. Fountalno
coolly climbed Into a first class carriage
nnd gavo tho word to proceed, This
curious csenpado has imposed on tho
magistrates of tho Swaffham quarter
sessions tho painful duty of fining a
brother justlco and deputy lloutenant
25, and binding him over to keep the
pence. The puuishment cannot 1ms said
to err on tho side of severity. London
News.
A (laiuo Ola Urn.
A gamo hen died on U. W. Gamble's
placo at Cuthbort, Ga., a few days ago.
This hen had reached the ago of 1 i years,
lacking only a fow weeks. Sho continu
ed to lay eggs until ft year before sho
died. For several months she had boen
totally blind, but was fed nnd watered
regularly by Miss Mary Gnmblo. In
1880, when Mr. Gamblo moved to Ma
con, this hen was carried thero and
brought back when ho returned to Cuth
bort. In tannin vi loot, When tuo
cyclono struck Mr. Gamble's placo and
tore things up, this old hen was sotting
in a box on tho kitchen hearth. Tbe
kitchen was blown away, tho chimney
was missing, but tho hearth remained,
and thero sat tho old hen in her box, as
composed as though nothing bad hap
pened. Chicago Herald.
In nn Indian Mound.
Dr. J. F. Snyder, n Virginia, Bis.,
arclucologlst, has just returned homo
from Schuyler county, Ills., whero ho
opened nn Indian mound. Tho corpso
was ln tho tumulus of ns chief. It
had been laid with tho bead to tho cost.
On the forehead of the decayed skeleton
was found a crescent shaped ornament
of thin, hammered copper. On tho
breast had been placed a largo sheet of
mica that no doubt had served ns n mir
ror. On one side of tho sknll was n
small pottery vaso of peculiar form. In
one hand was a small etono ax, and in
tho other several arrows and Bpearheads
of flint, n fow bono nwls and fragments
of n largo sea shell. Chicago Herald.
Old Coin Discovered.
A laborer nround tho grounds of Hen
ry Miller, of Chnppaqnn, N. Y., Is re
ported to havo found n short tlmo ago
beneath a largo stouo n considerable
amount of monoy In gold coin, which
evidently was hidden long ago, as many
of the coins bear dates over 100 years
old. Tho coin is mostly in British gold
sovereigns and half-sovereigns. Tho
value of tho find is variously estimated
at from 1J100 to $300. Philadelphia
Lcdcer.
A Wild Culmn.
Tho most Interesting inmatoof Bloom
lngdalo Insane asylum, however, is a
young Cuban, whoso famills nn enor
mously wealthy ono iu tho city of Carde
nas, Cuba. Ho has been in ttio Institu
tion a year, and'lias Improved so much
that his family intend to tako him homo
shortly.
Ho Is a medium sized man of 23 years,
with soft brown eyes, curly brown hair
and a beautifully clear complexion. Ho
does not speak a word of English, but
converses fluently in Spanish and
French.
When bo first entered tho placo ho was
wild, nnd severely thrashed sovcral of
the attendants. The mlnuto they turned
their eyes away from him ho would
pounco upon them with tho agility and
ferocity of a tiger, and punch and lack
them until ho was overpowered. Now
ho has the quietest and most gentleman
ly manners in tho world, nnd receives
all visitors with n courtly hospitality,
New York Journal,
On hu Ocenn Itacvr.
All. Ohio clergyman thus writes of his
experienco on ono of thu ocean racers:
"I havo mado my last trip 011 a racing
steamer. Wo leit thirty minutes ahead
of tho Teutonic, and tho speed main
tained was terrific. On Saturday night
tho heat was so oppressive In tho cabln3
that everybody had to go on deck, aud
It was found that tho great speed had
overheated tho machinery; but thero
was no check until Sunday, when tho
passengers became alarmed, aud tho en
gines wero slowed down to allow the
machinery to cool. If tho speod had
been kept up for a fow hours the vessel,
with all on board, would havo gone to
the bottom."
Fighting u wildcat.
Georgo A. Taylor, an oxpress messon
ger, had n frightful experienco tho other
night on his run from Kansas City to
St. Louis. Among tho packages In
trusted to his caro was a box containing
two wildcats Ono of thom got out of
tho box and sprang nt Taylor. The mes
senger picked up a piece of tarpaulin,
which ho held in front of him, nnd its
claws becamo fastened in tho canvas.
Taylor kicked the brute loose, but it re
turned to tho attack again nnd again.
At last ho throw the canvas nround tho
cat, and thus imprisoned ho got hold of
a coupling pin and knocked It into in
sensibility. Exchange.
Ituttliuoru's Oyster St-asou,
Oysters will not bo plentiful until tho
mlddlo of October, when tho dredging
season opens and tho great oyster fleet,
consisting of largo schooners, pungies,
bngoyes, etc., begins operations. A
rushing business is then dono about the
retail wharves, nnd tho harbor front is
nllvowith oyster inorchauta nnd men
seeking employment. Tho lowor harbor
now is well filled with craft of every
description waiting tho opening of tho
dredging season, and tho prospects aw
very bright. Baltimore News.
Two Victims of August, 1800.
Visitor Where aiw your big boys?
Mother Jack went out "nt noon and
was overcome by heat.
Visitor Aud Jaiueb?
Mother He went out In tho evening
and was frost bitten, Pittsburg Bul
letin. Didn't Want to Go to Either Ploe.
A cood story has leaked out on ono
of tho ministers who took a vory active
part in tho redemption of sinners at
; 1 1 . r. . ...(..,,.
IUU 1UIU rttmuub uuiuji. luvnuuij,
It is eaid that at ono of tho meetings
tho customary invitation was given for
all who wanted to go to heaven to
I'lBO up.
All present rose to their feet with
the exception of 0110 yount; man who
sat back pretty well on tho out-skirls
of tho nudience. These who dmred
to go to heaven sat down. Then all
thoso who wanted to go to hell wero
requested to no to tholr net, aua tno
aforef aid young man was eyed with a
good deal of interest. Plill ho eat aa
quiet and composed as a Mene.
Tho minister went to nun nim sskku
him why he did not rise in lithcr in
stance.
"Wnll," replied tho hutl
toil, "I don't wunt .tpjgS
Fremont cool erriuffitinr.
ion of
an v. bar.
Aud tho brnuher vei Jul l:t way
back to tho alinr, nnd, Mltuig down on
thu mourners' bench, lean d ovir nrd
lied his shoe J revont iriOuntt,
TIIE COLUMBIAN
IB THE BE3T.
Ansonut (Ucnn.) Bentuiei.