Luxurious Traveling
THE PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY'S
LATEST PRODUCTION FOR TUB
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
With the marvelous improvements
of late clays in interior architecture
and elaborate finish of Pullman cars it
requires the exceptional to attract more
than passing notice and the extraordi
nary to draw forth comment. Some
months ago the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company ordered from the Pullman
works, for the equipment for the New
York and Washington and Congres
sional Limited express trains, the very
best representative work the Pullman
Company was capable of creating re
gardless of expense, and the result is
now seen in the new cars running this
last week on these two magnificent
solid vestibule trains, which connect in
a few hours the nation's melropolii
with her seat of government. What is
surely of much more importance than
the handsome exterior finish of these
cars, over which even experienced
travelers are enthusiastic, is the im
proved and heavy trucks on which the
palaces are built. They have been,
with the wheels and axles, subjected to
the very highest test, even beyond the
standard, which on. the Pennsylvania
Railroad is highest known, and at the
end of their active journey came to a
halt as cool almost as at the start.
The designer here has also made a
marked advance, and one promoting
untold comfort, by arranging the con
nection of car body and truck so as to
reduce to a minimum the swaying mo
tion ordinal i'y felt when under full
speed. The entire trains are connec
ted by vestibules, fitted for steam heat
and equipped with improved air-brake
appliances, which practically stop the
cars almost in their own length. The
former equipment of these trains seem
ed impossible to be improved upon,
yet their perfection of design and fin
ish demonstrates the capacities of this
modern age for wondeiful and radical
changes. The exterior appearance,
aside from the drawing-room angled
bay-windows, is identical with the reg
ulation Pullman in color and design,
and it is not until advancing through
the vestibule that the revelation of
what Americans have grown to expect
in taking their few hundred miles
jaunts is made manifest, as illustrated
by those luxuriously finished palaces
on wheels. The upholstery of the com
fortable, revolving easy chairs and so
fas, affording seating accommodations
for thirty four persons in each car, is
of a white, imported mohair cloth,
worked with figured silk embossing.
The flooring is covered with a rich,
heavy Turkish carpeting, whose color
blends harmoniously with the furnish
ings, even to the adjustable ottoman,
ready for foot service at the lront of
ach chair.. Upon entering the aisle
way it is noticeably wider than in other
Pullman cars, and the wood-work is
polished ash, stained. A perfect effect
is produced in the hand-carved entran
ces from the drawing-rooms into the
main car body, as it arches to a centre
in a miniature dome, where scroll-work,
leaded glass, brass designs and heavy
plate mirrors lend an exceptionally
rich finish. At the windows hang a
dual set of curtains, one a light cream
to neutralize the light and shade the
pyes, and back a heavy set of some
rich brown stuff, embroidered and tas-seled;-
The ceilings are hand-decora
tions, not elaborate nor overworked,
but very artistic, while every cornice
or where one might expect the sharp
edcre is some dainty bit of reliet wood
carvinc. The receptacle racks as well
as the chandelier lamps are made of
oxidized silver, the latter being of very
unique patten and shedding the sou
est silvery light on the interior decor
ations.
The dr'wing-rooms are perhaps the
latest innovation in car constuction;
one is closed to the ton of the ceiling,
above the average standing htijht,
with heavv plate-class, beveled and
paneled, while the other is open, and
its occupants screened from the pas
sengers in the body of the car by which
! sliding curtains suspended on brass
rods, running possibly two feet higher
than the frame wood-work ; and sup-
ported at the carved corners by thin
newel posts of curiously twisted brass,
;. These compartments, accommodate
six each, have a direct connection by
: doot with the lavatory and toilet
! looms, two spacious .apartments well
ventilated and lighted. 1 he lavatory
basin is made of heavy nickel, and
every appointment in the way of nec
essary toilet articles is in its respective
rack of twisted brass. .
' The wood-work above each chair in
the main car is carved with laurc
t wreaths, suspended by the gracefully
'flowing strings, all. most exquisitely
carved by hand.
. The entire arrangement suggests
"more a salon of Louis XlV.'s. time
(,than a regular passenger express .train
'of the Pennsylvania Kaiiroacr
V These cars, added to the deservedly
popular dining car service of the Wash
ington Limited .and Congressional Lim
' ited Express trains, render these trains
absolutely peerless for day use.
" The Housekeeper's Friend-
A friend in need is a friend .indeed.
and such a friend you will always find
in Sulphur bitters ? They cured me
of dyspepsia, when, I, had given up
life in despair i and ;was ; almost at
death's door. ' They are a true' friend
of the sick. Mrs. Ji. Vrugue, nan
ford, Connecticut.
A MMt.Iffl 1. A t'OIITKIt.
All llic llls of lienvm may ring.
All the bird of hrftvrn may sln,
All tho well uf earth may spring,
All the winds of tarth may bring
All iwt snnuris tniretiin
Pwwter fur Minn nil thlmr Lrarct.
Hand nf IwriKsr, ton of bird,
Pound of no. hIs ft mintUwn ntlrrcd,
Welling watar'a mlnwima word,
Wind In warm wan weather.
One thing ret there la that none
Hearing ere Its chime he done
Know not well the ewrotest one
Heard of man beneath the aim,
Hoped In heaven hereaftor;
Poft and rtrnn and lond and light,
Very eonud of vary light
Heard from the mornlng'i rosiest height,
When the win I of all delight
Fills a chlld'a clear laughter.
olden bells of welcome rolled
.'ever forth such note., nor told
Hour so blithe In tnnei to bold
As the radiant mouth of gold
Here that rings forth Wren.
If the golden-created wren
Were a nlghtlniiale-wBy.theti
Something seen and heard of men
Might be half aa sweet aa when ' J
Laughs a child of seven .
A. i. Fwlnburne. .
Ammonia a a Motive Power.
A mot successful test wag mado In
thin city of the use of amtnonia nn a
motive power to displace stentn. The
test was the first that lias ever been made
on a marine engine, and the trial was
most MtiHfactory. An ammonia encine
plant ha been fitted out on the tug K.W.
Hartley, which made a trip up and down
the river, Bubjucting; the new scliome to u
practical teat. It is known as the Camp
bell ammonia engiuo system, and ita
workings are novel and interesting, not
only to the mechanical aud scientific cir
cles, but also to the laymen of the indus
trial world. .
Any ordinary engine can be converted
into a Campbell ammonia engine simply
by the addition of a "generator." which
hi much like a boiler. Steam is used
simply for tho purposes of heating the
aqua ammonia in the generator. The
heated ammonia expels a gas, leaving a
weak solution of ammonia in the bottom
of this boiler like affair. When, by
raising the temperature of the ammonia,
sufficient power is generated the throttle
valve is opened and the gits p;isses into
the cylinder of the engine and propels
the piston rod in every way the same as
steam. It is here exhausted the same as
Steam, but at this point the gas is cooled
and conducted hack to the generator.
Before it reaches the latter vessel it is
carried by a "spray coil" to a point
where the gns comes in contact with the
ammonia solution which lias been re
jected from tiie generator, and here the
solution is recharged by absorption and
by the natural affinity existing between
water and ammonia.
By this means the same body of am
monia is used (.constantly, exhausting
itself only to be recharged with new life
and to be returned, to the geuerator. The
same is true of the water used. The
strnm in the generator imparts ita heat
to the ammonia and is thereby condensed
and carried back to the boiler to be used
again. In the ammonia engine there in
absolutely no waste. On the other hand
there is a saving of coal, as tho engine
can be operated on one-half the amount
of fuel. On the Hartley only one of the
two furnaces was used, and there was all
the speed and pressure that could be
desired. Philadelphia Record.
At the Bottom of the Sea.
The city authorities of Kovigno, on the
peninsula of Istrm, in tho Adriatic Sea,
have discovered a little south of the
peninsula the ruins of a large town at
tho bottom of the sea. It has been ob
served for some years that fishermen's
nets were sometimes entangled in what
appeared to be masses of masonry, of
which fragments were brought up from
the sea bed. A year or two ago a diver
declared that he had seen walls and
streets below the water.
The city authorities decided to inves
tigate. They sent down a diver who, at
the depth of 85 feet, found himself
surrounded on the bottom of the sea
by ruined walls. He says he knows they
were the work of man. He is a builder
by trade, and he recognized the layers of
mortar.
Continuing his explorations, he traced
the line of the walls and was able to dis
tinguish how the streets were laid out.
He did not see any, doors or window
openings, for they wero hidden by the
masse of seawead and incrustations. Ha
traced the masonry for a distance of
100 feet, where he had to stop, as
his diving cord did not permit him to go
farther. He had proved beyond a doubt
that he had found the ruins of a once
inhabited town, which, through some
catastrophe, had been sunk to the bottom
of the sua. Some people think they iden
tify this lost town with the island men
tioned by Pliny tho Elder, under the
name of Cissa, near Istria. This island
can not be found now, and it is thought
that tho submerged town may have been
a settlement on the island that so mys
teriously disappeared. The peninsula of
Istria is a neck of land, jutting into the
Adriatic on the east, above Croatia, and
belonging to Austria.
A Tree Village.
One of the curious features of some of
the islands of the Pacific is the tree vil
lage. One of these villages on Isabel
Island is built on the summit of a rocky
mountain, rising almost perpendicularly
to the height of 800 feet. The trunks of
the trees, in the branches of which the
natives have erected their houses, are
perfectly straight and their surfaces
smooth, while the distance from the
ground to the first branches varies from
60 to ISO fuet. One of these novel abodes J
is at a height of 80 feet above the ground,
while the home of a neighboring one is
40 feet higher. ; Each house is reached by j
a ladder made of some creeping vino,
which is suspended from one of the doot
posts, aud can be drawn up when it is
desired. Each bouse is largo enough t
contain 10 or 1 persons, together with
ammunition for a long siege. Such lofty
haUiUitioim are "only occupied in time ot
war,' at -night, 1 or1 when danger Is e
pected. At other times tho more con
venient and accessible huts on thegrouuJ
aro preferred,
POfJLTRY NOTES.
No. it.
(iood breed, care and attention, suc
cess. The above is true of all kinds of an
imals, and if true of horses, cows, hogs,
etc., why not of poultry.
One man in New York sold a breed
ing pen of Plymouth Rocks, for nearly
one hundred and fifty dollars; so much
for good breed.
The Farmer' Review is giving a
prize contest, consisting of the follow
ing points :
1. Name the best general purpose
fowl for the farmer.
2. Are thoroughbred fowls more
desirable for the farmer than crosses?
3. Are you in favor of compari
son, judging, or scoring?
4 Should the standard be illustra
ted? 5. ' What one thing is the most in
dispensable in the interior arrangement
of the poultry house ?
6. What in a single word, is the se
cret of success in poultry raising ?
7. Should poultry Journals publish
the show awards in full and with
scoring ?
8. Where should the' A. V. A. meet
this winter ?
After the Contest is over I will re
port the answers to the above ques
tionsas it will be of interest to the far
mers. W. B. German.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Con
tain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. I fall's Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, O., contains no mercurv, and is
taken internally,. and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. It is
taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
teF"5old by Druggists, price 75 c.
per bottle.
Arrest of a Prominent Banker.
A MYSTERIOUS PRISONER TAKEN TO -HEADQUARTERS.
Great excitement was caused yester
day by the report of the arrest of a
leading financier. At headouarters it
was admitted that there had been an
arrest, but. the detectives refused to
give any further information beyond
saying that they had been working on
the case for weeks, and were satisued
that the right party had been captured.
The amount involved is said to be
over four million dollars. They fur
ther informed the reporter that the
full particulars of this startling affair
were given in "Old Sleuth, the Detec
tive," issued to-day as No. 2 of The
Calumet Series. Any newsdealer will
gladly show you a copy.
No Matter How Hard
any druggist tries to sell you his own
cough medicine, remember he does it
because he makes more money on it.
Insist on having Kemp's Balsam for
the throat or lungs, for there is no
cough remedy so pure and none so
quick to break up a. cold. For in
fluenza, soreness of the throat and
tickling irritation with constant cough,
Kemp's Balsam is an immediate cure.
Large bottles 50c and $1. At all drug
gists. The Berks County Fair.
Among successful fairs in Penn
sylvania is that held at Reading by
the Berks County Agricultural Society.
F.very man, woman and child in the
county takes an interest in the fair,
which is madeJthe great holiday occa
sion of the year, and there is usually a
fine display in every department.
Visitors are promised a grand enter
tainment this year. The immense
fruit crop in the county will bring out
the choicest products of the orchard
and garden. Many new attractions
have been provided, including Roman,
flat and hurdle races and a regular cir
cus performance daily on the track
Balloon and parachute leaps will take
place every afternoon. The grounds
are splendidly equipped with buildings,
race-course, grand stand and all neces
sary adjuncts, including a large and
well - conducted " hotel. Passenger
trains arrive at main entrance every
few minutes. The dates are Septem
ber 15, 16, 17 and t8.
' , Is He Your Friend?
Is the family doctor your friend ?
How manv unnecessary visits does he
make you ) How many days does he
keep you sick that you ought to be at
your work, and so doing how many
hard-earned dollars does he extort
from you.' ; Would it not be better for
you to place your trust in Sulphur Bit
ters ? . Try them, they will be a true
friend. 'f Saving you' a long sickness
and a large bill, which you have hith-
erto paid to some avaricious doctor..
E'Utor Mate Journal.
Wolff sAGftl EBIacking
19 WATS HP WOOF. 1 ,hn
A HANDSOME POLISH. I B?
6 LEATHER PRC3EIIVFK. f ,
O BRUSHING REQUIRED. J
Shnee run
dally.
wMbed
Umd by men, women and children.
.I lion.
Wall r1arl1n. rnur eoaoh tent drj TU IhiTaJost
pftint-d it with
Look like a new math, don't It babe f
A 10c. Mottle will paint Baby Coach.
A 85c. Bottle a lied Room Unit.
WOLFF RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
Pick Eoadaebe and relieve all the troubles fnot
dont to a bllloua state ot the item, suoh a)
Dlizlnw. Kauseo, Drownluoas. Distress aftef
rating, l'aln iu tlie Sldo, 4a. While their moat
remarkable auccean baa beoa ihowa iu curing ,
itcaflaeho, yet Carter's LltUo Liver Fills St
equally vulunblo in Constipation, curing aud pro
venting tblaannoylnfrooraplaint,whllo they alio)
correct allUinordura of thoetonkachitlniiilalo the
liver and rogulato the bowels. ran it thej only
curea
' Ae they would bo atmoatprloelet ato flioeewbdi
euffcr fromttiiedistrcMingoomplainttbutfortu
tiatoly tuetrcoodnena doea notend here.and thoaa
vrhooncetry thorn will And these little pills rain
able in so many ways that they wiU not ba wil
ling to do without them. But after allslck haad)
fls lh bass of so many lives that hers Is her
we make onr great boaab uurpuiacureitwaua
Others do not.
Carter Little tlver PtUs St very smalt anil
Terr easy to take. One or two Dill make dose.
I They are strictly vegetable and do not grip or
Itmrae, but by their gentle action please all who
luaethem. InvlalsatiMoentai Are for $L Sold
'fey druggists varrwhare, or seat by mail.
CARTER MKOIOINI CO., Now York:
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
PILES
"AIIAKESIS - gives Irwtant
relict ana is an iniiiiiinio
Car for Piles. Price 1. Ilr
DrugKlsUormiill. Humpies
free. A(ldrefw"AMAKE.SIS,"
Box 2410, tiow York City.
Persons who have engraved plates
for visiting cards, can have cards
printed from their plates at The Co-
.u.mbiav ofhre. We are also pre
pared to fill orders for engraved invi
tations or cards on short notice. Our
work is done by one of the leading
engravers of Philadelphia, and is
guaranteed as to quality and style.
hamples can be seen on application.
Don't send out of town for what can
be ordered at home. tf.
A Hard Corner
The age of 30 is a hard corner for a
woman to turn, and 35 is still harder.
She feels that she is fast leaving her
youth behind her. But there is no rea
son why a woman should be faded and
passe at 35, or even at 45. The chief
cause of early fading of American wo
men is found in the fact that many of
them suffer from some form of female
weakness or disease which robs the
face of its bloom, draws dark circles
about the eyes, brings early wrinkles
and sallowness, and stamps the face
and figure with signs of ill-health. Dr.
Pierce s I avorite Prescription' will cure
all these troubles, will bring back the
lost bloom, and remove the pains and
ailments which make women grow old
before their time. Guaranteed to cive
satisfaction in every case, or price
($1.00) refunded.
The annual exhibition of the Sulli
van County Agricultural Society will
be held at Forksville, October 1, 2,
and 4. New grounds have been
bought, new buildings erected, a fine
driving track laid out, and every effort
will be put forth to make this the best
fair ever held in Sullivan county.
The Best Advertising.
The most efficient advertising in be
half of Hood's Sarsaparilla is that
which comes from the medicine itself.
That is, those who are cured by it,
speak to friends suffering similarly,
who in turn derive benefit and urge
others to try this successful medicine.
Thus the circle of its popularity is rap.
idly widening from this cause alone,
and more and more are becoming en
thusiastic in behalf of Hood's Sarsapa
rilla as it actually demonstrates its ab
solute merit. All that Is asked for
Hood's Sarsaparilla is that it be given
a tair trial. If you need a good blood
purifier, or bunding up medicine, try
tiootl s barsapanlla.
Tax collector s notices and receipt
rooks lor sale at this ctrice. tf.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Csstcrla.
CARTERS!
MEAB
IT IS TRUE that if tobacco
chewers will insist upon
trying the
fobacco,
p Will NOT
but will get the
JEST and MOST
tfat;an bejiei
fo tle. money.
AK your dealer for
ft. Insist on tvina it
J. R. Smith & Co.
IIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DEALERS IS
PIANOS,
By the following well-known makers :
Chickerinsf,
Knabc,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of the
cheaper makes at manufact
urers' prices. Do not buy a
piano before getting our prices.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
FOR THE BLOOD.
Constipation, Lame Back and
Headache it proves its worth in one
dose as it will cure the worst cases of
Billious troubles. Manners' Double
Extract Sarsaparilla can be given to
children as well as to adults. Mrs,
Thos. Morton, of Avoca, Pa., says that
it is the best for constipated children.
For Pimples, Boils, Rash and Eczema
it cannot be beat. For Erysipelas,
Scrofula and bait Kheum it has no
equal. Once tried and it proves the
home friend. If your druggist does not
keep it, have him get it for you, am'
you will never regret it. For sale by
all druggists, also at Moyer Bros,
Wholesale & Retail, Druggists. Price
50c a bottle.
CL0THI1IGI CLOTHING!
G. W. BEBTSCH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
:-o-:
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
HATS AND CAP,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits nade to order at short notice
and fit always guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine the larcrest and best
selected stock of goods ever shown in
Columbia County.
Store next door to First Naticna
Bank.
MAIN STREET,
Bloomftburs:, Pa.
1
'ho Ecst Eurr.bg Oil That Can to
Mado From Potrolcum.
It give a brilliant light. It will not
smoke the chimneys'. It will not char the
wick. It hns a hiyh fire test. It will not
xploIe. It is pre-eminently a family safety
oil.
We Challenge Comparison with anj
other illuminating oil made.
We stake our Reputation, as Refiners
upon the statement that it is
T&e Best mi
IN THE WORLD.
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR.
Crown - Acme
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ACME OIL COMPANY
BLOOMSBURG,-
TA
BUTLER'S BOOK.
1000 PAS23,
200 0SHQNAL EHQ&AVXKQS,
' ELE3ANT BINDINGS,
mLisHin m 3 LAirauAQis,
P0PULA3 PRICES,
riEST EDITION, 100,000 COFIZS.
WIT ASTHXKTIC VOEX B7
Gen. Benj. F. Butler.
Exclusive Territory and liberal terms given to
reliable oircnts. Accompany application for ter
ritory wltli $4.00 for prospectus.
J. W. KEELER& CO.,
S9 80. 6tta Ht , Philadelphia, Pa.
WOOD'S BUSINESS
COLLEGE.
AND
School ef Shorthand and Type Writing.
13 Instncters. 313 Night Students.
701 Say Student.
132 la Shorthand and Typewriting,
2 S3 Ladies.
A Yiar!y Clientage ef 1,011-
Hend for Catalogue.
New Year Commences August 31.
F. E. WOOD, Principal,
RCRANTON, PA.
Q HATEFUL COMFOHTINO.
EPPS S COCOA
CHEAKFAST.
I "l!y a thorough knowledge of tlip natural lows
which govern th operations ot dlireKilon uml
nmriuun, ana uy a cunuui niiiiumiuu ui urn
nne properties of well-wlncM-d Cocoa. Mr. F.pps
hnnnrovldertour biTiikfust tables with a deli
cately flavored beverage which may save us
many heavy uocrors' oiiih. 11 is uy uie juun-inun
use of such articles of diet that n constitution,
may be gradually built up until strong euough
tji latitat, mvmi-v tendency to disease. llimdrcUi
of subtle maladies are tloatllng around tm ready
to attack wherever mere is a wean poim. a
may escape many a latal shart by keeping cur
selves well fortltled with pure blood and a prop
erly nourished frame." Civil Srrohv Guielif.
Maile simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only In halt pound tins, by grocers, labelled
thus :
I AM EH EPPt & CO.. Homoeopathic
Chemlstu, Loudon, Kuglaud.
PATENTS.
Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and all
Patent business conducted for lloDEUATH
FEKS.
Ol'lt OKPK'K IH OPPOSITE THE V. 8. PAT
ENT OFFICE. We have no sulMiirenclcs, all
business direct, hence can transact patent busi
ness In less time and at Less cost tuuu tuose re
mote from Washington.
seud model, drawing or photo, with descrip
tion. We advise If patentable or not, free ot
charge. Our lee not due till patent Is secured
A uook, Mow 10 uoiain i-iitenis, wn n reter.
ences to actual clients in your ttlule, county, or
town, scut tree. Address
c. A. h.Miw ct vt asninpion, o. c.
(Opposite I'. 8. l'uteut Olllce.)
hTHE WILKES-BRRRE-
STEM LRUNDRY
HAS CHANGED HAN US.
Tubbs & Hess,
KICl'KKSOHS TO
HtHSJIITH He HKH8,H
xi3 Soxjtxz sxxr St.-
Latest Improved machinery, best facilities
Goods Maundered tree of charge If not sutli .
factory.
CLEANIN'O CAUPKl'S.
Carpets taken up, denned and relald. Hest
work at moueralc prices. Goods called lor and
delivered.
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