AN AOT. MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KRKCTION OK A HOME lOR THE TRAINING IN SPEECH OK LEAK CHILDREN IIKKORK THEY ARE OK SCHOOL ACE. Section i. lie it enabled, ,Cc, That the sum of fifteen thousand dol lars or as much thereof as is necessary be and is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not other wise appropriated, for the building of a home for the training in speech of deaf children before they are of school age. Section 2. The Governor of the State shall, within thirty days of the passage of this act, select two suitable and competent persons, who, in con junction with the Governor, Lieuten ant Governor and the Auditor General of the State, shall constitute a commis sion, whose duty it shall be within sixty days after the passage of this act to make selection of a proper and suit able place for the location of said home. Section $. Said commission shall immediately after the location of said home, secure by purchase or gift a sufficient amount of real estate for the purposes of said home, and shall there upon prepare a suitable plan for the erection and construction of the neces sary buildings, and shall advertise for proposals for the erection and con struction of said buildings. Section 4. In case such real es tate shall be purchased in whole or in part by said commission, they shall draw their warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount so expend ed, after filing with the State Treasur er a statement of the amount to be paid for said real estate. They shall also draw their warrants upon the State Treasurer from time to time for such amounts as they deem necessary for the erection and construction of said building or buildings, after filing with the State Treasurer a copy of the contract made by said Commission for the erection and construction of said building or buildings. Section 5. Upon the completion of said home, the Governor shall ap point five persons as trustees thereof, one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years, and shall there after at the expiration of the terms of such appointments, respectively, up point a trustee for the term of five years. Said trustees shall organize by the election of one of their number as president, one as secretary and one as treasurer, and shall have charge o tRC management of said horn;, ftnd 'shall adopt such rules, -rtnd regulations for jts goverr4jJlcU as tley may (jeem proper, ami shall report on or before ill first Of November of each ' year, t'O the Auditor General of the financial condition and management of said home. Approved The aoth day of June, A. D. i8nt. ROBT. E. PTTISON. Half Bates to Scranton via Pennsylvania Railroad- The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa ny announces that on the occasion of the meeting of the Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs at Scran ton, September 23rd to 25th, excursion tickets will be sold from all stations 00 its system to Scranton at a single fare for the round trip. The tickets will be sold September 2 1st, 22nd and 23rd, vaRd for the going trip on any of those days and to return until September 28th inclusive. Bewaro of Ointments for Catarrh that Con' tain Meroury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through ihe mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on pre scriptions from reputable pnysicians, the damage thev will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive ; from them. Hail S catarrn cure, man ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To ledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood anil mucous surfaces 01 tne system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure . be sure you get the genuine, It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by K J. Cheney tV Co. ; ftSTSold 'by Druggists, price 75c per bottle. I- i A Provoking Woman- I He had married her for her money, 'and their domestic life was not the nmst harmonious. : T ums sold when I married I you," '. he said to her one day , in a tone of ' disappointment. . S 'Posssibly." she replied very quietly; v. "possibly. I wouldn't ; undertake to hut if vnu were. dear, vou haven't 'realized any cash on the sale yet, have you ?" l-r nicked no his hat for answer, and went out where he could take a long breath Detroit Iree J'rcss. A Uocful AcVjunct-,fc,;v (Guest to host) Count, how is it you have your old servant, Jacob, pUli wait at the table? ; Why, he has the palsy terribly. Count Oh, you see I only use him for scattering sugar over the straw-b.-rrici. liegende Matter. Hi-mo BAT. If Yon Past to Consirirr lis Site, Yo Will B jtst4a1. Did you ever couqmre Hudson Hay with otlior nnd lesser Ihm1! of water nnd hind ? If yon never did, nnd will take the trouble to do so, you can not help tit tering exclamations of amazement when tlm immensity of thin Rrent Inland ocean dawns upon your understanding. From Fury Strait on the north to tlio most southern Indentation nt the mouth of Abbitibho Hiver, it Is exactly 1,380 niilps, while the width from Mutton' May to the mouth of Whale Hiver is but little under 700 miles. It is ns long as the first Atlantic cable, nnd nearly ns wide as the combined lengths of Lakes Huron, Erie, and On tario. It extends over 12 degrees of lati tude, and coven not less than 000,000 square miles, Including more territory within It limits thnn can be found within the borders of Oreat Mrltuin and Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Switzerland. Denmnrk, tho Netherlands, nnd Melgluni combined. It drains 8,000,000 squaw miles of territory, receive tiven frin the Rocky Mountains, Lnhrndor, the Arctic regions, nnd some which have their source almost within th limits of the United States. St. Louis Republic Th Strung Location of the Pncblo of Acoma In New Mexico. The pueblo of Acoma, situated 00 miles west of Albuquerque, is one of tho most remarkable communities iu the world. To roach it you take the Atlantic and Pari fie Railroad to McCarthy's Slution, nnd then transfer to a pony and ride 18 miles, south by east. AVhen near your journey's end you descend almost imper ceptibly into a valley six miles in width, in the middle of which stands n huge, mound, nnd on the top of this is Aeomn. Kight hundred people aro living in this place, and they and their ancestors have gathered their possessions there fur nearly three centuries. This mound is one of many that are tlm remain's of a range of hills which has Won worn away by the erosion of the nges, and survives only in tho flat topped elevations hero nnd there. Tho valleys between aro fertile, anil untold genera tions of men have seen them covered w ith grain nnd flocks of bhoep. Some timo iu the 17th century the Lugunn or Valley Indians made war upon the Aco mas for possession of tho country, and the latter, being the weaker, occupied this mountain as a position believed tube impregnable. The height alxive the val leys is nearly 400 feet, and the walls in several places neanly perpendicular. There are two means of ascent. One by a flight of steps cut into the face of tho wall and rising at an angle of 42 degrees, and the other by a fissure in tiie rocks leading up into the heart of the mountain. Both way have been trodden by human feet until the steiw are hollowed out like shallow troughs. Either one is exceedingly dirll cuit ; neither is tolerably safe. We thooso the one along the fissure. With all the danger and fatigue, it is a laughablo sight to see a jierson some other make the ascent. One lias to stride over the fissure, ono foot on the right hand side and the other nu the left, and at the same time press the hands alternately against the rocks for support. An Indian wilt throw a live sheep around his neck and go up quite rapidly without touching the rocks with either hand, but I am satis fiend I could never do it They told us of a pathetic incident that occurred on the outer stairway some generations ago. Several men started up, each with a sheep on his back. When nearly to the top the sheep carried by the formost man be camo restless, nnd the shepherd in trying to hold it fast lost his fooling, and in fall ing swept his companions over the preci pice, and they all fell on the rocks iu a lifeless Itcap. The Indians have carved a representation of the incident on a . rock near where it occurred, which scarcely serves to steady the nerves of those who go by that route. The top of the elevation is level and contains an area of 00 or 70 acres. At one side stands the pueblo, a blunt pyra mid of adobe and stone honeycombed with rooms, nt the other the church and graveyard, and near the center a pond of pure water M feet in depth ana several rods in extent. The priest was mado ac quainted with tho' object of our visit, and tho ringing of the church bull liroitgli: the inhabitants of the village around us Aa night approached a number of the men who had been ut work in tho valley came up, bringing delicious peaches and grapes, which we were glad to accept. We slept in tho church wrapped up in our Navajo blankets, and never felt mure sueuro or happier in our lives. When the dawn appeared through the little mica window panes it revealed great roof beams more than a foot in diameter and 30 or 40 feet long, and n liell that was cast in 1710. How these immense timbers and this boll were got up to the top of this clilt no one living knows. The Iudians shake their heads nnd the priest shnkes his, but no one ventures an opinion. Tho timbers aro there, however, as witnessed; and morn ing and night, ns the seasons come and go and generations pa.- away, the bell speaks for itself in the silvery tones that pleased its founder in far off Spain, when King George was on the throne. . The adobes or the earth of which they were ninde wero brought up from the valley also, for the top of the but to was a bald rock in the beginning. And, the earth for tho graves came tho samo way, re quiring 40 yean, the priest said, to com plete the graveyard. fearson s Weekly Hentoratlon of Foreat. The restoration of forests in Germany, Fiance, Italy, nud Austria, Major Ray mond says, has been followed by results surprisingly satisfactory, Ixsyond the most sanguine expectations. If this pro ess of restoration of. American forests'' were begun at once,' made general, and prosecuted with anything like the vigor that characterizes the wort in fcurope, there is no doubt but peoplo of , the present mature generation would live to see au eud to the disastrous Hoods which now come very near being annual throughout tho Ohio and Mississippi valleys. AIT ACT AMEKDINO THE FIFTH AND EIGHTH SECTIONS OF THK ACT, ENTITL ED "AN ACT TO RESTRAIN AND KF.OW.ATF. THE SAIE OF VINOUS AND SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS, MALT OR BREWED LIQUORS, OR ANY ADMIXTURE THEREOF," APPROVED THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF MAY, AN NO DOMINI ONE THOUSAND EICHT HUNDRED AND EIC.IITV-SEV EN, AUTII ORIZINO BONDSMEN FROM ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY TO EX ECUTE A HOND, AND FIX ING THE AMOUNT THEREOF. Section i. lie it enacted, Ac t That the ninth clause of the act, en titled "An act to restrain and regulate the sale of vinous, spiiitmus, malt or brewed liquors, or any admixture thereof," approved the twenty-fourth day of May, Anno Domini one thous and eight hundred and eighty-seven, which provides as follows : "Ninth. The names of no less than two reputable freeholders of the ward or township where the liquor is to be sold, who will be his, her or their sure ties on the bond, which is required and a statement that each of said sureties is a bona fid?, owner of real estate in the said county worth over and above all incumbrances the sum of two thousand dollars, and that it would sell for that much at public sale, and that he is not engaged in the manufacture of spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors," be and the same is hereby amended so it shall read as follows : Ninth. The names of no less than two reputable freeholders of the county where the lqiuors is to be sold, who will be his or her or their sureties on the bond which is required, and a statement that each of said sureties is a honn fi.de owner of real estate in said county worth over and above all incumbiances tie sum of two thousand dhllars at public sale, and that he is not engaged in the manufacture of spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors : J'rovided, That when any person is surety on more than one bond, he shall certify that he is worth four thousand dollars over and above all incumbrances, and over and nhm-f any previous bond or bonds he may ie on as surety. Aproved The ioth day of Tune, A. D. i89r. ROBT. E. PATTISON. A Hard Corner Trie age of 30 is a hard comer for a woman to turn, and 35 is still harder. bhe lcels that she is last 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 sutler from some form of fe na'e weakness or disease which robs the face of its bloom, draws dark circles about the eyes, brings ea-ly wrhkles and sallowness, and stamps the face and figure with signs of ill-health. Dr. Pierce s favorite Prescription will are all these troubles, will bring back the lost bloom, and lemove the pains and ailments which make women grow old before their time. Guaranteed to cive islaction in every ca.e. or price ($1.00) refunded. A Slumper. An eccentric old gentleman placed in a field on his estate a board with the following generous offer painted thereon: 1 win give tnis held to tne man who is contented." it was not ion:r uetorc ne had an applicant. "well, my man, you area contented fellow?" "Yes, sir; very "Then why do you want my field ?" I he applicant did not wait to reply Ex. I Had Paith. About six months ago I was advised to consult Mrs. Hall, the great Spirit ualist doctor, to see if she could cure me of Scrofula, from which I have suf fered from childhood. She said if would have faith in the medicine she gave me. I took her medicine, and in less than three months I was cured. Why, the way the medicine worked was a miracle. . . I begged of her to tell me what the medicine was made of, but she said she could not do so. Fi nally she told me the medicine was b pnur Uitters, and .that sne never knew it to fail in all such' cases as mine. Mrs, Clara Knowlton, 3j Hanover St., lioston Mass. o-iS -at, ; y f , Parting Pangs. ' "; 'Tioodby, my dear friend, I am gc ing to leave you. I am going to Can aua ana wm proDauiy never . come back," said a New York youth to Gil nooly. 'Shall I never see you again ?" t "Never." , "I say, do m one last favor. Lend me twenty-five dollars." ' "Oh, no; dqn't let lis do anything to increase tne pangs ot our parting. Teqaa Sifting Children Cry for Pitcher's Ctastorla. Sweat I Croan 1 Crowl Whit li Is to ba pctd of the old faihloned way of blacking thihot? Try lh new way and uirWolff'i Acme Micklnc nd th dirty taik becomes a cleanly pita, lire. sorraiawr Wolff'sACMEBIacking nrqi ikeh no nitcwn. 10C Will no tVir th rt 10c IX UIom vtm-l to Itnbr, JUO IOC Bmrnlil, Orml, lOO IOC "oUKrCuiUyUlaii. lOO ON FOR GLASS H n. WILL DO IT. WOLFF t RANDOLPH, Fbllkdalphlaw CARTERS inu: I VER ' PILLS JDURIS t?.ck Hrwlfiebonrid relieve r11 tbetrmibl Inci dent to al'lllous uUtoof tho afntom.euoli a4 Dlzzlncwn, Nausea, Drownluoas. IMatrcM niter catiufr. 1'alu la the Ki'lo, ha. Wbllo their most rcniukaUu gucctins h&a been shawn lu cuiiig , EcaA&cho, yet Carter's Llttlo Llvnr Pmi art) equally valuable in Const! nation, curing and pro ventlnR thiBBnjiOlnKCoijplalnt,wlillo thejalBO correct nlldlaordcraot thnnomix:htimnlatotho Jiv-r and reRulr.io tho bowels. ren II tue;oaly ' Aeli t they would bo almost priceless to Hi rme wha sufnr from tula dUtrcaiilng complaint; but (ortu nately t holrgooduoas does notond here,aud thoaa vhooncetry thcniTvll And these llttlo pllla valu. blo In ao many ways that they will not bs wil luig to do without them. But after ailalckbe! Is th ban of to many Urea that her Is whers) we make our great boaat. Our pills cure It wbilo) lowers ao not. Carter's Little Llrer Pills are vary small an4 1 very easy to take. Ona or two pills make doss. . They are atrlotly regetabla and do not grips or purno, but by tliolr gentle action please all who osethem. InTialsat25oentai fire for $1. Sold tj druggists trarywhece, ox seat by mail. CARTER MEOIOINI CO., New York: SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE PILES "AXAKISIS M b-Ivwi Instant n-lief and is an infallible Care for Piles. Frii$l. Ily Tlruirirtstnormull. numpics f re. Ac ldnns" A A K KNIS," Uox 2410, Xevr York City. Persons who have engraved plates for visiting cards, can have cards printed from their plates at The Co- umbian othre. 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. Samples can be seen on application Don t send out of town for what can be ordered at home. tf. A Chip off tha Old Elock- "How old are you, sonny ?" "Twelve years old. sir." "You are very small for your age. What is your name ?" "Tohnny Smith. My father is . a baker on Manhattan avenue." "So your father is a baker? I might have guessed it by your size. You remind me of one of his loaves. Tecaa Xiftiiuja. A Real Balsam is Zamp'a Balsam The dictionary says, "A balsam is a thick, pure aromatic substance flowing from trees." Kemp's Palsam for the throat and lungs is the only cough medicine that is a real balsam. Many thin, watery cough remedies are called balsams, but such are not. Look through a bottle of Kemp's Balsam and notice what a pure, thick prepa ration it is. If vou cough use Kemp's Balsam. At all druggists'. Large bottle3 ro cents and $i. Parlor Bravery. "Yes," said Tommy, "I should ad mire to be a soldier, to carry a gun and sword and lead my men through fastnesses in the mountains where the enemy lie concealed two to our one, and we would die like heroes with our boots on." "Tommy," said his mother, "go in to the woodshed and bring me an arm full of kindling." "Will you hold the light, mamma?" "What do vou want of a li quired bis mother. "I'm a a f r-a i-d." Detroit 1'resa. Free Why It Is Popular- Because it has proven its absolute merit over and over again, because it has an unequalled record of cures, be csuse us business is conducted in thoroughly honest manner, and because it combines economy and strength, be ing the only medicine ot which "100 Doses One Dollar" is true these strum; points have made Hood's Sar saparilla the most successful mcdicin oi the day. moil Old H"S (pfcTOMCCO wm? &nd Will hive.nou 1 hat htexn Hives delicious art&Jatttuiai 13 CHEW. you lbTinz2 J. R.Smith &Co. ilMITED. MILTON, Pa., DIALERS IS PIANOS, By the following well-known makers i Chickcritifif) Knabc, Weber, Hallct &. Davis. Can also furnish any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy a piano before getting our prices. .o. Catalogue and Price Lists On application. FOR THE BLOOD. tfabfxrV constipation, Lame uacR anU Headache it proves its worth in one dose as it will cure the worst cases of Eillious 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 l'imples, Coils, Rash and Eczema it cannot be beat. For Erysipelas, Scrofula and Salt Rheum it has no equal. Once tried and it proves the JiOirie friend. If your druggist does not keep it, have him get it for ou, . and you will never regret it. For sale by all druggists, also at Moyer Bros., Wholesale & Retail, Druggists. Price 50c a bott'e. CLOTHING! CLOTHING 1 G. W. BERTSCH, THE MERCHANT TAILOR. :-o-: GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. HATS AND CAF3 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Suits nade to order at short notice and fit always guaranteed or no sale. Call and examine the largest and best selected stock of goods ever shown in Columbia County. Store next door to First Nation Bank. MAIN STREET, Bloomsbursr, Pa. Tho Bee4. Burning Oil That Car. ho Mado From Petroleum. It gives a brilliant light. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wick. It hns a high fire test. It will not exploile. It is pre-emincntlv n family safetv oil. We Challenge Comparison with an) other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is THe Best Oil I? THK WORLD. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme :o: acme 0il company i ELOOMSBURG,- PA BUTLER'S BOOK. 1000 PA3S3, 200 OHXIttTAL EHGBAVI1TGS, rLEOAOT BI1TDIN0S, PUBLISHES IN 3 LAK07ASZS, rOPULAEPEICES, FIEST EDITION, 100,000 00FIIS. Gen. Benj. F. Butler. Exclusive Territory and liberal terms given to reliable OBents. Accompany nppllcntlon tor ter ritory with $2.00 for prospectus. J. W. KEF.I.F.H & CO., 39 So. 6tn 8t , Philadelphia, Pa. WOOD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE. AND School ef Shorthand and Type Writitfc. 13 Instructors. 343 Night Students. 701 Ea? Students. 182 in Shorthand and Typewriting, 2 S3 Ladies. A Year'y Clientage ef 1,041. Send fur CuUiIcikuc. New Year Commences August 31. F. E. WOOD, Principal, SCRANTON, IA. OliATKFCL COMFOKTINU. EPPS'S COCOA BKEAKFAST. K"Hy a thnrnupli knowledge of lli rmturnl law wiUi'U govern inn ujierutiotiH or ingestion iuiU nutrition, and by a earvful application of tlm line propei'tlen of well-swlwti'il Cocoa. Mr. Epps litis nrovlded our breakfast tables with 11 deli cately flavored beverav'o which may save us many heavy doctors' mils, it, is ny me judicious use of such articles of diet that, a constitution may bis gradually built, up until Ktronj, enough to resist every tendency to disease, lhindrerti of subi le maladies are Moatliiij,' around us ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point. Ve may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our selves well furl tiled with pure blood and a prop- env nourisueu iranic. tivtt ae-rtr oozme. Made slmolv with bolllnit water or milk. Hold only In half pound tins, by grucei-s, labelled uius : YAMF.N fie CO.. Homoeopathic. Chemists, London, Knlaud. PATENTS. CawaJS and Trade Marks fiWalnd1.. and alt 'Client, business conducted tor .MoDLKATE r'KKW. tH'lt OFFICE If OITOHITE THE V. K. PAT ENT OFFICE. We have no BUb-agenclcs, all business direct, hence can traiinael patent busi ness In less time and at u8 cost tuuu luuse re mute from Washington. Mend model, drawing or puoto, wnn nesenp tlon. We advise If patentable or nut, tree ot charge. Our fee not due till patent. Is secured A book, "How to uuiain rateuis," wnn reter. ences to actual clients In your btate, county, or town, sent free. Address 1 . A. KNiiw cd., wasningion, u, v. (Opposltu V. s. 1'utent oillce.i HTHE WILKES -BRRREr-STERM LHUNDRY HAH CIIAMGlU II.tU9, Tubbs & Hess, brccE'-isojif 10 Hit-SMITH & IirsS.HK' 113 SOXTTZI IMT-XIT St- Latest Improved machinery, beRt facllltle-. (loods rehiuudcrcd l.eeuf in;yu if not, satle factory. I'LEAMNU C'AKPEl'S.- CarpelR taken up, cleaned nnd reinld. llest work ut luodcruie prices. ;oods culled Uiv una delivered.