TUB COLUMBIAN. Ilt.OOMSHURG, PA. Fon bai.k lvminibli' vniimi lot and a num ber ot good houses nnl lots In lU'Winsburg. The best business sin lid In Uloomsburjr. Avery de sirable properly In Willow (trove, first-class buildings and lit neres of bind. IHvelllnsfS In Kspy. Ten good farms In Columbia county, one n luzrrne county, ono In Virginia and two In Kansns. One country store stand In Columbia county nnd one In Luzerne county, 8 grist mills In Columbia county, by M. r. UTZ, Insurance and Heal Estate Agt, llloomsburg Pa DON T GO SO FAST. Remember that the best and most reasonable place in this town to buy Bread, CaWcs and Confectionery, is at No. 130 West Main Street. Have you tried it? If you haven't it's time you had. You'll only need to STOP A MINUTE to get just what you want. That will be easier and better than looking around at other places, where you may find good l?read and you may not. E. JACOBS & SON, linkers and MTg confectioners. NO. 130 WEST MAIN STREET. Sales- Oct. 30 Dr. I. W. Willits will sell sheep, horses, mule, chickens, farm machinery &c on his farm in Montour township at 9 a. m. Wanted- Long, fine swamp hay,. Blooms burg IJrass & Copper Co. tf. LUMBER I OR SALE. 12, 14, 16, and 18 ft. narrow and wide boards; 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. plank; 2x4, 2x5, 2x6 and 2x8 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. long; 3x4, 3x5, 3x6, and 3x8, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. long ; 5x6, 6x6, 6x8 and 8x8, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. long; 200,000 ft. good shingle lath; 200000 ft. good gauged sawed plastering lath and hair ; Bevel and J dressed siding ; rough and dressed lumber ; Pine, Hemlock and Chestnut shingles ; A good as sortment of white Pine surface Boards 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 18 and 20 in. wide; Worked Flooring, Pine and Chestnut wainscoating ; Pickets and Posts ; Car load of good White Ash lumber; Doors, Sash, Glass, Oils, Paints, Iron, Steel, wrought and Wire nails. At Silas Young's, Light Street. May 156 m. Be Careful 1 No matter what disease you may have. Be sure that the medicine you take is reliable. Such a medicine you will always find Sulphur Bitters, They are not a cheap rum drink, but are made of the choicest roots and herbs to be found in the vegetable kingdom. Daily Argus. ioi6-2t. A Pure Bakin- Powder- A baking powder that can be de pended upon to be free from lime and alum is a desideratum in these days of adulterated food. So far as can be judged from the official reports, the "Royal"' seems to be the only one yet found by chemical analysis to be en tirely without one or the other of these substances, and absolutely pure. This, it is shown, results from the exclusive nse by its manufacturers of cream of tartar specially refined and prepared by patent processes which totally re move the tartrate of lime and other impurities. The cost of this chemically pure cream of tartar is much greater than any other, and it is used in no baking powder except the "Royal," the manufacturers of which control the patents under which it is refined. Dr. Edward G. Love, formerly an alytical chemist for the U. S. Govern ment, who made the analyses for the New York State Board of Health in their investigation of baking powders, and whose intimate knowledge of the ingredients of all those sold in this market enables him to speak authorita tively, says of the purity, wholesome ness, and superior quality of the "Roy al:" "I find the Royal Baking Powder composed of pure and wholesome in gredients. It is a cream of tartar pow der, and does not contain either alum or phosphates, or other injurious sub stance." Prof. Love's tests, and the recent official tests by both the United States and Canadian Governments, show the Royal Baking Powder to be superior to all others in strength and leavening power. It is not only the most eco nomical in use, but makes the purest, finest flavored and most wholesome food. Sco the new and Icadinc shapes in stiff and gofthatsat D. Lowenbers:'. A LIE NAILED I THK FOLLOWING REMARKS WERE MADE 11V ROIIERT E. WRIGHT, DFMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, IN MIS SPEECH AT WII.LIAMSI'ORT, TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 20 ! I regret to feel that I ought to turn aside for a moment from the discus sion of the vital questions made by cer tain oDDosition journals about me. I have in my hand a copy of the Farm ers' Friend, a journal published by one K. II. 1 nomas, a republican politician. In it I find a letter from Leonard Rhone, advising farmers to vote against rre because, as he declares, my "re cord shows me to be opposed to the farmers' demand for an equal distribu tion of the necessary burdens of gov- crnment." In an editorial on this letter the editor declates that I appear ed before the house and senate com mittee as counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad company and other corpora tions, and that I was perhaps the ablest of the opponents of and did more than any other man to defeat the "Taggart bill." It is a lemarkable coincidence that the articles appeared in the Farm trs' Friend within a week after Quay's boast that so far as these so-called lead ers of the grange were able to control it, the farmer vote should be cast against me. I want to say to these two gentlemen that very important as sertion or insinuation in this statement is untrue. I did appear before the committees named on behalf of one client, the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., to present an argument ap-ainst certain provi sions of the bill as unwise anil uncon stitutional. I did not appear for the rennsylvania Railroad company, fcr I have never been counsel for it in any matter. That company was represent ed before the committee by Republi can ex Attorney General Palmer, while another railroad company was repres ented by Republican ex-Attorney Gen eral Kirkpatrick. It is not true, as declared by Messrs. Rhone and Thom as, that I argued against tax equaliza tion. Before I appeared before the com mittee I frankly declared to my client that my investigations had satisfied me that the owners of real estate, especial ly the farmers, were bearing more than their share of the burdens of taxation and that as compared with real estate owners, the corporations were paying too little ; that 1 had confirmed this opinion by statistics collected by myself and that I must so state in my plea I might make for the amendment of the Taggait bill. Before the committees I emphasized these views. I gave my reasons for believing that the equalization demand ed by the farmers was just and ought to be conceded. When my argument was interrupted by a representative asking whether I thought that corpora tions were paying their fair share of taxation. I answered that in my vxAa- ment, as compared with farmers, they were not. I outlined the principles of a bill, which, if adopted, would have given to the farmers and all people of Pennsylvania tax equalization. When I Had concluded my argument I was congratulated on my views by the true taxreformers on the committee ; I mean by those members of the com mittee who stood for tax equalization even after professional Farmer Taggart had bowed to the order of the bosses and deserted his on bill. Tax equalization was defeated, not because I argued for the amendment of the Taggart bill, but because the Republican bosses applied the whip and by an almost strictly party vote set it aside The charge of these men that I opposed tax equalization is con tradicted and refuted by every private and public utterance I have ever made on the subject. I say to Mr. Thomas that if he will print in the next issue of the Farmer's friend my entire uncarbled argument before the senate or house committee I will be'glad to pay for such insertion at the usual advertising rates. It is also charged that I am a cor poration lawyer. I happen in my own county to be the local counsel for the few railroads that pass through it I try theit cases there as do other law yers in other counties. I endeavor in these cases to give them honest ser vice for honest compensation, as I do to any other client I may have. They have never asked more, and I assume they never will. The auditor general's office has charge of the settlement of accounts against corporations. I de sire now to give notice to all corpora tions that if I am chosen to that office I will expect every one of them to make prompt settlement and payment of all their taxes, but at the same time I assure them that the office shall not be used as the hatching place for bo gus claims and suits devised for levy ing tribute upon them for personal or political use. Tljey are . beauties ! , Vhat? Wny.the new picture cards cjiven with LION COFFEE. THE HOST RELIABLE To correct the constipated habit, remove sick headache, relieve dyspepsia, to purify the blood, cure jaundice, liver coniplal.it, and biliousness, Ayer's Pills aro nn cqualcd. Thoy are an excellent after-dinner pill, assisting the pro. cess of digestion, nnd cleansing nnd strengthening the alimentary canal. When taken on the invasion of a cold or a fever, they effectually pre vent further progress of the disease. Being sugar-coated and purely veg etable, they are the best Family medicine, for old nnd young. Ayer's Nlli are Indispensable to soldiers, sailors, camp ers, miners, nnd travelers, mul nre every where reeommemlecl by tlm medical fra ternity. lr. ,T. W. Ilaynes, 1'nlousc, W. T., writes: "Ayer's Tills nre the most evenly bal anced In their Ingredients, of any I know ol." " For more thnn twenty years I have used Ayer's Pills as a corrective for torpidity ot the stomach, liver, nnd bowels, and to ward off malarial attacks, and they have always done perfect work." E. P. Goodwin, Pub lisher IHmocrat, St. Landry, La. "I nos master of a sailing vessel for many years, and never failed to provide supply of Ayer's Pills, for the use of both offi cers and men. They are a safe and reliable. Cathartic nnd always give satisfaction." Harry Itoblnson, 62 E. Pearl St., Fair Haven, Conn. For a long time I was a sufferer from stomach, liver, nnd kidney troubles, and having tried a variety ot remedies, with only temporary relief, I began, about three mouths ago, the use of Ayer's Pills, and nlrendy my health Is so much improved that I gladly testify to the superior merits of this cathartic." Munoel Jorge l'erclrn, Oporto, Portugal. Ayer's Pills TREPARKD BV Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Every Dose Effective. REAL ESTATE fOB BALI IN BLOOMSBURG. Haiti Street. Desirable building lot 50x211, price tim Firtt suret Frame house, 0 rooms, lot 50x214, price $1030. Fourth Street Large frame house, 8 rooms, lot 100 feet front on street, price f-K-Yl. Fifth Street Large frame dwelling house, rooms, out-kll chen, barn, tine fruit, 4c, lot T9i 0x1, price HVIO. JiHi Street Large store building, with dwell lng house on same lot, corner lot fronting oti two streets, price none. Ttiirn Street. Large 8 room house, lot Mails Price tXOO. Secot.a street, Kast ovn. Corner lot, 80. fl front. Price IKOO, Second street. Fine large residence, 11 rooms Ferry RouiL Two story house, lot 400 feet deep, price . exclusive or bath room, steam, gad, sewer water and all modern Improvements. Tennnt houses and a number of vacant lot8 111 other parts of the town, all of which are for sale on easy terms. For further particulars Inquire Fine Brick Residence In Espy Pa., Lot M feet front 10 room house, everything In good repair' recently papered and painted, well at doo. cis tern, good stable and outbuildings, fruit of at kinds. Price ihoo. run Street, war Fifth Two story frame house, 10 rooms, bath-room, water-closet, hot and cold water up-stalrs and down, sewer, steam heat, electric light, and stationary range all In Hplendld condition. Large new stable on lot, room for three horses. Terms easy and price low. Of WlNTBKSTKKK, BlCKLKV A M'KlLMP. First National Hank Building, tf- Bloomsburg, Pa. ORPHANS' COURT SALE -OF VALUABLE Real Estate. Pursuant to an order of the Orphans' court of Columbia county, thn undersigned Executors of Cyrus Mcllenry, deceased, will expose to public sale on the premises In Orange township, said county, on SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 1S91, nt 1.30 p. in., the following described real estate, situate In Orange township, bounded and de scribed as follows : on the north by land of Charles Trump and Pliluens Young, on the west by lands of llli-nia. Bowman and Erl Ikeler, on the south by lands of Erl Ikeler and Martin Kline and on the cas by lands of Martin Kline, Wesley Bowman and Thomas Mcllenry, whereon Is erected a Twe story Brick Dwelling House, n good Bank Burn, straw Shed and other out building. A good orchard, and running water at both house and barn. It contains about 0 ACRES of CLEARED I.AM) and about 3 ACRES of TIMI5ER LAND, Mostly Oak. TEKMS OF SALK. Ten per ccnlum of one fonrth of the purchase money shall be paid at the striking down of the property; the one fourth less the ten pel cent, at the confirmation ubsolute.and the remaining three-fourths In one year after continuation ulsl with Interest from that dato. Peed to bo mado after full payment of '.he purchase money, at the expense of the purchuser. All grain In the ground and personal property on the premises reserved. llEKKIKd. UEriKCC'A McllENHV. Atty. EDWAHl) McllKNKY, Executors of t yrus Mcllenry, dee'd. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In the estate of Jacob I'raoer demoted, The undersigned appointed a mil 1 or by tlie Orphans' court ot Columbia county to puss up on the exceptions nied to the account it M. (i. Iluglies who was the executor ot the said Jacob Y eager deceased, us tiled by the administrator of the said M. u. Iluglies deeeused, uud make distribution of the balance in the hands of said accountants, will meet the parlies In Interest at bis oftloe in W'Minixburg, lu. 011 the v7lh day of November A. 1). IKUl at III o'clock III the forenoon at which tune and pluce all purtles having any claim agalust. said estate must appear a no? pre sent the. same other-wise they will be debam d from waiving uuy thing from suld esute, B. Fmank Zamh, 10"2?. Auditor. What is Castorla Is Dr. Samuel ritchor's prescription for Infant and Children. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It Is a harmless whslltnto for Parcfforic, Drop, Soothing Syrups, an.l Castor Oil. It is ricasant. Its puaranlco In thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castorhi destroys Worms end allays fevcrlshncss. Castorla prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castorla relieves teething troubles, cures constipation nnd flatulency. Castorla assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach and bowels, giving healthy nnd natural sleep. Cas torla Is tho Children's Tanacca-tho Mother's Friend. Castoria. "Castorla la an excellent medlelnn for chil dren. Mothers have repeatedly Uld me of Its good effect upon their children." Dn. Q. C. Osooon, Ixiwell, Moss. Castorla Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the duy Is not far distant when mothers will consider the real Interest of their children, and use Cantoris In stead of thcvarlousquack nostrum which are destroying their loved ones, by forclngopium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agenta down their throatR, thereby sending them to premature graves." Pn. J. F. KiNcncLOi, Couway, Ark. The Centaur Company, TT T HE POSITIVE CURE. I ELY BROTHERS. M Warren ELECTION PROCLAMATION. I, JOHN 11. CAF.V, lllk'li Sheriff of Columbia county, Commonwealth of I'ennsvlvaidu, do hereby make knowu and (five notice to the electors of the county atoresnld. that, a freneml election will be held In the said county of Col- uuioiii, un TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1891 (being the Tuesday next following the first ...u..w.,r rn.iu iiiuuiu iui inv .ui njnc .l rid" tlnir the several persons hereinafter named, to-wlt 1 One person for Auditor ffeuernl of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania. One person for Treasurer of the Commote wealth of Pennsylvania. '1 went y-seven persons for delegates nt large to the Constitutional Convention of I'eiinsvlva nla (no voter to vote for more than eighteen.) Three persons for deletrates from the win (senatorial district to the Coimtltmlnnul Con vention or rennsylvania (no voter to vote tor more than two.) To vote "For a Constitutional Convention" or "Against a Constitutional Convention." One person for Associate Judeo of Columbia County. One person tor Sheriff of Columbia County. Two persons fur Jurv Commissioner uf umbla county. One person for Coroner of Columbia county, ...o.. iiu.. nmnr nininu nun ive HOMCC that the places of holding the aforesaid elec tlonln the several wards, boroughs, districts and townships within the county of Colombia are.ns follows, viz: Beaver to,vnshlp, at the public house of C. A Shumau. llenton township, at the public house of Lt-ni-uel Drake, In the town of lleuton. Kast Herwlck, at tho little office ot the Jack son Si Woodln M'f'g Co., In Herwlck. West Kerwlclc, at the ofllce ot J. U. Jacoby In Herwlck. Kast lilonm, at the Court House, east side, in Bloomsbuitr. West KliMim, at the Court House, west side. In Bloomsburg. Brlarereelt township, at the public school bouse near Kvansvllle. Catawlssa township, at the pnbllo house of O. W. Helfsnyder, In the town of Catawlssa. Boroiigh of Ceutrulla, at the public house of Michael Brcnnan. Centre township, at the school house near Lafayette creasy's. North Conynghum District at the township school house near tho colliery of John Anderson k Co. South Conynuhnra district at the house of Mrs. '1 hos. Mouroe. Klshlnm-reek township, at the school house near c. H. N hit s. Franklin township, nt the Lawrence school house. Kast Greenwood at the house ot Wm. Black In Kohrsburtr. . w?.t, urenwood at the house of J. R. Rice In AllllVlllo. Hemlock township at the house of Charles Dluterlch, In the town of Kuckhorn. '"'-kson township, at the public school house lit M 11 p. Locust township at the public house of Nuthun hnorr, In Numldla. mumi Madison township at the public school house In Jerseytown. Main township, at the publlo house of Addl son W. Hhuman. In Mulnvllle. Mifflin township, at the public house of John Knela in the town of Mlflllnvllle. Montour township, at the public houso of Emundus rnanifst at Hiimtu Ml Pleasant township, at tho MUlertown public school House. ' orange, township, at the public houso of Albert ileckman In Oranifevlllo. l'lne township, at the t'eutre school house. uel Lelby CKVk """"""'l'1 at the h""1" m- East Scott at the public house of M. O, White in bspy. mu West Scott at the public, house of J. L. Craw, ford, In Llifhtstreet. AN0b(btigarIoaf, at the publlo house of K. p. Houth Bugarloaf, at the house of Albert Cole Polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and shal continue open without Interruption or a iffw11?b?SK,,U00,UC,t 1,1 the NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN That every person excepting Justices of the Peace uud Alderman, Notaries Public and Per sons In the mllltla service of the Mate i shall hold or shall wl.hln two i.n.n lm have held any oniee or appointment of nront o? trust under the lulled mates, or of this Htm J and city or cnrporuled district, whether a com! missioned olllcor or otherwise, or sulm dli ale officer or agent who Is or shall ) . ., w under the Legislature. Executive or .l". u- 'ury Department of this state or of uuy city or ,r any incorporated district, and also, that eve v member of Congress and of the hiate u'v sla. lure, and of the select or common co.mc 1 1 of a uy city, or commissioners of anv Inc-omiTn.i.'ri dist rict, are by law Incapable of ho I , g' ? erclslng at he same I lino the oilice or 111 noi m. ment of Judge, lim,H,cior or Clerk of any ! Hon or t Us l-oinuiouwetilth, and that ni lu. Boeetor, Judge or other ollleer of sucl electl. n slijt 1 be ellgilio to be I hen voted for. 1 " 1 he Insts-cuirs and Judge of Hie election ah ill meet at the resistive places a , hVu ted , holding the election In the district to which 1 Castorla. " Castorla Is so well adapted tochll.lren that I recommend It as superior toany pnwerpUou known to me." . II. A. Ancmn, M. P., Ill So. Oxford St , I'.rooUyn, N. T. " Our physicians In tho children's depart ment have spoken highly of their etju-ri cnee In their outside practice with Castoilv and although wo only have onion n-ir nicdicul supplies what Is known an reguh.r products, yet wo are free to confess that the merits of Castoria has won u to look ith favor upon It." L'SITKD IllMieTlI. 1NO iMsrKNSiST, ') 'st-. u, Moos. AI.I.EN C. KuiTH, Frrt., Murray Street, Vtvr Vorli City. "AfrutHV SU New Tort Price CO cU.1 they respectively In-long, tn-foro seven o'clock Mill- ! 1. Kll.l I ,. IIIIW- IUX'-HK shall iii. till one clerk, who shall Ik- a oualltled voter ot such district. The qualltlcd voters of this county are hereby autliorled anil reiiulml to vote liv ticket prim', eil, written or partly written or part I v printed and partly written : one ticket, shall embrace the names of all Judges of Courts, voted (,,r, and to be lala-lled outside ".luilli-lan ," one ticket shall einbruie the names of all State onieers voted tor. and to lie lalx-lled "State," one ticket shall embrace the names of all county iidl s voted for, Including nfllce of Senator, Memlx-rs of Assembly and Member of Congress, and to lie labelled "I'ountv," and each class Is- deposited In separate ballot-boxes. JOHN II. CASKY, Sheriff. Sheriffs ofllce, Hlootnsliurg. Oct. s, ism. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Filiate vf Samuel Freat, Heeeaml. The undersigned, an auditor appointed bv the Orphans Court ol u.lumhla couiitv, to distrib ute the funds In the hands of Mortis II. Kreas. administrator of the estate of saiuu.-l Kreas deceased, as appears on his account, to and among the parties entitled ihen-to, will attend ti!..V.'... I1"',".' "Hl'"tiniii-iil at his onii-c in the town of Wooinsburg, "i m-sdav. the 17th day of November iw.11. m in o'clock ; m , whe and where all parlies Interested are ues e o present their claims, or I f,!r.""r aft.-r del barred from .joining In upon t lie said fund WM. CHHISMAN, Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Fitate of Jacoh Stroi, a I'nmtt c ,""',,""'l. " dlt..r appointed bv the . 1 m' "'. ''h as of coluinlila Coin t v "i Tn""' "'"'""''' I" the handsot luZii C. Howell coinnili tee of Jacob stroup a lunatic as show,, by his iirM hmil ,.,," SeptemlH-r term isiu, u, ami among , ,,rtt,. legally entitled thereto, will si la ,1" PK' , Mooiiisburg, on Wednesday, Noveinln'r 1st JWl. at n,?cl.-k In the foreman, when a. d wherenll persons having claims against 1 estate must a, urand prove the "a or b debarred from coming In fon said Tfm.d J. H.MAI.K, Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Ktate S llrltecva Freaf, areeateti, .J' "nd'-rslg I, an auditor appointed by the Orphans' court of Columbia com tv. ,, 1 ute he funds In the hands of Attrcd Vreas .i tnlnlstrator of the estate of It.-ls-cca Kn- censed, as apis-ars on hlsaeeou.it. to and Jm, the parties entitled th. reto, will a: e ? " tuf. duties of his appointment at 1 is ,,,, ! town of HlmmALnr. on Tu.'sdav? ,f n! AS? of November Inui, at in o'clock a. in wh -i! . ?i " her.- all parties luU-rest l Mrt. r oilesr.-.l present t heir claims or he. fo're af I ,V, from coming in upon the said fund. W-M. CHHISMAN. Auditor. PARTITION NOTICE. f.e i,,(,er o.f theuUuit , ,n((, 11 llliam Btrk br., itrceujieii. coTu,S!i;:u,1.;'o?gefr known address w is 1 ckson 1 J ' 1 se 1,,Hl o.X? KIM Monday of 1),-,-,! ! , I".5 ',!? '"" '''eon the tlrst Imiuest will ineet for it : , ""lt ""' partition or.lli" real tate t$VZF !""klhf Monday, Noveuds-r in liii I.,,!- 1 '''VM on f a. in. and 4 p. "' ' V "mi centre townsbl,1; cilu, 1 , !'"'"' s,'s " which time and dace y"u ea . .i i i. ' 1,1 proper. ' u tau u'lcud if jou sco 1080-St. ,iN. ,.. .,. . "-r.i, niinriff. S!lS.cr!""P i"h .u nu l IT IS StiX Sl'OT YKAti. THE SIZE AND NUMBEH OF BLACK SPOTS INCREASING, A KmUi1 f.lma how Them Thrni ((ursllnn WliMhrr Tli- llavr Any F.flrl M Our Wrathrr Is Nniiirar Itttlwri. Thn rj tfi of nstronornora nre nnce niorr directol with renew-pit Intonst to tlif face of tho sun. wliirh this year )m uliown A rlit'liU'tl InciT-nsn in tho Hl7 mimlier of th Mack sst upon its R)lr. far". These pot nr grent sink holes in tli sua ittti which urn tleeoenditig vapom tlmt are OHtler nnd cotiHequontly tlarker thnn the siiiroundinn un face. There U nn intimate connection rietwoen tliesioh nnd certain expliwions or eruption occur on the suu, li,r which Tat tiintitj. titu of plonitin hydrogen and np.irUd metals nre enst tip to nn enormous height, ns stones and aslirs nre thrown out by V(ilcnnoti on tho enrlli. The Into Fthir Hecchl, a colelirnted Itnlinn nstmnoiner, thought that lUe riwt were caused by tho arttlitigdownof tho material thus cast forth, which m le'n imrtially cooled and coiidensed dur. ing their lofty flight. (In-nt un miUi nro freqtienl'y com. 1 toly encirrlel hy trenientlou's enip t;m, which aonictittira Imrl the d.ir.zling Fiilisttinrp of tho tun 200,000 or ItDO.mio I jilea )i(;M We must not forget In considering these f Lftvtling fni'tM that the stn fnce of the sun i.i not solid, like the) crust of the earth hut iirolmhly consists of a shell of um! inoils mid intensely heated clouds, in which iron and ninny others of our fa. Miliar luctnU npiicnr in tho form of in., t -iiKcly hot vnjKirn. Within tho shell, w hich Is formed hr the pnitinl cottilonsntion, resulting from t suro to tho cold of outer smcc, jiht fsviiKir from u tea kottlo it comlcusej into clmttU of stenm when it pn.--sis out into tho nir, the body of the sun is be lieved to Iks cmiKm(Hl of matter in a sim i'tir vnMrotiH condition, hut even hotter. It is easy to soo that sueh n laslv cau l.ever lx entirely nt rest, hut tho disturb fitices Hint it undoi-Roea, which nre man ifested to ns by tho npis-nrnnce of spots i.nd eruptions, lxt-oine very intense, then rrudunlly die nwny, and then ngnin in crease in intensity in pretty regular ie riixls, tho tir e from ono maximum, or joint of greatest intensity, to another be ing, on tho overage, ulsutt It years. The latest maximum occurred in 1SS3 rr 18S4, nnd the Intcet ininitnum in js, when very few apot could 1 iuen. Their rapid Increnso now indicates that tho approaching ninximuin, which should M.cur about IHH, may bo a memorable uuo. Home of the spots that hare lately ap icnivd could lie easily seen without s telescope by simply protecting tho eve with a smoked glasn. Any ono can lee the larger spots by fixing a spy glass in such a w ay that it can be directed stead ily at the sun while a sheet of while curdltoard la placed at a distance of sev eral inches behind the eye piece where the imago of the sun may fall un it. If the observation enn be made through r.n nperture in a darkened room the effect is greatly heightened. The question whether sun spot exer cise any influence upon the weather, an.l it bo, wlmt the effect is, has naturally arisen again now that the spots are com ing back. It is certain that extraordinary out bursts in the sun produce violent mag netic diaturlmnccs upon the earth, and rplendid displays of the aurora lsrealU, tir Northern lights, w Inch are caused by atmospheric electricity. It has also been suspected that certain destructive storms, like our Western tor nadoes and typhoons of tho China Sea, ore most frequent when sun spots are most numerous, but this remains to be proved by further observations. A fuct to lie kept in mind when think ing of tho influence of disturlumcc on the sun is that while the earth would be swallowed up completely If dropicdinU tome of the sun spot hole that look to us like mere specks on the solar surface, tho sun, on tho other hand, is so large that although its distance from us i nenrly 03,000,000 miles, yet only a little more thnn 1'iOsuns laid in a row, touch iujj on? another, would reach the eartlu Going Kilr. Punctuality is. pcrhnt,M, a characteris tic American trait. At all eveuts, Ameri can tourists nliiojul nre Riven to bewail ini; the dilatory ways of other peoples. How early this characteristic is sometimes developed in connection, too, w ith the American habit of traveling is pleas antly illustrated in a little story printed in (Johbn Ikiys, A small, roy cheeked girl picked up :er doll and her doll's trunk und trudged n mile or more over f tosty roads until ' reached a railway station. There li boarded tho first train that came end contentedly settled herself and her doll into a vacant seat. By and by the conductor appeared. H looked down nt the little woman, who was pointing out flying trees and other objects of interest to her traveling com I'anion, the doll. "Where are you going, littlo onef raked tho big man with buttons. "Why, I'm g0ing to the World's Fair, cf course. " The conductor coughed. "Aren't you rnther early?" he askei I dou't believe tho doors are open yet. "Dear me," said the child iu '-arm, "what BlmlUdo?,, "Perhaps you had better go homo and :-.sk your mother," suggested the con ductor. And (.ho did. She was loaded wit'1 pretty thiugs by interested fellow passen rent, and returned to her mother in safety. Wo may reasonably expect that she ho nmong the first visitors when th World's Fair opens iU doors to the woi'J. One of tho largest nuggets of virgin Hold ever found in America is in the pos session of Alfred Burke, of St. Iui. cume frotu nn Arizoiw mine and weifilj n trifle more tliau 87 ounoea. There i very little alloy in tlio nugget, and it " Vitluud at oXj,
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