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LOST ON NORTH MOUNTAIN.
A HUNTING TRIP THAT WAS NEAR
LY FATAL.
OVERTAKEN BY SNOW.
A Williamsport correspondent of
the Philadelphia J'renn of Monday
writes the following story of an adven
ture on North Mountain :
Perhaps the most thrilling adven
ture in this section during the hunting
season .which is drawing to a close is
the experience of Zeke Campbell, of
Clinton Township, one of a party of
six who spent several days deer hunt
ing on the North Mountain, at a point
where the counties of Lycoming, Sul
livan and Columbia join. Campbell
and his party had their headquarters
at Laporte, but after an unsuccessful
days' hunt in that neighborhood con
cluded to go further into the moun
tains and "bunk" in a cabin that is lo
cated in one of the timber belts. Dur
ing the first-night in the cabin a three
inch snow fell and made tracking ex
cellent. They had no dogs, conse
quently ncxl morning when the crowd
started out it was arranged that two of
the men should cover the low lands
in the capacity of chasers, while the
others hunted along the mountain
sides where the timber growth was
not so thick, and where the deer were
likely to run when chased from the
valley.
Campbell was selected as one of
the chasers, and had proceeded along
the middle of the valley scarce half a
mile when he ran across the track of
a deer in the snow. It was headed for
the north, while his companion chaser
was to the south of him, so it fell to
Campbell's lot to track the game. The
prints in the snow showed that the
deer was a large one, and Campbell
kept a sharp lookout ahead.
THE CAME IN SIGHT.
Suddenly coming into a partially
cleared space right at the foot of the
mountain, he spied the deer, a big
buck, slowly making his way up the
mountain side, fully 300 yards in ad
vance of him. Every now and then
it would stop to browse off the young
scrub oaks, but kept far enough ahead
of him to preclude the possibility of a
ball from his rille doing effective work.
Finally the deer threw its head around,
and looking down over its shoulders
caught a glimpse of Campbell. Another
instant and it was oft' like the wind up
the mountain. Following its track in
the fresh snow Campbell reached the
top of the hills, but could discover no
signs of the other hunters having been
there.
He gave the prearranged signal and
before twenty minutes had elapsed
the other men had put in their ap
pearance. After a consultation it was
decided to chase the big buck. Scat
tering again the men started over onto
the next mountain. Campbell follow
ing closely the track of the deer,
which skirted along the hillside for
nearly a mile, then suddenly plunged
down into' the valley below.
The trail was followed until noon
without catching another glimpse of
the deerk and Campbell, being in
strange wpods, concluded that it would
be well for him to get his bearings and
start cabinward. After eating a lunch
which he had deposited that morning
in his game pouch, he started on a
"short cut'' over the mountains in the
direction of the cabin, which he cal
culated to reach before dark.
IN A STRANGE COUNTRY.
When he reached the top of the
mountain he was surprised at the im
n.ense tract, of timber that lay before
Kim in th KnntVi. extending over the
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valley and covering the next range of
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Mills. J uense iog nau kciucu uuwu
into the valley, but Campbell had no
fear but that he would be able to find
his way back to the bunking shanty,
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anU SUCll WOUIU pruuauiy nuvc uccn
t,n r-M h.ad it not been for somethinir
that occurred in the valley. After
crossing a small stream wnicn noweu
through the thick hemlocks in the
hrt nf thp vallev. Campbell's at
tention was attracted by pheasant tracks
in the snow, and he concluded to look
thorn nr. Aftpr fnllv half an hour had
passed, during which time he had
been intently loiiowing mc iracKs as
1 nut amoncr briars
and rocks, Campbell suddenly found
that in his circling about he had got
completely turned around. He could
not tell from which direction he had
entered the valley, for in hi chase on
the pheasant tracks he had crossed
and recrossed the creek, so that his
own tracks were nothing Dut a puz
zling net work of footprints.
FOLLOWING HIS OWN TRAKES.
nrettv muddle. The
fog hung thick and heavy, making it
impossible to see more than fifty yards
in advance. He knew that in the val
ley it would get dark early, and which
direction to take was uiyicry. m
ally he concluded to make a "break"
and started up toward the mountain
side. A half mile awav his heart cave
a bound of joy when he came across
the fresh tracks of a man in the snow.
They must be the footprints of one of
his friends, he thought, and a moment
later the valley echoed and re echoed
with Campbell's shouting. But no
welcome answer came. Even a half
doien shots from his rille brought no
response, so Campbell comforfd him
self with the thought that he at least
had the man's tracks to follow and was
bound to come out right sooner or
later. He started onward, feeling
that at last he had found his way out
of the forest. Suddenly, after walking
a half hour or more, he came to where
there were two tracks in the snow in
stead of one, a3 originally, and the
similarity of the two attracted nis at
tention. Then the truth of the situation
dawned upon him. f4e had been
walking around in a circle. The
tracks which he had discovered M ere
his own, and in following them he had
come back to the very point from
whence he started. Again in desper
ation he shouted long and loud and
fired off his gun repeatedly, but to no
effect. Then he concluded to start
oil in an opposite direction, and he
was soon climbing the mountain side,
but whether the north or south slope
the bewildered man had no means of
knowing. The top reached, he found
nothing whatever on which to base
any calculation.
The valleys upon either side looked
exactly alike ; darkness was slowly but
surely settling down, and in another
hour progress would be entirely out of
the question. Campbell then started
along the brow of the mountain at as
rapid a pace as his now weary limbs
would permit with the hope that he
would come to some habitation of
man before night hemmed him in.
DARKNESS CLOSED IN.
In this he was disappointed, for
after walking several miles dense dark
ness had overtaken him, and he re
signed himself to fate. It was cold on
top of the mountain, so he concluded
to descend to the valley below, where
he built a fire of pine knots and sat
down to watch it burn. Food he had
none, and as for shelter, the only pro
tection afforded was the big hemlock
tree under which his fire burned.
About 9 o'clock snow began to fall
and it kept up steadily for nearly four
hours, during which time Campbell
was busy feeding his fire in order to
keep warm.
Once in the nicht an awful yell,
which seemed to come out of the
darkness not twenty five yards away,
chilled the blood in his veins, for he
was hunter enough to know that it
was the voice of a panther, and he
prepared for an attack. Crouching
behind the big hemlock near the fire
Campbell waited and watched, but the
animal failed to put in an appearance.
As soon as daybreak appeared
Campbell, after a night of untold
misery, started up the mountain. Not
fifty yards from his still smoking fire
he came across the tracks of the pan
ther, which had circled about him
during the night, and close by were
the tracks of still another, which show
ed that the animal had not been alone
He finally reached the top of the
mountain weak and almost starved,
and as he stood wondering what dir
ection to take there came faintly to
his ears, in the crisp morning air, a
long, low sound. It was a locomotive
whistle on the road that runs into La
porte. and taking this welcome sound
as a guide he started in the direction
from whence it came. It was nearly
noon that day when he came upon a
small clearing, on which there was a
house, from the chimney ot which
smoke curled skyward. Inquiry at
the door developed the fact that he
was within a mile of the public thor
oughfare leading to Laporte, and after
getting something to eat he continued
his journey. He learned that he was
fully eighteen miles away from the
cabin, having travelled in the opposite
direction.
The practice of saying "God bless
you I" whenever a person sneezes must
be wide-spread indeed when we hnd a
similar salutation, "Mbuka 1" (literally
equals live 1) obtaining among the
Fijians of tne South Pacific, a race
developed by the blending of the Ma
layo-Polynesians with the Papuans,
the Fiji group being the borderland
between the two. It has been said
by a London physician that one is
nearer death at the actual moment ot
sneezing than at any other period of
one's life. Herein, perhaps, lies the
reason for the kindly wish, and may
account for the prevalent idea that it
is dangerous to interrupt a person in
the act of sneezing.
License court will be held on Janu
ary 16th.
KILLED BY A BLOW.
On Sunday last, at Sand Run, a
small coal mine in Barclay township,
Bradford countv. Wesley McDowell,
struck and killed Henry Haggerty.
1 hey were both former residents of
.lkland township, and on Sunday
were in Elkland on a horse ttrading
expedition, and filled up on hard
cidjr. They returned to Sand Run,
and in company with two other men
went to McDowell's house to supper.
Mrs. McDowell found tault with him
for trading horses and he scolded her
about the supper, ending in her
leaving the table and going out on the
steps to cry. I laggerty advised Mc
Dowell to make his wile come in the
house, and McDowell accordingly
brought her in using considerable
force in doing so. I laggerty objected
to the unnecessary force and was told
by McDowell that he could run his
own house. They clinched and part
ed. Haggerty took otT his coat and
swore he could eat McDowell up, and
McDowell threw a milk pitcher at
him which struck him, as he ducked
his head, in the back of the neck.
They clinched again, McDowell struck
a smashing blow at Hacgertvs face,
missing the mark and striking the
left temple. Haggerty fell to the
floor, and his brother Thomas, who
had come in, took up the fight.
They struck, choked and finally Mc
Dowell pushed his new antagonist out
doors and went out with him. The
men then started to leave when Mrs.
McDowell came out and told them
Haggerty was dead. He lay where he
had fallen cold and stiff. McDowell
at once went to Foot-of Plane and
gave himself up to Justice Blakeslee.
The next morning he was taken to
Towanda and placed in jail. McDow
ell is said to be a half breed Indian
and is a man about 53 years of age,
and until two months ago lived in
Elkland township, where he had an
interest in a saw mill with Christian
Kobbe. Haggerty was about 34 years
of age, and the two had always been
the best of friends. Dushore lie
view. Contagions Diseases
There arel a few cases of sore
throat in our community, and every pre
caution should be taken to prevent
their assuming a malignant form.
As soon'as any one knows of a case
of any contagion they should report it
to some member of the school board
so that the members of such family
may be kept away from other children.
A little precaution in this particular
will keep out of our community any
epidemic. All malignant diseases be
gin in a mild form and as they spread
among others the atmosphere becomes
charged with germs of disease and
may spread among all having weak
constitutions. An ordinance of the
town requires that every physician
practicing in this town shall report
the case of every contagious disease
to the council, or if they are not
in session, then report to some mem
ber of the board of health, within
twelve hours after it has come to
their notice. A similar report ought
to be made to some member of the
school board.
Trinity Oollege.
The catalogue of Trinity College,
Hartford, Connecticut, has been re
ceived. It is the leading institution
of learning in the United States under
the control of the Protestant Episco
pal church. It is not sectarian in its
methods of instruction, and any young
man of any denomination can get the
same liberal education there that he
would get at any college of his own
creed. The city of Hartford is one
of the most beaut lfnl places in the
country, and the location of the college
very attractive. The buildings are all
comparatively new though tne college
is a very old one. A few years ago
the state purchased the grounds and
buildings which then were in the
heart of the city, and erected a Capi
tol thereon. The college was then
moved to its present location. There
are dormitories, gymnasium, Alumni
Hall, Scientific building, Professors'
houses. Society lodges, &c, making it
one of the best equipped of New
England institutions. 1-or catalogue,
address Rev. F. S. Luti.er, Hartford,
Conn.
While a lot of men were cutting
ice on the river above town one of
them hauled out a large cake in
which a black bass measuring 22 and
thiee fourth inches was inbedded. says
the Clearfield J'tiblio Spirit. The
fish was placed in a tub of water to
thaw out and when the lady ot the
house went to the tub to get his fish-
shin ready tor supper it was found
swimming around in the tub. When
weighed the bass tipped the scale at
4 pounds and 11 ounces,
EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL
DESPOTISM.
Undoubtedly education is the key
to the highest state of civilization. It
is also the handmaid of a progressive
and enlightened Christianity. It is
right and proper that the people sup
port such a laudable cause for the in
tellectual advancement of the young
and rising generation. It is the im
perishable inheritance that alone can
be bequeathed to the youth of our
land. It is the foundation of "honest,
upright, patriotic and progressive cit
izenship". We worked almost a life
time in the cause of education. We
appreciate and welcome e ery advance
step that promotes its welfare.
But in its cause are men enlisted
who have a zeal, either without knowl
edge or without consciences. Men
who endeavor to build up an educa
tional despotism upon our Free Pub
lic School System, seeking to obliter
ate a condition by substituting a the
ory. What is the theory ? A longer
continuous school term, a minimum of
8 months ; increased salaries and com
pulsory education without additional
cost to the tax payers by reason of
larger appropriations. We ask Dr.
Waller how this strikes the farmers of
the rural districts. He and his subor
dinates in the educational harness are
all salaiied officials The teachers
are all salaried. The farmers are not
salaried. Their aggregate annual pro
duct is their wages which they are
obliged to convert into money to pay
their taxes and other obligations. A
farmer whose school tax was ten dol
lars twenty-five years ago, and assum
ing that to be his average annual
school tax, and by virtue of increased
appropriations the school term is ex
tended to eight months, teachers' sal
aries raised and new educational ma
chinery added by a compulsory sys
tem, the farmer's tax does not exceed
ten dollars. The theory is that there
is no additional cost to the aforesaid
farmer. Dr. Waller does not pro
pose that the farmer shall be a bit re
lieved from the burden of taxation by
reason of increased appropriations,
but asks the Legislature to continue
these burdens without additional cost
by extending the school term and sug
gesting such other expenditures that
to him seem necessary. To further
illustrate, we will take for example the
farmer whose average annual school
tax is $10. Twenty-five years ago
four bushels of wheat was sufficient to
pay that amount of school tax. Now
it requires fourteen bushels. His real
estate and live stock is worth only
half as much as it was twenty-five
years ago. .besides, in. wauer wouiu
rob the farmer from the help ot his
children eight months m a year, and
thereby compel him to employ outside
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neip wnicn ne may nave 01 nis own.
The school age is from 7 to 2 1 years.
The teacher who realized $35 per
month twenty-five years ago, with one
month s salary could buy 14 bushels
of wheat. The teacher who realizes
$ x per month to-day, with one month's
salary can buy 50 bushels of wheat,
36 bushels more than twenty-five years
ago. How does this condition coin
cide with Dr. Waller's theory ? No
"additiohal tost' to the larmer, by
raising the public school standard to
the plane for which he has been pav
ing the way. The great inequality, or
difference between the purchasing and
paying power of the product of all the
salaried classes, and the purchasing
and paying power of the product of
the agricultural classes, either escaped
the notice of the superintendent of
Public Instruction, or he deliberately
seeks to cast additional burdens upon
the latters' shoulders that he and the
salaried classes would under no cir
cumstances be willing to bear, or sub
mit to. We know as well as he, that
the same number of dollars will meet
the usual amount of taxes, expenses,
or other obligations as formerly ; but
we also know that it acquires nearly
three times the amount of agricultural
products to meet the same obligations.
Theoretically there is no additional
cost to the proposed several changes
in view of increased appropriations ;
but practically it costs the farmers a
great deal mare. How can Dr. Wal
ler reconcile all interests, and practic
ally apply his theory in justice to all
concerned ?
J. C. Wenner.
The severity of the winter can be
demonstrated bv the experience at
the High school during the holiday
week. There being no school the
fires were not kept up, because
nothinc had ever frozen other years,
When the janitor went to look after
the building at the close of the week
he found the water meter frozen and
top bursted off while the water pipe,
lying about six incl.es under ground in
the bottom of the cellar, was frozen
solid and bursted in many -places,
The cellar is not exposed and was
closed dunng the vacation.
MILLVILLE.
Andy Cair of Dutch Hill was seen
on our streets last week.
Benny Richard and Eddie Russel
of Bellefontc, arrived on Monday to at
tend the Friends' School.
The new year came in dull and
dreary, as it rained and snowed about
all day.
It is not best to look back over our
past lives unless it is done with the in
tention of improving upon them.
Better let them go and look ahead
and make renewed efforts to do what
we can to alleviate the s uffcrings and
distress of others, and the pleasure
given to them will in return bring us
happiness.
Did you ever stop to think that the
most permanent and lasting happiness
and enjoyment is gotten by making
others happy ? It is a fact. Try it.
The spring term of Friends' School
opened up last Tuesday with a goodly
number of scholars.
There seemed to be a regular land
slide last week here. Sarah B. Rich
sold her home on Mam street to
Rachel S. Eves and sisters, and W.
B. German sold his property on State
street to Chas. W. Brink, who will put
up a bake shop on it in the near
tuture.
Several other properties are under
negotiations, and may change hands
this week.
There will be several changes
made this spring by the occupants,
and some new houses will undoubted
ly be erected, among which will be
the new Lutheran church on Walnut
street.
John Brunnei is the possessor ot a
handsome gold watch. The gift of
Mrs. Dr. Brunner of Roaring Branch.
An entertainment was given in the
Opera House last Saturday night by
the members of the L. T. L. which
was well attended, and gave good
satisfaction.
The second lecture to be given
this winter at this place, will take
place in thi Opera House on the even
ing of the 13th, by Rev. Anna Shaw
on "the strength of character."
Eva Patterson, who has been sick a
long time, is gaining slowly in health.
Several of our town folks went to
Derrs last Saturday to attend an in
fare held at the home of Frank
Trivelpiece in honor of their son'6
mr.rriage which occured recently.
A HOUSE INSPECTION-
Mr. E. M. Laubach who lives
near the confluence of the Huntington
and the Fishingcreek, just recently
moved into his new house. In order
to express his satisfaction and good
will toward the mechanics who were
employed in its erection, he invited
them to a turkey roast on last Satur
day. Of course the parson and his
lady weie also invited to participate
in the festivity. As we had no hand
in the construction of the house, we
took the privilege of giving it a thor
ough inspection, we were pleased
with the design and work of the house.
lhe mere fact that Mr. lacob uei-
singer, Mr. Willit Paterson and Mr.
Hartman were employed in the erec
tion is sufficient evidence that the
work was well done. We congratu
late Mr. Laubach and his estimable
partner in the possession of so desir
able a residence, and we hope they
will live long to enjoy it and to extend
their accustomed hospitality to their
inanv mends, and particularly to the
parson and his companion. A. II.
A BAD BOY.
On Monday afternoon a. boy aged
about thirteen years enieied the Epis
copal Church, (which was open and
oeing cieaneu oui preparatory 10
making repairs), and tore the poor
box from the wall lust inside the in
ner doors at the main entrance. He
took it around behind the Parish
House and broke it open with a stone.
How much money was in it is not
known. The boy was seen breaking
the box by Mrs. W. B. Taylor and she
called Sexton Thornton's attention to
it. He had been seen in the church
by Will Sawyer and Paul Harman,
and they went out on the street and
found the boy, and Mrs. 1 aylor iden
tified him. His name is known, but
is withheld for the present.
The building committee of the
school board were apprised Monday
of what seemed to be a break in the
sewer connection at the new addition
of the Fifth street Public school
The surface water was accumulating
in one of the dry closets. Upon
examination it was tpund that in mak
inz the attachments one of the
workmen had closed up the sewer,
not knowing it was intended to drain
any excess of surface water. The
difficulty was easily removed.
PERSONAL
J. Lee Harman and Harry Houck
spent last Sunday at Scranton.
Mrs. M. H. Mc Kinney has gone to'
the Sanatorium at Dansville, New
ork, lor medical treatment.
Harry Pursel and family of Wilkes-
barre, spent last week with his father,
N. b. Pursel and family.
George ii. Swank of Tank, Luzerne
county, was in town . on business or
Wednesday.
Miss Sarah M. Rothrock of Williams-
port is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. C.
I reas, on Third street.
G. W. Bertsch has secured a fine
location in Reading and will move
there about the middle of next month.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Armstrong of
Williamsport spent Sunday with their
mother, Mrs. George Hassert.
Miss Nellie Packer and Miss Sarah
Moody of Sunbnry, are the guests of
Mrs. S. F. Peacock.
C. I). Spigelmyer of Williamsport
has accepted a position with a firm in
Reading, and will travel for them here-
fter.
Frank Pursel, Frank Ikeler and
Samuel H. Harman attended the
Bachelors' Ball at Scranton last Fri
day night. It was a very swell affair.
Miss A. D. Webb was in town on
Monday. She has returned to Potts-
ville on account of the illness ot her
neice, Miss Kate Price.
Nicholas Kindt of Mordansville
spent Wednesday in Bloomsburg. He
is past eighty years of age, and is a
well preserved old man. He was born
on the same day as Caleb Barton of
this town, in August, 1812.
Mr. E. W. Drinker has been ap
pointed Division Freight Agent with
office at Wilkesbarre Passenger Sta
tion, L. V. R. R., in charge of the
Eastern Division, Penn Haven Junc
tion to L. & B. Junction, including
branches ; also the Williamsport Di
vision vice Mr. T. B. Koons, who
has been relieved of these duties. He
will reside at Wilkesbarre.
REPAIRS AT ST. PAUL'S.
The slate roof of St. Paul's Church
has been overhauled to prevent leaks.
On Sunday morning last Rev. W. C.
Leverett announced that the services
will be held in the Parish House for
several weeks, as the interior of the
church is to undergo a thorough ren
ovation. The entire interior will be
painted and decorated, a new carpet
put down and new cushions placed in
every pew. The carpet and cushions
will harmonize with the colorings of
the walls. Casey and Dawson will go
over all the plastering and put it in
condition for the work of the decora
tors. The painting will be done by a
Philadelphia party who thoroughly un
derstands church decoration.
These improvements will cost a
considerable sum of money. A sub
scription book is in the hands of Geo.
S. Robbins. All pew holders are re
quested to remove their cushions,
books, &c. from the church at once, as
there is no place on the premises to
store them.
GOOD SKATING
The young people of Bloomsburg
enjoyed themselves hugely last week
skating upon the Fishingcreek, having
the full moon as a bright lamp to
guide them. All who could secure
skates, ladies and gentlemen, took ad
vantage of the occasion. It is the
first for many years, that such excel
lent ice has been upon the creek, with
no snow to interfere, and a bright full
moon and cloudless sky overhead. All
will long remember the close of 189 a
as an event occurring but few times
during life.
THE NEW TEAR.
The new year was ushered in
admidst considerable noise. The
bells of the Methodist and Lutheran
churches were rung, and the whistles
at Harman & Hassert's shops and the
Silk mill were blown. The tinkling
of the tocsin facetiously called a fire
alarm, on the Town Hall, was also
heard by those near by. Pistols and .
fire crackers, and a small but power
ful brass cannon, helped to swell the
general din. People who did not
know just when 1893 began, must
have been sound sleepers indeed.
We give place this , week to an ar
ticle by our excellent triend, J. C.
Wenner, but we cannot fully endorse
his views. While it may now cost the
farmer three times as much produce '
to pay his school tax of $10 as it did'r
twenty five years ago, his children are I
getting more than three times the
benefit from the improved schools and
the longer terms.
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