FOR LITTLE PEOPLE. AFTER VACATION. Huok iwnin to Mchool. lrnrs, Vaai;i.n rt iys :u iloii You've Inn! yo::r shun- of frnlld, And lnla t play a ml fun. Ym'u l!hl in iniuiy a Iti pU, dear, And cllnilx' 1 up niiny n hill;. Now biu- uy v in to ilinol, Ui'urs, To :uily villi u will. Wr nil can wc r!i the 1 ottor For lmrtnii hoiiilny. For plavliiK t uii nmi tonnls, And ridini? "r. tin- hny. The icioat ol 1 I m 't of Nuturo rrepttrta us pltiin to see How vory well worth lf.irntr.ff All othi'r books tnny bo. So lnu U uiruiu to n.houl, dears. Vnrntlen-tlmr Is do ic; You v ha I u merry reiva. With liits nyt Ion of fun. You've been i.l:e ir.Its In putur l'ru:rl to bit u:nl telii. Now t( ,i,ly. rcmly, children, It s time to marvh nu.l trnln. Tin only dunce loiter When ound the m hool-beirn en!!, So mil tn nink. my boys and gir'.j, And troop In. ot.e nmi all. Forsi hiiol In very plensimt. When, utter l.t of fun, Vft ntlon days are over. And renl work lieun. Margaret E. Suiwhut, in Hnrprrs Younj People. TOMMY, THE GOPHER. History of a Queer I.tttln OfDea ret and Conipatilnn. Tommy wan a pet popher, nn;l, lilco other pet, had his little history. II came to its in a vory tvmiirknble way. I was sitting; in my orllcp, in the third story of one of those hljr cilice build ings in tlte city, when one of the ofiiee Kirls exclaimed: "What is that?" rioiut injr to a little nnimul nlmut the size of a rut, ruunin? in ut the door. If it hml been a rut we should not have been surprised, us they were common; but this little fellow had a bushy tail, anil rows of spots alone; his back, and ears hardly visible above his fur. I knew him at once, for I had seen plenty of his kind on our prairie farm when 1 was a boy, and used todltf them out of their holes in the ground, or drown them out by pouring in water, as they scratched up our seed corn, liut how this little fellow could have got into the city, and up Into the third story of of an office building1 was a mystery. Evidently some one had brought him in; but no one in the building knew anything about him, so as he seemed quite trnne, it wus decided to adopt him as an oftlce pet. and he was named Tommy. And as nature had provided him with a nice suit of clothes, ull he needed was food, drink and a nest. We soon found that he liked peanuts, find it was greut fun to see him eat them. When anyone called, "Tommy, Tommy," and held out a peanut, ho would run and sit up on his hind feet, reach out his little paws, and beg for his peanut. When ho got it he would shell it, put the kernel into his pocket, and hold np his paws for another, and when he pot both pockets full, he would run ofl to his nest, store away his nuts, and come back for more. Now your will wonder about his pockets. Well, every gopher has two pockets, one in each cheek, in which he carries food and bedding to his nest. He makes his nest in a hole in the ground, which he digs out with his paws, putting the earth into his pock ets and carrying it out. I knew that our Tcmtuy would want such a nest, so I gt :t hirce box and rilled it with earth for him, packing it in tight. Tommy went vigorously to work, and soon had a eosey little room dug out in the bottom, just big enough for him self, with :t winding passage down to it, where he made a nest of bits of pa per and cloth and twine, picked up round the ollice. - When it was finished, Tommy's de mauds for peanuts increased, und he soon In il in u lurge supply. It was amusing to see hiin hold up his paws and beg, us if he were very hungry, when his pockets were so full of ker nels that his cheeks were puffed out. If we gave him a nut that hud no ker el, he wvuld get very angry, spring ing1 at th hand of the person who gave it, and biting it if he got a chance. One day he found a satchel In which there was some cake; so he gnawed a hole in it, and was soon inside helping himself. U'e wondered where he had gone, when some one happened to no tice the sutchel, and saw Tommy peer ing out through the hole, which wus just big enough to lit his head. He had large black eyes, but his sight did not seem to be sharp proba bly beeauso his eyes were better adapt ed to the dim light of a life under ground than to the bright sunlight ur.d he was ufraid of objects which he could not see clearly; the dust-brush, which he evidently regarded as soitu big burly animal, was an object of es pecial terror to hiin, and he would act like a cat frightened by a dog when It was' placed near him. You should know that every animal has a little curtain inside of his eve. called the iris, with a window in the middle of it, called the pupil, around which is a muscle which contracts, making the window smaller when the ligkt is bright, and expands, making it larger, when the light is dim. You have often seen the pupils if pussy's eyes pet small in the light and large in the dark, so that she can see almost as weil by a dim light as by a bright one. Hut as gophers do not live much in the daylight, their eyes have lurgo pupils adapted to semi-darkness. Tommy liked to lie and bask inn warm, sunny spot on the floor, just ns yon have seen puss do. He became finite tame, und would sometimes climb np and sit on my knee; but he would not allow anyone to touch him or stroke him, and always resented any uh fiimiliurity by his peculiar little colding chir-r-r, or an attempt to bite. About the middle of Rummer he dis appeared, and could not be found any where; and his odd little ways had made hltn sujIi a pet that ho was greut ly missed. We knew he coul 1 nothavo left the office, and so concluded he nvat Vo in his nest, but whether dead or olive no one kuew. So when six weuks had passed, and he did not make hia appearance, wo einntiud the curia ( oat of his box, when out jumped Tommy, angry as he could be, and scolding lo-idly with his Usual chir-r-r, chir-r-r, but none the worse for his long ideep. The box was filled again, and Tcrtm.v J-.ade himself :i new tji;:,t. netir th top 1 i s Mu . for lin win too sleepy for t -.'p Hgg':ttr. laid in i: fresh Mipp'y of !'. nuts, i n 1 in n l:y days went to t leep ngal.'i nut f'e it. five months; ho ;!i:itwe siw im:!i.;i of him till the .Growing I'cUrunry, when ho cntnn out, lean and hungry, making his usual demand for peanuts; but was soon as fat anil lively us ever. We now happened tn learn his parly history, and how ha came to us. Three or four young gophers had been brought in from the country by a son of the janitor, who lived in the build ing, und had all run away and been caught by the eats, or had fallen down the stairs, except this little fellow; ami he hail crept in behind a coal bin in the hall, and slept there all winter till he came to us. In this way we learned that gophers, like bears and some other animals, sleep, or hibernate, ns it is culled, during a large part of the year, which accounts fcr the fact that they are i.ehlom seen except In spring and early summer; and so they escape the sum mer's heat and winter's cold in their underground nests.and come out full of vigorous new life in spring. You will lie sorry to learn that poor little Tommy came to a sad end. There was always a vessel of water left for iiiin, but one Saturday night it was for gotten, and so he went to the wash basin to get a drink, and fell Into the water and was drowned, not being able to climb up the slippery sides and get out; and there we found him on Mon day morning. That was n sorrowful day in our of.lee, for Tommy was a j;reat favorite. The little body was tenderly wrapped in paper, placed in a box. and taken home and buried in the garden: and many tears were shed over our little pet's grave. Philip Atkin son, in Wide Awake. WHAT THE SMOKE SAID. Story of the Young Mn Who Didn't Have Any "(illt-Kdcrd I.nrk." A poor young man was leaning ngalnst a post on lloston common. At least, I took him to be a poor young man, judging from his words, and from the expression of his fuce. He hold in his hand the languishing stub of a cigar, with a puff from which he fro quently Insulted the inoffensive air. Said the poor young fellow, the cor ners of his mouth drawn down almost to his chin: "It's hard luck. I don't seem to get along. The firm doesn't pay me enough by half. Now there's Hill Akens, he went in when I did, and he owns his house, und ho has money in the bank to boot, whilo I bahl my pocket's full of bills, und I eun't keep a cent. Xow, he has luck, gilt-edged luck, while I have " While ho was thinking of a word mean enough to express his financial depression the poor fellow took a puff at his cigar, and we both of us watched the smoke whirl away in the uir. What was my astonishment to see the curling wreaths form themselves into letters, shaped like script, and rend ing: "Here goes my money!" 1 looked at tho young man in amazement, but he was serenely puffing away, quite oblivions to that strange smoke pen manship. "That's queer!" exclaimed I; but he without allowing me to explain what was queer, went on with his complaint. "Queer? I should say so! And just see how that Hill Akens stands with the firm! Why, there's some talk of his getting into partnership. Hut I why, the cither day I hinted to the old gentleman that 1 thought my salary ought to be raised, nnd he as good us told me if 1 didn't like it I might leave it. Leave it? I guess I would, in a hurry, if I could get another place." And this time he gave nn exceedingly vigorous puff at the cigar. Again the mysterious air currents twisted the smoke, turned it over and over, and drew it out into the words: "Here goes my reputation!" I was about to call his attention to the re markable phenomenon for, though, he wus leaning back with one eye cocked up ut the smoke, evidently he did not read anything in it but ho proceeded In a still more indignant strain. "And what makes It all tho more un grateful is that I am absolutely wear ing myself out in their service. My head itches nearly ull the time, und my eyes nche, and I nm actually getting to be afraid of heart disease, I have such queer feelings in my chest. They ought not to expect any one man to do as much work as I do at least on such a ridiculous salary." With these dolorous words the poor chap slowly straightened himself und sauntered disconsolately away, still comforting himself with his cigar. And as the twisting. Mirpentine train of smoke strung out after him it took shape much as before, save that this time it read: "Here goes my health." And as 1 passed on 1 shed a tear for the poor, persecuted, unfortunate young man. Amos 11. Wells, in Young Men's Km. .Milk from u Tree. Away off among the mountains of Venezuela prows a treo with enrious roots and leaves. Its roots hardly go into tho ground. Many months of tho year the people, there never have any rain, and tho branches look just as if they wern dried up. Hut if you should take a borer, and make a hole in the trunk, rich creumy milk would flow out l.-oia it. Very early in the mornin-r, if you were there, you would see the blacks and other natives, coming from ail parts, with big bowls to get thin lus cious milk. They drink there, nmi then they fill tho bowls and carry some homo to their children. The cream thickens on top as they walk. Often tho chil. dren go themselvoa. This tree in their language is called "palo de vaca," which means oovr tree. Mrs. 0. Ilu.ll, Id Our Lttthj Onus. A MONSTROUS IJJfUTE. Nothlngf Llko It Known to tho Most Emkiont Eaologisto. It litis) n t'rllil l;i'.', Illt. Ifellll. Ill;; I'lery ll;,os, Wmi'ly in le, llos;.y Tall. IViwerftil Lli-ibi Hml Kim llin ; rtoi:: l. The "dog enter," pant hi'r, or whatever ft Is that has created roTist -riKi'lo'i time nnd n't.i'n throughout this sec tion iiiining the count t y folks, lr.vi ngnln made Its appearance, nftcr an Interval of something like a year, says n Dnhvlllvi (ICy.) lUyiw'l.oh to' tlv.i Cin cinnati ICnqtiirer. Tho c.i;teneo of thl i strange animul litis been scouted at by the skeptics, but persons of un doubted veracity who claim to have teen the monster during its midnight prowling iny they r.re willing to make oath to the statements c.inecrn- About five years ngo it made Its ap pearance in this county, nnd several parties were organized in the vicinity nf I'erryville to hunt the strange beast down nnd exterminate it, but none were successful in their mission, r'n.r.i the fact that It seldom, if ever, at tacked nnything favo dogs, the people gave It the name of the "dog eater," nnd by this It has been known for about seven years. Persons vi r. ed In nutnral history sny they can recall nothing like it, nnd seem to think, from the descriptions given by those who have caught glimpses of the ani mnl, that it is a cross between a pan ther nnd n mastiff, though tho descrip tions vary so ut times that such u con clusion cannot be relied upon. Its last appearance was in Mercer connty, a short distance from this city, .lames O'Connor and tho colored driver of K. K. Coleman's bus were returning from I'.urgin with several passengcM nlHiard, and had just passed the old Walden farm nnd were coming down hill at a moderately rapid gait, when suddenly tho tenm stopped, reared, snorted and plunged about, almost up setting the bus and badly frightening the passeugers, acting jv.st ns horses have been seen to elo when scared by some strange beast. In a moment the occupants of the vehicle wero startled and almost paralyzed at seeing an animal of V s.l' 'It-,- THAT MOST WOXDKHFVI. ANIMAL. enormous size and ferocious looks spring out of tho woodland into the road, glare nt the conveyance a moment and then leisurely leave the scene without molesting anything. The animal was distinctly seen by Mr. O'Connor and the driver, who were sitting upon the front seat. They de scribed it as being of a dark color, with a broad, llat-like body and head, large, fiery eyes, woolly hide, powerful limbs, bushy tail und a monstrous head und mouth. There can be no doubt of Mr. O'Connor having scon this animal, as ho would not concoct such a strune story, and his testimony ubout tho up-, pea ranee of the bea.-.t is corroborated by others who have seen it. The question u.iked many is: What is this monster that comes and goes, and still molests nothing except the worthless curs ot tho country, except now and then dustroying a fancy set ter? It is no stranger in Mercer coun ty. Several years back there was a current report that soma strange animal had taken up its abode in lloono's cave, and the iixonli. tlium. i i about, especially tho colored portion, wero very mucn uinrmeu. and ntrutd to Tenturu out after nbrhr.. A f..w .1... termined ones, however, explored tho cave, out lulled to tint! the mounter, though they discovered strange-looking tracks in tho moist earth on the floor of the cave. Two other gentlemen, Mr. l'hil Marks and Kdward !I. I'ov. th.. nrtlst claim to havo seen thl3 remnrkablo beast one night us they were returning from a coon-hunting expedition. They were riding leisurely ulong the pike, engaged in conversation, their 11 no pack of hounds fol'.ov.-ir.g behind, weary and worn out after tho chase, when suddenly Murks' horsi! reared up and had it not been for Mr. Marks' expert horsemanship he would have been thrown backward trrainst the ground. Mr. Fox, who preserved his presence of mind, soon saw the catisu of the trouble. The. dog cater hud stepped out into the road nheud of the parly und be.vun drinking out of a small stream, and right here this ani mal's f.trange inlluenco over dogs was illustrated. Tho hound:! following along seemed to become paralyzed with fright. They huddled together, trembling with fear ami whining piteously. Mr. Fox drew his revolver and shot at th'j dog eater, which jumped over tho fence ami tliappeared. Tho artist is confident that ho hit tho monster, but thinks that tho thick coating of hair on it was too much for tho small bullet used. After tho ani mal had got out of tho way tho hounds struck for homo nt a 2:40 gait. Mr. Marks can bo found nt hia placo of business in this city ut any time, and will cheerfully detail tho story of his experience with tho now noted animal. Mr. Fox, at tho re quest ol the reporter, made u rough sketch of the dog-eater as it appeared to film IV. L. DOUGLAS 03 SHOE nowAVp. Do you wear thorn? When next In need try pair, Beat In the world. 3 nn 250 $2.00 FOR LADICl 42.00 I.7S FOR BOVt 75 If ypii want l (ins DRESS SHOE, mad In tho latest tylci, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 ot $5 Shot, They tit equal to custom made and look and wear as well, If yon wish to conomke In your footwear, do so by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes, Nam and price stamped on the bottom, look for It when you buy. W. L DOUGLAS, ItrorUton, Mui. Sold by P. I. Tiontlor, tilnnnistmt'ir. Wm. Hubert, Kspy, II. N. i. J- G. White, liu.'kl.orn, A. M. Hewitt, OratiKOVllle. (l, K. Sponsler, Mine H 1 1 1 if o. J. 11. Ilcnrlc, .frrseytowii, I'n. !-;-." months. n- F. Sharh.esr, Prc3. m K fin Mk. n III! 'n"UBIk 4.00M .50 v 42.50 M 42.25 . JVJ 2.00f for .mJI P4L' N. U.Fi'NK, Sec, BLOOMSBURC LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY Capital Stock $30,000. riottotl property is in the coming business centre of the town, at includes aUo lwrt of equal in desirability fur residence purposes. CHOICE LOTS are oil'ercd ut values that will be doubled in a short time. No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money. Lots secured on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS Maps of the town and of plotted uronertv furnished nn im plication. Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. S. Woods, Sales ft 1 I . 1 1 A - Agent, or any member ot tlie lioard ot Directors. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. B. F. Siiarpless; J. L. Dillon. C. W. Nkal A. G. Briggs, Dr. I. W. Willits, Dn. H. AV. McReynolds, N. Ij. FUNK. 5-1 a 6 mos. ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. IF:E,ts::isr-sr Gooes a Specialty, SOLE AGENTS FOR c F.F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco LSolc agents for the following bruuds of Cigars- Hoary Clay, Loniros, Nor.-r.al, Indian Princess, Sarr.son, Silvor Asb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEEDOF " CARPET, JT1ATTIIVCJ, or Oflf. GLOTII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT , W. M. BEOWEl'B 2nd Door aoove Court Houne. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. STOESI Shoes for a family cot more than any other article. My experience of over 20 years in handling shoes enables mo to select my stock in such a manner as to give you the most com fort and service for the least money. Come and see me and I will save you money on your shoes. My lines of Dry Goods, Notions, Genii Furnishing Goods. Groceries, etc., are complete. W. "The Best is, aye, the cheapest." Avoid Imitations and Substi tutes for 2 V ' I THE POSITIVE CURE. YEAR m TK2 ;f(Csl3T,i;:s!3. II von wii.it work Hint lr li'iinnt unil i . I 1 1, 1 .It , si-it. I it - ioih nilili i-.s i.iitiicilluii Iv. Wi- tt in lt mi ii unit MiMiii-ii liuw tilt-Hill Iiiiiii t. .1.011 ii r i.ik til I l,t;ti!i n-r 'iir iviiii.uit I. ..i n j- i.ml hi i inn i ,., i ii-iiuu, mui liiriili.li I in-1 ln I" h.i hi ul ivhii Ii tin r.iil liiusi- Unit uiiintiiil. .N ... i . 1 1 c ilillii iili in li'fiin ur thiil rriiiiirve iiiiirli thin I lit- viTk Ic i-iim , lic.illhv, mui liiniiirubh', mi'l cull lii nin r dur lll'i il.IV llllll- III I I I'llllip", l l'llt III VmIII cm II il i.l III. Wlll-H-VM- villi llvcv 1 hi" ITMIIf OT II (l-W Imiiri' work ortrii eqiinlM n n li iii-i-. Wi' Imvr tan, -lit 'hnu iih.Ip r! Imlh Ii , nmi ml ntfi's. H'hI in.lliv lilivo IiiM fniiinlfitln n t...i "!ll sm-'-lv hrliy thi-M ir!i" sm-ii' nf ll'r flitr-ti'-f im-ll III Ihl. rnnlilrv owi- thrlr hii-ci'-h III 1 1 1 - In Hip sunt ski'ti tin-in h-IiIIi- In inir i i'i.l"y mis nirn. on, ri-inli-r, nuiv tin lis wi-ll, trv It V(,n iMiimni tml. N o riipfi ul iM'Pi-s-iirv Wc til i "'tin t ivlih snini-ililnu tlml i new , nollil. mui ", A linek brimful i f mli'lce l fn i- In nil 1 -1 1 - mir si-It bv n iltlnu tor it to il.i.v mil In inorioir. lii'lnvn nrr cosily C. C. ALLEN & CO., Box 420, AUGUSTA, MAINE. C. II. Cami hell, Trca . the fiictorv district, ami him nn H. MOORE. LD ILook Mere I Do you want a Do ou wxuit an '3m. 1 , r ' Do you want a Ho you want nnv kind of n MUSICAL IN STRUMENT? Do you want SIIEET If so, do not send your mon ey away from home, but deal with a reliable dealer rifrht here, who will make things right, it there is anything wrong. For anything in this line the place to go is to '3 Ware-rooms, Main Stree he low Market. THE MARKETS. liLOOMSBUKG MARKETS. COKBKCTID WKKKLY. KMTAIL PKIC'tlf. Butter per lb $ .aS r.ggs per dozen .24 Lard per lb .14 Ham ner nound. .is Pork, whole, per pound 07 to .08 Jieet, quarter, per pound 06 to .08 u neat per bushel .8! Oats " .co Rve " " 80 Wheat flour per bbl 4.00 Hay per ton iO.co Potatoes per bushel .65 Turnips " " .25 Onions " " 1.00 Sweet potatoes per peck 25 to .35 i .inuci 1 it.3 ucr Ul..,, , ,I Tallow per lb .08 .14 .14 .o3 OS .18 .iS C3 .05 .40 to .50 .90 .65 2.00 1.25 1.25 1. 25 10 .14 .10 .10 Shoulder " " Side meat " " Vinegar, per qt Dried apples per lb Dried cherries, pitted. . . . Raspberries Cow Hides per lb Steer " ' CalfSkin Sheep pelts , Shelled corn per bus Corn meal, cwt Iran, Chop Middlings Chickens per lb i in keys " " Ducks " " Coal. No. 6, delivered. " 4 and s ' . 2.50 3 5 " 6 at yard . a 25 " 4 and s at yard... 3 25 M Snlters, I . fcV- X I PARKER'S W&$H . HAIR BALSAM t)iinL$'if CInnie. mid braminc the hair. iJU.lt -- I 1 ruiuutca luxununt rruwth. '7iJl'" ""A' Never Tails to Buatoro Oray AT Hul l Vouthful ColorT 1 if 1 1 Cwvt acalp di.a.eli huir UlUii. "W:3uTJ -yj Jc, anil 1 1 im al lruggl!i l J'jrkor'a UHlgor Tuniu, II runt IK ..r.l CiukIi l.iiiiK, Drhiljiy, ln.lijiiloD, l'tlii, Tako In liuu.iutu HINOERCORNS. Tha onlr fun cure for Coma. Iiuji aUtMUU. Ii. at iJtuguU, iu 111SCVX CO.. V. n-8o.i. a ! 5-t""V. .., . ... ......
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