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THE MINE AT CALUMET. "
Ejronos! Ttn you the dlomlnee
Tlint folk calls rut-son Uoone?
,TVii1 Jane an' me hes called to set
Ef you'll ride Monday noon
To Calumet, to hury Jim
James liaker he 1st dead
peath hll too strong- n hand for him,
T. you liev often ald.
"IVifpnn?" He didn't perf"?""- Ile hed
Cue simple way all through.
He merely jimrtlrrd, nn' he said
T!wt tlint would hev to do.
"l'rayed?" Never not e t hev known
'Copt maybe with his han'B,
An' 'RteaU of cluspln' of his own
He tluppcd his feller-man's.
"t'nrler conviction?" The Ideet 1 - .,
ITe never done a thlnff ,
To be convicted fer; why, he, .1 ""
W'us straltthter than a string. I
Oh, nay! He was a nifty man! t m
Oh, he was brave an square
HIb mighty heart was blester than w.
That meetln' house out there! 1
Eh? "Jlned the church?" Tou don't
ketch on!
Tou couldn't a-knowed Mm, pardl
To them as did, now he Is gone
Your questlonln' sounds hard. ; "
I told 'em up to town to-day
"Above the sexton's dirt
Let the parson say his little says -
He can't do any hurt." ,
"Fire In the Osceola mine!" .
Jim heered the awful cry i " . -That
rose from level 29, -
Es he wus pasBln' by;
An' down the burnln' shaft he went '
To where the flames begun,
An' up the half-dead miners sent J
Es fast es skips could run. "
Through other drifts he searched around
An' lyln' stlfleu there,
A dozen helpless men he found
And dragged to light and air; ,
An' my boy, Timothy my Tim
He found, too weak to crawl, !.
An' got him in the skl but Jim
He didn't come up at all.
We waited for him all night long
An' watched an' h.. our breath,
A sufferln', tearful, hopeless throng;,
AroHnd that pit of death;
An' when the smoke blew out, my son
Crept down to learn his fate
Fie reached him, but the worst wus done
He found him Just too lata!
He died adoln'
What he could find to do.
"Did he perfess?" Wal '
I never knowed him to. -w
Don't notice If my talk is broke
An' If my eyes should leak,
Taln't Tim nor mother but the smoke
Hes kinder made 'em weak.
What! "How about his soul?" Look 'ere
Intendln' no offence;
Tour dumb-fool questions docs appear
To show a lack of sense.
If I repeat 'em, like es not.
When you come moseyln' down ;
Tou'd find our place most awful hot
They'll make you Jump the town!
Don't come! Hunt other souls to save!
His neighbors at the Oreen
Will gather round Jim Baker's grave
An' tell the things they've seen.
Ef God don't know what's good and true
An' wants to punish him.
Why, rather'n go to Heaven with you,
I'll go to hell with Jim!
W. A. Croffut, In New York Tribune.
One night about 11 o'clock I stood at
the stern of a fine Atlantic steamship
which was plowing Its way through
the darkness toward America, I lean
ed on the rounded bulwark and enjoyed
a smoke, as I gazed on the luminous
trail the wheel wag making In the quiet
sta. Borne one touched me on the
shoulder, saying, "Beg pardon, sir;"
and on straightening up I saw In the
dim light a man whom at first I took
to be one of the steerage passengers. I
thought he wanted to get past me, for
the room was rather restricted In the
passage between the aft wheel-house
and the stern, and I moved aside. Th
man looked hurriedly to one side and
then the other, and, approaching, said
In a whisper, "I'm starving, sir!"
"Why don't you go and get something
to eat, then? Don't they give you plen
ty forward "
"I suppose they do, sir, but I'm a
stowaway. I got on at Llvercpol. What
little I took with me Is gone, and for
two days I've had nothing."
"Come with me. I'll take you to the
steward, he'll fix you all right."
"Oh, no, no, no!" he creld, trembling
with excitement. "If you speak to any
of the officers or crew I'm lost. I as
sure you, sir, I'm an honest man; I am,
Indeed, sir. It's the old story nothing
but starvation at home, so my only
chance seemed to be to get this way tjj
America. If I'm caught I shall get
dreadful usage and will be taken back
and put In Jail."
"Oh, you're mistaken. The officers
are all courteous gentlemen."
"Yes, to you cabin passengers they
are. But to a stowaway that's a dif
ferent matter. If you can't help me,
sir, please don't Inform on me."
"How can I help you but by speak
ing to the captain or purser?"
"Get me a morsel to eat."
; "Where were you hid?"
' "Right here, sir, In this place," and
he put his hand on the square deck edl.
flee beside us.
This seemed to be a spare wheel
house, used If anything went wrong
with the one In front. It had a door
on each Bide, and there were windows
all round It. At present It was piled
full of cane, folding steamer-chairs and
other odds and ends.
I "I crawl In between the chairs and
the wall and get under that piece of
tarpaulin."
"Well, you're sure of being caught,
for the first fine day all these chairs
will be taken out and the deck steward
can't miss you."
The man sighed as I said this and ad
mitted the chanoes were much against
him. Then, starting up, he cried:
"Poverty Is the great crime. If I
had stolen some one else's money
would have been able to take cabin
passage Instead of "
"If you weren't caught."
"Well, If I were caught, what thenlj
would be well fed and taken care of." i
"Oh, they'd take care of youl"
"The waste food In this great ship
would feed a hundred hungry wretches
like me! Does my presence keep th
steamer back a moment of time? No.
Well, who is harmed by my trying to
better myself In the new world? No
one. I am hogging for a crust from
the lavish plenty, all because 1 am
struggling to be honest. It Is only
when I become a thief that I am out
of danger of starvation caught or
free."
"There, there; now, don't speak so
loud or you'll have some one here. You
hang round and I'll bring you some
provender. What would you like to
have l'oached eggs on toast, roast
turkey, or "
The wretch sank down at my feet as
I said this, and recognizing the crueity
of It, I hurried down Into the saloon
and hunted up a steward who had not
yet turned In.
"Steward," I said, "can- you get me
a few sandwiches or anything to eat
at this late hour?"
"Yesslr; certainly, sir; beef or 'am,
sir?"
"Both, and a cup of coffee, pleare."
"Well, sir, I'm afraid there's no coffee,
sir; but I could make you a pot of tea
In a moment, sir."
"All right, and bring them to my
room, please?"
"Yesslr."
In a very short time there was that
faint steward rap at the stateroom
door, and a most appetizing tray-load
was respectfully placed at my service.
When the waiter had gone I hurried
up the companlonway with much the
air of a man who is stealing fowls, and
I found my stowaway Just In the posi
tion I had left him.
"Now, pitch In," I said. "I'll stand
guard forward here, and If you henr me
cough, strike for cover. I'll explain the
tray matter if It's found."
He simply said "Thank you, sir," and
I went forward. When I came back
the tray had been swept clean and the
teapot emptied. My stowaway was
making for his den when I said;
"How about to-morrow?"
He answered:
"Thls'll do me for a couple of days."
"Nonsense! I'll have a square meal
for you here In this wheelbarrow, so
that you can get at It without trouble.
I'll leave it about this time to-morrow
night."
"You won't tell any one, any one at
all, sir?"
"No. At least, I'll think over the
matter, and If I see a way out I'll lei
you know."
"God bless you, sir."
I turned the Incident over In my blind
a good deal thift night, and I almost
made a resolution to take Cupples Into
my confidence. Roger Cupples, a law
yer of San Franclsoo, sat next me at
table, and with the freedom of wild
Westerners we were already well ac
quainted, although only a few days out.
Then I thought of putting a supposi
tious case to the captain he was a
thorough gentleman and If he spoke
generously about the suppositious case
I would spring the real one on him.
The stowaway had Impressed me by his
language as being a man worth doing
something for.
Next day I was glad to see that it
was rainy. There would be no demand
for ship chairs that day. I felt that
real sunshiny weather would certainly
unearth, or unchair, my stowaway. I
met Cupples on deck, and we walked a
few rounds together.
At last Cupples, who had been telling
me borne storl of court trials In San
Francisco, said:
"Let's sit down and wrap up. This
deck Is too wet to walk on."
"All the seats are damp," I Bald.
"I'll get out my steamer chair. Stew
ard," he cried to the deck steward,
who was shoving a mop back and
forth, "get me my chair. There's a tag
on it, 'Berth Ninety-six.' "
"No, no," I cried hastily; "let's go
into the cabin. It's raining."
"Only a drizzle. Won't hurt you at
rca, you know."
By this time the deck steward was
hauling down chairs trying to find
No. 86, which I felt sure would be next
the bottom. I could not control my
anxiety as the steward got nearer and
nearer the tarpaulin. At last I cried:
"Steward, never mind that chair;
take the first two that come handy."
Cupples looked astonished, and as
we sat down I said:
"I have something to tell you, and I
trust you will say nothing about it to
any one else. There's a man under
those chairs."'
The look that came Into the lawyer's
face showed that he thought me de
mented; but when I told him the whole
story the Judicial expression came on,
and he said, shaking his bead;
"That's bad business."
"I know it."
"Yes, but it's worse than you have
any idea of. I presume that you don't
know what section 4,738 of the revised
statutes Bays?"
"No; I don't"
"Well, it is to the effect that any
person or persons who wilfully or with
malice aforethought, or otherwise, shall
aid, abet, succor or cherish, either di
rectly or indirectly, or by implication,
any person who feloniously or secretly
conceals himself on any vessel, barge,
brig, schooner, bark, clipper, steamship
or other craft touching at or coming
within the jurisdiction of these United
States, the said person's purpose bemc
the defrauding of the revenus of, or
the escaping any or all of the just legal
dues exacted by such vessel, barge, et
cetera, the person so aiding or abetting
shall in the eye of the law be consid
ered as accomplice before, during and
after the illegal act, and shall In such
case be subject to the penalties accru
ing thereunto, to wit., a fine of not
more than 15,000, or Imprisonment of
not more than two years, or both, at
the option of the Judge before whom
the party so accused Is convicted."
"Great heavens! Is that really so?"
"Well, It Isn't word for word, but
that is the purport. Of course, if I
had my books here I why, you have
doubtless heard of the famous case of
the Pacific Steamship Company versus
Cumberland. I was retained on behalf
of the company. Now, all Cumberland
did was to allow the man he was sent
up for two years to carry, his vallae
on board, but we proved the Intent.
Like a fool, he boasted ef It, but the
steamer brought baek tbe man, and
Cumberland got off with $4,000 and
costs. Never get out of that scrape
less than $10,000. Then, again, the
steamship Peruvian versus McNIsh;
that is even more to the "
"See here, Cupples. Come with me to
night and see the man. If you heard
him talk you would see the Inhuman
ity "
"Tush. I'm Dot fool enourh to mU
THE COLUMBIAN, SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION.
up In
such a matter; and look here
you'll have to work It pretty slick 1
you got yourself out. Tbe man will bi
caught ss sure as fate; then knowing
ly, or through fright, he'll incrlmlnatt
you."
"What would you do If you were ir
my pluce?"
"Aly drar sir, don't put It that way
It's a reflection on both my Judgment
and my legal knowledge, I oouldn't b(
In such a scrape. Jtut, as a lawyer
minus the fee I'll toll you what yot
should do. You should give the man ui
before witnesses. I'll be one of their
myself. Get as many of the cabin pas
sengers as you like out here to-day
and let the officers search. If lit
charges you with what the law terms
support, deny It, and call attention tc
the fact that you have given Informa
tion. By the way, I would give written
information and keep a copy."
"I gave the man my word not to In
form on him, and eo I can't do it to
day, but 1 11 tell him of It to-night."
"And have him commit suicide, oi
give himself up first and Incriminate
you? Nonsense. Just release yourself
from your promise. That's all. He'll
trust you."
"Yes, poor wretch, I'm afraid h
will."
About 10 o'clock that night I re
solved to make another appeal to Roger
Cupples to at least stand off and hear
the in fin talk. Cupples's stateroom, No.
96, was In the forward part of the
steamer, down a long passage and off
a short side passage. Mine was aft the
cabin. The door of No. V( was partly
open, and Inside an astonishing sight
met my gaze.
There stood my stowaway.
He was evidently admiring himself in
the glass, and with a brush was; touch
ing up his face with dark paint here
and there. When he put on a woe-be-gone
look he was the stowaway; when
he chuckled to himself he was Roger
Cupples, Esq.
The moment the thine dawned on me
I quietly withdrew and went up the
forward companlonway. Soon Cupples
came cautiously up, and, seeing the
way clear, scudded along In the dark
ness and hid In the aft wheel-house.
I saw the whole thing now. It was a
scheme to get me to make a fool of
myself, some fine duy, before the rest
of the passengers and have a standing
Joke on me. I walked forward. The
first officer was on duty.
"I have reason to believe," I Paid,
"that there is a stowaway In the aft
v. heel-house."
Quicker than It takes me to tell It a
detachment of sailors were sent aft un
der the guidance of the third mate. I
went through the saloon and smoking
room, and said to the gentlemen who
were playing cards and reading:
"There's a row upstairs of some
kind."
We were all on deck before the crew
had surrounded the wheel-house. There
was a rattle of folded steamer chairs,
a pounce by the third mate, and out
came the unfortunate Cupples, dragged
by the collar.
"Hold on; let go. This Is a mistake.".
"You can't both hold on and let go,"
said Stalker, of Indiana.
"Come out o' this," cried the mate,
jerking him forward.
With a wrench the stowaway tore
himself free and made a daah for the
companlonway. A couple of sailors in
stantly tripped him up.
"Let go of me; I'm a cabin passen
ger," cried Cupples.
"Bless me!" I cried In astonishment.
"This isn't you, Cupples? Why, I act
ed on your own advice and that of re
vised statutes, number whatever-they-Were."
"Well, act on my advice again," cried
the infuriated Cupples, "and go to the
hold."
However, he was in better humor the
next day, and stood treat all round. We
found, subsequently, that Cupples was
a New York actor, and at the enter
tr.'.nmcnt given for the benefit of the
Bailors' orphans a few nights after ho
jeclted a piece In costume that Just
melted the ladles. It was voted a
wonderfully touching performance, and
he called it "The Stowaway." Robert
Xiarr.
lie Wouldn't Tend tbe Uaby,
The divorce suit of Dr. Nannie A.
Stevens against Ralph Stevens Is thor
oughly up to date. Her husband lives
In Wichita, Kas., and she lived there
with him and practised medicine there
till two years ago, when she brought
her children to Kansas City and opened
an office there.
Dr. Stevens, when Bhe lived in Kan
sas, was a prominent member of the
Women's Federation, which works for
the advancement of women along many
lines which have heretofore been mo
nopolized by men. The attendance of
Dr. Stevens at the meetings, of the
Federation was one of the things that
helped to make Mr. Stevens irritable,
and caused him to scold her and tell
her that a mother ought to leave wo
men's rights alone and look after her
babies.
On the witness stand Dr. Stevens said
her husband called her a "she dootor"
In a tone of voice that Implied con
tempt. When she was consulting with
another dootor down stairs once he
would not put the baby to sleep. He
also told her he was not going to "feed
her if she did not attend to her house
hold duties." She said her husband
had two farms and money at Interest,
but she would rather be in purgatory
than live with him. The case Is still
on. Chicago Record.
Quadrupeds In llattle.
Bovine and equine fought a bat
tle royal in a vacant lot on Sand
ford street recently. The cow will live,
but the horse had to be killed to put him
out of his misery. Robert Harrison, of
No. 278 Klmwood avenue, owned the
hcrse; the cow Is the property of Peter
Reck, a neighbor.
The animals were browsing In the lot
when the horse seized the cow by the
ear, then wheeled and kicked as fast as
possible, but Its bovine enemy eluded
most of the blows, while the sharp horns
of the cow Inflicted deep gashes In the
hcise's breast and stomach.
A number of pedestrians stopped to
witness the unusual duel, but no one
had the courage to take an active part
In checking the fight until an loeman,
who had driven up to the spot, knocked
the horse in the head with his ax.
East Orange (N. J.) Press.
Lord Dufferln's son, the Earl of Ava,
who traveled through this country last
season, Is soon to be married In London.
The young lady Is said to be clever and
charming, and an heiress to a peeragi
as well as to a fortune. '
Fine PHOTO
GRAPHS and
CRAYONS at
McKillip Bros.,
Bloomsburg.
The best are
the cheapest.
DO YOU WANT TO SAVE
A Lot of Money ?
It so, go to RISHTON S DRUG
STORE at once and get some of
your Christmas Gifts at cost and
less.
We are offering special inducements
on our line to close them out.
Reason lack of room. Note these
prices, and then find out if you can
buy cheaper elsewhere:
Ilest silver boxes, 75c, kind, now 50c.
llcst silver boxes, 40c. kind, now 25c.
Test silver soap boxes, 75c. kind, now 50c.
Manicure sets, (silver) 3.50 kind, now a. 50
Manicure sets, $2.00 kind, now $1.25.
Toilet sets, (beautiful) $5.00 kind, now 3.50
Aluminum pin trays, 75c. kind, now 50c.
This is only a few, and these will not
last long, so don't delay. The
cheapest and best place in town for
perfumery &c. All goods in leather.
l S. Mill,
Opposite Post Office. PHARMACIST
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Watek
is a necessity to every
man, no matter in what
business he is engaged.
Our watches combine
beauty of design, with
absolute accuracy as
time keepers. We in
vite attention to our
stock of
COLD A! SILVER WATCH ES.
They are here "in great variety of
styles, ar.d are fitted with move
merits that allow no doubt
as to their reliability.
14&. filled ladies' watch, handsomely
engraved, warranted to wear 15
years, with genuine Elgin or
Walthani movement, only $12.
Successor to J. G. Tt'elLi.
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
Do your Avails need
papering ? If so,
call on
William a. glate,
EXCHANGE MOTEL liLDG., v
and see for what
a small amount
you can have it
done. Our stock
is the largest and
most carefully
selected in town.
The prices suit
the hard "times.
William H. Slate,
B 0 OR S, S TA TIONER Y AND
WALL PAPER.
f
For a short lime Ralph G.
Phillips, the photographer, is
making one life size photo
graph, value $5.00, and thirteen
cabinet photographs all for
$3.00.
All work guaranteed.
Ralph G. Phillips,
Ground Floor Gallery Opposite Central note
BLOOMSBURG, PA,
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F
ROM STORK OPENING
are busy with seekers of
holiday season. Every
handle to wait on.
coming early. As a special inducement, many pretty tilings step forward and
proclaim their low prices. Come now before they are all carried off.
XMAS GLOVES.
Not different from the good ones to
be had here any other time, but the
assortments have been kept very com
plete for the holiday buyers. Just a
word about some very special values
on extra good gloves that will greet
you at the glove counter from now
until Xmas:
A 7 hook extra good, colored kid
glove, 75c. the pair. The usual
$1.00 kind.
A lot of black kid gloves, may be your
size among them ; 50c. the pair.
Reduced from $1.25 to $1.00.
UMBRELLAS.
Built extra good for Xmas gifts, and
the handles and trimmings are the
VERY LATEST. When a person
has everything else, they generally
think very kindly of an umbrella. An
unusually large assortment awaits your
inspection, 65c. to $4 50 each.
BUY BLANKETS.
A note for the son or daughter who
wants to remember the guardian of
the household with something he will
appreciate. Fifty pair good wool
blankets are easily priced for Xmas
buyers. Can you immagine a more
suitable gift ?
All wool 1 14 white, $4.00. Usual
$5.00 kind.
All wool 1 1 4 olored, $3.50. The
usual $4 25 kind.
All wool 12-4 California blankets,
some extra, $9.30. Usual $11.50
kind.
WHY NOT A J)RESS PAT
TERN ?
Several dozen novelty dress patterns
including every fashionable fabric of
the season, ask for attention from gift
buyers. You can't imagine what
$5.00 or $10.00, or even less, will do,
Filial &
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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MITiM
MARKET SQUARE DRY GOODS HOUSE.
NO BUYER OF HOLIDAY GOODS SHOULD MISS IN.
SPECTING OUR GREAT LINE OF PRESENTS.
We were the first to open Christmas goods in Blooms
burg, and shall be the last to close the door upon those who
are seeking to find a nice gift lor a friend (especially the three
last nights before Christmas.) You have five long tables to
select from, in plush boxes, wood boxes, celluloid boxes, al
bums, books, cards, &c. One entire table marked your
choice for 5c. Thirty feet of shelving crowded with fine
dishes, glass ware, &c. The drawers and counters filled with
napkins, towels, linen table cloths, stamped linens, &c. Win
dows full of pictures, handkerchiefs, fcc. The coat and cape
racks full at all prices. Blankets piled up at 75c, $1.00, $1.50
$2.50 up to $5.00. Lace curtains, chenille curtains and table'
covers. Single patterns of fine dress goods; also by the yard.
Muffs, boas, fascinators and a great many attractive articles
for presents. A calendar given to each house as lonp- as thetr
jjast. Come early and get one.
The silverware at our prices is selling.
I. W. HARTMAN & SON.
THE broadwat:
Souvenirs to all Customers, Saturday, December axst.
o
Our Holiday Goods please everybody, and we are selling loads of them
daily. Prices beyond the whisper of competition.
DOLLS from ic. upward, DOLLS.
Talking dolli for 62c. each.
Children' plav dishes, 40c. up.
Japanese Bowls, 8c, 10c. and 15c each.
Pocket knives, 2c, 4c, 10c., 20c , to $ 1.00 each.
Carving sets, 80c. and ft. 75 each.
Hand mirrors, 10c. and 12c. each.
Picture frames, 5c, 10C25C. and 90c each.
Ice wool shawls, 92c, and $1.39 each.
Fascinators, 2tc, 39c, 48c. and 64c. each.
Handkerchief cases, 25c. and 40. each Necktie hoxes, Sr.19, $i.2 and $2 00 each
Collar and cuff boxes, 50c. and up. Perfumery, ic. to 56c. per bottle.
Children's toys of all kinds nt very low prices.
See our elegant line of vases from 15c. to 75c. each. Finest line in town.
Ladies' waists at 98c. each. Ladies' muffs, 45c, 98c. to f2.oo each.
Children's fur sets, ft. 50 each. Saxony yarn, 8c. ounce.
Gent's shirts, 60c. and 85c. each.
0
Souvenirs to all customers on Saturday, December 21st.
BROADWAY CASH STORE,
MOYER'S NEW BUILDING,
Mais St., Bloomsburg, Fa
WTelevuoxe Connection.
TO STORE CLOSING TIME, WE
useful and ornamental things for the
day finds us with more customers to
You will help yourself, and heln us by
or buy in a stylish or serviceable gift,
until you see these dress patterns.
S1L VERWARE.
Something new for us, but we have
put a price on these goods that you
will appreciate, and also a GOOD
guarantee. The best of triple plate
from one of the most reliable
American manufactures. Syrup cups,
cream mugs, sugar bowls, spoon hold
ers, tea pots, celery boats, pickle
dishes, with forks, butter dishes. Just
call and examine them, and see what
value we give you. Any piece you
may want for $2.00.
LINENS.
Linen sets, table covers, napkins,
centre pieces, scarfs, etc., etc., crowd
each other. We don't doubt that the
price we marked these will send the
surplus scurrying away to the linen
chests of the town's most economical
housewives. They are good linens,
as good as any we ever sold you.
DISHES AND LAMPS.
Don't neglect to call upon us if you
are thinking of buying anything in
this line. We are sure to suit you in
any thing you want. One window
full of the novelties, and we can sell
you a set at any price. Lamps are
cheap this year, almost at half. Don't
think they are not because we ask you
$5.00 for one, because we sell you a
better lamp for the money than we
did last year. An unusual assortment
awaits you.
GROCERIES.
Want a plum pudding for Xmas
dinner ? We can sell you one large
enough for a family of eight, for 50c
Can you make it for that? Figs,
dates, home made mince meat, apple
and peach butter, table raisins and
fancy cheese.
Ha vrna 11.
ON