o THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. f DRINKING- CUSTOM. INTOXICANTS OF OUR OWN AND .. OTHER LANDS. Ajnawiennn Are I'nst M intern In (tin Art Ief Mixing CoticnrUoiia Oilier l.uinli Hav Drhika of Strength BiiJ Miaiii; Genuine l'nlm Win. A correspondent of the Chicago Times-Herald, discussing the iU'Iuks and drinkers of the world, Gays: "The drinking customs of America are distinguished from thoe of othe' civilized countries only by the habit of treating. In England four men will it at the table of a public house and ach will pay for his liquor. In Am erica one will pay for the four. 1"hv.i another pays In turn. In England this means social converse. In America it means drunk. In this country there are probably 600 ami-treat socleMes. They seem to exercloe little effect. The monl successful with which I am ac quainted has its habitat In Washing ton, D. C. Admiral Amnion and other men high in place are members. 1 hare watched them at their devotions more than once, and I cannot say that any lens liquor was consumed, because each man paid for it himself. They are satisfied with themselves, however, and that's the main thing, after all. "It Is a world of strange drinks. Americans are supposed to be past Blasters in the art of mixing singular decoctions. The rery names of them alve the untraveled Englishman a anse of wonder extreme. We have the eocktall of various klnd.3, the rickey, the gln-sling, the julep, the stonc ttnee, the eye-opener, the brain dust er, the silver flzz, the golden fizz, the mash, the pick-me-up, the liemser cooler, toddies innumerable and punch- a without limit. "In other lands, however, are drinks tar beyond ours in strength and trangeness. There Is the Russian odM, for instance. A gill of It poured town a Cart hagen tan mummy will set taat long dead person to fighting all hta Punic battle o'er again. In the lwceful . language of the West: "Two drinks of it will make a man go home aad ateal his own pants." The West Indian gets from the cocoanut clear pure water, toddy and arrack, which at a cork-splitting brandy. Of their toddy boyle says: 'It looks like skim bt.U and smells like 500 slaves in a pen." the Marquesans have a seduc tive drink called aroo. A number of young boys sitting in a circle chew treeh cocoauut, and when it is suffi ciently masticated expectorate it into a bowl that Is the common reccptacis. Fresh water Is poured upon this delect able mixture and it 'Is allowed to fer ment. The South Soa Islanders pre pare the ava root In the same way. Jsiul du Chaillu once foiind a wonder ful drunkard in the Person of the Kin? of llenea Yombl. wlen he was an In fant his father would take him to tho lop of a U.l tree aud fxree him to drink paltti. W'.r.e. It was the Ingenious par ent's ambition to make him the cham pion boozer of equatorial Africa, and be succeeded. The King of Olenga Yombi In Du Chailiu's lime had been aolldly druuk for fifteen years, and whea last heard from was calling loud ly for another gourd full. "Genuine palm wine is made from the I'almyia palm, and Is far superior to any potable pnKiuot of the cocoa uut. Captain Uurton, of burton & Speke, says that the juice of the oil palm makes a drink that is unap proved by the liquids of civilization, it is of de'in'.otid color cn.1 flavor aud fts effects exhilaration unmixed with ferocity or a headache next day. Liv ingstone makes mention of an intoxi cant brewed r,y the Majpng tribe of .he Zambesi, it :s uia.in noi the grain of the country, sun-dried and fcont.y boiled. The furmumerl liquor ovo;n'u ate3 Into a palatable bt ?r. it will pro duce a superior brand of drunk, which ItEviv; no ill effect, Imlip.1, It 13 na anu-i'ebrlle of rcnia:U;'ble power, and it waa when s:.rio!ie:i with jungle fever thtit the i.ooC doctor vas made ac quainted with It. listtpit his protests, the kindly natives pourod it down hir:i until ho saw visions end dreamed reams ar.d etvvo'.e a well cu.n. The in troduction o.' the drink to una country v.'ould cause a v.on::wsful increase la the number cf fever cases. "The Abysslnianj drink a beer raado from flour dough, and It sems to be a wiauer when opoeed to ths Italian cal ami. Tbpy have also n honey v.no (Killed 'tcdijo' that is highly praised. 'Moak' thty braw by boillns their beer with honey, -eggs, butter and s,p:i:n. 'Kelen' Is made from millet steeped In 'tedge,' allowed to fu-ment for ten days in tho sua. Tho Hoo-Roes r.;ako ,a palataLld ilnir.lf-ij.aklng drink from water ai;d tho "a-hes of tho yln-yin root. In the, nuigitey, or Anioricaa s;:ave, ths Mexican Indian iinds beer, '.randy, thie;jd, cloth, nails and a house. The heart of this plant when tHPped will run three pints of beer a Uay for a month. I'or NaimUmi's Citu. A very iaterestiiiK discovery has re cently been made in Paris. In pulling up the Una f.i lav-raj for 'he coastruc Uon of a -- cr t.Vi work nen cams aciosa a subteriMiican pusauge in con nexion wiih thn inr er.ul box at the old Theatre Italian. It appears that Bonaparte, when he vai First Consul, after the attempt made upon his life In the SU Nicaiss, as ho was on hl.i way to the opera, bad this uudeiKround exit built, so that ho mlut lje at,i t0 Withdraw sfcrotly irom tho imperial box to the palace. It would also I e a way whoreby troopj might be Intro duced into the theatre without lelug seen by the mob. Such was life in the Imperial days ct l'uris. New York Advertiser. Niwly nUcuvitrcil ro rni-Oid H!lrr. The latest use to v.b'.cb old newa-pauer-j ...ay be put, a to '.oak th-Mi in s. mr milk until reducol to pulp unl tn'il the Mixture to 1 tie heas. Thli i-i tho unpatented luvor.txa of a Mi, hi FK'i puoltry fancier, v.l.o says it fie v ly 'n'cretiHt-s thalr es-leying abili'l'i I':: ftnr it may rot so vfli agree vii'i the Bristol breed, we suggest try n it nt first ou your neighbor's So-;'., 3'. It la found to be ussltss u i "i lb" s'tliRcrlption to the pat er has 1. ,' raid for in advance. -iJ.istol (H I ) i'hofcnix. AN ODD SIGNATURE. The TVomnn Vrll- On-tlntr nnfl Het llnlintiil the Other llnlf. A woman named Caroline Gentry kept a snug bank account In an In dtnna town not far from the Ohio line. Her signature was very odd and easy to recognize. Her given name. Caroline, was written in the hand of a woman cramped with ago. The sur name, Otntry, was written In a free. llowlng masculine hand. a3 different from the other as the chirograph' of a tenciier or penmanship differs from mat or a common clodhopper. Naturally the curiosity of the bank officials was aroused and they sought an explanation. She cheerfully gave it. "When I wsa a young gal," ehc said, "we didn't have any eddicashunal ad vantage, I never went tcr skule, but when I wm married my old man, who wna named Williams, teaehed me to write my name. Arterwards he died. Then I married William Hawkins, and I had to learn all over nratn, and It wer a powful sight uv trubbol, fur my nana wus geitm kinder stiff frum doin so much hard work. 13111 he died, too, but I kep on a wrltln" Caroline Haw kins whilst 1 wer single. "Wal, I got kinder tired a runnln' the farm unyoked an" I hitched up with Abo Gentry. He wanted me ter learn to write his name an' I tried fur awhile, but, mister, it want no good. I couldn't learn enny more. My fing ers wus too cramped. Then Just to keep peace In the family me an' Abo concluded ter split the diffrunce. I wus to write Caroline, an' Abe he wus ter write Gentry. An' that's how it cum about. Abo he writes a puttier lian' nur whut I write, but he says thar ain't enny one who kin forge our name." Tim lCiiellli Untliactilldi. The greatest financial genius of the ftothschlld family, though where have been many of great talent, wes Nathan Mayer, of the second generation, who established the houee of N. M. Roths child & Co., In 1738, in London. He flew to the stars, end grovelled in thu mud for money. He welcomed all transactions, big or lfttle, wherewith to turn the banker's penny. He was the most daring speculator of his time on the Stock Exchange, and the most successful. He had carrier-plgeona and faat-saillng boats to bring him the earliest news from the war centres of Europe, and so ielp him to manipulate stocks. He followed Wellington s army to Waterloo In person, and had relays of the swiftest horses, and a fast yacht lyng in the harbor at Ostend. 80 he Arrived at the London Stock Exchange, after the battle, twelve hours ahead of any public announcement of the vic tory, and made MOO. 000 by one of the most tremendous series of specula tions in history. In 1810, when tho Duke of V.'ollingfon, than commanding la Spain, drew ou the English govern ment fcr 3.000.000, and tho English treasury was short, Nathan bought the dra't3 at a big discount and at once sent the money. The stories about thia remarkable man are almost endless, and show how strangely he was alike equal to the most tremendous schemes and the pettiest tricks of avarice. Harper's Hound Table. Tha llurd-Wlirat Krglnn. The most productive of our hard wlieiit regions Is unquestionably the valley of the Itcd river of ths North. This great aluvial pltin. which drains northward to Hudson Uay, ia now an Immense wheat field, fcri'dircned by railroads aud dutteu with town and llr.ges. To move tha ci rp to tho nil lj of Minneapolis and to tho elevators at head of Lake Superior taxtj the ener gies and etjulpmcu'.s cf tho railroad ron'pnnlcs to their fullest c;-.parity. It Is a groat slsht to kok over any por tion of thi3 valley In tho fall, from tho heights which skirt It on the east, and se: hundreds of throshins outlils at v. o:-k, line3 of farm Wagons rao.'in to v a'-ds tha elevntors at the railroad sta tions, and long 're:t,at trains so ins to wards Minneapolis or Uulutli. Ths Uir River valley h:.s been woll namsj ti-.o "Eread basket of America." Its soli Is very deep, and is ay.p-'.rently in ?vliaurtitle in iVrtill'y. L tho valley cf tha Voljja In Itu-sla and the plains of Sicily at the base cf Mr.. Aetna, the Un Kiver valley will probably bo do voted to the growth of wheat for many sf-nturios. Here hard wheat reaches its highest pei-rec.tlon In 'ha grain known p.s "number one," and bore are record ed the heaviest yield.-? per acre known hi r.ny part of Anieilct-., except on tho Plains of eastern Washington or tha Willamette valley of Oregon. E. V. L-malley, in New York Evening Post. I.iimnln'H OmiiI nt W'nyii. There was a hontsllness about Lin coln's way of saying things on paper tha-. was as attractive ua tho homo liness of his fate. It was as much a part of his nature to be bluntly straightforward as it wa3 for him to tell funny stories to illustrate seri ous points, whllo other men were Rtralning for high 8fii:ding metaphor. When ho visited Grant in camp in tho days of tho City I'oint campaign he went to see the colored troops. There had been bloody fighting and the men v.eio not in the best cf spirits. It was expected that the president would cheer them on hy Rome heroic effort, but Instead of making a speech he roiia through tho camp with Grant and then told a story tr- the officers. Ho had been pleased with tho conduct of thf colored men. "They remind me cf an old fellow cut in Illinois." ho said. "He had gon to Clilcc.jjo to see some friends, and vh'.'o he was In town he yent to see a celebrated actor play Othello. The old fellow had never given much at ea.lon to Shakeypearo, but he seemed to 1 e intertiitel In the piny. After It v.:vj over somebody fisked h!m how he liked it. " 'Wal,' ho said, 'kaln't he'p pr.yln' tbr.t the nlp,ger held his own with' tho I cut of 'em.' " Bt. Louis Republic. MrMi';t)iciihic Iron. Tt was formerly believed tint, rrrt i 't.:, whan aunjected to long cuminf ) si.. :!u r.nd jurrlng, became crvs: ;.!';, ;1 p.:,! brittle, but Mr. A, E. Outnrbrld re, Jr., of I'hlladiephla, has re?cp.i.'ly fhr.-vn by a series of experiment.?, that irnei'd of being weakened, coat Iron is really strenf;thued by rcpeUJ Liova aud concussion. KEADY TO START A COLONY I'liins for din ftiilvfttlnn Annj'n Rclirm. In I lie AikitimiK Vnllrj. The colonlzallon scheme propose by the Commander llooih-Tucker o: the Salvation Army has assumed tan glblo shape, and its originator Is san gulne of its practicability and ultlmn success. It was in order to consuH with General Hooth about the echeim that Commander I.'ooth-Tuckor mari his recent flying visit to London, nnc since-his return he has been busy will plana and estimates for the proposed colony. To a Tribune reporter Commandei Booth-Tucker outlined the schemo, a: ti;r as It has at present ben formulat ed. The place for the colony has al ready been practically determined The commander Is rere.vlng dozens ol letters dally from land atrpnts nnrl ntri. ers ail over the country, asking him tc consider the advantages of their re spective localtiles, but It is almost cer tain that the Arkansas valley in Colo rado will be the site of the first colony. A few weeks ago Mr. Uooth-Tucker, on tho invitation of the Sanla Ko Hall road Company, Inspected the countrj along that line. In company with the land coianiisKloncr and the Industrial commissioner of tho railroad. Whal he saw caused Mm to believe that the Arkansas valley would be the most suitable place he could find. He de clared that the climate was temperate, the toll rlrh. and there whs an abund ance of fertilizing water. Capital hac already provided irrigation works nnd a number of small colonies had already been established, so that the proposed colony would not be merel an experiment. On small farms of live or ten acres families were already subsisting comfortably, and the pur chase money, from J50 to $100 an acre, had In some cases been paid In two years. Speaking of the terms under which tho colonists would rec lve the land and of the class he deshed to assist. Commander Booth-Tucker laid special stress on the fact that flotsam and Jet sam of society would not be encourag ed to emigrate to the colony, nor would the small capitalist. It was the man with a wife and family, who was un able to obtain n living la the city, whom it wae desired to benefit I,,, mill Many schemes to relieve the roor had failed, the commander pointed out, uecause the man vas nartrd fi-n:n h-s family. In the proposed colony tha wife and children would not only bo allowed but welcomed. Commander Uoo:h-Tucker raid, n.i h.' believed ih.n a man was more reliable aud likely to succeed when lie hud his family with him. As fcr the small capitalist, ho would be admitted if he chose to obey tho rules of iha colony, but the mail without any cat-ltai at il i-i ih n,. whom it was deji-r d to help. it IS Pr0l)C(Sed to Eiva p.lrh fnril'v 1 ten-acre plat of lar.d. Tho first colo- nibts to go out will l o those acquaint ed with agricultuie or mnc-hnnlpa Vm- the others schools of ngriculture will oe estaDiisned. Th9 coionists will buy their farm3 irraduabv. and win h-i helped by a villa.'rn hank aft t thn style of those lr. Germany. The bank win receive ?2(.'0 0:1 account of each family, and will advance mnnrv to nn the first year's expetises. if the colo- r.:sts mows himself capable. The col onists will be transported free and will rcce ve olain huts to .lve in until they caa Ltil'.d cottages. Cctairumucr li.ioth-Tticker ht1We that for $5,000,000 10.000 f.i mllitu run be established on ICO.000 acres of land. '.til tt'.at U:a coiotiv V,- heenrnn nnlf. si; porting i:i a few years. Ha said iny.i lieneral 1,00th ffave '.be ar'-iema his hearty approval, er.d miiny rich ntc:i in this country had already prom 13. 1 to aid the colony. -New York Tri bune. Vilo t,-ii'n l!l'Pi!tll. As cxp'alniiiK tha wide knowle of passing events in all pnrts of the vo::i : n wuieii the I'oy.e astoni.shed lir V.'ilin ;l Laurler at llitir recent iu ltrview, It Is statrd that the first thing uoi!o iy ma holiness every morning is lo listen to a careful rosinr.n nf tim previous day's events. Thia is pre pared fur Lira by Vatican Glacials, wac-e special duly it Is, and who V.Ol it lit tne tasit o! summarlzlnir nnra. paiera, telegrams and letters from micni'Ult until the Tone is rej-riv m ra. cpive their reror:. 'this general out- IOOK over tllO world, a Rni.ian em-rea. pendent says, is s'tortly afterward compietoa ny a vmlt from Cardinal Kampolln, with whom the l'ope dis cusses tho most important affairs. Af ter a frugal breakfact, accompanied by a private attendant, his holiness de f.retids to the garden, nr.d is driven to thn tower of Leo IV., escorted only by a member of the noble guard, with whom ha converses about the doings aud jticslp of tho town. He usually de Feciids from the carriage to take a wall: in his flower garden, which, though not large, Is bright with blos soms. He occupies himself also with tho growth of hlj grape vines, speak ing pert-ouaMy on the subject with lila gardeners. Grapes are among b.l3 fav orite fruit, especially the plzzutello, an oblong white gripe, found almost exclusively near Howe. In the tower he attends only to ecclesiastical or lit erary work, especially Latin poetry, in which he la such an adapt, and a lit tle before sunr.ot returns as he camo to the Vatican palace. New Yorit Times. M VHtHI lllllH CilniM llulln. The small Island of Ullliton, between fiiu.'.itra and Horneo, has long been famous for its rich tin mines, which are controlled by the Dmch govern ment. In describing the geology of Ullliton before tho Itoyal Academy of Kclencc.i in Amsterdam recently Mr. Ve.-ic k gave an account of the mys terious yiiiss bulla of llilllton," winch are found anion;; rone of tho tin ore (loposiU. Ir.ey a e. round, with groov ed si.rlacjs. Similar balls are occas ion illy found lu iiorneo und Java, as wl'II aa in Australia. Mr. Verbeck thinks they cannot be artillclal, and th'.-'.o nro i;o volcanuea near enoufih to support iha theory that they are vol cr.'.u; bombs. lieukles, ho says, tha gl.iisy roul-.a produced by tho roir :. viV.car.1103 are rjulto different In itn-ir u i'rro from tbu miiterlal tt tho La. 1.5. Mo suspected that" the myatoi l oii3 o'iJijMi were cJerU'd ages ago from the voleanoei of i'r.-i moou and afLer-. v.ajd fell upon tho earth. ' A NIGHT ATTACK. there Hud llrrn NnCiivnlry rlintR, nut n Scnrril Cow rriiiftl Confmlon. it Km mi the march ud the Kanawha said the veteran in recounting Borne of his war experiences, that I fougnt my first engagement. 1 was then a high private In the rear rank nnd I felt the dignity of the position. Up somewhere in the vicinity of Scary creek, and on a very dRrk night, two or three of us were on picket in the enemy's country for tho first time. The air had been full of rumors for two or three days about the Black Horse Cavalry sweep- ins us off the face of the earth. I never could understand it, but in the first mouths of the war the Black Horse Cavalry was the bugaboo of the Union army. Ou this particular night our squad expected an attack by the Black Horse Cavalry, and wo had gravely decided In a whispered council of war just what we would do. Long after tnldnlght it became very quiet in tne woods, and the deep stillness made us nervous. Suddenly there was a ter rific uproar in front. The cavalry had come sdre enough, and they were charging down on us without cere mony. They came nearer and nearer, and we knew there was no joke about it this time. They seemed to be rid ing recklessly through tho woods, caring little how much noise they made. This meant, of course, an at tack in force. We challenged, and there was no answer and no halt. We challenged again and the noise grew louder. Then we fired and ran. We went Into camp at a full run and reported what had happened. In ten minutes the camp was in an up roar, the line of battle was formed. The regiment stood in line until day light, waiting an attack. None came, and there were no signs of an enemy in our front. When It was fairly light, myself and associates on picket acted as guides to a reconnolterlng party. With much deploying and maneuvering the two companies ap proached the scene of the cavalry at tacks on the pickets. We found the place where we had stood when we fired. We could prove this, anyhow, because there were our blankets, and some other of our belongings. We knew in what direction we fired, and went courageously forward. Not more than thirty yards to the front we came upon a d'sad cow, with two bullet holes in her head. This proved that we had not fired in the air, but it also proved t!-.r.t there had been no cavalry charge, bi'.t that we had been scared by a scm .Ki cow. I was In a good many ciagoments after that, but I never was rattled p.ftor the experience at Scary creek. I never tee the confound ed name now without a shiver run tins up my backbone. 1 lie 1'kI.v illMii hii.I Scltmce, Thero once vas a man with a misfit face. It did not harmonize with his meu.al capacity nor tho surrounding scenery. One day a candid friend said to him: "Your face Is your mis fortune. Why not have tt revamped, new hinges put ou aud a larger sprock et adjusted. It seems to me that It would look better if it were inflated a little harder." Aud this was not all. Other candid but less original friends told the man that his face was ingrowing, that it would fry eggs or throw a switch, and others asked him if it pained him. "I will get hunk ou my face," thought the man, "by cutting off my nose." So the man severed his nasal mem ber to spite his countenance. Ho then repented his action and went to a hos pital whero several doctors performed divers experiments on him. They made him o no3e of celluloid trimmed his cars, hemmed hl3 mouth, pried out a few teeth and made other changes In the geopraphy of his physiognomy. He was made into a handsome man and with a little effort won a wealthy wid ow and lived comfortable if not happy ever after Truth. Olllchil .Mf-ililllni;. Governor Bradley sent troops to pre vent tho lynching of a Keutucy negro. "Why ail this fues and expense?" in dljrnantlly inquired ono of the host citizens. "There would have been no trouble but for these aoldiors. Weshould Jiave just tukea tho nlggur out and quietly hanged him." "Hannah," re marked tho quaint old I'ennsylvanlnn whose wife, caught him kisslug the servant-girl, "thee'd better go away. Thce'll mako trouble in the family." Tho Mnn'a the Mini. The Duke of Portland, who Is very wealthy, was handed a shilling by a Welsh member of parliament at a queen's party recently, the latter sup posing him to be a flunkey. But the unite showed that ho was not a person or that humility by calmly handing the coin to a flunkey near him with the remark, "This gentleman wants you to have this shilling." So that the rank is sometimes rather more than tho guinea's stamp, after all. Humors unil Iloiinlera. "If Senator Hanna had gone to the White Houae to lodge, how would that fact differ from the story that he had gone?" "Is it a conundrum?" "Yes." "Then I give it up." "One is a wouk rumor, the other a Uay boarder." A !lilratl Chill. "Too bad about the coolness between Danglewuuk and his wife." "Hear me! 1 hadn't heard of it," "Yes. I saw them sitting in Fran cols' restaurant Inat night with a cou ple o' plates of ice cream between 'em." A lUna'm Humor. "Yi'e have a long account to eettlo v.MUi Turkey, said Prince CenBtantino, Bi-lnily. "Yc3." said King George, with a slight smile, "dud It's a running ac count at that." Tho 'ualii of On urn 1.11. "And did that extremely tall man belong to Queen Lll's suite?" "YtJ. He's an exanplo of euitness long drawn out." A Hlmip Iti.biikfi. "I -toll you tho girl nralled at mo." "Pooh! You're not the only man at tho eoasldo hotel." ' REASONS Walter Baker & Co.'s Ik Breakfast Cocoa. W TT"V7 Mi nt- 1. Because it Is absolutely pure. 2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process In which chemicals are used. 3. Because beans of the finest quality are used. 4. Because it Is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent a cup. Me nur that you gtt th J-f nnine artlctr made hv W'At TPP ItAKtiK A CO. Ltd., Dorcheiter, Mum. Established I7SO. ALEXANDER WROTJIEUS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR ' Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. 3?XjN1t-s: Gooes .a. Specialty, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents tor the following brands ot Cigars- Honiy Clay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. SHOES We buy right and sell right. OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON THISFACT. Honest trading lias won 113 liosls of customers but we wantmore. We are celling good shoes, so good you ought to sec them. Drop in and wo will make it pay you. r w m Copies Ikd.v axd Maix Sts. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF AM IP .K r MA T T HIV, YOU WILL FIND A NICK LINE AT W. II. BEOWEE'S 2nd Door above Court IIouc A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. Wintereteen to Oause Arrests. Mysterious Conferences as to the Dynamite Conspiracy. Reading. Pa., Oct. 16. Detectives Martz and Matz, who were recently arrested here for an alleged conspiracy to break down the prosecution in the notorious Knorr-AVintersteen dyna- te trial at Bloomsbur":, have just been conferring with lawyer A. S. L. Shields, for the defense, in Philadel phia. They expect Wintersteen here next week when, it is intimated, there will be arrests on the other side of the case. Mrs. Kate Hitchins, of this city, and Joseph Kendall say that repre sentatives of the prosecution got them to Bloomsburg recently and tried to make them promise to swear to cer tain allegations against Martz and Matz, but they both refused to do so. It is not a remedy put up by any Tom, Dick or I larry ; it is com pounded by expert pharmacists. Ely Bros, offer a 10 cent trial size. Ask your druggist. Full size Cream Balm 50 cents. We mail it. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. Since 1861 I have been a great sufferer from catarrh. I tried Ely's Cream Balm and to all appearances am cured. Terrible headaches from which I had long suffered are gone. W. J. Hitchcock, late Major U. S. Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, N. Y. Grand Army Man Warned, Adjutant General Stewart, of the Grand Army of the Republic, has issued an order warning members of the order against a woman giving the name of Mrs. J. F. Willets or Wallace, who professes to have lost her money and thus secures her loans "until she hears from her husband." She states she is from California, and her husband is a member of the Grand Army. 'Painless and Delightful Ca tarrhal Remedy" is the good word which John Maclnnes, Wathaback Bridge, N. S., has to say of Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, after hav ing suffered from Catarrhal Deafness lor years. In 10 minutes from the first application he had relief and after using but one bottle his hearing was restored in all its natural acute ncss. Not an excuse for despairing of a cure with such a remedy within reach of you. 18. Sold by C. A. Kleim. tttm4 FOR USING t mm SHOES vv 1 lUUIC. Beaten At Their Own Game. Farmer Buck Wins a Clever Bet Dunco Sharps. From David Buck is one of the farmers of Tioga County who reads the news papers, and to this fact he attributes his escape from a neat trap laid for him by a pair of sleek Alecks, at the same time beating them at their own game. One day last week a dapper fellow drove up to Farmer Buck's home, 011 the outskirts ot Mansfield, and asked to be shown the adjoining farm, be longing to a widow, for whom Farmer Buck is agent. The stranger propos ed the usual drive and Mr. Buck assented. In the course of their drive they were accosted by a seedy looking individual, who said he had walked from New York, where cun ning Yankees had fleeced him, he said, of several hundred dollars : " but I learned their trick," he add ed, and producing three playing cards, he proceeded to explain the modus operandi. The usual wagers for lur ing the unwary were offered by the quasi New Yorker, and freely accept ed by the farmer until the latter was $260 ahead of the game. Pressed for a higher wager, the farmer, who by this time had become solicitous for his safety, seized the op portunity for getting rid of the inter esting sharpers. He invited them to accompany him to his home, to pro cure his bank book, after which he suggested he would drive to the Mansfield Bank and draw a sum suffi cient to lay a good, stiff wager. En tering his home, Farmer Buck, whose reference to his bank book was in tended to deceive the two strangers, picked up a loaded shotgun, and, exposing the muzzle of the weapon from a second-story window, he per suaded the visitors to move on, they had any fear of being turned over to the authorities. The strangers acted on the suggestion, and when Farmer Buck had his winnings ex amined at the bank he was agreeably surprised to learn that the money was not spurious. Have You a Skin Disease ?--Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Ringworm, Eczema, Itch, Barbers Itch, Ulcers, Blotches, Chronic, Ery sipelas, Liver Spots, Prurigo, Psonasis or other eruptions of the skinwli" Dr. Agnew's Ointment has done f others it can do tor you cure yo11 One application gives relief. 35 cents. 19.' Sold by C. A. Kleim.
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