The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, November 15, 1900, Page 6, Image 6

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    ROSSLYNAPOLOGIZES
Oowardica Charges Against
. British Soldiers Withdrawn.
ROBERTS REPORTS MORE FIGHTIXG
Hollnnd nttt to lie Willing to Br
Land In German ftuntliwest
Africa For Killed
Doers.
LOXDOX, Nor. 14. Lord Huberts, In
reormnse to iin Inquiry from the Prim
f Wales, has tckriiphcd authorizing n I
dtnitii of the charges of cowardice made
in Loi'J llossl.vu's book against Ltiitisli
offlcers in tin- Sauna's post nfl'nir. '
Loid Hosslj n. iu view of Lord Roberts'
denial, linn written to the Prince of
Wales regretting flint he wn misinform
ed and tendering nu apology in tin? fol- ,
lowing liiiiKiniK'o: (
"I one to the regiments whoso honor
my piililicittion of a groundless report him
called in question the deepest apology
and the fullest reparntion. I offer it to i
you, sir, as colonel in chief. I offer it to j
the colonels of the various regiments. I '
ffer it to every officer, noncommissioned
officer and ninn, and 1 sincerely trust that
Aid unqualified apology will be accepted .
In the spirit in which it is offered." i
Lord Roberts telegraphs to the war ofi j
flee us follows:
"Jtundle reports skirmishes with small '
nurties of Hoers in tho Ilnrrismith.
Hertz mid Vrede districts recently. The j
eoniiuuiidos tippear to lie acting Indo- I
penitently mid with no object except to '
give ns much niinoyiiiicc as possibln to
the Hiitish. Our disunities in these j
skirmishes were two killed mid seven
wounded.
"Douglas nrrived at Vetitersdorp Xov.
11 from Zeerr.st, capturing during the
march lit prisoners mid n quiintity of
cattle mid sheep. Ventersdmp, which
has been n depot of supplies for the
Boers, will now lie cleared out."
"Holland has expressed n willingness,"
says the Uerlin correspondent of The
Dnily Kxpress, "to purchase on liehnlf of
Mr. Krtigor for the exiled Hoers n por
tion of (Jermnn Southwest Africa."
LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
Superintendent Klmlinll's Itcport
Mmmv Very Kfllelent Work.
WASIIIXCTON, Not. 14. S. I. Kim
ball, general superintendent of the life
savins service, in his nnnual report to
secretary tinge snys that at the close of
the fiscal year the establishment enilirnc
ed 2ti! stations, 1!I4 being on the Atlnn
tic, C8 on the lakes, 10 on the Pacific and
one at the falls of the Ohio, at Louisville.
The number of disinters to documented
Teasels within the field of operations of
we service during tho Teur was 3(i4.
There were on board these vessels 2,fi58
parsons, of whom 2,V02 were saved and
48 lost. Six hundred and seventy-three
shipwrecked persons received sueeor at
the stations, to whom 1,447 days' relief
in the aggregate was afforded. The esti
mated value of the vessels involved in
disaster was $0,127,500 and of their car
goes 3,842,H!H, making a total value of
property imperiled $!),470,1!)(). Of this
amount ?,2:4.0J0 was saved and S2,
235,500 lost. The number of vessels to
tally lost was 01.
In addition to the foregoing there were
. nurmg tae year 32!) casualties to small
. craft, such as small yachts, sailboats,
rowbonts, etc., on board of which were
' 781 persons, of whom five were lost. The
property involved in these instances is
.estimated at $207,070, of which $250,770
was saved und $10,300 lost.
PARIS EXPOSITION CLOSED.
'Ye Crent Fnle a SnccM-Eip.
tlonally La rare Attendance.
PARIS. Nov. 13. The booming of a
-cannon from the first story of the Eiffel
tower yesterday announced that the ex
position of 1000 had ceased to exist. It
inded ,in a blaze of illumination, the final
evening being celebrated by a night fete.
The attendance, however, was small,
visitors being kept away by a cold, driz
zling rainfall.
Official statistics show that the expo
sition was a gigantic success from tho
iioint of view of attendance, which was
loubie that of the exposition of l.SHit,
when 25,121,073 passed the gates. When
she gntes of the exposition of 1000 closed
.ast evening, more than 50,000,000 per
sons had passed through.
Broker' Firm ItoMied.
, NEW VOUK, Nov. 14.-The 6rm of
irant Urns., brokers, at 45 Broadway,
baa failed. The assignment was brought
" about by the fuct that tho firm was rub
ied of large sums of money by two
aien in whose honesty there had alwuys
Ven absolute confidence. Members of
job firm refused absolutely to talk of
heir troubles and would not even admit
riiut they had been robbed. It. is gen-
ually known, however, that they have
teeu victimized, and the amount "ia said
so be iiearly $200,000.
ttll Sir nek In Erie County, K. Y.
BUFFALO, Nov. 14.-Erie county Is
expei-iem-inx the sensation that follows
he discovery of oil. The Standard Oil
ouipany, if is reported, has struck an
11 well near Spriugvillo, and the indtea
ions are. that it is a gusher. Secrecy is
. bserved regarding the strike. For some
time it lias been assorted that there is
i il In this comity because of the great
..umber of gas wells that have been dis
covered. Already speculators ure sectir
jg lease on land, and huge tract have
Iwa contracted for.
DiilldliiNT an Observatory.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 13. Pro
pssor Pickering f Harvard university
. .is begun the erection of Un observatory
i Woodlawn, nutir Mundeville, for him
dossal telescope. H. hopes tu take oh
.ivations of the planet Eros early in
(eceniber and will subsequently under-
i.ke observations of the inuon mid Mars,
iuponiiut results are anticipated.
AH One W.
SAN .TI'AN, Poi to .ieo, Nov. 0. The
Oicial refills of Tuesday's election are
early nil at hand from the various parta
the island. They show, as was an
cipaled and forecasted, tlie election by
ic Republicans of the entire house of
..legates ami of Senor Federieo Dcgetuu
i. commissioner to congress.
Four Hoys nt u lllrtli. .
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 13,-Mrs
Itusaell Christopher, aged 10, gave birth
to four boys at her homo In this county
lit miles from Irvine. Tho childreu were
yerfectly formed and weighed from five
In aeven pound each.
EXPLORERS RETURN.
Arrtln Hrlentlfla Expedition Srearea
Important Inforhiatlon,
EDINBURGH, Nov. 10,-It now ap
pears that Dr. Leopold Kami .Is the only
member of his party of arctic scientific
exploration who arrived at Dundee on
the whaler Eclipse from Davis' strait.
Dr. Robert Stein of the United State
geological survey decided at the eleventh
hour not to come to Scotland, but to
nwaitthe first opportunity of being lnnd
ctl on the American side. Mr. Samuel
Wartnbath of Boston preferred to remain
at Cape Sabine for a time.
In an Interview Dr. Knnn gave some
Interesting details regarding the Peary
and Srerdrup expeditions.
"Lieutenant Peary's iiartv." he Raid.
"passed the winter nt Etnli, on Smith 'a
sound, near the spot where Dr. Hayes
had his winter quarters in 1H0O and not
far from the scene of the Grecly disaster.
In February and March of this year Fort
Magnesia, our winter house' nt Bedford,
on Pym Island, was thrice visited by tho
members of his expedition. On the first
occasion Dr. Hansen's party camp, on the
second a party under Dr. Dwlerick and
later Lieutenant Penry himself in com
mand of a sledging party.
"tie reported that nbont ten months
previously he had met Sverdrup in the
Kane basin, north of Smith's sound.
From conversations I elicited that some
feeling had been engendered between
Lieutenant Peary and Sverdrup, the for
mer rnthpr resenting what he considered
the latter's intrusion Into ground which,
for exploring purposes, the American was
inclined to regard ns his own.
"Sverdrnp's party hod thoroughly ex
plored the Ellesmere hintcrlund, mapping
out a region that was hitherto a blank
on the charts. Many of Sverdrnp's Hags
wore seen by us.
"In the course of our hunting expedi
tions in this great tract of country quan
tities of musk oxen were found on what
seemed to be old and established feeding
grounds.
"When the Tenry nnd Sverdrup pnrtles
separated, Sverdrnp's understood inten
tion whs to explore the v:ist area of land
nnd water In and nrottnd Jones' sound be
yond Cape Eden. I believe Sverdrup,
on the Frnni, is now wintering in Jones'
Bound, nnd iny opinion, which is bneked
by that of the Dundee whalers, is that it
will be impossible for the Fram to come
home this year. The autumn has been
very tempestuous, and the ice was such
ns to render navigation next to impossi
ble. "I nm certain that Lieutenant Penry is
now wintering at Fort Conger. When
I left f'nnp York nn tlin liVlirtun J,,,... l
J the Windward was expected to touch
there about the middle of July, where or
ders from Lieutenant Penry which I had
brought were left -with the Eskimos."
LOST IN BAY OF FUNDY.
Only Konr Survivors to Tell of the
Montlcello'a Wreck.
YARMOUTH, N. S., Nov. 12. The
shore of this county for ten miles east
and west Is strewn with wreckage of the
hull and cargo of the steamer City of
Montieello, which foundered Saturday
morning, and 25 bodies of victims of the
disaster have been recovered from the
sea, which is still raging with terrific
fury. Many people have assembled at
ltockville, near where the first body
came ashore, and numerous relatives of
members of the crew, who nearly all be
longed to points on this const, have ar
rived to identify the dead.
The first .body was found at daylight,
when the sine lifeboat which was sup
posed by the survivors of the first boat
to have been swamped wns discovered on
the shore. " "
l lie fury of the surf is simply appalling
in this region.
Tlie total number of people who were
on board is now placed at 40.
The four survivors are Captain Smith,
a passenger; Third OlHccr Fleming, Quar
termaster Wilson and Stewardess Smith.
Tlie place where the Montieello struck
is at the mouth of the "Bay of Fnndy,
where the waters of the bay join those of
the Atlantic. There are many reefs and
tdionls at this spot, und tlie currents are
many and changeable, it being one of the
most dangerous places on the coast. Thn
gale kicked up a tremendous sea, and at
the time the vessel struck the waves were
beating upon the rocks nnd sending spray
hundreds of feet over the land.
iMnastrnui) Fire nt Norfolk.
NOB FOLK, Nov. 1Z The car sheds
nnd electric plnnt of tho Norfolk Rail
way and Light company iu Huntersville,
u suburb of Norfolk, have been totally
destroyed by fire. . Fifty-two cars and
t duetricul ujuchiuery were destroyed.
CHINESE ANTIPATHIES.
They Ave Ilnaed I pon Some Ancient
and Very Powerful i
Cause.
It should be remembered thnt the
antipathy of Chinese to foreigners
from the west has several verv nn-
cient and very powerful causes, savs
ex-Minister Angell In Atlnntic.
Profound differences of belief nnd
of temperament separate the Asiatics
generally by a wide chasm from the
auc Kuiien age or tne
former, all their ideals belong to the
remote past. Those of the latter be
long to th future. Their eeonomlo
idens are far apart. Inventions, ma
chinery, division of labor, belong to
me Europeans, and are repelled bv
the Asiatics. Their religions touch
ing the deepest springs of life are dis
cordant. The western man ree-nidn
his civilization as so far superior to
that of the eastern mnn that he looks
down with a certain contempt on him,
a contempt which Is cherished to the
full by the Turn for "infidel dogs," by
Brahmins lor the conquerors of India.
by the Chinese for "foreign devils."
' But the Chinese have special griev
ances; the opening of ports and the
imposition of obnoxious treaties on
them by force, the construction of
railways and telegraphs, nnd the
w-orklng of mines in such n way as to'
disturb the graves of ancestors, nnd
to Interfere with the, feng, shul and
thus to bring disaster on the people,
nnd the presence of the unwelcome
foreigner not only In the ports, hut
throughout the Interior In the person
of the missionary,
Profit of Convict Mine,
The Tennessee convict coal mine is a
paying institution. The profits In the
last six months will amount to wore
than 1100,000.
THE COLUMBIAN.
t Saved from Ruin I
ttf-f
Hi
J THINK you had better attempt
no explanation, Mr. llalbon," the
enior partner was soyiiifr'to me, very
quietly. "No," he went on, ns I was
on the point of Interrupting him,
"either to excuse or to incriminate
ourself. For the sake of your fa
ther, who was one of the stnunchest
and best servants the- firm ever pos
sessed, and lor the sake of his widow,
Mr. Sampson nrwl myself have deter
mined to mnke his son every allow
ance. As the mntter stands, there Is
a balance of 07 unncertitnte.. for, and
you are the only person who can
mnke it ripht. If the nmnunt Is
ahem! rcplacpd by this day fort
tiiht nothing; more will be said.
But if not" "Then, ' went on Mr.
Sampson, the junior partner, "the firm
will require your services no longer,
Mr. llnibon. Possibly, for the sake
of those whom Mr. Marsh has men
tioned, we shall not take any more
stringent measures; but, of course,
uch a dismissal, without renson or
references, would be ruin tovou. We I
trust, therefore, that you will be able '
to rectify the mistake. Good after- j
tioon." I
Kuin! That was just, the wtird fot '
It, all, and it rang in my ears with
terrible significance ns 1 left the
presence of (he two partners nnd took '
my sent at a desk in the office outside,
For although they hod not named the
word, the terrible charge that wns
starinjy me in the face wns embezzle-
ment. They hnd discovered it all i
Fool thnt I had been; nlnsl the dupli- i
cute of many. Not hnlf a dozen yenrs 1
out of my teens, with a berth thnt 1
many nn older man might have en- '
vied, the under-enshier In the wealthy
firm of Marsh & Sampson, of Silk- I
minster, one of the largest houses n
the Midlands. i
Could I do It? I asked mvself the
question thnt night in the solitude of j
111V lodfitlfTn I llfwl I, Attn fn.iln,l i
to spend the evening nt the house
of my fiancee. AW I dared not face
her now. So I sat alone in nn agony
of nnxious thought. Time after time
1 counted out my resources. The ut-
most I could scrnne together was
24 f hillings, and, look where I would, P,nnre1 '''' There, in' the dis
1 could not see mv wav to lnvine- mv .anop' vere ,wo Kunming lights of
Land on more.
The game was) up; that was evident.
And out of the situation there grew
tlie desire, stronger ami stronger, to
get away, anywhere from Silkminster
to London, perhaps London, whith
er every fortune-hunter or fortune
loser turns his steps. At length a
definite plan took possession of me.
Hastily I packed a few things In
my bicycle "hold-all," filled my lamp,
knocked at my landlady's door, and
said: "I am going for a long- ride.
Mrs. Smith to see a friend. He'll be
almost sure to ask me to stay the
mgni, so aon i expect me till to-mor-
row evening.
-no in anotner minute 1 wns bowl-
Ing through the suburbs of Silkmin
ster, until the houses beenme more
and more scattered, the lamp-posts be
gan to disappear, and at length I was
out in the open country speeding
away on the road that led to London,
Dullminster wus now a good five
miles behind me, and I hnd entered
ipon a stretch of roud that was more
than usually dreary and secluded. On
my right wns nn open expanse of com
mon, nnd on my left, on the top of an
embankment, the main line of the
Great West-Northern railwny ran for
some two or three milos parallel with
the road, a hedge between me and the
bottom of the embankment. The mo
mentary flash of a warning red light
on a signal-post as I began ridimr bv
the side of this embankment set my
mind flowing in a new channel. The
whole country hnd recently been
aroused to the sense of a terrible dan
ger. The most cold-blooded and dus
tnrdly attempts were being made on
certain of our greut trunk railways to
wreck express truins. " Some of these
attempts were successful, nnd more'
than one accident was the result;
some were discovered only just In time
to prevent an nppulling disuster; while
others fortunately proved powerless
to upset the magnificent enirines nnd
tlolnB r which they were intended.
Suddenly as I wns riding thus slow-
J.V. 1 happened to glance unwnrd nt tfc
r,lilway embankment, nnd started vio-
lently at whut. I suw. There, outlined
Of.'"'''" the dim sky. wus the
lllnn. now standing, now stooping
""nwarcl, Beemingly doing something
jhc situation nuslied
..wuc ,c , moment. It was the
train-wrecking fiend at work! Careful
ly I alighted from my machine, mak
ing up my mind the while how to net.
f he whole thing came us u flood of re
lief to me. If he were really placing
something on the line he was a desner.
ate fellow, ajid to attack him would be
deperate just the verv thinir f,,-
niun in niy mood. And then there p,.
across me another thought. The Great
vr.... a- .i . . "
..e,..,uriiiern una offered 100 re
ward. What if I .should win lt? If so
I wiih saved! ' '
This idea gnve me courage ns I clam
bered over the low hedge nnd crawled
stealthily up the embankment. At
length my head cume on a level with
the top. Good! He had sein nnd
heard nothing. There he wus stooo
lug down with his back toward me
lushing something with u rope t'o the
clown metals. Ten yards separated us
Vetting my teeth, 1 prepared for the'
uttuek.
Wih n spring I was upon l.lm; but
i.uu imp, rie unci Heard mu ns soon
1 1""' l'ft the grassy slope unci my feet
krtlliirl.wl ,., ,1... 1...H.... , .
- I'"" "'ioii, nnii in a mo
ment, he wus on bis legs and fuclng me.
I managed to get in one good blow
under his guiud wifh my left hand,
which ennght him square on the jaw,
nmP with my right huud I Beized him
by the collar,
BLOOMSBURG.
"Curse you, let go!" he cried.
"Not I," I shouted bnck.
"Then take that!" he replied
There was a glitter of steel aa lt
rnlsed his right hand aloft and struck
at my brenst. But I wns too quick for
Mm. Half-turninc the blow aside, 1
caught It on the left forearm. 1 felt
the knife slip under my sleeve, nnd
' the sharp point as It entered my flesh.
That only gave me redoubled fury. Ke
lensing my grip on his collnr, 1 gave
is right elbow nn upward blow, that
sent the knife spinning away out of his
( hnnd right down the embankment, nnd
the next instant I had dodged to the
left, made n feint of rushing past him,
! nnd lind tripped him up with a heavy
back-throw with my right arm nnd leg
n dodge which I hnd picked up during
a holiday nt Cornwall, lie fell, with
nn oath, striking' the bock of his head
ngninstthe rail, and lay there, stunned
like a log. The battle wns mine!
But there was more to be done, and
no time to be lost. I hnd to remov
the obstructions from the metnls nnd
secure my prisoner. I wnnted light
on the scene. Hastily I dashed down
the embankment, took off my blcyel
lump, and hurried back again. Then
saw the extent of his devilment.
He hnrfl mnnnged to get three old
sleepers, which were probnbly lying
by the side of the track nwniting re
movnl. Two of these he hnd lashed
firmly across the metals, with a space
of about a couple of feet bclweon
The third he had been in the net of
pecurlng between them, pointing nt
nn angle toward the train so Hint
it would catch under the bcd-ploto
of the engine and wreck the works
The third sleeper I removed. Then
took the piece of rope he hnd been
about to use, nnd tied the wretch's
arms behind him, lnshing his feet to
gether also. Having disposed of him
I wns turning my nttention to the
other two sleepers, when nn ominous
ronr in the distance, In the direction
of London, startled me. A train was
coming! With n yell of dcspnlr, I set
to work nt those ropes. It was tic
use. I could not undo them in time
1 felt in ,ny Pkets no! I hnd left
! y knife at "ome' Ah! th,re wns the
j Jrnin-wecker's weapon! Where wn
I lt7 A,,,s! H wolllt1 have ,nk,n I,,e ,0
n,"P,, Xime to find U in thf IonP Krass
or tne nibniiknnt. With horror
the approaching train. How could I
stop it?
As I asked myself this question I
felt something warm trickling from
my left arm. I turned my lnntern on
it. Blood dripping red blood from
the knife-wound, which I had forgot
ten.
Ah! An inspiration. And with
prnyer that it might not be too late,
1 proceeded to put It into execution
Drawing out my handkerchief, 1
quickly applied It to my arm. In
three or four seconds It was saturated
with blood.
I I glanced ahead again. Oh! those
lights! They were only about half a
mile from me now
Hastily I folded the dripping hand
kerchief twice or thrice, and stretched
it across the face of my bicvele lamp.
Eureka! I held in my hand a red
lightl
Stumbling, running, leaping.
rushed toward the train, waving my
extemporized danger-signal franticnl
ly as 1 did so. The headlights gleamed
brighter and brighter, the ronr be
enme nearer and nearer. Would they
never stop? Ah! A whistle. A shriek
In the night ns of a startled wild ani
mal. And then a rasping nnd n grat
ing of nruke-blm'ks, a stream of flying
sparks from the rails as the wheels
dragged along them, a glare of light
in my very face, and a hoarse voice
from the foot-plate.
"What's up there? D'ye k:iow you're
stopping the Silkminster express?"
"Thonk God I have!" I answered.
And then for a few minutes all was
black the excitement and the loss
of blood were too much for me. When
I came to there was n crowd of pas
sengers around me, and they gave me
some stimulant,
"Huve they got him?" I asked. '
"Got him? Aye, we've got him,"
said the guard, "ond we won't let him
go in a hurry.
They got my machine from the road,
and I traveled in n first-class car
riage bock to Silkminster. The kind
ly guard, who had a knowledge of am
bulance work, had bound up my
wound, which was a very slight one.
One of my traveling companions, cu
riously enough, wns a director of the
line, and to him I told the story how
I had captured the train wrecker. He
congratulated me heartily, nnd told
me thnt the company would certainly
pay me the reward.
"Excuse me," I said, "but mey I nsk
for it at once that is, within this
fortnight? The truth is thnt the
money is a godsend to me. It will
save me from ruin,"
And it did. A week afterward I was
able to walk into the partners' otlice
with my books properly bnlunced. Mr,
Mursh shook me by the hand.
"We will not nsk," he said, "for any
explanation of the mistake or how It
lias been rectified. We only trust thnt
our method of dealing with you will
prevent such n mistake from ever oc
curring again, 'for in that case not
fven such a plucky action at that
which you uchie.ed Inst wee't or tho
result of it will mve you. But now
we trust the matter is at un end for
iver." And so it was. I do not think the
partners will have eaiiKc to complain
of me nguin. And the day that 1 suw
Joseph Kerch, ex-servunt of the Great
West-Northern, discharged iu disgrace,
sentenced to seven years' penul servi
tude for attempting to wreck the ex
press, I could not help Inwardly thank
ing the wretch for saving n'ie from
ruin ond gjving- nie buck uU. Tlie
btiuuu.
PA.
The Kind You Have Always
in uso for over 30 yenrs, lins borno tlie slgnaturo of
j-? and 1ms boon nmclo under his per-
jJ&ffi?tfrf soiml supervision "'"eo its iiifniiry.
Laf-f, &tcw. Allow no one to deeclvo you in this.
AH Counterfeits, Imitations nnd " Junt-ns-jrood" nro, lit
'Experiments that trlilo with nnd endanger tho health of
Infants nnd Children Expcricneo against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Cnstoriii is a harmless substrate for Castor Oil, Pnrc
gorie, Irops nnd Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
Mihstance. Its ngo Is its guarantee. It deslroys Worms
nnd allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrlnva and Wind
.Colic. It relieves Teething1 Troubles, cures Constipation
nnd Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
' Stomach and IJowels, giving healthy and naturul sleep,
Tho Children's launccn-Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Scars tho
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE PRESIDENT AT EOiii:.
le of the White llun.r I'ront Hoot-
on Index In Sliiipllelty of
Oar I'nlillc Life.
The use of the front door of the
white house tells nn impressive story
of the simplicity of our republican
form of government. In nnd out this
one portal go the president and his
family; the ladies of fashion who
call upon the president's wife: the
copyists, telegraphers und messengers
who are employed in the clerical work
of the executive mansion, nnd they
number a score; the office-seekers rind
all visitors to the white house on
bnsinefs; parties of tourists on their
way to see the historic Kast room:
and the ambassadors of foreig-n mon-
arens going to present their creden
tials to the president of the United
States.
In the palace of a European mon
arch there would be several entrances.
The public would hnve one door, the
fumily nnother, and the diplomutlsts
a third.
The only attempt made nt thB
white house to secure nrivnev fnr
the president and his wife, says the
Youth's Companion, is this: Vhen
mey enter or depart, two of the
guards about the door quietly take
places at the head of the. little flight
of steps which lend up to the portico,
nnd hold the public bnck a few sec
onds, while the president nnd wife
step out to the carriage or go in
from it. Usually a little hew f
pie collects to see the president pnss
so near, nnd to them he always bows
cordially.
Inside the door lt is expected thnt
no one will accost the president
walking to and from his private nnnrt-
......... Xnere is nothing to pre
vent one from doing so. Not long ago
green reporter, who had tnst
come, to Washington, took this occa
sion to approach President MeKinley
and question him upon the issues of
the day. The president, recognizing
the innocence of the intruder, chatted
pleasantly with him. The next day
the young man wns warnii w
punrds that he should not Of, s0 again.
r-ven a president must nt(IOe Wmnll I
have a few minutes to himself.
The Captain Only LuuRlied.
A Kunsns man en route to the Pnria
exposition declares that the only time
in his life he really lost his nerve wns
when the sailors on the k1. in nnnt.
menced to loud up the lifeboats with
bread nnd water. He did not know
that this is clone once a week, iu or
der to have the boats always in readi
ness, nnd he felt sure that a great
storm was coming that would swamp
them all. He wus so scared that h
hunted up the captain and asked him
uoout it. 1 he captain onlv Inuirheil.
und, although that muds the Kuiisas
inn easy in his mind. It ulso nnirril
him. "These captains," he confided
to another passenger, "put on too
much style, anyway. There isn't .
of them thnt could tell the difference
net ween a self-binder nnd a steam
tacuer.
A Ht-niiirkulile Kecortl.
An extraordinary reer.nl v...- j..-
been completed by the death of an
aged priest In the dloeesw f
Hungary. He was one of half a dozen
young eec.esiastics who over 00 yean
ijro on the same day completed the
ineouigtcal course at the
Ihey were ordained m-ieM. n i,
day ard for CO year labored together
n th diocese. United they had been
in life, they were hardly separated by
death for in the short space of two
months all six-have died, their age,
belijg 82 83, S8, 80, 80 and 81 respec!
"ei.y,
The S.ilesmnn f.r 1. ,.,.,. r .
I !,,, 1.1 v, , , imiiiuiaciuicr
Should be armed with sweeping arguments.
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Distressing Stomach Diseask Perma
nently cured by the m.-.sterly rower of South
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can cure them nil. It is n cure for the uhulc
world of stomach weakness nnd indigestion.
The cure begins with the first doc. The
relkf it brings is marvellous ami surprising.
It makes no failure; never disappoints. No
mutter how long you hnve suffered, jour
cure is certain under the use of this great
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safe Sold by C. A. Kleim, druggist, ij8
West Main street, Hloomsburg, l'a. iy4 19
Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and in vain you grieve;
Kor it's ten to one that just for tun
The world laughs in us sleeve.
IUvg You A Ski Disease ? Tetter,
alt rheum, scald head, ringworm, eczema,
itch, barber's itch, ulcers, blotches, chronh
erysipelas, liver spots, prurigo, Porhsis, or
other eruptions' of the skin -what Ir. Ag
new's Ointment has clone for others it can do
for you cure you. One application gives
relief. 35 cents. 44
old by C. A. Kleim
It isn't always safe to bank on wliat a
bank teller tells you.
There is more kolid wisdom in every chagi
ter of the Higgle Books than there is in the
whole contents of many books. You ought
to have them. They include five volumes
on hoises, cows, berries, poultry and swine.
Send 50 tents for each to Wihner Atkinson
Co., l'hiladelphia.
Lotsxof farmers can raise about everything
except money.
Wiiai's tub Trouble ? Is it sick heaJ
ache ? Is it biliousness ? Is it sluggish liver?
Is your skin snllow ? Do you feel more dead
than alive ? Your kystem needs toning Your
liver isn't doing its work Don't resort to
strong drugs Dr. Agnew's Little Tills, 10
cents for 40 doses, will work wonders for
you. 43
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
Jei.i.-O, the New Dkssekt, pleases all
the family. Four flavors : . Lemon, Or.uige,
Raspberry and strawberry. At your grocers,
loc. jo 25114c
The fellow who can't borrow
elsj tan usually borrow trouble.
anything
Hkart Disease Relieved in 30 Mi"
UTES. Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart
gives perfect relief in all cases of organic or
sympathetic heart disease in xo minutes, and
j speedily effects a cure. It is a peerless rem
I edy for palpitation, shortness of breath,
j smothering spells, pain in left side, and all
symptoms of a diseased heart. One dose
convinces.
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What Shall we Have for Deskrt?
This question arises in the family every
day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-',
a tielicious dessert, i'repaicd iu two min
utes. No baking I ndd hot water nnd set to
cool. Flavors: Lemon, orange, lasphen-
and strawberry. At your grocers. 10c. loJ5d
It's queer how moths can transform a
smoking jacket inio an eaten jacket.
Bought Yesterday, Cured To-Day
Mrs. O. C. Hurt, of 26 Urondway, N. V
sas; "I am surprised and delighted at the
change for the belter in my case in one day
from the use of Dr. Aguew'i Catarrhal
J'owdcr. It worked like magic tlieie's no
excuse for a person suffering pain with llu
remedv within reach. 50 cents.
Sold liy C. A. Kleim. 4'
The policeman w ho is compelled to patrol
a cemetery nuisl expect to have references tu
"dead beats" hurled ui him.
Higgle l'erry Book is an excellent little
manual won liy of a phuc m tvery fanner
library. 'J hu Look is condensed a"d V'"c'
lical, m vnlunble for the vd acr wi h In
loxij berry atth as it is for ill.- commer
cial berry grower with his twenty-acre tier U.
The price m 50 cents, by mail ; address lh!
pub. inters, iiuer Atkiniun Co., Phila.
The mosquito, the football play, r and the
surgeon arc all out for blood.
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